The Executioners

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[breathing heavily]

[whispers] Okay.

[men laughing, talking

in distance]

[suspenseful music]

[woman 2 whimpering, crying

in distance]

[talking continues]

[woman 2 sobbing]

[talking, shouting

grow louder]

- [men] Whoo!

- Upsy-daisy!

Up, up, baby!

Yeah.

- Come on, baby!

- Here we go!

[laughs]

Yeah! Whoo!

Fight for

that air, baby!

- Fight for that air, baby!

- [woman 2 choking]

[woman 2 gasping]

[ominous music]

[laughing, shouting continue]

[woman 2, gasping,

panting]

- Whoo!

- Yeah!

[laughing, shouting

continue, echoing]

[upbeat acoustic guitar music]

[female singer

vocalizing]

[woman 1] Remember when your

mother used to bring us here?

[woman 2]

Ages ago.

Every single summer

for a week.

[song continues

on car radio]

Till...

Till Dad passed.

I'm sorry.

I didn't...

What are you

laughing at?

Remember our first skinny

dip in the midnight moon?

We couldn't find our clothes

when we came back to shore!

I was freaking out, thinking

some maniac stole them.

Of course I remember. I was the

one that had to walk home naked.

- And Mom was furious!

- [laughing]

[woman 2] Yeah, but we were the ones

that stayed in the freezing water

until you got back.

[ominous music]

[birds chirping]

[cell phone ringing]

[woman 1] Hey, Mom! Yeah.

We just pulled up.

No. We haven't been

inside yet, but, uh,

everything looks fine.

Sure. I'll call you in a bit.

Just give us the time to...

I will.

Okay. Love you, too. Bye.

[inhales] Mom.

[laughs]

Let's go get our bags.

[ominous music]

Everything is exactly

the way I remember it.

All right.

Pick your room.

Hm.

Ohh!

This is the best room

in the house.

- Oh, my God!

- It's just so cozy!

- Oh, I miss this smell!

- Oh!

[both sighing]

[birds chirping]

[soft piano music]

Hey.

Whoo! I wasn't sure that's

where it was going.

[laughing] Yeah.

- [laughing]

- Let's see a trick.

Lory? You need anything?

I hope this isn't

too hard on you.

I'm fine.

The pleasure of

having you here

is stronger than...

any regret.

[clicks tongue]

- Thanks.

- [chuckles]

This was a beautiful way

to say goodbye.

[doorbell rings]

Who is it?

David.

Jim's nephew.

Caretaker's my uncle.

Hey.

Where's Jim?

He's resting.

He caught a cold.

Oh. I'll stop by

in the morning.

Anytime.

Hey, you ladies

need anything?

We're fine.

Thank you.

Tell Jim I'll be here

until Sunday.

Right.

Are you expecting

any more guests?

No. Goodnight.

Goodnight.

[ominous music]

Mm.

Connection always sucked

around here.

Lory, stop it.

You're starting

to freak us out.

There hasn't been any crime in

this area since I can remember.

Not even a stolen CD.

Perfect opportunity to tell

you about my new novel.

You're not gonna spook

us again, are you?

Readers like

to be spooked.

Not me. Not tonight.

Mm-mmm.

[chuckles]

All right. Tell us.

[ominous music]

It takes place...

in the house by the lake.

You must be kidding.

No.

It actually takes place

in this very house.

It begins...

with an 11-year-old girl...

the age when the

boundaries between reality

and the inner world

are still blurred.

Somewhere in the woods...

three mysterious men

are discussing their evil plan.

A mere story

of home invasion...

mixed with

supernatural elements.

I don't like this already.

You're not

supposed to like it.

And yes, you're supposed

to be freaked out.

That's... That's the point.

You see, this time I went

for a story without a plot.

We never figure out

why they're doing it

and what they hope

to gain from it.

Why?

Cause if we know

their motives...

we can always

convince ourselves

that it will

never happen to us.

I want to explore fear...

and masochism.

I wanna know...

How does it feel

to be confronted

with the devil?

What if you don't

believe in it?

The only thing

you have to believe...

is that there are men...

capable of horrible acts.

All right. Enough.

Yeah. That's enough.

[laughing]

We'll read the book.

Are you finished

with it?

Haven't written

a page yet.

[ominous music]

Oh, I'm going

jogging at dawn

if anyone wants

to join.

[all chuckling]

Yeah. Why don't you make us

breakfast when you come back?

I can do that.

Yeah. You don't have

to do that.

Anyway, night.

- Goodnight.

- See you in the morning.

[ominous piano chord]

[bathtub faucet

running]

[ominous music]

It's not funny.

I know you're

in there, Kay.

Come out now!

[ominous music swells]

[music fades]

[whispers] Oh, my God.

[ominous music]

[voice whispering,

indistinct]

[voices overlapping,

indistinct]

[voices continue]

[music swells]

What?

[music and voices fade]

[whispering] Dad?

[weeping]

[whimpering]

I'm so sorry, Dad.

I'm so sorry.

[ominous music]

- [music swells]

- [yelps]

Daddy!

Dad!

[softly] My God. Come on. Hey.

Come on, baby.

- [spits, coughing]

- There you go. There you go.

All right.

You're good.

- Good girl.

- [coughing continues]

I got you.

I got you.

Oh, thank God.

I thought I'd lost you.

- Never do that again, okay?

- [laughing] I promise.

[ominous music]

Dad? Dad?

No!

No, no, no, no!

Daddy?

[crying]

Daddy? No! No.

Dad. Dad!

Mom! Mom!

[crying] D-Dad!

No, Dad. No. No.

[soft piano music]

[crying]

[banging]

Were you waiting

for someone?

[ominous music]

Who is it?

Who is it?

[banging stops]

Do it.

- [music fades]

- [crickets chirping]

[ominous music]

Was that a publicity stunt

for your book?

Are you

out of your mind?

David?

What do you want?

[ominous music swells]

- I don't like this.

- Yeah. None of us do.

There's a hotel

ten miles from here.

- Good idea.

- Let's get our stuff.

[screams]

- Oh, my God!

- Belle! Lory!

Who did this?

Calm down.

Just grab your stuff.

We're gonna go.

[ominous music]

[voices whispering,

indistinct]

[ominous music continues]

Sorry.

Damn! I forgot the keys.

[ominous music continues]

[voices continue]

[music, voices fade]

[crickets chirping]

[woman] I don't like this.

[buzzes lips,

sighs]

[Belle]

You scared us.

All four.

Ah, sh*t.

Try yours.

Back inside. Now.

- It's disconnected.

- [Lory] Of course!

We need to calm down and

figure out what to do next.

[ominous music continues]

We're gonna sleep together

upstairs tonight.

Kids' room is the

hardest to break into.

Six hours till dawn.

Whoever's doing this doesn't

know who they're fighting with.

Well said.

We'll show them.

[hinges creaking]

[glass breaking]

[glass shards clattering]

[Lory] At least

we'll hear them coming.

We will.

[whispering] They only

have one way in now.

Lift up.

Drop it.

Kay and Lory,

you sleep first.

I won't be able

to close my eyes.

Neither will I.

Just try, at least.

[ominous music]

I wonder if they get off just

knowing that we're scared.

You're optimistic.

[thump]

Shh.

[ominous music swells]

[floor creaks]

- [gasps]

- What? What?

- Shh! Shh!

- [Kay] What happened?

Shh.

[whispers]

Angela. What?

[Angela] Nothing.

Leave!

Right now!

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