"Please be seated." "I'll go to inform." "Good Morning" " Good Morning" "I am the governess Julia Septiem" " Nice to meet you" "Please, take a sit." "What's that?" " Recommendation letters" "No, it's not necessary" "I've got magnificent information about you" "I understand is about taking care of a sick child" "Not exactly..." "My daughter suffered a meningitis attack two years ago and she never got well." "Her doctor does not recommend send her to school yet." "You'll have to fulfill that education." "Yes..." "I understand" "Well... you should be tired by now and I don't want to crush you with so many recommendations I just would like to warn you my daughter sometimes act in an..." "abnormal way." "Abnormal?" "Miss Julia I cannot hide you the truth" "There is a chance that Sylvia is mentally ill." "Does that change your decision to stay?" "All the opposite." "Thanks" "About your wage..." "you'll fix them by yourself." " Yes, Sir?" " Fabian, please indicate Miss Septiem her room ...and please send her luggage to her room." " Yes sir." " Excuse me." " We'll see you later." "...are you going to stay much time?" " I believe so." "You are going to take care of Little Sylvia, aren't you?" "Yes." "By the way..." "I'd like to see her." "Do you know where she is?" " Hiding at the garden I believe." " Why hiding?" "I don't know..." "she always does that." "I'll go and search her." " But I don't think you'll find her, Ma'am she always hides at the most incredible places." "I'll try then..." "Thanks." "Sylvia?" "Sylvia?" "Who are you?" "Julia, you new governess." "Do I have to go back home now?" "Not if you don't want to..." " What are you doing there?" " I was playing with Hugo, but he left." " Who's Hugo?" " My friend." "Well.. some other day you'll introduce him to me and we will be three, 'cause I want to be your friend too Sylvia." "No!" "I don't want to be your friend." "...and I don't want you in my house." "Leave!" "I'm sorry I don't like you but I'll stay anyway." "Someone has to take care of you." "Hugo takes care of me ...and I don't need no one!" "Maybe... but first you'll have to show me." "...in the meantime, let's go home." "...we have a lot to talk." "Dr. Vieira was right" "She's the right person to take care of Sylvia." "...when I saw her, she inspired me confidence." "I think the child will be happy with her." "For everything ending up well." "You must give some time to Sylvia, I'll assure you..." " Good evening." " How you doing Miss Julia?" "Come in, please." "I'd like to introduce you my wife Mariana." "Nice to meet you" "Charmed, please be seated." "I never imagined the mother of Sylvia so young!" "No..." "No I'm not, Eugenio and I have just some months of marriage" "Yes, the mother of Sylvia passed away some years ago." "I understand." "Here, this is for you." "Sherry before dinner is a rite in this house." "It will be good for you." " Thank you." "Are you done settling in?" "Yes..." "Oh!" "By the way, the room is beautiful." "And... who did you do on your first interview?" "Not very well... your daughter didn't like the idea of having a governess ...for everything else, she is very intelligent and bright." "I found her playing hide and seek" " With Hugo?" " Yes." "I believe the friendship with that kid is good for her ...avoids the feeling of loneliness." "...have I said something wrong?" "No, I believe Hugo is a good company for her too." "...the only bad thing is that Hugo does not exist." "How you doing, Sylvia?" "Oh!" "You are here!" "Haven't see you all day long." "I'll order to serve dinner, please excuse me." "Let's go to the dining room Ma'am, tomorrow we'll talk about that matter." "...your governess has told me that you are behaving very well, is that true?" "It's not time to read anymore, Sylvia." "Tomorrow you'll have plenty of time" "I have to finish it, 'cause I promised Hugo to lend it to him" "Let me see..." "So..." "Hugo likes fairy tales too!" "He doesn't know, he has never read one" "When did you met Hugo?" "When dad bought this house." "Why don't you invite him to dine with us one day?" "I'd like to sleep now." "...it's just that I'd like to meet him, and so your dad." "...and..." " I'm very sleepy." "Very well Sylvia." "Good evening." "Is this the place they take breakfast?" " Almost always, but if you prefer I can serve you at the dining room." " No, this place is beautiful." "...and Mr. and Mss." "Rubalcaba?" " They wake up late." "...they gave me orders to take care of you." "I'm just going to take a Coffee with milk." "Paulina, who are our neighbors?" "There are none Ma'am, this is the only house 'till town" " ...and have you seen here around a boy?" "A boy?" "Yes, Sylvia told me she has a friend that plays with him and..." "Oh!" "Don't mind that, it's only a lie." "I hope you can do something for that poor child, Ma'am." "I'll try Paulina." "The-boy-decided-then- to-cross- the-river,-but- didn't-have anything-but... a-small... carroe" "Canoe!" " What's that?" " Some kind of boat." "I don't like this book." "It's got many words I don't understand." "You should had bring you fairy tales book" "I don't have it, I lent it to Hugo" "Proceed." "How-ever,-since-Pedro-was-a-boy" "Wait." "Looks who's coming." " Good Morning." " How are you?" "Hi" "Pardon my interruption, but