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Uh, Dad, I'm on my way. I'm on, uh, 25th and Power, Bob.

Hi, James.

James, it's not your dad, it's Frank.

Look, sorry to call so late, but I was just going over the books, and this

really couldn't wait till the morning.

No, I can't talk now.

Come on.

The inventory's way too big for the inventory. I can't talk now! What's

the... I'm

sorry, I'm, uh... I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

All

right.

Ready?

Okay. It's all right, honey.

It's all right. You're gonna be all right.

That'll be all right dad what happened I don't know I got home from work found

her on the floor You

want

to sit down

She was flying this morning.

Planned on making a big dinner for you this weekend.

Please God, make her better.

Please God, make her better.

Please God, make her better.

Please God, make her better.

Please God, make her better.

Please God.

Make her better.

Please God, make her better.

Please God, make her better.

Please God, make her better.

God bless Dad, and President Kennedy, and the

Pope, and Connie, and Frank, and...

Please don't let this happen.

You okay?

Not again.

It's nothing.

It's just the wind.

Dad? Yeah?

Did you ever see things when you were little?

Of course not.

Now go to sleep.

Dad?

They said we can go see her now.

Oh, yeah.

Matt, Dad, this way.

Oh, of course.

You listen to the nuns, okay? The good women. And your dad made a big sacrifice

for you to come here.

Okay.

I'll see you after school, okay?

I'll miss you.

It'll be fine. You'll be fine.

just remember i'm always with you honey hurry up young man

at this morning?

Nothing. Fire.

You were looking at me.

I was looking at the girl.

What girl?

Let me tell you.

She says she's your sister.

What?

Billy,

what were you thinking?

What's going on with you?

He was making fun of Billy's sister, who died in a skating accident last winter.

Billy saw it happen and is very sensitive about it.

I wasn't making fun of her sister.

She wanted me to tell Billy. She what?

He blames himself for the accident because... No.

Let him finish.

She wants to forgive him.

Forgiveness... Do you know what happens to Jesus when little boys lie?

His wounds begin to open.

He suffers greatly.

Isn't that right, Mrs. Van Praagh?

Yes, sister.

Sometimes people don't understand when you say that you see things or you hear

things.

Because they don't see it, they think that you're making it up too.

I want to send you to doctors, and I don't want to see that happen to you.

I want a happy boy.

I want you to be happy.

Promise me that you won't tell people what you see.

And that you'll pray to Jesus to take it away.

I promise.

A lie is a terrible thing.

And you must tell it in confession if you want to be forgiven.

Why?

Because that's what God wants.

Why does it have to be in confession?

Because that's where God forgives people.

What's your name?

James.

Why can't he forgive people other places?

Because confession happens in church, and that's where God lives.

Listen, James.

I saw God lived everywhere.

God doesn't like boys who ask too many questions.

Mom?

I can't wait any longer.

I'm gonna walk with Alec.

Okay. I'll be home by five.

What is it?

If you're going to say something, Jane, just say it.

Say it.

He broke his leg.

What?

Your son, Kid, he was hit by a car.

He's okay, though.

He only broke his leg.

What are you talking about?

What's gotten into you?

Now, you don't scare me like that.

Finish your work.

And I say...

Well, I hate to tell you this, Mrs. B, but your brother-in-law connected your

sewer to your hot water line.

She didn't think it was funny either.

Mrs. Moss.

Good evening, Mrs. Van Praagh.

I'm sorry to disturb you during your dinner, but I need to see James.

Something wrong? No.

No. No, everything's fine.

How did you know?

Did you hear a voice?

Do you believe in the devil, James?

Yes, ma'am.

Does he ever visit you at night?

He comes to the innocent because they don't know him.

Resist him.

Trust nothing you don't understand.

He's a master of disguises, and he's everywhere.

Pray with me.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

Forgive us our trespasses. Mr. Von Prague.

She suffered a very serious stroke.

It'll be at least 24 hours before we can determine how much damage she sustained.

