Dark Encounter (2019) Movie Script

- That sure was nice.

- It was, yeah.

What am I wearing?

Barbecued steak?

Dan's steakhouse?

- Steakhouse...

- Maisie, the door's open!

- Does she have a friend round?

- No.

No?

And then that waiter!

Boring holes into your behind

every time you went

to the restroom.

Who does that?

The Italian way, huh?

Next time we're going

to my restaurant downtown.

These Italian waiters,

they like looking at your wife

when you're having a meal.

That is not what happened!

No, the guy was

a dull young punk.

A dull young punk,

I should've rushed him.

And she left

the water running.

We're home, sweetheart.

Maisie?

Honey?

Someone's been in the house.

Maisie?

- Maisie?

Maisie?

Hey. Genghis?

Come on, boy. Genghis!

What's that? Hey?

Yeah, what's that? Come! Come!

Come! Yeah!

Did you miss me?

Huh? Did you miss me?

Hey.

Come here.

Appreciate it, huh?

Hey. Tough day.

What do you guys want to drink?

- What are we eating?

- Takeout.

Beer's fine, Liv.

- What takeout?

- Pizza.

Who's been sleeping

on the couch?

- I'll have a beer.

- Anything, Liv. A beer's good.

- Yeah, I'll have a beer, too.

- Oh, will you?

Let me help, Olivia.

No, it's fine, Arlene.

Me and Ray have got it.

Mom, can I have a beer,

please?

I'll get you a beer

if you entertain.

- TV's cheating!

- TV's entertainment!

Not if it's that crap you watch.

Anything with prominent sounds

and bright colors

should be enough to engage

your simplistic mind, Billy.

Touché.

You and your big mouth.

I was just wondering

why Ray's been couched.

It doesn't necessarily

mean that.

No, Uncle Morgan's right.

You're officially

sitting on Dad's bed.

'Over in Blue Hill County, we

see a lot of electrical storms

'moving southeast

later on this evening.'

'...responsible

'for the widespread power

outages across the board.'

'It is believed Maisie was taken

from her home around 4:00pm

'while her parents

were visiting the local town.

'A memorial service

was held this afternoon

'at Blue Hill County

Elementary School

'as today marks a year

since her disappearance.

'First, I would like us

to welcome someone

'who has a few words to say

'on the general safety and

surveillance of our community:

'Maisie's Uncle

'and our very own Blue Hill

County Police Deputy Sheriff,

- 'Kenneth Burroughs.'

- 'Firstly,

'I'd like to thank you all

for coming here today.

'As you are aware,

'it's a year to the day

that Maisie went missing.

'But we're not gathered

here today to remember that.

'We're gathered here today

'to remember

how joyful she was

'and how happy

she always seemed.

'And I'm, uh...

'I'm sure you'll all agree

with me when I say how smart

'and how capable she was.

'Maisie really was very special.

'There was something

incredibly unique about her,

'and we all saw it.

'All of us.'

No TV.

Do you remember

when Mom died

and Dad would always be off,

working or whatever,

and I had to look after you?

This is the same.

Just a little bit different.

I'm here for you.

Anyway,

it was always me

looking after you, dummy.

No!

Ahem!

You got a drink problem!

I have a drink problem!

Says who?

So how long did it take you

to get all this done?

How long is it since I had

pizza? I don't eat pizza.

I hardly ate any of that.

So, Billy, I was expecting

to see, uh...

- Jeez, what was her name?

- Jenny.

Jenny. That's it.

Is she, uh...

I mean, uh...

What happened to her?

What happened to Jenny?

- It wasn't working out.

- Could you pass the ketchup?

- Noah.

- What?

- Don't.

- Don't what?

Pass the sauce to your uncle

like a normal human being.

Don't pass the sauce to my uncle

like a normal human being?

Just do it, please.

That's a real shame

about Jenny.

She was a great girl.

- Yeah, Jenny's...

- She was a great girl!

Jenny's great. Uhm...

But we had our differences.

- When did it happen?

- Few months back.

I'm sorry to hear that, bud.

It was for the best.

Billy was gonna propose to her.

But he got scared, and

Billy doesn't face his fears.

He just runs.

Ain't that right, Billy?

Yeah, Ray, that's right.

You're a dick!

Not today!

Please, Noah!

Just sit down

and finish your dinner.

I've already finished.

Well, there it is.

