A Ghost at Gilmore House (2027) Movie Script
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[eerie music]
[meter beeping]
[eerie music]
[flashlight clicks]
[meter beeping]
[eerie music intensifies]
[beeping meter quickens pace]
[meter reading beeping]
[organ blares]
[door creaks]
[eerie music]
[door creaks]
[clock tolls]
What's that?
Oh, Dad!
Jesus Christ, you scared me.
Oh, why are you sneaking up on me?
I'm trying to be quiet.
Why?
Because we don't want to disturb anyone.
Or anything.
Look, did you find anything?
I did check out one of
the bedrooms earlier.
Something seemed a little bit off.
Yeah.
Shall we have a look?
Which one?
OK, come on.
But quietly.
Behind me is the site of the
rather unfortunate demise
of paranormal investigator Lucy Carter.
12 months ago, Miss Carter and Miss
Hart of Carter Investigations
arrived here to work on reports of ghostly
sightings and attacks.
Only three days later,
Miss Carter was found dead.
We reached out to the owners of the
house, Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore,
as well as staff, guests
who were in attendance,
and Miss Hart herself, who
all declined to comment.
The police have recently
declared the case inconclusive,
leaving many in the paranormal community
with one conclusion.
Inconclusive means...
...ghost.
You ready?
[eerie music]
OK, so this project is
due in two weeks' time.
That is so that you can deliver it
to the rest of the class.
That means it needs to be something
that you are passionate about.
It needs to be something
that you are interested in,
so that you can feel confident in
delivering it to everybody else.
OK, thanks very much, everybody.
If you could, any questions come to me.
I'm doing my own Bambry Club.
As in the football club? Why?
It's easy. I'll have it done by tonight.
Yeah, but it's supposed to
educate the class on something.
What are you doing yours on, then?
Gilmore House.
How is a bloody building more
interesting than football?
It's not about the building. It's about
the stuff that happened there.
What stuff?
The Lucy Carter investigation. The murder.
Did somebody die?
Yeah. I've told you about it before.
Really?
Where is it, then?
Not too far.
Near Eldengrove I think.
Bambry are playing there in a few weeks.
Are you seriously doing
yours on a football club?
Yeah, of course.
Can't wait to see that.
Maybe it'll teach you something.
See you later.
See you tomorrow.
Bye.
[gentle music]
Dad...
...do you have any
magazines on Gilmore House?
Hmm, Gilmore House?
1970s. Early 1970s. Right?
Yeah, we should have some of the issues of
ghosting times in the loft
from around that period.
Can I go have a look?
Yeah.
No one can get in there, you know.
Believe me. I tried.
I know.
I'm doing it as a presentation at school.
Well, do you know they're
knocking it down?
Wait, what?
I would have loved to get in there
and get some readings though.
I bet we'd have found something.
Why are they knocking it down?
It's dangerous, love.
It's falling to pieces.
It's full of crackheads
Er, drug users.
[gentle music]
Did you find them?
Yeah, I think so.
[sigh]
Up you get love, we've got to go.
What's going on?
I've found Maria.
Lucy's assistant?
Yeah, that's right. And she says if we go
now, we can chat to her about it.
What?
You can do an interview
with her. For your project.
Huh?
Now, she's got church at 10,
so we need to set off now.
And she says we can go again
on Saturday if we want to.
Yeah. So you get changed, and I'll
make us a quick breakfast.
[sigh]
[atmospheric music]
Oh, please do, do sit down.
Is that Bolton Abbey?
I think so.
The case of the Headless Monk?
Oh, somewhat of an
investigator yourself, are you?
Well, nothing to your
kind of level, but...
we do a bit of data
collection, don't we, love?
Take a few readings. We were actually just
trialing the new EK-Dek 33 at the moment.
I'm going to write a piece for the
ghosting times on it.
Of course, you wouldn't have had
the EK-Dek's in your day, would you?
I remember reading that you were on the
Henderson 622, is that right?
Do you know, I don't remember.
- Classic machine. You can't get them anymore.
- No?
No. No. No. You know what we...
Dad!
Oh, sorry, I'm just a really big fan.
Right, so Rachel would like to ask you
some questions for her school project
if that's okay?
Well, yes, I did say
she could on the phone.
So what did you want to
talk to me about, Rachel?
I just wanted to speak to
you about Gilmore House.
Do you know, I think the Anna
Harding case is quite interesting.
Do you know that case?
Yeah.
No?
Well, I tell you what, Rachel,
I'll fill you in on the back story,
and you see if you can work it out.
Now Dad, I don't want you
telling her what Lucy thought.
I want to know what she thinks.
It's a good one, this. I won't say a word.
Anna Harding...
I've actually
already
told my teacher that
I'm going to do the case of Gilmore House.
Oh, very well then.
I first heard about Gilmore
House through a friend of mine.
When I told Lucy about it, of course, she
immediately wanted to investigate.
I knew she would. She
could never resist a case.
Especially one at such an interesting
or historical site like Gilmore.
[excited music]
We planned to spend four nights there.
Lucy was confident we would
have the answer by then.
As you know, the reality was much darker.
Miss Carter!
So good to meet you after all these weeks.
Mr. Gilmore, I presume?
Only to the help. To you, I am Henry.
Henry, this is Maria...
My dear wife Frances will
be joining us shortly.
She's not necessarily
100% on board at present,
so do deal gently with her.
This is George.
He's our house manager.
Anything you need, he'll
sort it out for you.
Now, if you want to come
this way, Miss Carter,
we have tea waiting and then
I'll give you the grand tour.
Did I hear you say...
finest example of vernacular architecture
in the whole of North Yorkshire?
I'm sorry?
That's what most people say
when they first see her.
I'm glad you think so.
George, pleasure.
Don't forget to arrange breakfast and
supper times with the help, George.
Sorry, go on.
Maria.
The help, apparently.
He's a little old-fashioned but,
I like to keep in his good books.
Well...
Lucy likes breakfast before nine and
she'll take supper at 8pm on the dot.
She'll eat in her room
most nights to work.
No problem.
Did you need help with the bags?
Yes, thank you.
[gentle music]
[inaudible conversation]
Looks like she's best
friends with Sir isn't she?
Friendly suspects are often
much more cooperative.
Mr. Gilmore's a suspect?
Everyone's a suspect.
We search for all possibilities.
Once or twice there's not
even been anything paranormal.
That's very rare.
Have you got many guests at the moment?
We have a lovely couple
on their honeymoon.
We have a woman. I think
she's here for work,
and we have a writer. Pretty nice chap.
Shall we have the tour, then?
With me, Miss Carter, your destiny awaits.
First built in 1640.
By Harold Gilmore.
And in the family, ever since.
How many work here?
Well, we have become somewhat depleted in
the last couple of years, you see.
We have Chef John, George, of course.
Francis has taken on the
cleaning side of late.
Harriet helps out too.
Do you not deal much with the
running of the house, then?
Oh, good God, no. Frightful business.
No, I simply wouldn't have the time.
What is it you do then, Mr. Gilmore?
I shall show you, Miss Carter.
Mainly from the end of
the 18th century onwards.
The strengths are mainly in
Harriet?
Dad.
You're not supposed to be here.
I know. I'm sorry. I was just
I wanted to help with the tour.
Oh, darling.
It's just for grown-ups, I'm afraid.
Really?
Go on.
Scoot along.
Go see if Joseph wants to play.
I'm Lucy, this is Maria.
If I could draw your attention, ladies.
This way, you will see that I am something
of an author myself.
A romance novel?
On the surface, perhaps.
But my writing reaches deeper than that.
It reaches into your soul, Miss Carter.
I'm not much of a fiction person.
Well, it takes an intellectual
to appreciate my narratives.
There's a guest who's writing a book on
old buildings, I believe,
perhaps that might be more in your line.
Well, Miss Carter, perhaps
I show you the grounds
while your assistant,
erm, unpacks for you.
Very well. Lead on, Mr. Gilmore.
Excuse me, Mr. Gilmore.
The man who reported the
haunting, is he still here?
Oh, yes. Absolute bugger of a man.
He keeps changing his rooms after the
after the haunting.
Says he feels a presence
in all of the rooms.
With all due respect, why has he stayed?
There are other hotels
nearby, aren't there?
Oh, yes. Believe you me, I have
recommended any number to him.
But because this is the
oldest house in the area,
this has to be where he writes
his bloody history book.
Well, perhaps we should
speak to him first.
Of course. But first,
the rest of the tour.
I didn't like Henry from the start.
Lucy was befriending him
for the case. I knew that.
Oh, but it still irritated me.
Did you suspect Henry of anything?
We suspect everyone, Rachel.
Everyone's guilty of something.
Yes, I've changed rooms
numerous times now.
And this is following
the initial experience?
Experience?
Henry mentioned that you were visited.
Well, I was haunted,
yes. Attacked, almost.
Can you explain to us what happened?
A ghost, a spirit emerged through the wall
and flew straight at me, shouting.
What was it saying?
Not shouting,
I mean screaming, howling.
It couldn't speak, of course.
What did the spirit look like?
Well, a woman in sort of flowing robes, I
think. I only got a very brief look.
And what's your reason
for staying at the house?
Well, I'm writing a book about historical
houses in Yorkshire.
I'm writing a whole chapter on Gilmore
House, primarily for the architecture.
Do you need to stay in the
house to write about it?
Well, it certainly helps, of course,
to be able to see things and
discover the different rooms.
The hidden history here
really is incredible.
I often hear footsteps.
Doors rattling.
It's always the east wing,
but I'm not allowed up there.
That's the family's quarters.
Is there any more you can
tell us about the haunting?
No, I think that's it, really.
I told Henry as much as I saw.
That's when he called you
after some persuading, of course.
I patrol the corridors
at night before bed.
Have you noticed anything
out of the ordinary?
No. Not that I can think of.
No. No, I don't think so.
I mean, I'm in the kitchen most of the
time anyway, so I've not seen anything.
I'm not sure, really.
There might be but
I keep a lot of relics with
me to protect my aura, so
if there was anything, I don't think
it'd be able to show itself to me.
