Bright Hill Road (2020) - full transcript

Marcy.

Oh my god.

Three million
dollar drug smuggling ring.

22 pounds of heroin was seized,

along with a small
amount of cocaine,

marijuana, and ecstasy.

Police say the ring was
centered in Columbia,

with drugs spiking away
in large city centers.

25 people have been
arrested and face charges.

Marcy.

Harvey's left six
messages already,



and he said he emailed you.

He's probably freaking me out.

- Who?
- Harvey.

He, you fired him on Friday.

Okay, I'll deal with it.

Should I call head
office or the police?

Yeah,
I'll deal with it.

Do you need to go home?

We're downtown.

It's a man, his name's
Harvey, he used to work here.

Marcy, Marcy!

No!

No, no, wait!

Take a guess.



Hey!

Guess.

Can somebody help!

Help!

Help!

323 to 584.

Marcy fired him on Friday.

His name's Harvey.

When he came in today,
I just, I don't know,

I have so much going on.

And then he started going
from office to office,

and I heard bang, bang.

And then he went
into the bathroom,

and I don't, I was
trying to get Marcy.

Pure dereliction.

And your secretary said you
were drunk on top of it.

Help!

Take some time.

Sort yourself out, Marcy.

When you get yourself together
we'll talk about your future.

Help!

Hey, don't
worry about any of that.

We just wanna see you.

Just come here.

Hey, don't worry
about any of that.

We just wanna see you.

Just come here.

Are you all right?

Lucky for you we
have an empty house.

How long do you
think you'll stay?

Few days, maybe.

Of course.

Sign right here, please.

Marcy.

Pretty name.

This building is quite old.

It's been many things
over the years,

a hospital, a hotel, a bar.

What happened here?

One of the owners was shot.

Bright Hill Road has a long
and complicated history,

as many of the older houses do.

The bathroom is shared.

Like the kitchen, keep it tidy.

Be respectful of your
neighbors' needs.

No noise after 11,
no overnight guests

unless they are paying guests.

No cooking in your room.

It saves on dusting.

A mirror is the
window to the soul.

It's the eyes.

The eyes are the
window to the soul.

Hm.

Perhaps you're right.

I would be happy to get
your bags from your car.

Oh.

Thank you.

It's in my trunk.

You rest now.

One.

Happy new year.

It's Mia,
you know what to do.

Mia, it's me.

Don't worry, you can pick
up, I'm not drunk dialing.

You know, there's a
crucifix on the closet

where I'm staying,
Dad would approve.

I made a new thing.

Do you remember the photo of
us in front of the old house?

The one of you, me, Dad.

It's that.

Fucked up pretty bad.

Maybe you heard, I don't know.

But I think I'm gonna come
stay with you for a few days.

A few weeks, maybe.

Hope that's okay.

You can shove it.

Okay?

I'm quitting drinking.

Gonna quit mucking
it up for good.

And you can shove it.

And you can shove it.

Everyone can shove it.

Well, I guess I
will see you soon.

You might wanna
hide the matches.

Mia?

Hello?

No, no, no, you
can't go in there,

your father's in there.

It's okay.

He died in a fire.

Good morning.

Morning.

There's some tea and coffee
on the table, help yourself.

Everything all right?

Everything's fine.

Mrs. Inman?

Hello?

Good evening, Marcy.

Did you need something?

No, no, I was just feeling
a little claustrophobic,

so I thought I'd come see if
there was something to read.

Oh, be my guest.

If you'll excuse me then.

Mrs. Inman?

Marcy.

Get me a beer.

My daughter, the
godless little bitch.

Nope.

You weren't there.

You are with God, old man.

I'm not you.

Blow out the candle.

Mia.

Mia, oh.

I'm sick.

I know.

What, I know.

You didn't call me back.

I'm waiting
for you here, Marcy.

I'm waiting for you here.

I know, I'm sick.

I have the flu.

I have Dad's flu.

Go away!

Leave me alone, I'm sick.

Please let me in, I'm
sick, I have the flu!

Marcy.

Let me in, let me in!

Marcy.

It was an accident, I'm sorry.

I've heard it all before.

I've seen it all before, too.

I had a husband
who used to drink.

