Dark Was the Night (2014) - full transcript

Heads up.

You the last ones out?

I think Jesse's

crew is still out there.

All right, thanks.

- See you guys Monday.

- Driver: Later.

Jesse, come in, over.

What, are you guys going

for a record, out there?

Come on, Jesse,

it's starting to snow.

Look, don't think for a second

I won't hesitate to lock

you guys in for the weekend.

Stop screwing around, Jesse,

you guys aren't getting

overtime for this.

Help, help, help.

Damn it.

Are you kidding?

Jesse!

Come on, you guys.

This isn't funny.

Guys?

Jesse?

Is that you?

God!

I don't know.

I'm not seeing any

tire tracks, Ron.

A truck woulda left some.

I had 23 horses

yesterday, I got 22 today.

I'm no sheriff,

but best I figure

that means one's missing.

The gate's kinda low over here.

Could it've jumped over?

Been raising horses

on this land for 35 years.

Never seen one jump loose

without taking a section

of fence with 'em.

Just seems odd to

me that someone would

go through all the trouble

to steal one horse.

Take two men and a trailer.

Gates were closed?

And tied. I'm not an idiot.

So that's it?

I'm just out one

expensive animal?

I wish I could do more

for you, Ron, but...

I'm just not seeing

anything, here.

I'm seeing one missing horse!

Number 88.

Last night all my horses

wore numbered bridles,

like this one, and this

morning I'm missing number 88.

Number 88.

I'll keep an eye out.

I lose another horse,

you and I are gonna

have a real problem.

I wouldn't have it

any other way, Ron.

He definitely

left that gate open.

Yep.

Careful, now.

The old bastard shot at

the last guy she dated.

Dad's here!

Hey, Dad.

What's up, buddy? How are ya?

Adam!

Adam, wait.

Paul.

He forgot his homework.

Multiplication.

So New York's a big city, right?

Yeah, it's pretty big.

So why'd you leave?

It was too big. Too noisy.

Your, um, your mom's car's gone?

Yeah, she went to Florida

on one of those

Senior bus trips.

She was excited.

Adam's teacher wants to have

a conference with us next week.

She said they're on break,

so they can plan

around your schedule.

Sure.

Paul, I, uh...

I've been talking to someone.

It's really helped me.

If you ever wanted

to go together...

I'm not the one

that left, Susan.

Ah, all right.

Whoop.

That's too much.

There we go, I'm just gonna...

Rub that off like that.

There you are.

When can Mom come home?

That's a tough question, bud.

Your mom decided to go stay

with Grandma on her own.

She can come home

whenever she wants.

But she says you

don't want her to.

Well, I think what

she meant was, um...

That we both have

things to figure out.

Is it because of Tim?

No, it's not because of that.

You understand?

Yeah, okay.

Okay.

Are you all right?

Someone's in the back yard.

Where?

In the trees.

- Adam, come on.

- Really.

There's no one back here, Adam.

I swear!

You want me to go check?

Take your gun.

I don't need my gun.

Look, I'm gonna go back there

and I'm gonna prove to you

that there's nothing

to be scared of, yeah?

You eat up and stay here.

Anyone out there?

This is Sheriff Shields.

You're not in any trouble.

Just show yourself.

Donny: Hello? Can I come in?

Hey, boss.

Hey, boss, you okay?

The door was

unlocked, so I just...

I'm just fixing breakfast, here.

Sorta.

Susan buy him that cereal?

It's got fruit in it.

I don't think it counts if

it's made outta marshmallows.

Is Adam still asleep?

Yeah.

Have you been outside?

Come on.

What is this?

I don't know.

I woke up an hour

ago and saw 'em.

They look like hoof

prints from a horse.

It's hard to tell, but...

- Spacing's wrong.

- Yeah.

One in front of the other.

Like it's on two legs?

How's that even possible?

They were looking

in our windows.

A lot of houses near my

apartment have the same thing.

They go all the way

to your apartment?

They go all the

way through town.

Come on.

Yeah, it turned off.

Going that way.

Probably just some punk

kids playing a prank, huh?

Yeah, why would

they come out this far?

Maybe it's an animal?

Could be injured.

