Dark Skies Page #2

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Oh, no, it went OK. It did.

But there's just...

there's a lot of competition.

So...

- You lied?

- Come on, Lace.

You did, didn't you?

Why would you do that, Daniel?

Look, I just didn't...

I wanted to not give you bad news.

- OK.

- For once.

- So you lied about it?

- I didn't lie...

...exactly. I just...

You know, you've been

so stressed lately...

Do not do that!

Do not make this about me.

Lunar Base to Command Control.

Come in, Command Control. Over.

Go for Command Control.

Picking up hostile transmission

on all frequencies. Over.

Just ignore them, Sammy.

Try to go to sleep.

Command Control?

Yes, Lunar Base?

Do you think Dad's gonna leave?

No.

Why would you say that, Sammy?

Sammy, why would you say that?

'Cause Tau told me

his parents argued every night,

then his dad moved

to an apartment by the airport,

and now he only sees him

on the weekends.

Don't worry Sammy,

Dad's not moving anywhere.

Now try and go to sleep.

Stay with your brother!

- Hello?

- This is City One Protection.

May I have your name

and password, please?

Yes, my... It's Daniel Barrett.

My password is "Lacy214."

Thank you, Mr. Barrett. Are you

currently experiencing a break-in?

Uh, I don't think so.

I don't know.

We were sleeping,

the alarm went off.

Uh, I'm at the keypad now.

Uh, it's not telling me

what sensor was tripped.

- You there?

- Yes. Yes, Mr. Barrett.

We believe this was a false alarm

due to a system malfunction.

What kind of malfunction?

What sensor was tripped?

- All of them.

- What?

The system is reporting

that all eight entry points to the house

were breached at the same time.

I don't understand.

How is that possible?

We're not sure what happened either,

but we'll send someone out tomorrow

at 9:
00 a. m. to check your system.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

OK. Thank you.

They said it was a false alarm.

A system malfunction.

Daniel, what's happening?

Mr. Barrett, have you talked

to your children about this?

Yeah... They both said

they were asleep.

And you're sure

they're telling you the truth?

Hey, I've got kids, too. Right?

I mean, they do stuff like this to get

your attention, then they lie about it.

Happens all the time.

It's no reflection on you as a parent.

Oh.

I understand how that can happen,

but this doesn't seem

like one of those things.

My wife doesn't feel safe

in the house right now.

Listen, I know this can be tough,

but... is there any reason

for either of your children

to be angry with you or your wife?

Any... discord in the family?

Kids have a way

of picking up on these things.

Excuse me, Mr. Barrett?

I'm all through here.

I couldn't find anything

wrong with the system.

So what set it off?

Well, it could be any number of things.

It's technical.

Bottom line, though, I don't think

anybody actually tried to get in.

Look, do either of you have

anything that you want to tell us?

Like what?

Um...

Uh, look,

we know things have been

a little strained around here lately.

And... when that happens,

that can create feelings

towards us that, um...

It's about the photos, isn't it?

Yeah. Yeah, it is.

Did either of you take them?

We were sleeping.

How could we take them?

Sammy?

Sam, did you have that dream again?

About the Sandman?

What dream?

Samuel...

...did the Sandman take the photos?

It's OK. You can tell us.

I can't.

What's going on, Lace?

What do you mean, you can't?

He told me not to say.

Daniel, stop.

I don't care about the photos right now.

Daniel, are we gonna talk about this?

Now you want to talk?

When were you gonna tell me

he was having these dreams?

I didn't think it was a big deal.

- Kids have nightmares.

- Yeah.

Yeah. They don't act them out, though.

Obviously, I was wrong.

It's not funny, Sammy.

Just tell them where the photos are.

But I don't know where they are.

I didn't take them.

The Sandman isn't real.

You do understand that, right?

Daniel, stop!

What are we gonna do about this?

I don't know, Lace.

What do you want to do?

Want to put him in therapy?

How we gonna pay for that?

He's our son, not a cable bill.

I know, Lace.

Karen says she knows someone

who talked to Shelly

when she was going

through some stuff.

I guess she works

on a sliding scale, so...

Did you tell them

we were having money trouble?

Daniel, stop!

OK.

Let's just wait a few days, all right?

What do you keep scratching at?

Nothing.

It's, like, a bite or something.

There they are. Go get 'em.

Hey, there he is.

Bobby, get up!

Get up. You're not hurt.

There you go!

Now get the ball!

Hey, so Karen says you guys are,

what, looking for a therapist for Sammy?

No.

No, no, it's nothing.

It's a rough spot.

Is everything all right at home?

- Yeah.

- Ew!

He peed himself!

Sammy?

- Sammy?

- Ew, he peed himself!

Hey, buddy,

if you had to go to the bathroom,

you should've just told me.

Sammy, what's wrong?

Hey.

Sammy, what's wrong?

Sammy.

No. It's OK.

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Sammy, stop! Sammy!

Sammy, stop!

But you're sure he's OK now?

OK, just get home. I'm here.

Bye.

Oh, sh*t.

God.

They just hit the house,

hundreds of them.

Karen, I can't even

begin to describe it.

Yeah. No, there's...

We got an army of people

over here right now.

No, you guys, don't touch it!

They could be contaminated.

We're just looking at them.

OK, but just, both of you,

don't touch them.

Yeah.

Dude, this is awesome!

This is definitely

the start of an outbreak.

- B*tch, you're gonna get quarantined!

- Shut up.

If I am, so are you.

We'll run autopsies on a sample,

see if they're sick.

We haven't had any reports

of avian flu

in the local starling population,

but it could be something new.

Well, and if they weren't sick?

Then we'll look

for environmental causes...

...uh, hail storms, lightning.

We're coming up on the Fourth,

so you can't discount fireworks.

They'll disorient a flock pretty easily.

Look, uh, it'd be great if we get

some answers to what caused this.

We've been having some...

...uh, strange things

going on around here,

and it would just be really nice

if this wasn't adding to it.

Uh, we'll do our best, Mr. Barrett.

I'll give you a call.

OK. Thank you.

Sam, Dad said

you got scared in the park today?

You don't remember

screaming at the park, buddy?

What do you remember?

I remember going in the grass

to play with the other kids.

Yeah?

Then I wasn't me anymore.

Hey, uh, Sam, why don't you

head up and, uh, brush your teeth,

and I'll tuck you in, OK?

- OK.

- OK.

I'll be right up.

Thanks, pal.

OK. OK. We'll call

the therapist in the morning.

I'll figure how

to pay for it somehow.

Can't hear any.

What do you mean?

Sam?

I promise,

I won't tell them anything.

- What's going on?!

- There was someone...

- I... I just turned on the light.

- What?

- There was someone in the room.

- What did you see?

The light, and there was someone...

- Sam?

- There was someone in here!

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