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[thunder rumbling]

I'm sure we can fleece these guys at poker.

[chuckles] I don't think that's what Margaret had in mind

when she invited us over.

Ladies, gentlemen, welcome.

I'm Margaret Davis and this is my sister, Laura.

[Margaret] We are here tonight,

to make contact with those loved ones

that have passed over. Please, join hands.

Don't break the circle under any circumstances.

[thunder rumbling]

[eerie moaning]

[Margaret] My sister is trying to contact her spirit guide.

[gasping]

[Margaret] What is it, Laura? What's wrong?

[Laura continues gasping]

Laura? What's wrong? Laura!

[continues gasping]

[grunts]

[screaming]

-[Margaret] Laura! -No, keep the circle!

[grunting]

You must hold on to the spirit.

[Laura panting]

Well, we certainly haven't met. I'm Elizabeth.

What happened to Laura?

She's gone away for a while. What's your name?

Uh, I'm Nick Boyle.

[laughs] Loosen up, Nick. Your hand's colder than mine.

And, why did you come? And, why now?

Maybe, I'm here for you.

Or for you. Or for you.

Or for you, Nick.

Or maybe, I've come for someone else.

[thunder crashes]

See you later, alligator.

[gasping]

[Nick] Are you feeling better?

Better.

This was the third time Laura's passed out during a seance

since we moved here.

Each one's been worse.

But this is the first time the entity

has identified herself by name.

Elizabeth.

Laura almost never passes out during contact.

The few times it's happened,

it's been from sheer exhaustion after a long session.

That's why we called you.

Do you remember anything about the seance?

No. I never remember.

When did you learn to sign?

When I heard you were coming back.

I thought I'd give it a try.

Pretty bad. Still a little raw. [chuckles]

That was good.

Except at the end, you said you were still a little cow.

[all chuckle]

So, why did the two of you

decide to move back to San Francisco?

Well, after father died,

there was no reason for us to stay in New York.

So, we thought we'd come back to the Bay Area.

And while we were looking for a place,

Laura fell in love with this house.

She knew we had to live here.

I think what I felt was,

Elizabeth needed to be reconnected to this house.

She's in a lot of pain.

Well, I would strongly suggest

not conducting any more seances for the time being,

until we know more about this Elizabeth.

Laura, would you do this for me?

Yes, of course.

All right.

[Rachel] How is it that you know the Davis family?

Matthew Davis was a member of the New York house for years.

He worked both, with my father and Nick's before he died.

I've seen cases where

the death of the surviving parent can be so traumatic,

that it triggers a repressed part of the personality,

and that could be the explanation for Laura's aggressiveness.

Do you think that Laura's not channeling anybody,

that she's causing these disturbances herself?

No. That wouldn't explain the vision I had at all.

It's clearly a disturbed force invading Laura's body.

I want a history of that house.

Search for any first names like "Elizabeth" or "Liz".

Anything close.

And, Nick, take the lead on this one.

Try to find out as much as you can from Laura

about her previous contacts with this entity.

She needs all our help for now.

[soft music playing]

[Laura] It's a beautiful place.

Are you sure you don't want any of this?

[Laura] No, thank you.

It's nice to see you again.

Ah, you, too.

So, have you had any more visitations

since the other night?

No?

When was it that you started channeling?

You were around five or something, right?

Right after I lost my hearing, the gift came to me.

At first, it was kind of scary,

but then, it was almost a relief.

A new place to go, and not feel so alone.

Do you remember our first seance?

We were nine,

and you wanted to contact Babe Ruth [laughs]

to help with your hitting.

I was in a bit of a slump and the team needed me, right?

Tell me what you've been up to.

I see you followed in your father's footsteps.

Uh, I guess.

Yeah, I joined the club.

I don't like to call it my father's footsteps,

even if it is true.

I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable.

No, it's not you.

I haven't been out with anyone in a long time.

Yeah, I haven't, either.

I guess this isn't that much of a date, as business.

A case.

Well, I don't take everybody

that I do business with, out for dinner.

This is a special occasion, right?

[soft gasp]

Mmm.

It's special for me, too, Nick.

Elizabeth?

