Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996) s01e04 Episode Script

[Alex]
Okay, let's hurry up here.
Okay, guys.
Remember, if anything happens
to this truck,
I will kill you, okay?
[Mr. Chan]
I get on front or back?
Oh, Mr. Chan,
no, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no.
It's okay.
You have to go over here.
The bus is gonna take you
to a nice, clean hotel.
You'll be nice
and safe there, okay?
Just go right in there.
Ugh!
Somebody spiked
this embalming fluid
with coffee.
Are all the tenants
accounted for?
Yeah. All except for
Mrs. Wilkinson.
Uh, Senora Ramirez,
por favor,
let the man load
the lamp in the truck.
He's paid to be careful.
You should hear
the way Mrs. Ramirez
blesses your name.
She thinks
you performed a miracle
getting me to handle
the case pro bono.
Well, listen,
she can bless me
after we get that pig
of a landlord
to foot the bill
for this move.
Oh.
Fire up the engines, Connie.
We're almost ready to roll.
Ada?
-Mrs. Wilkinson.
-Ada?
I was starting to think
that you didn't wanna
leave this place.
Oh, Ada?
I can't find Ada.
Oh. Who is Ada?
She's such a naughty
little kitty.
She's hunting
all the time.
Why not? With all
the rodents in here,
it's like a regular buffet.
Now, listen. You go over
to the bus here.
Connie will
help you inside.
I'll help you.
Come on. Let's--
-Just relax.
-Go.
I'll go find--
Find the cat.
The cat.
Okay, finding the cat.
Finding the cat.
We are never going to
get out of this place.
Looking for Ada.
[makes kissing noises]
Come on, baby.
Where are you, kitty?
Where the hell are you,
you kitty-cat?
Come on.
Come on.
Ada. Ada.
Ada. Come on, kitty,
kitty, kitty, kitty.
[creaking]
Hello?
-[woman crying]
-Who's up there?
Hello?
[crying continues]
Hello?
Who's in there?
-Alex?
-[cat meowing]
Jesus, I've been looking
all over for you.
I found Mrs. Wilkinson's
cat downstairs.
[narrator]
Since the beginning of time,
mankind has existed between
the world of light and
the world of darkness.
Our secret society
has been here forever,
protecting others
from the creatures
who inhabit the shadows
in the night,
known only to the initiated
by our true name,
The Legacy.
[siren in distance]
[Connie]
It's gonna be fine.
We have everything we need.
What, you think our slumlord
will risk a bench warrant
and not show up?
Well, if he does, it's just
gonna cost him more money.
And we gotta hit this guy
where it hurts.
In the pocketbook.
Well, when I think
of the conditions
these poor people have
to live in
He has to pay.
Ms. Moreau,
as a community activist,
you've worked to remedy
other ill-kept lodgings.
How does the defendant's
building
compare to what you consider
to be decent living standards?
Mr. Vance's tenement
is more than
just your garden-variety
slum dwelling,
with faulty heating
-and chronic plumbing problems.
-[groans]
It's a breeding ground
for rats and disease.
For hopelessness
and despair.
[woman] Yeah.
[man] That's right.
[judge pounds gavel]
We've tried to get Mr. Vance
to initiate repairs
four months ago,
when he inherited it.
But he was too busy skiing
in Zermatt to be bothered.
-Skiing, my ass.
I was snowboarding.
-I know.
And what do you
recommend this court do
to rectify the situation?
[woman crying]
[chuckles]
Let me repeat the question.
What do you recommend
this court do
to rectify
the situation?
He should be forced
to experience
the suffering
of his tenants
firsthand.
[all]
Yes! Yes!
Like hell I stay
in that building.
[lawyer]
Objection, Your Honor.
Sentencing matters
are for the court.
He deserves to be
confined
under house arrest
in his own tenement
until all repairs
have been implemented.
[judge] Order.
Order in the court.
Your Honor, I'm sure
the court will agree
Ms. Moreau has stepped
totally out of line.
What she's proposing
is outrageous.
Is it, Mr. Marston?
Court is adjourned
for 10 minutes.
I wanna see everyone
in my chambers now.
You deserve it.
You're
You're wonderful.
[chattering]
Hey, laugh it up. You got
exactly what you wanted.
You're a bona fide
hero, huh? Huh?
I'm not the hero here.
These people are, Mr. Vance,
for having survived
in your cesspool.
You wouldn't know her,
but my own aunt survived
in a hellhole like yours
for 20 years.
