Hercules Houdini Holmes (2019) - full transcript

I remember the day
I told my mother I hated her.

I can't forgive myself.

- Help me.

- You're gonna be okay.

Can you hear me?

You're gonna be okay.

No.

Help!

Wait, no!

Stop, stop, stop!

Stop, stop!



Please.
- Whoa, that's close enough.

- I need your help.

- What's wrong?

- He's dying!

- What?

- He's gonna die, over there, he's dying!

- What's happened?

- Please, I just need your
help, can I use your phone?

- Okay.

- He was right here.

- What are you playin' at?

- I swear.

He was right--
- You have wasted enough

of my time!



Wait!

Please!

It's okay, I'm okay now.

Remember what the counselor
said, "Change is good."

Mom.

- Hey.

This is a surprise.

Don't tell me you and dad
didn't talk about this.

- About what?

- That I was supposed
to move here with you.

- Um, yeah, of course.

I just didn't know when.

- Well surprise, it's now.

- Uh, is your dad with you?

- He dropped me off on
the way to the airport.

- He didn't wanna help you with your bags?

- He said he was late for his flight.

- Well, I just would have liked

to have been given some notice.

Make sure you're okay.

- We cool?

- Yeah.

No, I was just getting ready to go out.

- On a date?

- I'm not going to discuss that with you.

- Definitely a date.

- It's none of your business.

- Is it Aiden?

Dad told me, he says it's too
early for you to be dating.

He said you should wait a year at least.

Why would your dad say that?

He doesn't know what he's talking about.

We're just friends.

Great, well.

I'm more concerned about you.

How have you been?

- I'm fine.

- Alex.

- Everything's fine.

- What does that mean?

- It means I'm just gonna look
on the bright side of things.

- Honey, do you mind?

- Aiden, got it.

- I'm just going to call and cancel.

Maybe we can go to the movies later, okay?

- Sure, I'll just be in my room.

Mom!

What did you do to my room?

- I needed a place for my work.

Just move the stuff in
the hallway, I'll help you

in a little bit.

I hate you!

- What did you say?

- You heard me.

- Take that back.

- Why it's true.

- I saw him.

- Are you sure?

- Yes.

He's coming, we don't have much time.

- Alex is here.

Krista?

We have to get out of here now!

- What's going on?

- This way quick!

Listen, there's no time to explain,

I need you to get in here.

- What are you doing?

- I don't have time to
argue, get in there.

Stay there, no matter what, understand?

Promise me!

- I promise.

- Let's go.

- Get away from my son!

Go now!

I love you.

- Let's go.

- Get your hands off of me!

- You heard me, we've
gotta get out of here.

- Where are we?

- The library, stay close to me.

- What, how did we get here?

- We teleported here.

- What, how is that possible?

- With this!

- It's from a story, your
writer H.G. Wells, look,

you're gonna have to trust me on this.

- We have to go back.

- It's too dangerous.

- I said stop, we have to go back.

I'm not going anywhere with you.

We have to help my mom.

She's dead, isn't she?

We have to go the police.

- There's nothing the police can do.

- We can't just leave her there!

- Look for your mother.

You see this?

Your mother believed in angels.

She said this was a feather
from one of their wings.

I believe she's one now.

- What was that thing?

Why did it want my mom?

- It wasn't after her.

- Will it come back?

- I don't know.

- Where radiance lies, the heart resides

Take this, protect it.

Be strong.

I hate you.

Take that back.

- Wipe your tears.

She's gone and she's not coming back

and no amount of tears
are gonna change that.

Now listen.

Your mother and I had plans.

You were going to stay with her

because of my travel schedule,

I can't take care of you right now.

You can't save a drowning man
until you can save yourself.

Do you understand what I mean?

I talked to your aunt and
you're gonna stay with her

for a while until I can
work some things out.

You need stability, a home
to sleep in every night.

Besides, it will be better for you to be

with the other kids.

- Do you see the car yet?

They're meant to be here by now.

- Oh, he's here.

He looks taller than
the last time I saw him.

