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The police they thought that it was what the oId-timers used to call cabin fever.

A kind of claustrophobic reaction which can occur, when people are shut in together over long periods of time.

Wow; That is quite a story.

Yeah, yeah, it is.

It’s still hard for me to believe it actually happened here.

But it did.

And, uh.

.l think you can appreciate why l wanted to tell you about it.

I certainly can.

And I also understand why your people in Denver, left it for you to tell me.

Well, obviously, some people can be put off by the idea of staying alone in a place where something like that actually happened.

Well, you can rest assured Mr. Alluman, that’s not going to happen with me.

And as far as my wife is concerned.

.I’m sure she’ll be absolutely fascinated when l tell her about it.

She’s a confirmed ghost story, and horror film addict.

Tony, do you think Dad’ll get the job?

He already did.

He’s going to phone Wendy up in a few minutes to tell her.

Hello.

Hi, babe.

Hi, hon.

How’s it going?

Great.

Look, I’m at the hotel and I still have a lot to go through.

I don’t think l can get home before 9:00 or 10:00.

Sounds like you got the job.

Right.

It’s a beautiful place.

You and Danny are going to love it.

Tony, why don’t you want to go to the hotel?

I don’t know.

You do too know.

Now come on, tell me.

I don’t want to.

Please.

No.

Now, Tony, tell me.

Now, hold your eyes still so I can see.

That’s good. Now the other one.

Good boy.

Now, Danny when you were brushing your teeth do you remember if you smelled anything funny.

.or saw any bright, flashing lights or anything at all strange?

No.

Do you remember when you were brushing your teeth?

Yes.

What’s the next thing you remember after you were brushing your teeth?

My mom was saying, “Wake up, wake up; Wake up, Danny, wake up.”

Now, Danny, can you remember what you were doing just before you started brushing your teeth?

Talking to Tony.

Is Tony one of your animals?

No. He’s a little boy that lives in my mouth.

Tony’s his imaginary friend.

If you were to open your mouth now, could I see Tony?

No.

Why not?

Because he hides.

Where does he go?

To my stomach.

Does Tony ever tell you to do things?

I don’t want to talk about Tony anymore.

Okay. That’s fine.

All right, Danny.

I’m going to ask you to do me a favor.

.and stay quietly in bed for the rest of the day. Okay?

Do I have to?

Yes. I’d like you to.

We’re just going in the other room for a few minutes and talk.

I’ll come back and check on you.

Okay.

Okay.

Bye.

Shall we go into the living room? Yes.

Please. Thank you.

Mrs. Torrance, I don’t think you have anything to worry about.

I’m quite sure there’s nothing physically wrong with Danny.

Yeah?

He seems absolutely fine now.

But you should’ve seen him.

I know.

Kids can scare you to death.

But believe me, these episodes are not at all uncommon.

And they look much worse than they are.

But what was the matter with him?

Mrs. Torrance, most of the time, these episodes with kids are never explained.

They’re brought on by emotional factors and they rarely occur again.

They’re more akin to autohypnosis a kind of self-induced trance.

If it reoccurs, which I doubt we can always think about having some tests done.

No, thank you.

I’m sure you’re right.

Have you been in Boulder long, Mrs. Torrance?

Only about three months.

We’re from Vermont. My husband was teaching school there.

Did the appearance of Danny’s imaginary friend..

Tony.

Did Tony’s first appearance happen to coincide with your arrival here?

No..

Let’s see..

I guess Danny started talking to Tony about the time we put him in nursery school.

Did he adjust well to school?

No.

He didn’t like it too much at first.

Then he had an injury, so we kept him out for a while and..

Yeah, I guess that’s about the time when I first noticed he was talking to Tony.

What sort of injury did he have?

He dislocated his shoulder.

How did he manage to do that?

It was just one of those things, you know.

Purely an accident.

My husband had been drinking and he came home about three hours late.

So he wasn’t exactly in the greatest mood that night.

And Danny had scattered some of his school papers all over the room and my husband grabbed his arm to pull him away from them.

It’s just the sort of thing you do 100 times with a child you know, in a park or in the street.

But on this particular occasion my husband just used too much strength and he injured Danny’s arm.

Anyway, something good did come out of it all because he said:

“Wendy, I’m never going to touch another drop.

And if I do, you can leave me.”

And he didn’t.

And he hasn’t had any alcohol in 5 months.

Boy.

We must really be high up.

The air feels so different.

Dad?

Yes?

I’m hungry.

You should’ve eaten your breakfast.

We’ll get you something as soon as we get to the hotel, okay?

Okay, Mom.

Wasn’t it around here that the Donner party got snowbound?

I think that was farther west, in the Sierras.

What was the Donner party?

They were a party of settIers in covered wagon times.

They got snowbound one winter in the mountains.

They had to resort to cannibalism in order to stay alive.

You mean they ate each other up?

They had to in order to survive.

Jack.

Don’t worry, Mom.

I know all about cannibalism.

I saw it on TV.

See, it’s okay.

He saw it on the television.

What time does the plane leave?

Eight thirty.

That still gives us plenty of time to go over everything first.

Goodbye, Mr. Ullman.

Bye.

Good morning Jack.

I hope you haven’t been waiting too long.

No problem.

In fact we had time to grab a bite to eat.

Good. Glad you made it before they shut down the kitchen.

Hi.

Is your family having a look around?

No, my son’s discovered the games room.

Has your luggage been brought in?

Right there.

Oh, fine.

Well, in view of all we have to cover today.

.I suggest we have a quick look at your apartment and get started right away.

Bill, would you have the Torrances’ things brought to their apartment.

Fine.

I’d better collect my family first.

Oh, yes.

This is our Colorado Lounge.

It’s beautiful.

My God!

This place is fantastic, isn’t it, hon?

It sure is.

I’ve never seen anything like this before.

Are all these Indian designs authentic?

Yeah, I believe they’re based mainly on Navajo and Apache motifs.

They’re really gorgeous.

As a matter of fact this is probably the most gorgeous hotel I’ve ever seen.

This old place has had an illustrious past.

In its heyday, it was one of a stopping place for the jet setters even before anybody knew what a jet set was.

We had four presidents who stayed here.

Lots of movie stars.

Royalty?

All the best people.

This is the staff wing of the hotel.

None of the other bedrooms are heated during the winter.

Goodbye, Mr. Ullman.

Goodbye, girls.

And here are your quarters.

Living room, bedroom, bathroom.

And a small bedroom for your son.

Perfect for a child.

Yeah. Yes.

Well, then. Place is very nicely self-contained.

Easy to keep.

Cozy.

Yes, very cozy for a family.

And if you feel like spreading out you have the rest of the hotel to move around in.

Well, it’s very homey.

Yeah.

This is our famous hedge maze.

It’s quite an attraction around here.

The walls are 13 feet high and the hedge is about as old as the hotel itself.

It’s a lot of fun, but I wouldn’t want to go in there unless I had an hour to spare to find my way out.

When was the Overlook built?

Construction started in 1907.

It was finished in 1909.

The site’s supposed to be located on