Mysterious Ways (2000) s01e02 Episode Script
Gray Lady
Russell
I'm here.
You investigate
What did you call it?
- Miraculous phenomena.
- Miraculous phenomena.
Village of Wing Buckinghamshire,
suburb of London England right there.
Builders there were plowing some
land, making room for a new home,
when they uncovered the remnants
of a thousand-year-old Saxon village.
Anthropologists from everywhere flew in,
scouring the site to see what they
could learn about its inhabitants.
It's amazing to see what you can discover
about people from what they leave behind.
Let's take this classroom.
Look around you.
Imagine.
Some future anthropologists, say a thousand
years from now, they discover this classroom.
Now, what do you think
they could learn from us,
by what we left behind ?
Probably figure out is
some kind of classroom.
Okay.
A college class, from all the textbooks.
Good.
- Professor allowed dogs ?
- Ah.
Let's say they actually
found my rotting body,
right here.
Laying across the desk, just like this.
What do you think they can find?
What would they be able to tell ?
Die in the classroom.
Bummer.
- A workaholic.
- No, not me.
Just because he died here doesn't
mean he spent all his time here.
He could have died in
the middle of a lecture.
Aha ! Health problems.
Very good. What else ?
Well, you bored yourself to death.
Or I died laughing
reading one of your essays.
- You're not married.
- Why would you say that ?
No No wedding ring.
Could have been married
before, just got a divorce.
Or he is married.
He just doesn't like wearing rings.
- Are you?
- Am I what ?
Married.
- Yeah, you never told us.
- Not part of the curriculum.
Any kids ?
Come on, guys, think.
Come on, Declan, tell us.
Study my rotting face.
Study the classroom.
You tell me.
Check it out.
Clarice Jacobs.
Professional florist, amateur psychic.
That's her husband next to her, Russell.
Accountant.
He is also an amateur psychic.
- He died, a year ago.
- Okay, so ?
So, come on, read it.
Look.
On his deathbed, he made a pact with
her in exactly one year to the day,
which is next Friday at
the stroke of midnight.
His spirit will return to the physical
world and materialize in a way
that will prove once and for
all that life exists after death.
It's pretty cool, huh?
You do realize this
is a tabloid newspaper.
Oh, yeah, I get a lot
of good stuff out of here.
Declan, I have so much work.
- Come on.
- It's a crazy weekend.
You know, why don't you
just let me know how it goes?
Peg, I could use your help.
I just want to talk to her.
I want you to come with me.
My help ?
I want to know her mental state.
I mean, is it deception or self-deception ?
Elaborate hoax or does
she really believe in it?
And if she really believes in it,
is there evidence to support
Whether she's a nutcase?
In a nutshell, yeah.
Okay. I'll save you some time.
She's probably not a nutcase,
but she's definitely delusional.
What if she isn't ?
You really do keep an
open mind, don't you ?
Close your mind, miss the fun.
What if next Friday at
the stroke of midnight,
her husband materializes
and we're there to see it ?
I'm talking hard evidence.
Witnesses, video.
- The smoking gun ?
- Exactly.
You see, Peg,
every one of these things I investigate
it always happens before I get there.
I can actually be there
when it actually happens.
And what if it doesn't actually happen ?
We add it to the pile and move on.
I'm too busy. I have so much work here.
- I'd love to help you
- Come on, come on. 15 minutes.
- Come on.
- No, no, no, no.
Get your assistant to do your thing.
- I don't have an assistant
- Get you an assistant.
- But I The hospital
- Miranda'll do it.
Oh great !
A friend of ours painted it.
Russell posed for hours.
He was so grumpy.
It was worth it, don't you think ?
Really captures his essence.
- What are these ?
- Spirit guides.
They speak through Russell.
He's a sensitive.
A sensitive ?
Means he feels beyond the five senses
to the realm of the other
side and those that live there.
He sees dead people.
- Oh, he is dead.
- No, be nice.
How many years were you married?
26. We made it a dead show.
Spirits brought us together.
Was awesome.
Jerry was up there doing a space jam
and I've looked over and
he was staring right at me.
- Love at first sight ?
- Big time.
One look was all it took.
- Must have been difficult losing him.
- Oh, I haven't lost him.
He's still here with me.
In fact in the month since he's transitioned,
we've had several communications.
The most recent communication
happened with this.
His face materialized in it.
No kidding !
My field meter went haymire.
He didn't have to get a
picture of him, didn't he ?
I went for my camera, but when
I got back his face was gone.
What a surprise.
That's enough !
A lot of people in the scientific
community, news people too,
have chosen not to take us seriously.
I'm okay with that.
I understand their skepticism, but I'll
say to you what I said to them.
Bring it on, investigate us.
We've got nothing to
hide and plenty to prove.
In a week from Friday, we will.
You don't mind if we snoop around the
house for a couple of days, do you ?
Try to see if we can't
pick up some activity.
The doors open.
Cameras, tape recorders,
bring whatever you need.