- The emperor has arrived my lord.

- Geez Dax, his mom just died.

Can't you be a little more sensitive.

- Oh, come on, I was just kidding.

Well maybe you can
keep the jokes to a minimum.

- You know he's gonna be bunking with you.

- Why?

- How do we know he's not a
serial killer or something?

- Says the person who kills

two bowls of cereal each morning.

You always said
you wanted to have someone

to play fortnight with.

Maybe he likes it.

How did his mom die?

- I think she had a heart attack.

- It's probably cancer.

- Dax!

What, it's always cancer.

- Hey guys.

This is my nephew Alex,
he will be staying with us

for a while.

You remember Will don't you?

- Hey.

- Nice to meet you.

- You guys hungry?

- Starving.

- You just had a bowl of cereal.

- Just one.

- Introduce yourselves.

Will, show Alex to his room.

- Okay.

- Dax.

- Katie, we're exchange students.

- Come on, it's this way.

- I'm from Canada.

Did you know that Canada's
national tree is Maple tree?

Funny thing is that, I
don't even like maple syrup.

I always joke that that's
why my parents put me

in the exchange program.

Do you like maple syrup?

- No.

I knew I'd like you.

This is it.

- We have to share, top bunk's yours.

You can put your stuff over here.

Just uh...

Don't mess with my Star Wars collectibles.

- The one thing you need
to know about this place

is that Krista says that
we have to stick together.

- Yeah, like it or not,
we're your family now.

- N, no, you're wrong.

- What?

- You're not my family.

- Oh come on!

Sure we are.

- Look, I don't know you guys.

Leave me alone, I'll
leave you alone, got it?

- You don't have to be a jerk about it.

- Look, I'm only going
to be here three weeks

until my dad gets situated.

When he comes back, you
guys can continue whatever

you wanted to do.

- Dude, not cool.

- You're not the only one with problems.

Katie escaped a war then
in order to live here.

Dax's parents didn't wanna bother with him

and a car accident did this to me.

A hard life is not exclusive to you.

I hate you.

- Is that a black eye?

- Long story.

- You should tell someone.

- Don't, please.

- I'll forget,

for a fiver.

- Oh, fine.

Here.

Is,

this your card?

- Sweet!

- It was real, I'm sure of it.

They always say, tell someone but,

everyone I talked to thinks
I'm crazy or I had a dream.

- You might be.

- That's not funny, I know what I saw

and if you saw it too, you
wouldn't be talking like that.

- Okay, my bad.

- Enough!

That's not something we talk about

under any circumstances, ever!

Understand?

Besides, what are you guys doing in here?

I'm not having you waste
your summer inside the house.

Go outside!

I'm not joking.

- Is this your card?

- Oh my gosh, that is.

- Hey what's up?

What are you doing here?

- What, can't a guy have a
conversation with his girlfriend?

I'm not your girlfriend.

- I decided to give you another shot.

- I don't think so.

- Oh come on, don't be like that.

- You heard her.

She said it was over.

- Shut up cripple.

Come on, let's go.

- Yeah, let's go.

I just wanna talk.

- I don't!

Leave her alone!

- Mind your own business!

- Let her go.

What are you gonna do

about it, little man?

Hey!

- Stay down!

- This isn't over.

Yeah, you better watch your back.

- What the hell was that?

- Are you kidding me?

How did you do that?

You went all Wolverine
berserk right there.

You kicked the living
crap out of all of them.

Are you okay?

What you did was not normal.

You literally slammed him into that car.

- Thanks.

- Who the hell were those guys?

- The Walker brothers,
richest kids in town,

think they own the place.

- You shouldn't have interfered.

- What?

- You just beat up the Mayor's sons.

- And I would have cast him down to Pluto

were the chance given to me.

- He was trying to protect you Katie.

- I mean, he just made things worse.

- Hello, can someone please explain to me

what just happened?

- Wait, she's right.

They're not gonna let this go.

- Then there shall be
a reckoning the likes

the god's have never seen.

