A Haunting at Silver Falls Page #2

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but it's hermes.

I had it in my room,

but it's gone.

- Did my mom sleepwalk?

- No.

- Maybe I sleepwalk.

The pictures.

The door.

Stuff.

Maybe.

- Or maybe it's the wind.

Oh, by the way, I found some

candy wrappers in your room.

Be careful.

We get mice.

- I'm gonna be late.

- It's black and gold,

the scarf.

If you see it.

[Door opens and shuts]

[Thud]

[School bell rings]

- After you.

Now isn't this better?

Only a matter of time.

- Come here.

- Did Robbie

really drive you home?

- I couldn't find you.

- Don't...

- What?

- Give me the "we should be

friends" speech.

I know it by memory.

- Why would I do that?

- Robbie said

he drove you home.

Emphasis on "drove."

- And you believed him?

- Well, not at first,

but I figured

I was just being delusional.

- Robbie doesn't know anything

about driving.

But you do.

- No.

No, no.

Actually, yeah.

Yes, I do.

- You drive with your heart.

- I so did not want

to be your friend.

- How long

are you grounded for?

- I told my dad

that I bought the stuff,

but he doesn't believe me.

- Oh.

- He thinks

you're the anti-Christ.

- Well, don't worry.

I know how to sneak around.

- And I won't be grounded

for long.

My dad's a shrink,

and he'll just read a report

about confinement

and adolescence,

and then he'll cave.

Parents.

Just got to wait 'em out.

- Why can't I find a single book

on the paranormal,

ghosts, or spirits?

- Well, you're

in the school library.

No one expects you to read.

I was just kidding

about all that stuff

the other night.

- My bedroom door opens

by itself.

- Good to know.

What about your window?

- Seriously.

That's creepy.

- Houses have a mind

of their own.

- And I can't

get this ring off.

It's been a couple days.

- I actually know about this.

Come on.

Yeah.

- Ooh, boys' room.

- Yeah.

- Okay.

- Mm.

[Water running]

- It's gonna hurt.

- It's not gonna hurt, okay?

Come here.

See?

- I told you.

- I swear, I felt it.

It was off.

- Creepy, right?

- Who gave it to you anyway?

Robbie?

- I found it in the woods

at silver falls.

I heard you whispering my name,

then I saw it at my feet.

- No, I didn't whisper.

- Well, I thought

maybe you dropped it.

- So this isn't even your ring?

- No, and to be honest, I don't

really remember putting it on.

It's like...

I'm not crazy,

but it's like it chose me.

- Okay, well,

we're getting it off.

Let me just figure out how.

Come on.

- Hey, Jordan.

Have a seat.

- What's up?

- They sent your file.

- File?

- The executor

of your father's will.

He wanted us to be prepared,

because we don't have kids.

- You got caught shoplifting

when you were 12.

You smoked pot.

You did drugs.

- My dad got a new girlfriend.

I was acting out.

It was obvious.

Like, I knew

I was gonna get caught.

- Then why did you

want to get caught here?

- What?

- Jordan, we know

you're mourning your father.

You miss him.

This is a new town.

- Maybe you think

we're a little strange.

But we're really normal.

- I like it here.

- Then why'd you go

in my wallet?

- And my scarf.

Your mother gave me that scarf.

- What are you talking about?

- Come on, Jordan,

maybe we've never been

parents before,

but we're not stupid.

- Are you on drugs now?

No, don't answer that.

- What's going on?

- You tell us.

- I can't until you tell me

what you think I did.

- Goddamn it,

you stole from us!

You took our stuff.

- What makes you think I did it?

- We found them.

- In your underwear drawer.

- You went in my room

in my drawers?

- Don't turn it around on us.

- I swear

on the penalty of death,

I didn't take your sh*t.

- We made an appointment

for you to talk to someone.

- Dr. Parrish.

- Dr. Parrish?

- He'll see you tomorrow.

- I'll see anyone you want.

You can come.

Just, please, not Larry's dad.

- I can't drive you 40 Miles

to the next therapist.

- And there's another problem.

Tonight is date night.

- Well, I don't know

what that means.

- Date night means that

I will not neglect my wife...

Because you're now a member

of this family.

- No kids allowed.

- I'm not a kid.

- You're part of our home.

We just can't have you

stealing from it.

So we're going out tonight

as planned.

But you're staying in.

- So sad.

- Mm.

I know this might seem

a bit extreme to you.

- You'll talk to Dr. Parrish,

and things will be fine.

- Don't hate us, Jordan.

But please don't use us.

That's good.

Date night.

- Cock-sucking motherf***er,

goddamn a**hole.

- I'm gonna have

to unhinge the door.

- We are awful, awful people.

- [Coughs]

We are not that bad.

No, we're not that bad.

We make mistakes.

We're gonna learn,

and Jordan's gonna learn.

- Kevin, we imprisoned her.

- Well, what if she

would have found our stash?

Then we lose the upper hand.

What?

- We definitely failed

child-proofing 101.

[Laughter]

- Oh, man.

Well, is date night over?

- Is that what you want?

- I want what you want.

- [Giggles]

- There's no way

you could drive.

There's no way.

- [Muffled shout]

[Gasps]

[Screams]

- Jordan.

Jordan?

What the hell?

- Jordan.

- Jordan!

[Door rattling]

- It's locked.

- Jordan, open the door.

- Jordan.

I'm going to kick it down.

- Open the door.

Open it up.

- Jordan,

I'm gonna kick it down!

- Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

- My medicine.

Okay.

All right.

Okay.

I'm giving you haloperidol.

This is haloperidol.

It's gonna help you.

- We did good.

- She's soaked.

Let's get her clothes off

and get her to bed.

- Hey.

I'm Jordan.

So does she have a name?

She special?

Like, short bus special?

What is this?

Like, some sort

of reverse psychology?

Like, invite another foster kid

in and create some sort

of a sibling rivalry?

Oh, God.

This isn't happening.

- Jordan, it's over now.

We are so sorry.

Your mother was claustrophobic.

We didn't know

that you were too.

We won't be doing

anything like that again.

- You have an appointment

with Dr. Parrish

this morning before school.

- I can't breathe.

- How many pills

did you give her?

- Just the one.

- Jordan.

It's a new day.

It can't be stopped.

Deal with it.

[Engine turns over]

Seat belt.

- Are there legends

about silver falls?

- What kind?

- Ones involving a ring?

- You mean like lost treasure?

- Ghosts.

- There's ash man.

Burned American Indian.

That's more of a yeti thing.

You know, to attract tourists.

- No, like,

maybe involving a girl?

Maybe my age?

- You seen a ghost?

- No, it's a creative writing

assignment for school.

- Uh-huh.

You like to write?

Your mother wrote.

- I just want to base it

on something real.

Make it authentic.

- Find your face.

Not your forever face.

Your for now face.

There are no bad faces, Jordan.

You're not leaving here

until you do this.

- Do you always see

your patients in your kitchen?

[Tea kettle whistling]

- I meet my patients

where I believe

they'll be the most comfortable.

My office is at the hospital.

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