Stephanie Page #2

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Fantastic. It's not Fran-tastic.

It's Fran-tastic.

Be right back.

Okay.

Why, baby. Why?

It's okay, it's okay.

Shh, shh, shh, shh.

I know.

Take your time.

- Shh, shh, shh, shh.

- I got you.

I got you.

Come on. Come on.

How did Paul come back?

Did the monster bring him?

Yes.

Why?

We don't really know why it does

any of the things it does.

Maybe we should leave.

I think it would just

come after us, princess.

After me?

Yes.

It wants me, right?

That's why

it keeps coming back.

Yes.

You used to say there's

no such thing as monsters.

I know.

I'm sorry.

I was wrong.

May I be excused?

Hey, princess.

Hey, Dad.

Can we talk?

Your mother's sorry

for losing her temper.

- No big deal.

- Mmm, no, it is a big deal.

All of us have to watch

what we do, how we feel.

You included.

Because that will make

the monster come.

Mm-hmm.

We didn't mean to upset you.

And that's why

we didn't wake you up

when we took Paul away.

And maybe that was wrong,

I don't know.

Parents aren't perfect.

That's the sad truth.

Why did you leave me here?

We were afraid, how's that?

I was afraid.

Of what?

Don't lie.

I was afraid of myself, maybe?

That I wouldn't be strong enough

to take care of the things

that I need to take care of.

What do you need to do?

Well, that's the scary part,

I'm not quite sure.

Can I help?

Maybe, princess.

You're strong, Stephanie.

I'm talking about

strength up here.

Strength on the inside.

Your mommy and me,

we made you.

We made your eyes that color

and we made your hair

straight and blonde.

That's what we did.

We made everything out here.

But up here, on the inside,

that's all you.

All the way.

The good and the bad,

that's for you to control.

That's for you to change,

if you want to.

The fear and the anger

and the doubt,

they're what call the monster.

And when you get those feelings,

the bad feelings,

all you have to do

is make them small.

That's how you beat it.

That's the number one rule.

Don't let

the bad things get big,

everything will be fine.

You get it?

Mm-hmm.

Now, I'm betting locked up

inside that head of yours,

you have enough strength

to stop that monster cold.

Dunk.

You all right?

Mm-hmm.

I love you, Daddy.

She's lived longer

than any of them, right?

Yeah.

Do you really believe

that she isn't gonna end up

like the rest of them?

I talked to her,

she can keep herself calm.

- She's a tough kid.

- You talked to her.

Maybe it is,

I don't know, we don't know.

We have to protect her.

This procedure, I can do it,

- I can keep her safe.

- You're not

that kind of doctor,

it's too dangerous,

the procedure could kill her.

The best thing to do

right now is we just wait.

That's all I'm asking you

to do is wait.

- Wait for what?

- What if she can't?

You've seen

what those things can do.

Yeah. I've seen it,

in my house.

Mom?

Dad?

Mom?

Dad?

Daddy?

Daddy!

Hi, princess.

Mom?

Dad?

No!

Steph!

All right, take it easy,

she's fine, she's fine.

Look at me,

you got to stay calm. Okay?

The monster killed you.

Nobody killed me.

Listen to me, baby,

you got to stay calm.

No, Daddy, the basement.

Run!

- Daddy! Dad!

- Shh! Shh, shh...

Daddy!

All right, it's okay.

It's okay. It's okay.

Shh! We have to be quiet.

The monster might hear us.

We did it.

Come on, it's clear.

Mom!

Ow. Ow.

Francis.

Stephanie! Wait!

Stephanie!

The monster!

The monster! The monster!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, it's you.

It's you.

The monster is you.

Baby, how'd you sleep?

I had a weird dream.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Your mom will be back

in a little while, she had

a meeting at the hospital.

Sure.

Hey, Paul.

Hey, Steph.

I don't wanna remember.

I don't want to remember.

It's okay.

You're all right.

I'm sorry.

You don't have to apologize.

But what are you sorry for?

I won't run away again.

You're sick.

You have something inside you.

It's making you see things.

It's making you do things.

Part of what it's making you do

is hurting your memory.

We think if you can remember,

it'll help you fight it.

Your mother and I

have been talking

and there's something

we'd like to try with you.

Like an experiment.

More like a game.

Mm-hmm.

I need you

to close your eyes.

Go on.

I want you to listen

to these clicks.

Let your body relax.

Good. Let your mind wander.

That's it.

Let it go.

Tell me what happened

the day Paul died.

Tell me what happened

that morning.

We're carving pumpkins.

That's right.

That's, that's good, princess.

He's being mean.

Teasing me.

I think he was just playing

with you.

What happened next?

Cut it out!

- I got mad.

- Sure, you did.

Of course, you did.

And that's okay.

What happened after you got mad?

I went for him.

How?

With my arms.

All of them.

What happened after that?

I hit Mommy.

Okay, stop. Stop.

- Just stop.

- You ran!

You left me.

Okay, Eric, stop it, now!

What happened next?

Stephanie!

Stephanie!

Yes. I'm Stephanie.

I am Stephanie.

You happy?

You think she can control that?

- We do it your way.

- Thank you.

That's still

our little girl in there.

Stephanie?

Princess?

What's next?

If you take the razor,

and just...

just shave

this section right here.

Yeah.

You okay?

Yeah.

Jesus Christ.

Actually,

it's relatively simple.

As soon as we get

through the bone,

we feed the endoscope through.

There's a natural pathway

for it to follow.

If this doesn't work?

It's going to work.

Tragedy unfolding in Mumbai.

We are now expecting

confirmation

from the White House.

There has been

an incident in the lab,

where the rumored

surgical trials

are being conducted.

The death toll is unconfirmed,

but there were at least

200 physicians

and researchers gathered

by the coalition of nations,

at the facility.

With all the therapeutic

containment efforts failing,

this surgery was viewed,

by many researchers,

as our last best hope

to finding a cure,

a hope that is now fading.

The nation and the world

are reckoning

with what some fringe elements

of the scientific community

have been saying

since the initial outbreak

in April,

that euthanasia may be

the only cure.

"Once upon a time,

in a place

just beyond our sight,

there lived a magical kingdom

called Anywhere.

In Anywhere,

anything was possible."

Hey, Steph.

Do you wanna come for a walk

in the orchard with me?

Come on.

Okay.

I made you

some hot chocolate.

We haven't been out

to the orchard in a while.

Mm-hmm.

Do you think we can make

some orange juice?

For all three of us?

I don't see why not.

Okay.

I did that.

- No, baby.

- Yes, I did.

But you don't remember doing it.

Well, then it wasn't you.

What's wrong with me?

Imagine you're a door,

and there's something

that's trying

to come through.

What is it?

We don't know.

Something we don't understand.

Something,

from another place.

I don't even think

it has a body.

That's why it uses yours.

It changes you.

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