"[TV announcer speaking indistinctly]" "[TV announcer] It's easy to get the feeling that this is a community." "One of happy, good day greetings at Pleasant Davis." "It isn't easy to find, but when you do... [bird chirping] you just might want to grow old there." "There." "Aah." "[in Japanese]" "[raven cawing]" "[in Japanese]" "[in Japanese]" "[in Japanese]" "[in Japanese]" "I see you, Raven." "Come out!" "[screaming]" "[Wendell] What did you do?" "What did you do?" "[wailing]" "Are we getting close, honey?" "Um, yeah." "I think we are just a couple more streets down." "[caws]" "[rock music on car stereo]" "This neighborhood is not that bad." "[Emma] Not that bad?" "It's beautiful." "I don't understand why people told us to stay north of the freeway." "[Noah] Everything there is, like, twice as expensive." "It's a little far from your work, though." "Well, you know, they're putting condos up by work." "We can always move into one of those." "Huh." "I'd rather stay in this van in this neighborhood." "I know you would." "I'll just rip out the backseat, put a toilet." " Done." " Gross." "Move to the beach, live the California dream." "It's gonna be cheaper." "My dream includes indoor plumbing." "Well, the good news is we can afford that in this neighborhood." "Hey." "That's it, that's it." "Welcome home!" "When are you folks moving in?" "[Francine] Now, we're just over 2,000 square feet spread across two floors." "And as you can see, it's an estate sale which means everything comes as is." "Who knows what treasures you'll find?" "Oh!" "Well, she's a little rough around the edges but then, who of us isn't." "[chuckles]" "When was it built?" "I believe Teddy Roosevelt was president when these walls went up." "It's big." "Plenty of room to grow." "Is it just the two of you?" "For now." "Well, don't drag your heels for too long." "The sooner you have 'em, the sooner you can get rid of 'em." "Let's see what's going on upstairs." "Stop." "[Francine] I, uh..." "I know it's a little dated but it's pretty true to the era." "Shall we?" "We shall." "Now, this would make the perfect nursery." "Or, well, your craft room in the interim." "Actually, I need a home office." "Well, good for you!" "I always support a fellow working girl." "My girl is going to take over the local fashion scene." "Oh, well, right now it's just a portfolio." "[phone ringing] Speaking of work..." " Hey, Kev." " Hi, Kevin." "No, just laying down some LA roots." "Now, uh, there is the matter of a disclosure." "State law requires that I notify you of any deaths that occurred on the property." "Was there more than one?" "Oh, no, no, no, no." "The previous owner suffered from a lengthy illness." "That's all the form said." "Well, maybe a ghost will help our chances." "Well, don't debate for too long." "In real estate, fortune favors the bold." "And lately, the Chinese." "Take a minute." "[Francine] Welcome home!" "When are you both moving in?" "Oh, my gosh!" "Are you okay?" "Oh, yeah, I'm okay." "You let me be the judge of that." "I'm a registered nurse." "Now, close your eyes." "Come on." "Undiagnosed head trauma can be a silent killer." "Oh, I kind of led with my back, so..." "Open up." "Up, up, up." "Up." "Alright." "Dilation seems fine." "[Francine] Hey!" "You can't be up there." "Now, get down immediately!" "The boy's just collecting bugs." "This is an open house, not a playground." "Now, get down!" "[Jeanne] How am I supposed to make an offer on the place if my son can't explore it?" "I'll help him down." "Thank you." "So, you're thinking about making an offer?" "Oh, no." "This place needs too much work." "We're just lookie-loos." "We live down the block." "Oh, well, maybe we'll be neighbors." "I'm Emma." "Jeanne Gordon." "Mikey." "Come down and apologize to Miss Emma." "No apology, no ice cream." "I really hate bribing him, but it saves so much time." "Not great in the wait department." "Sorry, Miss Emma." "Oh, that's okay." "I should go find my husband." "Oh, I gave up looking for mine years ago." "You'd be surprised how much you get done." " Nice to meet you." " Nice to meet you." "She's lovely, isn't she?" "[raven cawing]" "[screaming excitedly] Congratulations!" "Oh, you two must feel so lucky." "Well, we feel poor." "But you look rich, and that's all that matters." "If only that were true, Francine." "I'll unload." "[Francine] Oh, good." "I can walk my girl through a couple things." "Now, first of all, the sprinklers turn on at the side of the house off the driveway." "Though you might want to look into a drought-tolerant yard if you believe everything the hippies are saying." "[Francine] Personally, I like a nice green lawn." "This whole desert look is a..." "I think it's a trend." "I just saw some of the neighbors across the street, and they didn't wave." "Welcome to LA, honey." "Oh, give 'em time." "They probably just need to get over losing out on the place." "They made an offer?" "Oh, look at me." "Here I am stirring up the pot." "You beat out five others." "You both earned these." "And what do all these open?" "Why, everything, dear." "Oh, there's a