The Night Devours (2024) Movie Script
[Reporter] This is outrageous.
Plain and simple.
The incompetence of the police department
is on full display people.
I mean, what's the body count now?
Eight, nine?
And those are just the ones we know about.
What's it gonna take for
the libs to do something?
Outrageous, I tell you. Simply outrageous.
[News Reporter] A new terror has risen.
As police in Portland, Oregon,
continue the statewide manhunt.
[News Reporter] In today's news,
the serial killer dubbed,
"The Forest Park Strangler"
continues his reign of
terror in the Portland area.
Police are warning women to stay inside
and lock all doors and windows.
[Man] Here's where I'm getting confused.
The press is saying we
have a serial killer at large,
but the police
(news reporter speaking Spanish)
(numerous news reporters speaking)
[News Reporter] The
Police have no answers
and the City is gripped with fear
in the wake of this string of murders.
[News Reporter] That brings
the known body count to seven
for the serial killer that
the press has dubbed,
"The Forest Park Strangler."
I think I just wanted my
dad to love me, you know?
He was my hero and I,
I didn't matter.
He couldn't see me no matter what I did
and I just wanted him to see me.
Like, look at me one time
and see the person I could become.
I remember in third grade,
there was this after
school program for ballet,
and I thought, you know,
my dad could see me on stage,
see me dance
and fly, that he would be proud of me.
So I signed up and I lied to him,
told him I was taking football practice.
And every day, I'd go up on that stage
and I'd pour my heart into it.
And I loved it.
I loved dancing.
I loved the feeling, the movement,
the music, all of it.
I practiced so hard.
And then the recital came
and I asked him to come watch me.
He did.
He sat in the audience
and I stood up there on stage
and I looked out and I smiled.
I danced my heart out.
I gave everything to the dance.
I flew through the air.
I turned,
and every time I got a
chance, I'd look down
and see if he was smiling.
The dance ended.
He didn't say a word to me,
not a word.
We got in the truck.
We drove home in silence
with me just sitting there dying,
dying. "Dad, please look at me."
Tell me I did good.
"Tell me you're proud of me."
Nothing.
We got home,
he opened the car door
and he said, "Come on, son."
I was about halfway out when
he slammed the door on my leg,
shattering it in three places.
And as I lay there screaming,
he leaned over,
he grabbed me by the throat and he said,
"That's because there are
no faggots in our family son."
(energetic music)
I've heard your call
All you do is complain
You make the decisions
I don't want to get blamed
I can't even think for myself
You take care of everything
You don't give me what I need
So let's keep going
Don't you think I have everything
That I'd feel useless
You don't give me I need
So let's keep going
You don't give me what I need
So let's keep going
I'm gonna hang her out to dry
Yeah, you got it
Baby, you got it
Yeah, you got it
Baby, you got it
Yeah, you got it
Baby, you got it
Yeah, you got it
Baby, you got it
Hey, you're John, right?
Yeah, I am. How you doing, man?
(door slamming)
- I'm pretty good.
How's it going?
Oh, it's all right.
Where are you headed tonight?
Downtown. Gonna see some music.
Nice.
Yeah.
Well, we'll get you
there in just a few minutes.
Awesome. Thanks.
(upbeat music)
You're running out again
Running out of time
You get another chance
But you never say goodbye
Would you never
learn to say on your own
Whoa
Tripping over tongues
and lead them with disguise
If you are going to run a muck
You'd better do a ride
A storybook you can't unfold
No, you won't
No
Well, I have to say it now
My heart is pumping at your door
Like pressure to the vein
Your lies will lead me to the floor
I can't just let it fly
I won't just let you go
If you're gonna face this pain
You're gonna face it on your own
It's time for you to feel
the weight that I've owned
Hey, sweetie, how you doing?
[John] Good. You?
I'm good. What's with the camera?
[John] Filmmaker.
Oh, yeah? Like in the movies?
Am I gonna be famous?
[John] Yeah, maybe.
Looking for a date?
[John] Yeah. How much?
A hundred dollars for the basic.
$200 for Greek.
$50 if you're on a budget,
no cameras though.
[John] Yeah. Okay. Get in.
Hey, Lace. You good?
(door lock clicking)
You got it.
You got someplace we can go?
[John] Yeah, I know a place. Come on.
(door thudding)
(somber music)
I've been on the back roads
I keep driving all night long
Escape
I'm almost there
For you
Get off of me!
What the fuck?
Get, get off of me.
Stop it!
Please, let me out of here.
(woman groaning)
Raising the windshield
wipers stay strong
To escape
I'm almost there
For you
I keep a smile on my face
I keep a smile on my face
Come to me
Come to me
Come to me see the way
The light at the end tunnel
I didn't know
I could lose control
Lost track of what was in front of me
To escape
I'm almost there
For you
[Woman] Hello.
How you doing?
[Woman] Good. How are you?
I'm doing all right. (Door thudding)
Awesome.
You got anything exciting going on?
Um, yeah.
A friend of mine is
getting married. (Laughs)
- Nice, nice.
- Yes.
Yeah. It's gonna be hanging
out and partying later then?
Yeah. We're gonna head to Slims. (Laughs)
At the end of the tunnel
You find out
How to drive
On the back roads
I'll say this for my mother,
she could take a punch.
I know. I saw her take several
that were headed for me.
When I was a baby,
she stepped in front of him.
I'd look at her laying there,
blood gushing from her nose,
her eye black,
and she'd look at me
and say, "I did this for you."
And then one day she stopped.
She stopped protecting me.
And then the punches came for me,
and it was me on the floor
with black eyes,
blood coming from my nose.
It was me.
She gave up on me.
I'll hate her till the day I die.
(slow rock music)
The more power you entail
The further you must travel
To dimensions and realms
Not easy to unravel
Our world has a veil
With through it energy sail
The further you go
The more lonely you become
You can't save me in the graveyard
You know, you're here
In the graveyard
With me
Resting deeply depressed
(footsteps tapping)
[John] Hey,
hey!
What?
[John] Cut me off back there.
