10FT Down (2024)

[bunniefuu]

- Good morning.

I'm Detective Trojan.

- Like the condom?

- Like the Greek warrior.

I brought you some coffee.

They said it would be okay.

- Larry "The Hitcher" Foster.

- Lawrence.

- I appreciate your time today.

Just need some help in

clearing a few things up.

- I want my lawyer.

- No need.

Just got a couple questions

that I'm hoping

you can help with.

Know him?

He's missing.

His job says he quit,

but it looks like

all his bank accounts

have been cleared out.

Some Mormon preacher

lives down in McGee Ranch.

History of r*pe and incest.

Found him shot dead

on his property.

Now here's where it

gets really weird.

Found this...

In his pocket.

DNA says it's his.

Found her shot on the

preacher's property.

Whoever shot the

preacher shot her too.

Medics say she kept

mumbling the name Silas.

Just can't put my finger on it.

- You know, I've

been watching you.

- I know.

- Well, it's just that you

had two drinks in front of you

and you've yet to

sip on either one.

Are you expecting someone?

- Yes.

- Sorry to bother you.

- He didn't show.

- Lawrence Foster.

- Nice to meet you, Mr. Foster.

Holly Fairbairn..

- Pleasure to make

your acquaintance.

- Can I call you Larry?

- Lawrence, it's just classier.

- Oh.

- And I'm trying

to impress a girl.

- Oh.

Lawrence does go

better with the suit.

- To be honest,

I'm in a bit of a

transitional period

and working part-time

for a catering company.

They make us wear these suits.

Party got out early,

so I thought I'd go

downtown and put it to use.

- Looks good on you.

but I'd change the

part-time catering line,

that's not terribly impressive.

- You got me.

I'm actually hosting a

charity event tonight

at the Steinfeld Mansion.

- Ooh.

- Yeah.

Treating the donors to my

non-profit puppy rescue.

- Oh, wow.

- I just love animals.

- Mm, yeah.

- What about you?

- Me?

I'm an heiress to the

Heinz ketchup fortune.

Yeah.

- The Ketchup fortune?

- Yeah, yeah, of course.

- Yeah.

- What other fortune?

And I often find myself

just bored with my wealth.

And I dress up and

I come to quiet bars

in the middle of the

night and I meet people.

- People.

- People.

- Touche.

- Can I be honest with

you about something?

- Sure.

- I know you've

been following me.

I saw you lurking in

the parking garage

and then later at

the bar at El Charro

while I enjoyed my dinner alone.

You're not very good.

I knew your every move

walking down here.

- Sorry to bother you.

Have a good night.

- That's it?

You're just gonna walk away?

- I'm tired.

I just wanna go home.

- Okay.

I'll drive.

- Holy Christ.

This is your house?

- Pretty unique, huh?

It was built in like 1910

using rocks from the quarry.

- Is it haunted?

- You're about to find out.

- Huh?

- I said you're

about to find out.

You know, when we

go inside to f*ck.

Are you all right, Lawrence?

Lawrence, well, what

ever could be wrong?

- Hey, hey, what?

What the f*ck?

Hey!

Help!

Help, somebody!

Help!

- What was I supposed to do?

- Not this, not again.

We agreed.

- We didn't agree to anything.

You know as well as I do

that it weren't for me-

- We'd what?

- Be dead?

- Hello?

- Is that what

you were gonna say?

You think you're so

much smarter than me.

- Hello!

Help!

- We can't leave him-

- Help me!

Hello!

Somebody there?

Hey!

Can you help me out?

Come on.

I really have to pee.

Look.

I don't know what's going on.

I don't know who you are.

Please let me out.

I won't say anything, please.

- Oh, shut up already!

- Holly?

What the hell!

Let me outta here right now.

- Or what?

You as*h*le, what

are you gonna do?

- Why are you doing this?

- You tried to roofie me.

- What?

I would never.

- Oh, no?

What's this then?

I thought so.

- Holly, I wasn't going

to drug you, I swear.

- Oh, so you just carry around

a vial of Georgia

Home Boy for kicks?

Of course I know what it is.

It's the same sh*t

I put in your drink.

- You drugged me?

- Never take a drink

from a stranger.

- Okay.

Okay, I get it.

You made your point.

I learned my lesson.

Please, you can just let me out.

I won't tell anyone.

