Andrew Droz Palermo

[Emily shows James the hole in her arm]

James: What's that? What are you doing?

Emily: Oh, well, I felt that lump move in my arm today. So...

[Emily holds up the hole she dug in her arm to James on the webcam]

James: Emily, what the fuck is that? Don't do that!

Emily: Thought it might be a spider bite. You know, how you hear about - or like?

James: That's an urban legend. That's not real.

Emily: It's right under there. Look, look, I'll show you.

James: Stop! Stop that! Don't do that, okay? That's not good for you. This is like your leg, like seven years ago. You still have the scar from that.

[Emily gets up from the webcam and goes to the kitchen]

James: Emily, what the fuck are you doing?

[Emily returns with a sharp steak fork]

Emily: Well, I think if I just...

James: No, no, no, no, no. Put that away. Seriously, Emily, look at me. Emily! Emily, look at me, okay? You need to put that away, all right? Digging around in your arm is not gonna do any more good. All right? You just need to put some alcohol on that or iodine or something like that and - And - And put a bandage on it, all right? 'Cause otherwise it's just gonna get infected, okay? You know, I'll be there in a week and I'll look at it, but, but for right now just leave it alone. You're acting really crazy, all right?

Emily: Okay, okay.

James: Okay. I mean... Can you go to the bathroom and clean that off?

Emily: Yeah, yeah. I'll be right back.

[James covers his face with his hand and shakes his head, recording ends]

[Emily late in the night asks for James to help her see the ghost in her apartment]

James: Emily?

Emily: Yeah?

James: Are you there?

Emily: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

James: I gotta - I gotta do some work, so what's going on?

Emily: I know, this'll only take a minute.

James: What's up?

Emily: He's outside my room. I think, I can hear the little boy's footsteps.

James: That's really scary, Emily, what are you talking about?

Emily: Well, I just - I need to talk to him, and I need your help.

James: Um - I mean, I'll help in any way that I can

Emily: Okay. Great, great. So, I'm gonna close my eyes so he doesn't scare me.

James: What?

Emily: I'm gonna close my eyes so I don't freak out... and run back in here, okay? So you're just gonna tell me if he's there and if he's paying attention to me, and then I'll talk to him. I'll find out what he wants - If he wants me to find his body, or... whatever. I just. Uh... I don't want to look at him. He's a ghost. He freaks me out.

James: What? Um... Okay. All right.

Emily: Okay, can you do that?

James: Okay.

Emily: Okay, okay. So, as soon as - as soon as I open the bedroom door I'm gonna close my eyes, and then you'll me what's there, okay?

James: All right.

Emily: Okay, are you ready?

James: Yeah, yeah.

Emily: All right, I'm closing my eyes.