You're actually luckier.
You only have to stay
in your building
-until it's up to code.
-My building? I'm a club owner.
What the hell do I know
about being a landlord?
I pay someone else
to do that stuff for me.
It's your inheritance, Vance.
You weren't forced
to accept it.
-The hell I wasn't!
-Hey!
The hell I wasn't.
[crows cawing]
[Nick]
Passports, visas,
excavation permits,
site authorization,
letter of introduction.
We land in Aleppo
and hit the ground running.
Amazing.
The wall of Josephus.
I can't believe
the commissioner's finally
giving us a chance
to uncover it.
Yeah, well,
he's not doing it
out of the goodness
of his heart.
That earthquake
that happened last year
left that whole area
seismically unstable.
If we don't get
a crack at it now,
we may never.
[Derek]
Legend has it that
some 3000 years ago,
Josephus was able to
tame the demons
and recorded his methods
on the tablets.
Yeah, but without
the wall of the temple
to decipher them,
the tablets are useless.
I've been doing my research
for the last four years.
You got the charts
from the original dig?
We need them,
don't we?
Oh, God. I forgot.
It's It's that
damned Kyle Vance.
[Nick] Don't worry about it,
all right? You did
a good thing there.
You put a slumlord
where he belongs.
Yeah, but we were only supposed
to get a monetary judgment.
And here I am, fighting
for his house arrest. I mean
I'm sorry.
Sounds like
poetic justice to me.
Well, you surround yourself
with a couple of comforts,
it won't be so bad.
Well, the Ritz-Carlton
it ain't.
But it does have a kind of
an Old World feel about it,
-don't you think? Huh?
-Very, uh Very European.
European,
don't you think?
Little bit of scraping,
bit of paint,
and spackles,
some fumigation,
and hell, we'll be up to
code in no time.
Well, the contractor's
coming next week,
so you'll be
outta here soon enough.
This is it,
Mr. Vance.
Home sweet home.
Strap it on me.
Here we go. Come on, guys.
Come on. Let's go, let's go.
[lawyer] Okay, now, Kyle?
Just remember.
You're not wearing
that monitor bracelet
-for decorative purposes.
-Like a good-luck charm.
It's my good-luck charm.
It'll be bad luck for you,
if you stray more than 50 feet
from this building.
I can't figure out why
I would wanna go anywhere.
All right, I'm gonna
call you tonight.
Just, you know, make sure
you're settled in all right.
I'm a big boy, Andy.
A few weeks alone, you know.
Monks do it
all the time.
Yeah, okay. Just take care
of yourself, Kyle.
Take care.
Get out of here.
-Okay.
-Okay.
[exhales]
[whistles for cab]
Yeah
[door shuts]
Hello.
Who's there?
Damn bums.
[gasps]
Jeez.
Where did you come from?
I thought I was
alone here.
Hold on a second,
where are you going?
Hold it.
Hold on a second!
Let's go, Alex.
Chopper's waiting.
Just give me a sec.
Yeah.
[Derek]
I think we're going to
have you stay in town
and resolve any outstanding
issues connecting to this case.
Are you serious?
I couldn't be more so.
Wait a minute.
I know more about
the wall of Josephus
than any of you.
Oh, probably you do.
But I'm sure we can be briefed
by your materials on the way.
You can't just cut me out.
You started something.
And it's your responsibility
to finish it.
It's that simple.
When did it become
tactical procedure
to send someone into
the field without backup?
Right now. And, Nick,
I don't recall asking you
for your opinion
on this matter.
[scoffs]
Aye, aye, skipper.
[siren wails]
[Kyle]
Baby. Tia. Come on.
I don't know,
bring over takeout.
We can be alone together
in this great big house.
We can feed each other mu shu.
[Tia]
But there's a club
opening tonight.
Honey, I know there's
a club opening tonight.
-It's my club!
-Well, let's go.
[car alarm wails]
Sweetheart, I'm indisposed
for the next few weeks.
I told you, I'm a prisoner,
alone here in this flophouse.
And nobody wants to
come and visit me.
Can you blame them?
What do you mean,
can you blame them?
Honey, I'm going out of my mind
here by myself.
I'm starting to see things.
Oh, yeah.
What are you talking--
I need you.
Baby, no. I need you.
You don't need me.
Okay, I need someone.
Hello? Tia!
Well, that's great.
The damn phone's against me.
Son of a bitch.
[electricity crackles]
And everything's against me!
Hallelujah.
Something that works.
