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[man chanting]

[chanting continues]

[prisoners chattering]

Okay, Romero, you know the drill. Let's see those hands.

Now, stand up there, face the wall like a good boy,

and I'll put supper on the table.

[Romero] It's harvest time.

[orderly] I'll alert the media, Romero.

Death springs new life, and the alignment has shown us that time is now

and all our questions will be answered.

Yeah, well, I didn't ask, okay.

No, I know, but you don't understand.

I really don't need to understand.

It doesn't matter. Who cares?

But, you see, all the answers are in this book.

Well, doesn't matter about the book.

[grunts]

[grunting]

[choking]

Please forgive me. I'm a little rusty at this.

Show me.

Show me!

[thunder rumbling]

[Rachel] Dr. Corrigan.

Hello?

Who's there?

Hello?

Hello?

[theme music playing]

I don't wanna go back.

I don't wanna go back to any reunion.

But it's very important to your wife, isn't it?

It's her college reunion

and you said that she was really looking forward to the trip.

I don't like any of those people.

Do you know why you don't like any of them, Arnold?

They don't like me.

They never did.

So they won't now.

I mean, why do I wanna go all the way back to Connecticut

to hang out with a bunch of people who don't really wanna hang out with me?

A bunch of doctors and lawyers and stock brokers,

and me, the glamorous CPA.

Am I boring you?

No. Sorry.

Of course you're not boring me.

Please go on.

Well, I feel like such a loser.

I feel like everyone has done better than me with their lives.

Arnold.

There's another voice inside of you, isn't there,

telling you that you're a loser?

I don't know.

-Are you sure? -Yes.

No. And...

Look, I don't know.

All I know is that she had her friends in school,

I had my friends.

My friends didn't like her friends,

her friends didn't like me or my friends.

Why should I let what I think they think of me ruin my life?

Hell, I'm going to do it.

-What's wrong? -Nothing.

I just... You know, I think you've made the right decision.

And...

And we gotta... stop here.

I just want you to think about what you've just said.

-I still have ten minutes. -I know, and...

You know, it would really help me right now,

'cause something's just come up and I'd like to deal with it.

So, I'm gonna see you next week.

Have a wonderful trip, Arnold.

Here you go. Some more journal articles written about her.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Do you know this doctor personally?

I'm an admirer. Well, I'm actually a really big fan.

Did you have any luck with her university thesis yet?

It's on microfiche somewhere I'm sure.

I'll try to find it as soon as I get

some of these returns back on the shelves.

I'm sorry.

Really, I'm so rude.

You've been such a big help. I'm monopolizing all your time.

It's all right. It's my job.

To be honest, this is the most excitement I've had all day.

I'll let you in on a little secret.

Libraries are boring. No fun at all.

No. No, they're not boring. I love them.

I love coming to libraries.

The solitude and the books, and all the words...

Guess it depends on what you come to libraries for, doesn't it?

Yeah.

I know this might sound a little forward, but...

you've been such a big help.

Can I take you for lunch?

Sure. I'm off in 20 minutes.

Great. And then maybe we could find something fun to do.

Yeah.

I love your bangs.

Thank you.

[thunder rumbling]

Thanks for coming, Derek, I really appreciate it.

I wasn't about to let you make this drive all by yourself in the dark.

Besides, it's not the first time that Legacy business

has kept us up all night, is it?

He was a patient of mine some years ago.

Steven Romero.

But a year after our sessions began,

he was arrested and charged with five counts of murder.

His lawyers saved him from the gas chamber with an insanity plea.

He was committed to a mental institution for life.

Are you sure he sent this?

Absolutely!

I recognized the handwriting.

This is his trademark.

He sent me these even after he was charged.

Sounds like he was obsessed.

A severe case of transference.

One of the most severe and compulsive I've ever seen.

So you became the embodiment of an unrequited love?

Exactly. And by the looks of it, I still am.

And it's safe to assume that Romero is still a very dangerous man.

Obviously...

he knows where I live.