I mean um, shouldn't we tell someone?

- Tell them what?

That you kicked those guys' asses.

We're not telling anybody, got it?

I can't afford to be sent home.

As bad as they are, my
actual home is worse.

- Katie, can you at least
wait for them to calm down

before you go running after them?

- Yeah nothing good's gonna be happening

if you go chasing after them right now.

Fine.

- How did you do that?

You had like, super strength.

- It's these, I'm sure of it.

That doesn't make sense.

- Cool, where'd you get them?

- I was looking at this
and they just appeared.

Do they still work?

- So the key made that happen?

- I think so, my mom she told me.

Where radiance lies, the heart resides.

- Where radiance lies, the heart resides.

Do you think it'd work for us?

- No idea.

- How does it work?

- Do you have to say like,
a magic word or something?

I wanna win lottery, I
wanna win the lottery.

- I wanna walk again.

- No wait, what about peace on Earth?

No, definitely the lottery.

- Are you going to try?

- I don't know how this is happening but,

I don't believe in magic.

- I don't know if it's working,

but I can definitely see
the number 12 in my head.

Hey, Krista's gonna kill you!

- Ah, it was a falkas
crafted this himself.

Oh, gross what was that?

- Are you kidding me?

The Mayor's son?

I just got a chewing of
epic proportions right now

that culminated in me losing my job.

My job!

Do you know how hard it
is to make ends meet?

It's hard enough just to
keep this house running

without you kids bringing
even more trouble here!

Do you realize, that Baron
Walker had to be taken

to the hospital, hmm?

He has bruises all over his face.

They say he might have broken ribs.

They're talking about
charging you with assault.

You could possibly go to juvenile hall.

Do you understand how serious this is?

- The fool got what he deserved!

- What?

- I said I'm sorry, but they started it!

- In case you haven't realized it yet,

it doesn't matter who started it!

You're supposed to walk away.

You're not supposed to get into fights!

- Sometimes you have to.

- And you Will, I expect more out of you.

You know better than to get
mixed up in these things,

what if you'd been hurt?

- They tried to hurt Katie!

- May I remind you, that you're a guest

in this house, a guest.

Which means, my house, my rules.

So it's not your place to talk back.

Understood?

- Crystal clear.

She'll get over it.

- What are you talking about?

She lost her job, we're gonna be homeless.

I don't wanna live on the streets.

It's cold out there.

Now I have to win the lottery.

Do you have a dollar?

- No one's going to be homeless.

I called Baron.

I apologized, he says
he'll talk to his dad.

So she's not losing her job.

You helped me today.

Talking to Baron to smooth things over

is the least I could do.

- Are you two getting back together?

- Does it matter?

Yeah, it does.

- That guy's a creep.

He's just gonna hurt you again.

- I'm more worried about you.

What are we gonna do about these?

- I don't know.

I'm gonna talk to Aunt Krista,

but I'm leaving the dog house.

- That's an understatement.

- We need to know everything
you know about this.

- There's three things I saw.

Your mom has a crystal which
can teleport people some how.

My mom had the feather
that she tried to use with

things that killed her
and now I have these.

- It seems like all these
things are good, right?

- Yeah, I mean they were
all used for protection.

- That's true, but what about that thing

that killed your mother, they
have to be connected right?

What if it's trying to
get these things back,

like they're part of a collection.

We need to get rid of them.

- Why?

- Because if it comes back,
it could kill all of us.

- Then it's better if he
has them than if he doesn't.

Besides, we don't even know what it is.

- Yeah Dax, what if they're
meant to protect him,

to protect us?

- We need to find out
more about these things

before we make a decision.

- Agreed.

- Well I'll try to find out what I can.

- In the meantime, let's
keep this on the down low.

- What are you doing in here?

- Nothing.

- You know you're not
supposed to be in here.

What were you looking for?

- I wasn't looking for anything.

I just thought this could help.

- Everything's fine now, so keep it.

Go on now.

- What's the matter with you?

If you keep hanging out with them,

you'll end up dead.

