Season 2 - Episode 76: Give Up the Ghost

## Synopsis

Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie get Eddie inside his house to assess him and ask what happened. Eddie says that he saw a ghost - a gaunt, blue man in green robes that didn't look familiar to him. When the ghost touched him it made him feel weak and cold. They agree this isn't an average ghost and decide to go back and do some research. Before they can, a police officer arrives at the door. HIs name is Officer Ron Crawford. Bjorn tells Crawford the cover story of what happened and the officer doesn't ask too many questions due to orders from Captain Holland. Sammie decides to stay with Eddie, worried the ghost may come back, and Bjorn and Henry head back to the Fort to do some research. They discover that the ghost is actually a wraith - a vengeful spirit that roams free from its body. The only way to get rid of it for good is to find the body of the person the spirit belongs to and wake them up or kill them. Bjorn and Henry go looking for Stanley at the Fort but can't find him. Eventually Stanley calls and says he thinks he figured out what's going on and sends them another address. Sammie is the first to arrive, already on West with Eddie, and finds herself at an apartment complex. She finds Stanley and he ushers her into an apartment, where the body of a dead woman lies on the floor. Stanley tells her that whoever the vengeful spirit is, they are targeting his list of informants.

## Episode Description

The heroes deal with the aftermath of the fight with whatever possessed the dog.

## Key Events

* Although Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie didn't see the ghost, Eddie describes seeing a gaunt, man that appeared blue with light green robes and didn't look like anyone he knew.
* They discover the ghost is a wraith - a vengeful spirit that roams untethered to its body. When it touches them, it leaves frostbite-like burns and leaves them feeling cold and weak. They can injure the wraith with normal weapons, however the only way to stop it once and for all is to find the body the spirit belongs to and either wake them up or kill them.
* Stanley tells them he thinks he's figured out what's going on and sends them an address. Sammie is the first to arrive and Stanley tells her the wraith is targeting his list of informants.

## Summary

Sammie continues to heal Henry's arm and hand. Bjorn walks into the yard and looks around with his thermal glasses, not seeing any signs of the spirit. He grabs Henry's sword and hands it back to him. Bjorn suggests they go inside the house for some privacy. Bjorn and Sammie both realize at the same time that Eddie is drifting in and out of consciousness. The area around his neck and going down under his shirt is covered in purple-red frostbite-like burns. They run over to help, Bjorn blocking view of Sammie from the street so she can continue to use magic.

Sammie asks Eddie if he's with them and he weakly says yes. They take him through the front door and prop him up on the living room couch. He's still pretty out of it, groaning in pain. Henry notices the burns on Sammie and Eddie and says the burns rule out a run-of-the-mill ghost. He adds that poltergeists are known for cold spots and moving objects around but the burns are completely out of character. Sammie says that when it touched her, she felt cold and weak. Eddie agrees from the couch. Bjorn asks Eddie how all this started and Eddie explains he was playing with his dog, Bruno, outside when the ghost attacked him. Henry suggests they get back to the Fort and start doing some heavy research.

Bjorn asks Eddie if he saw anything when the ghost attacked them as all they could see was a cold spot. Eddie weakly explains it looked like a blue man in a green robe, he was gaunt and skinny, and he didn't look familiar. Sammie asks if they should take Eddie back to the Fort to have Miguel look after him. Bjorn turns to Eddie and asks if he knows Stanley if he also knows about 'this stuff' referring to monsters. Eddie says he's not sure how much he's allowed to say. Bjorn says they know as much as Stanley knows but Eddie doesn't say anything, saying Stanley told him to be real quiet about these things.

Sammie pulls out her phone to text Stanley and tell him that Eddie is looking rough and if they should bring him back. Stanley calls a few moments later. Sammie answers and Stanley asks if he's okay and after being reassured he is, he says they can call his daughter and have his daughter keep an eye on him. Stanley also suggests they let his dog in to keep an eye on him too and can tell from Sammie's answer that something happened to him. He asks if Eddie knows about Bruno yet and Sammie says no. Bjorn asks if they need to mind wipe him and Stanley says Eddie hasn't said anything for 10 years, so not to worry about it. The call ends and Stanley texts Eddie's daughter's phone number to Sammie.

Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie have a quiet conversation among themselves about what their plan is. They decide on a cover story where they heard barking and came over to help, found someone attempting to break in, and the dog had bravely fought off the attacker but it was too late to save him. Eddie starts to ask where Bruno is. Sammie sits down beside Eddie on the couch and sadly informs him of what happened to his dog. Eddie begins to sniffle and cry. Sammie tells him they're going to call his daughter and have her keep an eye on him and Eddie asks if she'll be in any danger. Sammie looks at Bjorn and suggests she stay with him instead considering they don't know why the ghost came after him in the first place.