[orderly] You're here bright and early, Dr. Corrigan.

We normally don't get visitors at the crack of dawn.

I know. I wanted to come as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, I won't be able to give you a lot of time.

I've got state and federal officials crawling on my back over this.

I understand. We won't take much of your time.

All right, wait here a second.

I forgot places like this still exist.

This is actually one of the better facilities of its kind.

Well, then I'd hate to see the worst.

[inmate] It's you!

Yes.

It's you.

It's you. It's you.

[orderly] This way, please.

This is Romero's cell.

Why wasn't he restrained?

Believe it or not, he was a model inmate for seven years.

Never aggressive or violent, until yesterday.

All he ever did was read.

Burial rituals, cult references.

Clinical and ethological texts.

All about death.

Death was his hobby.

His profession it seems, Doctor.

You actually let him read these books?

Even serial killers have civil rights, Doctor.

Look under the desk drawer.

That's why I called you, Doctor.

Was he close to anyone?

Any other inmates?

One other inmate. Seth Gunderson.

If you wanna talk to him, you're gonna have to be careful.

Gunderson's, uh, how should I say this?

Devoid of social skills.

-Good morning. -Good morning.

You were his doctor, weren't you?

Yes, I was.

You didn't even need to tell me.

I can see it in your brain.

That's my gift. Seeing people's brains.

I used to have to cut them out, but now...

Now I can see right through the skull.

It's a very handy skill.

I'm sure it is.

[chuckles]

I want to talk about Steven Romero.

Steven is my mentor.

And what did he teach you exactly?

Oh!

How to see the glory of death.

How to live without fear of it.

We travel through life with death ever constant.

We need to know how to deal with it.

Steven taught me how to search the eyes of others

at the exact instant of death.

To watch their souls depart.

But you know all this already.

Don't you?

You're her.

You're the one.

The one who showed him.

He talked about you constantly.

[chuckles] Oh, man!

He has so much respect for you.

You showed him.

Showed him what?

[Rachel gasps]

You showed him the way!

He's looking for you right now.

Isn't that funny?

You're here, and he's out there...

looking for you.

Thank you.

That was really, really wonderful.

Really, really wonderful.

Rulers of the underworld,

heed to the prayer of your believer.

I beseech you,

ensure my return from the dead.

Ensure on my return from the dead.

The runes have shown us,

the alignment is on us for sure.

The time is now.

As planting is to the harvest, as the night is to the day

and the winter is to summer,

from death...

Rebirth!

Take this, my sacrifice,

to you O holy mighties of the ground, as an offering.

Please, I beseech you, ensure my return from the dead,

so that I too may make it my beloved.

Show me the way.

Show me the way.

[shouting] Yes!

Show me the way!

Show me the way!

Show me the way!

Show me the way.

[ghostly screams]

Yes. Yes.

[laughs]

I am ready.

Rachel. Rachel.

Oh, Rachel.

[Frank] As usual, your being here

is strictly confidential, right, Derek?

Absolutely fine.

Romero didn't waste any time getting back in the business.

Victim's name is Mary Jones,

41, librarian, university, central branch.

We found the body on the beach at dawn today.

And you're certain he did this?

[Frank] Witnesses confirm seeing her leave early yesterday

with a man matching Romero's description...

when this turned up.

I thought you'd want to know right away.

Yeah, thanks.

Always appreciate your calls.

Frank has known about The Legacy for many years.

What I need to know.

What I don't need to know, I don't ask.

Derek saved my life a few years back,

something with fangs and claws

that we don't have a police code for.

Estic shapeshifter.

All right, okay.

Anyway, something like this comes along, Derek's the man.

Looks like a human sacrifice.

Pyre, makeshift altar...

same pattern from Romero's cell wall.

I'd like to study these.

We'll get you copies.

Dr. Corrigan,

we can provide you with police protection if you like.

Thanks, Detective, but...

You know, in this case, I think I'm actually in better hands.

He was one of my first patients.

He's terrified of death

to the point of being agoraphobic.