community bulletin board you can get on your phone." "It's called "KnowBers." That's "neighbors" with a "know."" "[Francine] Oh, you know, it has local events yard sales, noise complaints..." "That one works both ways." "Oh." "Tsk..." "Let me see." "I grabbed the wrong box." "This should go to storage." "I'm sorry." "No, I wanna keep this one." "You sure?" "'Cause I could put it in the attic if you want me to." "It's on here somewhere." "Oh." "Okay." "I should probably leave you two to your lives." " Bye-bye." " Bye." "Ah, and if you need anything, text or holler." "I'll put on my blades and skate right over." "See you at the house-warming, Francine." "Thanks." "Skate right over?" "This woman is a maniac." "You know what's even crazier?" "We have a house." "[laughing]" "Where did you get those?" "They were for the new people." "Spit it out." "Spit it out!" "[gasps]" "Spit it out." " Spit it out!" "Spit it out!" " Shh." "Mikey, Mikey." "[screaming] Spit it out!" "Spit it out!" "Spit it out!" "Spit it out!" "Spit it out!" "Spit it out!" "Spit it out!" "What will the neighbors think?" "[Noah] You know, I never thought I'd say this, but..." "West Coast pizza is not half bad." "Right?" "Enjoy it, 'cause for the next 30 years we're gonna be eating ramen and crackers." "Honey, I think we got a deal on this place." "Yeah." "A 20 grand over-budget deal." "Plus, furniture and all the renovations we want to do..." "Honey, I got this." "I'm gonna work like crazy." "And pretty soon, you're gonna book a gig and we'll both be way too busy to even enjoy the place." "I will find something." "Of course you will." "Right now, you can focus on fixing up the place." "Is that part of your master plan?" "To make me a Susie Homemaker?" "Oh, no, no, no." "We definitely need the money." "I just want you rested... and happy." "So we can focus on other things." "In the meantime, we should definitely fatten up." "Seriously?" "Porch cookies." "I know who made them." "Yeah, never accept a gift by somebody over 50 years old." "They will own you." "She seems perfectly nice." "Yeah, until she's knocking on our door at 5:00 a.m. looking for sugar." "You know, that's how early these people wake up, right?" "Well, I'd like to know at least one person out here." "[soul music playing]" "And now you're changing the subject." "No, I'm not." "I'm bringing it down." "Way down." "["In Your Loving Arms" playing] ♪ Girl you know I ♪" "♪ I've been down ♪" "♪ My heart aches ♪" "♪ If you ain't been around ♪" "♪ So why don't you help me?" "♪" "♪ Please, come on, baby ♪" "♪ Wrap your lovin' arms Around me ♪" "♪ I know that I ♪" "♪ I was wrong ♪" "I love you." "♪ Without your love ♪" "♪ I can't carry on ♪" "♪ So why don't you help me?" "♪" "♪ Please, come on, baby ♪" "♪ Wrap your lovin' arms Around me... ♪ [raven chittering]" "[vehicle approaching] [raven cawing]" "[raven chittering]" "[raven cawing]" "Shit." "[banging on door] [gasping]" "You okay?" "Yeah." "[gasps]" ""Dear people"" "I see you've moved into my home." "I know it's cozy inside." ""I've been in your bedroom."" ""Has the girl taken a bath yet?"" "It can't stop the sickness." ""The Raven will come."" "Well, shouldn't we call someone?" "I'm gonna let the police know in the morning, but it's probably just kids." "We should check all the windows and doors." "Okay." "I'll do that, but you just get some sleep, okay?" "[Emma] Is it safe to come out?" "Only if you smile." "If anybody comes within 10 feet, bam." "We get an alert." "So basically, we have a channel dedicated to the mailman." "And possums and stray cats." "Don't forget we have the contractor coming by later." "Okay." " Have a good day." " You too." "You know, I'm gonna be watching this thing all day." "[Noah] Yeah, I know that." "Great." "Looks like you picked the wrong spot." "We heard it go down." "Didn't get any eyes on anyone." "Yeah." "Some kids tagged our door last night." "[sighs] Hey, look." "Let me get you something to help you out with that." "No, it's okay." "I'm already late to work." "Blame it on traffic." "Amanda!" "I need some plastic wrap and another cup of coffee." "[Amanda] You got hands." "It's for company." "["Everything Gonna Be Alright" playing]" "♪ Got a feeling everything's Gonna be alright ♪" "♪ Oh, everything Will be alright ♪" "♪ Oh, you know You've brought me ♪" "♪ Out of darkness Into marvelous light ♪" "♪ Got a feeling everything's Gonna be alright ♪" "♪ Got a feeling everything's Gonna be alright ♪" "♪ Oh, everything Will be alright ♪" "♪ Oh, you know You've brought me ♪" "♪ Out of darkness Into marvelous light ♪" "♪ Got a feeling everything's Gonna be alright ♪" "♪ Hey, I'm running low, Running low ♪" "♪ In your name ♪" "♪ Oh, sometimes I have To bear the blame ♪" "♪ Hey, but I look away In the heavens ♪" "♪ And it's gonna be alright ♪" "♪ Oh, everything Will be alright ♪" "♪ Oh, you know You've brought me ♪" "♪ Out of darkness Into marvelous light ♪" "♪ Got a feeling Everything's gonna be.. ♪" "[Francine on voicemail] Welcome home." "This is Francine Waters." "Please leave a message." "[beeps]" "Hello, Francine." "This is Emma