Sylvia has to see her doctor today" "Don't worry, Sylvia go and fix yourself" "I hope the doctor has good news." "Mr. Ruvalcaba, don't you think that maybe you're making a big mistake?" "Why?" "What if Hugo is not a fantasy..." "If Hugo were a real kid that comes to visit her, hiding from everyone, and that..." "Miss Julia, you have the whole morning for your own." "...down there inside the garden, you'll see a pond." "Visit that place, I beg you." "I will... and about Sylvia..." "That will clear many doubts." "Please excuse me, we'll see each other when I come back." "I don't know too much about art, but I think the statue is beautiful ...and it is." "I understand is more than 5 centuries old." "...and where'd you get it?" " It was already here when I bought the house, the last proprietor brought it from Europe." "Austria I think." "And why were you so interested that I watch it?" "So that you meet Hugo." "That's right." "Since we got here, that weird friendship emerged ...and now, that statue is the most important thing in the world for Sylvia." " What's so funny?" " Oh!" "Please excuse me, I just feel ...a little bit dumb, I was so worried." " Do you think there's no reason?" " Whatsoever!" "All the kids invent those things, they believe they are pirates explorers, talk with their toys, but that never means mental illness" "But there is, when its such a defined obsession" "Every kid that fakes to be a pirate whilst playing knows that in reality he's not" "When kids talk with their dolls, they know that in reality they're not alive" "But of course, and Sylvia is doing the same thing" "Unfortunately not." "And she'll show you very soon." "Eugenio..." "Have you thought the possibility to intern Sylvia in a mental institution?" "No, Not that!" "Excuse me" "Let's go to the dining room." "When I bought this house I thought that it'll be a good refuge for me but it seems that Mariana dislikes it." "It's not because of that, and you know it." "I'm done dad, can I leave now?" "That's very wrong Sylvia you have to wait for everybody to leave the table." "More coffee?" "Yes, please." "Something happening?" "No... nothing, I thought I saw someone at the garden" "Wouldn't be that your friend Hugo, Sylvia?" "No, it's not him!" "It's not him!" "You don't have to yell, go to your room." "Tomorrow, we'll talk." "No, the punishment is not for you." "Your daughter will never love me, Eugenio" "No, it's not that." "Recognize that you weren't very opportune" "I know, please forgive me." "But if we don't fight that obsession very soon we will believe on the existence of Hugo." "Julia!" " Are you too busy?" " I'm looking for Sylvia" "Can I steal some of your time?" "I need to talk to you" " Charmed!" " Do you mind if we take a walk?" "But of course" "I know that Eugenio loves me but the version that Sylvia feels for me separates us" " She could screw our marriage." " That'll pass, please understand that being a stepmother is very difficult." "Please tell me, what reaction did she had when she was told that you both got married?" "Absolutely none, she made no comment whatsoever ...I don't know what she thinks, the only thing I know is that she hates me" "Please don't say that, children don't hate" "Others don't, but she does." "That idea of talking always about Hugo" "But that doesn't mean that that's against you" "You're wrong, she knows that I'm afraid and wants to scare me" "You attribute her perverse thoughts." "She is perverse" "You're going to laugh about me, but I'm really scared." "...even I have thought seen that kid" "What are you saying?" "Yes, the other night looking thru my window" "Of course those are things she does to make me believe in Hugo" "Julia, please, Help me." "I need to win her affection" "You can count on that." "Now please, go find her, I've made you lose a lot of time." "Excuse me." "Good morning, Bruno" " It's not a good morning" " What's going on?" " Look at my flowers, destroyed..." " How could this happen?" "Surely someone stepped by without looking" "I'm very sorry, Bruno..." "I hope you can fix them" "Tell me Bruno..." "Where does that window head to?" "To the dining room, ma'am" "You did very well on your multiplications, flawless" "Can I go now?" "You don't like to study, don't you?" "Yes I do, but I have to go to see Hugo." "Are you looking for ...this?" " Did he gave it to you?" " No, I found it near the lake" " When did you went there?" " Yesterday" "I wanted to know Hugo too" "Sylvia, why don't you want me to know Hugo?" "'Cause you'll laugh at me, like she did." "Mariana, she wants to be your friend and loves you a lot." "She's your father's wife, and will always be here." " She'll be like your mom." " No, I don't want to." "Sylvia, you have to accept your father's decisions." "That'll happen and you cannot avoid it" "Hugo can" "Go to play" " Can I go to the river?" " Where is that?" "Down at the garden" " Then I'll have to go with you." " I want you to come." "Oh, really?" "!" "Well..." "Thank you very much." "Let's go then" "You'll like it very much ...there's an abandoned church" "Sylvia?" "Sylvia?" "Sylvia?" "Sylvia!" "Get down here!" "I can't!" "I'm scared!" "Over there" "No, Sylvia, don't move" "No, Hugo, don't." "I don't want to." "Come." "Be careful" "We'll go down from