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THE PLANE! THE PLANE!

AH, GOOD MORNING, TATTOO.

GOOD MORNING, BOSS.

SHAKE.

HA HA HA HA! PRETTY FUNNY, HUH?

BOSS. YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

THIS FLOWER... IT SQUIRTS. LOOK.

HA HA HA HA!

MAY I ASK WHAT HAS SET YOU OFF

ON THIS PATH OF HILARITY?

WELL, BOSS, I FOUND OUT THAT THE GIRLS...

THEY LOVE A MAN WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR.

OH, I SEE. CHANGING YOUR IMAGE AGAIN.

RIGHT. I WANT TO BE THE KING OF LAUGHTER ON FANTASY ISLAND.

OH!

LUCKY US.

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SMILES, EVERYONE. SMILES.

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I'M FINE.

I BET I KNOW WHO THAT MAN IS.

REALLY?

HE'S COMING TO PUT A NEW ANTENNA

SO I CAN WATCH THE GONG SHOW.

FORTUNATELY, YOU ARE WRONG.

THE GENTLEMAN HAPPENS TO BE

MR. ELLIOTT FIELDING,

AND THE SOPHISTICATED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT HE'S CARRYING

HAS BEEN ENGINEERED TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF GHOSTS.

GHOSTS?

I HOPE HE DIDN'T BRING ANY GHOSTS WITH HIM.

NO, MY FRIEND.

IN FACT, HE'S HOPING WE CAN PROVIDE THEM.

YOU SEE, MR. FIELDING IS A LIBRARIAN

WHO HAS SPENT YEARS

LEARNING EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT THE SPIRIT WORLD.

HE'S EVEN WRITTEN A BOOK ON GHOST BREAKING.

BUT, UH, NO PUBLISHER WOULD TOUCH IT. OOH! OH...

BECAUSE OF HIS LACK OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE.

BOSS, I THINK HE SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM GHOSTS.

HE'S SUCH A CHICKEN. HE'S A TURKEY.

YES, I'M AFRAID OUR GUEST

HAS NEVER HAD THE CONFIDENCE TO PUT HIS BOOK TO USE.

NEVERTHELESS, HIS FANTASY

IS TO MEET AND EXORCISE A REAL GHOST TO PROVE

HIS BOOK IS WORTH PUBLISHING.

BOSS... CAN YOU REALLY DO THAT...

PROVIDE HIM WITH A GHOST?

MISS CAROL GATES...

WHO OWNS AND RUNS A BAR AND GRILL

IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA.

HER FANTASY IS TO WISH HER TWO CHILDREN

A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT THAT?

EXACTLY THIS, MY FRIEND...

3O YEARS AGO TOMORROW...

MS. GATES, WHO WAS THEN 17 AND UNMARRIED,

HAD TWINS.

A BOY AND A GIRL.

AND SHE GAVE THEM UP FOR ADOPTION.

SHE HAS NEITHER SEEN NOR HEARD FROM THEM SINCE.

AND NOW, ON THE EVE OF THEIR 30TH BIRTHDAY,

SHE WOULD LIKE TO GET TO KNOW THEM

AND AT LONG LAST WISH THEM HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

ACTUALLY, BOSS,

WERE YOU REALLY ABLE TO FIND THEM?

OF COURSE I DID, TATTOO.

THE QUESTION IS WHETHER AFTER SO LONG

THEY'LL BE READY TO FIND THEIR MOTHER.

MY DEAR GUESTS...

I AM MR. ROARKE, YOUR HOST.

WELCOME TO FANTASY ISLAND.

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AH. LOVELY, ISN'T IT, MR. FIELDING?

WHO WOULD BELIEVE THAT A MONSTER

ONCE STALKED THESE PEACEFUL GROUNDS,

TURNING THE NIGHT INTO A TIME OF TERROR AND DEATH?

REALLY?

YES. A MOST FRIGHTENING CREATURE.

OR SO THE LEGEND GOES.

UH, TATTOO WILL UNLOAD YOUR EQUIPMENT

WHILE I SHOW YOU AROUND.

BOSS, I THINK I SHOULD STAY WITH YOU AND MR. FIELDING.

IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR YOU TO BE ALONE.

WELL, OF COURSE IF YOU ARE FRIGHTENED TO STAY BEHIND, UH...

OH, ME? UH, NO, BOSS. I'M... I'M NOT.

GOOD.

UH, THIS WAY, MR. FIELDING.

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UH, YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A MONSTER BEING HERE?

UH, YES. YES.

YES. YOU SEE, A HUNDRED YEARS AGO,

THIS LOVELY MANSION WAS THE HOME

OF A DEMENTED MURDERER

KNOWN ONLY AS THE GENTLEMAN STRANGLER.

MOST OF HIS VICTIMS WERE BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMEN.

A DAY OR TWO BEFORE THE ACTUAL KILLING,

HE WOULD LEAVE HIS CALLING CARD...

A SINGLE BLOOD-RED ROSE.

YES.

I HOPE YOUR ABILITIES

ARE EQUAL TO THE TASK...

