Your Worst Nightmare (2014–…): Season 3, Episode 2 - Cabin in the Woods - full transcript

STAMFORD, NEW YORK,
IS AT THE NORTHERN EDGE

OF THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS.

IT'S A SMALL VILLAGE
OF JUST OVER 1,000 PEOPLE.

IT'S A VERY
CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY.

EVERYBODY KNOWS EVERYBODY.

IT IS THIS CLASSIC
SMALL-TOWN AMERICA.

WHICH MAKES IT
THE PERFECT PLACE

TO CALL HOME FOR FAMILY MAN
AND LOCAL ATTORNEY JOHN MILLER.

WORKING LATE?
NO. JUST FINISHING UP.

GEEZ.
IT'S AFTER 5:00 ALREADY.

BIG PLANS?
WELL, SALLY'S COOKING, SO...



AND HER DAD'S COMING OVER
FOR DINNER, SO, YEAH.

THEN TAKE THIS
AND KEEP MOVING.

OKAY.
DON'T FORGET, TOMORROW MORNING,

POLICE CHIEF,
PHONE CALL, 9:30 A. M.

THAT'S THE
POLICE FUNDRAISER, RIGHT?

YES, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO
DISAPPOINT THE CHIEF.

DEFINITELY DON'T.

HE WAS A SUCCESSFUL ATTORNEY.

HE CERTAINLY
KNEW A LOT OF PEOPLE.

YOU SHOULD BE GETTING OUT
OF HERE PRETTY SOON, TOO.

I WILL,
I'M JUST GOING TO

FINISH UP A FEW THINGS
AND LOCK UP.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU
IN THE MORNING.

THANKS, JOHN.



HE WORKED HARD

AND JUST TRIED TO DO
THE BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY.

ALSO DOING HER PART

IS JOHN'S WIFE
OF 25 YEARS, SALLY.

SHE WAS VERY MUCH
INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY

AND VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT CLUB
THAT SHE BELONGED TO.

BUT SHE DEVOTES
MOST OF HER TIME

TO RAISING THEIR TWO BOYS,
KEVIN AND STEVEN.

GOTCHA.

YOU KNOW I HATE IT
WHEN YOU SNEAK UP ON ME!

WHO'S SNEAKING?

CAN'T A MAN
COME HOME FROM WORK

AND SAY HELLO
TO HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE?

I GUESS SO.

YOU OKAY?
YEAH.

SO, WHAT'S FOR DINNER,

OTHER THAN YOUR AMAZING
APPLE PIE?

CHEESEBURGERS.

THE BOYS ARE JUST
FINISHING UP NOW,

AND MY DAD SHOULD
BE HERE ANY MINUTE.

GOOD.
HOW WAS WORK?

I GOT A NEW CASE.

ROBBERY.

KID'S 19.

GUILTY?

PROBABLY.

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?

BROKEN FAMILY,
HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT,

NO SUPPORT SYSTEM.

JUST BREAKS MY HEART.

SO SAD.

THAT'S GOT TO
BE MY DAD.

WHY DON'T YOU GO CHECK
ON THE BURGERS?

I CAN DO THAT.
OKAY, THANKS.

THE GRANDFATHER WAS
A 78-YEAR-OLD GENTLEMAN,

A RETIRED DOCTOR.

HEY, DAD.
HELLO.

AND HE WAS VERY WELL-RESPECTED

AND EVERYBODY AROUND TOWN
KNEW HIM AND LOVED HIM.

HE WAS JUST A GREAT GUY.

FOR YOU.
AW, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE!

WELL, I PASSED A STAND
ON THE WAY OVER.

I COULDN'T RESIST.

THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU.

I STILL MISS
GIVING YOUR MOM FLOWERS.

THEY HAD A VERY
CLOSE RELATIONSHIP.

THEY HAD DINNER TOGETHER
MANY NIGHTS OF THE WEEK.

THEY WERE ALWAYS IN
COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHER.

TROUBLE.
HEY, DOC!

HOW ARE YOU, MAN?
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

HEY. HOW'S THAT SHOULDER
TREATING YOU?

IT'S ALL RIGHT.
GOT TO TAKE IT EASY.

CAN'T BE CHOPPING SO MUCH WOOD.
I'M A LITTLE OLD.

COME ON!
YOU'RE NOT FOOLING ME.

MOM SAID THAT YOU
WERE OUT HUNTING

AND FISHING ALL LAST WEEK.

