Not Alone (2021) - full transcript

Get out!

Grandma.

Grandma!

Hail Mary full of grace.

The Lord is with thee

blessed are thou amongst women

and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary mother of God,

pray for us sinners

now and at the
hour of our death.

Amen.



Glad you could make it.

Come in.

Hold on, sport.

Hi Lu.

It's so nice to finally
meet you in person.

This is my son, Tommy.

Hi Lu.

I'm the sperm donor.

Nice to meet you.

That's my husband Walter.

And this is my oldest, Jess.

Hi.

Hi.

This is it, huh?



Yeah, it is.

Wow, it's even more
beautiful than the pictures.

Wait until you see
the backyard and the pool.

It has a top over it for now,

but once it's cleaned, wow.

This place is
like a dream house.

The owners moved
back to China.

So basically they're
looking to get rid of it.

Plus the home is
mostly furnished

so you can keep
whatever you want.

Makes you wonder why
nobody's bought it yet.

Well, you're the first family

that I've shown the property to

ever since we decided
to cut the price.

Yeah, yeah.

I just don't get why you'd
reduce it by so much, that's all.

Consider it a blessing.

Follow me.

Tommy?

Tommy?

Mom?

Mom!

Mom!

Tommy, what is it?

Ewe.

Tommy, are you okay?

What's with the dead chicken?

Probably neighborhood kids.

It looks like witchcraft.

Kids are always
getting into mischief.

How did someone get in here?

Vacant house, kids.

I probably left the door open.

Sounds to me, Lu,

like it's going to cost a lot

to upgrade the security system.

That's really going to cut
into our signing budget.

Well, if you name the
price for your house,

you could always compensate
yourself for the inconvenience.

See honey, she
speaks your language.

Let's not worry about this

and continue on with the tour.

Come.

I want to show you
the massage tub.

She speaks my language too.

Let's not worry about this.

Great.

Dad, dad,

dad, look, the crystals
are starting to come in.

Not now, Tommy.

I'll take a look
at it later, okay.

Hey, hey, please don't
put that over there.

Hey Jess, check this out.

Nevermind.

Mom, check this out.

Oh, not right now, Tommy.

Go show your dad.

But I already showed dad.

Do you have a moment?

Yeah, just a second.

Honey, I'll promise, I'll
check it out in a minute, okay.

Did you see a box
cutter around here?

Neon green.

No, but I'll keep
an eye out for it.

Mom, somethings
wrong with the pool.

What do you mean?

Something weird is in there.

Ugh.

That not pretty.

Well, we'll call it
pool cleaner next week.

I wonder if Lu
will pay for that.

Seriously, honey.

You know we got the
house for a steal.

Come on, we did her a favor.

I know you say I'm
a conniving lawyer,

but she wanted to get rid of it.

Come on, champ, pizza time.

I'll get it.

Hi, I'm Connor with
Florida Sun Pool Care.

Hi, come on in.

I need to grab some
equipment from my truck.

Can I, can I meet
you around back?

Yeah, yeah, of course.

So this is it.

Can I get you anything to drink?

Like lemonade or water?

Thanks.

Water would be great.

I should probably get to work.

Right, right.

Yeah.

Mom, mom!

What happened?

I don't know, I just
found him like that.

Oh god.

- Say something.
- Wake up!

Thank god.

Mom, what is that?

Thank you, Mr. Lawson.

I'll take a look at
the security footage

and get back to you.

You can keep that one.

I have a backup.

Good news is pool boy
is going to be okay.

Sure there's nothing else
you can recall, Mrs. Lawson?

No, that's it.

To be honest,

this whole thing
isn't too different

from the last time
we was sent out here.

Wait, this has
happened before?

Well, not exactly like this.

Your real estate agent
didn't tell you about that?

No.

Oh yeah.

Oh, Lu been trying
to do something

about them disturbances
for months.

Disturbances?

You don't know about
the disturbances?

Does this have anything to
do with a threatening letter

I found in my mailbox?

