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Previously on School Spirits. What's going on?

Nothing. There are spirits further down, older than us.

They are truly stuck here.

If they tear down the school, the ghosts who are here are here forever.

Their only option is crossing over. I got my door, okay?

Does anyone else know about it? No. He grabbed Simon and then he transmitted

it. It was like a mind meld. Guys, that is Van Hyde! No!

Are you telling me that Kyle survived?

Yes. Then who's in Kyle's body?

Okay, I know this isn't the easiest thing to hear, but I talked to Tracy and

she seemed to think that maybe you or somebody who looks like you is out

there.

They've been out there this entire time, just living your life, walking around in

your skin. I know it's kind of a creepy thought, but...

It's good news, really, because we can get your body back, okay? And that's the

headline here, okay?

Now when the rain has

started falling I had to close my eyes to keep myself from washing away But in

the dark backseat I heard something It was you telling me I got your back Any

day, my friend, my man I'm alive?

Yeah. Your body is.

How is that possible?

I've seen this before, actually.

Twice. Once with a teacher of mine and Maddie.

Okay, well, what happened to them?

They got their bodies back.

Really? Yeah, but it wasn't easy.

But hey, we're gonna try everything that we can, okay?

Maddie and I looked the guy up under the name he's using.

Get this, K.C.

Jensen.

He's a businessman, some sort of dairy mogul.

That's a thing. Well, what can we do? Can we stop him?

Or find him? Anything?

Please.

I mean, can we at least try? This is my life.

Yes, of course we can try.

I don't know how exactly, but we can track him down and see if we can figure

out how he did this, okay?

Hey, I promise.

He'll do that, and...

We'll go find Nurse Calvert. She'll know what to do.

Probably.

How do you take it?

About as well as you did when Janet was in your body.

So, cool, calm, and collected?

Yeah, something like that.

Isn't that like your... My sixth gun?

Yeah, my eyeballs are twitching a little bit, but it's helping me drown out the

thoughts of my best friends being trapped forever.

The idea of them being in that school for all of eternity.

I hate it so much.

I have something else you're gonna hate.

What? I think we're gonna have to track down a body snatcher.

Again.

Don't forget me when I'm gone

Don't forget me when I'm gone.

Oh, good, you're here.

We've been researching all night. You got a test or something?

What? No, not for school. Don't be dumb.

That Van Huyck guy was a serious player. He owned a bunch of land, some shops on

Main Street. And a bank. Very Scrooge vibes.

Naturally, there's nothing online about the Finnish church or the immigrant

community he completely tried to destroy. Welcome to America.

And we found this creepy shit.

That's him.

He makes Dateline look like child's play. You guys, this is great.

Thank you.

Uh, Econ, that way. Simon, that way. Cover for me?

Uh,

Nicky?

Nicky! Uh, I gotta get to class. You know how committed I am to my studies.

Mickey, I've been looking for you forever.

Oh, school just started like 30 seconds ago.

I think, uh, Maddie may have left this at the

fair.

Simon should probably put a password on it.

Nobody plays me, Nicole.

What are the chances that she didn't lock?

You saw him lock the door? Yes, in the church. He locked them in and trapped

them so they couldn't get out and they drowned, so he killed them.

Okay, as if we needed any more reason to believe that the monster in the church

is an actual... Monster.

Hey, whoa, don't diss our new roommate.

Rhonda, we don't know for certain we'll end up with him at all.

Let's stay clear-headed. Hey, Maddy, did you find out anything else from your dad

that might help us not be stuck in our scars forever?

Yeah, that would be great.

But no pressure.

Not yet.

But I do have some good news. It turns out Kyle was body snatched.

How is that good news?

Well, his snatcher, I guess, is a town councilman, so he makes decisions on big

city projects, like building new schools.

So he, of all people, might understand why they can't demolish this place. I

might actually be able to reason with this person. Reason with someone who

took Kyle's body for two full decades?

I'm sorry, some random hospital ghost pulled a Janet and just took Kyle's body

and has been walking around like it's no big deal? We don't know anything about

this guy. He could be a psychopath or a pervert or someone who, like, I don't

know, has birds for pets.

Well, he's right. I mean, what's the plan?

Go up to him and say, just so happens I've been in your shoes. Hope he wants

to reminisce about stealing someone else's life.