- I've got it handled, trust me.

Besides, it's not like
they're always jerks.

Baron is nice when we're alone.

- So what, he's your boyfriend again?

- It's not like I have a choice,

if Krista wants to keep her job.

- Yeah, well, you shouldn't
be hanging out with him.

- I know what I'm doing!

Sure you do.

- Trust me, I've handled worse all right?

- How'd you even end up here anyways?

Why did you move to the U.S.?

- Back home, my father was a dissenter.

Let's just say, the government
doesn't make it easy

on any families that disagree with them.

So they sent me here.

Sometimes you have to do
whatever you can to escape.

- Ah!

- Guys, guys, you have to come see this.

- Don't you knock?

Geez, I'm changing, what do you want?

- You're not going to believe it!

- What?
- What is it?

- Just come here.

- Just a second, turn around.

- Oh, god.

Are you done yet?

- You know beauty like this takes time.

- Okay.

Can you hurray up, it's kind of important!

- Yeah, okay, you can turn around now.

- Thank you, let's go.

- Watch.

You ready?

Mm-hmm.

Give me your hand, so I can help you.

Come on, it's okay.

Mm-hmm.

You did it.

- I did it, I did it!

- It's a miracle.
- Mom!

- Mrs Ellison!

- What?

Come here.

Mom, look.

- Chris.

- Chris?

No mom, it's me, Will.

He's walking,
can't you believe it?

- Where did you get that?

- I found it.

- Put it down, now, you don't
know what you're touching!

What are you doing?

Give it back!

- You don't understand!

- It's because of Chris, isn't it?

It has nothing to do with him!

- It is, did she tell you?

- Tell us what?

- Tell them mom, tell them!

Tell them mom, tell them!

- Who's Chris?

- His brother.

He died after the car crash.

- You wished I was dead instead of him.

- It's not true!

- It is!

You can't even look at me anymore!

- Enough, you need to
tell me what's going on.

- All I know, is that it's evil.

Some of these things are
good but this is not.

Will.

Will let go!

- He's gone!

- We have to find him, now!

Okay, let's split up, we'll
cover more ground that way.

Keep your cellphones on

and call me if you see anything, okay?

- Got it!

- Will do.
- Let's go.

- Wait, stop!

We're not leaving.

- Wait, why?

He's not here.

- Which is precisely why
we must begin a search

at this very spot.

- Wait, why are you talking like that?

- I assume you're speaking
of my increased vocabulary.

I have obtained, like you,

something that has changed my nature.

- What?

- The coat.

- The coat?

- Not just a coat.

Deerstalker, light gray, size 24.

British in origin.

The coat of the greatest
detective of all time.

- The greatest detective.

Sherlock Holmes?

- Will!

- Happy to see me?

- Oh, what do you want now?

- Just wanted to see what you're up to.

I wanna talk.

- I'm looking for Will,

I don't have time for this right now.

- Maybe I can help you look.

Seems like him and those
other freaks are all

you care about anymore.

You know they broke three of my ribs?

- Oh come on, what do
you guys want with me?

- What do you think?

- Uh, Baron!

Can't you just leave me alone?

- Afraid not.

- Get your hands off of me!

That's my phone!

- Can't walk away from us.

Makes us look bad.

- Uh.

You're gonna pay for that.

- Sherlock.

- I prefer Holmes.

- Okay but why are you talking like this?

- I imagine that it is allowing
me the attributes needed,

characteristics if you will
of said Holmes himself.

- We don't have time for this.

- I'm aware.

To discover where Will is,
we must first understand

the things we know about
a person's circumstances.

- Okay.

- What do each of these
collective items we've discovered

have to do with each other?

A crystal egg, an item
that can transport someone.

The armbands you have,
Roman by their markings,

giving you the strength
of, dare we say, a god?

Demi-god more likely.

And a cane with a raven's head.

How did each of these items
come into our possession?

- They just appeared.

- Cool, right!

- And for the sake of conversation,

we will call this a key

as it accesses the items
that we have acquired.

