Spellbinder (1988) - full transcript

Jeff: I'M GOING BY YOU.
( Derek laughing )

TIM. TIM. TIM. TIM!

SWITCH.

( Derek grunts )
YEAH!

GET IT, GET IT.
HERE WE GO.

CHECK IT.
GOOD SHOT, MAN.

COME ON, CHECK IT.
HEY, WAKE UP.

I GOT IT.
UNDERNEATH. UNDERNEATH!

Jeff: LOOK OUT!
Tim: OH!

AWW...
YEAH, TWO!

I LIKE IT.
COME ON, HERBIE, SUCK IT UP.



RIGHT HERE, RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT HERE. HERE WE GO.

YOU'LL NEVER MAKE IT.
GO AHEAD.

SLOWING DOWN
FOR AN OLD MAN, HUH?

GOING TO THE HOOP.
HE'S GOT NOTHING.

Tim: STICK HIM, JEFF.
STICK HIM.

Herbie: REBOUND.

I GOT IT.

WAY TO GO, JEFF.
RIGHT HERE.

( chattering indistinctly )

Herbie: A LITTLE TWO ON TWO
TAKES YOUR MIND OFF WORK.

Jeff: I'LL BE UP ALL NIGHT
THINKING ABOUT MY BACK.

WHAT ABOUT OUR BET, HUH?

HOW ABOUT PJ'S FOR
A COUPLE OF BREWS?

Jeff: NOT ME, I'M OUT OF HERE.



Derek: COME ON, COUPLE DRINKS
TO EASE THE PAIN.

WHICH ONE?

PAIN OF LIVING, ACE.
PAIN OF LIVING.

WHAT I NEED TONIGHT
IS A BED AND A BATHTUB.
I'M GOING HOME.

SO, IS ANYBODY COMING
WITH ME OR WHAT?

I GUESS I'LL TAKE
A RAIN CHECK.

ME, TOO.

HEY, SO WHAT ABOUT LUNCH?

ARE YOU BUYING?

ARE YOU KIDDING?
( all laughing )

GOOD NIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

ALL RIGHT, TAKE CARE.

GOOD NIGHT, HERBIE.
GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

HEY, I'M SORRY
ABOUT YOUR BACK.

HEY, LIFE'S A BITCH.

HOW'S DIANE?

( snorts )
WHAT HAPPENED THIS TIME?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.
I COULDN'T TALK TO HER.

SHE DIDN'T KNOW
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
BACH AND THE ROLLING STONES.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
MORE OF THE JAZZ TYPE.

METAPHORICALLY
SPEAKING, EINSTEIN.

OKAY, THEN WHAT'S
THE REAL PROBLEM?

Woman: NO...

HONESTLY...
YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M TIRED OF EVERY DAY
BEING A DISAPPOINTMENT.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED
A WEEKEND IN PALM SPRINGS.

IT'S GETTING TO BE
THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN.

THANKSGIVING.
Woman: STOP TOUCHING ME!

LEAVE ME ALONE.

( speaking indistinctly )

I CAN GET US INVITED
OVER TO THE BRONSONS'
FOR SOME TENNIS.

REMEMBER LAST TIME?

( chuckling )
NO, NO, NO.

LISTEN TO ME
WHEN I TALK TO YOU!

DON'T YELL AT ME.

THAT'S WHAT
I CALL TRUE LOVE.

SO WHAT ABOUT PALM SPRINGS?

( man shouting )

( woman screams )

HEY, GET AWAY FROM HER!
STAY OUT OF THIS.

WHAT THE HELL
IS WRONG WITH YOU?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

Man: GET UP, MIRANDA.
( Miranda sobs )

MIRANDA...

IT'S TIME TO GO.

I DON'T THINK SHE'S
GOING ANYWHERE WITH YOU.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE GETTING INTO, FRIEND.

OH, YOU'RE SCARING US.

I THINK YOU'D BETTER BACK OFF.

( Miranda sobs )

WE'RE GOING NOW.

HEY, HEY, COME ON.

Miranda: NO!

YOU'D BETTER THINK
OF THE CONSEQUENCES.

LEAVE ME ALONE!

LOOK, YOU HEARD HER.
SHE DOESN'T WANT
TO BE WITH YOU.

LET'S GO.
( Miranda screams )

GO BACK!
SHIT!

A PROPHECY, MY BROTHER.

YOU WILL REGRET THIS
FOR AS LONG AS YOU LIVE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

HE'S GONE. IT'S OVER.

THANK YOU.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, HE
BARELY GOT ME.

HERE, PUT THIS ON IT.

IT'S OKAY.

LISTEN, WHO WAS
THAT GUY ANYWAY?

YOU HAVE A CAR HERE?
YOU HAVE A WAY HOME?

NO.

UH, I'LL TAKE HER.

DO YOU MIND IF I ASK
WHAT THAT WAS ALL ABOUT?

I'D RATHER NOT THINK ABOUT IT.

I'M MIRANDA REED.

JEFF MILLS.

YOU THINK IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA
IF YOU TOLD ME WHERE YOU LIVE?

YOU DO WANT TO
GO HOME, DON'T YOU?

I DON'T HAVE A HOME.
NOT ANYMORE. I'VE BEEN
LIVING WITH ALDYS.

YOU MEAN THAT GUY
IN THE PARKING LOT?

HE'S NOT
ALWAYS THAT BAD.

SOMETIMES HE'S WORSE.

( chuckles ) I CAN IMAGINE.

IF YOU COULD JUST
TAKE ME TO A MOTEL...

LOOK, IT'S BEEN
QUITE A NIGHT.

ARE YOU SURE YOU
WANT TO BE ALONE?

I MEAN, YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY
AT MY PLACE IF YOU WANT TO.

Jeff: REALLY, SERIOUSLY,
I'LL SLEEP ON THE COUCH.

( door opening )

HEY, PAL.
HOW ARE YOU?

THIS IS GOLIATH.
HI, GOLIATH.

THAT'S DAVEY.

OH, I'M SORRY
ABOUT THIS MESS.

( cat purrs )

THEY'RE MAD AT YOU
FOR COMING HOME SO LATE.

THEY ARE?

IT'S IN THEIR EYES.

YOU COULD SEE IT, TOO, IF YOU
KNEW WHAT TO LOOK FOR.

( soft music playing )

TOM SCOTT?

YEAH.

CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING?

ORANGE JUICE, BEER,
SOMETHING TO EAT?
ICE CREAM?

NO, THANKS.

