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This story is based on events which occurred in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Distraught by the sudden, tragic death of his wife, a journalist finds himself mysteriously drawn to a small West Virginia town when his car inexplicably strands him. He soon learns that many of the town's residents have been beset by bizarre events, including sightings of an eerie "moth-like" entity, an entity similar to the one seen by his late wife.

Primary Title
  • The Mothman Prophecies
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 29 September 2018
Release Year
  • 2002
Start Time
  • 21 : 30
Finish Time
  • 23 : 50
Duration
  • 140:00
Channel
  • TVNZ DUKE
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • This story is based on events which occurred in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Distraught by the sudden, tragic death of his wife, a journalist finds himself mysteriously drawn to a small West Virginia town when his car inexplicably strands him. He soon learns that many of the town's residents have been beset by bizarre events, including sightings of an eerie "moth-like" entity, an entity similar to the one seen by his late wife.
Classification
  • AO
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Unidentified flying objects--Drama
  • Curiosities and wonders--West Virginia--Drama
  • Human-alien encounters--West Virginia--Drama
  • Feature films--United States
Genres
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Mystery
Contributors
  • Mark Pellington (Director)
  • Richard Hatem (Writer)
  • Richard Gere (Actor)
  • Laura Linney (Actor)
  • David Eigenberg (Actor)
  • Screen Gems (Production Unit)
IMS Subtitles www.able.co.nz Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. Able 2018 (SCREECHING) Jesus! Are you there? Are you still there? No, I'm back. Um, I'm not sure I got the spelling. It is a Y? OK, great. Yes, thank you. Bye. Honey, you there? Pick up, pick up, pick up. You're not there. OK, look, it's after six, a little after six. I'll catch a ride and see you there. John? The Balkans Peace Council is "comprised" of ten members or is "composed" of ten members? Twelve members. Oh, right. Thanks. Composed. What? (TV) ..area has been evacuated. You might want to avoid... What do you think, Cy? This will really make them sweat. I'll lead with it. Great. I'll see you Monday. What? I gotta go. Come on, John! How will that look, my star reporter not showing up to a Christmas party? I can't. Mary's waiting for me. Big house, isn't it? A steal at this price. That's if you want it. But we have to make an offer today. The owner's highly motivated. Think it over. I'll make some calls. Take a look around. OK, thank you, Brian. Thank you. Thank you very much. I don't know if we can swing this. Oh, we're just gonna look. (FLICKS LIGHT SWITCH) (GIGGLES) Oh! Oh, here you are! We were... just making sure there was adequate closet space. Good. Well, I've got great news - the house is yours if you want it. But you have to decide right now. We'll take it. Really? (GIGGLES) You know what I kept thinking at that house? That we should get a mattress for that closet? (LAUGHS) No. I kept thinking that it felt like a dream come true. Hey... How fast can you drive this thing? Really, really, really, really fast. Let's see. OK. We bought a really... We bought a house! A big house! Mary! Mary! Mary! Mary, you alright? Honey, talk to me. You OK? Honey? Can you hear me? Jesus Christ! 911! There's been an accident. Yes. (FLUTTERING) (HOSPITAL MACHINE BEEPS) (SIGHS) You OK? Mm-hm. (GASPS) Alright, alright. It's alright, it's just me. You didn't see it, did you? See what? What did you see? (GASPS) Shh. I didn't see anything. Hey, hey... John, there's something wrong with me. It's called a glioblastoma. It's a temporal lobe tumour. According to the doctor, it's extremely rare. It's like 1 in 600,000 gets this thing. Did they say it was a result of the accident? No, no. No, it turns out that it's been there a while. There's nothing else they can do? No, no. They-They did the surgery and they couldn't get it all out, so they'll... keep her on chemo as long as her strength holds out. Um, that's working. She's... I think she's looking better now. Good. That's good. Yeah. Two weeks ago we were house hunting. It's like one day you're just driving along in your car and the universe just points at you and says, "Ah, there you are, a happy couple. I've been looking for you." "I've been looking for you." I'm sorry. For what? For all of this. I feel like I ruined everything. You didn't ruin anything. Not a damn thing. I want you to be happy. 