MAYBE STEVEN AND I CAN
HEAD OUT THERE SOON?

I COULD USE SOME HELP.

HEY!
HELLO! EARTH TO STEVEN.

ANYBODY HOME?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.

HOW ARE YOU?
YOU, TOO. I'M WELL.

GOOD?
YEAH.

NOW THIS ONE THAT'S
A LITTLE BIT BURNED,

THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE THEM,
THAT'S THE ONE I WANT.

THAT'S FOR ME.
OKAY?

SURE THING, GRANDDAD.
THANKS, BUDDY.

THANKS, BUDDY.
SO...

GOT YOUR GRADES BACK?
NO, NOT YET,

BUT I DID GET
THAT HISTORY FINAL BACK.

I GOT AN "A" ON IT.
WOO!

CONGRATULATIONS.
YES, SIR!

THE YOUNGER SON WAS
A VERY INTELLIGENT YOUNG MAN.

DID VERY WELL IN SCHOOL.

HE HAD A VERY BRIGHT FUTURE
AHEAD OF HIM.

THE OLDER SON WENT TO COLLEGE
AND HE ENDED UP DROPPING OUT

AND SEEMED TO START
HAVING PROBLEMS.

THERE THEY ARE.

HEY, MOM. POP.

PERFECT TIMING.
THANK YOU, SIR.

WE'RE ALL DONE.
LOOKS GOOD.

SO, THE SHOULDER,
MY CURVE BALL.

WOULD STILL BE BETTER
THAN YOURS.

GOOD JOB, SON.
GOOD JOB.

I THINK THEY
TURNED OUT OKAY.

YEAH.
YOU LOOK GOOD.

THANK YOU.
YOU LOOK GOOD.

THANKS, DAD.
GOOD.

SO YOU THINK THE SHERIFF'S
ENDORSEMENT WOULD HELP?

IF HE RUNS.

IF I RUN, OKAY?
YEAH, I - - I - -

I THINK THE BIGGEST PART
IS IT WOULD LET PEOPLE KNOW

THAT I'M REALLY SERIOUS
ABOUT CRIME,

WHICH I AM.
RIGHT, BOYS?

YOU THINK SO?

YEAH.
HE IS ON US, RIGHT?

YEP.
HE IS ON YOU BOYS.

SORRY, CAN YOU GUYS
EXCUSE ME FOR A SECOND?

GREAT JOB
ON THE BURGERS.

GOOD BURGER, BUDDY.
YEAH.

THE FAMILY STARTED
REALIZING THERE WERE PROBLEMS.

HE WOULD THINK HIS FAMILY
WAS OUT TO GET HIM

OR DIDN'T LOVE HIM.

HIS MIND WOULD JUST GO
TO THOSE DARK PLACES.

THIS CAUSED STRESS
IN THE FAMILY.

25 MILES AWAY,

AN ONEONTA, NEW YORK,
FAMILY HAS TURNED IN

FOR THE NIGHT,
UNAWARE THAT THEY HAVE COMPANY.

HE WOULD JUST ACT OUT,

AND THAT'S WHEN THINGS
WOULD GO BAD.

WHO'S THERE?

WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT?

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU
DOING IN MY HOUSE?

ARE YOU ROBBING ME?

NO, NO, I DIDN'T.

SORRY, I THINK I'VE GOT
THE WRONG HOUSE.

I AM SORRY.
I GOT CONFUSED.

THAT'S - - THAT'S ALL.

HE WAS INSISTING
THAT HE KNEW SOMEBODY

WHO WAS IN THAT HOUSE,
AND OF COURSE,

THESE PEOPLE,
HE WAS A TOTAL STRANGER TO.

THEY HAD NO IDEA WHO HE WAS.

PLEASE, COME ON,
HELP ME OUT.

HELP YOU OUT?
I DON'T THINK SO.

PLEASE, PLEASE!

IT'S BARELY EVEN DAWN
AND JOHN AND SALLY MILLER

ARE AT THE ONEONTA
POLICE STATION

AFTER LEARNING THEIR SON STEVEN

WAS PICKED UP
EARLIER THAT NIGHT.

MR. AND MRS. MILLER.

HEY, JOHN. HOW YOU DOING?
HEY, MIKE.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THEIR SON HAD BEEN
ARRESTED ON A MINOR CHARGE

TRYING TO GET INTO
SOMEBODY'S HOUSE

INSISTING THAT HE KNEW
SOMEBODY THAT WAS THERE.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE HOUSE?
WHAT HAPPENED AT THE HOUSE?

