"One, two, three, knock on the wall!" "One, two, three, knock on the wall!" "One, two, three, knock on the wall!" "One, two, three, knock on the wall!" "One, two, three, knock on the wall!" "One, two, three, knock on the wall!" "One, two, three, knock on the wall!" "One, two, three, knock on..." "One, two, three, knock on..." "Good Shepherd Orphanage, hello?" "It's all ready." "She's playing." "We haven't told her yet." "She'll be happy in her new home." "Don't worry." "See you then." "Your friends will miss you a lot, Laura." "Got you!" "THE ORPHANAGE" "Mummy!" "I'll go, it's my turn." " Mummy!" " I'm coming!" "Simón!" "They're outside." "Listen." "Go to sleep." "Simón, darling." "Oh, I see!" "Watson and Pepe have played very late, now they can't get in?" "Come on, in you go." "Aren't you a little bit old for this?" "Weren't you also scared, when you were little?" "No, we didn't have time to be afraid." "There was a whole bunch of us, and there was the lighthouse..." " A lighthouse?" " It's still there, but it doesn't work anymore." "I'll show it to you tomorrow." "Why doesn't it work anymore?" "Can you keep a secret?" "Actually, it does still work." "But the light is invisible now, so it can protects us." "Invisible light?" "OK, do this, watch... keep your eyes on the window there." "Don't move." " See it?" " Yea." "Did you see it?" "Those kids that are coming, why can't they stay at home?" "They're very special children, and they need lot's, and lot's of care." "They have nowhere else to go, so they need a place to stay." "You understand?" "Can I sleep with you tonight?" "You're pushing it, kiddo!" "Papa, are you coming to the beach?" "Aren't Watson and Pepe going with you?" "No, they didn't sleep a wink last night." "You're such a smartass!" "They're only your friends, when it suits you." "OK, wise guy, take your pill." ""S" stands for Simón!" "Go upstairs and get your bag." "Dad will meet us there later." "One of us should talk to him." "About his invisible friends." "He's just lonely and bored, that's normal." "He'll forget them, as soon as all the other kids get here." "Everything will work out fine." "We'll have a great home." "I'm so glad we're here together." "Pirate." "Cave." "And lighthouse." "Once upon a time, there was a mean, and very bad pirate... who hid all his treasures, in a cave near a lighthouse." " What treasures?" " Stolen treasures." "But it wasn't easy to find and get into the cave." "How did they get in?" "They had a big stone in a gap, in front of the rocks..." "Simón!" "Simón, come on!" "Simón?" "What's your name?" "I'm Simón." "Do you want to play with me?" "Why can't you play?" "Do you want to come to my house and play with me later?" "Simón!" "What are you doing?" "I'm playing." "But Watson and Pepe didn't come with you." "It's another boy." "Both of you shouldn't be playing here." "It's dangerous." "Come on, let's go." " Can he come home with me and play?" " We'll see." "Why do you keep dropping those shells?" "It's a path for my friend, so he can follow... it, and come and play with me." " He made a new friend." "How's that?" " Another one?" "We won't have room, for all these kids." "Good afternoon." "Sorry I didn't call... but I couldn't find your number." "Benigna Escobedo." "I'm a social worker." "I'm sorry you've came out here... but there're no interviews today." "Interviews?" "No, I'm here because of Simón." "What a big living room!" "It's a beautiful house." "How did you find us?" "I grew up here." "It used to be an orphanage." "I always wanted to come back here, I thought of it as 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're glad to have room, for 5 or 6 children." "More would be too complicated." "So, what about Simón?" "Yes, of course!" "I received his file yesterday... and thought:" ""I should stop by and visit, in case there's anything you folks needed"." "Will you be making many changes?" "Sorry, I don't understand why you're here." "This information's old." "I know, but I just received it yesterday." "There are new treatments, it's an experimental program... that requires an application, You might be interested in." "My husband is a doctor." "We're aware of all the treatments, for Simón's disease." "Now if you don't mind, please leave." "Simón doesn't know, he's adopted, or anything about his illness... and I'd rather if you deal with this, with my husband." "CHANGE OF RESIDENCE" "HIV POSITIVE" "Carlos." "I'll go." "It's my turn." "Who's there?" "What are you doing?" "Carlos!" "What is it?" "Are you planning to bash that old lady's head in?" "Go and sleep with Simón tonight." "If she shows up again, we'll call the cops." "Are you awake yet?" "Are you awake yet?" " Wake up..." " Just a little longer." "You're awake now." "You go head and get up." "Wendy gets old and she dies?" "Wendy gets old, but Peter Pan takes her daughter to Never land." "Why doesn't Wendy go with them?" "If Peter Pan came to get me, would you come us?" "I'm too old to go to Never land." " How old are you?" " 37." "And how long before you die?" "What kind of question is that?" "Not for a long time, not before you get much, much older." "I won't get much older." "I'm not gonna grow up." "Just like Peter Pan?" "Like my new friends." " There's more than one?" " Six of them." " And they won't grow up either?" " They can't." "What do they have in their hands?" "It's treasures, they're playing with." "Your friends, they all play together?" "Yes, sure." "They steal a treasure from you, something you like very much, and you have to go and find it." "That's the game?" "Treasure Hunt?" "Yes, by following the clues you get." "And if you find your treasure, they'll grant you a wish." "Well now." "And do you have any treasure?" "Yes, special coins." "An old man left them in the park." "I think they're real gold... and very valuable." "Want to see them?" "Don't look yet." " Where did you get all this?" " I found it." "What's this?" "That's the first ice cream I had, after my tonsils were taken out." "Here are the special coins." "They're not coins, they're your baby teeth." " Where'd