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(static buzzing)

(upbeat music)

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- Sorry for how this all worked out.

I know you were probably hoping for something longer term.

It just wasn't in the cards.

I could give you some song

and dance about oh, it's not you, it's me.

But that's not really true, is it?

A relationship needs to grow

and move forward in order to work out.

Both parties need to be committed to that.

I just wasn't getting that from you.

I wanted you to know. I appreciate you.

I really do. I want you to know that.

(birds chirping)

(suspenseful music) (engine starting)

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music escalating)

- [Lisa] Folks, that was the Chantigs,

off their Mission Faucet debut LP.

You can find that on various streaming platforms.

I can't name names, but you know the ones.

I happened to own one

of the few vinyl pressings of that album.

Thanks to the wonderful salespeople here at the station.

Yes, that was a joke.

If I was waiting for our salespeople,

I'd still be empty handed.

No. I acquired that album from a meet and greet

I attended in Baltimore a few weeks back.

You're listening to WQZR 93.7 FM.

I am the one and only Lisa Richmond here with you

for the next few hours playing the latest

and greatest in alternative indie rock.

This next cut is from a group,

Avalanche, out of Madrid, Spain.

(Lisa speaking Spanish)

(phone ringing)

WQZR. This is Lisa.

- Hey, do you guys still deliver?

- No, no, that's, you're looking for the pizza place.

- Geez, really? - It's um.

3, 3, 4, 0.

- Oh, that sucks. - Yeah. Yep.

- [Producer] Here we go. Standby. Here we go.

- [Interviewer] So how long have you been in radio?

- All my life, really.

My dad is actually one

of the original founders here at WQZR.

So I been around it for as long as I can remember.

- [Interviewer] Now, you lost your father suddenly in 2022.

I understand that was a difficult period for you.

- [Lisa] Yeah, it's always hard

when you lose someone you care about.

But the station is my father. It's his legacy.

It's a big part of why I'm still here today.

- The radio industry has suffered

a lot of ups and downs lately.

Mostly downs, so in this day and age,

can you actually make a living as a dedicated DJ?

- Make a living. Let me see...

Shit.

Hey, what's up?

Yeah, sick of work.

Yeah, I can cover for him. Yeah, I can.

I'll be there in about an hour. Bye.

I gotta go babe. I'll be back around two.

(printer whirring)

- Can I ask you a question? - Shoot.

- This Michael guy keeps calling me.

I met him at the 10 year reunion. Should I go out with him?

- Michael Tencotti? Definitely not.

- He has a sailboat.

- Dude, he stole money from his mother.

Like a lot of money.

- Yeah, but like, a boat.

That's pretty cool, right? - Whatever you say.

(clock ticking)

WQZR News time, 7:57 PM.

Police are searching for a man in connection with a series

of murders throughout the greater Albemarle County area.

The suspect is described as a white male, six feet tall.

This man is believed to be responsible

for the murder of three women whose bodies

were all recovered in a wooded area.

All three had been stabbed to death.

(suspenseful music)

- Hey. - Hey.

- Is there anything I can help you with?

- Yeah, my car stopped working.

I've been trying to get service, but you know.

- Oh no, just you out here in the cold?

- Yeah. - Oh, man.

- Yeah. - Oh, that's rotten.

Well, hey, I can give you a ride to town if you want.

- Really? - Oh, yeah, yeah. I've got room.

Yeah, I got room in the car.

- Okay. - Come on. Hop in.

- Women, be cautious out there

when you're leaving your cars or your place of work.

I'm Erin, by the way.

- Oh, I'm John, John Bowen. Yeah.

Make yourself comfortable. - Okay.

- [Lisa] It can be a dangerous world. Stay safe.

Alright, let's get back to the music.

I'm Lisa, and you are listening

to the new alternative music show.

We do a little bit of everything here.

It is Freeform Radio at its finest. Here on WQZR.

(energetic music)

♪ Have you ever dealt ♪

♪ With more than you can take ♪

♪ And made a fuss, then you're one of us ♪

♪ It appears so ♪

♪ What's wrong with that, no need for tit-for-tat ♪

♪ We are the freaks ♪

♪ The geeks, the so-called weak ♪

♪ And this is our song 'cause the future belongs to us ♪

♪ Weirdos, the peculiar, the quaint ♪

♪ Sinners and saints, we're all heroes ♪

♪ Oh, misfits and nerds ♪

♪ We don't follow the herd, we're the weirdos ♪

(record scratching) (Lisa spitting)

- Tell you what, how about we go to the phone lines

and see what the people have to say?

Hi, this is Lisa.

You are live on the air. What can I do for you?

- [Rebecca] Hi. Do you have Taylor Swift?

- As it happens, I do not.

It's not really a part of our format here.

No offense, Taylor. Do you care to say anything else?

- [Rebecca] My mom. She's a real bitch.

- Whoa, whoa, okay.

We can't really say that word on the air,

but I'm sure she's just trying to look out for you.

Parents are like that sometimes.

- [Rebecca] She barely even knows me,

and she's always checking my cell phone

and my laptop computer.

She's paranoid!

- Tell you what, what's your name?

- Rebecca. - Rebecca.

I'm gonna play you a song

that might make you feel a little bit better.

No promises. This is more of a headbanger than anything.

Runaway Train by Rose Lyon here on WQZR 93.7 FM.

(energetic music)

I don't get it. Radioactive what?

- Waste. Radioactive waste. - How is that even possible?

- Well, the land that that radio station was built on

in 1974 was donated by the university

and environmental restrictions back then were,

let's just say, way more lax than they are today.

- Okay, so you're saying

that the station is located on a uranium bed?

