Toys of Terror

Here are Jason's toys.

Perhaps the children here will want them.

Thank you.

I know you did all that you could.

Helen Modig.

No, the problem with Derek is that he talks a better game

than he plays. Just..

Yeah, hang on.

He's still emailing me.

Yeah, can you call him? We really got to get on the road.

Yeah, the new house.

- What's in the bag, mommy? - Money.

- Really? - Oh.

No, sweetheart, mommy's on the phone.

Yeah, no, he smells money, but he's got nothing to offer.

- Okay, everybody in the car. - Everybody in the car!

- Everybody in the car! - 'Everybody in the car!'

- Everybody in the car. - Okay.. Okay, okay.

- Can we not shout it? - Everybody in the car.

- Everybody in the car! - Shh! Shh!

Everybody in the car! Everybody in the car!

Shh!

Okay, yeah, everybody, we really need to go. Okay.

Is David still in the house?

Yes, Mrs. Cashman.

Rose, please. Call me Hannah.

"Mrs. Cashman" sounds so old

and I'm just not ready to go there yet.

Okay, Hannah.

He's talking to Alicia?

Yeah.

God help him.

Why can't I just stay here?

All my friends are in town. I'm old enough.

- No and no. Come on. - Ugh.

Uh, no hands, please?

Prisoners have rights, too.

So how's she doing?

She'll be okay.

She just really wanted to spend Christmas with her mother.

Yeah, well, speaking of exes

their father didn't even bother to bring presents.

Said it was too commercial.

Come on, guys!

We're so excited!

How did the Bradys make this look so easy?

So what is this place again?

Um, Hannah found this place.

Hannah? What is this place again?

Hang on. One second, Alicia.

Okay, we don't need a bridge loan, we need Renee

to sign off on the permits so we can get to work.

Yeah, you're okay with the delay

because you're not the one paying for it.

Babes, why don't you just get off the phone?

I'll call them on Monday.

No, I can handle it, hon.

- Balls! - Franklin?

'So phone reception will be unreliable, but keep trying.'

'We have to get this deal closed.'

'Okay. Call me as soon as you get the permits.'

It's a beautiful, three-story Victorian in the mountains.

Who are you talking to?

- You. - Huh?

- You asked about the house. - Oh. Um, okay.

So it used to be a hosp..

Um, a-a h.. A children's home.

Yeah, but it's.. It's stood empty for years.

Sounds cheerful.

What was it called?

What?

- What was it called? - Oh, um..

St. Germaine's Children's Clinic.

- W-what are you doing? - Looking it up.

- I want to see it. - 'Well..'

You don't need to look it up, we're gonna be there soon

and you can see it with your own eyes.

Dog balls! Ah.

- Franklin! - Okay, that's it.

Everybody, phones away. I'm not kidding.

- Alicia, you, too. - I'm reading about the house.

- Now, please. - What?

I didn't shout dog balls.

This is a family trip and we should spend it as a family

not with our faces buried in our phones.

You should talk.

I'm putting it away. Okay.

Thank you, everyone.

Okay, who wants to sing Christmas carols?

Nobody? Okay.

Balls!

- I said no phones! - I don't have one.

So why would you just say "Balls?"

I don't know. I just did.

- You shouldn't laugh. - 'Uh, okay.'

'We've been driving for hours.'

'How far from civilization are we?'

'Very. And that's the point.'

- 'Is this our new house?' - 'No, honey.'

We did buy it, but not to live in it.

'We're going to fix it up and then sell it'

'like all the other houses, remember?'

Greetings, Cashman family!

Be careful up there, Emmett.

- Okay. - Who's that?

- 'That is Emmett.' - And he's our contractor.

He's been working on making the house livable.

I thought you said this was a family holiday.

This is a family holiday.

Gee, dad, why didn't you tell me we were going

to a condemned building in the middle of nowhere?

I wouldn't have been so reluctant.

Now listen, it may not look like much now

but you have to see past all of this.

You have to envision what it can become.

'For example, I can see a weekend getaway'

'for a tech billionaire.'

'It's a few hours north of the city, near all the ski resorts'

and it comes with a big, fat price tag.

Oh, yeah.

Well, I think it's beautiful.

It will be.

It has all the potential that it needs.

We just have to breathe life into it.

- Okay. - Hey, come on.

Let's go inside, guys.

You know, she's right. It doesn't look like much.

Alicia, you know this is all for you, right?

Your parents have put everything they have into this.

How much did they pay you to say that?

Just tell me, we can split it.

Oh, you're awful.

- And the heat's on? - Yup. The water, too.

Okay, perfect.

Okay, everybody.

Gather around, this is important.

Alright. Everybody, listen up.

This is a beautiful house, but it's old

so there are parts that are unsafe.

So for now, second floor is safe

first floor is safe.

Everyone got that?

That means no one, under any circumstances

goes up to the third floor.

The third floor is not safe.

Zoe, Franklin, Alicia? Okay?

- Okay. - Okay.

What's the Wi-Fi?

Oh, there's no Wi-Fi or phones. Sorry.

Is there food or should I set up some traps

and try to bag a squirrel for dinner?

Funny, sweetie.

There better be a TV.

I'll get your stuff.

Um, everything okay?

Guys?

What if Santa doesn't give us our presents?

They're worried Santa won't know they are up here

and he won't bring their toys for Christmas.

Well, that is not true. Is it, dad?

Absolutely not.

Santa always knows where the good boys and girls are

and he always gets them their gifts on Christmas Eve. Always.

- Okay? - Okay.

I'll get these guys settled in.

Who wants to see their new bedrooms?

- I do! - Okay, let's go.

Um, you know what? I can take them.

Yeah, um, and while we're upstairs

maybe you can bring in the G-I-F-T-S.

- Yes, Mrs. Cashman. - Oh, it's Hannah.

Mrs. Cashman makes me sound like..

'An evil stepmother?'

Come on, guys, you're gonna love your room so much, huh?

- Hannah? - Yeah?

- Can you come here a minute? - Well, I'm just, I...

It will just take a second.

Okay, um.. Yeah.

Okay, guys. Let's go see that room.

- Hannah? - Yeah.

Run.

What? What do you want?

'Franklin, come check out your room.'

Freak.

Rose.

Do you think there's anything