This key, somehow has
access to the mind, but why?

Hmm.

- Wh, what are you doing?

- You're going for a little swim.

- Yeah, we're having a little pool party.

No!

- Ah, here we go.

- The Crystal Egg, by H. G. Wells.

- Yes, the story about a
character able to transport,

teleport themselves in
the case of this story,

must be exact.

This book was written
by H. G. Wells in 1897,

who as we know, is
considered to be the father

of science fiction.

This is the eye that was
in possession of your aunt.

Here, her name's scrawled
at the top, belongs to her.

And, this!

- Edgar Allen Poe,
complete and unabridged.

- Edgar Allen Poe, American
author best known for his

tales of mystery and the macabre.

The book, you'll note, is
not new, indicating that

it has been a possession
for quite some time.

Note the bent pages in the corner as well,

a favorite, I would say, of the reader.

- The Masque of the Red Death, this is it!

This is the thing that killed my mother.

- A drawing as well, a child's drawing.

This book was perhaps read
to a certain child we know.

- Will.

- Precisely!

No doubt that these
books are the inspiration

for the items in our possession.

- The cane.

- Belonging to Edgar Allen Poe himself.

Here in the image.

That does not explain you.

- I'm not much of a reader.

- Fact of which, I'm abundantly aware.

- Hey, that's my stuff!

- Which is precisely why
I'm going through it.

- That movie's a classic.

- A favorite of yours.

Leather armbands, Roman
markings, super strength,

an American accent that makes no sense.

I suppose you've come to the
same conclusion that I have.

You're in possession of
the armbands of Hercules.

Albeit, an 80s version, a B
version to be more precise.

- This movie's definitely not a B movie.

Have you seen it?

- I'm afraid I have.

- And don't tell me,
Sherlock Holmes' friend?

We're talking, Robert Downey
Jr. Or Benedict Cumberbatch?

- They're both equally inspired.

These items are familiar to us, important.

- Well that's all great,
but we still don't know

where Will is.

- Is that entirely true?

What was the last thing Will said?

He was talking about his brother.

- His dead brother.

Yes, and what was Krista
wearing when she left?

A coat.

- You're correct.

And the coat was specifically designed

as it was something that would be fitting

to the location she knew was heading to,

which of course would indicate
that the location itself

was private in its nature

and that she did not want us around.

Do you remember its color?

- No.

- Must be a challenge
to exist in this world

and not pay attention to the obvious.

The coat was black.

- Keep your cellphones on

and call me if you see anything, okay?

- The cemetery.

- Even the slowest horse

crosses the finish line at some time.

You're correct, but which one?

- I know the cemetery.

This is the same cemetery my
mom got buried in, Elder Hills.

Brilliant!

- I never thought I'd
see you walking again.

- It's harder than I remember,

I've been having trouble
keeping my balance.

What are you doing here?

- I just wanna talk, okay?

- Okay, why would you
try to take this from me?

It's a miracle, don't you see that.

It's dangerous.

- How is it dangerous when
it's allowing me to walk

for the first time in years?

- I've tried to keep you
away from these things.

- What does that even mean?

- It means they're dangerous.

Everything that came from the
imagination of its creator.

- Edgar Allen Poe?

- You know that the stories
he created were dark, twisted.

That cane can conjure every nightmare,

every horror from the stories
we used to read together,

you shouldn't have it!

- Yeah but, I don't have
to use it for any of that,

I can just use it to walk.

- Death is the only thing
that comes with that

if you keep it.

I need you to give it back to me.

I want you to walk, more
than anything, to be better,

but not this way.

- Death, you're not making any sense mom.

I am not giving this up, I
wanted this more than anything.

The only thing I wanted
more than to walk again

is to have Chris back.
- I know!

But you don't want this.

Will, it plays upon your fears

and that's something
that you can't handle.

- How do you know that?

- Because I've used it before!

It showed me things I never,
never want to remember.

- Really?

And what is it that you fear mother?

- I can't believe you right now.

What the hell were you thinking, huh?

