The Haunting of Cottonwood (2024) Movie Script
So, Georgina,
how have things been since our last visit?
Fine.
Fine, I think.
Yeah.
It's been a little hard,
but we're getting there.
Good. And what about you, David?
Taking it day by day.
And the dreams?
She's been doing really well, Doc.
Maybe we can dial back the meds?
We can certainly take a look at that.
It's been almost a year, you know,
and I'm so glad to hear that
Addison's grades are improving
after losing Avery.
This can all be especially
difficult for a twin.
Georgina, how about the drawings?
I stopped doing them.
That's great.
Most relationships fail
after a tragedy like this,
but I'm happy to see that
you guys are doing so great.
And I think that this move to
Florida is gonna be amazing
for you and the girls.
So you will have to keep me posted.
We will.
And you have my cell phone number,
so anything that you need at any time,
please don't hesitate.
If you're ever in Florida.
Oh, absolutely. I
will take you up on that.
Best of luck to the both of you.
- All right.
- Thank you.
We'll see you again.
All right, take care.
Thanks, Doc.
All right. Bye-bye.
Hey, honey, you sure
you don't want any coffee
before you leave?
No, no, I have my water. Thanks.
It's the psychiatrist.
Really?
Is everything okay?
Yep, everything is good.
I just wanted to let you know
that I did reduce the dosage for Georgina,
so it'll probably take a couple
of weeks to go into effect,
but that should make a difference.
I also called in a 90 day supply,
so you should be all set.
But if there's anything else
that you need, let me know.
Okay, yeah, cool.
Hey, I just wanted to thank you.
We couldn't have done
this move without you.
Really looking forward to it.
You never know what I
may uncover from my past.
Stop by anytime, all right?
Absolutely.
Listen, David, I know that
losing your twin daughter Avery
and your rock band Eclipse in the same year
has been devastating.
Hopefully this move will be a fresh start
for you and the family.
All right. Thank you, Doc.
You got it.
Take care.
Bye-bye.
All right, girls, I'll
see you this weekend.
Okay, so the car transporter
will be here by 9:00.
Movers will be done by 10:00.
Call me the minute they're done.
All right, it's a long drive.
Please be safe.
Everything's gonna be all right.
All right, I'll see you in a few days.
Miss you already.
Girls, give me a hug.
Come on.
- Bye, Dad.
- All right, baby.
I'll see you soon, all right?
You, behave.
Come on.
All right, gotta go.
- All right.
- All right, girls.
Lock behind me.
All right, hon, I'll see you soon.
Love you.
All right, girls. Be good.
Take care, all right?
- Bye.
- Bye.
Bye, Daddy.
Come on, girls.
We got some packing to do.
Come on.
I'll tell you of a time
When blood colored
the sword of a warrior
True love was a crime
For hearts held by a king,
as a king had held mine
Scream from the womb
Far better to love
than to live in this tomb
Hey, Addy, can you get
us some more balloon?
Mom!
Hey, this is Dave.
Leave a message after the beep.
Morning, sweetie.
Call me when you're up.
I love you.
Hey, I tried to call you earlier.
I was just checking out of the hotel.
I missed you last night.
I missed you too.
Georgina, you okay?
G?
Please don't go to the house.
I'm not so sure about this move.
Suddenly it's become real.
Listen, honey, we both need this.
Plus, what are the chances
of us inheriting a property
that was once owned by my great uncle?
I had another dream.
Look, honey, you're upset,
but if you want I can turn around.
I can try to delay the signing.
It was so real.
I feel it's like we're being warned.
Oh, okay. That's it.
I'm just gonna turn around.
Feel as though you wanna forget the past
about our daughter.
Our daughter's gone, Georgina.
We will have her memory forever,
but we have got to get over this tragedy
or it's going to consume us.
Yeah.
I'm being silly.
You're right. This is the past.
Are you sure?
Yes. Yes, I'm sure.
I love you, Dave.
Thank you for being there.
Always.
Look, I love you, all right?
I'll call you later.
I love you too. Bye.
Bye.
Oh wow.
Good morning, Mr. Edwards.
Yeah. No, no, no.
Call me Dave.
How are you?
Good.
Well, this is it, the old Cottonwood house.
What do you think?
It's not as bad as I
thought it was gonna be.
Exactly. The trust has kept
up the exterior maintenance.
That's Ralph, the local handyman.
Good morning, Joey.
Good morning, Ralph.
Oh my.
She's a beauty.
She sure is.
Here she is.
Oh my god.
And the antiques?
Come with the house.
No way.
Oh my god.
That thing almost gave me a heart attack.
Are you all right?
I'm fine.
Wonder how that got in here?
I gotta go.
Can't leave my next client hanging around.
Hey, look, the sun's finally come out.
I will have everything
ready for you to sign
tomorrow around 11:00 AM.
That'd be perfect.
Thank you.
Hey, do you mind if I take
a look around the grounds?
Sure. This time
tomorrow she'll be all yours.
Thanks, Sally.
Oh, Ralph.
Yo.
Do you have a card?
I do, but I'll have to
go grab it in my truck.
That's fine.
I'm pretty sure I can keep you busy
working around the house.
Hey, I'm in.
All right, man. Thank you.
There goes our inheritance.
Wow.
Damn it!
You kidding me?
Twice in one day?
Hey. Good morning, sweetheart.
I called a few times.
You had me worried.
Oh.
Glad to hear your voice.
I'm sorry. It was just late.
I'm really tired.
What's happening?
How's the house?
Oh, it's perfect.
Somebody up there is looking down on us.
You know it's almost 10:00, right?
Shit!
No, no, no. I got the signing at 11:00.
Listen, let me get a coffee,
and then I'll call you
the second I get the keys.
Call this time.
I will.
Good luck.
- I love you, babe.
- Love you. Bye.
Shit!
One more document, Sally.
Thank you.
Thank you, Barry.
You're welcome.
And last but not least, sign right there.
Got it.
Think with all this paperwork
that I'm buying a small country.
Well, it's worth it
because now I'm looking at the new owner
of the old Cottonwood
Orphanage back in family hands.
You know, it's funny, you
mentioned that the other day.
I never knew this was an old orphanage.
Well, your great uncle
and aunt were not only great
doctors, but humanitarians.
They used to care for
orphans displaced by the war.
Huh? What do you know?
Thank you.
Mr. Edwards.
Yeah?
Please take care of Cottonwood.
It has a special meaning in my heart.
Of course.
You gotta love these old homes, right?
Thank you.
I'll make sure to get you copies.
Okay.
Dave.
Hey, how are you?
Good. Good.
Good. Here are the blueprints.
Let's do this walkthrough.
Tomorrow we start fixing this beauty up.
If you don't mind, I'm
gonna call a friend of mine.
He's a building inspector.
See if he can stop by for a few minutes.
All right.
I will warn you though,
we may need a permit before we can start.
Permit?
Christ, how long is that gonna take?
About a week.
But we can work on
other stuff in the meantime.
A week...
Hey, Ralph?
Yeah.
What room's this?
That's the living room, isn't it?
I don't think so.
It's not adding up.
Here. I gotta remeasure the hallway anyway.
You know how these
plans change over the years.
Yeah.
That window.
Yeah. That's the living room.
No, no, that's the living room.
That is not in the living room.
Are you sure?
Yeah.
You said you wanted to
measure the hallway again.
So let's go inside.
All right.
Hey, grab that.
There.
This just isn't adding up.
Let me go grab a hammer.
Yeah.
Sounds like it's hollow right there.
Maybe an old doorway.
Yeah, maybe.
Whatever it is, it was boarded up.
Pass me that hammer.
Oh, hold that thought.
Let's see who that is.
Robert.
Ralph.
Good to see you.
Hi. You too, buddy.
Hey, Dave Edwards.
David?
Nice to meet you.
I've just taken over the
helm of this beautiful home.
Oh, isn't she?
One of the finest
historical homes in the area.
Thank you.
Anyway, I picked up your message and I was passing.
I figured I'd pop in and see what you have to offer.
Yeah, absolutely.
So where do we start?
Well, let me show you around.
You're all good to go.
Perfect.
I'll see you at pool tonight?
Absolutely.
Well?
Just as we suspected.
Termite damage, electrical
board needs replacing,
and there is a serious
issue with the basement.
Christ. What's that?
Sump pump's missing.
How long is that gonna take?
Two weeks tops.
My family comes in in two days.
Looks like we're gonna be staying
at the hotel a little longer than expected.
You want me to punch a hole in the wall?
Nah, nah, it's getting late.
Let's get outta here.
Call it a day.
Hey babe. Sorry.
I was just about to call you.
How are the kids?
Excited. How's the house?
Oh, it's awesome. Guess what?
I think I found a secret room.
Really?
Yeah.
Oh my god. How awesome.
Dave, please be careful.
I will.
Listen, I just stepped in
the bar to get a bite to eat.
Can I call you back?
Sure. Talk to you later.
Okay, babe.
- Bye.
- Love you.
Wife troubles?
Only if I don't listen to her.
You want another?
Make it a jack and Coke.
Gotcha.
Thanks.
So, so you're doing okay
I'm feeling
I'm feeling okay
So stay apart
I'm feeling
I'm feeling okay
So your devil and your god
They will do it apart
I'm feeling
I'm feeling all great
So stay apart
I'm feeling
I'm feeling all great
So your devil and your god
They will do it apart
Your devil, your god
They will do it apart
Your devil, your god
They will do it apart
Treasure chest?
Oh God.
Almost gave me a heart attack.
How the hell did that damn cat get in here?
Fucking cat scared the shit out of me.
Get a grip, Dave.
You only had a couple drinks.
Jumping at shadows.
Shit still works.
Wow.
Look at this.
I know, right?
I couldn't resist, punched
in the wall last night.
Look, I came in this morning.
I took down boards.
There was even the door.
Well, you were right,
this wasn't the living room.
It looks like an old office.
Hey, do me a favor, man.
Make sure nobody comes in here.
Still gotta rifle through all that stuff.
In fact, can you just tarp it up?
Yeah, no problem.
Look, I gotta pick up
my family at the airport.
Last night, can you check the plumbing?
'Cause it was making some
crazy noises here last night.
On it.
Awesome. Thank you.
What do you think?
This is so cool.
Yeah? Come on, get out.
Check it out.
Hey, that means you too.
Come on.
Hey, slow down.
It's not ready for you
to run wild in it yet.
Come on.
Wow.
That's really cool.
Yeah?
It's beautiful.
Yeah.
And everything you said it was gonna be.
Yeah.
Do you wanna tell the kids
now about your little secret?
Sure.
But before we begin, I gotta tell you,
we have to stay at the
hotel a week at the most.
The inspector found some floor damage
and some of the lights just aren't...
Yeah.
It is what it is.
