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[wind howling]
[boy breathing heavily]
- YOU'RE IT.
COME ON, JO.
JO!
COME ON, MAN!
THERE.
MY DAD DID IT A LITTLE BETTER.
- MINE TOO.
- COME ON, LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
IT'S A CAT SKULL.
MY DAD TOLD ME COYOTES KILLED IT.
WANT TO HOLD IT?
IT'S LIKE A GRAVEYARD IN HERE.
COME ON.
WHAT IS IT?
I DON'T REMEMBER THAT.
WE SHOULD PROBABLY START HEADING BACK.
SO I PUT MY HANDS AROUND HER NECK,
AND I WENT FOR IT.
- YOU KISSED HER? - YES, I DID.
AND I ENJOYED IT TOO.
- WOW. - WELL, LOOK WHO'S TALKING,
MR. "I KISSED COURTNEY DAVIDSON."
- IT'S NOT THE SAME. IT WAS ON A DARE.
- DARE OR NOT, YOU KISSED COURTNEY DAVIDSON.
- WELL...
I'M NOT ONE TO BRAG.
PETE?
- YEAH?
- WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED TO MY DAD?
- JO, HE'S IN A BETTER PLACE NOW.
- I KNOW. EVERYONE'S TOLD ME THAT.
BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?
- I DON'T KNOW.
- I MISS HIS STORIES.
- ME TOO.
YOU KNOW, MY MOM TOLD ME THAT WHEN SOMEONE GOES TO HEAVEN,
THEY GET THEIR VERY OWN STAR.
THEY USE IT AS A WINDOW
TO LOOK DOWN ON THE PEOPLE THEY LOVE.
WHENEVER THEIR LOVED ONES FEEL ALONE OR UNHAPPY,
ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS LOOK UP INTO THE SKY.
- DO YOU REALLY THINK HE'S LOOKING OVER ME?
- YEAH, I DO.
- WILL YOU, PETE, JUST IN CASE?
- ALWAYS. YOU KNOW THAT.
- YEAH.
- YEAH.
NIGHT, JO.
- NIGHT.
- [distorted voice] JOSEPH.
- [gasps]
[rustling]
[rustling stops]
[wind rushes, suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
- WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
JO?
JO.
- DO YOU HEAR THAT?
- NO.
[creature breathing heavily]
- SOMETHING'S OUTSIDE THE TENT.
[soft growling]
- WE RUN TO THE MEADOW.
DON'T STOP AND DON'T LOOK BACK.
[growling continues, twigs snap]
ONE, TWO...
- PETE!
[creature growls]
- JOSEPH.
[growling]
- I HAD THE FLASHBACK AGAIN.
- YOU SAW THE FIGURE?
- YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW WHY.
- HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE THE LAST DREAM?
- ABOUT A YEAR.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK BROUGHT IT ON AGAIN?
- I DON'T KNOW. IT'S JUST...
EVERY TIME I THINK I'M BETTER,
I REALIZE I'M NOT.
- JUST BECAUSE YOU HAD A DREAM
DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE NOT MAKING PROGRESS.
YOU'RE DOING VERY WELL, JO.
THE GRIEF WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU.
IT'S JUST THAT AS TIME GOES BY,
IT GETS A LITTLE EASIER TO COPE WITH.
- IT'S BEEN SIX YEARS.
I THINK ENOUGH TIME HAS GONE BY.
- WELL, YOU THINK MAYBE THIS HAS TO DO
WITH A LACK OF CLOSURE?
- MAYBE.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S JUST...
LIVING ON MY OWN,
I'M CONSTANTLY SURROUNDED BY THE MEMORIES, YOU KNOW?
IT WAS JUST ME AND MY DAD.
AND NOW IT'S JUST ME.
- WHAT HURTS MOST?
- JUST...
THE FINALITY OF IT ALL--
DEATH, YOU KNOW.
THE FACT I'LL NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN, EVER.
I CAN'T ACCEPT THAT.
HE'S MY HERO.
HE NEVER LEAVES MY MIND.
I DON'T LET HIM.
- WAS IT A GIFT?
- YEAH.
IT WAS THE LAST THING HE GAVE ME
BEFORE...
- DOES IT BRING YOU COMFORT?
- YEAH.
YEAH, IT DOES.
- YOU KNOW, IN THE PAST,
I'VE HAD SOME OF MY PATIENTS
LISTEN TO CLASSICAL MUSIC.
IT HELPS THEM RELAX
AND LETS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS COME OUT A LITTLE MORE FREELY.
SOMETIMES IT WORKS REALLY WELL.
WHY DON'T YOU GIVE IT A TRY ONE OF THESE NIGHTS?
JUST KICK BACK, PUT ON SOME HEADPHONES,
CLOSE YOUR EYES, AND SEE WHAT COMES UP.
- OKAY.
- [inhales sharply]
- [sighs] YES, STEPHANIE.
- WELL, WHEN I READ THE STORY,
I NOTICED SOME VERY IMPORTANT THINGS.
FOR ONE, GREGOR'S LOVE FOR HIS FAMILY
CREATED THE INTERNAL CONFLICT THAT DROVE THE STORY.
I BELIEVE THAT THE STRONG FAMILY TIES
AND THE CHANGES IN THEM PARALLELED THE CHANGES
IN THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HIS OWN SELF,
ULTIMATELY LEADING TO THE REALIZATION
OF THEIR OWN MEANING AND EXISTENCE IN SOCIETY.
- GREAT...ANALYSIS, STEPHANIE.
YOU KNOW IT'S OKAY TO BREATHE, RIGHT?
[laughter]
SHE DOES BRING UP AN INTERESTING POINT, THOUGH.
DOES GREGOR'S RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS FAMILY
AFFECT HIS TRANSFORMATION INTO A BUG?
PETE. - HUH?
- DOES IT?
- UH, N-NO.
- TRY AGAIN.
- YES?
- GOOD.
SO GREGOR HAS A FIGHT WITH HIS PARENTS.
SO WHAT?
DOESN'T EVERY TEENAGER?
WHY IS FAMILY SO IMPORTANT?
- IT'S ALL HE HAS--
A FAMILY.
IT FEELS GOOD KNOWING HE'S NOT ALONE.
IF HE WAS, WHO WOULD EVEN CARE HE EXISTED?
- VERY TRUE.
ISN'T THAT WHAT WE ALL WANT--
RECOGNITION,
SECURITY,
LOVE?
GREGOR'S JUST AS SIMPLE AS EVERYONE ELSE.
HE REPRESENTS THE EVERYMAN...
WELL, EXCEPT FOR THE BUG PART.
[bell rings] ALL RIGHT, HAVE A GOOD ONE.
- I HATE CLASS.
- START YOUR PAPER YET, PETE?
- WHAT DAY IS IT? - TUESDAY.
- WHEN IS IT DUE?
- FRIDAY.
- OH, WELL, THERE'S YOUR ANSWER, THEN, JO?
COME ON, MAN. YOU KNOW MY MOTTO.
both: RELAXATION AND PROCRASTINATION.
- EXACTLY.
HEY, MAN, LOOK WHO IT IS. IT'S COURTNEY.
- OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
- SEE YOU AT MY PLACE LATER? - YEAH, I'LL SEE YOU THEN.
- HEY, TROY.
- JO. HEY, DO YOU HAVE THE MATH NOTES FROM LAST TIME?
- OH, YEAH, COURTNEY, HANG ON ONE SECOND.
- THANKS. I MISSED CLASS.
MY DAD TOOK MY CAR AWAY.
I GOT ONE SPEEDING TICKET. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?
ALL I HAVE TO DO IS GO TO TRAFFIC SCHOOL TO GET IT ERASED.
MY DAD MADE THIS BIG DEAL ABOUT IT.
I WAS UP ARGUING WITH HIM ALL NIGHT LAST NIGHT.
