Narrator: A MOTHER'S INTEREST...
ARE YOU BACK?
Narrator: ...AND A FATHER'S DISBELIEF IN THE PARANORMAL...
HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO GO OVER THIS?
GHOSTS DO NOT EXIST, ALL RIGHT?
REALLY?
...REACHES A NEW LEVEL...
[ CRASH ]
...WHEN THEIR DAUGHTER HAS AN ENCOUNTER.
GET OUT! GET OUT!
SHE WAS HEARING VOICES.
TELL ME WHO WON'T LEAVE YOU ALONE.
THE GHOST.
SHE COULDN'T CONTROL WHAT WAS BEING SAID IN HER HEAD.
Man: I WISH YOU WERE DEAD!
Narrator: ...IS HE REAL?
OR JUST A FIGMENT OF THE IMAGINATION?
THEY WANTED TO TAKE MY CHILD AWAY FROM ME
AND PUT HER SOMEWHERE TO STUDY HER.
I SAID, "NO ONE'S GONNA TAKE MY KID."
YOU'RE GONNA HURT YOURSELF!
STOP!
Narrator: IN AMERICA, THERE IS REAL EVIL.
IT LURKS IN THE DARKEST SHADOWS AND IN OUR MOST ORDINARY TOWNS.
BETWEEN THE WORLDS WE SEE...
SOMEONE IS IN MY ROOM.
...AND THE THINGS WE FEAR...
[ SCREAMS ]
...THERE ARE DOORS.
WHEN THEY ARE OPENED...
[ SCREAMS ]
Narrator: ...NIGHTMARES BECOME REALITY.
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JUST MILES OUTSIDE OF SAN FRANCISCO,
ALONG THE COAST OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN,
LIES AN IDYLLIC CALIFORNIA BEACH TOWN.
Emiliano: PACIFICA IS A QUIET COMMUNITY,
VERY FRIENDLY COMMUNITY.
EVERYBODY HELPS EACH OTHER OUT
AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY LEAVE YOUR DOORS OPEN.
VERY LOW KEY, AND EVERYBODY KNOWS EVERYBODY.
Narrator: IN 2016, EMILIANO BALISTRERI,
A SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICER,
IS GETTING READY TO HEAD INTO WORK.
SO, I'VE BEEN A POLICE OFFICER FOR ALMOST 18 YEARS.
I'M CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO A NIGHT WATCH.
HEY, I WAS WATCHING THAT.
8:30, KIDDO.
TIME FOR BED.
JUST A FEW MORE MINUTES?
PLEASE?
STUFF WILL ROT YOUR BRAINS OUT.
Narrator: DESPITE WORKING NIGHTS,
EMILIANO DOES WHATEVER HE CAN TO SPEND TIME
WITH HIS DAUGHTER, ALYSSA.
Emiliano: HOW ABOUT A BOOK?
Emiliano: ALYSSA AND I ARE EXTREMELY CLOSE.
I COME HOME FROM WORK EVERY MORNING, MAKE HER BREAKFAST,
GET HER DRESSED, GET HER TO SCHOOL.
AHA!
NOT THAT ONE. I'VE READ IT A MILLION TIMES.
ALYSSA IS VERY OUTSPOKEN.
SHE'S A LITTLE BIT DEFIANT, VERY ENERGETIC.
Angelina: IT'S GETTING LATE.
YOU SHOULD PROBABLY GET GOING.
OKAY, FINE.
THAT'S MY GIRL.
YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, RIGHT?
MY HUSBAND AND ALYSSA -- THEY ARE SO CLOSE.
SHE'S A TOTAL DADDY'S GIRL.
MY DAUGHTER ALYSSA AND I, OUR RELATIONSHIP IS VERY OPEN.
SHE TELLS ME EVERYTHING.
SOMETIMES SHE TELLS ME SOME GREAT STORIES.
Narrator: ANGELINA AND EMILIANO HAVE BEEN MARRIED 14 YEARS.
SEE YOU AT BREAKFAST?
IT'S A DATE.
HE'S JUST SUCH A FAMILY GUY AND HE'S JUST STRONG.
WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP.
ANGELINA, ALYSSA, AND MYSELF ARE A VERY TIGHT FAMILY.
HEY.
YOU STAY OUT OF TROUBLE.
NO, YOU STAY OUT OF TROUBLE.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: ALONE IN THE EVENINGS, ANGELINA ATTENDS TO HER ROUTINE.
Emiliano: WHEN ANGELINA AND I GOT MARRIED, I WAS ASSIGNED TO MIDNIGHTS,
SO SHE'S VERY USED TO ME WORKING AT NIGHT.
WE HAVE AN ALARM SYSTEM, SO SHE'S SECURE IN THE HOUSE.
Angelina: MY HUSBAND'S ALWAYS WORKING.
IT WAS A LITTLE CONCERNING FOR A LITTLE BIT,
BUT I'D GOTTEN USED TO BEING HOME ALONE.
I TURNED AROUND DOWN THE HALLWAY,
AND THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF IN THE BATHROOM.