Excuse me.

Martha and I

actually planned on having kids.

I just wanted one or two,

but she, like,

wanted twenty or thirty.

You know how she was.

And then, when...

when Martha passed...

I just felt like

my life was over.

I felt crippled,

like life wasn't

worth living anymore.

And then, in time,

I managed to pick myself up.

My life was never over...

It was just hard to see.

Grief is blinding.

- I don't wanna talk about it.

- She needs you right now.

I do not want to talk about it,

Morgan.

I think you need some time.

It's been a year.

But only six hours

since you made peace with it.

Made peace?

You know that ain't

what I'm saying, Ray.

I ain't never

making peace with it.

You know what I mean, Ray!

Oh...

Oh, come on!

Ray!

You know I didn't mean it

to sound like that.

Goddammit.

I searched for days.

I didn't sleep.

I didn't eat.

I didn't stop.

I couldn't...

I know...

I know you know all this,

but...

The truth is...

I let you down.

You, Ray, Noah...

I let this family down.

And that...

that guilt, that...

well, this feeling

of helplessness...

I feel responsibility,

I feel...

I just...

I just wanted you to know...

how sorry I am, Olivia.

This family is everything to me.

Everything.

Stop apologizing.

I'm gonna check on Noah.

- What's up?

- Oh, hey.

- Everything all right?

- Yeah. Yeah, just, uh...

Gregory Mathison's boys

are messing around out back,

lighting flares.

Just gonna go have

a polite word with them.

Ray...

You sure you're all right?

Yeah, I'm fine, Arlene.

Honestly.

I won't be five minutes.

What's the trouble?

Oh, just some kids

messing around out back.

He wants to go have

a polite word with them.

They're playing with those

goddamn flares again.

They'll spook the dog.

It could be dangerous.

Well, Reese Jordan's on duty.

I'll give him a call.

- Yeah.

- God!

Maybe it's best.

Just leave it to the Sheriff.

Olivia!

Look...

I'm just gonna drive down

the track, cut them off,

have a civilized conversation

with them.

Failing that, I'll drive

straight to their home

and have a civilized

conversation

with Gregory Mathison instead.

The last time you had a

civilized conversation with him

you ended up spending the night

in a cell, remember?

Gee, thanks for that

convenient reminder, Billy.

Anytime, Ray.

- Well, you're not going alone.

- Oh, God!

- I'm coming, too.

- No, no, you're staying.

- Dad, come on.

- No.

- Take him with you.

- Olivia.

Just take him, Ray.

Oh, Jesus Christ!

Let me guess -

you're coming, too?

I'm gonna feel left out

otherwise.

Me too.

A goddamn circus this is.

You should talk to him.

It doesn't matter what's going

on between you and Olivia, Ray.

You need to talk to your son.

Yeah, shit like that, Ray.

- He'll end up hating you.

- My God, stop!

Is he your son?

No, he's mine.

Sit back and shut up.

I hate saying, "Told you so."

Take advice from

my younger brother...

All right...

What life experience

do you have?

- Let it go, guys, let it go.

- Huh?

What life experience

do you have?

I know what it's like

to not like your dad.

You know what it's like

to raise a family?

No.

No, I don't.

You couldn't raise

a loaf of bread.

We're getting out? I didn't

bring appropriate footwear.

There's a couple of flashlights

under your seat.

I fail to see

how that's gonna help, Ray.

Stay here with Noah.

Ray!

No problem, Ray.

I can do that for you, Ray.

Thanks for asking

ever so kindly, Ray.

Ray! Ray!

Will you slow down?

What's with the weapon?

- Ain't gonna use it, Ken.

- Besides the point.

Look, if we run into these kids

out here messing around,

you just let me do the talking,

right?

So what do we do if the Mathison

boys run out in front of us?

We chase after them.

- What if they don't run?

- Catch 'em.

- And then what?

- We beat 'em up.

Ain't that a little barbaric?

The Mathison Boys once asked me

to go play baseball with them

in the reservoir when it

dried up a couple of years ago.

They ended up tying me to a

fence post with a skipping rope

using me for Spud Gun

target practice.

OK.

Well, then beat them up.

I think we scared them off.

They're gone.

Look, I'll have a word

with Gregory Mathison myself

in the next couple of days.

Anyhow...

We should head back.

No point going any further, Ray.

You all right?

Yeah.

- You look spooked.

