Thir13en Ghosts Page #2

...nor appreciate the love of a family,

like you have.

This house is my attempt

to make up for that.

Enjoy.

Perhaps we`ll meet again...

...in another life.

-Wow!

-When can we see it?

The house is yours whenever you Iike.

I`m heading up there after work.

If you want, you, your wife and kids--

Time-out. I am not the missus here.

My wife....

My wife is....

Our mom got burned to death in a fire.

What? It`s true.

That`s enough, Robert.

Mr. Moss, exactIy where is this pIace?

A couple hours drive from here,

a town called Willow Grove...

...just up the parkway.

lt`s in a gorgeous area. But l warn you,

your uncle liked his privacy.

There isn`t a neighbor for miles.

Come on. Hurry up.

S-U-F.

Suffocate. I got it. I win.

So what? You think you`re so sIick.

Come on, you guys. We`re aImost there.

-Excited?

-Yeah. Mom wouId have freaked over this.

Looks Iike things are

starting to get better, right?

Yeah.

That`s strange.

Dad, it`s beautifuI.

My God. I`ve never seen anything Iike it.

CooI!

So futuroic.

It`s about time somebody showed up.

Is this your pIace?

-Who are you?

-I`m the power guy.

Don`t touch.

Your house is knocking out the power

of the whoIe tri-quad area.

I need to get inside

and check the breakers.

CouId you come back tomorrow?

Is that a possibiIity?

Tomorrow? Let me see.

There are about 5,570 houses right now

without power.

My bosses kind of frown on that, so....

WeII, that`s not reaIIy our probIem, is it?

Look, buddy, I`ve been doing this job

for about three weeks.

Is there any way

you can give me a break here?

Sure.

No probIem.

Thank you.

Mr...?

Kriticos. Arthur Kriticos.

It`s quite a pIace you`ve got.

Yeah. We`re moving in.

One step at a time.

-That`s odd.

-Dad, you broke it.

Bobby, give it a rest.

HeIIo.

Wow! You can see right through it.

You guys couIdn`t afford any waIIs?

How weird.

Guess UncIe Cyrus wasn`t too keen

on privacy.

I hope the bathroom`s in the basement.

It`s Iike a funhouse.

It`s Latin.

Everything`s so beautifuI.

FamiIy, just so we`re aII cIear,

Miss Maggie does not do windows.

Wow!

What an incredibIe weaIth of knowIedge.

A samurai sword.

In your dreams, paI.

Dad, this stuff must be worth a fortune.

Yeah, that occurred to me, too.

Oh, Cyrus.

You crazy son of a b*tch, what did you do?

Goodness.

It`s Iike a cathedraI.

AII right, first ruIe: No throwing stones.

It`s marveIous, though, isn`t it?

A Iiving work of art.

The sooner you show me

where you hid the basement...

...the sooner I can get my ass out of here.

I beIieve it`s down the haII.

It`s two doors on the right.

Excuse me.

The construction is amazing.

I`m getting dizzy.

Bobby.

Don`t touch anything. Okay?

At Ieast untiI we get property insurance.

Arthur, we`ve got some papers to sign

in the Iibrary.

After that, I`d Iove to give you

and your famiIy a tour of the house.

Great. I don`t want you guys to move

from this spot.

We`II be right back.

You`re being paranoid and overprotective.

Yeah, of aII this stuff.

I know you guys too weII. Stay...

...right here. I mean it.

What the...?

Where`d you hide your money, oId man?

Sh*t!

What the heII was that?

Oh, no.

Oh, Cyrus.

Now I know I`m dreaming.

Was Cyrus a hunter?

You couId say that.

Your uncIe was quite a coIIector

of many things.

I`ve marked where

you`re supposed to sign, Arthur.

Okay, Iook.

I didn`t want to bring this up

in front of the kids...

...but this pIace is beyond amazing.

I`m just a math teacher.

The taxes aIone must be....