WE DON'T KNOW YET.
THE HOMEOWNER SAYS

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
ANYTHING WAS MISSING,

SO WE'RE OKAY
ON THAT SO FAR.

GOOD.
YEAH.

THAT'S GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

IS HE GOING TO
PRESS CHARGES?

YOU KNOW, JOHN, LET ME
GET ALL THE INFORMATION,

ASSESS THE SITUATION,
AND JUST GO FROM THERE.

I DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU
AN ANSWER YET.

HERE HE COMES RIGHT NOW.

NO, NO. JUST WAIT.

THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING.

SHH. YOU STAY CALM.

HEY, STEVEN.

YOU KNOW WHAT, JOHN?

I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR A WHILE.

WE DON'T HAVE TO
BOOK HIM RIGHT NOW.

TAKE THOSE HANDCUFFS OFF HIM.

MIKE, I OWE YOU ONE.

THEY'RE VERY PRIVATE.
THEY DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW

WHAT THE TROUBLE WAS
IN THAT FAMILY.

PEOPLE WHO ARE PROMINENT
AND WELL-KNOWN

DON'T WANT THESE
KIND OF THINGS TO GET OUT.

STEVEN.

STEVEN.

STEVEN.

HEY! TALKING TO YOU!

JOHN.

WHAT IN THE WORLD WERE YOU DOING
IN THAT HOUSE, ANYWAY?

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?

I'M SORRY.

YOU'RE SORRY?

YOU'RE SORRY?

YEAH, I'M SORRY, DAD.

NO, WHAT,
DID I EMBARRASS YOU?

IS YOUR SON
AN EMBARRASSMENT?

IS THIS FUNNY TO YOU?

IS THIS AMUSING?

STEVEN, THAT'S NOT
WHAT THIS IS ABOUT,

AND YOU KNOW IT.

HONEY, WE JUST WANT TO
UNDERSTAND WHY YOU DID THIS.

NO, DO NOT TALK TO ME
LIKE YOU CARE ABOUT ME.

YOU ONLY CARE ABOUT
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK.

"NO, WHAT WILL
THE NEIGHBORS SAY?"

GOD, WHAT WILL
YOUR BOOK CLUB THINK?

"CATHY, DID YOU HEAR WHAT
JOHN MILLER'S BOY DID?"

STOP.
YEAH.

THINGS WOULD BE SO MUCH EASIER
IF I JUST DISAPPEARED.

"STEVEN'S GONE!
PROBLEM SOLVED!"

COME ON, DAD!
YEAH,

YOU KEEP TELLING ME TO MAN UP!
WELL, HERE I AM!

I'M MAN RIGHT IN YOUR FACE,
RIGHT NOW! GO AHEAD!

HIT ME! I KNOW YOU WANT TO!

HEY!
I KNOW YOU WANT TO!

THIS IS GOING TO
LOOK SO GOOD - -

STOP!

WHEN YOU RUN FOR OFFICE,
RIGHT?

YOU BETTER GET UP
TO YOUR ROOM

BEFORE I SAY SOMETHING
I REGRET.

I MEAN IT!

WHAT WAS THAT?

MY GOD.

I DON'T...

I'M SORRY.

HEY.

WE'RE GOING TO GET
THROUGH THIS, OKAY?

THEY WERE
BEGINNING TO BE SCARED,

AND THAT'S THE WORD
THAT HE USED.

"WE'RE STARTING
TO BE VERY SCARED."

THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE
LOSING CONTROL.

NEIL, WE'VE GOT A LOT
OF HISTORY, DON'T WE?

YOU KNOW HOW THIS WORKS,
SO I'M ASKING FOR A FAVOR.

I'M WORKING AT THE NEWSPAPER
OFFICE ONE DAY

AND HE CALLS UP.

HIS SON HAD BEEN ARRESTED
ON A MINOR CHARGE

AND HE WANTED ME TO KILL
THE POLICE BLOTTER ENTRY.

NORMALLY MY PAPER
DIDN'T DO THAT,

AND SO I SAID, "WHY?"

NO ONE WAS HURT.

NOTHING WAS EVEN TAKEN,
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.

CAN YOU HOLD ON
FOR JUST A SECOND?

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

NOW, LOOK, NEIL.

HE WENT ON TO DESCRIBE
DIFFICULT TIMES WITH HIS SON.

HE WAS VERY CONFUSED AT TIMES.

