Spirit Lost (1996) - full transcript
After John, a painter, and his wife move into an old house on an island, a seductive widow ghost shows up in mirrors, windows and in John's dreams and nightmares. She eventually lures him into moving into his attic studio while she tries to scare his now unhappy and pregnant wife away.
[ Choking ]
[ Choking ]
[ Cat Meows ]
[ Meowing ]
[ Meowing ]
[ Seagulls Screeching ]
[ Woman ]
LOOK AT THAT WATER
ON THE BAY.
[ Man ]
YEAH. IT'S BEAUTIFUL
OUT HERE, THAT'S FOR SURE.
YES, IT IS. YES IT IS.
I'M SO HAPPY WE'RE HERE.
I'M GOING TO GET A LOT
OF INSPIRATION FOR SOME
PAINTINGS, I CAN SEE.
YOU SEE THOSE BIRDS ?
THOSE SEAGULLS ?
THOSE ARE BONAPARTES.
OH, REALLY ?
UH-HUH.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE
SUCH A STUDENT OF NATURE.
YES, I AM A STUDENT OF NATURE.
DON'T TICKLE ME
WHILE I'M DRIVING, OKAY ?
WE WON'T GET THERE.
WELL, THAT'S OKAY TOO.
I LIKE THIS FIELD RIGHT HERE.
SO WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ?
THINK WE'RE MAKING
THE RIGHT DECISION ?
I THINK SO.
IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT,
WE'LL SELL EVERYTHING,
BUY A BOAT AND SAIL THE 7 SEAS,
LOOKING FOR TREASURE.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ?
YOU CAN'T EVEN SWIM.
[ Laughs ]
WELL, THAT'S WHY I HAVE YOU.
TO SAVE ME FROM KILLER WHALES...
AND THE THINGS THAT
GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT.
DON'T LAUGH AT ME.
I'M YOUR KNIGHT IN SHINING
ARMOR, AT YOUR SERVICE.
THANK YOU, KIND SIR.
AND SPEAKING OF SERVICE....
NOPE. YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO WORK FOR IT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
WORK FOR ?
YOU MUST BE CRAZY.
YOU BETTER
GET BACK OVER HERE !
[ Laughs ]
[ Laughing ]
JOHN !
WHAT THE HELL ?
[ Laughs ]
I THINK WE'D BETTER
GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE
WE GET BURIED ALIVE.
[ Laughs ]
YOU FIRST.
[ Laughs ]
NOT WITHOUT YOU.
OW !
WHAT HAPPENED ?
SOMETHING SCRATCHED ME.
THIS RIGHT HERE.
HEY, WHAT ABOUT ME ?
OH, SORRY, BABY.
WHAT IS IT ?
YOUR ANKLE'S BLEEDING.
THIS IS WHAT DID IT,
RIGHT HERE.
COME ON.
LET ME TAKE THAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHY
THIS PLANK CAME UP, THOUGH.
FIRST THINGS FIRST.
WE'LL CLEAN UP THE ANKLE
BEFORE YOU GET INFECTED.
YOU GET ON IN THE CAR.
[ Laughs ]
[ Laughing ]
OH, GOD.
WHAT TOOK US SO LONG
TO GET OUT HERE ?
[ Laughs ]
[ Man ]
THE BRILLIANT CAREER
OF JOHN CHAPMAN...
CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT
ON FRIDAY LAST
WHEN HE ANNOUNCED...
THAT HE WAS QUITTING HIS JOB
TO PURSUE HIS ART.
WE KNOW THAT YOU
LEAVE US TO JOIN THE RANKS
OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST MASTERS.
TOULOUSE-LAUTREC,
WHO WE ALL KNOW ENDED UP
BEING AN ALCOHOLIC.
SO WE'VE GOT THE NUMBER
OF THE NEAREST A.A. MEETING
HERE FOR YOU, JOHN.
- [ All Laughing ]
- YOU'LL BE UP THERE
WITH MODIGLIANI,
WHO WE ALL KNOW
ENDED UP BEING...
PENNILESS AND BROKE,
SO WE'VE GOT SOME PENNIES
HERE FOR YOU, JOHN.
JOHN, IT MIGHT HELP YOU
SEE YOUR WAY THROUGH.
AND WE CAN'T FORGET
MR. VAN GOGH.
WE ALL KNOW THAT HE ENDED UP
CUTTING OFF HIS EAR
AND GOING NUTS.
I'M SORRY
YOU'RE LEAVING US.
THAT'S TOO BAD.
I HAVE SO MUCH ADMIRATION
FOR AN AMBITIOUS MAN.
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO TELL THAT
CHILD ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL.
YOU BETTER PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY.
DO I LOOK LIKE I'M WORRIED ?
MAYBE WE COULD STAY
IN TOUCH OR SOMETHING.
I'D SNATCH
HER GOLDIE LOCKS.
[ Laughs ]
SHE'S A SILLY LITTLE GIRL.
BUT SHE DOES HAVE
GOOD TASTE IN MEN.
HE'S MINE.
I KNOW IT, HE KNOWS IT.
BUT OBVIOUSLY
SHE DOESN'T KNOW IT.
YOU BETTER GET ON
OVER THERE. GO AHEAD.
RESCUE HIM.
[ Chuckles ]
HAVE YOU MET, UM,
MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE ?
NO. HELLO.
HOW ARE YOU ?
BEVERLY.
WILLY.
I'M GONNA GO
FIX MYSELF A DRINK.
SHE'S A PRETTY GIRL.
AND YOU'RE
A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.
I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU
SOME OF MY ETCHINGS.
THAT SOUNDS INTERESTING.
OH, YEAH.
YOU READY TO GO ?
WITHOUT YOUR STOCKINGS ?
I DON'T THINK SO.
WE'RE GONNA BE LATE.
TO HELL WITH THE MOVIES.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING ?
[ Laughing ]
IT'S SO BIG.
I DON'T REMEMBER IT
BEING THIS BIG, BABY.
[ Willy ]
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT HAS A LOT OF CHARACTER.
WE CAN PUT A GARDEN
WITH A FENCE OVER THERE,
A SWING ON THE PORCH--
WHO'S GOING TO DO
ALL THE WORK, BABY ?
ALL IT NEEDS
IS A LITTLE BIT OF PAINT.
WE COULD PUT A WELCOME MAT
WITH OUR NAME ON IT.
COME ON, HONEY !
[ John ]
HOW ABOUT A LITTLE TOAST ?
OKAY.
TO MAKING
THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE
AND SELLING YOUR BUSINESS...
SO THAT WE COULD
COME OUT HERE.
AND MAKING THIS
ALL POSSIBLE.
WE'RE A TEAM.
ACTUALLY, I'M GLAD
WE MADE THIS MOVE.
WE'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS
MAKING A BABY IN THE CITY.
MAYBE THERE'S SOME POWER
TO THE SEA AIR.
I THOUGHT I WAS YOUR BABY.
YOU ARE.
WHAT ABOUT ONE
CREATIVE PROJECT AT A TIME ?
WHY DON'T WE WAIT A YEAR OR SO ?
BESIDES,
I'M GOING TO BE
PAINTING EVERY DAY.
EVERY DAY ?
EVERY DAY.
WELL, NOT IF YOU
LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT.
[ Both Laughing ]
OH !
HERE WE GO AGAIN.
HOWDY.
I'M EFREM MURPHY, HANDYMAN.
HOW YOU DOING ?
I'M JOHN CHAPMAN.
THIS IS MY WIFE, WILLY.
HELLO.
REALTOR SENT ME OVER.
OH ! ALMOST FORGOT.
EXTRA SET OF KEYS.
WE'RE GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT.
WE GOT A LOT OF WORK
FOR YOU TO DO.
OH, I SEE YOU FOUND
YOURSELVES A NAME PLANK.
PRETTY GOOD SHAPE TOO.
HA HA,
BURIED TREASURE. SEE ?
[ Both Laughing ]
THE ISLAND IS LITTERED
WITH THEM.
THE OLD CAPTAINS
USED TO HANG THEM
ABOVE THE DOORS FOR LUCK.
WELL, UH,
TAKE IT OVER TO
THE ANTIQUE STORE IN TOWN.
SOME FOOL TOURIST
MIGHT BUY IT.
WE WILL. YOU KNOW,
I REALLY NEED FOR YOU TO DO
SOME WORK IN THE ATTIC.
AND THE FRONT DOOR LATCH
IS BROKEN AND WE DON'T HAVE
ANY ELECTRICITY.
I'LL GET RIGHT ON IT TOMORROW.
TOMORROW ?
WE WERE REALLY HOPING
YOU COULD DO SOMETHING TODAY.
I CAN'T.
WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW ?
- WELL, WHEN TOMORROW ?
- WELL, TOMORROW.
I GOTTA GO, GOTTA GET.
GOT THINGS TO DO.
WELCOME TO THE ISLAND.
HAVE YOURSELVES A NICE DAY.
"WELCOME TO THE ISLAND.
HAVE YOURSELVES A NICE DAY."
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ?
WE'RE NOT GONNA GET
ANY WORK DONE AROUND HERE
WITH A GUY LIKE THAT.
?? [ Humming ]
WOW.
OOH, LOOK AT THESE BABIES.
[ Chuckles ]
THEY WORK.
YEAH, THESE ARE COOL.
I LOVE THESE OLD THINGS.
LOOK, WILLY, MORE TREASURE.
HMM ?
ONE MAN'S TREASURE
IS ANOTHER WOMAN'S JUNK.
IT'S A WONDER THESE BOOKS
HAVE SURVIVED THE WEATHER.
WE SHOULD KEEP THEM, JOHN.
MOVE OVER, CITY GIRL.
LET COUNTRY BOY SHOW YOU
HOW IT'S DONE.
OKAY. DOWN ON YOUR KNEES,
COUNTRY BOY.
[ Chuckles ]
OH, YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
- I WAS TALKING TO ANNE TODAY.
- HOW ARE THEY DOING ?
OH, THE DOCTOR SAID
SHE AND THE BABY
ARE DOING JUST FINE.
AT LEAST WE'LL
BE GODPARENTS SOON.
THE ATTIC'S GONNA BE GREAT.
I MEAN, THE LIGHT COMING
IN THERE IN THE MORNING.
I CAN'T WAIT TO PAINT YOU
IN THE MORNING LIGHT, SWEETIE.
GOOD, JOHN.
[ Cat Meows ]
SPIDER !
SPIDER,
GET OUT OF THEM WEEDS
BEFORE YOU GET SICK !
- [ Meows ]
- SPIDER !
HEY. HEY, SPIDER.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?
WHAT IS THIS ?
LOOKS LIKE MONEY.
LOOKS LIKE A PIECE OF JEWELRY.
WHAT IS THAT, HUH ?
WHAT IS THAT ?
[ Arabella Laughs ]
SEE, YOU'RE ALWAYS
MAKING FUN OF ME. THIS TIME
I FOUND SOMETHING GOOD.
[ Laughs ]
WHO FOUND IT ?
WE FOUND IT, DIDN'T WE, HUH ?
[ John ]
WELL, THIS IS IT.
WHAT DO YOU
WANT THIS TO BE ?
AN ARTIST'S STUDIO,
BUT MORE OPEN.
HMM.
ARTIST'S STUDIO.
YOU GOT THE LIGHT FOR IT.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ?
I WANT YOU
TO OPEN IT UP IF YOU CAN.
I MEAN, GIVE ME A NEW WALL HERE.
KNOCK THIS ONE DOWN.
GIVE ME A WINDOW
RIGHT ALONG HERE.
EFREM, IT'S COLD
AND DRAFTY IN HERE.
YES, IT IS.
NOW I CAN CLOSE UP ANY HOLES,
IF I CAN FIND THEM.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
THIS ROOM RIGHT ABOVE HERE ?
[ John ]
LOOKS LIKE A TOWER.
THAT'S A WIDOW'S WALK.
YEARS AND YEARS AGO,
WOMEN USED TO COME OUT THERE
AND WATCH OUT FOR THE SHIPS.
SOMETIMES
IT'D BE TWO OR THREE YEARS
BEFORE THE MEN CAME BACK.
THAT'S WHY THEY CALLED IT
CAPTAIN'S ROAD
IN THE OLD SAILING DAYS.
TWO OR THREE YEARS ?
THOSE WIVES MUST HAVE
WENT CRAZY.
YEAH, OR HAD AFFAIRS
WITH THE GARDENER.
[ Chuckles ]
- I USED TO BE A GARDENER.
- EFREM, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA
START WORKING IN HERE ?
- TOMORROW.
- EFREM, WHEN TOMORROW ?
TOMORROW.
WELL, I GOTTA GO,
I GOTTA GET.
GOT THINGS TO DO,
YEAH, I KNOW THAT.
EFREM, LISTEN.
I GOTTA START WORKING HERE.
I'M AN ARTIST, I NEED
A PLACE TO WORK. PLEASE.
I AM JEALOUS.
WHAT ?
MY STUFF IS ALL IN BOXES,
AND LOOK AT THIS ROOM.
IT'S ALL SET UP ALREADY.
[ Chuckles ]
I LIKE HAVING A HOUSE
FOR YOU, ME AND SPIDER.
AND ALL OUR CHILDREN.
ARTIST'S BLOCK ?
LIFE BLOCK, BABY.
I'M JUST NOT USED TO HAVING
ALL THIS TIME TO PAINT.
I'M USED TO JUST
SNEAKING IT IN
IN-BETWEEN ASSIGNMENTS.
[ Sighs ]
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU COULD DO ?
SKETCH DURING THE DAY
AND PAINT AT NIGHT.
YEAH.
LOOK AT THIS PLACE, SPIDER.
JOHN HAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
[ Sighs ]
WHERE TO BEGIN ?
[ Meows ]
SPIDER !
SPIDER !
[ Willy ]
SPIDER ?
[ Wind Chimes ]
[ Willy ] JOHN ?
[ John ]
WILLY, YOU IN THERE ?
I'M IN HERE.
I'M IN THE CLOSET.
WHAT'S GOING ON ?
I WAS LOOKING
FOR SPIDER IN HERE.
WHERE'D HE GO ?
COME HERE.
WHAT ARE YOU AND SPIDER
DOING UP HERE ANYWAY ?
THIS HOUSE IS FALLING APART.
THIS DOOR. JESUS.
SOME BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS
FOR MY BEAUTIFUL LADY.
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
I LOVE YOU ?
I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU SHOULD.
[ Chuckles ]
[ Man ]
LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT THESE.
NICE, HUH ?
HELLO, HOW ARE YOU DOING ?
THIS IS YOUR PLACE ?
