Ghost Whisperer (2005–2010): Season 2, Episode 9 - The Curse of the Ninth - full transcript

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( bell tolling)

My name is Melinda Gordon.

I'm married,

I live in a small town,

and I own an antique shop.

I might be just like you.

Except that from the
time I was a little girl,

I knew that I could
talk to the dead.

GRANDMOTHER:
It's all right, honey.

"Earthbound spirits," my
grandmother called them.

They're stuck because they
have unfinished business



and they come to me for help.

(gasps)

In order to tell you my story,

I have to tell you theirs.

♪ Pain without love ♪

♪ Pain I can't get enough ♪

♪ Pain, I like it rough ♪

♪ 'Cause I'd rather feel
pain Than nothing at all ♪

♪ Pain without love ♪

♪ Pain, I can't get enough ♪

♪ Pain, I like it rough ♪

♪ 'Cause I'd rather feel
pain Than nothing at all ♪

♪ Rather feel pain
Than nothing at all ♪

♪ Rather feel pain ♪



(crowd cheers)

Thank you very much.
We are Three Days Grace.

We'll be right back.

(sighs)

When you said that we
were going out dancing,

I didn't think this
was what you meant.

I... I said there
might be dancing.

Your exact words
were, "I cannot wait

to get you out on
the dance floor."

Come on. Jumping up
and down can be dancing.

Another round, folks?

Yeah, yeah. Two would be great.

MAN: Brandon!
Order up for the band.

Sorry, guys. Give me one sec.

Does that guy
look familiar to you?

I don't think so.
You? I don't know.

Here you go, guys. Hey, Brandon,

why don't you play?

(indistinct chatter)
(crowd cheering)

Yeah, come on. Play,
dude. You gotta play.

All the people here?
Come on. You gotta play.

Here, I got a guitar right here.

(all cheering)

All right.

Pair it up, man. Thanks.

(plays "Star Spangled Banner")

Wow.

He's amazing.

Oh, wait a minute.
That's why I know this guy.

He used to play
for Crimson Doves.

Who? Crimson Doves.

They were a local
band. A big favorite.

They released this great
album a few years back,

and then they just
kind of disappeared.

Do you feel that?

(growling)

Ten.

What? What's going on?

(grunts)

(feedback drones)

Ah!

(breathes heavily)

Let me guess.

That wasn't the
ghost of Jimi Hendrix?

But it gave new
meaning to stage fright.

CHILD (whispering):
Can you see us?

( dramatic theme playing)

MELINDA: You know, why
does a guy like that work here?

I mean, he should be on
the cover of Rolling Stone,

not serving drinks.

Maybe he gets monster tips here.

Or maybe a ghost
is trying to stop him

from doing what he loves.

I hate that.

You're dead, you
can't move on, I get it.

But don't mess with the living,

especially when they're
as talented as he is.

I'm gonna get the jeep.

Mwah. You stay
here, you stay warm.

We'll get this ghost into
therapy when we get home.

Right.

Oh, hi. Hey, you
were great up there.

Oh, thanks.

Oh, I never did get
you those drinks, did I?

We cut ourselves
off. I'm Melinda.

Nice to meet you.

It was weird what
happened. Were you okay?

Yeah, it's just some
feedback problems.

It's happened before.

Oh, really? Like
when you used to play

with, uh, Crimson Doves?

Are you a fan?

My husband was.

So he told you about the curse?

No. What curse?

Just a bad urban
legend. Have a good night.

Well, do you have
a second to talk?

(crackling)

(car horn honks)

Come on. You really think

you can get $3,000 for this?

Easy. It's rumored that
The Doors played on it.

Who are The Doors?

Oh, ouch.

But how are you
gonna sell it? It's broken.

It needs a new
one of those pedals.

Well, I worked
with a refurbisher,

and his card's still on file.

He's also looking to buy a condo

if someone wants
to sell him one.

Serendipity, thy
name is Melinda.

Thank you. I'll have
to check my schedule,

but I think we're free, right?

I have a ton of homework
that the dog needs to eat.

Okay, fine.

But I want to see it
when you get home.

Okay.

