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Greg?

Laura?

Laura.

Are you kids in there?

Don't worry, she can't see us.

Don't stop.

Bad dream?

How do you feel?

You look a little flushed.

I just didn't sleep very well, that's all.

Jan?

I brought some medication. - Oh, okay.

You alright?

Yeah, I'll be out in a second.

Hi, Kate. - Sleep alright?

Yeah.

Good, I thought it better to let you sleep in.

What time is it?

Nine o'clock.

They're already here, waiting in my study.

My god, I'm not even ready.

It's alright, relax.

Don't panic, there's plenty of time, they can wait.

Wish you would've woken me up.

You need rest.

Look.

Before we go downstairs,

I really think you ought to reconsider.

I still don't think you're ready.

I need to be with Greg.

And he needs me.

It's been too long as it is.

I'm sure your husband would understand.

You look better, you're sleeping better,

but we still don't know what's caused it.

I have to go.

Well, your decision.

But first sign of relapse, I want you to take these.

Alright?

And remember, don't do anything active afterwards.

You might have a blackout.

I know, you've told me already.

But this could be anything,

from late-Pleistocene to pre-Colombian.

That's very early, I'm sure of it.

Well, I'm not saying it isn't, Greg,

but you know as well as I do, without something you can put

a carbon-date on, it's worthless.

But we've got tools that we found up there.

It's just a matter of time before we find the fire pit.

Greg, it's getting harder and harder for me to justify

the grants with the rest of the department.

You know I've been covering your tail.

Frank, it's just a little more time.

That's all I'm asking.

Hi, honey. - Hi, Daddy.

You look beautiful.

I missed you so much. - I missed you, too.

Something must have happened four months ago.

Something quite traumatic.

These kind of hallucinations don't just come out of nowhere.

And she still won't talk about it, huh?

Apart from saying that it started right after the funeral.

Well, that doesn't matter sense.

She was never close to Greg's mother.

I wish I had some answers for you.

So do I, because what you're saying is that in a week,

or a month, she could freeze up and begin staring at these

walls again and there's nothing you can do about it.

Look, Professor, mental disease is a bit like archeology.

You don't find answers just lying around on the surface.

You have to keep digging.

I'm sorry, Doctor, she's my only child.

I know.

I want this to be a whole new start for us.

I know that it was mostly my fault, but I feel so much--

Don't blame yourself.

Well, if I do anything that bothers you,

just tell me, okay? - Okay.

Don't hold it in. - I won't.

I love you, Jan.

I really missed you.

Jan, your father.

I'm gonna borrow my little girl for a minute.

Now listen to me, going straight from the hospital

to do a dig in the mountains is crazy.

Why don't you come home for a while?

Come up with me later in a couple of weeks.

Dad, Greg needs me.

I can't be much of a wife if I'm 500 miles away.

What Greg needs is to get down to work.

Okay.

Okay, but I'm comin' up to check on you in a couple of days.

Okay.

Is this where you've been staying?

Yeah.

I was really happy staying in the tent by the dig but,

your father rented us this place.

Well, maybe we could get something a little cozier.

Oh, sure.

Yeah, you wanna be the one to tell your father

you don't like it?

Damn.

George forgot to turn on the electricity.

Who's George?

He's, uh, well he's like the caretaker.

I'm gonna call him.

Ah, hell, he's not there.

Well, what do you think?

There's something out there.

Really?

Greg.

Over here?

Come out.

Wherever you are.

Come out.

Jan, there's nothin' over here.

You said right over there, right?

Shit! - Come back here!

What's going on here? - Jesus, George.

Your dog just scared the hell outta me, man.

Mr. Sanderson, I'm sorry.

Go on, get out, get get get.

I was in the stables, I didn't hear you pull up.

Well, I tried callin' ya, I can't get any lights.

Okay, okay. - Can you fix that?

Oh, thanks, yeah. - There you go.

Oh, honey, this is George.

That's my wife, Jan.

I gotta get some stuff out of the Jeep,

can you show her the house?

Yeah? - Oh, sure, sure.

Okay.

Well, it's a big house.