YES, IT IS.
OH, THIS IS WONDERFUL.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU TODAY ?
MY HUSBAND AND I FOUND SOMETHING
THAT WE'RE CURIOUS ABOUT.
OH, IT'S LOVELY.
THANK YOU.
MY HUSBAND REFURBISHED IT.
WHERE'D YOU FIND IT ?
ON THE BEACH.
MM-HMM. JAMAICA TRADER.
I HAVEN'T HEARD OF THAT ONE.
COME WITH ME. I THINK
I HAVE SOME LOVELY THINGS
YOU MIGHT ENJOY.
WONDERFUL.
WE JUST MOVED HERE,
AND I'M LOOKING FOR SOME STUFF.
WELL, I'VE GOT IT FOR YOU.
RIGHT OVER HERE.
OH !
[ Laughs ]
MOST PEOPLE JUST
KEEP THEM FOR GOOD LUCK.
BUT YOU CAN LEAVE YOURS HERE
ON CONSIGNMENT IF YOU'D LIKE.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
MY HUSBAND AND I THOUGHT
IT WAS FROM SOME GREAT
PIRATE SHIP.
I GUESS EFREM WAS RIGHT.
MR. FIX-IT HIMSELF ?
EFREM MURPHY ?
MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW EFREM.
I CERTAINLY DO.
I'M WILLY CHAPMAN.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'M SARAH BELL.
[ Woman ]
SARAH ?
YES, DEAR ?
DO WE HAVE ANY MORE
OF THESE IN THE BACK ?
YOU MIGHT CHECK THE TOP SHELF.
THIS IS HORTENCIA MORENO.
HOW DO YOU DO ?
NICE TO MEET YOU.
THE PLEASURE'S MINE.
DID YOU SAY THE TOP SHELF ?
NEAR THAT BUTTER CHURN.
RIGHT. THANK YOU.
YEAR-ROUNDERS,
OR ON SABBATICAL
OR SOMETHING ?
NO. MY HUSBAND'S AN ARTIST.
WE MOVED HERE SO THAT
HE COULD PAINT.
WE'RE HOPING THAT
THE PEACE AND QUIET
WILL BE FUEL FOR THE FIRE.
YOU BORED ?
NO, I'VE BEEN KEEPING BUSY.
OH, YOU HAVE KIDS ?
NO, NOT YET.
WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE
A BOX ABOUT THIS SIZE ?
- I'M GOING
TO THE POST OFFICE.
- LET ME CHECK.
NO, THAT'S TOO SMALL.
[ Gasps ]
WHERE'D YOU GET
THAT FABULOUS DOLL ?
I MADE HER. IT'S FOR
A LITTLE GIRL I KNOW.
YOU MADE HER ?
WHAT DO YOU
SELL THESE FOR ?
[ Laughs ]
NO, I DON'T SELL THEM.
IT'S, UM,
GIFTS FOR FRIENDS.
DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT
THIS KIND OF WORK GOES FOR ?
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
YOU MAKE A FEW MORE OF THESE,
AND I'LL BUY THEM FROM YOU.
REALLY ?
REALLY.
HERE'S YOUR BOX.
OKAY.
BY THE WAY,
HANG ON TO THIS NAME PLANK,
AND I'LL, UH,
I'LL SEE IF I CAN'T FIND OUT
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SHIP.
HONEY !
HONEY ?
[ John ]
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ?
YOU MISSED A GREAT LUNCH.
[ Laughs ]
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY.
[ Chuckles ]
LOOK WHAT JUST CAME.
WHAT ?
[ Gasps ]
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
[ Chuckles ]
IT'S FROM ANNE AND MARK.
[ Laughs ]
"TO OUR SECOND
FAVORITE COUPLE."
NICE OF YOU TO GRACE US
WITH YOUR PRESENCE.
DO YOU HAVE
ANY REGRETS ?
NO.
I HAVE GREAT NEWS.
I'M GLAD,
BUT I GOTTA GO.
MY WORK IS REALLY FLOWING.
NO ! NO, IT CAN'T WAIT.
GUESS WHAT ?
THE LADY AT THE ANTIQUE SHOP
WANTS TO BUY MY DOLLS.
SHE THINKS THEY CAN SELL.
THAT'S REALLY GREAT.
YOU GOT YOUR LITTLE
DOLL-THING GOING.
I'M PROUD OF YOU,
SWEETHEART.
I'M PROUD OF YOU.
[ Wind Chimes ]
[ Tree Branch
Hits House ]
[ Gasps ]
THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME.
[ Seagulls Screeching ]
HONEY, HAVE YOU HEARD
ANY STRANGE STORIES
ABOUT THIS HOUSE ?
NO. LIKE WHAT ?
I THINK IT'S HAUNTED.
I SAW SOMETHING.
SOMEONE. A WOMAN.
WHERE ?
IN THE ATTIC.
YOU'RE SERIOUS,
AREN'T YOU ?
YEAH.
HONEY, YOU'VE BEEN
PUSHING YOURSELF TOO HARD.
MAYBE I'M NOT
SEEING THINGS CLEARLY.
MAYBE IT WAS EFREM
UP THERE IN DRAG.
[ Both Laughing ]
EFREM, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA
FINISH THIS WORK ?
[ Wind Chimes ]
[ Knocking On Window ]
- LET ME IN.
- OH, SHIT !
LET ME IN.
I NEED YOU.
[ Grunts ]
BE CAREFUL.
OH, THAT HURTS.
LEAVE THAT THERE.
THAT WAS A NASTY FALL YOU HAD,
BUT NOTHING IS BROKEN...
AND YOU DON'T APPEAR
TO HAVE A CONCUSSION.
YOU'LL LIVE.
GOOD.
HONEY, WHAT POSSESSED YOU
TO WALK UP THERE
IN THE DARK ANYHOW ?
WHAT POSSESSED ME ? JUST--
HE NEEDS TO REST
FOR A FEW HOURS.
IF HE HAS ANY OF THE SYMPTOMS
THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, PAGE ME.
I'LL SEE MYSELF OUT.
LET ME WALK WITH YOU.
OH, MAN.
NOW I'M SEEING THINGS.
I WANT TO ASK YOU
ABOUT THE TEST.
THE TEST.
THE LAB CLOSES AT NOON,
SO YOU'LL HAVE TO COME EARLY.
[ Arabella's Voice ]
TAKE ME, JOHN.
MAKE LOVE TO ME, JOHN.
LOVE ME FOREVER.
TAKE ME, JOHN.
LOVE ME FOREVER.
MAKE LOVE TO ME, JOHN.
[ Wind Chimes ]
HONEY, LOOK.
[ Laughs ]
KA-BAM !
SHA-ZAM !
[ Laughs ]
WHOA, WHOA.
DOLL CLOTHES ?
WHO ARE THESE FOR ?
WE'LL KNOW IN 8 MONTHS.
SAY SOMETHING.
I LOVE IT.
REALLY ?
I REALLY LOVE IT.
MY LITTLE MOMMY.
[ Willy Laughs ]
[ John ]
? WHEN I'M WITH YOU
I CAN'T BE WRONG ?
? IF NOT IN MAY
THEN YOU'LL SEE ME IN JUNE ?
? HELLO, MAMA
I PRAY TO GOD ?
? HOW ARE YOU ?
?? [ Continues, Indistinct ]
?? [ Humming ]
[ Wind Chimes ]
? HELLO, MAMA
I PRAY TO GOD ?
? HOW ARE YOU ??
JOHN.
JOHN.
JOHN !
?? [ Arabella Hums ]
[ Wind Chimes ]
?? [ Arabella Humming ]
[ Arabella ]
GO AHEAD. TOUCH ME.
[ Moans ]
I NEED YOU.
[ Pants ]
WHAT IS IT ?
YOUR HEAD STILL HURTS ?
NO, IT'S OKAY.
YOU HEAR SOMETHING,
BABY ?
NO.
[ Sighs ]
MAN. I'M SORRY
I WOKE YOU UP, BABE.
[ Sighs ]
[ Wind Chimes ]
WHAT'S UP WITH THIS SPOT, JOHN ?
YOU'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY.
I LIKE THIS SPOT.
IT'S NICE.
I LIKE IT HERE.
LOOK WHAT I GOT FOR YOU.
[ Laughs ]
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN UP
IN THE ATTIC FOR THREE DAYS.
YEAH, I KNOW.
STILL CAN'T WORK ?
I'LL GET THROUGH.
SUMMER'S JUST ABOUT OVER,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
EVERYONE'S MOVING AWAY.
WILL BE NO ONE LEFT HERE
EXCEPT US LITTLE HERMITS.
[ Chuckles ]
THINK YOU CAN STAY HERE
BEING ALONE ?
WHO'S ALONE ?
I HAVE YOU AND MY BABY
TO KEEP ME COMPANY.
[ Seagulls Screeching ]
[ Sighs ]
I KEEP TELLING HIM
TO CHANGE THIS LIGHT BULB.
I'M TIRED OF DOUBLE-CHECKING.
I'LL CHANGE IT MYSELF.
[ Yells ]
[ Arabella Laughs ]
WHY DIDN'T YOU WAIT FOR ME
TO CHANGE THAT LIGHT BULB ?
I ASKED YOU TO CHANGE
THAT LIGHT BULB A FEW TIMES.
WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO ?
WAIT A LITTLE LONGER.
MM-HMM.
YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED ?
YEAH, YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED.
I'M SORRY, BABY.
LET ME KISS IT
AND MAKE IT BETTER.
EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE OKAY.
I'M JUST GONNA KEEP YOU
FOR TONIGHT.
BUT YOU SAID EVERYTHING'S OKAY.
WHY ARE YOU KEEPING HER
TONIGHT ?
THE FETUS IS STRONG,
BUT HER BLOOD PRESSURE, IT'S
NOT RESPONDING TO MEDICATION.
CAN'T WE JUST INCREASE IT ?
YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL
WITH MEDICINE AT THIS POINT
IN THE PREGNANCY.
WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING
TO GO WRONG.
I HAVE ONE THING I WANT
TO PRESCRIBE FOR YOU, WILLY.
THINK YOU'RE UP TO IT ?
I DON'T KNOW.
WHEN YOU GET HOME,
I WANT YOU TO GET INTO
THE BED AND STAY THERE.
OKAY ? THE MOST ATHLETIC THING
I WANT YOU TO DO RIGHT NOW
IS SIT IN A CHAIR.
AND, WILLY,
STAY OFF THOSE STAIRS.
IN FACT, WHY DON'T YOU MOVE
INTO THAT DOWNSTAIRS BEDROOM ?
?? [ Arabella Humming ]
[ Arabella ]
COME TO ME.
?? [ Humming Continues ]
DANCE WITH ME.
YOU ARE REAL.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT ?
I THINK I'M COMING DOWN
WITH A COLD OR SOMETHING.
I HAVEN'T BEEN
TAKING CARE OF YOU.
WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING
IS JUST FINE, SWEETIE.
HOW ABOUT SOME BREAKFAST ?
I'D LIKE SOME EGGS
AND GRITS AND--
[ Woman ]
THE BABY'S FINE,
AND YOU'VE STABILIZED.
THE OBSTETRICIAN ON THE MAINLAND
IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH ME
ON YOUR CASE.
WE'D LIKE YOU
TO STAY ON BED REST
UNTIL YOU DELIVER.
UNTIL SHE DELIVERS ?
DOCTOR, THAT'S MONTHS FROM NOW.
I'M SORRY, JOHN.
IT HAPPENS TO SOME WOMEN.
THAT MEANS THAT
JOHN WILL HAVE TO WORK
AND TAKE CARE OF ME TOO.
WILLY, IF YOU WANT TO CARRY
THIS BABY TO TERM,
IT'S IMPERATIVE
THAT YOU FOLLOW MY ORDERS.
[ John ]
IT'S OKAY.
I CAN HANDLE IT.
CAN'T YOU SEE
THE "S" ON MY CHEST ?
[ Chuckles ]
GOOD. I'M GLAD
TO HEAR IT.
I'LL WALK YOU TO THE DOOR.
BYE. I'LL CALL YOU
LATER, OKAY ?
JOHN, MAKE SURE
THAT SHE GETS REST,
SHE STAYS IN BED.
GOOD.
YOU'RE STILL HERE.
[ Wind Chimes ]
WHAT DO YOU THINK ?
IT'S NOT FINISHED.
YOU LIKE IT ?
NO.
YOU KEPT ME WAITING.
MY WIFE IS SICK.
I HAVE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO.
MORE IMPORTANT
THAN BEING WITH ME ?
- LOOK--
- [ Wind Blows ]
I WISH YOU WOULDN'T DO THAT.
IT'S COLD ENOUGH IN HERE.
- I DON'T LIKE TO WAIT.
- THAT'S CHILDISH.
THEN DO WITHOUT ME.
[ Willy ]
JOHN ?
[ Willy ]
JOHN ?
DAMN.
I'M COMING.
WHAT'S WRONG, SPIDER ?
FEELING IGNORED ? HMM ?
JOHN FORGOT TO FEED YOU
AGAIN, HUH ?
JOHN !
YOU SHOULDN'T
RAISE YOUR VOICE, WILLY.
I CAN HEAR YOU.
DID YOU FORGET
TO FEED SPIDER ?
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO DO THAT.
COME HERE.
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO,
I COULDN'T GET YOU UP
IN THAT ATTIC.
MY WORK IS REALLY FLOWING NOW.
I MEAN, I'VE FINALLY
GOT IT GOING.
LOSE YOUR RAZOR ?
NO, DAMN IT.
CAN'T I DO ANYTHING RIGHT ?
[ Cat Meows ]
I MISS YOU.
I'M GONNA GO FEED THE CAT.
JOHN, HAVE YOU SEEN
MY LOCKET ?
IT'S GONE.
MM, NO.
I'LL LOOK
AROUND FOR IT.
COME ON, SPIDER.
[ Cat Meowing ]
WHERE TO ?
ALL RIGHT,
STRAIGHT UP THE STEPS.
[ John ]
OH, WATCH THE DOOR.
GO STRAIGHT ON UP.
RIGHT.
JOHN,
WHAT'S WITH THIS MATTRESS ?
WHERE ARE YOU TAKING IT ?
I DON'T WANT TO
DISTURB YOU AT NIGHT. I THINK
IT'S BETTER THIS WAY, SWEETIE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN "DISTURB" ?
HONEY, I'M PAYING
THESE GUYS BY THE HOUR.
JOHN ! COME--
JOHN !
TALK TO ME.
I KNOW YOU'RE HERE.
I HOPE YOU LIKE THE FLOWERS.
