01x03 - The 12-year witch

[bunniefuu]

[low droning music playing]

[Will] Despite what we tell ourselves,

the world isn’t a village.

Much of it remains unexplored.

There are many places

where we’ve never set foot.

Places where other things

might live and breathe.

And wish us harm.

[tense music playing]

[music ends]

[eerie music playing]

[eerie music ends]

[playful music playing on car radio]

Sing, yeah ♪

Sing the song, brother, sing the song ♪

[laughs]

[reggae music playing]

Ah ♪

Ah ♪

Whoo! Now I'm dancing ♪

[music ends]

Hey.

Are you okay?

What are you doing here?

I’m waiting.

In the middle of the road?

Who are you waiting for?

You.

-[screeching]

-[man groans]

[tense action music playing]

[g*nsh*t]

[action music continues]

[last breaths]

[low monotonous music playing]

[birds chirping]

-[something falls]

-[insects chirping]

[eerie music playing]

[heavy breathing]

[heavy breathing]

[clanking]

[low droning]

[woman] [echoing] Robert.

I’ve missed you so much.

Robert.

Pauline?

I’ve been waiting for you.

I’ve missed you, so much.

It’s my fault.

I, I, II let her get you get you.

Yes.

You did.

[sudden loud screech]

[opening theme music playing]

[music ends]

[dog barking]

-[sheep bleat]

-[donkey brays]

[somber music playing]

[woman] They want to come today.

We need the money.

[big sigh] [kiss]

Okay.

[Kelly] Okay, like I was saying,

poo for bullshit, tea for truth. Yeah?

Okay. Look alive.

I’ll be alive.

Just tell me when we’re live.

Now.

Hey guys.

Welcome to my channel: Dare Kelly.

-Say hi.

-Hi.

Today I have Will Stone with us in studio

and Will has very graciously agreed

to give us some of his time

to play the wildly popular internet game:

Truth or Bullshit.

You ready?

-I am ready.

-Okay, and…

Your first novel was rejected

by over fifty publishers?

Bullshit! Bullshit!

It was over a hundred.

Er, ouch, that sucks. Okay, question two.

The first spirit you saw

was your grandmother?

-We don’t need this--

-Hey!

-True.

-[huffs]

When she appeared to you,

she didn’t know she was dead?

True.

That’s creepy.

[laughs]

Uh, she still appears to you sometimes?

Bullshit.

In your books, you dramatize

and exaggerate your experiences.

-Bullshit.

-Are you sure?

-Bullshit.

-No, I’m joking. He really doesn’t.

Okay. You’re an only child?

Bullshit and true.

[clicks tongue] Okay.

We’ll circle back to that.

I read on the Internet

that you can read minds?

-True.

-Really?

Think of a number

between one and a thousand.

-Yeah.

-Not 15 is it.

-No.

-There you go.

[laughs]

Okay. Do you have any more dad jokes?

Actually, I have a joke.

There were two muffins sitting in an oven

and the one muffin goes:

"Oh, my god, it’s hot in here."

And the other muffin goes,

"Oh, my god, it’s a talking muffin!''

[phone vibrating]

Lame. Okay, moving on.

We’re going to go back

-[Will] Wow.

-[Kelly] to our Truth or

[Will laughs]

[Joe] Hello. Will can’t come

to the phone right now,

-He’s uh

-[Will] Finally, I show up.

currently curing cancer.

[woman] Could you pass on a message?

I don’t particularly want to, but I can.

Could you tell him

my dad’s agreed to the meeting?

And, please,

can you tell him not to be late.

Yeah, sure.

I’ll make sure he gets the message.

So I’m your secretary now, huh?

[phone alert pings]

I told you.

People love your video.

It’s got nothing to do with me.

It’s you they love.

[laughs] You think so? Listen to this:

"If Will likes dark places so much,

I’ve got just the spot for him."

Classy.

-[Kelly laughs]

-[phone alert pings]

Oh, what about this one?

"Will, please come and help me.

There’s a ghost in my house."

"And by house, I mean bed,

and by ghost, I mean me."

-What does she look like?

-I didn’t say it was a she.

[Kelly laughs]

Oh man, just admit it. You had fun.

-I wouldn’t go that far. It was alright.

-[Kelly laughs]

[Kelly sighs]

I didn’t know you had a sibling.

I don’t.

Well, not anymore.

I used to have a sister.

She died when we were children.

I’m so sorry.

It’s fine.

You would’ve liked her.

She had a thing for cameras too.

A lot like you.

You two remind me of each other.

Was she sick?

She wasn’t sick.

We were playing down this water canal.

It got flooded.

I made it out and she didn’t.

[sad music playing]

What was her name?

