Original subtitles

[sinister orchestral music]

♪ ♪

[thunder rumbling, rain pouring]

[children singing John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt]

♪ WHENEVER WE GO OUT ♪

♪ THE PEOPLE ALWAYS SHOUT ♪

♪ "THERE GOES JOHN JACOB JINGLEHEIMER SCHMIDT" ♪

♪ DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH ♪

♪ JOHN JACOB JINGLEHEIMER SCHMIDT ♪

♪ HIS NAME IS MY NAME TOO ♪

[thunder rumbling]

♪ WHENEVER WE GO OUT THE PEOPLE ALWAYS SHOUT ♪

THANK GOD.

OKAY, KIDS, WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

♪ JOHN JACOB JINGLEHEIMER SCHMIDT ♪

♪ HIS NAME IS MY NAME TOO ♪

[bell ringing]

[engine chugging]

[thunder rumbles]

[whistle blows]

IT'S NOT WORKING.

[bell stops]

[whistle blows]

THE CROSSING GUARD. IT'S NOT WORKING!

[children singing]

[whistle blows]

♪ WHENEVER WE GO OUT ♪

(all) STOP!

♪ THE PEOPLE ALWAYS SHOUT ♪

STOP!

♪ THERE GOES JOHN JACOB JINGLEHEIMER SCHMIDT ♪

[people yelling]

♪ DAH DAH DAH DAH JOHN... ♪ [whistle blowing]

♪ JACOB... ♪

[crashing, tumbling, and screaming]

(Crystal) BUS WAS TORN TO PIECES.

NONE OF THE KIDS SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT.

CRYSTAL, YOU ARE SO FULL OF SHIT.

ALL OF THE KIDS DIED.

IT'S TOTALLY TRUE.

MELANIE, BODIES WERE EVERYWHERE.

AND BODY PARTS.

THAT'S TERRIBLE.

ESPECIALLY FOR SUCH A SMALL TOWN.

THEY SAY IF YOU PARK YOUR CAR AT THE SPOT WHERE IT HAPPENED,

AND PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, IT MOVES BY ITSELF.

[chuckles] OH.

PUSHED OVER THE TRACKS TO SAFETY

BY THE GHOSTS OF THE DEAD CHILDREN.

CAN YOU SAY "URBAN LEGEND"?

[scoffs] I SWEAR IT'S TRUE.

I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT THAT ACCIDENT

IS THE ONLY THING THIS TOWN HAS GOING FOR IT.

WELL, ANYTHING'S BETTER THAN REHAB.

[laughs] YEAH.

EXCEPT FOR MOVING BACK IN WITH MOM AND DAD

IN SOME LAME GHOST TOWN.

LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT ME TO TAKE YOU BACK TO THE AIRPORT.

[both laughing]

NO.

I MEAN, IT'S TIME I GET BACK TO REALITY.

MELANIE, CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?

OF COURSE.

WHAT WAS IT LIKE?

REHAB?

YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T THE TYPICAL MELODRAMA YOU WOULD THINK.

WE JUST SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE MOUNTAINS.

HIKING, LEARNING HOW TO SURVIVE...

SOMEDAY I WANNA GO.

JUST YOU AND ME IN THE MOUNTAINS.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.

[melancholy piano music]

♪ ♪

HERE WE ARE.

WHERE?

THIS IS WHERE IT HAPPENED.

[laughs]

THESE ARE THE TRAIN TRACKS?

YUP. YEAH.

NOW...

WE'RE GONNA TRY A LITTLE EXPERIMENT.

M'KAY.

LET'S SEE IF IT REALLY WORKS. HMM.

WOW. WE'RE REALLY MOVIN'.

[laughs] PATIENCE, LITTLE SISTER.

[truck horn blows] C'MON, MOVE IT!

OKAY, ASSHOLE! [laughing]

(truck driver) DAMN KIDS.

THERE WE GO.

[grunts]

HEY!

THERE SHE IS! LOOK AT THIS!

OH, YOU LOOK GREAT.

THANK YOU.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS HOUSE?

NICE, HUH? IT'S HUGE.

WELL, THAT'S ONE BENEFIT OF MOVING OUT OF THE CITY.

IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE YOU, MEL.

WE MISSED YA.

YOU TOO, DADDY.

HELLO, MELANIE.

YOU'RE LOOKING WELL.

HI, MOM.

(Melanie) IT'S GOOD TO SEE YA.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

I'M FINE.

I KNOW THIS IS PROBABLY A BIG CHANGE FOR YOU.

IT'S OKAY.

I'M GLAD I WASN'T HERE WHILE YOU GUYS WERE MOVING.

I HATE MOVING.

WELL, IT'S BEEN A BIG CHANGE FOR ALL OF US.

BUT I THINK WE CAN BE HAPPY HERE.

DO YOU THINK YOU COULD BE HAPPY HERE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE THREE MINUTES.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

HEY, LEMME-- LEMME TAKE YOU INSIDE.

C'MON.

YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT.

HOME SWEET HOME.

WOW, IT'S NICE.

YOUR ROOM'S RIGHT UP HERE, HONEY.

HERE WE ARE.

MM.

WH--WHERE'S MY COMPUTER?

WE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA

FOR YOU TO HAVE ONE RIGHT NOW.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DO MY HOMEWORK?

ON AN ABACUS?

USE YOUR SISTER'S COMPUTER FOR NOW.

DINNER WILL BE READY IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES.

[clears throat] YOU KNOW, UH...

THE GUY AT THE STORE SAID YOU CAN ONLY USE

SO MANY MINUTES A MONTH, SO, UH, I GUESS, UH...

USE IT WISELY.

GOT A BUILT-IN CAMERA.

THANKS, DAD.

OH, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

OH, AND, UH--

DON'T TELL MOM ABOUT THE CELL PHONE.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

[sighs]

[chuckles]

YOU WANNA GET HIGH?

YEAH.

[clears throat]

WHAT IS THAT?

THE CHIVA.

IT'S INCREDIBLE.

HEROIN?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I'M NOT SHOOTING UP.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

[sniffs]

TRUST ME. YOU WON'T-- YOU WON'T BE SORRY.

[sighs]

[sniffs]

SHAWN.

SHAWN.

SHAWN.

SHAWN!

SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THREE YEARS OF TOTAL CONSTRUCTION.

NOW, NORMALLY IT WOULD TAKE LONGER,

BUT WE'RE LAYING THE TURNPIKE

RIGHT OVER THE EXISTING TRAIN TRACK ROUTE.

SO WE DON'T EXPECT TO RELOCATE

ANY OTHER PROPERTIES.

THAT SOUNDS WONDERFUL.

CONGRATULATIONS, DAD.

YEAH, WELL, IT'S NOT LIKE I DESIGNED IT.

I MEAN, THIS JOB WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN DONE

IN THE LATE '50s, BUT THEY PUT IT BACK UNTIL NOW.

THAT'S MORE THAN 40 YEARS LATER.

(Melanie) BUREAUCRACY AT ITS FINEST.

MAYBE THE HAUNTED TRAIN TRACK SCARED EVERYONE AWAY.

[laughs]

MELANIE, PLEASE DON'T START TRASHING THE PLACE SO SOON.

