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But she won't stay for
long, so we have to be ready.

Shh.

Listen. Do you hear that?

Up there.

She's trying to
give us a message.

Will you come with me, Scarlet?

But we must be quiet or
else we'll scare her away.

I swear, you know,

I have people who
talk to me about that.

Are you kidding
me? That's insane.

Well, I mean…

I'm in love with these
characters. There's just details.

You know, Samantha, inspiration comes
from the strangest places, you know?

Sometimes, it's, you know, a Chaucer
poem. Sometimes it's Dr. Seuss.

Seriously.

No, well, these clearly
took so much work.

Like, I could never
create something like this.

I just don't have the
imagination, I guess.

I got to be honest, I don't even
remember drawing half of these.

- I must have been baked.
- That's insane.

I think this stuff
holds up, you know.

No, it totally does.
It's awesome.

Where did you go?
Where did she go, Scarlet?

Jen?

I think she's fine.

- I mean, usually…
- She'd be crying.

Yeah. If something's
wrong, she's screaming.

Honestly, it was a
complete nightmare.

The contracts were nonsense,

and we were at the
office until just now.

No, I know.

Sorry, hang on. Just…

Jeff, why does it say "final
notice" on the electric bill?

I thought you
were handling that.

I'm just going to
let Legal handle it.

Yeah, I'm just getting home.

- Mommy!
- Jenny!

Jesus Christ.

She should be getting
ready for bed by now.

What the hell was
she doing in the attic?

She likes it up there.
You want to grab a…

That's irrelevant. I'm going to try and
stop the bleeding of our daughter's head.

- I'll get the…
- You make a wet one, I'll just…

- Here.
- Do you want to… I'll, um…

Here's the first-aid kit.

Thanks, Samantha.

Brave, brave, brave, brave.

I got it. I got it.

Maggie, I'm sorry,
this is my fault.

Yeah, it is, actually.

You know, Jeff is
supposedly working,

but I pay you to
watch Jenny, so…

Guys, let's just be cool,
please, for… Thank you.

Why are there no
Band-Aids in the first-aid kit?

What is it exactly
that you do all day?

- We're not doing this again, Maggie.
- No. I would like to know

because I know that you're meant to
be working, but I don't see the work.

- Do you even draw anymore?
- What I do all day?

- I spend time with our daughter.
- Really?

Who stays up late every night in the
vain hopes that her mother will be home

one night this week before 10:00
p.m. and will actually speak to her.

You think it didn't kill me to
have to start working for my dad?

I would love to be home with you,
you know, making up stories, but I can't.

That's a sacrifice
I make every day.

But you know what? It's
fine. I've made peace with it.

You're not special, okay?
You're just unemployed.

Um, I think I'm just…
I'm gonna go home.

I'll just see you guys tomorrow,
unless you need me to stay.

No. We're going to go to
the hospital, okay? Come on.

Maggie.

You almost forgot this.

You're not coming.

What are you talking about?
We're taking Jenny to the hospital.

Jeff, I am taking her.

What do you mean?

Goodbye, Jeff.

Divorce papers were filed
without contest from either party.

Maggie, all financial
holdings are in your name.

You're not requesting
alimony or child support,

but you are petitioning
for full custody.

Could you explain why
you feel that's necessary?

Because he's incapable of
being an adult, that's why.

Let's keep it friendly. We're
all here for the same reason.

We want what's
best for the child.

Which, by any unit of
conceivable measure,

is getting her as far
away from him as possible.

Shouldn't you
object or something?

This isn't a courtroom,
Mr. Vahn. It's a conversation.

Then I would just like to
say that I don't think it's fair

she gets a fancy, mean
negotiator just because it's her dad.

And I don't think it's fair

that I have to worry
about my granddaughter

having her head split open
every time her mother's at work.

Mrs. Vahn believes
her ex-husband

is putting the physical
well-being of their child in jeopardy.

Reckless endangerment,
plain and simple.

It was an accident. I don't
jeopardize the safety of our daughter.

Maggie, come on.

Maggie claims you haven't
been gainfully employed

since working at a puppet
show nearly three years ago.

Not a puppet show. It
was actually a big deal.

Was a big deal. You're biting
on old candy there, Jeffrey.

Have been for two years.

It was a pretty successful
comic book series.

Which he created with my daughter
while living in her brownstone.

And we were
making it into a pilot.

We were going to
have a range of toys.

Yeah, and he blew
the deal because…

Because they wanted
to take our world

and put it in a computer in CGI,
and I wasn't going to agree to that,

so we had creative differences.

He isn't capable of
paying his own mortgage,

let alone setting up a
proper home for a child.

Why are you doing this? Why
are you trying to ruin my life?

I'm not ruining
your life. Jeff, I'm…

Fuck.

I know that you love Jenny.
That's not what this is about.

It's just practical.

I can afford to take
care of her, you can't.

End of story.

What is this?

Your "get out
of jail free" card.

You can use it to start a
new life. That's what you want.

That's not what I want.

- It was in the middle of a crazy day.
- Which crazy?

Right.

You know, this
settlement is more than fair.

No, I get that, but what
are my chances with…

Well, how unfair was their
characterization of you?

I mean, I… You know, I
can't work in an office.

- I tried this, it's just…
- Well, then, maybe this is for the best.

Daddy!

What are you doing, you
little monster? Come here.

Are you having fun with
Grandpa in his big house

and all the Westchester idiots?

There are no playgrounds
anywhere, just golf.

Well, who needs golf
when you got puppets?

- Is this all going to be over soon?
- Come on, baby.

Yeah, of course it
is. It's no big deal.

Here you go.

Let's go.

You want to hang this weekend?

You got a visit
scheduled for tomorrow.

Tomorrow's Wednesday,

so that's two days closer than
the weekend, so that's great news.

Hey, look, let's just go back
to our house and make dinner,

and you and me can just figure out
this whole custody thing ourselves.

It's not our house.

It's my house that
you're living in… for now.

I need to get that angle here

so you can see
your beautiful mama

and your slightly
less beautiful papa

and sleeping baby.

