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Raise a glass.

They call us a foster family.

We don't call it that.

We call it what it is.

A family.

My boy is going to college.

Is that going to blow?

Goddamn, little bro.

Hey, this is some of your best work.

I can't believe you're leaving me here.

Hey, I'm not leaving you anywhere, all right?

I'm going to write all the time.

I'll be an hour away.

I'll be home holidays.

And summers.

And in four years, I'm back.

It's me and you again, trying your course.

Like Dad said, they call us foster brothers.

But Max, our bond is thicker than blood.

Always.

Max, come here, son.

I don't understand the snakes.

Luke is gone.

Your brother is gone.

He left a note, Max.

He was having problems at college.

I don't understand.

I don't understand why you wouldn't be coming to me.

It's okay.

It's okay.

We're in room 426.

Let's go.

So how many times, Max?

Breaking into buildings, destroying property.

You need to be held accountable.

Ever since Luke died... I know.

I know.

I'm familiar with the speech.

You don't have to tell me again how disappointed you are.

I made some calls.

I didn't ask.

I spoke to Judge Beric.

I begged him to help.

He did.

No jail time.

Community service.

Fuck.

Okay.

Thanks.

I thought I was going away.

What do I have to do?

Judge asked me if you were handy.

I lied and said you weren't.

Is it well then that you can spend the next four months

at Green Meadows Retirement Home as the new on-site super?

What?

You're joking.

An old folks home?

Like, with old people?

What?

I don't... I don't do that shit.

This is your last chance, son.

Play by the rules.

Otherwise you're going to end up in jail.

When do I start?

Cute.

Who's that?

Your boyfriend?

The trash receptacles have to be empty twice a day.

Carpets vacuum daily.

You saw how clean this place was coming in?

Yes, sir.

Your job is to keep it that way.

And this key?

It'll open every room in the home, with the

exception of a few hallways in the basement.

And don't enter residential apartments unless there's an emergency.

I fall in and I can't get out type of shit, you know.

Just knock first.

Oh yeah.

And no fourth floor, darling.

Those patients need special care.

Off limits to you.

Simple, right?

Just follow the rules.

And we won't be obliged to report you.

That's right.

I'm going

to get your garbage.

I'm coming in.

Breathe.

Up.

And now it's strong.

And to the right.

Breathe.

And up.

Strong, strong.

Excuse me, son.

Could you get me a towel?

You're new.

I'm normal.

I'm sorry.

You just look like someone I once knew.

Well, I'm Max.

I am new.

And it's really nice to meet you, Norma.

And up.

We are sky warriors.

How's your first day going, Max?

We are growing.

And yes.

And up.

And up.

And good God, Mrs. Fisher.

She got in the pool after her skin procedure.

Come on, everybody.

Hurry, blood.

Blood.

Go help her.

Go, go.

Best generation of my fucking dibs.

Fuckin' poonies.

I'm gonna go home.

Max!

Max!

The storm has now been upgraded to a hurricane that's coming in for us.

I have to tell you, it is extremely rare to have a storm in this magnitude.

Maybe East Coast, this time we're gonna walk as far as the saviors are concerned.

Well, thank you.

I'd like to take off your mask.

Hey, Norma.

Come on.

Kid, we need you.

Ethan had a terrible accident.

The place is a mess.

Man, what do you mean accident?

Shit is to all of something wicked.

Seep through this diaper.

Shit, shit.

Ex-perman.

Fecal matter.

Yes, shit.

We came along with it.

Oh, what do you want me to do about it?

We want you to clean it up, kid.

Yeah.

You're the new super.

Oh, my gosh.

Right behind that door.

I start breathing right about now.

Surprise!

It's probably time to die.

So, no poopy diaper?

No, no poopy, kid.

Yeah, I can't keep calling you kid, kid.

I'm Lou.

What's your name?

Uh, Max.

Max!

Okay, Max.