Great.
They found three small dwellings here.
Stone foundation for a church, right here.
A small graveyard next
to that, right here.
What does that tell us?
They had a church, they were religious.
Everybody was religious in Saxon times.
Anything else ?
It was a stone church.
They were pretty well off if they
could afford to build one of those.
Very good.
This wasn't just your average
run-of-the-mill Saxon village.
We've got
We've got to go.
I'll let you out a little early today.
I want chapters three and four
read before tomorrow. Okay?
Not just the summaries the
whole chapters. All right ?
Okay.
Look at him.
I can't do it
Go ahead, you can look at him.
They're just first years. Don't be chicken.
Okay, do you get everything ?
Cameras, EMF gauze meters, negative
ion detector, cathode ray magnometer
and two boxes of Mrs. Field cookies.
Excellent.
- Flux capacitor ?
- Ghostbusters ?
Back to the future.
- Get your movies straight.
- Okay.
Wow !
This is the room
he's gonna come back in ?
- Very strong energy in this room.
- A portal to the other side.
You got it.
- You mind if I set up in here ?
Oh, please, please, help yourself.
Thanks.
Whoa, nice setup.
You okay with the mess?
The more equipment, the better.
Is your EMF meter
shielded for AC current?
Yeah, natural fields only.
Infrared camera?
1200 nanometers.
You're gonna have no trouble
spotting Russell with all this.
That's the plan.
I'll be upstairs if you need me.
Thank you.
You want a sandwich?
What you doing?
Don't do that.
You got the willies already?
I heard something.
What'd you hear?
I don't know, it was like a thump.
Footsteps?
No, it was like a thumping sound.
Like that?
Sorry.
I think it's the door.
Morning.
Morning.
You coming to join the sleepover?
No, I just thought I'd come by and
see how the Ghostbusters were doing.
Venkman heard a thump.
A thump?
Definite thump.
Ah, good for you.
You're too easy.
This is a video camera.
It monitors movement throughout the house.
And this?
This is an aurora monitor.
What does it do?
It monitors auroras.
Where's Clarice?
She's upstairs.
They'll be firing up their hookah.
Right. No wonder she still
communicates with her husband.
Declan, Miranda! Come quick!
She obviously wrote those words herself.
She's so desperate to talk to him
that she manufactures a communication
and then she erases that
part of it from her mind.
Yeah, it does only seem to
happen when she's by herself.
Exactly.
What about the thump?
What thump?
The thump Miranda heard.
EMF meter picked it up.
EMF?
Electromagnetic field.
Meter registered a low-level anomaly.
Probably got it on audio as well.
I'm sure there's a rational
explanation for all this.
If there is, we'll find it.
Yeah, well, don't be surprised
if she doesn't believe it, though.
As long as she keeps having these
communications behind closed doors,
nothing you say will
convince her otherwise.
I'm gonna go. See ya.
Friday will know.
She can't hide forever.
This is a beautiful spot.
Thanks. I don't get out
as much as I should though.
You and me both.
And these are beautiful flowers.
Oh, parrot tulips.
Yeah, they're gorgeous.
I sold my fair share of
those when I had the shop.
You don't own it anymore?
No, I closed it a few months ago.
Why?
I need to stay close to the house.
Another build-up to next Friday.
Interviews, calling the
TV stations, newspapers.
So you're not working now?
Oh, I'm working.
I've got my psychic club and my website.
Keeps me very busy.
Especially with all the
activity around the house.
I never know when Russell's
going to communicate with me.
He must miss you.
Yeah.
You must miss him.
Well, how can I?
His aura is still very much with me.
Clarice, how long do you
think he's gonna stay with you?
Forever.
Hey, I went under the
house in the crawlspace.
There's a lot of muck
down there, you know.
You think?
Yeah.
Don't tell me.
More thumps, huh?
Doesn't surprise me.
I bet at least a dozen
structural weak points down there.
Improperly seated beams.
Fluctuation of temperature and moisture
causes the joists to make the beams shift.
- Beams shift, creating thump.
- Huh ?
- Beams shift, creating thump.
- Beams shift, yeah.
Yeah.
You got rats the size of
Buicks down there, you know.
I wouldn't go down there, if I were you.
Okay.
This doesn't explain
the EMF readings, though.
No, it doesn't.
We're still working on the EMF readings, but
I told Carissa about the source of the bumps.
How did she respond?
She didn't dispute it.
She kind of seemed to accept it.
Doesn't surprise me.
Well, she's completely convinced
that next Friday her beliefs are
going to be validated beyond question.
That's what worries me.
A room full of people,
cameras, microphones.
If her husband doesn't show up,
she's going to be devastated.
So quiet in here.
It's our room.
Clarice,
if Friday comes and Russell
doesn't materialize
He will.
I know, but if he doesn't
He wouldn't do that to me.
Russell's not like that.
All I'm saying is that maybe
he's gone to another level.
You don't know much about
the afterlife, do you?