And, so what?
You're filming me to
put it on social media?
Call me a Karen or some shit?
[John] You owe me an apology.
Fuck you.
[John] Fuck you!
Fuck you.
When we were little,
my dad used to take his,
his fist, you know, like this,
and just
as hard as he can on
top of our heads, right?
Right here.
He would just hit us
and hit us.
And sometimes,
you know, you'd wake up afterwards,
mouthful of blood where
you'd bitten your tongue.
I remember thinking,
"That's my brain, man."
I...
"That's my brain!"
And I wonder,
I just wonder what that did to me.
(footsteps tapping)
I remember in seventh grade,
I used to get in a fight
every day after school
with this girl, Denise.
She'd show up at one side of the park
and I'd show up at the other.
We'd come together and just start punching
and scratching and kicking.
We'd tear at each other,
looking for weak seams
until there was nothing left.
And we'd lay there on the grass,
bloody,
exhausted,
too tired to move.
Sometimes we'd hold hands.
I think that's the happiest
memory of my entire life.
What the fuck!
You?
What are you doing here?
Get, get off me!
(John punching)
No!
(hand slapping)
No!
Stop!
(John groaning)
(woman whimpering)
(John groaning)
(woman whimpering)
(John panting)
(gun clicking)
(clown panting)
(gun clicking)
(footsteps crunching)
(camera clicking)
(camera clicking)
(leaves crunching)
(upbeat music)
I just
I just wanna say
My only one
My only one is you
I just
I just wanna know
If I'm your
If I'm only one too
I know when it's over
You will be my ever after
I know when it's over
You will be my ever after
I just
I just wanna say
That I love the real you
I just
I just wanna know
(door opening)
- [Woman] John?
Yes, ma'am.
[Woman] All right.
You love me the same way too
How you folks doing tonight?
[Woman] We're doing great.
Did you go see a movie?
Yeah. How was it?
- It was good.
- Cool. Cool.
Let's get you folks home.
I know when it's over
You will be my ever after
(music continues)
(energetic rock music)
(engine rumbling)
(door opening) - [Woman]
Hey, how you doing?
- Good. How about you?
- [Woman] Good.
You able to get in all right?
Yeah, I'm good. Thanks.
Yeah.
Still have to get to
work. (Crutches clattering)
(door thudding)
All right, well, fair enough.
- We'll get you there.
- Great.
How's your night going?
- Quiet so far.
- That's good.
Let's see if we can get
out of this driveway here.
Oh, it's a good looking apartment complex.
Yeah. Not too bad.
Yeah?
You live there by yourself
or you got roommates?
Right now, by myself and my dog.
Yeah. She's my friend. Best buddy.
Fair enough.
Bathroom's bigger than you expect.
(car rumbling)
Dad,
how do you hit a child?
A defenseless person who
only looks up to you to love them
and protect them.
All they want,
all I wanted
was to be seen by you.
What you did changed me.
I will forever wonder
what I could have been.
I will forever wonder if I
could have been normal
and you took that from me.
I loved you,
and you beat me.
And what I am now is because of you.
And I'll never forgive you for that.
You made me what I am.
And I just wanted you to see me.
Why can't you see me?
Me, dad.
I'm here.
I'm right here in front
of you and you can't see.
(John crying)
Why don't you love me?
I was there.
I was there for you.
(John crying) (somber music)
(heavy metal music)
(heavy metal music continues)
(camera clicking)
Do you see me now, dad?
Do they have newspapers in heaven?
Into this pollution
Wishing wanders none can tell
I have a solution
Wait out the storm
you've left inside me
Hey daddy.
Hi darling.
You wanna play?
Hey baby, how's your night?
Wait, I recognize you.
You picked up Sugar a couple of weeks ago.
Where is she, you fuck?
What'd you do to her?
Bobby, get your ass over here.
Left inside me
What is it?
[Lace] He's the guy who took Sugar.
What?
What's it? What's going
on? (Engine revving)
What? Hey, hey, hey, hey buddy.
Can the rest of you feel my pain
Dark light
Shines bright
An angel in his eyes
His eyes
In the wind she went like
Light
I have this recurring dream
of playing in the backyard
with another little boy.
He's smaller than me.
He's sweet.
He's innocent.
And we're digging holes,
and doing what boys do.
And this hole's gotten deep,
bottomless.
And we stop to look into it.
And I shove him.
I take this sweet innocent boy
and I push him down
into the darkness,
and he's looking up at me
and I can see him.
He's begging me,
"Please, please don't do this.
Don't put me down here."
And instead, I get a shovel
and I bury that little boy.
And I'm in the hole
and I can't breathe.
And it keeps coming.
And I'm screaming and I'm screaming,
"Let me out."
Don't put me down here.
"Let me out!"
(John crying)
(heavy metal music)
(music continues)
It follows me in the daylight
I can see all too well
Grim reaper goes slow
Gives me time to catch
my breath (door banging)
(door banging)
(John laughing)
Get nice and comfortable back there.
(heavy metal music continues)
I can take you.
I can't sleep
Without you
I can't sleep without you
I can't sleep without you
(music continues)
You tried to get rid of me
I will make you get rid of me
You tried to get rid of me
I will let you get rid of me
(footsteps crunching)
(camera clicking)
(camera clicking)
(cheek slapping)
(John crying)
Daddy stop.
(cheek slapping)
Stop!
(cheek slapping)
Stop hitting me.
(cheek slapping)
(John crying)
Stop hurting me. (Cheek slapping)
Leave me alone. Leave me alone.
(cheek slapping)
Ah,
stop it.
(cheek slapping)
Why didn't you love me?
(cheek slapping)
I never did anything wrong.
(cheek slapping)
Stop it! (Cries)
Stop. Stop. (Cheek slapping)
(John crying)
Stop. Please stop.
(cheek slapping)
Stop hurting me.
Please, stop hurting me.