[ominous music]
Footsteps at night, doors creaking.
You hear that sort of thing all
the time in a house like this.
It really is nonsense.
You're not on the same
page as your husband, then?
No. On this particular
front, we are not united.
How is your relationship with Henry?
Our relationship is frankly
none of your business.
[ominous music]
[eerie music]
The first day went as expected.
A tour around the house,
meeting the guests.
Up until our night-time meet-a-readings,
when things became a little strange.
Anything?
No.
11:30 p.m., eastbound. Approaching
secondary dining room.
[door banging]
Henry said everyone would
be in bed by now, didn't he?
Yes, he did.
Sounds like someone's out of bed.
[meter reading ticking]
Anything?
No.
So it's not a ghost then?
Maybe not.
So who's out of bed then?
[metal scraping]
Whoever it was forgot their key.
The library is locked
at night, Miss Carter.
It's very unlikely that
there was anyone in there.
Well, it was open when we found it,
and something was there.
Who has keys for the library, Mr. Gilmore?
Well, I myself and George.
He has keys to all the rooms.
As for the library, I think that's it.
Oh, it's usually out of
bounds to guests and staff.
Could George have been
down here last night?
I did see why he should.
And we're quite sure it
would have been locked.
I lock it myself every night.
Is there anyone other than
George who might have a key?
Well, not for the library.
Um, no, I don't see who would.
We'll leave you to your work. Thank
you for your time, Mr. Gilmore.
Not at all.
[eerie music]
The next few days went as expected.
George, do you have a moment?
Can you tell us about the
keys you have for the house?
I've got keys for many of
the rooms since I started.
Including the library?
Yeah, of course.
And when did you lose
your key for the library?
I don't know what you mean.
Is this not your key?
No.
That's my key.
That's Mr. Gilmore's key.
It's not, we've already spoken to him.
It's probably Constance's key.
Who's Constance?
He never mentioned her.
No.
Lady Gilmore's mother.
She had her own key for the library.
She used to like the peace and the quiet
before Mr. Gilmore made it into his office.
Used to?
Yeah.
Right up until she died.
[meter reading clicking]
We took numerous readings of the house.
Each one showing nothing
out of the ordinary.
Day by day we were more convinced that
there was nothing there.
Which just proves how powerful
the spirit must have been.
[eerie music]
[knocking]
One of them is lying.
I think George is telling the truth.
And what's your reason?
I just don't think he's lying.
Henry, on the other hand...
wouldn't surprise me at all.
Any reasoning?
Or just because you don't like him.
It's not that I don't like him.
I just...
think we have very conflicting attitudes.
He's just...
I've never been called the help before.
He's just old fashioned.
I don't believe he doesn't know my name.
It's a power thing.
Of course it is.
Manipulation.
Deception.
Control.
Everything that we're doing back at him.
We are playing a game, Maria.
Remember not to get annoyed at the pieces.
Do you still want me to
interview the children?
Yes, please.
I'll start working the timelines.
Have you got my key still?
I'll let you know how it goes.
Can you arrange my supper with George?
It's done.
Amazing.
Thank you.
[contemplative music]
So, do you know much about
why me and Lucy are here?
Are you guests.
They're not guests.
They're paranormal investigators.
Where do you sleep then?
Well, they do sleep here.
But they're not guests.
They're here because Dad is nuts
and he thinks that there's ghosts.
There's ghosts?
If there are ghosts, I'm
sure they're very nice ones.
What about your grandma?
Would you be scared if she was a ghost?
Nana isn't a ghost, is she?
No, of course she's not.
She won't haunt Daddy, will she?
No, of course she won't.
[banging]
[rumbling]
[knocking]
[meter reader clicking]
[clicking increases]
[door creak]
[clicking increases]
[breathing heavily]
Maria, Maria!
That's Lucy.
Lucy!
Lucy!
Where will you dad be?
Or George?
George!
Lucy! Stay here. [Lucy, what's happening?]
Don't move.
Lucy!
What, what's happened?
I can't get in, I heard Lucy scream.
Lucy!
[gasping]
Oh my God, Lucy!
[coughing]
Lucy, are you okay?
What's happened?
[door creak]
And I believe you know
what happened after that.
Three days later,
we find her dead.
So it was the grandma's key?
I don't know.
And who was in the library?
I don't know.
Oh, I'm sorry, you'll have to excuse me.
Are we still okay to
come around next week?
Oh, well I...
I suppose we did say that, yes, okay.
And do you still have the interview tapes
from the investigation?
Oh, I don't think so.
No, I won't, I won't have them.
Is there any chance that you
could maybe look for them,
before next week?
This is how it starts, you know.
A slippery slope.
[inquisitive music]
Hey, well that was good, wasn't it?
Do you think she's okay?
Yeah, of course, yeah, she's just old.
I don't know if we should
talk to her about it again.
It just seems too upsetting for her.
Oh, no, I think she's okay.
It's erm, you know,
people that age like to talk
about the olden days, don't they?
It's not exactly a happy
memory though, is it?
I think it's fine.
The police ruled the case inconclusive.
Yeah, that's right.
I thought it was a ghost though.
Of course it was,
but the police aren't gonna put
that on their report, are they?
Remember, inconclusive means ghost.
Ghost.
Ghost.
Exactly.
But what if it wasn't?
Hmm, yeah.
I get what you're thinking.
Could have been a demon.
No, I mean, what if it was a person?
What makes you think that?
It's just Danielle was saying,
[sigh]
if it wasn't a ghost, then what was it?
Oh, here we go.
Could have put money on
Danielle being involved.
All she said was...
Yeah, well, what you gotta remember
is that Danielle has been brought up
to be very close-minded, hmm?
Yeah, and if it's not
right in front of her,
then it doesn't exist, yeah?
Now, if we were all like Danielle,
we'd all still be living
in caves, wouldn't we?
You know, it's open-minded
people like you and me
that come up with things like gravity
and radio waves and
satellites and you know this.
Ghosts are just another frequency
that we can't detect yet fully, right?
And people like Danielle,
they're just holding us all back
from progression.
Microwaves, yeah?
Do you think Danielle
doesn't microwave anything
because she can't see the flames, eh?
Rachel?
Rach?
What?
[door slams]
Oh.
[optimistic music]
[phone ringing]
[beep]
Hello, you've reached Harriet Gilmore.
I'm sorry
[keyboard clacking]
Have you found the ghost yet?
Not yet.
Surprising.
You know, ghosts could just be a frequency
that we can't quite fully detect yet.
Is your dad on about microwaves again?
So how is this supposed
to help you find a ghost?
I'm just trying to gather as
much information as possible.
Let's start with these.
Gilmore House built in
1640 in North Yorkshire
is the stately home of the Gilmore family.
That's just the first mention.
Another example of the
classic Victorian movement
is Gilmore House in North Yorkshire.
The architecture is a blend of styles
dating back to the early 17th century.
Rach.
Such examples of priest holes include
Scotney Castle, Oxbrough
Hall and Gilmore House.
Rach, you sure you're okay
getting back by yourself?
Yeah, I'll be fine.
All right, love.
See you later.
[knocking]
Your project's going well then, is it?
Yeah, yeah.
Very good.
No dad today then?
No, sorry about him.
He's just a big fan.
Oh, it's always nice to meet a fan.
Even one's as passionate as your dad.
Oh, I didn't realise
that you were married.
You don't realise how important they
are until they're gone.
You'll learn that when you're older.
Oh, oh, I am sorry.
Oh, silly of me to assume.
Was that what piqued your
interest in the afterlife?
No.
Dad was always just into it.
And what about your mum?
She didn't really like it, to be honest.
She only let me go,
because she thought it'd be
a good father-daughter time.
Well, your dad, he
really seems to love it.
Well, you'll have to remind me where
we got up to last week.
It was just before Lucy's attack.
Oh, yes, of course.
The investigation was going...
Wrong.
[exciting music]
Just before you were attacked,
I mentioned Constance to the kids.
Mentioned she might be a ghost.
You said that to the kids.
Yeah.
All right, not the best approach.
But when I said it, Joseph said
she won't haunt Daddy, will she?
Just thought it was an odd thing to say.
That is strange.
Do you think something
happened between them?
Joseph clearly thinks so.
Why would she attack me, though?
Perhaps she thinks you know something.
Or maybe you remind her of someone.
Maybe.
[inaudible arguing]
Tomorrow, let's go find Frances.
She might know something.
I'm gonna go and rest for the evening.
Have they sorted me a new room?
Yeah, George said it's all ready for you.
It's in the family wing.
Room three.
[inaudible arguing]
[this is your responsibility]
[what on earth do you think
you're gonna do about it?]
[ominous music]
[footsteps]
[meter reader clicking]
[suspenseful music]
[rattling]
Constance?
[rattling]
[distant rattling]
[meter reader clicking]
[door banging]
Miss Carter, Miss Hart. Good day.
Thank you for giving us your time.
Not a problem.
How goes the job?
Well you are thank you. Excellent.
What can I help you with?
We were wondering if you could
tell us a little about your mother.
Why?
Well, we're open to all options,
and one of those being that your mother
is the spirit that has stayed around.
Why has no one spoken
to us about her before?
Henry said that we shouldn't discuss it
as it might taint the investigation.
How would it taint it?
He wanted you to investigate properly.
He thought that if you knew of mother
you might just rule it as
such and leave the same day.
That's not how we work.
We look for the correct
solution, not the easiest one.
Did your mother and Henry get on well?
As well as any other son and
mother-in-law, I suppose.
We need to see inside Constance's room.
We keep it locked.
No one is allowed in.
Your mother may have attacked me.
We need to see inside her room.
My mother has only recently passed away.
We keep her room locked out of respect.
I have entertained this nonsense idea
of my husband's up until this point
but I do believe this is going too far.
You may see it as nonsense, Mrs.
Gilmore, but something did attack me.
You may not believe in the paranormal,
but you cannot deny the evidence.
My mother was a kind woman.
Your mother may not be
a kind woman anymore.
Perhaps if we could take some readings
in Constance's room, it would help
us to rule her out of the situation.
