The Sixth Sense:
Friends of the dead
Narrator: Tonight's episode of the sixth sense is an exceptional episode with an exceptional actor. That actor is also a world war 2 veteran. He is Neville Brand. Tonight's episode is about a girl named Brenda Ames. She is a young girl who has died mysteriously. Even though she is placed in an ice chamber to be preserved, her spirit haunts this house. Her death may not have been an accident. The actual cause of her death well I'll let you figure it out. So without further ado, sit back, relax, and enjoy Friends of the dead.
It is a warm autumn evening in Visalia and Jimmy Dalton, the fiancée of the late Brenda Ames puts up a for sale sign on her house. He then goes inside and stares at her picture with a tear streaming down his eye.
Jimmy:(to himself) Oh Brenda I'm so sorry I didn't marry you sooner. I'm sorry baby I really am.
He kisses her picture
Suddenly there is a knock on the door
Jimmy:(puts her picture back on the table).
A voice says, "Is there anyone home?"
He goes to the door, answers it, and sees a tall built man
Jimmy: who are you?
The man: oh where are my manners my name is Joe Archer.
Jimmy: I'm Jimmy Dalton.
Joe: Nice to meet you. I saw the for sale sign on the front lawn and I saw that the door was open but I didn't want to be impolite and walk in so I knocked. Is it really for sale?
Jimmy: Yes it is won't you come in and look.
Joe: Sure thing Jimmy.
They both go in
Jimmy:(stares at Joe's body) wow Mr. Archer sir you have a muscular tough guy physique.
Joe: Well boy I was in the war.
Jimmy: Which one? Korea or Vietnam?
Joe: No boy I was in the one before the Korean and Vietnam wars. I was in World War 2.
Jimmy:(amazed) World War 2. Sir you don't look that old at all. I thought you were 20 something or even 18 years old.
Joe: 18?(laughs) Boy I'm 33 years old. I ain't no teenager.
Jimmy:(shakes his hand) Thank you for your service sir.
Joe: Hey now you don't have to call me sir every time.
Jimmy: It's the only polite thing to do Mr. Archer sir.
Joe: calling me sir is like putting an escalator in a one story house it don't belong. I'm Joe.
Jimmy: Well Joe my father always taught me to always respect my elders and I go by the mantra be nice until it is time to not be nice.
Joe:(smiles) You know something boy if you were my son i'd be extremely proud of you because you are a polite young man.
Jimmy: Thanks Joe.
Joe: Don't mention it kid.
Jimmy: You know Joe you kind of remind me of my dad in a unique way.
Joe: Why do you say that?
Jimmy: Because you're jolly and nice. You're not a mean drunk.
Joe:(chuckles) thanks kid.
Jimmy:(pats his pack) don't mention it.
Joe:(sees the staircase) wow there's an upstairs in here too?
Jimmy: Yep it's a two story house.
Joe: wow it's so beautiful and I(sees a portrait of a girl) who's she?
Jimmy:(gets a sad look on his face).
Joe:(sees the change in Jimmy's demeanor) Jimmy what's wrong boy?
Jimmy: That girl in the portrait was my fiancée.
Joe: what happened to her? Did she call it off?
Jimmy: No she died here in this house.
Joe: Oh my god(puts his arm around Jimmy) I'm definitely sincerely sorry for your loss.
Jimmy: Thanks Joe.
Joe: What was her name?
Jimmy: Brenda.
Joe: How did Brenda die?
Jimmy: An accident or so I was told. She fell.
Joe: Down these stairs.
Jimmy: Yeah.
Joe: How much did you love her?
Jimmy: More than life itself.
Joe: When were you guys going to get hitched?
Jimmy: On Halloween since it is the month of October.
Joe: Oh I see. Did you guys talk about it that day?
Jimmy: Yes we talked about getting married and having kids. I was in a hurry as I was crazy in love with her. She however wanted to wait and cherish the moments of being engaged and in a relationship. I told her I couldn't wait until the day we begin a life together forever. I told her that she was the only person who has really stolen my heart as I was in an unhappy relationship with another girl before her and that girl broke my heart.
Joe: wow I'm mighty sorry to hear that.
Jimmy: Why? You didn't cause her to die.
Joe: I wasn't saying sorry for that reason at all. I was saying sorry as I give you my condolences.
Jimmy: Oh then thanks Joe.
Joe: If I may ask you Jimmy why did Brenda get together with you?
Jimmy: Because she was in an abusive relationship with a guy who I knew and who I competed for her affections with. He won her the first time even though I warned her not to go near him as he had been arrested for domestic disputes and drug charges before and for plain harassing women.
Joe: Ooh then in that case I can see why she got together with you. She wanted a real man.
Jimmy: Yep and I wanted a real woman as the women I dated prior to her just either stood me up or cheated on me so I have had my fair share of bad relationships.
Joe: What were their names?
Jimmy: who?
Joe: Your ex girl and her ex boy.
Jimmy: My mistake of a girlfriend is a girl named Heather Watkins and her pathetic excuse of a boyfriend is Sean Whinston. Why?
Joe: Because I think I'd like to talk to them as they already seem to frost me the wrong way.
Jimmy: What do you mean by that?
Joe: I mean I think they may have had something to do with Brenda's death.
Jimmy: Joe she died an accidental death.
Joe: So you may think but in reality let's be logical you don't exactly know how she died.
Jimmy: I guess you're right.
Joe: A soldier always is.
Jimmy: And I highly respect soldiers like yourself.
Joe: And I appreciate that.
Jimmy: So is it just you moving into this house?
Joe: Nah I have to bring my pregnant wife and my nagging father.
Jimmy: So just the three of you then?
Joe: Yes siree just the three of us.
Jimmy: Alright.
Joe: Jimmy let me just ask you out of curiosity why do you want to sell this house.
Jimmy: Well truth be told I am not really selling I'm more like renting out rooms.
Joe:(nods) oh ok.
Jimmy: Yeah.
Joe: Do you care to show me around the house?
Jimmy: It'd be rude of me not to.
Joe:(smiles).
Jimmy walks him to a door
Joe: where does that room lead to?
Jimmy: It's an ice chamber.
Joe: an ice chamber? What for?
Jimmy: Brenda had crazy ideas. This one right here was because she didn't just want a refrigerator with a freezer she wanted an ice chamber to put extra stuff in and plus she believed in preserving your body after death rather than burial or cremation.
Joe: why?
Jimmy: Because she thought that it would be possible to be brought back to life after freezing yourself for so many years and once there was a cure for all diseases.
Joe: I thought she died due to the impact of the fall down these stairs.
Jimmy: Well she also believed that if any accident caused any death that by freezing yourself you could be brought back once someone fixed and reversed the effects of the accident and trauma your body went through.
Joe: That's a weird obsession.
Jimmy: I told her that but she had her friend who happened to be my ex girlfriend Heather finance and her ex boyfriend Danny build the ice chamber.
Joe: Oh wow.
Jimmy: But the one thing I can't stand is realizing Brenda is in there in that awful deathly cold environment.
Joe:(nods).
Jimmy: let me show you around.
Joe: Alright.
He shows Joe around
…...
A few minutes later
They come out of another room
Joe: Gee this is a mighty big house.
Jimmy: Brenda and I both worked hard for it.
Joe: That's really great you know.
Jimmy: It's too bad we cannot live our life here. Raise our kids here. Grow old here. But most of all make love here. Make a bunch of memories here. All of that is now a distant memory and just a dream.
Joe:(hugs him) It's alright Jimmy boy it's alright. Brenda is still in your heart no matter where you go.
Jimmy: You wouldn't mind if I stayed here would you?
Joe: Of course not boy.
Jimmy:(shakes his hand) Thanks Joe.
Joe: My pleasure.
Jimmy: I wouldn't want to be overstaying my welcome.
Joe: And I don't believe you are because after all it was your and Brenda's home and I still consider it your home that i'm more than happy to rent.
Jimmy: Oh well you don't have to pay me anything.
Joe: Oh no I insist.
Jimmy: Joe you have your dad and your pregnant wife moving in with you. You need to focus more on your wife and new child you are bringing into this world. Don't worry about rent or anything.
Joe: Ok if you insist.
Jimmy:(nods).
Joe:(sees the same portrait of Brenda) who painted Brenda's portrait.
Jimmy: I did.
Joe: You did? Wow you're a very skilled artist I may say in which I did say so.
Jimmy: I was but no more.
Joe: No more?
Jimmy: I don't have a desire to paint anymore.
Joe: Why?
Jimmy: Because I painted that picture of her two days before she died. I planned on giving it to her on our wedding day. Of course that will never happen. So when I found out that she died I hung it up there in honor of her and so everyone knows that it wasn't only my house that it also belonged to her.
Joe: Wow Jimmy you must really have loved her.
Jimmy: I still love her now. I don't think I'll ever ever find love ever again.
Joe: In time you will Jimmy.
Jimmy: I'm just not ready yet.
Joe: I know how you feel believe me I do.
Jimmy: You do?
Joe: Yes I do because I lost a loved one too.
Jimmy: Who was your loved one?
Joe: My sister. She was younger than I was. Her name was Jill. They used to call us Jill and Mighty Joe Young as we both have to same names of the characters in Mighty Joe Young. She was a very sweet girl. God rest her soul.
Jimmy: How did she die?
Joe: She died in a car accident. Her friend was drunk behind the wheel. I still blame myself for not telling her not to go with her drunk friend.
Jimmy: Joe don't blame yourself you didn't cause her to get killed.
Joe: I know but I always promised I'd protect her and that night I didn't.
Jimmy: Joe it was beyond your control the night Jill died. Just like it was probably beyond my control the night Brenda died.
Joe: I know but I mean Jill and I talked about a lot of things then she asked me why did I marry my wife Vera and I told her because I deeply love her and true love comes once maybe twice in a lifetime. She then told me that she thought she'd never find true love. I told her if she waited long enough that it'll find her she won't have to chase it. She told me maybe I was right and I told her a veteran is always right on everything and of course as a typical little sister she rolled her eyes. Then she got herself ready to go out for the night and told me her friend was coming to get her. Of course her friend Buzz Gunderson was her boyfriend and he came to pick her up but one thing I didn't like and didn't approve of was that he was drunk that night and I took her aside and told her uh Jill he's drunk you need to drive and she was all telling me that he is just a little drunk and the bar is only a few blocks away so don't make a big deal and I said like i won't because unlike your little friend there i'm actually concerned about your safety and she as so much told me to keep my nose out of her affairs and reluctantly i did but I gave her a warning that if she didn't drive that somebody was going to get seriously hurt or even killed. Well she went off and about 11:30 that night my father rushed into the door and told me to get down to the planetarium right away and I said, "Why? What's happened?" my dad just told me never mind get down there. So as an obedient son I obeyed my dad's orders and went down to the planetarium.
Jimmy: You mean griffith observatory right?
Joe: Yes. It was called planetarium back then.
Jimmy: Wait where you living then?
Joe: I was living in Barstow then. But after what i am about to tell you you'll see why I decided to move from Barstow to here Visalia.
Jimmy: Alright.
