You
It's all right
Nothing can hurt me now
There's no more secrets
No more locked doors
No more mysteries
I know who I am
I know what I have to do
Take it easy, take it easy
Don't start getting into those thoughts again
You know you've never seen that van before
Come on, you gotta keep moving on
Your father's waiting
Take it one mile at a time, Adam
You
Would you like a drink?
Oh, yeah, thank you
Looks like it's gonna be a beautiful garden
Well, it used to be bigger
Before I was taken lame
But it's the best I could do
Would you like some more water?
Yeah, thank you
Oh, that feels good
Well, thank you very much
You're welcome
I'm on my way
Well, I'm glad I didn't take my medication
I mean, this way my mind is clear
And I can think about aiming
I'm gonna go
You can think about aiming
What about Adam?
He's one of the nicest
Rightest kids I ever met
Well, Adam's different
What I've done practically everything I can
To get his attention
I almost ran him over with my bicycle the other day
I don't think he likes me
No, nonsense
Hi, Amy
I mean
Amy, uh
Would you like to go with me to the chamber music competition on Thursday?
I didn't know you were into classical music.
Hey, I'm into everything.
Come on.
Are all these people relatives?
Oh, and those are just the ones we talk to.
My little tribe of herds is out west somewhere.
We're very big on breeding.
I think they reproduce right there on the piano.
That must be nice.
What, to breed?
No. No, to have so many relatives.
Oh.
I think it's rather gauche.
I prefer a more private background, more mysterious.
Like you.
Why do you always call me mysterious?
Because you are.
No, I'm not.
About ten years.
You've lived here for ten years?
I've just been here a couple of years, but hardly any of my friends know you.
And hardly any of their parents know your parents.
I don't even know them.
So what is that supposed to mean?
The farmers are spies.
They're about to bust this town wide open.
Or maybe they're just smart and they don't waste their time with the rest of the dumb bells in this town.
This is a stupid conversation.
I was just joking.
Don't get upset. I'm sorry.
No, I'm sorry. I shouldn't get upset.
I guess I envy you with all your relatives.
Don't. Think of all the Christmas cards you don't have to send.
Well, think of all the Christmas cards I don't get.
Follow me, Ace.
Here's some interesting people.
Can't quite get a line on them yet.
But I don't think your parents like football very much.
My parents?
You do recognize them, don't you?
Oh, yeah. I don't remember seeing any pictures of them before.
Do you want a picture of them?
I've got the negative and the larger. It wouldn't take them a minute.
Oh, if it's no trouble.
No, it's no trouble at all.
Yeah, I like that a lot.
Goddamn it. Doesn't anybody in this family ever know?
Sorry, Amy.
Close the door, Chris.
This place drives me crazy.
I kind of like it.
What, the Hertz Family Zoo?
Try to get some studying done with a house full of screaming children.
I know you're a genius, Ace, but it must be nice to be able to do your homework
with a little piece of quiet.
I guess.
Do you get lonely over at your house?
Yeah, well, sometimes.
Well, I got an idea.
We could move in here.
Nobody's known us for a couple weeks, at least.
Yeah, here's the part I love.
I can start seeing the pictures again.
I think you have something developing, too.
Aren't you ever serious?
I was serious last year. This year I'm having fun.
I'm sorry.
Come on back?
I'm sorry. I won't see another one.
I swear.
I'm sorry.
Yes, I'd like to talk person-to-person with Miss Amy Hertz at this number.
Area code 617-KE7-3331.
Yeah, 537-3331.
Okay.
Come on. Answer.
Come on.
Okay, keep it together.
Don't get confused.
Don't let those thoughts get in the way.
Maybe Amy was right. Maybe my life is a mystery.
There's so much about my past that I don't understand.
There's so many locked doors.
What are you looking for, Skipper?
I need some air for my tires.
Behind the old barrel.
I have to keep it hidden because you never know these days.
How far is it to Belton Falls?
What do you want to go for, Skipper?
It's a dangerous world out there now.
I've really got to be going, sir.
Where did you get your cab?
Yeah, it's my father's.
I'm going to visit him. He's in a hospital in Rutterburg.
Well, you just keep your wits about you.
Have a good trip.
Okay.
Watch out for yourself.
He was right. I do have to be careful.
I'm too careful sometimes.
There was a time when I was afraid of everything.
Especially that room.
Good morning.
My name is Brint.
