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Pull it back!

- Winch it back? - It's too dense. Bring it back!

Don't move!

'Griffin!

'Griffin! Griffin!'

Griffin, here! Wake up!

What did I do?

We called you and splashed you, and still you didn't wake.

Griffin! That's the fourth time this week!

- Will you get out of the water? - A cathedral...

...people...

- ...digging in the earth. - Aw, Griffin!

No, it's true!

It's true, it's true, it's true!

Our Griffin gets out of bed with angels in his head! Ha-ha!

No, no. It were the omens first. Where did they start?

I'm talking about the peddler who was here on Monday last.

"Find a lump under your arm at breakfast and you're dead by noon," he said.

It's Connor I'm worried about.

If something is abroad, why isn't he back yet?

It's been too long.

I'll find him. Tomorrow I'll go.

The thought of him out there... not knowing.

Griffin... the sun's on the west wall. You're going to be late!

Dreamers will be clothed in rags, Griffin.

Oh, leave the bairn alone.

Wasn't the one you had up there big enough?

There's been enough ill fortune come down on this house for ten families.

If sickness gets this far, we'll need something to protect us.

You're lagging! Come on, bog food!

You be bellwether boy, Griffin.

Go on, hurry, we'll catch you up.

Go on, off you go now, boy!

It's come out of the east, killing people, drawing closer.

Do you remember the peddler who brought the faggots?

"By the hundreds," he said. "They were falling dead without warning."

Aye, I don't like it.

Chrissie!

Come on, Griffin. If Connor arrives, Old Chrissie will let you know.

Count on it, Griffin.

Connor's sharp, he knows the ways of the world.

He'll be fine.

Are you right there, lad?

Down you go.

Down to hell. For the mining of it.

So, how many days has he gone now?

Thirty-six.

Well, bear up, lad, it's work that drives away worry.

And with witches' spikes on our roofs, we'll all be protected.

There's talk of places that Death just skips right over.

An offering to God would make us safe.

An offering would mean a journey, wouldn't it, Searle?

We'd take an offering to the big cities.

- You? - They'd draw back the curtain.

They'd show us the holy relics.

Saint Augustine's finger bone...

...and the feathers from Archangel Gabriel.

Ulf, you've never been outside of the village before.

But none of us have.

And I wouldn't want to, neither.

Look at Connor, God spare him. He's still not back.

I tell you fair, I wouldn't want to be in his shoes.

Griffin! It's Connor!

- Go on. - It's Connor!

- Connor! - Connor's come!

Connor... Connor!

Wait! Wait, Chrissie!

Hold it, we're coming up. Easy! Hold on, Griffin.

Connor!

- Hold on. - Easy!

Connor!

Come on, Chrissie! Faster!

Back again, is he, your wandering brother?

Oh, come on, Chrissie!

- Griffin! - Connor!

Connor, you're back! It's a miracle!

Look at them, you'd think they were married.

Tomorrow I was going to go out and find you.

How would you have done that?

Flown like a bird, I'd have borrowed Black Jacob's horse!

You would, eh?

You won't go away like that no more, Con, will you?

No, never. Never.

Look.

It is a new method for counting your devotions.

They make them of oak for great lords,

rosewood for liege ladies.

This one's made from hawthorn, Griffin.

It's a scraggy tree, small and tough.

Reminded me of someone.

It's the same tree they make axes from, Griffin.

Axlewood.

If I am a big wheel on the move, still it's you at my heart.

You and Linnet.

- Connor! - Look, here she comes.

Connor!

If you had not come back...

I can feel it growing, Connor. It's over eight month gone now.

God, I don't know what I would've done if you'd not...

Oh, the dog's nose started to bleed and wouldn't stop.

We took it for a bad sign.

I thought for sure you were lost.

Con!

Searle! Martin!

Connor! Oh, you're back!

So strange to see people smiling.

What's happening out there, Con?

We've heard the stories. We've got to do something, yes?

We could meet tonight.

Alright, alright, alright!

There's a powerful evil on the move. Connor has seen it.

A pestilence which hops forward on the full moon, he says.

Do we panic it or do we plan? Tell them, Arno!

A week back, I ferried a monk across the lake.

He spoke of a great church being built in the West.

He says it's highest in Christendom.

There's pilgrims come from everywhere with timber for its construction.

You make an offering, you stop Death.

No, the church is too far!

It's beyond further reaches of Earth, I heard.

Across mountains, across seas,

past horrors there aren't even names for.

We've got to go, Searle, there's pilgrims on every road.

With Connor to lead the party, we'd do it.

Yes, we can do it.

He knows the outside world better than anyone of us.

- What do you say, Connor? - Aye, Connor?

I've seen pilgrims, Martin.

I've seen so many bodies, there weren't enough living to bury the dead.

I've seen mobs chasing monks from their abbeys

for refusing last rites to dying.

It's these same monks that head West as pilgrims might.

They're people no more than animals.

You can trust no one.

Children...

...begged me for food.

I didn't dare go near them.

They had black boils under their armpits ready to burst,

and they denied plague was upon them.

All the churches are empty.

And still not satisfied, the evil keeps striding forward with each full moon.

We've got a month, maybe two, with a scrap of God's grace.

We could do it.

Reach the church and raise a spike of Cumbrian copper.

- Aye! - With you or Searle to lead our party.

Aye, 'tis our best chance. Show the faith.

Here's to taking it! To our journey!

Then Searle must do it.

Connor must do it!

I am sick of all the death.

Looters on the lake!

Con! Come on!

I never thought I'd see the day when you'd stay put.

You're amongst friends now, Connor.

Looters!

From across the cliffs! The Stonecutters' village!

On the lake! Pillagers!

It's the far village!

- Are they armed? - Aye, look!

- Not pillagers. - No, there's women and children onboard.

Refugees from the East.

They're scared, scared of the Death.

Somebody fetch spears. We'd best keep guard ourselves.

I heard a story once, about them old pits up behind the mine.

They reckon there's a hole up there so deep...

...if you'd dropped a stone down it,

sooner or later it'd fall out the far side of the Earth.

The copper... an offering.

We've got to take the offering, Con!

To the great church, to the far side of the Earth.

Look.

There is no time for your journey, Martin. It's plague.

And if they have the Death, then it's too late.

It'll have hopped 20 mile on from Gosford by morning.

Its full moon bears contagion for it like a sack.

At sunrise, she lets it fall... on us.

Help!

Griffin! Griffin! What is it?

- Are you alright? - Griffin! What's wrong?

- Wake up, Griffin! - Griffin, wake up!

Griffin! What's wrong, Griffin?

The seam, the pit...

In my dream, we were tunneling

through to the farthest part of the Earth.

Your head in the clouds again, Griffin?

Leave him. There's signs within dreams. He's been right before.

The blight on last year's corn.

The vein of copper at the pit.

Have you forgotten?

Do we make the journey, then, Linnet?

Right. I'm with you, then. It's our only chance.

- Con! - And Griffin comes too.

So I carry the cross, eh?

