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Hmm?
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[ Gasps ]
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Mindless violence
lit up the sky.
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America-- the 1970s.
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The energy crisis is real.
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♪ I'm runnin' away
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- A time of unrest and mistrust.
- I have never been a quitter.
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[ Siren wails ]
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- It was a night of terror.
- A time of fear and violence.
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We are entering a satanic age!
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Anyone who can't see that
is blind!
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[ Screams ]
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Television documents the chaos,
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beams the horror
into our living room.
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[ Intense electronic rock
plays ]
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And so it is done.
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[ Flames roar ]
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But it also offers comfort.
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April 4, 1971--
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the first episode of UBC's
"Night Owls" goes to air.
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The network's hopes
for a late-night hit
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are riding on
the shoulders of the host,
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a popular Chicago
radio announcer.
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Good evening, night owls.
I'm your host, Jack Delroy.
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And thank you for allowing me
into your living rooms
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for the first of what I hope
will be many, many shows.
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[ Chuckles ]
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I'd like to thank everyone who
helped bring this dream to life,
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especially my dear mom and dad
back in Berwyn, Illinois,
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who I know are sitting
in front of their TV set,
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big smiles on their faces,
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watching "The Tonight Show"
with Johnny Carson.
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[ Rim shot, laughter ]
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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With its entertaining
mix of interviews,
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music, and sketch comedy,
"Night Owls" with Jack Delroy
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captures the hearts
and minds of midnight America.
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- [ Laughs ]
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Well, I am sick of it, Crog,
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stuck in the cave all day,
cooking your sabertooth stew.
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Oi, fellas,
does this sound familiar?
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This is an Amazonian
bird-eating spider.
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Looks like your furry
little friend, uh,
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might have gotten
a better offer.
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[ Woman screams ]
- Don't panic. I got it, Jack.
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I got it. Excuse me, sir.
- Gus.
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Five nights a week,
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Jack helps an anxious nation
forget its troubles.
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[ Laughs ]
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In November 1972,
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Jack inks a five-year deal
with UBC owner Walker Bedford.
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Welcome to UBC family, Jack.
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What did you have to sacrifice
to get here tonight?
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With an Emmy nomination
to his name
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and growing audience share,
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Jack sights are set
on the coveted late-night crown.
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By Jack's side through
everything is his wife,
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the beloved stage actress
Madeleine Piper.
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Despite Jack's relentless
quest to be number one,
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they are considered
one of showbiz's happiest
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and most enduring couples.
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Madeleine is his muse
and his confidante,
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but she is not
his only source of support.
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Jack's association
with The Grove,
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a men-only club located
in the redwoods of California,
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has been the subject of rumors
since his days in radio.
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Established in the 1800s
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and counting
among its members politicians,
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entertainers,
and captains of industry,
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The Grove has long
portrayed itself
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as a harmless summer camp
for the rich and powerful.
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[ Men howling and trilling ]
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But speculation swirls around
its taste for arcane ceremony
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and its power to make
and break careers.
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...8...7...6...
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Four seasons on, and ratings
still fail to match Carson.
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The nominations mount,
but no trophy.
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Jack's reputation as perennial
also-ran starts to bite.
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He knows that history
remembers only kings.
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Then, in September 1976,
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Jack's world is
turned upside-down
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when Madeleine, a nonsmoker,
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is diagnosed
with terminal lung cancer.
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In October, Madeleine makes a
special appearance on the show.
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[ Breathlessly ]
Jack and I first met
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when I was doing
"Oh! Calcutta!"...
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- Oh, God.
- ...at the Eden.
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My, you should have
seen him blush
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when he came backstage
and [ Gasps ] was
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confronted with all those
glorious naked bodies.
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[ Audience murmurs ]
Remember, darling?
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Madeleine, I don't think
we need to talk about...
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See, [Gasps] he's blushing
right now.
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[ Laughter ]
How is a girl
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not supposed to fall
in love with that?
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[ Audience "Awws" ]
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Isn't she something,
ladies and gentlemen?
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[ Cheers and applause ]
- It is the highest-rating
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episode in "Night Owls" history,
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but still falls
a point short of Carson.
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- I love you, Jack.
- [ Mouthing words ]
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[ Applause ]
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Two weeks later,
Madeleine is dead.
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[ Inhaling deeply ]
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A grieving Jack
shuns the media.
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He flees New York,
his location unknown.
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Just one month later,
and to the surprise of many,
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UBC announces his return.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
Mr. Jack Delroy.
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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[ Soft, dramatic music plays ]
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But the gap between Delroy
and Carson continues to widen.
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Jack and his longtime producer,
Leo Fiske,
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go out of their way
to court controversy,
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in a bid
to improve audience share.
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[ Indistinct shouting ]
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[ Grunting ]
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You used to be
the [bleep] man, Jack.
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What the [bleep]
happened to you?
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[ Audience murmurs ]
Huh?
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We are gonna take a break,
and I'll--
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I'll be right back.
And you will not.
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Where the [bleep] do you think
you're going? Huh?
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- Open the [bleep] door!
- Ratings are in free fall.
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Sponsors are nervous.
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Jack's contract
is set to expire.
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Everything is on the line
when Sweeps Week begins
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on Halloween night, 1977.
- [ Speaking French ]
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A desperate Jack plans
an episode
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he hopes will turn
his fortunes around.
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Get the audience in, guys.
[ Door creak, slam ]
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What you are about to see is
the recently discovered
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master tape of what went
to air that night,
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as well as previously unreleased
behind-the-scenes footage.
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It is the live TV event
that shocked a nation--
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"Late Night With the Devil."
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[ Eerie music plays ]
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[ Static, beeping ]
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[ Electronic hum ]
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Tonight's broadcast
is brought to you
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by the Cavendish Group
of Companies.
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Let's shake on it.
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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Live from UBC Studios
in New York City,
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it's "Night Owls"
with Jack Delroy!
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[ Up-tempo theme music plays ]
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Joining us on our
spooky Halloween special,
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Christou...
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Carmichael Haig...
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Dr. June Ross-Mitchell with
the subject of her new book,
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Lilly...
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Miss Cleo James with
a bewitching jazz medley...
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plus our annual
Halloween costume parade.
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But now here's Mr. Midnight--
Jack Delroy!
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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[ Chuckles ]
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Oh, boy. Jack?
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[ Chuckles ]
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Where the hell is he?
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[ Laughter ]
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Uh, Jack, you're on.
[ Audience murmurs ]
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Leo, he's not, uh...
- Boo!
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Aw, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!
[ Laughter ]
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[ Growls ]
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[ Laughing ]
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[ Laughter and applause ]
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Gus McConnell,
ladies and gentlemen.
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[ Chuckles ]
You.
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[ Laughter ]
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Oh, good evening, night owls,
and thank you for allowing me
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into your living rooms
once again.
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We've got an incredible show
lined up for you tonight
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as we celebrate all of
the fiendish fun of Halloween.
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[ Eerie whistling ]
Ew. Oh, hello.
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Um, what do you got there, Gus?
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A theremin Jack.
It's a musical instrument.
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Oh, that's not music, Gus.
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That is actually
the sound you get
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when you're tuning
your car radio,
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searching for music.
[ Laughter ]
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What's interesting about
a theremin, Jack,
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is you play it
without touching it.
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So, you're not meant
to touch it?
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No, sir. No touching.
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Why, Gus, if only you'd shown
the same restraint
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at the Melody Burlesque
after Friday's show.
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Hmm.
[ Laughter and applause ]
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Think we should raise the bar
in here
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a little bit tonight, folks.
Um, anybody go
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to the Yankees' parade?
[ Cheers and applause ]
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Yeah! Any Reggie Jackson
fans in here?
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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Knew she was.
Now, there's a rumor
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going around
that "Cosmo" magazine
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has approached Reggie to be
their very own Mr. October.
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[ Audience "Oohs" ]
- Ooh.
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We can expect Reggie's
impressive homerun spree
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to continue well
into the offseason.
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[ Bat hits ball ]
[ Laughter and applause ]
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We doing good?
Have one more?
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[ Thud ]
Hey! Whoa!
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That one went
over the fence.
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[ Applause ]
Whew! [ Laughs ]
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- I don't get that joke, Jack.
- Oh, well.
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I guess we're gonna have
to raise the bar
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to Gus's standards now, folks.
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Uh, yeah, so, apparently,
President Jimmy Carter...
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Really, Leo?
[ Cheering ]
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Oh, you're-- Oh, well, okay.
Easy pickings, I guess.
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[ Laughter ]
Um...
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so, President Carter
held a press conference today
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announcing a reorganization
of his staff.
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When asked if his brother Billy
was part of the plans,
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the president said
that he'd offered
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Billy a chance
to head either the FBI--
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is this true?-- or the CIA.
Wow.
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- That can't be true.
- Apparently, Billy said
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he refused to head any agency
that he couldn't spell.
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[ Laughter ]
[ Rim shot ]
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- I get that joke.
- You got it?
255
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- I got it.
- Gus got it.
256
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[ Laughter ]
257
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Well, night owls,
we've got a heck of a show
258
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in store for you tonight,
and I'm very excited for you
259
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to see it all unfold
before your very eyes.
260
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I really hope you love it.
Gosh, I hope you love it.
261
00:12:10,411 --> 00:12:13,064
Please love it,
because, well...
262
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it's Sweeps Week.
263
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[ Dramatic chords play ]
264
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Oh! That's right.
265
00:12:21,411 --> 00:12:23,064
Where is Vincent Price
when you need him?
266
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Boy, I tell you what.
267
00:12:24,673 --> 00:12:27,411
Now, Sweeps Week,
as we all know,
268
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is the all-important
national ratings period.
269
00:12:30,934 --> 00:12:32,890
But, hey, do I look nervous
to you, Gus?
270
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You better believe it, Jack.
[ Laughter ]
271
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We all know how important
it is to keep our sponsors
272
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and affiliates happy.
But in my humble opinion,
273
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there is only one person
who really matters
274
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in this whole darn
crazy business.
275
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- Well, thank you Jack.
- And that is you, our viewer.
276
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[ Laughter ]
277
00:12:51,195 --> 00:12:53,803
You have stood by me
through thick and thin,
278
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good times and bad.
Especially the bad.
279
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It was your support
that [Sighs] brought me back
280
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into this very studio
a year ago,
281
00:13:02,064 --> 00:13:03,629
when I could have
easily thrown in the towel,
282
00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:05,281
when many suggested
283
00:13:05,411 --> 00:13:08,716
that I should have
thrown in the towel.
284
00:13:08,847 --> 00:13:12,281
This show is-- and
it always has been-- for you.
285
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- Love you, Jack!
- And [Sighs]...
286
00:13:14,237 --> 00:13:16,064
[ Audience "Awws" ]
[ Sighs ]
287
00:13:16,195 --> 00:13:18,716
Leo, can we please get that
woman a Nielsen viewing diary?
288
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Come on.
[ Laughter ]
289
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Thank you all.
290
00:13:23,324 --> 00:13:25,629
What do you say, night owls?
On with the show, huh?
291
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Yeah!
292
00:13:27,151 --> 00:13:30,021
- [ Cheers and applause ]
- Alright
293
00:13:30,151 --> 00:13:35,455
Interest in the occult has seen
a major revival in recent years.
294
00:13:35,586 --> 00:13:37,673
This is true.
You open any newspaper today,
295
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you're gonna see
hundreds of ads for psychics
296
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or fortune tellers,
exorcists, even.
297
00:13:42,673 --> 00:13:44,108
Whoa!
[ Audience "Whoas" ]
298
00:13:44,237 --> 00:13:45,977
Now, as you know,
here on "Night Owls,"
299
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we think it's very important
to keep an open mind.
300
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Our first guest tonight--
301
00:13:51,455 --> 00:13:52,934
I am so excited
about this young man--
302
00:13:53,064 --> 00:13:55,499
is a shining light
in this movement.
303
00:13:55,629 --> 00:13:58,803
Some call him a medium;
others, a spiritualist.
304
00:13:58,934 --> 00:14:02,281
Some have even called him
a miracle worker.
305
00:14:02,411 --> 00:14:04,108
We know him by one name,
and, well,
306
00:14:04,237 --> 00:14:07,455
that's probably because one name
is all he seems to have.
307
00:14:07,586 --> 00:14:08,934
Ladies and gentlemen,
please help me welcome
308
00:14:09,064 --> 00:14:13,368
the mysterious,
the mononymous Christou.
309
00:14:13,499 --> 00:14:15,368
[ Cheers and applause ]
310
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[ Indian music plays ]
311
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♪
312
00:14:27,021 --> 00:14:28,716
[ Cheers and applause ]
313
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Thank you for being here.
314
00:14:30,411 --> 00:14:32,021
So, it is just Christou,
is that right?
315
00:14:32,150 --> 00:14:33,716
[ Middle Eastern accent ]
Sí, that is correct.
316
00:14:33,847 --> 00:14:35,108
Thank you for inviting me
onto your program.
317
00:14:35,237 --> 00:14:36,499
Oh, please, thank you
for taking time
318
00:14:36,629 --> 00:14:38,064
out of your
busy touring schedule.
319
00:14:38,194 --> 00:14:39,673
You are a hot ticket these days.
I tell you what.
320
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- It is my pleasure.
- Now, as I understand it,
321
00:14:42,281 --> 00:14:45,411
a night like tonight,
a spooky night like Halloween,
322
00:14:45,542 --> 00:14:48,324
holds a special significance
for someone in your profession.
323
00:14:48,455 --> 00:14:51,281
That is correct.
All Hallows Eve is a time
324
00:14:51,411 --> 00:14:53,847
to break open the doors
to the underworld.
325
00:14:53,977 --> 00:14:56,977
It is the last chance for the
spirits of the recently deceased
326
00:14:57,107 --> 00:14:58,934
to attend
to any unfinished business.
327
00:14:59,064 --> 00:15:00,455
- Hmm.
- Ooh.
328
00:15:00,586 --> 00:15:02,064
So that explains
the significance, then,
329
00:15:02,194 --> 00:15:04,673
of the Halloween masks.
- Sí, yes.
330
00:15:04,803 --> 00:15:06,499
We use them to hide
from the angry spirits.
331
00:15:06,629 --> 00:15:09,194
Oh. I'm so curious.
332
00:15:09,324 --> 00:15:12,064
Do you hear these voices of
the dead all the time?
333
00:15:12,194 --> 00:15:14,499
The energy is ever-present, sí.
334
00:15:14,629 --> 00:15:16,411
And then I guess
the burning question is,
335
00:15:16,542 --> 00:15:18,021
how the hell
do you get any sleep?
336
00:15:18,150 --> 00:15:20,716
[ Laughter ]
I mean, right?
337
00:15:20,847 --> 00:15:23,586
Just think of my mind
like the ham radio,
338
00:15:23,716 --> 00:15:25,977
picking up frequencies
in the airwaves.
339
00:15:26,107 --> 00:15:30,150
When I no longer want to listen,
I simply switch it off.
340
00:15:30,281 --> 00:15:32,934
Just like that? Wow.
341
00:15:33,063 --> 00:15:37,411
Okay, well, then I think it is
time, ladies and gentlemen,
342
00:15:37,542 --> 00:15:39,977
that we fire up
those frequencies.
343
00:15:40,107 --> 00:15:42,107
The energy in here
is very strong.
344
00:15:42,237 --> 00:15:46,021
Thank you, Phil.
The floor is yours, sir.
345
00:15:46,150 --> 00:15:49,324
Ladies and gentlemen, Christou.
[ Cheers and applause ]
346
00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:55,237
[ Inhales deeply ]
347
00:15:58,542 --> 00:16:01,281
[ Gasps ]
348
00:16:01,411 --> 00:16:04,890
I'm already receiving
some signals here.
349
00:16:05,977 --> 00:16:07,107
[ Breathing unevenly ]
350
00:16:07,237 --> 00:16:10,324
[ Grunts ]
351
00:16:10,455 --> 00:16:13,368
The letter "P," I'm hearing.
352
00:16:13,499 --> 00:16:16,716
[ Breathing unevenly ]
353
00:16:16,847 --> 00:16:18,455
Peter.
[ Audience murmurs ]
354
00:16:20,499 --> 00:16:22,542
Pete.
355
00:16:22,673 --> 00:16:25,020
No, wait.
It's clearer now.
356
00:16:25,150 --> 00:16:29,020
Peterson.
I'm hearing the name Peterson.
357
00:16:29,150 --> 00:16:31,281
- Peterman?
- What? I'm sorry.
358
00:16:31,411 --> 00:16:35,281
Sir, you're up there. Yeah.
Okay, okay, sir. sir.
359
00:16:35,411 --> 00:16:37,063
You can stand up back there.
Thank you.
360
00:16:37,194 --> 00:16:39,107
Hi, Mr. Peterson.
- Uh, no.
361
00:16:39,237 --> 00:16:42,063
Uh, my wife's maiden name
was Peterman.
362
00:16:42,194 --> 00:16:46,194
Yes, that is it-- Peterman.
She's in the room with us now.
363
00:16:46,324 --> 00:16:47,586
She is?
364
00:16:47,716 --> 00:16:49,977
Your wife has crossed over,
sí?
365
00:16:50,107 --> 00:16:51,499
You could say that.
366
00:16:51,629 --> 00:16:53,934
She ran off with my neighbor
five years ago.
367
00:16:54,063 --> 00:16:55,716
[ Laughter ]
368
00:16:55,847 --> 00:16:58,411
- Sorry to hear that.
- Oh, don't be.
369
00:16:58,542 --> 00:17:00,629
My golf game's
never been better.
370
00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:02,020
[ Laughter ]
371
00:17:02,150 --> 00:17:04,411
No, but there is a--
372
00:17:04,542 --> 00:17:07,499
Now I'm hearing
the name Elizabeth.
373
00:17:07,629 --> 00:17:10,411
No, her name was Helen.
374
00:17:10,542 --> 00:17:12,499
- There was no Beth or Betty?
- Correct.
375
00:17:12,629 --> 00:17:15,150
- There was a Betty.
- No. You're correct.
376
00:17:15,281 --> 00:17:17,281
There was no Beth or Betty.
[ Laughter ]
377
00:17:17,411 --> 00:17:19,760
- A name starting with "B."
- Oh, my name's Barry.
378
00:17:19,890 --> 00:17:22,629
- That's not it.
- No, it has been for 42 years.
379
00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:26,847
[ Laughter ]
380
00:17:26,976 --> 00:17:30,586
Gone. The spirit has passed.
I'm sorry.
381
00:17:30,716 --> 00:17:33,673
Sometimes the signal
gets scrambled.
382
00:17:33,803 --> 00:17:36,324
Studio lights, cameras.
I am only a messenger.
383
00:17:36,455 --> 00:17:38,324
I concentrate.
384
00:17:38,455 --> 00:17:39,847
Barry, have a seat.
Thank you so much.
385
00:17:39,976 --> 00:17:42,499
- Thank you.
- And you, sir?
386
00:17:42,629 --> 00:17:44,976
Looks like you went
on a shopping spree with Gus
387
00:17:45,107 --> 00:17:48,020
down at, uh, Barney's
Discount Costume Warehouse, huh?
388
00:17:48,150 --> 00:17:50,020
[ Laughter ]
Got quite a steal on that, huh?
389
00:17:50,150 --> 00:17:52,976
Don't be upset.
I'm just ribbing you.
390
00:17:53,107 --> 00:17:56,586
[ Laughter ]
- Oh, Jack.
391
00:17:56,716 --> 00:18:00,455
I'm receiving something.
[ Exhales sharply ]
392
00:18:00,586 --> 00:18:04,542
I'm getting a--
Oh, yes, this intrigues.
393
00:18:04,673 --> 00:18:08,368
[ Breathing heavily ]
394
00:18:11,803 --> 00:18:14,237
Good evening, ladies.