It's been a
difficult few weeks.

Drink up slowly, your
stomach is still raw.

Better in than out.

I think your house is haunted.

Is it?

Oh.

Well, you're looking brighter.

You know, I don't think you're
in any shape to go anywhere.

I hope you're not
intending to leave.

It's just a hangover.

My sister is expecting me.

It's
not a hangover, dear.

What's your experiencing
is withdrawal,

it can be quite serious.

Trust me, I know
from experience.

Look, I don't know
what you think you know...

I'm not a fancy shrink,
but I can tell you

that everyone reaches a point
where they have to reevaluate.

It's part of the
human condition.

There's no shame in it.

You know, I don't think
I properly thanked you

for last night.

I know a woman in
crisis when I see one.

You know,

I hope you can feel
that you can talk to me.

I'm very discreet.

Everyone who comes
here has a secret.

I'm fine.

Unburdening cleanses the soul.

Why do you care so much?

Because we're all in
this together, aren't we?

I'm a good listener.

Noted.

Thank you.

Oh, there's stacks
of old magazines

in the basement if
you're interested.

Don't mind the mess,
accumulation of lifetimes.

Are you going somewhere?

I just need some air.

I don't think I
recommend that, Marcy.

I'll be back soon.

That man was drunk, you weren't
there, you didn't see it!

Drunk in the middle of
the day, driving a car,

does that seem unlikely to you?

You're upset for
the same reasons

that brought you here, Marcy.

I am here because I am
on my way to California

to visit my sister.

I know.

Oh, you've had a very
hard time, Marcy.

With your sister and
your father and the fire.

How do you know anything...

You left your art
things lying about.

Come here, sweetheart,
tell me about the fire.

It was an accident.

And did you cause
this accident?

I think it's time
for me to leave.

Marcy.

Marcy!

It's Mia,
you know what to do.

Hey, it's me.

I don't know if you'll get this,
reception is terrible here,

but I'm coming.

I'll see you in a day or so.

Okay.

I'm sorry to see you go.

Are you sure you're up for it?

I'd just like to
check out, please.

You don't look well.

You know, quitting cold
turkey can be quite damaging.

Thank you for your concern.

Key.

I hope your stay was
fruitful in some way.

Thank you.

Marcy!

Come back inside!

You need to rest.

Too much at once.

You can't come with me.

You need to get out.

Just
drive the car, Marcy.

You can't tell me
what to do anymore.

You're not God.

God is
not the problem.

No.

I got him with me right here.

I didn't shoot that gun.

I didn't light that fire, it
was an accident, you know that.

You were there, you
were both there.

Your sister tells a
different story, doesn't she?

I love my sister.

The mirror is the
window to the soul.

You got a car coming,
don't muck it up.

Hello?

Is someone there?

Get lost!

Boo!

What the hell are you doing?

Nothing.

I was just having a
little bit of fun.

Didn't you watch horror
movies when you were a kid?

- No.
- Oh.

Should have.

Anyway, I'm here, too.

That's me right down the hall.

I'm Owen, and we're neighbors.

Okay.

What were you doing
outside my door, Owen?

That's the thing, you know
the lady who runs the joint,

she says we're the
only two people here.

That's kinda weird.

So I thought we should meet.

So hi.

You don't look so well.

Are you okay?

I've had a cold.

Oh.

Yeah, you gotta stay
on top of your health.

They say you only got
one life before.

You know?

Yeah.

I think I'm gonna hit the hay.

It was nice to meet you...

- Marcy.
- Marcy.

That's a very pretty name.

You look awfully familiar.

No I don't.

Stay the fuck away from my door.

I met the new tenant last night.

He was hanging around
outside my door.

He was purposely
trying to scare me.

Really?

Yes, he tried to
come in my room.

Perhaps he mistook it for his.

I'm sure it won't happen again.

No, it wasn't a mistake.

It wasn't a mistake!

Well, we get all
kinds here, Marcy,

so many kinds of people.

Good, bad, some famous, too,

although I'm not supposed
to tell you that.

Famous?

Oh, perhaps notorious
is a better word.

But privacy is important.

Everybody's on
their own journey.

People don't like it
known that they've stayed

in a boarding house, there's
an element of sordid to it.

