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Hey mom.

You're up early.

Hey guys.

You still okay for this afternoon?

Hmm? Pet store?

Graham's Food ESD.

You said you'd drive me? Which one's Graham again?

I sneak.

I really don't get you and those disgusting creatures.

Morning, sugar cake.

What? Hello.

Good morning.

If you're not careful, you're going to turn into a real rude little brat.

I'm giving this team one.

was a world war ii veteran does anyone know why seymour took his own life i

think he shot himself for perving on that little girl hey renee why seymour

his own life um i think maybe he did it because he couldn't connect you know

go on seymour he'd been to war he'd seen real

things but his wife she was so fake She couldn't understand him. No one could

understand him. He was... He was alone.

All right, all right. Okay, calm down.

Now, when Seymour is talking to Sybil, he makes up a fish, a banana fish.

There you go. All right, the one sitting here.

Uh...

Go ahead.

I liked your report last week about the college lizard.

Did you have one?

Lizard? No, not anymore.

What happened?

I think my mom's boyfriend killed her.

Are you serious?

No.

I'm just joking.

Though it's mean enough.

Do you mind if we just eat?

At the tone, please record your message.

Hey, Mom.

It's me, your daughter.

Everland.

School. Fine.

You know, any other adjectives?

Good.

Excellent.

Acceptable. I think it was unacceptable that you were late. Easy.

It's been a long day.

At work?

So you didn't make it indoors?

Oh, shut up, Renee.

Right. I think you need to call Dr. What's -His -Name and maybe have him

your prescription. The prescription's fine.

It's not... I had a hard morning. Let's just leave it at that.

Did you guys have another fight?

You don't have to put up with him, you know. Please don't start.

He doesn't even help out with money. He just gets drunk and eats our food.

Chase doesn't help out because he keeps his own place. He's a jerk, Mom.

I bet he was one of those kids that did Captain Motor Oil and stuck firecrackers

up a forefront's butthole. Enough!

He talks to me, Renee.

He needs me.

And that's a nice feeling.

Being needed.

Hey, Graham.

You hungry?

Should I eat? Just like I promised.

Don't do this again.

I said they were fresh. I didn't nuke them before I came in here.

You're really gonna make me do it, aren't you?

I'm okay.

You know what, Graham?

You really might be my best friend.

How tragic is that?

I'm simply saying the scratch wasn't there last night, but this morning, it

pretty weird.

Magic scratches appearing out of thin air.

I'm sure it's just from a parking lot or something.

I'm pretty sure it's not just from a parking lot. Jesus Christ, Linda.

Why not? It happens.

Hey, was I talking to you? Can we all please just... drop it i'm just saying

sits in the driveway all night and ends up scratch the you know

uh

that microwave

it smells funny someone ought to clean it i was eating a pinky and they don't

clean it after

Dead mice were in that microwave.

Damn it, Linda, tell me it was after you made pizza.

I made the pizza, and I used the oven.

And I made the goddamn salad and did it right over by the microwave.

How sanitary is that? Dead mice all over the place. It's disgusting.

Someone eating pepperoni.

What the hell's that got to do with the single thing I just said?

Stuff's filled with pig anus and scrotum, but I don't hear you

don't know.

Maybe you like scrotum.

Renee, honey, don't.

Thank you.

21st century, and everyone has a camera in their pocket. No, I don't.

Except you, I guess.

No, I'm not talking about a phone camera. I'm talking about, like, a video

camera for home movies, like, in the old days, in second class, you had one.

Yeah, my mom bought one when my sister was being born.

Can I borrow it?

Yeah, my mom's kind of weird about all that stuff.

No, please.

Please. It'll just be really important.

Are you okay?

You seem a little bit...

No, yes, I am fine.

Um, you could just call her and tell her to bring it when she picks you up.

Well, my grandpa usually picks me up. It's fine.

Tonight's English, I think.

All you have to do is pipe it out.

Come on. You're a math whiz, but everyone knows you suck at writing.

