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Glenny, you in there?

Why'd you wake me up at this time? Oh, it's freezing.

Oh, come on Glenny, it's the middle of the afternoon.

How's the new pad?

It's alright, beats roughing it.

You'll be alright through winter in that thing?

Mm, I got plans man.

Then I'm out of here.

You should come.

Got stuff to do, haven't I?

If you say so.

Happy here anyway.

Don't see the great attraction myself,

Mine's sucking the life out of me, I'm not even 25 yet.

Don't start on me Glenny.

Yeah, you know what they say about men in flash cars?

No, what do they say?

Lot's of keys.

Uh, big feet. No, short dicks.

- Oh, whatever Glenny. - That's it.

Cynthia's been trying to call you all day, got a job, where you been?

Sorry, I've had my phone off, and I found I ain't got any credits,

- so I've been conserving it. - No, no, no.

No, no, you get paid a fair ole wax,

you have a working phone, you do your job. Got it?

- Yes boss. - Don't get fucking lippy, girl.

Lay off the wacky backy, it makes your eyes smaller.

Is that you Blue?

Yeah, you're right, sorry I'm late, so.

You're alright, sorted now.

The wets on we, love.

Did we miss anything good?

No, not yet.

Just some tacky sweaters, and bluetooth deep fat fryer.

No, I meant jobs.

Oh yeah, just the one though.

Gave it to Katie instead.

Ah, bless her, she's keen, that one.

A local?

Mm, yeah, you know that grand old house?

- The Pells? - The brothel?

Mm

Proper pad that back in the day,

best dressed Toms in Brighton.

I can do it, I'll go.

Relax, Katie's on it.

Come on Cyn please, first dibs on my clock?

You weren't here.

So look, uh, just let me take this one, okay,

and I won't let you down again.

You better not.

Thanks. He sound alright?

Mmm

Yeah, he sounded nice.

Gentleman, his name's Bill.

You wants a Hoover that can tell the time?

65 quid though.

Better get your slap on.

I'll give Katie a call.

Thanks.

Hello?

This Bill?

It is.

I got an appointment with you.

Hello?

Sorry,

I didn't mean to scare you.

I like this. It's a cool illusion.

That?

Old Victorian parlor trick.

I fell for it.

It reminds me of a waiting room, do you, want to come through?

Yeah, in a minute.

Right, of course. Sorry.

Should I come through then?

Yes, sorry.

- Can't see any bed. - No

Would you like a drink?

You paying to watch me drink?

I'm going to have one.

This isn't something I do a lot.

Me neither.

- What's that? - Oh, that.

It's a Victorian mutoscope.

I found it here.

It works on the same principle as a flip book.

One of the first motion picture devices,

what the butler saw, to you and me.

Cool.

Does it work?

Fancy a gander, madame?

It's a bit stiff, needs a good crank.

Oh, mercy

No, you need to wind it,

it's mechanical.

Oh my god.

Huh.

You alright?

Just had the strangest feeling that,

Yeah?

Yeah, like I knew you.

I've sworn those faces.

It was just you and the mutoscope.

So is there anything else you want to show me?

It happens, all the time.

Doubt that, thanks anyway.

It's just one of those things.

Am I on a meter?

No, but I can't give you a refund though.

I didn't mean that.

I can lay with you for a bit if you like?

What a bloody downer.

Can I ask you something?

About what?

I don't know, tell me something about yourself.

I can't do that, off limits.

What, nothing?

My name is Blue, and I charge by the hour, that's all.

I'd like to ask you a question now.

You're a good looking guy,

what are you doing using call girls?

I don't know really.

You know, just had an urge.

Well, I'm glad you did.

Cynthia said you was a gentleman by the sound of your voice.

She was right, as usual.

- Cynthia's your boss? - Mmhm

Six foot Tranny, is she?

Five foot granny, more like.

Right.

So, what's a nice man like you doing in a place like this?

I'm restoring it for a client.

It's a beautiful building, don't you think?