Mmm.

[seductively] This is good, Nick. You want me, don't you?

Laura?

You know what just happened?

No.

Are you okay?

Nick...

[breathing heavily] I'm allergic to seafood.

The Pier 22's a nice spot.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to eat anything

with what happened with Laura.

So, she ate the shrimp after you heard Elizabeth's voice?

Yeah.

Then it was Elizabeth who did that.

What, you think she's trying to kill her?

This doesn't really make sense, does it?

She needs Laura to manifest herself.

Evening.

[whining]

What's the matter, boy? It's all right.

[ghostly voice] Harry.

Who is that?

-Harry. -[whining]

It's all right. Who's there?

Harry.

[barking]

It's me. Lizzy.

Lizzy?

I don't know any...

What? Lizzy?

How can that be?

Ah.

So, you do remember. I'm touched.

See you later, alligator.

[neck cracking]

[thuds]

[Alex] Elizabeth Caldwell,

vivacious young wife of Benjamin Caldwell, a prominent banker,

committed suicide by hanging herself

in the parlor of that house on May 23rd, 1946.

No note was found,

and the cause of her distress was unknown.

Married only two years,

the up-from-the-streets former chorus girl and entertainer

was a figure of legendary beauty.

The death caused quite a scandal.

Unbelievable.

She and Laura look almost identical.

[sirens wailing]

[woman on PA] Dr. Welks to pediatrics.

[indistinct chatter]

Harry was dead when they found him on the pier.

-Oh... -His neck was broken.

Oh! Dear God.

A couple on the dock heard his dog bark,

saw somebody run off.

[scoffs]

Murdered walking that damn dog.

I don't know how many times I told him it was dangerous.

Did they catch the man who did it?

Oh...

It might not have been a man.

What?

The couple told the police they heard Harry

say a name that...

[indistinct radio chatter]

What's wrong, Ned?

The police asked me if I, or any of Harry's friends,

which comes down to you and me

at this late stage of the game,

know anyone he might be acquainted with

named Lizzy.

Lizzy?

Harry said that name?

Now, don't worry yourself.

In any event,

I said the name meant nothing to me.

Nothing.

And, I'd advise you to do the same.

I see.

[grunting]

[ghostly laughter]

[gasping]

[laughing]

[Elizabeth] No!

[Elizabeth screaming]

No!

[wind howling]

[rattling]

[rattling continues]

[electricity buzzing]

What the hell?

[panting]

[Elizabeth] Ned.

Ned.

Ned.

Who's there?

[Elizabeth] A friend.

Friend?

[Elizabeth] Friend.

From the old days.

Where are you?

Up here, Ned.

Come on, Lizzy.

No, Ned, stop.

Ned, stop.

[screaming]

My God.

That's impossible.

What kind of foul joke is this?

Damn you!

It's dangerous to play with guns, Ned.

[Ned grunting]

Who are you?

Come on, Neddie, you know who I am.

-And you know why I'm here. -[shakily] No.

No.

[neck cracks]

[thuds]

[Derek] So, let's review what we know so far.

Initially, Elizabeth could only

make contact with Laura during a seance,

when she was most open and vulnerable. Hmm?

But the other night at dinner,

Elizabeth just waltzed right in.

Well, now, that the channel of contact has been opened,

it's going to be very difficult for Laura to close it back off.

There have been dozens of cases down through history

where spirits have invaded the bodies of innocents,

and with each successive possession,

the host's body begins to progressively weaken.

We don't know how many times

Laura can successfully fight Elizabeth off before...

Well, if she's possessed again,

Laura might be lost to us forever.

Are you seeing Laura today?

Yeah. Yeah, I'll keep an eye on her.

All right. Well, in the meantime,

we have to find out as much as we can about Elizabeth

and the circumstances surrounding her death.

So, if you two would please go to the police station,

and pull up the coroner's inquest

and look at all the files of the case?

We have to find out why her soul is so restless

and what she's doing back here.

Thanks for lunch, Nick. It was wonderful.

My pleasure. Hank's finest.

Maybe we should have had hamburgers the other night.

The other night was memorable, to say the least.

[both chuckle]

Has Elizabeth been back since then?

