A Haunting (2005–…): Season 11, Episode 7 - Nevermore - full transcript

- Salud.
- Salud.

[narrator] Divorces find
a second chance at love.

I was very excited
about the next step

having our life start together.

[narrator] But someone doesn't want
them to have their fairytale ending.

Chris, there's someone
in the house.

Someone put a hex on you.

She wanted to be
in Christine's place.

[narrator] And sends dark
spirits to break them apart.

[screams]

[narrator] In this world,
there is real evil.



[kid] Someone was in my room.

[narrator] It lurks
in the darkest shadows.

[eerie whispering]

[narrator] Between what we see
and the things we fear,

there are doors,
when they are opened...

nightmares become reality.

[narrator] Once known as, "The
City that Lights and Hauls the World,"

Schenectady, New York,
has fallen on hard times

but innovations
in renewable energy

have given it new hope.

Likewise, in 2010,

Christine Quattrocchi was
reeling from a broken heart.

- [Wilfredo] No peeking.
- [Christine] Okay.

- Are your eyes closed?
- They're closed. I promise.



- Swear.
- I swear. [laughs]

- Okay.
- [speaking indistinctly]

[narrator] She wasn't looking
to meet anyone new.

- [speaks indistinctly]
- Yes.

Look at that.

[gasps] Well, it's beautiful.

- You love it?
- [narrator] But then, she met fellow divorce,

Wilfredo Velez.

- This is so sweet.
- And...

[Christine]
I was a single mother,

my oldest daughter
was graduating,

and I started working at the
facility where Wilfredo worked.

- [cork pops] - Would the
lady like to sample the wine?

- I would love to.
- [Wilfredo] She caught my eye.

That's how it started and then we
just started to talk, and it was just...

We felt a connection.

- Salud.
- Salud.

[Christine] We liked the
same things and we were very

nice to each other.

- Yes.
- [both laugh]

Well, next time, we're gonna
have to go back to my place,

- so I can prepare you a proper meal.
- That sounds like a date.

- [chuckles] You're so sweet.
- [Wilfredo chuckles]

[narrator] They begin dating.

And Wilfredo invites Christine to
his home in historic Schenectady.

[Wilfredo] Here we are.

Ta-da!

Wil, it's beautiful.
And great neighborhood.

[Christine]
When I first saw the house

- I loved it.
- The previous owner really did it up.

Didn't paint over any of the
original woodwork. You see there?

Yeah, but after she passed away,

well, it went up for sale.
I just had to have it.

Come in.

I do like older houses.
I can appreciate the woodwork

and the craftsmanship that
goes into those types of homes

and I just loved it.

[Wilfredo] I can't wait to show
you all the beautiful woodwork.

[Christine] I can't wait
to see it. [chuckles]

After you, my dear.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

[Christine]
It was very well kept.

It was absolutely gorgeous.

[Wilfredo]
So, what do you think?

[Christine] I love what you've
done to restore the stairs.

Thanks. Please, come in.

What's all this?

[Wilfredo] Oh, it's a bit
of Puerto Rico. [chuckles]

I was born in Puerto Rico

and I grew up believing in
what they call spiritualism.

It's not hardcore like Santeria.

Spiritualism's more the
Catholicism or the holistic approach.

[Wilfredo] Hey,
feel free to look around.

Give me two minutes
and dinner will be served.

- [Christine] Okay.
- [Wilfredo] All right.

[Christine] Wil?

The first time
that I walked into that house

I felt very heavy energy.

Wil?

- Oh, my God!
- [laughs]

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

Yeah, I wanted to come in and
let you know that dinner's ready.

- Okay.
- I hope you're hungry.

- I'm always ready to eat.
- Okay, come on.

[Christine]
It made me super confused,

like, what on earth was that?

It was very strange.

[narrator] Christine dismisses
the experience,

instead, focusing
on the budding relationship.

[Wilfredo laughs]

- You actually said that? That's impressive.
- Yeah.

