"knock on the wall!" "knock on the wall!" "knock on the wall!" "knock on the wall!" "knock on the wall!" "knock on the wall!" "knock on the wall!" "knock on the wall!" "knock on the... knock on the..." "Run!" "I'm going to catch you!" "Good Shepherd Orphanage." "Hello?" "It's all ready." "She's playing." "We haven't told her yet." "Laura will be very happy in her new home." "Don't worry." "See you in the afternoon." "Laura." "Got you!" "The Orphanage" "The Orpha" "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "I'll go." "It's my turn." "Mommy!" "I'm coming!" "Simon!" "They're outside." "Listen." "go to sleep." "darling." "I see!" "right?" "in you go." "Aren't you a bit old for this?" "when you were little? and the lighthouse was on all night." "Lighthouse?" "but it doesn't work anymore." "I'll show you tomorrow when we go to the beach." "Why doesn't it work?" "Can you keep a secret?" "it does work." "and it protects us from danger." "Invisible light?" "try this." "you'll see." "Over there." "Don't move." "Can you see it?" "What?" "Did you see it?" "Those kids that are coming... why can't they stay at home?" "because they're special children and they need a lot of special care." "because they're too far away." "Do you understand?" "Can I sleep with you tonight?" "You're pushing it!" "are you not coming to the beach?" "Aren't Watson and Pepe going?" "they didn't sleep a wink last night." "You're such a smart-ass!" "You have friends only when it suits you." "take your pill." "S" for Simon!" "OK?" "One of us should talk to Simon." "About his invisible friends." "he's bored." "He'll forget them as soon as the real kids arrive." "Calm down!" "OK." "Everything will work out." "We'll have a great home." "I'm so glad we're here together." "Pirate." "Pirate." "Cave." "Cave." "And lighthouse." "And lighthouse." "Let's see." "very bad pirate... near a lighthouse." "And what treasures?" "Stolen treasures." "But it wasn't easy to get into the cave." "They'd click a stone..." "And how did they get in?" "...in a gap in the rocks that big stone inside the other stone and the rock did..." "like this." "And there's where they used to hide all of their treasures." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Simon?" "let's go!" "Simon?" "What's your name?" "I'm Simon." "Do you want to play?" "Why?" "Can't you play?" "Do you want to come to my house to play later?" "Simon..." "What are you doing there?" "We're playing." "But Watson and Pepe weren't going to come." "It's not them." "It's another boy." "Then tell him to play somewhere else." "It's dangerous here." "let's go." "Can he come home to play?" "Simon?" "It's a path for my friend to follow... so he can come home and play." "He made a new friend." "How's that?" "Another one?" "We won't have room for all these kids." "Hello." "Good afternoon." "but I couldn't get your number." "I'm Benigna Escobedo." "I'm a social worker." "I'm sorry you've come so far... but I hadn't arranged any interviews for today." "Interviews?" "I'm here for Simon." "What a sitting room!" "It's a beautiful house." "How did you find it?" "I grew up here." "It was an orphanage." "so we thought of the home." "Home?" "For special children." "That's not why you came?" "You'll need a lot of people for that." "It's not that kind of a home." "We'll be happy with 5 or 6 children." "right?" "What about Simon?" "yes." "Of course." "I received his file yesterday..." "I should visit them in case they need anything." "Will you make many changes in the house?" "but I don't understand why you're here." "This information is old." "but I received it all." "an experimental program... and I thought you might be interested." "my husband is a doctor." "We're aware of all treatments for Simon's disease." "Now please leave." "or about his illness... and I like to deal with these issues when my husband is at home." "Change of Address" "HIV POSITIVE" "Carlos." "I'll go." "It's my turn." "Who's there?" "What are you doing here?" "Carlos!" "Carlos!" "What is it?" "Planning to bash the old lady's head in?" "Sleep with Simon tonight." "we'll call the cops." "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Can I wake up?" "Can I wake up?" "Mommy..." "Can I wake up?" "please." "You're already awake." "darling." "Wendy Grew Up" "Wendy grows old and dies?" "but Peter Pan takes her daughter to Neverland every year." "Why doesn't Wendy go too?" "Well... would you come too?" "darling." "How old are you?" "37." "At what age will you die?" "What sort of question is that?" "until you're very old." "I won't grow old." "I'm not going to grow up." "Will you be like Peter Pan?" "Like my new friends." "There's more than one?" "Six." "They won't grow up either?" "They can't." "What are they holding?" "Treasures." "To play with." "I see." "Your invisible friends play together?" "Sure." "They steal your treasure... and you have to