IS THAT A PALANZA?

YEAH.

DO YOU LIKE IT?

IT'S INTERESTING.

OH, AND A DONNELLY.

OH, I'VE HAD THAT FOR AGES.

IT'S THE FIRST PIECE
OF ART I EVER BOUGHT.

WHAT DO I KNOW?

HERE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW SO MUCH
ABOUT L. A. ARTISTS?

I GREW UP HERE,
AND I'VE ALWAYS
WANTED TO PAINT.

IS THAT WHAT YOU DO?

WELL, I'M TRYING.

ACTUALLY, I HAD
A COUPLE OF PAINTINGS
IN THE LAST VENICE ART WALK.

REALLY?
I'M IMPRESSED.

YOU'RE ALONE.

NO BROTHERS, NO SISTERS,

YOUR PARENTS ARE GONE NOW.

AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.
YOU HAVE A SCAR.

THEY WERE KILLED
SIX YEARS AGO.

YOU DO SOMETHING
WITH THE LAW.

POLICEMAN? NO.

A LAWYER.

YOU'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE.

YOU'RE NOT SURE
YOU EVER WILL BE.

HOW DO YOU DO THAT?

IT'S A GIFT.

SOME PEOPLE,
I CAN JUST TELL THINGS.

MIRANDA...
SHH.

I REALLY WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT
YOU DID FOR ME TONIGHT.

YOU ALREADY THANKED ME.

NO, I HAVEN'T.

YOU'RE IN A LOT OF PAIN.

AH, WELL,
USUALLY A HOT BATH...

I CAN HEAL YOU.

LIE DOWN.

TURN OVER.

I FEEL BETTER ALREADY.

SHH.

( chanting softly )

( grunts )

OH, GOD, THAT
WAS INCREDIBLE.

THE PAIN IS
COMPLETELY GONE.

( birds chirping )

DAVEY?

GOLIATH?

( whistling )

( scratching sounds )

ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH.

( radio playing )

DON'T. I LIKE THAT SONG.

( pop music playing )

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE WELCOME
TO STAY HERE TODAY.

IF YOU WANT.

I'VE GOT A LOT OF
OLD MOVIES ON TAPE.

SOME GREAT BOOKS, MUSIC...

( dog barking )

Jeff: SO THEN, SHE
TAKES BOTH HANDS

AND SHE PRESSES THEM
INTO THIS SPOT ON
MY LOWER BACK.

I FEEL THIS INTENSE
BURNING SENSATION FOR
ABOUT A SECOND,

THEN I WAS FINE.

SO YOUR BACK WAS
ACTUALLY HEALED?

COMPLETELY.
THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

HEY, TIM, YOU KNOW,
I'VE HAD THIS PAIN LATELY,
RIGHT HERE.

YEAH, RIGHT, SURE.
RIGHT HERE.

THIS CASE IS KILLING ME.
WHAT DID I MISS, GUYS?

THE DETAILS OF JEFF'S
LATEST CONQUEST.

YEAH, SO WHAT
HAPPENED?

YOU DID SLEEP WITH HER
AFTER ALL THAT, DIDN'T YOU?

HUH?
WELL...

COME ON.
YEAH.

THAT'S MY BOY.
WHAT HAPPENED?

THAT'S ALL WE DID.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
THAT'S ALL YOU DID?

JEFF, NO. I DON'T...
WHERE IS SHE NOW?

SHE WAS SLEEPING
WHEN I LEFT.

SHE... OH, JEFF...

Herbie: WAIT A MINUTE.
LET ME GET
THIS STRAIGHT.

YOU LEFT THIS CHICK
ALONE IN YOUR HOUSE?

SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOUR
STEREO AND TV, PAL.

( laughing )

COME ON, HERBIE,
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

LOOK, I GOTTA RUN.

BUT I WISH I COULD SEE
THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE
WHEN YOU GET HOME TONIGHT.

SEE YA.
SEE YA LATER, GUYS.

Derek: SO LONG, HERBIE.
DON'T LISTEN TO HIM.

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

( soft music playing )

WELCOME HOME.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO
CLEAN THE...

I WANTED TO.

I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'D
STILL BE HERE WHEN I GOT HOME.

ARE YOU KIDDING?
I COULDN'T LEAVE
WITHOUT SAYING GOOD-BYE.

( music playing )

YOU HAD SIX MONTHS OF
SPORTS PAGES STACKED
IN YOUR LIVING ROOM.

IMPOSSIBLE.

THEY'RE STILL
IN THE TRASH.

GO SEE FOR YOURSELF.

( screams )

TO YOU.

SO WHAT WILL
YOU DO NOW?

I HAVE TO GET MY LIFE
STRAIGHTENED OUT.

I'VE GOT AN OLD FRIEND
IN VENICE, AND I'M SURE

HE WON'T MIND PUTTING
ME UP FOR A FEW WEEKS.

HE?
UH-HUH.

HAVE YOU CALLED HIM YET?

NO, I THOUGHT I'D
DO IT IN THE MORNING,
IF THAT'S OKAY.

LISTEN, I DON'T WANT
TO IMPOSE.

I CAN LEAVE TONIGHT
RIGHT AFTER DINNER.

I DON'T WANT
YOU TO LEAVE.

I WANT YOU TO
STAY HERE WITH ME.

I DON'T KNOW.

NO COMMITMENTS,
NO PROMISES,

ANYTIME YOU HATE IT,
YOU CAN LEAVE.

WHAT IF ALDYS COMES
LOOKING FOR ME?

( exhales ) WELL,

I HAVE TO ADMIT,
THIS ALDYS GUY IS A
FAIRLY STRANGE INDIVIDUAL,

BUT HE'S JUST ONE GUY.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE GETTING INTO.

NOW YOU SOUND
EXACTLY LIKE HIM.

DON'T SAY THAT.

DON'T EVER SAY THAT.

( water dripping )

I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY, OKAY?

BUT THE GUY DOESN'T KNOW
WHERE I LIVE OR WHO I AM.

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
THE MAN'S HISTORY.

LOOK, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
IF THIS ALDYS
CHARACTER SHOWS UP,

I'LL KICK THE SHIT
OUT OF HIM.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

WAS THAT A YES?

I THINK SO.

ARE YOU SURE?

YES.

Florist: THESE ARE
VERY NICE TOGETHER.

THERE YOU GO.
THANKS.

( engine starting )

( keys jangling )

Aldys: HE NEVER COULD
HAVE HELPED YOU.

