EPISODE: 11

She CLAWS at Possessed Josh's hair, pulling out a chunk and

leaving a patch of his scalp exposed.

Josh finally turns her over, gaining the upper hand, hurling

her aside. He limps over to Dalton, raising the axe.

LORRAINE

Noooo!!!

Lorraine LEAPS at him.

INT. YOUNG PHILIP'S BEDROOM (THE FURTHER)

Michelle seems to enjoy Young Philip's tears.

MICHELLE

Quiet now. Be a good little girl.

Elise and Carl approach, standing behind Josh.

ELISE

Destroy her, Josh. End this.

Josh charges at Michelle. She seems shocked by his sudden

appearance in the room.

JOSH

Get away from him!

Michelle HISSES with rage and lunges at Josh. Renai whisks in

and grabs Young Philip, hauling him out of harms way as

Michelle FLAILS WILDLY at Josh.

He struggles with her --

INT. BASEMENT, LORRAINE'S HOUSE - NIGHT

-- just as Lorraine struggles with Possessed Josh, both of

them fighting for control of the AXE --

INT. YOUNG PHILIP'S BEDROOM (THE FURTHER)

-- Michelle and Josh struggle. With the force of ten men,

Michelle HURLS Josh across the room with the ease of a rag

doll.

Josh's body missile's into the wall, sagging to the floor.

MICHELLE

Little girls need to learn to be

good.MICHELLE (CONT'D)

Did you?

He nods, shamed. Michelle points to the name he has signed,

and we see it in CLOSE UP: PHILIP.

MICHELLE (CONT'D)

THAT IS NOT YOUR NAME! Your name is

not Philip. That was the name your

father gave you. Your name is

Michelle. Like your mother. We both

share that name. Do you understand?

She slaps him again and he cries.

MICHELLE (CONT'D)

Repeat after me - this door stays

locked until I come out as

Michelle.

(beat)

Say it.

YOUNG PHILIP

This door stays locked until I come

out as Michelle.

INT. BASEMENT, LORRAINE'S HOUSE - NIGHT

Possessed Josh drops down into the basement, hitting the

floor with a THUD.

INT. LIVING ROOM, LORRAINE'S HOUSE - NIGHT

Lorraine YANKS her hands free of the ropes, quickly wrenching

the rope from her feet.

INT. BASEMENT, LORRAINE'S HOUSE - SAME TIME

Possessed Josh advances on the comatose body of Renai.

Dalton shields his brother, holding onto his young sister,

backing into the corner.

DALTON

Get away from her!

That's when Lorraine ATTACKS - she LAUNCHES herself through

the hole in the floor. Her fury gives her strength and they

struggle.ELISE

Josh, take Renai and go! Now!

Josh trades a look with her and Carl.

JOSH

What about you two?

ELISE

We can't go with you. We're going

to a different place.

Josh grabs Renai by the shoulder, dragging her away.

INT. DOWNSTAIRS CORRIDOR, PHILIP'S HOUSE (THE FURTHER)

Josh and Renai STAMPEDE down the hall, retracing the trail

they took. The demon who guarded the door has now VANISHED.

As they run away, Elise and Carl stand calmly at the door to

Philip's bedroom, watching them go with sorrow.

INT. UPSTAIRS CORRIDOR, PHILIP'S HOUSE (THE FURTHER)

The souls of all of Philip's victims have been released. The

two of them barrel towards the front door and out into --

EXT. BLACK VOID/PHILIP'S HOUSE (THE FURTHER)

-- the darkness of The Further.

INT. BASEMENT, LORRAINE'S HOUSE - NIGHT

Lorraine creeps forward, tentative. Renai's body lies on the

floor. Her chest is moving, she is breathing - but otherwise

she looks catatonic.

Lorraine reaches out with trembling fingers and pokes Renai.

INT. BLACK VOID/LORRAINE'S HOUSE (THE FURTHER)

Lorraine's house materializes out of the darkness. A voice

drifts towards them.

LORRAINE (V.O.)

Renai...please wake up.

They reach the front door, flinging it open.Elise steps in front of Josh's crumpled body.

ELISE

Why don't you pick on a big girl

then?

Elise LAUNCHES herself at Michelle and they ENGAGE in a

vicious fight. Pounding blows traded - but it is clear ELISE

IS STRONGER.

She forces Michelle onto the floor, pinning her down --

-- then reaches over and wrenches up the ROCKING HORSE,

holding it aloft above her head as --

INT. BASEMENT, LORRAINE'S HOUSE - NIGHT

-- Possessed Josh SHOVES Lorraine aside, then charges over to

Renai's comatose body, raising the AXE --

INT. YOUNG PHILIP'S BEDROOM (THE FURTHER)

-- as Elise brings the heavy wooden rocking horse down with

all her might.

Michelle SHRIEKS - until the rocking horse silences her,

smashing into her SKULL with a DULL THUD!

INT. BASEMENT, LORRAINE'S HOUSE - NIGHT

And at that EXACT MOMENT - Possessed Josh FREEZES, axe held

high in the air.

He SCREECHES - the pain of a thousand lashes unleashing

itself from within his gut. The scream is not even human, it

is something else. He WRITHES as if his body was

contracting. The axe drops to the floor.

Possessed Josh keels over, his body contorting into tortured,

starved shapes. His bones cracking. His spine elongating.

His jaw distends and his mouth opens WIDE. A sound ROARS from

within his throat. Releasing something.

