Devil in the Dark

Adam!

Adam!

Adam!

Adam!

Adam!

Adam!

Adam!

Daddy?

Dad!

Dad!

Adam!

Adam!

Oh, god! Adam!

Oh, god!

Adam!

Oh, my god.

Clint!

Over here!

I found him!

I found him. I found him.

All right, you're good to go.

Hey, bill.

I heard from head office.

And?

It's not good.

I'm sorry, uh, who'd you--

who did you talk to?

Uh, Janice.

One second.

Hello?

Oh, hey.

No, that-that doesn't matter.

'Cause he doesn't care.

Yes, I will remind him. 6:30.

No.

'Cause that's just who he is.

Okay, I love you, too.

Bye.

Sorry.

Head office wants

this done right away.

They wanna try and save

their third quarter.

Clint, they want you to lay

these people off

by the end of the month.

How many by the end

of the month?

Four.

Four, bill? Jesus Christ, four?

We gotta do this.

Four people without jobs

is better than 50.

No, you know what?

Call head office one more time.

See if there's anything

we can do. Please?

They're not gonna budge,

Clint.

Well, then those corporate

clowns can come down here

and tell them themselves.

Tell their families they don't

have jobs or money or any--

I'm sorry, bill. That's not you.

Okay? I get it.

Hey, Gary. What's going on?

There's some guy here,

says he's your brother.

Adam?

Yeah. Thanks, Gary.

I'll be right out.

Hey, Adam.

Hey.

I didn't expect you

to come here,

I thought we'd just meet

at the house.

I thought I'd just come by

and, you know,

see the place.

I hope you didn't wait

too long.

No, no. They gave

me some coffee.

You didn't drink it,

did you?

Heh. No.

This thing.

It's been there since

we were kids.

Yeah.

So you're doing dad's

old job, huh?

Well, sort of, I guess.

I'm head of operations.

Dad, uh...

Hated sitting

behind a desk, right?

Right.

I could take you on

a tour if you like.

Not that much has changed.

Sure.

All right.

But you'll have to wear

one of these, bud.

You know, on second thought

maybe I'll, uh...

Maybe I'll just see

you at the house.

I'm gonna take a drive

through town.

Yeah, okay. No problem.

See you in a bit.

Oh, hey.

Dinner is at 6:
30, all right?

6:
30. Got it.

Have I met uncle Adam before?

No.

No, you haven't, buddy.

I'm hungry.

I'm hungry, too.

Okay, fine. Let's eat.

Is that him?

Could be.

Stay right there.

Hey. You re late.

Yeah, sorry. I just...

Lost track of time.

I see.

Well, let's go

meet the family.

Hey, guys. This is

your uncle Adam.

Hi.

It s good to see you, Adam.

You too, Sophie.

Come on in.

Hey, buddy.

Hi.

How old are you?

Six. And she's my little sister,

and she's three.

Three, huh? Hi.

We almost got started

without you.

Well, thanks for waiting.

I went for a drive

around town today.

Just for old time's sake.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

It hasn't changed one bit.

What did you expect?

An urban sprawl of office

buildings and coffee shops?

A Starbucks maybe?

It's a simpler life, Adam.

Yeah.

What? I didn't say anything!

I know that look.

Man, I can t believe Bradley

is as big as he is.

Yeah.

You know he's gonna

be seven next summer?

Man.

Does he like hunting

as much as his dad?

Of course.

Mostly birds though.

Like, if he had to shoot a deer

he'd probably cry.

I think I'd bawl my eyes out

if I had to shoot a deer.

I'm serious.

You know, I can finish

up here.

Really?

You are excused.

Thank you.

I haven't done dishes

in about 10 years,

so I'm a little out

of practice.

Adam?

He's glad you're here.

"Ladies and gentlemen,

skinny and stout.

"I'll tell you a tale

i know nothing about.

"Admission is free,

so pay at the door.

Pull up a chair

and sit on the floor."

Does uncle Adam want

to stay for a while?

No, he's only gonna stay

for a quick visit.

Could I go hunting

with you?

No, sorry. Not this time,

buddy.

The deer are way, way up

in the mountain,

and it's gonna be a tough climb,

even for your old man.

But I really want to go

with you.

No, I know you do.

And I promise we'll go together

as soon as I get back.

But this is gonna be a really,

really long hike.

And hey, you know how

you like to play

with your little

sister sometimes?

Nope. Not at all.

Yeah, you do.

Anyway, that's kinda what

your uncle and I need.

We just need some time to

play by ourselves, all right?

Hmm.

I know.

Okay. Bedtime, buddy.

Where are you going?

I'm just gonna see some of

the guys in town at Lucy's.

Oh. Okay.

What?

Nothing.

Will you relax?

We're gonna be together

for six days.

I-i get it.

Just remember we gotta get up

early tomorrow, all right?

I'll be ready.

6:
30 A.M.

i got it.

I know, it's-- you know,

it's just-- you can uh--

I can what?

Lose track of time.

Will you take it easy?

It's a camping trip,

not a shuttle launch.

All right.

I wouldn't go to Lucy's

if I were you.

You'll end up getting drunk and

marrying one of the local gals.

I would have to be extremely

drunk to end up

with one of those town heifers.

Are you calling me

a heifer?

What? No, not you, i

mean--

come on, you know

what I mean.

You come home drunk,

I'm sending the kids

into your room at 6:00 A.M.

Sure.

Hey, you guys should do

a little um...

Redecorating in here.

It's been the same since 1986.

Start with that couch.

I like this couch.

Yeah, me too.

We should change

the wallpaper, though.

Do you want me to run

out to the truck

and get you a proper shirt?

I mean, what is that, anyway?

It's called a t-shirt.

It s a new thing.

I know him.

He invented communism.

Yeah, something like that.

What are you, some sort of

commie now, or what?

Why are you here?

I'm visiting my brother.

Actually, I'm going hunting

with him if you can believe it.

Nobody's got anything bigger

than a grouse

over the last five years.

Your brother'd be off his rocker

if he thinks he can bag a deer.

Yeah, well, I'm hoping

we don't even see one.

Didn't you hate hunting?

Yeah. Still do.

Maybe Clint knows something

we don't know.

Where ya headed,

anyways?

All the way up to the plateau.

What?

You remember Doug Grant?

Hardware store?

No.

He went up there 10 years ago.

It was 15 years ago and Doug

was an actual retard.

Shut up. He wasn't a retard.

Yes, he was.

Okay. Regardless,

what happened to him?

He went up to the plateau...

Never came back.

And that's it?

And nobody ever found out

what happened to this guy?

Don't worry, buddy.

We'll come looking for you.

I'm gonna get a drink.

Did you charge

your cell phone?

Yeah, the thing is, uh...

Cell phones don't work about

four hours into the hike, so...

Ah, how convenient

for you.

Right?

No, trust me. I would...

I would definitely

call you if I could.

Six days with just

my brother?

Pretty sure I'm gonna end up

just talking to the trees.

Night, hon.

Goodnight.

Clint?

Yeah?

Don't shoot your brother.

I just-- I don't wanna hear

a story that I can't un-hear.

You're wrong, man. You do.

'Cause w-- we--

she just-- I don't know,

she just like turned over

quickly and all of a sudden

her tits were flapping up

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