The Haunting in Connecticut Page #2

camping when you were young?

Every night you would...

...fall asleep counting the stars,

and you could never finish.

Used to drive you nuts.

You know, most of the stars

that we see are already dead.

They look pretty alive to me.

That's because they haven't gotten

the news yet.

Hey.

You all right?

Yeah. Everything's cool.

-You sure?

-Yeah.

All right.

Give me five.

Up high. Down low. Too slow.

l love you.

You know, it's sort of like a vacation.

Yeah, if Matt wasn't sick--

And you get your own room,

like a big girl.

Sure you're not gonna be scared

in here all alone?

l've got my toys.

Okay.

You go.

Now l lay me down to sleep,

l pray the Lord my soul to keep.

lf l shall die before l wake,

l pray the Lord my soul to take. Amen.

To bind the spirits.

Noncontact dermatitis.

A trauma in one place manifests

on another part of the body.

lt's not uncommon.

No fever. Excellent. Less nausea.

Good. Even a bit of an appetite.

Outstanding. And no visual

or auditory hallucinations...

...or other behavioral abnormalities?

Anything?

No.

Then we can continue to stage two.

Careful.

Watch your step.

Okay, you're almost there.

-Thank you.

-Okay.

l forgot my purse.

l'll be right back. Wait here.

-Okay.

-All right?

Mom?

The blue one that he takes for nausea?

Twenty-five bucks a pill.

l know. l tried.

But, Peter, l was on hold for an hour.

Matt?

Matt.

Where are you?

l'm in here.

How'd you get in here?

What is this place?

Hop on.

Take you for a ride.

Slow down.

Matt. Matt.

Stop.

Let me off!

Stop.

Matt. Matt.

-What's going on down here?

-What's the matter with you?

l guess l must've loosened it.

Good Lord.

Now we know

why the rent was so cheap.

What did you know, and when the hell

did you know it? Jesus.

Know what?

What this place was.

Aren't you the one

who says we can't live on lies?

Well, that's before,

when you were a drunk and a liar.

Right, but l'm not now.

l know.

l'm sorry, Peter.

And you're right, l should've told you.

lt just....

We needed a place,

and it just seemed perfect.

Okay, so we all know now

that this was a funeral home.

Big deal.

lt's not now and it hasn't been

for years and years.

lt's just a house.

Bricks and nails and wood.

lt's our house until Matt finishes

at the hospital.

And we're all under a lot of stress...

...so we need to pull together

like a team, okay?

Okay. So who wants to say grace?

Matt?

Matt?

-Matt.

-Jonah. Jonah.

Honey?

Are you all right?

Matt?

-What's wrong?

-lt's the medicine.

Didn't you see it?

Come on.

So, what happened?

Do you remember that book we

used to read when we were little kids?

The one with all...

...the weird pictures?

The Man Who Wasn't There.

Used to love that book.

Yeah, l remember.

As I was walking up the stair

I saw a man who wasn't there

He wasn't there again today

-Oh, how I wish he'd go away

-Oh, how I wish he'd go away

Yeah.

Do you remember the other one?

Maybe. Which one?

It was one bright day

In the middle of the night

Two dead boys got up to fight

Back-to-back they faced one another

They drew their swords

And they shot each other

A deaf policeman, he heard the noise

And he came

And he killed those two dead boys

Matt, you're scaring me.

Well, join the club.

Oh, now, that didn't hurt.

You were dreaming.

Been breathing heavy,

and so, of course...

...it can either mean it was

a very bad dream or a very good one.

Well, l've had better.

l don't know, it's just, like,

that sometimes lately it's been tough.

What?

l don't know, like, do you ever,

like, see things?

Like, hear things that just--

They can't be there?

You don't ever wanna tell them

you can see things, okay?

They're not gonna understand.

l remember when my wife was dying...

...that whole last day

l sat there praying, crying.

And she never once looked up at me.

She just looked all around her.

At all the others in the room.

But we were alone.

Or so l thought.

See, she was where we are.

ln the valley...

...of the shadow of death.

Hey, you know what to do

when you find yourself in the valley?

No.

Fear no evil.

lf you wanna talk or....

Just call. Any time.

Are you sure

you have to go home tonight?

lf l'm not there at the site

first thing in the morning...

...they will hire another contractor

and then, you know....

l'm proud of you.

What, me?

-Yeah.

-For what?

For working so hard.

And for keeping your promises.

All of them.

You're naughty.

You can't play with that.

lt's mine.

You know, you're a bad doll.

You said you would make Matt better.

You said you would, but you lied.

''No, l didn't.''

Oh, yes, you did. You said you would.

You're gonna have to have

a timeout and...

l'm gonna put you in the timeout corner.

''That's really mean.''

Turn the lights on, please.

Thank you.

Matt?

Come on, honey. Come on.

Hey, hey, hey, watch it.

Watch the milk.

Billy, l'm serious.

-ls Mary a total goon?

-No.

''Oh, yeah.''

ls Billy a poop head?

''But of course, my dear.''

Language, language.

Here. Eat, eat, eat.

Come on. Stop.

l gotta go to work, okay?

Wendy is in charge.

Okay?

l'm sorry, honey.

See you, Mom.

You be good or else you guys

have to deal with me.

Okay?

l'm just kidding. lt's okay.

Fifty-one, 52...

...53, 54, 55...

...56, 57, 58, 59, 60.

Here l come.

Jonah.

Jonah!

Jonah!

Where are you, son?

Come here.

-Don't.

-You're not leaving.

l'm sorry.

Wendy?

Wendy! Help! Wendy!

Oh, for God's sakes.

Just leave me alone.

lt's okay, it's okay.

Come on, guys. Let's go.

Billy. Come on.

It's okay, son. It's okay.

-l just-- l don't know who else to talk to.

-No, no, no. I'm glad you called.

lt's all around us, all the time.

The living and the dead.

lnvisible to everyone.

Almost everyone.

Yeah.

Because we're not like

other people anymore.

You see, most people spend

their life firmly planted in this world...

...then one day, they go straight

to the other side, but we....

We take a much more roundabout path.

We spend quite a lot of time

in the borderland.

But either way, only one thing matters.

Yeah, what's that?

Well, find out what he wants from you.

Okay.

What do you want from me?

You know,

that was actually my favorite movie.

-Mom?

-Aunt Sara?

Mom.

You should've told me about this.

These symptoms can be a sign...

...that it's moved to the brain.

But Matt's MRls are all clear.

He has no tumors.

Whatever was causing the behaviors,

it wasn't that.

l'm just afraid he's gonna lose

his mind before he can get better.

This is a crucial time, but he is still an

excellent candidate for this treatment.

Age counts enormously, and attitude.

Attitude?

His own family is afraid of him.

Where's your truck?

l sold it.

Why didn't you tell me?

l just did.

Paid the last round of bills,

this month's mortgage. Today.

Like doc says, attitude.

Oh, honey.

l'm so sorry.

l just love you so much.

Mom, love hurts.

Mom, just--

Look, l want you to know that if--

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