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Who are you looking for?
Do you live here?
Yes, who are you looking for?
lt`s nothing really, but... l used to live here
You must be mistaken
l have lived here since the house was built
l must be mistaken then, thank you
They won`t let me abort it
What? How can that be?
lt`s already four months, the doctor says it`s too dangerous
l will take care of it
How much?
Fifty dollars
How much?
Fifty, fifty dollars
Son, where`s Mum?
l don`t know
Jen!
Jen! What are you doing?
l thought I could do it myself
How could you be so silly!
Hang in there
Mum!
Hello?
Mum, I managed to book my flight back
That`s great, your sister will be delighted
He says he can make it back. l`m busy now, you talk to Dad
Hi Son, so you will be back?
Lucy!
Come have your breakfast, it`s time for school
l don`t want any breakfast, just let me sleep in
Then how about your birthday present?
Birthday present? Yes please!
Then go wash up quickly
l`ll wash up right now
Which one do you prefer? lt`s fallen asleep again
lt`s so tiny
Let`s see the ones below
Mum, the one below is so cute
Oh yes. Looks like it`s smiling at you too
Look at its tongue
lt`s licking my fingers
Hello! Ok, I pick this one!
This one?
Yes, this one!
Will it bite?
lt`s ignoring us
Thank you
Happy Birthday!
lt`s not even today
Then do you not want it?
Of course I do! let`s go
Hey!
You`re bringing him to school?
Kumi, be good and listen to Mum, ok?
l will play with you once l get home from school
l`ve just named him Kumi
What`s up? Where are you going?
Kumi!
Where are you running off to?
Kumi!
Where are you?
Kumi!
Are you here?
Kumi!
What are you looking for?
Sit
l forgot to tell you
A kid hurt her hand, so l will be home late tonight
What about the other helpers at the childcare?
The kid likes me
Remember to pick Lucy up at six this evening
We debated so well today
Yes we did
Luckily you were there, Lucy
Yes, you were great!
Where shall we celebrate?
Let`s go for desserts!
My dad is picking me up
Really?
So you aren`t coming with us?
Next time then
Alright
We will get going then
Bye!
The number you have dialed is not in use. Please dial again later
Are you alright?
Damn it, look at my car...are you ok?
l`m fine
But my car isn`t
Getting fetched and sent at your age
Your Mum has really spoiled you
l`m sorry
Dad, Mum cooked noodles
Tell Mum to not wait up for me
Mr Guo, l understand you studied opera singing
That was eons ago
A toast to the success of our longterm collaboration
Heel! Jump! Heel! Sit! Sit!
Kumi!
Where are you?
Kumi!
Where are you?
Kumi!
Who`s that?
Mummy?
Are you home?
What`s the matter?
Ming, I can`t find Lucy!
How can that be? I fetched her home
l called her three times but no one answered
Could she be in the shower?
lt`s been ages!
Perhaps she`s asleep
l`m with a client now, l can`t talk
There`s no need to panic
Why don`t you have a look at home first? Let`s talk later
Hey!
Kumi! Where`s Lucy?
Lucy!
What happened to you?
Please don`t scare me!
Lucy!
What happened here, Lucy?
Lucy, please don`t scare me!
Cheers!
l`m sorry Mr Guo, l`ve to take a call
Go ahead
What is it this time?
Ming, Lucy has fainted at home!
l`ll be right back!
Mr Guo, l`m sorry, I have something important to attend to.
Please enjoy yourself. See you tomorrow
Will she be okay?
Don`t worry
She felt giddy
lt must be from hitting her head when she fell
l`ve got to go. l have a busy day and I have to get the car fixed
Don`t worry, the doctor`s here
Call me if there is any news
There could be a slight concussion but it`s nothing serious
Let`s observe for a few days
Call me if there is giddiness or blurred vision
Luckily your brain is not hurt
We need it to get you into medical school
lf your brother can do it, so can you
Lucy!
What`s wrong, Lucy?
What`s wrong?
Sunny!
How`s everything?
How have you been doing?
You look great
You`ve lost weight
Have I?
Haven`t you been eating?
Of course!
You have maintained the car well
lt`s been more than ten years
But l think it still has a few more years left in it
lt will probably last another ten years
under your care
How are your studies coming along?
Not too bad
Your Mum`s been boasting about you becoming a doctor
There`s still quite a few years to go!
You had better buck up
Your Mum`s neck is growing longer from waiting
Then I`d better switch to veterinary so l can treat her
lf you do that, you will be the death of her
Lucy!
Yes!
Your friends are here!
lt`s been too long!
Let`s go in, Lucy is waiting for you
Sunny!
Watch out, watch out!
l am back to celebrate your eightieth birthday!
Then you will be almost a hundred!
For a centenarian, you don`t look too bad
Wait, wait! You have to get off me
What`s wrong?