- HERE YOU GO.
- I HATE MY DAD SOMETIMES.
CAN'T WAIT TO LIVE ON MY OWN.
HEY, THANKS. I NEED TO STUDY THESE TONIGHT.
I WON'T HAVE ANY OTHER TIME.
- WAIT, THE TEST ISN'T TILL THURSDAY.
- I KNOW, BUT I'M GONNA BE OUT
WITH MY ASTRONOMY CLASS TOMORROW NIGHT.
- OH, YEAH? WHERE?
- WE'RE GOING CAMPING NEAR ROGUE RIVER.
THERE'S A COMET PASSING BY THIS WEEK,
SO MY TEACHER DECIDED TO MAKE A TRIP OUT OF IT.
NO PARENTS--THANK GOD.
- WAIT, A COMET?
- YEAH, IT'S THE FANTASI...
SOMETHING COMET.
IT COMES EVERY SIX YEARS.
SUPPOSEDLY IT'S THE BRIGHTEST IT'S EVER BEEN.
YOU SHOULD CHECK IT OUT.
- YEAH. - HEY, THANKS AGAIN.
- YEAH.
- SO, ANDY, HOW'S WORK BEEN?
- OOH, A THRILL A MINUTE.
- IT CAN'T BE THAT BAD.
- YEAH, I GUESS NOT. DO GET DECENT BEER MONEY.
- WAIT, ANDY, YOU GET A JOB?
- YEAH, AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
- AH, WORKING WITH DAD, HUH?
- WELL, UNTIL I GET INTO THE ACADEMY.
- SPEAKING OF FAMILY, DO YOUR PARENTS, UH,
KNOW ABOUT THE PARTY LAST WEEKEND?
- DUDE, THAT DID NOT HAPPEN.
I'M GONNA TAKE A ***.
JO, TAKE OVER.
- PUT THE SEAT UP THIS TIME, ANDY.
- YEAH, YEAH.
- AND DON'T *** ON THE SEAT COVERS.
- SHUT UP.
- HE'S STRIPES, RIGHT?
- YEAH.
- OKAY.
- SO, UH, STILL INTO COURTNEY THESE DAYS?
- MM, NOT AS MUCH AS I USED TO BE.
- WHAT HAPPENED?
- I DON'T KNOW. I JUST...
I RAN INTO HER THE OTHER DAY, AND...
SHE'S JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
- HOW'VE YOU BEEN, MAN?
- OKAY.
- JUST OKAY? - I HAVEN'T FELT ANY DIFFERENT.
- WHAT'S THE PROBLEM, THEN?
- WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE CRAP TO BEGIN WITH,
A LITTLE CHANGE IS WELCOME SOMETIMES.
- YOU'RE DOING BETTER, JO.
YOU CAN'T EXPECT IT ALL TO JUST GO AWAY.
- YEAH, BUT I CAN EXPECT TO FEEL BETTER SOMETIMES.
- DON'T WORRY. YOU WILL.
GOD'LL GET YOU THROUGH IT.
- YEAH.
[toilet flushes, door closes]
- JO, YOU DIDN'T MAKE ANYTHING.
- HEY, MAN, IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
- SO WE STILL ON FOR PIZZA, JO?
- YEAH, SURE. - YOU'RE BUYING.
[radio static]
- WELCOME BACK. THIS IS K.S.I.T. RADIO.
I'M RICHARD MIRE, AND WE'RE ON WITH CALLER NUMBER SEVEN.
CALLER, YOU WERE MENTIONING A SPACESHIP.
- YOU KNOW, MIRE, YOU SOUND PRETTY FREAKIN' CALM
FOR BEING THE PRIMARY TARGET OF AN ALIEN MILITARY ATTACK.
I'M TELLING YOU, THEY'RE COMING.
THEY'RE COMING SOON, AND THEY'RE COMING FOR YOU.
OF EVERYONE ON THIS PLANET EARTH,
THEY'RE COMING FOR YOU.
- THAT'S INTERESTING.
SO YOU MEAN TO SAY THAT--
- NO, WHAT I'M SAYING IS THIS.
ALIEN KIDNAPPERS FROM ANOTHER PLANET
WANT TO HAVE SEX WITH YOU
TO CREATE A WHOLE NEW SPECIES OF ALIEN HYBRIDS.
- OKAY, SO LET ME TRY TO GET THIS STRAIGHT...
- WHAT'S LEFT TO GET?
ALIENS WANT TO HAVE SEX WITH YOU, RICHARD MIRE.
YOU. YOU. DO YOU GET IT?
- YOU'RE LISTENING TO K.S.I.T. RADIO,
YOUR NUMBER-ONE SOURCE FOR NEWS, MUSIC, AND NONSENSE
OUT OF PROSPECT, OREGON.
ATTENTION, STARGAZERS.
TIME TO BREAK OUT THOSE TELESCOPES
YOUR GRANDPARENTS BOUGHT YOU THAT YOU'VE NEVER USED.
THE CLEAVER SCALBRECK,
OR BETTER KNOWN AS FANTASI COMET
IS ON ITS ORBIT PAST EARTH THIS WEEK.
PROSPECTORS ARE GOING TO HAVE A FINE VIEW
FROM THEIR HOMES THESE UPCOMING NIGHTS.
LOOK TO THE EAST SKY FOR ITS TRAIL.
[radio turns off]
- I SEE IT, DAD.
- [distorted voice] JOSEPH.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
[rustling, growling]
- [sniffing] AH.
THE SMELL OF VICTORY.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
NO REASON TO BE PISSED. IT WAS JUST A GAME OF POOL.
WHAT IS IT?
- REMEMBER THE CAMPING TRIP, PETE?
- YEAH.
- I DREAMT ABOUT IT THE OTHER NIGHT.
- AGAIN?
- YEAH. I DON'T KNOW WHY.
- LOOK, MAN, WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS.
IT WAS A MISTAKE. IT WAS TOO SOON.
- YOU DIDN'T SEE IT, DID YOU?
- JO, MAN, WHY DO WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS AGAIN?
- YOU DIDN'T SEE IT, DID YOU? - NO, JO, I DIDN'T.
WE WERE KIDS. KIDS SEE THINGS WHEN THEY'RE SCARED.
HECK, I WAS SCARED TOO.
- YEAH, BUT I RAN INTO COURTNEY YESTERDAY,
AND SHE TOLD ME ABOUT A COMET
THAT'S GONNA BE PASSING THIS WEEK--
THE COMET.
- AH, SO THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
LOOK, JO, IT'S TIME TO LET GO, MAN.
- WHAT IF IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN?
- IT NEVER HAPPENED TO BEGIN WITH.
THINGS COME IN WAVES, MAN.
MAYBE YOU'RE JUST GOING THROUGH ANOTHER ONE RIGHT NOW.
IT MAKES SENSE-- THE COMET BEING BACK,
BRINGING UP A LOT OF BURIED STUFF.
BUT YOU GOT TO STEP BACK AND TAKE A BREATH ON THIS ONE, MAN.
YOU'VE BEEN DOING GOOD.
DON'T STOP NOW.
- YEAH, BUT I WAS ON A JOG TODAY, AND I HEARD THIS--
- DON'T SLIP, JO.
- YEAH. STUPID.
- YEAH.
LET'S EAT.
[hinge creaks]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- I'M NOT GOING THROUGH THAT AGAIN.
[ominous music]
[opera music]
♪ ♪
[breathing heavily]
- SO DID YOU TRY LISTENING TO THE MUSIC?
- YEAH.
- ANYTHING COME UP?
- I HAD A NIGHTMARE.
- ABOUT WHAT?
- THE WOODS, THE FIGURE.
- WHAT EXACTLY IS IT ABOUT THIS SHADOW
THAT SCARES YOU SO MUCH?
- IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'S ALWAYS THERE,
LIKE IT'S WATCHING ME OR SOMETHING.