But enough about me,
how was your day?

Ugh. Long.

- Stressful, but I'd like to get that behind me.
- [Christine] Hmm.

And focus on you and I
having a good time tonight.

Oh, hey, heard about this
great walking tour

- at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
- Yeah.

They go over the whole
Ichabod Crow story.

Oh, uh, you mean Crane.

That's what I said.

No, you said "Crow."
[chuckles nervously]

No, I didn't, I said...

It's been a long day, I don't
need you jumping down my throat.

It was just instantaneous.

- Don't yell at me, I...
- Well, then don't yell at me.

I need some air.

[groans]

We're fine outside
and then inside it's weird.

Hey, Christine.

We would argue
for senseless things.

You know, just... Some of the
arguments just didn't even make sense.

[Wilfredo]
Christine. Christine.

I am so, so sorry.

This was all just so weird.
I mean...

- I don't know what just happened.
- No, me neither. I...

I don't know why. I just...

I lost it.

I'm really sorry.

These out of the blue
arguments we would have

were confusing to us.

Can I make it up to you?

- That can be arranged.
- [both chuckle]

Mi carino.

[Wilfredo] Once we were out the
house, we'd notice it was different.

The arguments always
started at the house.

[narrator]
Despite the strange quarrels,

their relationship
grows more serious.

And Christine spends more
and more time at the house.

- [Wilfredo] Hey, you coming to bed?
- Yeah, I'll be right up.

Wil?

- Yeah?
- Come here for a minute.

I walked into this
wall of perfume.

It smelled like roses.

It made me stop
and I stepped back,

and I smelled around, and I couldn't
smell it, and I took a step forward,

and I could smell it,
and it was so strong

that you could not mistake it.
There's nothing around the house

that could've smelled like that.

- [Wilfredo] What's up?
- Can you smell that?

- [sniffing]
- it smells like...

Like something my grandmother
would've worn.

There was a smell of perfume
and it was just heavy.

Definitely a woman's perfume.

Probably the old widow
that used to live here.

- What? [chuckles]
- [chuckles]

The widow that used
to own the house.

You know, I was always told
that there are spirits everywhere.

Some good, some bad.

You know, my mother
always taught me

to cleanse a place
before I moved in.

You know,
to get rid of the bad energy.

I don't know.

Maybe it's the widow
watching over our house and us.

Any time you move into new
premises, you just cleanse the house.

Just to, kind of,
release any negative energy.

I thought that maybe the spirit
of the woman was still there.

Okay. Just a little
old lady ghost, you say?

- I can deal with that.
- Yeah?

Well, if it makes you feel any
better, I can do a re-cleansing.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

The place could use
a little dusting, too.

- Oh, my God. Come on. Let's go to bed.
- Okay. [laughs]

[Wilfredo] Come on.
[laughs]

[narrator] As Christine
spends time at the house,

strange incidents
begin happening more often.

One morning I was running
really late for work.

[Wilfredo] Chris, hurry up.

Give me a sec,
I can't find my other shoe.

[Wilfredo] It's down here
by the door, silly.

Who brings
only one shoe upstairs?

Me, I guess.

I've run down those stairs
a thousand times.

[groans]

[groans]

[narrator] Christine has just
been shoved by an unseen force.

[Christine]
My shoulder was killing me.

I was in a lot of pain.
And I just sat there,

trying to process
just what happened.

There was nothing
for me to slip on.

Hey, you okay? What happened?

It's weird. Something, some...
Someone tripped me. I felt it. I...

- I think I cut myself.
- Hey, hey, hey, let me see.

- Let me get you some ice. All right? Don't move. Yeah.
- Thanks.

She told me what happened
and I believed her.

And, just, kind of,
took care of her injury.

[Christine]
That was so forceful.

I couldn't explain what
just happened. I couldn't...

I couldn't understand it.

[narrator] Christine and
Wilfredo decide to take

their relationship
to the next level,

and move in together.