It's too much for one man to take care of.

My boy Steven used to help out, but,

then he ran off to the big city.

Now it's just me.

Watch this board here, I gotta fix it.

So, the owner doesn't use the house much?

Never.

Don't mind these boxes.

The last people who rented this place left it a right mess.

Just took off, left all this stuff for me to clean up.

Praise God, they also left the bar fully stocked.

There's a nice view from up here, you'll like it!

It catches the evenin' light just right.

Just perfect.

So, why did they leave?

On account of the stories.

What stories?

Ghost stories.

Are you serious?

About what?

You were talking about ghosts.

Oh, there ain't no ghosts.

People just talk like that because of the murder,

but that happened more than 20 years ago.

A murder?

In this house?

Yeah, that's right.

Well, what happened?

You like ghost stories, don't ya?

The story goes that, uh...

There was this, um, hermit.

People said he was kinda crazy.

And he was squattin' on the land out where the quarry is now

and nobody seemed to mind, I mean, it was just rough,

wild land, it wasn't any good for anything, but,

but then they figured out they could make a lot of money

on that Sanorita Stone, so they come to him and they said,

you know, "gotta get out."

But he refused.

So they hired a bunch of quarry men and they were gonna

scare him, run him off, but no.

He took this off the quarry men.

And he sneaked up to the land-owner's house,

got inside...

And took after his daughter.

Of course, she's scared.

She ran.

But swish!

He cut off her foot.

And swish!

He cut off her leg.

And swish!

He cut off her head.

Now, remember...

All this happened just before midnight.

Hello.

Yeah.

I didn't forget.

Yeah, okay.

Okay.

I'll see ya, bye.

Who was that?

That was Laura.

What did she want?

To, uh,

remind me that she's coming by for a couple of days.

Greg, I need to spend some time with you alone.

It's only for a couple of days.

But that's what she said the last time.

I know.

But she's moving to the east coast, so this could be

the last time I get to see my sister again for a long time.

When is she coming?

Tomorrow.

I completely forgot.

I don't believe this.

Jan.

She's the only family I got left.

I don't know why you wanna marry this woman.

She's not your kind, she's weak.

Look at her hands!

Those hands have never done a day's work in her whole life!

Look at those hands!

She knows nothin' about the land.

You're from the land.

She's gonna want you to sell this farm, too.

You think she's gonna live on this farm, huh?

No, nuh-uh.

You're not gonna live on this farm.

She knows nothin' about the land.

Nothin'.

Greg.

Greg.

She's above us.

Peasants for those...

Better than us, she thinks.

She thinks.

Morning.

It's only me.

I brought you some, uh, flowers.

Oh, thank you, that's so sweet.

Is your husband around?

Said somethin' about a broken faucet.

Oh, he's over at the dig.

Why don't you have some coffee with me?

Thanks!

I'm a might thirsty.

But, you know, my doctor said I shouldn't drink that.

It's too stimulatin'.

Well, we have tea.

Nah, it's better for the ticker, you know?

Well, the only other thing we have is in the bar.

That'll do in a pinch.

You know, my doctor says it doesn't do any harm,

if you take it before 12 noon.

My doctor's an alcoholic.

I thought maybe you'd like to see this.

Who is this?

Steven.

You know, I told you?

He's very handsome.

Yeah, don't take after me much, does he?

That's the trouble.

City girls think he's handsome, too.

I don't blame him much.

Not much around here for young people to do.

What a great place.

You must be George.

Yeah.

Right, first time.

It's nice to meet you.

George is our resident storyteller.

If you wanna sleep at night,

don't listen to anything he says.

But I love good stories.

Hi, Laura.

Jan, you look terrific.

Are you feeling better?

Much better, thank you.

I'm sorry about barging in so soon, but I,

I guess Greg explained?

Yeah, he tells me you're moving to the east coast.

Mm-hm, it's a big step,

but I think it's good for my career.

Would you like some coffee, I just made some?

No, thanks. - Yeah.

Here you go.

Thanks.

So, how was your trip?

Fine, thanks. - Good.

Is something wrong?