- DO YOU THINK THAT MAYBE THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THE MYSTERY SURROUNDING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF YOUR FATHER?
- I'M NOT SURE.
- DO YOU FIND YOURSELF AVOIDING FEELING GRIEF FOR YOUR FATHER?
- SOMETIMES.
- I TOLD YOU, JO, YOU CAN'T HOLD BACK.
IF YOU DO, THE FEELINGS
ARE JUST GONNA FIND ANOTHER WAY TO COME OUT.
NEXT TIME...
NEXT TIME I THINK WE'RE GONNA TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
YEAH, I THINK IT'S FINALLY TIME
WE CONFRONT THIS SHADOWY FIGURE.
- HE WAS LEFT ALL ALONE AT 12 YEARS OLD.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? ALL ALONE.
- DOESN'T HE HAVE ANY OTHER FAMILY?
- HIS MOM DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT RIGHT AFTER HE WAS BORN.
HE WAS RAISED BY HIS DAD.
AFTER HE WAS GONE,
JO NEVER REALLY HEARD FROM ANYONE ELSE.
- WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS DAD?
- NO ONE REALLY KNOWS.
SUPPOSEDLY HE WENT OUT ON A BACKPACKING TRIP
AND NEVER CAME BACK.
- DID THEY FIND HIS BODY? - NOPE.
- HOW DID JO TAKE IT? - NOT WELL.
HE STARTED TALKING ABOUT A CREATURE OR SOMETHING
THAT HE THOUGHT KILLED HIS DAD,
BUT NO ONE EVER FOUND ANY EVIDENCE,
AND THE WHOLE THING JUST KIND OF FADED AWAY.
- THAT'S SAD.
- YEAH. HE STILL HASN'T GOTTEN OVER IT.
- OOH, I'M SORRY, LUKE.
LOOKS LIKE IT'S HEADS.
YOUR PLAN KIND OF BACKFIRED.
PAPERS ARE DUE TODAY.
AND NO AMOUNT OF BETTING
IS GONNA GET YOU OUT OF IT THIS WEEK.
SO WHAT WERE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS?
- YEAH, WHY DID HE TURN INTO A BUG?
IT NEVER SAID WHY, JUST THAT HE DID.
- GOOD QUESTION, SARAH. ANY THEORIES?
BESIDES STEPHANIE.
- WELL, I THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT HIS JOB.
- AND WHY IS THAT?
- WELL, HE WAS A TRAVELING SALESMAN,
BUGGING OTHER PEOPLE,
SO CHANGING INTO ONE
DIDN'T REALLY MAKE MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE.
[chuckles awkwardly] RIGHT?
- GREAT POINT.
HE WAS SO CONSUMED IN HIS WORK
THAT HE BECAME AN INSECT HIMSELF.
- I THOUGHT HE WAS AN ALIEN.
- WHAT IF HE WAS A SUPERNATURAL CREATURE?
- BUT THAT'S JUST IT. IT NEVER SAYS THAT.
THERE'S NO PROOF.
- WELL, IF SOMETHING IS SUPERNATURAL,
UPON GAINING PROOF, IS IT SUPERNATURAL,
OR IS IT JUST NATURAL?
- WELL, HOW CAN IT BE THOUGHT TO EXIST
IF NO ONE EVER SEES IT?
- ANY GOOD EXAMPLES OF SOMETHING WE MAY BELIEVE EXISTS
BUT NOT HAVE ANY PROOF OF?
- LIKE A FUN ENGLISH CLASS?
- VERY FUNNY, PETE.
ANYONE ELSE.
- THE AFTERLIFE.
- VERY GOOD.
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE CONVINCED THERE'S AN AFTERLIFE?
JUST BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PROVE IT
DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT REAL TO THEM.
THINK ABOUT THIS.
WHAT IF SOMEONE KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING AFTER?
HOW WOULD THAT CHANGE SOMEONE'S LIFE?
WOULD PEOPLE BE MORE JUST?
WOULD THERE STILL BE CONFLICT?
WHAT IF YOU COULD PROVE THERE WAS AN AFTERLIFE?
JUST SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT. WE'LL END EARLY TODAY.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, TURN YOUR PAPERS IN ON MY DESK
AND HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.
AND, OH, IF YOU NEED TO EMAIL ME,
I WON'T BE ANSWERING THEM UNTIL MONDAY,
BECAUSE I'LL BE GONE CAMPING.
HAVE A GOOD ONE. SEE YA.
[door closes] HEY, THERE, JO. WHAT'S UP?
- COULDN'T GET MY PAPER IN TO YOU TODAY, MR. MATTHEWS.
- WELL, THEY WERE DUE TODAY, JO.
- I KNOW.
I REALLY WANT TO GET IT IN STILL.
CAN I TURN IT IN TO YOU NEXT TIME?
- WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU GET IT DONE?
- HAD A LOT ON MY MIND LATELY.
- JO, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH,
BUT YOU CAN'T KEEP ALLOWING
SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED SIX YEARS AGO
INTERFERE WITH YOU TURNING IN SOMETHING TODAY.
BUT LISTEN, HAND IT IN TO ME ON MONDAY,
AND I'LL SHAVE TEN POINTS OFF--FAIR?
- YEAH.
- ALL RIGHT. HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND, JO.
- YOU TOO.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED TO MY DAD?
- JO, HE'S IN A BETTER PLACE NOW.
- YOU REALLY THINK HE'S LOOKING OVER ME?
- YEAH, I DO.
- I JUST SAW HER THE OTHER DAY.
- OH, MY GOD.
WHAT HAPPENED?
- SHE WAS CAMPING WITH HER ASTRONOMY CLASS
NEAR ROGUE RIVER.
SHE LEFT THE GROUP, AND THEY DIDN'T FIND HER AGAIN
TILL THE NEXT MORNING.
- DO THEY HAVE ANY IDEA WHO COULD HAVE DONE THIS?
- NO, BUT...
I DO.
I THINK I SAW IT HAPPEN. - YOU WHAT?
- I HAD THIS DREAM.
THERE WAS THIS GIRL RUNNING,
AND THEN SHE WAS BEING DRAGGED THROUGH THE DIRT.
AND THEN I SAW IT AGAIN.
- WHAT?
- THE SHADOW.
- JO, MAN, I-- I ADMIT THAT'S WEIRD,
BUT A DREAM?
IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME YOU DREAMT ABOUT THAT THING.
- YEAH, BUT, PETE, THE DREAM, THE FLASHBACK, THE COMET?
IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN.
- JO, DON'T DO THIS.
- DO WHAT?
COURTNEY'S DEAD, PETE.
- I KNOW.
LOOK...
I-I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW EITHER,
BUT YOU CAN'T JUST START MAKING CONNECTIONS ALREADY.
THEY'RE GONNA CATCH THIS GUY. - I DON'T THINK THAT--
- DEATH IS ALWAYS A HORRIBLE THING,
ESPECIALLY ***...
ESPECIALLY THIS.
- SHE'S GONE.
THE FIRST GIRL I EVER KISSED IS GONE.
- I KNOW, MAN.
I KNOW.
[ominous music]
♪ ♪
- HELLO?
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
[loud click]
COME ON.
[click] OH.
[engine turning]
I'M GOING CRAZY.
[ominous music]
♪ ♪
[telephone ringing]
[ringing continues]
HELLO?
- IN ANOTHER BIZARRE STRING OF EVENTS,
A LOCAL ENGLISH TEACHER, PHILIP MATTHEWS,
WAS FOUND MURDERED IN THE WOODS
OUTSIDE PROSPECT THIS MORNING.
SOME ARE LINKING THE ATTACKS
WITH THAT OF THE YOUNG GIRL FOUND A FEW DAYS--
- HEY, DAD.
PROMISED MYSELF I WOULDN'T HAVE TO COME HERE SO MUCH, BUT...