you find them?" " I didn't." "That's the first clue." "They've got my coins." "You want to play treasure hunt?" "The game has started." "Remember where you kept my baby teeth." "If I find my treasure, I can make a wish." "Sand." "Where do you find sand?" "You didn't do this, right?" " The beach?" " No, it has to be at home." "What's this?" "The jewelry box!" "Simón, wait!" "Come on, hurry up!" "This rings a bell." "The key to the drawer at the kitchen table!" "Those are Daddy's things..." "Now I can make a wish!" "I can make a wish!" " I can make a wish!" "I can make a wish!" " Leave that alone!" "Simón!" "Those are our things, you shouldn't touch them." "I didn't do it." "It was them!" " Don't lie to me." " I'm not lying." "You're the one who's 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?" " Thomás." "Thomás said I'm just like them." "I have no mother, and no father." "And I'm going to die." "You're not my mother, and I have no father, you're all liars!" "We wanted you to be a bit older, before we told you about certain things." "If you want to ask us something, anything, please do..." "What about Santa Claus, is he for real, or is that also a lie?" "Listen, Simón..." "If you heard Mommy and that lady talking... and then saw the envelope, is it then when you invented the game?" "because you were afraid to ask us about it?" "What if I don't take them?" "Nothing would happen." "If I don't take the pills, how long would it be, before I die?" "It would take many days, even weeks." "But don't worry, we'll take care of you, we won't let you get sick or die." "OK?" "You don't love me!" "It's a lie!" "Simón, come down, son!" "Simón!" "Simón!" "Hurry, the first kids are here!" "Come on!" "We can't go yet." "I want to show you something." " What is it?" " Thomás's little house." "Not now, darling." "You can show it to me tomorrow." "No!" " Not now, Simón." " Now!" "Let's go downstairs right now!" "I don't want to go!" "Come and see Thomás's house first." "If you don't want to go downstairs, then don't." "No one is forcing you." "WELCOME" "Simón!" "Simón." "Simón?" "Darling!" "Darling?" "Simón?" "Simón?" "Simón, son." "Carlos!" "What's going on?" "Darling!" "Simón?" "Darling!" "He's over there, Carlos!" "There's no one, Laura!" "Come on." "There's no one there!" "We can't stay here!" "He's there, Carlos!" "Carlos is here." "He spoke to the police, and they want to talk to you." "How are you?" "He's not in the caves." "But I saw someone, Carlos." "You must have imagined it, in all the confusion." "Believe me, he wasn't there." "I'm Pillar." "I know it's hard, but you must know we're doing all we can to locate your son." "Pillar is a psychologist." "She works with the police." "They're working hard to find Simón." "I have a few questions." "Your husband told me about the adoption, and your son's illness." "As he was adopted," "There are possibilities we must consider." "What possibilities?" "That he has been kidnapped by a relative." "I heard you recently found a woman intruder in the grounds." "Benigna Escobedo, a social worker, came a few days ago." "We checked with social services, and they have no one employed... by that name." "Can you describe her for me?" "She is around seventy years old with grayish white hair, pale eyes, and very thick glasses." "We will locate her." "You can be sure of that." "How can they trust me now, with their kids after this?" "Let's do something." "Wear my grandmother's Saint Anthony medal." "To bring us good luck." "You don't believe that." "Exactly." "But you do." "Take it and put it on now." "Give it back after we find Simón." "Simón Sánchez's parents feel more and more forsaken." "Their 7-year-old boy disappeared from his home 6 months ago." "The situation is even more desperate because Simón is very sick, and needs daily medication." "My son disappeared 6 months ago." "His name is Simón." "There are posters everywhere." "You may have seen them." "We've tried everything, but not one clue," "not even a trace." "My son had imaginary friends." "We never paid much attention 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 woke up and, without knowing why, I went to her room." "And there she was." "Smiling." "Calm." "It was her way of telling me:" ""I'm fine, I'm safe, don't suffer for me. "" "It is not unusual for someone to feel, the presence of a loved one after they've passed away." "Everyone in this group here, can tell you similar stories." "You don't understand." "My son is not dead." "His friends took him with them." "I saw one of them." "He was in our home, at the party." "I'll do whatever it takes to get my son back." "I'm not crazy, believe me." "I know what I'm saying." "It's her." "The woman who came to the house." "Benigna?" "Simón!" "We went to Benigna's house." "We found those pictures... and some old Super 8 home movies." "I like you to take a look at them." "Are any of the faces familiar?" "Antonia, the principal, with the orphans." "My friends." "Martín." "She liked to be called Martín." "Rita." "Víctor..." "I think his name was Guillermo." "That's Alicia, she was blind." "And that's me." "Benigna?" "The woman you saw, she worked at the orphanage." "That's impossible, I would've remembered her!" "She wasn't there very long." "She had a son, named Thomás." "The child was physically deformed, she kept him away from the other children." "No one knew." "It was a total shock when they found his body." "I don't understand?" "It seems he disappeared while they were playing." "CHILD'S BODY FOUND ON BEACH" "Shortly after your adoption." "One of the orphans finely confessed... that they were playing a trick on him." "They took Thomás to the cave with them... once inside, they took his mask off to see if he would come without it on." "the kids didn't know, he would rather die, then be seen without his mask." "They found his body at low tide." "The children weren't blamed." "because to them it was only a game." "That boy was in our house." "We asked everyone, that was at your opening party." "But no one remembered a child wearing a sack mask."