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Previously on School Spirits... Come on! Ralph, you gotta wake up!

Let me help you remember.

You can tell me while I'm here.

Alfred Van Hite was a greedy man who only wanted what little we had.

He knew that choir was in the basement that day.

Why are you so edgy? If they tear down the school, the ghosts who are here are

here forever.

Forgotten.

He promised he would say so. I met Van Hite last night. He's been doing this

for almost a century.

Swapping from one body to the next. What if there's a way to get to Simon? If I

could just get my door to open, I'll find him there.

We walk in a curve line into something new.

The birds are watching every step I take.

Beneath the stars and beneath the moon, there is a hole.

It's covered up in darkness.

Don't forget me when I'm gone

I thought I would hate how quiet in-service days are, but today I would

love a day with no classes and no students.

Instead, we have to sit here and watch a bunch of strangers decide our future.

It all feels so wrong.

Even more so than usual.

Yeah, that's the sting of betrayal.

Didn't have a choice, Charlie.

It was our best lead for finding Simon. Maybe he didn't feel like he had a

choice to take his door, but he had a choice to keep it from us. I think he

was trying his best to say goodbye.

How do we know if it worked?

If him taking his door brought him to Simon?

We don't.

Maybe we can't.

So, we just sit around now, worrying?

In case you've forgotten, there's a clock and it's ticking.

Is it a clock or is it a bomb?

Okay. Listen, all may not be lost yet.

There is still a chance for this place and for us.

Today's meeting could go our way.

You have to sound convincing.

Try it again.

All right. I demand that you explain your involvement with John.

Jeff. Jeff.

From J&L Spotlight Developments and, uh, Casey Jensen.

And, uh... Give him a break.

We've been at it all night. We're all exhausted. You're right. You're right.

He just needs to record a confession, and then we can all go home and take a

nap. Yeah, and you know how to do a recording, right?

Uh... Right?

Yeah, yeah, right. Sure. Uh-huh. You need to be sure, okay? We need to have

enough to take to my dad.

Okay, don't get mad at me. I'm trying to help you.

Help me how?

Well, I was driving around and I almost smashed into Maddie, who was walking

around in the dark like a psychopath.

Honestly, there's something wrong with her.

She's in like a trance or something.

I can't even get her to tell me where she lives.

So I'm taking her into the ER.

No, don't do that.

Just, please, wait outside until we get there, okay?

Xavier you have to go to the hospital now and find You know who Claire and I

will stay here and deal with this Go

Dawn? I'm so happy to see you.

I'm happy to see you, too.

But can you please get off of me?

You did it.

You had a breakthrough.

This is where the doors and our scars lead. Yep.

Total psych out, huh?

Thought I'd see some pearly gates or something, but instead... It's just a

lot of trees.

Just like Shakespeare said.

All that lives must die, passing through nature to eternity.

Dawn, focus.

My friend Simon.

Do you remember him?

The guy that could see you?

Sure, I remember.

Dawn, please.

You have to help me find him. He's not even supposed to be here.

He's not even dead.

I didn't think I'd ever see you again.

Especially since you made it back to your life.

How do you know that?

Janet.

If Janet's here, then maybe... Dawn, have you seen Molly?

No. He has to be here.

He has to be here somewhere.

I'll help, but you need to know this place isn't like what we're used to.

Doesn't really make much sense.

Honestly, at this point, nowhere does.

Down the stairs she wanders. She sells dizzy spells.

Enough to put me on the.

Simon!

Almost closing in.

Time almost out.

By the long moon of the bedroom waking shadow.

What's happening to her?

Just exhaustion.

She's been this way for a while.

Right. Well, I hope she feels better.

Uh, hey, Livia?

Thank you for picking her up and bringing her here.

Who knows what would have happened if you hadn't been out this morning.

I had a lot to think about.

You don't need to thank me.

It was the right thing to do.

Despite what you might think about me, I do care about that.

This has happened before. A couple of times, but never this long.

And she's never been quite so active.

It's always when she has those visions, though.

