The House Where Evil Dwells Page #3

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This is Okina.

This is Hannya.

She's a demon.

Can't tell what this is. Heh.

This is Tengu.

He's a devil. Heh.

He's not really a Noh mask.

He's a devil god.

And a hill god.

Honey, these are beautifully made.

- What did you pay for 'em?

- 50,000 yen.

Did you say fifteen?

Fifty.

You spent 50,000 yen?

You paid 50,000 yen for these?

That's what I said.

50,000 yen,

and we can't afford for anything!

"We can't afford"?

You spent on something

to hang up in the living room?

Wait a minute, but you can afford

to pick up the check

every time you take out a bunch

of Japanese businessmen who have

more money than we've ever seen?

That's business!

Oh, that's right.

- It's Japanese business!

- Yeah, it's Japanese business.

It's how we live, it's how

we make money, it's business!

I am sorry.

I'm sorry.

[Ted sighs]

You know what?

What?

All we seem to do

is argue and argue.

That's true.

Let's not do it anymore.

I love you very much.

Me, too.

Hold me.

That is the best story I have

come across since we hit Japan.

LAURA:
A little frightening.

I'm glad your work's going well.

Maybe you should write it

at the table.

No, honey, the story's

going to write itself.

It's going to write itself.

I'm not worried about it at all.

Eat your soup, babe.

What kind is it?

Beef and vegetable.

The kind you like.

TED:
I'm just going

to take it easy, now.

TED:
Just relax

and enjoy dinner with my family.

I got the whole story roughed out.

Now it's only a question of finding

the best way to take it into a...

Ooh, there's an awful face in my soup!

Come on, eat your soup for Daddy.

No!

Don't be silly.

Come on, sweetheart.

- AMY:
No.

- Let's see.

You see anything in this soup?

TED:
I'd eat it! Come on.

There's nothing wrong with this soup.

This is Mommy's good soup.

I'll get you something else.

You don't have to eat it.

- Eat your soup!

- I can't!

TED:
Yes, you can!

When I say, "Eat your soup,"

you eat your soup!

- [Amy groaning]

- TED:
Eat it! Come on!

What are you doing?

Get away from her!

What's the matter with you?

Let her go!

For God's sake, what's the matter?

Get it away from her!

Get out, Amy!

What are you doing?

Are you crazy?

[Amy crying]

- [Amy coughing]

- Amy, sweetheart!

It's all right, all right.

Okay, okay.

LAURA:
It's all right, now.

Let's get away.

- [Amy gasping]

- LAURA:
Oh, please.

- [Amy coughing]

- LAURA:
Please. Please.

Come on, sweetheart, please.

Amy?

Amy?

Good morning to you.

It's not morning, Mommy.

It's afternoon.

Oh, it is?

Oh, I'm very sorry.

Did you have a good sleep?

Well, I had a funny dream last night.

You did?

What was it about?

Tell me.

Well, I can't remember.

Oh.

Then, it's best you forget, huh?

How's my girl?

She's all right.

She doesn't remember a thing

about last night.

Thank God.

Hey. Come on.

Yeah, I know, I know, I know.

Look, I was thinking

it might be a real good idea

if you both came

with me to Pearl Island.

You'll be back tonight, won't you?

Yeah, but I'll be back late.

I just thought

it'd be better for all of us.

No, we'll be all right.

We'll be okay.

You sure?

I'm sure.

- You're going to meet her parents.

- I don't want to meet her parents.

LAURA:
Don't be so silly,

that's rude!

- Konichiwa!

- Konichiwa!

- How are you?

- WOMAN:
How are you? All right.

LAURA:

Okay. You going to go now?

Yes, please? Thank you.

Have a good time, huh?

Take care of one another.

Bye. Be a good girl, please!

MAN:
They used to dive topless,

but not for many years.

TED:
Some of those girls have been

underwater two minutes.

MAN:
Sure.

Don't worry.

We haven't lost a girl yet.

[Whistling]

[Speaks Japanese]

[Speaks Japanese]

Grab this!

Quick, quick!

Grab this!

[Car horn honks]

Okay, no, no, no. Thank you,

thank you very much! Thank you.

Noriko, hey, listen,

I want you to stay here

and take care of Amy.

- Stay here, please.

- Okay.

Thank you.

Amy, Daddy's had an accident,

and he's in the hospital.

- Is he going to be okay?

- Yeah. No, he's going to be fine.

But I have to go and see him.

I want you to stay here

and take care of one another, okay?

- Okay, be a good girl. Bye.

- Bye!

[Claws scratching floor]

[Male disembodied voices groaning]

[All screaming]

[Male disembodied voices groaning]

[Sobbing]

[Panting]

- [Male disembodied voice groans]

- [Amy screams]

[Grunts]

- [Male disembodied voice groaning]

- [Amy screaming]

[Body thumps]

LAURA:

Police, Ted, it's the police.

TED:
Driver, okay, here, here.

Come on.

[Tires screeching]

- [Man speaking Japanese on radio]

- LAURA:
What's happened?

[Officer speaks Japanese]

What's happened?

What's the matter?

- Where's my daughter?

- TED:
Honey, calm down.

Where's the babysitter?

The babysitter?

[Officer speaks Japanese]

LAURA:
Noriko? Noriko?

- [Officer continues in Japanese]

- Noriko?

Ted, Ted, easy, easy, easy!

[Noriko screams]

- TED:
Calm down!

- LAURA:
Stop it, Ted!

Where's my daughter?!

- OFFICER:
You can't leave!

- LAURA:
Ted! Ted!

- [Laura screaming]

- All right, ma'am, a minute, minute!

What? My daughter!

Please tell me!

Where's my daughter?

[Officer speaking Japanese]

- Take her to hospital!

- Hospital?

- Yes.

- Ted!

Amy's going home

first thing tomorrow morning.

My folks will look after her.

You're damn straight.

And they'll look after you, too.

- Oh, no, never, Ted.

- It'll take me a couple of days to--

- No, I'm staying with you.

- Listen to me, it's not funny anymore.

- I know that.

- I'm going to finish this story.

I know that.

My folks will take care of her.

- I want you--

- I got here as fast as I could.

- Are you all right?

- I'm fine.

How's Amy?

The doctors say she'll be fine.

What happened?

Silly.

Fell from a tree.

You know how children are.

[Typewriter clacking]

[Mask falling on floor,

object shatters]

Are you just going

to sit there and watch me type?

Wait, what? Heh.

What else am I supposed to do?

Do you know

what just happened to me?

No, I don't.

I was sitting, reading my book,

when this thing fell off the wall

and smashed on the table in front me.

Oh...look.

Why don't you just go,

you start packing.

Get us all ready. As soon

as I finish this, we'll leave, okay?

When you're finished.

When you're finished?

Amy has been gone one week.

You continue to write, and the things

still continue to happen.

When are you going to finish?

You know what?

I think you care more about your story

than you do about any of us.

Whoa, wait a minute.

Come on, honey.

I hate this house!

I hate the things in it!

And I hate this goddamn mask!

Well, I hate this house, too!

And I hate the things in it,

and if you want to see

how I feel about the mask,

watch this!

[Screaming]

Stop it!

Oh, please! Stop it!

- [Laura gasping]

- Oh, baby, baby, baby.

What's a matter? Honey?

What?

No... Please stop.

Please stop.

Stop.

It's all right.

- You were hurting me.

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