Curtis from the West Adams house." "Um, something happened here last night, and I..." "I just had a couple of questions about the previous owners." "So please give me a call when you can." "Thank you." "Bye." "[doorknob rattling]" "[Jeanne] Apparently, there's this woman who lives right around the corner, named Terri who's got this small dog, and she refuses to pick up." "Oh, hi." "We have company." "Yeah, I can see that." "Well, we were on our afternoon jog and who would message me on KnowBers..." "She jogs with cake." "I carry one in Mikey's bag." "It gets very ugly when he's hungry." "Large piece or small?" "Uh, I'll just save mine for dessert." "What'd you bring us?" "It's addressed to the Akimotos, so, uh..." "I'm keepin' it." "[Emma] I left a message for Francine." "We have been getting so much of their junk." "Not surprising." "Did you know the previous owners?" "Only in passing." "It was rumored they were hoarders." " What happened to them?" " Emma." "[Jeanne] Well, I heard the wife had her issues." "Gladys was her name, I believe." "We were told there was an illness." "Mm, an unfortunate one that ended with a razor in the bath." "[Noah] Jesus!" "You should've read the KnowBers thread on that one." "But, look, you can't worry about everyone who's lived in a place." "You'd never get any sleep." " Oh, lord..." " Oh." "Oh, what is that?" "[Jeanne] Mikey!" "[Noah] "Dear people"" "has it touched you yet?" "The vermin inside your walls." "You should thank me for this gift." "It's a warning." "Stay, and the sickness will come." ""And then the Raven will follow."" "I told you, never run inside a house like that." "I should get his pills." " Do you need your purse?" " No, I'll just be a second." "It's okay." "There's nothing to be scared of." "Don't run." "Mikey shouldn't run." "Why don't you tell me what you were running from?" "Mikey." "[stuttering] I was..." "I was scared." "Scared of the man." "What man?" "The man in the tree house." "We know you're up there." "Say something or I'm coming up." "Don't." "Noah." "[sighs]" "Noah!" "Noah?" "All clear." "[sighs in relief]" "[Noah] Looks like somebody was living up there." "Found a bunch of trash." "And there's also something up there that looks like it's not apple juice." "Mikey, what did the man look like?" "Tell Miss Emma what you saw." " A bird." " What?" "No, not the bird, Mikey, the man." "Was he young?" "Old?" "Looked like a bird." "I'm sorry." "I should probably get him home." "Well, we've been getting about four or five deliveries a day." "But why would anybody need a thousand Styrofoam cups or plastic moose head?" "Well, can you at least tell me who's been making the payments?" "Hey, excuse me, sir." "Hey, sir!" "[Reggie] Did you say you got VHS tapes?" "Yeah, VHS tapes." "What the hell you gonna do with a VHS tape?" " [Emma] Cat food." " [Amanda] Cat food?" " What do you do with that?" " That's weird." "You know, if I were you, I would turn around and I would sell all of it." "I mean, folks around here love themselves a good yard sale." "What did your agent say?" "We haven't been able to get her on the phone." "That girl got her commission, and she is long gone." "Real estate is just like Hollywood." "Good luck getting her on the phone." "You okay?" "Oh, yeah." "I'm just beat, I guess." "I'm sorry." "You know, Amanda had a stalker too." "They do not have a stalker." "Found him naked in the hot tub." "He was all shriveled up." "It was pretty nasty." "What did you do?" "I got a restraining order." "You basically have to die before the cops do anything." "Mm-hmm." "You know, I bet it's that Wendell." "Reggie." "What's a Wendell?" "Wendell Akimoto." "He used to live in your house." "He was an angry little man." "That's why we wanted to buy it and flip it so we could choose our neighbors." "I'm not surprised his wife took that bath." "He probably poured the water." "Seriously?" "They have to live there." "It's okay." "We're gonna replace the bathtub anyway." "Listen, I'm sorry this took me so long but I've been on splits all month." "Baby, they're civilians." "You have to forgive my lovely wife." "She's in television." "That's where I know you from." ""Crenshaw 911."" "[laughs]" "And Reggie does all the stunts." "Excuse me." "I'm fine." "Look like she saw your show." "[mumbling]" "Maybe it was the barbecue." "No, I hardly touched it." "Hmm." "[sighs deeply]" "Maybe you're..." "Can we not talk about this right now?" "I just..." "I don't feel well." "Alright." "Goodnight." "Goodnight." "[dog barking]" "[raven chittering] [vehicle approaching]" "[metallic tapping]" "[buzzing]" "[raven chittering]" "[telephone ringing]" "[glass shattering] [operator] 911." "What's your emergency?" "Um, someone's attacking our house." "3520, Point View." "[operator] Is the intruder in the house?" "I don't know." "I need you to find a safe location and wait for assistance." "Someone is on their way." " You okay?" " Yeah." "[raven chittering]" "[operator] 911." "What's your emergency?" "Hello?" "Is anyone there?" "[police siren wailing] [officer] Okay." "Just start from the top." "I was getting