Exit (2011) - full transcript
Growing numbers of men and women believe the city is a maze. They are leaving their jobs, their families, their entire lives behind. Every day, they walk the streets, opening doors. They are searching for a door they are convinced has been lost for thousands of years: the exit. What's behind it? Something else. Something new. Using a strange system of maps, symbols and measurements, one believer - Alice - now thinks she has found it.
>> I NEED TO GET INSIDE.
IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN.
THIS IS THE LAST PLACE I SAW
HIM.
IT SEEMED LIKE MAGIC.
I NEED TO GET INSIDE.
IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN.
>> I NEED TO GET INSIDE.
>> UNLESS YOU CAN SHOW ME
SOMETHING THAT SAYS YOU --
>> IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN.
THIS IS THE LAST PLACE I SAW
HIM.
I WAVED GOODBYE FROM RIGHT HERE,
WHERE WE'RE STANDING.
MY DAD USED TO BRING ME INTO THE
CITY ON WEEKENDS.
MUM THOUGHT IT WAS TOO
DANGEROUS.
YOU KNOW WHAT FATHERS ARE LIKE
WITH THEIR DAUGHTERS.
HE'D SPIN ME AROUND TILL I GOT
DIZZY, AND HE'D GET ME TO POINT.
"THAT'S THE WAY WE'RE GOING,"
HE'D SAY.
I THINK HE JUST POINTED WHEREVER
HE WANTED, BUT I DIDN'T WORK
THAT OUT TILL LATER.
JUST SEEMED LIKE MAGIC.
>> YOU SEE THIS LOCK HERE?
NOTHING IN MY VAN CAN OPEN THIS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD.
I'D LIKE TO HELP.
>> I UNDERSTAND.
>> DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
>> THANKS.
[ SIGHS ]
[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGING ]
BEFORE I KNEW THE TRUTH, I'D
SOMETIMES LIE IN BED ALL DAY.
READ UNTIL IT GOT DARK.
SLEEP, WAKE UP, START OVER.
I'D STARE AT SHADOWS MOVING
ALONG THE CEILING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEHIND IT.
I KNOW IT'S NOT CLOUDS OR HARPS
OR DEAD RELATIVES OR ALL THE
ANSWERS.
I KNOW THAT BEHIND IT IS
SOMETHING ELSE.
SOMETHING NEW.
[ DOORS OPENING, CLOSING ]
[ MARKER SQUEAKING ]
>> I GOT LOST.
>> RIGHT.
>> YOU FOUND SOMETHING?
[ MARKER SQUEAKS ]
ME NEITHER.
I JUST LIKE IT UP HERE.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE CITY
STOPS.
THERE'S ONLY SO MANY DOORS,
RIGHT?
IT'S NOT GOING TO LAST MUCH
LONGER.
SOON THIS'LL ALL BE FILLED WITH
SUITS AND DESKS AND...
MAYBE WE'RE ALL WRONG.
I'M NOT SURE THIS IS EVEN THE
RIGHT CITY.
LIKE, I MOVED HERE TO FIND A
BETTER --
>> I'M SURE.
I'M SO SURE I WAS BORN HERE.
YOU COVER A LOT OF GROUND.
>> YEAH.
I'VE GOT TO STEAL SOME NEW
SHOES.
I JUST WISH EVERYONE WOULD STOP
MOVING, STOP BUILDING, STOP
FUCKING RENOVATING.
JUST UNTIL I FIND IT.
>> IT'S THREE BLOCKS WEST.
>> OH, REALLY?
YOU FOUND IT.
>> SOMEONE HAS TO.
IT'S LOCKED UP TIGHT.
I HAVEN'T BEEN INSIDE, BUT THERE
CAN'T BE MORE THAN 20 OR 30
DOORS.
>> WHAT'S THIS?
>> IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE
DOORS.
IT'S ABOUT THE WALLS THAT HOLD
THEM AND THE SHADOWS BETWEEN THE
WALLS AND THE SPACES BETWEEN
THEM.
>> I WAS NEVER ANY GOOD AT
MATHS.
>> IT'S NOT JUST MATHS.
AH, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
ARE YOU GONNA STOP OPENING DOORS
BECAUSE I SAY SO?
>> I GUESS NOT.
>> THIS IS ME.
[ SIGHS ]
>> THE STREETS ALL LOOK THE SAME
TO ME.
I USED TO THINK FLAT, 2D.
THEN I MET GRACE AND SAW HER
CITY.
IT WAS SMALLER BACK THEN, BUT
WHEN I STEPPED INSIDE AND
LOOKED DOWN, IT FELT LIKE
SOMETHING...CLICKED.
I'D COME OVER AT LEAST ONCE A
WEEK.
THEN IT WAS TWICE A WEEK.
THEN EVERY SECOND DAY.
AND THEN GRACE SAID...
>> AND I SAID, "DON'T GO."
>> SO I STAYED.
[ INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER ]
[ RADIO SHUTS OFF ]
Six blocks by six yesterday.
Today, from here...to here.
If Grace can cover these four,
every door, we've searched half
the southeast.
One, two, three...
Two, three...
TIME TO GO.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ CLATTER ]
THAT'S HOW I FOUND OUT.
>> HI.
>> HI.
I TRIED PUSHING OPEN THIS DOOR
WITH THIS SYMBOL ON IT IN RED
PAINT.
IT WAS STILL WET.
I FOLLOWED THE SPLATTERS OF
PAINT, LIKE BREADCRUMBS IN A
FAIRYTALE.
THEY LEAD TO THIS MAN, DRESSED
IN RAGS.
HE WAS FILTHY.
HE HAD RED PAINT ON HIS SHOES.
I THOUGHT, WHAT HAVE I GOT TO
LOSE?
SO I TOLD HIM I WAS LOST.
>> COMING?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAID TO ME?
"THAT'S A START."
>> I WISH I COULD DRAW.
>> GRACE JUST USES AN "X."
AND EVEN THEN, THEY KIND OF LOOK
LIKE CRUCIFIXES.
>> MUST BE ALL THAT SUNDAY
SCHOOL.
WE HAVE THESE MEETINGS
SOMETIMES.
PEOPLE GET TOGETHER TO TALK
ABOUT DIRECTIONS, SWAP MAPS.
THAT'S THE IDEA, ANYWAY.
BUT EVERYONE WANTS TO BE THE ONE
TO TURN THE HANDLE, YOU KNOW?
REMEMBER THERE WAS THAT OLD MAN
WITH ALL THOSE BOOKS?
LEATHER BOOKS STUFFED WITH OLD
MAPS.
HE WAS DROWNING IN THEM.
>> BUT HE WOULDN'T PUT THEM
DOWN.
>> HE WAS SCREAMING.
"LISTEN TO ME! LISTEN TO ME!
TOGETHER WE HAVE THE ANSWER.
TOGETHER!"
POOR GUY.
>> THIS IS IT?
>> YEAH.
I JUST NEED SOMETHING BIG ENOUGH
TO SMASH RIGHT THROUGH.
>> IT WON'T WORK.
WE SHOULD ASK JOHN.
>> WHO THE FUCK IS JOHN?
>> JOHN OWNS HALF THE CITY --
THE HALF NO ONE WANTS.
ALL THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE
EMPTY THAT ARE STILL STANDING.
HE NEVER SLEEPS IN THE SAME
PLACE TWICE.
HE BOOKS OUT WHOLE RESTAURANTS
JUST TO EAT HIS MEALS IN
SILENCE.
HE DIDN'T TALK FOR A WHOLE YEAR
BECAUSE SPEECH IS THE MIRROR OF
THOUGHT.
>> AND THAT MEANS...?
>> WELL, YOU SHOULD ASK HIM.
HE'LL TALK TO YOU.
BUT I DON'T THINK HE'LL LET YOU
IN.
ONCE HE LOCKS A DOOR, IT NEVER
OPENS AGAIN.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
[ DOOR OPENS ]
>> GRACE?
>> YEAH.
>> IT'S GETTING COLD, HUH?
COLDER THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR.
LOOK, I'M SORRY TO JUST TURN UP
LIKE THIS.
>> IT'S OKAY, I WAS JUST --
>> LOOK, I COULD BE ANYBODY.
JOHN INSISTED.
SORRY.
JOHN, THIS IS GRACE.
>> HELLO?
>> You shouldn't be here.
>> SIMON SAID YOU WERE LETTING
US STAY.
THANK YOU.
I MEAN, EVEN WITHOUT POWER, IT'S
GREAT.
REALLY.
SIMON WILL BE HOME REALLY SOON.
ANY MINUTE NOW.
>> Unless he's already found it
and you don't know.
Instead of being out there,
counting doors, you're here,
playing with your markers and
your toys.
David?
>> IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU.
[ WATER RUNNING ]
>> YOU KNOW, WE NEVER WENT TO
THAT MAZE.
THERE'S THIS MAZE, JUST OUT OF
THE CITY.
WELL, WHAT EVERYONE THINKS OF
AS A MAZE.
YOU KNOW, HEDGES FOR FAMILIES TO
GET LOST IN AT THE WEEKEND.
I JUST THOUGHT...
>> GRACE.
>> ...WE COULD WANDER THROUGH
IT, FOR RESEARCH.
