Making 'The Shining' Page #2

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I don't think I can get home

before 9:
00 or 10:00.

Sounds like you got the job.

Right. It's a beautiful place.

You and Danny are going to love it.

Tony, why don't you want to go

to the hotel?

I don't know.

You do too know.

Now come on, tell me.

I don't want to.

Please.

No.

Now, Tony, tell me.

Now, hold your eyes still

so I can see.

That's good. Now the other one.

Good boy.

Now, Danny...

...when you were brushing

your teeth...

...do you remember if you

smelled anything funny...

...or saw any bright, flashing

lights or anything at all strange?

No.

Do you remember when you were

brushing your teeth?

Yes.

What's the next thing you remember

after you were brushing your teeth?

My mom was saying, "Wake up.

Wake up, Danny, wake up."

Can you remember

what you were doing...

...just before you started

brushing your teeth?

Talking to Tony.

Is Tony one of your animals?

No. He's a little boy

that lives in my mouth.

Tony's his imaginary friend.

If you were to open your mouth now,

could I see Tony?

No

Why not?

Because he hides.

Where does he go?

To my stomach.

Does Tony ever tell you

to do things?

I don't want to talk

about Tony anymore.

That's fine.

All right, Danny.

I'm going to ask you

to do me a favor...

...and stay quietly in bed

for the rest of the day. Okay?

Do I have to?

Yes. I'd like you to.

We're going in the other room

for a few minutes and talk.

I'll come back and check on you.

-Shall we go into the living room?

-Yes.

-Please.

-Thank you.

Mrs. Torrance, I don't think

you have anything to worry about.

I'm quite sure there's nothing

physically wrong with Danny.

He seems absolutely fine now.

But you should've seen him.

I know.

Kids can scare you to death.

But believe me, these episodes

are not at all uncommon.

And they look much worse

than they are.

But what was the matter with him?

Most of the time, these episodes

with kids are never explained.

They're brought on by emotional

factors and rarely occur again.

They're more akin

to autohypnosis...

...a kind of self-induced trance.

If it reoccurs, which I doubt...

...we can always think about

having some tests done.

No. Thank you.

I'm sure you're right.

Have you been in Boulder long?

Only about three months.

We're from Vermont. My husband

was teaching school there.

Did the appearance

of Danny's imaginary friend....

Tony.

Did Tony's first appearance happen

to coincide with your arrival here?

Let's see....

I guess Danny started

talking to Tony...

...about the time we put him

in nursery school.

Did he adjust well to school?

He didn't like it too much

at first.

Then he had an injury, so we kept

him out for a while and....

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