She'll be okay. In the meantime, we've got her stabilized.

I'll look at her MRI in the morning, and that should give us a better idea of

what we're looking at in the long run.

Now, there's no fish here because there's not enough water.

Hurry up.

Stay in line.

But if you look closely, you'll see lots of other things, like snakes and toads

and bugs.

Beautiful flowers, too.

Sometimes you can find the most beautiful things in God's darkest

places, just as you can find the devil's things in God's best and brightest.

How you doing?

You want to see something neat?

It's a turtle.

Where'd you find him?

On top of this log.

I think he has brothers and sisters.

I want to take one to my teacher.

Sure.

What's your name?

James. I'm Eddie. Hi, Eddie.

Why aren't you in school?

I skipped.

Really? My mom gets mad, but sometimes I just gotta... Why?

Mom worries that I don't have any friends.

But I'd rather be alone and have kids who make fun of me.

Make fun of me, too.

How come?

Sometimes, I see things.

Like what?

My dad says I shouldn't talk about it, but... I don't know why they come to see

me. I pray every day that... James, get over here.

Gotta go.

You can meet me again sometime if you want.

Sure, where?

Here? After school sometime?

Okay.

What were you doing over there? I told you not to go far.

I was talking to the kid over there.

What kid?

Eddie.

Who's Eddie?

James? Yes?

Mom, where's Heaven?

Wherever God is.

I thought you told me God was everywhere.

Well, maybe Heaven is too.

What about Hell?

Hell can be here.

I know that for sure.

So... When people die, they can be anywhere.

I don't know.

I don't know where they go, Jamie.

James!

You said you pretended to see a boy in the woods.

That's not true.

Father Bender lied.

No, that's not what I'm saying. Go to your room.

Please, God, I want to be good.

I want to stop seeing things.

Please make them go away. Please.

No.

No.

Eddie never came back?

After that night, no.

Why do you think you're remembering all this now?

I don't know.

How's she doing?

Mom?

Okay. Not great, but okay.

Did she ever see things?

Not that she spoke of.

And how are you feeling?

Tired.

But essentially fine My ex-wife called yesterday asking about mom

and how did that make you feel?

Oh Fabulous She just had another baby you

still miss her I'm happy she's happy Now how's our little

dating project coming along?

Hmm Well, I haven't had time

You know, I've just been busy at work. We're having some problems.

What kind of problems? You've never mentioned problems at work before. No, I

just... We have to downsize a little. That's all. You do that, it's the death

dance before shutting the door. You think a website's gonna make that big a

difference? It's a marketing tool, James.

You need every trick you can come up with. Your competitors are

multinationals. They're undercutting you every chance they get. The web's kind of

a mess right now, isn't it? Not as bad as the economy.

Look, construction's down, which means so is your profit margin.

You've got to stop thinking mom and pop.

Just talk to her, that's all.

She's the best around.

She works for three months, sets up the site, then moves on to another job.

Look, you hired me to get you out of this mess, didn't you?

Then listen to me.

Hi, I'm James.

Hi, Mitch Harmon. Nice to meet you.

You too.

You can go into my office.

Right in here.

Can I get you some coffee or something?

No, no, I'm fine, thanks. Actually, Frank said you're more than fine, that

I'm lucky you're available.

Well, you are.

Now, how much do you know about the Internet?

Not very much. I'm kind of a semi-Luddite.

Okay. Well, here's a list of my sites.

Might want to check them out if it's not too much.

Think I can manage that?

Is your mother not well?

What? I'm sorry. The older I get, the more I tend to just kind of blurt things

out.

My, uh... Oh, boy.

My psychic told me that I would meet a guy named James whose mother was sick.

And so I was just kind of, you know, checking it out.

Actually, my mother's fine.

Oh, good.

I'm glad. I'm glad to hear that.

So, um, I guess I should...

Check out these sites, and I can do that tonight, and then I'll get back to you

tomorrow. Okay, good.

Terrific.

Excuse me.

