10FT Down (2024) Movie Script
1
- Good morning.
I'm Detective Trojan.
- Like the condom?
- Like the Greek warrior.
I brought you some coffee.
They said it would be okay.
- Larry "The Hitcher" Foster.
- Lawrence.
- I appreciate your time today.
Just need some help in
clearing a few things up.
- I want my lawyer.
- No need.
Just got a couple questions
that I'm hoping
you can help with.
Know him?
He's missing.
His job says he quit,
but it looks like
all his bank accounts
have been cleared out.
Some Mormon preacher
lives down in McGee Ranch.
History of rape and incest.
Found him shot dead
on his property.
Now here's where it
gets really weird.
Found this...
In his pocket.
DNA says it's his.
Found her shot on the
preacher's property.
Whoever shot the
preacher shot her too.
Medics say she kept
mumbling the name Silas.
Just can't put my finger on it.
- You know, I've
been watching you.
- I know.
- Well, it's just that you
had two drinks in front of you
and you've yet to
sip on either one.
Are you expecting someone?
- Yes.
- Sorry to bother you.
- He didn't show.
- Lawrence Foster.
- Nice to meet you, Mr. Foster.
Holly Fairbairn..
- Pleasure to make
your acquaintance.
- Can I call you Larry?
- Lawrence, it's just classier.
- Oh.
- And I'm trying
to impress a girl.
- Oh.
Lawrence does go
better with the suit.
- To be honest,
I'm in a bit of a
transitional period
and working part-time
for a catering company.
They make us wear these suits.
Party got out early,
so I thought I'd go
downtown and put it to use.
- Looks good on you.
but I'd change the
part-time catering line,
that's not terribly impressive.
- You got me.
I'm actually hosting a
charity event tonight
at the Steinfeld Mansion.
- Ooh.
- Yeah.
Treating the donors to my
non-profit puppy rescue.
- Oh, wow.
- I just love animals.
- Mm, yeah.
- What about you?
- Me?
I'm an heiress to the
Heinz ketchup fortune.
Yeah.
- The Ketchup fortune?
- Yeah, yeah, of course.
- Yeah.
- What other fortune?
And I often find myself
just bored with my wealth.
And I dress up and
I come to quiet bars
in the middle of the
night and I meet people.
- People.
- People.
- Touche.
- Can I be honest with
you about something?
- Sure.
- I know you've
been following me.
I saw you lurking in
the parking garage
and then later at
the bar at El Charro
while I enjoyed my dinner alone.
You're not very good.
I knew your every move
walking down here.
- Sorry to bother you.
Have a good night.
- That's it?
You're just gonna walk away?
- I'm tired.
I just wanna go home.
- Okay.
I'll drive.
- Holy Christ.
This is your house?
- Pretty unique, huh?
It was built in like 1910
using rocks from the quarry.
- Is it haunted?
- You're about to find out.
- Huh?
- I said you're
about to find out.
You know, when we
go inside to fuck.
Are you all right, Lawrence?
Lawrence, well, what
ever could be wrong?
- Hey, hey, what?
What the fuck?
Hey!
Help!
Help, somebody!
Help!
- What was I supposed to do?
- Not this, not again.
We agreed.
- We didn't agree to anything.
You know as well as I do
that it weren't for me-
- We'd what?
- Be dead?
- Hello?
- Is that what
you were gonna say?
You think you're so
much smarter than me.
- Hello!
Help!
- We can't leave him-
- Help me!
Hello!
Somebody there?
Hey!
Can you help me out?
Come on.
I really have to pee.
Look.
I don't know what's going on.
I don't know who you are.
Please let me out.
I won't say anything, please.
- Oh, shut up already!
- Holly?
What the hell!
Let me outta here right now.
- Or what?
You asshole, what
are you gonna do?
- Why are you doing this?
- You tried to roofie me.
- What?
I would never.
- Oh, no?
What's this then?
I thought so.
- Holly, I wasn't going
to drug you, I swear.
- Oh, so you just carry around
a vial of Georgia
Home Boy for kicks?
Of course I know what it is.
It's the same shit
I put in your drink.
- You drugged me?
- Never take a drink
from a stranger.
- Okay.
Okay, I get it.
You made your point.
I learned my lesson.
Please, you can just let me out.
I won't tell anyone.
You'll never see me again.
Please.
- No, no, no, no.
No.
- No, wait, please!
Please!
Why?
I said I wouldn't tell anyone.
Please don't leave me here!
Holly!
- Stop staring.
- So what now?
He can't stay in
the box forever.
- I know.
- So what now?
- I don't know.
- We can't keep doing this.
- Oh, that's rich
coming from you.
- It's not fair.
- What was I supposed to do?
- Not this, not again.
We agreed.
- We didn't agree to anything.
You know as well as I do
that if it weren't for me-
- We'd what?
Be dead?
Be dead, is that what
you were gonna say?
You think you're so
much smarter than me.
Well, you're not.
All you ever do is cause trouble
and then I have to come
in and clean it up.
- You come in and clean it up?
You?
Oh, you've gotta be
fucking kidding me.
I did what I had to do last
night to protect myself.
I saw him coming
from a mile away
and I knew exactly
what he wanted.
I was right, wasn't I?
Don't you dare tell me you
come in to save the day.
If that had been you last night-
- Don't say it.
- It would've been-
- Don't say it.
