Wellwood (2025) Movie Script
1
(ethereal music)
(wine sloshing)
(glasses clink)
(otherwordly music)
(laser crackling)
(otherwordly music fades)
(dark pulsing music)
(chaotic music)
(sparse subdued music)
(heartbeat thumping)
(sparse subdued music continues)
(water sloshing softly)
(sparse subdued music continues)
(sparse subdued music continues)
(sparse subdued music darkens)
(subdued dark music continues)
(subdued dark music hastens)
(spurring dark music continues)
(upbeat pop music)
- Honestly, even if I
did get Chad to propose,
I don't think I could ever convince him
to take me on a honeymoon.
He is about as romantic as a possum.
- That's not good.
- No. You know what?
I don't know why I said that.
I think possums get a bad rap.
In fact, there is this
Brazilian possum species
or whatever that is completely romantic.
The males die after they do it.
Isn't that insane?
To give your life for that one
perfect time with your lover.
It's like they put all their little energy
into this one last act
so that their great-great grand possums
can hang from trees or whatever.
Or wait, shoot. Is that sloths?
Oh, it was on the same show.
I can't remember.
- Hey, Vicky.
- Oh, hey, you're awake.
I was just telling your
husband how lucky you are.
- Thanks. I am lucky.
Are we close?
- Well, we are in the middle of nowhere,
so I think we're pretty close.
It's one of the major perks of this job.
I get a glimpse of places
I would never get to see otherwise.
Oh, okay. Wellwood.
(ominous music)
(turn signal clicking)
Oh my gosh. Great find, you guys.
(gentle optimistic music)
(fauna chirping and hooting)
(brakes squeal)
- Thanks for the ride.
- Yep.
(car doors thud)
(gentle optimistic music continues)
Oh, also, I have a card.
It, if you need to reach
me or change your plans,
that has my direct contact.
- Great. Get back safe, Vicky.
(car starter whirs)
- Don't know how you were able to sleep.
- I found her voice soothing.
Wow.
- You did that on purpose, right?
- Did what?
- [Nick] Waited until we
were getting in the car
with a stranger.
- I didn't want you to react emotionally.
- Would that be considered manipulative?
- If I were a dude, it would
be considered strategic.
Have you ever called a man manipulative?
- No.
- Wait.
(door creaks)
This is technically our honeymoon
and that is technically a threshold.
- Oh shit.
(fauna continues chittering)
(fauna continues chittering)
(keys jingle)
- Did you do this?
- Yeah.
- Hydrangeas. My second favorite.
- I was going to get peonies,
but they're out of season.
- Peonies?
You must be expecting
something on this honeymoon.
"Congratulations on this
happy time in your lives.
Thank you for choosing
to celebrate with us.
Please enjoy your stay at Wellwood."
- I didn't write that.
- Didn't seem pouty enough.
I got you something.
You can open it after you
agree to accept my decision.
(Nick chuckles and sighs)
- Okay, so you're a doctor.
- Resident.
- Still,
you know the rate at which
medicine is advancing.
A breakthrough doesn't
seem out of the question.
So what we need to focus on is time.
How do we buy you more time
so that you're available for the new study
or around for the next breakthrough?
And the logical answer is treatment.
And even if it means changing things up
or going to someplace
other than your hospital
or alternative medicines.
Ugh. I'm sorry.
I just...
- No, I, I don't wanna argue.
I really don't. But it's not working.
In fact, it's making me worse.
I can feel myself getting weaker.
A more aggressive treatment
just doesn't make sense.
- What about the healer
I was telling you about?
- The nun in Baton Rouge?
- Yeah.
- Nick, that's not based
in anything quantifiable.
- She works miracles.
- You're not even religious.
- Miracles happen every day.
- Then they're probably not miracles.
I understand what you're saying,
but I just wanna be a newlywed couple.
I wanna be happy and fun and carefree.
I need that.
And who knows?
Maybe it helps me heal.
- Yeah. Maybe.
(Nick sighs)
My present.
- [Laura] Alternative medicine?
- Very alternative.
(both chuckle)
(warm music)
Mine
Forever
And always
Oh, oh
Just one look
And I knew, ooh, ooh
That you
Were my only one
Oh-oh-oh-ooh
I though I was dreamin'
But I was wrong, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, but I'm gonna keep on schemin'
Till I can make you, make you my own
So you see
I really care
Without you
I'm nothing
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Just one look
And I know, oh, oh
(attendees clapping and cheering)
- Mm. I'm not gonna make it.
- [TV] I'd like to say a
congratulations to the both of you.
- I'm drunk.
- [TV] Many, many happy returns.
- All right. Yeah. (growls playfully)
- Walk straight.
Mm. We really wanted sex.
- How are you still so funny?
All right. Pajamas.
- No!
You know what's neat?
- What?
- We'll always be in the honeymoon phase.
(tender music)
- Laura, I never knew love
could be easy until I met you.
You changed everything for me.
You made me happy.
You made me brave.
You made me whole.
I vow to give you everything I've got.
I will love you forever.
Until the day I...
(insects chirping softly)
(bottle scrapes)
Fuck.
(fauna chirping and hooting)
(Nick grunts)
(fauna continues chirping and hooting)
(fauna continues chirping and hooting)
(Nick thuds)
(object booms and clicks)
(high-strung music)
(object whooshes and booms)
(trees cracking)
(Nick grunts)
(soft ethereal music)
(wings flapping)
(soft ethereal music continues)
(door clicks and creaks)
(light switch clicking)
(cat trills)
(wind howling hollowly)
(soft ethereal music continues)
(flashlight clicks)
(door creaks and thuds)
(foreboding music)
(foreboding music continues)
(foreboding music continues)
(foreboding music darkens)
(distressing music)
(distressing music continues)
(creature growling and wheezing lightly)
(creature squelches)
(ship thrums and booms)
(no audio)
(bedding rustles)
(water drops tapping)
(water dripping)
(soft ominous music)
(soft ominous music continues)
(dramatic music)
(Laura breathing heavily)
(birds chirping faintly)
(fauna chirping and squawking)
(off-putting music)
(off-putting music continues)
(off-putting music continues)
(off-putting music continues)
(off-putting music continues)
(off-putting music continues)
(finger press squelches)
(heartbeat thumping lightly)
(creature wheezes and gurgles)
(heartbeat continues thumping lightly)
(creature wheezing)
(grass crunching)
(footsteps padding)
(footsteps continue padding)
(no audio)
(no audio)
(laptop lid clicks)
(disconcerting music)
(creature breathing wetly)
(latch clicks)
(door thuds)
(engine rumbling)
(car door thuds)
- Morning.
I'm glad I caught you outside.
I was worrying I came a bit too early
being your honeymoon and all.
Did I scare you?
- Well, I just, I didn't expect anyone.
- Oh, I understand.
Thing is, see, this is
on my way into town.
I figured I'd do the neighborly thing
and see if you guys need anything.
- That's nice. Thank you.
- Sheriff Bradley.
- Nick Harper.
- Pleasure.
Saw about the power went down last night.
That mess you up?
- I didn't notice.
- No?
You ain't see no strange lights,
firecrackers, nothing like that.
- No.
- Huh.
Oh, lost track.
I come bearing gifts.
The best Mimi's has to offer.
- Thank you.
- Well, that's it. I just
came by to say welcome.
I'll let you get back to your honeymoon.
Oh!
Don't let that salmon sit too long.
Only needs about an hour for perfection.
(Nick exhales lightly)
(fork scraping)
- You didn't come to bed last night.
Nick.
Nick?
What happened last night?
- You know, I finished that bottle.
- I figured that much.
The outside sweaty with the
cop part is where I'm lost.
- Yeah. I got locked out.
- When? Last night?
Hi? Hello?
- Yeah. Uh, last night.
(chuckles) What the hell?
- You're ridiculous.
- Oh, sorry. I'm, uh, I got drunk.
I went outside for air
and I fell asleep on the porch.
And when I woke up, well,
I didn't wanna wake you
so I walked around, I went to the shed.
- The shed?
- Yeah.
You know, there's a boat out there.
We should take it out today.
- Is there something you wanna tell me?
I was worried that you were upset
by our conversation last night.
It was unfair of me to drop that on you
as we were getting picked up.
- No, I'm okay with it.
I am. I, we should relax.
Focus on keeping you stress free.
- Will you think I am a bad doctor
if I don't make us wait
the full 30 minutes
before going on the water?
- Is that a real thing?
- I don't know.
- I'll get the boat.
- You need help?
- No.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah. Yeah.
Your job is to relax. Remember?
- Okay, I'll go get ready.
(lips smack)
- This is fun.
- Yeah.
(Laura sighs)
(Nick breathing shakily)
(door clicks and creaks)
(sparse broody music)
(door thuds)
(cat meowing)
(sparse broody music continues)
You don't like water?
It's kind of the basis
of all life here. (sighs)
I got something you'll like.
(sparse broody music continues)
Now I know you're not from here.
(Nick chuckles)
They have fate where you're from?
