Dream House

Will.

Full severance package and a book deal.

Total non-disclosure.

Uh-huh.

Total.

Okay, boys. Get his stuff.

Danish? Eclair?

I'm gonna miss you, Will.

Mmm-hmm.

Little afternoon pick-me-up, Mr. A?

I'm okay, Tommy.

Remodeling?

No, I quit.

Why would you do that?

He wants to spend more time with his family.

Didn't know you had a family. Spend all your time here.

Well, I do.

Oh!

Oh, to the best editor who ever escaped the dreary halls of GPH.

To Will.

To Will.

We're gonna miss you, Mr. Atenton.

Thank you. Thank you.

So, you finally made it out the door?

Yes.

You have some brilliant ideas in your head. Let them out.

You think?

You don't want to be chained to your desk as an old editor, do you?

No.

Here. Best contractor in Fairfield County.

Can't do it all by yourself.

I shall miss you.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Hey.

Hey, Atenton!

Will. How you doing? Heather. Heather Keeler.

I found your house. Yes, sorry.

Yes. Yes. Bramble Branch. (CHUCKLES)

How are you doing? I'm well.

Do you need a lift?

No, no, I'm getting a taxi.

A cab in this weather? Come on. I'll give you a lift.

No, no, Heather. Mine's the one on the left.

But you know that, don't you?

Okay, here we are. Enjoy your new home.

Thank you. You have a good night.

Good night.

Sweetie, I just wanted to know, did you get the 7: 15?

'Cause I really don't know whether to put the kids to bed or not.

So, give me a call or let me know... (THUDDING)

Oh, Jesus!

Oh, Will! (LAUGHS)

You gave me a fright.

Crazy.

You don't answer the phone? What's going on?

What?

You did it.

You didn't? You didn't? (CHUCKLES)

You didn't think I would, did you? I didn't think you would.

You did it! Oh, you did it! I'm so proud of you!

Oh, we're gonna be so much happier.

The kids are gonna be so much happier.

Where are they?

Oh, the kids are asleep.

Okay. Mmm-hmm.

Mrs. Atenton.

Mr. Atenton.

(GIGGLING)

What's this?

Oh, this is the kids' painting.

Um...

Have the children gone to bed?

Yeah, the children are very...

They're very tired. I put them in bed.

And they've been working all day? Mmm-hmm.

Yeah? Yeah.

I'll just put my coat down here, like this,

and then my... (SHUSHING)

And this is a... This is a new cushion, I see.

Shall I give it a squeeze? (GIGGLING)

I think you should. Mmm-hmm.

Oh, my God! Oh, my God! (SQUEALING)

Daddy's home! Daddy's home!

What have you been doing?

Um, painting!

Painting! WILL: Oh, really?

Sweetie, you wanna show Daddy the surprise?

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah!

Yeah, yeah, yeah. LIBBY: Yeah, yeah, yeah?

That surprise.

Okay, ready, Dee Dee?

One, two, three, go!

Wow!

Do you like it? Yeah, I do.

Really? Yeah.

Honestly? Yeah, you're hired.

You can't afford me.

I think I might be able to.

What is that? There's a very strange smell around here.

You! You! You! You! You!

I know what it is. Mmm-hmm.

Stinky. Mmm-hmm. It's stinky kids.

Stinky kids.

Stinky kids need bath time! Stinky kids.

Are you gonna tell me what this novel's about?

If I tell you about it, then...

Well, then it all disappears, doesn't it? (SIGHS)

But I can see the characters, Libby. I can.

Just... Just as clearly as I can...

Thank you. ...as I can see you now.

Thanks for the flowers.

When? I didn't give them to you.

I found them on the porch this morning.

They're probably from a secret admirer.

Of yours.

No. Maybe.

Some gentleman caller leaving you flowers on the doorstep.

Missed you.

I feel so safe when you're here.

Well, I'm not gonna go anywhere.

What are you thinking about?

Ah, memories, maybe.

Hmm.

Do you remember this?

Forever.

You remember this? Just a little bit of this.

You remember this?

You okay? Yeah.

All right. See you Sunday.

Can you have her back by 9:00?

Oh, for Christ's sake, I know the drill.

Can't we have a single exchange without you turning...

Without you twisting the knife?

No, it seems we can't. (ENGINE STARTS)

Bye.

Bye, honey.

That's all I know. That's good.

That's good.

Will, come here.

Come take a look at this.

Would you look at that?

You know what? I'm not gonna paint over it.

Don't. Belongs to the house.

They used to run up those stairs.

Wonder where they are now.

Driving their parents insane.

Your financial statements, sir.

It's not what we hoped.

Any word on your custody appeal?

Sorry, sir.

Enter.

Hey, Shakespeare. Just brought you some tea.

Hey, Dee Dee. Dee Dee, leave Daddy alone. He's writing. Come on.

Dee Dee, come on, come out of there. Daddy's working. Come on.

I want Daddy.

He's working right now. I told you.

Will?

I want to go home to my own house.

This is your house.

This is where we live. Come on, baby.

Come here. Give me your hands.

What are you so scared about? What's going on?

Tell me. What's going on?

Mom, she saw a man in the window.

I couldn't find him.

Where?

Show me.

He was right there.

What did he look like, baby?

She said he had a big head.

And it was fuzzy.

(CHUCKLES) Fuzzy?

Sweetie, do you mean a pretend person?

Is that what you're talking about?

Wait a minute. I know what you saw. Look.

You saw the twigs at the bottom of the garden.

Looks like... That looks like a man, see?

No, he was right there.

Wait a minute. Look at this.

Watch. Look at the window. And...

See?

See? It was your own reflection. (LAUGHING)

When Trish turned on the light, it wasn't a man, it was you, little one.

It was you.

(SCREAMING)

It's okay, it's okay. (WILL GUFFAWING)