ALL I'M SAYING IS THAT
YOU'RE JUST GOING TO

EMBARRASS MY SON
AND MAKE THINGS WORSE.

PLEASE.

IT'S NOT JUST FOR HIM.

IT'S FOR MY FAMILY.

OKAY?

I CALLED MY EDITORS
AT THE PAPER AND SAID,

"YOU KNOW, KILL THIS STORY.
THIS IS NOT A - -

SOME KIND OF CRIME
BEING PERPETRATED.

THIS IS A CONFUSED YOUTH."

AND THEY SAID OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY,
VERY MUCH.

BOO!

JUST A YEAR APART,

STEVEN AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER
KEVIN WERE CLOSE AS KIDS,

BUT LATELY,
THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

HEY, MAN.
LET'S - -

LET'S HEAD INTO TOWN
AND GET A DRINK.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

NAH. I'M GOOD.

I THINK IT'LL DO YOU
SOME GOOD, YOU KNOW?

GET INTO TOWN,
HAVE SOME FUN.

FORGET ABOUT ALL THIS STUFF.

YEAH, THINGS HAVE BEEN
A LITTLE WEIRD, RIGHT?

I'M FINE NOW.
SERIOUSLY.

HOW 'BOUT A RAIN CHECK?

YEAH.

RAIN CHECK.

HOW LONG HAS
HE BEEN DOWN THERE?

SINCE DINNER.

HE'S JUST STARING
AT THE FIRE.

I'M GOING TO BED.

GOOD NIGHT.

I'M SURE
THEY WERE FRUSTRATED,

THEY WERE TERRORIZED AT TIMES,
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

WHAT BEST THEY COULD DO
TO HELP HIM.

IT'S JUST GOT TO BE A TERRIBLE,
TERRIBLE FEELING

NOT BEING ABLE
TO HELP YOUR CHILD.

HOPING FOR A CHANGE OF SCENERY,

THE MILLERS HEAD TO THE FAMILY
CABIN IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.

THAT'S EVERYTHING?
YEAH.

COOL.

THE CABIN IS SECLUDED

UP A LONG DRIVEWAY
WITH A POND AND A DOCK

AND JUST A BEAUTIFUL SETTING.

THAT WAS THEIR GETAWAY
AND THEIR PRIVATE PLACE.

ALL RIGHT.
SNACKS.

ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.
THANK YOU, DARLING.

AND KEVIN?
YEP?

NO CHEATING.

OUCH!
I DO NOT CHEAT, OKAY?

IT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT I'M JUST
THE BETTER CARD PLAYER.

YEAH?
WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

OKAY.

THE GRANDFATHER WAS
STAYING AT THE CABIN.

THEY COULD GO THERE, RELAX,

AND JUST ENJOY LIFE
WITH THEIR CHILDREN.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

THE SHOULDER'S JUST GIVING ME
A LITTLE BIT OF A PROBLEM.

WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT
SOME ICE IN THERE.

NO, GIVE ME FIVE MINUTES.

I HAVE TWO MORE LOGS TO SPLIT
AND I'LL BE DONE.

NO, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY,
JOHN CAN FINISH UP FOR YOU.

ABSOLUTELY.
NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I GOT IT.
YOU SURE?

YEAH.
OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU.

THANKS, STEVEN.
THANKS, BUD.

NO PROBLEM, GRANDDAD.
ANYTHING FOR YOU.

I REMEMBER WHEN WE FIRST
BROUGHT THE BOYS UP HERE.

IT'S AMAZING.
THEY'RE ALL GROWN UP.

I MEAN, WE MAY NOT BE
DOING THIS AGAIN.

AW, COME ON, POP.
WE'LL COME BACK.

WE'LL DO IT AGAIN SOON.

YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO
GO YOUR OWN WAY

AND START YOUR OWN LIVES.

AND THEY'LL BRING
THEIR WIVES AND THEIR KIDS.

DON'T GET ANY IDEAS.
DON'T STAY AWAY TOO LONG.

HOW LONG'S STEVEN
BEEN DOWN THERE?

I DON'T KNOW.
ONLY HAD THREE LOGS.

SHOULD'VE TAKEN
ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.

IT'S BEEN AT LEAST 20.

HOW LONG'S IT BEEN?
AT LEAST 20.

I'M GOING TO GO CHECK ON HIM.
YOU WANT ME TO COME, DAD?

NO, NO, NO, I GOT IT.

HEY, STEVEN. COME ON, MAN.
COME BACK AND JOIN THE PARTY.

