The Taking of Deborah Logan

(DARK MUSIC)

(WIND WHISTLES)

(BOTH CHATTER INDISTINCTLY)

GIRL:
Oh, this

is a nice house, huh?

- Hi! (CHUCKLES)

- BOY:
Is that the daughter?

GIRL:
Where shall we park?

- Uh, right here? I don't know.

- GIRL:
Right here?

- Hi.

- I'm Sarah.

- Sarah, hi. I'm Mia.

- Hi, Sarah.

You spoke to me

on the phone earlier.

- I'll just give you a hug.

- Hi.

- I'm glad you're here. Hi.

- Gavin.

- This is Gavin and Luis.

- BOY:
What's up?

Do I look OK?

I gotta be all... tucked in.

- LUIS:
You look great.

- MIA:
Sorry.

I was gonna ask, do you

want me a certain way or...

Um, no. Just... just be yourself.

Almost, like, ignore these guys.

- Oh, really?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- They're invisible.

- Yeah, that'll be easy!

- (CHUCKLES) 'Ignore'.

- Wow!

Ma can come off kind of salty,

but it's all an act.

- OK.

- She's excited you're here.

She's been cleaning and dusting

like the president's

coming to dinner or something.

- (WIND CHIMES TINKLE)

- SARAH:
Ma?

Well, she was back here.

(LAUGHS)

You have the grant money, right?

It said so on the flyers.

- Yes.

- That's what we're counting on.

No, no, definitely.

It's part of the deal.

Roanoke will also

help underwrite

some of the healthcare costs

as well.

Oh, wow. I love Roanoke.

Yeah, it... it has to be

the right fit, though.

Of course.

- Please and thank you.

- OK.

Kiss her ass.

- (LAUGHS) Smile.

- Point noted.

I mean, I'm sorry.

You know all this.

- Hey, Ma!

- MAN:
Yes, you did.

- MIA:
Hello there!

- Oh, Harris is with her.

- WOMAN:
Hi. Oh, gosh.

- HARRIS:
Oh, yeah.

- Those people are here.

- Hey, Sarah.

- The crew I told you about.

- Nice to meet you.

They're here for the pre-interview.

Remember, Ma?

They wanna make

a movie about me!

- Isn't that right?

- MIA:
Yes, hopefully.

- What do you think of that?

- I think it's a good idea.

You do?

Well, we'll see.

Oh, I'm sorry. Yes, I'm being

a bad hostess, aren't I?

- Here. You take that.

- MIA:
Do you need...

I'm just gonna take this

and put this stuff away

so that I have it

where it belongs for next time.

Of course.

What is of interest is that

this is of an educational nature.

That interests me.

Um...

I'm not interested

in being exploited.

Oh...

I'm not the butt

of anyone's joke.

- Oh, no, no, no.

- No, Mom.

Mrs. Logan, that is definitely

not why we'd be here.

You know, actually

my grandfather had the disease

so it's not just a grade for me.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- Yeah.

Well...

...I am a very private person...

...and, um...

...I'm just having

second thoughts.

I think that you would be better off

with someone else.

I'm sorry. I know

you've driven a long way.

But I don't think

I'm the candidate for you, so...

Mom?

MAN:
What the f*** was that

about your grandfather?

I thought they were on vacation

in New Zealand.

She just needed

a little nudging.

MAN:
I thought you said

these people were broke.

MIA:
She's behind on the house,

but she won't sell,

so Sarah's in a tough spot.

(DOORBELL RINGS)

MIA:
Guys, I want you to be

on good behaviour, OK?

'Cause she's, like,

a proper old lady.

So I don't wanna be,

like, hounding them.

- Hey!

- Hi.

- Hi.

- Hi, Sarah.

- How's it going?

- I'm so glad you're here.

Hello, hello. Welcome.

I didn't know you guys were

gonna come in, like, right away.

- Right, I know.

- We wanna capture it all, so...

I paint in here mostly now

because, you know,

we don't entertain.

- She's an amazing artist.

- No, it's just a hobby.

- I'm not an amazing artist.

- You're prolific. There's a lot.

Oh, I used to know

the name of this bird.

MAN:
Looks like

a blue-tailed finch, actually.

- Does it? Do you know birds?

- Oh, oh, dude, no.

Well, maybe that is what it is.

I don't remember.

Oh, is this Bavarian crystal?

DEBORAH:
It's better... Yeah,

it's probably better not to...

Yeah, we won't be touching

the old things.

You're a curious guy, huh?

You wanna touch everything?

GAVIN:
Do you guys have

a Starbucks in town?

DEBORAH:
Oh, no, no.

This is Sarah's room.

You can just take a look.

This was her room as a child.

She loved cars.

We haven't touched anything

since she was a child.

I kinda like

leaving it like this.

She was a big ball player.

I was never really

allowed in here.

I guess you found your room.

(LAUGHS)

- Oh, this is us?

- There's a blow-up mattress.

- I'm sorry, this is a little...

- Yeah, this'll blow up.

...a little more minimal,

a little rustic.

(WHISPERS) Say thank you to her.

Thank you.

- Oh, no, it's, uh...

- Say thank you.

- Thank you.

- No, you have a different room.

- Oh, I didn't know.

- There's no intermingling here.

Boys, stay there.

And the door's closed.

- Deborah?

- Yes?

Thank you for your,

um . . hospitality.

- Appreciate it.

- We're gonna have fun.

- Right?

- Yeah, man.

DEBORAH:
OK, good.

- My Aunt Edna's, um...

- This is amazing.

Urn... What's this...

Bedroom set!

- Careful with that, sweetheart.

- I know.

Yeah, there.

That one's supposed to be there.

GAVIN:
Were you ever in Germany?

DEBORAH:
No, I have not.

- Always been a regret of mine.

- Mom, you went to Germany.

Remember?

- Well, that must, um...

- Remember?

Oh, must've been

a long time ago.

Well, but you were there.

You loved it. Remember?

The story of Alzheimer's

is never about one person.

My PhD thesis film posits

that this insidious disease

not only destroys the patient,

but has

a physiological influence

on the primary caregiver.

Alzheimer's occurs when

abnormal protein fragments

accumulate in the hippocampus,

killing neurons.

The disease then creeps towards

the front of the brain,

wiping out neurons responsible

for logical thought

and problem solving.

It then assaults

the sensory region,

sparking terrifying hallucinations.

Eventually, it erases a person's

oldest and most precious memories.

In end stage, Alzheimer's

destroys the part of the brain

that regulates the heart

and breathing.

When swallowing goes,

death is not far behind.

- DEBORAH:
Take this one off.

- SARAH:
Huh?

- Well, it's so military.

- What do you think?

Let's just... Yeah.

Wouldn't you agree?

I mean, you always look so pretty.

Whatever. OK, fine. Yep.

- Thank you. That's great.

- Gone.

Happy?

- I am happy-

Awesome.

DEBORAH:
Is that

a shirt of your dad's?

I guess I would have,

you know, a senior moment.

Sure, you know, I'd put the toast in

and it would pop up

and I'd put the... push it

back down again or something.

Toast it twice.

Big deal.

On several occasions,

she left the stove on.

OK? Burnt up the spice rack,

the whole wall.

DEBORAH:
If you remember

your grandmother,

she was frightening.

She would leave a pot

on the stove

until it melted right down

to the little glass top.

- Maybe it's genetic.

- So that was a clue.

I'm just saying what was a clue.

Mia asked what's a clue for me,

and that was a clue.

Alright. That was a clue.

WOMAN:
Deborah was exhibiting

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