A Second Knock at the Door Page #6

We've got the outbreak in the '70s

and we've got the current

outbreak in Kentucky.

This outbreak has a lot of people

pretty frightened,

as the transmission properties

of the disease are still unknown.

Some new disease

that they're coming

to investigate or something.

I think there's something

fishy going on.

I'm not positive.

It's hysteria.

I don't give any credibility.

There's no scientific basis in fact.

Oh, sh*t.

See there.

That, right there.

W- What is that?

Yeah, this is a big

publicity stunt.

The problem

with people like you is,

is that you get

in people's heads.

You're poisoning kids' minds.

To tell the truth,

my friends think you're crazy.

Oh, I doubt that very much.

- I'm sure they're all big fans.

- Oh.

- They're really big fans, Dad.

- Now, what else did they...

They don't think you're crazy.

They don't.

I'm being sarcastic,

of course.

The shadow people know

when we think of them,

and then they come for us.

And that question

Jeff asked me still haunts me.

How do you stop yourself

from thinking about something?

Hey.

- You okay?

- I've been better.

I met with a professor

about Ravenscroft's experiments.

They were real.

You were right about that.

He also told me

that all the test subjects died.

I was wondering if Ravenscroft died

from the same experiment.

I wanted to exhume

and examine his body,

but the strange thing is his death

certificate says that he was cremated.

- What's strange about that?

- The professor told me

that Ravenscroft is buried

in a cemetery near the college.

If he's cremated,

then what's buried in that grave?

- That's what I intend to find out.

- Give me five minutes.

- What for?

- I'm coming with you.

We're gonna need more coffee.

- Are you okay?

- Oh.

I just keep nodding off.

I'm sorry. I can't help it.

- You're welcome to lay in the car.

- No.

Go ahead and try

and open that if you can.

Oh, my God.

What the hell is that?

Here, hold that.

A film.

Great.

Got anything we can

watch this on?

In the 16th test group,

we have given all subjects

the same intention.

A device was affixed

on the head

and the lead wire terminated

at the actual intention point.

In this case,

a simple metal door.

As they repeated the intention

to open the door,

we monitored

their brain activity.

The subjects then repeated

the intention in their mind

until they reached a sleep state.

At 12.3 hours,

subject number seven

experienced higher than

average heart rate

and sporadic jerking

indicative of NREM

of stage one N-1-6.

Jesus. It's real.

He filmed one.

- This is a hoax.

- How can you still say that?

I'm taking this to the press

in the morning.

People have to see this.

People have to be warned.

This is evidence.

L... I'm not crazy.

Listen, I have to get up early

and start writing my report.

I'm probably going to have

to turn that over to the CDC.

No.

I'm keeping this.

You can... you can tell them

the grave was empty.

I won't tell anyone

where I got it.

You're not... you're not

taking this from me.

There's nothing

on that film, so...

as far as I'm concerned,

it doesn't exist.

Oh, God.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Would you raise your

right hand, please, Mr. Camfield?

Do you solemnly swear

the testimony you are to give

to be the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the truth,

- so help you God?

- Yes, I do.

I represent the family

of Jeff Pyatt,

and we have filed a lawsuit

against the...

radio station, relating to

the death of Jeff Pyatt.

In early November of 2008,

were you scheduled to appear

on the Channel 5 television station?

Yes, I was.

...from Russell Springs

in fierce competition today.

So let's go, fighting Koalas!

It's on to the championship for you.

And for those of you who are fans

of "The Night Shift,"

our own radio host

Charlie Crowe

will be on the Channel 5 News

tonight at 6:
00,

where he claims he has evidence

of the supernatural to show.

So be sure to watch that.

I know I'll be.

And a lot of people thought

he was pulling a hoax,

but I'll tell you,

Dan, it's...

We have a special treat coming up

for you at the end of the hour.

A local radio host

claims to have evidence

of the supernatural.

And it seems he already has offers

for a book deal and movie of the week.

Hey, I got a transfer

of that film made.

Syndication, here we come.

Oh, I really hope Preston

and Ellen are watching.

It'd be good for him to see me

do something extraordinary.

I'm sure they are.

Knock 'em dead, buddy.

Hey, this is it.

Hi. Do you have any ibuprofen

or anything back there?

Rough night last night, huh?

Yeah, I guess you could say that.

Let me tell you

my hangover cure.

I drink a can of tomato juice,

suck on a lemon,

and smoke three cigarettes.

Works every time, guaranteed.

Better than aspirin.

That doesn't work.

It's an old wives' tale.

Aw, hell, works for me.

- It's a placebo.

- A what?

A placebo.

The mind tells...

oh, my God.

Ma'am?

You want your change?

Many primitive cultures under...

Just relax, buddy.

You can do this. Ahem.

Up until several hundred years ago,

many different cultures...

Charlie, you can't

go through with this.

- You can't show that film.

- What are you talking about?

Okay, thanks for the story,

Barbara.

So now in just a little while...

Listen to me.

The body responds

to what the mind tells it.

It's called the "placebo effect. "

If you give a patient

a sugar pill

and you tell them

that it's medicine,

in many cases

the body will heal itself.

So if the mind tells the body

that there are shadow people

and that they can kill us,

then, by God, they can.

I don't know

what your agenda is.

I don't know if you're trying to squash

this because you don't want it out

or now someone from the government

wants to keep a lid on it.

No, I want to keep a lid on it.

We're actually creating

these things in our mind.

When you sleep, you can't

control what you think.

Two minutes.

Charlie, listen.

Charlie, all the people who died,

they were believers.

If you put this on national television

and you say it's real,

a lot of people will believe.

As recently as 2002,

the CDC is investigating

a condition called

Morgellons disease.

And this was a condition

in California

where people became ill

after watching television.

They would hear about a rash,

develop the rash,

the skin biopsy showed

dermatologic irritation,

but absolutely no source.

Due to the fact that when people

believe they are sick,

they will actually

make themselves sick.

And if that happens,

the end result in this condition

is mortality.

Let's get him

spinning it around.

- All right, hold it.

- Camera one, crop the top.

One more.

Let's test camera two.

Okay.

In 10, nine...

Camera three,

let me see your shot.

All right, we got that.

Roll in five.

...five, four, three, two...

We're here with radio talk show

host Charlie Crowe.

Okay, I'll just say it.

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