(upbeat music)
We are gathered here today
To celebrate one of life's
Greatest moments
All I need is a little bit
of you and me times two
Because I have a lot of love for you
And I never wanna let you go
All she wants is a
brand new diamond ring
And my love doesn't
seem to mean a thing
But I never felt this way before
All I want is someone to hold at night
All I want is someone to hold me tight
All I want is someone to say
All I really want
All I really want is you
All I want is someone to hold at night
All I want is someone to hold me tight
All I want is someone to say
All I really want
All I really want is you
If you told me to
I'd stay here with you
We could do everything
you always wanted to
You think you're summer hot
Even when you fall
But the weather has changed
It's cold outside
And it's time for you
to realize the truth
All I want is someone to hold at night
All I want is someone to hold me tight
All I want is someone to say
All I need is you
All I want is someone to hold at night
All I want is someone to hold me tight
All I want is someone to say
All I need is you
No.
No matter what challenges you face
You now face them together
All I want is someone to hold at night
All I want is someone to hold me tight
All I want is someone to say
All I need is you
All I want is someone to hold at night
All I want is someone to hold me tight
All I want is someone to say
All I need is you
All I want is someone to hold at night
All I want is someone to hold me tight
All I want is someone to say
All I need is you
(woman thudding)
(John thudding)
All I want is someone to hold me tight
All I want is someone to say
All I need is you
(woman spluttering)
Ow!
(John panting)
(John panting)
One time I came home from school,
I was in trouble for something.
I don't, I don't know what.
And my dad told me to
go out in the backyard
and pick a stick that
he would beat me with.
And he gave me a saw
and a knife
and he told me if I picked
wrong, he would pick
and it would be worse.
So I went out in the backyard
and I started cutting branches down
and beating myself
and just whipping them across our skin
until blood was running down our back.
I was out there for hours
just beating myself with these branches,
trying to figure out which
one would hurt the least.
I slept in the dirt outside that night,
afraid to go in.
And in the morning,
when I finally went
inside to take my beating,
my dad had already gone to work.
He'd forgotten all about me.
(footsteps crunching)
(camera clicking)
(leaves rustling)
(camera clicking)
Why didn't he love me?
Wasn't I enough?
(energetic music)
Gather around
To say goodbye
We won't see each other again
Until someone else dies
So let's take our time
You are family
To me
You are what's important
To me
Bound by the ones I see everyday
Sweep the others under the rug
You are the one that brings up here
So take the bull by the horns
You are family
To me
You are what's important
To me
Keep digging
Keep digging
Twenty years time
Six feet down
Until you will go
You've created a wave
My pond is affected
Closer to guidance
Giving perspective
Walk off the edge
Feel the water wake you once again
Don't run away our reunion is here
Lost you shore
Paved with good intentions we dive
Lose you we do
You are family
(women chattering)
Love you. Love you. (Door thudding)
See you tomorrow.
Oh, my God, you ladies.
Love you. Thank you ladies.
Love you.
Oh, my God. (Laughs)
Oh, man.
Oh, those ladies.
Ah, they're the fucking best.
Oh, man.
Oh, sorry.
Hey, you're Tony.
Right?
Who's Tony?
(laughs) Tony right?
Supposed to pick me up.
Can I see?
Is this you right? Is that...
What? What? What are you doing?
Give me back my phone.
I'm gonna call the cops.
What, where are we going?
Giving perspective
Walk off the edge
Feel the water wake you once again
Keep digging
Keep digging
Twenty years time
Six feet down
Keep digging
Keep digging
Twenty years time
Six feet down
Keep digging
I don't understand people.
I don't know if I ever did.
I see 'em walking down the streets
or at the park playing with their kids
and I wonder what's inside of them?
Do they have thoughts, feelings, emotions,
or are they just empty shells?
My ex used to say I was
nothing but darkness inside.
So I cut her open looking for the light,
but it wasn't there.
She was empty.
I keep looking.
I keep trying to understand
what makes me different than them.
Why am I the way I am
and they get to be happy?
What is wrong with me?
That I don't have
whatever it is inside of them
that makes them,
that makes them more.
I keep looking and I can't find it.
Sir, he's got a camera.
My wife ordered one of those.
Somebody keeps stealing our packages.
Oh yeah. You think? (Door creaking)
[John] Can I help you guys?
Yeah. Good afternoon.
Are you the homeowner?
[John] Yeah.
Well, the reason we stopped by today is
one of your neighbors
called in a noise complaint.
She said she heard screaming.
[John] Screaming here at this house?
Yes, sir.
[John] I mean, I'm watching a movie,
but I don't know about any screaming.
Are you the only one here?
[John] So who called?
You said it was one of the neighbors?
Are you only one here, Mr. Hamilton?
[John] Yeah, man.
I'm just wondering who called.
Is there any reason
why somebody would
call in a noise complaint?
I don't understand remorse
or guilt.
Why do people feel these things?
I mean, you did it.
You must have meant it.
Why feel guilty?
Why feel regret for
something you chose to do?
And I don't understand people at all.
I see 'em.
I talk to 'em.
I interact with them, but
they're aliens.
They're completely alien.
Have a good day.
[John] Yeah, you too.
Oh, I almost forgot,
doorbell camera.
Do you have the footage
from that for today,
let's say around 1:00 PM?
[John] No, I haven't really figured out
how to work it yet, you know.
I see.
[John] Probably, would have
to get where the kids come by
help me out.
Yeah, probably.
[John] Yeah. Sorry.
All right, well have a
good rest of your day.
[John] All right. You too. Thank you.
(lively music)
They tried to warn me about you
And what they said was true
You show up at the worst times
I don't know what to do
I knew this day would come
I knew this day would come
Hey, baby.
You looking for a date?
[John] Yeah. How you doing tonight?
I'm doing good.
How you doing tonight?
[John] Good. How much?
A hundred dollars.
[John] Are you working
by yourself tonight?
I am working by myself tonight.
[John] Yeah, okay.
Get in. I know a place.
Okay.
Then let's do it sweetheart.
[John] All right.
I only wanna make things right
(sighs)
Are you proud of me now?
I turned out to be everything
you ever said I was.