We have to throw everything at the wall.

And, well, this is the wall.

Sai.

Be careful.

I do not like what time in there is doing to you. Is it time in there or a

board to the head? I'm sorry.

What? What for?

For when I hit you with that board.

Oh, Simon found this.

Now, based on what I heard inside this car, I think it might be... Well, it

might have been some sort of bribe.

Or offering for the church.

A-V-H.

Alfred Van Hite. I have to go back down there. No, you don't. No, he does.

For whatever reason, that thing only wants to connect with him.

Look, we're running out of time.

To save Simon and ourselves.

I truly believe there are answers in that place if we just go about it the

right way. Fine.

But Simon has to rest.

At least for a few more hours.

Can we talk?

Rest.

I think I'm going crazy.

I've been having these awful dreams. I can barely sleep.

And when I have them, there's these pockets of time I don't remember.

And Xavier said I space out and my eyes glaze over.

You know, Maddie, you just went through something traumatic.

Don't you think it could be fear and anxiety manifesting?

I feel bad venting about this to you.

You know, you must be so overwhelmed, and here I am.

I swear I'm not gonna let you be locked in here. I'm gonna figure this out.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Uh, I thought we agreed that this is not only on you to

figure out. Also, nobody expects that from you.

Simon does not expect that from you.

You shouldn't expect that from yourself.

You're so calm about everything.

Well, I'm with you.

Seriously, we have no say in how this goes. And that's true whether you're

dead or alive.

You didn't ask to be in the boiler room. I did not ask to die on the football

field. So I say we spend the time we have with the people we care about.

I guess I should go find someone I really care about to talk to, right?

Right, right.

My necklace reset.

That's better.

I like having a piece of me with you.

Touching you.

I would give anything to touch you right now.

Anything?

If I could touch you, I'd take that off your shoulder.

Another one.

Let it go.

So bossy.

I think about this party a lot.

And this part.

I wanna see your eyes.

I'm sorry.

Now you're stuck in the living world and the shitty dead one.

Living in two worlds is one too many.

At least I have you in this one.

That was so cheesy.

Keep it off.

Kyle was a really nice guy.

He was the only woodwind to stand up to Marty Angelus and tell him to stop

emptying the spit valve in my shoes.

That's a really nice memory.

Yeah, it's sweet of you to worry about Kyle, but let's not forget...

We're the ones who are about to be sealed up like a human capsule for the

rest of eternity.

Okay.

None of this.

We are not doing this. Doing what?

Giving up when we are so close to the finish line. If you roll a whiteboard in

here, I swear I'm going to scream.

No whiteboards.

Just us.

Come on.

You really think we're getting close to crossing over? Are you kidding?

A month ago, we didn't even know doors existed.

A couple weeks ago, you all figured out how to put Maddie back in her body.

And okay, admittedly, that was a really terrible chapter for me, for which I

will never forgive myself.

I don't expect to get my door. But you all, you have grown so much.

You still have a chance.

All that growth is really great, but we still haven't gotten our doors.

And we don't even know why.

And until we do, none of that matters.

We're trapped.

I never got about this the right way.

Maybe we could try.

It has been a pleasure getting to know who you really are.

Who all of you.

Really are.

You know, I'm supposed to be the teacher here.

But look at everything that you've taught me.

Rhonda, you have opened up so much. You have opened yourself up to the

possibility.

And Charlie, I mean, you are more yourself and more confident in who you

are and how valuable your heart is.

Than we ever could have imagined.

And it's wonderful.

Quinn, you were looping a couple weeks ago.

And look at you now.

Part of the gang.

And Yuri, I mean, shucks, you figured out the reset.

You did that.

We can do this.

He's right.

Charlie, where are you going?

Uh, I am going to go find out how much time we have left.

Okay.

Some initiative.

Yeah, I'm gonna go make sure he's not, like, um, spinning out.

Okay, if it's inevitable anyways, I might as well check out my future

accommodations.

Hey, Sleeping Beauty, wake up! Let's go.

Let's go.

All right, I'm joining as well.

I think I'm gonna stay here.

I just don't want to risk hurting anyone again.

It's probably a good idea.

But I'm with you in spirit.

Yes.

Here we go.

What exactly are you doing?

I am looking for demo plans, or drawings, or timelines, or anything that

can tell us how much time we have left before we're trapped here forever.