Is this 1330 Willowbrook? Uh, yes.

Yes, it is.

I'm looking for my granddaughter.

Oh, well, I've got the right address, but I'm not your granddaughter.

So I see.

Maybe it's one of the other homes. Maybe one of the digits is off by a number or

two. I was supposed to give her this footstool cover.

Brought it all the way from Idaho.

Well, I'm sorry.

You know, I could make a phone call for you. Idaho's a long way away.

I'm not from Idaho now.

And listen, you see her, you tell her Grandma Helen's keeping an eye out for

her. Okay.

James? Good to see you again.

Yes. Well,

congratulations. You're hired.

Oh, great.

Great. That's great. Thank you.

Yes, your work was very impressive.

Thanks. Thanks a lot. Actually, I have some stuff to show you. I was working

late last night.

On this? You were working on this?

Yeah.

You were that confident you were going to be hired?

Well, he told me I would.

Who? My psychic.

I'm just kidding.

But have you ever been to one?

No. Oh, you should go with me sometimes. This guy is really amazing.

Actually, I've had my fill of the supernatural, thanks.

How are you two doing?

Great, great.

This is a very nice place you have here.

Thanks. Any dessert?

Hot fudge sundae, specialty of the house.

No, I'll just stick with coffee, thank you.

Yeah, well, I'll have the hot fudge sundae. I have a reason to celebrate,

right?

Hot fudge for breakfast?

Hey, why not?

So what do you mean you had to fill it with Supernatural?

Oh, I, um... I'd just rather live in the real world, that's all.

Do you have some stuff you want to share? Sure, sure.

Now, this would be the homepage.

I hope it fits.

This is for me.

You get one of these for all your new bosses?

Only to skeptics.

What, you want to do this right now?

Yeah, why not?

Don't worry, it won't bite.

What am I supposed to ask then?

First thing that comes to your mind.

Who is the President of the United States?

It's not a quiz.

Alright.

What am I going to be when I grow up?

I don't think he likes your attitude.

Just start something.

You know something, I don't know what to ask it.

I don't think it likes me. I think it thinks I'm boring.

You are not.

Okay, put your hands on there right now.

Do you have anything to say to Mr. Van Praag or what?

I told you.

Thank you, though. It's a very sweet gift.

All right. Back to work.

James. Right here, Mom.

So afraid.

Mom, you don't have to be afraid.

You'll be just fine.

No. Mom.

So wrong.

What? What's wrong?

Me. That's not true.

Lying too much. What do you mean?

Grandma? Don't be afraid.

Get your mother up.

But... I know, I know, I'm dead.

Now hurry up.

But you... How... How can you... James!

But Grandma, I... Go back and get your mother. I don't have all night.

You haven't changed a bit, have you? It's a damn slower.

I bet I could still beat you at double solitaire with both.

Hands tied behind my back.

Mother.

Mom, you go back to bed.

Regina, come on now.

I have this fabulous strawberry strudel.

Your favorite.

No.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

I've used fresh berries.

Brown sugar.

Go away.

Regina. Mom.

Mom. Mom, no, no. Mom.

I dreamt that she died and I woke up crying.

I used to have that dream when I was six or seven.

Granny would come in and take her away.

I'd wake up and...

Mom would hear me sobbing, and she'd come into the room. I'd tell her I

didn't ever want to lose her. I won't ever leave you, Jamie.

Never. But now that time's come, and I thought I was prepared.

I guess we all do, really, but... Then you think about how you're never gonna

see... You're never gonna see her anymore.

And, um...

And that that dream you were so afraid of when you were six or seven is finally

true.

I only wish that I had... What?

What is it?

Oh,

no.

No.

No.

Excuse me, but I think you dropped something.

Hey, I'm talking to you.

Welfare.

Mom?

Hey.

Hey. Got some preliminaries on the side I'd like you to take a look at.

Oh.

Yeah, I'll do that at lunch.

Okay, good.

How you doing?

Well, you know how it is.

By the way,

I was wondering, you busy Saturday?

