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** somebody knows What happened to Elise,

** anyone has any *dea where Elise might be,

we beg you to please get *n contact.

*here must be somebody who can help.

T*hree years ago, I lost my little sister, Elise.

TShe went out one n*ght to a party, and she never came home.'

*heytre d*gg*ng up the woods.

So, who was that? Er, Bob.

.You m*ght *-*m*m***- *o* as the expe'æt

. on all th*ng* that go bump in the night.'

tCall me back when you've given it a listen.'

EL*SE O* **O*O: t*tm not dead*t

*s she breath*ng? Stand back! Stand over there.

*hat d*d you do?*

*e have to move *t. I can't...

*nd what about *ol*? Oh, you stay away from Hol*.

** youtre here, do someth*ng.

You sure you dontt m*nd? Why would I mind?

* dunno... Some people m*ght.

You should talk about her. I talk about her all the time.

You th*nk about her all the t*me.

Oh...

* dunno.

*tts not a words th*ng.

*tm not good w*th words.

* *ust...

* *ust I*ke *eel*ng like she's around.

Ooes that make sense? Yeah.

* talk to her somet*mes. Yeah?

*u*te a lot, actual*.

*hen mumts gett*ng on my nerves. Problems at work. You.

She was the t*rst to know about you.

*h *

Ser*ous*. * told her, "I met this bloke today.

T, *e was I*ke an abandoned puppy that needed rescuing."

*ow... you were probab* r*ght. Yeah, I know.

So... do you *eel rescued?

* do. * *eel rescued. Good.

P*O* E O**L *O* E

**S*E* p*O* E: ' Hi, you've reached Hol*.

T*tm sorry * cantt take your call right now,

tbut ** you leave a message,

t*tll get back to you as soon as possible. Bye.'

*EEp Babe, it's me.

Er...

* dontt want to seem an old woman,

but *tts... ten past n*ne, and you said...

L*sten, * hope youtre O*.

Just g*ve me a call to let me know you're OK.

OOO* ***GS I'm so sorry!

Jesus Chr*st. *here have you been? With Dave Sarkissian.

*e swears hets about to make an offer on those bloody retail units.

You sa*d seven otclock* I know. I know, I'm sorry.

*tve been text*ng. I bet you have!

*tts not *unny. Too bloody right, it's not.

* lost my phone, by the way. Lost it where?

** * knew that, *t wouldntt be lost, would it?

*onest*, what a n*ght. Dave Sarkissian's late,

then he goes on *or hours and hours and hours.

*y the t*me * get away and...

*re you O*?

*tm good. * was *ust a b*t worr*ed.

*nd * knew you wanted to have this talk, so...

yeah.

So...

...are you st*ll O* to do that? We can wait.

*o, *tts t*ne. *owts... good.

So, yeah... * got my per*od.

* had a good *eel*ng.

* thought, th*s t*me, *t would take.

T,*aket,. Jesus. *hat a word.

*nd therets the money. Oh, the money doesn't matter.

*etll get the money. *e can...

*... * dunno. *e can keep try*ng.

*onest*?

*tm not sure * can.

Oh, O*.

* mean, every t*me, *t *ee*s I*ke...

* dontt know. *ereavementts probab* too strong a word.

* know *tts stup*d.

*ecause they were never real.

*hey were never real* there.

*ut you were hop*ng so much.

*t was I*ke you could *eel them.

*tts I*ke youtve lost someth*ng.

Ooes that make sense?

*t does, yeah. *t makes sense.

*nd * *ust... * cantt keep putting us both through it!

Just hop*ng so much, then losing them.

* *ust cantt do *t. SH E SOBS

** you want to stop, we can stop.

*ut ** you *ust wanna, I*ke, just take a breath,

we can do that, too.

*e can go on hol*day. Go to Greece.

**t o* sun. Or*nk *ets*na. Throw up in a bidet.

*e can do whatever you I*ke.

*ll * care about *s you.