- Good evening. [ Chuckles ]
395
00:18:14,368 --> 00:18:17,107
Evening, evening.
396
00:18:17,237 --> 00:18:19,847
- [ Chuckles ]
- Who is Edward?
397
00:18:19,976 --> 00:18:24,063
Eddie? He was a son or brother
for one of you, sí?
398
00:18:24,194 --> 00:18:27,237
Edmond was my little brother.
399
00:18:27,368 --> 00:18:30,107
- And you were the mother, sí?
- Sí. I mean, yes.
400
00:18:30,237 --> 00:18:31,542
[ Laughter ]
401
00:18:31,673 --> 00:18:34,150
Deduction, Jack,
not psychic powers.
402
00:18:34,281 --> 00:18:37,499
I am still impressed. Wow.
[ Laughter ]
403
00:18:37,629 --> 00:18:40,194
Something bad happened
to Edmond.
404
00:18:40,324 --> 00:18:43,716
It's... hard to talk about it?
405
00:18:43,847 --> 00:18:45,455
Yes.
406
00:18:45,586 --> 00:18:49,455
- Many questions remain.
- Well, h-he--
407
00:18:49,586 --> 00:18:53,542
It may be that Edmond
took his own life?
408
00:18:53,673 --> 00:18:57,411
Quite recently, too.
- Five years ago.
409
00:18:57,542 --> 00:19:01,020
I know, but it feels
like only yesterday.
410
00:19:01,150 --> 00:19:03,107
Such a terrible tragedy.
411
00:19:03,237 --> 00:19:04,716
There was much confusion
why he did this, no?
412
00:19:04,846 --> 00:19:06,933
Terrible sadness and confusion.
This is so.
413
00:19:07,063 --> 00:19:10,368
- There was no note. Nothing.
- No.
414
00:19:10,499 --> 00:19:13,324
He was such a happy boy.
415
00:19:13,455 --> 00:19:16,499
None of us knew
he was in so much pain.
416
00:19:16,629 --> 00:19:19,107
[ Audience murmurs ]
417
00:19:19,237 --> 00:19:22,237
Eddie wants you to know
that he is at peace now.
418
00:19:22,368 --> 00:19:25,368
He's sorry for the suffering
he has caused.
419
00:19:25,499 --> 00:19:30,281
He communicates this to you.
His heart is full of love.
420
00:19:30,411 --> 00:19:32,107
[ Chuckles ]
421
00:19:32,237 --> 00:19:35,976
Now I'm hitting
the word "papa."
422
00:19:36,107 --> 00:19:37,629
Well, Dad was always Dad.
We never--
423
00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:39,629
No, wait. Um...
424
00:19:40,020 --> 00:19:42,368
[ Sniffles ]
425
00:19:42,499 --> 00:19:48,237
When Edmond was little,
he had a teddy named Papa.
426
00:19:48,368 --> 00:19:50,281
- This is true.
- Oh, my God. I remember.
427
00:19:50,411 --> 00:19:55,237
[ Sniffles ]
I kept all his things.
428
00:19:55,368 --> 00:19:59,846
Can you please tell him
that Papa is safe?
429
00:19:59,976 --> 00:20:03,716
[ Sniffling ]
430
00:20:03,846 --> 00:20:06,716
I do not need to tell him this.
431
00:20:06,846 --> 00:20:10,063
He already knows.
[ Audience "Awws" ]
432
00:20:10,194 --> 00:20:13,237
Thank you.
You are both so beautiful.
433
00:20:13,368 --> 00:20:16,107
Bless you.
Bless you all!
434
00:20:16,237 --> 00:20:17,760
[ Cheers and applause ]
- Wow!
435
00:20:17,889 --> 00:20:21,455
Wow! What a-- What a gift.
436
00:20:22,976 --> 00:20:25,629
Thank you.
Christou! Wow!
437
00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,150
[ Chuckles ]
438
00:20:28,281 --> 00:20:29,846
Now these tour dates
439
00:20:29,976 --> 00:20:32,629
should be showing up
on your screens momentarily.
440
00:20:32,759 --> 00:20:34,499
We're gonna have to
take a quick break, folks.
441
00:20:34,629 --> 00:20:36,759
When we come back, though,
one of the old friends
442
00:20:36,889 --> 00:20:39,368
of our show who always...
- [ Groaning loudly ]
443
00:20:39,499 --> 00:20:41,586
[ Screams ]
- Christou?
444
00:20:41,716 --> 00:20:43,759
[ Breathing heavily ]
[ Audience murmurs ]
445
00:20:43,889 --> 00:20:47,150
Something very intense here.
[ Gasps ]
446
00:20:47,281 --> 00:20:49,063
Perhaps-- Are we getting
another message from Edmond?
447
00:20:49,194 --> 00:20:50,933
No, no. This is...
448
00:20:51,063 --> 00:20:53,542
[ Screams ]
[ Audience gasps ]
449
00:20:53,673 --> 00:20:57,499
I'm getting the name... Minnie.
450
00:20:57,629 --> 00:21:02,107
Does anyone here know a Minnie?
Please accept.
451
00:21:02,237 --> 00:21:04,455
Does this name mean anything
to anyone in the studio?
452
00:21:04,586 --> 00:21:07,237
No? Um, perhaps a name
that sounds like Minnie.
453
00:21:07,368 --> 00:21:09,759
Maybe it's like a Millie
or a Mandy.
454
00:21:09,889 --> 00:21:12,324
- I had a Great-Aunt Molly.
- It's Minnie!
455
00:21:12,455 --> 00:21:15,020
[ Audience gasps ]
Please! Who will accept?
456
00:21:15,150 --> 00:21:18,237
[ Grunts ] So much sadness.
457
00:21:18,368 --> 00:21:21,889
I see [Gasps] a wedding ring.
458
00:21:22,020 --> 00:21:25,715
An unmarried man
with a wedding ring.
459
00:21:25,846 --> 00:21:29,715
The spirit needs to talk to you.
Who are you?!
460
00:21:29,846 --> 00:21:32,281
[ Electricity crackles ]
[ Audience screaming ]
461
00:21:32,411 --> 00:21:35,411
It's okay, folks, it's just our
old par cans acting up.
462
00:21:35,542 --> 00:21:38,499
[ Gasping ]
[ Audience murmurs ]
463
00:21:38,629 --> 00:21:41,499
[ Gasping ]
464
00:21:41,629 --> 00:21:44,586
Gone. S-She's gone.
465
00:21:44,933 --> 00:21:46,673
[ Gasping ]
466
00:21:46,802 --> 00:21:48,715
S-S-She's gone.
467
00:21:49,063 --> 00:21:51,107
[ Gasping ]
468
00:21:51,368 --> 00:21:52,976
- Leo?
- [ Breathing heavily ]
469
00:21:55,542 --> 00:21:57,281
We're gonna take
a quick break,
470
00:21:57,411 --> 00:22:00,107
and we're gonna be
right back after these messages.
471
00:22:00,237 --> 00:22:02,324
[ Up-tempo theme music plays ]
472
00:22:02,455 --> 00:22:03,324
[ Cheers and applause ]
473
00:22:03,455 --> 00:22:10,063
♪
474
00:22:10,194 --> 00:22:12,063
[ Music stops ]
475
00:22:12,194 --> 00:22:13,455
And we're clear.
[ Bell rings ]
476
00:22:13,586 --> 00:22:14,976
Gus to wardrobe.
477
00:22:15,107 --> 00:22:17,281
Hey, Mr. Christou,
that was fantastic.
478
00:22:17,411 --> 00:22:19,411
You are truly blessed.
Jack, can we talk?
479
00:22:19,542 --> 00:22:21,368
- Not right now, Gus.
- It's just backstage.
480
00:22:21,499 --> 00:22:23,281
They're saying you and Leo
have got something cooked up
481
00:22:23,411 --> 00:22:24,976
when that girl comes on.
- As far as I know,
482
00:22:25,107 --> 00:22:27,063
we're sticking to the rundown.
- Right, right.
483
00:22:27,194 --> 00:22:30,499
It's just, I saw restraints,
Jack, and-- and knives.
484
00:22:30,629 --> 00:22:32,063
I've got to be honest with you.
485
00:22:32,194 --> 00:22:33,586
We're a little spooked
back there.
486
00:22:33,715 --> 00:22:35,194
What the hell
are you still doing here?
487
00:22:35,324 --> 00:22:36,715
Get to wardrobe, pronto.
- Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
488
00:22:36,846 --> 00:22:38,281
- Fantastic segment, fellas.
- Mr. Christou,
489
00:22:38,411 --> 00:22:39,802
you look like you
might need a bourbon.
490
00:22:39,933 --> 00:22:41,629
- Just some water, please.
- In this place?
491
00:22:41,759 --> 00:22:43,976
I'll see what I can do.
- Some water for Mr. Christou.
492
00:22:44,107 --> 00:22:45,802
Are you happy to stay with us
a little longer?
493
00:22:45,933 --> 00:22:47,802
I really should be--
- That's the spirit.
494
00:22:47,933 --> 00:22:50,411
I can't wait to catch your act,
by the way.
495
00:22:50,542 --> 00:22:51,933
Here, you've got some blood
under your nose.
496
00:22:52,063 --> 00:22:54,976
Jack, mind if we...
- Thank you.
497
00:22:55,107 --> 00:22:57,628
Jesus Christ.
498
00:22:57,759 --> 00:23:00,020
The charlatan really
went all-out there.
499
00:23:00,150 --> 00:23:02,194
Oh, boy. That bit with the
lights was your idea, wasn't it?
500
00:23:02,324 --> 00:23:03,715
If you liked it, yeah,
I'll take full credit.
501
00:23:03,846 --> 00:23:05,063
- Mm-hmm.
- What did you think
502
00:23:05,194 --> 00:23:07,107
about our friend Barry?
503
00:23:07,237 --> 00:23:09,455
[ Indistinct conversations ]
504
00:23:09,586 --> 00:23:12,542
You okay, buddy?
- Yeah. Just that last--
505
00:23:12,672 --> 00:23:15,020
Look, whatever happened
was great television.
506
00:23:15,150 --> 00:23:18,020
Don't let it rattle you.
Okay, some orders of business.
507
00:23:18,150 --> 00:23:19,802
We're running long,
late to break.
508
00:23:19,933 --> 00:23:21,455
Okay, but we're not
bumping Cleo again.
509
00:23:21,586 --> 00:23:23,281
Well, we'll try
to make up some time.
510
00:23:23,411 --> 00:23:26,802
Oh, don't look now,
but Cavendish's new
511
00:23:26,933 --> 00:23:28,628
vice president of marketing
and his wife
512
00:23:28,759 --> 00:23:31,499
are sitting in the front row
with the head of airtime.
513
00:23:31,628 --> 00:23:34,194
You're looking directly at them.
I don't understand that.
514
00:23:34,324 --> 00:23:36,455
Hey, they want to talk to you.
They want to meet you.
515
00:23:36,585 --> 00:23:38,628
No, I don't have time to play
kiss-ass right now.
516
00:23:38,759 --> 00:23:41,281
In case you hadn't noticed,
I'm trying to host
517
00:23:41,411 --> 00:23:42,976
a nationally syndicated
talk show.
518
00:23:43,107 --> 00:23:45,020
And I'm trying to help you
keep it on the air.
519
00:23:45,150 --> 00:23:48,411
- McConnell?
- Okay.
520
00:23:48,542 --> 00:23:49,846
- Where's McConnell?
- Next break.
521
00:23:49,976 --> 00:23:51,455
- Mm.
- Okay?
522
00:23:51,585 --> 00:23:53,063
How's June? Did they land?
Is she okay?
523
00:23:53,194 --> 00:23:55,499
- She's fine. Just fine.
- Great. The girl?
524
00:23:55,628 --> 00:23:57,368
Jack, will you please relax?
525
00:23:57,499 --> 00:23:59,411
Everything's going very,
very well.
526
00:23:59,542 --> 00:24:01,063
Phil, what the hell's
going on with those lights?
527
00:24:01,194 --> 00:24:04,715
- We're working on it.
- 30 seconds, people!
528
00:24:04,846 --> 00:24:06,281
- Hey.
- Nothing's been fixed
529
00:24:06,411 --> 00:24:08,107
since 1956.
- Hey, great show so far.
530
00:24:08,237 --> 00:24:10,194
- Sammy, how are you?
- Good. How are you?
531
00:24:10,324 --> 00:24:11,585
I'm okay.
How's my hair looking?
532
00:24:11,715 --> 00:24:14,194
- Alright. You look great.
- Good.
533
00:24:14,324 --> 00:24:17,063
Bats in the cave?
- You're all clear.
534
00:24:17,194 --> 00:24:18,976
[ Mid-tempo music plays ]
535
00:24:19,107 --> 00:24:21,715
Thank you.
- Hey, Jack, which card?
536
00:24:21,846 --> 00:24:24,846
- Hey.
- Is this necessary?
537
00:24:24,976 --> 00:24:26,672
You got a little bit
of a sweat going on, honey.
538
00:24:26,802 --> 00:24:28,455
Please, stop!
539
00:24:28,585 --> 00:24:30,020
[ Indistinct conversations ]
540
00:24:30,150 --> 00:24:32,672
Fine. Suit yourself.
541
00:24:32,802 --> 00:24:35,455
Hey. Hmm?
542
00:24:35,585 --> 00:24:38,759
Fear not, friends, your humble
sidekick has returned.
543
00:24:38,889 --> 00:24:40,411
[ Laughter ]
- Stand by everyone.
544
00:24:40,541 --> 00:24:42,715
- Staging, the door.
- Too kind.
545
00:24:42,846 --> 00:24:44,499
Haig's on next.
Pay him no mind.
546
00:24:44,628 --> 00:24:46,499
He's all wax, no wick.
Okay?
547
00:24:46,628 --> 00:24:50,150
And we're back in 5...4...
[ Door closes ]
548
00:24:50,281 --> 00:24:51,889
[ Coughs ]
[ Film projector whirring ]
549
00:24:52,020 --> 00:24:54,020
[ Cheers and applause ]
550
00:24:54,150 --> 00:24:57,759
[ Mid-tempo music plays ]
551
00:24:57,889 --> 00:24:59,802
[ Bat squeaking ]
552
00:24:59,933 --> 00:25:02,368
♪
553
00:25:02,498 --> 00:25:05,063
Thank you. Welcome back
to our Halloween special, folks.
554
00:25:05,194 --> 00:25:07,628
For those of you just tuning in,
555
00:25:07,759 --> 00:25:10,498
Mr. Christou here wowed us
before the break
556
00:25:10,628 --> 00:25:12,933
with a demonstration
of his mediumistic powers.
557
00:25:13,063 --> 00:25:14,281
It was really something.
Am I right?
558
00:25:14,411 --> 00:25:15,368
[ Cheers and applause ]
- [ Coughs ]
559
00:25:15,498 --> 00:25:17,411
Amazing.
Our next guest
560
00:25:17,541 --> 00:25:19,541
is someone equally renowned
in his own field.
561
00:25:19,672 --> 00:25:22,150
Once known to us all
as Carmichael the Conjurer.
562
00:25:22,281 --> 00:25:23,455
You remember him? Yeah?
Well, he hung up the wand
563
00:25:23,585 --> 00:25:25,194
several years ago to become
564
00:25:25,324 --> 00:25:28,237
one of the leading voices of
the skeptics movement.
565
00:25:28,368 --> 00:25:30,455
Ladies and gentlemen,
make welcome,
566
00:25:30,585 --> 00:25:33,802
if you dare,
Mr. Carmichael Haig.
567
00:25:33,933 --> 00:25:35,324
[ Cheers and applause ]
568
00:25:35,455 --> 00:25:37,585
[ Up-tempo music plays ]
569
00:25:37,715 --> 00:25:43,411
♪
570
00:25:43,541 --> 00:25:45,846
So good to see you again, Car.
- [ Coughs ]
571
00:25:45,976 --> 00:25:47,541
It's wonderful to be here,
Jack.
572
00:25:47,672 --> 00:25:49,020
Mind if I smoke?
- [ Coughs ]
573
00:25:49,150 --> 00:25:50,498
Please be my guest.
574
00:25:50,628 --> 00:25:52,759
Oh, boy, that was good.
[ Audience murmurs ]
575
00:25:52,889 --> 00:25:55,454
Mmm.
576
00:25:55,585 --> 00:25:58,281
[ Audience murmurs ]
577
00:25:58,411 --> 00:25:59,933
Wow.
578
00:26:00,063 --> 00:26:02,237
[ Audience murmurs ]
He's still got it.
579
00:26:02,368 --> 00:26:04,846
[ Fanfare ]
Ladies and gentlemen.
580
00:26:04,976 --> 00:26:07,194
Holy smoke.
[ Audience groans ]
581
00:26:07,324 --> 00:26:10,802
Come-- Come on.
[ Applause ]
582
00:26:10,933 --> 00:26:14,454
I'm right here.
Car...
583
00:26:14,585 --> 00:26:17,324
we all know you
from the Vegas shows,
584
00:26:17,454 --> 00:26:19,889
the TV specials.
- [ Coughs ]
585
00:26:20,020 --> 00:26:22,628
Your group-hypnosis routine
was the first of its kind.
586
00:26:22,759 --> 00:26:25,628
Absolutely boggled my mind
when I saw it.
587
00:26:25,759 --> 00:26:28,410
Many regarded you
as the best in the biz.
588
00:26:28,541 --> 00:26:30,368
And I know my saying
that won't embarrass you.
589
00:26:30,498 --> 00:26:32,933
Correct. On all counts.
Continue, dear friend.
590
00:26:33,063 --> 00:26:34,410
[ Laughter ]
- But in recent years,
591
00:26:34,541 --> 00:26:36,237
it seems
you've turned your attention
592
00:26:36,368 --> 00:26:39,020
to something a little more,
shall we say, philanthropic?
593
00:26:39,150 --> 00:26:41,194
- You mean IFSIP?
- IFSIP.
594
00:26:41,324 --> 00:26:45,194
Now, IFSIP, for those of you
not in the know, is an acronym.
595
00:26:45,324 --> 00:26:46,585
It stands for-- let me
get this right here--
596
00:26:46,715 --> 00:26:49,194
the International Federation
597
00:26:49,324 --> 00:26:52,802
of Scientific Investigation
into the Paranormal.
598
00:26:52,933 --> 00:26:55,237
Ooh. It's a lot of words.
We've got some pictures up
599
00:26:55,368 --> 00:26:56,368
right here.
Take a look.
600
00:26:56,498 --> 00:26:58,976
Photogenic lot, aren't we?
601
00:26:59,107 --> 00:27:01,889
Yes, it is our mission
to test these claims
602
00:27:02,020 --> 00:27:03,628
and determine
what is trickery
603
00:27:03,759 --> 00:27:05,846
and what may, in fact,
be genuine psi phenomena.
604
00:27:05,976 --> 00:27:08,410
Oh, that's me about to embark
on a little ghost hunt
605
00:27:08,541 --> 00:27:09,933
in Amityville.
[ Audience "Oohs" ]
606
00:27:10,063 --> 00:27:11,933
My dear friends Ed
and Lorraine Warren
607
00:27:12,063 --> 00:27:13,715
declined the invitation
to join me.
608
00:27:13,846 --> 00:27:15,107
Easily spooked.
[ Laughter ]
609
00:27:15,237 --> 00:27:17,933
Car, be honest with me.
What is the harm
610
00:27:18,063 --> 00:27:20,628
for those of us who just want to
believe in something mysterious,
611
00:27:20,759 --> 00:27:22,672
something bigger than ourselves, hmm?
