(thunder)
(ominous music)
(Dispatcher): Dispatch, Unit 16, non-injury accident involving
two cars at intersection of Pacific Coast Highway
and Metzger Road.
Millie, six five two eight three seven five,
Belinda Richards, Caucasian female, Malibu, California.
No wants or warrants, unit 32.
Unit 32, Dispatch.
I'll be giving her a verbal warning, 10-4.
No warning ticket, 32?
Uh-uh, too young, too cute.
Ha ha, 10-4, 32.
Dispatch, Unit 16, non-injury accident
involving two cars at intersection...
I'm not gonna give you a ticket, miss.
Just make sure you fix that tail light
first thing in the morning, okay?
I will, officer.
Thank you.
(car engine revving)
Dispatch, Unit 12, 10 minute personal, Roger.
(cracking and groaning)
(eerie music)
(unsnapping gun holster)
(eerie music)
(screaming)
(groaning)
(thumping)
Dispatch, Unit 32.
Dispatch, Unit 32, please.
Dispatch, 32, come in.
(eerie music)
(screaming and yelling)
(footsteps)
Come on, you 911375-
Dennis, I have told you four times, time for bed.
Say good night.
Good night princess, sleep well.
Dennis, you heard your mom, let's go.
Come on.
Mommy, I like to stay downstairs.
We'll see (inaudible).
(footsteps)
Good evening.
Tonight's top story is William Henry Glazer.
With an update, Maureen.
The Los Angeles Sheriffs Department
continues in its search tonight
for escaped mental institution patient,
William Henry Glazer, formerly of Chatsworth.
Glazer is wanted for questioning in connection with
the so-called canyon slayings,
the home break-ins and brutal knife slayings
of five separate Los Angeles Canyon area residents...
Do you know where that other carton of cigarettes went?
(shushing)
Glazer, here, is 25 years of age,
just under six feet tall, and heavily built.
When last seen, he was wearing a light beard.
Anyone seeing a man matching this description
is asked to call the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
at 654-1654.
That's 654-1654.
Citizens are warned not to try apprehending Glazer
on their own as he is thought to be armed
and extremely dangerous.
In other news from around the south land today,
a man believed responsible for 100 downtown burglaries
was arrested by city police today in Los Angeles.
Is it getting worse every day, or is it just me?
I don't think it's just you.
Do you need anything from the store?
You kidding? It's after 11:00.
Can't it wait till morning?
Well we need some milk for breakfast
and I'm out of cigarettes.
I'll be right back.
Come on Lise, there's a nut out there somewhere.
Why don't you just forget it?
Forget about it.
I'll be gone 10 minutes.
He isn't out there attacking cars. For goodness sakes.
No, absolutely not.
You are not going out for cigarettes.
Oh, come on.
You're not going out for cigarettes.
- You're a slave to them. - Phillip.
I mean it Lise, you're not going.
This is driving me crazy.
Well then give the damn things up.
(banging)
(rustling in closet)
(sigh)
Daddy, I can't sleep.
Well, you little phony, of course you can't sleep.
You're kneeling on your pillow.
Get under the covers, come on.
That's a girl. Now close your eyes.
You can't sleep with them open.
All right, I'm gonna sit right here till
you get to sleep.
I don't want to see you blink.
(garage door opening)
(car engine revving)
(brakes squealing)
(dog barking)
Get down, get down from there.
Hey!
Get away. Get Away.
Get down, hey (inaudible) come on down.
Oh, oh I'm sorry Lisa, I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have him off the leash like this
but we were walking around the neighborhood.
You know, that nut is loose in Topanga somewhere.
Really?
Yeah, it was just on the radio.
A sheriff's deputy got slashed all to hell
down in Malibu.
Wow.
And the guy who did it ran up in
the hills somewhere.
You know you, you really shouldn't have to go out
tonight if you don't have to.
Oh, I'm just going to the store.
Yeah, well why don't you send Phil?
Well, I'd rather leave him with the kids, thanks.
Yeah, I can see your point.
All right, but be careful, huh.
Okay, night Norman.
Goodnight.
Lisa, you know if I finish that drywall
tomorrow we should be able to get the
guest bedroom painted by...
Lisa.
Lisa!
The 33-year-old highway patrolman
was taken to Malibu Emergency Hospital
with multiple knife wounds to the upper
chest and face.
