Madhouse (2004) - full transcript

The psychiatric intern Clark Stevens comes to Cunningham Hall, a mental healthy facility administrated by Dr. Franks, for a training period before his graduation in medical college. He gets close to the resident Sara and to Ben London, a dangerous patient lodged in cell 44 in the basement of the clinic. Clark becomes intrigued with a boy, who seems to be a ghost, and finds that Dr. Franks does not use real medication in the patients. A further investigation shows hidden dark secrets in the clinic.

[VOICES WHISPERING
AND LAUGHING]

[WOMAN SCREAMS]

AAH!

RUNAWAY!

HE'S OVER THERE!

THIS WAY! THIS WAY!

JUMP! HURRY UP!

KEEP GOING!

[ENGINE REVVING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

AAH!



[INDISTINCT VOICES]

[CROW CAWING]

[DING]

[RUNNING FOOTSTEPS]

HELLO.

IT'S CLARK STEVENS
FROM FARLEY UNIVERSITY.

[THUMP]

[INDISTINCT VOICES]

HELLO.

[GIRL LAUGHING]

I'M LOOKING
FOR DR. FRANKS.

[BUZZER]

Girl: NO. NO.
HERE. CATCH.

WHERE I COULD FINDDR. FRANKS?



IT DOESN'T LIKE IT
WHEN YOU SAY THAT!

IT DOESN'T LIKE IT,
AND IT DOESN'T LIKE YOU!

Man: LEAVE HIM ALONE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

CAN'T YOU TELL

HE DOESN'T LIKE YOUTOUCHING HIM LIKE THAT?

IT DOESN'T LIKE IT
WHEN YOU SAY THAT!

IT DOESN'T LIKE IT,

AND IT DOESN'T LIKE
YOU, EITHER, PUDDLES!

WELL, IT'STOO FUCKING BAD!

THAT'LL BE QUITE
ENOUGH, PUDDLES.

I'M DR. HENDRICKS.

UH, CLARK STEVENS.

WELCOME TO
CUNNINGHAM HALL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I HOPE YOU DON'T MINDTHAT I LET MYSELF IN.

OH, NO, NO. WE'VE
BEEN EXPECTING YOU.

YEAH. WELL, UM...MY TRAIN RAN A LITTLE LATE,

AND IT'S HARD
TO FIND A CAB

THAT'LL TAKE YOU
ALL THE WAY OUT HERE.

YET HERE YOU ARE.

YES, HERE I AM.

WE SHOULD PROBABLYBEGIN WITH A SERIES

OF PSYCHIATRIC TESTS.

YOU KNOW,JUST TO MAKE SURE

WE'RE STARTING WITHA CLEAN BILL OF MENTAL HEALTH,

FOLLOWED BYA THOROUGH PHYSICAL.

BETTY.

OH, MR. FRANKLIN.

WHAT DID WE TALK ABOUT
WHEN WE SAID

NO MORE PRETENDING
WE'RE A DOCTOR?

BUT...BUT...

I KNOW, MR. FRANKLIN.I TELL YOU WHAT.

WHY DON'T YOU GO BACKIN THE REC ROOM

AND MAKE YOURSELFAT HOME.

NURSE HENDRICKS IS GONNA BESERVING PUDDING POPS.

WON'T THAT BE NICE?

VERY NICE.

GOOD BOY.

IT WAS NICE
TO MEET YOU.

HI. I'M BETTY DONNER.

CLARK STEVENS.

I'M THE ADMINISTRATION
COORDINATOR.

I AM SO SORRY THAT I
MISSED YOU UP FRONT.

I JUST STEPPED AWAY
FOR A MOMENT.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

I'M JUST REALLY GLADTO FINALLY MEET YOU.

OH. SAME HERE.

WE ARE
JUST SO EXCITED

ABOUT YOUR COMING IN
TO LEND US A HAND.

I'M REALLY EXCITEDABOUT GETTING TO WORK.

WONDERFUL.
WONDERFUL.

PERFECT. I'LL HAVEYOUR BADGE READY FOR YOU

IN A FEW DAYS.

AND I NEED YOUTO FILL OUT THESE FORMS

SO I CAN MAKE SUREYOU GET SCHOOL CREDIT.

THE BLUE CARD ON THE BOTTOMIS FOR EMERGENCY INFORMATION.

OOP. YOUR KEYSTO THE KINGDOM.

THANK YOU.

AND YOUR WALKIE-TALKIE.

THAT'S HOW WECOMMUNICATE AROUND HERE.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE STAYINGIN ONE OF THE RESIDENT COTTAGES

ON THE SOUTH SIDEOF THE BUILDING.

WELL, THERE'SONLY ONE THING LEFT.

WHAT'S THAT?

TO MEET THE BIG CHEESE.

DR. FRANKS.

VERY GOOD.

[WHINING]

HELLO, BETTY.

SO I TAKE IT THIS PLACE
HAS BEEN AROUND FOR AWHILE.

OH, SINCE 1918.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEENTHE TERRIBLE SHAPE IT WAS IN

BEFORE WESPRUCED IT ALL UP.

IT'S TAKEN OUR PATIENTCLEAN-UP COMMITTEE

A YEAR AND A HALFTO GET IT TO THIS POINT.

THEY'VE DONESUCH A MARVELOUS JOB.

ABSOLUTELY.
NO, I'M SURE.

IT'S JUST...

WELL, IT SEEMS
A LITTLE RUN-DOWN,

NOT PARTICULARLY CONDUCIVE
TO REHABILITATION.

OH, WELL, CLARK,

FOR SOMEOF THE PATIENTS HERE,

THAT...THAT WILLNEVER HAPPEN.

GET ME OUT OF HERE.

I SHOULDN'T BE IN HERE!
NO ONE SHOULD.

IT'S OK.
CARL--

THEY DON'T
LET YOU GO HOME,

EVEN WHEN THEY KNOW
YOU'RE BETTER.

WHY DO YOU
SAY THAT, CARL?

BECAUSE THE PEOPLE
RUNNING THIS PLACE

ARE REALLY
THE CRAZY ONES.

YOU RUN ALONG.GO ON. SCOOT. SCOOT.

[DOOR CREAKS]

HAVE A SEAT.

THANK YOU.

THE DOCTOR WILL BE
WITH YOU MOMENTARILY.

GOOD LUCK.

THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, BETTY.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[EXHALES]

[CLOCKS CHIMING]

"EINSTEIN ALSO BELIEVED

"THAT SOME CHRONICSCHIZOPHRENICS WERE MISDIAGNOSED

"DUE TO POSSIBLE
PSYCHOKINETIC CONDITIONS

SUCH AS THEIR ABILITY TO SEEPARANORMAL ACTIVITIES."

NOT A VERY PLEASANT WAY

OF RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTHTREATMENT, IS IT, MR. STEVENS?

DR. FRANKS.

I RECEIVED YOUR
ACADEMIC RECORDS

FROM THE UNIVERSITY.

A 4.0 AVERAGE.
MY, MY.

IT SEEMS LIKE YOU
MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL

TO FOLLOW IN YOUR
GRANDFATHER'S FOOTSTEPS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.I HOPE SO.

[DOOR OPENS]

AND MY INTERNSHIP HERE ISALL I NEED TO GET MY DEGREE.

THEN WHAT?

WELL, TO...

TAKE RESIDENCE INA MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY

AS A COUNSELOR.

I SUPPOSE THAT GOES
WITHOUT SAYING.

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE?
PUT THEM IN A CUP, POLLY.

OH, I'M SORRY,
DR. FRANKS.

MY MINOR, SIR,IS IN ADMINISTRATIONS.

ULTIMATELY,WHAT I'D LOVE TO DO

IS WORK IN A PLACELIKE CUNNINGHAM HALL,

MAYBE HELP DESIGNAN UPDATED CURRICULUM.

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND.I DID SOME RESEARCH

ON THE BUILDING AND ITSOPERATING PROCEDURES,

AND I MADEA COUPLE NOTES--

JUST LITTLE CHANGES,THINGS THAT I THOUGHT

WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENTDURING MY STAY HERE.

MR. STEVENS, I HOPE YOU
UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS

YOU'VE GOTTEN YOURSELF
INTO HERE.

I'M SORRY?

THIS ISN'T
A SUMMER CAMP.

WE HAVE NEITHER
THE FUNDING OR THE TIME

TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING
BUT PATIENT MAINTENANCE.

I ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND

THAT THAT HAS TO BETHE MAIN PRIORITY, BUT--

IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER
TO EMPTY A FEW BEDPANS

TO MAKE YOUR FINAL
GRADES BETTER, GREAT.

BUT YOU ARE NOT
SITTING IN A CLASSROOM,

READING ABOUT
WHAT LIFE IS LIKE

IN A MENTAL INSTITUTE.
YOU'VE ARRIVED.

I DIDN'T MEANANY DISRESPECT.

I JUST THOUGHT THAT--

LET ME BE BLUNT.

YOU'RE NOT HERE
TO THINK.

IF YOU WANT TO SERVE
AS A MEMBER OF MY STAFF,

THEN I EXPECT YOU
TO STAY FOCUSED

ON THE MAIN OBJECTIVE.

AND THAT IS?

HOUSING AND MAINTENANCE
OF THE MENTALLY ILL.

MAKE NO MISTAKE...

THERE ARE
VERY SERIOUS REASONS

WHY A PERSON WOULD BE
LOCKED UP IN HERE.

[DOOR OPENS]

Man: WHERE ISTHIS WONDER BOY

THAT I HAVE HEARDSO MUCH ABOUT?

DR. MORTON,
DR. DOUGLAS.

CLARK STEVENS.

NICE TO MEET YOU.
PLEASURE.

IT IS YOU. I'D RECOGNIZEYOU ANYWHERE.

I FIRST METYOUR GRANDFATHER

AT THE CHICAGOCONFERENCE

OF MENTAL HEALTHSCIENCES IN '75.

HE AND I WENT ONSUCH A BENDER--

I WAS JUST DISCUSSING
OUR OPERATING PROCEDURES

WITH MR. STEVENS.

I THINK WE'VE COME
TO AN UNDERSTANDING.

WHY DON'T YOU TWO
INTRODUCE HIM TO SARA.

THEN SHE CAN GIVE HIMTHE GRAND TOUR OF THE FACILITY.

I LIKE TO GIVEMY FAVORITES A LITTLE EXTRA.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU
MIGHT NEED A LITTLE FAVOR.

NOTED.

SO YOU SURVIVED
THE FRANKS INTERVIEW.

YES. JUST BARELY.

WELL, SOME SAY

IT'S THE WORST FORM
OF SHOCK TREATMENT

THE HOSPITAL OFFERS.

I CAN'T ARGUEWITH THAT.

FOR WHATEVER
IT'S WORTH,

I KNOW HE'S
KIND OF A SHARK,

BUT BOTTOM LINE IS,
IF YOU WORK HARD,

HE'LL EVENTUALLY
HIRE YOU FULL-TIME.

THAT'S WHAT
HE DID WITH ME.

YEAH. I WOULD JUSTIDEALLY LOVE

TO HELP CHANGETHIS PLACE,

YOU KNOW, IMPROVE ITA LITTLE BIT.

HA HA HA. YEAH.
THAT'S WHAT WE ALL SAY,

UP UNTIL ABOUT
THE THIRD TIME

YOU'RE STABBED WITH
A NUMBER-TWO PENCIL.

POINT TAKEN.

WHEN DID YOU STARTWORKING HERE?

LAST YEAR. I SERVED THE
SAME INTERNSHIP YOU DID.

SO YOU GRADUATEDLAST YEAR?

YEP.

SO YOU'RE A YEAROLDER THAN ME.

YEAH, WHICH MEANS

YOU HAVE TO DO
EVERYTHING I SAY.

OK.

COME ON. I'LL BE
YOUR TOUR GUIDE TODAY.

Sara: THIS IS
"B" WARD.

GROUP THERAPY'S
IN THERE.

SHOWERS,
MED STATION.

WE KEEP IT LOCKED
FOR OBVIOUS REASONS.

Woman: YOU HAD YOUR MEDS
HALF AN HOUR AGO.

ALSO, WE KEEP SOME

OF THE LOW SECURITY
RISK PATIENTS HERE.

OK.

LADIES ROOMS.
HA HA.

YOUR DUTIES
WILL RANGE

FROM MONITORING
PATIENTS,

SITTING IN ON GROUP
THERAPY SESSIONS,

TO ASSISTING STAFF--

SPEAKING OF WHICH,
BRACE YOURSELF.

NURSE HENDRICKS.

SARA.

YOU MUST BE CLARK.

YES, INDEED.IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

HE'S THE NEW INTERN.

WELL, OF COURSE HE IS.

I'M ANNABELLE HENDRICKS,
THE HEAD NURSE.

PLEASURE.

I WAS BEGINNING TO WONDERWHERE YOU DISAPPEARED TO, DEAR.

SEEMS TO BE A REGULAR
OCCURRENCE WITH YOU LATELY.

I'M SORRY. I HAVEN'T
BEEN FEELING WELL.

CLARK, THERE
WILL BE TIMES

THAT YOU'LL BE ASSISTING
NURSE HENDRICKS

AS WELL AS OTHER
STAFF MEMBERS.

GREAT. I LOOKFORWARD TO IT.

SO DO I.
IT'LL BE NICE

TO HAVE A LITTLE MUSCLE
AROUND HERE FOR A CHANGE.

DEAR, MAY I SPEAK
WITH YOU

FOR A MOMENT
IN THE OFFICE, PLEASE?

SURE.

HE'S BEEN UP THERE...

FOR MONTHS.

WHO HAS?

Hendricks: WE NEED TO CHANGETHE PRESCRIPTION.

Sara: I SWITCHED OFF
ON EVERYTHING.

Hendricks: YOU SIGNED OFF
ON EVERYTHING?

YOU NEED TO BE HERE
AT PRECISELY--

SARA, YOU UNDERSTAND?

OK. READY FOR MORE?

SURE.

ENJOY YOUR STAYHERE, CLARK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WHAT A BITCH.
COME ON.

[GROANING]

Woman: NOW I LAY ME

DOWN TO SLEEP.

I PRAY THE LORD
MY SOUL TO KEEP.

IF I SHOULD DIE
BEFORE I WAKE...

UH, THAT'S CRYSTAL.

SHE'S OUR RESIDENTNYMPHOMANIAC.

I PRAY THE LORD
MY SOUL TO...

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

THE NOT-SO-PLEASANT
PART OF THIS JOB.

IT'S WHERE WE KEEP
THE HIGH-RISK PATIENTS.

YOU WON'T OFTEN BE ASKED
TO COME DOWN HERE.

TRUST ME.
IT'S A GOOD THING.

WHAT IS IT?

HOUSING FOR
POTENTIAL MURDERERS,

LUNATICS, YOU KNOW,

YOUR EVERYDAY,
GARDEN-VARIETY MANIACS.

THIS SOUNDSKIND OF INTERESTING.

LOOK, THIS IS
WHERE THEY TUCK AWAY

PEOPLE EVERYONE WANTS
TO FORGET ABOUT,

THE ONES
YOU NEVER HEAR ABOUT,

UNLESS, OF COURSE,
THEY HAVE THE CHANCE

TO ACT ON THEIR
NATURAL INSTINCT.

WHICH IS...

TO RIP YOU
LIMB FROM LIMB.

[ELEVATOR RATTLES]

WELCOME
TO THE MADHOUSE.

AFTER YOU.

[WHISTLING]

WALLACE.

HEY, SUGAR.

THEY'VE BEEN ASKINGFOR YOU ALL DAY.

THIS IS CLARK.

HE'S GOING TO BE WITH US
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

MY CONDOLENCES.

HERE YOU GO.

HE'S GONNA NEED
YOUR BELT.

OK.

OK, HERE'S
THE DRILL.

STAY BEHIND THE YELLOW LINEAT ALL TIMES.

IF YOU NEED ANY HELP
FOR ANY REASON,

PUSH THE ALARM BUTTON
AT THE END OF THE HALL.

AND I'M GONNA NEED
YOUR INK PEN

AND ANY OTHER SHARP OBJECTSYOU MAY HAVE ON YOU.

OK. THEY CAN'T
GET OUT, CAN THEY?

THAT'S WHATTHEY KEEP TELLING ME.

[BUZZER]

NICE TO MEET YOU.

YOU READY
FOR THIS?

SURE. YOU KNOW,I'VE VOLUNTEERED

IN A COUPLEOF HOSPITALS BEFORE.

[DOOR CREAKS]

[FLIES BUZZING LOUDLY]

I CAN'T BELIEVE

THEY ACTUALLY KEEP
PATIENTS DOWN HERE.

