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Okay, let's hurry up here.

Okay, guys. Remember, if anything happens to this truck, I will kill you.

- I get on front or back? - Oh, Mr. Chan, no, no, no.

It's okay. You have to go over here. The bus will take you to a clean hotel.

You'll be nice and safe there, okay? Just go right in there.

Somebody spiked this embalming fluid with coffee.

- Are all the tenants accounted for? - Yeah, all except for Mrs. Wilkinson.

Senora Ramirez, por havor, let the man load the lamp in the truck.

He's paid to be careful.

You should hear the way Mrs. Ramirez blesses your name...

...for getting me to handle the case pro bono.

Listen, she can bless me after we get that pig of a landlord...

...to foot the bill for this move.

Fire up the engines, Connie. We're ready to roll.

- Ada? Ada? - Mrs. Wilkinson.

I was starting to think that you didn't want to leave.

Oh, Ada? I can't find Ada.

- Who is Ada? - She's such a naughty little kitty.

She's hunting all the time.

Why not? With all the rodents in here, it's like a regular buffet.

You go over to the bus. Connie will help you inside.

- I'll help you. Come on. Just go. - Just relax. I'll go find...

Find the cat.

The cat.

Okay, finding the cat. Finding the cat.

We are never going to get out of this place.

Looking for Ada.

Come on, baby. Where are you, kitty?

Where the hell are you, kitty-cat? Come on. Come on.

Ada. Ada.

Ada. Come on, kitty, kitty, kitty.

Hello?

Who's up there?

Hello.

Hello? Who's in there?

Alex?

Jesus, I've been looking all over for you.

I found Mrs. Wilkinson's cat downstairs.

It's gonna be fine. We have everything we need.

You think our slumlord will risk a warrant and not show up?

If he does, it's just gonna cost him more money.

We gotta hit this guy where it hurts. In the pocketbook.

When I think of the conditions these people have to live in...

...he has to pay.

Ms. Moreau, as a community activist, you've worked to remedy...

...other ill-kept lodgings.

How does the defendant's building...

...compare to what you consider to be decent living standards?

Mr. Vance's tenement is more than your garden-variety slum dwelling...

...with faulty heating and chronic plumbing problems.

It's a breeding ground for rats and disease.

- For hopelessness and despair. - Yeah, that's right!

We've tried to get Mr. Vance to initiate repairs four months ago...

...when he inherited it.

But he was too busy skiing in Zermatt to be bothered.

Skiing my ass, I was snowboarding.

What do you recommend this court do to rectify the situation?

Let me repeat the question.

What do you recommend this court do to rectify the situation?

He should be forced...

...to experience the suffering of his tenants firsthand.

Yes! Yes!

- Like hell I stay in that building. - Objection.

Sentencing is for the court.

He deserves to be confined under house arrest...

...in his own tenement until all repairs have been implemented.

Order. Order in the court.

I'm sure the court agrees Ms. Moreau has stepped totally out of line.

What she's proposing is outrageous.

Is it, Mr. Marston? Court is adjourned for 10 minutes.

I want to see everyone in my chambers now.

- You deserve it. - You're wonderful.

Laugh it up. You got exactly what you wanted. You're a bona fide hero, huh?

I'm not the hero here. These people are, Mr. Vance...

...for having survived in your cesspool.

My own aunt survived in a hellhole like yours for 20 years.

You only have to stay in your building until it's up to code.

My building? I'm a club owner.

What do I know about being a landlord?

I pay someone else to do that stuff for me.

It's your inheritance, Vance. You weren't forced to accept it.

The hell I wasn't! The hell I wasn't!

Passports, visas, excavation permits...

...site authorization, letter of introduction.

We land in Aleppo and hit the ground running.

Amazing. The wall of Josephus.

I can't believe the commissioner's giving us a chance to uncover it.

He's not doing it out of the goodness of his heart.

That earthquake last year left that whole area seismically unstable.

If we don't get a crack at it now, we may never.

Legend has it that some 2000 years ago...

...Josephus was able to tame the demons...

...and recorded his methods on the tablets.

Without the temple wall to decipher them, the tablets are useless.

I've been doing my research the last four years.

You got the charts from the original dig? We need them, don't we?

Oh, God. I forgot.

- It's that damn Kyle Vance. - Don't worry about it.

I mean, you did good a thing there. You put a slumlord where he belongs.

We were only supposed to get monetary judgment.

And here I am, fighting for his house arrest. I mean...

- I'm sorry. - Sounds like poetic justice to me.