Okay, I don't think everyone thinks that.

Come sit down, honey.

I, um, I took off work early so I could talk to you and give you

this.

That right there.

That's for my first day.

And, um, fingers crossed, tomorrow will be number two.

This says 24 hours.

So?

You were drunk last night. That was like 18 hours ago. I went to bed and woke

up. Okay, that's a day.

And you're getting off the point. The point is that for your mama's sake, you

and I are going to have to try a little harder.

And I went out and got that tip to let you both know what I mean

business.

Okay, well, listen.

I'm going to go shower off and then have a reorder up an early dinner.

Kung pao on me. What do you say?

I know that was pathetic,

but believe it or not, he's trying.

He didn't even say that.

Huh. Maybe they already found it.

I'm only 15 years old, but I'm about to be the first... Okay.

My name is Renee Rowan, and if you're watching this, tell my mom what

Oh, uh, her name's Linda Rowan.

What's the matter?

Look out!

I'm not... It's just my stomach.

Hungry.

See?

Food.

Mmm.

Yum.

Are you hungry?

Yeah.

That's what I was afraid of.

Oh, well, I mean, I guess I should say thank you for this.

You just made me the richest person in a five -pound team.

I'm here for you.

Aren't they?

Look, I don't know how much you can understand, but just try to, okay?

Bad! Bad!

Danger!

All they want to do is cut you up.

Trust me.

I've seen a lot of TV.

Well, um...

You take care, buddy.

I should mess you.

I mean, now you just made me the richest person in five counties.

No. I just got hungry, that's all.

Cold, too, honey.

Freezing.

You haven't seen my keys anywhere, have you?

No.

You know what?

I think you find it really funny making me look stupid.

Yeah.

Well, I think you've been drinking.

be in a bitch and tell your mom.

Wouldn't want to upset her.

Hello?

can follow.

My mom about had a connection when I brought home a snake so she would see

if she saw you. I mean, she's also got this douchebag boyfriend who would

probably mouth you on the wall and sell you to the freaking government for a bag

of beans.

i gotta be honest you look a lot scarier at night so i'm thinking i'm just gonna

go find this gun and then it'll be time for a real goodbye if that is so cute

No one really comes down here, except for the holidays.

I think we should be good.

Come on.

Come on, come on. Oh, okay.

Um, yes. This feels good.

If you see someone, hide.

Anyone ever tell you you sound like a giant frog?

Okay,

uh, just stay still.

This feels good.

There's no sign of the trail.

I told them Brown ain't even moving quickly.

They told me to wait on Clarence.

Bureaucracy is a giant machine run by little people.

You make that up?

That was a Frenchman who died from too much coffee.

Why don't you go check in with the tech ops, see if they need you.

We got a boss here.

Okay, hey.

Brown and the tech ops, I don't believe in them.

Are you going to work? Are you calling to check up on me? No, I hate it when

do that.

Yeah, I was just calling.

What time do you think you'll be home?

Hello?

That would make for a pretty scary Christmas.

Cheap stuff, but what's wrong with you? You gotta be hungry.

Make yourself at home.

Jordan? Present.

Lauren? Here.

Ford? Yeah.

Gil?

Henry? Here.

Renee?

Renee?

Has anyone seen Renee?

This is where I dwell.

Four walls and a cot.

But I'd like to think I make it work.

Hi.

You hungry?

Stop!

You can't be doing that.

Okay?

Now, this is just Graham.

Okay? And Graham, this is...

is croak see now we're friends and we don't need friends okay

so no eating friends

And I'm going to keep you safe for as long as I can.

TV is ancient.

Only local channels. Everything's super boring. Nothing I'd actually really want

to watch. It kind of sucks.

Everything in this house kind of sucks.

Our computer is this old crappy thing.

I have mom's room and you can forget about streaming.

Literally anything.

And she'll buy receipts. I'm gonna really get my homework done.

If she keeps it in, she's gonna get a new one.