- It would've been the
Contiki all over again!
Stop it.
Knock it off.
Shut the fuck up!
- We can't leave him in a box!
- Are you gonna kill me now?
Are you gonna kill me later?
Are you gonna let me go?
Please, I promise I won't leave.
Soon?
I'm begging you, please.
- She's really mad at you.
She didn't wanna let you out.
I need you to trust me.
Do you trust me?
- Yeah.
- Drink.
Easy, fella.
Don't wanna overdose.
Nighty-night, sleep tight.
Don't let the bed bugs bite.
And if they do,
beat 'em with a shoe
until they are black and blue.
- Stop screaming, you idiot.
You bark, you get shocked.
Stop barking.
I control it from here too.
Modify the diodes so you
get something extra special.
- Please, stop.
- That's entirely up to you.
Oh, you stink.
- That's what happens when
you're trapped in a box
and piss all over yourself.
- Take off the
clothes, put 'em in the bag,
put on the gown.
- What are you gonna
do, check my prostate?
- Glad to see you still
have a sense of humor.
- You're serious?
- Or he can stay
in those clothes.
Clean yourself up.
- Is this really necessary?
Thanks for letting
me out of the box.
- Don't thank me, thank her.
- Who?
- My sister.
She wouldn't shut up about it.
She's a softie.
Had to drug you up
again to do it, though.
- So is this how it's gonna be?
- For now.
- Look, I'm starving
and I'm thirsty.
- Let's be clear.
I'm driving this bus.
Food is canceled
for today, asshole!
Bet you'll be hungry
for breakfast tomorrow!
- Hello?
- Yes?
- I have food.
Okay, can I come up?
- No, I'll
leave it on the stairs.
Are you gonna be nice?
- Yes.
- Come and get it.
- You're not Holly, are you?
What's your name?
- Willow.
- I'm Lawrence.
- I know, silly.
- You think this is funny?
None of this is funny.
Wait.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Please don't go.
- I don't like it down here.
- Hey, me neither.
You won't go upstairs?
- Holly would kill me, no.
- How about this?
You go to the top of the stairs
and I'll go to the bottom.
I just wanna talk.
That's all.
- I'll tell you when.
Okay.
I don't wanna talk about Holly.
- Okay, let's talk about you.
- What do you wanna know?
- How old are you?
- What does that matter?
- I don't know.
I'm just trying to
make conversation.
- Same age as my sister.
- 21?
- 23.
- Same, me too.
What do you like to do?
- Are we on a date?
- You always answer a
question with a question.
- I do when I don't wanna
answer the question, yes.
- This is weird.
- What?
- This.
You and me.
I'm trying to get to
know my kidnapper better.
- I'm not your kidnapper.
- Am I allowed to go?
- No.
- Then yeah, you're
my kidnapper.
- I don't like your tone.
- Oh, you don't like my tone?
- You don't have to be hostile.
- I'm trapped in
a got damn dungeon
with this around my neck.
You think I'm hostile?
- You kind of got yourself
into this situation.
- I was having a drink, okay?
That's all.
Next thing I know, I'm here.
Look, I don't know
what she told you,
but I didn't do anything.
What's gonna happen to me?
- It's her.
What?
No, everything's fine.
Yes, he's quiet.
Fine.
She's right down the street.
- Willow.
I like talking to you.
You seem nice.
- Willow!
Willow!
- What?
- What did you do?
- Nothing.
- Dammit,
you fed, didn't you?
Didn't you?
- Yes, he was
gonna die of starvation!
- He was not gonna die.
Believe me, I know dying
and that's not dying!
- At some point,
we have to feed him.
- Well, you should
have waited until I got back!
- Oh, so you were
gonna get him some food?
- Point is, I have to
be able to trust you.
We're a team.
If we can't trust each other,
we're not on the same team.
- I guess you were hungry.
- Where's Holly?
- She's out.
- Out?
Where?
- Why does it matter?
- Think she'll be mad
that you're feeding me?
Or that we're talking?
- She's not the boss of me.
- Who is the boss?
- What?
- Who's the boss?
You or Holly?
- That's a stupid question.
- Whose idea was it to
put me in the basement?
- Hers.
- And it was your
idea to feed me?
Thank you for the food.
- You're welcome.
- So she wants to keep
me caged down here
like some sort of animal
and you wanna treat
me like a human being?
That's gotta cause
some friction.
- We agree to disagree.
- Come on.
Holly, cut the bullshit.
- My name's Willow.
- I know about your parents.
I know your dad
murdered your mother
and you're an only child.
- You found the chest.
Holly said you'd find the chest.
- Holly.
You're wearing the same shoes.
- What?
- Your shoes.
She was wearing the same shoes.
I notice things.
- I don't follow.
- Holly.
- Willow.
- You're wearing the same shoes.
What's your point?
- You're the same person!
- We're twins, twins dress
the same all the time.
Speak of the devil.
What?
- I'll be home soon.
- I made dinner.
- I'm not hungry.
I'm exhausted though.
I'm going to bed.
You've got first
watch of the dipshit.
- He knows about Pop.
- So?
- He knows.
- He doesn't know anything.
- He found the
newspaper clippings.
- Told you he would.
If I cared, I would've
cleaned out that chest.
- He thinks we're
the same person.
He's smarter than you think.
- You like him.
- No, no.
- God dammit.