[WOMAN SHOUTING]

EVER RUN INTO ANY OF THATON YOUR VOLUNTEER WORK?

Woman: LET ME
OUT OF HERE.

HA HA HA!

I HAVE SOMETHING
FOR YOU.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

YOU ARE NOT GONNA
LEAVE ME DOWN HERE!

GET BACK HERE
AND HOOK A SISTER UP!

SEVERE OBSESSIVECOMPULSIVE DISORDER.

SHE HAS TO DO EVERYTHINGIN SETS OF NINE,

INCLUDING THE DOSESOF STRYCHNINE

SHE GAVEHER PRESCHOOL CLASS.

[RECORD PLAYING
INDISTINCTLY]

PARANOID?

HOMICIDAL.

Man: SARA! SARA!

SARA, HELP ME!

NO, NO, NO.IT'S OK. IT'S OK.

DRAKE, ROYCEIS AT IT AGAIN.

CAN YOU BRING HIS MEDSDOWN RIGHT AWAY?

OK, OK. ROYCE, CALM DOWN.IT'S GONNA BE FINE.

DRAKE'S ON HIS WAY DOWNWITH YOUR MEDS.

SARA!

AAH!

SARA!

[GASP]

LET GO. LET GO.

DRAKE!

[ALARM BLARING]

AAH!

[GROANING]

HEY! IT'S ALL RIGHT!
HE DIDN'T HURT ME!

DRAKE!

Man: PLEASE, DON'T.

HE DIDN'T HURT US,
YOU KNOW.

LET'S HOPE HE GETS ITRIGHT NEXT TIME.

HERE YOU GO, BIG GUY.

THANKS, KID.

I OWE YOU ONE.

LET'S GET OUTOF HERE.

OK.

[CUCKOO CLOCK CHIMING]

Man on radio:BETTY, THIS IS WALLACE.

I'M HEADING HOME.DRAKE IS HERE.

DOTTIE HAS A POT ROASTWAITING FOR ME

THAT'S GOT MY NAMEWRITTEN ALL OVER IT.

Betty on radio:THAT'S A BIG 10-4, WALLACE.

YOU HAVE YOURSELF A FABULOUSEVENING, YOU HEAR? OVER.

Wallace on radio:10-4, BETTY. YOU, TOO.

OVER AND OUT.

[BOY'S VOICE WHISPERING]

HELLO.

HEY, I SAW YOU.

WHY DON'T YOU COME OUT
AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF?

Hendricks on radio:DRAKE, ARE YOU STILL HERE?

I COULD USE SOME HELP. I HAVEA SITUATION IN THE REC ROOM.

Man: JUST...
JUST TAKE IT, SARA.

Sara: DO YOU THINK I ENJOYHURTING YOU LIKE THIS?

Woman: THAT MEDICINE
DON'T HELP ME!

[WOMAN SOBBING]

Hendricks:
ONCE AGAIN, ALICE,

ARE YOU OR ARE YOU NOT
GOING TO DO

WHAT YOUR CARETAKER
IS REQUESTING OF YOU?

GET AWAY!

I'M JUST TRYING
TO MAKE SURE

THAT YOU DON'T
HURT YOURSELF.

YOU HAVE TO TAKE
YOUR PILLS

IF YOU WANT
TO GET BETTER.

DOESN'T THAT MAKE SENSE
TO YOU, SWEETHEART?

I AM GOING TO ASK

THAT YOU TAKE
YOUR MEDICATION.

OR I'M AFRAID
I'LL HAVE TO RESORT

TO DISCIPLINARY
MEASURES.

HE'LL WATCH WHEN YOUARE SLEEPING...

[ELECTRIC SHOCK]

AAH!

[SOBBING CONTINUES]

DO WE HAVE
AN UNDERSTANDING?

DO YOU THINK I ENJOY
HURTING YOU LIKE THIS?

THAT MEDICINEDON'T WORK ON ME!

STOP!

YOU BITE YOUR
TONGUE, CARL!

YOU'RE HURTING HER!

GET AWAY FROM ME,
YOU FAGGOT!

[CRYING SOFTLY]

SHH. IT'S OK.

DRAKE.

YOU GET BACK!

OK.

IT'S LATE FOR YOU,ISN'T IT?

HE WANTS ME
TO GO TO SLEEP NOW.

LET'S GO.

OK.

[BOY LAUGHING]

[DING]

[DING]

[DING]

UNBELIEVABLE.

HEY. I SAW YOU
COME DOWN HERE.

WHY DON'T YOU
COME ON OUT?

[BOY WHISPERING]

HEY, KID, COME ON.

THIS ISN'T A GOOD PLACE TO BE.YOU COULD GET...

HURT.

SAFETY ALARMAT THE END OF THE HALLWAY.

HELLO.

UH!

[WOMAN SCREAMING]

HELLO.

JESUS!

THERE'S NO ONE
IN THERE.

SO, DR. MORTON,HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED HERE?

I'VE WORKED HEREFOR 27 YEARS.

THAT'S A LONG TIME.

WHOO. YOU HAVENO IDEA.

SO, WHAT WERE YOU DOINGDOWN THERE AFTER HOURS?

OH, I FOLLOWED
THE LITTLE BOY--

THE KID I KEEP SEEING
RUNNING AROUND HERE.

HE BROKE INTO
MY ROOM EARLIER.

I JUST CHASED HIM DOWN
TO SEE WHO HE WAS.

IT'S A LITTLE STRANGE

THAT HE RUNS AROUND
HERE AT NIGHT.

I GUESS THE WHOLE PLACE
IS A LITTLE STRANGE.

OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD.

I GUESS SO.

HEY...THAT NOISE
I KEEP HEARING--

WHAT IS THAT?

I MEAN, IT SOUNDS

LIKE IT COMES FROM
DOWN IN THE BASEMENT,

AND I FIGURED IT WAS
THE WATER PIPES.

MAYBE.

WELL...WHAT IS IT?

IT'S AN OLD BUILDING.

IT COULD BEA VARIETY OF THINGS.

BUT?

BUILDINGSARE LIKE PEOPLE.

THEY REMEMBEREVERYTHING

THAT'S HAPPENED TO THEMTHROUGHOUT TIME.

SOMETIMES...

THEY DON'T LIKEWHAT THEY REMEMBER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

A WHILE BACK...

WE HAD A PATIENTDOWN IN CELL 44.

HE WAS THE SADDEST,SICKEST SUBJECT

I'VE EVER COME ACROSS.

ONE NIGHT,HE DUG HIMSELF OUT,

BUT HE GOT TURNED AROUNDAND COULDN'T FIND HIS WAY.

AND WHAT HAPPENED?

HE JUMPED OUTA THIRD-STORY WINDOW.

DID HE DIE?

SOME SAY HE DIEDWHEN HE HIT THE GROUND.

SOME SAY THEY CAUGHT HIMAND LOCKED HIM BACK UP.

BUT I...

I BELIEVEHE'S STILL HERE...

DESPERATELY TRYING TO DIGHIS WAY OUT AND GO HOME.

DO YOU REALLY
BELIEVE THAT?

EITHER THAT, OR HECAME BACK TO RUN THIS PLACE.

MR. STEVENS, I HAVE A WETCLEANUP IN THE TELEVISION ROOM.

IF YOU'RE NOT TOO BUSY,
PERHAPS YOU COULD...

MOP IT UP?

SURE.

SNEAKING AROUND,

LEAVING MAXIMUM
SECURITY OPEN.

IT LOOKS LIKE
YOU'VE HAD

QUITE A FIRST NIGHT,
MR. STEVENS.

I WASN'TSNEAKING AROUND.

SPEAK TO ME.

I HEARD NURSE HENDRICKSCALL FOR HELP OVER THE RADIO,

AND I CAME TO SEEIF I COULD LEND A HAND.

AND?

AND I GOT DOWNTO THE REC ROOM

AND REALIZED THAT SHECLEARLY DIDN'T NEED MY HELP,

BEING THAT SHE WAS BUSY

USING A TASERON ONE OF THE PATIENTS.

SOME OF THE PATIENTS
HOUSED HERE

HAVE TO BE
CONSTANTLY REMINDED

WHO HAS
THE UPPER HAND.

YES, BUT IHARDLY THINK

THAT REFUSING TO TAKEYOUR MEDICATION

WARRANTSAN ELECTRICAL BURN.

STEVENS--

THIS PLACE IS A MESS.IT'S DIRTY.

IT'S UNSAFE.IT'S UNDERSTAFFED.