Why's it always me has to carry the weight?

Connor, Connor...

Where's Ulf? Ulf?

There's a church at the far reaches of the Earth, Mother.

It's the greatest in the world.

The pilgrims take gifts there.

And that's the place for the little Virgin.

And God willing, I'll put it there myself for you, Mother.

Ulf?

- Ulf! - I'm coming, Searle!

Don't go! Don't go without me!

Wait! Wait!

Hey, keep the fires burning!

We'll be back soon!

Ulf, come on, hurry up.

Always too far in front and too far behind.

What is it?

It's what I told you before.

We're tunneling through the Earth.

All of us.

We're using an engine.

The engine's got a shaft for breaking the rock and dirt.

It's the engine, you see, that makes us go fast enough

to be there before the moon turns full.

The moon's struck you daft.

No, it's true. I saw it in the dream.

And I keep seeing it.

And I'm sure that big black hole is there too.

Over here! Come on!

Hurry!

What the hell?

I think you've got us all sleepwalking, son.

But I've... never been down here before. You know that, Con.

So... it's just like in your dream. To the other side of the world.

We follow the torch.

It's blown by the wind which comes from the other side of the Earth.

We use the machine to tunnel.

Let it go!

Here, take it! Take it, quick!

Right, back up! Back up!

It's too dense. Back up!

Keep it going! Keep it going!

- Now wind her back up! - Wait...

She bucks! Bloody rocks!

Dig! Drill! We must keep moving!

Faster than the moon!

It's not yet risen on the underside. But hurry! We can't slacken!

We've got to get there or we're lost! The village is lost!

But, Griffin, you'd fall straight through to the other side of the earth

after just two days digging.

Into the sky... Why, you'd have to cling like a tick.

'Twas further than we'd thought.

Three times the length of your rope, Arno.

No, all of six times that length.

Before we struck the last hard rock between us

and the far side of the world.

Come on now! Come on!

- Heave it up! - Fire!

Go, Arno!

Go again!

Oh, look!

- Something dead. - What's that smell? That stench?

It's tunnels.

Tunnels for the night soil.

Only great cities have them.

Underground sewers where every household can empty its bucket.

My God, it's huge.

Whatever city's up there must be... vast.

- I'll go! - Hold your horses.

Not, it's alright. I'll be able to tell where we are.

Connor, put the rope to him, just to be safe.

I mean, you never know... About falling off, I mean.

Your air bladder, Griffin, till we find out if the air is poisonous or full of contagion.

Godspeed.

Griffin? Griffin!

Griffin!

Griffin... Griffin!

Griffin!

I can see sky! Stars!

All the stars at once!

We're here!

We're there... We're there!

We're here!

Come on, let's go up.

Searle, Searle...

Searle, I'm afraid.

I'm afraid.

It's alright, good brother. Come on.

It's like it's on fire.

A hundred thousand fires.

Torches.

Think how much tallow you'd need for all that.

That's the city.

The one I've been seeing in my dreams.

Lights, water, trees, grasses.

Something sticks it all to earth.

God's goodness!

It makes sense.

Anything flat's got two sides,

and if the evil was our side, then surely God's goodness is on this one.

Oh, it'll be God's city, alright.

Can you see his great church?

- No. - No? What do you mean, no?

I can't see it.

But nothing's higher than a church spire. Surely you'd see it.

Searle, in big cities battlements are higher than a man can see over.

But the boy surely must know where it is.

Come on, Searle. Let's go.

Just remember, Con,

there's a run of ill fortune struck our family these past years.

Me and Ulf, we have to take care.

But... it must be God's city.

There's so much light.

Where is Ulf? Ulf!

I'm over here. Don't leave me behind.

I've always had to stay at home.

So I'm glad to get the chance to journey out a bit.

You see, I've got something special.

- A lady in wood. - She was my secret!

The little Virgin our mother gave us before she passed on.

I'll put her in the cathedral for her myself.

Can you see me placing her as an offering for my mother, then?

I'm sure I keep remembering things as we go along, you know.

Searle, come on. Let's just get on with it.

So pretty.

So pretty.

- Ulf! - Ulf!

You get back across here, by God! Get back across here!

Ulf!

Don't go anywhere!

I'm coming, brother, I'm coming!

I'm coming!

- Come on, brother! - I can't!

Come on, Ulf!

Give me your hand, man!

Get in here, by Christ!

I've lost the little Virgin! I've lost her!

- Griffin, do we cross that? - I don't remember.

- We go as crow flies. Griffin? - Yes.

Come on, then. Everyone together, then we're strong. Are you ready?

Searle?

The little Virgin.

Halt!

Go!

Wait, wait, wait!

Look out! Keep going!

Back, Searle!

Go, go!

Come on, go, go!

Hurry!

Run!

Ulf!

- Santa Maria! - Ulf? Where is Ulf?

- Ulf! - You're supposed to come with us!

By Jesus, Ulf, listen to me!

There's nothing on your side!

You get to the middle, I'll take you from there!

I'll kill the bastards if they try to stop me. I'm going!

- Get him up! - Get him back first. Come on.

- Searle... - It's alright, Ulf. Stay right back!

Con...

Godspeed, Griffin.

We separate here. I'm going to go on to the cathedral.

We'll never have time to rig the spire if we stay together.

I'll travel faster if I'm alone. I can have rigging done by the time you arrive.

- We'll not leave my brother. - It's Ulf or the village, Searle!

You take charge here, find a foundry,

get that spike cast and get it to the cathedral.

Come on, let's everybody just do what they have to do.

Connor, no!

Take charge? Find a foundry? In this place?

All you have to do is use your nose.

Even in big cities you can smell a foundry.

Gauge the wind, steer a course.

But you take care of the boy, Searle.

Connor!

You promised.

- You swore you'd never leave. - Stay away from me.

Connor's gone. He could be lost.

The city is so big, Martin, so queer.

Don't fret, Griffin. He only wants what's right for all of us.

And however big the city, there's only one church.

He... hit me.

Ulf!

Wait for me! I'll come back for you, I swear it.

Do you hear me, Ulf?

We'll come by on the way back!

Don't leave me.

Griffin, if there are things in your dream that can help us,

keep us out of danger, you've got to make sure we know about them.

If we could've kept Ulf from walking into that...

I didn't know! I can't know what everything means!

Well, if you do know something, make bloody certain you warn us!

Hey!

Oh, Christ! Bloody Eric!

Bastard never even stopped.

Hey...

What's all this, then? Hare bloody Krishna?

Well, they look like they've been in the bush for a while.

Kid's alright.

Smell it out.

Gauge the wind.

- What the hell? - Connor, I've got one.

Foundry.

Griffin... Griffin, come here.

- Hurt? - Foundry.

Ah, nothing broken.

Don't worry, lad. You're only the last in a long series of accidents.

Hey, Tom?

Come on, we'll dress this in the shop.

Blacksmiths.

We brought copper.

- Fresh off the boat, are you, boy? - Copper. Cast it. Now.

Connor said you'd cast the spike.