Yeah. Fate is universal.
And you're here for a reason.
- All right. Fuck it.
(Nick inhales sharply)
(dramatic music)
(creature howls)
(off-putting music)
Come on.
Come on.
Work you mother...
(optimistic music)
(no audio)
(Laura inhales and exhales softly)
- You're driving me crazy.
How does it not make you suspicious?
- I don't take a bite outta my supper,
till Jean takes a bite first.
Suspicion comes with the badge.
Knowing which suspicion is
actionable comes with experience.
You'll get there. Don't fret.
- Don't you dare play
"wise, old sheriff" with me.
I can see through your bullshit.
- Ah-ah! Language.
- What was he wearing?
- Uh, collared shirt and jeans.
- A button-up shirt?
- Believe so.
- [Deputy Marsh] Nice jeans?
- They were blue.
- Why was he wearing his
evening clothes at 7:00 am?
- I was.
- That's your uniform.
And you're saying that the power outage
didn't bother him at all.
Because, you know, all
of my clocks, they reset.
- Where are you going with this?
- I'm saying something is off.
He's hiding something from you.
He's sweating.
- [Sheriff Bradley] He was
sweating before I got there.
- Maybe we should just go out
there and see what he's up to.
- Marsh, I keep telling you,
if you want fancy police
work, get to a city.
You're bored is all.
Get a hobby.
- Sheriff Bradley,
setting a norm of disorder
can turn a small offense
into a crime spree.
- Broken window theory?
You aren't actually sitting here
talking to me about broken
window theory, are you?
- Oh, you just gonna fill out a form?
- [Sheriff Bradley] Well, it
ain't the sexy part of the job.
- Well, maybe we can just go out there,
take a look in the shed.
- Maybe you should take up painting.
- Maybe it's open.
- That's a long drive
for, "Maybe it's open."
- (sighs) Well, I bet Ruby
Baker wouldn't think so.
- Oh my God. Here we go.
- 8-year-old Ruby Baker
went missing from her home.
Two years later, she was found
just 10 miles from her house.
- And this is from your crime program.
- It highlights real stories.
The worst part is, that the cops,
they interviewed her abductor
in the weeks following her disappearance,
and then they decided
not to follow up-
- Oh my stars.
- My point is, we need to be thorough.
- Maybe you don't need a hobby.
Maybe you should take up meditation.
- Thanks.
- Worked for Oprah.
- [Laura] It really is beautiful here.
(gentle music)
This is exactly what I needed.
- [Nick] Yeah.
Why'd you choose this place?
- I didn't put much thought into it.
But I just saw the pictures
and I knew I wanted to be here with you.
- It was fate.
(Laura chuckles)
- I have no idea what I'm doing.
I can't wrap my mind around
the idea that I'm going to die.
- Good.
- You know how when you're younger,
someone asks you to think about nothing?
- And you imagine blackness.
- I always imagined light.
But yeah,
you realize you're not
thinking about nothing.
You're thinking about something.
With death, it's time.
It's how do I get more out
of the time that I have,
however much that is?
It's a lot to ask,
but I'm going
to need your help in order to do that.
I need you to accept that
it's time to change courses.
- I can do that.
- Good.
I'm gonna ask you a question
and you have to answer "no"
no matter what the real answer is.
Have you ever had sex
on a floating raft in
the middle of a lake?
- Oh my God, yes.
I mean, no, I haven't.
But we should do that.
That's what you're saying, right?
We should put down more towels.
- More stripping, less talking.
- [Nick] Geez. I am.
- [Laura] My turn.
(water splashes)
- I'm fine!
- Are you okay?
- I'm fine.
- What was that?
- I'm fine!
- Hemiparesis.
- You're overreacting.
- I'm not overreacting. I'm reacting.
- I just stood up too fast.
We know hemiparesis is a possible symptom,
but I think it was just nausea.
- Didn't look like just nausea.
- I drank a lot last night.
- Don't lie to me.
- There was a lot going on. I was aroused.
- Okay. And now I know you're lying.
- I feel good.
I feel fine. I do.
- Are you experiencing any other symptoms?
There's something else.
Something I haven't been able to tell you.
- Nick. What are you talking about?
- I was gonna wait
until I knew what it was
or what it could do.
- Just say it.
- If a new drug is discovered,
it goes through a series
of tests to get approved.
It could hit the market fairly quickly
assuming those tests went well, right?
- It depends. Is it a brand new drug?
Have they started animal testing?
- No. It's brand new.
- Is it natural, microbial, chemical?
- Yeah. I don't know.
- Enteral or parenteral?
- I know it works topically.
But maybe if it was ingested.
- Is it laughter?
- Yeah. No.
Uh, I've gotta do more research.
- I don't wanna be a buzzkill,
but topical medicines don't cure cancer.
- I know.
- Right.
- (sighs) Well, you must be hungry.
Luckily there's a known cure for that.
(both chuckle)
- Are you gonna cook?
- Yeah.
- Ooh, la-la. I should fall
into the lake more often.
- [Nick] No, you should get some rest.
(stool scrapes)
(creature wheezing shrilly)
- I'm sorry.
(blood pattering)
(food sizzling)
(sparse ethereal music)
(microwave beeps)
(sparse ethereal music continues)
- [Laura] Smells delicious.
- You can stay there. I'll bring you some.
- That's okay.
- You sure?
(Nick spits)
(bowl shatters)
- Shit! Ah.
- You okay?
- Yeah.
- Mm. Salmon.
Thank you.
- Why don't you go sit.
I'll make you a plate.
- Or we could eat just enough
to finish what we started.
(insects chirping)
(brooding music)
(creature breathing raggedly)
(brooding music continues)
(cat trills)
(brooding music continues)
(creature grunting)
(brooding music continues)
(cat shrieks)
(door clicks and squeaks)
(Nick exhales softly)
(ominous music)
(Nick exhales softly)
(ominous music continues)
- Okay.
If your buddies come to dissect me.
Let 'em know I never meant to hurt you.
(creature shrieks)
(disconcerting music)
(ominous music continues)
(Nick breathing deeply)
(Nick grunts)
(Laura panting)
- Nick?
(subdued music)
Nick?
(Nick grunting and whimpering)
(Nick breathing sharply)
(Nick grunting)
(subdued music continues)
(Nick groans)
(Nick growls)
(disconcerting music)
(door rattling)
- Nick why is the door locked?
- Um, you're gonna kill me.
- Jesus, Nick. What happened?
- I think I broke it.
- It's definitely broken.
Come on, let's get it on ice.
(ominous music)
- [Nick] I just woke up
early and went for a run.
- And you fell into a tree?
- Yeah. I mostly missed it.
- It's a weird break. It's so clean.
- Yeah. And you accuse me of being messy.
- Most people instinctively
avoid large objects
when they fall.
They don't reach out for them.
- You know I dropped my watch.
- What?
- On the run. I need to go look for it.
- What you need to do
is sit still and relax.
I can look for your watch later.
- I know where it is.
- Will you shut up and relax?
- It's not that bad.
- It's completely mangled.
I have half a mind to call someone
and take a trip into town to see a doctor.
- Okay. You're a doctor.
I'm not going into town.
- I don't have the right equipment.
I need X-rays, I need pain medication.
- You're still better than anyone there.
- That's true.
- Okay. I think it's numb.
- One more minute.
- It feels numb.
- Why did you go to the shed?
- What?
- Earlier when you broke your finger,
why did you go to the shed?
- I- I don't know. I
wasn't thinking straight.
It does feel numb though.
What is this for?
- Bite down.
- Bite down?
(Nick yelps)
(disquieting music)
(creature grunting)
(claws scraping)
- If the pain doesn't subside,
we'll have to get you to a drug store
and get something prescription.
Are you feeling okay?
You look a little pale.
- I'm fine.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah.
I'm gonna heal completely.
- Yeah 'cause you had a good doctor.
- Completely by tomorrow.
(soft distressing music)
- You and me both.
(footsteps padding)
(soft distressing music continues)
(Laura sighs)
(brooding music)
- Nick.
(brooding music continues)
What the hell is going...
- I- I can explain.
Laura.
Laura, Laura.
Wait.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Laura. Laura, Laura wait.
Wait. Dammit.
Laura, stop!
(both breathing heavily)
(phone clatters)
- Nick, what the hell was that?
- Let me explain.
- Please do. Please explain.
Because it looks like you have something
tied up in the tool shed.
- I-
- Why?
- Because that's something
that's gonna cure your cancer.
- Hello?
(phone clatters)
(toilet splashing)
- Somebody call?
You leavin' early?
- Did you even wash your hands?
- Oh, Jean does that.
Whenever she knows she's
wrong or feels guilty,
she goes on the offense.
- I'm gonna drive out to Wellwood.
- Because?
- Because I got a phone
call that only rang once.
- You mean ID picked up?
- Well, no-
- And you're certain
it ain't Bonnie's boy
prank calling us again?
- Well-
- Or maybe someone
who's trying to dial 411 instead of us?
