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Yeah, I was the last one to see her, all right, in the basement supply room.

I don't know if I believe all that legend stuff, but sometimes late at

when I'm alone, I do hear things.

Maybe I've been working down here too long.

I don't know what it was, but I know I saw something.

I was getting some supplies from the storeroom, and I suddenly felt like I

wasn't alone, you know?

So I turn around, and right there in the hall was... Well, I'm not even going to

try and describe it. You'll just think I'm crazy.

You don't think this stuff is real, do you?

What matters is that I make it seem real.

All I need is ten minutes of footage to go with these interviews. I know I can

raise enough to make a feature out of this. And what are you going to call it,

the Blair Nurse Project?

Oh, hey, that's not bad.

Yeah, and so original.

Listen, Craig, since the earthquake and that explosion a couple years ago, that

whole section of the hospital's been shut down.

And I mean, I don't mind putting you and your crew up for a few days, but

sneaking you all down there to make a movie?

Hey, buddy, with a little help, no one will even have to know.

As I recall, the young woman had been devastated by the recent death of her

husband. She had a small child, job pressures.

Rumor had it she suddenly decided to just disappear.

The truth?

I don't know.

I do know it's a lot of old -fashioned fun and folklore for the medical

students. They love it.

I suppose it's harmless enough.

Of course, I'm not about to go down there myself.

You see what I mean?

I mean, it's a sure thing.

I don't know, Craig.

Look, the anniversary of her disappearance is in two days.

Two days? That's all I need.

Now, come on, what do you say?

Give your old film school buddy a hand?

I'll see you. Get out of here.

Why did I bring you down here?

Why did I come down here?

Relax, buddy.

This is perfect.

There's something down here, all right.

Would you just shut up?

What was that?

What? Did you hear something?

No.

Neither did I.

It's probably just a draft.

That's what I like about it, you know. A place like this makes you hear things.

Where is it?

It's right here.

This is it?

This is where she was last seen.

Yeah, that's what Harry the old janitor said.

Look, I got the patience. I got to get back to you. I'm stopping.

I'm going to open it.

I can't take this.

Stop it.

God, it's a great touch. Remind me to use that.

All right, I'm going in. You ready?

No.

I definitely believe a ghost could be here.

Don't you?

Harry, thanks.

Sorry, boys.

I didn't know anybody was down here.

It is off limits, you know.

Oh, that's all right. Really. We were just on our way out, weren't we, Alex?

Is it me or do you just keep getting better looking every year?

Dr. Matthews, you know, I thought you'd given up on me. What's it been?

Eight years?

Must be getting old.

Has it been that long since you started here?

Uh -huh.

And you hit on me the very first day.

But I'm afraid the answer remains the same.

I don't mix business with pleasure.

I thought that's because you didn't go out with smokers.

See? No more cigarettes.

Chewable nicotine.

Give me a second chance.

I'll think about it.

Cut. Cut.

Sorry, Craig. I didn't know you guys were already filming.

That's okay, bud. It's just tape.

How'd you get all this stuff down there? Hey, it was easy.

Nobody seemed to really notice except that guy, Harry. I just told him maybe,

you know, we'd use him again if he cut us some slack. And he agreed?

I think so.

Didn't say no anyway.

Hey, that guy's kind of weird, isn't he?

Look at this place, Craig.

Are we in the sewers?

And where's my dressing room?

How am I supposed to get dressed without a dressing room? No, honey, what you've

got on is fine.

Did you pick that out yourself?

How are we supposed to get made up in light like this?

Oh, right. Scott, you want to help him out with a work light?

I'm a paranormal investigator, not an electrician. And I'm not a grip. How

we have to do all the work?

Look, guys, come on. I told you before.

We share the work equally. We reap the rewards equally.

And we're going to make history here. Am I right, Scott?

Yeah, well, I'll believe that there's something down here when this tells me

that there's something down here. What is that, anyway?

Psychotronic energy monitor.

