Gremlin

I want you to know that whatever happens,

I love you very much.

I'm ready.

Well, I'm not ready!

I'm proud of you for keeping it.

You didn't have to.

It was very brave of you.

Hello.

Come to me, you son of a bitch!

I'm home.

Hey Charlie.

Breakfast for dinner!

Hey.

How was your day?

Busy.

Need some help?

No, I got it.

Smells good.

You okay?

I've got some work to do tonight, I'll be hooked up later.

Yeah, sure.

Dad?

Yeah.

Can you help me finish my fort?

No, I can't, man, I'll be working on this all night.

Please?

I said no.

I'm sorry, I'll help you later.

After dinner, okay?

Hey!

Where are you going?

Out.

Gonna tell anybody?

I just did.

Come on, Charlie, dinner's ready.

She's just going through a phase.

I remember Julie being that way when she was a little girl.

Julie's different.

We're all different now.

I appreciate you, and what you're doing here.

Mary, you don't understand.

She loves you.

We all need you.

See, Anna's back already.

James!

Hi, Mom.

I brought you something.

I haven't heard from you in months.

Why won't you return my calls?

I haven't been able to.

I'm sorry.

Well, how is Lisa?

I'm worried about her.

She's okay, Mom.

She's okay.

We wanted you to have this.

Well it's beautiful, James, thank you.

Wow, what is it?

Where did you get this?

Is it a game?

Yes, it is a game,

and I want you to play it as soon as you can.

It's very simple, all you have to do

is give the box to someone you love.

Don't keep it, pass it along.

Do it before the timer runs out.

What's wrong?

Why don't you come in and have dinner with us.

Please.

It's been so long since we've all been together.

What?

All been together?

Who else is here?

Julie, Adam, and the kids.

They moved in a couple of weeks ago,

but they're still moving in, actually.

My God.

My God.

I've got to go.

Bye, Mom.

I'm sorry.

Hurry up Mom!

Hey, be patient.

Hungry!

Hi, Hungry, I'm Dad.

Stop doing that!

Stop mouthing off to your mom, kid,

it'll get you in trouble.

Hey Adam, will you grab the orange juice and the butter?

Sure.

Anything else?

Maybe a more helpful attitude.

I'll work on that.

Was that Anna, Grandma?

No, it was your uncle.

Uncle Jim?

Yeah.

I haven't seen him in forever.

I know.

We have an extra seat, and plenty of food.

Well, he didn't want to stay for dinner.

He was acting very strange.

Jim was acting strange?

I don't believe it!

But he gave me this box.

What is that?

Well, I don't know,

but he said that I'm supposed to give it

to someone that I love.

Thanks.

It's weird.

Adam, come on, off the table.

Well, how about school this morning?

Who was that?

It was work.

You know, I could get used to your cooking dinners for us

like this every night, sweetheart.

Taste it first.

Dammit, Charlie!

Alright, it's alright.

Adam, you scared him!

Everybody calm down, calm down.

I'm calm!

What is your problem?

I'll get something to clean it up.

It's no big deal.

I'm calm.

Grandma, I'll get it.

I'm so ready to get out of there.

Are your parents fighting again?

They're always fighting.

I don't really give a shit anymore,

but I know it bothers Charlie.

Yeah, well...

My dad can be kind of a dick, too.

You won't be like that when you're a dad?

Well, jeez, what the hell are you talking about?

Sorry, I'm just not really thinking that far ahead.

Hey.

You need to have some fun.

So, we can go to Jake's party, or...

We can just hang here.

Whatever you want.

I'm pregnant.

Wait, what?

Are you serious?

Who's the father?

Shit.

God, did you double check it?

I don't know, it could be defective.

Johnny ate a poppy seed muffin

the night before he had to take a random drug test at work

and he tested positive for opiates.

Did you eat any muffins last night?

I can't be a dad!

My dad's gonna kill me.

Yeah.

Mine too.

She's not answering.

She'll come home, she always does.

It's late, you should go to sleep, please.

Did you lock the front door?

I think I left it open.

I'm gonna go check.

What is it?

I had a bad dream.

It's okay, baby, come here.

Go back to sleep.

Can I sleep in here with you?

Go back to sleep.

Remember, we're practicing staying in your room, yeah?

Okay, goodnight.

Call me crazy, but I'm pretty sure your room is that way.

Sleep good, kiddo.

Mom!

Okay.

So, what time did this happen?

Around midnight.

We were sleeping.

We heard her in her room,

and we found her like that in her bed,

just as you did.

And your daughter?

Anna.

Yes, Anna.

Where was she last night.

We don't know.

She's got a boyfriend,

we haven't been able to get a hold of her yet.

We've been having some issues with her recently.

Would she have any reason for wanting

to hurt your grandmother?

No, of course not.

Is that a normal question, detective?

Or do you think my 16 year old daughter

killed her great grandmother?

We found a puncture wound on her chest,

consistent with a stabbing.

This is all so confusing.

There's no evidence of a struggle, no defensive wounds,