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My name's Jane.

Jane?

Yeah.

Wow.

Uh...

Um... are we...

Are you my uncle?

I haven't seen you in a...

Uh... but yeah.

Yeah, I sure am.

Um...

Would it be ok if- if

i came by sometime?

Um...

You're welcome any time.

Of course.

Ok.

Kinda familiar.

Maybe it's just like every

other place I've photographed.

I don't know.

Patrick?

You're the spitting image of

your mother.

We tore down the old barn,

turned your father's fields

there into corn and soy bean,

if you believe.

Your foster parents sold me

the fields

on the condition that you

keepin' the house.

Can't say I much wanted it

on account of the memories

good and bad, you know?

Um, I've gotta get something

off of my chest.

It's been weighing on me.

Um... about you

and foster care.

I just didn't know the first

thing about bringing up a kid.

I thought it'd be best for you.

Still, somehow it...

I don't know.

Didn't sit right with me.

I'm sorry.

Let me know if you need

anything.

What happened to them?

I assumed somebody told you,

janey.

I...

Your parents and your sister

passed on in that house.

I'm sorry.

I'm just the idiot

with my foot in my mouth.

If you need anything,

you know where to find me.

So anything familiar?

I have never seen him before.

You guys coming or what?

It doesn't look too bad.

It's hot and it smells.

Tell us what you really feel,

kiddo.

I just did.

It does kinda smell,

doesn't it?

Like old socks.

Like stinky old socks.

What's wrong, mom?

Jane?

You guys check out

the house.

I'll take a look out back.

Come on. I wanna explore.

Alright, monkey.

Be careful.

Watch out for the big coyote!

No!

Looks like your mother's

old room when she was your age.

This one's locked.

See?

We're in luck.

Alice?

Babe, be careful with that.

I will.

Hey, that's not a toy,

honey.

Sweetie, it's vintage.

But it's in a little

girl's room.

Yeah, but when that little girl

played with it,

it wasn't vintage.

I'm gonna stay in your mother's

old room.

Let's go.

Come on, let's find-

it's alright.

Uh oh.

I hope mommy has another key

or else we are in trouble.

You lost it.

You remember me?

Of course.

What about our marriage?

It's fuzzy.

How fuzzy?

What do you want me to say?

We were having some problems,

but who doesn't, right?

You remember that I have a

monster dong though, right?

Do you?

Do you see their eyes?

Look in their eyes.

They're rectangular.

Hey, janey.

Someone needs their sugar fix.

Meet you at the car.

Candy apples!

Yes!

Come on.

I'm gonna eat all

the candy apples.

Mine, mine, mine!

Help you find anything?

I'm ok. Just browsing.

Take your time.

Excuse me.

Can I see that?

It's a shame to hang on to such

a tragedy, I know,

but I never put much stock

in what they print anyway.

Hello?

Jane.

Liam.

We had an appointment.

Did we?

I'm sorry, I uh... I just uh...

I took- I took your advice

and we're uh...

We're at the family farm.

Oh, good.

I'm sorry about the appointment,

I must have just-

I must have just forgot.

That's ok, I'm proud of you

for giving it a chance.

I'm glad you're alright.

Where are you?

At this moment?

I'm in my office, why?

Uh, Jane, I gotta go.

I have a patient, but um...

We'll talk soon, ok?

I'll be seeing you.

Liam!

Liam!

Liam.

Give me a friggin' break.

If you did bad things

but don't remember,

are they still part of

who you are?

What?

Never mind.

Turn it off.

Alan.

Hey.

Hey.

Shh.

They'll hear you.

When you have a bad dream,

write it down on a piece of

paper and put it in a box.

And the butterfly fairies

will change those things

so they're not scary anymore.

The fairies are in the box?

Mmmhmm.

And they're nice?

They are nice but they're

also tricksters.

They tell us riddles.

To understand them you have

to listen carefully

because your eyes

can be easily tricked.

Alice.

Let's go.

Alice isn't here right now.

Alan, get up!

Get up!

You come find us.

What are you doing, mommy?

It's time to get up.

It's 4:
30!

Go back to bed.

Five, four, three, two, one.

Five, four, three, two, one.

Five, four, three, two, one.

Five, four, three, two, one.

Five... four... three... two...

One.

My brother was a lot of things.

Drunk.

An a**hole at times, sure.

But he... he really loved

your mom.

He loved you kids,

even if he- even if he

didn't show it.

I know it's hard digging up

all this stuff.

I'm not sure if

I'm seeing things.

Remembering things.

Or someone's messing

with my head.

Did I kill them?

The only person who knows

what happened in that house

is you.

How could I forget something

like that?

It was an act of mercy.

I can't remember anything

about any of them.

Well, your pa was

a hell of a dancer.

Hard worker.

He was funny.

He was kind when he wanted

to be.

I mean, he had a temper, sure,

same as anyone.

I don't know what else

to tell you.

Thanks.

Morning, mommy.

You look really tired.

Thanks.

Can we go to the lake

and skip stones?

I don't know, monkey.

Please? Pretty please?

Maybe later, ok?

Fine.

I'm sorry if Suzie kept you

awake last night.

What'd you just say?

Morning.

My two favourite ladies.

How're we feeling?

Great.

Can you take her

to the lake?

You ok?

I wanna head back today.

I'm not feeling so good.

Tell me what's up.

I think this place is making

me worse.

We'll go home after lunch.

Who wants to skip

some stones?

I do!

Are there any bears

in these woods?

No.

They live further north.

What about wolves?

Well, you never know.

Hello?

Suzie?

What about fairies?

Would any fairies live

down here?

I don't know.

Well, you never can tell.

Fairies are tricksters.

Tinkerbell wasn't a trickster.

Yeah, that's different.

She wasn't real.

I see.

So real fairies are tricksters.

Yeah, they're good.

They tell us riddles.

You have to listen carefully

because your eyes

are easily tricked.

Stupid.

Suzie?

You shouldn't be here.

I know it's you.

Please don't hide.

We have to.

The monster's coming.

Hide!

Hide!

Shh!

You have to run!

I can't!

Run!

How do you know so much

about fairies?

I had a dream about it.

This nice lady taught me

a song.

She did?

Yeah.

She also said mommy's

gonna hurt me.

Honey, why would you say that?

Did mommy do something?

Mommy's not the real one

to be afraid of.

Then who is?

The monster in the bedroom.

I'm going to start loading

the car.

Alice!

Alice!

Alice.

Alice.

Alice.

We can't let you leave, janey.

We can't.

What are you doing?

Looking for you.

But I'm right here.

Were you singing?

The fairy song.

Where'd you hear it?

I don't know.

This is important.

Where'd you hear that song?

I don't know.

Of course you do!

Now you tell me

where you heard it!

I don't know-

Alice!

Hey!

Hey, what are you doing?

What the f***?

It's nothing.

You were hurting her.

It was an accident.

Don't bullshit me, Jane!

She was driving me nuts.

I just want to go!

Listen!

Come on.

No, no, no.

Jane.

You didn't.

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