When was that?

Today, telling us to leave.

We're not aware
of any letters.

What are we
supposed to do about all this?

She mentioned anything
about cleansing rituals?

Cleansing rituals?

I know this is odd

but in this community,
they perform

cleansing rituals

on properties
before they're sold.

That way a new family moving in

can start with a clean slate.

You're right that sounds odd.

You need to contact Lu for
more questions about that.

So that's it?

I mean, what about the letter?

If you get another letter,

station number's on the report,

we're only a few minutes away.

Okay.

I guess.

You have a good
day now, ma'am.

Can you believe this?

It's unbelievable.

Hello, you've
reached Lu Dantica.

Please leave your name, number,

and a detailed message
and I'll respond promptly.

Thank you.

Hi Lu, it's Shelley
Lawson calling you again.

I would really appreciate
you calling me back.

It's an emergency.

I don't know why the reception

has to be so bad out here, too.

I mean seriously.

I know.

Where are they?

My proof,
would you believe it?

If I told you where,
would you go and look?

We only bear witness by sight.

If we only knew
that our own vision

keeps us in the darkness,

unable to truly see.

But Dr. Clay, you claim

that you've almost caught one.

That's right.

Rest assured I
will have something

for the world to see very soon.

I'm flying out to a very
promising lead in Alabama

this evening.

There's an older gentleman

who was having an
experience when...

So full of crap.

I'm sick and tired of suffering

through your
delusions of grandeur.

I'm sick of it.

My findings aren't
delusional, they are real.

We're all supposed to
just take your word for it?

I mean anybody listing.

Oh, I saw it with my own eyes.

I'm laughing at you.

Everybody's laughing at you.

Are you gonna give
us verifiable data

that we can all check
and measure or not?

Until then, you are
not doing real science.

Hey mom.

You beat
me to the punch.

Yeah.

I was just checking on you.

Today was a little crazy.

Yeah, I know.

I'm really glad he
didn't die though.

He was really cute.

CF girls don't get too
many chances to meet guys.

You'll meet someone, honey.

He'll be lucky to have you.

Yeah.

Well he'd better hurry up
cause I've got 20 years max.

Jess, stop it.

Mom, you're being
uber sensitive.

What about you?

Are you okay?

Me?

Yeah, of course.

Sure you are.

What do you mean by that?

Well, at night I hear
you walk around the house,

checking on me and Tommy.

Kind of creepy.

Get a hold of Lu yet?

No.

I even tried calling
from Jess' phone.

Got nothing.

She's avoiding me.

She's hiding something.

Yeah, you think so?

Maybe because of
the disturbances.

Yeah.

You know I'm not a
scientist or anything,

but maybe there's an
electric eel in the pool.

You think that's funny?

That kid could have died.

My guess is it's probably due

to some faulty
equipment on his part.

At least I hope so because
Florida slip and fall laws

are just brutal.

We'd be on the hook for so much.

Have you been
getting up in the night

checking on the kids?

No, why?

What is it?

Just forget it.

Shit!

Walter!

Walter, there's
something in the pool!

What?

What happened?

It grabbed my leg
and I don't know.

Something's in there.

Mom, what's wrong?

Something's in the pool.

Honey.

Honey, no.

Why not?

Walter?

Walter.

Honey?

Walter.

There you go.

See mom, it
was just a branch.

It wasn't a branch.

What was it then?

I don't know.

All right, new rule.

Nobody goes into the pool

until after we've
had it cleaned.

You wouldn't catch me
dead in there anyways.

Mom?

How?

Will it hurt?

Mom?

Weird.

That's not good.

What is that?

Hello, you've
reached Lu Dantica.

Please leave your name, number

and a detailed message

and I'll respond promptly.

Thank you.

Any luck?

No, they said
Lu's on vacation.

Are you picking up dinner?

Yeah, I'm here now.

Guys?

Guys.

Get ready for dinner.

Tommy?

Jess?

Jess?

Tommy?

Tommy, Jess!

Tommy, Jess!

