Wraith Page #3

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Anyway, this is just

a hypothetical discussion.

So just for fun,

how would you feel about having

a baby brother or sister?

Strange.

Not sure.

It could be kind of cool,

actually.

Yeah? You wouldn't...

You wouldn't feel weird

about being 14

and having a baby sister?

- Is it a girl?

- Hey, not so fast.

I never said

I was pregnant.

It's just a...

just a hypothetical discussion.

I know you're here.

Have you ever felt alone?

So alone that no one even knows

you're alive?

There's something

in my room at night.

Like what?

Not sure. Something.

Does it make any noise?

No. It's just there.

You know...

when I was your age,

I was doing drugs.

- Are you doing drugs?

- Dennis.

Like I can afford drugs

on my allowance?

Then how do you

explain this?

Mm, that's a picture

of your arm.

Yeah, but I didn't

take it.

I'm sure there's

an explanation.

You've heard of a butt dial?

That's a butt photo.

[laughs]

Funny, Dad.

That's funny.

[boy whispering]

Mama.

[sighs]

[sniffles and exhales]

[creaking and thumping]

[sobs softly]

[children giggling]

[sighs]

May I help you

with something?

- Hi.

- Hi.

I'm Mary Squire.

I'm one of the librarians here.

Are you looking

for something specific,

or just browsing around?

I was actually trying to find

a little history

on some of the houses

around here.

- I live just up the street.

- Here? On Wisconsin Avenue?

- Uh, no, I'm on Forrest.

- Oh, which house?

- The address?

- No, which house?

The Babcock House?

The Hawk's House?

Kimberly. Gilbert.

Shattuck. Buchannan.

Right. I'm in

the Clarkson house.

Okay.

Around here it's better

than an address.

That's how we keep track

of things.

So, what would you

like to know?

I don't know,

I was just wondering

about who lived there

before us.

You know,

what were they like?

Well, I think you're going

to love this room.

This is where we keep all

the files on the historic homes.

[mother]

Look at this.

Ah.

Yeah, Alexander Clarkson.

He patented

a paper-making process,

and then used it

to mint money.

- That's a joke.

- [both chuckle]

The US Mint used his paper

to make dollar bills.

Paper currency.

You know, by the look

of this picture,

maybe they were heading

to Easter services.

I want to know

more about them.

Well, you're welcome

to look at anything.

It's as much your history

as anyone's.

Maybe more.

- Everybody hold still, please.

- [camera clicks]

The flowers look beautiful,

Mr. Stein.

Thank you for all

your hard work.

Danke.

May you a very

joyous Easter.

We hope you have

a good Passover.

So he was literally was making

money by... by making money.

Maybe we should start

prying up the floorboards

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