01x17 - Madness Room

[bunniefuu]

[Theme music playing]

Narrator:
man lives in the sunlit world

of what he believes
to be reality.

but... There is,

unseen by most, an underworld.

a place that is just as real

but not as brightly lit.

a dark side.

[Thunder crashing]

[Thunder rumbling]

[Gasps]

Did I frighten you, cathy?

I just didn't hear
you come in, darling.

I'm sorry.

Yes, as a matter of fact,

I walk very slowly
and softly these days.

[Chuckles]

You might also say
that i...

That I creep
instead of walk.

Why?

Why in god's name

Do you put up
with the likes of me?

[Thunder rumbling]

Cause you're such
a good kisser.

[Chuckles]

[Doorbell ringing]

Who could that be?

That should be michael.

I didn't know michael
was coming down.

Just for a little business.

It won't take long.

I'll let him in.

No. I'll get it.

[Groans]

Hello, michael.

[Sighs]

[Door opening]

Well, here's the last
and final one, edward.

The order from
thorton plastics.

Well, you know what that means--

Endless dull lunches

With cornelius thorton.

And you'll have to at least
smile at all of his bad jokes.
Michael,

You never want to
become a rich man.

It's a bloody bore.
[Chuckles]

Well, I'll try to
remember that, sir.

A ouija board?

Cathy, you're playing
that silly game again.

Edward, it's a
perfectly harmless way

For me to spend my time.

And I do have a lot of time.

Ever since I was a kid,

I've heard bad things
about ouija boards.

Come on now, michael, wake up
and join the 20th century.

He's right, michael.

It's just a game.

In fact, why don't
we play right now?

You don't have to leave
right away, do you?

Well, no, no, but I don't
really think that I can...

Go ahead, michael,
indulge the girl.

Stay right there,
michael.

[Thunder rumbling]

Okay, put the board
on your knees.

Now, place your
fingertips like this.

Now, the presiding spirit
of this board is called ben.

After benjamin fairchild,
the original owner

Of this house.

Oh, oh, I see.

Ben, are you here?

Ah, we have a quorum.

I suggest we ask ben
a question

Right off the bat that will
put him to the real test.

Ben,

When you're not here
with the board,

Where do you live?

The madness room.

The madness room?

What could that mean?

I know exactly
what it means.

I've done some research
on the history of this house

In the local library.

It turns out that this is

One of the oldest houses
in this part of the country.

Now, don't tell me that
this house is haunted.

Well, not
haunted, exactly,

But supposedly
there's one room--

One very, very weird room.

Everyone that's ever
stayed in that room

Has gone insane.

Sounds like the bedroom
of my first wife.

All right, cathy, where's the
location of this madness room?

I want to stay clear
away from it.

That's just it, edward,
no one knows.

About a hundred years ago,

His young wife ophelia fairchild
was staying in it.

One day, she shot her husband
through the heart with a p*stol.

Then grabbed their baby and ran
to a well and... Jumped in.

After that the room

Was sealed off.

It's been sealed off
for a hundred years.

The next question
is obvious--

Maybe there shouldn't be
any more questions, edward.

One question leads to another,
michael,

So let's put ben
to the real test.

Let's ask him where the
madness room is located.

Ben...

Where is the madness room?

"Fire."

"Ring."

Fire... Ring.

Fire.

I know it means fireplace.

What about ring?

There's a ring.

Maybe...

It means we should
remove this brick.

[Thunder rumbling]

[Thunder crashing]

My god!

Here.

A key.

To the madness room!

And look, this must be an old
set of blueprints to the house.

Don't you see what
ben's up to?

If there's a room shown here,
where there's not a room now,

Then that must be where
the madness room is.

Edward, what do you
think of ben now?

Well, i... I must admit
it's very strange.

You are going to stay and help
us look for it, aren't you?

Oh, well, I don't
know. I...

Oh, what's the matter,
michael?

Are you afraid?

No! I'm not afraid!

Michael, I want you stay
and give us a hand.

All right, edward.

Can I have a drink?

Help yourself.

