The Nursery

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(water pouring)

(glass clinking)

(mysterious music)

(slow playful music)

(leaves rustling)

(indistinct haunting whispers)

(slow playful music)

(indistinct haunting whispers)

(leaves rustling)

(indistinct haunting whispers)

(slow playful music)

(indistinct haunting whispers)

( "Potion Jar" by A.

Wolf & Her Claws)

Dum da dum dum

Da da dum dum dum

Dum da dum dum

I was a child

In the Illinois woods

In a small brown house

Down a gravel road

No TV

No phone, no

Just my brother and me

Magic all around

Well it used to come so easy

Dancing in the shaded yard

When I knew the recipe

For the potion jar

Da da dum dum dum

Dum da dum dum

Da da dum dum dum

Dum da dum dum

City street

And now I am grown

Got a tune in

Reaching down through

the floorboard

The TV

And the phone

Make it harder to hear

Magic all around

Now it doesn't come so easy

But it might if I try hard

To remember the recipe

For the potion jar

Da da dum dum dum

Dum da dum dum

Da da dum dum dum

Dum da dum dum

Da da dum dum dum

Dum da dum dum

Da da dum dum dum

Dum da dum dum

Da da dum dum dum

Dum da dum dum

[Driver] Hey, sweetie.

Thanks for the ride.

(door banging)

When I said you gotta

start getting out,

I didn't mean babysitting.

Some of us need money.

[Driver] Money's just

something you buy sh*t with.

(smirks) Says the girl

in daddy's $40,000 SUV.

F*** off, b*tch.

(girls laughing)

(phone whooshes)

( "Elder of Zion"

by The Softrocks)

With dirty fingers

in your mouth

Who's that?

Baby brother.

He's 15 years old and

he's sitting at home

chatting with a bunch

of cyber strangers about

spooky spirits and

the great beyond.

(chuckles) Nice Saturday night.

You should talk.

(crickets chirping)

[Babysitter] Didn't we

turn at that sign last time?

I don't know.

Well, who the f***

interviews twice

for a babysitting job, anyway?

In the middle of

nowhere, I might add.

(chuckles) I got

the job, didn't I?

[Driver] Whatever.

(phone beeps)

Now that it's official, they

can pay for my f***ing gas.

It's up there.

(phone whooshes)

(crickets chirping)

(engine rumbling)

Text you to pick me up later?

Maybe.

(laughs) Thanks Cali.

(knocking)

(crickets chirping)

(suspenseful music)

(dramatic music)

(Ranae gasping)

[Man At Door] Ranae.

You scared me.

Sorry about the

wait, come on in.

Tanya just put the baby down.

[Ranae] He's already in bed?

Three months old and all he

does is eat and poop and sleep

and he's already

eaten and pooped so,

you should have a

pretty easy night.

[Ranae] That's amazing.

Oh, hi, Ranae.

You found the house okay?

Probably a little

harder in the dark.

My friend Cali dropped me off.

Oh, that's nice.

If you would need

a ride home later,

Roman can take you.

Cali will pick me up.

Perfect!

But if you need a

ride, of course, I can.

What are you

guys doing tonight?

Just dinner and a late movie.

It's our anniversary this week.

Happy anniversary.

An excuse to go out, anyway.

You guys don't get out much?

[Roman] You are, actually,

Miller's first babysitter.

[Tanya] Okay, well,

Miller's not gonna wake up,

but if he does...

[Roman] He won't.

[Tanya] But if he does...

[Roman] But if he does.

Diaper and wipes are on the

changing table in the nursery.

His bottle's in the fridge.

He likes the white

noise machine,

so you can just leave that on

and there's a monitor

here on the tablet.

[Roman] We should

get going, honey.

Ah, what else?

Oh, there's chicken in the

fridge if you're hungry.

You can just nuke it.

Soda and stuff by

the bar downstairs.

Snacks everywhere and...

And a couch, bathroom,

doors, the works.

Okay, I get it.

I get it.

I'm just gonna go check

on him one more time.

We'll be late.

Okay, it'll be fine.

(sighs) The movie won't

be done 'til after midnight,

but we'll be home by

one at the latest.

Call or text if you have

questions or need anything.

You know, I'm just...

I'll be real quick,

I'm just gonna check

on him one more time.

(Roman sighing)

( "The Rose" by The Softrocks)

Well, I was just at bay

When I left the other day

To gather petals from a rose

For my mother

(baby crying)

So I sang myself a song

To keep me busy

Oh

All you spirits

have no choice

But you dwell

inside my voice

Echoing through valley walls

Oh

Well, I saw

Michael in the sky

With his sword held out high

Let it out in the sky

With his sword held out high

(baby crying)

So I

(music distorts)

A song to keep me busy

(music distorts)

Oh

All you spirits

have no choice

But to dwell inside my voice

Echoing the

Dwell inside my voice

Echoing through valley walls

(music distorts)

(baby crying)

(music crackling)

(baby whimpering)

(distorted rock music)

(baby screaming)

(baby crying)

(dramatic music)

(phone thuds)

(sighing heavily)

Call me.

(Ranae scoffs)

(ominous music)

(phone ringing)

[Ranae] Hey.

[Cali] I'm bored,

entertain me.

(scoffs) Your Snap

scared the crap out of me.

I was having the weirdest dream.

[Cali] Sleeping

on the job already?

That's impressive.

What are you doing?

[Cali] Saturday night

in Disfunction Junction.

Grace and J?

(guy laughing)

[Cali] Sh*t!

I told you to f***ing

knock it off, baby dick.

Hey, I'll hit you back in five.

(phone beeps)

(water splashing)

(clock chiming)

(ominous music)

(stairs creaking)

(electricity zapping)

(suspenseful music)

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