HELLO?
ARE YOU BACK?
IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
Narrator: ANGELINA IS NOT THE LEAST BIT STARTLED.
I HAVE ALWAYS FELT A PRESENCE IN MY HOUSE.
THE LIGHTS IN MY HOUSE WOULD CONSTANTLY BURN OUT.
I WOULD HEAR NOISES, BOXES MOVING,
THINGS GETTING KNOCKED OVER.
AT TIMES, I WOULD HEAR A VOICE.
I WASN'T TOO SCARED ABOUT THE PRESENCE SO MUCH.
THAT ACTUALLY GOT ME INTERESTED IN THE PARANORMAL.
OKAY, WELL, GOING TO BED NOW.
GOODNIGHT.
HONEY, IT'S LATE.
WHAT ARE YOU STILL DOING UP?
I SAW THE LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF IN THE BATHROOM,
SO I WANTED TO SEE IF IT WAS THE GHOST.
Narrator: LIKE HER MOTHER,
ALYSSA IS INTRIGUED BY THE IDEA OF LIVING WITH A GHOST.
MAYBE NEXT TIME.
RIGHT NOW, I'VE GOT TO GET YOU TO BED.
IT'S A SCHOOL NIGHT, HONEY.
Angelina: IT WAS QUITE CUTE TO SEE HER INTEREST.
I NEVER SAW HER REALLY FRIGHTENED ABOUT IT.
FOR HER, IT WAS KIND OF COOL.
Narrator: ONE AFTERNOON, ANGELINA PICKS UP ALYSSA
FROM SCHOOL, AND PAYS HER FRIEND HARVEY A VISIT.
HEY, THERE. HEY.
SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. YEAH.
SO, UH, WHAT DO I OWE THE PLEASURE OF THIS VISIT?
HOPE IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT LITTLE INCIDENT LAST WEEK.
THE KID GOT WHAT WAS COMING TO HIM.
ALL RIGHT, JUST RELAX.
I'M NOT HERE ABOUT THAT.
Angelina: I MET HARVEY WHEN HE WAS ALYSSA'S TEACHER.
WE JUST STARTED A CONVERSATION, AND ACTUALLY WE JUST HIT IT OFF.
ARE YOU GONNA TALK ABOUT GHOSTS?
CAN I STAY? PLEASE?
WE FIGURED OUT WE HAD A COMMON INTEREST
IN THE PARANORMAL, AND WE JUST STARTED A FRIENDSHIP.
I WAS EXCITED TO KNOW THAT HE KNEW A LOT
ABOUT THE PARANORMAL, 'CAUSE I NEEDED TO KNOW MORE.
I WAS JUST STARTING TO BE EDUCATED ABOUT IT,
AND I WAS INTRIGUED THAT HE HAD BEEN DOING IT
FOR SO MANY YEARS.
WHY DON'T YOU GO GET YOURSELF A LITTLE SNACK, OKAY?
Narrator: OUTSIDE OF HIS DAY JOB, HARVEY HAS WORKED
AS A PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS.
SO, WHAT'S UP?
I HAVE A FAVOR TO ASK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW HOW WE'VE SPOKEN A FEW TIMES
ABOUT HOW I THINK MY HOUSE IS HAUNTED?
YEAH.
WELL, I REALLY NEED TO FIND OUT FOR SURE.
I WAS HOPING YOU COULD HELP ME WITH THAT.
ACTUALLY SHOW ME HOW YOU WORK.
Harvey: ANGELINA, WHEN SHE FOUND OUT
I DID PARANORMAL INVESTIGATING, OH, SHE WAS VERY EXCITED.
SHE HAD SO MANY QUESTIONS.
SO MANY QUESTIONS.
SHE WAS VERY INQUISITIVE.
FLICKERING OF THE LIGHT, AND THEN NOT JUST...
SHE TOLD ME THERE WERE SOME THINGS GOING ON
AT HER HOUSE, AND ASKED ME IF I COULD, YOU KNOW,
TRAIN HER IN HOW TO DO IT.
I THINK THAT THAT MIGHT WORK BEST FOR YOU.
SHE WANTED TO KNOW THAT SHE WASN'T CRAZY,
AND SHE WANTED TO CATCH SOMETHING,
EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING.
I CAN COME OVER THIS WEEKEND.
PERFECT.
BUT, WHAT WOULD EMILIANO SAY?
Angelina: MY HUSBAND WASN'T A BELIEVER IN THE PARANORMAL.
I KIND OF KEPT A LOT OF THE ACTIVITY TO MYSELF.
WE'LL FIND OUT, WON'T WE?
OKAY.
I NEEDED TO KNOW MORE.
I WAS CONVINCED THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON.
Narrator: ONE NIGHT...
FIRST YOU SHOULD EAT BETTER,
AND SECOND, YOU SHOULD PLAY MORE.
BUT CAN IT REALLY BE THAT EASY?
SURE CAN.
YOU JUST WATCH.