NO ONE EVER
LEAVES US.

( screaming )

HEY, I CAN'T THANK
YOU GUYS ENOUGH.

THAT WAS THE
GREATEST THING THAT'S
EVER HAPPENED TO ME.

YOU'RE WELCOME, BROCK.

YOU GOTTA PROMISE
TO BE MORE CAREFUL
FROM NOW ON.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
MORE TIMES WE CAN GET YOU
OFF ON TECHNICALITIES.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
YOU GUYS ARE INVINCIBLE.

YEAH, RIGHT.

WELL, THE NEXT TIME YOU
GET A DELIVERY FROM UPS,

DON'T ASSUME THE
DRIVER'S A TERRORIST.

YOU CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL.
THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.

BROCK.
OKAY, OKAY.

YOU JUST REMEMBER
WHEN THE ATTACK COMES,

MY HOUSE HAS STEEL
REINFORCED WALLS,

BARBED WIRE PERIMETERS
AND HEAT-SEEKING
INTRUDER SENSORS.

SO?

YOU GUYS ARE WELCOME
TO HANG WITH ME.

THAT'S
TERRIFIC, BROCK.

YEAH. IN THE MEANTIME,
CHILL OUT, OKAY?

FUCKIN'-A!

HA HA!

YOU WERE
UNBELIEVABLE.

Jeff: YOU SEE THE LOOK
ON THE D. A.'S FACE WHEN
I REQUESTED A MISTRIAL?

DEMANDED IS MORE LIKE IT.
THIS CALLS FOR A CELEBRATION.

YOU'RE RIGHT.
SATURDAY NIGHT
AT MY PLACE.

MIRANDA IS DYING
TO MEET EVERYONE ANYWAY.
THIS'LL BE PERFECT.

WAIT A MINUTE,
THE LAST TIME
WE HAD A PARTY

AT YOUR PLACE,
WE ALL STAYED
FOR BREAKFAST.

DO YOU THINK MIRANDA'S
READY FOR THAT?

THAT WAS HERBIE'S
BACHELOR PARTY.

YES.
YES.

I HAVE THE FEELING
THIS WILL BE A
LITTLE BIT MORE CIVILIZED.

( music playing )

( chuckles )

SHE IS WONDERFUL, JEFF.

SHE'S GORGEOUS, TOO.
YOU REALLY LUCKED OUT.

THINK SHE'S GONNA
STEAL MY TV? HUH?

HI.

EXCUSE ME FOR A SECOND.

GRACE...

YOU MADE IT.

I HATE THESE STREETS.
THEY ALL LOOK ALIKE.

BUT I'M HERE.
SO WHERE IS SHE?

JUST ONE SECOND.
MIRANDA?

COME HERE, THERE'S
SOMEONE I WANT YOU TO MEET.

EXCUSE ME,
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

JEFF, SHE'S GORGEOUS.

JUST WAIT TILL YOU MEET HER.

MIRANDA, THIS
IS GRACE WOODS,
MY SECRETARY,

THE SECOND MOST
IMPORTANT WOMAN IN MY LIFE.

GRACE, THIS IS
MIRANDA REED.

I'VE HEARD
SO MUCH ABOUT YOU.

I'M GLAD YOU COULD COME.

IT'S A PLEASURE.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME...

HAVING A GOOD TIME?
TERRIFIC.

NOW WHAT CAN I GET YOU?

OH, JUST A DIET PEPSI.

HI...

CAN'T BELIEVE THE MAN'S
GOT EVERY SINGLE MOVIE
CAPRA EVER MADE.

HELLO, DEREK.

HOW YOU DOING, HOT STUFF?
HOW'S THE NEWS BUSINESS?

VIOLENT, AS USUAL.

LET'S GET
SOMETHING TO EAT.

FELICIA, WHY DON'T YOU
PUT A MUZZLE ON HIM?

Miranda: GIVE ME
YOUR HAND. LIKE THIS.

DID YOU KNOW THE PALM
IS A MIRROR TO THE SOUL?

RELAX.

YOU LOVE TO EAT,
BUT YOU NEVER GAIN WEIGHT.

TRUE.

YOU'RE HAPPILY MARRIED.

WELL...

( chuckling )

HERE YOU GO, BUDDY.

CHEERS.

FELICIA'S LOOKING
GREAT TONIGHT.

YEAH.

( indistinct conversations )

YOU'RE A LUCKY BASTARD.

I KNEW I SHOULD'VE
DRIVEN HER HOME.

WELL, YOU KNOW
WHAT THEY SAY,

EAT YOUR HEART OUT.

Grace: YOU TWO, GO AHEAD.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

( Miranda laughing )

Miranda: WAIT, WAIT.
THERE'S MORE.

YOU'RE GONNA
LOSE SOMETHING.

YEAH, THE
FOOTBALL POOL.

SOMETHING IMPORTANT
ON THE NEXT SOLSTICE.

WHEN'S THAT?

IN DECEMBER.

IT'S THE LONGEST
NIGHT OF THE YEAR.

MORE THAN 12 HOURS
OF DARKNESS.

IT'S A VERY HOLY NIGHT.
( chuckling )

WELL, THAT'S IT.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
I'VE GOTTA CHECK
ON THE TURKEY.

WAIT A MINUTE...
WHY DOESN'T SHE
READ MY HAND?

Woman: THAT WAS INTERESTING.
( chuckles )

( indistinct chatter )

( murmuring )

GREAT PARTY.

THANK YOU.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD
TO MEETING JEFF'S FRIENDS.

THOSE THINGS YOU WERE
SAYING ABOUT THE SOLSTICE
WERE FASCINATING.

I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE LISTENING.

I COULDN'T HELP
OVERHEARING.

I WAS CURIOUS...

YOU SAID IT WAS A HOLY NIGHT.

WHAT RELIGION WERE
YOU REFERRING TO?

NONE IN PARTICULAR.

ACTUALLY, I THROW THAT IN
WHENEVER I READ PALMS.

PEOPLE ARE SO INTRIGUED
BY THE OCCULT.

MAKES ME SOUND,
I DON'T KNOW,
MORE AUTHENTIC.

IT'S VERY
EFFECTIVE.

THANK YOU.

NEED ANY HELP?

NO, I THINK I'VE GOT IT.

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

HERE, L. A.

OH, A NATIVE.
HOW UNUSUAL.

IS REED YOUR
FAMILY NAME?

YES, IT IS.

YOU KNOW,

JEFF HAS TOLD ME
SO MUCH ABOUT YOU.

