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Yeah, good luck.

You said Richard mentioned using

his ability to vocalize to find out more.

Call him.

We'll bring Adam in tomorrow.

Adam, what's the name of the school?

Can you tell me the name of the school?

Pius-s-s-s...

- S-S-S-Street.

- Hold on, could it be Saint Pius?

- Are you sure this can't hurt him?

- It's a mild tranquillizer.

We're just poking around

to see what we dig up. Right, Paul?

Yeah.

Adam, is Zachary in there?

In school?

They all are.

They all are.

Are you sure you want to do this?

Z-Z-Zachary...

...Clark.

Z-Z-Zachary...

We know this name. Zachary Clark?

Who is Zachary Clark?

They think I'm him.

Are you him? Are you Zachary?

Who are you?

They think I'm him!

Ah-ha!

They think I'm him!

They think I'm him! They think I'm him!

- No!

Adam!

- Adam.

- Richard, release him!

- It's hurting him!

- Wake up!

Wake up, Adam.

Goddamn it, do something! Adam?

Adam, wake up.

- Adam!

- Zachary.

Honey?

Dad?

You're OK. You're OK.

Hey. Why did you call him Zachary?

Answer me. Richard.

Because he wasn't responding to

his own name.

That's bullshit! I want the truth!

You set me up!

It's OK. It's OK.

You needed my OK to push him

but you wanted him pushed. Why?

- You've gone...

- Stop telling me what's wrong with me!

Tell me what's wrong with my goddamn son!

Paul, I wish I could help you.

Adam's changing.

He's getting worse.

Sometimes it's like there's two of him.

He's destructive. He's tried to harm himself.

The other kids at school are scared of him.

There's something you're not telling us.

I've seen you talking to him

and he's in that same blank state

but he listens to you, doesn't he?

Huh? Don't push me, Richard.

Adam's all I care about in the whole world.

I'll go public if I don't get some answers

soon. You understand that?

You understand? I'll go public.

I'm not kidding.

I swear to God, I'll tell the whole

goddamn world what you've done!

What we've done, Paul.

What we've done.

Maybe you're right.

Maybe he is remembering.

Or maybe it's something else.

Why that name, Zachary Clark

or the school?

Look, I have tomorrow off.

It's a few hours drive into the city.

I'm going to look into it.

No, Paul. If Richard found out...

He won't. I'll leave in the morning.

I won't be back until... Hold on.

No!

No!

No! Let me go! Let me...

No!

My baby! My baby!

Let me go! Let me go!

No! My baby!

My baby!

My baby!

No! No!

Jessie, can I see you? Now.

I told you.

- What? It doesn't mean...

- You said they never got along.

The twins saw Roy playing down by the

water. He'd been showing off.

They're all but sure he fell in.

You're not?

I'm not sure of anything right now.

No matter what he does, he's still our son.

Do you find that comforting right now?

Huh?

What are you saying?

You wish we'd never done this?

Good night, baby.

Mommy loves you.

You scared me.

It's OK, Mommy.

Sh*t.

Sorry, there's nothing here.

Are you sure this is the only Saint Pius?

Well, it's the only one in this city.

Like I said, they've been closed

for some time now.

What about past student records?

Like a search by name.

- I'm looking for a Zachary Clark.

- Oh, by name it could take a while.

- I can wait.

- A few weeks?

- Hi.

- Yes?

Sorry to bother you.

My name is Paul Duncan.

I know this sounds crazy

but I'm here about Zachary Clark.

Does that name mean anything to you?

He's a young child, a boy.

No, I'm sorry.

Did the previous owners have any children?

Melinda.

I'm sorry.

No. I mean, there were no previous owners.

My husband and I bought this place

six years ago

when it was just a burnt-down shell

and we restored it.

- So it was just vacant?

- Well, for a few years, yeah.

I don't know anything

about its previous owners.

- I'm sorry.

- Sorry to bother you.

Sorry. The nanny... We interviewed

quite a few nannies, mostly by phone

but I spoke to one who I could have sworn

said she used to work for the family

who used to live at this address.

And I think that I saved

her contact information.

Great. Thank you.

Cora Williams?

You don't know me

but I need to talk to you.

It's about Zachary Clark.

Come in.

You have no messages.

Damn it!

I had hoped I'd never hear

that name again.

What did he do?

There had been incidents at school.

He never had any friends. Used to

come home with all sorts of scrapes.

Once they locked him in an empty

classroom.

A teacher finally found him

terrified and shaking.

But that was before he started acting up.

Pretty soon those kids got wise

and just left him alone.

Then there was the fire.

The fire at Saint Pius?

They never found out

how the fire got started.

But I knew.

And when Zachary came home

I asked him about it.

He just gave me this smile.

Adam?

I swear, when I looked into

those eyes of his

I didn't see anything but evil behind them.

I kept my distance.

Scared of what else he might be capable of.

All these terrible thoughts

running through my mind.

It was just the two of us at home that day.

He was taking his bath

when it suddenly became clear to me

what I had to do.

He never even heard me come in.

No!

I tried to go through with it.

I swear I tried, but...

I just...

I couldn't.

I just couldn't.

When his mother came home

Zachary didn't say a word

about what I'd done.

Are you here?

I was at home the next day

when I was struck

by the most awful premonition.

I hurried right over.

Two blocks away

I could already hear the sirens.

Then I saw all that smoke.

I rushed into the house...

...blinded by all those flames

praying I wasn't too late.

But you were.

It turned out

his mother was already dead by then.

I remember it was freezing cold that day.

It was always cold in that big house.

Adam?

So she went down the stairs to the

basement

to check on the water heater.

Are you down there?

And that's where he was.

Just waiting for her.

So you're saying Zachary killed his mother?

He used a hammer

he took down from the wall.

And when he was done...

he set a fire.

Then he went upstairs

and finished playing.

That's where they found his body.

Where was his father?

Oh, he was at the hospital, like always.

- The hospital? He was a doctor?

- A baby doctor, yeah.

Only, he seemed more like a scientist to me.

Come on, come on.

Come on.

Goddamn it!

Are you home?

Jessie, pick it up if you're there, please.

I gotta talk to you right away.

It's important.

Call me as soon as you get this.

I love you.

Adam.

Honey, you shouldn't have opened that.

You shouldn't have touched that box.

Adam.

Is this me?

Honey, let me explain.

Adam.

Zachary?

What?

I need to speak with Richard Wells.

I'm sorry, but Dr. Wells

is at the Hazen funeral today.

A funeral where?

Honey?

Don't be scared, it's OK.

I'm right here. Just be careful, OK?

What was that?

Honey?

Mommy?

Where are you?

Argh!

Adam?

Adam can't come out to play right now

Mrs. Duncan.

Wait.

Wait!

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