Hi, ma 'am.

I'm Gil Lopez.

I go to school with Renee.

I think she still has my camera.

What the hell happened in here? And why weren't you in school?

I left early.

I wasn't feeling well, but I know. I'm sorry. I should have called you.

Are you hot?

No. No. It's not that. It's... Mm -hmm.

Won't you take some Lidl?

Yes. Okay, I'm fine. You can breathe.

Wait.

How did you know I wasn't in school?

What the hell is this for me?

Give me that, okay? You have no right. It's my camera. I have every right. What

is it?

It's none of your business.

Okay, now just give me the camera.

Now, first, you tell me what the hell that thing was, and I want the truth.

I don't know what it was.

Okay, I saw it in the desert, and I thought maybe I could get some money if

got it on tape, but it ran away.

It's gone now.

All right?

You're lying.

I'm not lying. Yes, you are. You're lying. You're hiding something. I can

Give me the camera, Gil.

Now can you please tell me what the hell that thing was? No, now you can leave.

It's my tape and my camera. I thought you said it was your mom's camera. I

deserve to know what's going on. Okay, can you just keep your voice down? The

tape is fake.

Like, like, like.

Give it to me.

No. I'm not playing around, Gil. Give me the tape.

I said no.

Honey, I know this is new territory, but I think we should leave the door

open. Yeah.

That's right.

You just go now, please.

Um, I'll just go out the back way.

Is your mom alright?

Yeah, she gets sad sometimes.

Can we not talk about my mom, please?

Are you sure?

Do you really want to do this?

I didn't know they dug dollars in the bathroom.

Some people do.

It's really stories. We just use it for our old junk.

It's okay.

It's just me.

Guilt?

It's okay, okay?

Guilt, guilt, relax.

This is just guilt.

Okay, he's my heir.

We just don't need guilt. Okay, look.

No eating him.

Now that is a surprise.

Okay, I think he's waking up.

You just don't cause any more trouble and be quiet.

I was so quiet.

Hey.

Help him! Get him!

Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop!

Stop! Stop! Stop!

I'm going to uncover your mouth.

And it's very, very important that you do not scream, okay?

Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Just listen to me! Look! Okay, look, look.

There's the door.

That's the way out.

Okay, but please, please, please just give me one second and you'll see.

Trust me and watch.

This is back to you tomorrow.

You can just keep it.

Please don't tell anyone I peed in my pants.

Please don't tell anyone there's an alien in my basement.

Please, Gil.

I'm serious. You can't say anything.

Anyway, I'm just surprised you didn't try to take it from me while I was back

out.

You didn't want to touch your pants?

It was my dad's.

He taught me how to play when I was really little and he used to sing

Just come and play, Renee.

I like that.

I wonder what he would have thought about you.

I think he would have liked you.

Maybe...

Maybe I'm just remembering him wrong. Because people do that.

You know, when someone dies, they only remember the good parts. Like, um...

Like... How his legs would blow out.

When he walked.

Or... How Rubberston felt at the end of the day.

He used to wear this cologne.

Mom hated it.

But I...

Loved it.

So he worked for me.

He does it for me.

Every day.

He called it Rene's.

I really wish you'd just eat.

Christ, you're here at home with the kids.

Well, Mom went to work again, so no one's there. Besides, after someone told

I'd get this yesterday, she opened walk to me to school herself.

You okay?

Last night when I was staring at my ceiling instead of sleeping, I had a

thought. You can't change your mind, Gil. Okay, you already swore you

change a thing. I didn't change my mind.

You said it wouldn't eat, right?

I've tried everything.

Can you and the thing meet me tonight in the desert?

Gil, I told you, people are looking for it in the desert.

You said they're looking to the west of you. I'm talking south of you.

Hellhole Canyon.

What's in Hellhole Canyon?

You ever seen Jurassic Park? Which one?

The good one, the original.

Yes. I was thinking maybe T -Rex doesn't want to be fed.