I'm afraid I don't.
But I do know about this life.
And I'd hate to see you
put your life on hold
and spend the rest of it in this house.
I don't mind being in this house.
I choose to be here.
You've put your life on hold.
You've quit your job.
All for the hope
Because my husband made a promise to me.
I know how much this means to you.
What would you do
if the man you loved more than
life itself was taken away?
All that you had left was his promise.
His vow.
To one day come back to you.
Wouldn't you wait?
Where's Miranda?
She's in her home. Get some sleep.
What about you?
I think I'm going to stick around another
night, see if I can't scare anything up.
Poor thing. She sits up
in that room for hours.
Like a living version
of the Grey Lady, huh?
The what?
Grey Lady. It's a ghost or an apparition that's
kind of common folklore throughout history.
It's women who died for their loves.
They call them the Grey Lady because
they're seen wearing grey or dull colours.
Long mournful expressions,
pining for their lost love.
Sounds like Clarice alright.
Good night.
Grab a safe.
- Did you get any sleep?
- I don't sleep. Look at this.
What you got? What is it?
I downloaded it from the
observatory's website this morning.
- Heavy solar activity the past few months.
- Which means?
Means geomagnetic
storms in the ionosphere
have been disturbing the
Earth's magnetic field.
Which means?
That's what's causing the EMF
meter to register activity.
No wonder she thinks
this place is go central.
You're not leaving?
We have classes tomorrow. We gotta go.
What about overnight?
You're still welcome to stay.
We've been here for
two days and two nights
and we haven't found anything
that can't be explained, so
Here, look at this.
It's unusual solar activity.
It's what's causing
the EMF meter to spike.
It's time to let go, Clarice.
You'll still come back on Friday?
Uh, we could, if you like.
Good. And bring the equipment?
Why not?
I know you think nothing's gonna happen.
I didn't say that.
That's what you're thinking.
You think I'm making this all up.
Maybe you just want Russell's spirit
to live on and so you're willing
You've seen my files.
The photographs.
There's energy in this house,
as strong as I've ever felt.
Your psychic abilities, while
intriguing, are subjective.
We haven't found any real
tangible evidence that you're
Let me read you.
What?
Right now.
I'll do a reading of you.
And then you'll see first hand
whether my abilities are real.
Sure.
That'd be great.
Watch the body. Just watch it.
Oh yeah, right. Don't do anything else.
Ready?
What can I do?
Nothing.
Just let your mind drift.
Good.
I'm feeling hunger, yes?
I missed lunch.
Okay, looking back
now, seeing childhood.
Some sadness, yes?
Yeah.
And no. I mean, what child wasn't sad
at some point in his life?
I'll try to be more specific.
Okay.
Difficult. I'm feeling resistance.
Negative thoughts
create negative energy.
Try to relax.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay. Childhood again. I'm seeing a brother.
No, two brothers, yes? One brother.
No brothers ?
Correct.
Sister?
Just one.
Older?
Younger.
Okay, you're in college now.
And you're doing very well,
but you have to work hard, yes?
Actually, no.
Lots of problems. Family.
You have to switch
schools several times.
Even have to drop out for a while, yes?
Okay.
I'm getting something strong now.
That's good. That's very strong.
An image of love. A wife.
I've never been married.
What I see is not always what
was or what is, but what may be.
Ah, the future.
Perhaps.
Cool, okay.
Okay, you're working together.
She's beautiful.
Cool.
Athletic. Kind eyes. But a strong will.
Of course.
She's supportive. She loves to cook.
Dinner's warming in the oven, she says,
because you're home late from work again.
Chicken parmesan. Your favorite.
I don't eat chicken.
And a child.
A baby.
Sadness again.
The baby has gone.
And you and your wife
are no longer together.
You try to put it behind
you, but you can't.
Sadness.
90% wrong.
90% I kept count.
I don't think, no, I've never
seen a worse psychic than that.
What's wrong with you?
You haven't said a word.
Hi.
Hey, Peg.
Sorry to trouble you at home.
It's okay.
- You got a minute?
- Sure, come in.
Wow. Nice digs.
Thank you.
Clean.
- Do you want a glass of wine?
- Read my mind.
Funny.
Unbelievably clean.
- Hey, Peg?
- Yes?
Remind me never to invite
you over to my house, okay?
Okay.
Woo-hoo, pizza! I'm in, all right.
I don't cook much.
No, but you can do it in spirits.
Me neither.
Do you mind?
No, help yourself.
All right!
Holy cow!
Wow, that's a view.
Yeah, I spend a lot of time out here.
I bet.
It's peaceful.
Yeah
Oh, hey, I'm sorry.
Listen, I wonder if
you could do me a favor.
Miranda and I were making
these tapes last night,
and we had a little disagreement
about a certain anomaly
that may or may not have been picked up.
I was wondering if you
could give it a listen.
What kind of anomaly?
That's what I want you to tell me.
Ah, got it.
Well, maybe nothing.
