The Redeeming Page #2

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not much to see, is there?

Just a lot of leaves

blowing about.

Don't know what

all the fuzz was.

Certainly not worth

losing an eye over.

Still.

(wind howling)

So, what am I gonna do with you?

John.

I mean, what can we do

to while away the hours

on this long dark night?

Any ideas?

John?

What do you mean?

Look, I'm only 19.

You're okay looking, you're

really pretty for your age

but you're just so

much older than me.

What are you

blithering on about?

I just think you're

a bit too old for me.

And my arm really hurts.

What?

I'm not interested in you!

(laughing)

Goodness, that's hilarious!

I'm not Mrs. Robinson.

Oh, you've not idea who

I'm talking about, do you?

She's what you might

call the ultimate cougar.

Which I am not.

The very idea.

(laughing)

Besides, you need to have

two fully workable arms

to have any chance with me.

Oh gosh.

(laughing)

You've made me all coy now.

You're so naughty.

(giggles)

(giggles)

He's young enough to be...

Oh, look what I found.

Monopoly, Scrabble,

even a jigsaw.

Although, I hate jigsaws, don't

know why I brought that out.

Keep us occupied for days.

I'm pretty thawed out.

Bit warmer at least, might

be able to get going soon.

What do you think?

Perhaps you could

give me directions.

For goodness sake.

What's the rush John?

I'm not going to jump on you.

I thought we'd established that.

Ugh, there's no dog.

I'm always the dog.

(grunting)

Okay okay, your arm, I know.

I'll drive you to the

village once it gets light.

As soon as my husband

gets back in the...

in the...

[Man] How you feeling?

[Joyce] Good, I'm

feeling really good.

When is he back?

Morning is it?

Yes the morning, of

course, silly woman.

Maybe it's the

afternoon he's back?

I'm sure he wasn't

going to go for long.

I mean, he didn't pack very

much, hardly anything at all.

He should have told me though.

Let me know, you know.

He'll be back, don't you worry.

Anyway, whenever he's

back I'll take the car

and you'll be returned to

civilization, how's that?

Great.

Nice that you have a husband.

The man in the photo.

Yes he's my husband,

we're married,

we're very happily married.

I'm sure.

Oh you're sure, are you?

(mocking) Nice that

you have a husband.

Just glad you're

not out here alone.

Alone, out here?

How silly.

Alone?

And besides I'm not

the one running around

in the middle of a forest

with a bloody broken arm.

Am I John?

I'm sorry, I didn't

mean to upset you.

Have you got any pain killers?

Well, as you're in such pain,

I'll see if I can find anything

in my cupboards for it.

(muttering) I don't want to.

I'll just look in there.

I'm not going to talk about it.

(pills rattling)

(ghostly whispers)

Yes I know, I know, I do.

That's right, I

do have a husband.

He's just trying to

make me feel stupid

I wouldn't be out here alone.

(floor boards creaking)

(floor boards creaking)

Here's your pain killers.

Oh, thanks.

Uh, can we light the fire?

Uh, stupid, there's no power.

But it's a real fire.

(ghostly whispers)

Need a light?

[Joyce] Thank you.

[John] You okay?

Yeah I'm fine, thanks.

Here.

Oh, the flame's

getting quite big.

Think that looks all right?

Not gonna set the house on fire?

I don't think, don't

think poking is gonna...

I'm not poking it!

Don't poke it!

I'm not going to poke it!

See, told you I'm not poking it.

There, what do you think?

That looks all

right, doesn't it?

Yeah yeah, it looks fine.

That's gonna take

a while, isn't it?

Oh, I am sorry.

I'll see if I can't find you

a hot water bottle, shall I?

Or an electric blanket perhaps?

But then there's no power

so that won't work, will it?

Obviously missed the telegram.

Sorry.

I mean, if I'd

know you were coming

I'd have had the west wing aired

and I wouldn't have given

the staff the night off!

(table rattling)

Miserable little f***er!

F***ing warn him!

(ghostly whispers)

One, two, three, four, five.

Be nice, I've got to be nice.

I'm sick of being nice!

Six, seven, eight, nine.

(rattling drawers)

Ah.

I'm really sorry for

being a misery guts.

It's just the electric being

out is really getting to me.

Anyway, let me

make it up to you.

Look what I've got.

(quacking)

(laughing)

Ah!

Oops, my fault.

I hate board games, don't you?

I couldn't find any

glasses so mugs it is.

But it all goes

down the same way.

Just the ticket.

This will warm us up.

Who needs a bloody fire?

(coughing)

How cosy is this?

Where are you from John?

Do you live with your parents?

Don't you think they'll

be worried about you?

A long way away.

What's your mother like John?

Actually she's,

she's a lot like you.

I've not seen her

in a very long time.

Must be seven or nearly

eight, eight years now.

She sent me away.

Why?

Had you been bad?

You can tell me, I

can keep a secret.

Here, maybe this will

help you to remember.

What could have made

her send you away?

What did you do to

make her do that?

(eerie music)

Look at us.

Open fire, brandy, blankets,

cabin in the woods.

Miles from nowhere.

Almost like family.

All right, like friends then.

It's a bit like that film.

What's it called?

Uh, flippin' heck.

You know it, you do, that

classic film, the horror.

All those kids getting

murdered one after the other.

Cabin in the Woods.

Cabin in the Woods?

That's not even a film.

Yes it is.

Well I've never heard of it.

No, there was a black lake.

Michael, Michael Myers was it?

Justin, Jas...?

Friday the 13th!

Told you I knew it!

Blooming Cottage in the Woods.

(laughing)

Friday the 13th.

That was about a mother.

Drink up mystery man.

What do you mean?

Well, you've come

here out of nowhere

and I don't even

know your surname.

Um, I assume you have a surname.

Are you hungry?

I'm gonna see what's

in the fridge.

(ghostly whispers)

Calm down, it's not him.

Six, seven, eight, nine.

(ghostly whispers)

Everything will be fine.

(ghostly whispers)

(ghostly whispers)

I know. I'm in control.

(ghostly whispers)

(zapping)

[Ghostly Voiceover]

I'm in control.

(eerie music)

Found a block of cheese

and some mayo in the fridge.

Think it's brown bread but it's

hard to tell in this light.

All fresh though and chilled.

So the electric can't have

been off for very long.

Funny the... fridge light.

(ghostly whispers)

[John] Don't you know how

long the power's been off?

What?

You said you didn't know

how long the power's been off.

Didn't you notice

when it went off?

No, didn't notice.

Okay.

Well, I've been out haven't I?

What, in the cold?

You said I was mad

being out in this.

Yes, I've been out.

Perhaps I was walking the dog.

Hmm, nice cheese sandwich.

Drink up before it evaporates.

I think I've had enough.

Listen, you look like I feel.

And you need to sleep.

It'll help you sleep so

don't waste it, drink it.

I'm going to bed now anyway.

Squinting at you through the

dark is giving me a headache.

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