Measures paranormal disturbances of presence. Scott designed it himself.

It'll give the film a real air of authenticity, you know.

All right, first out team -o, por favor -o.

Let's go. First shot.

Wes, Missy, I'm going to follow you guys down the hall. And no makeup.

I want a documentary feel to this, okay?

All right, now stick to the script and take it slow.

If Scott detects anything, he'll let us know.

And I want real reactions.

So no matter what happens, we keep rolling.

Got it?

Okay, I'll just be heading back upstairs now.

What's the matter, buddy? You look like you've seen a ghost.

Very funny. I do have a job upstairs, you know.

And I want to clear this with Dr. Sloan.

All right, ready, Scott?

Set.

Okay.

I'm rolling.

And action.

It was in these very halls 25 years ago

Blair Lawson disappeared without a trace.

This is the exact location of a now deserted basement where she was last

alive.

Since then, on or near the anniversary of her disappearance, there have been

numerous eyewitness accounts of a ghostly apparition dressed as a nurse

these dark corridors.

Is it the ghost of Blair Lawson calling out for the mystery of her death to be

solved? That's what we're here to find out.

The truth behind the Blair nurse legend.

I thought your friend Craig was finished with his project.

Actually, the interviews were just the beginning.

Craig wanted to get some footage of the basement, you know, scene of the crime

kind of stuff.

I didn't think it'd be a problem.

Look, tell him to clear everything through Harry and tell him to please be

careful. I will.

Besides, I don't think they're going to be down there long. I mean, there's

really nothing to see down there, is there?

I hope not.

And that makes two of us.

I tell you, the atmosphere down here is absolutely palpable, wouldn't you say,

Missy? Yes, I would, Wes. It makes one shudder to think what may have happened

to Nurse Lawson as we retrace what could have been her final footsteps.

All right, now tell them you picked up something on that electric panel.

I'm not picking anything up, Craig. Just do it.

I'm picking something up on this electrical panel.

Where? Wait a minute, we may be onto something here.

Our psychotronic energy meter's giving us a reading from this panel.

Let's try the luminol.

Of course, the luminol.

That's got to be blood.

Yes. Using luminol, a combination of chemicals which causes blood to luminous

low light conditions, we've detected a splash of blood right here on this

electrical panel.

Wait a second.

Greg, I'm starting to pick something up.

God. Greg, I'm serious. There's something here.

What?

Right on this door right here. I'm getting a strong reading.

Webb, use the luminol.

My God, look at that.

That is blood.

Aren't you going to film this?

Yeah, come on. Get a shot of me. Take a sip.

Okay, go.

Could this be it? The first clue in a 25 -year -old mystery?

A gout of human blood splattered all over this door?

Test on these samples will tell.

All right, I admit it. I planted the first one. I wanted to get some real

reactions.

Let me guess, cow blood?

Close enough.

But I didn't plant the second one, I swear.

I don't know how it got there.

And you think human blood was somehow splashed over that door?

I don't know. That's why I want it tested.

What if we're really on to something here?

That blood, or whatever it is, registered on Scott's equipment.

It has measurable psychic energy.

Oh, give me a break.

Psychic energy.

Please, Dr. Sloan.

Okay, I'll tell you what I'll do.

If you guys suspend your filming for the time being, I'll have this stuff

tested. I'll get the results to you tomorrow, okay?

Oh, come on, Mark. Don't tell me you're starting to believe all this.

Not yet.

But I have to admit there's something that intrigues me here. You say the

sample was brighter in the luminol than the blood you planted.

Right. Well, it's an odd thing, but for some reason, fresh blood doesn't react

as strongly to the luminol test as old blood.

to help you. Yes. My name is Craig Wilson. I'm a documentary filmmaker.

I'm doing some research on the disappearance of a woman about 25 years

the name of Blair Lawson.

I knew it. I knew someday this would happen.

So this is the house where she lived?