Baby sleep from…
sleep for many hours.

- Sleeping for many hours.
- All in a row.

Yeah.

That's awesome.

Yeah. What a good girl.

Oh.

What do we do here?

Look at that.

So we are going to
do a social experiment.

Jenny.

Ha-ha-ha-ha!

This is God.

Please get back in your crib.

Look, she's doing…
She's doing it.

Well done.

And here we are
outside Jenny's room…

Door opens and what is that? Ah!

Can you read that?
That says, "Grisly Kin."

She's out.

You got that juggler
out. She's got it.

Look at her shoes.

- She's got cool shoes.
- Yeah.

- Does Baby love Scarlet?
- Yeah.

- Baby love Mommy?
- Yeah.

Yeah. Baby love Daddy?

- Yes.
- Yes.

Baby loves Daddy.

Baby loves Mommy.

Baby loves Scarlet.

At best, you're looking at a
long, expensive legal battle…

I have a hot chocolate
for Princess Butt Kicker.

…painful for you,
painful for your daughter.

Princess Butt Kicker.

Princess Butt Kicker.

- Sorry. Hey, Jen. What do you say?
- Thank you.

- Listen to me.
- Yeah. Yeah.

I'm nearly certain she'll
still get full custody,

but if you fight this, you
stand to lose everything,

even visitation
with your daughter.

Sign the contract and
take the settlement.

Yeah, yeah, I get it. Okay.

Call me if you need
to talk this through…

- I'm drawing a bird.
- …all right?

Marion, Jenny's
drawing a bird. I gotta go.

I'm drawing
Princess Butt Kicker.

Why did you stop?

You know when
you make a picture,

and you kind of see it in
your mind how it's going to be

and sometimes you make a
mistake, but it doesn't matter?

You just fix it.

And then, sometimes, you
make a whole bunch of mistakes,

when you look at it, the
whole thing is just totally ruined,

and you realize it's kind
of just a waste of ink.

- Jeff Vahn.
- Yeah.

Holy shit. Sorry.

It's Connor, man, from college.

Oh, wow.

Uh, I didn't recognize
you with the mustache.

I know. I look like
a Doobie Brother.

How are you?

Fucking fantastic, man.

Yo, I started my own comic
book company last year,

- and Stun Gun bought it.
- No way.

Yeah, I'm like a
fucking mogul now.

What about you,
man? What's going on?

Um, well, my wife walked
out on me last week,

and I'm here in
a neutral location

trying to persuade her
not to take sole custody

of our daughter, so…

- Oh, fuck.
- Like that.

Yeah, well, I'm glad I didn't bitch about
not winning an Eisner Award this year.

Yeah, I know everybody's
got their stuff. It's…

- Right?
- Yeah, but not like…

Hey, Jenny, come meet
your long lost Uncle Connor.

What's up, Dracula?

Oh, man, she's cute.

Yo, what are you
working on, man?

You've been MIA
for a little bit, yeah?

Yeah, you know, I'm actually
thinking of resurrecting the Grisly Kin.

Remember these guys?

Dude, no offense, but
that ship's sailed, hasn't it?

Wow, you sound like my wife.

Hey, hey. You should
come in to my offices.

We're in Midtown. We're looking
to expand. It could be good for you.

I could introduce you to some
people, get you back in front of them.

- You know what I'm saying?
- Really?

- It could be interesting.
- Yeah?

Yeah, I mean, uh…

Oh, sorry, that is my wife.

Dun-dun-dun!

- No, no. Could I just…
- All right, yeah.

Okay, thank you. Thank you.

Hey, uh, so are you coming?

What… What are you talking
about? Where are you?

I'm in the café in Williamsburg.

For Christ's sake, Jeff,

I said the Golden Grind in
Dumbo, not Williamsburg.

I... I texted you.

Yeah, you…

I'm sure you… I'm sorry.

It's fine. My dad, he signed
Jenny up for these tennis lessons,

and now it's… Whatever.

Can you just put her on, please,

so she knows that I'm
not the asshole here?

I…

Hey, Jen, you want
to talk to your mama?

- Mommy.
- Hi, baby.

Hi. Listen, I'm sorry, um,
Daddy got a little mixed up.

I'm all full of chocolate.

- You're what?
- Uh, organic or Fair Trade.

Probably both.

You want to tell Mama
what we did today?

- We watched Terminator.
- You watched what?

Daddy watched Terminator.
You watched Snow White.

You know, it was kind of a classic
Jenny/Jeff sitting on the couch,

drawing, watching cartoons
kind of a situation. Right?

"I'll be back."

Oh, my God, Jeff, I can't…

So, anyway, I just
ran into Connor.

He has his own label now,

and, uh, we were just
talking about working together.

He wants to get me
back in the game,

and I'm going to take
him up on the offer.

We're resurrecting
the Grisly Kin.

Whoa, what are you… What
are you talking about, man?

I can't just relaunch
an old series of yours.

You haven't made anything
in, like, multiple years.

You just said…

Yeah, but I was talking
about doing key frames

or inking or something, man.

Inking?

Sorry, I…

Oh, that's my cue to go. Uh…

It was really good seeing
you. Be well, dude, all right?

Jeff…

It's not so easy, is it?

What?

Getting a job.

- I can get a job anytime I want.
- Christ's sake, Jeff…

Daddy, look! I can
move it with my mind.

I've been trying for years

to catch you up to reality…

…but you just insist on this idea
that you are a misunderstood artist

who doesn't need to work…

…like the rest of us.

You know, that the normal
rules just don't apply.

What are these normal rules?
What are you talking about?

You won't grow up.

Grow up? What did
you grow up into?

An adult.

Someone who's dependable,

who can be relied upon
by an employer or a child.

All right, I'm signing
it. I'm about to sign it.

Good. You made
the right decision.

So, okay, now that's settled. Can
we talk about visitation, please?

Jeff, did you actually
read the contract?

I have sole custody.

My dad's asking me to
oversee a job in Seattle.