Oh, great.

You seem like an idiot.

So did I the first time.

The spirits are very present tonight.

The room is filled with them.

Sir, there are people all around you.

It's my friend James.

Oh. Oh, thanks, Midge.

James, they're very happy to see you here.

They used to talk to you a lot, didn't they?

And they want to do it again.

I have trouble enough talking for a living. I don't know why I'd want to

talk to the dead.

No, no, that's all right, Matt. Even the dead have a sense of humor.

You dreamt about your grandmother a few weeks ago.

Strawberries, brown sugar.

She says that she wanted her.

daughter, your mother, to follow her.

But that you thought she was talking to you.

She's telling you this now?

Yes. She's standing right behind you.

What's her maiden name? Ask her that.

She says she wants to help your mother very much because your mother is very

afraid.

Very confused.

Does this make any sense to you?

No, not at all.

Could you move on to somebody else, please? She wants you to know that your

mother misses you very much. Look, I don't mean to be impolite, but I'm going

through a really hard time right now. I'm only telling you... Well, you're

telling me what my friend here told you to tell me.

And I know you both mean well, I really do, but I'm just not the right person

for that person.

All right. That's all right.

We'll move on.

You said we were fine.

I said nothing of the sort.

No, you said that it was an increase in material costs and that we could absorb

that. As long as we collected on the accounts receivable.

But they stiffed you, James. What am I supposed to do? Make them pay in

advance? Under these circumstances, yes. Now, you have to liquidate the

inventory. No.

No, absolutely not.

Not all of it. Just the big items.

And move into a smaller space. Otherwise, we're just... We can fight

this. We're going to be fine.

Just help me go through the numbers one more time.

Well, I don't know what's going on. I mean, first my mother and now my

business.

I can't sleep at night. Every time I close my eyes, I'm... James,

what do you think about seeing me twice a week?

Just for a while.

Just till you get a better grip on things.

I can't.

I don't have any money. Haven't you been listening? Well, they sometimes use a

sliding scale when financial issues arise.

So, how's Thursdays?

Two o'clock.

No!

Or I could see your Friday at three.

James,

are Fridays better?

Where is it?

What's going on?

What are you talking about?

There's a woman. She's... Oh, come on. She's got brown hair. She's got a gold

heart around her neck. A gold heart?

Yes, she is. Your wife is... My wife has nothing to do with the issues we're

dealing with here.

What we want to do is focus on you.

You find that uncomfortable, it means we're getting somewhere, which is

another reason to come to the next reception.

Now, let's see if I can rearrange my schedule Friday for work.

Now...

I can see you Thursdays at 2 or Fridays at 3, which is better.

She's dead, isn't she?

Stop it.

Listen, um... Oh, I'm sorry.

Sorry about that. It's okay.

I'd like to apologize.

Saturday, I was overly emotional.

It's okay.

I've been emotional about a lot of things lately.

Well, that's completely understandable.

Yes, but it doesn't give me the right to be unpleasant.

You do a needlepoint, huh?

Yeah, my secret vice.

My grandmother taught me.

Your grandmother, she wouldn't.

She wouldn't be from Idaho, would she?

Well, how would you know that?

Is her name Helen?

Yeah.

She's dead, isn't she?

And you think you're schizophrenic.

You ought to be locked up.

Maybe you have one of those mental diseases that hits you when you're

older.

I know how you feel.

I've felt like that.

But you've got to remember that other people confirm what you see.

He wants it to stop.

I know that, Mitch.

But it's easier said than done.

Yeah, but you can do it, right? I mean, you can.

I can shut the door when I need to. What door?

To the other world.

We all have to shut that door once in a while.

Want to lock it and throw away the key?

Yeah.

I expect you do.

Yeah.

I need your help, Adrian.

He's not ready for this.

Divine Heavenly Parent, we ask your blessing on James.

May he learn to ignore the lies surrounding him.

And if he wishes to close the door to the other world,

bring him peace and joy.

