>> Narrator: IN THIS WORLD...
THERE IS REAL EVIL...
IN THE DARKEST SHADOWS AND IN
THE MOST ORDINARY PLACES.
THESE ARE THE TRUE STORIES OF
THE INNOCENT AND
THE UNIMAGINABLE.
AT THE LAKE CLUB, EVERY NIGHT IS
FULL OF LIFE.
BUT WHEN THE MUSIC ENDS AND THE
CROWDS GO HOME, THE PLACE IS AS
COLD AS A CRYPT.
AN ANGRY GHOST STALKS THE
EMPLOYEES AND WARNS THAT ONE OF
THEM IS ABOUT TO DIE.
BETWEEN THE WORLD WE SEE, AND
THE THINGS WE FEAR...
THERE ARE DOORS.
WHEN THEY ARE OPENED...
NIGHTMARES...BECOME REALITY.
-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com
>> FOR DECADES, THE LAKE CLUB IN
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, HAS
SERVED AS A WEIGH STATION FOR
GAMBLERS AND MUSICIANS.
BUT NOT ALL OF THEM WERE SIMPLY
PASSING THROUGH.
FOR ONE SOUL, THE LAKE CLUB WAS
A TRAP AND DEATH WAS JUST THE
BEGINNING.
[ SIREN WAILS ]
IN THE SUMMER OF 1974, LAKE CLUB
OWNERS PHILLIP DEAN AND
TONY BARBADO SHOW THE CLUB TO A
PROSPECTIVE RENTER NAMED
BILL CARMEAN.
>> HEY, BILL.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> I HAD A CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS
WITH MY DAD AND BROTHER.
DUE TO THE ENERGY CRUNCH, THE
BUSINESS FAILED.
WE KIND OF POOLED OUR MONEY
TOGETHER AND STARTED LOOKING FOR
SOMETHING THAT WE COULD INVEST
IN WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT THE
OLD LAKE CLUB WAS UP FOR GRABS.
>> BILL, I DON'T KNOW IF I
MENTIONED THIS OR NOT, BUT,
YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD SOME
OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT HERE.
>> MM-HMM.
>> ELLA FITZGERALD...
>> Narrator: THE PLACE FIRST
OPENED IN 1941.
HERE LEGENDARY MUSICIANS LIKE
NAT KING COLE AND
ELLA FITZGERALD PLAYED TO CROWDS
OF UP TO 1,200 GUESTS.
THE CLUB HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR THE
PAST SIX YEARS.
BUT THE OWNERS HAVE TAKEN GOOD
CARE OF THEIR PROPERTY.
>> ALL RIGHT, BILL.
>> TAKE CARE.
>> CALL ME LATER.
>> I WILL.
>> LET ME SHOW YOU THE BAR.
>> SURE.
>> WE'LL WALK AROUND.
THE WHOLE PLACE IS READY TO GO.
I MEAN, TURN ON THE LIGHTS, WE
CAN COME IN.
>> THE GLASSES WERE ALL THERE,
THE CHAIRS WERE ALL THERE.
IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A TURNKEY,
WALK IN, AND OPEN UP.
>> I'LL SHOW YOU THE REST OF THE
PLACE.
>> OKAY.
>> Narrator: ALL BILL NEEDS TO
REOPEN THE NIGHTCLUB IS A LIQUOR
LICENSE AND A BAND.
>> RIGHT DOWN HERE IS THE
MECHANIC ROOM...
AND DOWN THE HALL IS YOUR
OFFICE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Narrator: PHILIP DEAN
FINALIZES THE DEAL IN A BACK
OFFICE.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> YES, SIR.
>> Narrator: BILL NOTICES A HOLE
IN THE CEILING.
>> WHAT WE GOT HERE?
WHAT IS THAT?
WHAT'S THAT THERE -- A WATER
LEAK OR SOMETHING?
>> DUSTY, YOU CAN FIX THAT,
CAN'T YOU?
>> YEAH, THAT'LL BE GOOD AS
NEW.
NO PROBLEM.
>> COUPLE DAYS...
GOOD AS NEW.
>> Narrator: DEAN QUICKLY
REASSURES HIM THAT THE
CARETAKER, DUSTY, WILL FIX THE
PROBLEM.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT?
>> Narrator: EACH DAY, BILL
SPENDS LONG HOURS ALONE IN THE
CLUB, GETTING THE PLACE READY
FOR BUSINESS.
ONE AFTERNOON...
[ PIANO MUSIC PLAYING ]
>> I COULD HEAR THE PIANO
PLAYING IN THE BACK.
[ PIANO MUSIC CONTINUES ]
>> HELLO?
