Devon (2024)

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(narrator)In 1902,

the asylum opened

promising a new beginning

for the mentally Ret*rded

and mentally ill.

Within days,

the conditions became volatile

with overcrowding.

Bodies began to rot

in their own fecal matter.

Patients were restrained

to their beds

in an effort

to maintain control.

As conditions worsened,

staff reported

that some patients

turned to cannibalism.

In this expose,

we explore the conditions

these children

are forced to live in,

due to the stigma attached

to their condition.

(child sobbing faintly)

(narrator)Most importantly,

we investigate

the most concerning issue

to come out of this facility

in an attempt

to answer the question.

Where are the missing children?

(banging at door)

(teenager 1) Come on!



(teenager 2) They f*cking

tortured kids here, bro.

(teenager 1) They're tearing

it down, bro. Relax.

(teenager 1) William, Jared,

Carly, Kat. Help us?

(teenager 2) Oh,

what's this teddy bear?

Aren't these the people names

on the wall?

-(teenager 2) I think so.

-(teenager 1) Why the F--

There's cameras.

(teenager 2) Oh, sh*t,

yours is on.

-(camera beeps)

-(gasps)

(screams coming from camera)

(teenager 1) Bro, that's f*cked.

-(woman whimpering, panting)

-(footsteps approaching)

(teenager 1) Bro, we need to go.

(woman screams) Get out!

(all screaming)

(woman screaming) Get going!

Get out of here!



(woman screams) Get out!

(screams)



(officer) Please state

your name for the record.

(clears throat) Allison.

(sniffles) Allison Roberts.

(officer) Ali, why are you here?

-(shakily) I don't know.

-(officer) You don't know?

How long have you been

down there?

(shakily) I don't know.

(officer) Let's start

from the beginning.

How did you all end up there

in the first place?

(breathes sharply)

All right, y'all, it is the day.

Yes, ma'am. Miss Pam.

So this is the website

that like I sent my stuff into

and we get

a $100,000 cash prize.

But the gag is, we gotta

split it like five ways.

So I only get 20,000,

but it's whatever.

She was born in '86,

so that was like approximately

like 20,000 years ago.

And...

why all of a sudden

are the parents interested

in my girl Devon?

-(mother) What are you doing?

-Huh?

(mother) It's almost noon.

Why are you still sitting here?

Oh... (stutters) No.

I was just about to leave.

(mother) You are not

ready for this.

-Yes, I am.

-(mother) No, no, you're not.

(man clicks tongue)

So, have you spoken

to your dad

since he cut you off?

(Carly) No.

And I'm not going to.

I mean, obviously

he doesn't care about me

since he totally cut me off.

-(Kat) Is that working okay?

-(Elle) I think so.

(Kat) Yeah? How do I look?

(Elle) Great. Like always.

(Kat) You're so sweet.

-(torch clicks)

-This at least works.

-What's that?

-It's... it's just--

I thought you weren't

taking this job.

Well, you know, honey,

we need

the money right now, okay?

It's fine. It's just

a couple of days.

Really? It's fine.

Why you-- you never leave

for a couple days.

-Why are you leaving now?

-(sighs) I know, honey.

I'm not crazy about

the idea either, but it's...

Wait, why did you pick this?

Why... why this one?

Honey, we-- Like I said,

we really need the money.

Seriously. This is gonna

be so easy. I can do this.

This is easy money for us.

Again, I'm not worried

about that money.

I'm worried about you.

I'll be back

before you even know it.

Yes, or no?

I'm gonna say like,

Devon... what's tea?

I'm taking this with me.

You like grandma.

-She sleeps in until like 3:00.

-(laughs)

Well, Miss, I have been sleeping

until 11 o'clock on weekends.

You've been sleeping in too.

I like, literally don't wanna

break it, but oh, well.

Yes?

(man)

No, you look like a disco ball.

(sighs) Okay, well,

I love to sparkle, so I...

-(man) Yeah, no, put it down.

-Okay.

And this?

(man)

That's actually pretty cute.

-You should take that.

-(Carly) Okay.

Devon better have my money.

That's what I'm talking about.

(sighs) I love you.

Take care of yourself.

I love you too.

I'll see you really soon.

-Please be safe.

-I will. I'll be fine.

-The paper.

-Right, right, right.

The... the camera?

-Yes.

-Don't forget the camera.

All right. Okay.

(Elle) I still--

I don't think you should go.

I just-- I-- It's not safe.

It's gonna be okay.

Hey, I promise, okay.

Like I said,

it's going to be fine.

I'm gonna be back

before you know it.

You work on your choreography,

you know.

I know you have

so much potential

and I want to send you

to your dance classes, okay?

-(Elle) Okay.

-(sniffles) Camera.

(sniffles, sighs)

(sniffles)

(car engine humming)

All right. Goodness.

Not me being

in the middle of nowhere.

How am I gonna call someone?

I ain't got no service out here.

Bye, sweetie.

I'll be... I'll be back

before you know it.

(blows kiss)

(exhales softly)

(groans) I'm literally scared.

No, I'm not. Child please.

All right, Devon, we here.

What is this?

(William) I feel like that's

a squirrel, but I also feel like

it could be like Devon's little,

little buddies.

How does this

camera work-- Even work?

Do I? Oh, I can zoom.

Oh, I can zoom. Okay.

Lemme go ahead.

Why am I the first one here

is the question. Y'all fake.

(Jared) Okay. I just need to get

myself together really quick.

So we have the email.

Um, this I guess is...

the map to this place.

Is that-- God, this place

looks like a jail.

How could somebody

send their kid here?

This is awful.

Oh Jesus.

-Oh, sorry.

-(Jared) Hi, Sorry.

-You scared me. Hi.

-(Jared) You scared me too.

-I'm Kat.

-(Jared) Sorry. Jared,

-nice to meet you.

-Nice to meet you.

Ew. Not this girl playing

in the weeds. Hey.

Hey, b*tch. I just wanna know

if you're here

for Devon's parents.

I mean, I didn't really see

like a regular entrance,

so I've just kind of been

-running around. Um...

-Yeah.

Sketching myself out

a little bit.

I know, I'm trying to like,

keep calm. Um...