I just didn't budget on that.
It's all right. It's all right.
We'll keep working on the floors.
That way we can move in.
Keep working on the old beauty.
What do you think about that?
Yeah.
Wanna check out that surprise?
Let's go.
What do you think?
There's a piano!
Whoa, what's in here?
Nothing.
Come with me.
Is there really a surprise, Dad?
Yes. This is the secret room.
Wow. It really is a secret room.
- Hey, don't touch anything.
- Hey, what's that?
That's an old radio.
- Wow. Look at this thing.
- Don't touch it.
Yeah, don't touch that, Addy.
It's a typewriter.
Grandparents used to have one of these.
Who's that?
Who's that? I don't know.
There a lot of pictures of him though.
We'll find out.
Yeah.
Are we really gonna live here?
We live here.
This is our house.
Mommy.
I see a foot, doctor.
Hey!
Hey!
Hey. Are you all right?
- Mom, what happened?
- What happened? Hey.
Feel like strange.
I feel like I've been here before.
Maybe in a past life.
Yes.
This is your heritage, not mine.
Oh, yeah. Look.
There he is. It's my great uncle.
Hey, something just moved over there.
All right, that's enough.
Come on, let's get outta here.
Let's get some pizza.
Come on.
Are you all right?
Thank you.
Hey.
How are you feeling, baby?
I am exhausted.
How about a nightcap?
No, I think I'm just gonna
take a shower and relax.
I have a ton of emails to catch up on.
Just one drink?
No, no, you go.
You go. Have fun, all right?
All right.
I'll be back in an hour.
All right?
- All right, baby.
- See you later.
See you soon.
Hey, it's you again.
Hey.
Jack and Coke?
You remembered.
Of course. I couldn't forget you.
I'm Dave.
Carly.
Nice to meet you.
But I know you, you just
bought that Cottonwood house.
Thinking of making it
into a bed and breakfast?
I could work two jobs,
Word travels fast in a small town.
No, no, no, no.
I'm gonna make it my resident home.
No, it definitely does.
Listen in a small town, we
know everything about everyone
before it even happens.
I'll give you that drink.
Love it. Thanks.
That's so funny.
You said you were a Scorpio?
- Yes.
- I love Scorpio.
- Hi, Carly.
- Hey, Phil.
The usual?
Please.
Gotcha.
Hi, Mr. Edwards?
Yes.
You're staying in my
hotel right next door.
I'm Phil, the hotel manager.
Oh, hey, call me Dave.
Dave, pleasure to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Would you like another drink?
Nah. No, no, no.
I got a busy day tomorrow.
Thanks anyway.
Renovating that old orphanage.
I don't envy you.
You know, I'll take that drink.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
Carly, could you set him up?
Yeah, I got ya.
Thanks.
So how long have you
been at the Lakeside Inn?
I'm the longest serving
employee. 10 years.
Wow.
10 long years.
What can you tell me about my house?
Well, there've been
many who tried to buy it,
but something always went wrong.
It's not a lucky house.
Some say it's haunted.
Come on, man.
It's all talk.
I'm more scared of
the living than the dead.
Tell me about it.
Did your estate agent Sally tell you
that her grandmother, Nurse Jenkins,
was living there up until
she passed recently?
No. No, no.
Who's Nurse Jenkins?
She was the nanny of the orphanage.
She forgot to tell me that. No.
Still, I'm glad I chose
this cool house to restore.
Or did the house choose you?
Well, goodnight, Dave.
Please ignore that goofball.
It is a small town, all right?
And it has a way of making
everyone go a little crazy.
Okay.
You know, there are a lot of empty rooms
in the hotel tonight.
You know, it would be a
shame to let them go to waste.
How'd you get that hotel key?
Phil gives me a key when I work late.
Oh, clumsy me.
Timing is everything around here.
Pass me my tab.
No worries. It's on the house.
Thank you.
See you later.
I'll see you later.
Addy?
Addy?
Welcome home, Mommy.
Georgina?
You okay?
Hey, good morning, babe.
You all right?
You were burning up last night.
I had a dream. It was so real.
Maybe we should just
have a day of doing nothing.
Take it easy today.
No, no, I'm fine.
I'll come to the house with you later.
Are you sure you're all right?
I promise.
Promise.
All right.
Hey, sleepy head.
Hey, I lost you for a minute.
Kids running around upstairs.
Huh?
I'm sure it's just Addy exploring.
No, it sounded like a lot of kids.
And Addison is outside playing with Amber.
God damn. What a mess.
Need to sweep.
Cat's made his home up there.
Dave, are you sure you
didn't hear the children upstairs?
Honey, listen, it was Addy, I swear.
It's been a hard move, all right?
You're gonna settle in.
I promise you. You're gonna be all right.
Huh?
Open it.
This just fell down the chimney.
Cool. Hidden treasure?
I wanna see.
I saw it in my dream.
A boy holding a doll.
No, hun, you saw the photograph.
Can I have it, Dad?
I'm starting to like
this creepy old house.
Dave, really.
Do me a favor. Don't
start with me today, all right?
Georgina!
Ow!
Uh, Mom!
Addison cut her finger!
Mom!
Addison, what have you done?
Oh, you're gonna need a tetanus shot.
You know, this could be worth something.
Let me see.
What happened here?
All right, G, clean her up.
She doesn't need a tetanus shot.
Come on.
Amber, come on.
Georgina!
Georgina!
What is it?
Look at this. Check...
Um...
A cat. A big cat went up the chimney.
Jesus. Dave, you scared me.
Yeah.
Come on, kiddo. Let's get outta here.
Kiddo? I'm 14.
You are never too young
to be told, young lady.
Let's go.
Lake's pretty beautiful, huh?
Yeah, it's really nice.
I love it.
Hey, Amber, there's a pool over there.
Can we please go swimming?
Maybe later.
I don't really feel like digging
through our suitcases right now.
Come on. It's really hot outside.
And I'm really tired.
Hey, I haven't seen you guys here before.
Are you staying at the inn?
Yeah, just for a couple days
while my dad fixes up our new house.
Nice.
I'm Dawn.
Amber. And that's Addison.
Hi.
Well, I have work in a
minute, so I have to get going,
but maybe I'll catch you later.
Nice meeting you.
Finally.
Got the permits.
Did you find anything?
Not yet.
Actually there was this one thing.
Let's see here.
Local man...
Hey.
Hey.
I see you two are making new friends?
Oh, Dawn?
Yeah, she was nice.
What are you looking at?
Just the history of the house.
I like our new house.
I'm glad you do, babe.
But does our house like us?
Hey, can we go swimming now?
Fine.
Yes.
Be careful.
Hi, Sebastian.
I missed you at the pool today.
Where were you?
The lake was so pretty.
You should come out and
see it with me sometime.
We met this girl named Dawn on the dock.
I think she's really cool.
Addy?
You okay?
This is my sister Amber.
Who are you talking to?
My friend.
Okay, well tell your friend that it's late
and I wanna go to bed.
Okay.
Goodnight, Sebastian.
I'll see you tomorrow.
It's late.
Come on, it's 3:00 AM,
and you haven't even found anything yet.
Well, I did find something.
These nightmares I've been having lately.
A man being hanged, a child screaming.
Apparently there was a hanging.
A gardener was hanged
for killing a child at a local orphanage.
And I think it's our house,
and I think it's trying
to tell us something.
Okay, first of all, what
is it with you not telling me
about your nightmares, huh?
And no, that has nothing
to do with our house.
I don't want you to worry.
But this time was so different.
I saw Avery.
She was calling me to the house,
and then I saw a man being hanged,
screaming that the doctor did it.
Please listen.
You need to tell me when
you're having these nightmares.
The house is trying to tell us something.
It's trying to tell us something
bad happened there.
The newspaper articles.
Didn't they clearly say Royalou?
Didn't they?
Yeah.
It didn't happen here.
It's not even in this location.
I'll ask Ralph tomorrow
where this Royalou is located.
All right.
No idea why the lights are on at night.
Maybe a timer.
You should just go solar.
Save a lot more money.
We already blew the breaker.
I like the way you think.
Save some cash.
I'm with you on that.
Yeah, the electrics are shot.
It's my wife. Hold on.
Hey, honey.
Hey, baby. What's up?
Hey, Addison, wanted
to stay here with you
while I run into town.
Do you need anything?
Yeah, you know, get us a
12 pack and a bag of chips.
Addy can stay with me.
Thank you.
All right. Come on, girl.
Oh, let me get that for you.
- Sure.
- There you go.
Come on, hun.
Bye.
Thank you, babe.
Yep.
All right.
How are you?
- Good.
- Good.
Come on.
Hi. What do we got?
Yeah, we're wasting our time with this.
We got a serious problem in the basement.
The sump is completely blocked with weeds.
Yeah, well I can't handle that stench.
That job's all you.
Well, don't get lazy on me now.
I'm not. You're just gonna do it.
Of course I am.
Look when you're done,
I got a cold one for you.
With that stink? Two.
All right.
All right.
Thank you.
No problem.
Well, isn't Peaceful
Creek a beautiful little town?
Yeah, it's pretty cool.
I am gonna do some shopping,
and then I'll pop into the internet cafe
and check on you in a bit.
Okay. Sounds good.
Bye. See you later.
Bye, Mom.
Hey, nice to see you again.
Hi.
There you go. Sorry.
Yeah, I promise I'm not a stalker.
I'm just looking for history on the town.
I can't find any.
I overheard my parents talking
last night about some murder
that happened in like Roy Blau,
Roy Blue, something like that.
I don't know.
It's Royalou.
It was named after the
children of a former city mayor.
Interesting.
After an innocent young
man was publicly hanged,
the shame almost destroyed the town.
Many people stayed.
Many people moved on.
Many people died.
But no one knows what happened
to the mayor or his children.
Whispers are that the ghost
of Doyle has them cocooned.
And rightfully so.
I'm sorry, for real?
Search up city approves
name change to Peaceful Creek.
That's what you'll find it under.
Wexford retires,
calls for the town's name change.
Dr. Oliver murdered.
Whoa.
Miss, can you help me?
Oh my god.
Ma'am?
Ma'am, is everything all right?
Boy. I saw a little boy.
I'm sorry, but there's
no little boy here.
No, no. I could have sworn that I...
Would you like me to
help you with anything?
Would you like some water?
No, thank you.
Freak accident claims
Dr's son, Sebastian.
No.
No!
Did you find what you were looking for?
Yes, I did.
Thank you.
Oh, this town's got a rad history.
You have no idea.
Hi. Welcome in.
I'll be with you in a sec.
Hey, Mom. That's Dawn.
She's been really helpful.
Didn't I see you at the hotel yesterday?
Yes. I love it there
under the old oak tree.
I have the information Dad needs.
