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INT. KATIE AND MICAH’S BEDROOM -- VIDEO CAMERA POV. -- EVE.

Micah and Katie are asleep in bed. A loud BANG wakes them up. Katie jumps out of bed and runs out of the room, Micah quickly following. We see flashes of light, more noise, a loud male scream. A THUMP.

Fade Out.

INT. KATIE AND MICAH’S KITCHEN -- EVE.

At the kitchen table, Katie sips brandy across from the Paranormal Researcher (who we’ve seen before), with a glass of brandy in front of him as well. A bottle and telephone lay on the table between the pair. Micah is sprawled lifeless about 10 yards from them.

PARANORMAL RESEARCHER

Finally!

Katie sips her brandy. (beat) Paranormal researcher scratches his head.

PARANORMAL RESEARCHER

So he didn’t think his “heart pills” tasted sweeter than normal?

KATIE

Nope. I switched them gradually.

PARANORMAL RESEARCHER

(proudly)

Ahh. That’s my girl.

Katie blushes.

KATIE

I was taught by the best Pop!

She looks at Micah, face down.

KATIE

Nice butt.

PARANORMAL RESEARCHER

Nicer policy... (beat) Idiot.

They both laugh. Paranormal researcher looks at the kitchen clock.

PARANORMAL RESEARCHER

Ready?

Katie sombers up. Starts to sob. Picks up the phone. Dials 911.

KATIE

(sobbing)

Hello? Micha.. my boyfriend... He’s not breathing. Oh, please help me. Send an ambulance!

FADE OUT.

INT. KATIE AND MICAH’S BEDROOM – VIDEO CAMERA POV. – EVE.

Micah and Katie are asleep in bed. The footsteps of the apparition are heard entering the bedroom. The covers over Katie are slowly pulled back from off of her. Invisible hands grab her hands and pull her from the bed and out toward the doorway.

Katie SCREAMS out for help and Micah hears her. He quickly jumps out of bed and tries to pull her back into the room, but the apparition’s strength is too strong and Katie is pulled out of the doorway and into the hall.

Micah rushes after her, into the darkness.

There is a scuffle from downstairs followed by a male SCREAM.

After a moment, Katie returns to the room. She is covered in blood. She climbs back under the covers and prepares to go back to sleep.

A few moments later there is the sound of footsteps from the apparition as it enters the room. Katie looks toward the sound of the footsteps.

Katie’s gaze follows the footsteps as they come around to Micah’s side of the bed. The covers lift up and a form lies down under the covers. Katie lies there very still for a moment, looking at the invisible form beside her. The invisible form turns on it left side, away from her. Katie slowly moves in close to the form and then drapes her right arm around the form and snuggles up behind it.

The two of them lie quietly together. Katie rests her head on the shoulder of the form. There is a slight smile of contentment on Katie’s face; it’s over.

KATIE

(in a whisper)

Goodnight.

The tape on the recorder runs out and there is nothing but a blank screen filled with static.

BLACK OUT.

INT. KATIE AND MICAH’S BEDROOM – VIDEO CAMERA POV. – EVE.

Micah and Katie are asleep in bed. The footsteps of the apparition are heard entering the bedroom. The covers over Katie are slowly pulled back from off of her. Invisible hands grab her hands and pull her from the bed and out toward the doorway.

Katie SCREAMS out for help and Micah hears her. He quickly jumps out of bed and tries to pull her back into the room, but the apparition’s strength is too strong and Katie is pulled out of the doorway and into the hall.

Micah rushes after her, into the darkness.

There is a scuffle from downstairs followed by a male SCREAM.

After a moment, Katie returns to the room. She is covered in blood. She climbs back under the covers and prepares to go back to sleep.

A few moments later there is the sound of footsteps from the apparition as it enters the room. Katie looks toward the sound of the footsteps.

Katie’s gaze follows the footsteps as they come around to Micah’s side of the bed. The covers lift up and a form lies down under the covers. Katie lies there very still for a moment, looking at the invisible form beside her. The invisible form turns on it left side, away from her. Katie slowly moves in close to the form and then drapes her right arm around the form and snuggles up behind it.

KATIE

(in a whisper)

You win.

The two of them lie quietly together. Katie rests her head on the shoulder of the form. There is a slight smile of contentment on Katie’s face; it’s over.

The tape on the recorder runs out and there is nothing but a blank screen filled with static.

BLACK OUT.

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