WEREN'T YOU JUST SAYING
YOU WANTED TO FEEL BETTER AND HEALTHIER?
YEAH.
WELL, THAT MEANS MAKING BETTER CHOICES.
NO WAY.
A LITTLE CANDY HERE AND THERE ISN'T TOO BAD,
BUT I THINK YOU MAY WANT TO CUT BACK...
[ GASPS ]
Narrator: ALYSSA BALISTRERI SHARES HER MOTHER'S INTEREST
IN THE PARANORMAL.
Video: WAIT A MINUTE, BUDDY.
BUT ONE NIGHT, SHE ACTUALLY SEES SOMETHING.
[ GASPS ]
Angelina: DINNER'S READY, SWEETIE.
MOMMY, I SAW THE GHOST.
YOU MEAN YOU SAW THE LIGHTS FLICKERING AGAIN?
NO, IT WAS THE GHOST, I SWEAR.
ALYSSA WAS VERY AWARE THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING THERE.
LOOK, HONEY.
YOU KNOW ALL THIS STUFF ABOUT GHOSTS,
IT'S REALLY JUST FOR FUN, OKAY?
I DIDN'T WANT HER TO BE SCARED,
AND I WOULD JUST MAKE LIGHT OF IT.
I'D ALWAYS KIND OF MAKE IT SEEM LIKE A NORMAL THING
THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR HOME,
SO SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO OVERTHINK THINGS.
OKAY, TIME FOR YOU TO GET WASHED UP FOR DINNER.
OKAY? OKAY.
IS IT A NICE GHOST?
Narrator: OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
LIGHTBULBS CONTINUE TO BURN OUT IN THE HOUSE.
AAH! OH!
DID I SCARE YOU? [ LAUGHS ]
ALYSSA, THAT'S NOT NICE.
HEY. SO, HOW WAS THE PARTY?
AWESOME. YEAH?
IS MR. HARVEY COMING OVER SOON?
HARVEY?
WHEN? TONIGHT?
HE'S GONNA LOOK FOR THE GHOST.
THAT'S JUST GREAT.
Emiliano: I DIDN'T LIKE THE FACT THAT ALYSSA
WAS VERY MUCH INTO THE PARANORMAL.
WHY DON'T YOU GO PLAY?
ANGELINA'S INTO THIS, SHE'S FOLLOWING SUIT IN THIS,
SHE'S STARTING TO BELIEVE THINGS THAT ARE NOT TRUE.
HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO GO OVER THIS?
THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS HOUSE.
GHOSTS DO NOT EXIST, ALL RIGHT?
REALLY?
Angelina: MY HUSBAND WAS A HUGE SKEPTIC.
HE WOULD LOOK AT ME AND JUST,
"NO, YOU'RE JUST IMAGINING THESE THINGS."
HE WOULD TELL ME, "OH, IT'S NOT REAL."
HOW MANY LIGHTBULBS HAVE YOU HAD TO CHANGE THIS MONTH?
Emiliano: ONE OF THE LIGHTS WOULD BLOW OUT.
I WOULD REPLACE IT.
ANOTHER LIGHT WOULD BLOW OUT, AND I WOULD REPLACE IT.
I BELIEVED IT MAYBE WAS A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM,
MAYBE TOO MUCH CURRENT RUNNING THROUGH.
WE'RE SPENDING A FORTUNE ON LIGHTBULBS.
YOU DON'T FIND THAT A LITTLE WEIRD?
HARVEY SAYS THAT THAT'S A SURE SIGN
OF PARANORMAL ACTIVITY.
HARVEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT SPIRITS
CAN USE ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
FINE, BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE AROUND,
AND I DON'T WANT ALYSSA AROUND EITHER.
THAT'S ALL I ASK.
OKAY.
GHOSTS.
Emiliano: I HAD NO PROBLEM WITH HARVEY OR ANGELINA,
YOU KNOW, DOING WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO AROUND THE HOUSE.
I JUST WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
IF THAT'S WHAT THEY ENJOYED, POWER TO YOU.
JUST KEEP ME OUT OF IT.
Narrator: THAT NIGHT, HARVEY ARRIVES.
OKAY, SO SOME OF THESE THINGS
ARE HIGHLY SENSITIVE. OKAY.
FRAGILE, BUT THIS ONE, JUST A GENERAL MAGNETIC FIELD.
I SEE IT HAS A METER. YEAH.
THIS CAMCORDER, IT'S, LIKE, INFRARED,
SO YOU CAN MOUNT IT IN A CORNER.
WHEN HARVEY CAME OVER TO MY HOUSE TO INVESTIGATE,
I WAS SO EXCITED --
MY FIRST PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION.
THIS, JUST FOR SOUND.
I BROUGHT A COUPLE OF MY LITTLE GADGETS WITH ME.
I BROUGHT A GAUSS METER, I BROUGHT A DIGITAL RECORDER.
SHE WANTED TO LEARN THE PROPER WAYS
OF USING THE EQUIPMENT TO SEE IF SHE COULD CAPTURE,
YOU KNOW, ACTIVITY.