BUT I CAN'T RECALL HIM
TELLING ME EXACTLY HOW
THE TWO OF YOU MET.

WE MET THROUGH A FRIEND...

ONE NIGHT AFTER JEFF
HAD BEEN PLAYING BASKETBALL.

OH, AT PJ'S?

YES, IT WAS PJ'S.

FUNNY HOW THINGS WORKED OUT
BETWEEN YOU AND JEFF.

THE WAY YOU MET.

THE WAY YOU MOVED RIGHT IN.

JEFF ASKED ME TO MOVE IN.

OH, OF COURSE HE DID.

OF COURSE.

WHY DON'T YOU
JUST SPIT IT OUT?

EXCUSE ME?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I WAS ABOUT TO ASK YOU
THE SAME QUESTION.

I THOUGHT YOU COULD
USE SOME HELP.

THANKS.

DON'T BURN YOURSELF.

"...SO WHAT'S THE MATTER,"
AND HE GOES,

"I DON'T REMEMBER
WHERE I LIVE."

( all laughing )

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

FRIENDS... NO,
THIS IS SERIOUS.

UH-OH.

I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE
A TOAST TO MIRANDA

FOR MAKING SUCH
A DELICIOUS MEAL.

Man: OH, YEAH!
ABSOLUTELY.

AND PUTTING UP
SO WELL WITH JEFF.

( all laugh )

THANK YOU
AND WELCOME.
CHEERS!

All: CHEERS!

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A
TOAST TO JEFF FOR
HAVING SUCH GOOD TASTE.

YES, YES.

I HAVEN'T KNOWN HIM
AS LONG AS MOST OF YOU,

BUT I'M WILLING TO BET HE'S
NEVER BEEN QUITE SO HAPPY.

CONGRATULATIONS, ACE.
YOU DESERVE IT.

All: CHEERS!

( indistinct chatter )

THAT'S THE WORST OF IT.

LET'S LEAVE THE REST
UNTIL MORNING.

GREAT.

YOU WERE TERRIFIC.

EVERYONE LOVED YOU.

( phone rings )

HELLO?

( garbled sounds )

HELLO?

WHO WAS IT?

I DON'T KNOW.
THERE WAS NOBODY THERE.

COME ON,
LET'S GO TO BED.

SO? WHAT'D
YOU THINK?

IT WAS A WONDERFUL
PARTY, JEFF.
EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME.

NO, NOT ABOUT THE PARTY,
ABOUT MIRANDA.

I TOLD YOU.
I THINK SHE'S VERY NICE.

COME ON.

LOOK, I THINK SHE
IS A FINE GIRL.

WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK
TO DO TODAY, SO WHY DON'T
WE JUST GET STARTED?

YOU DIDN'T LIKE HER.

IT'S NONE OF
MY BUSINESS.

BUT YOU HAVE
GREAT INSTINCTS.
NO, I DON'T.

GRACE...

ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T LIKE HER.

I THINK SHE'S
REALLY... WEIRD.

SHE LIED TO ME.

ABOUT WHAT?

SHE SAID THE TWO
OF YOU MET AT PJ'S.
IS THAT TRUE?

NO, WE MET
IN A PARKING LOT.

HER BOYFRIEND WAS
BEATING HER UP.

SHE PROBABLY LIED BECAUSE
SHE WAS TOO EMBARRASSED
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

GRACE, SHE WANTS
YOU TO LIKE HER.

YOU CAN
UNDERSTAND THAT.

SHE TOOK THE TURKEY
OUT OF THE OVEN
WITH HER BARE HANDS,

AND SHE DIDN'T
GET BURNED.

OH, COME ON.
I SAW HER.

GRACE, THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

THAT WOMAN'S
TROUBLE, JEFF.

OKAY, I'LL TAKE IT
UNDER ADVISEMENT.

BUT GRACE, I WANT
YOU TO UNDERSTAND,

MIRANDA'S PART
OF MY LIFE NOW.

I REALLY WANT
YOU TWO TO GET ALONG.

YOU GOT IT.

( mumbles )

EXCUSE ME?

I SAID, "LOVE
REALLY IS BLIND."

( door closes )

THAT WAS SOME PARTY
SATURDAY NIGHT, WASN'T IT?

THAT IT WAS.

DO YOU BELIEVE
THAT WOMAN?

GIRL COULD BE
A MOVIE STAR.

HOW LUCKY CAN YOU GET?

HE DESERVES IT.
COME ON.

I HEAR GRACE
DOESN'T LIKE HER.

WELL, YOU KNOW
WHAT GRACE NEEDS.

HOLD THAT ELEVATOR.

( indistinct chatter )

HI, CAN I HELP YOU?

I'M HERE TO SEE
MR. MILLS.

HE'S EXPECTING ME.

OH, HIS SECRETARY HAS GONE
HOME FOR THE DAY,

BUT I'LL SEE
IF HE'S STILL HERE.

HI, JEFF, THERE'S A
WOMAN HERE WHO SAYS
YOU'VE BEEN EXPECTING HER.

I'M SORRY,
WHAT WAS YOUR NAME?

MRS. WHITE.
A MRS. WHITE.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU CAN GO RIGHT IN.
IT'S THE FIFTH DOOR
TO YOUR RIGHT.

THANK YOU.
MMM-HMM.

I KNOW, YEAH I KNOW.
HOLD ON A SECOND.

PLEASE COME IN.
HAVE A SEAT.
I'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU.

LISTEN, SAM,
IT'S GETTING LATE.

WHY DON'T WE
MEET ON THIS IN
THE MORNING, OKAY?

SAY ABOUT... 9:45?

NO, NO, THAT'S OKAY.

HOW ABOUT 3:30 THEN?

OKAY, GOOD, I'LL SEE
YOU TOMORROW.

GREAT. THANKS. BYE.

MRS. WHITE.

I'M SORRY, I'M AFRAID
I DON'T REMEMBER
WHAT THIS WAS ABOUT.

WHEN DID YOU MAKE
YOUR APPOINTMENT?

I MADE NO APPOINTMENT.

THE SECRETARY SAID
THAT I WAS EXPECTING YOU.

WEREN'T YOU?

WE DON'T SEEM TO BE
GETTING VERY FAR.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

WE WANT HER BACK.

EXCUSE ME?

YOU HAVE HER.
WE WANT HER BACK.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING.
IS THIS SOME KIND OF A JOKE?

TAKE THIS AS A WARNING.