MR. FIELDING.

BECAUSE INNOCENT LIVES MAY BE AT STAKE.

YOU SEE, THE STRANGLER'S MANSION

IS NOW A SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.

HI, MR. ROARKE.

HI, MR. ROARKE. HI, MR. ROARKE.

OHH!

HI, MR. ROARKE. HI, MR. ROARKE.

HELLO, GIRLS.

HEY, UH, LADIES, LADIES. PLEASE.

CONTROL YOURSELVES!

LADIES!

MISS KAMBERLEY,

MAY I INTRODUCE MR. ELLIOTT FIELDING?

MISS EDNA KAMBERLEY, OWNER AND HEADMISTRESS

OF THE KAMBERLEY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.

HOW DO YOU DO?

UM... MR. ROARKE TOLD ME ALL ABOUT YOU,

BUT HE DIDN'T SAY YOU WERE SO YOUNG.

I MEAN, WHEN HE MENTIONED ALL YOUR YEARS OF STUDY,

I EXPECTED SOME ANCIENT SCHOLAR.

WELL, I HOPE YOU'RE NOT TOO DISAPPOINTED, MISS KAMBERLEY.

INSIDE, I'M REALLY AN OLD FOGY.

PLEASE. CALL ME EDNA.

WHOO!

UM...

I BELIEVE THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE

A SOCCER PRACTICE.

I'M LEAVING YOU IN CHARGE

OF THE WARM-UP, SUSAN.

OKAY, MISS KAMBERLEY. LET'S GO.

THEY'RE REALLY LOVELY GIRLS.

JUST A BIT IMMATURE.

I ONLY HOPE THE GHOST...

OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S FRIGHTENING THEM

CAN BE DEALT WITH BEFORE THEY ALL LEAVE.

ANY MORE CANCELLATIONS, AND I'LL HAVE TO CLOSE THE SCHOOL.

OH, I DON'T THINK THAT WILL BE NECESSARY.

AND NOW MAY I WISH YOU BOTH THE VERY BEST OF LUCK?

WILL YOU EXCUSE ME?

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WELL, I... I GUESS I'D BETTER SHOW YOU AROUND, MR. FIELDING.

I'LL GET IT!

OHH! OHH!

WHAT A GREAT KICK! OH...

YOU MUST'VE BEEN A SOCCER STAR AT SCHOOL.

OH... NO, ACTUALLY, I'VE NEVER PLAYED THE GAME BEFORE.

BUT I DID READ ABOUT IT.

UM...

I SHOULD TELL YOU THAT I...

I NEVER GOT RID OF A GHOST BEFORE, EITHER.

WELL, IF YOU'RE AS GOOD AT THAT AS YOU ARE AT SOCCER,

I'VE GOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

OH, I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME, ELLIOTT.

WHEN THE GIRLS STARTED TELLING ME ABOUT HEARING

STRANGE NOISES AND SEEING THE GHOST OF THE GENTLEMAN STRANGLER,

I THOUGHT IT WAS SOME WEIRD JOKE.

BUT AFTER THIS MORNING...

I'M NOT SO SURE.

WELL, THEN, WHAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING?

SUSAN FOUND THIS ON HER PILLOW.

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A SINGLE BLOOD-RED ROSE.

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OH, A TWIN CONVENTION...

THAT'S HOW YOU GOT ME HERE.

THAT'S RIGHT. YES. WOULD YOU CARE FOR A DRINK?

UH, NO, THANK YOU. YOU MIND IF I DO?

OH, NO. PLEASE. THANK YOU.

WHICH ONES ARE MINE?

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DO YOU SEE THE YOUNG LADY IN THE BLUE DRESS,

SITTING OVER THERE?

SHE IS YOUR DAUGHTER.

SHE'S LOVELY.

YES.

WHAT DO THEY CALL HER?

TRACY. HER NAME IS TRACY MILLER.

TRACY. THAT'S NICE.

I... THOUGHT OF A WHOLE BUNCH OF THEM ONE DAY...

UH, AUDREY, HELEN, JOYCE, KATE. MEGAN.

BUT TRACY IS GOOD.

VERY GOOD.

IS THAT HER HUSBAND?

UNFORTUNATELY, HER HUSBAND...

JIM MILLER...

UH, WAS KILLED IN A MOTOR ACCIDENT

THREE MONTHS AGO.

OH, MY POOR BABY.

I HOPE... HER PARENTS

WERE ABLE TO HELP HER THROUGH IT.

I'M AFRAID NOT. YOU SEE, THE PEOPLE WHO ADOPTED YOUR CHILDREN

WERE AN ELDERLY COUPLE,

AND THEY PASSED AWAY

WHILE YOUR CHILDREN WERE STILL IN COLLEGE.

OH, WOW.

DID THEY EVER...

TELL THE CHILDREN THEY WERE ADOPTED?

YES.

YES, THEY THOUGHT IT BEST, AND, UH... MORE HONEST.

YES. UH...

AND THE YOUNG MAN TALKING TO THE LITTLE BOY...

