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Please, please help me. Please, please help me.

Help me!

Please!

Good job.

What are you filming, Joanna?

Just the light.

It's pretty.

Come on, Toto. Let's run.

Charlotte wants us to schedule another appointment with the radiologist.

Fantastic. I've been meaning to spend more time with that guy.

Uh-huh. He says you're supposed to be resting.

I am resting.

Take it seriously.

You okay?

When's the rest of our staff getting here?

I don't know.

The movers will be here soon. Let's see what we wait.

And the house shook so hard that she lost her footing and sat down suddenly

upon the floor.

Then a strange thing happened.

The house whirled around two

or three times and rose slowly through the air.

Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon.

But the great pressure of the wind on every side of the house raised it up.

Higher and higher until it was at the very top of the cyclone.

And there it remained and was carried miles and miles away as easily as you

would carry a feather.

Mom?

I'm sorry. What do you need?

I can't find the birdhouse.

Well, your grandfather is coming over later.

Maybe he can help you look. He's going to want to tour anyway.

Why?

Because that's your grandfather.

I guarantee you he's going to want to tour.

Hello.

Dad?

What are you doing here?

I was just driving by and I thought I'd check on the movers.

You're so early.

Yeah, well, I just wanted to see how you were settling in.

And I heard Chopin.

It's good to see you.

Yeah.

Hey.

Come say hello.

Don't be shy.

You probably don't remember me, Joanna.

But I remember you.

I'm your pop-pop.

You know, I've never had a real tour of this place.

Do you think you could show me around?

What are you looking for?

The birdhouse.

It's like this. And blue.

With stars.

Who's the bird?

There isn't one.

But if you hang it up and make the right call, you can catch a spirit.

And it's good luck.

Oh, I see.

Why haven't I met you before?

You have.

You were just very small.

Since then.

Your mother and I had a disagreement a long time ago.

When she stopped performing, I wasn't as supportive as I should have been.

You know, I was there the day you were born.

You were so red, you looked like a lobster with hair.

Like a lobster.

Big red claws.

Come on. I want to show you something.

Look out here.

You should just be able to... Yeah.

You see beyond those trees?

That's where I work.

Do you know what a rabbi is?

Well...

That's what I am.

You should come visit me sometime.

Has it been hard moving?

No. No?

My mom says there are better doctors here, so... But what do you feel about

it?

I just... I need to find the birdhouse.

It's not your fault that your father's sick.

I know. I know things haven't been easy.

But I want you to know, no matter what happens with your father, I will always

be here for you.

You know, Terry called earlier. He said Leon Silver is retiring.

The Tennessee Williams guy?

Yeah. Don't scratch the table. I wasn't.

So his seminar will be up for grabs pretty soon. I could be the Tennessee

Williams guy.

Who's Tennessee Williams?

He's a famous comedian who wrote some of the funniest things you'll ever hear.

They actually named a state after him. That's not true.

Anyway, so I could be up for his chair next semester.

I said don't scratch the table. I'm not.

Oh, we need a lawn guy.

That lawn's a mess.

There's a mower. I'm doing the lawn.

No, you're not doing the lawn. Yeah, there's a mower in the garage, and it's

just sitting there.

And I'm doing absolutely nothing.

You're not doing the lawn. I'm doing nothing.

Could the birdhouse not have gotten packed?

Hey, hey, listen. When you're outside with Toto, make sure he has a leash on,

okay? I don't want him running on the street.

All right?

I took the blows to my body, my arms, my legs, all those deaths, and where were

you? You were up there with your Polish bastard.

What were we talking about?

The birdhouse.

You know, I think I saw it in the breezeway.

She would have forgotten about it.

Oh, come on. She thinks it helps keep me safe.

I didn't want to get into this stuff again.

Can we keep it outside for tonight?

There we go.

Maybe it's our bounce back.

There's nothing here yet.

We'll have to make a call.

And they'll hear that.

They have better doctors here. That's why we came.

What is it?

On the plane here, I had a dream.

I was looking for Daddy, but I couldn't find him.

And then I saw you.

And you had a hammer.

And you attacked me.

Well, that's the last time we fly United.

Hey, listen, we're fine.

Everything's fine, okay?

I know it's hard moving, but we're together, and that's all that matters.

What are we reading?