Before Bjorn can answer, the doorbell rings. He opens the door to find a reedy-looking, young police officer, maybe in his 20s, who speaks with a southern drawl. He asks if he can come in and Bjorn closes the door behind him after the officer gently shoos the old lady away that is lurking behind him. Once the door is closed, the officer says he was told by Captain Holland that there were extenuating circumstances and he wasn't to ask too many questions. Bjorn flashes his badge and tells him the cover story about a break in. The officer asks if there is any chance of the 'assailant' returning and Bjorn says no. The officer, who's name is listed as 'Ron Crawford' on his badge, tells them he'll go stand in the backyard for about 20 minutes to make it look like he did something and then head out. He tells them to have a nice day and leaves.

Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie debate over whether or not Sammie should stay or they should call his daughter. They weigh the pros and cons and finally settle on Sammie staying. She says she'll get her laptop out of her Jeep and do her own research here while she sits with Eddie. Bjorn holds out his thermal glasses for Sammie to keep and use and asks for the keys to Sammie's Jeep. She tells him she's really trusting him here before handing them over. Bjorn and Henry drive Sammie's Jeep to the docks and then head back to the Fort by boat. They head to the library to do some research but don't come up with anything.

Sammie starts to do some digging on her laptop at Eddie's house. She finds out that the creature is a wraith - a vengeful spirit that roams free, untethered to a person. She finds that you can harm it or damage it with a variety of weapons but the only way to permanently get rid of it is to find the person the spirit belongs to and either kill them or wake them up. After she finds this, she tries to get some information from Eddie. She asks him if anyone would want to hurt him for some reason and he says no. She asks if it has to do with the thing Stanley told him not to talk about and he answers that he's not allowed to talk about it.

Sammie calls Bjorn and Henry to tell them what she's found. Neither Bjorn or Henry have any idea as to who it could be. Henry says that if it's a person's spirit, they have to be in a coma somewhere. Sammie counters that it could be someone who is purposely sending their spirit out of their body. Sammie quietly says that Eddie still hasn't told her about the thing that happened to him that involved Stanley and Henry decides to go try to find him. Henry hands the phone to Bjorn but Bjorn follows Henry as they walk through the halls of the Fort. Bjorn asks Sammie if she can ask Eddie for some more details on the ghost he saw.

Henry is calling for Stanley and opening doors to various rooms but is unable to find him. He eventually finds Miguel in his workshop and asks him where Stanley is. Miguel says that he went out, he said he was checking on something and he didn't ask. Henry asks Miguel if he knows what happened between Stanley and Eddie and Miguel says that Eddie is one of Stanley's 'Sherlock squad' - a contact that helps him occasionally. Henry asks when Stanley will be back and Miguel is unsure, relaying that all Stanley said was that he had something to check on on the island.

Henry suggests they call Stanley and Bjorn does so, considering Sammie is still on speakerphone on Henry's. Bjorn calls and the line rings out, going to voicemail. Sammie says she'll text Stanley and talk to Eddie and let them know if she finds anything new. Henry says he'll dig into Eddie's background and things that happened 10 years ago to see if he can find anything. Bjorn checks the docks and sees that Stanley's boat is gone, confirming Stanley is missing. They end their call and start their new research.

Sammie asks Eddie if there's anything else about the wraith that he remembers. Eddie says he's not sure if the man was wearing a robe, that the figure was blurred together, but he thinks it was light-green. He says he was a pale, white man but he didn't recognize him. In the Fort, Henry has walked off toward the library when Bjorn gets a call from Stanley. Bjorn says they were looking for him and Stanley apologizes. Bjorn can tell from his voice that something is wrong and asks if he's okay. Stanley says he's okay but he thinks he's figured out what's going on. He says he's going to send them another address and to get there as quickly as they can. Bjorn runs over and grabs Henry, telling him what Stanley said on the phone. They start to run down to the docks to get to West. Bjorn texts the address to Sammie and tells her to get there as soon as she can, Stanley sent it and he doesn't believe him when he says he's okay. He adds she should get Eddie's daughter there to look after him.

Sammie immediately gets to her feet. Eddie asks what's wrong and Sammie says something is going on with Stanley. She asks if he's feeling well enough to call his daughter and Eddie says he is. Sammie then asks if she can borrow Eddie's car and he agrees. Sammie grabs his keys and runs out and jumps into the station wagon. She throws her things into the passenger seat and takes off down the road.

Sammie is the first to arrive at the apartment complex. She notices there are several police cars there and officers seem to be going door to door. As she jumps out of the car she gets a text from Stanley that says to look up. Sammie sees Stanley giving her a small wave from a window on the third floor. Sammie runs up the stairs and sees Stanley standing in an open doorway, waiting for her. Sammie immediately asks Stanley if he's alright. Stanley says he's fine but he looks sad. He opens the door wider and gestures inside.

Sammie looks in to see the dead body of a woman, who Stanley points out is not fine. Sammie tells Stanley that the creature is a wraith and Stanley says that makes sense. He pulls out his phone and scrolls through before tapping on something and showing it to her. It's a photo of a physical list of names. Sammie notices that the top name is Eddie Guerrera. Sammie asks what the list is and Stanley says it's his people, the wraith is going after his informants.

## List of Appearances

* Sammie Overbrook
* Henry Marlowe
* Bjorn Olafson
* Eddie Guerrera
* Ron Crawford
* Miguel Rodriguez
* Stanley Marlowe