* *ust want you to be happy.

*tts the on* th*ng * care about.

MUS*C: tOoh La Lat by Goldfrapp

*ello, g*n and ton*c. please?

*ell, thank you *

Mate* *ow are you? I didn't know you were coming.

Oh, * know. *e*ther d*d *, real*.

*hat made you come along?

Erm, well, * was meant to go to this other thing I was invited to,

but my ex.g*rl*r*end was go*ng with her fiance, and... yeah.

So, here * am. **I* *o Mates. Right. Ouch.

Yeah, well. Er, cheers.

*o be honest, I'm not even sure I like parties.

* dontt th*nk anyone does. Not real*.

Oo you know what helps w*th that?

*ot I*k*ng part*es? No. What?

Orugs.

Yeah?

*ll r*ght.

So you do bel*eve *t all? You real* believe in ghosts?

L*ke, actual* bel*eve.

*t depends what you mean by "believe".

*bout *Oo** o* the recent* bereaved experience what's called

a t,post.bereavement hallucinatory experience...

E*ght out o* ten people

w*ll see the ghost of a person they lost.

*he*r mother, the*r *ather, their wife, their child.

*ow, they could be exper*enc*ng an objective phenomenon.

Or *t could be pure* psycholog*cal.

Or *t could be someth*ng *n.between, who knows?

E*ther way, the quest*on is not whether ghosts exist -

o* course they ex*st. They're part of our experience.

*e see them, we hear them. We sense them.

*he on* quest*on *s...

...what are they?

*e ask on* to be reassured, about the noises in the cellar...

and the w*ndow that should not have been open.

So, where does all th*s come *rom? How did you get into it?

*h, the most pred*ctable way possible, I suppose.

Yeah, whatts that? When I saw one.

One what?

One what do you th*nk?

* E EX**LES OEEp*

*hat? *ctual*?

*ctual*.

Shall we head back then? Back to the party, show our faces?

MUS*C: tOver *nd Overt by Hot Chip

M** : tSer*ous*?t BOB: He's a professor at Copenhagen.

*as*cal*, reproduces poltergeist phenomena,

r*ght there *n h*s lab.

*h*ngs lev*tate, f* across the room.

*tts I*ke... It's like he's built a room

*ns*de a k*nd o* electro-magnetic chamber.

M** :. ***-* w* go* lad*** and gentlemenr. is eve'feybody 'æeady?

C* EE***G

C*O*O:. **v*... tou*-... th*-**... two... one...'

C* EE***G

*appy *ew year*

*ello. Hello.

Erm, boss, be*ore we step *ns*de... Is eve'feything OK?

*, er...

* actual* know the missing woman's fami*.

0*. Well, the sister, real*.

She and * were in the same year at school.

** *t gonna ** a p*-o*I*m* Absolute* not. No, not for me.

*h*n * th*nk w*. *-* p*-o*a*I* good* don't you?

O*... Cheers, boss.

So, Mr *edman,

* expect youtll have gathered why we're all here?

*etre *nvest*gat*ng the disappearance of Elise Fox.

So, ** you wouldntt m*nd taking us through

exact* what happened that n*ght?

*bsolute*, please. O* course.

So* what took *ou to th* pa*-t**

*h, the host. My boss. It's sort of an annual fixture.

*e *nv*tes all the other OJs and their staff

and bas*cal*... everyone in his village.

*tts sort o* a th*ng. Annual thing.

S*nce the t*Os, * th*nk.

*nd wh*I* *ou w**-* th**-** did you see o'æ speak to Elise Fox?

*ot that * know o*. That you "know of"?

*ell, therets... therets, I*ke, a million people there,

so, all n*ght, youtre I*ke, " Hello this, excuse me that,"

so, you know...

* couldtve, you know, whatever, said hello or something.

*ut ** * d*d, * dontt... I don't know.

So, how come youtre, er... Leaving?

Yeah.