there" "Are you all right?" "Yes." "Everything's okay now" "Don't do that again, please" "No." " Why did you went up there?" " 'Cause you were in danger" "It was Hugo's fault, and I didn't wanted that nothing happened to you" "I know and I thank you ...you know Sylvia...many years ago I had a daughter like you and I lost her." "What happened to her?" "I'll tell you one day" "Now let's go back" "Eugenio!" "It's Carlos!" "Carlos!" " We thought you weren't coming" " It wasn't easy I can assure you" " How you doing, beauty?" " I'm so very happy to see you, Carlos" "Do you mind that I brought company?" "Company?" "It looks aggressive, huh?" "No... its not Yago!" "Come here!" "Come 'ere Yago!" "Jump!" "Say Hi" "It's beautiful" "Stay there 'till I call you!" "Where'd you get it?" "A friend that wanted to screw me gave it to me" " And the theatre?" " Everything's suspended" "As soon as I learned that the season got delayed I thought coming visit you so I made my luggage, and here I am" " Well done!" " You don't know how much I needed vacations" " You're going to have a great time, you'll see ...and Sylvia?" "She's fine, she has a new governess now ...and..." "Hugo?" "He keeps on living with us" "Wouldn't you prefer Hugo being somewhere else?" "Nobody sees him here" "Hugo likes this place" "But it's very sad, there are no flowers even" "When I want them, he makes them grow ...you know?" "I'd like to have a friend like that" "I'll tell him" "Okay now, let's go home, you dad should be waiting for you" " Good bye Hugo" "What are you laughing at?" "Hugo says they brought me a present" "Well..." "let's see if it's true" "My cameo!" "It went down the lake" "What is it?" "It's a broach... give me a branch" "It's very deep" "Was it very expensive?" "It was for me It was a remembrance" "Don't worry, Hugo will take it out" "Hugo can do everything, isn't it?" "I won't take a no for an answer" "All the governess of the world are old, ugly and have very bad mood" "Well..." "I warn you, when I'm very energic when I want to" "Really?" "Then, that's just what I needed!" "Can you take care of my for a while?" " Don't listen to him, he's always joking" " You'll have to cope with him some days" "We made the mistake of inviting him ...do you dedicate to the industry too?" "What you want to know is if I'm a millionaire" "Well..." "I'm not, I have a honest profession" "I'm a painter and theatrical designer" " ...and even if it doesn't look like, he's talented" " Oh yes, that's right" "But the industrials don't recognize it." "Sylvia!" "Get out!" "Get out!" "Hugo... take it away!" "Get out!" "Get out!" "Take it away Hugo!" "Get out!" ", get out!" "Yago!" "Get out!" "Hugo!" "Hugo!" "Get out!" "It didn't mean any harm, it was only playing with you." "Sylvia, you see who's here?" "It's your god father!" "What's that my goddaughter is afraid to a stupid dog?" "Take it away, I don't want it" "Is there a place where to lock it for now?" "Yes, over there deep inside, I'll tell the gardener" "Come, come!" "Everything's fine now." "Come." "This is to cure you from the scare" "We haven't made much of a progress ...as you can see" "Not all kids like to play with dogs" " You have gotten very good at the game, huh?" " You know very well what I'm talking about" "You mean... what happened this morning?" "Yes." "All children when they find themselves in danger go to their parents" "My daughter on the contrary calls Hugo" "It's her only friend" "Are you reproaching it to me?" "I'm not reproaching anything ...but I think you couldn't create a friendship between Mariana and you daughter" "She feels lonely" "...and finds refuge in the love of an inexistent being" "Does it seem logical?" "It's human." "If we don't have someone to love, we put our love in an animal or a plant." "Or a Stone." "That's right." "Also a stone." "Ma'am!" "Bruno!" "Please excuse me." "What are you doing here?" "I saw someone at the garden and came out to see who it was." " You saw someone?" " Sure, I saw you." "No Bruno." "I know there was someone else, I assure you" "You're trembling" "Come, Paulina is awake" "She'll make you a coffee" "You shouldn't had come out of your room, Ma'am" "I got worried that someone wanted to get into my room" "Anyways... the garden of this house is very dangerous by night" "Shut up!" "Why is it dangerous?" "There's always someone there" "Someone... not of this world" "Don't listen to her, Ma'am My wife is a very superstitious woman." "Yes?" "...and why did Miss Bertha left?" "'Cause you fill her head with stupid ideas." "Who was her?" "The first governess that Sylvia had." "She saw something" "But was afraid to tell." "Believe me." "I spoke to her before she left and she was really terrorized" "Tell me, Paulina since when are these abnormal things going on in this house?" " Since little Sylvia got here." " That's pure coincidence." "You see?" "He's afraid of believing that too." "What do you see odd in Sylvia?" "She announces many times what will happen." "She has fun doing perverse things." "...and repeats incomprehensive words" "We all know that child's crazy." "Doctors may say whatever they whish, but she's not crazy." "She's bewitched" "Bewitched?" "That's so stupid!" "It's my fault for having those two decrepit people" "But miss Bertha left this house