I'm just going to get wine.

Are you okay, what happened?

I just saw something, right there, on that chair!

- What? Who? - No, I don't know,

they had this, they had this mask on, the man in the peep show,

he was sitting on that chair.

What is it?

It's a two way mirror.

What?

How do you know?

If, you put your finger up against it, 'til your nail is just touching.

If it's normal, it'll make a gap between your nail and the mirror.

Okay.

If it's a two way, there's no gap. That's how you tell.

There's no gap.

So it's a peeper.

You mean there's something on the other side this?

Of course.

Well these walls don't line up.

I knew something wasn't right.

I mean, none of the dimensions match, it's obvious.

Really, when you look at

Oh!

It's Okay,

it's okay.

Um,

Hello?

Is anyone in there?

I'm not going in there.

There's nobody in here.

Come and check it out, you're gonna like this.

Come on!

There's only one entrance, so

Well, I didn't imagine it.

No, I didn't say you did, but you know, mirrors can play tricks with the light, so...

Oh, looks like a creepy old man sittin' there.

There's nobody else here,

it's just us.

Oh my god.

Spooky, isn't it?

And all this stuff, just abandoned.

It's like stepping back in time.

Wonder what this is for?

Um,

Well, it could be.

But there can't be much space in there, not really.

Relax,

it's locked, there's nothing up there.

Fiskin and Maeve Swannell,

owners of the Pells, 1819 to 1916.

You okay?

She's beautiful.

She's the girl in the film, isn't she?

Wow, maybe. You think it's her?

You could be right, she's definitely beautiful.

She looks a bit like you.

I should be going.

Oh,

Okay.

Can I give you a taxi?

No, I'm fine.

Can I see you again?

I don't know.

Right, sorry, shouldn't ask.

You're fine, you just have to go through Cynthia.

Cynthia, right, okay, yeah,

the tranny?

Yeah.

Fiskin Swannell had three daughters with his wife Maeve,

Helena, Grace and Abigail.

Abigail had two children, William, 1908,

and Mabel, 1916.

Abigail disappeared soon after Mabel's birth.

Tsk.

Mabel and William were married,

causing great uproar in the local community.

The couple lost several children to birth defects,

until Mabel finally birth to a healthy child,

Eve, in 1956.

A full report on the Swannell family was first

published in the daily news in 1957.

Uh, excuse me, do you have any copies

of the Sussex Daily News on file from 1957?

We've only digitized to 1952.

Okay, so where can I read a 1957 issue?

Well, you can't,

until we digitize it.

Hello, you got something for me?

Gone midnight.

Going to bed now, I'll expect you, early.

Is that you Blue?

Yeah

Pour us a glass, will you love?

There's some pink bubbly left.

How'd it get on?

the Pell's boy?

Oh yes, fine.

Sorry, went straight home after though, I was knockered.

You got something for me?

Go on, I'll be through in a minute.

What was the house like?

Um, like an old palace or something,

it's a bit creepy.

So was he alright?

Yeah.

Treat you proper?

Where's he from?

Uh, he's a loner, a restorer from London,

been sent here to do the palace up.

That's all I know.

What's that?

Fiskin and Maeve Swannell,

owners of the Pells back in the day.

Where'd you get it?

In the secret room back onto the flat.

Bill didn't even know that it was there.

Oh, Bill now, is it? Very cozy.

So if it's so secret, this room,

how'd you find it?

A two way mirror in the hallway

Oh, well yeah.

All the best brothels had them.

What was that one, Oriental Place, was it?

In the lave, very naughty.

No, this was bigger.

Mm, probably a sleeping room then.

A sleeping room?

A place where the girls used to kit when they weren't working.

In them days, girls couldn't be seen

if they weren't dressed properly.

Spare room with toppers nicked tucked away like that?

Well, that's the Victorian's from you,

everything buttoned up, behind closed doors.

I wouldn't mind it like that now,

all my girls under one roof,

all fans and fannies ,

all dressed up to the nines.