WON'T YOU LET ME SEE YOU ?
PLEASE ?
AT LEAST TELL ME YOUR NAME.
ARABELLA.
[ Wind Chimes ]
ARABELLA.
LET ME SEE YOU, ARABELLA.
[ Wind Chimes ]
YOU'RE MINE
'TIL DEATH DO US PART.
I JUST FEEL LIKE
I'M A MILLION MILES AWAY
FROM EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY.
[ Anne ]
HOW'S JOHN DOING ?
HE DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE.
HE DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT
MUCH OF ANYTHING THESE DAYS.
HE DOESN'T CARE
IF THERE'S ANOTHER
LIVING SOUL IN THE HOUSE.
HE'S ALWAYS
UPSTAIRS ALL THE TIME,
OBSESSED WITH HIS WORK.
HE'S GOT A LOT
AT STAKE, WILLY.
LISTEN.
YOU WANT ME TO COME OUT THERE ?
I DON'T MIND COMING OUT
TO SEE ABOUT YOU.
NO. NO, I'M ALL RIGHT.
IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW....
THE HOUSE IS A MESS.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE
DOING ANYTHING.
I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING,
AND DR. FISHER SAID THAT...
SHE WAS GONNA GET
SOMEONE TO HELP ME.
I JUST WANT MY MAN BACK.
WILLY, JOHN LOVES YOU.
HE LOVES YOU, GIRL.
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
JUST REMEMBER
WHAT YOUR GOALS ARE.
NOW, I'M GONNA CALL YOU LATER.
SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING.
OKAY.
OKAY. BYE-BYE.
[ Wind Howling ]
[ Wind Chimes ]
[ Meows ]
[ Arabella's Voice ]
HE'S MINE.
[ Growls ]
SPIDER, IT'S JUST THE WIND.
GET UP.
GET UP.
JOHN.
JOHN.
JOHN.
[ Arabella Moans ]
[ Meows ]
[ Arabella Moans ]
[ Meows ]
[ Moans ]
IT'S COLD.
[ Laughs ]
[ Coughs ]
[ Coughs ]
JOHN ?
[ Willy ]
JOHN ?
[ Moaning ]
[ Cat Meows ]
[ Meowing ]
JOHN !
[ Arabella ]
JOHN, WAKE UP.
WAKE UP, JOHN.
[ Willy Coughs ]
JOHN !
[ Coughing ]
[ Coughing ]
I'M SO TIRED.
COME ON, JOHN.
I'M SO TIRED.
COME ON, JOHN.
[ Wind Chimes ]
YOU SAID THAT THE SHOPPING
AND CLEANING KEEP YOU AWAY
FROM YOUR WORK,
SO THIS WAY YOU CAN DISAPPEAR,
AND IF THE HOUSE BURNS DOWN,
I'LL HAVE SOMEONE TO HELP ME.
THE HOUSE IS NOT
GONNA BURN DOWN.
HOW WOULD YOU KNOW ?
OKAY, I MESSED UP, OKAY ?
I'M SORRY.
IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
[ Coughing ]
THE LAST THING I NEED
IS FOR SOMEONE AROUND HERE
GETTING IN MY WAY.
BUT I DO.
LOOK AT THIS MONSTER.
THEY EXPECT ME
TO CLEAN THIS PLACE ?
DR. FISHER SAID
SHE'S VERY GOOD.
LOOK AT THIS.
[ Woman ]
GOOD MORNING.
IS THIS THE CHAPMAN RESIDENCE ?
YES, IT IS.
GOOD. THEN I'M
IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
I'M VERA COLEMAN.
NURSE VERA COLEMAN.
THE DOCTOR SENT ME
TO CARE FOR YOUR WIFE.
MY, IT'S COLD IN HERE.
NO WONDER YOUR WIFE IS SICK.
YOU PAY THE BILL ?
OF COURSE.
ARE YOU, UH,
FEELING OKAY ?
I'M FINE.
YOU DON'T LOOK FINE.
YOU LOOK LIKE
YOU'RE THE PATIENT.
WHY, LOOK AT THIS PLACE.
COULD BE A NICE HOUSE.
YOUR TONGUE FROZEN TOO ?
"JAMAICA TRADER."
BET I KNOW WHAT
THEY WERE TRADING.
WHAT ?
HUMAN CARGO.
LOOKED LIKE US.
MY WIFE'S IN THERE.
OKAY. I'M GOING.
NICE TALKING TO YOU.
OR NOT TALKING TO YOU.
WHATEVER.
?? [ Soul ]
[ Coughing ]
YOU STILL HAVE THAT COUGH.
YOU KNOW,
IF YOU THREW AWAY
THAT OLD STINKY SHIRT,
I'D SEW YOU A NEW ONE.
I LIKE THIS SHIRT.
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN BUSY
WITH YOUR WORK, BUT THE NURSERY
DOES NEED FINISHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHY
I CAN'T USE EFREM.
BECAUSE HE'S
A PAIN IN THE ASS,
THAT'S WHY.
OKAY.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN
THINKING OF BABY NAMES.
JOHN JUNIOR,
IF IT'S A BOY.
DID YOU KNOW THAT "JOHN"--
LOOK AT THIS.
"JOHN" MEANS,
"GOD IS GRACIOUS."
AND IF IT'S A GIRL,
ANYTHING EXCEPT "WILHELMINA."
I WANT SOMETHING NICE.
HOW ABOUT "ARABELLA" ?
ARABELLA. ARABELLA.
THAT'S UNUSUAL.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN ?
IT'S NOT IN HERE.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING
I THOUGHT UP.
ARABELLA.
WELL, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.
[ Radio Announcer ]
ISLANDERS SHOULD
PREPARE THEMSELVES...
FOR WHAT SHOULD BE OUR FIRST
BIG STORM OF THE SEASON.
EXPECT GALE-FORCE WINDS--
I'VE MISSED YOU.
I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH.
WHAT IS IT ? I'M FAT
AND PREGNANT, ISN'T IT ?
NO.
THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT.
COME ON, GIVE ME A HUG.
GIVE ME A HUG.
TAKE OFF THAT STINKY SHIRT.
[ Clears Throat ]
UH, LUNCH.
THANK YOU.
HAVE YOU SEEN MY PORTFOLIO ?
IT'S OVER THERE
BY THE DRESSER.
- WHY ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IT ?
- THE GALLERY IS SENDING
A REP HERE TO CHECK ON ME.
- CAN I GET A SNEAK PREVIEW ?
- WHAT FOR ?
SO I CAN TELL YOU
WHAT I THINK.
YOU DON'T GET IT, DO YOU ?
IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK.
WHY DON'T I JUST
FRESHEN UP YOUR DRINK ?
- THANK YOU.
- KEEP SMILING.
[ Woman ]
? I'M FEELIN' ALL ALONE ?
? I HOPE THAT I SURVIVE ?
? FROM A PAIN
I CAN'T DESCRIBE ?
[ Thunder ]
? I CRIED WHEN I TRIED ?
? THE TEARS FALL DOWN
AND THEY DON'T LIE ??
[ Arabella Moans ]
THAT GIRL COULDN'T
BE ON HER FEET.
[ Arabella Moans ]
[ John Moans ]
THERE.
[ Door Closes ]
FLOWERS
FOR YOUR FRIEND ?
YOU'RE PLAYING
WITH WILDFIRE, SON.
BE CAREFUL.
[ Door Opens ]
?? [ Humming ]
[ Wind Blows ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Wind Chimes ]
I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOU.
ROTGUT.
[ Wind Chimes ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
TO THESE PEOPLE ?
[ Arabella ]
LEAVE ! LEAVE NOW !
AHH !
[ Laughs ]
OH, HO !
OH, SHOOT.
[ Laughs ]
I'M REALLY GLAD
YOU'RE HERE, VERA.
YOU'VE MADE EVERYTHING
SO COMFORTABLE.
WHY YOUR HUSBAND
DIDN'T DO MORE ?
HE LAZY ?
NO.
HE LOOKS LAZY.
THE MAN NEED WASHING.
WHERE I COME FROM,
CLEANLINESS IS NEXT
TO GODLINESS.
LAY OFF MY HUSBAND,
OKAY, VERA ?
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW.
HE HAS A LOT TO WORRY ABOUT.
INCLUDING ME
AND MY CONDITION.
OKAY, MA'AM.
YOU LOVE HIM, I LIKE HIM.
SO, YOU LIKE THIS HOUSE ?
IT'S HOME.
STRANGE.
THERE'S SOMETHING STRANGE
ABOUT THESE OLD HOUSES.
THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT
WHEN THE BABY COMES.
OKAY, MISSUS.
TIME FOR BED.
I FIX A PLATE
FOR YOUR HUSBAND,
BUT HE DIDN'T WANT IT.
THE MAN AIN'T
HAD NOTHING TO EAT
BUT COFFEE FOR TWO DAYS.
SOME DIET.
DUST, DUST
EVERYWHERE. DUST !
?? [ Arabella Humming ]
?? [ Humming Continues ]
[ Yells ]
DON'T YOU EVER COME NEAR
THIS DOOR AGAIN.
WHAT A LONG DAY.
[ Arabella ]
VERA !
SWEET JESUS.
[ Arabella ]
GET OUT ! GO AWAY !
JESUS. LET ME PACK
AND GET OUT OF THIS PLACE.
[ Gasps ]
I'VE BEEN IN BABYLON TOO LONG.
IT'S MADE OLD VERA WEAK.
THERE WAS A TIME I WOULD HAVE
GIVEN YOU A ROUND OR TWO, GIRL.
THIS IS YOUR HOUSE.
I GO.
VERA, WHAT'S GOING ON ?
THIS HOUSE, IT'S DISEASED.
I HAVE TO LEAVE.
THIS PLACE IS NOT A FIT PLACE
FOR YOU OR YOUR BABY.
TAKE YOUR MAN AND GO.
VERA, YOU CAN'T LEAVE.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE ?
DID JOHN SAY SOMETHING ?
NO, NO, NO !
I HAVE TO GO.
VERA.
I'LL PRAY FOR YOU,
MISSUS.
I HAVE TO GO.
[ No Sound ]
[ Door Opens, Closes ]
[ Willy ]
I DON'T KNOW.
A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN ?
DON'T YOU HAVE SOMEONE
ON THIS ISLAND THAT'S NOT
AFRAID OF THEIR OWN SHADOW ?
[ Willy ]
VERA IS SPREADING SOME
CRAZY RUMOR ABOUT THIS HOUSE.
AGENCY CAN'T FIND
ANOTHER REPLACEMENT.
I NEED SOME HELP.
WISH ME LUCK.
HONEY...
TAKE MY FAVORITE.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT'S HARD NOT BEING
INFLUENCED BY THE OCEAN...
AND THE ISLANDS AND ALL
THE THINGS AROUND HERE.
YOUR STYLE SEEMS TO HAVE
DRASTICALLY CHANGED.
FOR THE BETTER, I HOPE.
LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING HERE.
THIS IS INTERESTING.
[ Man ]
YES, THIS ONE HAS LIFE.
ANY MORE LIKE THIS ?
[ John ]
UM, NO. I MEAN,
NOT AT THE MOMENT.
[ John ]
YEAH, I UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
NO, IT'S NOT HARD.
JUST GO BACK ON THE MAIN ROAD.
WELL, GOOD LUCK.
MRS. CHAPMAN.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
WELL ?
HE SAID HE MIGHT HAVE TO ADD
ANOTHER ARTIST TO THE SHOW
UNLESS MY WORK IMPROVES.
I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH
TO HAVE A SHOW OF MY OWN.
OH, JOHN, I'M SO SORRY.
I WORKED MY BUTT OFF.
CAN'T HE SEE
HOW GOOD MY WORK IS ?
HE DOESN'T KNOW.
THERE WILL BE OTHER SHOWS.
MAYBE NOT, WILLY,
BECAUSE I CANNOT CONCENTRATE
ON MY WORK BECAUSE OF YOU.
THIS BABY AND ALL THIS
TENSION AROUND HERE,
IT'S GETTING TO ME !
YOU'RE NOT THERE
FOR ME, WILLY.
ALL YOU THINK ABOUT
IS YOURSELF !
YOU'RE PROBABLY LAUGHING
BEHIND MY BACK !
JOHN, I LOVE YOU, OKAY ?
LET'S GET THAT STRAIGHT.
I LOVE YOU.
AFTER ALL THAT--
AFTER ALL WHAT ?
SAY IT ! GO AHEAD,
SAY IT, WILLY !
AFTER ALL YOU HAVE
DONE FOR ME, RIGHT ?
I KNEW IT WAS COMING,
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHEN.
DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE THAT.
DON'T TALK TO ME
LIKE THAT, JOHN.
YOU'RE BRINGING ME DOWN.
DON'T BLAME ME
IF YOU CAN'T CUT IT.
I CAN'T CUT IT ?
MAYBE YOU CAN'T CUT IT.
DON'T YOU EVER TELL ME
I CAN'T CUT IT !
[ Both Moaning ]
[ Arabella ]
YOU ARE MY BELOVED.
[ John ]
YES. YES.
JOHN ?
JOHN !
[ Both Moaning ]
JOHN, I'M SORRY.
JOHN ?
JOHN ?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?
WILLY...
I DIDN'T WANT YOU
TO FIND OUT LIKE THIS.
- FIND OUT WHAT ?
- DON'T YOU SEE HER ?
- WHO ?
- ARABELLA.
TELL HER
YOU BELONG TO ME.
I DON'T WANT
TO HURT HER FEELINGS.
JOHN, STOP IT.
YOU'RE FRIGHTENING ME.
SHE'S RIGHT THERE--
- SHE WAS RIGHT HERE !
ARABELLA !
- WHO'S ARABELLA ?
AND IF IT'S A GIRL ?
HOW ABOUT "ARABELLA" ?
ARABELLA. ARABELLA.
ARABELLA ! ARABELLA !
WHERE ARE YOU ?
- JOHN.
- ARABELLA ?
JOHN, HAVE YOU GONE CRAZY ?
YOU DIDN'T SEE HER ?
YOU THINK I'M CRAZY ? WELL,
SHE'S HERE AND SHE LOVES ME !
[ Yells ]
SHE LOVES ME.
[ Moaning ]
CALL DR. FISHER RIGHT NOW !
WHAT'S WRONG ?
[ Moaning ]
IT'S OKAY, BABY.
WE'LL GET TO THE HOSPITAL.
IT'S OKAY. HOLD ON.
- [ Arabella ]
DON'T LEAVE ME.
- ARABELLA, NO !
[ Arabella ]
JOHN.