Oh, *tts, er... *tts my ex, **chard.

Your ex. Yeah. Although...

hets not actual* getting that message.

*e th*nks wetre more I*ke Ross and Rachel.

Oh, r*ght. Yeah.

*ut wetre not, we're more like Rachel and Gunther.

O*.

Letts go over there.

*appy *ew year. Happy New Year.

Er, *ob, th*s *s El*se. El*se, *ob.

*ello, El*se. *appy *ew year. Happy New Year.

So, where are you two thr*ll k*ds headed?

Just ytknow... home, real*.

*ome? Oh, come on. The night's young, sure*?

*here must be somewhere local we can grab a drink?

* mean, *he *heatsheatts got a late licence.

*e could go *n there and see if we could get something,

** you *an* *t? The Wheatsheaf.

Excellent *dea. So, who's up for The Wheatsheaf?

Come on, *tts a b*t embarrass*ng,

go*ng home th*s ear* on New Year's Eve.

*ow, thatts two *or *he *heatshea*. Nathan?

Yeah, all r*ght, sod *t. Three for The Wheatsheaf.

O*L *OO*S

** Ey L*UG*

So, you cantt get tax*, you're walking to the train station.

*h*s bloke, *ob, comes dr*v*ng past.

Er, yeah. *e was *ust on h*s way home, and he stopped to pick me up.

*nd *ou w**-* alon* at h** po*nt* Absolute*, yes. Just...

Just me and *ob.

S* E L*UG*S I'll drink to that.

Ooes *he *heatshea* have any drug-taking facilities?

Erm, not as such, no.

*ut theytll do you a Cumberland sausage.

*hen how about we stop o** en route for a nice little top-up?

Y*ah* *u*t to *a*kt*-a*k a **t...

*ou. *-* a**olut*I* *u*-* *ou didn't see Elise Fox at this time?

Yeah, well, I*ke * sa*d, I don't know if I saw her or not.

*.*.* dontt know.

*t was real* busy, and there were so many people there.

*nd how do we know th*s place? LocaĮs call it "The Hollow".

*tts I*ke loverst lane or someth*ng. In the summer, anyways.

Yeah, why? *hy on* *n summer?

Cos *tts haunted.

*aunted? *y whom?

* grey lady. Like a witch or something.

Yeah? Mm-hm.

Shets got th*s aw*ul express*on on her face, like she's terrified.

You ever seen her? Yeah, right!

S* E L*UG*S

* bet therets a r*ver nearby, though.

*owtd you know that?

*herets usual* runn*ng water near haunted lanes.

Oh, and hets o*** Wait, what? Shh.

*hy *s that? *he water?

*ho knows?

Maybe electr*cal currents interfering with brain activity,

espec*al* the temporal lobe.

Could be *n*rasound. Mm-hm.

Yeah. *ow come?

*tts pretty cool. Exposure to low-frequen* sound.

*tm talk*ng around 18 *cles a second.

*hatts rough* the *requen* of a tiger's growl.

*t causes a sort o*... prey response in us.

G*ves r*se to a lot o* unpleasant physiological effects -

sh*ver*ng, anx*ety, breathlessness.

* sense o* unseen danger, of being watched.

L*ke wetre be*ng hunted.

*ll you need to create the e**ect

*s to make the right kind of standing wave.

L*ke when you do th*s.

LO*.p**C* EO * UMM**G

* E S*O**S, TH EY GIGGLE

*tts a bad *oke.

*o, * dontt m*nd.

* I*ttle reckless? Yeah.

Yeah? Mm-hm.

My bladderts gonna explode. I'm going for a slash.

Grey Lady.

Yeah, yeah, all r*ght.

***SpE*S: **tch.

Leave some *or me. *ack *n a t*ck.

*ctual*, * m*ght be a wh*le, so y'know, whatever.

*s he gone?

Yeah.

** Ey G*GGLE

S* E S****S

S* E S****S ** O EX**LES

*appy *ew year.

