Channel Zero (2016–…): Season 4, Episode 2 - Where Did You Sleep Last Night - full transcript

Hey, Jill, can you picture
the far wall down here?

Is there a, maybe, like, a door?

I don't get it. I don't
remember any door here.

[GUNSHOT]

Did the trick.

This whole deal with
your basement is,

is fascinating.

Do you believe that some
things are just special?

I just made up this
contortionist clown guy,

Pretzel Jack.

Who is that woman?



Her name's Sarah Winters.

We redid their master bedroom.

Did you sleep with
her or something?

- I'm not your father.
- Hello?

I called Sarah Winters.

You were involved
with this woman?

I thought we were
done with this.

Why do I feel so fucking
sure something's going on?

You came here with your
mind already made up.

[SCREAMING]

[BLOW LANDS]

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]

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Yes, I'm sure.

You don't know this man.

I don't know him. No.

You can't give us any specifics?

How many times does she have
to answer the same question?

She already said
she was in shock.

What were you doing at Jason's?

I just dropped by to say hey.

He's our friend.

He's your friend I thought.

I didn't know that
you guys were close.

Okay, you know, I'm sorry.

Is she under suspicion here?

I mean, do we need
to get a lawyer?

A neighbor saw a man
covered in blood.

Said he had some kind of
white mask or makeup on.

I think you know who he is.

And I'm really curious

why he didn't hurt you.

Um... think we're done.

[EERIE MUSIC]

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- Hey.
- [GASPS]

You okay?

- Yeah. Yeah, I'm...
- [DOG BARKING]

That was just our pug.

Pug.

Dogs are the emperors.

What?

The wrinkles on their forehead.

It makes the Chinese
character for prince.

And a group of them
is called a grumble.

[CHUCKLES]

I was thinking, you know,
maybe we should get

some sort of, like, a
neighborhood watch

type situation going on.

Yeah?

I just heard what happened.

Sorry.

I can't imagine seeing
something like that.

I don't even like to
watch it, you know,

violence on TV or anything.

What did he look like?

Um...

I couldn't really see.

You ever try lucid dreaming?

You can train your mind

to control your subconscious.

You can fast forward, rewind.

Sometimes the answer's...

already up in your head.

I'm, uh... I'm gonna take off.

You have a good night, yeah?

Take care of yourself.

[CONTEMPLATIVE MUSIC]

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[GRASS RUSTLES]

[EERIE MUSIC]

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Do you believe in things
we can't explain?

What do you mean?

Like ghosts?

Life after death?

Or just... things that
can't be explained.

No.

No, I don't believe
in supernatural shit.

Nothing sticks
around after this.

People exist.

Then they don't.

[AMBIENT MUSIC]

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[WHIMPERING]

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[ENGINE TURNS OVER]

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[DOORBELL CHIMES]

- Hi.
- Hello.

Hi, I'm Jillian.

Jillian Hodgson.

I used to be Jillian Hope.

My mother and I, we...
[GASPS] Oh, my God.

You lived here.

I met you when you
were this high.

Was that 20 years ago?

I raised my own
daughters since then.

I just moved back here
not too long ago.

I was just in the neighborhood

and I was wondering if...
Oh, come in.

Thanks.

All happy memories here.

For the most part.

Can't be perfect.

Your dad, is he the
same Bill Hope

that does the neighborhoods?
Willow Courts and all that?

You see the signs around.

Yeah, that's... that's him.

Not a lot of willows in
those photos though.

- [LAUGHS]
- Well...

they stopped work on
that one I think.

Good.

Do you like Matcha?

I drink five cups a day.

I'm afraid to Google and see
if that's healthy or not.

Would you mind if I took
a look at my old room?

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

That would be my daughter.

- One sec.
- Sure.

Oh, hi, Pam.

How are you doing?

Oh, that's great.

[EERIE, NOSTALGIC MUSIC]

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Jillian, where are you?

I was just going
to the restroom.

Okay, I'll see you
guys on Saturday.

Okay, bye. Hi.

Hi, bubsy, yeah.

What is that?

[EERIE, AMBIENT MUSIC]

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[CAT MEOWS]

You're a good baby.