Tommy.

Honey, you need to answer me

when I'm calling for you.

If you can't hear me,

you're listening to
your music way too loud.

Sorry.

I just don't understand.

I think Jess has been
messing with my experiment.

Well, I can go
find her and ask her.

You know where she is?

Maybe her room.

Come with me
now to witness a tale

from beyond our world.

Jess.

Did you hear me?

I'm home.

Who's ready for dinner?

Jessica!

Jessica!

Walter, call 911!

We don't know

what she's contracted.

And she's still in a coma.

She's in isolation.

We're just going to have to wait

for the rest of the
test to come back.

It may take a while.

We're sending it off to CDC.

What if Tommy's next?

I understand
that you're upset,

but you have to be
logical about this.

We only came here for Jess'
health in the first place,

the air, the climate.

Dr. Hardy recommended this
place for a reason, right?

Something wants us out.

So now you're saying
this house is haunted.

I mean, where's
the sanity in that?

It's just this feeling I have.

Something's not right.

I should have done
this a long time ago.

I'm going to prove to you

that this is all a coincidence.

How is this even possible

that there's no way the
police actually watched this.

Even if they did,
what would they do?

They didn't even care
when they were out here.

They could at
least investigate.

I'm Lisa Haskins.

I was abducted.

That's
what we need to do.

♪ And at last ♪

My name is Shelly Lawson.

I'm an artist and a mother.

And we moved to Cassadaga,
Florida about a month ago.

We do not know what is
going on in our home.

We've been having
lights flickering,

water faucets turning on,

doors left open,

water on the floor,

people getting hurt.

I know this makes me sound
crazy by saying this,

I think our house is
haunted by something.

If any of you out there

have seen anything like this,

please contact us.

We need your help.

Bingo.

I just don't understand

how you're so relaxed
about all this.

Do I sound like I'm relaxed?

No.

What are you going to
do at the hospital?

You're just going to end
up getting overstressed

and then I'm going to have to
take care of you and the kids.

Maybe you're right.

My God, I'm losing my mind.

Oh my god.

I know exactly
what is going on in your home.

Call me as soon as
possible, day or night.

My number is below.

Respectfully, Dr. James Clay.

Hi James.

Please contact me.

Hello?

Mrs. Lawson,

that video that you posted,

can you confirm for me

that you saw everything
with your own eyes?

I did.

You mind if I ask
you a few more questions?

Go ahead.

Is your service
always this bad?

It's a, it's a serious question.

Only around the house.

And electrical disturbances,

is, is your electrical
service usually bad?

I mean any fluctuations
in the home?

It's really a problem.

It really has.

Are you
near a body of water?

Well, I have a pool.

Do you notice
any oddities occur

when you make a
high pitch sound?

No.

Interesting.

Okay, and matter.

I'll be paying you
a visit tomorrow.

Listen, your online profile

indicates that you
are in Florida.

Is that correct?

Yes, but who are you
and how can you help us?

I'm probably the only
person on the planet

that can help you.

Now how I do it depends
on many variables.

You have a sizeable
property, correct?

Yeah, that's right.

Good.

I'm going to set up shop there
for however long it takes.

I cannot invite a perfect
stranger into my house.

All due respect,

but I am not the stranger

that you have to
be worried about.

What?

Well, this thing is not
just going to disappear.

I mean, do you want to
protect your family or not?

I do, but...

Good.

Then it's settled.

I'll see you tomorrow morning.

Hold on, wait.

Look, I've got a
long drive ahead of me.

So just text me the address

and I'll see you
tomorrow morning.

Good night.

Good night, Mrs. Lawson.

Hello, you've
reached Lu Dantica.

Please leave your name, number

and a detailed message

and I will respond promptly.

Thank you.

Why are you avoiding me?

Because I didn't
know what to say.

The reception is bad here.

Mind coming to your back gate?

Do you have kids?

Yes.

Well, I hope you
never have to experience

what I'm going through.

My children are not safe.

Look, I am sorry.

