(water lapping softly) (somber music) (birds chirp) (somber music) (tape recorder clicks) - Whoever is listening,
this is Sean Stephens. The experiment, it... It worked. (mellow guitar music) ♪ I am lonely ♪ ♪ That's what she told me ♪ ♪ From across the sea ♪ ♪ I was a dog ♪ ♪ And she set me free ♪ - Hey. Hey! What are you thinking about? - Nothing. - Come on, don't be boring. Tell me, I want to know. - Did you pack your camera? - It's in the back. John was telling me you two
have been making go
od progress on that device thing. - Well, he was just trying to impress you. We actually haven't done much since the last time you saw it. - What does it do though?
(camera clicks) Oh my God. (laughs) - It matches frequencies
to other local emitters to break their pattern and
create its own footprint. - Right. - [Alex] Ah, look at that, perfect. - Fuck off! (laughs) (tires rumble) (somber music) (birds chirp) (somber music) (fishing rods rattle) What are you trying to do? - I'm trying to hit you
. - It's not working, stop. - Every page that you turn,
it's new and exciting! So exciting, I mean,
what more do you want? What don't you get? - Maybe it's because I'm
not a huge nerd like you. - A nerd? Well, coming from the girl who exclusively reads vampire novels. - Thank you for calling them novels. - Thank you for calling me a nerd. - Come on, you know you're a nerd. - Just let me die alone, okay? - No. Don't say things like that. Stay with me. (sand grains rush) (somber music) (crickets c
hirp)
(frog croaks) (pen scratches) I, um, I got you something. - What? (zipper clatters) - [Sarah] It's an old audio recorder. I thought you could use
it to record your notes when you and John are
working on your projects. - Wow. Thank you. Where did you find this? - It was my dad's actually. - Oh. (tense music) - It was his fault, the fire. That's why John hates him. - Well, it was an accident, right? - No. I don't know. - I'm sorry. - Do you wanna take my picture? - Oh, sure, yeah. Oh, I thin
k it needs the... - Oh right, yeah. Here. I've never really used that one before. (bulb clicks) - I think I got it. (chuckles) Okay, you ready? - Yeah. - Three. Two. One. (button clicks) (camera clicks) (tense music) (bird trills) (tense music) Sarah? (tense music) Sarah! (body thuds) Sarah! Sarah, Sarah, look at me. Sarah? Oh my God. Sarah. Please wake up. Wake up, wake up. (tense music) (shadow growls) (eerie music) - Alex? Alex. Hey buddy, you slept on the couch again. - Yeah. I'm sorry. - Ho
w you doin'? - I'm okay. - Your mom and I are
heading to the airport soon. You gonna be okay with your sister here? - Yeah, yeah. - She's gonna try to have a party, okay? I know her. You make sure that doesn't happen, okay? (Father sighs) Look, Alex. I know we haven't had a chance to really talk about what happened. You know, I'm just not
very good at these things, and your mother...
- Dad, it's. I'm okay. - -All right. (hand pats) Try not to burn the house down, all right? - I won't. - Is that
a promise? - I promise. (Father laughs) - And, um. (horn honks) Oh, John's here. - All right. - Look, if there's anything,
just call us, okay? - Will do. Thanks, Dad. (hand pats) (shoes clack) - [John] I can't believe
it's been a month already. - No, no. No, I can't. (traffic hums) - Got into a fight with
my mom again, a bad one. - What happened? I don't know, she's just. She's been dead silent about
the whole thing, you know. She hasn't said a single
thing to me since Sarah died. It's like. I d
on't know, she acts
the same way she acts when I ask about by my dad. I don't know, maybe it's
how she deals with death. I gotta show you something. (equivocal music) - You finished it. - Finished it while you were on the trip. - [Alex] Oh, couldn't wait, huh? - Impressed? - No, no, I guess not. - You wanna see this bad boy in action? - Hell yeah.
