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[water running]

[screams]

I bought the new house and we were going

to make it work on our own.

I didn't know what was going on.

The scratches were deep, like he'd been grabbed.

[screams]

He was convinced it was all in my mind.

[screams]

DISTORTED VOICE: Shh, don't [inaudible]..

She's here.

I didn't want to believe something so crazy.

DISTORTED VOICE: Mommy.

This is my home now.

Go!

Nothing could have prepared me for what happened next.

[piano playing]

[radio turns on]

[humming]

For as long as I can remember, I've

had this recurring nightmare.

It's me as a little kid in this big, empty house.

I'm always playing the same tune on the piano

and it always ends the same.

And the woman in the tub, I have no idea who she is.

Any news from Mike?

Um, nope.

What do you think's going on?

I mean, I really hate this radio silence.

Well, he's probably just having trouble meeting our--

your list of demands at the price range.

I just--

I really want to be moved in before the wedding.

Sure, I get it.

You've set an arbitrary timeline that's stressing you out

for no good reason.

I understand.

It's not arbitrary.

I just want the house thing settled so I can focus

on one thing at a time.

[beeping]

It's the second time they've paged me.

I will pick you up tonight 7:00 sharp.

Mm-hmm.

Happy birthday.

It was my birthday, and my fiance Dominic told me

he had a surprise for me.

Then, when he picked me up and made me put a blindfold on,

I pretty much knew that it was actually

going to be a surprise party.

How long do I have to keep this on for?

Zero more seconds.

Go ahead.

Um, go ahead?

It's ours.

I don't believe you.

It is.

Mike called me a couple of weeks ago, one thing led to another,

and it is ours.

We can't afford this.

I borrowed a little money for my dad.

Let's go look!

Come on!

[piano playing]

Alex?

Alex?

Amazing, right?

Compared to the other ones we looked at.

Alex, what is it that's bothering you?

Do you hate it?

Dominic knew about my nightmare,

but what was I going to say?

No, I like it.

ALEX (VOICEOVER): You just bought me

the house I've been seeing in my nightmares since I was a kid?

He would have thought I was crazy.

And he was so excited that it would have crushed him.

Hey, babe, why can't your uncle Jimmy

stay with your uncle Enzo again?

Jimmy's wife got drunk and called Enzo's wife fat

at the last family wedding.

It was a whole thing.

Real ordeal.

Dominic was in the middle of his medical residency.

He was busy and stressed, and since I was between jobs,

I was pretty much on my own planning the wedding.

Does anyone in your family not have issues with each other?

I'm sure you'll figure it out.

Look, I know it's your weekend off,

but this is actually really confusing, and it is your--

[screams]

What?

Uh--

Alex, what is it?

Did you see something?

I don't know.

Probably just a weird reflection.

ALEX (VOICEOVER): It was out of the corner of my eye,

but it looked like me as a little kid from my dream

standing in the dark doorway.

Dominic was a doctor and there was

no way he was going to believe anything I said about it,

so I just didn't say anything else.

So you guys will be here Tuesday before the wedding,

right?

WOMAN (ON PHONE): We will.

That's only two weeks away, isn't that?

I'm so excited for you, hon.

Me too.

We're really excited to see you guys.

WOMAN (ON PHONE): Remind me who your bridesmaids are.

Melissa and Simone.

You've met them both.

WOMAN (ON PHONE): Who's giving the speech?

I don't know.

I wish I had a sister.

It'd make things easier, you know?

Easy way out.

Mom, are you there?

WOMAN (ON PHONE): Uh, yeah.

Sorry, honey.

[muffled music playing]

We need to talk about the flowers so make sure

that we get going on this.

Mom, I got to go.

[child humming]

CHILD'S VOICE: Mama.

I didn't know what was going on, but at that point,

I knew I had to tell Dominic that the house was what I'd

been seeing in my dreams.

Why didn't you just tell me the first night?

Because I didn't want you to think I was crazy.

I don't, but you know it's not actually the house

from your dream, right?

It's a proven phenomenon that you see a person or a place

in your dream, you're not actually seeing a real face

or a real house.

It's more of the idea.