I'M SO SORRY, BABY.
[ John ]
SHE SEEMS SO LOST.
NEEDY.
EVERYTHING I'M NOT.
SHE'S NOT REAL, JOHN.
I CAN FEEL HER.
I'VE PAINTED HER.
SHE'S DESTROYING YOU.
DESTROYING US.
WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE.
[ Knocking On Door ]
[ Willy ]
MARK.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
JOHN.
I'M HOME AGAIN.
WILLY.
ANNE.
LET'S TAKE THESE BAGS
INTO THE BEDROOM.
OH, IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU.
COME ON.
I BET YOU'RE HUNGRY.
COME ON IN.
SO HOW ARE WE DOING ?
ARE YOU BEING A GOOD GIRL ?
A LITTLE ANGEL.
BEING GOOD FOR YOUR AUNTIE ?
DID YOU SEE THAT BEAUTIFUL DOLL
SHE BOUGHT FOR YOU ?
SHE IS SO GOOD.
[ Cries ]
WELL, I THINK IT'S LUNCHTIME.
THAT'S WHAT THAT SOUND
SAYS TO ME.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN
FIND YOU A BOTTLE.
MY SWEET ANGEL.
LET'S GET YOU SOME LUNCH.
THAT'S MY BABY GIRL.
THAT'S MY ANGEL.
EAT.
YOU LOOK LIKE SHIT, MAN.
I'VE JUST BEEN OBSESSED
WITH MY WORK LATELY.
I JUST--
YOU GOT A FAMILY.
SHE NEEDS YOU
AND YOU NEED HER.
EAT.
LOOK, IT'S SIMPLE.
PICK UP THE SANDWICH.
ALL RIGHT ?
YOU TAKE A BITE,
I'LL TAKE A BITE.
IT'S GOOD, HUH ?
NOT BAD.
YEAH.
DO IT MORE REGULARLY.
HE'S SEEING THINGS.
HE'S SEEING VISIONS.
JOHN ?
I CAN'T--
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
HE DOESN'T EAT OR SLEEP
FOR DAYS ON END.
AND YOU SHOULD SEE
WHAT HE'S PAINTING.
MAYBE HE SHOULD
TALK TO SOMEONE.
MARK AND I HAVE A FRIEND.
HE'S A WONDERFUL PSYCHOLOGIST.
HE'S NOT GONNA GO.
NOT ON HIS OWN, AND I DON'T
HAVE THE STRENGTH TO PUSH HIM.
I'M NOT GOING
TO A SHRINK, WILLY.
JOHN...
I NEED YOU TO DO THIS.
FOR ME.
[ Man ]
ANNE TELLS ME YOU'RE AN ARTIST.
WAS THAT A CHILDHOOD DREAM ?
YEAH.
THEN WHY SO MANY YEARS
WITH THE AD AGENCY ?
I HAD TO MAKE A LIVING.
AH, I UNDERSTAND. YOU WERE
HESITANT ABOUT COMMITTING
TO YOUR ART FULL TIME.
I COULDN'T.
OKAY.
SO, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR WIFE.
WE GET ALONG.
DO YOU LOVE HER ?
SHE'S MY WIFE.
OF COURSE.
THEN WHY ARE YOU
WITHDRAWING FROM HER ?
OKAY, OKAY.
NOW WHAT ABOUT
THIS GHOST THING ?
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT ?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU TELL ME.
I SEE THE GHOST
AS A CONSTRUCT OF YOUR FEARS
AND APPREHENSIONS...
ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE
IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW.
YOU DON'T KNOW
A DAMN THING ABOUT ME.
I KNOW WHAT I SEE.
I SEE A MAN
WHO IS AFRAID TO DEAL
WITH THE PROBLEMS...
IN HIS RELATIONSHIP
AND HIS CAREER CHOICES.
AND SO HE'S MANIFESTED
REASONS TO HAVE AN AFFAIR
WITH A FICTITIOUS WOMAN.
JOHN.
THE MIND IS A POWERFUL TOOL.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT
SOMETHING LONG ENOUGH,
YOU CAN MAKE IT REAL.
SHE IS REAL.
SHE IS A DISTRACTION.
NOW UNTIL YOU ARE
HONEST WITH YOURSELF,
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE POSSESSED.
COULD WE STOP HERE ?
I MEAN, JUST LET ME THINK
ABOUT SOME THINGS, OKAY ?
I GOTTA GO.
BUT, JOHN, I THINK
YOU SHOULD CONTINUE
WITH THIS THERAPY.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT,
I CAN RECOMMEND SOMEBODY
IN YOUR OWN AREA.
I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.
HE MADE ME FEEL LIKE
I'M SO AFRAID OF MY OWN LIFE,
I GOTTA SCREW A GHOST
TO MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A MAN.
I'M SURE THAT'S
NOT WHAT HE MEANT, JOHN.
YOU SHOULD HAVE
WARNED ME, WILLY.
I LET YOU IN ON
WHAT I WAS FEELING.
BECAUSE I TRUSTED YOU.
STUPID ME.
YOU BETRAYED ME.
I DIDN'T BETRAY YOU, JOHN.
DON'T PUT THAT SHIT ON ME.
YOU'VE BEEN
ACTING CRAZY LATELY, JOHN,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
GODDAMN IT,
THIS IS MY LIFE,
WILLY. MINE !
ALL RIGHT.
SO WHAT DO YOU
SUGGEST WE DO ?
I'M GOING TO DO
WHAT I SET OUT TO DO.
OKAY.
I THINK
YOU SHOULD STAY HERE.
UNTIL YOU'VE
HAD TIME TO RECOVER.
I JUST LOST OUR BABY,
AND YOU JUST WANT
TO WALK OFF AND LEAVE ME ?
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ?
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ?
THAT'S WHAT YOU PLANNED
ALL ALONG, ISN'T IT ?
- ISN'T IT ?
- WILLY, I GOTTA GO.
I GOTTA GO.
YOU SELFISH BASTARD !
YOU SELFISH BASTARD !
[ Sobs ]
[ Coughing ]
[ Arabella ]
WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG ?
[ Wind Chimes ]
[ Arabella Laughs ]
[ Coughs ]
?? [ Humming ]
JOHN.
JOHN.
PAINT, JOHN. PAINT.
[ Coughs ]
[ Phone Rings ]
HELLO ?
[ John ]
HI. IT'S ME.
YOU OKAY ?
YEAH.
ARE YOU ?
JUST WORKING, YOU KNOW.
I'VE BEEN
THINKING ABOUT YOU.
MM-HMM.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.
I'M REALLY SORRY
ABOUT EVERYTHING, WILLY.
JOHN ?
WE CAN'T GO ON THIS WAY.
[ Arabella ]
COME TO ME.
[ Sobbing ]
[ Meows ]
JOHN ?
JOHN !
[ Flies Buzzing ]
- [ Gasping, Coughing ]
- [ Phone Ringing ]
[ Willy ] HELLO ?
[ Sarah ]
WILLY, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ?
SARAH, I'VE BEEN
OUT OF TOWN A COUPLE DAYS.
[ Sarah ]
I HAVE SOME
INFORMATION FOR YOU.
FIRST OF ALL,
DID YOU KNOW YOUR HOUSE
HAS A UNIQUE HISTORY TO IT ?
MM-HMM.
AND ABOUT THAT NAME BOARD,
THE JAMAICA TRADER.
I FOUND AN OLD SHIP REGISTRY
THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT.
SARAH, I'M GONNA HAVE TO
CALL YOU BACK ANOTHER TIME.
SURE. CALL ME.
WHAT'S HAPPENING ?
JOHN, JOHN.
WAKE UP. WAKE UP.
COME ON, JOHN, WAKE UP.
SHE'S TAKING ME.
SHE'S TAKING ME.
- WHO ? WHAT ?
- I CAN'T STOP HER.
I TRIED.
JOHN, YOU HAVE TO GET OUT
OF HERE. YOU'RE FREEZING.
- SO SORRY, WILLY.
- COME ON.
SHE'S TAKING ME NOW.
JOHN, COME ON.
NO ONE'S TAKING YOU. COME ON.
I DON'T WANT YOU
TO GET HURT.
WE GOTTA GET YOU OUT OF HERE.
[ Wind Blows ]
[ Wind Chimes ]
YOU HAVE REACHED
JACKSON AND LEWIS REALTY.
PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE.
[ Beep ]
HELLO, THIS IS WILLY CHAPMAN
OVER ON CAPTAIN'S ROAD.
I'M CALLING REGARDING
SELLING THE HOUSE.
GET BACK TO ME TODAY
IF POSSIBLE. IT'S URGENT.
THE NUMBER IS 555-4727.
YOU BELIEVE ME NOW, HUH ?
I DON'T KNOW.
I FOUND OUT THAT
THE ORIGINAL HOUSE WAS BUILT
BY THE SEA CAPTAIN...
OF A SHIP CALLED
THE JAMAICAN TRADER,
ABOUT 200 YEARS AGO.
THE NAME PLANK ?
THAT'S RIGHT.
SUPERSTITION HAS IT
THAT THE SPIRIT OF HIS WIDOW
CAME BACK TO HAUNT THE PLACE.
STILL LOOKING
FOR HER HUSBAND,
I SUPPOSE.
WHY DIDN'T SOMEONE
TELL ME ABOUT THIS BEFORE
I BOUGHT THE HOUSE ?
WELL, IT AIN'T EXACTLY
THE SORT OF THING YOU PUT
IN A REAL ESTATE BROCHURE.
AND BESIDES, IT'S JUST
A GOOD TALE FOR A RAINY DAY.
I NEED MORE INFORMATION.
WELL, UM, TRY THOSE
BOOKS OVER THERE.
THERE ARE A FEW
ON LOCAL HISTORY IN THERE.
THEY'RE FROM AN ESTATE SALE.
I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GO
THROUGH THEM YET.
BUT, UH, YOU MIGHT SOMETHING.
LET ME KNOW.
WHAT'S WRONG, HONEY CHILD ?
YOU LOOK SO TROUBLED.
I'VE SEEN BETTER DAYS.
WELL, DON'T YOU FRET,
NOT ONE BIT.
DO YOU HEAR ME ?
YOU KNOW, THINGS HAVE
A WAY OF WORKING OUT.
TAKE THIS.
AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
[ Willy's Voice ]
CAPTAIN JOHN WRIGHT'S SHIP,
THE JAMAICA TRADER,
RAN SLAVES, SUGAR AND RUM
BETWEEN THE CARIBBEAN
AND THE U.S.
ONE TRIP,
HE WON A YOUNG SLAVE GIRL,
ARABELLA, IN A POKER GAME.
TO THE HORROR
OF POLITE SOCIETY,
HE RETURNED WITH ARABELLA
TO CATCH HOOK ISLAND
AND BUILT A HOUSE FOR HER.
DEFYING LONG CUSTOM,
THEY SET A WEDDING DATE.
HE WAS REPORTED
DROWNED AT SEA,
BUT SHE LATER LEARNED
THE TRUE STORY
OF HIS DISAPPEARANCE.
THE CAPTAIN RETURNED TO EUROPE
TO MARRY A PROPER ENGLISH WOMAN.
DRIVEN CRAZY BY LONELINESS,
ARABELLA SPENT
THE REST OF HER DAYS...
WANDERING MISERABLE
AND INTOXICATED.
HER BODY WAS FOUND
FLOATING IN THE BAY.
[ Arabella ]
HE'S MINE.
MINE.
WE HAVE A MAJOR STORM
BREWING OUT THERE.
[ Thunder ]
YOU HAVE JUST DONE
WONDERS WITH THIS HOUSE.
[ Willy ]
THANK YOU FOR COMING
ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.
- ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP.
- WE WANT TO SELL THIS HOUSE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
- WE'RE NOT SELLING.
- IF YOU NEED SOME FIXING DONE,
I CAN GET EFREM RIGHT ON IT.
EFREM CAN'T FIX THIS.
- WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
- THEN YOU GO.
JOHN, THIS IS TOO DANGEROUS.
DANGEROUS ?
H-H-HOW ?
IS THERE SOMETHING ABOUT
THIS HOUSE I NEED TO KNOW ?
NO.
WELL, UH,
WHEN YOU DECIDE
WHAT YOU ALL WANT,
YOU BE SURE TO CALL
AND LET ME KNOW.
[ Thunder ]
JOHN.
WILLY, WHERE ARE THE KEYS ?
I HID THEM.
JOHN ! YOU HAVE
TO LISTEN TO ME.
STOP !
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND ?
SHE WANTS TO CONTROL YOU.
SHE WANTS YOUR SOUL.
MOVE OUT THE WAY.
MOVE OUT OF MY WAY !
MOVE !
[ Attic Door Opens ]
[ Screams ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Arabella ]
HE'S MINE !
NO ! NO !
[ Grunts ]
I KNOW ALL ABOUT YOU.
YOUR CAPTAIN DIDN'T DIE,
DID HE ? DID HE ?
WHY DO YOU WANT
TO KILL HIM ?
HE'S NOT THE ONE
WHO DESERTED YOU.
YOUR CAPTAIN LEFT YOU.
GET UP.
VERA ! OH, VERA !
YOU HAVE TO HELP ME !
[ Cries ]
YOU CANNOT FIGHT HER
LIKE THAT.
SHE'S A LOST SOUL.
STOP IT. STOP IT !
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
ARABELLA !
[ Glass Breaks ]
WE'VE COME TO HELP
WITH YOUR WEDDING.
IT'S ALMOST TIME, DEAR ONE.
[ Vera ]
ALMOST TIME.
SHE'S CAUGHT BETWEEN
THIS WORLD AND THE NEXT.
FROM WHAT YOU SAY,
SHE DROWNED SO SUDDENLY
SHE DOESN'T KNOW SHE'S DEAD.
PEOPLE SCORNED HER--
NO FUNERAL, NO BURIAL,
NO RITES OF PASSAGE
TO THE NEXT WORLD.
WHAT CAN WE DO ?
MAKE THE SHRINE TO HER
AND HOPE SHE GOES.
WHAT IF SHE DOESN'T ?
CLEANSE HIM WITH THE SALT
AND DAB HIS NECK.
RUB HIS HANDS AS WELL.
ARABELLA.
[ Chanting ]
?? [ Humming ]
[ Groans ]
COME TO ME, ARABELLA !
[ Vera ]
YOU MUST GO TO THE OTHER
WORLD TO FIND YOUR JOHN.
THIS IS NOT YOUR JOHN.
LEAVE THIS PLACE.
LEAVE PEACE AND HAPPINESS
FOR THE LIVING.
GO. GO TO THE LIGHT.
ARABELLA !