STEVEN. HEY.

THAT'S ENOUGH. COME ON.
GIVE ME THE AX.

THAT'S ENOUGH! HEY.
JUST GET - -

OKAY. I'VE HAD IT.
GIVE ME THE AX.

STEVEN!

NO!

GOD! STEVEN! NO!

THE MILLERS' WEEKEND
GETAWAY TO UPSTATE NEW YORK

HAS SUDDENLY TAKEN
AN UNEXPECTED TURN.

GOD! STEVEN! NO!

WHAT WAS THAT?
WHAT THE - -

DAD?
JOHN!

STEVEN, NO - - STEVEN!

STEVEN.

PUT THE AX DOWN.

JOHN.
STEVEN.

WHA-- HEY.

JOHN, YOU OKAY?
MY GOD!

OKAY.
WHAT HAPPENED?

- STEVEN.
- JUST AN ACCIDENT.

OKAY.
I GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE AX.

LET ME TAKE THAT.

WHAT?
HEY. HEY! LOOK AT ME!

KEVIN. STOP, RELAX.
TAKE IT EASY.

TAKE IT EASY.
JUST... COME ON.

STEVEN.
STEVEN, IT'S OKAY.

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, OKAY?

I GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE AX.

I'M OKAY.
COME ON.

LET'S GO TO THE HOUSE.
COME ON, SON.

HE WAS SPIRALING
OUT OF CONTROL.

THE FAMILY DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.

EVERY DAY WAS GETTING WORSE.

HIS BEHAVIOR
WAS VERY IRRATIONAL.

DID YOU GIVE HIM
HIS 200 MILLIGRAMS

OF DOPAMINE THIS MORNING?
I DID.

OKAY, HE SEEMS
A LITTLE AGITATED.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO UP
THAT A LITTLE BIT, OKAY?

HE WAS DETERMINED
TO BE A DANGER,

SO HE WAS COMMITTED TO THE
BINGHAMTON PSYCHIATRIC CENTER

FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

OKAY.
THANK YOU, NURSE.

BUT EVEN
AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY,

STEVEN'S THOUGHTS
STAY FOCUSED ON HIS FAMILY.

WOW. YOU'RE QUITE AN ARTIST.

IT'S MY FAMILY'S.
IT'S SORT OF A SUMMER RETREAT.

IT'S NICE THERE, YOU KNOW?
PEACEFUL.

STEVEN, YOU MISSED
YOUR PILLS THIS MORNING.

I'M SORRY, DR. SIMPSON.

I THINK I WAS JUST ANXIOUS
TO GET OUTSIDE.

I'M GETTING A LITTLE SICK
OF THIS PLACE.

I THINK I MIGHT
BE READY TO LEAVE.

WELL, IF YOU CONTINUE
TO TAKE YOUR MEDICATION,

I THINK YOU CAN GET
OUT OF HERE REALLY SOON.

OKAY.

STEVEN, CAN I SEE?

THANKS.
KEEP IT UP.

WHEN HE WAS ON
MEDICATION, HE ACTED VERY NORMAL.

WHEN HE WENT OFF
HIS MEDICATION,

HIS MIND WOULD GO TO BAD THINGS,
BAD PLACES,

AND HE WOULD DO BAD THINGS.

OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS,

STEVEN FOLLOWS
HIS TREATMENT PLAN,

AND THAT SUMMER,
HE IS RELEASED TO GO HOME.

I CAN TAKE IT FROM HERE.

HI.

GOD, I MISSED YOU.

MISSED YOU, TOO.

YOU JUST HAVE TO
SIGN OUT HERE.

THANK YOU.

STEVEN, BEST OF LUCK.
THANK YOU.

WHEN THE HOSPITAL
RELEASED HIM,

I'M SURE THAT THEY THOUGHT
EVERYTHING WAS BETTER,

EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO GO ON

AND THEY'D HAVE A HAPPY,
LONG LIFE.

BUT BACK AT HOME,

SIGNS OF THE OLD STEVEN
SOON RETURN.

YOU SCARED ME.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE
TO BE SCARED OF?

I THOUGHT YOU'D BE ASLEEP.

WELL, I'M NOT.

GO TO BED, MOM.

GET SOME REST, OKAY?

I THINK THE BIG MISTAKE

WAS NOT MONITORING HIM
TAKING HIS MEDICATION,

AND THE MENTAL ILLNESS
STARTED TAKING OVER AGAIN.

WOW. YOU'RE UP EARLY.