Well, we heard that you had a really rough day yesterday, so we decided that we would

give you a not-so-proper, but very warm welcome.

So, welcome to Green Mallow.

Yay!

Tell pleasure to take care of your chin, Max.

Elite.

She doesn't speak English, Max.

She says welcome.

As do I.

Thanks.

Good to see you again, Max.

And if they keep busting on you, just let me know.

I'll take care of them.

And she means it, too.

Yeah.

Nice to meet you.

And I'm so glad you're here.

You got a great sense of humor.

Thanks.

Okay.

You know, my father died alone.

I couldn't be with him.

I was in medical school.

But I wonder what it was like, all alone, approaching death.

I'll never forget myself.

My.

So sorry.

Thank you.

I'm D.W.

Sabian, Max.

I'm Dr. Ron Staff.

I'm sorry you had all that.

It was too much.

It's just my way of saying that these are good people,

and they deserve comfort in their twilight years.

You have beautiful eyes.

Quite large, you know.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Did you like what you saw yesterday?

I want to see you now.

It's touching time.

I'm so mad.

Max.

Why are you awake at this hour of the night?

You didn't... Nothing.

Nothing.

I just couldn't sleep.

Oh, well.

That makes two of us.

You know, sometimes I find a little late-night conversation can help.

You interested?

Sure.

Yeah.

Good.

Yeah.

Wow.

Very nice.

Oh.

I think you dropped something.

This looks familiar.

Where have I seen this before?

My friend Esther.

She passed away here some years ago.

She would sculpt trinkets for people.

I have a hard time letting go of such things.

I'm guessing that's another one of those things.

At least half of it.

Oh, my son Jacob.

He painted that for me one Mother's Day.

There used to be a flock of birds on the other side with the sun rising above it.

And we had a fight one night and he worked it up.

He passed away some time ago.

I'm sorry.

I didn't... No, no.

It's all right.

That's why I can't sleep at night.

The Unversolved keeps me awake.

What about you?

I like the same thing.

Acting is about living.

Okay.

One, two, three.

Hey!

All right.

Get out of here.

You're turning into great actors, you know that?

It's amazing.

Keep at it, all right?

Whoa.

That looked like a lot of fun.

Max.

Maxie boy.

Hey, good morning.

Morning.

Yeah, I'm trying.

I am trying to impart... some nuggets of wisdom.

I learned on my off-Broadway theater days.

Not many Olivier's here, but we have a lot of fun on the list.

I think whatever you're doing here is great.

I mean, they seem really happy.

Thanks.

Thanks, Max.

You know, people spend their entire lives trying to prolong life.

But then when they get here, at the end, I

mean, boredom is what takes them to the grave.

It's not disease.

It's not illness.

It's boredom.

We must fill our hours with laughter, life, love.

Morning, Max.

We got a spill on three.

You're needed.

Made it.

Fuckboard.

Makes a major discovery.

Hey, Max.

You want to come in, please?

Come in.

Les takes his job very seriously and he's not very happy about this.

And to be frank, I don't mind.

I heard a scream and I wanted to go check it out.

Right, but you told Les that there was an

unlocked door that accessed the fourth floor.

You know, Max, we're very aware of why you're here.

This should be a fresh start for you.

A chance to shed the skin of your past transgressions.

I would hate to see you return to your reckless ways.

It's time to play by the rules, Max.

Sorry to talk, but it won't happen again.

Hey, Max.

Norma.

Hi.

Sit down.

We'll find you in the party.

No, I'm not in the party mood.

I hear you were up on four.

Rick travels fast in the old age home, Max.

It's like a gigantic sewing circle.

Those people on four, there's something wrong.

They seem so lost in their eyes.

Max.

A heart knows a heart.

When I put my son to bed at night, I kiss him and say, A heart knows a heart.

That's why you feel things the way you do, but you need to put that away.

There's nothing you can do for them.

There's nothing... nothing anyone can do.

