The second half of the
Ghost-Chasers pilot
DEVON is seen talking with ARTHUR and CLINT.
DEVON
Artie! Are we ready for night out, or what’s up?
CLINT
Night out?
ARTHUR
It’s a slang term for the phrase, “Light’s out”. He’s signaling that it’s time to turn all of the house’s lights off and turn on the night vision.
CLINT
Yeah. It’s official, you’re a virgin.
ARTHUR
What does that have to do with anything?
DEVON
Agreed. But seriously, are we ready to tango or what’s up?
ARTHUR
Yeah we’re ready.
DEVON
Night out time!
The group turns off all of the house’s lights and NEW GUY is seen holding a camera and switches it to night-vision.
ARTHUR
Kay, the infra-red should allow you to see perfectly in the dark.
NEW GUY
Great.
The rest of the team enters.
GREG
Our fearless leader
DEVON
Thank you. Now I just wanted to have a quick pep talk before we have at it.
CLINT
Are you serious?
GREG
Serious as the grave
DEVON
As the dead. Now, some serious stuff is about to go down in there and some of you might not be the same afterward.
NEW GUY
What do you mean?
GREG
He means that some of you might get your faces singed off
JEROME
He’s right. We can’t take any chances in there. Some entities can control objects and even possess people.
CLINT
When has that ever even happened?
JEROME
There are hundred of documented cases of ghostly activity throughout the world!
DEVON
Agreed. But I want us to all stay together in there. Always have a backup man and never investigate alone. Always keep in touch with the walkie talkies.
NEW GUY
What if we have to go to the bathroom or something?
CLINT
What, afraid that your going to get the pissed scared out of you?
NEW GUY
Hey man! I thought that you said I was cool!
CLINT
I retract my statement.
NEW GUY
Damnitt…
GREG
Anyways, if you should need to go to the bathroom, take a buddy with you.
DEVON
He can help you shake it.
The group looks strangely at each other.
DEVON
Alright! Let’s get in there. Hands in! Ghost-Chasers on three! 1-2-3
ARTHUR, DEVON, and GREG put their hands in and throw their hands up at 3 and yell “Ghost-Chasers!” They put their hands down and look at the three other members. CLINT flips the camera and group off. THE INVESTIGATION.
DEVON is seen in an upstairs room with GREG. GREG is holding an EMF detector while DEVON has a digital recorder.
DEVON
Okay. Greg, do a quick EMF sweep of the room and tell me what you find.
GREG
Okay…I’m getting some readings from the electrical outlet.
DEVON
That’s funny. I read a piece in spirit magazine that mentioned ghost’s sometimes powering from electrical outlets.
JEROME
The EMF is probably freaking out because of the electricity. Also, I didn’t know that there even was a magazine entitled “Spirit”
DEVON
There isn’t.
Cut to: NEW GUY and CLINT in the downstairs living room.
NEW GUY
You cut me real deep out there man. Left me out to dry
CLINT
You’ll get over it.
NEW GUY
I’d like to think that you’ve got my back in here…but I’m questioning your loyalty.
CLINT
There’s no loyalty to question. Is it colder in here?
NEW GUY
No, not that I can see. Why, did you find a cold spot?
CLINT
I don’t know. Hey, give me the temperature gage.
Cut to: clip of GREG sitting elsewhere.
GREG
Some researches believe that Ghost’s drain energy from the atmosphere around us and can sometimes cause or leave behind cold spots. We often use temperature gages to find and locate these cold spots…Am I supposed to say more?
Cut back to NEW GUY and CLINT.
CLINT
That’s bizarre.
NEW GUY
What is???
CLINT
Well, the temperature dropped a bit…but only in this spot.
NEW GUY
Do you think it’s a ghost?
CLINT
No.
NEW GUY
Dude, did that door just move?
CLINT
I don’t know. It’s dark. You’re the one with the camera, check it out.
NEW GUY
I’ll ask Arthur if he caught something on camera. Arthur?
Cut to: ARTHUR in the van with his walkie-talkie in front of the setup.
NEW GUY
(Voice)
Hey Lucy, can you check back the footage for the downstairs and see if you can catch the door to the basement moving?
ARTHUR
That’s not even close to my name. And yeah, I’ll check it out.
NEW GUY
Great
ARTHUR
It’s cold in the van, can we switch soon?
Cut to: JEROME, GREG, and DEVON.
DEVON
Okay, this is where it supposedly all went down.
GREG
Right.
DEVON
(Sits on the bed)
So apparently the client was lying down, preparing for bed when she felt the covers pulled down tight and she thought that she heard a voice.
JEROME
Was this her father’s bed?
DEVON
Yeah, I think that she said that. GREG and I will sit on the bed. JEROME, you do and sit next to the door and try to look out into the hallway too, see if you can hear or see anything.