I guess it just perked a little too long.

Sorry. - I can make some for you.

I can just put some milk-- - No, I'll do it.

You know what? I gotta get to the dig anyhow.

Would you ladies like to join me?

Yeah, I have to change first.

I'll show you your room.

That's alright, I'll do it, Jan.

Follow me, Laura.

That's why I drink whisky.

If I could just find a bone.

A fragment, you know?

Just a slither of something to carbon-date.

I could prove this is the earliest Paleo-Indian culture

in North America, it would make my career.

I can always tell when you've been working too hard.

How?

You forget to shave.

Right.

Oh, yeah.

I gotta go shave.

Well, um, would you like some wine and cheese?

Mm, that'd be nice.

I'm gonna go freshen up.

Mind if I take a shower?

I'm sorry, I'll come back a little later.

So he left the radio and we pushed that thing

all the way to the top of the three trees.

Yes, but remember one thing.

But we were gonna ride it down.

There were not three trees. - Okay, two trees.

There was two trees. - And then Michael--

Two trees and a bush.

Hi, Jan.

We wondered where you were.

Why don't you come over and join us?

I'll be just a minute.

What is it?

What is it?

Is something wrong?

I, um, must have seen a shadow or something.

I'm okay now.

You surprised me.

Sorry, I didn't know you were in here.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Have you had your breakfast yet?

I just had my vitamins, A, D, E.

Amino acids.

Liver tabs, iron.

Sweetheart, I'm surprised you don't rust.

Come on, let me make you nice barbaric breakfast

of bacon and eggs.

I can't run on a full stomach.

Well, can't go anywhere without these.

Jan, give me my shoes.

Give me my shoes!

Come on, give me.

Okay, forget about the shoes.

Morning, Laura.

Good morning.

Would you like some coffee?

Yes, please.

Why are you avoiding me?

I'm not avoiding you.

Is it alright with you if I go for my run?

What's the matter with you?

Nothing.

What happened to, uh, you know, what's-his-name?

You know what happened.

The same thing that always happens.

So, as always you come running to me.

And you know why.

You know why.

Look.

Say the word and I'll go.

Greg?

Is everything alright?

He, uh, he forgot his glasses.

Yeah, I forgot my glasses.

I'll be right back.

Hi. - Hi.

It's pretty. - Thank you.

Laura.

I've had a lot of time to think these past four months,

and I wanted to ask you about what happened last year.

What do you mean?

Everything was fine between Greg and me,

until your mother died.

And then he wouldn't say a word.

It takes time to sink in, you shouldn't think of it

as a rejection, I'm sure he still loved you.

Really?

Did he say so?

Well, no, but I'm sure he did.

I'm really hoping that this time--

You can't expect things to be exactly the same.

We love each other, Laura, did you see the way

he picked me up and he held me in his arms?

He did what?

He picked me up and he held me.

It must have been before I came down.

No, you were there, it was just a little while ago.

He did what exactly?

I took his running shoes and he chased me,

and he picked me up.

Don't you remember?

Maybe it was a dream.

No!

I wouldn't worry about it, it's understandable.

It happened, you're lying!

Well, what can I say?

Okay, it happened.

Doesn't matter to me.

What exactly did he do?

He did what?

He picked me up and held me.

Jan?

I wanted to tell you that I'm sorry about our

little misunderstanding.

I shouldn't have doubted you.

You mean it did happen.

I guess I must have misinterpreted what I saw.

Jan?

Jan?

Swish!

He cut off her leg.

Swish!

He cut off her head.

He forgot his glasses.

Jan.

Come on.

Wake up.

Are you okay?

Hello?

Who is it?

Who was it?

Who was it?

It was weird.

Some guy was just breathing on the phone.

I'm not imagining it.

I don't know.

She just hung up on you.

It's Greg, he's out of breath.

Yeah, she's okay now.

She'd been dealing with some problem.

Bad dreams, you know?

So, what happened to you?

You fell in a ditch?

Okay.

Okay.

I'll come and get you.

He's at George's place, but he can't find George,

so I'm gonna go pick him up.