HIS NAME IS TOM DEARBORN.

THAT'S HIS WIFE JO AND THEIR LITTLE SON... JAMIE.

UH, TOM IS YOUR SON.

AT ONE TIME, HE WAS A PROMISING FOOTBALL ROOKIE.

FIELD-GOAL-KICKING SPECIALIST.

BUT, UH, HE SELLS INSURANCE NOW.

THAT IS, UM...

NOW AND THEN.

ARE YOU READY TO MEET THEM?

AS WHAT?

I THINK I... I... I JUST CAN'T WALK UP AND SAY, UM,

"UH, HI THERE. NICE DAY. UH, BY THE WAY,

I'M THE MOTHER WHO WALKED AWAY FROM YOU 30 YEARS AGO."

NO. I CAN'T.

OF COURSE NOT, MS. GATES.

IT'S NECESSARY TO REVEAL WHO YOU REALLY ARE.

AT LEAST... NOT YET.

COME.

COME.

MS. MILLER.

MR. AND MRS. DEARBORN,

MAY I INTRODUCE MS. CAROL GATES?

SHE'S THE HOSTESS I PROMISED YOU

DURING YOUR STAY ON THE ISLAND.

AH. HOW DO YOU DO?

HELLO. HI.

PRETTY, TOO.

THANK YOU.

YES. I'M GLAD TO MEET YOU, MS. GATES.

OH... NOT HALF AS GLAD AS I AM TO MEET YOU.

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THE GHOST, IF THAT'S WHAT IT WAS,

WAS FIRST SEEN BY DON AND SUSAN.

NOW, WERE THOSE THE ONLY SIGHTINGS?

NO. NO, ALL IN ALL, THERE'VE BEEN MORE THAN A DOZEN INCIDENTS.

AND EACH TIME, EVERY DESCRIPTION

OF THE THING IS THE SAME...

A VERY TALL MAN

IN VICTORIAN EVENING CLOTHES...

MM-HMM...

TOP HAT, GLOVES... MM-HMM...

AND A CLOAK WITH A HIGH COLLAR.

RIGHT.

JUST LIKE...

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THE, UH...

GENTLEMAN STRANGLER?

YOU CAN'T IMAGINE HOW FRIGHTENED MY GIRLS WERE,

RUNNING INTO HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

I CAN'T?

WELL. UH...

UH, GHOSTS GENERALLY FOLLOW

A VERY PRECISE ROUTE ON THEIR NIGHTLY OUTINGS.

NOW, FROM WHAT YOU'VE TOLD ME,

THE, UM, THE STRANG...

OR, THE... SPIRIT IN QUESTION

FIRST MATERIALIZES DOWNSTAIRS.

UH, ABOUT HERE.

MM-HMM. UH-HUH.

AND THEN HE CROSSES TO HERE...

STARTS UP THE STAIRS...

AND THEN HE REAPPEARS UPSTAIRS

AND WALKS DOWN THE HALL. CORRECT?

YES. YEAH.

BUT HE WAS ALSO SEEN WALKING OUTSIDE

BY THE OLD GARDENS.

BY THE OLD GARDENS. HMM.

WHY DO YOU NEED TO KNOW THE PATH OF THE GHOST, ELLIOTT?

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO LINE HIS ROUTE

WITH ELECTRONIC SENSING DEVICES

WHICH WILL RECORD HIS PRESENCE

BY REGISTERING THE MINUTE CHANGES

IN TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE

THAT ACCOMPANY THE APPEARANCE OF A GHOSTLY PRESENCE,

EVEN IF IT'S NOT VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE.

THAT'S AMAZING!

THEN WHAT?

THEN I MUST CONFRONT THE GHOST

AND BANISH IT FOREVER.

HOW DO YOU DO THAT?

BY TELLING HIM HE'S DEAD.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

NO. NO. YOU SEE, MANY APPARITIONS

WALK THE EARTH NOT REALIZING

THEY'RE... DEAD.

SO...

THEY'RE RELIEVED, AND THEY JUST...

DISAPPEAR.

AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS IN ALL THE BOOKS.

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OHH...

EDNA? WHAT'S THE MATTER?

THE FOOTSTEPS.

THE GENTLEMAN STRANGLER WALKED WITH A LIMP!

THE GIRLS HEARD IT BEFORE HIS GHOST APPEARED!

WHAT? OH. WELL, UH, EDNA, COULD...

COULDN'T WE, UH... UH... EDNA?

UH...

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HE SEEMS TO BE HEADING FOR THE ATTIC.

HE'S... IT'S IN THERE.

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME...

RUN LIKE A THIEF.

YAAHH!

FOR HEAVEN SAKES, ALAN,

LET HIM GO.

THAT GHOST'S NAME IS ALAN?

HE'S NO GHOST.

HE'S THE SCHOOL FENCING INSTRUCTOR, ALAN LeBLANC.

AT YOUR SERVICE.

I WAS IN MY STUDY WHEN I HEARD THE LIMPING FOOTSTEPS.