>> GRACE, ANYTHING THAT INVOLVES
A PICNIC LUNCH ISN'T RESEARCH.
[ SILVERWARE CLINKING ]
A LITTLE LONGER.
>> COME ON.
>> HEY!
[ BOTH PANTING ]
>> I DIDN'T THINK THEY'D CHASE
US THAT FAR.
FOR COFFEE?
>> YEAH.
[ CHUCKLES, SIGHS ]
WOULD YOU WANT TO SAY GOODBYE?
>> GOODBYE?
>> ONCE YOU'VE FOUND IT.
DO YOU GO AND --
>> NO, I DON'T THINK IT WORKS
LIKE THAT.
I DON'T THINK YOU CAN GO AND
COME BACK.
SOMEONE WOULD HAVE COME BACK AND
TOLD US BY NOW.
I THINK ONCE YOU OPEN THE
DOOR...
>> YOU'RE GONE.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> YOU'RE GRACE?
>> YEAH.
>> I'M ALICE.
>> OH.
>> SOME OF SIMON'S MAPS GOT
MIXED UP WITH MINE.
>> HE'S TOLD ME A LOT ABOUT YOU.
>> WOW.
SO THIS IS US, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
"YOU ARE HERE."
I LET KIDS COME IN AND PLAY IN
IT SOMETIMES.
>> PLAY?
>> Godzilla!
SIMON SAID YOU THINK YOU'VE
FOUND IT.
>> YEAH.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHY SIMON'S NOT
HOME YET.
>> IT MUST BE HARD.
>> WHAT?
>> GETTING OUT OF BED, WHEN
THERE'S SOMEONE WARM NEXT TO
YOU.
HE'LL BE BACK ANY MINUTE.
>> Yeah.
>> [ SIGHS ]
SHE GETS SO TIRED.
I'M ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, "JUST ONE
MORE DOOR."
IT USED TO BE FUN WHEN WE LOOKED
TOGETHER.
HOLDING HANDS AND TRESPASSING,
TRYING TO STAY QUIET.
SHE USED TO GET THESE GIGGLE
FITS.
Grace?
Come to bed.
[ SILVERWARE CLINKING ]
>> TAKE YOUR LEFT HAND, PLACE IT
ON THE NEAREST WALL, AND WALK.
IT'S THE SIMPLEST WAY TO SOLVE
MOST MAZES.
OR USE THE CHAIN ALGORITHM,
TREATING THE MAZE AS A
SUCCESSION OF SMALLER, SIMPLER
MAZES.
OR TRéMAUX'S ALGORITHM.
ANY PREVIOUSLY VISITED JUNCTION
IS TO BE TREATED AS A DEAD END.
WHY DO THEY REFUSE TO DO THE
SLIGHTEST RESEARCH?
WHY DOES THE MAZE TURN THEM ALL
INTO SCURRYING RATS?
ALICE?
>> SORRY.
I'M NOT USED TO SITTING DOWN FOR
DINNER.
[ CLINKING CONTINUES ]
>> I ENJOY THE ART IN HOTEL
ROOMS.
>> I'M SORRY?
>> I'M SHARING A PERSONAL DETAIL
ABOUT MY LIFE.
I ENJOY THE ART IN HOTEL ROOMS.
MOST ART WANTS TO DRAW THE EYE,
BUT THE PAINTINGS IN HOTELS WANT
TO BLEND IN, TO BE IGNORED.
IT'S INTERESTING.
>> DO YOU SPEND A LOT OF NIGHTS
IN HOTELS?
>> I NEVER STAY ANYWHERE ELSE.
ARE YOU ENJOYING YOUR MEAL?
>> YEAH, I AM. IT'S LOVELY.
THANK YOU.
I HAVEN'T TASTED WINE IN MONTHS.
>> DO YOU MISS IT?
>> AND HOTELS.
BALCONIES, LITTLE SHAMPOOS.
JOHN, CAN I --
>> I THOUGHT ABOUT GIVING IT ALL
AWAY.
>> ALL OF WHAT?
>> ALL OF THIS.
I THOUGHT THAT RARE STEAK,
COTTON SHEETS...
I THOUGHT THESE THINGS MEANT I
WASN'T AS SERIOUS AS THE REST OF
YOU.
BUT THEN I REALIZED IF YOU'RE
DISTRACTED BY SOMETHING AS
SIMPLE AS A MIRROR, YOU DESERVE
TO GET LOST.
[ SILVERWARE CLINKS ]
WOULDN'T THE SEARCH BE MORE
MEANINGFUL IF YOU CRAWLED
INSTEAD OF WALKED?
OR BLINDFOLDED --
EVEN BETTER.
WOULDN'T IT PROVE YOU WORTHY IF
YOU STUMBLED, BLIND, UNTIL YOU
SENSED THE DOOR IN FRONT OF YOU?
>> NO.
>> ALICE, YOU'RE NOT A RAT.
YOU'VE FOUND YOUR TARGET.
YOU'VE TAKEN AIM.
YES?
>> YOU'VE LOCKED IT UP TIGHT.
IT'S JUST SITTING THERE, USELESS
TO YOU.
>> IT'S BEEN SEARCHED ALREADY.
THAT'S WHY I KEEP THEM EMPTY --
TO AVOID REPETITION.
>> I JUST NEED AN HOUR. LESS.
>> I'VE OPENED ALL ITS DOORS.
>> It's the one.
>> DO YOU SLEEP WELL?
>> I DON'T NEED MUCH SLEEP.
I USED TO LOVE GOING TO THE
MOVIES.
I'D ALWAYS STAY UNTIL THE
CREDITS WERE DONE.
I LIKED THE DARK AS MUCH AS THE
MOVIE.
I REMEMBER, AFTER SOME
TEARJERKER, SEEING THIS GIRL
SITTING IN THE BACK ROW, CRYING.
I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF.
I WENT UP TO HER, AND I SAID,
"YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT REALLY
DEAD.
THEY'RE JUST ACTORS.
SO WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU CRYING?"
NOW, SITTING IN THE DARK, ALL I
SEE ARE THE EXIT SIGNS.
>> I'M SYMPATHETIC TO YOUR
STORY.
>> WHAT WAS IT FOR YOU?
>> IT WAS THE PERIODIC TABLE.
>> I REMEMBER.
HYDROGEN, HELIUM --
>> BRILLIANT MEN LOOKED AT THE
WORLD.
THEY BROKE IT DOWN INTO PARTS,
AND THOSE PARTS INTO PARTS.
ALL OF IT.
THEY GROUND IT DOWN TO DUST.
>> I'VE GOT NOTHING LEFT TO SAY
TO MY FRIENDS.
>> ALICE, YOU'RE WASTING TIME.
I WON'T LET YOU WASTE MINE.
I COULD BE OUT THERE WITH THE
REST OF YOU --
OPENING A DOZEN DOORS, LOSING MY
WAY.
OR I COULD BUY UP PROPERTY,
SEARCH IT, THEN LOCK IT UP.
REACH OUT YOUR HAND.
PRETEND IT'S A DOORKNOB.
TURN IT.
AS YOU TURN IT, YOU'RE THINKING
ABOUT THE NEXT TIME YOU MIGHT
EAT A MEAL LIKE THIS...
ABOUT THE DRINK YOUR MOTHER USED
TO MAKE WHEN YOU WERE HOME SICK.
>> THAT'S VERY POETIC, BUT
YOU'RE WRONG.
MEMORIES DON'T MATTER.
GEOGRAPHY MATTERS.
GRIDS AND ANGLES AND DOORWAYS
MATTER.
>>NEED TO OPEN THE DOOR.
IT HAS TO BE SOMEONE WITHOUT ANY
ATTACHMENTS TO THE WORLD.
SOMEONE WHO'S FREE.
OTHERWISE, YOU'LL OPEN THE DOOR,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.
IT HAPPENS TO YOU EVERY DAY.
>> JOHN, IT'S JUST A DOOR.
>> IF THAT WERE TRUE, SOMEBODY
WOULD HAVE FOUND IT BY NOW.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
>> I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
>> THIS IS DAVID.
HE NEEDS TO TALK TO ME.
>> LISTEN, IT'S JUST --
>> I'M LISTENING.
>> I NEED SOME TIME TO MYSELF.
IT WON'T WAIT.
IF I THINK ABOUT MY FATHER...
AND I'M MARRIED. I HAVE A WIFE.
>> DAVID.
>> I CAN'T BE OUT THERE.
>> PLEASE, SIT DOWN.
>> I'M ALICE.
>> I JUST NEED SOME TIME OUT OF
THE CITY.
>> YOU'RE NOT A SLAVE.
YOU CAN STOP LOOKING ANY TIME
YOU WANT.
ALICE, YOU KNOW I DIDN'T INVITE
YOU HERE JUST FOR CONVERSATION.
>> THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.
>> OF COURSE.
IT'LL BE HARD FOR YOU AT FIRST.
DAVID HAS A POLICE RECORD NOW,
YOU SEE.
I ADMIRE YOU, DAVID --
TO HAVE THIS SINGULAR PURPOSE,
AND TO JUST LET IT ALL GO.
>> YOU SHOULD GO.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> ONE HOUR.
IT MEANS NOTHING TO YOU.