- Well, I think that's probably a bit of an exaggeration,

but whatever it is, it does present a biohazard.

So it has to be removed.

This access tunnel leads down to the storage facility

below ground. We keep it locked.

- Hmm, I always wondered what that was.

Okay, so how long is it gonna take

to get it all cleared out?

- Lisa, the cost of remediation is $150,000.

As you know, the station's not exactly

bringing in money hand over fist.

So I can offer you a good reference.

- Wait, why would I need a reference? Hold on.

You are listening to WQZR 93.7 FM.

Dwight, what's going on? We aren't selling the station.

You have to just, have to relocate it

to another property or something.

- Lisa, we don't have the money.

None of the financials make sense.

- You have to fix it somehow. Sell the nuclear waste shit.

- Really, uranium isotopes? You honestly think-

- Ebay, people buy all kinds of weird shit on there.

- We're not selling radioactive waste on eBay.

- Dwight, you have to do something. I need this place.

- Lisa, look, I know this was your father's dream,

freeform radio like the old days, but it's over.

And Lisa, some things when they die,

you can't bring them back.

- Not this, I'm not gonna let this die.

I'll fix it if it kills me. I can do that.

- Well, the team starts clearing out

the hazardous materials in two days.

I've convinced Lloyd to let you and the rest of

the air staff finish out the week, but then it's done.

I'm sorry. (dramatic music)

- All right, we are kicking off our 93.7 hour marathon

to raise money to purchase a new property for the station.

Knowing how much WQZR means to you,

now is the time to show it.

Your pledge of 50, a hundred,

$500 could make this a reality for us.

I'm talking to you, Michael Tencotti.

We all know you've got the money,

or at least your mom's money.

Keep freeform radio alive for you.

The phone lines are open.

(crickets chirping)

(suspenseful music)

(suspenseful music)

Hey, what the hell? Seriously?

What, I was gonna take you on a trip.

We were gonna go to that one place,

the waterfall thing, whatever.

No, no. That is bullshit.

I have put in every effort and those guys

that you hang out with, Mike and Phil and Steve, yeah.

They're all freaking losers. Hello?

(printer whirring)

- Feet picks. Think about it.

We could make so much money,

like 50 bucks a pop, you know, just factor in money

for pedicures and like various dessert items.

You could like step on a cheesecake

and get it between your toes

or have something with like chocolate in it.

Like we could make so much money if we did it together.

You know, people are expecting one pair of feet

and then boom, two pairs of feet.

Already talked to Michael Tencotti.

He said that he would let us step on his face

and his throat and I bet he'd let us do it for free.

So if you could like, seriously consider this,

I would appreciate it.

- Can you just stop talking? - How long?

Like a minute? What is this?

- I don't know. Didn't Greg give you another job to do?

- Mm. - Thank you Natalie Buckheit

for your generous donation of $75.

That brings our grand total to $7,273.

Folks, while your generosity is greatly appreciated,

we still have a long way to go.

So keep those calls coming.

Finding a new site for the station

and raising funds to do so is the best way for you

to continue listening to the music that you love.

I'm Lisa Richmond, and you know what to do.

(indie rock music)

- Three Mile Island, man. This is exactly how it started.

- You're full of crap, DeLeone. You got the GM counter?

- Yeah, I got it right here and it's rad.

- All right, fellas.

Fellas, I know you're excited about the job,

about removing hazardous potentially dangerous material

from the public purview but let's get our signal straight.

Yeah. What channel are we on?

- Three. - Twelve.

- You see, now this is why we do this.

Three and twelve are not the same.

- It's twelve. - All right. Twelve, it is.

I expect to hear back from you guys in 10 minutes.

- Relax, Lewandowski. We got this.

- Yeah, we'll let you know when

we reach the plutonium rods, Lewandowski.

I'm getting all tingly.

- Get in here, man. - Okay.

- 10 minutes. - WQZR, I'm Lisa Richmond.

We are raising funds to save Freeform FM Radio.

Our 93.7 hour marathon will conclude in nine hours.

There is still plenty of time for you

to get your pledge into the station.

Call or drop by, or heck use a carrier pigeon.

Our address is WQZR FM 1101 River Birch Lane,

Charlottesville, Virginia.

You can make a difference.

Phone lines are open and I am here all night.

(suspenseful music)

- Hey, Lisa.

So the hazardous materials team is setting up outside.

Just wanted to let you know that the phone service

will be interrupted temporarily.

- It's not like anyone will notice anyway.

- How's the thing going? Fundraiser?

- $9,075. - Hey, pretty impressive.

That'll pay for a hundred square feet. 10 by 10 foot space.

- Is that a joke? Are you trying to be funny?

- Yes, I was. I'm sorry.

You know, I'm still willing to give you

that letter of recommendation.

Okay, well, since it's your last shift, I'm gonna need you

to clear out your space before the morning.

- Whatever, boss.

We are in the final stretch of our 93.7 hour marathon.

Come on folks. Keep those pledges coming.

We need to save this station.

(suspenseful music)

If any venture capitalist dudes happen

to be listening right now, give me a call.

Freeform radio is at stake. (upbeat music)

This is WQZR 93.7 FM.

Normally, I don't like to talk about my personal life,

but today I broke up with a guy

I really thought was the one for me.

Well, actually, he broke up with me.

I got one of those standard form letters.

It's not you, Lisa, it's me, but we can still be friends.

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

You know, it really, really sucks

when a relationship ends.

It's like your heart screams with pain, you know?

One thing's for sure, tomorrow's gonna suck,

but tonight I'm gonna play music.

This is WQZR.

