Dante's Hotel

Yes, indeed, it's New Years 1975.

And keep your eye on that ball counting down from midnight.

Five, four, three...

Two, one...

Happy New Year!

Mom?

Mom, wake up, please.

I'm so sorry.

Dad!

Dad!

Hurry! The front desk heard screaming

from the 12th floor.

It's up here!

In here!

Drop the axe, kid!

Now!

It's not their time!

It is not their time! It is not their time!

- It's not their time. - You need to calm down.

It's not their time! It's not their time!

It's not their time!

This is Dana Henley, live in Los Angeles

with Channel 7 News.

12 people are missing after attending a New Year's Eve

party in downtown Los Angeles last night.

How old are you, Daniel? -12.

Where are your parents?

The soul eye-witness is 12-year-old Daniel Brayer,

whose parents are among the missing.

It took them away.

I don't know where they are.

All right, Daniel. It's been 12 years.

What did you do this time?

Let me go.

They're all dead. It was not me.

There were no bodies.

The same thing happened 12 years ago,

and it just happened again.

I don't know why.

It didn't disappear.

He killed them all.

Do something!

It's going to do it again.

Officers were dispatched to the hotel

after receiving a series of disturbing calls.

This same thing has happened again and again

every 12 years since 1975.

Why do people keep disappearing around you, Mr. Brayer?

I've told you everything.

You don't want to listen.

Are you serious?

Someone help!

So tomorrow will be my one year anniversary of being sober.

I know that's not very long compared to some of you guys

who have been doing this for years, which is awesome.

But this is a resolution that I plan on

actually sticking with for myself.

Basically, I wasted my 20s away,

well, getting wasted, and this time last year,

I was looking for the biggest, best New Year's Eve party

to see where I could get drunk, score pills.

I was living my best life, I mean, it was amazing.

I felt that way right up until I woke up in the hospital.

Didn't remember anything. Doctors said I almost died.

And the next day, a dear friend took me to a meeting,

and I've been in recovery ever since.

Congratulations.

But I started a company, well, a business.

I'm an event planner now, and I actually

have this really huge event tonight at the Dantenu Hotel.

It is their New Year's Eve bash, ironically.

But I will not be drinking and trying to score pills,

don't worry. I will be working this event.

I will be the woman in charge, and it's crazy,

because I just feel like I'm, I don't know,

I guess I feel like I'm finally becoming

the woman that I want to be.

Ho ho! Wow.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is looking great in here.

-Yes. -Hi.

Oh, hi, Victoria.

We just set up the catering table.

Is there anything else that you need?

Catering table, that is, oh,

the New Year's sign is a little wonky.

Can you tell Wendy and Nelson just to pull the right side up?

Just probably two inches, maybe?

-No problem. -Thanks, Victoria.

-Of course. -Okay.

-Goldie, Goldie, hi. -Mr. Emitt, hi.

That ladder, is that part of the decor?

Oh, no, no.

The ladder is not a part of the decor.

It will be completely, goodbye, gone,

and the floor will be swept, and everything

will be perfect right before the first guest arrives.

Do not worry at all, Mr. Emitt,

I have my checklist here.

Good, good.

Excellent job, by the way.

Now, the guy in the poster,

make sure you keep him away from booze and the buffet.

We're paying him to pass out free drink tickets,

not use them himself.

Finally, outside the hotel,

the banner is a little crooked to the left,

so a little tacky,

and we want everything to be perfect, so...

Of course, I will have Kristoff

get on that right now.

Good, good. Excellent.

Okay. Kristoff?

Yeah?

Hi.

So Mr. Emitt said that the sign that's on the roof

is a bit crooked, and we need to fix it.

So can you head on up there and do that now?

Yeah, when I'm done here, okay?

Okay, yeah.

Um, hi.

Hello.

Emitt, what's today's date?

Excuse me, sir, can I help you?

Hi.

-December 31st. -New Year's Eve.

Give it a rest, Mr. Brayer.

It is the 12th New Year's Eve.

It is judgment night.

What is he talking about?

How many times must we go through this

with you, Mr. Brayer?

This is all about time.

About time being measured in twelves.

Like, 12 months in a year.

Like, in an hour, you have five times 12 minutes.

In a minute, you...

Mr. Brayer, you are on the 12th floor that you chose, hmm?

Now, why don't you go there and do whatever it is that you do

and stop scaring our guests and employees?

You know everything I'm saying is true.

You know I'm right.

What I know is that you were abandoned by your parents

when you were 12 and for that I'm very sorry.

Go to hell.

He has put you in harm's way.

Get out of this hotel before midnight.

It's on you.

Sorry, I didn't tell you about him sooner.

That man lives in the hotel?

Unfortunately, yes.

He's supposed to stay on his floor.

He has an entire floor?

That he shares with storage.

Oh, wow. How does he manage that?

There was an incident when he was 24.

Came back, caused some trouble.

There was a mistrial, and he received

a sizable settlement and the entire 12th floor.

And you can't evict him?

New management company tried,

but the settlement made him untouchable.

Is he dangerous?

No, he's not.

But if he comes back down, let me know, will you?

Oh, I will. I will for sure.

And I'm going to just go check on the sign for the roof

to make sure it's good.

-You bet. -Yeah.

Shh... Shit.

Wait, you're the guy from the poster, right?

Wait, what is this, like a drink card for tonight?

Uh, listen, man, they're going to have to be working, like,

way past midnight, so I'm probably not going to...

You know what? Sure, thanks.

Great. Yeah.

Yeah, if I get a free second, I'll kick one back,

and I will toast to you.

Happy New Year.

And, uh, keep being weird.

So why was this guy on the roof?

He was hanging the banner.

How does this happen?

Especially on a night like this, I don't understand.

What was your relationship with him?

He was just part-time hire.

I met him a couple days ago.

So this was completely random?

Yes. Why are we focusing so much on this?

It was an accident, right?

He leaned over and...

That's right. He knew the risks.

He did not follow the protocol, and he fell.

He could have been pushed.

You need a key to access the roof.

There are only two.

This is one.

Mr. Anderson had the other.

He was alone.

How do you know he was alone?

We have cameras.