- All right. Who should our first victim be? (man shouts on phone) - Oh. Ooh, what about that asshole over there? - Oh yeah, look at that dick. (man s
houts) - Wait, you sure you can
get it with this thing? - It goes up to nine meters. - Nine? - What do you think, like 4.3? All right, right. (man shouts) Three. Two. One. - And I'm gonna say. (groans) (both laughing) - [Alex] Well, I guess it works. (John laughs) - Could not have asked for
a better test than that. - Sarah would have loved this. - Yeah, yeah. She probably would have
just laughed about this. - I really miss her, John. - Yeah, I know. I do too. I, uh... I gotta clean out a bunch
o
f stuff from Sarah's room, and I was thinking
about doing it tomorrow. And I don't know if you wanted to like help or.
- Yeah. - Yeah? - Sure. (tense music) - [Sarah] Okay, so Alex, hi. - [Alex] Hi. - Refused to go to any of the haunted houses with me this year. So now I'm making him promise on camera that he is coming with me next year. Promise! Alex, for me, for me. (lips smack) - I promise!
- Okay. - [Alex] I'm gonna do them, okay? - [Sarah] Yes.
(distant banging) - [Alex] Annie? (tense music
) - Fuck. - Jesus. - It's fine. - No, what, Derek? Oh my God, this is so embarrassing. You should leave. - What, but?
- Derek. - I'll see you later. Alex. - I'm so sorry. - Mom and Dad have been
gone for like 12 hours. - I know, I know, just
please don't tell them. - Is that? - Yeah. You want one? Hey, remember when you
first brought Sarah here? Mom and Dad were so happy. - Yeah. You were pretty happy too. - Yeah, I was. She was pretty cool. And we had a lot in common. And she was good for you.
- Yeah. Yeah, she was. (clock ticks) - You know. Nevermind. - What? - No, you're not gonna like
where this is coming from. - What is it? - Well, Derek has... - Oh, Jesus. - Alex. Derek's mom passed away last year. - Well, damn. Now, I feel like an asshole. - It's fine. I mean you are, but it's fine. Anyways, he was a mess, obviously, but, you know, he had photos, memories. She was in the past, but she
was still there with him, in the photos they took together or the clothes she bought for him or
the notes she used to put
in his lunch box as a kid. She'll always be there. And maybe that's where Sarah is for you. (tense music) (Alex sighs) (somber music) (button clicks) (somber music) (birds chirp) - Is your mom home? - Yeah. Who knows, maybe she'll talk to you. Wait, watch. - It's your parent. John. - What? - What happened? - [John] What, Sarah didn't tell you? - I don't know if she
told me the full story. - Well, we don't know
the full story, okay? So that's the problem. - Then maybe y
our mom isn't
telling you for a reason. - And what would that reason be, huh? What? What would the reason me, huh? Because I'm his son, right, remember? So I would have a right to know, right? So what possibly could the reason be? - I don't know, John. - All right. You know what? I'm not gonna stand in here and rehash all this shit with
you, so why don't you just go? - What?
- Just go. - Oh, come on. (tense music) (hand knocks) Dorothy? It's Alex. I was just cleaning out
Sarah's room with John,
and I don't know, I thought I'd say hi. See how you were doing. (tense music) (door creaks) Dorothy. - Alex, come in. (tense music) (clock ticks) How are you, dear? - I'm doing okay. How are you? - He thinks I'm a terrible
mother, doesn't he? - Oh, no, no, no. He's just. I don't know. - I don't blame him. Alex, please, take a seat. - Oh no, I should get going, really. Dorothy, John, he, um. Well, I just think it'd be a good idea if maybe you two spoke about Sarah. - Oh, we've talked, it just,
it
leads to a screaming match. Alex, I've been wanting to talk to you. - [Alex] Oh. - About what happened on the beach. The police told me everything. I just, I wanted to hear it from you. - Okay. Well. Everything was normal. We were camping, I mean. We were laughing, and I took her picture. When I woke up, she was
just standing by the water. - [Dorothy] Did she look frightened? - [Alex] Yes. - Then what happened? - I called her name. And she turned to look at
me, and there was blood. And she coll
apsed. - Its that everything? - I'm sorry. (tense music) - I was planning on giving this to John, but I think I should
give it to you instead. - What is it?