You'll never see me again.

Please.

- No, no, no, no.

No.

- No, wait, please!

Please!

Why?

I said I wouldn't tell anyone.

Please don't leave me here!

Holly!

- Stop staring.

- So what now?

He can't stay in

the box forever.

- I know.

- So what now?

- I don't know.

- We can't keep doing this.

- Oh, that's rich

coming from you.

- It's not fair.

- What was I supposed to do?

- Not this, not again.

We agreed.

- We didn't agree to anything.

You know as well as I do

that if it weren't for me-

- We'd what?

Be dead?

Be dead, is that what

you were gonna say?

You think you're so

much smarter than me.

Well, you're not.

All you ever do is cause trouble

and then I have to come

in and clean it up.

- You come in and clean it up?

You?

Oh, you've gotta be

f*cking kidding me.

I did what I had to do last

night to protect myself.

I saw him coming

from a mile away

and I knew exactly

what he wanted.

I was right, wasn't I?

Don't you dare tell me you

come in to save the day.

If that had been you last night-

- Don't say it.

- It would've been-

- Don't say it.

- It would've been the

Contiki all over again!

Stop it.

Knock it off.

Shut the f*ck up!

- We can't leave him in a box!

- Are you gonna k*ll me now?

Are you gonna k*ll me later?

Are you gonna let me go?

Please, I promise I won't leave.

Soon?

I'm begging you, please.

- She's really mad at you.

She didn't wanna let you out.

I need you to trust me.

Do you trust me?

- Yeah.

- Drink.

Easy, fella.

Don't wanna overdose.

Nighty-night, sleep tight.

Don't let the bed bugs bite.

And if they do,

beat 'em with a shoe

until they are black and blue.

- Stop screaming, you idiot.

You bark, you get shocked.

Stop barking.

I control it from here too.

Modify the diodes so you

get something extra special.

- Please, stop.

- That's entirely up to you.

Oh, you stink.

- That's what happens when

you're trapped in a box

and piss all over yourself.

- Take off the

clothes, put 'em in the bag,

put on the gown.

- What are you gonna

do, check my prostate?

- Glad to see you still

have a sense of humor.

- You're serious?

- Or he can stay

in those clothes.

Clean yourself up.

- Is this really necessary?

Thanks for letting

me out of the box.

- Don't thank me, thank her.

- Who?

- My sister.

She wouldn't shut up about it.

She's a softie.

Had to drug you up

again to do it, though.

- So is this how it's gonna be?

- For now.

- Look, I'm starving

and I'm thirsty.

- Let's be clear.

I'm driving this bus.

Food is canceled

for today, as*h*le!

Bet you'll be hungry

for breakfast tomorrow!

- Hello?

- Yes?

- I have food.

Okay, can I come up?

- No, I'll

leave it on the stairs.

Are you gonna be nice?

- Yes.

- Come and get it.

- You're not Holly, are you?

What's your name?

- Willow.

- I'm Lawrence.

- I know, silly.

- You think this is funny?

None of this is funny.

Wait.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Please don't go.

- I don't like it down here.

- Hey, me neither.

You won't go upstairs?

- Holly would k*ll me, no.

- How about this?

You go to the top of the stairs

and I'll go to the bottom.

I just wanna talk.

That's all.

- I'll tell you when.

Okay.

I don't wanna talk about Holly.

- Okay, let's talk about you.

- What do you wanna know?

- How old are you?

- What does that matter?

- I don't know.

I'm just trying to

make conversation.

- Same age as my sister.

- 21?

- 23.

- Same, me too.

What do you like to do?

- Are we on a date?

- You always answer a

question with a question.

- I do when I don't wanna

answer the question, yes.

- This is weird.

- What?

- This.

You and me.

I'm trying to get to

know my kidnapper better.

- I'm not your kidnapper.

- Am I allowed to go?

- No.

- Then yeah, you're

my kidnapper.

- I don't like your tone.

- Oh, you don't like my tone?

- You don't have to be hostile.

- I'm trapped in

a got damn dungeon

with this around my neck.

You think I'm hostile?

- You kind of got yourself

into this situation.

- I was having a drink, okay?

That's all.

Next thing I know, I'm here.

Look, I don't know

what she told you,

but I didn't do anything.

What's gonna happen to me?

- It's her.

What?

No, everything's fine.