Yes. I knew it was some kind of foul play all along. I mean, a beautiful

woman like that doesn't just desert her child and disappear, no siree. I never

did buy that.

That's why I saved that box of things that she left.

What box?

Oh, it's right here in the garage.

See, the police never ask about it.

Nobody did.

Oh, I must confess, I just took a... A little peak, but it doesn't seem to be

anything of real value in it.

And since I'd heard her child had been put up for adoption, well, I just kind

decided to hang on to it, you know. Now,

well, you're more than welcome to it if it would be of any help, but would you

promise to let me know if you figure out what happened? I mean, I've been

wondering about that poor woman.

25 years.

She was such a pretty girl, wasn't she?

All right, let's go, guys. Wes, Missy, you know the dialogue? Let's try and

it real.

Whatever.

All right, I'm rolling.

And action.

According to Janitor Harry Clark, the last person to see Nurse Blair Lawson

alive, this room is the actual site of whatever mysterious event caused her

disappearance. What will we find on the other side of this door?

There's only one way to find out.

Rose, what's that smell?

My hair!

Look what your stupid wind machine did to my hair!

Craig, if you're going to rig something, let me know.

I'm a professional.

You're actors, Craig. You want us to act scared, just tell us to act scared.

I didn't. I don't... Scott, are you picking up anything?

Oh, boy.

I've got something here.

This is going nuts.

You two, come on, guys.

Wes, please, just go in.

I'm still rolling. Just go in and turn the light on. No way. Not until you tell

me what's going to happen.

Missy?

Oh, all right, Craig.

Stupid little tricks don't scare me anyways.

Are you rolling?

Yeah.

Come with us now and take the next step in unraveling the mystery of the Blair

Nurse Legend.

Missy!

Missy!

Is she all right?

I told you this was a bad idea.

Well, it's not too bad.

It is a little blizzard, though.

I want to take another look at it in a couple days, okay?

You happy now, Craig? Did you get some nice footage?

Hey, I would not risk hurting you guys for this. Yeah, right. I just hope you

got everything you needed in one shot.

Because we're done.

I believe him.

I think that there is something else down there.

Something that doesn't want us around.

Oh, please.

Whatever caused the short circuit, Craig, it just proves what I told you.

That play's dangerous.

Are you sure you want to continue with this? Don't you see, we could get the

first real footage of something like this. Ever.

What, two dumb kid actors be made fools of?

No, Missy, look.

I told you guys from the start.

You and Wes are what's going to sell this thing.

I mean, you're believable, and you're the perfect age to grab the audience

we need.

Now, I can't do this without you guys.

Or you, Scott.

Now, come on, what do you think?

You help me make history?

I've longed history.

Okay, look, just stick with me through the night, all right?

Oh, man.

I'll prove to you that this is real.

Whoa, look at the time.

You're about due for a dinner break, aren't you?

You do eat, don't you?

Occasionally. Good.

Listen, what if I just happen to show up at, say, BBQ Bob's, and

when you just happen to be there, not a prearranged kind of thing, certainly not

a date or anything like that, just two people running into each other, by

chance, maybe sharing an innocent rib dinner.

Oh, I don't eat ribs.

I thought they were finished with those silly interviews.

Apparently not. They've been filming in the basement some sort of pseudo -ghost

documentary. Is Mark aware of this? I think so.

Any proof?

I'm not sure, but maybe you should talk to him about it.

Yeah.

I think maybe I should.

We're both on the oversight committee. You know the kind of problems something

like this could cause. I mean...

I'm no expert in the film business, but I do know the policies of this hospital.

And at the very least, they need official permission, proper permits,

Yeah, I know. I know. I had asked them to quit, but they're so enthusiastic.

Yeah. Actually, they did a pretty good job with the interviews, didn't they? I

was spooked.

Well, we were all spooked. I think Alex has still got the shakes.

But they should have enough footage by now. I'll talk to them and get them to

wrap it up. I think it's best.

Thanks, Martin.

Uh, Dan?

My baseball.

