Awaken the Shadowman

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It'll be okay.

Please don't forget to separate

the whites from the darks.

Why? You didn't like

your bleached out shirt?

Daddy's funny, isn't he?

Hey, so I convinced Mike

to give me Sunday off.

I figured maybe we could

go out, do something fun?

You know, I worked

that overtime this week.

So I figured we could afford

a babysitter for a few hours.

What do you think?

That sounds great, but I was

gonna see about picking up

some weekend shifts again.

Oh, no!

Oh!

I'll get them.

Can you see it?

My vision's gotten so poor.

It's the last of my change.

Here you go.

It didn't go far.

Thank you.

It's not a big deal.

I'll hang dry them at home.

- Hello?

- -Adam?

Jake.

Adam, it's about mom.

What about her?

- Have you heard from her?

- No, why, what's going on?

She's missing.

Missing?

What do you mean missing?

Nobody's heard from her.

We just had to file

a police report.

Oh, my god.

You need to come home.

Bring Beth and Emma, please.

Okay.

You know I wouldn't bother you

if it wasn't serious.

Come stay at mom's with us.

We'll figure this out together.

Hey, sweetie.

All right.

...Hi, sweetie.

- Got her?

- Hi, sweetie.

- Yeah, can you get the door?

- Hi, baby.

- Shh.

...You're okay. I know,

it was a long drive.

- Oh!

- Is she okay?

Yeah.

You can go in there, honey,

I'm with you.

- I know.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Hiya, Beth, I'm so glad

you guys could make it.

I'm just so sorry

about the circumstances.

Oh, my god.

She is so cute.

- Hi.

- Thank you.

You guys come in, please.

Hi. I'm so glad

to finally meet you.

Hey.

She's adorable.

Are you not gonna

say good-bye?

Oh, oh, you want money.

You want money, right?

- Mom, please.

- Yeah, you always want money.

Here. Take it. Take it.

It's all I got left.

What do you want from me?

Just go.

Go!

Get out!

It's good to see you, Adam.

Yeah, you too.

I like the beard.

Thanks.

And thanks for helping Jake

put all this together.

I really appreciate it.

Yeah, we do what we can.

How you doing?

I'm Jeff.

This is my wife, Sarah.

This is our friend, Candice.

Nice meeting you guys. I

appreciate everybody being here.

It's so great to meet you.

We've heard so much about you.

Your mom will be okay.

Uh, thank you, guys.

So, these are all

mom's friends, or...?

Yeah, friends from gateways.

Yeah, everybody here's

been a real help.

They're going door-to-door,

asking questions

- on their own, even.

- Good.

Anything we can do to help.

We haven't met yet.

I'm Lawrence.

Adam.

I know.

I've heard a lot about you.

- Oh, hey. Here you go.

- Thank you.

Hi, I'm glenda.

It was nice meeting you.

Yes, you were the last one

to see mom, right?

That's right.

It was Monday after the group,

and evette and I went

and grabbed a bite to eat,

and, well, she said

she was going home.

What about the police?

What are they doing?

Well, they were just here. I mean,

they're doing everything they can.

Your mom and I were very close,

and I live just down the street,

and, well,

my door's always open.

- Thank you.

- -All right.

Thanks for coming, guys.

- Thanks, guys.

- -Thank you.

- Good night.

- Good night, Jeff. Thank you.

You have a special little girl.

Thank you.

We'll find her.

Don't worry.

Thank you.

Thanks, Lawrence.

Seems like a nice kid.

Yeah, he is.

Been kinda like a brother to me.

It's good to have you back, man.

...Hey, you're all set?

Yeah, thanks.

Oh, god, she's adorable.

Mmm, she's fussy.

I thought she'd sleep more

in the car.

We've seen your pictures online.

God, she's getting so big!

Hi, Emma. It's so good

to finally meet you in person.

Who were all those people

that came over earlier?

Uh, friends. Mostly people

from gateways...

Uh, the bereavement group

that evette was part of.

After the fires,

the whole town went.

It was like everyone felt like

they lost something,

or someone.

Jake and I go, too.

It's a safe environment.

It's like aa

without all the steps.

- Or the smokers.

I'm sure it's good

for everyone to talk about it.

Yeah, hmm.

She reminds me of Sean.

Do you miss him?

- Um...

- I'm sorry. I shouldn't have...

No, it's okay.

Of course we do.

I'm sorry for even

bringing that up.

Really, don't worry about it.

Um...

I'm just really glad I got him

for the time I did.

He was a blessing.

Well, I'm glad to see

you're doing all right.

Yeah, life has a way

of making everything work out.

Doesn't it?

Yeah.

9-1-1, what's the address

of the emergency?

There's a fire at my place,

at 108 cozen canyon road.

- 118?

- No! 108. Please come now!

Is everybody out of the house?

No, my brother's

out of the house.

My mother's out of the house,

but my father's

stuck inside the house.

Where inside the house?

I don't know!

We can't get in.

Adam!

Beth.

Beth?

Beth, what are you doing?

They can fix us.

They'll fix everything.

They can fix this.

They'll fix everything.

They can fix this.

They'll fix everything.

They can fix this.

They'll fix everything.

They can fix this.

They'll fix everything.

They can fix this.

They'll fix everything.

They can fix this.

They'll fix everything.

They can fix this.

They'll fix everything.

So tell me,

how's life in Redding?

It's okay.

I grew up there,

so not too exciting.

Do you get to travel much?

I actually haven't left town

since we had Emma.

Oh, god, some vacation, huh?

I'm sorry.

You know, maybe the four of us

could go on a trip sometime.

Some place exotic?

Yeah, maybe.

- I love your necklace.

- Really? Thank you.

You know, I can't ever decide

if it's too much.

No, it's beautiful.

Yeah, I bet this would

look good on you.

Here, try it on.

Oh.

All right.

Honestly,

it looks better on you.

Really?

Yeah, you should keep it.

What?

No, I couldn't.

Keep it.

I have one just like it.

Hi, glenda.

Hi. Hello.

She looks even more

beautiful today.

You're the most beautiful

girl in the world, Emma.

Hello, darling.

Glenda, we brought

the fliers here for you.

How many can I have?

Oh, there's like

a dozen in there,

but we can always get you more.

I just wish we knew

where she was.

I'm s...

I can't imagine why

she would leave us,

and we... we do everything

together after my son died,

and...

You could come to gateways,

too, you know?

And pass these out.

Or just sit in.

We'll do that for sure, thanks.

What do you know about tom?

Mom's ex-boyfriend?

We talked to him.

He doesn't know anything.

Jake and I will go talk to him.

Thanks.

- It's a nice ride.

- -Oh, you like it?

I feel like it's

a little ostentatious.

Like, too flashy or something?

I don't know.

Must have been pricy, no?

Yeah, well, I've worked hard

to get to this place.

Sacrificed a lot.

I'm afraid to see what

your new house looks like.

I could get you into my work.

We're looking for good people.

I don't even have

a college degree.

Eh, you're my brother.

It's fine.

Unless you'd prefer breaking

your back outside everyday.

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