- No one dials 411-
- Or any other 378 other folks
who call us in case of emergency.
- I'm not suspicious about those people.
I'm just gonna take a drive out there,
check in, and see what's going on.
- (scoffs) For a ringin' phone.
- I called every other house in the area
about a power outage.
- There's only three other houses.
- And all of them lost
power at the same time.
Why is he lying?
- This is about Reba Baker?
- Ruby.
- We don't have a missing 8-year-old.
- But something is off.
- Stop it. You're bored.
I get it.
- Call.
Call Wellwood and if they
answer and everything's fine,
I'll drop it.
But I'm telling you something isn't right.
I've got a funny feeling about this.
- (sighs) All right.
I'll call Wellwood.
Just 'cause you asked me.
Wellwood.
(busy signal beeping)
You got my attention.
- Great. Let's go.
- Well, you ain't got to drop it,
but you gotta come up
with something better.
- Why are you acting like I'm crazy?
- Because you're acting crazy.
- Wh- what's the rational thing to do?
Call the authorities? Turn
it over to the government?
- Yeah, that's a rational thought.
- Then we lose it. They take
it and they hide it away.
And even if it can cure you
today, we don't see that cure.
- That's a big "if," Nick.
- Its blood has the
ability, it can cure you.
- Is that what you were
drinking, its blood?
- It was dead.
It was dead. And it came back.
Its blood was spilled in a field
and everywhere its blood
spilled, lush flowers grew.
Okay. My hand-
- Did you break your own finger?
- Yes.
But earlier,
when I cut it earlier-
- Nick, listen to me.
This is not an answer to a prayer.
This is something that is
potentially very dangerous,
that you have tied up
in a fucking tool shed.
- It landed here. Here.
The same place that you
chose to recuperate.
This is fate.
- It's just bad luck.
- Maybe so. Maybe it is.
But maybe not.
- You're grasping at straws.
You're searching for meaning in chaos.
It's because you're desperate
and your desperation
is making you reckless.
- You're fucking right I'm desperate.
I'm desperate!
And as far as reckless,
I would die if it meant you would live.
- I'm not gonna let that happen.
- I'm not asking you for permission.
(gentle dark music)
- Fine.
But if I say the word,
if I decide this thing is too
dangerous, we get rid of it.
No questions asked.
- Yeah. Deal.
- [Laura] Have you
tried to find an animal?
- If it's outside, yeah.
- Should look for squirrels nests.
Right time of year.
- [Nick] Squirrels have nests?
- Hey.
I want you to know I'm going
in there with an open mind.
- Thank you.
- Even though I think you're wrong.
(latch clicks)
(door creaks)
(brooding music)
- Oh shit.
- Nick!
- This way!
- Nick!
- This way.
- Nick!
Nick! (breathing heavily)
(discomforting music)
- Hey! Stop!
(ship engine whirring)
(fist thuds)
(ship engine sputters)
(latch clicks)
(door creaks)
- Laura?
(Nick grunts)
Okay.
Yeah. Power's out.
- I don't know about this, Nick.
- What?
- We're playing with something
from a different world.
- Yeah, well, if there's a chance.
- How did you find it?
- The ship where it crashed,
(groans) I went back there.
Somehow it turned it back on.
- Safe to assume it's intelligent.
Then you attacked it?
- Yeah.
- Maybe she's friendly.
I'm gonna find out.
- How are you gonna find out?
(tools rattle)
- I'm gonna need you to get
a few things from the house.
But first tie her hands up to the wall
but make sure she has enough
slack so she can move.
- She?
All right.
- Just her hands.
- Who just escaped, so.
- I need her to be able to move.
- Laura-
- My way.
- Okay.
- Go grab some food for me.
Water, meat, veggies. Raw is better.
- Yeah. Okay, I'll be quick.
Don't do anything until I get back.
- No.
I don't think you should
be here when she wakes up.
In fact, just knock and
leave the food outside.
- Just be safe.
- Remember our deal.
If I say we're done.
- [Nick] Yeah.
(chair clatters)
(Nick grumbles)
(squirrel chirping)
(wind rustling softly)
(fauna chirping and chittering faintly)
(fauna continues chirping
and chittering faintly)
(creature whooshing softly)
(heartbeat thumping irregularly)
(heartbeat continues thumping irregularly)
(Laura inhales and exhales softly)
- Hi.
You're incredible.
Don't tell Nick I said so,
but I think he might not be crazy.
Shh. It's okay.
We're gonna be okay.
We'll figure this out.
(door thudding loudly)
- Laura! I've got something.
Come see.
- Shh. Shh.
It's okay.
Just leave the food.
- I'm, I'm coming in.
- No!
- What is it?
- I found a nest.
- What am I supposed to...
Just go away and be quiet. Please.
(door creaks and thuds)
(Nick grumbles)
(fauna chirping and chattering)
(Nick retches)
- Fuck.
(creature growling cautiously)
- You must be hungry.
(heartbeat thumping softly)
(dark ethereal music)
(dark ethereal music continues)
You must be scared.
It's okay.
He's scared too.
(squirrel chirping)
He's just a baby.
(tendrils thud)
(squirrel chirps shrilly)
(creature whooshing and moaning)
Is that how you eat?
You suck the life out of things?
(distressing music)
(door clangs)
(Laura thuds)
Nick!
(kicks thud)
(hammer thwacking)
(distressing music continues)
(hammer thuds)
(both breathing heavily)
Why?
- It's not enough. It
can still heal itself.
- Why did you bring it here?
- What?
- After a year of being poked and prodded
and drugged and poisoned, I was at peace.
I had accepted the fact that
I'm not gonna live to 30,
that I've spent my entire
adult life training
for a career that I'll never have.
- Laura.
- And I know the names of three children
that I'm never going to meet.
Do you know what that's like?
- Laura...
- And I shared my ideas
for getting my last bit of happiness
out of the last bit of time
on earth I have with you.
And you couldn't accept that.
When I say I'm done with treatment,
you don't get to argue.
When I say I wanna spend
the rest of my life
away from hospitals with you,
you don't get to second guess me.
You don't get to sneak
around behind my back.
You don't get to start praying
and believing that you're owed a miracle.
And you don't get to
convince me that this monster
is going to give me my life back.
(Laura grunts)
- I'm sorry. I love you
- (sobs softly) For a second I
thought it was gonna cure me.
- I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry.
- Get rid of it.
(dark music)
- It is? At what time?
Thanks for calling
George. It's good to hear.
I mean, it's good that you called.
Hey there, Alice. It's Gracie Marsh.
I'm just checking in, did
your power go out again?
Mm-hmm. Landline too?
Huh.
No. No, it's nothing to worry about.
You have a good evening
and I'll try to get your
power back on, okay?
Thanks. Bye-bye.
- [Sheriff Bradley] Power's out again?
- The Parker's and the Lilly's.
Landlines too.
What's the bet it'll be
same down at the Allen's?
- So how'd you go for Alice?
- You are literally the only person
in the world without a cell phone.
- Mm.
Um, so you think it's got
something to do with Wellwood?
- Oh, I don't know. It's
funny you should mention that.
I do know that every house
within a 25-mile radius has lost power.
But, uh, should we just fill out a form?
- All right, I'll head on out.
- No, we'll go.
- Might be a bit excessive to
send the entire police force
to check out a power outage.
- Uh, not if there's
something else going on.
- Like what?
- Ruby Baker?
- You have to stop watching TV.
- I'll go.
- No, no, no, no, no.
It don't make no sense.
It's on my way.
This way we both will get home early.
- You realize you're
doing my thing, don't you?
- [Sheriff Bradley] I'll
call you if there's a reason.
(switch clicking)
(footsteps padding)
(cabinet scrapes)
(cabinet thuds softly)
(water splashing)
(discomforting music)
(heartbeat thumping)
(discomforting music continues)
(discomforting music darkens)
(dark discomforting music continues)
(water splashing)
(Laura exhales softly)
(floorboards rattle)
(birds chirping faintly)
(dark music)
(Nick grunting)
(dark music continues)
(dark music softens)
(footsteps padding)
(creature growling and wheezing)
(creature shrieks)
(soft dark music continues)
(Laura panting)
- Nick!
(soft dark music continues)
(water sloshing)
(soft dark music continues)
(disquieting music)
(creature shrieks)
(water splashes)
(Laura breathing heavily)
(subdued music)
(water sloshing)
No, no, no.
No. Nick!
No.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, what are you doing.
Laura? Hey, hey.
- What did you do?
- You know what I did.
- What did you do, Nick?
- Laura. Laura.
- Is it in the lake?
- You know it is. We decided.
- You picked a hell of a time
to start listening to me.
- Laura.
- It was a mistake.
- What was a mistake?
- It was a mistake.
- What are you saying?
- It was a mistake, Nick.
You grabbed me.
It healed you.
It was a mistake.
(insects chirping)
- We should check the ship.
We should check the ship.
There, there, there might
be something I missed.
You know, blood reserves or
a way to signal more of them.
Or, or we stop all of this.
Just get outta here.