'You didn't see it, did you?' (PHONE) Hello? Yes? (GASPS) (SIGH) (KNOCK AT DOOR) Yeah? She knew. What? She was drawin' angels. I think it was the meanness of the campaigns and the almost complete lack of candour and honesty that turned the voters off. Um, I think that these parties are demonising each other. They're projecting their own personal fears and anxieties onto the national stage. People don't like it. People are very unsatisfied at the moment. What makes them complacent is they don't see any chance of change. 2004 - is there a dark-horse candidate for the Democrats? I'm hearing a lot about Russ McCallum Governor of Virginia? He might do what what Carter - Hey, I told her to watch. Who? Peter's friend, Gwen. She's going to be there tonight. Oh, God. Look, I... I don't think I'm going to be able to make that one. You can't keep blowing this thing off. I'm not. I got an interview with the governor. I got to be in Richmond at 8am. Um, I almost forgot. McCallum's office called and they... They bumped the meeting till tomorrow night. Eddie, look, I... Look,... she's not Mary. Not by a mile. But you know what? No one ever will be. Hey, Ed. I'm sorry about today. Er, I'm sure Gwen is very nice. Maybe some other time. Um... It's about one in the morning. I'm a little wired, so I'm driving to Richmond now. I'll talk to you tomorrow. Come on, come on. (DOORBELL) (KNOCKS) Hi. I'm sorry. I know it's really late now, but my car broke down. I wondered if I could use the phone. Hello. It's him. I've been waiting for you. Son of a bitch! What are you doing? Get the door. Get the door! You stay right there. Mister, I don't know who you - Shut up! Shut up. Honey? Connie's here. Well, hey, Gordon. How ya doing? OK. Why don't you just... Why don't you put down the gun and tell me what's going on? Hm? Yeah. It's the third night he's come here. This son of a bitch is stalking us. My name is John Klein. My car broke down. Why don't we let Gordon finish? Two nights ago at 2.30 in the a.m... there's a bang on the door. I open it up and here's this guy. He says he wants to use the phone. But there's something... creepy about him, right? So I tell him to get lost. Then last night at 2.30, guess who's back? You sure it was Mr Klein? I am absolutely positive it's Mr Klein. Crazy... I am not crazy. I didn't say that you were. So then what happened? Last night, I warned him off my property and he still came back. You're lucky that I'm a Christian because I had the right to shoot you. He'd actually have to have been inside the house. What? Fine. So tonight I figured maybe the dumb fuck might come back again. And sure enough here he is! Gordon... This is not... It wasn't me. I don't know what's happening here. Something's very wrong here. I-I don't know these people. I have never been here before. I'm from... I'm from DC. Look. It's a wallet, OK? Wallet. I'm from DC. My name is John Klein. OK? It's... Yes. Washington Post? Yes. Can I get out of the shower now? Wait for me outside, Mr Klein. We'll run a check on him. Anyone else comes by, you forget the gun. Just call me. Just find out what he wants. So, you didn't actually see the guy, did ya, before tonight? No. But I heard the knocking. Three nights in a row. I'm gonna give you a ride into town unless you wanna sleep in your car. You can call for a tow in the morning. You're a long way from DC. What are you doing here? Driving through. We're not on the way to any place. I recognise you. DC Review. You watch that? We're not all bumpkins. So I'm not under arrest? You didn't steal anything. You didn't hurt anybody. No breaking and entering. Had trouble with them before? Gordy and Denise? Nah. They're good people. Things have just been a little strange around here lately. You haven't said what you're doing here in the middle of the night. I don't know. Where am I? Could you show me where we are on the map? We're on the state line. With Ohio. (EDDIE ON PHONE) What time did you leave DC? One in the morning. Even if I did 80 the whole way it would've taken six hours. There's gotta be a logical explanation for it. And don't worry about the governor. I'll take care of it. Yeah, OK. Thanks. So? She's running fine, Mr Klein. Can't find a damn thing wrong. Really? Strange. Alright. What do I owe you? Nothin'. I said I can't find anything wrong with her. Mr Smallwood? Mr Smallwood... I just wanted to apologise for that misunderstanding we had last night. Look, are you sure that it was me who came by the last couple of nights? Listen, mister. Connie called me. She told me that you check out and that's good enough for me. I'm perfectly willing to let it go. But I don't drink any more. And I don't lie. And... as far as I know, I'm not crazy. So, if you're accusing me... No, no. I'm... I'm... Look, here's the thing. I don't know how I ended up here last night. I didn't even know I was in West Virginia. Somehow, between one and two-thirty, I