(energetic music)

(people chatting over radio) (music escalating)

(vehicle rumbling)

(thunder booming)

(energetic music)

Hi. Can I help you?

- Hi. Yeah, my car broke down.

I think it's the alternator

or the carburetor, I'm not a car guy.

- There's a gas station at the end of the road.

- Yeah, I know. I checked. It's closed.

- This isn't roadside assistance, pal.

- Look, I just walked through the freezing cold to get here

and I could really use some help.

Could I just use a phone?

- No cell phone? - Well, ran outta juice.

Just my luck.

- Yeah, I guess it's all right.

But just so you know, there's an Assistant General Manager

somewhere on the premises, so we're not alone.

- Oh, okay. No worries.

I'm mostly harmless, I promise.

This the phone right here?

- Yeah. Okay. - Thank you.

No, yeah, I totally understand.

Okay, okay. Yeah, thank you.

The tow truck company,

they said it'll be 60 minutes to an hour and a half.

I told him to pull right up to the station.

I hope that's all right.

- Yeah, I guess that makes sense.

No, it's okay. You can wait in the lounge.

Oh, excuse me.

- Oh, yeah. Do your thing.

- And that was a remix of a song that was banned

from the airwaves in France when it was first released.

I'm Lisa Richmond, and you're listening to WQZR 93.7 FM.

- It's really impressive.

You guys must be a pretty big deal, huh?

- A week ago, I probably would've

agreed with that statement.

Kind of reached the end of the road now, though.

- What do you mean?

- The station is shutting down.

- Oh my God, I'm really sorry.

Damn. Hey, for what it's worth...

I think that you are really amazing, really, I do.

The way that you, the way you were like blending the music

and talking and conversing with your listeners,

it was really incredible.

- Thank you. Thank you so much for saying that.

- Yeah, totally. Oh my God. I'm so sorry.

I'm John, by the way. John Bowen.

- Lisa. - Lisa.

- I was just about to make a cup of coffee.

Would you like a cup?

- Yeah. Yeah, I would love to have a cup of coffee with you.

- Oh, great. Spiders. I love this job.

(vocalizing goofily)

- Okay, we're here. Hello? Hello?

- It's channel 12, numb nuts. Sprechen sie Englisch?

- Lewandowski, we're at the site.

- You got wood for Lewandowski? Yeah, I can tell.

- This thing is live, you dork.

She can hear everything you're saying.

- [Lewandowski] Sorry, Morley. The feeling ain't mutual.

What's the prognosis?

- That's so lame. No one talks like that.

The patient is eight centimeters dilated.

Could be any second now.

- We are here at the uranium storage site.

We just gotta open up a few hatches.

- Yo, Morley. - What?

- Dude, why is there light coming from in here?

- There's no light. You're high, dude.

- See for yourself. (suspenseful music)

(static buzzing)

- Crap. (suspenseful music)

- Guys.

Guys, what's going on?

(guys moaning loudly)

What in God's name? Vanderwall, get your radio.

Set it to channel 12. I'm gonna go in.

Something's going on down there.

(energetic music)

- Damn. You're almost as good as I am.

- Care to put some money on it?

- No way. I suck at betting.

Anyway, this is where it all happens. The Air Studio.

- This is so cool. How far does the signal go?

- DC, North Carolina, even parts of Tennessee.

First things first. Put these headphones on.

- What? - Come on.

All right. Can you hear all right?

- Yeah. - Cool. Okay.

Put your hands up next to mine on the board.

- Wait, you're really gonna let me operate this?

- Oh, yeah, relax. You'll be fine, I'll talk you through it.

- Okay. - So, okay, so this ticker,

it tells you how many seconds you have left.

That's gonna count down to the next song. Right?

Right now, there's 10 seconds on there.

What you're gonna do is slide this fader down,

slide these faders up, and then push the program button.

- Yeah. - Okay.

- You had about a two second delay there.

- I can do better next time.

- That's- - I swear.

- It's okay, that little space

with no music playing, we call that dead air.

- Training new DJs, are we? - I thought you left.

- Forgot my laptop. Who's this?

- My name's John.

- His car broke down. He's waiting on a tow truck.

- You know our policy about non-employees after hours.

Sorry. Lisa's a very talented DJ,

but she's a bit of an iconoclast.

- Oh, okay. Maybe I should just wait outside.

- No, John, you're my guest. You stay.

- Our station has very clear regulations.

- I don't give a shit, Dwight. Okay?

He's my guest. He stays, end of discussion.

It's my show. Fire me if you want.

- Okay. This will affect your letter of recommendation.

You're pissed off about your life, Lisa.

Don't take it out on me. I've got enough problems on my own.

I don't need your static. (suspenseful music)

- What was that all about?

- He gets in these moods, middle management tantrums.

- I don't know. It seemed like it was more than that.

I think he's a little sweet on you.

- Dwight? Please.

What time did you say that tow truck was coming?

- 60 minutes to an hour and a half.

- I might have you go wait in the lobby,

- But I just started learning how to DJ.

Why would, and we just started to get

to know each other, so I'm not going.

- Yeah, I just, I have a lot of work to do

with the last shift and everything.

Yeah. - Okay.

(suspenseful music)

- Good old days. I remember that guy, he was lame.

Such a spazz. (phone ringing)

Lisa, I know we've had our differences, but-

Hello? Hello?

- Grace, you down there? Anybody?

(zombies groaning) (man screaming)

- Lisa? Lisa, everything okay in here?

- Everything's fine. You need to leave.

- Did he leave? What's going on?

- I was actually just about to leave.

- No. (choking and grunting)

(suspenseful music) (choking and grunting)

- Oh yeah, sorry. Couldn't really help that.