Really?

Not you, of course,
but let's see.

Well, without naming names.

There is a woman who
stayed here some time ago.

She was an angry,
bitter, miserable woman.

She felt like the whole
world was against her,

but really it was the fault of
her no-good drunken husband.

He owned this place
for some time.

Anyway, she shot him.

In the stairwell?

Was that you?

Bright Hill Road
has been a way station

for all kinds of people.

And some of these people are
doing penance for their sins,

no names.

And the new tenant,
is he murderous?

Bright Hill Road
does not pry or judge.

Good morning, Marcy.

Are you still mad at me?

Look, we're the only
two people here.

It's gonna make the
hallway awkward.

And the kitchen,
and the bathroom.

It wasn't funny.

Don't do it again.

Witch's honor.

"Bewitched"?

So how long you
gonna be here anyway?

I'm leaving today.

Today, I just got here.

Have you stayed here before?

Nope, why, is it
haunted, bedbugs, what?

No, more like mold
or asbestos or something.

Gross.

Yeah.

God, you look familiar.

Where you from?

You don't know me.

Maybe.

Or maybe I'm just thinking
of a time in my life

when I had a real type.

And maybe that type
was you, Marcy.

Hi.

But I'm a good boy now.

I don't do that stuff anymore.

Pleasant morning.

You'll catch your
death if you go out there

without a coat.

I'm going to California.

Are you
sure you're ready to leave?

Yes.

My sister's waiting for me.

Have you ever had
this place inspected

for mold or asbestos?

Or is there some sort
of a coal plant nearby?

Your system is adjusting
to being denied alcohol.

I'm not an alcoholic.

Your hands are shaking.

I suspect you have headaches.

In a few hours you'll
be at risk of seizure.

Are you hearing anything
or seeing anything?

My husband was a drunk,
remember, I know how this works.

I'm just tired.

Well.

A nap is a little gift
we give ourselves.

I'll bring this up.

Okay.

Did you make this and
put it in my room?

No.

I'm not much of an artist.

I didn't make it.

Are you sure?

Perhaps you made it while
you were under the weather.

I didn't make it, which
means Owen has been in my room.

This has got to stop.

Okay, I think you're
jumping to conclusions.

There's no other explanation!

Pretty sure I heard my name.

You were in my room.

No I wasn't.

Did you make this?

No.

Yes you did!

One of you made this,

and you put it in my
portfolio, in my room!

- You're a liar!
- Marcy!

That is enough, calm yourself.

Nope.

It's Mia,
you know what to do.

Hey, it's me.

I really wish
you'd call me back.

Everything's really
fucked up right now,

and I kinda feel
like I'm losing it.

You always know what to do.

And I know, I know
what you're thinking,

but I haven't had
a drink in days.

I mean, I don't
even know how long.

I could really use one.

Hey, Dad was in my
dream last night.

It was so crazy.

Please call me.

Hi.

Hi.

Peace offering.

It's not Passover.

Do you really care?

So anyway, I was thinking about
checking out the metropolis.

I think you should join me.

- You scare me.
- You still scare me too.

So if you come with me,
I'll tell you my life story.

Come on.

Hey, you okay?

Yeah, yeah.

So far, I guess.

Okay.

Well I won't bite.

Let's go.

It's fucking cold.

Come on.

Why did you
move around so much?

My dad, he was
one of those guys

that was kinda
bad at everything.

Yeah.

He would get fired for
punching out the boss,

and he'd get thrown in jail
for doing some other bad thing,

and then he'd get
fired for that.

My mom, she was ashamed,
so we just kept moving on.

- Man, that's brutal.
- Mm-hm.

Why are you going back, then?

Where?

Home.

Home, well, home
is where you go

where they have to
let you back in.

And I'm not allowed to go
back to a lot of places.

How about you,
what's your story?

And why do you look
so damn familiar?

Do you do porn?

- Fuck off.
- You do porn.

I'm kidding.

So where you going?

I'm going to
California to see my sister.

California, is
she a movie star?

No.

Did you hear something last
night in one of the rooms?

Like what?

I don't know, a person crying.

Nope.

Oh, check that out.

Lot of bored women
in a town like this.

Oh my god, there
is something wrong with her.