travelled 400 miles and I ended up on that road by your house. I've got no memory of it. And you call ME crazy? (KNOCKING) I was afraid I'd see you here. Hmm. OK. You didn't show up. Too bad. I really wanted to know what I looked like. Sergeant, I'm curious. Last night, you said things had been strange around here lately. What kind of things? Oh, you really don't want to know, Mr Klein. Now I really need to know. It's just your odd reports. People seeing things they can't explain, so they all come to me. Cos you're the cop. Because they know me. If there are other people in this town who are feeling as-as... confused as I am right now, I'd sure like to hear it. The past few months, people have been coming up to me and reporting that they're seeing strange things. I'm not talking about the town speed freak. I'm talking about good, honest, church-going people. I've known them all my life and they seem embarrassed to bring it up. Bring what up? It's hard to explain. Weird lights, strange phone calls, you. Seeing a UFO is one thing. What do you do when someone tells you they saw this in their back yard? What is it? My wife died two years ago. She saw something. Drew pictures. Who showed you this? It was right here. There was only a foot or so between its head and that branch. That makes it, what, about eight feet tall? Yeah. I was getting ready for bed and I just happened to... glance out the window. At first, all I could see were these two red eyes. I kept looking at it. I couldn't stop. I've never had that feeling before, like I couldn't move. (RUSTLING) And then I guess it just... took off. That may not make much sense but... it's the only way I can put it into words. (MARY) 'You didn't see it, did you?' MAN: Look around. As the Favourites come out, it begins. Working as the Dream team. Nice! Ah. The flirt. Classic! Cadbury Favourites. * It started about two months ago. Every time I answered the phone, I'd hear it. The first one was just a loud beeping noise. Now, they're mostly these creaking, howling sounds. (TAPE OFF) Are they all like this? Well, once it was a man talking really fast. What did he say? I couldn't make it out. Some foreign language. Have you had the line checked? I even had our number changed. But before I gave it out to anyone,... ..the calls started again. It's not a question of believing them. They're honest people. How long have you lived here? Always. I grew up right over that hill. On a farm? Shucks, no. Real, live house(!) Indoor plumbing and everything(!) Sorry. We even had shoes for church and schooling and such(!) Alright! (EDDIE) Where the hell are you? I... I'm still here. West Virginia? Yeah. Um, something's come up. You're kidding. Something of national interest in West Virginia? No. Scientific. I'll tell you about it later. Er, Cy is beginning to look rabid. Er, keep him at bay, OK? Are you OK? You sound stressed. No, no. I'm fine. Talk to you later. We were parked up here and... sort of making out in the back seat. And what happened next is sorta hard to explain. (SCREAMS) Next day I... I woke up and... ..both my eyes were swelled up. What did the doctor say? He couldn't explain it. See this one here? It ain't never healed. We're getting engaged. That's good. (PHONE) Hello. Hello. (RUMBLING) (SCREECH) Mr Klein? Hey. I gotta talk to you. OK. Last night I... I woke up.. ..with the worst headache I've ever had in my life. I went into the bathroom... to get some aspirin. And I happened to... look in the mirror. And... I swear to God... I see something... I can't describe. But it sure as hell isn't my reflection. And then... I hear... ..this weird... ..howl... coming out of the sink. And there's a voice... It's a voice. And it's saying,... "Do not be afraid." "99 will die." "Denver nine." I wrote it down. It just kept saying the same thing over and over for an hour. And then it stops. And then I wake up this morning and I look at this paper where I wrote down the words. There's things on it. I did not draw that. Gordon? What? You... Your ear's bleeding. What? This CAT scan is clean, Gordon. No sign of any physical problem. Are you sure? Because this man's wife had a tumour. What you had was a migraine. I can write you a prescription. Yeah, that'd be good. There were other symptoms. He had hallucinations, heard voices. Aren't they both associated with glioblastoma? I see... nothing here to suggest something as exotic as glioblastoma. But I can refer Mr Smallwood to another neurologist for a second opinion. He's wrong. No, that'd be fine, thank you. Thank you very much. Gordon! He's not wrong. Nothing's wrong. Nothing's wrong. Nothing's wrong. He's not wrong cos there's nothing wrong. He's not wrong cos there's nothing wrong. There's nothing wrong. (WHISPERS) You go to the doctor with your ear bleeding