Oh, shit.

I think we need to keep her moving.

Why? If someone can get hopped into under anesthesia, well, then I'm

guessing whatever this is makes her vulnerable, too.

We have to godfather her.

What? You know, in the godfather.

I may have to move Vito Corleone around the hospital so he doesn't get

assassinated. You haven't seen the Godfather, have you? No.

Take the way.

Careful.

Okay, that's it.

Okay.

You mean weekend at Bernie's?

No.

Oh, he's here. Okay, we're just... Remember, we have all the proof. Just

stay calm and she can't run away out of this. Go! Go!

Ah,

Dr. Hunter Price.

I have a matter of some great importance to discuss with you.

Get out of my way. I'm gonna get what I want today.

It really does feel like a ghost town around here.

We see other people, but not all that often.

Dawn, I might have seen someone very bad take a door to this place. Are they

looking for Simon, too?

What makes you think he's even here?

Simon?

Who are you?

How are you here?

Oh.

It's me.

It's Janet.

Is she safe?

Yeah, for now.

I mean, Xavier said she's out of it.

But she's okay.

He said he's keeping an eye on her.

Okay, good.

Good. Now we can just focus on destroying the Wicked Witch of Western

Wisconsin.

And just do it, like, right here, in front of everyone?

Yeah, I mean...

What other choice do we have? We can't get Deb alone. We can't trick it out of

her. Why not just show the receipts and let the court of public opinion decide?

Right.

Receipts.

Here.

You're tuned in to 98.9, Split River's Rockiness Station.

This next one goes out to hometown hero, Wally Clark, who just last night led

Split River High to the regional championships.

Let's go Devils!

That is a bad sound.

Someone's stuck.

Stuck?

Stuck where?

Shake it up, shake it up. Dad!

Shake it up, shake it up. Wally. Shake it up, shake it up. Looking good, Wally.

Yo, Wally, how's it going?

Shake it up, shake it up.

Let's go, Wally.

Oh, my God. Wally.

Walter.

He's like, you're an upchuck. I was just worried about something, but I totally

forgot what it was.

Hey, bro.

I thought we were going to skip personal questions.

Slurping.

All right, get out of here.

No,

no. Don't get lost in there. You have to come out.

come down come down now

I knew you two were an item.

Al?

What are you doing here?

Well, I came here to find Simon, but never in a million years did I think I'd

find you first.

What the fuck was that?

I should have said before, always stay away from mirrors.

And don't cross the river.

Unless you don't want to come back.

You got your door?

Until yesterday, I really wasn't planning on taking it.

But I had to try.

Can you just stop for a second?

Whatever you're looking for, maybe I can help.

If you just tell me what you're looking for, I...

Do you know?

Know what?

Who I am.

Do you know who I am?

Of course I do.

Do you... not?

Edmund?

Please, wait up!

Let's move on to special item number one, approval of two new equipment

trailers for the Horseman Middle School track and field team. Now, I know we're

all eager to discuss the Split River High demolition proposal, but bear with

us while we address a couple of other items first.

Oh, come on.

Do we really need to rest on protocol?

We're voting for progress.

here people let's get on it no we can't vote yet you have to give us a chance to

defend this place you can't skip us they're right what about public comment

oh public comment we have a very compelling argument to make and a lot of

questions about what you're planning to do with the site after the demolition

and i think you have a special interest in that right dr hunter price

Of course. We will absolutely continue with public comment once we finish with

the agenda.

Would you like to go first, young lady?

Now, a quick review.

We are pleased to report that agenda items one through four passed

unanimously in last week's committee meeting.

Hello?

Nicole, are you with Maddie?

I know there's the meeting at the school today, but she hasn't been answering her

calls. I'm getting worried.

Yeah, she's good. She's just, um... Nicole, just say it.

Maddie and I had a talk last night and she told me everything.

I know the truth.

She's okay.

But she's at the hospital.

With her dad.

We're ready for your comment.

Okay.

I didn't actually think I would be speaking today, but...

Screw it.