Look, I know this is intense, but maybe Mr. Martin was onto something.

You know, maybe we should concentrate on addressing our trauma so we can get our

doors and avoid being trapped here.

Yeah, yeah. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt, sweetie. It ain't

happening. Oh, my God. What?

What if you get your door before me?

No. No, no, no, no. I can't be left here alone. Where would I even go?

With that freak show and the church scar?

Or with all the mean Charlies laughing at me and my scar?

Hello, why are you being so quiet?

How are you not freaking out right now? I don't know what to do when you get

like this.

See, you're making it seem like I'm overreacting when this is our eternal

fate. So I actually think I'm allowed to lose my shit a little bit. You are. You

do. And that's exactly why there's no space for me to lose mine. Like, ever.

You can lose your shit.

Please do. I never said that you can't. It's not about what you say, Charlie.

It's about how you act, okay? It suffocates me sometimes.

Well, I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I'm so difficult to be with.

No, it's not. Hold on.

You didn't do anything wrong, okay? I care about you so much, and I just want

to see the right thing to make it better, but I... I don't know what that

is. I don't know either.

Maybe it's something like, I know that this sucks, and it's scary, and I'm

scared, too.

But we do have each other.

Not if we get trapped in that pool with those grabby hands.

Well, hey, there's no one else I'd rather be trapped with.

Come here.

Sorry if I sound like a bad rom-com.

Carrie,

there's no such thing as a bad rom-com.

Wait, I don't know if I'm done freaking out. Charlie, respectfully, shut the

fuck up. Get to class.

I'm right here with you.

Hey.

Stay close.

No bubbles this time.

Hey, guys?

Guys, come check this out. I think there's something...

This is a library.

I'd like to talk to you.

You bleed.

You're alive.

You're okay.

At least no one got hurt this time.

Are you kidding?

That didn't feel like pain to you?

Well, not physical pain.

In the normal sense.

But there is something wrong with that scar.

It affects you.

You can see it on Simon.

He's slipping. It takes something from you.

But I feel it too.

Don't you?

I can't get stuck in a place like that.

Hey, don't think like that.

Maybe we'll get our doors. Maybe Maddie can figure out how to... What's wrong?

What's going on? What happened? The hands in the water. They grabbed Rhonda

and Mr. Martin.

Shit.

Shit. Okay, and then threw you out here?

But why?

Why would he throw us here, now, when before he brought me into the bus stop?

Where's Simon?

He's still down there.

Okay, give me the watch.

Simon has it.

Okay, I'm gonna grab my football, and then I'll meet him through my scar.

You shouldn't go alone.

Okay, come on.

Next item is... The motion to... Madam Chairwoman.

I'm here to speak in opposition of this plan. You don't have the floor, Mr.

Hartman.

Hey, where's Jensen?

I've recently completed an official inspection of this building, and as you

can see in the report, there are a number of urgent issues.

Why is she doing this?

Dr. Hunter-Price, this is an unprecedented request in the middle of

the school year.

Your plan is to what? Uproot these students to another district mid

-semester? Last Saturday's findings indicate asbestos, mold...

And don't get me started on the school's structure.

The structure is just fine.

You don't know what's under that school, Hartman.

Could be a sinkhole.

Sinkhole or not, the report is very alarming.

Well, according to Section 5, Chapter 8 of the bylaws, there can

be no school closure without a community meeting and public vote.

Let me finish.

But the transition is also very expensive.

New bus routes, classroom trailers.

It's a hefty bill.

Well, there is an incredibly generous donor on this very board.

I'm sure he would be happy to do whatever he could for our kids' safety.

Did someone say generous?

Speak of the devil.

Sorry I'm late.

Derry calls.

Holy shit.

Let's go.

It's crazy what a hold he has over everyone.

I think we should just...

Hey there.

Saw you two in the back. It is always so nice to see young people engaged in

local politics.

I know you, don't I?

You're the girl... Maddie Mears.

Xavier Baxter.

Sheriff's son, right?

Yeah. Well, is there anything I can do for you? We came to show our support for

the school.

The current school.

And as current students, we feel that the demolition...

We want a chance to make our case to save the school.

It's our home.

Ours and a lot of other people.

Well, I'm impressed to see such passion for Split River High.