and he says you've got a headache. You're not sick. That is good news. I wish I WAS sick. Then I'd know why this was happening. You shouldn't say that, Gordon. What should I say, Denise? I'm hallucinating. I'm hearing voices. Was your wife hearing voices before she had her tumour? No. Our top story - Domain Air flight number 9 out of Denver has crashed. A representative of that airline is expected to make a statement. There is no confirmation but all 99 passengers and crew are thought dead. Wow, man. (BIRDS CHIRP) (KIDS GIGGLE) (BOTH GASP) (FOOTSTEPS CRUNCH) Ohh! Thank you, Mrs Thompson! * (PHONE) Can I speak to Alexander Leek? This is Leek. Now, Mr Leek, this is John Klein. I'm working on a strange story. I was hoping you might be able to help. I'm interested in your theories on precognition and prophecies. It's all in the book. Yeah, but the the chapter that you have on the entities you call... Were you contacted or are you pretending a professional interest? Yeah. No. Um, no, I'm a reporter for the Washington Post. Well, I'm sorry, Mr Klein. I don't work in those areas any more. I don't understand. (PHONE GOES DEAD) Hearing voices is one thing but this isn't just a message. It's a prediction. It came true. Are these things Gordon's having, are they dreams or hallucinations? They sound like dreams, but I don't know. He believes they're real. I had a dream like that. Yeah? It was night-time and I was in the middle of the ocean. I was trying to swim but I was too cold. And I kept looking. I kept looking for something to hang on to. And there were presents... floating, floating all around me. They were wrapped up. They were tied with bows. And I tried to grab onto them, but they kept... popping away. And then I started to sink. Like a stone. There was nothing I could do. I was falling. But it felt good. I was letting go. I was letting myself go and... all I could see was black and all I could feel was the darkness above me and the lights coming from below and... I knew I was dying. (FAINT CRY) And then I heard this voice like... somebody whispering in my ear. "Wake up, number 37." And then I woke up. What do you think that means? Number 37? I have absolutely no idea. I met him. The guy who told me about the plane crash. You met him? Yeah. I met him. Last night, coming home from work, about midnight. I'm driving past the cement plant out by the chemical factory. Right. Something happened. Bright flash. Lightning. Something encircles me. Everything's kind of hot. I feel... that I can't catch... ..catch my breath. He looked human, but there was just something... wrong about him. And that's when I heard the voice. The same voice that I heard two nights ago. He said, "Do not be afraid." "My name is Indrid Cold." He said to me, "In a place this size, Equator, 300, 300... will die." "Wait for me." "I will return." "I will see you in time." And that was it. Gordon, I, er... That's a little... Have a look. (HOSPITAL ORDERLY) 'She knew.' 'I didn't see anything.' (MARY CRIES) You want to hear the chief's latest phone call? Yeah. (HIGH-PITCHED SQUEAL ON TAPE) (PHONE) Yes? John, thank God! Gordon? I know I sounded crazy the other day but things are weird. Er, slow down. He's here. Who's here? Indrid Cold. He's standing right next to me. (Get over to Gordon's. He says Cold is there.) Gordon? Let me talk to him. Sure. Hang on. (DISTORTED) Hello, John Klein. Who is this? My name is Indrid Cold. Unless, of course, you're Gordon Smallwood. Your father was born in Racine, Wisconsin. You lived in a green house on Monroe Street. You don't remember how your mother looked. OK. You got my attention. Where's my watch? In your shoe. Under the bed. Very good, John. Thank you. What's in my hand? ChapStick. You're reading my mind, aren't you? Show me my mind. I have no need to, do I? What's the third line of page 51? "A broken smile beneath her whispered wings." Still more proof, John Klein? What do you look like? It depends on who's looking. I want to meet you. You already have, John. I've seen you afraid. You're frightened right now, aren't you? Can I... ask you something? Why ask me what you already know, John? What... What... What happened to my wife? You were there. Mary Klein cannot be found by looking. You will see her in time. (SCREECH) Gordon! What's up, Connie? Everything OK? Did you just call John? Uh-uh. I've been asleep since nine. * (TAPE RECORDING) Unless, of course, you're Gordon Smallwood. See, it's sticking up here around 1,950 cycles per second but it never gets any lower than maybe 1,930 or so. But yours is way down here in the normal vocal range anywhere between 1,000 or 1,200 cycles per second. OK, so this guy's vocal range is much higher than mine? What makes you think it's a man? (TAPE) Still more proof, John Klein? (SCREECH) What is it? As near as I could tell, it's... an electrical impulse. But whatever it is, it's not coming from human vocal cords. (TAPE) What happened to my wife? You were there. Mary Klein cannot be found by looking. You will see her in time. (EDDIE ON PHONE) This doesn't sound like you. We used to rip on this stuff when it came over the wire. It's just different when it happens to you. Do me a favour... Talk to Cyrus. Tell him you got flu, make up any excuse. I just want to make sure that you still got a job when you're done doing whatever it is you're doing. OK. I'll call you from Chicago. What time's your flight? Um,... 