He was too frightened to even leave the house.

Wouldn't drive a car for fear that he had an accident.

-Did you ever find out why? -Mm-hmm.

When he was six, his father had a heart attack

and died right in front of him.

So, he had a morbid fear of death,

and you used, what'd you call it, systematic--

Desensitization. Right, it was an accepted form of therapy.

I gave him books on the subject,

I even invited him to join a group therapy session

with terminally ill patients.

I just wanted him to know that death is a normal part of life.

And he took to the subject a little too eagerly.

Yeah, there was this one patient...

she had cancer.

And he was there when she died.

It fascinated him.

He wanted to watch it over and over and over.

He murdered three people while he was my patient.

Romero made a human sacrifice, an ancient pagan ritual. Why?

Well, let's see.

In most ancient cultures where ritual sacrifice is practiced,

it was usually done as a petitioning to the gods.

So, if Romero is petitioning the gods,

what does he want, besides Rachel?

Well, here's something.

These stone patterns cross-reference

with our ancient text on Celtic mysteries.

Many of the pagan cosmologies tell that stones and crystals

could be imbued with great spiritual energies.

Right, like Stonehenge.

Precisely!

But druidic ritual magic didn't usually entail human sacrifice, did it?

You know, I get the feeling

that Romero is making this religion up as he goes along.

Yes.

Yes, it seems he's been cobbling bits and pieces

of different occult practices

into his own perverse system of magic.

Would that work?

Well, it only matters that Romero believes it does.

That's what magic really is.

So why'd you keep these?

Well, I tried to throw them away, but I didn't--

You know, taken together, they're a really fascinating study

of a personality disintegrating over a short period of time.

You could almost put them in a textbook.

Well, there's more to it than that, isn't there?

How did they finally catch him?

They found him with his fifth victim.

Carla Willots.

She was my best friend from AA.

[camera shutter clicking]

When I got there, they were taking him away.

I misdiagnosed him, Nick.

And people died.

You can't blame yourself for his psychotic behavior.

Obviously, he was an accomplished liar.

He never told you the truth about himself.

But I should have recognized what was going on with him.

I should have seen what he was becoming.

It's my job.

-[alarm beeping] -[keys clacking]

[beeping]

That's odd.

Somebody's inside the perimeter fence.

Nick, it's him.

He's here.

Mr. Romero.

You're trespassing.

Ooh! I'm scared.

The fence behind you is electrified.

I have something for Rachel Corrigan.

Whatever it is, she doesn't want it.

There's no need for violence. It's a note.

You see, it's a card.

Rachel.

Rachel.

I've missed you so much.

You filled my heart with so much love,

and you showed me the way.

Come. Come closer, please.

What do you want, Steven?

An offering, for you.

Just for you. I've waited eight years to give you this.

And I want to show you the way.

Like you showed that guard back at the asylum?

The way you showed that poor librarian?

Or Carla?

Oh, no, no. Carla I did for you.

Just for you. I...

I wanted to show you my commitment.

Give it up, Romero. You're going back.

I want you to keep your eyes on me

and don't take them off, okay, Rachel?

Watch me the whole way.

You need to see this.

Excuse me!

I'm sorry. I...

I thought you were somebody else. I'm sorry.

[bell ringing]

[kids chattering]

Hi, Mommy.

Hi, Kate.

Are you okay?

Me? Sure.

I'm fine. Just a little bit tired.

I had a pretty hard night last night.

With Derek and everybody else?

That's right. With Derek and everybody.

I wish we had a more normal life.

You and me both, honey. You and me both.

Come on, let's go.

Mom, stop pushing. Why are we in such a hurry, anyway?

Come on.

Just... Just stay here.

[gasps]

Kat?

Come on, honey.

Oh, man.

[Nick] Hey.

Thanks. Oh, man.

I'm just... This house is spooking me.

What's the problem? You all right?

Yeah. I'm glad you're here, that's all.

I've just been meaning to catch up on my late-night TV watching anyhow.

Hey, Nick.