We're going to be spending some time together.
Beginnings are difficult, Adam.
But they are necessary, aren't they?
I'm not sure where to begin.
Let your thoughts flow.
Take your time.
Think back.
Back to your earliest remembrances.
It's all hazy.
Just images.
Tell me about those images.
That night?
What about that night?
He's only four years old.
He's closer to five.
Don't wake him up. It wouldn't help him to know.
He's going to find out someday.
Come on. You'll wake him.
Come on. Let's go.
Let's go.
Come on.
Adam?
Why don't you sit over here?
Do you remember anything else?
It felt like we were being chased.
As if we were running away.
I remember my mother's face.
She looked so sad.
Anything else?
I had Pokey with me.
Pokey?
A stuffed animal my father gave me when I was very young.
He belonged to my father.
Where is Pokey now?
Did you ever go back home?
Never went back home.
Not back to what I thought was home.
We were in a different house, a different home.
We were all together, my mother, my father and me, but everything was different.
You moved?
Yeah.
A lot of families move.
Men are transferred in their jobs.
Maybe your father was transferred as well.
Maybe.
You're hesitating. You seem uncertain.
I am.
About what?
I don't know.
What other clues are there that could help you out?
You mean clues?
I'd like to go back to my room now.
I'm tired.
Adam, I want you to promise me something.
Whenever you're frightened, no matter what time of day or night,
I want you to come and see me.
Will you do that?
I will.
Hey, Skipper.
The farmer in the dell, the farmer in the dell
How many families have a song named after him?
Oh, David, you're crazy.
Oh, yeah?
Tell me, Skipper, what's your name?
Skipper.
No.
I mean, what's your real name?
Adam Farmer.
Right, Adam Farmer.
Now, suppose your name was Smith.
Have you ever heard anybody sing the Smith in the dell?
No.
It's the farmer in the dell, the farmer in the dell.
Hi, all the many of the farmer in the dell.
Now, you can only step on the tracks,
because if you fall off the tracks, it's a 3,000 foot drop, OK?
Ready?
Jump.
OK, here's a long jump.
Go.
Jump.
OK, you all right?
Is the dog a clue?
Which was the greater fear?
The dog or what drove you and your father into the woods?
I don't know.
I was just scared, because he was scared.
Maybe he was playing a game or something.
I really don't know why I was frightened.
I see, I know.
Once we locate it, examine it, it usually vanishes.
Like the dumb dog?
Like the dumb dog, exactly.
Did you ever see your father frightened after that?
No, never.
Mad sometimes, but never frightened.
You never saw him frightened or apprehensive?
No.
What about you?
Were you frightened of anything?
I was frightened of everything.
Everything?
Yes, everything.
Dogs, girls, strangers, you name it.
Well, it was a new town.
New friends, new school.
It's not easy to move at that age.
It's not easy to move at any age.
Did you have many friends in Northfield?
A few, not many.
Were they classmates?
Sort of.
What do you mean, they were sort of classmates?
I want to stop now.
Why do you wish to stop now?
I'm tired of all the questions.
Why do you think I'm asking them?
I don't know, I guess to get to know me better.
Why do you think I want to know you better?
To help me, I guess.
Do you think you need help?
Sometimes.
Does this fence go all around the place?
Yes, it does.
Do you think it's to keep people out or to keep people in?
I don't know.
Yeah.
I
Do you have any aspirin yes?
Oh
Yeah operator I'd like to call area code 6 1 7 5 3 7 3 3 3 1 please
It's person-to-person a miss Amy hurts. I think you
You're in my seat
I
Never seen you around here before kid passing through where you from?
North field in Massachusetts, where are you going?
Perfect Vermont, how are you getting there you hitching?
I've got my bike
Your whole reject come on, I'm trying to talk to my friend
Said your old bike out front
You're not gonna get anywhere with that. I've got a truck. I can give you a ride. Thanks. I'll take the bike
What is this
Come on, what is it? Is it a bomb or something planning a blowing up Plainfield? Oh, it's a present from my father
Are you okay
I
Know our feelings kid
Hey kid
You are better be careful. The roads are pretty bad up ahead, but I have a safe trip
Oh
Should we discuss Paul Del Monte
Paul Del Monte
No, I don't want to talk about it my head's hurting
Bob was just telling me you've come from Rawlings, Pennsylvania
My hometown
What's your dad's name?