WELL, HERE I AM.
I'M SUPPOSED TO BE AT CHURCH RIGHT NOW.
I...
DAD...
[voice breaking] I HAVEN'T MUCH FELT
LIKE GOING TO CHURCH LATELY.
I DON'T KNOW.
SO MANY PEOPLE KNOWING THERE'S SOMETHING BETTER OUT THERE.
WELL, IF THERE IS,
WHY DON'T I KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT?
IF YOU HAVE THE POWER TO TALK TO ME,
WHY NOT JUST COME DOWN AND TELL ME YOU'RE OKAY?
WHY DO I HAVE TO GO THROUGH SO MUCH
WHEN I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO DESERVE IT?
DAD...
I MISS YOU SO MUCH.
MR. MATTHEWS' BODY WAS FOUND THIS MORNING.
THEY FOUND COURTNEY'S THREE DAYS AGO.
I'M SUPPOSED TO BE AT HER MEMORIAL, BUT...
I THOUGHT I MIGHT GET A LITTLE MORE COMFORT HERE.
DAD...
I THINK WHATEVER IT WAS THAT TOOK YOU AWAY FROM ME
TOOK COURTNEY AND MR. MATTHEWS TOO.
[sniffles] I THINK IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN.
BUT THIS TIME I'M NOT GONNA STAND AROUND AND DO NOTHING.
I PROMISE YOU, I'M GONNA FIND WHAT IT IS
THAT'S DOING THIS
AND PUT A STOP TO IT.
HOPEFULLY THAT WILL GIVE YOU PEACE
AND MAYBE GIVE ME A CHANCE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
DAD...
GIVE ME THE STRENGTH.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
THE IROQUOIS INDIANS WERE FIRM BELIEVERS
THAT CERTAIN ASTROLOGICAL EVENTS
WOULD BRING CREATURES FROM THEIR HIDING.
TO DETER THEM AND KEEP THEIR VILLAGES SAFE,
THEY WOULD PUT MARKINGS ON CAVES AND TREES.
MY FATHER WAS ALWAYS INTERESTED IN THEIR CULTURES
AND CULTURES ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
HE TOOK THEIR CLAIMS VERY SERIOUSLY.
HE EVEN TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO MAKE A CARVING OF HIS OWN,
IN HONOR OF THEIR BELIEFS.
HOWEVER, WHEN HE HEARD A COMET WAS GOING TO PASS THE NIGHT SKY,
HIS ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT
LED HIM ON A BACKPACKING TRIP TO SEE IT.
HE LEFT AND WAS NEVER SEEN OR HEARD FROM AGAIN.
AND NOW THE SAME COMET IS BACK,
ONCE AGAIN SENDING A TRAGIC SERIES OF EVENTS INTO MOTION.
I ASK YOU, CITY COUNCIL,
TO TAKE THIS LETTER NOT AS A WARNING
BUT AS A CALL FOR ACTION.
I REALIZE THIS ALL MAY SEEM FAR-FETCHED RIGHT NOW,
BUT SIMPLY UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING
TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
I ASK THAT YOU ORGANIZE A MASS SEARCH
FOR THE CREATURE THAT IS PREYING ON THE PEOPLE OF OUR TOWN
SO THAT WE MAY NOT LIVE IN FEAR OF THE SHADOWS,
BUT CONTINUE IN PEACE.
- OKAY, JO,
I WANT YOU TO VISUALIZE YOURSELF
OUT IN FRONT OF THE OFFICE,
MOVING DOWN INTO THE STREET,
PAST THE BUILDINGS, PAST THE PEOPLE,
TO THE WOODS YOU SPEAK OF.
- NO.
- LOOK, I KNOW THIS IS DIFFICULT,
BUT THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT CAN HARM YOU.
THIS IS ONLY AN EXERCISE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
OKAY, FACE THE WOODS
AND JUST BREATHE THE AIR.
LOOK AROUND.
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
- EMPTY.
- TAKE A STEP FORWARD...
AND ANOTHER...
AND ANOTHER.
YOU BEGIN TO RUN. RUN FASTER.
YOUR BODY IS NO LONGER IN CONTROL.
YOUR FEET ARE IN CONTROL.
YOUR FEET WILL TAKE YOU TO FIND YOUR FEAR.
- NO.
- FIND IT. FIND IT AND CONFRONT IT.
CONFRONT IT, JO.
FIND IT AND CONFRONT IT.
WHERE ARE YOU?
- I'M IN THE TENT.
- THE TENT FROM YOUR CAMPING TRIP?
- YEAH.
- IS ANYONE THERE WITH YOU?
- NO.
NO, I'M ALONE.
[gasps]
- WHAT IS IT?
- IT'S WAITING FOR ME.
- WHAT IS?
- THE SHADOW. [creature growling]
- JO, GET OUT OF THE TENT.
- I'M NOT GETTING OUT OF THE TENT.
- CONFRONT THIS.
YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET PASSED IT
IF YOU DON'T CONFRONT IT.
[growling continues]
- OKAY.
I CAN'T.
- JO, DO IT FOR YOUR DAD.
[ominous music, growling]
- "ROGUE RIVER STATION."
[dog howling in the distance]
[twig snaps]
[growling, high-pitched whine]
- JOSEPH.
- AND THEN I SPED OFF.
IT WAS AS IF IT WAS GUARDING ITS TERRITORY.
LOOK, SIR, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND
YOU DON'T GO ON YOUR CAMPING TRIP THIS WEEKEND.
- WELL, MY BUSINESS IS MY OWN, SON.
NOW, HAVE YOU GONE TO THE POLICE WITH THIS CLAIM?
- NO. THEY DON'T LISTEN.
- LOOK, YOUR LETTER WAS VERY INFORMATIVE,
AND YOU KNOW HOW SORRY I WAS ABOUT YOUR FATHER,
BUT...
BUT THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH HERE
TO INITIATE A SEARCH FOR SOMETHING
THAT MAY NOT EVEN EXIST. - BUT I--
- LOOK, I KNOW YOU'RE SCARED.
WE'RE ALL SCARED RIGHT NOW.
BUT I HAVE FULL FAITH
THAT THE POLICE ARE DOING THEIR VERY BEST.
- THE POLICE?
LOOK, SIR, DON'T--
THIS ISN'T SOME MAN YOU CAN CATCH AND HANDCUFF.
IT'S NOT A MAN.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE STORY-- - LOOK, JO, I'M SORRY.
BUT STORIES, PREMONITIONS, SHADOWS...
IF YOU WANT US TO DO ANYTHING,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO BRING US SOME HARD EVIDENCE.
- WHAT KIND OF EVIDENCE?
- PICTURES, FOOTPRINTS,
MORE EYEWITNESSES.
- WITNESSES.
HI, THERE. UH, I WAS JUST CURIOUS
AS TO WHAT YOU HEARD ON YOUR WALK THE OTHER DAY.
- MOM. - I'LL BE THERE IN A MINUTE.
I'M SORRY. WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
- YOU WERE ON A WALK?
[children shouting]
- I'M COMING. [child babbles]
- I'M SORRY. WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SELL?
- I'M NOT SELLING ANYTHING. - THEN WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
OH. WE HAVE ENOUGH MAGAZINES.
THANKS. - BYE.
- MOM! - COMING.
- YEAH, I SEEN HIM.
BEEN SEEING HIM FOR 30 YEARS.
COMES UP THE BACK PORCH SOMETIMES.
I FEED HIM.
HE LIKES HAM.
- WAIT, YOU FED IT?
WELL, HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE CREATURE
OUTSIDE OF FEEDING IT?
- WELL, NOW...
FOR $20, I MIGHT GIVE SOME MORE INFORMATION.
YOU GOT $20?
- NO.
- YOU AIN'T ONE OF THEM OUT-OF-TOWN TYPES
THAT PAYS FOR INFORMATION?