Hello?

Anybody down here?

It's a little spooky when you're all by yourself.

I mean, I thought that I was the only one down here. Me too.

I was just looking for Harry.

Harry. I don't know. He was here earlier.

That guy's like a phantom. He's here one second, gone the next.

What is all this?

Oh, this is my psychotronic energy meter. It's sort of a... Well, actually,

kind of hard to explain.

Basically, what it does is detect the presence of things that aren't readily

apparent to our normal senses.

Ghosts, you mean?

In layman's terms, yes. However, I feel that that word is somewhat of an

oversimplification. Don't you?

Well, you're a specialist in the field.

As a matter of fact, I have a doctorate in parapsychology.

Doctor, as you know, the study of the paranormal is a very real... Science.

I've already made quite a name for myself in the field.

Craig might just want to make a scary movie, Doctor.

But if I can scientifically document the event or events occurring right here,

Put me on the map.

Finally get my book published.

You sound pretty determined.

Make no mistake, Doctor. I would do anything to be the very first one to

discover concrete evidence of a genuine haunting.

Well, Scott, I'm afraid you're going to have to wait just a little while. The

hospital regulations, you understand?

Stands to reason.

Greg never could follow proper procedure or take no for an answer.

Well...

It was nice chatting with you, Doctor.

Did I give you a hand? No, it's okay. It's very expensive equipment, but

keep an eye on it till I get back.

Oh, sure thing.

Thank you.

You down here, Blair?

We're here in the basement of the community general hospital, Blair

You want to tell me what's going on here, Craig?

Just be patient, will you?

Hi. Hi.

Thank you for coming, Dr. Sloan. You too, Dr. Bailey.

You're just in time.

Just in time for what?

After what happened tonight, I'm sure you'll want us to keep filming.

Marie.

Right on time, as usual. So good of you to join us. Thank you.

Everyone. Allow me to introduce you to Marie Bouchard.

She's going to help us contact Blair Lawson.

Gotta be kidding me. Not very scientific.

A medium?

We are here to contact the entity.

Formerly known as Blair Lawson.

We are here to help you.

We ask you to join us.

You are among friends.

trouble. Are you with us, Beth?

The entity you seek is now with us.

She says she's very happy to be among friends.

And that it sounds like you

are close to the truth.

Ask her.

Ask her what happened.

25 years ago.

She hit you.

She said something about a

mirror.

She was hit from behind.

You move fast when you're scared, Alex.

I, uh... I hope I was of some help.

Do you remember anything?

No, honey.

I rarely do.

I'm sorry you missed it.

Hey, are you all right?

What? Are you all right?

Thank you, Marie.

Everyone, I appreciate your coming.

I hope I made my point.

Now, if you'll excuse me, there's something I have to do.

I know you're here I think you can hear me

I want to help

Oh, I mean, isn't this proof enough?

You know, there's some sort of paranormal event taking place here.

Wait a minute.

You don't think I did this to myself?

No, but Harry said he didn't see anybody else when he found you, and I'm just

not ready to believe a ghost did it.

Craig, did you notice anything else at all?

Only that it was really cold.

And there was this smell.

Just this stench.

Did you notice it at any other time?

Yeah, I smelled it once when I was down there before. Why?

Did Harry ever mention any weird smells down there?

Not that I recall.

What are you getting at, Dr. Sloan?

Well, uh, Craig, sometimes phantom smells can be a sign of serious physical

problems. Phantom smells?

What are you saying, I should get my head checked?

You know, for your information, I'm not the only one that smelled it.

And I'm not crazy.

You know, what's happening here is real.

And I'm going to prove it, with or without your help.

Craig.

Well, what do you think?

Buy any of that?

I tell you the truth, I don't know what to think.

Hey, how's your head? It's fine.

Can you just help me grab some of this stuff and get back to the hospital?

Listen, Craig, we need to talk.

Don't tell me you guys are going to bail on me?

Come on, we're close to something here.

