The Ghosts of Borley Rectory

So, how long do you have Borley for, Mr. Price?

Six months.

That should be sufficient time for me to conclude

my investigations at put the mystery

of Borley Rectory to bed.

Now, much work to be done.

The Glanvilles will be here in the morning

and I want the rectory fully operational.

So, no experiments tonight then?

Well, of course, dear boy.

From this moment on, the investigation commences.

- Are we set? - Yes.

We have everything set for the first night as you requested.

- Trip devices? - Set.

- Camera rigs? - Yes, everything.

Hm, I chose wisely from all the candidates.

I'm here to learn.

Have you learned enough to get a good drink going?

Here you go, a nice cup of tea.

Oh, no.

I meant a real drink.

Notebook, pencil, lantern, watch.

Yes, I have everything.

I'm ready.

Good.

You're not changing for bed?

Remember, the rectory can be very cunning.

To be prepared is best.

Oh, don't worry.

She will be kind on your first night.

Now, go to the washroom and remember, one hour in each room.

Wake me at 4:00 a.m..

An hour in each room.

Well, I'm not spending one second in this room.

I'm sorry, Mr. Price.

- Harry! - Sidney.

Harry, this is my daughter, Helen, and my son, Roger.

Well, a pleasure to meet you.

Pleased to meet you, Mr. Price.

I must say, father speaks of you often.

Only good things I hope.

Did you drive up in that Aston you have?

No, no, we took the train up.

The Aston has a broken gear box.

We took a taxi from the station,

but the old bugger made us walk the last half mile.

Said this place is cursed.

Yes, the locals do take a little while to get used to.

Come on, Helen.

Mr. Price, would you mind if I take a look around?

No, of course not.

But do stay inside the grounds.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.

It would seem that it's in here that most of the energy

in previous events have been focused.

Any reasons do you think?

I wish I could give you even an estimated guess, dear boy.

This building's extraordinary.

It practically drips with history.

Indeed it does.

Just like his nose.

As you can see, my son is rather astute

at this sort of thing.

Indeed he is.

Will you be going back to London?

Yeah, sorry, old chap, I have to.

But I thought I'd bring Helen and Roger up and settle 'em in

and then I'll be off later.

Might even have time to catch sight of the blasted ghost.

I'll put them both to work.

Well, I'm sure with Helen, Roger and Mark helping you,

you'll soon find what you're looking for.

Did somebody call my name?

Ah, Mark.

Ah, and you found my daughter as well.

Jolly good.

How long have you got?

Sorry, old boy, I need to travel back tonight.

You will look after Helen and Roger for me?

You need to look after Roger a little more.

He has a weak, you know.

Don't worry, old chap, they're in safe hands.

And they'll learn a lot under my tuition.

Excellent.

Well, I'm sorry our little luncheon wasn't more elegant,

but this all we could put together

for you at such short notice.

Being here on previous occasions, we didn't have the time

or the resources to make more adequate investigations.

But now, we have the opportunity to expand

our psychical research and discover the missing evidence

that one needs to make the best conclusions.

Well, I must admit as long as I remember,

Borley has been the source of many a story.

Indeed, and I think it's absolutely vital

that we get to the bottom of it once and for all.

A great many people have spoken about this place.

Indeed, it is well documented.

Many witnesses, many different incidents.

Yes, Charles?

After all these years,

what do you hope to achieve from this?

I mean, you yourself have conducted extensive

paranormal experiments with nothing to show for it.

Charles, there is so much more to be done.

Sciences have progressed since Lionel and Marianne

first brought this place to my attention.

Yes, but after all these years,

not one piece of credible evidence has been confirmed.

Now, Charles, you know that statement to be untrue.

We have many catalogued pieces of evidence.

- Yeah but- - And we have new, exciting

experiments to conduct.

I can assure you, we will get to the bottom of his matter.

And what new experiments?

I for one am intrigued.

Yes, do tell.

It's true, I did previously invite you to investigate

Borley Rectory some years ago, but I told you then,

the rectory is not haunted.

I disagree.

I've owned land here and my family have for over 100 years,

going back to the Bull family.

And they tell tales of hauntings, apparitions,

terrible sounds, screams in the night.

They are merely tales.

There's no substance to them at all.

They be convincing.

Myself and my wife have heard things,

seen things, terrible things.

My livestock will not lay near this end of the field.

- They know- - Look, can we get back

to the question in hand?

Now, Mr. Price, what is different now?

What can you do now that we couldn't do before?

I have been given a six month tenancy.

Well, this is an unprecedented opportunity to investigate.

Mr. Glanville and I have created a plan,

a rotor of investigations.

Not one single minute will go undocumented in this period.

One of my team will always be awake to record,

interpret and analyse.

In fact, three of my team are working

in this building right now.

There's so many more mysteries here to be discovered.

With round the clock investigations,

we can understand or attribute some of these strange

paranormal happenings to the normal and not the abnormal.

We have some new untested experiments

that I myself will undertake.

And nothing too dangerous I hope?

Well, everything that planned has been previously

tested in the laboratory, but well,

now's the time to test these new methods on location,

here at Borley.

Nothing too dangerous, nothing too fantastical,

I assure you.

I reiterate, the rectory is not haunted

and never has been.

It is haunted and you know it, Lionel.

What worries me is that we turn Borley Village

into a playground for the paranormal.

A tourist attraction.

Yes, that just wouldn't do.

Imagine it, London folk arriving for day trips.

Picnicking in the garden.

Yes, well, that would never happen.

Everything we plan will be conducted by scientific minds.

Nothing we discover will be released to the press.

You said that last time, Mr. Price.

I for one, don't want any day trippers on my land.

This is a hamlet, it should stay that way.

And it will.

That is why Charles Sutton is the only person

who will be allowed to report on what we discover.

I trust his judgement to be balanced.

I don't want a circus here either.

It would interrupt with my investigations,

hamper any scientific conclusions.

I will of course keep these things secret.

In the knowledge that I will have

exclusive use of any discoveries.

Why are you lying, Lionel?

Marianne, I have said my piece.

He's lying.

About what, Mrs. Foyster?

When he tells you that Borley is not haunted.

We can discuss this matter

at a more convenient time, Marianne.

No, we can discuss this now.

'Tis why we're here, to unravel the truth.

Mrs. Foyster, is there more to tell?

Yet more happenings that you've kept close to your heart?

There is so much more.

We agreed not to disclose any of this, Marianne.

No, you instructed me not to.

Now that Mr. Price has explained his intentions,

I feel now is the time to reveal

everything that happened here.

Everything.