Fuse box.
Fuse box.
That's not a fuse box.
[grunts]
Oh! Jesus.
Hey! Who are you?
What are you doing here?
I live here. Upstairs.
No, you don't, honey.
This place has been
cleared out. It's empty.
Oh, Kyle,
I've always lived here.
And I've been
waiting for you.
For me? Why?
All you ever wanted.
All you ever dreamed of.
[girl screaming]
Oh, don't worry
about that.
Stay with me.
[girl screaming]
[gasps]
[screams]
[ankle monitor beeps]
[man]
Hey. Go, man, go.
[sirens wailing]
Hey.
Easy, easy.
[police radio chatter]
I can walk myself.
-Hey! Ow!
-Come on, Vance.
I told you,
I wasn't running away!
I was chasing
a murderer!
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Let me go!
Straight upstairs.
What the hell's
going on here?
There were two dead bodies,
right there.
A man and a woman.
I swear it.
Sure, Vance.
And it don't rain
in Terre Haute
in the summertime.
Oh, don't stand on ceremony,
Moreau.
Come on in here.
Come on in. Come see
what you got me into.
What about
this blood? Huh?
You see that?
I think you better lay off
that wacky weed, Vance.
And don't ever think about
leaving this building again.
I'm telling you, it's real!
There were two dead bodies
in there, I swear it!
[detective]
Sure, Vance. Tell that to
the Avon lady. Come on, guys.
Cops are gone, Moreau.
You sure you want to be alone
with a raving psycho?
What are you doing here anyway?
Why did you come here?
You're afraid for me,
aren't you?
You saw something,
didn't you?
I didn't say that.
I'm going out of
my fucking mind here!
Even though you
hate my guts,
you know that it was a big
mistake putting me in here.
I don't know.
Don't piss on my leg
and tell me it's raining,
Moreau!
You're afraid for my damn life,
aren't you?! Huh?
-I don't know.
-You think I'm crazy,
don't you?
You think I'm out of my mind,
don't you?
You think I've gone wired,
don't you?
-Listen--
-You think I've gone nuts.
I'm gonna leave,
and I'm gonna come right back.
-You're gonna be okay.
-If you're gonna leave,
don't even bother.
Get out of here.
[mocks]
Get out of here!
Get out of here!
[Alex]
It's all here, Derek,
straight from
the police homicide files.
In 1926, a chorus girl
and her lover
were found bludgeoned to death
at 2913 Mason Street.
Now, get this.
The prime suspect at the time,
the girl's boyfriend,
Kyle Vance's great-grandfather.
The owner of the tenement.
And you believe
Vance witnessed
a spectral reenactment
of those murders?
I don't know
what to believe.
All I know is that for 70 years
there's been tragedy
and bloodshed
in every apartment
of that tenement.
So, what do you
plan to do next?
Well, I talked to Connie
to try to have
the sentence rescinded.
But after my performance
in the courtroom
there's no way.
Well, it doesn't surprise me.
And Vance doesn't want
my help either.
He's locked me out
of the building.
So, what are you saying, Alex?
You giving up?
How can I, Derek?
He's by himself in there.
Thanks to me.
I mean, God only knows
what he's up against.
Well, he won't be alone then.
Will he?
[dial tone]
[sighs]
I'll call the airport,
book the first flight
back to San Francisco.
Nick.
Somebody's gotta be with her.
That's up to me to decide.
Your job is this excavation.
I'm sure you've got
your reasons for not
having me go back.
But would you mind
making me privy to them?
Someday Alex will have to
cover your back.
And I need to know
if the two of you
will make it home.
[woman screaming on TV]
Andy, listen to me.
I don't have time
for you to take it
to a higher court.
Do something. Now!
Or I take it
to another lawyer.
I don't want a guard dog.
I want you to get me
out of here before I lose
my friggin' mind!
Idiot!
[mummy groans]
[woman screaming]
Oh, my God.
[woman] No!
[man]
You got it?
I'll kill you.
[grunting]
[woman screaming,
crying]
[woman groaning]
I'll kill you.
[Kyle] Grandma?
[thumping upstairs]
[panting]
[Alex] Vance?
Vance.
Vance.
What happened?
What did you see?
My grandmother.
Oh.
My parents used to talk
about my grandmother's death
in whispers
behind closed doors.
They told me she died
peacefully in her sleep.
I can't figure out why he was
beating her up like that.
Oh, my God.
I'm going out of my mind.
No, whatever you saw
was real enough.