Her name, was Rose.

It’s okay.

It’s all in the past.

We all have our sob stories, right?

Yeah.

-What was that?

-[Will] Nothing.

Guys, can we please stop somewhere

and get some food? I am starving.

Yeah, me too. That’s a good idea.

[sad music continues]

[music ends]

[sheep bleats]

[Will] sh*t.

[Joe] So am I the only one who feels

like this is a complete waste of time?

[Will] Yes.

Look, ghosts are one thing.

But [laughs] witches?

[Kelly] Wait until you hear

the rest of the story.

Guys, once I did a dare

on a farm just like this

and long story short,

they were a cult and--

[Will] Ivy.

Hi.

Thank you for having us.

I’m Will. This is Joe and that’s Kelly.

Listen, there’s something

you’ve got to understand.

He’s only doing it for the money.

He’s not going to make it easy for you.

Understood.

Come in.

[donkey braying]

Huh!

Dad. This is Will, Kelly and uh…

Joe.

Thanks for seeing us.

I don’t have much time

so ask your questions.

Okay.

You alright with the camera?

I don’t care.

How do you know it’s real?

[low monotonous music playing]

She let you live?

She doesn’t let anyone live.

-[loud screeching]

-[man groans]

She ran out of time, that’s all.

I got lucky.

What does that even mean?

According to folklore,

the witch sleeps for 12 years.

Feeds for a week.

Then returns to the cave. Right?

Why 12 years?

It’s not the why

you should be concerned with.

It’s the when.

Do you know what these are?

[somber music playing]

[Joe] I don’t know. I’m going

to take a chance and say

plants?

Psychedelics?

It’s an alarm clock.

They flower only every 12 years.

Imbali iletha ukufa.

"The Flower of Death",

the locals call them.

Any day now these buds

are going to open their eyes

and when they do, so will she.

So assuming this, uh, this

fairy tale is actually true right,

why don’t you just er, hunt her down,

and k*ll her in her sleep?

Problem solved, right?

I’ve been down those caves for years.

Months at a time.

The caves run for miles.

And where the caves end, the mines begin.

And to make things

just a little easier for you

she controls everything

you think you see down there.

So you think you can find her?

Be my guest.

Please.

Take us up there.

[tense music playing]

[Kelly] So what do you think?

Do you believe him?

[Will] I’m getting there.

[Kelly] I don’t know.

Most folklores are just stories.

-What makes this different?

-The facts.

In 1996, eight people

went missing in this area.

2008: fourteen.

Exactly twelve years apart.

None of the bodies were ever found.

So, either the witch is real

or our host is a delusional serial k*ller,

taking us to the mountains

for his 12-year itch.

sh*t.

Hey so, er, your dad. Is he okay?

What do you mean?

I mean, does the lift

go all the way to the top? No offence.

Joe, there’s nothing wrong with his mind.

Trust me, I wish he was crazy,

it would be easier to deal with.

So you believe him?

I don’t have to. I know the witch is real.

How do you know that?

Because I’ve seen her.

The day she came into our house

and took my mother away.

Come. We need to keep moving.

You don’t want to be stuck up here alone.

[sinister music playing]

[Robert] Right there.

There are a lot of other ways

into the cave

but this here is the main entrance.

[sniffs]

[Kelly] Alright.

How do we get down?

[Robert] We don’t. We’ve run out of time.

What do you mean?

There’s still sunlight.

You’re not from these parts.

When the sun sets,

the mist rolls out of the caves,

and it’s not safe.

Is this where she hurt you?

Yes.

What if she can’t be k*lled?

She bleeds she can die.

And how do we know that she, bleeds?

[sinister music continues]

What’s this?

Yeah, so what? It’s a finger.

It’s hers.

-[screeching]

-[squelching]

I took it off her.

That doesn’t mean she’s mortal,

at least not in the way you think.

Part of the basis of witchcraft

is reanimation.

What are you trying to say?

She’s not human.

So the rules don’t apply.

And all those weapons

are going to do, is slow her down.

Then what do you suggest?

Back at the house I saw a distiller.

Does it work?

Yes. I use it all the time.

And the plants?

They grow down there?

Yes. Why?

I might have an idea.

[low monotonous music playing]

[Joe] There is something,

seriously wrong with this place.

Like there's some

sort of witch-worshipping cult?

They have llamas.

Who keeps llamas?

And have you seen these donkeys?

They’ve got blue eyes.

That is not normal.

What’s a normal donkey eye color?

I don’t know. Just not blue!

It’s like they’re running some weird,

sick, twisted n*zi experiment

on these animals. It’s not right.

[scoffs]

[Ivy] Here you go, guys.

