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00:26The
00:27story you're about to see will be startling, but it's based on a true experience, something
00:35unexplainable from behind the veil. You know, the world of a teenage girl can be full of
00:43wonder and delight, but not always. Sometimes it can become a place of confusion, terror,
00:56and that's just what happened to Ruth Cooper. You keep looking up at the corner of the ceiling.
01:10What about your arm? Still hurt? Nothing hit you there? No. You didn't bump your head? No, it
01:24just feels kind of full. All right, you can get up now. Go along with the nurse. She'll
01:37take some pictures. Dr. Madison, what is it? She appears perfectly normal. But why doesn't
01:50she know me? Her own mother. There was nothing unusual about her before this morning? Nothing.
01:57She was perfectly all right when we left Chicago yesterday. Nothing on the train or in the hotel
02:03last night? Not a thing. Well, maybe the x-rays will tell us something. What about her father?
02:18He's been dead for eight years. Oh, I'm sorry, Ellie. I didn't know. I've tried to do everything
02:25I could for her. That's why this is so awful. I'm sure you have. She's a fine-looking girl.
02:31She reminds me of Ellie Hudson the last time I saw her. No. I was older when I left Greenville.
02:40Well, Ruthie's not even 16 yet. I know how hard this must be for you, Ellie. You'll do everything
02:48you can for her. Of course I will. Tell me about you. Is this your first visit home? In 20
02:55years.
02:56I told Ruth all about Greenville. I wanted her to see the place where her mother was born.
03:04Why don't you wait in the outer office for a while? I'll talk to Ruth some more. Thank you.
03:13Well, why don't you sit down here? And now I'll have your photo in my album, too. I already
03:20have your mother's. You know, when she was a girl. My mother's? Oh, you mean Mrs. Cooper.
03:28Doctor, who is that woman? Well, I knew her some time ago. She used to live here in Greenville,
03:34too. Why am I staying with her? She's, uh, someone who likes you very much. Oh. Can you tell
03:48me who I am? Are you able to remember anything? Well, Mrs. Cooper told me that I'd never been
04:04to Greenville before. But on the way to your office, well, somehow it seemed familiar. In
04:14what way? I felt like, like I was coming home. Do you have any idea where home is? Not really.
04:26I just keep feeling that I've got to do something, but I mean, it's like, it's like when you're
04:34hungry, but you don't know what you want to eat. Doctor, am I losing my mind? No.
04:45If you were, you wouldn't be asking me that question. Try not to worry. Is there anything
04:56else you'd like to tell me? This morning when I woke up, I know this is going to sound funny,
05:03but I heard a voice. Huh? A girl's voice calling me. Far away. Calling some name. What did the
05:21name sound like? I don't know. Well, I couldn't tell. I mean, it was so very far away. Well,
05:30it was probably Mrs. Cooper trying to wake you. Sleep fools us all the time. I'd like you
05:37to go back to the hotel now with Mrs. Cooper. With her? But why? Because she wants to help
05:43you, too. All right? You just rest, be quiet. We'll talk more later. Will you do that for
05:51me? Sure I will. Thanks, Uncle Dar. Hello? Yes, Dr. Madison. This afternoon? Yes. Yes, we can
06:14be ready. All right. Here we are. That tree there. And that fountain at the side of the house.
06:36Ruth, in the springtime, there were always so many birds that we... Please, Ruthie. Hello,
06:48Ira. This is Mrs. Cooper and her... Well, the people I thought you and Martha would like
06:51to meet Mr. Perry. How do you do? How do you do? Ruth? We'll find Martha in the living
07:06room. Oh, your leg seems worse again. You're Mrs. Cooper? Yes. Oh,
07:21do come in, please. Thanks. Well, how's your golf, Ira? My, after 20 years, you must see
07:32a great change in Greenville. You know, we love this little town, but I wish I could see
07:37it through fresh eyes again like yours. Well, I really haven't had a chance to look around
07:42very much, but I'm sure Ruth is going to love it. Ruth, dear, I was just telling Mrs. Perry
07:50that I'm sure you're going to love Greenville. Oh, yes. I love this town. Well, charming.
07:55Most girls your age would prefer the excitement of a big city. And Chicago is a fascinating
08:00place. You know, the last time I was in Chicago was five years ago. Maybe we'd better not leave
08:06Peggy's picture around. Well, I don't think Martha will let anybody change that. Frightened?
08:12No, but perhaps I don't know exactly what you mean. Oh, no, no. Frightened. Frightened is
08:34so he knew her. Of course, dogs often react that way to people who like them. I can't
08:41explain any of this, Ira. Did you tell her his name? No. Then how did she know it? I have
08:48no idea. You remember the nickname that your daughter used to call me? Yes. Four hours ago
08:58in my office, this girl called me Uncle Dar. Nobody ever called me that but Peggy. Could
09:05they possibly have met before? Before Peggy died? No. She'd never been here before. I don't
09:12know how to... My darling. No. Well, I'm afraid, dear, it isn't yours. It was given to my own
09:22little girl. Yes, the coat. Why, look at her arm. Oh, Mother, when was it broken? Come on,
09:36Ricky. Come on. Come on. Come on. Ira. Has the girl any chance of recovery? Yes, she has a chance.