HUH. WHAT'S THIS?
THAT.
THAT IS THE K-II.
SO, THIS CAN PICK UP ON THE MOST SENSITIVE
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS IN THE ROOM.
THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST TOOLS IN MY KIT.
OKAY. SO, THAT'S REALLY...
WHAT IS IT?
Angelina: HARVEY'S NOT ONLY A PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR.
HE'S ALSO AN INTUITIVE.
HE CAN SENSE SPIRITS, AS WELL.
[ CLICKING ]
Harvey: I ACTUALLY STARTED FEELING SOMETHING.
MOST PEOPLE SAY, YOU KNOW,
"THE HAIRS ON THE BACK OF MY HANDS RAISED UP AND MY NECK."
NOT ME.
BETWEEN MY EYES, IT STARTS TO BUZZ.
DID YOU FEEL THAT?
YEAH.
THERE'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING HERE.
Angelina: I FELT THE TEMPERATURE CHANGE.
VERY CHILLY, LIKE A COLD BREEZE
GOING ACROSS THE FRONT OF MY FACE.
[ CLICKING ]
WHAT IS IT? DO YOU SEE THAT?
OH, IT'S STRONG IN HERE.
DROP IN TEMPERATURE USUALLY INDICATES
A POSSIBLE SPIRIT ENERGY TRYING TO MANIFEST.
IT'S LIKE A VACUUM.
IT'S DRAWING THE NEARBY ENERGY AS IT CAN,
AND INADVERTENTLY REDUCES THE TEMPERATURE.
[ CLICKING LOUDER ] IT'S ACTIVITY.
Harvey: THAT'S OUR GHOST.
Harvey: I FELT A PRESENCE.
DIDN'T KNOW WHO IT WAS.
TO ME, IT DID FEEL MALE, THOUGH, BUT I COULDN'T SAY FOR SURE.
BUT I DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING NEGATIVE.
Narrator: THE INVESTIGATION CONFIRMS ANGELINA'S BELIEF
THAT HER HOME IS HAUNTED.
IT'S OFF THE CHARTS. OH.
I WAS RIGHT -- THERE WAS SOME PARANORMAL ACTIVITY.
Narrator: OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, ANGELINA IS HOOKED.
THE EXPERIENCE ONLY FUELS HER INTEREST IN THE PARANORMAL.
[ CLICKING ]
I HAD FUN WITH IT, AND I BOUGHT EVERY LITTLE GADGET POSSIBLE.
HARVEY, HE JUST SAYS IF THEY GET PLAYFUL,
THEY GET NAUGHTY, MAKE SURE THAT
YOU JUST, WITH CONVICTION, JUST TELL THEM
JUST TO NOT BOTHER YOU.
[ CLICKING LOUDER ]
Narrator: THE ACTIVITY APPEARS TO BE STRONGER IN CERTAIN ROOMS.
Man: I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE MY SON!
Alyssa: NO, NO.
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME? NO, GET OUT.
GET OUT. NO.
GET OUT OF MY HEAD. NO.
YOU HEAR ME?!
[ GASPS ]
Narrator: ANGELINA AND HER DAUGHTER, ALYSSA,
ARE BOTH CONVINCED THEIR HOUSE IS HAUNTED.
[ CLICKING LOUDER ]
I WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT,
AND I STARTED INVESTIGATING MY OWN HOME.
Narrator: FOR ANGELINA, IT'S ALL FUN AND GAMES...
WHILE ALYSSA HAS HAD AN ALTOGETHER DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE.
GET OUT OF MY HEAD. NO.
Man: I WISH YOU WERE NEVER EVEN BORN!
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
Narrator: THERE IS ONE SKEPTIC IN THE FAMILY.
EMILIANO THINKS IT'S JUST A HARMLESS PASTIME.
ANGELINA, IF SHE ENJOYED IT, SO BE IT,
AS LONG AS SHE UNDERSTOOD THAT IN MY EYES, IT'S NOT REAL.
I WAS A NONBELIEVER.
I WOULD DEBUNK EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING,
I WOULD MAKE JOKES OF IT.
I'D THINK PEOPLE WERE CRAZY.
[ CLICKING ]
BECAUSE I WORK NIGHTS, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT
FOR ME TO START TO FALL ASLEEP.
I KIND OF HAVE TO CALM DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
[ BANG ON DOOR ]
[ MORE BANGING ]
I STARTED HEARING A LOT OF BANGING --
A VERY LOUD BANGING COMING FROM THE FRONT DOOR...
[ LOUD BANGING ]
...AS IF SOMEBODY'S GOT ACTUALLY A SLEDGEHAMMER
AND IS TRYING TO BLOW THE DOOR OPEN.
FOR SAFETY, BEING A POLICE OFFICER,
I GRABBED MY GUN...
[ LOUD BANGING ]
WHO'S OUT THERE?
...AND OPENED UP THE DOOR.
LOOKED OUT...
...NOBODY THERE.
DAMN KIDS.