Hospital spokesman say he is in surgery
at this moment and declined to list
his condition.
Phillip's assailant may have been
William Henry Glazier, the escaped
mental patient.
He is wanted in connection with the grizzly
knife slayings of five Los Angeles Canyon
residents in recent weeks.
Witnesses to the assault say the man
matching Glazier's description was wearing
grey institutional type work clothes
and escaped into the Topanga Foothills.
The same foothills where sheriff's department
officials are now conducting an intense
foot and helicopter search.
KF...
(eerie music)
All right, I sure need a ride.
Hey wait, wait!
(tires screeching and honking)
What the hell are you doing?
(eerie music)
(footsteps)
Uh, carton of Metropolitans please.
Metropolitans.
Regulars or longs?
Regular.
Did you hear about that highway patrolman
getting stabbed up here?
Yeah, terrible.
Yeah, just down the road.
Should have seen those cop cars boy.
I'll tell you, those guys come down real fast
when it's one of their own.
Well, I don't envy you having to work here
alone all night.
I'm not alone.
Yeah, well, I don't like guns.
Miss?
$11.39.
Oh, sorry, keep the change.
Thanks.
(door closing)
(footsteps)
(eerie music)
(car engine starting)
(eerie music)
Damn it.
(ominous music)
Oh, boy.
Damn it.
Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid.
(eerie music)
Oh.
(car engine idling)
(honking)
(footsteps)
(locking car door)
(knocking on window)
Want gas?
Five dollars?
(footsteps)
(creaking)
(footsteps)
Five dollars.
(glass breaking and screaming)
(ominous music)
(gun shot)
(groaning)
Oh my god, oh.
(crying)
It's okay, it's okay, m♪am.
He was in the backseat with a knife.
He's the guy they were talking about on the radio.
It's okay.
It's over.
Lets just call the cops, huh?
Lets just call the police, okay?
(crying)
Oh my god.
(car pulling into driveway)
(running)
(door opening)
Thanks.
Yeah, thank you.
(car pulling away)
I was so shaky I didn't want to drive.
Are you mad at me?
Did you get your cigarettes?
(rustling)
(footsteps)
(throwing trash in metal garbage)
No.
♪ “I Don't Care About You” by Fear
I don't know, J.J.
Huh?
I said I don't know.
What's that?
I'm not sure of this.
We're a long way from The Valley.
That's the idea.
Stop yelling-
We're here.
(arcade games)
I don't know, J.J.
Man, one of these times our luck's gonna run out.
How else am I gonna make any
money to beat The Bishop, huh?
You got any better ideas?
(video game sounds)
Hey man, that's a great score.
Hey, you wanna play?
Oh no, J.J., you'll end up losing that
10 bucks you got cutting Old Man Harrison's lawn.
Shut up, Zock. I don't always lose.
How about it?
You want to play, ese?
Yeah.
Okay, ese, we'll play.
But I wouldn't want to give you lessons
unless you want to play buck a game.
Five game minimum.
No J.J., come on, let's get out.
No Zock, it's okay. We're just having a little fun. Come on.
Man-
Well, that's pretty steep.
All right, all right, yeah.
Yeah, a buck a game, five games.
Who knows, I might even win.
(video game sounds)
Damn.
All right, one more.
No, that's six bucks already
and I got to get home for supper.
Hey, hey, come on, Zock.
- I gotta go. - One more game.
Come on, this will only take 10 minutes.
No, you keep losing.
Come on, it's all right.
Now look, my buddy's a little antsy
so, uh, why don't we raise the stakes
a little bit, huh?
Okay, how much?
How about 25 bucks.
Are you out of your mind?
If you want to give away money
why don't you just give it to me?
Okay ese, let me see if I can cover it, all right?
(video game sounds)
(Spanish)
25 peso, vato.
All right.
I got the bread, man.
Lets play.
Me first?
Totally.
Pleasure taking your money, ese.
All right, nice and easy.
(video game sounds)
All right, you got it man, you got it.
(video game sounds)
All right, yeah.
(video game sounds)
(cheering)
17 chinga.
My homeboy.
Be my guest, ese.
Last chance J.J., you're never gonna make it.
Thanks for those encouraging words
in time of need.