Or maybe something.
Or it might be something
that turns into nothing.
I don't know.
It's good pizza.
Yeah, I like it.
What's that?
Telescope.
Oh, yeah?
Cool.
Stargazer, huh?
- No, it was my husband's.
- Really?
You got a picture of him?
Yeah.
I mean, no.
I mean, it's not handy.
I'd have to dig for it.
Clarice called.
Really?
Yeah.
She wants to know if you're
coming over on Friday.
I don't think so.
Oh, come on, Peg.
She wants to introduce
us to her husband.
You really think this
guy's gonna materialize?
I didn't say that.
But anything's possible.
Come on, Peg, you gotta admit this
woman's got some kind of psychic talent.
I mean, all this could
lead to something.
It's a fantasy.
She needs to let go of her grief instead
of pretending that his aura is with her.
Come on. We're born,
we live, and we die.
The end.
Move on.
Wow.
That's a bitter pill to swallow.
- No heaven?
- No.
No afterlife?
Nope.
Nada?
Sim.
I'm sorry, Declan.
I'm cranky and I'm very tired.
And I have a pile of work to do.
And I was kind of hoping
I'd get to bed early.
Sure.
Sorry.
You gonna eat that?
You can have it.
Take it.
I missed lunch.
Please.
Cool. I'll let myself out.
Thank you.
You bet.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
I definitely heard something.
You did?
Told you.
After the thump, the pinging sound.
She heard a thump.
You heard a thump?
Yeah, after the thump
on the counter 0028,
a very definite, very
clear ping, ping, ping.
No, she didn't hear
any ping, ping, ping.
She heard was a
Low-level vibrations like clothes,
somebody walking past her microphone.
Definite thump, but not pinging.
I heard pinging.
Very clear pinging.
Play it.
Play it again. Play it again.
See? Coming.
I swear I heard something.
It was there. A pinging sound.
There was something very familiar.
I swear to you.
Maybe I accidentally erased it.
There's no interruption in the data stream.
Nothing was erased.
Just a thump.
Peggy Fowler.
Tomorrow night's the big night.
Channel 7's not coming.
Neither are the big papers.
No surprise.
Yeah, well, we still
have a cable news team.
One of the tabloids is sending
someone, so that's cool.
What about you?
I'm sorry, Declan, I
don't think I can make it.
Why not?
What, don't tell me you've got plans again?
Pizza and wine on the porch?
Come on, Peg.
Nothing's gonna happen.
I think you're probably right.
Which is why you should be there.
If Clarice's husband doesn't show,
you know she's gonna be devastated.
She's gonna need someone
there to comfort her, you know?
Someone to say the right words.
And you're incapable of
providing such comfort?
Come on, Peg.
I know that makes you uncomfortable,
but if anybody can help, you can.
All right.
Great. Only one small problem.
My truck's broken down again.
Can you give me a lift?
Yes, I can pick you up. What time?
Excellent. I get done class at four
tomorrow, so I'll see you here, okay?
All right. No problem. Bye.
The college students were taken
and brought to the village church.
Detailed analysis was completed and it
gave a much clearer picture of the girl.
Their teeth were pitted.
Her bones were severely weakened, indicating
a life of pain and severe repeated illnesses.
Anthropologists believe
that she may have been brought to
the village church in hopes of a cure.
Now, a forensics reconstructive
team from Manchester University
was commissioned to
reconstruct her head
in the hopes of forming a more accurate
image of what she really looked like.
Measurements of bone and tissue were logged
into a computer and from those measurements
an accurate portrait of this
girl's face was finally revealed.
Look at her.
A poor, sick little girl from a
relatively insignificant village.
What would she think to know that a thousand
years later, here we are, studying her?
Learning from her.
Keeping her memory alive.
She's beautiful, isn't she?
Get your cameras ready, folks.
Steve.
It's almost showtime.
It's all right, Russell.
I'm here.
Just like I said I would be.
We're ready to see you.
It's all right, Russell.
You can show yourself now.
News team all went home.
Journalists too.
Where is she?
She's upstairs.
She wouldn't talk to me.
Hi.
I don't think I've ever
heard this house so quiet.
I'm not ready to let go of him.
I know.
But the hurt you're feeling
will get easier with time.
And you'll learn to live again.
I don't want to forget him.
You won't. You can't.
I promise.
You ready to go?
Uh-uh.
Oh, yeah.
Amazing, these stars are so bright.
Yeah, they are.
You know, I read about this star, Antares,
something like 500 light years away.
That means it's going to take the light from
that star 500 years to travel, to get to Earth.
This is amazing, isn't it?
I mean, think about it.
That star could have
burned out 100 years ago.
We won't know it for another 400 years.
Dead and gone, but the light shines on.
Weird.
You ready?
- Where are we going?
- There's something I gotta do.
Okay.
What are we doing here?
You wanted to see a photo of my husband.
I'll show you.
Smells good.
Did you cook?
No.
It's chicken parmesan.