I have nothing set aside.

To be honest, a fire took away everything.

Arthur, you don`t need to worry.

Cyrus was a genius

when it came to finances.

BasicaIIy, you and your famiIy

never have to worry about money again.

Son of a b*tch.

Lookee here. Look, y`aII.

Look, Iook!

Sign.

Arthur?

Arthur, we`ve got to....

We have to taIk.

What is the deaI with the breakers?

Nothing. I`m not a power guy.

My name is Dennis Rafkin.

-You`re Dennis Rafkin?

-Who`s Dennis Rafkin?

My office warned me about this guy.

I know this wiII sound

compIeteIy whacked, but stay with me.

I used to hunt dispIaced spirituaI energies

with your uncIe.

I`m sorry?

PK agents. Revenants. Wraiths.

Do you have any idea

what I`m taIking about?

Okay. I`II do this the easy way: ghosts.

Arthur, I used to....

I used to hunt ghosts

with your UncIe Cyrus.

Goats?

Ghosts! Ghosts, goddamn it!

Listen to me!

Race you to the end of the haII.

No, Bobby, I don`t think this is the pIace--

Come on, sIowpoke!

Is that the best you got?

My grandma scoots better than that.

Ghosts. As in disgruntIed spirits

trapped on earth. Ghosts.

As in HaIIoween? Boo?

As in Demi Moore

and Unchained Melody. Ghosts.

Ghosts. Okay, I get it. I`m scared.

Don`t Iaugh at me. Don`t Iaugh.

I`II expIain everything...

...as soon as you get

you and your chiIdren outside.

-What`s taking you so Iong?

-Out of my way.

-I don`t think scooting is your game.

-Come on.

-I won.

-You cheated. I didn`t get a start.

Got to be on your toes, man.

This has to be my room.

There are toys everywhere.

-I wonder what my room`s Iike.

-This is the cooIest room in the house.

I`II be in here.

This pIace is awesome!

Cyrus has containment cubes

aII over the basement.

I don`t know why they`re here...

...and I am not staying around to find out.

-So, if I were you--

-WeII, he isn`t you.

This guy has been harassing my office

since your uncIe died.

I see this aII the time.

Some rich guy passes away

and aII the nuts come out!

Next thing, he`II be cIaiming

Cyrus owned him money or--

He did owe me money.

He owed me a shitIoad of money!

These are some funky-Iooking specs.

-What do you think? Do I Iook cooI?

-Let me see.

Not so fast. Cater to my ego first:

``Maggie`s the best babysitter

you ever had.``

-Come on!

-AII right.

I`m getting my ass

out of the big gIass house!

Grab your chiIdren! Do the same.

Are you aII right?

Jean! Jean!

We`II go get you some heIp. Okay?

Don`t touch me.

Oh, my God!

We have struck goId.

-Easy.

-Don`t.

How`s your head?

Not good.

Where`s the suit?

Power guy. Idiot.

CooI!

Better have a pair of those in my room.

Bobby, where are you going?

What are you staring at?

Hey, kiddo.

He thinks I`m going to duck.

Nice tits.

What`s the matter, honey?

Bad representation?

Not bad for an hourIy wage.

It`s time to Ieave.

I`II take your word for it.

Kathy?

Come on. This way.

Sh*t! What the heII? Kathy!

Maggie? Bobby!

I was just kidding before.

A IittIe Iawyer humor.

Kathy?

Bobby!

I don`t beIieve it.

BeIieve what?

-I toId them not to Ieave this spot.

-They`re kids, what do you expect?

Thank you, Dr. PhiI. You check downstairs.

I`II Iook up.

Bobby, come on! It`s time to go!

Kathy? Where are you guys?

Bobby!

l`m sorry.

l`m sorry.

What are you doing up here?

I toId you to wait downstairs.

Dad, come on.

This bathroom is unbeIievabIe.

Great house. BeautifuI bathroom.

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