some water, and I saw something out of the window." "Sir." "Excuse me, sir." "Can I help you?" "Oh, hi." "Detective Stark." "I, uh, live in the neighborhood over in Cochran." "Ooh, look what the cat drug in." "Yeah, well, the cat's been here before." "Detective, this man has been sending us stuff ever since we moved here." "Notes, packages..." "[Noah] He wants us out." "Or he wants to scare you." "Yeah, well, it's working." "Sir, there's something in its mouth." "[Stark] "Dear people"" "I see that you're still there." "The girl's skin looks young and fresh." "But not for long." "If you stay, I will come and lance the sickness with my beak." ""Don't blame me if it kills you."" "[Hispanic music playing]" "[singing in Spanish]" "[Hispanic music continues]" "Morning." "Check it out." "What is this?" "You'd be surprised what gets done around here before 11:00 a.m." " Eleven?" " Yes, ma'am." "The code is our anniversary." "[beeping] [alarm blaring]" "Okay, so maybe it's the day before." "[chuckles]" "So you're just gonna leave me here?" "Honey, I would never leave you alone." "Stark is on it, plus you got the workers here all day." "The workers aren't gonna be here forever." "Well, let's hope not." "'Cause we can't afford that." "We are gonna catch this creep." "And in the meantime, I'm only 20 minutes away." "Without traffic." "Focus on your portfolio." "If you come home and I'm dead," "I'm gonna haunt the crap out of you." "I got to go." "Have a good day." "[whirring and hammering]" "[Emma] Ever since we moved in, I can't sleep or focus." "[Jeanne] You don't need an excuse to call." "I'm just glad you did." "And we got another note." "Oh, dear." "Some folks just aren't happy how this neighborhood is changing." "[Emma] I don't know what to do." "B-L-U-E." "Two." "Aw, a ladybug." "Did you draw that?" "It's a ladybird beetle." "They're not true bugs." "Oh!" "Mikey, let Miss Emma eat a little something." "No, I'm not hungry." "Oh, nonsense." "Come here." "You know, I've got this herbal tea." "It beats counting sheep every time." "[Mikey] I want chips." "No, no, no." "No chips today." "You're eating healthy." "I want chips!" "No, Mikey." "Mi..." "I swear, one day, that boy is just gonna keep on running." "Jeanne, that must be so hard." "Oh, it's the hardest job in the world... and the best." "How about you two?" "This house is just begging for little ones." "Oh." "Um, not... thinking about that right now." "I'm sorry." "I just stepped right in the middle of something, didn't I?" "It was a tough couple of months before I moved out here." "How far along?" "To term." "We named him Finn." "Oh, honey, I'm so sorry." "Oh." "It is what it is." "We thought a fresh start would be good for us." "That's what we were hoping, anyway." "Well, you need more than a picnic." "No more unpacking." "No more remodeling." "Just a cocktail, a good book, and some sun." "You still look like the East Coast." "I'll do that." "Yes, you will." "[applause on video game]" "Did anybody see who dropped this off?" "[Noah] We have been leaving her texts and messages for days." "[Stark on telephone] I'll call over to the real estate office." "She's probably swamped with this current market." "It's from him." "He knows where I work." "[Stark] We're also running a check on Mr. Akimoto." "It seems like he's gone to a lot of trouble not to be tracked down." "Stark, if you can just..." "If you could not mention this to Emma..." "[Stark] Let's hope I don't have to." "[hammering]" "Hey, guys, I thought you weren't coming in today." "Um, can I help you?" "We did this... at the end of every year." "By 13, he was already taller." "Mr. Akimoto?" "This was our home for 41 years." "And then you stole it from us." "Don't walk away." "I think you must be confused." "I got your note." " No, we didn't send any." " Liar!" "No!" "We've been getting them too." "Tell me why!" "[alarm blaring]" "Help!" "Help!" "[screaming]" "Help!" "Help!" "[Wendell] "Dear old man"" "that sick bitch wife of yours had to go." "That's the only way I could come home." "Too bad you didn't borrow that razor I left" ""but the house is still lovely without your stink."" "[Noah] The Raven sent him here." "Or that's what Mr. Akimoto wants us to believe." "He obviously has an attachment to this place." "Or that's why he sold this place." "Have you heard from Francine Waters?" "No." "She hasn't been in her real estate office in over a week." "We sent somebody by her place." "Apparently, she travels a lot." "You see what's happening here, right?" "We're being targeted." "[Jeanne] No, it's okay." "I'm a friend of the family." "Look, I don't care who's inside there." "I'm here to see my friend." "No, that's okay." "You can let her in." "Where's Emma?" "You're staying with that woman?" "Jeanne offered, but no, I'm gonna stay in a motel." "Honey, I hate this as much as you do but we really can't afford that right now." "You're seriously not gonna try and talk me out of this, are you?" "He came right in here, Noah." "He tried to kill me." "I know." "We can change the locks." "It's not about the locks." "It's this place." "I