ARE YOU AWARETHAT THERE ARE CHILDREN

RUNNING AROUND HEREAT NIGHT?

NO ONE GETS IN OR OUT
OF THIS BUILDING

WITHOUT
MY AUTHORIZATION.

WHAT ABOUT THE PATIENTWHO ESCAPED FROM THE BASEMENT?

DR. MORTONTOLD ME ABOUT...

A PATIENT WHO ESCAPEDFROM THE BASEMENT.

DR. MORTON DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

LOOK...LET'S START OVER
AGAIN, ALL RIGHT?

WHILE IT'S NO SECRET
THIS PLACE COULD USE

A LITTLE FIXING UP,

MOST OF THE PATIENTS
HOUSED HERE ARE CONTENT.

YOU KNOW WHY?

THEY HAVE NO PLACE
ELSE TO GO.

I'LL MAKE YOU
A DEAL.

YOU STICK
TO THE RULES,

MIND YOUR OWN
BUSINESS,

AND I'LL CONSIDER

SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS
YOU PUT TOGETHER.

ARE WE IN AGREEMENT,MR. STEVENS?

FINE.

WELL, HELLO THERE,
BUSY BEE.

GOOD MORNING.

Hendricks: WHAT EXACTLYARE YOU TRYING TO PULL HERE?

Franks: I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEAWHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

Hendricks:
I'M TELLING YOU, ALBERT,

THINGS ARE GOING
TO CHANGE AROUND HERE,

OR I'M PLACING A CALL
TO THE BOARD!

I KNOW WHAT
YOU ARE UP TO.

Franks: I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEAWHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

Hendricks:
OH, YES, YOU DO.

HEY, NEW GUY.

OH. HEY THERE.WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M ON MY WAY BACKTO MY ROOM.

HEY, LISTEN. DO YOU
WANT TO SIT IN

ON AN OBSESSIVE
COMPULSIVE GROUP

AT, LIKE, 3:30?

IT'S KIND OF MY OWN
LITTLE SESSION.

IT SOUNDS GREAT,REALLY, BUT...

I DON'T WANT TO GETINTO ANY MORE HOT WATER.

WHY? WHAT'S WRONG?

NOTHING.

I WAS JUSTIN FRANKS' OFFICE,

AND I SAW SOMETHINGKIND OF WEIRD.

YEAH?

HE HAS A LOTOF WEIRD BOOKS,

AND ONE IN PARTICULARON HIS DESK,

HE PUT IT AWAY WHEN HEREALIZED I SAW IT.

ARE YOU SURE THAT
YOU'RE NOT A...

PRIVATE DETECTIVE
DISGUISED AS AN INTERN?

I'M A DORK.

YOU'RE A DORK.
HA HA.

SO THE GUY READS
WEIRD BOOKS.

I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE HE'S TRYING

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
HIS BEDSIDE MANNER.

Hendricks on radio: SARATO THE NURSES STATION, PLEASE.

COPY.

GOT TO GO.

GOOD LUCK.

GOOD NIGHT, NURSE HENDRICKS.

[HUMMING]

EVERYONE IN BED?

ALL TUCKED IN.

LISTEN, I'MALMOST DONE HERE.

IF YOU DON'T NEEDANYTHING ELSE,

I THINK I'MGONNA GO LAY DOWN.

MM-HMM.

[MAN SHOUTS]

I'LL CHECK IT OUT.

IS THERE SOMETHINGWE CAN HELP YOU WITH?

[BANG]

IT'S BEDTIME.

[DOOR CREAKS]

[TASER FIRING]

I DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR FOOLISHNESS.

NOW COME OUT
AND SHOW YOURSELF.

I REALLY DON'T HAVE
TIME TO WASTE.

AND I DON'T WANT
TO HURT YOU.

[BUMP]

WHO ARE YOU?

[DISTORTED VOICE]

[EXHALES]

YOU ARE ONLY
HURTING YOURSELF.

[ELECTRICAL BUZZING]

WELL, I SUPPOSE IF YOU AREN'TGOING TO COME OUT,

YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO
MAKE YOURSELF COZY

UNTIL DRAKE ARRIVES.
I'M SURE HE'LL FIND A WAY

TO CONVINCE YOU
TO GO BACK TO YOUR ROOM.

NO!

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING LOUDLY]

AAH!

STOP.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

PLEASE...STOP!

[MUSIC STOPS]

[DISTORTED VOICES
WHISPERING]

[LAUGHING SOFTLY]

Franks: I KNOW YOU'RE ALLDEVASTATED BY WHAT HAPPENED.

I WANT TO KNOWWHICH OF THE PATIENTS DID THIS,

AND I WANT TO KNOW
BY TONIGHT.

BETTY WILL ASSIGN
EACH OF YOU A SECTION,

AND I WANT YOU TO THOROUGHLYINTERVIEW THE RESIDENTS.

THEY TRUST YOU.I WANT YOU TO USE THAT TRUST.

KEEP THE AUTHORITIES OUT.

OTHERWISE, THE PATIENTS WILLSHUT DOWN AND GIVE YOU NOTHING.

AFTER THAT,
WE WILL THOROUGHLY REVIEW

THE SECURITY
AND SAFETY PROTOCOL.

LET'S GET GOING.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
THIS HAPPENED.

I WORKED WITH HER
FOR 25 YEARS.

SHE WAS
SUCH A NICE LADY.

Franks on radio:
BETTY, DO YOU READ ME?

JUST A SECOND.

GET DR. SHORES,TAKE THE WEST WING.

EVERYTHING'S OK.

DR. DOUGLAS SAID
THAT SHE WAS WITH YOU

RIGHT BEFORE IT HAPPENED.

DID YOU SEE ANYONE?

WE HEARD SOMEONE
IN THE HALLWAY,

AND THEN SHE WENT
TO CHECK IT OUT.

AND THEN I HEARD
THIS LOUD MUSIC,

AND I, UH...

AND THEY THINK ONEOF THE PATIENTS DID IT?

Betty: CLARK, YOU AND DRAKEARE IN THE BASEMENT.

DON'T BE AFRAID, CLARKIE.I'LL PROTECT YOU.

ALL RIGHT.
I HAVE TO GO.

YEAH. SURE.

WE DIDN'T SEEANYTHING.

WE WERE SLEEPING.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE,OUR DOOR IS LOCKED.

TIGHT AS A DRUM.
ARE YOU DATING SARA?

ALL RIGHT.
IF YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING,

PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

[INDISTINCT VOICE]

Drake: I'LL MAKE SURE
YOU ROT IN THERE

FOR THE REST
OF YOUR LIFE.

WHAT'S WRONG?

I'M GONNA TEACH THIS FREAK
TO SHOW SOME RESPECT.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A BREAK?I'M ALMOST DONE HERE.

I'LL BE OUT IN A MINUTE.

OOH, YEAH.

WHY DON'T YOU
COME INSIDE,

AND I'LL MAKE US
A COUPLE OF REMY MARTINS.

HEY!

IT'S ALWAYS THE ONES
WHO PROTEST TOO MUCH

THAT END UP WEARING
THEIR WIVES' PANTIES!

[SPITS]

NO.

HELLO.

HELLO.

WHY WON'T YOU
TALK TO ME?

IT MIGHT HELP YOU
SORT SOME THINGS OUT.

Man: HOW DOES IT FEEL

TO BE CONVINCEDTHAT SOMETHING IS THERE

WHEN LOGIC TELLS YOUIT'S NOT?

I THOUGHT I WAS
BEGINNING TO HEAR THINGS.

NOW YOU KNOWWHAT MADNESS FEELS LIKE.

THAT'S A FEELINGYOU'LL NEVER FORGET.

WHY ARE YOU SITTING
OVER THERE IN THE DARK?

ILLUMINATION ONLY REMINDS MEOF WHAT I'VE BECOME.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

THAT'S A SUBJECTIVEQUESTION.

THERE WAS A PROBLEM
DOWN HERE LAST NIGHT.

SO WE'RE TAKING A LITTLE TIMEWITH EACH RESIDENT,

ASKING THEM IF THEY HEARD
OR SAW ANYTHING UNUSUAL.

HA HA HA. FUNNY THATYOU'D ASK A MADMAN

IF HE'S SEENANYTHING UNUSUAL.

ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THANK YOU.

PRETTY STRANGE PLACE,THIS CUNNINGHAM HALL.

HOW SO?

BAD THINGSGO ON DOWN HERE,

BUT YOU ALREADYKNOW THAT.