- Seattle?
- Yeah.

You can't just…

That's not fair.
I'd never see her.

Yeah, that's kind of the point.

Fuck.

You don't get it, do you?

We're not just getting
the fuck out of New York.

We're getting the
fuck away from you.

Maybe I'll just reconsider
and see you in court.

Jeff, if you try
anything like that,

I will make sure that you
never, ever see her again.

Do you hear me?

When do you even see Jenny?

I see her all the time.

Why do you even want
custody? Why are you doing this?

Because she is mine!

I know you painted that…

but I must tell you, I don't
appreciate it up at my daughter's wake.

That was one of
Maggie's favorite paintings.

I respectfully disagree.

Well, Jenny loves
it. I know that.

Jen?

Jenny, what are you doing?

Baby is painting.

Painting like Daddy.

Why are you talking like that?

Baby painter.

Baby play.

I said stop it!

I hate you. I want Mommy back.

Uh, what am I supposed to do?

I don't know. Maybe
you should say something

to kind of un-weird
the situation.

I'm going to go get her.

Uh, so, everybody, um,

just wanted to thank
you all for coming,

and, um, you know,
if Maggie were here,

she'd just tell you all to
make yourselves at home.

I was going to write
down some things to say,

but, well, she's the one who
would've reminded me to do that, so…

You know, she
was great at all that.

Even with work, she somehow managed
to find the time to still be a great mom.

And she was a great
mom. She was a great mom.

Like, I knew Jenny's
puppets' birthdays,

but Maggie was the one

who remembered all
the doctor's appointments

and, you know, got Jenny to brush
her teeth, take baths. And, um…

And, uh, the greatest thing
about Maggie was that…

this deep love that
she had for Jenny.

And now I've got to do
that. I gotta do all of that.

I gotta be great. I've
got to be. For Jenny.

She remembered all
the doctor's appointments.

I said, I'm sorry.

Sorry…

Those were… kind words.

I…

Doesn't seem real. I
can't believe she's gone.

It doesn't seem fair somehow.

Except, uh, things have
worked out rather well for you.

What's that supposed to mean?

It means that 48 hours
ago, you had nothing,

and now, here you are.

I'll also tell you something
else that's unfair.

The fact that the police haven't
found a single lead to the car

or the driver that hit Margaret.

Do you even care about that?

Of course I care.

Look, it's frustrating,

but we have to let
the police do their jobs.

And what are you
gonna do about Jenny?

I intend to take care of her.

We are what we do, Jeffrey,
not what we intend to do.

Look, Paul, I don't have
it all figured out, okay?

Well, I think it's important we
consider what's best for Jenny.

That's what Margaret
would have wanted.

And I'd like you
to think about her…

coming to spend
some time with me.

I could take her
for a day, a week…

even longer.

Baby loves Mommy. Scarlet.

She's got it. Check
her out. She's got it.

Look at her shoes.

Damn it!

Sorry.

Damn it!

Sorry. Sorry. No.

Still figuring out
this stove here.

Hey, you wanna get
some pens and draw?

Well, here's a recipe
that I always ace.

Hey, can I get an order
for delivery, please?

Yeah, that's me.

Can I get two kung pao chickens,
one with no water chestnuts

because my lovely
daughter thinks they're gross,

and, uh, no peanuts because
she's allergic. Thank you.

Boom, right?

What are you doing here?

We need to talk.

Petition for custody?
What is this?

I gave you a chance
to do this the easy way.

Now, we'll just let family court
make the decision for us, again.

So, what, you want
to take Jenny now?

Margaret wanted to take
Jenny away from you.

Did you forget that?

It was the last thing she
wanted before she died.

Come on, man.

Now, I'm going to make
sure she gets her wish.

You can't do this, Paul.

Watch me.

You've got 72 hours.

Food's here, Jenny.

I'm just going to leave it out here
so you can grab it whenever you like.

I'm sorry if you
heard any of that.

- Oh, thanks for coming.
- Sure.

Where is, uh… Where's
the little mutant?

Upstairs. She's locked
herself in her room.

- Okay.
- She shouldn't be too much trouble.

What's… What's up?
Where are you going?

I don't know. I got too
much. I got to clear my head.

Jenny?

I'm sorry, Dad. I screwed up.

Hey, it's one test. You're okay.

Trigonometry's dumb, anyway.

Call me when you get home.

- Is it Jeff?
- Yes.

- Hi. Cori, nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.

- You want to follow me?
- Yeah.

- Would you like something to drink?
- Uh, sure.

Yeah? I have VEEN Classic
mineral, or Effervescent spring.

I'll just get a water, thanks.

Crushing his brain will not work
because the only way to kill him

is with the gamma rays that gave
him his powers in the first place.

We'll talk about it later.
All right, I love you. Bye.

Sorry, it's my mom.

Good to see you. I thought I made
things weird at the coffee shop,

but I'm glad you're
here. Welcome.

Mi nerd factory
is su nerd factory.

Yeah, I wanted to talk to
you about that because the…

You know you're always talking
about taking comics to the next level?

Yeah, trying to revolutionize
the way eyes explode.

- You ever done ayahuasca?
- Maybe, why?

So, the other night I was deep in
session traversing time and space

in the ever deepening layers
of consciousness when it hit me.

- Darkness.
- Dig it.

Yeah, now I was able to see,
but to really see a whole world

that's actually right here full of spirits
and Draculas and fucking chupacabras, man.

It was the most intense
shit I've ever seen in my life.

It blew my mind.

Now, I want to make
a comic about that.

- About darkness.
- Good.

Hey. I know you, brother.

- You wrote Grisly Kin, yeah?
- Yes, I... Yeah.

Well, it's been a while. Thought
you'd gone full J.D. Salinger.

There's a dark energy about
you. Does that make any sense?

Well, his wife was just
killed in a hit-and-run.

Or ex-wife.

Oh. That might be it then.

- So this darkness…
- Yeah.

…it's moving around, right?

And, so, imagine this door to a
dimension where terror envelopes you.

