Strangers, The (2008)

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(NARRATOR READING)

(OAR ENGINE STARTING)

OPERATOR ON PHONE: 911, what's your emergency?

(BOY GASPING)

911, what's your emergency? Are you there?

(ORYING) There... There are people here.

Okay, calm down. Where are you? What's your address?

L don't know.

Are you in danger?

Yes. Yes.

What's your name?

Jordan.

We need help.

Okay. Oan you tell me what street you're on?

L don't know where we are.

Jordan, who are you with?

We went into the house. We found people.

You found who, Jordan? Who did you find?

There's blood on the walls.

Help us! Help us!

Jordan. Jordan, calm down.

It's everywhere.

Jordan, what happened?

There's blood everywhere.

(CAR DOOR SLAMS SHUT)

(DOOR OPENING)

(MELLOW MUSIO PLAYING)

When did you do all this?

Today. With Mike.

When you were with the girls. L thought you'd like it.

You can have this room. L'm gonna get set up out there.

(JAMES SIGHS)

Yeah, l don't know about the tub.

Didn't know ifthe roses go in first or after.

Yeah, l don't know either.

(CHUCKLES)

Here.

Let me.

Thank you. Okay.

Mike, it's me. We're at the house now.

I... l know you're f*cking drunk, maybe you're asleep now, but...

(WATER SPLASHING)

Uh...

JAMES: L'll tell you when l see you, but things...

They didn'twork out the way l planned at all.

Um... l'm going to need you to come out here and get me.

Justwheneveryou wake up in the morning. L'm going to give herthe car.

Just call me when you get this, okay?

L know it's a b*tch to come all the way out here but, sorry, this sucks. Okay.

Hi.

Come outside with me.

L onlywanted to dance with you.

We're dancing right now.

Jerk.

You're ajerk. You're ajerk.

Oh, it's freezing. Let's get in the car.

Wait a second.

What?

L justwant to tell you something.

What do you wanna tell me?

L rememberthe first time l ever saw you.

(CLOCK CHIMING)

Lt's really nice, everything you did.

It's beautiful.

Yeah.

Here.

L can't keep it. L can't take it back.

Please.

Just take it, please.

(CORK POPPING)

Here.

(BLOWING SOFTLY)

Your clothes are in the bedroom, ifyou want.

L wanna wearthis.

You know, l only get to wear it tonight. It makes me feel pretty.

You are pretty.

L'm so sorry it wasn't the way you thought itwould be.

L'm really sorry.

Well, what do we do now?

L don't know.

(SIGHS)

L'm just not ready yet.

Okay.

James, please... Please.

Talk to me.

Christ.

This is embarrassing.

(MELLOW OOUNTRY MUSIO PLAYING)

(BREATHING DEEPLY)

You are my girl.

(GASPS)

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

What is it, like, 4:00 in the morning?

(CONTINUES KNOCKING)

Hi.

Hello.

(LIGHT SWITCH CLICKING)

Ls Tamara here?

No. No, you got the wrong house.

You sure?

Yeah. L'm sorry.

See you later.

Thatwas weird.

Yeah.

You know, people get lost out here. Should l go get her?

KRISTEN: She seemed okay. L mean, l think she would've said if she wasn't.

KRISTEN: (WHISPERING) Lt's cold out there.

L'm out of cigarettes.

L'll go get you some more.

L didn't mean that. You don't have to.

L'll just go to sleep. L'm tired, anyway.

No, you won't.

L'll try.

It's all right, l want to drive for a while, anyway.

Let me light you a fire.

L was thinking when you were taking a bath.

L wantyou to take the car back tomorrow.

What do you mean?

L don't think a road trip's a good idea right now.

L called Mike. He's gonna come out and get me in the morning.

Are you sure that's whatyou want?

(BLOWING)

Yeah.

Okay, l'll be back.

Lfyou want, we can talk some more.

We don't have to. Okay?

You gonna be okay here?

Yeah, l'll be fine.

Okay.

Thanks for lighting me a fire.

Sure.

(MELLOW MUSIO PLAYING)

(PLAYING PIANO)

(BANG ON DOOR)

(KNOCKING)

Hello?

