The Devil's Trap (2024) Movie Script
1
[footsteps clacking]
[]
["Dreaming"
by Albert Campbell plays]
Out in the still
Summer's evening
Into my heart
Comes a feeling
Of love that's
True and undying
For you, sweetheart,
I am sighing
Down by the stream
Where we wandered
Under the pale
Moonlight beaming
There's where I linger
And dream of you darling
Dreaming
Dreaming, dreaming
Of you, sweetheart,
I am dreaming
Dreaming of days
When you loved me best
Dreaming of hours
That have gone to rest
Dreaming, dreaming
Love's own sweet
Message I'm bringing
Years have not changed
The old love
Still remains
Dreaming
Dreaming, dreaming
Of your sweetheart
I am dreaming
Dreaming of days
When you loved me best
Dreaming of hours
That have gone to rest
Dreaming...
-[knocks on door]
-[song fades]
-[pills clattering]
-[man] No.
-You promised me.
-No, I did not.
I promised you I would
never take another one.
-Mr. Cohen--
-No. N-O.
We don't want to lose you too,
Mr. Cohen.
I am well aware
of my current state. [coughs]
And not much of a future one,
I might add.
But the doctor prescribed
these medications to make--
The doctor.
Fuck the doctor!
I'm the doctor.
I'm the one trying
to stay alive.
Okay, fine.
Just tell me how
I can help, then.
You can help me by
understanding he's close.
-He is real close.
-Who's close?
He's come back for me
and you better help me
or I'm gone.
Get it? Done.
Gone. Dead.
Help me!
Diana, you gotta
help me, he's close.
You hear me, don't you?
Don't you understand it?
You have to help me, please.
-Diana.
-Please let me go!
[sighs]
Oh, boy.
Well, she was in good
mood when she left.
The green Jesus.
-[chuckles]
-Yeah. Thank you.
What happened?
-Wouldn't take the pills.
-Yeah.
They're not helping me
and they never will.
-I understand.
-So suck on that.
Yeah, look, you know,
we all miss your roommate,
we really do,
and I know you do too.
I mean, he was doing well,
walking around,
visiting people.
He didn't kill himself,
you know.
[pills rattle]
What do you mean
he didn't kill himself?
Hear me.
He did not kill himself.
I don't know, Mr. Cohen.
All I know is he swallowed...
two bottles
of prescription pills.
Well, that doesn't
mean he killed himself.
No, it doesn't.
And I have no reason
not to believe you.
Well, you don't
have to believe me.
Believe me or not,
it's up to you.
Well, I just
wanna let you know
you're gonna be
getting a roommate.
So now I get
another roommate.
-[snaps]
-That fast.
Wow.
Gary's not even
cold yet, bud.
Look, there's a shortage
of beds in the city.
It's not my call,
and I know it sucks.
It really does suck.
You know, your
girlfriend, just now,
was very pissed off
when she left.
You know? And you might
wanna check on her.
Now, she's my colleague,
not my girlfriend.
She's a colleague?
Yeah. I work with her.
You sleep with colleagues?
I don't sleep with her.
Honest Indian?
Bullshit.
Take care of
yourself, Mr. Cohen.
"Colleague.
She's my colleague."
Kill the light on your
way out, will ya, bud?
You got it.
[exhales]
[soft music]
[equipment beeping]
[doctor]
Uh, I'm afraid I have
a bit of bad news though.
Your brother's operation
didn't go quite
as well as I expected
it to have.
And, uh, consequently...
he's paralyzed.
Paralyzed?
Yeah.
Our original examination shows,
uh, from the neck down.
I don't understand,
Dr. Belmont,
you said he was a good
candidate for surgery.
Well, he was.
And usually, in cases
like your brother,
these surgeries go very well.
But nothing's ever certain.
He's still in his 20s.
It doesn't make sense.
The short of it is, uh...
we couldn't remove
all of the tumor
because of the close
proximity to his spinal cord.
Okay, but what about
more chemo treatment?
Yeah, well, of course, we'll
continue to try that therapy.
Be that as it may...
you see the tumor
right there?
It's pressing against his spinal
cord, and that right there,
that's-- that's what
causes his paralysis.
My brother will beat
this, you'll see.
I'm hoping he does.
I sure am hoping he does.
Is there, um,
anyone you'd like us
to reach out to
on your behalf?
Parents?
Just me and Billy.
Been that way for a while now.
I see.
Well, we do have
wonderful counsels.
-You're more than welcome--
-No, no, I just--
I just wanna see
my brother, please.
Of course.
Of course you do.
Is he awake?
Well, not right now, no.
He-- he comes in and
out of consciousness
because of the medication.
Our preliminary tests show
he has full mental faculties,
and I'm sure he is gonna
be so happy to see you
when he finally comes awake.
He's on his way to his room
right now.
Go on, go see.
Thank you.
[]
Here you go.
Careful.
Right over there, guys.
Meet your new roommate, Billy.
What's the matter with Billy?
Well, when he wakes up,
you can ask him yourself.
If he wakes up.
He'll wake up.
-Really?
-Mm-hmm.
Then I'll be able to have a
conversation with someone.
-Exactly.
-With a human being.
With a human being.
Notice how I'm not
sure I qualify you
in the human being category.
That's enough.
[sighs]
[]
[electricity buzzing]
Jesus.
When the hell are they
gonna fix this thing?
Aah.
[water splashing]
[]
I need a fucking vacation.
[hospital PA]
Paging Dr. Bender.
Paging Dr. Bender, please.
[]
[groans]
Dr. Kravitz, you have a
visitor in the main lobby.
Dr. Kravitz, a visitor
in the main lobby.
[Billy]
Do you remember the first time
I got into a fight?
I had to have been what?
Eight or nine, maybe.
Billy?
I didn't even wanna
fight the kid,
but once word got out,
I just couldn't help myself.
This is
what you're thinking about?
It was such
an awkward fight.
Two kids swinging
and flailing around
with the group around
us all cheering us on.
Yeah, I was there, I remember.
I won, right?
The fight.
I mean, I guess if there was
a winner, would've been you.
Then his friends started
throwing rocks at us
when we were walking
home after.
Yeah, at the both of us.
I remember you shielding me
till Dad pulled up to get us.
Hey, what's going on?
One of the rocks gave
me an orbital fracture.
Dad was somehow
pissed at me
for getting blood
on the car seats.
Dad was an asshole sometimes.
Dad was an asshole
all the time.
Yeah, you're right.
All the time.
But you, you always
protected me.
And I'm gonna
protect you again.
This is just temporary.
I'm gonna do whatever
it takes to get up
and out of this bed to
walk again, I promise you.
I know you will. [sniffs]
And I'll be right
here when you do.
Right by your side.
[Billy]
Like you've always been.
[woman] Always.
[air droning]
[liquid dripping]
[]
What the?
No, no, no, no, no no.
Tranquila.
Just breathe.
[inhales sharply]
And just relax.
[glass cracks]
[Cohen echoing] Diana.
Hello!
Mr. Cohen?
[ghostly whispering]
[ghostly whispering]
[ghostly whispering]
[whimpers]
[sighs]
[Diana screaming]
Hey. hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey, hey, hey.
Just having a dream.
Just having a dream.
[]
[coin rattling]
[electricity buzzing]
-[button beeps]
-[vending machine buzzing]
-Come on.
-[thuds]
All I want is a cup
of hot chocolate.
Okay.
Jesus, you scared me.
What-- what are you doing?
[in ghostly voice]
What I wish
someone had done for me.
Leave this place!
Let go of me. Help!
Listen to me.
Leave. Don't come back.
Leave this place now.
Someone, help me!
-Don't come back.
-Someone, help me!
Help me! Help! Help!
Help me!
Leave this place!
Help! Someone, help me!
Someone, help.
[man] Hey!
You have to bang
the sides a few times.
To get your drink,
you have to bang
on the sides a few times.
-[hand banging]
-[cup thuds]
[hot chocolate trickling]
It's been that way
for a while now.
Hey!
You forgot your drink!
[]
It seemed so real.
I know, I know.
Look, it's been an awful
two days around here,
you know that.
You know, maybe
doing doubles wasn't
the smartest thing to do.
I need the money.
No, what you need
is you need some rest.
Some real rest.
Shift starts in 20 minutes.
Look, I'll get someone
to cover your shift.
Why don't you pack up
your stuff and go home.
No, James, I-I can't just go.
Just do this for me, please.
Pack your stuff and go home.
Put on my favorite
pajamas and get in bed.
I don't wear clothes to bed.
I know that.
-[Diana chuckles]
-[soft music continues]
Billy, I--
[monitor beeping]
Right.
You're the one who needs
saving now, not me.
[Cohen] I'm sorry.
Oh, I didn't mean to wake you.
Oh, [chuckles] you didn't.
Come on down.
[soft obscure music]
Look how pretty you are.
My goodness.
You are really
something special.
So innocent.
I'm really sorry what
you're having to go through.
I mean that.
And what you have
yet to go through.
[ominous music]
I've been in this goddamn place
for [scoffs] longer
than I care to remember.
The one thing
that's most prominent
in my mind...
is a lot of suffering
by people in your shoes.
My brother will
pull through this.
Yes, he will...
Because of you.
You got his hand in your hand.
But sometimes I think that
it's much harder on you,
on the loved one, than it is
on the patient in the bed.
Don't you have anyone?
No family.
No one else...
gives a shit.
And the friends that I make
nowadays...
don't last long.
I-I, I'm sorry,
I shouldn't have said that.
[indistinct mumbling]
You look so sad to me.
You don't need to be sad.
Not everybody dies.
In the hospital,
you come in here,
you have a chance to get better.
And if you don't, you're done.
Yeah, I understand.
Madam, look at me.
You are way too young
to be this sad.
He's all I have.
I can't imagine my life
without him.
Well, then don't imagine it.
Move forward, be positive.
Is there anything you need?
Well, I'm afraid
what I need would kill you.
[dark music]
I'm sorry, I don't understand.
Liver. Failing...fast.
[tense music]
Me, I'm not gonna make it.
Oh, I'm sorry.
No one was-- [coughing]
- Are you okay? Do you need--
-Grab it.
[Cohen coughing]
Then why don't you go home,
take a hot shower,
and get in bed?
Ah, yes, all things
that involve me
wearing no clothes.
You can't blame me, can ya?
One-track mind.
Look, I'll get off in about
12 hours, I'll stop by, okay?
And let me guess, you'll
shower and then join me in bed?
Actually, I was gonna take
you out for breakfast.
