Mikey Page #4

David, come inside.

So who's out here? Huh, Jess?

Don't start that again.

Wait!

You're not gonna answer me?

I don't know!

Right.

David, don't

I'm tired. I'd like to go to sleep.

Come on, baby.

David, it's wrong time.

Jessie.

Oh, Ben. Go back to sleep.

What happened?

I don't know.

But you better go back to sleep

before Mom ces home

an catches you up.

This will put you

back in the mood.

No, it won't.

Okay. Come on.

We were doing so good.

Come on.

Sorry. You kind of

killed it for tonight.

'Bye.

Oh, God.

I'm sorry, Jess. It was an accident.

I mean, I didn't see her.

Just leave; okay?

If a man can excavate

earth in 6 hours,

what can one man

excavate in a day?

Planet earth to Mikey.

So what do you get?

That's very good.

We're gonna do silent study now.

Please turn to chapter 3.

And Mikey, could you

come here for a minute?

And bring your book.

Do you want to show me

what's so interesting

in that book of yours?

Come on, Mikey, give.

It can't be that bad.

What have you done?

I...

I...

Based on this, you think

Mikey has an emotional problem?

All we're suggesting

is that maybe Mikey

should see a child psychologist.

Christ! I made a picture

like this when I was kid!

I know. But we feel that Mikey

may be- just may be-

suffering from

an emotional disorder

called unattached syndrome.

It's very common

in adopted children.

Don't you know anything

about his history?

I know Mikey.

If anything, he's

brighter than other kids.

It's not a question of whether

he's bright or not, Rachel.

Most kids don't mutilate

their own arms with thumbtacks.

He did what?

Self-mutilation is an expression

of a child crying out for help.

Wait a minute!

I've read all the books, too.

I haven't seen a child

crying out for help!

This is such crap!

He's a wonderful kid.

He's perfect!

- Too perfect.

- There is no such thing.

There is in children

with psychotic tendencies.

So now we have Ted Bundy, Jr.

Is that it?

Look, Rachel.

I know you're hating this.

I'm hating this.

But your son has a problem.

Why are you doing this, Shawn?

- I'm trying to help.

- You don't want me to be happy.

That's ridiculous!

Stop denying the situation.

Enough. That's all.

Let's go, Rachel.

- Rachel-

- No!

Don't say it.

We have to do something.

They're too close to it.

Did you see any marks on his arm?

No! I can't believe

Shawn is doing this.

She thinks she's doing her job.

I am going to pull him

from her class.

Don't overreact.

The agency said there was

gonna be emotional scarring.

Hey, give it back!

How could you like

to be his parents?

Where are my baby fish?

Mr. Michaelson bought

them for his aquarium.

They were mine!

They were grown up. It was time

for them to have their own home.

You had no right to sell them!

- Mikey, what's wrong with you?

- They were mine!

Calm down. They were only fish.

You don't care about how I feel.

You don't love me. I hate you

Calm down. Stop it. When Daddy

gets home, we'll talk about it.

He's not my real daddy.

You're not my real mother!

I hate you!

I wish I never met you!

Mikey, wait!

I'm sure there's an explanation.

If we could just get him to talk.

I don't know. Maybe they're right.

About what?

Maybe we should take him

to see a shrink.

Look, honey.

If we can just be patient,

I think we can handle this.

We both love Mikey; right?

We're the ones that

are gonna help him out.

Mom.

Mom!

Mikey.

I was looking for you.

- What are you doing?

- I have something for you.

Mikey, you have

to learn to knock.

They're for being

such a great mom.

Why don't you take

the flowers downstairs

and put them in some water

while I get out; okay?

Mom.

Hmm?

Mom, what if I...

I'm getting cold.

If I threw this in the bathtub,

it would work just

like an electric chair.

You're right.

Be a good boy and unplug it.

This is so cool when

they blast their way out.

- How do you know?

- I've seen it three times.

Hi, guys. How many dead?

I know how much

you miss your cat,

so I got you a new one.

Oh, thank you, Mick.

David, I told you

I don't want to see you!

Listen! Just talk to me!

Please? Tell you please talk to me?

Isn't that the guy who killed Rosie?

- Who's the twerp?

- He lives next door.

Please, let me talk

to you for five minutes.

Please?

Okay. Let's talk outside.

What?

Flowers?

David, you're kidding;

right? Please.

Please?

I really, really miss you.

David, get off your knees.

Please?

Please, don't do this to me!

You're pathetic.

Where's your mom?

At a friend's. Why?

Just wondering.

# One of these days #

# I'm gonna do everything I say. #

# One of these days... #

Hey, hey, hey.

I thought we were

gonna give him some space.

He seemed really quiet tonight.

Well, he's probably just tired.

I think we should

try and talk to him.

I think he'll talk when he's ready.

Come on, Mom.

Don't worry.

Come on.

Oh, please! I'm sorry!

I'm sorry!

Take me back; take me back!

Hey!

You're going in!

Da-da-da-da, shh, da, shh.

Whoo!

Oh, yeah!

- Did you hear that?

- No.

I think that might be Mom.

I better get it.

No, no, no, no.

I'll be right back.

Hey, bring back some beers.

Okay.

Hello.

Hello?

Hello?

You're Ben's friend; right?

You shouldn't be out here, kid.

You shouldn't be out here, either.

Yeah? Why not?

Who is that?

Is this a joke?

- You killed Rosie.

- That was an accident; okay?

Life is full of accidents.

What are you talking about?

- The radio. It's not safe.

- Why not?

'Cause you could die.

David, you wouldn't...

David.

David!

David, I am in no mood

for this kind of joke!

David.

David.

David, if you don't

come out right now,

I'm going inside,

and I'm locking all the doors,

and I'm never

speaking to you again!

David!

David!

David?

David!

Look, lady. Officially,

this case is closed.

That's understood.

The circumstantial evidence

points to an inside job.

The aunt's a nut,

but she's clean.

No one else will buy

a nine-year-old doing all this.

Hasn't he ever been

checked out psychologically?

They checked him out

at social services,

but he passes with

a clean bill of health.

Squeaky clean, beyond suspicion.

I need to see those police reports.

All right. You got a fax?

Uh-huh, at the school.

Okay. In the morning.

But before breakfast,

because it sure as hell

ain't rated "G."

Wasena.

Um, I'm- yes, he is.

Could you hold on?

Mr. Jenkins, it's for you.

Let me take it here.

Hello.

- Good morning, Eva.

- 'Morning.

I'm expecting a fax.

Nothing yet.

Okay, thanks.

Okay.

Thanks very much

for calling us.

Yeah. Appreciate it.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Mikey Trenton and Ben Owens

won't be in class today.

There was an accident

at Ben's house.

Is Ben all right?

Ben's all right,

- but his sister's boyfriend is dead.

- What happended?

Some bizarre accident.

He was electrocuted

in the jacuzzi.

I've been doing research

into Mikey Trenton's background.

I really need to talk

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