Hide and Seek

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( drumroll )

( rousing orchestral

fanfare playing )

( fanfare ends )

( suspenseful music playing )

( child squealing in distance )

( quiet, haunting theme playing )

( birds chirping, wings flapping )

( laughing )

( both laughing )

( screams )

WOMAN:

Ready to go faster?

GI RL:

All right. No, no, no!

You're gonna slide off.

Oh!

You all right?

- Are you sliding?

- Yes.

No, if you're sliding,

I'm going to stop.

- No, no, no.

- You okay? Okay.

( both laughing )

WOMAN:

More?

GI RL ( giggling ):

Yes!

( screaming )

( pills rattle in bottle )

( sighs )

That's funny.

I could've sworn

I saw a little girl

by the name

of Emily come in here.

( singsongy ):

Come out, come out,

wherever you are...

Could she be hiding

in the closet?

( playful gasp )

I wonder where she could be.

Hmm...

Maybe my eyes

have deceived me.

I'm invisible, Mommy.

Well, if you're invisible...

( laughs )

...then how could I... do this?!

( both laughing )

( screams )

Did you know where I was?

Not a clue.

You want Alex?

What is it?

I love you more

than anything else in the world.

You know that, don't you?

I love you, too.

( kisses )

( whispering ):

Good night, sweetheart.

Make the face.

( giggling ):

Please.

( both laughing )

- Now, go to sleep.

- Okay.

( light switch clicks )

Mommy!

Sorry.

Good night.

( footsteps departing )

You coming to bed?

In a little while.

Something you want to talk about?

( sighs )

Some things are beyond therapy, David.

( faucet dripping )

( sighing slowly )

( cheering )

( soft click )

( faucet dripping slowly )

( dripping continues )

Honey?

( dripping continues )

( dripping continues )

( indistinct conversation )

( sighs )

I should've seen it coming.

All the signs were there.

The ones closest to you

are the hardest to judge.

No, but I...

I could've prevented it.

David, it's not your fault.

How long have

we known each other?

Trust me when I tell you this.

As difficult

as it may seem, you're...

you're gonna have to try

and start over.

We're gonna move.

Upstate.

The country.

That's not exactly what

I meant by ""starting over.''

What about Emily?

This is a traumatic time for her.

I think it's important she stays

here and works through this.

No, here, she's

flooded with memories.

I need to expose her

to a new environment,

new things to do...

She'd be losing another person

she depends on.

It's only an hour away.

And... you're always welcome

to come and see her.

And right now, I need to do

what's right for Emily.

I need to be

a full-time dad.

I have a surprise for you.

( simple, sweet "Mockingbird'"

melody playing )

When I was your age,

my mom gave me one just like that.

And whenever I was feeling sad,

I would open the lid,

and all my sorrows went away.

Do you like it?

( melody continues )

Give me a hug.

( melody ends )

You're going to like it there.

All right, let's go.

( engine starting )

( haunting melody begins )

dd CHI LD ( vocalizing )

( bird cawing )

dd ( vocalizing continues )

dd ( vocalizing ends )

( orchestra continues theme )

( theme fades into wind whistling )

( tires crackle over gravel )

DAVI D:

Come on.

Let's take a look.

MAN:

Right on time.

Dr. Callaway...

Mr. Haskins.

Hello.

This is Sheriff Hafferty.

Sheriff.

He routinely checks

on the houses up here

to make sure things

run smoothly.

I see. Well, this is

my daughter, Emily.

This is Sheriff Hafferty.

Emily.

How are you?

This is Mr. Haskins.

He found us the house.

Well, hello there, Emily.

Think your dad did a good job

picking the house?

She's still deciding.

Well, she sure is pretty.

Thank you.

HASKI NS:

As I mentioned,

Woodland Estates

is mainly

a summer community.

May be a little quiet

up here till then.

Hope that's not a problem.

- Not at all.

- Great.

Let me show you

around the back.

HAFFERTY:

You ever spent

much time in the country?

Not much.

I used to camp

when I was little,

but I was always scared

of the woods.

( chuckles )

Nothing to be scared of

in these woods.

Picked a nice spot.

Biggest house on the lake.

Sheriff, if you'd like

to do the honors;

let Dr. Callaway

into his new home.

Figure out which key...

Did you see where

my daughter went?

Emily!

Emily!

Emily!

Honey?

You okay?

Come on.

Let's go back.

Come on.

( urging ):

Come on.

Mr. Haskins, Sheriff...

we'll take it from here.

( owl hooting )

Spaghetti and meatballs

is your favorite dish.

You're not hungry?

I'd like to go to bed now.

I'll come up

and kiss you good night.

( owl hoots outside )

( music box plays

"Mockingbird'"softly )

Oh, that's funny.

I could have sworn

I saw a little girl

by the name of Emily

come in here.

I wonder...

where she's hiding.

Could she be...

could she be...

under the bed?!

No.

Could she be...

hiding...

Let's see, where

could she be hiding?

Could she be

hiding in the... closet!

( cat screeching )

( music box continues playing )

Okay...

since it's the first night

in a new house,

I thought it would be a good

time to start a new diary.

Each day you

can write down

your feelings

and thoughts,

and then, one day,

you can look back

and see

how much they've changed.

Hmm?

I love you more than anything

else in the world, sweetheart.

You know that.

That's what Mommy said.

Hmm?

Before she killed herself.

Sweetheart,

she meant what she said.

And so do I.

You want me to put this

over here?

Okay.

All right.

Good night.

( whispering ):

Good night, Alex.

( door creaking )

( plastic rustling )

( rustling )

( bird screeching )

( rustling )

( leaves crunching )

( music playing faintly

through headphones )

( music playing faintly )

( music playing faintly )

Emily? Emily!

Em?

Emily?

Oh, there you are.

Come on, sweetheart.

We're going into town.

We have some errands to do.

Oh...

Hello.

Hi... Hi, there.

I-I'm Laura.

I live next door.

Oh, I'm David.

How are you?

Uh, here.

These are for you.

Oh, thank you very much.

My husband and I made

the preserves ourselves.

Oh, well...

I didn't even realize

anyone else lived up here.

Well, it does get pretty quiet

in the off season.

Oh, this is my

daughter, Emily.

Emily, say hello to Laura.

She's our neighbor.

Isn't she adorable?

You going to say hi?

Well, she gets a little shy

around new faces.

I understand.

It's going to be a real treat

having both of you here.

Oh, you're on your way out.

I won't keep you.

Um, if you need anything,

don't hesitate to stop by.

Same here.

And thank you

for all the preserves.

The peach and apricot preserves.

- Enjoy.

- Thank you.

I'm gonna put this inside.

( wheels clacking )

( whistle blows )

WOMAN:

Amy, don't swing so high.

I'm going

to tell your mom.

Would you listen to me?

( geese squawking )

( swing squeaking )

Hi.

Hi.

I have, uh,

a daughter the same age.

She's in the car.

Oh.

I'm Elizabeth.

Elizabeth Young.

Hi.

David Callaway.

- How are you?

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