03x04 - Alice in Slaughterland

[bunniefuu]

I felt I needed to
see how you were.

You'll feel better if
you eat something.

- Let me see!
- Ahh!

Zoey, what did you
do to your leg?

There was a homicide
in the precinct.

Pops, what the hell is going on?

I saw my dad's men
set a m*rder*r free.

Those people... the Peaches...
Are suddenly

very interested in
Alice and her sister.

He went inside of my head.

I think he woke something up.

Mr. Schizophrenia.

[GIGGLING]

No.

- [Kn*fe SLICES]
- Ahh!

- [g*nsh*t]
- [GASPS]

Your sister suffered
a psychotic break.

I just wanna know if this
is gonna happen to me.

There's a place for
you at our table

and there is a room
for you in our home.

Is that where the
stairs lead to?

[EERIE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[DOOR CREAKS, SHUTS]

- [CHUCKLES]
- Because it's so muggy outside

that we're about to
get rained on heat.

Ooh, you better go
shopping right before

you're about to get rained on.

- [LAUGHS]
- Oh.

- Hi, girls.
- Hi, Nestor.

- Muggy today.
- Yeah, but the flowers

look great.

- [CHUCKLES]
- Alice.

- I'm just thinking of you.
- What?

Zoey, stop being weird.

Let's go.

[LIGHT MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[DOOR CLOSES]

[INTENSE WHOOSHING]

♪ ♪

[INDISTINCT, EERIE VOICES]

[EERIE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[TURNS ENGINE OFF]

[LOW RUMBLING]

Luke...

when I said you could
bring him to my house,

this is not what I meant.

Yeah. We need to make a plan.

We?

Are you gonna help me or not?

[SIGHS]

Cannot believe I let
you get me into this.

Is it... I would... me?

Are you kidding?

Oh, come on. That is...

Stop pretending like I
got you into this, okay?

You already were in this.

You know, this is what you've
been waiting for, right?

Answers to all those questions.

[LIGHT MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[SIGHS]

♪ ♪

Ah, ooh, ahh, ahh!

[SCREAMS]

Stop running around
like a crazy rabbit.

I was wondering when
you would show up.

What is this place?

It's the summer house.

- What's the summer house?
- Our little plantation

on top of the food chain.

[GURGLING, HEART b*ating]

Call it... custom
made by request.

Although, the landlord
is a bit of a prick.

Uh... There you go. We had...

such high hopes for this.

I just wanna find my
sister, take her home.

Where is she?

She's at the house.

I can't get there.

- Can you take me?
- No.

You have to go
there by yourself.

And it's harder than you think.

Fine.

[SIGHS]

[EERIE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Mother, how much
longer are they gonna

rip people off of us?

This tray they brought
over, this tray is...

- Let's not kid ourselves.
- Truly, stop it.

Are they gonna beg
her and take her

because of the
bone on the plate?

BOTH: No.

[LAUGHS] Always tires
me out, gettin' around.

Oh, hi.

Sorry I'm late.

Hi.

Whoo. [LAUGHS]

This house is a lot bigger
than it looks on the outside.

[STOMACH RUMBLES]

Oh, you're hungry, aren't you?

Me, personally, I... I can't
sleep on a full stomach.

That's why lunch is my
favorite meal of the day.

Eat and eat and eat
and I still have time

to digest before bedtime.

Sleep easy, no nightmares.

Oh, I'm not... I'm not hungry.

Oh, hon, you can
tell yourself that,

but I can hear your stomach
grumblin' from here.

Where's Robert?

He's been downstairs
since yesterday.

It's not like your
brother to miss lunch.

He gets up to no
good down there.

You know Robert.

He's not careful.

I know my son.

Do you, Mother?

And do you ever imagine that
despite all the attention

that you give him,
maybe you don't know

- what Robert gets up to.
- Now, you're just being petty.

Lunch is here. [LAUGHS]

Okay, settle down now.

So what do you plan
to do with the body?