Sorry.

The cops told me you
know all about this.

I didn't want to mention it.

You guys are out of towners

and I didn't want to scare you

with talk about voodoo
and spirits and things.

Oh, so you lied!

Look, I can't tell you exactly

what's happening inside
of your house, but...

It attacked my daughter.

Now she's in the hospital.

Hear me out.

We Haitians believe in spirits.

So as a real estate agent,

I usually perform a cleansing
ritual on every place

whenever someone moves out.

And they usually go well
except for this one.

My husband's a
powerful attorney.

You better hope

your license is the only
thing taken from you.

Dr. Clay.

Oh, Mrs. Lawson.

So where are these
occurrences taking place?

I'll show you,

but first we should have dinner.

If you don't mind,

I'd like to get
straight to work.

Dr. Clay, I know you're
here to give us answers

and we are, we appreciate it.

But I have a lot of
questions myself and I just,

I just like to
talk to you first.

Mrs. Lawson,

what we're dealing with

does not afford us
time to be leisurely.

We have to be immediate.

And I, and I understand that,

but it would make us
feel more comfortable

having a stranger in our home

if they weren't one.

You know what I mean?

Yeah, I suppose.

Would you mind if I

set up my equipment
in the garage?

Sure.

I'll show you to it.

And you can also
drop your bags off

in the guest house, okay.

You know,

if it's all right
with you, I'll just,

I'll just keep to my van.

Are you sure?

I mean the guest house
is much more comfortable.

The caravan will be just fine.

Dr. Clay,

dinner's ready.

Okay.

Sorry.

It's been a while since
I've had a home cooked meal.

No worries.

Food is made to be eaten.

I want to thoroughly explain

what's going on in your home.

Come.

A number of years ago,

I made contact
with an old recluse

who claimed that his
house was being haunted.

He complained of loud noises,

electrical disturbances,

objects that moved from one
fixed position to another

was caused by a Poltergeist.

With my instruments,

I made contact with something
that was far more stunning.

Wow.

Looks like the pool
guy but gnarlier.

Indeed.

So, what's it like
being a scientist?

I'm growing crystals
using borax and water.

Good for you.

Keep it up.

Being a scientist
is invigorating.

Science and mathematics,

it gives meaning to everything.

Well, not everything, right?

Everything.

Well, science and math
help us gain context

and understanding of
the world around us,

but it doesn't
give them meaning.

Art will never
get us to the stars.

Well, aren't we
already among them?

Is art going to
fix this situation?

Dr. Clay,

our daughter has a blue
mold all over her body.

Does that mean anything to you?

I've never encountered
anything like that.

What are the
white coats saying?

They don't know
what's going on.

They have her in
quarantine right now.

Did you tell them
that I was here?

No.

Why?

Good.

Because I don't want
them to interfere.

After I sequestered,

I'll be happy to share
any information I get

that can help your daughter,

but please let's be
very clear about this.

It is paramount that I make
the first announcement.

I'll, I, I'll keep it
secret where I found it.

But the last thing you need

is the media to turn
this place into a,

into a tourist attraction.

Dr. Clay, what's in our house?

Mr. and Mrs. Lawson,

it is not a spirit which
resides in this house.

It is what I call an IDB.

It is an inter
dimensional being.

An alien, you kidding me?

Why is that any
less believable

than the concept of a spirit?

This is just too much.

First, there's ghosts,

and then voodoo priestesses,

and now we're
talking about aliens?

I am beyond serious.

I'm going to have to
teach you two a lesson.

My ears!

Will you stop that?

Dr. Clay!

Holy fuck, he's right.

These creatures
have long been sighted

in the Gulf and the Caribbean.

My Haitian grandfather
used to tell me about them

when I was a kid.

In these small Haitian villages,

they're called the Loraj Lavi..

I didn't believe it

until my grandfather got
killed by one of these things

on his way back to
his childhood village.

These creatures seek out pools
of water for cell generation

and thermal regulation.

This is the reason
why it's in your pool.

