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[water running]

- Jason, will you get me a towel, please?

[screams]

- After she saw her dad die,

she still hadn't spoken a word.

[faint whispers, yelling, shattering]

- Jason thought it was just some kids

in the neighborhood messing around.

[faint whispers, gasping]

- Trust me.

- I knew something weird was going on.

- Exit to the right. Now.

- Chloe.

- [gasps]

- I don't know why he was there,

what he was planning to do.

- [breathing heavily] I saw him!

- At that point, we were sure that he was out there...

[screaming]

Stalking us.

Stalking us. [slashing]

[slashing]

[slashing] [faint whispers]

[faint whispers]

[faint upbeat music]

- Is that, like, a-- is he a hitchhiker?

- Is that, like, a-- is he a hitchhiker? Do you want to pick him up?

Do you want to pick him up?

Do you need a ride, old man?

[all giggling]

Welcome.

[siren wailing, dog barking]

[dog whining]

[buzzing]

[indistinct radio chatter]

[dog whining]

[suspenseful music]

[sharp dramatic notes]

[building ominous music]

♪ ♪

[beeps] - Exit to the right now.

Exit to the right now.

- There is no exit.

- There is no exit. Ever since we lost service,

Ever since we lost service,

this thing has no idea where we're at.

Any luck back there?

Any luck back there? - I have zero service, babe.

- I have zero service, babe.

- Uh...same here.

- My husband Jason and I went on a camping trip

with his brother and his new fiancé

with his brother and his new fiancé to celebrate them getting engaged.

to celebrate them getting engaged.

- I don't get it. We should've hit the main highway

like 20 miles ago.

And you're driving 30. - I don't want to miss the exit.

[soft rock music on radio]

- It was a fun weekend,

- It was a fun weekend, but coming down out of the mountains,

but coming down out of the mountains,

we got totally and completely lost.

- Think they'll be able to find our way home

before the sun comes up?

- No. I think they should've let us drive.

- No. I think they should've let us drive. - [laughs]

- [laughs]

[screams] - [yells]

- Stop the car!

- What? - There's someone out there.

- What?

- He looks old. He may need help.

[ominous music]

- Yeah...I don't think we're doing that.

- What? - Yeah, I'm just hoping this guy

doesn't chop us up into little pieces.

- He might've been injured.

He could've been in a car accident.

- I don't know. That's weird.

- The guy was standing there and acting a little strange,

but I thought Jason and Ansley were overreacting.

- He might be able to help us with directions.

- He might be able to help us with directions. [ominous music]

[ominous music]

♪ ♪

Are you okay there, bud?

Where are you headed? - West.

- So are we. Do you know the way back to the highway,

by any chance?

Oh, seriously?

- We've been going the wrong way

- We've been going the wrong way for two hours. Nice.

for two hours. Nice.

- Okay, well, thank you.

- Do you need a ride that way, sir?

- Hey, Tara. - What are you doing?

- Guys, come on. - Close the door.

- There was no way I was gonna let them leave that old man

- There was no way I was gonna let them leave that old man stranded in the middle of nowhere.

stranded in the middle of nowhere.

[soft rock music on radio]

♪ ♪

He didn't say a word once he got into the car.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪ And he smelled terrible.

And he smelled terrible.

And he smelled terrible. [beeps] - Starting route.

[beeps] - Starting route.

First stop:

117 Bridge Drive.

Second stop:

245 Burton Drive.

- Well, I guess we're back to service.

[bells jingle]

- [yawns] - Is it weird that we left him

in the car by himself?

- Um, yeah. But he didn't seem to want to get out.

- Right. But all our stuff's in the car.

- An 80-year-old man isn't gonna make off

with 200 pounds of camping gear.

- Well... - Anything else?

- No, thanks. We're in a bit of a rush.

- Oh, okay.

- I'll go ahead and give you that.

What?

- Hey. Did you leave the door open?

[ominous music]

- What? - Uh-oh.

- You guys, he's gone.

- Do you guys think the smell is gone too? Or...

- Do you guys think the smell is gone too? Or... - I don't know. That's weird.

- I don't know. That's weird.

- Let's go.

- It was definitely weird,

but nothing was missing,

but nothing was missing, so we figured he got tired of waiting

so we figured he got tired of waiting

and hitched a ride with someone else.

and hitched a ride with someone else. - [yawning] Come on, hon.

- [yawning] Come on, hon.

