Nails

- Oh, don't wake up.

I'm running 20 k.

I'll be back to take

Gemma to school.

- It'll take a while

for her to come out

of the induced coma.

She has been in it

for almost two weeks.

As for the head injury

and brain swelling...

She may have memory loss.

- I'm hoping to wean her

off the ventilator soon.

The danger is,

if she stays on too long,

her lungs will forget

how to breathe.

Has she had any other

major health issues?

- I've been through

all this already.

She had meningitis

when she was four or five.

Other than that, nothing.

She's the healthiest

person I know.

- Thank god.

Probably saved her life.

I think she's waking up.

- Dana?

Dana, can you hear me?

It's me, honey.

- Attention, please.

Visiting hours are over

in fifteen minutes.

- G.

E.

G. G.

- Just try it again.

You don't have to

type out full words.

The program's

designed to predict

what you're trying to say.

- G.

E. Gemma.

- Gemma's good.

You know she's been

in here every day.

Reading to you.

Singing to you.

We wanna get you back home soon.

Hello?

- Hello?

Is anybody there?

Is anybody there?

- Visitors are reminded

to please use the hand sanitizer

when entering

or leaving the building.

Thank you.

- My tweets stay Intel...

- My eighteenth day in hell.

I feel trapped inside myself.

My own body is a prison.

I have to pee in a bag.

Eat through a tube.

Take me home.

Please.

I want to go home.

Trevor, you can come in.

- Hey, hey, hey.

You're getting pretty good on

your little speak 'n spell.

You'll be doing

all that scratching

and electro DJ stuff next.

- Someone...

Someone was...

- Someone in my room

last night watching me.

- Last night?

- I hear a strange noise

in my sleep.

- Well there's no-one

here now.

D'you want me to check?

No.

Nothing down here.

Just piss and poo.

What, you think there's

someone hiding in there?

Hello?

Anybody home?

No. Just supplies.

Look, I know this place

can give you the willies.

I mean, I've heard things,

especially at night

when someone kacks.

- Kacks?

- You know, expires.

Stops respirating.

Dies.

Time for Mr. Bodywash.

- I don't need...

- Hey.

How you doing?

- I'll be fine.

- What does that mean,

"I'll be fine"?

- I'll be fine.

- You're gonna have to put

a brave face on for mom now.

Okay?

Okay, here we are.

Look, I know it looks

a little rundown

from the outside, but...

The staff are really incredible.

- Please note that the loading

and unloading areas are

for emergency vehicles only.

Illegally parked vehicles

will be towed.

- Hey, do we need to sign in?

- That's okay, Mr. Milgrom.

- Thanks.

You're so talkative.

I can never shut you up.

- You're such a weirdo.

- So...

You're an athletics coach?

I always admired people

who can stay in shape.

I'm just lazy.

I sit and watch monster trucks

and rallying.

Don't suppose you'd be into that

what with you

being hit by a car.

Oh, I was, er,

just finishing up her bath.

- So, how's she doing today?

- We may need to adjust

her medication.

The painkillers are causing

some hallucinations.

She thought there was somebody

in her room last night.

- Maybe somebody walked in.

- None of the patients

on this wing

are walking around

at night, trust me.

I'll talk to

miss Leaming about it.

In the meantime, you might

wanna get the psychiatrist

to talk to her.

It's probably just

an anxiety attack.

It happens.

- Hey, Gemma, can I speak

to your mom for a second?

- I love you.

- Love you too.

- Hey, honey.

So, what's this about

someone in your room?

- Someone was

watching me last night.

- Are you sure?

Did they say anything?

- No.

Couldn't turn my head

to see them.

Just heard them.

- Well, the ventilator's

on all night.

Maybe...

It sounds like

someone breathing.

- I don't like this place.

- Look, we never thought

anything like this

could ever happen.

This is all the

insurance will cover.

For now.

- Can't you stay here with me?

Please.

- What about Gemma?

- I'm not a child.

I don't need anybody

watching me.

You can stay here with mom.

I hope I didn't frighten you.

I didn't know there

was anyone in here.

- Sorry, I...

Guess I shouldn't

be wandering around.

- I'm Elizabeth Leaming,

the director here.

You're Dana Milgrom's

daughter, isn't that right?

- Yes.

I'm Gemma.

- Yes, I've seen you

before visiting her.

She's very lucky to have

your love and support.

- I don't think she feels

very lucky right now.

- Maybe not right now.

But things will improve.

You'll see.

- Can you feel this one?

- Mmm.

- That's your ring finger.

- Sorry I'm so much trouble.

Maybe you should have

stuck with Hannah.

What, after sixteen years

and one child,

you're apologizing for

stealing me from my first wife?

It's a bit late for that,

don't you think?

Plus, you're much younger,

much hotter.

Which reminds me...

I was speaking to Jim

and he's gonna let me

take over the men's

as well as the women's squad...

Until you're better.

Look,

this is the new girl

I was telling you about,

Ashley.

She transferred in

a couple of weeks ago.

You're gonna love her.

She's a total winner.

Never quits.

Never says no.

Are you ready to go?

I think mom's a little tired.

Okay, honey.

See you tomorrow.

- Forgive me.

Let me turn on a light.

How are you today, Dana?

- Scare me.

Didn't know you were there.

I hear you're

having some issues.

Feelings that

you're being watched.

You want to talk about it?

- I can't talk.

I can't talk.

Hole in my throat.

- That's a great sign.

Humor is life affirming.

- Hmm.

Life is life affirming.

Death is nothing.

I know.

Was dead.

- Technically, yes.

You were dead for

two or three minutes

before the paramedics

revived you.

Do you have any memory

of that experience?

- No memory.

Just voices.

All around me.

- Who was it, paramedics?

- No.

Dead people.

Grabbing at me.

I could feel their hands.

I could feel their fingernails

digging into my skin.

Pulling me down.

- Now you say you feel

you're being watched?

- Something not right

about this place.

I can sense it.

Nobody wants to listen.

They treat me like a child.

- Nothing bad is going

to happen to you, Dana.

You're safe here.

We all want to help you.

- I wish Steve was here.

Or Gemma.

I miss watching her sleep.

When she was a baby

I would check on her

all the time,

make sure she was breathing.

Just feel so alone without them.

- Hey.

- Someone...

Someone turned off machine.

- What?

- A man turned off the machine.

I saw him.

- Him who?

- Don't know.

Awful face.

Long hands.

Not just watching me anymore.

- So just use the mouse pad

to click on whichever

camera you want to...

The two in here and the one

in the corridor outside.

Zoom in and out using the stick

and there's limited panning

left to right.

Trust me, no-one's

gonna sneak up on you now.

- Oh my god.

I didn't know

that's what I looked like.

- Hi.

Yeah, I'm with Dana right now.

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