find it." "That's the game?" "Finding what they took from you?" "but following the clues." "they grant you a wish." "now." "And you have a treasure?" "Special coins." "An old man left them in the park." "I think they're gold... and very valuable." "Want to see them?" "Don't look yet." "Where'd you get all this?" "I found it." "What's this?" "The first ice cream I had after my tonsil operation." "The special coins." "they're your baby teeth." "Where'd you find them?" "Can't you see?" "They're the first clue." "They've got my coins." "You want to play treasure hunt?" "The game's started." "Remember where you kept my baby teeth." "I can make a wish." "Sand." "Where do you find sand?" "right?" "The beach?" "it has to be at home." "What's this?" "The sewing box!" "wait!" "hurry up!" "This rings a bell." "the key in the kitchen!" "My treasure!" "Those are Daddy's..." "I can make a wish!" "I can make a wish!" "I can make a wish!" "Leave that alone!" "I can make a wish!" "Simon!" "Those are our things." "You shouldn't touch them." "Is that clear?" "I didn't." "It was them!" "Don't lie to me." "I'm not lying." "You're lying!" "You say you're my mother... and you're not!" "What?" "You're not my mother." "Who told you that?" "My friend told me." "What friend?" "Tomas." "that I'm just like them..." "I have no mother or father!" "And I'm going to die!" "You're not my mother." "You're a liar!" "We wanted you to be a bit older to talk about certain things." "If you want to ask us anything..." "Is Santa Claus a lie too?" "Simon... you heard Mommy and that lady talking... saw the envelope and invented the game... because you were afraid to ask about it." "What if I don't take them?" "Nothing would happen." "how soon would I die?" "right?" "we'll take care of you." "You won't get sick or die." "OK?" "You don't love me!" "It's a lie!" "It's a lie!" "It's a lie!" "It's a lie!" "son!" "Simon!" "Simon!" "the first kids are here!" "Come on!" "We can't go yet." "I want to show you something." "Really?" "What is it?" "Tomas' little house." "when we're alone." "No!" "Simon." "Now!" "Go downstairs right now!" "I don't want to!" "Go downstairs!" "I said come and see Tomas' house!" "don't." "No one is forcing you." "Welcome" "Where is the mask?" "Simon?" "Simon!" "Simon?" "Darling!" "Darling?" "Simon!" "Simon?" "darling." "Carlos!" "What's going on?" "Darling!" "Simon?" "Simon!" "Simon!" "Simon!" "Simon!" "Simon!" "Simon!" "Simon!" "Simon!" "Simon!" "Simon!" "Simon!" "Simon!" "Darling!" "Simon!" "Simon!" "Laura!" "No!" "The tide is rising!" "Simon!" "Simon!" "Simon!" "Simon!" "Laura!" "Carlos!" "Laura!" "Come on." "There's no one!" "We can't stay here!" "Carlos!" "EMERGENCIES" "Carlos is here." "He spoke to the police... and now he wants to talk to you if you feel better." "How are you?" "He's not in the cave." "Carlos." "You must have imagined it in all the confusion." "he wasn't there." "I'm Pilar." "but you must know we're doing all we can... to locate your son as soon as possible." "Pilar is a psychologist." "She works with the police." "They're working hard to find Simon." "I have a few questions." "Your husband told me about the adoption... and your son's illness. there are possibilities we must consider." "What possibilities?" "He could have been kidnapped by a relative." "I heard you recently found a woman intruder on the grounds." "came a few days ago." "We can't find a social worker with that name." "Could you describe her?" "with white hair... very thick glasses." "Don't worry." "We'll find her." "You can be sure of that." "How can they trust me with their kids after this?" "Let's do something." "Wear my grandmother's Saint Anthony medal." "You know I'm very fond of it." "To bring us good luck." "You don't believe that." "Exactly." "It'll work if you have it." "But it's not a present." "I'm lending it to you." "Give it back when we find Simon." "Carlos!" "Carlos!" "Simon Sanchez's parents feel more and more forsaken." "The 7-year-old boy disappeared from his home 6 months ago." "The situation is even more desperate... because Simon is ill and needs daily medication." "His parents..." "My son disappeared 6 months ago." "His name is Simon." "There are posters everywhere." "You may have seen them. but not one clue." "Not even a trace." "My son had imaginary friends. but I have the feeling they're in the house." "I saw my daughter." "A year after her death." "It was at night." "We were asleep." "I went to her room." "And there she was." "Smiling." "Calm." "I think that was her way of telling me..." "I'm safe." "Don't suffer for me." "in some way... the presence of a loved one after their death." "All of us in this bereavement group could tell you similar stories." "You don't understand." "My son is not dead." "His friends took him." "I saw one of them the same day he vanished." "He was at home." "I'll do whatever it takes to recover my son." "I'm not crazy." "Believe me." "I know what I'm saying." "rain and snow." "The heaviest snowfalls will be recorded in the north. 