Who has a one-track mind now?
I see no reason
why we can't do both.
[Cohen coughing]
[tense music]
[music intensifies]
[Cohen coughing]
-[woman] Help!
-[Cohen coughing]
Impossible.
[tense music continues]
Mr. Saul?
[tense music continues]
[Cohen coughing]
[music intensifies]
[Cohen coughing]
[tense music rising]
[obscure music]
Diana!
[music stops]
-[tires screech]
-[thuds]
[ominous music]
[inaudible dialogues]
[music intensifies]
[tense music]
[tense music rising]
[music fades]
[thunder crashing]
[Cohen] What are you reading?
How'd you know I was reading?
[chuckles] I heard
you turning the pages.
And I can hear this
beeping goddamn machine,
and that's all I'm hearing 24/7.
Do you need anything?
Should I get the nurse or, uh--
No, no, no, that's fine,
but I appreciate you asking.
How's your brother doin'?
He's still in good spirits,
but...
no change in the paralysis yet.
Well, keep your faith.
Yeah. All he needs is time.
That's all any of us need,
is more time.
No news in organ donors,
I take it?
No, it's too late
for that for me.
They put me on a list
and I'd be way down,
I'll be long gone.
You can't just give up though.
You said it yourself,
"Keep the faith."
Right.
You got a pencil and paper there
somewhere?
-Yeah, in my purse.
-Thank you.
-No, I can't.
-Yeah, that's all right.
-[pen clicks]
-Uh... name.
F, and make it capitals,
A-T-H-E-R.
[soft obscure music]
Next word...
G-E-S-
T-A-S.
Father Gestas.
Here are the files
that you asked for.
Oh gosh, you're a lifesaver.
-Of course.
-Thank you.
[receptionist]
It's getting pretty late, huh?
Yeah, my shift's over.
How about you?
[receptionist] Oh, I'm
here for another six hours.
That's awful.
-Get home safe, okay?
-Thank you. You too.
[anxious music]
-[file drawer slams]
-[sighs]
Samson.
Sanders.
Gary Saul.
[soft suspenseful music]
[lamp squeaks]
Emergency visit for
shortness of breath,
dizziness, and confusion.
Admitted as a COPD red zone.
WMT results, 402 meters.
COPD, green zone.
Recommend discharge.
[soft obscure music]
[file drawer clanks]
[lamp squeaks]
[Hospital PA]
Paging Dr. Bender.
Paging Dr. Bender, please.
[curtains flapping]
[soft obscure music]
[wind billowing]
-[wind gusting]
-[curtains flapping]
[soft sinister music]
[curtains flapping]
[air whooshing]
[air whooshing]
[air whooshing]
[tense music]
Bless it.
[obscure music]
[air whooshing]
[tense music]
Oh, for God's sake.
Light!
Come on, God bless it.
[air whooshing]
[knocking on door]
-[blows]
-[tense music]
You have a phone call.
I'll be right down.
[tense music]
[soft obscure music]
[phone ringing]
[phone continues ringing]
[ringing stops, phone thuds]
[obscure music]
Hello?
Yes, this is he.
[indistinct whispering]
Yes, I'm--
Yes, I'm still here.
[ghostly whispering]
Okay, I can be there
in 20 minutes.
30 minutes.
Yeah, all right, yeah.
Thank you so much.
[obscure music continues]
[whispering continues]
-[air whooshing]
-[obscure music continues]
[woman sobbing]
[tense music]
[woman sobbing]
[man] You were gonna leave me,
you fucking bitch.
-[slaps]
-[woman] No!
[man] Look what you made me do.
-Look what you made me do!
-[glass breaks]
[woman shouts] Stop!
Ow!
[woman groans]
Help me!
-[door slams]
-[tense music continues]
Are you okay?
[thunder crashing and rumbling]
[music intensifies]
[Billy] Hey, it's all right,
don't worry.
My dad used to beat my mom too,
and I know how
nasty things can be.
[tense music]
[child sobbing]
-[gun clicks]
-[tense music rising]
[gun fires]
[heavy breathing]
[grunting]
[soft music]
Fucking move.
Fuck...
[grunts]
[breathing heavily]
[Cohen] You okay?
Yeah, I've never been better.
[coughing]
Well, I'm a cough away
from dying,
so...I totally understand,
I get what's wrong with you.
And you know what else I get?
You got a hint of sarcasm,
and I really appreciate that.
Now, if you don't mind, but...
I asked your sister
to pull the curtain.
[soft music continues]
I wanna turn on my side,
you prick, because...
you don't wanna turn your head.
But that's okay,
I'm nothing to look at anyway,
I'm half dead.
I hope you understand
that I asked your sister
to do me a favor.
Do you know where she went?
I do.
And?
I thought
I answered your question.
So you're just a weirdo.
That's great.
Well, I wouldn't worry...
[coughing]
I wouldn't worry about it,
because I don't... [groans]
think we're gonna be roommates
much longer. [groans]
[soft music]
Sir, I'm sorry
I-I shouldn't have
-said that, okay?
-No, you don't need
to be sorry.
And you know something else?
This may suck to say,
but I think
she'd take your place
in a second if she could.
Now why would you say
something like that?
She's just a little girl.
It's an observation, bud.
I'm still alive.
I'm still no one to fuck with.
-Why don't you keep your...
-Don't worry about it.
...observations to yourself?
I mean...
She'll be back.
I asked her to do a favor for me
and she did it.
Bravo.
You got a gem there, bud.
All right, I'm sorry.
That's shit you don't need
to worry about,
she will be back.
I'm sure of it.
And I'm also sure
that you're gonna get outta
that pathetic rig you're in,
stand up on your own,
and walk out of the room
on your own,
and know you're okay,
because you willed yourself
to do it.
And that's the only way
you're gonna get out of here,
if you have the courage...
to fight death...
because most times you'll lose.
And don't think I don't know it.
[Cohen sighs]
Father Gestas?
Yes.
Do you wanna go inside
and see Mr. Cohen?
Yes, of course,
I was just saying a prayer
before I went in.
Oh.
Oh, is this your first time
doing something like this?
No.
Far from it, I'm afraid.
And it never gets easier.
Unlike our savior,
I'm not infallible.
Yes, I, uh, can't imagine
what you do being easy ever.
How do you know Mr. Cohen?
He shares a room with
my brother, Billy.
And I imagine
you and your brother
could use some prayers
as well, then?
Well, regularly,
I wouldn't call ourselves
the religious types, but, uh...
at this point I'll try anything.
The fear of man lays a snare,
but he who trusts the Lord
is safe.
Let's just call me
a work in progress then, yeah?
Fair enough.
Shall we?
If it's okay with you, I'd...
like you to wait out here.
Last rights is a very
personal experience
between the soon to be departed
and the saved.
Uh-huh, yeah, that makes sense.
This won't take long.
I'll be sure to say a few words
over your brother
while I'm in there.
Thank you.
Don't thank,
this is what I was called to do.
[soft suspenseful music]
Oh, Gestas.
Oh my gosh.
You don't age.
Archibald.
Obviously,
I wish we were meeting
under different circumstances.
Well, we all live
with the choices we make.
Yes.
Penance is different
from sinner to sinner.
Sure as hell is.
[soft tense music]
Abigail.
Billy?
Where are you going?
Hey, wait a minute.
Hey!
[soft music]
That's Billy.
Billy. Father Gestas.
Hi, Father,
it's nice to meet you.
Hello, my child.
Father is a priest, Billy.
Billy's real sick.
If you guys want,
there's a curtain right here
you can close for some privacy.
You want me to close
this curtain?
Is that what you just said?
Never!
I'm not going through this
alone.
Keep it open
and keep your eyes open,
look like you give a shit
and believe what you see.
All right, leave it open then.
It's very kind of you, Billy.
In the book of Hebrews
chapter 10,
"By a single offering,
he perfected for all-time
those who are being sanctified."
Are you ready?
Well, I tried it all.
Bring it on.
-[soft tense music]
-[heart monitor beeping]
[Cohen] Tools of the trade.
[ghostly whispering]
I'm gonna read from
"Book of Psalms", chapter 88,
verse three through nine.
[reading in Latin]
[obscure music]
[electricity buzzing]
-[crutch clacking]
-[dramatic chanting]
Where are you going, Billy?
Just wait a minute.
[Gestas reading in Latin]
[soft tense music]
[coughs] Hear me,
my eyes are open
[Cohen's voice deepens]
to the gates of hell.
[reading in Latin]
-[electricity buzzing]
-[obscure music]
-[tense music]
-[lights buzzing and crackling]
-[Cohen chuckles]
-[electricity buzzing]
[Billy] What's happening?
-[Cohen laughing]
-[lights buzzing]
[crutch clacking]
[electricity buzzing]
[Abigail] Hey,
just wait a minute.
What's going on?
It's fabulous. It's fabulous.
[Gestas reading in Latin]
-[obscure music]
-[electricity buzzing]
-[Cohen screeching]
-[chanting reverberating]
[electricity buzzing
and crackling]
-[door thuds]
-[obscure music]
Billy?
Billy, where are you?
[soft tense music]
Abigail.
[hatch creaks, thuds]
You gotta be kidding me.
[soft tense music]
[tense music rising]
[hand thuds]
[soft ominous music]
I was looking for you.
You shouldn't be here.
That's okay, I was just--
Oh, okay, what are you doing?
Is your brother okay?
-My brother?
-Yeah, your brother.
Room 1318.
Mr. Cohen, right?
Hmm?
You know that bed
Your brother's in...
that was the same bed...
that that guy
who killed himself was in.
Mr. Cohen said it
wasn't a suicide.
You know what?
I didn't believe him.
I didn't believe him at all.
Then I found out the next day...
the guy was scheduled
to be released.
Look, this place is
really, really wrong.
And it's really bad.
It's really fucking bad.
And you know what?
Please, I just wanna leave.
You should leave.
You should leave this place.
You should leave
this whole hospital.
I'll walk you out.
[obscure music]
Ladies first.
-Oh!
-[claps]
[reading in Latin]
[Billy] Stop!
[Gestas reading in Latin]
[Billy] Stop!
[Cohen laughing]
Oh, Billy, come on.
You gotta admit it,
this is a show.
-[obscure music]
-[electricity buzzing]
[James] You're,
going the wrong way.
The exit is this way.
I have to see if my brother's
still in the hospital room.
You're not listening to me.
Just leave me alone, you freak.
Get out!
[Gestas reading in Latin]
[ominous music]
[Cohen growling]
[Billy] What the fuck?