For whatever reason,
these spirits are returning
to re-create past events
for your benefit.
Spirits? Re-creations?
What
What do you know
about all that stuff?
I thought you were
a social worker.
I I tell you,
I think those Those murders
are connected to my family.
And I think that that old guy
is my great-grandfather.
What do you know about him?
Man sails over from Lithuania
with small money
and big dreams.
Winds up with
a real estate empire
spanning 12 cities
in three countries.
Starting with
this building.
Yeah, right from this
rotten little acorn.
And he never forgot it either.
Even after
he made his fortune.
Why? How do you
figure that?
Because he stuck this
stupid stipulation in his will.
Every heir who takes over
the family empire
has to maintain
this grungy rattrap.
Or the trust fund
gets forfeited.
So that's why your family
never sold the building.
Why they held on
to it for so long.
I told you that.
You thought I wanted to
keep this place.
I just couldn't see giving up
20 million bucks because
old Joe Vance had some
twisted streak of sentiment.
[Kyle]
What's wrong?
Hmm?
Want some gin to get
that tea on its feet?
I'll be right back.
I have to go
check something out.
The building is unsafe.
You said so yourself.
It's got faulty heating
and chronic plumbing problems.
You probably shouldn't
go out there alone.
Why don't you
come with me.
I think I should
probably stay here.
You sure?
Okay.
[door opens]
[floor creaking]
[woman whispering]
[whispering]
[woman whispers]
Keep your hands away.
Oh. Where is it?
Come on.
Where is it?
[whispers]
Keep your hands away.
What do you want?
To give you what I promised.
Um, I don't want anything.
Strength.
Success.
I am successful.
I can erase
all your fears
and self-doubt.
[sighs]
I don't have any fears.
Wrong guy.
Oh, yes.
I know how
you really feel.
Deep inside.
How everything
you've ever attempted
-has turned to failure.
-Oh.
How all your enterprises
-have come to nothing.
-Mmm.
How all your relationships
always die.
Even with your own father.
Look what you've
become, Kyle.
Do you know
what you are?
Yeah.
You're your own
worst fear.
Aren't you?
For years you've lived
in his shadows,
feeling weak and afraid
dreading the day that
you'd have to take his place.
-You brushed aside
the family business.
-Oh.
You wanted to make it
on your own
and prove to your father
that you're just as strong,
just as important.
I'll take away the pain.
I'll give you the power.
Kyle.
Touch me, Kyle.
Now.
Now.
Yes.
[rattling on door]
[man]
Break the chain, Kyle!
Break the chain!
Break the chain!
Break the chain!
Father?
[man]
Break the chain, Kyle.
Father?
Father?
Father!
[man]
Break the chain, Kyle!
Vance.
[gasps]
[both panting]
[Kyle] What do you expect
to find in there?
Some kind of
research material?
Huh?
Listen. You need to tell me
what went on in your apartment.
It was nothing.
I told you, it was
a bad dream.
This would go a lot faster
if you would just
[grunts]
Yes.
How's your Lithuanian,
Vance?
I'd run over to Lucci's
on North Beach
if I didn't have
this stupid ankle bracelet on.
Get some biscotti.
[Alex] Great.
Okay. We're ready
for a translation.
What does it say?
It's your grandmother's
diary.
She says your great-grandfather
built this place for her.
For my great-grandmother?
No.
For his mistress.
Who in time became
your grandfather's mistress.
How could that be?
"And so he made
the pact with her,
without thought for the soul
of his own flesh and blood,
or the souls
of descendants to come.
He became a stranger to me."
She was desperate enough
to try and kill her.
When that didn't work,
she hanged herself.
She even had a name
for her:
Nakties Davisia.
Mistress of
the Endless Night.
[man] Kyle. Kyle.
Kyle.
Father?
Kyle.
Kyle!
[gasps]
My father.
There was a lot of pain
in his eyes.
A lot of suffering.
It's cosmic justice,
I guess.
He dished out enough pain
in his life.
I think he thought
I was gonna be just like him.
[exhales loudly]
Some role model, huh?
Everyone hated his guts.
He wasn't like that
when I was a kid.
He was great.
Was that before
he took over the corporation?
Yeah.
Yeah, you know, we were
a normal family then.
Normal family.
We went to ball games.
We went to movies.
We went to Sunday Mass.
Believe it or not,
I was an altar boy.
[snickers]
Now, that,
I wish I'd seen.
Pride of the Blessed Sacrament.