- NO, I LIVE HERE.
- WELL, ACTUALLY, I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.
SAW A BEAR ONCE.
[answering machine beeps] - THREE NEW MESSAGES.
- HEY, THERE, JO.
YOU WEREN'T AT OUR SESSION TODAY,
AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS ALL RIGHT.
I STILL HAVE US SCHEDULED TO MEET IN A WEEK.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THEN. [beep]
- HEY, MAN. DIDN'T SEE YOU AT SCHOOL TODAY.
YOU DIDN'T MISS TOO MUCH. WE GOT NEW MATH BOOKS.
CHAPTER 15'S DUE ON THURSDAY.
I DROPPED MY BOOK OFF ON YOUR DOORSTEP.
OH, YEAH, TELL ME HOW THE MEETING WENT.
[beep]
- HEY, JO, IT'S ANDY.
JUST WANT TO SEE IF THOSE NAMES TURNED UP ANY RESULTS.
UH, GIVE ME A CALL LATER. - YEAH.
[beep]
- END OF MESSAGES.
[phone beeps, static crackles]
- [distorted voice] I BELIEVE YOU.
[answering machine beeps]
[radio static]
[soft electronic music]
♪ ♪
- BROADCASTING LIVE FROM SOMEWHERE
DEEP WITHIN THE DARK FORESTS OF OREGON,
I'M RICHARD MIRE, AND THIS IS K.S.I.T. RADIO.
NEXT HOUR, A FULL PROGRAM DEVOTED TO BIGFOOT
WITH EXPERT AND INVESTIGATOR THOMAS J. HUNT.
THOMAS, WELCOME TO K.S.I.T.
HOW ARE YOU, SIR? - I'M GREAT, RICH.
- THAT'S GOOD. GLAD TO HAVE YOU ON THE PROGRAM.
SO YOU'VE BEEN INVESTIGATING THIS CREATURE FOR YEARS NOW.
WITH OVER 300 SIGHTINGS ANNUALLY AND STILL NO HARD EVIDENCE,
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT BIGFOOT IS REAL?
- WELL, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU DEFINE AS REAL.
- OKAY. WELL, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ONE?
- I HAVE. A NUMBER OF TIMES.
MOST RECENTLY I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SNAP A PICTURE OF ONE
IN THE EL DORADO NATIONAL FOREST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
WITHOUT ACTUALLY KNOWING THAT I WAS DOING IT.
- WHY IS THAT?
WHY WOULD THEY SHOW UP ONLY AFTER YOU TAKE THE PICTURE?
- WELL, MY THEORY IS THAT THE CAMERA IS PICKING THEM UP
DUE TO SOME KIND OF FREQUENCY VIBRATION.
- NOW, I HAVE HEARD THE THEORY
THAT THIS CREATURE COULD INDEED BE PARANORMAL.
THAT IT CAN APPEAR DIFFERENTLY TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE
ALL AROUND THE WORLD, AS IF FROM ANOTHER DIMENSION.
- BIGFOOT CAN APPEAR HOWEVER IT CHOOSES,
TO WHOMEVER IT CHOOSES, WHENEVER IT CHOOSES.
THERE'S NO OUTSMARTING IT WHEN IT KNOWS MORE THAN YOU DO.
IT KNOWS WHAT YOU'RE THINKING AND WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO.
- NOW, HOW DID YOU--
SPECIFICALLY, THOUGH, HOW DID YOU COME TO THE IDEA
THAT BIGFOOT IS SOME KIND OF SUPERNATURAL BEING?
DID YOU-- - BECAUSE BIGFOOT TALKED TO ME.
- OKAY. TELL US ALL ABOUT THAT.
- WELL, I WAS ON A HIKE A FEW YEARS AGO,
AND I SPOTTED A SIX-FOOT-TALL FIGURE LINGERING IN THE TREES.
THEN A VOICE CAME INTO MY HEAD, SAYING,
"YOU'RE LOOKING FOR WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE.
"WE'RE HERE, BUT NOT LIKE YOU KNOW,
NOT LIKE WE SEE YOU."
- THAT'S WHAT TALKED TO ME. - AND THAT'S ALL IT SAID.
- NOW, DID YOU THINK, "I'M IMAGINING THIS"?
OR DID YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS
WAS A GENUINE COMMUNICATION HAPPENING HERE?
- I BELIEVE THE FIGURE IN FRONT OF ME
WAS SOMEHOW SPEAKING INTO MY HEAD.
I TRIED NOT TO BELIEVE IT,
BUT LATER THE PHOTOS I TOOK THERE
SHOWED THE SAME SIX-FOOT-TALL FIGURE
IN EVERY PHOTO.
- NOW I'M GOING TO PLAY A SOUND CLIP
THAT HAS BEEN SENT TO US SOMEWHERE ALONG THE ROAD
OF WHAT THEY SAY COULD BE A REPORTED BIGFOOT.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SOUND THAT YOU HEARD,
BUT MAINLY GET YOUR ANALYSIS OF IT.
WOULD THAT BE ALL RIGHT? - SURE.
- OKAY, HERE WE GO.
[creature bellowing]
[static]
[radio turns off]
[telephone ringing]
[ringing continues]
HELLO?
- [distorted voice] I BELIEVE YOU.
- WHAT? - I SAID I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, MAN?
- OH, PETE, I THOUGHT YOU WERE SOMEONE ELSE.
- YOU HAVEN'T BEEN COMING TO CLASS LATELY.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
HOW'D THE MEETING GO? - HE DIDN'T CARE.
NO ONE DOES.
- JO, THEY'RE GONNA CATCH HIM.
BUT YOU GOT TO START COMING TO CLASS, THOUGH, MAN.
DID YOU FINISH YOUR MATH?
- LOOK, PETE, I'VE GOT BIGGER WORRIES RIGHT NOW, OKAY?
- LOOK, JO, I'M UPSET ABOUT MR. MATTHEWS AND COURTNEY TOO.
I'VE COME TO REALIZE
THAT SCHOOL IS THE ONLY THING I'VE GOT
TO KEEP ME SANE THROUGH ALL THIS.
YOU NEED IT TOO.
- WHY?
- WHY? IT'S YOUR FUTURE, JO.
- HOW CAN YOU WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE
WHEN ALL THIS IS GOING ON AROUND YOU RIGHT NOW?
- I TOLD YOU, MAN, ALL I'VE GOT IS--
- PEOPLE ARE TURNING UP DEAD...
GONE FOREVER, LIKE MY DAD.
WHY DOESN'T ANYONE CARE?
- JO-- - I SEE THINGS, PETE.
AND THEY COME TRUE.
I SAW COURTNEY AND MR. MATTHEWS.
- JO, STOP. - AND I FOUND HER RING.
- JO, STOP IT. - THEN I SAW IT.
I SAW IT AGAIN. - JO, STOP IT!
I CAN'T LISTEN TO THIS ANYMORE.
JO, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS IMPOSSIBLE.
YOU GOT TO STOP.
- YOU KNOW WHAT, PETE? I CAN HANDLE MYSELF.
IF YOU HAVE SUCH A HARD TIME DEALING WITH ME,
THEN MAYBE IT'S TIME YOU STOPPED WORRYING ABOUT MY LIFE SO MUCH.
WORRY ABOUT YOUR GRADES.
- OKAY, JO.
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.
DROP MY BOOK OFF WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE.
UNLIKE SOME PEOPLE, I GOT TO GET MY WORK DONE.
[dial tone]
- "STEVEN ADAMS, BORN MAY 3, 1947,
"WAS DRIVING HIS TWO-DOOR, FORD F-150 PICKUP
"ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1992,
"WHEN HE SAW IT.
"ADAMS WAS DRIVING ON NORTH MAIN STREET
"THROUGH THE FOREST PARALLEL TO THE SANTA ANA RIVER.
