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- Mark! No!

No, no, no, no, no.

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Mark (crying).

No, no, no, no.

No (wailing).

No!

No.

No.

(screams)

No.

No. Mark!

Mark, Mark!

(ominous music)

(ominous music continues)

- [Mark Voice Over] - I remember that morning going to work

and the conversation that I've written in my head

was scripted to the letter.

Who are we as a people?

Who are we as a society?

I felt like I was in the movie Metropolis.

You know the cattle call of people going to work everyday.

No one said a word, no one shed a smile.

No one existed.

(train horn blaring)

I've been traveling to the city most of my adult life.

You know those scenes when strangers meet accidentally

on a commute and become instant friends?

Or the eye contact with a distressed working woman

is made and a routine fling or flirtation happens?

Well, nothing like that has ever happened to me.

Not a one, not a friend, not a flirt, not a fling.

Nothing.

(train horn blaring)

Feed us the sugar pill, put us to work,

never make eye contact with anyone,

only if there's a problem.

Then you get scolded.

Cubicles.

Cubicles are an interesting device.

Section you off from existence.

You're nestled on a rat-wheel except we're in a cube.

A square coffin.

I always admired those people in the office

that could drop the appropriate joke,

give the friendly wave, give the perfect complement,

they put a smile on people's faces.

I can't do that.

It's a gift I believe.

Or a curse if you're me.

Even in the restrooms. (upbeat Jazz music plays)

As close as you are to people, it's awkward

and it should be.

No eye contact.

Keep your head down or straight ahead.

Not even a nod.

As close as we are to people,

you're holding your most private possession

and everyone pretends the other guy doesn't exist.

(upbeat Jazz music continues)

(Jazz music stops)

I feel comfortable here.

No one exists.

(street traffic)

Maybe I'm a critical person.

Maybe it's me that is the odd man out.

Maybe people look at me and think to themselves,

"Don't talk to him, he's a serial killer."

I have an older brother and a younger sister.

That may explain a lot to some shrink.

They warned me not to marry her.

Said her intentions weren't pure.

Whose are these days?

They didn't get along with her.

Made the holidays very uncomfortable.

When we first got married everything was normal.

We said we'd wait three years for kids,

but that never happened.

And now like most of you,

we've fallen into that marital rut called life.

We eat together, sleep together, watch TV together,

go to church together.

We talk.

- How was your day?

- Okay.

- [Mark Voice Over] - But nothing is ever said.

By the way, she was the worse fucking cook in world!

But something happened one day.

It was subtle, it was barely noticeable.

She was listening to different music.

Country music.

(Country music plays)

I knew at that moment she was having an affair

with one song.

You see, people think it's the hair.

That when a wife is cheating on her husband.

It's the hair style that changes first.

They are incorrect.

It's the music they listen to that is first.

Hair is third behind exercise.

Being the weak individual I am,

I never said a word.

I figured at best someone was happy

in this hapless marriage.

Actually I became happy too.

Melissa's cooking actually got better.

She tried new recipes.

Our conversations got better.

(upbeat music)

She couldn't stop talking.

Maybe it was the guilt.

Didn't really know if she had any,

but whatever it was I was comfortable with it.

So yes, my wife was screwing one of my neighbors

and I didn't care.

Like I said, she was a better wife to me because of it.

Then it happened.

(upbeat music)

(ominous music)

(static crackling)

(distant banging)

(static crackling)

(ominous music)

- The power keeps going on and off.

- All the radio stations went dead.

(ominous music)

- Everything's so quiet.

- [Mark Voice Over] - Everything went still.

Silent still.

It was coming.

- I guess we'll barbecue.

- [Mark Voice Over] - At first it seemed like a blackout.

(phone ringing)

- [Mark Voice Over] - The landlines were working.

- George?

- Is that your brother?

- George?

It's dead.

- [Mark Voice Over] - Then they weren't.

- [Mark Voice Over] - We had water.

(water running)

- Why is there no water?

- [Mark Voice Over] - Then we didn't.

- [Mark Voice Over] - The power was back on.

(electric shocking)

- [Mark Voice Over] - Then it wasn't.

(footsteps)

(branches cracking)

- Crazy huh?

Blackouts I mean.

I mean, I remember the one in the 70s.

And '04.

And, of course, Sandy.

I don't remember ever not having water.

But with computers and everything...

You hear anything about what's happening?

I have a transistor radio but I can't get anything.

Do you have a transistor radio?

I know, not too many people do anymore.

(footsteps)

I live here with my wife.

(crickets chirping)

Who are our neighbors?

- I don't know.

- We've lived here for 10 years.

Who the hell are our neighbors?

- I don't know.

- [Mark Voice Over] - And that was the first

time it actually hit me.

Not a day before, not a year before,

not a decade prior.

I didn't know my neighbors.

And they didn't know me.

We had what most of you have in your house.

Some chicken, eggs, a half a case of water,

case of beer and vodka, hidden in the basement,

that I didn't know about.

That was the last time we had power.

(banging)

(dog barking)

(banging)

- Who is it?

- Mel, it's us.

Jake and Dee from down the street.

- [Mark Voice Over] - The only neighbors we were somewhat

friendly with were Jake and Dee.

They had no children either.

Gulf War I got him.

- Welcome to our fright night.

- Do you know what's happening?

- All the power is out!

Everything!

- Have you heard anything?

- New York's been hit.

- What?

- Let's not jump to any conclusions.

We don't know anything.

This is a black out, honey.

- That's right.

My brother lives two towns over and they have power.

- See?

- The power just keeps going on and off.

- It's probably just a blown transformer or something.

- Hon, the train got stuck in between stops.

