Folklore (2018–2021): Season 2, Episode 5 - Grandma's Kiss - full transcript

Oh, don't worry. Mum seems happy too.

She'll get to make new friends

at the nursing home.

What?

I'll call you again soon.

OK... bye.

I'd rather stay at home, Lena.

Mum, we've discussed this a million times.

I can sit back, have tea

and keep an eye on the workers

who are renovating the house.



Thomas said the renovation

will only be for a few weeks.

This arrangement is temporary, so relax.

I know this is just the beginning.

First, he gets rid of me.

Then, he marries my one and only daughter

takes all the inheritance

and cast me aside, just like that.

That's enough. Mum!

Grandma Salma.

What are you doing out here?

Why don't we wait inside?

That way, you can sit down and rest.

They will be here.



Let's go inside.

Come on.

That was Grandma Salma.

Her family never visits.

Her children are always busy.

But they send her

her favourite flowers every day.

How are you today, Grandma Ningsih?

Grandma Ningsih

this is your new roommate, Marni.

Marni, this is Ningsih.

I'm Marni.

I'll leave you to settle in.

Oh, yes... dinner will be served at six.

Ningsih?

Where are you going?

I need fresh air.

Do you need company?

Happy birthday

Happy birthday

Happy birthday, Util

Let's blow out the candle for Util.

Ningsih?

Thank you, Marni.

Where did you go last night?

I went out for some fresh air.

I know, but all that soil on your feet...

Where did you go?

It summoned me.

Ningsih.

I know how it feels to be all alone.

It can be very hard.

We all need a listening ear sometimes.

So, if you need someone to talk to

you can always come to me.

Ningsih?

This cat is loved by everyone.

Will it be enough to satisfy you?

It's alive, if nothing else.

Good morning, Marni.

M-M-Morning...

May I borrow your hairbrush?

Y-Yeah... sure.

I lost mine.

It's in there.

That's my daughter, Lena.

She's pretty.

Thank you.

Ningsih.

Do you have children?

Yes, I do.

One.

A very handsome...

and loving son.

He got married, had kids.

My life was perfect with my dearest son, David

and my two sweet grandchildren, Atta and Ayla.

Everything changed

after that woman appeared

and got married to my David.

My presence was a threat to her.

Grandma, please don't go.

Please don't leave us.

Don't be sad, my angels.

You'll be visiting me every weekend.

All right?

All right?

Right, David?

She wanted to get rid of me.

Take me away from my angels

so she could take my place in their hearts.

Please, Grandma. Stay.

Please, Grandma. Don't leave us.

Nothing hurts more

than having to leave my angels.

I've tried called them

but she's always there, blocking my calls.

Maybe...

Maybe she's afraid of me.

So, how is it being roommates with Ningsih?

What?

Don't you find it scary to be around her?

I've heard her talking to the nurses.

She sees and hears things that aren't there.

Marni, look who's here.

Hi, Mum.

How have you been?

How's the stay so far? Do you like it here?

Thomas is here too, Mum.

Thomas thought you might have

a lot of spare time here

so he brought you all of your favourite books.

Hi, ma'am.

What is this? How long do you think

I'm going to be here?

It's not like that, Mum.

Why don't you just bring all my stuff here

and stick me in here for good

so I'll never get to set foot

in my own house again?

Mum, please...

How could you do this to me, Lena?

Mum...

Look at you. All those tattoos.

I wonder what the people here think of you.

Ask them, why don't you?

—Mum, Thomas said... —Thomas?

Thomas... Thomas!

He's the only one you listen to now!

Why can't you listen to me instead?

Why? All you say is Thomas... Thomas!

Our Father in Heaven

we are thankful for the food we have.

May this food be blessed

and all of us be healthy and well.

Ningsih?

Ningsih?

Grandma Ningsih?

Mrs Nita, the reports are all done.

I've already arranged for

a substitute nurse to be here

on New Year's night.

There will only be two residents here that night.

If there's nothing else, I'll excuse myself.

Grandma Ningsih?

Is there anything I can help you with?

No!

What's going on?

I told you.

Do you believe me now?

Yes.

Palasiks prey on pregnant women

and feed on their unborn child

causing them to have a miscarriage.

That's not all.

Palasiks also feed on children

by sucking energy from their head.

These children become weak and feverish.

They waste away and die.

A palasik will also attack anybody

who gets in her way.

Are you saying Ningsih is responsible

for Mrs Nita's miscarriage...

There's one more thing you must know.

It is said that if a palasik

does not return to her body before sunrise

she won't be able to do so by herself.