THERE WON'T BE ANOTHER.

Miranda: HELLO?

HI, IT'S ME.

SOMETHING'S WRONG.

NO, NOTHING'S...
IT'S JUST...

DO YOU KNOW A MRS. WHITE?

MIRANDA?

THEY FOUND US.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "THEY"?

I HAVE TO GO.

( dialing )

( brakes screeching )

( keys rattling )

( jangling )

( strange noise )

IT'S PLAY TIME.

MIRANDA?

( beeps )

Mrs. White: WE WARNED YOU,
MR. MILLS.

( beeps )

Man: YOU SHOULD HAVE
LISTENED TO US, MR. MILLS.

( beeps )

( strange noises )

( strange noises stop )

Man: HELLO?

HELLO, IS MIRANDA THERE?

THERE'S NOBODY HERE
BY THAT NAME.
MAY I HELP YOU?

I'M SORRY, I MUST
HAVE THE WRONG NUMBER.

( indistinct chatter )

EXCUSE ME.

HI, I'M A FRIEND OF
DETECTIVE BERGEN'S.
IS HE IN?

NOT NOW.
CAN I HELP YOU?

CHRIST, HE SAID
HE'D BE HERE.

UH, LOOK, MAYBE YOU CAN
DO ME A FAVOR.

MY GIRLFRIEND DISAPPEARED
THREE DAYS AGO.

I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO FIND HER.

FILL ONE OF THESE OUT.
WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

NO, I'M NOT HERE
TO REPORT A MISSING PERSON.

BUT YOU SAID YOUR GIRL...
SHE LEFT.

VOLUNTARILY.

LOOK, I JUST WANT TO KNOW
IF ANYONE'S SEEN HER.

HERE'S A PICTURE OF HER.

JUST PUT THIS UP
IN THE SQUAD ROOM
FOR ME, OKAY?

IT'S GOT MY NAME AND NUMBER
WRITTEN ON THE BACK.

YOU THINK THIS
IS ALL WE GOTTA DO WITH
OUR TIME AROUND HERE?

TRACK DOWN
MISSING GIRLFRIENDS?

I THINK YOU'VE GOT
A PROBLEM, MR. MILLS.

MR. MILLS.

SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING.

LIEUTENANT LEE.
HOW DO YOU DO?

NOW, WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

WHY DON'T
YOU TELL ME?

THE SECOND I
SHOW MY GIRLFRIEND'S
PICTURE TO THE DESK SERGEANT,

HE'S SURE YOU'RE
GONNA WANT TO TALK TO ME.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE SHE IS?

NO.

I'VE NEVER
SEEN HER BEFORE.

THEN WHAT AM I DOING HERE?

YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S WEARING
A VERY UNUSUAL NECKLACE.

SO?

DID YOU EVER ASK HER
WHERE SHE GOT IT?

I DON'T KNOW.
HER MOTHER GAVE IT TO HER.

SHE SAID IT'S A FAMILY
HEIRLOOM OR SOMETHING.

OR WHAT IT MEANT?

NO.

MR. MILLS...

YOUR GIRLFRIEND
SEEMS TO BE INVOLVED

WITH SOME EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS PEOPLE.

THEY PRACTICE SATANIC WORSHIP.

NO OFFENSE, LIEUTENANT,

BUT THAT'S THE MOST RIDICULOUS
THING I'VE EVER HEARD.

MIRANDA IS NO MORE A
DEVIL WORSHIPPER THAN I AM.

THIS GOES BEYOND
DEVIL WORSHIP.

WE THINK THEY'RE
RESPONSIBLE FOR A NUMBER
OF UNSOLVED MURDERS

AND DISAPPEARANCES
IN L. A. COUNTY.

MIRANDA WOULD
NEVER BE INVOLVED
WITH ANYONE LIKE THAT.

HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW
WHETHER SHE IS OR NOT.

BUT SHE IS
WEARING THEIR SYMBOL.

IT'S JUST A PIECE OF JEWELRY.

I WANT TO
SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

WHO IS HE?

WHO KNOWS.

Lee: WAS THAT THE LAST
TIME YOU TALKED TO HER?

Jeff: YEAH.

WHY WOULD THEY DO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

POWER, SEX,
MONEY, WHO KNOWS?

THEY'VE GOT A
RITUAL FOR EVERYTHING.

THE MORE IMPRESSIVE
THE SACRIFICE,
THE GREATER THE MAGIC.

DO YOU BELIEVE
IN THAT STUFF?

I ONLY BELIEVE WHAT
I SAW IN THAT DRAWER.

Man: EXCUSE ME, LIEUTENANT?

CAPTAIN'S LOOKING FOR YOU.
THANKS, MAX.

I GOTTA GO.

WE'LL DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN ON THIS END.
I PROMISE.

IF SHE SHOWS UP
ON YOUR END, CALL ME.

I WILL. THANKS.

LIEUTENANT...

WHAT DOES
THAT SYMBOL MEAN?

DEPENDS ON WHAT
YOU'RE READING.

THERE'S A BOOKSTORE
IN HOLLYWOOD.

DRAW YOUR
OWN CONCLUSIONS.

( strange noises )

( strange noises )

( indistinct chanting )

Man: ( distorted )
GET OUT...

( indistinct chatter )

Derek: I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT I'D REALLY LIKE TO
GET WOULD BE A NOBLE.

FIRS ARE NICE, BUT THEY'RE
A LITTLE TOO BUSHY FOR ME.

THEN LET'S GET A NOBLE.

I WANT SOMETHING
LIKE THIS HEIGHT, NINE FEET.
THAT'D WORK.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOU LIKE THIS?

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I MEAN, I COULD GET
SOME EXTRA BRANCHES,
MAYBE TRIM IT UP.

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S ALL IN THE ORNAMENTS,
IF YOU ASK ME.

HEY, YOU WANNA
LIGHTEN UP, HUH?

IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME.
COME ON.

LET'S GET A TREE.

LIEUTENANT.
MR. MILLS.

THANK YOU FOR COMING
ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.

WE JUST GOT THESE IN.

I WAS HOPING YOU COULD
RECOGNIZE A FACE OR TWO.

Jeff: I KNOW HER.

Lee: WHO IS SHE?

SHE CALLED
HERSELF "MRS. WHITE."

SHE PAID ME A VISIT
RIGHT BEFORE MIRANDA LEFT.

WHAT'D SHE WANT?

SHE SAID...

THAT THEY
WANTED HER BACK.

GOOD NIGHT, GRACE.
GOOD NIGHT.