Can I go with you?

No.

What exactly did he do?

He did what?

He picked me up and held me.

What exactly did he do?

We love each other, Laura.

Maybe you dreamt it.

Hi, George.

I brought you some coffee.

I don't know, you know me and coffee--

And a little whisky, too.

Yeah.

Yeah.

That's the best cup of coffee I have had

in a long time, oh yeah.

Is something wrong with the tractor?

It oughta be in a museum, that's all.

I don't know, it's all I can do to keep it runnin'.

When Steven was here, he could take this thing apart

and put it back together again in the same time

it takes me to change the oil.

You must miss having him around.

Steven.

Yeah, yeah, I do.

I don't know what he wants to live down in that city for.

I mean, they got gangs and traffic,

and people killin' each other.

You know what I heard on the news the other night?

There's a whole bunch of people who've been poisoned

in Los Angeles.

Poisoned?

Yeah, you know those little pain capsules?

Somebody's laced a whole bunch of 'em with arsenic.

You okay?

Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.

Excuse me, George.

Laced.

Jan?

Didn't you say she was havin' some problems?

I'll go and find her.

Jan?

Jan?

Jan?

She's out cold.

How many did she take?

Don't worry, it's almost full.

Are you feeling better now?

You like this, don't you?

Jesus Christ, Laura.

Where is Jan? - Oh, I don't care.

Don't do this.

I've got a lot to do here, you know that.

I'm trying to do something, okay?

Jan, this is really beautiful.

Why don't you sit down with us?

Cheers?

Jan, Jan, Jan.

Wake up. - Greg.

You're just havin' a bad dream.

Oh, it was terrible.

What?

Can you come back to bed?

Oh, God.

All I ever have are nightmares!

So why don't you take one of your pills?

I don't wanna go back to sleep, I just want some water.

What's going on?

She had a bad dream.

Did she take her pills? - I don't know.

I'm sorry, did I wake you up?

No, I just came down to water the plants.

She's mad at me.

She's not mad at you, she's upset because she got woken up

at two in the morning.

Oh, I see.

It's my fault because I woke her up.

Well, if she wasn't here,

I wouldn't be having these nightmares.

I don't wanna fight with you.

Then get her outta here.

I can't just throw her out.

You know, ever since she arrived here,

you've catered to her every need.

I have played housemaid while you two carry on like...

Not like any brother or sister I know.

Look, if you don't want me around,

why don't you just divorce me and get it over with?

I can't believe you just said that.

I love you.

I want our marriage to work.

I didn't plan on her being here.

I can't be here with her.

Can you be patient for a couple of days?

Either she leaves, or I leave.

Oh, come on, Jan, don't do this.

Fine, I'm leaving.

Okay.

I'll ask her to leave.

Ask?

I'll tell her to leave.

Tomorrow, first thing.

Thank you.

I'm going to bed, are you comin'?

No, um, I think I'll stay up for a while.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Jan?

What the hell's going on in there?

I've gotta change a fuse.

Oh, God.

Jan.

Jan?

Is she alright? - She passed out or somethin'.

I guess she took her pills.

Jan?

I'll get her a glass of water.

You alright?

I saw a man.

Where?

Outside?

No.

No, he must have come in through the door.

He had, um, he had a kind of ax,

like the the one that George showed me.

Oh, God, I wish he wouldn't have told you those stories.

The front door? - Yes.

Jan, the door's bolted from the inside.

He must be in here somewhere.

Jan, there's nobody here.

I'm gonna call George.

George, I'm sorry I woke you up.

We had a prowler.

Yes.

Inside.

Thanks, George.

Jan?

I know what I saw.

And I am not having another breakdown.

Nobody out there!

Oh, looks like a pajama party, don't it?

It's probably some local kid, they like to scare city folk.

Would it frighten anyone if I lit a cigarette?

Jan, nobody is trying to hurt you.

See this wouldn't have happened if you'd taken your pills.

Maybe she should take some now.

I'll get them.

You know...

It's usually in the soft dirt, underneath your windows there

that they find the footprints of a prowler.