Dad needs?
Yeah. I overheard you
guys talking last night.
Well, here's my number.
Amber, if you need any more information
or if Mom needs a sitter.
Sitter? Really?
Thank you very much.
We'll definitely take you
up on sitting very soon.
I'm 14. I don't need a sitter.
Mm-hmm.
Have a good day, guys.
And it was really cool
that she worked there too
'cause I got to ask her
questions and everything.
I am so glad you got to meet some people.
Can you hold my purse for me?
Yeah.
Thank you.
Well, I thought she was nice.
So, Sherlock, what'd you
find out after eavesdropping
on me and your father last night?
Sorry, Mom.
I overheard you guys talking
last night about the house,
and so I dug up some information.
Royalou isn't that far away.
In fact, we live in Royalou.
Wait, what? How can that be?
Check it out. Here.
Mom?
Mom, are you okay?
I knew it.
Knew what?
Mom, are you sure you're okay?
Did you take your medicine today?
Yes. I'm fine.
There's something about this house.
Something isn't right.
Mom.
Mom, I think the house is cool.
Yes. Dave Edwards.
Yeah, I'll hold. Thank you.
Hey, is everything all right?
I'm fine.
I didn't know we had a
modern day Sherlock Holmes
in our midst.
It turns out that this house
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Yes.
Mr. Edwards?
I have some good news.
All the paperwork's been passed,
and you can continue with the renovation.
Thank you, man.
I appreciate it.
I'll talk to you soon, all right?
Thank you.
I'm sorry, baby. What was that?
Amber has dug up the
whole history of our new home
and it's not good, Dave.
What do you mean it's not good?
Did you even take the
time to check this place out?
Oh yeah. I forgot to tell
you about Mrs. Jenkins.
Mrs. Jenkins? I thought
her name was Victoria.
What the hell are you talking about?
Look, this figure is clearly a woman.
I think this is Dr. Oliver's wife Victoria
and that this is her son Sebastian.
Huh.
Dad, is it true our house is haunted?
No. Who's been telling you that nonsense?
Our house is not haunted.
Amber told me.
Amber?
Amber, what the hell are you doing
telling her that our house is haunted?
It's just a joke.
What's the big deal?
What's the big deal?
She's eight years old, that's the big deal.
Your dad's right on this one
and under a lot of pressure.
As am I.
Please no more.
Look, okay, I was joking.
There's no ghosts in the house.
They're under your bed.
Dad!
Stop it, you little shit.
It's enough.
No, no, no.
Just drink your beer.
It's on me.
I am just getting
distracted by all of this.
But it's all starting to make sense.
We have a purpose.
What's this about Mrs. Jenkins?
She's just an old tenant
that used to live here.
Listen, man, I'm getting over this.
I'm tired. I'm hungry.
Can we just have dinner?
Maybe Amber's right?
I don't know.
We are stripping the
wallpaper back layer by layer.
The truth's gonna come out.
I'll order Chinese.
We'll have a picnic in the garden.
Best I can do to lighten the mood.
All right, thank you.
All right, let's go.
Look, Dad, I'm sorry.
It was a bad joke.
It's all right babe.
Look, just think twice
before you say something.
Addison's only eight and your mom
Is fine.
I actually feel connected here.
The past is the past.
Hey, I met this really cool lady
at the internet cafe, Dawn.
She literally knows
everything about this town,
and she's willing to babysit
if you guys wanted to take a night out.
You sure changed your tune.
I don't think that's gonna
be happening anytime soon.
But she's really knowledgeable though.
She literally told me
everything there is to know
about the town.
Oh, did you know it used
to be called Royalou?
Check it out.
Yeah, It's funny you mention that.
I told your mom last night
that I found some newspaper clippings
that mentioned Royalou.
Yeah, um, about that,
I may have heard you
guys talking last night.
Our house might have a
checkered past, but we're here now.
The lights are on,
and we're gonna breathe fresh life into it.
Dad.
Yeah, baby?
I think I just saw a ghost.
No, enough.
Amber. Amber.
You see that's why we don't
tell jokes about haunted houses.
Mom, there was actually
something up there,
and it waved at me.
It's probably Ralph.
Or the swamp man.
Stop it!
That's enough.
Enough.
Seriously. Stop. Stop.
- I was just joking.
- But
No, you too.
Stop.
Finish your food.
Or I'm gonna come and get you.
I'm gonna come and... Fine. Fine!
I'll eat it.
All right.
Here, baby.
You guys clean up.
Take this for me.
Thank you.
Thank you.
All right.
- Okay.
- Thank you, sweetie.
Hey, seriously, I have to tell you,
this place is beginning to freak me out.
Look, when I was upstairs,
I mean the door slammed.
The window was open.
Remember the other day
when I heard those footsteps upstairs?
The girls were outside playing ball.
I think this house is
trying to tell us something.
We're beginning to sound like the kids.
Hey, can you call that babysitter?
Let's get a drink.
You with me?
Come on. Come on.
Honey, are you okay?
Yeah. Have you seen that doll?
No.
Maybe Addy has it?
With what happened to her finger?
Maybe the cat dragged
it back up the chimney.
Maybe you need to see a therapist.
Good one.
You called Dawn, right?
I was just about to.
Thank you.
Dawn?
Yes.
Yeah. Hi, this is Georgina, Amber's mom.
Oh, hey.
I just wanna call and say
thank you for befriending Amber.
She's really enjoying
researching the town's history
with you.
Hey, Amber. Have you seen that doll?
No, I haven't. I'm sorry.
Oh, hey. Wait, wait.
Dad, there was something
else I wanted to talk to you about.
Okay.
I found something in the internet cafe.
What's that?
Okay, so there was
this really old cop Wexford.
Don't withhold
information from me, doctor.
He believed that your
great uncle Dr. Oliver
killed a kid.
Come on.
No, I'm being serious.
There were rumors that like
circulated around the town
or whatever and nothing was ever proven.
People believed the orphan's
nanny possessed Dr. Oliver
and made him commit the crimes.
And then she made him frame
the gardener who was hanged.
When they found the kid, skin
was missing from off his face.
And then Wexford wrote
that the doll had like human skin on it.
Do you think that Dr. Oliver
was trying to bring back his dead son?
It's all been worthwhile.
In six hours, mad Doyle will be dead.
It's totally made up.
No, I'm serious.
No. So am I.
- Come on.
- It was in the newspaper.
Whatever.
Do you remember the name Mary Shelley?
Does it ring a bell?
I don't know.
- Wasn't she like an author or something?
- Yeah, she was.
Yeah, yeah.
- She'd have you believing Frankenstein existed.
- Come on.
Hey, do me a favor though.
Don't say anything to your mom.
You mentioned that you do sitting.
We could really do with a good night out.
I know Amber's 14,
but I'd feel a little better
with somebody older
kinda watching over them.
It looks like we have a lot in common.
I'd love to sit for you guys.
Fantastic. Are you free tonight?
My schedule just opened up.
I look forward to meeting
the rest of the family.
See you at 6:00.
Right. Right.
Precise.
Whoa.
Bad day?
Jack and Coke.
And what about the lovely lady?
Oh, what lovely lady?
Cheeky.
I'm kidding.
This is my wife Georgina.
Hi. I'm Phil.
Nice to meet you.
Pleasure to meet you.
Same here.
You know what? Make it a double.
And thank you for the compliment.
You hear that, Dave?
Lovely lady.
And don't ever forget it.
All right.
No, our daughter,
she's been just doing her due diligence
looking into the history of our house.
And she's uncovered quite a can of worms.
Well, the past is the past,
and the dead can't do anything to you.
I guess I'm just one of the lucky ones.
One must use the lovely ladies' room.
All right.
So...
What do you mean about
one of the lucky ones?
My daughter witnessed a gator attack
that took her friend
while they were camping.
To this day, she's not sure what she saw.
That's the reason I've stayed here.
She requires medical care, has ever since.
Any news on the nest?
There's definitely a second nest out there.
How's my princess doing today?
Have they found her yet?
A young, beautiful, adventurous girl
crippled by guilt for surviving
that camping incident.
Imagine.
I mean, it was her idea.
Well, I guess life goes on.
I'm sorry.
Thanks.
I'm really sorry, Phil.
Hey, Carly, let me get my tab.
You know, I'm starting
to feel at peace here.
I still get the visions, but
they don't bother me anymore.
It is our home now.
I know you're gonna
make it beautiful for us.
I will.
- Awesome.
- I know.
Hey, Sally, how are you?
I'm good.
Doing some errands before
we get back to the house.
This is my wife Georgina.
It's a pleasure to finally meet you.
The pleasure is mine.
So I heard you started
renovations on the house.
Yeah. Going well.
Good luck with everything.
Thank you.
Well, I gotta run.
Sure.
Oh, before you split,
is the house on the
city line or is it septic?
Septic.
The waste used to
flow directly into the lake,
was a bio-hazard.
So the city took care of it
and gave grants to the stork homes
that have septic tanks installed.
Bio-hazard. I heard some
story about a lake creature.
There's no lake creature.
Trust me.
I gotta run.
Yeah, okay. See you around.
Nice to meet you.
Lake creature? Really?
Remember that guy, Phil?
He told me a bunch of stories.
I'll tell you later.
Let's walk.
Well...
Morning, boss.
I had a cancellation this morning,
so we figured we'd get an early start.
I will tell you though, it's
gonna take some manual labor
because that snake is
useless on that drain.
Well, if you need any real muscle...
He's got all the muscle he needs.
I'm gonna grab the tools.
I'll see you guys in the basement.
Okay.
I'll take a coffee too.
Sure thing.
What's that smell?
This smell's terrible.
It's horrible.
I think it's getting worse.
I think I see something in here.
What?
That's a human jaw.
No.
Holy hell! That's someone's teeth!
Oh my god.
I'm outta here.
Dave, you need to call 9-1-1.
Oh God.
Oak Street, I believe it is.
Yes. Yes, yes, yes.
Peaceful Creek.
Yes, ma'am, I'll be here
when the cops arrive.
Thank you. Okay, bye.
What are you talking about?
Who are you talking to?
Ralph found some bones in the basement.
We don't know if they're an animal.
We don't know if they're human.
Whatever the case is,
just please take the
girls back to the hotel.
I'll call you as soon as I can.
You're scaring me.
Just do me a favor and
take the girls back to town.
Once I figure something
out with the officers,
I'll let you know what's happening.
Dave.
What?
Tell me you're joking.
Please tell me you're joking!
I'm as upset as you are.
Will you just take them into town?
I will call you once I figure things out.
What the hell are we supposed to do?
I don't know!
Just go to town!
Will you do this for me?
We should have never left LA!
God.
- Mom, what's happening?
- We have to go to the car
- right now.
- Why?
- Why do we have to go?