Then one day you see someone that looks vaguely similar,

or in your case a house, your brain just connects the two.

That's all.

Dominic.

Alex, you don't really think you can predict the future

in your dreams, right?

Babe.

It didn't matter what I said or how I explained it.

Dominic was never going to believe me.

I mean, I'm glad this is coming up before the wedding.

I mean, I would like to think that the woman I'm

about to marry doesn't actually think

she saw the future in a dream.

So after five years, you're going

to think I'm crazy because of this one thing?

I don't think you're crazy, OK?

And nothing you see or say is--

[gasps]

[child humming]

Alex, what is it that's bothering you?

Look, I know it's your weekend off but this is actually really

confusing, and it is your--

[screams]

[radio playing]

[child humming]

I mean, I'm glad this is coming up before the wedding.

I mean, I would like to think that the woman I'm

about to marry doesn't actually think

she saw the future in a dream.

So after five years, you're going

to think I'm crazy because of this one thing?

I don't think you're crazy, OK?

And nothing you see or say is--

[gasping]

Um, OK.

Why don't you take a break from the wedding planning?

I mean, from everything.

No, Dominic.

No, Alex, I'm a doctor.

I know what stress can do to the human body.

The physiological effects of the mind are very, very serious.

You need to relax.

He was convinced it was all in my mind,

so he called my bridesmaids to come over for a girls' night.

Finish it.

OK, your turn.

No.

Your turn.

Yes.

Are you sure it's not your turn?

Yes. Pick a card.

Dominic stayed at a friend's house

that night so the three of us could hang out and blow off

some steam.

Now hyping.

Go, go, go.

Hey, I'm feeling lucky.

Oh!

Fourth king.

Drink up.

Oh, I do not want to drink this.

Oh, this is going to be bad for tomorrow.

You have to drink all of it.

Yes.

In a way, he was right.

Having them over did help me take my mind

off the things that were going on.

At least for a little while.

The next morning, Simone and I made breakfast and Melissa

decided to take a quick shower.

Alex?

Simone?

[screams]

ALEX: I haven't had that much to drink in a while.

I guess you needed a little tune up

for the bachelorette party.

God.

We're thinking Vegas.

What's wrong with you?

Your creepy cousin or niece or whatever is a weirdo.

She was just standing there watching me shower.

What?

She was just staring at me, holding a radio.

They both knew about my recurring dream,

so I decided to tell them what had been happening.

Listen I don't know if you guys just playing

some elaborate prank on me or--

No, it's not a prank.

Look, I don't know what's going on.

Look, I got to get to work.

It's going to be a miserable day.

OK, wait, can you please just stay until Dominic gets home?

I can't be late.

Have fun with your ghost.

Now that Melissa had seen it too,

at least I knew I wasn't crazy.

But that didn't make me feel much better.

Come on, Dominic.

Can I help you with something?

I'm Mary-Anne.

I live next door.

I was just coming to say hi.

It's just you look like someone who used to live here.

Oh.

Really?

I mean, an older version of her.

Was it a little girl?

Amber.

What happened to her?

Where is she now?

I really don't know.

Her mother died.

How did her mother die?

You know, I honestly don't know,

but it's been a pleasure meeting you

and I look forward to seeing you.

It's weird, but I felt like she

had the answer to every question I asked but didn't want to tell

me.

I waited out on the front porch until Dominic got home an hour

later.

I told him everything that happened.

What I had seen, what Melissa had seen,

what the neighbor had told me, and he still didn't believe

anything weird was going on.

GIRL: Mommy.

[child humming]

[screams]

Alex!

[radio playing]

[child humming]

Alex, you don't really think you can predict the future

in your dreams, right?

So after five years, you're going

to think I'm crazy because of this one thing?

I don't think you're crazy, OK?

And nothing you see or say is--

Alex?

Simone?

[screams]

GIRL: Mommy.

[child humming]

[screams]

Alex!

What?

You OK?

There's nothing there, baby. No.

What?

You're OK, you're OK.

Hey, hey.

It's just a bad dream.

It's OK.

It's a nightmare, all right?

ALEX (VOICEOVER): There was no way

I was telling Dominic about it.

