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Longlegs (2024)

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Longlegs (2024)

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[guitar strumming]

[guitar being tuned]

[faint voices carrying,

indistinct]

[guitar being tuned]



[engine idling]

[engine turning off]



[soft male voice calling]

Cuckoo!

[bird calling]

[bird calling]

[startling musical tone pulses]

[startling musical tone pulses]

[wind rising, breath-like]

[panting]

[soft male voice] There she is,

the Almost Birthday Girl.

Oh, but...

it seems I wore

my long legs today.

What happens if I...?

[discordant music surging,

scream-like]

["Jewel" by T. Rex

begins to play]

Well, I've got

a little babe

With jewels upon her lip



Well, I've got

a little babe

With jewels upon her lip



Her hair's like a river

It's fast and slowly drips

[vocalizing] How, how

How, how



She bathes in thunder

The elves are under her



She bathes in thunder

The elves are under her

She walks the wind

And has a panther

with silver fur

[vocalizing] How, how

How, how

Ow!



[song fades, echoing]

All right, kids.

This is the part

where you get to do the things

the grownups

don't wanna do anymore.

Door to door, on foot,

knock-knock,

"Have you seen this man?"

Just like in the movies.

Partners have already

been assigned,

so no one gets hurt feelings.

Suspect likes to visit

a certain kind of neighborhood.

He's a middle-aged

Caucasian male

and not likely to go quietly,

so let's always assume

he's armed.

We'll go alert and careful.

That's all.

Okay, well,

I am good to be the one

who goes up and knocks,

if you wanna be the one

who hangs back.

Harker?

You good?

Yeah, I'm good.

[door ajar tone chimes]





That kid

smelled like narcotics.

Harker.

It's that one.

What's what one?

He's in there.

What makes you say that?

I don't know.

We should call it in.

What? No.

[chuckling]

No, we're not gonna

call in a hunch

on our first day out doing this.

Just relax.

But I'll go take a look.

All right?

Lee, relax.

[clearing throat]

[Fisk knocking on door]

FBI!

[front door opens]

[Fisk] Hi there!

Hi, I just wondered if you'd

take a look at that for me--

[g*nsh*t blasts]

[panting]

[Harker panting]

[panting]

[eerie music playing]

[panting]

Don't move.

I won't.

[Harker panting]



[intercom voice echoing]

State your name and rank.

Special Agent Lee Harker.

Can someone tell me

what I'm doing in here?

[intercom voice echoing]

Special Agent Lee Harker,

are you ready to begin?

Ready to begin what?

State the first word

that comes to mind

to accompany each image.

Are you ready to begin?

Yes.

Camera.

Table.

Legs.

Tiger.

Door.

Mother.

Father.

Piano.

A number has been generated

between zero and 100,

inclusive.

What is the number?

I-I don't know.

33?

A number has been generated

between zero and 100,

inclusive.

What is the number?

Zero.

[Agent Carter]

You a baseball fan, Harker?

No, sir.

Damn.

I need to talk to someone

about my beautiful Mariners,

but...

Well, my wife's getting

pretty good at faking it, so...

That's a slippery slope.

[chuckles]

Damn, Agent Browning,

that's cold.

I only work with

what you give me, Agent Carter.

[Carter] You beat that

numbers generator eight times.

How'd you do that?

[Harker]

I also missed it eight times.

Hmm.

Half-psychic is better

than not psychic at all,

I'd say.

Family of four

lived in that house

for 12 years.

The Horns.

Nice people.

Dad taught college,

coached T-ball.

Mom ran the church bake sale,

and then, two months ago,

they all get m*rder*d inside.

[Agent Browning] Four victims,

but technically three murders

and a suicide.

The father?

[Carter] Yeah, he didn't do it

halfway, either.

Stabbed his wife 61 times

before the blade

snapped off the handle.

What about the kids?

What about 'em?

How many wounds?

You can read about it

in the file.

You said four were m*rder*d.

I don't understand.

[Browning] Neither do we.

A letter was left

with the bodies,

written in a coded alphabet,

and not in the hand of anyone

in any way

connected to the family.

So...

We have ten letters like it,

made by the same hand.

Ten houses, ten families,

over the past 30 years,

and all of them signed

with one word...

"Longlegs".

Someone or something

is making the fathers do it.