Narrator: EMILIANO RATIONALIZES THE EVENT.
MY FIRST INITIAL THOUGHT WAS MAYBE HIGH SCHOOLERS, KIDS,
YOU KNOW, RUNNING AROUND DOING A PRANK.
Narrator: ONE MORNING, ANGELINA GETS READY TO GO ON A BUSINESS TRIP.
I'M AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AT A BIOTECH FIRM.
I WAS GOING OUT OF TOWN FOR A FEW DAYS
AND IT WAS JUST GONNA BE EMILIANO AND ALYSSA.
MAYBE I SHOULD CANCEL.
I REALLY HATE LEAVING HER WHEN SHE'S NOT FEELING WELL.
SHE'LL BE OKAY.
I TOOK HER TEMPERATURE. SHE DOESN'T HAVE A FEVER.
IT'S OKAY. I'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER.
Narrator: EMILIANO REASSURES ANGELINA THAT HE HAS A FEW DAYS OFF WORK
TO LOOK AFTER ALYSSA.
OKAY, I'LL CALL YOU WHEN I GET THERE.
OKAY. BE SAFE.
Emiliano: ALYSSA IS LIVELY, ENERGETIC, DANCING, SINGING.
THIS PARTICULAR MORNING, SHE WAS KIND OF PALE,
VERY QUIET.
I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT.
MY FIRST THOUGHT IS, IT'LL PASS.
IT'S JUST A ONE-DAY THING.
WE ALL WAKE UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED EVERY NOW AND THEN.
[ BREATHY VOICES ]
I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE HEAVY BREATHING.
AT FIRST, I DIDN'T -- I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE,
"OKAY, YOU'RE HEARING SOMETHING."
[ BREATHING ]
Narrator: WHILE HIS WIFE IS OUT OF TOWN,
EMILIANO BALISTRERI, A SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICER,
MAKES CONTACT WITH SOMETHING HE CAN'T EXPLAIN.
[ BREATHING ]
Emiliano: I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE HEAVY BREATHING.
I THOUGHT, "OKAY, THERE IS SOMETHING BEHIND ME."
[ BREATHING ]
[ GASPS ]
I FELT SOMETHING GRAB MY RIGHT SHOULDER.
I IMMEDIATELY SPUN AROUND, THINKING SOMEBODY'S BEHIND ME.
THERE WAS NOTHING THERE.
IT STUNNED ME, YOU KNOW.
I WAS SPEECHLESS FOR A FEW MINUTES,
JUST A LOT OF THOUGHTS RACING THROUGH YOUR HEAD.
DOING THE JOB THAT I DO, YOU HAVE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS,
AND THIS ONE HERE STUMPED ME BECAUSE I COULD NOT SOLVE IT.
Narrator: WHAT'S MORE, WHATEVER APPEARS TO BE AILING HIS DAUGHTER, ALYSSA,
IS GETTING WORSE.
Alyssa: [ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
DADDY, MAKE HIM STOP.
PLEASE. MAKE HIM STOP.
HE SCARES ME.
HE'S SAYING THINGS TO ME -- BAD THINGS.
BAD THINGS!
AS THE WEEK WENT ON, I NOTICED THAT ALYSSA WAS CHANGING.
Alyssa: HE'S SAYING THINGS TO ME.
Emiliano: ALYSSA WAS TELLING ME THAT SHE WAS HEARING VOICES IN HER HEAD.
I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG.
I STARTED TO WORRY THAT IT COULD'VE BEEN A MEDICAL CAUSE.
Alyssa: GET OUT!
GET OUT, GET OUT, GET OUT.
STOP, STOP.
OH, MY GOD, WHAT'S GOING ON?
I DON'T KNOW.
SHE HASN'T BEEN HERSELF ALL WEEK,
AND THEN I COME IN TODAY AND SHE'S LIKE THIS.
OUT!
Angelina: ALYSSA LOOKED VERY TIRED, VERY WORN OUT.
YOU COULD TELL SHE WAS GOING THROUGH A LOT.
IT WAS LIKE IT WAS NOT MY CHILD.
ALYSSA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? GET OUT!
GET OUT. STOP IT, HONEY!
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? GET OUT!
GET OUT, GET OUT, GET OUT!
SHE WAS JUST HITTING HER HEAD.
SHE WANTED IT OUT.
Emiliano: SHE WAS SAYING, "I WANT IT OUT."
LIKE, "KNOCK IT OUT OF ME. GET IT OUT OF ME."
GET OUT! GET OUT!
ALYSSA, YOU'RE GONNA HURT YOURSELF!
STOP.
PLEASE.
HONEY.
LOOK AT YOU.
YOU'RE STUPID.
GOD, YOU'RE A MORON.
I HATE YOU.
YOU'RE WORTHLESS!
I WISH YOU WOULD DIE, DO YOU HEAR ME?
I WISH YOU WERE DEAD!
Angelina: SHE SAID MEAN, HURTFUL THINGS OUT OF NOWHERE.