- Mom.
We have to leave.
Why?
Come on. Go, go, go, go, go.
What's going on though?
You'll find out later.
Come on, come on.
- Okay.
- Okay. Oh my gosh.
Take my purse.
Mom, I'm scared.
Mom, what's going on?
Is it something with like
you and Dad or something?
Did you get in a fight?
No. Nothing like that.
I'm just tired.
Everything about this move.
Fine.
It's the house, isn't it?
Mom, just tell the truth, okay?
'Cause you're really
starting to freak me out.
Oh, thank God, officer.
What do we have here?
Follow me.
You're going to have to
call the medical examiner.
Oh man.
What a day.
What happened, Dad?
Septic tank blew at the house.
It's a mess.
Gotta go over there
tomorrow and check it out.
That's what happens
when you inherit an old house, sweetie.
You never know what lies below.
Bonnie, what do we have here?
This crime scene is
bigger than we thought.
We found human remains.
How many bodies?
I can't tell you that
until I get back to the lab.
But what I can tell you, this
is definitely the second nest.
I tried to be brave.
I can't do it anymore.
Shh.
Hey, hey.
It's all right. Listen.
You need to start taking
your meds again, okay?
I can hear the kids coming.
Pull yourself together. Okay?
I have to make a phone call.
All right, babe.
- Is everything okay?
- What's going on, David?
Look, I'm sorry about
the three hour difference.
All right, but Georgina, she had a relapse.
The nightmares are back.
The headaches are back.
It's just, it's full power.
I'm sorry. We're going home.
No, that would be a huge mistake, David.
You have to think of the
children, uprooting them again?
Please just give it time.
Trust me.
Oh, hey, sweetie, I can do that for you.
Oh, thanks.
What are you guys up to today?
Just the usual.
We might hang out by the pool.
She's going to win,
but you have to be patient.
The house has been
nothing but a nightmare.
Please,
David, be patient with your wife.
Amber, finish your sister's hair.
But, Mom, I'm busy.
Amber, please.
I'll be back in a minute.
Why?
I'm trying to start a new
life with my family here!
Hey, honey.
I'm here.
Hey
Are you okay?
No, I'm not.
It's all right.
If we do this, we do this together.
Babe, I just can't put you
guys through this anymore.
I've been through worse.
Let's start this new chapter.
Yeah. When have we ever
given up on each other, huh?
Thank you.
Hey, Ralph?
Yeah. Do me a favor, man.
Get me a price on that septic.
Yeah, I'm gonna re-plumb the backyard.
I'm not gonna let this beat me.
Yeah.
Yeah. No, no, no.
I'm okay.
I'll fill you in when you get here.
Thanks, bro.
All right.
Hey, honey.
Yeah?
Let's get back to
the hotel with the kids.
Let's freshen up.
I'm gonna head over to the house.
Everything's all right?
Okay.
Dave.
Yeah, baby?
Stay safe.
I will.
I love you.
I love you.
Hey, Detective Banks.
Any news?
Good news. It's no longer a crime scene.
Oh! Thank God.
You discovered this nest by accident.
And now we're able to put closure on the case
and get the remains back to their families.
By midday you should
be good to return home.
Thank you so much
Mr. Edwards, thank you.
If it wasn't for you, we
wouldn't have found it.
Thank you, sir.
Looks like we have
the all clear to go home.
Apparently we solved the cold case.
What are you talking about?
Remember that guy, Phil?
He was talking about that gator attack?
Yeah, well, apparently
there were two nests.
One was underneath our house.
What?
Yeah. Yeah.
The drawings, the nightmares.
Phil's daughter had similar
nightmares and drawings.
Georgina, I should never have doubted you.
I'm sorry.
I knew it.
I felt it.
The other day at the piano,
I saw a portrait of Victoria.
She looked just like me.
Dave.
Yeah.
I'm not sure this is your inheritance.
I think it might be mine.
All right, guys, let's
grab some breakfast.
We got a big day ahead.
Everything will work out just fine.
When have we ever given up?
Never.
Daddy, I can see Sebastian.
Sebastian?
So it was you who wrote
his name on the wall?
No, Daddy. Sebastian wrote it.
Oh, isn't he a clever little pussy cat?
We should get him a treat.
No, Mommy. Silly.
Sebastian isn't a cat.
He's my friend who lives in the attic.
Amber.
What? I didn't say anything.
Well then looks like we got
to buy Sebastian some breakfast.
Come on, girls. Let's go.
Dad, Ralph's here!
Dad!
Hey, Ralph.
Nice jeans.
Hey, Ralph.
Good morning.
How are you, man?
- Good.
- Good to see you.
Good to see you.
Morning.
- Hi, Ralph.
- How are you?
Good.
Good. Good.
You know what you're doing with that drill?
I'm an architect.
I'll show you what I
know to do with this drill.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Everything all right?
Yeah, I'm good.
I'm just texting Dawn.
Speak of the devil.
Dawn wants to meet by the pool.
Can you take me back to the hotel?
Sure. I was just about
to get groceries anyway.
Give us a minute, baby.
Thanks.
Hey, what's up?
So I wanted to let
you know I did get a cost
on that septic.
Addy.
Go off, crazy kid.
So tell me what happened.
What're you talking about?
What do you mean what am I talking about?
Fill me in.
They found an old gator
nest underneath the house.
Yeah, it looks like we solved a cold case.
Are you serious?
Yeah.
I knew it.
That was all over the news a few years ago.
That's what they told me.
Wow. You're gonna be the local celebrity.
Put that behind us. Okay?
Come on. Get to work.
That's so cool.
Hey.
Hey.
Isn't this a beautiful place
to just sit and let the world go by?
Yeah. I love sitting here.
So you mentioned you had some news for me.
So you see that old oak tree?
It's over 200 years old.
It's way older than the inn.
So it is oak.
Yeah, I thought so.
But I've never seen all that stuff before.
Spanish Moss.
It's an empathetic flowering plant.
Grows on large trees like oak.
It's really common down here in the south.
I wouldn't touch it though.
It's full of chiggers.
So what about that news?
So you see that large branch right there?
They call it the widow maker.
That's the branch the innocent
young man was hanged from.
Doyle Grump.
Whoa. That's cool.
Man, if that tree could talk
It does.
Please don't do this!
I didn't do anything!
Every time the wind blows,
you can hear the creaking branches cry.
Gotta tell my parents about this.
I would just keep this between us.
Remember what you told
me about your mom's dreams?
It's really cool though.
Like the widow maker.
It's my new favorite tree.
Hey, ladies. Nice to see you again, Dawn.
Everything okay?
Yeah. We're just
hanging out, taking notes.
Maybe we'll take a dip in the pool later.
I would, but I forgot my bathing suit.
Another time for sure though.
Hey, baby.
Let me help you with these bags.
Hey, Dawn. How are you?
Hi, Mr. Edwards.
Dave. Sorry.
All right, ladies, have fun.
I'm gonna head over to the pub.
What about me?
I'm available to watch Addy if you need.
Sure. Let's make a night of it.
Come on.
Dave...
Do you mind?
I'm already here.
Go for it.
Perfect.
All right, we'll only be
a couple hours, girls.
Yeah.
And there's some goodies
and refreshments in the fridge.
Feel free to help yourselves.
Bye.
So how's the new house?
It's spooky.
Goofy. I mean, goofy.
Dad found a secret room.
It's so cool.
Yeah, Dad tore down this wall,
and then it was this creepy
old office with this cat in it
and no one's ever seen it before.
It's not a cat.
It's my friend.
His name is Sebastian.
We found this like
old doll in the chimney
that just disappeared.
Well, I would love to see this room.
Any chance I can?
Yeah.
I mean, I've been dying to
spend more time in there.
No, we can't.
Dad locked the house, remember?
Wait a minute.
So, Addy, what's inside this secret room?
Look what I found.
Where'd you get those?
They're Mom's.
Why don't we go
check it out later tonight
and have some fun?
Yeah.
It was the best fish and chips ever.
It was.
I think we're gonna
fit in here pretty well.
Okay, Dawn, this is the secret room.
Who knows how to play hide and seek?
I used to love playing
hide and seek as a child.
You guys go hide anywhere in the house,
and I'll count down from 20.
The first person found
has to give up a secret.
A secret?
Well, we can't play
'cause Dad said no one's
allowed in the upstairs rooms.
I won't tell if you won't.
Okay, fine.
But only if I get to go first.
Okay. Amber and I will
hide and you come find us.
10, nine, eight, seven,
six, five, four, three, two, one.
Coming. Ready or not.
What a crack.
That was too easy.
Oops.
Looks like I have to give up a secret.
Okay then. Well, what's your secret?
You're all going to die here.
Amber!
Addy, run up here as
quick as you can, okay?
Come on! Come on!
I hope the girls are okay.
They're fine.
I'm sure Dawn's just
giving them a history lesson.
Once upon a time...
We have to go.
In 1965...
It's locked.
Your great great uncle Dr. Oliver
brutally killed a child in this orphanage
in revenge for the loss of his son's life.
Do you know who got the blame?
A young man named Doyle.
That young man was my great uncle.
My grandmother Nurse Jenkins told me
that one day revenge would be served cold.
I have waited many years
for the good doctor's descendants
to finally one day return.
And look at you.
Here you are.
That was such a great night.
But I still hope the kids are okay.
They're fine, babe.
You're right.
We'll be able to do
this more often, I promise.
Now that we have the babysitter.
Look out!
Fuck!
I want Mommy.
Stop.
Addison. Addison, listen to me.
Listen. Are you listening?
We're not alone here, okay?
I need you to be quiet, okay?
I hit somebody. I hit somebody.
I can't see.
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay.
It's okay.
Amber. Amber, it's okay.
Look at me.
It's Sebastian.
He's my friend.
He's not gonna hurt us.
He's my friend.
Continue the story, Dawn.
It was your father.
It was your great-grandmother.
Such a strange man.
Always staring at the children.
Don't you find that odd?
Yes. Yes, I do.
Cold blooded thirsty heart
even sent her own cousin
Doyle to the gallows.
No! It was your father!
Did you hear that?
No. What?
I just heard something.
The door's open.
Oh my god.
The kids! The kids!
Where are you?
Addy!
Amber!
- Addy!
- Girls!
Are you all right?
Are you all right? Are you okay?
It was a ghost.
Come on, come on, come on.
It was Sebastian.
It was Sebastian.
He saved us.
Thank you, Sebastian.
We gotta get outta here.
- Let's go.
- Don't look.
Oh my god!
Don't look.
Oh my god.
It's all right. It's all right.
I came from nothing
You're made of steel
This pain and suffering is on the field
Need a distraction
Just to reveal
That pain and suffering
Is yours to heal
Save me one more time
You'll see that I'll be fine
Now your wish is my command
Now please take my hand
how have things been since our last visit?
