House Hunting Page #2

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Give me some flashlights.

Here.

EMMY:
It's OK.

She doesn't want to come inside.

She's got to come inside,

it's freezing out here.

It's all right, it's all right,

we're not gonna hurt you.

SUSAN:
She doesn't want to go.

She does--come on, you guys.

She doesn't want to...

EMMY:
Dad, please don't.

We all have to stay together.

She doesn't want to come inside!

- We got to get her...

- Stop it, stop it!

What is the matter with you?

Do you want to spend the night

in the car?

SUSAN:
Charlie!

[girl screaming]

[Emmy crying]

No...

Let's get her upstairs

into one of the beds

in the upstairs bedrooms.

All right,

let's go, come on.

-What's wrong with her?

-What's she looking at?

[girl grunting]

Try to put her on

one of the sofas in the den.

[girl shrieking]

All right, all right.

[girl continues shrieking]

I'll get a...I'll get a blanket

from one of the bedrooms.

[girl quiets]

[quick footsteps]

MAN ON RECORDING: Thinking

about starting a family?

There's plenty of room for

your little bundle of joy here!

[clatter]

[fire crackling]

Leslie?

Thank you.

She has a fever.

We tried to leave 23 times.

Was it that many?

Do you think she was trying

to leave and couldn't?

I don't know.

Would you please be quiet?

I can say whatever I want.

I can't be stuck here!

I don't think any of us

want to be stuck here.

We need to be patient,

because someone is gonna come.

Some of us have a life, OK?

We do!

Oh, Jesus.

[door opens]

[door closes]

I got to get some wood.

[flashlight clicks on]

[owl hoots]

Was that just sitting there?

Yeah.

I was rude.

It's just that...

I start a new shift on Monday.

We can't be stuck here. Right?

I hope not.

What do you do?

I was a third grade teacher...

before kids.

Is he your only one?

He is now.

Someone was here today.

There's fresh shaving cream

upstairs.

Look at this.

Seven cans.

Just enough.

JASON:
Wow.

That's wonderfully creepy.

Gross.

Your mother's really scared.

She's not my mom.

You don't like her.

I can tell.

Jason.

I'm sorry, hon.

No, no, it's fine.

I don't like her.

[door opens]

So, uh, where's your mom?

Hello!

Shut up, Jason.

So how'd you break your leg?

Car crash.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

Didn't get a ticket, though.

I was able to drive home,

even with a broken leg.

Lucky you.

I'll take the first watch.

Wake you in a few hours.

Want to sleep next to me?

I was just messing around.

Welcome to lot number 6485.

Feel free to take

a look around.

Press the buttons

on the speakers

you see around the house

to hear about this great place!

I think you'll like

what you see!

Welcome to lot number 6485.

Feel free to take

a look around.

Press the buttons

on the speakers...

[recording repeats over itself]

JASON:
Turn that sh*t off!

Feel free

to take a look around.

I think you'll like

what you see.

Press the buttons

on the speakers you see

around the house...

Where's the girl?

Welcome to lot number 6485.

I think you'll like

what you see.

Feel free to take

a look around.

If the girl goes outside,

she could die.

Son of a b*tch, that's him!

Don't go out there!

What if he's chasing after her?

Then we need to have a talk.

Don, stop it! Don't go out!

Stubborn!

Hey!

Stop!

Sh*t!

Where did they go?

Dad!

Get back to the house!

Get back to the house!

That's him, that's they guy

from the restaurant!

I met that guy.

He told me about this place.

Let's get back to the house.

Come on.

I'm going to try

and walk to the road.

But that thing is out there!

Come on, come on,

it'll be--it'll be OK.

Get back, get back to the house.

[Jason yelling]

JASON:
...you b*tch!

What are you doing?

JASON:
You have no idea

what the f*** she's doing!

Wait till you see what I found!

[all yelling]

Come with me.

Check it out, it's still warm.

Oh, what?

You think she did this?

Wait, check this out, come on.

Look.

She must have done it.

Why do you say that?

She was the only one gone!

She just had her tongue cut out.

I doubt that she's stacking cans

in the pantry.

I'm just saying.

I'm gonna go start a fire.

She said, Charlie,

my dear...

[radio changes stations]

Jason, find a station

and leave it there, OK?

What are you doing?

I just figured

if we're gonna be here...

I think the phone service

must be cut at the pole.

The water heater's busted.

I couldn't get

the heater to work,

but we've got plenty

of firewood,

so we won't freeze to death.

Anything from the girl?

No.

Is she eating?

[footsteps]

CHARLIE:
Psst! Hey! Turn that

thing off! Turn it off!

LESLIE:
Bring him in,

he's frozen!

Sit down. Come by the fire.

Come on, come on.

You OK?

[Don groans]

Get a blanket.

Did you find someone?

I could hear cars going by

just over the hill.

So they're coming to get us?

They were always just...

over the hill.

CHARLIE:
What do you mean?

I mean, every time

I went across the hill,

they were just over

the next f***ing hill!

JASON:
So you didn't

even get to the road?

Jason, what are you missing

in "just over the next hill?"

I walked around for

I don't know how many hours,

and every time I looked around,

there was the house.

This house!

I'm sorry.

I cannot get stuck here!

Shut up.

Excuse me?

Shut up.

The girl knows.

We all stay here

until someone comes.

OK?

Welcome to lot number 6485.

Feel free to take

a look around.

Press the buttons

on the speakers

you see around the house

to hear about this great place!

I think you'll like

what you see.

Do you want me to wash it?

No, it'll work...

for one more day.

Did you sleep last night?

No.

Not at all?

Mm-mm.

[knock on door]

How was your night?

Are you serious?

Yes, I...

Fine, thank you.

Are you coming downstairs?

No.

Do you want me to stay here?

What?

I just can't help thinking...

I wasn't even

supposed to be here.

Why's that?

Charlie, I told you I didn't

want to go looking at houses.

With Emmy, you mean.

No. No, I mean...

[water running]

I want to get

the kindling today.

You get to go outside.

I'll go with her.

Take this.

Well, don't--don't go far.

No one's coming.

You want to go out there again?

Don't know what else we can do

but try.

At least that thing

hasn't been back.

Only one lucky family will call

this house their home.

Will it be your family?

But it is watching.

I get that much.

You're almost walking normal.

I only need the brace

for a week more.

Can I kiss you?

You remind me of my ex.

CHARLIE:
More photographs.

Your name is on these.

It's from the bank.

Foreclosure agreement.

Is that why we're here?

Because you foreclosed

on these people's house?

There's a boy in the window.

Mm-hmm.

I'm serious!

Yeah, uh-huh.

We must have evicted them.

Oh.

-What's wrong?

-There's someone in the house.

Who? Who?

I saw a little boy

in that window.

This is him,

this is the boy that I saw.

[basket creaking]

What is it?

Not a sane one in this house.

He was standing right there.

You sure you saw someone?

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