Joe: Anyways so I get in my car and my dad tells me to go on down to the planetarium and that he'll be down in a little while. So anyways as soon as I get to the Planetarium, a police officer comes up to me and I ask, "So what's happened?" the officer tells me that there was an accident and I ask him if there was a young couple in the car and he said yes. I then asked if I could see the victims and he told me that what I was about to see was going to be extremely horrifying and I told him I had been in World War 2 and seen even more horrifying things than a bad car wreck. So before he let me go and identify the victims he told me that there was a young girl about 27 years of age and a young man about 29 years of age and I suddenly realized from when he said that I knew the girl had to be my sister. I asked him if I could at least(voice begins to break and tears form in his eyes) see the girl. He told me that the girl and man were both dead. I told him I didn't care that I wanted to see if it was my sister and her boyfriend or not so he guided me to the white sheet that was covering one of the bodies and the minute I lifted the sheet and saw what I saw(tears stream down his eyes) I knew it was my sister and she had been dead at the scene. The officer asked me if I knew who the dead girl was and I said it was my sister Jill and he told me his condolences and I just sat there holding her bloodied up body (sniff) her mangled lifeless body(starts crying) I was holding my one and only sister and she was dead. She was dead in my arms. Dead and bloody. Dead and mangled. Just dead. Her face completely ripped to shreds by the glass. Her body was fuckin' destroyed. The spark and joy of life once there was now gone...forever. I didn't want to let her go. I wasn't ready(shakes his head) why couldn't it have been me instead of her(sits down on a chair and cries in his lap).
Jimmy:(feeling extremely sorry) Oh Joe (hugs him and rubs his back) i'm so sorry for your loss.
Joe:(crying) My little sister is dead and(sniff) and(sniff) and(sniff) and I didn't try harder to stop her from going out with her drunk boyfriend who didn't give one goddamn hell and two fucks about her.
Jimmy: Joe you couldn't have stopped her as much as you did try to warn her. She wasn't going to listen to you anyway. You know how younger siblings are they never listen. Joe you did all that you could. She elected to go out and let someone inebriated drive her to where she was going. She decided to risk something that ultimately and unfortunately took her life. You cannot blame yourself and or hold yourself responsible for your sister's actions.
Joe:(crying).
Jimmy:(comforting Joe).
After a few minutes of crying and letting out some emotions, Joe stands up and gives himself time to compose himself
Joe:(turns to Jimmy) I'm sorry for my outburst Jimmy.
Jimmy: No need to apologize Joe you needed to let it out.
Joe: I know I did and I guess it's good I did let out some emotions but that still doesn't bring her back to me. It simply doesn't. Yes letting my emotions out is good but it don't change any fact that Jill is dead.
Jimmy: I know Joe. I know how you feel just like I now realize that my emotions won't bring Brenda back from the dead. I wish it could though because I just want to see her and hold her and tell her how much I love her.
Joe: I feel that way about Jill.
Jimmy: Joe do you think Jill's death was an accident?
Joe: Well she died in a car accident.
Jimmy: No what I mean is that do you in your heart believe that her death was accidental or do you think her boyfriend deliberately did it.
Joe: If so I can't prove that because he's dead too.
Jimmy: Yeah that's true.
Joe: I'm sorry for sounding all gruff like I am but it's just that Jill was my ONLY sister and I was extremely close to her and when I identified her body and saw that she was dead I just couldn't grasp it and I didn't want to believe it but eventually I had to and it chokes me up knowing she's gone. Knowing my sister who I grew up with is now gone...forever until we meet again in the afterlife.
Jimmy: I feel you Joe because that's how I feel about Brenda. She was my whole world. I loved her more than life itself. I still love her to this day. My love for her will never ever stop. I won't try to find anyone else. I made my vow and it was that Brenda was my second and last girlfriend who was meant to become my wife and mother of my children. She was my soulmate. I promised to stick by her side until death did us part in which it did...too soon. Too fucking soon. I loved her a lot Joe. I loved her more than I loved myself. She was my everything(tears stream down his eyes) and now that she's gone I(shakes his head) I just can't believe that she's gone and I'll never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever see her again.
Joe: You will someday Jimmy. In the afterlife that is.
Jimmy: Oh Joe please don't make me think about death or dying.
Joe: I'm being logical and realistic.
Jimmy: I know you are.
Joe:(takes out a picture of Jill; looks at it; says to it) oh Jill baby i'm so sorry. I'm so sorry I couldn't have protected and saved you that night. You should have listened to me. I was right...unfortunately. I'm so sorry little sis(drops to the floor and cries into the carpet).
Jimmy:(looks at Joe; kneels down; rubs his back).
Joe continues to cry his eyes out
Suddenly there is another knock at the door
Jimmy: I'll get that.
He goes to the door, opens it, and sees a shorter older man
Jimmy: Who are you?
The man: my name is John Archer is my son here.
Jimmy: Is your son Joe?
John: Yes and is he here?
Jimmy: He's in there.
John: Who are you young man?
Jimmy: I'm Jimmy Dalton and I'm renting this house out to Joe and to you and his wife.
John: Why that's really kind of you Jimmy.
Jimmy: It was my fiancée Brenda's house.
John: are you two planning on moving out?
Jimmy: I am eventually.
John: what about Brenda?
Jimmy: Brenda died here.
John: Oh gee i'm sorry to hear that. What of?
Jimmy: An accident. She fell down the stairs.
John: I'm sorry for your loss.
Jimmy: It's alright.
John: Where's Joe?
He hears crying
Jimmy: In there but he is not in the right state of mind.
John: I can tell because I heard him crying.
Jimmy: I'll take you to him.
He walks John into the room Joe is in
Jimmy: There he is on the floor.
John:(goes over to him) Joe(taps him on the shoulder) Joe what happened?
Joe:(crying) who's there?
John: your father.
Joe:(sits up) I'm sorry dad. I didn't mean to worry you.
John: It's fine son. I just want to know why you're crying.
Joe:(crying) I talked about Jill's death as I can relate to Jimmy.
John: I know son but you must let her rest. There wasn't anything you could have done to stop her. Like I've said a million times she made a decision that unfortunately cost her, her life.
Joe:(crying; puts his head in his hands) I know dad but (sniff) I still could have driven her and her boyfriend Buzz to(sniff) wherever they were going that night(sniff) I could have told her she wasn't going(sniff) I should've been the one in that accident all mangled up.
John: Joe don't say that. Would Jill have wanted you to say that?
Jimmy: I told him the same thing. He told me too.
Joe:(crying) I can't stop seeing Jill's dead body in my arms. I can't stop remembering that night.
John:(puts his arm around him) Joe I know that night really messed you up and really devastated both of us but you need to know well no you need to realize that Jill will always be in your heart forever. May God rest her soul. Also you need to realize that you have others here who love and care about you just as much as she did.
Joe:(crying) But dad she was my ONLY sister. You can't ever have another sister. I was extremely close to her. I always promised I'd protect her and I didn't that night. I should have driven her and her boyfriend to the bar or at least stopped her from going. She would still be here today.
Jimmy:(rubbing Joe's shoulder) Joe there wasn't anything you could have said or done that would have made a difference. Joe she wasn't going to listen to you.
John: He's right Joe. Jill had a mind of her own. Plus it would be embarrassing to have your brother drive you and a date to any place.
Joe: I still should have tried harder. I mean I don't only regret that I also regret the fact that Jill's boyfriend used to abuse her and I didn't do anything to stop it.
Jimmy: Did you ever see him hit her?
Joe: No it always happened when I wasn't there. Then when I would come back I'd see marks all over her. Bruises, scratches, defense wounds, and torn clothes. I'd ask her what happened and she would tell me a completely different story and blame herself. I would use my interrogation technique to make her spit out the real truth. Once she would come clean and tell me what her boyfriend did to her I would then get myself ready to go out, hunt him down, and give him what for. But she would stop me as she didn't want me facing any assault charges. I told her that I didn't care if I got arrested because I knew I'd be protecting her. She then told me she'd never speak to me again if I meddled and got my nose into her personal life. So like a jackass I kept my nose out of her private affairs meaning the abuse she endured. However I was still protective of her because I wanted her to be safe and not get killed(voice breaks) but unfortunately she was killed. Not by a gun. Not by a knife. She was killed in a car wreck. A car wreck I could have stopped. Why didn't I stop it?!
Jimmy: Joe you couldn't have stopped it no matter what you could have said or done. You couldn't have stopped anything. It was beyond your control.
John: Jimmy is right son. There wasn't anything in your power to stop Jill from doing what she wanted. All you did was voice your concerns and be protective but you couldn't hold your sister's hand forever.
Joe:(crying; sighs) Can I go upstairs? I need a moment alone.
John: Why do you need a moment alone?
Joe:(crying) Because I feel embarrassed for crying in front of you guys. Plus Vikki may be coming any minute to check out the house and I don't want to be crying in front of her.
John: Joe your wife wouldn't mind seeing you cry.
Joe:(crying) I'm still going upstairs to refresh myself.
Jimmy: go on ahead.
Joe: Thanks.
He goes upstairs to a room and shuts the door
Jimmy:(looks up then back at John) Wow poor Joe.
John: I know. He gets like that whenever the month of November comes. I wish he'd stop blaming himself.
Jimmy: October depresses me.
John: why does it depress you Jimmy?
Jimmy: That was when me and my beloved Brenda were going to get married. It won't happen though.
John: I'm sorry for your loss Jimmy.
Jimmy: So is Joe and so am I.
John: Why did you and Brenda buy this house?
Jimmy: We didn't buy it. Brenda inherited it from her father. She had enough money to keep it the way it is now. Hell she had enough money to have an ice chamber built here. However the one who helped financed it was my ex girlfriend Heather and the one who built it was her abusive ex boyfriend Sean.
John: Why did she have an ice chamber?
Jimmy: She wanted an extra freezer besides the one she has in the refrigerator. Plus she believed that if you had yourself preserved after death, that you could be cured from whatever you died from or have any injury like a broken neck repaired and after that you could be brought back to life. She had crazy ideas. I loved her though. She and I planned to get married. I couldn't wait but she wanted to take her time and cherish being my girlfriend and fiancée and when the day came then she'd cherish being my wife and after that we'd have kids. Raise them here. Then after they left we'd grow old here. But before the kids and growing old we'd make memories and love here. But all of that is now a faded dream and distant memory...forever. I vowed that she'd be my last girlfriend and wife forever. I don't plan on finding anyone as I believe True Love only comes once(tears stream down his face) and that love was her(points to her portrait).
John:(puts his arm around Jimmy) I'm so sorry Jimmy.
Jimmy: I still don't understand how she could have fallen down those stairs. She wasn't a klutz.
John: She could have tripped. Did she have a dress on that day?
Jimmy: Yes. She had on her black dress. It was pretty long.
John: Maybe she could have tripped on that.
Jimmy: I guess that's possible.
A door opens from the upstairs
John and Jimmy look up the stairs
Joe:(walking down the stairs).
John: You alright now?
Joe: Yeah i'm calm now. I apologize for my outburst.