20 cm of snow are expected in the Cantabrian Mountains region cities that usually end up isolated during these storms." "And..." "It's her." "The woman who came to the house." "Benigna?" "Simon!" "He destroyed her." "He destroyed her." "She's dead." "We went to Benigna's house." "We found some pictures... and old Super 8 films." "I'd like you to see them." "Are any of the faces familiar?" "and these are the orphans." "My friends." "This is Martin." "She liked to be called Martin." "Rita." "Victor." "I think his name was Guillermo." "That's Alicia." "She was blind." "And this is me." "Benigna?" "The woman that went to your house... worked at the orphanage." "That's impossible." "I'd remember." "She wasn't there very long." "She had a son." "Tomas." "It seems that the child was born deformed... he was kept away from the others." "No one knew about him." "It was a total shock for the village when they found the body." "What do you mean?" "It seems he disappeared while playing." "Child's Body Found on Beach" "Shortly after your adoption." "One of the orphans later confessed... that they had played a trick on him." "They went into the caves with Tomas... and took his mask off to see if he'd come out." "But he never emerged." "He drowned." "They found his body at low tide." "The children weren't blamed." "They were only playing." "That boy was in my house." "We asked everyone at the opening party." "No one remembers a child with a sack over his head." "I can't remember what it's like to sleep through the night." "I can't stop thinking." "Remember what we called Simon when we met him?" "Two Little Kilos." "My two little extra kilos." "That's all he weighed." "The doctors said it wasn't enough." "But it was plenty for us." "Although we knew... that there was little chance he could ever be normal." "But when we saw him... saw his smile for the first time... his bright eyes..." "Carlos." "we're strong." "Together." "but it's hard." "someone's in the bathroom." "What is it?" "Someone was here." "it's still warm." "I just got up." "Someone got into the bed." "I'm convinced." "That's what Jung means when he says... it's in the subconscious that the living coexist with the dead." "The Germans have another name for "the herald of death"." "Doppelgänger." "A being that appears in one's own image." "A double." "To glance at him... or at any of the others I've shown you... a passport to the other world." "How long has your son been missing?" "Nine months." "Strange things are happening." "Things linked to his disappearance." "I don't know who to turn to." "It's not that simple." "You won't find an exorcist in the yellow pages." "I tore it from my son's kidnapper's clothes." "The police say he's been dead for over 30 years." "Someone has my son." "I don't know why." "But I won't sit at home and wait." "someone I trust." "I'm talking from the heart." "Would you allow a medium to visit your home?" "right?" "the bedroom was back there." "Then we should start here." "Enrique." "Perfect." "Give me an hour. some clothing from the past." "We're not alone." "Pilar... who would really like to attend the session." "If you don't mind." "Perfect." "Perfect." "Cops are cool!" "What does she need that doll for?" "Aurora needs an object to facilitate her trance." "Clothing and objects get her into it... and begin the regression." "Regression?" "A psychic summoning." "and cross." "Like a sort of time travel. but you mustn't fear parallel perception." "Aurora will see it." "I hope we'll all see it." "Enrique." "whenever you want." "can you hear me?" "Perfectly." "I'm ready." "Here we go." "Everything around you is beginning to fade." "Darkness is forming a circle around you." "It's closing in on you." "Everything is fading." "We're no longer here." "Now you're alone in the darkness... and the darkness begins to disappear." "I'm going to count down... from ten... and once I've finished... you can go wherever you want... and will be able to see... anyone who is hiding in this house." "Ten... nine... eight... seven... six... five... four... three... two... one." "You can open your eyes." "It's cold." "The window is open." "Aurora..." "I want you to look around you." "Is there anyone with you in the room?" "I can hear someone." "I can hear..." "I can hear something." "I can hear something." "The sound comes and goes." "I can't hear it anymore." "I think I've lost them." "I can hear something." "...all alone." "...all alone." "Children..." "I'm sure it's children." "At the end of the hall." "I think it's them." "I can't open it." "It's closed." "But there's someone." "Why are you crying?" "We're sick!" "Who's sick?" "I won't hurt you." "Open the door." "Don't be afraid." "Open the door." "We want you to open