INT. YOUNG PHILIP'S BEDROOM (THE FURTHER)

The walls quake and shudder violently.

The whole house is imploding from withinFOSTER

Daddy!

Foster bolts towards his father, wrapping his arms around

him. Renai is more cautious. She leans down, studying the

eyes of her husband.

JOSH

You know it's me.

Somehow, Renai can see his soul. Something has changed about

him. Renai can't hold it anymore - her arms enfolding him.

They are together again. Josh looks over Renai's shoulder at

Dalton, who is still afraid.

JOSH (CONT'D)

Come here son.

Dalton joins his mother and Dalton in the embrace. Lorraine

watches on...happy once again.

INT. LIVING ROOM, LORRAINE'S HOUSE - NIGHT

Renai tends to Tucker, whose shirt is bloodstained. Specs

gathers himself, nursing a sore head.

JOSH

I'll call an ambulance.

FOSTER

No, dad, stay with us!

JOSH

I'm not going anywhere.

EXT. LORRAINE'S HOUSE - NIGHT

Specs wanders back to Tucker's van, carrying Tucker's goggles.

He pries open the back of the van, climbing up onto the lip

and slotting the flashlights back into their allotted case.

And then he stops. Because he hears something. Brow furrowed,

he trains his ears on it. A low, hissy whisper.

Intrigued, he ransacks the mess stacked in the van. He

finally lands on the GAS MASK device.

The whispering is coming from the headphones attached to it.

Specs lifts them to his ears...hearing a slight, barely

audible hiss. A singular voice swims within the white noise.INT. LIVING ROOM, LORRAINE'S HOUSE (THE FURTHER)

The duo stagger inside, seeing the dark, empty living room.

The floor has been torn up, and all the damage Possessed Josh

caused is plainly visible.

INT. BASEMENT, LORRAINE'S HOUSE - NIGHT

Lorraine cradles Renai.

LORRAINE

Renai, please wake up!

INT. BASEMENT, LORRAINE'S HOUSE (THE FURTHER)

FROM JOSH'S POV - we fly through the pitch space of the

basement, only two bodies visible in it - Josh and Renai.

Both bodies lie prone on the basement floor. Our POV RUSHES

TOWARDS Josh's body.

INT. BASEMENT, LORRAINE'S HOUSE - NIGHT

Renai COUGHS suddenly, her eyes blinking. She snaps to

attention.

RENAI

Dalton!

Renai locks her arms around him and they embrace - but only

for a second. Dalton stands over his father's body.

Josh SITS BOLT UPRIGHT suddenly, sucking in a huge BREATH,

coughing.

Lorraine and Renai instinctively shield the children and

stand back, ready for another attack.

An agonizing wait as Josh arches forward, gathering his

breath, spitting and coughing. He finally calms the fit of

expelling his lungs, taking deep breaths. He looks up slowly.

Renai stares at him without expression. Waiting. Tears come

to Josh's eyes and he smiles.

JOSH

Renai...it's me. It's me.

We see that he is no longer AGED. The wrinkles have melted

away, the color returned to his formerly undead pallor. Renai

joins him in shedding tears of joy.INT. YOUNG JOSH'S BEDROOM, LORRAINE'S HOUSE - DAY

Renai pads inside. It is dark, the blinds drawn.

RENAI

Dalton, don't forget to finish

packing everything up for the...

She trails off, gaping up and spotting a trail of CRAYON ON

THE WALL, running erratically over the white paint.

Renai follows it with her eyes, all the way until her eyes

find DALTON. He is slumped at the desk, his back to her.

RENAI (CONT'D)

Honey...?

She lurches closer. Dalton seems to be using one of the

crayons to DRAW on his own face.

RENAI (CONT'D)

What are you doing?

Dalton PIVOTS TOWARDS HER -

- and with DREAD, Renai sees that he is running a CRAYON over

his face, coloring it BRIGHT RED.

As he stabs at his sanguine face with the crayon, his

features morph into an eerie and terrifying expression of

pure homicidal intent.

A grimace from the pits of HELL.

Renai WAILS a blood-curdling cry of FEAR AND ANGUISH as we --

CUT TO BLACK.Specs snatches a pen and paper, jotting down what he hears.

VOICE (V.O.)

(from microphone)

...goodbye...

Specs writes the single word down. GOODBYE.

FADE TO BLACK.

EXT. LORRAINE'S HOUSE - DAY

The sun shines down on Lorraine's house.

INT. KITCHEN, LORRAINE'S HOUSE - DAY

Renai spoons a paste into Cali's mouth, who squeals happily.

INT. LIVING ROOM, LORRAINE'S HOUSE - DAY

Renai strays into the living room.

She halts when she spies a sheet hiding a large object in the

middle of the room, a bow adorning it. She approaches the

object, seeing a card addressed to her.

She tears open the envelope, plucking out a small card.

Inside, the scrawled handwriting says 'WILL THIS DO FOR NOW?'

Renai hauls back the sheet - unveiling a BABY PIANO. She

beams, pulling up a chair and plopping down on it. She lets

her fingers dance across the keys, tapping out a melody. Josh

approaches her from behind and she looks up.

RENAI

I love it.

JOSH

You've got plenty of songs left to

write. We're going to live a long

life together.

They kiss, lingering on it. Enjoying it.

INT. CORRIDOR, LORRAINE'S HOUSE - DAY

Renai meanders up the hall, buoyed by a happiness she hasn't

felt in a long time. She opens the door to Josh's old

bedroom.....