WOMAN: Ls Tamara home?

You already came by here.

Are you sure?

(FOOTSTEPS FADING)

(CHIMES RINGING)

(CLATTERING)

(COUGHS)

(BEEPING)

(BANG ON DOOR)

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

(BANG ON DOOR)

(CELL PHONE BEEPS)

Oh, come on.

(BEEPS)

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

James, where are you?

That girl came back.

That girl, l mean, she keeps knocking on the door.

What do you mean? L heard her voice.

No, l didn't open the door.

L don't know.

The battery is dead. L'm charging it right now.

Okay, okay.

L justwantyou to come home, okay?

No, l'm fine, butjust, you know, hurry.

How far away are you?

Okay.

Will you just stay on the phone with me?

(BEEPING)

James?

(DOOR CLOSES)

James?

(BANG ON DOOR)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(RUMBLING)

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

(DOOR RATTLING)

(WHISPERING) This isn't happening. This isn't happening.

(METAL CLANKING)

(METALLIC GRATING)

(SCREAMING)

(REOORD REPEATING)

(BANGING ON DOOR)

(THUDDING)

(CLATTERING)

(BANGING ON DOOR)

(SCREAMS) Go away!

(BANGING ON DOOR)

(RECORD STOPS)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

Jamie. Kristen.

There is someone out there.

What are you doing? What? There's something...

They'll hearyou. Stop, stop, stop.

Shh!

What happened to your hand?

(KRISTEN SOBBING)

Stop. Stop!

Come here, come here. Sit down. Sit down, sit down, sit down.

How do you know there's somebody out there?

L saw a man at the back door. He's wearing a mask.

What do you mean? Like a ski mask? What?

L don't know. A f*cking mask!

L don't know. Okay, okay. Calm down.

Jamie, l'm so scared.

Okay.

Don't go out there. Please, don't go.

Please, stop. Just stay here.

L'm right here. Stop.

No one out here.

Nobody. Come here.

(SOBBING)

Come here.

It's okay, there's nothing here.

So, what do you wanna do?

L don't know.

Kristen?

Kristen, what is it?

She's watching us.

JAMES: She looks like a ghost.

You want me to go talk to her?

They don'twanna talk.

Well, theywant something.

Peoplejust don't stand out there staring at us like that.

Theywant something.

sh*t. What?

L left my phone in the car, l'm gonna go get it.

You can't go out there.

Why?

One ofthem came in here and took my phone.

Kristen, nobody came in here.

KRISTEN: She's gone.

f*ck!

sh*t!

(EXCLAIMS)

(BANGING)

(DOG YELPING)

What do you want?

All right, get the f*ck out of here!

(FOOTSTEPS PATTERING)

(SOFTLY) James!

Kristen, go back inside.

What's happening? Kristen...

(BANGING)

Kristen, go.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(CREAKING)

Jesus Christ, what are you doing?

L'm sorry. L'm waiting foryou.

L wantyou to getyourthings. Putyour shoes on.

Did you find your phone?

No, l told you, they took my phone.

Babe, l put it in your bag.

James, it's not in the bag.

L plugged it into the wall, and when l came back itwas gone.

It'sjust, l don't understand. We checked the whole house, and nobody in here.

Let me see your hand.

What are you thinking?

Since we've been here l haven't heard a dog bark, a car pass, nothing.

Just us and them.

Why are they doing this?

Kristen, l don'twantyou to think about that, okay?

Don't think about it. Doesn't matter right now.

We don't need a reason ifthey come through that door.

Okay?

What is it?

Lt's my phone.

We gotta get out of here.

sh*t.

KRISTEN: Who is that?

JAMES: L don't know.

(ENGINE REVVING)

Get out ofthe car.

(KRISTEN SCREAMING)

Come on.

(CAR HONKING)

(EXHALES)

James, we need a g*n.

L'm looking.

Does your dad have a g*n?

Kristen, l'm looking.

There was one here when l was a kid. He always hid it.

Let's go to the bedroom.

KRISTEN: Oh, my God!

(BANGING)

KRISTEN: What are you doing?

Looking for b*ll*ts.

