A Look Inside: The Others Page #5

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oh!

Charles ?

grace ?

ohh.

oh!

oh!

:

You 're here. You 're here.

They said there was no hope.

They said I should

give you up for dead.

They say a lot of things.

GRACE:
ohh.

ohh!

oh, thank you.

Thank you, god.

Thank you, god.

Every night I prayed for this...

begging god to bring you back.

Bring the children

their father back.

Bring him...

But where have you been

all this time ?

out there...

looking for my home.

[Sighs]

You 're so different.

So different.

Sometimes I bleed.

[Laughs]

[Front door closes]

Ma 'am--

Mrs Mills...

this is my husband.

I'm very pleased

to meet you, sir.

: He 's very weak.

Here.

I want you to prepare a hot bath

and some clean clothes.

And something to eat.

Pight away, ma 'am.

How are my little ones ?

Daddy!

ANNE:
[Kiss]

why did you take so long?

[Crying]

Hello, Nicholas.

I told you, you see.

I told you he 'd come back.

[Kiss]

Have you both been well-behaved?

we 've been very good.

Have you been good

to your mother?

Very good.

we study every day

for our First Communion.

Daddy, did you kill anyone ?

[Door closes]

oh! Here he comes!

Darling,

we 've prepared lunch for you.

Are you coming down

or would you prefer--

[Door closes]

ANNE:

when 's Daddy coming down ?

: Be patient, Anne.

Daddy is... not well.

ANNE:
He said he 'd seen

a lot of dead men.

: Shh.

Mummy, when people die

in the war...

where do they go ?

oh, what a question.

-It depends.

-on what?

whether they fought on the side

of the goodies or the baddies.

Your father, for example,

fought for England...

on the side of the goodies.

How do you know who the goodies

and the baddies are ?

[Sighs] That's enough questions.

Eat your food.

You 'll never go to war.

we 'll never go anywhere.

ohh.

You 're not missing out

on anything.

You 're much better off at home

with your Mummy and Daddy...

who love you very, very much.

And the intruders.

There are no intruders here.

But you said that there were.

No, I said that

there are no intruders here.

I don 't want to hear

another word on the subject.

-But you said--

- That is enough!

Can I say something?

-No!

- why not?

Because you can 't!

[Fork clatters]

[Breathing heavily]

Anne, stop breathing like that.

You heard me. Stop it.

Stop breathing.

Pight, you go to your room.

go to your room.

No desser for you today.

[Sighs]

[Anne sobbing]

ohh, no crying now, no crying.

oh, stop that here.

Look what an awful face

you 've got when you cry.

-I don 't care!

- There, there.

You listen to me.

I've seen them, too.

You have ?

Yes.

why don 't you tell my mother?

Then maybe she 'll believe me.

There are things your mother

doesn 't want to hear.

She only believes

in what she was taught.

But don 't worry,

sooner or later...

she 'll see them.

Then everything

will be different.

How?

oh, you 'll see.

There are going to be

some big surprises.

There are going to be...

changes.

Changes ?

Now she 's behaving

as if nothing had happened.

what about her daughter?

oh, she 's not so stubborn.

The children will be

easier to convince.

No, it's the mother who 's going

to cause us problems.

Do you think her husband

suspects anything?

No. I don 't think

he even knows where he is.

ohh, look what

a pretty daughter I've got.

Mummy made this veil

especially for you.

-Hmm ?

-I look like a bride.

Yes. You do.

[Sighs] I need to shoren

the sleeves a little.

- You can take it off now.

-No.

This dress has to be spotless

for your First Communion.

I promise I won 't diry it.

Just let me wear it

for a little longer.

oh, just a little ?

All right.

I'll be back shorly.

No sitting on the floor

or leaning against the walls.

No.

[Locks door]

Monsieur,

would you like to dance ?

[Deep voice] I'd love to.

[Humming]

Charles,

you can 't go on like this.

You must eat something.

oooo.

[giggles]

[Humming]

d In the sky d

d I don 't know if

it's cloudy or bright d

d But I only have eyes d

d For you, dear d

d The moon may be high d

[Humming]

[Humming]

[Crying]

[Anne humming]

Anne, you need to take

the dress off now.

[Humming]

[Sighs]

Anne, are you listening to me ?

Anne ?

what did I tell you

about sitting on the floor?

ANNE:
But it's clean.

It makes no difference.

why can 't you ever do

as you 're told...

[Humming]

[Anne 's voice]

what's the matter?

where is my daughter?

[giggles]

what have you done

with my daughter?

Are you mad?

I am your daughter.

[gasps]

No! You 're not my daughter!

[Anne screaming]

No! No!

[Fabric tearing]

Aah!

You 're not my daughter! No!

-Aah!

-No! Aah!

[gasping]

[Sobbing]

Ma 'am, I heard shouts.

She wants to kill me!

She won 't stop

until she kills us!

She won 't stop!

MRS MILLS :

Hush, child. Come with me.

ANNE:
You 're wicked!

You 're wicked! wicked!

[Door closes]

ANNE:
wicked!

[gasps]

[water running]

How is she ?

There 's no calming her...

so I've left her

with her father.

oh!

She insisted

on speaking with him.

what happened?

why did you fight?

GRACE:
It wasn 't her.

It was the old woman

with the strange eyes.

She was imitating

my daughter's voice.

I'd swear to god

that it wasn 't my daughter.

oh, god. god help me.

god help me.

what's the matter with me ?

I don 't know

what's the matter with me.

MRS MILLS :

You must get more rest.

You can 't take on the whole

responsibility of this house.

Leave it to us.

we know what has to be done.

what do you mean by that?

what do you mean

you know what has to be done ?

Nothing, ma 'am.

I was just suggesting--

There 's nothing to suggest.

who do you think you are ?

You have no idea

what has to be done.

[Softly] or do you?

what are these ?

The tablets

for your migraine, ma 'am.

The ones you always take.

Please,

I need to be on my own.

Yes, ma 'am.

Come, child.

[Door opens]

[Footsteps]

CHAPLES :

Anne told me everything.

I wish I had an explanation,

but I haven 't.

At first, I thought there

was someone else in the house.

Even thought there were ghosts.

I'm not talking about

the ghosts.

I'm talking about

what happened that day.

I don 't know what

you 're talking about.

CHAPLES :

Tell me it's not true.

Tell me what happened.

Happened?

[Sighs]

I don 't know

what came over me that day.

The servants had left

during the night.

Hadn 't the courage

to tell me to my face.

They knew that I couldn 't

leave the house.

They knew. [Sobs]

Anne.

Anne, what happened?

She hit me.

She went mad

like she did that day.

Do you remember?

No.

You must forgive me, Charles.

Not me. The children.

They know that I love them.

They know I'd never hur them.

I'd die first.

what are you going to do ?

Are you angry with me ?

I just came back

to say good-bye...

to my wife and children.

Now I must go.

go where ?

To the front.

No. The war's over.

The war is not over.

what are you talking about?

You 're not going,

do you hear me ?

You left us once already.

You can 't go!

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