Bye, Ned. (door opens)

Yeah. That's a lot of fun to
live with for the past week.

What's going on?

Charlie's birthday is coming up.

I know. Weird. He's dead.

But celebrating his birthday

is just a little way for us
to keep his spirit with us.

Actually, it makes
perfect sense.

Yeah, well, Ned's
not so crazy about it.

He knows it's coming up,

and he's doing everything
he can to avoid it,

and by extension, avoid me.

Hey, look. I found it.

So I'm gonna be on
the hunt for a new pedal.

(door chimes dingle)

Howdy. DELIA: Hello, handsome.

Hi.

(giggles)

Lesson Jim learned
at work today:

Don't get caught
surfing MySpace at work.

Ooh, was there mocking?

Something along the lines of
you being a 13-year-old girl?

Very funny. It was
all worth it because...

the link to the Crimson Doves.

Oh.

"Rest in peace, Jared."

Yeah. He's the
lead singer. Get this:

he dies in a plane crash

two days before that CD I
was talking about comes out.

But it gets better.

This guy? He's the bass
player. His name's Samson.

That's not a stage name.

He gives an interview
where he says

that the band has not
been able to play together

since the plane
crash, because...

They were cursed. Yup. Bingo.

Maybe that's what
Brandon was talking about.

Yeah, except it's not the curse.

It's the lead singer's ghost.

Jared.

Is there contact
information in here?

No, but it's a good thing

there aren't too many guys
with the first name Samson

in our zip code.

This guy writes commercial
jingles for the radio.

You rock.

Yes, I do.

Mwah. I gotta get back to work.

All right, the first gig
we did after Jared died

should be on here somewhere.

MELINDA: Is
that...? Is that Jared?

Yeah.

They had that telepathy
only those weird,

creative types have.

Best friends since
childhood too, so that helped.

Where's my head?

This is the wrong DVD.

Um... who is that?

Oh. Sandy, Jared's girlfriend.

What are you guys doing?

Brandon has a love song

we're trying to
get off the ground.

SANDY: Ooh. Who's
it about, Brandon?

You know, let me know when
you guys are ready to work.

I guess Brandon didn't
like her very much.

Not too much.

They competed
for Jared's attention.

This is a month
after the funeral.

With Jared gone,
Brandon tried vocals.

( rock music playing)

( feedback drones)

Wait, pause it.

Does that look like a 10 to you?

I don't see it.

Let me get this straight.

The Crimson...
Whatever-They-Ares,

they... They can't play music,

and now they're
blaming it on a curse?

Doves. Yeah.

Anyway, something's
been getting in their way,

and I think since the
lead singer's ghost died

just about the same time as
they stopped being able to play,

it might be related.

You know what fascinates
me about pop culture curses?

The delusional
weight that the fans

attribute to the curse.

Have you heard of
the Paul-is-dead hoax?

A little. Paul, as in McCartney?

Yeah. Well, in a nutshell,
a bunch of Beatlemaniacs

turned the volume way up

on Strawberry Fields Forever,

and they think they
hear "I buried Paul."

Next thing you
know, rumors pop up

that the cute one went
toes-up in a car crash.

Right. You were the Beatlemaniac
who started that rumor.

Oh, sweetheart. If only.
Are you kidding me?

If I started that rumor, that
would have been the best.

But it wasn't me.

It was John Lennon's
studio trickery.

He said, "Cranberry sauce."

That was it. That was it.

Now, you're talking about
a physical manifestation,

where people are
actually getting ill,

playing poorly? Exactly.

Well, there's a perfectly
reasonable explanation

for all of that.

It's... Well, it's
called infrasound.

What's that?

Well, infrasound

is a frequency
that's not unlike...

(feedback squeals)

Oh! Please don't do that.

It sounds like nails
on a chalkboard.

Like nails on a chalkboard.

See, different frequencies

affect different people
in different ways.

But infrasound is
a frequency so low

that we can't
even hear it at all.

But human beings can feel it.

It rattles our bones,
it makes us sick.

Now, the wives' tale
is that when ghosts

want to make
their presence felt,

they use that frequency.