Fine.
Fine, I think.
Yeah.
It's been a little hard,
but we're getting there.
Good. And what about you, David?
Taking it day by day.
And the dreams?
She's been doing really well, Doc.
Maybe we can dial back the meds?
We can certainly take a look at that.
It's been almost a year, you know,
and I'm so glad to hear that
Addison's grades are improving
after losing Avery.
This can all be especially
difficult for a twin.
Georgina, how about the drawings?
I stopped doing them.
That's great.
Most relationships fail
after a tragedy like this,
but I'm happy to see that
you guys are doing so great.
And I think that this move to
Florida is gonna be amazing
for you and the girls.
So you will have to keep me posted.
We will.
And you have my cell phone number,
so anything that you need at any time,
please don't hesitate.
If you're ever in Florida.
Oh, absolutely. I
will take you up on that.
Best of luck to the both of you.
- All right.
- Thank you.
We'll see you again.
All right, take care.
Thanks, Doc.
All right. Bye-bye.
Hey, honey, you sure
you don't want any coffee
before you leave?
No, no, I have my water. Thanks.
It's the psychiatrist.
Really?
Is everything okay?
Yep, everything is good.
I just wanted to let you know
that I did reduce the dosage for Georgina,
so it'll probably take a couple
of weeks to go into effect,
but that should make a difference.
I also called in a 90 day supply,
so you should be all set.
But if there's anything else
that you need, let me know.
Okay, yeah, cool.
Hey, I just wanted to thank you.
We couldn't have done
this move without you.
Really looking forward to it.
You never know what I
may uncover from my past.
Stop by anytime, all right?
Absolutely.
Listen, David, I know that
losing your twin daughter Avery
and your rock band Eclipse in the same year
has been devastating.
Hopefully this move will be a fresh start
for you and the family.
All right. Thank you, Doc.
You got it.
Take care.
Bye-bye.
All right, girls, I'll
see you this weekend.
Okay, so the car transporter
will be here by 9:00.
Movers will be done by 10:00.
Call me the minute they're done.
All right, it's a long drive.
Please be safe.
Everything's gonna be all right.
All right, I'll see you in a few days.
Miss you already.
Girls, give me a hug.
Come on.
- Bye, Dad.
- All right, baby.
I'll see you soon, all right?
You, behave.
Come on.
All right, gotta go.
- All right.
- All right, girls.
Lock behind me.
All right, hon, I'll see you soon.
Love you.
All right, girls. Be good.
Take care, all right?
- Bye.
- Bye.
Bye, Daddy.
Come on, girls.
We got some packing to do.
Come on.
I'll tell you of a time
When blood colored
the sword of a warrior
True love was a crime
For hearts held by a king,
as a king had held mine
Scream from the womb
Far better to love
than to live in this tomb
Hey, Addy, can you get
us some more balloon?
Mom!
Hey, this is Dave.
Leave a message after the beep.
Morning, sweetie.
Call me when you're up.
I love you.
Hey, I tried to call you earlier.
I was just checking out of the hotel.
I missed you last night.
I missed you too.
Georgina, you okay?
G?
Please don't go to the house.
I'm not so sure about this move.
Suddenly it's become real.
Listen, honey, we both need this.
Plus, what are the chances
of us inheriting a property
that was once owned by my great uncle?
I had another dream.
Look, honey, you're upset,
but if you want I can turn around.
I can try to delay the signing.
It was so real.
I feel it's like we're being warned.
Oh, okay. That's it.
I'm just gonna turn around.
Feel as though you wanna forget the past
about our daughter.
Our daughter's gone, Georgina.
We will have her memory forever,
but we have got to get over this tragedy
or it's going to consume us.
Yeah.
I'm being silly.
You're right. This is the past.
Are you sure?
Yes. Yes, I'm sure.
I love you, Dave.
Thank you for being there.
Always.
Look, I love you, all right?
I'll call you later.
I love you too. Bye.
Bye.
Oh wow.
Good morning, Mr. Edwards.
Yeah. No, no, no.
Call me Dave.
How are you?
Good.
Well, this is it, the old Cottonwood house.
What do you think?
It's not as bad as I
thought it was gonna be.
Exactly. The trust has kept
up the exterior maintenance.
That's Ralph, the local handyman.
Good morning, Joey.
Good morning, Ralph.
Oh my.
She's a beauty.
She sure is.
Here she is.
Oh my god.
And the antiques?
Come with the house.
No way.
Oh my god.
That thing almost gave me a heart attack.
Are you all right?
I'm fine.
Wonder how that got in here?
I gotta go.
Can't leave my next client hanging around.
Hey, look, the sun's finally come out.
I will have everything
ready for you to sign
tomorrow around 11:00 AM.
That'd be perfect.
Thank you.
Hey, do you mind if I take
a look around the grounds?
Sure. This time
tomorrow she'll be all yours.
Thanks, Sally.
Oh, Ralph.
Yo.
Do you have a card?
I do, but I'll have to
go grab it in my truck.
That's fine.
I'm pretty sure I can keep you busy
working around the house.
Hey, I'm in.
All right, man. Thank you.
There goes our inheritance.
Wow.
Damn it!
You kidding me?
Twice in one day?
Hey. Good morning, sweetheart.
I called a few times.
You had me worried.
Oh.
Glad to hear your voice.
I'm sorry. It was just late.
I'm really tired.
What's happening?
How's the house?
Oh, it's perfect.
Somebody up there is looking down on us.
You know it's almost 10:00, right?
Shit!
No, no, no. I got the signing at 11:00.
Listen, let me get a coffee,
and then I'll call you
the second I get the keys.
Call this time.
I will.
Good luck.
- I love you, babe.
- Love you. Bye.
Shit!
One more document, Sally.
Thank you.
Thank you, Barry.
You're welcome.
And last but not least, sign right there.
Got it.
Think with all this paperwork
that I'm buying a small country.
Well, it's worth it
because now I'm looking at the new owner
of the old Cottonwood
Orphanage back in family hands.
You know, it's funny, you
mentioned that the other day.
I never knew this was an old orphanage.
Well, your great uncle
and aunt were not only great
doctors, but humanitarians.
They used to care for
orphans displaced by the war.
Huh? What do you know?
Thank you.
Mr. Edwards.
Yeah?
Please take care of Cottonwood.
It has a special meaning in my heart.
Of course.
You gotta love these old homes, right?
Thank you.
I'll make sure to get you copies.
Okay.
Dave.
Hey, how are you?
Good. Good.
Good. Here are the blueprints.
Let's do this walkthrough.
Tomorrow we start fixing this beauty up.
If you don't mind, I'm
gonna call a friend of mine.
He's a building inspector.
See if he can stop by for a few minutes.
All right.
I will warn you though,
we may need a permit before we can start.
Permit?
Christ, how long is that gonna take?
About a week.
But we can work on
other stuff in the meantime.
A week...
Hey, Ralph?
Yeah.
What room's this?
That's the living room, isn't it?
I don't think so.
It's not adding up.
Here. I gotta remeasure the hallway anyway.
You know how these
plans change over the years.
Yeah.
That window.
Yeah. That's the living room.
No, no, that's the living room.
That is not in the living room.
Are you sure?
Yeah.
You said you wanted to
measure the hallway again.
So let's go inside.
All right.
Hey, grab that.
There.
This just isn't adding up.
Let me go grab a hammer.
Yeah.
Sounds like it's hollow right there.
Maybe an old doorway.
Yeah, maybe.
Whatever it is, it was boarded up.
Pass me that hammer.
Oh, hold that thought.
Let's see who that is.
Robert.
Ralph.
Good to see you.
Hi. You too, buddy.
Hey, Dave Edwards.
David?
Nice to meet you.
I've just taken over the
helm of this beautiful home.
Oh, isn't she?
One of the finest
historical homes in the area.
Thank you.
Anyway, I picked up your message and I was passing.
I figured I'd pop in and see what you have to offer.
Yeah, absolutely.
So where do we start?
Well, let me show you around.
You're all good to go.
Perfect.
I'll see you at pool tonight?
Absolutely.
Well?
Just as we suspected.
Termite damage, electrical
board needs replacing,
and there is a serious
issue with the basement.
Christ. What's that?
Sump pump's missing.
How long is that gonna take?
Two weeks tops.
My family comes in in two days.
Looks like we're gonna be staying
at the hotel a little longer than expected.
You want me to punch a hole in the wall?
Nah, nah, it's getting late.
Let's get outta here.
Call it a day.
Hey babe. Sorry.
I was just about to call you.
How are the kids?
Excited. How's the house?
Oh, it's awesome. Guess what?
I think I found a secret room.
Really?
Yeah.
Oh my god. How awesome.
Dave, please be careful.
I will.
Listen, I just stepped in
the bar to get a bite to eat.
Can I call you back?
Sure. Talk to you later.
Okay, babe.
- Bye.
- Love you.
Wife troubles?
Only if I don't listen to her.
You want another?
Make it a jack and Coke.
Gotcha.
Thanks.
So, so you're doing okay
I'm feeling
I'm feeling okay
So stay apart
I'm feeling
I'm feeling okay
So your devil and your god
They will do it apart
I'm feeling
I'm feeling all great
So stay apart
I'm feeling
I'm feeling all great
So your devil and your god
They will do it apart
Your devil, your god
They will do it apart
Your devil, your god
They will do it apart
Treasure chest?
Oh God.
Almost gave me a heart attack.
How the hell did that damn cat get in here?
Fucking cat scared the shit out of me.
Get a grip, Dave.
You only had a couple drinks.
Jumping at shadows.
Shit still works.
Wow.
Look at this.
I know, right?
I couldn't resist, punched
in the wall last night.
Look, I came in this morning.
I took down boards.
There was even the door.
Well, you were right,
this wasn't the living room.
It looks like an old office.
Hey, do me a favor, man.
Make sure nobody comes in here.
Still gotta rifle through all that stuff.
In fact, can you just tarp it up?
Yeah, no problem.
Look, I gotta pick up
my family at the airport.
Last night, can you check the plumbing?
'Cause it was making some
crazy noises here last night.
On it.
Awesome. Thank you.
What do you think?
This is so cool.
Yeah? Come on, get out.
Check it out.
Hey, that means you too.
Come on.
Hey, slow down.
It's not ready for you
to run wild in it yet.
Come on.
Wow.
That's really cool.
Yeah?
It's beautiful.
Yeah.
And everything you said it was gonna be.
Yeah.
Do you wanna tell the kids
now about your little secret?
Sure.
But before we begin, I gotta tell you,
we have to stay at the
hotel a week at the most.
The inspector found some floor damage
and some of the lights just aren't...
Yeah.
It is what it is.
I just didn't budget on that.
