The Luring

Brought to you by iRiS | TRiNiTY § Enjoy the flick §

- Okay. - Oh, wow, this is nice.

Well here it is.

Last one on the line.

It's not as big as the last one but it's a very nice house.

Mm-hmm.

As you can see, there's a nice open kitchen

that joins the dining room.

Yeah.

There's also a living room,

slash, sitting room over there.

- Okay. - Yeah.

- Follow me and I'll show you. - Like it?

Exposed wood is really attractive, I think.

What kind of wood is that?

Pine.

Whoa, this is a nice room.

Oh, and it has this exposed brick right here.

That is really nice.

I always wanted exposed brick.

Oh, look at this view.

Wow.

Oh wow, that is a nice view.

Yeah, you like that?

It's pretty magnificent.

- Wow. - Yeah.

Yeah, I could get used to this.

Would be nice to take a walk down there sometime.

Look around for yourselves.

Okay.

Oh yeah, just like you said.

Very cozy room.

Look at this, honey.

- Yeah, I've noticed. - The table.

Antique.

Oh, this is pretty.

Oh, that's a local artist.

Art doesn't come with the house.

But some of the furniture does.

Like the couch and the wooden table.

What'd down here?

What's down where, sweetie?

Oh, there's a finished basement downstairs, William,

if you wanna check it out.

There are two bedrooms and a half bath upstairs.

Come on, I'll show you.

Dad, I'll be downstairs.

Don't touch anything that looks like it can break.

Of course, Mom!

Yay, I'm on TV!

The dropdown ceiling was put in place

for minimizing sound.

Contain heat during the winter,

keep it cooler in the summer.

Wood paneling makes this a finished basement.

It's really cozy.

Of all the homes we've seen,

I think this might be the most realistic, honey.

I know, I mean, I really like it.

Oh, how long has it been on the market?

Well why don't we go upstairs and talk?

Sounds like you're interested.

- Yeah, yeah, okay. - Okay, I'll be right back.

Mommy?

Yes, honey?

I'm cold.

You are?

Well, you know what, I figured you might be.

Look what I got for you.

All right, you wanna go take a nap over on that couch?

Are you tired?

Look, I know it's been such a long day

and you've been so good.

But we're gonna go talk about some boring stuff upstairs.

But if you continue to be good,

we'll stop and get some ice cream.

Okay, I'll be good.

Okay, I love you honey.

We'll be right upstairs if you need anything.

Wait!

Yeah?

A little more open.

Little more closed.

Perfect.

Okay, sweetie, go take a nap.

I'm so glad you like the house.

It's perfect for a nice vacation getaway.

And that's what the previous owners used it for.

It's close enough to everything on our list, honey.

Yeah.

Well, the house has been on the market awhile now.

So you're lucky, the price reflects that.

Yes.

Now I wanted you guys to see it first

before you made any, well, make any decisions

based on the history of the house.

If you're serious about buying,

I do have an obligation to tell you a little bit

about what happened here.

It's nothing, really.

It's nothing that should detour you in any way

and the price, well, it's a steal at this point,

and the savings?

Yeah.

Well, you can use that for renovating if you want.

Yes.

Or longer vacations.

The sunlight's beautiful in the morning.

East is?

That window faces east.

It's a nice little house.

So,

the instance.

There was an unfortunate accident that happened in the house

awhile back involving a child.

The owner's son just turned 10,

he was having his birthday here,

so, of course, there were other children celebrating

as parties go.

I think I heard something about this awhile ago

but I just guess I never really thought it was true.

When the story gets told so many times,

of course, things get distorted.

But the fact is there was a death here.

Paper dubbed it as a terrible accident.

That's exactly what it was.

He must've been playing with a rope

with the other kids and he just...

Tom, one of the guests,

hung himself.

Oh,

that's terrible.

How does he just hang himself?

How does a child do that by accident?

Little boys get into mischief.

It's horrible.

Ugh.

He did have a mental disability.

He was autistic and perhaps not knowing what he was doing.

Some say he was being tormented by another child

but I think they were just playing around with a rope

and somehow Tom got himself tangled up.

We all get tempted and do stupid things

when we're young, I suppose.

So where did this happen?

Things happen, of course,

but it shouldn't be anything to worry about

and shouldn't be a factor, I mean, the price.

Sorry to be freaked out, I just...

Where exactly did this happen?

In the house.

In the basement.

Jim, can you go check on William?

Baby, he's fine.

Okay, I'll go.

Okay.

I'll be right back.

Excuse me.

Hey, buddy, where are you?

William?

William?

So, your parents told me a little about you, of course,

and about your condition.

At least in general.

Yes, yes, my condition.

Basically, I don't remember a small part of my childhood

and I was institutionalized for awhile.

Did they tell you that?

Not that you were institutionalized.

Of course not.

It's the family secret, they don't like to talk about it.

My parents say I was out of it for about a month.

Completely unresponsive.

Didn't know what to do, so they had me institutionalized.

They kept me in there for another year and a half

just to make sure I was okay.

It must've been tough.

My parents aren't the best at dealing with major issues,

so they pay other people to do it for them.

No, I just don't remember being in Vermont at all.

And it was for a very important birthday.

Well, why was it so important?

I wanted to see what that house was all about

and why my parents kept leaving me to go up there.

So I decided to have my 10th birthday up in Vermont.

Did they still own that house?

Oh yeah.

They should just sell it

because they never go there anymore.

It just sits there being maintained for no reason.

I've been under hypnosis but nothing's every come up.

It's just a

lost time for me.

No one knows why.

Well, dissociative amnesia can be caused by many things.

It occurs when a person blocks out certain information

due to a traumatic event.

I'm your case, a small gap.

Now, our subconscious has one way

to retrace certain lost paths.