SHE LOOKED FEARFUL WITH THE EYES OF, LIKE, "I NEED HELP.
I NEED YOU TO HELP ME."
BABY? HE WON'T LEAVE ME ALONE.
WHY WON'T HE JUST LEAVE ME ALONE?
Emiliano: ALYSSA WAS SCARED.
SHE COULDN'T CONTROL WHAT WAS BEING SAID IN HER HEAD.
BABY.
TELL ME WHO WON'T LEAVE YOU ALONE.
THE GHOST.
Narrator: EMILIANO AND ANGELINA TAKE ALYSSA TO NUMEROUS DOCTORS.
ALTHOUGH TESTS SHOW THAT THERE IS NOTHING
MEDICALLY WRONG, THEY RECOMMEND ALYSSA BE PLACED
UNDER PSYCHIATRIC OBSERVATION.
LEAVE ME ALONE.
GET OUT OF MY HEAD.
THEY WANTED TO TAKE MY CHILD AWAY FROM ME
AND PUT HER SOMEWHERE TO STUDY HER, AND THAT DIDN'T SIT WELL
WITH ANGELINA OR WITH ME.
GET OUT, GET OUT!
TO HAVE A DOCTOR SAY THAT THEY'RE GONNA TAKE HER AWAY,
IT LITERALLY FEELS LIKE SOMEBODY'S GONE INSIDE,
GRABBED YOUR HEART, RIPPED IT OUT,
AND YOU'RE JUST DEAD TO THE WORLD.
I WAS IN TEARS, TERRIFIED.
I SAID, "NO ONE'S GONNA TAKE MY KID."
Narrator: ALYSSA'S PARENTS ARE BESIDE THEMSELVES.
IT WAS HEART WRENCHING,
BUT WE WERE COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO TAKE HER HOME.
THEY LET US TAKE HER HOME.
Emiliano: I'M TRYING TO BE STRONG,
BUT I WAS HELPLESS SEEING MY DAUGHTER GO THROUGH THIS.
Narrator: WITH THE MEDICAL TEST RESULTS
SHOWING NOTHING AMISS, ANGELINA WONDERS
IF HER DAUGHTER'S BEING AFFECTED BY SOMETHING NOT OF THIS WORLD.
Angelina: WE NEED TO TALK.
PLEASE DON'T GET ANGRY, BUT I THINK WHAT'S HAPPENING
WITH ALYSSA IS PARANORMAL.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SAYING THIS, BUT YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT.
Emiliano: I SAT DOWN WITH ANGELINA,
AND JUST GIVEN ALL THE FACTS, I SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT,
I'M GONNA BELIEVE HERE THAT IT IS PARANORMAL."
IT'S AFTER OUR LITTLE GIRL.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
WE GOT TO THIS POINT WHERE WE'RE LIKE, "WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?"
FOR MY HUSBAND TO BELIEVE IN THE PARANORMAL
WAS QUITE A TURNING POINT.
EMILIANO LOOKED AT ME AND HE SAID, "CALL HARVEY."
CALL HARVEY.
Narrator: ANGELINA'S FRIEND HARVEY,
A PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR, AGREES TO COME THAT WEEKEND.
NOW, ALL THE FAMILY CAN DO IS WAIT.
Alyssa: GET OUT, GET OUT, GET OUT!
Narrator: ALYSSA BALISTRERI HAS BEEN ACTING UNLIKE HERSELF.
ALYSSA, YOU'RE GONNA HURT YOURSELF!
STOP!
I HATE YOU.
I WISH YOU WERE DEAD!
GET OUT!
Narrator: FEARING THAT SHE IS BEING HAUNTED BY AN EVIL SPIRIT,
HER PARENTS CALL IN A PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
HEY.
THIS IS FATHER DAVID.
HE'S DEALT WITH THIS KIND OF SITUATION BEFORE.
Harvey: I'VE NEVER HAD TO INVOLVE A PRIEST
IN ANY CASE I'VE EVER WORKED IN,
AND THIS TIME I FELT I NEEDED SOMEBODY
WHO HAS A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPERIENCE IN THIS THAN I DO.
David: WHEN HARVEY CONTACTED ME, HE WAS TELLING ME
THEY HAD THIS CIRCUMSTANCE AND THEY REALLY WEREN'T SURE
WHAT WAS GOING ON, BUT THEY REALLY FELT
THAT BECAUSE I WAS BOTH PRIEST AND MEDIUM
THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT REQUIRED A LITTLE MORE
OF A SPIRITUAL TOUCH TO IT.
I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET RID OF IT.
HELLO, THERE.
THAT'S OUR DAUGHTER, ALYSSA.
ALYSSA, CAN YOU COME SAY HELLO TO FATHER DAVID?
ALYSSA, WHEN I FIRST MET HER,
SHE'D BEEN THROUGH A LOT AND SHE WAS KIND OF WEARY FROM IT
AND UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH.
I'M HERE TO HELP YOU, ALYSSA.
WILL YOU TRUST ME?
