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What is this, Grandpa?

It's a catalyst.

A leaf?

This is not an ordinary leaf.

This is lontar leaf.

- What? - Lontar leaf.

Back in the Majapahit era...

...they wrote on this.

Remember my words now.

While I'm "away", please make sure this stays on me.

Be watchful, okay?

- Okay? - Yes.

Now I have to concentrate.

Hao!

Rida is outside.

I'm coming.

- Hao. - Rida.

- Let's ride. - Okay.

Hao!

Today's seminar is sold out.

I'm confident we can fill a bigger place next time.

Amen.

Can't you cancel your trip?

I'm not going on a vacation, Rid.

I want to witness historical events of our country.

You hear?

Whatever.

Just make sure go after Thursday.

We still have a seminar on that day.

- Really? - We can't cancel it.

Alright.

I've used the money as a down payment for a new camera.

Shall we? It's almost time.

- Wait a minute. - What now?

Comb your hair properly!

At least I have showered!

- Do I look good now? - A little.

A little less ugly.

Let's go!

Introduction to Retrocognition

"Retro" means backward...

...and "Cognition" means knowing.

In other words, retrocognition means the ability to learn of a past event.

Excuse me.

Is this the same as "astral projection"?

It's not.

During an astral projection...

...that person's soul leaves the body and travels to another dimension.

While in retrocognition, everything happens in the subconscious.

We enter a different time-spiral.

Like time traveling?

Something like that.

I have to emphasize the importance of a catalyst in the retrocognition process.

Catalysts are the mediators between the present and the past.

They're usually items owned by someone from the past.

These items are made of molecules...

...that actively record happenings around them.

The recordings are then transmitted via electromagnetic pulses.

People with the ability to capture those pulses...

...will be able to perform retrocognition.

Their Qareen can see the past...

...thru the point of view of the catalyst's owner.

So during retrocognition...

...you enter the owner's body?

I prefer the term "hitchhike."

But yes, you can say that.

Can you change the past?

Good question.

The one who does the time travel is my Qareen.

It cannot control the body of the catalyst's owner.

It also cannot interact with other people.

So the answer is...

...no.

I cannot change the past.

During retrocognition...

...people will only see me asleep.

But actually this activity drains a lot of energy.

Mr. Hao. Is there a case when a person is unable to return from the past?

Alright. That's it for today's seminar about retrocognition.

Give a big round of applause for Mr. Hao Kurniawan!

Excuse me, sir, miss.

Yes, Ma'am?

- Sorry to interrupt. - Yeah.

If you can really do what you said...

...then you're the one who can help us.

What kind of help?

Sorry, what's your name?

I'm Mr. Sujatmiko.

And this is my wife, Mrs. Sujatmiko.

We're not here for the seminar.

Here's the thing.

We lost our daughter two days ago.

She never came home from school.

Her friends and school authorities have searched for her...

...but she is nowhere to be found.

We don't know where else to look.

Honey.

We still don't know if she's missing.

She could be running away with a new boyfriend.

Once they run out of money, she will come home.

Sari is not like that!

You know how kids are these days.

What new boyfriend? She doesn't have one!

What worries me, she comes home pregnant.

- Shut up! - Excuse me, ma'am.

So you're asking Hao to perform retrocognition to a time two days ago?

Yes, correct.

Please help us.

Please, help us find our daughter.

I'm begging you, please.

- Help us. - Honey!

- Why don't we tell the police? - But, honey...

The police will help us find her.

Not these people.

Please help us.

Good evening, ma'am.

Mr. Hao, this is Ms. Wati, Sari's homeroom teacher.

And this is...

Rida. Hao's manager.

No one is allowed to enter school premises at this hour.

This is an exception.

Thank you so much.

Come with me.

- We should ask for real help! - Just shut up!

- "Manager"? - You prefer "girlfriend"?

So this is where you last saw Sari?

Yes, sir.

I'm really sorry, ma'am.

I should've told her to go home that evening.

That's alright.

Now we have Hao here to help us.