Now imagine this door is just
cracked wide open and it's like,

"Well, I'm going to
start killing people.

Who's going to stop me
from super mass murder?"

Now that is darkness.
That's reality.

Write it.

Dude, I love you. Have I told
you that I fucking love you?

Now, how are you holding up,
brother? How's the little one?

Um… Well, she's…
It's, you know, strange.

She's doing a
baby-talking thing.

Well, I'm sure she'll
be fine eventually, right?

Yeah. I hope so, yeah.

Yeah, me too.

So what'd you
want to talk about?

I want to talk about a job.

Jeff, man, I told you,

I'm not interested in relaunching
your old stuff. It doesn't…

No, no, no. An inking job.

Are you sure?

I really need a job. Anything.

Okay. Well, when can you start?

Thank you.

You were gone a while.

Sorry.

Sorry. You got me.

How is she doing?

Oh, she's good. She's
been asleep for a while.

Now, how are you doing?

Good. Yeah, I'm
great, actually. I, uh…

I got a job today, um, working
with the label with Connor.

Are you serious?

That's fucking rad.

Well, I mean, they're
starting me off small.

What, like a miniseries?

Um, inking, but, you know, I
can do it from home, so it's great.

I can be with Jenny, you know?

You are so much better than
inking someone else's work.

Well, thank you,

but I'm… I'm just trying
to do what's right for her.

Will you… Have you ever thought
that maybe Rivers was right?

Maybe Jenny should go stay with
him just for a little while, and you can…

What? No. No, that's
never going to happen.

Okay. No, good, I just…

I'm sure you're
doing the right thing.

I'm gonna go, um, but there is
pasta in the fridge if you're hungry.

Daddy?

Hey.

What's up? Can't you sleep?

I heard something in my room.

Want me to come
check on it for you?

All clear.

Come on.

Come on, I checked everywhere.

So your old man got a job today.

Does that mean Daddy's
giving Baby away to Grandpa?

No. No, Jenny, I'm
never giving you away.

Kiddo, why have you
been talking like that, huh?

You're a big girl. You don't
need to use the baby words.

I'm sad, Daddy.

Yeah. Yeah, I'm sad, too.

But you know what, it's
okay to be sad, honey.

And I didn't mean
what I said before.

I don't hate you.

I know you don't.

Good night, sweetie.

No, tell me why Jerry can't
get his pages in by deadline.

I mean, is the anime porn
convention already in town or what?

He…

Sorry, man, uh, Jerry broke
his drawing hand playing softball.

Jerry's bones are a reflection
of his soul... Easily broken.

It's better we found out now.

Jeff, I'm on a schedule here.

Be that as it may, we're
running out of options.

- Who do you want to use?
- Oh.

The children you have working for
you haven't experienced enough tragedy.

I need someone with a
deep understanding of misery.

These your pages? Gimme,
gimme, gimme, gimme.

If it isn't the man
with the haunted eyes.

Good. Good. It's
really good, man.

What's that? What that?

Oh, that… Sorry.

That's not supposed to be
in there. That's just a sketch.

No, no, no. This is it.

This is pain. This is darkness.

It's really good, man. It's like
your old stuff, but better even.

Well, like I say, it's not
finished. It's just a dream. It's not…

Oh, dreams are but a
pierce in the veil, brother.

It's never just nothing.

He gets the job.

Congratulations, dude. You're
a comic book artist again.

Wait. What about the…

Go talk to Alan before that
weirdo changes his mind.

Right.

Welcome, brother.

Uh, Alan, I just wanted to say…

Shh.

So who were you in your dream?

Oh, I don't think it's me.

Oh, come on, brother.

We're everyone in our own dreams
and all that Joseph Campbell stuff.

I, um, brought some more
sketches if you want to…

Mm, show me, now.

Yes. Yeah.

Now this is darkness.

Yeah. Yeah, I need more of this.

Find the conflict.
Mine the darkness.

Draw me the stuff of nightmares.

What are you watching, kiddo?

- Jeff, this is Janet.
- Hey.

The new preliminary custody
hearing has been set for next week.

I was hoping you could tell me the
old man dropped dead of a stroke

so he can stop chasing
after my daughter.

Well, try to look at it as one step
closer to putting this all behind you.

Yeah, okay.

- Get back to you tomorrow. Bye-bye.
- Thank you.

What are you drawing there?

Something good? Can I see?

No. I can't show you yet.

It's all good.

You show me
whenever you're ready.

Daddy!

Daddy!

Don't let it get me!
Don't let it get me!

Don't let it get me!
Don't let it get me!

Don't let it get me!

Daddy?

Rise and shine, Princess Jenny!

For today, I decree,

shall be filled with
adventure and glee.

What is our quest?

Our quest…

It's not a quest,
you stupid boy.

Our mission…

Thank you.

Our mission is to
turn this sad, old house

into an adventure house.

Now, has anybody seen
a beautiful young woman

by the name of Nah?

Who's this old bag?

Oh! Oh, she's so beautiful, she's
making me feel all weak and sick.

It's only right that
I come in again.

I'm so sorry I was
using the wrong name.

- Are you hungry?
- Yes.

Jenny? Miss Jenny,

I'm so sorry I was
using the wrong name.

Could you…

You know, me and your mom
planted tomatoes down there,

but the squirrels
kept eating them.

So you loved Mommy?

Yeah, of course I did.

Then why did you
fight so much over me?

Well…

we both wanted different
things, but we both wanted you.

And we both loved you so much,
neither one of us wanted to give you up.

But I know that being your mommy
was her favorite thing in the whole world.

Wish it wouldn't
get dark, Daddy.

This was the best day.

- What are you doing?
- Hey.

Well, I was just thinking about, you
know, how things are kind of weird,

life-changing and
everything, and I…

Do you remember when you were very little
and you didn't like to sleep by yourself,

so we got one of those?
You remember that?

You know, and then if
you were scared, or sad,

or just needed a
hug or something,

and you knew that Mommy and I were close
and one of us could come check on you.