Okay, so say that
the tale is true,

and that the lead singer's ghost

pulled a frequency through
the amp and speakers.

It could make
someone sick, right?

In theory.

Okay, so theoretically,
how do we counteract it?

Uh, well, you have
to tune off of it.

Go to the lowest
G chord available

on an electrical instrument.

Uh, that would naturalize
the vibrative harmonies

and make the music a
little less stomach-churning.

And what about the number 10?

That's a pretty broad topic.

Does it have any relevance?
It keeps popping up.

If it has something
to do with your curse,

I don't know. I'll look into it.

(cell phone rings) Sorry.

Hello? DELIA: Hello.

Hi, Delia.

How much to fix the piano?

Okay, you know
what? Do me a favor

and just find out how
much it is for just the parts.

I think I know somebody
who can fix the piano for us

at a discount.

So how'd you find out
I knew about pianos?

I heard that you were
classically trained,

and I took a wild guess.

Have you been checking up on me?

A little. When you mentioned
a curse, I got curious.

I don't think that's
your problem.

Do you always ask
personal questions

of people you just met?

Actually, yes.

Why do you work in a club?

Because I need a job.

And before you try to get a
tearful confession out of me

about how much I
wish I could be up there,

let me just save
you the trouble.

I wake up every
morning wanting that.

But I can't.

And there's nothing
I can do about it.

Brandon, I...

I know a little
about having a gift

and being frustrated by it.

I think I can help you.

You don't even
know me. You're right.

But all I'm asking you
to do is play one song.

If anything happens
to this piano,

I'm not responsible.

(laughs): Agreed.

(exhales)

(cracks knuckles)

(clears throat)

(plays jazzy tune on piano)

(ghostly whispering)

Keep playing.

But when I tell you,
hit the low G, okay?

Why? Just trust me.

Make him play it. Play what?

What? VOICE: Play the tenth.

(feedback rings)

(gasps)

You know, I know that
this is gonna sound random,

but have you ever
played the tenth?

You don't know what that is.

Nope. Uh...

what about music teachers?

Did any of them ever
ask you to play the tenth?

I had one music
teacher my whole life.

Quite accomplished, actually.

He played piano for the
New York Philharmonic.

Wrote some
symphonies for them too.

And he's buried
right next to my mom.

It's your dad.

Yeah.

And the tenth never came up.

(door chimes jingle)

Here you are. Thank you.

Sure.

Excuse me. Crazy question.

You have Patrick Roth's
other nine symphonies here.

Do you know
anything about a tenth?

Uh, let me check.

Oh, it says here he passed
away before he could complete it.

Although, we do have his
first three movements on file.

I see. Could I get a
copy of that score?

Sure. We also have recordings
of his symphony rehearsals.

Can I hear them?

( classical music plays
through headphones)

( rumbling) (music stops)

He must play it!

Is that what you want?

Brandon to play this?

No! You're not getting it!

( feedback squeals) Oh!

Ah!

Classical music.

Yeah. I just found out myself.

I know that it revolves
around the 10.

Um, but it's more like,
play the "Tenth Symphony,"

and the one that I found
wasn't even finished.

No, no, no. I can
make this work.

This I can make work.
Sure, I would have loved

having this information
before I promised sexual favors

to a very unappealing woman

at the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame,

but maybe your problem
is actually your solution.

"The Curse of the 'Ninth.'"

All the great composers died

after completing
their ninth symphony.

I... You're talking
Beethoven, Mahler, Bruckner.

They all croaked halfway
through their tenth.

Is this curse real?

No. No, no. It's not
a real curse at all.

These guys all died from
having their brains rotted

from venereal disease,
but saying it's a curse

makes it sound more respectable.

And what about a ghost
coming back to finish his work?

Is there anything
in here about that?

Well, it's rumored that
Brahms was so haunted

by Beethoven's ghost,

he couldn't write a
word for 20 years.

That is brilliant. Thank you.

Wait. Wait. Hey,
before you leave

a Melinda-shaped
hole in that wall,

you said there were
doves in your symbolism?

Crimson Doves. That
was the name of the band.

Listen to this.