- Oh my God. Oh my God.

- What the hell was I supposed to do?

I can't just let that guy leave. Are you kidding?

It's not that big of a deal.

- What the fuck is wrong with you, John?

Hey, normal people don't do that!

- That, you didn't even like that guy.

That guy's a fucking douchebag. He's outta your life now.

That's a good thing. I didn't have a choice.

I can't let him go.

- What do you want?

- I heard you on the radio tonight. Yeah.

You were talking about how your boyfriend broke up with you

and how he completely broke your heart.

- I was- - No, no, no.

I understand that. I get that, I get that.

I understand that completely, believe me. I do, I do.

- I was just fucking talking. It didn't mean anything.

- Yes, it did. You said the words to me directly.

I came here to help you.

Look, hey, with me, you can be exactly who you are.

I imagine you hide who you really are when you're outside

there with people like everyone else in the fucking world.

But with me, you're good. You're good, you're fine.

Okay. Okay.

- I don't know what you're talking about.

- Oh, that's okay, baby.

(suspenseful music) (zombies groaning)

- Make sure you don't do something that you regret.

That's okay. (shushing repeatedly)

(suspenseful music) I'll be right back.

So, you stay. Stay. (suspenseful music)

(suspenseful music)

(zombies groaning)

- The body of another victim was discovered

just hours ago near the Fremont Park area,

that brings our total

to four female victims in as many weeks.

Anyone who has seen or heard anything at all is urged

to contact local law enforcement immediately.

Young women should not travel to

or from their places of work alone.

Channel 23 News recommends that you exercise

heightened caution and awareness at all times.

(suspenseful music)

- Go ahead, put another song on.

We don't want any dead air, do we? Lisa?

You think I don't know what you're doing?

You think that if you don't put another album on,

someone else is gonna come here and save you.

Come on, you said yourself

that the station is shutting down.

Ergo, no one is coming. So let's just get on with this shit.

Ah, the song.

You're running outta time, Lisa.

Hurry up. Let's go. - Shit. Fuck-

- And that was Marc Laidlaw with "The Ages of Man."

Now, Amphibiology. (energetic music)

- Now what? What's next?

What's this, commercial A7 S10? What's this for?

- It's a commercial ID. - Okay. Alright.

Alright, great. Here's what we're gonna do.

Look at me, we're gonna get everything ready,

everything organized, so we don't have any gaps at all.

Any space, any dead air. Do you understand me?

- I can't do that. - What? Why not?

- It's not my style. I'm more freeform.

I don't follow the program log.

- Okay. Well, tonight you're gonna follow everything to a T.

Do you get that? Alright.

(upbeat news tune)

- You are good enough. You are good enough.

You are good enough.

You know what you're doing. You know what you're doing.

Nobody knows the news like you do.

- [Newscaster] In clinical trials, patients taking Gardenza

experienced a 30% reduction in suicidal thoughts.

Do not take Gerdenza

if you are pregnant or obese. - Excuse me.

- Excuse me. What is this?

- A viewer called it in, hasn't been verified.

- A woman walking her dog claims

she was attacked by a demonic horde

of strangers wearing hazmat suits.

Their behavior was described as crazed and animal-like.

Is this a joke? - Don't know.

Coming outta commercial break in three, two.

- Channel 23 News. I'm Amanda Van Buren.

If you love wildlife, you are going to love this next story

about an elderly farmer and a mother-daughter deer family,

who found a novel way to coexist.

Can we call this woman? I wanna talk to her.

(zombies groaning)

We have an update on the Occoquan killer case.

Using the latest imaging technology from security cameras,

local authorities have identified

this man as a person of interest in the case.

If anyone has any information regarding this individual

or his current whereabouts, you are urged

to contact local authorities immediately.

Seriously, you saw anyone who looks like this man,

for God's sake, call.

Just what drives a person to set out

on a violent killing spree? - You're him.

- Is it a series of events or a single event?

- The man the police are looking for. Serial killer.

- Here with us now...

Channel 23 news. - The Occoquan slasher?

- That is not my name. - Criminal psychologist,

David Broadstone, David?

- Thank you, Amanda.

What we're seeing here with this Occoquan killer

is just a deeply- - The Occoquan killer?

That has a terrible ring to it.

At least the Green River Killer.

Green River, you can think of that. Occoquan?

- And it's not a question of control or power.

It's of impulse, a sexual impulse

where murder itself is sex in that primal way.

Animalistic, beyond... - That's disrespectful.

- What's the matter with you? - Nevermind.

You wouldn't understand. - Whatever sort of-

- Put the next album on. - We tend to play,

it sort of links with others in that moment.

It simply is death is sex.

- And it wasn't just river, you know?

- Is that your truck? - And so what I want

- Who are those guys? What are they doing?

- I don't know. How would I know?

(suspenseful music)

- Hey, you know the drill.

Hey. Hey, what the hell are you doing?

(groaning loudly) Get the fuck away from me.

Freak. (man gagging)

(suspenseful music)

Don't you fucking touch me.

Hey, hey, get the fuck away from my truck.

(zombies groaning)

Jesus Christ.

Is this some kind of prank or something?

- I don't know what you're talking about.

- There's things outside. Weird ass freaks.

Come on. (suspenseful music)

- That's, I don't know what that is.

- They're like people, but not people.

Are you sure you didn't call people here or something?

- How could I possibly?

- The latch is broken on the door?

- Shit, it's been broken for months.

- We need to lock the door. (goofy music)

What the fuck is that?

- We use it to lock up at night.

- God damn it.

This place is not real.

Like that? - Yeah, it holds.

- That'll hold? - I think.