Well, you surround yourself with a couple of comforts, it won't be so bad.

Well, the Ritz-Carlton it ain't.

But it has an Old World feel about it, don't you think?

- Very European. - European, don't you think?

Little bit of scraping, paint, fumigation, we'll be up to code in no time.

Well, the contractor's coming next week. You'll be out soon enough.

- This is it, Mr. Vance. - Home sweet home. Strap it on me.

Here we go. Come on, guys. Come on. Let's go, let's go.

Okay, now, Kyle, remember, you're not wearing that monitor bracelet...

...for decorative purposes. - My good-luck charm.

- It's my good-luck charm. - Not if you stray...

...50 feet from this building.

I can't figure out why would I want to go anywhere.

All right, I'm gonna call you tonight, Just make sure you're settled in.

I'm a big boy, Andy. A few weeks alone. Monks do it.

- Take care of yourself, Kyle. - Take care.

- Get out of here. Okay. - Okay.

Hello.

Who's there?

Damn bums.

Jeez.

Where'd you come from?

I thought I was alone here.

Hold on a second, where are you going? Hold it. Hold on a second.

- Let's go, Alex. Chopper's waiting. - Just give me a sec.

Yeah.

I think we'll have you stay in town...

...and resolve any outstanding issues with the case.

- Are you serious? - I couldn't be more so.

Wait a minute.

I know more about the wall of Josephus than any of you.

Probably you do.

But we can be briefed by your materials on the way.

- You can't just cut me out. - You started something.

And it's your responsibility to finish it. It's that simple.

When did it become tactical procedure...

...to send someone into the field without backup?

Right now. And, Nick, I don't recall asking for your opinion on this matter.

Aye, aye, skipper.

Baby, Tia, come on. I don't know, bring over takeout.

We can be alone in this great big house.

- We can feed each other mu shu. - There's a club opening tonight.

Honey, I know there's a club opening tonight. It's my club!

Well, let's go.

Sweetheart, I'm indisposed for the next few weeks.

I told you, I'm a prisoner, alone here in this flophouse.

- Nobody wants to come and visit. - Can you blame them?

What do you mean, can you blame them?

Honey, I'm going out of my mind here by myself.

- I'm starting to see things. - Oh, yeah, what are you talking...?

- I need you. Baby, no, I need you. - You don't need me.

Okay, I need someone.

Hello? Tia!

Well, that's great. The damn phone's against me. Son of a bitch.

And everything's against me!

Hallelujah. Something that works.

Fuse box.

That's not a fuse box.

Jesus.

Hey. Who are you? What are you doing here?

I live here. Upstairs.

No, you don't. This place has been cleared out. It's empty.

Oh, Kyle, I've always lived here.

And I've been waiting for you.

For me? Why?

All you ever wanted, all you ever dreamed of.

Don't worry about that.

Stay with me.

Go, man, go.

Hey.

Easy, easy.

- I can walk myself. Hey. - Come on, Vance.

I told you, I wasn't running away!

- I was chasing a murderer! - Yeah, yeah.

- Let me go! - Right upstairs.

What the hell's going on here?

There were two dead bodies, a man and a woman. I swear it.

Sure, Vance, and it don't rain in Terre Haute in the summertime.

Don't stand on ceremony, Moreau. Come see what you got me into.

What about this blood?

- You see that? - I think you'd better...

...lay off that wacky weed, Vance.

And don't ever think about leaving this building again.

I'm telling you, it's real!

There were two dead bodies in there, I swear it!

Sure, Vance. Tell it to the Avon lady. Come on, guys.

Cops are gone, Moreau.

You sure you want to be alone with a raving psycho?

What are you doing here anyway? Why did you come here?

You're afraid for me, aren't you?

- You saw something, didn't you? - I didn't say that.

I'm going out of my fucking mind here.

Even though you hate my guts, you know it was a mistake putting me here.

- I don't know. - Don't piss on my leg...

...and tell me it's raining.

You're afraid for my damn life, aren't you?

- I don't know. - You think I'm crazy.

You think I'm out of my mind. You think I've gone wired.

- Listen... - You think I've gone nuts.

I'm gonna come right back.

- You're gonna be okay. - Don't bother. Get out of here.

Get out of here.

Get out of here!

It's all here, Derek, straight from the police homicide files.

In 1926, a chorus girl and her lover...

...were found bludgeoned to death at 2913 Mason Street.

Now, get this. The prime suspect at the time...