Frisky Fiskin, what a legend.

What a miserable looking fucker he was, eh?

Who was he?

Big man once, ran lot of girls.

All that money and power but he still couldn't get it up.

Fucking pervert.

He could only get turned on by his own family,

well, and kids.

Yeah, he filmed that stuff,

had a bit of a society going on.

He filmed them having sex with him.

And worse, and if they objected,

they disappeared, until one day the girls

got their revenge and they disappeared him.

So the story goes.

Did they find his body?

Nah, nothing.

I got to go Cynth

Mm, alright handsome.

- You're lovely. - You're welcome.

Give him another sess,

then I'll send another girl.

- Did he call again? - Oh yeah.

Alright? Shall I come up then?

I thought you might want to go out.

No, but we're on your clock, so let's go where you want.

Great, To the seafront then.

Okay.

You don't believe in ghosts then?

Ghosts? No, not really, no.

Sorry, I know you saw something, odd, but

well it's a peculiar apartment I suppose.

Is that what you think you saw then, a ghost?

- Because, there's no - I saw him.

He looked right at me.

There was nobody else in there.

You're right, I'm probably smoking too much.

- My parents - Yeah?

They sent me away to school and then, left me there.

They moved away soon after.

Did you see them?

Occasionally they'd visit.

Until one day they dropped the charade entirely.

That sounds horrible.

What about your folks then, they still together?

I never knew my dad, mom's dead.

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to pry.

- You didn't. - I'm sorry anyway.

What happened then?

I ran away from my last foster home.

Got a job at the pier last summer,

and when that ended Cynthia helped me out.

Didn't have anywhere to go and no money, so I stayed on.

But why here, why Brighton?

Guess I wanted to feel close to her, my mom.

She came from here?

Mhm

Can I ask you a question?

Do you like me?

Of course.

But so would loads of girls, you shouldn't have to pay.

No I don't. This is a first.

Well, it's a second, actually.

Second ,

you're worth it.

No, you just need to relax

I'm fucking relaxed! Christ!

- Look, this happens to a lot of - So you keep saying,

alright, I don't understand it. You,

God, it's like this,

this, this darkness hanging over me.

Just come here.

No, I shouldn't have done that.

- Why not? - It's the one thing

- I'm not allowed to do. - What, Kissing?

No, getting close to someone. Look, I shouldn't be here, it's getting late.

Look, there's no harm done, we can do it again if you like?

- No. - Well look,

at least let me have your number so I can call you.

Look, leave it Bill, you can't call me.

Well, can't I just text you? Or email?

I'm not online, Cynthia forbids it.

What, you do everything she says?

Okay, look, I don't have to listen to this.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean it.

Look, no offense taken Bill, seriously, look, I'll just see myself out.

Fiskin's daughter, Abigail, had two children,

William and Mabel, there birth certificates both

filed as father unknown.

And wait for this, William and Mabel married

in 1931, as William and Hannah, brother and sister.

That's some seriously messed up shit.

The vilified couple continued to

deny Mabel's true identity despite

numerous miscarriages and aborted pregnancies,

due to deformities prevalent in the inbreeding societies.

In 1956, Mabel finally gave birth to a healthy baby girl,

christened Eve.

No way. You're mom, Eve?

Oh shit, Blue.

What happened to her?

Her?

Just went missing, no bodies, no trace.

Hey, check out who wrote the article.

Jim Whipps,

yeah, rings a bell.

He's the old guy with the workshop by the pier.

Bloody hell, oh yeah.

Do you think old Bill would let us have a party in there?

Have you heard a word I've just said Glenny?

Yeah girl, secret rooms, ghosts, murdered whores

and crazy John who can't get it up.

This is my thing man

Bill's not just a John, he's actually a nice guy.

Oh, well, just don't let Freddie hear you say that.

Oh, fuck Freddie.

You crack me up, you're as shit scared of Freddie as I am.

The guy's a fucking monster.

Why do we always end up talking about Freddie?