So far, we've been goddamned

to figure out what or who.

[Browning] I'm telling you,

she's not ready for this.

You got a better idea,

Browning,

then you can run with it.

There you go, Harker,

take a nice long look.

Tell me your version

of what happened in Colfax

with the sh**ting of Agent Fisk.

[Harker]

It's hard to explain, sir.

It's like something

tapping me on the shoulder,

telling me where to look.

You identified

a suspect's house,

with no prior knowledge,

no real indication

that it was any way different

than all the cookie-cutters

all around it.

Anything like that

ever happen to you before,

Agent Harker?

From time to time, sir.

Well, maybe we'll just

call you "highly intuitive".

[Harker] Yes, sir.

Uh-huh.

Tell me what you see.

What do the families

have in common?

That's a good question.

All the victim families

have daughters

whose birthdays are on the 14th

of any given month.

But only the Horns

were actually m*rder*d

on that date.

Get to work.



[recording clicks on

and begins to play]

[operator] 9-1-1.

What's your emergency?

[man] It's...

It's my daughter.

It's...

it's not my daughter...

[9-1-1 operator]

Sir, who's not your daughter?

[man] I gotta be quiet.

I've gotta be quiet.

[9-1-1 operator]

Sir, where are you?

[man] When she's sleeping...

When she's sleeping,

it's the best time to do it.

[9-1-1 operator] Do what?

[man] When her eyes are closed.

[9-1-1 operator] Sir, can you

stay on the line with me?

[man panting]

-[yelling]

-[9-1-1 operator] Sir?

Hello?

Can you stay on the line?

-[man yelling]

-[9-1-1 operator] Sir?

[yelling and screaming]

[9-1-1 operator]

9-1-1. What is your emergency?

[panicked voices rising,

indistinct]

[woman] Help!

[camera shutter clicking]

-[door bursts open]

-Harker!

You know, there's such a thing

as looking too long.

I must have lost track of time.

I'm still thirsty.

Are you thirsty?

Come on, let's go for a drink.

You'll have to excuse me, I...

it's late, and I don't drink.

You don't drink, you're right.

I'll drink

while you tell me things.

Agent Harker.

[voice receding]

Come on, bag it up!

Ah, thanks, Melissa.

Go ahead, Harker.

Well, there's no signs

of forced entry.

In fact, forensics says

there's no indication

he was ever in the house at all.

There's only the bodies

of the victims,

and they've all been k*lled

with something

from inside the house.

Two times, a shotgun,

both legally registered

to the father.

Eight times, a knife

from the family's kitchen.

Once, a hammer

from the family's toolbox.

All right.

And...?

Longlegs would have to be

inside the house

to use the shotgun,

the knife, the hammer,

but according

to physical evidence,

he never is.

If it wasn't for the letters

he left behind,

it's almost like

he was never there at all.

He murders them,

but not in person.

Maybe he tells the families

what he wants them to do--

to themselves, to each other--

then they do it.

[laughs]

Well, now, that...

that reads

like a page out of Manson.

Manson had accomplices.

His Family.

You think Longlegs has help?

Hmm.

All right.

Mm!

Oh, man.

[grunting]

Whoo!

Okay, bedtime.

I'll drive.

You take a left right here.

And the lights are on.

I'm busted.

Well, all right, Harker,

you get to come meet

my wife and kid.

Um, sir...

do I have to?

Yeah.

[car door closes]

Come on in.

Hey, there she is!

[clapping]

[laughing]

You didn't call

to say goodnight.

Oh, 'cause it was late,

and it was past your bedtime.

[Ruby]

Well, now it's even later,

and way, way past my bedtime.

[Carter] Uh, yeah.

I guess I screwed that up, huh?

Hello.

[Carter] Oh, hey,

this is, uh, Agent Lee Harker.

Harker, this is

my beautiful wife, Anna,

and our daughter, Miss Ruby.

Nice to meet you, Harker.

-Hi, honey.

-Hey, babe.

[Anna] I'm glad you're home.

Do you want to see my room?

What happened to this one?

[Ruby] Its head got cut off,

and I don't know where it is.

I guess that's more my job...

finding things, I mean.

What about that thing,

do you go in it?

It's too babyish.