Mommy would check.

Usually, Mommy would check,
but sometimes I would check.

Anyway, I just figured
we'd give another go

and try to make you
feel extra, extra safe.

But I still saw
something in here.

Hmm. Sounds like we
need to have a meeting.

Right.

All right, meeting begins.

So, tell me,

if there is a monster in here
sometimes, why is it scary?

It's a monster.
Monsters are scary.

Are they though?

Look at the Grisly Kin.

They're pretty scary.

You know, they don't scare you.

Because they're my friends.

But they weren't
always your friends.

So can I make friends with it?

It? Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah, of course you can.

Yeah, sure, I mean, you can't
have too many friends, right?

Besides, this is your room.

If you want the monster to
leave, you just tell it to scram.

Now you want to bounce
on the bed or the table?

- On the table.
- All right.

Now say it, "This is my room."

This is my room.

"And this is my wobbly
chair that Dad never fixed."

This is my wobbly chair
that Dad never fixed.

Yes. And what else do we have?

"This is Grandpa's stupid
puppet that he gave me

that I don't like
and nobody likes

but I can't throw it away
because Grandpa would be mad."

I'm not going to keep
saying everything you say.

All right. Then we'll just
say, "This is my room."

This is my room!

- This is my room!
- This is my room!

- Cool?
- Okay, I'm cool.

You're super cool.
I'm getting rid of this.

- Hey, can you run your bath?
- Daddy, what's your favorite vegetable?

- Cauliflower.
- Mine's yellow.

Bath. Get on it, seriously.

I want to take
baths at night now.

Well, it's not your
decision to make.

I'm your dad and I say when
it's bath time, and it's bath time.

Mommy said I don't have to take
baths in the mornings anymore.

Mommy said?

Jenny, you can have
it back after bath.

Hey, that's my property.

What is this?

That's my property.

You been in my studio?

Where'd you see this?

In my room.

How you doing, man?

Just getting some research done?

Yeah. Just getting a
bit of research done.

Nice.

- May I?
- Yeah.

Yeah.

So, um…

So you really believe in
all the ghost stuff, right?

Like, you really believe in it?

I… I do. I absolutely do.

You know, um, a few years
ago, I spent a month in the woods.

I'd have tea with my
granny in the morning,

and then it was just
me and the wolves.

Oh. Right. But what does
that have to do with ghosts?

Well, my granny
died when I was six.

Okay. So… So, that's
kind of like our story, right?

There's a ghost?

Right. An angry soul who's trapped
in this world who can't move through.

And what does it want?

To inflict pain.

To make people suffer
the way that it suffers.

It's about the utter rage of
being trapped in the middle.

So I guess my question is,

does this entity, uh,
only want to inflict pain,

or does it also have good in it?

Well, there's no
rule book, brother,

but I mean, if a spirit gets
trapped in the middle long enough,

it can get angry,
even dangerous.

When it doesn't
get what it wants.

You know…

life might lend us the
opportunity sometimes

to… peer behind the veil.

To see things that
we can't quite explain.

I've seen things, my brother, more
than just my granny in the woods.

You've seen things,
too, haven't you?

Hey, Jeff, uh, sorry.

Um, there's a guy
that just came by

asking all these different
questions about you,

like, if you really work
here and all this stuff.

Who is it?

I don't know 'cause he
wouldn't give me a name.

But he was definitely,
like, old and rich.

Hey!

Hey.

Who the hell do
you think you are?

I make no apologies when it pertains
to the well-being of my granddaughter.

Don't come into my job.

I'm not sure a glorified coloring
book maker qualifies as a job.

I am a working artist.

We'll see how
long that lasts, son.

I'm not your son, Paul.

You know, we've got some
lovely schools in Westchester.

Jenny will love it.

Fuck you!

See? How do you expect to control a
child when you can't even control yourself?

I'm taking my granddaughter.

You can't have her.

Did you know there were no signs
the car that hit Maggie slowed down,

no signs of braking?

What's that supposed to mean?

It means I don't think my
daughter's death was an accident.

I've been looking
into the matter,

and I'm going to find the
son of a bitch who killed her.

And, uh…

I'd watch what you
do from now on.

I certainly will.

See you at the hearing.

Stay away from me
and my daughter.

Yeah, when Rivers
called, I just hung up.

He's just trying to rattle you.
He wants to make you give up.

Well, it's working.

Now, I'm sorry, I…

You didn't need to get
dragged into all of this.

Mad Hatter.

Sometimes I think we're
making some progress

and then I feel the hurt

that all this is
causing her and I…

It's not fair, right?

Maybe I was wrong.

Maybe she would be happier
in the suburbs with him.

Wait, are you seriously
considering that?

I mean, that's what you thought at first,
that's what you thought was best for her,

so maybe you were right.

Oh, hey, check it out.

These guys are doing
some really amazing stuff.

They're like Maus
meets Frank Frazetta.

Oh, cool.

Hey, Jenny, be careful.

Come on, Jenny, let's go.

The puppets! I want to stay.

Jenny, come on.

Anyway, honestly, you are way
better than any of their artists.

They would probably
give you your own comic.

And I could ink for you.

Just go over there, kick the door
down, show them how it's done?

Yeah. They'd be
lucky to have you.

You can do anything, Jeff.

Not really. I mean,
I'm not 25 anymore.

But no, you're better.

Come on, you're twice the
artist that you used to be.

You know, everybody knows,
men just get better with age.

Jenny?

I want a story.

Well, girls who brush
their teeth get stories.

Up you go.

I need a drink.

I wonder about this place, you
know? A lot of memories for Jen.

Maybe that's not great.

Have you thought about,
like, leaving New York?

If I get custody, you mean.

I don't know where I'd even go.

Oh, dude, there's so
many places, like LA. Nope.

Oh, Portland is amazing.

Um, Berlin.

I don't really have
anything going on.

I could just come with
and help out with Jen.

Well, I don't know. I
feel like a change that big

might be a little
drastic for her.

Oh. Honestly, I moved, like, five
times before I was even her age.