Maybe T -Rex wants to hunt.

I don't think he gets it.

It's not a he.

Oh, you mean... You mean... No.

No, it's just not a he or she. I don't think it works like that. Okay, fine.

Whatever. I don't think Croak gets what you're saying.

Croak eats.

It's great.

So, where'd you live before?

Huh?

I remember you in junior high.

You moved out here a couple years ago, right?

Yeah.

You have family out here or something?

My dad died a few years ago.

I think my mom just needed a change.

I'm sorry.

What happened?

I think it's done eating.

How do you know?

Thank you, buddy.

I'm all good.

How much do you think it understands?

I'm not sure. Sometimes I feel like it understands everything, and sometimes...

Nothing at all.

You can't understand us now?

Why?

Because you know this can't last forever. You're going to have to tell

eventually. I'm not going to.

And neither are you, okay? I'm going to figure something out, Gil.

Thank you.

For tonight.

Well, gee, we're on our way.

Where the hell were you?

Not even pretending anymore.

Hey, sit down.

I'm going, Patty.

You think I wouldn't notice?

I know you were in my van.

I know you took my gun.

Now where is it?

I don't know where it... I was there the other night,

but this morning, after I got my spare key...

I lost it somewhere in the desert.

You know what your problem is?

You don't respect me.

You don't respect me.

Because you don't fear me.

Fear is respect.

My daddy taught me that.

Fear is respect.

Daddy used to cut my hair.

You believe that?

Well, let nobody else touch it.

This one time, after he'd been gone for a while, my hair got to be long.

I was about eight.

Eight years old.

Just wrapped me up in his arms.

Yeah.

You know what he did?

Well, he grabbed a pair of them scissors and just started cutting.

And not gentle.

Just hacking away like he was mad as hell.

Guess what?

I didn't move a muscle.

Not an inch.

Not even when the blood started coming down to my eyes.

Because I respected him.

Because respect is fear.

I'm done. It's over.

Get out. All right, fine.

I get it. Chase is just a big old asshole. A big old nothing.

I'll go.

Just let me find my keys.

Get out of my house. Hey, baby.

Jesus! Yeah, I don't need this shit.

You'd go to hell, Linda.

Good luck finding someone to put up with your crazy ass.

Stop it! Gross! Stop it!

You can't be doing this.

You could get caught.

And they rolling?

I don't know, maybe.

Well, my name is Jonathan Keyes.

Can we talk for a minute?

Look, hey, I have to go to school.

And this is private property, so unless you have a warrant... Well, I'm not on

your property.

I'm in the road.

So... Doesn't my mom have to be here or something?

Legally speaking, yes. But I got a strong hunch you don't want your mom to

overhear us.

One was registered to a one Mr. Chase Duvall, who thanks to a previous DUI and

slew of unpaid parking tickets was not hard to find.

And why aren't you talking to him?

Is he your father?

Is my last name Duvall?

He could still be your dad.

No.

He's not my dad.

Who is he?

He lies around shitbag police.

Was.

Or is, I don't...

I don't know. I'm not sure.

I'm sorry.

That sounds confusing.

Aren't you a little old to be playing with toys?

We ran prints on the gun. Most of them came back old. But the ones off the

bullets were from a couple days ago.

And they were not Duval's.

You can tell all that from prints?

Fingerprint molecular identification can tell that.

how far the biomolecules from the prince's ridges have migrated down to

valley. I also checked for drugs, alcohol, nicotine, and gender.

Now, Renee, the prince came back clean.

And female.

It's okay.

Yeah, I took the gun, and I shot some cans with it, right? Is that a crime?

Actually, yes.

More than one.

But luckily for you, I'm not too concerned about that.

I believe in giving roses, so I'm gonna give you a rose.

You are clearly an intelligent young woman, but you are also just that.

A young woman.

There's more happening here than you are at the present capable of

understanding.

I know you know what I'm talking about.

And I know you know what I want to know.

