One Missed Call Page #3

in case she had to go to court...

...so it's gotta be in here someplace.

She was the baby.

I was supposed to look out for her.

I'm sorry.

Is this it?

It says Marie Layton...

...checked her daughter Ellie

into the hospital for an asthma attack.

And here's the little one, Laurel,

stuck a needle in her hand.

Laurel, insect bites, a burn on her leg.

Ellie, another asthma attack.

Okay, Laurel again,

pesticide in her eye.

Here's another one.

Laurel ingested detergent.

And there, another burn.

Look at that. That's nine admissions

in April and May alone.

Munchausen syndrome by proxy.

It's when a mother wants attention,

so she hurts her children...

...so they need medical help.

But there's no way

she could've given Ellie asthma.

No, but she could have exposed her

to something to set it off.

So Ellie has an asthma attack and dies.

My sister starts asking questions.

Marie gets nervous

she's gonna be found out...

...so she takes Laurel and disappears.

I'm gonna go get Missing Persons on this.

A cell phone rings

and Death is on the line.

A beautiful coed,

a ticking clock of ghostly murder.

Next, American Miracles takes you there

as a famed exorcist...

...tries to outrace the mysterious curse

that has already claimed two lives.

Spiritual energy exists

in the same electromagnetic spectrum...

...as light or microwaves.

It's no surprise

it can travel through cellular phones.

And it grows there, like a seed...

...where it eventually manifests as

hallucinations, spiritual disturbances...

...and finally death.

For you, darling.

Taylor, it's Beth.

Hey, Beth.

Listen, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.

It's okay. Hold on.

We'll be there in a few minutes.

No. It's gonna work out. I know it.

- No, Taylor, listen to me.

- There's nothing else I can do.

- Sh*t.

Okay, everybody, here we go.

Quiet, please. And four, three, two...

We cast out this unclean spirit.

Depart from here, Satan.

Depart, every demonic power...

...every infernal adversary, every legion.

I command you.

I command you in the name of God...

...in the names of all his heavenly

angels, to be gone from this cell phone.

I command you...

...by the judge of the living and the

dead, you will leave my sister alone.

Come out, I say, in Jesus' name!

You serpent!

Devil!

In the name of Jesus of Nazareth...

...you will haunt this child of God

no more:

Stop tormenting my sister.

You will come out now!

I am calling you by name, Satan.

Come out. Show yourself!

Depart. Depart this place. Depart.

Hey, hey, you guys, take it easy.

I'm a cop.

Keep rolling. Keep rolling.

Taylor? Taylor.

Taylor.

Beth, hey. You okay? Yeah?

Everybody back off.

Did you get that, huh?

Please tell me you got it.

Huh?

Ah...

Tomorrow.

You weren't there, Mickey.

You didn't see this.

- This girl needs protection.

- From what?

The ghost in her cell phone?

Tell her to call customer service.

Jack, Mickey's got a point.

Best use of people here

is we find the doer.

Yeah.

You're doing a great job so far.

Voice call received...

Saturday, June 17th, 7:55 p. m.

Why?

Please, just tell me why.

Look, are you sure you wanna stay here?

Maybe you could stay with family instead?

- Well, my father's dead.

- Well, what about your mother?

She and I don't talk very much.

- You don't have to stay.

- That's not gonna happen, okay?

I'm not going anywhere.

Look, this isn't over yet.

All right?

- There's still time to figure this out.

- Not before 7:
55 tonight.

- Jesus. Beth, what happened here?

- Oh!

How old were you

when you got those?

Seven? Eight?

Was it your mother?

Did your father know?

When I call you, I expect you to come.

Do you hear me?

Do...

:::you:::

...hear me?

My father knew.

Cry, baby, cry

You're disgusting.

Go ahead. Go cry to your father.

Daddy?

Daddy?

Hello.

Yeah. Okay.

Where?

All right. All right, thanks.

That was Missing Persons.

They found Laurel. She's in a foster home.

She was at Saint Luke's

when it caught fire.

- Wait. So she was still at the hospital?

- Yes.

She'd cut her arm, and there'd been

a report to Child Protective Services.

They were holding her

until she could be examined.

What about her mother?

Do you know where she is?

She hasn't been seen since the fire.

- Well, do you think we could talk to Laurel?

- You can try.

Laurel? There are some people here

to see you.

Hi, Laurel. My name's Jack.

It's a cute little teddy bear you got there.

Does your teddy bear have a name?

She hasn't spoken since the fire.

Laurel, listen to me.

It's very important

that we find your mother.

Do you know where she is right now?

Laurel, do you know

where your mother went?

Do you know where she is?

Do you think there's maybe

some way that you could talk to her?

L...

You wanna try talking to her?

What's wrong?

It's just the song the bear plays.

Laurel, honey?

Honey, do you know

where your mother is?

Laurel?

Can you tell...? Look at me.

Can you tell us? Do you know?

Can you say something?

Where is your mother? Goddamn it.

Oh, that was great, you know?

You really have a way with kids.

We have four hours left.

We're not gonna find her in time.

Yes, we will.

The first thing we'll do...

...is go downtown

and hit the department computers.

Everybody leaves a trail,

ATM machines, credit cards.

- We'll track Marie that way.

- You do that.

I'll find out about the fire at Saint

Luke's. Everything seems to start there.

Are you out of your mind?

Don't even think about that.

- I'm not letting you out of my sight.

- We'll get more done if we split up, okay?

And I'm safe until 7:55 p. m.

All right.

- I'll meet you at the library at 7 sharp.

- Okay.

Here, take my other phone.

Call me if you need me.

Dr. Nelson, please report to Cardiology.

Dr. Nelson, please report...

- Can you ask him to hurry, please?

- I've already called him twice.

- Miss Raymond. Mm-hm.

- Dr. Painter? I need your help.

You were the doctor

on the children's ward...

...the day of the fire

at Saint Luke's Hospital?

- That's right.

- Okay.

Do you remember a little girl,

Laurel Layton? She was 6.

She had cut herself and you made her

stay there so the CPS could investigate.

Sh*t.

Sure, I remember her.

Her sister had just died...

...and one of the nurses

filled out a report.

Right. Do you remember her mother?

Was her mother there when the fire

started? It was during visiting hours?

That wouldn't have made a difference.

The mother was there all the time.

Excuse me. I'm looking for a student,

her name is Beth.

She was supposed to be here

earlier today.

Where are you?

I think Marie Layton was in the hospital

when it burned down.

I think that she might've died there.

Impossible. All the bodies were identified.

I know, but what if they didn't find her?

What if her body's still inside?

She was a sick woman, a child abuser.

What if her body is still inside...

...and her spirit's there,

moving through the phones...

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