SONG: ♪ De-do, de-do
♪ Blackcoat's daughter
♪ What was in the holy water?
♪ Gone to bed on an unclean head
♪ The angels, they forgot her. ♪
Daddy. You came early.
(SOLEMN MUSIC)
Daddy, where's the car?
(MUSIC DARKENS)
Mommy? (ECHOES)
(PHONE RINGS)
WOMAN: Father Brian?
- Sorry to disturb. - Oh, yes, of course.
Come in, Katherine.
Sit down. Thank you, Dawn.
Mr Walsh tells me that your recitafs coming along very, very nicely.
I'm sorry I won't be around to see it.
But I'm sure that you'll enjoy performing
for your friends and your parents all the same, won't you?
Where are you going?
I have some personal business in Albany.
How long does it take to get to Albany?
(CHUCKLES) Oh, a couple of hours. By train.
So about the same exact time to come back, then, I guess.
Katherine...
...are you concerned about something?
No.
I mean, I just wish you could stay and see my performance-
That's all.
Well, I'm sorry, but this time..-
...it just can't be helped.
When do you come back?
After the break.
Like everyone else, I should imagine
ls something funny?
Funny?
No. Why?
- You smiled a little. - I did?
Yes. You did.
Oh.
No.
I was just thinking to say, "I hope you have a fun time in Albany."
(SPARSE MUSIC)
(CAMERA CLICKS)
(WATER FLOWS)
(SHUTS WATER OFF)
(DOOR HINGE SQUEAKS)
(DOOR CLOSES)
- Headache, you say. - Yeah.
And my throat kind of hurts when I swallow.
You poor thing.
It would be a shame to be sick over the break.
I know.
Here you are, dear.
So you really think I should tell him?
Rose, of course you have to tell him.
It's, like, half his. It's half his problem, anyway.
- No, it isn't. Not really. - Well, it should be.
He's the one that got you into this situation in the first place.
He knew exactly what he was doing.
Like I didn't? He was doing it to me.
- And I was liking it. -(LAUGHS)
Don't laugh. It's so not funny.
Besides, it's only been four days. I could still get it.
Do you think you're gonna tell your parents?
MAN: Of course, everyone is excited
to have your parents come and tour the classrooms
and share your life here at Bramford with them.
But that doesn't mean
there's gonna be any change when it comes to
con-duct ex-pec-tations.
If anything, conduct is more important today than any other day
because today we are all here representing Bramford.
And that means that you are representing
all the young women who came before you
and all the young women who will follow you after you've moved on.
Sound good?
(GIRLS DRONE) Sounds good.
MAN: And if I don't see you before you leave,
have a great week off - we'll see you back on...
(POIGNANT MUSIC)
Rose!
Where are you going?
I was just gonna check out some of the performance.
You OK?
Yeah. Course.
Where are your parents?
They're waiting inside, so I better go.
OK. Well, I'll see you next week, then. OK?
(KAT SINGS INDISTINCTLY)
♪ Still working, morning
♪ The tree was sown
♪ But the lamb and the lion
♪ Were unnamed, unknown
♪ She wore her hair
♪ Around her neck
♪ At the foot of the bed where
♪ The lower things crept
♪ 'Neath a sea of white roses
♪ Her husband came
♪ Into
♪ The black night
♪ In the garden behold... ♪
(PHONE RINGING TONE)
(HANGS UP)
Katherine, have you checked your cellular phone?
Maybe they called you there.
I don't have one yet.
They said maybe for my birthday.
Oh. Well.
You know, bad weather coming in all over the east coast.
Maybe they got caught up in that. Planes get delayed.
And Rose, what about you?
I thought we got out on Friday, so I told my parents to come on Friday.
Guess I spaced out.
Were you able to reach them?
Yeah. ltjust may take a day or so to change their plans.
- A day. - Yeah.
'Cause they were planning on coming on Friday, so...
...probably still come on Friday.
Oh. Well...
Alright, well, Ms Prescott and Ms Drake will be here in any case.
Now, do you hear that, Katherine?
It happens that parents get confused, and worst case is they come on Friday
and everyone goes home and has a really nice break anyway.
After all, we can't let you live here.
Rose, would you look after Kat until her parents arrive?
I actually haven't been feeling very well.
- No? - I have a really sore throat.
I was gonna stay in bed.
Oh. Well.