YEAH. YOU TOO.

YOU WERE UP SO LATE.
DID YOU GET ANY REST AT ALL?

YEAH, I DON'T SLEEP
AS WELL AS I USED TO,

BUT THAT'S OKAY.

GOT MORE TIME
TO DO STUFF, RIGHT?

YEAH. THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

GOING SOMEWHERE?

YEAH.

I THOUGHT I WOULD
GO UP TO THE CABIN.

I ALREADY CALLED DOC.

HE'S GOING TO
MEET ME UP THERE.

I SPENT SO LONG
IN THAT PLACE

STARING AT JUST FOUR WALLS.

IT'S A LITTLE SOON,
DON'T YOU THINK?

I WAS KIND OF HOPING
TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH YOU.

FOUR WALLS.

YEAH, I GOT TO GET OUT.

I GOT TO GO FISHING,
GO HIKING.

GOT TO DO SOMETHING.

ALL RIGHT.

SINCE - -
SINCE MY DAD'LL BE THERE.

BYE, MOM.

HE WENT
AND STAYED AT THE CABIN

WITH HIS GRANDFATHER.

THEY HAD A GREAT RELATIONSHIP,
BUT ONCE HE WAS THERE,

HE DIDN'T HAVE THE SUPERVISION
THAT HE WOULD'VE HAD AT HOME.

WELL,
ACCORDING TO SOME.

THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA.

GOOD.
IT'S A GOOD DAY.

YEAH. IT WAS.

HOWEVER, I CAUGHT 'EM,
YOU CLEAN 'EM.

THAT'S THE RULE.
YEP.

I'M GOING TO TAKE A NAP,
ALL RIGHT?

OKAY.
YOU CLEAN 'EM UP,

AND WHEN I GET UP,

WE'LL START A FIRE
AND HAVE SOME DINNER.

OKIE DOKE?

I'D LIKE THAT.
GOOD.

HE WASN'T THINKING RATIONALLY,

BUT HE JUST KNEW WHAT HE WANTED
AND HOW HE WANTED IT TO END,

AND HE WAS DETERMINED TO
BRING IT TO THAT CONCLUSION.

WHY DON'T YOU
JUST KILL THEM?

KILL THEM. KILL THEM.
KILL THEM. KILL THEM.

AFTER A PEACEFUL DAY
WITH HIS GRANDFATHER

AT THE FAMILY'S UPSTATE
NEW YORK CABIN,

EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED
23-YEAR-OLD STEVEN MILLER

SETS INTO MOTION
A HORRIFYING PLAN.

HE OBTAINED THE SHOTGUN

AT A GUN SHOP
SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE ON JUNE 16,

AND THEY HAVE A FORM
YOU HAVE TO FILL OUT

WHEN YOU BUY A FIREARM.

ONE OF THE QUESTIONS
ON THERE IS,

"HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TREATED
FOR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES?"

AND HE FILLED IT IN
THAT HE HAD NOT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
PUT IT DOWN.

PUT - - PUT - -
NO, NO, NO, NO!

NO!

HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING.

IT WAS ALL PRE-PLANNED.

IT WAS GETTING
TOWARDS DINNERTIME,

AND SO WE FEEL THAT
HE DID CALL HIS FAMILY.

HEY, MOM. IT'S STEVEN.

YEAH.

I DON'T THINK SO.
SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH DOC.

HE - -
HE WENT DOWN FOR A NAP.

MOM,
I CAN'T SEEM TO WAKE HIM UP.

I'M - - I'M - -
I'M REALLY, REALLY WORRIED.

PLEASE. PLEASE.

PLEASE, I - - I - - I THINK
YOU AND DAD AND KEVIN

NEED TO COME UP
TO THE CABIN RIGHT NOW.

I - - I REALLY DON'T
KNOW WHAT TO DO.

HE WAS CLEVER ENOUGH
AND INTELLIGENT ENOUGH

TO KNOW THEY WOULD COME IF THERE
WAS A PROBLEM WITH GRANDPA.

GOOD NEWS, DOC.

HELP IS ON THE WAY.

LET'S GO GET READY FOR THEM.

- HELLO?
- JOHN,

STEVEN CALLED
FROM THE CABIN.

IT'S MY DAD.
HE - - HE TOOK A NAP AND HE - -

OKAY, WHAT DID HE SAY?

HE SAID HE CAN'T
WAKE HIM UP.

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG.
I'M CALLING 911.