There's no guarantee that they're going to find you.

Hey, man, I'm not going to hurt you.

I'm

very well at this game, but I am not a quitter.

Did you see?

Oh, my God.

You look downright awful.

Well, thanks.

And, yeah, I mean, I love how I feel.

I haven't been able to sleep at all here.

Okay.

You know, rumor has it that they mess with oxygen levels in the vents.

But it's just to make sure that us old folks get a good night's sleep.

I mean, it must work because I sleep like death.

You cannot wake me up once I go under.

What's that smell like?

It's the smell of the fire that's on my head.

The smell of the fire... The smell of the fire... That's what I'm feeling right now.

I'm feeling good now, guys... Okay,

I'm feeling good now, guys.

So rack them up.

Who am I hustling next?

Norman, it's Max.

Um, Lou plans these murder mystery nights once a

month, the night of blood and intrigue, as he puts it.

I just wanted to check on you because I saw you arguing with someone.

Oh, no, no, no.

That's... it's fine.

Well, I won't take too much of your time.

I was just thinking about what you told me the

other day, and I thought it would only be fair.

If I return the favor.

Um, you see, my brother Luke died when I was 11, and my parents didn't let me go to

the funeral because they thought I was too young, so I never...

I never got the chance to say goodbye.

Luke is my unresolved.

Anyway, I was just thinking about yesterday, so I just, uh, drew this up

because I just thought you should have it.

I tried to get it exactly right, but I think it'll... it'll do.

Yeah.

The heart knows the heart.

Max, listen to me.

There's something very wrong with this place.

Something terribly wrong.

You need to get out of here.

I have to go.

What?

You have to tell me what's going on.

Max, I have to get ready.

I can't be late.

No.

Forget it, Max.

We'll talk tomorrow.

It's so nervous.

What is it?

What is it?

Hey, have you seen Norma?

Is she still at that, like, murder mystery thing?

Oh, no, baby.

We took her to the infirmary.

She wasn't feeling well.

Well, what happened?

Was she alright?

It's her diabetes.

Her blood sugar was really low.

You know, it makes her kind of loopy.

She's sleeping now.

We're going to monitor her overnight.

She'll be fine, Max.

Relax.

Well, tell her I said how I have become.

Fine.

Sleep tight, Max.

Also, I found this note in Norma's room.

She speaks about joining her deceased son.

I'm sorry, Max.

We just didn't see this coming.

Do you mind if I, uh, take a seat with her?

How do you hold on?

She could no longer fill the hours.

With laughter and joy.

I failed her, Max.

No, she was my muse, you know.

She'd help with my diet.

You have to stay in shape, Louis.

Just in case another wonderful role comes your way.

And in return, I recite Shakespeare's sonnets to help her sleep.

Do you really think that she would take her own life?

Well, I don't know, Max.

Where's this coming from, son?

Well, it's just Norma said something to me.

She said that there was something wrong with this place.

And something very wrong.

And then the next day, she just...

Boop.

Hey.

Hey.

Oh, I went away again, didn't I?

Yeah, oh, God, it's happening more often.

I'm walking.

Max, are you okay?

Sorry, yeah, one of the residents passed away.

It was really sad, but I'm okay now.

Oh, my God, are you eating?

Max, you look tired.

You need to eat.

He knows eating is important to him, for God's sakes.

Glad to hear you're feeling better today, Max.

You had us worried.

Well, let me ask you this.

Are you getting anything out of this experience?

You know, I actually am.

You know, I think these people need me.

And I think I can help them.

I have to help them.

What if Max?

Mrs. Christ!

What the fuck are you doing?

That yellow tape looked like a welcome man.

No, I...

You just cannot help yourself, can you?

Let's go, I gotta tell the doc.

He calls the cops this time, and that's on you.

I just came back to say goodbye, okay?

I wanted to look around, see if I could find something to remember her by.

Our shit is all gone already.