I don't know.

Whatever it is,

it could still be

out there, come on.

Turned this way.

Yeah.

It sped up, here.

Huh?

The tracks are

getting further apart.

Hey boss.

Better take a look at this.

They're gone.

They stop here,

and they just disappear.

It looked like hooves.

Some are bigger than

a horse's, but, um...

on two legs like a

person or a bear.

Okay, we're aware of it,

we're taking care of

the situation, okay?

Thank you.

How can I help you?

Yeah,

it does sound like a prank, I...

I'm just trying to be thorough.

Listen, nothing else has

been reported in the area.

Yeah.

I agree that it's nuts, yes.

Yes, but I...

I'd appreciate it if you

kept an eye out, as well.

This thing's got

people spooked, and...

A little bit of an explanation

would go a long way.

Yeah.

I appreciate it. Thanks.

Well, Forest Department says

that they've never heard

of an animal that could walk

that far on its hind legs.

Guy laughed at me.

You know, the people

are getting panicky.

I don't know how long we

can keep spinning this.

Yeah, whoever did this

has got a lot to answer for.

You still think it's a person?

I mean, those tracks, they

disappeared into thin air.

How is a person gonna

make three miles of tracks

without any other traces?

Doesn't make any sense.

Ah, don't let it

get to you, Donny.

That's exactly what

whoever did this wants.

Hopefully this just

all blows over.

Yeah.

You finish up the

paperwork on my desk?

Yeah, you got it, boss.

Thanks.

Paul! How are

you doing this morning?

I'm good, yourself?

Quite a little mystery we

seem to have woken up to.

Well, nothing mysterious

about a good prank.

Can I do something for you?

Oh, Jonah, my black

lab ran off last night.

And it seems I'm not the

only one missing a pet.

I'll do what I can to find him.

I really appreciate it.

- 'Kay.

- Very odd, animals

acting up the same night as

this little incident, yes?

Yes. Yes, it is.

Seen a fair amount of

Susan in church, lately.

I haven't seen you in some time.

There is no weakness

in mourning, Paul.

Accidents happen.

Turning to something

outside ourselves,

every once in awhile?

That just shows wisdom

in knowing where

to find strength.

The church and I are

here when you need us.

Thank you, Father.

Oh, and, uh...

People may seem a little

nervous, right now.

But they'll follow you

to the ends of the earth.

Just let them know

you're leading them

in the right direction.

Thanks.

Is everyone all right?

What's going on, Sheriff?

I'm trying to figure that out.

My dad's got some pretty

crazy ideas about it.

Yeah, for once that old

nut bag might be right.

I bet it's got

something to do with

those stories my

grandpa used to tell me.

About something

living in those woods.

It doesn't.

Well, what are we

supposed to do about it?

You don't have to do

anything, all right, we're...

We're working on it.

Oh, is that right?

Then tell me, why aren't

you out there right now

hunting that thing down?

'Cause it pays to think

before you act, Jim.

Claire: Well, what

if it comes back?

There is no "it", okay?

There is no "it".

Forest Department

said this morning

that there's no animal

that leaves tracks

like the ones that we found.

Okay, so that

tells me that we're

dealing with a

creative prankster

who's heard all the

great ghost stories

that our buddy Jim,

here, has heard.

Well, maybe it's that

new deputy of yours.

Hm?

City guy,

thinkin' it's funny

to stir things up?

That's enough.

Sheriff!

How's it going, Sheriff?

Oh, she's going, Earl. You?

Good.

You been out in

the woods, lately?

Into the trees?

Yeah.

Donny and I went pretty

deep this morning.

It's deer season.

But in the last

week I haven't seen

so much as one deer within

five miles of this town.

Never seen nothing like it.

All the animals just

up and vanished.

Huh.

What do you think would

cause something like that?

It's hard to say.

But...

an animal senses a threat,

they tend not to hang around.

A threat.

So you think an

animal left those tracks?

They don't look like any

animal tracks I've ever seen.

You take it easy, now, Sheriff.

Remember, we're all

still prayin' for ya.

Thanks.

Hey.

- Hey.

Thanks for taking him, tonight,

I forgot I volunteered

at the church.