hate it here." "No, no!" "You're just gonna try and change my mind." "[Noah] We should at least have this conversation instead of calling some stranger." "[Emma] In case you haven't noticed" "I don't have anyone else to talk to." "[Noah] We're gonna catch this freak." "[Emma] And what if they don't?" "[Noah] Then I will drive you to a motel myself if that's what you really want." "What I really want is to be here in this house like normal people, but then all of this shit happens." "I know." "I know." "I know." "I know." "I'm gonna work from home as much as I can." "[glass breaking]" "I'm so sorry." "I bumped right into it." "Oh!" "Clumsy me." "It's okay." "Hey, Jeanne, I appreciate your offer but I'm gonna go ahead and stay here." "Are you sure?" "She's sure." "[Reggie] Hey, come at me." "No, man, I'm pretty sure you're gonna kill me." "Look, I'm a trained stunt professional." "And he's only broken half the bones in his body." "Okay." "I'm pretty sure that you just broke my back." "You know, there's no shame in crashing on our couch." "No, I'm fine." "Thank you." "I mean, I wouldn't be sleeping either." "[chuckles wryly] I'm not." "I have something for you." " What did you do?" " Open it." "Oh, I'm..." "Listen, when you sleep better, I sleep better." "Ready?" "Ready?" "Alright." "[grunting]" "Come on, Noah." "Yes!" "There you go!" "[birds squawking]" "You designed this?" "Some of it." "It got me out of the first person shooter world." "I have no idea what you said, but it sounds really smart." "[Noah laughing]" "Hey, she's gonna be alright, man." "It's just nerves." " [applause on video game]" " Still got it." "Hey, you know, you don't have to... do this, you know, keep me company." "Oh, I'm just here for free beer, man." "Alright then." "I was thinking that we graduate to Scotch." "Oh, well, now you're talking my language." "[tea kettle whistling]" "[Noah and Reggie talking indistinctly]" "Oh, man!" "Are you sure you don't want a ride home?" "Oh, man!" "You know what we need?" "A zipline." "Right across." "Bam!" "Oh, we're doing that." "Oh, no." "This is happening." "[laughing]" " Alright, see you." " Alright, man." " [Noah] Have a good night." " [Reggie] You too." "[doorknob rattles]" "Emma!" "Emma!" "[whistles]" "[Raven chittering]" "[knocking on window]" "Honey!" "Honey, get up!" "I'm so stupid." "Honey!" "[banging on window]" "Emma!" "[banging on window]" "[Noah grunting]" "Emma!" " Emma." " What?" "What?" "Oh, thank god." "I just wanted to say goodnight." "[sleepily] Goodnight." "Go back to sleep." "[telephone ringing]" " [Stark on telephone] Hello." " Stark, he's here." "He's in this house." "[Stark] Are you two in a safe spot?" " I think so." " Alright, stay there." "We'll send someone over." "[Stark] "Dear people"" "wherever you go, the plague follows." "I took your boy and I'll take any more little darlings that come into that house." "Rest assured what the white stork brings the Raven will whisk away..." ""in pieces."" "Morning." "You were up late." "Yeah, you know, too much Scotch." "Oh, that tea knocked me out." "You should try some tonight." "Yeah, maybe I will." "[sighs]" "[cell phone vibrating]" "Detective Stark, I'll call you back." "[door unlocking]" "[Noah] Listen, I wanna thank you for keeping things quiet the other night." "[Stark on telephone] I feel for what you two are going through." "I really do." "But secrecy isn't doing your wife any favors." "[Noah] We went through a rough patch a couple of months ago and that last message... it would have really destroyed her." "[Stark] Ever consider a vacation?" "[Noah] You want us to run?" "[Stark] That's not what I'm saying." "Well, if we leave now, we give this asshole exactly what he wants." "And between you and me... we're a little over-leveraged right now." "[Stark] Alright, listen..." "I'll post a security detail on your block." "But that shouldn't mean that you let your guard down." "Okay." "Okay." "Okay." "Stop." "Stop." "I need to catch my breath." " Mikey, give Miss Emma a break." " You're it." "[Emma groans] I'm so out of shape." "[sighs] I swear this house is killing me." "You know, I got my real estate license before the nursing thing kicked in." "I could help you sell it." "Oh, I don't think anyone would touch it." "Well, the Akimotos didn't think to mention anything and neither should you." "We couldn't do that to someone." "Well, I'm just putting it out there." "[Amanda] Who's up for a race?" "Come on." "Actually, we just crossed the finish line." "Amanda, this is Jeanne." "Wait." "You look familiar." "Well, we walk by here every day, my son and I." "No, no." "It's someplace else." "I never forget a face." "Before I forget, we have to push Friday an hour or two." "Noah has got a deadline." "[Amanda] Oh, come over whenever." "The door is open." "What's Friday?" "Uh, Amanda is on a show." "Which I am not making you all watch." "It is just an excuse to drink." "You're an actress?" "How glamorous." "It's a living... sometimes." "So, what is it that you do?" "[Mikey screaming]" "Mikey?" "Mikey?" "They took it." "They took it." "It's gone." " Put