[ PIANO MUSIC CONTINUES ]
ANYBODY UP THERE?
[ PIANO MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ PIANO MUSIC STOPS ]
>> THERE WAS NOBODY THERE.
I KNOW I HEARD THAT PIANO.
I FELT A LITTLE CHILL.
[ UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS ]
>> Narrator: IN THE FALL OF
1974, THE LAKE CLUB OPENS UNDER
THE MANAGEMENT OF BILL CARMEAN.
>> WHEN THE WORD FINALLY GOT
OUT, AND WE OPENED THE DOORS
THAT NIGHT, WE WERE JUST
COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED.
THEY DRANK US OUT OF BEER, WE
WERE OUT OF BOOZE, WE RAN OUT OF
ICE.
WE MADE IT THROUGH THE FIRST
NIGHT AND GOT A LITTLE BETTER
PREPARED FOR THE SECOND NIGHT.
AND IT JUST KEPT ON GOING LIKE
THAT FOR A WHILE.
>> Narrator: BILL QUICKLY
REALIZES THAT HE CAN'T RUN THE
CLUB BY HIMSELF.
HE TURNS TO MUSICIAN TOM BLASKO.
>> HERE'S $650.
BUY YOUR GUYS A DRINK.
>> I FIRST BECAME INVOLVED WITH
THE LAKE CLUB WHEN MY BAND WAS
HIRED THERE, AND I MET ONE OF
THE OWNERS, AND WE BECAME
FRIENDS.
>> YOU DO SUCH A GOOD JOB...
>> WE GOT A RAPPORT GOING WITH
EACH OTHER.
I ASKED HIM IF HE WANTED TO
INVEST.
>> I WANT TO YOU COME IN, MAYBE
MANAGE THE PLACE.
>> IT WAS AN INTERESTING
SCENARIO...SO I JUMPED IN ON
IT.
>> HEY, I WANT TO WELCOME
EVERYBODY TO THE LAKE CLUB.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ALL OF YOU
TO...
>> WE GOT SOME DIFFERENT
ENTERTAINMENT IN THERE, AND THE
PLACE WAS GREAT.
[ UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS ]
>> SURPRISE, SURPRISE.
>> Narrator: AFTER HOURS, THE
MANAGERS HOLD PRIVATE PARTIES
FOR FRIENDS AND EMPLOYEES.
OVER TIME, COWORKERS BECOME
LIKE FAMILY.
>> SHOULD I BE AFRAID?
>> Narrator: FOR WAITRESS
BARBARA LARD, IT SEEMS LIKE
THE PERFECT WORKING ENVIRONMENT.
>> I STARTED WORKING AT THE
LAKE CLUB WHEN I WAS 21 1/2, AND
I WAS VERY YOUNG AND VERY NAIVE
AND NOT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR
FORM PREPARED FOR WHAT WOULD
COME IN THE FUTURE.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> DID YOU SEE THAT ONE GIRL?
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
>> [ SIGHS ]
[ EXHALES LOUDLY ]
MAN.
>> I WAS JUST SUDDENLY
SURROUNDED BY THIS COLD CHILL.
IT WAS A DRAFTY COLD, AND IT
WOULD JUST GO RIGHT THROUGH YOU
AND JUST ENGULF YOUR WHOLE BODY.
>> Narrator: TOM ASSUMES
THAT HE'S NEGLECTED TO TURN OFF
ONE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING
UNITS IN THE BASEMENT.
[ RASPY MOAN ]
>> [ SIGHS ] ALL RIGHT.
[ RASPY MOAN ]
>> IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE WAS RIGHT
BEHIND YOU.
JUST VERY FRIGHTENING, VERY
FRIGHTENING.
[ RASPY MOAN ]
[ RASPY BREATH ]
>> Narrator: ONE NIGHT AFTER
CLOSING, TOM BLASKO HAS A
TERRIFYING FEELING THAT HE IS
NOT ALONE.
>> AND I BECAME EXTREMELY
SCARED, RAN OUT OF THE PLACE,
AND I LEFT THE LIGHTS AND AIR
CONDITIONER RUNNING.
>> [ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE
KIND OF TRYING TO RATIONALIZE IS
NOT HAPPENING WHEN IT IS
HAPPENING.
>> ALL RIGHT, I GOT TO GET THE
HELL OUT OF HERE -- GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
>> Narrator: TOM DECIDES NOT TO
TELL ANYONE ABOUT THE
EXPERIENCE.
>> I THOUGHT SOMETIMES YOU TELL
PEOPLE THESE STORIES, THEY'D
LOOK AT YOU LIKE YOU'RE A LITTLE
BIT CRAZY, SO I JUST OPTED TO
KEEP IT TO MYSELF AND SEE WHAT
HAPPENED.
[ UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS ]
>> Narrator: LATER BILL TELLS
TOM THAT HE'S HAD SOME STRANGE
EXPERIENCES INSIDE THE CLUB.
>> ARE YOU SURE YOU DIDN'T SEE
ANYBODY?
>> THERE WAS NO ONE IN THERE.
I WALKED IN THERE, THE PIANO
COVER WAS DOWN.
I WALKED AROUND ALL OVER THE
PLACE.
THERE WAS NOBODY THERE, MAN.
>> I THINK THE SCARIEST THING
WAS THE UNKNOWN PART ABOUT IT.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS
HAPPENING OR WHO IT WAS OR WHAT
IT WAS.
>> YOU CAN'T LET ANYBODY KNOW
ABOUT THIS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT?
BAD FOR BUSINESS.
>> Narrator: TOM AND BILL DON'T
WANT TO FRIGHTEN THE EMPLOYEES
OR PATRONS.
>> GUYS, I NEED A BROOM.
>> YOU REALLY DON'T WANT THE
WORD TO LEAK OUT.
OTHERWISE, PEOPLE WOULDN'T WANT
TO COME OUT AND COME TO THE
BUSINESS.
>> Narrator: FOR WEEKS, TOM AND
BILL DON'T EXPERIENCE ANYTHING
UNUSUAL.
>> HEY, TOM YOU GOT TO DO ME A
FAVOR.
>> YEAH, WHAT?
>> I GOT A REAL IMPORTANT
MEETING, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I
MEAN.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR?
CAN YOU FINISH DOING THE MONEY
AND THEN CARRY THE CARBON
RECEIPTS, THE BOOKS AND ALL OF
THAT?
>> YEAH, NO PROBLEM.
>> ALL RIGHT, MAN.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
>> Narrator: ONE NIGHT AFTER
BUSINESS HOURS...
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
>> YOU COULD HEAR LIKE A DIN OF
PEOPLE TALKING.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
YOU COULDN'T MAKE OUT WHAT
THEY WERE SAYING, BUT YOU COULD
HEAR A CONVERSATION GOING ON.
I STARTED CARRYING A ROSARY
BECAUSE BEING A CATHOLIC, I
THOUGHT THAT WOULD PROTECT ME
AGAINST ANY EVIL OR BAD THINGS
THAT WERE GOING ON THERE.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
>> HELLO! ANYBODY THERE?
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
>> ANYBODY IN HERE?
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
>> HELLO?
>> HEY!
[ RASPY BREATH ]
>> THAT MORNING, I COME IN TO
GET SET UP FOR THE NEXT NIGHT.
THERE'S ALL THE CASH STILL OUT
ON THE TABLE, AND THE SAFE WAS
STILL OPEN.
>> MAN.
>> WHOA.
>> JEEZ.
>> SORRY.
>> YOU SCARED THE HELL OUT OF
ME.
>> [ SIGHS ]
>> WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT HAPPENED IN HERE?
>> LOOK...
I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW WHAT IT
LOOKS LIKE, BUT, UH, LOOK,
SOMETHING REALLY CRAZY HAPPENED
LAST NIGHT.
>> WHAT IS IT?
>> I WALKED DOWN THE HALL, AND I
WAS LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR
SOMETHING.
I COULDN'T SEE ANYBODY.
NOBODY WAS AROUND.
AND SOMEBODY WAS THERE AND...
>> HE SAID IT JUST SCARED THE
HELL OUT OF HIM.
HE SAID HE DIDN'T REALLY
REMEMBER RUNNING OUT OF THERE
AND LEAVING THE MONEY.
HE JUST KNEW HE WANTED TO GET
OUT OF THERE.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
>> Narrator: THE STRANGE EVENTS
BECOME MORE FREQUENT, AND THE
TWO MANAGERS SHARE THEIR
EXPERIENCES WITH TRUSTED
EMPLOYEES LIKE BARBARA LARD.
>> ALL OF US...
>> BILL AND TOM WOULD TALK ABOUT
DIFFERENT SMALL THINGS THAT HAD
HAPPENED.
BUT I REALLY DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT
THERE WAS REALLY A GHOST THERE.
IT WAS SOMETHING FUN TO TALK
ABOUT AND SOMETHING FUN TO LAUGH
ABOUT.
BUT I DIDN'T REALLY, TRULY
BELIEVE.
>> YOU GOT A NICE PLACE IN
HERE, MAN.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU.
>> YOU BOOK A LOT OF BANDS.
>> YEAH, WE'RE DOING PRETTY
WELL.
>> Narrator: ONE MORNING,
A SALESMAN VISITS THE CLUB.
