The Keeping

Oh, my God.

They're not here. Stop worrying.

I just keep thinking your dad will come in and send me to hell.

Amanda, we have the weekend away from them.

Let's not talk about them.

Oh, you'll be away from them soon enough.

Amanda, what is that? In your hand.

You don't have to wear it.

Wow.

What's inside the glass?

It's my blood.

You're in your head again.

Ryan.

Sorry.

Your job.

That is great news.

I didn't even think that you could

get promoted that fast.

Thank you.

No, I mean that. I'm

I'm sorry. It's just been a while since I've driven around here.

That's really impressive.

I mean, Rebecca, they're the top firm,

and now you're in the top of the top firm.

Yeah.

I think I'm just overwhelmed with all this, you know?

First, my parents are missing, then presumed dead.

And now actually being here just

just feels all wrong.

- And then we'll get married.

And we'll have children.

Oh, my God! What are you doing?

Who were you looking at?

Nothing.

Oh, my God. Were you looking at some girl?

Did you almost kill us because you saw some hot girl?

Is that how I'm gonna die?

I just...

I thought I saw someone that I knew.

Oh, God. Oh.

Gross.

Must've been trapped in here.

Yeah, great! God, you're so understanding.

Is this your family?

Yeah.

You look scared.

Probably.

- Who's the girl? - My sister.

You never told me you had a sister.

I didn't know her, really.

She didn't use to play with you?

I mean... in her own way, I guess.

But she actually disappeared,

about a year after that was taken.

- Where'd she go? -I don't know.

She just left one day, and that was it.

-That was it? -Mm-hm.

That's a huge deal. That's a missing girl.

Weren't people freaking out? Search parties?

It was a huge deal.

Was there a big investigation?

You know, whenever a child goes missing,

it's almost always someone in the family.

Yeah, I know. There was an investigation,

but my dad was a really respected minister in town,

so I think people mostly just felt sorry for him

and supported him.

Do you think he was involved?

I mean... I was, like... six when she left.

Weirdly, though, it wasn't all that bad for me with her gone.

You lost your sister.

Yeah. Yeah.

But before she left,

my dad was always angry about something.

And she was always doing stuff.

Like what?

Just causing trouble.

Like what?

She, she just did things.

I don't know. I was six.

It was all confusing,

and my dad just, sort of, went crazy.

So you think your dad had something to do with it?

No. I mean

he was not a, a friendly guy.

But...

No.

So, it was all your sister's fault?

I don't, I don't know.

Like I said, I was six.

Okay.

Okay.

-You know what's funny? -Mm.

Your sister looks just like me when I was her age.

Yeah, and she's older than you, just like me.

So, that's super creepy.

I don't think I knew her well enough to have an opinion one way or another.

But I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.

I feel like a fetish doll.

-No. Stop. -You bad boy.

Uh, let's order pizza.

Okay.

That's what Isabella used to sing?

Your sister's, your sister's name was Isabella, right?

Yeah. After she disappeared,

I started imagining that she would visit me

and play games with me.

That's creepy.

Uh, I mean, no wonder they put you into therapy.

I'm surprised they didn't put you into an institution.

What's this?

Pendant.

You used to wear this?

Did you have some sort of goth phase I don't know about?

I did not wear it.

Is that your blood?

No way. It's not my blood.

Oh.

It's a gift from a girl?

-Yeah. -Mm.

Mm-hm.

Even if we break up,

even if we never see each other again,

you have to keep this, okay?

I can get rid of it.

I mean, you kept it a long time.

It must be pretty important to you.

You know how sometimes, you just hold on to things

'cause you've always held on to them?

Mm.

Do you still think about her?

Ryan, promise me.

-I'm getting rid of it. -I didn't tell you to do that.

Out with the past. I've got a whole new life.

Ryan, promise me.

Okay, I promise.

Okay.

It's a promise.

You gonna hold the meeting here?

Uh, yeah.

Maybe you need to get some new furniture.

Until I get some investment money, I can't really afford new furniture.

Well, you gotta spend money to make money.

Hey.

You're going to kill this. Okay?

-Good luck on your first big day as partner. -

-I'm sure they'll love you. -Yeah? Why is that?

-Because I love you. -Love you too.

Hi.

Amanda?

You didn't recognize me?

You gonna stab me?

Would be the first time I got stabbed.

Wait. How did you get in here?

You left the door open.

I called out. Maybe the water was too loud.

You shouldn't leave the door open.

It was musty.

You can't just walk into someone's house just 'cause the door's open.

You're not just someone.