Oh, my God. How many
more boxes do you have?

- Sorry, babe.
- [laughs]

[Christine] We were a good
team. We had a lot of fun.

I was very excited
about the next step.

Having our life start together.

- Hey, this is cute.
- Aw, thanks.

There was no doubt
that I loved Christine,

and that Christine loved me.

- Mom, look who arrived.
- [Wilfredo] Hey.

Oh, hey, guys! You excited
to check out your new home?

[narrator] Christine's
daughter, Sidney...

- [Wilfredo] Hey, Sidney.
- Hey!

[narrator] ...gives her
mom a hand moving in.

Look, thank you so much
for all your help.

- Of course.
- [Wilfredo] You know you are always welcome here, anytime.

I'll keep that in mind.

[Sidney]
I really liked Wilfredo.

I thought he was a sweetheart. And
I was very happy for the two of them.

- Oh. I grabbed the mail as I came in.
- Oh.

Something in there
smells... Floral?

Huh.

- [Sidney] Wish I could stay, but I have to run.
- [Christine sighs] Oh.

[Christine] I've used up too much
of your weekend already. Go, go.

- No, it's fine. Good to see you.
- Yeah. See you later.

[Christine] Okay, doggies.

Hey, guys. [laughs]

- [Christine] Let's get you some food, huh?
- [Wilfredo] Hey!

[dogs whimpering]

Hey.

Hey, it's okay.

- What's the matter? Hey?
- [Christine shushing] It's okay.

- It's gonna be okay.
- [dogs whimpering]

[dog barks]

[dogs panting heavily]

The dogs did not wanna
cross in front of the stairs.

[dogs panting heavily]

[Wilfredo] The dogs would just
sit at the bottom and stare.

They could see something
we couldn't see.

[dog barking]

[dog whimpering]

[Christine]
When I saw the dogs do that,

that was, to me, confirmation

something else is going on
in this house that...

I can't explain.

Hey, uh... I saw Ava today.

Your ex?

- That Ava?
- Yeah.

I believed that my ex was jealous
of my relationship with Christine.

[Wilfredo] Yeah. I had no idea
you two knew each other.

We don't.
Why would you say that?

She asked about the car
and the dogs.

Are you sure you two
have never met?

She knew exactly
what I looked like.

She knew what kind of car
I drove.

I think I'd remember meeting
your ex.

What do you mean?
She asked about the dogs?

Yeah, I am sure
it's nothing. Okay?

She's just jealous.
She's trying to start trouble.

And that to me is an indication
of somebody that's possessive.

And possessiveness
can lead to problems.

So, I just warned Christine
to be aware.

Look, if you see her hanging
around, just let me know.

All right?

[Christine] She was coming by
the house, watching the house.

So, that was unsettling.

[narrator] In spite of the
strange goings on at the house,

Wilfredo and Christine's relationship
continues to grow stronger.

And in 2013, they decide
to get married.

[Christine] Our wedding was
very small. It was very cute.

Just family and a
couple of close friends.

I was very excited about marrying
him and having our life together.

- Hey, dude. Thank you.
- [Christine] Thank you so much.

- I'll see you soon.
- [Sidney] Yeah, of course.

Be good. All right, thank you.
Come on, come on. Let's get in.

- You sweetheart.
- You got it, hon.

- [Christine] Yep, I'm in.
- Start her up. All right.

- Guys, thank you. All right.
- I'll see you guys soon.

- Let's get out of here. All right.
- Let's get out of here.

- [Christine] Bye, you guys!
- [Steve] See you later.

Congratulations!

- [indistinct police radio
chatter] - [siren wailing]

[Christine] On the way
home from our wedding,

I get T-boned by a truck.

[Wilfredo] I have no idea
how were we not hurt.

The airbags went off
and the car was just totaled.

[narrator] The newlyweds
chalk up the incident to bad luck.

And settle into
their married life.