It took me three hours to walk home.

Thank God I was close.

Could you imagine being stuck miles from home?

- You got something to drink?

(thunder)

- [Mark Voice Over] - Jake was that guy who always

had a good story or two.

- My grandmother, she used to store canned food

in her bedroom closet.

And as a young kid I always found that odd and curious

so I asked her, "Hey Grandma, why do you have baked

"beans in your bedroom closet?"

She said in the depression they had nothing

and I don't mean iPhone, Lexus, and food-stamps nothing,

I mean nothing.

So whenever there was a sale on those canned goods,

she overbought, waiting for the next depression.

Short of it is, I became a little bit like my grandmother.

Sure, I got canned goods and rice, and whatnot.

Got a whole closet full downstairs.

But in my room, in my closet,

I have a few goods too.

Sort of like an homage to my grandmother.

Whenever I get those brown shoes,

I see those cans and I see my grandmother.

- Do you think we'll have to worry about food?

- I hope not.

Do you have any supplies or anything?

- Brown rice, you must have brown rice.

- Ammo? Pistol? Rifle? Knives?

- Any non-perishables?

- Like what?

- Anything.

- A Grandmother like me.

- No, not really.

(rain splashing, thunder rumbling)

- Do you know Nick?

- No.

- He's a loner.

Well, anyway, he's a bit of a gun nut.

Preparing for the end type of guy.

I had a little issue with him three years ago.

Something about garbage cans in the street.

Maybe we should go see him.

(footsteps crunching)

(knocking)

Nick.

- He's got a generator for sure.

- Nick, it's Jake from across the street.

You home?

- Hey there's somebody in there.

- Nick it's Jake, Dee's husband.

Let's just let it go for tonight.

(footsteps crunching)

Do you have any beer?

- Yes I do.

- Good.

This'll be over in the morning.

(door creaking)

(upbeat music)

- [Mark Voice Over] - They say marriage

is a 50/50 relationship.

That's wrong.

To me marriage is 100% and 100% in.

The problem with that is I was 100% wrong.

My mother was sickly when we wed.

She bought us all these signs in the hopes

of another grandchild before she died.

I- I let her down.

(birds singing)

What I realized was, my neighbors didn't

know each other either.

It was the first time I didn't feel alone.

At this point, we still didn't know

how bad it was out there.

I knew nothing, until Nick came by.

- Good morning.

Jeez, I'm so sorry.

I was calling you from the curb.

- It's okay, I'm good.

- We got bigger problems than your coffee now.

- We? We do?

- Can we...

Can we talk privately?

- Yeah, sure.

(military drumming)

- I'm Nick.

- I'm Mark.

- Do you have a two-way, long range radio?

- I don't even know what that is.

- Of course you don't.

I have a long range.

I get St. Louis, Kentucky, Indiana.

Once in a blue on a clear, crisp night,

I can even talk to New Mexico.

- Okay.

- You have a gun?

- Yes.

- [Mark Voice Over] -I didn't want to lie but I

had to at this point.

- Yes, yes, I'm armed.

- Good, that's very good.

I'm backed up by two generators

and I've got enough food for two years.

But you knew that huh?

That's why you and your friend came to my house

last night, right?

Ask about my food.

- No, we just came over to see if you knew anything.

- (chuckling) Sure you did.

So I guess right now, you're wondering

why is this guy telling me all about his layout?

I know you, Mark.

- You do?

- And your friends Jake and Dee.

Oh, while you're at it, let them know

that they should really lock their basement window.

- What?

- I need a wing man.

I can give you a couple of cases of water,

some canned food, rice.

But I need you to carry your weight.

- Why would you do that?

- I need someone I can trust.

- I don't understand.

Why do you need to trust me?

- You don't know about it right?

You don't know what happened.

China was behind the cyber attacks.

- What?

- Do you know how many nations hate us?

- I'm not very political.

- Oh, you're political now, Mark.

- There were bombs?

- The GW, the Tappan Zee bridge,

all the airports, aqueducts, the train stations.

You name it.

Man, they really planned this thing out perfectly.

Isis is responsible for the bombings on the ground.

Did you know that there are Isis camps in all 50 states?

- What are we doing?

The government?

Are we fighting back? What?

- The government is no mas.

Mustard gas.

DC is a morgue.

- This can't be happening.

- [Mark Voice Over] - He looked in my soul.

He knew me without even meeting me.

- Listen, Mark, I can trust you.

- You don't even know me.

- You leave your house at 6:38.

You come home at 6:45.

You mow your lawn every other weekend.

You barbecue Tuesdays and Thursdays.

You're married, and you have no children.

You like your old movies, particularly the classics.

(classical music)

- How do you... know all that?

- It's my business to know my neighbors.

Fear breeds death.

I have been preparing for this moment for 27 years.

Richard, that dick, across the street,

don't trust him, he beats his wife.

- We can trust Jake, he's a good egg.

- I'm gonna need back up.

If you're game, I'll meet you right here.

Right here at oh 2300.

Have you been to the market?

Have you been to the market?

- No.

- Well go now.

You must go to the market now.

Now!

(suspenseful music)

- [Mark Voice Over] - Jake and Dee lived around the bend,

bigger everything that way.

We couldn't drive down the street, they were setting up

for a birthday party.

It made me think, is Nick right about all this?

- Dee!

Dee.

- Jake.

- Dee.

- Jake!

(suspenseful music)

- We gotta go.

(tires screech)

- Hey Melissa, It's Rhonda from yoga, hi.

- Hi Rhonda.

- Listen, we're having a barbecue later.

We're over on Brinsmade.

We got all this meat half price.

Is that your husband?

Wow, you guys walk fast.