IF I CAN'T OPEN THE EXIT, THEN
WHAT'S THE HARM?
>> MY WHOLE LIFE IS PERFECTLY
CALIBRATED SO I CAN OPEN THAT
DOOR.
YOU WERE WRONG THIS TIME, BUT
MAYBE NEXT TIME YOU'LL BE RIGHT.
I'LL GIVE YOU THE KEY FOR
$10,000.
>> YOU WOULDN'T DO THAT.
JOHN, PLEASE.
PLEASE?
$10,000.
$10,000.
THAT'S ALL.
WE CAN ALL OPEN IT TOGETHER.
WE JUST NEED TO FIND THE MONEY.
TOGETHER.
WE...
TOGETHER.
>> I THOUGHT SHE WAS HOLDING ME
BACK.
BUT I WAS WRONG.
NOW I'M MEANT TO BE SEARCHING
FOR DOORWAYS.
BUT I CAN ONLY SEE FACES.
LOOKING FOR HERS.
DON'T WE ALL SEE BETTER WHEN
WE'RE NOT HALF-ASLEEP?
UH...
JUST LISTEN TO ME.
THIS...
[ SCOFFS ]
IT'S JUST SUPERSTITION.
THIS IS A MAZE.
BUT NO ONE SAID IT'S A FUNHOUSE.
MIRRORS AREN'T THERE TO DISTRACT
YOU.
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
NOW, IF YOUR LEFT HAND IS DIRTY,
HOLD IT UP.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU KNOW THAT HOLDING YOUR LEFT
HAND ON THE WALL WON'T SOLVE
THIS KIND OF A MAZE.
YOU DO IT ANYWAY.
YOU DO IT BECAUSE YOU'VE ALWAYS
DONE IT.
THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
WHO SAID THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE TO
LOOK ALONE?
LET'S STOP.
JUST FOR A MINUTE.
JUST STOP AND ADMIT THAT WE
SHOULD BE DOING THINGS
DIFFERENTLY, DOING THEM BETTER.
IF WE WORK TOGETHER, WE CAN FIND
IT.
>> I'VE FOUND IT ALREADY.
I HAVE.
YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
IT'S DOWNSTAIRS.
IT'S IN MY BASEMENT.
IT'S TRUE.
IT'S JUST THAT I'VE LOST THE
KEY.
>> YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUCK
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WE'RE IN THE WRONG CITY.
I KNOW WHERE TO LOOK. I-I DO.
I JUST -- I NEED SOME MONEY.
FOR THE PLANE FARE.
>> JUST LISTEN TO ME!
>> JUST, JUST --
>> PLEASE, JUST LISTEN TO ME!
>> I'LL GET A BUS!
>> PLEASE, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
LIKE THIS!
>> A COUPLE OF HUNDRED B--
>> SO, WHAT NOW?
>> WE NEED $10,000.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
MY WHOLE LIFE WAS IN THERE.
I SHOULD'VE FOUGHT.
>> HEY, NEVER KNOW WHAT WOULD'VE
HAPPENED.
>> OH, IT'S NOT TOO BAD.
YOU'RE LOVELY. THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE BEN LANE'S DAUGHTER?
YEAH, HE USED TO COME IN HERE
EVERY DAY ON THE WAY TO WORK,
BUY HIS CIGARETTES.
BENSON & HEDGES.
WHAT'S HE UP TO THESE DAYS?
>> NO, YOU MUST BE THINKING OF
SOMEONE ELSE.
>> HE USED TO BUY A CHOCOLATE
FROG EVERY MORNING.
>> NO.
>> HEY!
HEY!
>> DON'T FUCKING TOUCH HER.
>> COME ON!
[ BELL RINGS ]
>> CHEERS.
CAN YOU GET IT OPEN?
>> IT'S BARELY EVEN A BOX.
>> IT'S NOTHING.
>> YEAH?
YOU KNOW, IT'S YOUR TURN NEXT
TIME.
>> BUT I'M SO PRETTY.
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S A START.
AND...?
>> ALL UP -- TWO.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU
CRIED?
THEY'RE GHOSTS.
THEY'RE CARDBOARD CUTOUTS.
COME ON.
>> THIS IS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT
IT WOULD BE.
OKAY.
>> MM.
>> YEAH. OKAY.
>> THIS IS JUST A SITCOM.
>> UH-HUH.
>> WE'RE IN A SITCOM, ALICE.
[ DOOR UNLOCKS ]
THIS IS JUST THE SET.
[ DOOR SHUTS ]
IF YOU LISTEN HARD, YOU CAN HEAR
THE LAUGH TRACK.
CAN YOU HEAR IT?
>> I CAN HEAR IT.
>> GOOD.
[ TV TURNS ON ]
I SWEAR, THESE ARE THE EXACT
SAME FUCKING SHOWS.
>> MOVED UP FROM VICTORIA...
>> DO YOU WANT TO SEE MY OLD
ROOM?
>> ACCORDING THE THE DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE, AN EXPLOSION IN THE
CAPITAL...
>> SURELY THAT'S ENOUGH.
SURELY THAT'S ENOUGH.
>> NEVER ENOUGH.
IT'S NEVER ENOUGH.
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP ON GOING.
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP ON...
>> GOT THESE FOR MY
18th BIRTHDAY.
NEVER HAD ANYWHERE TO WEAR THEM,
THOUGH.
"WHEN A DAY THAT YOU HAPPEN TO
KNOW IS WEDNESDAY STARTS OFF BY
SOUNDING LIKE SUNDAY, THERE IS
SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG
SOMEWHERE."
I MUST'VE READ THIS 10 TIMES.
THIS DROVE MY MOTHER MAD.
I'D IGNORE THE CLUES.
COLOR IN THE SQUARES INSTEAD.
I TOLD HER IT WAS MY DIARY.
>> GEE, THAT'S PROMISING.
OH, TERRIFIC, YEAH.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT -- YOU
FUCKING GO WHEN I TELL YOU TO
GO, ALL RIGHT?
>> DAD.
YOU SAID I COULD COME BACK
WHENEVER I WANTED.
>> THE FIRST THING I REMEMBER IS
TELEVISION.
EVERYONE CROWDED AROUND IT.
SOMEONE FAMOUS HAD DIED ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD.
CAN'T REMEMBER WHO.
SOMEONE BLONDE AND PHOTOGENIC.
BUT WHO ISN'T, RIGHT?
IT WAS LIKE SHE'D DIED RIGHT IN
FRONT OF THEM.
EVERYONE WENT PALE.
WEEPING.
SOMEONE KEPT SAYING, "I CAN'T
BELIEVE IT," OVER AND OVER.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, I CAN'T
BELIEVE IT."
I CHANGED THE CHANNEL.
[ KNOCK ON WINDOW ]
>> LET'S GO.
>> I REMEMBER.
I REMEMBER EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.
YOU CAN SAY ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
ME, ALICE.
I KNOW YOU REMEMBER, TOO.
[ TECHNO MUSIC PLAYING ]
>> 3 GRAND TO GO.
NEARLY THERE.
ARE YOU SURE YOU FOUND IT?
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE OLD
GUY WHO SAYS IT'S IN HIS
BASEMENT.
I THINK HE MIGHT BE ON TO
SOMETHING.
>> WHAT'LL YOU DO IF I'M RIGHT?
WILL YOU SAY GOODBYE?
>> ALICE, WHY...
WHY THIS DOOR?
>> YOU SEE?
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
NO.
>> WHAT?
>> YOU'LL SEE.
I'VE DONE SOME AWFUL THINGS.
I USED TO READ THE NEWSPAPER
EVERY DAY, COVER TO COVER.
THERE WAS ALWAYS A HORROR STORY
INSIDE FOR SOMEBODY.
BUT NOT US.
HOW MANY HOURS YOU BEEN STARING
AT IT?
[ BABY CRIES ]
JUST WORK OUT HOW MANY HOURS YOU
STARE AT IT EVERY DAY AND
MULTIPLY THAT BY SEVEN.
WHEN YOU'VE WORKED OUT HOW MANY
HOURS YOU'VE STARED AT IT --
>> TOM.
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
>> YOU'LL SEE.
>> WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?
>> CAN WE HAVE A COKE?
>> YEAH.
>> WAIT HERE.
>> ALICE?
>> OH, HI.
>> OH, MY GOD. HI.
THIS IS WEIRD, HUH?
>> YEAH.
>> YOU'RE STILL LOOKING?
>> THIS IS WHERE YOU WORK, HUH?
>> YEAH.
I'M ALMOST DONE.
I'M GOING TO TAKE MYSELF OUT FOR
DINNER.
[ CHUCKLES ]
>> THAT'S GREAT.
>> ALICE, DID SIMON FIND IT?
>> WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR CITY?
>> OH, RATS, PROBABLY.
OR IT FINALLY BURNT DOWN.
I DON'T WANT TO KNOW.
I'D BETTER GO.
IT WAS LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
>> YOU'RE NOT HERE TO SAY HI.
>> [ CRYING ]
>> YOU MAKE COFFEE, RIGHT?
YOU SMILE.
CHECK YOUR SHIRT'S TUCKED IN.
ASK THEM HOW THEIR DAY'S GOING.