>> I GUESS YOU'RE PRETTY BUSY.
SO WHAT I GOT HERE IS AN
AUTOMATIC CHECK-WRITING...
>> I FIGURED WELL, OKAY, I'M
GOING TO LET HIM DO HIS SPILL,
TELL HIM NO.
>> IT'S VERY SIMPLE...
IT HAS CHECKS WRITTEN.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
BUYING A CHECKBOOK, BALANCE,
AND ALL OF THAT.
THE MANAGERS CAN WRITE THE
CHECKS, AND IT REALLY MAKES
IT A LOT SIMPLER.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
THE BOOKKEEPING LATER.
IT REALLY SIMPLIFIES LIFE.
IT MAKES YOUR BUSINESS RUN
MUCH SMOOTHER, EASIER.
YOUR BOOKKEEPER...
>> IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF
HIM.
>> WELL, UH...
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I-I DON'T...
HEY, UH...
[ UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS ]
>> Narrator: THE VIOLENCE OF
THIS LATEST EVENT CONVINCES BILL
THAT HE CANNOT IGNORE WHAT'S
BEEN HAPPENING.
>> WE WERE WONDERING WHAT
MEASURES WE SHOULD TAKE.
YOU CAN'T CLOSE THE DOORS ON THE
BUSINESS BECAUSE WE GOT A
PROBLEM THERE.
SO WE WERE KIND OF BETWEEN A
ROCK AND A HARD SPOT.
ON THIS PARTICULAR NIGHT, WE
WERE PACKED TO THE GILLS.
THERE WAS MORE PEOPLE IN THERE
YOU COULD SHAKE A STICK AT.
BARTENDERS AND WAITERS WERE JUST
GOING 90 MILE AN HOUR, TRYING TO
KEEP UP WITH EVERYBODY.
>> UNBELIEVABLE.
THERE'S 12 WOMEN WAITING IN LINE
UP THERE, AND I'VE GOT TO GO.
>> WELL, JUST GO IN MY OFFICE.
GO ON. IT'S OPEN -- JUST GO
AHEAD AND USE IT.
IF IT'S NOT OPEN, COME SEE ME.
I GOT THE KEYS.
>> OKAY. THANKS.
>> WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE
OFFICE, IT WAS VERY, VERY
UNCOMFORTABLE.
I JUST WAS UNSETTLED, AND I
THOUGHT, "OH, I'M JUST A LITTLE
NERVOUS 'CAUSE WE'VE BEEN SO
BUSY."
>> ONE OF THE OWNERS...
>> [ GASPS ]
>> THEY'RE GONNA DIE.
THEY'RE GONNA DIE.
>> AAAAAAH!
>> Narrator: AT THE LAKE CLUB...
>> THEY'RE GONNA DIE.
>> Narrator:...WAITRESS
BARBARA LARD BELIEVES THAT
SHE HAS JUST SEEN A GHOST.
>> I JUST STOOD THERE AND...
I WAS IN A STATE OF SHOCK.
>> BARBARA, WHAT'S WRONG?
>> SHE WAS JUST IN TERROR.
AND I'M LIKE, "BARBARA, WHAT'S
THE MATTER?"
"I CAN'T TELL YOU.
I CAN'T TELL YOU."
>> YOU ALL RIGHT?
WHAT HAPPENED?
>> SHE WAS JUST PANICKY, AND I
TOLD HER, I SAID, WELL,
YOU KNOW, "GO BACK IN THE OFFICE
AND SIT DOWN."
>> NO, NO!
>> "NO, I'M NOT GOING BACK
THERE.
I'M NEVER GOING BACK THERE
AGAIN."
I TOLD HER, "GO AHEAD AND TAKE
THE REST OF THE NIGHT OFF."
SHE WAS IN TOTAL TERROR.
AND I HAD NEVER SEEN HER LIKE
THAT BEFORE.
>> HEY, COME ON IN.
TAKE A SEAT.
GOSH.
YEAH, WHY DON'T YOU GIVE HER...
>> Narrator: THE NEXT DAY
BARBARA DESCRIBES THE MAN SHE
SAW IN THE BACK OFFICE.
>> TELL US WHAT HAPPENED.
WHAT IS WRONG?
>> I WENT IN THERE, AND HE
SPOKE TO ME.
>> I SAID, "WHAT DID HE SAY?"
SHE SAID, "I CAN'T TELL YOU."
>> YOU CAN TELL US.
>> WHY CAN'T YOU TELL ME?
>> I CAN'T.
I CAN'T TELL YOU.
I CAN'T.
>> ONE OF THE OWNERS...
THEY'RE GONNA DIE.
>> I CAN'T.