terrorized." "They scared her" "Why didn't you tell me about her?" "It's my fault, I thought it wouldn't be opportune ...we needed to give you many explanations, and you may not understand them." "I see." "But anything explains why my cameo appeared in my room." "That's the point I wanted to reach" "It's not that complicated" "Under my orders, Bruno worked yesterday at the lake" "What do you want to do there?" "Fix it a little, reconstruct the paths, repair the little bridge and you think Bruno found it?" "Without a doubt" "But... will he dare to get into my room at night?" "Please suppose that Bruno gives the cameo to Sylvia she's very capable of doing everything else." "That's true ...and since Bruno loves her a lot, if she asked him not to say anything he didn't" "Sounds logic." "Isn't it?" "So much that I know I couldn't come out with it." "Please excuse me, I'll go look for Sylvia, I just don't understand why she hasn't come for breakfast" "You'd better look at the lake." "You're right" " Excuse me" " Go ahead" "Charming woman, isn't she?" "It seems that we had her for years." "She inspires confidence" "I'm going to town, do you want to come with me?" "Well..." "I wanted to paint something, but..." "I guess I'll do that later" " From Russia?" " Moscow" " Poland?" " Warsaw" " Germany" " Berlin" " Austria?" "Where's Austria?" "Here." "Where is Holstäinburg?" " Where did you say?" " Holstäinburg?" "Well..." "I don't know, frankly I didn't know it existed" "It does" " How do you know?" " Hugo was born there" "Oh!" "I see." "It should be a very pretty place" "Yes, but all the people were really bad" "How bad!" "...and what made them change?" "Nothing, everybody died" "Well... it's not a very pretty story, but a very interesting one" "I promise I'll check where it is or it was that place called..." " Holstäinburg." " That one." "Well, class is over you can go to play" "Oh, by the way..." "...take you doll!" " I've lost it." " What?" "I don't know where it is, I can't find it." "It can't be Sylvia, you have to look for it!" "Your godfather would like to know." "I'll search for it." "...but I won't find it." "...am I right?" " Yes." "Ok, there." " You fixed it." "I guess." "I found a guy that looks okay" "He'll take all the other workers." "Hmmm... frankly I dislike the idea of filling the house with workers." "You have to get used to the whims of the millionaires, dear." "I don't want to think in business for a long time." "...besides I promised Mariana to dedicate myself to her and Sylvia." "Be careful!" " What happened?" " What's going on, Mariana?" "Oh my hand!" "It a horrible pain" "Hmmm..." "let me see." "You have nothing." "What was it then?" "I've never felt something like that, it's like as if someone stabbed me" "Are you still in pain?" "No." "I'm feeling better." "It was a cramp surely." "Yes, maybe it was just that." " Holstäinburg..." " You're losing your time." "Kids invent words or repeat some they've heard" "Yes, but not with such a complicated name, nor with such geographical precision." "No, there's no such precision" "Probably it's just a..." "Oh!" "Here it is!" "Holstäinburg." "That's female intuition." "I would have never gave it too much importance." "Hear this:" ""Holstäinburg:" "Austrian town of 15 thousand people." "...famous for the convent of that nave during de middle ages Nazis bombings made it disappear during World War II"" "Every day you learn something new" "She said that everybody was dead." "She may have read it." " Good afternoon." " How's your wife doing?" "She's okay, I gave her a shot of Novocain" "I can't explain to myself what happened" "Some kind of distraction" "No, impossible, she was driving very well." "There's no reason." "...or some kind of rheumatic pain, maybe." "Look, if you want to keep your wife, don't give her that explanation ...women think that rheumatic pains are a manifestation of being old" "Well I most confess that that is not very funny" "If the pain is not gone, I'll call the doctor." "I know, sherry is a rite in this house." "Cheers." "No, I've never been to Austria." "I can't remember what happened, but I had to come back immediately from Europe" "I can picture that..." ""Aluminum foil stocks went down two points and you had to came back"" "Nonsense!" "I have no stocks" "Why were you asking that?" "'Cause Sylvia mentioned an Austrian town, and we thought you may mentioned it." "No, It wasn't me." "I don't know where Sylvia takes so much weird stuff." "I don't know... maybe in some fairy tale book is mentioned and..." "Yago." "Is it okay?" "Yes, it only misses me." "It torments me having it tied It's very cruel." "Would you mind if we untie it for tonight?" "Sylvia is already sleeping" "Yes, I think that would be okay." "Besides, if we leave it tied, it won't let us sleep" "Yes sir?" "Fabian, please tell Bruno to untie the dog." "Yes, sir." " I'll go, it'll be much tranquil if it sees me." " I'll go with you." "Excuse us, we'll be right back." "This is so strange" "It was very quiet" "It's not howling!" "Maybe it heard us arrive" "Yago." "Yago!" "It escaped sir." "It was here." "Gimme." "Yago!" "Sylvia, what are you doing?" "The dog is dead." "I can't explain this to myself" "Maybe it was sick and you didn't know." "No, impossible." "Besides, there's