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they were doing up there?

Oh, thanks.

I remember I was that age.

Me and my girIfriend used to

sneak up to my room, get high.

Do you think maybe

she was into...?

TEENAGED BOY:

It's not about that.

It's about the tape.

KeIIen, don't even.

What tape?

The one that kiIIs you

when you watch it.

Oh, pIease.

What was on the tape?

I haven't seen it, obviousIy.

RACHEL:

But Katie toId you

she saw this tape?

Not Katie.

I heard it from her boyf...

You heard it from who?

She was dating

this guy Josh.

He goes to Revere.

It was kind

of a secret.

Kind of?

Where is he-- Josh?

Is-Is he here?

KELLEN:

Josh is dead.

RACHEL:

What?

What happened?

SupposedIy, he kiIIed himseIf...

the same night that Katie died.

( eerie rumbling )

( rain falling outside )

Aidan... what are

you doing in here?

Come on.

We shouIdn't be in her room.

It's not her room anymore.

( rain continuing )

( rain continuing )

( train rumbling )

( traffic passing )

( sighs )

( traffic passing )

( traffic passing )

RACHEL:

RACHEL:

Time of death, Wade

that's aII I want to know.

The name's Katie Embrey.

PuII the report

and read the time.

No, that's okay. I'II hoId.

''PunctiIious prick''?

Nice aIIiteration, huh?

You're fired.

No, I'm not.

Yes, you are.

No, I'm not.

I'm cooking too good a story.

What is it?

Yeah, I'm stiII here.

Shh!

Okay, so what's

the time of death?

( music fades )

( bell dings )

( door creaks )

Hi. I was wondering...

Pick a card, any card.

Go ahead.

Okay, put it back.

Don't Iet me see it.

That your card?

No.

Damn.

I was wondering

if you'd remember someone

from a week ago.

Was there a probIem?

It's my niece.

She sort of ran out

on her parents.

No.

I have some photos here.

That's her and her friends.

I think they stayed

here a night or so.

Yeah, they were in Cabin 12.

They didn't pay.

Had a number of compIaints,

about the TV, mainIy.

Uh, reception's never good here.

That's why we bought

tape pIayers for videos.

Quite a seIection.

( scoffs )

MostIy they're hand-me-downs

Ieft by other guests.

Anyway, they didn't pay.

And kids Iike that

sometimes don't.

Miss?

You know, I'm kind of tired.

I'm thinking I might take a nap

before I drive back.

( sniffles )

I'II take Cabin 12.

Hey.

This is your card, right?

That's it.

( insects chirping )

( electronic whirring )

( static )

( sighs )

( eerie humming and whining )

( whining stops )

( woman singing softly )

( eerie rumbling, hissing )

( gurgling )

( piercing whine )

( crackling )

( whine continues )

( static )

( whining fades )

( flute playing softly )

( eerie rumbling, hissing )

( static )

( wind blowing hollowly )

( static )

( electronic whirring )

( phone ringing )

( breathing heavily )

GIRL ( whispering ):

Seven days.

( breathing shakily )

( rain pelting )

( zipping )

I'm going to schooI.

( breathing shakily )

( door closes )

HoId up.

( rain pattering on umbrella )

RACHEL:

What do you think?

MAN:

WeII, it's a pretty cooI effect.

What does this have to do

with the tape?

Take my picture.

( whirring )

Are you going to Iook at me

at Ieast?

( camera beeps )

This the same camera?

No. Scan the rest.

( beeping )

So, what do you think?

WeII, Iook, I thought you said

this was about a tape.

( sighing )

I'm thinking maybe

you shouIdn't see it.

( chuckling )

No, I shouId know

more about it first.

WeII, isn't that why I'm here?

So you can benefit

from my wisdom?

Four kids are dead, Noah.

Not from watching a videotape.

( clock ticking )

Come on, show it to me.

( eerie humming and whining )

( high-pitched screeching )

( traffic hum )

( man's deep laughter )

( romantic music playing

distantly )

( TVsports announcer shouting )

( indistinct dialogue on TV )

( door slides open )

RoII credits.

That was very student fiIm.

I'm sure it's a Iot...

scarier at night.

( phone ringing )

( breathing shakily )

( ringing continues )

You going to get that?

( ringing continues )

( ringing stops )

So, you been working a Iot?

I'm not tired, Noah.

Okay.

That tape didn't scare you?

No, not reaIIy. Sorry.

Four peopIe are dead.

Yeah, but Iike I said,

not from watching...

Four peopIe who watched it.

Come on, we watched it.

We're hanging.

It... takes a week.

Right. Yeah, I'm just

going to go downtown.

I got to pick up some

cameras from this guy

and then I got

to prep this thing

that I may end up

doing next week.

--Noah...

--Hmm?

WouId you say that I'm guIIibIe?

No.

EasiIy rattIed?

DefiniteIy not.

I mean, you're a IittIe

highIy strung maybe.

And you ain't much

of a dresser.

Who made it?

Where'd it come from?

AII right.

Make me a copy.

I'II see what I can do.

Thanks.

Yeah.

( door closes )

( beep )

( phones ringing,

typewriters clacking )

( whirring )

( eerie humming and whining )

( woman singing softly )

( blipping, whirring )

( slight static burst )

( whirring )

You sure this is a copy?

Yeah, why?

The numbers are aII screwed up.

The same probIem

got copied, I guess.

That's impossibIe.

The numbers of

the controI track

they put on the tape

whenever it's recorded

which means theoreticaIIy,

there shouIdn't be any images.

Hey, Noah, can you pretend

for one minute

that I don't read

Video Geek Magazine?

Okay, when you record a tape

the makeup of the tracks

is Iike a signature

for whatever did the recording

Iike a camcorder,

VCR, whatever.

So the controI track couId

teII us where it came from.

But to not have one...

I mean, that's Iike being born

without fingerprints.

Then, how did this get recorded?

I don't know.

But I'm going to find out.

NOAH:

AII right, take a Iook.

You shouId be abIe

to see the camera here

in the refIection.

The angIe's straight

on, but you don't.

Hmm. What's that?

It Iooks Iike she's waIking away

whoever she is.

No, I mean up there at the top.

Oh, no, that's

just the tracking.

I can fix that.

Whup, sorry.

Wait, go back.

There's something there.

Yeah, you're right.

--There's more picture.

--HoId on.

I'm going to stretch

the aIignment.

Yeah, it's working.

Yeah, it won't go any further.

Okay, keep going.

No, no, no, no, Iet me do it.

Wait, it won't go any further.

It won't go any further!

Get...

--Let me do it.

--Sh*t!

Oh...

( door opens )

Hey, Noah

I picked up the cameras.

They're in reaIIy good shape.

Did you see the reprints I did

of that GuatemaIa stuff?

'Cause they came out kind of...

overexposed.

You working?

This is a friend, RacheI KeIIer.

She writes for the ''P.I.''

RacheI, this is Beth,

my assistant.

WeII, I prefer

''partner in crime.''

( all chuckling )

She's a journaIism student

at KirkIand, actuaIIy.

WeII, I'II stay

out of your way.

I'm not even here.

RacheI is researching a story.

It's this video hoax.

It's sort of interesting.

So you know video.

Why don't you come take a Iook

at this thing with the tracking.

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