You've got to help us or the village is lost.

- Ah, shh, there. - Please, cast it.

Shh, shh!

Can you understand these buggers?

Copper?

Aye, aye, copper. You must cast it for us.

- I'll grind this. - Careful. There's no pedal!

Faster, faster.

Quick, put that polish on the end.

Hey, hey!

Smithy, you've got to help us. Please, Smithy.

Cast this spike.

If it's a casting you're after...

Sorry, son, we're being closed down.

For the church.

Hang on. Over here.

The church wanted us to cast a pinnacle.

Put the scaffold up.

We had this bed lying around here for months,

waiting for them to scratch around, getting some money.

No money.

The church is poor?

Yes. Well, like any other business, hey?

- When they don't want what you're selling. - Selling?

Hell...

Pour the copper for us, please. Pour the copper.

The church sent you... Did it?

Just who in hell are you?

Cast metal... now.

Jesus!

I thought you were the bloody wreckers!

- Good copper. - Aye, Cumbrian copper.

Smithy...

We're a foundry, aren't we? We cast things?

Aye.

A furnace without bellows, Searle!

Now we water-bath the spike.

- No. Just let it cool till tomorrow. - No!

Before the dawn, we got to raise it up by then.

Raise it? Tonight?

You want to raise this tonight?

Aye, our man Connor's on his way to prepare the spire.

- Have a beer. - Who are you guys?

Ale.

Let's help 'em out.

It's our last night, Smithy. Give it a bash!

There's no money in this, no one will pay you.

But the copper is a tribute.

And surely people have come as we did with gifts?

- Gifts? - From across the world.

Well, put it this way... you'd probably be the first.

Please, Smithy, you must!

Any other night, son, and I wouldn't do it.

Hey, hey!

Right, another hour we'll water-bath it.

Then we'll sling some scaffolding on the back of the wagon.

Martin... you stay with the blacksmiths.

- We'll move on as the crow flies. - Aye.

Not unless you can swim. The cathedral's on the far side of the harbor.

That's right. We cross water.

Quick, Arno. Hurry!

Bloody horse! Come here.

Back off!

- Searle, it's stealing. - Come here!

Push, Griffin, we need it.

Just hold still, will you? Just hold still.

This bloody horse is just going to hold us up. And it's thieving!

Arno, we need it to winch up the spike.

Look, you know what happened to me last time.

And I only borrowed the bloody thing!

Look, you won't get a horse that big into a boat this small!

Oh, it's in.

Cor!

The devil's work was always easy to do, eh, Searle?

Ew! Don't give me worms.

Bring back my bloody horse!

Bloody horse?

Doesn't matter to you if I lose my other hand for thieving, does it?

Hey, you! Bring it back!

- You bastards! - Oh, no!

Look, if they take a hand for a horse,

what the hell are they going to take for a horse on a boat?

Shh! Something...

We'll never get there. We're too slow.

This boat's too slow.

Arno, take oars!

Griffin... if there's something out there, will you tell us?

I don't like this.

- I thought I told you to row! - Alright, row.

There's nothing there, is there, Searle?

What the hell is that? You never tell us anything!

Jesus!

What is it?

Evil? An omen?

- You never bloody tell us! - I didn't see it!

How could I have seen that?

It's coming to get us!

We... we're sorry... for stealing the horse!

Oh! It can't hurt us, can it?

We're miners from Cumbria, we've got a right of expedition!

We'll kill it!

Look out!

Don't let the whale eat us!

God's teeth! We're sinking!

Bail! Bail!

Oh, God! Sweet Mary Mother of Christ, not the ocean deep! I can't swim!

Anything we don't need, throw it over!

I can't swim!

- Where's your damn church, Griffin? - I don't know!

Is it the last church in hell you're taking us to, boy?

Queenfish...

Don't move!

- I remember the queenfish dive. - Griffin...

- Above it, the church spire. - Griffin!

One of us will fall.

One of us... dead!

One of us will die at the cathedral!

Who? Who dies at cathedral?

I don't know.

No?

It's not Arno.

Two hands, with hand over hand before he fell.

It's me, ain't it?

The end for me.

I've watched them all picked away.

My wife in childbirth.

The child she died for. Picked away.

My mother. Picked away. Picked away!

And Ulf. Picked away and picked away!

- Searle... - No, Arno!

He holds our fate in his hands.

Oblivion, Griffin.

I'm last.

I die and my blood dies.

Connor. Connor!

Oh, he'll be safe. Luck's always been with Connor.

For the love of God, Griffin, tell us. We can't move until you tell us!

It could be Martin! Or you!

Could be me!

I want Connor, I want my brother back!

Oh, God.

Connor!

By God...

What is it? What's wrong?

None of us is wearing gauntlets.

No...

No!

Godspeed, Griffin.

It's Connor! He's the one who falls!

Connor's going to fall!

Arno, talk to him. Make sure he doesn't try swimming.

As soon as we reach the beach, we'll run like the wind, boy.

No! It's not fast enough. I've got to take the horse.

- The horse stays with me! - Get off!

Then I'll ride the huge sows, like Connor.

You stay away from those things. They're not God's work.

But, Searle, I've got to beat him to the church or he'll fall.

You'll not leave us now, will you?

Without you, we're blind.

It's Connor. And the tallest spire in Christendom.

How the hell did he get up there?

When we reach shore, remember, no one travels alone, Griffin.

You're our eyes, you stay with us.

Griffin!

Now what?

Griffin! Don't leave us!

I'll fetch him.

- No, Searle, you can't! - Go on, get over.

You'll swamp us! You can't get that horse off...

Searle, come back!

Come on! Come on!

Hey, Searle!

Hurry!

Searle!

Come back here, boy!

What am I supposed to do with this boat?

Catch him or we're lost!

What about me? Where do I go? Which way?

It's alright for you, you've got the horse!

Wait!

Griffin!

Griffin!

Wait for me!

'The fact is, you still have an alliance with America.

'This is the real world, 1988.

'You can isolate one little pocket of the world and say "nuclear-free".

'Oh, you can try, but then, there is no refuge.

'No pocket, no escape from the real world.'

Where's the cathedral?

- No! - Devils in everywindow!

- Get back, boy. - No!

- '...over 50,000 men...' - Griffin, come here!

- '...now carry the AIDS virus.' - Come here, Griffin.

'In three years, nearly 2,000 of us will be dead.'

It's secure. Grab the rope!

We'll need to guide it.

The spike! It's on its way up!

The cathedral, Griffin!

The refuge... Make us safe!

Lost.

I can't see the spire anymore.

Connor...

Connor's going to fall.

I don't recognize any of it.

We'll find him.

We'll find him.

Hey, give a man a chance for a puff of air!

Clear the rope!

Clear!

It won't move!

The rope's stuck in the pulley!

Aye! Let's slacken off!

Steady now! Be careful! We've still got some time left!

Okay, she's moving!

Get someone to ring bell, Martin!

Signal the others. The city's vast.

I'm still lost, it's like...

I see too much.

Which way, boy? Show us!