- I don't like him.
- Yes, you do!
You care for him.
- I don't care for him.
I just feel bad.
- Well, don't.
You do this every fucking time.
- I don't care for him.
But he is smarter
than you think.
And we need to stay on plan.
- You're right.
I'm going to bed.
You know what you have to do.
Just get it done.
- Willow.
Willow.
- Go back
to the basement.
- Why?
- Just go
back to the basement.
Tell me when you're there.
- Okay.
- It's clear.
- Something happened.
Willow, look at me.
Look at me.
Oh my God.
- It's my fault.
- What happened?
- She got mad.
- Holly did this?
- She thinks we're
getting too friendly.
You should eat.
Don't look at me.
I'm ugly.
- Well, tell Holly I'll be good.
- It's not you.
She doesn't trust me.
- How?
- She thinks I'll let you go.
- Would you?
- She'd kill me.
- She'd kill you.
Do you really believe that?
Why would you live with
someone who would kill you?
- You wouldn't understand.
- Hey, you're damn
right, I wouldn't.
- She's not
always like that.
- She's a psychopath.
- Holly is not a psychopath!
- Oh, really?
- What about you?
- What about me?
- If I left, what would you do?
I've seen her do
terrible things.
When she gets mad,
bad things happen.
We can't be like
this for a while.
- Willow?
Willow?
Hello?
What are you doing here?
- Bath time, remember?
- Yeah. But-
- She's not mad anymore.
- She's not?
Your face.
You look good.
Please don't.
Please don't go.
- Bath water's gonna get cold.
Oh.
I know it's been a while.
- Yeah.
- Things needed to settle.
Are you holding up okay?
- Solitude is what you make it.
- It doesn't really
answer my question.
- And I don't really
have an answer for you.
Can I ask you something?
- Okay.
- When is she going
to come down here?
- What do you mean?
- You're here, she isn't.
- She doesn't like you.
- Yeah, and you do?
- Yes.
- Do you tell her that?
- She knows.
- Do you think she'll
ever come around?
- And come downstairs?
- Or let me upstairs.
- Don't get greedy.
You should be
happy with me here.
- I am.
I'm happy with you.
I like you.
But...
At some point-
- What?
- At some point, she
and I have to talk.
- That's not gonna happen.
- Why?
- 'Cause she doesn't trust you.
- I've been good, haven't I?
When is it enough?
- I don't know.
- That's the problem, Willow.
You don't know.
Meanwhile, I'm trapped down
here, and you don't know!
- I think things are going okay.
- Things are not okay.
- Could be a lot worse.
Trust me.
- I haven't seen the sunlight
or breathe fresh air in weeks.
- You should appreciate
what you have.
- Death row inmates
have it better.
When are you gonna stop
letting her control everything?
- I'm doing what I can, okay?
- Have I done everything?
Do I deserve this?
Don't let her
control you anymore.
- Something is
obviously on your mind.
- Why?
- Why what?
- Why are we doing this?
- A cat plays with its food
for an hour before she eats it.
- Is that what this is?
Is you're playing with him?
- I'm testing him.
- Testing him for what?
- I need to know he's
got what it takes.
- And then what?
- Then I'll know.
- What if he passes your test?
- Then we let him out.
- And what if he
doesn't pass your test?
How much longer?
- I'll know when I know.
- What does he have to do?
- I'm not gonna tell you.
- Why not?
- You'll tell him.
I want him to figure it out.
- How is he supposed
to know what to do
if you don't talk to him?
- You of all people
know freedom isn't free.
I'm teaching him
to appreciate it
so that when he finally gets
it, he knows it came from me.
That's power.
- So this is about power?
- This is about control.
- You control everything!
You control when he bathes,
when he eats, when he sleeps!
You control me!
You control this house!
You control it all!
Let him upstairs.
You and him alone.
Give him a chance.
- Do you know what it's
like to be invisible?
No matter what you do,
nobody would notice you.
- I prefer it that way.
- Sometimes it's nice.
Sometimes it makes you
wonder why you're even here.
- Do you feel invisible?
- If I died, no one would know.
No one would care.
- Anonymity is good.
- It's lonely.
- No, it's power.
Being able to come and
go and no one notices you
means you can do
anything you want.
That's power.
- Freedom?
- Exactly.
- I wasn't completely honest
with you about that night.
- You don't say.
- I had nowhere to go.
I was just hanging out
in a parking garage
when this guy steps
off the elevator
and about trips over me.
He acts as if it was my fault.
I don't know what came over
me, but I followed him.
Didn't know what I was gonna do,
but I was gonna do something.
I just snapped.
I ran behind him and I kicked
the living shit out of him.
I kicked him into next week.
Then I saw his suit.
It was a nice suit.
So I took it.
You know, I never had
a nice suit before.
I just wanted to pretend.
I just wanted to be
somebody, you know?
And then I saw you.
Yeah, I followed you.
I thought, "She's pretty."
You'd think she
wanna talk to you?
No, but you got the suit.
She looks like she'd
talk to a guy in a suit.
You know, I wanted
to come talk to you,
but I was afraid, looking
for the right moment.
But...
When I was in junior high,
there was this
girl, Missy Bealer.
I really wanted to
go out with her.
I would try to muster up
enough guts to ask her out.
But I couldn't.
I was afraid.
At the school dances, the DJ
would call out, "Last dance,"
and some other guy would
beat me to it every time.
