The Diabolical Page #2

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- Maybe Dad had the right idea!

- What do you want me to say?

That it's fine that you got

into another fight?

I'm sorry, okay?

Jake, you have got to

get control of your anger.

I'm sick of talking about this!

That kid was bothering Haley!

Mom and Jake are fighting again,

like you and Mom did.

I wish they'd stop.

Mom doesn't want to scare me,

but she doesn't think you're you.

Why aren't you saying anything?

You can't get this mad all the time.

I love you.

I want you to be okay.

Jake. Jake. Jacob!

You don't understand me!

Here. You okay?

Haley, I'm...

He just snapped and ran out.

Well, he lucked out.

If it had been during the school year,

he might have been expelled rather than

just getting kicked out of the program.

But hey. Hey. I can... I can teach him

someplace else. Maybe even here.

That way I could see you also.

Where is he right now?

They're both asleep. I mean, he...

He calmed down eventually. It's just...

I hate seeing him like this, you know.

He reminds me...

- I'm sorry. I don't want to...

- No.

No. Hey.

It's okay. You really can

talk about him, you know.

You know, when Mark and I

first got married...

we would come out here and make plans.

- About what?

- Future.

I used to do that.

Not anymore?

No.

After I was fired from my last job,

I just kind of...

learned to keep an eye on the present.

Made things simpler.

When Mark got worse,

it was like mood swings

and depression and...

I know this sounds awful, but...

after he was buried,

I felt a sense of relief.

Like I was...

ready to be on my own.

God, that doesn't sound awful.

That sounds totally natural.

I thought you said you quit.

Yeah. Um...

Actually, I was forced to quit.

Hmm.

Uh, I was doing work I was

really uncomfortable with, and...

Well, my boss and I,

we had just a really...

a difference of opinion.

And so I left...

and followed a new dream.

And here we are.

Give me one.

- Sick.

- Give me another one.

We shouldn't.

- Shouldn't?

- Yeah.

There's somebody there.

Shut up! They're asleep.

Either do it or f***ing don't,

but we can't just stand here.

Watch thi...

You hear that?

What?

No, I just... thought I heard

someone scream outside.

Are you sure it was from outside?

Yeah. Why?

Recently we, uh...

It's nothing.

Are you sure?

You're very sweet.

Oh. I think by "sweet," you mean "ruggedly

handsome and a little bit dangerous."

I definitely mean "sweet."

Hmm.

- I hate to ask...

- Hmm. I know.

- The kids are...

- No. Hey. Hey. It's...

It's okay.

I totally understand.

- It's been a tough week for us.

- Seriously. It's okay.

I'll, uh...

I'll call you tomorrow.

Hello?

Mom!

Mom!

What? You okay?

It must have gone away.

Haley. Let's go.

Hey. Calm down.

Be right back.

Did it hurt you?

Mom.

We're leaving.

Is everything going to be okay?

It's okay, baby.

It's okay.

Come here. Your arms.

Oh, my God.

- Mom, that hurts.

- Just a little bit more, okay?

Don't look at it, baby.

Don't look at it.

Come on. Jacob.

Let's go.

Jacob. Come on. Hey, honey. I want you

to take your sister and wait right outside.

- Okay. Come on.

- Right outside.

Hey. Hey. Hi. Sorry.

No. Can we just come

stay with you for a little bit?

No, I can't explain right now.

No, I just...

Okay. We'll be there in 20.

Mom! Mom!

Mom!

Jake!

Jake, what happened?

Talk to me. Haley, bring me the phone.

Baby, please. Mommy needs you.

Go grab the phone.

You'll be okay, honey. Okay.

Help!

Is Jacob going to be okay?

He's gonna be fine, sweetie.

Haley!

Haley. Come here, baby girl.

I'm here.

Help!

It's okay, baby.

911. What's your emergency?

My children. Something's wrong!

Ma'am, I need you to stay calm.

- Mom.

- What happened to your children?

I'm okay.

- Mom!

- Ma'am? Ma'am?

- Do you need assistance?

- No.

- Are you sure, ma'am?

- No, they're fine.

He looked like he was going to die.

I mean, they're fine now, like you saw.

But out here...

I'll need to do some tests

on the children as well.

If you don't mind.

Yes. Thank you.

Okay. Last one.

You did an excellent job.

Let's see how it goes.

- Hello?

- Hello, Ms. Heller. This is Austin Hamilton.

Yes. Um...

I wanted to follow up

on our conversation yesterday.

- Like I said, we'd like to move quickly on this.

- I'm gonna have to call you back.

Sounds good. Okay. I just wanted to

mention that we've gotten...

I will call you back.

Geez.

What does it mean?

Well, it means that the two of you

are in very good health...

and you have no visible reactions

to common allergens.

Well, then you're testing them

for the wrong things.

May I speak to you alone?

Ms. Heller, I've done every test

I can on your children.

Right now,

I can't find anything obvious.

Maybe when I get back to the lab.

So what are you saying?

That we just stay in the house?

Until I finish processing

the blood work, yeah.

They seem fine while they're inside.

I've seen cases like this before,

where maybe they're experiencing

symptoms brought on by stress.

Perhaps you are too.

This isn't stress.

This isn't psychosomatic.

This is very, very real.

They almost died.

You've told me that. Right now,

I can't find anything wrong with them.

Do you think I'm lying?

I could also observe their symptoms

while they're outside.

I'm not doing that to my children.

Thank you for your time.

I'll run the samples at the lab

and notify you if I turn up anything.

Haley?

Hales.

Haley.

Haley.

What are you drawing?

Um... Dinosaurs.

I think the horses are queens

and the dinosaurs are soldiers.

Are they friends?

Um, sort of.

Did you know that horses and dinosaurs

lived millions and millions of years apart?

Yep. But I got bored of drawing horses.

It's okay.

It's okay. Just stay here.

Jacob?

Jesus. Jacob!

What?

Don't scare us like that.

Haley, it's okay.

It's just your brother.

Oh. God. What are you doing down here?

I thought I can try and fix this.

Oh, my gosh.

Wow. You remember this?

No.

You used to love Halloween so much.

I don't remember it.

He told me not to make the volcano.

I only did it because he thought

I should do something different.

I couldn't stop yelling at him, and then

he left, and... It's all my fault, Mommy.

Jake, stop.

He didn't leave

because of your argument.

He left because I told him to.

Hey.

Your dad had become a really...

angry man.

And I couldn't take it anymore.

Okay? It was nothing that you did.

Jake!

Haley? Jacob?

Hey, guys.

Yeah?

- Are you okay?

- Uh-huh.

I tried the front but nobody answered.

- Mr. Hamilton...

- Austin, please.

I was in the neighborhood.

I thought I'd stop by. Now listen.

It will only take a day or two to get that

paperwork going, and then...

I'm sorry. Look, I'm not gonna

be able to, at least not right now.

There's been some complications,

and I can't...

Look, I'm trying to help you here. Okay?

Because we could begin

foreclosure proceedings at any time.

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