Jimmy: You have nothing to apologize for Joe.
Joe: I know but it's just the idea you know. I mean here you were showing me this house and talking about your love for Brenda and then I start blubbering like a baby and talk about my sister's death. I shouldn't have made you feel sorry for me. It is your time of grieving not mine.
Jimmy: Joe there's absolutely nothing wrong with talking about the death of a loved one. I mean come on man you can relate to me. You know how I feel. You've been through it. The only difference is Brenda was my fiancée and Jill was your sister. We both lost the women we loved and promised to protect.
Joe: Well Vikki is also the woman I love. Considering she's my wife.
Jimmy: I know but you know what I mean. Losing a loved especially one you're extremely close to it's hard to let go.
Joe: I've tried to let her rest many times but I can't forget how brutally mangled she was the night she died. She was just like a victim of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Mangled, bloodied, and life slowly slipping away.
Jimmy: And you will let go eventually. I won't though. I don't plan on getting into another relationship. Brenda was it.
Joe: But I still want to question that girl Heather and that guy Sean.
Jimmy: Don't do it just yet. Wait a while Joe.
Joe: Alright Jimmy if you say so.
Jimmy: Thank you Joe.
John: Hey Joe if want to clear your mind and get out for a while go get Vera and bring her here so she can see the house too.
Joe: Dad she has a car.
John: Joe she's 8 months pregnant. A woman 8 months pregnant can't drive.
Joe: I just don't want her to see that I was crying.
John: She wouldn't judge you for crying Joe. She'd understand.
Joe:(sighs; goes out the door; gets into his car).
The car starts up and he leaves
John: It's a good thing I sent him out.
Jimmy: He needs fresh air. I just don't understand why he got embarrassed for crying.
John: That's typical Joe. I tell him over and over it's ok to cry but he trained not to.
Jimmy: Well you have to admit he was in the war.
John: That's true and a soldier can't be soft especially when they kill the enemy.
Jimmy: Yeah but since World War 2 is over he should realize it's ok to be a little soft i mean not on the enemy but just as a person.
John: He should but it's best if I let him realize it himself rather than either of us or even his wife telling him over and over again.
Jimmy:(nods) very true.
John: Again I just want to express my condolences for your loss Jimmy.
Jimmy: Thanks sir.
John: Oh hey you don't have to call me sir.
Jimmy: Joe told me the same thing. I still say it's polite of me to do so considering that my father always told me to respect my elders.
John: Well your father raised you just fine. He raised a gentleman in you.
Jimmy: Thank you.
Meanwhile John and Jimmy talk, Joe finally arrives to his old house to pick up Vikki
Joe:(gets out of the car; goes up to the door).
He knocks on the door
Vikki:(answers it) hey honey.
Joe: How you doin' baby doll?
He kisses her on the cheek
Vikki:(puts her hand on her stomach) eh just the little one here is kicking real hard this time.
Joe: I think we're going to raise a fighter.
Vikki:(giggles).
Joe:(rubs her stomach then looks at her).
Vikki:(sees that Joe's eyes are red) Joe are you alright?
Joe: Yeah why?
Vikki: You look like you've been crying is everything alright?
Joe: Oh dag nabbit it. You noticed.
Vikki: Joe it's ok to tell me why you've been crying but don't tell me the reason was because of the new baby we'll bring into this world when I do know it was something else.
Joe:(sighs) I was crying over my sister's death.
Vikki:(hugs him) I'm sorry you had to think about that.
Joe: Well the reason I did was because this young man named Jimmy who is renting the house out to us well it was his fiancée Brenda's house and Brenda died in that house.
Vikki:(eyes widen) oh my! What did she die from?
Joe: An accident. She fell down the stairs. I'll let Jimmy tell you the rest.
Vikki: Only if he feels comfortable to.
Joe: He told me and my dad with no problem.
Vikki: Alright then.
Joe: Let's go because I did say I'd come and get you and I did come and I do get you.
Vikki:(rolls her eyes) oh stop it you big charmer.
Joe:(picks her up).
Vikki: Joe be careful.
Joe: careful is my middle name baby.
Vikki: You said that once and the next minute you fell down the stairs.
She gets out of his arms
Joe: Ah Vikki I was gonna carry you.
Vikki: I know honey but just because i'm pregnant doesn't mean i can't walk.
Joe: You don't trust me to carry you?
Vikki: I do Joe but i'm not in the to be carried mood.
Joe: You pregnant women and moods.
Vikki: You're not mad are you?
Joe: Now how can I be mad at you?
Vikki:(rolls her eyes) And people wonder why I married you.
Joe: Because you love me and you cannot deny it.
Vikki:(stares at him).
Joe: well those are the facts ma'am!
Vikki: You sound like your dad's friend Joe Friday.
Joe: And that's who I'm named after.
Vikki:(gets in the car).
Joe:(gets in the car) Let's go to our new home.
Vikki:(kisses him on the cheek).
Soon Joe starts up the car and they head back to their new house
…...
Meanwhile Jimmy and John are still talking about Brenda and Jill's deaths
Jimmy: You know something now that I truly think about it, maybe I could have prevented Brenda's death.
John: Oh please don't start blaming yourself Jimmy. Joe does that. Please don't be a blamin' self Joe.
Jimmy: What do you mean by that? Why are you saying that?
John: Because Joe blames himself for Jill's death. I mean you saw how torn up he got just talking about it and remembering it vividly.
Jimmy: Well you can't really blame him even though he couldn't have stopped her from going with her boyfriend but you know he still has that protective side of him and that's something he and I both can't let go of.
John: I understand you both are protective men believe me I do indeed understand but don't you think that looking at it logically that you both can't be there 24/7 for Brenda and Jill. I mean Jimmy after all Brenda was a big girl and I understand you loved her but still you can't hold yourself responsible for her demise you simply can't. I keep trying to tell Joe that but he gives me about a hundred different reasons why he still should blame himself. Each one crazier than the last. I keep telling him over and over again that Jill was a big girl and she was independent and she would do what she damn well wanted and there wasn't a goddamn thing anyone could do including Joe. As much as he wanted to protect her he still should know that she was an independent girl no matter how much he protected or tried to prevent.
Jimmy: She should have been grateful that she had a brother who was willing to risk anything for her.
John: She knew that but that still didn't stop her from doing whatever she wanted including risky things. Just like you couldn't stop Brenda from doing whatever she wanted and you couldn't prevent something if you weren't present like the accident on the stairs you couldn't stop that because you weren't here.
Jimmy: Unfortunately I admit that you're right.
John: I wish Joe would say that.
Jimmy: Maybe he will eventually. You just have to give him time.
John: What if he never does?
Jimmy: That will be a problem then.
John: I mean Jimmy don't get me wrong I love my son very much but sometimes he can be very gruff and stubborn and sometimes even a smart aleck.
Jimmy: And just out of curiosity why are you telling me this?
John: Because I'm trying to tell you that getting or trying to get Joe to admit something or finally realize something is like pulling his teeth out or popping any cysts on him. He'll just fight you the death. In other words i'm not going to try to make him realize that he needs to stop blaming Jill's death on himself no siree i'm going to let him hopefully realize it himself and maybe he can let her soul rest.
Jimmy: I see what you mean.
John: Just like you need to let Brenda rest.
Jimmy: It's gonna take me time John. It's gonna take me time.
John: And I respect that very much.
Jimmy: Now with Joe it may take him time too. Maybe the birth of his newborn child will probably help him let go of Jill's death and maybe even stop him from holding himself responsible.
John: I hope so.
Soon Joe and Vikki pull up
Inside the car
Joe:(puts it in park then looks at Vikki).
They kiss for a brief minute
Inside the house
John: I think that's Joe.
He goes outside and gets close to the car
John:(seeing Joe kiss his beautiful pregnant wife) Of course a kiss scene!
He knocks on the window
Joe:(looks up at his dad and rolls his eyes).
He gets out of the car
Joe: You interrupted a good kiss.
John: Joe kiss your wife on your own time.
He goes back inside the house
Joe helps Vikki out of the car
Vikki: This is our new house?
Joe: Yup.
Vikki: It's beautiful.
Joe: Wait until you get inside then you'll see how beautiful it really is. And at the same time how sad it is too.
Vikki: Oh yeah because of that girl who died here.
Joe: Well her future widower is inside and he'll tell you the whole thing.
Vikki: Oh yeah what's his name?
Joe: Dalton Jimmy Dalton.
Vikki: Alright.
They both go inside
Joe: Hi Jimmy. This is my wife Vikki.
Jimmy:(shakes her hand) pleased to meet you ma'am.
Vikki: Oh now you don't have to call me ma'am.
Jimmy: I know but it is respect.
Vikki: Your daddy taught you well.
Jimmy: I'll agree to that.
Vikki:(sees Brenda's portrait) Who is she?
Jimmy: My beloved late Brenda.
Vikki: Aww i'm deeply sorry for your loss hun.
Jimmy: It's alright and I thank you for your condolences.
Vikki: It's a darn shame. She was a pretty little bitty one.
Jimmy: Why thank you. She'd appreciate that comment considering she was shorter than all of us here. I painted that portrait of her just two days prior to her death. I planned on giving it to her on our wedding day as a gift but that is just a distant dream.
Vikki: You know she'll always be here in spirit with you.
Jimmy: I sure hope so. I just feel awful for putting her dead body in an ice chamber.
Vikki: An ice chamber? Why did she buy an ice chamber?
Jimmy: She had it installed and she had a thousand different reasons why she wanted and needed it. The one that really stuck out to me was when she said that after death she would want to be preserved as she thought and believed it can be possible that after you immediately froze yourself after death that you can be brought back after your body is repaired from or cured of whatever you died from or of.
Vikki: That's a first for me.
Jimmy: I think it was for all of us except her obviously.
Vikki: So her body is in there?
Jimmy: Yep. Unfortunately she is not out here enjoying the house and enjoying the days until our wedding which will never ever happen. All of our dreams together are now faded and a distant memory...forever.
Vikki: Gee i'm terribly sorry.
Jimmy: Why? You didn't cause her death.
Vikki: No I'm saying sorry in a sympathetic way.
Joe: I still say her ex boyfriend and your ex girlfriend her so-called best friend both had something to do with her death.
Jimmy: Joe why do you say that?
Joe: I don't know but from what you told me of them Jimmy why they sound mighty suspicious to me. Plus why ain't they here for a funeral service or anything?
Jimmy: We never had a funeral for Brenda. Her body was immediately put in that ice chamber.
Joe: Oh.
John:(notices the late time) well guys I hate to sound like a naggin' old fuddy daddy but it is getting late.
Joe: Ah come on dad what time is it?
John: It is 10:30 at night.
Joe:(perplexed) That late?
Jimmy: Oh I forgot. Thanks for reminding me.
Joe: Why are you worried?
Jimmy: I have work at 6 in the morning.
Joe: Oh really where do you work?
Jimmy: I'm a bouncer at a bar.
Joe: Oh really?
Jimmy: Yup.
Joe: So you just toss whoever is bein' a jackass in the bar out?
Jimmy: Yup.