But there wasn't any this time, but I can explain that.

How?

Under these windows, it's concrete.

George.

Why doesn't anyone believe me?

You don't wanna let him get the best of ya.

Here we go.

I'll tell you what.

If he comes back...

You pepper him with this.

Give him a little country hospitality.

Thank you, George.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Goodnight, George.

You know, I think we should all go to bed now.

I'm not tired.

Well, I certainly am.

I'll see you all in the morning.

I'm just gonna stay here and watch the sun come up.

I'll sleep during the day.

Suit yourself.

Jesus Christ, Jan!

You killed her.

Good morning.

You're missing a beautiful day.

Where am I?

Where do you think?

Where's Laura?

She left.

She's not dead? - Dead?

No, she's not dead.

I didn't kill her, Jan, I just asked her to leave.

I shot her.

No.

You're not a very good shot then,

'cause she just walked out the door an hour ago.

So, she's alright?

Well, she's upset 'cause I asked her to leave early but,

I stuck to my guns.

And I know it's not your birthday,

but today's as good a day as any.

It's beautiful.

You're beautiful.

Look what I found. - Greg.

What's going on?

Nothing's goin' on. - You're lying to me.

Lying? I got nothin' to lie about.

It's Laura, isn't it?

She's dead.

Dead?

Jan, she left two days ago.

She's not dead.

There's one way to find out.

It's for us.

I did it for us.

We have to call the police.

We can't.

Why?

It's too late.

We're both accessories to murder.

But they'll know that she was missing.

Who will?

I'm her only family.

Why are we doing this?

It was an accident. - I know.

I know, but they'll never believe you.

You've got a history of mental problems, babe.

I had a nervous breakdown and a few hallucinations.

That doesn't sound good.

I'm tellin' ya, they're gonna put you away.

Laura didn't have a gun or a knife or anything.

I can't go along with this.

We don't have a choice.

If we call the police, do you think they're gonna believe

that you thought you saw a ghost?

We can't change what happened.

And I lost Laura forever.

But what'd done is done.

I love you, Jan.

I'm so scared. - I know.

Me, too.

Jan?

What're you doing?

I was just checking.

If George sees you checking at night in the garden,

what's he gonna think?

What's the matter with you? - I'm sorry.

I kept gettin' the feeling that she wasn't properly covered.

What?

I have this terrible urge to see her.

Jan, come on.

I can't go on like this, there is a dead body out there.

You gotta keep it together.

Please, Greg, please let's leave this place.

We can't.

We gotta get George outta here for a couple of days,

and then we can move Laura.

I can't handle it anymore.

You gotta keep it together, Jan, listen to me.

Listen, we could lose everything, do you understand?

They'll put you away.

Do you understand?

You gotta keep it together.

Alright. - Okay.

That's better.

Feel better?

Okay.

We gotta work through this.

I gotta go up to the dig, I left all my stuff up there.

Don't leave me. - I'll be right back.

I can't do anything withput it, I'll be right back.

Okay?

Okay.

Charcoal!

Charcoal, get away from there!

Charcoal, come here, come on!

Charcoal, come here!

Charcoal, come on.

Come on!

Come here now, boy.

What's the matter with you?

I've never known him to mess with flowers like that.

What're you after, what're you lookin' for?

Would you like to go inside and have a drink, George?

I've got a bottle of single-malt scotch.

That's whisky, right?

Yes.

Charcoal!

That's interesting garden you've got out there.

How do you mean?

Well, just grows so fast.

Beats the daylights outta mine.

What do you use for fertilizer?

Nothin' special.

Well, you've got a green thumb, I'll say that.

I'm sorry about the dog, they just like to dig.

Boy, it's a...

Shame that sister of yours had to leave so soon.

That's why I came by.

To tell you that I'm gonna be gone for a couple of days.

I got a brother down in Melville...

Who's sick.

I thought I'd just go there and see if I could help him out.

That's nice of you.

You never seem to stop working.

Yeah, I like to keep busy.

You know, when you're alone, it kind of, um...

Keeps your mind off things.

Been a long time since my dear wife departed.

