Babysitter Wanted

God watch over my daughter

Keep her from the path of Sin

Deliver her from the evil of Satan...

and all his demons.

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, amen.

Amen.

I wish you didn't have to go so far.

Don't worry I'm gonna be fine.

It's just college.

- I love you. - Oh, I love you.

All right, already, I'm comin'.

- What? - Erica?

- Yeah. - I'm Angie.

Your new roommate?

Oh, hey. Oh, yeah. OK, come on in.

I thought you were supposed to be here tomorrow night.

Well, I'm pretty sure I said the twenty-fourth.

Doesn't matter. You're here now, right? Here's the quick tour.

Living room. Kitchen.

Bedroom.

My side. Your side.

And we'll talk about the closet later.

Didn't you say in the email that there was a bed?

There was. However, the bitch that lived here before you,

decided last minute that she was gonna take it, even though it wasn't hers.

You'll have to crash on the couch until you find one.

I don't really have money to buy one.

We'll talk about it tomorrow, OK?

OK.

The apartment is great. Mm-hm.

My roommate?

She's, she's really nice.

No, I haven't had a chance to look yet.

I'm sure there's a church close by here somewhere, yes.

I promise.

We have to go now

Yeah, I love you too. Bye.

Sorry.

Should watch where I'm goin'.

- Are you all right? - I'm fine. Excuse me.

Hail Mary full of grace.

Be careful.

That's so sad.

Yup.

Table... Desk...

Motorcycle.

Sell your eggs. Where are all the friggin' beds?

What do you think happened to her?

Who knows? Last year, this girl went missing.

Her mom was on the news, the police did a full manhunt.

Turns out she moved to Colorado with her boyfriend and just didn't tell anyone.

It happens all the time.

Course, they did find some girl down in Redding all hacked up last month.

Did they ever catch the guy?

I never heard anything about it if they did.

Not one fucking bed... are you kidding me?

Every time I come up here, there's like a million of 'em.

- You find one? - No, it's for a job babysitting.

- That's a Montague area code. - What does that mean?

It's out in farm country. It's the boonies.

Oh. Well, I'm gonna check it out anyway.

Suit yourself. There another one of these boards on the other side of campus.

Let's go see if there's any beds on it.

Now, here we have a painting by Hans Aachen,

entitled "Saint George Slaying the Dragon".

Now, Saint George is the patron saint of England,

and is venerated throughout Christendom for his example of bravery,

in the defence of the poor and the downtrodden.

Keep in mind that during this era of religious artistry,

that dragons were not just the mere machinations of evil

derived from the minds of simple village folk,

but were in fact, symbolic representations of the devil himself.

In this particular picture, Saint George slays the dragon.

Once again, displaying the classic archetype

that good will defeat evil and God will defeat... Satan.

Good. Now, on to the works of Evelyn Munyan.

Hi, I was calling about the babysitting job.

Seven-twenty-four Lancaster Road.

Got it. OK. I'll see you in a few.

Hey, there. You must be Angie.

- Angie, I'm Jim Stanton. - Hi.

We appreciate you coming out here. Know what a long drive it is.

Oh, it wasn't that bad.

You made it.

Hi. Violet Stanton.

- It's nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.

And this... must be Sam.

He's a little shy at first, but that's just till you get to know him.

Isn't that right, Sam?

That's quite a cowboy outfit you have there.

Yeah, he never takes the thing off. He even sleeps in it most nights.

- Mm-hm. - Really?

Well, if I had a cool cowboy hat like that,

I did the same thing when I was his age.

I had this ballerina outfit I wore all the time.

Oh, I love ballet. Do you still dance?

Actually, I never danced. I just liked to wear the outfit.

Oh.

So, um, on the phone, you said something about needing a sitter for a gathering?

Oh, yeah. Well, the gathering is when all the local ranchers get together,

and help each other sort out the new calves and brand 'em.

- Then they get vaccinated and wormed. - Oh, wow.

We mostly work weekends, so that's when we'd need you to watch Sam the most.

That's perfect.

You'll have to forgive the disaster zone.

We are under construction, as you can see, so we're a little upside down.

- Would you like some homemade lemonade? - That'd be great.

OK. Be right back.

So, are you restoring the entire house?

Uh, one room at a time.

I really didn't think it was gonna be this much work.

Hm. How long have you been doing it?

I thought we were gonna be finished with the whole house in two months,

but with plumbing and foundation, let's just say we're going on just over a year now.

- Wow. - I know.

Thank you.

So, tell me a little bit about yourself.

I'm eighteen. I'm in my first year at Adams Community College.

Oh, great. What are you studying?

- Art history. - Nice. Where are you from?

I just left Bakersfield for the first time.

Bakersfield. Don't they have a community college in Bakersfield?

Oh, yeah, they do. Um, but the art history programme is better here.

Really? Do you have any brothers or sisters?

No, just me and my mom.

Mm.

Hm.

- May I use your restroom? - Oh, sure. Of course.

The sink is broken in the one downstairs, so use the one at the top of the stairs.

I'm sorry. Did I scare you?

No, not at all. I just wasn't expecting...

- I'm sorry. - Well, it's no problem.

Hey, honey, you know where those small bungees are?

Get a grip, Ange.

Hi, Sam.

I think she's great.

Oh, hi. So, we have talked it over,

and decided that we would love for you to watch Sam on Friday night,

- if that's OK with you. - Yeah, Friday will be fine.

Terrific. I'd like to take my beautiful wife out on the town

before things get a little bit busy around here.

Are you stalking me?

- Excuse me? - I'm the guy you ran into the other night.

Oh. Hi.

Looks like we're neighbours.

I live in the building next door. I'm Rick.

Angie.

Nice to meet you, Angie.

You, too.

Hey, uh, maybe we could get a bite to eat later or something.

- I have to study. - Ah.

That's cool. I probably should, too. Maybe some other time.

Hi.

Hey!

Angie, this is Hal.

Yeah.

It's nice to meet you.

Have a seat.

Hey, you want some?

No. I'm OK, thank you.

So, uh, you need a bed, huh?

- Yeah. - You can totally have mine.

Absolutely. It's like the coolest bed ever.

- Really? - Yeah.

That bed has seen more action than you could believe.

It's like good luck or something like that.

That's... That's great.

You can come over to my place on Saturday, and I'll help you move it.

- Thank you. - Yeah.

- Oh. Who the... - You dropped some on your shirt.

Are you sure you don't want some?

Really, thank you. But um, I have to get going. I'll see you later,

and thanks again for the bed.

- Hey. - Hey.

Twelve years of Catholic school, church every Sunday.

Altar boy - the whole shebang. Couldn't get out of it if I tried.

D'you mind if I ask you a personal question?

Depends on the question.

Why are you always so jumpy?

I don't know. I'm not usually like this.

It's just... Do you ever feel like someone's watching you?

What, do you mean like a guardian angel?

No, like... like someone's stalking you.

But... Someone's stalking you?

You've been here for what, like a week, and you already have a stalker?

I'm so jealous.

I don't know. It just feels like someone is.

Maybe it's just being away from home and all, that's got me nuts.

It sounds like you've got a lot on your mind.

Yeah. I guess I do.

- How's your vanilla? - It's good.

Yeah?

Nah, chocolate's still better.

Well, my stalking duties end here.

Wait. I thought I was stalking you.

Right. Sorry, I keep getting that part mixed up.

What are you doin' tomorrow night?

Oh, I have to work.

Maybe, um, maybe we could do something on Saturday, though?

I'd like that.