I never learned.
You gotta grab it.
You gotta grab it when
you've got the chance.
When I walked into the
bar, that was my chance.
That was my chance to ask
Missy to dance with me.
That wasn't my vial.
It was in the suit I stole.
I wasn't going to drug you.
I just wanted to see what it
was like not being invisible.
- I'm sorry I spiked your drink.
It's late.
- Go on, get back down there.
Don't ruin this.
You son of a bitch!
- Stop!
It's not part of the plan.
Stick to the plan.
- Is this supposed to
be some sort of joke?
I really like the chicken.
Could I get chicken
next time, please?
Dammit.
- That was a bad thing you did.
- I know.
- I've never seen
her this angry.
- You talked to her?
- I tried.
I'm mad at you too.
- Why are you mad at me?
- 'Cause I trusted you.
You were doing so good.
- Willow-
- Let me finish.
She let you upstairs and
have dinner with her.
Do you have any idea
what it took for me
to convince her to do that?
- I know, I know,
I know, I know.
- Why wasn't that good enough?
- I couldn't go back downstairs.
Not again.
- But things were
gonna be better.
- How, being let out once a day?
- Yes, and then
maybe twice a day.
And if things were good,
maybe three times a day.
- No, no, I couldn't
go back downstairs.
- Was it worth it?
- No.
- Are you okay?
- The darkness,
it fucks with you.
- I'm sorry.
- No, you're not.
- Of course I am.
- Then let me out, please.
No more.
- You know, I can't.
- Why are you doing this?
You're not like her.
- I'm exactly like her.
- No, you're not.
You're nothing like her at all.
- You are not listening to me.
I don't trust you anymore.
I can't help you.
- 198.
- Are we a team?
- Yep.
- Do you trust me?
- Nope.
- Then how are we a team?
- Do you trust me?
- No.
- And yet, here we are.
- I'm worried.
- About what?
- About him.
I don't know how much more he
can take of your little game.
- This is not a game anymore.
- He's losing it.
- Good.
- Holly, this needs to stop.
- Because you're
feeling a little guilty?
- No, because it's wrong.
- He did this to himself.
- No, he didn't.
He didn't do anything to you.
- You shut up.
- No, I won't shut up!
This is only your fault!
You did this!
You brought him here!
The plan was simple.
Spike the guy's drink, get
the money, dump the body.
- The plan changed.
- To what?
To keeping a boy
toy in the basement?
- Yes, until you
got all soft on me.
- What were you thinking?
That we could do this forever?
- Don't you dare do this.
- Or what?
I'm done answering to you.
No more.
- Oh, so you wanna
be in charge now?
Okay, okay, be in charge.
What do we do?
This is why I'm in charge.
- We kill him.
- What did you say?
- You heard me.
- You kill your boyfriend?
- He's not my boyfriend.
And yes, let him come up.
If it doesn't work, I will
solve the problem myself.
All you've done is
make things worse.
- Larry, come on up!
Larry, it's over, come on up!
Larry, come up, it's over.
You've been a naughty boy.
Did you really think
I was gonna let you
take the easy way out?
You wanna hear a funny story?
The night we met, I was
supposed to meet someone.
We met on a dating app.
You can learn a lot
about someone if you
know where to look.
Bit of a player,
lots of enemies,
but more importantly,
lots of cash.
And that was the night
we were supposed to meet
at El Charro for dinner.
And now here comes
the funny part.
All of this was meant for him.
I was gonna spike his drink,
empty his bank account,
get rid of him, but
he never showed.
And then you came along.
They call that irony.
- Jokes on you.
- How's that?
- I don't have any money.
- I know, I checked.
- If you knew, then
why'd you keep me here?
Why'd you save me?
- I don't know.
Willow likes you.
- Can I talk to Willow?
- Oh, so now you want Willow?
- Yes.
I'd like to talk
to Willow, please.
- Well, she's not here.
- When can I talk to her?
- I don't know.
- Are you okay?
Is Holly being
mean to you again?
- Shut up, he deserves it.
- No, he doesn't.
Why are you always
protecting him?
Are you in love with him?
- Screaming at me!
I've been playing you
like a got damn fiddle.
Willow!
- What?
- What did you do?
- Nothing.
- God dammit, you
fed him, didn't you?
Didn't you?
- Yes, he was gonna
die of starvation!
- He was not gonna die.
I know dying, and
that's not dying.
- At some point, we
have to feed him.
- Well, you should have
waited till I got back.
- Oh, so you were
gonna feed him?
- You've got no life.
You've got no job.
You've got no love.
You're a drifter.
You're invisible.
But I like you.
I like you a lot.
- I hate you.
- No.
You don't.
You hate what I did.
You care too much for
Willow to hate me.
You want me.
You want to touch me.
Do you wanna be invisible?
Or do you wanna be alive?
- I want freedom.
- Go ahead.
Welcome home.
- One last thing.
Recognize her?
Holly Fairbairn.
Sad story.
Father died in prison
serving life sentence
for killing her mother.
Holly hung herself
in the basement
of the family home
a few years ago.
She was an only child.
This Holly Fairbairn
doesn't exist.
- Is she gonna make it?
- Well, she woke up, pulled
out her IV, got up and left.
Gone, disappeared, like a ghost.
So, I'd say yes.
Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm.
That's one fine cup of jo.