-So do you think I'm gonna--

-So I-- So what are you...

What are you doing here?

Like how are yo-- How did you...

-(Jared) Uh...

-...get involved in all this?

...just looking around

for jobs, I guess.

I came across this thing

and... and it,

you know, it seemed

really, really good for...

-Yeah

-...what they pay.

-What about you?

-(Kat) Um...

I mean, the money ob...

obviously helps. Um, I'm a mom.

-Oh, okay. Right.

-(Kat) They don't tell you

how expensive kids are

until you have them.

Yeah. I... I live with my mom.

-Do you?

-I've put her through the ringer

-a few times.

-Are you... are you guys close?

Yeah. It's a tough, uh,

story, but you know.

-(Kat) Okay.

-Yeah. We're... we're close now.

-We're doing pretty good.

-Good, good, good.

Wait, why am I chasing

literally a stranger?

(sighs) Um. Yeah, I think

if we just kind of...

-stay together.

-Yeah, definitely.

That's probably the best bet,

'cause I feel like

if we separate at any point,

like we're not gonna be able

to find each other again.

Yeah. You can be my mom today.

Yeah! I would love

to be your mom today.

-(Jared) What's your name again?

-(Kat) Kat.

-Jared.

-(Jared) Jared.

Nice to meet you,

new son. (laughs)

Oh, Jesus.

See, I didn't sign up

for all this.

(both scream)

Jesus, you can't be

running up on folk.

What's wrong with you,

are you here

-for the thing?

-To find Devon? Yeah, of course.

Ugh. Okay.

Well, I don't know.

I just saw some--

This b*tch in this

like all white look,

but she was like doing the most.

(Kat) Would you mind--

can you hold this for a sec...

-(Jared) Yeah, no problem.

-...'cause I feel like...

honestly, I didn't even

get a chance

to look at this map yet.

I don't even know

this girl's last name.

-(Jared) It's crazy out here

-Like I meant to.

Did you get a map?

(Jared) Yeah, it's in my bag.

I... I looked at it,

but honestly, this place

is so huge. I couldn't

even tell where to start.

I feel like

the directions were--

Okay, here we go.

The directions were very vague.

(officer) Why did you have

video cameras?

(clicks tongue)

Whoever ran the online site

they sent them to us. We...

They just came in the mail.

(indistinct chatter)

-(Jared) That's all I know is--

-How old would she be now?

-She went missing--

-Twenty years ago?

-(Kat) Twenty years ago.

-Twenty years ago.

-So...

-(Kat) She was what? Lemme...

She didn't even say

in the email how old--

I mean, she looks young.

So she'd probably

be what? Like...

-(sighs)

-(Jared) I mean, I don't think

-we're--

-She'd be like middle age now.

(Jared) I don't think

we're looking for like a person.

-You know what I mean?

-I Know. I mean, I--

-Yeah, I know.

-(twigs crack)

I just like to be able

to hold back.

(Jared) I know.

I think the parents assume

she's dead by now.

They just want to see if they

missed any clues or something.

(Kat) Okay.

(Jared grunts) Let see

what's in there.

(Kat) If you're brave enough

to stick your hand in there

Oh, okay. It's like...

-(Jared) You got it.

-(Kat) It's a hallway.

This is a better way to do it.

'cause I can't really stick

my hand in there.

-(object thuds)

-(Jared) Wait. (shushes)

(Kat) Do you hear something?

Dude, that was scary.

Yeah, just-- I'm gonna

step back for a second.

I'm so scared

to stick my hand in there.

-(loud thud)

-Oh Jesus Christ.

(Jared) Okay uh...

(Kat) Okay.

I'm gonna follow-- So...

(Jared)

Weren't we supposed to meet up

-with some other people anyway?

-(Kat) Yeah.

So like, why are you even here?

(Carly) I don't really wanna

talk about it,

but I could really

use the money.

My dad cut me off.

So I'm just trying

to find info on this girl.

Get my money

and leave this place.

(chuckles) Okay.

So you do wanna talk about it?

(Carly) I need

to prove to my dad

that I can do things

without his help.

(William) You don't have to

prove sh*t to nobody. (chuckles)

-(Carly) Who are these two?

-(William) I dunno. Hello?

-Oh, Hi.

-(Kat) Hi.

(William) Are y'all here

for the--

Are y'all here for Devon?

-(William) Mm-hmm.

-Okay, cool.

-Yeah.

-Uh, I'm Jared.

-Nice to meet you

-William.

-Kat. Sorry...

-Carly.

-...it's weird with the camera.

-(William) I know, the camera.

Kat. Nice to meet you.

We couldn't really

find a way in.

We were just kind of--

Have you guys seen anything?

-(William) Nope. I didn't see.

-We came from that way.

Everything seemed locked up.

Any window that was open,

there was bars on it.

Right. They gave us

literally zero instructions,

-so I don't know.

-Which way did you come from?

-We came over here.

-(William) That way.

(Kat) And there was

no way to get in.

-(William) Nope. So...

-(Kat) All right.

...do you guys think like,

we'll find anything or...

I mean, I hope to find

something for this girl.

(William) For the--

And this check.

-I mean...

-Let's not forget the check.

-Period. (laughs)

-(Jared) Yeah.

That's the most

important thing. So...

Well, if I was

that girl's parents,

I would hope

that everyone here would be...

(sighs) ...here to find

anything about Devon, but...

-Oh.

-(Kat sighs) That's fine. Um.

-(William) Okay.

-(Jared) Um...

We'll make it work. Um...

I mean-- I think we're...

waiting for one

other person, aren't we?

-(Jared) Oh

-I guess,

but they could

be already inside.

-(Kat) Yeah.

-So... Listen, let's just start.

we talk... we talking too much.

I feel like, let's just

go this way.

I haven't been this way.

Y'all haven't been this way.

So let's just go that way.

(Kat) Maybe that other person

knows how to get in.

-Right?

-Or maybe they're over there.

-(Jared) Why don't we just go.

-Kat?

-(Jared) Okay, yeah.

-(Kat) Okay, yeah.

-Perfect. Onward.

-(Jared) All right.

-Y'all walking mad slow.

-(Kat) Okay.

We already went this way,

didn't we?

Yeah.