no disease that kills that fast" "Fear can do it, sir." "Fear?" "The chain was broken, surely it tried to escape." "I think something scare it to death." "Well, Bruno, please just finish with that." " Okay sir." "Believe me, I really feel guilty for this." " Don't say that ...it could have happened anywhere." "You loved it very much, didn't you?" "It had very little time with me but I already fell in love for it." "Mr. Ruvalcaba!" "Ms. Mariana, I don't know what's going on to her." " Oh!" " Mariana, what's going on?" "What happened to you?" "My leg..." "...I can't stand the pain!" "Fabian, please call Dr. Vieira." " Yes sir, immediately!" "Let's see" "Surely next year you'll go to school and will have a lot of friends" "I want always stay home." "You'll come here on vacations" "But everybody has to go to school" " What for?" " So you can learn" "Hugo never went to school and knows everything" " Oh Sylvia, Sylvia!" " What?" "You don't believe me?" "Well... you say things hard to believe." "Don't move!" "You don't know it because you're very young ...but there are many man that have dedicated their life to study ...however, they don't know it all." "No man, even if he lives a thousand years could learn so much." "Even if that man had a magic book?" "Unfortunately there are no magic books" "Hugo'll get angry with you!" "...and he can convert you in spider!" "Really?" "Then, the best thing to do is to believe in the magic powers of that book!" "...and what is that book about?" "Black magic" "Black Magic!" "Now that's an original idea." "I don't see what's so funny about all that." "Oh!" "c'mon, don't take everything so serious" "It's just illogical that a kid that age talk about black magic." "We'll discuss that later." "Now, I want to know more about Hugo." "...well..." "Sylvia said that Hugo is the son of a powerful and terrible witch that died 700 years ago." "In Holstäinburg." " But of course." "He found the way to fight death." "...and knew he could resuscitate a thousand years later." "...but the only thing that worried him was that in that time-lapse his wonderful magic book... was destroyed or lost." "I see, so he then thought he could make a statue?" "No, the idea is even worse." "Before he died the father put the book in his son hands and converted him into stone." "So..." "Hugo is the son of the witch?" "Yes, and his mission is to keep that book until his father comes back to life." "Can I serve you another cup?" "It's not so funny now, isn't it?" "I have to admit that the story has an impressive coherence ...and there's nothing childish, but why not think that somebody told that to Sylvia?" "No, I'm not sure." "You have to hear it." "All this is very strange." " Excuse me sir but the doctor is leaving now." "Excuse me." "Doctor.. how do you find her?" "The problem doesn't seem that serious" "Without a doubt is from a nervous origin" "Now, she has a terrible headache" " How about the leg?" " That has diminished" "However, she is affected psychologically, she needs to rest." "I prescripted a sedative" "Please, try to keep her at ease" "How do you feel?" "Bad, now I have a headache, I can't stand it." "You're very nervous, that's what the doctor says, please try to cool down." "I don't understand what's going on to me, everything that's happening to me is so strange." "Eugenio." "Eugenio, I'm scared!" "Scared?" "Of what?" "I don't know, I feel threatened by something I don't understand." "Something vague, mysterious." "Do you want to come back to the city?" " No, I must surpass this anguish." "I'm behaving like a superstitious child" "Hey!" "Don't talk like this house is full of ghosts." "There's one, and I can't stop thinking about it." "Hugo." "Rogelio, do you think Sylvia will leave that obsession someday?" "Forget about him" "Now you must rest." "Please come back soon, I don' want to be alone." "Who's there?" "Sylvia, what are you doing?" "I was playing" "You know you scared me?" "!" "Are you playing to hide?" " No, now it's Hugo's turn, so I have to count 'till 20 and then I'll seek him." "We should seek him together." " What are you painting Hugo for?" "Oh!" "...so you were spying me, huh?" "No, but I know." "Come with me." "Oh well..." " You see?" "You screwed it all up!" "Me?" "What have I done?" "Now I can't play!" "Sylvia, come here!" "Sylvia!" "Good afternoon." " Hello." " Please don't tell me I scared you." "Scared me?" "I almost howl horrified!" "I'm really sorry" "Please excuse me." "Don't worry, I think that today my nerves aren't quite well." "Oh!" "Can I see?" "It's beautiful." "Sylvia would love to see Hugo in a frame." "You're wrong." "She didn't like it whatsoever." "I'll go to search for her, please excuse me." "Sylvia" "I don't know what to say, I don't understand." "It's so horrible, So Cruel." " Now I understand Eugenio." "There's no doubt that Sylvia is mentally ill." "No Carlos." "No brain is as sick as it could be, can invent such a thing." "Someone has to have told Sylvia that witchery serves in all that to..." " No Julia, you're going too far" " This is witchery!" "Suppose that she tried to play imitating something she saw." "This is not a game." "It has had creepy consequences." "Consequences?" "I thought everything had passed." "Maybe you don't know it but, this