612
00:27:22,802 --> 00:27:24,324
Jack, I'm the first to admit
613
00:27:24,454 --> 00:27:26,672
that the world would be
a more interesting place
614
00:27:26,802 --> 00:27:31,194
if, uh-- if people
could magically bend spoons
615
00:27:31,324 --> 00:27:34,541
or divine water with a stick
or...
616
00:27:34,672 --> 00:27:38,194
talk to the dead.
[ Audience groans ]
617
00:27:38,324 --> 00:27:41,454
But until I am presented
with irrefutable proof...
618
00:27:41,585 --> 00:27:44,150
- [ Coughing ]
- I will continue to expose
619
00:27:44,281 --> 00:27:47,107
these men and women
for the swindlers they are.
620
00:27:47,237 --> 00:27:48,846
Still carry that check
with you, Car?
621
00:27:48,976 --> 00:27:50,281
Oh, yes.
622
00:27:50,410 --> 00:27:53,323
We offer a
not-insubstantial reward
623
00:27:53,454 --> 00:27:55,672
for anyone whose claims
can be verified.
624
00:27:55,802 --> 00:27:57,150
Get a shot on this?
625
00:27:57,281 --> 00:28:00,323
Camera 1. 100 grand.
[ Audience murmurs ]
626
00:28:00,454 --> 00:28:01,715
How many have taken up
the challenge?
627
00:28:01,846 --> 00:28:03,150
- [ Coughs ]
- Oh, dozens.
628
00:28:03,281 --> 00:28:04,498
And how many checks
have you signed?
629
00:28:04,628 --> 00:28:06,715
Yet to sacrifice a nickel,
Jack.
630
00:28:06,846 --> 00:28:08,933
Tonight might be the night,
though, folks.
631
00:28:09,063 --> 00:28:11,237
Right?
[ Cheers and applause ]
632
00:28:11,367 --> 00:28:13,454
I do not need
this man's money.
633
00:28:13,585 --> 00:28:16,976
No, I imagine you don't.
Not when there are so many naive
634
00:28:17,107 --> 00:28:20,107
but well-meaning people prepared
to hand over their hard-earned.
635
00:28:20,237 --> 00:28:23,628
- [ Coughing deeper ]
- You okay?
636
00:28:23,759 --> 00:28:25,498
Oh. Do you need
a drink of water?
637
00:28:25,715 --> 00:28:27,150
You okay?
- [ Coughing ]
638
00:28:27,759 --> 00:28:31,194
[ Gulping ]
639
00:28:31,323 --> 00:28:33,933
[ Coughs ]
I'm alright, thank you.
640
00:28:34,063 --> 00:28:36,541
Hey, um...
641
00:28:36,672 --> 00:28:40,498
Now, Car, explain to us
Mr. Christou's readings, then,
642
00:28:40,628 --> 00:28:44,150
before we went to break.
- What I saw was an admittedly
643
00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:46,541
accomplished performer
digging from a bag of tricks
644
00:28:46,672 --> 00:28:48,802
that goes back
to biblical times.
645
00:28:48,933 --> 00:28:52,498
By my count, Christou flopped
no less than five times
646
00:28:52,628 --> 00:28:55,410
before he hit on the tenuous
Peterson connection.
647
00:28:55,541 --> 00:28:57,107
- It was Peterman.
- [ Chuckles ]
648
00:28:57,237 --> 00:29:00,150
He-- He's flawless
in hindsight.
649
00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:03,628
Okay, Car, but I observed
nothing untoward
650
00:29:03,759 --> 00:29:05,410
when Mr. Christou appeared
to connect
651
00:29:05,541 --> 00:29:07,759
these two ladies
with their deceased son.
652
00:29:07,889 --> 00:29:09,498
We all saw that,
everyone here, right?
653
00:29:09,628 --> 00:29:11,107
To which I would say,
654
00:29:11,237 --> 00:29:13,541
even a broken clock
is right twice a day.
655
00:29:13,672 --> 00:29:15,846
False lies!
[ Audience boos ]
656
00:29:15,976 --> 00:29:17,541
You no more have the power
of divination
657
00:29:17,672 --> 00:29:20,150
than I resemble Burt Reynolds.
- [ Laughs ]
658
00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:24,585
You, sir, like me, are a liar,
a cheat, a charlatan,
659
00:29:24,715 --> 00:29:27,236
and a fake.
The difference being,
660
00:29:27,367 --> 00:29:29,541
I'm honest about it.
[ Audience boos ]
661
00:29:29,672 --> 00:29:31,802
Come on.
[ Audience shouting ]
662
00:29:31,933 --> 00:29:34,107
Oh! Okay.
663
00:29:34,236 --> 00:29:36,672
A flair for the theatrical
doesn't go astray.
664
00:29:36,802 --> 00:29:38,498
Christou, wait, I still
have to ask you something.
665
00:29:38,628 --> 00:29:40,236
Please.
- Christou.
666
00:29:40,367 --> 00:29:41,933
We have not yet discussed
the last reading.
667
00:29:42,063 --> 00:29:45,933
Yet another cold trail.
Minnie, Molly, Mandy, anyone?
668
00:29:46,063 --> 00:29:47,107
Put a sock in it, will you,
Car?
669
00:29:47,236 --> 00:29:49,194
Enough.
[ Sighs ]
670
00:29:49,323 --> 00:29:52,802
Funny as it may seem...
671
00:29:52,933 --> 00:29:54,715
I actually believe
that that last reading
672
00:29:54,846 --> 00:29:57,846
may have been meant for me.
673
00:29:57,976 --> 00:30:00,063
[ Audience murmurs ]
674
00:30:00,193 --> 00:30:02,367
Yes?
675
00:30:02,498 --> 00:30:04,193
Minnie--
Who-- Who's Minnie?
676
00:30:06,672 --> 00:30:10,236
Minnie is the
private nickname
677
00:30:10,367 --> 00:30:12,280
for...
678
00:30:12,410 --> 00:30:15,498
Madeleine, my wife.
[ Audience murmurs ]
679
00:30:15,628 --> 00:30:17,454
- Hmm.
- Your wife?
680
00:30:17,585 --> 00:30:20,759
Yes. S-She crossed over,
didn't she?
681
00:30:20,889 --> 00:30:22,323
[ Groans ]
682
00:30:22,454 --> 00:30:24,889
An unmarried man
wearing a wedding ring?
683
00:30:25,020 --> 00:30:27,846
[ Audience murmurs ]
I think you meant this.
684
00:30:27,976 --> 00:30:30,193
Jack, please.
685
00:30:30,323 --> 00:30:32,715
Half the people in this room
are wearing one.
686
00:30:32,846 --> 00:30:34,715
- Okay.
- And Madeleine's death
687
00:30:34,846 --> 00:30:36,759
was hardly a secret.
This is what I'm talking about.
688
00:30:36,889 --> 00:30:38,802
It is a statistical certainty
689
00:30:38,933 --> 00:30:40,802
that some fool
will take the bait.
690
00:30:40,933 --> 00:30:42,933
Don't be that fool.
691
00:30:43,063 --> 00:30:45,541
- What are you up to, Car?
- Let's see if the mad monk
692
00:30:45,672 --> 00:30:47,280
really can conjure up
the spirit of your dead wife
693
00:30:47,410 --> 00:30:49,020
live on air.
694
00:30:49,149 --> 00:30:50,846
Half a $1 million
should be incentive enough.
695
00:30:50,976 --> 00:30:52,367
[ Thud ]
No?
696
00:30:52,498 --> 00:30:53,715
[ Audience gasps,
Christou groans ]
697
00:30:53,846 --> 00:30:55,063
Christou.
[ Stomach growling ]
698
00:30:55,193 --> 00:30:57,280
Buddy?
[ Christou grunts ]
699
00:30:57,410 --> 00:30:59,063
[ Christou vomits,
audience screams ]
700
00:30:59,193 --> 00:31:02,149
- God damn it, man!
- [ Gasps ]
701
00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:04,280
Go to a commercial!
Go to a goddamn commercial!
702
00:31:04,410 --> 00:31:05,846
[ Vomits ]
703
00:31:08,759 --> 00:31:10,280
[ Bell rings ]
- Clear!
704
00:31:10,410 --> 00:31:12,063
- It's okay.
- Can we get some help here?
705
00:31:12,193 --> 00:31:13,976
It's gonna be okay.
You're just overtired, baby.
706
00:31:14,107 --> 00:31:17,149
No! Something's not right!
707
00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:18,541
We need a doctor!
708
00:31:18,672 --> 00:31:20,280
Get him
to his dressing room now.
709
00:31:20,410 --> 00:31:22,846
And someone just clean up
all this mess.
710
00:31:22,976 --> 00:31:24,846
The Surgeon General
strongly advises
711
00:31:24,976 --> 00:31:28,454
taking Pepto Bismol
before speaking with the dead.
712
00:31:28,585 --> 00:31:30,802
Uh, so, is anyone here
from out of town?
713
00:31:30,933 --> 00:31:32,280
This was a gift
from Charles Laughton,
714
00:31:32,410 --> 00:31:33,715
I'll have you know.
- [ Sighs ]
715
00:31:33,846 --> 00:31:35,672
You, you, you.
[ Snaps fingers ]
716
00:31:35,802 --> 00:31:37,976
Fetch the burgundy blazer
from my portmanteau, will you?
717
00:31:38,106 --> 00:31:41,106
Christ, it must have been
a seizure or something.
718
00:31:41,236 --> 00:31:43,933
You play the aw-shucks
Midwesterner so well, Jack.
719
00:31:44,063 --> 00:31:46,280
That bit about Madeleine
and your secret nickname?
720
00:31:46,410 --> 00:31:48,149
Very impressive.
721
00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:49,889
What are you talking about?
There are only three ways
722
00:31:50,020 --> 00:31:51,280
he could have known about that.
723
00:31:51,410 --> 00:31:52,759
One, he's actually psychic,
724
00:31:52,889 --> 00:31:54,672
which we both know
is impossible.
725
00:31:54,802 --> 00:31:57,933
Two, he got lucky. Possible,
but highly improbable.
726
00:31:58,063 --> 00:31:59,280
Or three...
727
00:31:59,410 --> 00:32:00,715
You think that I told him?
728
00:32:00,846 --> 00:32:02,628
I wouldn't blame you
if you did.
729
00:32:02,759 --> 00:32:04,410
A little on-air drama
can't be bad for ratings, right?
730
00:32:04,541 --> 00:32:07,759
- Right, right.
- I do read the trades, Jack.
731
00:32:07,889 --> 00:32:09,323
I'd have thought
your high-powered friends
732
00:32:09,454 --> 00:32:11,628
at The Grove
could pull a few strings.
733
00:32:11,759 --> 00:32:13,367
I think you overestimate
their influence.
734
00:32:13,498 --> 00:32:15,280
You must invite me along
one of these days.
735
00:32:15,410 --> 00:32:16,715
I'd love to know
if the rumors are true--
736
00:32:16,846 --> 00:32:18,802
the secret handshakes,
the orgies,
737
00:32:18,933 --> 00:32:21,498
the arcane ceremonies.
But mostly the orgies.
738
00:32:21,628 --> 00:32:23,672
Jack, rundown briefing.
739
00:32:23,802 --> 00:32:26,323
Give me an audience
with the Grand Poobah, Jack.
740
00:32:26,454 --> 00:32:28,541
[ Sighs ]
I'll fit right in.
741
00:32:28,672 --> 00:32:30,193
Good man, Sticks.
742
00:32:30,323 --> 00:32:32,149
I told you not to leave me
alone with that asshole.
743
00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:34,020
What am I-- your mother?
The ambulance is coming.
744
00:32:34,149 --> 00:32:35,933
You can talk to Cavendish
in the next break.
745
00:32:36,062 --> 00:32:37,759
Extenuating circumstances.
746
00:32:37,889 --> 00:32:39,672
- Any word from Bedford yet?
- Mnh-mnh.
747
00:32:39,802 --> 00:32:42,367
The switchboard lit up
like a Rosenberg, though.
748
00:32:42,498 --> 00:32:45,628
- People are upset? Offended?
- Angry, confused.
749
00:32:45,759 --> 00:32:47,323
None of which is terrible news,
of course. That's great.
750
00:32:47,454 --> 00:32:48,715
- Mr. Fiske.
- No, no, no, no, no.
751
00:32:48,846 --> 00:32:50,236
This comes out
in the next break.
752
00:32:50,367 --> 00:32:52,846
Check your rundown.
[ Bell rings ]
753
00:32:52,976 --> 00:32:55,410
Staging, the door.
754
00:32:55,541 --> 00:32:57,454
Shit. Back to the wings.
Oh!
755
00:32:57,585 --> 00:32:59,585
I'm not picking up
anything down here, Steve.
756
00:32:59,715 --> 00:33:01,498
You picking up anything weird,
Lou?
757
00:33:01,628 --> 00:33:03,498
We're on in five...
- Coming through.
758
00:33:03,628 --> 00:33:04,585
...four...
759
00:33:04,715 --> 00:33:06,193
Oh. Not my chair.
760
00:33:07,672 --> 00:33:10,715
[ Up-tempo music plays,
cheers and applause ]
761
00:33:10,846 --> 00:33:17,323
♪
762
00:33:17,454 --> 00:33:18,498
[ Music ends ]
763
00:33:18,628 --> 00:33:20,280
Thank you.
764
00:33:20,410 --> 00:33:22,062
And thank you to everyone
who's been calling in
765
00:33:22,193 --> 00:33:23,498
to check on Mr. Christou.
766
00:33:23,628 --> 00:33:25,367
Don't be alarmed, folks.
767
00:33:25,498 --> 00:33:28,323
He is receiving medical
attention backstage as we speak.
768
00:33:28,454 --> 00:33:29,976
They needn't bother.
769
00:33:30,106 --> 00:33:31,628
The man is perfectly fine,
I assure you.
770
00:33:31,759 --> 00:33:34,628
Well... your dry cleaner
may disagree, Car.
771
00:33:34,759 --> 00:33:36,323
[ Laughter ]
772
00:33:36,454 --> 00:33:38,541
Well, that's just an old
vaudeville routine.
773
00:33:38,672 --> 00:33:41,846
Spouting, they call it.
Controlled regurgitation.
774
00:33:41,975 --> 00:33:44,367
Anyway, I certainly hope
you're gonna keep
775
00:33:44,498 --> 00:33:45,889
that check handy.
776
00:33:46,019 --> 00:33:48,454
The check--
- Your breast pocket.
777
00:33:49,628 --> 00:33:52,498
Hmm? [ Laughs ]
778
00:33:52,628 --> 00:33:55,106
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
Silky as ever, Car.
779
00:33:55,236 --> 00:33:57,323
He got you, Jack.
[ Laughter ]
780
00:33:57,454 --> 00:33:59,672
My sixth sense
781
00:33:59,802 --> 00:34:03,149
is telling me we may
just see this check again
782
00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:04,889
before the night is through.
783
00:34:05,019 --> 00:34:06,280
I very much doubt that.
784
00:34:06,410 --> 00:34:08,193
Wait until you meet
our next guests.
785
00:34:08,323 --> 00:34:09,541
[ Unenthusiastically ]
Giddy with excitement, Jack.
786
00:34:09,672 --> 00:34:11,062
You should be.
[ Laughter ]
787
00:34:11,193 --> 00:34:14,193
Now, about a--
[ Siren wailing ]
788
00:34:14,323 --> 00:34:17,280
[ Audience
whispering indistinctly ]
789
00:34:17,410 --> 00:34:19,149
About a month ago,
790
00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:24,367
a manuscript happened
to cross my desk that, well...
791
00:34:24,498 --> 00:34:28,280
I haven't been able to stop
thinking about, quite frankly.
792
00:34:28,410 --> 00:34:30,019
The book...
793
00:34:32,889 --> 00:34:34,846
..."Conversations
with the Devil"
794
00:34:34,975 --> 00:34:37,932
by Dr. June Ross-Mitchell...
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
795
00:34:38,062 --> 00:34:41,628
...hits shelves this week,
and it is certain
796
00:34:41,759 --> 00:34:45,410
to challenge more than
a few skeptics out there.
797
00:34:45,541 --> 00:34:47,106
Now, before I bring on
the doctor
798
00:34:47,236 --> 00:34:49,280
and the young subject
of the book,
799
00:34:49,410 --> 00:34:51,323
I wanted to share with
you all a clip produced
800
00:34:51,454 --> 00:34:54,149
by June's psi-research center.
801
00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:56,715
Hopefully catch us
all up to speed.
802
00:34:56,846 --> 00:34:58,280
But please be warned, anyone
803
00:34:58,410 --> 00:35:00,498
with young children
in the room--
804
00:35:00,628 --> 00:35:03,802
What you're about to see
is profoundly disturbing
805
00:35:03,932 --> 00:35:05,367
and shocking.
806
00:35:07,498 --> 00:35:09,280
Can we roll the tape, please?
807
00:35:11,585 --> 00:35:13,193
[ Ominous music plays ]
808
00:35:13,323 --> 00:35:16,759
A seemingly ordinary house
on an ordinary street.
809
00:35:16,888 --> 00:35:18,759
[ Bell ringing ]
Only this is the headquarters
810
00:35:18,888 --> 00:35:21,498
of the infamous
First Church of Abraxas.
811
00:35:21,628 --> 00:35:25,280
I command thee
to come forth
812
00:35:25,410 --> 00:35:29,280
and bestow
these blessings of hell upon us.
813
00:35:29,410 --> 00:35:30,888
Hail, Abraxas!
814
00:35:31,019 --> 00:35:32,846
- Hail, Abraxas!
- Hail, Abraxas!
815
00:35:32,975 --> 00:35:34,802
The church's founder
and leader,
816
00:35:34,932 --> 00:35:37,236
the enigmatic Szandor D'Abo.
817
00:35:37,367 --> 00:35:39,193
Abraxas shows us
818
00:35:39,323 --> 00:35:42,672
there is no good, no evil,
819
00:35:42,802 --> 00:35:44,845
no redemption.
820
00:35:44,975 --> 00:35:48,932
Only what we desire
and how we obtain it.
821
00:35:49,062 --> 00:35:53,323
You make it sound very easy,
Monsieur D'Abo.
822
00:35:53,454 --> 00:35:58,585
Make no mistake--
The master demands sacrifice.
823
00:35:59,541 --> 00:36:02,845
D'Abo's activities come
to the attention of the FBI,
824
00:36:02,975 --> 00:36:06,541
who suspect the cult of
kidnapping and firearm offenses.
825
00:36:06,672 --> 00:36:09,541
But even more alarming
are the stories of children
826
00:36:09,672 --> 00:36:11,585
being bred for human sacrifice.
827
00:36:11,715 --> 00:36:14,454
...and the spilling of blood.
828
00:36:14,585 --> 00:36:18,062
Come forth.
Open the gates of hell.
829
00:36:18,193 --> 00:36:21,759
D'Abo claims that anyone who
witnesses these dreadful rituals
830
00:36:21,888 --> 00:36:24,932
will fall under the spell
of the demon Abraxas,
831
00:36:25,062 --> 00:36:27,454
and so perform
his earthly bidding.
832
00:36:27,585 --> 00:36:29,454
And so it is done!
833
00:36:29,585 --> 00:36:31,715
[ Sirens wailing ]
- Events take a tragic turn
834
00:36:31,845 --> 00:36:33,280
in August '74...
[ Gunshots ]
835
00:36:33,410 --> 00:36:35,759
...when federal agencies
lay siege to the house.
836
00:36:35,888 --> 00:36:37,367
Shots have been fired.
[ Explosion ]
837
00:36:37,498 --> 00:36:39,801
After
a tense three-day standoff,
838
00:36:39,932 --> 00:36:43,236
D'Abo commands his followers
to douse the premises
839
00:36:43,367 --> 00:36:46,062
and themselves in gasoline.