it down." "Put it down." " It's gone." "Put it down." "We had to take it down." "It was getting too dangerous." "I'll kill you!" "It's okay." "Let's calm down." "Let's calm down." "Shh." "Give me that." "It's okay." " You okay?" " Yeah, I'm okay." "Okay." "It's okay." "[Mikey crying]" "I'm sorry, Miss Emma." "No, it's okay, sweetie." "[Mikey crying] I'm sorry." " [Jeanne] Shh." " [Mikey crying]" "He's a big kid." "He really could have hurt you." "No, it's not his fault." "You're right." "It's hers." "Come on." "She's won Regional Mother of the Year twice." "Is that what she told you?" "Jeanne has raised thousands of dollars to send Mikey to those special schools." "She knows what she's doing." "Did you talk to her about Finn?" "Where is this coming from?" "Did you?" "Wow." "He's off-limits to us, but you can talk about him with a total stranger?" "She asked if we were gonna have kids, Noah." "It was hardly a discussion." "I think that we have enough going on without including the two of them." "I think we need to sell this house." " We can't." " Why?" "We'd take a bath." "Like the previous owner did?" "Jeanne can help us sell it." "I don't like her, okay?" "You guys can go on your walks or do whatever it is you do but I don't want her coming around here anymore." "Why?" "I think you're being ridiculous." "I mean, what did she ever do to you?" "What?" "What is it?" "Eleven thousand dollars." "Apparently, we paid for every piece of crap on that porch." "Well..." "I'll just..." "I'll take care of it, okay?" "Just..." "Just leave Jeanne out of it." "[opera music playing] [glass breaking]" "[Mikey screaming]" "Shh." "[opera music intensifies]" "[Emma whimpering]" "[Emma] Get them off." "Get them off." "Get them off me." "Get them off me." "Get them off me." "Get them off me." "Honey." "Honey." "Get them off me." " Get them off me." " Honey, honey, stop." "I'm so sorry." "I'm gonna get you out of here." "[Reggie] I've only heard about these bedbugs on the East Coast." "You must have brought them with you." "[Noah] Hey, if you're not sure we don't mind staying in a hotel." "Oh, man, have you driven around here?" "Everything is rent-by-the-hour." "Okay, all of that stuff goes straight back to the laundry." "Well, I can help." "You are not touching a thing unless it is a drink." "I bet you never even used a washer." "Give the man a break." "[Amanda] Oh, I am." "You're folding." "[scoffs] I gotta fold?" "[tablet beeps]" "[doorbell ringing]" "[Emma] Oh, you're kidding." "[cell phone buzzing]" "Hi, Jeanne." "[Jeanne on telephone] Hi there." "I was just swinging by with an apology for Mikey's behavior the other day." "[Emma on telephone] Oh, that's okay." "And we're not even home." "We had a little bug problem, so we decided to drive up north for a couple of days." "[Jeanne] You deserve it." "Any place fun?" "No, we're just driving." "Seeing where we end up." "Well, how do you feel about me posting the place while you're gone?" "To sell?" "Just to gauge the market." "I casually mentioned something to a doctor at work." "He loves the area." "We're a long way off from that." "Someone else interested?" "No, there's no one else." "Oh, I'd just hate for you to go back on your word." "I never said we were gonna sell." "Well, I understand, but I was offering to do you a favor." "But clearly you don't want my help." "Look, I'm being a bad travel partner." "Maybe we could grab lunch when I get back." "[Jeanne] Lunch?" "Is that what you do with your little Hollywood friends?" "What?" "[Jeanne] Oh, grow up, Emma." "[telephone beeping]" "[raven cawing]" "[water dripping]" "[raven chittering]" "[gasps] [sighs]" "[Noah] I had to move some numbers around." "[Emma on telephone] From the retirement account?" "Just to cover us next month, but we'll catch up." "I've been thinking about it and I'm gonna stay with my sister for a while." "Babe." "I just... [sighs] I can't think straight." "I don't..." "I don't know what's wrong with me." "I feel like I'm falling apart." "Anyway, she said she would, uh, pay for the ticket, so you don't have to worry about the money." "Can we talk about this at dinner?" "Yeah, but my mind's made up." "Uh." "Honey, I have to call you back." "Okay." "[thudding]" "[birds squawking]" "No, no!" "I'm not..." "I'm not the Raven." "I'm not the Raven." "Please, listen." "Listen." "[Jeanne] I've never been a good phone person." "It's hard for me to get a read on someone if I'm not seeing them face to face." "I should've known you were just trying to help." "No, I see what kind of pressure you're under." "You don't need any more from me." "I'm losing control, Emma." "[sobs]" "I've tried schools and counselors and they don't know what to do with him." "And neither do I." "What about his father?" "I chased after him for years." "He wants even less to do with Mikey than he does with me." "[whispers] I even looked into a boarding house." "But Mikey saw the brochure and went into a fit." "Sometimes, I'm afraid what he might do to me." "Oh." "Oh!" "There." "That's all I have left." "What is this?" "This some kind of confession?" "Proof." "And