Now, I'm sure that
it's also feeding

on photosynthetic
organisms as well.

But in spite of
that, it needs it,

it prefers freshwater.

Your home provides
cover, safety, food,

and an abundance of fresh water.

It is marked your
home as its territory.

Hey, are you all still with me?

Yeah.

These beings can harness
the electromagnetic force.

It can also cloak itself
from visible light.

Now this is not its most
astounding attribute.

I postulate that this creature

has achieved micro
dimensional mastery,

which gives it the power of
an omega minus civilization.

I know what that is.

Omega minus civilization

means you can do cool shit like
traveled through wormholes.

Tommy.

He reminds me when I was a kid

and I was studying the
laws of the universe.

By understanding this creature,

we not only discover
edge of the universe,

but we become explorers
of the multi-verse

and our species will
live beyond time itself.

It's a lot to swallow.

The universe is under no
obligation to make sense to you.

You have seen the unbelievable
with your own eyes.

What happened to
the one that did that?

He escaped into
another dimension.

These creatures possess

a supreme adaptive
behavior for survival.

They're extraordinarily cunning.

And so far they've
escaped my efforts.

But this time I'm prepared.

I just want to get rid of it.

Understandably so.

Well,

thank you for dinner.

It's high time
that I get to work.

Now I suggest that you all
lock yourself in a room

and don't come out
until the morning.

Hate to see somebody
else go to the hospital.

Good night.

Good night.

Mom,

is Dr. Clay going to
protect us from the alien?

Yes.

But what if it kills
him and comes for us?

That not
going to happen, Tommy.

How do you know?

Because I won't let it.

Your father and I
asked Dr. Clay to come

because he's a professional.

He'll get rid of
it by the morning.

Everything's going to be fine.

What the fuck?

What's going on?

Shit.

Where you at?

Where are you?

Huh?

Shit.

What's going on?

Hey, get back in there!

It's too dangerous out here.

What the heck is going on?

Oh baby, I got your ass now.

Where are you?

Oh!

What the god damn?

Goddamn fucking

broke my goddamn camera.

Shit.

Come on.

Don't do this.

Please, come on baby.

Goddammit.

Come on.

Please, please, please.

Be there.

Don't, come on, goddammit.

Shit.

It didn't work.

Shit, goddammit.

Did you get it?

No, I'm just so
damn frustrated.

I need documented
data before removal.

Didn't you catch
up with your cameras?

No, all of the
footage is corrupted.

This has happened before,

but you know, I customize
the Faraday cages

to protect the hardware from
electromagnetic interference.

The power of these things

just supersede our
understanding of physics.

So what needs to be done?

We need to capture proof

and then we need to capture it.

Fast.

It could escape into another
dimension at any moment.

Maybe the security cameras...

You can't view it
with visible light.

These are infrared cameras.

It's different.

People tell you that
your house is haunted.

That's because it's
invisible to the human eye.

Why not force it out
wherever it's hiding?

We could start by
draining the pool.

And cut off its water supply.

Why are you here?

Hello?

Mrs. Lawson,
come to the hospital now.

Jessica's awake.

Dr. Wakefield.

She's, unbelievable.

I can't hear you.

Get
here as soon as you can.

Come to the hospital now.

Walter, we need
to go to the hospital.

What happened?

Dr. Wakefield called
and said come now.

I don't know, I couldn't hear.

Okay, okay, okay.

Wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait, wait.

You gotta tell me
where the, where the...

James, we need to go.

My daughter needs us.

Okay, you guys go.

Okay, I'll just
stay here and work,

but I need to know where the
clean-out is for the house.

It's
behind the pool house.

Mom, why are you crying?

I'm just a little
scared, babe.

About the alien?

Nope.

About Jess.

Let's just try to
stay optimistic, okay.

Yeah.

You're right.

This is Dr. Loizzo,

the infectious disease
specialists from the CDC.

Where's my daughter?

You'll see her shortly.

She's right upstairs.

All right, folks,
long story short,

she's out of the coma.

