"** [guitar]" "** [violin]" "[gate slams]" "[buzzer sounding]" "[door opens]" "[gasps]" "What do you want?" "I'm here about the room." "No pets, no parties, no loud music." "This is a quiet building." "I'm a grad student at the university, doing my thesis." "I just need a quiet place to study." "Student?" "Then I'm gonna need an extra month's rent in advance." "Well, I can't afford another month's rent." "Aw, come on, man." "I really need this apartment." "Well, I don't like renting' to students." "Young people-- they have no respect." "[grunts] This one's on welfare already." "[baby cries]" "And she owes me two month's rent." "Hey, you know anybody who needs a place?" "No." "Ah." "[sniffs] [grunts] This is the room." "[door creaks]" "There's a $100 security deposit for damage to the furnishings." "And it's not refundable." "Ya ain't gonna find any cheaper than this." "Yeah, I know." "I'll take it." "Fuck." "[bed springs squeak]" "[sighs]" "[loud bang] [Man chants in foreign language]" "[loud bang] [chanting continues]" "[loud bang] [chanting continues]" "[crow screeches]" "[computer beeps] [rustling sound]" "[rustling continues]" "Goddamn it." "[Woman laughs sinisterly]" "Huh." "[Woman screams] [gasps] [screaming continues]" "[Woman] Get away from me!" "Ah, are you all right?" "[baby screams]" "Do you need help?" "Hel" " Hello?" "It won't stop!" "It won't go away!" "Oh, God!" "It won't leave us alone!" "[yells]" "Oh, God!" "[rat squeaks]" "[Woman whimpering] [baby screams]" "[Woman gasps]" "[Man grunts] [rat squeals]" "It's okay, it's okay." "It's gone now." "Don't let it come back." "Please, just help me." "All right, I'll help you." "It's okay." "I'll be right back." "Where are you going?" "Mr. Dumbrowski." "What do you want?" "The woman upstairs was attacked by a large rat." "Is that what all that screamin' was about?" "I thought somebody was dying." "You tell her that she better keep it down, and th-th-that kid of hers, too!" "Whoa!" "It almost bit the baby." "You gotta get exterminators in here." "Right." "So she can claim that her kid ate rat poison and then try to sue me!" "This house is infested with rats!" "I can hear them in the walls." "Hey!" "You put him up to this, Masurewicz, huh?" "Is this more of your nonsense?" "Look, I saw it attack her and the baby." "Come on, man" "You gotta do something about the rats." "[exhales] This house is over 300 years old." "Of course it has rats." "Every building in this godforsaken neighborhood has rats!" "Here." "You fix it." "Wha-- [door opens] [Masurewicz] Mister..." "You saw a rat?" "Yeah." "A big one?" "Yeah." "With a face?" "A human face?" "Uh, I don't know what you mean." "That should do it." "Are you sure?" "Yeah." "It won't get back in that way." "Well, maybe somewhere else." "[sighs] I don't see any other place it could fit through." "[sighs]" "Well, thank you." "You're safe now." "You're a hero." "[chuckles]" "No, I'm Walter Gillman." "I just moved in next door." "Oh, uh, Frankie." "Well, Frances..." "Howard." "And this is Danny." "[baby coos]" "Hi." "Hi, fella." "[Danny coos]" "He likes you." "[Danny coos] [chuckles] Can I make you some tea?" "Ah, no, no, that's okay." "I gotta get back and study, so..." "Oh." "Oh, you're a student." "Yeah." "Grad student at the "U"." "One day this guy's gonna get a college degree." "[softly] Yeah, you're all right, baby." "[Frances chuckles] Okay." "Okay." "So, uh..." "Hey, thanks again for the, uh-- Yeah." "Bye." "[rustling sound]" "[sighs]" "[reading, indistinct]" "[sighs]" "[wind gusting]" "[rat] Hey, there." "Hey, there." "[gasps]" "She's coming." "She's coming for you." "Mm-hmm." "[shouts]" "[gasps]" "[loud knocking]" "[whispering] Who is it?" "It's me, Frankie." "Hey." "Are" " Are you okay?" "Ah, yeah." "Yeah, I'm fine." "I'm fine." "Well, I thought I heard" "It sounded like somebody screamed." "It's nothing." "A nightmare, you know." "Oh." "Hope I didn't wake the baby." "No, he slept through a rock concert once." "Are you sure that you're okay?" "Yeah, yeah." "I'm fine, really, yeah." "Hmm..." "[Walter] No problem." "Okay." "Uh..." "How about that cup of tea?" "So, what are you studying?" "Working on something called string theory." "Oh." "It's