"The death of a dove,
symbolically speaking,

"indicates misfortune.

"And the death of a dove
near someone's house

means the impending death
of someone in that house."

Maybe this lead singer's death

isn't just a coincidence.

Yeah. Maybe.

I can see the dead, and
your father's ghost is attached.

So is this the part
where you say,

"I'm getting a P name"?

And I say, "Patrick,"
and you say,

"He wants you to stop
worrying about money."

And I say... You
father is 3 inches

shorter than you.

His hairline is receding.

He has a soft European
accent. German, I think.

Seems like an impatient guy,
and the last time I was with him,

he kept telling me
how I wasn't getting it.

How am I doing?

He used to say that
to me all the time.

When I would practice.

Four hours a day. Every day.

He made me play his symphonies.

You're not getting it, Brandon.

You're off the beat. Your
orchestra is lapping you.

Don't look down. The
answer isn't in your hands,

It's here. Play it right.

Or don't play at all.

(ticking)

Ghosts stay behind
because they have

unfinished business
with the living.

I think your father
trying to ruin your music

is because he wants
you to finish this.

Do you have any idea what
you're asking me to do, here?

The man made my life miserable.

And now you want me
to get inside of his head?

I understand. But if you
complete the symphony,

I can cross him over.

Wh... What does that mean?

It means you can
play music again.

Your music.

Hey, have you
seen the calculator?

Have you thought about
what you want to do

for your dad's
birthday tomorrow?

How about nothing?

Ned, look at me.

This is important. I
really want to do it.

Whatever. That's fine.

Hey.

Hey.

That electric piano
is the hit of the town.

I've already had
three bids on it.

Uh, well, you have
him to thank for fixing it.

Brandon, Delia. Delia, Brandon.

He's very artistic.

Well, as long as he brings
traffic through the store,

he can be as
artistic as he wants.

Come on.

Hi, Ned.

(Ned's cell phone beeps)

(playing note)

(door opens, chime jingles)

I have a pretty good sense
of my dad's composing style,

but I'm gonna have
to play it through once

just to get a feel for
what he was trying to say.

Uh-huh. Is there anything
I can help you with?

Yeah. Uh, do you have
a, uh, tape recorder?

You never answered my
question about tomorrow night.

Hey. Do you remember
the crème brûlée

that you and Dad always liked?

Maybe I could make that.

Or maybe we
shouldn't do anything.

How come?

Because it's been three years.

Because it...

Ned.

I want to talk about this.

I have a report due on
To Kill a Mockingbird.

I, um, left it in the back
room. I'll be right back.

How's this?

Oh, it's perfect.

Whew.

(chuckles) You can do this.

BRANDON: Last
time I missed a note,

my dad almost drew blood.

Now that he's a ghost,

who knows what he'll do?

MELINDA: Sometimes,
ghosts have messages

for the living.

I might need your
help to understand it.

A word, a phrase.

Something that might have
meaning for the two of you.

(piano being played)

Brandon, your dad's here.

I didn't hit the low G.

No, it's okay. It's okay.

He probably just
needed to see you play.

(feedback drones) (rumbling)

What is that?

I think we're okay.

Help me.

Hit the low G.

Jared.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Are...? Are you
trying to tell me

that my dad is gone,

and there's another ghost?

Yeah, attached to him.

Uh, it's Jared.
He's in the store.

How's it going, buddy?

He says hi.

That's...

My God, that's awesome.

Yeah. Why are you here?

To protect Brandon.

He's protecting you. From who?

From that waste of time.

Waste of time? What
are you talking about?

BRANDON: I know.

We'd been playing
together for about a year.

Well?

What did you guys think?

JARED: I really
don't think it works.

It was beautiful.

Do you have lyrics?

Um... Um, I'm still
working on them.

And you guys want
something to eat,

or... Or drink, or...?

Dad.

You two, leave.

Right now.

So this is what you decide to
throw your training away for?

This is better than Mozart?

Mozart rocked out in his day.

You taught me that.

You want to waste your
time, I can't stop you.

But what I can't forgive
you for is wasting mine.

After that, my
dad and I stopped.