8am. Am I crazy? No. I am crazy. Alexander Leek! Who the hell are you? I'm John Klein. I called you last week. Do you know what that is? Stay away. Look, I need to know what this is. Tell me. Where are they seeing it? Point Pleasant, West Virginia. You can help me. Follow me. The nocturnal butterfly. In ancient cultures, the moth represents a form of the psyche or the soul immortally trapped in the hellish death realms. Mothman. Well, that's what the Ukrainians call him. Rough translation. There were a hundred sightings in Chernobyl the year the nuclear plant went down. Galveston, 1969, just before the hurricane. They saw it. But seeing it is isn't always believing. There's never been a single shred of evidence to show that these things... exist materially. So you're telling me these things do not exist? Oh, they exist. All kinds of things exist all around us that we never see, right? Electricity, microwaves, infra-red waves, you know? These things have been around for ever. They show up in cave paintings. They're a normal condition of the planet. They're just not part of our consensus of what constitutes... physical reality. What are they part of, then? You are asking for an explanation for something... ..that can't be explained rationally. You know, the build-up of energy before something happens? The way your hair stands up before lightning strikes. Before something happens? You mean they CAUSE disasters? Why would they need to? Alright, then. Are they trying to warn me? Their motivations... aren't human. Alright. Then what do they want? I've no idea. What you really want is to know... why you? Yes. You noticed them and they noticed that you noticed them. Most people aren't sensitive enough to see them without some kind of... ..trauma. What happened to you, Mr Klein? Last week my friend got a strange phone call from an entity, spirit, whatever. It seemed to know everything. Like God? And it made predictions? Yeah. And they came true? Yes. His name was Indrid Cold. It's perception, John. They appear differently to everyone. A voice, a light, a man, a monster. If your friend thinks he's talking to God, he's off by more than a few degrees. How do you explain it knows everything? Hey, look at that. If there was a car crash ten blocks away, that window washer up there could probably see it. Now that doesn't mean he's God or even smarter than we are. But from where he's sitting, he can see a little further down the road. I think we can assume that... these entities are more advanced than us. Why don't they just come right out and tell us what's on their minds? You're more advanced than a cockroach. Have you ever tried explaining yourself to one of them? How many people have seen it? Ten, twenty, maybe. Listen to me. Something terrible is going to happen in Point Pleasant. Don't go back. Stay away. I can't talk about this any more. Mr Leek. There is a reason that I ended up in Point Pleasant. Something brought me there. Whatever brought you there... brought you there to die. * Hey... You're just in time. We're just about to light this Christmas tree. We have been for the last two friggin' hours. Isn't that Denise? Is she OK? She left Gordon. Oh, no. He got fired from the chemical plant. Just stopped coming to work. Shit! Where is he? Who knows? Be back in a second. Connie! Connie! Hey, hey, what's wrong? 15 more people reported seeing that thing today. 15! Three were cops. (PEOPLE SQUEAL WITH EXCITEMENT) I hate this, John. I absolutely goddamn hate this. How was Chicago? What did he say? He wouldn't see me. (APPLAUSE AND CHEERING) Shit. Gordon! You alright? Hey, man. It's really cold up here, man. Why don't we get in the car? I can't. I'm waiting for him. Everybody in town is looking at me like I'm insane. You know why? Gordon, I... Denise and all them, all the others. They they don't know, John. I do. I don't think you're crazy, OK? You talked to him, too, John. You know, I've been lying awake at night. I feel... like I'm sleeping. But I'm awake. And that's when I hear him. And lately, when I hear him,... all at once... ..I understand... ..everything. Hey, John. Do you remember the last time you were happy? It's real. These things