The Caller Page #4

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Thank you.

You remember George.

George. You met him.

You made jokes.

You fixed his lawn mower,

for chrissakes.

I never met him, Mary.

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You think I'm crazy.

I think we should go inside.

Maybe it would be a good idea

for you not to be here tonight.

I'm not crazy.

You've been under a lot of pressure

with Steven and the phone.

Maybe you could go to your mom's.

You could stay at mine.

This isn't--

It wouldn't--

I'd stay on the couch

and you could

get some sleep.

And see how you feel

in the morning.

Through here.

Thanks.

Hey, it's okay, Dex.

Keep going.

Maybe you should move out.

I've only just moved in.

This woman is crazy.

Whoever she is,

wherever she's calling from,

if you move out, maybe it'll stop.

Maybe that's what she wants.

So now you don't think

it's Steven?

I don't know who it is,

but if it were me,

I would be out of there.

I should go to bed.

Leave this.

There are fresh towels on the bed.

Thanks.

[UNCLE FEATURING

GAVIN CLARK'S "EVERY

SINGLE PRAYER" PLAYING]

[PHONE RINGING]

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[GIRL SCREAMS]

ROSE:

Mary!

What's wrong?

What?

Nothing.

Nothing, I'm fine. Go back to sleep.

Morning.

Hey. Hey, Dex.

Coffee?

Yeah,

that sounds great.

Have you decided

what you're gonna do?

Um...

I think I'm gonna

take Dexter for a walk.

And then?

And then I'm gonna go back

to the apartment,

pick up my things

and make the dreaded call

to Mom.

I think that's right.

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Hey, Dex. Hey.

You wanna go for a run? Yeah?

Go on.

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Let him go, Steven.

Come on, Dex.

Come on, Dexter.

Come on, Dex. Come on.

So are you

sleeping with him now?

That new friend of yours?

Dexter. Come to Mommy, Dexter.

That's a good boy. Come on.

I don't think it's really fair.

He gets to share my dog.

Come on, Dex.

We're leaving.

[STEVEN GRUNTS]

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He doesn't get

to share my dog.

You understand?

Hm?

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Hello?

JOHN:
Hey, I'm finishing at 3.

And you wanna meet up after class?

Yeah.

Meet you out front.

Sounds great.

All right. Okay, bye.

Bye.

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RECORDED VOICE:

The number you have dialed

is not in service.

I'm looking for John.

I'll call him.

[SPEAKING IN ITALIAN]

I'm sorry, Mr. Guidi.

I'm actually looking for John Jr.

His cell doesn't seem

to be working.

John Jr.?

I was supposed to meet him.

I only wanna talk to him.

You wanna talk to my son?

I don't understand.

MRS. GUIDI:
I'll tell you.

Santa Margarita, south entrance.

That's where I go

when I want to talk to him.

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[SOBBING]

WOMAN:

You knew him?

I see his mother

from time to time.

She comes here a lot.

My husband, Charlie,

prick that he was.

You know anything about the boy?

How he died?

They don't know he died.

They were never sure.

They never found him.

[GRUNTING]

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[SCREAMS]

[SOBBING AND GRUNTING]

[SOBBING]

[PHONE RINGING]

ROSE [SINGING]:

Bobby Shafto went to sea

Silver buckles--

You were supposed to kill yourself.

George found you here

in the kitchen.

You'd started to smell.

This was your fault, Mary. All of it.

He was gonna take you away

from me.

You were gonna let him.

I'm willing to forgive, start over.

You'll never be happy, Rose.

We both know that.

So why put up with it?

A few pills, that's all it would take.

But I am happy.

I have a friend here with me.

GIRL:

Hello?

Who's this?

GIRL:

Mary. Mary Kee.

You're lying.

GIRL:
No, I'm not.

Where do you live?

GIRL:

Roosey Roads.

Rose says

you're one of her best friends.

Says I'm one

of her best friends too.

Mary, listen.

You need to go home now.

Understand?