>> WE CAN'T HELP YOU OUT IF YOU
DON'T TELL US WHAT HE SAID TO
YOU.
WE NEED TO KNOW.
>> I MADE THE DECISION NOT TO
TELL TOM AND BILL, AND THAT WAS
VERY DIFFICULT.
I WAS SO SCARED, AND I DIDN'T
WANT IT TO WEIGH HEAVY ON THEIR
MINDS.
>> Narrator: BILL DECIDES TO
SEEK ANSWERS FROM SOMEONE WHO
KNOWS MORE ABOUT THE LAKE CLUB'S
HISTORY.
HE PAYS A VISIT TO DUSTY, THE
CLUB'S LONGTIME CARETAKER.
>> EVERYTHING'S GOOD, RIGHT?
NO PROBLEMS?
>> OKAY, SO, SHE WAS IN THE
BATHROOM, AND SHE SAW THIS GUY.
I MEAN, BIG GUY.
>> Narrator: BILL GIVES HIM
BARBARA'S DESCRIPTION OF THE
GHOST.
>> ABOUT 6'2", BIG HEAD, BIG,
LONG MUSTACHE.
>> THAT SOUNDS LIKE RUDY.
REMEMBER THE GUY I WAS TELLING
YOU ABOUT?
REMEMBER...
>> Narrator: DUSTY SAYS IT
SOUNDS LIKE A FORMER
BARTENDER NAMED RUDY CRANOR.
>> RUDY.
YOU MEAN THE GUY WHO USED TO
BARTEND HERE?
>> YEAH, HE USED TO BARTEND
HERE.
I GOT A PICTURE.
THAT'S HIM RIGHT THERE.
>> YEAH, LOOK AT THAT.
>> Narrator: HE GIVES BILL A
GROUP OF PHOTOS TAKEN WHEN RUDY
WORKED AT THE CLUB.
>> I'LL SHOW THESE TO BARBARA.
I'LL LET HER TAKE A LOOK AT
THEM.
TRUST ME.
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.
LISTEN...
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> Narrator: BILL TAKES THE
PHOTOS TO BARBARA.
>> I WANT YOU TELL ME...
>> AND HE SAID, "DO YOU
RECOGNIZE ANYBODY?"
>> T-T-THIS IS HIM.
>> THAT'S WHO?
>> THIS IS THE MAN THAT I SAW.
THIS IS THE MAN THAT I SAW IN
YOUR OFFICE.
THIS IS HIM.
>> OKAY.
>> Narrator: BILL EXPLAINS TO
THE OTHERS WHAT DUSTY TOLD HIM.
CRANOR WORKED AT THE CLUB IN THE
DAYS WHEN PHILIP DEAN AND
TONY BARBADO RAN THE BUSINESS.
>> WE'RE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE
HERE.
>> Narrator: HE MADE A SMALL
FORTUNE IN TIPS FROM WELL-HEELED
PATRONS OF THE CLUB'S ILLEGAL
CASINO.
>> HERE'S THE DEAL.
>> Narrator: IN DECEMBER 1958,
POLICE RAIDED THE CLUB AND PUT
A DENT IN RUDY'S EARNINGS.
>> I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
>> BY TOMORROW, TAKE CARE OF IT.
>> TAKE CARE OF IT.
>> Narrator: THE FINANCIAL
STRESS OF THE FOLLOWING YEARS
GAVE HIM EXCRUCIATING STOMACH
ULCERS.
IN 1968, RUDY WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
CANCER.
THERE WERE ALSO RUMORS THAT HE
HAD BEEN ACCUSED OF STEALING
MONEY FROM THE CLUB.
AFTER YEARS OF FINANCIAL
TROUBLES AND PHYSICAL PAIN,
RUDY FINALLY SNAPPED.
>> [ SIGHS ]
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
[ GUNSHOT ]
>> [ Echoing ] WHAT WAS THAT
NOISE?
>> [ Echoing ] IT SOUNDED LIKE
GUNSHOTS.
>> [ Echoing ] AAH!
>> [ Echoing ] GET BACK, GET
BACK.
EVERYBODY BACK.
DON'T COME BACK THIS WAY...
>> THIS IS THE GUY THAT WAS IN
YOUR OFFICE.
>> Narrator: DUSTY SAID THAT
RUDY CRANOR WAS A CATHOLIC.
AS A CATHOLIC HIMSELF, TOM HAS A
THEORY.
>> SINCE SUICIDE WAS THE WORST
SIN A CATHOLIC COULD COMMIT, HE
MIGHT BE TRAPPED BETWEEN THE
PLANES OF LIFE.