THE LIGHT
IS SO BEAUTIFUL, JOHN.
[ Choking ]
[ Panting ]
[ Car Engine Starts ]
[ Choking ]
[ Cat Meows ]
[ Meowing ]
[ Meowing ]
[ Seagulls Screeching ]
[ Woman ]
LOOK AT THAT WATER
ON THE BAY.
[ Man ]
YEAH. IT'S BEAUTIFUL
OUT HERE, THAT'S FOR SURE.
YES, IT IS. YES IT IS.
I'M SO HAPPY WE'RE HERE.
I'M GOING TO GET A LOT
OF INSPIRATION FOR SOME
PAINTINGS, I CAN SEE.
YOU SEE THOSE BIRDS ?
THOSE SEAGULLS ?
THOSE ARE BONAPARTES.
OH, REALLY ?
UH-HUH.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE
SUCH A STUDENT OF NATURE.
YES, I AM A STUDENT OF NATURE.
DON'T TICKLE ME
WHILE I'M DRIVING, OKAY ?
WE WON'T GET THERE.
WELL, THAT'S OKAY TOO.
I LIKE THIS FIELD RIGHT HERE.
SO WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ?
THINK WE'RE MAKING
THE RIGHT DECISION ?
I THINK SO.
IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT,
WE'LL SELL EVERYTHING,
BUY A BOAT AND SAIL THE 7 SEAS,
LOOKING FOR TREASURE.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ?
YOU CAN'T EVEN SWIM.
[ Laughs ]
WELL, THAT'S WHY I HAVE YOU.
TO SAVE ME FROM KILLER WHALES...
AND THE THINGS THAT
GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT.
DON'T LAUGH AT ME.
I'M YOUR KNIGHT IN SHINING
ARMOR, AT YOUR SERVICE.
THANK YOU, KIND SIR.
AND SPEAKING OF SERVICE....
NOPE. YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO WORK FOR IT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
WORK FOR ?
YOU MUST BE CRAZY.
YOU BETTER
GET BACK OVER HERE !
[ Laughs ]
[ Laughing ]
JOHN !
WHAT THE HELL ?
[ Laughs ]
I THINK WE'D BETTER
GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE
WE GET BURIED ALIVE.
[ Laughs ]
YOU FIRST.
[ Laughs ]
NOT WITHOUT YOU.
OW !
WHAT HAPPENED ?
SOMETHING SCRATCHED ME.
THIS RIGHT HERE.
HEY, WHAT ABOUT ME ?
OH, SORRY, BABY.
WHAT IS IT ?
YOUR ANKLE'S BLEEDING.
THIS IS WHAT DID IT,
RIGHT HERE.
COME ON.
LET ME TAKE THAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHY
THIS PLANK CAME UP, THOUGH.
FIRST THINGS FIRST.
WE'LL CLEAN UP THE ANKLE
BEFORE YOU GET INFECTED.
YOU GET ON IN THE CAR.
[ Laughs ]
[ Laughing ]
OH, GOD.
WHAT TOOK US SO LONG
TO GET OUT HERE ?
[ Laughs ]
[ Man ]
THE BRILLIANT CAREER
OF JOHN CHAPMAN...
CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT
ON FRIDAY LAST
WHEN HE ANNOUNCED...
THAT HE WAS QUITTING HIS JOB
TO PURSUE HIS ART.
WE KNOW THAT YOU
LEAVE US TO JOIN THE RANKS
OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST MASTERS.
TOULOUSE-LAUTREC,
WHO WE ALL KNOW ENDED UP
BEING AN ALCOHOLIC.
SO WE'VE GOT THE NUMBER
OF THE NEAREST A.A. MEETING
HERE FOR YOU, JOHN.
- [ All Laughing ]
- YOU'LL BE UP THERE
WITH MODIGLIANI,
WHO WE ALL KNOW
ENDED UP BEING...
PENNILESS AND BROKE,
SO WE'VE GOT SOME PENNIES
HERE FOR YOU, JOHN.
JOHN, IT MIGHT HELP YOU
SEE YOUR WAY THROUGH.
AND WE CAN'T FORGET
MR. VAN GOGH.
WE ALL KNOW THAT HE ENDED UP
CUTTING OFF HIS EAR
AND GOING NUTS.
I'M SORRY
YOU'RE LEAVING US.
THAT'S TOO BAD.
I HAVE SO MUCH ADMIRATION
FOR AN AMBITIOUS MAN.
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO TELL THAT
CHILD ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL.
YOU BETTER PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY.
DO I LOOK LIKE I'M WORRIED ?
MAYBE WE COULD STAY
IN TOUCH OR SOMETHING.
I'D SNATCH
HER GOLDIE LOCKS.
[ Laughs ]
SHE'S A SILLY LITTLE GIRL.
BUT SHE DOES HAVE
GOOD TASTE IN MEN.
HE'S MINE.
I KNOW IT, HE KNOWS IT.
BUT OBVIOUSLY
SHE DOESN'T KNOW IT.
YOU BETTER GET ON
OVER THERE. GO AHEAD.
RESCUE HIM.
[ Chuckles ]
HAVE YOU MET, UM,
MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE ?
NO. HELLO.
HOW ARE YOU ?
BEVERLY.
WILLY.
I'M GONNA GO
FIX MYSELF A DRINK.
SHE'S A PRETTY GIRL.
AND YOU'RE
A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.
I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU
SOME OF MY ETCHINGS.
THAT SOUNDS INTERESTING.
OH, YEAH.
YOU READY TO GO ?
WITHOUT YOUR STOCKINGS ?
I DON'T THINK SO.
WE'RE GONNA BE LATE.
TO HELL WITH THE MOVIES.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING ?
[ Laughing ]
IT'S SO BIG.
I DON'T REMEMBER IT
BEING THIS BIG, BABY.
[ Willy ]
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT HAS A LOT OF CHARACTER.
WE CAN PUT A GARDEN
WITH A FENCE OVER THERE,
A SWING ON THE PORCH--
WHO'S GOING TO DO
ALL THE WORK, BABY ?
ALL IT NEEDS
IS A LITTLE BIT OF PAINT.
WE COULD PUT A WELCOME MAT
WITH OUR NAME ON IT.
COME ON, HONEY !
[ John ]
HOW ABOUT A LITTLE TOAST ?
OKAY.
TO MAKING
THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE
AND SELLING YOUR BUSINESS...
SO THAT WE COULD
COME OUT HERE.
AND MAKING THIS
ALL POSSIBLE.
WE'RE A TEAM.
ACTUALLY, I'M GLAD
WE MADE THIS MOVE.
WE'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS
MAKING A BABY IN THE CITY.
MAYBE THERE'S SOME POWER
TO THE SEA AIR.
I THOUGHT I WAS YOUR BABY.
YOU ARE.
WHAT ABOUT ONE
CREATIVE PROJECT AT A TIME ?
WHY DON'T WE WAIT A YEAR OR SO ?
BESIDES,
I'M GOING TO BE
PAINTING EVERY DAY.
EVERY DAY ?
EVERY DAY.
WELL, NOT IF YOU
LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT.
[ Both Laughing ]
OH !
HERE WE GO AGAIN.
HOWDY.
I'M EFREM MURPHY, HANDYMAN.
HOW YOU DOING ?
I'M JOHN CHAPMAN.
THIS IS MY WIFE, WILLY.
HELLO.
REALTOR SENT ME OVER.
OH ! ALMOST FORGOT.
EXTRA SET OF KEYS.
WE'RE GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT.
WE GOT A LOT OF WORK
FOR YOU TO DO.
OH, I SEE YOU FOUND
YOURSELVES A NAME PLANK.
PRETTY GOOD SHAPE TOO.
HA HA,
BURIED TREASURE. SEE ?
[ Both Laughing ]
THE ISLAND IS LITTERED
WITH THEM.
THE OLD CAPTAINS
USED TO HANG THEM
ABOVE THE DOORS FOR LUCK.
WELL, UH,
TAKE IT OVER TO
THE ANTIQUE STORE IN TOWN.
SOME FOOL TOURIST
MIGHT BUY IT.
WE WILL. YOU KNOW,
I REALLY NEED FOR YOU TO DO
SOME WORK IN THE ATTIC.
AND THE FRONT DOOR LATCH
IS BROKEN AND WE DON'T HAVE
ANY ELECTRICITY.
I'LL GET RIGHT ON IT TOMORROW.
TOMORROW ?
WE WERE REALLY HOPING
YOU COULD DO SOMETHING TODAY.
I CAN'T.
WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW ?
- WELL, WHEN TOMORROW ?
- WELL, TOMORROW.
I GOTTA GO, GOTTA GET.
GOT THINGS TO DO.
WELCOME TO THE ISLAND.
HAVE YOURSELVES A NICE DAY.
"WELCOME TO THE ISLAND.
HAVE YOURSELVES A NICE DAY."
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ?
WE'RE NOT GONNA GET
ANY WORK DONE AROUND HERE
WITH A GUY LIKE THAT.
?? [ Humming ]
WOW.
OOH, LOOK AT THESE BABIES.
[ Chuckles ]
THEY WORK.
YEAH, THESE ARE COOL.
I LOVE THESE OLD THINGS.
LOOK, WILLY, MORE TREASURE.
HMM ?
ONE MAN'S TREASURE
IS ANOTHER WOMAN'S JUNK.
IT'S A WONDER THESE BOOKS
HAVE SURVIVED THE WEATHER.
WE SHOULD KEEP THEM, JOHN.
MOVE OVER, CITY GIRL.
LET COUNTRY BOY SHOW YOU
HOW IT'S DONE.
OKAY. DOWN ON YOUR KNEES,
COUNTRY BOY.
[ Chuckles ]
OH, YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
- I WAS TALKING TO ANNE TODAY.
- HOW ARE THEY DOING ?
OH, THE DOCTOR SAID
SHE AND THE BABY
ARE DOING JUST FINE.
AT LEAST WE'LL
BE GODPARENTS SOON.
THE ATTIC'S GONNA BE GREAT.
I MEAN, THE LIGHT COMING
IN THERE IN THE MORNING.
I CAN'T WAIT TO PAINT YOU
IN THE MORNING LIGHT, SWEETIE.
GOOD, JOHN.
[ Cat Meows ]
SPIDER !
SPIDER,
GET OUT OF THEM WEEDS
BEFORE YOU GET SICK !
- [ Meows ]
- SPIDER !
HEY. HEY, SPIDER.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?
WHAT IS THIS ?
LOOKS LIKE MONEY.
LOOKS LIKE A PIECE OF JEWELRY.
WHAT IS THAT, HUH ?
WHAT IS THAT ?
[ Arabella Laughs ]
SEE, YOU'RE ALWAYS
MAKING FUN OF ME. THIS TIME
I FOUND SOMETHING GOOD.
[ Laughs ]
WHO FOUND IT ?
WE FOUND IT, DIDN'T WE, HUH ?
[ John ]
WELL, THIS IS IT.
WHAT DO YOU
WANT THIS TO BE ?
AN ARTIST'S STUDIO,
BUT MORE OPEN.
HMM.
ARTIST'S STUDIO.
YOU GOT THE LIGHT FOR IT.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ?
I WANT YOU
TO OPEN IT UP IF YOU CAN.
I MEAN, GIVE ME A NEW WALL HERE.
KNOCK THIS ONE DOWN.
GIVE ME A WINDOW
RIGHT ALONG HERE.
EFREM, IT'S COLD
AND DRAFTY IN HERE.
YES, IT IS.
NOW I CAN CLOSE UP ANY HOLES,
IF I CAN FIND THEM.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
THIS ROOM RIGHT ABOVE HERE ?
[ John ]
LOOKS LIKE A TOWER.
THAT'S A WIDOW'S WALK.
YEARS AND YEARS AGO,
WOMEN USED TO COME OUT THERE
AND WATCH OUT FOR THE SHIPS.
SOMETIMES
IT'D BE TWO OR THREE YEARS
BEFORE THE MEN CAME BACK.
THAT'S WHY THEY CALLED IT
CAPTAIN'S ROAD
IN THE OLD SAILING DAYS.
TWO OR THREE YEARS ?
THOSE WIVES MUST HAVE
WENT CRAZY.
YEAH, OR HAD AFFAIRS
WITH THE GARDENER.
[ Chuckles ]
- I USED TO BE A GARDENER.
- EFREM, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA
START WORKING IN HERE ?
- TOMORROW.
- EFREM, WHEN TOMORROW ?
TOMORROW.
WELL, I GOTTA GO,
I GOTTA GET.
GOT THINGS TO DO,
YEAH, I KNOW THAT.
EFREM, LISTEN.
I GOTTA START WORKING HERE.
I'M AN ARTIST, I NEED
A PLACE TO WORK. PLEASE.
I AM JEALOUS.
WHAT ?
MY STUFF IS ALL IN BOXES,
AND LOOK AT THIS ROOM.
IT'S ALL SET UP ALREADY.
[ Chuckles ]
I LIKE HAVING A HOUSE
FOR YOU, ME AND SPIDER.
AND ALL OUR CHILDREN.
ARTIST'S BLOCK ?
LIFE BLOCK, BABY.
I'M JUST NOT USED TO HAVING
ALL THIS TIME TO PAINT.
I'M USED TO JUST
SNEAKING IT IN
IN-BETWEEN ASSIGNMENTS.
[ Sighs ]
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU COULD DO ?
SKETCH DURING THE DAY
AND PAINT AT NIGHT.
YEAH.
LOOK AT THIS PLACE, SPIDER.
JOHN HAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
[ Sighs ]
WHERE TO BEGIN ?
[ Meows ]
SPIDER !
SPIDER !
[ Willy ]
SPIDER ?
[ Wind Chimes ]
[ Willy ] JOHN ?
[ John ]
WILLY, YOU IN THERE ?
I'M IN HERE.
I'M IN THE CLOSET.
WHAT'S GOING ON ?
I WAS LOOKING
FOR SPIDER IN HERE.
WHERE'D HE GO ?
COME HERE.
WHAT ARE YOU AND SPIDER
DOING UP HERE ANYWAY ?
THIS HOUSE IS FALLING APART.
THIS DOOR. JESUS.
SOME BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS
FOR MY BEAUTIFUL LADY.
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
I LOVE YOU ?
I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU SHOULD.
[ Chuckles ]
[ Man ]
LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT THESE.
NICE, HUH ?
HELLO, HOW ARE YOU DOING ?
THIS IS YOUR PLACE ?
YES, IT IS.
OH, THIS IS WONDERFUL.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU TODAY ?
MY HUSBAND AND I FOUND SOMETHING
THAT WE'RE CURIOUS ABOUT.