GREG
What are we going to do?
DEVON
We’ll do a quick MVP session.
Cut to: DEVON sitting elsewhere.
DEVON
EVP stands for Electronic Voice Photosynthesis. Some researches believe that Spirits can connect to the living and their voices can be caught on tape where the human ear cannot pick it up. What? Why are you looking at me like that? Well then stop.
Cut back: to the upstairs group.
DEVON
What’s your name?
GREG
How did you die?
DEVON
We know how he died.
GREG
We can still ask.
JEROME
Why do you feel the need to remain in this home?
DEVON
Yeah.
JEROME
Why haven’t you passed on?
GREG
Yeah, you’re good at this.
JEROME
Is there a person or object in this house that you are attached too?
DEVON
Greg, hold the recorder up higher, we want to record these answers.
JEROME
Could you please tell us why you are here?
GREG
That’d be great
JEROME
We would greatly appreciate it if you could just tell us why you are here.
DEVON
We’ll give you candy.
Cut to: NEW GUY and CLINT in a different downstairs room.
NEW GUY
Do you often use EMF detectors in your investigations?
CLINT
Occasionally. What do you believe that spirits are?
NEW GUY
Energy…I suppose.
CLINT
Right. And what do EMF detector’s read?
NEW GUY
The energy in an area…
CLINT
Right. So theoretically, EMF detector’s can read the ghostly activity in an area
NEW GUY
Why do you have to be an asshole?
Cut to: Upstairs crew in different room.
GREG
Dude whoa…did you guys hear that?
JEROME
What did you hear?
GREG
Sounded kind of like laughter. But more of a grunt, kind of…smokers laugh.
DEVON
Dude…that’s creepy. Hopefully we caught it on the recorder. Wait; hold on…I want to contact Artie. (Into walkie talkie) Hey Mogugal, how are you holding up?
Cut to: ARTHUR in van.
ARTHUR
It’s really cold in the van.
DEVON
Doesn’t matter. Anyways, is monitor 2 still in the third upstairs room?
ARTHUR
Yes, why?
DEVON
Well, keep a close eye on the vase on the table. Can you see it?
ARTHUR
Yeah…
DEVON
Well the owner said that it gets knocked over a lot. Watch it live a bit to see if you can catch anything.
ARTHUR
Okay…will do
DEVON
Great. Hope that you’re doing well.
ARTHUR
Really?
DEVON
Yeah…
ARTHUR
Great because Captain, it’s really cold out here and I can’t feel my fingers. I’m really lonely and I'm getting claustrophobic in the van. I’m really-
DEVON shuts off the walkie talkie. Cut to: Downstairs gang.
CLINT
Alright, I guess that we should do an EVP
NEW GUY
Sounds good. Are we going to try and provoke?
Cut to: GREG sitting elsewhere.
GREG
Sometimes in EVP sessions we try to provoke spirits and try to get them to speak. We mock them and try to anger them so that they will say something. Sometimes we get voice response and it’s creepy…Like laughter or something, which is always a scarier thing to hear. Wait…what’s that movie where the guy records those voices on evps…something noise.
CAMERMAN
Ghost, with Patrick swazye?
GREG
No, god, that’s not it. It’s got like some famous actor in it. You know the guy in those movies…why-…white-…
Cut back to downstairs crew.
CLINT
(into recorder)
This is Clint and what’s his face in the downstairs doing an EVP session.
NEW GUY
I have a name
CLINT
Not now!
NEW GUY
So what, we just try and insult the ghost?
CLINT
That’s the plan. Hey Gerhardt! If you can here me! Your house smells like cats and peanut butter!
NEW GUY
I don’t like you old man! Nobody does! That’d why I’m glad that you’re dead!
CLINT
You want us to stop, you need to speak up!
NEW GUY
I ought to dig you up and slap you around!
CLINT
You should be sucking on my ball sack!
Cut to: Upstairs room with vase. JEROME and DEVON are trying to re-create the vase-falling incident.
JEROME
So the client reports this vase falling?
DEVON
Correct.
JEROME
Interesting. So we should try and move the table…you know, try and re-create the falling if we can.
DEVON
Great.
DEVON accidentally walks into the table.
DEVON
Oh god! My man-junk!
JEROME
Are you okay?
DEVON
No…it stings
JEROME
Well that didn’t knock it over. Let me try something.
JEROME lightly taps the vase, which falls over. He picks it up and examines it.
DEVON
And?
JEROME
Oh the vase has a bent bottom, like the porcelain is kind of bent.
DEVON
So what does it mean?
JEROME
It means that it’s a crappy vase, not a ghost.
Cut to: Downstairs gang. Clint is walking by a table and slowly puts an item into his pocket.
NEW GUY
Did you just steal something?