Okay.

Bring your drinking glasses.

- [Mark Voice Over} - People were treating this

like a holiday.

What was really going on?

I made eye contact with one guy.

He had the same look I had; confused, scared.

Nobody knew the total of this blackout yet.

We all would find out eventually.

We managed to get some diet soda, tomatoes,

and some hot dogs.

(wind chimes chiming)

- [Mark Voice Over] - Jake and Dee were nowhere to be found.

He was military, he knew protocol and what to do.

He was up to date on world events.

But, you know who else was up to date on world events?

That's right. Melissa.

Besides her unorthodox meditation and yoga,

Melissa was an avid reader on politics.

- Do you know that China's building man-made

airstrips in the China Sea?

(water running)

- [Mark Voice Over] - But she was also an avid drinker.

Secrets.

(airplane buzzing)

- How do, neighbor?

(speaking in foreign language)

I would of brought water, but we're running low.

Hey I'm from Brooklyn, we come over the house,

we bring something.

- [Mark Voice Over] - He was Richard Foyer, Brooklyn guy.

We'd been neighbors for seven years.

But this is the first time we're talking.

He didn't mention cyber attacks, the Chinese,

or even blackouts.

I was still questioning Nick's motive and sanity.

Either way I had a beer in my hand

and I was in a happy place.

Oh and Richard?

He was opinionated.

- Today's woman is the most un-naturalist creature

in all of nature.

I mean, think about it.

What are women designed to do?

What are they supposed to do?

Come on.

Breast feed, take care of their children, their cubs.

Right?

When did they go back to the workforce?

'79, '80?

That's when the fat free, sugar free ads ramped up.

The video games become the new baby sitter.

Pretzels and pancakes, like the new mother's milk.

Women are responsible for today

and the problem in society.

They're not mothers anymore.

They don't need breasts.

It's just for curb appeal.

They're employees, they're consumers, they're whores.

- [Mark Voice Over] - I was expecting Alan Funt

to hop over the fence.

I thought I was being punked.

- As far as I'm concerned 1918,

1918 is the year mankind lost the war.

We let them vote and that's why we're in

the boat we are in today.

How 'bout those Jews?

- [Mark Voice Over] -I would definitely see Richard again,

here, in my backyard.

Going into the next day, I knew food

was going to be an issue at some point.

Anyway, I had to pretend normal.

It was pretty powerful though.

I knew something most people didn't.

Again, if Nick was right, these people

wouldn't last too long.

And neither would we.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- Could you tell me how to get to Chula Vista Way?

- Yeah, sure.

You gotta make a U-turn, go two blocks,

make a right on Volpe and then a left on Chula.

- What street is this?

- This is Sugar Street.

(mysterious music)

- Where'd you get the gas from?

- We had it.

- Are you ready?

- What?

- Oh you ain't ready.

(engine revving)

- [Mark Voice Over] - We never do leave the school yard.

This was really happening.

Things like this happened during Sandy.

I had to be more aware of my surroundings.

Listen, I like quiet, I like being alone.

I didn't care what she was doing.

(static crackling)

The shed was my favorite place in the world.

Pretty pathetic huh?

I drank here, I watch porn here, I masturbated here.

This was my fortress of solitude.

But now, it was ground zero.

(suspenseful music)

I never had dreams like this before.

Maybe this whole head in the sand routine

was not the only thing that was climaxing.

So yes, my wife was sleeping with one of my neighbors.

And it started to bother me.

(birds singing)

(door shutting)

- I thought we were going to save the eggs.

- Where were you?

- I went for a run and I ran into Maxine.

I was over at Gary and Maxine's house, home.

- Who are they?

- They're our neighbors.

They live right over there.

They've got that big tree in the yard.

He has a motorcycle.

- Do I know them?

- I don't think so.

- Why did you go so early?

- I went for a run.

I heard Maxine talking in her yard, so I went over.

They gave us some rice, beef jerky and a few waters.

- They just gave it to you?

- Yeah, they're nice people.

Whats the problem?

- Do they know what's really happening?

It's a little deceiving Melissa,

if they don't know what's happening

and they're giving stuff away.

- We have diet fucking coke, Mark!

(door closes)

- [Mark Voice Over] - She always, always had to be

in charge.

At least I get to eat my eggs in peace.

So I thought.

(mysterious music)

- Do you know the Hendersons?

- No.

- The old couple with the golden lab.

- [Mark Voice Over] - I don't even know you, you want me

to know the Hendersons?

Who the fuck are the Hendersons?

- Yeah, yeah.

- They were coming out of church

with food and some waters

and a mob attacked them.

They beat them up and robbed them.

Here, take this.

My channel is 13, keep it inside.

- [Mark Voice Over] - That's when things started to

frighten me.

People were getting hurt now.

But this was just the beginning.

- Nick...

We're uh, we're getting low on food and water.

Any chance--

- At oh 2300, I was standing in your garage

waiting for you.

You have to earn things, Mark.

- When are you going out again?

- Channel 13 and you will know.

(suspenseful music)

- [Mark Voice Over] - I didn't feel safe in the backyard.

I didn't feel safe in the front.

But yet I was out here hoping someone

would drive by without a gun

and tell me this is all over.

Fat chance.

So I descended into my sanctuary city

and kept getting static.

I wouldn't feel safe until the next day,

when my brother George showed up.

- Your brother's here.

- Georgie.

- Are you okay?

- Yeah.

- Hey, Mel.

- Hey, Uncle Mark.

- Hey, girls.

- I just saw someone get shot.

- Wow, that's crazy.

- George, let's go!

- Hi, Ginger.

- Hurry up!

- Let's go in the back.

