Lake Mungo Page #6

...because that was

pretty obvious...

...but l didn't know

why she was upset.

She didn't say that

she'd seen anything...

...she didn't really say

anything to me.

I didn't really take it

that seriously at the time.

lt was like context.

We were just having

a good time...

...and l just thought

she got a bit upset.

It started simply enough.

Alice left the group...

...and started walking off

by herself...

...but it was obviously,

something was distressing her.

We wanted to try

and find out what it was.

We understood

from the footage...

...that she had

buried something.

We had no idea

where that tree was...

...because of what

we could see in the video.

We didn't really wanna

go down during the day...

...because we didn't want

to be digging...

...where tourists were.

We decided to go at night.

June and I started digging

and after a bit...

...June said she'd found

something...

...and pulled out

a plastic bag.

Inside the plastic bag

there was...

...Allie's favorite necklace,

her ring, her watch...

...her mobile phone.

Her most precious things...

...buried out here

on a school camp.

We didn't know

why she did that.

We knew from the video

that she'd buried something...

...but we didn't know

what it was.

lt was low on battery.

You scared of dying?

Yeah, of course

I'm scared of dying.

Isn't everyone

scared of dying?

Would you like to tell me

what happens in the dreams?

I feel like something bad

is gonna happen to me.

I feel like something bad

has happened.

It hasn't reached me yet

but it's on its way.

And it's getting closer...

...and I don't feel ready.

I feel like

I can't do anything.

At some point,

this figure came towards her...

...from out of the darkness.

I recognized the face

as soon as I saw it...

...on the phone video.

It was the same face...

...of the body I had

identified at the dam.

It was Allie's body.

Allie's face.

There's absolutely

no rational explanation...

...for what she saw

on that phone.

Oh, my God!

It's raining!

I'm convinced Alice knew

she was going to die.

I'm convinced of that.

I think the figure

at Lake Mungo...

...was an omen for her.

The burial of her possessions

was symbolic...

...it was a ritual.

I was never convinced

that Allie knew she'd die.

She had morbid thoughts,

sure, but who doesn't?

She had nightmares

that upset her...

...enough to consult Ray.

l don't know that anybody

is really convinced...

...that they're going to die.

What about the image

of Lake Mungo?

How do you think Alice

would've explained that?

How could she have

explained it?

l think Allie saw a ghost...

...but she wasn't to know

it was her own.

l believe she recorded

a ghost.

l believe she recorded

the future coming to get her.

We found out

about the Tooheys...

...Ray and what had

happened at Lake Mungo...

...and by the time

we returned home...

...the house felt different.

lt was calm.

I think Alice...

...wanted us to know

more about her.

She wanted us to know

who she really was...

...before she, you know,

before she could leave.

In the weeks and months

after Lake Mungo...

...we started to feel

like a family again.

It just crept up

on us, really...

...we were a bit wobbly...

...but a family all the same.

-Hello there.

-Russell, nice to see you.

You too. Come in.

Ray called out

of the blue...

...and said he'd be

coming through town...

...and asked if it was

alright if he could visit.

Six months had gone by

and I just felt...

...under the circumstances,

it couldn't do any harm.

I think we all felt

better after Mungo.

In a way,

it had been closure.

For each of us

it was different.

We made our own peace.

It seemed strange to me...

...that Allie should

withdraw so abruptly...

...and we didn't help her,

we didn't change anything...

...I think we collectively made

a decision to move forward.

Moving was a big part of it.

Starting all over.

It will be difficult

to leave the house.

Sometimes, you know,

l just forget that...

...she's not coming back.

l forget.

Okay, close your eyes.

Imagine that you're standing

outside the house.

Can you see it?

Go inside the house.

I'm going through

the front door.

I'm walking down the hall

towards Alice's room.

Someone's there.

I think someone's coming

down the hall.

The door is open.

Do you know who it is?

Do you wanna go inside?

Yeah.

Okay.

What do you see?

It's my mum.

What's she saying?

She's not saying anything.

l don't think she knows

l'm there.

Alice isn't here.

She's not here.

What's happening, Alice?

You talking to her?

ls she talking to you?

No, she's going now.

She's leaving the room.

She's gone.

Open your eyes.

She's going now.

She's leaving the room.

She's gone.

Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday,

dear Mathew!

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