09:46But I think a great deal may depend on you and Martha. What else? Ira, I would like her
09:53to come and stay here with you for a while. You may live here? Yes. I think it's important.
10:01I think it may help to reduce her anxiety and uncertainty. But how? Is it some sort of treatment?
10:08Well, it's... It's one approach. You saw how she reacted to Martha and you. The dog, the
10:17ballerina. She seems to be following a definite pattern. In some cases, it's the only thing
10:23that's helped. Come on. Sit up. Come on. Come on, Duffer. Come on, boy. You're asking me to
10:31do a very difficult thing. I should have to know some more about those other cases. Let's
10:38go inside. Now, turn around. Turn around. Turn around. Come on. Turn around. This dog always
10:50has had a mind of his own. We're used to that around here. You mean because I have a mind
10:55of
10:55my own, too? I wasn't thinking of you, dear. Come on. Come on. That. Oh, you're so good.
11:02You're so good. Okay. Did you have a garden in Chicago, Mrs. Cooper? Hmm?
11:08Sit up. Oh, no. Sit up. I'll get the ball. Go get it. Come on. Go get it. Come on.
11:14Come on.
11:16You come back here this minute or I'll put you in the closet again.
11:20Uh-huh. Would you, uh, excuse me, please?
11:28Come on, Duffer. Come on. I suppose you've considered every angle of this.
11:33How do you mean? Well, there's always the possibility that they're trying to put something over on us.
11:39When I first examined her, she was actually suffering the same pains that Peggy suffered
11:45the night she fell down those stairs and died. Now, I don't think they're trying to put anything
11:50over on us. No, I guess you're right. She's so like her. Of course, I haven't told Mrs. Cooper
11:55yet I want the girl to stay here. If she does stay here, will it be bad for Martha? Hmm.
12:02Well, might even do her good. Providing, of course, she doesn't get so emotionally involved with the girl
12:09that you can't let her go. She'll have to lose her eventually.
12:12Dr. Madison?
12:14I'll have a word with Martha. If she says yes, I'll nod, dear.
12:22Dr. Madison, can anything be done for her? Anything?
12:27Perhaps. I certainly hope so. But it may mean you'll have to make a great sacrifice.
12:33The money doesn't matter. No matter what it costs, I'll get the money somehow.
12:37I don't mean money, Ellie. What do you mean? You'll have to let Ruth come and live here with
12:45the Perrys a while. You mean give her off? Just temporarily. But I can't tell you yet for
12:52how long. Oh, but I can't do that. You can't ask me to do that. Does that mean you know
12:58what's
12:58wrong with her? No, I don't, Ellie. But I think this may give us a chance to find out. I
13:05think
13:05it may help Ruth to get well. Can I live here with her? No. No, that wouldn't work. But
13:12you can visit her often. Will the Perrys take her? Are you sure? Quite sure, dear.
13:36I think you should be the one to tell us. Mrs. Cooper. Let me tell her. Dear, will you
13:43come here? Now, how would you like to stay with us for a while?
14:08Mother? Oh, darling. You frightened me. I didn't hear you. I'm sorry. Mother, who is
14:13she? Oh, she's the daughter of a classmate of your father's. Seems so familiar. You've
14:28got a new hairdo, haven't you? Oh, yes. Do you like it? Yes, I do very much. Mother, could
14:32I have met her somewhere? No. No, you couldn't possibly admit it. Now, what have you got there,
14:40dear? What is it? Oh, my next. Oh, wait. I forgot Nancy. There, what do you think? What
14:47is it? Wait for my birthday party next Wednesday. Now, Mother, I only want to invite my very best
14:53friends, you see, like Mary and Alice. Uh, what about Betty Hill? Do you think I ought to invite
14:59her, too? Well, dear, I think you, I think you should give it more thought. Now, why don't
15:05you go upstairs, and as soon as I finish the roses, I'll, I'll come up and help you plan. Oh,
15:11of course. I even forgot Joyce. I guess I better think about it for a while. Yes.
15:40Dr. Madison, please. Is Martha Perry calling? Will, something dreadful has happened. Well,
15:50what is it, Martha? The girl. She wants to have a birthday party. What? She believes
15:57that next Wednesday is her birthday. Will, that's the exact date of Peggy's birthday, and
16:03she wants to invite all of Peggy's girlfriends. Oh, that is something. All those girls are grown
16:09women now. Alice Brown has two children, and Kay Scott is divorced, and Mary Brown is in Germany.