(SIGHS)
Ms Prescott,
you will call Mr Cornish in a few hours,
both on his home phone and his mobile, won't you?
MS PRESCOTT: Of course we will.
Sound good?
Katherine?
Sounds good.
Hey, Dad, uh...
It's me.
Just...just calling to see where you and Mom are,
if you're coming.
(CLOCK TICKS)
I guess you could call the school.
OK.
'Bye.
(SOLEMN MUSIC)
ALL: Dear Lord, thank you for this meal
that you have placed in front of us on this night.
You know I'm not babysitting you tonight, right, freshman?
Mr Gordon said you were supposed to stay with me.
Yeah, but what's he gonna do - bust me for not being at school over vacation?
KAT: Mr Gordon said that...
"Mr Gordon said, Mr Gordon said.“
What are you, a freakin' recording?
Where are you going?
Me? Nowhere.
And if the sisters say anything,
just tell them I wasn't feeling well so I'm staying in bed.
You do know about the sisters, don't you?
Know what?
You know they're wigs, right?
You know that they have no hair on their bodies?
No hair anywhere.
Next time, check their eyebrows.
Totally fake.
The real ones...burnt right off.
That's not true.
You didn't hear about Jen Darling's sister?
Graduated three years ago.
She walked in on them one night...
...worshipping the devil.
Yeah.
Who told you?
Don't come in my room, OK?
And don't touch my shit.
(FOOTSTEPS RECEDE)
(ENGINE IDLES)
(UNSETTLING MUSIC)
(PHONE RINGS)
(SILENCE)
(ENGINE IDLES)
(INDISTINCT P.A. ANNOUNCEMENT)
(BUS PULLS AWAY)
(SPARSE MUSIC)
(DISTURBING SOUNDSCAPE)
(DOOR HANDLE CLICKS)
Uh...there's someone in here.
(GRUNTS)
(PHONE RINGING TONE)
RECORDING: We're sorry, but the number you have dialled
has been disconnected or is no longer in service.
I? you feel that you may have...
(ENGINE IDLES NEARBY)
Hey. are you OK?
You can't be warm enough in that jacket.
Are you waiting for someone?
Can we give you a lift somewhere? You've gotta be freezing.
Where are you heading?
We're gonna go get back out on the highway
and then we're gonna head east a little while.
How about you? Are you heading someplace?
Portsmith.
Sure. I know Ponsmith.
I'm parked right over there. My wife's waiting in the car, see?
Right there.
My name's Bill. What's your name?
Joan.
My name's Joan.
Joan. Nice.
Nice name.
Bill.
- What are you doing? - Just trying to help.
Here. Come on. Hep 'm.
(UNSETTLING MUSIC)
BILL: Whew!
We'll take her to the next gas station.
-(SEATBELT CLICKS) - I'm trying to help.
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ON CAR STEREO)
(SWITCHES MUSIC OFF)
(UNBUCKLES SEATBELT)
Call me later, OK?
I don't have my phone.
So that's it?
Stop saying that.
What am I supposed to say?
Nothing.
I'll take care of it.
Can you at least let me drive you there?
No. No way.
Be careful, OK?
"Careful.“
Yeah. Right.
(LIQUID RUNS)
(MUTTERS) Idiot.
(THUD!)
(INDISTINCT SOFT MUTTERING)
(DISTANT THUD)
(INDISTINCT MUTTERING)
(VOICE WHISPERS) Mr Gordon.
(DOOR CLOSES)
(INDISTINCT SOFT MUTTERING)
ROSE: Katherine?
(HINGE SQUEAKS)
(DOOR CLOSES)
(LIGHTS BUZZ)
(INDISTINCT SOFT MUTTERING)
(UNSETTLING SOUNDSCAPE)
(SOFT CHATTER NEARBY)
(UNSETTLING MUSIC)
(KNOCK AT DOOR)
H-Hello?
BILL: It's Bill.
From the bus station.
Do you mind if I come in?
(BILL CLOSES AND LOCKS DOOR)
Just wanted to see how you were doing.
(SIGHS)
I see you're up at least.
So...
I guess you were pretty zonked out there, huh?
You slept for almost four hours in the back seat.
I'm sorry.
For what?
First of all, you don't apologise to me, young lady.
I'm happy to help, OK?
(WHISPERS) I'm sorry.
It's OK.
Why are you doing this?
Doing what?