David David Farmer
That's what Bob said
God, I thought I knew everybody in town. I don't call any farmers
What you born there Adam?
Yeah, I was it was kind of a long time ago though a long time ago. I was born there a long time ago Adam
What'd your dad do there? I?
Think you've worked in an office
I'm not sure but I mean I I don't know. I was kind of young. I don't really don't remember
everyone
We're seeing it doesn't matter Adam. I just thought you know you folks would like to talk all the time to them
Say listen if you made up your mind about Boston, you know, it's getting soon. I should know on the weekend
I'd like to go. Um, it was really nice to meet you, sir
You want some medication? No. No, I don't want any more pills. Okay
My hands tremble my legs feel restless. My eyes get blurry. I don't want any more pills
Adam the headaches and attention are caused by anxiety anxiety. It's your fault. It's all your questions
When we started these talks, we agreed they would be voluntary on your part. I would merely act as a guide
Are you sure about that? I
Don't want to take you any place. You don't want to venture. I don't want to take you anywhere. You don't want to go
The idea is that we do this together
Now we can return to Paul del Monte any time. It really hurts
It really hurts and why don't we stop now? Oh
Boy haven't trouble making it up the hill. Yeah. Well, it's a long hill you want to
Hang on to that stick and I'll call you go. Sure. Thanks. Thank you
I
I'll be with the Hertz's I mean, why should you worry where I'm with the Hertz's I
Think it would be nice if you spent the weekend with us. Maybe we could go up to the lake
I don't want to talk about it anymore. I don't want you going away. It's not safe
I don't understand it dad. Why isn't it safe? It's not what you meant, son
It's just that it's a long way and you've been gone for a long time
Guys my age travel all over the world. Their parents don't worry about them
Yeah, I know it seems unfair. I'm sure a lot of things we've done seem unfair to just gonna have to trust us
Doing it for your own good. I do trust you dad. I just don't understand it
Well, I mean what am I supposed to tell Amy that I'm a baby I can't go away for two days I
Hate that I I never get to go anywhere. I
Hate living in this house. I
I
I did 67
I
Hello Adam
Oh
Who do you suppose Paul Del Monte is I
Don't know relative brother maybe
Sometimes I think it's me and maybe they aren't my real parents
You think your family would lie to you about something my father never lied to me
Did you talk to him about it I
Said did you talk to him about it?
I'm in a hospital
No, I mean it doesn't smell like a hospital, but that's offenses and I mean isn't it some kind of institution
Can I leave whenever I want where would you go home I'd like to go home
Do you think you're ready yes sometimes
Sometimes I get confused about things. I mean there's so many things. I don't know
Then let's find out about something shall we
I
I just wanted to tell you that I'll be over at the Hurt's that's fine
Dad can I talk to you for a minute?
I
Hi
I'm sorry I'm late
Where are you going?
To the library
It's closed it's been closed for half an hour
Oh I'm sorry
I fell asleep I was studying
and my father forgot to wake me up
You know you've been doing a lot of that lately
Doing what?
Studying, sleeping, writing, forgetting
What was I supposed to meet?
Adam where are you?
You were supposed to meet
me at the library at five o'clock
I told you. I was studying. I...
You're going senile or what?
Hello?
I've been trying to finish the articles for your father.
I've been trying to get through my reading list.
It's all right, Ace. Just forget it.
Listen, I gotta get home.
We can talk about it at the game tomorrow, all right?
I can't go to the game tomorrow.
Oh.
Well, that's terrific.
Listen, I tell you what, you just get through with your reading list
or whatever it is you're doing.
Give me a call at the end of the summer,
and maybe we could have lunch or something, all right?
It's not the reading list.
Amy, it's not the articles for your father.
Me and my parents are going on a trip.
Where are you going?
I don't know.
No, that's a lie. I can't tell you.
Well, how long are you gonna be gone?
Um...
I don't know.
You can't tell me where you're going?
Amy, if I could tell anybody,
don't you think I would tell you?
I can't. I'm sorry.
Well, promise me something, okay?
I don't know what you're going for.
I don't know what it is you can't tell me.
But when you think you can trust me,
I'll be here, all right?
MUSIC
All right.
Come home when you get back, all right?
MUSIC
I think I'd better wake Adam up.
Honey? Adam?
Come on, honey, wake up.
Where are we?
About to enter our past.
Look at that.
The old railroad station is still the same.