I hope we will find Sari.

Won't we, sir?

Excuse me, ma'am, sir.

I usually use my ability to witness history.

Not to find a missing person.

However...

...I will do my best to help.

Thank God.

Thank you so much, Mr. Hao.

That's all we ask.

Ma'am.

Ma'am, do you have anything that belongs to Sari?

Yes, I do.

This pair of scissors is hers.

Her classmate found it.

Excuse me, ma'am, sir.

Can you stand behind me, please?

Sari?

It's late, why are you still here?

I need to finish this.

Why not do it at home?

Our sewing machine is broken.

Alright.

Don't stay here too late, okay.

Yes, ma'am.

Come in. It's open.

Ma'am.

Drink this.

Are you okay?

Did you find her?

I know...

I know where Sari is.

Ms. Wati, do you have a rope?

Are you sure she's here?

We have searched the entire school thoroughly.

Except one spot.

Behind that tree.

There is a well, correct?

Was she kidnapped by a pocong?

How did you know?

My ghost knowledge is deeper than you think.

If Sari was hanging at a tree, it must be kuntilanak.

You saw Sari in a well.

Who likes damp and dark places?

None other than, Pocong.

Let's open it, sir.

Sari!

Sari!

Let me get her.

Sari!

Sari!

Oh my God.

Sari...

Sari...

Sari...

Hao! Be careful!

Sari.

Pull the rope!

One, two, three!

Be careful!

Be careful...

Hold on...

Hold on, Sari.

Sari...

Hao, climb up now!

Thank you so much, Mr. Hao.

Thank you.

Sir, ma'am...

...when you get home...

...please give her a flower bath.

That should cleanse her.

Alright, miss.

Sir, let's shut the well.

Let me do it. Come on, sir.

I never thought...

...that your ability can help other people.

Did you see the pocong?

What did it look like?

Hao?

Hao! Jeez!

I've been talking...

...and you've been drooling on my shoulder!

Grandpa...

I bring "wajik", your favorite.

I couldn't find the seller at Gede Market.

But don't worry...

...this is just as good.

This is for you.

And this one is for me.

Hao? Thank God.

You're finally awake.

Rida said the moment you got off her bike, you fell.

Are you okay?

Yes, mom. I'm fine.

- Where are my glasses? - Here.

Good thing we have arrived here.

Otherwise who could carry you?

You're heavier than a gorilla.

Enough with that retro-whatever stuff, Hao.

It's dangerous.

Think of your well-being.

Rida.

Has he ever fainted like this before?

Drop it, mom.

I am okay.

Just a bit tired.

Right, Rida?

Don't worry, Auntie. I'll be by his side. Always.

Alright. Now you have to eat a lot...

...so you'll recover quickly, okay?

I won't say no to that.

My motto is I will never go home...

On an empty stomach. I remember.

Okay. Let's have dinner.

Dirt? From the graveyard?

I'm sure that pocong is not an ordinary one.

What do you mean?

His head is not covered by the cloth.

He is bald-headed, like a skeleton.

There must be a reason why he kidnapped Sari.

I'm just afraid...

...that you have become his new target.

Hao!

Hao!

Are you okay?

Hao, what did you see?

Remember what I told you earlier?

I saw the gravedigger from my dream.

See? I am right.

You are his new target.

Yeah, but why?

Because you saved Sari.

He needs a new victim.

Sari?

- What's wrong? - He was standing there!

Right there!

He's following me!

It's alright, dear.

Mommy is here now. Calm down.

Calm down.

Let's change your bandage.

A wound like this even though minor...

...will fester badly if it's not treated.

We don't want that.

Some people will be going after your finger.

Going after my finger?

A wounded finger like this...

...is often used as a sacrifice...

...by black magic practitioners.

Your finger...

...will be bitten.

Until it comes off.

Sari! What's wrong?

What happened?

Mrs. Sujatmiko

Good evening, Mrs. Sujatmiko.

Is something wrong?

Ever since she returned home...