- Okay. Ugh. (goofy music)

- Weird. - Yeah. No shit.

I'm gonna call the police, see if they know anything.

Maybe they've- - No.

- I'm not going to tell them about you. I promise.

Hello? Hello?

Hello? Shit. - What happened?

- What? - The hazardous crew,

they disconnected the fucking phone lines.

- How long is that gonna be for?

- I don't know. - Okay. Okay.

Call 'em on your cell. No, no, you're not calling the cops.

The dumbest idea. Here call, ask your listeners.

- Good idea. - I'll be right here.

- Hi, this is Lisa.

Has anyone out there experienced

any strange behaviors outside tonight?

Marauders. Vandals.

We're seeing a lot of it here at the station

and it's distressing to say the least.

Our phone lines are disconnected.

But if you are experiencing this, please call my cell phone.

It's (703) 555-8871.

- Quite a fan base you got here.

- Relax. Maybe not everybody's experienced it yet.

Saberman. - What's Saberman?

- Lloyd Saberman, the general manager.

Maybe he can help us. - Put it on speaker.

- Hey Lloyd. Hey, we- - Lisa, what the devil's

going on down there?

- There are strangers outside.

I have no idea what's happening, sir.

- We have a hazardous materials crew on the premises.

- Yes.

- Dwight should have told you that.

- He did, sir. - Where is Dwight by the way?

I've been trying to reach him.

- He left, but sir, there is something really wrong.

- [Lloyd] Dwight Abbottson is a god damn layabout.

He drinks too much and he eats too much.

You tell him I said that.

- I will. There is something wrong, please.

- [Lloyd] Don't be giving out

your personal cell phone number on the air.

Lisa, that is completely unprofessional.

Do you want to be unprofessional?

- No sir. Please call.

- [Lloyd] Okay, I know the station will be closing down

and all, but integrity's very important.

Do you agree?

- Yes sir, I agree. Call the police please.

- I'll see you in the morning.

- No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Lloyd, Lloyd, Lloyd.

Shit. (phone beeping)

- Why do you work here?

- Sorry about that folks.

We'll be right back with that song

by Jimena Arroyo in a little bit.

For right now, we're gonna play some Rose Lyon.

(upbeat music) - Shit. The joys of analog.

- Sucks to be you.

Look, I have a gun in my front seat of my truck

and if I could get out there, I can get that gun

and maybe blast through some of these guys

and then we can get outta here.

What do you think?

- No, the station is the safest place for us.

- Yeah, right now, but what if they come through,

then what are we gonna do?

We have a single blade.

Do you have anything else?

Do you have a gun? Do you have a blade?

- Why the hell would I have a gun? This is a station.

- I don't know. - It's a station.

- Look, okay, I'm gonna chance it. I'm gonna go out there.

I'm gonna get the car, get the van.

I'm gonna go to the back, I'm gonna grab the gun

and we're gonna be ready to go.

Okay? You're gonna meet me back there, right?

You're gonna meet me back there?

- Yes. - Okay, good.

- And Lisa?

Promise me that you will not get on the air and make a call

out to the public or anything like that, okay?

'Cause I will kill you.

- I know and I won't. Let's do this.

- Okay? Wish me luck.

- I wish you luck. - Okay.

- What the fuck.

(zombies groaning) (suspenseful music)

(upbeat music) (zombie growling)

(suspenseful music) (zombie groaning)

(zombies growling and groaning)

(engine starting) (zombies growling)

(upbeat music)

(suspenseful music)

- Son of a bitch. (suspenseful music)

Bingo. (zombie growling)

(blow landing) (upbeat music)

- What the fuck, Lisa?

- I don't know, he must have got in

through the front door or something.

(suspenseful music) (gun firing)

- Christ on Joseph. What are these things?

- Maybe it has something to do with the Uranium.

- What the hell are you talking about?

- The station. It's sitting on top of a Uranium bed.

- What? - Nuclear materials.

Isotopes or something. - Under us?

- I guess.

Wait, a cleaning crew showed up today to dispose of it.

That guy who attacked me,

he was wearing the same stuff they were.

The same thing that he is.

(static buzzing) (zombies groaning)

- It's the middle of the night.

- What are all these people doing here?

- Social media audience never sleeps.

Be glad for all your followers, baby.

(door buzzes)

- Who the hell are they?

- I don't know.

- Hello? - Oh, it's Sophie.

Sophie Severeid.

- Just ignore them. Maybe they'll go away.

- Shit, it's a musician. - What?

- Sophie Severeid. I have to give her an interview.

- At night?

- One of the salespeople must have added it last minute.

- You are gonna get them out of here.

All right, so put put your jacket on.

(buzzer beeping loudly)

Okay. Get them out of here.

I'm two inches away, Lisa.

If you warn them in any way,

I will kill you before you get a sentence out.

Do you understand? Huh? - Yes.

- Hi guys. Hi. - Lisa Richards.

I'm Lonnie Rappalopoulis, Rappalopoulis Records.

You're sounding great. We've been listening.

- Thanks. - We're here for the gig.

The live gig.

- I'm sorry we're late, recording session ran along.

Tone deaf backup singer. Yeah.

- Listen guys, we're having some technical problems.

We're gonna have to reschedule.

- If you take a look, paragraph seven says,

"Radio station will make every effort

to accommodate a live performance by Ms. Severeid

in exchange for a fixed donation."

- We donated. Okay, I paid you with my own money.

- Look, right now is not a good time. Okay?

Just come back tomorrow and we'll do this. Okay?

- I can't come back tomorrow.

- Tonight's the only time that she can do it.

We fly out to Phoenix tomorrow morning.