WHAT KIND
OF BAD THINGS?

TAKE THAT VERY SICKINDIVIDUAL

YOU HAVE LURKINGAROUND, FOR INSTANCE--

SOMEONE WHO'S COMFORTED

BY THE WARMTHOF FRESH BLOOD.

WHO DO YOU
THINK IT IS?

YOU'RE A SMART BOY.YOU'LL FIGURE IT OUT.

IS IT YOU?

I SUPPOSE THE TOPOF THE FOOD CHAIN

WOULD BE A GOOD PLACETO START LOOKING.

ARE YOU SPEAKING
OF DR. FRANKS?

HELLO.

THEY'RE JUST CELL NUMBERSON A PRESCRIPTION TO ME.

YOU'D HAVE TO GOTO BETTY OR WALLACE

TO FIND OUTWHO THE HELL THEY ARE.

BESIDES, THEY WOULDN'TKNOW THEIR OWN NAMES,

EVEN IF YOU ASKED THEM.

OK. WELL,
CAN YOU TELL ME

WHAT THE PATIENT
IN CELL 44

HAS BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH?

I JUST KEEP THEMDOPED UP, KID.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT
MEDICATION HE'S ON?

BOY, YOU SURE HAVEA LOT OF QUESTIONS.

RISPERDEX. THAT'S WHATTHEY'RE ALL ON DOWN THERE.

AN ANTIDEPRESSANT?

HAVE YOU EVERSEEN THE PLACE?

THANK YOU, GRACE.

Sara: YOU KNOW,YOU'RE BREAKING RULE NUMBER ONE

ABOUT WORKING
IN A PLACE LIKE THIS.

Clark: WHAT'S THAT?

TAKING WHAT THE PATIENTSSAY TOO SERIOUSLY.

I'M NOT.

BELIEVE ME, I'M NOT.

LOOK, I DID HEAR

HENDRICKS
AND FRANKS ARGUING

THE NIGHT
SHE GOT KILLED.

CLARK, YOUHAVE TO UNDERSTAND

THAT THESE PATIENTSARE TOTALLY DELUSIONAL.

THEY'LL TELL YOU THINGS,

THINGS THEY ACTUALLYBELIEVE TO BE TRUE.

BUT HARD-CORE SCHIZOPHRENICS,IN PARTICULAR,

CAN'T BE TRUSTED,YOU KNOW.

YOU HAVE TO TAKEWHAT THEY SAY

WITH A GRAINOF SALT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

IT JUST
SEEMED WEIRD.

HE WAS BEING
REALLY CRYPTIC.

LOOK...THEY'RE PARANOID.

I'M SURE THEY HAVE ITOUT FOR FRANKS

BECAUSE HE'S THE ONEKEEPING THEM LOCKED IN HERE.

I THINK YOU'REREADING TOO MUCH

INTO THIS CONVERSATION.

YOU CAN NEVER REALLYTRUST A SCHIZO.

ALL RIGHT.

WHY ARE ALL THE PATIENTS
IN THE BASEMENT

ON THE SAME MEDICATION?

BECAUSE I'M SURE

THEY'RE KEEPING THEMSERIOUSLY TRANQUILIZED.

I USED TO LOVE TO PLAYOUTSIDE THIS TIME OF DAY.

ME AND MY FRIENDS,WE'D PLAY KICK-THE-CAN...

SOMETIMES DODGE BALL.

I WASN'T REALLYGOOD AT THAT ONE.

TOO AFRAID OF GETTING HITBY THE BALL, I GUESS.

AND ONE DAY, THINGSJUST STARTED TO GO BAD.

HOW SO?

I STARTED SEEING STUFF...

KNOWING STUFFBEFORE IT HAPPENED.

ONE DAY MY PARENTSDROPPED ME OFF HERE

TO HAVE SOME TESTSRUN, AND...

THEY NEVER CAME BACK.

THAT'S A REALLY
ROUGH THING

TO CARRY AROUND
WITH YOU.

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU CAN TRY YOUR BESTTO STEER LIFE

IN THE DIRECTIONYOU WANT IT TO GO IN, BUT...

EVERYTHING PRETTY MUCHHAPPENS AS IT'S MEANT TO BE.

MAYBE SO.

YOU KNOW
WHAT I THINK?

I THINK
YOU'RE NOT MEANT

TO BE HERE
ANYMORE.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

BUT THE DAYI LEAVE HERE

WILL BE THE DAYTHAT I'M DEAD.

SEE, THAT'S...THAT'S ONE OF THE BAD THINGS

ABOUT KNOWING STUFFBEFORE IT HAPPENS.

MY LITTLE PROBLEM...

STEMS FROM THE FACT...

THAT I WAS NEVER ALLOWED

TO GET IN TOUCH
WITH MY INNER CHILD.

I'M A VULNERABLE CHILD

TRAPPED INSIDE
AN ADULT'S BODY.

AND WEARINGAN ADULT DIAPER.

[LAUGHTER]

UP YOURS, JIMMY!

OK, OK. CALM DOWN.

LOOK, WE'RE ALL
GRIEVING RIGHT NOW,

AND SOME OF US
FEEL VULNERABLE...

OR DEPRESSED.

OR SCARED.

THAT'S RIGHT, ALICE.

WHAT MAKES YOU
FEEL SCARED?

IT WON'T STOPSCARING ME.

WHAT WON'T?

I TRY TO CLOSE MY EYESAND MAKE IT GO AWAY,

BUT IT'S ALWAYSRIGHT THERE, WATCHING ME.

WHAT IS THIS "IT" THAT YOU'REREFERRING TO, ALICE?

A GHOST.

WHAT GHOST?

THE ONE THAT RUNSTHROUGH THE HOUSE AT NIGHT.

IT'S ALWAYS WATCHING METHROUGH THE WINDOWS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
IT WANTS FROM YOU?

TO MAKE SURETHAT I NEVER FORGET

WHAT MADNESS FEELS LIKE.

[WOMAN MOANING]

[BANGING]

[DRAKE LAUGHING]

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

HELLO.

Betty: GOOD MORNING.IT'S BETTY.

OH, DID I WAKE YOU?

NO, NOT AT ALL.

I WAS JUST
GETTING UP.

GREAT. LISTEN. I JUSTWANTED YOU TO KNOW

THAT YOUR BADGEIS READY,

AND DR. FRANKSWANTS TO KNOW

IF YOU AND DRAKEHAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT

ON YESTERDAY'SINTERVIEWS.

I'VE STILL GOT
ONE MORE PATIENT

THAT I'D LOVE TO
TALK TO DOWN THERE,

BUT...PRETTY MUCH,
IT SEEMS LIKE

THEY WERE ALL
IN THEIR CELLS.

DRAKE CHECKED
THE LOCKS,

AND IT DIDN'T APPEAR

THAT ANY OF THEM
COULD GET OUT.

OH, OK. WELL, PLEASEJUST KEEP ME POSTED,

BECAUSE I'M GONNA HAVE TOTYPE UP THE FINDINGS

AND GIVE THEM TOTHE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARGE.

OK. FANTASTIC.

Man: SO NICE OF YOU
TO COME DOWN.

WE SO SELDOM
GET VISITORS

DOWN HERE IN OUR LITTLE
PIT OF DESPAIR.

WHAT DID YOUSTOP TALKING TO ME

THE LAST TIMEI WAS DOWN HERE?

I'D RUN OUT
OF THINGS TO SAY.

OK. WHY DON'T YOUCOME OUT

INTO THE LIGHTWHERE I CAN SEE YOU?

COME ON.WE'RE FRIENDS BY NOW.

LET'S JUST SAY
I SUFFERED

A SLIGHT DISFIGUREMENT
AS A CHILD.

SINCE THEN, I CHOOSE
TO LIVE IN THE SHADOWS.

ALL RIGHT, THEN...

CAN YOU GET OUTOF THIS CELL?

[CHUCKLES]

ONLY IF SOMEONE
LETS ME.

NO MORE TALKING IN CIRCLES.ANSWER THE QUESTION.

ARE YOU WONDERING
IF THAT LITTLE BOY

YOU KEEP SEEING
AROUND

IS SOMEHOW
GETTING THE KEYS

AND LETTING ME OUT?

WHAT LITTLE BOY?

NOW WHO'S TALKING
IN CIRCLES?

Wallace on radio:
CLARK, COME IN.

I GOT SARA
ON LINE ONE OUT HERE.

I'LL BE RIGHT UP.

WE'LL CONTINUETHIS CONVERSATION LATER?

