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[Child's laughter]

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Hey, guys.

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Hey.
Hey.

4
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Hey! What's
the rush, Slick?

5
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Betty Ann's up tonight.

6
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I told him Betty Ann
tells really weird stories,

7
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and he's been looking
forward to it ever since.

8
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Ooh! Pressure's on.
This better be good.

9
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I'll see what I can do.

10
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A doll? You're telling
a doll story?

11
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Weak!

12
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Siesta time, man.

13
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Wake me up
if it gets good.

14
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Come on, Tuck!

15
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It's OK.

16
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Let him sleep.

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Most people think dolls
are just toys.

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But they're really like
perfect little people.

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Sometimes,
they're so lifelike,

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that it's almost as if
the dollmaker took a person

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and shrunk him down
to doll size.

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But that's not how dolls
are really made.

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Or is it?

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Submitted for the approval
of the Midnight Society,

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I call this story...

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<i> Ever since she could
remember,</i>

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<i> Melissa spent weekends
now and then</i>

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<i> at her aunt and uncle's
house in the country.</i>

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<i> The first few visits,</i>

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<i> it was pretty much
a total drag.</i>

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<i> But then the Hendersons</i>

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<i> moved in next door.</i>

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<i> Even though they only saw each
other a few times each year,</i>

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<i> Melissa and Susan Henderson
quickly became best friends.</i>

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Where's Susan? Thought she'd
be here waiting for me.

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You told her when I
was coming, didn't you?

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I'm sorry, Melissa,
but...

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The Hendersons moved back
to town early this spring.

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But why?
They love this place!

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Well--

41
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We don't exactly
know why, hon.

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Come on. Let's get
you settled in.

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You must be famished!

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Yeah.

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OK.

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No, Mom.
The trip was fine.

47
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But the Hendersons
have moved.

48
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Susan Henderson?
Remember?

49
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We hung out all the time.

50
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Now I've got nothing to do
all weekend.

51
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Aunt Sally and Uncle Pete
don't even have cable.

52
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OK, OK.

53
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I love you, too.

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Yeah. Bye. Bye.

55
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Bye!

56
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Hurry up, sweetie.

57
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We don't want to
be late for bingo.

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Bingo!

59
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Hey, Melissa,

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I got some work to
do on the septic tank.

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Wanna lend a hand?

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Septic tank.

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Gee, sounds like
fun,

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but, uh...
No thanks.

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[Chuckles]
Suit yourself.

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Hello?

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Anybody here?

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Hello.

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Hello.

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Anybody up there?

71
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Hello?

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Anybody here?

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Hello?

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[Creaking]

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Anybody here?

76
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Hello?

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[Creaking]

78
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Oh, cool!

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Oh, wow!

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[Gasps]

81
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Oh, probably just a mouse.

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[Coughing]

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Melissa!

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I really don't think you should
be snooping around up here.

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Now come on!

86
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I'm not snooping
around.

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The front door
was unlocked,

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so I just...

89
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I thought maybe Susan
had come back.

90
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What on earth would
make you think that?

91
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I saw someone
in the window.

92
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Oh...

93
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You probably saw me.

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Now come on!

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Come on!

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Now I want you
to give me your word

97
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that you won't ever
come over here again.

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Why not?

99
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Because the Hendersons asked
us to watch over the place,

100
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and it's not a
responsibility I take lightly.

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They left a lot of
precious things behind.

102
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Like what, a bunch of
old furniture and stuff?

103
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Well, that dollhouse alone
must be worth a fortune.

104
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It's nothing for
a child to play with.

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Can I look at the
dollhouse, please?

106
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Oh, Melissa,
I don't know.

107
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I'd rather you kept
away after what happened.

108
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After what?
What happened?

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Aunt Sally,
what happened?

110
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Aunt Sally!

111
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I suppose you had to
find out sooner or later.

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Melissa...

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The Hendersons
didn't just move away.

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Last winter...

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Susan disappeared.

116
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What do you mean,
disappeared?

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No one knows what
happened to her.

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One minute
she was there,

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and the next...

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She was gone.

121
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The whole town
came out.

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We searched everywhere.

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Her parents
were heartbroken.

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They wanted to stay in
case she came back, but...

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In the end,
they couldn't stand

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to live in that
house any longer.

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Too many memories.

128
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They're keeping it,
though,

129
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just in case she
ever comes back.

130
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Come on, sweetie.

131
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Let's go in.

132
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Pete: You shouldn't
have lied to her

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about the Henderson
girl in the first place.

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I didn't want to
ruin her weekend.

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You didn't tell her
what Marge Henderson

136
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said about
the house, did you?

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Shh! She might hear you!
No, of course not.

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Anyway, Marge was
beside herself with grief.

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She didn't know
what she was saying.

140
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Maybe not, but she
said it pretty clearly.

141
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It was the house
that got her!

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That's
what she said.

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<i>[Girl's voice whispers]
Melissa.</i>

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<i> Melissa.</i>

145
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<i> Melissa, help me.</i>

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Cool.

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Melissa?

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Susan!

149
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Melissa?

150
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Susan, you're going
the wrong way!

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Melissa?

152
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No!

153
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Aah!

154
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Uncle Pete!

155
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Melissa,
are you all right?

156
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Yes,
but it's Susan--

157
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she's still here
in the house!

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Melissa...

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Please let me go!
I saw her!

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Melissa,
listen to me!

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Come here.

162
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Look.

