The Disappointments Room Page #2

DANA:
Hi.

How are you?

And this little

sugar addict over here

is our son, Lucas. Hey, get up.

(WOMAN LAUGHS)

Marti Morrison! And the

pleasure is all mine.

And hi, Lucas.

LUCAS:
Hi.

MARTI:
What's your

favorite ice cream?

Strawberry.

You are so in luck.

I just made some strawberry this morning.

Is that okay?

Yeah. That's fine.

Sure.

All right,

let's get scooping.

(LAUGHS)

You know, nobody has lived

in that old house

for quite some time.

I'm afraid that you all have

your work cut out for you.

Yup. Got a leaky roof

for starters.

Oh. Now, listen, if you need

some help with the big stuff,

I mean, I'm happy to recommend

some honest, hard-working people.

You know, actually we're...

Ben Philips, Jr.

Now, that's not to be confused

with Ben Philips, Sr., who drinks.

Enough said.

But Ben, Jr. now, he knows

his way around a hammer.

And he is not bad

to look at.

I said that out loud,

didn't I? That's awful.

Get behind me, Satan.

That's terrible.

You know, actually we were hoping

to do most of the work ourselves.

Oh, is that right? Well, are you

some kind of architect or...

Well, funnily enough...

Look at you!

Oh, I guess that you're a man who

knows his way around a hammer, too.

I do. I'm actually

the architect.

I'm gonna be doing most

of the work on the house.

Is that right?

Yeah, that's right.

It's a big job.

Big job.

And what is it

that you do?

In between my naps,

I enjoy watching her work,

playing Xbox.

Oh, huh?

We actually just

came in to say howdy,

pick up a few things

for the house.

Well, howdy.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

And just look around, let me know

if you can't find something.

And good luck

with your house.

(WATER DRIPPING)

(FOOTSTEPS)

(CREAKING)

(BIRDS SQUAWKING)

Lucas?

Lucas?

Lucas, what is it?

There's a dog out there.

It's probably

just a stray.

I'm scared.

Oh, it's all right, peanut.

I'll protect you.

Mommy will protect you.

Mommy?

(LUCAS PANTING)

(GASPS)

Mommy.

Oh, my God, Lucas! Lucas!

(GASPS)

David.

DAVID:
Hmm?

(SHUDDERING)

I had

one of my dreams.

(LOON CALLING IN DISTANCE)

(CAT PURRING)

(MEOWING)

(GATE CLANGS AND CREAKS)

(SIGHS)

(BIRD CALLING)

(DOOR CREAKING)

(CREAKING)

(GRUNTING)

(CREAKING)

(GASPS)

(BATS SCREECHING)

(GASPING)

Sh*t.

(GRUNTING)

DAVID:
Dana, are you okay?

Yeah, David, I'm up here.

I need your help.

Where's the Lion

and the Witch?

Well, technically it's

called a "chifferobe."

DAVID:
Yeah, chifferobe, huh?

What's it made of, lead?

You're positive you saw

a light up in here?

Yes. And then it went off.

May I ask what you're doing outside in

the middle of the night, young lady?

I was getting some air.

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