- [first lines]
- Narrator: It is said that over 150 years ago, in the town of Darkness Falls, Matilda Dixon was adored by all the children. Whenever they would lose a tooth they would bring it to her in exchange for a gold coin, earning her the name, the Toothfairy. But fate was not kind to Matilda. One night fire tore through her home leaving her face horribly scarred. Matilda's burned flesh was so sensitive to light she could only go out at night, always wearing a porcelain mask so no one could ever look upon her face. One day two children didn't come home. The town's people blamed Matilda - they hanged her, tearing of her mask, exposing her hideous face to the light. And with her dying breath Matilda laid a curse upon Darkness Falls. The next morning the little children were found safe and sound. The town buried their secret along with Matilda's body. Since then there are some who believe that Matilda visits the children of Darkness Falls on the night they lose their last tooth, seeking her vengeance on any who lay their eyes upon her face, fulfilling her curse: What I took before in kindness, I will take forever in revenge.
- Matt: Batten, see what that was.
- Officer Batten: No, you go see.
- Matt: I outrank you.
- Officer Batten: Lead by example and see what it was.
- Caitlin: It's okay, Michael. It's okay.
- Michael: Caitlin, come on. It's safe.
- Caitlin: Get out from under the bed. Come on, this is ridiculous.
- Michael: No, you get under here.
- Caitlin: Come on, Michael. Get out from under the bed. There's nothing to worry about.
- Michael: Caitlin, no!
- [strange sounds are heard]
- Caitlin: Okay, let's stay under the bed.
- Captain Henry: What's with all the flashlights? Are you afraid of the dark?
- Kyle: Yes, sir. If you knew why, you'd think I was crazy.
- Captain Henry: Klonopin. Darvocet. Shit, this one I can't even pronounce. Doc says half of these are antipsychotics. Now, I don't know much about medicine, but it occurs to me that if a man is taking antipsychotics, he might have a tendency to become well, psychotic. Ray's dead.
- Kyle: He's dead?
- Captain Henry: I think you had something to do with it.
- Kyle: I didn't kill him. I didn't do this. No, it must have been... I don't know.
- Captain Henry: I had a file sent over from State Hospital about you. Ten feet long. You spent a lot of time there. Major dissociative syndrome, night terrors. Sociopathic tendencies, three suicide attempts.
- [Shows pictures of Ray's dead body]
- Kyle: I didn't do this.
- Captain Henry: You did it, Kyle. Don't turn away. You killed your mother and you killed Ray. Didn't you?
- Kyle: I need to call my lawyer.