Dolls Page #4

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place spoil our whole vacation, okay?

Will Mommy kiss Daddy

and make it all better?

Please,

Mommy? Don't punish Daddy.

Come on, give him a big, wet one.

Oh, God!

That Ralph

guy did this, didn't he?

That psychotic piece of sh*t!

I'll kill him!

What's going on now?

They're trying to decide if you're really

an adult, or just a kid in disguise.

I've been trying to

figure that out for years.

Thank you.

We can go now.

- I must be hallucinating.

- If that means dreaming, you're not.

- But how...

- You!

You're dead meat!

- Your father sounds upset.

- He looks upset, too.

- You killed Rosemary.

- No, he didn't.

- Yeah. No, he didn't.

- Then who did?

I don't know. The little people?

Daddy, don't! Please!

Daddy, no!

- What do we have, a hero now?

- Yes, he is a hero!

He's probably a prince

in disguise or something.

But even if he's not,

he's nicer than you'll ever be.

Don't! Do me a favor. Just

stand there, okay? Very, very quietly.

Hi. Can we talk?

I swear to God, there are some crazy toys

down there that can kill people.

Don't hand me that sh*t!

Honest! L wouldn't have

believed it if I hadn't seen it...

- but they captured me!

- Yeah?

- Then why didn't they kill you?

- I'm young at heart, I guess?

Daddy, don't!

F*** you, clownie!

Such language.

And such a temper.

What a mess

you have made down here.

Just look what he's done

to Judy's good friend, Mr. Punch.

I'll do the

same to you, you old witch.

- He figured it out.

- A lucky guess, that's all.

- Where's my daughter?

- She's safe.

With friends.

It's past her bedtime. She

should be dreaming sweet dreams by now.

I want her back.

She belongs in

a juvenile home, that little punk.

Helping that murderer.

Come on, hand her over. She's my kid!

Being a parent is

a privilege, David, not a right.

Who the hell do you think you are?

Such persistently

quaint terminology.

Don't worry.

Everything can be repaired.

Oh, yeah?

Fix this, old man.

It's a hunk of junk.

It's junk!

Yes, I'll fix him,

David, with your help.

You can destroy

as many toys as you like.

But you can't get rid of them all.

Toys will be here

for as long as children want them.

They're the

heart and soul of childhood.

Hilary and I think that

the bitterness people feel as adults...

can turn to love if they

surrender to the goodwill toys provide.

Some people could be saved.

We give everyone a sporting chance.

But the others, like you?

Well, they have to start over...

and play a new role in the big game.

And you still don't

know what's happening, do you?

You silly Mr. Punch.

Mischievous Mr. Punch.

Always making trouble.

What a little dickens you can be,

my little Punch.

I must admit...

you do look spiffier

in your more contemporary clothing.

I don't know.

Don't you think it

clashes with his more modern getup?

You're awake. Good.

Steady now. You've

had an awful crack on the noggin.

One of the dolls.

The dolls.

The killer dolls!

The what?

Oh, dear. I do

hope he hasn't got a concussion.

Welcome back, my dear.

Mr. Gabriel? What happened?

Last night, after dinner,

you two disappeared on us.

We looked high and low for you

but we couldn't find you anywhere.

Then we thought you might be outside

trying to get Ralph's motorcar started.

So we went out.

By the way, we managed to get

your car out of the mud for you.

- Thanks.

- You're very welcome.

When we came back,

the house was quite empty.

Eventually I found you in my

storage room. I thought I'd locked it.

By the way, you must have knocked

all my dolls off the shelves.

You were out cold.

How long have we been unconscious?

About three hours. Ln truth,

I think you were asleep most of the time.

You seemed exhausted.

Where's my daddy?

Well, I hate to have to be

the one to tell you this, my dear...

but your daddy

has gone on without you.

No, that doesn't

make a whole lot of sense.

Adults seldom do.

Your father left a note.

Allow me, my dear.

"Dear Judy, forgive me.

"I never was

a good father, I know.

"Rosemary and

I are leaving you here...

with a hope that you will have a much happier

life living with your mother, not us.

"We are moving to another country

and changing our names.

"We are leaving you enough money

for a plane ticket back to Boston.

"Love, your father. "

He won't be back ever?

No, I'm afraid not, my dear.

There, there.

Some people just

don't cut out to be daddies.

He thought that the best,

the grandest thing he could do for you...

was to allow you to grow up

in a household of love with your mommy.

- What about the two

girls? My hitchhikers? - Yes.

P.S.

"I am taking the

two hitchhikers with me. "

Let me...

Her father asked that you make sure

that Judy gets back to Boston.

But I don't have that kind of money.

He left you the

money for a plane ticket, too.

That's funny, because he

didn't seem that generous to me.

I can't believe

all this was just a nightmare.

There's a saying in my family that

sometimes bad dreams can be good for you.

It's time we were heading back

to the real world.

Like, now.

- Will you be all right to drive?

- Oh, yeah. L'm raring to go.

You know, you don't have to go

if you don't want to.

We've grown quite fond of you.

A child, and a child at heart.

You can stay

here and play with our toys...

for as long as you like.

For as long as

there are toys to play with.

Gee, thanks,

but my mom would be worried.

Is it okay if we come back and

visit you next summer vacation?

Of course, darling.

Lt will be our pleasure.

Write to us in advance, dear...

and we'll get the house

all dolled up for you.

I think it's

time we should be going.

Thank you.

Where's Mr.

Punch? L want to say goodbye.

I was just going

to put Mr. Punch to bed.

He's very tired after

such a long, long night.

The longest night in the world.

See you next summer.

So long, short stuff.

Let's go.

Let's get out of here.

This place is getting real creepy.

What's this?

That's Teddy! He's my best friend.

Next to you, I mean.

Rosemary threw him away.

- But what's he doing in here?

- Remember what Mr. Gabriel said?

No.

"Toys are loyal. And that's a fact. "

- Wait a minute, Ralph.

- Judy, no!

Mr. Gabriel, I think...

I think Teddy would like it here

with all the other dolls.

I think perhaps

that's a very good idea.

We'll treat him as if he were

one of our own, dear heart.

And he'll be here waiting for you in case

you should ever decide to come back.

- Bye. Let's go.

- Bye.

- Ralph, are you married?

- No.

- Ever wanted to be?

- Yeah. No. L don't know.

- Have you ever been to Boston?

- Yeah.

You'll like my mother.

She's young and very pretty.

- Ralph?

- Yes, Judy?

Ever wanted a daughter?

Damn it!

Sit down!

All right, let's hear it.

What are we gonna do?

- You see a bus anywhere?

- Just relax.

I don't believe this!

Look. There's a house over there.

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