Shut In Page #2

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Sometimes it's hard to remember

he was just a cute little kid

who liked to throw a ball around

with his dad a few years ago.

He's so angry all the time.

He'll get through it.

It's just a difficult age.

You hear about this storm coming in?

Yeah.

If it turns into an ice storm, we could be

without power for at least a couple of days.

Mmm.

You probably shouldn't

be up here all alone.

Aaron and I are thinking of moving into

one of the hotels in town to ride it out.

Uh...

If we do, maybe I could

take you for dinner.

I'll be fine. We'll be fine.

My son, he's sick,

so I can't really move him.

Oh. I'm sorry to hear that.

I didn't even know you had a son.

How old is he?

He's 18. Stephen's 18.

He's my stepson.

I didn't know that...

My husband passed away, actually,

so it's just Stephen and me now.

Well, maybe the four of us

can get dinner one day.

You know, you, me and our angry teenagers.

Look, it's not really appropriate.

Aaron's my patient, so...

And he's waiting for you in the car.

Sure, okay.

Uh, um...

Well, listen, thanks.

Sorry, I just...

I hope your son feels better.

Thanks.

Sh*t.

Oh, sh*t.

It's okay.

I feel like I'm losing my mind.

Mary, calm down.

Look, listen to what you're saying.

I was there. It was real.

You're a rational adult.

There's no such things as ghosts,

and you know that.

Oh, God.

I think that you experienced

something known as parasomnia.

A sleep disorder that

can trigger night terrors.

I... But I saw him. I saw Tom.

Everybody's been saying he's dead,

and I kept wanting it not

to be true, but it must be.

I think that with the amount

of stress you're under

and the existence of disturbed sleep

already, it makes complete sense.

And frankly, you know, the fact that

you saw the runaway boy also tracks.

You know, you've been looking for him,

you're worried about him.

Does not mean he's dead,

let alone haunting you.

Do you think that the sound

of the child's footsteps

in your dream could be

a reminder of the child that

you might think you've actually lost?

You know, of the son that used to come into

your room at night when he was scared.

Do you think that that voiceless child

in your dream could be Stephen...

...as much as it's Tom?

Long before the accident,

I remember you telling me that

you were feeling

like you were losing Stephen.

That you were losing your little boy.

Do you remember that?

Mmm-hmm.

I had been through so much.

Yeah. Well, tell me about that Stephen.

You know, Stephen before the accident.

Before the behavioral problems even.

I never told you this, but that morning,

he begged me not to send him away.

Go on.

Stephen always blamed Richard.

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