Yes, he's quiet.

Fine.

She's right down the street.

- Willow.

I like talking to you.

You seem nice.

- Willow!

Willow!

- What?

- What did you do?

- Nothing.

- Dammit,

you fed, didn't you?

Didn't you?

- Yes, he was

gonna die of starvation!

- He was not gonna die.

Believe me, I know dying

and that's not dying!

- At some point,

we have to feed him.

- Well, you should

have waited until I got back!

- Oh, so you were

gonna get him some food?

- Point is, I have to

be able to trust you.

We're a team.

If we can't trust each other,

we're not on the same team.

- I guess you were hungry.

- Where's Holly?

- She's out.

- Out?

Where?

- Why does it matter?

- Think she'll be mad

that you're feeding me?

Or that we're talking?

- She's not the boss of me.

- Who is the boss?

- What?

- Who's the boss?

You or Holly?

- That's a stupid question.

- Whose idea was it to

put me in the basement?

- Hers.

- And it was your

idea to feed me?

Thank you for the food.

- You're welcome.

- So she wants to keep

me caged down here

like some sort of animal

and you wanna treat

me like a human being?

That's gotta cause

some friction.

- We agree to disagree.

- Come on.

Holly, cut the bullshit.

- My name's Willow.

- I know about your parents.

I know your dad

m*rder*d your mother

and you're an only child.

- You found the chest.

Holly said you'd find the chest.

- Holly.

You're wearing the same shoes.

- What?

- Your shoes.

She was wearing the same shoes.

I notice things.

- I don't follow.

- Holly.

- Willow.

- You're wearing the same shoes.

What's your point?

- You're the same person!

- We're twins, twins dress

the same all the time.

Speak of the devil.

What?

- I'll be home soon.

- I made dinner.

- I'm not hungry.

I'm exhausted though.

I'm going to bed.

You've got first

watch of the dipshit.

- He knows about Pop.

- So?

- He knows.

- He doesn't know anything.

- He found the

newspaper clippings.

- Told you he would.

If I cared, I would've

cleaned out that chest.

- He thinks we're

the same person.

He's smarter than you think.

- You like him.

- No, no.

- God dammit.

- I don't like him.

- Yes, you do!

You care for him.

- I don't care for him.

I just feel bad.

- Well, don't.

You do this every f*cking time.

- I don't care for him.

But he is smarter

than you think.

And we need to stay on plan.

- You're right.

I'm going to bed.

You know what you have to do.

Just get it done.

- Willow.

Willow.

- Go back

to the basement.

- Why?

- Just go

back to the basement.

Tell me when you're there.

- Okay.

- It's clear.

- Something happened.

Willow, look at me.

Look at me.

Oh my God.

- It's my fault.

- What happened?

- She got mad.

- Holly did this?

- She thinks we're

getting too friendly.

You should eat.

Don't look at me.

I'm ugly.

- Well, tell Holly I'll be good.

- It's not you.

She doesn't trust me.

- How?

- She thinks I'll let you go.

- Would you?

- She'd k*ll me.

- She'd k*ll you.

Do you really believe that?

Why would you live with

someone who would k*ll you?

- You wouldn't understand.

- Hey, you're damn

right, I wouldn't.

- She's not

always like that.

- She's a psychopath.

- Holly is not a psychopath!

- Oh, really?

- What about you?

- What about me?

- If I left, what would you do?

I've seen her do

terrible things.

When she gets mad,

bad things happen.

We can't be like

this for a while.

- Willow?

Willow?

Hello?

What are you doing here?

- Bath time, remember?

- Yeah. But-

- She's not mad anymore.

- She's not?

Your face.

You look good.

Please don't.

Please don't go.

- Bath water's gonna get cold.

Oh.

I know it's been a while.

- Yeah.

- Things needed to settle.

Are you holding up okay?

- Solitude is what you make it.

- It doesn't really

answer my question.

- And I don't really

have an answer for you.

Can I ask you something?

- Okay.

- When is she going

to come down here?

- What do you mean?

- You're here, she isn't.

- She doesn't like you.

- Yeah, and you do?

- Yes.

- Do you tell her that?

- She knows.

- Do you think she'll

ever come around?

- And come downstairs?

- Or let me upstairs.

- Don't get greedy.

You should be

happy with me here.

- I am.

I'm happy with you.

I like you.

