Poltergeist Page #4

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-We're just gonna tell them the truth.

I'm gonna tell them the truth.

I'm gonna tell them the truth.

We're gonna tell them the truth

together.

I'm gonna tell them the truth.

What happened, I'm gonna tell them.

But we don't know

what the truth is, honey.

Eric, we have to call somebody.

There's gotta be somebody

who's gonna believe us.

Griffin was the first one to notice things.

Noises... and just things.

We thought he was making it up.

I'm sorry, buddy.

We didn't know where else to go.

No, you did the right thing coming here.

When I was a student here...

this office had the craziest reputation.

I think we still do.

May I ask where your husband is?

He's at home with Kendra, our oldest.

We don't wanna leave Maddy alone.

The last time you had contact with her

was after she disappeared?

Just the one time,

through the television set.

I'm sorry--

I hear how crazy this sounds.

I know I must sound ridiculous.

No, it doesn't.

It doesn't sound crazy at all.

-It's my fault.

-No, it is not.

Look at me. It is not your fault.

Why do you think it's your fault?

I left her alone.

I knew I shouldn't have.

But I was scared.

Of course you were scared.

You have to get my sister back.

You have to.

Can you do that?

I can try.

That's the TV...

where Maddy's hands

were pressed against.

This is the staircase that Griffin

was first grabbed by the tree.

It's probably something to do

with Maddy.

And then there's that.

That's a little shocker.

You guys want some sandwiches

or something?

-It won't be necessary.

-I'm gonna start recording.

-Is that cool?

-Yeah.

Knock yourself out.

That's solid wall.

I've poked and prodded

about a hundred times, so--

But you think she got pulled

through there somehow?

We don't know.

What do you think,

it's like a magic portal?

I just said we don't know.

Do you mind if I hold onto that?

Till she gets back.

I don't want it, you know,

lost in the shuffle.

No problem.

I shot a pretty amazing occurrence recently.

We were at this old house in Naperville,

and a piano bench...

rolled 10 feet across the parlor floor.

It took seven hours.

-To roll 10 feet?

-Yeah.

I used a special time-lapse setting

on my camera.

So, nailed the whole thing.

You can't catch that kind of a thing

with the naked eye, so I--

Did you get all that

on your time-lapse camera?

From my experience...

this doesn't seem to be

a classic haunting.

What you have here...

is probably closer to

a poltergeist intrusion.

What's the difference?

Ghosts usually appear

as harmless apparitions.

Whereas poltergeists--

They're noisy, they lash out...

they're violent, they move objects.

It comes, and then it can

just as suddenly go away.

And take Maddy with it?

-You okay?

-Yeah.

What's going on?

I should've been... home.

-I should've been home.

-Don't do this, okay?

I can't lose you now.

If I say it's not gonna be okay...

you have to say,

"Of course it is, sweetheart."

Otherwise, we're not

gonna get through this.

We've done a scan of the house,

and now we're wiring into your system.

So if Maddy tries

to make contact again...

we'll have a better sense

of what's going on...

which may help us get her back.

Does that sound okay?

That sounds great.

Can we do it a little faster?

Watch out.

Let me ask you something.

Your dad...

he's been out of work a while, right?

Yeah, I guess.

That's okay. Nobody's perfect.

I was just thinking about it.

If he really wanted

to make some money quick...

a poltergeist abduction

isn't a bad idea.

Even if it turned out to be a fake.

You go public with it,

you do some TV appearances.

-You get your own reality show.

-Would you stop?

How cool would that be?

We don't want a reality show.

We just want Maddy back.

You're good, kid.

Very good.

Did you set up the heat sensor

in the back of the closet yet?

No, not yet.

I didn't know how to fasten that thing.

Screw it, Boyd.

Okay...

Captain.

"Screw it."

Gotta be kidding me.

God damn it.

Gotcha.

No!

You all done up there?

Yeah.

The heat sensor is in the closet?

Sort of.

Boyd, I really need you to

take this more seriously, okay?

Okay?

-Okay.

-Okay, good.

I think what I was saying is...

some people believe

there are different levels of reality.

We're on a physical plane...

but when we die

our spirits go to another level.

An astral plane or a spiritual plane.

Which is sort of here

and not here at the same time.

Okay...

Look at this.

Okay. Now this--

Thank you, Dr. Powell.

This is us here.

In the physical level.

And somehow Maddy got pulled here.

Here and not here at the same time.

Exactly.

Then someone should go in there

and show her the way back here.

That's actually not a bad idea.

I'm fairly certain...

Maddy is able to hear us

a lot better than we can hear her.

So this equipment is going to

filter out all the interference...

so that we'll be better able

to communicate with her.

How do we start?

You just call out to her.

Okay.

Maddy?

Madison, it's Mommy.

Can you hear me?

Madison, we wanna talk to you.

We just want you

to let us know that you're safe.

Are you with us?

Maddy, we need to hear your voice,

okay, sweetheart?

Can you say hello to Mommy?

Are you with us?

We all miss you so much.

Mommy misses you

so, so, so, so, so, so much.

Hi, Mommy.

Hi, baby!

Hey, honey. Daddy's here, too.

We're all waiting for you, honey.

Daddy, where are you?

We're home. We need you

to come back to us now, honey.

I tried, but I can't find you.

Okay, okay, okay.

Keep on trying, okay?

Because we are right here.

You're so close!

Mommy? Mommy?

Daddy, is that you?

No, Daddy's right here, honey.

There's somebody with her!

Who's with you, baby?

-Daddy's right here.

-Who is with you?

They're all around me.

Maddy! Maddy? Maddy?

-Maddy, can you hear us?

-What's going on?

Mommy. Mommy.

Daddy?

Maddy!

Madison?

Daddy, I'm scared.

Maddy!

No, wait!

Mr. Bowen, no!

Maddy.

Maddy, it's me, honey.

Give her back! Give her back!

Give her back!

You can't have her!

Get out!

You okay? Did you get hit?

No? You okay?

Everything okay?

What is that?

You're okay. Eric!

Eric.

What happened?

That, Mr. Bowen...

that's Maddy's way out.

But I think we're gonna need some help

in getting her there.

What kind of help?

Have you ever heard of Carrigan Burke?

No effing way.

What happened to your hand?

Blanchard, Michigan. '97.

Haunted root cellar.

Spirit didn't wanna leave.

Luckily, they're not all that angry.

Ours is.

-Buddy, you okay?

-Yeah.

Guy's here.

You must be the Bowens.

And you must be the cavalry.

Dr. Powell.

We're all set up

if you wanna get started.

Hey.

Big fan. My name's Boyd.

Nice to meet you.

Here.

He knows this can't be on TV, right?

No, I told him that.

So why is he doing it?

This was the area of bilocation?

A table fell out of there.

I was almost crushed.

Is everything all right?

If it was, I wouldn't be here.

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