- Look, I'm really, really sorry.

If there was any other way I would.

(speaking Russian angrily)

- Sweetheart. - You are gonna regret this.

I'm gonna tell Indie podcast about this

and they're gonna have a field day.

- Sweetie, please, can you cut us a break here please?

- Shit. Come on, 15 minutes okay?

You get 15 minutes, a song and an interview

and then we find a way to get you outta here.

- Hi. - Hi there. Hi.

- Dan. Dan Montgomery, the Program Director.

- Lonnie, Lonnie Rappalopoulis.

- Hi Dan. Sophie Severeid. - Nice to meet you.

(suspenseful music)

- Man, you're really burning the midnight oil.

- The ratings game never ends.

- Tell me about it.

- I hope this works.

- It's great. Thanks. - Yeah.

- Water? - Dan can you get her a water?

- Yeah, sure.

- This is great that you guys are still hanging on.

Business model for FM radio is brutal

from what I understand.

- This is kind of the end of the road for us,

station's shutting down.

- Hmm, I'd love to make a donation,

but I left my checkbook back at the studio.

I tell you, 20 years ago, it's the record companies

that were calling all the shots.

They were pulling all the strings.

Now it's some Gen Z influencer like Sophie.

The kid's got like 600 K followers on her socials.

She dropped outta college like six months ago.

Who needs the headaches? Right?

- We good? - Yeah.

We'll go live right after this song.

WQZR 93.7 FM, we are delighted to have the one and only

Sophie Severeid with us here live at the studio.

How's it going? - Things are good.

Living the dream, as they say.

- What have you been up to lately?

- I'm working on my new album right now.

That'll be out next spring.

And I'm touring the college circuit.

- What's it like being an independent musician these days?

- It's hella fun, but it's also a hell of a lot of work.

- And the fans, are they receptive?

- To be honest, the fans have gotten me as far as I am.

If it weren't for them and a few critics

who actually give a shit, I'd be nowhere.

What kind of inspirations do you draw when you're-

- Tell you what. Why don't we do some performing?

I can just belt one out and then we'll talk some more later.

Cool? - Sounds great.

This one's from the new album I'm working on.

It's called "Fracture Me."

- Instrumental track three.

(gentle music)

♪ Fracture me ♪

♪ Fracture my heart ♪

♪ Leave me in pieces, tear me apart ♪

♪ I am strong ♪

♪ I'm not afraid ♪

♪ I can clean up ♪

♪ The mess that we made ♪

♪ Could we fix this ♪

♪ If I tried ♪

♪ I'm not good at letting go ♪

♪ I'm not ready to heal this time ♪

♪ Take my body in your hands ♪

♪ I'll never be whole again ♪

♪ You stomped on my world, took all that I had ♪

♪ And now I'm asking myself ♪

♪ What kind of man would do that ♪

♪ The things you say ♪

♪ The way that you make me believe ♪

♪ We're okay ♪

♪ Can we fix this ♪

♪ If we try ♪

♪ I'm not good at letting go ♪

♪ I'm not ready to heal this time ♪

♪ Take my body in your hands ♪

♪ I'll never be whole again ♪

(gentle music)

♪ Who are you to hide so long ♪

♪ I'm a broken set of parts ♪

♪ That no one cares to put back ♪

♪ You can't fix this, we're outta time ♪

♪ Spent too long wishing for a miracle ♪

♪ Now I'm barely alive ♪

♪ Maybe one day you will see ♪

♪ Just how you fractured me ♪

♪ Won't let you fracture me ♪

(all applauding) - That was beautiful.

How long does it normally take you

to write a song like that?

- It varies, sometimes it can take just a few minutes

and other times it can take months to get

to the root of what you're trying to say.

- And do you normally write the lyrics first?

Does the music come first? What's your process?

- Again, it depends.

Sometimes you get this boom shaka laka rhythm thing going.

Other times the words. It's kinda like this radio station.

Something's broadcasting to all of us

and you just try to tune into it.

Cool if I take a bathroom break?

- And this is WQZR 93.7 FM.

Hey Dan, can you show our guest the guest restroom?

- Yeah, just stick to the schedule.

Okay, Lisa, 'cause we'll be listening.

- Got it. - Come on.

(upbeat music)

- How long you been running this place?

- Couple years now.

- How would you feel about managing me?

- What about Lonnie Rappalopoulis?

- Well, when you're first starting out,

you really don't have any downtime.

Someone calls you with an open slot, you book it.

- That guy's a clown.

He takes half of what I earn. My contract's up in two weeks.

Think about it. We'd get to spend a lot of time together.

- Yeah, this is really great. I appreciate your time.

- Yeah. - How do I tag you?

- We don't have social media here.

- No? - No. We're more freeform.

Old school, all that jazz.

- No wonder you guys are going under.

(loud thudding)

- What the hell was that? (zombies groaning)

- So what do you say boss? Are we a team?

- Hey, I got this, Dan. Fans, love your costumes.

Love your costumes. Hey, Sophie Mania is with us.

But no autographs right now. Okay, you got it?

What are you doing? Ow.

(all yelling) (zombies growling)

- Please? Please help me.

(Lonnie struggling) (zombies growling)

- Lonnie? - Zombies.

He seemed like a nice enough guy in his own way. I guess.

- What the fuck guys? Those things just ate my manager.

Jesus Christ, don't you get it? That's gonna be us next.

- No, it's not.

- How? How is it not? Where are you taking me?

- Charles and I were taking our evening walk.

We would normally do each night, it goes along

a path near the radio station at the top of the hill.

WQ something. - WQZR?

- Yeah, I think that's the one.

