The Caretaker Page #3

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Dieciocho De Abril.

"Birdie hablar con espejo."

Birdie speaks with mirror.

"Ella me ama."

She says she love me.

"Ella me ama Rawdilly."

She love me.

She love me.

Raw... dilly.

- Birdie!

- What are you doing?!

- Eres una bruja!

- I'm so sorry!

Calm... aaah!

Sh*t! She bit me!

He's not welcome!

Birdie!

Calm down, okay?

Calm down. It's okay.

Thank you, darling.

Night-night.

She bites like a piranha.

- I found this in her room.

- What is this?

"Trigger objects.

A study of human emotion

and the afterlife."

Her Bible.

"Spirits bind themselves

to earthly possessions,

drawn by an object

that was once theirs."

That was her thing.

Keep reading.

"A trigger object

thrives on emotion.

Fear, the strongest,

followed closely by love."

"Love, true love,

mutually from one to another,

could allow the entity

to enter another soul

until cast away by its medium."

Taylor called it witchcraft.

She's doing it now.

Nina said, "eres una bruja."

Are you a witch?

But if Rawdilly isn't real,

there can't be

mutual love, right?

What about fear?

Fear is stronger than love.

I brought her to you.

August?

August.

August.

Raw... dilly.

August.

August.

August.

August.

Mallorie.

August?

Baby, you okay?

- Hi, baby, you're awake.

- August?

Did you call me?

August, August.

August?

Rawdil...

What?

Baby?

Why are you smiling?

Baby, I'm not smiling.

Go back to sleep, baby.

Shhh.

Go back to sleep.

I love you.

August?

August too.

August too.

August?

August too.

- August.

- Baby, what are you doing?

- August.

- Baby, baby, baby, baby.

Baby, baby, wake up.

- August too.

- Baby, you're okay.

- Baby...

- August too.

Aw, baby, come here.

Baby.

Baby, relax, relax, relax.

Shh. Relax, relax.

It's okay.

It's me, it's me, it's me.

Nobody broke any of your rules.

The door is wide open!

- What's going on?

- She threw up her medicine.

And painted her face.

Come again?

She painted her face.

And you're surprised?

Babe?

We knock her out,

we give her the drugs.

Relax, the lady at the store

said one cc of this Ace stuff,

and she's gonna be fine.

August.

August.

August! August!

Mal, what's wrong?

It's behind me!

It's behind me!

- Mal, you're scaring me.

- It's behind me!

- What are you talking about?

- It's behind me!

Mal, what are you talking about?

Look, it's just us.

It's just us.

Calm down, babe. Shh.

I'm scared.

- I'm calling Dr. Patel.

- No, stop it. No!

Don't call her, stop it!

It's not me!

It's this house!

It's not me!

It's this house!

Babe, relax. Mallorie...

I could've sworn I just saw

a dodo bird on the roof.

Maybe they're not extinct.

Look at this too.

Check this out.

You know, when I was a kid,

I was deathly afraid of the dark

until my mom

taught me this trick,

which I wanna teach you.

Close your eyes.

Close 'em, babe.

Now picture somebody, anybody,

doesn't matter who it is.

The first person you picture,

just imagine them

dancing their ass off, you know?

Picture birdie break-dancing.

Anytime you're scared,

hurt, whatever,

just picture that.

It's scientifically proven

to help.

Thank you.

Hold on, babe.

I gotta take this.

- Cool?

- Yeah.

Yeah? Gimme a kiss.

I'll be right back.

No cheesy lines.

Wine time later?

Dr. Patel?

Yes, thank you for calling.

It's getting worse.

She's sleepwalking,

hallucinating,

talking to inanimate objects.

Monday morning, 12:00?

Yeah, we can be there.

Baby, baby! Check it out!

You ready?

Buyer for my contempo listing.

Monday morning, 12:00.

- Tomorrow?

- Gotta leave early.

You know I can't.

Babe, she doesn't want

a caretaker.

- When she's back on her meds...

- No, no, no!

Babe, she wants you.

Don't you see that?

Is that what you want

for the rest of your life?

End up like my crazy aunt Carol?

What other options

do we have here, August?

I can't abandon her.

Not again.

Babe...

There is one option.

We give her the tranquilizer,

and we gently bring her

to the house

that we passed coming in.

There are no other options.

You down with that?

Fine.

Thank you, darling.

August is leaving

in the morning.

My darling.

You'll choose me, won't you?

You'll stay when he leaves.

Just like you did

when your mother left us.

I'm the one

that took care of you.

Of course, birdie.

I love you.

"Roja. Roja Carpeta."

Roja Carpeta, babe.

Red carpet.

- I told you that earlier.

- No, no, no.

"Carpeta roja."

Red folder.

Red folder? There's a red folder

in the office upstairs.

Nice.

Um...

The red folder

isn't in the office.

You go.

- You can get it.

- You go.

She hates you less.

- August...

- Okay, okay, okay, okay.

What's in here?

"Come meet

Lionel Ellison as Rawdilly."

"Featuring

birdie the clairvoyant."

It doesn't really mean much,

babe. It's just a flyer.

"Marriage certificate."

Lionel Ellison

and Virginia birdie Atwell.

So what, babe?

She was married.

Everyone's got skeletons in

their closet. It's no big deal.

Lionel?

What, baby?

When she said,

"don't enter closed doors,"

this is the one

she was talking about.

Help me move these.

I think Lionel Ellison is...

Is your grandfather.

Babe, is that your mother?

Is that her, babe?

Okay.

You okay?

It's hot as death up here.

What's this?

Something tells me

these aren't comedy tapes, babe.

June 4th.

June 8th, June 16th.

July 12th.

What is this place?

Babe, that's your mom.

I'm so confused.

Come on.

There's something

with these tapes.

We gotta play these.

How can we play these?

- There's a VCR downstairs.

- Go get it.

- Okay.

- I'll try to get this to work.

Baby, look at this thing.

This is like an OG recorder

right here.

This is like, I'm like Kubrick

with this thing.

Help me with this.

It's got all these dates.

- Does it matter which one?

- No.

"March 26th."

Use that one.

Sit on this.

Baby, that's you.

That's you, babe.

You were so beautiful.

You remember any of this?

Please get it away from me.

Please get it away from me.

Turn it off.

Okay.

Baby, it's okay.

Baby, calm down.

It's okay.

How could birdie

not tell me about him?

I don't know.

I'll be right back.

It's okay.

I'll protect you, baby, okay?

August too.

August too.

What does it mean?

August too.

Where's August second?

"August 2."

The last tape.

Hey.

August.

Whoa. Sh*t.

Rawdilly!

Rawdilly!

Now picture somebody, anybody.

Doesn't matter who it is.

The first person you picture,

just imagine them dancing

their ass off, you know?

Get out of my house.

Rawdilly, come now.

Come now.

That's it. Good!

You weigh a ton.

What have you been eating?

I can't provide for her,

but I will find someone who can.

No! You and the child

are staying with me.

Goodbye, mother.

Family stays together.

May I have this dance?

Okay, what kind of dance

shall we do?

Dance on my toes?

Look, you,

you stay right here, okay?

Grandma birdie's been acting

a little strange lately.

Grandpa?

Do you love me now, child?

Do you love me now?

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