It's thrown out.

She had no family.

Whatever's left gets incinerated in the basement.

It's over.

I... I get it, Max.

Get out before I change my mind.

Thank you.

Thanks, Lars.

Max had an encounter on the fourth floor.

He needs to know the danger.

Am I next?

Is my loon next?

They come at night.

But they're needles and they're dogs.

Changing us too.

No!

No!

No!

Lou!

No!

Lou, I gotta talk to you.

Are you in there?

No!

Lou!

Lou, thank God you're here.

Norman was right, man.

There's something fucking wrong with this place.

And... and I found her diary.

She says there's something going on and I would like needles.

You locked me?

Kills more than the sword.

Bitch didn't know that, did you?

She always protected me against my demons.

I hurt my norm.

And she's gone.

And I'm weak.

I'm so fucking weak.

I have to punish myself.

Can you hear me?

I am a pig!

I could ruin my career.

So I mustn't be punished.

I'm a pig.

There's something for you, Max.

Look at that.

Oh my God.

You all have to come out.

You have to help me, Max.

I don't want you to help me.

Lou, I have to do this.

Will somebody please help her?

Get me my pliers!

Will somebody fucking help me, please?

Max, someone's coming.

Someone's coming.

Someone's coming.

You look flushed.

Yeah, I'm fine with what's going on.

Well, I just wanted to stop by and let you know that Lou is going to be fine.

I know you were concerned about him.

That's great, thank you.

You get anything good?

I love it when my smile's arrived.

You know, I can't really sleep here, so I just got some books.

You don't strike me as a reader.

But okay, let's get to work.

First floor, five minutes.

Don't make me come back.

Hello, are you there?

Please, is someone there?

Max, thank God you're here.

Who are you?

How did you know someone was coming to my room?

I've been watching you.

Did you put the black light in here?

Yes.

Maybe you will find out.

What the fuck do you want from me?

Why?

I can't say more.

If I've gone too long, the corpse is vicious.

Look at me.

Who's going to hurt you?

Who saved you?

This is so much bigger, let me think.

But I can't answer any more of your questions right now.

No!

Wait, just tell me something.

Help them, Max.

Help me help them.

Before they're all turned into monsters, just like the others.

We have to stop them, Max.

They killed no one, not for knowing too much.

They'll film you too.

They'll film you too.

They'll film you too.

They'll film you too.

They'll film you too.

Storms have read a package of resources.

You haven't had everything, no matter the cost.

I have no real proof establishing mass-type responsibility for this.

Small amounts of concurrent forces.

I did it.

It's invisible.

Saving the environment.

Normal climate change is natural.

Reverse climate.

A dying world.

A world that is withering away.

Clearly, climate change is a hotly debated term.

There are name-sayers, but it's nice to make a sense.

...

Max!

Sorry, didn't mean to scare you.

Are you okay?

No, I look terrible but I'm okay.

I want you to know I... I'm so sorry.

You had to see all that last night.

You did nothing to me, sorry Paul.

No, no, no.

Max, there's something very wrong with me.

I fear I'm about to disappear.

There's nothing wrong with you.

I'm gonna please you.

There's nothing wrong with you.

It's this place.

Normal.

She was right about you.

You are one of the good ones.

Sick.

It's like right here.

The fuck you got, old man?

Where the fuck is he going?

Wait, is it awful?

Fuck this.

Help me.

Help them, Max.

It's you.

Can you tell me who you are and what the fuck is going on right now?

Please.

Hold on.

Just let me show you something.

Give me one minute.

That's all I ask.

Yeah.

Read the letterhead.

Old man is a subsidiary of the U.S.

Department of Health Services.

Right.

What the fuck does that mean?

It means that the government is funding this entire facility.

Research, testing, new experimental drugs, controversial gene trials.

Any outlandish or fucked up idea the government

has, they first test on animals, then on people.

Old people.

Yes.

And the government has facilities just like this all across the country.