He was already having second thoughts about the wedding,

and I didn't want to push him away even more.

But I did need to talk to someone about it,

So I asked my mom to come into town.

But nothing could have prepared me for what happened next.

The look he gave me when there was no one under that bed.

It's like he's lost all faith in me.

I feel like I've lost my mind.

I just-- what?

Mom, what's going on?

Sometimes families have secrets,

and they're to protect other people from the truth

because the truth can really hurt.

What are you saying?

Amber was your twin sister.

I was too young to care for two of you,

so I made the hardest decision I've ever had to make,

and I gave one of you up for adoption.

A woman in this town adopted Amber.

She was a nice woman.

And?

Amber was a troubled child.

I don't know what was wrong with her.

When she was seven, she poisoned her adoptive mother's water

when she was sleeping.

When she was eight, she slashed her multiple times

with the kitchen knife.

She went away and went to counseling.

They didn't know what to do with her.

When she got back, she killed her.

Murdered her own mother.

[child humming]

Throwing the radio--

Into the tub.

But, but, Mom, how am I seeing this?

How is this possible?

There are a lot of things in this world that we don't

understand.

She was your twin.

Maybe that has something to do with it.

Where is she now?

An asylum.

When you decided to move to this town,

I tried to discourage you.

When I found out Dominic had bought this house,

I realized there was nothing I could do.

ALEX (VOICEOVER): It finally made sense, at least to me.

The nightmare is my whole life, that house.

I'm sorry I never told you.

ALEX (VOICEOVER): My mom said it was like I was destined to find

it, and I believe her.

I don't know if it was my connection to Amber that

brought me to that house or her mother's ghost or what.

All I know is that Dominic was wrong.

I did see our future in my dream.

I know you think that house is a good deal.

It's an amazing deal.

You don't find short sales in Oakland ever.

But it's old.

Things go wrong in old houses.

Nothing I can't handle.

After my divorce, my son Brandon and I

moved in with my mom and my sister for a while.

And then when I found the new place, of course

they wanted me to stay.

We don't think you moving out on your own is a good idea.

Oh my god.

Brandon and I need our own life, our own home.

This is a life, and it's traditional to share home.

Look, I don't mean to be rude, Mom,

but another word for traditional is old-fashioned.

And boring.

It's OK, honey.

I was young once.

I used to think that I knew what I was doing to.

KAREN (VOICEOVER): The worst part

of the divorce was my mother's unspoken "I told you so."

But it was there and I was determined to prove her wrong.

I bought the new house and we were going

to make it work on our own.

How are you liking your new school?

It sucks.

Language, please.

What don't you like about it?

Everything sucks.

Brandon.

This house sucks too.

Look, we've just moved in.

I like it better at Dad's.

Tell you what, let's focus on setting up your room first, OK?

It's not my room.

What?

I'm not hungry.

KAREN (VOICEOVER): It had to be coming

from the bathroom above us.

But there was no water running.

We don’t think you moving out on your own is a good idea -Oh My God

Brandon and I need our own life, our own home

Tell you what, let's focus on setting up your room first, OK?

It's not my room.

What?

I'm not hungry.

KAREN (VOICEOVER): It had to be coming

from the bathroom above us.

But there was no water running.

Did you track water through the house?

KAREN (VOICEOVER): I couldn't find a leak anywhere upstairs.

But it kept coming.

It was like the drops were coming from nowhere.

And then it just stopped.

Where?

Here?

Here?

Right around there.

There's nothing damp here.

It must have dried.

No, see, there'd be a stain.

Well, I didn't imagine it.

Well, I can stand here, but you know I charge by the hour.

All right, tell you what, it happens again,

mark it with tape and give me a call, OK?

[sobbing]

Brandon?

Brandon?

Ugh.

You haven't wet your bed since you were five.

I didn't do it.

We'll need to put everything in the wash

and you'll need a bath.

It's not pee.

Then what is it?

It's water.

Where did it come from?

Brandon?

I don't know.

I was having a nightmare.

I woke up and--

Look, I know this isn't easy for you, but--

I thought I could just barely make out what looked like wet

footprints on the carpet, and they looked too big to be

Brandon's.

What was the nightmare about?