YOU CAN CALL ME BEN.

[CHUCKLES]

WE HAVE TO STOP
MEETING LIKE THIS.

WHAT WILL
THE PATIENTS SAY?

I THINK IT'SA LITTLE LATE FOR THAT.

[LAUGHING AND MOCKING]

RIGHT.

SO, DID YOU FINISH UP
YOUR INTERVIEWS?

BASICALLY. WHATARE YOU TAKING?

OH, I HAVE A COLD.

I INTERVIEWEDALL THE PATIENTS

THAT I WASASSIGNED TO,

AND MOST OF THEIR STORIESWERE PRETTY OUT THERE.

MINE, TOO.

MRS. IDELSON TOLD ME
THAT THE GUY

FROM "WHEEL
OF FORTUNE" DID IT.

THAT'S POSSIBLE.

I HAD ONE GUY...HE'S INTERESTING,

BUT I DON'T THINKHE KNOWS ANYTHING.

SIC FRANKS ON HIM.

LET THE COPS
DO THE REST.

HANG ON.
I FORGOT A FORK.

OK.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M SORRY.

THEY WERE STICKING OUTOF YOUR PURSE.

SOME COLD, HUH?

WHY ARE YOU TAKINGRISPERDEX, SARA?

HERE GOES. UM...

WHEN I WAS
A LITTLE GIRL,

I HAD PROBLEMS
FOCUSING AND STUFF.

UM...AND I WAS
LATER DIAGNOSED

WITH REALLY MINOR
SCHIZOPHRENIA.

BUT I GOT PUT
ON RISPERDEX,

AND IT TOTALLY
LEVELED ME OUT.

I MEAN, I HAVEN'T
REALLY HAD

ANY SYMPTOMS
SINCE I WAS A KID.

SO, IS THAT HOWYOU GOT INTERESTED

IN MENTAL HEALTH?

MM-HMM.

STILL WANT TO BE
MY FRIEND?

SURE.

CRAZY CHICKS ARE WILD.

YOU JERK.

I'M KIDDING.

YOU'REALL RIGHT NOW?

YEAH.
YEAH, I'M FINE.

LOOK, JUST DON'T
TELL ANYONE, OK?

I WON'T.

THOSE PILLS ARE RED.

SO?

WELL, THE RISPERDEXTHAT GRACE SHOWED ME--

THE PILLS WERE BLUE.

I'M SURE
A BUNCH OF PSYCHOS

ARE ON A MUCH STRONGER
DOSE THAN I AM.

[WOMAN SCREAMING]

THIS IS THE ONLY
WAY OUT, SARA!

CARL FINALLY GOT
TO GO HOME! HA HA!

[MWAH]

LADIES, GO
TO YOUR ROOMS.

[LAUGHTER CONTINUES]

WOULD SOMEBODY PLEASE GETDR. FRANKS ON THE RADIO!

WHAT HAPPENED?

I WAS JUST BRINGING IN
THE GAMES,

AND WE WERE GONNA PLAY
CHUTES 'N' LADDERS,

AND THEN THIS.

MAYBE HE HATED
CHUTES 'N' LADDERS.

DID YOU SEE HIMTALKING TO ANYONE

BEFORE HE CAMEIN HERE?

HE JUST WENT OUT
TO GET HIS MEDICATION.

WHAT WAS HE GIVEN?

AN ANTIDEPRESSANT.

[SNIP]

GRACE, WAS CARLJUST HERE?

ABOUT
A HALF-HOUR AGO.

DID YOU SEE HIMTALKING TO ANYBODY?

OTHER THAN
HIMSELF, NO.

WHAT DID YOUGIVE HIM?

WHAT I ALWAYS DO.

ARE WE GONNA START
WITH Q-AND-A AGAIN?

BECAUSE I DON'T
HAVE TIME FOR IT.

GRACE--I'M SORRY.WHAT DID YOU GIVE HIM?

I GAVE HIM HIS USUAL
DOSE OF HAPPY TABS.

THANK YOU.

BEN!

I HAVEN'T GONEANYWHERE.

YOU SAID SOMETHING EARLIER

ABOUT THE MEDICATION
THEY GAVE YOU.

DOES IT HELP?

I WOULDN'T KNOW.I DON'T TAKE IT.

BUT I DO HAVE A NICEMOSAIC ON THE WALL

THAT I'VE DONEWITH MY UNUSED PILLS.

BEN, WHY DON'T YOU
TAKE IT?

THEY WOULDN'THELP ME IF I DID.

WHY NOT?

A HOSPITAL ISA PLACE OF BUSINESS.

WHEN PEOPLE GET BETTER,THERE ARE LESS BODIES IN BED.

DOESN'T THAT MAKE SENSE,CLARKIE, OLD BOY?

THEY GIVE PATIENTS
WEAK MEDICATION

TO KEEP THEM SICK?

LOOK AROUND YOU.

THE LOONIES HEREONLY SEEM TO GET WORSE.

TAKE YOUR FRIENDCARL, FOR INSTANCE.

HE TOOK HIS MEDSLIKE A GOOD BOY,

AND LOOK WHATHAPPENED TO HIM.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED TO CARL?

OH, DID I SAY SOMETHINGHAPPENED TO HIM?

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOUTALKED ME INTO THIS.

I JUST NEED TO CHECK
SOMETHING OUT

IN THE MEDS STATION
REAL QUICK.

I'LL BE IN AND OUT
IN 3 MINUTES.

OK. HURRY UP.

[DOOR CLOSES,
FOOTSTEPS RECEDING]

HERE THEY ARE.

HURRY UP, AND LET'S
GET OUT OF HERE.

OK. WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?

I'M GONNA SEND
THE PILLS

TO A FRIEND OF MINE

WHO WORKS AT THE
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.

I JUST FIGURED MAYBE
WHOEVER'S DOING THIS

IS ON THE WRONG
MEDICATION.

LOOK...CARL WAS
READY TO GO HOME.

I MEAN,
ACCORDING TO GRACE,

HE WAS ON A HUGE DOSE
OF TRANQUILIZERS.

HE SHOULDN'T
HAVE BEEN ABLE

TO GET OUT OF BED
IN THE MORNING,

MUCH LESS
HANG HIMSELF.

WHAT?

IT'S CUTEWHEN YOU'RE SLEUTHING.

GOOD NIGHT.

[KISS]

GOOD NIGHT.

[DOOR CREAKS]

HELLO.

SARA?

HELLO.

[CUCKOO CLOCK CHIMING]

THERE'S NO PLACE
LIKE HOME.

Sara: HURRY UP.

IF FRANKS FINDS OUT WE'REIN HIS OFFICE, WE'RE SCREWED.

IT WAS A LITTLE BOY.

I'VE BEEN SEEING HIM
SINCE I GOT HERE.

AT FIRST, I THOUGHT

IT WAS ONE OF
THE GARDENER'S KIDS.

WHAT? AND YOU'RESURE HE ISN'T?

NO WAY.

LOOK...

I KNOW THIS
SOUNDS STRANGE,

BUT I'M STARTING
TO THINK

THAT THIS PLACE ACTUALLY
MIGHT BE HAUNTED.

I KNOW. I WOULDN'T
HAVE BELIEVED IT

IF I HADN'T
SEEN IT MYSELF.

BUT I THINK ALICE
HAS SEEN SOMETHING,

AND FRANKS, TOO.
I MEAN, WHY ELSE

WOULD HE HAVE
ALL THESE BOOKS?

WHAT?

UM...JUST BETWEENYOUR THEORIES

ON THE MEDICATIONAND FRANKS,

AND NOW YOU'RESEEING GHOSTS?

MAYBE YOUR SURROUNDINGSARE STARTING TO AFFECT YOU.

I'M NOT CRAZY, SARA.

HE WAS RIGHT OUTSIDE
MY WINDOW.

HE LOOKED
RIGHT AT ME.

BELIEVE ME.

OK. OK. I DO.

OK.

HEY, WHERE
DO THEY KEEP

THE PATIENT RECORDS
AROUND HERE?

IN THE NURSES STATION.

[MAN SHOUTING]

COME ON.

GET YOUR GODDAMNHANDS OFF ME!

I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T KILLTHAT STUPID BITCH!

THERE'S SOMETHING YOU OUGHT
TO UNDERSTAND, MY FRIEND--

NOTHING GOES ON HERE

THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
OR HEAR ABOUT. NOTHING.