Two more steps. - Get in.

Faster.

[both sigh]

- Oh, finally.

- I am looking forward to a couple hours of sleep

- I am looking forward to a couple hours of sleep before a horrible day at...

before a horrible day at...

work.

work. [ominous music]

[ominous music]

♪ ♪

- Wait, did we... - Leave that door open?

No. Not, we definitely didn't leave that door open.

- I was 99% sure I had locked the door,

but I wasn't positive.

- Wait here.

♪ ♪

[dramatic notes]

[branches snap]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪ - There's no one in here.

- There's no one in here.

- [sighs] - You see anything missing?

- No.

- Well, you were in a rush to get out of here

to pick up Corey and Ansley on Friday.

to pick up Corey and Ansley on Friday. You could've left the door open.

You could've left the door open.

You could've left the door open. - Maybe. I might have.

- Maybe. I might have.

- Well, honey, you got to be more careful about that.

- Well, honey, you got to be more careful about that. That could've been bad.

That could've been bad.

- Yeah. I know.

- Come on. Let's go to bed.

- It creeped me out,

but nothing was different inside the house,

and I figured I had made a stupid mistake

and left the door open when we left.

[wind chimes ring]

[wind chimes ring] [indistinct chatter on TV]

[indistinct chatter on TV]

- Keys...

♪ ♪

- It was mud

smeared all over the glass,

and I could still see the hand prints.

- Well... - Well, I'm not sure

this qualifies as the emergency you billed it as on the phone.

this qualifies as the emergency you billed it as on the phone. - Well, clearly, someone did this.

- Well, clearly, someone did this.

- Yeah, but... - It wasn't there

when we went to bed.

- Jason thought it was

just some kids in the neighborhood

messing around.

There wasn't any damage, so he said it was harmless.

There wasn't any damage, so he said it was harmless. - I'm sorry. Hey, I love you.

- I'm sorry. Hey, I love you.

I'll see you later. I have to go.

[dark music]

♪ ♪

- It freaked me out more than usual,

probably because of what had happened the night before.

but I figured Jason was right,

so I went into the office as usual.

I went to the gym after work,

and by the time I got home,

I pretty much had forgotten

about the muddy hand prints on the window.

- Jason, will you get me a towel, please?

Jason?

[rustling]

[sharp, dark notes]

- Do you know the way back to the highway, by any chance?

- Do you need a ride that way, sir?

- Hey, Tara. - Close the door.

[ominous notes]

[shower running]

- Jason, will you get me a towel, please?

Jason?

[rustling]

[sharp dramatic notes]

Jason!

I couldn't believe it.

Even through the glass, I could tell.

It was the hitchhiker.

[muffled voices over radio]

- So you're saying it's the same guy

you picked up a couple days back?

- Yeah, I'm pretty sure.

- Did you happen to tell him where you live?

- No. We didn't even tell him our names.

- It could be him.

And you never want to pick up a hitchhiker,

ever, by the way.

Also, we got a call from another house in this neighborhood.

regarding a Peeping Tom.

My guess: it's just some creep peeking through windows.

But until we catch the guy, make sure your alarm is set

and everything's locked up.

- We will. Thank you.

- Thank you. - You have a good night.

both: Thanks.

- [sighs]

- Tara, honey, there is literally zero chance

that it was the hitchhiker guy.

- Jason, I'm telling you...

- That you saw him? That you clearly saw him?

You're 100% certain?

- I wanted to be pissed off at Jason for not believing me,

but I couldn't really blame him.

- Well, no, not 100%, but-- - Well, there it is.

There it is, then.

[cell phone vibrating]

What the hell?

17 missed calls from Corey.

- Did he leave a message?

- Yeah.

- Is everything okay?

- You're not gonna believe this.

[ominous music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪ - Tara says she saw him around 8:00?

- Tara says she saw him around 8:00?

- Yeah, just as I got home.

- That's, like, 15 minutes after I saw him

- That's, like, 15 minutes after I saw him staring at me through the kitchen window.

staring at me through the kitchen window.

- How sure are you that it was him?

- I'm very sure.

- I'm very sure. No question.

No question.

- It doesn't make any sense.

How did he know where either of us lived?

- Hey, did Jason have any info in the car?

Registration?

- No.

That was all locked in the glove compartment.

- What? - My navigation.

It said the addresses out loud.

- At that point, we were sure that he was out there

stalking us.

And there really wasn't anything the police could do.