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[TENSE MUSIC]

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You doing okay?

Hey...

Hey, it's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be okay.

What are you thinking?

Jill... talk to me.

[SIGHS]

Why did you go to his
house that night?

[SIGHS]

Are you upset?

No, it's...

it's just the cops said it
seemed like you weren't...

saying something.

Um...

You know, I'm... I'm not
really sure what to think.

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

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[SIGHS]

[EERIE, AMBIENT MUSIC]

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[DOOR CREAKS]

[SCREAMS]

Tom. Tom, he's upstairs.

It's in the bathroom!
I don't know.

He was staring at me.

Who?

He's looking right at me!

Stay back.

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[TENSE MUSIC]

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So what exactly do you
mean by became real?

I know how it sounds,

but that's what I mean.

He became real.

Well, let's talk about that.

So I made him up as a kid.

I drew these little
stories about him.

And then when I was
eight, when my dad left,

he came out of a door in
the back of my closet.

Not in my imagination.

In reality.

So let's talk about what

Pretzel Jack represents.

When your father left
this figure became real.

And losing Jason made you
think about him again.

So do you think that this figure

feels more real to you

when you're in distress?

You're not accepting my premise.

I just want to steer you back

to talking about this.

Well, I want to talk
about Pretzel Jack.

It's related.

All right, now our
time really is up.

If you want to make an
appointment to see me...

You're not listening to me.

This week, we can maybe
do tomorrow or Friday.

But I'm going to suggest...
listen.

Xanax... for the day
and Ambien for sleep.

You know, no. No.
Fucking forget it. No.

Listen, redirecting your
distress into anger...

I'm not redirecting, okay?

And I don't need prescriptions.

I need someone to listen
to what I'm saying

which is what I'm
paying you for.

I am listening...

No, you know what? Fuck this.

- I'm out. I'm done.
- Jillian, if you would just

reconsider, I'm... I'm...

Hey.

Hey there.

Sup?

I wanted to maybe talk about

this neighborhood
watch situation.

- [SCOFFS]
- And say thanks.

- For what?
- Just...

being nice the other
day and listening.

You try lucid dreaming?

Not yet.

Hey, you... wanna...
kombucha or something?

Sure.

You study this?

Yeah, yeah, I learned
Portuguese last year.

It's a warm culture, so they...

they have more words
about intimacy.

Like there's a word

for the tender scratching

of a lover's head.

- Really?
- Cafuné.

[LAUGHS]

I always wanted to
learn more languages.

I always felt like I had

so much going on inside my head

and I never...

had enough words to explain it.

Hmm.

I guess that's kind of how I'm
feeling again these days.

Forgive me if I'm
being too forward,

but... does that maybe have

something to do with
your door situation?

You can tell me.

Um... I don't know if I can.

It sounds crazy.

Well, I promise I won't call
the men in white coats.

[LAUGHS]

Here.

Try me.

Um... This person or...

thing that came out
of our basement.

That's what killed
our friend, Jason.

I saw it.

Somehow I... I think
I created him

or invited him maybe.

I made him up when I
was a kid, and then...

when my family was going
through a really bad time

this figure appeared.

You're sure it was
the same figure?

He's... pretty distinctive.

He's a contortionist clown.

Contortionist clown.

Yeah.

The laughing shadow.

- What?
- The clown.

The clown. Lives
only in the present.

He doesn't understand
past or future.

He's a... He's a
healer, a guardian.

Wait, so... so if...

Pretzel Jack attacked
your friend,

I mean, why would he do that?

Was he...

trying to protect
you from him, or?

We had gotten into this
huge fight about Tom and...

Well, the details
don't matter, but...

it just...

Sometimes I feel like
no one is listening.

And... I feel like I'm trapped

and there's this frustration
and anger and...

So you were angry
at your friend.

And then he got killed
by Pretzel Jack.

Yeah.

Is there anyone else
that you might've...

gotten angry with recently?

Oh, shit.

What?

I need to go see my therapist.

[TENSE MUSIC]

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Are you okay?

Are you?

What's going on?

Sorry, she... She thought
she left something.

Are... are you Tom?