(William) Look who was right.

-Hey.

-Hello. You're late. (chuckles)

Yeah. Um, I caught

some car troubles,

-a ways back.

-Not car troubles.

-(Alison) Yeah, but...

-sh*t happens

...it's all good. I'm, um...

-I'm Allie

-Carly.

-Kat.

-Jared.

William.

(officer) Did you know them

before this?

(shakily) No.

(officer) How did you meet?

(shakily) Online.

-

-(Alison) All right.

(William) This looks like

a tunnel to-- (exclaims)

-See... These bugs.

-Go ahead.

-(leaves crunching)

-(indistinct chatter)

Is it unlocked?

It is. I mean, I don't--

I'm not trying to go first.

I'm not going first.

I'm gonna put

the camera right inside.

-(door creaking)

-(Carly) Come on, push. (laughs)



(footsteps rustling)

(indistinct chatter)

(William) Like... So...

All right.

-(door slams)

-(screaming)

-(Kat) Oh. My. God.

-(William) Oh, sh*t.

(Jared) Chill out,

chill out. chill out.

-(Carly) Chill out?

-(Jared) It's fine. It's fine.

Right. (chuckles nervously)

What is chill out?

-I don't understand.

-Okay.

(metal creaking)

-Oh, come on. Are you serious?

-(William) Stop playing.

I'm not playing. I can't--

-Seriously, can't get it

-No...

Open it, Jared.

-Here. Hold this.

-It's stuck! I can't open it.

(Carly) Will, you try.

(William) Are you

literally stupid?

-Why would I be-- No.

-(Kat) Here you get over here.

-(Kat) Ready?

-Ready. One. Two. Three

-(screams) f*ck!

-(William) Oh, hell no.

(indistinct chatter)

-(Jared) Relax. Relax. Relax.

-(Alison) Listen. Relax. Relax.

It's an old building.

(William) All right,

well let's move forward then.

(officer) So you walk in,

the door gets slammed,

then you're stuck?

(sobs) Yes.

We tried to get out. But...

(officer) Who slammed the door?

I don't know.

(Kat) I told my daughter

I would call her

when I first got here.

I did not have any service.

I don't know.

Do you have service?

Like look, nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

That sucks.

I mean, maybe in another

part of the building,

but it really kinda sucks that

there is literally no service.

(indistinct chatter)

(Kat) Nothing.

Nothing.

I'm going to try calling.

You don't have

any service either?

(Jared) Mm-hm.

(Alison) All right. Well, maybe

we just keep moving. All right?

(Kat) Yeah, maybe, yeah.

(Alison) If we get closer

to an exit.

(Kat) Yeah, yeah, 'cause...

Yeah, okay.

Worth a shot, I guess.

Maybe I'll just turn mine off,

to like conserve battery.

(officer) Why wouldn't you try

to leave? Why would you stay?

We tried. We couldn't get out.

Don't you get it?

There's no way out.

There's no way out.

(Jared) A little bit of mold,

but...

-I don't know.

-(Carly) Devon... look!

(Jared) So what exactly are we

supposed to be looking for?

(Carly) Okay?

-Okay. Well that's a clue.

-(Carly) We know she was here.

-So, we should be getting this.

-I mean...

That's not a common spelling

of that name, right?

(William) I thought it

was Devon when I first saw it.

(indistinct chatter)

(William) That literally smells

like armpits.

(Alison) Oh, God.

I mean, for where we are.

(indistinct chatter)

-God, there are all these beds--

-Oh, my God.

-Wait.

-Wait.

-(indistinct sound)

-Why are, there--

(Kat) What was that?

-(Alison) Did you hear that?

-(Carly) Woah.

(Jared) Here, you can

stick close by me.

(Kat) Woah.

(Jared) All right, we need

to figure out what we're doing,

'cause I don't know

how long I can be in here.

(indistinct chatter)

-(loud bang)

-(all scream)

(William) Oh sh*t! Oh,

uh-uh. No, ma'am.

-(Jared) Oh, no...

-(Alison) It's all right.

I am getting, like--

look at this.

-I'm getting crazy goosebumps.

-(William) No, same.

-(Jared) All right, hold on.

-(Carly) Yeah, I see.

-(Carly) And what animal...

-(Jared shushing)

-...do you guys think that is.

-(William) That's literally

-what I'm saying.

-(Jared) Hello!

I don't know. I mean, my--

This is my thought, right?

That somebody is like in here

with us and I don't know

if it's safe right now.

So I don't know

if we should just leave.

-(thuds)

-(all scream)

-(Alison) We can't leave.

-(Kat) Well, I mean just like--

All right, let's just

keep our heads. All right?

(William) Absolutely.

(Alison) We're not gonna

find out anything

just standing here guys.

(Carly) I'm not

going first. So...

(Alison) I say we keep

moving forward.

Why do I have to be

the brave one? You come with me.

(William) I can be second,

but I'll be a close second.

-(Kat) Did you push it?

-(Jared) Yeah.

Oh. Hell no, dude.

(Carly) Is there somebody

out there?

-Jared, you go.

-(William) Right, I vote Jared.

(Kat) You know what?

Somebody needs to be brave.

(Jared)

Maybe we should think about--

Maybe there are like,

bums living here or--

But also we're looking

for clues for Devon. Like...

-(Carly) Well, Devon's family.

-(William) So...

(Jared sighs) All right.

(Kat) I...

-(Carly) What was that?

-(Kat) Just...

-(William) Where--

-(Kat) I just saw somebody.

Why is there--

Okay, do you see that?

(William) What?

(Kat) There's a--

I'm not going crazy.

There was a light in that room.

I swear I saw somebody's hand.

I don't want to go

over there though.

I don't feel like safe.

(William) Oh, no.

-(thudding)

-(all scream)

(William) Uh-uh.

(Jared) All right, guys.

It's an old building,

it's probably just something

breaking or falling, come on.

(Carly) You're the one

that's bugging out.

(William) All right, y'all can't

be doing all this stuff.

(indistinct chatter)

(Jared) I can't see anything.

We only have these lights

but it's so deep

and dark. I'm sorry.

What the f*ck are we doing here?

(William) What are these words?

We should be looking at

these words. They're like clues.