No problem.

I took him to the park today.

The kids there were

saying it's the devil,

all this stuff going on.

Did it scare him?

Yeah.

It's been six months, Paul.

I need to know where you are.

Because it's not fair.

It's not fair to us, and

it's not fair to Adam.

Where are you?

I don't know.

I'll get him, it'll

be just a minute.

Stop!

What?

There's something out there.

Enough.

Last night was one

thing, buddy, but...

Dad, look! Look!

Did you see it?

You stay here.

Lock the doors.

Hey...

Come out, now, before you get

yourself into more trouble!

Adam...

Adam!

Adam!

Adam!

Adam!

Adam!

Dad?

Are you hurt?

I heard something outside

the car and I got scared.

I'm never gonna let

anything happen to you.

Do you understand that?

- Earl: Here you go.

- Bar PatThanks, Earl.

You drinking to remember,

or are you drinking to forget?

I'll take another

and see where it leads.

How's it going

with Sheriff Sheilds?

He's a good man.

Yeah.

So how you likin' it?

The town, not my booze,

I know my booze is good.

It's different.

- Good kinda different.

- Hmm.

Lot of excitement,

tracks in the snow.

Hmm.

How much you know

about this place?

And them woods?

Yeah, my grandma, she

was full blood Shawnee.

Used to tell stories passed down

by our people for generations.

Oh, yeah? Stories?

Mmhmm, about them woods.

And what lived out there.

The spirits that

roamed in the trees.

See they, they say when

the white man came here,

he didn't respect the land,

or the spirits.

So they came after 'em.

Men, women, the children.

Do you, uh...

Do you believe the stories?

Well, when I was young,

there was a boy went

missing up in them woods.

They searched.

When they found him, his

body was 30 feet up a tree.

So let's just say,

I believe it enough to

keep my door locked.

You be careful, now, Deputy.

Wouldn't wanna

find you up a tree.

Claire: Hey, Earl.

Earl: Hello, ladies.

What'll it be?

I'm a little confused

as to why we're here.

When children

pick up a new word,

they tend to say it constantly.

It only gets worse

when they learn

we don't want them

to say that word.

Did Adam say

something offensive?

Mr. and Mrs. Shields...

Pecker?

- We're sorry.

Sorry.

About a week ago Adam

called another child a pecker,

and since then all the

children have been saying it.

We can't get them to stop.

But as I can see,

apparently, some people don't

view this as quite the

serious matter that it is.

We do, we do, I...

We're sorry, we'll talk to him.

It won't happen again.

There is one other thing.

What's that?

When he refers to Tim,

he always seems to

use the present tense.

"Tim is, Tim can."

Is there something

wrong with that?

Referring to

someone who is deceased

in such a way just

seems unhealthy.

I don't see how

that's a problem.

More times than not,

when parents separate

it's the children that get...

Tim is his brother.

My child can refer

to his brother

however the hell he chooses.

I beg your pard...

And you are not gonna

tell us how to raise our son.

Do you understand me?

Mrs. Shields, I...

Do you understand me?

Hey.

I called you, before.

Is everything all right?

Yeah.

I was just calling to check in.

I was...

It's none of my business.

You hear that?

What the hell is going on?

Thank you.

I've never seen

anything like that.

Earl Everheart...

He came up to me the other day.

He said all the wildlife's gone.

Those birds were leaving.

It's closer to spring

than fall, they...

They're supposed

to be flying north.

And they were going south.

Did he mention

any of his theories

about what he thinks

might be going on?

I was at his bar last night,

he had some pretty crazy ideas.

Those are just stories, Donny.

And people have

been telling them

around here for a long time.

Earl was just

having fun with you.

But what if they're not?

What if there's something

wrong about these woods?

He said something about

his Indian ancestors,

they knew about a creature...

He's about as

Indian as you or I.

You really think there's a

monster in the woods, Donny?

No.

Okay.

But...

These stories, they just sounded

a lot like what's been going on.

I don't know.

And then he mentioned

something about a boy.

He was out in the woods

a few years ago,

and then he went missing.

They couldn't find

him until they...

They found a body

up in the tree.

Right.

That boy was murdered, Donny.