[lock rattle]
[meter reader clicking]
Anything?
Nothing.
Still nothing.
It's not her?
It doesn't rule her out completely.
This is just the most likely room
for her spirit to be attached to.
That will be all for now.
Maria and I shall continue elsewhere.
Maria?
Thank you.
You should have told her
about Henry and the chef.
It's not my place to.
He's lying to her.
It's got nothing to do
with the investigation.
And why should he get away with it?
He's lying to his wife.
He's not our place to say anything.
Unless his relationship starts to include
ghosts, it really doesn't matter to us.
I'm going to go and
interview Mr. Barrow again
see if there's anything
more he can tell us.
Very well, but I can't see
him offering up anything else.
I'm going to listen back to Henry's
tape and see if I notice anything.
[gentle piano music]
Ah, Miss Hart.
I wasn't expecting you.
No, this is a somewhat impromptu visit.
Will Lucy be joining us?
Not on this occasion.
So,
how goes the investigation?
It's going to plan, so far.
Jolly good.
That's what we want to hear.
What can I do to help?
How long have you been lying to your wife?
Well
not quite as long as I've
been lying to myself.
That was you up on the roof then.
Lucy.
Well, where is she?
Does she know you're here?
She doesn't think it's our
place to tell your wife.
But you disagree?
I think she deserves to know.
I agree.
Then why haven't you told her yet?
Is this your doing?
I thought we were supposed
to be investigating a ghost.
Well, your doing is going to hurt people.
I can't be a part of that.
You're not a part of it.
I know about it, which
makes me a part of it.
Maria, in a few days,
you're going to leave here,
and you're not going to
think about me and my wife
and our small problems.
But I have to live this.
If I choose to tell or not tell my wife,
that affects everything.
Not just the three days
before you leave this place.
This isn't a case that
you can just plaster
over your paranormal magazines.
This is my life.
I still think she deserves to know.
I've tried to.
I mean, not directly,
but in different ways.
I mean, in all my stories,
they're all about young men
breaking free and being
who they want to be.
An English dream.
Falls in love with a stable lad.
Lakeside romance.
Falls in love with a gardener.
Hidden love.
Falls in love with a chef.
She never noticed?
She never reads any of them.
Her mother did.
She knew.
She needs to know, but not from you.
Please.
[swelling music]
[knock]
This is Maria Hart interviewing Edward
Barrow at Gilmore House.
The time is 7:35 p.m.
- Mr. Barrow, thank you for taking the time to talk to me.
- No problem.
Can you just tell us a bit more about
your time at the house so far?
Yes, of course.
I'm here on research for my next book.
And so I'm travelling around
different houses in England
and writing about the
architecture and histories.
For instance, the library
here is one of the most
magnificent I've seen in
the whole of Yorkshire.
[recording] This is Lucy
Carter interviewing Henry
Gilmore at Gilmore House.
The time is 6:15 p.m. on
Friday the 17th of August.
Mr. Gilmore, thank you for
taking the time to talk to us.
[Mr. Gilmore] Not at all.
My pleasure to have you here, Miss Carter.
[Lucy Carter] That's very kind of you.
Could you tell us a little about what
you've been experiencing recently?
[Mr. Gilmore] Well, of course, from
my perspective, it's very little.
A lot of the complaints came from guests.
I've heard noises, footsteps and the like,
but I'm rather a deep sleeper, I'm afraid.
[Lucy Carter] What sort of noises?
[boom upstairs]
[Mr. Gilmore] Oh, people walking,
doors shutting, that sort of thing.
[rumble upstairs]
[Lucy Carter] Did you try and
find the source of the noise?
[Mr. Gilmore] Well, I always assumed it
was just the guests struggling to sleep.
Although one chap insisted that he had
seen figures and faces in the windows,
[ominous music]
shadows watching him.
[Lucy Carter] And what is
your perspective on this?
[Mr. Gilmore] Well, initially I
thought, you know, this is an old house,
it makes noises.
[ghostly whispering]
[ominous music]
[meter reader clicking]
Constance?
Yes.
[clicking increases]
[clicking stops]
[threatening music]
[soft boom]
I believe the clock originated
in the East Wing Dining Room.
If you look at the
[George] Maria!
...designed for the
area above,
[shushes]
Did you hear that?
What was it?
Something's wrong.
[suspenseful music]
What did you hear?
[click]
What's happened?
I don't know, she's gone.
The door was open and
there was all this mess.
Does this happen often?
It's the detector, she's
taking the detector,
she's looking for Constance.
[intense music]
Lucy!
Lucy!
Lucy!
[knocking]
Lucy, are you in there!
Lucy, are you in there!
[music builds]
[music stops]
[panting]
[sad music]
[Maria Hart] The police
were very thorough.
they interviewed all the
staff and the guests,
but everyone was accounted for.
Henry was with Frances and the children.
George was with the kitchen staff.
[shutter clicks]
Waiting on Lucy's supper.
And the guests all had alibis.
The police ruled the
investigation inconclusive.
So that means?
Well, in our world, that
usually means paranormal.
Perhaps the police missed something?
Someone that wasn't in the house.
They tried that, believe me, they tried.
Erm
Did you ever go back?
No.
I don't think I could
go back to that place.
Were there any sightings
afterwards of the ghost I mean?
Oh no.
After Lucy's death, Henry closed
the house down to the public.
I don't even know what's
still at that place.
Before I go can I take a picture?
- Oh.
- Yes, of course.
[paper rustling]
Is my hair okay?
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, it looks lovely.
Very good.
[shutter clicks]
There we go.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for
letting me talk to you
about all of this.
It's been fascinating.
Oh well.
I've loads more cases I
could talk to you about,
more recent than Gilmore House.
Well, I'm sure my dad would
like to come and chat to you
about your TV show days.
Oh yes, they were good.
Did you manage to have a little
look for the interview tapes?
Oh, oh I forgot all about it.
I'm so sorry.
Is it those?
Oh, yes, it should be.
Very good spot, you've got keen eyes.
Thank you.
Thank you again.
Yes, well do pop around if you
want to ask any more questions.
I will do.
Thanks.
[recording] This is
Maria Hart interviewing
Edward Barrow at Gilmore House.
The time is 7:35 p.m. Mr. Barrow, thank
you for taking the time to talk to me.
[Edward] No problem.
Can you just tell us a bit more
about your time at the house so far?
[Edward] Yes, of course.
I'm here on research for my next book.
And so I'm trying to
[rewinding]
[exciting music]
[Maria] Did you hear that?
[Edward] What was it?
[Maria] Something's wrong.
[Edward] What did you hear?
[recording ends]
[rewinding]
[Maria] Did you hear that?
[Edward] What was it?
[rewinding]
[Maria] Something's wrong.
[Edward] It's designed for the
area above [church bells toll]
[church bells toll]
[Maria] Did you hear that?
[Edward] What was it?
Such examples of priest
halls include Scotney Castle
Oxbrough Hall and Gilmore House.
[Maria] Something's wrong.
[exciting music]
[music darkens]
[door creak]
[ball bounces]
Lucy Carter, at your service.
[laughs]
[inquisitive music]
So if Lucy
sat here
then that means
the killer was over there.
[hollow bang]
[hollow bang]
[exciting music]
Bloody hell.
[distant bang]
[shouting]
[laboured breathing]
[footsteps]
[laboured breathing]
[creaking steps]
[music builds]
[angry shouting]
[music stops]
[Edward] I believe the clock
originated in the East Wing dining room.
If you look at the dimensions,
it seems perfectly designed
for the area above the
[Maria] Shh.
Did you hear that?
[Edward] What was it?
[Maria] Something's wrong.
[Edward] What did you hear?
[ominous music]
[recording ends]
Where have you been?
Gilmore House.
Do you not know how dangerous it is
to be out there on your own?
I was looking for evidence.
Well, why didn't you ask me to come help?
It wasn't a ghost.
Someone killed her.
God's sake, we've been through this.
That is why I didn't
want you to come with me.
I thought I brought you up to be smart
enough to know that it was a ghost.
I found proof in there.
Found what?
There's a hidden priest hole in Lucy's
room that no one seems to know about.
Where?
It's under the wardrobe.
So you're saying it could
be the ghost of a priest?
Oh, for God's sake!
No, no, listen, because perhaps he was
stuck in the priest hole and
nobody got him out because they didn't
know he was in there, right?
Fucking hell, Dad, you're unbelievable!
Two months.
You're grounded for two months.
Your
your mother would be so disappointed.
Mum would be on my side.
You know she would.
[footsteps]
And if you slam my
doors, it's three months.
[door slams]
[sighs]
Okay.
Who knew about the priest hole?
Who knew the house best?
You were with your kids
the night of the murder.
Both you and you were at the house.
It wasn't your library key,
but you were hiding something.
[inquisitive music]
It could have been your key.
Given to you by your mother.
Before she died.
[sighs]
Who knew about the priest hole?
It seems that no one
else knew apart from
Edward Barrow.
Professor E. Barrow.
No.
We have your interview
from the night of the murder.
But
you could have
told someone about it.
Someone who had access
to all of the rooms.
Who could spend his nights
searching for the priest hole.
Someone with a flimsy alibi
for the attack.
But
why would you kill her?
[music fades]
[morning alarm]
Hello there. My name is Harriet.
I'm trying to contact Rachel in regards
to the Lucy Carter case.
I'm available this morning until midday if
you wanted to talk. My address is
So
I was originally just going
to do my school project on
the case at Gilmore House and
the ghost that killed Lucy.
But
the more research I do
the more I don't think
that that's what actually happened.
Oh, well, quite.
So you don't believe that it was a ghost?
The ghost of Nana? Is
that what they told you?
Well
I actually think
that I know who did it.
Really?
I think so.
Who?
I think it was George, the manager.
You see, Maria said that he was acting
suspicious from the minute he got there.
And we think it was him
in the library that night.
He said that he was in the
kitchen at the time that Lucy died,
but the kitchen staff didn't have
any proper times to go by.
And I'm pretty sure that Edward told him
about the priest hole in Lucy's room.
What priest hole?
There's a priest hole under Lucy's room.