Supper's ready.
Subtitle made by Adr1an
I'm here.
You investigate
What did you call it?
- Miraculous phenomena.
- Miraculous phenomena.
Village of Wing Buckinghamshire,
suburb of London England right there.
Builders there were plowing some
land, making room for a new home,
when they uncovered the remnants
of a thousand-year-old Saxon village.
Anthropologists from everywhere flew in,
scouring the site to see what they
could learn about its inhabitants.
It's amazing to see what you can discover
about people from what they leave behind.
Let's take this classroom.
Look around you.
Imagine.
Some future anthropologists, say a thousand
years from now, they discover this classroom.
Now, what do you think
they could learn from us,
by what we left behind ?
Probably figure out is
some kind of classroom.
Okay.
A college class, from all the textbooks.
Good.
- Professor allowed dogs ?
- Ah.
Let's say they actually
found my rotting body,
right here.
Laying across the desk, just like this.
What do you think they can find?
What would they be able to tell ?
Die in the classroom.
Bummer.
- A workaholic.
- No, not me.
Just because he died here doesn't
mean he spent all his time here.
He could have died in
the middle of a lecture.
Aha ! Health problems.
Very good. What else ?
Well, you bored yourself to death.
Or I died laughing
reading one of your essays.
- You're not married.
- Why would you say that ?
No No wedding ring.
Could have been married
before, just got a divorce.
Or he is married.
He just doesn't like wearing rings.
- Are you?
- Am I what ?
Married.
- Yeah, you never told us.
- Not part of the curriculum.
Any kids ?
Come on, guys, think.
Come on, Declan, tell us.
Study my rotting face.
Study the classroom.
You tell me.
Check it out.
Clarice Jacobs.
Professional florist, amateur psychic.
That's her husband next to her, Russell.
Accountant.
He is also an amateur psychic.
- He died, a year ago.
- Okay, so ?
So, come on, read it.
Look.
On his deathbed, he made a pact with
her in exactly one year to the day,
which is next Friday at
the stroke of midnight.
His spirit will return to the physical
world and materialize in a way
that will prove once and for
all that life exists after death.
It's pretty cool, huh?
You do realize this
is a tabloid newspaper.
Oh, yeah, I get a lot
of good stuff out of here.
Declan, I have so much work.
- Come on.
- It's a crazy weekend.
You know, why don't you
just let me know how it goes?
Peg, I could use your help.
I just want to talk to her.
I want you to come with me.
My help ?
I want to know her mental state.
I mean, is it deception or self-deception ?
Elaborate hoax or does
she really believe in it?
And if she really believes in it,
is there evidence to support
Whether she's a nutcase?
In a nutshell, yeah.
Okay. I'll save you some time.
She's probably not a nutcase,
but she's definitely delusional.
What if she isn't ?
You really do keep an
open mind, don't you ?
Close your mind, miss the fun.
What if next Friday at
the stroke of midnight,
her husband materializes
and we're there to see it ?
I'm talking hard evidence.
Witnesses, video.
- The smoking gun ?
- Exactly.
You see, Peg,
every one of these things I investigate
it always happens before I get there.
I can actually be there
when it actually happens.
And what if it doesn't actually happen ?
We add it to the pile and move on.
I'm too busy. I have so much work here.
- I'd love to help you
- Come on, come on. 15 minutes.
- Come on.
- No, no, no, no.
Get your assistant to do your thing.
- I don't have an assistant
- Get you an assistant.
- But I The hospital
- Miranda'll do it.
Oh great !
A friend of ours painted it.
Russell posed for hours.
He was so grumpy.
It was worth it, don't you think ?
Really captures his essence.
- What are these ?
- Spirit guides.
They speak through Russell.
He's a sensitive.
A sensitive ?
Means he feels beyond the five senses
to the realm of the other
side and those that live there.
He sees dead people.
- Oh, he is dead.
- No, be nice.
How many years were you married?
26. We made it a dead show.
Spirits brought us together.
Was awesome.
Jerry was up there doing a space jam
and I've looked over and
he was staring right at me.
- Love at first sight ?
- Big time.
One look was all it took.
- Must have been difficult losing him.
- Oh, I haven't lost him.
He's still here with me.
In fact in the month since he's transitioned,
we've had several communications.
The most recent communication
happened with this.
His face materialized in it.
No kidding !
My field meter went haymire.
He didn't have to get a
picture of him, didn't he ?
I went for my camera, but when
I got back his face was gone.
What a surprise.
That's enough !
A lot of people in the scientific
community, news people too,
have chosen not to take us seriously.
I'm okay with that.
I understand their skepticism, but I'll
say to you what I said to them.
Bring it on, investigate us.
We've got nothing to
hide and plenty to prove.
In a week from Friday, we will.
You don't mind if we snoop around the
house for a couple of days, do you ?
Try to see if we can't
pick up some activity.
The doors open.
Cameras, tape recorders,
bring whatever you need.
Great.