It's all right. It's all right.
We'll keep working on the floors.
That way we can move in.
Keep working on the old beauty.
What do you think about that?
Yeah.
Wanna check out that surprise?
Let's go.
What do you think?
There's a piano!
Whoa, what's in here?
Nothing.
Come with me.
Is there really a surprise, Dad?
Yes. This is the secret room.
Wow. It really is a secret room.
- Hey, don't touch anything.
- Hey, what's that?
That's an old radio.
- Wow. Look at this thing.
- Don't touch it.
Yeah, don't touch that, Addy.
It's a typewriter.
Grandparents used to have one of these.
Who's that?
Who's that? I don't know.
There a lot of pictures of him though.
We'll find out.
Yeah.
Are we really gonna live here?
We live here.
This is our house.
Mommy.
I see a foot, doctor.
Hey!
Hey!
Hey. Are you all right?
- Mom, what happened?
- What happened? Hey.
Feel like strange.
I feel like I've been here before.
Maybe in a past life.
Yes.
This is your heritage, not mine.
Oh, yeah. Look.
There he is. It's my great uncle.
Hey, something just moved over there.
All right, that's enough.
Come on, let's get outta here.
Let's get some pizza.
Come on.
Are you all right?
Thank you.
Hey.
How are you feeling, baby?
I am exhausted.
How about a nightcap?
No, I think I'm just gonna
take a shower and relax.
I have a ton of emails to catch up on.
Just one drink?
No, no, you go.
You go. Have fun, all right?
All right.
I'll be back in an hour.
All right?
- All right, baby.
- See you later.
See you soon.
Hey, it's you again.
Hey.
Jack and Coke?
You remembered.
Of course. I couldn't forget you.
I'm Dave.
Carly.
Nice to meet you.
But I know you, you just
bought that Cottonwood house.
Thinking of making it
into a bed and breakfast?
I could work two jobs,
Word travels fast in a small town.
No, no, no, no.
I'm gonna make it my resident home.
No, it definitely does.
Listen in a small town, we
know everything about everyone
before it even happens.
I'll give you that drink.
Love it. Thanks.
That's so funny.
You said you were a Scorpio?
- Yes.
- I love Scorpio.
- Hi, Carly.
- Hey, Phil.
The usual?
Please.
Gotcha.
Hi, Mr. Edwards?
Yes.
You're staying in my
hotel right next door.
I'm Phil, the hotel manager.
Oh, hey, call me Dave.
Dave, pleasure to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Would you like another drink?
Nah. No, no, no.
I got a busy day tomorrow.
Thanks anyway.
Renovating that old orphanage.
I don't envy you.
You know, I'll take that drink.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
Carly, could you set him up?
Yeah, I got ya.
Thanks.
So how long have you
been at the Lakeside Inn?
I'm the longest serving
employee. 10 years.
Wow.
10 long years.
What can you tell me about my house?
Well, there've been
many who tried to buy it,
but something always went wrong.
It's not a lucky house.
Some say it's haunted.
Come on, man.
It's all talk.
I'm more scared of
the living than the dead.
Tell me about it.
Did your estate agent Sally tell you
that her grandmother, Nurse Jenkins,
was living there up until
she passed recently?
No. No, no.
Who's Nurse Jenkins?
She was the nanny of the orphanage.
She forgot to tell me that. No.
Still, I'm glad I chose
this cool house to restore.
Or did the house choose you?
Well, goodnight, Dave.
Please ignore that goofball.
It is a small town, all right?
And it has a way of making
everyone go a little crazy.
Okay.
You know, there are a lot of empty rooms
in the hotel tonight.
You know, it would be a
shame to let them go to waste.
How'd you get that hotel key?
Phil gives me a key when I work late.
Oh, clumsy me.
Timing is everything around here.
Pass me my tab.
No worries. It's on the house.
Thank you.
See you later.
I'll see you later.
Addy?
Addy?
Welcome home, Mommy.
Georgina?
You okay?
Hey, good morning, babe.
You all right?
You were burning up last night.
I had a dream. It was so real.
Maybe we should just
have a day of doing nothing.
Take it easy today.
No, no, I'm fine.
I'll come to the house with you later.
Are you sure you're all right?
I promise.
Promise.
All right.
Hey, sleepy head.
Hey, I lost you for a minute.
Kids running around upstairs.
Huh?
I'm sure it's just Addy exploring.
No, it sounded like a lot of kids.
And Addison is outside playing with Amber.
God damn. What a mess.
Need to sweep.
Cat's made his home up there.
Dave, are you sure you
didn't hear the children upstairs?
Honey, listen, it was Addy, I swear.
It's been a hard move, all right?
You're gonna settle in.
I promise you. You're gonna be all right.
Huh?
Open it.
This just fell down the chimney.
Cool. Hidden treasure?
I wanna see.
I saw it in my dream.
A boy holding a doll.
No, hun, you saw the photograph.
Can I have it, Dad?
I'm starting to like
this creepy old house.
Dave, really.
Do me a favor. Don't
start with me today, all right?
Georgina!
Ow!
Uh, Mom!
Addison cut her finger!
Mom!
Addison, what have you done?
Oh, you're gonna need a tetanus shot.
You know, this could be worth something.
Let me see.
What happened here?
All right, G, clean her up.
She doesn't need a tetanus shot.
Come on.
Amber, come on.
Georgina!
Georgina!
What is it?
Look at this. Check...
Um...
A cat. A big cat went up the chimney.
Jesus. Dave, you scared me.
Yeah.
Come on, kiddo. Let's get outta here.
Kiddo? I'm 14.
You are never too young
to be told, young lady.
Let's go.
Lake's pretty beautiful, huh?
Yeah, it's really nice.
I love it.
Hey, Amber, there's a pool over there.
Can we please go swimming?
Maybe later.
I don't really feel like digging
through our suitcases right now.
Come on. It's really hot outside.
And I'm really tired.
Hey, I haven't seen you guys here before.
Are you staying at the inn?
Yeah, just for a couple days
while my dad fixes up our new house.
Nice.
I'm Dawn.
Amber. And that's Addison.
Hi.
Well, I have work in a
minute, so I have to get going,
but maybe I'll catch you later.
Nice meeting you.
Finally.
Got the permits.
Did you find anything?
Not yet.
Actually there was this one thing.
Let's see here.
Local man...
Hey.
Hey.
I see you two are making new friends?
Oh, Dawn?
Yeah, she was nice.
What are you looking at?
Just the history of the house.
I like our new house.
I'm glad you do, babe.
But does our house like us?
Hey, can we go swimming now?
Fine.
Yes.
Be careful.
Hi, Sebastian.
I missed you at the pool today.
Where were you?
The lake was so pretty.
You should come out and
see it with me sometime.
We met this girl named Dawn on the dock.
I think she's really cool.
Addy?
You okay?
This is my sister Amber.
Who are you talking to?
My friend.
Okay, well tell your friend that it's late
and I wanna go to bed.
Okay.
Goodnight, Sebastian.
I'll see you tomorrow.
It's late.
Come on, it's 3:00 AM,
and you haven't even found anything yet.
Well, I did find something.
These nightmares I've been having lately.
A man being hanged, a child screaming.
Apparently there was a hanging.
A gardener was hanged
for killing a child at a local orphanage.
And I think it's our house,
and I think it's trying
to tell us something.
Okay, first of all, what
is it with you not telling me
about your nightmares, huh?
And no, that has nothing
to do with our house.
I don't want you to worry.
But this time was so different.
I saw Avery.
She was calling me to the house,
and then I saw a man being hanged,
screaming that the doctor did it.
Please listen.
You need to tell me when
you're having these nightmares.
The house is trying to tell us something.
It's trying to tell us something
bad happened there.
The newspaper articles.
Didn't they clearly say Royalou?
Didn't they?
Yeah.
It didn't happen here.
It's not even in this location.
I'll ask Ralph tomorrow
where this Royalou is located.
All right.
No idea why the lights are on at night.
Maybe a timer.
You should just go solar.
Save a lot more money.
We already blew the breaker.
I like the way you think.
Save some cash.
I'm with you on that.
Yeah, the electrics are shot.
It's my wife. Hold on.
Hey, honey.
Hey, baby. What's up?
Hey, Addison, wanted
to stay here with you
while I run into town.
Do you need anything?
Yeah, you know, get us a
12 pack and a bag of chips.
Addy can stay with me.
Thank you.
All right. Come on, girl.
Oh, let me get that for you.
- Sure.
- There you go.
Come on, hun.
Bye.
Thank you, babe.
Yep.
All right.
How are you?
- Good.
- Good.
Come on.
Hi. What do we got?
Yeah, we're wasting our time with this.
We got a serious problem in the basement.
The sump is completely blocked with weeds.
Yeah, well I can't handle that stench.
That job's all you.
Well, don't get lazy on me now.
I'm not. You're just gonna do it.
Of course I am.
Look when you're done,
I got a cold one for you.
With that stink? Two.
All right.
All right.
Thank you.
No problem.
Well, isn't Peaceful
Creek a beautiful little town?
Yeah, it's pretty cool.
I am gonna do some shopping,
and then I'll pop into the internet cafe
and check on you in a bit.
Okay. Sounds good.
Bye. See you later.
Bye, Mom.
Hey, nice to see you again.
Hi.
There you go. Sorry.
Yeah, I promise I'm not a stalker.
I'm just looking for history on the town.
I can't find any.
I overheard my parents talking
last night about some murder
that happened in like Roy Blau,
Roy Blue, something like that.
I don't know.
It's Royalou.
It was named after the
children of a former city mayor.
Interesting.
After an innocent young
man was publicly hanged,
the shame almost destroyed the town.
Many people stayed.
Many people moved on.
Many people died.
But no one knows what happened
to the mayor or his children.
Whispers are that the ghost
of Doyle has them cocooned.
And rightfully so.
I'm sorry, for real?
Search up city approves
name change to Peaceful Creek.
That's what you'll find it under.
Wexford retires,
calls for the town's name change.
Dr. Oliver murdered.
Whoa.
Miss, can you help me?
Oh my god.
Ma'am?
Ma'am, is everything all right?
Boy. I saw a little boy.
I'm sorry, but there's
no little boy here.
No, no. I could have sworn that I...
Would you like me to
help you with anything?
Would you like some water?
No, thank you.
Freak accident claims
Dr's son, Sebastian.
No.
No!
Did you find what you were looking for?
Yes, I did.
Thank you.
Oh, this town's got a rad history.
You have no idea.
Hi. Welcome in.
I'll be with you in a sec.
Hey, Mom. That's Dawn.
She's been really helpful.
Didn't I see you at the hotel yesterday?
Yes. I love it there
under the old oak tree.
I have the information Dad needs.
Dad needs?
Yeah. I overheard you
guys talking last night.
