The Executioners

Okay.

[men laughing, talking in distance]

[woman 2 whimpering, crying in distance]

Whoo! Upsy-daisy!

Up, up, baby! Yeah.

Come on, baby! Here we go!

Yeah! Whoo!

Fight for that air, baby!

Fight for that air, baby!

Whoo! Yeah!

[laughing, shouting continue, echoing]

Remember when your mother used to bring us here?

Ages ago.

Every single summer for a week.

Till...

Till Dad passed.

I'm sorry. I didn't...

What are you laughing at?

Remember our first skinny dip in the midnight moon?

We couldn't find our clothes when we came back to shore!

I was freaking out, thinking some maniac stole them.

Of course I remember. I was the one that had to walk home naked.

And Mom was furious!

Yeah, but we were the ones that stayed in the freezing water

until you got back.

Hey, Mom! Yeah. We just pulled up.

No. We haven't been inside yet, but, uh,

everything looks fine.

Sure. I'll call you in a bit. Just give us the time to...

I will.

Okay. Love you, too. Bye.

Mom.

Let's go get our bags.

Everything is exactly the way I remember it.

All right. Pick your room.

Hm.

Ohh!

This is the best room in the house.

Oh, my God! It's just so cozy!

Oh, I miss this smell! Oh!

Hey.

Whoo! I wasn't sure that's where it was going.

Yeah.

Let's see a trick.

Lory? You need anything?

I hope this isn't too hard on you.

The pleasure of having you here

is stronger than... any regret.

Thanks.

This was a beautiful way to say goodbye.

Who is it?

David.

Jim's nephew. Caretaker's my uncle.

Hey.

Where's Jim?

He's resting. He caught a cold.

Oh. I'll stop by in the morning.

Anytime.

Hey, you ladies need anything?

We're fine. Thank you.

Tell Jim I'll be here until Sunday.

Right.

Are you expecting any more guests?

No. Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Mm.

Connection always sucked around here.

Lory, stop it.

There hasn't been any crime in this area since I can remember.

Not even a stolen CD.

Perfect opportunity to tell you about my new novel.

You're not gonna spook us again, are you?

Readers like to be spooked.

Not me. Not tonight.

Mm-mmm.

All right. Tell us.

It takes place...

in the house by the lake.

You must be kidding.

It actually takes place in this very house.

It begins...

with an 11-year-old girl...

The age when the boundaries between reality

and the inner world are still blurred.

Somewhere in the woods...

three mysterious men are discussing their evil plan.

A mere story of home invasion...

mixed with supernatural elements.

I don't like this already.

And yes, you're supposed to be freaked out.

That's... That's the point.

You see, this time I went for a story without a plot.

We never figure out why they're doing it

and what they hope to gain from it.

Why?

Cause if we know their motives...

we can always convince ourselves

that it will never happen to us.

I want to explore fear...

and masochism.

I wanna know... How does it feel

to be confronted with the devil?

What if you don't believe in it?

The only thing you have to believe...

is that there are men...

capable of horrible acts.

All right. Enough.

Yeah. That's enough.

We'll read the book.

Are you finished with it?

Haven't written a page yet.

Oh, I'm going jogging at dawn

if anyone wants to join.

Yeah. Why don't you make us breakfast when you come back?

I can do that.

Yeah. You don't have to do that.

Anyway, night.

Goodnight. See you in the morning.

It's not funny.

I know you're in there, Kay.

Come out now!

Oh, my God.

What?

Dad?

I'm so sorry, Dad.

I'm so sorry.

Daddy!

Dad!

My God. Come on. Hey.

Come on, baby.

There you go. There you go.

All right. You're good.

Good girl.

I got you. I got you.

Oh, thank God.

I thought I'd lost you.

Never do that again, okay? I promise.

Dad? Dad?

No! No, no, no, no!

Daddy?

Daddy? No! No.

Dad. Dad!

Mom! Mom!

D-Dad!

No, Dad. No. No.

Were you waiting for someone?

Who is it?

Who is it?

Do it.

Was that a publicity stunt for your book?

Are you out of your mind?

David?

What do you want?

I don't like this. Yeah. None of us do.

There's a hotel ten miles from here.

Good idea. Let's get our stuff.

- Oh, my God! - Belle! Lory!

Who did this?

Calm down. Just grab your stuff.

We're gonna go.

Sorry.

Damn! I forgot the keys.