- What did you hear?

- Supposedly everything on the East Coast is shut down.

It took me three hours to get here.

Doesn't look like anybody knows around here.

Trust me, if they did, this block would look

a hell of a lot different.

Word got out it was a terrorist thing.

Then all hell broke loose.

Everything crashed fast.

Looting, panicking, soon turned into the home invasions.

People were getting hurt.

That's when the shootings started.

(suspenseful music)

I'm not worried about us.

You know, it's the kids.

Thank God you don't have any.

Think to yourself, when the kids go to school

you can finally rest easy, don't have

to worry anymore.

No, no, no, that's when worrying starts.

You're waiting for that phone call telling you

that some kid shot up your kid's school.

You don't know if they made it out.

This thing that's happening here?

It's long overdue.

The anger, this anger that's out there...

it's here.

I'm going to Julie's house.

- You're going to drive 150 miles upstate?

- What else am I supposed to do?

What other choice do I have?

I tried to rally my neighbors.

I don't know them, they don't know me.

Can't trust any of 'em.

- Stay here with us!

- Mark, listen to me.

It's only a matter of time before that fear comes here.

When people find out what's really going on here,

it's gonna be chaos.

Come with us.

Come with us.

Come with us.

You have to come with us, I'm telling you.

- We're gonna stay.

What if you go to Julie's house okay?

And it's like your neighborhood up there?

- George!

Get it and let's go!

- You got any gas?

- Yeah, in the shed.

- Let's go to the shed.

I got something I wanna give you.

- [Mark Voice Over] - I never liked guns.

I never liked being around them.

They just seem very angry, I don't know.

That's just me.

- Take it, it's gonna get rough out there.

- Then you take it.

- I got two more in the car.

Come to Julie's.

- We'll be fine.

- You fucking idiot, you will not be fine.

I've seen things that I've only seen in movies.

I witnessed things I never thought I'd witness.

I did things I never thought I'd do.

Don't be afraid to use that.

- What happened, George?

- The gas stations...

were all closed.

I needed gas.

I thought to myself, who do I know who has gas?

- You can take whatever you need.

- Mark listen to me.

I went to the guys who cut my lawn.

I had to...

Those guys, those dudes got gas.

(suspenseful music)

I had to get my kids out of there.

Do what you need to do to survive.

He whose got the gun now... is king.

Be at Julie's.

Love you.

- [Mark Voice Over] - That was the second time

my brother George

told me he loved me.

And that was the second time

I wish I said it back to him.

The man with the gun is king.

This was our world now.

Hot dogs.

(sirens blaring)

The night frightened me the most.

It was becoming chaotic.

(banging)

(Richard screaming)

- Mark!

Where are you?

The Russians are here that cause the blackout!

(police radio chatter)

There's Russians in the Long Island Sound, Mark.

My father would roll in his grave.

There's Russians in the Long Island Sound

where I go fucking fishing.

There's Russians, there's submarines.

It's over, they're here.

Mark!

Are you there?

(banging)

Are you listening to this?

Rome is burning!

Rome is burning!

- [Mark Voice Over] - My brother George was right.

Then, she came.

- Somebody please, please help me.

(birds chirping)

Help me!

Please, help me!

(suspenseful music)

Please, help me!

Please!

Please, help me!

(door closes)

- Whats wrong, honey?

Where are you bleeding from?

- This isn't my blood.

- Come inside with us.

- [Mark Voice Over] - She decides now to be a mother.

My brother comes over for five minutes,

Melissa gets her panties in a bunch.

A total stranger covered in blood?

No problem, come on in!

- My father didn't want to leave,

he couldn't make a decision.

He couldn't defend us.

He couldn't even fight them off.

- [Mark Voice Over] - She went on talking about how useless

her father was, but it was me she was talking about.

She was a second story crook

looking for food and clothes.

White trash.

- He just gave up.

I think he wanted to die.

I hid outside in the bushes.

A foot came inches from my head, inches!

I couldn't move.

Even when I heard them raping my sister,

I didn't move.

- It's over now.

- I'm afraid.

- It's okay to be afraid.

It's okay, honey.

What is your name?

- Death.

- Excuse me?

- Beth.

- Here, eat something.

- I haven't eaten in days.

- Where do you live?

- By the high school.

- That's almost four miles.

- No one came out of their house.

When people saw me, they went inside

or shut the blinds.

They ran from me.

No one helped me.

No one cares.

No one cares.

- We care, Beth.

We care.

- You're like my mother.

(thunder clapping)

- Jake and Dee really surprised me.

I mean in hind sight I feel like

they were just trying to feel if we had anything

or if we'd be dead weight to them.

- Why didn't we ever have children?

- Well aren't you glad we don't?

The world has gone to hell.

- Why not stick to our plan?

- Do you want to have this conversation?

We never talk about this.

- We should talk about this.

I need to talk about this.

- I didn't... want to have kids...

with you.

(thunder clapping)

- Can you elaborate?

- It was that car ride home from the mall.

It was two or three years after we got married.

Those guys pulled up next to us

and they were flirting with me

and they were making fun of you.

- I remember that.

- And you tried to avoid them,

but they found a way to be right by our side.

And their flirting turned into disgusting things,

to insults and you looked straight ahead.

You were scared, you were nervous.

I lost all respect for you as a man at that moment.

At that moment, I couldn't look at you the same.

I couldn't look at you, fucking turn off.

- And because of that you didn't want to have my children.

- Yeah, that's right.

Your kids would have never made it out there.

- Some stupid kids in a car make some comments.

What do you want me to do?

Get out and fight them?

Because they're being immature?

Let's play out a scenario.

Okay?

- I don't want to do this!