ROUGH DAY?

YEAH.

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THIS
ELI KID IS ACTUALLY INNOCENT.

GREAT.

NOW ALL YOU HAVE
TO DO IS PROVE IT.

RIGHT. TOMORROW.

IF THERE WAS ANYTHING
I COULD DO, ANY WAY
TO BRING HER BACK,

YOU KNOW I WOULD.

I KNOW.

YOU WANNA
GET SOME DINNER?

I GOT A LEAD ON
A HOT NEW RESTAURANT.

NO, THANKS, I THINK
I'M JUST GONNA
SIT FOR A WHILE.

BUT THANKS
FOR STOPPING IN.

HEY, IF I DON'T LOOK OUT
FOR YOU, ACE, WHO WILL?

( phone rings )

HELLO?

Miranda: JEFF, IT'S MIRANDA.
I'M IN TROUBLE.

PLEASE, YOU'VE
GOTTA HELP ME.

MIRANDA?

MIRANDA?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

COME ON.

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

I'LL EXPLAIN LATER.
LET'S GO.

RIGHT NOW!

WHY THE HELL
DID YOU LEAVE?

I WAS SCARED
THEY'D FOUND US.

JEFF, WE GOTTA
GET OUT OF HERE!

NOT TILL YOU
TELL ME ABOUT THIS.

IT ISN'T WHAT YOU THINK.

I'LL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING,
BUT NOT HERE.

YOU PUT ME OFF
TOO MANY TIMES!

FINE, I GOTTA GO.

LEAVE IT.

GET IN THE CAR.

I'M LISTENING.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT A COVEN IS?

SURE, IT'S A GROUP
OF WITCHES.

WELL, MY MOTHER IS A WITCH.

GO ON.

MOST WITCHES ARE POSITIVE.

THEY PRACTICE HERBAL MEDICINE
AND USE THEIR POWERS TO HEAL.

BUT THERE ARE OTHERS
WHO MISUSE THOSE POWERS.

THEY'RE THE ONES
WHO ARE AFTER ME.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY.

I KNOW.

WHEN I WAS TEN,
MY FATHER DIED.

MY MOTHER CHANGED.

WE MOVED INTO A NEW HOUSE.

SHE MADE STRANGE NEW FRIENDS.

GRADUALLY, THEY TOOK
OVER OUR LIVES,
OUR MONEY, OUR PROPERTY,

EVERYTHING WENT TO THE COVEN.

I WANT TO
SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

TURN UP HERE.

AND THEY TAUGHT ME THINGS,
HOW TO READ THOUGHTS,

HOW TO CAST SPELLS,
HOW TO CURE.

WHEN I WAS 18,

THEY ALLOWED ME TO PARTICIPATE
IN SOME OF THEIR CEREMONIES.

AT FIRST, I THOUGHT
IT WAS EXCITING.

I DIDN'T KNOW
THEY SACRIFICED ANIMALS.

Miranda: PULL OVER.

SEE THAT HOUSE?

MY MOTHER USED
TO TAKE ME THERE.

IT'S A MEETING PLACE.

THAT HOUSE?

IT LOOKS SO--
NORMAL?

I'VE SEEN BLOOD
RUNNING DOWN ITS WALLS.

BUT THE WORST THINGS HAPPEN
AT A BEACH, JUST NORTH
OF THE VENTURA COUNTY LINE.

THE ELDERS OF
THE COVEN MEET THERE,

EVERY YEAR ON THE NIGHT
OF THE WINTER SOLSTICE.

ISN'T THAT TOMORROW?

I'M SUPPOSED TO ATTEND
THAT CEREMONY THIS YEAR
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

WHAT? WHAT'S WRONG?

I'VE HEARD
THEM TALKING.

THERE'S A SACRIFICE
AND THE VICTIM MUST COME
OF ITS OWN FREE WILL.

AT FIRST I THOUGHT
IT WAS AN ANIMAL,

YOU KNOW,
LIKE ALL THE OTHERS?

BUT IT'S NOT.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

IT'S A PERSON.

THEY CUT OUT THEIR HEART.

MIRANDA, WE HAVE GOT
TO GO TO THE POLICE.

I CAN'T.

BESIDES, THE POLICE
WOULD NEVER BELIEVE ME.

YES, THEY WILL.
I KNOW SOMEONE THERE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

THESE PEOPLE WILL NEVER REST
UNTIL THEY GET EVEN WITH US.

I DON'T WANT TO
LIVE MY LIFE LIKE THAT.

WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE?

IF I CAN JUST ELUDE THEM
UNTIL AFTER THE SOLSTICE,
I'LL BE FREE.

WHAT DIFFERENCE
WOULD THAT MAKE?

THEY BELIEVE THAT ANYONE
WHO BREAKS RANKS WITH THEM

AND ISN'T BACK IN THE FOLD
ON THE HOLY NIGHT HAS
BROKEN THE CIRCLE FOREVER.

I'D BE SAFE.

THAT'S WHY THEY'RE TRYING
SO HARD TO GET ME NOW.

THEY'RE RUNNING
OUT OF TIME.

THE HELL WITH THEM!

WE'VE GOT, WHAT, 24 HOURS?

WE'LL HIDE OUT SOMEWHERE.

THEY'LL NEVER FIND US.

JEFF, I'M SO SORRY
ABOUT THIS.

DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.

CHECK INTO A HOTEL
FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS,

YOU'LL HIDE OUT,
I'LL TRY MY CASE,

AND WE'LL BE HOME IN TIME
TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS.

NOW LET'S HAUL ASS.
THE SOONER WE'RE
OUT OF HERE, THE BETTER.

( dog growls )

WHAT'S WRONG, BOY?

THERE'S SOMEONE
OUTSIDE.

STAY HERE.

JEFF, DON'T GO
OUT THERE!

( dog barks )

GOLIATH!

( dog barks )

HEY, GOLIATH!

THERE'S NOBODY
OUT THERE.

HE MUST HAVE GONE
AFTER AN ANIMAL
OR SOMETHING.

BUT, JEFF...

DON'T WORRY. GOLIATH'S
RUN OFF BEFORE.
HE'LL BE BACK.

ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S EVERYTHING.

LET'S GET
OUT OF HERE.

( distant sounds )

THERE'S SOMEONE
ON THE ROOF.

THEY FOUND US.

CALL THE POLICE.

THEY'VE CUT THE LINE!

WHAT?

( glass breaking )

THERE WAS A FACE
AT THE WINDOW.