NO, SALLY,
WE ARE NOT INVOLVING THE POLICE.

HE WAS A PRETTY
BUTTONED-DOWN, CONSERVATIVE GUY.

THEY WERE PROMINENT
IN THE VILLAGE.

THEY WANTED TO DEAL
WITH THIS PRIVATELY.

COME ON. YOU JUST PICKED
STEVEN UP FROM THE HOSPITAL.

HE'S JUST PROBABLY
A LITTLE MANIC.

I'M SURE YOUR DAD IS FINE.

IN FACT, HOW 'BOUT
IF I JUST DRIVE UP

AND CHECK ON HIM
RIGHT NOW?

WELL, I'M COMING TOO, THEN.
OKAY.

I'M LEAVING THE OFFICE
RIGHT NOW.

ALL RIGHT, BYE-BYE.

MOM?

KEVIN.

HOW LONG YOU BEEN
STANDING THERE?

LONG ENOUGH.
I'M COMING TOO.

WE DON'T WANT THEM
TO SEE YOU LIKE THIS.

THE FAMILY DID NOT KNOW
WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO FIND

WHEN THEY WENT TO THE CABIN.

I DON'T SEE HIM.

I DON'T SEE ANYBODY,
EITHER.

LIGHT'S ON UPSTAIRS.

WHOA, KEVIN, KEVIN!
HANG ON.

SWEETIE? SWEETIE?
HONEY? HONEY?

LET'S JUST GET BACK IN THE CAR

TILL WE FIGURE OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON.

NO, I'M COMING.
PLEASE? HONEY?

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
DAD, COME ON!

KEVIN, GET BA-- KEVIN!

STEVEN!

STEVEN!

DOC?

GOING TO CHECK UPSTAIRS.

STEVEN!

DOC!

DOC!

STEVEN!

DAD! DAD!

DOC?

DOC CAN'T ANSWER YOU.

I USED THIS ON HIM.

I THOUGHT I MIGHT LIKE TO DO
A LITTLE BIT OF HUNTING.

SON, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
PLEASE.

DO YOU LIKE IT?
TAKE IT EASY.

JUST GIVE ME THE GUN,
OKAY, MAN?

STEVEN, JUST LOOK AT ME.
GIVE ME THE GUN.

STEVEN, PLEASE,
LISTEN TO ME!

LISTEN TO YOUR DAD.
LOOK AT ME.

PLEASE.
LET US HELP YOU.

DON'T DO THIS.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE.

YOU CAN'T HELP ME.

NO!

KEVIN! KEVIN!

STEVEN!
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

SOMETHING I SHOULD'VE DONE
A LONG TIME AGO.

NO. GOD.

IT'S YOUR TURN, DAD!

SALLY!

JOHN! WHAT HAPPENED?

GET IN THE - -
GET IN THE CAR.

WHAT HAPPENED?
GET IN THE CAR!

JUST WAIT UNTIL EVERYBODY
READS ABOUT THIS.

MOM!

SHE SAW HER HUSBAND
SHOT, HEARD OTHER SHOTS.

SHE HAD TO BE SO PANIC-STRICKEN.

I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE THE TERROR
THAT SHE WAS GOING THROUGH.

MOM!

DON'T HIDE FROM ME!

NO!

I'M YOUR MOMMY.

PLEASE, NO.

STEVEN,
I'M YOUR MOMMY!

STEVEN.

STEVEN!
LISTEN TO ME.

LISTEN TO ME.

I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE.

I KNOW
YOU'RE IN THERE.

IT'S ME, STEVEN.

IT'S ME. IT'S OKAY.

MOM?
IT'S OKAY.

STEVEN,
PUT THE GUN DOWN.

PUT THE GUN DOWN.
IT'S OKAY.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?

MY BABY.

I LOVE YOU.

NO!
NO!

ONE DAY AFTER
JOHN MILLER AND HIS FAMILY

WERE CALLED TO THEIR
UPSTATE NEW YORK CABIN...

A COWORKER ARRIVES
AT JOHN'S LAW OFFICE

TO FIND A NOTE ON HIS DOOR.

THE NOTE STARTED OUT
AS IF THE FATHER WAS WRITING...

"TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

PLEASE SEND THE COPS."

AND ENDED UP SAYING
SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT

THAT YOU'D BETTER BRING A LOT
OF MANPOWER AND AMMUNITION.

MY GOD.

