04x18 - Hush

[bunniefuu]

[theme music playing]

NARRATOR:
Man lives in the sunlit world

of what he believes
to be reality.

But... there is,

unseen by most, an underworld.

A place that is just as real

but not as brightly lit.

A dark side.

Ah, that sounds lovely.

Oh, dinner would be great.

Yeah, she should be here
any minute.

[chuckles]
Oh, you.

-[boy coughs]
-Oh, hang on a minute.

No, no, no, no,
everything's fine, yeah.

Now, you sure you don't want
me to meet you, huh?

You're going to come here?

Well, l'm gonna see you
in a minute.

Okay, yeah, bye-bye.

[dog barking]

Honey, now, l told Jennifer

you could stay up just as late
as you want to, huh?

But try not to get overheated
this time, will ya, huh?

-Okay?
-BOY: Okay.

[doorbell rings]

Oh, hi, Jenny. Come on in.

Hi, Mrs. Warren.

You are such a sweetheart

to come over here
at the last minute like this.

But... oh, with Harry away...

lt's okay.
l've got my homework.

You look really pretty tonight.

Where are you going?

Oh, just a reception,
down at the high school.

JENNlFER:
Uh-huh.

Oh, l thought
that was on Thursday.

-You going with Mrs. Townsend?
-[boy coughing]

No, uh, Mr. Scott

was kind enough
to offer me a ride.

-Uh-huh.
-How's your dad?

-Real good.
-[mechanical whirring]

He always complains
when he's this busy, though.

[mechanical whirring]

l wish Harry had stayed
in the vacuum cleaner business

instead of what it is
he's doing now.

[whirring]

Course, uh, l'm still
not sure what that is.

[chuckles]
Well...

-[clattering]
-Oh! l don't know why

he can't invent a closet
with everything where l want it!

[boy coughing]

BOY [calls]:
ls that Jennifer?

Yeah, it's me, Buddy--
l'll be right in.

Oh, Jenny, ever since
Harry's been away,

now Buddy has spent all his time
in his father's workshop.

-Like father, like son.
-[laughs]

Where is it?

-Oh. And, uh, Jenny?
-Mm-hmm?

Buddy's having his
coughing spells again,

-Okay. -but don't let it
scare you this time.

They're gonna go away
after a minute or two.

You just, uh,
you keep him quiet.

-[car approaches, tires squeal]
-Yes, ma'am, l will.

-[horn honking]
-Oh, uh, there he is.

Oh, uh, Jenny, l didn't have
time to give Buddy a supper,

but there's hot dogs and
there's baked beans in the oven,

and, uh, l set the timer
to go off when they're ready.

Okay.

-[parakeet squawking]
-Night, now.

-PARAKEET: Shut up! Shut up!
-Oh...

l wish Harry would teach that
thing something more... refined.

PARAKEET:
Shut up!

Oh, and l'm gonna call you
from the reception.

Buddy, honey, Mama's leaving.

Bye-bye.

PARAKEET:
Shut up! Shut up!

-Have a good time.
-Thank you.

[parakeet squawking]

Oh, and, uh, would you let
the dog in if he barks?

JENNlFER:
Mm-hmm. [laughs]

-Good night.
-Good night.

[sighs]

[car engine starts]

[car driving away]

[tires squeal in distance]

BUDDY: Jennifer,
when are you gonna come in

and look at my new inventions?

[mechanical whirring]

[coughing]

[continues coughing]

Buddy, you all right?

-Hi, Jennifer!
-[laughs]: Hi!

How you doing?

Look, l got all new things!

Yeah, l can see.

Wow, they're really great.

Well, who's that one?

That's Fork Man--
he destroys all the bad ones,

-then he eats them.
-Mm-hmm.

Bottle Man can climb up walls!

-And Pin Man can pinch ...
-Hey, Buddy. Buddy, Buddy.

