Case 39 Page #6

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the week before or something, but I...

I'm talking to you as a friend,

you know that, right?

Mike, did you not hear me?

As a friend, I'm telling you

that I didn't call that family.

He's in my group.

Why, did something happen?

We're trying to figure out why.

Diego got a call from here,

last Thursday night.

I'm just wondering

if he might have said something.

- That wasn't me.

- You didn't call him?

Lily, it's difficult sometimes

to tell the truth,

but I know you will

because you're a good kid.

I am telling the truth.

My backup files are in the cabinet.

Diego's is in there.

Maybe you got curious and went

through some, dialled a number?

It wasn't me, I swear.

The call came at 2:00 a.m.

You ever up that late?

- I didn't call him.

- You ever up that late?

Mike, she said no.

Maybe somebody made a mistake.

Yeah, maybe so.

Why would Diego do this?

He loved his mom and dad.

You never want to think anyone you

know is capable of that kind of thing.

In your mind, it's always some

nameless, faceless creature.

Sometimes, the city seems full of them.

But they're just people,

like you and me.

She's lying.

Do you believe me?

I believe you.

I need to ask you something

about the night it happened.

Did you get a call? Really late?

You didn't.

Diego, I know that you did.

The call came from my house.

What's the matter?

What's scaring you? Diego.

It's okay, it's all right. Deep breaths,

deep breaths, you'll be all right.

Can we get some help in here, please?

Who called you? Was it Lily?

Did she say something to you?

Something that scared you?

- l dijo.

- "l dijo"?

What do you mean, "He said"?

- Era un hombre.

- It was a man?

Do you

like working here?

Well, photocopying isn't much fun.

- What?

- Knock, knock. Sorry I'm late, guys.

You ready to go, kiddo?

- So, how's school?

- Fine.

Any of your classmates

giving you a hard time?

No, they've been nice.

You sleeping okay?

That's not really what

you want to talk about, is it, Doug?

You got me.

Question 16, am I afraid of the dark?

You answered no.

Question 23, am I afraid of being alone?

You answered no.

You answered no

to everything in that section.

I think that some of those

should have been yeses.

Everybody is scared of something.

Working through our fears,

conquering them,

is how we get better.

So, I want you to tell me,

what scares you?

I'll tell you what scares me

if you tell me what scares you.

Fair enough.

When I was a kid, I was climbing a tree,

and I accidentally put my hand

through a giant hornets' nest.

And they didn't like it.

I was stung over a hundred times.

They had to rush me to the hospital.

Been afraid of hornets ever since.

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