You have to beat 17,010.
Lets see what he can do, huh?
Don't get nervous, ese.
(laughter)
Hey dude, don't kiss him.
(video game sounds)
I remember now.
That dude's named J.J. Cooney.
He's the best, man.
The best who ever was.
You guys are getting hustled.
♪ “Let's Have a War" by Fear
17,220. He did it.
Boy, I don't know what, what happened.
I guess I just kind of got lucky.
Not even, ese.
Hey vato, your name Cooney?
Never heard of him, man.
Beat it, ese.
You're lucky.
(sigh)
(running)
Hey, get back here.
(yelling)
(honking)
Hey, where you going?
I'm gonna sneak in a couple games
with The Bishop.
I'm gonna hit level 13 today, man, come on.
I got to go J.J.
Hey J.J., don't you get it?
13th level doesn't even exist.
It's just a scam to get suckers
to spend their money.
It exists.
I hear some kid out in Jersey made it twice.
Yeah, right.
Hey look, just give me my cut, okay?
My mom will kill me if I don't get home.
Why don't you just come in with me.
Just for two or three games.
Yeah, which turns into 10 games,
turns into all night.
Look J.J., give me my money. I mean it.
- You want your cut? - Yeah.
Sure you don't want to come in with me
just for two games?
Thanks, got to go.
Go, go all the way to hell for all I care.
You know what J.J.? You're nuts.
That machine's made you into some kind of fiend.
J.J. hey, you gonna play The Bishop?
Not even.
Come here, guys.
Mind if we watch?
I'm going to level 13 today.
Awesome.
Hi J.J., you gonna try The Bishop again?
He's going all the way to 13.
All right.
Come here you guys.
Come on, J.J.'s playing.
Let go of me, man.
Sorry man, (inaudible) next time.
Hey, lets go, come on.
Hey man, heads up.
Man, oh wow.
Get to level 13.
(video game sounds)
Greetings earthling.
I am the Bishop of Battle.
Master of all I survey.
I have 13 progressively harder levels.
Try me if you dare.
You are on level one.
Lets begin.
♪ Mercenaries by Negative Trend
(ominous music)
You have just reached level 12.
Welcome.
(cheering)
Guys, be quiet.
Let the master concentrate.
Lets begin.
(ominous music)
(video game sounds)
Oh no.
You are good earthling, but not good enough.
I am the Bishop of Battle.
Master of all I survey.
I have 13 progressively harder levels.
Try me if you dare.
Insert coin.
Totally awesome, all right.
I don't even think level 13 exists.
Yeah it does.
I heard some guy out in Jersey got to it twice.
Hey, later, man.
Hey, come on J.J., it's closing time.
Hey, where you guys going?
Hey, come on back. I got some more quarters.
It's getting late, J.J.
Hey, come on.
Come on, I got some more quarters.
Lets play another game. Just one more game.
Sorry.
Go on home.
Who needs you talentless clowns anyway.
Get out of here.
Bunch of lightweights.
(coins)
Come on J.J., lets go get a pizza.
We'll sit and talk like we used to.
Shine it, Pamela, I'm not into that crap anymore.
Greetings earthling.
I am the Bishop of Battle.
Master of all I survey.
Welcome to level one.
Lets begin.
(video game sounds)
Come on J.J. I gotta close.
J.J.!
(video game sounds)
What are you doing?
Come on. Lets go, pal.
There's a whole big world out there.
- You like girls, J.J.? - I'm feeling hot man.
Come on, I'm feeling really hot.
Come on, lets go, lets go.
Let me just...
Now come on, J.J.
Plug it back in, man, I mean it.
Hey, Cooney.
Now we've been through this before.
Now, tomorrow's another day. All right?
I'm your best customer, Willie.
You shouldn't treat me like that.
- I'm gonna get back at you. - Go home, Cooney.
I promise you that, man. I'm gonna get back at you.
Good. Bye.
You think I'm kidding? I mean it, man.
This sucks!
Come on, that's baloney.
How do you expect to improve your grades
when you spend all your time playing those
damn machines?
Oh no, forget it J.J. As of now, you're grounded.
From now on, the game room is off limits, period.
Come on, Dad, be a sport, will ya?
Short? Sport?
Take a look at this report card and tell me;
is that sport?
