The Others Page #6

If you never

expose them to daylight...

how do you know

they're not cured?

My sister-in-law had terrible

attacks of rheumatism...

in her legs and back.

Then one fine day...

they disappeared.

I am going

to find those curtains...

and when you have finished

helping me hang them...

you will leave this house!

And what about the master,

ma'am?

What has he got to say

about all of this?

give me your keys.

I want your keys now!

I know what you want.

You want to frighten us.

You want to get us out,

me and my children.

You've wanted

to take over this house...

ever since the first day

you arrived.

Now, you give me those keys.

I will not ask again.

You should

try and calm down, ma'am.

give me the keys.

give them to me.

And now get out of here.

You know something, Mr Tuttle?

I think I've reached

the end of my tether.

What about you?

Oh, yes. Definitely.

We 'd better go and uncover

the gravestones.

What's Mummy doing?

I've already told you.

She's gone mad.

Liar.

- She's gone mad!

- Liar, liar!

Night-time.

Where are you going?

I've had enough.

I'm going into the woods

to look for Daddy.

Are you going to run away?

If I hang onto the pipe,

I can climb down to the ground.

It's very easy.

NICHOLAS:
If Mummy finds out,

you're in for it.

ANNE:
Yes, yes, yes.

NICHOLAS:
Anne, wait!

I want to come and look

for Daddy, too.

Liar. You just don't want

to be left on your own.

Scaredy-pants, scaredy-pants!

Be quiet!

Anne, I think we got lost.

We still haven't

left the garden yet, silly.

- I'm scared.

- Shouldn't have come, then.

- Say something.

- What shall I say?

I don't know. Anything.

Let's see.

My name is Anne and I'm walking.

I'm walking

and my name is Anne.

What's that over there?

I think they're graves.

Don't go near!

Why not?

What if a ghost jumps out?

graves don't have ghosts.

only skeletons.

There's something written here.

NICHOLAS:
Let's go!

Wait!

Oh!

Anne! What does it say?

MRS MILLS:
You must be

strong now, children.

ANNE:
Nicholas, come here!

Mrs Mills, please don't

tell Mummy we've run away.

Don't speak to them!

Why?

- They're dead!

- What?

ANNE:
They're ghosts!

Please come here!

Children!

ANNE:
Nicholas!

They're ghosts?

Why aren't they wearing sheets

and clanking chains?

You said that--

I don't care what I said!

Get away from them!

You're always teasing me

and telling lies...

and I'm sick of it!

I'm not teasing you!

I'm telling the truth!

Come here!

Quick!

Aah! Mum! Mum!

Children!

GRACE:
Pun!

Pun!

Go! Into the house!

GRACE:
Don't come any closer!

Don't move!

MRS MILLS:

Don't trouble yourself, ma'am.

Tuberculosis finished us off...

more than half a century ago.

GRACE:
go away!

MRS MILLS:

open the door, ma'am. Please.

What do you want?

Mummy, don't open the door.

Don't.

We've seen their graves.

go upstairs and hide.

- go on.

- I'm scared.

Ohh!

Don't separate! Oh!

Ohh!

Whatever you do, don't separate.

go hide. go. go.

MRS MILLS:
We've been trying

to make you understand.

Understand what?

About the house.

About the new situation.

GRACE:
What situation?

We must all learn

to live together...

the living and the dead.

Ohh!

If you're dead,

leave us in peace!

Oh. Leave us in peace!

GRACE:

Leave us in peace!

In here. get inside.

MRS MILLS:

And suppose we do leave you.

Do you think they will?

Who?

The intruders.

There are no intruders.

MP TUTTLE:

They took the curtains down.

There are no intruders.

Oh, yes,

I assure you it was them.

And now they're in there

with you and the children.

- Waiting for you.

- No!

Yes. And believe me,

sooner or later...

they'll find you.

Listen, wait here,

and I'll be back in a minute.

No, no, no. Mummy said

we shouldn't separate.

We can't leave her on her own.

Stop breathing like that.

Nicholas,

stop breathing like that.

Stop breathing!

Can't you hear it?

There's someone there.

WOMAN:
Come with us, children.

Come with us.

Aah!

Nicholas?

Anne?

Where are you?

Answer me!

MRS MILLS:

The intruders have found them.

MP TUTTLE:

There's nothing we can do now.

MRS MILLS:
You'll have to go

upstairs and talk to them.

our Father,

who are in Heaven...

hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come...

Thy will be done on earth...

as it is in Heaven.

give us this day

our daily bread...

and forgive us

our trespasses...

WOMAN:

Why are you afraid, children?

Why don't you want us

to be your friends?

Come on. Speak to us.

Speak to us.

Tell me what happened.

NICHOLAS:
Don't tell her!

Don't tell her!

MAN:
"Don't tell her. "

ANNE:
If I tell her,

they'll leave us in peace.

NICHOLAS:
Mummy!

MAN:
"Mummy. "

Why are you crying, children?

What happened in this room?

What did your mother do to you?

Something about a pillow.

Is that how she killed you?

With a pillow?

She didn't kill us!

Children, if you're dead...

Why do you remain in this house?

ANNE:
We're not dead!

WOMAN:
Why do you

remain in this house?

We're not dead!

NICHOLAS:
We're not dead!

We're not dead!

WOMAN:
Why do you

remain in this house?

"We're not dead.

We're not dead. "

- We're not dead!

- We're not dead!

We're not dead!

Oh!

MAN:
Are you all right?

Yes. Just a bit dizzy,

that's all.

What happened?

They made contact.

All three?

Apparently, yes.

The mother

and the two children.

Quite interesting,

don't you think?

MRS MAPLISH:
Interesting?

I was scared out of my wits!

Darling, calm down.

No. So far, we have handled

this matter your way...

but now you listen to me.

We can't possibly stay

in this house any longer.

It is quite clear these beings

do not want us to live here.

We don't know anything

about them yet.

Yes, we do!

We know the woman went mad...

smothered her two children,

and then shot herself.

That's quite enough.

Think of our son.

There's nothing wrong

with Victor.

Yes, there is!

He has nightmares.

He says he has seen that girl...

and even this lady

has been possessed by her.

Please,

let us leave this house.

All right.

We will leave tomorrow morning.

Oh, thank god for that.

I'll just go

and check on Victor.

once again,

thank you so much for coming.

MAN:
A pleasure.

I hope we've been of some help.

MP MAPLISH:
Oh, yes, of course.

Though I must admit...

GRACE:
At first,

I couldn't understand...

What the pillow

was doing in my hands...

or why you didn't move.

But then I knew.

It had happened.

I had killed my children.

I got the rifle.

I put it to my forehead.

Then I pulled the trigger.

Nothing.

Then I heard your laughter

in the bedroom.

Ahh...

You were playing

with the pillows...

as if nothing had happened.

And I thought

the Lord in His great mercy...

was giving me another chance...

telling me, "Don't give up. "

"Be strong. "

"Be a good mother. "

"For them. "

But now...

now...

What does all this mean?

Where are we?

MRS MILLS:
Young Lydia

said the very same thing...

when she realized

the three of us were dead.

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