Maybe too close, Craig.

People are getting hurt.

You, me.

Who's next?

When we started this, Craig, we figured you were faking everything.

But now, I don't know, maybe there's something here we shouldn't be messing

with. He's right, Craig.

Look, I'm not saying I know what's going on either, but it does seem to be

getting more and more dangerous.

Wait a minute. Is Scott with you on this?

We don't know. He left the seance right after you did last night.

We haven't seen him since.

That's great.

Well, you know what? I'll just do it by myself.

I'm too close to an answer to quit now.

Craig.

What are you doing down here?

Unlike you, I actually work here, young man.

I thought they tossed you out.

Yeah, they've been trying.

Look, Harry, all I need is one more day. I mean, come on, it's not like I'm

hurting anything down here.

It isn't?

Some things are just best left alone.

Why are you digging all this up for anyway?

You trying to get yourself hurt down here too?

What's that supposed to mean?

Nothing.

Things happen, that's all.

You should just let it rest.

Why is that, Harry?

Do you have something to hide?

hell are you doing?

Well, I was just checking my equipment.

Somebody decided to bring it down here and leave it out last night, Craig.

Well, I believe this is mine.

Where'd the tape go that was in here? Easy, partner. I was just cataloging

everything. I already checked it. There's nothing on it.

Well, maybe I want to check it again.

Knock yourself out, Craig.

Harry said you wanted to see me, Dr. Sloan?

Yes, Craig, thank you. Come on in.

Sit down.

Look, Dr. Sloan, I'm not here to cause you any problems.

Now, if I could just have one more date... Craig, it's not about the

Then what?

We're a little worried about you.

Amanda's made a few phone calls.

I had a nice long conversation with your mother.

My mother?

What does she have to do?

Oh.

I see.

Well, I guess it's for the best.

I mean, you would have found out sooner or later anyway.

Found out what?

I hope you don't mind I asked Alex to come and hear this.

No. I guess he should know, too.

Know what?

Christine Wilson, the woman Amanda spoke to, is not my birth mother.

My real mother was Blair Lawson.

I can't believe you didn't tell me this before.

I didn't want anyone to know, Alex.

I figured I'd have a better chance of finding the truth.

I just know she couldn't have abandoned me.

I never believed that.

From everything I've heard about her, she just wasn't the kind of person that

would desert her only child.

Greg, you have any theories about what happened to her?

Yeah, I think she was murdered.

Here in the hospital.

I think that's...

But her spirit's trying to tell us, as crazy as that sounds.

Well, you know, we all know about the legend, but do you have any real

for that?

I don't know if you'd call it evidence. I just know she's trying to contact me.

You know, not only through Marie, but here.

I can feel her here.

Craig, what do you think she wants?

She needs my help. I don't think she can find peace until the truth is known.

Well, to make a real case, I'm afraid you'd have to have more than a cry for

help from the other side.

Marie Bouchard told me that my mother never left here.

Now, she may have met her spirit, but I think it's possible that maybe her body

never left either.

Her body?

That's an interesting idea, Craig.

But the thing is, you know, where?

Where's the evidence?

Where are you going to hide a body for 25 years?

You know, even if that were possible, you'd have to have some concrete,

something solid that you could trace right back to the time.

Marie said that your mother was hit from behind.

So you'd need some real physical evidence of that, wouldn't you?

Like this skull fracture right here.

I never noticed that before.

Huh.

Of course, you'd have to determine the gender, you know.

Rib cage, pelvic structure, like this female example.

Right here, general size and height.

Of course, it's not really possible. I've had this thing for nearly 25 years.

Who's your friend?

Minister Downsend.

I can't wait to hear this one.

I need a DNA test run on this.

There's a possibility, remote possibility, that these are the remains

Lawson. You're kidding, right?

Oh, I wish I were kidding.

There's only one way to find out.

Just bear with me for a minute.

We need skeletons, you know, for research. We need them for medical

We get bodies willed to science and John Doe, you know, occasionally unclaimed.

