Deserving, The (2024)

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Hi, I'm Hanna.

Eleven o'clock.

Do you have a bathroom I can use?

Are you the photographer?

Oh, okay.

I'm sorry, what?

Move this way?

Okay.

My chin down? Okay.

Should I put my hands together?

This way or that way?

Alright, what?

This way?

I'm sorry I don't know

what you're saying.

Are you telling me-- Oh, my God.

I don't know what you're saying.

Okay.

Okay.

I'm sorry I don't understand

what you're saying.

I don't know what

you want me to do.

Should I move in the middle like

What the f*ck are you doing?

Hey, there, Mr. Sai,

how's it going today?

Beautiful day we are having.

It is supposed to be like this all week

I couldn't come any sooner I was getting

really tired of the rain.

Here you go.

Say, how was your date last Friday?

Did you have a nice time?

Hey, it wasn't meant to be.

And there are plenty of fish

in the sea, right?

There it is.

Enjoy the weather, Mr. Sai.

Here you go.

You can have it,

it'll start your day right.

Bye!

Hello!

Oh!

Mr. Sai.

I'm sorry to bother you.

I bet that knocking was annoying

but I just had to get you down here

and when I saw your car

in the driveway

I knew you had to be home.

My name is Lucy. Lucy Hill.

I hope you don't mind.

I don't have an appointment

but I came a long way

and I need some new

headshots for my portfolio.

Would you mind so much

if you're not too busy

to give me an hour of your time?

I brought cash.

I-- Oh, please, please

Mr. Sai,

I came such a long way.

It would help my career

tremendously, please.

I promise I'll be out of your hair

in an hour.

Thank you

Would you mind if I used your

washroom before it began?

Oh, the weather outside is frightening.

I thought my makeup would run.

Well, I don't

I don't think I've ever seen a picture

of you in a suit before.

It suits you.

I'm sorry, I'm just so excited.

Your work is so wonderful.

I just know you'll

bring out my best.

Work is tough out there.

Sometimes you can't

even get an audition.

Oh-- Oh

You don't have to explain yourself,

Mr. Sai.

I know everything the internet

can tell me about you.

Plus a little more.

I read lips so well

you'll think I read minds.

Plus, my aunt taught me a

little bit of sign language.

I need more classes.

Your tomb is beautiful.

May I have a tour?

I said your home is beautiful.

Would you mind showing me around?

Just-- Just a quick one.

I'd love to brag about

the home of the great Karter Sai.

I love your place it's so cute.

Oh, my God, I love these.

Are they vintage?

They look really old.

Wow!

That's fun! Art collector, too!

Is this your room?

I like.

Is this the guest room?

Okay.

Oh, my God.

Is that your family?

Oh.

They're so cute.

Oh, I recognize

you. Look at you.

You look exactly the same.

You know your hair hasn't

changed that much.

Oh, my God! We had exactly

the same dog growing up.

When I was younger

A little pug just like that,

we named her Daisy.

Oh, you know.

Is that your brother?

Is that your father?

Are you close to him?

So tragic

what happened to your mother.

Here.

Oh, look at that.

You know my colors.

Alright, how do you want me?

It's good.

Yes.

How's it looking?

Good?

More like this?

Now?

Is this good or straight?

Straight forward

Move this way more?

Straight on. Chin down.

You show me.

Is this right?

You know what

Let's take five.

I'm gonna get a glass of water.

Made enough for two.

Thought we could chat.

Get to know each other a little bit.

I got that honey,

you can rest those fingers.

One or two?

I'm sorry I got lost

in my music there.

I drove here from an old town

outside Savannah, Georgia.

Sure is different from up here.

The culture anyway and the air.

The smell is fresh but

definitely more welcoming.

Folks down there don't

care too much for tourists.

Have you been

anywhere else but here?

I would have thought

with your talent

you'd be flying around the world.

But I guess your clients

come to you as I did.

I noticed you don't have

a ring on your finger.

Was there or will there

be a Mrs. Sai anytime soon?

Look at me intruding. Forgive me.

I'm just a little nervous

around celebrities.

You never properly

studied photography, right?

I read about that in an article.

You learned everything

just by holding a camera.

I've always found photography

to be very personal

and intimate.

You

You get to steal a moment

from someone's life

and hold it forever

in a tiny square.

You can take so much

from that tiny square.

When I stare at a

photo long enough it's

it's like I'm somehow

closer to the person.

Like I am touching them

without their permission.

Do you ever feel like that?

I guess it's silly.

I'm no professional but

I do feel a

sense of satisfaction.

Voyeur.

Guilty pleasure from

staring into a photograph.

Were either of your

parents photographers?

Your story is not one

to be taken lightly.

thought I pressed my opinion.

A beautiful tragedy.

It must have been even harder for you

growing up in a small town.

Well, with all the so in circles.

You've never left

here before, right?

People can be so unforgiving.

They'll mangle any truth

and so shot a gin is

what it is to them.

No mind for the effect

that something like that

can have on a young mind.

Enough to make them go and

well

blame the wrong people.

Really

dangerous thoughts.

I don't see your

father as a bad man,

a k*ller, or anything

the papers wanna sell him as.

No. People are born kind

and act like that.

That's an illness. I imagine

you have some fun memories

with him from before

Otherwise Don't you?

Christmas?

Birthdays? I bet he read

to you from time to time.

What was your favorite

children's book?