No monsters needed.

Bad things happen,

'cause people let them happen.

Somebody's always

responsible, Donny.

Yeah, all good.

Thank you so much, Donny.

Yeah, my pleasure.

Actually, my dad was a mechanic.

I always thought I was

gonna end up being one.

Why didn't you?

After my mom left us, uh...

I spent so much time

in the police station

bailing my dad out.

Just, uh, figured I may

as well become a cop.

Has he told you?

About Tim?

I had taken Adam to a friend's,

and Paul was watching Tim.

We had one of those kiddy pools.

They think he slipped and

hit his head on the bottom.

I'm sorry.

I don't blame him, you know.

It was an accident.

It wasn't his fault,

it could've so easily been me.

The problem is,

he blames himself.

He doesn't think he deserves

what he has, but he does.

It's hard to make somebody see

in themselves what

you see in them.

I told you...

Claire: I don't want

you to get yourself shot!

I'm gonna handle

this right now, myself!

I'm gonna handle this

myself, right now.

Claire: Calm down, Dad.

Listen to the sheriff.

Hey, calm down.

Claire said that

you think something's

still bothering your horses,

that right?

Past few days, the horses

have been real uneasy.

Jumping around in the stalls.

But for the life of me, I

couldn't figure out what it was.

Till last night.

What happened last night?

'Bout 3 o'clock I

hear someone bangin'

on the side of the barn.

Beatin' the living

hell out of it.

- So tonight I'm ready for him.

- Claire: Dad!

Now, get outta my way!

Hey, hey, hey.

Now, what if it's...

What if it's one of the

neighbor's boys

just playing around?

Come on, gimme this.

Come on.

Come on. Good.

Those horses...

Are your livelihood, I know.

I know, Ron.

Now look, if you hear anything

coming from that barn,

you call me at home

and I'll come over.

We'll take care of

this the right way.

Yeah.

Good.

There they are!

Stand back.

Get back.

Donny?

Yeah, boss?

You make sure that Ron

and his shotgun stay here.

Hey!

- Hey!

- Get in, get in.

- Hey!

- Boss!

You okay?

What was it?

I don't know.

It's too dark.

Come back in the morning.

Assuming

that this wall wasn't like

this before last night?

- No.

- Look at the mud.

I shoed all

the horses last week.

And these tracks

ain't got any shoes.

And look at this.

The size is right

for horse tracks,

the two cloven

halves are the same,

but this right here?

This ridge ain't normal.

It's like the hoof is divided

into three narrow pieces.

A hoof divided into three parts.

What purpose would that serve?

I haven't got the

faintest idea, Sheriff.

Ron: Before right now,

I didn't know prints

like these even existed.

Radio: A storm system

is making its way into the area.

Voluntary evacuation

protocol will be in effect

for Maiden Woods,

Smith, and Knobb's Run.

In other news, zoologists

from the State University

are baffled by the

sudden and unexplained

migration of wildlife

from the northeastern

forest surrounding Tanner.

Hunters looking to end

the season on a high note

seem out of luck this year.

Sheriff, this is Paul Shields

from Maiden Woods County.

Call me back when

you get a chance.

I wanna check with

you and your men

up in Tanner about something.

I'm working a theory and

I got some questions.

Hoping you can help.

Hey, Sheriff.

Mom? When are we going home?

Right after lunch.

I do have to run by the

store first, though.

I meant home with Dad?

Sweetie, let's not talk

about that right now, okay?

Why not?

- Adam...

- Just eat your food.

I don't want

everyone to be sad, any more.

Who's sad?

I see you crying sometimes.

You always pretend like

you weren't, but I see you.

Do you guys still

love each other?

Adam, I don't think

that this is the place...

Yes.

But sometimes it's a little

harder than that, buddy.

Radio: In local weather news,

the storm front

continues to make headway

and should be in our neck

of the woods in 24 hours.

Local residents have already

begun evacuation procedures.

While not mandatory,

the Ranger Service

does recommend people

take such precautions,

as roadways will be closed,

and access to remote areas

Claire: You lost?

Radio: will be intermittent

over the course of the storm.

Oh. Coffee.

It's up front by the squirrel.