Forget it, J.J.
- Dad, I got a deal for you. - No deals, end of discussion.
You're grounded.
Grounded?
Are you kidding me?
No, I'm not kidding you.
Dad, I am at my absolute peak right now.
Oh, come on.
Don't you see? I am this close.
J.J., you're not making any sense
to either of us.
You're what, close to what?
The 13th level in The Bishop of Battle.
Oh J.J., that is just a game.
It's not just a game.
It is just a game.
If I don't make it now, I might never make it at all.
J.J., it's time you went in your room.
No, it's not worth it.
Listen to me, Dad.
I listened long enough.
No you haven't. Hear me out.
Now look, give me a week, a couple days even.
When I make the 13th level on that machine
that's it.
- I'm gonna retire from the games. - Come on, come on...
I've heard this all before.
Why don't you listen to me for once?
I've listened to you long enough.
No, you haven't.
There's gonna be no more, no more stealing quarters.
No more late nights at the arcade.
- No more any of that. - Enough.
I've heard enough. Go to your room.
- No. - Yes.
- Go to your room. - Why?
You always said that...
You sit there in that chair
and you make judgments on me.
You don't know anything about me.
Goodnight, go to hell.
What?
Forget it, both of you.
J.J.
I hate the both of you.
(door slamming)
Jerry.
Leave him alone, Adele. It's for his own good.
Jerry, he's not himself.
♪ “Rise Above” by Black Flag
(eerie music)
Good evening, Bishop.
I hope you're ready to lose.
'Cause tonight's my night.
(coins)
(phone ringing)
Hello?
Mrs. Cooney.
Zock, is that you?
Yeah.
Do you know what time it is?
Yeah, is J.J. there?
Zock, he's asleep and you should be too.
Yeah, well, me and J.J. kind of had a fight
today and I had a nightmare about him
and I couldn't get back to sleep.
Oh Zock, honey.
He has been acting kind of strange
the last couple days.
I guess I just want to know if he got home
all right and stuff.
Yeah, he's here and he's fine.
I'm sure you'll make up tomorrow.
Now you go back to bed now.
Okay.
Goodnight.
Sorry.
Bye.
Who's that? Was that the Maxwell boy?
Um hum.
Good lord.
- Where you going? - To the bathroom.
(eerie music)
Jerry.
♪ “I Got Power” by Negative Trend
(video game sounds)
You have just reached level 12, earthling.
Welcome.
Lets begin.
Told you tonight was my night
you son of a...
(video game sounds)
(laughter)
Sorry Bishop, your boys aren't good enough
for me tonight.
I'll see you on level 13.
(video game sounds)
(laughter)
(video game sounds)
You are very very good earthling.
You have just reached level 13.
Welcome.
Lets begin.
I beat you.
(laughter)
I beat you!
(laughter)
(lightening)
(video game sounds)
(eerie music)
(video game sounds)
(laser gun and crashing)
(metal door slamming shut)
(eerie music)
(gun dropping on floor)
(running)
(explosion)
My god.
(eerie music)
Welcome earthling.
I am the Bishop of Battle.
Master of all I survey.
(eerie music)
Stay away from me!
(eerie music)
(screaming)
Well, he's not there either.
Zock, can you think of any place else?
The Game-O-Rama should be open in a couple of minutes.
We could check there if you want to.
I doubt he'd go there if he was running
away, though-
- Lets go. - Come on, gel: in the car.
Get in.
Let's get the key in the door.
All right, all right, I'm opening it.
Oh, it's still closed.
Hey Willie, seen J.J.?
No, not since last night, kid.
All right, I'll open it up.
It's like you guys have never played before.
Where the hell could he be?
We got to call the police, Jerry.
Lets go.
(crowd talking)
What the hell is this?
Look what they did to the machines.
Damn vandals.
I am The Bishop of Battle.
Master of all I survey.
J.J.
I have 13 progressively harder levels.
He's got you.
Try me if you dare.
Insert coin.
I am The Bishop of Battle.
Master of all I survey.
I have 13 progressively harder levels.
Try me if you dare.
(eerie music)
(dissing)
(ominous music)
(rattlesnake)
(banging and grunting)
(ominous music)
(screaming)
Frank.
Are you all right?
A nightmare.
What was it about?
It was horrible.