You`ve grown taller and heavier
`-Look at them
Well, at least l`ve grown taller!
l`m returning to Australia right now
No, please don`t! You haven`t been back for such a long time
Since l haven`t grown any taller, how long could it have been?
Hey! Introduce!
My brother Sunny
These are my schoolmates, Mandy, Mei Lin and Mina
- Hello everyone! - `- Hello!
Lucy is always telling me about you
Me too
So you`ve been telling them that l haven`t grown taller!
Come on, let`s go!
Faster!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to Lucy (To my sister)
Happy birthday to you!
Make a wish then blow the candles
May your brother grow taller and cuter
and may I grow fatter and fatter
Ok
What`s the matter?
There`re maggots!
What? Where?
On the cake! Maggots!
There aren`t any
lt`s full of maggots!
There`s nothing! What`s wrong?
Don`t frighten Mum! You must be mistaken
What`s happened to all of you?
What is it? What`s going on? Lucy! Don`t frighten Mum!
Maggots! Maggots!
Lucy!
The maggots are all crawling out!
Stop it! Lucy! Lucy!
What are you doing!
Lucy! Lucy! Stop her, grab the knife!
There`s really nothing, Lucy!
lt`s covered with maggots!
See if Dad is alright!
Dad!
Are you ok, Dad?
Let`s go to the doctor!
lt was... it was all maggots earlier!
l`m fine
Let`s go to the doctor!
lt was scary...
There`s nothing now
l wasn`t lying, I swear! l wasn`t lying!
There was nothing in the cake
l baked it with my own hands
No one saw anything
The doctor said her head`s fine
Could she be on drugs?
That`s impossible! Lucy will never do that
Let me talk to her
Even you don`t believe me?
l believe you
l really saw the maggots
l am not going crazy
Have you been overworked recently, or not sleeping well?
No!
Have your friends been giving you drugs?
No!
lt`s alright, you`re probablyjust tired
Sis, I`m here for you, you can tell me anything
l`ll help you
l`m so glad you`re back
lt`s ten and she`s still in bed
She`s really getting from bad to worse
Hey, wake up!
lt may be school break but you still shouldn`t sleep in till this hour
Fine! Stop irritating me! Get out!
How can you talk to your Mum so rudely!
She has never been this rude to me!
Are you listening to me?
Teenagers are like that
She has really been acting strange lately
Something`s wrong
What are you saying? Aren`t you overreacting?
She has been like a thorn in your heart all this time
But we are fine now, unlike in the past
What else do you want from me?
She has everything she wants
Tuition, birthday parties...
We even send and fetch her from school
lsn`t that enough?
She needs our care and love
Are you saying I don`t care enough for her?
All these years, have you cared about how l feel?
Every time I look at her, l see that bastard!
What else do you want from me
Have some herbal tea
Trying to curb my temper?
l`m sorry
l should be the one apologising
What are you doing! Stop!
Leave me alone!
l will kill myself right here ifyou harm her!
Put the knife down!
Please don`t harm her, she`s innocent!
l must get rid of this bastard child!
Please don`t do this, it is not her fault!
Let go ofthe knife!
Promise me that you will love her!
Let go ofthe knife!
l will kill myself ifyou ever try to harm her!
l promise you, just put the knife down
`- l will kill myself now
Promise me!
Promise me from your heart
l will treat her well
l`ll do my best for her
Don`t worry
Promise me from the bottom of your heart
`- l promise you I will love her
Please put it down
You promise
l promise you
lt is not her fault. You must promise me
What`s past is past
l will be helping out at the childcare today
Ok, l`ll pick you up after l pick Lucy from tuition
l`m...not going for tuition
Why?
l don`t feel like it
You know very well how poor your maths is
Why must l be good at everything?
So that you can study medicine, like your brother!
l don`t want to study medicine!
What did you just say?
You must! Look at all that we have done for you!
l never asked you to!
Stand there!
Look at yourself!
What`s wrong with you lately! I`m bringing you to a psychiatrist
Go see one yourself!
You never wanted me or loved me!
l will go see how Sis is
Get lost! I am not going to study medicine! Go away!
What`re you doing? Practising martial arts?
Have I gone crazy? Is something wrong with me?
No, not at all, why would you go crazy all of a sudden?
But Mum thinks l am crazy!
She wants me to see a psychiatrist
You`ll be fine
l don`t want to see a psychiatrist
Everyone will think I`m really crazy
When my teacher revealed
that a classmate was on medication
Everyone avoided her
lt`s not that serious
The checkup is just to ease Mum`s concerns
Relax
l didn`t mean to hit you
l know...I didn`t mean to say those things too
Lucy Chan, you`re next
You`re next
Do you hear voices in your head?
No
Do you think you have been behaving abnormally?