Helping me so much.
Do you believe in God, Joan?
No.
No? Just like that?
No.
BILL: Ever tried to look for him?
It's strange.
People think you look for him in some book
or in a church or...a statue.
Maybe even a candle flame.
But that's not how it works for me.
I look for him in the unlikely things that happen.
Little coincidences.
Now, when I saw you sitting at that bus station...
...you reminded me so much of someone.
Someone I haven't seen in a long time.
And then, when you said you were going to Portsmith,
well, a coincidence like that, I just can't ignore it.
So, strange as it may sound...
...I guess I saw God in you.
- Are you going to Portsmith too? - No. Not exactly.
Linda and I are headed to the town just before it.
We're going to Bramford.
Do you know Bramford?
(BARELY WHISPERS) When do we leave?
BILL: What's that?
(SPEAKS LOUDER) When do we leave?
What's your hurry?
Where's your wife?
She's sleeping.
Why?
Well...
...hopefully we can...
...get out of here first thing in the morning.
L, uh...
...bet you're pretty hungfY-
There's a restaurant next door.
Why don't you get dressed and come down and have some dinner?
(WHISPERS) Thank you.
OK.
(DOOR OPENS)
(DOOR CLOSES)
(SHOWER RUNS)
You know how much trouble I could get into for this?
(SHOWER STOPS)
Do you need a towel?
So, what were you doing down there?
Were you sleepwalking?
Do you sleepwalk'? Is that what that was?
Hello?
KAT: Uh-huh.
What about your parents? Did they call?
They're not going to call.
They just got confused.
- Like your parents. - Mm-hm.
But your parents didn't get confused.
You told them not to come so you could go on a dale.
- It wasn't a date. - It wasn't?
No, it wasn't.
- What was it? - It was nothing.
Mr Gordon said you were supposed to look after me.
I know what Mr Gordon said.
Mr Gordon said worst case, they'd be here by Friday.
- Yeah, I know what he said. - But now it's too late.
Too late for what?
They're dead.
What?
That is an awful thing to say.
You shouldn't say things like that.
You shouldn't say things like that, OK?
It's just not funny.
You smell pretty-
You should go to bed.
Just go to bed, and when you wake up in the morning...
You're gonna be OK, alright?
They'll be here on Friday. They're already on their way.
That's it, OK?
That's it.
You should go to bed now.
Is there anything else I can get you?
No.
You had your chance.
(MOANS)
(UNSETTLING MUSIC)
(MUSIC STOPS)
(CUTLERY CLATTERS)
BILL: Here she is.
Linda has an extra coat - it's a lot warmer than yours,
and she won't mind if you borrow it.
She's gonna be along any minute.
Thank you.
So, Portsmith, huh?
Is that your home?
Your mom and dad?
(SOFTLY) No.
No. Friends? Someone?
Someone.
BILL: That's better than having no-one, isn't it? (CHUCKLES)
They changed the decor of this place a few years ago.
It used to be more of a...kids' place,
famous for their chicken noodle soup.
That's how we came by it, anyway.
Linda and I used to spend a lot of time here with our daughter.
Remember I told you that you reminded me of somebody?
Well...you reminded me of her.
My daughter.
She'd be right about your age by now.
We lost her nine years ago.
Nine years...tomorrow, actually.
And ifs OK. We do OK.
It's difficult, but, uh...
You know what they say- time heals all wounds.
And little by little, it does get easier,
except around this time of year, when we go and lay flowers
on the anniversary.
I've got a picture.
(UNSETTLING SOUNDSCAPE)
Here.
That's my Rose.
She's pretty.
Yes, she is, isn't she?
WAITRESS: Have you decided?
BILL: Oh, uh, yes, I've decided.
Joan, have you decided?
Excuse me.
(SIGHS)
(LAUGHS)
(SIGHS)
(EERIE MUSIC)
(EERIE MUSIC CONTINUES)
Oh, there you are.
Look, we've got some, uh, really bad weather coming in overnight
and if we don't get on the road tonight,
we're going to be snowed in tomorrow and maybe the day after.
They're going to pack up our food for us,
so why don't you grab it and meet me out front, OK?
Thank you.
(SIGHS)
(CAR ENGINE RUNS)
What did he tell you?
Did he tell you about our daughter?
When he told you about our daughter,
he said 'have', didn't he?
We have a daughter.
He told you you remind him of her.