I have to admit, we'd make
kind of the perfect couple.

- Oh.
- Uh…

Uh… I think you
got the wrong idea.

- Jeff, I'm sorry, I…
- That's not…

- No, it's okay. No, it's okay.
- Oh, my God. Um…

Story time, Daddy!

Okay, just coming.

- It's okay.
- No, it's not.

God, I'm sorry. I gotta
go. I'll… I'll see you later.

You know what, I feel like
you're becoming my best friend.

So what do you want to do?

Do you like to draw?

So do you know
the puppets' names?

No?

So the first one's Loretta,
second one's Scarlet

and then we have
Elizabeth and Butch and Max.

We have his brother
Keepers and Javier.

You know what, I missed you.

Come over here.

Let's just draw.

Now, where you hiding, kiddo?

Boo!

All right. You got me.

I missed you today.

I missed you too.

Come on, bedtime for real now.

Auntie Sam said that
you were in the attic today,

which I thought we
agreed was out of bounds.

Plus, it was locked, so
how did you get up there?

She let me in.

- Samantha did?
- No.

Not Samantha.

My new friend.

Does your new
friend have a name?

Where do you think Mommy is now?

Well, she was raised
Catholic, so she's in heaven.

No. You know, where is Mommy?

Well, that's kind of tricky.

Is she up there?

Uh…

Yeah, I mean, you
know, way up there.

I mean, is she here?

Yeah, sweetie, she's here,
and she's watching over you.

Every day and every night.

All right? Sleep well.

Good morning.

There's no way a job is
worth waking up this early.

Hey, about last
night, I'm really sorry.

No, no, no, no, it was nothing.

- So, about Jen…
- How's she holding up?

Better, you know. She's still doing
the talking-to-herself thing. So…

Well, at least she's
talking to somebody, right?

Right.

I think it would be weirder
if she was acting normal.

Yeah. Totally.

It's absolutely diabolical.

I love it.

I mean, is that a friendly presence,
or is it there to destroy her?

And why?

What is that thing?

No, I want to see it more,
bring it out of the shadows.

When do I get my pages?

Uh, I'm actually
ahead of schedule,

but I just want you to have
everything at the same time

so I can show you
the whole work.

Another comic book diva's born.

This man is mining the
cavernous depths of his soul.

Two days. New pages. My desk.

What?

Reminds me of a tale I once
heard around the campfire

about aboriginal spirits that,
like, hang around, you know?

No, I don't know.

Well, these spirits,
they, like, hop into a doll,

or a house, or an
aging Brooklynite.

And they won't leave.

Why not?

Well, maybe they got killed
hunting an emu or whatever

and they get stuck reliving
the same moment, you know?

Got to find the emu.
Got to kill the emu.

Got to burn down
the whole village.

That's why they can't
let go or move on.

You okay?

Yeah…

That! Yeah, that's what I want.

Whatever you're thinking
or feeling right now,

that's what I want on the page.

Hey.

What are you doing down here?

Jenny?

Jenny. You know you're
not supposed to be up there.

- Your dad specifically said...
- She won't stay for long.

She'll come back so
we have to be ready.

Shh. Listen.

Jenny?

Shh.

My mom takes care of all that.

Jenny, come on.

Come on, open
up. This isn't funny.

Come up and play.

Jenny, I don't like it up
there. Come on down.

Just come up, Samantha.

You know you're not supposed
to be up there. Come on.

Hey.

What's, uh… What's going on?

I just…

Your daughter
officially hates me.

- Hates you? What…
- Well, she…

Well, she was, um…

She was, you know… She was
playing in the attic without telling me…

Man, I told her not to go, so…

And it's just…

It's like she'd rather hang
out with her imaginary friend

than hang out with me.

- No, it's not you, it's just…
- Yeah.

Do you ever think
that maybe this house…

isn't good for her, I mean…

It's just, there's
a lot of memories.

Did something happen?

I just... I felt something
up there with her

and it was… it was strange.

It was really strange,
and she was strange.

It was…

It was probably
nothing. I don't know.

It was… Just forget it.

I just… Hey, I got, um…

I got the first season
of Bionic Six online.

Do you wanna get high
and watch cartoons?

Um… I better not, you know?

Are you sure?

Yeah.

All right.

Man, you used to be fun.

I know.

Oh, no.

I know what I want you to read.

Why? Huh? Why did you do it?

Baby didn't do it.

- Stop it! Stop talking like that.
- I didn't do it.

You have to understand I
could lose my job over this,

which would mean
I would lose you.

You didn't want me anyway.

What? Jenny, you…

Why did you sign
me over to Mommy?

You were going to let Mommy
take me away and never see me.

Jenny, who told you that?

I'm not supposed to tell.

Who told you that?

Mommy did.

Alan, I'm sorry, I'll
catch up the work.

Right.

So the little one,
she your suspect?

Yeah.

Bless her.

Fucking hell, brother.

I'll show you something.

Things at home
have been strange.

I don't show her my
work, not that stuff.

She said she saw
something in her room.

So, uh, you and your ex, you
fought a lot when she was alive.

Held onto grudges.

Your little girl caught
between the two of you.

I think you know
what's happening.

PTSD, imaginary friend…

I mean, call it what
you want, brother,

but this isn't just part of some
bloody coping mechanism.

- It's your ex-wife. She's still here.
- Come on.

- And she's here for a reason.
- This is crazy.

Is it?

Now, don't you see? She's in
your head. Your little girl too.

And she's trying to drive
a wedge between you two.

She still wants her child.

She wants your daughter,
and she is dangerous.

- She's still her mother.
- Not anymore, she's not.

She's a restless soul gone sour,
all twisted because of how she died.

- And she's not going to stop.
- Christ.

What am I supposed to do?

You need to talk to her. You
need to speak to your wife

before something
very bad happens.

How?

You ever taken, uh, ayahuasca?

You have to be mindful of this

and you need to do
this in a safe space.

You need to punch a hole through
reality and meet her where she is.