- It'll help. - I don't under... - [Dorothy] Just take it. Trust me, take it! John can help you with it. - Oh no, no, I really shouldn't. - Go on, no, go on, please. (tense music) (door creaks) - John. (tense music) (pages rustle) - So that's the circuit. - That's showing us the circuit, yeah. So when I turn it off. - It dies. - [Alex] Well,
that's one
way of looking at it, yeah. - Do I have a wave? - Yeah, actually. Well, sort of, it's complicated. - [Sarah] Really? (somber music) (objects clang) (somber music) - [Alex] Just give me your hand. - Is this gonna hurt? - Only a little bit. - Don't mess with me.
- You ready? This might hurt a lot actually. - Stop it. (somber music) Oh wow. That's me. - Holy shit. This is going to sound
insane, but Sarah's mom, she gave me this notebook, and, well, it was Sarah's dad's. And, well, appar
ently he
found a way to cheat death. (tape recorder clicks) This is bullshit. (bright electronic music) (phone clicks) Come on, come on, come
on, come on, come on. - [John Recording] Hey, you reached John. Can't come to the phone right now. Call me back. - John, it's Alex. You gotta come see this, okay? I don't know, maybe I'm losing it, but you gotta come over, okay? I have something to show you. Call me back, bye. - Hey, Alex. Sorry, did I scare you? - No. No, what's up? - So I was thinking si
nce
Mom and Dad are away. - Oh, Annie! - What, it's just gonna
be a couple of people? - It's just not a good time right now. - It's literally the perfect time. (Alex sighs) It would mean a lot to me, but I understand if you can't right now. - How many people? - Just a few people.
- Just a few people. Well, the last time you
had just a few people over, Derek and his friends
went through my stuff and broke something. - I promise no one's gonna
step foot into the basement. Just think about it, plea
se. - Sure, okay? - Okay, thanks, bye. (bright electronic music) - Okay, so there might
be something to all this. Maybe with enough power, you should be able to see some light. Just maybe. Three. Two. One.
(button clicks) Test number two is a fail. We might need some more power, or this is just complete nonsense. Let's try again. (machine hums) This is test number 283. I have tried virtually everything,
but here's one last go. (button clicks)
Shit. (chair legs scrape) (switch clicks) (machine bu
zzes) Oh my God. Test number. Test number, whatever the last test was. It's working! (Alex hyperventilating) Oh, oh. (machine buzzes) (machine crackles) (Sarah laughs) - [Sarah] Hey. - [Alex] Oh, Sarah. (laughs) (eerie music) (mysterious growling) (switch clicks) (Alex panting) (crows cawing) - Hey. - John, where have you been? I've tried calling you like 100 times. - Something happened. She had a stroke, right after you left. She's at home now. - Oh my God. - I don't know. I don't know, I don't
know what to do, you know. It's just a lot. - I'm so sorry, John. - It's so fucked up. You know, I can't lose her. I can't lose her, not after Sarah. (John groans) What'd you talk to her
about when you saw her? - Nothing, just Sarah mostly. - 'Cause she can't really talk now. So I just feel like...
- Hey, don't, okay? She'll be fine, John. - The last time we talked,
we were fighting, you know? I yelled at her. - Hey, I think we should
maybe drive to my place. I have something to show you. - Oka
y. All right. (John exhales) (engine revs)
(car beeps) (footsteps patter) What's all this? - I think it's a way to bring Sarah back. - What? - The flash bulb. When I took her picture,
it captured something. - Alex, Alex, what are you
talking about right now? What are you talking
about, bringing her back? - It's holding her consciousness, okay? The energy is somehow
able to connect to Sarah. - Where you gettin' all this from? - The library. - Don't bullshit me. - I'm not, okay, I'm serious. - Wel
l, then. - Okay, look, if we can fully
connect to her own wave, then maybe we can use it to transfer her back into her own body. - Alex. That's impossible. - It might be. It might be, okay? When I took her picture, her soul or her energy or a part of her, whatever you want to call it, was captured and copied into
this flash bulb, all right? The camera was created as a
device to transfer the energy. - Was created? What, did you make it? - Well, no, but that's beside the point. - Who's camera was
it? Who's camera was it, Alex? - It was Sarah's. - Was it my dad's? Where are you gettin' all this from? - Here, okay? I learned about all of this in that. - What is this? - Your mom gave it to me. It was your dad's. - Why'd she give this to you? - [Alex] I don't know. - Because the amount of times I've asked her to give me this.