>> WHEN WE FOUND OUT IT WAS
RUDY, HE WAS THE ONE
PERPETRATING ALL THIS STUFF
AROUND HERE...AND HE WAS GETTING
VIOLENT, IT SCARED ME AND TOM
EVEN MORE.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW, BARBARA.
>> THE VIOLENT WAY THAT HE DIED,
HE MIGHT TURN RIGHT AROUND AND
USE THAT VIOLENCE AGAIN ON
SOMEBODY THAT I KNEW, AND THAT
THOUGHT JUST SCARED THE HELL OUT
OF ME.
>> CALM DOWN.
IT'S OKAY.
ALL RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT, CALM DOWN.
>> Narrator: BILL IS UNAWARE
THAT BARBARA IS HARBORING A
TERRIBLE SECRET.
>> YES, I'M SURE.
>> Narrator: RUDY'S GHOST TOLD
HER THAT ONE OF THE CLUB OWNERS
IS GOING TO DIE SOON.
>> HE PUT THE SHOTGUN IN HIS
MOUTH.
IT BLEW HIS HEAD RIGHT OFF.
HE'S NOT ALIVE, SO...
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
>> IT'S BEEN REAL.
GOOD NIGHT.
>> CARRYING THE SECRET OF
KNOWING THAT SOMETHING WAS GOING
TO HAPPEN...
>> BE CAREFUL!
>>...REALLY AFFECTED ME.
IT JUST WEIGHED SO HEAVY ON MY
HEART BECAUSE I JUST ADORE TOM
AND BILL BOTH SO MUCH.
THAT WAS JUST ALMOST MORE THAN I
COULD COMPREHEND THAT I WOULD
LOSE EITHER ONE OF THEM.
>> HEY.
BILL.
[ SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE ]
BILL.
BILL!
ARE WE GOING?
>> Narrator: FOR THE TWO
AMBITIOUS BUSINESS OWNERS, THE
FUTURE LOOKS GRIM.
[ UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS ]
>> Narrator: IN THE MIDDLE OF A
BUSY WEEKEND NIGHT...
>> AAH!
>> Narrator:...THE COMPRESSOR OF
THE BEER TAP SUDDENLY LOSES
PRESSURE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
JUST, UH, CALM DOWN.
I GOT TO GO DOWNSTAIRS FOR A
MINUTE.
EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT, OKAY?
>> Narrator: BILL GOES INTO THE
BASEMENT TO FIX IT.
>> I WANTED TO GO DOWN AND GIVE
IT A SWIFT KICK TO GET IT
WORKING, AND WHEN I WENT DOWN,
THE LIGHTS WERE ALL OFF DOWN
THERE.
[ RASPY MOAN ]
>> Narrator: A SUDDEN BLAST OF
COMPRESSED AIR STARTLES BILL.
[ RASPY MOANS ]
[ RASPY MOAN ]
>> Narrator: BILL IS CONVINCED
THAT THE HAUNTING IS REAL, BUT
HE'S EMBARRASSED TO DISCUSS IT
WITH HIS LANDLORD, PHILIP DEAN.
>> HERE YOU GO, MY FRIEND.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT?
>> OKAY.
>> SEE YOU LATER.
>> HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
>> YEAH, I'LL COME BY TOMORROW
AGAIN, OKAY?
GOOD NIGHT GUYS.
THANK YOU.
>> Narrator: WITHIN WEEKS,
PHILIP DEAN SUFFERS A FATAL
HEART ATTACK.
BECAUSE OF RUDY'S WARNING,
BARBARA DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO
RESPOND TO THE SUDDEN DEATH.
>> I HAD SORROW FOR THE FAMILY,
BUT THERE WAS SUCH GREAT RELIEF
TOO, BECAUSE IT WASN'T TOM AND
BILL.
AND THAT MAY SOUND COLD OR
CRUEL, BUT THAT'S HOW I FELT,
THAT IT WAS, LIKE, RELIEF.
>> Narrator: BARBARA NOW FEELS
THAT IT'S SAFE TO SHARE WHAT THE
GHOST OF RUDY CRANOR TOLD HER.
>> HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> SHE SAYS, "I CAN TELL YOU
WHAT RUDY TOLD ME NOW.
HE SAID ONE OF THE OWNERS WAS
GONNA DIE."
AND SHE WAS LIKE, "I WAS AFRAID
TO TELL YOU BECAUSE I THOUGHT
IT MIGHT BE ONE OF YOU TWO."
>> GOD, THAT SCARED ME.
IT STILL GIVES ME THE SHAKES.
>> Narrator: TOM AND BILL WONDER
IF RUDY CRANOR HAS PREDICTED
PHILIP DEAN'S DEATH OR IF THE
GHOST SOMEHOW CAUSED HIS DEATH.