I CAME UP THE SERVICE STAIRS

IN THE HOPE OF PINNING DOWN OUR ELUSIVE VISITOR.

WELL, WE WERE AFTER HIM, TOO.

IT SOUNDED LIKE HE WENT THROUGH THE ATTIC DOOR.

AH.

WELL!

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD US WALL OFF

THE ATTIC SPACE WHEN THE MANSION

WAS CONVERTED INTO A SCHOOL.

BUT... A STRUCTURE MADE BY A MAN CAN'T STOP A GHOST.

EDNA... SELL THIS PLACE.

START A NEW SCHOOL WITH A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

WITH ME AS YOUR PARTNER.

AND LET THE STRANGLER KEEP HIS HOUSE FOR ALL ETERNITY.

I REFUSE TO BE RUN OFF MY PROPERTY BY A GHOST.

AND BESIDES, I HAVE ELLIOTT FIELDING WORKING WITH ME NOW,

AND HE'S AN EXPERT ON GETTING RID OF GHOSTS.

OH! REALLY!

WELL. WHAT IF HE'S NOT EXPERT ENOUGH?

AND WHAT IF IT IS THE SPIRIT OF THE STRANGLER

THAT WALKS THESE HALLS?

FOR MY PART, I PREFER TO PUT MY TRUST

IN COLD STEEL UNTIL THIS IS OVER.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

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WELL... I DON'T LIKE HIM OR HIS SWORD.

BUT WHAT IF HE'S RIGHT?

YOU AND THE GIRLS COULD BE IN DANGER,

ESPECIALLY SUSAN, BECAUSE SHE GOT THE ROSE.

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SOMEHOW I JUST KNOW I CAN RELY ON YOU

NOT TO LET ME DOWN.

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YOU'RE RIGHT, EDNA. SOON AS I GET

MY EQUIPMENT SET UP, I'LL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.

MMHH.

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I'M GOING TO GET SOME FOOD. OKAY.

MWAH.

HERE YOU ARE.

OH. THANK YOU.

DO YOU COME HERE OFTEN, CAROL?

MMM. FIRST TIME.

MMM! THAT SMELLS GREAT!

NOW, YOU ARE EITHER A GREAT CHEF,

OR YOU HAVE KIDS OF YOUR OWN.

I OWN A BAR AND GRILL IN PHOENIX.

MR. DEARBORN.

I BELIEVE YOU KNOW COACH MALAVASI

OF THE LOS ANGELES RAMS.

SURE DO. HOW ARE YOU, COACH?

THE RAMS ARE HERE WORKING OUT FOR A CHARITY GAME.

OF COURSE YOU KNOW ANTHONY DAVIS.

HEY, TONY. AND FRANK CORRALL.

HOW YOU DOIN', FRANK?

GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

UH, COACH, DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT MR. DEARBORN

WAS ONCE A VERY PROMISING SOCCER-STYLE KICKER?

ONE OF THE BEST A FEW YEARS AGO.

HEY, NOW, WAIT A MINUTE. I MIGHT STILL BE, YOU KNOW.

I, UH, PLAYED A LITTLE SEMI-PRO LAST SEASON.

DIDN'T DO TOO BAD.

I'M JUST WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GIVE ME A TRYOUT.

WHY DON'T YOU DROP BY OUR PRACTICE FIELD

IN THE MORNING AND WORK OUT?

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

SURE. YOU CAN WORK OUT WITH SOME OF OUR PLAYERS.

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I'LL BE THERE, COACH.

ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN.

DADDY, ARE YOU GONNA PLAY FOR THE RAMS?

MAYBE.

MAYBE.

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HERE GOES THE SAME OLD ARGUMENT.

ABOUT WHAT?

FOOTBALL.

TOM HAD SOME GREAT PLANS FOR HIMSELF.

THEN A FEW YEARS AGO,

HE GOT BUSTED UP IN A PUNT.

BUST HIS LEG IN FOUR PLACES.

THE OTHER TEAM GOT 15 YARDS PENALTY,

AND HE GOT SIX MONTHS IN THE HOSPITAL.

AND HE WANTS TO TRY IT AGAIN?

OVER JO'S DEAD BODY.

SHE THINKS HE'S TOO OLD.

SERIOUS.

DIVORCE TALK.

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OH. THANK YOU, TATTOO.

DON'T MENTION IT.

BOTTOMS UP.

HA HA HA HA HA!

TATTOO, THIS GLASS... THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT.

IT'S CALLED A DRIBBLE GLASS.

PRETTY FUNNY, HUH? HA HA!

OH... HYSTERICAL.

I GOT A MILLION OF THEM. A MILLION!

YES. THAT'S WHAT I'M AFRAID OF.

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YOU HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, SKEEZIX! OH!

UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR BACKSIDE

PEPPERED WITH BUCKSHOT.

I'VE BEEN WAITIN' A LONG TIME

TO FIND THE FAT HEAD

WHO'S BEEN STOMPIN' ALL OVER MY BEGONIAS.