In the name of the Father,
the Son and the Holy Ghost
I reject all impure
thoughts and deeds.
Then we stopped
going to church.
I remember when that happened.
Because, uh
I spent all my time
trying to please him.
Of course, I never could.
He became a, uh
A stranger.
Yeah.
I thought it was my fault.
Your father made a deal
with the dark side.
And with every deal
comes a price.
Loving you was
one of the things
he had to give up.
It all comes down to this
lousy building, you know?
Even on his deathbed,
the bugger made me promise
to come visit.
Of course,
I never thought I would.
No.
Until I came along
and made sure you came here.
You didn't know what
you were getting me into.
Didn't have to. She did
all the thinking for me.
She used my passion
and my anger
to get you right where
she wants you.
In this place.
[computer]
Research compiled
onNakties Davisia,
also known as
Mistress of Endless Night.
Evil entity prevalent
in Lithuanian folklore
since 12th century.
The peasants believed nobles
entered into covenants
with the demon
in exchange for prosperity.
[gasps]
[mistress]
You have done your part.
You may leave now.
No way.
I go, he goes.
[growling]
[screaming]
Alex!
Alex!
Alex!
I'm getting help!
[shouting]
Vance!
Vance. Are you okay?
Vance!
[grunting]
[whispers] Damn.
Alex! Alex!
[grunts]
Alex!
Vance!
Go away!
[yells]
[mistress]
She can't help you.
But I can.
You have nothing to fear.
[panting]
Touch my hand
and you'll be safe.
Touch my hand,
and your fears will melt away.
Touch my hand, Kyle.
Touch my hand.
Come.
There's nothing
for you to fear, Kyle.
Your ancestors
cry for you.
As empty as the wind.
They can't stop you from
fulfilling your destiny.
And I have been
waiting for you
since the day
you were born.
No!
[breathes heavily]
Vance!
Stop!
[groans]
This is where your father
fulfilled the covenant.
And his father's father
before him.
And his father before that.
Now, it's your time.
You will always
maintain this house.
You will bring people
to live here and nourish me.
You will sire progeny
to follow in your path
and continue the chain.
Yes. In return, you will have
wealth and power
without fear or remorse
until the day you die.
Yes.
[both moaning]
Open the door!
[Alex] Vance!
Vance, are you okay?
Vance!
Open up the door!
[banging on door]
Open this door!
[screaming]
Don't stop, Kyle.
Please, don't do it, Kyle.
Don't do it.
-Make love to me,
Kyle, now.
-[grunts]
I'll give you everything.
For a price.
Always for a price.
No more fear,
no more uncertainty.
She'll own you.
[growls]
Like she owned your father.
All the power in the world
for the rest of your life.
She'll own your soul.
Don't stop, Kyle.
[Alex]
Just like your father.
Remember what that felt like,
when he stopped loving you?
No.
-No.
-No!
No!
Don't stop.
Don't stop.
Break the chain!
Break the chain.
[screaming]
Don't stop!
Don't stop!
Reject.
Reject her, Kyle.
Reject her.
Do it! Do it now!
[screaming]
Reject her, Kyle!
No!
In the name of the Father,
the Son and the Holy Ghost,
I reject you with
all my heart and soul.
I reject the covenant forged
in your name, Nakties Davisia,
and I send you back to hell.
In the name of the Father,
the Son and the Holy Ghost,
I reject you with
all my heart and soul.
I reject the covenant forged
in your name, Nakties Davisia,
and I send you back to hell.
In the name of the Father,
the Son and the Holy Ghost,
I reject you with
all my heart and soul.
I reject the covenant forged
in your name, Nakties Davisia,
and I send you back to hell.
[ripping]
[gasps]
[exhales]
[whispers]
Help me. Help me.
[both screaming]
[timbers creaking]
[both screaming]
[Derek]
the course of
an entire river.
[chuckles]
Well, the only shot
we're gonna have at it,
if it's actually
buried there,
is when that water table
goes down.
Yeah. Yeah.
Could be months from now.
I know.
You want a drink?
Yeah, sure.
Hit me.
What happened
to you?
I want him
alone.
So how did it go, Alex?
You know damn well
how things went.
You knew all along.
You knew all along
what was in store for me
in that hellhole,
and you sent me down there?
You knew what I was
up against?
Maybe I did.
And maybe I didn't.
The point is
you needed to be there.
Having you stay was
the right decision.
Wasn't it?
Wasn't it?
[whispers] Maybe.
[pours drink]