Everything. Talking,

being in the same room.

Jared became my family.

I guess he still is.

So, Brandon's dad
shows up and you what?

Beat him up, and then
decide to wreck my store?

It was bad enough that I died
and couldn't play anymore.

But then I followed
Brandon to his next gig

and saw that douche
mucking around with the sound.

Disrupted, made
Brandon play like crap.

Wha...? Wha...?
What...? What's he saying?

He says your dad was
affecting your playing,

and the rumble we felt?

That was his way
of fighting him off.

Good intentions aside,

this is not solving the problem.

Your dad wants you
to finish the symphony,

and he's not gonna cross
over until he does that.

Maybe there's a third option.
Maybe Mr. Father of the Year

needs to accept who his son is.

Once he leaves Brandon alone,

I'll leave him alone.

(cell phone rings) Oh.

Hello?

Hey, Mel. It's me.

Is everything okay?

No, actually. I'm
a little freaked out.

You know, Ned was very
jumpy the whole car ride home

and all through dinner.
And then he told me

he had to go do something and...

I can't find him.

Well, do you want Jim and
I to help you look for him?

I feel like I should give
it an hour or so before...

I really lose my mind. Okay?
So... But if you see him...

If you see him at the
store or in the square,

will you call me, please?

Will you bring him home?

(phone beeps) Uh...

Ned.

Am I wrong?

I want you to listen
to me very closely.

We cannot tell your mom.

Why not? It's complicated.

So you can help
this guitarist guy,

but you can't help me?

With what, Ned?

What could I possibly
help you with?

I need you to find my dad.

After he died...

When I was younger,

I thought I saw him.

My mom just told
me I imagined it.

But I wasn't, was I?

No. No, you weren't.

So you can still see my dad?

No. It doesn't
really work that way.

Why not?

Because I have no control

over which ghosts appear to me.

You helped that other guy's dad.

And I heard you saying

that ghosts give you
signs and messages.

That's just what my mom needs.

A message.

Because my mom is hurting.

(sighs)

Ned, where are you going?

Home. Don't worry. I'll be fine.

Thanks for your help.

(sighs)

Want anything to eat?

You don't see Charlie
anywhere, do you?

No.

And the worst part is that I
wish I could tell Delia and Ned

that he's here.

But he's not.

Have I ever told you
how happy I am I'm...?

I'm not you?

Well, that's not helping.

It's not the weight
of what you do,

it's the responsibility.

I mean, how you have to do it.

I mean, for example, on one hand

you have to convince
Brandon not hide his gift.

But then on the other hand,

you've been doing exactly
that yourself with Ned and Delia.

So you think I should tell her.

No. No. You should
come clean with Delia

when you feel its right.

And not because Ned's
got you boxed into a corner.

But...

what I do think is that you
should let me talk to Ned.

You got too much
on your plate already.

Thank you.

Mwah.

That's what I'm here for.

( classical music playing)

PATRICK (over radio): You're
not getting the string section.

You're too sweet.
The notes are sweet.

You don't have to
play it so sweetly.

You're not getting it.
You're not getting it!

(turns music off)
(wind whistling)

MELINDA: Patrick. Help
Brandon with the tenth.

I've done everything that I can.

The reason you're still here
is because of your selfishness.

Brandon is not gonna
complete your symphony.

It's not my tenth. My son's...

(screams)

MELINDA: Did you
guys ever record

a tenth track for the CD?

It was just something
he was messing with.

When he and Jared were
figuring out the track order,

it... It didn't make the cut. I
don't know what happened to it.

But Sandy would.

I mean, she was with
Jared the whole time.

She went through
enough after the crash.

I don't want to drag
her back into this.

I wouldn't bring it up
unless it was really important.

If Brandon can get
through this song,

maybe it'll help him play again.

♪ I found a letter On
my dresser last night ♪

♪ About a baby... ♪

Sammy, hi, I... I'm Melinda.

Hi. Can I help you?

Actually I was hoping
that we could talk

about the Crimson Doves.

Man, I haven't thought
about those guys in a while.

So you didn't keep in
touch with Brandon?

No.