They found three small dwellings here.
Stone foundation for a church, right here.
A small graveyard next
to that, right here.
What does that tell us?
They had a church, they were religious.
Everybody was religious in Saxon times.
Anything else ?
It was a stone church.
They were pretty well off if they
could afford to build one of those.
Very good.
This wasn't just your average
run-of-the-mill Saxon village.
We've got
We've got to go.
I'll let you out a little early today.
I want chapters three and four
read before tomorrow. Okay?
Not just the summaries the
whole chapters. All right ?
Okay.
Look at him.
I can't do it
Go ahead, you can look at him.
They're just first years. Don't be chicken.
Okay, do you get everything ?
Cameras, EMF gauze meters, negative
ion detector, cathode ray magnometer
and two boxes of Mrs. Field cookies.
Excellent.
- Flux capacitor ?
- Ghostbusters ?
Back to the future.
- Get your movies straight.
- Okay.
Wow !
This is the room
he's gonna come back in ?
- Very strong energy in this room.
- A portal to the other side.
You got it.
- You mind if I set up in here ?
Oh, please, please, help yourself.
Thanks.
Whoa, nice setup.
You okay with the mess?
The more equipment, the better.
Is your EMF meter
shielded for AC current?
Yeah, natural fields only.
Infrared camera?
1200 nanometers.
You're gonna have no trouble
spotting Russell with all this.
That's the plan.
I'll be upstairs if you need me.
Thank you.
You want a sandwich?
What you doing?
Don't do that.
You got the willies already?
I heard something.
What'd you hear?
I don't know, it was like a thump.
Footsteps?
No, it was like a thumping sound.
Like that?
Sorry.
I think it's the door.
Morning.
Morning.
You coming to join the sleepover?
No, I just thought I'd come by and
see how the Ghostbusters were doing.
Venkman heard a thump.
A thump?
Definite thump.
Ah, good for you.
You're too easy.
This is a video camera.
It monitors movement throughout the house.
And this?
This is an aurora monitor.
What does it do?
It monitors auroras.
Where's Clarice?
She's upstairs.
They'll be firing up their hookah.
Right. No wonder she still
communicates with her husband.
Declan, Miranda! Come quick!
She obviously wrote those words herself.
She's so desperate to talk to him
that she manufactures a communication
and then she erases that
part of it from her mind.
Yeah, it does only seem to
happen when she's by herself.
Exactly.
What about the thump?
What thump?
The thump Miranda heard.
EMF meter picked it up.
EMF?
Electromagnetic field.
Meter registered a low-level anomaly.
Probably got it on audio as well.
I'm sure there's a rational
explanation for all this.
If there is, we'll find it.
Yeah, well, don't be surprised
if she doesn't believe it, though.
As long as she keeps having these
communications behind closed doors,
nothing you say will
convince her otherwise.
I'm gonna go. See ya.
Friday will know.
She can't hide forever.
This is a beautiful spot.
Thanks. I don't get out
as much as I should though.
You and me both.
And these are beautiful flowers.
Oh, parrot tulips.
Yeah, they're gorgeous.
I sold my fair share of
those when I had the shop.
You don't own it anymore?
No, I closed it a few months ago.
Why?
I need to stay close to the house.
Another build-up to next Friday.
Interviews, calling the
TV stations, newspapers.
So you're not working now?
Oh, I'm working.
I've got my psychic club and my website.
Keeps me very busy.
Especially with all the
activity around the house.
I never know when Russell's
going to communicate with me.
He must miss you.
Yeah.
You must miss him.
Well, how can I?
His aura is still very much with me.
Clarice, how long do you
think he's gonna stay with you?
Forever.
Hey, I went under the
house in the crawlspace.
There's a lot of muck
down there, you know.
You think?
Yeah.
Don't tell me.
More thumps, huh?
Doesn't surprise me.
I bet at least a dozen
structural weak points down there.
Improperly seated beams.
Fluctuation of temperature and moisture
causes the joists to make the beams shift.
- Beams shift, creating thump.
- Huh ?
- Beams shift, creating thump.
- Beams shift, yeah.
Yeah.
You got rats the size of
Buicks down there, you know.
I wouldn't go down there, if I were you.
Okay.
This doesn't explain
the EMF readings, though.
No, it doesn't.
We're still working on the EMF readings, but
I told Carissa about the source of the bumps.
How did she respond?
She didn't dispute it.
She kind of seemed to accept it.
Doesn't surprise me.
Well, she's completely convinced
that next Friday her beliefs are
going to be validated beyond question.
That's what worries me.
A room full of people,
cameras, microphones.
If her husband doesn't show up,
she's going to be devastated.
So quiet in here.
It's our room.
Clarice,
if Friday comes and Russell
doesn't materialize
He will.
I know, but if he doesn't
He wouldn't do that to me.
Russell's not like that.
All I'm saying is that maybe
he's gone to another level.
You don't know much about
the afterlife, do you?
I'm afraid I don't.
