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and he really

went after him.

Did he go to the police?

They'd been called out to the house

themselves a few times...

And they always found him drunk,

so no one believed him.

They were at war

with each other.

Only you don't want to be at war

with that thing.

Thing?

He's a trick of the light,

something dark that doesn't

always look like one

until you look

into those eyes,

those reptile eyes

that look like two big holes

where the person ought to be.

They know.

The dogs, they know when he's

in the cul-de-sac.

You're seriously telling me

he's up on the roof?

I've seen him

on your roof too.

And in that

big tree of yours.

What would you say if

I told you I'd seen him

do things that

I can't explain?

Things that

a normal boy

shouldn't be able to do?

You're not afraid

of him like we are,

but you should be,

after what he

did to your father.

Are you telling me

my father didn't die

just by falling down

a flight of stairs?

Mr. Crumb?

Okay, sugar.

They're each on their own track,

so press track two now.

And now, if you're talking,

she's listening.

Back to Dr. Sonny Blake.

And now, back to our own

Dr. Sonny Blake.

If you're talking,

she's listening.

Paula, you're never gonna believe this.

I just saw him.

Saw who?

Just now on

the side of the road.

Psycho paperboy?

At half past midnight?

Are you sure?

Out here

in the middle of nowhere.

He knows this is the only road

into Stillwater from the city.

And you're sure

it was him?

Yes, he was holding a sign.

He was holding a what?

Sonny?

Sonny, I'm talking to...

Hold on a second.

Sonny, I'm talking to you.

You're saying I hallucinated,

but I'm not crazy.

This man puts

the idea in your head

that this boy may

have killed your father.

This man calls

the boy a thing.

He says this boy

does things no normal boy

should be able to do.

And I saw him do

the impossible.

It's probably that house

and your history with it.

Either that or you

got yourself a paperboy

who's figured out how to be in more

than one place at a time.

I'm also saying that I think it's very

important that you go back to therapy.

You don't have to see me,

but you do need to see someone.

Look at me.

You're one of the bravest,

brightest women

I've ever seen

walk out of the dark.

Don't lose your way again.

I am deadly with this thing!

So, after you save the shire,

Mr. Frodo,

what do you do with one of those

in the modern world?

Hunt, my good man.

And by the way,

it takes a lot

more skill to fire

one of these babies

than it does a rifle.

And about as much brains.

And did he say

this bastard kid

pushed your father

down the stairs or not?

He said a lot of things.

You've gotta stick

with the facts, Sonny.

Look, do you know what he's talking about

or is he a crazy, old man?

Hey, Barrett,

this is some spot. Huh?

You can't find space like this

to do target practice in the city.

It's called civilization.

I don't get this.

I mean, your dad, now, all of a sudden,

you?

Why? He doesn't even know you.

If he's a sociopath, their minds

don't work like ordinary people.

They fixate on things.

There's no rhyme or reason to it.

You know,

you're on the air,

you're giving all kinds of advice

to people you don't even know,

you reach out into the shadows.

I mean, Jesus Christ, Sonny,

I know you're trying

to help people, but

do you ever stop and think about

what else might be out there?

Out there

listening to you?

So this is my fault now?

No, I'm saying

you're all over the place out there.

A bus can't go by in the city

without your face plastered on it.

Keep it down.

Look, Sonny,

he wages a war against your dad.

He listens to your show.

He reads in the same paper

he delivers

every morning that

you're moving right here.

You know, sometimes

after they dig the big hole,

they put in lights,

tiles and water in it.

Sounds to me like this kid needs

a good kick in the ass.

You know,

your paperboy from hell.

Hey, you remember

that guy you were seeing,

the first year

we were dormies?

The Delta guy who

lived across campus

with the dimples, and the smile

and the bubble butt?

The guy you were

so wrapped up in

till he stomped

all over your heart?

Yeah, what about him?

Wasn't he a frat boy

with a law degree too?

I'm just saying...

I'm just saying that

you should have someone

who really loves you

and

wants to take care of you.

Paula.

How many of

those have you had?

Don't do that.

Don't do that.

I didn't mean it

like that.

You know, if you want me to shut up,

I'll shut up...

Help me!

Help me! Oh, my God!

Help me!

My head's killing me.

It's not funny.

It was just a joke.

What, I thought this was a party!

What?

Don't tell me.

Hey!

Do you see him, Barrett?

Where'd he go?

Son of a...

You peeping on us,

you sick, little animal?

Barrett...

Huh? Where is he?

Sick, little bastard!

Stay calm.

Barrett.

Here he is.

He's a kid.

I got him.

Now, you're the one

who's peeping.

I don't believe this.

Look at this!

Give him

a thumping, Bar!

He's right there. He's right there.

- Stay calm!

He's right here!

He's right in front of me.

He's standing right,

goddamn, there.

Bar! Bar! Holy...

Come here, Bar!

Give me your hand!

Attaboy, attaboy! Give me your hand.

Attaboy, attaboy.

Grab on, grab on. Help him out, guys.

All right, got it?

You okay?

You okay, bro?

You all right?

Just breathe,

just breathe.

Son of a b*tch.

It's piss!

What?

What?

This kid's not sick,

he's dead!

Maybe he is an animal.

Isn't that how they

mark their territory?

No one laughed, Barrett.

I distinctly heard

lesbians giggling.

You wanna fight fire with fire,

just let me slap

a civil suit on

that punk's family.

I'll end his little reign of terror

the old-fashioned way.

If that kid is half of

what you think he is,

you got a hell of

a lawsuit working here.

What's the crossbow

doing in the garage?

What,

I can't keep it out here?

No, I don't want it here.

Take it with you when you go.

You sure you don't

want it for protection?

Thanks. I'll stick to

my dad's baseball bat.

Tell me something,

what happened today

when you fell

into the pool pit?

Was I imagining?

You don't want

to get into this.

No, you don't want

to get into this.

I had a hell of a trick played on me

when I was a kid.

My cousin and his buddies.

When I was little.

One day, they dug a grave,

and they put me in it

in a cardboard box.

It had a hole

with a long snorkel

so I could breathe

while I was being buried.

The idea was, I'd be buried alive

for an hour,

then they pull

out the snorkel.

And the test was

to see if I could

hold my breath

while they dug me out.

That's awful.

No, no.

No, let me tell you

what's awful.

What's awful is chanting.

"Little Barrett Tanner,

they put him in the ground.

"And when they did, he didn't know

he never would be found.

"They buried him

living and screaming and then

"they never dug him up

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