All of a sudden, three people in hazmat suits burst out

of the bushes and tried to attack us.

They had blood on their mouths

like they'd been eating something.

One of them dropped something on the ground in front of me.

It was a human wrist and hand. It had been torn loose.

- I mean, that almost sounds unbelievable.

- I know it sounds crazy, but it happened.

Charles started barking.

He bit two of these deranged individuals,

we were able to escape from them, thank God.

I heard other screams from other people.

They were not as lucky.

- Ma'am, from what you observed,

would you describe their behavior as a cannibal-like?

- Oh yeah, a hundred percent.

And it's not just the three that came at me.

There were more of them. I could hear them wailing.

Oh, such a terrible sound.

- Can we send someone over there, get eyes on this?

- Coming out of commercial. (upbeat music)

- Channel 23 news.

We have an update on the Occoquan killer case.

(suspenseful music) (zombies growling)

(suspenseful music) (Geiger counter clicking)

(energetic music)

- That's not gonna be us

because we're gonna do something about it.

- Like what?

- Board up the windows, doors. Wait this shit out, I guess.

- Okay. (zombies groaning)

- All this chaos and mayhem probably appeals to you.

- Killing the undead doesn't give me

any pleasure at all, actually, thank you.

(dog barking) (zombies groaning)

- My car. Damn it, the thing is my pride and joy.

It's the first big purchase I made with my radio money.

- You paid for that shit heap? - It's my era. So fuck off.

- You really are obsessed with the 1970s.

Things just made sense then.

♪ Upon your misfortune ♪

♪ Disconnect yourself ♪

- You guys, check it out.

There's an update on that serial killer guy.

- I can now report that we have a name.

John Henry Bowen, 35, is being named

a significant person of interest in this case.

If anyone has any information at all

about this individual or his current whereabouts,

you are urged to contact local authorities immediately.

- I hope that scum wad pays for what he's done.

- Seriously, if you saw- - Yeah, I hope that he fries.

- Ladies, I think that the Occoquan slasher

is the least of your worries right now.

So let's go. Come on, grab some of the wood.

(energetic music)

(siren blaring) (zombies groaning)

(suspenseful music)

- I hate to be the purveyor of bad news,

but I felt you had the right to know, Dwight.

I need to be completely honest with you about the situation.

The Ravtech nuclear project was a project undertaken

by the university in the early 1960s.

Nuclear materials were engineered to be the base

of a highly, highly dangerous biological weapon.

Those materials have been buried in steel drums

under your radio station for decades now.

It is extremely important that you

do not come in contact with these materials.

Anyone who does will experience immediate mutations.

Primary affected areas are the brainstem,

primary motor functions and cognition.

The founding members of the radio station were aware,

but it was kept secret.

Please contact me for further instructions

and do not under any circumstances,

try to remove the materials yourself.

The results would be highly catastrophic.

- All right, all the windows

and doors are pretty much boarded up.

- And I helped.

- I think I figured out what's going on outside

with the whole zombie thing.

- Nuclear materials and bio weapons.

That sounds like bad sci-fi. - Right?

Third rate Bradbury, or

Stevenson. They're science fiction authors.

I read in my spare time. - I had no idea.

I guess I assumed all disc jockeys were-

- Were idiots? Yeah, we get that a lot.

Probably as much as you do

about your dyed blonde hair and raccoon eyes.

Sorry.

- Okay, so what do we do now?

(loud thudding)

- I thought this place was going outta business.

Why would a hazard crew be stationed there?

- Oh my god. Those things are everywhere.

- [Lisa] Guys, focus.

Make sure every door and window is closed and locked.

- There's too many ways those things can get in.

(upbeat music)

- We can stay here and try to fight, but sooner or later

if we don't figure out what's causing this, we are fucked.

- You're fucked. - No, all of us,

all three of us are completely fucked.

- My uncle knows a guy at the City Planning Commission.

They could take care of this.

- Sophie, that's stupid. Okay, don't be stupid.

We can't sit here and wait for three days

while the city commission meets.

- She's right. It's true.

- Okay then I guess I'm staying here alone.

- That's suicide. - Is it?

- Yeah. I'm inclined to agree with her again.

Look, you are more likely to survive a night

with me than you are with one of those things.

- That sounds interesting.

- John is a serial killer. - Hey.

- He's killed three women already.

- Four, actually.

- Police manhunt is underway.

That's why he is here now.

- Well now I definitely don't wanna go with you two.

I'll stay here and wait for police.

I can play a live set for the audience.

- Look, we don't know each other.

You don't know me from Adam.

I'm not one of your little fans.

I can't help you advance your career.

I probably remind you of somebody you hated in high school.

- You are not wrong there.

- Okay and to me, you're just another

two bit wanna be indie musician,

vlogging her shit through any means necessary.

You're probably plugged in to your smartphone

twenty four seven of every day.

And every moment that you're on this earth

is another opportunity for you to suck up

a little more self-importance out of things.

Your parents probably didn't love you enough.

Well, I have news for you. No one's do, it's called life.

It's why you do what you do. And it's why I do what I do.

- I think it's why I do what I do.

- We are not that different. Okay?

So hear me when I say this, Sophie, you can't stay here.

You'll die.

- And I think you're wrong. Dead wrong.

- Makes no sense.

- It's her choice. I'll happily kill you.

I can take care of you if you want.

Right when this song ends, you switch from one to the other.

That's kind of how the phaser thing works.

And if you want to talk, you just put all the music down

and put this mic up and you can be like, Hello,

this is the Occoquan slasher playing a song.

- I won't say that, that's funny.

- I don't even like the name, honestly.

- Psycho Romeo. You're on.

- Say what? - We're leaving.