- I know, John, okay? But I also know that he was
trying to resurrect someone. I mean, who is he doing all this for? - I don't know! I don't, look, I don't know. This i
s crazy. - This is real, John. Okay, right now Sarah or a part of her is somewhere in that flash bulb. She's alive, okay? And we can bring her back, we have to. - Sarah ever tell you why
there was a fire, Alex? - No, okay, no. - Okay, well, it was 'cause one of my dad's experiments, all right? It was probably this one. - I'm sorry, John. I really am, but I'm
not just gonna give up because of some failed experiment. - I need to think about this, okay? I need to think about all this. - What? (tens
e music) Sarah? - Hmm?
- Tell me the story. - [Sarah Voice-over] Is that
all I'm good for, stories? - [Alex Voice-over] I just
have one tiny request. - [Sarah Voice-over] What's that? - [Alex Voice-over] It cannot
involve vampires, all right? - Shut up! (laughs) I know one, but it's kinda sad. - Hey, as long as there are
no vampires then I'm good. - There was. There was an old man who
used to hang out around here. - Here? What, is it a true story? - Listen. He used to hang out here on his own. A
nd he would have this dog
with him, but it wasn't his. - [Alex] Well, who's dog was it? - I don't know. I don't think it belonged to anyone. They used to come here all the time. Like pretty much everyday. - Everyday?
- It was kinda cute. You know, this old lonely
man and his wandering dog. But one day, the old man stopped coming. And the dog would hang around. It was looking for him, you know? But he never came back. - [Alex] What happened? - He was gone, forever. Apparently, the old man
died al
one in his apartment. - Oh. Well, what happened to the dog? - He kept waiting. So that a sad story? - Yeah. Yeah, it is. Not even one single vampire, wow. Wait, am I right, or is
there a twist ending? - No, there's no vampires. (somber music) (clock ticks) - Hi, Johnny. - Hi, Mom. - I should be taking care of you. - No, no. Oh, it's okay, that's okay. - Your father loved you so much. You shouldn't hate him, Johnny. - I don't, okay? Okay, I don't. Why didn't you tell me
more about him, Ma, huh? A
bout what happened. - I was trying to protect you. - From what? His experiments, what was he trying to do? - He was trying to save me. - From what? (somber music) - Sarah? Can you hear me? I just need a sign, okay? I feel like I'm losing myself. I need you. (machine buzzes) - [Sarah] Alex. - Sarah? (machine whirs) Sarah? - Did you miss me? - What? - What's wrong? - How are you... It's really you? - Are you surprised to have
a girl in your nerd shop? I need to tell you something. - How do I know
you're real? - Does this not feel real enough to you? - Sarah. - Alex. I need my body. - What?
- Tomorrow night. - Tomorrow night?
- It has to be tomorrow night. - Why? - Alex. I love you. (Alex gasps) (machine buzzes) (machine whirs) - John? (hand knocks) John, it's me. (door creaks) Thank God you're home. (door creaks) Oh no. - She died last night. But all the doctors said she went peacefully and everything so. - I'm so sorry, John. - Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I just don't know what. I just don't what
to do, you know? It's a lot. - Hey. You can stay with us, okay? For as long as you want. - Thanks. Alex, I was looking at
her just before she died. And... And I think it worked. - What? - No, I think. I think he brought her back. - The scars. - It was experiments, you
know, it wasn't a fire. She was already dead. - It worked. It works, John. - Alex, can I see, Sarah? Please? - Oh, sure, yeah. Okay. - Hey, Sarah. It's John. I miss you, you know? A lot. And I don't know if you're
in there, all ri
ght, but if you could just do something. - John, I don't know
if it works like that. - My whole life I searched
for an answer like this. You know, now I know. I don't know if it's worth it. Okay. Okay. Okay, what do we have to do? To bring her back, what do we have to do? - Okay, well, according
to your dad's notes, we need to dig up her body. - Dig up? Okay. Jesus. Okay, okay. All right, when?