840
00:36:48,149 --> 00:36:51,498
But remarkably,
among the smoldering ruins,
841
00:36:51,628 --> 00:36:54,454
a terrified 10-year-old girl
is discovered.
842
00:36:54,585 --> 00:36:56,975
She goes only
by the name of Lilly.
843
00:36:57,106 --> 00:36:59,193
Her memories of her time
in the house--
844
00:36:59,323 --> 00:37:01,323
fractured and incomplete.
845
00:37:01,454 --> 00:37:05,410
Was her survival part
of D'Abo's wicked master plan,
846
00:37:05,541 --> 00:37:08,280
or was she simply
the lucky one?
847
00:37:08,410 --> 00:37:10,975
At a loss to explain Lilly's
strange behavior,
848
00:37:11,106 --> 00:37:14,541
the FBI contacts
my psi research center.
849
00:37:14,672 --> 00:37:17,367
Lilly and I make
an immediate connection.
850
00:37:17,498 --> 00:37:19,149
Important breakthroughs follow,
851
00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:22,106
but there is still
much work to be done.
852
00:37:22,236 --> 00:37:26,193
It's 2:30 p.m.,
July 10, 1976.
853
00:37:26,323 --> 00:37:28,410
This is a recording
of our first session.
854
00:37:28,541 --> 00:37:30,845
[ Lilly breathing heavily]
855
00:37:30,975 --> 00:37:32,323
Okay.
[ Thud]
856
00:37:32,454 --> 00:37:34,888
It seems
we've made contact.
857
00:37:35,019 --> 00:37:36,975
Who am I speaking to now?
858
00:37:39,498 --> 00:37:40,975
Is this the demon known as--
859
00:37:41,106 --> 00:37:43,106
[ Lilly screaming]
Oh, my God!
860
00:37:43,236 --> 00:37:44,715
Hold her tight!
[ Glass shatters]
861
00:37:44,845 --> 00:37:46,367
Help!
We need some help in here!
862
00:37:46,498 --> 00:37:48,628
[ Lilly screaming]
863
00:37:51,454 --> 00:37:53,410
[ Audience gasping ]
864
00:37:53,541 --> 00:37:55,280
Wow.
865
00:37:55,410 --> 00:37:57,888
Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome
866
00:37:58,019 --> 00:38:00,845
Dr. June Ross-Mitchell
and Lilly.
867
00:38:00,975 --> 00:38:03,801
[ Mid-tempo music plays,
cheers and applause ]
868
00:38:03,932 --> 00:38:10,019
♪
869
00:38:10,149 --> 00:38:12,236
Oh. You can come out.
870
00:38:13,498 --> 00:38:15,280
Hi.
[ Audience "awws" ]
871
00:38:15,410 --> 00:38:17,019
Lilly.
[ Cheers and applause ]
872
00:38:17,149 --> 00:38:18,323
June.
873
00:38:18,454 --> 00:38:22,323
♪
874
00:38:22,454 --> 00:38:24,062
How are ya?
875
00:38:26,454 --> 00:38:28,454
Whoa!
[ Laughter ]
876
00:38:28,585 --> 00:38:30,280
Good to meet ya.
877
00:38:35,672 --> 00:38:37,149
So good to see you again, June.
878
00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:40,106
- You too, Jack.
- And, Lilly [Sighs]
879
00:38:40,236 --> 00:38:42,323
so pleased that you could
join us today.
880
00:38:42,454 --> 00:38:43,714
Thank you, Mr. Delroy.
881
00:38:43,845 --> 00:38:45,410
I'm so glad
you could join us, too.
882
00:38:45,541 --> 00:38:47,280
[ Light laughter,
Jack chuckles ]
883
00:38:47,410 --> 00:38:49,236
Now, Lilly, you don't have
to look at the camera.
884
00:38:49,367 --> 00:38:51,671
You can actually
talk directly to me.
885
00:38:51,801 --> 00:38:52,714
Oh, I'm sorry.
886
00:38:52,845 --> 00:38:54,628
Don't be silly.
887
00:38:54,758 --> 00:38:57,280
I want to start with a tough
question, if that's okay.
888
00:38:57,410 --> 00:38:59,149
I'd like to know--
889
00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:00,932
Have you ever watched
my show before?
890
00:39:01,062 --> 00:39:02,367
[ Laughter ]
891
00:39:02,498 --> 00:39:04,541
No.
I'm normally in bed by now.
892
00:39:04,671 --> 00:39:06,280
But I know who you are,
Mr. Delroy.
893
00:39:06,410 --> 00:39:09,106
Oh, please.
You can call me Jack.
894
00:39:09,236 --> 00:39:10,975
June says you're
very handsome, Jack.
895
00:39:11,106 --> 00:39:12,801
[ Audience "oohs" ]
896
00:39:12,932 --> 00:39:14,367
[ June chuckles nervously ]
897
00:39:14,498 --> 00:39:16,454
You're the man
whose wife died of cancer.
898
00:39:16,585 --> 00:39:17,932
Lilly, I don't think
Jack wants to--
899
00:39:18,062 --> 00:39:20,888
I was very sad
when I heard about that.
900
00:39:21,019 --> 00:39:24,280
I know what it's like to lose
people who are close to you.
901
00:39:24,410 --> 00:39:29,149
It's lonely at first,
but you'll get through.
902
00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:32,975
Such wise words
from one so young, huh?
903
00:39:33,106 --> 00:39:35,106
Lilly has been through more
in her 13 years
904
00:39:35,236 --> 00:39:37,975
than most adults
go through in a lifetime.
905
00:39:38,106 --> 00:39:41,323
And you needn't worry
about your TV show.
906
00:39:41,454 --> 00:39:44,498
I think you're gonna be
very famous soon.
907
00:39:44,627 --> 00:39:46,932
Why, thank you
for the reassurance.
908
00:39:47,062 --> 00:39:48,714
I was beginning to wonder,
Gus.
909
00:39:48,845 --> 00:39:50,845
[ Laughter ]
- Me too. [ Laughs ]
910
00:39:50,975 --> 00:39:52,541
[ Laughs ]
You're welcome.
911
00:39:52,671 --> 00:39:54,367
Okay, well, we're gonna
take a break.
912
00:39:54,498 --> 00:39:56,714
Um, but on the other side--
913
00:39:56,845 --> 00:39:59,671
yes, the other side--
914
00:39:59,801 --> 00:40:01,323
we're going to spend some time
915
00:40:01,454 --> 00:40:04,627
getting to know
these two extraordinary ladies.
916
00:40:04,758 --> 00:40:07,498
[ Mid-tempo music plays,
cheers and applause ]
917
00:40:07,627 --> 00:40:09,584
- Okay. That was great.
- Quite a show.
918
00:40:09,714 --> 00:40:11,280
I was afraid
you weren't gonna make it.
919
00:40:11,410 --> 00:40:12,541
I'm sorry.
920
00:40:12,671 --> 00:40:18,801
♪
921
00:40:18,932 --> 00:40:20,193
[ Music ends ]
922
00:40:20,323 --> 00:40:22,193
And we're clear.
[ Bell rings ]
923
00:40:22,323 --> 00:40:23,498
Great.
That was great, ladies.
924
00:40:23,627 --> 00:40:25,236
Lilly, you are adorable.
925
00:40:25,367 --> 00:40:26,584
Thank you, Jack.
926
00:40:26,714 --> 00:40:28,498
And which camera
do I look at now?
927
00:40:28,627 --> 00:40:31,627
Um, well, we're off air,
so none.
928
00:40:31,758 --> 00:40:33,498
Time to make ourselves
pretty again.
929
00:40:33,627 --> 00:40:35,062
Hey, Jack.
930
00:40:35,193 --> 00:40:36,888
Don't I already look pretty,
Jack?
931
00:40:37,019 --> 00:40:38,975
You're good.
932
00:40:39,106 --> 00:40:39,975
Sure, you do.
933
00:40:40,106 --> 00:40:41,627
Hi! I'm Lilly!
934
00:40:41,758 --> 00:40:43,367
- Jack, we need to talk.
- Let me take that
935
00:40:43,498 --> 00:40:44,584
for you, ma'am.
- Thank you.
936
00:40:44,714 --> 00:40:46,106
- Wow. Weird kid.
- She was looking
937
00:40:46,236 --> 00:40:48,410
right down that camera.
[ Jack sighs ]
938
00:40:48,541 --> 00:40:50,498
That was great.
You ready?
939
00:40:50,627 --> 00:40:53,845
[ Mid-tempo music plays ]
- This is so much fun.
940
00:40:53,975 --> 00:40:56,106
Welcome
to the dream factory, kid.
941
00:40:56,236 --> 00:40:57,932
I really don't think
it's a good idea, Jack.
942
00:40:58,062 --> 00:41:00,062
She's becoming
more unpredictable.
943
00:41:00,193 --> 00:41:01,540
See, unpredictable--
That's a good thing.
944
00:41:01,671 --> 00:41:03,323
That's why we still do live TV.
945
00:41:03,454 --> 00:41:05,019
I mean, it's what's
gonna help sell your book.
946
00:41:05,149 --> 00:41:07,975
- This isn't about the book.
- Isn't it?
947
00:41:08,106 --> 00:41:10,498
Yesterday she went into
one of her fugue states,
948
00:41:10,627 --> 00:41:13,019
and she, uh...
949
00:41:13,149 --> 00:41:16,193
she started saying your name.
950
00:41:16,323 --> 00:41:18,236
She's excited about
being on the show.
951
00:41:18,367 --> 00:41:20,714
No, it was as if she was
recalling something.
952
00:41:20,845 --> 00:41:23,584
It was hard to make sense of it,
but it was strange even for her.
953
00:41:23,714 --> 00:41:25,540
Look, you are
ready for this.
954
00:41:25,671 --> 00:41:28,671
You told me that you're ready
for it. You know you did.
955
00:41:28,801 --> 00:41:30,627
Yes. Well, there may have been
a few lapses of judgment
956
00:41:30,758 --> 00:41:33,367
on my part that...
957
00:41:33,497 --> 00:41:36,193
This is your time.
You've done the work.
958
00:41:36,323 --> 00:41:38,367
You're not gonna
back out right now.
959
00:41:38,497 --> 00:41:40,149
Yeah, I admit you made
a convincing case.
960
00:41:40,280 --> 00:41:41,888
But my first responsibility
is to Lilly.
961
00:41:42,019 --> 00:41:43,975
And I'm telling you,
it's too risky.
962
00:41:44,106 --> 00:41:45,671
[ Footsteps approaching ]
- No, I--
963
00:41:45,801 --> 00:41:47,497
I should get back to her.
[ Leo clears throat ]
964
00:41:49,584 --> 00:41:51,758
She's not getting cold feet,
is she?
965
00:41:51,888 --> 00:41:55,845
- She's fine. She is fine.
- [ Sighs ]
966
00:41:55,975 --> 00:41:57,671
I'm handling it!
967
00:41:57,801 --> 00:41:59,454
- Hey, Jack.
- Hey.
968
00:41:59,584 --> 00:42:03,236
Okay, so just got
a call from Sinai.
969
00:42:03,367 --> 00:42:04,932
[ Indistinct conversations ]
970
00:42:05,062 --> 00:42:06,236
Yeah, I know, I know,
I know.
971
00:42:06,367 --> 00:42:08,671
- Christou is dead.
- What?
972
00:42:08,801 --> 00:42:11,627
He had some kind of hemorrhage
in the ambulance.
973
00:42:13,454 --> 00:42:14,497
- Holy shit.
- I know.
974
00:42:14,627 --> 00:42:16,062
No. No, no, no.
975
00:42:16,193 --> 00:42:17,584
I thought that that was
all part of his act.
976
00:42:17,714 --> 00:42:19,367
The-- What did Haig call it?
Spouting?
977
00:42:19,497 --> 00:42:22,106
Well, apparently he was
spouting from, well, everywhere.
978
00:42:22,236 --> 00:42:23,975
The paramedics couldn't
get it under control.
979
00:42:24,106 --> 00:42:26,106
- Jesus Christ!
- I know. I know, I know, I know.
980
00:42:26,236 --> 00:42:27,932
I know, I know, I know.
- Listen to me.
981
00:42:28,062 --> 00:42:30,497
Nobody can find out about this,
especially not Gus.
982
00:42:30,627 --> 00:42:32,540
I'll do the best that I can,
gut you know how quickly
983
00:42:32,671 --> 00:42:33,845
word spreads around here.
- Staging,
984
00:42:33,975 --> 00:42:35,453
where's my sacrificial dagger?
985
00:42:35,584 --> 00:42:37,888
We're on 60 second.
986
00:42:38,019 --> 00:42:40,453
Hey, hey, Phil.
Has the rundown changed?
987
00:42:40,584 --> 00:42:43,540
Staging's saying something
about a new bit in seg five,
988
00:42:43,671 --> 00:42:45,323
and I don't see it on my--
- Wait. Shh, shh, shh.
989
00:42:45,453 --> 00:42:47,149
Look, I'm telling you, Steve,
whatever it is,
990
00:42:47,280 --> 00:42:48,888
we're not seeing it
on the monitor down here.
991
00:42:49,019 --> 00:42:50,236
- Hey, Phil.
- Come on, guys!
992
00:42:50,367 --> 00:42:52,062
You just
keep switching cameras,
993
00:42:52,193 --> 00:42:54,410
and I'll make sure everybody
gets their cues, okay?
994
00:42:54,540 --> 00:42:56,280
- Phil! Phil!
- Stand by, everyone.
995
00:42:56,410 --> 00:42:57,975
- Phil!
- Then there was a questionnaire
996
00:42:58,106 --> 00:42:59,801
you had to complete
before coming in, you say?
997
00:42:59,932 --> 00:43:01,409
Yeah, that's right.
998
00:43:01,540 --> 00:43:03,149
Oh, and there was a lady
in the lobby
999
00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:05,627
who asked a bunch
of questions, too.
1000
00:43:05,758 --> 00:43:07,801
Oh, yeah.
It was the same woman
1001
00:43:07,932 --> 00:43:10,236
who came out and helped
Mr. Christou when he...
1002
00:43:10,367 --> 00:43:14,019
Oh, yes, I know.
Most disturbing, wasn't it?
1003
00:43:14,149 --> 00:43:16,888
Thank you, ladies.
- All sorts of stuff lately.
1004
00:43:17,019 --> 00:43:18,323
- Yeah.
- No wonder we...
1005
00:43:19,932 --> 00:43:21,497
Thank you.
1006
00:43:21,627 --> 00:43:23,497
Phil said we're coming back.
1007
00:43:23,627 --> 00:43:26,497
Is everything okay, Jack?
1008
00:43:26,627 --> 00:43:28,801
Yeah.
Everything is fine, sweetie.
1009
00:43:28,932 --> 00:43:31,019
- 10 seconds!
- Where the hell is Haig?
1010
00:43:31,149 --> 00:43:32,497
[ Bell rings ]
- And we're back in five...
1011
00:43:34,497 --> 00:43:35,714
four...
1012
00:43:38,019 --> 00:43:39,497
[ Cheers and applause ]
1013
00:43:39,627 --> 00:43:42,367
[ Eerie music plays ]
1014
00:43:42,497 --> 00:43:49,409
♪
1015
00:43:49,540 --> 00:43:50,888
[ Music ends ]
1016
00:43:51,019 --> 00:43:52,932
And welcome back
to our very special
1017
00:43:53,062 --> 00:43:56,019
Halloween edition
of "Night Owls."
1018
00:43:56,149 --> 00:43:58,932
Now, ladies, there is so much
1019
00:43:59,062 --> 00:44:00,409
that I'd like
to discuss with you both,
1020
00:44:00,540 --> 00:44:01,932
but I want to start
with you, June.
1021
00:44:02,062 --> 00:44:04,627
Now, you call yourself
a parapsychologist.
1022
00:44:04,758 --> 00:44:06,323
What exactly does that--
- I call myself one
1023
00:44:06,453 --> 00:44:08,323
because that's
what I am, Jack.
1024
00:44:08,453 --> 00:44:10,323
It so happens
I have a PhD in the subject.
1025
00:44:10,453 --> 00:44:12,975
From the University of
Hogwash, if I'm not mistaken.
1026
00:44:13,106 --> 00:44:15,453
The Stanford Research
Institute, actually.
1027
00:44:15,584 --> 00:44:17,106
The difference being?
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
1028
00:44:17,236 --> 00:44:18,975
Is it really worth us
continuing if this man
1029
00:44:19,106 --> 00:44:20,801
is going to interrupt
every time you ask a question?
1030
00:44:20,932 --> 00:44:24,019
Car, please behave.
[ Scattered applause ]
1031
00:44:24,149 --> 00:44:25,932
As I was going to say,
1032
00:44:26,062 --> 00:44:28,801
we parapsychologists believe
there are certain phenomena,
1033
00:44:28,932 --> 00:44:30,627
psi phenomena,
1034
00:44:30,758 --> 00:44:33,062
that traditional science
is ill-equipped to understand.
1035
00:44:33,193 --> 00:44:35,236
Telepathy, for example.
Telekinesis,
1036
00:44:35,366 --> 00:44:37,540
apparitional anomalies.
- Demonic possession.
1037
00:44:37,671 --> 00:44:40,845
"Psychic infestation"
is the term we prefer, but yes.
1038
00:44:40,975 --> 00:44:42,322
And it's your belief
1039
00:44:42,453 --> 00:44:44,409
that Lilly here presents
just such a case.
1040
00:44:44,540 --> 00:44:46,062
For the past three years,
1041
00:44:46,193 --> 00:44:47,932
I've been combining
age regression therapy
1042
00:44:48,062 --> 00:44:50,888
with a growing understanding
of ancient Satanic rituals
1043
00:44:51,019 --> 00:44:54,975
to piece together
the details of Lilly's life
1044
00:44:55,106 --> 00:44:59,671
and to grasp the nature of
the demon that lurks within her.
1045
00:44:59,801 --> 00:45:01,758
This is the demon Abraxas
1046
00:45:01,888 --> 00:45:05,149
that the charming Mr. D'Abo
spoke of in your clips?
1047
00:45:05,280 --> 00:45:08,019
No, I believe it's more
likely one of the minor deities
1048
00:45:08,149 --> 00:45:10,106
said to serve Abraxas.
1049
00:45:10,236 --> 00:45:12,322
These entities thrive
on our confusion.
1050
00:45:12,453 --> 00:45:13,714
And our stupidity.
1051
00:45:13,845 --> 00:45:15,279
[ Audience groans ]
1052
00:45:15,409 --> 00:45:17,279
Look, I understand
that some of this
1053
00:45:17,409 --> 00:45:19,584
might seem to stretch credulity,
1054
00:45:19,714 --> 00:45:22,584
but, remember,
big, new scientific ideas
1055
00:45:22,714 --> 00:45:25,062
are always greeted
with some resistance.
1056
00:45:25,193 --> 00:45:28,497
It's only the most close-minded
that greet them with ridicule.
1057
00:45:28,627 --> 00:45:30,888
[ Cheers and applause ]
1058
00:45:31,019 --> 00:45:33,714
Incidentally, we have
some pieces here
1059
00:45:33,845 --> 00:45:36,540
from your private collection.
1060
00:45:36,671 --> 00:45:38,236
[ June clears throat ]
- Whew!
1061
00:45:38,366 --> 00:45:40,149
Okay, well, girl's
got to have a hobby, huh?
1062
00:45:40,279 --> 00:45:41,714
[ Laughter ]
1063
00:45:41,845 --> 00:45:43,540
That dagger was recovered
from the remains
1064
00:45:43,671 --> 00:45:46,062
of the D'Abo house.
We believe it was used in many
1065
00:45:46,193 --> 00:45:48,366
of the church's
sacrificial ceremonies.