WHEN THE FATHER
DIDN'T COME TO WORK,

A CALL WAS MADE INTO
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE

IN DELAWARE COUNTY AND SOMEONE
WENT UP TO THAT CABIN.

DISPATCH, THIS IS 10-01.

ARRIVED AT THE LOCATION.

HELLO!

HELLO!

MR. MILLER!

YOU HOME?

ANYONE HERE?

DISPATCH, THIS IS 10-01.

I'M AT 11 SLUMBER LANE.

I HAVE TWO
CONFIRMED BODIES HERE.

THEY BOTH HAVE SHOTGUN
WOUNDS TO THE CHEST.

I REPEAT, SHOTGUN WOUNDS
TO THE CHEST.

PLEASE BE ADVISED.

I'M SURE THAT HE WAS
ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIED

AT WHAT HE FOUND.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT
YOU'RE EXPECTING TO SEE.

THE AVERAGE PERSON
NEVER SEES ANYTHING

THAT HORRIFIC
IN THEIR LIFETIME.

DISPATCH,
THIS IS 10-01.

WE HAVE FOUR CONFIRMED
VICTIMS NOW.

SHOOTER IS NOT IN CUSTODY.
WE HAVE AN ACTIVE SHOOTER.

I REPEAT, WE HAVE
AN ACTIVE SHOOTER.

WE BECAME AWARE
THAT THERE HAD BEEN

A QUADRUPLE HOMICIDE
IN STAMFORD

AND THE PERPETRATOR
WAS MISSING,

SO THEY CALLED EVERYBODY IN
THAT THEY COULD

TO CONDUCT A MANHUNT.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
LISTEN UP.

WE DON'T KNOW
WHERE THIS GUY IS,

BUT WE KNOW WHAT
HE'S CAPABLE OF.

WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY
ELSE GETTING HURT,

EVEN HIM IF WE CAN HELP IT,
ALL RIGHT?

STAY ON YOUR RADIOS,
WATCH EACH OTHER'S BACKS.

10-4.
ALL RIGHT? ANY QUESTIONS?

NO, SIR.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.

COME ON.
LOCK AND LOAD.

THE ADRENALINE WAS SO HIGH
DURING THE WHOLE THING.

I KNEW HE WAS
SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA.

DON'T RETURN FIRE!
DON'T RETURN FIRE!

I WASN'T THINKING
OF BEING AFRAID.

I WASN'T THINKING OF BEING SHOT.

I WAS TRYING
TO GET HIS LOCATION

SO THAT HE COULDN'T SHOOT US.

STEVEN.

STEVEN, WE KNOW
YOU'RE OUT HERE.

COME ON OUT.

STEVEN.

WE DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU.

WHAT IF I WANT YOU TO?

STEVEN, DON'T MAKE US DO THAT.
DON'T PUT US IN THAT POSITION.

WE WANT TO HELP YOU.

PLEASE JUST SHOOT ME.
PLEASE JUST SHOOT.

PLEASE JUST SHOOT.

PLEASE JUST KILL ME!

HE JUST KEPT
TELLING US TO SHOOT HIM.

"I WANT YOU TO SHOOT ME.
KILL ME."

LOOK, WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO
END LIKE THIS.

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO
WORK WITH ME.

I JUST KEEP TALKING TO HIM,

TRYING TO GET HIM
TO TALK TO ME.

I WAS TRYING TO WEAR HIM DOWN.

COME OUT AND PUT THE GUN DOWN.

STEVEN, PUT THE GUN DOWN.

STEVEN, PUT THE GUN DOWN.

DO YOU EVER WONDER
WHY YOU WERE BORN?

YOU LAY AWAKE
AT NIGHT THINKING,

"WHAT ELSE COULD I HAVE DONE?
WHAT ELSE COULD I HAVE SAID

THAT WOULD'VE GOT HIM
TO SURRENDER?"

I THINK WE DID
EVERYTHING WE COULD.

HE WAS JUST DETERMINED.

HE HAD SCRIPTED
THIS WHOLE THING,

FROM BUYING THE GUN
TO KILLING THE FAMILY.

I FEEL BAD THAT THEIR
LIVES WERE ENDED THAT DAY.

YOU THINK ABOUT IT,
I HAVE A FAMILY.

IT TAKES A WHILE FOR PEOPLE
TO GET OVER THIS,

TO ACCEPT THAT THIS DID HAPPEN.

THIS WAS JUST A FAMILY

TRYING TO LIVE
IN THE COMMUNITY, DO GOOD,

AND IT JUST ENDED
IN DISASTER.