Dad says he wants to keep

some of my old stuff around

so I don't grow up too fast,

but I'm gonna grow up anyway.

Even veals grow a little,

and they live in a box

with their legs all tied up

and everything.

Veals have it pretty tough,

don't they?

Did you wanna be an FBI agent

when you were a little girl?

No.

I actually

wanted to be an actress.

That messes up kids.

So they say.

Is it scary

being a lady FBI agent?

Yeah.

Yeah, it is.

[Anna] All right, you two.

I'm sure Agent Harker's got

a lot of very important

work to do,

and, Miss Ruby Carter, it's...

Well, it's tomorrow.

Can she come

to my birthday party?

Sounds great to me.

Why don't you ask her?

I'll be there.

[car radio playing softly]

[car radio playing softly]

[loud music playing

and stopping]

[door being unlocked]

[line ringing]

[line ringing]

[woman] Yes?

Hello?

Hi, Mom.

Lee?

Yup, still only me.

Are you okay?

Yeah, spent the day at home.

Where else would I be?

What are you doing

in the house?

Do you have to let the phone

ring so long?

Trying to go through

some stuff over here.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

I just can't sleep.

A lot on my mind.

Work stuff.

Nasty stuff?

[laughing]

Um, yeah.

[faint clicking on phone]

Want to tell me about it?

No...

No.

Don't forget

I was a nurse for eight years.

I saw more than my fair share

of nasty stuff.

I think I just need to be quiet

for a little bit.

Somebody's birthday's

coming up.

[whispering voice swirling]

Honey? Are you still there?

Mom, I gotta go.

I-I'll call you back, okay?

[beeps phone off]

[banging on door]

[soft click of Lee's g*n]

[Lee] Hello?

[sliding chain]

[crickets chirping]

[chilling music surging]

[Lee panting]

[panting]

[discordant music pulses]

[discordant music pulses]

[Lee panting]

[strings holding

a chilling discordant note]



[switchblade clicks open,

music stops abruptly]

[slicing open envelope]

[creaking]

[creaking]

[thudding]

[phone ringing]

[answering machine clicks on]

Hello,

no one is available

to take your call.

Please leave a message

after the tone.

[beep]

[Lee's mother] Lee?

Are you there?

Call me back.



[phone ringing]

[gasping]

Yes, Mom, I'm fine.

[man's voice, brusque] Harker?

Carter's looking for you.

Um, yeah, I'll be right in.

[beeps phone off]

[woman]

Can you have a look at this?



[ominous note sounds]

Him again.

We are real late on this one.

Looks like the family

was planning a trip.

A friend assumed they'd gone,

so no one bothered

to check in on 'em.

Found plane tickets

for Los Angeles

and reservations for Disneyland.

Sounds like a nice idea.

And the girl's birthday

was the 14th?

Seems like it.

How'd you figure that out?

I only looked

long enough, sir.

Yeah, well,

there's a dead family

in the master bedroom,

so let's go

take a long look at that.

We found dad in the garage.

Wrists and throat,

kitchen knife in his hand.

His wounds look self-inflicted,

but we'll be sure

when we're sure.

This is everyone else here,

and it's not great.

How long ago?

I'd say about a month.

[Carter] Jesus.

Okay.

Let's take a look.

Are you sure she--

Yeah, she's good. You're good,

aren't you, Harker?

Pull it.

How old's the girl?

I'm guessing nine or ten.

f*ck.

[cat hissing]

[line ringing]

[Lee's mom] Yes, who is it?

Hi, Mom.

Lee?

Yes.

Still your only daughter.

Anyways, I was calling

to let you know

that I'm gonna busy now,

with work,

and I probably

won't be able to make it.

I want to, it's just--

[buzzing on line]

Mom, are you still there?

[Lee's mom] Be careful

they don't work you too hard,

all right?

Yeah, but it's good.

It's really good.

They put me on

something important.

Yeah?

What is it?

Well, I can't tell you.

You wouldn't

wanna hear about it anyways.

Not nice things.

I don't think the Bureau

has a division for nice things.

Will I see you

on your birthday next week?

I'll try.

Lee?

Are you still saying

your prayers?

Yeah.

Listen I gotta go.

Lee, honey,

our prayers protect us

from the Devil.

I know.

I know, Mom.

I'll call you later, okay?