I'm sorry, sorry.
It's all getting too extreme.
I think maybe I should visit my local parish priest.
(laughter)
It's almost 9:00, Frank.
(door closing)
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God,
pray for us sinners, now and at the hour...
(crying)
(speaking in Latin)
(speaking in Spanish)
(ominous music)
You are asking, Father, why we are
given so many signs of evil
and so few signs of good.
I can't help but think that the entire
concept of good and evil may be a fallacious one,
Your Eminence.
It's come to that.
(crying)
God works in ways we cannot understand.
(inaudible) is with him now.
He's in a better place.
(crying)
(door creaking)
(angelic music)
(door creaking)
(pouring water)
You've been a good friend, Luis.
You're leaving?
Uh huh.
Where you going?
Well, I got about $78 in cash
and a credit card with about $100
still left on it.
I'm gonna drive until I can't buy gas anymore
and then I'm gonna stop, get some kind of a job.
What are you, crazy?
Come on, Frank, everybody has a crisis of faith.
You do, I do, the Bishop does.
Even St. Thomas did.
But it doesn't mean you stop,
pick up everything and go.
I respect your belief, Luis.
Respect my lack of belief.
(door creaking)
ls all this happening because of that
little boy's death?
You're really not giving me much credit, are you?
(banging)
What about the family, my friend?
You're gonna leave them with that
pitiful excuse for a eulogy and then just go?
(trunk slamming)
Think.
Think about what that says to them, Frank.
Frank, you've been their shepherd.
The least you can do is wait until
their grief begins to dissipate.
Look, I don't care what you really believe in.
All I know is those people are in desperate
need of counseling.
You've become very important to them.
They need you, Frank.
The well is dry.
(door slamming)
What are you doing?
Frank, it's holy water, it's blessed.
It's tap water and I need it.
I got a long drive across the desert
and a car with no air conditioning.
Adios, Luis.
(door slamming)
(car engine revving)
Thank you.
(eerie music)
(car engine idling)
(tires screeching)
(mooing)
(ominous music)
(crying)
(footsteps)
Grocery store.
Hold up.
What?
They shot the kid. They want the last rights.
Get an ambulance.
He's gone, Frank.
Get an ambulance.
He's gone.
Get an ambulance.
(crying)
Sit down, it's gonna be all right, sit down.
(crying)
(hitting steering wheel)
(crash)
(tires screeching)
(door slamming)
(metal clanking)
I see only anarchy.
I see inexplicable, unfathomable anarchy.
And I see people ground up in the gears
of this anarchy.
I see people in anguish.
My biggest fear is this is not the
work of the devil because there can
be no devil if there is no God.
And if there were an Almighty God,
he would never allow such suffering.
I've come to believe that we are living
in a great void, Your Eminence.
I've lost my faith.
(angelic music)
(clanking)
(tires screeching)
(car engine revving)
(car door slamming)
(car peeling out)
What is it you want?
(crashing)
(tires screeching)
(car engine idling)
(ominous music)
(distant thunder)
(ground breaking open)
(crashing)
No!
(ominous chase music)
(crashing)
(truck engine revving)
(tires squealing)
(explosion)
(ominous music)
(tires squealing)
(screaming)
(police radio)
There's no tracks in that sand anywhere.
There's no strange paint in those dents
on your car.
Nah, there's just no evidence of
another vehicle around here anywhere.
You think I'm making this up?
No sir, uh, I think that maybe you fell
asleep and went off the road.
Your car rolled over and you got thrown out.
They say you got a mild concussion.
I had one of them once myself.
Gave me the weirdest dreams, like you.
You know, Father, in the history of the church
only a few, very few individuals have been
given a literal sign, as at Lourdes.
That's why the word is faith.
You understand?
(police officer): Well, we're right smack dab between
that hospital up in Bisbee and Travis General
where you're coming from.
I'll have that driver just take you on up to Bisbee.
No wait, wait...
Take me to Travis.
Now you did tell me you were leaving there,
didn't ya?
That's where my parish is.
Yes sir, it's all right with me.
(doors shutting)
(engine starting)
Travis.
(angelic music)
(eerie music)
(screen banging)
(ominous music)
(water dripping)
(eerie music)
(clock ticking)
(scurrying)
Steven?
Huh?
Steven?