the door!" "What have they done to you?" "What have they done? tell me what you see." "Five children." "They're very sick." "They're crying." "What happened?" "They're dying." "Who would want to poison you?" "Someone's going to kill us." "Is my son there?" "is Simon with you?" "Is Simon here?" "can you hear me?" "Let's get her." "stay in the middle of the room." "I'll count from ten." "Ten..." "Nine..." "Eight... but... everything was different." "everything was much older." "The light from the lighthouse came through the windows." "You didn't see Simon?" "I'm sorry." "I couldn't recognize anyone." "But the children were there." "You saw the children." "Is that right?" "That's right." "You're talking about ghosts." "Carlos?" "and we all saw it. a wound that acts as a knot between two time lines." "It's like an echo waiting to be heard." "Like a scar..." "I'm sorry." "Like a scar or a pinch that begs for a caress to relieve it." "Laura... we who are close to death are more receptive to these messages." "You mean my son could see those children" "because..." "That's enough." "Please take your things and leave." "We can't let them go like this. a sideshow trick." "I can't believe this." "Why?" "For what reason?" "They're right..." "They don't want money." "Not yet." "What should I do?" "What should I do?" "The police haven't found a single clue as to whether he's dead or alive." "just sit and wait?" "Can it hurt to listen?" "stop!" "you stop!" "Pilar..." "How many similar cases have you had in this damned village?" "Get another distraction." "I didn't invite you here." "What should I do? you are a good mother." "Your pain gives you strength." "It will guide you." "But only you know how far you're willing to go to find your son." "I don't know what to do." "but don't listen." "Seeing is not believing." "It's the other way around. and you will see." "What are you doing?" "We can't stay here any longer." "at least for a while." "The children are here." "Aurora saw them." "I can't leave." "You heard the voices." "That Enrique could have faked it all." "Can't you see it could be a set-up?" "a set-up?" "Her rational theory?" "She's protecting us." "From what?" "Things like this evening." "People entering our home and fucking up our lives." "They just want to help." "Help?" "Didn't you hear them?" "Did they mention finding Simon?" "They just want to contact the dead." "I can't see how they can help us." "they won't recover him." "I don't want to keep taking this shit." "let's leave this house." "You can't ask me to give up." "Neither you nor Pilar." "We can survive this." "Many couples lose a child and pull through." "don't you understand?" "I can't stop you." "I just want to know where he is." "Where are you?" "I'm not afraid." "You want to play?" "Are you playing with me?" "Benigna?" "don't let it be Simon." "right?" "Yes." "All my friends." "Victor. to recover their bodies." "I've thought it out. and now they're playing with Simon and me." "and I don't know how to play." "I don't know how to play." "you're making it up." "I saw it myself." "And this afternoon?" "Who laid out the clues?" "Simon made it all up." "Who?" "Tell me!" "Who?" "I've packed." "I don't want us to stay here." "I can't leave yet. and you're not staying alone." "I can't just leave." "There are too many memories." "I have to say goodbye." "Two days." "Alone." "I need this." "Please." "Please bless what you have given us." "Thank you for letting us gather once again and be together." "What else do you want?" "What more must I do?" "What?" "I have no time." "You want to keep playing?" "Is that it?" "Let's make a deal." "and then you tell me where Simon is." "OK?" "knock on the wall!" "knock on the wall." "wait!" "No." "I won't hurt you." "I just want to find Simon..." "Why are you crying?" "my darling!" "Are you OK?" "You're freezing." "Don't worry about a thing." "Don't be afraid." "I'll get you out." "Stay and play with us." "We can't stay to play." "Simon." "Imagine it's just you and me here." "OK?" "Think about before we came to this house." "Remember?" "OK? and all the things we'll do together." "darling! shut them really tight" "and think about what you'll be when you grow up." "darling?" "the friends you'll make." "And just believe for a moment that Tomas and the other children aren't real. like a nightmare." "Simon. make them go away. and keep on playing with me." "OK?" "What is it?" "Tomas' little house." "I found you." "This isn't fair." "I found you..." "I want Simon back!" "can I wake up?" "darling." "Mummy..." "I found the special coins." "Now I just have to make a wish." "I wish you'll stay and look after all of us." "It's Laura!" "like Wendy in the story." "It's Laura." "don't be afraid." "The house." "The beach." "The lost children." "Once upon a time there was a house near the beach where the lost children lived..." "Victor and Tomas"