Dream House Page #2

Look. You can let me

look at the case files

and then...

I can't do that.

It's police business. No.

I'll do it on my own.

Well, if you're not

gonna do it, I'll do it.

We can't hand it out

to the general public.

Well, I'm hardly

the general public, am I?

I mean, I bought

the crime scene,

for Christ's sake!

New Ashford is

a safe town now, okay?

So you got nothing

to worry about.

Have a nice day.

Take care now.

Libby?

Libby?

In here.

What's going on?

She heard the kid

from across the

street on her cell.

What did she say?

Everybody who lives

in this house

gets killed.

Oh, God Almighty.

Why would she say

something like that?

I told them we'd wait

till Daddy got home.

Okay. Let me...

Hi, there. Hi.

Look, were you

talking on your phone

near our house just now?

I just...

Mom!

Can I just...

Hi! I'm Will Atenton

from across the street.

I wanted... Can I...

Can I...

Hi. Um, look, we...

We just found out

what happened

in our house.

I didn't mean

to upset your daughter,

but I think she might

have been talking

with some friends

on the phone,

near the house,

and my daughters overheard,

and they're five

and seven and...

I know she didn't do it

on purpose. It's just...

I'll talk to her.

Thank you. Thank you.

That's all I'm asking.

You know, it was the

fifth anniversary

a few days ago,

and my daughter's been

having nightmares again.

I'm sorry about that.

That's awful.

Did...

Did you leave some

flowers on our porch?

Mom!

No.

What?

Hey, can I

see you for a minute?

Right.

Okay, thank you.

The house has been

empty a long time.

Um...

Yes, except we've...

We've got an infestation of

teenagers in our basement.

And you...

You wouldn't know...

You wouldn't know...

Do they live around here?

I'd like to talk

to their parents just

so I can keep them away.

Right.

I'm sorry to bother you.

Have a good day.

What are you doing?

Um...

What's going on?

I'm just covering this up.

I couldn't sleep.

What is this?

Those kids, you know?

That I...

The ones I chased off?

They left this.

"Slaughter house."

Who's Peter Ward?

Why didn't you

just tell me?

Because I didn't

want you to worry.

I just knew

we shouldn't have

moved out of the city.

Libby, don't say that.

I knew that this

wasn't gonna last.

What?

This!

There's something wrong

with this house.

No, Libby,

there isn't.

We'll do whatever it

takes, okay? We'll...

We'll hire a priest.

Hire a priest?

Where do you do that?

Well, it's...

Or a witch doctor,

whatever. I don't know.

We'll feng shui the place.

It's our house.

Hmm?

There's joy

in this house.

There's real

joy in this house.

You're in it, so...

What?

What is that

out there?

There.

Hey!

Go in!

Will?

Will!

I'm all right!

I'm all right.

Will!

Go back in the house!

Go! Get back

in the house!

Girls?

Girls!

Trish?

Dee Dee?

Girls?

Trish?

Girls?

Will?

I can't find the girls.

They're not in bed,

they're not in the garden.

I don't know where they are.

Girls, come on!

It's not funny!

Come out right now! Kids!

Did you look

under the bed?

No!

Girls, come on now,

where are you?

Trish?

Libby?

What?

Okay.

How many lumps?

One lump

of sugar, please.

Would you like any tea,

Princess Katherine?

Yes, please,

Prince Beatrice.

Okay.

What are you

girls doing in here?

Are we interrupting you?

Hello, Mommy.

Hello, Daddy.

Hello, Mommy.

We found a little

girl's clubhouse.

I see.

Wow.

Oh, my goodness me,

look at all of this.

And you're having tea?

Yep.

But we were

looking for you.

You were?

We were looking

for you everywhere.

How long have you

been in here for?

When did you

get in here?

About two hours.

What is this, baby?

Two hours.

Two hours ago?

You've been in

here for two hours?

And how did you find it?

It's an amazing place.

I fell through the wall.

Oh, really?

You didn't

hurt yourself?

No.

No. Look at

all these toys.

I fell in the box.

Look at that.

"This book belongs

to Katherine Ward."

And this belongs

to Beatrice, see?

LIBBY:
Let me see

that, sweetie.

Yeah, she wrote it

in there in ink.

Hmm.

Do you think this

is where they played?

Yeah.

This is their

secret clubhouse.

Uh-huh.

They were happy here.

They were?

How do you know that?

She just knows.

Okay, I need

a cup of tea.

Lavender, lavender.

Lavender tea, please,

to calm my nerves.

I just can't believe

all this stuff.

Yeah, I know.

That's our house, Will.

Yeah.

I mean, how could

the neighbors not have

said anything to us?

I don't understand.

Nothing. Not a word.

Well, they're all

freaked out about having

a murderer in their midst.

They just care about

property prices,

that's all.

Jesus Christ.

He shot the little one

in the back.

Will?

I got it!

Hello.

I brought you some stew.

I thought you

might like something

you could just heat up.

With all the work

you're doing in here,

you must be busy.

Thank you so much.

That's...

That's incredibly

generous of you.

I felt a little bad

about our last meeting.

No, don't. Please,

well, look, come in.

Hey, open up!

No!

I live with a herd

of elephants, sorry.

Can you keep it down,

just a bit?

Okay, Dad!

Will, who is

that at the door?

I'm...

I don't know your name.

Ann Patterson.

It's Ann Patterson

from across the street.

Come down, say hello.

Down in a minute.

I should go.

Okay.

You'll come back?

Ann!

Did you know the people

who used to live here?

Why didn't you come

down and say hello?

What's wrong?

This is where

the mother was shot.

Okay.

Children were shot

right here.

Peter Ward.

Now listen to this.

It's a letter

to the editor from

just a few weeks ago.

"It is impossible

to comprehend how

a psychotic murderer

"could be placed

in a residential

treatment program

"with total disregard

for the community.

"Harkness House is located

"within a half mile

of my children's

elementary school."

Hey, man.

Good luck in there.

When people talk

to you, you oughtn't

be rude to them, a**hole.

Yeah, all right.

Unis, has the

mail come yet?

Jesus, Brady,

I've been here three days

and you keep asking

the same damn question.

It already came,

and you already

didn't get nothing.

You got the release

papers for me?

No. I'm not a patient.

I'm...

Client.

Right.

I need to

talk to you about

one of your clients.

Unis, has the mail

come yet?

Hey, go on.

Move!

Come on.

Let's watch

a little ping-pong.

You need to speak

to Mrs. O'Brien.

You can just have

a seat over there.

I said you could

have a seat.

Yeah. Right, thank you.

What are you doing

with my stuff?

This is my stuff.

Where'd you get this?

Calm down!

Why are you so angry?

This was in my kids' room.

Where did you get it?

I don't understand

what you're saying,

all right?

I'll explain it to you.

Peter Ward,

stay away from my family,

or I'll kill you!

Peter Ward?

There's no Peter Ward here.

No. I'm Martin.

Look.

Peter Ward's

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