- We're gonna play out a scene.

- Fine.

- Okay.

I pull over.

- Uh huh.

- They pull over.

- Uh huh.

- I get out. - Uh huh.

- They get out. - Uh huh.

- I beat them up.

(Melissa laughing)

- Okay.

They beat me up.

- Okay.

- What does it prove?

- It proves that you're a man that can take a beating.

- I live with you, honey.

I can take a beating.

Maybe I should've done something?

- Oh you did do something.

You did nothing.

(thunder)

(rain gently falling)

She's gone. Beth.

- What did she take?

- I don't think anything.

- [Mark Voice Over] - We had the blow out of blow outs

and she's worried about Beth.

She's pathetic.

Wait, maybe I'm pathetic.

Fuck her!

I'm not pathetic, I'm a good guy.

Oh, and guess what she decides to do

in the middle of chaos?

- Going for a run.

Are you crazy?

Melissa, it's dangerous out there now.

(birds chirping)

Hello?

Hello?

- Hello.

- Are you okay?

- My grandmother died.

- Your grandmother died?

- My grandmother died.

- I'm sorry.

- Yeah.

- Where's your grandmother?

- Home.

- Where's home?

- I don't know.

- You don't know where you live?

- I live with my grandmother.

- I understand that, where is your house?

Where do you live?

Where is your house?

- Over there.

- Around the block?

- Yeah.

- Do you want to take me to where your grandmother is?

- Okay.

- Whats your name?

- Frankie Boy.

- Frankie Boy?

- Yeah.

- Okay, Frankie Boy, do you want to take me

to where your grandmother is?

- Yeah.

Is Melissa here?

- You know Melissa?

- Yeah, she lives here.

- That's right.

- [Mark Voice Over] - My mother worked with

special children.

She said they came from the parents of angels.

My mother would want me to help Frankie Boy.

My father would have said call the cops.

Probably why she kicked him out when I was eight.

It smelled like death when we walked in. (flies buzzing)

The same grizzly scent when I found my mother

in the kitchen.

I would smell this death again, later on.

- Hello?

- That's my grandma.

- Hello?

- No, no one's here.

- Hello? - No one's here.

That's my grandma, she's on the couch.

She's dead.

- I see.

- Frankie Boy?

Frankie Boy!

Oh my God, Frankie Boy, are you okay?

- I was scared.

- You were scared?

- Yeah.

- Me too, pal.

- Yeah.

- Frankie Boy was in my backyard,

down the block.

He seemed a little lost so I helped him back.

- Thank you so much for getting him home.

It's really bad out there.

- Do we pray?

- We pray when we bury her, buddy.

- Okay.

That's my grandma, she's on the couch.

- Thank you so much again for getting him home safe.

- Listen, can I help you now with something?

- No, no, that's okay.

- Nonsense.

- [Mark Voice Over] - After I helped him bury

their grandmother,

we cleaned up and did what most people do.

We drank.

(Jazz music)

After his divorce, he came to help his grandmother,

who was suffering from dementia.

She was taking care of Frankie Boy

since he was a baby.

That's another story.

Carl was a nice, normal, down-to-earth guy.

He was someone I could relate to.

He would be my friend.

- I don't know any of my neighbors.

- It's not like it was 20-30 years ago.

- Oh God.

- You know, people wanted to know their neighbors back then,

you know what I mean?

- Exactly.

- People wanted to say hello.

I'm not talking about the whole nosy neighbor thing.

People getting in other people's business, or anything?

I'm just talking about people really cared back then.

I mean, they really cared.

- Yeah. - I feel like

nobody cares anymore.

Amazing, but you know what, Mark?

- What?

- You care.

A perfect stranger down the block

comes to help me and Frankie Boy.

I mean you actually care.

You're one of the good ones.

- You know, I think I am one of the good ones.

But hey, it takes one to know one.

- Two to tango. - Two to tango.

- That's right.

- Don't leave me hangin'.

- Gotcha.

- [Mark Voice Over] - For a minute, everything felt normal.

We were actually having a good time.

But of course, I had to ruin it.

- Coincidentally, my wife is sleeping

with one of my neighbors.

- I'm sorry to hear that.

- You know her?

She's the jogger.

The one-- - My God, that's your wi...

Oh my God, I'm so sorry.

- It's okay, I'm okay with it.

- Are you really okay with it?

- No, not really.

- Do you know who it is?

- No.

But I got a pretty good guess who it might be.

- Wait a minute, does she know you know?

- I don't think so.

- (whistling) Well listen, this is my opinion

and it's been coming from a man who's been drinking

and divorced, and it's just my opinion.

Would you beat her?

- No.

- Would you divorce her?

- No.

- She's the kind of woman

that could justify her cheating, right?

- (laughing) Oh, you know my wife.

- To your wife.

- To my wife.

- I'd like to meet her someday.

(both laughing)

- [Mark Voice Over] - I was drunk enough now to

try and be a man.

I was gonna make a pit stop on the way home.

I was gonna confront this guy.

I needed to confront this guy.

- Maxine?

I'm Mark.

I'm looking for my wife.

Maybe I should speak to your husband.

- [Mark Voice Over] - Was she always crazy or did

they make her this way?

I heard her in the basement having sex.

It was Melissa.

My Melissa.

- Who's downstairs?

- You don't want to know.

- Yeah, yeah, okay, yeah.

(moaning)

(distorted music)

- [Mark Voice Over] - Wait a minute, what the

hell is going on?

- Psst, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up.

(suspenseful music)

(music drowns out speaker)

Kill 'em all, kill 'em all.

Kill 'em all.

(suspenseful music)

- [Mark Voice Over] - She was all woman.