Hmm.
- Good morning.
I'm Detective Trojan.
- Like the condom?
- Like the Greek warrior.
I brought you some coffee.
They said it would be okay.
- Larry "The Hitcher" Foster.
- Lawrence.
- I appreciate your time today.
Just need some help in
clearing a few things up.
- I want my lawyer.
- No need.
Just got a couple questions
that I'm hoping
you can help with.
Know him?
He's missing.
His job says he quit,
but it looks like
all his bank accounts
have been cleared out.
Some Mormon preacher
lives down in McGee Ranch.
History of rape and incest.
Found him shot dead
on his property.
Now here's where it
gets really weird.
Found this...
In his pocket.
DNA says it's his.
Found her shot on the
preacher's property.
Whoever shot the
preacher shot her too.
Medics say she kept
mumbling the name Silas.
Just can't put my finger on it.
- You know, I've
been watching you.
- I know.
- Well, it's just that you
had two drinks in front of you
and you've yet to
sip on either one.
Are you expecting someone?
- Yes.
- Sorry to bother you.
- He didn't show.
- Lawrence Foster.
- Nice to meet you, Mr. Foster.
Holly Fairbairn..
- Pleasure to make
your acquaintance.
- Can I call you Larry?
- Lawrence, it's just classier.
- Oh.
- And I'm trying
to impress a girl.
- Oh.
Lawrence does go
better with the suit.
- To be honest,
I'm in a bit of a
transitional period
and working part-time
for a catering company.
They make us wear these suits.
Party got out early,
so I thought I'd go
downtown and put it to use.
- Looks good on you.
but I'd change the
part-time catering line,
that's not terribly impressive.
- You got me.
I'm actually hosting a
charity event tonight
at the Steinfeld Mansion.
- Ooh.
- Yeah.
Treating the donors to my
non-profit puppy rescue.
- Oh, wow.
- I just love animals.
- Mm, yeah.
- What about you?
- Me?
I'm an heiress to the
Heinz ketchup fortune.
Yeah.
- The Ketchup fortune?
- Yeah, yeah, of course.
- Yeah.
- What other fortune?
And I often find myself
just bored with my wealth.
And I dress up and
I come to quiet bars
in the middle of the
night and I meet people.
- People.
- People.
- Touche.
- Can I be honest with
you about something?
- Sure.
- I know you've
been following me.
I saw you lurking in
the parking garage
and then later at
the bar at El Charro
while I enjoyed my dinner alone.
You're not very good.
I knew your every move
walking down here.
- Sorry to bother you.
Have a good night.
- That's it?
You're just gonna walk away?
- I'm tired.
I just wanna go home.
- Okay.
I'll drive.
- Holy Christ.
This is your house?
- Pretty unique, huh?
It was built in like 1910
using rocks from the quarry.
- Is it haunted?
- You're about to find out.
- Huh?
- I said you're
about to find out.
You know, when we
go inside to fuck.
Are you all right, Lawrence?
Lawrence, well, what
ever could be wrong?
- Hey, hey, what?
What the fuck?
Hey!
Help!
Help, somebody!
Help!
- What was I supposed to do?
- Not this, not again.
We agreed.
- We didn't agree to anything.
You know as well as I do
that it weren't for me-
- We'd what?
- Be dead?
- Hello?
- Is that what
you were gonna say?
You think you're so
much smarter than me.
- Hello!
Help!
- We can't leave him-
- Help me!
Hello!
Somebody there?
Hey!
Can you help me out?
Come on.
I really have to pee.
Look.
I don't know what's going on.
I don't know who you are.
Please let me out.
I won't say anything, please.
- Oh, shut up already!
- Holly?
What the hell!
Let me outta here right now.
- Or what?
You asshole, what
are you gonna do?
- Why are you doing this?
- You tried to roofie me.
- What?
I would never.
- Oh, no?
What's this then?
I thought so.
- Holly, I wasn't going
to drug you, I swear.
- Oh, so you just carry around
a vial of Georgia
Home Boy for kicks?
Of course I know what it is.
It's the same shit
I put in your drink.
- You drugged me?
- Never take a drink
from a stranger.
- Okay.
Okay, I get it.
You made your point.
I learned my lesson.
Please, you can just let me out.
I won't tell anyone.
You'll never see me again.
Please.
- No, no, no, no.
No.
- No, wait, please!
Please!
Why?
I said I wouldn't tell anyone.
Please don't leave me here!
Holly!
- Stop staring.
- So what now?
He can't stay in
the box forever.
- I know.
- So what now?
- I don't know.
- We can't keep doing this.
- Oh, that's rich
coming from you.
- It's not fair.
- What was I supposed to do?
- Not this, not again.
We agreed.
- We didn't agree to anything.
You know as well as I do
that if it weren't for me-
- We'd what?
Be dead?
Be dead, is that what
you were gonna say?
You think you're so
much smarter than me.
Well, you're not.
All you ever do is cause trouble
and then I have to come
in and clean it up.
- You come in and clean it up?
You?
Oh, you've gotta be
fucking kidding me.
I did what I had to do last
night to protect myself.
I saw him coming
from a mile away
and I knew exactly
what he wanted.
I was right, wasn't I?
Don't you dare tell me you
come in to save the day.
If that had been you last night-
- Don't say it.
- It would've been-
- Don't say it.
