Alone in the Dark

It's just...

the children are

my responsibility.

We've been through this before.

These children have been

specially selected.

If my work is a success,

thousands of lives can be saved.

It's not about a few children.

It's about the future

of our species.

Anyway, it's too late

for doubt now.

The process

has already started.

Just do what we agreed.

At 10 P.M.,

you call the police...

and you tell them

the children have disappeared.

Sir, the subjects

have been transported.

Good.

But, sir, there's a problem.

Head count had twenty of them

before transport.

Now we've only got nineteen.

Someone's missing.

Sh*t!

Good evening, Sheriff.

What's going on, Adams?

There's twenty kids

live at this orphanage.

All twenty of them

have gone missing.

-And then?

-After the power went out...

I went to check

on the children.

Their beds were empty,

every one of them.

They just...

disappeared.

Did you have a nightmare?

My mommy says that there's

nothing to be afraid of...

in the dark.

Your mother's wrong, kid.

Being afraid of the dark

is what keeps most of us alive.

Pinkerton.

Carnby is coming in...

on flight 185

from Buenos Aires.

He's got the artifact.

Intercept him at the airport.

Get the artifact and kill him.

So maybe you're thinking

I'm an a**hole...

scaring that kid

for no reason...

but I'm just

trying to protect him.

You see, there's a world

around you...

that you've trained

yourself not to see.

Call it paranormal,

supernatural, occult, whatever.

But inside all of us...

is an uncontrollable fear

of the dark.

Kids are told it's irrational,

but it's not.

Fear is what protects you...

from the things

you don't believe in.

I learned the truth

a long time ago-

just because

you can't see something...

doesn't mean

it can't kill you.

When I was ten,

I lost my memory.

Gone, erased.

I know something bad happened

back then at the orphanage.

I've been looking

for answers ever since.

You don't have to believe me.

My name is Edward Carnby,

and I'm here to protect you...

from the things

you don't believe.

You travel light.

I carry enough baggage

for the both of us. Trust me.

That's funny, man.

What do you do?

You don't want to know.

Sure, I do. That's the best part

of the job, you know-

learning about people's lives.

I'm a paranormal investigator.

Are you f***ing serious?

Really?

What does that mean exactly?

Let me put it this way.

I hunt and track down

the strange and unusual.

Speaking of strange

and unusual...

that cab's been following us

since we left the airport.

-No sh*t?

-No sh*t.

You want me to lose him?

I wouldn't mind.

Let's do it.

They really want

something from you.

Sh*t!

That's my cab, man!

My boss is gonna

f***ing kill me!

My insurance is not

gonna cover this, man!

Sh*t!

Pull into this market up here.

And kill someone?

It's a total dream.

Stay down!

You all right?

Where is he?

Hey! Hey!

Miss Cedrac,

we got another delivery.

I don't have anything

scheduled for today.

What museum was it

transferred from?

"For Dr. Hudgens,

from Dr. Hudgens. "

That must be a mistake.

It's probably for

the big Abkani show.

Abkani? What the hell is Abkani?

It's an ancient

Native American civilization.

They were, like,

this super-advanced culture...

until, like, 10,000 years ago,

they just disappeared.

It says it's only to be opened

by Dr. Hudgens.

This is Aline Cedrac.

She's the assistant curator.

We have artifacts coming in

from all around the world.

Until Hudgens gets back...

I will be doing

all his cataloging for him.

Hey, where is Hudgens anyway?

The show opens

in a couple days.

He's off on another

archaeological goose chase.

He thinks he's finally

found the Arabis.

So he sticks you

with all the work.

At least it takes your mind

off your boyfriend, right?

I'll be in my office

if you need me.

Yeah.

They say a sunken ship

is like a grave.

It should never be disturbed.

I've been searching

for the Arabis...

for over twenty years, Captain,

and now that I've found it...

I'm afraid your

ill-informed superstitions...

aren't enough to stop me.

OK, Hudgens,

let's see what we've got.

Edward, it's John here.

I don't know if you're back from

wherever you were this time...

but if you are, call me.

It's the nightmares.

They've started again.

I need to know if it's just me.

Call me, please.

Well, are you going

to open it up...

make sure it's what

you're looking for?

The conditions must be perfect.

Otherwise,

there may be consequences.

Is this made of solid gold?

You know, the Abkani

was the first civilization...

to use gold

to house their valuables.

They believed it held the power

to contain evil spirits.

Nowadays,

we can't even remember...

why we value gold

in the first place.

Let's just load this

on the truck.

If the container

is made of solid gold...

whatever's inside

must be worth a fortune.

Oh, you have no idea.

But I'm looking forward

to finding out.

Listen. Listen!

You'll make a terrible mistake!

The only mistake

I'd be making...

is letting you walk out

with whatever's inside.

Throw him in there!

Please! No!

Open it up, Captain.

Let's see what we've got.

Don't open it!

John?

Oh, God.

What are we looking at,

Krashinski?

Electromagnetics off the scale,

Commander.

I've never seen

anything like it.

Recalibrating

all sensors now, sir.

There's no malfunction, sir.

These are accurate readings.

Jesus Christ.

Hello?

Did a shipment

arrive for me today?

Oh, it's a fascinating piece,

Dr. Hudgens.

I started decoding

the pictograms and-

Who told you to do that?

That crate was not to be opened.

Yeah, but I was only

just gonna catalog it for you.

It's not your place to question

my instructions, miss Cedrac.

Leave the tablet alone.

I'll catalog it myself

when I get back.

But, Dr. Hudgens, I-

Sir, I found them.

Sister Clara,

something's happened.

The others are back.

Yeah.

Edward. Thank God.

Hey, Linda. What's wrong?

It's John.

I woke up, and he's just gone.

All of his clothes are here.

His car's in the garage.

It's like he just got up...

in the middle of the night

and walked out.

I'll be right over.

According to Abkani legend,

when they opened the gate...

between our world

and the world of darkness...

a few people survived

by joining forces...

with the creatures

from the other side.

They gained supernatural power

but lost their humanity.

That would explain the man who

tried to kill me this morning.

I have this bad feeling...

that's what's happened

to John and the others.

Edward, you've known each other

since you were kids.

Did he tell you

he was leaving me?

Of course not.

Then where is he, Edward?

What's going on?

I'll figure this out.

I'll find John. Don't worry.

OK.

Fischer here.

-Hey, Fisch. It's Carnby.

-Edward.

I know it's been a while.

You gotta do me a favor.

I haven't heard from you

since you left 713. What's up?

A friend of mine

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