>> DID RUDY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO
WITH IT?
DID HE HAVE ENOUGH ENERGY THAT
HE STOPPED THE OWNER'S HEART?
>> Narrator: IF A SUPERNATURAL
ENTITY DID MURDER PHILIP DEAN,
BILL FEARS THE SAME THING COULD
HAPPEN TO HIM.
>> I THOUGHT MAYBE HE'S NOT
GONNA DRAW THE LINE AT ONE
OWNER.
WE KNEW THAT SOMETHING HAD TO BE
DONE.
AND TOM SUGGESTED GETTING A
PRIEST AND BLESSING THE PLACE.
>>...BUT IT'S, UH...
I DON'T KNOW.
THERE'S STILL SOME THINGS GOING
ON.
>> Narrator: TOM ASKS AN OLD
HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATE,
GARY DILLEY, FOR HELP.
DILLEY IS A ROMAN CATHOLIC
PRIEST.
TOM ASKS HIM IF HE THINKS AN
EVIL SPIRIT COULD BE HAUNTING
THE CLUB.
>> I BELIEVE THERE'S A SPIRITUAL
REALM WE DON'T UNDERSTAND, AND I
DO BELIEVE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
ALSO TEACHES THAT THESE SPIRITS
CAN COMMUNICATE TO US IN
DIFFERENT WAYS.
WE IN AMERICA DON'T LIKE TO
BELIEVE IN THESE THINGS BECAUSE
WE'RE RATIONAL PEOPLE.
WE'RE HIGHLY EDUCATED AND THAT
KIND OF BELONGS TO
THE SUPERSTITIOUS.
BUT I THINK IT'S FAR FROM
SUPERSTITIOUS.
I THINK THERE'S A REALITY THERE.
>> HEY, GUYS.
>> THIS IS BILL CARMEAN.
>> HI, BILL.
>> WANT ME SHOW YOU THE REST OF
THE PLACE HERE?
WE'LL GO DOWN THIS HALLWAY
HERE.
>> Narrator: WITHIN SECONDS, AN
ICE-COLD PRESENCE EMBRACES
FATHER DILLEY.
>> WAIT A MINUTE.
>> WHAT IS IT?
>> YOU COULD FEEL EXPECTATIONS.
AND IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HAD
LEFT A DOOR OPEN TO A WALK-IN
FREEZER.
>> HE SAYS, "YOU CERTAINLY HAVE
SOMETHING HAIRY."
>> BAD STUFF.
>> YEAH, I KNOW.
>> IT'S CREEPY.
IT'S VERY CREEPY.
>> IT'S RIGHT UP IN HERE.
>> YOU ALL WAIT HERE.
I'D LIKE TO WALK THE REST OF
THE WAY ALONE.
>> I STARTED WALKING THROUGH THE
WHOLE PLACE ON MY OWN.
AND FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY FEET
TO THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I KNEW
THERE WAS SOMEONE WITH ME.
I COULD FEEL IT.
[ SHARP, RASPY MOAN ]
>> Narrator: FATHER GARY DILLEY
RETURNS TO THE LAKE CLUB WITH
TWO COLLEAGUES...
TO PERFORM A BLESSING, HOPING TO
PUT THE SPIRIT OF RUDY CRANOR TO
REST.
>> SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
>> TOM, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS
WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH THE CLUB,
EVERY ROOM.
WE'RE GONNA BLESS THEM.
THAT WAY...
>> THANK YOU, FATHER.
>>...WE'LL BE SURE TO CAPTURE
THE SPIRIT...
>> THEY'RE GONNA DIE.
>>...AND SEND HIM INTO THE ARMS
OF THE LORD.
>> COULD YOU?
IT'S A CHANCE.
>> FATHER, WOULD YOU LEAD US?
>> YES, I WILL.
ST. MICHAEL, THE ARCHANGEL...
>> DEFEND US IN OUR DAY OF
BATTLE.
>> ST. MICHAEL, THE ARCHANGEL...
>> PROTECT US AND DEFEND US...
>> PROTECT US AND DEFEND US IN
OUR DAY OF BATTLE.
>> THE PRAYER THAT I USED WAS A
SIMPLE FORM OF ST. MICHAEL,
THE ARCHANGEL PRAYER.
WE BELIEVE THAT ST. MICHAEL AND
LUCIFER BATTLED, AND WE BELIEVE
ST. MICHAEL IS A POWERFUL SOURCE
FOR US.
>> FROM THE DIVINE POWER OF
GOD...
CAST INTO HELL SATAN AND ALL
THE EVIL SPIRITS.
ST. MICHAEL, THE ARCHANGEL,
DEFEND US IN OUR DAY OF BATTLE.