- Tomorrow. - Tomorrow, but... - It has to be tomorrow. - Why? - Sarah told me. - All right. I mean, w
on't she be all like. - Yes, but she's only been
underground for a month now. Your mom's scars, they
weren't from a fire. They were from... - From decomposing. - But it healed. The process can be reversed. I mean, it's now or never, John. What? - If something's not right, you know? Something goes wrong or whatever, let's just bail, all right? - Okay, sure. - Okay. Let's bring Sarah back. - Let's bring Sarah back. (bright electronic music) So we'll need to get a few supplies. This isn't exactly g
oing
to be a walk in the park. - Yeah, I don't expect it to be. - [Alex] I think we should
be able to find everything at a hardware store. Where can we get power? - Batteries. - Batteries. (batter thuds)
- [John] Car batteries. - [Alex] Yeah. We'll need shovels and a bag. - A bag? - A body bag, for Sarah. - [John] Right. - Hey, Alex.
- Not now, Annie. - Hey, John. - Hey. - So, Alex, I...
- Not now, Annie. Go back to your room. - Go back to my? All right, whatever. (bright electronic music) - [Al
ex] That everything? - Yep. - Perfect. - You ready? - Yeah, I was just. - I gotta. What we're doing, this is so. - It's insane. (dog barks) (tense music) (engine revs) (car door slams) (tires skid) (tense music) (engine hums) (birds warble) (tires rumble) (tires skid) - Ready? - Yeah. (car door slams) (shovels thump) (shovels thump) - No, we have to be there soon. (shovel bangs) - [Alex] Yes. (Alex hyperventilates) - You hear that? - What? Oh shit. - Fuck. - Security?
- Yeah, I think so. - Okay,
well, we talked about this, right? You good? John, John, are you good? - Okay, okay, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. - You go distract them, and
I'll get the body out, okay? Just go. Now! (car door bangs) (flashlight clicks) - Hello? Someone here? (tense music) Cemetery's closed! You gotta come back in the... Hey! Cemetery's closed. Are you okay? - Yeah, I just. I was just here visiting my sister. She died about a month ago and yeah. Sorry. - Is there anyone else here with you? Yeah, we got a possible
disturbance here. (guard screams)
(device rings loudly) (suspenseful music) (mysterious growling) (suspenseful music) (Alex panting) - I need your help. (men grunt) (body thuds) (trunk door slams) What happened with the security guard? - I don't...
- Doesn't matter. We have to go, John, now. (trunk door slams) (car door slams) (engine revs) (tires rumble) John. John, what the fuck are you doing? - I saw something. - What are you talking about? - I saw something back at the graveyard. - [Alex] Wh
at? - I don't know, okay? That security guard, okay, something, something attacked him. - Attacked him? - Yes, something attacked him, okay? - John, we don't have time for this, okay? I don't have time for this! - You don't have time for this. What the fuck are you talking about? - You're not fucking concerned
that that security guard was just fucking... I'm freaked out, all right? You're fucking lying to me. I know you're fucking lying to me. - I'm not.
- I know there's something that you're no
t telling me, okay? So you better fucking tell me what that is right now, Alex, okay? Or else I'm out! - You're out, you're out now?
- Yeah, I'm fucking out, okay? 'Cause I'm not gonna
be a part of something that's, that's...
- That's what? That's what, John, hmm? That's evil? You just robbed a fucking grave. A grave, all right? You tell me what's so
goddamn good about that. Drive.
- No. - Fucking drive!
- No, fuck you, man! I know you know something
you're not telling me, okay? What is it? - I
don't know. I don't know what you
fucking saw, all right? You're so concerned about my sanity, but maybe you're the fucking crazy one. Ever think about that, huh? Maybe you're the one
that's fucking losing it? (tires rumble) - [John] Oh shit. Oh shit, Alex. - Are you fucking serious? (girl laughs) Party's over, go home! (loud pop music) (guests chatter) - You're so hot. - Yeah?
