The Good Neighbor Page #5

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while you were sleeping.

Anything at all?

No, I didn't hear a thing,

so, if you don't mind...

The reason I'm here is because

we got a noise complaint.

About a woman screaming.

Well, I...

In your basement, sir.

In my basement?

Look, we got a call.

Apparently one of your neighbors

was walking his dog...

Said he heard a woman screaming

in your basement.

That's absurd.

Well, then you wouldn't mind if

I come in to take a look, right?

Just to be thorough?

Sure.

Be careful.

Let's see what you got down

there, Grainey.

Moment of truth.

It's just storage down here.

All right. I think

we're good here.

You sure they said

it was a woman?

That's right. Why?

Nah... never mind.

Sorry to disturb you again, sir.

Yeah.

You gotta be kidding me.

He didn't find anything?

He wasn't looking hard enough.

No, no way!

We're not going in there!

We're not!

Say it again, Sean.

F*** you.

No, come on, say it

to the camera.

Sean, obviously it's

bothering you...

So let's talk about it, okay?

On the record.

You know what I think.

What, you think I'm ruining

my own project?

I'm sorry, our project.

I think you know you're

ruining it...

But it's easier for you

to blame me.

We wait until he leaves, we

knock that goddamn door down...

And we see what's in the

basement.

Documentary over,

it's that simple.

Unless nothing's in there.

There's...

Then documentary ruined...

Burglary charges, and a waste

of all of our time and money.

We have one more weekend, okay?

One more haunt.

We move the furniture around,

just like in poltergeist.

Just like we planned.

No, no, it needs more.

Come on, doesn't a part of you

need to know what's down there?

Sean, let do something

different?

Let's do something dangerous?

Let's do something your daddy's

not gonna approve of?

What?

No, it's just funny that you

should put it that way.

What?

Do you want to get into what

this is really about, Ethan?

What do you mean?

I think you know what I mean.

No, Sean, please, enlighten me.

I know about Grainey...

And your father.

What did you say?

You heard me.

Now do you want to turn

the camera off?

- That was the afternoon of

October 22nd, 2014. -40 pm.

What did the two of you

discuss...

After the camera was turned off?

Should I repeat the question,

Sean?

He told me the story of what

really happened with his father.

A story you never heard before.

Yeah, this all happened before

I moved to the neighborhood.

But Ethan would always tell me

that his father left him.

And what prompted him to finally

tell you the truth?

I found an email open on his

computer from his father.

He always said that he never

talked to him...

So I thought that was strange.

I shouldn't have read it, but...

What did Ethan tell you?

Well, um... his mom and dad

were having problems.

One night, things got physical,

it was pretty bad.

His mom ran out and went

for help.

And who's house did she run to?

Mr. Grainey's.

Harold Grainey interfered

in a domestic dispute...

With Ethan's parents...

Causing an altercation of his

own with Ethan's father.

And when the police arrived,

Mr. Grainey's testimony...

Sent Ethan's father to jail

that night, correct?

That's right.

Well, it doesn't sound like Mr.

Grainey did anything wrong...

In that scenario, does it?

No. It doesn't.

And what ended up happening

with Ethan's father?

Well, um, the way that

Ethan told it...

Grainey had a long talk

with his mom that night.

By the time his dad got out,

she wanted him gone...

And filed for divorce.

And full custody of Ethan.

Yes.

So despite Ethan's father's

obvious responsibility...

In this particular incident, to

a 13-year-old boy reading...

These emails, it would seem

that an old man interfered...

In his life and that

his father was taken away.

It's quite a good reason to hold

a grudge, wouldn't you say?

Objection. Speculation.

Is it not a fact that Mr.

Grainey had a conversation...

With Ethan's mother the night

of the altercation?

And that Ethan never saw his

father again?

Yeah, no, but see...

No one was ever supposed

to get hurt.

So Ethan never implied that the

man he referred to as, quote,

a "miserable, wife-beating,

drunk piece of sh*t"...

Should be punished...

Even to the point where

he might react violently?

No, it was just a prank...

An experiment.

Here's to my mom working nights,

because if she didn't...

We couldn't actively make bad

decisions at my house.

Give it up.

One, two, three!

Hey Carly, how's that

Tequila treating you.

Really good.

Hey, give me the camera.

No, man, why?

Everyone's gonna see this.

Ted Spiegelman, ladies and

gentleman.

Gobble, gobble.

The guy that dressed up

like one creepy cock.

Biggest cock.

That you are.

And you're the only person to

actually dress up...

Well, besides Ashley, who

dressed up like a...

Slutty witch?

Yo, hey, man, I was doing good,

come on, give it back.

Okay, so he disappears for,

like, two minutes.

And then he comes charging out

of the garage...

With this giant f***ing axe.

Shut up.

No, no, seriously.

So wait, wait, wait,

so he takes the axe...

And he walks over to the door,

and then he just destroys it!

Just like whack! Whack! Whack!

Like Shelley Duvall was on

the other side.

Who?

Never mind.

Okay, why don't you put that

thing down now, Ethan?

Uh-huh, you know I'm seriously

considering it.

Just uh, two seconds,

I gotta go find Sean.

Wow, guys. I don't know if

that's more stupid or racist.

What?

Sanjay's from Malaysia. They

don't wear f***ing turbans.

Whatever, man.

A**hole.

Whoa, um, ow, ow, hi, Carly.

Um, are you having fun?

Ethan, I have to apologize.

I gave you sh*t about your

project...

But it actually seems

pretty awesome.

Well, thank you.

It is pretty awesome.

Do you actually think that

he's a murderer?

Well, Carly. You'll just have to

wait and see. Right, Sean?

So, is there a place where Sean

and I can go...

To get away from all

the cameras?

Oh, the cameras are bothering

you?

Okay, um, well, you could

go to my room.

Oh, okay, no, bad idea.

Why don't you go to Sean's room?

You have your own room here?

Well, technically it's

a guest room...

But since Sean practically

lives here...

Sounds great.

Um, well, you guys enjoy

your privacy.

I just get really frustrated...

Having Ethan film everything

that I do.

It's really hard to get you

alone, you know.

It's like you're always

with Ethan.

Yeah, maybe too much, right?

What do you mean?

I just feel like what we're

doing is getting a little...

I don't know... dangerous.

Well...

Can't a little danger

be a good thing?

What is that?

What?

That.

Oh, my god, sh*t, Ethan!

Sh*t.

What the f***, Ethan!

Enjoy your privacy?

Are you kidding me?

Just relax.

Give me that! Turn it off!

Stop! Relax!

Relax?

Relax? This is sick.

Wait, wait, how long

has it been in there?

What, do you... you watch me

sleep now?

Sean, it was just for tonight.

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