SO YOU MAKE COFFEE AND SOMETIMES
IT'S TOO STRONG OR IT'S TOO HOT,
IT'S TOO BITTER.
BUT SOMETIMES YOU GET IT JUST
RIGHT.
YOU MUST LOVE THAT --
THE LOOK ON THEIR FACES AS THEY
POUR YOUR COFFEE DOWN THEIR
FUCKING THROAT.
>> LEAVE HER ALONE, TOM.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S WORSE?
HER.
BECAUSE SHE KNOWS THE TRUTH, AND
SHE DOESN'T FUCKING CARE.
SHE SPENT THE LAST 8 HOURS
FROTHING MILK.
>> STOP IT.
>> YOU FUCKING STOP IT.
>> HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO YOU IN
AGES.
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
>> NO, YOU DO. YOU KNOW.
THAT'S THE POINT.
>> IS THIS ABOUT MONEY?
JUST TAKE IT.
>> YOU NEED IT, SO TAKE IT.
TAKE IT.
>> Go.
>> YOU'RE THE SAME.
>> WE'RE SO CLOSE, TOM.
WE'RE NEARLY THERE.
>> You're just the fucking same.
>> I DON'T NEED IT ANYMORE.
I KNOW WHERE IT IS.
>> ARE YOU SURE?
ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY SURE?
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK.
AS SOON AS I WALK OUT THAT DOOR,
NONE OF THIS MATTERS.
NONE OF IT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
YOU DON'T MATTER.
GIVE ME THE MONEY.
ALL OF IT.
>> NO.
>> ALL OF IT.
BUY YOURSELF SOMETHING PRETTY.
[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER.
IT'S NOT CLOUDS OR HARPS OR DEAD
RELATIVES OR ALL THE ANSWERS.
THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.
THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.
>> HEY.
GUESS HOW MANY DOORS I OPENED
TODAY.
MUST'VE BEEN...
WHAT'S WRONG?
>> I KNOW WHERE SHE IS.
YOU CAN TELL HER WHAT YOU NEED
TO TELL HER.
NOT YET.
>> ALICE?
>> IT'S DAVID, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
JOHN SENT ME.
SO, THIS...THIS IS THE ONE.
I CAN SEE WHY YOU NEED THE
COMBINATION.
HAVE YOU GOT THE MONEY?
OKAY.
SIGN WHEREVER THERE'S AN "X."
>> WHAT'S THIS?
>> IT'S A GIFT.
HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT MONEY.
JOHN SAYS WHEN YOU SIGN, YOU'LL
BE THE LEGAL OWNER.
YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU LIKE
WITH IT.
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
>> HE SAYS IT'S ALL YOURS.
[ CLICKING ]
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ DOOR HINGES CREAK ]
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACH ]
>> 3-4-3-7.
LAST CALL FOR 3-4-3-7.
5-0-1-3.
>> THANKS.
>> IT'S RIDICULOUS --
ALL OF IT.
SIGNS, MAPS --
>> NO.
I JUST MADE A MISTAKE, THAT'S
ALL.
SOMEWHERE IN HERE, THERE'S A
MISTAKE, AND I JUST HAVE TO FIND
IT.
>> MAYBE.
MAYBE THIS WILL HELP.
IT'S YOURS, IF YOU WANT IT.
>> YOU SURE?
>> YEAH.
I'M NOT COMING BACK.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> DON'T.
I DON'T FEEL THE THRILL ANYMORE.
I CAN REACH FOR A DOORKNOB AND
RATTLE IT.
THERE'S NO ELECTRICITY.
I KNOW WHATEVER'S BEHIND IT IS
JUST...
WHATEVER'S BEHIND IT.
I TRIED TO EXPLAIN IT TO MY
WIFE.
SHE WASN'T THERE WHEN MY DAD
DIED.
ONE MINUTE, HE WAS SLEEPING.
THEN HE WAS JUST...
I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN
THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF PEOPLE
TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF IT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH SHE KNEW
WHEN SHE HANDED ME MY BRIEFCASE
IN THE MORNINGS.
WHEN I FIRST WENT TO A MEETING,
I THOUGHT EVERYONE THERE WAS
CRAZY.
EVERYONE'S CRAZY, RIGHT?
AT LEAST THEIR CRAZY MADE SENSE.
I HAVE A CAR AGAIN, IF YOU CAN
CALL THIS A CAR.
THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING I
CAN DO FOR MONEY.
MONDAY TO FRIDAY, 9:00 TO 5:00.
WEEKENDS AT HOME.
JUST NOT IN THE CITY.
I DON'T WANT TO RISK IT.
I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING.
I'VE NEVER PLANTED A FLAG.
NOTHING'S NAMED AFTER ME --
NOTHING THAT'S NOT FAMILY.
BUT IF I FOUND THE EXIT...
IT COULD BE...
IT COULD'VE BEEN ME.
IT'S RIDICULOUS.
DID I THINK IT WAS A SECRET
TUNNEL THAT TRAVELS UNDERGROUND,
OR WHAT?
SOME KIND OF...
[ SIGHS ]
THERE'S A REASON EVERYONE FEELS
LOST.
SOMEONE DIES, AND WE PRETEND
THEY'VE TURNED TO LIGHT, TO --
TO CLOUDS, THAT THEY'RE STILL
HERE WITH US.
DAD WOULDN'T HAVE WANTED THIS
LIFE FOR ME.
THERE'S MORE AIR OUT HERE, LESS
PRESSURE.
SHE LOVED LIVING HERE.
SHE COULD SIT, WITHOUT MUSIC,
WITHOUT TV.
SILENCE ALWAYS MADE ME NERVOUS.
I DON'T FEEL IT ANYMORE.
I DON'T.
I DON'T.
THE ELECTRICITY.
THE THRILL.
[ SCOFFS SOFTLY ]
I'M NOT THE SAME MAN.
[ SIGHS ]
[ VACUUM CLEANER RUNNING ]
[ DOOR RATTLES ]
[ VACUUM CLEANER SHUTS OFF ]
>> I NEED TO LOOK INSIDE.
>> YEAH, BUT WE'RE NOT OPEN.
>> PLEASE?
>> WHATEVER.
SO, WHAT IS IT WE'RE WE LOOKING
FOR?
IF IT'S MONEY, I SHOULD TELL YOU
NOW THAT I'VE PROBABLY FOUND IT
AND SPENT IT ALREADY.
WHAT IS IT?
>> [ SIGHS ]
I'M AN IDIOT.
I'M SUCH AN IDIOT.
>> NOW, I REALLY SHOULDN'T BE
LETTING YOU DO THAT.
>> THAT'S IT.
>> WHAT? WHAT IS IT?
>> SIT DOWN.
IMAGINE AN IMMENSE, COMPLICATED
MAZE.
OKAY?
>> OKAY.
>> AND THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF
PEOPLE INSIDE, TRYING TO FIND
THEIR WAY TO THE EXIT.
THERE'S NO WAY TO TELL IF
THEY'VE WALKED THIS TWIST OR
THAT TURN BEFORE.
AND SO MONTHS PASS, AND YEARS
PASS.
AND THERE ARE CHILDREN BORN INTO
THE MAZE, AND IN TIME, THOSE
CHILDREN HAVE CHILDREN.
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
>> Shh.
AND THEY ALL GREW WEARY, AND
THEN THEY FORGOT.
SOON, NO ONE WAS LOOKING FOR THE
EXIT AT ALL.
WELL, ALMOST NO ONE.
AND NOW I'VE FOUND IT.
I MADE A MISTAKE.
RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING --
THE VERY FIRST STEP --
SO THAT EVERY SINGLE THING THAT
CAME AFTERWARDS WAS WRONG...
CORRUPT.
I'VE ALREADY FORGOTTEN WHAT IT
USED TO LOOK LIKE.
I USED TO THINK IT WAS PERFECT,
AND NOW IT'S GONE, OUT OF MY
HEAD.
HERE IT IS.
>> WE USED TO GO THERE.
>> DAD.
>> WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE.
USED TO BE A BOOKSHOP.
THERE WAS THIS CAT WHO ALWAYS
SAT IN THE WINDOW.
YOU THOUGHT THE CAT OWNED THE
STORE.
>> YEAH, I REMEMBER.
>> WELCOME ABOARD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HERE WE GO.
DON'T WORRY.
THERE ARE DRINKS ON FRIDAY, SO
JUST LAST UNTIL THEN, OKAY?
>> I'LL DO MY BEST.
>> NOW, DON'T LOSE IT.
IF YOU LOSE IT, TELL RECEPTION
STRAIGHTAWAY.
BUT DON'T LOSE IT.
>> I WON'T.
>> IT'S FOR THE PHOTOCOPIER,
TOO.
IT'S A LOT TO TAKE IN YOUR FIRST
DAY.
WE HARDLY NOTICE THE VIEW AROUND
HERE ANYMORE.
IT'S 1-2-3-4-5-6, BUT YOU'LL
NEED TO CHANGE IT RIGHT AWAY.
>> I WILL. THANKS.
>> WELL, GET SETTLED IN, AND
I'LL COME BACK AND EXPLAIN
PAYROLL A LITTLE LATER.
IT'S A BIT CONFUSING.
>> GREAT. THANKS.
>> GREAT.