Why are some of

the names crossed out?

(Kat) Okay,

there's either an animal

or something back there.

And I don't know if it's safe.

-Should, we just...

-(indistinct chatter)

(Alison) It's probably

animals guys.

(William) What's going on

under there?

I feel like under there,

under that thing.

(girl moans)

(Jared) I think we need

to look somewhere else.

(Alison) Let's just

move forward.

Where?

-(camera beeps)

-f*cking battery.

(Jared) Uh, no.

I think the absolute f*ck not.

-(all gasp)

-(Jared) Aw, man. Dude.

-(thudding)

-(all scream)

-(Jared) Hello?

-(all scream)

-(William) Devon, relax.

-All right. That was--

That was--

There's someone in there.

(Kat) I know. Sorry.

-(William) I mean, I don't know.

-(Carly) I'm sorry.

Do you see the glass?

(indistinct chatter)

(officer) How did you know where

to go once you were inside?

How did you know what

you were looking for?

On the map...

There was writing

and Devon's name

with like a star on it. So...

we went there

after the door closed and...

-(William) This good?

-(Jared) Yeah.

Let's just set up

a base camp here.

(indistinct chatter)

(Jared) Everyone on board?

Come on, let's move these beds.

Are these the only ones?

(Alison) We just thought

that maybe

something would be there

if it's where she was. Right?

(officer) So that's why

you thought you should...

stay in that area?

Because you saw Devon's name

on the wall?

(William) Right,

Let's just talk about our--

-Let's talk about our game plan.

-Okay? Yeah.

(Alison) Do you all

have lanterns?

We should probably

take those out.

We found what we could, just...

just to make it

through the night. All right.

(indistinct chatter)

(Carly) I don't know, guys.

I feel like we're searching

for the impossible here.

We're not gonna find

anything on Devon.

-I don't know.

-I mean, I think we will.

I think we should just pretend

and get some footage

and get out of here.

You know what? I like that idea.

-Wait. No, no, no.

-I'm down with that.

-Okay, wait...

-Let's find answers guys.

Wait, wait. Let me guess.

Let me guess.

You're not a mom, are you?

-Oh?

-(Carly) No,

I mean, okay.

Of course you're not,

because you can't even

put yourself in the mindset

of what it would be like to have

a child that goes missing.

I mean, this family--

Think about it.

This family is paying us

to stay in this place and try

to find any clue about Devon.

-I mean, I just...

-(Carly) You're right.

...don't think we should

disrespect them. That's all.

I'm sorry I got

like heated. It's just...

-(Jared) Yeah, I mean...

-I'm a mom.

I mean at least we're getting

like, help out, you know?

I mean, I feel kind of good

about being able to come in here

and do something

for once, you know?

Exactly. And like you said,

they're paying us.

-Yeah.

-So as long as we...

I mean, they're desperate.

...do our best, but...

Well, other than like,

the check, what made you all

want to do it, I mean,

I understand you're a mom.

-I think we got that.

-(both laugh)

Um, but like,

I don't know your story.

I would love to know your story.

And I don't really know

too much about you.

-So what's the tea?

-Well, let's start with you.

(William) Mm-hmm.

Well, I still live at home

with my parents.

And they just cut me off.

And so it's kind

of my first time like

being alone and working.

So I just like,

I really need the money.

(William) Mm. I feel that.

So... I don't know,

though, like...

I know what it's like to like,

not really have your parents

like care.

And I just feel like

why would Devon's parents

leave her here, you know?

They just now

wanna find answers.

That's what I also thought too.

Like all of a sudden

20 years later

now they want to be like,

"Oh, let me find..." What?

Like, what happened

all those 20 years.

Why were they not searching?

Like...

Well, you never know

what parents are going through

-with their kids, right?

-(scoffs)

-Yeah. That's true.

-I mean, I know I put my mom

through it for sure.

Yeah, I'm... I'm...

I'm kind of new into this

clean and sober lifestyle

-and, um...

-Congrats.

Thank you. Um, and I don't know,

I guess I just kind of

thought that maybe

this will be a nice way

to show my mom that I'm

able to take care of myself

and I can also pay her

back for all the times

that she's taken care of me.

So... I don't know.

What about you?

Why are you here?

(scoffs) I mean, what--

I don't have as much

of a sad story to be honest.

I just literally love money.

But no, really, I mean, I was

bartending and waiting tables

and I'm just tired of taking

other people's orders.

So, we all win.

I don't think we ever heard

why you're here.

-Oh. (chuckles)

-(tense music playing)

I think I have like a personal

connection to Devon's story.

Uh...

There's this thing

that's always nagged at me.

Almost like tormented me.

And Devon's story,

this place, finding her.

Like, maybe it'll

give me the answers

that I've been looking

for all these years.

And I can sleep again, you know.

-(Jared) Well...

-(William) Interesting.

(tense music concludes)

I'm gonna check out

some of these walls.

(Carly) Can I come?

Uh, yeah.

(Jared) Isn't this crazy?

(Carly) Yeah. It kind of

messes with me.

-The kids look so cute, and...

-(Jared) Yeah.

God, I don't even know

what I'm doing here.

It's a little...

it's kind of like weird,

you know, to open up

in front of people,

but I don't feel like...

I don't know, I feel like

we didn't really get

to know you. Like, I feel like--

I've been thinking

the same thing the whole time.

You seem very interesting

to me. Here, scoot over.

We need this tea because,

as far as I'm concerned...

-(tense music resumes)

-(indistinct chatter)

I haven't felt a rush

like this in a while.

-Trying to chase another high?

-Yeah.

You don't have to give us

your life story or anything,

-but I feel like-- (laughs)

-(William) Or you do. But...

I feel like we all kind

of like know

why each of us is here.

Like, I mean, like he said

a million times.

-Like, I'm mom.

-(William) She's a mom.

-We know. She's the mom.

-(Kat laughs)

That's like-- But I mean,

like, what...

what brought-- Like, why

do you think they picked you?

Like, what did you write

in your thing?

-You know what I'm saying?

-Yeah, what did you say?

-Yeah, what did you say?

-I only did one paragraph.

-'Cause I'm trying...

-I mean, I just--

...to figure out why they're

picking who they're picking.