But I do know about this life.
And I'd hate to see you
put your life on hold
and spend the rest of it in this house.
I don't mind being in this house.
I choose to be here.
You've put your life on hold.
You've quit your job.
All for the hope
Because my husband made a promise to me.
I know how much this means to you.
What would you do
if the man you loved more than
life itself was taken away?
All that you had left was his promise.
His vow.
To one day come back to you.
Wouldn't you wait?
Where's Miranda?
She's in her home. Get some sleep.
What about you?
I think I'm going to stick around another
night, see if I can't scare anything up.
Poor thing. She sits up
in that room for hours.
Like a living version
of the Grey Lady, huh?
The what?
Grey Lady. It's a ghost or an apparition that's
kind of common folklore throughout history.
It's women who died for their loves.
They call them the Grey Lady because
they're seen wearing grey or dull colours.
Long mournful expressions,
pining for their lost love.
Sounds like Clarice alright.
Good night.
Grab a safe.
- Did you get any sleep?
- I don't sleep. Look at this.
What you got? What is it?
I downloaded it from the
observatory's website this morning.
- Heavy solar activity the past few months.
- Which means?
Means geomagnetic
storms in the ionosphere
have been disturbing the
Earth's magnetic field.
Which means?
That's what's causing the EMF
meter to register activity.
No wonder she thinks
this place is go central.
You're not leaving?
We have classes tomorrow. We gotta go.
What about overnight?
You're still welcome to stay.
We've been here for
two days and two nights
and we haven't found anything
that can't be explained, so
Here, look at this.
It's unusual solar activity.
It's what's causing
the EMF meter to spike.
It's time to let go, Clarice.
You'll still come back on Friday?
Uh, we could, if you like.
Good. And bring the equipment?
Why not?
I know you think nothing's gonna happen.
I didn't say that.
That's what you're thinking.
You think I'm making this all up.
Maybe you just want Russell's spirit
to live on and so you're willing
You've seen my files.
The photographs.
There's energy in this house,
as strong as I've ever felt.
Your psychic abilities, while
intriguing, are subjective.
We haven't found any real
tangible evidence that you're
Let me read you.
What?
Right now.
I'll do a reading of you.
And then you'll see first hand
whether my abilities are real.
Sure.
That'd be great.
Watch the body. Just watch it.
Oh yeah, right. Don't do anything else.
Ready?
What can I do?
Nothing.
Just let your mind drift.
Good.
I'm feeling hunger, yes?
I missed lunch.
Okay, looking back
now, seeing childhood.
Some sadness, yes?
Yeah.
And no. I mean, what child wasn't sad
at some point in his life?
I'll try to be more specific.
Okay.
Difficult. I'm feeling resistance.
Negative thoughts
create negative energy.
Try to relax.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay. Childhood again. I'm seeing a brother.
No, two brothers, yes? One brother.
No brothers ?
Correct.
Sister?
Just one.
Older?
Younger.
Okay, you're in college now.
And you're doing very well,
but you have to work hard, yes?
Actually, no.
Lots of problems. Family.
You have to switch
schools several times.
Even have to drop out for a while, yes?
Okay.
I'm getting something strong now.
That's good. That's very strong.
An image of love. A wife.
I've never been married.
What I see is not always what
was or what is, but what may be.
Ah, the future.
Perhaps.
Cool, okay.
Okay, you're working together.
She's beautiful.
Cool.
Athletic. Kind eyes. But a strong will.
Of course.
She's supportive. She loves to cook.
Dinner's warming in the oven, she says,
because you're home late from work again.
Chicken parmesan. Your favorite.
I don't eat chicken.
And a child.
A baby.
Sadness again.
The baby has gone.
And you and your wife
are no longer together.
You try to put it behind
you, but you can't.
Sadness.
90% wrong.
90% I kept count.
I don't think, no, I've never
seen a worse psychic than that.
What's wrong with you?
You haven't said a word.
Hi.
Hey, Peg.
Sorry to trouble you at home.
It's okay.
- You got a minute?
- Sure, come in.
Wow. Nice digs.
Thank you.
Clean.
- Do you want a glass of wine?
- Read my mind.
Funny.
Unbelievably clean.
- Hey, Peg?
- Yes?
Remind me never to invite
you over to my house, okay?
Okay.
Woo-hoo, pizza! I'm in, all right.
I don't cook much.
No, but you can do it in spirits.
Me neither.
Do you mind?
No, help yourself.
All right!
Holy cow!
Wow, that's a view.
Yeah, I spend a lot of time out here.
I bet.
It's peaceful.
Yeah
Oh, hey, I'm sorry.
Listen, I wonder if
you could do me a favor.
Miranda and I were making
these tapes last night,
and we had a little disagreement
about a certain anomaly
that may or may not have been picked up.
I was wondering if you
could give it a listen.
What kind of anomaly?
That's what I want you to tell me.
Ah, got it.
Well, maybe nothing.
Or maybe something.