What?
I heard it again.
Can rats get in between the walls?
It's not rats.
It's the wind.
The branches need a trimming.
Go to sleep.
(eerie music)
(scurrying)
Just turn off the violins, will ya, Bill?
This isn't the first time this son of a...
the nitwit screwed up.
So his wife's expecting.
It isn't the issue.
The man's an employee, he works for us.
He represents us.
I'll be damned if I'm gonna let him embarrass us again.
Mommy.
We're on the line here, too.
What's pryidoxine hydrochloride?
God knows.
No notice...
- Am I eating it? - Just give him two weeks severance
and get him out.
Look Bill, I'll be in in a half an hour.
I want Higgins gone.
Jim Higgins.
You don't know anything about this, Claire,
so don't start.
Jim used to be your best salesman.
You know, Nancy's pregnant.
What's this with the exterminator?
What's all this about?
We have rats.
I heard them in the walls and later in the attic.
You didn't wake up.
Are they white ones?
Just go out and buy a couple of traps.
I'll set them up tonight and that'll be it.
Well, I just figured you wouldn't
want to be bothered with setting traps.
Look, we still want the swimming pool, right?
What?
The swimming pool, I take it we still want to put it in.
Oh yeah, Daddy, of course we do.
Well, we're going to, peanut.
But the way we're going to is by not wasting
a lot of money on things like cleaning ladies
twice a week and shyster rat catchers
who come out and look for droppings once a month.
We did agree that certain things
we're going to start doing around here
all by ourselves, didn't we, Claire?
If you catch the rat can I keep it, Daddy?
I'll tell you what, sweetheart,
if Mommy says it's okay, you've got yourself a deal.
Here you go. Go get your books.
I'll wait for you in the car.
Yeah, yeah.
(car door closing and dog barking)
(engine revving)
(humming)
(dishes clinking)
(eerie music)
(glass breaking)
(eerie music)
(sigh)
(growling and cans clattering)
(ladder banging down)
(footsteps)
Oh no, honey.
You see anything?
Insulation.
Mr. Thompson has two rats in a cage.
Who's Mr. Thompson?
Billy Noble's teacher.
One's named Annie, the other, he's the boy,
he's named Pinto because he has these
little pink spots all over.
Oh.
(footsteps)
Billy says Pinto is this big.
Brooke, please.
(footsteps)
Did you do it?
Yeah, tough job.
Took all of a minute and a half.
(attic stairs slamming closed)
(rustling)
(meowing)
(kissing)
What's the trouble here?
No trouble.
Seems like we've had this kind
of trouble around here for a month.
How would you know?
You're never around.
You're either traveling or at the office or something.
I'm here now.
Steven.
(sigh)
Steven, you're not even here when you're here anymore.
(sigh)
Do you know how insensitive you've become?
You use a sledgehammer most of the time
when just a word or two would do.
There are people who get things clone
and there are people who don't, Claire.
Steven.
(rat trap snapping shut)
(rat squealing)
All our problems should be solved so easily.
Steven, would you please get rid of it?
What?
Would you please get rid of it?
Now?
Well, I am not going to be able to sleep
knowing it's bleeding all over us.
I am not getting dressed and going down -
- Steven please, please. - Absolutely.
Yes m♪am, at your service.
(sigh)
Your hero humbly accepts his thanks, by the way.
(footsteps)
(door opening)
(sigh)
(footsteps)
(rustling bag)
(shed closing)
(footsteps)
(ominous music)
(cat screeching)
(plunging sink)
I can't find Rosie.
What'd you say, hun?
Rosie, she's gone.
You mean she wasn't in your room
when you woke up?
No and I'm scared.
Oh honey, she probably just went out somewhere.
She never just goes away.
Sometimes she does.
Somebody got a problem here?
Rosie's gone.
Mama says she just goes away some times.
But she doesn't.
Oh, this sink is all plugged up.
I'm afraid something's happened to her.
Here let me do that, hun.
Excuse me.
(sigh)
Wasn't Rosie fixed?
Yeah, she was fixed almost a year ago
but that doesn't mean that she can't go out sometimes.
She wouldn't go out for that.
I know her.
Rosie wouldn't go out for that at all.
Don't worry about Rosie, peanut.
She'll be back by the time you get home from school.