handkerchief is Marianas" "Then... you believe that all those pains she has had...?" "Look where the needles are this cannot be a coincidence." "I wish I had an argument to argue but, ...I just can't find any." "Please tell me..." "What can I do?" "Don't tell Eugenio." "But he must know." " No, we'll alarm him" "Let's just wait what's on the bottom of all this." "...and who's going to tell us?" "Sylvia." "Can you imagine, Julia?" "This morning I thought I died, I took my medicine, and now I feel as good as new" "I'm so happy for that." "I was so worried." "So, what happened with your paint?" "You haven't showed it to me." "I'd rather like to show it to you when as soon it's done" "Why don't you come closer to the fire, huh?" "Don't be fool." "I can walk perfectly" "What did Sylvia told you about her doll?" "She doesn't want mention it." "But I know it was her." "We need some music, don't you think?" "Please excuse me, I have to wake up early tomorrow and I'm very tired, Good night." " Good night Miss Julia" " Excuse me." "Sing Hugo!" "Hugo..." "Sing!" "No Hugo, no!" "Open it Sylvia!" "Sylvia, open it!" "Can you hear me?" "What are you doing awake at this time?" "I wasn't sleepy" " To whom were you talking to?" " No one" "Sylvia, I heard you!" "With Hugo." " So he comes to visit you?" " Yes, 'cause it's very cold outside." "Very well." "That's very nice from you." " Where is he now?" " He left." " Without opening the door?" " Yes." " Maybe thru the window?" " No, when he wants to leave, he just does." "That's very interesting, but you'll have to tell me all that tomorrow, now you have to go to sleep." " Good night, Sylvia" " Night Night" "There's going to be a road here and, in the center of the barren there'll be a park." "Perfect." "I've always thought that this place had a bad approach" "Would you approve it?" "Yes, it has a bourgeois aspect, but..." "...it's not that bad." "Aww..!" "C'mon, this is a beautiful place to eat." "...and to watch Hugo." "Why not?" "After Eugenio told me Sylvia's story I find it interesting." "It's good you take it like that." "Not everybody has the luck to have such an important book petrified in your house." "...and what do you think Sylvia's story?" "Oh!" "That Sylvia may have made it out to make Hugo even more impressive." "Sylvia?" "!" " What are you doing?" " Playing." "With salt again?" "I warned you that if you did that again I'll accuse you with your dad." "Don't touch it!" "Listen... you must not play with salt." "Why does it have to be like that?" "No one does so many weird things." "Look!" "If you tell me the truth I'll leave the salt for this time okay?" " Really?" " I promise" "I wanted to resuscitate my lizard." "Where'd you took that from?" "It's mine" "Throw it away Sylvia, It's dead!" "But it'll live again." "Who's putting so much crap inside your head?" "When animals die, it's forever." "That's not true!" "I just can't cope it..." "Sylvia" "I'll leave you for a while, but I'll be back and I'll clean this mess." "...y and when your lizard comes back to life, please tell me." "You are the ones to blame for hiding her that stuff." "Since the first day that the salt was missing you should have told me." "We knew that it was the child, and we didn't wanted her to be punished for that." "There's the result" "Now she doesn't take you seriously and even gives herself the luxury of scaring you." "But sir!" "I saw that lizard." "It was dead yesterday's morning." "...but Herminia, please." "Can't you see what's this all about?" "...it's just another lizard" "No, it was the same, I'm pretty sure." "C'mon Herminia, You are very nervous." "Let me give you a pill." "What do you think?" "That your daughter is adorable ...and has a magnificent sense of humor" "No Carlos." "I don't like familiarities with them" "You know?" "...there's something very strange in this..." "You think that that bug came to life too?" "No, Of course not." "I talk about the signs." "Signs?" "They're just childish drawings." "Maybe, but I'd like to show them to Professor Esquivias." "He's an ethnologist, friend of mine." "Are you nuts?" "He knows a lot about magic and occult sciences." "...and you think I'll look like an idiot in front of that sir?" "Eugenio..." "As soon as we know that it's not important we all will sleep at ease" " Yes" " Even Mariana ...and where's your know-it-all." "At the city." "It's like going for a holyday trip, just a few hours using the car." " I'll ask Mariana." " No, I'd rather like if she stays." "We could find something..." "...disagreeable ...I don't know why I hear you!" "Of course you don't study specialties like that" "Suddenly, however, you start to get interested on them." "Man's always interested on the occult, is an insatiable curious" "Marco has passed half his life studying magic, religion and occult sciences" "I can almost tell you that we're getting into it." " Professor, do you believe in Magic?" " My dear friend, it's not about believing" "The researcher suddenly finds himself in front of inexplicable, not understandable ...facts that must accept" " But everything in the end has a scientific explanation" "We believe that, but whilst we cannot find it, wizards and witches will still exist" "Marco, we don't want to take your time, we just came for a