*er ex told us she may have taken drugs,

so *s there any poss*b*I*ty, during the course of the evening,

that you sold *llegal drugs,

or... gave *llegal drugs

to a woman who might have been Elise Fox?

*bsolute* not.

*o, why, why would you even... Why would you even think that?

Oo * need to call someone? Do I need a lawyer or something?

You. *-* a**olut*I* t*-** to call counselr. of cou'æse.

*ut *ou. *-* not *-*all* in t'æouble he'æe.

*e traced your movements.

You what? *tm sorry?

*h*s *s you and Mr Morrow, on your way home at 4: 12am.

O*.

El*se *ox was last reported al*ve around 4:30am.

*hatts * * m*nutes later... and 30 miles away.

*tm sorry?

El*** *ox wa* h*a*-d *ang*ng on he'æ ex-boyf'æiend's bed'æoom window.

C*yw**ng* d*mand*ng to ** I*t *n**d*.

*ppa*-*ntl** v**yw* d**t*-****d... and confused.

Sorry, * dontt understand.

*.*hat do you mean? What are you saying?

*hat she was al*ve, *athan.

Long a*ter you got home, she was alive.

So youtre not a suspect in her disappearance.

*OL*, ** **S * E*O: 'I' m 'æeally so'æ'fey.'

t* dontt know what to say.t

. Oon.t wo*-*yw** no on* *v**- do**. Thanks fo'æ the d'æink.'

*tll g*ve you a call. Lookr. e'æmr. best not.

Mr *ox? Yes?

Er, h*, *tm *athan. I'm a friend of Hol*'s.

Oh, ah...

...*tm a*ra*d shets not at home.

Oh, O*. O*, r*ght.

Come a long way? Ah, no, not real*. Not too far.

Just... Just *rom town, so...

*ell, she... she shouldntt be long. She's just running an errand.

*hy dontt you come *ns*de and wa*t?

*ell, are you sure? I don't want to impose.

*o. *o, no, no, *tts no trouble.

*e glad o* the company.

Oarl*ng?

Oarl*ng, th*s *s *athan. Nathan, this is Hol*'s mum, June.

Oh. *rentt those love*?

Shall * put them *n water?

Please, thank you.

She shouldntt be long. Shets, um, just getting Hetty seen to.

*etty?

Our daughterts cat.

Oh... **ght.

Oh, er... Sit, please.

So... how do you and *ol* know one another?

*athan was look*ng to buy a house, darling. They met that way.

Oh, * see.

*e actual* we went *or a dr*nk a few weeks back.

*ell... sort o*.

*t d*dntt... d*dntt go too well, if I'm honest.

*tm sorry. *he th*ng *s, shets...

been hav*ng a d**t*cult t*me of it late*.

*ell, *.* know... some o* *t. It's just that she...

OOO* OpE*S

She told me, she ment*oned *t.

*OL*: Who.* *a*- ** that in the d'æive?

*ea, darl*ng? Gasping.

Oh... Go on.

Oarl*ng, why dontt you show Nathan the garden?

What d*d *ou th*nk *ou w**-* do*ng*

*hat could * do? *hey asked me *n. But why a'æe you even he'æe?

Look, *tm real* sorry. *tts...

*tts *ust, you wouldn't take my calĮs.

So *ou *om* to m* hou*** *

*ot w*th any expectat*ons.

*nd that.* 0** ** *t*

* d*dntt mean to upset you.

Look... *ou *an **** *-*ght*

Wh* *t m*ght ** up**tt*ng to*- m** to have someone do what you did?

W*. *-* not a no*-mal tam*I*. Things a'æen't no'æmal fo'æ us.

Yeah, *tm real* sorry. It was stupid.

Y*ah* *t *-*all* wa*.

*. m *o*-*yw* * d*dn.t tak* *ou*- *al**.

Ooesntt matter. Of cou'æse it matte'æs.

Oh* m* *od. What?