And if at all possible, lead him soon.

Help who?

What are you doing here?

Look, I was told you need help.

How can I help you?

All right, fine. Suit yourself.

Who are you?

What do you want from me?

Look, I don't know who sent you or where you came

from, but could you just please go away?

Talk to me.

Say something.

What's your name?

All right, everybody.

Go on home.

I'll call you as soon as I figure this out.

Don't worry.

You'll be back to work in the morning. I promise.

I'm sorry, darling. I tried to warn you. I tried to do everything. I know that.

Look, you'll get paid. I promise you that. You'll all get paid.

I'm not worried about that. I'm worried about you. I mean, first this thing with

your mother and now this. I appreciate your concern. I really do. I just need

to...

You got to stop smoking. Oh, yeah, I know. I try to, man. No!

Listen to me!

Okay.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Now, take these boxes over to St.

Jude's. I think she'd appreciate that, but... But if there's anything here you

want to keep, huh?

She must have had two.

What?

Well, I... I thought we buried her with this.

Hey, Dad.

Did Mom ever see anything, you know, or have any experiences that weren't

exactly real?

What do you mean?

I don't know. It's just when I was growing up, she... She was on

medications, and I never knew why.

She was nervous sometimes.

It helped her sleep.

Did she have hallucinations?

She had a hard life.

She fought her demons as best she could, and now she's at peace.

Well, there's some kids breaking into my car.

Oh, for... Damn it!

Excuse me?

Can I help you? Yes, I'd like to report a theft.

Fill out a form.

Did you drop this?

Oh, my God.

That's Eli's.

What? It's your father's.

Where did you find this?

Right there.

Oh, God, what did I tell you? These police, they drop things. They don't

care. Calm down, Mom. No, we come to pick up the valuables, and they're lying

on the floor.

My husband died two days ago. Please, Mom.

Oh, God.

carried away.

Excuse me.

I'm sorry, but can I ask you something?

Does your husband have a green raincoat and a brown

herringbone hat?

Yes, he did.

Did you know him?

I don't know how to say this without sounding crazy.

I think your husband wants to talk to you.

Look, I... I seem to have this weird ability to see things and

hear things. Okay, that's enough. There's no need to go any further.

What did he say?

Well,

maybe your son's right.

No.

Tell me what he said, Mom.

He said that when you were dusting this morning... Sure.

And the... And the wedding picture fell to the ground.

Peter, that's enough. No, David. Shh. Officer.

David, it's all right. What's the problem? This man is harassing us.

That's not what I'm doing. I wasn't doing anything. Did you hear me? I'm

just trying to fill out my form. Get out of here. I heard what you said. You're

harassing an old lady.

How about you fill out the form for me, then, you jackass?

I'm sorry to bother you.

I'm a person who... Yes, yes, of course.

Please.

Thank you.

Why don't you do a... Come on in.

You're moving?

Yes, I've had a bit of bad luck.

Oh, I'm sorry.

What you said today, how did you know?

I don't know. I heard him, so... That photo fell off the dresser when I was

dusting.

I was nowhere near it.

Yes, he pushed that off.

Why?

To say hello.

He told you that?

Spirits can do that?

I guess so.

What else did he say?

He said that he was sorry that he didn't come back.

with your medicine and that he loves you very much.

But why couldn't he have stayed?

Why did he have to go now?

It wasn't his choice.

What do you mean?

Somebody killed him.

Did he... Did he go to the drugstore?

Yes?

Yes. Get some medicine.

Heart medicine. Little pills.

And mine, too. Yes. And on the way home, he took a shortcut down a side street.

He was always in such a hurry.

And someone stopped him. Somebody, a man came up to him and wanted, he wanted the

time.

Hey, buddy. You got the time?

The police know this man. He's an informer for them.

Ronnie, his name is Ronnie.

Is this the man that killed him?

He owes a lot of money.

Did he have a watch? Did Eli have a watch? Yes, the children gave it to him

for his birthday. It wasn't among the valuables returned, but I... He

loved that watch, didn't he?