I WAS KIDDING.

SO...

NOW THAT YOU'RE BACK,

HAVE YOU GIVEN ANY THOUGHT TO YOUR FUTURE?

(Crystal) MOM,

SHE JUST GOT HERE.

THANK YOU, CRYSTAL, I'M WELL AWARE OF THAT.

WELL? MELANIE?

I HEAR THE, UH, STATE SCHOOL

HAS AN EXCELLENT DANCE PROGRAM.

DAD.

YOU MADE A BEAUTIFUL BALLERINA.

THAT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO.

WHICH IS ALL THE MORE REASON TO GET BACK INTO IT.

BALLET IS FOR KIDS, MOM.

WELL, DON'T TELL THE RUSSIANS THAT.

I MEAN, THEY LOVE BALLET.

[laughs]

MELANIE, ALL I'M SAYING

IS THAT IDLE HANDS DO THE DEVIL'S WORK.

YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT BETTER THAN ANYONE.

[fork clatters to plate]

[sighs]

DON'T GO AFTER HER, EDWARD.

SHE KNOWS I'M RIGHT.

(whispers) MEL. MEL.

COME ON.

WHERE ARE WE GOING? OUT.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S SUCH A GOOD IDEA. SHH, SHH, SHH.

COME ON.

SEE YOU LATER.

HEY, CRYSTAL.

HEY, CRYSTAL.

[chanting inside] TEN, NINE, EIGHT,

SEVEN, SIX, FIVE, FOUR,

THREE, TWO, ONE!

[laughing and cheering]

YOU'RE UP.

AW, FUCK. [crowd oohs]

ALL RIGHT.

(all chanting) TEN, NINE, EIGHT,

SEVEN, SIX, FIVE,

FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE!

OH, FUCK.

YOU OKAY WITH THIS?

YEAH. JUST SAY NO, RIGHT?

"GO FISH" YOURSELF.

[laughter]

THAT'S MITCH.

[coughs]

FUCK. [crowd oohs]

[crowd chanting] 13, 12, 11...

[playing pop rock music]

♪ ♪

OH, THERE HE IS.

PENN!

HEY, PENN. COME HERE.

HEY.

WHAT'S UP, LADIES?

PENN, THIS IS MY LITTLE SISTER.

HOW'S IT GOING?

HI, I'M MELANIE.

YOU KNOW, UH, OUR DADS ARE WORKING

ON THE HIGHWAY PROJECT TOGETHER. OH.

SO, I GUESS THAT MEANS WE'LL BE HANGING OUT.

RIGHT, CRYSTAL? HELL, YEAH.

CAN I GET YOU LADIES A DRINK?

SURE.

MELANIE, YOU THIRSTY?

UM, MAYBE SOMETHING NON-ALCOHOLIC.

OKAY, COOL.

CHUCKY!

UH, TWO BEERS, S'IL VOUS PLAIT,

AND, UH, ONE SODA.

TWO BREWS COMIN' UP.

YOW!

[laughing]

(Penn) THERE YA GO! THERE YA GO!

CRAZY BASTARD.

[girls giggling]

(girls) THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT, MAN.

ALL RIGHT.

HEY, WHERE'S THE BATHROOM?

UH, THROUGH THE KITCHEN TO THE LEFT.

OKAY, THANK YOU. HOLD MY PURSE?

YEAH. THANK YOU.

CUTE.

UH-HUH. YOU KINDA LIKE HER.

WHAT? WHAT?

SO, I DON'T KNOW IF I TOLD YOU THIS...

[girl vomiting in bathroom]

[knocks]

(girl) GO AWAY.

YOU WANT SOME O' THIS?

AW, PRUDE!

COME ON.

(Penn) HEY.

DON'T TALK LIKE THAT, SHIT BREATH.

COME ON, MAN.

GREAT.

[sighs]

CLUB SODA?

THANK YOU.

OF COURSE.

(Penn) SO...

HOW DOES YOUR SISTER LIKE EMERALD?

I TOOK MELANIE BY THE RAILROAD CROSSING,

BUT SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE IN THE STORY

ABOUT THE DEAD CHILDREN.

I MEAN, WE WENT TO THE TRAIN TRACKS

AND WE TRIED IT,

BUT IT DIDN'T WORK.

I DON'T KNOW. I STILL BELIEVE IT.

(Penn) I DON'T KNOW...

I'M SORRY.

MELANIE, RIGHT?

YEAH.

CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?

SURE.

IS IT TRUE YOU OD'D--

YOU, LIKE, DIED AND CAME BACK TO LIFE?

WHO TOLD YOU THAT?

[laughs]

SO IT IS TRUE.

FREAK.

[laughing]

WHAT'S UP, BABY?

CAN I TALK TO YOU?

SURE.

WERE YOU FUCKIN' TELLING PEOPLE?

TELLING PEOPLE WHAT?

ABOUT REHAB.

NO!

YES. JUST PENN.

AND MAYBE MITCH.

WELL, NOW BARF BUTT KNOWS, TOO.

SO, APPARENTLY, EVERYONE IN TOWN KNOWS.

(Crystal) I'M SORRY. I ONLY TOLD BECAUSE--

(Melanie) I DON'T CARE.

(Crystal) DON'T WORRY.

REHAB'S THE "IN" THING.

YEAH, AND NEXT YEAR IT'LL BE BULIMIA.

I'M REALLY SORRY.

DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE YOU HOME?

NO.

I DON'T WANNA RUIN YOUR NIGHT.

I JUST WANT YOU TO HAVE FUN.

ANYBODY WANT TO GO FOR A RIDE?

LET'S DO IT.

[rock music]

♪ ♪

WHY ARE WE LETTING THE DRUNKEST ONE OF US DRIVE?

ACTUALLY, HE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO WON'T GET BUSTED.

HIS UNCLE'S CHIEF OF POLICE.

RIGHT.

♪ OW! ♪

WHOO-HOO!

[tires screech]

UH, I THINK YOU HAVE TO STOP BEFORE THE ACTUAL TRACKS, MITCH.

BABY POWDER IS A NECESSITY.

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU DONE THIS? FIRST TIME.

SERIOUSLY? SERIOUSLY.

MELANIE, WE'RE NOT AS BACKWARD AS YOU MIGHT THINK.

BASTARD.

WELL, UH, MOST OF US.

MITCH HAS DONE THIS BEFORE. I-I DON'T BELIEVE IN GHOSTS.

NEITHER DO I. WHAT IS HE DOING?

THE LEGEND SAYS IF YOU PUT POWDER ON THE BUMPER,

YOU'LL SEE THE FINGERPRINTS OF THE DEAD CHILDREN.

BUT ONLY IF YOU TRULY BELIEVE.

I'LL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT.

WELL, I GUESS YOU'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT.

[whistles]

[sighs]

THIS WILL BE FUCKIN' AWESOME!

THEY'RE COMING FOR YOU, MELANIE.

OOH! STOP.

LEAVE HER ALONE. RELAX. JUST PLAYING.

HERE WE GO.

COME ON, YOU LITTLE FUCKERS.

NOTHING'S HAPPENING, MITCH.

WHAT A SURPRISE. ALL RIGHT, GIVE IT A MINUTE.