So you go here, Renee. You go to school. You listen hard. You study up.

But if you are ready to talk to me by the end of this day, I'm going to find

you.

I'm going to have a warrant.

And cuffs.

And a whole hell of a lot more.

Can I ride you the rest of the way to school?

No, I'll walk.

Oh, and one more thing, Renee.

I don't want to have to be the bad guy.

I prefer to be a hero.

But, unfortunately, that choice is completely and entirely up to you.

water tank again or maybe something to do with that earthquake.

Earthquake? What earthquake?

Last night.

You didn't feel it?

I've always been a heavy sleeper.

I'm late for work. Think you'll be okay? I'll send you the bill.

Hi, pretty lady.

Hop in.

How in the hell are you supposed to help me when you can't even help yourself?

I honestly thought he was getting sober. I had no idea.

No, he just said he stopped.

And you believe him. What is wrong with you, Renee?

All of this.

Everything that is happening has been your fault.

Okay, dad died.

No, you packed up all of our shit and moved us into the middle of goddamn

nowhere. That's not fair.

You know I couldn't find work. And I couldn't afford the house. No. It's too

expensive. No, you just couldn't handle seeing one thing. One single thing that

reminded you of him without shattering into a million pieces. Even now, now we

can't talk about him. You won't even say his name.

David.

Your father's name.

This is exactly why I can't talk to you.

Something's wrong with our water.

Louis can fix it, but I can't reach him. So I got some bottles from the store.

If you wouldn't mind bringing them into the house, I'd appreciate it.

Mom, I'm going to go lie down.

Whatever you want for dinner.

Oh my god.

What? What?

What did you do?

Are you hurt?

So what?

Did you, like, eat him?

Or just scare him into that accident?

It doesn't matter.

I can't keep you down here anymore.

Mom's going to call another plumber. Or come down here herself. And we can't let

anyone else get hurt.

I'm really serious about this.

No hurting people.

Hello, Gil?

Can I help you?

I sure hope so.

Greedy, I was just about to call you.

Wait, you were?

Seriously? Yeah, why are you surprised?

I don't know, I just am.

make it to our spot?

Right now.

Yeah, can you make it?

Yeah, as soon as my grandpa's asleep, I'll head out.

Okay, I guess we better hurry.

How are you at running?

Hey.

My mom's boyfriend left his van. I don't know for how long, but it's big.

No windows in the back.

You're just going to drive it out there?

Yeah. It's one of the biggest reserves in the country, over 300 square miles of

just desert.

No one's going to find it there. Besides, you know, I can't just leave

So you're staying out there?

Yes. Just until I know it's safe.

Do you want to find out how desperate this sounds? Okay, I'm not asking for

permission. I'm telling you.

This is going to work.

I'm going to make it work.

Of course you will.

A man came to see me tonight.

Who? What did he say?

He said that I killed someone.

Maybe more than someone. He said it's dangerous.

Well, he's wrong.

He also threatened me.

What? Threatened you how?

Look, I was born here.

But not everyone I care about was.

Do you follow me?

So what did you tell him?

Nothing.

You just stay here and stay quiet, and if you see anyone, run.

Just run.

I said be quiet.

The tent?

Yeah, I just gotta go get some gas first, and then I'll swing by your place

the tent.

Hey, Gil.

You asked about my dad?

Yeah.

Well, we had a pool where we used to live, and he loves to do laps.

My mom went out one morning and found him.

Then you took my fuck with me.

Linda, there's so much I just want to know.

Why won't you love me back?

You never... You don't love me.

No one has ever...

The jump site is clear.

Copy that.

They're in the canyon, but there's no sign of the casino.

Tell them to call the techs for me to send a site fee.

You'll get the tax and code if I pay.

You know why she won't love me?

Kill somebody. It ain't a person, Renee.

It's over.

It's over.

Did you bring the tent?

Did you not hear what I just said?

Croak saved my life.

Okay, I have to help it.