Oh, this is going
to be fun.

Can I fix you
something, cathy?

No, thank you.

Edward?

No, thank you, michael.

Alcohol is one
of my many pleasures

That my doctors
see fit to deny me.

Did you find anything?

I don't know.

Edward, you have
such a sharp eye.

Will you take a look?

Yes. Of course.

Michael, I think
we ought to ask ben

If he has any
further instructions.

Yeah. All right.

Ben, any last words?

This is like looking
for a buried treasure.

Scoff... At...

Me... And... Damned...

You'll... Be.

It's moving so fast.

Lock... The... Door...

Behind... Us... Four.

You know that
long empty hallway?

On the west side,
there isn't any rooms.

But, according to this drawing,
there is a room there.

Drop... Key... In... Crack.

The...

Only... Way...

Back.

[Tapping on wall]

All right.

[Tapping]

Well, according
to this drawing,

It should be
right here.

Yeah. I think this it.

The madness room.

There you are, boy.

Go to it.

Hold this.

Well, i... I guess
we can get in now.

Go ahead, edward.

Oh. I get the
honors, huh?

All right.

Good heavens, cathy.
What's the g*n for?

Protection.

I'm afraid a g*n

Isn't much protection
against ghosts.

Cathy:
where's the light switch?

Oh, come on, cathy.

This room has been
sealed off for 100 years.

You expect there
to be a light switch?

You're right, edward.
As usual.

Here's a lamp.

You want a lighter?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Okay, hold this.

That's a lot better.

It sure is.

Strange room.

Let's look around.

So this is where ben lives.

Wait a second.

What were ben's
instructions?

"Lock the door
behind us four."

Four?

Three of us and ben.

That's four.

You really think that
we ought to lock the door?

Well, we're here.
Let's play ben's rules, huh?

Hmm. Here's that crack
in the floor

That ben was talking about.

It's odd about the key.

What's that?

Ophelia fairchild's diary.

"July l7, 1888.

"I love my baby,
but it cries.

"I want to make my baby
stop crying forever.

What's happening to me?"

Cathy, I don't
think you better...

No! No!
Stay away from me.

Stay away from me.

"July 28.

"It's a beautiful day outside
even though it's raining.

"The raindrops
are speaking to me.

"They're saying,
'deceit. Deceit.

"'Deceit.

"'Death.

'Death. Death.'"

Cathy.

Don't touch me.

Your hands are so cold.

So clammy.

Cathy, what...?

I said, don't touch me.

Cathy, be careful
with that.

It's this room.

I think it's
getting to her.

Yes, the room is getting to me!
The house

Is getting to me!

Most of all, dear husband,
you are

Getting to me!
[Cries out]

Edward, what is it?
What's wrong?

Oh, that pain again!
Come on over here and lay down.

I think we need to
get you to a doctor.

No one is leaving.

For heaven's sake, cathy!
The man has a weak heart!

Wrong! The man has no heart.

I think we need
to get you out of this room.

Give me the g*n!

I don't want to hurt you.

Cathy, give me the g*n.

[g*nsh*t]

"drop... Key... In crack,
the only... Way back."

Cathy...

Maybe...

Maybe this will break the spell.

Oh, no.

No, cathy.

[g*nsh*t]

Cathy?

You're a genius.

So are you.

You see, darling,

There was never
any madness room.

When you were in the hospital,

And I was having
the house remodeled,

I simply had an ordinary room
refurnished and boarded up.

You're both going to come
into a lot of money.

But what if I don't...
Don't cooperate,

And... And I refuse to die?

Michael has thought of that.

He'll just help you along.

Michael!

Where's the key?

He dropped it
in that crack.

Don't you have
another one?

No. I thought you had one.

I don't have another one.

Then why else did you
spell out that last message

About dropping the key
through the crack?

I didn't spell that out.

I thought you did.

[Coughing]

[Choking]

Oh, ben.

Ben.

[Laughing]

[Loud laughter]

Narrator:
the dark side is always there.

waiting for us to enter.

waiting to enter us.

until next time, try
to enjoy the daylight.