Joe: Don't you want to be anything else? I mean you can't be a bouncer your whole life.
Jimmy: Yes I want to be a cop.
Joe: That's a step in the right direction.
Jimmy: It has been my lifelong dream.
Joe: My dad is a cop. Maybe he can help you.
Jimmy: Nah what's the point? I don't have a family to support so why bother? I think I'll stick to being a bouncer.
Joe: Nah Jimmy a bouncer is no career.
Jimmy: Do you have a job Joe?
Joe: Yes I have multiple jobs.
Jimmy: What are they?
Joe: Well my first side job is busboy. My second side job is sodajerk. My third side job is at a gas station. My fourth side job is at a car wash.
Jimmy: How many side jobs do you have?
Joe: Six.
Jimmy: And what are the other two?
Joe: My fifth side job is bartender. My sixth side job is longshoreman.
Jimmy: Do you have a primary job? You know besides the side jobs.
Joe: Yeah I'm a police officer.
Jimmy: How come you're not going to hit the sack early?
Joe: Because I am on leave on all those jobs.
Jimmy: Oh and how do you manage those jobs into your schedule?
Joe: Well my first side job is in the night like at 6:30 after the other employees leave the restaurant I am left alone and I clean up. Then after I clean up and lock up I go to my second side job in which I am only there for a half hour then someone takes my place. After that I go to my third side job which also has me there for a half hour then after I leave that job I go to my next side job which I'm there for an hour. Then after that I head to my next side job and again I'm only there for an hour. After that I go back home and get some rest. Then I wake up at dawn hour to start my sixth side job which has me working for three hours then at Twilight I go to my primary job and i work there until 12 midnight and I go home and get rest.
Jimmy: Do you seriously do those jobs in one whole day?
Joe: No I do the busboy, sodajerk, gas station and car wash job if i'm called in for it.
Jimmy: what about the bartender, longshoreman, and police officer?
Joe: the bartender I only do if I'm called in. The longshoreman I only do if they need an extra hand. The police officer I have to do otherwise I'll be canned from that job for sure.
Jimmy: So the side jobs are only as needed?
Joe: Yeah but i'm thinking about quitting about two of them.
Jimmy: Why?
Joe: Because once my new baby arrives I don't want to be away from home all the time.
Jimmy: Well all I can say is that you will make a great father to that kid Joe.
Joe: Thank you Jimmy that means a lot.
Jimmy: Well(sees the time) I hate to cut our conversation short but i'm going to go take a shower and head off to bed.
Joe: Alright see ya in the A.M. Jimmy.
Jimmy:(shakes his hand) thanks for renting this house and for your service in world war 2.
Joe: Thanks for the handshake but you can do better now.
Jimmy: Now that we're friends?
Joe: Exactly and I-you consider me a friend?
Jimmy: Yes I do.
Joe: Well in that case(walks up the stairs to where Jimmy is at) let's do te bro hug.
Jimmy: I've always been wanting to do that.
Joe: ready?
Jimmy: yup.
They do the bro hug
Joe:(chuckles) that's the way we soldiers greeted each other.
Jimmy: That's how my friends greeted each other too. I think it's cool.
Joe: Well you experienced it.
Jimmy:(nods his head and goes inside the bathroom to prepare for his shower).
Joe:(walks back down the stairs).
John: Typical young men.
Joe: What do you mean dad?
John: You and Jimmy the bro hug thing.
Joe:(chuckles) Hey I ain't the only one who thinks it's cool!
John: Well I don't know about you but I'm going to bed. We have a long day tomorrow of packing and moving.
Joe: Alright.
John goes up to his new room and shuts the door
Joe: Vikki? Vikki where are you?
Vikki: Over here looking at Brenda's portrait.
Joe: Oh i see.
Vikki: It's a shame she died so young and sudden.
Joe: I know. Just like Jill.
He sits down
Vikki: You comin' to bed?
Joe: Why is it that everyone is tired but me?
Vikki: It's that time of the season again.
Joe: I'll walk you up to our room.
Vikki: Ok.
They both go up the stairs and get into their room
Vikki: Wow i cannot wait until we get the baby bed in here but I can wait to have this baby.
Joe: why?
Vikki: Because i'll miss being bulbous looking and pregnant.
Joe:(chuckles) well you get ready for bed and i'll be up in a little while.
Vikki: Ok hun.
Joe:(kisses her and walks out of the room shutting the door).
He walks down the stairs
Joe:(shivers) why is it so cold in here?
He sees that the front door is open
Joe:(goes toward the front door and closes it).
He then turns around and stares at Brenda's portrait
Joe:(shivers again) why am I shivering again?
He looks at the door but it's closed
He looks over to the windows but they are bolted shut
He then looks at the door to the ice chamber and notices something peculiar about the door knob
Joe:(squints his eyes and stares at the door knob).
He then notices it becoming frosty as if it were freezing
Joe:(perplexed) That's odd. The door knob looks as if it is being frozen by liquid nitrogen which freezes almost instantly.
He then looks at Brenda's portrait again and back at the door knob
Joe:(becomes curious).
He then gets closer to the door and reaches for the nob then pauses
Inside his mind
Joe: Am I really going to open the door and defile Brenda's resting place?
He then looks back at the knob
Joe: Then again I am curious because after all I did say I felt that something else happened here. Oh hell open the damn door.
He then slowly opens the door
Joe:(looks down to the floor and is perplexed as he sees frost bitten sandals with feet inside them).
He then looks up and sees a frozen version of Brenda standing in front of him just looking at him
Joe:(wide eyed and horrified; gasps).
Brenda:(extends her arm out to him).
Joe:(shakes his head).
Brenda:(In a ghostly whisper) Help me...Joe!
Joe:(scared; falls down; tries to scream but no sound comes out).
Brenda:(in the same ghost like whisper) Joe!
Joe:(shivering; scared; screams; looks away).
Upstairs
John:(hears Joe's scream) what in the world?
He then starts to go out of his room
Brenda suddenly disappears
Joe:(panting).
The door then shuts by itself
Joe:(still scared; panting).
John:(coming down the stairs) Joe was that you?
Joe:(panting).
John:(sees Joe on the ground) oh Joe what happened?
Joe:(panting; continues staring at the door).
John:(feels that Joe is cold) Joe you're like ice you're cold and you're shivering and yet you're staring at that door now tell me why you screamed and what happened.
Joe: Dad i saw Brenda.
John: Joe that's impossible. She's dead.
Joe: Dad I opened that door and saw a frozen version of herself standing right there in front of me. Only the door was open and once i fell down the door shut by itself.
John: What were you doing opening that door in the first place?
Joe: Curiosity I guess.
John: Curiosity killed the cat Joe.
Joe: I swear I saw Brenda.
John: This is the first time in a long time I have seen you scared.
Joe: I'm not scared I'm frightened and that's not the weird part about it.
John: Oh then what is the weird part?
Joe: That door knob was getting frost all over it as if someone was spraying fake snow or liquid nitrogen all over it.
John: That is odd but I think you're letting your imagination run away with you.
Joe: This wasn't a hallucination. It was real!
John: Well either way Joe you need some rest and tomorrow i'll have Dr. Rhodes see you.
Joe: who's he?
John: A doctor that specializes in what you may have experienced.
Joe: Ok as long as he is not a shrink then i'm fine with it.
John: That's good now go on upstairs and get some rest.
Joe: alright.
He goes up the stairs and into his room
Vikki: hey honey.
Joe: hi Vikki.
Vikki: Joe what's the matter?
Joe: How do you know if there is anything wrong?
Vikki: Because one you look as if you saw a ghost and you're pale.
Joe: You'll not believe what I saw.
Vikki: Tell me.
Joe: Nah you wouldn't begin to believe me.
Vikki: Joe i'm your wife and mother of our child who i am carrying inside me. Come on now tell me.
Joe: Alright well anyways while I was downstairs I started to get curious about that ice chamber.
Vikki: Alright.
Joe: Then while I was getting curious, I then started to notice the door knob was getting frosty all over as if liquid nitrogen was freezing it solid. Then I decided well maybe i'll open the door as I was real curious.
Vikki: You must have been in order to have the guts to actually open the door.
Joe:(gives her the eye) now Vikki it was plain curiosity.
Vikki: more like you wanted to look inside to see if Brenda's body was really in there frozen.
Joe:(gets a look of fear on his face).
Vikki:(notices the change in her husband's demeanor) Joe i was just kidding. Don't take it personal honey.
Joe:(zoned out) huh? Oh yeah i won't take it personal. I knew you were joking.
Vikki: Joe you have a look of torment and fear on your face. Are you ok? Was it something I said?
Joe: It was just when you said frozen body it made me visualize what i saw in that freezer.
Vikki: So you did see the body didn't you?
Joe: Just listen to what I was about to say next.
Vikki: Ok.
Joe: Anyways as I contemplate opening the door I begin to shiver as if I am already inside the ice chamber freezing to death. I felt as if I was a corpse. And this was while I was contemplating about opening the door. Anyways I open the door real slowly and after I open the door there I saw a frozen version of Brenda standing in front of me. She then extended her hand out and I felt my chest almost freeze like she was doing that. Anyways Brenda then whispered help me Joe about two times and then she like disappeared. Of course before she disappeared I fell to the ground in fear and I screamed. Now Vikki what I do not understand is why would I see her because she is dead and why would she say Help me Joe? I don't understand it.
Vikki: I do agree that it is strange considering you never met her before in your life but I think you had an ESP experience.
Joe: ESP? What the hell is that?
Vikki: It's Extrasensory Perception meaning you have the ability to sense and see and even feel a spirit.
Joe: But you would have thought that I would have seen Jill's spirit.
Vikki: I know but I think Brenda is reaching out to you from beyond her final resting place.
Joe: I don't know but all I do know is that a Dr. Rhodes is going to be seeing me tomorrow because maybe he can explain it.
Vikki: Hopefully he can. My only piece of advice is be extremely careful because it can be dangerous. You should tell Jimmy too.
Joe: I don't even know how to explain it without sounding crazy.
Vikki: You don't sound crazy at all.
Joe: To you maybe not but to my dad and possibly to Jimmy I do. To Dr. Rhodes I do not know yet.
Vikki: Joe men your age are vulnerable to this.
Joe: Maybe you're right but still now that I think about it I think Brenda beckoned me from the dead to open that door. She may want to kill me.
Vikki: Now that's too far Joe. She never knew you when she was alive.
Joe: That's true but you know how spirits might be in their life after death. They can be mysterious.
Vikki: Indeed they can Joe but suppose Jimmy has a similar experience only seeing your sister?
Joe: That may be possible.
Vikki: After all didn't you say Jill had two boyfriends? Or one?
Joe:(perplexed then realizes he wrongly informed Jimmy) Oh my god!
Vikki: What?
Joe: I uh I uh I wrongly informed Jimmy on who was killed with Jill. It wasn't her boyfriend Buzz because she had already broken up with him after the abuse. No she got together with another guy named Jim Stark. I remember that now because the young man that was killed with her wasn't dark haired he was blonde. Buzz had dark brown hair. Jim had blonde hair. So that means one thing.