"HE WAS FORCED TO SLOW DOWN, HOWEVER,
"WHEN THE RIVER HAD FLOODED OVER A SMALL DIP IN THE ROAD.
"WITHIN SECONDS, STEVEN WAS STRUCK BY TWO SENSORY EVENTS
"WHICH CAUGHT HIM OFF GUARD. [radio static]
"FIRST, HIS CAR RADIO STARTED TO TRANSMIT LOTS OF STATIC.
"HE CHANGED STATIONS, BUT TO NO AVAIL.
"BEFORE HE COULD THINK TWICE ABOUT ANY OF THIS,
"STEVEN SAW A SIX-FOOT-TALL CREATURE
"BOUND ACROSS HIS FIELD OF VISION
"AND STOP IN FRONT OF HIS TRUCK.
"'THE CREATURE HAD A ROUND, BULBOUS HEAD,
"WITH LEAFLIKE, SCALY SKIN,'
"ADAMS TOLD REPORTERS AT THE TIME.
"HE DESCRIBED IT AS HAVING NO EARS, NO NOSE,
"A BEAK-LIKE, PROTUBERANT MOUTH,
"AND FLUORESCENT, SHINING EYES.
"THE CREATURE TURNED SUDDENLY AND FACED HIM,
"BOUNDED TOWARDS HIM AND REACHED ACROSS THE HOOD,
"CLAWING AT THE WINDSHIELD.
"TERRIFIED, STEVEN HIT THE GAS.
"THE CREATURE SCREECHED
"AND HORRENDOUSLY TUMBLED FORWARD OFF THE HOOD
"AND WAS RUN OVER BY THE CAR.
"ADAMS COULD HEAR IT SCRAPE THE PAN UNDER HIS ENGINE,
"AND LATER, POLICE LAB TESTS REVEALED
"THAT SOMETHING HAD INDEED SCRAPED THE GREASE
FROM THE TRUCK'S UNDERSIDE."
WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF?
DAMN IT.
[door opens, engine running]
[door closes]
[dramatic note]
[gasps]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- WALKING.
- THE BOOK'S ON YOUR DOORSTEP.
- THANKS.
- YEAH.
HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.
[gasps, breathes heavily]
[toaster clicks] [gasps]
[telephone ringing]
YEAH?
WHERE ARE YOU?
- RIGHT OVER HERE.
WE GOT TO HURRY, JO.
THEY AREN'T GONNA BE GONE THAT LONG.
SO MY DAD GOT A CALL AROUND 7:00 THIS MORNING.
WATCH YOUR HEAD.
WHEN I GOT HERE, I SAW THE GUY GET LOADED INTO THE AMBULANCE.
I WISH I HADN'T.
HE WAS BARELY MOVING, JO.
AND I'VE SEEN WAY TOO MUCH OF THIS *** LATELY.
- WHAT, HE WAS STILL ALIVE?
- YEAH, BUT BARELY.
THAT'S NOT ALL, THOUGH.
MY DAD AND THE OTHER GUYS CONTAINED THE SCENE
AND DID SOME INVESTIGATING OF THE AREA.
THAT'S WHEN THEY FOUND THIS.
[flies buzzing]
BEST WE KNOW, THIS APPEARED LAST NIGHT
AROUND THE TIME OF THE ATTACKS.
MY DAD SAID THAT FORENSICS CAME AND LOOKED FOR PRINTS,
BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING.
NOTHING AT ANY OF THE ATTACKS.
ANY IDEA WHAT IT MEANS?
YEAH, ME NEITHER.
IT'S NOT LIKE ANYTHING I'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE.
WE NEED TO HURRY.
HERE, LET ME SHOW YOU WHERE WE FOUND HIM.
- YEAH.
[flies buzzing]
- SO THIS IS WHERE IT HAPPENED.
IT'S A DEFINITE SIGN OF A STRUGGLE,
BUT, UH, WE COULDN'T FIND ANY FOOTPRINTS.
THERE'S NO SIGN OF A WEAPON BEING USED EITHER.
JUST CLAWING AND BASHING,
LIKE SOME ANIMAL.
BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN AN ANIMAL DO THIS BEFORE.
[twig snaps]
MY DAD'S GONNA KILL ME, JO.
WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE.
ALL THREE IN THE SAME TEN-MILE RADIUS.
MY BEST BET, IT'S LIVING SOMEWHERE IN THERE.
- ANDY, THAT CARVING?
- YEAH?
- I HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE. - REALLY? WHERE?
- BACK WHEN I WAS A KID...
THERE WAS ONE IN THE WOODS NEAR MY HOUSE.
MY DAD CARVED IT.
- WHAT?
- HE HEARD OF INDIANS
THAT HAD DONE IT TO KEEP BAD SPIRITS AWAY.
SO WE MADE OUR OWN AS A KIND OF FATHER-SON THING.
- BUT HOW DOES ONE GET...?
- I DON'T KNOW.
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE ANYMORE, JO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WORSE, MAN.
PEOPLE KILLING PEOPLE, OR THINGS KILLING PEOPLE.
EITHER WAY, I'M SCARED AS HELL.
- ME TOO.
[engine turning]
ME TOO.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
DAD, IT'S PERFECT.
HE'S ALIVE.
[telephone ringing]
YEAH? - [distorted voice] JOSEPH.
I HAVE SOMETHING TO GIVE TO YOU.
- WHAT?
- ROGUE RIVER STATION.
- LOOK, WHY DO YOU KEEP CALLING ME?
- FOLLOW THE ROAD.
[dial tone]
- FOLLOW THE ROAD.
[radio static]
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO,
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
COME ON.
[door opens, footsteps]
[dramatic note]
[engine turning]
[engine turns off]
WHATEVER YOU ARE, LISTEN UP.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT FROM ME,
BUT I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.
IF YOU HAVE MY FATHER, LET HIM GO.
SHOW YOURSELF.
COME OUT OF THE SHADOWS.
[echoing] SHOW YOURSELF.
WHERE?
- THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.
- OKAY.
- WE TRIED TALKING TO HIM ALREADY,
BUT, UH, DO WHAT YOU CAN.
- THANKS, ANDY, I WILL.
- ARE YOU GOING NOW?
- YEAH.
I THINK HE MAY BE THE ONE PERSON
THAT HOLDS THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING.
[engine turning] - OKAY. WELL, GOOD LUCK.
- YEAH. I'LL TALK TO YOU SOON.
[monitor beeping]
MR. EDWARDS?
MR. EDWARDS, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME,
IT'S ME, JO.
I WAS HOPING YOU COULD HELP ME OUT
BY TELLING ME WHAT IT WAS YOU SAW THE OTHER NIGHT.
MR. EDWARDS, IT WOULD HELP ME A GREAT DEAL
IF YOU COULD TELL ME ANYTHING...
ANYTHING AT ALL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
- SILENCE...
SUCH AN AWFUL SILENCE.
HORRORS LIKE THESE COULD NOT BE OF GOD'S CREATION.
- WHAT HORRORS?
WHAT DID YOU SEE?
- A SHADOW.
THAT'S ALL I SAW.
THAT'S ALL I COULD SEE.
MY LORD...
FORGIVE MY SINS.
- WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE?
- I RAN.
I COULD HEAR IT BEHIND ME.
[beeping quickens]
I RAN UNTIL...
UNTIL IT HAD ME.
I SHOULD NEVER HAVE GONE...
NEVER.
IT WAS OUT THERE, WAITING...
ALWAYS WAITING.
- MR. EDWARDS...
DOES THIS MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?
[suspenseful music, beeping quickens]
- REFLECTION!
[flatline]
[tape recorder clicks]
- JO?
JO?
- YEAH.
- NOT SAYING MUCH.
- NOT MUCH TO SAY.