Somewhere in the middle.

I don't know.

You need to make peace with her.

Thanks for coming over.

Yeah, I mean, free
dinner. Why wouldn't I?

So I spoke to a school today.

It's upstate a little,

but they said if Jenny
wants to start next week,

she can join in with
the new semester.

- Really?
- Yeah.

I mean, you know,
I can work remotely

and just come to the
city whenever I'm needed.

Hmm. Out of the city?

- I think it's time, you know?
- Yeah.

And I guess we're not
going to need you so much.

Oh. Believe it or not, I do have a life
outside of this job, so I will be fine.

You need to eat something.
You look kind of anxious.

Um…

You remember when you said
you saw something in the attic?

Yeah.

What I'm kind of saying is,

- I felt it, too, you know?
- Right.

I don't know, but if there is
something going on with this house…

And if there is something, I…

Jen? You okay?

Jenny? You choking?

Come on, just spit it
out. Spit it out, baby.

- Is she all right?
- She's choking, hold on.

All right. Okay, all
right, here we go.

No, no, no, she's having
an allergic reaction.

- Get the EpiPen for me. In the drawer.
- Okay.

- Okay?
- Yeah.

All right, you're okay.
Come on, breathe, baby.

Come on, right there.
It's in the drawer.

I don't… I just don't see it.

Okay, just call 911, I have
another one in my bag. Hold on.

I got one in my bag.

- You calling?
- I can't find my phone.

Breathe, breathe, breathe.
Come on, Jenny, breathe.

You got this, baby.
Come on, look at me.

Jenny, come on,
breathe, goddamn it!

You're the father?

Yeah, that's my daughter,
Jenny. It's my house.

I understand there was an
accident, she was injured.

Can you tell me about that?

We ordered Chinese food. She
can't eat peanuts. She's allergic.

I don't know what happened. I
looked around, she's blue in the face.

Hi, Jenny, I'm Officer Rossi.
You feeling a little better?

- Hold your hand here.
- Yeah?

- That's very good.
- Ouch!

Ooh. Does that hurt a little?

Okay. So my friend is going
to talk to your dad, okay?

Pitt.

I'm taking her upstairs.
Something ain't right.

You want to show
me your favorite toy?

She's fine. They're just talking
for a moment. Just take a seat.

I don't need to sit down.
I'll be right there, babe.

What... What is going on?

- Nothing. Just protocol.
- What do you mean, protocol?

Sir, if you can stay calm,
I'll explain what's happening.

I'm completely calm.
There was an accident.

When there is suspicion
of abuse in a home,

we are required by law
to check it out, that's all.

Abuse? What are you
talking about, abuse?

We saw some marks
on your daughter,

so my partner's just going
to ask her a few questions.

She was choking. I gave her the
Heimlich maneuver. Maybe she…

Then there's nothing
to worry about.

Sure you don't want
to go to the hospital?

Yeah, I'm sure. I
was just freaked out.

All right. Just take it easy.

Thank you.

Are you comfortable?
Do you need anything?

So, we're almost done
here, sweetie, okay?

You shouldn't touch that.

Oops, sorry.

Are you afraid something's
going to happen if I touch it?

Will your dad get mad?

No, not Daddy.

Okay, well, I'm going to go
down and talk to your father.

Are you all right?

Okay.

- Where's my granddaughter?
- As far as allergies, your daughter…

Where's my granddaughter?

What have you done now?

What is he doing here?

'Cause we needed to speak
to another family member,

and we couldn't find her mother.

Well, you can speak to me.

Her mother was
killed in a car accident.

Oh.

'Cause your daughter
said that she was murdered.

She said that?

Then I felt sick.

But I feel better now.

I miss you.

Please don't do
anything bad, Mommy.

Jeff!

We have the custody
hearing tomorrow.

Well, then, I'm going to recommend
that the child stay elsewhere tonight,

and then you can straighten
all this out tomorrow.

We need to make
a decision, Jeffrey.

I want you to take her.

I'd like Jenny to
stay with you tonight.

I think it would be good for
her to get out of this house.

Wow. Yes, of course.

Ma'am? Please wait!

Jeff, we need to get out of
here right now. We need to go…

Sam, just take a minute.

All right? Can we talk, please?

Excuse us.

What we talked about
earlier, you know?

It's real. There's
something here.

I can feel it, Jeff. It's bad.

I think it's something
evil. I think it's her.

It's Maggie. She's still
here. She's doing all of this.

And just now in your
bedroom, she was there.

- And she tried to kill me.
- Just calm down.

She's jealous of me or something.
And she's never going to let you win.

And I know I sound
crazy, but I'm not crazy.

You don't… I don't
think you're crazy.

I just think you
need to go home.

Jeff, you can't… you can't
stay here alone. It's not safe.

You've had a rough night, okay?

And I need you to go
home and get some sleep.

- Can you get her home?
- Jeff…

- We can take her.
- Please, Jeff, it's not safe.

Get some rest now.

Okay.

Jenny, are you okay?

Yeah, I just ate some bad food.

Come here, baby.

You're going to stay with
Grandpa tonight, okay?

Why?

'Cause I got to clear everything
up in here. It's a mess. All right?

Anyway, I'm going to see him
tomorrow, so I'll see you right after.

You really talked to Mom, huh?

Yeah.

She's really in this house?

Yeah.

All right. I'll see
you tomorrow.

I love you, kiddo.

Maggie?

Are you there?

I'm not trying to start a fight.

I just don't want
anyone else to get hurt.

Can… Can you…

Can you give me a sign?

Maggie, you were always
a better parent than I.

And… I don't know what to do.

This is not you, okay?

You hurt Samantha and I'm scared
that you're going to hurt Jenny too.

Maggie?

Maggie?

Is that you?

I know you love
her, but this isn't you.

You aren't yourself.

Why are you still here?

Fuck.

Why are you still here?

You don't get it, do you?
Because she is mine!

You have to let her
go. Maggie, please.

Hello?

It's time to hear
from you, Mr. Vahn.

I'm not perfect.