The truth is that none of this was ever about a new school.

It's not about better computers or more space or new opportunities for the

students of Split River.

This is about greed and corruption and the unending cycle of bullshit that we

are finally putting an end to today We

have

proof That our superintendent, Dr.

Hunter Price, is destroying the school for her own gain. And it says right

here, she makes a huge profit if she can deliver this demolition.

Wait.

Where'd she go?

What? Mr. Price. Say that again? Look, I mean, we just got some very big, very

shitty news. And I just, I want you to see that.

While I am, yeah, still dealing with some very difficult feelings, I also can

recognize that you might need a space to, you know, freak out.

I'm not freaking out, really.

Yeah, no, and I can see that, and that is, like, totally cool, but you can, if

you want. I want to be here for you, if that's something that you need.

I know that I said that the way you feel things sometimes makes me feel

suffocated.

I'm not mad. I'm just relaying.

I'm trying.

That's what I'm saying.

Can we just make a quick pact? Just, um... Right now, just really quickly

promise each other that if we do disappear into a state of oblivion

and... We lose the ability to communicate using words.

Yeah.

Can we still hold hands sometimes?

I can think of a couple other things we can do that don't require words.

Whoa. Okay.

Uh, no, sorry, I just, um... Do you smell that?

It smells like...

Gasoline? Are you sure? I could

barely smell anything. Yeah, I'm sure. But why would someone take gas from the

fallout shelter? Doesn't gasoline expire? Maybe the grounds came from us

gassing up the lawnmower? I don't know. There's like a million things they could

need gas for. I don't know. We need to find Rhonda and Quinn and we need to

tell them. Watch where you're going!

Did she just see us?

Okay, let's go down to the cafeteria.

Lunch is over, so it'll be mostly empty.

What the hell is happening? Don't panic, okay? What's happening, Xavier?

I can't explain that right now.

She... She told me.

She told me about the school and her body and her dad. So just tell me the

truth. What is happening to her? She's fine.

She's safe.

You think?

We yeah

Thank

you

She told you about the visions

right we think she's trapped inside one of them She's been this way for a while.

There's got to be something we can do.

Maybe she went too far into one of those visions and, um...

The door.

She kept seeing a door in there.

Maybe she took it.

Find her.

Go find our girl.

I know what to do.

Tell her I'm going to bring her back.

Look, I know what we saw, okay? That off-brand Elvira, she looked straight at

us. She talked to us. She had that ring.

But that would mean that... It's Van Hyde.

Whoever it is, they are now very aware of us.

What is she doing?

Oh, sweet Jesus.

Oh!

Um, wait, wait, wait.

Isn't the cafeteria right below?

Oh, my God.

The library.

All right, we've heard from the opposition.

Now we will give those in favor of demolishing the high school a chance to

speak.

I'll take a side entrance.

Why would Van Hite do this?

Get out of there!

You have to call the police!

You can't hear us. We can't do anything. Van Hite just locked every single person

who could stop the demolition plan in a tinderbox. And if the school is

destroyed, one way or another. We won't be able to stop them either.

We'll be forgotten.

And he'll finally have the land he was so desperate for all those years ago.

They're all locked.

I can't even warn them.

We can't.

Can't.

We can warn them.

We just need to go through the pool in the scar.

We'll be visible just long enough to tell them to call for help. You're sure

it'll take us to the library?

All I can do is hope so. What should we do?

See if we can find a way to stop the fire, even briefly.

And if we can't?

Try and slow her down.

This isn't possible. This shouldn't be possible.

You found him.

Yes, but something's very wrong.

It's like he's forgetting things. He doesn't remember me and he keeps asking

me who he is.

Simon?

Simon, please look at me.

Who's that?

Simon's mom.

Simon.

Do you know who I am?

Simon. No, no, no.

Maddie, it's dangerous.

I know you feel lost, but I need you to snap out of it.

Listen to me, Simon.

You're Simon Elroy.

I'm Matty Nears.

Look.

Try to remember.

No! Stop!