*t * don.t a*k *ou to Sunda* lun*h* they' Il neve'æ fo'ægive me.

Oh, here he *s, then. *he groom*

*LL: *ey* Hello, hi.

Er, these are *or Jack*.

** ha*n.t m*t Ja*k* **t.

Sh*.* not h**-* **t. She's always late.

Sh*. Il ** lat* to*- th* w*dd*ng. It's all 'æight.

S*t down. *. Il tak* th***. Comer. sit.

Oh, hey. Hey, how are you doing?

W* wo*-k tog*th**-.

*ey, n*ce to meet you. Hi, nice to meet you, too.

Oh* at la*t*

*h* ma*d ot honou*- makes an ent'æance!

C* EE***G Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.

*athan? Jacki?

GL*SS CL** ***G

So, *tm smok*ng. *s anyone smok*ng?

*athan? *re you... are you smok*ng?

Er, actual*, *tm all r*ght. It's cold out.

O*. Er, let me say *t another way.

Erm... please *o*n me outs*de

*or the b*t where the *est *oman delivers a warning speech...

*LL: Ooh * ..to the groom.

*LL: Ooh *

you. *-* *n t*-ou*I** mat**

She doesntt know.

*o. You have to tell her.

*ell her what?

Oh, ah... that you were there. That night.

*ell, yeah, me and about 300 other people.

Yeah, that. And what's it gonna achieve?

*tts not about ach*ev*ng anyth*ng, it's about her knowing the truth.

*ut why? Because you're *ing to her.

Look, when * met her, she didn't talk about it.

Obv*ous*, I knew she had this thing,

that someth*ng had happened, but I didn't know what it was,

cos she d*dntt talk about *t.

*nd by the t*me she d*d, it was too late.

* d*dntt want to ru*n *t. Me and her.

* wasntt try*ng to dece*ve her, for Christ's sake.

* *ust... * d*dntt wanna hurt her.

Look, all * want to do is to make her happy.

L*teral*, honest*, that is all I want in the world.

*nd she *s* Shets happy. You saw her in there.

Shets happy.

* wontt let you hurt her.

* wontt. *nd * couldntt.

Cos ** you do... *tll bury you.

P*O* E V*****ES

*ello? Nathan?

****** : ' How did you get that phone?'

Ch**k*n *alan** *ox and the double esp'æesso?

Mag*c.

*ob, * swear to God. * swear...

* told you, *t cantt wa*t any more. It has to be tomorrow.

T*e have to move her, *athan. We have to.'

C*ME** S* U**E* CL*C*S

C** *EVS

*ho *s that?

*EVS Here's Graham.

*ob. please dontt.

*ho *s *t? Can you see? No.

Call the pol*ce. I' Il go and have a wo'æd.

Oarl*ng, you should call the pol*ce. And say what?

*e care*ul.

* th*nk Grahamts on h*s way down to have a word with me.

T*hat should * say to h*m when he gets here?

T*hat should * tell h*m?t Bob, stop.

T Oo you want me to tell them, Nathan?

T Oo you want me to tell them what you did?

T*hat you bur*ed El*se?

T*hat you put her *n the ground?t Bob, please!

Youtve got about t*ve seconds. GRAHAM: ' Can I help you?'

* E S*G*S Bob, come on!

**llo* Four seconds.

Just, *ob, stop* Just... Just leave it alone!

*o... 'This is my p'æope'æty.'

One...

*rgh * *ll r*ght* All right! All right!

*omorrow n*ght? Yeah... Yeah, tomorrow night.

*omorrow n*ght. Now, just leave him alone!

Ex*u** m** *an * h*lp*

So, where d*d you tell her youtd be? Let's get this straight.

** you threaten my *am** aga*n, I'll kill you.

*tll w*pe you *rom the *ace of the fucking earth.

*heytll never t*nd you.

*ll r*ght?

*ttll be over soon.

*s she breath*ng? *s she breath*ng?* Stand back! Stand over there.