- A signal! - Where, Griffin?

Where?

Which way, boy?

Spike's on its way up!

Searle! Searle!

Black my eyes. Quick, blindfold me!

Hurry! Hurry!

It's this way! It's this way up here.

No! This way.

Wait!

Okay!

Slacken off a little!

Ah! Just keep it riding there.

Con, careful!

- Griffin... - What's wrong?

Don't move!

This way!

Oi, it's not safe!

No, no, it's all right.

The winch is strong. The blacksmiths give good instructions.

Griffin's dream! In the dream Connor fell!

Keep the tension on!

Beware the winch!

Aargh!

- Con! - Hang on!

Secure the rope! Grab it!

- The horse. Tie it to it! - Right. Make it fast!

Get back, Griffin! Griffin, don't go!

My God!

Griffin, watch out!

Griffin, stay back.

Con, it's not safe for you.

It's safe for no one. Moon's set.

We've got to get spike raised before dawn breaks.

Lift me.

Can you do it?

Griffin, your hand. Here...

Godspeed.

Easy, lad. Good grip.

Easy!

Go on, son, get up there!

Easy, Griffin!

Come on, Griffin!

We'll hear the bells loud and clear at dawn, if they're still well at village.

And dawn's coming, for good or ill.

There's no time! There's no time, Griffin!

Come on, boy!

Sink it, boy.

Yeah!

Hey!

You made it, boy! You made it!

The bells!

- The bells! - The bells!

They're safe!

Do you hear that?

'Twas me that fell.

Connor! Griffin!

Are you there, then?

The Death has skipped us by, I'm sure of it!

Listen, it's Linnet.

Hello!

Con! Griffin! There's no one sick!

Do you hear that? Griffin, it could be we've done it!

They're well!

It's a sign.

A dream.

You had a wonderful dream, Griffin. A wonderful story.

It was like a window opened.

So... everyone reached the great church but me.

I got stuck at the black high road.

You didn't get stuck, Ulf. You went under it.

'We were long gone, by then. But you went forward.'

'You showed the little Virgin the celestial city.'

Eh, Ulf.

Mother would be proud of you.

The little Virgin. Could we place her in the great church?

Well, perhaps do you think it was enough to have shown her the great city?

That's enough.

I did that.

I did that much.

Just a dream, Griffin.

Aye, but what a dream.

A vision of hell.

Connor.

You're safe!

They're back!

- Grigor. - Searle.

- Fine to see you. - God's spared us all.

Moon's already down and no one's fallen ill. No one!

Is that right?

Whoo!

The village is saved!

The dream...

Could it be?

The Death.

Con, you're back!

It's a miracle!

You won't go away like that no more, Con, will you?

No, never!

Stay away from me!

Connor, no!

The Death...

Connor.

Griffin!

You knew!

You were sick all along.

You knew!

Griffin, I...

- The Death! - The Death!

The Death! The Death!

How could you have come back?

Griffin, I swear I didn't know plague was upon me, not till we were into pit.

And then I kept my distance.

From all of you. I swear it.

And I was afraid.

There was nothing else I could do, you understand?

There was nowhere else for me to go.

And I came to believe the unfolding of your storywas...

I came to believe it was my salvation.

The salvation of us all!

But the dream made you all safe! It's true, isn't it?

It's true.

Plague's left me. I'm mended.

Just a scar is all that remains.

Are we lost? Do we all die, then?

No, it can't be.

But if the infection's loose...

No, because in dream one died. Only one.

Aye, it won't break loose!

I shall not return to the village.

I want them to know the threat is gone. Village safe.

Con, you'll tell them! You'll bring them round!

Make them believe my story!

They must!

You'll tell them, won't you, Con?

That's when they'll believe it!

Godspeed.

Travel well, boy.

(HIGH-PITCHED SOUNDS)

Once, far away, light years,

distances beyond thought,

a great, slender ship with a tail of fire

slid through the black reaches of space.

On that ship was Zatine...

a prisoner named Zatine.

Words cannot describe his evil, his criminality.

He had been captured by Commander Yaveth,

after decades of search and evasion

in a blood-drenched battle that claimed hundreds of lives.

But shortly thereafter, Zatine escaped in a tiny scout craft.

A fantastic escape

from that spaceship.

And soon, he found a hiding place

on the planet Earth.

Zatine was a mutant, his genes transformed.

A mutant with a primal wish to kill,

but evolved to new psychic and occult powers.

He used these powers to spread destruction and death.

In order to find and destroy Zatine,

Commander Yaveth tried many methods.

One of these methods was an immense army of birds,

trained to hunt and to kill.

But when these birds did discover Zatine,

he transformed himself into an eagle,

and managed to destroy them all...

except for three,

which survived and wounded him fatally in the brain.

But Zatine, now dead,

lived on in another way.

Before he was killed, he mated with Earth women,

procreating numerous children

and thereby transmitting his wicked spirit and evil powers

through new generations.

Yet the struggle continued

and still goes on.

For Yaveth's descendants pursued the progeny of Zatine

lest their contamination spread through the cosmos.

Has it happened again?

Her name is Katie Collins

and she will be eight years old.

(CHEERING)

San Francisco with the ball, and 12-zero.

San Francisco with the basketball and 92 to 86.

They're going to Abdul, and they converge on Abdul, in the corner,

and Abdul is down!

We are in the closing moments of the basketball game,

Abdul, our star, we don't know if it's a knee or an ankle,

Abdul has been a thorn in the neck of Atlanta all night long.

They have a two order, what that means, they'll have new money.

They have possibly some new ball players like Abdul.

(CROWD CHANTING)

Both teams are right now coming back out onto the court.

We're going to have a centre court jump. Here we go.

By the left...

- And he scores! - (CHEERING)

Woo-hoo!

Setting up that two-one-two offence.

They will try and work the ball to the high post.

And they do. To Lane, who's shot from 15...

Atlanta has scored again, Abdul still not in the basketball game.

Atlanta has a chance to take the lead. Prescott past the line...

- And he scores! - (CHEERING)

(SCREECHING SOUNDS)

We have a time out on the court.

We'll see if we can talk with Ray Armstead, the owner of the Atlanta team.

- Ray, things are going well tonight. - Yeah.

You're downplaying how well the team is doing,

not only tonight, but so far this year... why?

Oh, we've just got a good team.

Well, I'll tell you this. They have done very well all year, and you have done well,

but we wanna find out what kind of owner Ray Armstead is going to be.

(RAY) Well, we're gonna change it from Losersville to Atlanta again.

- How are you going to do that? - With an open chequebook.

- How open is that going to be, Ray? - Quite open.

Quite open. Where does this money come from?

You do not have a sports ownership bankroll.

Ray, answer me.

There's no answer I can give you on that one.

You're going to give us an answer. Where does the money come from?

You say you'll have an open chequebook, and you say it'll be very open.

Where does the money come from?

Uh, God.

Now, so far, since returning to the lineup,

Abdul has shown no ill effects of that ankle injury

that sidelined him for a couple of minutes earlier in the basketball game.