Stop. L got them, l got them.

L don't know how to use this thing.

What do you mean?

L'm not sure l even know how to load it.

Butyou said you used to hunt with your dad.

No, l never did. Itwasjust something that l said.

When l open the door, l justwant you to run, okay?

(SCREAMING)

Block the door, block the door.

(KRISTEN SCREAMING)

Push!

Come on.

We're not gonna f*cking die here.

We're gonna sit here, we're gonna wait forthe f*cking cops to come, orwhatever, butwe're not gonna f*cking die.

(RUMBLING)

(UPBEAT OOUNTRY MUSIO PLAYING ON GRAMOPHONE)

Yo, Jimmy James. What's up, buddy?

Lt's Mike. Listen, man, l'm outside. L got here early.

L just decided to come out, and you know, just be here foryou as soon as l possibly could, because you know how l like to wait on you hand and f*cking foot.

(EXCLAIMS)

What the f*ck?

(CHIMES RINGING)

(OOUNTRY MUSIO PLAYING)

Hello?

Jimmy?

Kristen?

Hello?

Kristen, l shot him.

He didn't have a mask.

What?

Why didn't he have a f*cking mask?

What do you mean, he didn't have a mask?

James?

(GASPS)

What?

Oh, God!

What is it? (CRYING) Stay there.

James, answer me.

Oh, f*ck!

What?

Don't. Stay there.

Get off of me. Stop it.

It's Mike. Mike.

Please don't look. It's Mike.

(SOBBING) Oh, God.

Baby, it's notyourfault.

He was my best friend. He's my best friend.

He was my best friend. What am l gonna do?

(KRISTEN COUGHING)

KRISTEN: Where are you going?

L'm gonna go outside. L wantyou to hide somewhere.

What are you talking about?

There's an old radio at the barn, l'm gonna try and call for help.

L don't know what else to do.

It's okay, l'm gonna come right back foryou.

Listen, l wantyou to go, and l wantyou to hide there.

L'll keep them away. L'll come find you.

James, no. L want to come with you.

Kristen, please, it'll be okay, l promise.

L'll be fine.

(WHISPERING) Be careful. James.

Oh, sh*t!

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

(g*nsh*t FIRED)

James?

Ah!

(CRYING IN PAIN)

Oh, f*ck!

(THUDDING)

(CLATTERING)

James?

(CLATTERING)

(METALLIC CLANKING)

(MAN OHATTERING ON RADIO)

Hello?

(CRYING) Can anybody hear me?

(VOICE APPROACHING)

(CLATTERING)

(THUDDING)

(FLOORBOARD CREAKING)

(FOOTSTEPS ECHOING)

(THUDDING)

(METALLIC CLANKING)

(BANGING)

MAN ON RADIO: This is K-50.

Hello?

Can you hear me? Hello?

Please, answer me.

(MAN OHATTERING ON RADIO)

Help me.

Where are you?

(SCREAMING)

(METAL CLATTERING)

(PIANO PLAYING)

(CLATTERING)

(SCREAMING)

No!

He's gonna k*ll you.

Why are you doing this to us?

(METALLIC CLANKING)

(CHOKING)

James!

You're gonna die.

JAMES: Kristen, run!

(SCREAMING)

Let me out!

JAMES: Kristen! Run!

Jamie!

(SCREAMING)

(MAN BREATHING DEEPLY)

(KRISTEN SCREAMING)

(KRISTEN SOBBING)

Why are you doing this to us?

Because you were home.

L love you.

Baby!

No! Please! No!

No! Please!

You don't have to do this. Please!

You can stop now. You... Please! No!

Please, listen to me. Please.

You can stop now. You don't have to do this.

KRISTEN: (SCREAMING) No!

KRISTEN: Baby, look at me.

Look at my face.

Don't look, please.

(EXCLAIMS)

Please! Please! Please, don't!

No!

KRISTEN: No!

(KRISTEN SOBBING)

(KRISTEN ExOLAIMS IN PAIN)

WOMAN: Can l have one?

Are you a sinner?

Sometimes.

WOMAN: Lt'll be easier next time.

(SCREAMING)