[faint whispering]

[discordant music

growing shrill]

[single thudding pulse]

Help me out here.

It's an algorithm.

His algorithm.

Help me out more.

The first m*rder happens

on July 14th, 1966.

The rest occur within six days

of the daughters' birthdays,

either before or after...

...creating

an inverted triangle.

Okay, what am I

supposed to do with this?

I also decoded

all his letters.

The one thing that stood out

was the repeated reference

to "the fine time we had

at the Camera family farm,"

where X's mark the spot.

The Camera family.

I was at Georgetown

when that happened.

Their local priest

makes his weekly visit,

but it goes bad,

due to Carrie Anne's father

and the axe from the toolshed.

He kills the priest, his wife,

and then himself.

Carrie Anne's at school,

so she survives.

Look at the date.

March 8th.

Now look at

Carrie Anne's birthday.

March 14th.

Six days apart.

Well, no sh*t.

I believe Longlegs was

at the Camera family farm,

and it's possible

that Carrie Anne saw him.

What about the 13th?

It's missing.

I'm still not sure about that,

but it's three days from now.

Maybe Longlegs will k*ll again.

And this Carrie Anne,

she still alive?

Water Rock

Psychiatric Hospital.

That's not far from here.

132 miles, sir.

And the old farm?

Let's start there.



[thunder rumbling]

[thunder rumbling]

[Lee] It's over there.

[thunder rumbling]



[Lee] Xs mark the spot.

[rattling door]

[anxious music tones rising]

Carter?

Yeah?

[low chilling music tones]

[Carter brushing hay away]

[dramatic, sharp musical tone]

[Coroner] She's handmade,

that's for sure.

and beautifully handmade

at that.

Porcelain head, hands and feet,

unbleached canvas body,

cotton stuffing.

The hair is human,

what's left of it.

All in all,

it's beautifully made,

by a highly-skilled craftsman.

[Carter]

But what about the ball there?

[Coroner] Mm.

It was inside the head.

So I've been calling it

the "brain".

It's hollow,

empty of object or matter,

but listen...

[high-pitched ringing]

[surging of loud hissing]

[snarling hiss, almost a voice]

[pulsing hiss]

[fades to a dull

discordant tone]

And what's your name,

little angel?

Nice to meet you, Carrie Anne.

Now...

I know you're not afraid

of a little bit of dark...

[whispering]

...because you are the dark.

[chilling discordant tones

rising]

[tones silence to faint

background ringing]

[Coroner] The other night,

I could have sworn

it was whispering

my ex-wife's name

over and over again,

but...

I've been working very late,

and of course it--it wasn't.

[chuckling nervously]

Yeah, can the--

Can the "brain" be opened up?

Of course,

but it's not likely

there's a solution

to your case in there,

because

there's nothing in there.

[Carter] Well,

let's go see Carrie Anne Camera

at the mental hospital.

[music playing on car stereo]





[door entry bell jingles]

Can I help you

with anything else today?

Cuckoo.

Cuckoo. Cuckoo.

Cuckoo.

I don't know what that

was supposed to be.

And what day is your birthday,

little angel?

[chuckling wheezily]

Daddy!

That gross guy is back again!

[shrieking] Daddy!

[shriek becoming scream] Mommy!

Unmake me!

And save me

from the hell of living!

[screams fade, echoing]

Two days ago, Carrie Anne

is postcard catatonic.

Well, slumped in a chair

by the door

for as long as I've been here,

and I've been here eight years.

Then yesterday,

she gets a visitor,

and I've never seen

that happen either,

and like someone

flipped a switch

on the back of her head,

and all of a sudden,

she's right there.

Wide awake,

eyes bright.

You saw this visitor?

No, I wasn't on site

at the time, unfortunately,

but the log should say.

Does the guard check IDs?

Well, it does sound like

a good idea, but no.

No, we do not require that.

[Lee] Thank you, Carrie Anne,

for taking the time

to talk to me today.

I've seen you before,

ain't I?

I don't think so.

You...

been to my house...

...or someone s'looks s'lots

like you, anyways.

How are you feeling today,

Carrie Anne?

Mm...

...different.

It's like...

a long dream...

...and so dark.

A world of dark.

Like a nowhere

'tween here and there.

What's that called?

Doin' the limbo?

