I Know You're in There

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- What are you doing?

Come on, I'm not

even dressed yet.

- I know, that's the best part.

- Stop it.

I'm serious.

- Hey, you're the

one who bought it for me.

Just trying to put

it to good use.

- I bought you the camera

so that you could

make your film,

not so you could creep on me.

- Oh, baby,

but you look so good on camera.

- Stop fooling around.

I gotta get ready for work.

- What?

I'm not doing anything.

- Tom, stop.

- Hey, I got an idea.

How 'bout you call

in sick today?

- Nope.

- Why?

Why don't you hop back in bed,

I'll rent us a movie.

We can cuddle, maybe

fool around a little bit.

Then I'll take you out to lunch.

What's the name of that

place you like with mimosas?

- Tom you promised.

- Not for me, I'll

drink iced tea.

Just because I'm not drinking

doesn't mean you can't right?

- One of us needs

to go to work today.

I need to get the phone.

- Yeah, she's got a point there.

- What'd you say?

- Nothing, just

talking to the camera.

- Hello?

Sure, may I ask who's calling?

Okay.

It's for you.

Here, let me take this.

- Hello.

Yeah this is tom Redding.

Mmm hmm.

What?

Hang on a second.

Okay go ahead.

Mmm hmm.

Okay, I understand.

Yes that's fine, thank you.

- What was that about?

- My mother killed herself.

- You're a hard person

to get in touch with tom.

Oh please have a seat.

I'm Dr. Jorgensen.

- Well nice to meet ya,

thanks for tracking me down.

- How was the drive?

- It's fine, thank you.

- I'm sorry about your mother.

This must be hard for you.

- Not really.

I don't even remember her.

She left whenever I was little.

But you could have told me that

over the phone, is that it?

- No.

- What are those?

- The keys to your

mother's house.

She left it to you.

- Just like that huh?

- Just like that.

But there is something else.

- Okay, what is it?

- You have a sister tom.

Her name is Chloe.

She should have been

institutionalized years ago

but your mother

wouldn't allow it.

- So she's crazy?

- We don't say crazy.

The technical diagnosis is

catatonic schizophrenia.

Chloe doesn't speak, move,

or respond to any

external stimuli.

- Why?

- No one knows for sure.

Mental illness is

often hereditary.

It usually manifests

itself later in life

after physical or mental trauma.

But Chloe's case is

completely unique.

Would you like to see her now?

Hello Chloe, how are you today?

I have a surprise for you.

This is your brother tom.

You can talk to her.

It's okay to feel uncomfortable.

Chloe's used to that,

aren't you Chloe?

You can see why I tried to

convince your

mother to admit her.

- Mmm hmm.

Well...

It's nice to meet you.

What if I wanted to

spend some time with her?

- You're more than welcome

to visit whenever you like.

- No, I'm not just talking

about a couple of hours here.

I want to get to know her.

- This is all there is tom.

- I don't know, I've

got a house now right?

Maybe I could take her

there for a little while.

- You're not qualified.

- Qualified?

She doesn't move,

how hard can it be?

- I don't think you

understand the toll

it could take on you.

To care for someone

in Chloe's condition.

Someone that isn't

trained for it?

Trying to do it all himself?

Well, it could be maddening.

Your mother tried to do it and...

- doc I'm not my mother.

And...

Not to be disrespectful

but I don't

think she belongs in

a place like this.

Now, my mom did it

for years right?

I'm sure I could handle

a couple of months.

- I really don't think

it's a good idea...

- Dr. Jorgensen I'm

asking you, please.

She's all the family I got.

- On one condition.

- Anything, what?

- If there are any issues,

if you see any changes,

you've gotta call me right away.

- Doc, I'll probably

call you twice a day.

- And you got the sound

gear all ready right?

- Yeah.

There ya go.

You sure you don't mind

me taking your car?

- Of course not.

I don't want you breaking down

when you have a

crazy in the car.

- She's not crazy.

- I was just kidding.

I just meant...

- yeah.

- Are you sure about this?

- It's perfect.

- It's perfect?

- Hey.

How long have I been

stuck trying to figure out

an idea for my thesis huh?

Could you possibly

think of anything

better than this?

- I guess not.

- You'll be up with me in

a couple of weeks anyway.

Besides, you'll be

glad to have me out

of your hair while you're

grading term papers.

- She's a little

creepy though right?

- Yeah, I guess a little.

- Call me when you get up there?

- Uh huh.

Okay.

All right, cut it out.

Okay, so this is day one

of my trip with Chloe.

The sister that I

never knew I had.

Say hi Chloe.

And day one of this

documentary shoot.

It feels weird to be a

character in my own film,

but since Chloe doesn't talk,

it seems pretty

important that I am.

Excited to get to the house.

I wanna know what

happened there.

Why my mother did what she did.

Just can't imagine

wanting to kill yourself

in such a beautiful place.

Now if you look ahead,

you can see mount Shasta.

Apparently, some

local Indians believed

the mount was inhabited

by gods and demons.

And when the mountain

shadow descends

upon the valley

below, the gods sleep

while the demons fasten

to this dimension.

From the spiritual

to the physical.

And walk freely in the

darkness among men.

Woo!

Pretty spooky, what

do you think Chloe?

I'll take that as a yes.

I don't know why

I'm recording this.

Well, this is the

last town on the map

before I get to

my mother's house.

Which is another hour

over the mountain still.

And population zero.

There's literally no

one here, nothing.

Got abandoned railroad cars.

Houses over there

that look like they

haven't been lived in for years.

Let's go take a look.

Oh wow.

One, two, and three.

There we go.

Okay.

Guess you and mom

liked the quiet.

Oh my god it's perfect!

It's a mess but it's perfect.

Fireplace, that's good.

It's getting cold already.

Where's your room Chloe?

What's this thing here for?

Creepy.

So this is your room huh?

Not bad.

Well, guess it's

almost time for bed.

- Is this the house phone?

- Mmm hmm, I got it working.

Cell service is sh*t

so if you need anything

just call me here.

How's Chloe doing?

- She's good.

Just put her to bed.

I'm gonna hit the hay soon too.

I miss you babe, I'll

talk to you soon.

- Okay love you.

- You too.

- Bye.

- Smile for the camera.

- So, I'm unpacked and I'm

all settled in the house.

And I'm already

encountering some things

that I don't understand.

I found a heavy duty

lock and a chain

on the outside of

Chloe's bedroom door.

I think my mother put it there

which is disturbing.

There's also all

this religious charms

and crystals like this guy.

All over the house, I

don't know.

Did you see that?

I looked over some

of the footage

from the drive over here

and it was glitchy too

just like that, I don't know.

Maybe it's a software thing?

I'll figure it out.

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