You're coming with? - Sophie.

Before I go, I just wanted to say like, you are incredible.

The fact that you write your own music.

I mean, I mean that is,

so few musicians actually do that.

- John. - It's too bad

that we didn't meet in another life.

'Cause I really think we would've

had a lot of fun together.

- By fun you mean examining her entrails

after you've stabbed and disemboweled her,

then yeah, you're probably right.

- I don't disembowel. - Be safe, Johnny Boy.

(romantic music)

- Stay in touch.

- How are you guys planning to leave?

- There's a series of access tunnels

underneath the building.

Like they've been there for like 60 years or some shit.

- What kind of place is this?

- Turns out this is like a nuclear testing facility

masquerading as a radio station.

How much fun is that?

- Wow, stay in touch. Let's go.

- Good luck to you and if you get out, call me.

How long does this thing go on for?

- It looks like another 50 yards

or so until the next tunnel. - Okay. This way.

(water dripping)

- I can't believe I've never been down here.

This is creepy.

According to this, we have another 30 feet

before I reach the main nuclear storage.

- Thanks for that, I'll be on the lookout

if the skin on my arms and face start blistering.

- It's the only way to reach street level.

(suspenseful music) (zombie groaning)

- Do something! (suspenseful music)

- You okay?

- WQZR radio. This is Sophie.

If you're still tuned in,

we're doing something a little bit different here.

This is going to be an encore performance live from WQZR.

The facility has been completely overrun by zombies.

What started as normal people became zombies

after they were exposed to toxic nuclear waste.

My manager, Lonnie, was an early casualty.

Here's an encore performance.

This is something you might hear at the end of your night.

The Parting Glass.

♪ Of all the money that ere I had ♪

♪ I've spent it in good company ♪

(zombies groaning)

- What if they get us? - They're not gonna get us.

- What if they do? What if this is it for me?

Maybe my life's always been headed towards this calamity

of a situation and I just never noticed.

I never paid attention.

- You're being way too hard on yourself.

- Said the serial killer. - Okay.

Are you gonna hold that over my head forever?

- John? - For real?

- It's a big deal. Four women.

- You know what? It might actually have been five.

It depends on how you define killed.

- You know they could get you down here too.

We could both be dead.

- I don't care. I'm not afraid of 'em.

- Well, you should be. That's not normal.

- Lisa, the normal train kind of left

the station a while ago with me.

(zombies groaning)

♪ Alas it was to none but me ♪

♪ And all I'd done for want ♪

♪ of wit to memory now ♪

♪ I can't recall, so fill to me ♪

♪ The parting glass, goodnight ♪

♪ and joy be with you all ♪

♪ Of all the comrades that ere I've had ♪

♪ Are sorry for my going away ♪

♪ And all the sweethearts ♪

(zombies groaning)

♪ Would wish me one more day ♪

(zombies groaning) (Sophie gasping)

♪ But since it falls into my lot ♪

♪ That I should rise and you ♪

♪ I'll gently rise and I'll softly call ♪

♪ Good night and joy be with you all ♪

(door rattling)

♪ Good night and joy be with you all ♪

(zombies groaning) (Sophie screaming)

- Sophie. Sophie, are you there?

(zombies groaning)

- She's gone. They got her.

- Shit. Stay here. (zombies groaning)

- How many do you see? - It's a lot.

There's no way we're gonna get through

all these things together. - Okay.

- There's an intersection ahead.

If I can get up there

and get in the fracas I can take as many

of 'em out as I can and-

- John. - Then,

you'll be able to get away.

- They'll kill you. - Yeah, but you'll live. Okay.

That's what matters. I mean the radioactive, your dad.

- My dad knew about the problem.

- Okay? - Okay? He didn't tell me.

- You are guilty of only one thing

and that's actually giving a shit about something.

Radio is what you're good at.

- You're the only one who's ever told me that.

- Separate issue. People are assholes, but you.

Hey, you actually have a gift.

You have a voice, use it. That's the only way out.

Otherwise, you're just like me.

- John. (suspenseful music)

(John screaming) (suspenseful music)

- Hey. (suspenseful music)

(Lisa groaning) (pipe squeaking)

- Okay John, if you're still alive,

I'm gonna fill the tunnel with gas.

I'm gonna light it on the count of three.

If you duck down low enough,

you might avoid the concussion.

Okay. (zombies groaning)

Fucking Bowen. You're like the only guy I ever understood.

The only guy that's ever understood me.

God damn serial killer.

Mom, Dad, this is John.

(suspenseful music) (zombies groaning)

(suspenseful music)

(explosion booming) (Lisa coughing)

(suspenseful music) (flames whooshing)

(dramatic music) (flames whooshing)

(dramatic music) (flames whooshing)

(dramatic music) (flames whooshing)

(debris crashing) (dramatic music)

(sirens booming)

Ms. Richmond, can you describe your attacker?

How did you survive your ordeal?

What can you tell us about John Bowen?

Not today, guys. Not today.

(dramatic music)

(phone ringing) - Hello?

- [Amanda] Lisa Richmond?

I'm Amanda Van Buren, Channel 23 news.

You are someone I'd very much like to speak to.

How can we make that happen?

(energetic music)

♪ Lightning struck me when I held your gun ♪

♪ Then you put your boots on ♪

♪ Run, rabbit run ♪

♪ Sweet sweet wild doll ♪

(static buzzing) (dramatic music)

(static buzzing) (energetic music)

♪ Have you ever felt ♪

♪ You're a magnet for odd birds ♪

♪ The world's one big mirror ♪

♪ Have you ever ♪

- Crackers. (dramatic music)

(dramatic music)