We better hurry up, we're gonna be late.
(water gurgling)
Oh, that's disgusting.
What is it?
Nothing to worry about.
Just some old rat hair.
I thought you said it was a white rat.
(footsteps)
I'm surprised that little guy wasn't bald.
(garage opening)
Rosie.
Kitty.
Rosie.
Kitty, kitty.
Rosie, come here.
(sigh)
(garage closing)
Rosie.
Kitty.
Here, kitty kitty.
Rosie.
Rosie?
Rosie.
Oh...
Rosie?
Kitty?
Rosie?
Oh great.
Rosie.
Hi Rosie, come here.
Rosie?
Come here, kitty.
Ow.
Come here, Rosie, come on.
Won't you come here?
Rosie?
You all right, honey?
Come here kitty, come here.
What's the matter?
(eerie music)
Rosie?
You all right?
Baby, I'm gonna catch you.
Oh.
(eerie music and animal sounds)
Come on, Rosie.
Oh, oh.
(eerie music)
(screaming)
(growling)
(car engine)
(door opening)
(footsteps)
Okay, bye.
(car door closing)
Hi honey. You have a good day?
Pretty good.
Billy was lying about Pinto.
He's only that big.
Did Rosie come home yet?
Did she?
No, she didn't, honey.
Can I go to Cindy's after I change?
Sure ya can.
You have to be home before it gets dark. All right?
Okay.
(door closing)
Mommy!
Look what Rosie did!
Honey, wait for me.
What is it, honey?
Look.
Why would Rosie do that?
(eerie music)
What's wrong, Mommy?
[gasps] Oh.
Oh my god.
(eerie music)
Why would Rosie do this, Mommy?
I don't know, honey.
(eerie music)
Choosey's okay.
(eerie music)
Honey, why don't we go over...
(eerie music)
Mommy.
It's all right honey. It's all right.
Why don't we, uh, go over to Cindy's now.
Okay?
(eerie music)
(birds chirping)
The wires have been gnawed through.
That's what caused the flickering light.
But aren't wires inside pipes or something?
Look at this.
Didn't seem to bother this fella.
You mean it bit straight through the pipe?
A rat can do that?
I've seen a seven pound rat squeeze through
a quarter inch crack under a door
without exhaling, Mrs. Houston.
I've seen them living in mud huts along
the river like beavers and nesting in trees
like eagles.
I've seen 'em as big as a medium size dog
and as small as a big June bug.
I'm no longer surprised at anything I see a rat do.
Very special animals.
They're horrid animals is what they are.
This one is big and horrid.
You saw him?
Well, I saw his eyes.
He was, uh, looking at me when I
was underneath the house.
How long have you been on vacation
or wherever?
Oh, we haven't been anywhere.
But your little girl has been away?
No, Why?
Well it's obvious your pest has been working
at this for several weeks.
How come you didn't notice until today?
Well, that wall was perfect yesterday.
That happened sometime during the night.
I think you better show me the cabinet
he was into downstairs.
(car engine)
(car door closing)
(footsteps)
oh, my god.
That, madam, was not done by your average rodent.
(door slamming)
I've never seen that kind of destruction.
Steven, look what this thing has done.
It's worse than we thought.
My name is Keefer, Mr. Houston.
You've got an unusually aggressive visitor, sir.
- I've never seen anything like... - You know that it's killed Rosie
and I found her under the house.
Apparently, my wife misunderstood me.
I was under the impression that we agreed I was
gonna handle this problem by myself.
Steven you can't handle this problem by...
How much do I owe you Mr. Keefer?
Well sir, you really don't owe me anything.
- Well then, thank you very much. - Steven.
I apologize for having wasted your time.
Steven.
Wait a minute.
Look, I'm not gonna let Brooke sleep up in her room.
Wait till you see the damage it's done.
Then she can sleep in the bedroom next to our room.
Would you excuse us please, Mr. Keefer.
(footsteps)
(car engine)
(door closing)
I'm terribly sorry I bruised your precious ego.
Get off my back, Claire. I had a tough clay.
I had no idea it was so fragile.
We have a second rat, I'll get rid of it.
You know what Mr. Keefer said?
- He said he's never... - You know what your problem is?
Seen this kind of destruction.
It's the same as 99% of the people in this world.