Oh. Well, I was hoping
you would shed some light

on song number 10.

There were only nine
cuts on the album.

Yeah. But you'll
remember the song.

It was the one with the chords
that Jared wasn't crazy about.

Why don't you go
talk to Brandon?

Well, because it's complicated.

I... I think that Jared
got in Brandon's way.

And if I talk to Brandon,
all I'm gonna get is an earful

about how great
his best friend was.

Okay, so you go to the
girlfriend for the real story.

What makes you think I'm
gonna be any more honest?

Because you were there.

There's a reason that that song
came between them, isn't there?

It was about you, wasn't it?

Did Jared know?

He must have been
furious to find out

that his best friend
had feelings for his girl.

He was. But not because
his song was about me.

Then what was he upset about?

At how good the song was.

See, everybody knew
that Brandon was...

He was scary talented.

It's why Jared wanted him
in the band to begin with.

And the only person who
couldn't see it was Brandon.

But after he wrote that song...

He started outgrowing Jared.

They had a fight
about whether or not

the song was going on the CD.

And the record
company wanted it.

Brandon wanted it. But...

Jared didn't.

He got on that plane to
come back to the studio

and remove it personally.

Only, he never made it.

After the funeral,

Brandon gathered every recording

he'd made of the song.

Hey, stop it.

Just leave me alone.

Get out of here!

Go!

He burnt everything?

He thought he was
honoring Jared's wishes.

I really thought you were
gonna be able to help me

get him to play again.

Wait.

This is the first demo
he ever made of it.

The one with lyrics.

He wanted to know
what I thought about it.

Tell him I cherished it.

Hey, Delia. Excellent.

Hey, I was actually
looking for Ned.

And I was wondering if... Hey.

You're crying. What's wrong?

It's nothing.

Mel told me, um...

Today would be
Charlie's birthday, right?

Yeah.

That,

and I really miss
hanging out with my son.

I'm sorry, Jim. You
didn't ask for this.

If you ever want
to talk about it...

This is cool.

That's Charlie.

JIM: You look very happy.

(all laugh)

DELIA: We were.

For 12 long years.

All right, we're ready.
We got 13 seconds.

Smile.

(camera clicks)

And then one day
he stopped at an ATM.

He got robbed and...

God, I hate crying when
I'm trying to make a point.

That's all right.

They got into a big
argument the night before.

Ned just wanted to
get his allowance early

so he could buy this game.

Charlie told him
he'd have to wait.

So, Ned called him an asshat.

Is that even a word?

I don't really know.

So, we grounded him more
on principle than anything else.

Charlie was gonna let him
off the hook the next day, but...

He never came home.

That's why I want to celebrate
his birthday every year.

So that...

Ned can remember all the
good things about his dad.

Here you go.

Hey, kid... You
and me. Let's talk.

Uh-oh.

JIM: What makes you say that?

You coming to
me out of the blue?

I know what comes next.
You threaten me to stay quiet.

Well, it's a good thing I left
the pliers back in the van.

Listen, my wife tells me

sometimes you used to
see your dad after he died.

Sit down.

I was on pretty bad
terms when my dad died.

And after I... I kicked
myself for not saying...

all the things I wanted to.

But then Melinda told me
something that really helped.

She didn't see my dad anywhere.

That's a good thing?
That's a great thing.

Because it meant that he
crossed over, you know?

Into the light.

What is that, heaven?

I think it's a place the
dead go to be at peace.

And they only go there

when the people they've
left behind are okay.

My dad isn't here
anymore, is he?

You got a phone?

Yeah.

(dials)

This is my cell.

You want to talk to
me about guy stuff,

I'm a phone call away.

This is how it works:

We don't tell anybody

about what Melinda can do, okay?

I'll keep any secret you want.

You keep this one.

Deal?

All right. I gotta go to work.

(cell phone rings)

Clancy.

NED: Can I come?

(playing)

How long has Jared
been doing this to you?

I don't know.

When the doctor
said I was dying,

I tried to reach out to Brandon.

Tell him I was sorry.

I was so scared.

After the way I treated him.

Is that why you stayed behind?

To apologize?

No.