HONEY, WHY DON'T YOU GO PLAY OUTSIDE FOR A WHILE?
YOUR MOM AND I NEED TO TALK WITH MR. HARVEY AND FATHER DAVID.
OKAY.
WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE DEALING WITH HERE?
I MEAN, IS THIS SOME KIND OF DEMON?
Harvey: NO.
PRESENCE I SENSE HERE, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY EVIL IN NATURE.
WOULDN'T YOU AGREE, FATHER? YES.
I FEEL ANGER, HATRED, FEAR.
IT'S DARK ENERGY, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY NOT DEMONIC.
FINDING OUT FROM FATHER DAVID THAT IT WAS NOT DEMONIC
WAS A HUGE RELIEF.
BUT ALYSSA, WHEN SHE HAS ONE OF THESE EPISODES,
IT'S AS IF SHE'S POSSESSED.
SHE'S NOT UNDER POSSESSION.
SHE'S CHANNELING THE SPIRIT.
ALYSSA HAS THE GIFT.
FOR ENTITIES FROM THE PARANORMAL WORLD,
IT'S LIKE MOTHS TO A FLAME.
Angelina: DAVID HAD SOME INTERESTING NEWS FOR US
THAT WE HAVE A SENSITIVE CHILD.
SHE COULD SEE GHOSTS.
SHE COULD FEEL GHOSTS.
THEY COME TO HER NATURALLY.
OKAY, ARE YOU SAYING OUR DAUGHTER IS PSYCHIC?
THAT'S CRAZY. HOW -- HOW IS THAT EVEN REAL?
IT'S AS REAL AS BEING GRABBED BY SOMETHING YOU CAN'T SEE.
WASN'T IT YOUR RIGHT SHOULDER, EMILIANO?
Emiliano: WHEN FATHER DAVID LOOKED AT ME AND HE SAYS,
"YOU WERE GRABBED," I ALMOST PASSED OUT.
I HAD TOLD NOBODY ABOUT THIS.
THAT WAS MY SECRET.
THAT POINT RIGHT THERE CHANGED MY WHOLE OUTLOOK
ON LIFE REGARDING THE PARANORMAL.
THIS GUY'S THE REAL DEAL.
THIS IS TRUE.
Man: YOU MAKE ME SICK!
WHAT IS IT, FATHER?
THE SPIRIT, IT'S...
I NEED SOMETHING THAT BELONGS TO YOU,
SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT.
Narrator: IN THE HOPES OF LEARNING ABOUT THE SPIRIT,
FATHER DAVID EMPLOYS A TECHNIQUE CALLED PSYCHOMETRY,
IN WHICH HE DRAWS INFORMATION FROM AN OBJECT.
WHAT THE OBJECT DOES IS IT HELPS GIVE ME
A PLACE TO FOCUS.
IT'S LIKE BEING ABLE TO TAKE A 360-DEGREE VIEW
OF THE RECENT HISTORY OF THAT PERSON --
WHAT THEY'VE EXPERIENCED, WHAT THEIR EMOTIONS WERE,
WHO THEY ENCOUNTERED.
THOSE THINGS SOMETIMES CAN ALL BE IMPRINTED ON THAT OBJECT.
I BEGAN TO IDENTIFY IT WAS A YOUNG MALE ENTITY
AND IT WAS AN ANGRY MALE ENTITY.
THERE WAS SOMETHING DEFINITELY THAT HAD HAPPENED TO HIS FACE
THAT HAD DISFIGURED IT,
BUT HE DIDN'T ALLOW ME TO SEE THAT CLEARLY.
MY SENSE IS THAT THIS SPIRIT IS A TROUBLED YOUNG MAN
AND HE WAS MASKING THAT WITH A LOT OF ANGER.
Man: I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE MY SON,YOU HEAR ME?!
I HAD THE CLEAR SENSE THIS BOY DID NOT HAVE
A GOOD FATHER FIGURE IN LIFE.
HE HAD BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT HE WAS WORTHLESS,
HE WAS A BAD SEED.
I WISH YOU WERE NEVER EVEN BORN!
I WISH YOU WERE DEAD!
WHEN EARTHBOUND SPIRITS ARE VERY TROUBLED
OR HAVE LED A PRETTY DARK LIFE,
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE THAT SAME KIND OF ENERGY
WHERE IT'S A VERY DARK ENERGY.
[ CRASH ]
[ SIRENS WAIL ]
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
Narrator: FOR MORE "A HAUNTING," VISIT...
Narrator: WHILE INVESTIGATING A HAUNTING AT THE BALISTRERI HOUSE,
FATHER DAVID SENSES A SPIRIT'S PAST
USING A TECHNIQUE CALLED PSYCHOMETRY.
[ CRASH ]
Emiliano: FATHER DAVID.
FATHER DAVID, ARE YOU OKAY?
THE SPIRIT, IT'S -- IT'S A YOUNG MAN,
ABOUT 17 YEARS OLD.
IT'S A KID?
HE DIED IN A HORRIBLE CAR CRASH.