Cut to: JEROME and DEVON in a different room.
DEVON
Does the air feel thick to you in here? Kinda musty…
JEROME
Yeah, you’re right. It does feel a little thick.
A shadow figure passes by the door and in the hallway.
DEVON
What the shit?!? I think that I just saw an apparition.
JEROME
Whoa. Perhaps it was the late home owner. Quick check and see if anyone walked by.
DEVON
(into walkie)
Hey? Is anybody upstairs, like did anyone just pass through the hallway?
GREG
(Voice)
Yeah
DEVON
Well did you just walk by like 5 seconds ago?
GREG
(Voice)
Yeah, that was me.
JEROME
Crap
GREG
(Voice)
*Cruch* do you want me to walk by again?
DEVON
No. Hey, what are you eating?
GREG
(Voice)
*Cruch* Tortilla chips.
DEVON
Bring me some.
Cut to: ARTHUR in the van.
ARTHUR
(into walkie)
Guys, I’m picking up a weird crunching sound on the audio
DEVON
(Voice)
*Crunch* Ignore it.
ARTHUR
Fine, but when are we switching?
DEVON
(Voice)
I don’t know, why?
ARTHUR
It’s really cold
DEVON
(Voice)
Oh please
ARTHUR
I can’t feel my legs!
Cut to entire group outside.
DEVON
Okay gang that was a good investigation. Personal experiences include hearing noises, seeing shadows, and seeing a door move. But, I think that it’s about time to wrap it up.
GREG
It’s pretty good…
JEROME
There wasn’t a significant amount of paranormal activity to say that this place was haunted.
GREG
Well, nobody asked you.
NEW GUY
Well, I also saw a weird kind of mist near the basement door
CLINT
Why didn’t you tell me?
NEW GUY
I thought that you’d yell at me
ARTHUR
Can we go please? My fingers started bleeding.
INTERVIEWS:
DEVON
I thought that the investigation went well, and I think that we’ll have a lot of good evidence to show the client.
GREG
It was good. A really good first investigation, hopefully we’ll provide some answers for the client.
NEW GUY
I don’t want to talk about it.
Cut to: JEROME, NEW GUY, and ARTHUR in front of computers and recorders, checking for evidence.
JEROME
Okay, we’re checking for sounds, voices, movements, shadows…just about anything strange or paranormal.
ARTHUR
We’ve got camera footage, audio and digital recorders to check.
Clips of the three checking for results. NEW GUY stops and listens to something again. He motions it to JEROME.
NEW GUY
Hey Jerome, listen to this and tell me what you here.
JEROME listens.
NEW GUY
Ha! What do you think?
JEROME
That’s nothing. Why would you waste my time and make me listen to that.
NEW GUY is speechless and silent.
Cut to: THE REVEAL.
DEVON
Okay, what do you have for us?
ARTHUR
Well most of the audio was of cars driving by and of wind. We did catch a weird sound though.
He plays the noise for them.
GREG
That’s the sound that I heard.
DEVON
Very cool.
GREG
Anything else?
ARTHUR
We got some sounds of rats in the walls but that’s about it.
DEVON
Ah crap in a hat, so we have to go bring the client nothing?
ARTHUR
Apparently
GREG
Fuck!!!
Cut to: The REVEAL. DEVON and GREG sitting with the client.
DEVON
So you know what we did, we came in trying to disprove this haunting.
GREG
Actually that’s incorrect; we really wanted to find something.
DEVON
Right. But basically we didn’t really catch any evidence on tape.
GREG
We did catch one weird sound.
GREG plays the sound for her.
GREG
We wanted to know your take of that
CLIENT
That sounds like air coming out of the vent upstairs
DEVON
Fuck, okay well we didn’t find anything then.
GREG
There were a few personal experiences but…
DEVON
Oh jezz, but we did try our best.
CLIENT
Apparently you best wasn’t good enough.
DEVON
You have rats. In your walls. You have an awful rat infestation.
GREG
Your house smells like cats and peanut butter.
CLIENT
Excuse me?
DEVON
If you could just give us our payment, then that’d be great.
Cut to: GREG and DEVON driving the van.
DEVON
She didn’t even pay us!
GREG
I’m never going to get that smell off of my clothes.
DEVON
Ughhhhhh
GREG
Yeah…
DEVON
Well, the investigation wasn’t a complete failure. We had a great first investigation with the whole team and they all did a great job.
GREG
Except for Arthur
DEVON
Agreed. He just complained the whole time.
GREG
Well good job buddy, on to the next
GREG lens out to shake hands with DEVON. He leans closer and touches his hand.
DEVON
Don’t touch me.
CUE theme music. Cut to-Black. Cut to- Credits
END OF EPISODE
Sun Feb 01, 2009 6:45 am