So is it true?

You're from New York City?

Ah, yeah.

I've always wanted to go

there and ride the subway.

Most people wanna go

see the Statue of Liberty.

Well, I'm not most people.

The subway's not

really that great.

It's full of bums

and pickpockets.

Well, no wonder you left.

So why'd you come here?

Oh, you know, just...

Change of pace.

Well, normally

I'd say this town's

pace-deprived, but lately...

Yeah, yeah, it's not

exactly what I expected.

So you'll be leaving us, then?

Nah, I just found the coffee.

Who knows what

I'll find tomorrow?

Hey, Donny, is your radio on?

Yeah, boss.

Need to clear

a deer from the highway

at marker five.

We'll have to come pick

it up tomorrow, some time.

Maybe it died of loneliness.

- Earl: Here you go.

- Thanks.

Earl: What can

I get for you, Stu?

Hey.

You take care of that deer?

Let's find somewhere to talk.

I think we're thinking

about this the wrong way.

I think that deer was all...

Who knows?

Other deer were gone,

that one wasn't.

It looked older.

Maybe it couldn't keep up,

maybe all the other

ones left it behind,

I'm not really sure.

Hey, you're losing me, boss.

Ron Jenkins' missing horse.

We thought Ron

left the gate open.

Yeah.

I no longer think that's right.

'Kay.

The claw marks.

First I thought it

was coincidence,

or part of a

well-thought-out prank.

Deep cuts on the

tree in the forest.

I mean, it meant nothing

to me at the time.

Just now, that dead

deer on the road...

It had four razor sharp

cuts right through its body.

Same ones?

Same size.

Those stories you heard...

I'm not saying that they're

all accurate, but...

I think we might be dealing

with something that's

not easily explained.

A few years ago I saw on TV,

they caught this giant fish

off the coast of

Taiwan or somewhere.

They thought that this

thing had been extinct

for like, millions of years.

Then, bam, there it is.

Right under our

noses the whole time.

Swimming around in the ocean.

So what I'm saying is, maybe...

Maybe this thing that

we're looking for,

maybe it's always been here.

And we're just now noticing it.

So why now?

Oh.

Sheriff Paul Shields.

You boys any closer

to finding out

what's running

around in them woods?

You know, I don't

normally see you in this,

this fine establishment.

'Course, I see your

deputy in here enough to

lower my confidence.

- Can I hit him?

- No.

Everyone around here trusts you.

I can't figure out why.

Man can't even protect

his own family.

Now, can I hit him?

I'm still deciding.

You boys

have a good evening.

We got the utmost faith in ya.

Go get me a beer, dude!

Let's go.

I think it was a bear.

That fast?

Shh.

You know, it's kinda

funny you never asked me.

What you shoulda asked

me in our interview.

You know, why a

guy from New York

would come out here to

basically the middle of nowhere.

You got shot, Donny.

That's reason enough for me.

I know what it's like, to uh...

Have people always telling

you that it wasn't your fault.

I don't need to

know anything else.

Do you ever pray?

I mean, I never used to pray.

But...

When I was on that gurney,

and they told me that

my father died...

You know, things had been

going so well for me.

I was moving up in the force,

I had a nice girl.

Ever since then,

I've been asking God why.

But, uh, now I think

maybe I know why.

Maybe I wasn't where

I was supposed to be.

Is this where you're

supposed to be, Donny?

Is this where God

told you to be?

We all have a purpose.

Ours is to protect people.

Maybe there's somebody here

I'm supposed to protect.

There you go.

Or maybe you're

supposed to protect me.

Tim?

Please! It's after me.

It's in the woods, behind me.

Please!

We'd been hunting

for a few hours.

Hunter: Hadn't seen anything.

And then we came upon something.

And we started tracking it.

It had to be a deer.

We thought somehow it just

wandered right past us.

Then what happened?

It was fast, so fast.

Hunter: It got Manny, first.

Then Ryan,

he was screaming in pain.

Did you see it?

I don't know what I saw.

We'll start searching for 'em.

Hunter: Don't bother.

They're already dead.

Assuming that there

is some sort of animal

in these woods that's

never been discovered,

how could that be possible?