- It's nothing.

What the...

Ah, crap!

Uncle Morgan?

Shit!

- What was that light?

- You OK?

Where's your uncle?

Kenneth, come on.

No! No, no, no...

Kenneth! Kenneth, Kenneth!

What's going on?

Morgan!

It's me! It's me!

It's nothing! It's nothing!

- Look at me!

- Billy!

We gotta go! We gotta go!

Come on!

Morgan!

- What's happening?

- Move along.

- what's wrong with him?

- Move!

What's wrong with him?

Billy?

Ray! Come on! Let's go!

Ray!

- You seen Morgan?

- What?

- Morgan, your brother!

- He's not with you?

Dad? What's wrong

with Uncle Kenneth?

What am I doing?

- Open the door!

- Oh, my God.

What's wrong?

Oh, my God!

What's happened?

Honey, is he hurt?

- Are you hurt?

- I don't know.

Honey! Billy!

What's wrong with you?

Oh, my God, he looks terrible,

Billy. What's happened?

- I don't know.

- Where is Morgan?

Honey, speak to me!

- Is Morgan here?

- Isn't he with you?

No, he's, uh...

- Dad!

- Ray!

- Dad!

Ray, what's...

what's going on?

- Ray! Ray! Where is Morgan?

- What's happening?

- I'll go look for him, OK?

- No, we shouldn't go outside.

What are you so afraid of,

Billy?

- Morgan's missing, Ray.

- Missing?

No, no, he's not missing,

he's...

He's probably lost

in the woods somewhere.

- I'm calling the Sheriff.

- He's making his way back now.

- I'm calling the Sheriff.

- Olivia, that's not gonna help!

Olivia, stop!

That's not gonna help!

Can I have the Sheriff, please?

Sheriff? The police are sitting

in our front room right now!

They're not exactly much use,

are they?

- He needs a doctor, Ray.

- OK, look, let's...

Let's just take a level

perspective and calm down, OK?

Take a step back, OK?

That's what too much TV and

not enough fruit does to you.

OK, let's...

You know, your imagination

works over sometimes,

and you start thinking

about things, and...

Look...

Olivia, I'll find Morgan.

I'll be right back.

Morgan?

Morgan!

I don't...

I don't know what I saw.

Morgan?

Goddamn, Morgan.

Come on, buddy.

Morgan!

Something's happening...

Something unnatural.

Something evil.

Ugh!

Noah!

- Is everyone OK?

- What the hell was that?

Billy.

Hey, boy.

What did you see?

What is it, boy?

Ray! Don't!

Noah!

Stay back, son.

Morgan?

Is that you, buddy?

Is anyone there?

I swear to God...

We're not messing around

in here.

Did you hear that?

We got guns.

Shh!

They're in the basement.

Ray?

Ray!

- Kenneth!

- Where's Ray?

The light!

- Olivia!

- Ray!

Don't!

What was that?

The attic hatch.

- Keys!

- Ray!

Arlene!

Ray!

Come on!

Fuck!

All right, Ray,

where's the ammo?

No, no ammo! Go!

Hey! Hey!

Yeah.

Help us!

Hey! No, no, no...

Hey! Hey!

Hey, help us!

Oh, come on! Come on!

Chickenshits!

They took Maisie,

didn't they?

They turned around

and went the other way.

You were running at them

with an axe.

Mom...

The stars are moving...

Billy, do you want

to put that thing down?

We received a phone call

not an hour ago.

The call came from your place.

Denise said that she believed

the woman she spoke to

was you asking for me.

Then the call got cut off

by the storm.

Mind telling me

what that was about?

I'm also hoping it'll explain

why the three of you

are out in both the middle

of the night and nowhere

looking like hell...

with an axe.

Some people terrorized us.

They invaded our home

and, uh...

Ray, his brother Morgan,

my sister Arlene

and Kenneth.

- They're missing.

- Kenneth?

As in Deputy Sheriff Burroughs?

And our dog.

Missing?

They were taken.

How many perps?

What are we dealing with here?

We don't know.

- We never saw them.

- A group.

A small group.

Maybe three.

Uh, three or four.

OK.

Jump in.

OK, folks.

Stay here.

We'll go check it out.

Power's still out.

Which means they're still here.

Well, whoever was here

ain't anymore.

It doesn't look like

they were robbed neither.

We should check the fuse box,

get the power back up.