(BOOING)

(WOMAN GIGGLING)

You know, that explosion, I can't get it out of my mind.

(MAN) Which explosion?

The first explosion, one ball, or the second explosion, two ball?

How come you don't explode when we're making love?

Where'd that come from?

Well, I'd like it better if you made a little noise. A lot of noise.

- That's another one of your jokes. - Can we talk seriously?

We're always talking about talking about talking.

But we never talk. Can you talk seriously?

(GIGGLING) No.

Marry me, Barbara.

I can't.

- We've got to settle this. - It's settled.

- I can't marry you or anyone, Raymond. - (SIGHS)

It's been seven years. Seven and a half years, to be exact,

since my divorce.

He was a fine man.

A very fine man, and I loved him very much.

- And I swore then that I'd nev... - What's the matter with you?

Let us say it.

I'm scared, Raymond.

You treat me like a normal person, and I thank you for it.

But I'm not a normal person.

There's something...

I can't explain it, Raymond.

There's something wrong inside, something terrible.

You shouldn't have pushed me this far.

It could mean the end of you and me.

But I know I have to tell you.

Tell me what?

It's Katie.

(SIGHS)

No, she scares me, Raymond.

There's something I don't know. She's...

Sh... You don't know, you can't even imagine.

She's my baby, my little girl, and...

She came out of me. It's not her fault.

She...

(SIGHS)

Oh, I don't want any more children, Raymond.

(SIGHS)

Crazy, Barbara.

(BLEEPING)

I'll be eight in a few days, Squeaky.

There'll be a big party and they'll give me a lot of presents.

It was right for now to kill the set of babies.

- (BIRD SCREECHES) - (GASPS)

- Did I scare you? - (BLEEPING)

You deserved it. You always leave me alone.

And I've always got to play alone.

Here's my baby-sitter.

But one of these evenings...

I'm really gonna kill her.

She's always asleep.

And why aren't you asleep?

You don't love me, Mother.

I know it.

You leave me alone too much.

That's not fair.

I'm tired of it.

And this house is... too big.

(GAME BLEEPING)

And what do you want, honey?

I want a brother.

Have you been to the United States before?

My first time.

What is the purpose of your trip?

I'm a visitor.

I'm a pretty bird.

Glad you love it. I'm taking it.

- Wise purchase, ma'am. - I'm a pretty bird.

Ooh, hey, wait a minute. Katie would love this.

- I saw it come on. - I'm a pretty bird.

Gives me the scary creeps.

- Very nice for Katie. - (ELECTRONIC CHIRPING)

- I'll take it. - Thank you.

It'll make a nice extra birthday present for Katie.

- I'm a pretty bird. - Thank you very much.

Come in.

Raymond.

Are you sure of what you're doing?

Yes. I am.

- Are you ready? - Yes.

Come in, Raymond.

You're going to have a marvellous team, Raymond. The best.

It's going to be very easy for you to win now.

Are you pleased with what you have? Is it what you wanted?

Yes, I am, of course.

Good.

We're in great danger, Raymond.

- The visitor? - Katie has been designated for that.

Your problem is her mother.

Time is not on our side.

It's on your side.

We realise, Raymond, that Barbara's resisting strongly.

That she doesn't want more children.

Up to this point, you have failed.

Barbara has refused to marry you.

And for us, this is a very serious matter.

We've always believed that it was not necessary for you to understand everything.

But now, we feel compelled to reveal to you our real motive.

Raymond, I'm going to tell you something of tremendous importance.

But I must warn you that any mistake on your part now

would have appalling consequences,

both for you and for us.

Barbara is a miracle of nature.

She carries in her womb...

something which transcends the world of everyday reality.

She is able to give birth to children of immense powers,

both natural and supernatural.

She is the only woman of this generation

who carries the genes...

of Zatine.

She was assigned to you...

so far, without success.

We wanna do everything in our power to assist you, Raymond.

And we feel that events in the next few days will help your mission,

and that you will achieve our intent.

But we've invested a great deal of time and money in you.

And we cannot wait much longer.

We need another child like Katie.

Barbara must give birth to a brother for Katie.

Power corrupts, Raymond.

And absolute power corrupts absolutely.

But we must have that power.

(SCREECHES)

♪ Happy birthday to you

- ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ - (SCREECHING)

♪ Happy birthday, dear Katie

- ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ - (SCREECHES)

(ALL APPLAUDING)

Happy birthday, Katie.

- Happy birthday! - Oh, darling!

- How beautiful you are! - Look at the braids!

- I love the braids. - Oh, how pretty.

- What a pretty birthday girl you are. - Aww!

- (ALL TALKING) - I'll be right back.

(HIGH-PITCHED SOUNDS)

(SQUAWKS)

Hello, Squeaky. Do you like my party?

- (SQUAWKING) - Hm?

(ALL CHEERING)

(GIRL) Come and open presents, Katie.

(ALL TALKING)

- Baby! - (GIRL) Hey, this looks fun!

(CHILDREN) Presents!

From Mommy.

- Thanks. - You're welcome, dear.

- Oh, what to do! - (ALL TALKING)

(KATIE) From Grandma!

From Aunt Susan!

Happy birthday, my sweet.

(ALL) Where's she going?

(HIGH-PITCHED SOUNDS)

Wow!

- (SCREECHING) - Raaaah!

Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, look!

(SCREECHING)

Here's the bullet, it entered the left flank,

traversed posterior to the left kidney and entered the spinal canal.

- Will there be paralysis? - I'm afraid so.

- Permanent? - In all probability.

Katie. You're doing gymnastics beautifully.

That double twist of yours was nearly perfect.

I'm getting better.

I'm getting perfect.

I will be perfect.

By the way, how's your mother, Katie?

Well, my mother didn't die, but she just won't be able to walk any more.

Katie, oh, I've missed you so much.

- Oh, honey. - I've missed you too.

Well, she's home, now, sweetheart.

You have to be a very grown-up little lady now.

Your mommy needs all the help she can get.

Oh, I'll help her.

Raymond and I will both help you.

Oh, well, I'm glad the two of you get along so well.

Because it looks like the three of us will be together for a while.

Oh, Mommy! I'm so glad! Now we'll be a family!

(SIREN WHOOPING)

- She had bought a musical bird. - Uh-huh?

And that is a little, tiny, uh.. metal bird.

You mean like a canary or a parakeet or...

- A parrot. - A parrot.

It's a winding. And after you winding it,

- its music come out. - Mm-hm.

And did you bring it home in, what, a cage or a box?

It was wrapped.

- Wrapped? What do you mean, wrapped? - Gift-wrapped, in a box.

Um...

How was the shooting done?

I... I really don't know.

But answer the question.

It happened so fast.

Tell me what happened, I mean exactly. There was this present that was opened...

- (CLANKING) - Oh, my God, what is that?

Oh!

Excuse me. The door was open, so I came in. No one answered.

I'm... I am the new housekeeper, uh, from the agency.

Uh, Jane, Jane Phillips.