With her one glance, she made me forget

why I was there.

Then I was quickly reminded.

- Turn around, turn around, turn around.

- What do you need?

Hey, what do you need?

Wait a minute.

You're the business guy from around the bend.

Mel's husband.

We're neighbors.

What can I do you for?

Cup of sugar?

Rice?

A lil poke, if you're that way?

(Clyde giggling)

- I'm looking for my wife.

(suspenseful music)

- Well, she ain't here.

- Was she here today?

- Maybe she was.

(exhaling)

I'm tired.

I'm gonna take a nap.

Beautiful weather we're having.

- Wait!

- Yeah?

- What's downstairs?

- You wanna see downstairs?

I was one of the few that really knew

what was going on out there.

Ahead of the curve.

Hey you know, your wife knows,

so I'm assuming you know too.

Now, tell me, what do you need?

- I'm not exactly sure.

- Well, tell me what you got in trade,

and I'll tell ya what you can get.

- Trade?

- Yeah come on man, money ain't worth shit?

What do ya got?

Gold, jewels, wedding rings,

knives, guns, trade.

- I don't need anything.

- Clyde! - Yeah?

- What's the matter?

- Come down here.

- What's wrong?

What are you doing?

Dude, stop, what are you doing with that?

- I think this mother fucker's trying to rob us.

- What?

What are you talking about?

- I don't think so.

- Guys, guys, I'm not robbing anyone.

I wouldn't rob anyone.

- Then what do you want then?

- I just came by to see if my wife was here.

That's all.

- Yeah.

- Wait, you're hurting my arm.

- You came to see if she was getting her

sugar for trade?

- Yes, I... yes, yes.

- You know what?

She was here.

- Cut him.

- Oh come on!

- Nice, tight body!

- Cut him!

- Give me whatever you got on you!

- I don't have anything, I don't have anything!

I don't have anything.

I don't have anything.

- You're gonna bring me something of value

otherwise the next time, the next time

your wife goes on one of her little runs,

she's gonna pay for it.

Get out of here you little bitch.

- [Mark Voice Over] - I brought him nothing as night fell.

In fact, I would take from him.

But I'm getting ahead of myself.

As morning rose, I was heading to the shed

in hopes of getting something besides static.

I walk out onto the deck and...

(dog barking)

(gun shot)

(dog whimpering)

It was close now.

(car screeches off)

(dog whimpers)

I didn't like being alone anymore.

(door slams)

I was safe here.

The rest of the day I retreated to my fantasy land

and never left the room.

I painted another life for myself.

I bet you can't imagine spending a day

creating a lifetime with someone you never spoke to.

But I was good at it.

But night was quickly coming

and my world would change forever.

Lynch mob.

- They were trying to take gasoline,

they were trying to take it from the back of my neighbors.

- [Mark Voice Over] - I knew Richard was wacky but

this was insane.

This was real.

Him and Carl chased this kid into my yard.

I had to do something.

- Didn't really think I could catch you?

But guess what?

I caught you you little bastard.

There was a bunch of them.

They saw me, they ran like rats.

Shut up!

They're the ones doing the home break-ins

and the invasions.

Him and his friends.

- You got the wrong guy here.

'Cause I wouldn't hurt anybody.

- How many friends do you have?

- I don't have friends.

I know those guys though, they're bad people.

- He's lying.

- Listen, why don't we get Nick and see what he says.

- Nick, that psycho?

He's probably watching us all right now.

- Where do you live?

- I'm moving around,

because I'm scared all

the time that somebody's gonna come and kill me.

- Where are your parents?

- They were shot in the face, both of them.

- Am I the only one that knows he's lying?

Am I the only one?

- Go to Kennelworth Place.

Three blocks north, turn left on Grisworld,

right on Kennelworth.

75 is the house.

It's brown with a little house for a mailbox.

- Do you have ID?

- Nothing.

- What do you want to check, his bus pass?

- No nothing, they robbed me of everything.

It's those guys, those crazy guys.

I'll go to Kennelworth and I'll check it out.

- Maybe that's not a good idea to go.

- Are you insane?

- Why don't you wait til morning, I'll come with you.

- What?

- Well how else you gonna find out

if he's telling the truth or not?

- We're not gonna wait til morning.

- Why not?

- Because we're gonna kill him tonight.

Okay? Tonight!

Tonight.

They want to conquer and divide us.

He's lying.

We're gonna take him in the woods

and we're gonna kill him tonight.

- Why don't we just take him to the police.

- Police?

We are the police!

I'm the judge, the jury, we're the police.

We're the ones!

We're the judge, jury,

and executioners right now, sweetheart.

We're gonna take him in the woods,

and we're going to kill him tonight.

- We're not killing anybody.

Calm down.

- Calm down?

- Yes.

- What do you want to do?

You want to let him go?

That what you want to do, Mark?

- [Mark Voice Over] - I can't believe the words

that are about

to come out of my mouth.

Where were they from?

Some old movie I saw?

It didn't matter.

She was watching.

- You gonna kill him?

- Yes.

- You gonna kill him?

- Yes, I'm gonna kill him, Mark.

- Okay, then take him outside

in the middle of the street and kill him there.

Right in the middle of the street.

Everybody's gonna know who the new king is.

We'll let his people know

and our people will know

who the big bad wolf of Sugar Street is, okay?

And I'm gonna help.

Help me, Carl.

- Mark.

(everyone yelling)

- I'm gonna take him out to the middle of the street

and I'm gonna watch you kill him.

And we're all going.

- Carl, help me.

- Mark.

- You're gonna let him go and he's gonna

come back with all his friends

and he's gonna kill us!