No. But I'm worried about her.

Why?

I know she's in trouble.

I can feel it.

She's in such great pain.

Something about her suicide.

Well, Alex and Rachel

are looking into the details of her death

at the Marina police station.

And if they can scare anything up,

then we'll be the first to know.

That's not enough. Why hasn't she contacted me again?

I want to help her.

I don't think inviting her in is a good idea.

She's dangerous.

She's not dangerous, Nick.

She feels sad.

You have to trust me.

Be strong, don't let her back in.

I understand.

But when Elizabeth wants to go through me,

I can't stop her. I need help.

That's why I'm here.

Come on.

Sign this, would you?

No problem.

-So, unlimited access to the archives, eh? -[Rachel] Hmm.

You gals must have pull.

-Yeah, well, we gals have got friends in high places. -[guard laughs]

-Thank you. -Happy hunting. Excuse me.

And, uh, if you need me, scream.

[both chuckle]

Thank you.

-Wow. What a great room. -I know.

I wonder if Elizabeth spent much time here.

You're not sensing her now, are you?

-No. -Good.

I don't feel her presence until she makes direct contact.

What is she like, Nick?

I know she's troubled, but is she nice?

I suppose if she were a living,

breathing human being,

I might have a cup of coffee with her.

-[Nick chuckles] -Oh...

So, you like her?

Well, let's just say that I like the body that she comes in,

but I don't know whether I like what she's doing to you.

You know what I mean?

[Laura gasping]

[spoon clinking]

Hello, Nick.

Elizabeth. Funny, we were just talking about you.

How flattering.

Why are you doing this?

I've got a little unfinished business to attend to.

So, why Laura?

Because she pulled me through the veil.

And she's young and pretty.

You think she's pretty, don't you, Nick?

I think you should leave her alone.

It's been a long time since I've been with a man.

You can imagine.

Okay, that's enough.

Look, you don't belong here, and Laura doesn't deserve this.

This isn't about Laura, Nick, this is about us.

Laura, push her out of your body.

Laura, you have to fight.

Fight, Laura.

Fight, Laura, fight.

[breathing heavily]

[gasps]

[Laura groans]

Laura?

Nick? What happened?

-Was Elizabeth here? -Yeah.

Oh, my God.

It's okay.

You fought her spirit off.

What if she comes back?

Maybe I should bunk here tonight.

Just in case.

I could sleep on the floor.

-That would be great. -Perfect.

[gasps]

Laura?

[shuddering]

[exhales]

Oh, my God.

It's okay. I won't let her hurt you.

[indistinct chatter]

What have we got so far?

Well, let's see. Okay.

The night before she died,

Elizabeth Caldwell was last seen with her husband, Benjamin,

at this private, members-only Drake Club.

Well, the next morning,

Benjamin found Elizabeth's body in the parlor,

dead, with a rope tied around her neck.

Let's have a look.

The forensics back then were pretty shoddy, but...

Okay, the police cut her down.

Her neck was definitely broken,

but they can't establish a time of death.

No, there's no evidence of foul play.

Well, the coroner's office listed it as a suicide.

Sad.

[Alex] Now, according to this crime report,

this record was found on the phonograph

when they discovered Elizabeth's body.

[Rachel] What is it?

"This Love of Ours."

Do you remember? It was written by Wally Rose.

White House Records, 1945.

No, I know it. I can remember the words. How's it go?

♪ This love of ours I'm gonna hold on to♪

♪ This love of ours...♪

-Or words to that effect. -[laughs]

Wish we had a record player here.

Well, we don't have a record player,

but there is a coffee machine in the hallway.

Do you need one as bad as I do?

-Oh, please. -Yeah?

-Two sugars? -Oh, yes.

All righty.

[door opens]

-[glass shatters] -[Rachel yelps]

Rachel?

Rachel?

-Oh, my God. Are you okay? -Oh, God. I'm okay.

What happened?

Alex, the window, it just blew out.

And then, I...

Somebody pushed me to the ground, and then they just...

I didn't see anybody--

No, no, a glimpse. I just saw a woman in a black dress.

[glass shattering]

-[Alex] What's that? -Oh, God.