(CHUCKLES)

I'm Barbara, Barbara Collins.

- How do you do? - How do you do?

Oh, you have such a beautiful house.

- Thank you. - It's exquisite.

What... what lovely taste!

I...

You know, I bet that you're a Libra.

- Yes. - And your rising sign is, uh...

- Sagittarius... - Sagittarius! That's right.

- And your moon is... - Leo.

I knew it! Leo!

I'm a Leo too. I knew it, I knew it.

You know, I hate to work for women who are Virgos.

(LAUGHS) They're maniacal about neatness.

- Oh. - And Capricorns.

Capricorns are the worst.

I'm a Capricorn.

- What are these? - Oh, just a hobby of mine.

Artificial birds. They make me feel less lonely.

And... I don't know, I think they protect me.

Careful. Squeaky might rip them apart.

And anyway, I don't like them.

- Mrs Collins? - I do.

Well, Katie, then that's settled, isn't it?

- I'm gonna miss the bus. - Katie!

Don't you need this to further your education?

Are you going to be here all the time?

Well, for now, just days.

But it sort of depends on you, doesn't it?

- Wait up! - Wait up, Anthony!

- Come on! - Hey, wait up!

Come on, Tommy!

Hey, wait up, Jimmy!

What are you bugging me for?

Ah. Ahem. Well, I... I... I just, uh...

I wanted to talk to you, Katie.

I thought maybe, if you wouldn't mind, I'd like to ask you a question.

(SIGHS) Yeah. Isn't there something that you'd like to say to me

that you haven't said before?

- (SIGHING) Yeah. - Eh? What's that?

Go fuck yourself.

Now, wait a minute here.

Now, that's... that's no way for us to get started, is it?

Hey, look at me.

Now, listen, I could...

I could wait in the car, you know, until you finish class, is that what you want?

I don't like you. You're a child molester.

I'll bet you do dirty things to children.

You know, I'm worried about you.

Jesus! Everybody's worried about me.

Susan, my Momma, Grandmomma...

They ought to go worry about themselves.

Warthog, worrywart. Go and worry about some perverts like you!

I'm smarter than all of you.

Maybe you are. Maybe you are.

But let me tell you what. Let me ask you just one last question,

and then I promise I won't... I won't ask you anything else.

What happened to the gift your aunt gave you for your birthday?

You better write it down.

- (WHISPERS) Right up your ass. - (KIDS CHANTING) Katie! Katie! Katie!

(BOY) Katie!

Pat, hi.

(MAN) I have a report on the gun.

A real doozy. No prints other than the kid's.

No manufacturer's mark and no serial number.

- Filed off, huh? - Never on.

Tests showed negative.

Even the shell casings are anonymous. Figure that out.

Listen to this. "It is impossible to ascertain

"from examination of the wrapping paper and accompanying gold seals

"whether the package was opened and resealed

"before the child in question received..."

That's shit.

You know, we need a magician on this case.

I want to know how that gun got in that box and I want to know who put it there.

Well, that rules out the kid.

Where would an eight-year-old kid get a gun?

And the mother swears that gun was never in the house.

OK. What about the bird the aunt said she put in the box?

The shooting was an accident.

I mean, it's gotta be some kind of wild damn accident.

Yeah. But the gun in the box, that's a... that's another matter.

Look, Jake, I got a hunch that we can dig all we want,

and sooner or later, we're going to have to just close the case.

What about the kid?

She doesn't seem shook up at all.

You... you'd have thought she would have been.

I swear, she seemed glad it happened.

Yeah, that bugs me, man.

That really bugs me.

(DOORBELL RINGS)

(HORN BLARES)

(SCREECHING)

(SCREECHING CONTINUES)

(SLOWLY) I'm a pretty bird.

- (ELECTRONIC CHIRPING) - I'm a pretty bird.

(SCREECHING)

Inspector one, central despatch.

Inspector one, do you read me?

- (ELECTRONIC CHIRPING) - (FAINTLY) I'm a pretty bird.

I'm a pretty bird.

I'm a pretty bird.

(ELECTRONIC CHIRPING)

I'm a pretty bird.

- (ELECTRONIC CHIRPING) - I'm a pretty bird.

- (HORN BEEPS) - (TYRES SCREECH)

I'm a pretty bird.

- (ELECTRONIC CHIRPING) - I'm a pretty bird.

(SCREECHING)

Inspector one...

(SCREECHING)

- (TYRES SQUEAL) - (SCREECHING)

(HORN BLARES)

(YELLING)

(HORN BLARING)

Help us get him out of here!

Somebody must be hurt!

We can't reach him!

The tank's gonna blow! We gotta get outta here!

Get the hell outta here!

- Come on, let's go! - Let's go!

♪ Oh, put on the skillet, put on the lid

♪ Mama's gonna make a little short'nin' bread

♪ That ain't all she's gonna do

♪ Mammy's goin' to make a little coffee too

♪ Mammy's little baby likes short'nin', short'nin' ♪

Oh, Mrs Collins, I gotta warn you.

- I don't do windows. - (LAUGHS)

Oh. Jane, what do you think of my daughter?

- Katie? - Yes.

- You want the truth? - Mm-hm.

- She's bad. - (GASPS)

What are you talking about?

Bad? She's just a little girl.

♪ Mammy's little baby loves short'nin', short'nin' ♪

♪ Mammy's little baby loves short'nin' bread ♪

Mrs Collins...

Wh... Maybe this just isn't the right time

to bring children into this bad, mixed-up world.

Some of them... are confused.

They think that the forces of evil are stronger than the forces of good.

(LAUGHS) Is that another one of your astrological theories?

Mrs Collins, a great philosopher said that our characters are our fate.

And some scientists now believe that planets somehow understand this.

You be careful. You ward off the influences of Saturn.

You have suffered enough.

You understand?

(SCREECHES)

- Yes. - Good evening.

- Can I help you? - Uh, I'm the baby-sitter.

Baby-sitter?

- The baby-sitter. - (LAUGHS) People are often surprised.

- From the agency? - The home service.

- What happened to Nancy? - I've no idea.

They... telephoned me and sent me.

Come in.

Excuse my surprise. We usually get teenage girls.

Well, I'm definitely not that.

This is Katie.

(BARBARA) Katie, stop playing with the elevator. It's not a toy.

Mrs Collins is confined to a wheelchair.

Barbara, this, believe it or not, is the baby-sitter.

I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name.

Jerzy Colsowicz.

- Please call me Jerzy. - I'm Mrs Collins. Nice to meet you.

- Well, I'm ready. - You look beautiful tonight, Barbara.

Thank you.

Oh. (CHUCKLES)

And you, young lady, be in bed by 9:30.

Hm? Good night.

(RAYMOND) A strange guy.

He's got to be the oldest baby-sitter I've ever seen.

(BARBARA) I forgot to tell you, James said he was coming.

(RAYMOND) You don't think he's a child molester?

Oh! Of course not.

The agency screens out their sitters very well.

What about you? Aren't you a cripple molester?