You were right.
We had a deal
You tried run and hide
I knew this day would come
You said it
I knew this day would come
You said it
I knew this day would come
You a chance
Now your time is up
You're mine
I will take you to forever land
I know you wanna make things right
You had a chance now your time is up
[Noah] Hey dad.
I found your camera.
Can I play with it?
Ah, I don't think that's
a good idea, Noah.
[Noah] Aww.
Why don't you give that
to me and go find your mom?
All right, go see your mom, son.
Hey, Noah.
I love you
I love you too.
When you're a little boy.
God's name is Daddy.
I knew this day would come
I knew this day would come
I knew this day would come
You had a chance now your time is up
You're mine
I will take you to forever land
I only wanna make things right
You had a chance now your time is up
You're mine
I'll take you to forever land
I only wanna make things right
You had a chance now your time is up
You're mine
I will take you to forever land
I only wanna make things right
You had a chance now your time is up
You're mine
I will take you to forever land
I only wanna make things right
I just wanna be normal.
(footsteps tapping)
(door creaking)
[John] Can I help you?
Got your food here?
[John] Yeah, I didn't order anything.
8203 Chatterley,
Ronnie Briggs.
Double cheeseburger, fries.
[John] Yeah. Sorry.
No, this is Cambridge.
Shit! Stupid GPS.
Know where Chatterley is by chance?
[John] I don't.
It's cool. Have a nice day.
Hey, hang on just a second.
Can I see that receipt?
(phone smashing)
(woman screaming)
(feet scuffling)
(woman screaming)
(door slamming)
Every time I put my hands
around a woman's neck,
I think of you laying in your hospital bed.
How you wouldn't even
look at me at the end.
(energetic heavy metal music)
I am one of the few
That goes to the front of the fight
To take out what is compelling you
We come from another sun
Enters the one
The computer game mainframe net
Seems like we're playing this
Son of a guns running, speeding away
So want it to be yesterday
from the wreckage
Come in to land
Here in this place
Plugged in to behave
Where you feel safe
Belonging to something that cannot tame
We're all liars
Remember to hold hands
This every lion will understand
I'm not afraid
We're gonna fight
You can't believe your eyes
Hear a howl of a wolf,
sheep's clothing in disguise
I've seen so many lies
Ears play tricks on me
Hide on the TV, the
radio, the big screen
What a wig comes from a machine
The knob turn means no
sheet Go with the flow
Keep swimming, tread
water from the under toe
Come in to land
Why am I unlovable?
Is there something wrong
with me that I can't see
and you can?
All my life,
I have just wanted to
be loved for who I am.
But if you can't love me,
then by God, you'll fear me.
Help!
(footsteps pounding)
(woman shouting)
Please, he's trying to fucking kill me.
Please, help me.
Oh, my God. Please!
Hey! (Leaves rustling)
Hey, hey.
Why are you even filming creep?
What the hell?
We're calling 911.
Oh, my God. (Cries)
He was choking me.
I think he's
You're on camera.
We got your face.
[Woman] Okay.
(birds chirping)
Fuck!
Fuck! Fuck!
Ah!
Ah!
Fuck!
I don't know what happens next.
I'm not entirely sure what's happening now.
(laughs)
(John panting)
No! (Cries)
I'm sorry.
(police siren wailing)
They're all dead, dad.
I killed all of them.
And every time I wrap my
hands around their necks,
all I can think is,
can you see me now?
Can you see me now, dad?
Are you proud of me now?
(car doors slamming)
Can you see me now?
Just
all I ever wanted as a child
was for you to love me
the same way that I had loved you.
And you couldn't do it.
You just couldn't do it.
The cops are here.
(John panting)
Let's end this.
(footsteps tapping)
[Officer] Freeze!
- [Officer] Get on the ground.
- [Officer] Hands up.
Get on the ground right now.
- [Officer] Freeze.
- [Officer] Drop it. Drop it.
[Officer] On the ground now!
[Officer] Get on the ground right now.
(camera thudding)
(John screaming)
(guns firing)
[News Reporter] In the news tonight,
we have confirmation from
the Portland Police Department
that the man allegedly
responsible for the deaths
of more than a dozen women
has been killed during the
shootout with local authorities.
[Neighbor] I just don't understand,
I've lived next door to that family.
[Reporter] What motivates man
to commit murder on this scale?
The fact is we don't know.
All we know is that a man is dead
and that he leaves behind
no less than 15 victims,
including his wife and son.
On today's episode,
we dig into the theories
on what makes a serial killer.
Are they born or made?
(multiple news reporters speaking)
(multiple news reporters speaking)
[News Reporter]
Tonight, on a special report,
we talk to Brenda,
the only known survivor
of the Forest Park Strangler.
The woman many believe to be responsible
[Man] Personally, I
couldn't give a shit less.
So he killed some whores.
So what?
Man was doing society a favor,
that's what I think.
He's doing what the city couldn't,
cleaning up our streets.
[Woman] I gotta tell you Cal,
I think he's hot.
Guys like the Forest Park Strangler,
there's just something about them.
The way they take control and just
go for what they want.
I'm a fan.
(upbeat music)
You came to me in a dream
And it was the best
picture I've ever taken
We went for a walk
And you didn't know how
much sense we were making
Keep up
Walk along
Or stay in the shadows
The world won't wait for you to decide
Where we go on this ride
Show me friends
I'll show you where you're going
I took a look at your shoes
To see how much money you saved walking
Work out of a grocery bag to survive
Take your time to look around
Slow down to see
What can be found
Yeah, keep up
Walk along
Or stay in the shadows
Show me your friends
I'll show you where you're going
I took a look at your shoes
To see how much money saved walking
Show me friends
I'll show you where you're going
I took a look at your shoes
To see how much money you saved walking
You've got right to show me the way
You've got the right to show me the way
Get sick or die
Trying to figure out life's gifts given
Show me friends
I'll show you where you're going
I took a look at your shoes
To see how much you
money you saved walking
Show me your friends
I'll show you where you're going
I took a look at your shoes
To see how much money you saved walking
Plain and simple.