Start the honeymoon over again.
This time, this time in Italy.
Whatever you want.
(Laura sniffs)
(lips smack)
- I love you.
- I love you too.
- I knew exactly who you
were when I married you.
Willful, determined,
blindingly optimistic.
- [Nick] What are you saying?
- I can't expect you to change.
- What are you saying?
- This is too hard on me.
And it's too hard on you.
- [Nick] What?
- I can't die next to you.
I love you, Nick Harper.
And I have to leave you.
- No, no. That doesn't make any sense.
No.
I'll stop. I'll stop.
I'll, I'll accept whatever you want.
From here on out. I promise I'll...
I'll make it right.
I can, I can still make it right.
Laura, please. Please, Laura.
Stop. I can't live without you.
- You can.
You have to.
(Nick sniffles)
(Laura sobs softly)
(subdued music continues)
(subdued music continues)
(fist thudding)
(Nick whimpers)
(subdued music continues)
(Nick sniffling)
(subdued music continues)
(water splashing)
(Laura groans)
(cord clatters)
(fauna chirruping)
(water splashes)
(engine rumbling)
- I'll radio you in the next hour or so
then we both can head home.
(radio chatters)
Look, I'll put you in charge
of the chili cook-off.
Whole thing.
Set up, security, crowd control.
Look, I'm serious.
Folks get worked up at the chili cook-off.
We had an arrest last year.
Said it wasn't hot enough. (chuckles)
- Sheriff?
Sheriff?
Bradley?
(engine rumbles)
(engine puttering)
(subdued music)
(water splashing)
(subdued music continues)
(subdued music continues)
(water splashes)
(door knocking)
- Nick, please just gimme a sec.
- Oh, excuse me ma'am.
Sorry to drop by uninvited.
- No, it's all right.
- I take it your husband is out?
- Yeah.
- Well, I brought you some
candles and some batteries.
I figure you might could use them.
- Actually, could you
gimme a ride into town?
- Sure.
I guess I could.
- I just have a few
things to throw in my bag.
- All right, thank you.
(footsteps tapping)
(door thuds)
(flashlight clicks)
(gentle worrisome music)
What time is your husband coming back?
- [Laura] I'm sorry?
- I said what time do you
expect your husband back?
- I'm leaving without him.
- Did something happen?
- No.
I just got dealt a rough hand
and it's time to deal with it on my own.
- Ma'am, I got to ask.
Are you in any danger?
- From Nick?
No.
- I tell you what.
I'm gonna get my deputy
to bring you into town.
I'm gonna stick around here
and wait for your husband.
How's that sound?
- Sure.
(gentle worrisome music continues)
- Marsh, You're gonna love this.
I do need you out here at Wellwood.
Marsh?
Marsh.
Goddammit.
(cruiser door thuds)
(water splashing)
(ethereal music)
(ship whooshes)
(ethereal music continues)
You know anything about that?
- Look, I know how it sounds,
but something crashed in the woods
and I've never seen anything like it.
- (chuckles) Yeah.
And you think whatever it is,
is flickering this light up in the sky.
- I don't know. It could be
Nick, but we have to be ready.
- Mm-hmm.
You watch a lot of TV?
- Excuse me?
- You seem like the type.
(Sheriff Bradley grunts)
- You all right?
- I'm fine.
- How'd you injure it?
- It's not an injury.
It's in my bone and it's called Perthes.
- Like Calve-Perthes. I'm familiar.
That's it.
- Marsh? Marsh, you copy?
(static crackles)
- [Laura] Still think I'm crazy?
- [Sheriff Bradley] Not sure what I think.
(ship warbling and crackling)
Nick?
Gonna need you to come out here.
If you don't mind, leave your
hands where I can see 'em.
(ship thrumming)
That's gotta be military.
- Sheriff, we should leave.
- (laughs) See? No alien.
(creature roars)
(Sheriff Bradly cries)
(distressing music)
- (gasps) Nick! Nick!
Nick, what are you doing?
(bones cracking)
(flesh squelching)
(creature roaring)
(creature growls deeply)
What are you doing? We
don't have any car keys.
- We gotta get outta here.
- How?
- [Nick] I don't have a plan.
Just follow the road.
- What are, what are you doing?
- I gotta get its blood.
- Are you serious.
- Nick? I don't... (groans)
- Shit. Come on.
(distressing music continues)
- Whatever that thing
is, it is way beyond us.
You've beaten it over the
head, you've drowned it,
and it's still out there.
It's dangerous.
- I don't need to kill it.
I just need some of its blood.
- Why are you doing this? Who is this for?
- I heard what you said
earlier at the lake.
- Fuck what I said at the lake.
We can leave here right now, together.
You and me. We could be happy.
Please.
- I've gotta try.
(Laura sighs)
(door creaks and thuds)
(brooding music)
- Okay, let's go.
- You're not coming.
- Try and stop me.
(Nick sighs)
(shovel scrapes)
(engine revving)
(gravel crunching)
(door knocking)
(brooding music continues)
- Stay here.
- What are you doing?
(brooding music continues)
W- what are you gonna do?
- Gonna draw it out.
- Are you sure that's a good idea?
(shovel thwacking)
(brooding music continues)
Nick.
(creature roars)
(shovel thwacking)
(creature roars)
(creature grumbling and growling)
(Nick grunts)
(gunshots boom)
(both breathing heavily)
- You're bleeding.
- What?
- Is that your blood?
It worked.
Let's get its blood and get outta here.
- Drop your weapons!
- No, you don't underst-
- You don't understand!
I'mma put two in your chest
if you don't place your hands on your head
and drop your weapons.
- I'm lowering.
- Get down on the ground! Now!
- Just look at it.
- Shut up!
- It's dangerous.
- I'm dangerous.
And stay down.
What did you do with Sheriff Bradley?
- Please listen to me.
There's something out here.
It isn't human and it killed Bradley.
It's going to kill us too
if we don't act quickly.
You can arrest us. We will comply.
We will answer all of your questions.
But we need to get out of here now.
Please.
(creature grumbles)
- Run!
(creature roars)
(Marsh thuds)
(bones cracking)
(flesh squelching)
(creature chuffs)
(creature roars)
- Go!
(creature growls)
(shovel thuds)
(creature roars)
(dark ominous music)
(heartbeat thumping)
(water sloshing)
(heartbeat continues thumping)
(heartbeat continues thumping)
(heartbeat continues thumping)
(creature roaring)
(Nick grunting)
(creature grumbling)
(creature roars)
- Hey! Hey!
(creature roars)
(heartbeat thumping)
(creature hisses)
(heartbeat thumping)
Come and get me.
(heartbeat thumping)
(creature growls)
(ethereal music)
(ethereal music continues)
(Nick grunts)
- Laura, no, no, no, no.
Come on. Hey, hey.
Come here, please.
No. Hey, hey.
Hey, hey. Hey.
Please.
- It's okay.
- No, no, no.
- It's okay.
- No, please, Laura.
Please stay with me.
Stay with me.
(creature snarls)
I don't wanna live without you.
(creature growling)
(discomforting music)
(creature shrieks)
Please, please stay with me. Stay with me.
I don't wanna live without you.
You make me brave. You make me whole.
You make me strong.
- It's okay.
- No, no. Come on, please. I promise.
I'll give you everything I have.
Everything I have until the
day I die. I promise you.
Laura, Laura, come on.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
(Nick grunting)
(tender music)
No!
(blows thudding)
No, no, no.
Laura. Come on, come on.
Please, God. Please, God, please.
No, no. Please. (sobs softly)
I'm sorry.
(heartbeat thumping quickly)
(heartbeat thumping slows)
(chaotic music)
(insects chirping)
(dark music)
(subdued music)
(subdued music continues)
(subdued music continues)
(subdued music continues)
(subdued music continues)
(subdued music continues)
(subdued music continues)
(subdued music continues)
(subdued music continues)
(fauna chirping and singing)
(foreboding music)
(foreboding music continues)
(foreboding music continues)
(door knocking)
(foreboding music continues)
- Sheriff Bradley?
Nick?
Laura?
(foreboding music continues)
(foreboding music continues)
(unsettling music)
(ship clunks)
(warm upbeat music)
Just one look
And I fell so hard
In love
With you, oh-oh, oh-oh
I found out
How good it feels
To have
Your love, oh, oh
Say you will
Will be mine
Forever
And always, oh, oh
Just one look
And I knew
That you
Were my only one, oh-oh, oh-oh
I thought I was dreaming
But I was wrong, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ah, but I'm gonna keep on scheming
Till I can a-make you
Make you my own
So, you see
I really care
Without you
I'm nothing, oh, oh
Just one look
And I know
I'll get you
Someday, oh, oh
Just one look
That's all it took
Just one look
That's all it took
Just one look
That's all it took
Just one look
(soft downcast music)
(soft downcast music continues)
(soft downcast music continues)
(soft downcast music continues)
(soft downcast music continues)
(soft downcast music continues)
(soft downcast music continues)
(soft downcast music continues)
(soft downcast music continues)
(soft downcast music fades)
(ethereal music)
(wine sloshing)
(glasses clink)
(otherwordly music)
(laser crackling)
(otherwordly music fades)
(dark pulsing music)
(chaotic music)
(sparse subdued music)
(heartbeat thumping)
(sparse subdued music continues)
(water sloshing softly)
(sparse subdued music continues)
(sparse subdued music continues)
(sparse subdued music darkens)
(subdued dark music continues)
(subdued dark music hastens)
(spurring dark music continues)
(upbeat pop music)
- Honestly, even if I
did get Chad to propose,
I don't think I could ever convince him
to take me on a honeymoon.
