Hide and Seek Page #3

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( thunder rumbling )

( jazz playing faintly

through headphones )

EMI LY ( voice-over, whispering ):

...three, one thousand,

four, one thousand,

five, one thousand,

six, one thousand,

seven, one thousand,

eight, one thousand,

nine, one thousand,

ten, one thousand.

Ready or not, here I come.

( very faint,

indistinct whispering )

( thunder rumbling )

( singsongy ):

Charlie...

Charlie...

( creaking )

Charlie...

Come out, come out

wherever you are.

( squeak )

( gentle clinking )

( soft squeaking )

( soft squeaking )

( very faint whispering )

( whispering grows louder )

( sudden click )

Charlie?

Is that you?

( Emily screams )

Emily!

( screaming )

Emily!

( screaming continues )

Emily!

Where are you?

What happened?

Why are you down here?

Emily, talk to me.

He was hiding.

Who was hiding?

In the dark.

( loud clank )

Can I go to bed now?

( bird screeching in distance )

( doorbell rings )

Hi.

Hi.

Do you have a minute?

Yeah. Oh, sure.

Come on in.

Thank you. Thank you.

I wanted to apologize

for my husband.

He said he had a...

awkward moment

yesterday

with you and Emily.

That's all right.

Don't worry about it.

He's harmless, really.

He wouldn't hurt a fly.

That's fine.

It's just that...

we lost a child recently-

a girl...

and in some ways,

Emily reminds us of her.

I see.

He was just... reaching out. Hmm?

There is nothing worse

in this world than losing a child.

( engine stops )

( music playing softly )

( sizzling )

Here, taste this.

I think it may be too salty.

Oh. Okay.

( slurps )

- Not bad.

- Really?

- Not bad.

- Oh, good.

Really good.

Wow! You look so pretty.

You didn't have to get

all dressed up for me.

Honey, would you go upstairs

and change

into something else, please?

Don't you like it?

Not for dinner, no.

Why not?

You know why.

She looks so pretty.

Let's just eat.

I think you look

really beautiful.

Did Daddy tell you

that my mommy died?

Yes, he did.

And I'm very sorry.

Did he tell you

how she died?

Honey, I don't think Elizabeth

really wants to hear

how that happened,

okay?

She killed herself

in our bathtub.

- Emily...

- Slit her wrists with a razor.

( firmly ):

Emily.

That's enough.

Emily, I brought you something.

Your dad asked me to bring over

some of Amy's books.

These were some

of my favorites

when I was your age.

DAVI D:

Oh, that's great.

Give you a chance to see

what the other kids are reading

before you get started.

You gonna say thanks?

Emily...

( book thuds )

Emily... Emily, stop it.

That's enough.

Do you like her, Daddy?

- Stop this.

- Charlie says you do.

- Go to your room.

- He says you like her

- as much as Mommy.

- Go to your room. To your room.

If you're going to behave

this way, go to your room.

Let's hope you don't

wind up like her.

( sighing gently )

I'm sorry.

Who's Charlie?

Oh, he's her imaginary friend.

Her only friend.

( door slams )

I always wanted her to have

a better childhood than I had.

Now look.

DAVI D:

Drive safely.

( water running )

( purring )

( wind whistles )

( indistinct conversation fading in )

MAN:

Attention, please!

( thud echoing )

Maybe after

a few more martinis...

( woman laughing )

( sudden shriek )

( water dripping )

( dripping continues )

( door creaks )

( dripping continues )

( light switch clicks )

( chain rattling )

( yells )

( gasping )

Charlie did it.

You do believe me,

don't you, Daddy?

Why are you looking at me

like that?

( panting )

( rattling )

Mr. Callaway.

I didn't mean to disturb you.

Thought you might

be needing these.

( rattling )

Those are the keys

for the, uh,

different rooms in the house.

I forgot to give them

to you earlier.

I apologize.

It's a little late to be

delivering keys, isn't it?

Well, I thought I could slip

them under the door.

Wife and I are going

to Canada first thing

in the morning.

We've got a little cabin

tucked away in the woods.

Good place to clear the mind.

Everything all right?

Well, enjoy.

What's for breakfast?

Honey, why would Charlie

do such a horrible thing?

Is it because of Elizabeth?

Charlie needs to understand

something, honey.

Elizabeth is not trying

to take Mommy's place.

Does he understand that?

Honey, I can't help you

if you don't talk to me.

Why doesn't he like Elizabeth?

Because she likes you.

And?

He doesn't want you to be happy.

Honey...

you know this has nothing

to do with Charlie.

You do know that.

It's about you, honey.

And that's okay.

Charlie doesn't exist.

You shouldn't say that.

Why not?

You're going to make him mad.

Oh, well, so what?

I'll get him mad.

Let him come out

and yell at me. Good.

I want to see him.

Where is he?

You want to see him?

Who's that supposed to be?

Charlie and Mommy.

She would have liked him.

No, trust me, honey.

Mommy wouldn't like Charlie.

That's not what he says.

What do you mean?

What do you mean?

What does he say?

What does he say?

What does Charlie say?

Talk to me.

What does he say?

He says he would

have satisfied her.

Who told you to say that?

Charlie did.

No, who...

who told you that?

Charlie did.

There is no Charlie.

Who said it?

Charlie did!

He did not. Who said it?

( singsongy ):

Charlie! Charlie!

Charlie! Charlie!

Charlie! Charlie!

Charlie! Charlie!

( giggling )

Hey...

( laughing )

Hey, sweetheart.

I'm so happy you came.

It's so good to see you.

Want to show me the house?

Yeah.

Okay.

Hey, David.

How are you?

Good.

Good to see you.

Good to see you, too.

Glad you could come.

KATHERI NE:

Do you like it here?

I'm having a lot of fun.

You are?

Tell me about

your friend Charlie.

He doesn't like me

to talk about him.

I'm sure he wouldn't mind

if you told me.

( music box playing

"Mockingbird'"quietly )

Tell me, what do you

guys do together?

Play games.

What kind of games?

Hide and seek.

That's our favorite.

Sounds like Charlie's

a lot of fun.

( music box continues playing )

So what do you guys talk about?

I don't know.

Bunch of things.

Sometimes he even

talks about you.

Really.

And what does he say?

You can tell me.

He's afraid you're

going to get in the way.

In the...

In the way of what?

Our game.

What game is that?

Upsetting Daddy.

Isn't she pretty?

KATHERI NE:
David, I'd like

to bring Emily back with me.

At least for a little while,

so she can be evaluated.

I'm just worried bringing her back

will make her worse.

She's not well.

I know that.

And she's not your patient.

I know that, too.

She thinks it's a game.

She's using Charlie

to get to you.

I know things

haven't gone

as well as we hoped, but...

do you really think

bringing her back to New York

is going to make

that much of a difference?

It's worth a try.

All right, look.

I'll give it two more weeks,

and if there's no improvement,

I'll bring her back.

( Emily humming "Mockingbird'")

( water running )

( door creaks softly )

What are you doing, Daddy?

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