The incompetence of the police department
is on full display people.
I mean, what's the body count now?
Eight, nine?
And those are just the ones we know about.
What's it gonna take for
the libs to do something?
Outrageous, I tell you. Simply outrageous.
[News Reporter] A new terror has risen.
As police in Portland, Oregon,
continue the statewide manhunt.
[News Reporter] In today's news,
the serial killer dubbed,
"The Forest Park Strangler"
continues his reign of
terror in the Portland area.
Police are warning women to stay inside
and lock all doors and windows.
[Man] Here's where I'm getting confused.
The press is saying we
have a serial killer at large,
but the police
(news reporter speaking Spanish)
(numerous news reporters speaking)
[News Reporter] The
Police have no answers
and the City is gripped with fear
in the wake of this string of murders.
[News Reporter] That brings
the known body count to seven
for the serial killer that
the press has dubbed,
"The Forest Park Strangler."
I think I just wanted my
dad to love me, you know?
He was my hero and I,
I didn't matter.
He couldn't see me no matter what I did
and I just wanted him to see me.
Like, look at me one time
and see the person I could become.
I remember in third grade,
there was this after
school program for ballet,
and I thought, you know,
my dad could see me on stage,
see me dance
and fly, that he would be proud of me.
So I signed up and I lied to him,
told him I was taking football practice.
And every day, I'd go up on that stage
and I'd pour my heart into it.
And I loved it.
I loved dancing.
I loved the feeling, the movement,
the music, all of it.
I practiced so hard.
And then the recital came
and I asked him to come watch me.
He did.
He sat in the audience
and I stood up there on stage
and I looked out and I smiled.
I danced my heart out.
I gave everything to the dance.
I flew through the air.
I turned,
and every time I got a
chance, I'd look down
and see if he was smiling.
The dance ended.
He didn't say a word to me,
not a word.
We got in the truck.
We drove home in silence
with me just sitting there dying,
dying. "Dad, please look at me."
Tell me I did good.
"Tell me you're proud of me."
Nothing.
We got home,
he opened the car door
and he said, "Come on, son."
I was about halfway out when
he slammed the door on my leg,
shattering it in three places.
And as I lay there screaming,
he leaned over,
he grabbed me by the throat and he said,
"That's because there are
no faggots in our family son."
(energetic music)
I've heard your call
All you do is complain
You make the decisions
I don't want to get blamed
I can't even think for myself
You take care of everything
You don't give me what I need
So let's keep going
Don't you think I have everything
That I'd feel useless
You don't give me I need
So let's keep going
You don't give me what I need
So let's keep going
I'm gonna hang her out to dry
Yeah, you got it
Baby, you got it
Yeah, you got it
Baby, you got it
Yeah, you got it
Baby, you got it
Yeah, you got it
Baby, you got it
Hey, you're John, right?
Yeah, I am. How you doing, man?
(door slamming)
- I'm pretty good.
How's it going?
Oh, it's all right.
Where are you headed tonight?
Downtown. Gonna see some music.
Nice.
Yeah.
Well, we'll get you
there in just a few minutes.
Awesome. Thanks.
(upbeat music)
You're running out again
Running out of time
You get another chance
But you never say goodbye
Would you never
learn to say on your own
Whoa
Tripping over tongues
and lead them with disguise
If you are going to run a muck
You'd better do a ride
A storybook you can't unfold
No, you won't
No
Well, I have to say it now
My heart is pumping at your door
Like pressure to the vein
Your lies will lead me to the floor
I can't just let it fly
I won't just let you go
If you're gonna face this pain
You're gonna face it on your own
It's time for you to feel
the weight that I've owned
Hey, sweetie, how you doing?
[John] Good. You?
I'm good. What's with the camera?
[John] Filmmaker.
Oh, yeah? Like in the movies?
Am I gonna be famous?
[John] Yeah, maybe.
Looking for a date?
[John] Yeah. How much?
A hundred dollars for the basic.
$200 for Greek.
$50 if you're on a budget,
no cameras though.
[John] Yeah. Okay. Get in.
Hey, Lace. You good?
(door lock clicking)
You got it.
You got someplace we can go?
[John] Yeah, I know a place. Come on.
(door thudding)
(somber music)
I've been on the back roads
I keep driving all night long
Escape
I'm almost there
For you
Get off of me!
What the fuck?
Get, get off of me.
Stop it!
Please, let me out of here.
(woman groaning)
Raising the windshield
wipers stay strong
To escape
I'm almost there
For you
I keep a smile on my face
I keep a smile on my face
Come to me
Come to me
Come to me see the way
The light at the end tunnel
I didn't know
I could lose control
Lost track of what was in front of me
To escape
I'm almost there
For you
[Woman] Hello.
How you doing?
[Woman] Good. How are you?
I'm doing all right. (Door thudding)
Awesome.
You got anything exciting going on?
Um, yeah.
A friend of mine is
getting married. (Laughs)
- Nice, nice.
- Yes.
Yeah. It's gonna be hanging
out and partying later then?
Yeah. We're gonna head to Slims. (Laughs)
At the end of the tunnel
You find out
How to drive
On the back roads
I'll say this for my mother,
she could take a punch.
I know. I saw her take several
that were headed for me.
When I was a baby,
she stepped in front of him.
I'd look at her laying there,
blood gushing from her nose,
her eye black,
and she'd look at me
and say, "I did this for you."
And then one day she stopped.
She stopped protecting me.
And then the punches came for me,
and it was me on the floor
with black eyes,
blood coming from my nose.
It was me.
She gave up on me.
I'll hate her till the day I die.
(slow rock music)
The more power you entail
The further you must travel
To dimensions and realms
Not easy to unravel
Our world has a veil
With through it energy sail
The further you go
The more lonely you become
You can't save me in the graveyard
You know, you're here
In the graveyard
With me
Resting deeply depressed
(footsteps tapping)
[John] Hey,
hey!
What?
[John] Cut me off back there.
And, so what?