1066
00:45:48,497 --> 00:45:49,975
No!
[ Audience gasps ]
1067
00:45:50,106 --> 00:45:51,758
Oh, God!
- No! Don't do it!
1068
00:45:51,888 --> 00:45:54,062
- I can't stop it!
- Stop!
1069
00:45:54,193 --> 00:45:58,062
Turn off your TV sets before
Abraxas claims your souls!
1070
00:45:58,193 --> 00:45:59,932
Car?
1071
00:46:00,062 --> 00:46:03,366
[ Chuckles ]
You truly are a suggestible lot.
1072
00:46:03,497 --> 00:46:04,932
Handy to know.
- Mr. Haig,
1073
00:46:05,062 --> 00:46:06,801
we haven't come on here
for your amusement.
1074
00:46:06,932 --> 00:46:08,497
Don't be silly, my dear.
1075
00:46:08,627 --> 00:46:10,409
If we accept
the Gnostic interpretation,
1076
00:46:10,540 --> 00:46:14,235
Abraxas is the consummate
showman. He craves an audience.
1077
00:46:14,366 --> 00:46:15,758
After all,
his name is the source
1078
00:46:15,888 --> 00:46:18,149
of the magician's
favorite incantation.
1079
00:46:18,279 --> 00:46:19,627
Abracadabra.
1080
00:46:19,758 --> 00:46:21,497
Clever girl.
1081
00:46:21,627 --> 00:46:24,932
Now, Lilly, I understand
that you have a name
1082
00:46:25,062 --> 00:46:27,540
for this thing
that lives inside of you.
1083
00:46:27,671 --> 00:46:29,497
Mm-hmm.
1084
00:46:29,627 --> 00:46:31,497
I call him Mr. Wriggles.
1085
00:46:31,627 --> 00:46:33,845
And why do you call him that?
1086
00:46:33,975 --> 00:46:36,279
[ Sighs ]
1087
00:46:36,409 --> 00:46:40,540
He kind of wriggles his way
inside my head,
1088
00:46:40,671 --> 00:46:43,106
and then
he wriggles his way out.
1089
00:46:43,235 --> 00:46:48,627
But with June's help,
you are able to control him.
1090
00:46:48,758 --> 00:46:52,322
June says that everyone
has a demon inside them.
1091
00:46:52,453 --> 00:46:54,453
But we can't always
control them, can we?
1092
00:46:54,584 --> 00:46:57,758
[ Eerie music plays]
1093
00:46:57,888 --> 00:47:00,975
Gus.
Your timing is...
1094
00:47:01,106 --> 00:47:02,497
I got it, Jack.
1095
00:47:02,627 --> 00:47:04,192
It's just a matter of...
1096
00:47:04,322 --> 00:47:05,453
[ Electricity crackling ]
1097
00:47:05,584 --> 00:47:07,758
Ooh!
1098
00:47:07,888 --> 00:47:09,758
[ Electricity crackling ]
- Gus!
1099
00:47:09,888 --> 00:47:11,714
Is there off switch
for that thing?
1100
00:47:11,845 --> 00:47:13,235
How the hell should I know?!
1101
00:47:13,366 --> 00:47:15,627
[ Music continues,
feedback whining ]
1102
00:47:15,758 --> 00:47:17,322
[ Rumbling ]
1103
00:47:17,453 --> 00:47:19,106
[ Table rattling ]
1104
00:47:19,235 --> 00:47:20,453
[ Glass shattering ]
1105
00:47:20,584 --> 00:47:23,322
♪
1106
00:47:23,453 --> 00:47:24,671
[ Audience screaming ]
1107
00:47:24,801 --> 00:47:26,062
♪
1108
00:47:26,192 --> 00:47:28,148
[ Static hissing ]
1109
00:47:28,279 --> 00:47:30,497
[ Music stops ]
1110
00:47:30,627 --> 00:47:33,671
It was feeding back
through your P.A. system.
1111
00:47:33,801 --> 00:47:35,627
- No.
- It's the same physics
1112
00:47:35,758 --> 00:47:38,148
as when a soprano
hits "G" over high "C."
1113
00:47:38,279 --> 00:47:39,584
Poof!
1114
00:47:39,714 --> 00:47:41,671
Okay, Car, but come on.
That was--
1115
00:47:41,801 --> 00:47:43,062
He's wrong, you know?
1116
00:47:43,192 --> 00:47:45,192
It was Mr. Wriggles.
- Mr. Wriggles?!
1117
00:47:45,322 --> 00:47:47,192
- He did it.
- [ Sighs ]
1118
00:47:47,322 --> 00:47:50,845
If you insist, little one.
1119
00:47:50,975 --> 00:47:53,758
Why must you be
so condescending, Mr. Haig?
1120
00:47:53,888 --> 00:47:55,888
[ Audience murmuring ]
- Lilly, do you mean
1121
00:47:56,019 --> 00:48:00,409
that Mr. Wriggles is here
in the studio with us right now?
1122
00:48:01,453 --> 00:48:03,062
Mm-hmm.
1123
00:48:05,409 --> 00:48:10,019
Would it be okay if we
invited him on the show?
1124
00:48:10,148 --> 00:48:11,409
Jack, I thought
I made it clear...
1125
00:48:11,540 --> 00:48:14,758
- I think so.
- No, I can't allow that.
1126
00:48:14,888 --> 00:48:18,235
A summoning requires a carefully
controlled environment.
1127
00:48:18,366 --> 00:48:21,932
The lights, cameras,
audience--
1128
00:48:22,062 --> 00:48:23,888
Conditions here
are hardly conducive.
1129
00:48:24,019 --> 00:48:26,932
A TV studio's a controlled
enough environment for my money.
1130
00:48:27,062 --> 00:48:28,888
Half a million bucks,
to be precise.
1131
00:48:29,019 --> 00:48:31,845
Can we? June, please!
1132
00:48:31,975 --> 00:48:34,192
- Yeah!
- We want to see!
1133
00:48:34,322 --> 00:48:35,758
- Come on, June.
- Come on, June.
1134
00:48:35,888 --> 00:48:38,322
We want to see.
- Do it!
1135
00:48:38,453 --> 00:48:39,845
Come on!
1136
00:48:39,975 --> 00:48:41,409
[ June scoffs lightly ]
1137
00:48:41,540 --> 00:48:44,019
- We want to see!
- Show us, June.
1138
00:48:45,627 --> 00:48:47,671
Come on, June!
1139
00:48:47,801 --> 00:48:49,627
The people have spoken.
1140
00:48:54,019 --> 00:48:55,888
If I'm able to conduct
the session
1141
00:48:56,019 --> 00:49:00,975
with the full cooperation
of your crew, your audience,
1142
00:49:01,105 --> 00:49:02,845
and your guests,
1143
00:49:02,975 --> 00:49:05,453
then perhaps we can attempt
a brief demonstration.
1144
00:49:05,584 --> 00:49:07,627
- Yeah!
- Yes, of course.
1145
00:49:07,758 --> 00:49:09,540
[ Applause ]
1146
00:49:09,671 --> 00:49:12,453
This is great news.
It's great news.
1147
00:49:12,584 --> 00:49:14,279
Ladies and gentlemen,
please stay tuned
1148
00:49:14,409 --> 00:49:16,584
for a live television first
1149
00:49:16,714 --> 00:49:20,497
as we attempt to commune
with the devil.
1150
00:49:20,627 --> 00:49:23,105
But not before
a word from our sponsors.
1151
00:49:23,235 --> 00:49:25,888
[ Up-tempo music plays,
cheers and applause ]
1152
00:49:26,019 --> 00:49:33,322
♪
1153
00:49:33,453 --> 00:49:35,105
[ Music ends ]
1154
00:49:35,235 --> 00:49:36,627
Clear!
[ Bell rings ]
1155
00:49:36,758 --> 00:49:38,322
Step lively, people.
We have two minutes
1156
00:49:38,453 --> 00:49:41,540
to prep the main stage,
checks on June and Lilly.
1157
00:49:41,671 --> 00:49:44,322
You bastard.
You ambushed me.
1158
00:49:44,453 --> 00:49:46,192
You didn't require
too much convincing, dearie.
1159
00:49:46,322 --> 00:49:47,932
Bread and circuses.
- You shut up.
1160
00:49:48,061 --> 00:49:50,192
This is your chance
to prove people like him wrong.
1161
00:49:50,322 --> 00:49:51,714
This is your moment, June.
1162
00:49:51,845 --> 00:49:53,714
Did you hear anything
I said back there?
1163
00:49:53,845 --> 00:49:55,148
You know, for a talk show host,
you're a terrible listener.
1164
00:49:55,279 --> 00:49:56,888
Is somebody gonna
clean up the glass?
1165
00:49:57,018 --> 00:49:58,453
Lilly's okay with it.
Aren't you, sweetheart?
1166
00:49:58,584 --> 00:49:59,540
- Sure, Jack.
- Can I get you two ladies
1167
00:49:59,671 --> 00:50:00,975
to follow me downstage, please?
1168
00:50:01,105 --> 00:50:03,758
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
1169
00:50:03,888 --> 00:50:05,975
- Jack, can I get a minute?
- Can it wait?
1170
00:50:06,105 --> 00:50:08,018
No, sir. It cannot.
1171
00:50:10,453 --> 00:50:11,758
Excuse me, uh, Phil.
1172
00:50:11,888 --> 00:50:13,366
There are
some restraints backstage.
1173
00:50:13,497 --> 00:50:14,888
Would you mind?
- Sure.
1174
00:50:15,018 --> 00:50:17,105
I hope you know
what you're doing, lady.
1175
00:50:17,235 --> 00:50:20,801
We know what we're doing,
Sammy. Don't we, June?
1176
00:50:20,932 --> 00:50:22,974
Jerry, you got
the new lighting cues?
1177
00:50:24,409 --> 00:50:26,105
[ Sighs ]
What?
1178
00:50:26,235 --> 00:50:29,627
You're meddling with things
you don't understand.
1179
00:50:29,758 --> 00:50:31,322
Okay. If we...
1180
00:50:31,453 --> 00:50:34,018
manage to conjure Satan,
1181
00:50:34,148 --> 00:50:35,932
I give you express permission
to go right for that exit.
1182
00:50:36,061 --> 00:50:39,627
Okay? If Earth swallows us
whole, I apologize in advance.
1183
00:50:39,758 --> 00:50:40,888
Okay?
- What has gotten into you?
1184
00:50:41,018 --> 00:50:42,714
Half an hour ago, you thought
1185
00:50:42,845 --> 00:50:44,758
Madeleine was trying to reach
out to you from the grave.
1186
00:50:44,888 --> 00:50:46,671
And now...
- Now-- Now, buddy,
1187
00:50:46,801 --> 00:50:51,540
all I'm trying to do is save
our fucking show. Okay?
1188
00:50:51,671 --> 00:50:54,974
So enough
with the sanctimonious crap.
1189
00:50:58,671 --> 00:51:01,627
I know about Christou.
1190
00:51:01,758 --> 00:51:03,497
It's that Mr. Wriggles,
isn't it?
1191
00:51:03,627 --> 00:51:05,888
He's behind this whole thing.
1192
00:51:06,018 --> 00:51:07,540
Who else knows
about Christou?
1193
00:51:07,671 --> 00:51:09,366
Crew's scared, Jack.
I'm scared.
1194
00:51:09,497 --> 00:51:11,758
Okay? Some of us
are talking about jumping ship.
1195
00:51:11,888 --> 00:51:14,018
No one's going anywhere,
God damn it.
1196
00:51:14,148 --> 00:51:16,584
And you need to keep this
fire-and-brimstone bullshit
1197
00:51:16,714 --> 00:51:18,235
to yourself.
Please, Gus?
1198
00:51:18,366 --> 00:51:20,409
Okay?
- You are not a bad man, Jack.
1199
00:51:20,540 --> 00:51:22,974
You're not.
And I am begging you
1200
00:51:23,105 --> 00:51:25,235
to stop this before
something terrible happens.
1201
00:51:25,366 --> 00:51:27,627
Jack, you're gonna intro
the girls downstage.
1202
00:51:27,758 --> 00:51:29,888
Mm.
1203
00:51:30,018 --> 00:51:32,322
Is there a problem here?
1204
00:51:32,453 --> 00:51:34,322
Stand by, everybody.
1205
00:51:34,453 --> 00:51:35,974
There's no problem.
1206
00:51:37,627 --> 00:51:39,192
[ Bell rings ]
1207
00:51:39,322 --> 00:51:42,105
We are back in five...
1208
00:51:42,235 --> 00:51:43,801
four...
1209
00:51:59,845 --> 00:52:01,931
Welcome back, everyone.
1210
00:52:02,061 --> 00:52:05,105
Without further ado,
Dr. June Ross-Mitchell
1211
00:52:05,235 --> 00:52:07,584
will commence
the demonstration.
1212
00:52:07,714 --> 00:52:12,974
And might I say to you both,
Godspeed?
1213
00:52:18,105 --> 00:52:19,887
Thank you, Jack.
1214
00:52:22,409 --> 00:52:25,974
Now, if the entity
is present tonight,
1215
00:52:26,105 --> 00:52:29,887
it may manifest itself
in any number of ways,
1216
00:52:30,018 --> 00:52:34,322
but its entry into our world
is only possible through Lilly.
1217
00:52:34,453 --> 00:52:37,887
I merely provide the key
that unlocks the door.
1218
00:52:40,801 --> 00:52:47,409
Whatever you might see or hear,
I ask you all to remain calm.
1219
00:52:47,540 --> 00:52:51,018
It's vital that Lilly's
focus remains with me.
1220
00:52:51,148 --> 00:52:52,671
[ Lilly chuckles ]
1221
00:52:56,801 --> 00:52:59,409
Let us begin.
[ Breathes deeply ]
1222
00:53:01,279 --> 00:53:02,844
Lilly, to me.
1223
00:53:09,931 --> 00:53:12,497
Close your eyes, Lilly.
1224
00:53:15,235 --> 00:53:18,105
[ Breathes deeply ]
1225
00:53:18,235 --> 00:53:20,192
That's it.
1226
00:53:21,974 --> 00:53:25,148
And let yourself sleep.
1227
00:53:25,279 --> 00:53:27,235
[ Breathes deeply ]
1228
00:53:29,887 --> 00:53:31,671
Relax.
1229
00:53:42,322 --> 00:53:44,584
Lilly, can you hear me?
1230
00:53:50,497 --> 00:53:52,061
Lilly?
1231
00:53:56,931 --> 00:54:00,714
May I speak to the one
you know as Mr. Wriggles?
1232
00:54:11,279 --> 00:54:13,497
[ Breathes deeply ]
1233
00:54:13,627 --> 00:54:14,627
If Mr. Wrig--
1234
00:54:14,757 --> 00:54:15,887
[ Chair thuds ]
1235
00:54:16,018 --> 00:54:18,105
[ Audience gasping ]
Quiet.
1236
00:54:18,235 --> 00:54:20,061
[ Chair thuds ]
1237
00:54:20,192 --> 00:54:22,627
May I ask who is present now?
1238
00:54:22,757 --> 00:54:25,105
[ Lilly groans, audience gasps ]
Shh!
1239
00:54:25,235 --> 00:54:27,887
[ Lilly straining,
chair thudding ]
1240
00:54:30,018 --> 00:54:31,671
Please let yourself be known.
1241
00:54:31,800 --> 00:54:34,061
[ Lilly straining,
chair thudding ]
1242
00:54:36,844 --> 00:54:40,192
[ Lilly laughing mockingly ]
1243
00:54:40,322 --> 00:54:42,974
Speak.
1244
00:54:43,105 --> 00:54:44,931
[ Demonic voice ]
You know who I am, Doctor.
1245
00:54:45,061 --> 00:54:46,584
[ Cracking ]
1246
00:54:46,713 --> 00:54:48,974
[ Audience gasps, screams ]
1247
00:54:49,105 --> 00:54:50,322
Please.
1248
00:54:50,453 --> 00:54:52,148
- Is that the devil?
- I'm so scared.
1249
00:54:52,279 --> 00:54:53,497
Is she okay?
1250
00:54:53,627 --> 00:54:54,627
[ Audience murmuring ]
1251
00:54:54,757 --> 00:54:55,757
[ Cracking ]
1252
00:54:55,887 --> 00:54:58,366
[ Audience gasps ]
1253
00:54:58,497 --> 00:55:00,018
Who are
these people?
1254
00:55:02,366 --> 00:55:03,584
[ Cracking ]
1255
00:55:03,713 --> 00:55:05,018
What is this?
1256
00:55:05,148 --> 00:55:06,887
[ Audience gasping,
chair thudding ]
1257
00:55:07,018 --> 00:55:09,887
Where am I?!
- There is no need to be alarmed.
1258
00:55:10,018 --> 00:55:11,497
What have you done to me,
Doctor?
1259
00:55:11,627 --> 00:55:13,192
We mean you no harm.
1260
00:55:13,322 --> 00:55:14,322
We've brought you into
this realm to better understand
1261
00:55:14,453 --> 00:55:15,974
your purpose.
1262
00:55:18,409 --> 00:55:19,931
My purpose?
1263
00:55:22,931 --> 00:55:25,061
He's here, isn't he?
1264
00:55:29,974 --> 00:55:33,627
Good to see you again, Jack.
1265
00:55:33,757 --> 00:55:35,584
Nah. Sorry.
1266
00:55:35,713 --> 00:55:37,105
I don't believe
we've been acquainted.
1267
00:55:37,235 --> 00:55:40,497
Don't be a fool.
We go way back.
1268
00:55:40,627 --> 00:55:42,757
We met amongst the tall trees.
1269
00:55:42,887 --> 00:55:45,887
Remember?
- Lilly, return to me.
1270
00:55:46,018 --> 00:55:48,148
Oh, Juney, Juney, Juney, Juney!
1271
00:55:48,279 --> 00:55:49,627
Be careful now.
1272
00:55:49,757 --> 00:55:51,800
You know what happened
to his last whore.
1273
00:55:51,931 --> 00:55:55,105
She died.
She died an ugly, ugly death.
1274
00:55:55,235 --> 00:55:56,974
Lilly, come back to me-- now!
1275
00:55:57,105 --> 00:55:58,974
And the worms finished off
with Minnie a long time ago,
1276
00:55:59,105 --> 00:56:00,931
didn't they, Jack?
1277
00:56:01,061 --> 00:56:05,453
So now you can screw up whoever
you want, hmm? Like Dr. June.
1278
00:56:05,584 --> 00:56:08,453
Dr. June thinks you're
very handsome, Jack.
1279
00:56:08,584 --> 00:56:11,713
Dr. June thinks
you're very, very handsome.
1280
00:56:11,844 --> 00:56:14,800
That's enough! Lilly, I need
you to come back to me now!
1281
00:56:14,931 --> 00:56:16,626
[ Singsongy voice ]
Jack and June went up the hill
1282
00:56:16,757 --> 00:56:18,497
to fuck each other's brains out.
[ Audience gasps ]
1283
00:56:18,626 --> 00:56:19,844
Jack and Jill went up the hill
to [bleep] each other's--
1284
00:56:19,974 --> 00:56:21,974
That's enough!
[ Audience gasps ]
1285
00:56:22,105 --> 00:56:24,497
[ Lilly crying ]
1286
00:56:27,453 --> 00:56:29,061
Lilly?
1287
00:56:30,670 --> 00:56:32,974
Lilly, sweetheart?
[ Lilly sniffles ]
1288
00:56:33,105 --> 00:56:35,757
[ Normal voice ] Why would
you hurt me like that, June?
1289
00:56:35,887 --> 00:56:37,322
You know I can't help it.
1290
00:56:37,453 --> 00:56:38,844
I know. I never--
1291
00:56:38,974 --> 00:56:40,061
[ Screeches ]
[ Audience gasps, screams ]
1292
00:56:40,192 --> 00:56:41,626
No, Jack! Stay where you are.
