Dark Skies

Here we are, top of the eighth,

and Fourth of July is just around the corner...

- How's the specimen? - His tail came off.

Well... maybe you should let him go.

I'm gonna nurse him back to health.

I don't know lizards... is that compassion or torture?

Uh, I'm gonna go with the latter. You gonna want cheese?

Yes! Did you text Jesse?

Yeah, he's with Rat Face.

He said he'd be home eight minutes ago.

I'll call him.

And it's Ratner, not Rat Face. Don't be cruel.

Not being cruel. It's descriptive.

There's something wrong with that kid.

Hey, we got people coming over in five. Get your butt home.

An epic game of Modern Warfare.

Yeah, that's what save buttons are for, pal.

OK, I'm coming. Tell Dad to chill.

OK. Bye.

Dog, this shit is weak, man.

I've totally done this stuff, like, so many times.

You've been a bad girl.

Well, I guess you better punish me, then

Ooh, that feels so good.

- Boy, this beer works. - Works every time.

The Fed can prime the pump in DC all it wants,

but all it's gonna do is raise the price for a cup of coffee in California.

- Mm-hmm. - Alicia told me he's back in rehab.

I think you have to point the finger at the parents.

Do you know they have an open relationship?

Wait. What?

How long have you known this?

- What kind of relationship? - Eat your food.

Tell me everything you know, right now.

You're gonna kill that thing.

No, I'm not. I'm rehabiting him.

It's "rehabilitate," brainiac.

- A three-year-old? - Let's go four.

OK, four-year-old. A compromise. Four.

I got two scary words China. India.

I'm terrified.

I'll give you a dollar if you eat that potato salad.

- A dollar? - I just don't know what you see in him.

- You're so much smarter than he is. - Ratner's smart.

He's so not smart.

That stunt he pulled with the car, that's smart?

His parents forgot about it. Why can't you?

- Oh. Hello. Why can't you? - Oh, come on. Come on.

Daniel... Come on.

I just think you should be hanging out with kids your age, that's all.

I'm old enough.

...the Dow Jones Industrial Average

plummeted another 148 points today,

causing some analysts to predict a major recession on the horizon...

I have my father's hair.

Your father doesn't have hair.

That's something to look forward to.

- Daniel. - Sorry.

Daniel, come on.

I've gotta prep these viewings.

We need this.

"Recovering my courage with an effort,

I take a cautious look out. In the middle of the room...

...in front of my father,

stands the Sandman, the bright light of the lamp

falling full upon his face."

Lunar Base to Command Control. Over.

Go for Command Control.

Why does the Sandman steal people's eyes?

So he can feed 'em to his children on the moon.

Why doesn't he feed them something else?

Sam, everyone knows eyes taste the best.

You think he'll steal mine?

Maybe,

But yours are still pretty small.

He'd probably take mine first.

Lunar Base, over and out.

You guys gotta keep this door locked tonight, OK?

- I didn't touch it. - Me neither.

What kind of animal eats all the lettuce but leaves the bacon?

A rabbit.

A very large rabbit, with opposable thumbs.

Maybe it was a mutant lizard who's mad at Sammy for imprisoning her offspring.

No... Don't listen to your brother. You want juice?

Ahh! Gotta go.

- Wish me luck. - Luck.

I have a second showing at two up on Croft.

I should be back before then.

Oh.

Luck.

You were laid off from Jacobson?

Uh, yes, sir. The development I was on ran into cash flow issues,

and the entire design team was let go.

But I was thinking of making a switch anyway, so...

How did it go?

- It went well. - Really?

- When do they get back to you? - Mm... next week, most likely.

Daniel, that's great.

I'm proud of you.

I want to hear the other one again.

"Ah, little wretch, little wretch... "

Lunar Base to Command Control, over.

Enough scary stories, Sammy.

Say good night to your brother.

Mom says I have to say good night.

- Night, Mom. - Night, Jess.

You, sleep, now.

- Night, Mom. - Good night.

Oh, Sammy, you scared me.

I had a bad dream.

You had a bad dream?

Oh, it's OK. It's OK now.

It's OK now.

Sammy...

...do you know who did this?

The Sandman.

The Sandman? Is that one of your toys?

He was in my dream.

And did he tell you to do this in your dream?

He did it himself, before he came to my room.

Well, there's no sign of forced entry.

You sure all the doors and windows were locked?

Yeah, I'm sure. We check them every night.

And other than the food, nothing's missing?

- No. - No. Nothing.

OK, well, as I see it,

Either the person who did this had a key or, uh, it was...

...someone in the house.

Uh... no, I don't think so.

No, we were all asleep.

I'm not saying it's anything sinister.

People do a lot of strange things when they sleep.

Got a call over on Langford once,

family kept waking up to a mess in the kitchen every morning.

Turns out the teenage daughter was a sleep eater.

- A sleep eater? - Yeah.

It's like a sleep walker, but instead of getting up

and walking in their sleep,

they actually go to the kitchen and eat.

It's the craziest thing.

Look, Officer, this wasn't a cooking mess.

This was like a mathematician's idea of a geometry joke.

I don't know whether to be pissed or impressed.

Well, maybe you just got some real bright kids on your hands.

- I see you have an alarm. - Yeah.

We have the system, but we let the service lapse.

Trying to cut back a little.

Yeah. Well, I'd suggest turning it back on.

It's money well spent.

Be safe.

Three bedroom, two bath. It needs a bit of updating,

but that's just a chance to really make it yours.

Wait till you see the kitchen.

I checked the comps, honey.

This is a great buying opportunity.

You know, I gotta take this.

Why don't you ladies keep going. I'm gonna catch up.

Sure.

OK... come here... It's OK.

It's OK. It's all right.

- Do you need anything? - No-no-no, I got it.

Hang on. Here we go. OK, OK.

OK. Deep breath. Ready?

- You better? - Mm-hmm.

Yeah? All right. Good girl.

It gets easier.

My oldest, Jesse, was sick all the time when he was little.

It was like he was allergic to the entire world.

How'd you get through it?

I worried a lot.

Yeah. And I took it day by day.

And he got older and the episodes happened less and less and...

Now, hardly ever a cold.

That sounds nice.

So what do you think of this place?

Is it a "buying opportunity"?

I know I'm supposed to be selling you...

...but you can probably do better.

A silent hunter, the great white shark

stalks its prey with near invisibility,

its attack both unstoppable and fatal. Here off the coast of...

I think maybe we should cut back on the cable for a while.

Well, maybe we should just wait a week,

because you might get the good news on that job.

I...

Yeah, I don't... I don't think I got it, Lace.

Wait a second. I don't understand. You said it went great.

Oh, no, it went OK. It did.

But there's just... there's a lot of competition.

So. ..

- You lied? - Come on, Lace.

You did, didn't you?

Why would you do that, Daniel?

Look, I just didn't...

I wanted to not give you bad news.

- OK. - For once.

- So you lied about it? - I didn't lie...

...exactly. I just...

You know, you've been so stressed lately...

Do not do that! Do not make this about me.