that Steward became "something else" after being killed by lightning, shortly after NASA received the first photograph transmitted by the Viking 1 Mars lander in July 1976. Arthur and Norma become plagued by seemingly supernatural happenings and are visited by others who fell victim to the box, pressing the button and suffering the same fate as the Lewis family. It is revealed that Steward has been collaborating with a group of benefactors, using the box to decide whether the human race is worth preserving. After several paranormal incursions, Steward returns to the Lewis home and informs them that Walter, earlier kidnapped by unknown assailants, is locked in the family's bathroom upstairs and has been stricken blind and deaf. Steward laments that he had hoped the family would not succumb to the temptation of the money, and delivers a final ultimatum: They may keep the money and live out their lives with their disabled son, or Arthur can kill Norma, thereby restoring Walter's sight and hearing, with the million dollars placed in a high-interest account available to him when he turns 18. Steward refuses Norma's proposal to kill herself. Arthur contemplates killing Steward, but Steward warns him he will be charged with the murder, his son's condition will remain, and the family will be left with nothing. Steward departs, and Arthur realizes the choice to push the button has placed the family in purgatory. Norma, wanting her son to live his life without disability, asks Arthur to kill her, and after a long goodbye, he reluctantly agrees but cannot bring himself to pull the trigger. Another couple is offered the same box. They also decide to press the button; at the same time, Arthur shoots Norma while embracing her, and Walter is healed from his condition. It is implied that this mysterious offer will continue among other couples in the future. Cast Cameron Diaz as Norma Lewis James Marsden as Arthur Lewis Frank Langella as Arlington Steward James Rebhorn as Norm Cahill Holmes Osborne as Dick Burns Sam Oz Stone as Walter Lewis Gillian Jacobs as Dana / Sarah Matthews Celia Weston as Lana Burns Deborah Rush as Clymene Steward Lisa K. Wyatt as Rhonda Martin Mark Cartier as Martin Teague Kevin Robertson as Wendell Matheson Michele Durrett as Rebecca Matheson Ian Kahn as Vick Brenner John Magaro as Charles Ryan Woodle as Jeffrey Carnes Production Director Richard Kelly wrote a