Lights Out Page #2

Okay.

That's good, it's not even...

Oh.

Sorry, you had a knot.

Rebecca?

Yeah?

If Mom's crazy,

does it mean we're crazy too?

Nope.

Martin?

Hey.

What are you doing down there?

You have to turn the light switch

or...

- Did you take Martin?

- Uh... What?

Who is it?

You can't do this.

She's unstable. It's not...

It's not a safe environment for him.

- Where is he?

- He's in there getting dress for school.

Okay.

- Think about what you want to do.

- Yeah. I did and I brought him here.

I'm not talking about

some knee-jerk reaction.

He can't stay here.

He...

Sure, he can.

Not with...

Rebecca, come on.

You know why I'm here?

She called me.

So Child Services takes orders

from nut jobs now?

I stopped by in person to make sure

she was lucid and she was.

But you know what?

That's-That's not how this works.

Why not?

Sophie's his birth mother,

his legal guardian.

To get Martin from her custody requires

you to file charges against her,

take her to court.

Now that's a long

painful process.

And that's only the first half.

To keep Martin from

being placed in foster care

requires you to prove yourself and

your home as an appropriate surrogate.

That's 2 major choices

for you to make.

Declaring war on your mother and...

transforming yourself into a

responsible guardian for him.

You ready to do that?

I can be a responsible guardian.

It's okay.

I got some sleep.

I'll be better tonight.

Hey.

I got your text, what's up?

- Can you take me to my Mom's?

- Really?

- Really?

- Hey.

- With this whole thing again?

- What?

No, I'll tell you about it in the car.

What are you doing?

- I think we should talk about last night.

- What?

Yeah. How you kicked me out

for being honest with you.

Oh.

Um.

Yeah, I just...

I'm sorry.

You were right.

I was using Martin to get to mom.

Thank you for pointing that out.

- Can we...?

- Mm-mm.

You should apologize to Martin.

Not like that,

but you should still apologize.

Okay, I got to

find out about Diana.

The b*tch is real.

Wait.

Who's Diana?

Mom?

Alright, what are we looking for?

We're looking for mom.

If you see her,

we hit the back door, got it?

Got it.

Sophie & Diana

Mulberry Hill, CA

Patient 283,

on October 6th, 1984.

The patient suffers from a unique

skin disorder that manifest itself

with an extreme sensitivity to light.

The patient's stay here

has been very problematic.

She has a history

of violence and...

lately she's obsessed with one of the

patients in the heliotherapy ward.

A young girl named Sophie.

And...

Oh, bring her.

Keep her restraints on.

Thank you.

Hello, Diana.

Keep the lights out.

I hear you've been

very bad again.

Diana, I want you to

stay away from Sophie.

She's my friend.

Then why did you hurt her?

She was getting better.

November the 13th.

The patient's skin

condition is worsening.

We're preparing an experimental treat...

Hold her down!

Use full dose now, 1200 watts.

Turn it off!

Now!

Jesus Chri...

Bret!

Bret!

Stay away.

Stay away, Becca.

I won't be sent away again.

You okay?

What happened?

We got to go, your mom's here.

Get up.

Slow down. Slow down. Slow down.

- Sh*t.

- Talk to me.

- Oh god.

- What happened up there?

I don't know.

- I was attacked.

- Yeah, by what?

I don't know.

I can't explain it.

What's all this for?

Proof.

That's proof.

I know.

I'm just saying,

you can talk about

your sister to me, okay?

She's fine.

Did you take your vitamins?

Oh.

I am feeling a little better.

But, hey.

Listen, bud, I...

I know I've been a little distant lately

and I really want to fix that.

How about a popcorn and

movie night tonight?

Yes, please.

Good.

I think a little personal time

is just what we need.

The three of us.

- Mom?

- Huh?

How about just you and me tonight?

Okay?

We'll see.

Child, how can you see

with all that light?

Ah. Now that's better.

Now be an angel and run along to Ito

and tell him to bring me

a very light breakfast.

How are you doing down there?

I'm fine.

How are you?

I'm going to be fine.

I am.

I miss your dad.

He made me feel strong.

He made me feel protected and...

I think I need to feel those things

sometimes, you know?

- I think you do too.

- I'm okay.

Rebecca's strong.

Uh, Rebecca acts like she's strong.

And she is sometimes.

But, let me tell you, when things

got tough, she abandoned me.

And I don't want that

to happen to you.

Sometimes the strongest thing to do...

is just to face your fears.

That's what Emma told me.

Yeah.

I think you might be right.

I'll be back.

Mom?

Hey, hey, hey. It's all right.

It's okay, love.

- What are you doing?

- It's okay. It's alright.

Look at me.

Trust me, okay?

- I'm going to tell you a story.

- Mom, please, please.

Shhh, baby.

It was a long time ago.

and I had a friend named Diana.

She was so different, so special.

And...

Look at me.

And later I found out something

really bad happened to her.

But the news, the news

had it wrong, you see.

And she was-she was still there.

And she finally came back.

Mom, please.

Please let go.

No, listen to me.

See... see...

I left her alone for so many years,

I abandoned her.

But now,

she's going to stay, okay?

As long as I keep my head clear

and you keep the lights out.

- NO!

- Martin.

Martin, don't turn on the lights.

Diana doesn't know any better.

No, Diana.

He doesn't understand.

He didn't mean it.

Martin, she didn't mean it.

Please don't do this.

Wait.

So your mother was in a mental

institution when she was younger?

Yeah.

Yeah, it looks that way.

You just never talked about it, that's all.

Neither did she.

I guess it's not really something

that you talk about.

How about I just listen?

Because I'm still don't know

who Diana is.

She's...

It getting worse.

We need to go shopping, babe.

Right.

Can you run to the store?

Okay.

Copy that.

See you in a while.

You want to talk about it now?

I know you don't believe me,

but Diana is real.

- She touched my hair.

- Hey, hey, hey.

Listen to me.

I'm going to tell you something...

that nobody ever told me.

I believe you.

- I don't know what she is.

- She doesn't like the light.

Okay.

Come with me.

Okay.

So.

It turns out that your dad was doing a lot

of research into Mom and Diana's past.

Diana was found in a basement

locked away when she was 13 years old.

And her father had killed himself.

She had a very strange skin disorder.

There were stories about her.

People used to say that

she was evil.

And that she could get inside people's heads,

changed them.

She was taken to Mulberry Hill Psychiatric

Hospital where she met mom.

And I think she got

inside mom's head...

and made her think that

they were friends.

- But they weren't?

- No.

Diana only comes around

when mom is at her worst.

I went through it too

when I was your age.

When your dad left.

Yeah.

So, what happened to Diana?

The doctors tried an experimental treatment

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