Hey, kiddo. How you doing?

-I'm cool. -Yeah?

Mom's wiggin'.

Yeah, well, Moms wig sometimes. It's part of their job.

You are supposed to be in bed, young lady.

I came down here to see Nick.

Why don't we do some reading or something?

-Okay. -All right?

Have a cup of tea, relax. I'll chill out with kiddo.

[Romero] Runes have shown us.

Alignment is on.

Time is now!

As planting is to harvest,

as the night is to day,

as winter is to summer,

from death to rebirth.

I've come for you...

my beloved Rachel.

[door creaks open]

Rachel...

You kept your dead husband's pajamas. That's so touching.

Death... I should never have been afraid, Rachel.

It's just so much more than I could have ever expected and hoped for.

I mean, there's nothing lost.

It's so beautiful.

And you helped me see that.

And now, I wanna show you exactly what I see.

Nick!

Nick!

I want you with me because I need you.

But, to truly be with me,

you have to want it.

You have to do it yourself.

Do it yourself.

[knocks on door]

Rachel?

Rachel?

Rachel!

So much for privacy.

[Rachel yells]

Oh, Nick. Oh, God.

-You saw him, right? -Yeah, I saw him.

It's okay.

If I didn't know you as well as I do,

I'd think you were crazy.

I wanted you to be aware of it.

So what are we supposed to do? Use silver bullets?

Sometimes, the right information can be just as effective.

Well, this is as much of Romero's original trial as I could dig up.

Now, technically, this stuff's not supposed to see the light of day

until the case is officially closed,

or until you can produce a writ.

But under the circumstances,

seeing as how I'm the guy that pulled Romero's charred corpse

off your back fence the other night,

I'm gonna go out on a little bit of a limb here for you.

How would you like to go all the way out on a limb for me?

Yeah?

The rocks Romero used in his ritual sacrifice.

Ordinary quartz crystal.

No particular value except for some interesting crystal formations.

-Can I have them? -What for?

I'm not sure yet, but I think I'll be needing them.

Well, it's a real big favor to be calling in, Derek.

How the hell am I supposed to get 'em out of here?

I'll handle it, if you let me.

Is Kat okay?

Yeah, she's finally asleep again.

Nick's watching her upstairs.

Ah! Life of a serial killer.

Dead serial killer,

turned corporeal ghost.

Corporeal ghost. Now there's a contradiction in terms.

Well, judging by your last encounter with him,

I don't think Mr. Romero is of a mind to clarify his situation

for the benefit of The Legacy.

High school yearbook,

picture of his dog.

So where do we start?

Well, let's start with why he came back.

What's the number one cause of a haunting?

The person died with unresolved issues.

Yeah, but that's not Steven Romero.

He is very resolved about being dead.

In fact, he likes it so much, he'd like me to join the party.

Well, he used an occult ritual

to ensure he'd return in corporeal form,

so if we could decipher it, we might be able to use it against him.

Yeah, but that still leaves us with two questions.

Where to use it and when?

The solution to stopping Romero might just be in here.

[Rachel] A.R.

Anthony Romero.

His father, he died in front of Steven when he was a little boy.

That's the incident that triggered his phobia about death.

This is his watch.

[Steven singing]

♪ D-A-D-D-Y♪

♪ Daddy is my friend♪

♪ Daddy, Daddy♪

♪ Love you till the end♪

[Romero] Alcohol made it so much easier, didn't it?

You know, people, they spend decades

slowly trying to kill themselves with alcohol.

Well, you sort of almost did, didn't you?

Have you thought about my proposition?

-Go to hell! -I don't have the directions.

Rachel, I so know you now.

I do.

I'm around you, I sense you.

I... I need you.

And don't tell me that you have not thought about suicide.

Maybe even more than once.

Yes, but living is better, Steven.

There will be fewer people alive

unless we can resolve this situation.

I thought you only wanted me.

Why do you have to kill anybody else?

I'm doing them a favor, like I wanna do for you.

Carla Willots and the librarian...