- JO, YOUR FATHER DISAPPEARED SIX YEARS AGO,
AND YOU HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH THAT GRIEF
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
- [sighs]
NOW, THE KEY IS-- IS REALLY QUITE SIMPLE.
YOU JUST HAVE TO ACCEPT YOUR FATHER'S DEATH
AND THEN MOVE ON.
JO, BURY YOUR FATHER.
- HOW IS EVERYONE SO SURE HE'S GONE?
DO THEY HAVE PROOF?
- YOU CAN'T START-- - HE COULD STILL BE OUT THERE.
THAT THING COULD HAVE HIM, AND NONE OF YOU WOULD CARE.
- I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU, JO.
- YOU SHOULDN'T BE WORRYING ABOUT ME.
YOU SHOULD BE WORRYING ABOUT ALL THOSE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED OUT THERE IN THOSE WOODS.
- YOU KNOW WHAT I SEE RIGHT NOW?
I SEE A SCARED LITTLE KID.
BUT HE'S NOT SCARED OF FINDING SOME CREATURE
OUT IN THE WOODS.
HE'S SCARED OF FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT HIMSELF.
YOU HAVE BEEN SO CAUGHT UP IN THIS SEARCH
THAT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
YOU'VE BEEN CONSUMED BY IT.
- THIS IS WHO I AM.
WHY DOESN'T ANYONE UNDERSTAND THAT?
WHY DOESN'T ANYONE UNDERSTAND WHY I'M DOING THIS?
I NEED TO FIND WHAT IT IS THAT'S OUT THERE
THAT'S PUTTING OTHER FAMILIES THROUGH WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH.
OTHER THAN THAT, I'M ALONE.
THAT'S ALL I NEED TO ACCEPT.
- YOU'RE NOT ALONE, JO.
WE ALL CAST SHADOWS.
WE ALL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THINGS WE DON'T LIKE.
- THEN WHY WON'T ANYONE BELIEVE ME?
SEE? I'M ALONE.
THAT'S ALL.
THAT'S ALL THERE EVER WAS. - JO.
[door closes]
WE ALL CAST SHADOWS.
- WHERE ARE YOU?
WHERE ARE YOU?
[number pad beeping]
I'M READY TO TALK NOW.
I THINK I MAY HOLD THE KEY TO ALL OF THIS.
DID YOU KNOW THAT THEY SAY
PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE THE UNKNOWN SEE PSYCHIC VISIONS?
MY--MY DREAMS ARE PROBABLY VISIONS.
THEY ALSO SAY THAT SOME CREATURES
CAN COMMUNICATE THROUGH TELEPATHY.
I'VE BEEN GETTING THESE WEIRD CALLS,
AND THIS VOICE TALKS TO ME SOMETIMES.
THAT'S HOW I GOT THIS BACK.
IT'S TELLING ME SOMETHING, PETE.
I KNOW IT.
- OKAY.
- OKAY?
- OKAY.
- NO "YOU'RE CRAZY, JO"? "STOP IT, JO"?
- NO. I'VE DONE WHAT I COULD FOR YOU,
BUT YOU DON'T LISTEN TO ME ANYMORE.
- DON'T YOU GET IT, MAN?
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND WHY I'M DOING THIS,
WHY I CAN EVEN WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
I NEED TO BELIEVE
THAT WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S OUT THERE IS REAL.
THEN MAYBE I'LL HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING MY DAD AGAIN.
- YOU'RE NOT MAKING ANY SENSE, JO.
- FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, PETE,
THINGS ARE MAKING SENSE,
'CAUSE IF I CAN PROVE THIS SUPERNATURAL CREATURE EXISTS,
THEN WHAT'S TO SAY OTHER SUPERNATURAL THINGS
COULDN'T BE REAL...
LIKE AN AFTERLIFE?
I'M SICK OF LIVING IN THIS WORLD
OF PEOPLE TELLING ME WHAT TO BELIEVE.
I WANT THE MAGIC.
BUT MOSTLY I WANT PROOF.
- DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON
TO EVER TRY AND FIND PROOF OF HEAVEN?
YOU HAVE FAITH IN THAT CREATURE OUT THERE.
WHAT'S SO HARD ABOUT HAVING FAITH IN GOD?
- HAVE YOU EVER LOST SOMEONE YOU LOVE, PETE?
IT'S SHOCK FIRST.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT.
THEN DENIAL-- COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.
IT ONLY HAPPENS TO THE OTHER FAMILIES--
FAMILIES IN THE MOVIES OR IN THE NEWSPAPER,
NOT ME.
THEN THE PAIN SETS IN...
PAIN YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN...
PAIN IN YOUR HEART.
AFTER THE PAIN SUBSIDES,
ALL YOU FEEL IS EMPTINESS.
NOT EVEN PHYSICAL PAIN KEEPS YOU COMPANY ANYMORE.
YOU ONLY HAVE COLD EMPTINESS.
YOU TRY TO FIND WAYS TO FILL THE HOLE--
DISTRACTIONS, MOMENTS OF FUN--
BUT WHEN YOU COME BACK, THE EMPTINESS COMES BACK,
AND YOU HAVE TO FIND NEW WAYS TO FILL IT.
THAT CREATURE, REAL OR NOT,
IS ALL I'VE GOT TO HOLD ON TO RIGHT NOW.
PETE, IT'S ALL I'VE GOT TO LIVE FOR RIGHT NOW.
- EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED LATELY
CAN BE EXPLAINED IN A NORMAL WAY,
BUT YOU'RE SEEING THINGS THE WAY YOU WANT TO SEE THEM.
YOU'RE AVOIDING ACCEPTING ANYTHING.
- OH, I'VE ACCEPTED ONE THING, PETE.
I'VE ACCEPTED THE FACT THAT WE'RE ALL ALONE IN THIS WORLD.
THE ONLY WAY WE MOVE ON IS WORRYING ABOUT OURSELVES
AND DEALING WITH THAT.
SO TO SAVE YOU SOME TIME,
I THINK YOU SHOULD ACCEPT THE FACT THAT YOU'RE ALL ALONE
AND RID YOURSELF OF A LOT OF NEEDLESS SUFFERING.
FOR NOW...
LEAVE ME WITH MY MONSTER.
- FAITH IS WHAT GETS US THROUGH TIMES LIKE THESE, JO.
[door opens, closes]
- OKAY...
FOCUS JO.
"THE MOTHMAN...
"A CREATURE THAT SPENDS MOST OF ITS TIME
"LURKING ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF HUMANITY,
"SEEMINGLY WAITING FOR THE OPPORTUNE MOMENTS
"TO SCARE MOTORISTS AND OTHER TRAVELERS.
"MOTHMAN POSSESSES NUMEROUS BIZARRE POWERS,
INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO EXTEND AN AURA OF PERVASIVE FEAR."
[dog barking in the distance]
"MOTHMAN WITNESSES ARE FRENZIED AND PANICKED
"AFTER ENCOUNTERING THE CREATURE,
"SAYING THAT THERE IS NO DOUBT IT HAD THE INTENT TO HARM THEM.
"WITNESSES ALSO CLAIM THEY'VE SEEN
"SYMBOLS OR MARKS APPEAR MYSTERIOUSLY IN THEIR AREA
"BEFORE AN ENCOUNTER,
"AS IF THE MOTHMAN ITSELF
"WAS GIVING CLUES TO ITS NEXT VICTIM.
"SIGHTINGS OCCUR ALL AROUND THE WORLD,
BUT NOT MUCH ELSE IS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ELUSIVE CREATURE."
SYMBOLS OR MARKS.
SYMBOLS OR MARKS.
DAD DIDN'T CARVE THE SECOND ONE.
IT DID.
IT'S AFTER ME.
[dramatic note]
[indistinct distorted voice]
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
[soft growling]
I'M RIGHT HERE.
I'M HERE.
COME AND GET ME.
[growling continues]
COME AND GET ME!
