Boogeyman 2

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All kids are afraid of the Boogeyman.

Henry and I were no different,

even before that night.

- It's the one I wanted.

- You sure?

We can always return it, get something

you want more, like schooI clothes.

I told them you wanted a dirt bike,

but they wouldn't listen.

- Help me put it together, Henry, please.

- Sure, after I use the bathroom.

- Who wants cake and ice cream?

- I do.

- Great job, sweetie.

- Thank you.

Didn't you go to the bathroom, paI?

Yeah.

I thought we talked about this.

You're 11 years old now, bud.

The hallway light burned out again.

Will you fix it?

See? Nothing to worry about.

Dad.

Henry, I saw him.

I saw the Boogeyman.

He is reaI.

No, no.

No.

When the police came, he was gone.

But only for the time being.

Are you still afraid of the Boogeyman?

No, of course not.

I just meant...

What happened to my parents

is still vivid to me.

I'm really sorry, Laura.

No one should have to go through that.

- Henry said that the intruder wasn't caught.

- Yeah.

- Do you and Henry ever talk about it?

- No, no.

We talk around it.

It's what people do, you know.

It's not easy admitting you're afraid

of the Boogeyman,

even to your own sister.

You know, the three months

that Henry's been here,

we've been able to help him.

- If you're open to this program...

- No, it's not...

It's okay, I'm 18 now. I'm fine.

Hey.

I hope I'm not interrupting.

Well, I'm gonna miss you.

- I'm here if you need to talk, okay?

- Okay.

- Either one of you.

- Thank you.

I can't even tell you how much I miss this.

Seriously, I have not had

Marsha Marsha Marshmallow

since you left for the clinic.

I meant you.

- You know, us hanging out.

- Yeah.

I knew what you meant.

I just missed Marsha more.

So tonight, your favorite TV shows

Tivo'd and ready to go,

your lasagna,

and I thought maybe we'd stop by the mall

and get you some shirts

that don't have paint

and sweat stains on them.

- I have a job interview tomorrow.

- Already?

- Where? When did you do that?

- It's a printing company in San Francisco.

- Yeah, I applied online at the clinic.

- Wow.

That's great, Henry.

Well, yeah, yeah.

I mean, it's perfect. They do lithography.

It's like silk-screen,

but for, you know, posters and stuff.

I mean, the guy saw my work

and he loves it, you know.

He said I could use some of his equipment

for my own stuff if I wanted.

San Francisco's just so far away.

I mean, you would have to live on your own.

You're sure you could do that?

Well, yeah. Yeah, you know.

I mean, I can do it now.

The Hillridge Clinic, it, you know,

really made me a different person.

It would've been nice if you included me

in your decision.

I'm including you now.

No, now you're telling me.

You know, we should go.

I shouldn't have even had this ice cream.

It's freezing.

Look, I'm sorry, all right?

It's just an interview.

We can talk about it when I get back.

Just forget it, okay?

Want some help?

Look, I'm sorry about earlier.

What, now you're not gonna talk to me?

Henry?

Henry!

It's okay, it's okay. I'm here.

When did you do this?

While you were gone,

it got really bad.

Every time I closed my eyes,

I could see him.

He's been waiting.

- Waiting?

- For us to be apart.

I always told you

that I could handle it, but...

That you were the one that needed help.

But the truth is,

I don't want you to go, Henry.

I can't do this on my own.

You can call me whenever you want.

You know that, right?

Yeah, I have my cell phone.

That won't do you any good out here.

You're just gonna have to settle

for what us old-timers call a landline.

Cut off from the rest of the world,

no cell phone, lockdown every night.

I'm really starting to reconsider.

Laura, the lockdown

is just an insurance precaution

for the hospitaI proper.

It helps the administration sleep better

at night knowing that the building is secure.

You mean making sure

that crazy people aren't roaming the halls.

Got you.

The night staff is here if you need them,

and you will have phone access 24l7.

What do you say?

You want to see your room?

Sure.

Look, I'II...

I'll check in as soon as my interview

is done tomorrow, okay?

You promise?

On my life.

You know, the people here,

they're just like you and me.

They're not as crazy as you think.

Stay away from me, you crazy b*tch!

I'm just trying to urinate.

- Well, Nicky, this is...

- Complete bullshit!

You have to talk to Dr. Allen

and make him call off his henchmen.

I'm sorry, Dr. Ryan.

We just finished her weekly weigh-in

and I found her sneaking in the bathroom.

Okay, let's talk about this later.

Nicky, I want you to stop by my office

in a few minutes.

- But I didn't do anything.

- I know, but I want you to see me anyway.

This is Laura Porter. She's Henry's sister.

- She's going to join our...

- Whatever.

There's really a nice girI hiding inside

of Nicky.

Yeah, well, maybe one of them

should try eating a sandwich.

- I didn't realize bulimia was a fear.

- It's not.

She suffers from a fear of gaining weight.

So this is Henry's old room.

He painted this while he was here.

- Do you want me to take it down?

- No, leave it up.

He always said

when things were too dark growing up,

that you were the one to pull him out.

Funny.

I could say the same thing about him.

Laura, I'm very happy that you're here.

I'm gonna let you unpack.

Then you can meet the other patients

and Dr. Allen.

Dr. Allen?

He's head of the hospitaI

psychiatric department.

I'll see you in group.

Sorry, sorry. I didn't mean to scare you.

Your door was open,

so I just wanted to come in and say hi.

- Hi, I'm Mark.

- Laura.

And this charming guy behind me,

that's PauI.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- Germaphobe. Don't take it personally.

- Oh.

My light in my closet went out.

Would you mind taking a look?

I got it.

Thanks, bud.

So it looks like we have something

in common, huh?

It's the dark. He's terrified of it.

For me, it's not so much the dark,

it's what lives in the dark.

- You must be Henry's sister.

- Pretty stupid, huh?

Everyone's afraid of something.

Hillridge Clinic, Santa Barbara County,

January 22nd.

Dr. Jessica Ryan's

severe phobia group therapy session.

Dr. Mitchell Allen,

hospitaI administrator, supervising.

I'm afraid of losing controI of my life,

so I cut.

Cut? You mean...

Most people try to deaI

with their emotions internally,

but Alison finds that overwhelming.

It's really more like impossible.

But with one cut,

all the internaI stuff becomes externaI.

I can just deaI with it, you know.

But then if I stop...

I'm afraid to stop.

- How about you? What's your deaI?

- Same thing as my brother.

I saw my parents killed when I was a kid.

The police never found the guy.

Well, you can't catch the Boogeyman, right?

- He hasn't had a problem finding me.

- He?

You continue to see this "he"?

I don't always see him.

- Sometimes you just...

- You feeI him.

I felt him. Here, in this place.

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