You're filming me to
put it on social media?
Call me a Karen or some shit?
[John] You owe me an apology.
Fuck you.
[John] Fuck you!
Fuck you.
When we were little,
my dad used to take his,
his fist, you know, like this,
and just
as hard as he can on
top of our heads, right?
Right here.
He would just hit us
and hit us.
And sometimes,
you know, you'd wake up afterwards,
mouthful of blood where
you'd bitten your tongue.
I remember thinking,
"That's my brain, man."
I...
"That's my brain!"
And I wonder,
I just wonder what that did to me.
(footsteps tapping)
I remember in seventh grade,
I used to get in a fight
every day after school
with this girl, Denise.
She'd show up at one side of the park
and I'd show up at the other.
We'd come together and just start punching
and scratching and kicking.
We'd tear at each other,
looking for weak seams
until there was nothing left.
And we'd lay there on the grass,
bloody,
exhausted,
too tired to move.
Sometimes we'd hold hands.
I think that's the happiest
memory of my entire life.
What the fuck!
You?
What are you doing here?
Get, get off me!
(John punching)
No!
(hand slapping)
No!
Stop!
(John groaning)
(woman whimpering)
(John groaning)
(woman whimpering)
(John panting)
(gun clicking)
(clown panting)
(gun clicking)
(footsteps crunching)
(camera clicking)
(camera clicking)
(leaves crunching)
(upbeat music)
I just
I just wanna say
My only one
My only one is you
I just
I just wanna know
If I'm your
If I'm only one too
I know when it's over
You will be my ever after
I know when it's over
You will be my ever after
I just
I just wanna say
That I love the real you
I just
I just wanna know
(door opening)
- [Woman] John?
Yes, ma'am.
[Woman] All right.
You love me the same way too
How you folks doing tonight?
[Woman] We're doing great.
Did you go see a movie?
Yeah. How was it?
- It was good.
- Cool. Cool.
Let's get you folks home.
I know when it's over
You will be my ever after
(music continues)
(energetic rock music)
(engine rumbling)
(door opening) - [Woman]
Hey, how you doing?
- Good. How about you?
- [Woman] Good.
You able to get in all right?
Yeah, I'm good. Thanks.
Yeah.
Still have to get to
work. (Crutches clattering)
(door thudding)
All right, well, fair enough.
- We'll get you there.
- Great.
How's your night going?
- Quiet so far.
- That's good.
Let's see if we can get
out of this driveway here.
Oh, it's a good looking apartment complex.
Yeah. Not too bad.
Yeah?
You live there by yourself
or you got roommates?
Right now, by myself and my dog.
Yeah. She's my friend. Best buddy.
Fair enough.
Bathroom's bigger than you expect.
(car rumbling)
Dad,
how do you hit a child?
A defenseless person who
only looks up to you to love them
and protect them.
All they want,
all I wanted
was to be seen by you.
What you did changed me.
I will forever wonder
what I could have been.
I will forever wonder if I
could have been normal
and you took that from me.
I loved you,
and you beat me.
And what I am now is because of you.
And I'll never forgive you for that.
You made me what I am.
And I just wanted you to see me.
Why can't you see me?
Me, dad.
I'm here.
I'm right here in front
of you and you can't see.
(John crying)
Why don't you love me?
I was there.
I was there for you.
(John crying) (somber music)
(heavy metal music)
(heavy metal music continues)
(camera clicking)
Do you see me now, dad?
Do they have newspapers in heaven?
Into this pollution
Wishing wanders none can tell
I have a solution
Wait out the storm
you've left inside me
Hey daddy.
Hi darling.
You wanna play?
Hey baby, how's your night?
Wait, I recognize you.
You picked up Sugar a couple of weeks ago.
Where is she, you fuck?
What'd you do to her?
Bobby, get your ass over here.
Left inside me
What is it?
[Lace] He's the guy who took Sugar.
What?
What's it? What's going
on? (Engine revving)
What? Hey, hey, hey, hey buddy.
Can the rest of you feel my pain
Dark light
Shines bright
An angel in his eyes
His eyes
In the wind she went like
Light
I have this recurring dream
of playing in the backyard
with another little boy.
He's smaller than me.
He's sweet.
He's innocent.
And we're digging holes,
and doing what boys do.
And this hole's gotten deep,
bottomless.
And we stop to look into it.
And I shove him.
I take this sweet innocent boy
and I push him down
into the darkness,
and he's looking up at me
and I can see him.
He's begging me,
"Please, please don't do this.
Don't put me down here."
And instead, I get a shovel
and I bury that little boy.
And I'm in the hole
and I can't breathe.
And it keeps coming.
And I'm screaming and I'm screaming,
"Let me out."
Don't put me down here.
"Let me out!"
(John crying)
(heavy metal music)
(music continues)
It follows me in the daylight
I can see all too well
Grim reaper goes slow
Gives me time to catch
my breath (door banging)
(door banging)
(John laughing)
Get nice and comfortable back there.
(heavy metal music continues)
I can take you.
I can't sleep
Without you
I can't sleep without you
I can't sleep without you
(music continues)
You tried to get rid of me
I will make you get rid of me
You tried to get rid of me
I will let you get rid of me
(footsteps crunching)
(camera clicking)
(camera clicking)
(cheek slapping)
(John crying)
Daddy stop.
(cheek slapping)
Stop!
(cheek slapping)
Stop hitting me.
(cheek slapping)
(John crying)
Stop hurting me. (Cheek slapping)
Leave me alone. Leave me alone.
(cheek slapping)
Ah,
stop it.
(cheek slapping)
Why didn't you love me?
(cheek slapping)
I never did anything wrong.
(cheek slapping)
Stop it! (Cries)
Stop. Stop. (Cheek slapping)
(John crying)
Stop. Please stop.
(cheek slapping)
Stop hurting me.
Please, stop hurting me.