He is about as romantic as a possum.
- That's not good.
- No. You know what?
I don't know why I said that.
I think possums get a bad rap.
In fact, there is this
Brazilian possum species
or whatever that is completely romantic.
The males die after they do it.
Isn't that insane?
To give your life for that one
perfect time with your lover.
It's like they put all their little energy
into this one last act
so that their great-great grand possums
can hang from trees or whatever.
Or wait, shoot. Is that sloths?
Oh, it was on the same show.
I can't remember.
- Hey, Vicky.
- Oh, hey, you're awake.
I was just telling your
husband how lucky you are.
- Thanks. I am lucky.
Are we close?
- Well, we are in the middle of nowhere,
so I think we're pretty close.
It's one of the major perks of this job.
I get a glimpse of places
I would never get to see otherwise.
Oh, okay. Wellwood.
(ominous music)
(turn signal clicking)
Oh my gosh. Great find, you guys.
(gentle optimistic music)
(fauna chirping and hooting)
(brakes squeal)
- Thanks for the ride.
- Yep.
(car doors thud)
(gentle optimistic music continues)
Oh, also, I have a card.
It, if you need to reach
me or change your plans,
that has my direct contact.
- Great. Get back safe, Vicky.
(car starter whirs)
- Don't know how you were able to sleep.
- I found her voice soothing.
Wow.
- You did that on purpose, right?
- Did what?
- [Nick] Waited until we
were getting in the car
with a stranger.
- I didn't want you to react emotionally.
- Would that be considered manipulative?
- If I were a dude, it would
be considered strategic.
Have you ever called a man manipulative?
- No.
- Wait.
(door creaks)
This is technically our honeymoon
and that is technically a threshold.
- Oh shit.
(fauna continues chittering)
(fauna continues chittering)
(keys jingle)
- Did you do this?
- Yeah.
- Hydrangeas. My second favorite.
- I was going to get peonies,
but they're out of season.
- Peonies?
You must be expecting
something on this honeymoon.
"Congratulations on this
happy time in your lives.
Thank you for choosing
to celebrate with us.
Please enjoy your stay at Wellwood."
- I didn't write that.
- Didn't seem pouty enough.
I got you something.
You can open it after you
agree to accept my decision.
(Nick chuckles and sighs)
- Okay, so you're a doctor.
- Resident.
- Still,
you know the rate at which
medicine is advancing.
A breakthrough doesn't
seem out of the question.
So what we need to focus on is time.
How do we buy you more time
so that you're available for the new study
or around for the next breakthrough?
And the logical answer is treatment.
And even if it means changing things up
or going to someplace
other than your hospital
or alternative medicines.
Ugh. I'm sorry.
I just...
- No, I, I don't wanna argue.
I really don't. But it's not working.
In fact, it's making me worse.
I can feel myself getting weaker.
A more aggressive treatment
just doesn't make sense.
- What about the healer
I was telling you about?
- The nun in Baton Rouge?
- Yeah.
- Nick, that's not based
in anything quantifiable.
- She works miracles.
- You're not even religious.
- Miracles happen every day.
- Then they're probably not miracles.
I understand what you're saying,
but I just wanna be a newlywed couple.
I wanna be happy and fun and carefree.
I need that.
And who knows?
Maybe it helps me heal.
- Yeah. Maybe.
(Nick sighs)
My present.
- [Laura] Alternative medicine?
- Very alternative.
(both chuckle)
(warm music)
Mine
Forever
And always
Oh, oh
Just one look
And I knew, ooh, ooh
That you
Were my only one
Oh-oh-oh-ooh
I though I was dreamin'
But I was wrong, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, but I'm gonna keep on schemin'
Till I can make you, make you my own
So you see
I really care
Without you
I'm nothing
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Just one look
And I know, oh, oh
(attendees clapping and cheering)
- Mm. I'm not gonna make it.
- [TV] I'd like to say a
congratulations to the both of you.
- I'm drunk.
- [TV] Many, many happy returns.
- All right. Yeah. (growls playfully)
- Walk straight.
Mm. We really wanted sex.
- How are you still so funny?
All right. Pajamas.
- No!
You know what's neat?
- What?
- We'll always be in the honeymoon phase.
(tender music)
- Laura, I never knew love
could be easy until I met you.
You changed everything for me.
You made me happy.
You made me brave.
You made me whole.
I vow to give you everything I've got.
I will love you forever.
Until the day I...
(insects chirping softly)
(bottle scrapes)
Fuck.
(fauna chirping and hooting)
(Nick grunts)
(fauna continues chirping and hooting)
(fauna continues chirping and hooting)
(Nick thuds)
(object booms and clicks)
(high-strung music)
(object whooshes and booms)
(trees cracking)
(Nick grunts)
(soft ethereal music)
(wings flapping)
(soft ethereal music continues)
(door clicks and creaks)
(light switch clicking)
(cat trills)
(wind howling hollowly)
(soft ethereal music continues)
(flashlight clicks)
(door creaks and thuds)
(foreboding music)
(foreboding music continues)
(foreboding music continues)
(foreboding music darkens)
(distressing music)
(distressing music continues)
(creature growling and wheezing lightly)
(creature squelches)
(ship thrums and booms)
(no audio)
(bedding rustles)
(water drops tapping)
(water dripping)
(soft ominous music)
(soft ominous music continues)
(dramatic music)
(Laura breathing heavily)
(birds chirping faintly)
(fauna chirping and squawking)
(off-putting music)
(off-putting music continues)
(off-putting music continues)
(off-putting music continues)
(off-putting music continues)
(off-putting music continues)
(finger press squelches)
(heartbeat thumping lightly)
(creature wheezes and gurgles)
(heartbeat continues thumping lightly)
(creature wheezing)
(grass crunching)
(footsteps padding)
(footsteps continue padding)
(no audio)
(no audio)
(laptop lid clicks)
(disconcerting music)
(creature breathing wetly)
(latch clicks)
(door thuds)
(engine rumbling)
(car door thuds)
- Morning.
I'm glad I caught you outside.
I was worrying I came a bit too early
being your honeymoon and all.
Did I scare you?
- Well, I just, I didn't expect anyone.
- Oh, I understand.
Thing is, see, this is
on my way into town.
I figured I'd do the neighborly thing
and see if you guys need anything.
- That's nice. Thank you.
- Sheriff Bradley.
- Nick Harper.
- Pleasure.
Saw about the power went down last night.
That mess you up?
- I didn't notice.
- No?
You ain't see no strange lights,
firecrackers, nothing like that.
- No.
- Huh.
Oh, lost track.
I come bearing gifts.
The best Mimi's has to offer.
- Thank you.
- Well, that's it. I just
came by to say welcome.
I'll let you get back to your honeymoon.
Oh!
Don't let that salmon sit too long.
Only needs about an hour for perfection.
(Nick exhales lightly)
(fork scraping)
- You didn't come to bed last night.
Nick.
Nick?
What happened last night?
- You know, I finished that bottle.
- I figured that much.
The outside sweaty with the
cop part is where I'm lost.
- Yeah. I got locked out.
- When? Last night?
Hi? Hello?
- Yeah. Uh, last night.
(chuckles) What the hell?
- You're ridiculous.
- Oh, sorry. I'm, uh, I got drunk.
I went outside for air
and I fell asleep on the porch.
And when I woke up, well,
I didn't wanna wake you
so I walked around, I went to the shed.
- The shed?
- Yeah.
You know, there's a boat out there.
We should take it out today.
- Is there something you wanna tell me?
I was worried that you were upset
by our conversation last night.
It was unfair of me to drop that on you
as we were getting picked up.
- No, I'm okay with it.
I am. I, we should relax.
Focus on keeping you stress free.
- Will you think I am a bad doctor
if I don't make us wait
the full 30 minutes
before going on the water?
- Is that a real thing?
- I don't know.
- I'll get the boat.
- You need help?
- No.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah. Yeah.
Your job is to relax. Remember?
- Okay, I'll go get ready.
(lips smack)
- This is fun.
- Yeah.
(Laura sighs)
(Nick breathing shakily)
(door clicks and creaks)
(sparse broody music)
(door thuds)
(cat meowing)
(sparse broody music continues)
You don't like water?
It's kind of the basis
of all life here. (sighs)
I got something you'll like.
(sparse broody music continues)
Now I know you're not from here.
(Nick chuckles)
They have fate where you're from?
Yeah. Fate is universal.