an apology for selling you our house." "We got a note a week for three long years." "But that was the least of our suffering." "[Wendell] Gladys... her mind was sharp but we needed help." "Then she started seeing things." "Demons in the halls, she said." "She lost her appetite... her hair... and her mind." "All this time, the nurse we hired was at her bedside slowly killing her with kindness." "No." "I let the Raven in." "That woman poisoned my wife." "I had to call them, you know that." "You don't know what she's capable of." "They just want to ask you some questions." "Tell 'em exactly what you told me." "Go save your wife, Mr. Curtis before it's too late." "No!" "[telephone ringing]" "[camera clicks]" "Oh..." "Oh, great." "[Emma on voicemail] Hey, this is Emma." "I can't come to the phone right now." "Leave me a message." "Emma, pick up." "It's Jeanne." "It's always been Jeanne." "Call me back." "Please." "Do you see the little one with the green trim?" " Yeah." " That's mine." "You bought it?" "They accepted my offer yesterday." "When I started thinking about your place" "I allowed myself to dream a little." "I didn't even know you were looking." "I've been saving up for years." "Pinching pennies, clipping coupons just waiting for the right time." "People underestimate the importance of a good home." "That's all that really matters." "[cell phone buzzing]" "[Jeanne] Maybe with a change of scenery" "Mikey will find some peace of mind." "[cell phone buzzing]" "Bad news?" "Are you alright?" "Emma?" "Emma!" "[Emma] Mikey." "Mikey, you have to come with me." "Where's my mom?" "She..." "She told you..." "She wants you to come with me." "We're gonna get ice cream." "How does that sound?" "[Jeanne] Mikey!" "Where are you?" "Your mom isn't well." "Come on." " She'll hurt me." " No, no." "[Jeanne] Mikey?" "Mikey, come here!" "Mikey, did she tell you to make up the man in the tree house?" "Mikey." "[screams] Mom!" "Mom!" "Mom!" "Mikey." "What did you say to her?" "What did you say?" "[Raven chittering]" "[woman] Are you okay?" "It's like she's inside my head." "Pecking at my brain." "Stark is gonna find her." "Mrs. Curtis, can we have a word?" "What's it gonna do to her?" "It all depends on the exact nature and amount of poison she ingested." "So far, we have found trace amounts of thallium and bath salts in her bloodstream." "[Noah] Bath salts?" "[doctor] They're known to cause hallucinations and paranoid behavior." "It'll take time for everything to flush out of your wife's bloodstream." "["In Your Loving Arms" playing ]" "♪ Girl you know I ♪" "♪ I've been down ♪" "♪ My heart aches Since you ain't been around ♪" "♪ So why don't you help me?" "♪" "♪ Please, come on, baby ♪" "♪ Wrap your lovin' arms Around me ♪" "♪ I know that I... ♪ [struggling]" "[screams] No!" "[screaming]" "No." "No!" "No." "No!" "No!" "Help!" "Help me!" "Help me." "Please." "[screams] Oh, god." "Please!" "Someone..." "[Jeanne] Dear people." "Take what isn't yours to give, and you will bleed." "Here's an old sickle as a token of my sincerity." "I've been watching you patiently, inside and out." "Clearly, you weren't listening." "The Raven will not warn you again." "[Noah] What do you mean that you can't find her?" "She walks by here almost every single day." "Listen, we've gone door to door." "It appears that she doesn't live in this neighborhood anymore." "[Noah] What do you mean anymore?" "[Stark] The truth is, she hasn't lived over here in 50 years." "We pulled some city records on the Akimotos." "It appears that they bought this house in foreclosure." "From a family called the Gordons." "Oh, it's her house." "No, it's not." "It's our house." "This woman has got to live somewhere." "I got a plan... but it's gonna take your cooperation." "No." "You got my cooperation but Emma's getting on a flight tonight." "No, I'm not." "I'm gonna stay, and I'm gonna make sure this bitch pays for what she's done." "Mikey." "[telephone ringing]" "I baked something extra special." "They're your favorite." "I've decided to overlook everything you've done." "Let bygones be bygones." "[Jeanne on voicemail] Hi." "You've reached the Gordons." "Please leave a message." "[beeping]" "[Emma on telephone] Hi, Jeanne, it's Emma." "I wanted to apologize for the other day." "For some reason, I just haven't had my head on straight lately." "Um, I'm heading up to see my sister but we decided to put the place on the market." "Noah's insisting we put an open house." "I really wanted you to have a chance to get it." "So, I hope I see you." "It's tomorrow at..." "You weren't going to leave without trying one, were you?" "[birds squawking]" "[Reggie on walkie-talkie] I told you my real estate license would come in handy." "[Amanda on walkie-talkie] Just don't actually sell the place." "[Reggie] Oh, sorry, babe." "We're looking at multiple counter offers." "He's gonna get himself killed." "We got lots of well-trained eyes out there." "No, he'll find a way." "She's too smart to fall for this." "[Stark] Let's just hope that desperation wins out." "Alright, Mr. Washington." "It's show time." "Don't