Oh,

he can swim like a fish.

Matty, what are you... Touch him. Why not?

They entered a memory.

Like what happened to you back in the woods. Like the scars at school.

Here, it's reflections.

And instead of being forced into our nightmares... We get to see the good

stuff. Unfortunately, it's just as easy to get trapped in the good memories as

it is the bad ones.

There is a way to break through.

People we've lost or those we've left behind, they can reach you. But you have

to be listening.

I love this movie.

I know.

Okay, you guys aren't babies anymore, but it's your favorite night of the

year, so just humor me.

Let me take some pictures.

Not now, Mom.

Okay, fine.

I'm going to stop bugging you. But I am going to get a photo before the end of

the night.

Want some of this?

No, I'm good.

Maddy?

It's me.

I need you to come back.

Maddy?

Mom?

Yeah, Mom?

Nothing.

It's Halloween.

Last year we were having a horror movie marathon.

You wanted to watch all the classics.

You have to come with me, Simon.

We have to make new memories now.

Ready?

You're okay.

We're okay.

What's happening?

Listen to me.

You're Simon Elroy.

Remember.

You've lost yourself trying to save me.

Trying to save everyone.

Simon, this is real. You couldn't have known all that without me. Simon!

The minute you were born, you were touched by death.

And that's a heavy thing to carry.

You belong back in your life. In our life.

And I would rather die than let you get lost here.

You're our best friend.

Come home to your family, Simon.

Come home.

To me.

This isn't working.

When we do this, it's not real water. Keep trying.

We have to hurry. It's going to spread. Why aren't any of the alarms going off?

When did the world get so lax on fire safety?

Wait. What about the reset rule?

What?

Maybe if we bring this stuff through the scar.

Holy shit. Do you think that might actually work? Is that how this works?

It can't hurt to try.

Okay, what do we do? Do we just jump in?

Will it even work without water?

Ralph?

Ralph?

Ralph?

Hi.

Listen, I need your help.

We need to get to the library.

Do you... No, no.

Ralph?

Can you help us?

Can you help us get to the library?

It's filling up.

It was you?

Of this car?

You sent us to the library these last few days.

You sent me to the bus stop.

Why did you send me there?

Don't let nothing happen to him ever.

Are you punishing me?

Leaving you alone?

I'm sorry.

I am so sorry.

I didn't know any better. I was young.

I was scared.

I was a coward.

You knew something bad was going to happen on the bus.

Were you trying to stop it?

He didn't want you guys to be alone.

He knew someone was going to die.

It makes sense.

He couldn't stop it, but he can warn us.

And because of you, Mr. Martin.

None of us at Split River High had to enter the afterlife alone.

And not Ralph.

I left him.

I left him to get snatched up by that monster.

And then he spent almost 90 years in here.

By himself.

He wasn't by himself.

Okay, uh, we should step on it. The library's right above us.

Hey, Shirley, why don't you choke on a bag of nuts? Not now, dude. Not now.

Wait, do you smell that?

Oh, no.

What? Is it the smell of roasted peas? Not now!

Okay? Back off!

Is the fire breaching the scars?

Like breaking the veil? Is that even possible?

Maybe let's not wait to find out.

Mel, please.

Can you help us get to the library?

They weren't kidding about that only way out is through thing, were they?

About the trauma down here. Climb whatever the hell's going on.

board members please respond to the following motion

Can't we just go back the way we came?

Use the doors we entered through?

If you can find yours, maybe.

But we haven't been able to find ours.

We've tried.

This place, it's a lot more topsy-turvy.

It's like being stuck inside a pinball machine. So what, there's no way out of

here?

He did it.

He made it back to them.

Whoa.

The pastor crossed over.

Maddie?

Did anyone else hear that or is that in my head too? No, I definitely heard

that.

I missed you so much. I know, I know.

I missed you too.

I'm here to take you home.

Okay?

Follow me.

Ready?

This door should get you back, but you have to hurry. That could work.

Whoa. Oh, my dear.

Whoa, wait, wait, wait, wait. Is this the way out?