And you're here for a reason.
- All right. Fuck it.
(Nick inhales sharply)
(dramatic music)
(creature howls)
(off-putting music)
Come on.
Come on.
Work you mother...
(optimistic music)
(no audio)
(Laura inhales and exhales softly)
- You're driving me crazy.
How does it not make you suspicious?
- I don't take a bite outta my supper,
till Jean takes a bite first.
Suspicion comes with the badge.
Knowing which suspicion is
actionable comes with experience.
You'll get there. Don't fret.
- Don't you dare play
"wise, old sheriff" with me.
I can see through your bullshit.
- Ah-ah! Language.
- What was he wearing?
- Uh, collared shirt and jeans.
- A button-up shirt?
- Believe so.
- [Deputy Marsh] Nice jeans?
- They were blue.
- Why was he wearing his
evening clothes at 7:00 am?
- I was.
- That's your uniform.
And you're saying that the power outage
didn't bother him at all.
Because, you know, all
of my clocks, they reset.
- Where are you going with this?
- I'm saying something is off.
He's hiding something from you.
He's sweating.
- [Sheriff Bradley] He was
sweating before I got there.
- Maybe we should just go out
there and see what he's up to.
- Marsh, I keep telling you,
if you want fancy police
work, get to a city.
You're bored is all.
Get a hobby.
- Sheriff Bradley,
setting a norm of disorder
can turn a small offense
into a crime spree.
- Broken window theory?
You aren't actually sitting here
talking to me about broken
window theory, are you?
- Oh, you just gonna fill out a form?
- [Sheriff Bradley] Well, it
ain't the sexy part of the job.
- Well, maybe we can just go out there,
take a look in the shed.
- Maybe you should take up painting.
- Maybe it's open.
- That's a long drive
for, "Maybe it's open."
- (sighs) Well, I bet Ruby
Baker wouldn't think so.
- Oh my God. Here we go.
- 8-year-old Ruby Baker
went missing from her home.
Two years later, she was found
just 10 miles from her house.
- And this is from your crime program.
- It highlights real stories.
The worst part is, that the cops,
they interviewed her abductor
in the weeks following her disappearance,
and then they decided
not to follow up-
- Oh my stars.
- My point is, we need to be thorough.
- Maybe you don't need a hobby.
Maybe you should take up meditation.
- Thanks.
- Worked for Oprah.
- [Laura] It really is beautiful here.
(gentle music)
This is exactly what I needed.
- [Nick] Yeah.
Why'd you choose this place?
- I didn't put much thought into it.
But I just saw the pictures
and I knew I wanted to be here with you.
- It was fate.
(Laura chuckles)
- I have no idea what I'm doing.
I can't wrap my mind around
the idea that I'm going to die.
- Good.
- You know how when you're younger,
someone asks you to think about nothing?
- And you imagine blackness.
- I always imagined light.
But yeah,
you realize you're not
thinking about nothing.
You're thinking about something.
With death, it's time.
It's how do I get more out
of the time that I have,
however much that is?
It's a lot to ask,
but I'm going
to need your help in order to do that.
I need you to accept that
it's time to change courses.
- I can do that.
- Good.
I'm gonna ask you a question
and you have to answer "no"
no matter what the real answer is.
Have you ever had sex
on a floating raft in
the middle of a lake?
- Oh my God, yes.
I mean, no, I haven't.
But we should do that.
That's what you're saying, right?
We should put down more towels.
- More stripping, less talking.
- [Nick] Geez. I am.
- [Laura] My turn.
(water splashes)
- I'm fine!
- Are you okay?
- I'm fine.
- What was that?
- I'm fine!
- Hemiparesis.
- You're overreacting.
- I'm not overreacting. I'm reacting.
- I just stood up too fast.
We know hemiparesis is a possible symptom,
but I think it was just nausea.
- Didn't look like just nausea.
- I drank a lot last night.
- Don't lie to me.
- There was a lot going on. I was aroused.
- Okay. And now I know you're lying.
- I feel good.
I feel fine. I do.
- Are you experiencing any other symptoms?
There's something else.
Something I haven't been able to tell you.
- Nick. What are you talking about?
- I was gonna wait
until I knew what it was
or what it could do.
- Just say it.
- If a new drug is discovered,
it goes through a series
of tests to get approved.
It could hit the market fairly quickly
assuming those tests went well, right?
- It depends. Is it a brand new drug?
Have they started animal testing?
- No. It's brand new.
- Is it natural, microbial, chemical?
- Yeah. I don't know.
- Enteral or parenteral?
- I know it works topically.
But maybe if it was ingested.
- Is it laughter?
- Yeah. No.
Uh, I've gotta do more research.
- I don't wanna be a buzzkill,
but topical medicines don't cure cancer.
- I know.
- Right.
- (sighs) Well, you must be hungry.
Luckily there's a known cure for that.
(both chuckle)
- Are you gonna cook?
- Yeah.
- Ooh, la-la. I should fall
into the lake more often.
- [Nick] No, you should get some rest.
(stool scrapes)
(creature wheezing shrilly)
- I'm sorry.
(blood pattering)
(food sizzling)
(sparse ethereal music)
(microwave beeps)
(sparse ethereal music continues)
- [Laura] Smells delicious.
- You can stay there. I'll bring you some.
- That's okay.
- You sure?
(Nick spits)
(bowl shatters)
- Shit! Ah.
- You okay?
- Yeah.
- Mm. Salmon.
Thank you.
- Why don't you go sit.
I'll make you a plate.
- Or we could eat just enough
to finish what we started.
(insects chirping)
(brooding music)
(creature breathing raggedly)
(brooding music continues)
(cat trills)
(brooding music continues)
(creature grunting)
(brooding music continues)
(cat shrieks)
(door clicks and squeaks)
(Nick exhales softly)
(ominous music)
(Nick exhales softly)
(ominous music continues)
- Okay.
If your buddies come to dissect me.
Let 'em know I never meant to hurt you.
(creature shrieks)
(disconcerting music)
(ominous music continues)
(Nick breathing deeply)
(Nick grunts)
(Laura panting)
- Nick?
(subdued music)
Nick?
(Nick grunting and whimpering)
(Nick breathing sharply)
(Nick grunting)
(subdued music continues)
(Nick groans)
(Nick growls)
(disconcerting music)
(door rattling)
- Nick why is the door locked?
- Um, you're gonna kill me.
- Jesus, Nick. What happened?
- I think I broke it.
- It's definitely broken.
Come on, let's get it on ice.
(ominous music)
- [Nick] I just woke up
early and went for a run.
- And you fell into a tree?
- Yeah. I mostly missed it.
- It's a weird break. It's so clean.
- Yeah. And you accuse me of being messy.
- Most people instinctively
avoid large objects
when they fall.
They don't reach out for them.
- You know I dropped my watch.
- What?
- On the run. I need to go look for it.
- What you need to do
is sit still and relax.
I can look for your watch later.
- I know where it is.
- Will you shut up and relax?
- It's not that bad.
- It's completely mangled.
I have half a mind to call someone
and take a trip into town to see a doctor.
- Okay. You're a doctor.
I'm not going into town.
- I don't have the right equipment.
I need X-rays, I need pain medication.
- You're still better than anyone there.
- That's true.
- Okay. I think it's numb.
- One more minute.
- It feels numb.
- Why did you go to the shed?
- What?
- Earlier when you broke your finger,
why did you go to the shed?
- I- I don't know. I
wasn't thinking straight.
It does feel numb though.
What is this for?
- Bite down.
- Bite down?
(Nick yelps)
(disquieting music)
(creature grunting)
(claws scraping)
- If the pain doesn't subside,
we'll have to get you to a drug store
and get something prescription.
Are you feeling okay?
You look a little pale.
- I'm fine.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah.
I'm gonna heal completely.
- Yeah 'cause you had a good doctor.
- Completely by tomorrow.
(soft distressing music)
- You and me both.
(footsteps padding)
(soft distressing music continues)
(Laura sighs)
(brooding music)
- Nick.
(brooding music continues)
What the hell is going...
- I- I can explain.
Laura.
Laura, Laura.
Wait.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Laura. Laura, Laura wait.
Wait. Dammit.
Laura, stop!
(both breathing heavily)
(phone clatters)
- Nick, what the hell was that?
- Let me explain.
- Please do. Please explain.
Because it looks like you have something
tied up in the tool shed.
- I-
- Why?
- Because that's something
that's gonna cure your cancer.
- Hello?
(phone clatters)
(toilet splashing)
- Somebody call?
You leavin' early?
- Did you even wash your hands?
- Oh, Jean does that.
Whenever she knows she's
wrong or feels guilty,
she goes on the offense.
- I'm gonna drive out to Wellwood.
- Because?
- Because I got a phone
call that only rang once.
- You mean ID picked up?
- Well, no-
- And you're certain
it ain't Bonnie's boy
prank calling us again?
- Well-
- Or maybe someone
who's trying to dial 411 instead of us?
- No one dials 411-
- Or any other 378 other folks
who call us in case of emergency.