OH, IT'S LOVELY.
THANK YOU.
MY HUSBAND REFURBISHED IT.
WHERE'D YOU FIND IT ?
ON THE BEACH.
MM-HMM. JAMAICA TRADER.
I HAVEN'T HEARD OF THAT ONE.
COME WITH ME. I THINK
I HAVE SOME LOVELY THINGS
YOU MIGHT ENJOY.
WONDERFUL.
WE JUST MOVED HERE,
AND I'M LOOKING FOR SOME STUFF.
WELL, I'VE GOT IT FOR YOU.
RIGHT OVER HERE.
OH !
[ Laughs ]
MOST PEOPLE JUST
KEEP THEM FOR GOOD LUCK.
BUT YOU CAN LEAVE YOURS HERE
ON CONSIGNMENT IF YOU'D LIKE.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
MY HUSBAND AND I THOUGHT
IT WAS FROM SOME GREAT
PIRATE SHIP.
I GUESS EFREM WAS RIGHT.
MR. FIX-IT HIMSELF ?
EFREM MURPHY ?
MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW EFREM.
I CERTAINLY DO.
I'M WILLY CHAPMAN.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'M SARAH BELL.
[ Woman ]
SARAH ?
YES, DEAR ?
DO WE HAVE ANY MORE
OF THESE IN THE BACK ?
YOU MIGHT CHECK THE TOP SHELF.
THIS IS HORTENCIA MORENO.
HOW DO YOU DO ?
NICE TO MEET YOU.
THE PLEASURE'S MINE.
DID YOU SAY THE TOP SHELF ?
NEAR THAT BUTTER CHURN.
RIGHT. THANK YOU.
YEAR-ROUNDERS,
OR ON SABBATICAL
OR SOMETHING ?
NO. MY HUSBAND'S AN ARTIST.
WE MOVED HERE SO THAT
HE COULD PAINT.
WE'RE HOPING THAT
THE PEACE AND QUIET
WILL BE FUEL FOR THE FIRE.
YOU BORED ?
NO, I'VE BEEN KEEPING BUSY.
OH, YOU HAVE KIDS ?
NO, NOT YET.
WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE
A BOX ABOUT THIS SIZE ?
- I'M GOING
TO THE POST OFFICE.
- LET ME CHECK.
NO, THAT'S TOO SMALL.
[ Gasps ]
WHERE'D YOU GET
THAT FABULOUS DOLL ?
I MADE HER. IT'S FOR
A LITTLE GIRL I KNOW.
YOU MADE HER ?
WHAT DO YOU
SELL THESE FOR ?
[ Laughs ]
NO, I DON'T SELL THEM.
IT'S, UM,
GIFTS FOR FRIENDS.
DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT
THIS KIND OF WORK GOES FOR ?
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
YOU MAKE A FEW MORE OF THESE,
AND I'LL BUY THEM FROM YOU.
REALLY ?
REALLY.
HERE'S YOUR BOX.
OKAY.
BY THE WAY,
HANG ON TO THIS NAME PLANK,
AND I'LL, UH,
I'LL SEE IF I CAN'T FIND OUT
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SHIP.
HONEY !
HONEY ?
[ John ]
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ?
YOU MISSED A GREAT LUNCH.
[ Laughs ]
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY.
[ Chuckles ]
LOOK WHAT JUST CAME.
WHAT ?
[ Gasps ]
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
[ Chuckles ]
IT'S FROM ANNE AND MARK.
[ Laughs ]
"TO OUR SECOND
FAVORITE COUPLE."
NICE OF YOU TO GRACE US
WITH YOUR PRESENCE.
DO YOU HAVE
ANY REGRETS ?
NO.
I HAVE GREAT NEWS.
I'M GLAD,
BUT I GOTTA GO.
MY WORK IS REALLY FLOWING.
NO ! NO, IT CAN'T WAIT.
GUESS WHAT ?
THE LADY AT THE ANTIQUE SHOP
WANTS TO BUY MY DOLLS.
SHE THINKS THEY CAN SELL.
THAT'S REALLY GREAT.
YOU GOT YOUR LITTLE
DOLL-THING GOING.
I'M PROUD OF YOU,
SWEETHEART.
I'M PROUD OF YOU.
[ Wind Chimes ]
[ Tree Branch
Hits House ]
[ Gasps ]
THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME.
[ Seagulls Screeching ]
HONEY, HAVE YOU HEARD
ANY STRANGE STORIES
ABOUT THIS HOUSE ?
NO. LIKE WHAT ?
I THINK IT'S HAUNTED.
I SAW SOMETHING.
SOMEONE. A WOMAN.
WHERE ?
IN THE ATTIC.
YOU'RE SERIOUS,
AREN'T YOU ?
YEAH.
HONEY, YOU'VE BEEN
PUSHING YOURSELF TOO HARD.
MAYBE I'M NOT
SEEING THINGS CLEARLY.
MAYBE IT WAS EFREM
UP THERE IN DRAG.
[ Both Laughing ]
EFREM, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA
FINISH THIS WORK ?
[ Wind Chimes ]
[ Knocking On Window ]
- LET ME IN.
- OH, SHIT !
LET ME IN.
I NEED YOU.
[ Grunts ]
BE CAREFUL.
OH, THAT HURTS.
LEAVE THAT THERE.
THAT WAS A NASTY FALL YOU HAD,
BUT NOTHING IS BROKEN...
AND YOU DON'T APPEAR
TO HAVE A CONCUSSION.
YOU'LL LIVE.
GOOD.
HONEY, WHAT POSSESSED YOU
TO WALK UP THERE
IN THE DARK ANYHOW ?
WHAT POSSESSED ME ? JUST--
HE NEEDS TO REST
FOR A FEW HOURS.
IF HE HAS ANY OF THE SYMPTOMS
THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, PAGE ME.
I'LL SEE MYSELF OUT.
LET ME WALK WITH YOU.
OH, MAN.
NOW I'M SEEING THINGS.
I WANT TO ASK YOU
ABOUT THE TEST.
THE TEST.
THE LAB CLOSES AT NOON,
SO YOU'LL HAVE TO COME EARLY.
[ Arabella's Voice ]
TAKE ME, JOHN.
MAKE LOVE TO ME, JOHN.
LOVE ME FOREVER.
TAKE ME, JOHN.
LOVE ME FOREVER.
MAKE LOVE TO ME, JOHN.
[ Wind Chimes ]
HONEY, LOOK.
[ Laughs ]
KA-BAM !
SHA-ZAM !
[ Laughs ]
WHOA, WHOA.
DOLL CLOTHES ?
WHO ARE THESE FOR ?
WE'LL KNOW IN 8 MONTHS.
SAY SOMETHING.
I LOVE IT.
REALLY ?
I REALLY LOVE IT.
MY LITTLE MOMMY.
[ Willy Laughs ]
[ John ]
? WHEN I'M WITH YOU
I CAN'T BE WRONG ?
? IF NOT IN MAY
THEN YOU'LL SEE ME IN JUNE ?
? HELLO, MAMA
I PRAY TO GOD ?
? HOW ARE YOU ?
?? [ Continues, Indistinct ]
?? [ Humming ]
[ Wind Chimes ]
? HELLO, MAMA
I PRAY TO GOD ?
? HOW ARE YOU ??
JOHN.
JOHN.
JOHN !
?? [ Arabella Hums ]
[ Wind Chimes ]
?? [ Arabella Humming ]
[ Arabella ]
GO AHEAD. TOUCH ME.
[ Moans ]
I NEED YOU.
[ Pants ]
WHAT IS IT ?
YOUR HEAD STILL HURTS ?
NO, IT'S OKAY.
YOU HEAR SOMETHING,
BABY ?
NO.
[ Sighs ]
MAN. I'M SORRY
I WOKE YOU UP, BABE.
[ Sighs ]
[ Wind Chimes ]
WHAT'S UP WITH THIS SPOT, JOHN ?
YOU'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY.
I LIKE THIS SPOT.
IT'S NICE.
I LIKE IT HERE.
LOOK WHAT I GOT FOR YOU.
[ Laughs ]
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN UP
IN THE ATTIC FOR THREE DAYS.
YEAH, I KNOW.
STILL CAN'T WORK ?
I'LL GET THROUGH.
SUMMER'S JUST ABOUT OVER,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
EVERYONE'S MOVING AWAY.
WILL BE NO ONE LEFT HERE
EXCEPT US LITTLE HERMITS.
[ Chuckles ]
THINK YOU CAN STAY HERE
BEING ALONE ?
WHO'S ALONE ?
I HAVE YOU AND MY BABY
TO KEEP ME COMPANY.
[ Seagulls Screeching ]
[ Sighs ]
I KEEP TELLING HIM
TO CHANGE THIS LIGHT BULB.
I'M TIRED OF DOUBLE-CHECKING.
I'LL CHANGE IT MYSELF.
[ Yells ]
[ Arabella Laughs ]
WHY DIDN'T YOU WAIT FOR ME
TO CHANGE THAT LIGHT BULB ?
I ASKED YOU TO CHANGE
THAT LIGHT BULB A FEW TIMES.
WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO ?
WAIT A LITTLE LONGER.
MM-HMM.
YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED ?
YEAH, YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED.
I'M SORRY, BABY.
LET ME KISS IT
AND MAKE IT BETTER.
EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE OKAY.
I'M JUST GONNA KEEP YOU
FOR TONIGHT.
BUT YOU SAID EVERYTHING'S OKAY.
WHY ARE YOU KEEPING HER
TONIGHT ?
THE FETUS IS STRONG,
BUT HER BLOOD PRESSURE, IT'S
NOT RESPONDING TO MEDICATION.
CAN'T WE JUST INCREASE IT ?
YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL
WITH MEDICINE AT THIS POINT
IN THE PREGNANCY.
WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING
TO GO WRONG.
I HAVE ONE THING I WANT
TO PRESCRIBE FOR YOU, WILLY.
THINK YOU'RE UP TO IT ?
I DON'T KNOW.
WHEN YOU GET HOME,
I WANT YOU TO GET INTO
THE BED AND STAY THERE.
OKAY ? THE MOST ATHLETIC THING
I WANT YOU TO DO RIGHT NOW
IS SIT IN A CHAIR.
AND, WILLY,
STAY OFF THOSE STAIRS.
IN FACT, WHY DON'T YOU MOVE
INTO THAT DOWNSTAIRS BEDROOM ?
?? [ Arabella Humming ]
[ Arabella ]
COME TO ME.
?? [ Humming Continues ]
DANCE WITH ME.
YOU ARE REAL.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT ?
I THINK I'M COMING DOWN
WITH A COLD OR SOMETHING.
I HAVEN'T BEEN
TAKING CARE OF YOU.
WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING
IS JUST FINE, SWEETIE.
HOW ABOUT SOME BREAKFAST ?
I'D LIKE SOME EGGS
AND GRITS AND--
[ Woman ]
THE BABY'S FINE,
AND YOU'VE STABILIZED.
THE OBSTETRICIAN ON THE MAINLAND
IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH ME
ON YOUR CASE.
WE'D LIKE YOU
TO STAY ON BED REST
UNTIL YOU DELIVER.
UNTIL SHE DELIVERS ?
DOCTOR, THAT'S MONTHS FROM NOW.
I'M SORRY, JOHN.
IT HAPPENS TO SOME WOMEN.
THAT MEANS THAT
JOHN WILL HAVE TO WORK
AND TAKE CARE OF ME TOO.
WILLY, IF YOU WANT TO CARRY
THIS BABY TO TERM,
IT'S IMPERATIVE
THAT YOU FOLLOW MY ORDERS.
[ John ]
IT'S OKAY.
I CAN HANDLE IT.
CAN'T YOU SEE
THE "S" ON MY CHEST ?
[ Chuckles ]
GOOD. I'M GLAD
TO HEAR IT.
I'LL WALK YOU TO THE DOOR.
BYE. I'LL CALL YOU
LATER, OKAY ?
JOHN, MAKE SURE
THAT SHE GETS REST,
SHE STAYS IN BED.
GOOD.
YOU'RE STILL HERE.
[ Wind Chimes ]
WHAT DO YOU THINK ?
IT'S NOT FINISHED.
YOU LIKE IT ?
NO.
YOU KEPT ME WAITING.
MY WIFE IS SICK.
I HAVE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO.
MORE IMPORTANT
THAN BEING WITH ME ?
- LOOK--
- [ Wind Blows ]
I WISH YOU WOULDN'T DO THAT.
IT'S COLD ENOUGH IN HERE.
- I DON'T LIKE TO WAIT.
- THAT'S CHILDISH.
THEN DO WITHOUT ME.
[ Willy ]
JOHN ?
[ Willy ]
JOHN ?
DAMN.
I'M COMING.
WHAT'S WRONG, SPIDER ?
FEELING IGNORED ? HMM ?
JOHN FORGOT TO FEED YOU
AGAIN, HUH ?
JOHN !
YOU SHOULDN'T
RAISE YOUR VOICE, WILLY.
I CAN HEAR YOU.
DID YOU FORGET
TO FEED SPIDER ?
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO DO THAT.
COME HERE.
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO,
I COULDN'T GET YOU UP
IN THAT ATTIC.
MY WORK IS REALLY FLOWING NOW.
I MEAN, I'VE FINALLY
GOT IT GOING.
LOSE YOUR RAZOR ?
NO, DAMN IT.
CAN'T I DO ANYTHING RIGHT ?
[ Cat Meows ]
I MISS YOU.
I'M GONNA GO FEED THE CAT.
JOHN, HAVE YOU SEEN
MY LOCKET ?
IT'S GONE.
MM, NO.
I'LL LOOK
AROUND FOR IT.
COME ON, SPIDER.
[ Cat Meowing ]
WHERE TO ?
ALL RIGHT,
STRAIGHT UP THE STEPS.
[ John ]
OH, WATCH THE DOOR.
GO STRAIGHT ON UP.
RIGHT.
JOHN,
WHAT'S WITH THIS MATTRESS ?
WHERE ARE YOU TAKING IT ?
I DON'T WANT TO
DISTURB YOU AT NIGHT. I THINK
IT'S BETTER THIS WAY, SWEETIE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN "DISTURB" ?
HONEY, I'M PAYING
THESE GUYS BY THE HOUR.
JOHN ! COME--
JOHN !
TALK TO ME.
I KNOW YOU'RE HERE.
I HOPE YOU LIKE THE FLOWERS.
WON'T YOU LET ME SEE YOU ?
PLEASE ?
AT LEAST TELL ME YOUR NAME.
ARABELLA.
