Out of the Dark Page #3

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They are on the server

and there are copies in your office.

Yes, no, I saw those.

I mean from like 20 years ago.

- Mr. Harriman might know.

- Sarah.

She's fine.

The results came back normal.

No, she's not fine.

And it's not just the flu.

Okay, flu symptoms vary depending

on the strain and environment...

but no, it's probably an intestinal virus

and it's very common in the tropics.

Give her this for four days,

twice a day.

- She'll be fine.

- Okay.

What was that about?

What they don't teach you

at business school.

Have you seen the financials

from 20 years ago? I can't find them.

Yeah, that's tricky.

Everything is computerized now. I don't

even know where half that old stuff is.

I'll get someone to dig it out for you.

- Tell me, how's Hannah?

- Contreras thinks it's an intestinal virus.

Are you going to be all right

when I go to Sao Paulo?

Yeah.

- You sure?

- Yeah, I think so.

I think we gotta get

a second opinion here, Sarah.

She's getting worse and these pills,

they're not working.

Look at this.

Why didn't you call me?

I don't know.

Listen, I think I gotta get her home.

Until she's better, I think

I gotta get her to a real hospital.

No.

- What do you mean, no?

- No, we should all go.

It's my fault. It's my fault

for bringing her here.

This is not your fault. We both

brought her here, you know that.

- We should leave here tomorrow.

- Okay.

Everything is gonna be okay, sweetie.

- I'm gonna make a cup of tea.

- Okay.

I want to stay up with her tonight.

Sarah?

- Yeah, I'm just looking for a candle!

- Okay.

Sarah? You okay?

Where is my daughter?

Mummy!

Hannah!

Stop!

Oko-maha-neea.

Oko-maha-neea.

Oko-maha-neea.

Where is my daughter?

Oko-maha-neea.

Hannah!

Stop!

- Hannah!

- Sarah!

Hannah!

Wait up!

Sarah!

Let her go!

Stop!

Hannah!

Hannah!

Hannah!

Hannah!

Hannah!

Hannah!

- Try to stay calm, Sarah.

- Okay.

- I'll call the senator.

- Thank you. Thank you, Dad.

Try to stay calm.

I'll take the next plane home,

I'll be there tomorrow morning.

- He's getting on a plane tomorrow.

- Okay.

Sir, you were saying...

Sorry.

I was saying, it's a bit difficult to explain,

but our daughter wasn't alone.

- Was she with her nanny?

- No, she was not with the nanny she was...

she was dragged away by kids,

she was dragged away by little kids.

- Teenagers?

- No, little kids.

- They tied her up and they...

- It was a huge storm...

with all of the lightning and darkness,

it must be very disorienting.

I know what I saw. I know what she saw.

My daughter is missing.

Can you please just tell me

what you're gonna do to find her?

I know it's hard for parents

to sit back,

but it's too easy to get lost

in these jungles,

especially for people

who aren't familiar with them.

Our best people are already

out there looking for her.

We'll do everything we can

to find her, okay?

Trust us, we'll find your daughter.

Come on, guys!

I can't stay here.

I can't... I can't do it.

I can't wait for them to come back and

tell me haven't found her. I can't do it.

- Well, I can't wait around here, either.

- Yeah, but one of us has to stay.

Let me try and go and do something.

- Try what?

- I don't know.

I'm going to find her.

Excuse me, "Santa Clara,

Calle siete, apartamentos"?

Yeah, up the stairs, around back.

Up there?

Paul?

I need your help, Catalina.

They took Hannah.

What do you mean?

You said you saw something

in the jungle.

Well, so did I. I saw it, too.

I saw the kids and I need your help.

How can I help you?

What does "Oko-maha-neea" mean?

This is it, this is Oko-maha-neea.

In Spanish it's "Aguas Rojas",

"Red Waters".

Let's go.

A lot of people in this part of town

only speak Koreguaje...

- so let me do the talking.

- So where do we go?

If you want to find out

what's going on around here...

there's only one place.

The church.

This church was built

on the remains of the temple...

where the Nios Santos

were burned alive.

That's why they bring

their statues here?

Yes. Let me talk to the priest.

- Father, how are you?

- So good to see you again!

Wait!

Stop!

Where's my daughter?

Stop!

Hey!

What are you doing here?

One of those kids went in there.

Hello?

Hello?

It's okay. It's okay. It's okay!

It's okay!

Do you have a picture?

Yeah.

Here. Her name is Hannah

and she was taken earlier tonight.

I think your son might have some idea

what happened to my daughter.

Her son died 20 years ago.

No!

Some nights she still sees him,

in the shadows, her little Daniel.

This is the boy that I followed.

He always listened and behaved,

but one morning he wanted

to go out to play. She refused.

He had been sick for many days.

Fever, rash...

same as his friends.

But he insisted.

And he never came back.

He disappeared. They all did.

Now all she wants is for someone

to tell her what happened.

I'm very sorry.

He says it was the Nios Santos.

Many people said it was a curse,

that the Nios Santos made the children

sick and then took them.

But she doesn't believe that.

If she doesn't believe that,

then what did happen?

The river...

it was something in the water.

We're running out of time.

Tell her that my daughter was sick, too.

Just like her son. What did you do?

Nobody helped us, nobody cared.

It was a difficult time for them.

And her husband lost his job

because they closed the paper mill.

What paper mill?

The paper mill is that way.

The old Harriman mill.

I have to go there.

Sarah?

Are you okay?

- What is this?

- Files.

These children have the same symptoms

as my daughter!

They all have the same diagnosis.

Mercury poisoning.

- What is going on here?

- I don't know.

No, your signature

is all over them. Look!

Okay, let me see.

It's not my signature.

What? What are you talking about?

It's my father's. Look at the date.

My father was the company doctor

at the time.

Just like I am now.

That's my father.

And where is he? Where is he now?

He died 20 years ago.

Any news?

I spoke to Maraon

on the way from the airport.

The federal police are getting involved.

What do you know

about mercury poisoning?

Mercury poisoning?

Why?

Nine children were sick

with mercury poisoning in 1992...

and the company doctor treated them.

We had some mercury leakage

at the old mill.

- They died!

- We tried to save them.

But it was too late.

We did what we had to do

to protect the company.

They were just children!

They have families.

Do you think I set out to kill

these children deliberately?

Do you think I'm a monster?

When I came here 20 years ago,

there was nothing,

just a river and some poor fisherman.

Now they have jobs, pensions, doctors.

I came to this jungle

and civilized it.

Business is tough, Sarah.

Difficult decisions have to be made.

And sometimes...

Sometimes there's collateral damage.

Hannah is sick with mercury poisoning.

Is she collateral damage?

That's impossible. We have no mercury

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