[TV playing indistinctly]

- I love this scene.
- [chuckles softly]

[Wilfredo]
I'm focused on the TV.

All of a sudden I feel like
there's somebody in the room.

[indistinct whispering]

[whispering grows louder]

[whispering grows louder]

I see the figure of a man.

His hand was on a cane,

[Wilfredo softly] Chris.

[narrator] Wilfredo has just
seen a ghostly figure in his home.

Chris.
There's someone in the house.

- [indistinct whispering]
- I don't see anyone.

I saw part of this person, and
then he was gone. It was quick.

But I could tell, just from the
hand, that it was an older person.

[Wilfredo]
I don't know what it meant.

It was a spirit.

[breathes heavily]

You do believe me, don't you?

[Christine]
I know the house is haunted.

That scared me a lot.

[Christine] Who is he?
And why is he here?

I don't know. But I do know
someone that can find out.

[narrator] Wilfredo brings
Christine to a medium.

In hope she can shed some light

on the paranormal activity
in the house.

[psychic and Wilfredo
speaking Spanish]

- [psychic speaking Spanish]
- Have a seat.

[Wilfredo and psychic
speaking Spanish]

We visited a psychic
in the Bronx.

Somebody that his mother
knew and trusted.

[speaking Spanish]

I will begin now.

[psychic exhales]

[Wilfredo] The medium will go
into this trance,

and they have their spirit
go through this process,

where they actually connect
with whatever the entity is.

[inhales sharply]

I sense two entities in tu casa.

They are causing conflicts
between you two.

[woman whispers indistinctly]

Someone put them there...

[voice whispering]

A living person.

[woman whispering] Please,
we are gonna be together.

I sense jealousy.

I am the one.

Regret.

We are gonna be so happy. Yes.

[speaking Spanish]

Someone put a hex on you.

These spirits are driven
to split you up.

It's very strong.

Is this the person?

[psychic] Si.

Si?

It's Ava.

My ex-girlfriend
was practicing brujeria.

[Ava] You have to be with me,
Wilfred.

[Wilfredo] Black magic...

[whispers] You're not
gonna marry her.

Which is a hex.

You have to be mine.

[Wilfredo] The reason
why the spirits were there

was because
they've been summoned

to interfere between myself
and Christine.

She wanted to split us up.

She's not the one. No.

She wanted to be in Christine's
place. And that was impossible.

You're gonna be mine.
Mine.

[sighs] So, what do we do?

[psychic]
This hex is very strong.

I can perform a cleansing
on you.

But you have to promise me you're
going to do a cleansing in your house.

Corner to corner. Room
by room. Everywhere.

And maybe, we can break it.

[Christine]
The hex was extremely strong.

And she really wasn't
even sure that

we would be able
to get rid of it.

[narrator] Wilfredo leads
Christine through the house

following another cleansing
ritual he learned from his mother.

We had cleansed the house. There
are many different ways of cleansing.

Be our protection against the
wickedness and snares of the devil.

May God rebuke him

we humbly pray.

I was burning incense,
doing prayers...

- [door slams]
- [both gasp]

[Christine] The attic
door slammed.

Something is not liking
what we're doing here.

I completed the cleansing 'cause
it meant that maybe the entity left.

[Wilfredo] And do thou,
by the power of God,

thrust Satan and all the evil spirits
that wander through this world...

for the ruin of souls.

- Amen.
- Amen.

[breathing heavily]

Oh... One more thing.

[Wilfredo] You put it at
the entrance to the house

and that's supposed to
collect negative energies.

[narrator] The next day, they
find an ominous discovery.

[sniffs]

[gagging]

The egg in it was solidified.

Oh, my God!

[Christine] Black and smelled
like sulfur.

[Christine] Ugh!

Wil!

Yeah?

No, no, no, wait,
don't touch it.

No, no, no. It absorbed
all the negative energy.

[Wilfredo] I have done
that ritual many times.

Normally, it just stays white,

but in this case,
it's changed colors.