No
But some strange events have happened recently, haven`t they?
Yes
Have these events been bothering you?
l see what others can`t see
No one believes me when I tell them so
Not even my Mum
Doctor, do you believe me?
These events must seem very real to you
Your daughter may have some hallucinations
but it isn`t schizophrenia
Let`s review the results in a week
after Lucy tries out the medication
Kumi!
Maybe he`s not feeling well
Kumi!
Kumi! Kumi!
Kumi!
Why did you let Kumi run out?
You skipped dinner, here, drink this Ovaltine
Poor Kumi
Don`t blame Dad, he didn`t do it on purpose
lf something happened to me, will you come save me?
Of course
What about Dad?
Of course he will!
Why do you ask?
l overheard your conversation
You think we didn`t want you?
You know we would never do that
But l heard you both
We were very poor then
and Sunny was only five
Somedays we could barely afford a meal
Then Grandad fell ill
We had to send all our money back for his operation
And I became pregnant with you
But we really couldn`t afford another child
So l performed a self-abortion
like how l had seen it done in the village
But the abortion failed and I had you
l have loved you since
But Dad doesn`t
Dad loves you too
he just doesn`t know how to show it
lt`s the truth, believe me
Life was really hard then
l`m sorry
l told Lucy
What about?
The abortion
Why?
She overheard our conversation,
she thinks we didn`t want her
Did you tell her about the other matter too?
No, of course not!
Never
She doesn`t need to know that
Hey miss! What`s the hurry,
why don`t you pour our drinks first
More for me
Slowly, there`s no rush
More, more, more!
Thank you
Miss, you`re quite pretty, aren`t you?
Enjoy your drinks
What do you want?
Come! Sit! Sit!
Get out!
Alright
Please don`t, l can`t drink
l am asking you to drink
No! Please, don`t
Give it to me!
l will be fast! Stay still, don`t move
Don`t move!
Hey, what do you want?
Do you need to clean up the room?
No, get lost
Let`s go to the police
Then the whole world will know!
So we just ignore it?
Even ifwe go to the police, he will be out in a few years
They won`t let me abort it
Why?
lt`s already four months, the doctor says it`s too dangerous
l killed the bastard!
What if l get arrested?
l`ll be fine
l`ll wait for your release
l`ll wait for you
Hey, we can go
What`s the hurry?
This is delicious!
The sausages are great!
See how nicely my wings are doing!
What`s wrong, Sis?
What`s wrong?
Lucy!
Mum, at the park today
Lucy was terrified and screaming
She was really frightened
Do you think...
that it could be...
What is it?
lt`s nothing...nothing
The swelling seems to have gone down
Yes it has. ls it still painful
Yes
lt won`t hurt after a few days
Ok
Sorry!
Let me do it
Pardon my clumsiness
Lately, you seemed very bothered
A close friend of mine
is an exorcist
Perhaps she can help you
Maggots represent decay
Has she been to any wakes or funerals lately?
No
What about the cemetery?
No
Go back and bring me some things...
ls this enough?
More than enough
This is her favourite doll
l got it for her on her eighth birthday
What are you doing here?
Kumi died a terrible death
How is it?
There`s nothing suspicious
Nothing at all?
Nothing at all
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you so much!
What do you want?
Lucy, open the door!
Get a hammer! Help! Help! Save me!
Help! Save me!
What`s going on?
lt`s Dad!
Help me!
What`s wrong? What happened?
l`ll get ice!
Are you alright?
Lucy was standing at the door earlier!
Are you mistaken?
Of course not! She seemed like she was possessed!
Lucy! Lucy!
Here`s the ice
l`ll find Lucy
Bear with it
Sis?
Sis!
Sis?
Sis!
What`s the matter?
Dad got scalded
Dad got scalded?
Get on
l`ve given him some painkillers
He has second degree burns
They cover a large area, so recovery time will be longer
Thank you, doctor
Sis
Dad said you were standing by the bathroom door, were you?
lt wasn`t me
Then where were you?
l was in my room
Didn`t you hear Dad calling for you?
Did you not hear him?
l was listening to music
Mummy, let me help you
Sunny, let me help you clean your room
Really? But you won`t get paid, you know?
Yes, Doctor Sunny!
There`s nothing suspicious
Nothing at all
Lucy! What happened?
What`s wrong?
Don`t be afraid
So it was just your hormones creating havoc
Now that your period is here, everything will be fine
l`ll wash everything, you`ll be fine
Retribution
lt must be retribution
No
lt`s not retribution
You don`t know anything
l know
l have known since l was little
You killed that bastard, didn`t you?
Ming!
Why is there so much blood?
How dare you touch my wife!
Did anyone see you?
l don`t think so
Dad, don`t blame yourself
l would have done the same!
That bastard deserved to die,
so there shouldn`t be any retribution for killing him!
l raised the bastard`s child all these years
Just look at me now!