Somebody must place her head back onto her body.

Anyone who catches a palasik's head

before she returns to her body

will be granted a wish by the palasik.

Any kind of wish?

There is this viral video

of a whole village

chasing after a palasik's head.

You want to see it?

I have an idea.

Why don't we film Ningsih

performing her ritual

and show it to the police?

I'll follow her into the forest tonight.

—Will you come with me? —Oh...

but I sleep like a log at night.

How about you?

Sure... of course.

Come to our room

to wake us up, will you?

Isn't that a good idea, Poppy?

Yes... come over and wake us up tonight.

You have to believe me, Lena!

Mum, please.

I've told you, the renovation isn't done yet.

But she's evil!

There's something wrong with her, Lena.

Listen, she took Mrs Nita's baby.

Since when do you believe such things?

I saw it myself! I did!

Mrs Nita was passed out on the floor

covered in blood.

No, Mum. She had a miscarriage

because she worked too hard.

That's all.

Why won't you listen to me?

Mum, I'm busy right now.

I don't have time for this mumbo jumbo.

I have to pack up your room.

What?

Huh?

Are you clearing out my room?

I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you about this.

We're changing your room.

So, your room is going be Thomas' room

and you will be...

Lena, how could you do this to me?

First, you send me to a nursing home

and now you're giving my room

to your boyfriend!

Where am I going to sleep when I get back?

Where are you going to put me?

In the garage?

Mum, will you let me finish?

Are you and Thomas planning on

leaving me here forever?

I'm not done talking.

Can you calm down and just listen?

No! You listen to me!

I want everything back in its place!

Mum?

N-Ningsih...

If I had listened to my grandchildren

I wouldn't have ended up here.

My daughter never listens to me.

She only listens to her boyfriend.

Do you ever listen to her?

She's no longer a little girl.

I raised her. I know what's best for her.

But...

But?

Do you really think you're in the position

to tell me what to do?

Do you realise how people look at you?

You have to learn to listen, Marni.

You have no right to tell me

how I should handle my daughter.

We're in the same shoes, Marni.

I know how you feel.

We still have a chance

to make up for our mistakes.

Good night, Marni.

Poppy. Linda.

Hey! It's time.

Poppy. Linda.

This is pure evil.

I've only seen this kind of thing

in horror movies.

Marni, we should back off.

Well, the both of you

had already backed off last night.

I'm sorry, dear, we fell asleep.

We sleep like the dead.

What if she takes another victim?

Another pregnant woman or child in this area.

What do we do then?

Maybe we should find her head

and keep it until morning?

"We"?

Yes, we.

We?

No, Marni.

We're not doing that.

We're old and wearing adult diapers as it is.

I don't want to be meeting my late husband

and ex-husbands early.

Grandma Poppy, Grandma Linda.

The bus is here.

Marni, why don't you come with us?

Even Salma has been picked up by her family.

Finally!

Lena will pick me up tonight.

We've always spent Christmas eve together.

Has she called you yet?

OK then.

—Take care of yourself. —See you.

What's wrong?

No one will believe this video's real.

I got a better video from the security guard.

Do you want to see?

Hey...

Wait, Grandma Marni.

Let me introduce you to Satrio.

He's standing in for Nurse Wati.

He'll be covering the year-end shift.

Yes, ma'am. I'm Satrio.

This is my wife, Ratna

and my five-year-old son, Jaka.

Come here.

Are you pregnant?

Pardon me?

We'll go to our room and settle in first.

If you need any help, just call me.

Excuse us.

Where are you, Lena?

It's already so late.

When are you picking me up?

Mum...

I don't think we can pick you up tonight.

Thomas is unwell.

And he said...

Not Thomas again!

Ningsih.

Did you...

break the cross and leave it there?

Is everything OK with you, Ningsih?

Of course.

Are you... practising black magic?

I've told you.

I have something I need to do.

What is it?

I've found a way to make up for my folly.

Atta, Alya.

Open the window.

Grandma?

Everything I did...

was just so I could see them

and read them a bedtime story.

Once there was a fish...

It's Christmas eve today.

Usually, I'd be giving

my grandchildren gifts on this day.

My husband and I got divorced

when my daughter, Lena, was seven.

My daughter and I were close.

We didn't need a man in our life.

I could provide her with all the love she needed.

We belonged to each other.

Until Thomas showed up.

He's trying to steal her away from me.

Ningsih.

I'm like you. I would go to any lengths

to get my angel back

but please don't hurt anyone else.

No!

You have no right to tell me what to do.