I had no idea that she had died.

No.

No, she ain't dead.

Just parted.

That's too bad. - Yeah.

She's a wonderful wife, the old bitch.

Why'd she leave?

Oh, she didn't like country life, not enough excitement.

You know, same old story.

Well, it's hard living in the country,

if your heart's not in it. - Hers sure wasn't.

I never could understand it.

I used to tell her I thought she fit in perfect.

You could put her in a pasture of cows and it'd take you

10 minutes to figure out which one she was.

Wait a minute.

What's this?

What's this here?

What?

Embedded in the arm of this chair.

Shotgun pellets.

They look new.

You got any idea how these got here?

No.

Not at all.

Remember.

Don't point this at anything you don't wanna shoot.

I'll be back in a couple of days.

Jan, Jan.

Jan, Jan, Jan.

Jan, Jan.

Jan, Jan.

Jan, Jan, Jan.

Greg!

Greg!

Jan.

Greg!

Greg!

Jan.

Oh, my god.

God.

What happened?

I think somebody slugged me from behind.

Who? - I don't know.

What're you doing here?

Laura's disappeared.

What?

I saw in the bell tower and now she's gone.

God, you know, George must be behind all of this.

Jesus Christ!

I've seen that jacket before.

Where?

It's Steven.

Who's Steven?

He's George's son.

I saw a picture of him wearing it.

Come on.

Watch out!

City folks!

You think you can get by with murder, don't ya!

Jan.

Jan.

Just like that bitch of a wife I had.

She thought she could get away, and that bastard Steven.

George.

What're you doin' with that gun?

Jan.

It's me, it's George.

You know me, don't ya?

Stand back.

What's the matter with you?

Are you makin' things up in your mind again?

What's the matter with you?

It's George.

I think you better give me the gun.

I said stand back. - Just give me the gun.

I'm your friend.

This is just a big mistake.

I'll shoot!

Listen, it's a dream, it's, it's...

It's a dream.

I'm your friend.

I know you're not gonna shoot George.

Give me the gun.

Give me the gun. - Jan!

We have to call the police.

What about Laura?

It was George who set it up.

They'll know when they see the mask.

Okay.

Looks like the country boy has outfoxed you again!

This time, I made damn sure there were blanks in that gun.

Let's get outta here.

Tell me this is just a nightmare.

It is.

What're you doing? - Nothing, Jan.

Just be cool.

You're hurting me. - It's okay.

I love you, Jan.

Jan.

Are you okay?

Okay?

You nearly killed me, you son of a bitch.

Well, I had to make it look real.

Let's have a drink.

Yeah.

Yeah, I needed that.

Yeah.

Well.

Yeah, I guess, uh...

I guess we gotta talk about business, huh?

We got to change our terms.

I didn't know anybody's gonna get killed.

She would still be fucking alive,

if you'd have taken the shot out of the fuckin' gun!

I checked that shotgun, you saw me do it!

Now, I know there's somethin' goin' on between you

and that sister of yours, I know that--

Don't give me the self-righteous shit, man!

Any man that kills his own son is no saint, pal.

When Steven died, that just happened--

You know, that was a really useful fossil.

That's the best one I ever found.

I was crazy, I didn't know what I was doin'.

You planned this, didn't ya?

I know you did.

But I won't tell!

Not a soul.

No, sir.

All you gotta do is to, uh, pay me double.

That'd do it, huh?

I tell you what.

I'm gonna pay ya exactly nothin'.

And you're gonna take the rap for the whole fuckin' deal.

Oh, God!

This is great stuff, isn't it?

Antimone, George.

Simulates a heart attack.

And doesn't leave a fuckin' trace.

Yeah.

Yeah, it's really, it's really amazing.

Pharmacology is a tremendous field,

and my sister was an expert.

Yeah, he was really an old man.

His heart just couldn't take all the runnin' around,

and you know what, when they find Laura buried next to

Steven out in the quarry, what're they gonna think, George?

I mean, what else can they think?

You've been a very, very naughty boy.

You know, I like you a lot better this way.

You bastard!

You know, I think I like you better this way.