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Lord knows why that
door was ever up there

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in the first place.

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They should have
boarded it up long ago.

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I'm sure I saw her... at
the end of a long corridor.

167
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There was this
weird light...

168
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Honey...

169
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I know finding out
about Susan

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was a shock.

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I wasn't dreaming
or sleepwalking.

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It was as real as--

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[hammering]

174
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If Uncle Pete
boards up that door,

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Susan will never
be able to get out.

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Melissa! Listen to
what you're saying.

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What on earth would she
be doing in the attic

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after all this time?

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I don't know.

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Susan?

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Susan, are you in here?

182
00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:05,920
Susan, where are you?

183
00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:15,520
Susan?

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[Thud]

185
00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:22,840
[Thud]

186
00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:25,320
[Thud]

187
00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:28,720
[Loud
footsteps]

188
00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:41,320
[Thud]

189
00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:44,200
[Thud]

190
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My god!

191
00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:51,680
The dollhouse!

192
00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:53,520
I'm in the dollhouse.

193
00:16:58,120 --> 00:16:59,760
Aunt Sally?

194
00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:05,320
Aunt Sally, back here,
in the dollhouse!

195
00:17:08,120 --> 00:17:10,720
Please! No, wait!
In the dollhouse!

196
00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:12,720
It's no use.

197
00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:14,520
She can't hear you.

198
00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:17,840
Susan?

199
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I knew you'd come.

200
00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:25,320
What's wrong with you?
You look just like...

201
00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,160
A doll! But how?

202
00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:29,200
What's happened
to you?

203
00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:34,080
You've turned into
a doll!

204
00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:36,880
The dollhouse
did this to you?

205
00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:39,160
OK, look.
You sit there.

206
00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:41,000
I'll be right back.

207
00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:42,800
It's the attic.

208
00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:48,640
Yes. I'm going to take
you back to the attic.

209
00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:50,720
The attic.

210
00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:52,360
Yes. The attic.
Don't worry.

211
00:17:52,360 --> 00:17:54,440
Everything's
going to be all right.

212
00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:04,680
My god! The door!

213
00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:06,760
It was right here!

214
00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:11,240
My hands!

215
00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:15,680
There's gotta be
another way out of here.

216
00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,680
2 doors on this side.
One on the other.

217
00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:20,160
Stairs over there.

218
00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:21,960
Just like Susan's house.

219
00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:25,400
OK. That means
there should be

220
00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:27,000
a closet right here

221
00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:30,920
with a ladder leading
up to the--to the attic!

222
00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,280
That's what she meant!
Not the real attic--

223
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the dollhouse attic!

224
00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:37,760
[Grunting]

225
00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:46,320
The bureau, right?

226
00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:49,720
We've gotta move it
to get to the attic!

227
00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:52,000
The bureau's too big!
You've gotta help me!

228
00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:53,880
I can't.

229
00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:55,440
You have to!

230
00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,760
If we don't move that bureau,
we can't ever get out of here!

231
00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:07,800
I'll try again.

232
00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:17,920
Yes!

233
00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:21,800
Yes!

234
00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,960
There it is, in
exactly the same place.

235
00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:49,160
OK. Here we go!

236
00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:56,800
OK. Nice and easy.

237
00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:03,040
Oops.

238
00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:10,160
Susan? Can you
hear me?

239
00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:11,880
Oh, no!

240
00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:17,160
Don't worry.
Just a couple more seconds,

241
00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:19,360
and everything'll be OK.

242
00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:31,600
But... that's impossible.

243
00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,600
The dollhouse is in
their attic, not outside.

244
00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:36,720
This has to be it!

245
00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:59,040
Ready?

246
00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:07,200
OK.

247
00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:10,840
Here goes nothing!

248
00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:19,640
It's my fault.

249
00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:21,560
No, it's not
your fault.

250
00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:23,080
Don't go
overreacting.

251
00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:26,080
I'm sure she'll turn
up safe and sound.

252
00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:28,080
It's the same as Susan.

253
00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:29,560
Exactly the same.

254
00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:33,080
Maybe it was someone else
who broke into the house.

255
00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:34,560
For all we know,

256
00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:37,640
Melissa could be out
going for a walk.

257
00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:41,680
Oh, Peter.

258
00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:44,800
Look!

259
00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:49,760
Aunt Sally!

260
00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:50,760
Aunt Sally!

261
00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:53,080
Uncle Pete!

262
00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:54,360
Melissa!

263
00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:56,560
Oh!

264
00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:01,600
I was so worried
you'd disappeared...

265
00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:03,080
Just like Susan.

266
00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:04,600
But I did!

267
00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:06,080
What do you mean,
sweetheart?

268
00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:09,080
I disappeared just like
Susan, and I found her!

269
00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:10,920
What are you saying?

270
00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:12,120
Look!

271
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Come on.

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00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,040
That very night,

273
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Melissa's uncle
burned the dollhouse

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in a big bonfire
in the backyard.

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As it went up in flames,

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Melissa wondered

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where the door in the
Hendersons' attic would lead

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now that there was
no dollhouse left.

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The end.

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Yeah...

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Where would it
lead to?

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Oh? You awake?

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Yeah, yeah. Not bad
for a doll story.

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I declare this meeting of
the Midnight Society closed.

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Good night, everybody.

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Yo, bet,
you forgot your doll.

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This thing
looks just like...

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You!

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Where'd she get that?

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That's a whole
other story.

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Captioned by Grant Brown