[suspenseful music]
Father Gestas.
[Gestas reading in Latin]
You're too late.
[Gestas reading in Latin]
Open the damn door, Father!
[Gestas reading in Latin]
-[tense music]
-[electricity buzzing]
[lights whooshing]
[heart monitor long beep]
[thunder rumbling and crashing]
[Mortuary Technician 1]
Wait, wait. Hold on.
[Mortuary Technician 2]
What's that?
[Mortuary Technician 2]
Patient file.
It was by the body.
-[suspenseful music]
-[thunder crashing]
[Doctor]
One milligram epinephrine,
let's go.
360 charge, now.
[suspenseful music]
Clear.
[AED thumping]
Dammit.
-[heart monitor beeps]
-[suspenseful music]
And, clear.
-[Billy gasps]
-[child sobbing]
[obscure music]
[child sobbing]
Hey, listen...
You gotta believe
me that everything's
gonna be all right, okay?
I know it's hard
to see that now.
Everything's gonna be okay.
[child sobbing]
[suspenseful music]
Wait, where are you going?
-[Doctor] Clear.
-[AED thumping]
-[heart monitor beeping
steadily]
-[obscure music]
Whew.
[Billy] Kid!
Wait!
I just wanna help you.
[obscure music]
Is she okay?
[Billy] Can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
Hey?
[child sobbing]
-[tense music]
-[woman growling]
[bones cracking]
[grunts]
[laughing]
[groans and gags]
-[woman groaning]
-[bones cracking]
Get away from me.
[Billy] Help!
[in demonic voice]
I... live... [growls]
[tense music]
[music faded]
-[Billy] Help.
-[Abigail] Billy.
-[Billy] Help me.
-[Abigail] Billy, wake up.
-[Billy] Help!
-[Abigail] Billy, wake up.
It's okay.
It's okay, it's okay.
You're just having a bad dream.
Why the hell are you smiling?
Because...
look down on your hands.
[soft bright music]
[Billy gasps]
Holy shit, I can...
I can move my...
What about your legs?
[soft music]
[groans]
[grunts]
I still can't fucking move.
[Abigail] It's okay.
It's okay, you will.
It's just...
[sighs]
What...
Whatever...
Whatever happened to Mr.
Cohen and that priest?
What? Spit it out.
[heart monitor beeping]
[soft music]
Dr. Belmont said he is stable,
but...
he's been in
a medical induced coma
for the past two days.
Two days?
Yeah.
You've been out for a while,
but maybe that's all
your body needed.
No, something happened here.
It--it's okay.
Something was really wrong here.
I know, Billy, believe me,
I know.
You weren't here, Abigail.
There was--
The-- [stutters] the priest
and these eyes...
-[overlap talking]
-...and I couldn't fucking
breathe.
-I couldn't breathe.
-[Abigail] Hey, it's okay.
Look at me, it's okay.
I'm right here.
Just you and me.
Just like always.
Like always.
[Abigail] Like always.
-[street dins]
-[horn honking]
[tense music]
[thuds]
I thought you
kicked it for good.
You holding? I got money.
I'm always holdin'...
until I'm not.
[siren wailing in distance]
Wake up, you fuck.
Chill, man.
What the hell are you doin'?
-[thuds]
-Hey, shit.
Come on, what's wrong with you?
I'm dry. Get your hands off me.
[groans]
[panting]
I never been nothing
but good to you,
and here you are
coming here like this,
-killing my high like this.
-[growling]
It ain't right.
I'm gonna remember this
the next time I am holdin',
so don't you even think
that I'm gonna help--
-[fist thuds]
-[dealer groans]
[tense music]
-[syringe thudding]
-[blood squelching]
[soft obscure music]
[Gestas] Yeah, come on.
Come on, come on,
come on, come on.
Yes.
Fuck nut.
[junkies chattering]
[obscure music]
[hospital PA]
Dr. Kravitz, you have a visitor
in the main lobby.
Dr. Kravitz, a visitor
in the main lobby.
There you go.
[Billy groaning]
Hey, just the two
I've been looking for.
How you feeling, Billy?
You know, I'm actually
feeling better
and better every day.
That's good news.
Looks like the therapy
is helping.
And I got something else
that's really gonna help
as well.
I want you to look at this.
Okay, this is the first
x-ray that we took
when--when you came in.
And then, this is the second one
that we took just a while ago.
And I-I want you to look
at the difference
and see that
the--the tumor has moved.
That's good news, right?
Well, all things considered,
I-I'd say it's great news.
Yeah, but... how exactly
does that happen?
You know what?
I-I really don't have
a definitive answer for that.
I-I really wish I did.
-Who cares how it happened?
-I care.
Well, you know, I'm gonna
have to side with your sister.
I think we should focus
on the positive.
The real reason why I'm excited
about finding you guys...
The tumor is benign.
So, that means we can focus on
the movement, going forward,
and see
how that affects everything.
Will he get full movement
back in his body?
Uh, you know,
I-I really can't say,
but I-I can't see,
with continuing therapy
and building up his strength,
I-I can't see why not.
At least, for the moment.
I'm sorry, uh, for the moment?
Well, look, let's just focus
on the positive with this.
This is--
this is really great news.
No one has any idea
what's going to happen or not.
No one does.
Thanks, doc.
Oh, don't thank me now.
Long way to go before
we're walkin' outta here.
Whatever it takes.
That's the attitude you need.
-See you soon.
-See ya.
I'll arm wrestle you
next time I see ya.
-You're almost there.
-[Billy grunts]
[soft music]
[soft music]
[Billy grunting]
[Therapist] There you go.
-There you go.
-[Billy grunts]
Billy, you made
some really great strides
these last few days,
but I need you to go harder
every day
if you plan to lose this
walking cane for good.
You've got this.
I just don't understand how
the hell this is so hard.
Well, you know,
"self-sacrifice enables us
to sacrifice other
people without blushing."
Okay, uh, what
athlete said that?
That's no athlete.
That's George Bernard Shaw.
[tense music]
Oh, you thought
I was just some dumb jock, huh?
No, I never said that.
What are you--
Yeah, I don't think
he meant anything like--
-[fist thuds]
-[ominous music]
-[tense music]
-[fist thudding]
[grunts]
-[bones cracking]
-[yelps]
Look what you made me do.
This is crazy.
What the fuck is--
Look what you made me do!
What'd you just say?
George Shaw is my favorite
playwright.
Bob Carter turned me onto him.
I just didn't understand
the quote, all right?
You don't think that
I'm smart enough
to quote somebody like Shaw?
Look, I-I didn't mean
to offend you.
I'm sorry if I did.
[tense sinister music]
I'm sorry. [chuckles]
[soft music]
Look how far you've walked.
Yeah, it's... it's okay.
I'm just gonna call it a day,
though.
Yeah, I really have
to pee, anyway.
Yeah, okay then.
Same time tomorrow?
Yeah, you bet. See you tomorrow.
I'm gonna get somebody to take
a look at this. [chuckles]
I would throw up a peace sign,
but...
my wrist is
broken. [chuckles]
No way I'm working
with that psycho again.
What the fuck was that?
I don't blame you. No idea.
I'll talk to Dr. Belmont about
finding you another option.
Yeah, that'd be good. Thanks.
Come on, I'll help you
get back to your room.
You go ahead, I really have
to take a piss, anyways.
You sure? I can wait?
No, I'll be good, thanks.
Okay. See you in a few minutes.
[eerie music]
[patient]
I try to leave it alone.
But you know how it is,
Dr. Belmont.
[Belmont]
So, you started scratching it?
[patient] Not at first.
I prayed first.
I thought it would help.
[Belmont] And look
where it got you.
Dr. Belmont?
Wait your damn turn.
We all have problems here, kid.
Sorry.
[Belmont] First
door on the left.
What?
The bathroom.
Didn't you just ask me
where the bathroom was?
Yeah, right. Sorry.
Looks like you're getting along
very nicely.
Probably be able
to ditch the cane soon.
Thanks.
[Billy grunts]
[lock clicks]
[zipper rasps]
[footsteps plodding]
[muffled bleating]
[goat bleating]
-[door creaks]
-[child sobbing]
[cane clatters]
Hey, kid, what's going on?
[child] [sobbing] You killed it.
-[Billy] Your dog?
-[child] Yes.
Dad said someone stabbed it.
He was suffering.
So he shot him
to put him out of his misery.
We gotta get you
outta here, all right? Just--
You can come with me,
just gimme your hand.
[Child] It's too late.
I still don't think
it was enough.
Just gimme your hand and
we'll get outta here together.
[child] You can't save me.
I know what I need to do now.
Be careful, what are
you doing with that?
[Child] What needs to be done.
You don't have to do
anything crazy, alright?
Just...
please let me help you.
[Cohen's voice] Billy, help me.
-[knife thuds]
-[Billy yelps]
[heart monitor beeping]
[soft music]
Mr. Cohen.
I know all of this has to do
with whatever happened
when that priest was in here.
All these dreams
I've been having.
being able to move again.
But what I don't know is why?
-[air whooshing]
-[thuds]
[soft music continues]
It's you I've been seeing.
The little boy in this picture,
right?
What is it that I can do?
I remember you saying
that it was too late, but...
I don't think that it is.
So tell me...
How can I help?
Billy?
What the hell are you doing?
I think he needs my help.
Billy...
[gentle music]
I've been having dreams
about this little boy, and
Mr. Cohen's in
trouble in my dreams too.
Well, not him like he is now,
but...
like he was in this picture,
when he was small.
Okay, but sometimes
dreams are just dreams.
Look at this picture.
Just look at the damn picture.
[Abigail] Okay,
what am I looking at?
Now, I've been lying in
that bed this entire time
and I haven't seen that
once until just now.
But I've been seeing
all three of them in my dreams.
Now I know this sounds crazy,
but I think he
helped me walk again
so that I could help him.
Help him?
Help him how?
I don't know yet.
But I think
the only way to find out
is to go to that house.
This is crazy.
Look, are you gonna
help me or not?
-Have I ever not?
-Then let's go.
Wait, how do you plan
on finding this place?
You see that?
That's the Portland Head Light
in the background.
It's a monument.
That's where we're going.
[mysterious music]
If I'm looking at this right,
the house should be somewhere
up here.
Assuming it is still here.
Houses around here are old,
Billy.
And I don't see
why it wouldn't be.
[mysterious music continues]
I'm worried about you.
It's just a little pain,
but I'll manage.
Don't worry.
I'm not talking
about physical pain.
