Scene 3
A young man named Rodney Princeton is standing outside Mr. Beasley's house waiting yelling in the direction of the house just as James and Alfred pull up.
Rodney: Hey come on out you negatively charged ecto plasmic sludge bucket. You hear me. I bet you couldn't scare even Abbot and Costello.
Alfred: This is your friend? He's a piece of work!
James: He's a psychology major, and speaks 4 languages.
Rodney: You want to possess something? Why don't you try to take over me? I bet your not even a class 2 repeating vapor! Come on! You afraid of humans!?
James and Alfred walk up to Rodney.
James: Try not to upset our little dead friend before I eat.
Rodney turns around and Alfred recognizes him.
Alfred: Rodney? (to James) Rodney Princeton is working with us?
Rodney: Well isn't this a treat. Is my old roommate coming ghost hunting? I thought ghost weren't real.
Alfred: I can pretend for 16 grand. And I guess you're hoping to be reunited with your childhood friend!
James: Rodney? What's he talking about?
Rodney: Nothing shall we go set up?
The three go to the car and start getting the camera equipment out.
Alfred: Oh, you can tell us. We're all friends here!
Rod: Don't do it Stack!
Alfred: It seems when our Rodney was a child, Casper paid him a visit and got a little more friendly than he's commonly depicted.
Rod: Great why don't you just make my whole life headline news.
Alfred: You know it seems like my life was a headline once...when you blabbed to the professor that I was too lazy to work with.
Rodney: I told him I wanted a new study parter because you we're sleeping, while I did all the studding.
Alfred: We'll I'm sorry that I had a night job. Excuse me for being obligated to live!
Rodney: There's no obligation!
James: So is that ghost story Al said true?
Rod: He didn't molest me if that's what's you mean. I was 5. I saw a ghost one day while taking a bubble bath. He past right through me and left a disgusting, sticky, purple ooze of over me. Ive hated ghosts ever since.
James: Well at least you where in the bath.
Alfred: (Covered in equipment) Can we get this in guys?…kinda heavy.
The three start to walk up the to the door.
James: (To Rodney) So why were you yelling at the ghost earlier.
Rodney: I was hoping to provoke it enough to possess me. I figured it'd be the easiest way to get it out of the house.
James: What would you have done if it possessed you?
Rodney: One step at a time James.
Scene 4:
James, Alfred, and Rodney reach the front door. James knocks on the door and Warren opens.
James: Hello Sir.
Warren: Thanks for coming. Come in.
The three go in and look around. Everything is modern yet classic. Alfred starts taking some pictures.
James: Fine place you have here Mr. Beasly Is it a rental?
Warren: No. I bought this place a few months ago.
James: Of course you did. What am I thinking? Um, have you had this problem for a while now?
Warren: Just since I bought the place.
Rodney: O.K. I have a couple questions. Have you ever been responsible for the death of anyone? Off the record of course.
Warren: My word no!
Rodney: Did the previous owner report anything about strange occurances?
Warren: He never said anything when I bought it.
Rodney: Homeowners ussally forgit to mention things like that anyways...bad for the sale.
Warren: He was my father's preacher!
James: You'll have to excuse Dr. Princeton. You didn't have any enemies that are no longer with us did you?
Warren: No, not that I'm aware of.
Rodney: Have you or anyone you know ever been involved in the occult?
Warren: I'm not sure I understand.
James: That'll be enough questions Dr. Princeton. I'm sure Mr. Beasly would like to get to his hotel room.
Warren: That's quit alright. Now, there's just the matter of our contract. I took the liberty of drawing it up.
James: Yes ofcourse! Like I said on the phone. If we can't get rid of your ghost problem, we refund the money.
Warren: Exellent. Now if you'll just sign here please.
James signs the paper.
Warren: Thank you. Now, I have left notes on the table you may need. Set up where you like, and feel free to call. I'll be back in the morning. Good night gentlemen.
Alfred: Thank you Warren. We'll keep the parting down to a minimum.
James: Just a joke sir.
Warren: Very well. Goodnight.
Warren leaves the other three alone.
James: Well, lets get to work! Let's see what the kitchen situation is like shall we.
Scene 5
Alfred is setting up a heat sensitive camera, while James is reading through a copy of tobin's spirit guide. Rodney comes in the room and sees Alfred setting up.