totally non-Euclidean." "One of its propositions is, that everything that we know that exists, exists on one plane, we call them membrane." "And we know, by calculations, there are of a number of other membranes on the universe." "Somewhere as many as 11 dimensions, but my bookshelves, I think, so far, that at certain angles, two membranes can intersect." "And if you know where they cross and how to recognize those angles, you can go from one universe to the other." "Huh." "[chuckles]" "So...you're packing?" "I'm a little behind on the rent, so Dumbrowski's evicting us." "We're leaving in the morning." "Where you gonna go?" "There are, um, places." "I need to get a job soon and we'll find a better home than this." "How much do you owe him?" "No, I'm not taking your money." "I can lend you the money." "It's not a big deal." "I don't even know you." "Look..." "Here, 50 dollars." "I bet he'll let you stay another week for that." "You're a student." "You can't afford that." "Or why would you be living in this rat hole?" "I grade papers for this professor and he pays me." "It's just for a week..." "till you get that job." "So Danny doesn't have to go to one of those places." "[sighs] [exhales] With this and what I've got, he might let us stay." "But I'm paying you back by next week." "All right." "Would you like another cup?" "Ah, no." "No, no." "That's okay." "I gotta finish those papers and I gotta study and..." "Oh." "Yeah, I better go." "Well, uh, good night, then." "And...thank you." "Yeah." "Yeah." "Good night." "[sighs]" "[loud bang] [man chanting]" "Oh, God!" "[loud bang] [man chanting]" "[sighs]" "Excuse me." "[continues chanting]" "Sir!" "Excuse me!" "[kisses]" "You saw it." "The rat..." "with a face?" "That was a dream." "No dream." "You" " You put the idea in my mind." "I went to sleep and dreamt it." "It is her familiar." "She is hunting you." "Who?" "Who are you talking about?" "The witch." "Did you see her in your dream?" "Look, uh, I just need some quiet in this house so I can study." "Can you please pray a little more quietly?" "She is coming for you." "Yeah, well, I don't believe in witches, okay?" "You will." "[sighs]" "Please." "No, I gotta go study." "I seen her, the demon bitch... many times." "What are you trying to say to me, huh?" "Hmm." "No." "I come to this house, like you, a young man." "Poor man." "Is cheap, is quiet." "But this house... is evil." "I lived where you live." "Huh." "Then..." "I have dreams, like you." "Then..." "What" " Then you-- You saw the witch?" "Her eyes" "I still see her eyes." "She made me do terrible things." "Then why stay in this house?" "I work, I pray to stop her." "Here." "Take this." "Come on, man." "Look, no thanks." "It was just a dream." "No, no." "No dream." "Walter, hey." "Can you do me a favor, please?" "Sure." "What?" "I just got a call about a job interview." "Can you just watch Danny for me, for maybe an hour or two?" "Uh..." "Okay." "Yeah?" "But I never babysat before." "You'll be great." "He loves you." "Look who it is, Danny." "[Danny coos]" "Hey, so what happens if he has to be" "No, no, I just changed him and I fed him and he should be fine." "He's a good boy." "Okay." "I promise you, I won't be too long." "I just-- I really need this job." "I'll be able to pay you back." "Don't worry." "I'll be glad to watch him." "Thank you so much." "Yeah." "[kisses] Bye, baby." "Wish me luck." "Yeah, good luck." "Bye." "You boys have a good time." "See ya." "[Danny coos]" "So, I'll tell you a secret if you promise not to tell your mom." "I think she likes me." "I think I like her." "[Danny crying softly]" "It's okay." "It's okay, fella." "[quietly] It's okay." "I'll take care of you." "[sighs]" "[snorts]" "[jingling] [wind gusting]" "[jingling escalates]" "[Danny cries]" "[witch exhales deeply]" "[sinister laughter] [Danny cries]" "[gasps] [witch exhales]" "[screeches]" "Frances?" "[chuckles] [moans]" "[Danny cries] [moans]" "[chuckles]" "[ghostly voices, indistinct]" "[both moan]" "[groaning]" "[groans, gasps]" "[laughs] [screams] [laughs]" "[screams] [panting]" "[panting] Oh, God." "Oh, God." "Oh, God." "[Danny cries]" "Danny!" "[grunts]" "Walter?" "[Danny screams]" "Danny!" "It's