Because he controls your entire life.

- That's such bullshit. - Oh, is it?

Blue,

I mean, what's that all about?

It's just a name Glenny.

Yeah, given to you by Freddie, trying to be your father.

Stop it, Glenny.

You know I'm only looking out for you

No, you're right as always, I'm,

starting to need some air.

You're as white as a tripe.

You alright?

Here, have a drink, babes.

I've just had a rough day, that's all.

He's been on the blower again,

you're man Bill.

He's called me three times,

he's a persistent thud.

What'd you tell him?

House rules, two visits, then a new girl.

You sent someone else?

He didn't want no one else.

Cyn, I was wondering if I could take a couple of days off?

What for?

I could just use a little break, some time to get my mind together.

That boy Glenny?

No.

What's wrong with your head? You look fine to me.

I'm just a bit run down, that's all.

I think you got soft on the lad, haven't ya?

Bill?

- Course not. - Sure?

- Sure. - Good.

Seen everything I have.

I've even turned a blind eye to a lot, be it drink, be it drugs,

but there's one rule, you just can't break.

You can't fall for him, love.

That's right.

Only a fool breaks a two visit rule.

Say it, only a fool...

Yeah, breaks the two visit rule.

So, you can't contact him, he can't contact you,

you don't go around there, and you leave him the fuck alone, get it?

Fucking hell Freddie, what is this?

It's just business darling, that's all.

You can't tell me what to do, who I can see, and who I can't.

- I thought I just did. - Yeah, you can't.

I'm my own boss, I can come and go as I please.

Who do you think you are?

You do as you're fucking told, alright!

I do what I fucking like!

Freddie no! Ow!

You got off lightly this time, don't you ever cross me again!

I don't take it from you, from her, anyone.

You fucking animal!

Oh my god, look at you.

I'm fine, I'm fine.

Why'd you stay with him, why would you put up with this?

Oh, he's got a terrible temper, that's all.

I could see him spoiling for a fight, I should've steered you around.

You don't have to put up with this, nobody does. Why don't you leave him?

Same reason you don't, love.

Yeah, but he's a bastard, he can not treat us like that.

Just calm down, alright.

You've done you're stint,

you can have the rest of the night off.

And tomorrow as well,

I'll square it with Freddie when he comes back. Alright?

And I mean a day off.

Now pass us that drink.

What are you working on?

Oh, hello Blue, bloody hell.

Well, actually I'm not here to blackmail you.

Aye, you'll give and old man a heart attack, lass,

sneaking up like that.

There's a lot of life left in you, yeah?

So, what is it?

I'm repairing a part of a penny arcade machine.

You know, turn of the century.

Now two are sure out to make cool machines.

My mate's got a mutoscope.

Does he?

Wonderful device,

but I didn't know you were into this sort of stuff.

And I didn't know you were a journalist.

What's all this about, Blue?

Read your article in the Sussex Daily News.

I've got a photo of Fiskin and Maeve Swannell,

and a lady called Abigail.

You better come and sit down.

He fancied himself as an amateur movie mogul, did Fiskin.

But he was a pimp.

And they started making pornographic films,

which led him into some rank, brutish activities.

Brutish like what?

Like filming himself in the act of murdering his girls.

Can you imagine?

It was strange, no bodies or anything were ever found,

there were just a few convenient disappearances reported.

Including his own disappearance, in the end.

But I reckon, that there's filmed evidence

hiding on the reel somewhere.

You see, you may not know of this,

but there was a lot of talk about forbidden film parties

over at the Pells, and it could be

that the murder films were the main attraction.

People are so sick.

Well, those were dark times in Victorian Brighton,

and this was a particularly dark family.

But it's old news now, why dig it up?

It's just a fascinating story, isn't it?

Oh, now now, Blue,

I can always spot when you're having me on.

Thanks for your time Jim.

Your friend, with the mutoscope?

Yeah?

A local lad, is he?

Uh, no, London.

Well, always good to see you.

How's your lady?