are real. John... I want you to be happy. (PHONE) (FAINT VOICE) What? This is your wake-up call, Mr Klein. I didn't ask for a wake-up call. (LEEK) 'What happened to you, Mr Klein?' (PHONE) Yeah? Jeez, I can't believe I got through. Gordon? Gordon, where are you, man? Cold was right. I can't hear you. Listen, John. He was right. Mr Cold was right about everything. Right? Who-Who's right about what? I can't hear you! Right about understanding. It's real, John. I want you to know. It's real. What is? What are you talking about? You got nothing to worry about. I'll see you in time. Gordon? Gordon! Gordon! (RUSTLING / BIRD CAWS) Gordon! Gordon! Gordon? Gordon! (FLUTTERING) Can they tell how long he was out there? Looks like he's been dead about eight hours. He died of exposure. What made you come out here? He... He called me. When? I didn't like the way he sounded. When did he call you, John? (SOBBING) About an hour ago. I can't stand this. * (BELL TOLLS) John. It didn't seem right to talk at the funeral, but I don't think there's ever been an accident at the chemical plant. I don't know what you mean. I got your message the other day. I meant to call you back but it slipped my mind. Don't you remember leaving me that message? (ANSWER MACHINE) Chief, it's John Klein. (KETTLE WHISTLES) I didn't call him. It's not me. I analysed the tapes. I don't care. It may be my voice, it's not me. It is not me. Listen to me. I would swear in a court of law that that's your voice. Yeah, yeah, great. Thanks(!) Shit! Regular coffee to go, please. Seventy-five cents. Have a great day. Hey, do you know that woman? What woman? She just left. You didn't see her? No. That's strange. She had long, red hair, green eyes. Real pretty. She was asking about you. John? Did you see which way she went? No. What did she say? She asked a lot of strange questions. What you were doing here... She asked if you were happy. What did you say? I asked her for some ID. Did she give you any? No. She said, "Tell John I'm sorry for ruining everything," and she went. What's wrong? Is it her? Was it her? That's your wife? It was her. I'm-I'm not sure. What? I mean, the hair is different. Come on! What? This is the woman you saw! No, it isn't, John. Now I agree there is a similarity. Bullshit! John, it's alright. I'm not alright! This is the woman you saw. She was here. This woman. Don't you do this to me. (PHONE) Hello. (SCREECH) (SQUAWKING / WHITE NOISE) (WHOOSHING) (PHONE) Hello. (DISTORTED) I'm sorry. I feel like I ruined everything. (HIGH-PITCHED SCREECH) (MARY) 'I'm so sorry.' (KNOCK AT DOOR) I need to know what happened to you. Please. Come in. I was a physics professor at Cornell. Tenured. You can look me up. One day I started hearing voices. The voices became messages. Before long, I was convinced that I was receiving predictions of disaster from outside intelligences. But you were, weren't you? John, I had tapes of their voices. I knew a building was going to blow up and I tried to prevent it but... no one listened. What happened? People died. Many people died. I was investigated, almost arrested. My wife divorced me. My kids stopped speaking to me. Do you know what four years in a psychiatric hospital can do to you? Everything... gone. Oh, you'll never understand their messages. You'll misinterpret them. I did. It almost destroyed me. But in the end, it all came down to just one simple question. Which was more important? Having proof... ..or being alive? Trust me. I turned away years ago. And I've never looked back. Didn't you NEED to know? We're not allowed to know. (VOICE-LIKE WHOOSHING ON TAPE) (PHONE) Hello. It's me, Cyrus. John, is that you? Yeah. Yeah, it's me. Drop whatever you're doing. Governor McCallum is going to Charleston, and then he's touring that chemical plant in Point Pleasant today. I want you to go down there and meet him at the airport. You listening? Yeah. McCallum at the chemical plant. I need to know that you're going to be there. John, are you there? John? (SQUEAKS AND HOWLS) (TAPE) Great tragedy on the River Ohio. Great tragedy on the River Ohio. I can't call in sick just because you have a bad feeling about today. Think about it. Gordon saw lights in the sky over the chemical plant. Josh gets a call from me, but not me, and I'm talking about something bad happening at the chemical plant. Then I get this message from this Indrid Cold who's talking about a great tragedy on the Ohio River. Guess what's on the Ohio River? The chemical plant. Yes, and today Governor McCallum will be there. I was on my way to interview him. That's how I ended... That's how I ended up here. My God... That's why I'm here. He was right. Who was right? You saw Leek. Part of the warning. What? He was part of the warning. Stop, stop, stop! I didn't want to scare you. He