Listen, don't get too excited,
'cause l promised your mom

-we wouldn't this time.
-l know, l know.

l remember the last time you got
so mad when l started to cough.

l wasn't really mad, Buddy. l...

l was just a little scared,
that's all.

l've been making
something else, Jennifer.

Want to see it?

Mm-hmm.

Press it.

[beeping]

[rhythmic,
breath-like whooshing]

[breath-like
whooshing continues]

[breath-like
whooshing continues]

lsn't it superb?

lt's me Eater, my Noise Eater.

[breath-like
whooshing continues]

[breath-like whooshing]

BUDDY:
Do you like it?

Um...

Yeah.

lt's cute.

What does it do?

Watch.

-[click]
-[toy whirring]

[beeping]

[tortured squeaking,
whirring stops]

See?!

[laughs]:
Yeah, but, um, what happened?

lt ate its noise--
there's no more noise.

Oh, that's neat.

-Your dad build this for you?
-No.

He started it,
but l finished it.

He's been gone
a long time anyway.

He's still away
at that convention, huh?

l think
the Eater's great, Buddy.

l'm impressed.

Seriously, l am.

[phone ringing]

Hang on a sec.

You gonna talk to your boyfriend
all night?

How do you know it's him?

[phone continues ringing]

Hello?

Hi.
[laughs]

Yeah, l was hoping it'd be you.

Yeah, it's just me
and Buddy, mm-hmm.

Um...

yeah, l think so.

-[dog barking in distance]
-Yeah, l think she'll let me go.

Well, l should...
l should be free, yeah.

Well, l mean,
l wouldn't want to say,

like, definitely
or anything, but...

No, that'd be good.

Oh, well, Buddy,
he's just, like,

making one of these invention
things, you know? But...

[''Flight of the Valkyries''
playing loudly]

Yeah, um...

[''Flight of the Valkyries''
continues]

♪ ♪

JENNlFER [calling]: Buddy,
can you turn that down, please?

l can't even hear
over the phone.

[turns down volume]

♪ ♪

Go get 'em, Fork Man.

[''Flight of the Valkyries''
continues]

l am not gonna tell you why.

Yes, l do, too.

Why?

[laughs]
Would you stop it?

What?

Oh, my God, you are so sick.

[''Flight of the Valkyries''
continues]

[beeping]

Jennifer...

Buddy, look, l promise
l'll be in in just a sec, okay?

We'll play then.

You gonna make out with him
all night?

l am not making out.

Did you hear that?

[laughs]:
l know, really!

[''Flight of the Valkyries''
continues]

[tortured squeaking]

[remote control beeping]

[beeping]

No!

[beeping continues]

[''Flight of the Valkyries'' ends,
beeping stops]

l don't think anyone knew
what you were talking about.

No, l wouldn't even know
what you're talking about.

l don't know.

[soft, breath-like whoosh]

lt's not what l intended.

BUDDY [calling]:
Jennifer, come here, quick!

All right, Buddy,
l'm coming. Hang on.

Please!

All right, um, listen,
l really should go, all right?

Yeah, call me back
a little later.

All right, bye.

Buddy? What's the matter?

[rhythmic,
breath-like whooshing]

What's going on, Buddy?

[Buddy coughing]

[coughing stops]

[rhythmic, breath-like
whooshing continues]

[clicking, whirring]

[abrupt squeak, whirring]

[dog barking in distance]

[barking continues]

Buddy, what's going on?
What's happening?

He k*lled the remote control;
l can't turn it off.

Come on, sure you can.

Well, can't you?

Stay here, Buddy.

Jennifer, don't!

[barking continues in distance]

[breath-like
whooshing continues]

[barking continues]

PARAKEET:
Shut up! Shut up!

Shut up!

Shut up! [squawks]

Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!

Shut up!

Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!

Shut up!

[parakeet squawking]

[strained squawking]

[squawking stops]

[soft, breath-like whooshing]

[floorboards creaking]

[soft, breath-like whooshing]

[quietly]:
Jenny, run.