Mine was Amelia Bedelia.

I got that book one birthday

and my mother read

it to me every night.

Every single night.

No.

Nothing but an illness.

Probably, hereditary.

Your father was a nice man.

Mr. Sai, just like you.

Hey, Mr.Sai.

How're you doing?

The weather's nice today, right?

Beats the rain we've had all week.

There you go.

So, you had a date Friday night,

How'd it go?

Sorry about that, bro.

Happens to the best of us.

But like my mom said,

if it wasn't meant to be,

there's plenty of fish in the sea.

There it is. Have a good one, Mr. Sai.

Oh, Mr. Sai.

I'm sorry to bother you.

I bet that knocking was annoying.

But I just had to

get you down here.

When I saw your car in the

driveway I knew you had to be home.

My name is Lucy. Lucy Hill.

I hope you don't mind,

I don't have an appointment.

But I came a long way

and I need some new

headshots for my Please,

please, I came such a long way.

It would help my career

tremendously, please.

911. What is your emergency?

What is your emergency?

Are they in the house right now?

Are you somewhere safe?

Okay, sir.

I need you to stay in there.

Can you hear them now?

Sir, can you hear them now?

Okay, sir. I'll have someone

there as soon as possible.

Sir, are you there?

Sir?

Karter,

have you k*lled yourself yet?

Did you wash your hands?

Can you go tell your

father dinner's ready?

Can you go do that

for Mommy, baby?

Do you think he's mad?

Do you think he's mad?

Do you think he's mad?

Have you k*lled yourself yet, Karter?

No, please, don't

You like to break the dishes.

Did you pay for those dishes?

-Karter, get in here.

-No.

Karter!

Karter, get in here.

No!

Karter, get in here.

Come here.

-No.

-Your mother broke a plate.

Show your mother what

we do in this house

when we break plates.

-Hit her.

-No.

Hit your mother, Karter.

Hit your mother, Karter.

Again.

Hit her, again.

Please, no.

Hit her again!

Hit your mother again!

It's always frightening.

But that's just the beginning.

Eventually, you'll wish

it was only frightening

but it'll never change.

Only worsen until you're

beaten and then it'll continue.

It's everything the storybook says

it is and worse.

And it's forever.

You know what I am?

Not exactly, but you

should fear the same.

No, I'm not here to take

you out of your house.

Now you don't deserve that much.

Well, hardly.

Now that would mean

that there was someone

or something that

was here to punch you.

Now do I look like

I could do that?

You're not asking

the right questions, Karter.

Wouldn't you want to know why

you're here in the first place?

Good. Me too.

So, tell me.

Don't be coy, Mr. Sai.

We all know why we do

everything and anything.

Just because you happen

to regret it afterward

just makes you human, unfortunately.

Did you know

that in 2018

there were 48,344 suicides

in the United States alone

that we know of?

Now that's up from 42,000.

On September 25th, 2000,

Kevin Haynes jumped off

the Golden Gate Bridge

and he survived.

Now when they asked him afterward,

he said that the very second he

let go of that railing, he regretted it.

I mean, what a coward!

Now, I mean, if you're

going to commit to something

I think that you should do.

And dying?

Dying is not so bad.

If you wanna know

what your victims felt,

well, I can tell you that

the only pain they

experienced was at your hands.

The rest was just

in your mind.

Now, the transition is seamless.

Most don't even realize

that anything's happened

they just keep doing what

they were doing just in a day.

When and if they figure it out

they pop mentally.

I guess the forever

part is hard to fathom.

What do I want from you?

No, what do you want, little man?

No.

You don't want eternity.

Typical human, dare I say male ego.

You want to die

but you don't want to spend

eternity in the unknown.

You want to stop murdering

but you don't want to spend

your life in a ten-by-ten

cement cell. You want to have

relief from your trauma

but you don't want

to forget it completely.

You want all of the answers

but none of the truth.

You're testing me.

I like that.

I'm almost ready.

How do you want me?

I got this dress.

I think it brings out my eyes.

Please, don't.

Let me go.

Please let me go.

I won't tell anybody I swear.

Please, I don't wanna die.

911. What is your emergency?

Are you with the victim now?

Are you at your house?

Are they alive? Can you

check if they're breathing?

Well

I'm a m*rder*r because

Daddy never loved me.

Life is so hard.

Get over it.

We've all got daddy issues.

Did you k*ll yourself yet?

Sir.

Hello, sir.

Sir, are you still with me?

Hello, are you there?

Sir.

Can you hear me?

Are you still at the same address?

Can you tell me

what room you're in?

We have officers

in the house now.

They searched everywhere.

There's no one in the house.

Where are you?

Sir, are you still with me?

Can you hear me?

Time's up.

-Are you out of your f*cking mind?

-Yes No!

-Where are you gonna go?

-Away from you!

Away from you. I'm not raising

my child with a monster.

-Get your place in on me.

-No!

Not this time. I finally remember.

Yeah, that's right.

Welcome. You did this.

Make me take it far away from us.

I'm sick of you.

I wish I never met you.

You're not a man, you're a coward!

911. What is your emergency?

Please stay with me.

I'm sending someone over now.

Open up.

Open the door.

Hey, there, Mr. Sai.

How's it going today?

It's a beautiful

day we are having.

It's supposed to be

like this all week.

Dying is not so bad.

Most don't even realize

that anything's happened

In your mind.