There's a hatch in the wardrobe.
I think that
the killer hid in there and then jumped
out and strangled her with the scarf,
and then popped back in.
Well
I think you're right
about the priest hole.
And you're both right
and wrong about George.
It was him in the library
but he certainly wasn't
trying to murder anyone.
The only person I thought
might get murdered was me
if her dad found out.
George?
You two were together?
For a long time before anyone found out.
Hence all the sneaking around at night
and meeting in the library.
So you were together
the night of the attack?
We were out in the gardens together.
I remember because you
got annoyed with me.
That's right. Lucy was so strict about
her eight o'clock supper time.
And you thought it would
be funny to make me late.
It was only ten minutes.
And then you found the room empty.
Looked a bit ransacked,
so I shouted for Maria.
I heard you shout from my room.
Did you know about the priest hole?
What priest hole?
I found it in Lucy's room.
Unbelievable.
How did you find this?
Well
Edward Barrow wrote about it in his
book, and I kind of broke in.
This is what he was looking for.
What?
Mr. Barrow. He used to stay
at the house regularly.
He always used to ask for
a different room each time.
Edward killed her?
No, no, it can't have been.
I have his interview with Maria at
the time of Lucy's death.
Well, I'm sorry then
I can't help.
Did your mum and dad stay together?
Oh, yes.
35 years.
Right up until she died.
And
were they okay?
Did they talk about it?
They seemed fine together. They were just
the same as they had ever been.
Thought you were grounded.
Yeah
Dad's in work.
So, how's the project going?
All right. I had a kick about with
my brother, so that helped.
Have you found your killer, yet?
Nope.
I thought I had, but it wasn't him.
Do you have them murders on them tapes?
Yeah. Why?
Oh, let me have a listen?
You can't hear anything.
It's just Maria and I guest talking.
There must be some sort
of scream or something.
Let me have a listen.
Yeah, that's so grim. You
really can't hear anything.
If you put that in your presentation, now
that would be pretty interesting.
[birds chirping]
You can't hear anything.
[Edward] I believe the clock
originated in the East Wing dining room.
If you look at the dimensions,
it seems perfectly designed
for the area above the fire
[Maria] Shh!
Did you hear that?
[Edward] What was it?
What did you hear?
Above the fire
[Maria] Shh!
Did you hear that?
[Edward] What was it?
[Maria] Something's wrong.
[Edward] What did you hear?
[recording ends]
[ominous music]
[phone rings]
Hi, it's Rachel again.
[George] Hello.
You said you were late delivering supper
the night Lucy was killed.
Are you sure?
[George] Yes, I'm sure.
And how late?
[George] Oh, well, I
couldn't say exactly.
Harriet said about 10
minutes, is that right?
[George] Yes, probably,
at least five for sure.
So that means it would have
been at least five past eight
before you found Lucy missing.
[George] Yes, I suppose so.
What's wrong, Rachel?
The interview's fake.
What?
[Harriet] What is it?
[George] She said the interview's fake.
Not fake, but at least prerecorded.
[Harriet] How do you know?
It's too short.
Maria started the interview at 7:35.
She stopped it after 25
minutes and 22 seconds,
because she had something going on.
either you were only 10
seconds late, not 10 minutes,
or the interview's
prerecorded and Maria knew
that someone would find
Lucy missing at eight.
[Harriet] Because her supper
was always delivered at 8 p.m.
Exactly.
Oh my God.
[George] Well, that or
her watch was wrong.
If her watch was a few minutes slow,
then the timings would be out.
[Harriet] Well, yes, that's true.
Were Miss Hart and Mr. Barrow
close at Gilmore House?
Did they talk much?
No, I don't think I ever saw them talk.
They seem to avoid each other.
[ominous music]
And yet, she ends up marrying him.
[exhales]
[exciting music]
Maria, it's Rachel.
I was wondering if I could see you again.
Um, yeah, I can meet you there.
[music fades]
I didn't know if you'd come.
You must really need to talk to me.
You can sit down, you know.
What did you want to ask?
Well
after a lot of research
I'm pretty sure it wasn't
a ghost that killed Lucy.
From what you told me about George
and him acting suspicious and
how he knew the house really well,
I worked out that it was
probably him that killed her.
I've actually been here before
and I've found something
quite interesting
hidden in Lucy's room.
Since George knew about the house.
I figured he might have known about it.
He could have.
And it was George in
the library that night.
How could you know that?
I spoke to him.
He and Harriet, they were
in a secret relationship.
That's why he was acting suspicious.
They're still together now.
They're married.
I didn't know that.
I spoke to George
about the night Lucy was killed.
He remembered it quite well.
He said that he was late
delivering supper that night.
Which is strange.
Going off the timings of your
interview with Mr. Barrow.
The interview with your husband.
You see, the timings don't quite match.
So George didn't kill Lucy, did he?
You did.
Lucy wasn't actually much of a detective.
She was more concerned
about her public image.
She was lazy for the truth.
If she couldn't figure it out:
ghosts.
No evidence?
Spirits.
She wasn't helping
people to find the truth.
She was offering them a scapegoat.
While Lucy was in charge, we
wrote off 95% of our cases
to ghosts.
Once I took over, do you know how
many cases I found to be paranormal?
None.
Not one.
No ghosts, no spirits, just
people. Real nasty people.
[sad music]
Perhaps that's why the cases dried up.
No one would hire us.
No one was interested.
A paranormal investigator
who doesn't find anything
paranormal. Where's the fun in that?
So
you did kill her?
No.
I did not kill Lucy.
We recorded the interview in advance.
The plan would have led to
Lucy being found at suppertime,
so we acted the interview accordingly.
This is Maria Hart, interviewing
Edward Barrow at Gilmore House.
The attack was our first
plan, but it failed.
He'd spent months searching
different houses for priest holes.
That was our safest idea,
but once Lucy moved rooms,
we had to change the plan.
[lock rattling]
Visiting Constance's room to take readings
was a lucky chance for me to leave a path.
With our alibi in place
we began our second plan.
Lucy had mentioned the dust
falling from the ceiling.
[boom]
That was enough to lead
her to Constance's room.
[door creaks]
[Constance] Yes.
[door rattles]
[meter reader clicking]
[ominous music]
Constance?
No.
Maria?
What's going on? What are you doing?
Wait.
You did this.
So you're not entirely stupid then?
What?
I'm just shocked, that's all.
That you haven't put it down to ghosts.
What are you talking about?
Well, it always is, isn't it?
There's never a real reason.
Never a simple solution.
No. Where would the fun in that be?
You're dangerous, Lucy.
You're gonna get people hurt.
All these cases, they
have real explanations.
Real attackers!
There are real murderers, not in prison,
because you said their
killings were paranormal.
We only ever investigate once
the police have finished.
That is not true!
Your face is all over
the TV and magazines.
You don't think the jury can see you?
How do you think it affects a case
when you declare it a ghost?
Come on, Maria, no one
really sees that stuff.
Yes, they do.
You take every appearance you can find.
You'd do anything for the attention.
This should be about finding the truth.
Not about becoming famous.
So you don't believe in spirits?
No!
Why would I?
Case after case. We found nothing.
Why on earth would I
still believe in them?
So what's this then?
Would you stop?
If I asked you to?
Yes.
Liar.
Did you know none of it was real?
The ghosts.
The sightings.
Are you just a fake?
Or are you really that deluded?
They'll work it out.
Someone will work it out.
You were never really a detective, Lucy.
I did all of that for you.
So no.
They won't.
And no one else will be hurt
because of your delusions.
Carter investigations will continue.
Only now it will actually help people.
Not lie to them.
How will you explain where you were?
You're supposed to be interviewing the
guests. They'll know you're missing.
I'm not missing.
I'm in my room interviewing
a guest as we speak.
There's only one solution
to your death, Lucy.
It's just the kind of
case you'd have loved.
[booming music]
[choking]
[gasping for breath]
[sad music]
I can't
I can't believe you killed her.
She was dangerous.
It's not right.
Perhaps not, but it was the truth.
You'll go to prison, you know.
I can't believe you killed her.
I told you it was a slippery slope.
I really did believe
it was the only choice.
Do you still believe that?
I think so.
Can I ask you a different question?
Did you ever find any
evidence that ghosts exist?
I don't mean did ghosts kill
people. I just mean did you
find anything to prove that they're real?
If they are real
I don't think they're
anything that you can measure.
And how do you convince
someone that they're not real?
I wish I knew.
[screaming]
No, no, Maria!
Maria, it's that girl!
No, no, no, no, darling, it's not
You're not going to hurt me
anymore, get away from me!
Edward.
That's Edward!
It's not Lucy, Edward.
Edward, no, no!
Leave me alone, I tell you!
I'm alive, get away from me!
It's not Lucy, Edward.
You're not gonna hurt me!
Edward, let her go.
[crying]
Leave me alone, leave me alone!
What happened to him?
[crying]
I need to call the police.
I need to tell someone.
It's all my fault.
He needs help. He can't stay here. They're
knocking this place down.
[crying]
I need to call the police.
I need to tell someone.
Well, go and do it!
[crying]
[music fades]
When George and Maria found her
the door was locked and
there was no other way in.
So after the investigation, the police
ruled it inconclusive.
Well, what does that mean?
It means that they don't
know what happened.
Which some people have
agreed means that
some people believe that it
was a ghost that killed her.
[disappointed groans]
OK, settle down, please.
Thank you, Rachel. That
was really interesting.
If not a little mature
for our class project.
Could you ask your dad to
come and see me, please?
That was all right, that.
OK, next we'll be hearing from Elliot,
and he will be talking about 1990s
video games and why they are
still entertaining and relevant.
[melancholy music]
[music fades]
[meter reading beeping]
[boom]
Did you find anything?
No. You?
No. Not tonight.
So shall we go home for tea?
Yeah, sure. You got the keys to lock up?
Yep.
[positive music]
Stew for tea, OK?
Can we have something a bit different?
Like, paella?
Paella? I don't know how to make that.
It's all right. I'll do it.
It's fairly easy.
All right. Be nice.
Thanks, love.