Good night, Mom.

That again.

Just for tonight.

In the great green room.

There was a telephone.

And a red balloon.

What do we say?

Good night, moon.

Good night, cow.

Jumping over the moon.

Good night, James.

Who are you?

Did you hear something?

What?

Wait, I don't know.

You're the people who moved into the big house.

Why are you here?

Landry come for my dad.

What school are you going to?

Homeschooled.

My cousin's homeschooled.

He's got something wrong with his brain.

He can't do normal stuff.

Sorry. It's cool.

He gets to stay home all day and play StarCraft.

Do you play StarCraft?

You like trampolines?

You know, my dad's actually a chef.

Pretty cool.

You know, he works in, like, a fancy hotel.

So, he gets to meet a lot of cool people.

One time he told me he met, uh, William Shatner. William Shatner? What's that?

I don't know who William Shatner is.

It's, like, this really cool actor.

One of my favorites.

Anyway, yeah. Apparently, William Shatner was actually kind of weird.

That's what my dad said.

And all he wanted was eggs.

So, my dad gave him one.

It was really cool.

Why can't you leave that thing alone?

The stars were flaking.

What are you talking about? It looks totally fine.

Hey,

I have to run by the pharmacy and pick up your dad's new meds.

You should get outside when it's still sunny.

It's beautiful out.

Dad.

Dad?

Want to go outside?

No, don't look at me.

Let's do it.

Let's do it.

Let's do it.

It'll be easier if you tell me the truth, Joanna.

I am.

He was right here. He went behind this tree.

Oh, come on.

You didn't see which way he ran?

He didn't run away. He disappeared.

Okay.

We'll call out and we'll control.

There's no way to do anything else.

That's right.

Joanna?

Daddy?

Where are you?

It got me.

Toto's in there, too.

Can you hear it?

It's going to get you, too.

It's saving a space fiend.

Hey, come on.

Let's keep reading.

Come on.

I want to look for a total weapon.

We did that already.

No, and I'll look more.

The shelter said the best thing to do at this point is to wait for someone to

call. What if he's hurt?

What if something really bad is happening and we have to stop him from

getting hurt? The best thing to do at this point is to wait. I don't want to

wait. You're not listening to me. I have a bad feeling. I have a really bad

feeling. Maybe you should have thought of that and kept it on a leash like I

told you to.

I shouldn't have said that. I'm sorry.

I want to look more too, but this isn't the only thing going on right now, all

right?

Your dad's waiting for me at the hospital, and I have to pick him up and

bring him back, okay?

I don't want him back.

You don't mean that.

I do. You don't. I do.

All you ever do is take care of him.

That's all you ever do, is to leave our home and come here because of him. And

now Toto's around, we can't do anything because of him. I don't want him back.

Hello Mom

I'm sorry.

Daddy?

You went so much in.

What?

Making dinner.

Could have made some dinner.

Something to eat.

Okay. Took.

No.

Your mother's going to kill you and I'm going to watch.

Your dad's in bed now.

What is it?

I think... I think there's something inside.

What did you say to him?

What? When I came back downstairs, you were leaning over him and

you were whispering.

No. Yes, you were.

No. Oh, you were.

He grabbed me.

He grabbed me.

No, he didn't.

He... No.

He grabbed me. No, he did not.

He did. If you left, you would have no way of knowing what happened.

Your dad had a seizure tonight.

That's what happened.

No. He said you were going to hurt me. What did you say?

He said you were going to hurt me.

Okay.

Okay.

What are you doing?

You're too old for this.

Go to sleep.

Five minutes, okay? Yeah.

Hey.

Oh,

sit down.

Where are you going?

I want a prize.

All-inclusive trip to the hospital.

I'm a... I'm a winner.

Are you going to be all right?

What do you think?

I think you're going to be okay.

There was something in there.

Our first night here, I made a call for a good spirit, but something

else came.

It's doing something to my mom and dad.

It's turning them against me.

You know about Jacob?

The story of Jacob?

Jacob was a man a long, long time ago. And he was in a desert trying to find

his way home.

And one night, in the dark, he met a stranger.

Somehow they started fighting.

Now this stranger was horribly strong, and Jacob, he was terrified.

But he kept on struggling, and just as the sun came up, he pinned the stranger

to the ground.