BE OUR SAFEGUARD...
>> Narrator: THE THREE PRIESTS
MOVE TOWARD THE BACK OFFICE
WHERE RUDY CRANE COMMITTED
SUICIDE.
THIS IS POTENTIALLY THE MOST
DANGEROUS AREA IN THE BUILDING.
>>...AND ALL THE EVIL SPIRITS...
>>...MAY GOD REBUKE HIM.
ST. MICHAEL, DEFEND US IN OUR
TIME OF BATTLE.
BE A SAFEGUARD...
MAY GOD REBUKE HIM...
>> GONNA DIE.
>> DEFEND US IN OUR DAY OF
BATTLE.
...CAST INTO HELL SATAN AND ALL
THE EVIL SPIRITS, WHO ROAM
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
ST. MICHAEL...
DEFEND US IN OUR TIME OF BATTLE.
>> THESE PRAYERS CAN MAKE A
SPIRIT ANGRY.
>> MAY GOD REBUKE HIM, WE
HUMBLY PRAY.
>> AND WHEN THEY GET ANGRY, YOU
DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO
DO.
>> Narrator: FATHER DILLEY KNOWS
THAT ANGRY SPIRITS CAN SOMETIMES
TAKE POSSESSION OF THE LIVING.
>> THEY CAN ATTACH ONTO A PERSON
THAT'S IN THE ROOM AND TRY TO
INVADE THEIR BODY AND TAKE THEM
OVER.
>> FATHER, WE HAVE TO LEAVE THIS
ROOM.
>> SO HE SAID, "NOW THAT WE'VE
BLESSED THE PLACE, LET'S GET WAY
BACK AWAY FROM THE BUILDING."
AND, WHAT, THE BUILDING'S GONNA
BLOW UP?
AND HE SAID IT COULD POSSIBLY
HAPPEN.
THAT FREAKED ME OUT.
>> FATHER, WE SHOULD PRAY NOW.
[ PRIESTS PRAYING INDISTINCTLY ]
>>...BY THE DIVINE POWER OF GOD
CAST INTO HELL SATAN...
>> Narrator: THEY WAIT OUTSIDE
FOR ALMOST 30 MINUTES.
WHEN THEY GO BACK IN, SOMETHING
HAS CHANGED.
>> WHEN I WENT BACK INTO THE
CLUB, I DIDN'T FEEL COLD CHILLS,
I DIDN'T FEEL THE HAIR GO UP ON
THE BACK OF MY NECK.
I FELT VERY COMFORTABLE THERE.
>> IT'S MUCH MORE PEACEFUL.
>> REALLY?
>> YES, SIR.
>> THE BUILDING JUST BECAME
VERY, VERY QUIET, AND THE
COLDNESS WAS GONE.
>> FATHER, THANK YOU.
>> Narrator: FATHER DILLEY
BELIEVES THAT RUDY HAS HEARD
THEIR PRAYERS.
>> THANK YOU, FATHER.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> RUDY WAS STUCK IN TIME.
HE WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW HE WAS
THERE.
HE DIDN'T WANT TO BE FORGOTTEN.
AND I THINK THAT THROUGH OUR
PRAYERS, HE WAS ABLE TO LET GO
OF THIS EARTH AND GO WHERE HE
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE.
>> Narrator: THE BLESSING PUTS
AN END TO THE PARANORMAL
ACTIVITY, BUT THE POPULARITY OF
THE CLUB BEGINS TO WANE.
>> WE MADE IT FOR ABOUT ANOTHER
SIX MONTHS, AND THEN WE CLOSED
IT DOWN.
>> THAT'S THE THING.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE IN BIG,
BRIGHT LIGHTS.
>> I TELL YOU.
HEY, LISTEN...
>> AFTER THE BLESSING, I FELT
MUCH MORE AT PEACE.
IT WAS ALMOST LIKE, OKAY, NOW
RUDY CAN REST.
HE WILL BE AT PEACE.
>> IT CHANGED MY BELIEFS THAT
THERE IS AN AFTERLIFE.
CERTAINLY, WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT
IT, AND SOMETIMES YOU DON'T
THINK ABOUT IT, BUT THERE IS
SOMETHING THAT GOES ON AFTER WE
DIE -- WHAT'S EVER LEFT OF US.
>> WE'LL LET YOU STAY UPSTAIRS,
OKAY?
>> Y'ALL TAKE CARE, YOU KNOW?
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> BEFORE ALL THIS HAPPENED, I
NEVER BELIEVED IN A GHOST.
BUT I'M A BELIEVER NOW.
AND I DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE
SAY.
I KNOW IT HAPPENED.