I get it, all right?
I can't say I blame you either.
Say, let me ask you something.
You remember
my physical therapy guy?
Yeah.
What do you think about him?
I don't know.
He seemed nice enough.
Why?
So, he never flipped out
and punched the wall?
What?
No, I'm pretty sure
I'd remember that.
Right.
Hey, it's gonna be okay,
I promise.
I've just been having
a tough time realizing
what's real and
what isn't, lately.
Just, everything's so confusing.
Well, at least we know
the house still exists.
[ominous music]
[Billy] Are you ready?
[Abigail] Breaking and entering
a creepy-ass house?
Yeah.
About as ready as
I'll ever be, I guess
-[tense music]
-[crickets chirping]
[Abigail] You, so, so, so owe me
one after this, Billy.
[Billy] Yeah, trust me, I know,
you don't have to remind me.
[ominous music]
[Abigail] You think
it's gonna be open?
-[Billy] There's only
one way to find out.
-[door unlatches]
[door opens, creaks]
-[door creaks]
-[Abigail] Great.
[Billy] Yeah, great.
[flashlight clicks]
[Billy groans]
[Abigail] It's still
not too late to just turn back,
get in the car, drive away,
and, uh... never look back.
What? It's a valid option.
It's probably the smartest
thing we could do right now.
Well, you didn't see
this little boy, okay?
We gotta help him.
[Abigail] It's worth a shot.
So where are we going and what
exactly are you looking for?
I don't know, but...
I've never seen
this part of the house before.
Shine that light
around a little bit.
[mysterious music]
[Billy] Ah, fuck it.
Billy, I'm really
scared right now.
Hey, let's talk about something
that'll take your mind
off it, all right?
Like what?
I don't know.
How's school goin'?
It's all right.
Dropped out, though.
What are you talking about?
Why?
Someone had to look after you.
I really wish you didn't
do that, but thanks.
[door creaking]
[door slams]
Billy, what was that?
I'm gonna go check
it out real quick.
Wait, are you just
gonna leave me here?
Stay here for just
a second, okay?
I'll be right back, I promise.
Can you just hurry up, please?
[obscure music]
-[air whooshing]
-[ghostly whispering]
[gasps] You scared me.
I'm sorry, but you gotta come
see this.
[Abigail]
Any of this look familiar?
Yeah, in my dream,
this is where I find
the boy and his dog.
It's a long story, okay?
Let's just get this over with.
[soft obscure music]
[Abigail] Hey.
Are you crazy?
-Look at this stuff.
-I know, okay?
But Mr. Cohen's trying
to show me something,
so this is what I have to do.
This is nuts, Billy.
[Billy] Just bear with me, okay?
[soft obscure music continues]
[Abigail] Hey, look at this.
[Billy] What is that?
Looks like
Mr. Cohen's dad was obsessed.
-Obsessed?
-Abigail...
The man was fucking crazy,
Billy.
All right, all right, just...
all the more reason
why we have to help
this little kid, right?
Yeah.
[child sobbing]
Did you hear that?
[soft obscure music continues]
-[air whooshing]
-[footsteps clacking]
[Billy groaning]
[door creaks, slams]
Abigail!
It won't open.
[Billy] Fuck!
[sighs]
All right, stand back.
[door banging]
Billy, get me outta here.
I'm trying.
[Abigail] Try harder.
-[door banging]
-[dog howling]
[dog whining]
[tense music]
What's going on?
Abigail!
[tense music continues]
Billy, there's
someone out there.
Abigail, listen to me.
Hide.
Hide now.
-[groaning]
-[tense music continues]
[woman] We have to hurry.
Do you have everything you want?
-[child] Yes.
-Are you sure?
[Child] Of course.
-[door creaks]
-[tense music]
[dog whining]
We're too late.
Your father's home.
[footsteps clacking]
[dog whining]
[tense music continues]
[dog whining]
-[knife thudding repeatedly]
-[dog yelping]
[tense music]
[obscure music]
[sighs]
Go into your room
and hide, okay?
[Child]
But what if he hurts you again?
-I can protect you--
-Do as I say, okay?
I love you, baby.
Go.
[suspenseful music]
[child sobbing]
[man] You were gonna leave me,
you fucking bitch!
[woman] Please, no.
-[slaps]
-[woman] No!
[man] Look what you made me do.
-[glass breaks]
-Look what you made me do!
-[woman groans]
-[tense music]
Help me! [sobbing]
-[door slams]
-[child sobbing]
Hey, there.
[Billy] Listen, I know it's hard
to see this now,
but you gotta believe me
that everything's gonna be okay.
-[child sobbing]
-[soft tense music]
-[gun fires]
-[tense suspenseful music]
-[door opens]
-[Billy] Hey!
Stop, all right,
I just wanna help.
Please!
Come here!
[child sobbing]
Abigail!
Abigail!
[child sobbing continues]
Kid, what's goin' on?
[Child] You killed him.
[Billy] Your dog?
[Child] Yes.
My dad said
someone stabbed him and--
and he was suffering.
So he shot him
to put him out of his misery.
We gotta get you
outta here, okay? Just...
You can come with
me, just gimme your hand.
[Child sobbing] It's too late.
I still don't think
it was enough.
Just gimme your hand
and we can get out of here
together.
[child] You can't save me.
I know what I need to do now.
Be careful.
[mysterious music]
[man] It had to be done.
Please, Daddy, help me.
[man] I had to try it,
but it didn't work either.
But it still wants more.
[Cohen's voice]
Billy, you know
what you must do.
[sinister music]
[devilishly] It's not gonna stop
till it gets what it wants.
-[knife thuds]
-[tense music]
[Abigail] Stop.
Billy, stop.
[gasps] No.
No. No, please.
Abigail, no.
No.
Abigail, please, no.
No! No! [sobbing]
No, please. [sobbing]
[air whooshing]
[ominous music]
[shouts]
Help, I can't move!
Nurse!
Nurse!
Help, I can't move!
Somebody help me!
[grunts]
Help me!
Please, somebody
help me! Please!
Nurse, please, I can't move!
[Cohen]
It's a shift change.
Mr. Cohen.
[soft dramatic music]
Nobody, and I mean nobody,
gives a shit about you
for another 10 or 15 minutes.
You're still awake?
Isn't that obvious?
I don't understand.
I-I left the hospital
to go to your old house
to help you and--
You did help me.
What's happening?
Wh-where's Abigail?
Billy, don't piss me off
on purpose.
You know the answer
to both those questions.
I-I don't understand, I--
You don't understand what?
We tried to help you,
to save you from your father.
[Cohen] Come on, Billy,
for Christ's sake,
you're smarter than that.
You can figure it out,
it's not that hard.
None of this is real.
This is just a dream.
I'm gonna close my eyes,
and once I open them,
everything's gonna
go back to normal.
Billy, it's absolutely real.
And don't bluff me, you prick.
So I actually killed her?
Yes.
[sobs] Oh, I didn't know
it was her.
I thought it was your father.
I was so confused, I--
I'm not the little boy
in the picture, asshole!
Almost right.
[tense music]
Help me! [sobbing]
Abigail was innocent,
she never hurt anybody.
But that's the point.
Don't you fucking get it?
My wife was the same way.
She was innocent.
[sobbing] Baby, please wake up.
-[knife thuds]
-[groans]
[Cohen] She was about
to leave me anyway,
so it didn't really matter.
That was over.
[sobbing] Please,
Daddy, help me.
Your wife and your own son?
Yes, my wife and my son.
And you can imagine
how little I give a shit
about you.
You're a monster.
Yeah, you may be right.
[Cohen] I think of myself
as the necessary evil.
What happened to your son?
That was 100 years ago, bud.
And you know what they
did with kids then?
They put them in the mad house
and they took their brain
from them.
[sinister music]
How could you do
something so evil?
Because I had to.
He was just a little boy.
I know! He was my son.
I still don't understand.
I was diagnosed with terminal
cancer at 25 years old.
Too young and not fair.
-Nurse!
-[Cohen] So,
I tried to make a deal
that would make that go away.
[bell tolls]
And in the deal it required me
to do very, very personal,
tragic shit.
The certain sacrifices
that would do two things,
really.
Get rid of the cancer...
and...
let me live forever.
[electricity buzzing]
And nothing worked.
Nothing pleased him.
I even gave him the family dog.
-[knife thudding]
-[dog yelping]
The guy is the worst!
So you found someone
who was innocent enough
to be sacrificed
by the one person
who loved them the most.
[sobbing] I'm so sorry!
That actually tied him over
for a little bit.
I'm the one trying
to stay alive.
After a little while,
it came back.
He's come back from me.
And so did the cancer.
-[coughing]
-[Cohen] 'Cause then again,
-I tried everything.
-[whoosh]
My old roommate saw.
We all miss your roommate.
He did not kill himself.
Leave this place.
I tried it on Nurse Diana.
And you better help me
or I'm gone.
-[tires screech]
-[thuds]
James, the orderly...
-[air whooshing]
-[gun fires]
...that left me
with one choice.
[James]
Meet your roommate, Billy.
You are really
something special.
So innocent.
[Billy] Help, please.
Hard to argue with the results.
Fuck you!
I'll be able to move again.
Just wait.
I'll find that priest and--
No, you're not gonna
get help from him.
[gasps, coughing]
[Cohen] You are gonna
move someday,
but you're not gonna do it
with Father Gestas' help.
He paid off the last
of his debts to him...
-[panting]
-[dramatic music]
...which finally set him free
-from all his worldly demons.
-[slaps]
-[slapping]
-[groaning]
I gotta go.
I'd have a hard time explaining
to these raggedy-ass nurses
out here what I just told you.
No, don't go,
just wait a minute, please.
There has to be some way
I can move.
Please.
Please help me, I'm begging you.
[door opens]
Here's wisdom.
"Let he who hath understanding
find the beast who is a man,
and that man has a number,
and his number is 6-6-6."
Got it? Revelations.
Right here, 1318.
Somebody stop him, please!
Someone, stop him, please!
Help me! [sobbing]
[Billy]
Somebody, help me!
Please help!
Somebody, please help!
[music fades]
[tense music]
[woman] Just--
I hate seeing you like this.
[sobbing] It hurts my heart.
[patient] It's okay.
This...
This is only temporary, Vanessa.
I promise, I'll do everything
in my power
to get up and out of this bed.
I know you will.
[Vanessa] And I'll be right by
your side when you do.
-[kisses]
-Like you always have been.
Always.