THIS BOY HAD BEEN DRIVING A CAR AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED
ON A WINDING ROAD, AND HE'D LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR.
THE FORCE OF THE ACCIDENT JUST TORE HIM APART,
SO HE WAS DEAD IN AN INSTANT,
BUT IT WAS A HORRIFIC WAY TO DIE.
YOU WERE THERE.
[ SIRENS WAILING ]
YES.
MY GOD, I REMEMBER HIM.
WAS IT REALLY HIM?
I DID GO TO AN ACCIDENT SCENE WHERE IT WAS A TEENAGE BOY.
HE DIED ON IMPACT.
THERE WAS -- THERE WAS NO CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.
AND IT WAS PRETTY -- PRETTY GRUESOME.
HE FOLLOWED YOU HOME. HE WAS SCARED.
HE DOESN'T KNOW WHERE TO GO.
EMILIANO WAS THE FIRST ONE ON THE SCENE,
AND THIS BOY DIDN'T BELIEVE HE COULD CROSS OVER,
SO HE SAW EMILIANO AS A COMFORTING PRESENCE
AND AS A PLACE WHERE HE COULD HAVE STABILITY.
SO, HE ATTACHED HIMSELF TO EMILIANO
AND FOLLOWED HIM HOME.
HE NEEDS TO GO INTO THE LIGHT.
I CAN GUIDE HIM.
Narrator: FATHER DAVID ASKS TO BE ALONE WITH THE YOUNG MAN
TO HELP HIM CROSS OVER AND FIND PEACE.
David: WHAT KEEPS A SPIRIT EARTHBOUND
HAS TO DO WITH SOME SORT OF FEAR.
FOR THIS YOUNG BOY, IT WAS A FEAR
THAT HE WASN'T WORTHY OF CROSSING OVER.
Man: I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE MY SON.
I WISH YOU WERE NEVER EVEN BORN!
DON'T BE AFRAID.
YOU'RE GOING TO A PLACE WHERE YOU'LL BE SAFE,
WHERE YOU'LL BE LOVED.
I PROMISE YOU THIS.
MY PROCESS IS TO CREATE A PORTAL OF LIGHT
AND LET HIM KNOW THAT HE CAN CROSS OVER.
GO INTO THE LIGHT, MY SON.
YOU'LL FIND PEACE, HAPPINESS THERE.
GO ON.
GOD IS WITH YOU NOW.
IT TOOK SOME CONVINCING THAT THE PROSPECT OF HIM
BEING ALLOWED TO CROSS OVER WAS EVEN REAL,
BUT THERE WAS NO HESITATION AT ALL.
Narrator: AFTERWARDS, FATHER DAVID CONDUCTS A HOUSE BLESSING.
David: JESUS TALKS ABOUT HOW IF YOU CLEAR OUT THE SPACE,
YOU NEED TO FILL IT WITH GOOD, AND OTHERWISE
YOU'RE JUST LEAVING AN OPEN SPACE
THAT ANYBODY CAN STEP INTO.
HELLO. I'M MISS AMERICA, AND I'M HERE TO ENTERTAIN.
OH! OH, LET'S SEE.
Narrator: WEEKS LATER, THERE IS NO SIGN OF PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
IN THE BALISTRERI HOUSE.
AFTER THE BLESSING, THE OVERALL FEELING
OF THE HOUSE WAS LIGHTER.
WE JUST EXHALED, LIKE, "AHH, IT'S FINALLY DONE."
Emiliano: I GOT MY DAUGHTER BACK, AND MY DAUGHTER WAS BACK TO NORMAL.
THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD IS TO WATCH YOUR DAUGHTER SING,
TO WATCH YOUR DAUGHTER DANCE.
NOT A PEEP COMES OUT OF HER ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
JUST VANISHED.
IT'S LIKE IT WAS A DREAM.
THANK YOU.
OH. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU.
THIS WHOLE ORDEAL HAS CHANGED MY LIFE COMPLETELY.
I BELIEVE THERE'S ANOTHER WORLD.
I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A PARANORMAL SIDE.
Angelina: THIS EXPERIENCE HAS NOT CHANGED MY VIEWS AT ALL.
I'M STILL ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING THE PARANORMAL,
AND I ACCEPT IT, EMBRACE IT.
WE LOVE YOU.
LOVE YOU, TOO.
Narrator: AS FOR ALYSSA, SHE HAS A LIFETIME
TO EXPLORE HER PSYCHIC ABILITIES.
Emiliano: SO, FATHER DAVID HAD TOLD US
SHE'S GONNA SEE THINGS FROM TIME TO TIME.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.
BREAK IT IN SLOWLY TO HER.
Angelina: WITH ALYSSA'S NEW ABILITIES BEING A SENSITIVE,
SHE SEES THINGS.
WE KIND OF LIGHTLY HAVE TO TELL HER, "HEY, BY THE WAY,
YOU HAVE A GIFT THAT WE'LL EXPLAIN TO YOU
WHEN YOU'RE OLDER, WHEN IT'S OKAY."