The trip to the hotel: Wendy is sitting beside Jack as he drives along Mountain Road. Danny, between them, is leaning on the backs of their seats.
Wendy: Hey. Wasn't it around here that the Donner Party got snowbound?
Jack: I think that was farther west in the Sierras.
Wendy: Oh.
Danny: What was the Donner Party?
Jack: There were a party of settlers in covered wagon times. They got snowbound one winter in the mountains. They had to resort to cannabilism in order to stay alive.
Danny: You mean they ate each other up?
Jack: They had to, in order to survive.
Wendy: Jack...
Danny: Don't worry, Mom. I know all about cannibalism. I saw it on TV.
Jack: See, it's okay. He saw it on the television.
The Torrance family arrive at the Overlook Hotel and are greeted by Stuart.
Stuart: Good morning Jack. I hope you haven't been waiting too long.
Jack: No problem. In fact we had time to grab a bite to eat.
Stuart: Good. Glad you made it before they shut down the kitchen. Is your family having a look around?
Jack: No, my son's discovered the games room.
Danny is throwing darts, he walks to the dartboard, climbs up on chair and
pulls two darts out. He looks . . . the two Grady girls, are holding hands, standing near the open door. Holding hands, the two Grady girls look at one another, then turn and exit out through open doorway.
Stuart: Well in view of all the ground that we to cover today, I suggest we go and have a quick look at your apartment and then get started straight away. This is the staff wing of the hotel. None of the other bedrooms are heated during the winter.
Dick Halloran (Scatman Crothers) walks forward, Stuart waves to him.
Stuart: Oh Dick, come on over and say hello to Mr. and Mrs. Torrance.
Hallorann: Sure.
Stuart: This is Dick Halloran, our Head Chef.
Jack shakes hands with Dick. Jack introduces Wendy to Halloran, they exchange greetings.
Stuart: The Torrances are going to take care of the Overlook for us this winter.
Hallorann: Oh, that's just great. How do you folks like our hotel so far?
Wendy: Oh it's just wonderful.
Stuart: Dick, if you're ready to do it now, I think it would be a good idea if you could show Mrs. Torrance the kitchen, while I continue on with Jack.
Wendy holds Danny's hand and walks forward into the kitchen with Halloran.
Hallorann: : Mrs. Torrance, your husband introduced you as Winifred. Now, are you a Winnie or a Freddy?
Wendy: I'm a Wendy.
Hallorann: : Oh. That's nice. That's the prettiest. . . . Now right here is our walk-in freezer. Now this is where we keep all of our meat. You got fifteen rib roasts, thirty ten pound bags of hamburgers. You got twelve turkeys, two dozen pork roasts and twenty legs of lamb. Do you like lamb, Doc?
Danny: No.
Hallorann: You don't? Well what's your favorite food then?
Danny: French Fries and Ketchup.
Hallorann: Well I think we can manage that too, Doc. Come along now. Watch your step.
Wendy: Mr. Halloran, how did you know we called him 'Doc'? We call him Doc sometimes, you know, like in the Bugs Bunny cartoons. But how did you know that?
Hallorann: Well I guess I probably heard you call him that.
Wendy: Well, it's possible, but I honestly don't remember calling him that since we've been with you.
Hallorann: Well anyway, he looks like a Doc, doesn't he?
Hallorann moves forward into the Storeroom.
Hallorann: In here, Mrs. Torrance, is where we keep all the dried goods and the canned goods. We got canned fruits and vegetables, canned fish and meats, hot and cold cereals, Post Toasties, Corn Flakes, Sugar Puffs, Rice Krispies, Oatmeal, Wheatina, and Cream of Wheat. We got a dozen jugs of black molasses, we got sixty boxes of dried milk, thirty twelve pound bags of sugar . . .
Dick recognizes that Danny is telepathic, and speaks to him through thought transfer.
Hallorann: How'd you like some ice cream, Doc?
He then resumes his tour for Wendy . . .
Hallorann: . . . sociables, finger rolls and seven kinds of what-have-you. Now we got dried peaches, dried apricots, dried raisins and dried prunes. You know Mrs. Torrance, you got to keep regular, if you want to be happy!
Stuart and the others join them . . .
Stuart: Dick, can we borrow Mrs. Torrance for a few minutes? We're on our way through to the basement - I promise we won't keep her very long.
Danny: You folks don't mind if I give Danny some ice cream, while we're waiting for you?
Jack: Not at all.
Hallorann takes hold of Danny's hand as Stuart and the others head off.
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