-A fire. -Oh, God.

I got it. I got it.

Stay back.

Oh, what a mess.

[Rachel exhales]

[Rachel] That's the woman I just saw.

So, Elizabeth came to pay us a visit.

Yeah, and destroy the evidence.

I think we managed to save most of it.

The record. It's gone.

-Look, it doesn't matter. -[Alex] She must have taken it.

We'll just salvage what we can.

Obviously, it was important to her.

-You're right. -Just get this out of here.

-[man] Package, sir. -Thank you.

♪ This love of ours♪

♪ I'm gonna hold on toThis strange and special love♪

[record scratches]

♪ Love of ours...♪

♪ Love of ours... Love of ours...♪

No. No!

[yells]

[Laura] Good morning.

[Nick chuckles]

What are you doing?

Watching you sleep.

You must have had a nice dream.

You were smiling.

[chuckles]

I have to get back to the house.

-I'll check on you later? -Okay.

Okay.

Are you convinced that the fire in the archive

was started by Elizabeth?

Oh, definitely.

For some reason, she doesn't want us to know what really happened.

Maybe, she's afraid if we find out,

that we'll try and stop her.

So, bring us up to date on what you have so far.

Okay.

All the police documents and support materials indicate suicide,

but something about it just doesn't feel right.

However, the supporting cast of this 50-year-old drama

is making front page news again.

[typing]

[Alex] Okay, this photo was taken at the Drake Club

the night before Elizabeth died.

[Rachel] Meet Harold Perkins.

He was found murdered two nights ago, while walking his dog.

His neck was broken.

Now, we know the man in the middle

is Elizabeth's husband, Benjamin.

Who's the man on the left?

-Ned Gregson. -[Nick] Gregson?

Didn't I hear about him in the news? Another broken neck, right?

And he is the officer who sealed Elizabeth's file.

I think we've got the old boys' club at work here. Literally.

My guess is that these three

had something to do with Elizabeth's murder.

So, you figure she's using Laura to exact her revenge.

Yeah.

Is Benjamin Caldwell still alive?

[Alex] As of this morning.

I have his address. He's still here in San Francisco.

We'd better get to Caldwell before Elizabeth does.

Yeah. Because if Elizabeth's on the move again,

it might be too late to save Caldwell.

Or Laura.

[phone ringing]

Yes?

Hi, baby. Remember me?

-Who is this? -Did you get my present?

[chuckles] Oh, come on.

Talk to me, baby. It's been so long.

What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?

Who is this? What do you want?

You know who it is, Benji.

Meet me tonight at the club and see for yourself.

I'm not meeting you anywhere.

Sure, you will.

Because if you don't come to the club, I'll come to you.

See you later, alligator.

[line disconnects]

[Nick] Laura's not at home

and Margaret has no idea where she is.

[phone ringing]

Hello.

[Alex]It's Alex and Rachel. We found something.

-All right, hold on. -[beeps]

-You got both of us. -[Rachel] Okay, good.

I found an old autopsy X-ray

stuck to the back of one of these reports.

Does it substantiate the coroner's report?

Not exactly, no.

Wait, you mean Elizabeth didn't die of a broken neck?

Her neck was broken, all right,

it just wasn't broken in a way that's consistent with hanging.

You see, hanging stretches the vertebrae,

and then causes the neck to snap.

In this case, it appears

the vertebrae were crushed and then snapped.

[Alex] So, it looks like her neck was broken

before she supposedly committed suicide.

You think she was killed and set up by her husband and the others?

Yeah, that will be my guess.

Look, have you had any luck finding Caldwell?

He wasn't home, but the doorman heard Caldwell

tell a cab driver to take him to the Drake Club.

If this went down the way we think it did,

I don't blame this poor soul for not resting.

Unfortunately, she's leaving bodies in her wake,

including Laura, if we don't get there fast.

[hangs up]

So, what are we supposed to do if we do find her?

-Drive a stake through her heart? -No, of course, not.

But we have to stop Elizabeth from killing Caldwell.

-Laura's no longer in control. -I know, I know.

It's just that she's innocent. None of this is her fault.

So, we must save her as well.