She's made a full recovery.

Oh, thank God.

That's so great.

Jessica has also been
cured of her cystic fibrosis.

Wait?

How?

It's just gone?

Well, this is
exactly our question.

We have no idea.

No one has ever been
cured as cystic fibrosis.

What are you
looking at us for?

Maybe you remember what
she was doing that day,

where she was.

Did she eat anything unusual

or is there mold in the house?

I mean, anything could be the
thing that unlocks us for us.

I don't.

There's an alien in our house.

Sorry, what?

Dr. Clay says it's IDB.

Look, we just really
want to see our daughter.

Well, I'm sorry,
who's Dr. Clay?

Can we just see our daughter?

Is that okay?

Mom.

Hi, dad.

There you are.

Don't hug me.

Jess, how do you feel?

This is, it's unbelievable.

I've never felt better.

I mean, they've been
doing all these tests,

but I already know
how it happened.

She healed me,

the creature inside our home.

I was afraid at first,

but then she told
me it wouldn't hurt.

It speaks English?

No monkey.

You can feel it.

You just know.

We have someone
there right now

to get rid of it.

What?

No, you can't do that.

You have to let her stay.

I mean, our home's unlivable.

What if it hurts one of us?

No, you're not
listening to me.

She just needs a little time.

I mean, she's not
going to bother anyone.

Time?

Yeah, before she can go back.

She's pregnant

and she needs to give birth

before she can go home.

And she healed me.

Kinda like a gift to say,
thank you for letting her stay.

Why is it so hard for
you to believe me?

I mean look, I'm healed.

Why did she hurt the pool guy?

She was protecting her child.

She's scared.

Turn this water off,

that'll fix your ass.

Dammit.

James?

Hey, it stopped me
from draining the pool.

I'm...

Wait.

Let's pause a moment.

No, there's no time.

There's no time.

We need to talk.

Talk?

Yeah, we need to call
this whole thing off.

No, no, no.

No, that's,

that's wrong.

There's so much
you don't know.

No, no, no.

See, see,

I am so close,

look, look,

I cut its water supply off

and it needs to drink water.

And when it drinks
this, it is over.

It's done.

James, we don't
want you to do that.

But, but.

There is no other way.

James, we don't
want you to take it.

That's,

that's a mistake.

This is our home and
we want it to stay.

It's your home.

But it's more story.

This is my moment.

We went to the hospital...

The hospital.

That's right.

Look what it did to Jessica.

You want that to
happen to Timmy?

No, but it cured Jess

and it cure the incurable.

Don't you see?

It's a ruse.

It's I told you it was cunning.

Okay, we know how important
this is to you, all right,

so we're willing to pay you

for your inconvenience.

I'm too close.

I'm not stopping now.

Look, just, just, just, please.

I need to pack
your things now.

Reconsider.

Reconsider.

It's important.

My work is important.

Leave.

Timmy...

Tommy!

Okay, okay.

Let me help you pack

Okay.

You leave me no choice.

Help!

Help!

Help.

Help.

Help.

Shh.

Shh.

Shh.

Shh.

Tommy.

Tommy.

Tommy.

Walter.

Wake up.

Don't do it!

Don't, don't.

I told you.

I told you.

I told you not to do this.

You wouldn't listen.

I'm just like you.

I'm a mother too.

Thank you.

Are you there?

Are you there?

I'm gonna kill you!

He's
gonna kill my family.

Ma'am, I understand.

Famed
scientist, Dr. James Clay,

who was detained on
attempted murder,

assault and battery charges,

made headline news
and shocked the world

by his nefarious paper.

Many members of the
scientific community

are dismissing Dr. Clay

as a man who would do
anything for attention.

He has been known for
making false claims

of having proof of alien life

and various other assertions.

That's right, Sarah.

Furthermore, it's
unclear why an astronomer

and ufologist

would terrorize a
Florida family's home.

The family was found safe,

just with minor bruises

and a little shaken up.

Back to you, Tom.