How could it go

unnoticed for so long?

I don't know.

What if it's like

your prehistoric fish

that we talked about?

Maybe it's adapted

to its environment.

Maybe it's learned how to hide.

What if it's smart enough

to know that we're a threat?

Huh?

To know to avoid us,

till it has no choice.

That'd be a very

dangerous animal.

Earl: 'Bout time.

It's this way, fellas.

Oh, no.

How the...

Earl: Yeah.

No animal I know of

kills like that.

Any tracks?

No.

It's too cold,

the ground's too hard.

You boys get outta

these woods right now.

What? Why?

Come on, Paul, it's the last

two weeks of huntin' season.

Whatever did this is

still in those trees.

Yeah, that's

exactly why I wanna...

We're gonna handle this, Jim.

You understand?

No one from town's

allowed into these woods.

We make sure everyone is in

their house before nightfall.

Okay, Sheriff.

You got that, Jim?

I understand what you're saying.

No, I do, but what

I'm telling you

is that people have been

attacked and killed

in our woods.

Two dozen men armed

enough to get a handle

on this in 24 hours,

that's what you're saying?

I have your word?

Yeah. Yeah, you too.

The coroner's gonna have

a hell of a time getting

those bodies down.

Yeah.

What'd the Rangers say?

24 hours.

At least most people

left 'cause of the storm.

We'll be fine in town.

We'll make do.

Yeah.

Radio: With no

sign of letting up,

the storm system continues

to pound the local area.

The Ranger Service

encourages those

in the storm's path

to stay indoors.

Record number of

evacuees from Smith,

Maiden's Wood, Knobb's

Run and Tanner,

have flooded the southern

parts of the state.

Currently, local

passes, roadways,

and even sections

of the state highway

remain closed until

further notice.

For more updates on

the storm, stay tuned.

Hey, it's me.

Um, I just wanted to thank

you for taking Adam tonight.

He was scared with the storm,

and all that's been going on.

Being with you

makes him feel safe.

I love you.

Hey, finished my rounds.

Most of the town evacuated.

- Good.

- What's going on?

I'm gonna show you something.

I put a call into the

Sheriff up in Tanner,

when I heard the news said

the wildlife migration

affected them, as well.

He sent me this.

Two weeks ago, a crew of loggers

went missing just

outside of Tanner.

I think that the logging

it forced the animal

south towards us.

All these years,

it's been able to live

in these remote

parts of the forest.

There's a police report for

two missing cattle in Tanner.

And then two days later,

yours truly.

Number 88.

Ron Jenkins' missing horse.

So the foresting, it just

flushed it out right towards us.

And there's...

There's no more

forest to the south.

- So it's trapped.

- It's threatened.

I think it's fighting

for territory.

Sit down.

Get caught up on this stuff.

Yeah.

I keep a camera

out in the woods,

so I can keep track of

the larger bucks at night.

It has an infrared sensor.

Records any movement

when it's triggered.

What are we looking for, Jim?

You'll know it when you see it.

Whoa.

That was it.

It coulda been a deer.

Yeah, that's what I figured.

Till I looked at the footage.

I looked closer,

and caught this.

I'll leave these with you.

Okay.

Yeah, I'm gonna

head out too, boss.

You notice the cell

service is down?

Always happens during a storm.

All right, I'll see you

in the morning, boss.

Adam: Dad!

What was that?

Get in the bathroom, now.

Get up, come on.

Get into the tub. Get low.

Donny?

Donny?

Hey, boss, you say something?

I think there's interference

from the storm, or something.

Donny, it's in the house.

It's in the house.

I'm coming.

Hold on, I'm coming.

Stay here.

No!

Just stay down.

Lock this door as

soon as I step out.

Okay? It'll be fine.

Donny! You all right?

- You all right?

- Yeah.

Did you see it?

It just knocked into me.

All right, let's gather

everyone left in town.

We'll stay at the church

tonight.

You all know about

the tracks found

going through town, this week.

Yesterday, we discovered

the bodies of two men

in the woods just

outside of town.

Now, what left those tracks

also killed those men.

A lot of people

have long believed

that something

lives in our woods.