[Kelly] Ah, thanks, hun.

-[Ivy] Cheers.

-Cheers.

Okay, okay. I’ve got it.

So if the witch is connected

to these plants,

why don’t we just burn them?

'Cause then we’d just

have three dead plants.

I’m sorry Joe,

that’s not the way it works.

Why not?

The plants are rare. Yes.

But there are more of them

on the mountain.

It wouldn’t make a difference.

It was just an idea.

I’ve got to say,

it feels good having you guys here.

It’s normally just me and my dad

and it can get pretty intense.

I can imagine. Must be tough.

I just…

I don’t want to lose him as well.

You won’t.

Will really knows what he’s doing.

Does he?

I mean, he’s never dealt

with a witch before.

Just saying.

[baboon barks]

[sinister music playing]

[birds chirping]

[dog barks in background]

[music grows louder and ends]

[cow moos]

[Robert] Well I’m taking her down,

and this ends with me.

Robert, listen to me.

We can help you.

I don’t need your help.

You can’t do this on your own.

You said it yourself.

-You got lucky the last time.

-I know how she works now.

-I won’t let her get away again.

-You sure about that?

You’re twelve years older.

You are obsessed.

And that doesn’t help you.

Who do you think you are?

You think you know everything.

Tell me, how long has she been

in your head? A day?

A week?

She’s the only thing I’ve been

thinking of, for the last twelve years.

And you? You’re just a little writer.

-What about your daughter?

-Why do you think I’m doing this?

You willing to leave her without a father?

It came into my house.

It k*lled her mother and my wife.

[somber music playing]

I’m putting her down,

and this ends with me.

I know

what it’s like to lose someone you love.

But if I had one, last, chance

at retribution,

I’d throw everything at it.

And I’d take all the help I could get.

Robert.

Come on, man.

Let’s take her down together.

[sinister music playing]

[Will] So, we’re going to try my idea.

There’s no guarantee it’s going to work,

but I think it’s our best chance.

So what’s the plan? [sighs]

We’re going to need the distiller.

[big inhale] Oh, so we’re getting drunk?

[scoffs]

Joe.

There are a lot of reasons

why flowers die.

Soil composition,

temperature variations, etcetera.

Some plants function differently.

Once the flower has served its purpose,

the plant releases an enzyme,

it’s like a kind of a k*ll switch,

which then causes the flower to die.

[Joe mockingly] That is fascinating.

Now why the hell should I care?

Because I think our plant has that enzyme.

And I think it’s poisonous to the witch.

So when it’s released

into the atmosphere--

The air becomes toxic

and she can’t breathe,

-and she goes back into the cave.

-Yeah, but I was going to say--

Why do you know so much about plants?

Oh, I used to work

with plants a long time ago.

-It doesn’t really matter--

-You used to grow pot, didn’t you?

-Grow is a very strong word--

-Okay, what do we do?

Okay, so we extract the oil from the plant

and if it goes directly into the witch’s

bloodstream, it should be lethal.

And what if it isn’t?

Then I don’t know.

We take our chances.

You know what I think?

I think we should just leave.

What? It’s not like she’s

going to hop onto a bus

and come looking for us, right?

Wait

do witches ride the bus?

[sighs] Should we get to work?

Yeah. Sure.

What?

[tense music playing]

Well, we’ve either done

something really smart

or we’re winning a Darwin award.

What’s a Darwin award?

It doesn’t matter.

So what do we do now?

Now we get out there.

And we wait for the alarm to go off.

[eerie music playing]

[tense music playing]

No, that’s fine. That’s good.

[beep]

[phone beeps]

[eerie music playing]

[Robert] Just remember what I said to you.

She controls what you see

so, don’t look her in the eyes.

-Got it.

-And when she speaks

don’t listen to her words. They’re poison.

Mind if I ask you a question?

What?

Is this also for your book?

What’s it been like?

Waiting, all these years.

Like I’ve been holding my breath,

but instead of oxygen

in my lungs… it’s acid.

[eerie music continues]

[long exhale]

[Joe] What the hell is your problem?

[sighs] I just

-I need to go.

-Go where?

-Where do you think?

-Oh.

Is it number one or number two?

Shut up, Joe.

I’m just saying, if it’s number one

we’re all adults here.

If it’s number two, then…

Kelly, there’s a hill over there. Just go.

Give me your phone. Go.

Okay,

thanks.

[eerie music continues]

[crow caws]

-[Will] Kelly?

-What?

-What’s wrong?

-Nothing. I need to pee.

What, now?

-Yes. Now!

-Okay. Hurry up.

[crow cawing]

[music grown louder and more urgent]

Will! The flower’s open!

What’d she say?

[screams] Dad!