Nah, she's just wasted.

Well, should we
try and stop her?

Should we call
someone or something?

No.

Use a phone around here,

there's not a cell
phone tower in miles.

Look out!

You see that?

Oh my god.

What's wrong?

The driver.

You're okay, it's okay,
that car missed us by a mile.

The, the driver...

That was fucked up.

- Wait.
- What?

What?

- What's wrong?
- This has happened before.

What's happened before?

The car that almost hit us,

that same thing
happened to me earlier.

The same car?

No, a different car,
but the same thing.

There's a lot of bad
drivers in this town.

No, there's...

This place, okay, this whole,
whole place is something...

Something's not right.

But I can't seem to get
it together to leave.

Okay, all right, calm down.

Don't be so serious.

It's no fun.

Compartmentalize.

My dad used to say,
he used to say,

"Ignore the voices in your
head until you need them."

All right, try that.

Nope.

Let me out of here!

Please!

I'm coming.

Hello?

Hey, hey!

Are you okay?

Oh my god,
is somebody there?

- Can I help you?
- No!

Help me!

Please!

I have to get out of here!

Help me!

He's trying to kill me,
he's trying to kill me!

No, let her out!

Let her out!

You piece
of shit, let me out!

Mrs. Inman!

Mrs. Inman, who is in 15?

Who is in 15?

It's not possible.

Tiny gaps in the paint,
water through the pipes,

wood and concrete shifting
with the temperature.

What you heard was eternity

winding its way
through the walls.

I didn't just hear crying.

I saw her.

She grabbed me.

Well, it can
sound like crying.

Just like that, huh?

To whatever the
fuck is going on.

- Mia.
- Number you have reached

is not in service at this time.

The number you
have reached is not

- in service at this time.
- You called me.

You called, you
fucking called me!

Fuck, no, stop it!

Marcy.

What on earth is going on?

What is going on,
Mrs. Inman, what?

Look to your own self, Marcy.

I think all your troubles
stem from your inability

to see things as
they really are.

As they really are?

Nothing in this place is real!

Oh, that's where
you're mistaken.

And what are your mistakes?

You should be examined.

Was it an accident?

Or did you muck it up?

What the fuck did
you just say to me?

Who told you to say that?

How dare you, didn't
you shoot your husband?

How can you judge me?

I'm not your judge.

And I'm doing penance for that,

I'm working it off as we speak.

What, what, what
are you talking about?

Oh Marcy, I think you should
go up to your room right now.

Is there a house phone here?

Heavens no.

I have so much to do, you're
not the only guest, you know.

You know what?

All right, you win.

I guess that's for me, huh?

Thank you.

Please help me!

Marcy?

Look at me,
look at my, am I bleeding?

No, no, no, no, nothing,
nothing, you're fine.

You're fine.

You're fine, okay?

All right.

You need to sit down, okay?

Here, come in my room.

Shit.

Have a seat.

Sit.

You okay?

Just one.

You okay?

What do you need?

You need something?

I know what you need, here.

Take this.

Take it.

It'll ground you.

That's right.

There you go.

Now tell me what happened.

I had, okay.

I was in the bath.

You were in the bath.

And I saw my
reflection in a mirror,

and I was...

I, I had bruises all,

all over me, and I was bleeding.

- Bleeding?
- I looked like...

Okay, okay, just calm down.

You were hallucinating.

That's all.

I mean, you were hitting
the bottle pretty hard.

I saw you come upstairs
with a box of wine.

You just drank too much.

No, no, no, it's
not like that.

I have had things that
are happening to me,

it keeps happening to me,

and I don't know
what's real anymore.

Okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

You're okay.

You just have to

watch the brews.

I try.

I have tried.

Uh huh.

It's like there's a
different person inside me.

She's relentless.

She just wants to drink.

I can't shut her up.

Well, that's how it works.

Maybe we all have two people

walking around
inside of us, right?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

She is person one?

Sometimes.

Sometimes it goes
the other way, too.

Right?

I should go.

No, you should stay.

You know, I was thinking,

you know what you
were saying before?

About, what did you say?

Other self, how people have
two people inside of them?

I think you can get rid of that.

It just takes willpower, yeah.