[ominous music]
[soft music]
[soft music continues]
[soft music continues]
[footsteps clacking]
[]
["Dreaming"
by Albert Campbell plays]
Out in the still
Summer's evening
Into my heart
Comes a feeling
Of love that's
True and undying
For you, sweetheart,
I am sighing
Down by the stream
Where we wandered
Under the pale
Moonlight beaming
There's where I linger
And dream of you darling
Dreaming
Dreaming, dreaming
Of you, sweetheart,
I am dreaming
Dreaming of days
When you loved me best
Dreaming of hours
That have gone to rest
Dreaming, dreaming
Love's own sweet
Message I'm bringing
Years have not changed
The old love
Still remains
Dreaming
Dreaming, dreaming
Of your sweetheart
I am dreaming
Dreaming of days
When you loved me best
Dreaming of hours
That have gone to rest
Dreaming...
-[knocks on door]
-[song fades]
-[pills clattering]
-[man] No.
-You promised me.
-No, I did not.
I promised you I would
never take another one.
-Mr. Cohen--
-No. N-O.
We don't want to lose you too,
Mr. Cohen.
I am well aware
of my current state. [coughs]
And not much of a future one,
I might add.
But the doctor prescribed
these medications to make--
The doctor.
Fuck the doctor!
I'm the doctor.
I'm the one trying
to stay alive.
Okay, fine.
Just tell me how
I can help, then.
You can help me by
understanding he's close.
-He is real close.
-Who's close?
He's come back for me
and you better help me
or I'm gone.
Get it? Done.
Gone. Dead.
Help me!
Diana, you gotta
help me, he's close.
You hear me, don't you?
Don't you understand it?
You have to help me, please.
-Diana.
-Please let me go!
[sighs]
Oh, boy.
Well, she was in good
mood when she left.
The green Jesus.
-[chuckles]
-Yeah. Thank you.
What happened?
-Wouldn't take the pills.
-Yeah.
They're not helping me
and they never will.
-I understand.
-So suck on that.
Yeah, look, you know,
we all miss your roommate,
we really do,
and I know you do too.
I mean, he was doing well,
walking around,
visiting people.
He didn't kill himself,
you know.
[pills rattle]
What do you mean
he didn't kill himself?
Hear me.
He did not kill himself.
I don't know, Mr. Cohen.
All I know is he swallowed...
two bottles
of prescription pills.
Well, that doesn't
mean he killed himself.
No, it doesn't.
And I have no reason
not to believe you.
Well, you don't
have to believe me.
Believe me or not,
it's up to you.
Well, I just
wanna let you know
you're gonna be
getting a roommate.
So now I get
another roommate.
-[snaps]
-That fast.
Wow.
Gary's not even
cold yet, bud.
Look, there's a shortage
of beds in the city.
It's not my call,
and I know it sucks.
It really does suck.
You know, your
girlfriend, just now,
was very pissed off
when she left.
You know? And you might
wanna check on her.
Now, she's my colleague,
not my girlfriend.
She's a colleague?
Yeah. I work with her.
You sleep with colleagues?
I don't sleep with her.
Honest Indian?
Bullshit.
Take care of
yourself, Mr. Cohen.
"Colleague.
She's my colleague."
Kill the light on your
way out, will ya, bud?
You got it.
[exhales]
[soft music]
[equipment beeping]
[doctor]
Uh, I'm afraid I have
a bit of bad news though.
Your brother's operation
didn't go quite
as well as I expected
it to have.
And, uh, consequently...
he's paralyzed.
Paralyzed?
Yeah.
Our original examination shows,
uh, from the neck down.
I don't understand,
Dr. Belmont,
you said he was a good
candidate for surgery.
Well, he was.
And usually, in cases
like your brother,
these surgeries go very well.
But nothing's ever certain.
He's still in his 20s.
It doesn't make sense.
The short of it is, uh...
we couldn't remove
all of the tumor
because of the close
proximity to his spinal cord.
Okay, but what about
more chemo treatment?
Yeah, well, of course, we'll
continue to try that therapy.
Be that as it may...
you see the tumor
right there?
It's pressing against his spinal
cord, and that right there,
that's-- that's what
causes his paralysis.
My brother will beat
this, you'll see.
I'm hoping he does.
I sure am hoping he does.
Is there, um,
anyone you'd like us
to reach out to
on your behalf?
Parents?
Just me and Billy.
Been that way for a while now.
I see.
Well, we do have
wonderful counsels.
-You're more than welcome--
-No, no, I just--
I just wanna see
my brother, please.
Of course.
Of course you do.
Is he awake?
Well, not right now, no.
He-- he comes in and
out of consciousness
because of the medication.
Our preliminary tests show
he has full mental faculties,
and I'm sure he is gonna
be so happy to see you
when he finally comes awake.
He's on his way to his room
right now.
Go on, go see.
Thank you.
[]
Here you go.
Careful.
Right over there, guys.
Meet your new roommate, Billy.
What's the matter with Billy?
Well, when he wakes up,
you can ask him yourself.
If he wakes up.
He'll wake up.
-Really?
-Mm-hmm.
Then I'll be able to have a
conversation with someone.
-Exactly.
-With a human being.
With a human being.
Notice how I'm not
sure I qualify you
in the human being category.
That's enough.
[sighs]
[]
[electricity buzzing]
Jesus.
When the hell are they
gonna fix this thing?
Aah.
[water splashing]
[]
I need a fucking vacation.
[hospital PA]
Paging Dr. Bender.
Paging Dr. Bender, please.
[]
[groans]
Dr. Kravitz, you have a
visitor in the main lobby.
Dr. Kravitz, a visitor
in the main lobby.
[Billy]
Do you remember the first time
I got into a fight?
I had to have been what?
Eight or nine, maybe.
Billy?
I didn't even wanna
fight the kid,
but once word got out,
I just couldn't help myself.
This is
what you're thinking about?
It was such
an awkward fight.
Two kids swinging
and flailing around
with the group around
us all cheering us on.
Yeah, I was there, I remember.
I won, right?
The fight.
I mean, I guess if there was
a winner, would've been you.
Then his friends started
throwing rocks at us
when we were walking
home after.
Yeah, at the both of us.
I remember you shielding me
till Dad pulled up to get us.
Hey, what's going on?
One of the rocks gave
me an orbital fracture.
Dad was somehow
pissed at me
for getting blood
on the car seats.
Dad was an asshole sometimes.
Dad was an asshole
all the time.
Yeah, you're right.
All the time.
But you, you always
protected me.
And I'm gonna
protect you again.
This is just temporary.
I'm gonna do whatever
it takes to get up
and out of this bed to
walk again, I promise you.
I know you will. [sniffs]
And I'll be right
here when you do.
Right by your side.
[Billy]
Like you've always been.
[woman] Always.
[air droning]
[liquid dripping]
[]
What the?
No, no, no, no, no no.
Tranquila.
Just breathe.
[inhales sharply]
And just relax.
[glass cracks]
[Cohen echoing] Diana.
Hello!
Mr. Cohen?
[ghostly whispering]
[ghostly whispering]
[ghostly whispering]
[whimpers]
[sighs]
[Diana screaming]
Hey. hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey, hey, hey.
Just having a dream.
Just having a dream.
[]
[coin rattling]
[electricity buzzing]
-[button beeps]
-[vending machine buzzing]
-Come on.
-[thuds]
All I want is a cup
of hot chocolate.
Okay.
Jesus, you scared me.
What-- what are you doing?
[in ghostly voice]
What I wish
someone had done for me.
Leave this place!
Let go of me. Help!
Listen to me.
Leave. Don't come back.
Leave this place now.
Someone, help me!
-Don't come back.
-Someone, help me!
Help me! Help! Help!
Help me!
Leave this place!
Help! Someone, help me!
Someone, help.
[man] Hey!
You have to bang
the sides a few times.
To get your drink,
you have to bang
on the sides a few times.
-[hand banging]
-[cup thuds]
[hot chocolate trickling]
It's been that way
for a while now.
Hey!
You forgot your drink!
[]
It seemed so real.
I know, I know.
Look, it's been an awful
two days around here,
you know that.
You know, maybe
doing doubles wasn't
the smartest thing to do.
I need the money.
No, what you need
is you need some rest.
Some real rest.
Shift starts in 20 minutes.
Look, I'll get someone
to cover your shift.
Why don't you pack up
your stuff and go home.
No, James, I-I can't just go.
Just do this for me, please.
Pack your stuff and go home.
Put on my favorite
pajamas and get in bed.
I don't wear clothes to bed.
I know that.
-[Diana chuckles]
-[soft music continues]
Billy, I--
[monitor beeping]
Right.
You're the one who needs
saving now, not me.
[Cohen] I'm sorry.
Oh, I didn't mean to wake you.
Oh, [chuckles] you didn't.
Come on down.
[soft obscure music]
Look how pretty you are.
My goodness.
You are really
something special.
So innocent.
I'm really sorry what
you're having to go through.
I mean that.
And what you have
yet to go through.
[ominous music]
I've been in this goddamn place
for [scoffs] longer
than I care to remember.
The one thing
that's most prominent
in my mind...
is a lot of suffering
by people in your shoes.
My brother will
pull through this.
Yes, he will...
Because of you.
You got his hand in your hand.
But sometimes I think that
it's much harder on you,
on the loved one, than it is
on the patient in the bed.
Don't you have anyone?
No family.
No one else...
gives a shit.
And the friends that I make
nowadays...
don't last long.
I-I, I'm sorry,
I shouldn't have said that.
[indistinct mumbling]
You look so sad to me.
You don't need to be sad.
Not everybody dies.
In the hospital,
you come in here,
you have a chance to get better.
And if you don't, you're done.
Yeah, I understand.
Madam, look at me.
You are way too young
to be this sad.
He's all I have.
I can't imagine my life
without him.
Well, then don't imagine it.
Move forward, be positive.
Is there anything you need?
Well, I'm afraid
what I need would kill you.
[dark music]
I'm sorry, I don't understand.
Liver. Failing...fast.
[tense music]
Me, I'm not gonna make it.
Oh, I'm sorry.
No one was-- [coughing]
- Are you okay? Do you need--
-Grab it.
[Cohen coughing]
Then why don't you go home,
take a hot shower,
and get in bed?
Ah, yes, all things
that involve me
wearing no clothes.
You can't blame me, can ya?
One-track mind.
Look, I'll get off in about
12 hours, I'll stop by, okay?
And let me guess, you'll
shower and then join me in bed?
Actually, I was gonna take
you out for breakfast.