said... He said the messages are real. Something terrible is going to happen. Connie, please. We have to leave here now. No, I will not live my life like that. I will not make decisions based on messages from Indrid Cold! He may be real to you. He's not real to me. OK, I'm going to Charleston. I'll be at the Marriott. Get re-assigned. I don't want you near the plant. And what if nothing happens? What if there is no tragedy? What then? It's not the point. It is. Gordon believed what he heard, too. I am not Gordon! I know! I know! I know what's going to happen. You have to leave now. I have to report to work. We can talk later. MAN: Look around. As the Favourites come out, it begins. Working as the Dream team. Nice! Ah. The flirt. Classic! Cadbury Favourites. * Governor. Good to see you, John. I need to speak with you. What's this about, John? It's the tour. You can't do it. You can't go. 'Listen to me. Cancel it. Cancel the tour.' Make them shut down the plant. It's going to blow up while you're there! State Police. Where are the cops? What are they doing? They don't know yet. What? They don't know yet. Have you received a bomb threat? I didn't say anything about a bomb! It's a source. I know this sounds... You're messing up here, John. Get me Cyrus Bills at The Post. Our top story takes us to Point Pleasant where... Turn it up! In what he's called a successful review, the governor has given high marks to this petrochemical plant and he expects to demand renovations at several Virginia plants. WOWK TV 13 has an exclusive look inside at what the governor saw. Son of a bitch. I congratulate Edgewater Petrochemical on a job well done. Success here at Point Pleasant... Mr Klein? You've a message. (KNOCK AT DOOR) John? Come in. Hey. Back to Washington? Yeah. Do you have to go? I have to go. John, if this is about today... No, it's not. I got a message. I have to go home - to be there at noon on Friday. John, do you realise what's happening to you? I have to go. (PHONE) Hello. Hey, it's me. Connie? Yeah. I thought we could chat for ten or fifteen minutes. John? Er... I'm sorry, Connie. Can I call you back? No, you can't. I booked your flight. What? It leaves Dulles for Columbus at 1.45. I tried to... get you on the one to Charleston but they're all booked. So if you leave now, you'll just make it. I can't. I can't. It's Christmas Eve, John. You shouldn't be alone. I can't. Yeah, you can. You know, um, when... Mary got sick, I couldn't help thinking... "This isn't real. I can stop this." "I know I can. I can stop this." No one can stop it, John. Listen to me. Planes are going to crash, earthquakes are going to happen, people you know and love are going to die, and no matter what that voice tells you, there's nothing you can do about it. It's... two years to the day. He told me she's going to call. He said Mary's going to call. He's lying, John. Whoever calls may sound like her, but it's not going to be her. I don't know what happens to us after we die, but I'll bet you wherever Mary is now, she's nowhere near Indrid Cold. What if it IS her? She's dead, John. The only important question now is how do you want to remember her? I miss her so much! I know you do. Of course you do. But, John, listen. You can miss her here just as easily as there, even more easily because there you're all alone. And that's just no way to be. You do whatever you need to do and I'll understand. But here we have we have dinner at six and we open presents at eight. And we hope we see you. OK? Bye, John. (PHONE RINGS) (CLOCK CHIMES) * (PHONE RINGS) (SIGH) (RADIO) Time is 5.51 on this chilly Christmas Eve. To all you folks... (CAR HORN) (TOOTS) (HORNS) (MUSIC BLARES) Come on. Hey, you know what's going on? Some problem with the traffic lights. (DISTORTED SCREECH) 'Great tragedy on the River Ohio.' My God... (RUMBLING) Get off the bridge! Everyone, get off! Get off! Get out of your cars and get off! (CREAKING) Come on! You gotta get off! Turn that damn thing down! You gotta get off the bridge! Now! Get out! Get off! Get off! Get off! Get out of the car! Get off the bridge! Quick! Get out, get out! This is unit 64! The Silver Bridge! Do you copy? (SCREAMS) (SCREAMS) (GASPS) Wake up, wake up. Here we go. You ARE here. I didn't know if I was dreaming. I left DC right after you called. You did call me, right? Yeah. Yeah, I called. John. How bad is it? It's bad. I suppose it could have been a lot worse. Are they done with the search? 36. Looks like about 36 people. Jesus. 36? 36? "Wake up, number 37." Wake up... IMS Subtitles www.able.co.nz Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. Able 2018
Subjects
  • Unidentified flying objects--Drama
  • Curiosities and wonders--West Virginia--Drama
  • Human-alien encounters--West Virginia--Drama
  • Feature films--United States