consult" " About magic?" " Not actually ...it's just that Carlos really wanted to come" " Yeah, it might be just some fool, kiddy stuff." "...but I want to know your opinion about it" "Does these say anything to you?" "Yes, there's no problem about it." "...those are signs that were commonly used in Europe in the middle ages." " ...and, are those any important at all?" " Hmm... depends on how you look at it ...Not today, however many centuries ago, many people were burned alive for using them." " We'd like to know if it has a special meaning" " I don't know, it seems like a spell." "...each one of these signs is the name of an evil spirit, specially the one in the center" " What name is it?" " I cannot tell you" "...please, don't think I'm superstitious, this sign has no name, mentioning its name is forbidden ...it was even forbidden it's writing" " I just can't understand that." " Witchery has it very strict rules, dear Carlos" "Forbidden names can only be written with magical elements" " Like what?" " There are many" "Water, fire, salt, blood" "Salt?" "It's not that strange." "For a long time it was believed that the salt ...was the essence of man." "...the things you learn, I've never thought on that one" "Remember that in the Bible, Lot's wife converted into a salt statue ...and there are many other examples." " What you haven't told us professor is what kind of religion is this." "Well... many millennia ago, it had its origin in religions and oriental cults." "...then they got deformed and were related to perverse divinities." "...in the end, it gave place to what we know today as black magic." "Sylvia..." "Sylvia?" "Sylvia!" "What are you doing there?" " I was thirsty" "So I went for a glass of water." "Stop it, okay?" "I know what your game is." "...and you're not going to scare me, do you hear me?" "...and if you try again, I'll make you regret that." "Go to your bed now!" "...and I don't want you outside your room." "Mariana" "No, I can't keep on like this." "I feel I'll go crazy" "So do I, this situation can't go on" "It hurts me a lot I've failed with your daughter, but..." "No, please don't say that, you have done enough for her" "Maybe I should have tolerated that weird fantasy about Hugo, but I can't, I have nightmares with it, I can't think but only in Hugo." "...I want to leave your house, Eugenio." " No, you won't never leave." "...I'll smash that statue before you do that, do you understand?" "If I may, this is where I get in." "There's no need for doing all that nonsense" "The only thing that I'm interested in is that Mariana live calmly." "Well, but there's no need to destroy the statue, I'll be a crime." "Do you think that ..." "I could sell it to someone?" " You already have a buyer" " If you're interested, it's all yours ...but take it away immediately" " No Eugenio, please don't do that." "...think in Sylvia." " I do this for her too." "...she'll forget it very soon." " Well, I'll see how I'll do this." "You can rent a truck in town." "...and hire people to transport it." "I'll take a look, I don't know how difficult will be to move it." "Are you satisfied?" "Thank you Eugenio." "It'll be easier than I thought." "I hope you won't do it." "Please don't insist miss Julia, you make me feel like an ogre" "It's not your fault, I understand, but think on that child." "I've already done so, in the moment she misses Hugo she'll seek for you." "No, no one can replace Hugo in her affect" " Can I ask you something?" " Whatever you may" "Please take it away when she's not here" "I'll promise that, but help me please, keep her away from here." "Come..." "let's go." "Let's go to sleep Sylvia." "Is my godfather gone?" "Yes, he had something very urgent to do." " Are you sad?" " No, I was thinking on something else." "Why should I be?" "Don't worry Julia, no one will take Hugo away." "See you later Mr. Ruvalcaba, and believe me, I'm sorry to bring you this notice." "I appreciate it" "It's very important that you go with someone else to identify the person" " It might be a mistake" " I don't think so." "All the characteristics are equal, he came out this house tonight" " However..." " I'll go, don't worry" " Good bye" " Good bye Lieutenant." " There's no hope" " No, it's not him" " You have to resign yourself" " I just can't believe it" " I can't" " You must be strong, Mariana ...we still must go to identify the body." " Please don't ask me that, I couldn't..." " The laws asks for two witnesses" " I can help you with that Mr. Ruvalcaba." " Yes, of course." " You don't know how much I appreciate that." " I wish I could do more." "...I started to like him" "Yes, he was a very good friend." "...but that had to happen someday." "...that crazy way of driving..." "Eugenio, have you noticed anything wrong with that accident?" "No, ...is there something wrong?" "I don't know, but it's really odd that we just can't get rid of Hugo." "What are you talking about?" "It just... something I needed to say." "I've thought that a lot." "...there's seems that there's always protecting your daughter's wishes." "No, it's not like that ...with or without Carlos." "...I've gave my word that that statue will leave this house ...and that's the only thing I'll make you accomplish" " At what time do you want to leave?" " About