Yeah, I still gotta
figure that out.

[CHUCKLES] Well, you
need to figure fast.

I got a dead Peach
in my basement,

and it ain't gonna keep.

Mother Peach loves Robert.

It bothers Aldus to no end

that Robert's her
favorite Peach.

Robert is the best Peach
of 'em all, though.

He rescued me from
the secretarial pool

down at Burkett Insurance
Company in Georgia...

That's where I'm from.

Robert was down on
a visit, right,

and he walked in one morning

and I was just sitting
there, typing away and...

And he nodded at the door.

And I said...

"Sir, what are you suggesting?"

And he said, "I'm suggesting
you follow me out that door

and I make you a Georgia
Peach." [LAUGHS]

And that's exactly what I did.

I followed him out and in time,

I followed him up here.

Ha! [CLAPS]

Truth is, I'd follow
Robert anywhere.

Actually, can I get one more?

[SIGHS] It's like every day
is Easter around here,

you know? [CHUCKLES]

- Oh.
- [CLEARS THROAT]

[EERIE MUSIC]

Go on, eat, honey.

Where the f*ck did he go?

Okay.

Well, he couldn't have gone far

in his condition.

Yeah, his condition was dead.

What's in there?

Bootleggers build the
house, there's all tunnels,

but they're boarded up.

[BANGING]

[LOW, EERIE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[THUMPING, CREAKING]

♪ ♪

Oh! [SCREAMS]

Ahh!

[WHIMPERING]

Ahh, ahh.

Mouse!

Ahh! Stay down!

Uh! Uhh!

[CRUNCHING]

How do we make him stay dead?

[PANTING]

[LIGHT, EERIE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[GRUNTS]

You're new here.

Um, yeah, I am. But
I'm not staying long.

Good. The landlord's
a bit of a prick.

You've brought someone
else with you.

A secret companion.

No.

I'm looking for someone.

I'm often shut, but
I'm not a mouth.

- Sometimes I break...
- Is this a riddle?

Do you want me to help you?

I'm often shut, but
I'm not a mouth.

Sometimes I break,
but I'm not a heart.

When I am pained,
I do not feel it.

When I am stained,
I'm not unclean.

What am I?

[EERIE FLAPPING SOUND]

A window!

_

Think it would get
cooler at night.

Do you feel safe?

Yeah, why?

A window.

A window!

[EERIE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Um...

I'm just... I'm actually
trying to get to the house

and I keep on walking,
but I don't seem

to get any closer.

Could you help me?

I am framed but not guilty.

I have locks but no hair.

I only close when I'm open

and my jam will not
spread on any toast.

What am I?

A waste of time.

Anyway.

[EERIE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

This time, let's
make him stay dead.

[SIGHS]

- You ready?
- I got this.

[MOTOR STARTS]

- [MACHINE ROARING]
- [MUFFLED YELLING]

[SAWING CONTINUES]

[EERIE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

No! I know what you did. I know.

- Calm down.
- I know!

No, he's watching us
while we're changing!

He is watching us...
You watch my sister?!

And then the flowers
are towards the house.

- How do you explain that?
- I have no idea

- what she's talking about.
- What?

- I know what you did.
- No idea what

- she's talking about.
- He's been watching us

while we are changing.

Look at this... it's family...

These are turned
towards the house!

The house!

I know what you're doing.

- You are sick!
- Hey!

- You're f*cking sick!
- Whoa, whoa,

- ma'am, ma'am, no, no!
- It's all right, it's okay.

- I am her sister.
- Who are you?

- I am her sister.
- Okay.

- You're not my sister!
- She's sick, okay?

- Who are you?
- Zoey...

Who are you? You're
not my sister.

That is not my sister!
What about my sister?

- Zoey, you know who I am.
- No, who are you?

I'm Alice!

- No! Who are you?
- She's not well.

- Who are you?
- That's my sister!

[BOTH YELLING]

- Zoey!
- Who are you?

- Zoey, please!
- Who are you?!