...she refuses to eat anything.

She also has trouble sleeping.

Every time she closes her eyes...

...that entity appears.

You believe me, don't you.

Yes, I do.

Ever since that night...

...the same entity also haunts me.

But I promise I will stop this.

No matter what it takes.

Sari.

Do you know why he comes after you?

Tell us.

I...

I'm not the first.

What do you mean?

There was a student missing...

...just like me.

How did you know about this?

The whole school knows.

Mr. Hao...

...please help me.

I'm tired.

I can't go on like this.

Please help me.

Please don't tell anyone what I'm about to say.

I'm telling you because you helped us find Sari.

It is true...

...that there are two missing students before Sari.

The first one happened not long after the school was built.

And the second one...

...was around ten years ago...

...I was a new teacher then.

Both are not found until today.

That's why I was so relieved when you found Sari.

No! I won't let this slide!

How can you cover up something like this?

And it happened twice!

I'm telling the police and the press, everyone has to know!

Sir, please don't.

What do you mean? This is unacceptable!

Excuse me, but we need to be calm.

Ms. Wati has a point.

Spreading this to the media...

...will only lead reporters to Sari.

Think about her privacy.

If you please...

...give me another chance.

I will try to finish this.

What else can you do?

Sorry. Please remember.

Without Hao's help...

...Sari would still be missing.

Ma'am, is there anyone else besides you...

...who knows about this?

His name is Saman.

He was a security guard since the school was built.

Until he retired a couple of years ago.

I still don't get it.

What do you want from this person?

Information, of course.

If I can learn more about that entity...

...I may find a way to stop him.

Don't you think this is beyond your ability?

We are dealing with something evil...

- ...it's life or death. - That is exactly why.

He won't stop until he preys upon me and Sari.

Should I just do nothing?

Come on.

Peace be upon you.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Excuse me, miss.

Is this Mr. Saman's home?

Who's asking?

I'm Hao, and this is my partner Rida.

Rida.

We want to see Mr. Saman just for a bit.

About?

About the incidents in Budi Pertiwi High.

I'm sorry...

...but father is busy right now.

Please, miss. I'm begging you.

This concerns someone's life.

Risma, who is it?

Recently a student went missing at the school where you used to work.

Her name is Sari.

I found her inside an old well behind the school two days after.

From what I've heard...

...this is not the first missing student case.

Is it true?

I also saw something inside the well.

A pocong.

Bald headed.

Sir.

I have made a promise...

...never to talk about that ever again.

Seems like...

...I have to break that promise.

I used to practice black magic.

I studied...

...under a powerful shaman.

His name was... Walisdi.

For power and wealth...

...he never hesitated to take other people's lives.

The authorities learned about his actions...

...and were talking about death sentence for him.

He was left with no option but to...

...make the ultimate pact.

A pact with the jinn Banaspati...

...that would make him live eternally...

...as the Bald-Headed Pocong.

Sari is still being chased by him.

I feel sorry for her.

And her family.

They are desperate.

I'm asking for your help, sir.

So I can help her.

Well, then...

We will leave, Sir.

Please don't do it, Father.

Please.

I can't just sit here and do nothing.

Don't you remember your promise to mother?

I remember!

But how many more lives must be sacrificed?

And...

What about your own life?

Risma...

You know that in this village...

People see me as a bad person...

...a lowlife.

Let me do the right thing for once.

Just one good deed.

Okay?

This could be...

...my last chance to do it.

Okay?

You have to let me go, child.

I am scared we're going too far, Hao.

Hao!

I have to finish this.

Didn't you hear Mr. Saman's story?

From his story I could back to...

...Walisdi's days via retrocognition...

...and find a way to stop him.

Again with retrocognition.

You think that's the solution for everything.

Get a grip, Hao!

Remember what happened to your grandfather.

And now you're involving others.

Think about...

...his daughter!

What if something bad happens?

I'm sorry, Hao.

I can't be involved.

Son.

Let's send that pocong to hell.

Not long after that...