You made him angry and he's scared.

My heart.

Help me.

The pills can be back.

My pill.

Mister?

Are you alright?

Yes.

It's your anniversary?

Tuesday, is that right?

Yes.

Yes, it is.

A rock, small rock, a bus depot.

Little rock.

We were married in City Hall and the judge was late, so we missed our bus

tour for honeymoon.

The number 223-223?

No. Nothing.

223-223.

Oh, my gosh.

Eli, you're not telling him about that hotel room, are you?

And peaches? I'm smelling peaches. Peach... Peach preserve?

I'm... Eli, that's enough. You stop that right now.

He says this Ronnie is a police informant.

He's staying with his parents in a white house with some junk cars out back and a

garage.

And some stairs lead up to a porch.

Eli's watch is in a box under those stairs. That's just crazy, Mom.

What are you going to do about this? I can't do a thing about it, ma'am. Why

not? Because I can't go to a judge and tell him I need a search warrant because

a dead man came back and told me where his watch was. I'm sorry.

But you know him. He works for you.

Mr. Von Prague said... You know what? Have Mr.

Von Prague get in touch with me.

What? I can take you right to him. Well, if you just give me a few days, I'll...

My husband was murdered.

Now, don't you care?

I thought the police were supposed to care.

Mrs. Ziff, I'll do my best, but I can't promise you... If this was your father,

you'd do more than your best.

You'd speak to this man, and you'd get at the truth.

And you'd follow every clue, no matter how crazy it sounds.

I know you would.

Mr. Von Praag?

Yes? This is Detective Condren. I want you to tell her what you told me.

Hi. Hi.

Well, this is a first. I've never met a psychic before.

Well, you still haven't.

Do you mind? This is kind of heavy.

I knew some cops over in Portland who worked with some of them. They were a

pretty weird bunch.

The cops or the psychics?

Both.

Would you excuse us for a moment, ma'am?

Sure.

Look, I can't vouch for any of this. I just said what came to me. You know, I

probably... How do you know Ronnie Higgins?

Who?

The man whose name you gave. Oh, yeah.

I don't.

You've never been to his house? No, I've never met the man.

Well... Unfortunately, I have, and the garage you described fits his to a T.

Did he burn you in a drug deal or something?

What? Oh, no. For God's sake, I was just trying to help the lady, you know? Maybe

I shouldn't have said... Oh, relax.

Come on. Come on. Okay.

You don't know him.

The truth is, I could use a good psychic right now. I've got 23 unsolved cases,

and at the moment, I can't even find my reading glass.

You left them on the kitchen table behind a cereal box and a carton of milk

you forgot to put away.

Some dead guy told you that.

No, that's just where I always leave mine.

You don't believe this stuff, do you?

No. Good.

It's my new partner, Detective Campbell.

Yeah, you don't.

What do you want?

I just want to ask you a few questions.

Can we come in?

What about?

About a Mr. Ziff who died last week off Chestnut Street.

Yeah, I don't know anything about that.

That is a nice car you got there.

What is that, a 73?

74, actually.

Yeah, my dad had a...

67 MGB. Ran like a dream till he totaled it.

That's too bad.

Yeah, really.

See that fender?

Looks original, don't it? Yeah.

What if I told you I made that myself?

No way. Yes. Come on, check it out.

Nice,

huh? Yeah.

Yeah, my old man's got a machine shop across town. Lets me use some of the

blowtorches once in a while at night.

Does transmission give you any trouble? Gave my dad hell.

No, no, I mean, you know, I check it out every six months or so. Hey!

What are you doing over there, huh?

Just walking. Just walking? Well, why don't you just walk outside?

All right.

You two, okay? I got nothing to say to you.

A yellow face watch and a cigar box.

This yours.

Hey, Alan. Hi.

See this?

What?

Isn't that about your boy?

Changed my mind.

Dad, will you just listen to me for a second?

Are you still seeing that shrink?

Oh, no, not at the moment.