[exciting music]
[exciting music]
[exciting music]
[exciting music]
[eerie music]
[meter beeping]
[eerie music]
[flashlight clicks]
[meter beeping]
[eerie music intensifies]
[beeping meter quickens pace]
[meter reading beeping]
[organ blares]
[door creaks]
[eerie music]
[door creaks]
[clock tolls]
What's that?
Oh, Dad!
Jesus Christ, you scared me.
Oh, why are you sneaking up on me?
I'm trying to be quiet.
Why?
Because we don't want to disturb anyone.
Or anything.
Look, did you find anything?
I did check out one of
the bedrooms earlier.
Something seemed a little bit off.
Yeah.
Shall we have a look?
Which one?
OK, come on.
But quietly.
Behind me is the site of the
rather unfortunate demise
of paranormal investigator Lucy Carter.
12 months ago, Miss Carter and Miss
Hart of Carter Investigations
arrived here to work on reports of ghostly
sightings and attacks.
Only three days later,
Miss Carter was found dead.
We reached out to the owners of the
house, Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore,
as well as staff, guests
who were in attendance,
and Miss Hart herself, who
all declined to comment.
The police have recently
declared the case inconclusive,
leaving many in the paranormal community
with one conclusion.
Inconclusive means...
...ghost.
You ready?
[eerie music]
OK, so this project is
due in two weeks' time.
That is so that you can deliver it
to the rest of the class.
That means it needs to be something
that you are passionate about.
It needs to be something
that you are interested in,
so that you can feel confident in
delivering it to everybody else.
OK, thanks very much, everybody.
If you could, any questions come to me.
I'm doing my own Bambry Club.
As in the football club? Why?
It's easy. I'll have it done by tonight.
Yeah, but it's supposed to
educate the class on something.
What are you doing yours on, then?
Gilmore House.
How is a bloody building more
interesting than football?
It's not about the building. It's about
the stuff that happened there.
What stuff?
The Lucy Carter investigation. The murder.
Did somebody die?
Yeah. I've told you about it before.
Really?
Where is it, then?
Not too far.
Near Eldengrove I think.
Bambry are playing there in a few weeks.
Are you seriously doing
yours on a football club?
Yeah, of course.
Can't wait to see that.
Maybe it'll teach you something.
See you later.
See you tomorrow.
Bye.
[gentle music]
Dad...
...do you have any
magazines on Gilmore House?
Hmm, Gilmore House?
1970s. Early 1970s. Right?
Yeah, we should have some of the issues of
ghosting times in the loft
from around that period.
Can I go have a look?
Yeah.
No one can get in there, you know.
Believe me. I tried.
I know.
I'm doing it as a presentation at school.
Well, do you know they're
knocking it down?
Wait, what?
I would have loved to get in there
and get some readings though.
I bet we'd have found something.
Why are they knocking it down?
It's dangerous, love.
It's falling to pieces.
It's full of crackheads
Er, drug users.
[gentle music]
Did you find them?
Yeah, I think so.
[sigh]
Up you get love, we've got to go.
What's going on?
I've found Maria.
Lucy's assistant?
Yeah, that's right. And she says if we go
now, we can chat to her about it.
What?
You can do an interview
with her. For your project.
Huh?
Now, she's got church at 10,
so we need to set off now.
And she says we can go again
on Saturday if we want to.
Yeah. So you get changed, and I'll
make us a quick breakfast.
[sigh]
[atmospheric music]
Oh, please do, do sit down.
Is that Bolton Abbey?
I think so.
The case of the Headless Monk?
Oh, somewhat of an
investigator yourself, are you?
Well, nothing to your
kind of level, but...
we do a bit of data
collection, don't we, love?
Take a few readings. We were actually just
trialing the new EK-Dek 33 at the moment.
I'm going to write a piece for the
ghosting times on it.
Of course, you wouldn't have had
the EK-Dek's in your day, would you?
I remember reading that you were on the
Henderson 622, is that right?
Do you know, I don't remember.
- Classic machine. You can't get them anymore.
- No?
No. No. No. You know what we...
Dad!
Oh, sorry, I'm just a really big fan.
Right, so Rachel would like to ask you
some questions for her school project
if that's okay?
Well, yes, I did say
she could on the phone.
So what did you want to
talk to me about, Rachel?
I just wanted to speak to
you about Gilmore House.
Do you know, I think the Anna
Harding case is quite interesting.
Do you know that case?
Yeah.
No?
Well, I tell you what, Rachel,
I'll fill you in on the back story,
and you see if you can work it out.
Now Dad, I don't want you
telling her what Lucy thought.
I want to know what she thinks.
It's a good one, this. I won't say a word.
Anna Harding...
I've actually
already
told my teacher that
I'm going to do the case of Gilmore House.
Oh, very well then.
I first heard about Gilmore
House through a friend of mine.
When I told Lucy about it, of course, she
immediately wanted to investigate.
I knew she would. She
could never resist a case.
Especially one at such an interesting
or historical site like Gilmore.
[excited music]
We planned to spend four nights there.
Lucy was confident we would
have the answer by then.
As you know, the reality was much darker.
Miss Carter!
So good to meet you after all these weeks.
Mr. Gilmore, I presume?
Only to the help. To you, I am Henry.
Henry, this is Maria...
My dear wife Frances will
be joining us shortly.
She's not necessarily
100% on board at present,
so do deal gently with her.
This is George.
He's our house manager.
Anything you need, he'll
sort it out for you.
Now, if you want to come
this way, Miss Carter,
we have tea waiting and then
I'll give you the grand tour.
Did I hear you say...
finest example of vernacular architecture
in the whole of North Yorkshire?
I'm sorry?
That's what most people say
when they first see her.
I'm glad you think so.
George, pleasure.
Don't forget to arrange breakfast and
supper times with the help, George.
Sorry, go on.
Maria.
The help, apparently.
He's a little old-fashioned but,
I like to keep in his good books.
Well...
Lucy likes breakfast before nine and
she'll take supper at 8pm on the dot.
She'll eat in her room
most nights to work.
No problem.
Did you need help with the bags?
Yes, thank you.
[gentle music]
[inaudible conversation]
Looks like she's best
friends with Sir isn't she?
Friendly suspects are often
much more cooperative.
Mr. Gilmore's a suspect?
Everyone's a suspect.
We search for all possibilities.
Once or twice there's not
even been anything paranormal.
That's very rare.
Have you got many guests at the moment?
We have a lovely couple
on their honeymoon.
We have a woman. I think
she's here for work,
and we have a writer. Pretty nice chap.
Shall we have the tour, then?
With me, Miss Carter, your destiny awaits.
First built in 1640.
By Harold Gilmore.
And in the family, ever since.
How many work here?
Well, we have become somewhat depleted in
the last couple of years, you see.
We have Chef John, George, of course.
Francis has taken on the
cleaning side of late.
Harriet helps out too.
Do you not deal much with the
running of the house, then?
Oh, good God, no. Frightful business.
No, I simply wouldn't have the time.
What is it you do then, Mr. Gilmore?
I shall show you, Miss Carter.
Mainly from the end of
the 18th century onwards.
The strengths are mainly in
Harriet?
Dad.
You're not supposed to be here.
I know. I'm sorry. I was just
I wanted to help with the tour.
Oh, darling.
It's just for grown-ups, I'm afraid.
Really?
Go on.
Scoot along.
Go see if Joseph wants to play.
I'm Lucy, this is Maria.
If I could draw your attention, ladies.
This way, you will see that I am something
of an author myself.
A romance novel?
On the surface, perhaps.
But my writing reaches deeper than that.
It reaches into your soul, Miss Carter.
I'm not much of a fiction person.
Well, it takes an intellectual
to appreciate my narratives.
There's a guest who's writing a book on
old buildings, I believe,
perhaps that might be more in your line.
Well, Miss Carter, perhaps
I show you the grounds
while your assistant,
erm, unpacks for you.
Very well. Lead on, Mr. Gilmore.
Excuse me, Mr. Gilmore.
The man who reported the
haunting, is he still here?
Oh, yes. Absolute bugger of a man.
He keeps changing his rooms after the
after the haunting.
Says he feels a presence
in all of the rooms.
With all due respect, why has he stayed?
There are other hotels
nearby, aren't there?
Oh, yes. Believe you me, I have
recommended any number to him.
But because this is the
oldest house in the area,
this has to be where he writes
his bloody history book.
Well, perhaps we should
speak to him first.
Of course. But first,
the rest of the tour.
I didn't like Henry from the start.
Lucy was befriending him
for the case. I knew that.
Oh, but it still irritated me.
Did you suspect Henry of anything?
We suspect everyone, Rachel.
Everyone's guilty of something.
Yes, I've changed rooms
numerous times now.
And this is following
the initial experience?
Experience?
Henry mentioned that you were visited.
Well, I was haunted,
yes. Attacked, almost.
Can you explain to us what happened?
A ghost, a spirit emerged through the wall
and flew straight at me, shouting.
What was it saying?
Not shouting,
I mean screaming, howling.
It couldn't speak, of course.
What did the spirit look like?
Well, a woman in sort of flowing robes, I
think. I only got a very brief look.
And what's your reason
for staying at the house?
Well, I'm writing a book about historical
houses in Yorkshire.
I'm writing a whole chapter on Gilmore
House, primarily for the architecture.
Do you need to stay in the
house to write about it?
Well, it certainly helps, of course,
to be able to see things and
discover the different rooms.
The hidden history here
really is incredible.
I often hear footsteps.
Doors rattling.
It's always the east wing,
but I'm not allowed up there.
That's the family's quarters.
Is there any more you can
tell us about the haunting?
No, I think that's it, really.
I told Henry as much as I saw.
That's when he called you
after some persuading, of course.
I patrol the corridors
at night before bed.
Have you noticed anything
out of the ordinary?
No. Not that I can think of.
No. No, I don't think so.
I mean, I'm in the kitchen most of the
time anyway, so I've not seen anything.
I'm not sure, really.
There might be but
I keep a lot of relics with
me to protect my aura, so
if there was anything, I don't think
it'd be able to show itself to me.