...with the guidance of my late wife...

...I repented.

No one ever thought...

...a school would be built on Walisdi's grave.

Budi Pertiwi High.

Every ten years he looks for a prey...

...to recharge his power.

He sucks their souls...

...from their finger.

And...

His victims share the same Javanese birthday as him.

- That is... - Kliwon Tuesday.

That's also my Javanese birthday.

It was my mistake.

When that Pocong arose...

...and haunted the school, I didn't do anything.

Hopefully...

...I can redeem myself now.

What is the plan?

Hao Kurniawan, and Samanhudi...

...your time has come to an end.

Did you hear that?

Nothing.

Mr. Saman!

Sir?

Mr. Saman?

Help!

- Walisdi's grave... - Sir...

Help!

The banyan tree at the back...

What should I do, sir?

Mr. Saman? What do I have to do?!

Auntie!

Oh, it's you, Rida.

You almost gave me a heart attack.

Seriously, what is it?

Hao isn't home yet?

No. He's usually with you.

Have you eaten? I've cooked something delicious.

Has he contacted you today?

He sent me a text message.

He said he had something to do at this school...

I forgot the name. Let me get my cellphone.

That stubborn idiot!

I'm sorry.

What's going on?

Hao!

Hao!

Hao!

Hao!

Hao!

Hao!

Catalysts?

Hao!

Hao!

Hao!

Hao!

Hao.

This is not your time yet.

Hao!

Calm down.

You're back now.

The Bald-Headed Pocong brought you down here.

He separated you from your catalyst.

Mr. Saman...

I know, Hao.

Mr. Saman's death must not be in vain.

We have to defeat that ugly bald thing.

Can you climb up?

I'll go first...

...you follow behind, okay?

You're so heavy, what did you eat?!

Hao! What are you doing?

Hao!

Hao!

Hao...

Hao!

Come on...

Ouch!

Didn't you say you couldn't be involved?

I've made a promise to your mother.

Was that a garlic garland?

I got them from your mom.

My late grandfather...

...used garlic to chase away evil spirits.

I saw...

...when he was buried...

...only one of the knots was untied.

I've read somewhere...

A pocong's power...

...comes from the knots.

If we could untie all the knots...

...his power would disappear.

Gone.

Rida, get the shovel in my car.

Right here.

Are you sure?

This salt is also from my mom?

And your neighbors.

That will do?

As long as the salt circle doesn't break.

Come on, let's dig.

Rida.

Wooden planks.

Oh my gosh!

As if he just died yesterday.

I can't do it.

Use this, Hao.

I can't do it.

I can't. It's like an iron wire.

Hao, look! A dagger!

I'll lift his head, you grab the dagger, okay?

I'm sorry.

I got it!

Rida...

I got it!

Hurry!

Shit!

What's wrong?

The salt circle...

Hao!

Hao!

Hao!

Hao!

Hao!

Rida!

Rida...

Rida.

Rida, wake up.

Rida, please wake up.

Let's go home.

Rida?

Rida?

Quiet please.

Rida?

Did you finish the Baldy?

I thought I lost you.

Not that easy.

Call for help, will you?

I need medical attention right now.

Give me a minute. Let me catch my breath.

Are you serious? Rest later.

My arm is broken!

Really?

I told you it hurts!

You're right. It is broken.

I'm really glad to get my sleep back...

...and to be able to go to school again.

Thank you so much.

You are welcome, Sari.

Rida and I are happy for you.

Once again, thank you, Mr. Hao, Ms. Rida.

If it weren't for the two of you...

I'd like to apologize.

For doubting your ability before.

Thank you so much, both of you.

We are in debt to you forever.

Indeed we are.

That is a huge debt...

...why don't you collect now?

It could fund your whole trip.

About that. I am postponing the trip.

Why?

What happened made me realize...

This ability of mine can help others.

And I'm sure...

...that's what Grandpa Hari would want for me.

He must be so proud of you.

- How about you? - Of course I am.

My story in the Land of Java has just begun.