OH. NO, SIR. I HAVEN'T BE WALKING IN YOUR FLOWERBED.

MY-MY NAME IS ELLIOTT FIELDING,

AND I'M TRYING TO FIND THE PATH

USED BY THE GHOST OF THE GENTLEMAN STRANGLER.

WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE,

ONE OF THOSE SPOOK FINDERS OR SOMETHIN'?

UH-HUH.

OH, RATS.

PUT YOUR HANDS DOWN, SONNY.

PUT 'EM DOWN, I SAID!

I COULDN'TA SHOT YA, ANYHOW.

THAT GUN HASN'T BEEN FIRED

SINCE CAL COOLIDGE SAT IN THE WHITE HOUSE DOIN' NOTHIN'.

OHH...

OHH...

WILL YA LOOK AT THEM POOR POSIES?

OH. WELL, I'D SAY YOUR PROBLEM ISN'T TRESPASSERS.

IT'S FERTILIZER.

YOU TELLIN' ME

I DON'T KNOW MY GARDENIN'?!

OH, NO, SIR. NO. IT'S JUST THAT

FROM THE CONDITION OF YOUR BEGONIAS

AND THE WILTED LOOK OF YOUR PETUNIAS OVER THERE,

A LITTLE FISH MEAL WOULD SEEM TO BE IN ORDER.

FISH MEAL?! HUH!

FISH MEAL! THAT'S IT?!

WHY DIDN'T I RECOLLECT THAT?!

MISTER... YOU MUST BE

THE MASTER GREEN-THUMB GARDNER OF ALL TIME!

OH... NO. NO, I'VE NEVER REALLY GROWN ANYTHING.

BUT I HAVE READ ALL ABOUT IT.

WELL, ANYBODY WHO KNOWS FERTILIZER

AS GOOD AS YOU CAN'T BE ALL BAD.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU EVER WANT,

JUST LET ME KNOW.

THE NAME IS JACOBY.

YES, SIR! THAT'S ME!

JACOBY. THE GARDENER.

AND...

AND I KNOW EVERY INCH AROUND HERE.

ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND.

FOR INSTANCE, THERE AIN'T MANY LEFT

WHO REMEMBER THE OLD SMUGGLER" CAVE.

NOW, YOU REMEMBER THAT, SONNY.

I WILL. THANKS, MR. JACOBY.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, HEAR?

THERE'S SOMETHIN' EVIL GOIN' ON AT THAT SCHOOL.

AND THAT NICE MRS. KAMBERLEY AND HER KIDS

COULD BE IN HOT WATER.

NOW, YOU BE CAREFUL.

REAL, REAL CAREFUL.

UH, MR. JACOBY...

YOU CAN...

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OH, BROTHER.

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OKAY.

OKAY.

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LOVELY.

YES, IT IS.

CAROL, I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA THANK YOU

FOR BABY-SITTING FOR JAMIE TONIGHT.

IT'S NOT OFTEN ENOUGH THAT TOM AND I

GET TO TAKE TRACY WITH US TO DINNER.

WELL, IT WOULD BE NICE IF TRACY

AND TOM COULD SPEND MORE TIME TOGETHER.

ARE YOU SAYIN' THAT JUST BECAUSE WE'RE TWINS?

I WOULDN'T BE AT ALL SURPRISED

IF YOU AND JO HAD HAD TWINS.

I KNOW, I KNOW. TWINS, AS THE SAYING GOES,

OFTEN BEGET TWINS. RIGHT.

BUT NOT IN OUR CASE.

NOT YET, ANYWAY.

MAYBE TRACY'LL HAVE THE TWINS.

I HOPE YOU DIDN'T MIND ME TELLING CAROL YOU'RE PREGNANT, HONEY.

I'M READY TO GO.

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UM...

SHE'S... REALLY BEEN ON THE EDGE

EVER SINCE JIM DIED.

I GUESS WE'D BETTER TRY TO CATCH UP WITH HER. OKAY?

GOOD NIGHT. SEE YOU WHEN WE GET BACK.

OKAY. HAVE A GOOD TIME.

AND DON'T WORRY.

MISS GATES, AFTER DINNER COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME A STORY?

OH, I'VE WAITED A LONG TIME TO HEAR THAT QUESTION.

YOU JUST TRY TO STOP ME.

NOW, JUST SIT DOWN,

AND WE'LL HAVE DINNER IN JUST A MINUTE.

OKAY.

I'M WORRIED, ELLIOTT. I HAVE THIS FEELING OF MENACE.

WELL, IF THE GHOST COMES THIS WAY TONIGHT,

WE'LL BE WAITING FOR HIM.

THE SENSORS ARE...

I DON'T THINK YOUR FANCY EQUIPMENT IS GOING TO WORK,

AND I THINK YOU SHOULD GET AWAY FROM HERE, EDNA.

GO TO YOUR ROOM AND WAIT FOR MORNING.

I INTEND TO STAY WITH ELLIOTT.

WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S HAUNTING THIS SCHOOL,

WE'LL FACE IT TOGETHER.