Vikki: What's that?
Joe: Jim was the one killed not Buzz. Jim was not drunk. Buzz was.
Vikki: Joe you're getting a little over your head now. Why did you hide that from Jimmy?
Joe: It was too painful to talk about and plus I couldn't remember at the time.
Vikki: Joe I think you're a bit shaken up by Brenda's spirit that it is making you remember certain things you couldn't before.
Joe: I don't know but I need to tell Dr. Rhodes what I experienced tonight.
Vikki: Tomorrow. Now let's try to get some sleep.
Joe: You're right but how can I sleep?
Vikki: Just try ok honey.
Joe: oh alright(turns off his light).
…...
As hours minutes go by, Joe finds himself staring up at the ceiling thinking about what he saw and how he must tell Jimmy the parts he left out of the night his sister was killed. Then as fast as a speeding bullet he falls asleep.
…...
3:30 A.M.
As Joe is sleeping, his door knob begins to frost up in the exact same manner as the door knob to the door of the ice chamber did.
Joe:(sleeping; begins shivering).
Vikki:(sleeping; doesn't begin shivering).
Joe:(turns on his side).
The room begins to get even colder than before
Joe:(shivering in his sleep).
The door knob starts to turn icy blue
Joe:(shivering; tosses in his sleep).
Soon enough a dark shadow passes by outside his window
Joe:(shivering; awakens in a trance state).
He gets out of bed and goes to the bedroom door
Joe:(sees the door knob all frosted up; stares at it; opens the door).
He then walks down the stairs, stares at the door of the ice chamber and begins walking toward it as the blue light above the door is flashing
Meanwhile upstairs, Jimmy wakes up and starts getting himself ready for work
Downstairs
As Joe gets closer to the door, the knob does the exact same thing as did the knob on Joe's bedroom door.
Joe stares at the knob then turns it and opens the door
Fog comes out of the ice chamber
Joe then walks inside the ice chamber
Upstairs
Jimmy is putting his shoes on
Downstairs inside the ice chamber
Joe:(looks around).
Suddenly Brenda's psychic frozen ghost appears
Brenda:(in a ghostly whisper) Joe!
Joe:(turns around).
Brenda:(starts coming closer arms extended).
Joe:(continues staring at her).
Brenda:(in a ghostly whisper) Help me! Joe Help me! Help me! Join me in death!
Joe:(snaps out of his trance; eyes roll back; faints).
Brenda's psychic frozen ghost disappears
Upstairs
Jimmy:(hears a thud come from downstairs).
He then goes down to check it out
As he comes down the stairs, he spots the door of the ice chamber open
Jimmy: what is that doing open? I thought I closed it.
He goes toward the open door
Jimmy: Maybe I didn't close it after all. One mistake I won't make again.
As he goes to close it, he sees an arm
Jimmy:(gasps) oh no!
He gets closer to where the arm is connected to and sees a passed out Joe lying in the back of the ice chamber
Jimmy:(wide eyed) Joe!
He goes toward Joe and touches his neck to feel a pulse
Jimmy:(feels a pulse) Thank god!
He then runs upstairs to alert John
He knocks on John's door
Inside John's room
John:(hears the knocks; wakes up; starts walking toward his door) I'm coming.
The knocks become louder
John: Ok ok hold your horses.
He then opens the door
John: Jimmy you're up early.
Jimmy: Get down stairs with me. Now!
John: Why what's the matter?
Jimmy: It's Joe!
John: Joe? What about Joe?
Jimmy: I'll let you see for yourself once we get downstairs.
They both go down the stairs
John: Jimmy what's wrong with my son?
Jimmy: I'll let you see once we get downstairs.
John: ok.
As they get downstairs, John notices the ice chamber door is open
John: What's that doing open?
Jimmy: Let's go inside and you'll see why.
John:(perplexed) ok?
They both get closer to the doorway of the ice chamber
John: Ok we're near it now let's go inside.
They both go inside and John notices the arm that Jimmy saw
John:(stunned) oh god.
Jimmy: go to where the arm is connected to.
He does so and sees the unconscious Joe inside the back of the ice chamber
John:(horrified; eyes widened) Joe! Joe are you alright?! Joe can you hear me?!
He feels his neck for a pulse
John:(feels a strong pulse) oh thank god.
Jimmy: Now do you see why I dragged you out of bed?
John: Yes i do now.
Jimmy: How are we going to get him out?
John: I'll do that. You just grab a blanket or two and i'll lay him on the couch.
Jimmy: got it.
He goes upstairs to get two blankets
John:(picks Joe up) come on big guy let's get you out of this tundra.
He takes him over to a couch, lays him on the couch, and puts a pillow behind his head
Jimmy:(comes down the stairs).
John: you have the blankets?
Jimmy: yes here you go.
He hands them to Bill
John: thank you.
He puts them on Joe
John: There. Hopefully that brings his body temperature back up to normal.
Jimmy: And color back to him and his lips.
John: Yeah because he was as pale as a corpse and his lips were purple.
Jimmy: Do you need me to help you with anything? I mean I can call my boss and tell him i'm taking the day off.
John: No Jimmy you go on ahead to work. I got it from here. Thank you for the offer though and Thank you for finding him and letting me know otherwise he would have died in there.
Jimmy: Yeah and no problem.
He then goes outside, gets into his car, and heads to work
Meanwhile John is keeping an eye on Joe
On the road
Jimmy is on his way to his job
Inside his mind
Jimmy: Poor Joe I feel so sorry for him. I hope he's ok. He's a great guy and a veteran who I deeply admire and respect. I'm sure he'll pull through. I mean after all he was in a war. He pulled through his injuries from it. He can pull through this.
Outside his mind
Jimmy:(smiles).
As he gets toward Manzanita Ct, he looks in his rear view mirror and sees a woman's reflection
Jimmy:(wide eyed; turns around; looks in the back seat).
The woman has a look of fear on her face and then disappears
He turns around, sees that he's about to crash into a light pole, steps on the brakes but loses control and hits the pole doing a little damage to his bumper and receiving a few bruises
Jimmy:(panting) oh my god! Oh my god! What the hell happened?
A woman walking by, sees Jimmy and his car and decides to go over to see if he is alright
Jimmy:(in total shock of what he just saw and what just happened).
Woman: Young man are you ok?
Jimmy:(turns toward her) huh?
Woman: Are you alright?
Jimmy: I...don't...even know.
Woman: Were you going somewhere?
Jimmy: To work yeah and then suddenly I saw something and it made me crash.
Woman:(sees the bruises) Young man I think you need to go home because do you have bruises and a bump on your head. Well not a bump but a gash to your right side of your forehead.
Jimmy: I suppose I can drive myself home.
Woman: No let me drive you.
Jimmy: ok I guess.
He gets on the passenger side
She gets in on the driver's side and starts the car up and turns around
Jimmy: If I can ask what is your name?
Woman: I'm Laura Anders.
Jimmy: oh ok nice to meet you ma'am.
Laura: You don't have to call me ma'am. You can simply call me Laura.
Jimmy: Everyone has been telling me that. I mean I believe it is the polite thing to do. I mean my father taught me to be respectful.
Laura: Well your father taught you right.
Jimmy: I'm in such a shock from what happened.
Laura: I can tell. Hey where do you live?
Jimmy: Just a few blocks up and then you turn right.
Laura: Thank you.
She drives on
…...
6:45 A.M.
Back at the house, John is rubbing Joe's head while Joe still remains unconscious
Suddenly there is a knock on the door
John: Now who can that be?
He goes toward the door
John:(opens the door; sees Jimmy) Jimmy I thought you were at work.
Jimmy: No John I had an accident. My car is damaged.
John: What happened?
Jimmy: I can't explain it right now but this kind lady here drove me back home.
John:(sees Laura) Thanks for bringing him back safely.
Laura: My pleasure and are you related to him?
John: No he's just a roommate.
Laura: Oh ok and if I may ask who's the man on the couch?
John: That's my son. He is still unconscious as Jimmy and I found him in the ice chamber.
Laura: There's an ice chamber here?
John: Yeah and I guess Joe had a psychic experience with a spirit because it caused him to faint.
Laura: He had an ESP experience?
John: Something like that and I-Wait how did you know?
Laura: Because I had one similar a while back and this house reminds me of the Cloister foundation. I stayed there once. My boss was Dr. Sydney Cloister. He was murdered in his house.
John:(wide eyed) Oh my. How did he die?
Laura: A fellow employee of his named Edward Melnick pushed him down the stairs.
Jimmy:(heard what she said) He died from falling down the stairs?
Laura: Yes he did.
Jimmy: That's how my fiancée died. She fell down the stairs.
Laura: Oh my Jimmy. I'm deeply sorry for your loss.
Jimmy: Thank you.
He holds a cold compress on his neck
John: What's your name Miss?
Laura: Anders Laura Anders.
John: Miss Anders do you know anyone by the name of Dr. Mike Rhodes?
Laura: Why of course I do. He is the one who helped me with my ESP experience when I would see Dr. Cloister's psychic spirit.
John: Would you mind having him drop by the house to speak with Joe?
Laura: I'll let him know and since I am also his assistant in the ESP or Sixth Sense field I'll come by with him later on and talk to Jimmy as I feel he has had an experience with ESP too.
John: Ok sounds great.
Laura: Alright see you later.
She leaves
John:(closes the door).
Jimmy: How's Joe?
John: Still the same from when you left only his color came back and his lips are back to their normal color.
Jimmy: I was thinking about him before I crashed.
John: And speaking of the crash I guess you had a similar experience to what he had.
Jimmy: Yes I mean I saw a woman's reflection in my mirror as if she was in the backseat of the car and when I turned around to look she had this look of fear on her face and then she was gone in thin air.
John: Wow so Joe isn't the only one being visited by a spirit hmmm. Still I think it is quite a crazy coincidence as it happened after he almost froze to death.
Jimmy: All i can say is that Miss Anders knows what he and I are dealing with and this Dr. Rhodes we have yet to meet he knows too.
John: Well let's forget that for right now and let me tend to that gash on the right side of your forehead.
Jimmy: No John I can take care of it. I want you to keep your eye on Joe.
John: Wow Jimmy you are very thoughtful.
Jimmy: My father taught me to be that way.
John: He trained you well.
Jimmy: I'm gonna go upstairs and tend to my gash.
John: Alright but after you do that come back down here, put an icepack on your forehead and neck and lie down on that other couch over there.
Jimmy: Oh John i'll be fine in my room.
John: Jimmy you can have a concussion so I think it's a wise idea to stay down here because I can monitor you and Joe.
Jimmy: Ok if you don't mind.
John: Not at all.
Jimmy: Alright then. Thanks.
He goes upstairs to tend to his forehead
…...
10:05 A.M.
As John is sitting in the kitchen reading a book, Joe begins to move around
John:(looks over to where Joe is; puts his book down; goes over).
Joe:(turning his head side to side slowly).
John:(kneels down; grabs his hand; rubs his hand to wake him) Joe! Joe it's ok wake up!
Joe:(waking up) where am I? What happened?
John: You're on the couch.