We need to dispose
this properly.

[sighing] All right.

[Wilfredo] All right.

It just picked up
a lot of negative energy

and we ended up
getting rid of it.

[narrator] The couple is
hopeful the cleansing has worked.

[Christine] I had gotten up
to use the bathroom,

And just watched...

these three huge...

black wings land.

They were huge.

I froze.

Just like all the blood just
comes out of your body.

[narrator] Christine Velez
finds herself in the grasp

of the entity haunting
their home.

[screaming]

- [screaming]
- Huh...

Chris, what's wrong?

That was so real!

That was not a dream.

I was in the bathroom.
I saw these...

these black feathers
and then this man.

He grabbed me.

- Where?
- [crying]

[Wilfredo] Oh, my God.

[Wilfredo] Someone
had grabbed her.

I realized that we still had

either another entity or
the entities sometimes return.

Okay. Shh! Let's get you
in the bathroom

cleanse you with
some incense and tonics.

- Okay.
- Okay?

- Okay.
- Make sure that nothing's got a hold on you.

[narrator] Christine
continues to be plagued

by nightmares
featuring black birds.

And the activity begins to
take a toll on the couple.

[exhales]

Our relationship really started
deteriorating at that point.

It was more fighting, more
distance from each other.

[Wilfredo chuckling] Okay.

Yeah, I'll call you later.

Okay. Bye.

Who on earth are you talking
to this early in the morning?

My mother.

Wanna check my phone?

[Wilfredo] When we were in the
house it would feel as though

Christine was just looking to start an
argument for some unknown reason.

I can't be around you when
you're like this. I gonna go to work.

Me? You're the one yelling.
I'm just trying to

- enjoy my cup of coffee.
- I'm not yelling. You're making me yell now.

Our arguments were
always fueled and heated.

The pettiest little things...

- You're always getting in my
face... - I asked you a question, Wil,

- and you threw your phone at me.
- That's it.

That's it.

Wil!

[Christine] It was strange.

We wouldn't argue
outside the house.

It was in the house
that we argued.

[narrator] Unable
to take the stress,

Christine finally decides to open up
to Sidney and her boyfriend, Steve,

about everything she's
been experiencing.

I talked to my daughter,
Sidney, about all

the events that we have
experienced in the house.

She was shocked.

We keep trying
to cleanse the house,

go to a medium, cleanse
ourselves, but nothing's working.

I grew very concerned for my
mom and her overall wellbeing

with her being in that house.

And now, I keep having
this nightmares of...

black feathers and
black birds and...

I don't know if it's this hex
or what's going on. I...

That's not a good sign.

[narrator] Steve is
a paranormal enthusiast.

Black birds, ravens and crows
are seen as omens or, sometimes,

a symbol of death.

And to me... That worried me.

Oh, my God, Mom. Wish you'd
told us about this sooner.

It was really affecting my mom
and Wilfredo very negatively.

And we knew that we needed to try to
stop it and figure out what was going on.

Steven might be able to help.

Wha... How can you help?

I'm a part of a paranormal
investigation team.

We could come out and
do an investigation for you.

Yes! How soon
can you be there?

I mean, I'll check with
the rest of the team,

but, I mean, you'll be
our top priority.

[sighs in relief] Thank you.

[Christine] Oh, my gosh.

[Christine] I was hoping
for some answers.

We had been trying with
mediums and cleansing

and maybe there could be
some kind of answers...

that would help us.

[narrator] Steve arranges for an
investigation at the Velezes' home

with his fellow team
member, Logan Haynes.

[Logan] As soon as I
walked in, it felt very ominous.

I was up to the task
to try and debunk it

throughout the investigation,
if I could.

[narrator] They set up a
number of meters in the house,

including an EMF detector capable of picking
up changes in the electromagnetic field.

I've been investigating
the paranormal for 12 years,

but I am a skeptical believer.

A lot of times we go into these
locations, nothing happens.

We thought it was gonna be
a pretty quiet, calm night.