six." "I'll go and get dressed appropriately, please excuse me." " Why aren't you coming with us?" " No, I'll rather stay" "Alone?" "I must take care of Sylvia, I'll have to do that many times" "Mariana why don't you confess that you're afraid?" "Yes." "I'm afraid, a lot." "The presence of that statue in the garden doesn't even let me sleep the sole name of Hugo gives me the creeps but I'll have to stay tonight" "It's just that tomorrow there'll be no statues nor books of stone in this house." "But I'd had lost the fight with Sylvia." " That's just pure own love." " No..." "Eugenio, your daughter has made me feel the most terrible of all fears but she must not know it, or she'll have no respect for me anymore" "Sylvia will get well soon, and will forget everything" "But I'll never forget" "Are you sure you want to stay?" "Yes, let me do it." " That's all Herminia, you can go to bed now." " Thank you very much, ma'am." " Good evening" " Good evening" "Where's miss Julia?" ", isn't she coming to lay me down?" "No, but you already know how to undress yourself." "...I'll go later to say you good night." " Where'd she go?" " With your dad to a very urgent matter." " ...and is he coming tonight?" " Yes, but very late tonight" "Sylvia, you haven't asked me about your godfather." "He's gone" "Yes, but he could come back" "Really?" "Please finish your dinner" "Are you okay?" "I'm okay now, it just that I got really impressed by looking at him like that." "Was it him?" "Yes lieutenant, unfortunately yes" "I won't bother you anymore." "I just need your signatures." " I'll go for the paperwork" " Go ahead" "I think I'll never forget what I saw." "Guess it was a mistake bringing you here." "No, au contraire, would you imagine what would have happened to Mariana?" "...she is even more squeamish" "Miss Julia I'd like to ask you a favor, please don't tell this to my daughter." "...Carlos' death, we'll tell her slowly" "That's not necessary, she already knows it" "Did you told her anything?" "I don't like to tell you this, but she was the first to know almost guessed it." "But that's impossible!" "Mr. Rubalcaba, maybe one day we'll accept that.." "...Sylvia has learned a lot in that book of stone." "Are you serious?" "Absolutely, I understand you excepticism 'cause there are many things you ignore" "Like what?" "Do you remember the doll that was given to Sylvia as a gift?" "Sylvia" "Why haven't you go to sleep?" "...go to your bed and don't you ever open that window again, you may catch a cold." "Who did this?" "Answer me, and I don't want lies" "Hugo came to see me" "Listen to me, Sylvia" "I have tried to understand you, be your friend but you just never wanted and from now on, I don't want you to ever mention Hugo again do you understand?" "Yes" "You'll learn very soon how I am ...tomorrow they'll take that damn statue from this house and not even all Hugo's magic will stop that" "Leave, I don't love you." "I know that, but you must get used to obey me." "Now, go to sleep" "Who's there?" "Sylvia, I warned you that..." "Sylvia!" "Sylvia!" "Come back!" "Sylvia!" "Sylvia!" "Come back!" "Sylvia!" "Sylvia!" "Sylvia!" "Mr. Ruvalcaba... why are the service people awaken?" "I don't know" "What's going on?" " We don't know sir, we heard a scream over there" " Mss." "Mariana is not in her room." "Nor Sylvia" "To the lake" "Look everywhere, quick!" "Come with me" "Mariana!" "Mariana, where are you?" "Mariana!" "Sylvia!" "Look over there!" "Mariana." "My dear!" "It's Mariana" "She's dead." "Mariana." "Sylvia... what happened?" "Tell me!" "Hugo." "No dad!" "No!" "No dad!" "Please, don't!" " Sir, Dr. Vieira its at the library" " I'm coming" "Do you need anything?" "No thanks, I'm going to rest." "Doctor..." "I'm sorry to let you wait." "Don't say that." "I knew you were at the sepal and decided to wait" "I appreciate that." "What can I tell you Mr. Ruvalcaba?" "I understand how you feel, my friend" "Thanks." "Please, be so kind" "How's your daughter?" "She's still unconscious." "It was a terrible emotional shock for her." "Do you understand that, sir?" "Well..." "I don't know the problem, just a little bit what you told on the phone." " But with a statue?" "!" "We have here a very strange machine ...and another one here, which is even more strange." "There's no logic for our love." "...and even less logic for a child." "What can it be doctor?" "When she wake up, we'll see what were the effects of that trastorn." "...but in the meanwhile, there's something very urgent." "Please tell me, whatever it is." "Leave this place." "Sylvia must not be in the place that happened" "I'll do it doctor." "...and do it as soon as you can." "I'll do it tonight." "Are you done?" "Yes sir, these are the last ones, everything else is inside the car." "Okay." "Please don't tell anybody that I left to the city" "Tomorrow..." "I'll call to give instructions ...believe me, we are terribly sorry for what happened" "Mister Eugenio!" "Mister Eugenio, I can't find Sylvia." "That's impossible" "I've looked for her everywhere, she's not in the house ...but she was unconscious." "I can't explain this." "Do you think she went back there?" " No." " That'll be very dangerous" "Come." "Sylvia!" "Sylvia!" "Sylvia!" "Please answer!" "Sylvia!" "Syl..." "Sylvia." "Sylvia."