[thunder rumbling]

[Elizabeth] Benjamin.

Benjamin.

Benjamin.

Benjamin.

Who are you?

Benji. Have you forgotten already?

[gasps]

-Come on, Lizzy. -No, Ned. Stop.

Come on, sweetie.

[Elizabeth yelps]

[Elizabeth screaming]

Elizabeth.

Elizabeth.

So, here we are again, Benjamin.

Stop this.

We're just getting started.

♪ This love of ours♪

They're playing our song.

♪I'm gonna hold on to This strange and special love Of ours...♪

You never were very sentimental.

Stop this. Stop it. Stop it!

-Stop it! -[door opens]

No!

Everybody all right?

That was just Benji. He's not much of a music lover.

-Who are you? -Just take it easy.

Put away the gun.

Killing another person is not going to solve anything.

They're friends of mine.

-We came to help you. -Help me? How?

Get back!

Be nice, Benji. They came to help.

Why don't you tell them what happened the last time we were here?

Don't listen to her. Nothing happened.

Why don't you give it up?

We know she was murdered that night.

No.

So, who did it, Caldwell?

You? Maybe some of your friends from the club?

Did you mean to kill her?

Or did things just get out of control?

It was an accident. I loved her!

So, what did happen?

A group of us went to the theater.

[laughter]

[Benjamin] And then we decided

to drop by the club afterwards for a nightcap.

One drink led to another, and...

[laughter]

I had to go outside to get some fresh air.

He never could hold his liquor.

When I came back inside,

Elizabeth was upstairs with Perkins and Gregson.

No, Ned. Stop!

She was flirting with them.

Flirting? They were pawing at me.

Like they always did when you weren't around.

They thought because they came from money,

I was some kind of plaything.

Only this time they weren't playing.

I needed you to protect me, Benjamin.

But instead, you attacked me!

I wasn't thinking straight.

I wasn't thinking at all.

I didn't understand the situation.

My anger got the best of me, and I lost control.

[Elizabeth yelps]

[Elizabeth screaming]

So, you slapped her,

she fell back over the rail, and hit the floor.

[Benjamin] No!

-[Derek] You killed her. -It was an accident.

[Elizabeth screaming]

[Nick] It's bad enough that you killed her,

but then you tried to cover it up.

I know it was wrong.

And I've paid for it every day of my life for the past 50 years.

You haven't begun to pay.

Do you think I've had a moment of peace since that night?

Not only did I lose the only person I ever loved,

but I've been consumed with guilt hiding this terrible secret.

You killed me,

and now, you expect me to feel sorry for you?

No, I don't want your pity.

I want you to go back where you belong!

[both grunt]

Elizabeth, don't do it.

I've waited too long for this moment.

Wait. Isn't letting him live all the revenge you need?

No. He deserves to die.

[Nick] What about Laura?

Does she deserve to suffer because of what happened to you?

I'm sorry for her, Nick, but I have to do this.

You're doing the same thing to her

that Benjamin and the others did to you.

Elizabeth, Laura's soul

cannot take any more of this.

[Benjamin] Elizabeth.

Please.

Let her live, Elizabeth.

Let them both live.

[Benjamin] Don't.

I love you. I still love you.

[Benjamin sobbing]

I never meant it to happen.

Please, please... Elizabeth.

See you later, alligator.

Laura?

Elizabeth's spirit is gone.

Now, let's hope Laura's spirit can pull through.

[Nick] It will. She's strong.

When you get to New York, write to me.

That'll be easier than using a telephone.

-Yeah. Take care. -[Laura chuckles]

Maybe if we get some distance from all this,

we'll see how we really feel about each other.

Yeah, I guess the distance would be good.

I wasn't exactly myself, was I?

No, I suppose they're not the best circumstances to start a...

But it worked out for the best.

Whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.

That's what I hear.

And I am stronger, Nick.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

[engine starts]

[Nick]It's true what they say about God giving and God taking away.

Years ago, Laura lost her hearing,

but developed the ability to communicate in a different way.

Some people are blessed to be able to hear the laughter of children

and the sound of waves crashing.

Other are blessed to be able to talk to angels.