encourage him." "[Stark on walkie-talkie] Attention all units." "Be on the lookout for a red station wagon, late '90s, license 21-Apple-Baker-345." "Position one, copy." "Here you go." "Thank you." "I saw her, you know... helping Mrs. Akimoto once." "I never forget a face." "Just too busy to get her name." "Hey, if we knew what was going on in the next-door neighbor's house all the time we'd probably never want to live anywhere." "[officer on walkie-talkie] Sir, we have a vehicle matching the suspect's description approaching on Point View." "[Stark on walkie-talkie] Alright." "Keep your distance till we have positive ID." "Close in." "Wait." "Wait, wait." "[Emma] Mikey!" " We know him." "Stop." " Stand down!" "Stand down." "We know him." "Mikey." "Call the ambulance." "[monitor beeping]" "I don't know if you can hear me." "I was in one of these rooms not too long ago." "And it was supposed to be the happiest day of my life." "We had a son, and his name was Finn." "But I didn't get to take him home that day." "That is not gonna happen to you." "You are gonna be fine." "And I'm gonna make sure that nothing bad ever happens to you again." "I swear to you." "To think of what he must've gone through... with that woman." "And now he has no one." "Well, he's got us." "I guess we're all kind of homeless tonight." "[cart crashing]" "[glass breaking]" "I guess my dream for us got too big, little birdie." "But I'll see you home." "♪ Sing a song of sixpence ♪" "♪ Pocket full of rye ♪" "♪ Four and twenty blackbirds ♪" "♪ Baked in a pie ♪" "♪ When the pie was opened ♪" "♪ The birds began to sing ♪" "♪ And wasn't that A dainty dish ♪" "♪ To set before the... ♪" "♪ King ♪" "Emma, stay back." "[Jeanne screams] [grunting]" "[Emma] Noah!" "No!" "Stop!" "No!" "No." "I saved for 40 years!" "It was supposed to be mine!" "[inhales deeply]" "Are you sure you don't want us to go in with you?" "Only me." "We're right outside, okay?" "Ice cream?" "Oh, yeah." "I already picked out the place, buddy." "[laughs]" "He can do this." "Yeah." "I'm not sure I can." "Of course you can." "That's why you got me." "I'm so sorry, Mikey." "For the last time, Mother... it's Michael." "You can't keep up this act forever." "Oh, I don't know." "They say without all those pills you feed me" "I might actually get a lot better." "I never gave you anything." "Not true." "When you robbed me of an education to pay for your stupid little house you gave me Mikey." "And look at all he's achieved." "How could you do this to me?" "Your own mother?" "You dragged me into this." "But you took it too far." "What?" "Like poisoning people?" "No." "That was all you, Mom." "We both know I can't bake." "You're a monster." "I would never kill anyone." "Because you lack follow-through!" "You know, when I was eight or was I nine when you stalked that doctor guy?" "The one you thought was my dad?" "I realized something." "You're such a loser." "I mean, how far was I ever gonna get in life with this?" "The young raven knows that to grow he's got to leave the nest." "I'll tell them all that you've done." "I will clip those sturdy little wings." "I know you'll try." "That's why I came here today." "To make you think long and hard about all those efforts." "You see, Noah and Emma have asked me to come live with them." "They're gonna be so astounded by all the progress I'm making." "It'll be a miracle, really." "I'll say it's 'cause I'm away from you." "Her poison was fogging that razor-sharp mind." "We'll be one big, happy family." "But let's assume you did get someone's attention..." "Got them to look deeper." "Maybe they'd even come around asking questions." "It might upset Mikey." "That strange boy the good neighbors took in." "Too bad he burned that house and everyone in it to the ground." "A tragic accident." "They never saw him coming." "I want you to think long and hard, Mother... about how much blood you've already spilled." "I'd hate to shed any more." "They'll know." "I'll make sure they know." "What's the matter, Jeanne?" "You said you wanted a new home." "It's him." "He did it." "He did it." "Mikey did it!" "He did it!" "No." "He ran himself into the wall." "I never laid a hand on him." "I never touched him!" "The notes were his idea!" "Mikey is the Raven!" "Tell them!" "You took it too far." "It's him!" "Mikey." "[sobbing] Please." "Tell them." "[Mikey] Dear people..." "You say home is where the heart is and then look for it in walls" "in lawns, in curb appeal." "And then forget everyone in sight around you." "Your neglect is a plague that will bring your walls crumbling down." "That's why I come." "To remind you." "To hear your indifference with fear and terror." "Your white picket fences can't protect you." "Because the Raven is always watching." "Always." "Caw." "Caw." "[little girl] ♪ Sing a song of sixpence ♪" "♪ A pocket full of rye ♪" "♪ Four and twenty blackbirds ♪" "♪ Baked in a pie ♪" "♪ When the pie was opened ♪" "[echoing] ♪ The birds began to sing ♪ [echoing] ♪ Wasn't that a dainty dish ♪" "[echoing] ♪ To set before the king ♪" "[echoing] ♪ Wasn't that a dainty dish ♪"