Rodney: Be careful with that camera. I'm sure you saved a year's salary for that.
Alfred: (Irritated) Now what's that supposed to mean. That I don't make much money.
Rodney: Well not on a college level. But hey the world needs comic books right?
Rodney walks off.
Alfred: Why don't you soak that swelled head of yours in ice water you jerk.
Rodney goes into the kitchen and talks to James who it still reading.
Rodney: I hope the pizza guy gets here soon or I'll have to raid the fridge.
James: I guess we could blame it on the ghost couldn't we?
Rodney: What are you reading?
James: Tobin's spirit guide. I'm trying to bone up on my knowledge of the supernatural. I borrowed this from Alfred. He's the real expert.
Rodney: Let me see that.
James gives Rodney the book and he starts to read it.
Rodney: Hey this looks like a spell for banishing spirits. It's in German but I think I can read it.
James: You can drop that idea right now. I'm getting some equipment in a couple of day so we can do this job right. Spell casting can have devastating consequences if done wrong.
Rodney: Right. It was just a thought. After all 50,000 dollars would motivate anyone.
James takes the book back.
James: I'm serious. Don't try it.
Just than the pizza guy rings the doorbell.
James: Hey! Pizza's here!
Scene 6:
James, Alfred, and Rodney are eating pizza and watching a tv monitor that has 4 separate camera feeds on it. One of the living room, one of the master bedroom, one of the main hall, and one of the basement. Alfred is playing solitaire, while Rodney and James are watching the monitor.
James: Well it's midnight and still no sign of our ghost. I wonder what's taking so long.
Alfred: Maybe it's past his bedtime.
Rodney: I don't get it. We haven't seen so much as a light flicker. (to the Ghost) What's the problem blob head? You're not camera shy are you?
Alfred: That's it! In life he must have been a failed actor and now he can't bear to go on camera again!
Rodney: Very funny! Hey why don't you quite playing cards with yourself and help watch the monitors.
Alfred: Na…I've seen this episode of empty rooms before. I don't go for low budget "empire" rip-offs.
Rodney: Empire?
James: It's a film that shows nothing but the empire state building for eight strait hours.
Alfred: And guess what….no ghost there either.
Just as Alfred is talking a chair in the bedroom is moving from one side of the room to the next but no one was watching. Rodney looks at the screen again and notices the chair had moved.
Rodney: Wait. Wasn't that chair on the other side?
James: Yeah…. I think your right. We better get down there. Let me grab my P.K. E meter.
Rodney: I'll keep watching here.
James: Fine. Alfred, come with me. I think we may see our first activity of the night.
Alfred: (sighs) Alright… let's go see this ghost.
Rodney: Wait! Take these. Rodney hands them two walkie talkies.
James: Great! let us know if you see something.
Scene 7
James and Alfred walk upstairs to the bedroom. Alfred notices James waving his P.K.E. meter around.
Alfred: So…what's this goofy little gadet do?
James: It's a ghost tracker.
Alfred: Oh! That makes sense...
Alfred and James get in the room and see the chair. James walks over to the chair and gets a small reading.
James: Look. I'm getting something here.
Alfred: I don't think Mr. Beasly will let you take his stuff.
James: Don't kid around. Help me look.
They both start checking around the room. Alfred checks where the chair was and sees some pink slime on the floor.
Alfred: Check it out! Some kind of goopy pink stuff here.
James walks over and sees the slime. The reading goes up some on the p.k.e. meter.
James: Whoa! This is fantastic. The leftover psycho-kinetic residue manifested by a class 2 or higher inter-dimensional spiritual entity.
Alfred: Looks like pepto bismol.
Rodney: Guys, get down to the kitchen.
James and Rodney run down to the kitchen and meet Rodney by the tv screen.
James: What is it?!
Rodney: Look at the thermal cam.
The camera shows a big cold spot.
James: You think it's our ghost?
Rodney: I say we check it out!
The three walk slowly to the living room a little paranoid.
James: Will you look at all the dust in this place! You figure a guy this rich would have a maid.
Alfred: Looks pretty empty guys.
Rodney: (Screaming) WHERE ARE YOU?!
James: Whoa! Do you mind? I'm not ready to have a heart attack this young...