[ominous music]
Footsteps at night, doors creaking.
You hear that sort of thing all
the time in a house like this.
It really is nonsense.
You're not on the same
page as your husband, then?
No. On this particular
front, we are not united.
How is your relationship with Henry?
Our relationship is frankly
none of your business.
[ominous music]
[eerie music]
The first day went as expected.
A tour around the house,
meeting the guests.
Up until our night-time meet-a-readings,
when things became a little strange.
Anything?
No.
11:30 p.m., eastbound. Approaching
secondary dining room.
[door banging]
Henry said everyone would
be in bed by now, didn't he?
Yes, he did.
Sounds like someone's out of bed.
[meter reading ticking]
Anything?
No.
So it's not a ghost then?
Maybe not.
So who's out of bed then?
[metal scraping]
Whoever it was forgot their key.
The library is locked
at night, Miss Carter.
It's very unlikely that
there was anyone in there.
Well, it was open when we found it,
and something was there.
Who has keys for the library, Mr. Gilmore?
Well, I myself and George.
He has keys to all the rooms.
As for the library, I think that's it.
Oh, it's usually out of
bounds to guests and staff.
Could George have been
down here last night?
I did see why he should.
And we're quite sure it
would have been locked.
I lock it myself every night.
Is there anyone other than
George who might have a key?
Well, not for the library.
Um, no, I don't see who would.
We'll leave you to your work. Thank
you for your time, Mr. Gilmore.
Not at all.
[eerie music]
The next few days went as expected.
George, do you have a moment?
Can you tell us about the
keys you have for the house?
I've got keys for many of
the rooms since I started.
Including the library?
Yeah, of course.
And when did you lose
your key for the library?
I don't know what you mean.
Is this not your key?
No.
That's my key.
That's Mr. Gilmore's key.
It's not, we've already spoken to him.
It's probably Constance's key.
Who's Constance?
He never mentioned her.
No.
Lady Gilmore's mother.
She had her own key for the library.
She used to like the peace and the quiet
before Mr. Gilmore made it into his office.
Used to?
Yeah.
Right up until she died.
[meter reading clicking]
We took numerous readings of the house.
Each one showing nothing
out of the ordinary.
Day by day we were more convinced that
there was nothing there.
Which just proves how powerful
the spirit must have been.
[eerie music]
[knocking]
One of them is lying.
I think George is telling the truth.
And what's your reason?
I just don't think he's lying.
Henry, on the other hand...
wouldn't surprise me at all.
Any reasoning?
Or just because you don't like him.
It's not that I don't like him.
I just...
think we have very conflicting attitudes.
He's just...
I've never been called the help before.
He's just old fashioned.
I don't believe he doesn't know my name.
It's a power thing.
Of course it is.
Manipulation.
Deception.
Control.
Everything that we're doing back at him.
We are playing a game, Maria.
Remember not to get annoyed at the pieces.
Do you still want me to
interview the children?
Yes, please.
I'll start working the timelines.
Have you got my key still?
I'll let you know how it goes.
Can you arrange my supper with George?
It's done.
Amazing.
Thank you.
[contemplative music]
So, do you know much about
why me and Lucy are here?
Are you guests.
They're not guests.
They're paranormal investigators.
Where do you sleep then?
Well, they do sleep here.
But they're not guests.
They're here because Dad is nuts
and he thinks that there's ghosts.
There's ghosts?
If there are ghosts, I'm
sure they're very nice ones.
What about your grandma?
Would you be scared if she was a ghost?
Nana isn't a ghost, is she?
No, of course she's not.
She won't haunt Daddy, will she?
No, of course she won't.
[banging]
[rumbling]
[knocking]
[meter reader clicking]
[clicking increases]
[door creak]
[clicking increases]
[breathing heavily]
Maria, Maria!
That's Lucy.
Lucy!
Lucy!
Where will you dad be?
Or George?
George!
Lucy! Stay here. [Lucy, what's happening?]
Don't move.
Lucy!
What, what's happened?
I can't get in, I heard Lucy scream.
Lucy!
[gasping]
Oh my God, Lucy!
[coughing]
Lucy, are you okay?
What's happened?
[door creak]
And I believe you know
what happened after that.
Three days later,
we find her dead.
So it was the grandma's key?
I don't know.
And who was in the library?
I don't know.
Oh, I'm sorry, you'll have to excuse me.
Are we still okay to
come around next week?
Oh, well I...
I suppose we did say that, yes, okay.
And do you still have the interview tapes
from the investigation?
Oh, I don't think so.
No, I won't, I won't have them.
Is there any chance that you
could maybe look for them,
before next week?
This is how it starts, you know.
A slippery slope.
[inquisitive music]
Hey, well that was good, wasn't it?
Do you think she's okay?
Yeah, of course, yeah, she's just old.
I don't know if we should
talk to her about it again.
It just seems too upsetting for her.
Oh, no, I think she's okay.
It's erm, you know,
people that age like to talk
about the olden days, don't they?
It's not exactly a happy
memory though, is it?
I think it's fine.
The police ruled the case inconclusive.
Yeah, that's right.
I thought it was a ghost though.
Of course it was,
but the police aren't gonna put
that on their report, are they?
Remember, inconclusive means ghost.
Ghost.
Ghost.
Exactly.
But what if it wasn't?
Hmm, yeah.
I get what you're thinking.
Could have been a demon.
No, I mean, what if it was a person?
What makes you think that?
It's just Danielle was saying,
[sigh]
if it wasn't a ghost, then what was it?
Oh, here we go.
Could have put money on
Danielle being involved.
All she said was...
Yeah, well, what you gotta remember
is that Danielle has been brought up
to be very close-minded, hmm?
Yeah, and if it's not
right in front of her,
then it doesn't exist, yeah?
Now, if we were all like Danielle,
we'd all still be living
in caves, wouldn't we?
You know, it's open-minded
people like you and me
that come up with things like gravity
and radio waves and
satellites and you know this.
Ghosts are just another frequency
that we can't detect yet fully, right?
And people like Danielle,
they're just holding us all back
from progression.
Microwaves, yeah?
Do you think Danielle
doesn't microwave anything
because she can't see the flames, eh?
Rachel?
Rach?
What?
[door slams]
Oh.
[optimistic music]
[phone ringing]
[beep]
Hello, you've reached Harriet Gilmore.
I'm sorry
[keyboard clacking]
Have you found the ghost yet?
Not yet.
Surprising.
You know, ghosts could just be a frequency
that we can't quite fully detect yet.
Is your dad on about microwaves again?
So how is this supposed
to help you find a ghost?
I'm just trying to gather as
much information as possible.
Let's start with these.
Gilmore House built in
1640 in North Yorkshire
is the stately home of the Gilmore family.
That's just the first mention.
Another example of the
classic Victorian movement
is Gilmore House in North Yorkshire.
The architecture is a blend of styles
dating back to the early 17th century.
Rach.
Such examples of priest holes include
Scotney Castle, Oxbrough
Hall and Gilmore House.
Rach, you sure you're okay
getting back by yourself?
Yeah, I'll be fine.
All right, love.
See you later.
[knocking]
Your project's going well then, is it?
Yeah, yeah.
Very good.
No dad today then?
No, sorry about him.
He's just a big fan.
Oh, it's always nice to meet a fan.
Even one's as passionate as your dad.
Oh, I didn't realise
that you were married.
You don't realise how important they
are until they're gone.
You'll learn that when you're older.
Oh, oh, I am sorry.
Oh, silly of me to assume.
Was that what piqued your
interest in the afterlife?
No.
Dad was always just into it.
And what about your mum?
She didn't really like it, to be honest.
She only let me go,
because she thought it'd be
a good father-daughter time.
Well, your dad, he
really seems to love it.
Well, you'll have to remind me where
we got up to last week.
It was just before Lucy's attack.
Oh, yes, of course.
The investigation was going...
Wrong.
[exciting music]
Just before you were attacked,
I mentioned Constance to the kids.
Mentioned she might be a ghost.
You said that to the kids.
Yeah.
All right, not the best approach.
But when I said it, Joseph said
she won't haunt Daddy, will she?
Just thought it was an odd thing to say.
That is strange.
Do you think something
happened between them?
Joseph clearly thinks so.
Why would she attack me, though?
Perhaps she thinks you know something.
Or maybe you remind her of someone.
Maybe.
[inaudible arguing]
Tomorrow, let's go find Frances.
She might know something.
I'm gonna go and rest for the evening.
Have they sorted me a new room?
Yeah, George said it's all ready for you.
It's in the family wing.
Room three.
[inaudible arguing]
[this is your responsibility]
[what on earth do you think
you're gonna do about it?]
[ominous music]
[footsteps]
[meter reader clicking]
[suspenseful music]
[rattling]
Constance?
[rattling]
[distant rattling]
[meter reader clicking]
[door banging]
Miss Carter, Miss Hart. Good day.
Thank you for giving us your time.
Not a problem.
How goes the job?
Well you are thank you. Excellent.
What can I help you with?
We were wondering if you could
tell us a little about your mother.
Why?
Well, we're open to all options,
and one of those being that your mother
is the spirit that has stayed around.
Why has no one spoken
to us about her before?
Henry said that we shouldn't discuss it
as it might taint the investigation.
How would it taint it?
He wanted you to investigate properly.
He thought that if you knew of mother
you might just rule it as
such and leave the same day.
That's not how we work.
We look for the correct
solution, not the easiest one.
Did your mother and Henry get on well?
As well as any other son and
mother-in-law, I suppose.
We need to see inside Constance's room.
We keep it locked.
No one is allowed in.
Your mother may have attacked me.
We need to see inside her room.
My mother has only recently passed away.
We keep her room locked out of respect.
I have entertained this nonsense idea
of my husband's up until this point
but I do believe this is going too far.
You may see it as nonsense, Mrs.
Gilmore, but something did attack me.
You may not believe in the paranormal,
but you cannot deny the evidence.
My mother was a kind woman.
Your mother may not be
a kind woman anymore.
Perhaps if we could take some readings
in Constance's room, it would help
us to rule her out of the situation.