How can this not be retribution?
Dad, its not Sis` fault
She loves you and Mum very much
Something else is causing her strange behaviour,
some other spirits
What`s most important now is for you to get well
Just get well quickly
Mum!
What are you cooking?
l`m cooking porridge for Dad
Mum!
lt needs disinfecting
l`m relieved that you still have your appetite
That bastard is back for revenge and has possessed her body
lt`s been so many years
lt has nothing to do with Lucy
That`s it, l`m getting discharged right now
No, you mustn`t
You still have a surgery to get through
Don`t worry, Sunny and l will handle everything
Don`t worry
Have a little more
Mum!
l want to show you something
What is it?
l hid a camera in Lucy`s bedroom
You spied on her?
l`m worried, l want to know what`s wrong with her
How can this be! She`s...
The nails and hair that you gave me
must not belong to your daughter!
What shall we do now?
l beg of you, please save my sister!
She is after your Mum`s blood
Set up an altar immediately
There`s no time to lose
Sunny, Mum!
You`re back
Yes
What`s inside the bag?
Just sundries
These incense ash and charms will protect you
and help to overcome the spirit
Hey Sis, let`s go visit Dad
Once you reach home, get your sister out of the house
She mustn`t know what we are doing
Let me get my things
lf anything happens to me, please take care of your sister
Lucy!
Take care
Let`s go
Hello? She has left
Let me know once your daughter leaves the house
l will rush over immediately
To save time, follow my instructions and
set up the altar in your daughter's room
Will Dad not want to see me?
No
But you know his temper
he will calm down in a few days
lt truly wasn`t me
l believe you
You are the only one who believes me
l know l haven`t been sincere
l don`t usually pray
But ifyou can hear me
Please save my daughter
She has done no wrong
l am the one who erred
l shouldn`t have brought her into this world
Sir, can you drive faster? I am in a hurry
Ok
Thank you!
Dad!
Dad, here`s a card for you!
Dad, Sis chose the card herself
l know who you are
You raped my wife fifteen years ago...
Are you back to get me?
What`re you doing!
Let go!
Help!
No Dad!
Help!
Please relax and stay calm!
Please leave now, please go!
Why did Dad strangle me?
He said someone`s back from fifteen years ago
Who is it?
What did he say? What does it mean?
Let`s hurry home to find Mum!
What`s this?
The blood from the abortion
Why are you keeping it?
l wanted to bury it properly
But the abortion failed
Let me bury it
Who`s there?
Enough, l am telling you!
What do you want?
Stop bothering us!
Who are you?
Why are you doing this to us?
Why? Why are you doing this to me?
Who are you?
Mum
l am the son you aborted
Fourteen years ago, you were having twins
But you didn`t give birth to me
l can`t move on
l can't be reborn
l`m sorry
l`m so sorry
l didn`t mean to harm you
l never meant for this to happen
Please forgive me
You are still alive, Mum
What do you mean?
You don`t belong here
l am taking you with me
Please, I beg you!
l want to see Sunny graduate!
l want to see Sunny marry and have kids!
And Lucy...
l still want to see Lucy get married!
l beg you, please. l`m sorry!
`- You cannot stay here
l don`t want to go, l can`t leave just like that
You can`t stay in this place!
l`m very sorry, l want to stay, please don`t bring me away!
`- You don`t belong in this place!
`- You cannot stay here
You must go Mum!
You must go! You must go!
You have finally awoken!
l`ll get the doctor!
Mrs Chan
You have been unconscious for fifteen years
...fifteen years?
...my son...
...and daughter...
...where are they?
Mum!
What happened here?
Mum!
Mrs Chan...
Fifteen years ago
Your self-abortion failed and you were hemorrhaging
There was an accident on your way to the hospital
Despite the Doctor`s efforts,
they couldn`t save your husband or your son...
...that`s not possible...
What happened here?
Mum!
Where is she?
Where is Mum?
...then what about my daughter?
While you were unconscious,
the foetus continued to grow
We delivered the baby by Caesarean
But unfortunately,
The baby only lived for three minutes
...no...that`s not possible...
...you`re lying...that`s not possible...
...my daughter...Lucy...
...when she was eight...
...I gave her a doll...
...and my son...he is in medical school...
...he is going to be a doctor...
You have been unconscious for fifteen years
...and my husband...
`- Mrs Chan, please calm down
...don`t you dare lie to me!
Get the tranquilizers!
...don`t lie to me!
...why are you lying to me!
...Doctor!
...No!
Three Months Later
Who are you looking for?
Do you live here?
Yes, who are you looking for?
lt`s nothing really, but... l used to live here
You must be mistaken
l have lived here since the house was built fifteen years ago
l must be mistaken then, thank you
Mum...
We miss you
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