I'm off to a zoning meeting now, but you could make an appointment with my

secretary, and I'd be happy to hear you out.

No.

It has to be tonight.

Especially if they're talking about moving it all up.

Well, alrighty then.

I suppose I could stop by the school tonight after work.

Would that satisfy?

Yes. Thank you.

I look forward to it.

I came here because I need answers.

And I think you have them.

That's all

This

is a house of worship I won't be my damn ring there are children in here

Please keep going!

September 13th, 2004.

Did any ghosts from the hospital go missing that day?

Could one of them have hopped in my body and gotten the hell out of here?

What? What is it?

So it was you that he took.

He?

He who?

Wait, you knew?

Do you know how I died, young man?

No.

Story for a different day.

But do you both know there are hidden rooms here?

Hidden rooms?

Each of us has our own room.

Rooms where you can see your memories.

Some of us have been inside more than others.

My... Mine is an old elevator.

You wouldn't even notice it if you weren't looking.

But around the time you came, I happened to pass by my door.

It was open.

I'm the only one with a key.

Then who did?

I'd often wondered and worried over the years that someone from beyond our world

got in.

I couldn't find any proof.

But I could feel it.

Something dark.

But now I know for certain.

Someone from the outside got in through my room.

On my watch.

And left you like this.

I'm so sorry, young man.

How could someone get into your room in the first place?

And if it was open that day, does that mean someone got a hold of your key?

There's another way.

Meet me.

Tonight.

During the graveyard shift.

I'll show you.

Take it slow.

Those white belts clearly drain the shit out of you.

He's awake?

Hey, bud.

You okay?

White eyes.

He isn't Van Hine. What?

You're freaking me out.

He was a pastor.

He loved those kids.

He wasn't locking them in. He was protecting them.

And he pleads.

He is alive.

Like me.

The drawing, Sam.

It was his plot.

Holy shit, are you sure? I'm positive.

I saw Van Hite in that dream.

He is not White Eyes.

This pastor could see the children after they died.

Just like how I could see Maddie.

Something happened back then that trapped him there. We need to go back

down there. I need to find out how he got trapped.

Because... If we could figure out what really lifts the veil up and down, we

can get me back out of here.

There's a new plan.

Xavier and I made contact with Kyle.

Or, well, the hospital ghost who took his body.

And we're going to convince him to put a stop to the demolition. And then we'll

have time to figure this whole thing out.

Right. The guy who stole the body for 20 years is probably itching to help out

and swap recipes.

The only other choice we have is defeat.

And I think we all agree that's not an option.

What's everyone saying?

That we're not giving up.

Oh, neat.

Simon, the body snatcher's coming here tonight.

Uh, maybe.

It's much later than after work, though.

Might be standing us up.

We'll go to him, then.

We don't have to wait.

His address is right here.

Don't make me walk through you. You are not confronting this guy on his own turf

at night alone I'll have Xavier. He just stole a body. You just got your body

back. You could be vulnerable This is our only option.

No It isn't Boiler room now

Simon you won't convince me that you going back down there is okay.

It was not Quinn's hit time in there is affecting you Just give me a minute

Well, I... Are you planning on telling them?

About your door?

I don't know how I can.

Can't.

You have to let me go.

No. We have another choice now.

Who knows what confronting this guy will do to you, Maddie. He could be

dangerous. And let me guess, you don't want your best friend to do something

dangerous? No, I don't. Well, I saw him this afternoon.

He didn't do anything then.

And honestly, there's no one else who can give us the help we need.

Yes, there is.

You don't know that this pastor has answers.

If he did, he wouldn't be trapped.

He knows how this all started.

He's trying to tell me.

And what if something with your plan goes wrong?

What if your plan doesn't work?

We can't control anything.

I think we both know we're doing this.

I mean, come on.

It's you.

It's me.

You've saved me over and over again, Simon.

This time I want to save you back.

You've already saved me so many times since we were nine.

I wish we could do this together.

I wish I could go down there with you.

I'm scared for you.

Same.

But all we can do is try.

At least that part we're doing together.

A body snatcher?

A white-eyed monster in the basement.

This will all be the most hilarious story someday, right?

Someday.

But never more hilarious than the time the milkshake came out of your nose on

my 12th birthday.

Answering Xavier's bat call?

Yeah, just a casual school night pursuing a demented body snatcher. At

the place we took hay rides as kids.