[train whistle blows in distance]

[bell rings]

UH, OKAY, GHOSTS ARE SLEEPING, LET'S GO.

[train whistle blows]

COME ON, I'M SERIOUS.

THEY WILL PUSH US WHEN THE TRAIN GETS CLOSER.

THAT'S BULLSHIT. LET'S GO. COME ON, MITCH.

[train whistle blows] TRAIN'S COMING!

DON'T BE A DICKHEAD, MITCH. MOVE THE CAR.

[bell ringing]

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, DUDE? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

SCREW THIS.

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? MOVE THE CAR.

UNLOCK THE FUCKING DOORS, MITCH. NON-BELIEVERS!

THIS ISN'T FUNNY, MITCH! THEY'LL PUSH US WHEN THE TRAIN GETS CLOSER.

[screaming]

THEY'RE GONNA PUSH US.

MITCH, LET ME OUT OF THE CAR! NO, YOU CAN'T GO!

THIS ISN'T FUNNY! LET'S GO!

LET ME OUT OF THE CAR!

LET ME OUT OF THE CAR!

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

NO!

[screaming] [tires screeching]

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!

YOU ASSHOLE! WHOO!

YOU FUCKING ASS, MAN. WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

HEY, MAN, FUCKING RELAX! JESUS! FUCKING CHILL OUT.

WHERE IS SHE?

DIDN'T YOU GUYS SEE HER?

SHIT!

SHE IS NUTS.

WHAT THE FUCK!

LITTLE GIRL!

LITTLE GIRL!

MELANIE, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

DON'T BE AFRAID.

DON'T BE AFRAID. HELLO?

HELLO?

DON'T BE AFRAID. HELLO?

LITTLE GIR-- HEY, YOU OKAY?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING OVER HERE? THIS PLACE IS CREEPY.

DIDN'T YOU SEE THE LITTLE GIRL?

HELLO! MR. PEARL!

MR. PEARL!

DUDE, ENOUGH.

WHO'S MR. PEARL?

OH, HE USED TO BE THE TRAIN CONDUCTOR

THAT RAN THIS DEPOT.

NOW HIS GHOST HAUNTS IT.

AFTER THE BUS CRASH,

MR. PEARL HUNG HIMSELF RIGHT HERE IN THE DEPOT.

THEY SAY HE FELT THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS FAULT.

WELL, MAYBE WE SHOULD GO INSIDE.

HELL, NO.

[can rattles]

IT'S HIM!

HEY, YOU KIDS SHOULDN'T BE HERE.

THIS PLACE IS CONDEMNED.

[snickers] WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

HE'S AN OLD MAN.

THAT'S FUZZY KEELER, THE TOWN DRUNK.

OF COURSE.

OUR PARENTS SAID IF WE DRANK AND DID DRUGS,

WE'D END UP LIKE OLD FUZZY KEELER!

AH.

YOU DON'T SCARE US, BUM.

I GOTTA TAKE A LEAK. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M DRIVING.

IS HE EVEN ALLOWED TO COME OVER HERE?

I GUESS SO.

HEY, I RAN OUT BEFORE I FINISHED THE H.

[ambulance alarm blares]

NO. OH, GOD.

SHAWN! SHAWN! PLEASE, MISS, I GOT IT.

OH, GOD. SHAWN.

WE'RE LOSING HER.

WE'RE LOSING HER!

[alarm sounds]

[alarm stops]

SCHOOL. OH, FUCK.

[rock music]

♪ ♪

[indistinct chatter]

HEY, CHECK IT OUT. FRESH MEAT.

I HATE FOOTBALL. SHUT UP.

[indistinct chatter]

[school bell rings]

[ringing stops]

MR. PERRYWINE?

YES.

UM, I'M MELANIE WOOD.

THE OFFICE TOLD ME TO REPORT TO YOU.

WELL, YES, MELANIE. BEEN EXPECTING YOU.

PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT.

HAVEN'T BEEN HERE FIVE MINUTES

AND THEY ALREADY HAVE ME ON THE COUCH.

[laughs] IT'S NOT LIKE THAT.

WHO'S YOUR FRIEND? MY CPR DUMMY.

I TEACH FIRST RESPONSE.

JACK OF ALL TRADES.

YOUR FAMILY LOOKS NICE, MR. PERRYWINE.

CALL ME DOUG.

YEAH, THANKS. I LOVE MY KIDS.

AND YOUR WIFE?

WELL, BEFORE WE GET INTO ME, UH...

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOUR PARENTS FILLED ME IN

ON EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED.

THE LOSS OF A CLOSE FRIEND IS REALLY TOUGH.

MELANIE, IT'S OKAY. I'M NOT HERE TO JUDGE OR PREACH.

I MEAN, WE DO HAVE A ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY

ON SUBSTANCE USE,

BUT I KNOW THAT'S NOT GONNA BE A PROBLEM.

THIS MAY BE A LITTLE AMBITIOUS,

BUT I THINK WE COULD BE FRIENDS.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT MY LAST COUNSELOR SAID.

AND?

HE TRIED TO FUCK ME, SO I KICKED HIM IN THE BALLS.

YEAH. YOUR MOTHER TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR PENCHANT

FOR TELLING LIES.

WELL, YOU JUST KNOW EVERYTHING, DON'T YOU?

NO.

BUT I DO KNOW ONE THING.

IF YOU TRUST ME, I'LL NEVER BETRAY YOU.

IT'S THE LEAST I CAN DO.

MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN SEPARATED

SINCE THE DAY I FOUND HER IN BED WITH THE NEIGHBOR.

DOUG, THAT'S A LITTLE MORE THAN I NEEDED TO KNOW.

SORRY.

I JUST WANT YOU TO TRUST ME.

SURE.

DIG IT.

SO, WHAT'S YOUR FIRST CLASS?

ENGLISH LIT.

GREAT. I'LL WALK YOU THERE.

THAT'S REALLY NOT NECESSARY.

OH, I KNOW. IT'S MY FIRST CLASS TOO.

ALL RIGHT, SCHOLARS, WE HAVE A NEW INMATE TODAY.

EVERYONE, PLEASE WELCOME MISS MELANIE WOOD.

MELANIE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US

A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF?

WELL, MY NAME IS MELANIE WOOD.

YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW MY SISTER, CRYSTAL.

HOTTIE!

[soft laughter] THAT'S ENOUGH, MITCH.

MELANIE, PLEASE CONTINUE.

I AM, WELL,

STARTING SCHOOL HERE LATE

BECAUSE MY DAD'S WORK RELOCATED

AND HE WANTED TO TAKE ME

TO THE HIMALAYAS TO HIKE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

WE HAD AN AMAZING TIME

AND I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE.

REHAB.

[soft laughter]

GET OUT OF MY CLASSROOM.

WHAT?

I'M SERIOUS. NOW.

[whispers] YOU'RE MINE.

ANYONE ELSE?

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS TODAY

IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CHILDREN

AND THEIR CAREGIVER IN THE TURN OF THE SCREW.

SO, PLEASE, EVERYBODY, TAKE OUT YOUR BOOKS,

TURN TO PAGE 53.

(basketball player) I GOT YOU.

[shoes screeching on floor]

THAT WOULD MAKE IT 10.