[ Wind Chimes ]
ARABELLA.
LET ME SEE YOU, ARABELLA.
[ Wind Chimes ]
YOU'RE MINE
'TIL DEATH DO US PART.
I JUST FEEL LIKE
I'M A MILLION MILES AWAY
FROM EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY.
[ Anne ]
HOW'S JOHN DOING ?
HE DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE.
HE DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT
MUCH OF ANYTHING THESE DAYS.
HE DOESN'T CARE
IF THERE'S ANOTHER
LIVING SOUL IN THE HOUSE.
HE'S ALWAYS
UPSTAIRS ALL THE TIME,
OBSESSED WITH HIS WORK.
HE'S GOT A LOT
AT STAKE, WILLY.
LISTEN.
YOU WANT ME TO COME OUT THERE ?
I DON'T MIND COMING OUT
TO SEE ABOUT YOU.
NO. NO, I'M ALL RIGHT.
IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW....
THE HOUSE IS A MESS.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE
DOING ANYTHING.
I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING,
AND DR. FISHER SAID THAT...
SHE WAS GONNA GET
SOMEONE TO HELP ME.
I JUST WANT MY MAN BACK.
WILLY, JOHN LOVES YOU.
HE LOVES YOU, GIRL.
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
JUST REMEMBER
WHAT YOUR GOALS ARE.
NOW, I'M GONNA CALL YOU LATER.
SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING.
OKAY.
OKAY. BYE-BYE.
[ Wind Howling ]
[ Wind Chimes ]
[ Meows ]
[ Arabella's Voice ]
HE'S MINE.
[ Growls ]
SPIDER, IT'S JUST THE WIND.
GET UP.
GET UP.
JOHN.
JOHN.
JOHN.
[ Arabella Moans ]
[ Meows ]
[ Arabella Moans ]
[ Meows ]
[ Moans ]
IT'S COLD.
[ Laughs ]
[ Coughs ]
[ Coughs ]
JOHN ?
[ Willy ]
JOHN ?
[ Moaning ]
[ Cat Meows ]
[ Meowing ]
JOHN !
[ Arabella ]
JOHN, WAKE UP.
WAKE UP, JOHN.
[ Willy Coughs ]
JOHN !
[ Coughing ]
[ Coughing ]
I'M SO TIRED.
COME ON, JOHN.
I'M SO TIRED.
COME ON, JOHN.
[ Wind Chimes ]
YOU SAID THAT THE SHOPPING
AND CLEANING KEEP YOU AWAY
FROM YOUR WORK,
SO THIS WAY YOU CAN DISAPPEAR,
AND IF THE HOUSE BURNS DOWN,
I'LL HAVE SOMEONE TO HELP ME.
THE HOUSE IS NOT
GONNA BURN DOWN.
HOW WOULD YOU KNOW ?
OKAY, I MESSED UP, OKAY ?
I'M SORRY.
IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
[ Coughing ]
THE LAST THING I NEED
IS FOR SOMEONE AROUND HERE
GETTING IN MY WAY.
BUT I DO.
LOOK AT THIS MONSTER.
THEY EXPECT ME
TO CLEAN THIS PLACE ?
DR. FISHER SAID
SHE'S VERY GOOD.
LOOK AT THIS.
[ Woman ]
GOOD MORNING.
IS THIS THE CHAPMAN RESIDENCE ?
YES, IT IS.
GOOD. THEN I'M
IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
I'M VERA COLEMAN.
NURSE VERA COLEMAN.
THE DOCTOR SENT ME
TO CARE FOR YOUR WIFE.
MY, IT'S COLD IN HERE.
NO WONDER YOUR WIFE IS SICK.
YOU PAY THE BILL ?
OF COURSE.
ARE YOU, UH,
FEELING OKAY ?
I'M FINE.
YOU DON'T LOOK FINE.
YOU LOOK LIKE
YOU'RE THE PATIENT.
WHY, LOOK AT THIS PLACE.
COULD BE A NICE HOUSE.
YOUR TONGUE FROZEN TOO ?
"JAMAICA TRADER."
BET I KNOW WHAT
THEY WERE TRADING.
WHAT ?
HUMAN CARGO.
LOOKED LIKE US.
MY WIFE'S IN THERE.
OKAY. I'M GOING.
NICE TALKING TO YOU.
OR NOT TALKING TO YOU.
WHATEVER.
?? [ Soul ]
[ Coughing ]
YOU STILL HAVE THAT COUGH.
YOU KNOW,
IF YOU THREW AWAY
THAT OLD STINKY SHIRT,
I'D SEW YOU A NEW ONE.
I LIKE THIS SHIRT.
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN BUSY
WITH YOUR WORK, BUT THE NURSERY
DOES NEED FINISHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHY
I CAN'T USE EFREM.
BECAUSE HE'S
A PAIN IN THE ASS,
THAT'S WHY.
OKAY.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN
THINKING OF BABY NAMES.
JOHN JUNIOR,
IF IT'S A BOY.
DID YOU KNOW THAT "JOHN"--
LOOK AT THIS.
"JOHN" MEANS,
"GOD IS GRACIOUS."
AND IF IT'S A GIRL,
ANYTHING EXCEPT "WILHELMINA."
I WANT SOMETHING NICE.
HOW ABOUT "ARABELLA" ?
ARABELLA. ARABELLA.
THAT'S UNUSUAL.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN ?
IT'S NOT IN HERE.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING
I THOUGHT UP.
ARABELLA.
WELL, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.
[ Radio Announcer ]
ISLANDERS SHOULD
PREPARE THEMSELVES...
FOR WHAT SHOULD BE OUR FIRST
BIG STORM OF THE SEASON.
EXPECT GALE-FORCE WINDS--
I'VE MISSED YOU.
I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH.
WHAT IS IT ? I'M FAT
AND PREGNANT, ISN'T IT ?
NO.
THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT.
COME ON, GIVE ME A HUG.
GIVE ME A HUG.
TAKE OFF THAT STINKY SHIRT.
[ Clears Throat ]
UH, LUNCH.
THANK YOU.
HAVE YOU SEEN MY PORTFOLIO ?
IT'S OVER THERE
BY THE DRESSER.
- WHY ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IT ?
- THE GALLERY IS SENDING
A REP HERE TO CHECK ON ME.
- CAN I GET A SNEAK PREVIEW ?
- WHAT FOR ?
SO I CAN TELL YOU
WHAT I THINK.
YOU DON'T GET IT, DO YOU ?
IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK.
WHY DON'T I JUST
FRESHEN UP YOUR DRINK ?
- THANK YOU.
- KEEP SMILING.
[ Woman ]
? I'M FEELIN' ALL ALONE ?
? I HOPE THAT I SURVIVE ?
? FROM A PAIN
I CAN'T DESCRIBE ?
[ Thunder ]
? I CRIED WHEN I TRIED ?
? THE TEARS FALL DOWN
AND THEY DON'T LIE ??
[ Arabella Moans ]
THAT GIRL COULDN'T
BE ON HER FEET.
[ Arabella Moans ]
[ John Moans ]
THERE.
[ Door Closes ]
FLOWERS
FOR YOUR FRIEND ?
YOU'RE PLAYING
WITH WILDFIRE, SON.
BE CAREFUL.
[ Door Opens ]
?? [ Humming ]
[ Wind Blows ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Wind Chimes ]
I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOU.
ROTGUT.
[ Wind Chimes ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
TO THESE PEOPLE ?
[ Arabella ]
LEAVE ! LEAVE NOW !
AHH !
[ Laughs ]
OH, HO !
OH, SHOOT.
[ Laughs ]
I'M REALLY GLAD
YOU'RE HERE, VERA.
YOU'VE MADE EVERYTHING
SO COMFORTABLE.
WHY YOUR HUSBAND
DIDN'T DO MORE ?
HE LAZY ?
NO.
HE LOOKS LAZY.
THE MAN NEED WASHING.
WHERE I COME FROM,
CLEANLINESS IS NEXT
TO GODLINESS.
LAY OFF MY HUSBAND,
OKAY, VERA ?
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW.
HE HAS A LOT TO WORRY ABOUT.
INCLUDING ME
AND MY CONDITION.
OKAY, MA'AM.
YOU LOVE HIM, I LIKE HIM.
SO, YOU LIKE THIS HOUSE ?
IT'S HOME.
STRANGE.
THERE'S SOMETHING STRANGE
ABOUT THESE OLD HOUSES.
THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT
WHEN THE BABY COMES.
OKAY, MISSUS.
TIME FOR BED.
I FIX A PLATE
FOR YOUR HUSBAND,
BUT HE DIDN'T WANT IT.
THE MAN AIN'T
HAD NOTHING TO EAT
BUT COFFEE FOR TWO DAYS.
SOME DIET.
DUST, DUST
EVERYWHERE. DUST !
?? [ Arabella Humming ]
?? [ Humming Continues ]
[ Yells ]
DON'T YOU EVER COME NEAR
THIS DOOR AGAIN.
WHAT A LONG DAY.
[ Arabella ]
VERA !
SWEET JESUS.
[ Arabella ]
GET OUT ! GO AWAY !
JESUS. LET ME PACK
AND GET OUT OF THIS PLACE.
[ Gasps ]
I'VE BEEN IN BABYLON TOO LONG.
IT'S MADE OLD VERA WEAK.
THERE WAS A TIME I WOULD HAVE
GIVEN YOU A ROUND OR TWO, GIRL.
THIS IS YOUR HOUSE.
I GO.
VERA, WHAT'S GOING ON ?
THIS HOUSE, IT'S DISEASED.
I HAVE TO LEAVE.
THIS PLACE IS NOT A FIT PLACE
FOR YOU OR YOUR BABY.
TAKE YOUR MAN AND GO.
VERA, YOU CAN'T LEAVE.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE ?
DID JOHN SAY SOMETHING ?
NO, NO, NO !
I HAVE TO GO.
VERA.
I'LL PRAY FOR YOU,
MISSUS.
I HAVE TO GO.
[ No Sound ]
[ Door Opens, Closes ]
[ Willy ]
I DON'T KNOW.
A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN ?
DON'T YOU HAVE SOMEONE
ON THIS ISLAND THAT'S NOT
AFRAID OF THEIR OWN SHADOW ?
[ Willy ]
VERA IS SPREADING SOME
CRAZY RUMOR ABOUT THIS HOUSE.
AGENCY CAN'T FIND
ANOTHER REPLACEMENT.
I NEED SOME HELP.
WISH ME LUCK.
HONEY...
TAKE MY FAVORITE.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT'S HARD NOT BEING
INFLUENCED BY THE OCEAN...
AND THE ISLANDS AND ALL
THE THINGS AROUND HERE.
YOUR STYLE SEEMS TO HAVE
DRASTICALLY CHANGED.
FOR THE BETTER, I HOPE.
LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING HERE.
THIS IS INTERESTING.
[ Man ]
YES, THIS ONE HAS LIFE.
ANY MORE LIKE THIS ?
[ John ]
UM, NO. I MEAN,
NOT AT THE MOMENT.
[ John ]
YEAH, I UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
NO, IT'S NOT HARD.
JUST GO BACK ON THE MAIN ROAD.
WELL, GOOD LUCK.
MRS. CHAPMAN.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
WELL ?
HE SAID HE MIGHT HAVE TO ADD
ANOTHER ARTIST TO THE SHOW
UNLESS MY WORK IMPROVES.
I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH
TO HAVE A SHOW OF MY OWN.
OH, JOHN, I'M SO SORRY.
I WORKED MY BUTT OFF.
CAN'T HE SEE
HOW GOOD MY WORK IS ?
HE DOESN'T KNOW.
THERE WILL BE OTHER SHOWS.
MAYBE NOT, WILLY,
BECAUSE I CANNOT CONCENTRATE
ON MY WORK BECAUSE OF YOU.
THIS BABY AND ALL THIS
TENSION AROUND HERE,
IT'S GETTING TO ME !
YOU'RE NOT THERE
FOR ME, WILLY.
ALL YOU THINK ABOUT
IS YOURSELF !
YOU'RE PROBABLY LAUGHING
BEHIND MY BACK !
JOHN, I LOVE YOU, OKAY ?
LET'S GET THAT STRAIGHT.
I LOVE YOU.
AFTER ALL THAT--
AFTER ALL WHAT ?
SAY IT ! GO AHEAD,
SAY IT, WILLY !
AFTER ALL YOU HAVE
DONE FOR ME, RIGHT ?
I KNEW IT WAS COMING,
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHEN.
DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE THAT.
DON'T TALK TO ME
LIKE THAT, JOHN.
YOU'RE BRINGING ME DOWN.
DON'T BLAME ME
IF YOU CAN'T CUT IT.
I CAN'T CUT IT ?
MAYBE YOU CAN'T CUT IT.
DON'T YOU EVER TELL ME
I CAN'T CUT IT !
[ Both Moaning ]
[ Arabella ]
YOU ARE MY BELOVED.
[ John ]
YES. YES.
JOHN ?
JOHN !
[ Both Moaning ]
JOHN, I'M SORRY.
JOHN ?
JOHN ?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?
WILLY...
I DIDN'T WANT YOU
TO FIND OUT LIKE THIS.
- FIND OUT WHAT ?
- DON'T YOU SEE HER ?
- WHO ?
- ARABELLA.
TELL HER
YOU BELONG TO ME.
I DON'T WANT
TO HURT HER FEELINGS.
JOHN, STOP IT.
YOU'RE FRIGHTENING ME.
SHE'S RIGHT THERE--
- SHE WAS RIGHT HERE !
ARABELLA !
- WHO'S ARABELLA ?
AND IF IT'S A GIRL ?
HOW ABOUT "ARABELLA" ?
ARABELLA. ARABELLA.
ARABELLA ! ARABELLA !
WHERE ARE YOU ?
- JOHN.
- ARABELLA ?
JOHN, HAVE YOU GONE CRAZY ?
YOU DIDN'T SEE HER ?
YOU THINK I'M CRAZY ? WELL,
SHE'S HERE AND SHE LOVES ME !
[ Yells ]
SHE LOVES ME.
[ Moaning ]
CALL DR. FISHER RIGHT NOW !
WHAT'S WRONG ?
[ Moaning ]
IT'S OKAY, BABY.
WE'LL GET TO THE HOSPITAL.
IT'S OKAY. HOLD ON.
- [ Arabella ]
DON'T LEAVE ME.
- ARABELLA, NO !
[ Arabella ]
JOHN.
I'M SO SORRY, BABY.
[ John ]
SHE SEEMS SO LOST.
NEEDY.
EVERYTHING I'M NOT.