You know, mastery.

I gotta tell you, I know
a lot about mastery.

I don't wanna be alone.

I don't wanna be alone,
because when I'm alone,

I hear things, too,
inside my head.

Do you hear the woman?

The crying woman?

Yeah, yeah, you hear her, too?

I thought I was going
crazy, holy shit.

- Yeah, she's real.
- No, no, she's not.

I talked to Mrs. Inman, I
told her what was going on.

She showed me the room,
it's fucking empty.

Well, she's in another room.

No.

No, it's next door.

But I heard her.

I heard banging.

She was banging.

- Wait, what?
- Bang, bang, bang!

You know, she was, I
heard her, you know?

Not here, but before, and
I didn't hear her at first.

But she was banging, and
then she was screaming.

I don't know what
you're talking about.

Something happened
and I can't remember.

And I don't wanna be alone.

I just, it always
happens when I'm alone.

I hear the sounds only
when I'm alone, like you.

You only hear it when
you're alone, right?

That makes us the same.

We're the same.

So please don't go.

Will you, will you stay?

Yeah, will you stay?

Yeah.

I'm glad you stayed.

Glad you stayed.

Mm-hm, say it.

I'm glad you stayed.

Yeah, I'm glad I stayed.

What, what?

Don't!

Get off.

Get off!

Get off, stop!

Don't, don't, don't!

Please stop, Owen!

Owen!

Marcy!

Marcy, talk to me!

Please come back, huh?

Leave me alone!

What are you
doing in there, huh?

Don't you fucking
call her, okay?

Please?

What, what are
you talking about?

That bitch Inman, look,

just leave that fucking
bitch out of this, please.

Why would you call her that?

Because
she fucking pries!

She presses, she tries to
get in my fucking head,

she's making me go
fucking crazy, Marcy!

Hey.

Hey Marcy, why don't you
come back to my room, huh?

I'm working on this experiment,

and I'm finding my true self.

You know, and I need your help.

Please?

What kind of experiment?

I wanna see how long
I can last with a woman

without killing her.

Don't cry.

Marcy, open the fucking door!

Open it!

Look, I didn't even fucking
kill you, did I, huh?

I didn't even fucking kill
this bitch that's in the trunk!

Okay, she's still alive,
she's still breathing, right?

911,
what's your emergency?

Hi, hi, there's somebody
trying to break into my room,

can you please come?

It's a man, he's dangerous.

Fuck you.

What
is your emergency?

I just told you,
there's somebody trying

to break into my room.

He has a history,
he's a criminal.

Is
this an emergency

or a problem that you've
caused for yourself?

What?

So much of
what's happened to you

was preventable, Marcy.

Who is this?

Harvey, for instance.

Threatened you and your
office the day you fired him.

He said he thought about
coming back with a gun

and showing you
what was important.

He told you that.

I didn't know that that's
what he was going to do.

You
were drunk, though.

You started the fire,
you ran away from that.

Okay, I don't wanna
talk about that right now.

You were
drunk, you started the fire,

you ran away.

I must have kicked a candle
over when I was asleep.

It's an accident, these
things happen to everybody.

And the shooting?

Was that an accident?

And the car wreck?

Could that have been prevented?

Stop it!

You've been
irresponsible and negligent,

and it's led to great disaster.

It's broken my heart.

Mia?

It's time
to face yourself.

The mirror is a
window to the soul.

That's not how
that saying goes.

Mia...

You were a
godless child, just like me.

And you shall celebrate
with the bounty

your father gave you.

That's Deuteronomy.

You can't stop me.

Hey!

Let me out of here!

I don't know what to do.

You will keep coming back

until you assume your
culpability, Marcy.

I left my house
and I got in the car.

Drunk, I'm always drunk.

And I went to work.

Harvey.

Harvey.

I knew it.

All those people.

Mia.

Oh my god.

Mia, I'm so sorry.

And Dad, too.

They were all my fault.

All of them, all of it.

It's all me.

And you, you were
in the other car.

You were driving the other car.

With a guest in his trunk.

It was the one life you saved,
Marcy, your one good deed.

The crying woman.

Hell couldn't wait any longer.

Are you ready?

I'm ready.

Mia.

Welcome.