And before...

the long dream,

do you remember anything?

Do you remember coming here?

Do you remember your parents?

They didn't a'know

what to do with themselves.

I mean...

gosh, and I knew

I was a handful as it were's.

Momma always hated me,

'cause how I'd come out wrongly

when I was borned.

Bled her up too much.

Poppa was a good man.

That's the somethin'

I remember good.

That's why he done it.

[tinkling melody playing]

You had a visitor yesterday.

Can you describe him for me?

Gosh, I don't ever

wanna forget 'im.

I was jus' waitin' on him

to come and get me.

To come and tells me

somethin's to do for 'im.

Or even better,

to do somethin' for

the Man Down The Stairs,

and, boy, I just wanna do

whatsever-so he says me to do.

Like, if'n he told me

to take a jumpy out a window,

I'd surely do.

Just happy as peaches

to watch the ground

as it come up to meet me.

Or if'n he told me

to k*ll you right-right here

in this room with my bare hand,

I'd surely do.

Just happy as peaches

to watch your heavy heart

go pop-pop,

and your eyeses

to go all to blood.

Do you remember having a doll?

A special doll

that looked just like you?

Nope.

And you don't remember neither,

you dirtsy, flirtsy

ol' angel b*tch.

[gasping]

[chilling tones rising]

[ominous score rising]







A'ight, a'ight,

so he murders a family in '75,

but he probably isn't even

in the house

when they're k*lled.

Then comes back

almost 20 years later

to visit the only survivor,

signs in

as the agent chasing him,

and then leaves

his only surviving victim

feeling much, much better

than before he got there.

Mm.

She came out of her catatonia

the same day we found the doll.

Yeah, that couldn't be

anything but a coincidence.

Look, we opened the ball

in the doll's head,

and there's nothing inside.

Maybe we're missing something.

Something that...

I don't know, makes it work.

In some cultures,

dolls are used in magic,

to control people.

So, he kills them with a doll

from somewhere else

by what, remote control?

Longlegs is just a man, Harker,

not a witch doctor.

Sit down.

How does Longlegs

know your name, Harker?

I don't know, sir.

You know, last week,

this investigation is ice-cold.

Then you come on to it,

and all of a sudden,

it's flowing like...

I don't know, hot lava.

What aren't you telling me?

I revisited your file.

When was the last time

you talked to your mother?

Sorry, sir,

but what does that

have to do with the case?

She called in a police report,

January 13, 1974.

That's one day

before your 9th birthday.

That makes your birthday

the 14th.

She did?

She did.

Gave a description

of a trespasser.

Tall and pale.

Harker...

look at me.

Do you remember someone

at your house

that might have looked that way?

I don't know, sir.

You go see your mother,

and tell me what she says

about the person

who came to your house

when you were a kid,

understood?

Yes, sir.

[high-pitched ringing]

[door creaking open]

Hi, Mom.

Mm.

Will you tell me

the honest truth

about something?

I'll try.

Do you still say your prayers?

No, Mom.

I never said my prayers,

never once.

They scared me.

[laughing]

[chuckling]

[laughing heartily]

Ah...

[wheezing silent laughter]

[trails into chuckles]

What's so funny?

You're right.

All our prayers don't help us.

Prayers don't do

a g*dd*mn thing.

I'm gonna make you

something to eat.

[muttering] Jesus Christ, Mom.

[anxious tones rising]

[hissing]

[menacing voice-like snarl]

Good news.

I got Deborah

to cover my shift tomorrow,

and it's somebody's birthday.

[distant dog barking]

[vehicle accelerating]

[engine rumbling]

[distorted voice speaking]

[static]

[clicking r*fle open]

[turning doorknob, locked]

Lee?

I can't believe it's gonna be

your birthday again so soon.

What a day that was.

I bled...

bled... bled...

bled...

[whispering] bled--

Mom.

Do you remember

my 9th birthday?

No, I don't think so.

I don't remember anything.

Do you?

What happened that day?

No.

What do you mean, "no"?

"No" is just

the way it sounds, baby girl.

But you called the police,

about a trespasser.

No one ever came to visit us.

Not any family.

No strangers.

No big, bad wolves.

No anybody.

But these are things

a little girl shouldn't know.

I'm not a child anymore, Mom.

You're not a child

because you were allowed

to grow up.