He actually said that to you, didn't he?
It's OK. Poor thing.
Tries to say that to everyone.
Of course, I never see it.
Of course it isn't true.
But...
...still sometimes I try.
I saw it once.
I was at the supermarket alone.
And I was standing in the middle of a long aisle all by myself.
And a girl came around the corner.
She was looking at a low shelf for something.
She was about 15.
And she had...
...her money held tightly in her hand like children do.
I guess school had gone back already.
Weather had turned cold.
She was just in her...
...uniform skirt, sneakers with no socks.
Her knees were all pink.
Almost red from the cold.
But what did she know?
She had her hair in a ponytail,
and I could see the roots being pulled back from her ears.
(SIGHS)
You don't look anything like her.
It's strange.
I can't see you at all.
(DOOR OPENS)
- OK. -(DOOR SHUTS)
(DOOR SQUEAKS OPEN)
(LOUD CLUNK FROM PHONE)
Well, what did they say?
What did they say?
He said it's alright.
What's alright? Who says?
He says I can't live here.
But I can...with him.
Who's he?
You know who.
No, I don't know.
Mr Gordon.
Silly.
He's the headmaster.
Oh.
You smell pretty.
Dear Lord...
BOTH: Thank you for this meal that you have placed in front of us on this day.
Katherine...
Yes, ma'am?
ls there something wrong?
No, ma'am.
In that case...
...kindly repeat grace for the rest of us.
(FAINTLY) Dear Lord, um...
...thank you for this meal that you have placed...
...in front of us that...
(CHUCKLES) And for which we are truly...
Katherine...
(EERIE MUSIC BUILDS)
(GASPS) Oh!
"(GROANS) "oh, mercy!
Is she OK?
She's fine.
Did Mr Gordon call?
Why on earth would the headmaster call here?
I don't know. To...see that they were alright.
Her parents.
Of course they are alright.
And Katherine is alright as well.
Thank you, Ms Drake.
Here. Drink this, dear.
Katherine...
Get your hands off me, cunt.
(EERIE MUSIC)
(PHONE RINGS)
Ms Drake, the telephone, please.
Certainly, dear.
(PHONE CONTINUES RINGING)
MS PRESCOTT: You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
You will look at me when I am talking to you.
MS DRAKE: Ms Prescott?
A word, please.
He really did say he'd come.
He'll come, and he'll say he was wrong.
(WOMEN SPEAK QUIETLY)
KAT: This time he'll say that I can live here.
He's the headmaster.
MS PRESCOTT: Rose, come out here, please.
I would kindly ask you to shovel the path between the houses.
Shovel it down to the earth.
ROSE: Me? Why me'? What did I do? She's...
Mr Gordon will be arriving later this afternoon.
Mr Gordon?
What happened?
Down to the earth.
Please?
(BIRD SCREECHES)
(SHOVEL SCRAPES)
(CRACKLING AND THUDDING)
(DREAMY PLEASANT MUSIC)
(DOOR HANDLE RATTLES)
(MUSIC RISES)
(MUSIC STOPS)
(BELL TOLLS IN DISTANCE)
(BIRDS CHIRP OUTSIDE)
(TYRES CRUNCH)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER ON POLICE RADIO)
Are you alright?
Uhh, yes.
They should be over this way.
(WIND HOWLS FAINTLY IN DISTANCE)
(DOOR KNOB RATTLES)
(RHYTHMIC, BEATING MUSIC)
Huh.
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
(DOOR OPENS AND SQUEAKS)
MR GORDON: Ms Prescott?
(GIRLS SHOUT AND PLAY IN DISTANCE)
(PEOPLE SHOUT AND CHANT)
(cum)
(TEXTA SQUEAKS)
(WATER DRIPS)
(DARK WHISPERING SOUNDSCAPE)
(KEYPAD BEEPS)
(RINGING TONE)
(LINE CLICKS)
(STATIC ON PHONE)
Hello?
(STATIC CONTINUES)
Mommy?
Dad?
(DARK DISTORTED VOICE SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)
(sumo)
Dad?
DISTORTED VOICE: Devil.
Who...who is it?
Hello?
DISTORTED VOICE: They're not coming.
Kill all of the girls,
(HEAVY OMINOUS MUSIC)
(HAZY WHISPERING VOICES)
(VOICES AND MUSIC RISE AND MERGE)
(DISCORDANT PLUCKING AND THRUMMING)
(ROSES VOICE ECHOES) You know they're wigs, right?