okay, baby." "Hey, honey." "It's Mama." "[sighs]" "You're all right." "What happened?" "I don't know." "I just-- I fell asleep for a second." "Where?" "Why did you leave him?" "I didn't!" "I mean, I nodded out right there." "Right there." "Are you on drugs?" "[Danny cries] Shh, shh." "Everything's okay." "I need to borrow some flour." "Flour?" "Why?" "The only explanation for what happened is I-I must have been sleepwalking." "Sleepwalking?" "[panting] Look." "I've been having weird dreams." "I mean, like, really, really intense dreams." "And I think maybe I've started to walk in my sleep." "[groans]" "Oh, look I-I don't know what happened, but I promise you, I would never leave Danny alone." "Okay?" "I would never leave Danny alone." "Please believe me." "What do you need the flour for?" "There." "Now, if I get out of bed, even if I'm not conscious of it, I'll leave a trail." "Maybe you should see a doctor?" "I mean, to help you with these dreams." "Wha" " You mean a psychiatrist?" "We all need help sometimes, right?" "Yeah, well, in the morning I'll know for sure." "So will you." "Well, I'll see you in the morning, then." "Good night." "[groans]" "[grunts]" "[sighs]" "[rustling sound]" "[deep exhale]" "Just a dream." "It's just a dream." "[wind gusting] [quick footsteps]" "[screams] [yells] [grunting]" "[Walter yells]" "[eerie exhale]" "[loud thud]" "Sign." "[hisses] [groans]" "[eerie whisper] Sign!" "[indistinct whispers]" "[yelling] Sign!" "[eerie laugh]" "Sign." "[hissing] Sign!" "[laughter]" "[screams]" "[pants]" "[panting] Oh, my God." "[moaning] Oh, my God." "Oh, my God!" "[winces]" "Oh, my God." "Oh, my" "[exhales]" "What are you doing here?" "[gasps]" "This is a restricted area." "The rare book room is always locked." "How did you get in?" "I don't know." "But how did you get this book?" "No one has permission to see the Necronomica." "No one!" "Who let you in?" "Please, I-- [yells] [gasping] Security!" "Wait a second!" "[yells]" "Help!" "Security!" "[panting] Walter, what's wrong?" "Get Danny and leave now!" "What?" "Why?" "'Cause he's in danger." "From who?" "What kind of danger?" "The dreams!" "They're real." "The witch and the rat." "You've seen the rat!" "Walter, you're scaring me." "They want Danny for some sick ceremony." "They need a child to sacrifice!" "Listen to me." "You have to stop this now." "Your have to see a doctor and get medication." "You're not thinking straight." "No, no!" "It's real!" "It's in the book in the library!" "The walls in my room-- the membranes meet." "That's how they get in." "They're hiding in another universe!" "Get help." "No!" "Hey!" "Walter!" "Look!" "Look, you believe!" "You believe that he needs help, that he needs protection." "You need to take him away from here, from me." "I have nowhere else to go." "I can't afford any place else." "Get a hold of yourself." "They want me to do it!" "To take him!" "I don't know why." "Look!" "Oh, God, what did you do to yourself?" "Listen to me." "If I go to sleep again, I don't know if I can protect him." "I don't know if I can control myself." "They want me to kill your son!" "That's enough!" "Get away from him!" "Get out of here now or I'm calling the police!" "Listen" "Get out, now!" "Wait a minute!" "Walter, no!" "Oh!" "[knocking] [Man] Hello?" "Hello!" "It's old Joe." "I bring coffee from my country." "It's very strong." "Thanks." "Mmm." "You are having the dreams?" "They're not dreams." "They're real." "She has come." "Your soul is in peril." "Look." "I think I figured it out, how she does it." "Witches were astrologers, huh?" "They use science." "She must have discovered the intersection." "She goes back and forth between dimensions." "If I can find the secret to the intersection," "I can trap her and that thing in the other universe, I can stop her!" "You cannot stop her." "She has marked you." "She has made you her man!" "Well, I have to stop her!" "If she comes back again, I can't fight her!" "You must run away, now!" "No." "If I run, she'll take Danny." "She can take him, yes." "But she needs a human soul, a man, to make the sacrifice." "To complete the ritual, the devil, he does not thirst for blood, he thirsts for souls!" "Well, then I have to