AS YOU LIKE,

BUT REMEMBER...

I WARNED YOU.

I THINK ALAN'S RIGHT.

IT'LL BE SAFER FOR YOU AWAY FROM THE PATH OF THE GHOST.

OH, I WANT TO STAY WITH YOU.

I'M GLAD YOU SAID THAT.

IT'LL BE NICE HAVING YOU HERE.

COME ON. WE CAN WATCH THE INSTRUMENTS TOGETHER.

TOM AND JOE DIDN'T COME BACK WITH YOU?

NO, NO, THEY WENT ON TO THE DISCO,

BUT I DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS ANY NEED TO KEEP YOU UP ANY LONGER.

OH...

WAS JAMIE ALL RIGHT?

OH, FINE.

IT WAS SUCH FUN BEING WITH HIM.

IT... IT MUST BE VERY HARD

HAVING A BABY WITH NO HUSBAND.

WELL, I DON'T INTEND TO FIND OUT JUST HOW HARD THAT MIGHT BE.

I... I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WELL, I'M GOING TO GIVE THE BABY UP FOR ADOPTION.

JIM DIDN'T LEAVE ME MUCH MONEY,

AND I HAVE TO FIND A JOB,

AND I HAVE NO DESIRE TO BECOME

ONE OF THOSE NOBLE SINGLE MOTHERS

THAT WORKS ALL DAY

AND EACH EVENING PICKS UP HER CHILD

AT THE NURSERY SCHOOL.

YOU COULD BE MAKING A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.

I DON'T THINK SO.

GOOD NIGHT.

ELLIOTT. HM?

IT MUST BE THE GHOST.

WHAT?

NO. NO, IT CAN'T BE.

NO, THE PULSES ARE TOO WEAK.

IT'S AS IF SOMETHING IS PASSING OUTSIDE THE HOUSE,

MAYBE EVEN UNDER IT.

WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S FADING AWAY.

IT'S GONE.

IF IT IS, WHAT'S THAT?

WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S NOT REGISTERING ON THE SENSING DEVICES.

GENTLEMEN STRANGLER, YOU ARE DEAD.

REST IN PEACE.

STOP IT!

HE'S GONE.

OH, I HEARD THE NOISE DOWNSTAIRS,

SO I CAME OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON.

SUSAN. SUSAN, WHERE ARE YOU?

SHE'S GONE.

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IT'S THE GHOST OF THE GENTLEMAN STRANGLER.

I THINK HE'S GOT SUSAN.

SHE CAN'T HAVE JUST VANISHED INTO THIN AIR.

I INTEND TO SEARCH THE SCHOOL ALL OVER AGAIN

UNTIL WE FIND HER.

IN THE MEANTIME, ALAN, YOU CALL THE POLICE.

VERY WELL,

BUT I THINK YOU'RE FOOLISH TO STAY HERE

AFTER WHAT HAPPENED.

ANY ONE OF THE GIRLS, EVEN YOU,

COULD BE NEXT.

LADIES.

HE'S RIGHT, EDNA.

I THINK YOU AND THE GIRLS SHOULD LEAVE HERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

I'LL GO WITH YOU.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOUR BOOK IF YOU LEAVE NOW?

THERE ARE SOME THINGS MORE IMPORTANT THAN GETTING PUBLISHED,

THINGS LIKE STAYING ALIVE.

OH, IT'S ONLY FEAR TALKING, ELLIOTT.

YOU MUST STAY, AND I INTEND TO STAY WITH YOU.

I'LL JUST MAKE A QUICK TOUR OF THE GROUNDS WITH THE GIRL...

ELLIOTT. WHAT IS IT?

MISS KAMBERLEY, THAT MEANS YOU'RE NEXT.

MISS GATES?

OH, MR. ROARKE.

HOW IS YOUR FANTASY WORKING OUT?

IF YOU'D ASKED ME THAT YESTERDAY,

I WOULD HAVE SAID, "WONDERFUL."

OH, BUT TODAY?

MY DAUGHTER INTENDS TO PUT HER BABY UP FOR ADOPTION,

AND IF MY SON TRIES OUT FOR THE RAMS,

HE MAY BE HEADED FOR DIVORCE.

OH.

WELL, THEN, I'M AFRAID SAW TODAY THAT TOM GOT SUITED UP IN A RAMS UNIFORM

I'M AWFULLY SORRY.

THEN HE'S GOING THROUGH WITH IT.

OH, MR. ROARKE,

I WISH I HAD NEVER COME HERE.

DO YOU REALLY?

YOU ALREADY SPENT 30 YEARS WITH REGRET, MISS GATES.

DO YOU WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WITH BITTERNESS AND DISAPPOINTMENT?

DO I HAVE A CHOICE?

OH, YOU DO INDEED.

YOU CAME HERE BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO BE A MOTHER

TO YOUR TWO CHILDREN.

MAYBE IT'S TIME YOU STARTED ACTING LIKE ONE.

HOW?

BY FIGHTING FOR THE HAPPINESS OF YOUR CHILDREN AND...

