Dark Skies
Here we are, top of the eighth,
and Fourth of July
is just around the corner...
- How's the specimen?
- His tail came off.
Well...
maybe you should let him go.
I'm gonna nurse him back to health.
I don't know lizards...
is that compassion or torture?
Uh, I'm gonna go with the latter.
You gonna want cheese?
Yes! Did you text Jesse?
Yeah, he's with Rat Face.
He said he'd be home
eight minutes ago.
I'll call him.
And it's Ratner, not Rat Face.
Don't be cruel.
Not being cruel.
It's descriptive.
There's something wrong with that kid.
Hey, we got people coming over in five.
Get your butt home.
An epic game of Modern Warfare.
Yeah, that's
what save buttons are for, pal.
OK, I'm coming.
Tell Dad to chill.
OK. Bye.
Dog, this sh*t is weak, man.
I've totally done this stuff,
like, so many times.
You've been a bad girl.
Well, I guess
Ooh, that feels so good.
- Boy, this beer works.
The Fed can prime
the pump in DC all it wants,
but all it's gonna do is raise the price
for a cup of coffee in California.
- Mm-hmm.
- Alicia told me he's back in rehab.
I think you have to point
the finger at the parents.
Do you know they have
an open relationship?
Wait. What?
How long have you known this?
- What kind of relationship?
- Eat your food.
Tell me everything you know,
right now.
You're gonna kill that thing.
No, I'm not.
I'm rehabiting him.
It's "rehabilitate," brainiac.
- A three-year-old?
- Let's go four.
OK, four-year-old.
A compromise. Four.
I got two scary words
China. India.
I'm terrified.
I'll give you a dollar
if you eat that potato salad.
- A dollar?
- I just don't know what you see in him.
- You're so much smarter than he is.
- Ratner's smart.
He's so not smart.
That stunt he pulled
with the car, that's smart?
Why can't you?
- Oh. Hello. Why can't you?
- Oh, come on. Come on.
Daniel... Come on.
I just think you should be hanging out
with kids your age, that's all.
I'm old enough.
...the Dow Jones Industrial Average
plummeted another 148 points today,
causing some analysts to predict
a major recession on the horizon...
I have my father's hair.
Your father doesn't have hair.
That's something to look forward to.
- Daniel.
- Sorry.
Daniel, come on.
I've gotta prep these viewings.
We need this.
"Recovering my courage
with an effort,
I take a cautious look out.
In the middle of the room...
...in front of my father,
stands the Sandman,
falling full upon his face. "
Lunar Base to Command Control. Over.
Go for Command Control.
Why does the Sandman
steal people's eyes?
So he can feed 'em
to his children on the moon.
Why doesn't he feed them
something else?
Sam, everyone knows
eyes taste the best.
Maybe,
But yours are still pretty small.
He'd probably take mine first.
Lunar Base, over and out.
You guys gotta keep
this door locked tonight, OK?
- I didn't touch it.
- Me neither.
What kind of animal eats all the lettuce
but leaves the bacon?
A rabbit.
A very large rabbit,
with opposable thumbs.
Maybe it was a mutant lizard who's mad
at Sammy for imprisoning her offspring.
No... Don't listen to your brother.
You want juice?
Ahh! Gotta go.
- Wish me luck.
- Luck.
I have a second showing at two
up on Croft.
Oh.
Luck.
You were laid off from Jacobson?
Uh, yes, sir. The development I was on
ran into cash flow issues,
and the entire design team was let go.
But I was thinking of making
a switch anyway, so...
How did it go?
- It went well.
- Really?
- When do they get back to you?
- Mm... next week, most likely.
Daniel, that's great.
I'm proud of you.
I want to hear
the other one again.
"Ah, little wretch, little wretch... "
Lunar Base
to Command Control, over.
Enough scary stories, Sammy.
Say good night to your brother.
Mom says I have to say good night.
- Night, Mom.
- Night, Jess.
You, sleep, now.
- Night, Mom.
- Good night.
Oh, Sammy, you scared me.
I had a bad dream.
You had a bad dream?
Oh, it's OK. It's OK now.
It's OK now.
Sammy...
...do you know who did this?
The Sandman.
The Sandman?
Is that one of your toys?
He was in my dream.
And did he tell you to do this
in your dream?
He did it himself,
before he came to my room.
Well, there's no sign
of forced entry.
You sure all the doors
and windows were locked?
Yeah, I'm sure.
And other than the food,
nothing's missing?
- No.
- No. Nothing.
OK, well, as I see it,
Either the person who did this
had a key or, uh, it was...
...someone in the house.
Uh... no, I don't think so.
No, we were all asleep.
I'm not saying
it's anything sinister.
People do a lot of strange
things when they sleep.
Got a call over on Langford once,
family kept waking up to a mess
Turns out the teenage daughter
was a sleep eater.
- A sleep eater?
- Yeah.
It's like a sleep walker,
they actually go to the kitchen and eat.
It's the craziest thing.
Look, Officer,
this wasn't a cooking mess.
This was like a mathematician's
idea of a geometry joke.
I don't know whether to be
pissed or impressed.
Well, maybe you just got some
real bright kids on your hands.
- I see you have an alarm.
- Yeah.
We have the system,
but we let the service lapse.
Trying to cut back a little.
Yeah. Well, I'd suggest
turning it back on.
It's money well spent.
Be safe.
Three bedroom, two bath.
It needs a bit of updating,
but that's just a chance
to really make it yours.
Wait till you see the kitchen.
I checked the comps, honey.
This is a great buying opportunity.
You know, I gotta take this.
Why don't you ladies keep going.
Sure.
OK... come here...
It's OK.
It's OK. It's all right.
- Do you need anything?
- No-no-no, I got it.
Hang on. Here we go. OK, OK.
OK. Deep breath. Ready?
- You better?
- Mm-hmm.
Yeah?
All right. Good girl.
It gets easier.
My oldest, Jesse, was sick
all the time when he was little.
It was like he was allergic
to the entire world.
How'd you get through it?
I worried a lot.
Yeah. And I took it day by day.
And he got older and the episodes
happened less and less and...
Now, hardly ever a cold.
That sounds nice.
So what do you think of this place?
Is it a "buying opportunity"?
I know I'm supposed to be
selling you...
...but you can probably do better.
A silent hunter, the great white shark
stalks its prey
with near invisibility,
its attack both unstoppable and fatal.
Here off the coast of...
back on the cable for a while.
Well, maybe we should
just wait a week,
because you might get
the good news on that job.
I...
Yeah, I don't...
I don't think I got it, Lace.
Wait a second. I don't understand.
You said it went great.
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