[lock rattle]
[meter reader clicking]
Anything?
Nothing.
Still nothing.
It's not her?
It doesn't rule her out completely.
This is just the most likely room
for her spirit to be attached to.
That will be all for now.
Maria and I shall continue elsewhere.
Maria?
Thank you.
You should have told her
about Henry and the chef.
It's not my place to.
He's lying to her.
It's got nothing to do
with the investigation.
And why should he get away with it?
He's lying to his wife.
He's not our place to say anything.
Unless his relationship starts to include
ghosts, it really doesn't matter to us.
I'm going to go and
interview Mr. Barrow again
see if there's anything
more he can tell us.
Very well, but I can't see
him offering up anything else.
I'm going to listen back to Henry's
tape and see if I notice anything.
[gentle piano music]
Ah, Miss Hart.
I wasn't expecting you.
No, this is a somewhat impromptu visit.
Will Lucy be joining us?
Not on this occasion.
So,
how goes the investigation?
It's going to plan, so far.
Jolly good.
That's what we want to hear.
What can I do to help?
How long have you been lying to your wife?
Well
not quite as long as I've
been lying to myself.
That was you up on the roof then.
Lucy.
Well, where is she?
Does she know you're here?
She doesn't think it's our
place to tell your wife.
But you disagree?
I think she deserves to know.
I agree.
Then why haven't you told her yet?
Is this your doing?
I thought we were supposed
to be investigating a ghost.
Well, your doing is going to hurt people.
I can't be a part of that.
You're not a part of it.
I know about it, which
makes me a part of it.
Maria, in a few days,
you're going to leave here,
and you're not going to
think about me and my wife
and our small problems.
But I have to live this.
If I choose to tell or not tell my wife,
that affects everything.
Not just the three days
before you leave this place.
This isn't a case that
you can just plaster
over your paranormal magazines.
This is my life.
I still think she deserves to know.
I've tried to.
I mean, not directly,
but in different ways.
I mean, in all my stories,
they're all about young men
breaking free and being
who they want to be.
An English dream.
Falls in love with a stable lad.
Lakeside romance.
Falls in love with a gardener.
Hidden love.
Falls in love with a chef.
She never noticed?
She never reads any of them.
Her mother did.
She knew.
She needs to know, but not from you.
Please.
[swelling music]
[knock]
This is Maria Hart interviewing Edward
Barrow at Gilmore House.
The time is 7:35 p.m.
- Mr. Barrow, thank you for taking the time to talk to me.
- No problem.
Can you just tell us a bit more about
your time at the house so far?
Yes, of course.
I'm here on research for my next book.
And so I'm travelling around
different houses in England
and writing about the
architecture and histories.
For instance, the library
here is one of the most
magnificent I've seen in
the whole of Yorkshire.
[recording] This is Lucy
Carter interviewing Henry
Gilmore at Gilmore House.
The time is 6:15 p.m. on
Friday the 17th of August.
Mr. Gilmore, thank you for
taking the time to talk to us.
[Mr. Gilmore] Not at all.
My pleasure to have you here, Miss Carter.
[Lucy Carter] That's very kind of you.
Could you tell us a little about what
you've been experiencing recently?
[Mr. Gilmore] Well, of course, from
my perspective, it's very little.
A lot of the complaints came from guests.
I've heard noises, footsteps and the like,
but I'm rather a deep sleeper, I'm afraid.
[Lucy Carter] What sort of noises?
[boom upstairs]
[Mr. Gilmore] Oh, people walking,
doors shutting, that sort of thing.
[rumble upstairs]
[Lucy Carter] Did you try and
find the source of the noise?
[Mr. Gilmore] Well, I always assumed it
was just the guests struggling to sleep.
Although one chap insisted that he had
seen figures and faces in the windows,
[ominous music]
shadows watching him.
[Lucy Carter] And what is
your perspective on this?
[Mr. Gilmore] Well, initially I
thought, you know, this is an old house,
it makes noises.
[ghostly whispering]
[ominous music]
[meter reader clicking]
Constance?
Yes.
[clicking increases]
[clicking stops]
[threatening music]
[soft boom]
I believe the clock originated
in the East Wing Dining Room.
If you look at the
[George] Maria!
...designed for the
area above,
[shushes]
Did you hear that?
What was it?
Something's wrong.
[suspenseful music]
What did you hear?
[click]
What's happened?
I don't know, she's gone.
The door was open and
there was all this mess.
Does this happen often?
It's the detector, she's
taking the detector,
she's looking for Constance.
[intense music]
Lucy!
Lucy!
Lucy!
[knocking]
Lucy, are you in there!
Lucy, are you in there!
[music builds]
[music stops]
[panting]
[sad music]
[Maria Hart] The police
were very thorough.
they interviewed all the
staff and the guests,
but everyone was accounted for.
Henry was with Frances and the children.
George was with the kitchen staff.
[shutter clicks]
Waiting on Lucy's supper.
And the guests all had alibis.
The police ruled the
investigation inconclusive.
So that means?
Well, in our world, that
usually means paranormal.
Perhaps the police missed something?
Someone that wasn't in the house.
They tried that, believe me, they tried.
Erm
Did you ever go back?
No.
I don't think I could
go back to that place.
Were there any sightings
afterwards of the ghost I mean?
Oh no.
After Lucy's death, Henry closed
the house down to the public.
I don't even know what's
still at that place.
Before I go can I take a picture?
- Oh.
- Yes, of course.
[paper rustling]
Is my hair okay?
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, it looks lovely.
Very good.
[shutter clicks]
There we go.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for
letting me talk to you
about all of this.
It's been fascinating.
Oh well.
I've loads more cases I
could talk to you about,
more recent than Gilmore House.
Well, I'm sure my dad would
like to come and chat to you
about your TV show days.
Oh yes, they were good.
Did you manage to have a little
look for the interview tapes?
Oh, oh I forgot all about it.
I'm so sorry.
Is it those?
Oh, yes, it should be.
Very good spot, you've got keen eyes.
Thank you.
Thank you again.
Yes, well do pop around if you
want to ask any more questions.
I will do.
Thanks.
[recording] This is
Maria Hart interviewing
Edward Barrow at Gilmore House.
The time is 7:35 p.m. Mr. Barrow, thank
you for taking the time to talk to me.
[Edward] No problem.
Can you just tell us a bit more
about your time at the house so far?
[Edward] Yes, of course.
I'm here on research for my next book.
And so I'm trying to
[rewinding]
[exciting music]
[Maria] Did you hear that?
[Edward] What was it?
[Maria] Something's wrong.
[Edward] What did you hear?
[recording ends]
[rewinding]
[Maria] Did you hear that?
[Edward] What was it?
[rewinding]
[Maria] Something's wrong.
[Edward] It's designed for the
area above [church bells toll]
[church bells toll]
[Maria] Did you hear that?
[Edward] What was it?
Such examples of priest
halls include Scotney Castle
Oxbrough Hall and Gilmore House.
[Maria] Something's wrong.
[exciting music]
[music darkens]
[door creak]
[ball bounces]
Lucy Carter, at your service.
[laughs]
[inquisitive music]
So if Lucy
sat here
then that means
the killer was over there.
[hollow bang]
[hollow bang]
[exciting music]
Bloody hell.
[distant bang]
[shouting]
[laboured breathing]
[footsteps]
[laboured breathing]
[creaking steps]
[music builds]
[angry shouting]
[music stops]
[Edward] I believe the clock
originated in the East Wing dining room.
If you look at the dimensions,
it seems perfectly designed
for the area above the
[Maria] Shh.
Did you hear that?
[Edward] What was it?
[Maria] Something's wrong.
[Edward] What did you hear?
[ominous music]
[recording ends]
Where have you been?
Gilmore House.
Do you not know how dangerous it is
to be out there on your own?
I was looking for evidence.
Well, why didn't you ask me to come help?
It wasn't a ghost.
Someone killed her.
God's sake, we've been through this.
That is why I didn't
want you to come with me.
I thought I brought you up to be smart
enough to know that it was a ghost.
I found proof in there.
Found what?
There's a hidden priest hole in Lucy's
room that no one seems to know about.
Where?
It's under the wardrobe.
So you're saying it could
be the ghost of a priest?
Oh, for God's sake!
No, no, listen, because perhaps he was
stuck in the priest hole and
nobody got him out because they didn't
know he was in there, right?
Fucking hell, Dad, you're unbelievable!
Two months.
You're grounded for two months.
Your
your mother would be so disappointed.
Mum would be on my side.
You know she would.
[footsteps]
And if you slam my
doors, it's three months.
[door slams]
[sighs]
Okay.
Who knew about the priest hole?
Who knew the house best?
You were with your kids
the night of the murder.
Both you and you were at the house.
It wasn't your library key,
but you were hiding something.
[inquisitive music]
It could have been your key.
Given to you by your mother.
Before she died.
[sighs]
Who knew about the priest hole?
It seems that no one
else knew apart from
Edward Barrow.
Professor E. Barrow.
No.
We have your interview
from the night of the murder.
But
you could have
told someone about it.
Someone who had access
to all of the rooms.
Who could spend his nights
searching for the priest hole.
Someone with a flimsy alibi
for the attack.
But
why would you kill her?
[music fades]
[morning alarm]
Hello there. My name is Harriet.
I'm trying to contact Rachel in regards
to the Lucy Carter case.
I'm available this morning until midday if
you wanted to talk. My address is
So
I was originally just going
to do my school project on
the case at Gilmore House and
the ghost that killed Lucy.
But
the more research I do
the more I don't think
that that's what actually happened.
Oh, well, quite.
So you don't believe that it was a ghost?
The ghost of Nana? Is
that what they told you?
Well
I actually think
that I know who did it.
Really?
I think so.
Who?
I think it was George, the manager.
You see, Maria said that he was acting
suspicious from the minute he got there.
And we think it was him
in the library that night.
He said that he was in the
kitchen at the time that Lucy died,
but the kitchen staff didn't have
any proper times to go by.
And I'm pretty sure that Edward told him
about the priest hole in Lucy's room.
What priest hole?
There's a priest hole under Lucy's room.