Well, here's my number.
Amber, if you need any more information
or if Mom needs a sitter.
Sitter? Really?
Thank you very much.
We'll definitely take you
up on sitting very soon.
I'm 14. I don't need a sitter.
Mm-hmm.
Have a good day, guys.
And it was really cool
that she worked there too
'cause I got to ask her
questions and everything.
I am so glad you got to meet some people.
Can you hold my purse for me?
Yeah.
Thank you.
Well, I thought she was nice.
So, Sherlock, what'd you
find out after eavesdropping
on me and your father last night?
Sorry, Mom.
I overheard you guys talking
last night about the house,
and so I dug up some information.
Royalou isn't that far away.
In fact, we live in Royalou.
Wait, what? How can that be?
Check it out. Here.
Mom?
Mom, are you okay?
I knew it.
Knew what?
Mom, are you sure you're okay?
Did you take your medicine today?
Yes. I'm fine.
There's something about this house.
Something isn't right.
Mom.
Mom, I think the house is cool.
Yes. Dave Edwards.
Yeah, I'll hold. Thank you.
Hey, is everything all right?
I'm fine.
I didn't know we had a
modern day Sherlock Holmes
in our midst.
It turns out that this house
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Yes.
Mr. Edwards?
I have some good news.
All the paperwork's been passed,
and you can continue with the renovation.
Thank you, man.
I appreciate it.
I'll talk to you soon, all right?
Thank you.
I'm sorry, baby. What was that?
Amber has dug up the
whole history of our new home
and it's not good, Dave.
What do you mean it's not good?
Did you even take the
time to check this place out?
Oh yeah. I forgot to tell
you about Mrs. Jenkins.
Mrs. Jenkins? I thought
her name was Victoria.
What the hell are you talking about?
Look, this figure is clearly a woman.
I think this is Dr. Oliver's wife Victoria
and that this is her son Sebastian.
Huh.
Dad, is it true our house is haunted?
No. Who's been telling you that nonsense?
Our house is not haunted.
Amber told me.
Amber?
Amber, what the hell are you doing
telling her that our house is haunted?
It's just a joke.
What's the big deal?
What's the big deal?
She's eight years old, that's the big deal.
Your dad's right on this one
and under a lot of pressure.
As am I.
Please no more.
Look, okay, I was joking.
There's no ghosts in the house.
They're under your bed.
Dad!
Stop it, you little shit.
It's enough.
No, no, no.
Just drink your beer.
It's on me.
I am just getting
distracted by all of this.
But it's all starting to make sense.
We have a purpose.
What's this about Mrs. Jenkins?
She's just an old tenant
that used to live here.
Listen, man, I'm getting over this.
I'm tired. I'm hungry.
Can we just have dinner?
Maybe Amber's right?
I don't know.
We are stripping the
wallpaper back layer by layer.
The truth's gonna come out.
I'll order Chinese.
We'll have a picnic in the garden.
Best I can do to lighten the mood.
All right, thank you.
All right, let's go.
Look, Dad, I'm sorry.
It was a bad joke.
It's all right babe.
Look, just think twice
before you say something.
Addison's only eight and your mom
Is fine.
I actually feel connected here.
The past is the past.
Hey, I met this really cool lady
at the internet cafe, Dawn.
She literally knows
everything about this town,
and she's willing to babysit
if you guys wanted to take a night out.
You sure changed your tune.
I don't think that's gonna
be happening anytime soon.
But she's really knowledgeable though.
She literally told me
everything there is to know
about the town.
Oh, did you know it used
to be called Royalou?
Check it out.
Yeah, It's funny you mention that.
I told your mom last night
that I found some newspaper clippings
that mentioned Royalou.
Yeah, um, about that,
I may have heard you
guys talking last night.
Our house might have a
checkered past, but we're here now.
The lights are on,
and we're gonna breathe fresh life into it.
Dad.
Yeah, baby?
I think I just saw a ghost.
No, enough.
Amber. Amber.
You see that's why we don't
tell jokes about haunted houses.
Mom, there was actually
something up there,
and it waved at me.
It's probably Ralph.
Or the swamp man.
Stop it!
That's enough.
Enough.
Seriously. Stop. Stop.
- I was just joking.
- But
No, you too.
Stop.
Finish your food.
Or I'm gonna come and get you.
I'm gonna come and... Fine. Fine!
I'll eat it.
All right.
Here, baby.
You guys clean up.
Take this for me.
Thank you.
Thank you.
All right.
- Okay.
- Thank you, sweetie.
Hey, seriously, I have to tell you,
this place is beginning to freak me out.
Look, when I was upstairs,
I mean the door slammed.
The window was open.
Remember the other day
when I heard those footsteps upstairs?
The girls were outside playing ball.
I think this house is
trying to tell us something.
We're beginning to sound like the kids.
Hey, can you call that babysitter?
Let's get a drink.
You with me?
Come on. Come on.
Honey, are you okay?
Yeah. Have you seen that doll?
No.
Maybe Addy has it?
With what happened to her finger?
Maybe the cat dragged
it back up the chimney.
Maybe you need to see a therapist.
Good one.
You called Dawn, right?
I was just about to.
Thank you.
Dawn?
Yes.
Yeah. Hi, this is Georgina, Amber's mom.
Oh, hey.
I just wanna call and say
thank you for befriending Amber.
She's really enjoying
researching the town's history
with you.
Hey, Amber. Have you seen that doll?
No, I haven't. I'm sorry.
Oh, hey. Wait, wait.
Dad, there was something
else I wanted to talk to you about.
Okay.
I found something in the internet cafe.
What's that?
Okay, so there was
this really old cop Wexford.
Don't withhold
information from me, doctor.
He believed that your
great uncle Dr. Oliver
killed a kid.
Come on.
No, I'm being serious.
There were rumors that like
circulated around the town
or whatever and nothing was ever proven.
People believed the orphan's
nanny possessed Dr. Oliver
and made him commit the crimes.
And then she made him frame
the gardener who was hanged.
When they found the kid, skin
was missing from off his face.
And then Wexford wrote
that the doll had like human skin on it.
Do you think that Dr. Oliver
was trying to bring back his dead son?
It's all been worthwhile.
In six hours, mad Doyle will be dead.
It's totally made up.
No, I'm serious.
No. So am I.
- Come on.
- It was in the newspaper.
Whatever.
Do you remember the name Mary Shelley?
Does it ring a bell?
I don't know.
- Wasn't she like an author or something?
- Yeah, she was.
Yeah, yeah.
- She'd have you believing Frankenstein existed.
- Come on.
Hey, do me a favor though.
Don't say anything to your mom.
You mentioned that you do sitting.
We could really do with a good night out.
I know Amber's 14,
but I'd feel a little better
with somebody older
kinda watching over them.
It looks like we have a lot in common.
I'd love to sit for you guys.
Fantastic. Are you free tonight?
My schedule just opened up.
I look forward to meeting
the rest of the family.
See you at 6:00.
Right. Right.
Precise.
Whoa.
Bad day?
Jack and Coke.
And what about the lovely lady?
Oh, what lovely lady?
Cheeky.
I'm kidding.
This is my wife Georgina.
Hi. I'm Phil.
Nice to meet you.
Pleasure to meet you.
Same here.
You know what? Make it a double.
And thank you for the compliment.
You hear that, Dave?
Lovely lady.
And don't ever forget it.
All right.
No, our daughter,
she's been just doing her due diligence
looking into the history of our house.
And she's uncovered quite a can of worms.
Well, the past is the past,
and the dead can't do anything to you.
I guess I'm just one of the lucky ones.
One must use the lovely ladies' room.
All right.
So...
What do you mean about
one of the lucky ones?
My daughter witnessed a gator attack
that took her friend
while they were camping.
To this day, she's not sure what she saw.
That's the reason I've stayed here.
She requires medical care, has ever since.
Any news on the nest?
There's definitely a second nest out there.
How's my princess doing today?
Have they found her yet?
A young, beautiful, adventurous girl
crippled by guilt for surviving
that camping incident.
Imagine.
I mean, it was her idea.
Well, I guess life goes on.
I'm sorry.
Thanks.
I'm really sorry, Phil.
Hey, Carly, let me get my tab.
You know, I'm starting
to feel at peace here.
I still get the visions, but
they don't bother me anymore.
It is our home now.
I know you're gonna
make it beautiful for us.
I will.
- Awesome.
- I know.
Hey, Sally, how are you?
I'm good.
Doing some errands before
we get back to the house.
This is my wife Georgina.
It's a pleasure to finally meet you.
The pleasure is mine.
So I heard you started
renovations on the house.
Yeah. Going well.
Good luck with everything.
Thank you.
Well, I gotta run.
Sure.
Oh, before you split,
is the house on the
city line or is it septic?
Septic.
The waste used to
flow directly into the lake,
was a bio-hazard.
So the city took care of it
and gave grants to the stork homes
that have septic tanks installed.
Bio-hazard. I heard some
story about a lake creature.
There's no lake creature.
Trust me.
I gotta run.
Yeah, okay. See you around.
Nice to meet you.
Lake creature? Really?
Remember that guy, Phil?
He told me a bunch of stories.
I'll tell you later.
Let's walk.
Well...
Morning, boss.
I had a cancellation this morning,
so we figured we'd get an early start.
I will tell you though, it's
gonna take some manual labor
because that snake is
useless on that drain.
Well, if you need any real muscle...
He's got all the muscle he needs.
I'm gonna grab the tools.
I'll see you guys in the basement.
Okay.
I'll take a coffee too.
Sure thing.
What's that smell?
This smell's terrible.
It's horrible.
I think it's getting worse.
I think I see something in here.
What?
That's a human jaw.
No.
Holy hell! That's someone's teeth!
Oh my god.
I'm outta here.
Dave, you need to call 9-1-1.
Oh God.
Oak Street, I believe it is.
Yes. Yes, yes, yes.
Peaceful Creek.
Yes, ma'am, I'll be here
when the cops arrive.
Thank you. Okay, bye.
What are you talking about?
Who are you talking to?
Ralph found some bones in the basement.
We don't know if they're an animal.
We don't know if they're human.
Whatever the case is,
just please take the
girls back to the hotel.
I'll call you as soon as I can.
You're scaring me.
Just do me a favor and
take the girls back to town.
Once I figure something
out with the officers,
I'll let you know what's happening.
Dave.
What?
Tell me you're joking.
Please tell me you're joking!
I'm as upset as you are.
Will you just take them into town?
I will call you once I figure things out.
What the hell are we supposed to do?
I don't know!
Just go to town!
Will you do this for me?
We should have never left LA!
God.
- Mom, what's happening?
- We have to go to the car
- right now.
- Why?
- Why do we have to go?
- Mom.
We have to leave.