But...

At some point-

- What?

- At some point, she

and I have to talk.

- That's not gonna happen.

- Why?

- 'Cause she doesn't trust you.

- I've been good, haven't I?

When is it enough?

- I don't know.

- That's the problem, Willow.

You don't know.

Meanwhile, I'm trapped down

here, and you don't know!

- I think things are going okay.

- Things are not okay.

- Could be a lot worse.

Trust me.

- I haven't seen the sunlight

or breathe fresh air in weeks.

- You should appreciate

what you have.

- Death row inmates

have it better.

When are you gonna stop

letting her control everything?

- I'm doing what I can, okay?

- Have I done everything?

Do I deserve this?

Don't let her

control you anymore.

- Something is

obviously on your mind.

- Why?

- Why what?

- Why are we doing this?

- A cat plays with its food

for an hour before she eats it.

- Is that what this is?

Is you're playing with him?

- I'm testing him.

- Testing him for what?

- I need to know he's

got what it takes.

- And then what?

- Then I'll know.

- What if he passes your test?

- Then we let him out.

- And what if he

doesn't pass your test?

How much longer?

- I'll know when I know.

- What does he have to do?

- I'm not gonna tell you.

- Why not?

- You'll tell him.

I want him to figure it out.

- How is he supposed

to know what to do

if you don't talk to him?

- You of all people

know freedom isn't free.

I'm teaching him

to appreciate it

so that when he finally gets

it, he knows it came from me.

That's power.

- So this is about power?

- This is about control.

- You control everything!

You control when he bathes,

when he eats, when he sleeps!

You control me!

You control this house!

You control it all!

Let him upstairs.

You and him alone.

Give him a chance.

- Do you know what it's

like to be invisible?

No matter what you do,

nobody would notice you.

- I prefer it that way.

- Sometimes it's nice.

Sometimes it makes you

wonder why you're even here.

- Do you feel invisible?

- If I died, no one would know.

No one would care.

- Anonymity is good.

- It's lonely.

- No, it's power.

Being able to come and

go and no one notices you

means you can do

anything you want.

That's power.

- Freedom?

- Exactly.

- I wasn't completely honest

with you about that night.

- You don't say.

- I had nowhere to go.

I was just hanging out

in a parking garage

when this guy steps

off the elevator

and about trips over me.

He acts as if it was my fault.

I don't know what came over

me, but I followed him.

Didn't know what I was gonna do,

but I was gonna do something.

I just snapped.

I ran behind him and I kicked

the living sh*t out of him.

I kicked him into next week.

Then I saw his suit.

It was a nice suit.

So I took it.

You know, I never had

a nice suit before.

I just wanted to pretend.

I just wanted to be

somebody, you know?

And then I saw you.

Yeah, I followed you.

I thought, "She's pretty."

You'd think she

wanna talk to you?

No, but you got the suit.

She looks like she'd

talk to a guy in a suit.

You know, I wanted

to come talk to you,

but I was afraid, looking

for the right moment.

But...

When I was in junior high,

there was this

girl, Missy Bealer.

I really wanted to

go out with her.

I would try to muster up

enough guts to ask her out.

But I couldn't.

I was afraid.

At the school dances, the DJ

would call out, "Last dance,"

and some other guy would

beat me to it every time.

I never learned.

You gotta grab it.

You gotta grab it when

you've got the chance.

When I walked into the

bar, that was my chance.

That was my chance to ask

Missy to dance with me.

That wasn't my vial.

It was in the suit I stole.

I wasn't going to drug you.

I just wanted to see what it

was like not being invisible.

- I'm sorry I spiked your drink.

It's late.

- Go on, get back down there.

Don't ruin this.

You son of a b*tch!

- Stop!

It's not part of the plan.

Stick to the plan.

- Is this supposed to

be some sort of joke?

I really like the chicken.

Could I get chicken

next time, please?

Dammit.

- That was a bad thing you did.

- I know.

- I've never seen

her this angry.

- You talked to her?

- I tried.

I'm mad at you too.

- Why are you mad at me?

- 'Cause I trusted you.

You were doing so good.

- Willow-

- Let me finish.

She let you upstairs and

have dinner with her.

Do you have any idea

what it took for me

to convince her to do that?

- I know, I know,

I know, I know.

- Why wasn't that good enough?

- I couldn't go back downstairs.

