The Lovely Bones Page #3

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There was a cavity in the earth,

a lot of debris...

Mostly loose woods and broken crates.

We think it's the remains of some kind of structure.

And Susie?

We didn't find her, Mrs. Salmon.

That's good, isn't it?

I mean, you found Susie's hat, but you didn't find her - which means we really don't even know if she was there at all, right?

I mean that - it's, it's preferable, right?

We also found blood.

A significant amount of blood.

I'm very sorry.

We'll get through this.

- How?

I'm gonna take care of you. I'm gonna take care of all of us.

You can't.

- I'm gonna make it right.

You can't make this right, Jack. You can't!

We have to find her.

I promise we will bring her home.

You have my number, or you just

come by the police station.

- Ok.

Thank you for your time.

- You're welcome.

Have a good day.

- You too.

Mr. Harvey?

- Yes.

Detective Len Fenerman.

- How are you doing?

Do you have some time for few question ?

- Certainly.

Come in.

- Thanks.

I know why you're here. of course

I think when something like this happens...

you always blame yourself.

All I can think about it now is,

why I didn't see something, or why I didn't hear something because,

...because surely, that young girl must have screamed.

Did you want one?

- No, no thanks.

But if you could just think back, I mean she was wearing a blue jacket, yellow corduroys...

Similar clothes to these.

This blue jacket here?

- The darker blue jacket.

And on the second photograph you can see

the pants she wore.

No, it does not ring a bell.

But you were home that day?

What day?

- Last Wednesday.

Last Wednesday...

Last Wednesday... Um, no - I was home all day.

I mean, I - I probably went out and ran a few errands or something like that, but I mean, um...

I should have been here all day,

for most part.

Ok, good.

Thanks.

You married?

- I was.

But You have kids?

- No I wish, I wish.

You mind if I take a look?

- No.

I make everything myself.

- Really? Oh yeah, all this - I turn all the banisters myself, make all the shingles and the furniture...

I used to do cabinet making, but there's not much call for that these days.

Maybe I spend too much time on these things,

but that's the perfectionist in me. I guess.

All it shows.

- Thank you.

- That's amazing craftsmanship.

- Oh, well...

I took a risk and tried something new, and discovered a talent that I didn't know I had.

What's that underneath the stairs?

- That would be the basement.

Dad?

She's dead, isn't she?

I was slipping away.

That's what it felt like.

Life was leaving me.

But I wasn't afraid.

Then I remembered, there was something

I was meant to do.

Somewhere I was meant to be.

Ray?

Ray!

Ray!

Ray! Wait!

Ray!

If I had but an hour of love...

If that be all is given me...

an hour of love upon this earth...

I would give my love to thee. - The Moor

Are you the Moor?

- Why?

I think this belongs to you.

Where did you get this?

I Found it.

I write poetry.

You're quite good.

Don't you have somewhere to go?

You miss her, don't you?

I never knew what that meant.

I used to think it meant lost. Frozen.

It means gone.

She's gone.

What if she isn't?

What if she's still here?

Help!

You not supposed to do that.

- What?

Who are you?

- She saw you, that girl.

I think my hand touched hers.

- Yes, that's all it takes.

She carry you now for the rest

of her life.

You are not supposed to look back.

You are supposed to keep going.

Come back. Wait!

Who are you?

I'm Holly.

Holly go lightly.

That does not sound like a real name.

- It isn't. I borrowed it.

You can do that up here.

- Up here?

You mean in heaven?

- (laughs) You're funny.

What's funny about it?

- This isn't heaven, not there yet.

What is this place?

- this place is not really one place...

and, also is not the other place

it's a bit of both.

What is that?

- That's where we're going.

Holly said there was a wide, wide heaven

beyond everything we knew...

where there was no corn field,

no memory.

No grave.

But I wasn't looking beyond yet.

I still looking back.

You can't go back.

Who are you?

It's over.

Come with me.

I do not know you.

Why are you here?

You need to let go of Earth.

You're dead, Susie.

You have to leave.

I have to go home.

Dad!

My murderer began to feel safe.

He knew people wanted to move on.

They needed to forget.

He took comfort in the thought

no one was looking at him.

But there was one thing my murderer didn't understand.

He didn't understand how much a father

could love his child.

Dad!

It's ok.

It's gonna be ok.

He knows I'm here.

My dad knows I'm here.

I was still with him.

I wasn't lost, or frozen, or gone.

I was alive. I was alive in my own perfect world.

Dad?

I saw Susie.

She came into my room.

She kissed me on the cheek.

Come here buddy.

I saw her too.

Dad? I think she listens.

She's used up all the film we gave her for her birthday.

- All of it?

It is a crime to be creative in this family.

- Shall we pay for one roll a month?

One roll a month?

I got 'em.

Look at these - some of these are good.

Honey, why don't you get them all developed?

This 'one roll a month' thing is...

is really crazy, honey - it's crazy.

- Why?

I mean why do we want to keep this thing dragging out like this?

We are not dragging it out.

We made a deal.

There is no deal, Jack.

Fenerman

Len, I had to call you.

Look, Susie is smart kid.

She would never go off with a stranger.

It had to be someone she knew.

Somebody local.

look! I've got a name for you.

I've got several names actually.

Ronald Driver.

- Do you have an address?

Len I've got another name for you.

He's a janitor, Michael Gitchell.

There's something wrong with this one, I'm telling you. Gary Davis.

- Who's that?

Davis. He works at the sanitation department.

- Ok, I'll look into it.

But I have his address right here. Is it a bad thing If I just drive by there and take a look myself?

Have you checked out Brent Peretti yet?

- Who?

Peretti:
P-E-R-E-T-T-I. I have his credit report, Len.

It does not look good.

I'm on top of it, you understand?

- Len, I found another one.

Yeah, listen - you got to trust me ok?

We gonna get this guy.

Len, glad you're here. I was going to call you.

- Yeah, I got your messages.

I've been up to the public records office.

A lot of stuff to go over here...

I know you're looking at the obvious suspects -

Convicted felons, child molesters,

and I understand why, but Len...

I think you're coming at it

from the wrong angle.

Honey.

- Herman Stolefis, just across the street...

Now he appears to be perfectly normal, but Len...

The man wears adults diapers.

Herman is 80 years old.

- I followed him to the supermarket.

His shopping cart was filled with them.

- He has a prostate problem.

My point is - we need to stop looking backward.

We need to start looking at family histories.

Criminal records, mental health issues...

- Jack, this doesn't change anything!

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