THEN YOU PROBABLYALREADY KNOW

THAT I'LL BE BACKFOR YOU, SON OF A BITCH,

AND YOU, SNITCH!

YOU'RE NEXT.

I'M GONNASKIN YOU ALIVE.

NOBODY'S SAFE HERE!

MUZZLE HIM.

THAT POOR,TROUBLED BOY.

I HEARD HE WAS RAISED
IN THE CARNIVAL.

NOW WE KNOW
WHERE ALL THE NARCOTICS

DISAPPEAR TO, DON'T WE?

WHAT HAPPENED?

THEY'RE TAKING HIM
IN FOR QUESTIONING

REGARDING NURSE
HENDRICKS' DEATH.

FRANKS FOUND HER TASER
IN HIS THINGS.

AND THEY
ALSO FOUND OUT

THAT HE WAS
HAVING RELATIONS

WITH A PATIENT.

Girls: TAKE THE KEY
AND LOCK HER UP,

LOCK HER UP,
LOCK HER UP.

TAKE THE KEY
AND LOCK HER UP,

MY FAIR LADY.

TAKE THE KEY
AND LOCK HER UP,

LOCK HER UP,
LOCK HER UP.

TAKE THE KEY
AND LOCK HER UP,

MY FAIR LADY.

[LAUGHTER]

WHO ARE YOU?

[LAUGHING]

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

HELLO.

Man: CLARK? HELLO?

HELLO? CLARK?

CLARK, YOU THERE?

I'M SORRY.
YES, THIS IS HE.

YEAH. HEY, THIS ISTOM FROM THE LAB.

HI, TOM.

LISTEN, THERE WERENO NARCOTICS

IN THE DRUGSTHAT YOU GAVE ME.

WHAT?

NO. THEY WEREJUST PLACEBOS.

ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR LOOKING
INTO THAT.

Clark: YOU WERE RIGHT
ABOUT THE MEDICATION.

THE RISPERDEX
THEY DISPENSE HERE

IS JUST A PLACEBO.

Ben: TAKING MATTERSINTO OUR OWN HANDS?

VERY AGGRESSIVE.

I'M GONNA CALL
THE BOARD

FIRST THING
MONDAY MORNING.

ONE OF THE PATIENTS
IS GOING INTO PSYCHOSIS

AND ACTING OUT

BECAUSE HE'S NOT
GETTING HIS MEDS.

THAT A BOY.I WOULDN'T TELL ANYONE

ABOUT OUR LITTLEDISCOVERY UNTIL THEN.

YOU WOULDN'T WANTFRANKS OR ANYONE ELSE

TO HAVE THE CHANCE

TO COVER UPTHEIR DIRTY WORK.

THEY ARRESTED
DRAKE TODAY.

I DON'T THINK
HE DID IT.

I HEARD HENDRICKS
ARGUING WITH FRANKS

THE DAY SHE DIED.

I SOMEHOW THINK
THAT HE'S CONNECTED

AND SHE KNEW
ABOUT IT.

THEY SAY THE OBVIOUS ANSWERUSUALLY IS THE ANSWER.

IT'S RIGHT IN FRONTOF YOUR EYES.

YOU JUST HAVE TO BEWILLING TO SEE IT.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT EVERYTHING

THAT'S GOING ON
AROUND HERE?

I'M SMART.

BE HONEST WITH ME.

CAN YOU GET OUT
OF THIS CELL?

LET ME GO OUT, TOO!

WHY DO YOU GO OUT
AND I DON'T?

ONLY IN MY MIND,ROYCE.

ONLY IN MY MIND.

TELL ME ABOUT THE GHOST
OF THE LITTLE BOY.

HE'S SHOWING UP
EVERYWHERE NOW.

HE MUST BE FONDOF YOU.

YOU'VE GOTWORK TO DO.

YOU BETTER GETBACK UPSTAIRS

BEFORE YOU MISSANY MORE OF THE ACTION.

Sara: ADMITTANCE,DIAGNOSIS, RELEASE DATES.

HERE'S EVERYTHINGWE NEED.

THIS IS AMAZING.

GREAT JOB.

AND CHECK THIS OUT.

HERE'S THE SECTIONON ALL THE PATIENTS

THAT HAVE BEENREHABBED AND RELEASED

SINCE FRANKS TOOK OVER.

HOW MANY?

NONE.

NONE?

THIS IS
UNBELIEVABLE.

I MEAN, THIS PROVES

THAT HE'S KEEPING
PATIENTS SICK

SO THEY CAN'T
GO HOME.

"BEN LONDON,
CELL 44,

SCHIZOPHRENIC,
DIED IN...1989?"

SO?

SO HE'S NOT DEAD.

I JUST TALKED TO HIM
THIS MORNING.

OK, YOU'RE LOSING ME.

DR. MORTON TOLD ME
ABOUT A PATIENT

WHO ESCAPED FROM
CELL 44 YEARS AGO.

I MEAN, MAYBE BEN WAS
THE ONE WHO ESCAPED,

AND FRANKS JUST TRIED
TO COVER IT UP

BY SAYING THAT HE DIED.

WHEN THEY FINALLY
GOT AROUND

TO CATCHING HIM
AND BRINGING HIM BACK--

THEY NEVER BOTHERED

TO TAKE HIM OFFTHE DECEASED LIST.

EXACTLY.

WHAT ARE YOUTHINKING?

I DON'T KNOW.

COME ON. YOU HAVE TO BETHINKING ABOUT SOMETHING.

YOU CAN TELL ME.

WE'RE IN THISTOGETHER.

[POTS RATTLING]

[SQUEAK]

[CLANG]

[DOOR CLOSES]

KITCHEN'S CLOSED.

[POTS RATTLING]

LET ME SEE...

PEACHES...UGH!

GRAVY, PUDDING...

AH, MEATLOAF.

JUST WHAT
THE DOCTOR ORDERED.

PICKLES.

PICKLES.

KETCHUP.

KETCHUP, KETCHUP,KETCHUP, KETCHUP, KETCHUP.

AHA. GOTCHA.

[CLOCKS CHIMING]

OH, SHIT.

SARA.

WHO ARE YOU?

IT'S CLARK.

WHAT DID YOUDO TO ME?

WHERE AM I?

WHAT'S HAPPENING
TO ME?

HEY.

[CRYING]

HEY. HEY.

IT'S OK.SARA, LOOK AT ME.

I WORK WITH YOUAT THE HOSPITAL.

DO YOU REMEMBER?

NO.

LOOK. I THINK YOU FORGOTTO TAKE YOUR MEDICATION.

JUST TAKE A COUPLE OF THESE,AND IT'LL BE BETTER.

[COUGHING]

I'M SORRY.

IT'S OK.

I JUST CAN'T
FIGURE OUT WHAT...

WHAT'S REAL
AND WHAT'S A DREAM.

COME ON.

COME ON.

ALL RIGHT.

Man on radio:
A LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM

IS MOVING INTO THE AREA
LATER TODAY,

BRINGING ALONG WITH IT
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS

AND COOLER TEMPERATURESTHROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

AND NOW, FOR MORE INFORMATION
ON OUR TOP STORY,

LET'S GO BACK
TO PETER GARCIA.

Garcia on radio:
THANK YOU, DAVID.

SHERIFF AL JOHNSON
IS NOW WARNING

THAT THE ESCAPED SUSPECT

WHO'S BEEN DETAINED
ON SUSPICION OF MURDER

SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

HE'S BEEN KNOWN TO GOBY THE ALIAS OF DRAKE ANDERSON.

ANDERSON IS 5' 10",
HAS DARK BROWN HAIR,

AND HAS A TATTOO
OF A SPIDER ON HIS NECK.

ANYONE WITH INFORMATION
LEADING TO HIS CAPTURE

SHOULD IMMEDIATELY REPORT
TO THE KIRKSIDE SHERIFF'S...

WHAT HAPPENED?

THANK GOD YOU'RE OK.

SOMEONE KILLED
DR. MORTON LAST NIGHT.

WHAT?

CLARK, I'M
REALLY SCARED.

I DON'T KNOW WHO
TO TRUST ANYMORE.

DRAKE GOT OUT.

WHAT?

I JUST HEARD ITON THE RADIO.

HE ESCAPED LAST NIGHT.

IF IT WAS HIM,

THEN HE'S PROBABLY
LONG GONE.

I MEAN,
THEY'VE SEARCHED

THIS WHOLE PLACE
WITH A FINE-TOOTH COMB.