1293
00:56:41,757 --> 00:56:44,844
[ Cracking ]
1294
00:56:44,974 --> 00:56:46,105
[ Indistinct shouting ]
1295
00:56:46,235 --> 00:56:48,453
Vade retro Satana.
1296
00:56:48,583 --> 00:56:50,409
Sunt mala quae libas.
- [ Laughs ]
1297
00:56:50,540 --> 00:56:53,497
Vade retro Satana.
Sunt mala quae libas.
1298
00:56:53,626 --> 00:56:55,279
[ Laughing ]
1299
00:56:55,409 --> 00:56:59,409
You were cursed by Anum
and Antum, Lahmum and Du-rum,
1300
00:56:59,540 --> 00:57:00,540
[ Demonic voice ]
The Underworld
1301
00:57:00,670 --> 00:57:02,322
and those who lie in it,
1302
00:57:02,453 --> 00:57:04,279
that you shall not seize her,
1303
00:57:05,192 --> 00:57:08,497
and you shall not return.
- And you shall not return!!
1304
00:57:11,757 --> 00:57:13,800
[ Cracking ]
1305
00:57:13,931 --> 00:57:17,192
How could you let it happen,
Jack?
1306
00:57:17,322 --> 00:57:19,061
How could you let it happen?
1307
00:57:21,583 --> 00:57:23,061
[ Banging,
electricity crackles ]
1308
00:57:23,192 --> 00:57:25,844
[ Audience screaming ]
1309
00:57:27,192 --> 00:57:28,887
[ Banging ]
1310
00:57:29,018 --> 00:57:31,322
♪
1311
00:57:31,453 --> 00:57:33,583
[ Breathing heavily ]
1312
00:57:33,713 --> 00:57:36,626
♪
1313
00:57:36,757 --> 00:57:38,322
[ Crying ]
1314
00:57:38,453 --> 00:57:41,105
♪
1315
00:57:41,235 --> 00:57:43,148
[ Screams ]
1316
00:57:43,279 --> 00:57:46,235
[ Chair thuds,
audience screams ]
1317
00:57:46,366 --> 00:57:48,844
[ Normal voice ] Oh, my God.
I'm so sorry.
1318
00:57:48,974 --> 00:57:52,148
No, no, no, no. No, I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
1319
00:57:52,279 --> 00:57:54,583
I never should have put you
in that position. Okay?
1320
00:57:54,713 --> 00:57:57,018
[ Whispering indistinctly ]
1321
00:57:57,148 --> 00:58:00,279
You're okay. You're okay.
Just breathe.
1322
00:58:00,409 --> 00:58:02,148
That was...
1323
00:58:03,887 --> 00:58:05,409
You're okay.
1324
00:58:06,583 --> 00:58:07,931
Ladies and gentlemen,
1325
00:58:08,061 --> 00:58:11,497
have you ever seen anything
like that?
1326
00:58:11,626 --> 00:58:14,496
This is unconscionable, Jack.
1327
00:58:14,626 --> 00:58:16,192
I would like to point out
1328
00:58:16,322 --> 00:58:18,539
a number of tricks employed
by the so-called doctor.
1329
00:58:18,670 --> 00:58:21,670
And you'll get your turn, Car.
1330
00:58:21,800 --> 00:58:24,322
Right now...
1331
00:58:24,453 --> 00:58:25,844
some messages.
1332
00:58:25,974 --> 00:58:28,800
[ Mid-tempo music plays,
applause ]
1333
00:58:28,931 --> 00:58:37,757
♪
1334
00:58:37,887 --> 00:58:39,496
[ Music ends ]
1335
00:58:39,626 --> 00:58:41,148
We're clear.
[ Bell rings ]
1336
00:58:41,279 --> 00:58:44,105
Is this a talk show
or a fucking freak show?!
1337
00:58:44,235 --> 00:58:45,496
I mean, the depths you people
have sunk to.
1338
00:58:45,626 --> 00:58:47,279
Carmichael, just take it easy, okay?
1339
00:58:47,409 --> 00:58:48,974
Let's get Sammy in
to mop that brow of yours.
1340
00:58:49,105 --> 00:58:50,148
Sammy?
1341
00:58:50,279 --> 00:58:52,061
Lilly, are you okay?
1342
00:58:52,192 --> 00:58:55,322
A bit embarrassed, I guess.
I'm okay.
1343
00:58:55,453 --> 00:58:57,670
Phil. I'm sorry. Can we get
a hand with these straps?
1344
00:58:57,800 --> 00:58:58,713
- I got you.
- June.
1345
00:58:58,844 --> 00:59:00,800
Come here. Come here.
1346
00:59:00,931 --> 00:59:02,366
Just, let's...
1347
00:59:03,844 --> 00:59:05,931
You're okay.
[ Restraints clicking ]
1348
00:59:06,061 --> 00:59:08,366
Jesus.
That was-- I mean...
1349
00:59:09,887 --> 00:59:11,887
[ Gasps ]
1350
00:59:12,018 --> 00:59:15,452
I knew that we were gonna see
something amazing tonight,
1351
00:59:15,583 --> 00:59:17,539
but...
1352
00:59:17,670 --> 00:59:20,322
we got to get you guys
back on as soon as possible.
1353
00:59:20,452 --> 00:59:23,583
This could become,
like, a regular spot.
1354
00:59:23,713 --> 00:59:26,105
The tall trees.
1355
00:59:26,235 --> 00:59:28,279
What did she mean by that?
1356
00:59:28,409 --> 00:59:30,235
I don't know.
You tell me.
1357
00:59:30,366 --> 00:59:32,409
This isn't some kind
of parlor trick, Jack.
1358
00:59:32,539 --> 00:59:35,192
I know that, June.
I mean, this...
1359
00:59:35,322 --> 00:59:38,583
There is something very special
happening here with Lilly.
1360
00:59:38,713 --> 00:59:40,539
With you.
1361
00:59:40,670 --> 00:59:42,713
I just-- I want
to be a part of it.
1362
00:59:42,844 --> 00:59:45,366
- Uh! You're hurting me!
- Sorry, kid.
1363
00:59:45,496 --> 00:59:46,887
Look, I'm trying here.
- Hey, Phil.
1364
00:59:47,018 --> 00:59:48,496
It's okay, it's okay.
I got this.
1365
00:59:48,626 --> 00:59:50,800
Can I see that? Thanks.
Thanks, guys.
1366
00:59:50,931 --> 00:59:52,192
Go ahead.
1367
00:59:52,322 --> 00:59:54,018
It's okay, Lilly. It's okay.
1368
00:59:54,148 --> 00:59:55,670
- Thank you, Jack.
- Mm-hmm.
1369
00:59:55,800 --> 00:59:58,800
No, she's great.
She's got it all.
1370
00:59:58,931 --> 01:00:01,322
Well, this is all very exciting.
Thank you so much.
1371
01:00:01,452 --> 01:00:03,192
- Sorry.
- Send regards to Bonnie
1372
01:00:03,322 --> 01:00:05,018
and the kids. Okay. Bye-bye.
- We'll have you back next year.
1373
01:00:05,148 --> 01:00:08,018
This isn't about ratings
anymore, Leo. This is sorcery.
1374
01:00:08,148 --> 01:00:11,061
Listen to me, you goddamn
shit-your-pants Mick asshole!
1375
01:00:11,192 --> 01:00:14,279
Dial up that grin.
Dial it up.
1376
01:00:14,408 --> 01:00:17,192
Dial it up
and get on with your job.
1377
01:00:17,322 --> 01:00:19,496
And not one more word.
1378
01:00:19,626 --> 01:00:23,757
[ Woman singing scales ]
1379
01:00:23,887 --> 01:00:25,452
♪
1380
01:00:25,583 --> 01:00:27,408
It's all smoke and mirrors,
Gus. Trust me.
1381
01:00:27,539 --> 01:00:30,192
Leo should have cut the whole
show right after Christou died.
1382
01:00:30,322 --> 01:00:31,452
Bombed, you mean?
1383
01:00:31,583 --> 01:00:33,887
No. Didn't you hear?
1384
01:00:34,018 --> 01:00:35,452
He's dead.
1385
01:00:35,583 --> 01:00:38,713
Puked his guts out
on the way to Sinai.
1386
01:00:38,844 --> 01:00:40,583
Two minutes, everyone.
1387
01:00:40,713 --> 01:00:42,713
We're on the homestretch.
Let's keep it going.
1388
01:00:42,844 --> 01:00:45,408
- [ Grunts ]
- Thank you, Jack.
1389
01:00:45,539 --> 01:00:47,192
Yeah. Come here.
1390
01:00:49,018 --> 01:00:50,713
And what are we
doing now, Jack?
1391
01:00:50,844 --> 01:00:53,670
Um, now it's nearly time
to say good night, darling.
1392
01:00:53,800 --> 01:00:55,018
- [ Sighs ] Oh.
- Jack.
1393
01:00:55,148 --> 01:00:57,974
Sammy.
Checks on June and Lilly.
1394
01:00:58,670 --> 01:01:02,539
Okay, so three of the crew
have just walked off,
1395
01:01:02,670 --> 01:01:04,322
the Communications Commission
1396
01:01:04,452 --> 01:01:09,148
have called an emergency meeting
at 7:00 a.m., and...
1397
01:01:09,279 --> 01:01:10,974
- Bedford.
- Mm-hmm.
1398
01:01:11,105 --> 01:01:12,626
What did he say?
1399
01:01:12,757 --> 01:01:14,061
Just that he thinks
it's the biggest TV event
1400
01:01:14,192 --> 01:01:15,496
since the moon landing.
1401
01:01:15,626 --> 01:01:18,452
Who was I to disagree?
- We're back!
1402
01:01:18,583 --> 01:01:20,800
Baby! Back! We're back
from the fucking dead!
1403
01:01:20,931 --> 01:01:24,496
We're talking about 35,
maybe even 40 share.
1404
01:01:24,626 --> 01:01:26,539
"The night Jack Delroy
interviewed
1405
01:01:26,670 --> 01:01:28,408
that cock-fucking devil"!
- Well, it might not
1406
01:01:28,539 --> 01:01:30,018
be the headline The Times,
run with, or The Post,
1407
01:01:30,148 --> 01:01:31,931
for that matter,
but something in that vein.
1408
01:01:32,061 --> 01:01:34,018
Oh, and Bedford also took
quite a liking
1409
01:01:34,148 --> 01:01:36,018
to-- to June, too.
1410
01:01:36,148 --> 01:01:39,105
Asked when she'd be back.
- I'll do what I can.
1411
01:01:39,235 --> 01:01:40,670
I guess I don't have to
kiss Cavendish's ass.
1412
01:01:40,800 --> 01:01:42,800
Cavendish?
Screw Cavendish.
1413
01:01:42,931 --> 01:01:45,931
After tonight, every fucking
Fortune 500 will be lining up
1414
01:01:46,061 --> 01:01:49,583
to be a part of the resurrection
of Jack Delroy.
1415
01:01:49,713 --> 01:01:52,018
If anyone's gonna be
kissing ass, it's them.
1416
01:01:54,105 --> 01:01:55,974
What's the matter?
1417
01:01:56,105 --> 01:01:58,278
Just [Sighs]
1418
01:01:58,408 --> 01:02:00,321
That girl's voice...
1419
01:02:00,452 --> 01:02:02,539
I know. How did she do that?
1420
01:02:02,670 --> 01:02:04,583
Yeah, but at the end, I mean,
she sounded just like Minnie.
1421
01:02:04,713 --> 01:02:06,105
You heard that.
- No, no, no, no.
1422
01:02:06,235 --> 01:02:08,496
Don't-- Don't you go
all screwy on me, Jack.
1423
01:02:08,626 --> 01:02:10,800
I've already got Gus back there
prepping for an exorcism.
1424
01:02:10,931 --> 01:02:14,018
I just got spooked.
That's all.
1425
01:02:14,148 --> 01:02:15,452
Let me tell you something.
1426
01:02:15,583 --> 01:02:17,931
If Minnie were here,
she'd be saying,
1427
01:02:18,061 --> 01:02:19,670
"You get out there,
Mr. Midnight,
1428
01:02:19,800 --> 01:02:22,105
and you knock 'em dead."
1429
01:02:22,235 --> 01:02:23,800
Positions, people.
10 seconds.
1430
01:02:23,931 --> 01:02:25,626
We'll drop the costume parade
to give Carmichael
1431
01:02:25,757 --> 01:02:27,365
a few more minutes
on his soapbox,
1432
01:02:27,496 --> 01:02:29,452
and then we'll wrap it up,
throw it to Cleo.
1433
01:02:29,583 --> 01:02:30,931
10 seconds, people.
1434
01:02:31,061 --> 01:02:32,192
- Jack.
- Can we have Cleo standing by?
1435
01:02:32,321 --> 01:02:33,626
Dagger.
[ Bell rings ]
1436
01:02:33,757 --> 01:02:35,844
And in five...
1437
01:02:35,974 --> 01:02:37,234
four...
1438
01:02:40,061 --> 01:02:43,105
[ Up-tempo music plays,
cheers and applause ]
1439
01:02:43,234 --> 01:02:49,844
♪
1440
01:02:49,974 --> 01:02:51,148
[ Music ends ]
1441
01:02:51,278 --> 01:02:52,539
Welcome back.
1442
01:02:52,670 --> 01:02:54,365
Ladies and gentlemen,
1443
01:02:54,496 --> 01:02:57,887
before we continue,
I'd like to apologize to anyone
1444
01:02:58,018 --> 01:03:00,061
who may have been upset
or offended
1445
01:03:00,192 --> 01:03:02,408
by what you saw
before the break.
1446
01:03:02,539 --> 01:03:05,365
It's not every day that you see
a demonic possession
1447
01:03:05,496 --> 01:03:07,234
on live television.
1448
01:03:10,278 --> 01:03:11,670
Lilly...
1449
01:03:11,800 --> 01:03:15,148
can you assure everyone
that you're okay?
1450
01:03:15,278 --> 01:03:18,061
Yes. I'm fine, Jack.
1451
01:03:18,191 --> 01:03:19,539
And do you have
any recollection
1452
01:03:19,670 --> 01:03:22,278
of what just happened?
1453
01:03:22,408 --> 01:03:24,496
It's hard to explain.
1454
01:03:24,626 --> 01:03:28,539
It's like I'm asleep,
but I'm awake at the same time.
1455
01:03:28,670 --> 01:03:32,800
I just try to focus
on June's voice.
1456
01:03:32,931 --> 01:03:35,887
I'm sorry if Mr. Wriggles
said anything rude.
1457
01:03:36,018 --> 01:03:37,539
Alright, enough with
all this subterfuge.
1458
01:03:37,670 --> 01:03:39,626
May I, Jack?
- Yeah. Oh, please.
1459
01:03:39,757 --> 01:03:42,321
Because, you know, I'm dying
to hear you explain away
1460
01:03:42,452 --> 01:03:45,061
what we all just witnessed here.
Let's hear it.
1461
01:03:45,191 --> 01:03:46,931
Let me preface this by saying
1462
01:03:47,061 --> 01:03:48,931
that my chief concern
is the welfare,
1463
01:03:49,061 --> 01:03:50,626
indeed the sanity,
of this young girl.
1464
01:03:50,757 --> 01:03:52,931
- How dare you?
- I beg your pardon?
1465
01:03:53,061 --> 01:03:54,018
[ Scoffs ]
1466
01:03:54,148 --> 01:03:56,018
[ Audience murmuring ]
1467
01:03:56,148 --> 01:03:58,191
Before I became her guardian,
1468
01:03:58,321 --> 01:04:02,234
Lilly lived in the cruelest
conditions imaginable.
1469
01:04:02,365 --> 01:04:04,713
I studied her, yes.
I treated her.
1470
01:04:04,844 --> 01:04:06,321
But I also gave her two things
1471
01:04:06,452 --> 01:04:08,147
I'm sure you're just
as skeptical of--
1472
01:04:08,278 --> 01:04:10,539
love and compassion.
1473
01:04:10,670 --> 01:04:12,670
Lilly and I are family.
1474
01:04:14,061 --> 01:04:16,539
I can assure you all
there is no demon
1475
01:04:16,670 --> 01:04:18,800
lurking inside this child.
1476
01:04:18,931 --> 01:04:21,844
Clearly, she has been placed
in a hypnotic state,
1477
01:04:21,974 --> 01:04:23,191
then manipulated
by the good doctor
1478
01:04:23,321 --> 01:04:25,365
to perform her bit.
- Hypnosis?
1479
01:04:25,496 --> 01:04:28,974
Then-- Then how do you explain
the physical transformations
1480
01:04:29,105 --> 01:04:31,278
with her skin?
The voice changed.
1481
01:04:31,408 --> 01:04:32,887
There was banging
on the walls of the studio.
1482
01:04:33,018 --> 01:04:35,191
- She levitated, for God's sakes!
- Granted,
1483
01:04:35,321 --> 01:04:36,844
the stagecraft was impeccable.
1484
01:04:36,974 --> 01:04:38,670
[ Audience booing ]
1485
01:04:38,800 --> 01:04:40,670
- Do you know what I think, Car?
- Pray tell.
1486
01:04:40,800 --> 01:04:42,713
I think that you are just
a self-righteous,
1487
01:04:42,844 --> 01:04:44,800
coldhearted curmudgeon
who's trying to weasel
1488
01:04:44,931 --> 01:04:47,061
his way out of parting
with half a million bucks.
1489
01:04:47,191 --> 01:04:48,278
- Yeah!
- Yeah!
1490
01:04:48,408 --> 01:04:51,931
[ Applause ]
1491
01:04:52,061 --> 01:04:53,844
If you'll allow me, Jack,
1492
01:04:53,974 --> 01:04:57,670
I'd like to prove my thesis
beyond a shadow of doubt.
1493
01:04:57,800 --> 01:04:59,844
Be my guest.
1494
01:05:02,931 --> 01:05:05,670
- I'll need a volunteer.
- [ Laughs ]
1495
01:05:05,800 --> 01:05:07,278
- Thank you, Gus.
- Hmm?
1496
01:05:07,408 --> 01:05:08,757
[ Laughter ]
1497
01:05:08,887 --> 01:05:10,496
Yes, if you'll join me
center stage.
1498
01:05:10,626 --> 01:05:13,061
Could I have those chairs
back here, please?
1499
01:05:13,191 --> 01:05:16,191
Do as you're told, Gus.
Gus.
1500
01:05:16,321 --> 01:05:18,191
[ Cheers and applause ]
1501
01:05:22,061 --> 01:05:26,887
Car. You've got five minutes.
Make 'em count.
1502
01:05:27,018 --> 01:05:28,713
Don't worry, Jack.
What I have in store
1503
01:05:28,844 --> 01:05:31,496
should provide a very fitting
climax to your show.
1504
01:05:31,626 --> 01:05:33,278
My wife likes the way
1505
01:05:33,408 --> 01:05:35,496
my head sits on my shoulders,
Mr. Haig.
1506
01:05:35,626 --> 01:05:37,321
I hope you're not
planning to, uh...
1507
01:05:37,452 --> 01:05:39,060
Make it spin?
1508
01:05:39,191 --> 01:05:41,496
Oh, I plan to make
everybody's head spin.
1509
01:05:41,626 --> 01:05:42,626
[ Audience "oohs" ]
1510
01:05:42,757 --> 01:05:44,408
[ Breathes deeply ]
1511
01:05:46,496 --> 01:05:49,583
Could I just have the lights
dimmed, please?
1512
01:05:49,713 --> 01:05:52,104
[ Switch clicks ]
1513
01:05:52,234 --> 01:05:53,844
[ Chuckles ]
1514
01:05:53,974 --> 01:05:57,757
A bit of atmosphere never hurt,
did it, Dr. June?