Joe:(confused) I am?
John: Yes you are but anyways how do you feel now?
Joe: I'm alright now.
John: Anyways about what happened can you explain that?
Joe: No dad I simply can't.
John: Just try son because something caused you to go in the ice chamber and faint.
Joe: I was passed out in the ice chamber?
John: Joe you didn't know that? Surely you remember fainting.
Joe: Dad I just woke up and right now my memory is not fresh. I mean all I remember is going upstairs after I had told you what I saw when I was near the ice chamber and how the door had closed by itself and then I remember going upstairs and telling Vikki what had happened then I had a hard time falling asleep as I stared at the ceiling then finally I did fall asleep and that's it my mind is a total blank.
John: Now Joe try to remember what else happened before waking up now.
Joe:(ponders for a minute then remembers) Oh yeah then I started getting cold and I don't mean chills here and there I mean I felt as cold as a corpse. So I kept tossing and turning in my sleep to try and get warm but that cold feeling was stuck on me. Then I felt a cold presence of a person walk past me which caused me to wake up. Then once I was awakened I went to my door and I saw the door knob glowing blue and ice frosted and when I went to touch it the thing was cold and a similar thing happened to me earlier last night at the ice chamber door. It was cold as if it was already frozen solid. However the coldness didn't bother my hand at all and I managed to open the door. Then the next thing I remember is I was downstairs and I opened the door of the ice chamber and I went inside and then I saw Brenda again and the next thing I remember is everything going black and waking up on the couch.
John: so Joe you now remember it all which is good now can you tell me what made you go inside and why you went inside? I am eager to find out why.
Joe: dad i don't know why i went in or what caused me to go in there. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know!
John: Now Joe everyone has a reason behind their actions. Everyone includes you son. Now if you can remember please tell me why.
Joe:(puts his head in his hands) oh dad this whole thing is beginning to drive me insane!
John:(puts his arm around him) look son nothing is easy i know that but something had to of made you wake up and go inside and then faint.
Joe:(puts his head in his lap and hands on top of his head) maybe it's fear.
John: That is why Dr. Rhodes will be over later.
Joe: why is Dr. Rhodes seeing me? If he is a shrink forget it! I ain't goin in no straight jacket and that's it!
John: oh Joe he is not a shrink he specializes in what you experienced.
Joe: Well that's ok then but if he tries to put a straight jacket on me so help me god I will do something drastic why I'll put up a fight!
John: Well you won't have to be fighting anything because his assistant who specializes in it too, Laura Anders, will also be here to help Jimmy.
Joe: Help Jimmy? With what?
John: Joe he had a car accident while he was on his way to work.
Joe:(sits up; gasps) An accident? Is he alright?
John: He's resting upstairs with a cold ice pack on his head and butterfly stitches on the gash on his forehead.
Joe: Oh thank goodness it wasn't nothin' too serious.
John: It would have been if he hadn't pressed the brakes as hard as he could.
Joe: what did he see that caused him to crash?
John: He thinks he saw an ESP spirit.
Joe: you mean?
John: I'm guessing.
Joe: Oh.
John: Let's wait until Dr. Rhodes gets here because he'll explain it all.
Joe: I hope so.
John: I'm sure he will help you. Now Joe it may be in your best interest to lie back down and get some rest.
Joe: But dad what about Vikki is she alright?
John: Yes she is fine. She was worried about you. I told her it'd take you a while to wake up. She started crying.
Joe: She didn't go into labor yet did she?
John: Nope the baby is still inside her.
Joe: Ok good. I just wanted to make sure that my incident didn't cause the baby to suddenly come out.
John: It didn't.
Joe: Thank god. Where is she now?
John: Tending to Jimmy as he had a bump on his head and she just wants to make sure he doesn't have a concussion.
Joe: well that's nice!
John: now Joe I told her to go ahead and tend to Jimmy because I would tend to you.
Joe:(sighs).
John: Joe the minute she saw you she was worried sick as you looked as if you were frozen solid and dead. She almost started to freak out and to prevent early labor or water break or both I told her to go ahead and tend to Jimmy as he was bleeding and plus he passed out while he was tending to himself.
Joe: Oh I hope Jimmy is alright. I hope he don't go into no coma state.
John: We can only hope.
Joe: How was I exactly when you found me?
John: Do you want the god honest truth?
Joe: Yes dad.
John: You looked like a corpse.
Joe: I did?
John: Yes you were pale and your lips were purple.
Joe: Wow I must have been bad off.
John: Yes and thank god Jimmy found you and came and told me because otherwise you would have died in there. You wouldn't be talking now.
Joe: Wow that serious.
John: Yes and now Joe you should really lie back down and get some rest.
Joe: Why?
John: Because one it is still early in the morning. Two you're on edge and I believe that if you get some rest the edge will wear off.
Joe: But I'm not even tired.
John: Joe you'll be fine after you get some more rest.
Joe: In that case can I go back upstairs?
John: No I think it'd be in your best interest if you stayed down here.
Joe: Dad i'm not a child!
John: No but I can keep a better eye on you just in case that incident happens again.
Joe: In that case you're probably right.
John: I always am son.
Joe:( rolls his eyes; lies back down on the couch).
John: I'm going to get you a sleeping pill and a glass of water so it can help you.
He goes to get a sleeping pill and glass of water
Joe:(feels a cold draft; puts the blanket over himself).
John:(comes back with the sleeping pill and water) Here you go son.
Joe:(zoned out) Hmm(sees the pill and water) Oh thanks.
He takes the pill and drinks the water then sets the glass back down
John:(amazed) You gulped that down like a champ.
Joe:(Monotonously) Thanks.
John: What's wrong?
Joe: Do you have a window open?
John: No why?
Joe: It's cold in here.
John: Oh Joe it's probably your nerves just put that blanket on you.
Joe: I already did.
John: oh ok good.
Joe:(feels another cold draft; eyes get big for a minute).
John: What's wrong now?
Joe: I felt it again.
John: Joe it's just your nerves again.
Joe: Are you sure?
John: Yes I am because I don't feel it.
Joe: Yeah because it's not you it wants. No it wants me.
John:(sighs) Joe you're paralyzed with this fear of yours. I never ever saw you this scared before in your life and it has all started since we moved into this house.
Joe:(zoned out) Yeah I guess you're right.
John: I am because Joe you were in World War 2. You saw things way worse than what you see here and yet I would think that you would be seeing visions of the war not visions of a girl who you never met before.
Joe: Yeah that's true now that you think about it. I mean I thought of all things it'd be flashbacks of the war or Jill's death. I never imagined it'd be this. I hope Dr. Rhodes can explain it to me and hopefully help me. I hope Miss Anders helps Jimmy. But I do say it is quite a coincidence because Jimmy got it only his was in a car accident that's what makes our encounters and fears differ from one another(pauses; gets wide eyed) I have to ask Jimmy where he was driving at and where he got into the accident at like what location. I better go ask him now.
John: No Joe the best thing for you to do is get some rest.
Joe: Oh I can't sleep knowing this plus what good would it do me anyway?
He gets up and walks toward the stairs
John: Joe you took a sleeping pill. It's going to knock you out any minute now and if it knocks you out while you're going up those stairs you will fall down and possibly hurt yourself or break your neck and let me tell you it'll end in two ways either death or paralysis. And you will be of no help to yourself or Vikki either way so please as your father I kindly ask you to please(grits his teeth) get back on the couch and lie down so you can rest!
Joe:(looks back at him; reluctantly listens).
He comes back to the couch and lies back down
John: That's better.
He puts the blankets back on him
John: You know Joe I positively hate it when you make me talk like this. I sound like my mother.
Joe:(grunts).
John:(gives him the "really" look) You sound like the Frankenstein Monster every time you do that.
Joe: I do the Frankenstein Monster growl better than Karloff!
John: Now Joe Karloff was a legend!
Joe: And I'm a Veteran!
John: In which I am proud of you for.
Joe: Dad did you ever get mad at me for joining?
John: No son not at all if anything I was happy you were willing to fight for this beautiful country but I was also worried.
Joe: You were worried?
John: Indeed I was son. I mean hell you faced great danger and nuclear bombs out there plus you even took out Nazis and a German cannon all by yourself. Plus a few Hitler youths who had joined their army as well. That is courage and nerves of steel right there. You even nearly bled to death after being shot in your right upper arm. You weren't afraid to look death in the face. Once you were honorably discharged after being promoted to staff sergeant and in the hospital they told me that you had been shot and it probably didn't look good for you so I prayed to god every day and every night in the hopes you'd be ok and guess what you're here now.
Joe: Did mom ever worry about me?
John: Your mother wasn't around Joe.
Joe: What do you mean?
John: She died after Jill's birth just by a few hours.
Joe: That was long before I went in. Hell I was only 3 years old.
John: Yep I'm sorry to inform you of that son.
Joe: So I never knew my own mother. I always thought she divorced you and didn't want anything to do with us after I went in.
John:(perplexed by his statement) wait a minute Joe you knew she was dead when you went in didn't you?
Joe:(eyes widen; facepalms) oh how stupid can I get? Of course I knew I just-oh brother I think I'm on edge about what's happening to me now that it is lapsing my memory of things.
John: More like it's gotten you on edge to the point of you stressing about it. Joe your memory of certain things will come back. But you're not stupid so don't ever say that.
Joe: Nah but what I said was kind of dumb.
John: Hey we all make mistakes it's alright.
Joe: Maybe it's the(yawns).
John: It's the sleeping pill kicking in.
Joe:(sleepish) I feel exhausted.
Then as fast as a speeding bullet Joe falls asleep
John:(puts an extra blanket on Joe; turns out the table lamp; kisses him on the forehead).
He then goes to the kitchen, grabs his book and then to the recliner across from Joe and reads for a while
…...
A few hours later
While Joe is snoring up a storm and John is now in the kitchen reading his book, Vikki comes down the stairs and enters the kitchen
John: Hey Vikki.
Vikki: How's Joe?
John: He's better. He woke up a few hours ago and we talked about everything and he was worried about you and I told him you were fine and-
Vikki: Why is he still sleeping?
John: He got on edge and I told him that he needed to rest you know so he can be calm when Dr. Rhodes comes to see him.
Vikki: Oh ok. Thank god he's alright.
John: I know right. Anyways how's Jimmy?
Vikki: He's alright just resting because he is on edge too.
John: I wonder what is going on with the both of them.
Vikki: I don't know but I hope they both recover.
John: Me too.
Vikki: I'm going to go over there so that way when Joe wakes up i'll be right there.
John: Do you need any help getting over there or can you get it?
Vikki: I'll be fine but thanks anyway.
She walks into the living room where Joe is and sits on a chair next to him
Vikki:(stares at him; rubs his head).
Joe:(in his sleep; puts his hand on his head).
Vikki:(kisses him on the head and sits in the recliner across from him).
…...
2:03 P.M.
As Vikki is in the kitchen getting herself a glass of water, suddenly Joe starts moving in his sleep
John:(looks over to where Joe is) It looks like he is starting to wake up.
Vikki: Indeed it does. I'll go over to him.
John: Thank you Vikki.