Or it might be something
that turns into nothing.
I don't know.
It's good pizza.
Yeah, I like it.
What's that?
Telescope.
Oh, yeah?
Cool.
Stargazer, huh?
- No, it was my husband's.
- Really?
You got a picture of him?
Yeah.
I mean, no.
I mean, it's not handy.
I'd have to dig for it.
Clarice called.
Really?
Yeah.
She wants to know if you're
coming over on Friday.
I don't think so.
Oh, come on, Peg.
She wants to introduce
us to her husband.
You really think this
guy's gonna materialize?
I didn't say that.
But anything's possible.
Come on, Peg, you gotta admit this
woman's got some kind of psychic talent.
I mean, all this could
lead to something.
It's a fantasy.
She needs to let go of her grief instead
of pretending that his aura is with her.
Come on. We're born,
we live, and we die.
The end.
Move on.
Wow.
That's a bitter pill to swallow.
- No heaven?
- No.
No afterlife?
Nope.
Nada?
Sim.
I'm sorry, Declan.
I'm cranky and I'm very tired.
And I have a pile of work to do.
And I was kind of hoping
I'd get to bed early.
Sure.
Sorry.
You gonna eat that?
You can have it.
Take it.
I missed lunch.
Please.
Cool. I'll let myself out.
Thank you.
You bet.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
I definitely heard something.
You did?
Told you.
After the thump, the pinging sound.
She heard a thump.
You heard a thump?
Yeah, after the thump
on the counter 0028,
a very definite, very
clear ping, ping, ping.
No, she didn't hear
any ping, ping, ping.
She heard was a
Low-level vibrations like clothes,
somebody walking past her microphone.
Definite thump, but not pinging.
I heard pinging.
Very clear pinging.
Play it.
Play it again. Play it again.
See? Coming.
I swear I heard something.
It was there. A pinging sound.
There was something very familiar.
I swear to you.
Maybe I accidentally erased it.
There's no interruption in the data stream.
Nothing was erased.
Just a thump.
Peggy Fowler.
Tomorrow night's the big night.
Channel 7's not coming.
Neither are the big papers.
No surprise.
Yeah, well, we still
have a cable news team.
One of the tabloids is sending
someone, so that's cool.
What about you?
I'm sorry, Declan, I
don't think I can make it.
Why not?
What, don't tell me you've got plans again?
Pizza and wine on the porch?
Come on, Peg.
Nothing's gonna happen.
I think you're probably right.
Which is why you should be there.
If Clarice's husband doesn't show,
you know she's gonna be devastated.
She's gonna need someone
there to comfort her, you know?
Someone to say the right words.
And you're incapable of
providing such comfort?
Come on, Peg.
I know that makes you uncomfortable,
but if anybody can help, you can.
All right.
Great. Only one small problem.
My truck's broken down again.
Can you give me a lift?
Yes, I can pick you up. What time?
Excellent. I get done class at four
tomorrow, so I'll see you here, okay?
All right. No problem. Bye.
The college students were taken
and brought to the village church.
Detailed analysis was completed and it
gave a much clearer picture of the girl.
Their teeth were pitted.
Her bones were severely weakened, indicating
a life of pain and severe repeated illnesses.
Anthropologists believe
that she may have been brought to
the village church in hopes of a cure.
Now, a forensics reconstructive
team from Manchester University
was commissioned to
reconstruct her head
in the hopes of forming a more accurate
image of what she really looked like.
Measurements of bone and tissue were logged
into a computer and from those measurements
an accurate portrait of this
girl's face was finally revealed.
Look at her.
A poor, sick little girl from a
relatively insignificant village.
What would she think to know that a thousand
years later, here we are, studying her?
Learning from her.
Keeping her memory alive.
She's beautiful, isn't she?
Get your cameras ready, folks.
Steve.
It's almost showtime.
It's all right, Russell.
I'm here.
Just like I said I would be.
We're ready to see you.
It's all right, Russell.
You can show yourself now.
News team all went home.
Journalists too.
Where is she?
She's upstairs.
She wouldn't talk to me.
Hi.
I don't think I've ever
heard this house so quiet.
I'm not ready to let go of him.
I know.
But the hurt you're feeling
will get easier with time.
And you'll learn to live again.
I don't want to forget him.
You won't. You can't.
I promise.
You ready to go?
Uh-uh.
Oh, yeah.
Amazing, these stars are so bright.
Yeah, they are.
You know, I read about this star, Antares,
something like 500 light years away.
That means it's going to take the light from
that star 500 years to travel, to get to Earth.
This is amazing, isn't it?
I mean, think about it.
That star could have
burned out 100 years ago.
We won't know it for another 400 years.
Dead and gone, but the light shines on.
Weird.
You ready?
- Where are we going?
- There's something I gotta do.
Okay.
What are we doing here?
You wanted to see a photo of my husband.
I'll show you.
Smells good.
Did you cook?
No.
It's chicken parmesan.
Supper's ready.
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