...the girl's boyfriend, Kyle Vance's great-grandfather.

The owner of the tenement.

You believe Vance witnessed a spectral reenactment of the murders?

I don't know what to believe.

All I know is that for 70 years there's been tragedy...

...and bloodshed in every apartment of that tenement.

So, what do you plan to do next?

I talked to Connie to try to have the sentence rescinded.

But after my performance in the courtroom...

...there's no way. - Well, doesn't surprise me.

And Vance doesn't want my help either. He's locked me out.

So, what are you saying? You giving up?

How can I, Derek?

He's by himself in there.

Thanks to me. I mean, God only knows what he's up against.

Well, he won't be alone, then, will he?

I'll call the airport and book the first flight back to San Francisco.

Nick.

- Somebody's gotta be with her. - That's up to me to decide.

Your job is this excavation.

I'm sure you've got reasons for not having me go back.

Would you mind making me privy to them?

Someday Alex will have to cover your back.

And I need to know if the two of you will make it home.

Andy, listen to me, I don't have time for you to take it to a higher court.

Do something now, or I take it to another lawyer.

I don't want a guard dog. I want to get out of here before I lose my mind.

Idiot!

- No! - I'll kill you.

I'll kill you.

Grandma?

Vance?

Vance.

Vance.

What happened?

What did you see?

My grandmother.

My parents talked about my grandmother's death...

...in whispers behind closed doors.

They told me she died peacefully in her sleep.

I can't figure out why he was beating her up like that.

Oh, my God. I'm going out of my mind.

No, whatever you saw was real enough.

For whatever reason...

...these spirits are returning to re-create past events for your benefit.

Spirits? Re-creations? What...?

What do you know about all that stuff? I thought you were a social worker.

L... I tell you, I think those murders are connected to my family.

And I think that old guy is my great-grandfather.

What do you know about him?

Man sails over from Lithuania with small money and big dreams.

Winds up with a real-estate empire spanning 12 cities in three countries.

- Starting with this building. - Right from this rotten little acorn.

And he never forgot it either.

Even after he made his fortune.

Why? How do you figure that?

Because he stuck this stupid stipulation in his will.

Every heir who takes over the family empire...

...has to maintain this grungy rattrap.

Or the trust fund gets forfeited.

So that's why your family never sold the building.

- Why they held on to it for so long. - I told you that.

You thought I wanted to keep it. I just couldn't see...

...giving up 20 million bucks because...

...old Joe Vance had some twisted streak of sentiment.

What's wrong?

Want some gin to get that tea on its feet?

I'll be right back. I have to go check something out.

The building is unsafe. You said so yourself.

It's got faulty heating and chronic plumbing problems.

- You shouldn't go out there alone. - Why don't you come.

I think I should probably stay here.

You're sure?

Okay.

Keep your hands away.

Come on. Where is it?

Keep your hands away.

What do you want?

To give you what I promised.

I don't want anything.

Strength. Success.

I am successful.

I can erase all your fears and self-doubt.

I don't have any fears.

Wrong guy.

Oh, yes.

I know how you really feel.

Deep inside.

How everything you've ever attempted has turned to failure.

How all your enterprises...

...have come to nothing.

How your relationships always die.

Even with your own father.

Look what you've become, Kyle.

Do you know what you are?

Yeah.

You're your own worst fear...

...aren't you?

For years you've lived in his shadows...

...feeling weak and afraid...

...dreading the day that you'd have to take his place.

You brushed aside the family business.

You wanted to make it on your own...

...and prove to your father that you're just as strong...

...just as important.

I'll take away the pain.

I'll give you the power.

Kyle.

Touch me, Kyle.

Now.

Now.

Yes.

Break the chain, Kyle!

Break the chain! Break the chain! Break the chain!

- Father? - Break the chain, Kyle.

Father?

Father?

- Father! - Break the chain, Kyle!

Vance.

What do you expect to find in there?

Some kind of research material?

Listen, you need to tell me what went on in your apartment.

It was nothing. I told you, it was a bad dream.

This would go a lot faster if you would just...

Yes.

How's your Lithuanian, Vance?

I'd run over to Lucci's on North Beach...

...if I didn't have this stupid ankle bracelet on.

Get some biscotti.

Great.

Okay, we're ready for a translation.

What does it say?

It's your grandmother's diary.

She says your great-grandfather built this place for her.

- For my great-grandmother? - No.

For his mistress...

...who in time became your grandfather's mistress.

How could that be?

"And so he made the pact with her...