No, would you stop? Stop. Listen to me.

You can't help it anymore, Renee.

It's too late. It's already been done.

What do you mean?

Been done?

Why I came here, I wanted you to hear it from me first, before... But I trusted

you! I didn't have a choice, but my grandpa never got deported on me.

There's nothing I hate more than those tomatoes.

But he's telling the truth.

He didn't have much of a choice.

It's like I told you, Renee.

I don't want to be the bad guy.

No,

no, no.

What are you going to do to her?

Don't you think you've been a little hard on the boy?

Where's my mom?

Your mom is safe. She's inside with one of our best men.

She's getting debriefed. It's too late.

It's already gone. You're never going to find it.

Brown, was I right?

They're bonded.

This is the strongest link we've seen.

I wish we could have handled this differently.

my station. They can't just make... Uh -huh.

Uh -huh.

No, no. Loud and clear, Your Honor. I've turned over the keys to everyone in the

place this morning, but I just...

It's already inbound.

She'll be here within an hour. And the girl?

She's here and she's prepping. Good.

Well, see if you can get mom to cooperate, will you, bro?

I already tried twice.

Yeah.

Nice shot.

You can't keep me here, you know.

It's against the law. I have rights.

Maybe you do have rights.

Maybe you don't.

Or maybe you're harboring a dangerous extraterrestrial being.

Is that illegal or are there actually laws against that?

I don't feel anything.

But in certain secret circles, Renee, it's definitely probable.

And right now.

You think it's evil, but you're just scared.

You don't know what it is.

Why don't you tell me what it is?

You think

you're unique.

That you're the first person to ever find one where you're wrong.

You're just the first person to find one in me.

Wait in the hallway, Brown.

I don't believe you.

You're lying.

In school, I used to study feudal history.

800 years ago, in Japan, there lived a fierce, pitiless leader.

by the name of Koyata Tsuji.

With only a small band of warriors, he laid waste to entire cities.

And after 40 years of pure brutality, never suffered a single defeat.

You know how he did it?

Pigs.

Pigs are intelligent.

So when Tsuji warned the scout for invasion, he simply trained the pig to

through a city.

And if the pig returned fat and happy, well,

then he knew that the people were gentle, honest,

easily defeated.

But if the pig were harmed or worse, if the pig didn't come back at all, well,

he knew the men behind those walls were...

he would leave the city unbroken.

That alien thing that you call your friend is like Tsuji's pigs.

They are biological machines designed to kill with purpose, built by a life

far more intelligent than our own.

We believe these are sent here as reconnaissance, a violent, violent

prelude to something

Far worse yet to come.

The subtle people in charge of our planet, they want them captured and

But if it were up to me, I would put them on racks and I would pull them

ever so slowly.

Please sit across from me and call this monster you found your friend.

Because you're wrong.

I didn't just find it.

We found each other.

You are bonded.

And it's the most vital link we've seen so far.

Renee, I want you to agree to submit to be studied.

So that we can learn.

Learn what?

The most painful way to kill her.

And if I don't agree?

I will have your clinically depressed mother committed to a small room with no

window. And after we forcefully extracted all the information we need,

will personally make sure that whatever's left of your short and

life...

Quietly, we need to interview the girl and let her go.

The directors won't care, Brown, because the directors won't know about her.

No more waiting on committee.

Don't have to do it this way.

We do what needs to be done.

And we do it now.

You go get the mother.

Let's help the girl think.

told me things, unbelievable things.

Sweetie, what's happening?

No, um, I wasn't thinking I don't mean any of that.

I don't I just hope you can forgive me You

would

you're right Everything you said was right

And even about your father.

You were right.

Not once.

Now we give her five minutes, and then I make the decision for her.

and bringing it alive.

Please don't.

Don't be what they say you are.

Be my friend.

Come on.

We can still do this.

You're gonna have to stay down and stay quiet.

The evening sun, shining stars, rising slowly into

the world. It's up for me, it's up for me.