We just had to sit back and wait

and hope that he didn't come back.

- Go ahead, get undressed. Face down on the table.

I'll be back in a few minutes.

- The next day, I decided to get a massage.

I was so freaked out from the night before,

and I thought it would help to relax and breathe for an hour.

[exhales]

[soft music]

♪ ♪

[knock at door]

- Come in.

[door creaks open]

♪ ♪

[footsteps approaching]

[loud thud]

[choking]

- Is it weird that we left him in the car by himself?

- Hey. - You guys, he's gone.

- Do you guys think the smell is gone too? Or...

- Let's go.

[shower running]

- Jason, will you get me a towel, please?

Jason?

[rustling]

[sharp dramatic notes]

How did he know where either of us lived?

- What? - My navigation...

It said the addresses out loud.

- Go ahead, get undressed. Face down on the table.

I'll be back in a few minutes.

[calm music]

♪ ♪

[breathes deeply]

[knock at door]

- Come in.

[door creaks open]

[footsteps approaching]

[loud thud]

[choking]

- Ma'am! Ma'am, are you all right?

Ma'am?

Ma'am? Ma'am, I think you passed out.

Ma'am, I think you passed out.

- Call the police.

Call the police.

Somebody choked me.

Please, call the police!

- I could smell him the entire time.

The police came, but he was long gone

The police came, but he was long gone by the time they got there,

by the time they got there,

and no one saw him come or go.

They put out a search for him and said that they would send

They put out a search for him and said that they would send extra patrols by our house,

extra patrols by our house,

extra patrols by our house, but we were scared.

but we were scared.

[indistinct TV noises]

[light knock at door]

[light knocks]

[dramatic music]

- Jason! - What?

[whispering] Call the police.

- [whispering] My phone's in the bedroom.

- Go, go, go.

[ominous music]

♪ ♪

- [screams]

♪ ♪

[gasps]

- What happened?

- What happened? - He--he-- [hyperventilating]

- He--he-- [hyperventilating]

I saw him.

- Jason searched the whole house,

but I knew he wouldn't find anything.

but I knew he wouldn't find anything. I saw him evaporate into thin air

I saw him evaporate into thin air

I saw him evaporate into thin air right in front of me.

right in front of me.

♪ ♪

Just like that,

we went from thinking we were being stalked...

- Hello. - Hi.

- To thinking we were being haunted.

- I don't know if you remember us, but...

- We went back to the area where we picked him up

and started asking questions.

I really wasn't expecting answers,

but we didn't know what else to do.

- We picked up a hitchhiker a few miles down--

down that way,

- Yeah, right by mile marker 45.

- We described the hitchhiker and what happened.

- We described the hitchhiker and what happened. The waitress wasn't surprised

The waitress wasn't surprised

and she told us a story from the town's past.

- About five years ago,

three little girls went missing within a year.

- She said there were no leads on what happened to the girls,

but then a hitchhiker was hit by a car

but then a hitchhiker was hit by a car and died on the highway.

and died on the highway.

His ID showed that he lived near mile marker 45.

- The cops went to his house...

- And when the cops searched his property...

[eerie music] [creaking, dog whining]

[eerie music]

They found an old rotting corpse

hanging in the garage.

And they discovered the bodies of six other women

And they discovered the bodies of six other women who had gone missing.

who had gone missing.

He was a serial killer posing as a hitchhiker.

They nicknamed him "The Reaper."

♪ ♪

- I'm not saying there's any such thing as ghosts,

but the man you picked up,

he sure sounds like that old hitchhiker.

- He'd been dead for 30 years.

For some reason, we never saw him again after that.

Hopefully, we never will.

- That was fun. - For you.

- I was stuck talking to Dink the entire time.

- [laughs]

- [laughs] His name's Wink.

His name's Wink.

- Well, he's an adult man whose name is Wink

and you invited him to a party.

- [laughs]

- [laughs] Do you want me to make it up to you?

Do you want me to make it up to you?

- Uh...

yes, please.

- I'll run a bath.

- Will and I had our first housewarming party

a few months after we moved in to our new home.

- Bring champagne.

- Mm-hm.

[water running]

[soft instrumental music]

♪ ♪

[creaking]

[shouts]

[dog barking in distance]

- [gasps]

[gasps]

- [grunting]

- [crying]

Are you okay?

- He stabbed me. Call 9-1-1.

- [sobbing] No, no... - Go.