Vikki: You're welcome.
She goes over to where Joe is
Joe:(stretches and opens his eyes).
Vikki: Hey honey how are you?
She kisses him on the lips
Joe:(opens his eyes) Hey baby doll.
He embraces her
Vikki: How are you feeling now?
Joe: I'm alright now still shaken up. Were you really worried when you saw me?
Vikki: You bet your life on it.
Joe: Oh don't say that please.
Vikki: No seriously honey I was. I mean when I saw you oh my god you looked as pale as a corpse and your lips were purple almost turning blue but since you're looking better now I feel relieved.
Joe: How's Jimmy?
Vikki: He's still a bit shaken up.
Joe: Can I go up there and talk to him?
Vikki: Sure if you want if you don't mind sharing your experience.
Joe: I don't mind at all.
Vikki: Then go right ahead.
Joe:(gets up; walks toward the stairs; stops and stares at Brenda's portrait).
Vikki: Joe?
Joe:(snaps out of his quick trance) yes?
Vikki: Everything alright?
Joe: Yes.
He walks upstairs and goes to Jimmy's door
Joe:(knocks on the door).
Inside Jimmy's room
Jimmy: Who is it?
On the other side
Joe: Open up and you'll find out.
Inside Jimmy's room
Jimmy: oh hey Joe come on in.
Joe:(comes in and closes the door).
Jimmy:(walks up to him).
They give eachother the bro hug
Joe: You got the hang of that real fast.
Jimmy: I guess you can say that.
Joe: Hey you alright? I heard the accident. I came up here to make sure you were alright.
Jimmy: I'm glad you're able to be up here because I was worrying about you.
Joe: Well that's very nice of you. I really appreciate it.
Jimmy: So do I Joe so do I. I guess that is the power of friendship.
Joe: True friendship that is and if i may ask how did my dad find out i was passed out in the ice chamber?
Jimmy: Well I told him after I found you.
Joe: You found me?
Jimmy: Yes Joe I did and to be strictly honest I thought you were dead and to make sure my gut wasn't right about that I went over and checked you for a pulse and luckily i found one a weak one but at least i found one otherwise you would have bought the farm by now.
Joe:(raises his eyebrows) wow that bad huh?
Jimmy: That's how bad off you were but you're ok now and that's all that matters.
Joe:(shakes his head) not quite.
Jimmy: why do you say that?
Joe: Because when I was inside the chamber I apparently saw Brenda's psychic spirit and it said to me Help me Joe. Now why would she want me to help her I mean I never knew her in real life.
Jimmy: Yeah I agree with you there.
Joe: Do you care to tell me what you saw in the accident well right before you crashed because I heard that you had a similar experience that I had.
Jimmy: Well I did and I saw a psychic spirit of a woman and she just had a look of terror on her face and then was pointing outward and I saw that I was going to crash so I stepped on my brakes as hard as I could but I crashed into a light pole and did damage to my bumper and a little to myself and I am still shook up by it as I never knew that woman when she was alive and how she knew I was going to crash.
Joe: Exactly just like I am all shook up about my experience because I never knew Brenda when she was alive and I (pauses) wait a minute did you say that you saw the psychic spirit of a woman and it was a woman you never met before while she was alive and she knew you were going to crash?
Jimmy: Yes I did.
Joe: Wait a minute Jimmy did you go by the Planetarium?
Jimmy: No why?
Joe: No reason I was just asking.
Jimmy:(nods).
Joe: I really hope Dr. Rhodes and Miss Anders can explain our experiences and hopefully help us conquer our fears well my fear because I am not sure if you're fearing yours.
Jimmy: Want me to be honest?
Joe: Yeah?
Jimmy: I am in fear because what if that happens to me and I get into a car crash and get killed.
Joe: Well in that case I hope Miss Anders can explain to you what you may need to do to conquer that fear.
Jimmy: I hope so.
…...
4:05 P.M.
As John is reading another book, there is a knock at the front door
John:(gets up; goes to the door; answers it) Hello.
There is a blonde man standing there with Laura
John:(sees Laura) Hello Laura.
Laura: Hi Bill. This is Dr. Rhodes.
John:(shakes his hand) Nice to meet you.
Dr. Rhodes:(shakes his hand) Thank you.
John: So-
Dr. Rhodes: I'm here to see a Joe Archer.
John: Well he's my son and he is here.
Dr. Rhodes: May I see him?
John: Sure thing. He is upstairs in his room.
Dr. Rhodes: Thank you.
John: I'll show you the way.
He and Dr. Rhodes go upstairs
Dr. Rhodes: If I can ask what has been going on with your son?
John: He has had an experience with ESP. Now I don't believe in that stuff but I figured that if he talked to you maybe he can tell you more than what he has told me or you can explain to him what has been happening.
Dr. Rhodes: Did someone die here?
John: Yes a young girl named Brenda. Joe never knew her but yet he believes that her spirit is trying to kill him as he was found passed out in an ice chamber room thing.
Dr. Rhodes: I have seen this before with ESP so I believe I can help him overcome it.
John: I hope so too(gets to the door of Joe's room) He's in here(opens Joe's door).
Joe:(sees his dad and Dr. Rhodes; assuming Dr. Rhodes is a shrink gets infuriated) Who is he? Get him out of here! I don't need a shrink!
John: Oh Joe relax take it easy. This is Dr. Rhodes. He has come to help you son.
Joe:(smiles; looks over to Dr. Rhodes) Dr. Rhodes.
Dr. Rhodes: Yes Joe you wanted to see me.
Joe: Yes I do. That's why I had my dad call you in the hopes you can help me.
John: I'll leave you two alone.
He opens the door, leaves the room, shuts the door, and goes downstairs
Dr. Rhodes: I am able to help you Joe but first you must tell me the start of your experience well encounters.
Joe: Well it all started when I first came here which was yesterday and it was after everyone including my wife went to bed and I stayed down here just to look around and I was staring at Miss Brenda Ames' photo as something was drawing me to it as she had died in this house.
Dr. Rhode: She died? How?
Joe: Her fiancée, Jimmy Dalton told me it was an accident but I believe someone killed her. So far I haven't met those who were close to Jimmy and Brenda to find out for sure. Anyways I stared at her portrait and then I went to the ice chamber and out of curiosity I opened the door. Then as the door slowly opened there was a frozen figure standing right in front of me and it extended its arm out and said help me Joe and I looked closely at the thing and it was Brenda as her body is kept in there because she believed she could be brought back to life after death. Anyways after that I told my father about it and he didn't believe me. So after I told him I went to my room and told my wife about the whole thing and she believed me somewhat and then I went to bed almost immediately and the next thing I remember is feeling cold in my bed and I had a lot of sheets on me and it didn't matter because the room got colder and colder and a dark shadow passed over me and I woke up and walked to my door and my door knob was getting all frosted up like if nitrogen or liquid nitrogen was being sprayed onto it and it even got a blue glow around it and then I opened the door and even though the knob was cold it didn't even phase me. Anyways I got downstairs and I stared at Brenda's portrait again and the next thing I remember is I opened the door and walked in as if something was luring me in there and the next thing I remember is I was in the back of the ice chamber, saw Brenda's psychic spirit again and then everything went black around me.
Dr. Rhodes: Can you remember anything after everything went black?
Joe: Well the next thing I remember is waking up on the couch downstairs and that's it.
Dr. Rhodes: Of course you did tell your father about your experience didn't you?
Joe: Well to be honest I did but only after I started remembering things.
Dr. Rhode: So you told him and then what?
Joe: I went back to sleep and then I woke up again and told my wife and she believed me. Then I came up here to try and clear my mind.
Dr. Rhodes: So Joe you said Brenda died here? Where is it she died at?
Joe: On the stairs. She fell down the stairs.
Dr. Rhodes:(nods his head).
Joe: Dr. Rhodes what can I do? What can you do to help me? I really need your help.
Dr. Rhodes: Well Joe first of all to get started with the experience of ESP we must go to the source of where it started.
Joe: You mean-
Dr. Rhodes: Yes the ice chamber.
Joe:(in fear) No no no I can't go through that again! Not again! I am afraid to live that well relive that experience again!
Dr. Rhodes: Joe you must because that's the only way you will be able to find out exactly what happened to Brenda and how you'll eventually get over it.
Joe: Oh I suppose I could but I don't want to die in that ice chamber.
Dr. Rhodes: You won't Joe trust me on this.
Joe: So when should we start you know the session of ESP?
Dr. Rhodes: Whenever you are ready to have that experience.
Joe: Alright.
Meanwhile in Jimmy's room
Laura:(knocks on the door).
Jimmy:(from inside) who is it?
Laura: It's Miss Anders Jimmy.
Jimmy: Oh come in Laura.
Laura:(comes in; closes the door) How are you doing?
Jimmy: Still shook up a bit.
Laura: I don't blame you because I would be too and in fact I was in a situation similar to yours and Joe's.
Jimmy: You were?
Laura: Yes and it was a while back when I was working for the Cloister Foundation and after Dr. Sydney Cloister died his Psychic spirit haunted me for a bit but when Dr. Rhodes helped me with the ESP experiences and after we found out who Dr. Cloister's real killer was I decided to specialize in the practice of ESP and I believe that what you had this morning was the first very first part of a long experience.
Jimmy: But how will I move on from this? I mean I lost my soon to be wife 4 months ago and I still have that hanging on my mind and I just want to get this ESP experience thing over with.
Laura: It'll be over you just need to be patient.
Jimmy: I will try to be Laura it's just that well you know.
Laura: yes Jimmy I do.
Jimmy: How's Joe?
Laura: Dr. Rhodes is helping him right now.
Jimmy: I hope Joe gets over his seeing as he lost his sister Jill 2 years ago in a horrific car accident with her boyfriend Buzz Gunderson or whatever his name was.
Laura:(testing Jimmy) And you almost had a bad car accident this morning am I right?
Jimmy: yes and I still thank god you came and took me home.
Laura: I think Jill's spirit has contacted you.
Jimmy: But she never knew me when she was alive.
Laura: No but I think since you are a friend of Joe's now I think she decided to reach out to you from beyond her grave just like what was your soon to be wife's name?
Jimmy: Brenda.
Laura: Just like Brenda decided to reach out to Joe. Same difference right?
Jimmy: I guess yeah.
Laura: When do you want to start your ESP session?
Jimmy: Any time I guess.
Laura: but first thing's first in order to start it you must go to the place where it started which is where you crashed at.
Jimmy:(in fear) No no no I can't do that again!
Laura: You must Jimmy in order to start the ESP session you must go to the base of where you had an encounter with a spirit.
Jimmy: I suppose you're right.
Laura: I am now let's go.
Jimmy: Ok just give me a few minutes to get ready.
Laura: Take your time. I'll wait downstairs.
She leaves the room and walks downstairs to wait
Meanwhile in Joe's room
Joe:(takes a deep breath) I'm ready to have my ESP experience. I just need to get my hair combed and just a few things put away.
Dr. Rhodes: Take your time it's no rush. I'll wait downstairs.