Still in a chair.

Oh Blue, she don't remember who I am anymore.

I'm sorry Jim.

You're off then?

I got stuff to do.

It's always good to see you.

- Blue? - Yeah?

God bless you.

But there has to be more mutoscope film reels in that room somewhere Glenny.

They could be the uncut endings,

or the film, they could be the snuff films. We have to find them out.

Uh, we?

Come with me to the Pells, Glenny please. Look, I need your help,

- to find those reels... - Sorry Blue,

I don't want to get involved in anything to do with you or your panties.

It has nothing to do with the fact he's

And I've told you, Freddie won't see it that way.

You're messing with fire, girl, and for what?

I just want to know what happened at the Pells

- You're nuts. - Okay, whatever Glenny,

I don't expect you to get it, but, you're my mate, and I don't ask much of you.

Oh, hardly.

Why have you gotta go messing around with things that just feel wrong?

You said the first time you met Freddie you thought he was a runner,

- now you are one of his girls - Oh, gee, Freddie...

Anyone would think you're jealous.

Yeah, maybe I am.

Just, come with me, to the Pells.

Glenny, please, just say you're doing recce for a party, or something.

Which I would be.

It's cool, it's perfect, what's the problem?

Whatever, no problem.

He's know we're coming, right?

Nope, thought it might be fun to surprise him.

Oh, we've come to see Bill, third floor.

Hi Bill, it's Blue.

I saw your van outside, you in?

You look like shit.

Well, that's because I've been up all night.

Maybe you two want to be alone.

Uh, no, Bill, this is my mate, Glenny.

Glenny, Bill.

Glenny.

Hi.

That's fucked up.

Can I?

Knock yourself out.

Mental.

Glenny's looking for a place for a party.

This place would be wicked, wouldn't it?

When you leave, do you reckon you could

leave a window open or something.

Well, that's not the real reason you came here,

is it?

I like you

like you a lot.

There, I've said it.

Shall I ask him to leave? It's not very professional of me, is it?

Pesky amateur.

I know why you came back, you know.

What do you mean?

Oh, you want to find the bodies.

What?

- Huh? - What did you just say?

I don't know.

Yeah you do.

Ah, Blue

help me, I

ahhh,

I can't say it,

I can't say it,

I can't say those words!

Glenny!

Glenny!

Glenny,

What are you looking at? Glenny, what did you see?

Glenny, Glenny, what can you see?

- What's happening to him? - Look at me!

Glenny, please stop, stop it!

I'm sorry.

- I'm sorry - My eyes

- Please Glenny - My hands!

- Oh my - Shhhh

Someone's attached to this flat.

I saw his face.

It's you he wants.

We got to get out of here right now.

Burns, burns like hell!

What happened Glenny?

The most horrible feeling ever, I'm telling you.

But I need to get those canisters

No, you can't, don't.

You stay away from there, you promise me you stay away.

I saw him.

Who?

Him, the guy in your photo.

I saw his soul.

Right, you have no idea what's up there Blue!

There's not a reason on this Earth why you'd go back up there.

Look, Christmas 1995, my mom entered a care home

armed with a shotgun, and killed both her parents, and then herself.

- My god, Blue. - I need to go back in there

because I'm so close to find out what made her do it.

She was not mad, I know she wasn't.

Then at least let me come with you.

No, I need to see Bill as Blue, one more time,

I'll get the reels, and then I'll go.

Can you get off me?

You're crazy.

I'm here for you, you know that?

Okay.

You got your phone?

It's juiced?

I think you're mental but,

it's what I love about you.

I'll catch up with you after, alright?

What do you want?

I thought you liked me?

I do, thank you, I really do.

You came here to rob the place.

No, I told you, Glenny, he's a bit of a

That he's what? Huh?

What, he's a junky, and he, tricks you with this party story

to get you in here and steal something.

Exactly, look, it was really stupid of me to

I wonder why, He chose these film reels?

Why not my wallet?

It's just on the chair, in plain view.