Mom.

- You have no idea how
pissed I am at you right now.

- Mom just talk to me.
- Talk?

Fine.

Were you drinking?

Answer me!

Were you drinking?

I can't believe you Chris.

You were supposed to be watching him.

Do you realize your brother
could be dead right now?

That you could have killed Will.

- I'm sorry.
- I don't give a damn

about your sorries!

Do you know what the
doctor's are saying, huh?

Do ya?

They're saying, he's
never gonna walk again.

They're saying he's lucky to be alive.

What the hell happened out there?

- I don't know.

I looked down on my
phone for just a second,

I was looking for directions.

- Directions?

Directions for what?

You were supposed to
stay home Chris, home.

For one, just one night.

Where the hell you going?

- Doesn't matter.
- I know.

It doesn't.

What matters is I trusted you

and you failed me, big time.

Did you find him yet?

I believe we would
see him with her if she had.

- No.

What happened to you?

- Ligature marks on her wrists.

Looks like she's been tied up with rope.

Tuxedo coat, bow tie, I highly
doubt you're planning on

attending a formal occasion this evening.

Hmm.

Uh!

- The smell of chlorine
on her skin as well

and her occasional coughing
indicating a struggle in a pool.

- No shit Sherlock.

- Precisely.

- Was it the Walker brothers?

- Great, we have two
detectives in our midst.

- What did they do to you?

- They tried to kill me
is what they tried to do.

- How did you escape?

- I can take care of myself.

- I never doubted that,
however, it's the clothes

I imagine, definitely not her
style, aged as you can see.

- Lock picks.

- Property of one Harry Houdini.

Used by an escape artist as well.

- Have you two been drinking?

- No, but I've had a distinct
craving for a good pipe.

Sorry.

Quit saying that.

What do you want from me Chris?

You want me to tell you
that everything's okay?

That it doesn't matter,
well it does matter!

The things you do have consequences.

- I know.
- But you're not the one

in the hospital right now, are you?

You're not the one
suffering the consequences

of your actions, your brother is.

And he has to live with your choice

for the rest of his life.

- Don't you think I know that?

That I know what I did?

God!

I, I know what I did mom!

I know what I did!

I didn't know I was gonna
get into an accident!

I didn't, I didn't know
he was gonna get hurt!

I never would have done it if I'd known.

That's supposed
to make it better?

- I shouldn't have been
watching him anyway.

The hell does that mean?

- It means that if you
and dad hadn't split up,

I wouldn't have had to watch him!

- Don't you dare put the
blame for this on me!

- This never would have happened

if you had been a better wife.

- You want the truth?

Your dad wouldn't have
left, if I didn't have you.

He never wanted children.

He never wanted to be a father.

He never wanted you.

- We all have something.

I have the armbands of
Hercules, the genius has

the coat of Sherlock Holmes

and you have the coat of Houdini.

- That's it, now I definitely know

you two have been drinking.

Chris is going to kill you!

- What's going on?

- It's a poltergeist.

- Like a ghost or something?

- There's no such thing
as ghosts who poltergeist.

- That's debatable.

Many people have spent their life

investigating paranormal
activity such as this.

Some believe that a person who encounters

a very stressful situation--

- Like Chris' death?

- Precisely.

That sometimes grief can
manifest itself psychically.

In some cases, people believe

it can be perceived as a ghost.

On others it can appear as something

closely related to the person.

Each one of us have suffered a loss.

- Which is why we have these.

- You lost your mother.

Katie and I, our homes,
Will, his legs and--

- Krista lost her son.

- So you're saying our
losses have taken on physical

manifestations of these items.

- Precisely and of items
familiar to us, important.

Now that we know why this is happening,

we need to discover Will's intentions.

- Chris please, put that down.

What are you doing?

Chris please!

- I'm trying to leave, mom.

- I'm gonna get you out.

Okay, Chris?

You're gonna be okay.

You hear me?

You're gonna be okay.

- You lied to me!

You told me he died
because of the car crash!

But you killed him.

