[Henry takes Mark to the Well in the cemetery]
Mark:
[Mark looks down into the Well as Henry pulls out a wooden box from his pocket]
Hey, cool. What you got in the box?
Henry:
[Henry pulls out a lighter and cigarette, lighting it to hand over to Mark]
Go on.
Mark:
They give you cancer.
Henry:
Who cares? You're gonna die anyways.
[Mark takes a smoke and uncontrollably coughs]
Henry:
[the two kids stand up and walk around the rim of the Well]
Henry:
Did you see your mom after she was dead?
Mark:
I wanted to, but they wouldn't let me.
Henry:
You should've made them let you. It's very important. See, people don't like to talk about death. So that's why you have to investigate. It's scientific.
Mark:
It doesn't feel like that.
Henry:
What did your mom look like the last time you saw her?
Mark:
Kinda pale.
Henry:
Kinda pale. I took a real good look when my kid brother Richard drowned in the bathtub.
Mark:
Your brother drowned?
Henry:
He was completely blue. You should've looked at her eyes and lips. And touched her skin to see what it felt like--Hot, cold.
Mark:
Shut up about my mom.
Henry:
Hey, don't get mad. I'm just trying to be scientific.
Mark:
Just shut up or I'll hit you.
Henry:
Try it...
[Henry throws his cigarette down into the silent Well]
Henry:
... and I'll throw you down there.
Mark:
Oh, yeah?
[they stare at each other before Henry apologizes]