FUCK!

HI.

WE ALL WANTED YOU TO KNOW

THAT WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON YOU.

AFTER LAST NIGHT, YOU'RE ALL MITCH TALKS ABOUT.

SO, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED, FREAK.

HEY...COME ON.

TOUGH FIRST DAY?

IT'S AMAZING.

NEW TOWN, SAME BITCHES.

WHEN ARE WE GETTING OUT OF HERE?

I'M GONNA HANG FOR A BIT.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE MY CAR IF YOU WANT?

MY KEYS ARE IN MY LOCKER.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M DOING THIS.

OH, MY GOD.

[laughs]

OH, MY GOD!

HI.

CAN I HELP YOU?

UM, ARE YOU LOST?

NO?

UM, DO YOU NEED A RIDE HOME?

HERE, YOU CAN GET IN BACK.

WOW, YOU'RE QUICK.

OKAY, SO, WHICH WAY DO I GO?

ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT IT.

I'VE SEEN YOU PLAYING AROUND HERE BEFORE.

SO WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

JULIE. THAT'S A PRETTY NAME.

I'M MELANIE.

YOU DON'T TALK MUCH, DO YOU, JULIE?

IS THAT WHERE YOU LIVE?

ARE YOU OKAY?

GOD, YOU'RE REALLY SHIVERING.

HERE, HERE, PUT ON MY JACKET.

HERE YOU GO.

AREN'T YOUR PARENTS HOME?

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, DO YOU WANT ME TO WAIT WITH YOU?

HEY, JULIE!

JULIE, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

JULIE?

[engine starts]

[bell ringing]

MIND IF I JOIN YOU?

I'M KIND OF HAVING SOME ALONE TIME.

WHAT IS THAT, LIKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE OR SOMETHING?

MORE LIKE AN HOUR.

FUCK. WHO DIED?

YOU KNOW,

YOU DON'T HAVE TO FEEL SORRY FOR ME.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

OH, YOU DON'T, DO YOU?

I KNOW WHY YOU HAVE THIS AURA ABOUT YOU.

REALLY?

YOU DON'T STRIKE ME AS THE AURA-READING TYPE.

CRYSTAL TOLD YOU THAT SHE TOLD ME, DIDN'T SHE?

CAN YOU SAY THAT THREE TIMES FAST?

YES. I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW.

ABOUT YOUR BOYFRIEND. ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

SEE, THIS IS WHY I NEED ALONE TIME.

HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE YOU TOLD?

I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT...

YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I LOST MY OLDER BROTHER A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO.

THEY FOUND HIM IN HIS DORM ROOM.

HE OD'D.

I'M SORRY. THAT'S TERRIBLE.

IT'S JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME.

YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ANYBODY? I TOLD YOU.

HEY, PENN.

THANKS.

ANY TIME.

HELLO?

SO MUCH FOR HIDDEN TREASURE.

"ANDREW PEARL MUST VACATE?"

[object moves]

HELLO?

MR. KEELER?

JULIE?

DO I KNOW YOU?

[screams]

[screams]

GOD! THAT'S NOT FUNNY, ASSHOLE.

YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT I SAW YOU SLIP IN HERE.

WHAT'S THIS? GIVE IT BACK.

OHO HO HO HO.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR IT?

GIVE IT BACK. GET IT. GET IT.

GIVE IT BACK. WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR IT?

I AM NOT IN THE MOOD FOR YOUR GAMES.

COULD YOU PLEASE GIVE IT BACK?

COME AND GET IT.

THAT'S BULLSHIT.

HEY. HEY, COME HERE. COME HERE. NO, MITCH, STOP IT.

COME HERE, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU. MITCH, LET ME GO.

MITCH, LET ME GO!

I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

COME HERE.

LET GO OF ME, MITCH! STOP IT! SHH. SHH.

LET GO OF ME!

MITCH, STOP IT!

SHUT UP. SOMEONE, COME AND HELP ME!

GOD, HELP ME!

STOP IT! STOP! SHH. SHH.

STOP IT! AH!

FUCK! HEY!

SHH-TCH-TCH.

WHAT THE FUCK YOU LOOKING AT, HUH?

FUCK!

I GOTTA GO BACK TO THE SAME OLD PUSSY.

GLAD I COULD HELP.

FUCK OFF!

[radio playing softly]

♪ ♪

HEY, SAVE SOME FOR ME.

WHAT?

HEY, GOT AN IDEA.

YEAH. SMOKE THAT.

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?

THAT'S, UM, SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T PAN OUT.

BACK TO WORK.

WHO THE FUCK IS THAT?

HUH?

KEELER. WHAT?

THAT MOTHERFUCKING BUM.

UGH! GOD.

I'M GONNA KICK HIS ASS.

COME ON, BITCH!

WHOO!

COME ON, MOTHERFUCKER! COME ON!

[electricity crackles]

MITCH?

MITCH!

MITCH!

MITCH!

[screaming]

OH, MY GOD!

[screaming]

NO! NO!

[screaming]

(female coach) ALL RIGHT, HANDS UP, HANDS UP! ALL THE WAY UP.

THERE'S NO WAY I CAN CLIMB THIS ROPE.

OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

WE USED TO DO THIS STUFF ALL THE TIME IN REHAB.

HAVE YOU SEEN MY TAN JACKET, BY THE WAY?

I THOUGHT IT WAS IN MY CAR.

OH, I LENT IT TO A LITTLE GIRL.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, I'LL GET IT BACK.

WATCH AND LEARN.

SEE, THE TRICK IS EVERYONE SAYS IT'S IN THE ARMS,

BUT IT'S ALL IN THE LEGS.

WHATEVER YOU SAY.

[grunting]

MEL, YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

[gasps]

[girl screams]

OH, MY GOD! SHIT!

GIVE HER SOME ROOM. MEL, ARE YOU OKAY?

MEL! MEL! BACK UP, BACK UP!

MEL, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

GO GET THE NURSE.

SOMEBODY GO GET A NURSE! OKAY.

DON'T TOUCH HER.

OKAY, MELANIE, ARE YOU WITH ME?

MEL, ARE YOU OKAY?

(Doug) TOOK QUITE A FALL.

DOUG, CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING? YEAH, WHAT'S UP?

I, UM...

I DIDN'T JUST FALL.

THERE WAS SOMETHING WRITTEN ON THE CEILING.

IN BLOOD.

WHAT WAS IT?

"ANDREW PEARL."

MELANIE, YOU TOOK A BAD FALL.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT CAN CAUSE YOUR BRAIN... NO, DOUG.

LISTEN, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN DOWN TO THE TRAIN TRACKS?

I'VE DRIVEN BY THEM A MILLION TIMES.

HAVE YOU EVER, YOU KNOW, PUT YOUR CAR IN NEUTRAL AND...

NO, I HAVEN'T.

BUT I KNOW THAT SPOT HAS BECOME POPULAR

WITH TEENAGERS AND GHOST SEEKERS.

IT WORKS.

I'VE DONE IT.

MY SISTER'S CAR WAS PUSHED

ACROSS THE TRACKS BY SOMETHING.

THE CHILDREN, OR...

MAYBE IT WAS THE GHOST OF ANDREW PEARL.