Dad!

Dad!

-[Kelly] Joe!

-[Joe groans]

Oh my god! Oh my god!

[Joe screams]

[Robert] Ivy!

-Ivy!

-[Kelly] She went that way.

-You okay?

-Go, I’ve got this! I’ve got this!

-Go!

-[Robert] Ivy!

Joe, breathe. Okay? Breathe?

-She stabbed me. She stabbed me!

-It’s okay. You’re okay.

-The b*tch stabbed me!

-[Robert] Ivy!

Ivy!

[heavy breathing]

Ivy!

[Ivy's distant voice]

[eerie music playing]

[distant voices]

[soft echoes]

[indistinct noise]

[rocks clinking]

[soft echoes]

[Will] f*ck it.

It's a witch, not a ghost.

You can’t feel sh*t!

[eerie skittering]

[soft rustling]

[distant screaming]

[rocks clinking]

[music picks up speed and suddenly ends]

-[eerie music playing]

-[Will scoffs]

Rose.

[echoing] Why’d you leave me there?

Why didn’t you help me?

It was so dark. I couldn’t see anything.

I’m so sorry.

[echoing] You let me die.

I was scared.

-How could you do that?

-I couldn’t move.

You’re my brother.

-Why didn’t you stop me?

-Rose, I love you.

I love you.

I’m sorry.

I think about you every day. Every day!

[underwater grunting]

[eerie music continues]

[music builds up]

But you’re not her.

Are you?

[disturbing music notes and voices]

[thud]

[heavy strained breathing]

[inhuman squeal]

[distant female voice] Help!

Will, over here. Dad!

Dad! Dad! Help!

Dad, please help!

[labored frightened breathing]

Where does it hurt?

My neck. I couldn’t breathe.

[Will] Okay, okay.

It’s over.

I got her. She’s dead.

-Where’s your father?

-I don’t know.

-[eerie skittering]

-[ghostly screaming]

[g*nsh*t]

[witch gasps]

[Will] How did you know

there were two of them?

I didn’t.

Will.

Get my daughter out of here.

[somber music playing]

You alright?

-I’m good, yeah.

-Good.

I don’t know if you noticed,

but I couldn’t protect you.

You sure you still want to do this?

I’m sure.

Plus you don’t have to protect me.

Fair enough but, why take the risk?

[scoffs]

I make videos for a living.

People watch me for a few minutes

and then I’m gone.

But with this, II feel like

I’m part of something.

And we help people and that's

that means something to me.

I’m happy to hear

how much you guys love this sh*t.

As for me, I’m resigning.

Effective immediately.

I’m going to get myself a job

that doesn’t require me to die every week

to get a paycheck.

[Joe groans]

You can’t leave us, Joe.

Why’s that?

Because we’re family.

[Joe scoffs]

Yeah, some family.

[Will laughs softly]

[man] We’ve waited long enough, Will.

It’s time.

What exactly are you expecting?

[man] I have my theories, but

I don’t want to share them with you.

I don’t want you to be swayed.

Hmm.

Maybe nothing will happen.

Perhaps. But it’s important to find out.

[Will sighs]

Alright.

I’ll do it.

It’s the right decision, Will.

Call me when you get back.

Will do.

[man] Good luck.

[computer beeps]

[somber music playing]

[Will] I hope they’ll be able

to start over.

But it won’t be easy.

Not when you’ve been burdened for so long.

The weight may be gone,

but the memory of it remains.

After all these years

I’ve come to realize an important truth.

We’re not the result

of the things we’ve done,

but rather the things we haven’t.

The moments where we lacked

courage to act.

It’s our regrets that haunt us,

that slowly pull us down.

Maybe the only way we can heal,

the only way we can ever

stand up straight again…

is if we face up to our past.

[young Will] How long do you think

we’re going to stay here?

[Rose] I don’t know.

Maybe a few weeks. Why?

[young Will] Just wondering.

What is it?

You don’t like the house?

Dad says people die in there.

Grandfather says it’s cursed.

They’re just trying to scare you.

They don’t want you playing in there

and getting lost.

There’s nothing to be scared of

and I’ll prove it to you. Come on.

Rose, wait.

[sad music playing]

[Rose] You’re going to be in high school

in a few years

and if you’re scared of everything

the older boys are going to bully you.

You need to start growing up.

No, Rose. What are you doing?

[ball splashes in water]

[echoing] Nothing’s going to happen.

There’s no such thing as monsters.

[tense music playing]

[echoing] Rose, please.

Let’s just go back.

[Rose] You need to face your fears.

[water flowing]

[young Will] What’s taking so long?

[Rose screams]

[music ends dramatically]

[closing theme music playing]