- [sobbing] No, no... - Go. - [crying] - Go.

- [crying] - Go.

[grunting, moaning]

- [sobbing]

[gasping]

[footsteps creaking]

- Daddy?

[birds chirping]

- [sighs]

This is gonna be a great change for us.

- After she saw her dad die,

Chloe just stopped speaking.

- We're gonna have so much fun here.

- Her psychologist said it was a reaction

to the horrible trauma.

But after two years of therapy, moving to a new house,

But after two years of therapy, moving to a new house, and changing schools,

and changing schools,

and changing schools, she still hadn't spoken a word.

she still hadn't spoken a word.

- Let's go start setting up your room, okay?

[Chloe speaking foreign language]

[foreboding music]

♪ ♪

- [speaking foreign language]

[speaking foreign language]

- [gasps]

[gasps]

[crying]

- He stabbed me.

- We're gonna have so much fun here.

Let's go start setting up your room, okay?

- [Chloe speaking foreign language]

[speaking foreign language]

- Where did you get the matches?

Chloe?

Look at me!

[sighs]

[sighs]

This isn't easy.

It's a big change,

and I know this house doesn't feel like home.

But it can be a fresh start, you know?

For both of us.

It's you and me.

We can make this fun.

I love you, honey.

- I was upset she was lighting matches in her room.

- Please don't burn the house down.

- But she was talking.

Even if it was just to herself.

It seemed like a step in the right direction.

[thunder rumbling]

- [gasps] Garrett, you scared me.

- Sorry.

- Sorry. - What are you doing here?

- What are you doing here?

- Well, I came by to bring you this.

- How did you know where I moved to?

- You told me...on Friday... at work.

- Right. Sorry.

- Right. Sorry. - I should've called.

- I should've called.

I was just in the neighborhood and figured...

- Thank you. That was really, really sweet of you.

- Yeah. Just, you know... new house...

wine tends to make unpacking a little less...bad.

- [laughs]

[door slams]

[thunder rolls]

Anyways, thank you. That was really nice of you.

- No problem.

You know, if you need someone to share that wine with...

- Thanks. I'll let you know.

- Okay.

[ominous music]

♪ ♪

- That night,

my sister Karen stopped by.

- Where's that from? - A guy from work brought it by.

Garrett.

- Interesting. Wonder why he'd do that.

- He kind of asked me out on a date,

in his own weird way.

- Is he hot?

- I mean, yeah. Sort of. Technically.

- I mean, yeah. Sort of. Technically. - So, you're attracted to him?

- So, you're attracted to him?

- No. I'm saying you would think he's hot.

- Do you, or do you not think this guy is attractive?

- Yes. Technically, he is.

I mean, physically... - Okay.

- Garrett had just texted to ask me if I like the wine.

- Karen, what are you doing?

- I'm texting him.

- I'm texting him. - No, you're not! Karen!

- No, you're not! Karen!

- So, of course, Karen found it right away.

- Karen! [phone buzzes]

- Oh, wow, he's a quick responder!

- What did he say?

- You have a date tomorrow night.

It's been two years.

- I guess I was actually glad that my sister did

what I was afraid to do myself.

Maybe it was time.

[thunder rumbling]

[sentimental music]

♪ ♪

♪ And think of me ♪

[gasps]

- [speaking foreign language]

- It's a big change,

and I know this house doesn't feel like home.

- Wine tends to make unpacking

a little less bad. - [laughs]

[door slams]

[rain falling]

[sentimental music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ And think of me ♪

♪ And think of me ♪

[gasps]

[dark music]

♪ ♪

- Chloe never drew on walls, even as a toddler,

but what really freaked me out

was I had just walked by that wall a few minutes before,

and there was not a mark on it.

[car chirps]

I had no idea how she'd done it,

but I was not gonna let her upset me.

but I was not gonna let her upset me. So I ignored it.

So I ignored it.

I sent Chloe to my sister's for a few hours.

[doorbell rings] And Garrett came by the house.

- Hey.

- More wine. - Well, I wasn't sure

if you finished off the last two bottles.

- Oh, yeah, I polished off the last one this morning

with my oatmeal.

Come on in.

[laughs] That did not happen.

Okay, tell me the full story.

- Well, we were at the company Christmas party,

and Josh and I had one too many drinks at the open bar,

and he dared me to go put a plate of tuna tartare

in Mark's office drawer,

so I did.

so I did. - That's what that smell was?