WELL, I SEE YOU'VE BEEN BROUGHT UP TO SPEED

ON OUR LOCAL FOLKLORE.

I KNOW HOW THIS SOUNDS.

MELANIE, LISTEN TO ME.

IT'S SAD THAT THE PEARLS' TRAGEDY

HAS BECOME GOSSIP AND RUMOR.

IF YOU HAVE ANY RESPECT FOR THE DEAD, PLEASE,

DON'T HELP SPREAD THIS NONSENSE AROUND.

BUT MY CAR MOVED BY ITSELF ACROSS THE TRACKS.

A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT HAPPENED MANY YEARS AGO

AND I THINK THIS TOWN NEEDS TO MOVE ON.

HECK, I'D EVEN VOTE TO CHANGE THE STREET NAMES

IF IT'D HELP US FORGET.

WAIT, STREET NAMES?

EVERY CHILD THAT DIED IN THAT ACCIDENT

HAD A STREET NAMED AFTER HIM OR HER.

ONCE THE NEW TURNPIKE COMES IN,

THE ENTIRE TRACKS AND THAT STORY

WILL BE A THING OF THE PAST.

THEY WILL FINALLY RIP THOSE GODFORSAKEN TRACKS UP FOR GOOD.

MY DAD SAID THE TRACK WAS SUPPOSED

TO BE TORN UP IN THE '50S.

SOMETHING MADE IT POSTPONE.

I WAS DOWN AT THE DEPOT

AND I GOT SOME OLD PERMITS AND PAPERS.

MELANIE, STAY AWAY FROM THERE, OKAY?

IT'S DANGEROUS.

TO BE CONTINUED?

SURE.

REMEMBER, TRUST.

OKAY, COME ON IN.

HI, MR. PERRYWINE.

I'M GONNA DRIVE HER OVER TO THE DOCTOR'S NOW.

THANKS, CRYSTAL. SEE YOU LATER, MELANIE.

YEAH, RIGHT OVER HERE. PULL OVER.

WHO LIVES HERE?

THAT LITTLE GIRL I LENT YOUR JACKET TO.

DON'T YOU WANT IT BACK? YES.

WELL, THEN, GIVE ME A SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

[doorbell rings]

CAN I HELP YOU?

UM, HI. UM, YEAH.

I WAS LOOKING FOR A GIRL NAMED JULIE.

JULIE? YEAH.

THINK YOU HAVE THE WRONG HOUSE. NO.

THAT'S STRANGE

BECAUSE I DROPPED A LITTLE GIRL OFF HERE

AND SHE ACCIDENTALLY RAN AWAY WITH MY SISTER'S JACKET.

ARE YOU SURE THERE ARE NO JULIES AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD?

NO. SO IF YOU DON'T MIND,

I'M GONNA GET BACK TO MY BUSINESS.

I'M SO SORRY FOR BOTHERING YOU. YES, OF COURSE.

HOW I WISH THIS WOULD ALL STOP.

EXCUSE ME?

I HAD A SISTER NAMED JULIE.

SHE DIED MANY YEARS AGO.

IF I HAD A PENNY FOR EVERY TEENAGER

THAT CAME TO DISRESPECT ME AND MY FAMILY...

AREN'T THERE BETTER THINGS TO DO IN THE WORLD?

I AM SO SORRY, I HONESTLY HAD NO IDEA.

HE PUT YOU UP TO THIS, DIDN'T HE?

WELL, YOU CAN TELL HIM HE SHOULD BE ASHAMED!

WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SISTER?

WELL, I WAS PASSING BY, SAW THE SITUATION,

THOUGHT I'D GIVE CRYSTAL THE NIGHT OFF,

TAKE YOU HOME MYSELF. [cell phone beeps]

OH, SORRY. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

HA. OH, BOY.

HOP IN, COWGIRL.

SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO AFTER GRADUATION?

I HAVEN'T A CLUE.

PROBABLY GO UP TO THE MOUNTAINS THOUGH.

AT LEAST FOR A WHILE. YOU?

WELL, UH, I WANTED TO HEAD OUT WEST FOR SCHOOL,

BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO MY BROTHER,

MY DAD WAS LIKE, "NO WAY."

THAT SUCKS. YEAH.

HE IS A LITTLE OVERPROTECTIVE. HA. TELL ME ABOUT IT.

WHERE OUT WEST DID YOU WANT TO GO?

CALIFORNIA. SAN DIEGO, ACTUALLY.

YEAH, BACK IN THE DAY,

I COULD'VE HOPPED A TRAIN AND BEEN THERE IN NO TIME.

I'M FROM CALIFORNIA, YOU KNOW.

I KNOW.

WHAT?

UM, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? SURE.

WHO TOLD YOU THAT MR. PEARL KILLED HIMSELF?

OH, JEEZ, COME ON.

IS THAT WHY YOU WERE AT MARY PEARL'S HOUSE? MARY PEARL?

YEAH, THE CONDUCTOR'S DAUGHTER. THAT WAS HER HOUSE.

I HAD NO IDEA.

WELL, WHO TOLD YOU ABOUT THE SUICIDE?

I-I GUESS MY GRANDFATHER, BUT EVERYONE KNOWS.

LOOK, CAN WE PLEASE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE?

IN A SECOND. IN A SECOND.

IS YOUR GRANDFATHER STILL ALIVE? I'D LIKE TO TALK TO HIM.

NO, MELANIE, HE'S DEAD, ALL RIGHT?

JUST LIKE MR. PEARL.

JUST LIKE THE KIDS ON THE SCHOOL BUS.

JUST LIKE WE'LL ALL BE SOME DAY.

THEY'RE ALL HAVING ONE HELL OF A TIME

AT THE CEMETERY RIGHT NOW. [cell phone beeps]

SHIT! I HAVE TO GO.

GREAT.

THANK YOU. OF COURSE.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. ALL RIGHT.

(Melanie's mother) MELANIE, WOULD YOU MIND COMING HERE, PLEASE?

HELLO, MELANIE.

BLOOD ON THE CEILING, MELANIE? GOOD GOD!

I'M SORRY, MELANIE.

BUT IT'S BEST, I PROMISE.

NO WONDER YOUR WIFE FUCKING LEFT YOU, DOUG.

(Melanie's mother) MELANIE!

I'M SO SORRY, MR. PERRYWINE.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY. IT'S NO PROBLEM.

UM, SHOULD I WAIT FOR YOUR HUSBAND TO GET HOME?

THAT WAY, WE COULD ALL SIT DOWN WITH MELANIE TOGETHER.

NO. MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN TOO SOFT ON HER.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT FROM HERE.

OF COURSE. WELL, GOOD EVENING.

[car beeps]

[twig snaps]

CAN'T BELIEVE I'M DOING THIS.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

OH, SHIT.

[sighs]

OH, MY GOD!

[children singing]

[children laugh]

MELANIE.

(Melanie's voicemail) HI, YOU'VE REACHED MELANIE'S CELL PHONE.

I CAN'T GET TO MY PHONE.

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO AFTER THE BEEP.

MELANIE, IT'S DOUG.

I KNOW YOU'RE PRETTY PISSED AT ME RIGHT NOW

AND YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE.