You know that they have no hair on their bodies.
No hair anywhere.
Next time, check their eyebrows.
Totally fake.
The real ones...burnt right off.
You didn't hear about Jen Darling's sister?
Graduated three years ago.
She walked in on them one night...
...worshipping the devil.
(ENGINE IDLES IN DISTANCE)
(PHONE RINGS)
(CONTINUES RINGING)
(sumo)
Hi.
DISTORTED VOICE: You can stay here with me.
(WHIMPERS)
DISTORTED VOICE: Come on down, come on down...
(MISS DRAKE PANTS)
.10 the warm piece.
(LOUD RUMBLING)
(WHEEZES)
(MISS DRAKE PANTS AND TREMBLES)
Oh! (MOANS)
(WHIMPERS)
(DREAMY MUSIC)
(CAMERA CLICKS)
(SIGHS)
(BIRDS CHIRP OUTSIDE)
(TOILET ROLL DISPENSER RATTLES)
(BREATHLESSLY) on, my God...
Oh, my God.
(CHUCKLES)
(DOOR OPENS)
Katherine?
(DOOR CREAKS)
(DOOR SHUTS)
(LOCK CLICKS)
(DOOR OPENS)
(DOOR CREAKS IN DISTANCE)
(WIND BLUSTERS OUTSIDE)
(GASPS)
Ugh!
Ohh!
(SHRIEKS)
Uhh!
(GASPS)
(DARK MUSIC)
(BIRDS CHIRP AND CAW)
(DOOR KNOB RATTLES)
(KEYS JANGLE)
(LOCK CLICKS)
(CLOCK TICKS)
(BREATHES RAPIDLY)
Oh, Jesus Christ. OK, OK...
-(DISTORTED AUDIO) -(VOICE ECHOES) Hey!
OK, drop it!
Oh... Put it down. Hey!
Hey, drop it. Drop it.
(OFFICER PANTS) Just drop it. Drop the knife!
You... Alright.
Drop the knife, goddammit. This is your last warning!
I will shoot you!
(SHOUTS) Drop the knife!
(DISTORTED) Hail Satan.
Hail Satan.
I said drop the knife!
(SCREAMS)
(ENGINE HUMS)
Did you tell her?
Did you tell her all about it?
(SIGHS) Please not now.
When you meet these people, do you say it?
Do you say that she was murdered?
- Please! - LINDA: No, you don't.
You don't say that when she was found, they had to do a blood test
to see if her head matched the body.
- That's enough! - Just focus on the road.
Don't touch me!
- Can you please pull over? - Huh? What was that?
- I think I'm gonna be sick. - Are you alright back there?
Please pull over.
Alright, hold on. Hold on.
No. No, please.
Just go past it. We're not stopping here.
- Hold on, hold on. - Goddammit, Bill!
- Don't stop here! - OK, OK. Here we go.
(WEEPS)
(LINDA SCREAMS AND MOANS)
(VOMITS)
(ENGINE IDLES)
(DOOR OPENS)
(STEADY, MENACING MUSIC)
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
(MUSIC FADES)
-(DOOR OPENS) -(INDISTINCT CHATTER ON P.A.)
(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)
(SIGHS)
Katherine?
(SINISTER MUSIC)
There you are.
You are not wanted here.
I say you will go from this place.
You will leave here.
You will leave this poor girl
and you will never come back.
(EERIE SOUNDSCAPE)
FATHER BRIAN: I command that you leave this place.
I command that you go out.
I command that you go out!
By the power of Christ,
I command you!
I command you to leave this girl and never come back!
I command you to go out!
Oh...
(WHEEZES)
Don't go.
(LIGHTER CLICKS)
(WIND HOWLS IN DISTANCE)
Oh...
(SOBS)
(WAILS)
(SCREAMS)
(AUDIO FADES)
(INTENSIFYING TONAL SOUNDSCAPE)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
SONG: ♪ De-do, de-do
♪ Blackcoat's daughter
♪ What was in the holy water?
♪ Gone to bed on an unclean head
♪ And the angels, they forgot her
♪ De-do, de-do
♪ Blackcoafs daughter
♪ What was in the holy water?
♪ Gone to bed on an unclean head
♪ And the angels, they forgot her. ♪