...without thought for the soul of his own flesh and blood...

...or the souls of descendants to come.

He became a stranger to me."

She was desperate enough to try and kill her.

When that didn't work, she hanged herself.

She even had a name for her, Nakties Davisia. Mistress of the Endless Night.

Kyle.

Kyle.

Father?

Kyle.

Kyle!

My father.

There was a lot of pain in his eyes.

A lot of suffering.

It's cosmic justice, I guess.

He dished out enough pain in his life.

I think he thought I was gonna be just like him.

Some role model, huh?

Everyone hated his guts.

He wasn't like that when I was a kid. He was great.

Was that before he took over the corporation?

Yeah. Yeah, you know, we were a normal family then.

Normal family. We went to ball games.

We went to movies. We went to Sunday Mass.

Believe it or not, I was an altar boy.

Now, that, I wish I'd seen.

Pride of the Blessed Sacrament.

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost...

...I reject all impure thoughts and deeds.

Then we stopped going to church. I remember when that happened.

Because I spent all my time trying to please him.

Of course, I never could.

- He became a... - A stranger.

Yeah.

I thought it was my fault.

Your father made a deal with the dark side.

And with every deal comes a price.

Loving you was one of the things he had to give up.

It all comes down to this building. Even on his deathbed...

...the bugger made me promise to come visit.

- Of course, I never thought I would. - No.

Until I came along and made sure you came here.

- You didn't know what you were doing. - She did all the thinking for me.

She used my passion and my anger to get you where she wants you.

In this place.

Research compiled on Nakties Davisia...

... also known as Mistress oh Endless Night.

Evil entity prevalent in Lithuanian holklore since 12th century.

The peasants believed nobles entered into covenants...

... with the demon in exchange hor prosperity.

You have done your part.

You may leave now.

No way.

I go, he goes.

Alex! Alex!

Alex!

I'm getting help!

Vance!

Vance. Are you okay?

Vance!

Damn.

Alex! Alex!

Alex!

Vance!

Go away! No!

She can't help you.

But I can.

You have nothing to fear.

Touch my hand, and you'll be safe.

Touch my hand, and your fears will melt away.

Touch my hand, Kyle.

Touch my hand.

Come.

There's nothing for you to fear, Kyle.

Your ancestors cry for you.

As empty as the wind.

They can't stop you from fulfilling your destiny.

And I have been waiting for you...

...since the day you were born.

No.

Vance! Stop!

This is where your father fulfilled the covenant...

...and his father's father before him, and his father before that.

Now it's your time.

You will always maintain this house.

You will bring people to live here and nourish me.

You will sire progeny...

...to follow in your path and continue the chain.

Yes. In return you will have wealth and power without fear or remorse...

...until the day you die.

Yes.

Open the door!

Vance!

Vance, are you okay? Vance!

Open the door!

Open the door!

Don't stop, Kyle.

Please, don't do it, Kyle. Don't do it.

Make love to me, Kyle, now.

I'll give you everything.

For a price.

Always for a price.

No fear, no more uncertainty.

She'll own you.

Like she owns your father.

All the power in the world for the rest of your life.

She'll own your soul.

- Don't stop, Kyle. - Just like your father.

Remember what that felt like...

...when he stopped loving you?

No.

No. Don't stop. Don't stop.

Break the chain. Break the chain.

Don't stop! Don't stop!

Reject... Reject her, Kyle.

Reject her.

Do it! Do it now!

Reject her, Kyle!

In the name of the Father, the Son and Holy Ghost...

...I reject you with all my heart and soul.

I reject the covenant forged in your name, Nakties Davisia...

...and I send you back to hell.

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost...

...I reject you with all my heart and soul.

I reject the covenant forged in your name, Nakties Davisia...

...and I send you back to hell.

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost...

...I reject you with all my heart and soul.

I reject the covenant forged in your name, Nakties Davisia...

...and I send you back to hell.

Help me. Help me.

It was an entire river.

Well, the only shot we'll have, if it's actually buried there...

...is when that water table goes down. - Yeah.

- Could be months from now. - I know. You want a drink?

Yeah, sure. Hit me.

What happened to you?

I want him.

Alone.

So how did it go, Alex?

You know damn well how things went.

You knew all along.

You knew all along what was in store for me in that hellhole...

...and you sent me down there? You knew what I was up against?

Maybe I did.

And maybe I didn't.

The point is...

...you needed to be there.

Having you stay was the right decision, wasn't it?

Wasn't it?

Maybe.

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