And the firehouse.
Looks like the same guy's hanging out.
What's that big gold dome up there?
That's the courthouse.
That's the building where your father gave his testimony.
You remember, honey, I skipped up those stairs
three at a time.
So excited.
Democracy, justice and action.
We were right in the middle of it.
We sure were naive in those days.
MUSIC
Ready?
HONKING
There it is.
Spent some of the best years of my life in that building.
Hey, son, wouldn't it be something
if you ended up working there?
Well, I'd like to go in and take a look around.
I mean, nobody there knows me.
I don't think so.
It'd be too dangerous.
Well, there's a ghost from the past.
You remember me?
No.
I'm Peterson.
Peterson?
I guess I can't blame you for not remembering.
My own contribution was pretty forgettable.
But I'll never forget you.
I'm quite sure we don't know each other.
Weren't you the assistant football coach at Blount High?
LAUGHING
No.
I'm afraid you got the wrong guy.
My sport is shuffleboard.
Nice to talk to you.
Let's get out of here.
I did know him.
You did?
He was a copyboy at the paper.
DOOR OPENS
DOOR CLOSES
Did you get Amy?
No.
There's nobody home.
Well, it's probably just as well, I guess.
Why? What do you mean?
Well, I don't know.
I'm not a good liar, I guess.
Adam, you're not a liar.
It isn't anything you've done.
And it wouldn't do her any good to know anyway.
Yeah, but I...
It just seems so dishonest.
Yeah, I know.
All those years of not being able to tell you
was probably the most difficult thing
your father and I have ever done.
More difficult than leaving Blount.
More difficult than leaving our friends.
But it just wasn't safe for you to know.
It's not dishonest when you're protecting
somebody you love.
DOOR OPENS
You're right, I guess.
Yeah.
It's not easy being dead,
you know what I mean?
You're going out of camera in there.
Happy birthday, skipper.
Dad, it's not my birthday.
Happy un-birthday, then.
Hey, honey, why don't we stay at
Felton Falls tonight, huh?
Tomorrow morning we can get up,
and we'll go to the White Mountain.
SHE CHUCKLES
DOOR CLOSES
DOOR OPENS
DOOR CLOSES
DOOR OPENS
I can't help you unless you trust me.
Why did you go to Blount?
Your father knew it was dangerous.
Did your father make contact
with anyone in Blount?
The information your father
told you about,
did he reveal its nature?
No.
Why?
For my own protection.
Tell me about the last time you saw Grey.
Did you ever tell Amy Hertz anything?
Anything at all.
DOOR KNOCKS
Get him, Whitworth!
You're supposed to move him, Whitworth!
Get him!
There's a boy here, Edna.
It's none of our affair, Arnold.
We'll call an ambulance on the road.
Doesn't look too bad.
There's no blood.
Are you all right, sir?
Take it easy.
Where does it hurt?
My arm.
And my head.
Can you move it?
It doesn't appear there's anything broken.
Come on, now.
There you go.
Is my bike all right?
No, it's fine.
Where are you headed?
Don't fall.
What's the package?
We're going to Marshfield.
It's not far from there.
Arnold, we'll be late.
Don't worry about it, Edna.
Don't mind my sister.
She ate herself lately.
Put your bike in the back of the truck.
Here we go.
You look like you could use a little rest.
Come on, now.
Now, now.
Okay?
There you go.
Move in.
Get your feet in there.
Good boy.
I don't like strangers in my car.
Poor boy's had a bad fall and needs a ride.
How far did you say you were going?
Belts and Falls.
We're taking it as far as Marshfield.
It's as far as we're going.
What's your name, son?
My name's Adam Farmer.
What happened back there, Adam?
I don't know.
I guess I lost my balance.
The cat takes the rat.
High o' the derri, oh the cat takes the rat.
The rat takes the cheese, the rat takes the cheese.
High o' the derri, oh the rat takes the cheese.
And the cheese stands alone, the cheese stands alone.
Oh.
I think we should get a new song.
It's been ten years now.
Riyad fire chow!
No, no, no.
Why don't we just play the piano?
Piano?
You got a piano in here?
Okay, you play the piano.
I'll play the radio.
Okay, you play the radio.
Look at the view.
Look at that view.
Oh, hi.
Guys, look at that.
That's incredible.
Look at that lake.
Hey, listen, can we stop up there somewhere?