I didn't wanna alarm any of

you until I knew for certain,

but tonight it attacked my home.

A few weeks ago,

a logging camp opened up

90 miles north of here.

We believe that it drove

the creature south,

looking for a new home.

With the animals on the

run, it's looking for food.

And it found us.

It's strong.

It's fast, and it's smart.

But I believe that we can

get through this together.

So we're gonna stay here,

tonight.

As soon as that storm passes

and the roads clear

in the morning,

the Forest Department will have

Rangers crawling

all over these woods

to hunt this thing down.

How many Rangers, Sheriff?

Dozens.

All we have to do is get

through the night, and we will.

How do we know it

won't just find us, here?

It's a trap, like a

bunch of damned rats.

This church, it's our best

and only option.

It's strong, it's defendable.

Once morning comes,

you'll be safe.

This is where we need to be.

Ah, thank you.

Is it that bad?

Oh, no, it's uh...

It's just a precaution.

You never were

a good liar, Paul.

That's all right, I gave it up.

Good man.

Situation like this,

most men start drinking.

You don't seem too worried,

yourself.

Ah, worrying never added

a day to anybody's life.

You know what happens

after a forest fire?

Land comes back stronger.

Well...

I guess I'm drinking

for both of us, huh?

Adam wanted to

draw, he was bored.

So what are we drinking to?

Hope.

Sometimes that's all you got.

I guess hope is

what we'll roll with, huh?

- Hey.

- Hey.

How you doing?

You were good out there.

I'm serious, Paul.

They believe that

you can protect them.

That no matter what happens,

they can trust you.

I can't protect these people.

I couldn't protect Tim.

It wasn't your fault.

He loved you so much.

He wouldn't want you to be sad.

I've been...

I've been seeing him, lately.

He's there

and then he disappears.

I feel like I'm going crazy.

Maybe...

He just wants you to know

that everything is okay?

I shoulda been there.

I shoulda protected him.

I am so sorry, Susan.

I'm so sorry.

I shouldn't have moved out.

I shouldn't have let you

think that I didn't need you.

Because I need you, Paul.

Adam needs you.

These people need you.

- Mom!

Adam!

Boss!

Boss!

It's okay, here, come on.

Come on, come on.

I gotcha. Stay with...

Everyone away from the

windows and the door.

Just stay calm.

Stay calm, everybody.

You think it's gonna hold?

No, I don't.

The basement...

It was a shelter

in the 60s, right?

Yeah, but it's jam packed.

I don't think we'll all fit.

It's gonna have to do.

Come on!

Everyone downstairs, let's go.

Let's go!

Come on, now, let's go, quickly.

Go, go, go. Go.

Watch your step.

Come on, guys. Quick!

Donny, get these rifles ready.

Lock and guard the door.

-Wait, wait,

-What's going on?

Where are you going?

Those doors aren't

gonna hold much longer.

Don't go.

It's gonna be okay,

the doors are gonna hold.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Buddy, come on, give me a hug.

Where's my hug? Come on.

Where are you going?

I gotta take care of you

and your mommy, all right?

But you gotta do me a favor.

You look after her

while I'm gone.

Okay.

I'm going up with you.

That's what I'm here for.

Donny, someone's

gotta stay down here

and protect these people.

Earl and I'll do it, Sheriff.

Earl: Your deputy's right.

You going up there alone

isn't doing anybody any good.

We'll hold here.

I won't take my

gun off that door.

Come on.

You hold that door.

Yes, sir.

Stay close.

It stopped banging.

Come on.

It's inside.

This is the only

way out of the hall.

Stay here in case

it gets around me.

Are you sure?

Just don't let it

leave this hallway.

'Kay.

It's okay,

it's okay, it's gonna be fine.

- Donny!

- Donny: Boss!

In here.

What happened?

It is fast, I didn't even see...

You all right?

I shot it. It's hurt.

Go get it.

Go get it, I'll be fine.

You need to go

protect the people.

Go!

It's me,

open up. Open the door.

It's safe.

Dad!

Oh, he's okay!

You okay?

- Yeah.

Everything's gonna be fine.

It's over, now.

What is it?

I shot it in the shoulder.

I took a whole chunk out of it.