The storm, most likely.

Five shots were fired

in the hall.

Huh!

It just all seems a little vague

for my liking.

Well, they don't need

the attention.

Specially not today.

Something definitely

happened here tonight.

We just need to get

to the bottom of it,

but before any of that's

even remotely possible,

I need to get me

a damn strong coffee.

It certainly is bizarre.

It's incredibly hard to imagine

that four adults...

...and a dog!

...four adults and a dog

simply vanished

in the course of an hour.

Look...

The fact is, neither one of you

actually saw the perps.

I'm telling you what happened.

And I believe you, Olivia.

I really do. Every word.

But my job is to make sense

of this situation,

and this is a hard one to grasp.

Please understand that.

We insist you come back

to the station with us.

You can get some rest there

and some food.

I'm staying.

- Me too.

- We're not going anywhere.

OK. Well, uh... We'll be back

in an hour with some officials

who'll be able to actually

do something about this.

In the meantime,

I suggest you get some rest.

I'll be parked outside on watch

after I take the Sheriff

to the station, OK?

If anything happens, anything

at all, you go straight to him.

Olivia, I'm concerned.

If any of this gets out,

any of it,

it may have a hugely negative

effect on Maisie's case.

What case?

Look, I don't think this is what

people can know about right now,

not for you

or your family's sake.

Not the lights in the sky,

the disappearances,

Ray, your sister, nothing.

I'm going to keep it quiet,

and I highly recommend

you do the same.

Please.

We'll figure this out.

OK?

Now get some rest.

Now, is it just me

or is it one of those mornings?

I've never had

a morning like this.

I don't wanna ask, Doyle.

Power failure, crop vandalism,

lights in the sky,

phone's been ringing

off the hook.

Madness of the crowds.

Well, as a matter of fact, I'd

like to make a report myself.

Contain everyone.

Get them all inside.

What the hell's going on?

Lights.

In the sky. Uh...

Fast.

Non-ballistic.

And then there was

this uh... other light.

It was, uh... It was different.

It was bright.

Within that light, I uh...

I... I saw...

Who?

Who did you see?

Maisie Anderson.

Hey, boy.

Oh, my God, Genghis! Hey!

How have you been?

Good boy! Good boy! Mm!

Are the others here, huh?

Did you find the others?

Huh?

They're still here.

'Ray, ready?

'Go!'

- 'Hey!'

'What do you have planned

for this evening?'

'I don't know.'

'You have

the house to yourself.'

'I might watch TV.'

'Let me take a look

at that picture.

'Is that supposed to be me?'

- 'Yeah.'

- 'Oh.

'I look kinda ugly.

'Is that how you portray

your old man?

'Make me look like a bear?'

'We're leaving now, Maisie.

Love you.'

'Are my keys downstairs?'

- 'Yep!'

- 'All right.

'Love you, too, sweetheart!

'Won't be long,

just a couple of hours!

- 'She does not care.'

- 'She's not listening.'

'No. She's like,

"Leave! Get out!"'

'Is she writing?'

'Yeah. And she's

really involved.'

- 'Did you read it?'

- 'No.'

Maisie!

No, Maisie!

Maisie! Maisie, stop!

Don't answer the door!

Don't answer the door, Maisie!

- 'How are you?'

- 'Good.'

Hey, Genghis,

howya' doing, fella?

- Hey!

- Want a lemonade?

Uh, no thanks.

I'm still on duty.

Just came by

to see how you all are.

Mom and Dad have gone into town.

They'll be a couple of hours.

Oh.

Oh, that's fine.

You can wait here for them

if you like.

They won't be long.

Noah's staying at Parker's!

Is Parker a friend?

Yeah, from school!

Right.

- How's Aunt Arlene?

- Uh...

She's good.

She says hi.

You never said you were here.

What are you doing?

Mom?

Who are you?

Let go of me!

Where is she?

'Kenneth!'

No, no, no, no...

'In my mind...

'they must have known

of her existence

'and visited her.

'Then she disappeared.

'I guess they must have,

uhm... waited.

'waited for us to, uh,

figure it out for ourselves

'before they intervened.'

'To help us.

'To show us.'

'But honestly, we, uh...

'We don't know.

'I'm guessing

we'll never truly know.'

'And now

I can put Maisie to rest.

'Thanks to these... visitors.

'These angels.'

Dark Encounter (2019) - full transcript