I don't wanna get involved

in all that.

-(Carly) Yeah.

-Let's go find Devon's room.

Okay.

What are you gonna do

with the money?

Uh...

Like, what's

your first purchase gonna be?

I, um...

(Kat) I mean that's not

like part of it.

That's like--

But, I mean like, what...

what brought-- Like, why

do you think they picked you?

Like what did you write

in your thing?

(Jared) Oh, man.

-I do not like this--

-(metallic clattering)

-f*ck! Oh, my God.

-(Carly screams) What the f*ck!

(Jared panting)

(Carly screaming in distance)

We got separated.

(officer)

You got separated. Why?

(Jared)

I was looking for something

in my bag earlier

and I found this...

This is a new backpack.

Devon's parents sent it like,

two days before I got here.

This doesn't make

any f*cking sense.

There's no cell phone service.

(sniffles)

But... I'm getting out of here.

I'm a little freaked out, um...

(sniffles) ...and...

-(loud clattering)

-(Carly) Jared.

I got lost.

I've been freaking out.

(Kat) I don't understand

how she got so far ahead of us.

I don't...

(William) All right,

come this way.

I feel like

we should go this way.

(Kat) Yeah, I don't think we...

(chuckles)

...have much of a choice.

(tense music playing)

(Jared) It's creepy.

It's just like a...

like a playroom or something?

(Carly) There's toys in here.

I wonder if any of these

were Devon's.

(Jared) I don't know. I mean...

(Carly) Did the note

say anything about specific toys

that could be Devons?

(Jared) No, I--

Honestly, it was pretty vague

-for the most part.

-(Carly) Yeah.

(Jared)

I don't think they told us.

(indistinct chatter)

-(Carly) Yeah, It's so dusty.

-(Jared) Yeah.

(Carly) It's been here

a long time. The chalkboard.

(breathes heavily) f*ck.

(Kat) Okay.

(William)

We're gonna stick together.

(Kat) We're gonna stick--

stick together.

(William) I feel like

let's go this way?

(Kat) I feel like that's really

the only way we haven't...

-(William) Okay.

-(Kat) ...gone?

(static)

Oh, what the f*ck?

(breathes heavily)

What the f*ck is this?

(Carly) Wait.

That's really creepy.

(Jared)

I-- I mean, there's... (sighs)

...there's tons of graffiti

in here.

It could just be somebody's like

tag or something.

(Carly) I don't know.

It's really creepy.

(Jared) Yeah. Um...

(Carly) Let's just try

to find our way back.

(Kat) Okay.

(William) Here come this way,

come this way.

(Kat) Which way did we go?

Did we go that way?

(William) Uh, I don't know.

I feel like, let's just go...

(Kat) Okay, well don't run.

(Jared)

Barely even see anything.

(Kat whispers)

I dunno. I don't even know.

(Jared) They can't

have gone too far, right?

(Carly) No.

This is like...

(indistinct chatter)

(Jared) This place is creepy.

(breathes heavily) No.

What the f*ck?

(indistinct distorted chatter)

(Alison breathes heavily)

What the...

(panicked breathing)

(William) We are not

supposed to be here.

Yeah, we are not

supposed to be here.

(Alison) That's g*dd*mn blood.

What the f*ck?

(Kat whispers)

I feel like we should go.

Yes, go!

I'm not going first!

(Kat whispers) That's definitely

a person, right?

(William) Yes.

(Kat) I don't want to....

(speaks indistinctly)

(Alison pants)

This-- This is not real.

This...

It's f*cking Ali.

-Our Ali?

-(Kat) Our Ali.

Damn.

Wait, what... Ali.

(panting)

Did you do this?

Did you do this?

This is not a f*cking joke.

(Kat) I-- I mean, like--

(Alison)

Who brought blood in here?

(William) Um. Okay,

well, let's back up.

This sh*t isn't funny.

(William) Whoa, whoa, whoa.

How's it becoming about us?

-(Kat) Listen, first of all--

-(William) You're the one--

Shut the f*ck up.

I gotta get the f*ck outta here.

(William) Why are you

in here by yourself?

(Kat) Wait, is this like Devon's

room or something? Like...

You're f*cking with me.

(William) No one is

f*cking with you.

-You're f*cking with us.

-You're f*cking with me!

(William) Yo.

(chuckling)

Something is wrong with her.

But wait, hold on.

We gotta get this.

(Kat) Okay, but...

First of all, it's wet.

So, you're telling me

she just happened

to stumble in on this?

And like, sure like maybe

it's like Devon's room but...

(whispers) You know what?

Did you look at her hands

by any chance?

-(William) No.

-(Kat) f*ck.

(William) Yo, we need

to take it from her.

I wanna see if there's red--

You know what I mean? If there's

-red sh*t on her hands.

-(William) There probably--

We need to take her camera

and see what she's--

She's been weird

this whole time.

We were literally just

talking sh*t about her.

Saying that she's

weird and then we come in here,

-she's sitting in the corner...

-(William) My intuition

-is always right.

-...rocking back and forth.

You know what

I'm saying? (laughs)

(William)

Rocking back and forth.

They did that to f*ck with me.

(Kat and William laughing)

-Like, nice try.

-(William) She did this.

-(Kat) Nice try, Ali.

-Let's get her, let's get her.

I'm gonna figure out

who wrote that sh*t.

(William) Ali!

(Kat) I don't really want

to be this way, but...

(William) I don't trust

none of these hoes.

I mean, I think Jared's

like, okay.

Jared. (chuckles)

Jared could have gotten it,

and now he all

in Carly's goodies.

So no, he's canceled.

It's just not, no.

I'm not doing it.

I mean, I think-- Honestly,

I like Jared. I think he's...

(William) I liked Jared.

Past tense.

(both laugh)

I know. I feel like we had kind

of like a rough start.

-(William) We totally did.

-But...

I didn't like you at first.

But I feel like honestly

we kind of bonded over like,

why is this b*tch

like lying to us?

Like lying directly to our face

and it's obvious.

-Exactly. Exactly.

-(Kat) It's obvious.

Her.... (whispers) ...answers

were kind of inconsistent.

-Do you know what I mean?

-(William) No, totally.

