The Dead Zone Page #2

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No, I would not.

Ever had one of these

experiences before?

No.

How about a demonstration, John?

- A what?

- You know, a demonstration.

You got any predictions?

You think Greg Stillson

is gonna unseat Senator Proctor?

- Who?

- Greg Stillson.

Thank you, sir. No more.

- Mr. Smith...

- Hey, wait a minute, please.

How about it, John?

How about the election?

I don't even know

who you're talking about.

Well, you didn't know

anything about this nurse.

That was different.

Well, I...

I touched her hand.

All right. All right.

Now, touch my hand.

Okay, John, touch my hand.

Tell me, is my house on fire, John?

- Do you want me to stop this?

- No, it's okay.

Tell you about your house?

What do you want to know?

You want to know the future? You want

to know if you're going to die? Is that it?

You're gonna die. I'm gonna die.

You wanna know if you're gonna

die tomorrow. Is that right?

You want to know

why your sister killed herself.

All right. Well, go on. Go on.

- It's not all right.

- It's okay.

It's not okay.

- Okay.

- I could tell you now.

I'm not gonna talk about that.

Let go of me, you f***ing freak!

Stop it! Please stop it.

Just leave him, the poor boy.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

You're hurting him!

Dr. Danvers, call 1522.

Dr. Danvers, call 1522.

Yes, nurse.

She knows you're coming.

- Doctor, thanks for bringing the boy.

- That's all right.

Herb?

It's Johnny, Mom.

Johnny.

Leave your boots outside the door, dear.

Don't go tracking snow

all over the house.

I won't.

You're a good boy.

You're wasting your time here, Sheriff.

You know that, don't you?

Well, you never know, Frank.

Worth a try.

- Mr. Smith?

- Yeah. Yeah, I'm Herb Smith.

George Bannerman, how do you do?

Castle Rock.

- May I come in?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sure. Come in.

Starting to get a little nippy out there.

- That's a nice tree you got there.

- Thanks.

May I do something for you, Sheriff?

Well, actually, if this is your son,

I came to see him. You're John?

Sheriff Bannerman.

Castle Rock.

Well, I guess I've come to you with

what you could call a proposal, John.

It has to do with these murders

we've been having,

the Castle Rock killer,

I'm sure you've heard of him.

Sure.

I don't know whether

it's true or not, John,

about these psychic powers of yours.

But if it is true, John,

I could use your help.

John, maybe you should give him a...

Take a minute to think about it.

But bear in mind, some decent

young women from homes just like this,

have met with terrible, terrible deaths.

Now, I'm at my wits' end.

I've exhausted about every conventional

method of approach to this situation.

I've come up with nothing.

I feel you can help me, John.

You made a mistake.

I was sorry to hear about

your mother's death, John. Mr. Smith.

I understand she was a good woman,

a Christian woman.

I'm not a religious man myself,

I'm sorry to say.

But I will say this,

if God has seen fit to bless you

with this gift, you should use it.

Bless me?

You know what God did for me?

He threw an 18-wheel truck at me!

Bounced me into nowhere for five years!

When I woke up, my girl was gone,

my job was gone,

my legs are just about useless.

Bless me?

God's been a real sport to me.

All right, John.

If you change your mind,

you know where I am.

Merry Christmas to you.

Well?

Well, what?

See? What did I tell you?

Them murders he was talking about,

God-awful things.

Went on all during the time

you were in that coma.

I just don't have the knack for tinsel.

It was your mother who always kept

the tree looking good.

I wish to God she were here now

so she could talk to you about this thing.

I'm not much help to you, am I?

Sure you are.

You are.

You...

- You want to talk about it?

- Not that much to say.

It don't bring you much happiness,

does it, Son?

When it happens,

when the spells come, it feels like...

I don't know.

It feels like I'm dying inside.

No snow. It should snow for Christmas.

Hi.

- I brought you a visitor.

- I didn't know you were coming.

I wasn't sure myself.

I'm glad. If I'd known you were coming,

I'd have cleaned up.

You look wonderful.

You lost the crutches, I see.

Yeah. I still got the limp.

- Is your father home?

- No, he won't be back till later.

- Is that who I think it is?

- His Majesty.

- Danny?

- Denny.

- Say hi.

- Denny.

It's cold. Come on in.

He's asleep.

Last time we were alone together,

you said some things

were worth waiting for.

Well, haven't we waited long enough?

Dad's been carrying on

with Charlene Mackenzie.

Ever since her husband died,

she's got him over there

building one thing or another.

But if you ask me, it's the company

she wants, more than the bookcases.

I heard that.

That's a boy.

There you are, young fella.

I made that for John

the night he was born.

Well, it's an excellent chair.

So, what have you two

been up to all day?

Making bookcases.

Sit down. Dinner's ready.

- Boy, that smells good. I'm starved.

- I hope you'll like it.

I'll bet he will.

He's fed up with my cuisine.

For what we are about to receive,

may the Lord make us truly grateful.

Amen.

You know, it feels good to have a family

eating around this table again.

Am I gonna see you again?

Not like today.

Go inside, you're freezing.

- It doesn't have to...

- Don't say it. Don't say it, Johnny.

I'll just say good night.

Well, guess I'll hit the hay.

I'm gonna watch some TV.

Good night, Son.

Despite renewed efforts on the part

of the police forces in three counties,

the killer is at large, and is likely

to remain so for some time.

We spoke to Sheriff George Bannerman

outside the Castle County Courthouse,

earlier today.

Well, we have no new leads

at this time.

However, there's always the hope

that some citizen,

perhaps in the audience right now,

might have some information

that would be very helpful.

My line is always open and I would

welcome any help we can possibly get.

And that's really all I have to say

at this time. Thank you.

Thus far, nine separate murders

have been attributed

to the Castle Rock killer, dating back

almost three and a half years.

The most recent victim of this

shocking wave of rape-murders

was 15-year-old Debbie Linderman,

a sophomore

at Castle Rock High School.

Her partially clad body

was found just one month ago today,

in the Rock Lane boatyard.

As in the other Castle Rock killings,

cause of death

was determined by the coroner's office

to be multiple stab wounds.

Next on News Eight,

sports and weather with Ron,

after this important message.

I'm gonna help him.

What did you say, Son?

The sheriff that came here,

Bannerman.

I'm gonna help him.

We think the killer

hid around the corner

just out the end of the tunnel there.

When that poor girl came through,

the bastard was waiting for her.

We tell the kids not to

come through here, but damn it,

you know, they like to use this

as a shortcut to school.

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