Well, I would be if you gave me a chance.

You know, Barbara, tonight is a very special night.

- I've got a wonderful surprise for you. - You have? What is it?

Close your eyes.

Now, try to remember... a very deep part of you.

Another world, another time, another existence.

Other beings.

(WHISPERS) Yes.

Yes.

Why did you come here?

Before we get on with the dancing, there's one final announcement I'd like to make

of a more personal nature.

I feel that we're all one big family.

And I want you to be the first to know that as soon as we can make the arrangements,

I intend to marry the lovely Miss Barbara Collins.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

(BLEEPING)

- You wanna kill me? - I don't want to kill you, Katie.

I want to take you away with me when the time comes.

Only, if you refuse to go...

Why don't you just see if you can do that?

- Right now? - (SCREECHES)

When the time comes. When my friends arrive.

- Your friends? - Oh, very special friends.

You'll come with me.

I'm beginning to get the hang of this.

I won, I won!

- See? - You used your powers to make it go faster.

No. No, I didn't. I used the switch.

You want my advice, old man?

- Yes. - Go back to wherever you came from.

This world is not for you.

It's not for you either, Katie.

Barbara, where the hell do you think you're going?

Let me go! How could you dare say a thing like that?

I want my freedom!

Freedom? You know, you can't even walk!

I don't need anybody. Not you or anybody.

Listen, Barbara.

It's not going to get any easier, as the years go by, to find someone.

Then I'll grow old alone.

No. No, you won't.

I'm going to be right there with you.

Come here.

How did everything go?

Quite all right.

Katie went to bed right on time.

Good. How much do I owe you?

Uh... $15.

$5 an hour, agency charges.

She's a remarkable little girl. You must be, uh, very proud of her.

Yes, I certainly am.

Here you are.

Good night.

"Mommy, you have to marry Raymond.

"You have to marry him.

"I don't want you to be all alone in this house any more.

"You're selfish, Mommy. I love you very much.

"Katie."

(TELEPHONE RINGS)

My God! What are you doing here?

Call for you, Mommy.

Aren't you gonna answer it?

Come on.

(SIGHS)

- Hello? - (RAYMOND) Barbara?

Oh, it's you, Raymond.

- Are you alone? - No. Katie's here with me.

Oh, Momma, let me say hi to Raymond.

- Hello, Raymond. - Hi, Katie.

Yeah. Wouldn't it be great if we were all here together?

You and Momma could make love and I would have a baby brother.

Oh! Katie! It's getting so out of hand.

That's not true, Mother.

Raymond, you can talk her into it, can't you?

You know I love the both of you, Katie. But let me talk to your mother now.

Barbara, I have some very important business in San Francisco

and I have to leave first thing.

Please. Please.

Come and say goodbye to me at the airport.

Oh, Raymond. I feel so confused right now.

I'll think about it.

Good night.

Bye.

(SIGHS)

- Mommy? - Hm?

- Did you read my note? - Yes.

And I tore it up.

Oh, Momma. You're so beautiful.

(LAUGHS)

Thomas.

Give me one more chance.

No.

It will be useless, Raymond.

We were wrong to leave Barbara in your hands.

She's too strong for you.

She's refused intervention.

Now...

a more efficient method has been chosen.

If you came to see Raymond off, you're too late.

Why, Dr Walker! What are you doing here?

I came to see my daughter off.

She left on the same flight.

Where did Katie disappear to?

Here. Let me help you try and find her.

I'm pleased that we met here by chance today, Mrs Collins.

You haven't been to see me these past few weeks.

Well, uh...

It hasn't been easy, Dr Walker,

adjusting to this whole new way of life.

That's exactly why I wanted to see you.

- May I call you Barbara? - Yes, of course.

Katie! Why do you do things like that?

Sometimes I think it gives you some sort of strange pleasure to see me suffer.

Mommy, I'm sorry. I just got lost.

- Katie. - Hi.

Why don't you try and convince your mother to come over to my house?

(GASPS) Let's go, Mommy! We're always stuck at home alone.

Dr Walker, I promise that we'll come another time.

But I'm exhausted right now,

and I think it would be better if Katie and I would go home.

All right.

We'll let you off this time.

But we'll take a rain check, agreed?

(BRAKES SQUEAL)

- (ENGINE DIES) - Ah!

Oh, shit.

(ENGINE STUTTERING)

What the hell is wrong with this?

(DEEP RUMBLING)

(RUMBLING CONTINUES)

Mommy? Are you scared?

(LAUGHS) No! Why should I be?

They'll probably help us.

Idiot!

- (WOMAN) Hello, can I help you? - Yes.

My number is 7514197020.

Can you give me your name and location, please?

I'm Mrs Barbara Collins. And, uh...

We're stalled on Interstate...

I mean, we're stalled on Route 28,

about 15 miles from Interstate 85.

I'll need a description of your car, Mrs Collins.

Oh! Oh, yes, the car, it's a blue 1978 Thunderbird.

Just a moment, please.

Our service truck will be there within 30 minutes.

Thank you.

They'll be here in a half hour.

That truck scared you, didn't it?

No.

- (RUMBLING STOPS) - Oh, my God. (GASPS)

(FOOTSTEPS ECHOING)

(GASPS) What the hell is he doing?

Hey, man. This don't look so good.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

You know, they've got a lot of crazy mothers running around out there.

I know where you're coming from.

Tell you what, we're going to check this out real quick-like, first.

Cos I ain't about to be gettin' my butt shot off.

Listen, Dizzy. You take this one for yourself.

I've just remembered, I ain't supposed to be working tonight.

I'm on unemployment.

Naw, man! You comin' with me.

Come on, get your butt outta here, man.

You wanna walk or something?

Aw, shit.

It's some old crazy-ass drunk woman and a kid.

Hey, Momma. We're here to fix your car.

(KATIE) My Mommy isn't feeling very well.

(LOUD WHOOSHING)

(BUZZING)

(WHOOSHING)

(RUMBLING)

(NOISES DIE DOWN)

Mrs Collins.

I'm sure you're wondering why I'm here.

Uh, please hear me out.

I'm here to help you, Mrs Collins.

You've been feeling strange lately, Barbara.

Confused.

This confusion has been transmitted to you from another time, another place,

beyond human knowledge and understanding.

There are forces, inhuman ones,

out of this world.

And they are unspeakably evil.

You are the key to their power on this planet.

They sought to use you once in their evil game.

And they succeeded.

This will not happen again.

But you must do exactly as I say.

Last night, you were taken by violence.

You are pregnant, Barbara.

- (GASPS) - (LOUD SCREECH)

Pregnant with a child conceived out of their hatred for this world.

This child must never see the light of day.

Uh... Mrs Coll...

Mrs Collins...

♪ Mammy's little baby likes short'nin'... short'nin'

♪ Mammy's little baby likes... short'nin' bread ♪

Hello, Mrs Collins.

We haven't seen you around here in ages.

- Hi, Lucille. - How you been doing?

- Fine, thanks. Is the doctor in?