SHE'S NOT REAL, JOHN.
I CAN FEEL HER.
I'VE PAINTED HER.
SHE'S DESTROYING YOU.
DESTROYING US.
WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE.
[ Knocking On Door ]
[ Willy ]
MARK.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
JOHN.
I'M HOME AGAIN.
WILLY.
ANNE.
LET'S TAKE THESE BAGS
INTO THE BEDROOM.
OH, IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU.
COME ON.
I BET YOU'RE HUNGRY.
COME ON IN.
SO HOW ARE WE DOING ?
ARE YOU BEING A GOOD GIRL ?
A LITTLE ANGEL.
BEING GOOD FOR YOUR AUNTIE ?
DID YOU SEE THAT BEAUTIFUL DOLL
SHE BOUGHT FOR YOU ?
SHE IS SO GOOD.
[ Cries ]
WELL, I THINK IT'S LUNCHTIME.
THAT'S WHAT THAT SOUND
SAYS TO ME.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN
FIND YOU A BOTTLE.
MY SWEET ANGEL.
LET'S GET YOU SOME LUNCH.
THAT'S MY BABY GIRL.
THAT'S MY ANGEL.
EAT.
YOU LOOK LIKE SHIT, MAN.
I'VE JUST BEEN OBSESSED
WITH MY WORK LATELY.
I JUST--
YOU GOT A FAMILY.
SHE NEEDS YOU
AND YOU NEED HER.
EAT.
LOOK, IT'S SIMPLE.
PICK UP THE SANDWICH.
ALL RIGHT ?
YOU TAKE A BITE,
I'LL TAKE A BITE.
IT'S GOOD, HUH ?
NOT BAD.
YEAH.
DO IT MORE REGULARLY.
HE'S SEEING THINGS.
HE'S SEEING VISIONS.
JOHN ?
I CAN'T--
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
HE DOESN'T EAT OR SLEEP
FOR DAYS ON END.
AND YOU SHOULD SEE
WHAT HE'S PAINTING.
MAYBE HE SHOULD
TALK TO SOMEONE.
MARK AND I HAVE A FRIEND.
HE'S A WONDERFUL PSYCHOLOGIST.
HE'S NOT GONNA GO.
NOT ON HIS OWN, AND I DON'T
HAVE THE STRENGTH TO PUSH HIM.
I'M NOT GOING
TO A SHRINK, WILLY.
JOHN...
I NEED YOU TO DO THIS.
FOR ME.
[ Man ]
ANNE TELLS ME YOU'RE AN ARTIST.
WAS THAT A CHILDHOOD DREAM ?
YEAH.
THEN WHY SO MANY YEARS
WITH THE AD AGENCY ?
I HAD TO MAKE A LIVING.
AH, I UNDERSTAND. YOU WERE
HESITANT ABOUT COMMITTING
TO YOUR ART FULL TIME.
I COULDN'T.
OKAY.
SO, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR WIFE.
WE GET ALONG.
DO YOU LOVE HER ?
SHE'S MY WIFE.
OF COURSE.
THEN WHY ARE YOU
WITHDRAWING FROM HER ?
OKAY, OKAY.
NOW WHAT ABOUT
THIS GHOST THING ?
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT ?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU TELL ME.
I SEE THE GHOST
AS A CONSTRUCT OF YOUR FEARS
AND APPREHENSIONS...
ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE
IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW.
YOU DON'T KNOW
A DAMN THING ABOUT ME.
I KNOW WHAT I SEE.
I SEE A MAN
WHO IS AFRAID TO DEAL
WITH THE PROBLEMS...
IN HIS RELATIONSHIP
AND HIS CAREER CHOICES.
AND SO HE'S MANIFESTED
REASONS TO HAVE AN AFFAIR
WITH A FICTITIOUS WOMAN.
JOHN.
THE MIND IS A POWERFUL TOOL.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT
SOMETHING LONG ENOUGH,
YOU CAN MAKE IT REAL.
SHE IS REAL.
SHE IS A DISTRACTION.
NOW UNTIL YOU ARE
HONEST WITH YOURSELF,
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE POSSESSED.
COULD WE STOP HERE ?
I MEAN, JUST LET ME THINK
ABOUT SOME THINGS, OKAY ?
I GOTTA GO.
BUT, JOHN, I THINK
YOU SHOULD CONTINUE
WITH THIS THERAPY.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT,
I CAN RECOMMEND SOMEBODY
IN YOUR OWN AREA.
I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.
HE MADE ME FEEL LIKE
I'M SO AFRAID OF MY OWN LIFE,
I GOTTA SCREW A GHOST
TO MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A MAN.
I'M SURE THAT'S
NOT WHAT HE MEANT, JOHN.
YOU SHOULD HAVE
WARNED ME, WILLY.
I LET YOU IN ON
WHAT I WAS FEELING.
BECAUSE I TRUSTED YOU.
STUPID ME.
YOU BETRAYED ME.
I DIDN'T BETRAY YOU, JOHN.
DON'T PUT THAT SHIT ON ME.
YOU'VE BEEN
ACTING CRAZY LATELY, JOHN,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
GODDAMN IT,
THIS IS MY LIFE,
WILLY. MINE !
ALL RIGHT.
SO WHAT DO YOU
SUGGEST WE DO ?
I'M GOING TO DO
WHAT I SET OUT TO DO.
OKAY.
I THINK
YOU SHOULD STAY HERE.
UNTIL YOU'VE
HAD TIME TO RECOVER.
I JUST LOST OUR BABY,
AND YOU JUST WANT
TO WALK OFF AND LEAVE ME ?
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ?
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ?
THAT'S WHAT YOU PLANNED
ALL ALONG, ISN'T IT ?
- ISN'T IT ?
- WILLY, I GOTTA GO.
I GOTTA GO.
YOU SELFISH BASTARD !
YOU SELFISH BASTARD !
[ Sobs ]
[ Coughing ]
[ Arabella ]
WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG ?
[ Wind Chimes ]
[ Arabella Laughs ]
[ Coughs ]
?? [ Humming ]
JOHN.
JOHN.
PAINT, JOHN. PAINT.
[ Coughs ]
[ Phone Rings ]
HELLO ?
[ John ]
HI. IT'S ME.
YOU OKAY ?
YEAH.
ARE YOU ?
JUST WORKING, YOU KNOW.
I'VE BEEN
THINKING ABOUT YOU.
MM-HMM.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.
I'M REALLY SORRY
ABOUT EVERYTHING, WILLY.
JOHN ?
WE CAN'T GO ON THIS WAY.
[ Arabella ]
COME TO ME.
[ Sobbing ]
[ Meows ]
JOHN ?
JOHN !
[ Flies Buzzing ]
- [ Gasping, Coughing ]
- [ Phone Ringing ]
[ Willy ] HELLO ?
[ Sarah ]
WILLY, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ?
SARAH, I'VE BEEN
OUT OF TOWN A COUPLE DAYS.
[ Sarah ]
I HAVE SOME
INFORMATION FOR YOU.
FIRST OF ALL,
DID YOU KNOW YOUR HOUSE
HAS A UNIQUE HISTORY TO IT ?
MM-HMM.
AND ABOUT THAT NAME BOARD,
THE JAMAICA TRADER.
I FOUND AN OLD SHIP REGISTRY
THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT.
SARAH, I'M GONNA HAVE TO
CALL YOU BACK ANOTHER TIME.
SURE. CALL ME.
WHAT'S HAPPENING ?
JOHN, JOHN.
WAKE UP. WAKE UP.
COME ON, JOHN, WAKE UP.
SHE'S TAKING ME.
SHE'S TAKING ME.
- WHO ? WHAT ?
- I CAN'T STOP HER.
I TRIED.
JOHN, YOU HAVE TO GET OUT
OF HERE. YOU'RE FREEZING.
- SO SORRY, WILLY.
- COME ON.
SHE'S TAKING ME NOW.
JOHN, COME ON.
NO ONE'S TAKING YOU. COME ON.
I DON'T WANT YOU
TO GET HURT.
WE GOTTA GET YOU OUT OF HERE.
[ Wind Blows ]
[ Wind Chimes ]
YOU HAVE REACHED
JACKSON AND LEWIS REALTY.
PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE.
[ Beep ]
HELLO, THIS IS WILLY CHAPMAN
OVER ON CAPTAIN'S ROAD.
I'M CALLING REGARDING
SELLING THE HOUSE.
GET BACK TO ME TODAY
IF POSSIBLE. IT'S URGENT.
THE NUMBER IS 555-4727.
YOU BELIEVE ME NOW, HUH ?
I DON'T KNOW.
I FOUND OUT THAT
THE ORIGINAL HOUSE WAS BUILT
BY THE SEA CAPTAIN...
OF A SHIP CALLED
THE JAMAICAN TRADER,
ABOUT 200 YEARS AGO.
THE NAME PLANK ?
THAT'S RIGHT.
SUPERSTITION HAS IT
THAT THE SPIRIT OF HIS WIDOW
CAME BACK TO HAUNT THE PLACE.
STILL LOOKING
FOR HER HUSBAND,
I SUPPOSE.
WHY DIDN'T SOMEONE
TELL ME ABOUT THIS BEFORE
I BOUGHT THE HOUSE ?
WELL, IT AIN'T EXACTLY
THE SORT OF THING YOU PUT
IN A REAL ESTATE BROCHURE.
AND BESIDES, IT'S JUST
A GOOD TALE FOR A RAINY DAY.
I NEED MORE INFORMATION.
WELL, UM, TRY THOSE
BOOKS OVER THERE.
THERE ARE A FEW
ON LOCAL HISTORY IN THERE.
THEY'RE FROM AN ESTATE SALE.
I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GO
THROUGH THEM YET.
BUT, UH, YOU MIGHT SOMETHING.
LET ME KNOW.
WHAT'S WRONG, HONEY CHILD ?
YOU LOOK SO TROUBLED.
I'VE SEEN BETTER DAYS.
WELL, DON'T YOU FRET,
NOT ONE BIT.
DO YOU HEAR ME ?
YOU KNOW, THINGS HAVE
A WAY OF WORKING OUT.
TAKE THIS.
AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
[ Willy's Voice ]
CAPTAIN JOHN WRIGHT'S SHIP,
THE JAMAICA TRADER,
RAN SLAVES, SUGAR AND RUM
BETWEEN THE CARIBBEAN
AND THE U.S.
ONE TRIP,
HE WON A YOUNG SLAVE GIRL,
ARABELLA, IN A POKER GAME.
TO THE HORROR
OF POLITE SOCIETY,
HE RETURNED WITH ARABELLA
TO CATCH HOOK ISLAND
AND BUILT A HOUSE FOR HER.
DEFYING LONG CUSTOM,
THEY SET A WEDDING DATE.
HE WAS REPORTED
DROWNED AT SEA,
BUT SHE LATER LEARNED
THE TRUE STORY
OF HIS DISAPPEARANCE.
THE CAPTAIN RETURNED TO EUROPE
TO MARRY A PROPER ENGLISH WOMAN.
DRIVEN CRAZY BY LONELINESS,
ARABELLA SPENT
THE REST OF HER DAYS...
WANDERING MISERABLE
AND INTOXICATED.
HER BODY WAS FOUND
FLOATING IN THE BAY.
[ Arabella ]
HE'S MINE.
MINE.
WE HAVE A MAJOR STORM
BREWING OUT THERE.
[ Thunder ]
YOU HAVE JUST DONE
WONDERS WITH THIS HOUSE.
[ Willy ]
THANK YOU FOR COMING
ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.
- ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP.
- WE WANT TO SELL THIS HOUSE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
- WE'RE NOT SELLING.
- IF YOU NEED SOME FIXING DONE,
I CAN GET EFREM RIGHT ON IT.
EFREM CAN'T FIX THIS.
- WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
- THEN YOU GO.
JOHN, THIS IS TOO DANGEROUS.
DANGEROUS ?
H-H-HOW ?
IS THERE SOMETHING ABOUT
THIS HOUSE I NEED TO KNOW ?
NO.
WELL, UH,
WHEN YOU DECIDE
WHAT YOU ALL WANT,
YOU BE SURE TO CALL
AND LET ME KNOW.
[ Thunder ]
JOHN.
WILLY, WHERE ARE THE KEYS ?
I HID THEM.
JOHN ! YOU HAVE
TO LISTEN TO ME.
STOP !
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND ?
SHE WANTS TO CONTROL YOU.
SHE WANTS YOUR SOUL.
MOVE OUT THE WAY.
MOVE OUT OF MY WAY !
MOVE !
[ Attic Door Opens ]
[ Screams ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Arabella ]
HE'S MINE !
NO ! NO !
[ Grunts ]
I KNOW ALL ABOUT YOU.
YOUR CAPTAIN DIDN'T DIE,
DID HE ? DID HE ?
WHY DO YOU WANT
TO KILL HIM ?
HE'S NOT THE ONE
WHO DESERTED YOU.
YOUR CAPTAIN LEFT YOU.
GET UP.
VERA ! OH, VERA !
YOU HAVE TO HELP ME !
[ Cries ]
YOU CANNOT FIGHT HER
LIKE THAT.
SHE'S A LOST SOUL.
STOP IT. STOP IT !
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
ARABELLA !
[ Glass Breaks ]
WE'VE COME TO HELP
WITH YOUR WEDDING.
IT'S ALMOST TIME, DEAR ONE.
[ Vera ]
ALMOST TIME.
SHE'S CAUGHT BETWEEN
THIS WORLD AND THE NEXT.
FROM WHAT YOU SAY,
SHE DROWNED SO SUDDENLY
SHE DOESN'T KNOW SHE'S DEAD.
PEOPLE SCORNED HER--
NO FUNERAL, NO BURIAL,
NO RITES OF PASSAGE
TO THE NEXT WORLD.
WHAT CAN WE DO ?
MAKE THE SHRINE TO HER
AND HOPE SHE GOES.
WHAT IF SHE DOESN'T ?
CLEANSE HIM WITH THE SALT
AND DAB HIS NECK.
RUB HIS HANDS AS WELL.
ARABELLA.
[ Chanting ]
?? [ Humming ]
[ Groans ]
COME TO ME, ARABELLA !
[ Vera ]
YOU MUST GO TO THE OTHER
WORLD TO FIND YOUR JOHN.
THIS IS NOT YOUR JOHN.
LEAVE THIS PLACE.
LEAVE PEACE AND HAPPINESS
FOR THE LIVING.
GO. GO TO THE LIGHT.
ARABELLA !
THE LIGHT
IS SO BEAUTIFUL, JOHN.
[ Choking ]
[ Panting ]
[ Car Engine Starts ]