Hide and Seek Page #5

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( dance music playing )

MAN ( in distance ):

Come out, come out,

wherever you are.

( sultry laughter )

( passionate sighs, moaning )

( laughs )

( moaning )

( muffled shouts )

( screams )

( porch light squeaking in wind )

Can you see now, Daddy?

( squeaking continues in distance )

It's okay.

( sniffling quietly )

Daddy's gone now.

( cartoon music plays softly )

( insistent knocking on door )

HAFFERTY:

Dr. Callaway?

( knocking continues )

Anybody home?

( indistinct radio communication )

( woman screams on TV,

cartoon music plays )

( door opens )

HAFFERTY:

Hello?

( footsteps approaching )

( footsteps ascending stairs )

Hello?

( scratching on paper )

Emily? Hey...

where's your dad?

Neighbor called.

Said there was a problem.

Everything all right?

( sniffles )

What you drawing there?

( sniffles )

You. Dying.

Emily?

( light switch clicks )

( stairs creaking )

DAVI D:

Marco...

Hello?

( loud creaking )

( light footsteps running in distance )

( rattling )

Dr. Callaway?

DAVI D:

Marco...

( door creaking )

( clicking switches )

( sighs )

( panting )

Polo.

( body squeaking on floor )

( body dragging )

( door creaking )

( creaking )

( sniffling )

( sniffles )

( spoon clatters on floor )

( panting )

I can't help but sense

a certain tension between us.

What's the matter?

Don't you want to play anymore?

Don't you want to have fun?

( sniffles )

Hmm?

You want your daddy back?

Is that it?

You like him more than me,

don't you?

( quietly ):

No.

Oh, oh, liar.

( quietly ):

I'm not.

( chanting ):

Liar, liar...

You're a big fat liar.

You killed Mommy.

( wind whistling )

One, one thousand...

Two, one thousand...

Three, one thousand...

Four, one thousand...

Five, one thousand...

Hello?

( quiet, slow footsteps )

( quiet, slow footsteps )

Hello?

( soft rattling )

( wind whistling faintly )

( gasps )

( panting )

Oh, God, David, you scared me.

David?

( gasps )

( groaning )

( grunting )

( screaming )

That's funny.

I could've sworn

I saw a little girl

by the name of Emily

come in here.

Emily.

I wonder...

where she could be.

Could she be hiding

under the bed?

( chuckles ):

No...

Could she be hiding

under this bed?

No.

( chuckles )

Could she be...

hiding in the closet?

( panting )

( screams )

d Papa's gonna buy you d

d A mockingbird d

d And if that mockingbird

don't... sing d

d Papa's going to buy you

a diamond ring d

d And if that diamond ring

turns brass d

d Papa's going to buy you a...

looking glass d

d And if that looking glass

gets broke d

d Papa's going to buy you...

a billy goat. d

( panting )

( singing )

( rattling door )

Emily?

( banging )

Emily?

( panting )

( gasps )

Emily, open up for Daddy.

( loud banging on door )

( panting )

( window frame creaking )

( grunting )

Mommy misses you.

( Emily sobbing )

( panting )

( gasps )

( panting )

Emily?

( panting )

DAVI D ( distant ):

Emily!

Emily!

( panting )

Emily... your daddy's

looking for you.

( water splashing )

( David humming )

d Papa's gonna buy you... d

( water splashing )

( playing "Mockingbird'")

( rattling )

( music box continues to play )

( panting )

( music continues )

( panting )

DAVI D:

Katherine.

( Katherine gasps )

( panting ):

Charlie?

No, it's-it's me. It's David.

Where is Emily?

Katherine, I...

- Emily!

- It's all right.

I just want to explain

to you what it is...

- Stay right there.

- You were right.

- Emily!

- You were right.

I never should've

brought her up here.

It was a mistake.

I mean, Emily's not

the person who's... not well.

It's me.

And you said it...

""Trauma causes pain,''

and you were right.

We're going to get you

some help, okay?

I'm sorry.

( grunts )

( groaning )

( screams )

( gagging )

EMI LY:

Dad!

( Katherine gagging )

( coughing, gasping )

DAVI D:

There you are.

Don't...

What?

( whimpering ):

Don't hurt her.

Why?

She's my friend.

I thought I was your friend.

Please, Charlie.

( David humming )

( sobbing )

( c*cks gun )

Hide and seek.

- ( two gunshots )

- ( Emily screams )

( sobbing )

( "Mockingbird'"continues playing )

KATHERI NE:

It's okay. It's okay.

You're safe now.

Time for school, sweetheart.

Okay.

Have you got your homework?

Yes.

Did you brush your teeth?

Yes.

Great.

( laughs )

( haunting melody begins )

dd CHI LD ( vocalizing )

dd CHI LD ( singing )

dd ( singing ends )

( orchestra continues theme )

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