Why don't we bring in somebody who's
see this type of damage.
It never occurs to you to do something yourself.
(dog barking)
Will Rosie come back?
Well, you know what I think?
I think Rosie might have gone to visit
some friends.
But will she ever come back?
I don't know.
We'll just have to wait and see.
Now you get some sleep now.
Tomorrow's another school day.
(kissing)
Good night.
Don't close the door.
I won't.
Good night.
Good night, Rosie.
I think we should buy Brooke another cat.
A kitten.
It probably would be best to wait until we get rid of...
(phone ringing)
Hello?
Mrs. Houston, it's Keefer.
Yes.
The reason I'm calling is, well, this might sound
a little strange Mrs. Houston, but there's this old book
I have from back in Germany in the 1600s.
Tells about a thing called the das Teufel Nagetier.
Das what?
Claire, who is it?
Das Teufel Nagetier.
I was going to tell you about it today
but Mr. Houston didn't seem much in the mood for listening.
Who is that? It's late.
Well, what is this Das Teufel, whatever it is?
It translates into “the devil rodent".
It's a legend about huge malevolent rodents
with unbelievable cunning and strength
that terrorize certain villainous individuals
in 17th Century Europe.
Claire, who are you talking to?
The problem is according to the legend
Das Teufel Nagetier cannot be destroyed, Mrs. Houston.
[gasps] That's ridiculous.
Claire, who the hell is...
Who is this?
It's Keefer, Mr. Houston.
The reason I called before is that I think
the problem over there may be bigger than you realize.
What in hell are you talking about?
We have rats.
I'll take care of them.
You won't.
Don't call again.
(hanging up phone)
(eerie music)
(hanging up phone)
(eerie music)
Everybody's got their hand out Claire
and you're always right there to fill it.
(sigh)
He told me an awful story.
Of course he did, to scare you into
rehiring him.
(banging on piano)
Steven?
(clock ticking)
Steven.
Mommy, Daddy, I'm scared.
(banging)
Brooke.
Mommy!
Brooke!
(crashing)
(crying)
Brooke.
Are you all right, sweetheart?
Honey, honey, oh God.
Are you okay?
(music blaring)
(crying)
What is going on?
Oh God!
Mommy.
What is happening here?
Steven?
Come on, honey.
(loading shotgun)
(glass falling)
Steven?
Mommy!
It's all right honey, you just stay right,
I'm just gonna close the,
I'm just gonna close the door.
Okay?
See?
(door slamming)
(eerie music)
There.
Okay?
Mommy!
Oh honey, it's all right, sweetheart.
They'll go back on.
They will, I know.
(ominous music)
(music blaring)
Rosie, see, see, they went back on.
Now we'll just stay right here and everything
will be just fine.
All right?
(dripping water)
(ominous music)
(banging around in kitchen)
(clanging)
(gun shots)
Steven!
(door opening)
Steven!
(racking shotgun)
Steven!
What are you doing?
(footsteps)
Steven, Steven, you can't kill it.
What are you talking about?
Mommy, Daddy!
He's in the ceiling!
(growling coming from ceiling)
Honey, it's all right baby.
(attic door slamming down)
Here, stay here.
Steven!
You can't kill it!
(banging around in attic)
Steven!
(banging and gun shots)
Steven! You're gonna kill us!
(crying)
Steven!
You're gonna kill...
(banging)
(door slamming shut)
Mommy!
Brooke, open the door!
What?
Come on baby, honey, open the door.
It's Daddy, open the door!
(banging on door)
Brooke, open the door.
Watch out.
No!
You'll kill her.
Watch out!
(kicking door open)
(screaming)
Mommy!
(rat howling)
(screaming) Help me!
Steven!
Mommy!
No, wait, you're going to kill her.
I think it's trying to tell me something.
What honey?
What, what's the rat gonna tell you?
Bring baby...
Bring baby.
Hers.
Bring her baby back to her.
Oh.
(creaking)
(screaming)
Mommy, Mommy!
Bring it back to her.
(eerie music)
(rummaging in trash)
(eerie music)
No Daddy, please.
Please Daddy, she just wanted her baby.
Please, Daddy.
(eerie music)
(rat howling)
(crying)
Mommy, Daddy.
Daddy, where do you suppose she's going next?
(eerie music)