Nobody can stop me

from seeing my grandchildren.

Marni.

Unleash the darkness in you.

You'll feel better when you do.

Nobody needs to know about this.

Nobody...

Ningsih... no! Don't you dare!

If you do that again

I will show this to the police!

Ma'am?

Come on... come with me.

You have to be careful tonight.

There's a palasik on the loose

in this nursing home.

—What? A palasik? —Yes.

Get your son back into your room

and lock the door!

Let go of my son!

You need to lock him up!

Let him go!

Take him to your room!

Let go of him, you crazy old lady!

Listen to me.

You can't let him play out here!

It's not safe!

Listen to me.

It's for your son's safety.

Jaka?

Where are you?

Did you go to the toilet?

Jaka!

Jaka!

Jaka!

Jaka!

Jaka!

Let's get him to the infirmary.

No, you must take him to a hospital!

Take him to a hospital!

Grandma, don't you want to hug us?

I really want to, but I can't right now.

Grandma just came to wish you

Merry Christmas.

But I really want to hug you.

Soon... my angel.

Grandma needs a little more time.

I promise.

This ends here, Ningsih.

You're coming with me.

No more victims! No more!

Stop it!

Marni!

Let me go, Marni.

My daughter cancelled on me.

She's spending Christmas with her boyfriend.

So now, it's just you and me here.

I have an offer for you.

What offer?

We really don't need to be

picking my mum up at this hour.

Don't be like that.

It's gonna be OK, honey.

We'll pick her up

have a fancy breakfast together and...

What was that?

What was that?

What's that sound?

Stay here. I'm going out to take a look.

Be careful, Thomas.

Thomas! Behind you!

Thomas!

Hey.

Hey.

Mum, where is Thomas?

Thomas is in the ICU.

He's in critical condition.

The doctor said

he was attacked by a wild animal.

No, no...

None of this would've happened

if we didn't go to pick you up.

It's OK, Lena, calm down.

Everything will be OK, sweetheart.

It's not OK! I want to see Thomas.

We'll be going home soon.

We'll be together again.

I'll never leave you.

Enough, Mum.

I'm not your little girl anymore.

So cut this out.

I don't get it, Mum.

Why do you hate Thomas so much?

What has he done that's so wrong?

You're not well yet. You need to rest.

This is not about Thomas at all.

It's all about yourself.

Just so you know

Thomas suggested renovating our house

and moving your room

from the second floor to the first

so it's easier for you to go to the bathroom

and do things downstairs.

Thomas is paying for the renovation.

And the nursing home...

Thomas is paying to make your stay comfortable

while we renovate the house.

I just don't want to lose you.

You weren't going to lose me, Mum.

But if you continue acting like this, you will!

I just don't want you to get hurt.

I'm not hurt, Mum.

You are!

You still feel guilty

for everything that happened

since Dad left us.

You blame it on me, on us.

So you dare not trust any man

that comes into my life.

That's what you do

even when it costs me my happiness!

You don't need Thomas.

You have me!

I'm here, like always.

I'm always by your side...

No, I want you to leave, Mum.

I'm here for you, sweetheart...

Enough. Leave me alone!

Lena.

Lena.

Please, sweetheart.

I'm your mother.

Do you want your hairbrush back?

Why are you glaring at me like that?

Everything has its consequences, Marni.

Soon... my angel.

Grandma needs a little more time.

I promise.

OK, come closer.

Come, I'll give you a quick hug.

Please... don't be afraid.

It's me, it's Grandma.

It breaks your heart, doesn't it?

To see your loved ones cry.

Well...

I'll just have to think of another way

to see my angels. To be with them.

To hug them.

People make mistakes

but they'll always have a chance

to redeem themselves.

Incoming call: Nursing Home

I messed up.

I couldn't resist the urge

to hold and kiss them.

Now my grandchildren see me as a monster.

Is there some way

for me to keep seeing them?

Any way at all?

Stop!

There will be no more victims!

I have a chance to end this.

I warned you, Ningsih.

I told you to stop hurting people.

Marni, how can you say this

after you asked me to get rid of Thomas?

You think you're doing the right thing here?

You think you're better than me?

Stop it!

Stop it, Ningsih!

We're the same, Marni.

I'm your mirror.

You don't even know

what you really want anymore.

Help me.

Help me.

Your hatred...

fear...

and pain.

That's exactly what I need.

The darkness in you...

runs deeper than it does in me.

Ningsih...

Good, Marni. Revel in the darkness.

Come on, twist the blade in.

Now you're cursed, just like me.

I am not like you!

Hello, my angels.