- Who are you?!
- You know what this...

I don't know who you are.

- Don't... don't hurt her!
- No! You're not my sister.

- She just needs some help.
- Who are you?!

Who are you?! Please! [SOBBING]

No.

That's not my sister. Please.

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

[HUMMING "TWINKLE,
TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR]

[HUMMING CONTINUES]

Izzy!

[INDISTINCT EERIE VOICES]

Izzy, it's me, Alice.
What happened?

[EERIE SOUNDS]

No, Izzy, wait!

[EERIE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

It's me, Alice!

Izzy!

[CLATTERING]

[SIGHS]

I'm telling you, it's
our best option.

He's in their pocket.

He's my dad.

So you trust him?

You know, all my life,

people have told me that
I have a weak stomach,

that I am just too sensitive.

You know, when you hear that
enough times, you start...

You start believing it.

So maybe...

Maybe somewhere along the
line I stop trusting my gut.

Maybe... sh*t... maybe...

Maybe all the signs about
my dad, they were there

all along.

I just didn't pay attention.

But now... Now I'm
listening to my gut.

And it says that they
have something on him.

They do. They have something
on him that forced his hand.

But Louise, this...

This'll force his
hand the other way.

Because a fight has started.

And he'll have to make a choice.

Look, my dad...
He's not a monster.

His favorite show is
"Futurama," for God's sake.

If it comes down to his own son,

and a family of monsters...

he's got my back.

Okay.

Just keep my name out of it.

Ah.

I hope you know
what you're doing.

Yeah.

[SILVERWARE CLANKING ON PLATES]

[LAUGHTER]

Well, you didn't eat your lunch,

but maybe you'll like dessert.

Mmm, kidney parfait
and ear wafer.

That's my favorite.

Bring it on. [LAUGHS]

Mmm, mmm, mmm.

Here comes the bat
into the bat cave.

Here comes the train.
[IMITATES TRAIN CHUGGING]

- That's right, hon.
- [WHISPERING] I'm really

worried about Robert.

- Where is he?
- Why?

- Because he's a dear.
- Robert can take care

of himself, he's like Father.

He's often away forever.

Am I embarrassing you, Mother?

Yes, why don't you
keep your voice down?

- Keep my voice down?
- Yes.

Been cleaning up his
messes for years.

Even when we lived down there.

Why should I care about him?
Do you...

Do you think he cares about me?

He's your... he's your brother.

Of course he cares.

Robert's a pirate.

He's off on another one
of his adventures.

He'll come back
like he always does

with a story and a smile.

Well, he better, 'cause
the rent's almost due.

- Oh, hush.
- [SLAMS TABLE, LAUGHS]

[LAUGHING]

Don't worry about him.
He's a bit of a fusspot.

Always has been, right Mama?

You're lookin' awful pale, hon.

You know, if you don't
eat enough protein,

the body just starts
to eat itself.

Yeah, I read that in
a "Reader's Digest."

You could just get so hungry

your heart'll just
up and eat itself.

And then it moves
on to your brain.

And then it goes
down to your spine

and suddenly, you're just dead.

Happens to vegetarians
all the time.

I... I can't.

[CLEARS THROAT] You're
not gonna let that

go to waste, though, are you?

Mmm, mmm, mmm.

[WHISTLING]

[PLATE CLATTERS]

[MICROWAVE CLOSES, BUTTONS BEEP]

[WHISTLING CONTINUES]

Hey, Dad.

Hey, son.

- What a nice surprise.
- [MICROWAVE DINGS]

- Ow, ow, ow.
- Might wanna hold off

on dinner. [LAUGHS]

Now, since when did
you start bowling?

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[MUSIC SWELLS]

You damn idiot.

Where's the rest of him?

♪ ♪

How could you be so stupid?

Whose side are you on?

Izzy!

[EERIE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

- [SQUEALS]
- I'm made of wood,

but I'm not a table.

I have a handle, but
I'm not a brush.

I don't live within a house
nor do I live without.