He leaves Joe's room and goes downstairs to wait for him
While downstairs, he is met up by Laura
Dr. Rhodes: Laura where's Jimmy?
Laura: getting ready so he and I can go to the place where he had the start of his ESP psychic experience. Where's Joe?
Dr. Rhodes: Putting a few things away before doing his ESP session.
Suddenly doors close and both Jimmy and Joe come out of their rooms and are met up by one another
Jimmy: Hey Joe you nervous?
Joe: Yes I'm paralyzed with fear but I have to do it. Where are you headed?
Jimmy: Do the same thing only by the place where I crashed.
Joe:(grabs his hand) I wish you luck.
Jimmy: You too.
They both go downstairs
Jimmy: I'm ready Laura.
Laura: Ok let's go Jimmy.
Jimmy: Do I have to drive?
Laura: If you want to but if you're too scared we can walk.
Jimmy: Joe what should I do?
Joe: Just drive you'll be fine. You have Laura with you.
Jimmy: Alright.
He and Laura then go out, get in the car, and leave
Dr. Rhodes: Was that Jimmy?
Joe: yes.
Dr. Rhodes: he seemed to have a look of fear on him.
Joe: Who can blame him just like who can blame me?
Dr. Rhodes: Very true. Now let's go to the ice chamber.
They go to the ice chamber
Joe:(stares at the door).
The blue light blinks repeatedly
Dr. Rhodes: is this it?
Joe:(nods).
Dr. Rhodes: How do you feel now?
Joe:(shivers) starting to feel cold as before.
Dr. Rhodes: And how cold was that?
Joe: Like a corpse.
Dr. Rhodes:(nods).
Joe:(shivers).
He begins walking closer to the door
The door knob begins to frost up again
Joe:(eyes get big for a moment).
The frost begins to glow a bluish glow
Joe:(staring at the door knob) uh Dr. Rhodes.
Dr. Rhodes:(comes closer to the door) yes Joe?
Joe: the door knob it's beginning to frost up and glow blue.
Dr. Rhodes: Did that happen before?
Joe: Yes.
Dr. Rhodes:(stares at the blue frosted up knob).
Joe: what do I do now?
Dr. Rhodes: Open the door.
Joe:(in fear; shakes his head) No.
Dr. Rhodes: You must do exactly as you did before. Open the door Joe.
Joe:(gulps; puts his hand on the knob; closes his eyes tightly).
He then slowly opens the door
Joe:(opens his eyes slowly).
He then sees Brenda's psychic frozen spirit
Joe:(eyes get big; gasps; pants in fear).
Dr. Rhodes:(sees Brenda's psychic frozen spirit as well).
Brenda begins walking toward Joe
Joe:(in fear; shakes his head; yells) N-No! NOOOO!
He runs toward the stairs but bumps into the wall, falls down, gets up, sits against the wall, and puts his face in his lap
Dr. Rhodes:(eyes get big for a minute).
Brenda extends her arm out but disappears shortly after
Dr. Rhodes:(turns his attention to Joe and goes toward him; puts his hand on Joe's shoulder) It's alright now.
Joe:(looks up) did you see it?
Dr. Rhodes: Yes I did and I'm going to go in there so stay here.
Joe:(in fear) No but-
Dr. Rhodes: Stay here you'll be alright.
Joe:(grunts).
Dr. Rhodes puts a chair against the door to keep it open, goes inside, looks around to see if he can find Brenda's frozen psychic spirit but can't find it, then sees a peculiar looking ice chest, dusts the frost off of it, sees Brenda's dead body, gets wide eyed, comes back out, and closes the door
Joe: Well?
Dr. Rhodes: I have a feeling...a feeling that something else happened here.
Joe: How can you be sure?
Dr. Rhodes: You said Brenda died in an accident. Here?
Joe: Yes(looks up to Brenda's portrait).
Dr. Rhodes:(does the same thing and stares at it) Joe.
Joe: Yes?
Dr. Rhodes: I want you to concentrate on Brenda's portrait.
Joe begins to not only stare but concentrate on Brenda's portrait
Dr. Rhodes does the same thing
They continue to stare at the portrait for a while
Soon enough Brenda's portrait starts to go into more of a flashback as her unfrozen psychic spirit is staring back down at Dr. Rhodes and Joe
Joe and Dr. Rhodes stare back at her
Brenda begins to slowly go up the stairs
Joe and Dr. Rhodes slowly follow her and look up
Brenda continues to make her way up the stairs
Joe stares up at her watching her every move
Dr. Rhodes does the same
Soon Brenda makes it up the stairs
Dr. Rhodes continues to stare at her
Joe gets wide eyed
Soon Brenda tumbles down the stairs
Joe watches her body roll down the stairs and her neck break
Dr. Rhodes stares at her corpse then turns his attention back to the stairs
Joe does the same thing
Brenda walks up a second time
Joe eyes her
She tumbles down the stairs again
Dr. Rhodes and Joe watch her body roll like a ragdoll down the stairs
Joe gets a sad look on his face then it turns stern and he stares up the stairs again
Brenda walks up the stairs for a third time
Joe continues to eye her as well as Dr. Rhodes too
Brenda tumbles down the stairs again
Dr. Rhodes and Joe watch as her body rolls down the stairs and disappears
They are silent for a brief moment
Joe:(wide eyed) It's as if someone-
Dr. Rhodes: Someone pushed her.
Joe:(shakes his head) oh my how's Jimmy going to react to this?
Dr. Rhodes: I cannot answer that.
Joe: Well my hunch was right. She was murdered.
…...
A few hours later
Jimmy and Laura are back from where Jimmy crashed and they are stunned at their ESP experience. However unbeknownst to them, Joe and Dr. Rhodes are also stunned by theirs as well. Jimmy and Joe spend a minute talking while Dr. Rhodes and Laura do too.
Jimmy: Joe how was your ESP experience?
Joe:(shakes his head) Jimmy(puts his arm around him) I have some unfortunate news well more like an unfortunate discovery.
Jimmy: I do too.
Joe: Tell me yours first.
Jimmy: Well when Laura and I did the ESP experience by where I crashed I saw a psychic version of a car and a woman inside the car and she had this look of fear and this car wasn't going fast at all but suddenly it was like something struck it in order for it to crash. The woman and young man driving were dead.
Joe: Jimmy do you know who's ESP spirits you saw and please tell me.
Jimmy: I think I saw your sister Jill's and a blonde man's. You said Buzz Gunderson was killed with her.
Joe: No who I meant was Jim Stark. Buzz was her ex. I'm sorry I wrongly informed you.
Jimmy: It's fine but my ESP experience kind of gave me the hint that Jill's death was no accident.
Joe: You mean she was murdered?!
Jimmy: I think so.
Joe: Who could have a motive for murdering her?!
Jimmy: That part is not so clear to me.
Joe: Alright.
Jimmy: So Joe weren't you going to tell me about yours?
Joe: Oh yeah so anyway I focus my eyes onto Brenda's portrait and then suddenly it takes me to a flashback to I guess the day Brenda died because then she starts walking up the stairs and I follow her and that continues until she is about to get to the top step and then out of nowhere she tumbles down the stairs in the matter as if someone had pushed her down.
Jimmy: I suppose that does make sense but still why would anyone want to hurt Brenda?
Joe: Why would anyone want to hurt Jill?
Jimmy: Well you did say Buzz was abusive to her right?
Joe: Yeah.
Jimmy: And how did he react to Jill dumping him?
Joe: I don't even want to talk about it.
Jimmy: Joe please tell me.
Joe: Alright well he did follow her around and stalked her and after her death it was like he disappeared. But still why would anyone want to kill her? She never done harm to nobody.
Jimmy: Same thing with Brenda she never caused trouble or did anyone wrong. Who would kill her? And why?
Joe: How did your ex girlfriend uh what's her name?
Jimmy: Heather Watkins.
Joe: How did Heather take it when you broke up with her?
Jimmy: Oh not good at all she kept begging me to take her back and I refused but once she found out I was dating her former best friend Brenda obviously she started pestering Brenda.
Joe:(raises his eyebrows) wow she must have been a sore ex huh? Well what about uh her ex boyfriend uh Sean how did he take it?
Jimmy:(puts his head in his hands) oh Joe I cannot even begin to describe it.
Joe: Tell me Jimmy.
Jimmy: Well he would follow her wherever and would attack her in a dark alley as he didn't want her but he also didn't want anyone to have her as well.
Joe: What do you mean by he didn't want her?
Jimmy: He didn't want her as a girlfriend he wanted her as a goddamn punching bag. I told her during the years she and Sean were together I told her to get away from him as he was abusing her in all types of ways.
Joe:(shaking his head) God fuckin damn that's terrible. Poor Brenda.
Jimmy: How was it with Jill once she dated Jim and dumped Buzz. Did Buzz only stalk her and follow her around or did he do other stuff?
Joe:(tears streaming down his face; shaking his head) No he also threatened her life and even well you know.
Jimmy:(knows what he is talking about) Oh wow(shakes his head) Damn Joe.
Joe:(nodding his head) Yes damn! Hey Jimmy I'm so sorry about what happened to Brenda. I now believe in my heart that Sean and Heather had something to do with her death.
Jimmy: Well there were two of my friends who crushed on her even though they knew I was her man.
Joe: Who were they?
Jimmy: Donnie Gaines and Eddie Hudson.
Joe: How much did they crush on Brenda?
Jimmy: Donnie wrote her love notes and Eddie made an advance on her.
Joe: did you allow that?
Jimmy: No I only found out.
Joe: Did they ever try to hurt Brenda or assault her in any way?
Jimmy: No not at all because Donnie was abused at home and Eddie was jumped by Sean's group of friends including Sean himself so yeah.
Joe: They give me a bit of suspicion but not as much as Sean and Heather.
Jimmy: Do you think that Buzz guy is still alive?
Joe: All I can say is he better be.
Jimmy: How do you feel about him?
Joe: Look at my fucking hand and you'll see.
Jimmy:(sees Joe's clenched fist) I feel that way too Joe so I do not blame you.
Joe: What do you think about Jill's death?
Jimmy: I think Buzz had something to do with it as he is the only person with a motive to hurt or murder your sister.
Joe: Just like I feel that Sean and Heather have something to do with Brenda's death as they are the only ones who would have a motive.
Jimmy: I just hope we can stop seeing their spirits and they can rest because I do not want to be in an accident or in fear of one every time I go to work.
Joe: And I don't want to be lured into the ice chamber.
Jimmy: So do we continue to do our ESP experiences?
Joe: If we want to discover the truth behind their deaths.
Jimmy: I suppose but I do not want to get into a car accident every time I go to work.
Joe: Well I don't want to be lured into the ice chamber and freeze to death.
Jimmy: I just hope we can find peace you know.
Joe: I hope so too.
They then sit around thinking about how they will handle the truth once they discover it
Narrator: Well there you have it Joe and Jimmy want to find the truth behind Jill and Brenda's deaths but that will take more than a minute, hour, or second as they will go through more ESP experiences. We know how Brenda and Jill died but we do not know who is responsible. So please tune in next time for more of Friends of the dead.
To be Continued...