OH, AND YOUR EXTENSION IS 7-1-4.
IT'S JUST THERE ON THE PHONE.
>> THANKS.
[ BAG UNZIPS ]
[ SQUEAKING ]
IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN.
THIS IS THE LAST PLACE I SAW
HIM.
IT SEEMED LIKE MAGIC.
I NEED TO GET INSIDE.
IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN.
>> I NEED TO GET INSIDE.
>> UNLESS YOU CAN SHOW ME
SOMETHING THAT SAYS YOU --
>> IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN.
THIS IS THE LAST PLACE I SAW
HIM.
I WAVED GOODBYE FROM RIGHT HERE,
WHERE WE'RE STANDING.
MY DAD USED TO BRING ME INTO THE
CITY ON WEEKENDS.
MUM THOUGHT IT WAS TOO
DANGEROUS.
YOU KNOW WHAT FATHERS ARE LIKE
WITH THEIR DAUGHTERS.
HE'D SPIN ME AROUND TILL I GOT
DIZZY, AND HE'D GET ME TO POINT.
"THAT'S THE WAY WE'RE GOING,"
HE'D SAY.
I THINK HE JUST POINTED WHEREVER
HE WANTED, BUT I DIDN'T WORK
THAT OUT TILL LATER.
JUST SEEMED LIKE MAGIC.
>> YOU SEE THIS LOCK HERE?
NOTHING IN MY VAN CAN OPEN THIS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD.
I'D LIKE TO HELP.
>> I UNDERSTAND.
>> DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
>> THANKS.
[ SIGHS ]
[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGING ]
BEFORE I KNEW THE TRUTH, I'D
SOMETIMES LIE IN BED ALL DAY.
READ UNTIL IT GOT DARK.
SLEEP, WAKE UP, START OVER.
I'D STARE AT SHADOWS MOVING
ALONG THE CEILING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEHIND IT.
I KNOW IT'S NOT CLOUDS OR HARPS
OR DEAD RELATIVES OR ALL THE
ANSWERS.
I KNOW THAT BEHIND IT IS
SOMETHING ELSE.
SOMETHING NEW.
[ DOORS OPENING, CLOSING ]
[ MARKER SQUEAKING ]
>> I GOT LOST.
>> RIGHT.
>> YOU FOUND SOMETHING?
[ MARKER SQUEAKS ]
ME NEITHER.
I JUST LIKE IT UP HERE.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE CITY
STOPS.
THERE'S ONLY SO MANY DOORS,
RIGHT?
IT'S NOT GOING TO LAST MUCH
LONGER.
SOON THIS'LL ALL BE FILLED WITH
SUITS AND DESKS AND...
MAYBE WE'RE ALL WRONG.
I'M NOT SURE THIS IS EVEN THE
RIGHT CITY.
LIKE, I MOVED HERE TO FIND A
BETTER --
>> I'M SURE.
I'M SO SURE I WAS BORN HERE.
YOU COVER A LOT OF GROUND.
>> YEAH.
I'VE GOT TO STEAL SOME NEW
SHOES.
I JUST WISH EVERYONE WOULD STOP
MOVING, STOP BUILDING, STOP
FUCKING RENOVATING.
JUST UNTIL I FIND IT.
>> IT'S THREE BLOCKS WEST.
>> OH, REALLY?
YOU FOUND IT.
>> SOMEONE HAS TO.
IT'S LOCKED UP TIGHT.
I HAVEN'T BEEN INSIDE, BUT THERE
CAN'T BE MORE THAN 20 OR 30
DOORS.
>> WHAT'S THIS?
>> IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE
DOORS.
IT'S ABOUT THE WALLS THAT HOLD
THEM AND THE SHADOWS BETWEEN THE
WALLS AND THE SPACES BETWEEN
THEM.
>> I WAS NEVER ANY GOOD AT
MATHS.
>> IT'S NOT JUST MATHS.
AH, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
ARE YOU GONNA STOP OPENING DOORS
BECAUSE I SAY SO?
>> I GUESS NOT.
>> THIS IS ME.
[ SIGHS ]
>> THE STREETS ALL LOOK THE SAME
TO ME.
I USED TO THINK FLAT, 2D.
THEN I MET GRACE AND SAW HER
CITY.
IT WAS SMALLER BACK THEN, BUT
WHEN I STEPPED INSIDE AND
LOOKED DOWN, IT FELT LIKE
SOMETHING...CLICKED.
I'D COME OVER AT LEAST ONCE A
WEEK.
THEN IT WAS TWICE A WEEK.
THEN EVERY SECOND DAY.
AND THEN GRACE SAID...
>> AND I SAID, "DON'T GO."
>> SO I STAYED.
[ INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER ]
[ RADIO SHUTS OFF ]
Six blocks by six yesterday.
Today, from here...to here.
If Grace can cover these four,
every door, we've searched half
the southeast.
One, two, three...
Two, three...
TIME TO GO.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ CLATTER ]
THAT'S HOW I FOUND OUT.
>> HI.
>> HI.
I TRIED PUSHING OPEN THIS DOOR
WITH THIS SYMBOL ON IT IN RED
PAINT.
IT WAS STILL WET.
I FOLLOWED THE SPLATTERS OF
PAINT, LIKE BREADCRUMBS IN A
FAIRYTALE.
THEY LEAD TO THIS MAN, DRESSED
IN RAGS.
HE WAS FILTHY.
HE HAD RED PAINT ON HIS SHOES.
I THOUGHT, WHAT HAVE I GOT TO
LOSE?
SO I TOLD HIM I WAS LOST.
>> COMING?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAID TO ME?
"THAT'S A START."
>> I WISH I COULD DRAW.
>> GRACE JUST USES AN "X."
AND EVEN THEN, THEY KIND OF LOOK
LIKE CRUCIFIXES.
>> MUST BE ALL THAT SUNDAY
SCHOOL.
WE HAVE THESE MEETINGS
SOMETIMES.
PEOPLE GET TOGETHER TO TALK
ABOUT DIRECTIONS, SWAP MAPS.
THAT'S THE IDEA, ANYWAY.
BUT EVERYONE WANTS TO BE THE ONE
TO TURN THE HANDLE, YOU KNOW?
REMEMBER THERE WAS THAT OLD MAN
WITH ALL THOSE BOOKS?
LEATHER BOOKS STUFFED WITH OLD
MAPS.
HE WAS DROWNING IN THEM.
>> BUT HE WOULDN'T PUT THEM
DOWN.
>> HE WAS SCREAMING.
"LISTEN TO ME! LISTEN TO ME!
TOGETHER WE HAVE THE ANSWER.
TOGETHER!"
POOR GUY.
>> THIS IS IT?
>> YEAH.
I JUST NEED SOMETHING BIG ENOUGH
TO SMASH RIGHT THROUGH.
>> IT WON'T WORK.
WE SHOULD ASK JOHN.
>> WHO THE FUCK IS JOHN?
>> JOHN OWNS HALF THE CITY --
THE HALF NO ONE WANTS.
ALL THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE
EMPTY THAT ARE STILL STANDING.
HE NEVER SLEEPS IN THE SAME
PLACE TWICE.
HE BOOKS OUT WHOLE RESTAURANTS
JUST TO EAT HIS MEALS IN
SILENCE.
HE DIDN'T TALK FOR A WHOLE YEAR
BECAUSE SPEECH IS THE MIRROR OF
THOUGHT.
>> AND THAT MEANS...?
>> WELL, YOU SHOULD ASK HIM.
HE'LL TALK TO YOU.
BUT I DON'T THINK HE'LL LET YOU
IN.
ONCE HE LOCKS A DOOR, IT NEVER
OPENS AGAIN.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
[ DOOR OPENS ]
>> GRACE?
>> YEAH.
>> IT'S GETTING COLD, HUH?
COLDER THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR.
LOOK, I'M SORRY TO JUST TURN UP
LIKE THIS.
>> IT'S OKAY, I WAS JUST --
>> LOOK, I COULD BE ANYBODY.
JOHN INSISTED.
SORRY.
JOHN, THIS IS GRACE.
>> HELLO?
>> You shouldn't be here.
>> SIMON SAID YOU WERE LETTING
US STAY.
THANK YOU.
I MEAN, EVEN WITHOUT POWER, IT'S
GREAT.
REALLY.
SIMON WILL BE HOME REALLY SOON.
ANY MINUTE NOW.
>> Unless he's already found it
and you don't know.
Instead of being out there,
counting doors, you're here,
playing with your markers and
your toys.
David?
>> IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU.
[ WATER RUNNING ]
>> YOU KNOW, WE NEVER WENT TO
THAT MAZE.
THERE'S THIS MAZE, JUST OUT OF
THE CITY.
WELL, WHAT EVERYONE THINKS OF
AS A MAZE.
YOU KNOW, HEDGES FOR FAMILIES TO
GET LOST IN AT THE WEEKEND.
I JUST THOUGHT...
>> GRACE.
>> ...WE COULD WANDER THROUGH
IT, FOR RESEARCH.
>> GRACE, ANYTHING THAT INVOLVES
A PICNIC LUNCH ISN'T RESEARCH.
[ SILVERWARE CLINKING ]
A LITTLE LONGER.
>> COME ON.