What am I?

I'm a door.

[LIGHT, EERIE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[INTENSE WHOOSHING]

♪ ♪

[SIRENS WAILING IN DISTANCE]

When I first met him,
Joseph Peach was...

just another weird, rich man

who wanted to whisper in
the Deputy Chief's ear.

He said he'd make me Chief.

Give me a chance to do all
the things I wanted to do.

So I took it.

Got my chance to
clean up the force.

Actually help the community.

See, all I had to do to get
all the things I wanted

for the better parts
of town was...

Look the other way when

people from Butcher's
Block went missing.

People I wanted off
the streets anyway.

You're still looking
the other way.

Luke, I... I did that for you.

And your brothers.

And, um...

Any maybe... Maybe
one day when...

you're Deputy Chief,

he'll come to you with
an offer to make a deal.

So you can do some good.

Maybe you'll be a
better man than I was.

Yes, I will.

I'm not like you.

[EXHALES]

[TENSE TONE]

♪ ♪

[MUSIC BUILDS]

♪ ♪

[EERIE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Ah... [TENSE MUSIC]

[INDISTINCT VOICES MOANING]

♪ ♪

Go on, babycakes.

Don't look like much, but...

sure smells good, huh?

Yeah.

Go on.

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[RETCHES]

[GULPING]

What are you doin'?

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Oh, my God. What are you doing?!

[WINCES]

[WHIMPERS]

[GRUNTING]

Ah!

[YELPING]

[SCREAMS]

[INHALES SHARPLY, GRUNTS]

[EERIE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[MOANING]

Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.

[ORGAN MUSIC]

Guh.

[BANGING ON DOOR]

♪ ♪

[BANGING CONTINUES]

[POUNDING ON DOOR]

Ah!

[BANGING]

♪ ♪

[BANGING INTENSIFIES]

[EERIE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[INDISTINCT SCRAMBLED VOICES]

♪ ♪

[INTENSE MUSIC BUILDING]

♪ ♪

[INDISTINCT VOICE]

♪ ♪

[VOICES INTENSIFYING]

I just wanna know what happened.

Zoey!

- [Kn*fe STABBING]
- [GRUNTS]

Zoey!

Zoey!

[BLADE SLICES]

[INDISTINCT VOICE WAILING]

[GRUNTING]

[BRENDA LEE'S "BREAK IT TO ME
GENTLY PLAYING ON CAR STEREO]

♪ Break it ♪

♪ ♪

♪ To me gently ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Let me down ♪

[GRUNTING]

You all right, Dad?

Yeah, it's just my
stomach turning over.

[GRUNTING]

Let me help you finish up.

Son, I'll take it from here.

- [BLADE SLICES]
- [GURGLING]

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[GASPING]

♪ Take it gradually ♪

[SCREAMS]

♪ Break it ♪

♪ Break it to me gently ♪

It's both. It's both.

♪ Give me a little time
to ease the pain ♪

♪ Love me just a little longer ♪

♪ 'Cause I'll never, never ♪

♪ Love again ♪

♪ Never love again ♪

[GASPS]

Alice.

What was that?

It's your disease.

The evolution of your madness.

It's not good enough
to put a Kn*fe in it.

It'll heal itself and grow back.

It needs to be extracted.

I can do it for you.

Just say... Joey,
cut off his head.

[OLD TIMEY MUSIC
PLAYING ON CAR STEREO]

[KEYS JANGLING]

[STARTS ENGINE]

[GURGLING]

[CAR APPROACHES]

Oh, oh.

Oh, oh.

Oh... don't... oh... ah, ah...

[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]

Does it help?

♪ ♪

Eatin' your own flesh
as sacrament's kind of

a Biblical misreading there, I think.
[LAUGHS]

Oh, I'm starting to
really like you.

Let's... toast.

Alice.

[SIGHS]

To the family.

To the family.

No. Don't do it.

Alice... Alice, don't.

Alice. Alice.

To family.

♪ ♪