LISTEN. I'M AT THE TRAIN TRACKS AND--AND--AND YOU'RE RIGHT.

MY CAR WAS PUSHED ACROSS AND THERE ARE ALL THESE

TINY FINGERPRINTS EVERYWHERE.

I'M--I'M SORRY I DIDN'T BELIEVE YOU.

I'M GOING BACK TO MY OFFICE, OKAY?

CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS. BYE.

MELANIE, STOP THAT. IT HURTS.

I HATE TO BE THE ONE TO SAY IT,

BUT I THINK THAT SHE SHOULD BE TAKEN OUT OF SCHOOL.

WHAT? I'M ONLY GONNA ASK YOU THIS ONCE,

SO YOU'D BETTER BE HONEST.

ARE YOU ON DRUGS AGAIN?

HOW CAN YOU EVEN ASK ME THAT?

BLOOD ON THE CEILING?

FALLING IN GYM CLASS? GHOSTS AT THE TRAIN TRACK?

SHOULD I GO ON?

SHE'S NOT ON DRUGS, MOTHER!

SHUT UP, CRYSTAL!

WE'RE JUST WORRIED ABOUT YOU, HONEY.

I KNOW THAT YOU SNUCK OUT.

THAT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU'RE CRAZY!

WE HAVE TO BE SURE!

I'M NOT ON DRUGS, OKAY?!

LEAVE HER ALONE, MOM!

I WAS WITH HER AND I SWEAR WE DIDN'T TOUCH ANYTHING.

SIT DOWN, YOUNG LADY. I WILL DEAL WITH YOU LATER.

(Melanie) DADDY, YOU'RE HURTING ME.

(Melanie's father) I'M SORRY, HONEY. JUST HOLD STILL.

[crying] STOP!

[sobbing]

THE HAIR TEST IS THE ONLY WAY TO BE SURE

THAT YOU'RE DRUG-FREE.

YOU GUYS ARE FUCKING CRAZY.

[cell phone beeps]

[screaming]

[screaming]

SHE WANTS ATTENTION. WE SIMPLY CANNOT INDULGE HER.

NO!

NO! NO!

NO!

MELANIE! MELANIE!

OPEN THE DOOR!

MELANIE, OPEN THE DOOR!

MELANIE, OPEN THE DOOR!

MELANIE!

OH, MY GOD.

[crying]

WHAT DID YOU DO? MELANIE!

MELANIE, YOU'RE BLEEDING.

WE HAVE TO GET YOU TO THE HOSPITAL.

WHO--WHO WROTE THAT?

JULIE.

YOU'RE SCARING THE SHIT OUT OF ME.

YOU'RE SCARED? WHAT ABOUT ME?

I HAVE TO GET THIS OFF BEFORE MOM SEES IT.

OH, MY GOD!

CRYSTAL.

THE GHOST CHILDREN, THEY'RE REAL.

I CAN SEE THEM.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

EVER SINCE MY OVERDOSE, I CAN SEE THINGS.

PEOPLE.

I THINK THIS LITTLE GIRL NEEDS MY HELP.

OH, MY GOD!

OH.

[cell phone vibrates]

[scoffs]

YEAH, RIGHT.

[glass shatters]

HELLO?

HELLO?

LONNIE, YOU CLEANING UP?

WHAT THE--

[cell phone vibrates]

SHIT.

YEAH, JASON, WHAT IS IT?

HEY, DAD, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD TAKE ME

TO MY SOCCER GAME TOMORROW.

MOM SAYS SHE CAN'T TAKE ME BECAUSE SHE HAS TO GO

TO THAT COUNSELING.

AH!

AH! AH.

DAD? DAD? WHY ARE YOU YELLING?

AH.

[grunting]

DAD?

DAD?

NO!

AH!

AAAH!

AH! AH!

NO. NO. NO. NO!

[muffled shouts]

DAD?

COME ON. WHERE ARE YOU HIDING?

NO PULITZER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING HERE.

JULIE.

MARY PEARL.

KEELER, FUZZY KEELER.

SCARE YOU? NO. YES.

SORRY. I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU READING?

OH, IT'S, UM, IT'S JUST FOR A HISTORY REPORT.

SHIT, WE HAVE A HISTORY REPORT? YEAH, IT'S DUE TOMORROW.

WHAT? I WAS KIDDING.

HOW ABOUT WE GO OUT TONIGHT?

MEET ME AT THE TRACKS AT 10:00?

SURE, IF THAT'S WHERE YOU WANT TO MEET.

(Melanie) IS THIS YOUR FATHER?

YEAH. THERE NEVER WAS A KINDER MAN THAN MY DADDY.

YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING HE DID WAS FOR THIS TOWN.

YOU KNOW, HE WAS GIVEN THE KEY TO THE CITY.

I THINK I GOT IT AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.

I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, IT DOESN'T REALLY OPEN NO REAL DOORS.

MARY, I DO-- I DO WANT TO APOLOGIZE

FOR THE MISUNDERSTANDING WE HAD YESTERDAY.

MM.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU--YOU SEEING ME.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PICTURES OF JULIE

FROM WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG?

WELL, MY SISTER

NEVER REALLY GOT BEYOND BEING A LITTLE GIRL.

I'VE GOT A FEW.

I KNOW IT'S PAINFUL.

I LOST SOMEONE I LOVED VERY MUCH.

I'M SORRY.

ANYWAY...

THAT'S ME AND MY DADDY.

I THINK...

SHE'S TRYING TO TELL ME SOMETHING

ABOUT THE ACCIDENT

AND YOUR FATHER.

DARLING, I'M NOT SURE I FOLLOW.

I KNOW THIS SOUNDS STRANGE,

BUT...

I'VE SEEN JULIE

SEVERAL TIMES

SINCE I'VE MOVED HERE.

SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT.

SHE'S TRYING TO TELL ME SOMETHING.

WELL, LISTEN UP, SWEETHEART. I CAN'T PLAY HOST TO THIS.

I ACCEPTED YOUR APOLOGIES,

I INVITED YOU INTO MY HOUSE WITH GOOD INTENTIONS,

AND NOW I'M GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE.

THIS IS NOT A PRANK. I SWEAR.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I WISH THERE HAD BEEN A BUS CRASH.

SHOW YOURSELF OUT.

MR. PEARL.

JULIE.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME?

OH!

NICE JOB, MEL.

[screaming]

HELP ME!

HELP ME! SOMEONE HELP ME!

THERE YOU GO.

MISS WOOD? YES.

I'M SHERIFF KOWALSKI. THIS IS DEPUTY REYNOLDS.

MIGHT COME WITH US BACK TO THE STATION

SO WE CAN ASK YOU

A FEW QUESTIONS.

ABOUT WHAT?

ABOUT THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MITCH KITTEL BAIRNBAUM

AND CAROLYN JESSUP MURPHY.

COME WITH US, PLEASE.

THIS YOUR JACKET?

WHY AM I HERE?

WHY DO YOU THINK YOU'RE HERE, MELANIE?

I DON'T KNOW.

SOMETHING TO DO WITH MITCH AND CAROLYN?

AND HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?

BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME AT THE CEMETERY.

RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER

WHEN MY NEPHEW HELPED OUR BASEBALL TEAM

BEAT TOMS RIVER.