They are experimenting on hundreds, if not thousands, of elderly people.

They're the perfect test subjects.

Because if they get dementia, nobody thinks anything, because they're old.

And if they die, nobody gives a fuck, because they're old.

So what you are doing is important, which is why you cannot stop now.

How are you and why do you even care?

My father lived in a room down the hall.

Now he's on the fourth floor.

Please keep going.

Because we need evidence.

If we expose them, then maybe it will help my father and your friends.

I need to leave.

I've been here long enough already.

Don't follow me.

Hey, Max.

I'm going to give you an examination though.

You know what?

Sometimes when things are bad on the outside, you have to look on the inside.

Look at that.

Look at that.

I got a lot of blood.

Do we still hear you?

Touching time.

You did this boogeyman bullshit, Max.

Global warming hype.

That's all it is.

I just want to sell you more milk and bread.

Did they fucking mark me?

This shit is crazy.

You took quite a fall, Max.

Your vitals were all over the place.

Patient from four somehow got loose.

Less is looking into it.

But I'll tell you what's for sure.

He definitely meant you some harm.

Dr. Savian wants to do a very thorough exam today.

You're in good hands.

I'll go and let the doc know you're awake, so we can get started.

You're

a fucking asshole.

This is Max.

Should the cops be here as soon as you've

broken the terms of your deal with you on drugs?

No, I was just trying to help, I swear.

I'm sorry.

Sweetheart, you're safe here.

I'm going to make some calls.

Oh, girls, hi.

Maxie, these are your foster sisters.

This is Tessa and Jackie.

Maxie is not there.

I'm feeling well, and he's going to stay in his old room.

Okay, stay quiet, sweetie.

Oh, sweetheart, you are always on the same day.

Stay there, girls.

Hi.

You're sleeping a long time.

I'm sorry, but thanks for letting me stay here and taking care of me.

Maxie, you were just trying to do the right thing.

A heart knows a heart.

What's that?

What's wrong?

Nothing outside.

What did you say?

A heart knows a heart.

It's something a friend once said to me a long time ago.

A friend?

Yeah.

So funny, I can't remember who.

But it reminds me of you.

Just trying to help those good people.

Maxie, you look so tired.

I'm going to go.

Daddy said maybe we should go to see Judge Berwick.

He might be able to help us.

Don't you fret.

You're my favorite.

Hey, girls.

Have you girls seen this lady ever, huh?

No.

What about Mom?

Mom know her?

You've never seen her before?

No, never.

Somebody knows.

Are you okay?

You know what, girls?

I'm really not feeling too great today, so you could just give me some space.

Did you find a secret place?

No, no, I didn't find anything.

Look, I'm having a really bad day, okay?

And I'm not in the mood for games.

We thought you found that in the secret place.

It's exactly the same.

What do you mean it's exactly the same?

What's the secret place?

What are you talking about?

Can you keep a secret?

We found this place a couple of months ago.

See, that one there is exactly the same as the one you had.

They are only goddess of his, so from her travels.

Do you know what this is?

Have you ever heard of Dia?

There is some stuff in there too.

Some more photos.

Max, are you okay?

Who's Luke?

Luke.

It's you, isn't it?

My brother.

My big brother.

I missed you so much, Luke.

You were just trying to help me somehow.

Check this out.

Remember?

Always.

Always.

Always.

Never forgot.

You've got to help me now, okay?

So I've got to help you.

I don't understand any of this.

Is this where you were working while you were at college?

Is this where you were then they said you killed yourself?

Yeah.

Who are these people?

She?

That's her?

Okay, that's not you.

Hey.

Hey, is this you?

Is that you?

It is?

Is this all of you?

It's all of you.

What the fuck?

What the fuck is going on?

What happened to you guys?

I don't understand.

Shut the fuck up.

Thank you, Max.

Big smile.

Really big smile.

On three, everyone.

One, two, three.