- It would've been the
Contiki all over again!
Stop it.
Knock it off.
Shut the fuck up!
- We can't leave him in a box!
- Are you gonna kill me now?
Are you gonna kill me later?
Are you gonna let me go?
Please, I promise I won't leave.
Soon?
I'm begging you, please.
- She's really mad at you.
She didn't wanna let you out.
I need you to trust me.
Do you trust me?
- Yeah.
- Drink.
Easy, fella.
Don't wanna overdose.
Nighty-night, sleep tight.
Don't let the bed bugs bite.
And if they do,
beat 'em with a shoe
until they are black and blue.
- Stop screaming, you idiot.
You bark, you get shocked.
Stop barking.
I control it from here too.
Modify the diodes so you
get something extra special.
- Please, stop.
- That's entirely up to you.
Oh, you stink.
- That's what happens when
you're trapped in a box
and piss all over yourself.
- Take off the
clothes, put 'em in the bag,
put on the gown.
- What are you gonna
do, check my prostate?
- Glad to see you still
have a sense of humor.
- You're serious?
- Or he can stay
in those clothes.
Clean yourself up.
- Is this really necessary?
Thanks for letting
me out of the box.
- Don't thank me, thank her.
- Who?
- My sister.
She wouldn't shut up about it.
She's a softie.
Had to drug you up
again to do it, though.
- So is this how it's gonna be?
- For now.
- Look, I'm starving
and I'm thirsty.
- Let's be clear.
I'm driving this bus.
Food is canceled
for today, asshole!
Bet you'll be hungry
for breakfast tomorrow!
- Hello?
- Yes?
- I have food.
Okay, can I come up?
- No, I'll
leave it on the stairs.
Are you gonna be nice?
- Yes.
- Come and get it.
- You're not Holly, are you?
What's your name?
- Willow.
- I'm Lawrence.
- I know, silly.
- You think this is funny?
None of this is funny.
Wait.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Please don't go.
- I don't like it down here.
- Hey, me neither.
You won't go upstairs?
- Holly would kill me, no.
- How about this?
You go to the top of the stairs
and I'll go to the bottom.
I just wanna talk.
That's all.
- I'll tell you when.
Okay.
I don't wanna talk about Holly.
- Okay, let's talk about you.
- What do you wanna know?
- How old are you?
- What does that matter?
- I don't know.
I'm just trying to
make conversation.
- Same age as my sister.
- 21?
- 23.
- Same, me too.
What do you like to do?
- Are we on a date?
- You always answer a
question with a question.
- I do when I don't wanna
answer the question, yes.
- This is weird.
- What?
- This.
You and me.
I'm trying to get to
know my kidnapper better.
- I'm not your kidnapper.
- Am I allowed to go?
- No.
- Then yeah, you're
my kidnapper.
- I don't like your tone.
- Oh, you don't like my tone?
- You don't have to be hostile.
- I'm trapped in
a got damn dungeon
with this around my neck.
You think I'm hostile?
- You kind of got yourself
into this situation.
- I was having a drink, okay?
That's all.
Next thing I know, I'm here.
Look, I don't know
what she told you,
but I didn't do anything.
What's gonna happen to me?
- It's her.
What?
No, everything's fine.
Yes, he's quiet.
Fine.
She's right down the street.
- Willow.
I like talking to you.
You seem nice.
- Willow!
Willow!
- What?
- What did you do?
- Nothing.
- Dammit,
you fed, didn't you?
Didn't you?
- Yes, he was
gonna die of starvation!
- He was not gonna die.
Believe me, I know dying
and that's not dying!
- At some point,
we have to feed him.
- Well, you should
have waited until I got back!
- Oh, so you were
gonna get him some food?
- Point is, I have to
be able to trust you.
We're a team.
If we can't trust each other,
we're not on the same team.
- I guess you were hungry.
- Where's Holly?
- She's out.
- Out?
Where?
- Why does it matter?
- Think she'll be mad
that you're feeding me?
Or that we're talking?
- She's not the boss of me.
- Who is the boss?
- What?
- Who's the boss?
You or Holly?
- That's a stupid question.
- Whose idea was it to
put me in the basement?
- Hers.
- And it was your
idea to feed me?
Thank you for the food.
- You're welcome.
- So she wants to keep
me caged down here
like some sort of animal
and you wanna treat
me like a human being?
That's gotta cause
some friction.
- We agree to disagree.
- Come on.
Holly, cut the bullshit.
- My name's Willow.
- I know about your parents.
I know your dad
murdered your mother
and you're an only child.
- You found the chest.
Holly said you'd find the chest.
- Holly.
You're wearing the same shoes.
- What?
- Your shoes.
She was wearing the same shoes.
I notice things.
- I don't follow.
- Holly.
- Willow.
- You're wearing the same shoes.
What's your point?
- You're the same person!
- We're twins, twins dress
the same all the time.
Speak of the devil.
What?
- I'll be home soon.
- I made dinner.
- I'm not hungry.
I'm exhausted though.
I'm going to bed.
You've got first
watch of the dipshit.
- He knows about Pop.
- So?
- He knows.
- He doesn't know anything.
- He found the
newspaper clippings.
- Told you he would.
If I cared, I would've
cleaned out that chest.
- He thinks we're
the same person.
He's smarter than you think.
- You like him.
- No, no.
- God dammit.
- I don't like him.