Who has a one-track mind now?
I see no reason
why we can't do both.
[Cohen coughing]
[tense music]
[music intensifies]
[Cohen coughing]
-[woman] Help!
-[Cohen coughing]
Impossible.
[tense music continues]
Mr. Saul?
[tense music continues]
[Cohen coughing]
[music intensifies]
[Cohen coughing]
[tense music rising]
[obscure music]
Diana!
[music stops]
-[tires screech]
-[thuds]
[ominous music]
[inaudible dialogues]
[music intensifies]
[tense music]
[tense music rising]
[music fades]
[thunder crashing]
[Cohen] What are you reading?
How'd you know I was reading?
[chuckles] I heard
you turning the pages.
And I can hear this
beeping goddamn machine,
and that's all I'm hearing 24/7.
Do you need anything?
Should I get the nurse or, uh--
No, no, no, that's fine,
but I appreciate you asking.
How's your brother doin'?
He's still in good spirits,
but...
no change in the paralysis yet.
Well, keep your faith.
Yeah. All he needs is time.
That's all any of us need,
is more time.
No news in organ donors,
I take it?
No, it's too late
for that for me.
They put me on a list
and I'd be way down,
I'll be long gone.
You can't just give up though.
You said it yourself,
"Keep the faith."
Right.
You got a pencil and paper there
somewhere?
-Yeah, in my purse.
-Thank you.
-No, I can't.
-Yeah, that's all right.
-[pen clicks]
-Uh... name.
F, and make it capitals,
A-T-H-E-R.
[soft obscure music]
Next word...
G-E-S-
T-A-S.
Father Gestas.
Here are the files
that you asked for.
Oh gosh, you're a lifesaver.
-Of course.
-Thank you.
[receptionist]
It's getting pretty late, huh?
Yeah, my shift's over.
How about you?
[receptionist] Oh, I'm
here for another six hours.
That's awful.
-Get home safe, okay?
-Thank you. You too.
[anxious music]
-[file drawer slams]
-[sighs]
Samson.
Sanders.
Gary Saul.
[soft suspenseful music]
[lamp squeaks]
Emergency visit for
shortness of breath,
dizziness, and confusion.
Admitted as a COPD red zone.
WMT results, 402 meters.
COPD, green zone.
Recommend discharge.
[soft obscure music]
[file drawer clanks]
[lamp squeaks]
[Hospital PA]
Paging Dr. Bender.
Paging Dr. Bender, please.
[curtains flapping]
[soft obscure music]
[wind billowing]
-[wind gusting]
-[curtains flapping]
[soft sinister music]
[curtains flapping]
[air whooshing]
[air whooshing]
[air whooshing]
[tense music]
Bless it.
[obscure music]
[air whooshing]
[tense music]
Oh, for God's sake.
Light!
Come on, God bless it.
[air whooshing]
[knocking on door]
-[blows]
-[tense music]
You have a phone call.
I'll be right down.
[tense music]
[soft obscure music]
[phone ringing]
[phone continues ringing]
[ringing stops, phone thuds]
[obscure music]
Hello?
Yes, this is he.
[indistinct whispering]
Yes, I'm--
Yes, I'm still here.
[ghostly whispering]
Okay, I can be there
in 20 minutes.
30 minutes.
Yeah, all right, yeah.
Thank you so much.
[obscure music continues]
[whispering continues]
-[air whooshing]
-[obscure music continues]
[woman sobbing]
[tense music]
[woman sobbing]
[man] You were gonna leave me,
you fucking bitch.
-[slaps]
-[woman] No!
[man] Look what you made me do.
-Look what you made me do!
-[glass breaks]
[woman shouts] Stop!
Ow!
[woman groans]
Help me!
-[door slams]
-[tense music continues]
Are you okay?
[thunder crashing and rumbling]
[music intensifies]
[Billy] Hey, it's all right,
don't worry.
My dad used to beat my mom too,
and I know how
nasty things can be.
[tense music]
[child sobbing]
-[gun clicks]
-[tense music rising]
[gun fires]
[heavy breathing]
[grunting]
[soft music]
Fucking move.
Fuck...
[grunts]
[breathing heavily]
[Cohen] You okay?
Yeah, I've never been better.
[coughing]
Well, I'm a cough away
from dying,
so...I totally understand,
I get what's wrong with you.
And you know what else I get?
You got a hint of sarcasm,
and I really appreciate that.
Now, if you don't mind, but...
I asked your sister
to pull the curtain.
[soft music continues]
I wanna turn on my side,
you prick, because...
you don't wanna turn your head.
But that's okay,
I'm nothing to look at anyway,
I'm half dead.
I hope you understand
that I asked your sister
to do me a favor.
Do you know where she went?
I do.
And?
I thought
I answered your question.
So you're just a weirdo.
That's great.
Well, I wouldn't worry...
[coughing]
I wouldn't worry about it,
because I don't... [groans]
think we're gonna be roommates
much longer. [groans]
[soft music]
Sir, I'm sorry
I-I shouldn't have
-said that, okay?
-No, you don't need
to be sorry.
And you know something else?
This may suck to say,
but I think
she'd take your place
in a second if she could.
Now why would you say
something like that?
She's just a little girl.
It's an observation, bud.
I'm still alive.
I'm still no one to fuck with.
-Why don't you keep your...
-Don't worry about it.
...observations to yourself?
I mean...
She'll be back.
I asked her to do a favor for me
and she did it.
Bravo.
You got a gem there, bud.
All right, I'm sorry.
That's shit you don't need
to worry about,
she will be back.
I'm sure of it.
And I'm also sure
that you're gonna get outta
that pathetic rig you're in,
stand up on your own,
and walk out of the room
on your own,
and know you're okay,
because you willed yourself
to do it.
And that's the only way
you're gonna get out of here,
if you have the courage...
to fight death...
because most times you'll lose.
And don't think I don't know it.
[Cohen sighs]
Father Gestas?
Yes.
Do you wanna go inside
and see Mr. Cohen?
Yes, of course,
I was just saying a prayer
before I went in.
Oh.
Oh, is this your first time
doing something like this?
No.
Far from it, I'm afraid.
And it never gets easier.
Unlike our savior,
I'm not infallible.
Yes, I, uh, can't imagine
what you do being easy ever.
How do you know Mr. Cohen?
He shares a room with
my brother, Billy.
And I imagine
you and your brother
could use some prayers
as well, then?
Well, regularly,
I wouldn't call ourselves
the religious types, but, uh...
at this point I'll try anything.
The fear of man lays a snare,
but he who trusts the Lord
is safe.
Let's just call me
a work in progress then, yeah?
Fair enough.
Shall we?
If it's okay with you, I'd...
like you to wait out here.
Last rights is a very
personal experience
between the soon to be departed
and the saved.
Uh-huh, yeah, that makes sense.
This won't take long.
I'll be sure to say a few words
over your brother
while I'm in there.
Thank you.
Don't thank,
this is what I was called to do.
[soft suspenseful music]
Oh, Gestas.
Oh my gosh.
You don't age.
Archibald.
Obviously,
I wish we were meeting
under different circumstances.
Well, we all live
with the choices we make.
Yes.
Penance is different
from sinner to sinner.
Sure as hell is.
[soft tense music]
Abigail.
Billy?
Where are you going?
Hey, wait a minute.
Hey!
[soft music]
That's Billy.
Billy. Father Gestas.
Hi, Father,
it's nice to meet you.
Hello, my child.
Father is a priest, Billy.
Billy's real sick.
If you guys want,
there's a curtain right here
you can close for some privacy.
You want me to close
this curtain?
Is that what you just said?
Never!
I'm not going through this
alone.
Keep it open
and keep your eyes open,
look like you give a shit
and believe what you see.
All right, leave it open then.
It's very kind of you, Billy.
In the book of Hebrews
chapter 10,
"By a single offering,
he perfected for all-time
those who are being sanctified."
Are you ready?
Well, I tried it all.
Bring it on.
-[soft tense music]
-[heart monitor beeping]
[Cohen] Tools of the trade.
[ghostly whispering]
I'm gonna read from
"Book of Psalms", chapter 88,
verse three through nine.
[reading in Latin]
[obscure music]
[electricity buzzing]
-[crutch clacking]
-[dramatic chanting]
Where are you going, Billy?
Just wait a minute.
[Gestas reading in Latin]
[soft tense music]
[coughs] Hear me,
my eyes are open
[Cohen's voice deepens]
to the gates of hell.
[reading in Latin]
-[electricity buzzing]
-[obscure music]
-[tense music]
-[lights buzzing and crackling]
-[Cohen chuckles]
-[electricity buzzing]
[Billy] What's happening?
-[Cohen laughing]
-[lights buzzing]
[crutch clacking]
[electricity buzzing]
[Abigail] Hey,
just wait a minute.
What's going on?
It's fabulous. It's fabulous.
[Gestas reading in Latin]
-[obscure music]
-[electricity buzzing]
-[Cohen screeching]
-[chanting reverberating]
[electricity buzzing
and crackling]
-[door thuds]
-[obscure music]
Billy?
Billy, where are you?
[soft tense music]
Abigail.
[hatch creaks, thuds]
You gotta be kidding me.
[soft tense music]
[tense music rising]
[hand thuds]
[soft ominous music]
I was looking for you.
You shouldn't be here.
That's okay, I was just--
Oh, okay, what are you doing?
Is your brother okay?
-My brother?
-Yeah, your brother.
Room 1318.
Mr. Cohen, right?
Hmm?
You know that bed
Your brother's in...
that was the same bed...
that that guy
who killed himself was in.
Mr. Cohen said it
wasn't a suicide.
You know what?
I didn't believe him.
I didn't believe him at all.
Then I found out the next day...
the guy was scheduled
to be released.
Look, this place is
really, really wrong.
And it's really bad.
It's really fucking bad.
And you know what?
Please, I just wanna leave.
You should leave.
You should leave this place.
You should leave
this whole hospital.
I'll walk you out.
[obscure music]
Ladies first.
-Oh!
-[claps]
[reading in Latin]
[Billy] Stop!
[Gestas reading in Latin]
[Billy] Stop!
[Cohen laughing]
Oh, Billy, come on.
You gotta admit it,
this is a show.
-[obscure music]
-[electricity buzzing]
[James] You're,
going the wrong way.
The exit is this way.
I have to see if my brother's
still in the hospital room.
You're not listening to me.
Just leave me alone, you freak.
Get out!
[Gestas reading in Latin]
[ominous music]
[Cohen growling]
[Billy] What the fuck?