LISTEN,
THAT INVESTIGATOR

WANTS TO ASK US
A FEW QUESTIONS.

NOT RIGHT NOW.I'M GOING TO TALK TO FRANKS.

WHAT?

I'M GOINGTO TALK TO FRANKS.

FRANKS, OPEN UP
THE GODDAMN DOOR!

FRANKS, I KNOW
YOU'RE IN THERE!

OPEN UP THE DOOR!

[BOY LAUGHING]

[DOOR CLOSES]

JESUS!

IT ISN'T DRAKE.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

I ASKED THE COPSABOUT THE REPORT,

AND THEY SAID HE WASARRESTED 20 MINUTES AGO.

HE STOLE A CARIN DALLAS.

I'M LEAVING.

WAIT. WAIT.

SARA, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

COME WITH ME
IF YOU WANT,

BUT I'M NOT STAYING.

OK. OK. OK. WAIT.

I'LL GO. JUST COMEWITH ME TO THE OFFICE,

AND I'LL GRABA FEW THINGS.

COME ON.
COME ON.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURETHERE'S ENOUGH SECURITY LEFT

TO KEEP THE PATIENTSLOCKED DOWN.

THEY'RE NOT
GONNA BE SAFE HERE.

NOBODY'S GONNA BE SAFE
HERE, SARA.

I'LL TELL BETTY
WE'RE GOING.

ALL RIGHT, FINE.BUT MAKE IT QUICK, PLEASE.

I WANT TO GET AS FAR AWAYFROM HERE AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE.

I WILL.

WE'RE GONNA BE OK,
CLARK, YOU KNOW.

NOTHING'S
GONNA HAPPEN

WITH ALL THOSE COPS
HANGING AROUND OUTSIDE.

HERE.

WHAT IF IT'S NOT A PERSONWHO'S DOING ALL OF THIS?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHAT IF IT'S LIKEDR. MORTON SAID?

WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENEDHERE IN THE BUILDING,

AND IT'S NEVERFORGOTTEN?

CLARK...
IT WAS A PERSON,

AND IF IT WAS
A PATIENT,

THEY'RE ALL
IN LOCKDOWN.

WE'RE FINE.

[SLURP]

[TEACUP RATTLES]

OK.

OK. NOW GO BACK.

I'LL JUST FINISH UP
AROUND HERE.

[GROWLING]

Man on radio:
CLARK? HELLO.

Ben: IT'S RIGHT
IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES.

Man on radio:
CLARK? HELLO.

CLARK?

CLARK, YOU THERE?

[DISTORTED VOICES]

IT'S RIGHT IN FRONTOF YOUR EYES.

Sara's voice: I WAS DIAGNOSEDWITH SCHIZOPHRENIA.

SARA.

THANKS FOR YOUR
HELP, OFFICER.

OH, ALSO I HAVE
A LIST OF PATIENTS.

I'LL LEAVE IT
IN A RED FOLDER

IN MY OUT BOX.

NOT A PROBLEM.

YOU HAVE
MY CELL NUMBER.

HMM.

OK. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.

AAH!

WHY'D YOUDRUG ME, SARA?

I JUST GAVE YOU
A CALMATIVE.

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU WERE ACTING
REALLY STRANGE AND--

IT WAS YOU.

I SHOULD HAVEFIGURED IT OUT

THE OTHER NIGHTWHEN YOU HAD YOUR...

RELAPSE.

CLARK, YOU'RE WRONG.

BEN TOLD ME...THE ANSWER WAS

RIGHT IN FRONTOF MY EYES.

WHO?

CELL 44, BEN LONDON.

HE MUST HAVE SEEN YOUTHE NIGHT IN THE BASEMENT

THAT YOU KILLEDNURSE HENDRICKS.

THAT'S WHY...THAT'S WHY HE TOLD ME

THE ANSWER WAS RIGHTIN FRONT OF MY EYES.

THERE'S NO ONE
IN CELL 44.

DON'T LIE TO ME, SARA.

IT'S USED
FOR STORAGE.

YOU WERETHE ONE WHO TOLD ME

NEVER TO TRUSTA SCHIZO.

YOU KNOW I CANPROVE HE'S THERE.

THERE YOU ARE.I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.

[MAN SCREAMING]

WHAT'S GOING ONAROUND HERE?

BEN!

BEN!

BEN!

BEN, WHAT'S
GOING ON HERE?

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME
IT WAS SARA?

I'M GONNA LET YOU
OUT OF HERE

SO YOU CAN GET
SOMEPLACE SAFE...

[MAN SHOUTING]

BUT FIRST, I WANT TO
SEE YOUR FACE.

THEN I SUPPOSEIT'S TIME TO GO HOME.

Clark's voice:
THAT KID I KEEP SEEING

RUNNING AROUND
THE HALLWAYS...

IT'S A LITTLE STRANGE THAT HERUNS AROUND HERE AT NIGHT.

Sara's voice:
MAYBE YOUR SURROUNDINGS

ARE STARTING
TO AFFECT YOU.

Clark's voice:
I'M NOT CRAZY, SARA.

Ben: NOW YOU KNOW
WHAT MADNESS FEELS LIKE.

IT'S A FEELING
YOU'LL NEVER FORGET.

HEY, GOOD-LOOKING.

SHH.

WE'VE STILL GOT
WORK TO DO.

Morton: HE WASTHE SADDEST, SICKEST SUBJECT

I'VE EVER COME ACROSS.

Douglas: THERE YOU ARE.I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.

WE NEED TO TEACH YOU
SOME RESPECT.

Clark:
WHAT I'D LOVE TO DO

IS CHANGE THIS PLACE
FOR THE BETTER.

THAT'S REALLY
WHY I CAME HERE.

BETTY, GO TO ONE.

HAVE MY CAR
SENT AROUND.

AND WHERE ARE MY KEYS
TO THE MEDICATION--

NEVER MIND.

[THUNDER]

"THIS LETTER
IS IN REGARDS

"TO THE TUITION FEESFOR CLARK STEVENS' INTERNSHIP.

"SINCE HIS
UNFORTUNATE DEATH...

"WE WOULD LIKE TO ARRANGEFOR A FULL REFUND OF PAYMENT.

"PLEASE CONTACT
THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE

AT YOUR EARLIEST
CONVENIENCE."

"BEN LONDON,
DIAGNOSED WITH

"CHRONIC MULTIPLE
PERSONALITY DISORDER,

ESCAPED JANUARY 8,1989."

[SQUISH]

AAH!

HI, DR. FRANKS.

YOU!

CLARK, HAVE YOULOST YOUR MIND?

IT'S BEN!

IT'S BEN LONDON!

BEN LONDON.

DO YOU REMEMBER ME?
THAT LITTLE BOY.

THE ONE THAT YOU
AND HENDRICKS

AND ALL THE OTHERS

NEVER ONCE
TRIED TO HELP!

BEN LONDON.

LISTEN,I CAN HELP YOU.

I--

IT'S TOO LATE
FOR THAT NOW!

AAH!

AAH!

AAH! HELP!

AAH!

NO!

SARA!

OH! HELLO?

I'M AT CUNNINGHAM HALL.

I'M IN THE BASEMENT.THERE ARE COPS OUTSIDE.

AND, UM...

AAH!

HELP ME!

AAH!

[SCREAMING]

COME ON, SARA.

YOU'RE AS SCREWED UP
AS I AM.

WE BELONG TOGETHER.

COME ON, DARLING.

GET UP OUT OF YOUR CORNER.

YOU'RE MAKING ME CRAZY.

PLEASE. I DIDN'T
DO ANYTHING.

I KNOW. IT'S JUST THAT...I CAME BACK TO THIS PLACE

TO GET RID OF ANY MEMORIESTHAT I HAD HERE.

AND UNFORTUNATELY,YOU'RE NOW ONE OF THEM.

BUT I'M JUST
LIKE YOU.

I'M SO SORRY, BUT I CAN'TLEAVE ANY LOOSE ENDS.

BEN, I CAN
PROTECT YOU.

I FOUND YOUR FILE.

AND I TOOK IT,

AND I'M KEEPING IT
SAFE FOR YOU.

WHERE IS IT?

WE CAN BOTH GO
AWAY FROM HERE.

THEY WON'T EVEN KNOW
YOU WERE HERE.

AAH!

UH!

BITCH!

AAH!

AAH!

AAH!

CLARK.

CLARK'S NOT HERE
ANYMORE.

CLARK DOESN'T EVEN EXIST.

AAH!

[VOICES LAUGHING]