I don't know

why I'm whispering,

'cause I don't even know

where these people-- But like--

Uh-uh, she's-- she's exed.

I know it was them.

I know it was Kat.

I know it was William.

And they came in the room

and I was freaking out. And...

(indistinct chatter)

I know they put it there.

(Carly)

Oh, my GoPro died, by the way.

(officer)

So, let me ask you this.

You're stuck.

You can't find a way out.

You have no supplies

and no way to call for help.

What's your plan?

There was no plan.

I told you,

we just wanted to help.

(Jared) I mean, look,

is it absolutely

crucial-necessary

that we film everything?

(Alison) The parents asked us

to keep filming.

We have to keep filming.

And we'll have

another light source.

(Kat) I-- I-- Is it...?

I mean, we haven't had

not one clue today.

Wait, Will!

When we got here earlier,

remember you saw that--

that girl?

Wait, you saw a girl?

Why wouldn't you tell us that?

First of all, you need

to not speak for me.

-What color was her hair?

-What color was her--

What do you mean, a girl?

I didn't see a girl.

-(Carly) Girl or a woman?

-I didn't see any girl or woman.

-(Alison) How old did she look?

-(William) I don't know.

-I didn't see anything.

-What height was she?

(William) See why would you

open up your mouth?

Spirits don't like liars, okay?

So, the... the spirits

are gonna come up here

and grab you by your

ponytail if you keep lying.

Guys. It's three a.m.

There's no way it's three a.m.

It was just light.

That's what my watch says.

What does yours say?

-(Kat) No way.

-It's three a.m.

-(William) Oh.

-(Kat) No way!

(Jared) Time flew, I guess.

(Kat) I am not sleeping here.

No way. Mm-mm.

-Because whatever is out there--

-(William) Now I'm not tired

'cause now all of a sudden

everyone wants to start talking

about, "Oh, William saw this.

William saw this--"

(Kat) Well, did you

or did you not see a girl?

I did not see any girl.

-Well we can't go out there.

-(Kat) So she's lying.

I don't wanna go out there.

I never said that.

-(Kat) So she's lying.

-That was probably Carly.

(Kat) Are you lying?

Is that what he said?

You may need

to loosen the ponytail.

It might be pulling some

of your brain cells.

(Jared) All right, man.

Just chill out guys.

-I think we're all tired--

-(Carly) If anyone saw a girl

and is keeping their mouth shut

about it,

then that is a f*cking

problem because we're here to,

-you know, get--

-(Alison) Okay. Everyone.

(officer) Listen. Let me just

tell you where I am, okay?

You tell me the truth,

I can work with you.

I'm telling you the truth.

(officer) But if you sit here

and lie, I cannot help you.

(indistinct chatter)

Well, I mean, I didn't

tell y'all this yet,

but I did bring

a little something

that I feel will like,

help us like

-get everything going.

-(Jared) No, no dude I can't.

I don't smoke. I don't do

any of that stuff anymore.

I can't do anything like that.

I'm not saying we need

to do something like that.

I have, um...

I have like a-- a spirit board.

So it... it... it... you see,

I mean, you like ask a question.

-Okay.

-I mean...

-I just don't see the point.

-Well, what did y'all bring?

-(Kat) I mean, I'm honestly...

-What did you bring?

...I am willing to do whatever

-we need to do, so...

-Okay. Thank you.

I just don't see the point

in searching for a ghost.

I don't believe in it.

-Ghosts--

-(William) Why are you here?

Ghosts and spirits

are just ways for people to

try to explain what they

feel is unexplainable.

It's a coping mechanism.

A waste of time, really.

(tense music playing)

Are you okay?

(ghostly voice)

You never leave me,

why are you leaving now?

(distorted indistinct chatter)

(William) All right.

Devon, are you here?

(Alison) I don't know

if you should be

playing around

with that right now.

I think we all have to

actually put our hands on it,

but I mean,

I won't make anyone do it.

Devon, are you here?

Guys, maybe we should

find somewhere else to...

He had this spirit board and...

(William) It was just the

first thing I thought of.

I know. I know

it doesn't make sense, but...

there's stuff down there.

(officer) What does that mean?

It means I don't believe

in this stuff.

(officer) What kind of stuff?

You're going to think I'm crazy.

(Alison) Hand selected, right?

(Jared) Yeah, it's pretty crazy.

(Alison) We have to feel

a little important.

We have to feel some something.

(Jared) Yeah, I definitely feel

like I have a purpose here,

but I don't know.

(Willaim) I mean, well,

I mean, we haven't really

found much yet.

-(Jared) Yeah.

-(William) But I think we will.

Yeah, we have time.

We let them in.

(indistinct chatter)

(ghostly voice) Jared.

Oh my God, we let them in.

(indistinct overlapping chatter)

(breathes deeply)

(baby crying in distance)

(eerie music playing)

(woman) Do you hear that?

(William) Oh! What the...

What?

(Jared) Uh....

This is perfect. Look.

No, no, no. Look, look, look.

You have to think as a kid,

they're trying to play with us.

And we're over here screaming.

(indistinct chatter)

(Alison) I don't think we should

freak out.

-(loud clanging)

-(all scream)

(Jared) I'm starting to freak

out a little bit.

(Kat panting)

(Jared) No, no, no, no, no, no.

I'm not doing all that.

(overlapping panicked chatter)

(Kat) Okay, um...

-I'm like trying to think.

-(indistinct panicked chatter)

(Kat) I don't know. Okay. Um...

I'm like trying to think.

I know what

it sounds like, okay.

(sniffles)

You think I don't hear myself?

(sobbing) I'm not crazy.

(Alison) Which one

of you f*cking did it?

(Jared) What are you

talking about?

(Alison) You think it's funny

to f*ck with me?

(Carly) Who took our stuff?

Was it you?

None of my stuff is in my bag!

(Alison) Do you think it's funny

to bring f*cking blood here?

(Jared) What are you

talking about?

-What do you mean?

-(William) You have problems.

One of you sick assholes did it.

Oh, right, right, right.

There's this little kid chair.

(Alison)

None of this makes sense!

And it says "Devon,

Devon, Devon" on the wall,

and she is freaking

the f*ck out about it.

We're like,

"Oh, this is good evidence."