Yeah, yeah, there's a place around that turn.
Son, would you go in the car and get the camera, please?
I'll...
He just took something,
and he's drinking something out of that jar.
I knew there was something queer about him.
Oh, what are you talking about?
I saw him just now.
That's why he talks funny.
He's on drugs.
He's a freak.
Edna, the poor boy's just had an accident.
He may have a concussion for a whole, you know.
Of course he's had an accident.
Shh.
Son, don't dump on something.
I don't see any bruises to you.
Just calm down.
We're only a few miles from Marshfield.
We'll let him off then.
Pump the horn.
Don't scare the cows, Edna.
We'll move him.
Go on, go on.
Shoot.
I'll not go another mile with him back there.
Shh, just a little longer.
No, stop right now.
It's my car, and you stop.
I've lived a whole life without any trouble,
and I don't intend to start taking chances now.
Edna, you go to the police when we get to Marshfield
and report him.
He's a freak.
I'm sorry, Adam.
I'll have to let you off here.
We decided not to go to Marshfield.
Gosh, you can see all the way to Canada from here, can't you?
Which way?
Close of action.
Interrogation on Boyd to be intensified.
Instructional report on subject 826A.
Adam Farmer, A.K.
Paul Del Monte.
extension denied. Justification, unauthorized trip to Blount elevated subjects to high-risk
status. Boy has been informed of witness relocation program could provide possible linkage of previous identity to adversaries.
Hello? Is anybody here?
Hello?
Hey, what do you think you're doing?
I'm just getting some batteries.
You gonna pay for those?
Of course I'm gonna buy them.
Come with me.
That'll be two dollars.
You bastards would walk away with my store if I wasn't watching you.
I didn't want to steal anything. I just wanted some batteries.
Can I have another dollar, please?
Thank you.
Let's go.
What do you think you're doing with that bike, honey?
It's mine.
I just paid ten dollars for that bike.
It's my bike. A couple kids stole it in Marshfield.
A couple kids stole it in Marshfield. Whipper!
What do you want, Cope? You know this kid.
No, I didn't know this guy.
He says it's his bike.
It's mine. You stole it.
Oh, we got a problem here.
We've got to ascertain just who that bike belongs to.
Yeah, I'm into that, Cope.
Look, I don't want any trouble.
Oh, you've got trouble.
But I tell you what we're gonna do.
You two honeys are gonna fight it out.
I don't want to fight. I just want my bike.
I just want my bike.
Come on.
Winner gets the bike in ten dollars, Whipper.
That can't be any fairer than that.
Get him, boys!
We did it, boys!
I told you, there's no one here by the name of Amy.
We've lived here three years and there's no Amy in this house.
You must have the wrong number.
You're the only one I can talk to, Amy.
Amy.
Please.
Be there.
Amy, be there!
Amy, where are you?
Amy.
It's not my fault!
It's not your fault.
It's not my dream!
What dream? What happened in the dream?
It's terrible.
Tell me.
I don't remember.
Tell me!
I don't want any of it.
Let me go!
Say it!
No!
You're not my father!
Don't stop him!
Say it!
No!
Your trip took longer today.
You must be tired.
Your trip took longer today.
You wouldn't have been able to accept it.
I had to let you find out your own way.
You didn't take your medicine today.
Take it.
Relax.
You're tired.
We'll talk later.
Relax.
Let's talk later.
Go ahead.
Come on.
Let's talk later.
We'll talk later.
Come on.
We'll talk later.
Let's talk later.
Relax.
Let's talk later.
Relax.
They're going to be in there forever.
Let's talk later.
Stay!
Relax!
You can relax.
He's accepted the deaths of his mother and father.
Has he talked about the accident?
Just the deaths.
Any specific vehicles, possible identifications?
No, not yet.
Is he convinced it was an accident?
In my opinion, with the sessions that we've had, I would say yes.
Well, I want you to go deeper into that area the next time you meet with him.
Now, did he convey any knowledge to Amy or the Hertz's?
I don't know.
I don't believe so.
Now, the agency is not going to accept that.
We have the Hertz's under constant surveillance, but we have to know about any possible linkage.
I understand.
But it will take time.
Now, we're still operating under agency procedures.
We have a confinement to continue until termination procedures are authorized.
Special report on subject 826A, Adam Farmer, aka Paul Del Monte.
All efforts on part of agency to locate Boye have thus far proven negative.
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