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A word just flashed

across the screen.

[yelling on TV]

What word?

I don't know, it was too fast.

But I swear, a word just flashed

across the television screen.

I'm-I'm not disputing you.

It's just it's satellite TV.

If it happens again I'll call

Ryan. He'll fix it. Okay?

[chopping]

[girl whispers] Mommy.

[hissing]

[hissing intensifies]

Mommy!

[light switch clicks]

[scurrying]

[screams]

[Lauren gasps, breathing heavy]

Lauren? Hey!

- Jesus!

- What?

- It's one of the residents.

- What?

Look. Look.

Are you sure?

Yeah, I'm sure.

He was right here.

Hey, hey.

Remember what Beatrice said.

That change can be a trigger...

This is not in my head,

he was right here.

Baby. It's just gonna take time.

If it happens again,

call me right away.

We'll, uh, see if we

can't pinpoint it.

I appreciate it.

Otherwise, you're

settling in okay?

Yeah. Yeah, we, uh...

we are.

Good.

- [phone rings]

- Thanks.

Hello.

[Margo] Hey, just wondering

if you had lunch plans.

I don't.

Meditative was too slow.

Bikram's too hot.

Kundalini too esoteric.

Then I found this off-the-wall

Ashtanga studio

down on Brookline.

I've been attending

faithfully every since.

Well, looks like

it agrees with you.

Aw, this is truly the beginning

of a beautiful friendship.

Let me ask you.

Have you noticed anything, uh,

unusual about your apartment?

I just, I keep hearing this

strange hissing sound,

like something's been left on.

Hm. Well, we've had problems

with the floor heating

in our en suite,

and our terrace lights seem to

have a mind of their own,

but no hissing.

I guess even Shangri-La

has its share of gremlins.

[scurrying]

[inaudible whispering]

["Beautiful Dreamer"

music plays]

[inaudible whispering]

[thunder, static, hissing]

[baby cries]

[static, crackling]

[hissing, crying, static]

[high-pitched tone]

[gasps, exhales]

[keyboard clicking]

Wasn't there music

on in the party?

Yeah.

It's probably just on rotation

in the building's PA system.

No, I checked.

"Beautiful Dreamer" is not

on their playlist.

Huh.

And either way that wouldn't

explain the electronic hiss,

the voices, the images.

So, what are you trying to say?

[sighs]

I know how this is gonna sound,

but what if someone is using

this building as, um,

kind of an experiment?

The Pinnacle is owned by a man

named Henning Dallquist.

He has extensive holdings in...

I wish you wouldn't look

at me like that.

[knocks]

With respect to subliminal

imagery, Vicary was interesting.

He had been using a high-speed

projector to flash the slogans

"drink Coke" and "eat popcorn"

at one three-thousandths

of a second, at five

second intervals.

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