-This is what we came here for.

-It's a clue. It's a clue.

And she's freaking out.

So...

the way she's acting is not--

-(Carly) f*ck it, I'm leaving.

-(William) I'm out, because--

I'm not-- I'm not messing.

I'm down with Carly, for once.

(Jared) Carly! Wait! Don't go!

(eerie whistling)

(Kat shushes)

Shut up. Shut up. Shut up!

(whistling continues)

(Kat) Is that a....

(whispers) I think there's

a f*cking person in here.

-I don't know if this is safe.

-(William) Oh, sh*t.

(Alison) Someone check the door.

(William and Kat)

I'm not checking the door.

(Jared) I'll do it. Here...

(Alison) Gimme your camera.

-(squeaking)

-(mouthing)

(indistinct chatter in distance)

-(music fades)

-(door squeaking)

(Alison chuckles)

There's nothing there.

-(loud screaming)

-(dramatic music playing)

(indistinct panicked chatter)

The sound.

(panicked chatter continues)

The f*cking screech.

(indistinct chatter, yelling)

(Alison) There's no way out!

There's no way out!

(Kat) Go, go, go, go, go!

We just-- We just ran.

I don't know where anyone went.

We just ran.

(tense music playing)

(Alison breathing heavily)

Guys, where did you go?

(Carly screams)

Where are you going?

(William coughing)

(officer) You say you don't know

what happened to them,

but weren't you with them?

You said you were all together.

(Alison panting) f*ck.

(Carly) Kat!

Kat! Where's Kat?

(Alison)

What do you mean where's Kat?

-(Jared) Kat?

-(William coughing)

(Carly) f*ck, we lost Ali too.

(sobbing) I don't wanna do this!

-(Carly) She went to find Ali.

-(indistinct chatter)

(William) She don't care

about Ali like that.

I know Kat more than you all do.

(Kat) If something...

If something happens to me,

I just want you to know that...

(crying) I'm proud of you,

and I love you

and I'm so sorry I wasn't...

I just felt like I wasn't

the best mother

and this is the perfect

example of that.

I just wanted

to provide for you.

(Jared) Why... why are we even

looking for them?

Why don't we just

worry about ourselves right now

and try to get out here,

all right?

(William) What do you mean?

We're... we're a group

Well she felt comfortable

running off on her own,

-so why don't we just--

-If you ran off on your own,

we would come to look for you...

-(Jared) No, that's not--

-...Jared.

Yes, that is. Uh-- Do-- Do--

Now you can't speak.

Whatever. I can't.

-(Jared) Hey, hey. Look--

-(Carly) Come back.

(Jared) Fine, fine. Whatever.

(crying) I'm so sorry.

(Elle) Mom?

-Mom?

-(Kat gasps)

(Elle) Mom?

-Mom?

-(Kat gasping, sobbing)

(Elle) Mom?

(Kat sobbing, panting)

Guys!

Please.

(whispers) No f*cking way.

(breathes shakily) No.

No f*cking way.

What the f*ck? What the f*ck?

I'm taking this with me.

Okay. You're all right.

Okay, calm down.

It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.

(child giggling)

-(ominous music playing)

-(giggling continues)

(Kat sobbing)

(shouting) Who is there?

(Elle yelling indistinctly)

(Kat) Elle?

Elle!

(William) Kat! Kat!

Kat, where are you?

Kat!

Jesus Christ. (panting)

-(Elle) Mom?

-(Kat) Elle?

-(Elle) Mom?

-(Kat) Elle!

Elle, is that you?

-(Elle) Mom?

-(Kat) Elle!

Why are you hiding from me?

(Elle) Mom? Mom?

Mom?

-(Kat) I'm coming, honey.

-(Elle) Mom?

(Kat whimpers)

(Elle) Mom?

-Mom?

-(Kat) I'm... I'm coming, honey.

(screaming) Where are you?

(sobs)

(coughs) Elle! Where are you?

Elle!

Elle! Elle! Elle!

(ominous music continues)

(distorted, indistinct chatter)

-(Elle) Mom?

-(dramatic sting)

(Kat screaming) Elle! Elle!

(indistinct yelling)

Elle. Please! Elle,

why are you running from me?

No! Elle! Elle, please. Please!

(screaming)

Please, please!

Elle?

Elle, honey.

(screams)

(Alison) Jared.

Oh, God. (panting)

Carly.

Oh, no.

Kat.

-(Kat) Oh, honey. Honey!

-(child screams)

Kat?

Kat. Kat?

Kat?

sh*t, okay.

(sobs, screams) Kat!

Kat. Kat.

sh*t, okay.

(William) Kat, I'm not playing.

You got three seconds. Come out.

Kat!

(Alison sobbing)

(William) Kat.

Kat?

Okay. Okay. Okay.

Kat...

Kat. Kat, if you're hiding,

it's William. You can come out.

Seriously. Kat!

Kat.

Kat!

Oh, hell no. (screams)

Oh, sh*t! Oh hell to the no!

Uh-uh. (screams)

sh*t. f*ck. Oh, no, no, no, no.

Get back. Get back!

(pants, coughs)

What does it say?

Was that from a Ouija--

R. U.

Run?

Run?

Oh, hell no. Run? I can't run!

I can't run!

(screams)

No!

Back up, b*tch.

Back up. Back up.

Back up! I told you to back up!

(ghostly screaming)

(Jared) No, no, no! f*ck!

How do we end up back in here?

Oh, this can't be right.

I think we--

we have to be taking

a wrong turn or something.

(Carly and Jared panting)

-(Carly) Wait.

-(Jared) God.

Will you put

that thing down please?

Seriously.

Not the time for that.

(Carly) It's my only

source of light.

And besides, this is my vlog

for my fans,

as soon as I get out of here.

(Alison) What fans?

(Carly) You have

an opinion now? Let's hear it.

(Jared) Take it easy.

Take it easy.

(Carly) What is that?

-(Alison) No, don't.

-(Carly) What is it, Ali?

Jared.

Why does she have two cameras?

Why do you have a second camera?

(Kat screaming over camera)

-Where did you get her camera?

-I can't watch this.

(Alison) I don't know!

(Jared) I can't do this anymore.