["SEND ME" BY NO AGE PLAYING]

♪ Where should I go? ♪

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♪ I said send me ♪

♪ Where should I go ♪

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[GROANS]

You shouldn't have gone to
see the baby like that.

You crossed a boundary.

So can you talk to her?

I don't think what Sarah
is doing to you is right.

But...

if she's trying to
protect her family...

It's not really my
place to disrupt that.

Tom.

[SIGHS]

This is a safe place.

You know that, right?

There is... an ocean
inside of you.

And you can rest at the bottom.

Find the silence there.

Use the silence.

You and only you are the author

of your own reality.

He looks just like me.

I know.

Come on.

Yeah.

[ENCHANTED MUSIC]

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Find your silence.

I'm going to feed my fish.

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[EERIE MUSIC]

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[DARK, AMBIENT MUSIC]

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Guess Tom's not home.

Maybe that's good.

You know, after that
little excursion

I wouldn't mind finishing
our conversation

if you want.

Yeah.

You know, I was thinking.
It's funny.

It didn't occur to
me at first, but...

you weren't the only
kid who had to invent

a sidekick slash guardian.

Oh yeah?

Yeah, when I was a kid I was...

kind of a weird
little runt, I guess.

And I was an only child.
I hated my mom.

Spent all my time
alone drawing and...

I drew myself a friend, right?

He was this... he
was like a kid.

He was super tall.

He was, like, taller
than any adult.

He had this big, scary face

so nobody would mess with him.

He was my best friend,
like, in the world.

Just like your pretzel guy.

What was his name?

Yeah, I called him Tall Boy.

- Tall Boy?
- 'Cause he was tall.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

My crayons were also
my friends, though.

- Your crayons?
- Oh yeah.

My crayons were like my crew.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Crayons, like Crayola Crayons?

I mean, I was like four, so.

You mind if I ask
you a question?

Yeah, go ahead.

Do...

you and your husband. Do
you fight with him a lot?

No.

I mean, all couples fight.

We have some things we
have to figure out,

but it's just part
of being married.

Yeah.

Is it?

I mean, at a certain point you

realize you can't solve all
your problems with sex.

[LAUGHS] Yeah.

I don't know shit about
marriage, I guess.

[LAUGHS]

Are you an only child?

Yeah, I was.

You know, I am too.

Only children,

scientifically more imaginative.

Especially those with
unreliable fathers.

Someone told you about my dad.

Oh, I mean,

he's got signs all
over the place.

He's still around here building

subdivisions and stuff, right?

Yeah, so I've heard.

You don't talk to him?

No.

- He made his choice.
- What choice?

To leave?

Well, imagine my
father's situation.

On one hand you
have your family.

The woman you married,
the daughter you took

to soccer practice
every weekend.

And then on the
other hand you have

your other family.

The one that you've been hiding

from the first family
for the last ten years.

I'm sorry. I-I-

I didn't, um... I
should go home.

- Yeah.
- Thanks for this.

Okay. Yeah. Anytime. Anytime.

I'll see you around, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, hey,
have a good night.

You too.

[CALM, AMBIENT MUSIC]

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[SIGHS]

[LAPTOP RINGS]

[LAPTOP RINGS]

Hey, Tom!

- Tom!
- [COOING]

Tom, I know you're there I
can hear you breathing.

I Know that was you at the
playground yesterday.

If you ever come near
me and my family again

I'll call the police!

Stay away from me and my family!

Stay away from me and my family!

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

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[INTENSE HEART BEATING]

[STEAM HISSING]

[DARK, AMBIENT MUSIC]

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[DOOR TAPPING]

[RUSTLING]

[FLOOR CREAKS]

[SCREAMS]

[TENSE MUSIC]

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[GUNSHOT]

[SCREAMS]

[GUNSHOT]

[GUNSHOT]

[SCREAMING, GUNSHOTS]

[GASPS]

[GRUNTS]

[GROANS]

[DISCORDANT MUSIC]

♪ ♪

♪ Catcher in the rain ♪

♪ Catching the love
that's falling ♪

♪ It's finally
soaking in on me ♪

♪ Catcher in the rain ♪

♪ Catching the love... ♪