stop her now." "I tried to stop her." "I prayed and I prayed." "I should have run, run away, and then, I-I wouldn't...have" "You killed a child, didn't you?" "Children." "I" " I killed...children." "She made me." "Look." "Look." "[heavy sigh]" "Why didn't you turn yourself in?" "Why didn't you tell someone?" "I did." "They wouldn't believe me." "Here." "God have mercy on your soul." "[grunts]" "[Man, yelling] Hey!" "What the hell do you think you're doing?" "Don't hit me." "I-I'll call the cops." "Don't hit me!" "[grunts]" "Oh, what the" "[cell phone beeps]" "[gasps]" "[Woman's voice, distant] Morte!" "Morte!" "[Man's voice] Morte!" "Morte!" "[voice whispering] She's coming for you." "[evil snickering] [snickering continues]" "She's coming." "[eerily] Whoo-hoo!" "She's coming!" "[loud bang]" "[Danny crying]" "Oh, Danny!" "Whoa!" "[gasps]" "[distant voices chanting] [gasping] [voices continue chanting]" "[sniffs]" "[Danny cries]" "[grunts] No!" "[chanting gets louder]" "[Danny yells]" "Kill him!" "[groans]" "You kill him!" "Kill, kill, kill!" "[Mouse-man] Soon, you kill him." "[Danny screams] [voices chanting] Morte!" "Morte!" "[chanting gets louder]" "[witch squeals]" "[groaning]" "[Walter yells]" "[groans] [witch yells]" "[screams]" "[groans] [shouting]" "[screams]" "[Walter screams]" "[Walter gasps] [Danny cries]" "Okay." "[winces]" "[groans] [gasps, pants]" "[Danny screams]" "No!" "Walter!" "Walter!" "[Walter] Help me!" "Help!" "[Walter] Oh, my God!" "Help me!" "Help me!" "[Walter] Please, God!" "Help me!" "Walter, open the door!" "[chants in foreign language]" "[crying] Walter!" "Walter!" "Walter's inside!" "Open the door!" "Gillman!" "Gillman!" "Damn you!" "You're in trouble now!" "Go on!" "Danny!" "[Walter] Oh, God." "[Frances yells]" "Danny?" "[gasps] [crying] [shouting] Why?" "Why did you do this to Danny?" "She'd wait until I was asleep." "And then she'd come." "She found the intersection." "[Woman] The intersection?" "Yes!" "Of universes." "That's how she'd get into my room and then disappear." "Now, this woman would just disappear?" "[shouts] Yes!" "That's what happens when you travel through space and time!" "And is this why you killed the baby?" "The evil witch cast a spell-- No!" "No!" "I already told you!" "I did not kill Danny!" "Yes, you told us." "The rat did it." "The rat with the human face." "[whimpers]" "Now, Walter, listen to me." "You threatened the child's mother." "You were caught with the body." "[whimpers]" "You were covered with the child's blood." "You've got to face what you did." "I tried!" "I tried to save him!" "I killed the witch." "She's still there-- her body must be!" "I'm telling you the truth!" "[crying] Why won't you listen to me?" "That's classic paranoid-schizophrenia, brought on by the stress of graduate school, I imagine." "Is he competent to stand trial?" "He's intelligent but he's completely psychotic." "He can't face what he's done." "He probably never will." "Either way, he's going to be locked up for life." "I wanna do better than that." "I'm not sure you're gonna like this." "What have you got?" "We've recovered skeletal remains, full and partial, of over 70 bodies." "All of 'em are children." "Some of them are infants less than a year old." "Jesus!" "Our Mr. Gillman's been a very busy boy." "So, uh, what's the problem?" "All of the remains we've tested so far are at least 30 years old." "The oldest are from over 300 years ago." "What?" "And the boy, Danny, has what appears to be animal bites on the side of his neck." "And the DNA" " It's" "Gillman's?" "No." "We can't identify it." "It's not like anything we've ever seen before." "And then, there's this." "So what are you saying?" "Well, none of this makes any sense unless you believe his story." "What story?" "The witch and the rat?" "Yeah." "None of this exonerates Gillman." "No, but we've got to disclose this to the defense." "Go ahead." "Who's going to believe him?" "[sighs]" "[cries]" "[Man screams]" "Gillman!" "[screams]" "Doctor!" "Doctor!" "[gasps, chokes]" "What's wrong?" "[all gasp] [rat growling] [screams]" "[rat chuckles] [gasps] [weak groan]" "Jesus." "[crow screeches]" "Closed-Captioning By JR Media Services, Inc." "Burbank, CA"