- Richard? Richard?

Killing him in the woods.

Does that make a noise?

- No, it doesn't.

It doesn't make a noise, Mark.

- Carl, help me.

- Big mistake, they're on their own.

You're on your own.

Whatever happens, happens.

You're on your own.

- You know what kid?

We're gonna let you go, okay?

Get out of here before we change our minds.

Go!

- Thank you so much, thank you.

You'll never see me again.

Never, never again.

(laughing)

- Happy?

You'se happy?

Well played, Mark.

One more maniac we gotta worry about out there.

Well played!

- [Mark Voice Over] - I didn't have it in me to kill

and neither did Richard or Carl.

It wouldn't be the last time I saw the kid

with the house for a mailbox.

75 Kennelworth.

- Food, food, food, food, food, food.

Food, food, food.

- What are you looking for?

- I'm sick and tired of looking for food.

- You stood up to Richard.

You saved that boy's life.

- Well sometimes, somebody's gotta do something.

- What are you looking for?

- I'm hungry!

- Well maybe, I can get some...

- [George] - "He who has the gun now... is king."

- What are you doing?

Where are you going?

(spooky music)

- I want food!

(birds babbling)

(gun shoots)

(Melissa gasps)

(gun shoots)

(Melissa gasps)

(birds babbling)

(Melissa gasping)

- Next time you shoot a gun in my house

you better kill me you little bitch.

And Melissa, don't come back here no more.

Get away from the window!

- [Mark Voice Over] - Would of, should of, could of.

(birds babbling)

- That is the stupidest thing that you could have done.

- Are you defending the guy

that you've been having sex with?

Hm?

Go ahead.

Deny it.

Squirm out of it.

Turn it around on me.

Make me the bad guy and you're the victim.

And then you walk away angry at me,

but smiling because you got away with it.

Sit down and eat.

Sit down!

(birds babbling)

- [Mark Voice Over] - Like most of you, I played

it safe in life.

Would of, should of, could of.

Food was never enough.

It's all we thought about, all we cared about.

Never enough.

- Come with me.

- Where?

- Jake and Dee's.

- For what?

- There might be food there.

- Don't you think they took everything?

- Well there's only one way to find out.

- [Mark Voice Over] - Nick mentioned Jake's back

window was broken,

very easy to get into.

I knew in an instant something was very, very wrong.

We needed to get in and get out.

(flies buzzing)

(coughing)

- Jake and Dee, oh my God.

(flies buzzing)

Mark, I'm so scared.

(flies buzzing)

- Shh, come on.

Come on, it's okay.

It's okay.

Thank you grandma.

(popping)

- What was that?

- Sh.

(flies buzzing)

- What was that?

(flies buzzing)

- Sh.

(flies buzzing)

Sh.

Get in the closet, get in the closet!

(suspenseful music)

(ghostly laughing)

(suspenseful music)

- [Mark Voice Over] - Yes, it took a home invasion

and a double homicide to have an intimate

moment with my wife.

I didn't care, it was so long,

I just needed to be inside her.

- (moaning) Touch me.

(moaning)

Put your fingers inside of me.

(moaning)

(static crackling)

- Mark, you there?

Over.

Mark?

Mark?

- Yeah, I'm here.

- Come over, I'm in the basement.

- [Melissa] - "Went for a run."

(spooky music)

(laughing)

- What are you doing?

- What do you think I'm doing?

Tomato, tomatoe.

I am doing what you guys couldn't do.

(gurgles and gasps)

(suspenseful music)

(laughing)

- [Mark Voice Over] - With one slice the gurgles came.

He was just a kid.

As hungry as the rest of us.

(suspenseful music)

- I didn't do nothing.

(ghostly voices)

I tried to...

I really tried to help him.

He wouldn't let me.

I didn't do nothing.

- [Mark Voice Over] - I couldn't take it any more.

What the hell was going on?

I didn't think I was gonna make it.

And then like an angel from above, she appeared.

- Hey!

Hey, you, Mark.

Hey.

Hey!

Hey, you, Mark!

- Oh, hey.

- Some crazy things happening out there.

- Excuse me?

- I said, some crazy stuff happening.

- Oh yes, crazy stuff.

- Do you wanna come over?

- What?

- Come over here.

I see your Mrs. went on one of her famous runs again.

She's nuts.

Come over, sit with me.

- Me?

- Yes, you.

Walk around, the gate's open.

(birds singing)

(mysterious music)

Come sit with me.

- [Mark Voice Over] - I felt like I had nothing to lose

or nothing to gain at this point.

Nothing made sense any more.

- Why are you being so shy?

You seem out of it.

- I really don't know.

No, I know, I've been shy my entire life.

- That's one of the things I like about you.

(harp music)

- One of the things you like about me?

We don't even, I mean, we're neighbors

but we've never met before.

- Of course we have.

You're the neighbor that watches me.

- What?

It's probably coincidental.

I look out my back window a lot and if you're

in your back yard--

- Chill out dude, I'm of age.

Barely.

I'm just teasing.

You know, I am a hell of a tease.

So, do you like to watch... me?

- This is getting a little awkward for me.

- Really?

How do you think I feel when you're watching me?

- I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

- It turns me on.

- What?

- I have a secret crush on you.

- Listen...

- It's cool, I'm a little stoned anyway.

- You're stoned?

- Do you want some?

(Mark laughs)

(mysterious music)

(whistling)

(breathing heavily)

(suspenseful music)

- It's a tragedy.

- [Mark Voice Over] - So here I am, stoned out of my mind,

alone with my fantasy girl.

Her parents and younger brother went

to a relative's house or something.

She had plans of her own.

- I'm gonna take off in a bit soon too anyway.