Allowed?

This is a cruel world.

Especially

for the little things.

Not all of them

are allowed to live.

What are you talking about?

I might have forgotten

everything I possibly could,

for both of our sakes,

but I never threw

anything away.

All of your things...

...it's all in your room.

[discordant tone surging]

[chilling music bubbling]

[ominous chord strikes]

[voice high and playful]

Cheese and crackers!

[Polaroid whirring]

[Lee's mom shouting] Hey!

Excuse me.

Who are you,

and why are you talking

to my kid?

[singing with discordancy]

Let me in now!

And it can be nice

Make me go now

And I'll have to come back

Not once

Not twice

But as many times as I like!

Harker.

Did you go see your mother?

What's this?

It's him.

It's him how?

I found it in a box of photos

at my house.

You really

don't remember this guy?

[sighing] Okay.

We're gonna need

to bring her in,

see what else she remembers.

We will,

but for now, we have this.

You sure you wanna start

a manhunt with this?

I'm sure.

[distant sirens]

[sirens approaching]

[sirens, closing in]

Sir!

I'm gonna need you to get down

on the f*cking ground.

[discordant music surging]

[agent] State your name

for the camera.

[soft voice]

Dale Ferdinand Kobble.

[agent]

Ever call yourself "Longlegs"?

When do I see Lee?

[Agent] Lee who?

Harker...

the herald angels sing.

[agent]

How do you know Lee Harker?

[Kobble] A friend of a friend

of a friend...

[breathing laboriously]

...and this friend

wants me to say,

[tenderly] "Happy Birthday,

Lee Harker..."

[breathing with heavy emotion]

...and he wants you all

to know...

that he'll be there...

[breathing hard]

...and you'll be there,

and you'll be there...

[pointedly]

...and you'll be there.

[singing in soft wail]

Happy Birthday

To you

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday, Lee Harker

Hap--

[turns off playback]

It goes on like that

for a while.

For how long?

24 minutes.

A'ight, everyone out of here.

Browning, Harker, you stay.

Go.

You guys go.

[exhaling]

His luggage was stuffed

with notebooks

filled with handwriting.

Handwriting that matches

the letters found at the scene,

and, suffice to say,

it's all heavily Satanic.

Agent Harker,

while the Bureau does appreciate

your contribution here,

it also puts us

in an odd position.

So far,

there's no physical evidence

that Kobble has ever

k*lled anyone.

I mean, he worships the Devil,

that's for sure,

but in the United States

of America,

he's allowed to do that.

I'm more concerned

about the fact

that he knows who you are,

Agent Harker.

But...

he can't do anything else

about that

now that we have him.

"And I stood upon

the sand of the sea,

and I saw a Beast rise up

out of the sea,

with seven heads and ten horns.

And on his horns,

he wore ten crowns,

and on each head was written

the blasphemous name."

Book of Revelations, isn't it?

Revelation.

There's no "S".

It's singular.

Longlegs isn't alone.

He has to have someone

helping him.

Maybe multiple, but it...

it has to be someone

that the families

felt comfortable

letting into their house.

Someone they know,

or have met before.

Maybe a child, or...

someone that could pass

as a child.

A'ight, Harker, come on.

We got the guy

who wrote the letters,

and if we do this right,

he'll spend

the rest of his life in jail.

But it's not over.

The triangle isn't complete,

we're still missing the 13th.

[Browning] The 13th is today,

Agent Harker.

What are we supposed to do

about that?

We can expect his accomplice

to k*ll at least

one more family...

...and Kobble's the only one

who knows who that is.

[sighing deeply]

Kobble...

where is he now?

[Browning] He's downstairs.

Right under your feet.

[Kobble]

I'm a friend of a friend.

[Lee's mom] What friend?

My friend.

That lives downstairs.

Downstairs?

Downstairs from where?

Everywheres.

You can even call him

"Mr. Downstairs".

[door lock buzzing open]

[high-pitched wailing] Oh...

there she is!

[gasping in delight]

The Almost Birthday Girl.

[gasping]

Oh...

[chuckling] It's funny.

The day you decided

to go into law enforcement,

you were...

We had such a big laugh

about it.

Although, it was only me

who laughed, not she.

Who is the "she"

that you're talking about?

The seventh "she".