- I'm not suspicious about those people.
I'm just gonna take a drive out there,
check in, and see what's going on.
- (scoffs) For a ringin' phone.
- I called every other house in the area
about a power outage.
- There's only three other houses.
- And all of them lost
power at the same time.
Why is he lying?
- This is about Reba Baker?
- Ruby.
- We don't have a missing 8-year-old.
- But something is off.
- Stop it. You're bored.
I get it.
- Call.
Call Wellwood and if they
answer and everything's fine,
I'll drop it.
But I'm telling you something isn't right.
I've got a funny feeling about this.
- (sighs) All right.
I'll call Wellwood.
Just 'cause you asked me.
Wellwood.
(busy signal beeping)
You got my attention.
- Great. Let's go.
- Well, you ain't got to drop it,
but you gotta come up
with something better.
- Why are you acting like I'm crazy?
- Because you're acting crazy.
- Wh- what's the rational thing to do?
Call the authorities? Turn
it over to the government?
- Yeah, that's a rational thought.
- Then we lose it. They take
it and they hide it away.
And even if it can cure you
today, we don't see that cure.
- That's a big "if," Nick.
- Its blood has the
ability, it can cure you.
- Is that what you were
drinking, its blood?
- It was dead.
It was dead. And it came back.
Its blood was spilled in a field
and everywhere its blood
spilled, lush flowers grew.
Okay. My hand-
- Did you break your own finger?
- Yes.
But earlier,
when I cut it earlier-
- Nick, listen to me.
This is not an answer to a prayer.
This is something that is
potentially very dangerous,
that you have tied up
in a fucking tool shed.
- It landed here. Here.
The same place that you
chose to recuperate.
This is fate.
- It's just bad luck.
- Maybe so. Maybe it is.
But maybe not.
- You're grasping at straws.
You're searching for meaning in chaos.
It's because you're desperate
and your desperation
is making you reckless.
- You're fucking right I'm desperate.
I'm desperate!
And as far as reckless,
I would die if it meant you would live.
- I'm not gonna let that happen.
- I'm not asking you for permission.
(gentle dark music)
- Fine.
But if I say the word,
if I decide this thing is too
dangerous, we get rid of it.
No questions asked.
- Yeah. Deal.
- [Laura] Have you
tried to find an animal?
- If it's outside, yeah.
- Should look for squirrels nests.
Right time of year.
- [Nick] Squirrels have nests?
- Hey.
I want you to know I'm going
in there with an open mind.
- Thank you.
- Even though I think you're wrong.
(latch clicks)
(door creaks)
(brooding music)
- Oh shit.
- Nick!
- This way!
- Nick!
- This way.
- Nick!
Nick! (breathing heavily)
(discomforting music)
- Hey! Stop!
(ship engine whirring)
(fist thuds)
(ship engine sputters)
(latch clicks)
(door creaks)
- Laura?
(Nick grunts)
Okay.
Yeah. Power's out.
- I don't know about this, Nick.
- What?
- We're playing with something
from a different world.
- Yeah, well, if there's a chance.
- How did you find it?
- The ship where it crashed,
(groans) I went back there.
Somehow it turned it back on.
- Safe to assume it's intelligent.
Then you attacked it?
- Yeah.
- Maybe she's friendly.
I'm gonna find out.
- How are you gonna find out?
(tools rattle)
- I'm gonna need you to get
a few things from the house.
But first tie her hands up to the wall
but make sure she has enough
slack so she can move.
- She?
All right.
- Just her hands.
- Who just escaped, so.
- I need her to be able to move.
- Laura-
- My way.
- Okay.
- Go grab some food for me.
Water, meat, veggies. Raw is better.
- Yeah. Okay, I'll be quick.
Don't do anything until I get back.
- No.
I don't think you should
be here when she wakes up.
In fact, just knock and
leave the food outside.
- Just be safe.
- Remember our deal.
If I say we're done.
- [Nick] Yeah.
(chair clatters)
(Nick grumbles)
(squirrel chirping)
(wind rustling softly)
(fauna chirping and chittering faintly)
(fauna continues chirping
and chittering faintly)
(creature whooshing softly)
(heartbeat thumping irregularly)
(heartbeat continues thumping irregularly)
(Laura inhales and exhales softly)
- Hi.
You're incredible.
Don't tell Nick I said so,
but I think he might not be crazy.
Shh. It's okay.
We're gonna be okay.
We'll figure this out.
(door thudding loudly)
- Laura! I've got something.
Come see.
- Shh. Shh.
It's okay.
Just leave the food.
- I'm, I'm coming in.
- No!
- What is it?
- I found a nest.
- What am I supposed to...
Just go away and be quiet. Please.
(door creaks and thuds)
(Nick grumbles)
(fauna chirping and chattering)
(Nick retches)
- Fuck.
(creature growling cautiously)
- You must be hungry.
(heartbeat thumping softly)
(dark ethereal music)
(dark ethereal music continues)
You must be scared.
It's okay.
He's scared too.
(squirrel chirping)
He's just a baby.
(tendrils thud)
(squirrel chirps shrilly)
(creature whooshing and moaning)
Is that how you eat?
You suck the life out of things?
(distressing music)
(door clangs)
(Laura thuds)
Nick!
(kicks thud)
(hammer thwacking)
(distressing music continues)
(hammer thuds)
(both breathing heavily)
Why?
- It's not enough. It
can still heal itself.
- Why did you bring it here?
- What?
- After a year of being poked and prodded
and drugged and poisoned, I was at peace.
I had accepted the fact that
I'm not gonna live to 30,
that I've spent my entire
adult life training
for a career that I'll never have.
- Laura.
- And I know the names of three children
that I'm never going to meet.
Do you know what that's like?
- Laura...
- And I shared my ideas
for getting my last bit of happiness
out of the last bit of time
on earth I have with you.
And you couldn't accept that.
When I say I'm done with treatment,
you don't get to argue.
When I say I wanna spend
the rest of my life
away from hospitals with you,
you don't get to second guess me.
You don't get to sneak
around behind my back.
You don't get to start praying
and believing that you're owed a miracle.
And you don't get to
convince me that this monster
is going to give me my life back.
(Laura grunts)
- I'm sorry. I love you
- (sobs softly) For a second I
thought it was gonna cure me.
- I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry.
- Get rid of it.
(dark music)
- It is? At what time?
Thanks for calling
George. It's good to hear.
I mean, it's good that you called.
Hey there, Alice. It's Gracie Marsh.
I'm just checking in, did
your power go out again?
Mm-hmm. Landline too?
Huh.
No. No, it's nothing to worry about.
You have a good evening
and I'll try to get your
power back on, okay?
Thanks. Bye-bye.
- [Sheriff Bradley] Power's out again?
- The Parker's and the Lilly's.
Landlines too.
What's the bet it'll be
same down at the Allen's?
- So how'd you go for Alice?
- You are literally the only person
in the world without a cell phone.
- Mm.
Um, so you think it's got
something to do with Wellwood?
- Oh, I don't know. It's
funny you should mention that.
I do know that every house
within a 25-mile radius has lost power.
But, uh, should we just fill out a form?
- All right, I'll head on out.
- No, we'll go.
- Might be a bit excessive to
send the entire police force
to check out a power outage.
- Uh, not if there's
something else going on.
- Like what?
- Ruby Baker?
- You have to stop watching TV.
- I'll go.
- No, no, no, no, no.
It don't make no sense.
It's on my way.
This way we both will get home early.
- You realize you're
doing my thing, don't you?
- [Sheriff Bradley] I'll
call you if there's a reason.
(switch clicking)
(footsteps padding)
(cabinet scrapes)
(cabinet thuds softly)
(water splashing)
(discomforting music)
(heartbeat thumping)
(discomforting music continues)
(discomforting music darkens)
(dark discomforting music continues)
(water splashing)
(Laura exhales softly)
(floorboards rattle)
(birds chirping faintly)
(dark music)
(Nick grunting)
(dark music continues)
(dark music softens)
(footsteps padding)
(creature growling and wheezing)
(creature shrieks)
(soft dark music continues)
(Laura panting)
- Nick!
(soft dark music continues)
(water sloshing)
(soft dark music continues)
(disquieting music)
(creature shrieks)
(water splashes)
(Laura breathing heavily)
(subdued music)
(water sloshing)
No, no, no.
No. Nick!
No.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, what are you doing.
Laura? Hey, hey.
- What did you do?
- You know what I did.
- What did you do, Nick?
- Laura. Laura.
- Is it in the lake?
- You know it is. We decided.
- You picked a hell of a time
to start listening to me.
- Laura.
- It was a mistake.
- What was a mistake?
- It was a mistake.
- What are you saying?
- It was a mistake, Nick.
You grabbed me.
It healed you.
It was a mistake.
(insects chirping)
- We should check the ship.
We should check the ship.
There, there, there might
be something I missed.
You know, blood reserves or
a way to signal more of them.
Or, or we stop all of this.
Just get outta here.
Start the honeymoon over again.
