Inner Demons Page #2

Seriously, this girl's

got real secrets.

I need you to go

find them, okay?

I'll do it. I got it.

- Look under the bed.

- All right.

Check out the creepy dollhouse.

Geez.

Ha!

Hey, Carson.

Find anything good?

Dude, I'm gonna...

I'm gonna stop rolling, Tim.

So, how many episodes

of this have you actually shot?

Is this 20 questions?

I don't know.

- Eight, nine?

- 10.

- Nine.

- Nine? Cool.

What's the ratio for the show?

- What? Success ratio?

- Yeah.

Half and half.

50% still sober

after six seasons.

It's a coin toss, so...

She's really pretty.

Don't you think?

Not for long, man.

Junkies get old fast.

Maybe she'll get better.

You're one of those dudes

that needs to,

like, rescue women.

Pfft, no.

Are you crazy?

No, I don't.

Did they teach you that

in film school, too,

or you just seen

too many bad movies?

You write poetry?

What are you doing?

Um, just getting an exterior.

Did I ruin your shot?

It's okay.

How about this?

Do you see the house like this?

Yeah, that's perfect now.

Hey, do you mind

if I ask you a question?

Sure.

I saw those books in your room

about demonic possession.

Yeah?

Do you believe in that

stuff, like, actually?

Do you?

That's my camera.

Yeah, so, camera guy...

Yeah?

You believe

in demonic possession?

I don't know, I don't know.

I haven't seen

any evidence of it.

What would you

consider evidence?

I don't know.

Jason!

Sorry, sorry.

I got... I got to

pop off that shot.

Sorry.

Like I have time

for this right now?

I know. Sorry...

Just a second.

If the nuns at Eastlake

knew what I was doing

with this tie...

So, what channel

is this gonna be on?

It's for educational

purposes... schools, stuff like that.

My mom gave me these scented

candles for Christmas.

This one's called

"Holiday Home."

You like it?

It's very festive.

Almost there.

There we go.

I can't even...

It's good.

It's, like, insulating me.

- Carson.

- Jason!

- Your wrist is bleeding.

- Get out of my shot.

Thanks.

Rule number one

for aspiring junkies...

always keep a tissue

close at hand.

You know, I haven't had time

to read the backgrounder today...

It's only three pages,

my friend.

That's... yeah, well, you know,

I've been sitting

on a plane for two hours

and the terminal for four hours,

so the backgrounder really

hasn't entered into my...

thank you.

Suzanne, I have to counsel

these people on camera

in five minutes.

I could appreciate

some goddamn support

and then a little water.

- Yeah, okay.

- Thank you.

Addict's name is Carson.

She's an I.V. heroin user.

She has blackouts, personality

changes, severe mood swings.

- Who are the parents?

- Dad is Steve.

He's enabling.

Guilty about his own

past alcoholism.

Mom is Beth.

She's religious.

Prays for Carson to get better.

Jesus has not

stepped in thus far.

- History of abuse, trauma...

- Nothing yet.

Nothing, nothing,

nothing, nothing.

I've been digging.

Mom spanked her

a couple of times.

Dad drank for a few years.

We can do parental neglect,

but it's not very sexy.

Maybe something else

will come out in rehab.

All right, Mom,

let's start with you.

What are you

prepared to do today

if Carson refuses treatment?

Kick her out of the house.

Dad, are you prepared

to back her up on that?

Can I be honest?

Your daughter's life's at stake.

You better be.

I don't think that I want

to throw her out of the house.

I mean, if she's

out on the street,

what's she gonna

do to buy drugs?

As long as she's here, she's...

As long as she is here,

she has a free place to stay.

She has money for pills.

It is very easy for her

to be an addict here.

Now, I'm not saying

it's your fault, Dad,

but you are helping

her stay addicted.

Understand me?

The only chance she has to get

better is if you draw the line.

Okay.

- Thank you.

- Okay.

- Thank you. Thank you.

- I'll do it.

What the f***?

Carson,

I'm Dr. Dean Prentiss.

Please have a seat.

No, I'm not

doing this right now.

All you have to do is listen.

Nobody here's gonna

force you to do anything.

I need to go to my room first.

I want you to listen to what

they have to say before you use.

Carson, we're not going anywhere

until you hear us out.

Please have a seat.

Steve.

"I've seen you go from

a straight 'A' student

"who memorized Bible verses

"to a junkie who would do

anything to buy her pills.

"If you don't get help now,

"I will no longer

give you an allowance,

"and as painful as it is,

"I can no longer stand by

and watch you kill yourself

right before my eyes."

Good.

- I'll leave.

- And go where?

Steve, that's enough.

So, you won't get help?

You can't help me.

Mom.

"Carson, we love you

so very much,

"and we are so very proud of all

that you have accomplished.

"But we can't

stand by any longer

and watch you destroy yourself."

The path that you now travel

is troubled,

and I just believe

that this is the Lord's way

of answering all our prayers.

The Lord does not care about me.

Maybe that's because

you've been defying Him.

I'm not defying Him!

Shh, shh!

It's okay.

Okay, McKee.

"Carson, you're

a really good friend,

"and I really want you

to get better.

"We used to have

so much fun together.

Then, all of a sudden,

things changed."

Shut the f*** up!

Eat these lies, b*tch!

Carson, stop right now!

What are you doing?!

Just leave her alone!

Carson, stop it!

- Stop her!

- Let her go.

Everybody, just let her go.

Everything's okay.

Carson, I'm coming in.

Carson, what you're going

through is not uncommon.

I've been through it myself.

I'm an addict too.

I lost everything.

With drugs, I lost my...

my job, my family,

my self-respect.

Yeah, but now you're

a big TV star,

so I guess it all worked out

pretty well for you.

It worked out for me

because I got help.

I know how you feel.

You don't like using drugs.

You're not getting high anymore.

You are a maintenance user.

You just don't know how to stop.

You don't know what this is.

Tell me.

You won't believe me.

Try me.

No, thanks.

Tell them how you really feel,

Carson.

What are you talking about?

- What's he talking about?

- I don't know.

Jason, shut up.

Carson, it's... it's okay.

Look at me.

There's something...

evil inside of me.

And you're using drugs

to keep down that evil,

violent feeling.

All kinds of names for

what you're going through.

That's what addiction is.

You're possessed.

But you can get better, Carson.

There's still good in you.

I'm so tired of fighting it.

Then let us help you.

Okay.

Okay.

I'm doing it.

It was great.

She freaked out.

She attacked her friend

and tried to shove her letter

down her friend's throat.

And she thinks she's possessed!

Yes, possessed!

He followed right up

on it, of course.

Okay, cool.

Yes, we absolutely will.

No, you got your promo

footage today,

I'll tell you that right now.

You're welcome!

Bye!

Yes!

You're gonna do great.

Thanks.

Dean, how are you?

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