In fact, I'm mostly a failure.

If I'm honest, my life didn't turn
out the way that I thought it would.

My one success is Jenny.

And yes, I could have
been a better father

while Maggie was
still alive, I realize that.

But my little girl has
been through so much

since her mama died,

and it's more than she deserves.

Jenny and I are working
through it together

and I'm trying harder at that

than I've ever tried
at anything in my life,

but I will not give her up.

Paul, I know that you
want the best for her too.

And that is why we
are moving upstate

so she can be nearer
her grandfather.

I've made all the
arrangements with the school,

but, Paul, I just need your
blessing to sell the brownstone.

I can't bring Maggie back.

I can't bring your
daughter back,

but that is not a good
enough reason to take mine.

Jenny already lost one parent.

Don't put her
through that again.

The mediator made his
assessment. I won't challenge.

I just hope we can
put all this behind us.

Oh, we will.

Well, I, uh… I may have
some more good news.

We may have found
the car that hit Maggie.

Well, that's great.

Well, until it's confirmed,
it's only a matter of time

before the registration
leads us to the driver.

We're very close.

Paul, just please tell
me if you hear anything.

I'll bring Jenny to your
door within the hour.

We can discuss a strategy

for selling the property.

Thanks, Paul. Hey.

- Congratulations.
- Yeah, we did it.

Oh, my… It's so amazing.
I'm so happy for you.

- Yeah, thank you, thank you so much.
- I'm… I'm sorry.

Don't worry, don't worry about
it. I'm just glad everyone's okay.

Listen, can you meet my
father-in-law at the house

with Jenny in an
hour? I can't make it.

- Yeah. Sure.
- Great. Okay, thanks.

Well, I have to pack.

I want to thank
you for doing this.

Oh, it's no problem. I have
to return my key, anyway.

Jenny, you want some help?

This is why I don't work
with college grads, man.

Exactly. And I told him I don't give a
goddamn what the characters are saying

as long as they're saying it
jumping out of an airplane, right?

Exactly. Make it happen.

Congrats, buddy.

- Thanks, man.
- Yeah.

Only one tiny piece of bad
news is we're moving upstate,

but I still want to work
for you, just from home.

Oh, you're going to
work from home, cool.

I don't know why I
pay for offices anymore

'cause everybody just wants
to work with their pants off.

Yes?

I'll look at it now. Send.

We're moving to a new house.

What am I going to pack?

Alan. Alan, come here.
Announcement time.

This tall drink of
water is leaving us.

Moving to hipsturbia.

Ah, I'm happy to hear that, man.

Sounds like you got all your
affairs in order at home, huh?

Yeah.

Well, gentlemen
and, uh, gentlewoman.

Glad you're all here.

Um, drumroll, please.

And there she is.

Oh, awesome.

- Looks great, huh?
- That's fantastic.

My God.

- Love it, guys.
- Yep.

Ah, it's such a shame

we only got one
book out of it though.

Jeffrey, call me.

I'm forwarding an email to you.

You know what? I think I
want to change the ending.

Ending? They
confronted the evil.

They locked it in the
tower. It's done, brother.

Come on, guys. You know this.

A malevolent spirit like this is not just
going to go away 'cause you asked nicely.

It might pretend to,

but only till it can get another
chance to get what it wants.

She'll be back in the
second issue, only stronger.

Where's your daughter?

Jenny?

Paul. Paul, listen to me.

Paul, I need you to get
Jenny and get out of the house.

Listen to me. It is
not safe in the house.

Did you get the email I
sent you? The driver...

Oh, come on.

Jenny? Open the door.

What was that sound?

Can you go around, buddy?

- What's happening?
- I don't know.

What's happening?

I'm scared.

Jenny?

Jenny!

Oh, shit. Paul?

Jenny!

Please hurry.

Just hold…

- Hey, Samantha!
- Oh, no.

You want to… You want to see?
You want me to… You're sending me.

- Sam.
- Let me see.

Jeff? Jeff, we need
to get out of here.

Jeff, Jeff…

- Jeff, what are you doing?
- Jane Silvermore?

- We need to go. Jenny?
- Jane Silvermore?

I don't know where
Jenny is. I can't find her.

- Jane Silvermore?
- What? We got to go!

The woman who hit
Maggie with her car.

What are you… What
are you talking about?

- It's you.
- Oh.

Jeff, I did you a favor.

Maggie was going to take
everything from you. Remember?

Jeff…

don't look at me like that.

You tried to poison Jenny.
You tried to kill my daughter?

Don't look at me like that!

You have any idea how long I
had to watch her wear you down?

Stuck-up trust-fund bitch!

You're so brilliant, Jeff.

You're so full of fire.

I brought that out of you.

Maggie just wanted to
suck the life out of you.

You and her
and that little brat.

I thought maybe Jenny
should go be with her mommy.

But I know, Jeff.
Jeff, I was wrong.

She should be with us.

We can be a family.

A better family.

After everything I've done for you,
the least you can do is say something!

Goodbye, Samantha.

Jeff?

No.

Please, Jeff.

Help!

Mommy, no!

Jenny?

Jenny, honey, I need you to come
down from there, okay, sweetie?

Maggie? Jenny was our
child, but she's my child now!

You don't get to take her.

Stop!

I don't like it when you fight.

It's all you do.

You don't know how
to take care of me.

Neither of you.

You're right. I'm sorry.

I just want my mommy and daddy.

Just… Just hold on tight, okay?

Hold on real tight. I'm coming.

I'm coming. Stay where you are.

Hold on.

Here you go.

Easy. Okay?

Daddy!

I'm sorry.

Mommy.

We fell.

Yeah. Yeah, honey, we did.

Are you hurt?

I'm fine.

Ah.

Did Mommy save us?

Is it over?

Yeah, it's over.

Is Grandpa okay?

Well, he will be.

Is Mommy gone now?

Yeah, honey, she's gone.

I'm sorry.

I'm here.

Sorry, honey, I didn't
mean to wake you.

You go back to sleep.