Dark House

Uh, Nick Di Santo.

I'm here to see my mom.

Visiting.

Take the stairs to the second floor, and someone

will meet you there.

Second?

Can't we go out on the grounds?

I mean, she wants to be private, can't it be out in

the sunshine or under a tree somewhere?

- Telling you, she never goes out.

In all the years I've been here, I've never even seen

here in the visitors' room.

Look, she's my mom.

I...

I haven't talked to her in years.

- Yeah, she did get made up todayjust to see you.

Look, you get her to go out, I'll be happy to take you.

Ms. Di Santo?

Your boy's here.

What have you got her on?

ORDERLY (OFFSCREEN): She hasn't been medicated today.

Bang on the door when you're done.

Hey.

You can look at me.

I'm not sure I can.

Yes you can.

Mm.

Look at me.

(HALTINGLY) Oh my.

You look like him.

Why would you say that?

You said you didn't remember him.

You said it was like trying to remember a dream.

You said you didn't know who he was.

Do you know who my father is?

What else do you know, Mom?

Mother!

Mom, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

Mom...

No, no, no...

I won't.

Don't, don't.

I won't.

Stop...

Mom...

look, I'm not...

I'm not gonna touch you, OK?

I won't.

Then don't.

- Do you... do you want me to get the orderly?

You want your medication or something?

- I'm supposed to tell you about your father.

And today is the day that I promised I would.

- Wait, you prom... you promised who?

- (WHISPERING) The things in the wall.

They listen all the time, and then they tell me what to do.

And Nicky, today is the day that they told me I had to

tell you about him.

I'm...

I'm not...

I'm not...

I won't.

I'm warning you.

Oh, Nicky.

(SHOUTING) Hey!

He's coming for you.

(SHOUTING) Hey!

Please...

Open the fucking door!

Your father...

I only remember a nightmare!

So what did she want to say?

- She wanted to let me know that she's still crazy.

So no birthday present, huh?

Let's go find one.

Let's go drink one.

Go, go, go.

Yeah, come on.

That's the guy, right over there.

Can I buy you guys a beer?

Why?

Is that Nick Di Santo?

RYAN (OFFSCREEN): What if it is?

RONNY (OFFSCREEN): You know him?

What if I do?

Can he do it?

FEMALE SPEAKER (OFFSCREEN): You know what?

I don't care.

That is not what I said and that is not what you said.

Hey, uh, hit me again.

FEMALE SPEAKER (OFFSCREEN): You know what?

I'm through.

Yeah.

No, I'm done.

I'm hanging up.

You got a number for a cab?

Anything I can do?

Bet I got you beat.

For worst day ever.

- There's no way you could beat this one.

What, did your dog die or something?

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday!

Yeah, 23's kind of a big one.

You don't know?

Um, it takes 23 seconds for blood to circulate throughout

the human body.

In every person are 23 pairs of chromosomes.

And every 23rd wave that comes to shore is twice as long and

twice as strong as the one that came before it.

So 23 is kind of like this, um, magic number.

I like 23.

RONNY (OFFSCREEN): How about you do it, just one time?

I...

I just...

I want to know if you can really do it.

Hey, what'd I say?

Do what?

What are you doing?

Nick.

Don't...

no.

NICK (OFFSCREEN): Relax.

RYAN (OFFSCREEN): Are you trying to scare away the first

girl that doesn't think you're Frankenstein?

- Well, if she's the one, she won't run.

Do not do this.

Please.

If you were sober, you wouldn't do this.

- Hey, uh, Ronny says he'll do it.

Just go up there.

Go put your hand on him.

Touch him.

What?

- No, look, it doesn't work that way.

I have to touch them.

That's rule one.

You can touch me all you want, but it's not gonna work.

And rule two?

It has to be something bad, something really bad, or I do

not see you.

There's no way to change it.

There's no information on why or when or how...

I just see it.

- Could somebodyjust tell me what

everybody's talking about?

- Sometimes he can touch somebody and he can see how

they're going to die.

Seriously?

Hold up your hand.

Nick, please.

Please, just sit down.

Aaaahhhh!

Gotcha.

Whoa!

Whoa, man!

What just happened?

Come on, man, look at me.

Nicky!

Are you kidding me?

Just get out of here!

No, no, no.

What was that?

Did you see... did you see something?

You just couldn't leave it alone.

No!

I want to know!

Did you see something?

Dude, come on.

Did you fucking...

No, I want to know.

What happened?

Shut the fuck up, Nicky.

Ryo!

Shut up, Nicky.

I don't want to get my ass kicked tonight.

Ryo, look, man.

What?

I'm holding the lady's hand.

And what?

And everything's OK.

You didn't tell him?

I...

I can't understand you.

What did you do?

I did everything.

You were supposed to

tell him about me.

I did everything you asked...

(GIGGLING) Excuse me?

What?

I was just saying I should pick up girls

at a bar more often.

Uh, news flash...

I picked you up.

Oh, no, no.

I do not think so.

No, I know so.