-(Carly) Jared.

-(Jared) Wait, Carly, wait.

(Carly sobbing) I'm sorry.

Oh, my God!

William!

Please! Guys, where are you?

Guys? Guys!

Kat? William?

Oh, God. Please! Whoa!

(Jared) We gotta get outta here.

(Carly) Oh, my God!

And we only have each other,

so I need you to work with me.

-And for the record--

-We're not gonna make it, Jared.

(Jared) I think we are,

but we've gotta do something.

I mean, they could still

be out there.

They could still be somewhere

in here looking for us.

We have no idea.

But we've gotta do something.

We can't just sit here.

(screams, sobs)

Somebody help me!

Please! What!

(sobbing)

I just want to go home.

Please, can I just go home?

(sobbing)

Please! This isn't

funny anymore!

I can't do this anymore, okay?

Guys! Kat.

(wailing)

I can't.

(panting)

Dad, I'm so sorry!

Please come get me out of here!

Dad!

What the f*ck.

Why did I come here?

Please, come get me.

Please, somebody come get me.

Please! Dad!

I'm so sorry.

You've given me everything.

(whistling)

(Carly) Hello? What?

What? What? What? Who are you!

What? What?

Dad! Dad!

Dad! (screams)

No! no!

No, no. I can't die like this.

I can't die like this. (screams)

-(static)

-(music concludes)

(Alison inhales)

We're gonna die here.

We're both just

going to die here.

We're gonna die here, Jared.

(ghostly voice) Jared.

Jared.

(Jared) We should go find them.

Come on.

Come on!

I'm gonna go look for Carly.

Stay here.

I'll be back.

(ghostly voice) Jared.

(ominous music playing)

(Jared) Hello?

-Hel--

-(ghostly voice) Jared.

-(Jared) Hello?

-(ghostly voice) Jared.

-Hello?

-(ghostly voice) Jared. Jared.

Hello?

-(ghostly voice) Jared.

-(Jared) Hello!

(ghostly voice)

It's time to come home.

-Jared, I miss you.

-(Jared) Mom?

-(ghostly voice) Jared.

-Mom?

(ghostly voice)

It's time to come home.

It's time to come home, Jared.

(sobbing) Mom, stop! Hello!

(ghostly voice) Jared.

Come home, Jared.

Come home.

-I miss you.

-Mom! (echoes)

(eerie music playing)

(sobs)

(Jared) Mom.

Mom!

(ghostly voice)

I told you not to go.

(Jared) Mom.

-Jared.

-(Jared in distance) Mom.

(Alison) Jared!

(Jared) Mom, I'm sorry.

Mom, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I tried really hard. I just--

-No, no, no. Please.

-(Alison screams)

Mom, I'm so sorry. (sobbing)

(ghostly voice)

It's okay, sweetheart.

It's not okay.

It's not! (sobbing)

-(Alison) Jared!

-(sobbing) No! No, no, no.

-No. No. No! Go. Go. Go!

-Jared! Jared!

-Run!

-(Alison screaming)

-Open the f*cking door!

-(Jared) No, no, no.

-Please. Please.

-(Alison screaming)

-Jared!

-No. No.

(sobbing) I can't do it again.

-(Alison) Jared!

-Please.

(Alison screaming)

Open the f*cking door!

(both wailing)

(sobs) Jared!

(sobs) Jared!

(screaming, wailing)

Jared!

(wailing)

(wailing)

Jared! No!

Jared, I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry!

(wailing)

(screaming)

(sobbing) I'm so sorry.

Jared, I'm so sorry.

If anyone finds this tape,

my name is Dr. Alison Roberts.

I'm a psychiatrist...

and if someone finds this tape,

please let them know

that William Edwards,

Jared Stevens,

Kat Rose,

and Carly Carmichael were here.

They didn't vanish.

And it was my... (pants)

(teenager 1) Come on.

(Alison screams)

(Alison screaming, sobbing)

(screaming)

(screaming)

(Alison screaming)

(teenager 2)

What the f*ck was that?

-(screaming) Get out!

-(screams)

(screaming) Get out of here!

(screaming) Get out!

(officer) I think you did it.

I know

because I've seen footage of you

walking around that property,

setting up cameras

all over the place.

It was your plan

-this whole time.

-(Alison) No! No!

-(officer) It was you...

-f*ck!

(officer)

...and I need you to tell me.

Okay! I did it!

(officer) You did what?

(Alison) I needed a case study

and I made a website.

All right. I needed volunteers.

They-- They got on,

I contacted them.

(officer) Case study, for what?

I am Dr. Ali, and this

is my first journal log.

I was getting my degree

in psychology.

(sniffles) I was doing

my PhD thesis.

(officer) What does that mean?

And today

is the day... (chuckles)

...that I start getting footage

for my PhD thesis.

I just wanted to know

what would happen

to our minds in there.

(officer) Well, how'd that

work out for you?

(dramatic music playing)

Tell me about Devon, Ali.

Ali.

Tell me.

There is no Devon!

There's no Devon.

There's no parents.

I made it all up.

I made it all up and I'm sorry.

And there's nothing

I can do about it now.

And I can't take it back now.

And I don't know what to do.

(sobs)

Devon, Devon, Devon.

(sobbing) I'm so sorry.

(officer) Tell me where

the bodies are, Ali.

There aren't any. (sniffles)

(officers) There aren't any?

You hid them in that building

because you know

it's gonna be torn down

-in a matter of days.

-No.

(officer) So you hid

the bodies there.

You didn't think you were

gonna get caught.

-(Alison) That's not true.

-(officer) And you got stuck.

And then those two kids

found you

and they brought you here.

I need you to tell me

that you did this.

I'm not lying.

I'm telling you the truth.

(officer) I need you to

tell me where the bodies are.

I'm telling you the truth.

I'm telling you the truth.

(sniffles)

(officer) Let me tell you

what I'm gonna do.

I'm gonna go

find the bodies myself.

I'm gonna go to that building...

(Alison) No. No. Don't go there.

-(officer) ...myself.

-Don't go there.

(officer)

I'm gonna find them myself.

If you go there, you will die.

Do you hear me? You will die!

(officer)

I tried my best with you.

Just know that.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.