Why, sure. I'll tell him you're here.

My, don't you look nice?

Doctor? Mrs Collins is here to see you.

OK.

He'll be right out.

(MAN) OK, Jimmy. You listen to me.

See what happens when you go playing out there on that field without your shoes on.

Never again, huh?

And I'll tell you something. As you were a real brave little guy,

I'll see if I can talk your mommy into buying you an ice cream on the way home.

OK? How about four ice creams?

Excuse me, Mrs Moore. I have to have a word with my ex-wife.

Hi, Barbara.

Hello, Sam.

How've you been doing?

I need to talk to you.

OK.

- Come up to my office. - Fine.

Afraid we're a bit overcrowded here. This is as near to an office as I get.

- What do you need to talk to me for? - You're the only one I can trust.

The only one you can trust.

Ah, why do you trust me?

I'm just an overworked doctor, sweating my guts out day and night

in this under-equipped dump.

Hell, you wouldn't even let me into your fancy hospital

when I tried to visit you after your operation.

You prefer to be surrounded by beautiful people who take good care

- to keep their noses way up... - Please!

- ...above any of the shit down here. - Please, let me talk.

- The princess has come slumming. - I'm here because I need help.

Desperately.

- I need help from you, Sam. - Now, take it easy, OK?

- All right? It's all gonna... - (SOBS)

Hey, hey, hold it. I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry.

- Now, what is it? Mm? - (SOBS)

Let's hear what it's all about. Come on. OK?

Tell me, and I promise to do what I can.

- Well... (SOBBING) - Yes?

Evil people are staring at me.

(GASPING) People are watching me.

There are evil people doing things to me.

(SOBBING)

Now, look, honey...

Hey, Mom! Mom? Are you home?

Why are you still here?

Why, yes, I am.

Where's my ol' whipping boy?

You will say, "Where is my mother?"

Are you crazy? Where is she?

For once, once in your life, you will be polite.

Now say it.

Say it.

Where is my mother?

What have you done with her?

Why, nothing.

Nothing. I've done nothing to protect her, dear, don't be alarmed.

God damn you, you tell me where she is or...

- Don't you talk to me like that! - (SCREECHING)

How dare you talk to me or anybody else like that?

I got your number the moment I walked into this house.

The moment I got here, I recognised you for what you were.

You little monster. You see, unfortunately, I had one of my own.

I know how to treat them.

So...

You be careful.

You watch out.

Or you'll be sorry.

Nowhere, if you really must know where your mother is...

- (BIRD SCREECHING) - ...she left a while ago.

With a very nice, elderly gentleman.

So, you're pregnant?

Yes.

I seem to remember you told me many times you didn't want any more children.

I don't. But something unbelievable happened.

It all took place without my knowledge.

I can't have this baby, Sam.

- You've got to help me get rid of it. - So you want an abortion.

- Yes. - And you want me to do it.

Uh-huh.

- When? - Right away.

You quite sure?

- Yes. - God.

Why does everything have to happen to you?

Your accident, the wheelchair.

Now you want an abortion.

The problems with Katie.

Everything began with Katie.

I've tried to ignore the whole situation.

I pretended it didn't exist.

But that's not possible any more.

- I know now I've got to do something. - All right. I'll do what you want.

But I'm afraid the rest will have to be up to you.

(HIGH-PITCHED SOUNDS)

(CAR HORN BEEPS)

Hey, man, what are you doing here, man?

(MAN) Oh, my God!

Come out, you old bastard. Come out!

(WHOOSHING)

(BIRD SHRIEKS)

(SILENCE)

Where are you, old man? (SCREAMS) Where are you?

Come out, you bastard! Come out!

Come out. Come out.

Come out!

Bastard. Bastard!

(SMASHING ECHOES)

Come out!

(SMASHING ECHOING)

(THUMPING)

- (CLICK) - (GASPS)

(SOFTLY) What is that?

(GASPING)

- (SCREECHING) - (SCREAMS)

Ah! Help!

(YELLING AND GASPING)

(SCREECHING)

(GASPING)

(CREAKING)

(SCREAMS)

- Mrs Collins. - (SOBBING)

I've been sent here to protect you.

No one... no one can hurt you any more.

- (KATIE) Play a game! - Argh!

Aaah! (SCREAMS)

Aah! Aah!

Uh! Ah!

(SCREAMS)

(WHOOSHING)

Well, Jane, it's... almost over.

I shall be leaving soon.

- With Katie? - With Katie.

Jerzy... where do you go to?

(JERZY) My home, where I come from.

It's a lovely place, beautiful and peaceful.

Beautiful and peaceful.

- Where would that be? - Far away.

Beyond the imagination.

It sounds wonderful.

Jerzy, I'd like to go with you.

I'm afraid no one may enter there except the children.

I remember.

But, you know, I've been around children so long,

I think there's something child-like about me.

I... I've never met a man like you.

Ever.

You've been of great help to me, Jane.

Thank you.

(WHOOSHING)

(BLEEPING)

Let me go now! No! (SCREAMS) Let me go!

No, no, no!

No, stop! No! (SCREAMING)

(BLEEPING)

(WOMAN) Katie is a very lonely little girl.

She has a great need to recover the affection she feels is lacking.

I don't think she fully realises what happened, now or then.

I'm afraid she's going to need extensive therapy.

There's no telling for how long.

(KATIE) Mommy? Mommy, I know you're there.

Please, don't leave me here.

I'll be good. I'll be good, I promise!

Take me home, Mommy, please.

(WHOOSHING)

(BUZZING)

(WHOOSHING FADES)

(HIGH PITCHED WHIRRING)

(RHYTHMIC BLEEPING)

(FAINT BEEPING)

(KATIE'S GAME BLEEPING)

(BLEEPING SPEEDS UP)

Katie? Katie, is that you?

Answer me.

Why are you so scared of me, Mommy?

Why did you leave me in that terrible place?

I know I've been really bad lately.

But that's all over now.

I want to hug you, Mommy.

- I'm sorry. - (GASPS)

Please don't be angry any more.

Can I have a kiss?

Mommy? Can I have a kiss?

(ROARING)

Uhhhh! (SCREAMS)

(GROANING)

(SCREAMING)

(CONTINUES SCREAMING)

Katie! (SOBBING)

(GROANING)

Katie!

Aah! Stop it! Katie! Aaaah!

Help! Aaah! Stop it!

Aaah! Katie! Aaah! Katie!

(SOBBING)

(SCREAMING AND GROANING)

You've ruined everything.

You refused intervention.

- Katie. - (GASPS)

(HIGH-PITCHED SOUNDS)

(WINGS FLAPPING)

(SCREECHING)

No! No!

(SCREAMING) No! No!

- No! No! - (BIRDS SCREECHING)

Go away! No! Aaah!

(SCREAMING)

No! No! No, no!

No, no, no!

Get away from me!

Ow! Get away!

Get away!

Aaah!

(MOANING)

She's become just like the others.

She thought I wanted to kill her.

You can't kill children.

Only the evil part.

No, that's not war.