And he looked down to see if it wasn't the stranger at all.

Really? Yeah. It started like, um, like, Dominique.

Something,

I don't know, in the park, could you bond you? In the park, could you bond

you?

Thank you.

Really? Never actually walked.

It's, uh, it is a bit, it seems to be nice.

Thank you.

Joanna?

Come downstairs, I'm making lunch.

So, you want to tell me what you were doing up there with the rock?

My dad said you were up there and you freaked yourself out.

Do you remember when your daddy first got sick and you were afraid all the

time?

When you're upset, you feel like you're being attacked, but that's not what's

happening.

And what is it?

I don't want the birdhouse anymore.

I want to get rid of it.

Really?

Yes. Yes.

Yes. Great.

Yeah, you know, we can box up tomorrow and we can take it to Goodwill.

You know, we have to go anyway. There is just so much crap to give away.

Really? Yes.

Sandwich okay?

Joanna?

And from what, then, is the good of your going to Egypt to drink the water?

May

I

help you?

Tell me what happened.

Joanna, your parents... They want to hurt me.

What?

They want to hurt me.

That can't be true.

Your parents care about you more than anything. No, they don't!

No, they don't!

Daddy said she was going to kill me.

That's when he said, she's a class sandwich.

And I ate it. I ate it.

Why don't we just get your parents and we'll sit down and... No.

Joanna.

Your mother would never hurt you. She gave up everything for you

because she loves you. That's who your mother is.

You'll see that when she gets here.

I had to call them to let them know that you're here and that you're safe.

What is happening here?

When did you find out?

Yesterday.

When the scans came back.

All of us that responded to treatment.

What's the next step?

More invasive stuff.

It's bad news, Dad.

It's bad news.

We told Joanna and she didn't take it well. She started biting her mouth and

she ran out. It's not true.

It's not true.

It's not what happened.

It's not what happened.

They're going to kill me. They're going to kill me. They're going to kill me.

I can't do this with you anymore.

I'm bringing your dad in for surgery tomorrow, and I need you to be good for

me.

I don't believe you.

I don't believe anything you say.

You know if they can't cut it out, they'll put him on...

It's not true.

There's something in the birdhouse that's killing him and you're just

letting it happen.

You were making sounds.

It's okay.

You're okay.

Please don't hurt me.

I like you.

You know, the day you

were born...

I've told you enough.

Go away.

Go away and leave us alone.

Hey. What's the matter?

What's going on?

Did you ever find your dog?

I'm not going to be around much anymore.

My mom got a new job, and so we're moving away.

But she says I can't go with her.

She's going to have to stay with my dad for a little while.

Sorry.

I don't have to be sorry.

He's my dad.

He's my dad.

I gotta go.

What are you gonna do now?

Can you go home?

Can you go home?

Joanna?

No!

Got it?

I am so many times

to keep this day from coming. I don't know what I can do. I don't know what I

can do.

Stop lying!

Stop lying, please.

Stop. Mommy, I'm not lying.

Please, please.

Mommy, please. It's not. It's in here.

It's in here.

It's in here.

It's in here.

We can still save him. We just have to break the birdhouse. We need to save

him. We can still save him and everything will be okay. Everything will

be okay.

Do you see this?

I bought this for you at a Home Depot.

What?

There was six more that I kept on the shelf.

You think breaking this will fix it?

There's nothing in here that you didn't put inside.

There is nothing in here that you didn't put inside!

No. No.

No.

All of it.

All of it.

Tell me for dinner.

Do you know why I gave up being a pianist?

I always worried you thought it was because of you.

But it wasn't.

I gave it up because I just wasn't good enough.

I could never give all of myself to it.

I know what we have to do now.

There's still time.

I've thrown everything in the basement.

The birdhouse.

We can leave it all behind.

I don't know what you're saying.

No, I don't. You do.

You do.

You know you frighten me, don't you?

At some part of you has always frightened me.

I think because of that, I haven't always taken...

doesn't have anything left.

But I do.

I do.

I can give all of myself to you.

I know you feel like you're being attacked, but that's not what's

happening. I'm your mother, and I love you.

Do you?

You poor thing.

No master, no father.

You're all alone.

Titus.

Thank you.

this letter coming back.

There's nothing left for you.