Hey, relax.

Enjoy it.

You honor our protagonist.

Nice job.

Can

I have everybody's attention, please?

I want to make a toast to every single one of you.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart and throttle.

Oh, come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on now.

All of you did amazing work.

I mean look at all of you.

Dr. Sabian's wife, Gretchen.

Our damsel in distress.

You were just wonderful.

And our antagonist playing a sadistic doctor.

All right, now our supporting people.

There's Satan.

Sexy Satan.

There's Ethan and Ellie, who cannot keep their hands off each other.

And Sylvia and Cooper.

Juneau and Les.

What the fuck is going on?

We're having a celebration, Max.

We're patting ourselves on our backs.

Well, for what we did.

For the story we created and performed to have some fun with you.

Like we do with all the other kids who come to our home.

What story?

The marks on our necks, the government conspiracy, faceless fantasies,

my psychosis, all part of the grand tale we concocted to fuck with you.

For our entertainment.

While you nourished us at night.

We did it for fun.

What the fuck are you talking about, Lou?

I don't understand.

Doctor, I think you two might want to take this question.

That was great.

You did a fantastic job.

So, Max, what Lou is getting to is that we like to play with our food.

You see, you're really here because we need to drain you.

To drain you of your essence.

So thank you, Max.

And thank you, Theo, the God of youth, the God of us.

Never shall we waste what she has provided.

Theo, Theo!

Don't be afraid, Max.

All you'll feel is a little pinch, as the needle penetrates your eye.

You know about the family of youth?

You've heard of them.

It's real.

It lives within us.

There's a small sack behind your right eye, where goddess Deus nectar resides.

Science dismisses it as just a gland.

Deus showed us the truth.

It's what gives a person youth and vitality.

So, we take Deus nectar from you, because ours goes away with age.

But don't worry, we've been training you every night, Max.

We've been feeding on your daughter, sucking on Deus' teeth.

It keeps us forever young.

Your mother and I are both 109, Max.

And they're going on 110.

114.

93, bitch.

Your pal, Lou, is 128.

You're a fucking sick fox!

Maybe you're right.

But that's what keeps us young and passionate.

That's what makes us fuck so much.

We fuck all the time.

I'm a cock sucker!

You're taking everything from us, everything!

To Deus!

How did you do this to me?

They're giving you so many chances to be productive, son.

Oh, we sent most of our foster kids here to collect Deus nectar, because you wasted

all of the opportunities we provided for you.

I trust you.

Max, you're my favorite.

So, we're going to take quite a lot tonight, Max.

You better take it all, because if you don't, we're going to fucking kill you.

That won't be possible, because when you awaken, you'll

feel like a 100-year-old man, but you'll deal with family.

It's time.

Enough.

Shut the fuck up.

You know too much, Max.

Time to join your brother upstairs.

Uh-oh.

Deus nectar.

Deus nectar.

With love and gratitude.

Love and gratitude.

Love and gratitude.

Don't go, Max.

Don't move.

Hey, kiddo.

How are you feeling, huh?

All right, gotcha.

You'll be well cared for, don't you, Fred?

I know.

You're confused, I get that.

You'll allow me to lift the fog.

Oh, my sweet Norma.

She wanted to save you.

Sentimental reasons, so she had to go.

And that's when it came to me.

Just a thought.

An epiphany, one might say.

That we'd used Norma's demise in our game with you.

And we had the greatest time of our long lives, brainstorming, dressing up and

down, improvising those to end all the nannings.

Now, you remember when I told you, Max, the enemy of old age is not death,

it is boredom.

We must fill the hours with smiles, and we have so many, many, many hours to fit.

You rest now.

We still need you.

You're nectar.

Little man, you're crying.

I know why you're blue.

Someone took your kitty car away.

Better go to sleep now, little man.

You've had a busy day.

Max, don't!

Max, stop!

It will shoot you!

You're taking it all back, Will.