Shadow People Page #6

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- We just want to ask you

just a couple questions

about him.

We just want to ask you

a couple questions about Charlie.

Miss?

CHARLIE:
There's that expression,

"Speak of the devil,"

that you say when someone

you've been talking about shows up,

but that phrase

is really a warning.

Speak of the devil

and he doth appear.

CHARLIE:
Did you play

or were you on the bench?

I was on the bench.

- Was your mom there?

- Yeah.

She was there with Robert,

but I wish she was there with you.

You used to go to all my games

before you and her split.

Yeah, I know, dude.

I'm sorry about that.

Wish we were back together.

Yeah.

Maybe our brains are like

my broadcast tower,

sending our thoughts out

through the universe,

but, until now, we didn't realize

that somewhere,

someone is listening.

Jeff Pyatt died right after

he called in on this show.

He certainly

wasn't making it up.

No one seems to have a rational

explanation for these deaths,

but in every case, people report

seeing the shadow people.

Now, what if these things

really can kill us?

Jeff sent me evidence.

CHARLIE OVER RADIO:

These experiments concluded,

but there is a possibility

that there was some attempt

to measure or contain

one of these beings...

(WATER DRIPPING)

(WATER DRIPPING)

(CRACKLES)

(CRACKLES)

(BUZZING)

(GASPING)

(CRACKLES)

(BUZZING) (GASPING)

(WATER DRIPPING)

It's the third mysterious death

in three weeks.

is the latest victim

to die in her sleep.

All three of the deceased

were apparently healthy

with no previous illness,

and an investigation is underway

by the Center for Disease Control.

Probably part of being scared

is all these people

running around

with these badges.

We know that we get people

calling us and telling us

what they think they're hearing

or seeing or whatever,

and it sounds

strangely consistent.

But for all I know,

it's mass hysteria.

I don't know if we'd call it

hysteria or not.

It's, I don't know, just...

a chain of events, maybe.

We've got the outbreak in the '70s

and we've got the current

outbreak in Kentucky.

This outbreak has a lot of people

pretty frightened,

as the transmission properties

of the disease are still unknown.

Some new disease

that they're coming

to investigate or something.

I think there's something

fishy going on.

I'm not positive.

It's hysteria.

I don't give any credibility.

There's no scientific basis in fact.

MAN:
Oh, sh*t.

See there.

That, right there.

W-What is that?

MAN 2:
Yeah, this is

a big publicity stunt.

The problem

with people like you is,

is that you get

in people's heads.

You're poisoning kids' minds.

To tell the truth,

my friends think you're crazy.

CHARLIE:

Oh, I doubt that very much.

- I'm sure they're all big fans.

- Oh.

- They're really big fans, Dad.

- Now, what else did they.-

They don't think you're crazy.

They don't.

I'm being sarcastic, of course.

The shadow people know

when we think of them,

and then they come for us.

And that question

Jeff asked me still haunts me.

How do you stop yourself

from thinking about something?

(STATIC HISSING)

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)

(BUZZING)

(CROWS CAWING)

(MUFFLED) Hey.

- You okay?

- I've been better.

I met with a professor

about Ravenscroft's experiments.

They were real.

You were right about that.

He also told me

that all the test subjects died.

I was wondering if Ravenscroft died

from the same experiment.

I wanted to exhume

and examine his body,

but the strange thing is his death

certificate says that he was cremated.

- What's strange about that?

- The professor told me

that Ravenscroft is buried

in a cemetery near the college.

If he's cremated,

then what's buried in that grave?

- That's what I intend to find out.

- Give me five minutes.

- What for?

- I'm coming with you.

We're gonna need more coffee.

- Are you okay?

- Oh.

I just keep nodding off.

I'm sorry. I can't help it.

- You're welcome to lay in the car.

- No.

(THUDS)

LACOMBE:
Go ahead and try

and open that if you can.

Oh, my God.

What the hell is that?

Here, hold that.

A film.

Great.

Got anything we can

watch this on?

In the 16th test group,

we have given all subjects

the same intention.

A device was affixed

on the head

and the lead wire terminated

at the actual intention point.

In this case,

a simple metal door.

As they repeated the intention

to open the door,

we monitored

their brain activity.

The subjects then repeated

the intention in their mind

until they reached a sleep state.

At 12.3 hours,

subject number seven

experienced higher than

average heart rate

and sporadic jerking

indicative of NREM

of stage one N-1-6.

(METAL SQUEAKING)

(DOOR CREAKING)

Jesus. It's real.

He filmed one.

- This is a hoax.

- How can you still say that?

I'm taking this to the press

in the morning.

People have to see this.

People have to be warned.

This is evidence.

I... I'm not crazy.

Listen, I have to get up early

and start writing my report.

I'm probably going to have

to turn that over to the CDC.

No.

I'm keeping this.

You can... you can tell them

the grave was empty.

I won't tell anyone

where I got it.

You're not... you're not

taking this from me.

There's nothing

on that film, so...

(SIGHS)

as far as I'm concerned,

it doesn't exist.

(STATIC HISSING)

(BUZZES)

(DOORKNOB RATTLES)

(DOOR CREAKING)

(GASPING)

(BUZZES)

(BUZZING)

(GASPING)

(GASPS) Oh, God.

(PANTING)

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

MAN:
Would you raise your

right hand, please, Mr. Camfield?

Do you solemnly swear

the testimony you are to give

to be the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the truth,

- so help you God?

- Yes, I do.

I represent the family

of Jeff Pyatt,

and we have filed a lawsuit

against the... (BLEEPS)

radio station, relating to

the death of Jeff Pyatt.

In early November of 2008,

were you scheduled to appear

on the Channel 5 television station?

Yes, I was.

MAN ON RADIO:
...from Russell Springs

in fierce competition today.

So let's go, fighting Koalas!

It's on to the championship for you.

And for those of you who are fans

of "The Night Shift,"

our own radio host

Charlie Crowe

will be on the Channel 5 News

tonight at 6:
00,

where he claims he has evidence

of the supernatural to show.

So be sure to watch that.

I know I'll be.

And a lot of people thought

he was pulling a hoax,

- but I'll tell you, Dan, it's...

(TURNS OFF)

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

We have a special treat coming up

for you at the end of the hour.

A local radio host

claims to have evidence

of the supernatural.

And it seems he already has offers

for a book deal and movie of the week.

Hey, I got a transfer

of that film made.

Syndication, here we come.

Oh, I really hope Preston

and Ellen are watching.

It'd be good for him to see me

do something extraordinary.

I'm sure they are.

Knock 'em dead, buddy.

Hey, this is it.

(MUSIC PLAYING OVER P.A.)

Hi. Do you have any ibuprofen

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