To be given the same choice

that they've all been given.

Crimson or clover.

Accept the gift,

and destroy it,

and destroy yourself,

and your selves,

or keep it,

and bow down.

Bow all the way down,

and get right down

to the dirty, dirty work.

Work that gets dirty

as it cleans.

Like a mop.

Like a ra...ag.

But...

you don't work alone, do you?

Someone's been helping you.

An accomplice.

Knock-knock,

on the farmhouse door.

A nice lady with a Bible

and a, "Congratulations!

You have been selected.

You may now collect

your gift from the church."

It says it right here,

right here on the orders.

On the orders

from the man downstairs.

The Camera family farmhouse

will be so bright and white,

you can't miss it!

Are you referring

to Carrie Anne Camera?

What did you say to her

at the mental institution?

Oh, but, Lee,

your house was even whiter

when I came to visit.

January 13th, 1974, right?

House Number Eight

was so white.

Whiter than a fish's throat.

Whiter than t*ts.

I knew then

that the work we were doing

was immaculate.

But your work's over.

It's done,

and you're gonna be in here

for the rest of your life.

Yes.

I am done...

...but I won't only be in here.

I'll be a little bit

of everywhere.

Waiting...

in the wings.

In the father's wings.

Who's been helping you?

Well...

I'll let you get started now.

Who is the man downstairs?

Why don't you ask your mommy?

My mother

doesn't know anything.

Hail Satan.

[slamming]

[gasping]

[slamming and crunching,

Lee gasping]

[choking]

Stop!

[gasping and wheezing]

[thud]

[Lee breathing shakily]

[Carter, voice muffled]

That's it, Harker.

That's more than enough.

We had the guy,

and now we got nothin'.

We let all those families die,

and nothin' about any of that

is better, or okay,

but it's done!

Oh, and as for the 13th--

while you were in there,

Carrie Anne Camera jumped

off the roof at Water Rock.

Yeah.

He must have told her to do that

when he saw her.

Just like he somehow told

all the others

to do what he wanted,

but he did it alone,

with no accomplices!

No black magic, no voodoo,

no nothing!

You didn't

have to come with me.

I wasn't gonna let you drive

after what you saw today.

How do you wanna do this?

I should go in alone.

I'll tell her

we need to bring her in

for questioning.

That we think she could help us

identify the accomplice.

All right.

I'll stay right here.

Mom?

[chilling music surging]

Mom?

[crack of a g*nsh*t outside]

[shot blasts]

[gasping]

[panting]

[panting]

Mom!

Put the g*n down!

What is that thing?

You caught him.

Now he's free.

You mean Kobble?

But...

But Kobble's de-- he's gone.

Kobble's dead.

It's okay, Mom.

It's...

It's okay.

It's...

it's done now.

And you're free, too,

baby girl.

[shot blasting]

[high-pitched ringing]

[Lee's mom] Once upon a time,

there was a girl named Lee.

She lived in a little house

with her mother...

and no one ever

came to visit them.

No family.

No big, bad wolves.

No anyone.

One day, a man did come...

[Kobble, distantly] Cuckoo!

[Lee's mom] ...a doll maker.

Just dropping off

an early birthday gift,

a gift from the church.

[sobbing in excitement]

You've won!

[Lee's mom] The doll maker

started his work...

...his terrible magic.

The work of the Devil...

...with a little bit of him...

in every one.

The doll

made the little girl forget...

and told her where to look...

and what not to see.

The Devil wanted

the little girl for his own,

but her mother could never

let that happen.

[muffled screaming]

[Kobble] You could've

made nice with me,

-but you didn't...

-[muffled cries]

...and now that has led

to all of this.

[discordant music pulse]

[muffled sobbing]

[Lee's mom]

So her mother begged

for the little girl's life

to be spared.

In exchange,

she would have to help him.

[hissing and snarling]

She had once been a nurse.

Now her work would be...

murdering families...

...and so it went like this...

...knock-knock-knock,

on the farmhouse door.

A nice lady with a Bible...

and a "Congratulations,

you've won!

A gift from the church."

All her mother had to do...

was get it inside...

...and from his hiding place

within the dolls,

the Devil did the rest.

All her mother had to do...

was watch...

...and make sure it happened

the way he wanted it to.

That was the deal

that she made.