You gotta go. You don't have much time.

Your body's been vacant too long.

Come on, everyone, hurry! Come with us!

All the sweet ways you made it unfair.

Did you ever stop and think it was right there?

Nothing was all I had.

I split it every way so you could have half.

All the free springs are my good taste.

Oh, thank God.

for helping me find my way back.

Where's Ivan?

You found him?

Yeah, he was just with me.

It's Nicole.

Maddie, do what you have to do, but be careful.

Hey, uh, how are things at the school?

What? I can't believe this is working!

I think the solution is also the problem! What if the only reason that we

can fight the fire is because it's also burning in the ghost world?

I think we'll get to that problem for later.

Hey, Charlie.

What?

I really love you.

God, you have terrible timing.

I love you too.

Don't try to run.

We know it's you. It would be in your best interest to let me by and forget

you ever saw me.

You honestly think we'd let you go after what you've done?

Do you know how many people you've hurt?

Were you started here?

For the love of God, I have been going for almost a century doing what I want.

Going with no one questioning or interfering and all of a sudden what I'm

supposed to give this all up start over You already forced me to get rid of

what had become a very useful body it was working well for me and now

You want to force me to take drastic measures

All I've done is survive

I'm going to keep on doing it until I'm damn well ready to stop.

You're just a coward.

Oh, a coward.

Perhaps when you're a little older, you'll understand.

It's only the brave who fight and claw and kill their way out.

And as for whatever you think I've done, I promise you, I'd do it again.

over and over without a second thought.

This school is an error, a reminder that I've failed.

And I cannot wait to see it buried beneath a thousand tons of dirt, along

with that lovesick, infested church.

If you stand in my way, I promise you, you will regret it.

I will find you and everyone you love and I will bury them so far below this

world that they will forget what the sun even looks like.

You will stop me.

How do you plan on doing that?

Simon!

Simon?

I guess I'm alive again.

And we're going to need some help over here.

Maybe they should just tear it down.

What a day.

Am I right?

Yeah, did that just happen?

What do you think happened to Mr. Monopoly over there?

What do you think he did with the real Deb?

I don't know.

I don't have a good feeling about it.

Hopefully I knocked him into another plane of existence.

I'll be right back.

That guy, Van Hyde, he threatened her.

He knows who we are.

Oh, yeah?

Well, we know who he is.

Yeah, I'd like to see him try and come for us.

Well,

she's certainly a fixer-upper.

Thank God you're here.

I'm so glad you're all okay.

What happened?

I found where the doors lead, but I had to leave them there.

Wally, Janet, Dawn, and my dad.

Maddie!

I have to go, but I just wanted to make sure you guys were safe.

Sounds like we won't have school for a few days, so I don't know when I'll be

able to come back.

Don't worry, Jerry Bob.

We're not going anywhere.

Couldn't even if we wanted to.

Is anyone else really tired? Like, so tired you could actually sleep.

Honestly, I could really go for a smoke right now.

I might join you.

The stoners always stash some joints in the greenhouse.

Jump the fence.

Take the shortcut.

Is Mr. Martin still inside the school?

We're gonna check.

It'll be okay.

Guys Holy shit Did we

bring down the boundary

Women

weren't even allowed What do you mean it isn't the best scary movie ever? Zombies

are literally way more terrifying when they're slow.

No, it's scarier if they're fast because you can't outrun them.

Yes, but it's the Creep and Crawl.

No, that's an insane argument. You will never convince me of this.

You okay?

Yeah, just got a little distracted.

Yeah. Yeah, I know it feels like there's still a lot undone, huh?

We're gonna figure it out.

But today's school's closed.

There's nothing we can do.

So we're just gonna take our minds off matters of life and death and just

see a movie.

About death.

You're home.

Yeah.

How was your day?

Good. Great.

Is everything alright?

Yeah.

It's been a weird couple of days.

But I'll be okay.

Well, best to get some rest.

That's what I always say.

Good night, Mom.

Good night, dear.

He is calling.