Why not?

Well, you know, can we talk about this later?

As a matter of fact, hold on a second, please.

Oh, hi. Hi.

Come on in.

Thanks.

Sorry to interrupt.

Oh.

Yeah, as a matter of fact, why don't you come over for dinner tomorrow night?

Tomorrow,

huh?

Can I get you something?

Soda or beer?

Beer sounds good.

Oh.

All right.

Great.

I was just on my way home from work, and I wanted to stop in and say thank you

for the tip.

Oh, yeah. Tell my father that. He's completely freaking out.

I shouldn't blame him. I'm freaking out too.

Why are you still fighting this?

Wouldn't you?

Are you kidding?

I'd go on Oprah. I would try to solve the world's greatest mysteries.

I'd at least try to find out where my first boyfriend was so I could hunt him

down and shoot him.

Aren't you curious about things? Like who Jack the Ripper was? Or

who killed JFK?

I don't think it works that way.

Too bad.

Listen, I need to warn you. You may be called in to testify at a pre-trial

hearing. Ronnie's given us a hard time.

We don't usually like to use sources like yourself, but we... Do you know

someone named Amy?

My sister?

Well, she says that you shouldn't blame yourself for not being in the car.

I'm sorry, but she's very insistent that I tell you this.

Okay.

And your father's here.

He says he wants you to forgive him.

I don't really want to hear this.

I don't mean to hurt you.

Tell him something for me, okay?

Tell him there are some things that can never be forgiven.

Thanks for the beer.

Oh, don't...

Times are tough. I know. The economy, the competition.

But if that guy you hired had kept you better informed... Now, hear me out.

I know what I'm talking about. I've been through hard times, too, and believe me,

you've got to look upon it as an opportunity.

Yeah, okay. Start a new business, find a new girl.

How long have you been on your own now?

Eight years?

Seven.

That's when it all started, you ask me.

I don't know that.

I'm sure you do.

Listen, this is no time to get into that other stuff.

It's too crazy.

You gotta stick to your goals. Look, your mom saw a guy who gave her a

prescription once.

I can get you the name of the pill.

It seemed to help her.

Why don't you move back here?

Not for long.

Just till you get on your feet again.

We'll get along fine, I'm sure.

Thank you, I appreciate the offer.

I think I need to sort this out myself.

Ma'am?

Ma'am, I can help you with that. I just need to figure out...

I'm sorry, can you hold one second, please?

Yes, Booktown.

Actually, I don't know, actually.

If you could just give me a second, I'll find that out.

Ma'am, I'm having trouble. Hello?

Sir?

What do you want?

I'm sorry. I didn't mean... Please forgive me. I'm sorry.

Hey.

Hi. Hi.

I want to apologize for the other night. Seriously, I shouldn't have... Don't

worry about it. Well, I'm sorry.

It's fine. I also want to ask you a favor.

Yeah? Yes, I'd like some information on somebody. A boy, about 14 years old.

He may... Well...

be dead but uh you know i thought maybe i could describe him to a sketch artist

and maybe they could a sketch won't do you any good not unless the kid's local

where'd he die i don't know do you know when no all

right you want to help me tell me his name

Dennis Branson.

I'm sorry.

I'm new to this.

This door can sail.

Sorry.

Any luck?

You tell me.

Good to hear.

Yeah.

Are you Walter Branson?

Yeah. Dennis' grandfather?

You seen him?

Yes, I think I have.

Where?

May I come in?

Thank you.

I have a friend in the police department.

Occasionally, I go through their missing person cases, and Dennis looked

familiar.

How'd you recognize him?

It's been seven years. He's a grown man by now.

He still looks pretty much the same.

I hope he lost his orneriness.

I told him once how he ought to be more grateful to an old man who didn't want

to take him in in the first place.

Next day, he gone.

Me and my big mouth.

I'd really like to see him again.

If he'd be willing.

I gave away most of his stuff.

Even if he did come back, he'd outgrown it by now.

But there's a few things that still he has.