THE LOVE AND RESPECT YOU WANT FROM THEM.

MISS GATES, COME IN.

THANK YOU.

UH, WHERE'S JAMIE?

TRACY TOOK THEM FOR A WALK.

OH.

EVEN IF YOU DON'T THINK YOU AND TOM ARE ANY OF MY BUSINESS...

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT IT.

NOT MUCH TO TELL. I'M A FOOTBALL WIDOW.

HE WAS A BIG STAR IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE

AND NOW HE WANTS TO GO ON AND BE A BIG STAR IN THE PROS.

ONLY HIS WANTING THAT AND IT HAPPENING ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.

THEN DID YOU EVER LOOK AT IT THIS WAY?

HE HAS A DREAM THAT HE CAN'T GET RID OF.

IF YOU LOVE HIM, SUPPORT HIM. HE NEEDS YOU.

I CAN'T, NOT IN THIS.

OH, COME OFF OF IT.

IT DOESN'T PROVE ANYTHING

IF YOU'RE ON HIS SIDE JUST FOR THE THINGS YOU WANT.

LOOK, I KNOW WHAT IT IS TO WALK AWAY

FROM SOMEONE I LOVED.

NOW, IF YOU LOVE HIM,

THEN TO HELL WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD.

FIGHT FOR HIM.

THAT'S NOT TOO BAD, TOM.

YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE THAT UNDER GAME CONDITIONS,

UNDER PRESSURE?

I GUESS THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.

OKAY, GUYS,

LET'S GET THE FIRST STRINGS A LITTLE LOOKY.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO! SPECIAL TEAMS.

HERE WE GO. FIELD GOAL. LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT! COME ONE, LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD STICK.

TURN AROUND AND LOOK AT HIM, JO.

THE TIME TO HELP SOMEONE IS WHEN THEY REALLY NEED IT.

IF YOU DON'T DO IT THEN,

USUALLY YOU NEVER GET ANOTHER CHANCE.

YOU OKAY, PARTNER?

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

IF YOU LOVE HIM, DON'T BLOW THIS.

TOM?

TRY IT AGAIN, OKAY?

LET'S GO.

READY? HERE WE GO.

LET'S GO. SET...

WAY TO GO!

MAYBE HE'LL GET HIS CHANCE AT PRO FOOTBALL AFTER ALL.

I THINK WE BETTER QUIT, MISS KAMBERLEY.

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING HALF THE MORNING.

LET THE POLICE TAKE IT FROM HERE.

DONNA, GHOST OR NO GHOST,

NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO RUN OFF WITH ONE OF MY KIDS

WITHOUT HAVING TO DEAL WITH ME.

I CAN'T TURN TAIL AND RUN. I SIMPLY CAN'T.

DONNA, YOU SMELL IT?

AN OVERPOWERING SENT OF ROSES...

ALL AROUND US.

OH!

MR. FIELDING, THE STRANGLER... I'VE JUST SEEN THE GHOST.

IT ISN'T A GHOST WE'RE UP AGAINST.

IT'S FLESH AND BLOOD, AND HERE'S HOW HE DID IT, WITH A PROJECTOR.

NOW, LOOK AT THIS. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, LOOK AT THIS.

SEE?

BUT EVEN IF IT'S NOT A GHOST,

HE'S GOT MISS KAMBERLEY.

WHAT? WHERE, DONNA?

COME WITH ME.

TRACY?

TRACY.

MAY I SPEAK WITH YOU A MOMENT?

SURE. ABOUT WHAT?

ABOUT PUTTING YOUR BABY UP FOR ADOPTION.

I'D LIKE TO BUY IT FROM YOU.

YOU'D WHAT?

THE PRICE I'M OFFERING IS A TOWNHOUSE IN PHOENIX.

YOU CAN SELL IT, OR YOU CAN LIVE IN IT.

YOU MIGHT CONSIDER LIVING IN IT

BECAUSE YOU'D BE NEXT DOOR TO ME

AND THAT WAY YOU COULD SEE THE BABY

WHENEVER YOU WANTED.

WHY... WHY ARE YOU DOING ALL THIS?

TO SAVE YOU FROM MAKING A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.

YOU CAN'T BE SURE OF THAT.

OH, YES, I CAN.

HOW?

ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO

THERE WAS ANOTHER YOUNG GIRL.

SHE WAS ONLY 17,

AND SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH AN OLDER MAN.

HE WAS 31.

LOOK, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY...

PLEASE, LET ME FINISH.

ALL RIGHT.

SHE DIDN'T KNOW OR CARE

WHAT HE DID FOR A LIVING,

BUT SHE FOUND OUT.

ONE NIGHT SHE WAITED IN THE CAR

WHILE HE WENT INTO A LIQUOR STORE FOR SOME BEER AND...

AND THEN SHE HEARD THE SHOTS.

HE WAS KILLED TRYING TO ROB THAT STORE.

AFTER THEY ARRESTED HER,

SHE FOUND OUT...

HAD A RECORD A MILE LONG.