ADVANCED TO THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES.

WHO'S YOUR NEPHEW?

MITCH.

HE'S A GOOD KID WITH A GOOD FUTURE.

ONLY A SPECIAL KIND OF GIRL, A DIFFERENT KIND OF GIRL,

COULD TURN HIM INTO A PERVERT LIKE THIS.

GIRL LIKE YOU.

I CAN'T LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS DISGUSTING.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF WITNESSES

WHO SAW YOU LEAD HIM INTO THE OLD DEPOT TWO DAYS AGO.

WE KNOW YOU'RE THE LAST PERSON TO SEE HIM.

I WAS NOT!

MR. KEELER WAS THE LAST PERSON TO SEE HIM.

FUZZY KEELER?

[laughs]

OLD KEELER'S BEEN HERE DETOXING

ON A DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.

ANYONE ELSE YOU WANT TO TRY TO PIN THIS ON?

MAYBE THE TWO OF THEM RAN AWAY.

I KNOW MY NEPHEW.

HE AIN'T THE KIND OF KID WHO WOULD RUN AWAY.

YOU EVER GIVE HIM DRUGS?

WE KNOW YOU HAVE A PAST HISTORY OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.

WHO TOLD YOU THAT?

[knocking at door]

MA'AM, THANK YOU FOR COMING.

WE'RE JUST ASKING YOUR DAUGHTER A FEW QUESTIONS.

INFORMATION YOU GAVE US ON THE PHONE EARLIER

WAS VERY HELPFUL.

MOM, WHAT DID YOU TELL THEM?

THEY'RE ACCUSING ME OF HURTING KIDS AT SCHOOL.

NOBODY'S ACCUSING YOU OF ANYTHING, HONEY.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET YOU THE HELP YOU NEED.

MIND IF I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU TWO IN PRIVATE?

OF COURSE NOT.

I NEED A REFILL. GET IT YOURSELF.

[laughs] I WAS PLANNING ON IT.

HAVE A SEAT. SORRY.

CAN I GET YOU SOME? NO, THANKS.

[man singing]

♪ WHENEVER I GO OUT ♪

♪ THE PEOPLE ALWAYS SHOUT ♪

♪ JOHN JACOB JINGLEHEIMER SCHMIDT ♪

♪ DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH ♪

♪ JOHN JACOB JINGLEHEIMER SCHMIDT ♪

♪ THAT'S MY NAME TOO ♪

♪ WHENEVER I GO OUT ♪

♪ THE PEOPLE ALWAYS SHOUT ♪

♪ JOHN JACOB JINGLEHEIMER SCHMIDT ♪

♪ DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH ♪

♪ JOHN JACOB-- ♪

MR. KEELER.

DO I KNOW YOU?

NO.

BUT I KNOW WHO YOU WERE.

YOU WERE THE MAYOR OF THIS TOWN.

[laughs]

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE KIDS?

WHAT KIDS?

THERE'S KIDS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

THERE'S TOO MANY GODDAMN KIDS, IF YOU ASK ME.

THE BUS CRASH.

YOU WERE MAYOR WHEN THE TRAIN HIT THE BUS.

THOSE KIDS.

WHY ARE THERE NO BODIES OF THE CHILDREN

AT THE CEMETERY?

WHO TOLD YOU THAT?

IT'S TRUE, ISN'T IT?

THERE ARE NO BODIES

BECAUSE THE BUS CRASH NEVER HAPPENED.

SAY...

DIDN'T I SEE YOU AT THE DEPOT?

MR. KEELER, WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO THE KIDS?

I KNOW YOU'RE HIDING SOMETHING.

PLEASE. KIDS ARE MISSING AGAIN.

YOU SEE THAT BAG THERE?

HAND ME THAT BAG.

OH, BOY.

BOY, I KNEW THIS DAY WAS COMING.

[exhales]

YOU WERE RIGHT.

THERE WAS NO BUS CRASH.

THE WHOLE THING WAS A COVER-UP

AND I WAS RESPONSIBLE.

I KNEW

THAT IF THE TRUTH CAME OUT

ABOUT THE CHILDREN DISAPPEARING,

THAT WHOLE HIGHWAY PROJECT WOULD BE IN JEOPARDY.

AND IT WAS. IT NEVER GOT MADE.

EVERYTHING WENT SOUR.

MR. PEARL GOT HIS WISH.

WHEN THE TOWN COUNCIL VOTED

TO DESTROY THE DEPOT,

SOMETHING SNAPPED IN PEARL'S HEAD

AND THE CHILDREN WENT MISSING.

AND EVERY FINGER POINTED TO HIM.

DID YOU DO ANYTHING TO STOP HIM?

THE POLICE HAD NO EVIDENCE.

WE HAD NO PROOF.

HIS LITTLE DAUGHTER, JULIE, WENT MISSING.

SO WE TOOK MATTERS INTO OUR OWN HANDS.

DID YOU KILL HIM?

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

WE JUST WANTED TO LEAN ON HIM A LITTLE BIT.

TRY TO GET HIM

TO TELL US WHERE THE KIDS WERE.

BUT HE NEVER TALKED. HE DIED.

AND THAT'S WHY THE PARENTS ALLOWED THE COVER-UP.

YEAH.

WERE THE CHILDREN EVER FOUND?

NO.

MR. KEELER, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BODIES?

I WISH I KNEW.

[children singing]

JULIE, ARE YOU IN HERE?

WHAT A FUCKING DAY I'VE BEEN HAVING.

[sound of glass being smeared]

[camera clicks]

WE HAVE TO GO.

SOMETHING HAPPENED AND I THINK CRYSTAL'S IN TROUBLE.

DON'T USE YOUR SISTER AS AN EXCUSE

FOR YOUR OWN PROBLEMS.

SHE'S RIGHT, MEL.

JUST TELL THE POLICE THE TRUTH.

KEELER JUST TOLD ME THE BUS WRECK WAS BULLSHIT!

ANDREW PEARL KILLED THOSE CHILDREN

AND I THINK IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN.

AND IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, ASK KEELER.

CHIEF, THEY JUST FOUND DOUG PERRYWINE

IN A DUMPSTER BEHIND THE SCHOOL.

HE'S DEAD.

[gasps]

MELANIE!

FIND OUT WHAT KEELER TOLD HER.

KEELER, WHAT THE HELL DID YOU SAY TO THAT GIRL?

OH, MY GOD.

SHIT.

[Crystal screams]

OH, GOD.

CRYSTAL!

CRYSTAL!

CRYSTAL. CRYSTAL!

CRY--

YOU ARE GOING TO YOUR ROOM FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

MOM, PLEASE, STOP! MOM, LOOK! LOOK, LOOK, LOOK!

IT'S ON THE PHONE! I AM NOT CRAZY!

IT'S RIGHT THERE.

WHERE DID YOU GET THIS PHONE?

MOM, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE...

NO! NO! I AM SICK OF YOUR SHIT!

FUCK!

COME ON, JULIE.

WHERE ARE YOU?

PLEASE, WHERE ARE YOU?

WHERE ARE YOU? PLEASE.

[children singing John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt]

♪ ♪

[bell rings]

(children) ♪ WHENEVER WE GO OUT THE PEOPLE ALWAYS SHOUT ♪

SH, SH.