1515
01:05:57,887 --> 01:06:00,104
You know what we say
in TV land--
1516
01:06:00,234 --> 01:06:03,626
Where there's smoke, there's
probably a smoke machine.
1517
01:06:03,757 --> 01:06:04,757
[ Laughter ]
1518
01:06:04,887 --> 01:06:07,321
My compliments to the producer.
1519
01:06:07,452 --> 01:06:09,713
Okay, Gus.
1520
01:06:09,844 --> 01:06:11,321
[ Breathes deeply ]
1521
01:06:11,452 --> 01:06:13,060
Are we feeling comfortable?
1522
01:06:15,496 --> 01:06:17,408
Sure.
1523
01:06:17,539 --> 01:06:20,539
I hope everyone here
in the studio
1524
01:06:20,670 --> 01:06:24,104
and you at home are
all feeling comfortable, too.
1525
01:06:24,234 --> 01:06:30,147
It's important that everyone
is as relaxed as they can be.
1526
01:06:31,321 --> 01:06:36,713
Now, I have something here
1527
01:06:36,844 --> 01:06:39,191
that I want you all to look at.
1528
01:06:39,321 --> 01:06:42,626
Do you think we might be able
to get a close-up?
1529
01:06:42,757 --> 01:06:44,626
Mm.
1530
01:06:47,147 --> 01:06:48,844
[ Watch ticking ]
1531
01:06:57,234 --> 01:07:02,973
I will now ask you all
to stare into my watch.
1532
01:07:03,104 --> 01:07:04,887
Even you, Jack.
1533
01:07:05,017 --> 01:07:08,973
Got a good shot
on all the studio monitors here.
1534
01:07:09,104 --> 01:07:12,147
I hope our viewers at home
are also paying attention.
1535
01:07:12,278 --> 01:07:16,060
Watch carefully.
1536
01:07:16,191 --> 01:07:18,626
'Round...
1537
01:07:18,757 --> 01:07:21,757
and 'round, it goes.
1538
01:07:26,670 --> 01:07:31,800
Is everyone feeling
nice and relaxed?
1539
01:07:31,931 --> 01:07:37,930
♪
1540
01:07:38,060 --> 01:07:43,278
♪
1541
01:07:43,408 --> 01:07:44,757
[ Button clicks ]
1542
01:07:44,887 --> 01:07:46,539
Good.
1543
01:07:46,670 --> 01:07:49,017
Now, Gus...
- Hmm?
1544
01:07:49,147 --> 01:07:52,496
...tell me all about
this vermiphobia of yours.
1545
01:07:52,626 --> 01:07:54,365
I'm sorry. My what?
1546
01:07:54,496 --> 01:07:58,583
Your morbid fear of worms.
1547
01:07:58,713 --> 01:08:00,365
How do you know about that?
1548
01:08:00,496 --> 01:08:03,104
What is it about them
that so unsettles you?
1549
01:08:03,234 --> 01:08:07,321
Isn't it obvious?
They're such ugly, slimy things.
1550
01:08:07,452 --> 01:08:10,060
No arms, no legs, no eyes.
1551
01:08:10,191 --> 01:08:12,017
Indeed. Quite grotesque.
1552
01:08:12,147 --> 01:08:14,973
And they seem to thrive
wherever it's dark and moist--
1553
01:08:15,104 --> 01:08:18,278
the soil, the mud,
the human body, even.
1554
01:08:18,408 --> 01:08:21,321
Disgusting.
1555
01:08:21,452 --> 01:08:25,147
Do you realize that you are now
deep in a trance?
1556
01:08:25,278 --> 01:08:27,973
No, sir, I do not.
1557
01:08:28,104 --> 01:08:30,844
A very... deep...
1558
01:08:30,973 --> 01:08:34,234
trance.
1559
01:08:34,365 --> 01:08:36,583
Okey-dokey. You're the expert.
[ Chuckles ]
1560
01:08:36,713 --> 01:08:38,583
And when I click my fingers,
1561
01:08:38,713 --> 01:08:43,365
you will be entirely
under my command.
1562
01:08:43,496 --> 01:08:45,757
Look, this is silly.
I don't think it--
1563
01:08:45,886 --> 01:08:47,886
[ Snaps fingers ]
1564
01:08:49,844 --> 01:08:52,583
Gus, can you hear me?
1565
01:08:52,713 --> 01:08:55,017
Yes.
1566
01:08:55,147 --> 01:08:57,930
Do you know where you are?
1567
01:08:58,060 --> 01:08:59,321
Here...
1568
01:08:59,452 --> 01:09:03,234
in the studio with you.
1569
01:09:03,365 --> 01:09:06,973
You don't feel any different?
1570
01:09:09,060 --> 01:09:11,278
No.
1571
01:09:11,408 --> 01:09:13,452
Why should I?
1572
01:09:13,583 --> 01:09:16,539
[ Moaning ]
1573
01:09:16,670 --> 01:09:20,408
What is that? Do you hear that?
1574
01:09:20,539 --> 01:09:25,060
♪
1575
01:09:25,191 --> 01:09:34,060
♪
1576
01:09:34,191 --> 01:09:35,930
Geez, it's...
1577
01:09:36,060 --> 01:09:37,886
It's hot in here.
1578
01:09:38,017 --> 01:09:44,060
♪
1579
01:09:44,191 --> 01:09:46,452
Skin's itchy.
1580
01:09:48,757 --> 01:09:49,886
You alright, Gus?
1581
01:09:50,017 --> 01:09:52,843
Yeah.
Just, uh, so damn itchy.
1582
01:09:52,973 --> 01:09:54,799
[ Chuckles ]
1583
01:09:54,930 --> 01:09:56,104
Your neck.
1584
01:09:56,234 --> 01:09:58,757
It's bleeding.
1585
01:09:58,886 --> 01:10:01,365
I did nick myself shaving
earlier.
1586
01:10:05,278 --> 01:10:06,539
Geez.
1587
01:10:07,973 --> 01:10:09,583
[ Audience screaming ]
1588
01:10:09,713 --> 01:10:10,670
What is that?
1589
01:10:10,799 --> 01:10:12,713
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
1590
01:10:12,843 --> 01:10:14,408
Jesus!
1591
01:10:14,539 --> 01:10:15,539
Now, just stay calm, Gus.
1592
01:10:15,670 --> 01:10:17,799
No. No! I can feel them.
1593
01:10:17,930 --> 01:10:20,191
They're inside me.
1594
01:10:20,321 --> 01:10:21,886
Jesus!
1595
01:10:22,017 --> 01:10:25,496
Aaaahhh!
1596
01:10:25,626 --> 01:10:27,452
Aah!
[ Lilly laughs ]
1597
01:10:27,583 --> 01:10:29,583
♪
1598
01:10:29,713 --> 01:10:31,278
[ Audience gasps, screams ]
1599
01:10:31,408 --> 01:10:33,234
Oh, God!
1600
01:10:33,365 --> 01:10:34,626
[ Snaps fingers ]
1601
01:10:34,756 --> 01:10:35,843
[ Snaps fingers ]
1602
01:10:35,973 --> 01:10:37,799
Help me, Car.
1603
01:10:37,930 --> 01:10:39,017
Oh, God!
1604
01:10:40,843 --> 01:10:41,930
Oh, Jesus Christ!
1605
01:10:42,060 --> 01:10:45,408
[ Lilly laughing ]
1606
01:10:45,539 --> 01:10:47,843
Why is Gus acting so silly?
1607
01:10:47,973 --> 01:10:50,973
[ Audience screaming ]
1608
01:10:51,104 --> 01:10:52,321
[ Choking ]
1609
01:10:52,452 --> 01:10:54,670
This wasn't meant to happen.
1610
01:10:54,799 --> 01:10:57,191
[ Audience screams ]
1611
01:10:57,321 --> 01:10:58,713
[ Worm squeaking ]
1612
01:11:00,365 --> 01:11:02,060
[ Jack gasping ]
1613
01:11:02,191 --> 01:11:03,147
Uhh!
1614
01:11:03,278 --> 01:11:04,973
Dreamer, here!
1615
01:11:05,104 --> 01:11:07,104
Awake!
1616
01:11:10,017 --> 01:11:13,452
How do you feel, Gus?
- Fine.
1617
01:11:13,583 --> 01:11:15,799
Uh, when do we begin?
[ Switch clicks ]
1618
01:11:15,930 --> 01:11:18,496
- Oh!
- Geez! When did that happen?
1619
01:11:18,626 --> 01:11:20,452
[ Laughter ]
1620
01:11:20,583 --> 01:11:22,539
Geez.
1621
01:11:22,670 --> 01:11:28,365
You mean you have no idea?
There were worms all over you.
1622
01:11:28,496 --> 01:11:30,017
Worms?
1623
01:11:30,147 --> 01:11:32,799
Oh, God, I hope not.
I hate worms.
1624
01:11:32,930 --> 01:11:34,626
[ Laughter ]
1625
01:11:34,756 --> 01:11:37,712
Okay, Car.
1626
01:11:37,843 --> 01:11:39,191
What the hell just happened?
1627
01:11:39,321 --> 01:11:42,973
I did the exact
same thing June did,
1628
01:11:43,104 --> 01:11:44,843
just with
a tad more imagination.
1629
01:11:44,973 --> 01:11:48,756
You said I used to be the best.
Perhaps I still am.
1630
01:11:48,886 --> 01:11:51,017
Now would be
the appropriate time to applaud.
1631
01:11:51,147 --> 01:11:52,104
[ Scattered applause ]
1632
01:11:52,234 --> 01:11:54,799
Mm. [ Chuckles ]
1633
01:11:54,930 --> 01:11:59,017
You're saying you
just hypnotized all of us?
1634
01:11:59,147 --> 01:12:01,539
I'm pretty sure I had
most of you here in the studio,
1635
01:12:01,669 --> 01:12:04,539
and no doubt a number
of our viewers at home.
1636
01:12:04,669 --> 01:12:07,886
Fortunately,
you're a suggestible lot.
1637
01:12:08,017 --> 01:12:09,626
What's he talking about, June?
1638
01:12:09,756 --> 01:12:11,843
He played a mean trick on us,
that's all.
1639
01:12:11,973 --> 01:12:14,452
Leo, um, can you get the guys
up in videotape
1640
01:12:14,583 --> 01:12:15,799
to play back that last bit?
1641
01:12:15,930 --> 01:12:17,583
Yep. Lining it up.
1642
01:12:17,712 --> 01:12:21,191
Now, if Carmichael's right--
if-- then...
1643
01:12:21,321 --> 01:12:24,626
oh, boy. We're in store for
some very interesting viewing.
1644
01:12:24,756 --> 01:12:26,278
Bravo. Yes, let's do that.
1645
01:12:26,408 --> 01:12:27,973
Best idea you've had
all night, Jack.
1646
01:12:28,104 --> 01:12:31,626
They're cueing it up now.
Let's start there.
1647
01:12:31,756 --> 01:12:35,234
You don't feel any different?
1648
01:12:35,365 --> 01:12:37,886
No.
1649
01:12:38,017 --> 01:12:39,712
Why should I?
1650
01:12:39,843 --> 01:12:44,234
Because something dreadful
is about to happen.
1651
01:12:44,365 --> 01:12:47,669
It's dawning on you.
Hear that?
1652
01:12:47,799 --> 01:12:51,452
Ghostly sounds,
anguished moaning from beyond.
1653
01:12:51,583 --> 01:12:54,365
That is not the way
I remember it.
1654
01:12:54,496 --> 01:12:57,886
You're hot.
You're itchy.
1655
01:12:58,017 --> 01:13:02,973
Feels like something's
crawling under your skin.
1656
01:13:03,104 --> 01:13:04,583
It's hot in here.
1657
01:13:08,408 --> 01:13:10,756
[ Laughter ]
1658
01:13:13,583 --> 01:13:14,886
Skin's getting itchy.
1659
01:13:15,017 --> 01:13:17,799
Your neck. It's bleeding.
1660
01:13:17,930 --> 01:13:20,147
I did cut myself
shaving earlier.
1661
01:13:20,278 --> 01:13:21,496
- What?!
- What?!
1662
01:13:21,625 --> 01:13:24,365
[ Audience murmuring]
1663
01:13:24,496 --> 01:13:25,625
- What is that?
- Worms.
1664
01:13:25,756 --> 01:13:27,321
Jesus Christ!
1665
01:13:27,452 --> 01:13:29,147
That's right. Worms.
Dozens of them.
1666
01:13:29,278 --> 01:13:31,582
Hundreds of them.
Now, just stay calm, Gus.
1667
01:13:31,712 --> 01:13:34,278
No! They're inside of me.
I can feel 'em!
1668
01:13:34,408 --> 01:13:35,973
Show me.
1669
01:13:36,104 --> 01:13:37,669
- Get 'em out!
- They are coming out.
1670
01:13:37,799 --> 01:13:40,191
Oh, boy.
Okay, let's stop there.
1671
01:13:40,321 --> 01:13:42,756
[ Laughter, scattered applause ]
1672
01:13:42,886 --> 01:13:45,191
I've never been
so embarrassed in my whole life.
1673
01:13:45,321 --> 01:13:46,452
[ Audience "aws" ]
1674
01:13:46,582 --> 01:13:49,060
Is there...
1675
01:13:49,191 --> 01:13:53,278
anyone who did not see the worms
the first time around?
1676
01:13:53,408 --> 01:13:55,060
I didn't see them.
1677
01:13:55,191 --> 01:13:56,452
- One.
- I didn't see them.
1678
01:13:56,582 --> 01:13:58,582
You did? Okay.
So aside from a couple
1679
01:13:58,712 --> 01:14:00,496
of people in the audience,
1680
01:14:00,625 --> 01:14:02,582
uh, it looks like you
1681
01:14:02,712 --> 01:14:05,321
have made fools of us all
once again, Car.
1682
01:14:05,452 --> 01:14:06,886
All in a day's work.
1683
01:14:07,017 --> 01:14:10,060
I did not hypnotize Lilly,
1684
01:14:10,191 --> 01:14:11,669
or the studio audience,
1685
01:14:11,799 --> 01:14:13,538
or the viewers at home.
- Oh, come on, Doctor.
1686
01:14:13,669 --> 01:14:15,712
You've been caught
dead to rights.
1687
01:14:15,843 --> 01:14:17,712
At least America can sleep
a little easier
1688
01:14:17,843 --> 01:14:21,278
knowing the devil's not going to
pop out of their TV screens.
1689
01:14:21,408 --> 01:14:24,756
If Mr. Haig thinks we're
playing a trick on everyone,
1690
01:14:24,886 --> 01:14:26,234
then maybe we should look back
1691
01:14:26,365 --> 01:14:27,712
at that part of the show, too,
Jack.
1692
01:14:27,843 --> 01:14:29,756
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
1693
01:14:29,886 --> 01:14:31,799
Do you mean when
Mr. Wriggles joined us?
1694
01:14:31,930 --> 01:14:34,408
Mm-hmm.
1695
01:14:34,538 --> 01:14:37,017
You don't think
the television cameras lie,
1696
01:14:37,147 --> 01:14:38,408
do you, Mr. Haig?
1697
01:14:38,538 --> 01:14:40,669
- No, of course not.
- Jack, please.
1698
01:14:40,799 --> 01:14:42,669
Lilly has been through enough.
No.
1699
01:14:42,799 --> 01:14:44,582
Okay, folks. I'm sorry.
1700
01:14:44,712 --> 01:14:49,017
Our producers are telling me
that the lovely Miss Cleo James
1701
01:14:49,147 --> 01:14:52,452
is standing by
to take us out.
1702
01:14:52,582 --> 01:14:55,104
And...
1703
01:14:55,234 --> 01:14:57,582
I...
1704
01:14:57,712 --> 01:15:00,886
I just think maybe we should
bring her back at a later date,
1705
01:15:01,017 --> 01:15:04,973
because we can't leave
everybody hanging like this.
1706
01:15:05,104 --> 01:15:06,930
- Yeah!
- Yeah!
1707
01:15:07,060 --> 01:15:09,321
I'm sorry. We can no longer
take any part in any of this.
1708
01:15:09,452 --> 01:15:10,973
Lilly, we're leaving.
1709
01:15:11,104 --> 01:15:12,799
But we want everyone
to know the truth.
1710
01:15:12,930 --> 01:15:15,452
Don't we, June?
- Yeah!
1711
01:15:15,582 --> 01:15:18,234
- Standing by, Jack.
- We're staying.
1712
01:15:18,365 --> 01:15:20,104
Please.
- We could start it.
1713
01:15:20,234 --> 01:15:23,669
Yeah. Right there.
[ Click ]
1714
01:15:23,799 --> 01:15:24,886
It's gonna be okay.
1715
01:15:25,017 --> 01:15:26,799
Speak.
1716
01:15:26,930 --> 01:15:29,538
[ Demonic voice]
You know who I am, Doctor.
1717
01:15:29,669 --> 01:15:31,669
[ Audience gasps, screams]
1718
01:15:31,799 --> 01:15:34,104
- Quiet.
- You say cameras
1719
01:15:34,234 --> 01:15:36,104
don't lie, right, Car?
- Who are these people?
1720
01:15:36,234 --> 01:15:37,625
What is this?
1721
01:15:37,756 --> 01:15:39,669
There must be
some rational explanation.
1722
01:15:39,799 --> 01:15:41,365
My IFSIP team may need
to take these tapes in
1723
01:15:41,495 --> 01:15:44,147
for forensic examination.
1724
01:15:44,278 --> 01:15:46,408
My purpose?
1725
01:15:46,538 --> 01:15:48,756
Good to see you again, Jack.
1726
01:15:48,886 --> 01:15:50,538
Sorry. I don't believe
we've been acquainted.
1727
01:15:50,669 --> 01:15:52,625
- Don't be a fool.
- Did you see that?
1728
01:15:52,756 --> 01:15:55,104
- We go way back.
- I'm sorry. Can you stop it?
1729
01:15:55,234 --> 01:15:56,756
Just go back a few seconds.
1730
01:15:56,886 --> 01:15:58,060
[ Tape rewinding ]
1731
01:15:58,191 --> 01:15:59,625
Stop.
1732
01:15:59,756 --> 01:16:01,625
Okay.
1733
01:16:01,756 --> 01:16:03,669
Go from there, but very slow, please.
1734
01:16:03,799 --> 01:16:06,495
[ Distorted]
Good to see you again, Jack.
1735
01:16:06,625 --> 01:16:08,538
Slower.
1736
01:16:08,669 --> 01:16:10,669
[ Distorted] Sorry.
I don't believe we've been...
1737
01:16:10,799 --> 01:16:11,886
Okay. Freeze it there.
1738
01:16:12,017 --> 01:16:13,799
That's just a glitch, Jack.
1739
01:16:13,930 --> 01:16:16,365
No, it's something else.
Now go one frame at a time.
1740
01:16:18,451 --> 01:16:21,495
No, no. Sl--
Can you slow it down?
1741
01:16:27,407 --> 01:16:28,843
Keep going.
1742
01:16:40,973 --> 01:16:42,104
[ Hisses ]
1743
01:16:42,234 --> 01:16:43,495
Minnie?
1744
01:16:43,625 --> 01:16:45,321
[ Audience gasping ]
1745
01:16:45,451 --> 01:16:47,799
My God!
[ Lilly crying ]
1746
01:16:47,930 --> 01:16:51,060
It is you.
1747
01:16:51,191 --> 01:16:53,843
You set the whole thing up.
1748
01:16:53,973 --> 01:16:56,060
Did you really think
another special appearance
1749
01:16:56,191 --> 01:16:59,191
from Madeleine might actually
save your little gabfest?
