Finders Keepers Page #4

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then dragged down to the desk.

Can I help you?

Yeah, I'm sorry,

but Professor Carranza

was a friend of mine,

and I'm wondering

if anyone has found a doll.

A doll?

Yeah, I came by, I dropped it

off with her yesterday.

She was looking into

something for me.

I'm gonna need you to leave.

There's a detective outside

that'll take your statement.

Danny, can you please

escort this woman out?

Okay, but it's really important

that you find this doll.

- I need you to come with me.

- Yeah, but...

- Get her out of here.

- Yeah, okay, I'm...

Right this way.

Sorry.

Anyway, they dragged her

from here to there.

Right.

And down the steps.

Hello?

I really need to talk to you

about Claire.

How soon can you get here?

Halfway to the city is gonna

be like another hour or two.

I know you went to see

Zachary Orcutt.

You know I evaluated him

for the court five years ago

after he murdered his family.

Okay. Why are you

telling me this?

Shortly after

you spoke with him,

Zachary Orcutt

disappeared from his ward

and hasn't been seen since.

Are you telling me

that Claire is in danger?

Just get here

as soon as you can.

Jane, I need you to

reschedule my next...

Claire?

Claire.

Sweetheart?

Sweetheart!

Daddy?

Just checking.

Claire?

Sweetheart?

Claire, open the door!

Claire!

Claire!

Hello?

Hello!

Claire?

Sweetheart?

Claire!

Anybody here?

Oh, my God!

Claire?

Claire!

Claire, you open this door

right now.

Do you hear me?

Claire, Daddy says

open this door right now!

Sweetheart?

There's something else in here.

Claire, give me the doll,

sweetie.

No.

- Claire.

- That's it.

No!

Daddy!

Jonathan!

Stop it, stop it!

They're connected!

Look.

Don't do you look

as the hearse goes by

- Where'd it go?

- Where is it? Where is she?

Where is it?

It's downstairs.

Stay here. Stay here!

I'd run if I were you.

Claire?

Claire!

Claire! Oh, my God.

No sign of it.

We're going now!

Don't just stand there.

Move. Move!

It's a prayer.

It's not getting out anymore.

- No! No!

- Claire!

You've got to get her

out of here!

Let me go! Let me go!

- Where are we going?

- Anywhere! Far from here!

How's she doing?

Fever still hasn't broken.

- May I see her?

- Yeah.

You were right.

There's a strong connection

between Claire and the doll.

Exactly what kind of connection

are we talking about here?

There are three stages.

The first stage, the doll

and the subject are introduced.

In the second stage,

the doll actually gets

into the host's mind.

It influences

his or her thoughts,

starts to change

the way they behave.

And the third and final stage,

the doll and the host will meld.

They'll become one.

- Are we too late?

- I don't think so.

But I don't think

we have much time either.

Well, how about

if we get her to a doctor?

There's gotta be someone

who could do something.

It's very important that we

handle this in a specific way.

So it is possible

to break the bond.

I don't know. I thought if we

got your daughter far away

that it would free her,

but I was wrong.

The doll still has

a hold on her.

Then I'll destroy it.

I'll go back to the house,

and I'll destroy it.

Jonathan...

This time of night,

I can be there in two hours.

You can't. You can't!

- Do you have any children?

- No.

Then you couldn't possibly know

what it's like to sit there

and watch your daughter suffer

and do nothing about it.

You're right, I can't,

but what I do know

is that if you don't dispose

of this doll properly,

whatever happens to that doll

will happen to your daughter.

If the doll dies,

Claire dies.

What is it that we need to do?

What is the proper way?

You have to remove

the eyes first.

If you remove the eyes

from the doll,

the connection with Claire

should be severed.

What do you mean, should?

How many times do you think

I've done this?

Okay, then that's what we'll do.

And when were done, I'm gonna

burn the frickin' thing.

No!

- Come here, Claire.

- Jonathan, be careful.

- What?

- Don't let her have it!

You let her live!

Jonathan!

Oh, my God.

Where is she?

She's outside.

Claire!

- Claire!

- Where is she?

- I'll check over here.

- Okay. We'll go this way.

Claire!

Claire?

Stop! Claire, stop!

Elena!

Elena!

Oh, my God.

Get the tarp!

Okay.

Claire.

Elena.

Elena?

We're gonna be okay.

Hold on!

Everybody okay?

We have to find it.

- I'll go get it.

- You're not getting anything!

- Claire.

- Claire!

Claire.

Claire.

Oh, my...

Sweetheart.

Just give Daddy the doll.

There is no doll, Daddy.

Claire, give Daddy the doll.

No!

Your daughter

doesn't need you anymore,

and neither do I.

Alyson!

Claire!

Claire...

Alyson!

Goodbye, Mommy.

No!

- No!

- The eyes!

Can I help?

Go upstairs and bring your

mother's dresser down here.

- You think you can handle that?

- You're funny.

No, there's some picture frames

in the living room.

You can grab those.

Okay.

- She doesn't remember anything?

- Nothing.

I mean, she remembers moving

in here, but that's about it.

Good.

Let's keep it that way.

You sure about this?

About what?

About us.

Yeah.

I'm sure.

I love you.

I love you.

Come on.

Let's go home.

Okay.

Don't you laugh

as the hearse goes by

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