>> HEY!
[ BOTH PANTING ]
>> I DIDN'T THINK THEY'D CHASE
US THAT FAR.
FOR COFFEE?
>> YEAH.
[ CHUCKLES, SIGHS ]
WOULD YOU WANT TO SAY GOODBYE?
>> GOODBYE?
>> ONCE YOU'VE FOUND IT.
DO YOU GO AND --
>> NO, I DON'T THINK IT WORKS
LIKE THAT.
I DON'T THINK YOU CAN GO AND
COME BACK.
SOMEONE WOULD HAVE COME BACK AND
TOLD US BY NOW.
I THINK ONCE YOU OPEN THE
DOOR...
>> YOU'RE GONE.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> YOU'RE GRACE?
>> YEAH.
>> I'M ALICE.
>> OH.
>> SOME OF SIMON'S MAPS GOT
MIXED UP WITH MINE.
>> HE'S TOLD ME A LOT ABOUT YOU.
>> WOW.
SO THIS IS US, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
"YOU ARE HERE."
I LET KIDS COME IN AND PLAY IN
IT SOMETIMES.
>> PLAY?
>> Godzilla!
SIMON SAID YOU THINK YOU'VE
FOUND IT.
>> YEAH.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHY SIMON'S NOT
HOME YET.
>> IT MUST BE HARD.
>> WHAT?
>> GETTING OUT OF BED, WHEN
THERE'S SOMEONE WARM NEXT TO
YOU.
HE'LL BE BACK ANY MINUTE.
>> Yeah.
>> [ SIGHS ]
SHE GETS SO TIRED.
I'M ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, "JUST ONE
MORE DOOR."
IT USED TO BE FUN WHEN WE LOOKED
TOGETHER.
HOLDING HANDS AND TRESPASSING,
TRYING TO STAY QUIET.
SHE USED TO GET THESE GIGGLE
FITS.
Grace?
Come to bed.
[ SILVERWARE CLINKING ]
>> TAKE YOUR LEFT HAND, PLACE IT
ON THE NEAREST WALL, AND WALK.
IT'S THE SIMPLEST WAY TO SOLVE
MOST MAZES.
OR USE THE CHAIN ALGORITHM,
TREATING THE MAZE AS A
SUCCESSION OF SMALLER, SIMPLER
MAZES.
OR TRéMAUX'S ALGORITHM.
ANY PREVIOUSLY VISITED JUNCTION
IS TO BE TREATED AS A DEAD END.
WHY DO THEY REFUSE TO DO THE
SLIGHTEST RESEARCH?
WHY DOES THE MAZE TURN THEM ALL
INTO SCURRYING RATS?
ALICE?
>> SORRY.
I'M NOT USED TO SITTING DOWN FOR
DINNER.
[ CLINKING CONTINUES ]
>> I ENJOY THE ART IN HOTEL
ROOMS.
>> I'M SORRY?
>> I'M SHARING A PERSONAL DETAIL
ABOUT MY LIFE.
I ENJOY THE ART IN HOTEL ROOMS.
MOST ART WANTS TO DRAW THE EYE,
BUT THE PAINTINGS IN HOTELS WANT
TO BLEND IN, TO BE IGNORED.
IT'S INTERESTING.
>> DO YOU SPEND A LOT OF NIGHTS
IN HOTELS?
>> I NEVER STAY ANYWHERE ELSE.
ARE YOU ENJOYING YOUR MEAL?
>> YEAH, I AM. IT'S LOVELY.
THANK YOU.
I HAVEN'T TASTED WINE IN MONTHS.
>> DO YOU MISS IT?
>> AND HOTELS.
BALCONIES, LITTLE SHAMPOOS.
JOHN, CAN I --
>> I THOUGHT ABOUT GIVING IT ALL
AWAY.
>> ALL OF WHAT?
>> ALL OF THIS.
I THOUGHT THAT RARE STEAK,
COTTON SHEETS...
I THOUGHT THESE THINGS MEANT I
WASN'T AS SERIOUS AS THE REST OF
YOU.
BUT THEN I REALIZED IF YOU'RE
DISTRACTED BY SOMETHING AS
SIMPLE AS A MIRROR, YOU DESERVE
TO GET LOST.
[ SILVERWARE CLINKS ]
WOULDN'T THE SEARCH BE MORE
MEANINGFUL IF YOU CRAWLED
INSTEAD OF WALKED?
OR BLINDFOLDED --
EVEN BETTER.
WOULDN'T IT PROVE YOU WORTHY IF
YOU STUMBLED, BLIND, UNTIL YOU
SENSED THE DOOR IN FRONT OF YOU?
>> NO.
>> ALICE, YOU'RE NOT A RAT.
YOU'VE FOUND YOUR TARGET.
YOU'VE TAKEN AIM.
YES?
>> YOU'VE LOCKED IT UP TIGHT.
IT'S JUST SITTING THERE, USELESS
TO YOU.
>> IT'S BEEN SEARCHED ALREADY.
THAT'S WHY I KEEP THEM EMPTY --
TO AVOID REPETITION.
>> I JUST NEED AN HOUR. LESS.
>> I'VE OPENED ALL ITS DOORS.
>> It's the one.
>> DO YOU SLEEP WELL?
>> I DON'T NEED MUCH SLEEP.
I USED TO LOVE GOING TO THE
MOVIES.
I'D ALWAYS STAY UNTIL THE
CREDITS WERE DONE.
I LIKED THE DARK AS MUCH AS THE
MOVIE.
I REMEMBER, AFTER SOME
TEARJERKER, SEEING THIS GIRL
SITTING IN THE BACK ROW, CRYING.
I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF.
I WENT UP TO HER, AND I SAID,
"YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT REALLY
DEAD.
THEY'RE JUST ACTORS.
SO WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU CRYING?"
NOW, SITTING IN THE DARK, ALL I
SEE ARE THE EXIT SIGNS.
>> I'M SYMPATHETIC TO YOUR
STORY.
>> WHAT WAS IT FOR YOU?
>> IT WAS THE PERIODIC TABLE.
>> I REMEMBER.
HYDROGEN, HELIUM --
>> BRILLIANT MEN LOOKED AT THE
WORLD.
THEY BROKE IT DOWN INTO PARTS,
AND THOSE PARTS INTO PARTS.
ALL OF IT.
THEY GROUND IT DOWN TO DUST.
>> I'VE GOT NOTHING LEFT TO SAY
TO MY FRIENDS.
>> ALICE, YOU'RE WASTING TIME.
I WON'T LET YOU WASTE MINE.
I COULD BE OUT THERE WITH THE
REST OF YOU --
OPENING A DOZEN DOORS, LOSING MY
WAY.
OR I COULD BUY UP PROPERTY,
SEARCH IT, THEN LOCK IT UP.
REACH OUT YOUR HAND.
PRETEND IT'S A DOORKNOB.
TURN IT.
AS YOU TURN IT, YOU'RE THINKING
ABOUT THE NEXT TIME YOU MIGHT
EAT A MEAL LIKE THIS...
ABOUT THE DRINK YOUR MOTHER USED
TO MAKE WHEN YOU WERE HOME SICK.
>> THAT'S VERY POETIC, BUT
YOU'RE WRONG.
MEMORIES DON'T MATTER.
GEOGRAPHY MATTERS.
GRIDS AND ANGLES AND DOORWAYS
MATTER.
>>NEED TO OPEN THE DOOR.
IT HAS TO BE SOMEONE WITHOUT ANY
ATTACHMENTS TO THE WORLD.
SOMEONE WHO'S FREE.
OTHERWISE, YOU'LL OPEN THE DOOR,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.
IT HAPPENS TO YOU EVERY DAY.
>> JOHN, IT'S JUST A DOOR.
>> IF THAT WERE TRUE, SOMEBODY
WOULD HAVE FOUND IT BY NOW.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
>> I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
>> THIS IS DAVID.
HE NEEDS TO TALK TO ME.
>> LISTEN, IT'S JUST --
>> I'M LISTENING.
>> I NEED SOME TIME TO MYSELF.
IT WON'T WAIT.
IF I THINK ABOUT MY FATHER...
AND I'M MARRIED. I HAVE A WIFE.
>> DAVID.
>> I CAN'T BE OUT THERE.
>> PLEASE, SIT DOWN.
>> I'M ALICE.
>> I JUST NEED SOME TIME OUT OF
THE CITY.
>> YOU'RE NOT A SLAVE.
YOU CAN STOP LOOKING ANY TIME
YOU WANT.
ALICE, YOU KNOW I DIDN'T INVITE
YOU HERE JUST FOR CONVERSATION.
>> THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.
>> OF COURSE.
IT'LL BE HARD FOR YOU AT FIRST.
DAVID HAS A POLICE RECORD NOW,
YOU SEE.
I ADMIRE YOU, DAVID --
TO HAVE THIS SINGULAR PURPOSE,
AND TO JUST LET IT ALL GO.
>> YOU SHOULD GO.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> ONE HOUR.
IT MEANS NOTHING TO YOU.
IF I CAN'T OPEN THE EXIT, THEN
WHAT'S THE HARM?
>> MY WHOLE LIFE IS PERFECTLY
CALIBRATED SO I CAN OPEN THAT
DOOR.