Something in my
life was unfinished.

I thought it was my symphony.

And then I saw my son perform.

He was beautiful.

I couldn't believe it.

Couldn't believe that I
had never let myself...

see him.

He kept on getting in the way.

Jared. Yes. From the beginning.

It was him destroying
Brandon's playing.

But every time
I try to stop him,

he drains me.

I think Jared is using you.

The sadness over what
you lost with Brandon,

it's only making him
stronger. You have to fight him.

I can't.

I've got nothing left.

( light rock music
playing over radio)

(gasps)

(grunts)

You know, I've been searching
for this demo for years?

And look at that.
You lead me right to it.

No. Wait!

You don't want Brandon
to play the song. I get it.

There's a better way, Jared.

You mean your little peace, love
and understanding white light?

Yeah. I've seen it.

But what you don't get

is that I can do what every
rock star dreams of now.

I can make people tremble.

I can make the earth move.

Why get in Brandon's way?

I made Brandon who he is.

And I can take it away.

What do you have on your side?

Puppy dogs and rainbows?

Brandon's dad
means nothing to me.

And neither do you.

I'm not crossing over. Ever!

I don't understand why
you're asking me to do this.

My dad is not gonna
let me play my music.

You see?

Your father isn't the one
that's been getting in your way.

It's Jared.

He wouldn't do
that. Yes, he would.

He was jealous about the
song you wrote for Sandy.

I destroyed that song.

That wasn't good enough.

He was threatened
by how good you are.

And the person who
wasn't was your father.

Tell him

the first song was inspired.

Glenn Gouldesque.

He said the first song on
your CD was like Glenn Gould.

He listened to my music?

Yes.

Why couldn't he tell me
that when he was alive?

Because he hated you.

Brandon, your father
wants to help you.

He wants you to
sing Sandy's song

and everything else
you've ever written.

Maybe this will help.

(plays)

(strums)

(grunts)

What happened?

(screams)

It's Jared. He's
hurting your father.

You can't just keep doing this.

Want to bet?

Is that it?

You can break all the
strings you want, man.

No one is gonna stop
me from playing anymore.

(strums)

(crowd cheering)

♪ Don't lie and ♪

♪ Say that it's okay ♪

♪ It's all right if There's
nothing more to say ♪

♪ So I'm running away ♪

What does that mean?

♪ I'm leaving... ♪
That light?

♪ ...this place ♪

It means you're
ready to cross over.

He's gonna be all right.

Yes.

♪ I'm running away ♪

♪ And faster ♪

♪ Than you can follow me ♪

♪ From this lonely place ♪

I wish I didn't have to go.

♪ ...Farther than you can... ♪

Not now.

Not just yet.

♪ Yeah, I'm leaving today ♪

It's time.

♪ I'll never let you Find me ♪

♪ I'm leaving you behind... ♪

Thank you.

♪ And I wanna
hear Your reasons ♪

♪ I wanna hear you tell me ♪

♪ Why I should stay ♪

♪ And try ♪

♪ And try to understand me ♪

♪ And try to
understand What I say ♪

♪ When I say I can't stay ♪

♪ I... I'm moving
off Of this place ♪

♪ I'm leaving and I won't ♪

♪ When I'm running away ♪

♪ I'm running away ♪

♪ I'm leaving this place ♪

(crowd cheers)

So how do you think
the reunion tour went?

Oh, if there was a T-shirt,
I would have bought it.

(laughs)

Uh, give me a second. I
have to talk to somebody.

You'll be okay?

Yeah. Trust me.

He can't hurt anybody anymore.

I'll be over there.

Okay.

Just because you
can sing a few songs,

that doesn't mean anything.

Doesn't mean he'll make it.

Maybe he doesn't
need to make it.

Maybe he just needs to play.

(scoffs)

Look, I know how
angry you are right now.

But if you'll let me, I
can help you cross over.

Think you're the only
afterlife game in town?

There are others around here.

People who are dying to meet me.

Those other spirits, they
will promise you anything.

They're all lying.

No worse than the
usual rock 'n' roll swindle.

Be seeing you.

( dramatic theme playing)