I THINK THERE'S A TRAIN. JUST SIT TIGHT.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

DADDY?

SHH.

NO!

[train whistle blows]

[door creaks loudly]

[strikes match]

MEL?

CRYSTAL?

CRYSTAL.

[gasps]

CRYSTAL, I'M HERE. IT'S OKAY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.

WE'RE GONNA GET YOU OUT OF HERE.

OH, GOD... IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.

IT'S GONNA BE FINE.

HERE YOU GO. COME ON.

THIS WAY. THERE YOU GO.

CRYSTAL.

CRYSTAL, WHO DID THIS TO YOU?

[screams]

[electricity crackles]

[Melanie grunts]

COME ON, FOLLOW ME!

[crying] IT'S OKAY. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, HERE. HERE, HERE, HERE.

GET IN, GET IN.

OKAY, OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, LET ME JUST GET THESE STITCHES OFF OF YOU.

IT'S OKAY. HOLD STILL.

[electricity crackles]

[whimpering] SHH. SHH. SHH.

[crying] I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.

SHH. I'M SORRY.

CRYSTAL, I THINK HE'S COMING.

[footsteps]

[cries out loud]

JESUS CHRIST!

OH, FUCK! FUCK!

CRYSTAL, YOU HAVE TO BE QUIET.

SHH! SHH!

OH, MY GOD!

[Crystal screams]

CRYSTAL, BE QUIET.

[Crystal screams]

MELANIE?

PENN?

PENN, HELP US.

COME HERE.

CAN YOU WALK? UH-HUH.

CRYSTAL. WHERE IS SHE?

I DON'T KNOW. I DIDN'T SEE HER.

WE HAVE TO FIND HIM.

HE'S BEEN TRYING TO KILL US.

WHO? WHO DID THIS?

NO!

MEL...

NO!

NO! NO! NO! NO!

NO! NO!

NO!

MARY.

YOU WILL NEVER TAKE OUR STATION. THIS IS MY DADDY'S STATION!

MARY, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

WHY?

YOU WILL PAY FOR TRYING TO TAKE MY HOME.

FOR TAKING MY FATHER! FOR TAKING HIS LIFE!

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. LIAR. LIAR.

I WAS THERE! I SAW IT. I WAS THERE!

THEY KILLED HIM.

BUT HE MADE DAMN SURE

THAT THEY DID NOT BUILD THAT HIGHWAY.

AND THEY WON'T BUILD IT NOW!

BECAUSE I AM GONNA SHUT YOU UP

JUST LIKE I SHUT UP MY SISTER.

REMEMBER, YOU HAVE TO PINCH THE SKIN

BEFORE YOU PUT THE NEEDLE IN.

NOW, GO AHEAD AND GIVE IT A TRY.

DADDY SAYS YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO KEEP QUIET.

SO NOW YOU'RE BEING PUNISHED.

[muffled screams]

YOU SICK BITCH!

SHE WAS YOUR SISTER!

JULIE NEVER COULD KEEP HER MOUTH SHUT.

NOBODY WILL DESTROY OUR HOME.

NOT THEM! AND NOT YOU!

AH! AH!

YOU MURDERER!

AH!

[electricity crackles]

CRYSTAL?

CRYSTAL? CRYSTAL!

I'M DOWN HERE. CRYSTAL.

ARE YOU OKAY?

NO.

OKAY, I'M ON MY WAY DOWN RIGHT NOW.

HURRY.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ALMOST HOME.

KEYS.

I THINK I LEFT THEM IN THE JACKET.

AH!

[screams]

OH, MY GOD!

AH!

AH!

AH!

AH!

I'LL TEACH YOU JUST WHAT MY DADDY TAUGHT ME!

AH!

AH!

[girls screaming]

[alarm rings]

[train whistle blows]

[alarm rings]

WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE TOGETHER!

AH!

[train whistle sounds]

LET ME GO! LET ME GO!

LET ME GO! LET ME GO! LET ME GO! LET ME GO!

LET ME GO!

[train whistle blows]

LET ME GO.

AH!

OH, MY GOD.

AH!

OH, MY GOD.

CRYSTAL, IT'S OKAY.

[crying]

IT'S OKAY.

IT'S ALL OVER. IT'S OKAY.

[police sirens blaring]

YOU LADIES OKAY?

TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.

I SWEAR, IT'S TOTALLY TRUE.

WHAT HAPPENED TO MELANIE AND HER SISTER?

I DON'T KNOW, THEY SAY THAT THEY LEFT TOWN

WITH THEIR PARENTS.

MELANIE'S MOTHER WENT INSANE OR SOMETHING

AND THEY HAD TO PUT HER IN A HOME.

SHIT. I KNOW.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE?

THEY SAY THAT THOSE GHOST CHILDREN

ARE STILL OUT THERE ON THE TRACKS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.

JUST DON'T PISS YOUR PANTS.

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

OH, MY GOD. WE'RE ACTUALLY MOVING. OH, MY GOD.

OH, MY GOD, THAT WAS SO FREAKY!

THAT WAS SO COOL.

[dramatic music]

[girls scream]

[tires squeal]

[Atomic Bitch, Handi-Matic]

♪ HIT THE GAS, NOT THE BRAKE ♪

♪ DON'T MAKE A MISTAKE ♪

♪ 10-4, 10-4 ♪

♪ I'M BACK FOR MORE ♪

♪ BREAKER, BREAKER 1-9, THIS IS FOXY FINE ♪

♪ TURN THE WHEEL, WHAT'S THE DEAL ♪

♪ I'M WORTH YOUR TIME ♪

♪ HANDI ♪

♪ IT'S AUTOMATIC, HE'S HANDI-MATIC ♪

♪ HANDI ♪

♪ IT'S AUTOMATIC, HE'S HANDI-MATIC ♪

♪ HIT THE GAS, NOT THE BRAKE ♪

♪ DON'T MAKE A MISTAKE ♪

♪ 10-4, 10-4 ♪

♪ I'M BACK FOR MORE ♪

♪ BREAKER, BREAKER 1-9, THIS IS FOXY FINE, ♪

♪ TURN THE WHEEL, WHAT'S THE DEAL ♪

♪ I'M WORTH YOUR TIME ♪

♪ HANDLE LOVE 6-9, THIS IS FOXY FINE ♪

♪ LIFT YOUR HOOD IF YOU COULD ♪

♪ I'LL BLOW YOUR MIND ♪

♪ TRUCKER, TRUCKER, DO YOU READ ♪

♪ I'M AT YOUR SPEED ♪

♪ NEED JACK, FIX A FLAT, I GOT YOUR NEEDS ♪

♪ HANDI ♪

♪ IT'S AUTOMATIC, HE'S HANDI-MATIC ♪

♪ HANDI ♪

♪ IT'S AUTOMATIC, HE'S HANDI-MATIC ♪

♪ SEND ME ♪

♪ HE'S TRUCKING DOWN THE ROAD ♪

♪ HE'S GOT A HEAVY LOAD ♪

♪ HANDI ♪

♪ WHO'S AUTOMATIC, HE'S HANDI-MATIC ♪

[somber music]

♪ ♪