( strange noises )

( echoing laughter )

Ghost: MIRANDA...

( laughter continues )

( screams )

( Miranda screams )
GET BACK TO THE BEDROOM.

GO!

THERE ARE ABOUT TEN OF THEM
AT THE BEDROOM WINDOW.

JUST STARING AT ME.

( Miranda screams )

( chanting )

WHAT THE HELL
WAS THAT?

IT'S JUST A
PROTECTION SPELL.

IT WON'T LAST LONG
AND THEY KNOW IT.

I'M NOT THAT STRONG.

Jeff: COME ON, LET'S GET
OUT OF HERE!

Miranda: WE CAN'T GO ANYWHERE.
THEY'RE RIGHT OUTSIDE.

IT'S SAFER TO STAY
INSIDE THE CIRCLE.

INSIDE THE CIRCLE?

JEFF, PLEASE, YOU'VE
GOT TO BELIEVE ME.

( chanting )

THERE, THAT SHOULD
KEEP US SAFE THROUGH
THE NIGHT, ANYWAY.

WHAT IF THEY COME BACK?
ARE YOU SURE THIS WILL WORK?

THEY WON'T ENTER IT
AS LONG AS WE
BOTH BELIEVE IN IT.

I SURE HOPE THEY DO.

( dog barking )

( answering machine clicks )

( strange noises )

( strange noises stop )

( dog barking )

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

( dog barks )

( knocking )

MIRANDA.
CAN WE COME IN?

YEAH, SURE,
COME ON IN.

( inaudible )

IF I HADN'T SEEN ALDYS
THAT NIGHT, I WOULDN'T
BUY ANY OF THIS.

BUT YOU
DID SEE HIM.

I'M WITH YOU ON THIS.
JUST, HOW DO YOU WANT
TO HANDLE IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

WE'VE GOTTA GET
OUT OF TOWN FOR
A COUPLE OF DAYS.

YOU MEAN
MIRANDA HAS TO
GET OUT OF TOWN.

I'M GOING WITH HER.

WHAT ABOUT THE ELI KID?

DON'T YOU HAVE
A COURT DATE TODAY?

WAIT A MINUTE, ACE.
YOU'VE BEEN PREPPING
THAT FOR TWO MONTHS.

YOU JUST DON'T
WALK AWAY FROM IT.

NOW I LOVE WOMEN
AS MUCH AS
THE NEXT GUY, BUT...

DON'T THROW YOUR
CAREER AWAY FOR ONE.

IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO.

( gate buzzing )

Brock: WITCHES?
HA HA HA HA!

WITCHES!

THAT'S THE CRAZIEST
DAMN THING I EVER HEARD OF.

JUST TRUST ME
ON THIS, OKAY?

TRUST ME.
BRING 'EM ON.

I'LL TEACH THOSE
WEIRD-ASSES SOMETHING NEW.

BETTER YET,
LET'S GO GET THEM, HUH?

BROCK--
WE HAVE TO GO
TO THE OFFICE.

DON'T WORRY
ABOUT A THING.

YOU SURE YOU'LL
BE OKAY?
I'M FINE.

I DON'T THINK ANYTHING
COULD GET THROUGH THESE WALLS.

( radio transmission )

HURRY BACK.

I'LL BE BACK
AROUND 5:00.

BY 6:00, WE'LL BE
ON A PLANE, THIS
NIGHTMARE WILL BE OVER.

LET'S HIT IT.

THANKS, BROCK.

( intercom buzzes )

YEAH.

Grace: MR. KENNERLE WILL BE
READY TO GO IN TEN MINUTES.

GOOD, THANKS.

AND THERE'S A
MRS. WHITE HERE
TO SEE YOU.

ALL RIGHT, SEND HER IN.

ANOTHER WARNING,
MRS. WHITE?

YOU'VE HAD YOUR WARNING.

MAYBE YOU CAME BY
TO CONGRATULATE ME ON
LAST NIGHT'S VICTORY.

I BELIEVE YOU'RE
STILL HOLDING
SOMETHING OF OURS.

MIRANDA IS NOT YOURS.

OH, BUT SHE IS.

SHE ALWAYS WILL BE.

YOU CAN'T WIN, MR. MILLS.

WE'RE ALL AROUND YOU.

YOU CAN'T EVEN TAKE A PISS
WITHOUT US KNOWING ABOUT IT.

ALL RIGHT, I'VE
HAD ENOUGH OF THIS.

GET OUT OF MY OFFICE!

GET OUT RIGHT NOW.
I'LL CALL THE POLICE!

OH, PLEASE DO.

I'M SURE MIRANDA WOULD
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
SENDING HER MOTHER TO PRISON.

OH, MY GOD.

( laughs )

WE HAVE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE.

EVEN IN OHIO.

EVEN IN SENECA COUNTY.

WE DUG YOUR MOTHER UP
A FEW NIGHTS AGO.

I'VE USED THE BONES MYSELF.

GET OUT!

GET OUT!

( cackles )

( screaming )

Jeff: GET OUT!
GET OUT OF MY OFFICE!

( screaming )

GRACE,
CALL SECURITY.

JEFF...

SHUT UP!
SOMEBODY
HELP ME!

YOU GET AWAY!
SHUT UP!
DAMN YOU!

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

( screams )

DON'T YOU EVER
COME HERE AGAIN!

DO YOU HEAR ME?

AND YOU STAY AWAY
FROM MY HOUSE!

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

MIRANDA IS NEVER
COMING BACK TO YOU!

NEVER! DO YOU
UNDERSTAND THAT?

DON'T FALL FOR THAT!
I NEVER TOUCHED HER!
DON'T LET HIM HIT ME!

JUST STAY AWAY FROM US!

JEFF!

FOR GOD'S SAKE,
WHAT IS--

JUST STAY OUT OF IT!

ALL RIGHT, FINE!

Kennerle: MILLS?

WE'RE DUE IN COURT
IN EXACTLY 25 MINUTES.

GET YOUR FILES AND
MEET ME IN MY OFFICE!

( dialing )

COME ON.

( phone rings )

ANSWER THE PHONE.
COME ON, BROCK!

MILLS, WHERE THE HELL
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?

I HAVE TO GO HOME, SIR.
I HAVE AN EMERGENCY.

IF YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY,
CALL THE PARAMEDICS!

YOU'RE DUE
IN COURT RIGHT NOW!

( horn honks )

MIRANDA!

BROCK.

BROCK, WHERE'S
MIRANDA?