YOU WERE WRONG THIS TIME, BUT
MAYBE NEXT TIME YOU'LL BE RIGHT.
I'LL GIVE YOU THE KEY FOR
$10,000.
>> YOU WOULDN'T DO THAT.
JOHN, PLEASE.
PLEASE?
$10,000.
$10,000.
THAT'S ALL.
WE CAN ALL OPEN IT TOGETHER.
WE JUST NEED TO FIND THE MONEY.
TOGETHER.
WE...
TOGETHER.
>> I THOUGHT SHE WAS HOLDING ME
BACK.
BUT I WAS WRONG.
NOW I'M MEANT TO BE SEARCHING
FOR DOORWAYS.
BUT I CAN ONLY SEE FACES.
LOOKING FOR HERS.
DON'T WE ALL SEE BETTER WHEN
WE'RE NOT HALF-ASLEEP?
UH...
JUST LISTEN TO ME.
THIS...
[ SCOFFS ]
IT'S JUST SUPERSTITION.
THIS IS A MAZE.
BUT NO ONE SAID IT'S A FUNHOUSE.
MIRRORS AREN'T THERE TO DISTRACT
YOU.
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
NOW, IF YOUR LEFT HAND IS DIRTY,
HOLD IT UP.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU KNOW THAT HOLDING YOUR LEFT
HAND ON THE WALL WON'T SOLVE
THIS KIND OF A MAZE.
YOU DO IT ANYWAY.
YOU DO IT BECAUSE YOU'VE ALWAYS
DONE IT.
THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
WHO SAID THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE TO
LOOK ALONE?
LET'S STOP.
JUST FOR A MINUTE.
JUST STOP AND ADMIT THAT WE
SHOULD BE DOING THINGS
DIFFERENTLY, DOING THEM BETTER.
IF WE WORK TOGETHER, WE CAN FIND
IT.
>> I'VE FOUND IT ALREADY.
I HAVE.
YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
IT'S DOWNSTAIRS.
IT'S IN MY BASEMENT.
IT'S TRUE.
IT'S JUST THAT I'VE LOST THE
KEY.
>> YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUCK
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WE'RE IN THE WRONG CITY.
I KNOW WHERE TO LOOK. I-I DO.
I JUST -- I NEED SOME MONEY.
FOR THE PLANE FARE.
>> JUST LISTEN TO ME!
>> JUST, JUST --
>> PLEASE, JUST LISTEN TO ME!
>> I'LL GET A BUS!
>> PLEASE, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
LIKE THIS!
>> A COUPLE OF HUNDRED B--
>> SO, WHAT NOW?
>> WE NEED $10,000.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
MY WHOLE LIFE WAS IN THERE.
I SHOULD'VE FOUGHT.
>> HEY, NEVER KNOW WHAT WOULD'VE
HAPPENED.
>> OH, IT'S NOT TOO BAD.
YOU'RE LOVELY. THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE BEN LANE'S DAUGHTER?
YEAH, HE USED TO COME IN HERE
EVERY DAY ON THE WAY TO WORK,
BUY HIS CIGARETTES.
BENSON & HEDGES.
WHAT'S HE UP TO THESE DAYS?
>> NO, YOU MUST BE THINKING OF
SOMEONE ELSE.
>> HE USED TO BUY A CHOCOLATE
FROG EVERY MORNING.
>> NO.
>> HEY!
HEY!
>> DON'T FUCKING TOUCH HER.
>> COME ON!
[ BELL RINGS ]
>> CHEERS.
CAN YOU GET IT OPEN?
>> IT'S BARELY EVEN A BOX.
>> IT'S NOTHING.
>> YEAH?
YOU KNOW, IT'S YOUR TURN NEXT
TIME.
>> BUT I'M SO PRETTY.
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S A START.
AND...?
>> ALL UP -- TWO.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU
CRIED?
THEY'RE GHOSTS.
THEY'RE CARDBOARD CUTOUTS.
COME ON.
>> THIS IS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT
IT WOULD BE.
OKAY.
>> MM.
>> YEAH. OKAY.
>> THIS IS JUST A SITCOM.
>> UH-HUH.
>> WE'RE IN A SITCOM, ALICE.
[ DOOR UNLOCKS ]
THIS IS JUST THE SET.
[ DOOR SHUTS ]
IF YOU LISTEN HARD, YOU CAN HEAR
THE LAUGH TRACK.
CAN YOU HEAR IT?
>> I CAN HEAR IT.
>> GOOD.
[ TV TURNS ON ]
I SWEAR, THESE ARE THE EXACT
SAME FUCKING SHOWS.
>> MOVED UP FROM VICTORIA...
>> DO YOU WANT TO SEE MY OLD
ROOM?
>> ACCORDING THE THE DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE, AN EXPLOSION IN THE
CAPITAL...
>> SURELY THAT'S ENOUGH.
SURELY THAT'S ENOUGH.
>> NEVER ENOUGH.
IT'S NEVER ENOUGH.
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP ON GOING.
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP ON...
>> GOT THESE FOR MY
18th BIRTHDAY.
NEVER HAD ANYWHERE TO WEAR THEM,
THOUGH.
"WHEN A DAY THAT YOU HAPPEN TO
KNOW IS WEDNESDAY STARTS OFF BY
SOUNDING LIKE SUNDAY, THERE IS
SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG
SOMEWHERE."
I MUST'VE READ THIS 10 TIMES.
THIS DROVE MY MOTHER MAD.
I'D IGNORE THE CLUES.
COLOR IN THE SQUARES INSTEAD.
I TOLD HER IT WAS MY DIARY.
>> GEE, THAT'S PROMISING.
OH, TERRIFIC, YEAH.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT -- YOU
FUCKING GO WHEN I TELL YOU TO
GO, ALL RIGHT?
>> DAD.
YOU SAID I COULD COME BACK
WHENEVER I WANTED.
>> THE FIRST THING I REMEMBER IS
TELEVISION.
EVERYONE CROWDED AROUND IT.
SOMEONE FAMOUS HAD DIED ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD.
CAN'T REMEMBER WHO.
SOMEONE BLONDE AND PHOTOGENIC.
BUT WHO ISN'T, RIGHT?
IT WAS LIKE SHE'D DIED RIGHT IN
FRONT OF THEM.
EVERYONE WENT PALE.
WEEPING.
SOMEONE KEPT SAYING, "I CAN'T
BELIEVE IT," OVER AND OVER.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, I CAN'T
BELIEVE IT."
I CHANGED THE CHANNEL.
[ KNOCK ON WINDOW ]
>> LET'S GO.
>> I REMEMBER.
I REMEMBER EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.
YOU CAN SAY ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
ME, ALICE.
I KNOW YOU REMEMBER, TOO.
[ TECHNO MUSIC PLAYING ]
>> 3 GRAND TO GO.
NEARLY THERE.
ARE YOU SURE YOU FOUND IT?
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE OLD
GUY WHO SAYS IT'S IN HIS
BASEMENT.
I THINK HE MIGHT BE ON TO
SOMETHING.
>> WHAT'LL YOU DO IF I'M RIGHT?
WILL YOU SAY GOODBYE?
>> ALICE, WHY...
WHY THIS DOOR?
>> YOU SEE?
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
NO.
>> WHAT?
>> YOU'LL SEE.
I'VE DONE SOME AWFUL THINGS.
I USED TO READ THE NEWSPAPER
EVERY DAY, COVER TO COVER.
THERE WAS ALWAYS A HORROR STORY
INSIDE FOR SOMEBODY.
BUT NOT US.
HOW MANY HOURS YOU BEEN STARING
AT IT?
[ BABY CRIES ]
JUST WORK OUT HOW MANY HOURS YOU
STARE AT IT EVERY DAY AND
MULTIPLY THAT BY SEVEN.
WHEN YOU'VE WORKED OUT HOW MANY
HOURS YOU'VE STARED AT IT --
>> TOM.
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
>> YOU'LL SEE.
>> WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?
>> CAN WE HAVE A COKE?
>> YEAH.
>> WAIT HERE.
>> ALICE?
>> OH, HI.
>> OH, MY GOD. HI.
THIS IS WEIRD, HUH?
>> YEAH.
>> YOU'RE STILL LOOKING?
>> THIS IS WHERE YOU WORK, HUH?
>> YEAH.
I'M ALMOST DONE.
I'M GOING TO TAKE MYSELF OUT FOR
DINNER.
[ CHUCKLES ]
>> THAT'S GREAT.
>> ALICE, DID SIMON FIND IT?
>> WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR CITY?
>> OH, RATS, PROBABLY.
OR IT FINALLY BURNT DOWN.
I DON'T WANT TO KNOW.
I'D BETTER GO.
IT WAS LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
>> YOU'RE NOT HERE TO SAY HI.
>> [ CRYING ]
>> YOU MAKE COFFEE, RIGHT?
YOU SMILE.
CHECK YOUR SHIRT'S TUCKED IN.
ASK THEM HOW THEIR DAY'S GOING.
SO YOU MAKE COFFEE AND SOMETIMES
IT'S TOO STRONG OR IT'S TOO HOT,
IT'S TOO BITTER.
BUT SOMETIMES YOU GET IT JUST
RIGHT.