(upbeat music)
We are gathered here today
To celebrate one of life's
Greatest moments
All I need is a little bit
of you and me times two
Because I have a lot of love for you
And I never wanna let you go
All she wants is a
brand new diamond ring
And my love doesn't
seem to mean a thing
But I never felt this way before
All I want is someone to hold at night
All I want is someone to hold me tight
All I want is someone to say
All I really want
All I really want is you
All I want is someone to hold at night
All I want is someone to hold me tight
All I want is someone to say
All I really want
All I really want is you
If you told me to
I'd stay here with you
We could do everything
you always wanted to
You think you're summer hot
Even when you fall
But the weather has changed
It's cold outside
And it's time for you
to realize the truth
All I want is someone to hold at night
All I want is someone to hold me tight
All I want is someone to say
All I need is you
All I want is someone to hold at night
All I want is someone to hold me tight
All I want is someone to say
All I need is you
No.
No matter what challenges you face
You now face them together
All I want is someone to hold at night
All I want is someone to hold me tight
All I want is someone to say
All I need is you
All I want is someone to hold at night
All I want is someone to hold me tight
All I want is someone to say
All I need is you
All I want is someone to hold at night
All I want is someone to hold me tight
All I want is someone to say
All I need is you
(woman thudding)
(John thudding)
All I want is someone to hold me tight
All I want is someone to say
All I need is you
(woman spluttering)
Ow!
(John panting)
(John panting)
One time I came home from school,
I was in trouble for something.
I don't, I don't know what.
And my dad told me to
go out in the backyard
and pick a stick that
he would beat me with.
And he gave me a saw
and a knife
and he told me if I picked
wrong, he would pick
and it would be worse.
So I went out in the backyard
and I started cutting branches down
and beating myself
and just whipping them across our skin
until blood was running down our back.
I was out there for hours
just beating myself with these branches,
trying to figure out which
one would hurt the least.
I slept in the dirt outside that night,
afraid to go in.
And in the morning,
when I finally went
inside to take my beating,
my dad had already gone to work.
He'd forgotten all about me.
(footsteps crunching)
(camera clicking)
(leaves rustling)
(camera clicking)
Why didn't he love me?
Wasn't I enough?
(energetic music)
Gather around
To say goodbye
We won't see each other again
Until someone else dies
So let's take our time
You are family
To me
You are what's important
To me
Bound by the ones I see everyday
Sweep the others under the rug
You are the one that brings up here
So take the bull by the horns
You are family
To me
You are what's important
To me
Keep digging
Keep digging
Twenty years time
Six feet down
Until you will go
You've created a wave
My pond is affected
Closer to guidance
Giving perspective
Walk off the edge
Feel the water wake you once again
Don't run away our reunion is here
Lost you shore
Paved with good intentions we dive
Lose you we do
You are family
(women chattering)
Love you. Love you. (Door thudding)
See you tomorrow.
Oh, my God, you ladies.
Love you. Thank you ladies.
Love you.
Oh, my God. (Laughs)
Oh, man.
Oh, those ladies.
Ah, they're the fucking best.
Oh, man.
Oh, sorry.
Hey, you're Tony.
Right?
Who's Tony?
(laughs) Tony right?
Supposed to pick me up.
Can I see?
Is this you right? Is that...
What? What? What are you doing?
Give me back my phone.
I'm gonna call the cops.
What, where are we going?
Giving perspective
Walk off the edge
Feel the water wake you once again
Keep digging
Keep digging
Twenty years time
Six feet down
Keep digging
Keep digging
Twenty years time
Six feet down
Keep digging
I don't understand people.
I don't know if I ever did.
I see 'em walking down the streets
or at the park playing with their kids
and I wonder what's inside of them?
Do they have thoughts, feelings, emotions,
or are they just empty shells?
My ex used to say I was
nothing but darkness inside.
So I cut her open looking for the light,
but it wasn't there.
She was empty.
I keep looking.
I keep trying to understand
what makes me different than them.
Why am I the way I am
and they get to be happy?
What is wrong with me?
That I don't have
whatever it is inside of them
that makes them,
that makes them more.
I keep looking and I can't find it.
Sir, he's got a camera.
My wife ordered one of those.
Somebody keeps stealing our packages.
Oh yeah. You think? (Door creaking)
[John] Can I help you guys?
Yeah. Good afternoon.
Are you the homeowner?
[John] Yeah.
Well, the reason we stopped by today is
one of your neighbors
called in a noise complaint.
She said she heard screaming.
[John] Screaming here at this house?
Yes, sir.
[John] I mean, I'm watching a movie,
but I don't know about any screaming.
Are you the only one here?
[John] So who called?
You said it was one of the neighbors?
Are you only one here, Mr. Hamilton?
[John] Yeah, man.
I'm just wondering who called.
Is there any reason
why somebody would
call in a noise complaint?
I don't understand remorse
or guilt.
Why do people feel these things?
I mean, you did it.
You must have meant it.
Why feel guilty?
Why feel regret for
something you chose to do?
And I don't understand people at all.
I see 'em.
I talk to 'em.
I interact with them, but
they're aliens.
They're completely alien.
Have a good day.
[John] Yeah, you too.
Oh, I almost forgot,
doorbell camera.
Do you have the footage
from that for today,
let's say around 1:00 PM?
[John] No, I haven't really figured out
how to work it yet, you know.
I see.
[John] Probably, would have
to get where the kids come by
help me out.
Yeah, probably.
[John] Yeah. Sorry.
All right, well have a
good rest of your day.
[John] All right. You too. Thank you.
(lively music)
They tried to warn me about you
And what they said was true
You show up at the worst times
I don't know what to do
I knew this day would come
I knew this day would come
Hey, baby.
You looking for a date?
[John] Yeah. How you doing tonight?
I'm doing good.
How you doing tonight?
[John] Good. How much?
A hundred dollars.
[John] Are you working
by yourself tonight?
I am working by myself tonight.
[John] Yeah, okay.
Get in. I know a place.
Okay.
Then let's do it sweetheart.
[John] All right.
I only wanna make things right
(sighs)
Are you proud of me now?
I turned out to be everything
you ever said I was.
You were right.