Not again.

- But things were

gonna be better.

- How, being let out once a day?

- Yes, and then

maybe twice a day.

And if things were good,

maybe three times a day.

- No, no, I couldn't

go back downstairs.

- Was it worth it?

- No.

- Are you okay?

- The darkness,

it f*ck with you.

- I'm sorry.

- No, you're not.

- Of course I am.

- Then let me out, please.

No more.

- You know, I can't.

- Why are you doing this?

You're not like her.

- I'm exactly like her.

- No, you're not.

You're nothing like her at all.

- You are not listening to me.

I don't trust you anymore.

I can't help you.

- 198.

- Are we a team?

- Yep.

- Do you trust me?

- Nope.

- Then how are we a team?

- Do you trust me?

- No.

- And yet, here we are.

- I'm worried.

- About what?

- About him.

I don't know how much more he

can take of your little game.

- This is not a game anymore.

- He's losing it.

- Good.

- Holly, this needs to stop.

- Because you're

feeling a little guilty?

- No, because it's wrong.

- He did this to himself.

- No, he didn't.

He didn't do anything to you.

- You shut up.

- No, I won't shut up!

This is only your fault!

You did this!

You brought him here!

The plan was simple.

Spike the guy's drink, get

the money, dump the body.

- The plan changed.

- To what?

To keeping a boy

toy in the basement?

- Yes, until you

got all soft on me.

- What were you thinking?

That we could do this forever?

- Don't you dare do this.

- Or what?

I'm done answering to you.

No more.

- Oh, so you wanna

be in charge now?

Okay, okay, be in charge.

What do we do?

This is why I'm in charge.

- We k*ll him.

- What did you say?

- You heard me.

- You k*ll your boyfriend?

- He's not my boyfriend.

And yes, let him come up.

If it doesn't work, I will

solve the problem myself.

All you've done is

make things worse.

- Larry, come on up!

Larry, it's over, come on up!

Larry, come up, it's over.

You've been a naughty boy.

Did you really think

I was gonna let you

take the easy way out?

You wanna hear a funny story?

The night we met, I was

supposed to meet someone.

We met on a dating app.

You can learn a lot

about someone if you

know where to look.

Bit of a player,

lots of enemies,

but more importantly,

lots of cash.

And that was the night

we were supposed to meet

at El Charro for dinner.

And now here comes

the funny part.

All of this was meant for him.

I was gonna spike his drink,

empty his bank account,

get rid of him, but

he never showed.

And then you came along.

They call that irony.

- Jokes on you.

- How's that?

- I don't have any money.

- I know, I checked.

- If you knew, then

why'd you keep me here?

Why'd you save me?

- I don't know.

Willow likes you.

- Can I talk to Willow?

- Oh, so now you want Willow?

- Yes.

I'd like to talk

to Willow, please.

- Well, she's not here.

- When can I talk to her?

- I don't know.

- Are you okay?

Is Holly being

mean to you again?

- Shut up, he deserves it.

- No, he doesn't.

Why are you always

protecting him?

Are you in love with him?

- Screaming at me!

I've been playing you

like a got damn fiddle.

Willow!

- What?

- What did you do?

- Nothing.

- God dammit, you

fed him, didn't you?

Didn't you?

- Yes, he was gonna

die of starvation!

- He was not gonna die.

I know dying, and

that's not dying.

- At some point, we

have to feed him.

- Well, you should have

waited till I got back.

- Oh, so you were

gonna feed him?

- You've got no life.

You've got no job.

You've got no love.

You're a dr*fter.

You're invisible.

But I like you.

I like you a lot.

- I hate you.

- No.

You don't.

You hate what I did.

You care too much for

Willow to hate me.

You want me.

You want to touch me.

Do you wanna be invisible?

Or do you wanna be alive?

- I want freedom.

- Go ahead.

Welcome home.

- One last thing.

Recognize her?

Holly Fairbairn.

Sad story.

Father died in prison

serving life sentence

for k*lling her mother.

Holly hung herself

in the basement

of the family home

a few years ago.

She was an only child.

This Holly Fairbairn

doesn't exist.

- Is she gonna make it?

- Well, she woke up, pulled

out her IV, got up and left.

Gone, disappeared, like a ghost.

So, I'd say yes.

Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm.

That's one fine cup of jo.

Hmm.