YOU, YOU WERE THAT GIRL.

WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS STORY?

BECAUSE...

WHEN THEY PUT ME IN THE JUVENILE HALL,

I FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT...

AND THAT'S WHERE I HAD MY BABIES.

BABIES?

A BOY AND A GIRL, TWINS.

THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO GIVE THEM UP FOR ADOPTION.

THAT WAS 30 YEARS AGO...

YOU'RE OUR MOTHER...

TOM'S AND MINE?

THAT'S WHY YOU TOLD ME THE STORY?

PLEASE... PLEASE, DON'T GIVE UP YOUR BABY...

BECAUSE IF YOU DO,

YOU'LL SPEND THE YEARS AS I HAVE,

REGRETTING, HATING YOURSELF,

AND WONDERING IF YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER

COULD EVER FORGIVE YOU.

MY MOTHER?

OH, MY MOTHER.

TAKE IT EASY, SONNY, OR YOU'LL BLOW A GASKET.

WHAT'S GOT YOU SO ALL FIRED UP?

OH, MR. JACOBY, THANK HEAVEN.

LOOK, SOMEBODY'S PRETENDING TO BE A GHOST,

AND HE'S GOT SUSAN AND EDNA AND MISS KAMBERLEY.

NOW, THEY'RE NOT IN THE HOUSE. I'VE SEARCHED EVERYWHERE,

BUT YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT AN OLD SMUGGLER'S CAVE?

THAT, I DID.

COULD YOU TELL ME, HOW COULD I FIND THE ENTRANCE?

IT'S UP THERE A PIECE,

AT THE END OF THE CEMETERY.

DOME DOOR BEHIND THE LAST TOMBSTONE AT THE END.

THANKS.

HAVE A CARE, SONNY.

PEOPLE IS MORE DANGEROUS

THAN ANY GHOST THAT EVER WALKED.

MM-HM.

MM-HM.

YAH!

BRAVO, MR. FIELDING. BRAVO.

ELLIOTT.

EDNA.

SO THE MOUSE BECOMES A LION AFTER ALL.

I FRANKLY DIDN'T EXPECT YOU TO COME THIS FAR,

BUT THEN I DIDN'T EXPECT EDNA AND HER GIRLS

TO BE SO STUBBORN EITHER.

EDNA, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES, BUT NOT FOR LONG.

ALAN'S GONE MAD.

MAD? NOT MAD.

JUST GREEDY.

IN THE PROPER HANDS, THE KAMBERLEY SCHOOL

COULD BE FAR MORE VALUABLE THAN YOU MIGHT IMAGINE.

YOUR HANDS, I SUPPOSE.

NATURALLY.

YOU DON'T REALLY EXPECT TO GET AWAY WITH THIS, DO YOU?

I DID, ACTUALLY, UNTIL NOW,

BUT YOU WOULDN'T PERMIT ME TO MERELY THROW A SCARE INTO YOU,

SO YOU FORCED ME TO TAKE HARSHER MEASURES

THAN I HAD PLANNED,

EXTREMELY HARSH.

YAH!

YOU DON'T HAVE A PRAYER, MY FRIEND.

NO, LeBLANC, YOU DON'T.

I HAVE NEVER FENCED BEFORE,

BUT I HAVE READ ALL ABOUT IT.

EN GARDE.

THE KEYS, LeBLANC.

OH, ELLIOTT! OH, MR. FIELDING.

♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪

♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪

♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, TOM AND TRACY ♪

♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KIDS.

AND NOW IT IS TIME FOR SOMETHING

MISS CAROL GATES HAS BEEN WAITING TO SAY...

FOR 30 YEARS.

MISS GATES?

TOM...

TRACY...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHILDREN.

THANK YOU...

MOM.

OH.

THANK YOU, MR. ROARKE.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. YOU, TOO, TATTOO.

EDNA AND I ARE GOING TO BE MARRIED AND BECOME

THE FIRST HUSBAND AND WIFE GHOSTBUSTING TEAM IN THE WORLD.

OH, I AM VERY HAPPY FOR BOTH OF YOU,

AND THAT, MR. FIELDING,

MAY I SAY THAT YOU CERTAINLY DEMONSTRATED AN UNCANNY ABILITY

AT HANDLING VERY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES,

WHETHER THEY BE GHOSTLY OR TANGIBLE.

WELL, I CAN'T TAKE ALL THE CREDIT, MR. ROARKE.

OLD JACOBY THE GARDENER TOLD ME WHERE TO FIND THE CAVE.

I NEVER COULD HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT HIM.

OLD JACOBY?

THE GARDENER?

YES, WHY?

OH, NO, NO, NOTHING, NOTHING.

VERY... VERY HELPFUL MAN, YES.

WELL, ENJOY YOUR TRIP BACK.

THANKS AGAIN.

BYE. BYE. GOOD-BYE.

BOSS. HM?

SOMETHING I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I NEVER MET OLD JACOBY.

THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.

OLD JACOBY HAS BEEN DEAD MORE THAN 20 YEARS.