How do you stop it, Buddy? How?

l don't know! l don't know!

Well, there must be some way.
Think! Think!

l... l can't.
l can't. l...

-[coughing]
-Shh.

[thudding at door,
Jennifer gasps]

[coughing and thudding continue]

[clunk]

[coughing]

[clunking]

[coughing]

[whispering]:
Hush, Buddy.

Hush. Hush. Shh.

[clunking]

[coughing, clunking]

-[clunking, Buddy coughing]
-Buddy, stop coughing, please.

l... l c-can't.

Well, you must remember
how to work it.

How's it work?

All the control
was in the remote.

Was in the remote.

Well, why? Why?!

So you could turn it on...
from anywhere.

Well, what about turning it off?

How do you turn it off?

You can't. Not...

[rapid clunking]

-Oh, my God.
-[coughing]

Go away!

Leave us alone!

[soft, breath-like whooshing]

[coughing]

[soft, breath-like whooshing]

[clatters]

[coughing]

[coughing stops]

[clank]

[phone ringing]

Mom.

Jimmy.

[phone continues ringing]

Come on.

[clattering]

Damn!

[phone stops ringing]

There.

[whirring and clacking]

Jennifer.

Shh.

[whirring]

[tortured squeaking]

[whirring stops]

[Buddy coughing]

[soft, breath-like whooshing]

[whoosh]

Buddy, listen to me.

You said you can't
stop it unless...

Unless what?

Maybe...

What? What?!

lf you could
get the cover off,

maybe you could short-circuit
its motor.

Well, wouldn't it feel me
doing that?

No.

But it would hear you.

[refrigerator humming softly]

[tortured squeaking]

[refrigerator stops humming]

[soft, breath-like whooshing]

[heart beating]

l... l can hear your heart.

lt's okay, Buddy.

But after the Eater
eats everything else,

it'll hear our hearts.

[clock chiming]

Shh.

[clock chiming]

[tortured squeaking,
chiming stops]

[car approaches,
tires squeal]

[car door opens and closes]

[car speeds away]

[footsteps approaching]

-[door opens]
-MRS. WARREN: Jennifer? Buddy?

Kids, why didn't you...?

Buddy, what's going on?

Oh, my God!

What is that?

No! Will you get away!

Oh. Oh, my God!

-No!
-[glass breaks]

No! No! Stop! No!

[grunting]

[gasping]

[tortured squeaking]

[soft, breath-like whooshing]

[floorboards softly creaking]

[Buddy coughing]

[Buddy coughing]

Hey!

[needle scratches,
music begins playing]

MAN:
♪ Your ruby lips ♪

♪ l'm longing to kiss ♪

-MAN [on TV]: ...or spaghetti
sauce. -Yes, Sean.

- l dream of your touch...
-[indistinct voices over TV]

[tortured squeaking,
music stops]

MAN [over TV]:
Next question.

-[clattering]
-[tortured squeaking]

[whirring]

[tortured squeaking]

[machines in kitchen
continue whirring]

[tortured squeaking,
whirring stops]

[whirring]

[whirring continues]

[gasps]

[high-pitched squeaking,
whirring stops]

[soft, breath-like whooshing]

[soft, breath-like whooshing
continues]

[gasping]

[heart beating]

[gasps]

[heart beating,
breath-like whooshing continues]

[dog barking]

[gasps]

[barking]

[whining]

[eerie screech]

[electrical crackling]

[gasps]

[rapid, rhythmic clicking]

[soft, breath-like whooshing]

[tortured screech]

[raspy whooshing]

[tortured squeaking,
low snarling sound]

[squeaking and snarling
continue]

[squeaking and snarling stop]

[Eater sighs]

[Eater sighs]

[crickets chirping]

[door creaking]

ls it dead?

[hissing]

Yes.

NARRATOR:
The dark side is always there.

Waiting for us to enter.

Waiting to enter us.

Until next time,
try to enjoy the daylight.