1750
01:16:59,321 --> 01:17:00,495
- You're okay.
- No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
1751
01:17:00,625 --> 01:17:02,365
This-- This makes
perfect sense.
1752
01:17:02,495 --> 01:17:05,799
You-- You conspire
with Christou
1753
01:17:05,930 --> 01:17:08,147
to have him reach
your dead wife,
1754
01:17:08,278 --> 01:17:10,364
throw in a few Grand Guignol
theatrics with these two,
1755
01:17:10,495 --> 01:17:11,756
and then top it all off
1756
01:17:11,886 --> 01:17:13,451
with some clever
videotape manipulation.
1757
01:17:13,582 --> 01:17:15,712
It's genius, Jack.
1758
01:17:15,843 --> 01:17:18,060
Cynical, depraved genius.
1759
01:17:18,191 --> 01:17:19,886
[ Electricity crackling ]
1760
01:17:20,017 --> 01:17:22,886
Ladies,
the encore is quite unnecessary!
1761
01:17:23,017 --> 01:17:24,407
[ Audience murmuring ]
1762
01:17:24,538 --> 01:17:26,017
Um...
1763
01:17:26,147 --> 01:17:27,930
[ Crackling continues ]
1764
01:17:28,060 --> 01:17:31,495
Can we get some help here?
1765
01:17:31,625 --> 01:17:32,843
Now!
1766
01:17:32,973 --> 01:17:34,973
[ Electricity crackling ]
1767
01:17:35,104 --> 01:17:36,495
[ Audience gasping ]
1768
01:17:36,625 --> 01:17:42,147
♪
1769
01:17:42,278 --> 01:17:44,321
[ Crackling continues ]
1770
01:17:44,451 --> 01:17:48,538
♪
1771
01:17:48,669 --> 01:17:51,930
[ Crackling continues ]
1772
01:17:52,060 --> 01:17:53,799
Uh! Aah!
1773
01:17:53,930 --> 01:17:56,278
[ Screams ]
1774
01:17:56,407 --> 01:17:58,407
Cut the show, Leo!
Cut it!
1775
01:17:58,538 --> 01:18:00,017
[ Lilly screams ]
1776
01:18:00,147 --> 01:18:03,147
♪
1777
01:18:03,278 --> 01:18:04,756
[ Audience screaming ]
1778
01:18:04,886 --> 01:18:08,582
♪
1779
01:18:08,712 --> 01:18:12,495
The power of Christ compels you!
1780
01:18:12,625 --> 01:18:14,147
The power of Christ--
1781
01:18:14,278 --> 01:18:15,147
[ Crack ]
1782
01:18:15,278 --> 01:18:16,799
[ Audience screaming ]
1783
01:18:16,930 --> 01:18:17,843
Gus!
1784
01:18:17,973 --> 01:18:19,712
[ Audience screaming ]
1785
01:18:21,278 --> 01:18:23,495
Lilly, to me!
1786
01:18:23,625 --> 01:18:24,973
[ Choking ]
1787
01:18:25,104 --> 01:18:27,843
♪
1788
01:18:27,973 --> 01:18:29,234
Aah!
1789
01:18:29,364 --> 01:18:31,277
♪
1790
01:18:31,407 --> 01:18:34,147
[ Choking ]
1791
01:18:34,277 --> 01:18:36,538
Lord of Flies,
God of Ungodliness,
1792
01:18:36,669 --> 01:18:38,538
I solemnly promise to worship
and obey thee
1793
01:18:38,669 --> 01:18:40,451
and perform thy unholy bidding.
1794
01:18:40,582 --> 01:18:45,320
♪
1795
01:18:45,451 --> 01:18:46,495
Oh, fuck.
1796
01:18:46,625 --> 01:18:47,843
[ Breathing heavily ]
1797
01:18:47,973 --> 01:18:51,756
♪
1798
01:18:51,886 --> 01:18:54,277
[ Demonic voice ]
Abracadabra.
1799
01:18:54,407 --> 01:18:56,712
[ Screaming ]
1800
01:18:56,843 --> 01:19:06,104
♪
1801
01:19:06,234 --> 01:19:07,930
Everybody, get out!
1802
01:19:08,060 --> 01:19:12,147
♪
1803
01:19:12,277 --> 01:19:14,495
Jack! Jack! Come on!
1804
01:19:14,625 --> 01:19:16,233
Come on. Please. Please.
1805
01:19:16,364 --> 01:19:21,886
♪
1806
01:19:22,017 --> 01:19:31,669
♪
1807
01:19:31,799 --> 01:19:33,669
[ Static hissing ]
1808
01:19:36,930 --> 01:19:40,147
[ Feedback whining ]
1809
01:19:40,277 --> 01:19:42,538
[ Mellow music plays ]
1810
01:19:42,669 --> 01:19:49,451
♪
1811
01:19:49,582 --> 01:19:56,364
♪
1812
01:19:56,495 --> 01:19:59,843
But now here's Mr. Midnight...
1813
01:19:59,973 --> 01:20:03,538
Jack Delroy!
1814
01:20:03,669 --> 01:20:07,277
[ Cheers and applause ]
1815
01:20:07,407 --> 01:20:09,799
- Jack! Jack!
- Whoo-hoo-hoo!
1816
01:20:09,930 --> 01:20:11,320
Jack!
1817
01:20:11,451 --> 01:20:13,277
Come on in, Jack.
1818
01:20:13,407 --> 01:20:14,843
[ Cheers and applause
continues ]
1819
01:20:14,973 --> 01:20:15,973
We love you, Jack!
1820
01:20:16,104 --> 01:20:17,538
[ Gus laughs ]
1821
01:20:17,669 --> 01:20:20,017
[ Woman chanting "Jack!" ]
1822
01:20:21,190 --> 01:20:22,582
How did I get here?
1823
01:20:22,712 --> 01:20:24,190
The same way you always
get here, Jack--
1824
01:20:24,320 --> 01:20:27,104
straight down 5th
and right on 47th.
1825
01:20:27,233 --> 01:20:29,451
[ Laughter ]
1826
01:20:29,582 --> 01:20:34,712
♪
1827
01:20:34,843 --> 01:20:37,451
[ Laughter continues ]
1828
01:20:41,146 --> 01:20:43,104
You okay, Jack?
[ Laughs ]
1829
01:20:43,233 --> 01:20:44,582
[ Laughter ]
1830
01:20:44,712 --> 01:20:52,364
♪
1831
01:20:52,495 --> 01:20:54,017
[ Laughter stops ]
1832
01:20:54,146 --> 01:20:55,886
[ Ominous music plays ]
1833
01:20:56,017 --> 01:21:05,364
♪
1834
01:21:05,495 --> 01:21:08,799
I am sick of it, Crog!
1835
01:21:08,930 --> 01:21:12,233
Stuck in the cave all day
cooking your saber-tooth stew
1836
01:21:12,364 --> 01:21:14,364
while you
and your troglodyte buddies
1837
01:21:14,495 --> 01:21:16,625
go out hunting all day long.
1838
01:21:16,756 --> 01:21:17,712
[ Laughter ]
1839
01:21:17,843 --> 01:21:19,104
♪
1840
01:21:19,233 --> 01:21:22,146
[ Applause ]
1841
01:21:22,277 --> 01:21:23,669
What the fuck is going on?
1842
01:21:23,799 --> 01:21:25,495
[ Audience "oohs" ]
1843
01:21:25,625 --> 01:21:28,017
Don't think that's the line
we rehearsed. [ Laughs ]
1844
01:21:28,146 --> 01:21:30,190
Leo!
[ Applause ]
1845
01:21:33,407 --> 01:21:35,582
Oh, where are you going, Jack?
1846
01:21:35,712 --> 01:21:39,190
Jack, we're still on air.
Jack?
1847
01:21:39,320 --> 01:21:41,103
Now, I've brought
something really special
1848
01:21:41,233 --> 01:21:42,495
for you today, Jack.
1849
01:21:42,625 --> 01:21:44,495
Here she is.
1850
01:21:44,625 --> 01:21:47,233
I'll just get her out so you
can have a really good look.
1851
01:21:47,364 --> 01:21:48,799
[ Worm shrieking ]
- [ Gasps ]
1852
01:21:48,930 --> 01:21:50,060
Hello!
1853
01:21:50,190 --> 01:21:51,712
- Jesus.
- Here she is.
1854
01:21:51,843 --> 01:21:53,712
[ Audience "awws" ]
- Relax.
1855
01:21:53,843 --> 01:21:55,364
Jack, she's perfectly harmless.
- No.
1856
01:21:55,495 --> 01:21:57,320
[ Worm hisses, shrieks ]
1857
01:21:57,451 --> 01:22:00,451
Jack and I first met
when I was doing "Oh! Calcutta!"
1858
01:22:00,582 --> 01:22:02,712
at the Eden.
1859
01:22:02,843 --> 01:22:04,190
[ Gasps ]
1860
01:22:04,320 --> 01:22:05,625
My, you should have
seen him blush
1861
01:22:05,756 --> 01:22:07,538
when he came backstage
and was confronted
1862
01:22:07,669 --> 01:22:10,669
with all those
glorious naked bodies.
1863
01:22:10,799 --> 01:22:12,495
[ Jack breathing shakily ]
1864
01:22:12,625 --> 01:22:14,930
Remember, darling?
1865
01:22:15,059 --> 01:22:16,756
No.
1866
01:22:16,886 --> 01:22:19,625
Is that another thing
you've managed to forget?
1867
01:22:20,886 --> 01:22:22,103
You're dead.
1868
01:22:22,233 --> 01:22:24,146
[ Inhales deeply ]
1869
01:22:24,277 --> 01:22:26,495
[ Mellow music plays ]
1870
01:22:29,017 --> 01:22:31,669
[ Distorted music plays ]
1871
01:22:31,799 --> 01:22:37,843
♪
1872
01:22:37,973 --> 01:22:39,320
Okay, Penelope.
1873
01:22:39,451 --> 01:22:41,495
Now give the Wheel of Wonder
a big spin.
1874
01:22:41,625 --> 01:22:43,233
Just remember to let go.
1875
01:22:43,364 --> 01:22:47,277
Last week we had a lady
go 'round for hours and hours.
1876
01:22:47,407 --> 01:22:48,973
Spin the wheel!
1877
01:22:49,103 --> 01:22:51,538
[ Up-tempo music plays,
rhythmic clapping ]
1878
01:22:53,843 --> 01:22:55,843
Switch off your televisions.
[ Gus laughs ]
1879
01:22:55,973 --> 01:22:57,582
Turn off your TV sets.
1880
01:22:58,582 --> 01:23:00,930
Stop watching this.
1881
01:23:01,059 --> 01:23:02,277
Turn it off!
1882
01:23:02,407 --> 01:23:03,495
Turn it off!
1883
01:23:03,625 --> 01:23:05,059
Turn it off!
1884
01:23:05,190 --> 01:23:06,103
[ Tempo increases ]
1885
01:23:06,233 --> 01:23:08,973
Stop!
1886
01:23:09,103 --> 01:23:10,146
Please.
1887
01:23:10,277 --> 01:23:12,756
♪
1888
01:23:12,886 --> 01:23:14,016
Aah!
1889
01:23:14,146 --> 01:23:16,669
♪
1890
01:23:16,799 --> 01:23:17,930
Stop it!
1891
01:23:18,059 --> 01:23:19,451
[ Camera shutters clicking ]
1892
01:23:19,582 --> 01:23:20,930
[ Indistinct shouting
in distance ]
1893
01:23:21,059 --> 01:23:22,843
- Welcome to the family, Jack.
- Over here!
1894
01:23:22,973 --> 01:23:25,364
Jack, Jack. Congratulations
on your ratings win.
1895
01:23:25,495 --> 01:23:27,320
What did you have to sacrifice
to get here tonight?
1896
01:23:27,451 --> 01:23:32,669
Oh, Jack Delroy's greatest
sacrifice is yet to come.
1897
01:23:32,799 --> 01:23:36,103
[ Bell ringing ]
1898
01:23:36,233 --> 01:23:44,756
♪
1899
01:23:44,886 --> 01:23:46,103
Hm.
1900
01:23:46,233 --> 01:23:55,190
♪
1901
01:23:55,320 --> 01:24:04,320
♪
1902
01:24:04,451 --> 01:24:07,320
Great show tonight, Jack.
1903
01:24:07,451 --> 01:24:10,233
At least a 40 share.
1904
01:24:10,364 --> 01:24:12,886
Maybe even a 50.
1905
01:24:16,669 --> 01:24:18,190
Come.
1906
01:24:18,320 --> 01:24:26,843
♪
1907
01:24:26,972 --> 01:24:30,669
♪
1908
01:24:30,799 --> 01:24:32,103
[ Whimpers ]
1909
01:24:35,582 --> 01:24:38,146
Now drink up, Jack.
1910
01:24:38,277 --> 01:24:40,495
[ Group shrieking ]
1911
01:24:40,625 --> 01:24:47,799
♪
1912
01:24:47,929 --> 01:24:49,451
[ Gulping ]
1913
01:24:49,582 --> 01:24:50,756
♪
1914
01:24:50,886 --> 01:24:52,886
[ Coughs ]
1915
01:24:53,016 --> 01:24:55,972
[ Breathing heavily ]
1916
01:24:56,103 --> 01:25:03,712
♪
1917
01:25:03,843 --> 01:25:06,190
[ Woman vocalizing ]
1918
01:25:06,320 --> 01:25:08,190
[ Respirator hissing ]
1919
01:25:08,320 --> 01:25:16,712
♪
1920
01:25:16,843 --> 01:25:25,233
♪
1921
01:25:25,364 --> 01:25:27,712
There you are.
1922
01:25:27,843 --> 01:25:32,929
♪
1923
01:25:33,059 --> 01:25:36,799
I was worried they wouldn't
let you see me.
1924
01:25:36,929 --> 01:25:43,233
♪
1925
01:25:43,364 --> 01:25:47,059
They told you
you could have it all.
1926
01:25:47,190 --> 01:25:49,972
Didn't they?
1927
01:25:50,103 --> 01:25:51,756
Be number one?
1928
01:25:51,885 --> 01:25:55,495
Well, you finally made it, darling.
1929
01:25:55,625 --> 01:25:57,842
But you had to pay a price.
1930
01:25:57,972 --> 01:26:01,277
Exit Minnie, stage left.
1931
01:26:04,669 --> 01:26:06,799
I never thought that they'd...
1932
01:26:09,190 --> 01:26:12,277
Your soul belonged to them.
1933
01:26:12,407 --> 01:26:14,320
Still does.
1934
01:26:14,451 --> 01:26:17,712
[ Gasping ]
1935
01:26:17,842 --> 01:26:20,669
It wasn't supposed
to turn out this way.
1936
01:26:20,799 --> 01:26:22,451
You have to believe me.
1937
01:26:24,625 --> 01:26:27,277
You're on your own now, Jack.
1938
01:26:30,929 --> 01:26:32,103
I love you.
1939
01:26:32,233 --> 01:26:34,320
[ Sobs ] I love you, Minnie.
1940
01:26:34,451 --> 01:26:36,885
[ Crying ]
1941
01:26:37,538 --> 01:26:39,495
[ Voice breaking ]
Then, please...
1942
01:26:40,538 --> 01:26:43,538
do this one last thing for me.
1943
01:26:43,669 --> 01:26:49,364
♪
1944
01:26:49,495 --> 01:26:51,712
[ Gasps, groans ]
1945
01:26:51,842 --> 01:26:54,885
The pain. Please.
1946
01:26:55,016 --> 01:26:58,407
Please.
You know what to do.
1947
01:26:58,538 --> 01:27:00,016
Please.
1948
01:27:00,146 --> 01:27:01,669
[ Groans ]
- Oh.
1949
01:27:02,625 --> 01:27:05,842
[ Breathes sharply ]
1950
01:27:05,972 --> 01:27:08,625
Do it. Do it.
1951
01:27:10,103 --> 01:27:12,146
[ Gasps ]
1952
01:27:12,277 --> 01:27:14,972
[ Breathing heavily ]
1953
01:27:15,103 --> 01:27:20,755
♪
1954
01:27:20,885 --> 01:27:22,669
Yes.
1955
01:27:26,755 --> 01:27:28,929
[ Screams ]
1956
01:27:29,059 --> 01:27:32,103
♪
1957
01:27:32,233 --> 01:27:34,407
[ Screams ]
1958
01:27:34,538 --> 01:27:36,016
[ Gasps ]
1959
01:27:36,146 --> 01:27:42,059
♪
1960
01:27:42,190 --> 01:27:48,016
♪
1961
01:27:48,146 --> 01:27:50,059
Dreamer, here. Awake.
1962
01:27:53,625 --> 01:27:55,669
Dreamer, here. Awake.
1963
01:27:55,798 --> 01:27:57,538
Dreamer, here. Awake.
1964
01:27:57,669 --> 01:28:00,364
[ Sirens wailing in distance ]
1965
01:28:00,495 --> 01:28:02,669
Dreamer, here. Awake.
1966
01:28:05,842 --> 01:28:06,451
Dream, here. Awake.
1967
01:28:06,582 --> 01:28:07,407
Dream, here.
1968
01:28:07,538 --> 01:28:09,538
[ Sustained beep ]
1969
01:28:13,972 --> 01:28:16,277
[ Static hissing ]
1970
01:28:19,277 --> 01:28:21,407
[ Mid-tempo music plays ]
1971
01:28:21,538 --> 01:28:28,798
♪
1972
01:28:28,929 --> 01:28:33,451
♪ Write another song
for the money ♪
1973
01:28:33,582 --> 01:28:36,233
♪ Something they can sing,
not so funny ♪
1974
01:28:37,929 --> 01:28:44,059
♪ Money in the bank
to keep us warm ♪
1975
01:28:47,103 --> 01:28:51,495
♪ Roll another joint
for the Gipper ♪
1976
01:28:51,625 --> 01:28:55,755
♪ Get the Gipper high,
he gets hipper ♪
1977
01:28:55,885 --> 01:29:02,538
♪ Stick it in his mouth
and keep him warm ♪
1978
01:29:04,885 --> 01:29:09,320
♪ Elect another jerk
to the White House ♪
1979
01:29:09,451 --> 01:29:14,016
♪ Gracie Slick is losing
her dormouse ♪
1980
01:29:14,146 --> 01:29:21,146
♪ Take her off the streets
and keep warm ♪
1981
01:29:22,277 --> 01:29:24,582
[ Mid-tempo music plays ]
1982
01:29:24,711 --> 01:29:32,016
♪
1983
01:29:32,146 --> 01:29:41,798
♪
1984
01:29:41,929 --> 01:29:51,668
♪
1985
01:29:51,798 --> 01:30:01,451
♪
1986
01:30:01,582 --> 01:30:11,233
♪
1987
01:30:11,364 --> 01:30:21,016
♪
1988
01:30:21,146 --> 01:30:30,798
♪
1989
01:30:30,929 --> 01:30:40,668
♪
1990
01:30:40,798 --> 01:30:50,451
♪
1991
01:30:50,581 --> 01:31:00,233
♪
1992
01:31:00,364 --> 01:31:10,059
♪
1993
01:31:10,190 --> 01:31:17,537
♪
1994
01:31:17,668 --> 01:31:19,842
[ Woman vocalizing ]
1995
01:31:19,972 --> 01:31:29,755
♪
1996
01:31:29,885 --> 01:31:38,103
♪
1997
01:31:38,233 --> 01:31:46,494
♪
1998
01:31:46,624 --> 01:31:52,842
♪
1999
01:31:52,972 --> 01:31:59,146
♪
2000
01:31:59,277 --> 01:32:08,929
♪
2001
01:32:09,059 --> 01:32:18,755
♪
2002
01:32:18,885 --> 01:32:28,668
♪