Some old lady was standing over me.

I was confused, but I told myself, Brandon was probably

sleepwalking or something.

I mean, what else could it have been?

It's OK, honey.

It's just a dream.

[screams]

I like it better at Dad's.

I was having a nightmare.

Some old lady was standing over me.

[screams]

KAREN (VOICEOVER): It was just a nightmare.

But when I woke up, my sheets were soaked in water,

just like Brandon's.

I wanted to believe that it was just a coincidence,

but the truth was I didn't.

Any more nightmares last night?

No.

I couldn't go back to sleep.

It's a new house.

You'll get used to it.

I'm going to be late.

KAREN (VOICEOVER): Brandon had been mad at me since his father

and I got divorced, and the new house only

seemed to be making it worse.

So I figured asking my sister and mom over for dinner

might actually make the place feel more like a home.

We wanted to surprise you with a real meal,

and we want to apologize.

For?

For being jerks about you moving out.

Do you have room for this?

You need some ties to the past.

Nuh-uh, mister.

You've already had more than you can count.

Now, say your goodbyes and it's bedtime.

You have to go already?

I'll come visit again soon.

Bye.

I miss you so much.

The truth was that with everything that had been

happening, I was starting to miss them too,

but I wasn't about to admit it and let them think I couldn't

handle living on my own.

[door opening]

[screams]

Brandon?

What?

The woman, she's here.

What?

Shh.

The old woman.

She's in my room.

There's nobody.

Brandon, what happened to you?

Oh my god.

At first I told myself that he must have scratched himself

during a nightmare.

But the scratches were deep, like he'd been grabbed,

and I couldn't stop thinking about the crazy dreams I've

been having in that house.

The next morning, my ex-husband took Brandon

camping for the long weekend.

It was just as well.

I had so much work to do in the house

and it would give me some time alone.

Ow.

[screams]

I'm not hungry.

[screams]

The woman, she's here.

There's nobody.

Oh my god.

[screams]

I ran out of there and I called 911 right away.

House is safe.

You can probably get dressed now.

I swear there was someone in here.

I don't know what to tell you.

Do you remember this house?

Dave, we've been here three times.

Lady in the tub.

Oh, god, that's right.

What?

Who?

The old lady that used to live here.

I bought this house at auction.

What are you talking about?

The lady that used to live here

got sent to a nursing home.

She kept leaving and coming back here.

She missed it, I guess.

And?

She drowned in this bath tub right here.

You said you bought this place?

You're not renting?

Because if you were renting, I think you could move,

but you bought it.

I didn't want to believe something so crazy,

but it actually made a lot of sense

with what Brandon and I had been seeing around the house.

That night was my first night alone in the house.

I wanted to run out of there.

[footsteps]

But instead, I called my sister and asked her to come over.

It's strange, because it's not ghost month.

What?

Ghost month.

When the dirty things come to visit.

Dirty things?

Do you think the spirits know you're talking about--

Shh.

Don't say it.

Sorry.

Traditional Chinese people come up with names for words

that they don't want to say out loud.

They're afraid that saying ghosts will actually

summon one.

They can come back and visit through the water.

This usually happens during ghost month, May.

But maybe your friend is so tied to her old home that--

She's not my friend.

Well, maybe she's lost and needs help finding her way

to the afterlife.

Or she refuses to go.

Is that worse?

I'm glad Brandon isn't home.

[creaking]

Maybe, maybe this isn't a good idea.

The spirit should come to the light

and follow it back to the underworld.

Since you live here now, you need

to tell the spirit to leave.

Tell her to go, that it's your home now,

and blow out the candle.

KAREN (VOICEOVER): Despite everything

that I seen and heard in that house,

I still kind of felt like an idiot.

Go.

This is my home now.

Go!

This is my home now!

Go!

Just go!

This is my home!

For the first time since we moved in,

something felt different.

I figured what my sister had done worked.

You're sure you don't want me to stay?

Thank you.

I'll be fine.

Sleep well.

Yeah, you too.

Bye.

KAREN (VOICEOVER): But I was wrong.

Whoever she was, she was too attached to that house

to leave it, and nothing we did was going to get rid of her.