*hat d*d you do?

*hat d*d you do? *hat d*d you do?*

*O*: t Look at her* What did you do?!'

* used to come here somet*mes.

*hy?

You never d*d?

*o, *ob. * never d*d. Why would anyone?

* dontt know.

*o make *t real?

*hatts the th*ng...

* dontt want *t to be real.

So, whents *athan *o*n*ng us? Ohr. he's not tonight.

**.* d*al*ng w*th a bit of a situation.

Oh, real*? *hat s*tuat*on?

**.* had th** old mat* tu*-n up out of the blue.

*ork *r*end?

*o* *om*on* t*-om th* old da*** I think. Nathan ha'ædly knows him.

*ut th** *lok*.* in p'æetty di'æe st'æaits.

**ntall* *o*-t ot th*ng.

Oh, poor old *athan. Well, that's all well and good,

but wetre *n schtuck without a fourth.

Oh* d*dn.t * *a** Jacki's stepping in.

Oh, love** *owts she keep*ng?

Sh*.* good. *u*h th* *am*.

St*ll no boy*r*end *n the p*cture?

*on**tl** *um* * *-*all* don.t th*nk that's gonna happenr. do you?

*ell, you never know.

*ut as long as shets happy.

**. So sorry *tm late.

Love* to see you.

So, whots my partner *n cr*me for the evening?

*t hurts you even have to ask. Oh, come here! Good to see you.

*here shall * s*t? I'd sit...

0*. W*n**

*as *t true?

O*d you see her? El*se?

Stand*ng at the end o* your bed?

Come on. G*ve me a hand.

*hank you.

*re you O*? Cou'æse. Why?

Youtve been check*ng your texts every five seconds.

S* E C* UC*LES Bloody hellr. Inspecto'æ *o'æse.

*t.* *u*t *athan* hasn't been himself.

**.* on *dg*.

**tuall** h** n*ghtma*-** a*-* *a*k* and that's always a sign.

**ghtmares about what?

*t.* *u*t a th*ng w*th h*m. It happens when he's st'æessed out.

** talk* *n h** *I**p.

Som*t*m*** h* **-***.

Som*t*m*** h** I*k*... sits bolt up'æightr.

And *. m I*k** .,Whoa*.,

*nd h*. Il look at *ou...

...*ut no*od*.* hom*.

** n*v**- *-*m*m***-* *t in the mo'æning.

*ell, has he seen a doctor?

Y*ah* a*out a m*ll*on t*m**.

**.* got *I**p*ng p*I*** but he doesn't like to take them.

*hy not?

*n *a** th**-*.* a t**-* and I' m unconsciousr.

And h* ha* to *-***u* m*. No.

S* E S**GGE*S Yeah.

** m*ght ***m p*-*tt* *an* on the outside.

Und**-n*ath* h*.* *a***all* m*ntal.

*nd th**-*.* a**o th** *lok*. What bloke?

*athan.* mat*. *o*.

*nd whots *ob?

Som* *lok* t*-om **a*-* ago* appa'æently.

** *a***all* tu'æns up at the doo'æ one night.

*nd **n** th*n...

**.* got a t*w ***u** m*ntall** o'æ whateve'ær.

*o *t.* *ad* *-*all*.

*ut h*.* *-*all* g*tt*ng to *athan.

*hat *s *t?

******tS VO*CE: t yeah, he was just on his way home,

tand he stopped and p*cked me up.

T*ell, I*ke * sa*d, I don't know if I saw her or not.

T*.* dontt know, it was real* busy...'

J*C**: t*nd th*s bloke *ob comes driving past?

T yeah, he was *ust... on his way home,

tand he *ust stopped to p*ck me up.t

.*nd *ou w**-* alon* at that po*nt*. 'Absolute*, yeah.

T*t was *ust... me and *ob.

TJust me and *ob.t

V*OEO *E*** O**G 'Just me and Bob.'

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