- Yeah. - Okay. Okay, I'm ready. - Are you sure? - Yeah. I wanna kiss you. - [John] Okay! Party's over, all right?
- Wh
at was that? - Hey.
- No, wait. - Annie, come on.
- No, Derek. - Hello, you gotta go, okay? The party's over, party's over! I hope you had a great night, but you gotta get the fuck out! - One more beer.
- No, no, that's okay. Seriously, get the fuck out
of the fucking house, okay? Stand the fuck up with your
girlfriend, go home, okay? You on the stairs, I
know you're comfortable. Get the fuck out, okay? - Don't touch that! (Alex panting) - Everything okay? - What the fuck? - Um.
- What the fuck,
Annie? - I tried to tell you,
but you were ignoring me. - I cannot believe you right now! There's so many people in this house, and they're in the basement! I mean, what the fuck? Everyone in this fucking house better be out in the next two minutes, or I swear to God, Annie! - I'm sorry. (machine buzzes) (crickets chirp)
(footsteps patter) - Alex, you didn't have
to yell at her like that. - Get, Sarah. - Hey, did you need this? (ominous music) - Annie. Annie! - Why do you care about
this thing
more than me? - Hey, Annie, Annie, you
don't understand, okay? - It's Sarah. - What? - It's Sarah, okay? Before she died, something connected her to that flash bulb. It's the only thing we
can use to bring her back. - What are you even talking about, Alex? - I'm sorry, okay? I'm sorry if I've been a shitty brother. I'm sorry if I yelled at you, I'm sorry! - John, why are you helping him? He's clearly not okay. None of this makes any sense. - He's right, okay? That's her. That's Sarah. - Give me
the bulb, please. Please, Annie. - I just want my brother back. - I know. I know, okay? I'm sorry. I'm sorry. (bulb buzzes) I'm sorry. - Just don't lose yourself again. - Annie, Annie, Annie. - No, no, I just need a minute. - Annie, Annie! Annie. (bulb buzzes) - Pull Sarah, all right? - Yeah. (suspenseful music) (body thuds) Okay, all right. Let's get everything hooked up. Let's connect the batteries
to the main access point. The power should then
flow through the bulb and back into her body. (s
parks crackle) (suspenseful music) (mysterious growling) - Alex. No, this isn't right. - No, no, no, what are you doing? - Do you see that thing right there? - What are you doing?
- Okay, we're done, okay? - I can't let you do that. - Just let go of me.
- I can't let you do that. - No, let go of me! What are you fucking crazy? - We worked so hard! I've worked so hard! - You're my best friend, don't do this. - Then help me out, please! Please, John. (hand whacks) John, what are you doing? - Don't
.
- We're so close! We're so close, she's right there, John! (fist pounds)
(Alex groans) (rod smashes)
(glass shatters) No! (Alex grunts) (fists pound)
(Alex grunts) Why did you do that? (John gasps) (fists pound) (screwdriver squelches)
(John groans) (John groans) (John groans) (back slams) (Alex panting) (bulb buzzes) (Alex screams) (air whooshes) (solemn piano music) (John groans softly) (tape recorder thuds) - Whoever is listening, this is Sean Stephens. The experiment, it... It works. (wate
r splashes) (Alex gasps) (birds chirp) But it comes at a great cost. I was wrong about my theories. Everything I thought I
knew about this experiment, wrong. (water splashes) Energy is neither created nor
destroyed, only transferred. - Take my hand. Come with me. - In this case, it's transferred through time. - [Past Alex] Sarah? - [Sean] By bringing Dorothy
back to life in the present, I'm choosing to end her life in the past. But I have no real choice here. It's a paradox. (body thuds) - Sarah
! No, Sarah. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Sarah, look at me. Please! - But I'm doing it for my children. For Sarah. For John. I'm doing this so you'll have a mother. I'm doing this because I love you. I will always love you. I'm the one that killed her. And I'm the one that will save her. Sacrificing myself. It's an infinite loop of life and death and infinite light. (solemn music) (tape recorder clicks) (body bag rustles)
(Sarah gasps) (Sarah breathes heavily) (solemn music) (solemn electron
ic music)
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