- That's what that smell was?

- Yeah. [both laughing]

It sat in his desk for two weeks over the break.

- Oh, I hate Mark.

- So do I.

[soft music]

♪ ♪

[glass shatters]

- [gasps]

[foreboding music]

- Weird timing, huh?

- The shattered frame kind of killed the evening.

So Garrett left.

I picked up Chloe, and she went straight to bed.

- [grunts]

[thunder rumbling]

- You have to be careful.

It's fine. She's asleep.

- But then I thought I heard her voice again.

- Yeah. Braid it.

- Chloe?

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

- I was positive I saw someone holding Chloe's hair,

but no one was there.

Chloe scrambled under the covers and hid,

so I knew she wouldn't tell me what was going on.

Between that and the picture falling the night before,

I knew something weird was going on.

- I brought ice cream for dessert.

Rum raisin.

Your mom said it's your favorite.

Did you want some?

- Chloe had drawn a little girl

with blood pooling at her feet.

and what looked like stab wounds on her body.

- So, they think it was an armed robbery gone wrong?

Nothing more?

- Yeah, and they don't know why he was in the house.

They never caught the guy.

- I don't even know what to say.

I mean, it must have been--

- It was bad.

Traumatic, obviously.

I just--

I just-- you know, it's the kind of thing

you know, it's the kind of thing

that's gonna stay with her forever.

And I don't want it to be...

the defining moment in her life, you know?

[sniffles]

- I'm sorry.

- [crying]

- Why don't I stay on the couch tonight?

- Will you?

- Will you? - Of course. - Thank you.

- Of course. - Thank you.

- I was scared and exhausted and confused,

and having Garrett in the house just made me feel safer.

and having Garrett in the house just made me feel safer. [thunder booms]

[thunder booms]

- Oh, Chloe.

What's wrong?

- It's not Daddy.

- [laughing] I hate Mark.

- Yeah, so do I.

I brought ice cream for dessert.

Did you want some?

[door slams]

- Oh, Chloe.

What's wrong?

- It's not Daddy.

- What?

- I had no idea what she was talking about,

- I had no idea what she was talking about, but I didn't care.

but I didn't care.

She was speaking to me for the first time in two years.

She was speaking to me for the first time in two years. - Oh, I missed hearing your voice so much.

- Oh, I missed hearing your voice so much.

[foreboding music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪ [thunder rolling]

[thunder rolling]

- [whispering] Chloe...

Trust me.

♪ ♪

[floor creaks]

- [gasps]

♪ ♪

Baby, what were you gonna do?

- She said he was gonna hurt us.

- What? Who did?

- What? Who did? - [whispering] Chloe...

- [whispering] Chloe...

- [gasps]

- [crying] I'm sorry, Mommy.

I didn't mean for her to come here.

[sobs]

- Garrett searched the whole house,

and the little girl we had just seen was gone.

- [sobbing] - And then Chloe

- [sobbing] - And then Chloe started talking.

started talking.

started talking. She told me everything.

She told me everything.

- [speaking foreign language]

- An older girl at her school

had given her a book on the occult.

- [speaking foreign language]

- She was trying to use dark magic

to communicate with her father.

- Chloe!

- Chloe...

- But another spirit started talking to her instead.

I wasn't sure whether to believe her,

I wasn't sure whether to believe her, but I did some research.

but I did some research.

In the 1970s, there was a little girl named Megan

In the 1970s, there was a little girl named Megan who lived on our block.

who lived on our block.

She was murdered by her stepfather.

Chloe said she was trying to warn her

that someone was going to hurt us.

I thought she was talking about Garrett.

But three weeks later, while we were away on vacation,

the police arrested a man who broke into our house

the police arrested a man who broke into our house and set off the alarm.

and set off the alarm.

It was him.

The same man that murdered my husband years before.

DNA from hairs left at the scenes

tied the two cases together.

tied the two cases together. I don't know why he was there,

I don't know why he was there,

I don't know why he was there, what he was planning to do.

what he was planning to do.

- Oh, I ran into this family.

- Oh, I ran into this family. There was this really cool picture...

There was this really cool picture...

- It took a long time for life to settle down

after all that.

- [indistinctly conversing]

- But when it did,

- But when it did, she started talking again.

she started talking again.

she started talking again. - I think...

- I think...

- I think... - Sometimes to me...

- Sometimes to me...

but mostly to Megan.