- Yes, you do!
You care for him.
- I don't care for him.
I just feel bad.
- Well, don't.
You do this every fucking time.
- I don't care for him.
But he is smarter
than you think.
And we need to stay on plan.
- You're right.
I'm going to bed.
You know what you have to do.
Just get it done.
- Willow.
Willow.
- Go back
to the basement.
- Why?
- Just go
back to the basement.
Tell me when you're there.
- Okay.
- It's clear.
- Something happened.
Willow, look at me.
Look at me.
Oh my God.
- It's my fault.
- What happened?
- She got mad.
- Holly did this?
- She thinks we're
getting too friendly.
You should eat.
Don't look at me.
I'm ugly.
- Well, tell Holly I'll be good.
- It's not you.
She doesn't trust me.
- How?
- She thinks I'll let you go.
- Would you?
- She'd kill me.
- She'd kill you.
Do you really believe that?
Why would you live with
someone who would kill you?
- You wouldn't understand.
- Hey, you're damn
right, I wouldn't.
- She's not
always like that.
- She's a psychopath.
- Holly is not a psychopath!
- Oh, really?
- What about you?
- What about me?
- If I left, what would you do?
I've seen her do
terrible things.
When she gets mad,
bad things happen.
We can't be like
this for a while.
- Willow?
Willow?
Hello?
What are you doing here?
- Bath time, remember?
- Yeah. But-
- She's not mad anymore.
- She's not?
Your face.
You look good.
Please don't.
Please don't go.
- Bath water's gonna get cold.
Oh.
I know it's been a while.
- Yeah.
- Things needed to settle.
Are you holding up okay?
- Solitude is what you make it.
- It doesn't really
answer my question.
- And I don't really
have an answer for you.
Can I ask you something?
- Okay.
- When is she going
to come down here?
- What do you mean?
- You're here, she isn't.
- She doesn't like you.
- Yeah, and you do?
- Yes.
- Do you tell her that?
- She knows.
- Do you think she'll
ever come around?
- And come downstairs?
- Or let me upstairs.
- Don't get greedy.
You should be
happy with me here.
- I am.
I'm happy with you.
I like you.
But...
At some point-
- What?
- At some point, she
and I have to talk.
- That's not gonna happen.
- Why?
- 'Cause she doesn't trust you.
- I've been good, haven't I?
When is it enough?
- I don't know.
- That's the problem, Willow.
You don't know.
Meanwhile, I'm trapped down
here, and you don't know!
- I think things are going okay.
- Things are not okay.
- Could be a lot worse.
Trust me.
- I haven't seen the sunlight
or breathe fresh air in weeks.
- You should appreciate
what you have.
- Death row inmates
have it better.
When are you gonna stop
letting her control everything?
- I'm doing what I can, okay?
- Have I done everything?
Do I deserve this?
Don't let her
control you anymore.
- Something is
obviously on your mind.
- Why?
- Why what?
- Why are we doing this?
- A cat plays with its food
for an hour before she eats it.
- Is that what this is?
Is you're playing with him?
- I'm testing him.
- Testing him for what?
- I need to know he's
got what it takes.
- And then what?
- Then I'll know.
- What if he passes your test?
- Then we let him out.
- And what if he
doesn't pass your test?
How much longer?
- I'll know when I know.
- What does he have to do?
- I'm not gonna tell you.
- Why not?
- You'll tell him.
I want him to figure it out.
- How is he supposed
to know what to do
if you don't talk to him?
- You of all people
know freedom isn't free.
I'm teaching him
to appreciate it
so that when he finally gets
it, he knows it came from me.
That's power.
- So this is about power?
- This is about control.
- You control everything!
You control when he bathes,
when he eats, when he sleeps!
You control me!
You control this house!
You control it all!
Let him upstairs.
You and him alone.
Give him a chance.
- Do you know what it's
like to be invisible?
No matter what you do,
nobody would notice you.
- I prefer it that way.
- Sometimes it's nice.
Sometimes it makes you
wonder why you're even here.
- Do you feel invisible?
- If I died, no one would know.
No one would care.
- Anonymity is good.
- It's lonely.
- No, it's power.
Being able to come and
go and no one notices you
means you can do
anything you want.
That's power.
- Freedom?
- Exactly.
- I wasn't completely honest
with you about that night.
- You don't say.
- I had nowhere to go.
I was just hanging out
in a parking garage
when this guy steps
off the elevator
and about trips over me.
He acts as if it was my fault.
I don't know what came over
me, but I followed him.
Didn't know what I was gonna do,
but I was gonna do something.
I just snapped.
I ran behind him and I kicked
the living shit out of him.
I kicked him into next week.
Then I saw his suit.
It was a nice suit.
So I took it.
You know, I never had
a nice suit before.
I just wanted to pretend.
I just wanted to be
somebody, you know?
And then I saw you.
Yeah, I followed you.
I thought, "She's pretty."
You'd think she
wanna talk to you?
No, but you got the suit.
She looks like she'd
talk to a guy in a suit.
You know, I wanted
to come talk to you,
but I was afraid, looking
for the right moment.
But...
When I was in junior high,
there was this
girl, Missy Bealer.
I really wanted to
go out with her.
I would try to muster up
enough guts to ask her out.
But I couldn't.
I was afraid.
At the school dances, the DJ
would call out, "Last dance,"
and some other guy would
beat me to it every time.