Why?
Come on. Go, go, go, go, go.
What's going on though?
You'll find out later.
Come on, come on.
- Okay.
- Okay. Oh my gosh.
Take my purse.
Mom, I'm scared.
Mom, what's going on?
Is it something with like
you and Dad or something?
Did you get in a fight?
No. Nothing like that.
I'm just tired.
Everything about this move.
Fine.
It's the house, isn't it?
Mom, just tell the truth, okay?
'Cause you're really
starting to freak me out.
Oh, thank God, officer.
What do we have here?
Follow me.
You're going to have to
call the medical examiner.
Oh man.
What a day.
What happened, Dad?
Septic tank blew at the house.
It's a mess.
Gotta go over there
tomorrow and check it out.
That's what happens
when you inherit an old house, sweetie.
You never know what lies below.
Bonnie, what do we have here?
This crime scene is
bigger than we thought.
We found human remains.
How many bodies?
I can't tell you that
until I get back to the lab.
But what I can tell you, this
is definitely the second nest.
I tried to be brave.
I can't do it anymore.
Shh.
Hey, hey.
It's all right. Listen.
You need to start taking
your meds again, okay?
I can hear the kids coming.
Pull yourself together. Okay?
I have to make a phone call.
All right, babe.
- Is everything okay?
- What's going on, David?
Look, I'm sorry about
the three hour difference.
All right, but Georgina, she had a relapse.
The nightmares are back.
The headaches are back.
It's just, it's full power.
I'm sorry. We're going home.
No, that would be a huge mistake, David.
You have to think of the
children, uprooting them again?
Please just give it time.
Trust me.
Oh, hey, sweetie, I can do that for you.
Oh, thanks.
What are you guys up to today?
Just the usual.
We might hang out by the pool.
She's going to win,
but you have to be patient.
The house has been
nothing but a nightmare.
Please,
David, be patient with your wife.
Amber, finish your sister's hair.
But, Mom, I'm busy.
Amber, please.
I'll be back in a minute.
Why?
I'm trying to start a new
life with my family here!
Hey, honey.
I'm here.
Hey
Are you okay?
No, I'm not.
It's all right.
If we do this, we do this together.
Babe, I just can't put you
guys through this anymore.
I've been through worse.
Let's start this new chapter.
Yeah. When have we ever
given up on each other, huh?
Thank you.
Hey, Ralph?
Yeah. Do me a favor, man.
Get me a price on that septic.
Yeah, I'm gonna re-plumb the backyard.
I'm not gonna let this beat me.
Yeah.
Yeah. No, no, no.
I'm okay.
I'll fill you in when you get here.
Thanks, bro.
All right.
Hey, honey.
Yeah?
Let's get back to
the hotel with the kids.
Let's freshen up.
I'm gonna head over to the house.
Everything's all right?
Okay.
Dave.
Yeah, baby?
Stay safe.
I will.
I love you.
I love you.
Hey, Detective Banks.
Any news?
Good news. It's no longer a crime scene.
Oh! Thank God.
You discovered this nest by accident.
And now we're able to put closure on the case
and get the remains back to their families.
By midday you should
be good to return home.
Thank you so much
Mr. Edwards, thank you.
If it wasn't for you, we
wouldn't have found it.
Thank you, sir.
Looks like we have
the all clear to go home.
Apparently we solved the cold case.
What are you talking about?
Remember that guy, Phil?
He was talking about that gator attack?
Yeah, well, apparently
there were two nests.
One was underneath our house.
What?
Yeah. Yeah.
The drawings, the nightmares.
Phil's daughter had similar
nightmares and drawings.
Georgina, I should never have doubted you.
I'm sorry.
I knew it.
I felt it.
The other day at the piano,
I saw a portrait of Victoria.
She looked just like me.
Dave.
Yeah.
I'm not sure this is your inheritance.
I think it might be mine.
All right, guys, let's
grab some breakfast.
We got a big day ahead.
Everything will work out just fine.
When have we ever given up?
Never.
Daddy, I can see Sebastian.
Sebastian?
So it was you who wrote
his name on the wall?
No, Daddy. Sebastian wrote it.
Oh, isn't he a clever little pussy cat?
We should get him a treat.
No, Mommy. Silly.
Sebastian isn't a cat.
He's my friend who lives in the attic.
Amber.
What? I didn't say anything.
Well then looks like we got
to buy Sebastian some breakfast.
Come on, girls. Let's go.
Dad, Ralph's here!
Dad!
Hey, Ralph.
Nice jeans.
Hey, Ralph.
Good morning.
How are you, man?
- Good.
- Good to see you.
Good to see you.
Morning.
- Hi, Ralph.
- How are you?
Good.
Good. Good.
You know what you're doing with that drill?
I'm an architect.
I'll show you what I
know to do with this drill.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Everything all right?
Yeah, I'm good.
I'm just texting Dawn.
Speak of the devil.
Dawn wants to meet by the pool.
Can you take me back to the hotel?
Sure. I was just about
to get groceries anyway.
Give us a minute, baby.
Thanks.
Hey, what's up?
So I wanted to let
you know I did get a cost
on that septic.
Addy.
Go off, crazy kid.
So tell me what happened.
What're you talking about?
What do you mean what am I talking about?
Fill me in.
They found an old gator
nest underneath the house.
Yeah, it looks like we solved a cold case.
Are you serious?
Yeah.
I knew it.
That was all over the news a few years ago.
That's what they told me.
Wow. You're gonna be the local celebrity.
Put that behind us. Okay?
Come on. Get to work.
That's so cool.
Hey.
Hey.
Isn't this a beautiful place
to just sit and let the world go by?
Yeah. I love sitting here.
So you mentioned you had some news for me.
So you see that old oak tree?
It's over 200 years old.
It's way older than the inn.
So it is oak.
Yeah, I thought so.
But I've never seen all that stuff before.
Spanish Moss.
It's an empathetic flowering plant.
Grows on large trees like oak.
It's really common down here in the south.
I wouldn't touch it though.
It's full of chiggers.
So what about that news?
So you see that large branch right there?
They call it the widow maker.
That's the branch the innocent
young man was hanged from.
Doyle Grump.
Whoa. That's cool.
Man, if that tree could talk
It does.
Please don't do this!
I didn't do anything!
Every time the wind blows,
you can hear the creaking branches cry.
Gotta tell my parents about this.
I would just keep this between us.
Remember what you told
me about your mom's dreams?
It's really cool though.
Like the widow maker.
It's my new favorite tree.
Hey, ladies. Nice to see you again, Dawn.
Everything okay?
Yeah. We're just
hanging out, taking notes.
Maybe we'll take a dip in the pool later.
I would, but I forgot my bathing suit.
Another time for sure though.
Hey, baby.
Let me help you with these bags.
Hey, Dawn. How are you?
Hi, Mr. Edwards.
Dave. Sorry.
All right, ladies, have fun.
I'm gonna head over to the pub.
What about me?
I'm available to watch Addy if you need.
Sure. Let's make a night of it.
Come on.
Dave...
Do you mind?
I'm already here.
Go for it.
Perfect.
All right, we'll only be
a couple hours, girls.
Yeah.
And there's some goodies
and refreshments in the fridge.
Feel free to help yourselves.
Bye.
So how's the new house?
It's spooky.
Goofy. I mean, goofy.
Dad found a secret room.
It's so cool.
Yeah, Dad tore down this wall,
and then it was this creepy
old office with this cat in it
and no one's ever seen it before.
It's not a cat.
It's my friend.
His name is Sebastian.
We found this like
old doll in the chimney
that just disappeared.
Well, I would love to see this room.
Any chance I can?
Yeah.
I mean, I've been dying to
spend more time in there.
No, we can't.
Dad locked the house, remember?
Wait a minute.
So, Addy, what's inside this secret room?
Look what I found.
Where'd you get those?
They're Mom's.
Why don't we go
check it out later tonight
and have some fun?
Yeah.
It was the best fish and chips ever.
It was.
I think we're gonna
fit in here pretty well.
Okay, Dawn, this is the secret room.
Who knows how to play hide and seek?
I used to love playing
hide and seek as a child.
You guys go hide anywhere in the house,
and I'll count down from 20.
The first person found
has to give up a secret.
A secret?
Well, we can't play
'cause Dad said no one's
allowed in the upstairs rooms.
I won't tell if you won't.
Okay, fine.
But only if I get to go first.
Okay. Amber and I will
hide and you come find us.
10, nine, eight, seven,
six, five, four, three, two, one.
Coming. Ready or not.
What a crack.
That was too easy.
Oops.
Looks like I have to give up a secret.
Okay then. Well, what's your secret?
You're all going to die here.
Amber!
Addy, run up here as
quick as you can, okay?
Come on! Come on!
I hope the girls are okay.
They're fine.
I'm sure Dawn's just
giving them a history lesson.
Once upon a time...
We have to go.
In 1965...
It's locked.
Your great great uncle Dr. Oliver
brutally killed a child in this orphanage
in revenge for the loss of his son's life.
Do you know who got the blame?
A young man named Doyle.
That young man was my great uncle.
My grandmother Nurse Jenkins told me
that one day revenge would be served cold.
I have waited many years
for the good doctor's descendants
to finally one day return.
And look at you.
Here you are.
That was such a great night.
But I still hope the kids are okay.
They're fine, babe.
You're right.
We'll be able to do
this more often, I promise.
Now that we have the babysitter.
Look out!
Fuck!
I want Mommy.
Stop.
Addison. Addison, listen to me.
Listen. Are you listening?
We're not alone here, okay?
I need you to be quiet, okay?
I hit somebody. I hit somebody.
I can't see.
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay.
It's okay.
Amber. Amber, it's okay.
Look at me.
It's Sebastian.
He's my friend.
He's not gonna hurt us.
He's my friend.
Continue the story, Dawn.
It was your father.
It was your great-grandmother.
Such a strange man.
Always staring at the children.
Don't you find that odd?
Yes. Yes, I do.
Cold blooded thirsty heart
even sent her own cousin
Doyle to the gallows.
No! It was your father!
Did you hear that?
No. What?
I just heard something.
The door's open.
Oh my god.
The kids! The kids!
Where are you?
Addy!
Amber!
- Addy!
- Girls!
Are you all right?
Are you all right? Are you okay?
It was a ghost.
Come on, come on, come on.
It was Sebastian.
It was Sebastian.
He saved us.
Thank you, Sebastian.
We gotta get outta here.
- Let's go.
- Don't look.
Oh my god!
Don't look.
Oh my god.
It's all right. It's all right.
I came from nothing
You're made of steel
This pain and suffering is on the field
Need a distraction
Just to reveal
That pain and suffering
Is yours to heal
Save me one more time
You'll see that I'll be fine
Now your wish is my command
Now please take my hand