[telephone ringing]

[telephone ringing]

[telephone ringing]

[telephone ringing]

[telephone ringing]

[telephone ringing]

[telephone ringing]

[Lee breathing hard]

[telephone ringing]

[telephone ringing]

[low, monstrous voice]

You're late...

for Miss Ruby's birthday party.

[ominous score plays]



[sobbing]

[screaming]

[gasping and sobbing]



[knocking frantically]

Hey, Harker, you made it!

Hi there, Harker.

It's really nice that you came.

Is everything okay?

Of course, everything's great.

In fact, you're here

just in time,

because Miss Ruby just started

opening her presents.

Come, sit. Sit.

No, Carter, that's my mom.

She's the accomplice.

She's Kobble's accomplice--

Sit down!

Oh, I'm so sorry,

I've forgotten your name.

I'm a terrible,

terrible, terrible hostess.

Oh, don't mind me.

I'm just a friend

of a friend.

No...

Carter,

you have to listen to me.

[discordant tones surging]

Honey, maybe now would be

a good time

to bring out the cake.

[Carter] The cakes.

Yeah,

I'll find something

to cut up the cakes with.

[sobs suddenly and gasps]

Uh...

What did you say, honey?

I just said,

do you have to...?

Do I have to--

Do I have to cut up the cakes?

Yeah, I gotta cut the cakes.

It was your stupid

f*cking suggestion

in the first place,

so I have to cut the cakes.

[Lee's mom]

The woman is already dead...

and the little girl

will be next.

Anna...

would you like to join me

in the kitchen, honey?

I'm so sorry,

I'll be right back.

[Carter]

No, I'll be right back.

you'll still be in the kitchen.

[Lee's mom]

All three of them have to die.

[Lee]

Mom, why are you doing this?

If they don't die,

then we will burn...

...and twist,

and burn, and twist,

in hell...

forever...

and ever.

[utensils clattering in kitchen]

I'm doing this for you...

[sobbing]

...just like I've always done.

[sobbing]

So that the little girl

named Lee

would be allowed to grow up...

...and that makes it right...

...and so I'll do it again...

and again...

...and again...

[stabbing blow,

shout of shock and pain]

[stabbing sounds]

[gasping]

[Lee's mom, voice deepening]

...And I'll do it

until I stand

upon the sand of the sea,

and I see a beast rise up

out of the sea.

Hail Satan.

Carter, stop!

[Lee's mother, harshly]

Move away from the girl!

Mom, please...

Don't call me that!

[fires]

[sobbing]

[breathing hard]

Hey...

Hey, come on.

Come on.

[empty g*n clicks]

[trigger clicking]

[trigger clicking]

[trigger clicking]

[Longlegs, singing]

Happy Birthday to you

[cackling]

Happy Birthday to you

Ruby, let's go.

Happy Birthday, Lee Harker

Happy Birthday to...

...You

Hail, Satan.

[smooch]

["Get It On" by T. Rex playing]



Well, you're dirty and sweet

Clad in black, don't look back

and I love you

You're dirty and sweet

oh, yeah



Well, you're slim

and you're weak

You've got the teeth

of the hydra upon you

You're dirty, sweet

and you're my girl



Get it on, bang a gong

get it on



Get it on...

Bang a gong, get it on



Well, you're built

like a car

You've got a hubcap

diamond-star halo

You're built

like a car, oh, yeah



Well, you're

an untamed youth

That's the truth

With your cloak

full of eagles

You're dirty, sweet

and you're my girl



Get it on, bang a gong

get it on



Get it on...

Bang a gong, get it on...



Well, you're windy and wild

You've got the blues

in your shoes

And your stockings

You're windy and wild

Oh, yeah



Well, you're built

like a car

You've got a hubcap

diamond-star halo

You're dirty, sweet

and you're my girl



Get it on, bang a gong

get it on



Get it on, bang a gong

get it on



Oh, yeah



Well, you're dirty and sweet

Clad in black

Don't look back

And I love you

You're dirty and sweet

Oh, yeah



Well, you dance

when you walk

So let's dance

Take a chance

Understand me

You're dirty, sweet

and you're my girl



Get it on, bang a gong

get it on



Get it on, bang a gong

get it on



Get it on, bang a gong

get it on



Get it on...