- What?

Where you going?

- My friend Tiffany has about 10 people

staying at her house two blocks away.

We figure there's safety in numbers.

- Sure.

- Do you wanna come?

- Me?

Me? That's crazy.

I think we're gonna ride it out here.

Besides, I don't think my wife wants to leave.

- I didn't invite her.

- Can I ask you something?

- Sure.

- You said before that you had a secret crush on me.

Why?

- Confidence.

- Confidence?

- Yes, you have confidence.

- Jody, you live next door to us.

I don't think you hear confidence

coming from my front lawn.

- It's not what you say or your interactions with her.

It's when you don't know your being watched,

you just have more of a swagger

than you will ever know.

- Wow.

- Come with me to Tiffany's.

- I ah...

My wife's gonna be home soon.

I'd better go.

- Mark?

- Yes.

- She's been watching us from the window.

It's funny.

You really don't know your neighbors.

- [Mark Voice Over] - She was no angel.

She was just as cunning as the rest

of the women in my life, including my mother.

(whistling)

- Mark!

Mark!

There's somebody outside!

There's somebody outside!

(breathing heavily)

- [Mark Voice Over] - Me and Melissa never spoke

about the kiss when I got back.

No, she waited of course until the appropriate time

to bring it up.

We were trying to get a little shut eye, when...

- Mark!

Mark!

Mark!

Mark!

Mark!

Mark!

Mark!

Mark!

- Nick, I don't think you should come around here.

- The savages are killing now.

- What?

- They are killing, they are raping

anything they can do they are doing!

- Oh my God!

- Stay inside, blinds down, do not leave the house.

I will contact you at oh--

- Just tell me the freakin' time.

- 10 o'clock.

Mark, if you hear the frightened screams

of a young girl begging for help,

do not help her.

You understand?

She's with them.

They use her as bait to feel out

the weak and such.

(distorted music)

(door closes)

- Mark, I'm scared.

- [Mark Voice Over] - I was in no mood to pretend

husband any more.

We were in trouble.

(gun shots in the distance)

- Carl and Frankie Boy.

- What?

- My friend, Carl.

I have to get them.

Strength in numbers.

- His house is too far.

(soft piano music)

- How do you know where Carl lives?

(distorted piano music)

Well, I'm going anyway.

Strength in numbers.

- I'm afraid to stay alone.

- Come with me.

- And then we're left vulnerable here.

(soft piano music)

- I'll be right back.

(door closes)

(soft piano music)

- Carl?

Carl?

Frankie Boy?

- Frankie Boy's dead.

(distorted piano music)

- Oh, Frankie Boy.

Carl, come with me.

- No, I'm staying here.

- Carl, now is not the time.

Come with me.

- We reap what we sow.

- Carl, strength in numbers, remember?

- Did you find out it was me?

- Yes, yes I did.

- I figured you would.

You guys being locked up in the house

the whole time.

Figure it would fester up,

you'd get it out of her.

Why don't you just kill me?

I mean, nobody would ever find out.

(soft piano music)

- Carl, come with me.

(soft piano music)

It takes two to tango.

(gun shot in the distance)

Carl, come with me.

- (crying) I'm staying here with Frankie Boy.

(piano music)

(gun shots getting closer)

- I'm leaving, Carl.

(soft piano music)

(door opens and shuts)

We have to be completely still tonight.

- Nick.

Nick.

Nick, can you hear me, over.

Nick, it's me, over!

- Maybe he can't answer.

- [Mark Voice Over] - She was a pint and a half in

with a slow slur.

Her insecurities flooded to the surface.

- Why now do you still have to be in control?

- Are you gonna play the pity party routine now?

I'm sure the girl next door makes you feel

like a real man.

- Her name is Jody.

- I saw the two of you.

- So what?

We were having a conversation.

It wasn't sex.

- You kissed that girl.

- That girl kissed me.

- Stop mincing your words, you kissed that girl.

- You were sleeping with Carl.

That's why Frankie Boy came here.

That's why Frankie Boy knew your name.

That's why Carl was nice to me.

- I think me having sex with someone

is something you could handle better

than me seeing a small intimate kiss

with a younger, prettier girl.

- You've been cheating on me

for some time now.

You slept with that thing for food.

- I didn't sleep with him.

- (laughing) Please, don't mince words with me.

- I'm a bad person.

I'm a terrible person.

- Thank you.

- Please help me.

(spooky music)

Mark! Melissa!

You helped me before.

Please help me!

- Partner, you there?

You there?

- (taunting) Melissa...

You're like my mommy (laughing).

- Go away!

Go away!

- Melissa. - Go away.

- You're like my mommy!

- Go away!

(glass shatters)

(laughing)

(glass shatters)

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

(suspenseful music)

- Mark!

(ghostly music)

Mark!

Mark!

Oh no, no (crying).

(gasping)

No, no, no.

- Shut up!

- No!

No, no, no, no.

- (taunting) Melissa...

You're like my mommy.

♪ Take my life and let it be ♪

♪ Consecrated Lord to thee ♪

♪ Take my home and tend my days ♪

♪ Let them flow in ceaseless praise ♪

♪ Let them flow in ceaseless praise ♪

(birds singing)

- You coward!

You should of did something.

- I did do something.

I did nothing.

(gun firing)

(thunder clapping)

- [Mark Voice Over] - My whole life I've been afraid.

Afraid of saying hello, afraid of saying goodbye.

Afraid of joining in.

Afraid of letting go.

Afraid of what people thought about me.

But right now, in this moment,

that fear, the fear is gone.

I'm free.

I'm me.

(birds singing)

(birds chattering)

(suspenseful music)