Dream House Page #3

out there, man.

I'm sorry.

Will?

What happened?

Not a lot.

Not a lot?

Hey, babies.

Why are you

keeping things from me?

I'm not.

Was Ward at

Harkness House,

yes or no?

No, he wasn't,

but it's fine.

It's not fine.

You wanna know

why it's not fine?

Because he was

outside the window

looking in.

The kids just saw him.

They're imagining

things, honey...

I saw him!

Well, then we'll

call the police!

I did.

What is that?

It's a car.

Okay, okay, kids,

everything's okay.

Daddy's home.

Just dial it down

a bit, please.

Just stay here.

What are you doing?

What the hell are

you doing?

Kids, go upstairs now

and lock the door!

Hey!

I know who you are, Ward!

Will!

Libby, get inside!

Wait, wait, hold it,

hold it, hold it!

Look, you've come

at the wrong end.

The guy's driving

a maroon Buick.

He's got a hooded parka on.

He's gone now.

Okay, all right.

Calm down.

I will calm down.

But he's just...

All right.

This guy's just come

in and threatened me

and my wife.

Sir, everything

is under control.

It doesn't seem to be.

You know what? Look.

Hey! Hey!

It's a photograph.

Look, he took this

from my house.

All right.

He's not in Greenhaven.

Okay, the whole

neighborhood...

He's back here!

...doesn't have to know.

What do you mean,

the whole neighborhood?

You must have just

passed him now

on the road.

Did you see him?

A maroon Buick?

Hooded parka.

Just calm down.

What are you taking

notes for? Get in the

car and go after him!

Would you keep your

voice down, please?

You know what,

I'm gonna get a gun,

I'll shoot him myself!

Go get some sleep, sir.

Oh, you guys,

Jesus Christ!

Useless!

He's been in our house?

He had this.

Why are they not

helping us?

I really appreciate

you doing this.

I don't understand

why the police

won't help us.

Let's just make

sure we're talking

about the same man.

Please, sit down.

Peter Ward.

Well, I'm just...

I'm just trying to

protect my family.

What's that?

It's a gunshot wound.

I don't understand, why...

If he was a suspect, who...

Who shot him?

His wife.

Somehow she'd gotten

the gun away from him.

Fought back

before she died.

What's he screaming?

He wants to get out,

to find the man who killed

his wife and children.

You filmed him

all the time?

We had to,

to protect ourselves.

He was not competent

to stand trial.

We held him as long

as we could without

conclusive evidence.

Wait, can you...

Sorry.

Can you just rewind

that a little,

just to there?

Stop.

Sir...

That's Ann Patterson.

She's... She lives

across the road from us.

I knew she knew him.

Let's go on.

You'll understand.

At a certain point,

he simply refused

to believe that

he was Peter Ward.

You see, in his mind,

if he wasn't Peter Ward,

he couldn't have

killed his wife

and family.

Well, what's

he doing now?

He refused to allow

his name to appear on

any of the hospital IDs.

So he chewed them off

and invented a new name.

May I?

Sure.

That's...

All right.

Now I want to show you

something I showed

you earlier.

From five years ago.

That's not Peter Ward.

That's...

That's me.

You lived in this

institution for

five years, Peter.

No.

That's...

That's ridiculous.

I'm not Peter Ward.

I'm Will Atenton.

That's the name

you gave yourself.

W1-1 L becomes Will.

The numbers 8-10-10

become Atenton.

Will Atenton.

I don't believe

any of this.

You're a danger

to yourself.

And to others.

I'm sure the scar where

your wife shot you

is still there.

That would...

That would mean that...

No.

I left my wife and

my family at home

this morning.

You murdered your

wife and family

five years ago.

You're a f***ing liar!

All right, move in.

McNulty, get in here.

Oh, nice.

Hello? Hi.

Hi. Where are you?

Nothing.

Nothing's wrong.

I'm fine.

I love you, Libby.

I love you.

Will you just hold on

just a minute, please?

Would you like to

talk to my wife?

No.

Doesn't matter.

No, no.

No, we'll sort it out

when I get home. It's...

Will!

Mr. A?

How's the novel?

Am I in it?

I knew he'd be back.

The even numbers

always come back.

Will... Will...

Thanks for the flowers.

Tell us a story, Daddy.

Once upon a time,

there were two little girls.

And they lived in a house...

In the forest.

...in a forest.

By a stream.

And they had

a beautiful garden,

with some beautiful

flowers in it.

Dee Dee,

do you remember the

names of the flowers?

Sunflowers!

Marigolds.

And tulips.

Two lips!

One, two.

Stop it.

Will, are you okay?

Will?

Are you okay?

What's the...

Sweetie,

you are seriously hot.

You've got a fever.

You're not well.

Daddy, what's wrong?

Daddy's not well.

Listen, why don't

you girls go play,

and we'll finish dinner

later on, okay?

All right?

I'm just gonna talk to

Daddy for a little bit.

Stay there!

I'm just gonna

talk to Daddy, okay?

What happened to you

at Greenhaven?

They told me that...

They told me that

you're not really here.

Okay, Will, now you...

You're really scaring me.

I'm not Will Atenton.

I'm...

I'm Peter Ward.

Do not say that.

You have a fever,

and this is

the fever talking.

Okay?

Come here. Come on.

Come here, baby.

Daddy's not feeling well.

Tell me your name.

Your real name,

not your nickname.

Beatrice.

We leave off the front.

Okay, here we go.

And what's your real name?

It begins with a "K."

Katherine. Katie.

We used to call

her Tee Tee.

Now everybody

calls her Dee Dee.

And you're Libby.

You're Elizabeth Ward.

Okay, girls. Upstairs.

I'll be up in a minute.

Come on.

It's okay.

You're gonna

be all right.

Take it easy.

It's just a fever.

It's gonna pass.

Will!

Will, come here!

Oh, God. They've

caught your fever!

Come here, baby.

Are you okay?

I can't breathe.

You what?

I can't...

Hey, hey, hey,

come here.

Come here, come here.

What is it?

Tell me what's wrong.

My throat hurts.

Yeah?

I can't swallow.

It's okay, I'm gonna

get you some medicine,

and you're gonna feel okay

in a minute, all right?

I can't breathe.

I hurt my shoulder, too.

Is this where it hurts?

You wanna show Mommy

where it hurts? Where?

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God, there's a...

She's got...

She's bleeding. She's got...

She's got a bite here.

Baby, we're gonna...

It's where she

was shot, Libby.

No, it's a...

It's where she

was shot, Libby.

It's a fever sore!

It's where she

was shot, Libby!

Stop saying that!

There's a bullet wound!

Look at her back!

Oh, my God.

Oh, God!

Dee Dee?

Dee Dee?

Baby, come on. Dee Dee?

Oh, God.

Oh, God, she's so cold, Will.

Will, please do something.

She's... She's not moving.

I need you to help, please.

Please, she's not...

What's going on? Dee Dee?

Come on, Dee Dee.

Dee Dee? Dee Dee?

God, Will, she's cold.

Trish? Trish?

Trish, come on. Dee Dee.

Dee Dee, come on. Dee Dee?

Why are you just

standing there?

Will, why are you

just standing there?

Wake up!

Why won't you

help your children?

Will!

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