If he wants them.

Is he in jail?

No. That's good.

That's good. I knew he'd be okay.

Report card.

Not much to brag about, but he always did work hard.

Used to have a picture of his mother.

He took it with him.

She died a year before he left.

Anyway, excuse me. I can't stay any longer.

You... You take your time.

My God.

Something wrong?

It... No, no, no.

What?

What do you want me to do?

What? Turn? Do you want me to turn down the...

Thank you.

Okay, now what?

I could be on this forever. I could be in Oregon by the time...

Turtleback preserve.

You got a weird way of talking, Dennis.

You'll see lots of other things.

you

Oh, Jesus.

Six, at least, I think.

Boys, I think.

It's pretty isolated.

Nobody ever goes out there.

How'd you find him?

Dennis led me.

But maybe I'm wrong. You know, I hope I'm wrong.

I think I'm wrong, but... Maybe you could go out there with me.

And do what?

We can't dig. We need a permit.

Well, how do we get a permit?

We get evidence.

How do we get evidence?

It's over here, I think.

Okay, so...

What's wrong, I think I'm gonna be sick Oh dig here

Oh

That's it, you know this

enough, you know, this is a waste of time

How crazy is this?

This is pretty crazy.

Actually, it's a relief, you know. I'm glad I didn't find anything I wasn't

looking forward to.

Wait a minute.

What?

The forensic team she sent for found bones beneath the shirt.

They're getting a court order to dig up the whole area.

It's horrible.

It's worse than that.

I'm sorry. I don't mean to scare you. It's just that I don't have anyone else

to talk to, and sometimes it's hard to keep this stuff inside.

What is it like?

What's what like? Being dead.

What do they feel?

Well, what do you feel when you see him?

Each one feels different.

The boys, they felt...

frightened and

cold.

That bad, huh?

Actually, no, you know, Eli, that I helped, he was warm and happy.

What about dying?

Do they talk about it?

They don't actually talk.

But I suppose it's a lot like, you know, being born.

You know, you fight like hell to be in one place, and you're being pulled into

someplace else.

I wonder if there's someone to help on the other end.

I never asked.

What's going on?

What?

Are you alright?

Seeth. Why?

Why her?

I asked you a question, dammit!

I thought we buried her with this.

Mom? I can't seem to find anything anymore.

Pepper! Where is the pepper?

The pepper!

It's aged.

Oh my God.

Everything gets lost.

Oh my God.

I... I should have had things in better order.

I should have done better.

I should have been more clear about it all.

And true.

Truth, Jamie, is the only thing that matters.

What truth?

Shh. Honey, quiet.

Not so loud.

No, no, no, no.

What am I saying?

That's the point.

Not quiet.

and sing it from the rooftop.

Yes, yes. Mom, what are you...

And follow

your heart, Jamie, and do not be afraid.

What's going on? Can you tell me what's going on, please?

Oh, and tell your father. I love him so much.

I don't believe this. She loves you, Dad. That's what she said.

Don't you see what's happening?

She wanted me to tell you this, Dad.

I can't.

You're becoming like her.

Is that so terrible?

Oh, stop talking.

She's dead. She's not coming back now. Don't talk like this anymore Okay We

found

three bodies so far maybe a fourth The boy you were looking for Dennis Branson

was the first one buried about seven years ago Forensics is having a hell of

a time trying to identify the others

They do know a few things, mostly from the one we found, which was the most

recent. One, their hands were bound with ordinary rope.

Two, there's no evidence of wounds, blows, bleeding, gunshot wounds, sexual

assault, anything like that. And three, they were all twisted in very odd

positions when they were buried.

Oh, my God.

Whoever did this knocked them out, tied them up.

and buried them alive.

What? Look, I don't understand.

I did what you asked me. I called the police. I don't know what else to do.

What? You know, what do you want?

I can't... I can't find... Hey, what the hell, buddy? I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

He's still out there, isn't he?

That's why you want me to find him.

He's looking for other boys to kill.