Hi, Christine, hopefully
we can find something,

- get you some answers.
- I hope so.

Wilfredo was out of town, so I made sure
that I was in the house and with my mom.

It's okay, Mom.
Steve's team is really good.

They've investigated
jails, cemeteries...

much scarier places. They'll
get to the bottom of this.

[alarm ringing]

It was as loud as I've ever
heard the alarm go off,

and it went all the way up,
which is the highest

possible reading
it can register.

There's definitely something
here. Let's go upstairs.

[Logan] We took it
as a sign that

maybe we should move
things up the stairs

and focus more
on the bedroom area.

All right, Logan,
set the flashlights.

Question and answer session.

Let's get some
answers right now.

We're gonna ask
you some questions.

To answer yes,
turn this flashlight on.

To answer no, turn
the other flashlight on.

Do you understand?

Are you male?

[Steve] The responses we were
getting, there was absolutely no question

that what we were experiencing
was paranormal.

Do you want us here?

Oh, my battery just died.
Need to go down,

grab another one.
I'll be right back up.

It's a bizarre thing
to have happen

when you know you
charged all your batteries

for this investigation, and it
dies in less than two minutes.

[indistinct whispering]

As I was going back
up the staircase...

[groans]

my back got really, really hot.

And I had the sensation
of just, really, like,

somebody had stabbed me,
almost, with a hot poker.

[indistinct whispering]

Argh! I think something
attacked me on the stairs.

- [Logan screams]
- [Steve] Check our backs.

Oh, my God!

[narrator] Paranormal investigators
Steve Brodt and Logan Haynes

have just been attacked
in the Velez home.

Argh! I think something
attacked me on the stairs.

- [Logan screams]
- [Steve] Check our backs.

- [Logan breathing heavily]
- Oh, my God!

I can't even explain how...

freaked out everybody was.

Because they are literal...

Hand marks and they're
running right down his back.

[Sidney] Right here, right?

- [Steve] Yeah, you can see it.
- [Sidney] Yeah.

[Steve] It completely changed
the investigation.

It's not just a vision
or a nightmare anymore.

It's not seeing a shadow.

This is something
that is physically

affecting people in the room

in a negative way.

[Sidney] See that mark?
Right there?

- [Christine] Oh, yeah, my God.
- [Sidney] Yeah.

[Logan] What is it?

[Sidney] It's like a big thumb.

It felt like they were saying,
"I see you

and I don't want you here."

[breathing heavily]

I don't want anyone else
getting hurt, we're done.

- [Sidney] It's okay.
- [Christine] No, it's not.

Okay, I think it's time
we better go.

You go grab the gear, I'll be
down with mom in a minute.

This is getting too real at
this point for me, too real.

- I'm so sorry about your friends, honey.
- It's okay.

This is a lot worse
than I expected.

I know, I think
we're in over our heads.

[Steve] We saw a shadow
of a person.

It's something that I had
never experienced before.

We were being targeted by whatever
negative energy was in the home.

This is really bad.

Everything was piling up.

Whatever was there
did not want us there.

There's definitely
something here.

I've never dealt
with anything like this.

Why is it so bad?

I think the spirits connected to the
house are being fueled by that hex.

It's turned against you
or anyone trying to help you.

I think the hex
pretty much just amped up

all the negative energy
and animosity

that has been in that house
for 100 years.

It kind of supercharged it.

I don't like you
being here alone.

Come stay with us?
Please, Mom?

[Sidney] I was very
concerned for my mom.

I definitely did not think

that she should be
sleeping in the house.

I can't leave the dogs.

Your place is too small
for all of us.

This is our house.

I can't just leave.

Wrapping up the investigation,

we tried to give Christine
as much advice as we could.

This is your house.

Don't show fear.

Keep cleansing this house

maybe it'll form some sort of
barrier between you and these spirits.

She has to take a stand
against whatever's there.

And let them know that they're
not welcome there anymore.