We had a deal
You tried run and hide
I knew this day would come
You said it
I knew this day would come
You said it
I knew this day would come
You a chance
Now your time is up
You're mine
I will take you to forever land
I know you wanna make things right
You had a chance now your time is up
[Noah] Hey dad.
I found your camera.
Can I play with it?
Ah, I don't think that's
a good idea, Noah.
[Noah] Aww.
Why don't you give that
to me and go find your mom?
All right, go see your mom, son.
Hey, Noah.
I love you
I love you too.
When you're a little boy.
God's name is Daddy.
I knew this day would come
I knew this day would come
I knew this day would come
You had a chance now your time is up
You're mine
I will take you to forever land
I only wanna make things right
You had a chance now your time is up
You're mine
I'll take you to forever land
I only wanna make things right
You had a chance now your time is up
You're mine
I will take you to forever land
I only wanna make things right
You had a chance now your time is up
You're mine
I will take you to forever land
I only wanna make things right
I just wanna be normal.
(footsteps tapping)
(door creaking)
[John] Can I help you?
Got your food here?
[John] Yeah, I didn't order anything.
8203 Chatterley,
Ronnie Briggs.
Double cheeseburger, fries.
[John] Yeah. Sorry.
No, this is Cambridge.
Shit! Stupid GPS.
Know where Chatterley is by chance?
[John] I don't.
It's cool. Have a nice day.
Hey, hang on just a second.
Can I see that receipt?
(phone smashing)
(woman screaming)
(feet scuffling)
(woman screaming)
(door slamming)
Every time I put my hands
around a woman's neck,
I think of you laying in your hospital bed.
How you wouldn't even
look at me at the end.
(energetic heavy metal music)
I am one of the few
That goes to the front of the fight
To take out what is compelling you
We come from another sun
Enters the one
The computer game mainframe net
Seems like we're playing this
Son of a guns running, speeding away
So want it to be yesterday
from the wreckage
Come in to land
Here in this place
Plugged in to behave
Where you feel safe
Belonging to something that cannot tame
We're all liars
Remember to hold hands
This every lion will understand
I'm not afraid
We're gonna fight
You can't believe your eyes
Hear a howl of a wolf,
sheep's clothing in disguise
I've seen so many lies
Ears play tricks on me
Hide on the TV, the
radio, the big screen
What a wig comes from a machine
The knob turn means no
sheet Go with the flow
Keep swimming, tread
water from the under toe
Come in to land
Why am I unlovable?
Is there something wrong
with me that I can't see
and you can?
All my life,
I have just wanted to
be loved for who I am.
But if you can't love me,
then by God, you'll fear me.
Help!
(footsteps pounding)
(woman shouting)
Please, he's trying to fucking kill me.
Please, help me.
Oh, my God. Please!
Hey! (Leaves rustling)
Hey, hey.
Why are you even filming creep?
What the hell?
We're calling 911.
Oh, my God. (Cries)
He was choking me.
I think he's
You're on camera.
We got your face.
[Woman] Okay.
(birds chirping)
Fuck!
Fuck! Fuck!
Ah!
Ah!
Fuck!
I don't know what happens next.
I'm not entirely sure what's happening now.
(laughs)
(John panting)
No! (Cries)
I'm sorry.
(police siren wailing)
They're all dead, dad.
I killed all of them.
And every time I wrap my
hands around their necks,
all I can think is,
can you see me now?
Can you see me now, dad?
Are you proud of me now?
(car doors slamming)
Can you see me now?
Just
all I ever wanted as a child
was for you to love me
the same way that I had loved you.
And you couldn't do it.
You just couldn't do it.
The cops are here.
(John panting)
Let's end this.
(footsteps tapping)
[Officer] Freeze!
- [Officer] Get on the ground.
- [Officer] Hands up.
Get on the ground right now.
- [Officer] Freeze.
- [Officer] Drop it. Drop it.
[Officer] On the ground now!
[Officer] Get on the ground right now.
(camera thudding)
(John screaming)
(guns firing)
[News Reporter] In the news tonight,
we have confirmation from
the Portland Police Department
that the man allegedly
responsible for the deaths
of more than a dozen women
has been killed during the
shootout with local authorities.
[Neighbor] I just don't understand,
I've lived next door to that family.
[Reporter] What motivates man
to commit murder on this scale?
The fact is we don't know.
All we know is that a man is dead
and that he leaves behind
no less than 15 victims,
including his wife and son.
On today's episode,
we dig into the theories
on what makes a serial killer.
Are they born or made?
(multiple news reporters speaking)
(multiple news reporters speaking)
[News Reporter]
Tonight, on a special report,
we talk to Brenda,
the only known survivor
of the Forest Park Strangler.
The woman many believe to be responsible
[Man] Personally, I
couldn't give a shit less.
So he killed some whores.
So what?
Man was doing society a favor,
that's what I think.
He's doing what the city couldn't,
cleaning up our streets.
[Woman] I gotta tell you Cal,
I think he's hot.
Guys like the Forest Park Strangler,
there's just something about them.
The way they take control and just
go for what they want.
I'm a fan.
(upbeat music)
You came to me in a dream
And it was the best
picture I've ever taken
We went for a walk
And you didn't know how
much sense we were making
Keep up
Walk along
Or stay in the shadows
The world won't wait for you to decide
Where we go on this ride
Show me friends
I'll show you where you're going
I took a look at your shoes
To see how much money you saved walking
Work out of a grocery bag to survive
Take your time to look around
Slow down to see
What can be found
Yeah, keep up
Walk along
Or stay in the shadows
Show me your friends
I'll show you where you're going
I took a look at your shoes
To see how much money saved walking
Show me friends
I'll show you where you're going
I took a look at your shoes
To see how much money you saved walking
You've got right to show me the way
You've got the right to show me the way
Get sick or die
Trying to figure out life's gifts given
Show me friends
I'll show you where you're going
I took a look at your shoes
To see how much you
money you saved walking
Show me your friends
I'll show you where you're going
I took a look at your shoes
To see how much money you saved walking