AW, THANKS, DAD.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
DAD.
[clattering, Jo gasps]
[soft growling]
[groans]
- HEY, JO.
- SARAH, I NEED THESE TODAY.
YEAH, HI. IS ANDY THERE?
OKAY, THANKS.
- YEAH, MAN, I HAD NO IDEA.
- HE'S NOT THE SAME PERSON I KNEW BEFORE.
- YEAH, PETE, BUT, I MEAN,
HE'S HAD A LOT ON HIS...
ON HIS MIND.
- HEY, GUYS.
- HEY.
SO, UH, WHAT'S UP?
- I DID IT.
- DID WHAT?
- I GOT A PICTURE OF IT, ANDY.
- YOU GOT A PICTURE OF WHAT?
- IT WAS IN MY HOUSE LAST NIGHT,
AND I ACCIDENTALLY GOT A PICTURE OF IT.
- WHAT--WELL, JO, WHAT DID IT LOOK LIKE?
- I DON'T KNOW. I GOT KNOCKED OUT BEFORE I COULD SEE IT,
BUT THEY SAY THESE THINGS ONLY SHOW UP ON FILM.
A PICTURE NEVER LIES.
- WELL, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
- IT MEANS THIS ALL IS ALMOST OVER.
- WHERE IS THE PICTURE?
- PHOTO-DEVELOPMENT PLACE.
- JO, MY--MY DAD HAS TO SEE THIS.
HELL, I HAVE TO SEE THIS.
- YOU WILL.
EVERYONE WILL.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO STOP BY BEFORE YOU WENT TO WORK.
WE'LL TALK LATER. - OKAY.
- THERE'S SOMETHING I NEED TO DO FIRST.
MR. AND MRS. DAVIDSON?
I HAVE SOMETHING YOU MAY WANT.
HEY, SARAH. I'M HERE TO GET THE PICTURES?
- OH. - WHAT?
- PETE ALREADY TOOK 'EM. - WAIT, WHAT?
- HE WAS IN HERE JUST A MINUTE AGO.
HE SAID YOU TOLD HIM TO? - I TOLD--
DID HE SAY WHERE HE WAS GOING?
- YOUR HOUSE, I THINK.
- PETE.
PETE?
PETE?
HELLO?
[door opens]
[suspenseful music]
WHAT IS GOING ON?
[blade scrapes]
- JO!
HELP!
NO!
HELP!
- PETE.
- JO.
WHY, JO?
- PETE, DON'T-- DON'T WORRY, MAN.
I'M HERE. YOU OKAY?
WHAT, PETE? I'M HERE.
- WHY, JO? WHY?
- PETE, DON'T WORRY, I'M--
- [distorted voice] JOSEPH.
- STAY AWAY.
- YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO KNOW.
- HOW COULD YOU KILL THOSE PEOPLE?
- THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND, JOSEPH.
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PAIN YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH.
NO ONE BELIEVES.
- WHAT?
HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME?
- WE SUFFER INSIDE.
THEY HAD TO UNDERSTAND OUR SUFFERING, JO.
- NO, THEY DIDN'T, NOT THIS WAY.
- STEP ASIDE, JOSEPH.
- NO.
- MOVE, JOSEPH. HE KNOWS ABOUT US NOW.
- NO.
- HE NEEDS TO DIE, JO.
- NO, IT ENDS NOW!
WHAT HAPPENED?
- WE ALL CAST SHADOWS.
YOU HAVE BEEN SO CAUGHT UP IN THIS SEARCH
THAT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
YOU'VE BEEN CONSUMED BY IT.
- BIGFOOT TALKED TO ME.
- WHAT IF IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN?
- IT NEVER HAPPENED TO BEGIN WITH.
- DON'T YOU GET IT, MAN?
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND WHY I'M DOING THIS,
WHY I CAN EVEN WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
- EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED LATELY
CAN BE EXPLAINED IN A NORMAL WAY,
BUT YOU'RE SEEING THINGS THE WAY YOU WANT TO SEE THEM.
YOU'RE AVOIDING ACCEPTING ANYTHING.
- YOU'VE GOT TO LET GO.
- HE'S ALIVE. [telephone rings]
LOOK, WHY DO YOU KEEP CALLING ME?
[dial tone] - YOU CAN'T HOLD BACK.
IF YOU DO, THE FEELINGS ARE JUST GONNA FIND
ANOTHER WAY TO COME OUT.
- WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? - I THINK I SAW IT HAPPEN.
- THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PAIN YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH.
NO ONE BELIEVES. - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- I HATE MY DAD SOMETIMES.
- BUT YOU CAN'T KEEP ALLOWING
SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED SIX YEARS AGO
INTERFERE WITH YOU TURNING IN SOMETHING TODAY.
- BUT THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH HERE
TO INITIATE A SEARCH FOR SOMETHING
THAT MAY NOT EVEN EXIST.
- THEY HAD TO UNDERSTAND OUR SUFFERING, JO.
- HE WAS SO CONSUMED IN HIS WORK
THAT HE BECAME THE INSECT HIMSELF.
- I NEED TO BELIEVE
THAT WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S OUT THERE IS REAL.
THEN MAYBE I'LL HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING MY DAD AGAIN.
- WHAT IF YOU COULD PROVE THERE WAS AN AFTERLIFE?
- I PROMISE YOU I'M GONNA FIND WHAT IT IS THAT'S DOING THIS
AND PUT A STOP TO IT.
HOPEFULLY THAT WILL GIVE YOU PEACE
AND MAYBE GIVE ME A CHANCE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
- HE'S SCARED OF FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT HIMSELF.
- REFLECTION!
[overlapping voices]
REFLECTION!
[voice breaking] IT WAS ME?
I WANTED SO BADLY FOR THERE TO BE SOMETHING OUT THERE
THAT IT BECAME ME.
ALL THOSE PEOPLE...
I'M SO SORRY.
- YOU HAD NO IDEA.
- IT'S OVER NOW.
- NO.
- [gasps]
I'M ALL ALONE.
I THINK I MAY HOLD THE KEY TO ALL OF THIS.
- THEY KEY IS-- IS REALLY QUITE SIMPLE.
YOU JUST HAVE TO ACCEPT YOUR FATHER'S DEATH
AND THEN MOVE ON.
JO, BURY YOUR FATHER.
- I LOVE YOU.
DAD.
HEY, DAD.
I FOUND A POEM TODAY.
MADE ME FEEL BETTER.
I WANTED TO READ IT TO YOU.
"OUR HEARTS ARE FILLED WITH MEMORIES,
"THE SOUND OF LAUGHTER'S RING.
"YOU'VE MOVED ON TO YOUR FINAL REST,
"A PLACE WHERE ANGELS SING,
"THE LAND WHERE FLOWERS NEVER FADE,
"WHERE LITTLE CHILDREN PLAY.
"THEY SAY TRUE LOVE WILL NEVER DIE.
WE'LL MEET AGAIN SOMEDAY."
"WE LITTLE KNEW THAT MORNING
"GOD WAS GOING TO CALL YOUR NAME.
"IN LIFE, WE LOVED YOU DEARLY.
"IN DEATH, WE DO THE SAME.
"IT BROKE OUR HEARTS TO LOSE YOU.
"YOU DID NOT GO ALONE,
"FOR PART OF US WENT WITH YOU
THE DAY GOD CALLED YOU HOME."
"YOU LEFT US BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES.
"YOUR LOVE IS STILL OUR GUIDE.
"AND THOUGH WE CANNOT SEE YOU,
"YOU WERE ALWAYS AT OUR SIDE.
"OUR FAMILY CHAIN IS BROKEN.
"NOTHING SEEMS THE SAME.
"BUT AS GOD CALLS US ONE BY ONE,
THE CHAIN WILL LINK AGAIN."
[dramatic music]
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