This time, this time in Italy.
Whatever you want.
(Laura sniffs)
(lips smack)
- I love you.
- I love you too.
- I knew exactly who you
were when I married you.
Willful, determined,
blindingly optimistic.
- [Nick] What are you saying?
- I can't expect you to change.
- What are you saying?
- This is too hard on me.
And it's too hard on you.
- [Nick] What?
- I can't die next to you.
I love you, Nick Harper.
And I have to leave you.
- No, no. That doesn't make any sense.
No.
I'll stop. I'll stop.
I'll, I'll accept whatever you want.
From here on out. I promise I'll...
I'll make it right.
I can, I can still make it right.
Laura, please. Please, Laura.
Stop. I can't live without you.
- You can.
You have to.
(Nick sniffles)
(Laura sobs softly)
(subdued music continues)
(subdued music continues)
(fist thudding)
(Nick whimpers)
(subdued music continues)
(Nick sniffling)
(subdued music continues)
(water splashing)
(Laura groans)
(cord clatters)
(fauna chirruping)
(water splashes)
(engine rumbling)
- I'll radio you in the next hour or so
then we both can head home.
(radio chatters)
Look, I'll put you in charge
of the chili cook-off.
Whole thing.
Set up, security, crowd control.
Look, I'm serious.
Folks get worked up at the chili cook-off.
We had an arrest last year.
Said it wasn't hot enough. (chuckles)
- Sheriff?
Sheriff?
Bradley?
(engine rumbles)
(engine puttering)
(subdued music)
(water splashing)
(subdued music continues)
(subdued music continues)
(water splashes)
(door knocking)
- Nick, please just gimme a sec.
- Oh, excuse me ma'am.
Sorry to drop by uninvited.
- No, it's all right.
- I take it your husband is out?
- Yeah.
- Well, I brought you some
candles and some batteries.
I figure you might could use them.
- Actually, could you
gimme a ride into town?
- Sure.
I guess I could.
- I just have a few
things to throw in my bag.
- All right, thank you.
(footsteps tapping)
(door thuds)
(flashlight clicks)
(gentle worrisome music)
What time is your husband coming back?
- [Laura] I'm sorry?
- I said what time do you
expect your husband back?
- I'm leaving without him.
- Did something happen?
- No.
I just got dealt a rough hand
and it's time to deal with it on my own.
- Ma'am, I got to ask.
Are you in any danger?
- From Nick?
No.
- I tell you what.
I'm gonna get my deputy
to bring you into town.
I'm gonna stick around here
and wait for your husband.
How's that sound?
- Sure.
(gentle worrisome music continues)
- Marsh, You're gonna love this.
I do need you out here at Wellwood.
Marsh?
Marsh.
Goddammit.
(cruiser door thuds)
(water splashing)
(ethereal music)
(ship whooshes)
(ethereal music continues)
You know anything about that?
- Look, I know how it sounds,
but something crashed in the woods
and I've never seen anything like it.
- (chuckles) Yeah.
And you think whatever it is,
is flickering this light up in the sky.
- I don't know. It could be
Nick, but we have to be ready.
- Mm-hmm.
You watch a lot of TV?
- Excuse me?
- You seem like the type.
(Sheriff Bradley grunts)
- You all right?
- I'm fine.
- How'd you injure it?
- It's not an injury.
It's in my bone and it's called Perthes.
- Like Calve-Perthes. I'm familiar.
That's it.
- Marsh? Marsh, you copy?
(static crackles)
- [Laura] Still think I'm crazy?
- [Sheriff Bradley] Not sure what I think.
(ship warbling and crackling)
Nick?
Gonna need you to come out here.
If you don't mind, leave your
hands where I can see 'em.
(ship thrumming)
That's gotta be military.
- Sheriff, we should leave.
- (laughs) See? No alien.
(creature roars)
(Sheriff Bradly cries)
(distressing music)
- (gasps) Nick! Nick!
Nick, what are you doing?
(bones cracking)
(flesh squelching)
(creature roaring)
(creature growls deeply)
What are you doing? We
don't have any car keys.
- We gotta get outta here.
- How?
- [Nick] I don't have a plan.
Just follow the road.
- What are, what are you doing?
- I gotta get its blood.
- Are you serious.
- Nick? I don't... (groans)
- Shit. Come on.
(distressing music continues)
- Whatever that thing
is, it is way beyond us.
You've beaten it over the
head, you've drowned it,
and it's still out there.
It's dangerous.
- I don't need to kill it.
I just need some of its blood.
- Why are you doing this? Who is this for?
- I heard what you said
earlier at the lake.
- Fuck what I said at the lake.
We can leave here right now, together.
You and me. We could be happy.
Please.
- I've gotta try.
(Laura sighs)
(door creaks and thuds)
(brooding music)
- Okay, let's go.
- You're not coming.
- Try and stop me.
(Nick sighs)
(shovel scrapes)
(engine revving)
(gravel crunching)
(door knocking)
(brooding music continues)
- Stay here.
- What are you doing?
(brooding music continues)
W- what are you gonna do?
- Gonna draw it out.
- Are you sure that's a good idea?
(shovel thwacking)
(brooding music continues)
Nick.
(creature roars)
(shovel thwacking)
(creature roars)
(creature grumbling and growling)
(Nick grunts)
(gunshots boom)
(both breathing heavily)
- You're bleeding.
- What?
- Is that your blood?
It worked.
Let's get its blood and get outta here.
- Drop your weapons!
- No, you don't underst-
- You don't understand!
I'mma put two in your chest
if you don't place your hands on your head
and drop your weapons.
- I'm lowering.
- Get down on the ground! Now!
- Just look at it.
- Shut up!
- It's dangerous.
- I'm dangerous.
And stay down.
What did you do with Sheriff Bradley?
- Please listen to me.
There's something out here.
It isn't human and it killed Bradley.
It's going to kill us too
if we don't act quickly.
You can arrest us. We will comply.
We will answer all of your questions.
But we need to get out of here now.
Please.
(creature grumbles)
- Run!
(creature roars)
(Marsh thuds)
(bones cracking)
(flesh squelching)
(creature chuffs)
(creature roars)
- Go!
(creature growls)
(shovel thuds)
(creature roars)
(dark ominous music)
(heartbeat thumping)
(water sloshing)
(heartbeat continues thumping)
(heartbeat continues thumping)
(heartbeat continues thumping)
(creature roaring)
(Nick grunting)
(creature grumbling)
(creature roars)
- Hey! Hey!
(creature roars)
(heartbeat thumping)
(creature hisses)
(heartbeat thumping)
Come and get me.
(heartbeat thumping)
(creature growls)
(ethereal music)
(ethereal music continues)
(Nick grunts)
- Laura, no, no, no, no.
Come on. Hey, hey.
Come here, please.
No. Hey, hey.
Hey, hey. Hey.
Please.
- It's okay.
- No, no, no.
- It's okay.
- No, please, Laura.
Please stay with me.
Stay with me.
(creature snarls)
I don't wanna live without you.
(creature growling)
(discomforting music)
(creature shrieks)
Please, please stay with me. Stay with me.
I don't wanna live without you.
You make me brave. You make me whole.
You make me strong.
- It's okay.
- No, no. Come on, please. I promise.
I'll give you everything I have.
Everything I have until the
day I die. I promise you.
Laura, Laura, come on.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
(Nick grunting)
(tender music)
No!
(blows thudding)
No, no, no.
Laura. Come on, come on.
Please, God. Please, God, please.
No, no. Please. (sobs softly)
I'm sorry.
(heartbeat thumping quickly)
(heartbeat thumping slows)
(chaotic music)
(insects chirping)
(dark music)
(subdued music)
(subdued music continues)
(subdued music continues)
(subdued music continues)
(subdued music continues)
(subdued music continues)
(subdued music continues)
(subdued music continues)
(subdued music continues)
(fauna chirping and singing)
(foreboding music)
(foreboding music continues)
(foreboding music continues)
(door knocking)
(foreboding music continues)
- Sheriff Bradley?
Nick?
Laura?
(foreboding music continues)
(foreboding music continues)
(unsettling music)
(ship clunks)
(warm upbeat music)
Just one look
And I fell so hard
In love
With you, oh-oh, oh-oh
I found out
How good it feels
To have
Your love, oh, oh
Say you will
Will be mine
Forever
And always, oh, oh
Just one look
And I knew
That you
Were my only one, oh-oh, oh-oh
I thought I was dreaming
But I was wrong, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ah, but I'm gonna keep on scheming
Till I can a-make you
Make you my own
So, you see
I really care
Without you
I'm nothing, oh, oh
Just one look
And I know
I'll get you
Someday, oh, oh
Just one look
That's all it took
Just one look
That's all it took
Just one look
That's all it took
Just one look
(soft downcast music)
(soft downcast music continues)
(soft downcast music continues)
(soft downcast music continues)
(soft downcast music continues)
(soft downcast music continues)
(soft downcast music continues)
(soft downcast music continues)
(soft downcast music continues)
(soft downcast music fades)