It doesn't have to be this way.

I can, I can save him.

I know it.

What the?

- We have to help him.

- Who?

- Will.

- What do you mean?
- The cane!

He doesn't have much time.

How do you know that?

- Because it's here for me.

- What?

- It's my fault, I made this happen.

It's here somehow
because I was responsible

for Chris' death.

You don't understand,
these things are a cancer!

They overtake you, possess
you and you lose yourself

in them until there is no you.

I know what he wants!

He wants to bring Chris
back from the dead,

but he can't do that unless
he gets the key of life.

- The key of life?
- The key!

It's hidden.

It can bring back the dead.

- Do you think this is it?

- Part of it, it's not complete.

- Do you think you
could bring my mom back?

- What do you mean, bring your mom back?

Haven't you ever seen Pet Sematary?

Nothing good ever comes
from bringing back the dead.

Look I just
talked to mom about the dog.

Wanna pet him?

Here buddy.

- I'm offended right now.
- He thinks you smell

or something.

Here, actually here hold him, yeah.

- You're a good boy.

- Mom?

Mom?

I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.

- What, what's wrong?

- I saw you die and I
shouldn't have said anything.

- What?

- I said I hate you and I'm so stupid.

- It's okay.

- Do you forgive me?

- Of course I do, it's okay.

I love you.

It's okay, I love you.

Now come sit down.

- Here buddy.

- Woo, whoa!

- Shall we tell him?

- Tell me what?

- I got a new job.

- Whoa, that's amazing.

So, no more traveling?

- You guessed it.

- Is something wrong sweetheart?

- What, no I'm fine.

- Are you sure?

- This isn't real.

You aren't real.

- Oh, is everything okay buddy?

- This isn't real.

Mom's dead.

- What are you talking about sweetheart?

I'm right here.

See, I'm real, feel.

- I don't know what's happening to me,

but I saw you die.

What's happening to me?

Who's doing this?

- That's not gonna work Alex.

Life would be so much
easier if you just let go.

- I can't, I promised.

- I'm fine.

If you really wanna help
me, give me the key.

- I can't, I promised.

- Don't you want me back Alex?

Will could make that happen.

- It's not true.

- It is.

The key has that power.

- It could make us a family again.

- I love you mom.

I'm so sorry.

- Alex, please.

- I can't give it to you.

I'll never give you the key.

You'll have to kill me to find it!

- I can arrange that.

- Stop.

- Dax wake up, it's just a dream.

- Come on man, why'd
you have to wake me up?

- Will's controlling us,
he's trying to get the key,

wake up!

- Can't I just have five more minutes?

- Did you hear what I just said?

Wake up, you have to wake up now!

- What's wrong?

- She can't fight him, her
grief has overcome her.

She either doesn't realize
she's in a dream state

or she just doesn't care.

- So how do we break through it?

- I don't know.

- Well we can't just
leave her here like this.

We have to help her.

- And how do you intend to do that?

When all is but a dream within a dream.

Or a nightmare.

- What's going on?

You don't have to do any of this!

- No, you don't understand.

I, I have to.

- Help, somebody help!

Help, Will, you don't
have to do any of this!

Somebody help!

Please help!

Somebody please!

Help, I need help, help

somebody please!

Will, I know
you aren't this person.

- You don't know who I am anymore.

I can give you everything
you've ever dreamed of.

- I can't.

- You can, no one would
ever hurt you again.

- I don't want that type of power

and neither should you.

- So be it.

- Nice of you to join me.

The coat of Sherlock Holmes.

Never imagined that to be the artifact

you'd abscond for yourself.

- You've changed Will.

- Thank you.

- That wasn't a compliment.

- I like to think I've
changed for the better.

- That's not you talking.

- Nonsense, the cane
just gives me strength,

the ability to do things
I've always wanted to do.

After the accident the
doctor's all told me

I'd never walk again.

And Chris, I can bring
him back from the grave.

I can change history Dax.

My history, Alex's history.

- At what price, the price of your mind?

- To bring my brother back.