I never learned.
You gotta grab it.
You gotta grab it when
you've got the chance.
When I walked into the
bar, that was my chance.
That was my chance to ask
Missy to dance with me.
That wasn't my vial.
It was in the suit I stole.
I wasn't going to drug you.
I just wanted to see what it
was like not being invisible.
- I'm sorry I spiked your drink.
It's late.
- Go on, get back down there.
Don't ruin this.
You son of a bitch!
- Stop!
It's not part of the plan.
Stick to the plan.
- Is this supposed to
be some sort of joke?
I really like the chicken.
Could I get chicken
next time, please?
Dammit.
- That was a bad thing you did.
- I know.
- I've never seen
her this angry.
- You talked to her?
- I tried.
I'm mad at you too.
- Why are you mad at me?
- 'Cause I trusted you.
You were doing so good.
- Willow-
- Let me finish.
She let you upstairs and
have dinner with her.
Do you have any idea
what it took for me
to convince her to do that?
- I know, I know,
I know, I know.
- Why wasn't that good enough?
- I couldn't go back downstairs.
Not again.
- But things were
gonna be better.
- How, being let out once a day?
- Yes, and then
maybe twice a day.
And if things were good,
maybe three times a day.
- No, no, I couldn't
go back downstairs.
- Was it worth it?
- No.
- Are you okay?
- The darkness,
it fucks with you.
- I'm sorry.
- No, you're not.
- Of course I am.
- Then let me out, please.
No more.
- You know, I can't.
- Why are you doing this?
You're not like her.
- I'm exactly like her.
- No, you're not.
You're nothing like her at all.
- You are not listening to me.
I don't trust you anymore.
I can't help you.
- 198.
- Are we a team?
- Yep.
- Do you trust me?
- Nope.
- Then how are we a team?
- Do you trust me?
- No.
- And yet, here we are.
- I'm worried.
- About what?
- About him.
I don't know how much more he
can take of your little game.
- This is not a game anymore.
- He's losing it.
- Good.
- Holly, this needs to stop.
- Because you're
feeling a little guilty?
- No, because it's wrong.
- He did this to himself.
- No, he didn't.
He didn't do anything to you.
- You shut up.
- No, I won't shut up!
This is only your fault!
You did this!
You brought him here!
The plan was simple.
Spike the guy's drink, get
the money, dump the body.
- The plan changed.
- To what?
To keeping a boy
toy in the basement?
- Yes, until you
got all soft on me.
- What were you thinking?
That we could do this forever?
- Don't you dare do this.
- Or what?
I'm done answering to you.
No more.
- Oh, so you wanna
be in charge now?
Okay, okay, be in charge.
What do we do?
This is why I'm in charge.
- We kill him.
- What did you say?
- You heard me.
- You kill your boyfriend?
- He's not my boyfriend.
And yes, let him come up.
If it doesn't work, I will
solve the problem myself.
All you've done is
make things worse.
- Larry, come on up!
Larry, it's over, come on up!
Larry, come up, it's over.
You've been a naughty boy.
Did you really think
I was gonna let you
take the easy way out?
You wanna hear a funny story?
The night we met, I was
supposed to meet someone.
We met on a dating app.
You can learn a lot
about someone if you
know where to look.
Bit of a player,
lots of enemies,
but more importantly,
lots of cash.
And that was the night
we were supposed to meet
at El Charro for dinner.
And now here comes
the funny part.
All of this was meant for him.
I was gonna spike his drink,
empty his bank account,
get rid of him, but
he never showed.
And then you came along.
They call that irony.
- Jokes on you.
- How's that?
- I don't have any money.
- I know, I checked.
- If you knew, then
why'd you keep me here?
Why'd you save me?
- I don't know.
Willow likes you.
- Can I talk to Willow?
- Oh, so now you want Willow?
- Yes.
I'd like to talk
to Willow, please.
- Well, she's not here.
- When can I talk to her?
- I don't know.
- Are you okay?
Is Holly being
mean to you again?
- Shut up, he deserves it.
- No, he doesn't.
Why are you always
protecting him?
Are you in love with him?
- Screaming at me!
I've been playing you
like a got damn fiddle.
Willow!
- What?
- What did you do?
- Nothing.
- God dammit, you
fed him, didn't you?
Didn't you?
- Yes, he was gonna
die of starvation!
- He was not gonna die.
I know dying, and
that's not dying.
- At some point, we
have to feed him.
- Well, you should have
waited till I got back.
- Oh, so you were
gonna feed him?
- You've got no life.
You've got no job.
You've got no love.
You're a drifter.
You're invisible.
But I like you.
I like you a lot.
- I hate you.
- No.
You don't.
You hate what I did.
You care too much for
Willow to hate me.
You want me.
You want to touch me.
Do you wanna be invisible?
Or do you wanna be alive?
- I want freedom.
- Go ahead.
Welcome home.
- One last thing.
Recognize her?
Holly Fairbairn.
Sad story.
Father died in prison
serving life sentence
for killing her mother.
Holly hung herself
in the basement
of the family home
a few years ago.
She was an only child.
This Holly Fairbairn
doesn't exist.
- Is she gonna make it?
- Well, she woke up, pulled
out her IV, got up and left.
Gone, disappeared, like a ghost.
So, I'd say yes.
Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm.
That's one fine cup of jo.
Hmm.