Rodney: Sorry...I'm just over eager I guess.
James: You ever hear the phrase catch more flies with sugar than vinager? Let me show you something...
James starts making soft whooo sounds like a ghost.
Rodney: Is that supposed to help?
James: It's a form of agressive mimicry.
Alfred: Hu?
James: You ever catch a duck Al?
Alfred: I'm more of a turkey man myself.
James: You see, ghosts like animals are stupid. All you have to do is sound like one of thier friends and they'll come running.
Rodney: Or flying in this case right?
James: Thats right Rodney...We'll shall we move on then?
Just then they hear music playing from a record player. It's the song "Did you ever see a dream walking" by Bing Crosby. The three men spin around startled. Rodney picks up a lamp nearby and throws it at the player breaking both of them.
James: Is it necessary to destroy our client's valuables?
Rodney: I'm sorry. I got a little spooked.
Alfred: I don't blame you. That song always creeped me out.
Alfred goes up to the player.
Alfred: Hu?! Faulty wiring!
James: I think we should each take a room. See what we can find.
Rodney: O.k. sounds good. I'll take the basement.
James: Al, You check here. I'll take upstairs.
The three guys split up, but Rodney goes to the kitchen and gets James's copy of Tobin's spirit guide before he goes to the basement. Meanwhile Alfred is going through Mr. Beasly's record collection. Just then James calls Alfred on the walkie.
James: Al You see anything down there?
Alfred: Yeah, the worst thing I have ever seen….
James: Is it a class 9 demon?
Alfred: Worse. He has no Beatles in his collection. It's nothing but old big band and jazz records. Sure I love sinatra...but not one new artist after 1960...come on! Those we're the golden days man!
James: That is pretty terrible. Well just keep your eyes peeled o.k.?
Meanwhile Rodney is going down the basement stairs. He gets to the bottom and all of a sudden by a stack of stored junk against the wall is the ghost of a man glowing pink who looks to be in his 60s and is dressed in average clothes from 1820's era. He seems to be rummaging through stuff.
Rodney: Oh-oh! Oh wow! This is it!
Rodney opens the spirit guide to the spell section for ghost banishing.
Rodney: (in Germen) Spirits of the netherworld. Hear my command…
Alfred is still in the living room when all the windows start to open and wind starts to blow in rapidly.
Alfred: James! Come in. I think somethings happening!
James runs down stairs.
James: What's happening?
Alfred: I don't know. Where's Rodney?
James and Alfred run down to the basement and find Rodney grabbing the stair rail.
James: Rodney, what's happing?
Rodney: I opened a portal to the ghost world with your book.
James: WHAT!?
Rodney: Hold on to the rail.
Alfred: What the heck is that?!
Rodney: What do you think it is?
Alfred: NO! NO NO NO NO! IT'S NOT REAL!
The Ghost tries to fight the suction of the portal by transforming in a more powerful form. It flies over and starts screaming at the three guys, and they start screaming back, but just before it grabs them, the suction of the portal becomes too strong and sucks the ghost in. Just then there is an explosion of light and the portal closes and everything is back to normal.
Rodney: Everyone still in one piece?
James: I can't believe it. An inter-dimensional portal and a free-roaming specter all in one day. How lucky can you get?
James goes to the area where the portal was and takes a P.K.E reading.
James: Nothing. Dead as disco here. (To Rodney) I thought I said not to attempt any spells.
Rodney: Yeah...I.i.i.i"m sorry...b..but it it worked! Ha, Ha haha! W...Where 50,000 dollars richer!
James and Rodney start screaming with delight but Alfred is stunned.
Alfred: That thing…..It could morph.
James: What does that mean?
Alfred: May mean nothing…I just never thought I'd see something like that. Can we just go now? I don't want to talk about this alright.
On the floor where the ghost was seen is an old book rodney pickes it up and looks at it.
Rodney: Yo James check out what our ghost pal found.
James: What is it?
Rodney: Not sure. Looks like a diary of somekind. When I saw our ghost, he was rummaging around right here. Maybe he was looking for this?
James: We better take it with us...who knows...may be an intresting read.
Alfred: All this time i was...No! I didnt see anything...thats it! I just didnt see anything...
James: Alfread? Al you ok?
Alfread: What yeah fine...
James: Come on where going...