Guess he thought they were antiques.

They are antiques.

Do you know, what's on these film reels Blue?

More Victorian porn?

Victorian porn?

You do look just like her.

Her name was Abigail.

I'm your ghost.

The girl in the film.

Well, it's all there Blue.

Behind these walls.

- What's that? - Your past.

Maybe I shouldn't have come back.

No, you had to come back.

This is your home.

Thanks for the tea, I should be going now.

Don't you wanna see?

What's on these films?

Where the fuck are you?

Roll up, Roll up.

Don't, look at me.

Where is she, you horrible little shit?

Fuck you Freddie, don't own her!

Course I do.

You've kept me waiting

for such a long time.

You little

tease.

You better be worth the wait.

Jack rabbit!

Blue, are you there? Answer me!

I'm at the Pells, come help me.

What the fuck is going on?

Get inside!

What have you done with Bill?

Who are, who are you?

I will cut you up I swear.

You know who I am, Emily.

How'd you know my name?

We're blood.

You okay?

What'd he do to ya?

I'll tell you Freddie, I just

Just get your stuff and go, I'll finish this alone.

No, because

I said get your fucking stuff and go!

You must be her pimp.

Who might you be?

Oh, I'm your worst nightmare.

Oh yeah?

Please Freddie, that's enough. Please, Please.

Please Freddie that's enough. Please!

I won't tell you again Blue, go!

Get to safety right now!

Nobody hurts my girls.

Freddie, Freddie!

Stop it!

Freddie! Freddie!

Freddie, please stop it, Freddie please!

Please!

I can't hold him back Blue.

He's,

Look, just stay here, and I'll go get help.

He wants to kill you Blue.

I can't control him.

My insides are burning, help me.

Please. Help me.

Do something, do something now Blue, he's coming.

He's eating me alive!

The fuck with.

You're your mother's daughter, I see, Emily.

Feisty.

I like that.

You can't touch me, she's strong in me.

Well, now she was a crazy bitch.

Do not talk about my mother like that.

Ask anybody,

she was a crazy bitch!

Killed her own parents in cold blood.

This is who you are Emily.

It's time,

to deal with it.

She was a desperate parent who cared about

the life of her baby, you'd never understand that.

All of my actions were for the love of my babies.

Do not test me!

You do not understand how much love they devour from you.

You like to watch, don't you?

Not.

Clever little bitch, eh?

No body leaves here Emily!

I forbid it!

I'm coming to you!

I can smell your fear, little girl.

This should be a happy time.

I'm taking you to your mother.

You'll be together again.

Just like you always dreamed.

Now I'd like something from you first.

Now I'd like some good times, oh yeah,

nice and quiet, no distractions.

You can't hurt us anymore.

No,

nor you me.

We've been waiting for you,

there will be no mercy.

You can't trap me, I'm flesh and blood.

No, but she can!

No, no, no

No, No, open up.

Where were you?

Oh my god, what the fuck happened to your face?

You can talk, have you looked in a mirror lately?

I think he broke my jaw.

Freddie?

Did he get to you?

You don't have to worry about Freddie or anybody else anymore.

I don't get it.

Freddie's dead, so is Bill, Fiskin.

It's alright.

It's okay.

What will you say to the police?

The truth, Bill attacked and Freddie rushed in,

and they started fighting, I got out of there.

Trust me, it's over.

It's not that easy.

What do you mean Glenny, Fiskin's dead.

Fiskin died a long time ago, yet here we are.

No, Glenny, it's over, I promise you.

It's absolutely over, we're free.

No Emily,

we aren't.

Wait, what are you do Glenny, you're scaring me

There's nowhere else to run Emily

Glenny, please.

You might a get harmed.

I used to think history didn't apply to me,

but I was wrong.

Now I know what's out there,

I can look forward again.

I'm not afraid,

I'm free.

You sure can sleep.

- Where we going? - North.

- North of what? - North of our past.

What's that?

It's Abigail.

She's happy.

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