[Steve] Seriously, if
you need anything at all,

- give us a call, we'll be right here.
- Thank you.

[Christine] I felt like
I was stuck

in a situation that
I had no control over.

That I couldn't win.

[narrator]
Not wanting to be alone,

Christine brings her dogs to the
bedroom and keeps them close by.

Up, up.

Up. Good dog, good dog.

O blessed archangel Gabriel,
I beseech you...

[Christine] I prayed to everything
and anything that would listen.

[whispering prayer]

And I prayed, all night.

Until I fell asleep.

[narrator]
Wilfredo returns home

and is alarmed when he learns about
what transpired during the investigation.

I was shocked that they actually

had had a physical experience.

It just confirmed that
there was something there.

[Ava] You have to be mine.

[narrator] But he needed to
know what to do to stop the activity.

[Wilfredo groans]

Chris, can you please
plug this in when you're done?

Wasn't me, you were
the last one to use it.

No, it wasn't... You know what?

Never mind.

[grumbling in Spanish]

Don't. If you're gonna
talk about me,

at least speak in English
that I can understand.

I'm saying stuff that I know
is going to drive him nuts.

And I'm saying
these things that I...

wouldn't say.

- Is that how you're going to deal with me?
- How dare you?

- You have no idea, it always starts with you.
- You know what...

- It starts with me?
- It always starts with you.

Of course,
everything's my fault.

It was one of those
many senseless arguments

except it was much more intense.

- Hey!
- Oh, my God, just drop it.

Would you just
give me a little space?

Come on, I'm going out,
I don't care if it's raining.

I'm trying
to have a conversation.

Christine just kept going
at it. She was not herself.

I am talking to you!

Don't you dare
walk away from me!

[creepily] Leave me alone.

I was petrified.

[narrator] Spirits,
fueled by a hex,

are trying to break up
the Velezes' marriage.

[Wilfredo shouting]
Would you give me some space?

I am talking to you.

Don't you dare
walk away from me.

[creepily] Leave me alone.

His eyes are pure black.

He didn't look like my husband.

What's wrong with you?

And he just stopped and left.

Walked out of the house.

It was just escalating.

[narrator]
Despite all their efforts,

the Velezes can't break the hex.

And Wilfredo decides
to move out of the house.

Soon, the couple
files for divorce.

[Wilfredo] It wasn't an easy
decision, but I knew I had to do it.

We still have a connection.

It just saddens me
that it didn't work out.

[Christine] He felt like
he couldn't come back there.

Like, it would just get worse.

That's why he left.

He went to Puerto Rico.

He's got a great heart.

And it's...
it's not like him to be

nasty like that.

For no reason.

I absolutely, 100% believe that
those spirits were affecting him.

The spirits affected me as well.

Mom, why don't you let me help
finish packing up in here?

Thank you, baby.

You ready?

[sniffles] Yeah.

As far as my divorce
with Wilfredo,

it was hard to get over.

It was hard
to move on after that.

I had to get out of the house.

I felt like it kept me trapped.

This is the last of it.

[Sidney] The energies
in the house and the hex

were just simply stronger
than the cleansings.

And it just had

too much of a hold on my mom
and Wilfredo at the time.

[Christine] On top of the
very highest point of the house,

I have a crow staring at me.

[crow cawing]

I couldn't believe it.

[crow cawing]

Black birds are
an omen for death.

And in this instance, it
wasn't the death of a person,

it was the death
of a relationship.

Sorry, Christine, there are
some battles you can't win.

[crow cawing]

Somebody went out of their way
to make sure that I was not happy

and whoever I was with,
was not happy as well.

[Ava whispers]
She's not gonna have you.

You have to be mine.

You will see.

I will destroy your life.

I have always believed in paranormal
activity, the paranormal world.

But this experience has
made me actually believe it.

[Ava] Not gonna be happy.

They will never be happy.

[Christine] This hex
was too big for me.

It was too big for us.

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