BROCK!

WHERE IS SHE?

SHIT!

JUST A MINUTE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M SORRY, I SEEM
TO HAVE MADE A MISTAKE.

I MUST BE IN
THE WRONG HOUSE.
MARILYN!

PLEASE CALM DOWN.
I'M LEAVING.

WHAT'S GOING ON?
Man: WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?

SHUT UP, ED.

GET OUT OF MY HOUSE
BEFORE I CALL THE POLICE!

ALL RIGHT, WHERE IS SHE?

ANSWER ME, GOD DAMN IT,
WHERE'S MIRANDA?

I'M GIVING YOU FIVE SECONDS
TO GET OUT OF HERE!

WHAT'S IN HERE?
DON'T TELL
HIM ANYTHING.

I WANT YOU OUT OF
MY HOUSE THIS INSTANT!

MIRANDA?
DO SOMETHING!

MIRANDA,
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
HUSH.

YOU STUPID SON OF A BITCH!

STOP IT!
SHUT UP!

( grunting )

Marilyn: STOP IT!

DO YOU HEAR ME?
STOP! STOP! STOP IT!

( screams )

GET OUT!
WHERE IS SHE?

YOU'RE TOO LATE.

OW!

TELL ME WHERE
SHE IS OR I'LL
BREAK HER ARM!

NO--
OW!

SHUT UP, ED!

OW! SHUT UP!

SHE'S AT--
SHUT UP, ED!

TOWERS BEACH.

( car honks )

I NEVER SHOULD
HAVE LEFT HER ALONE!

IF ANYTHING
HAPPENS TO HER--

Derek: DON'T TALK LIKE THAT.

WE'LL STOP 'EM.

I CALLED THAT COP
YOU TOLD ME ABOUT, LEE?

HE SAID HE'D NOTIFY
THE VENTURA POLICE.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO
MEET HIM AT THE BEACH.

LEE WAS RIGHT
ABOUT THIS ALL ALONG.

THOSE PEOPLE AREN'T WITCHES,
THEY'RE SATANISTS!

YOU SHOULD HAVE
SEEN THAT ALTAR!

NO, THANKS.

DON'T WORRY, ACE.
WE'LL GET HER BACK.

AH, THIS IS HOPELESS.

WE'VE COME THREE MILES.

ACCORDING TO THIS,
TOWERS BEACH SHOULD
BE RIGHT HERE.

Jeff: I'M GONNA LOOK AROUND.
YOU GO FIND THE COPS.

HOLD ON.

TAKE THIS WITH YOU.

THANKS.

NOW GET GOING, BUDDY.
I'M COUNTING ON YOU.

JUST DON'T DO
ANYTHING STUPID, ACE.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

DON'T WORRY.

( strange noises )

( distant chanting )

( chanting continues )

( sea waves crashing )

( chanting intensifies )

( keys jangling )

( Jeff coughing )

WELCOME TO THE PARTY!

WE'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU.

YOU SICK FUCK.

NO!

( bells clanging )

( screams )

I KNEW YOU'D COME AND MY LIFE
WOULD BE SPARED ONCE AGAIN.

( screams )

LIKE I SAID, ACE,
IF I DON'T LOOK OUT
FOR YOU, WHO WILL?

SEE YOU IN HELL.

Priest: AT THIS TIME OF GRIEF,

WE MUST REMEMBER THE SOUL
OF THE ONE WE LOVED SO DEARLY

IS NOW RESTING IN
A FAR BETTER PLACE.

"THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD.

"I SHALL NOT WANT.

"HE MAKETH ME TO LIE DOWN
IN GREEN PASTURES,

"HE LEADETH ME BESIDE
THE STILL WATERS.

"HE RESTORETH MY SOUL.

"HE LEADETH ME IN THE
PATHS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
FOR HIS NAME'S SAKE."

EXCUSE ME.

DEREK CLAYTON?

LIEUTENANT LEE.

MIND IF I ASK YOU
A FEW QUESTIONS?

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM,
LIEUTENANT?

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW JEFF MILLS?

COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

AND YOU HAVEN'T
TALKED TO HIM SINCE?
NOPE.

SAID HE WAS TIRED
OF THE RAT RACE.

HE WAS GONNA DROP OUT
SOMEWHERE IN MEXICO WITH
HIS GIRLFRIEND MIRANDA.

WERE YOU, UH, A FRIEND
OF THE DECEASED?

NO.

GRACE RECENTLY CONTACTED ME
ABOUT JEFF'S DISAPPEARANCE.

HER ACCIDENT OCCURRED
ON THE WAY TO MY OFFICE.

I TOLD GRACE RIGHT
BEFORE SHE DIED THAT
JEFF HAD GONE TO MEXICO.

I GUESS SHE
DIDN'T BELIEVE ME.

APPARENTLY NOT.

BETWEEN YOU AND ME,
LIEUTENANT,

GRACE WAS A
PRETTY HEAVY DRINKER.

I UNDERSTAND SHE WAS
QUITE DRUNK THE NIGHT
OF HER ACCIDENT.

AM I CORRECT?

THEY DID FIND ALCOHOL
IN HER BLOOD, YES.

WELL...

JEFF'S GONNA BE
HEARTBROKEN WHEN
HE FINDS OUT.

COULD BE DIFFICULT
IF YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW TO CONTACT HIM.

DON'T WORRY,
LIEUTENANT,

HE'LL COME HOME
SOONER OR LATER.

NOW IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
I HAVE TO GET BACK
TO THE OFFICE.

Phil: I KNOW IN SIX MONTHS,
THIS ENGINE WILL BE READY,

AND THEN EVERYBODY'S
GONNA WANT IT.

Derek: SOUNDS LIKE A
GREAT IDEA TO ME, PHIL.

WHY DON'T YOU
LET ME DRAW UP THE
PATENT PAPERS FOR YOU?

NO, I COULDN'T
AFFORD YOUR FEE.

FORGET IT.
I LOVE THE IDEA.

YOU CAN PAY ME WHEN
YOU SELL THE PROTOTYPE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANKS!

I WISH MY PARENTS
WERE ALIVE TO SEE THIS.

THEY WOULD BE SO PROUD.

Aldys: JUST DO WHAT
I TOLD YOU!

( screams )

HOLY SHIT!

HEY!

GET AWAY FROM HER!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

Aldys: SHE'S FINE.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
GETTING INTO, FRIEND.

COME ON, MIRANDA.
LET'S GO.

MIRANDA.