There's a hatch in the wardrobe.
I think that
the killer hid in there and then jumped
out and strangled her with the scarf,
and then popped back in.
Well
I think you're right
about the priest hole.
And you're both right
and wrong about George.
It was him in the library
but he certainly wasn't
trying to murder anyone.
The only person I thought
might get murdered was me
if her dad found out.
George?
You two were together?
For a long time before anyone found out.
Hence all the sneaking around at night
and meeting in the library.
So you were together
the night of the attack?
We were out in the gardens together.
I remember because you
got annoyed with me.
That's right. Lucy was so strict about
her eight o'clock supper time.
And you thought it would
be funny to make me late.
It was only ten minutes.
And then you found the room empty.
Looked a bit ransacked,
so I shouted for Maria.
I heard you shout from my room.
Did you know about the priest hole?
What priest hole?
I found it in Lucy's room.
Unbelievable.
How did you find this?
Well
Edward Barrow wrote about it in his
book, and I kind of broke in.
This is what he was looking for.
What?
Mr. Barrow. He used to stay
at the house regularly.
He always used to ask for
a different room each time.
Edward killed her?
No, no, it can't have been.
I have his interview with Maria at
the time of Lucy's death.
Well, I'm sorry then
I can't help.
Did your mum and dad stay together?
Oh, yes.
35 years.
Right up until she died.
And
were they okay?
Did they talk about it?
They seemed fine together. They were just
the same as they had ever been.
Thought you were grounded.
Yeah
Dad's in work.
So, how's the project going?
All right. I had a kick about with
my brother, so that helped.
Have you found your killer, yet?
Nope.
I thought I had, but it wasn't him.
Do you have them murders on them tapes?
Yeah. Why?
Oh, let me have a listen?
You can't hear anything.
It's just Maria and I guest talking.
There must be some sort
of scream or something.
Let me have a listen.
Yeah, that's so grim. You
really can't hear anything.
If you put that in your presentation, now
that would be pretty interesting.
[birds chirping]
You can't hear anything.
[Edward] I believe the clock
originated in the East Wing dining room.
If you look at the dimensions,
it seems perfectly designed
for the area above the fire
[Maria] Shh!
Did you hear that?
[Edward] What was it?
What did you hear?
Above the fire
[Maria] Shh!
Did you hear that?
[Edward] What was it?
[Maria] Something's wrong.
[Edward] What did you hear?
[recording ends]
[ominous music]
[phone rings]
Hi, it's Rachel again.
[George] Hello.
You said you were late delivering supper
the night Lucy was killed.
Are you sure?
[George] Yes, I'm sure.
And how late?
[George] Oh, well, I
couldn't say exactly.
Harriet said about 10
minutes, is that right?
[George] Yes, probably,
at least five for sure.
So that means it would have
been at least five past eight
before you found Lucy missing.
[George] Yes, I suppose so.
What's wrong, Rachel?
The interview's fake.
What?
[Harriet] What is it?
[George] She said the interview's fake.
Not fake, but at least prerecorded.
[Harriet] How do you know?
It's too short.
Maria started the interview at 7:35.
She stopped it after 25
minutes and 22 seconds,
because she had something going on.
either you were only 10
seconds late, not 10 minutes,
or the interview's
prerecorded and Maria knew
that someone would find
Lucy missing at eight.
[Harriet] Because her supper
was always delivered at 8 p.m.
Exactly.
Oh my God.
[George] Well, that or
her watch was wrong.
If her watch was a few minutes slow,
then the timings would be out.
[Harriet] Well, yes, that's true.
Were Miss Hart and Mr. Barrow
close at Gilmore House?
Did they talk much?
No, I don't think I ever saw them talk.
They seem to avoid each other.
[ominous music]
And yet, she ends up marrying him.
[exhales]
[exciting music]
Maria, it's Rachel.
I was wondering if I could see you again.
Um, yeah, I can meet you there.
[music fades]
I didn't know if you'd come.
You must really need to talk to me.
You can sit down, you know.
What did you want to ask?
Well
after a lot of research
I'm pretty sure it wasn't
a ghost that killed Lucy.
From what you told me about George
and him acting suspicious and
how he knew the house really well,
I worked out that it was
probably him that killed her.
I've actually been here before
and I've found something
quite interesting
hidden in Lucy's room.
Since George knew about the house.
I figured he might have known about it.
He could have.
And it was George in
the library that night.
How could you know that?
I spoke to him.
He and Harriet, they were
in a secret relationship.
That's why he was acting suspicious.
They're still together now.
They're married.
I didn't know that.
I spoke to George
about the night Lucy was killed.
He remembered it quite well.
He said that he was late
delivering supper that night.
Which is strange.
Going off the timings of your
interview with Mr. Barrow.
The interview with your husband.
You see, the timings don't quite match.
So George didn't kill Lucy, did he?
You did.
Lucy wasn't actually much of a detective.
She was more concerned
about her public image.
She was lazy for the truth.
If she couldn't figure it out:
ghosts.
No evidence?
Spirits.
She wasn't helping
people to find the truth.
She was offering them a scapegoat.
While Lucy was in charge, we
wrote off 95% of our cases
to ghosts.
Once I took over, do you know how
many cases I found to be paranormal?
None.
Not one.
No ghosts, no spirits, just
people. Real nasty people.
[sad music]
Perhaps that's why the cases dried up.
No one would hire us.
No one was interested.
A paranormal investigator
who doesn't find anything
paranormal. Where's the fun in that?
So
you did kill her?
No.
I did not kill Lucy.
We recorded the interview in advance.
The plan would have led to
Lucy being found at suppertime,
so we acted the interview accordingly.
This is Maria Hart, interviewing
Edward Barrow at Gilmore House.
The attack was our first
plan, but it failed.
He'd spent months searching
different houses for priest holes.
That was our safest idea,
but once Lucy moved rooms,
we had to change the plan.
[lock rattling]
Visiting Constance's room to take readings
was a lucky chance for me to leave a path.
With our alibi in place
we began our second plan.
Lucy had mentioned the dust
falling from the ceiling.
[boom]
That was enough to lead
her to Constance's room.
[door creaks]
[Constance] Yes.
[door rattles]
[meter reader clicking]
[ominous music]
Constance?
No.
Maria?
What's going on? What are you doing?
Wait.
You did this.
So you're not entirely stupid then?
What?
I'm just shocked, that's all.
That you haven't put it down to ghosts.
What are you talking about?
Well, it always is, isn't it?
There's never a real reason.
Never a simple solution.
No. Where would the fun in that be?
You're dangerous, Lucy.
You're gonna get people hurt.
All these cases, they
have real explanations.
Real attackers!
There are real murderers, not in prison,
because you said their
killings were paranormal.
We only ever investigate once
the police have finished.
That is not true!
Your face is all over
the TV and magazines.
You don't think the jury can see you?
How do you think it affects a case
when you declare it a ghost?
Come on, Maria, no one
really sees that stuff.
Yes, they do.
You take every appearance you can find.
You'd do anything for the attention.
This should be about finding the truth.
Not about becoming famous.
So you don't believe in spirits?
No!
Why would I?
Case after case. We found nothing.
Why on earth would I
still believe in them?
So what's this then?
Would you stop?
If I asked you to?
Yes.
Liar.
Did you know none of it was real?
The ghosts.
The sightings.
Are you just a fake?
Or are you really that deluded?
They'll work it out.
Someone will work it out.
You were never really a detective, Lucy.
I did all of that for you.
So no.
They won't.
And no one else will be hurt
because of your delusions.
Carter investigations will continue.
Only now it will actually help people.
Not lie to them.
How will you explain where you were?
You're supposed to be interviewing the
guests. They'll know you're missing.
I'm not missing.
I'm in my room interviewing
a guest as we speak.
There's only one solution
to your death, Lucy.
It's just the kind of
case you'd have loved.
[booming music]
[choking]
[gasping for breath]
[sad music]
I can't
I can't believe you killed her.
She was dangerous.
It's not right.
Perhaps not, but it was the truth.
You'll go to prison, you know.
I can't believe you killed her.
I told you it was a slippery slope.
I really did believe
it was the only choice.
Do you still believe that?
I think so.
Can I ask you a different question?
Did you ever find any
evidence that ghosts exist?
I don't mean did ghosts kill
people. I just mean did you
find anything to prove that they're real?
If they are real
I don't think they're
anything that you can measure.
And how do you convince
someone that they're not real?
I wish I knew.
[screaming]
No, no, Maria!
Maria, it's that girl!
No, no, no, no, darling, it's not
You're not going to hurt me
anymore, get away from me!
Edward.
That's Edward!
It's not Lucy, Edward.
Edward, no, no!
Leave me alone, I tell you!
I'm alive, get away from me!
It's not Lucy, Edward.
You're not gonna hurt me!
Edward, let her go.
[crying]
Leave me alone, leave me alone!
What happened to him?
[crying]
I need to call the police.
I need to tell someone.
It's all my fault.
He needs help. He can't stay here. They're
knocking this place down.
[crying]
I need to call the police.
I need to tell someone.
Well, go and do it!
[crying]
[music fades]
When George and Maria found her
the door was locked and
there was no other way in.
So after the investigation, the police
ruled it inconclusive.
Well, what does that mean?
It means that they don't
know what happened.
Which some people have
agreed means that
some people believe that it
was a ghost that killed her.
[disappointed groans]
OK, settle down, please.
Thank you, Rachel. That
was really interesting.
If not a little mature
for our class project.
Could you ask your dad to
come and see me, please?
That was all right, that.
OK, next we'll be hearing from Elliot,
and he will be talking about 1990s
video games and why they are
still entertaining and relevant.
[melancholy music]
[music fades]
[meter reading beeping]
[boom]
Did you find anything?
No. You?
No. Not tonight.
So shall we go home for tea?
Yeah, sure. You got the keys to lock up?
Yep.
[positive music]
Stew for tea, OK?
Can we have something a bit different?
Like, paella?
Paella? I don't know how to make that.
It's all right. I'll do it.
It's fairly easy.
All right. Be nice.
Thanks, love.
[exciting music]
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