16:15Wait a minute, Martha. Peggy didn't have any friends in on a party on her 16th birthday.
16:22Joyce Martin came down with diphtheria. Peggy was exposed. Oh, that's, that's right. Why,
16:29Peggy was in quarantine at home. She may be able to recall it. We'll just have to take a chance.
16:36George, be very careful what you say to her. Do you want me to handle it when I stop by
16:41tomorrow morning? No. I'll take care of it. I promise to help her plan. All right. Be extremely
16:47careful. Well, I'm, I'm terribly worried. That night 10 years ago, I... I know, Martha. I know.
16:57Good luck. And don't hesitate to call me at once if there's anything I can do. Thank you.
17:07Mother, look. You were right. Imagine my forgetting Virginia. Is that right now? Well, dear, it's
17:15a shame you can't invite Joyce. Why not, Mom? Well, Dr. Madison just phoned and said that Joyce
17:25came down with diphtheria today. Oh, no. Yes. Mother, I was with Joyce last week. Does
17:36that mean that I've been exposed? Oh, I don't know, dear, but we'll, we'll ask Dr. Madison
17:42when he comes by in the morning. Well, if this means I can't have my birthday party. Oh, now,
17:48now, now, now, dear. Even if you can't have girls your own age, well, we can plan some
17:55sort of a party. With who would come? Well, now, let me see. Dr. Madison would come. And
18:03then there's Mrs. Cooper. Mrs. Cooper? Yes, you like her, don't you? Well, yes, I like her,
18:12but, Mother, she's such a sad woman. She's always so unhappy and confused. She's very fond
18:20of you. Mother, maybe asking her to my party would make her happy. Why, of course it would,
18:31darling. Well, let's invite her then. Oh, dear, dear.
18:40Hello, Ira. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm late. I got held up in surgery. Well, you missed a very
18:45good dinner, but you're just in time for the cake. How's everything going? Well, she's
18:50a remarkable child. There's no question of that. Martha's grown to love her, and, well,
18:55so have I. Good. Every time Martha sees those stares, she thinks of Peggy falling.
19:04Well, you've done wonders with her, Ira. Her happiness at this time is very important
19:09to her treatment. Even if she goes on believing that she's Peggy? No easy answer to that. It's
19:17a risk we have to take. It's not easy for us. Ira! Ira! We're ready for the birthday cake.
19:24Oh, hello. Oh, Will, I'm so glad you could get here. Will, do you know, I think Peggy came
19:32back so that this time she could really have a happy birthday. Hi, Uncle Dar. Oh, hello,
19:39my dear. Happy birthday. Thank you. And many more of them. Oh, thank you. I'm so glad you
19:43could come. Why isn't this table beautiful? Do you like it? What happened? Happy birthday to
19:50you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, dear dear. Happy birthday to you. It's the happiest
20:03birthday I've ever had. Now blow out the candle. Make a wish first, dear. Sixteen.
20:16There you are, girl. Two years. Of course there's this. Oh, no. I'm awake with that, dear. Oh,
20:23no, Mother, please let me open it now. Oh, my darling, open it. Oh, it's beautiful. Do you
20:30like it? Oh, look. Darling. Oh, may I go right up and try it on? No, not upstairs, dear. No.
20:37Oh, why not? That'll be all right. Of course, go on up and try it on. Oh, thank you. Please
20:44forgive me. I must. I'll take her home. Be right back. It's all right, Ellie. I'll take
21:01you home. I will. I'm terribly worried about Martha. So am I. We've got a problem on our
21:13hands. I don't know how much longer I can go on with this. That girl is still convinced
21:18that she's Peggy and poor Martha is beginning to believe that it's really true. I've got
21:22to do something right away. I'll be back as soon as I can. No. No, Peggy, no. Oh, Mother,
21:32what's the matter? I just want to show Uncle Dara my ballerina. No. No, Peggy, no. Stay there.
21:39Don't come down, but I've got to come down. Stay up now. Oh, no. Peggy. Peggy.
21:55Peggy. It scared me. I almost fell. But you're all right. You didn't hurt yourself, though,
22:03did you? But you yelled at me and Mother screamed. Why did she scream? She was afraid you were going
22:07to fall. Ira, get Dr. Madison. Martha. Please, get Dr. Madison quickly before she dies. I'm not
22:15going to die or not. Oh, the ballerina, you broke it. Peggy loved it so.
22:43Who are you? Where's my mother? You've been visiting with us, friends of your mother. Now let's go home
23:00and give her a surprise. How could Ruth assume the identical personality of the Perry's daughter,
23:21whom she had never met, and even know the name of her dog and of her friends? Was it because
23:28the spirit of the dead girl did take possession of Ruth during her fantastic experience? Well,
23:37these are questions for which, with all our knowledge, we have no sure answers. What do you think?
23:44What do you think? Oh, my God.