Diego puked in the corn maze.

No way. You cannot come.

The less of us in danger, the better.

Or the more of us that go, the safer it'll be.

It's bad enough Xavier's coming. I won't put us all at risk. But we could help.

Why should it be him? What, because he's a guy? Come on, Maddie. And, like,

what's he gonna do to protect you? Brood at him?

Uh, I can hear you.

Just say.

Okay, I need my head in the game. Please.

Stay here and watch out for Simon. Who we can't see or talk to.

We'll be back.

Hopefully with our bodies intact.

Hopefully with more answers on how to get Simon and the others out of here.

Count to ten then follow?

Yeah, let's go.

Yes,

Mike.

Now.

Why do I suddenly have a bad feeling?

Do you not want to do this?

Of course I don't, but when has that ever mattered?

I want to know what you're trying to tell me.

I'm listening.

The drawings.

They're his story.

Simon.

He's trying to remember.

Do you know who I am?

Yes. I know who you are.

You're the pastor of this church.

Let me help you remember.

And then you can tell me why I'm here.

Kids, you came.

Look at that.

Time got away from me.

Didn't mean to leave you hanging.

Oh, sorry about all the mud.

Life of a dairyman.

Just finished up with the ladies.

About the cows, that is.

Well, you came all this way. Come on in.

I don't bite.

Right this way.

You have a lot of old stuff.

Yes, I like antiques.

Please, have a seat.

I'll make some tea.

Chamomile? Earl Grey?

Oh, we don't need anything.

Oh, nonsense.

Everyone needs a little tea in the evenings.

Peppermint?

I see lights.

Turn off the car so they won't see us.

Livvy, you're a lucky girl.

Once we get the ball rolling on the school, it's all gravy.

Mom, do you want to see something I think you'll find very interesting?

I have something that will make Maddie Nears... Enough!

Maddie Nears is small potatoes.

We're here to pick up Casey's donation check, which will clinch the school for

us.

The Nears girl is not our problem.

But she and the rest of them are up to something.

I know it. This is proof.

It's not...

Oh, sweetie.

The world isn't fair.

And the fact that at your age you still don't understand that means I'm doing

something right.

I've worked really hard to give you everything that I never had as a child.

And I did that all on my own.

The only one you can count on is yourself.

Remember that.

Here we go.

Careful, it's hot.

Wouldn't want to burn you.

So. Tell me.

Why are you really here?

You can't be that worried about what happens to a school you'll be leaving in

a few months.

What club do you want a donation for?

You look sort of artsy.

Art club?

We don't want a donation.

We want information.

Information?

On, uh, who you really are.

Please.

We need you to tell us what you know about ghosts.

Ghosts?

The ghost world.

My best friend, he's alive and he's stuck.

And I have other friends in there, too. And they'll get stuck inside that school

or that horrible church. This is all rather odd, I think.

You both better be leaving now.

No, it's a matter of life or death.

It's not about what you've done.

What I've done?

Why, I haven't the foggiest notion what you're talking about.

Okay, maybe we better go. We can't go.

Not without knowing more. We can't. I think your friend is ready to leave.

I liked your ring.

It's been in my family a long time.

Since 1912?

Longer, I suspect.

But I wouldn't know.

Because, of course, you weren't there, right?

Well, how could I be?

You tell us.

Mr. Van Hite.

It's been a long time since someone's called me that.

We won't tell anyone who you really are.

If you just help us.

I promise.

It's funny, you know?

When you're around long enough, nothing you do really matters.

You can just outlast every single...

Is that Dr.

Hunter Price?

Well, it really is Grand Central tonight.

Excuse me a moment.

I'm very eager to talk more when I return.

Save her! Oh my god!

He's making a run for it!

Simon was right.

He visited them after they died.

But then something happened.

Something dark.

Van Hite!

Van Hite!

There was a lightning storm.

And Van Hite got out.

He got stuck.

He drew those.

Their story.

And yours.

You were forgetting.

Getting lost in here.

All this time.

I know the truth.

You were their protector.

And you were trying to save them.

But you couldn't.

Your grief trapped you in here.

You are so lost in helping everyone.

You forgot everything.

Master, I remember the children.

I remember what happened.

Well, wouldn't you look at that?

You're one lucky young lady.

Minnie!

What the fuck is happening?