Hope for the Addicted

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I've changed my mind,

I wanna go home.

Oh, come on, Charly,

we're here now.

Let's at least have

a look around.

Yeah, come on,

we'll look after ya.

I've got you, Charly.

You'll be fine with me.

I'm not gonna let anything bad

happen to you, okay? Okay?

Okay. Just don't let go,

all right?

- I really don't like it here.

- Sure.

I saw a generator outside.

This is better, isn't it?

All right.

You ready?

- Have you got the...

- Yeah.

We shouldn't be doing this.

This feels really wrong.

Well, I want to see something.

I mean, everyone talks about

the weird things they've seen.

I want to see it.

Stop worrying, Charly.

Nothing bad's gonna happen, okay?

And even if there is a ghost,

it can't hurt you.

F***!

What the hell was that?

Oh, God. Please, can you take me home?

Please, can you take me home?

Run.

Follow me!

It won't f***ing open!

Okay, Nicola, the thing is...

Oh, it's Nicole. Nicole.

Sorry, Nicole.

It's not that you're not good on camera,

it's just...

Well, there's nothing

really here, is there?

I need better content.

I need proper stories.

Don't you feed them

to your reporters, though?

Well, sometimes

we have to, yeah.

But I want somebody who can

bring me the story, you know.

The big story. That means people

will watch us instead of EastEnders.

I need passion. I need drive.

I need more than this.

But, listen, I can do this.

You know,

I can deliver the goods.

I'm... You know,

I'm good at this.

- Yeah, look...

- I'm... I'm really good.

Nicole... Okay.

Go away. Find me a story that

people actually want to hear,

get it shot and then come back.

Okay? It's that simple.

Okay.

Hello?

Mmm. Not exactly.

It's going to be

tougher than I hoped.

Yeah... Well, look,

I'll tell you more about it when I get home.

I'm just getting

in the car, okay?

All right. Bye, babe.

I know you've probably heard some

ridiculous rumors about this place,

but I can assure you,

it's all bollocks.

People have a funny way of handing

in their notice.

Hey, if you don't like it,

just let us know.

Don't just disappear.

Of course,

I'm sure it'll be fine.

I've been doing

this kind of work for years.

Good.

Well, it's pretty

self-explanatory, really.

Patrol around the grounds,

walk through the building

a couple of times at night

and you can leave

at 8:
00 a.m.

Now, the contractors are here

some nights but not others,

but lock up behind yourself.

Oh, and it still hasn't

been cleaned up in there

so there's a pretty odd vibe

to the place,

but that's all it is.

Once we get

the place stripped out,

it'll stop all of

those bizarre rumors.

Okay. No problem.

Leave it to me.

I'll leave you to it.

Nobody ever leaves.

Sit, sit, sit.

You're doing well, David,

you really are.

But, you're not ready yet.

If you come off it now,

you'll slip into depression

and it'll just be harder

in the long run.

You need more time to adjust.

Okay, well...

You're the expert, Chris.

I trust you.

Good.

You're a f*** up, David.

You'll never be free of this.

You're here until I let you go

and that's

just not going to happen.

I'm gonna take your wife.

I'm gonna take your money.

I'm gonna take everything.

You will never leave.

Why don't you take that side?

Come on, David,

you're all right.

Just get you up.

Let's get him...

Let's get him cleaned up.

Slow down.

Adam, go to your room.

Hey.

Hey, babe.

I've got something for you.

Excuse me.

What's this?

I think you should check it out.

The old rehab clinic

on Grove Road.

There's more stories about

people going missing there.

Might be worth looking at

for a story.

Seriously?

It was just kids

dicking around, surely.

That website doesn't think so.

My dad used to run that place.

I went there a few times

when I was a kid.

Your dad worked there?

Yeah.

He was a clinical director.

Well, that just makes it

even better.

It'll be personal then.

I can't exactly interview

people who've gone missing, can I?

No. But we can

spend the night there.

See if we can film something.

You must be f***ing joking.

The place is

a complete shithole.

Last time I saw it,

it was falling down.

Just think about it, right?

You can make a night of it.

Get Liz and Mike to come, too.

It might even be a laugh.

I'll think about it.

Well, don't think too long,

someone else will wanna do it.

I'm so sorry that we're late.

I didn't know what to wear.

You wouldn't think it'd be that hard,

would you, really?

Hoody, pair of jeans.

Not audition

the entire f***in' wardrobe.

Why don't you

just give it a rest, Mike?

That place looks f***in' scary.

We're really gonna spend

the whole night in there?

Are you sure that's safe?

Yeah, the builders have already

made a start. It's safe, trust me.

Hold that for me, will you?

Adam? Adam?

Where are you going?

I can't see you.

Where you going, mate?

Don't f*** about.

I don't like

the dark, Mike, stay here.

You lot

really need to lighten up.

Uh, can you not disappear like that,

you scared me.

I'm sorry about that.

So what now?

- Yeah, come on, what's the plan?

- Yeah.

Well, I need to set up my gear,

camera and stuff.

And I guess find somewhere

good to do that.

Let's go for

a little explore then.

No.

If any creepy sh*t happens,

I wanna be right near the door.

That gets my vote.

- Keep it simple, stay by the door.

- Yeah.

You lot are so dull sometimes.

I wanna have a look around.

Can we just hang here for a bit,

babe, you know, get used to it?

Whatever you say.

So what's the story then

with this place?

Well, in the '70s and '80s

it was a drug rehab clinic.

Anyone who had a strong addiction to heroin,

coke, amphetamines,

they used to come here

to get clean.

So, why did

the place close down?

Oh, a patient hung himself.

Sh*t.

It doesn't look much

like a clinic now.

I think it's been

closed for about 20 years.

No one...

...ever leaves.

- Did you hear that?

- I heard it.

Me too.

It came from over there.

Jesus Christ.

I think we should move.

What about all our stuff?

- It'll still be here.

- Come on.

Come on, it'll be all right.

I sure don't wanna go up here.

We should go and check the door.

- Come on.

- Yeah.

Well, whatever it is,

the door's fine.

Look, I want to put one of the

cameras at the top of the stairs.

The other one

at the other end of this room

and we keep

the main one with us, yeah?

Be right back.

Be quick, okay?

I won't be long.

Did you get

the other camera set?

No, not yet.

Do you want to do it?

Are you scared?

- I'll do it.

- No, I'll do it.

I'll do it.

Nicole.

Nicole.

I've been waiting

for you, Nicole.

F***, Adam!

- What? - Jesus Christ!

You scared the crap out of me!

Why you sneaking up on me?

I'm just checking

you're all right.

Yeah, I'm fine. Jesus!

So, what now?

Are we just sitting there,

waiting for something to happen?

Unless you want to

go exploring again?

Well, it seems a bit pointless coming all

this way and not to have a look around.

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