[suspenseful music]
Father Gestas.
[Gestas reading in Latin]
You're too late.
[Gestas reading in Latin]
Open the damn door, Father!
[Gestas reading in Latin]
-[tense music]
-[electricity buzzing]
[lights whooshing]
[heart monitor long beep]
[thunder rumbling and crashing]
[Mortuary Technician 1]
Wait, wait. Hold on.
[Mortuary Technician 2]
What's that?
[Mortuary Technician 2]
Patient file.
It was by the body.
-[suspenseful music]
-[thunder crashing]
[Doctor]
One milligram epinephrine,
let's go.
360 charge, now.
[suspenseful music]
Clear.
[AED thumping]
Dammit.
-[heart monitor beeps]
-[suspenseful music]
And, clear.
-[Billy gasps]
-[child sobbing]
[obscure music]
[child sobbing]
Hey, listen...
You gotta believe
me that everything's
gonna be all right, okay?
I know it's hard
to see that now.
Everything's gonna be okay.
[child sobbing]
[suspenseful music]
Wait, where are you going?
-[Doctor] Clear.
-[AED thumping]
-[heart monitor beeping
steadily]
-[obscure music]
Whew.
[Billy] Kid!
Wait!
I just wanna help you.
[obscure music]
Is she okay?
[Billy] Can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
Hey?
[child sobbing]
-[tense music]
-[woman growling]
[bones cracking]
[grunts]
[laughing]
[groans and gags]
-[woman groaning]
-[bones cracking]
Get away from me.
[Billy] Help!
[in demonic voice]
I... live... [growls]
[tense music]
[music faded]
-[Billy] Help.
-[Abigail] Billy.
-[Billy] Help me.
-[Abigail] Billy, wake up.
-[Billy] Help!
-[Abigail] Billy, wake up.
It's okay.
It's okay, it's okay.
You're just having a bad dream.
Why the hell are you smiling?
Because...
look down on your hands.
[soft bright music]
[Billy gasps]
Holy shit, I can...
I can move my...
What about your legs?
[soft music]
[groans]
[grunts]
I still can't fucking move.
[Abigail] It's okay.
It's okay, you will.
It's just...
[sighs]
What...
Whatever...
Whatever happened to Mr.
Cohen and that priest?
What? Spit it out.
[heart monitor beeping]
[soft music]
Dr. Belmont said he is stable,
but...
he's been in
a medical induced coma
for the past two days.
Two days?
Yeah.
You've been out for a while,
but maybe that's all
your body needed.
No, something happened here.
It--it's okay.
Something was really wrong here.
I know, Billy, believe me,
I know.
You weren't here, Abigail.
There was--
The-- [stutters] the priest
and these eyes...
-[overlap talking]
-...and I couldn't fucking
breathe.
-I couldn't breathe.
-[Abigail] Hey, it's okay.
Look at me, it's okay.
I'm right here.
Just you and me.
Just like always.
Like always.
[Abigail] Like always.
-[street dins]
-[horn honking]
[tense music]
[thuds]
I thought you
kicked it for good.
You holding? I got money.
I'm always holdin'...
until I'm not.
[siren wailing in distance]
Wake up, you fuck.
Chill, man.
What the hell are you doin'?
-[thuds]
-Hey, shit.
Come on, what's wrong with you?
I'm dry. Get your hands off me.
[groans]
[panting]
I never been nothing
but good to you,
and here you are
coming here like this,
-killing my high like this.
-[growling]
It ain't right.
I'm gonna remember this
the next time I am holdin',
so don't you even think
that I'm gonna help--
-[fist thuds]
-[dealer groans]
[tense music]
-[syringe thudding]
-[blood squelching]
[soft obscure music]
[Gestas] Yeah, come on.
Come on, come on,
come on, come on.
Yes.
Fuck nut.
[junkies chattering]
[obscure music]
[hospital PA]
Dr. Kravitz, you have a visitor
in the main lobby.
Dr. Kravitz, a visitor
in the main lobby.
There you go.
[Billy groaning]
Hey, just the two
I've been looking for.
How you feeling, Billy?
You know, I'm actually
feeling better
and better every day.
That's good news.
Looks like the therapy
is helping.
And I got something else
that's really gonna help
as well.
I want you to look at this.
Okay, this is the first
x-ray that we took
when--when you came in.
And then, this is the second one
that we took just a while ago.
And I-I want you to look
at the difference
and see that
the--the tumor has moved.
That's good news, right?
Well, all things considered,
I-I'd say it's great news.
Yeah, but... how exactly
does that happen?
You know what?
I-I really don't have
a definitive answer for that.
I-I really wish I did.
-Who cares how it happened?
-I care.
Well, you know, I'm gonna
have to side with your sister.
I think we should focus
on the positive.
The real reason why I'm excited
about finding you guys...
The tumor is benign.
So, that means we can focus on
the movement, going forward,
and see
how that affects everything.
Will he get full movement
back in his body?
Uh, you know,
I-I really can't say,
but I-I can't see,
with continuing therapy
and building up his strength,
I-I can't see why not.
At least, for the moment.
I'm sorry, uh, for the moment?
Well, look, let's just focus
on the positive with this.
This is--
this is really great news.
No one has any idea
what's going to happen or not.
No one does.
Thanks, doc.
Oh, don't thank me now.
Long way to go before
we're walkin' outta here.
Whatever it takes.
That's the attitude you need.
-See you soon.
-See ya.
I'll arm wrestle you
next time I see ya.
-You're almost there.
-[Billy grunts]
[soft music]
[soft music]
[Billy grunting]
[Therapist] There you go.
-There you go.
-[Billy grunts]
Billy, you made
some really great strides
these last few days,
but I need you to go harder
every day
if you plan to lose this
walking cane for good.
You've got this.
I just don't understand how
the hell this is so hard.
Well, you know,
"self-sacrifice enables us
to sacrifice other
people without blushing."
Okay, uh, what
athlete said that?
That's no athlete.
That's George Bernard Shaw.
[tense music]
Oh, you thought
I was just some dumb jock, huh?
No, I never said that.
What are you--
Yeah, I don't think
he meant anything like--
-[fist thuds]
-[ominous music]
-[tense music]
-[fist thudding]
[grunts]
-[bones cracking]
-[yelps]
Look what you made me do.
This is crazy.
What the fuck is--
Look what you made me do!
What'd you just say?
George Shaw is my favorite
playwright.
Bob Carter turned me onto him.
I just didn't understand
the quote, all right?
You don't think that
I'm smart enough
to quote somebody like Shaw?
Look, I-I didn't mean
to offend you.
I'm sorry if I did.
[tense sinister music]
I'm sorry. [chuckles]
[soft music]
Look how far you've walked.
Yeah, it's... it's okay.
I'm just gonna call it a day,
though.
Yeah, I really have
to pee, anyway.
Yeah, okay then.
Same time tomorrow?
Yeah, you bet. See you tomorrow.
I'm gonna get somebody to take
a look at this. [chuckles]
I would throw up a peace sign,
but...
my wrist is
broken. [chuckles]
No way I'm working
with that psycho again.
What the fuck was that?
I don't blame you. No idea.
I'll talk to Dr. Belmont about
finding you another option.
Yeah, that'd be good. Thanks.
Come on, I'll help you
get back to your room.
You go ahead, I really have
to take a piss, anyways.
You sure? I can wait?
No, I'll be good, thanks.
Okay. See you in a few minutes.
[eerie music]
[patient]
I try to leave it alone.
But you know how it is,
Dr. Belmont.
[Belmont]
So, you started scratching it?
[patient] Not at first.
I prayed first.
I thought it would help.
[Belmont] And look
where it got you.
Dr. Belmont?
Wait your damn turn.
We all have problems here, kid.
Sorry.
[Belmont] First
door on the left.
What?
The bathroom.
Didn't you just ask me
where the bathroom was?
Yeah, right. Sorry.
Looks like you're getting along
very nicely.
Probably be able
to ditch the cane soon.
Thanks.
[Billy grunts]
[lock clicks]
[zipper rasps]
[footsteps plodding]
[muffled bleating]
[goat bleating]
-[door creaks]
-[child sobbing]
[cane clatters]
Hey, kid, what's going on?
[child] [sobbing] You killed it.
-[Billy] Your dog?
-[child] Yes.
Dad said someone stabbed it.
He was suffering.
So he shot him
to put him out of his misery.
We gotta get you
outta here, all right? Just--
You can come with me,
just gimme your hand.
[Child] It's too late.
I still don't think
it was enough.
Just gimme your hand and
we'll get outta here together.
[child] You can't save me.
I know what I need to do now.
Be careful, what are
you doing with that?
[Child] What needs to be done.
You don't have to do
anything crazy, alright?
Just...
please let me help you.
[Cohen's voice] Billy, help me.
-[knife thuds]
-[Billy yelps]
[heart monitor beeping]
[soft music]
Mr. Cohen.
I know all of this has to do
with whatever happened
when that priest was in here.
All these dreams
I've been having.
being able to move again.
But what I don't know is why?
-[air whooshing]
-[thuds]
[soft music continues]
It's you I've been seeing.
The little boy in this picture,
right?
What is it that I can do?
I remember you saying
that it was too late, but...
I don't think that it is.
So tell me...
How can I help?
Billy?
What the hell are you doing?
I think he needs my help.
Billy...
[gentle music]
I've been having dreams
about this little boy, and
Mr. Cohen's in
trouble in my dreams too.
Well, not him like he is now,
but...
like he was in this picture,
when he was small.
Okay, but sometimes
dreams are just dreams.
Look at this picture.
Just look at the damn picture.
[Abigail] Okay,
what am I looking at?
Now, I've been lying in
that bed this entire time
and I haven't seen that
once until just now.
But I've been seeing
all three of them in my dreams.
Now I know this sounds crazy,
but I think he
helped me walk again
so that I could help him.
Help him?
Help him how?
I don't know yet.
But I think
the only way to find out
is to go to that house.
This is crazy.
Look, are you gonna
help me or not?
-Have I ever not?
-Then let's go.
Wait, how do you plan
on finding this place?
You see that?
That's the Portland Head Light
in the background.
It's a monument.
That's where we're going.
[mysterious music]
If I'm looking at this right,
the house should be somewhere
up here.
Assuming it is still here.
Houses around here are old,
Billy.
And I don't see
why it wouldn't be.
[mysterious music continues]
I'm worried about you.
It's just a little pain,
but I'll manage.
Don't worry.
I'm not talking
about physical pain.
I get it, all right?