ROSE:

Hello, Mary. Recognize the voice?

You should. It's yours.

What are you doing with her,

you crazy b*tch?

We're making dinner, Mary.

Surely you remember.

We're frying chicken.

But we have to be careful, don't we,

because oil is hot.

Oil gets very hot.

We have to be very, very careful,

don't we, Mary?

Yes, please be careful.

What was that?

Please be careful.

You were mean to me, Mary.

You were gonna let that man

take you away from me.

I'm sorry, Rose.

You don't sound sorry.

I really am.

You sound scared,

but you don't sound sorry.

I'm really, really sorry.

One more time.

One more time and we'll see

if you sound like you mean it.

I'm really sorry, Rose.

I don't think so.

Please. Please, Rose. Please.

[LIQUID SPLASHES

OVER PHONE]

[YOUNG MARY SCREAMS

OVER PHONE]

No! Stop it, please!

Please, stop, Rose, please!

Stop! Stop!

[GASPING AND YELLING]

No!

[WHIMPERING]

[KETTLE WHISTLING]

[PHONE RINGING]

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Rose?

ROSE:
Yes, Mary.

Are you still mad at me?

No.

You?

I was.

You see why I did it now,

don't you?

All I ever wanted was

to be your friend.

Don't ever leave me, Mary.

It's my birthday tomorrow.

Congratulations.

What have you got planned?

Nothing.

I remember it back then.

It was horrible.

ROSE:

Yeah?

MARY:

I had a party at the bowling alley

on the base.

Nobody came.

They were scared of how I looked.

I was so sad and lonely.

Maybe you could come, Rose.

[MARY CHUCKLES]

I'd like that.

It would be just like we were friends.

I'd look after you.

I know that now.

We got there around 3:00.

Maybe a bit after.

I'll be there at 3.

I'll hold a lane for you.

Thank you, Rose.

What are friends for?

[LINE CLICKS]

[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

[FIRE CRACKLING]

[GLASS SHATTERING]

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[PHONE RINGING]

Hello?

WOMAN:
Oh, hi, honey.

Hi, Mom.

Yeah, I'll be there soon.

How's Dexter?

Good, okay.

Love you.

Yeah, love you. Bye.

[PHONE RINGING]

Mom, I told you--

ROSE:
Hello, Mary.

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I missed the bus.

I didn't make it to the bowling alley.

Lucky in a way, though, wasn't it?

Rose, I didn't--

YOUNG MARY:
Hello?

Hello?

Mary, I need you to go home, okay?

Can you do that? As quick as you can.

Just put the phone down,

run as fast as you can.

ROSE:

Not such a bad kid, is she?

What happened, Mary?

What made her turn into

such a b*tch?

Don't hurt her, Rose.

Don't hurt her.

Like you tried to hurt me?

Like you tried to kill me?

Rose, I--

She wouldn't understand, would she?

She wouldn't think it was fair.

You'd understand, though,

wouldn't you, Mary?

Please.

Please.

Rose?

I best let you go now.

You have things to do.

No, I have time.

Not today, Mary.

You have a visitor.

[DOOR CREAKS]

[VOICES WHISPERING

INDISTINCTLY]

[WHISPERING STOPS]

Leave me alone!

[SCREAMS]

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[YELLS]

[GRUNTING]

[PANTING]

[BANGING]

[BANGING STOPS]

YOUNG MARY:

Hello? Hello?

Mary?

Mary, you have to run, understand?

I don't know what I did

to make her mad.

Is she beside you?

She went to get her pills.

Listen to me. This woman,

she's crazy. It's not your fault.

It's nothing you did.

But she's gonna try

to hurt you again.

I'm scared.

I know, baby.

But you gotta get out of there.

You have to run. Go, go now!

But she locked the door.

Pull! Pull it harder!

She locked them!

She locked them both!

Mary, you have to run!

[SCREAMING]

[DOORKNOB RATTLING]

[MARY GRUNTING]

[DOORKNOB RATTLING]

ROSE:

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