Finders Keepers Page #2

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and she killed them!

Okay, well, I'm sorry,

but I can assure you

that my daughter had absolutely

nothing to do with your cats.

Excuse me.

Good night, Rose.

Good night, Hank.

Someone there?

- Hey, Daddy.

- It's Daddy's little girl.

Oh, my God, I've missed you.

Bedtime is at 8:
30

and no sugar after 6:00.

Yeah, I know.

I've done this before.

Just keep an eye on her, okay?

Ready to go, sweetheart?

Okay, you keep warm, all right?

I love you.

Well, that's a nice house.

How much did you put down?

Don't.

I bet you could get some

good money if you flipped it.

Jonathan, please.

There's a unit that opened up

two floors down from me.

Earl even said

he'd waive the deposit.

Look, just take care of her,

okay?

Okay.

Looks like there's a leak

in one of your fittings.

There's something else.

- What's that?

- You know these people?

No.

No, they must be the people

that used to live here.

That looks like

a mueca quitapena.

A what?

Mueca quitapena.

The doll.

You don't see them here

in the States much.

They're not usually that big.

My daughter actually

found this in the house.

She's gotten

pretty attached to it.

Bad luck to find

someone else's mueca.

"Local family found slain."

Zachary, this nice lady is gonna

ask you some questions, okay?

Hi.

I'll be right outside.

Do you mind if I sit down?

I'm Alyson Simon.

I recently moved into

your old house.

And I have a little girl

who's nine,

just about the same age you were

when you lived there.

She found your doll.

Do you remember your doll?

She's grown

really attached to it.

Can you tell me why you did it,

Zachary?

Why'd you kill your family?

Was it...

Was it the house?

Was it something in the house?

Zachary.

Zachary!

It's time to go.

No, I just need one more minute.

He's not gonna tell you

anything.

Don't you let

the hearse by

For you may be

the next to die

- Where did you hear that song?

- Ma'am?

Where did you hear that song?

Tell me where you heard

that song!

The kid killed his whole family

and two cops in my house!

We found his picture

under my daughter's floor!

Mrs. Simon, the state civil code

is very clear.

A death in the home

is only a material defect

if it occurs within

three years of the sale.

Material defect?

This isn't a cracked shingle.

It's a multiple homicide!

What do you want me to do?

Tell the bank

that you misrepresented

the condition of the property

and get me my damn money back.

There's no cooling-off period.

This is a done deal.

Then list it. You said there was

a lot of competition.

Sell it to one of the others.

Yeah, well, um...

- There was no one else.

- Listen...

I'm gonna be honest with you.

With the history of this house,

selling it is not gonna be easy,

believe me.

No. You know what?

I'm calling my lawyer.

There's no reason to get...

Damn it.

You knew this would happen.

You were my friend.

And I always will be.

Why?

It's her turn.

She needs me.

You understand, don't you?

Why you have to go?

I'm scared.

Don't be. You're going

to be happy again.

You're going to be free.

You can play forever.

With you?

Come find us, Zachary.

Come find us, Zachary.

We'll be waiting.

You know,

sometimes your mother and I,

we act like mean children

on a schoolyard.

We say things to each other

that we don't really mean,

and you have to listen to it,

and it's not fair.

But both of us want you to know

that we love you

more than you can ever imagine.

Well, what about Mommy?

What about Mommy?

Do you love her?

I do.

Well, I just don't understand

why we can't live together

and things can be

like they used to.

Okay.

Because sometimes

people who love each other

need a little time apart

to remember why they loved

each other in the first place.

But I promise you

I'm working on it.

No, you're lying.

No, sweetie.

Yeah, you don't love her.

- Yes, I do.

- You don't love me either.

Claire...

And I don't love you.

Why doesn't anyone listen?

We don't want a new mommy.

We want our mommy to come back

so that things can be

like it used to be.

You're the only one

that listens to me.

I will never stop

loving you, ever.

I promise.

Cross your heart?

Cross my heart.

Hope to die?

Come on, let's go home.

Your favorite pizza.

Here you go.

And...

some funny movies

to make you laugh.

Thought I'd come by

and surprise you.

No, no, no, I told you that

tonight is not a good night.

Is she here?

Can I meet her?

Oh.

She is just adorable.

Who are you?

My name is Kathy.

I'm a friend of your father's.

He never talks about you.

- Kathy's a friend from work.

- Yeah.

So what grade are you in,

Claire?

Sweetheart,

someone asked you a question.

- So?

- So why don't you answer her?

- I don't want to.

- Jonathan...

Claire's in third grade.

Well, your father told me

that you like dolls.

I brought you one.

Isn't that nice?

What do you say?

It's ugly.

No, it's not ugly.

Yes, it is. It's ugly.

I don't want it.

It's okay. I'm sure she'll

open up when she's ready.

But until then, maybe she can

play with Sally, huh?

Hey! That's crossing the line.

You pick that up right now.

- It's just a little thing.

- Claire, now!

That didn't go

as well as I expected.

She just moved to Monterey,

and she left all of her friends,

she's in a new school,

and the separation

between Alyson and me

is really hard on her.

- I didn't mean to...

- Kathy...

I told you that I needed to be

alone with my daughter tonight.

I'm sorry. I just...

I wanted to be with you.

Tell you what.

I could use a drink.

Why don't you let me

finish up these dishes?

You go down the corner

and get us a bottle of wine.

I really don't think

that's a good idea.

Oh, come on.

You really don't take no

for an answer, do you?

Listen, you deserve

a chance to relax.

Okay.

And I'm gonna get some

chocolate chip ice cream

because that's

Claire's favorite.

- I'll be right back.

- Sure.

One quiet night

I've been waiting

oh, so long

Claire?

Claire, is that you?

Jon?

Jon, is that you?

911, help me.

- 911. What's your emergency?

- Oh, my God.

What's your emergency, ma'am?

Ma'am?

Do you need

medical assistance?

- They're here.

- Ma'am, are you there?

Ma'am?

- Hi.

- Hey.

Do they know what happened?

Said it looks like

someone broke in.

Signs of a struggle.

I was gone 10 minutes.

Were you guys serious?

No.

She was just a friend

from work,

but we've gone out

a couple of times.

That's it.

Why don't you come back with us?

I gotta stay here

and deal with the police.

- You sure?

- Yeah.

Why don't you and Claire

go back?

I don't want you

anywhere around this.

Okay. Call us

if you hear anything.

Thanks.

Come on, honey,

let's go get your stuff.

Oh, God.

Oh, my God!

You've reached Ken Stevens.

Please leave a message.

Hi, this is Alyson Simon.

I was just calling to see

if you had put any more thought

into the house situation.

Could you give me a call back,

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