I can't say I blame you either.
Say, let me ask you something.
You remember
my physical therapy guy?
Yeah.
What do you think about him?
I don't know.
He seemed nice enough.
Why?
So, he never flipped out
and punched the wall?
What?
No, I'm pretty sure
I'd remember that.
Right.
Hey, it's gonna be okay,
I promise.
I've just been having
a tough time realizing
what's real and
what isn't, lately.
Just, everything's so confusing.
Well, at least we know
the house still exists.
[ominous music]
[Billy] Are you ready?
[Abigail] Breaking and entering
a creepy-ass house?
Yeah.
About as ready as
I'll ever be, I guess
-[tense music]
-[crickets chirping]
[Abigail] You, so, so, so owe me
one after this, Billy.
[Billy] Yeah, trust me, I know,
you don't have to remind me.
[ominous music]
[Abigail] You think
it's gonna be open?
-[Billy] There's only
one way to find out.
-[door unlatches]
[door opens, creaks]
-[door creaks]
-[Abigail] Great.
[Billy] Yeah, great.
[flashlight clicks]
[Billy groans]
[Abigail] It's still
not too late to just turn back,
get in the car, drive away,
and, uh... never look back.
What? It's a valid option.
It's probably the smartest
thing we could do right now.
Well, you didn't see
this little boy, okay?
We gotta help him.
[Abigail] It's worth a shot.
So where are we going and what
exactly are you looking for?
I don't know, but...
I've never seen
this part of the house before.
Shine that light
around a little bit.
[mysterious music]
[Billy] Ah, fuck it.
Billy, I'm really
scared right now.
Hey, let's talk about something
that'll take your mind
off it, all right?
Like what?
I don't know.
How's school goin'?
It's all right.
Dropped out, though.
What are you talking about?
Why?
Someone had to look after you.
I really wish you didn't
do that, but thanks.
[door creaking]
[door slams]
Billy, what was that?
I'm gonna go check
it out real quick.
Wait, are you just
gonna leave me here?
Stay here for just
a second, okay?
I'll be right back, I promise.
Can you just hurry up, please?
[obscure music]
-[air whooshing]
-[ghostly whispering]
[gasps] You scared me.
I'm sorry, but you gotta come
see this.
[Abigail]
Any of this look familiar?
Yeah, in my dream,
this is where I find
the boy and his dog.
It's a long story, okay?
Let's just get this over with.
[soft obscure music]
[Abigail] Hey.
Are you crazy?
-Look at this stuff.
-I know, okay?
But Mr. Cohen's trying
to show me something,
so this is what I have to do.
This is nuts, Billy.
[Billy] Just bear with me, okay?
[soft obscure music continues]
[Abigail] Hey, look at this.
[Billy] What is that?
Looks like
Mr. Cohen's dad was obsessed.
-Obsessed?
-Abigail...
The man was fucking crazy,
Billy.
All right, all right, just...
all the more reason
why we have to help
this little kid, right?
Yeah.
[child sobbing]
Did you hear that?
[soft obscure music continues]
-[air whooshing]
-[footsteps clacking]
[Billy groaning]
[door creaks, slams]
Abigail!
It won't open.
[Billy] Fuck!
[sighs]
All right, stand back.
[door banging]
Billy, get me outta here.
I'm trying.
[Abigail] Try harder.
-[door banging]
-[dog howling]
[dog whining]
[tense music]
What's going on?
Abigail!
[tense music continues]
Billy, there's
someone out there.
Abigail, listen to me.
Hide.
Hide now.
-[groaning]
-[tense music continues]
[woman] We have to hurry.
Do you have everything you want?
-[child] Yes.
-Are you sure?
[Child] Of course.
-[door creaks]
-[tense music]
[dog whining]
We're too late.
Your father's home.
[footsteps clacking]
[dog whining]
[tense music continues]
[dog whining]
-[knife thudding repeatedly]
-[dog yelping]
[tense music]
[obscure music]
[sighs]
Go into your room
and hide, okay?
[Child]
But what if he hurts you again?
-I can protect you--
-Do as I say, okay?
I love you, baby.
Go.
[suspenseful music]
[child sobbing]
[man] You were gonna leave me,
you fucking bitch!
[woman] Please, no.
-[slaps]
-[woman] No!
[man] Look what you made me do.
-[glass breaks]
-Look what you made me do!
-[woman groans]
-[tense music]
Help me! [sobbing]
-[door slams]
-[child sobbing]
Hey, there.
[Billy] Listen, I know it's hard
to see this now,
but you gotta believe me
that everything's gonna be okay.
-[child sobbing]
-[soft tense music]
-[gun fires]
-[tense suspenseful music]
-[door opens]
-[Billy] Hey!
Stop, all right,
I just wanna help.
Please!
Come here!
[child sobbing]
Abigail!
Abigail!
[child sobbing continues]
Kid, what's goin' on?
[Child] You killed him.
[Billy] Your dog?
[Child] Yes.
My dad said
someone stabbed him and--
and he was suffering.
So he shot him
to put him out of his misery.
We gotta get you
outta here, okay? Just...
You can come with
me, just gimme your hand.
[Child sobbing] It's too late.
I still don't think
it was enough.
Just gimme your hand
and we can get out of here
together.
[child] You can't save me.
I know what I need to do now.
Be careful.
[mysterious music]
[man] It had to be done.
Please, Daddy, help me.
[man] I had to try it,
but it didn't work either.
But it still wants more.
[Cohen's voice]
Billy, you know
what you must do.
[sinister music]
[devilishly] It's not gonna stop
till it gets what it wants.
-[knife thuds]
-[tense music]
[Abigail] Stop.
Billy, stop.
[gasps] No.
No. No, please.
Abigail, no.
No.
Abigail, please, no.
No! No! [sobbing]
No, please. [sobbing]
[air whooshing]
[ominous music]
[shouts]
Help, I can't move!
Nurse!
Nurse!
Help, I can't move!
Somebody help me!
[grunts]
Help me!
Please, somebody
help me! Please!
Nurse, please, I can't move!
[Cohen]
It's a shift change.
Mr. Cohen.
[soft dramatic music]
Nobody, and I mean nobody,
gives a shit about you
for another 10 or 15 minutes.
You're still awake?
Isn't that obvious?
I don't understand.
I-I left the hospital
to go to your old house
to help you and--
You did help me.
What's happening?
Wh-where's Abigail?
Billy, don't piss me off
on purpose.
You know the answer
to both those questions.
I-I don't understand, I--
You don't understand what?
We tried to help you,
to save you from your father.
[Cohen] Come on, Billy,
for Christ's sake,
you're smarter than that.
You can figure it out,
it's not that hard.
None of this is real.
This is just a dream.
I'm gonna close my eyes,
and once I open them,
everything's gonna
go back to normal.
Billy, it's absolutely real.
And don't bluff me, you prick.
So I actually killed her?
Yes.
[sobs] Oh, I didn't know
it was her.
I thought it was your father.
I was so confused, I--
I'm not the little boy
in the picture, asshole!
Almost right.
[tense music]
Help me! [sobbing]
Abigail was innocent,
she never hurt anybody.
But that's the point.
Don't you fucking get it?
My wife was the same way.
She was innocent.
[sobbing] Baby, please wake up.
-[knife thuds]
-[groans]
[Cohen] She was about
to leave me anyway,
so it didn't really matter.
That was over.
[sobbing] Please,
Daddy, help me.
Your wife and your own son?
Yes, my wife and my son.
And you can imagine
how little I give a shit
about you.
You're a monster.
Yeah, you may be right.
[Cohen] I think of myself
as the necessary evil.
What happened to your son?
That was 100 years ago, bud.
And you know what they
did with kids then?
They put them in the mad house
and they took their brain
from them.
[sinister music]
How could you do
something so evil?
Because I had to.
He was just a little boy.
I know! He was my son.
I still don't understand.
I was diagnosed with terminal
cancer at 25 years old.
Too young and not fair.
-Nurse!
-[Cohen] So,
I tried to make a deal
that would make that go away.
[bell tolls]
And in the deal it required me
to do very, very personal,
tragic shit.
The certain sacrifices
that would do two things,
really.
Get rid of the cancer...
and...
let me live forever.
[electricity buzzing]
And nothing worked.
Nothing pleased him.
I even gave him the family dog.
-[knife thudding]
-[dog yelping]
The guy is the worst!
So you found someone
who was innocent enough
to be sacrificed
by the one person
who loved them the most.
[sobbing] I'm so sorry!
That actually tied him over
for a little bit.
I'm the one trying
to stay alive.
After a little while,
it came back.
He's come back from me.
And so did the cancer.
-[coughing]
-[Cohen] 'Cause then again,
-I tried everything.
-[whoosh]
My old roommate saw.
We all miss your roommate.
He did not kill himself.
Leave this place.
I tried it on Nurse Diana.
And you better help me
or I'm gone.
-[tires screech]
-[thuds]
James, the orderly...
-[air whooshing]
-[gun fires]
...that left me
with one choice.
[James]
Meet your roommate, Billy.
You are really
something special.
So innocent.
[Billy] Help, please.
Hard to argue with the results.
Fuck you!
I'll be able to move again.
Just wait.
I'll find that priest and--
No, you're not gonna
get help from him.
[gasps, coughing]
[Cohen] You are gonna
move someday,
but you're not gonna do it
with Father Gestas' help.
He paid off the last
of his debts to him...
-[panting]
-[dramatic music]
...which finally set him free
-from all his worldly demons.
-[slaps]
-[slapping]
-[groaning]
I gotta go.
I'd have a hard time explaining
to these raggedy-ass nurses
out here what I just told you.
No, don't go,
just wait a minute, please.
There has to be some way
I can move.
Please.
Please help me, I'm begging you.
[door opens]
Here's wisdom.
"Let he who hath understanding
find the beast who is a man,
and that man has a number,
and his number is 6-6-6."
Got it? Revelations.
Right here, 1318.
Somebody stop him, please!
Someone, stop him, please!
Help me! [sobbing]
[Billy]
Somebody, help me!
Please help!
Somebody, please help!
[music fades]
[tense music]
[woman] Just--
I hate seeing you like this.
[sobbing] It hurts my heart.
[patient] It's okay.
This...
This is only temporary, Vanessa.
I promise, I'll do everything
in my power
to get up and out of this bed.
I know you will.
[Vanessa] And I'll be right by
your side when you do.
-[kisses]
-Like you always have been.
Always.
[ominous music]
[soft music]
[soft music continues]
[soft music continues]