To make my mother whole again.

Anything is worth the price
to see her smile again.

- Even losing yourself in the process?

- Enough, I won't be made to
listen to this any longer.

I need the key and you
are going to be the one

to give it to me.

- That's never going to happen!

- We'll see about that.

- Six feet below us is
our dear friend Alex.

Currently, he's struggling to breath

and losing air quickly.

He'll be dead within the
next hour without air.

Katie's death will be much quicker.

I give her a little under five minutes.

As you can see, your friends
have troubles of their own.

They decided to disappoint me.

Apparently they don't
want the same future I do.

I know you won't make the
same decisions they did.

Will and Dax, all you have
to do is give me the key

and I'll give you your
friends back unharmed.

And seeing as your imminent
deaths are both time sensitive,

I'd make a decision quickly.

In order to create life,

I must first bring death to its door.

In order to bring my brother back,

sacrifice needs to be made.

I will be forever grateful
for their participation.

- You've become a monster.

- Oh, it seems as if Katie
only has moments to live.

Tick, tock Sherlock!

- No one opened up, there
must be another solution.

- The only other solution
is for you to watch

your friends die.

Can you live with their
blood on your hands?

- Very clever, but there's
a flaw in your design.

First it seemed odd to me
that I wouldn't have been able

to wake up while I was in my dream.

And that Alex, of all people,
would have figured a way out.

- Dax wake up, it's just a dream!

- It seemed odd to me, but
then our dear Katie see,

unbeknownst to you, had a run
in with the Walker brothers

this afternoon, while
you were at the cemetery.

- I don't have time for this right now.

- During her confrontation,
she was injured,

ligature marks on her wrists.

It looks like she's
been tied up with rope.

I notice now that they're missing.

- Your meaning?

- There are no markings on her wrists.

A minor detail but important nonetheless.

- Meaning?

- Meaning that the only
solution is that she,

as well as the rest of us,
are still in this dream world

you've created for us.

We are still dreaming.

- Congratulations, you figured it out.

You are a formidable adversary.

- Ah yes, I've enjoyed this
friendly game of mental chess,

however matching words with
you is not my intention,

it is for the purpose of
providing a distraction.

- Your meaning?

- I needed to provide myself
the means of saving myself.

- What?

- It's okay, you're okay now.

What did he do to you?

He buried me alive.

- He tried to cut me in half.

- Well we had a rather
vigorous conversation,

it did get rather heated.

- It's okay, he's here.

The Masque of Red Death.

- What is it?

- He has to kill one of us.

Come on hurry, we have to get out of here!

- No.

- Please hurry!

- What are we supposed to do?

- I can stop him.

- How?

- With the key.

Quickly, I'm the only
one who can stop Will.

I can't leave.

- What?

Why?

- It's okay.

He's here for me.

- What do you mean he's here for you?

- Don't you get it?

Don't you see?

Think about every time he's shown up.

Every time death is around, I'm around.

Dahlia.

- I love you.

- The driver.

It's my fault.

You're gonna be okay.

I'm the reason they're all dead.

Every time I think of him.

Every time I relive
Chris' death, he comes.

Chris please!

'Cause I want him to.

- What, you wanna die?

- Yes.

- Mom, mom, no!
- It's okay.

This is what I want.

To get your brother back.

- We have to do something!

Get away from her!

No, no.

No.

- What's wrong sweetie?

- You have to let go of Chris.

He's the key of life.

- I can't.

- Please, you have to.

- Mom.

Mom, please.

- You can go now.

- A radiance lies, the heart resides.

The bible.

11, for he shall give his
angels charge over thee

to keep thee in all thy ways.

I forgave myself.

My aunt did it to.

And eventually she found her smile again.

Hope is out there for everyone.

Sometimes, you just have to let go.

Forgiveness is the language of Heaven.

- Just follow my plan precisely.

- Why did you call us here?

- What do you want?

- I'm tired of the fighting,

so I got you a present.

- What is it?

- Here.

It's magic, look at it.

- Hey losers.