Rachel, when their soul exits through their eyes,

it is something.

It's because of your little girl, isn't it?

You would miss her too much.

Well, maybe it's gonna be easier if she were just... gone.

What's wrong?

Romero was downstairs.

And he was here.

Romero's message is clear.

In his present state, he can take you anytime he wants to.

Or any one of us.

Yeah, but he hasn't. He's obsessed.

He's only interested in you at this point.

The stone pattern seems to associated in pre-Celtic legend

with the coming of summer.

Summer means rebirth.

So there must be a pattern

and a legend for winter, season of death.

I could probably find it.

That means we need a sacrifice.

Sacrifice can be symbolic, and be just as effective.

Well, something meaningful to Romero will serve our purpose.

[Nick groans]

Well, it's been really interesting listening to you guys,

-but we're gonna get some ice cream. -Yeah.

Ice cream, huh?

Don't worry about it. I'll watch kiddo.

-What are we gonna do? -[Kat] Ice cream, ice cream.

We all scream for ice cream.

Derek, in the library, Romero talked about Carla again.

Of all the people he's killed,

her death is the most significant.

It's probably because of how deeply it affected you, Rachel.

And this Valentine is the one that he sent me before he killed Carla.

He's telling us something.

He's telling me where he wants me to die.

[Romero] You remembered.

It's our special place.

Only in your mind, Steven.

This place is special to you too.

I mean, we bonded here.

You kidnapped Carla.

You brought her here, you killed her.

You made the 911 call yourself.

And you came back here and waited.

When I got here, they were taking you away.

This is where you faced death, for the first time, yeah?

How did that make you feel?

Responsible.

Look.

It's cyanide.

Take it.

It's quick, it's clean, it's fast.

It's pure. All that pain.

Carla, and your whole life will just disappear.

Take it.

Maybe I don't want it to go away.

Oh, but you do.

I know you do, 'cause I know you really well.

And I know you've thought about death many, many, many times,

so that pain inside of your body

will just disappear for all you want.

Pain is part of life, Steven. I tried to teach you that.

Do you remember, in our sessions,

you'd look at me and you would say,

"Pretend that I'm your coach.

And we're gonna play a game and the game is life."

Look at me.

Look at me.

Let's play a game. I'm your coach and this game

is death.

I love you. Take the cyanide.

You're not gonna haunt me, Steven.

You made me who I am.

I didn't create you. Not any of this.

I don't want to talk about me.

Us! Us!

You and me, the future.

There's no future, Steven, only the past.

Only a little boy who's so scared watching his daddy die.

You never came to terms with that.

I have no patience left.

Put it in your mouth,

or I will kill you.

You're not my patient anymore.

Run!

Your hour's up, Steven.

This is over.

Right here, right now.

You're just gonna walk through the park?

Should I just disappear and pop up in front of you

or are we gonna hold hands?

This is not gonna stop now, Rachel.

Rachel!

You think this will stop me?

No, you're right. One thing's missing.

A meaningful sacrifice.

It's your father's watch, Steven.

He fell down and broke the crystal.

You watched him gasping and dying on the floor.

You didn't know what to do, Steven.

Oh, no.

[young Steven singing]

♪ D-A-D-D-Y♪

I don't know this.

This is gonna hurt too much.

You told me all the pain goes away,

and all the guilt too, Steven.

Take it. Take it!

Take this away!

Don't you remember how helpless you felt--

Why are you doing this to me?

-There you were, all alone... -Agh! Agh!

-Oh, God! -...watching your father die.

Rachel!

Take it away!

He died at exactly 4:32 in the afternoon.

You betrayed me!

Summer is over, Romero.

Agh! Agh!

You tricked me, Rachel!

Agh!

[Romero screaming]

[Rachel] The moment of death

is something every living being must face.

Some believe it represents a new beginning.

Some people can't face the prospect

that it's the end of everything.

And some, like Steven Romero,

would make it their very reason for living.

Thank God for The Legacy.

[theme music playing]