YOU MUST LOVE THAT --
THE LOOK ON THEIR FACES AS THEY
POUR YOUR COFFEE DOWN THEIR
FUCKING THROAT.
>> LEAVE HER ALONE, TOM.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S WORSE?
HER.
BECAUSE SHE KNOWS THE TRUTH, AND
SHE DOESN'T FUCKING CARE.
SHE SPENT THE LAST 8 HOURS
FROTHING MILK.
>> STOP IT.
>> YOU FUCKING STOP IT.
>> HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO YOU IN
AGES.
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
>> NO, YOU DO. YOU KNOW.
THAT'S THE POINT.
>> IS THIS ABOUT MONEY?
JUST TAKE IT.
>> YOU NEED IT, SO TAKE IT.
TAKE IT.
>> Go.
>> YOU'RE THE SAME.
>> WE'RE SO CLOSE, TOM.
WE'RE NEARLY THERE.
>> You're just the fucking same.
>> I DON'T NEED IT ANYMORE.
I KNOW WHERE IT IS.
>> ARE YOU SURE?
ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY SURE?
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK.
AS SOON AS I WALK OUT THAT DOOR,
NONE OF THIS MATTERS.
NONE OF IT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
YOU DON'T MATTER.
GIVE ME THE MONEY.
ALL OF IT.
>> NO.
>> ALL OF IT.
BUY YOURSELF SOMETHING PRETTY.
[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER.
IT'S NOT CLOUDS OR HARPS OR DEAD
RELATIVES OR ALL THE ANSWERS.
THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.
THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.
>> HEY.
GUESS HOW MANY DOORS I OPENED
TODAY.
MUST'VE BEEN...
WHAT'S WRONG?
>> I KNOW WHERE SHE IS.
YOU CAN TELL HER WHAT YOU NEED
TO TELL HER.
NOT YET.
>> ALICE?
>> IT'S DAVID, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
JOHN SENT ME.
SO, THIS...THIS IS THE ONE.
I CAN SEE WHY YOU NEED THE
COMBINATION.
HAVE YOU GOT THE MONEY?
OKAY.
SIGN WHEREVER THERE'S AN "X."
>> WHAT'S THIS?
>> IT'S A GIFT.
HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT MONEY.
JOHN SAYS WHEN YOU SIGN, YOU'LL
BE THE LEGAL OWNER.
YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU LIKE
WITH IT.
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
>> HE SAYS IT'S ALL YOURS.
[ CLICKING ]
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ DOOR HINGES CREAK ]
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACH ]
>> 3-4-3-7.
LAST CALL FOR 3-4-3-7.
5-0-1-3.
>> THANKS.
>> IT'S RIDICULOUS --
ALL OF IT.
SIGNS, MAPS --
>> NO.
I JUST MADE A MISTAKE, THAT'S
ALL.
SOMEWHERE IN HERE, THERE'S A
MISTAKE, AND I JUST HAVE TO FIND
IT.
>> MAYBE.
MAYBE THIS WILL HELP.
IT'S YOURS, IF YOU WANT IT.
>> YOU SURE?
>> YEAH.
I'M NOT COMING BACK.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> DON'T.
I DON'T FEEL THE THRILL ANYMORE.
I CAN REACH FOR A DOORKNOB AND
RATTLE IT.
THERE'S NO ELECTRICITY.
I KNOW WHATEVER'S BEHIND IT IS
JUST...
WHATEVER'S BEHIND IT.
I TRIED TO EXPLAIN IT TO MY
WIFE.
SHE WASN'T THERE WHEN MY DAD
DIED.
ONE MINUTE, HE WAS SLEEPING.
THEN HE WAS JUST...
I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN
THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF PEOPLE
TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF IT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH SHE KNEW
WHEN SHE HANDED ME MY BRIEFCASE
IN THE MORNINGS.
WHEN I FIRST WENT TO A MEETING,
I THOUGHT EVERYONE THERE WAS
CRAZY.
EVERYONE'S CRAZY, RIGHT?
AT LEAST THEIR CRAZY MADE SENSE.
I HAVE A CAR AGAIN, IF YOU CAN
CALL THIS A CAR.
THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING I
CAN DO FOR MONEY.
MONDAY TO FRIDAY, 9:00 TO 5:00.
WEEKENDS AT HOME.
JUST NOT IN THE CITY.
I DON'T WANT TO RISK IT.
I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING.
I'VE NEVER PLANTED A FLAG.
NOTHING'S NAMED AFTER ME --
NOTHING THAT'S NOT FAMILY.
BUT IF I FOUND THE EXIT...
IT COULD BE...
IT COULD'VE BEEN ME.
IT'S RIDICULOUS.
DID I THINK IT WAS A SECRET
TUNNEL THAT TRAVELS UNDERGROUND,
OR WHAT?
SOME KIND OF...
[ SIGHS ]
THERE'S A REASON EVERYONE FEELS
LOST.
SOMEONE DIES, AND WE PRETEND
THEY'VE TURNED TO LIGHT, TO --
TO CLOUDS, THAT THEY'RE STILL
HERE WITH US.
DAD WOULDN'T HAVE WANTED THIS
LIFE FOR ME.
THERE'S MORE AIR OUT HERE, LESS
PRESSURE.
SHE LOVED LIVING HERE.
SHE COULD SIT, WITHOUT MUSIC,
WITHOUT TV.
SILENCE ALWAYS MADE ME NERVOUS.
I DON'T FEEL IT ANYMORE.
I DON'T.
I DON'T.
THE ELECTRICITY.
THE THRILL.
[ SCOFFS SOFTLY ]
I'M NOT THE SAME MAN.
[ SIGHS ]
[ VACUUM CLEANER RUNNING ]
[ DOOR RATTLES ]
[ VACUUM CLEANER SHUTS OFF ]
>> I NEED TO LOOK INSIDE.
>> YEAH, BUT WE'RE NOT OPEN.
>> PLEASE?
>> WHATEVER.
SO, WHAT IS IT WE'RE WE LOOKING
FOR?
IF IT'S MONEY, I SHOULD TELL YOU
NOW THAT I'VE PROBABLY FOUND IT
AND SPENT IT ALREADY.
WHAT IS IT?
>> [ SIGHS ]
I'M AN IDIOT.
I'M SUCH AN IDIOT.
>> NOW, I REALLY SHOULDN'T BE
LETTING YOU DO THAT.
>> THAT'S IT.
>> WHAT? WHAT IS IT?
>> SIT DOWN.
IMAGINE AN IMMENSE, COMPLICATED
MAZE.
OKAY?
>> OKAY.
>> AND THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF
PEOPLE INSIDE, TRYING TO FIND
THEIR WAY TO THE EXIT.
THERE'S NO WAY TO TELL IF
THEY'VE WALKED THIS TWIST OR
THAT TURN BEFORE.
AND SO MONTHS PASS, AND YEARS
PASS.
AND THERE ARE CHILDREN BORN INTO
THE MAZE, AND IN TIME, THOSE
CHILDREN HAVE CHILDREN.
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
>> Shh.
AND THEY ALL GREW WEARY, AND
THEN THEY FORGOT.
SOON, NO ONE WAS LOOKING FOR THE
EXIT AT ALL.
WELL, ALMOST NO ONE.
AND NOW I'VE FOUND IT.
I MADE A MISTAKE.
RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING --
THE VERY FIRST STEP --
SO THAT EVERY SINGLE THING THAT
CAME AFTERWARDS WAS WRONG...
CORRUPT.
I'VE ALREADY FORGOTTEN WHAT IT
USED TO LOOK LIKE.
I USED TO THINK IT WAS PERFECT,
AND NOW IT'S GONE, OUT OF MY
HEAD.
HERE IT IS.
>> WE USED TO GO THERE.
>> DAD.
>> WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE.
USED TO BE A BOOKSHOP.
THERE WAS THIS CAT WHO ALWAYS
SAT IN THE WINDOW.
YOU THOUGHT THE CAT OWNED THE
STORE.
>> YEAH, I REMEMBER.
>> WELCOME ABOARD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HERE WE GO.
DON'T WORRY.
THERE ARE DRINKS ON FRIDAY, SO
JUST LAST UNTIL THEN, OKAY?
>> I'LL DO MY BEST.
>> NOW, DON'T LOSE IT.
IF YOU LOSE IT, TELL RECEPTION
STRAIGHTAWAY.
BUT DON'T LOSE IT.
>> I WON'T.
>> IT'S FOR THE PHOTOCOPIER,
TOO.
IT'S A LOT TO TAKE IN YOUR FIRST
DAY.
WE HARDLY NOTICE THE VIEW AROUND
HERE ANYMORE.
IT'S 1-2-3-4-5-6, BUT YOU'LL
NEED TO CHANGE IT RIGHT AWAY.
>> I WILL. THANKS.
>> WELL, GET SETTLED IN, AND
I'LL COME BACK AND EXPLAIN
PAYROLL A LITTLE LATER.
IT'S A BIT CONFUSING.
>> GREAT. THANKS.
>> GREAT.
OH, AND YOUR EXTENSION IS 7-1-4.
IT'S JUST THERE ON THE PHONE.
>> THANKS.
[ BAG UNZIPS ]
[ SQUEAKING ]