Or at least we used to.

Used to?

Years ago, we simply used real skeletons and we'd strip the flesh off of them

by... Have you eaten?

Do I really need to hear this? You'll know why in just a minute.

The whole process involved putting the body in a box with a swarm of dermistid

carrion beetles for two weeks. Okay, I really don't think that. No, wait.

Then it's soaked overnight in hydrogen peroxide.

Then it's put back in a box for two weeks, soaking in acetone, mainly to

the bones.

Uh -huh. And I should know all this because?

Here's the interesting part.

The decaying flesh and the mixture of chemicals might give off one hell of a

stench.

And you will never guess where they used to do it. Don't tell me.

Down in the old basement.

All right, pal.

I don't know why you called me down here, but I am through playing games.

you were told.

I'm calling the police. Go ahead.

That's for Steve Sloan.

You can explain how you murdered my mother 25 years ago.

How you tried to kill me last night.

What? You should really give up the gum, Doc.

That's what gave you away, you know.

I don't know what the hell you're talking about.

You were afraid I was getting too close to the truth.

You're out of your mind. I don't have to listen to this nonsense.

I was right.

You didn't even notice the video camera set up, did you?

It was running the whole time.

Picked up the sound of that gummy. It was loud and clear.

And guess what?

We found my mother.

Or what's left of her.

They're running a DNA test on her skeleton right now.

Bet you never thought that would happen.

This is insane. You can't prove... Oh, and I checked.

25 years ago, as an intern, you were responsible for obtaining skeletons for

med school.

Just couldn't leave well enough alone, could you?

Thanks for coming, guys.

You heard from Craig yet?

No, Wes called us at Barbecue Bob's.

He won't answer his cell phone. He might have come here, but... We were afraid

to go down to the basement alone.

But wherever he went, he left in a hurry.

What makes you say that? The door was wide open. His equipment was still

running. Did you bring the tape?

Yeah, right here.

From the way it's set up, it looks like he was trying to filter out sounds or

something.

What is that?

I don't know.

Did you really think I was going to give you a tape confession?

It's any consolation. I didn't mean to kill her.

God, she was so beautiful.

I may have come on a little strong.

She overreacted.

She didn't have to scream.

I panicked.

I hit her and she fell.

And what was I going to do? Give up my career, my whole life because of an

accident? Your life.

She was my mother.

Oh, what can I say? I'm sorry.

Well. I guess I am sorry that you have stumbled into this.

But you were warned.

This is a dangerous place.

Accidents happen.

Turn around.

I said turn around!

Wait a minute.

I know that sound.

So do I. Amanda, call security. Get him to the basement.

Dad? Yes, Matthews.

You guys stay here.

Yeah.

Where is he?

It's too late, Lieutenant.

He's covered in gasoline.

Hold him.

Get the fire department and the police.

Craig!

Craig!

Scott, get back.

Hey.

Hey!

Craig! Where is he?

Fireman investigating the fire said that that closet was completely doused in

gasoline. I mean, Craig should have roasted in that.

I guess I didn't burn for the same reason this didn't.

Someone must have been looking out for me.

Look, Craig, before you play the tape, there's something I gotta know.

Just how did you know to check for sounds on the tape?

It was something Marie Bouchard said when she contacted my mother.

Blair said, it sounds like you're close to the truth.

I thought that was odd. Why would a ghost say sounds like?

Sounds.

Then I realized it was my mother sending me a message.

Trying to point me in the right direction.

Now I've heard it all.

That's awesome.

Can we use that?

I'm afraid not, Missy.

See, you guys are the only group that's ever going to see this.

I thought you already had an offer to film it.

I did, but... Well, all of you deserve to see it, but I don't think anybody

was meant to.

I think it was just supposed to be from my mother to me.

I'm going to have it buried along with her remains.

Now watch closely.

Oh, come on!

I mean, that had to just be the smoke or something.

Was it?

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