Speaker 1: This episode contains simulated emergency vehicle sirens and car noises.
Additional content warnings are listed in the episode description. Viewer
discretion is advised. The Collection of Moira Graves Episode one
the CRT TV by Jada Mendoza. This would have been
so much easier if the movers hadn't bailed halfway through
unloading my things. Getting Heabie GBI's from the house is
not a valid excuse to leave all of my things
out on my lawn. Don't they know about the dangers
of sun bleaching? Oh, my poor collection and mask yourself feigned? Sorry, sorry,
Oh you're not a fiend at all, just a nice
looking lady in a welder's mask.
Speaker 2: Sorry. I do a lot of welding, and these days
the sun is just really bright, so I forget I'm
wearing a mask sometimes, oh a lot of the time.
Speaker 1: Actually, sure, Can I help you?
Speaker 3: Oh?
Speaker 2: Uh? Actually I live next door and I saw that
you were moving in. You got a lot of boxes
on the lawn.
Speaker 1: Yes, it's a bit of a predicament.
Speaker 2: Well I came over to help you.
Speaker 4: Oh, thank you.
Speaker 1: Not many people go out of their way to help
their neighbors these days.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, you do have a lot of unusual
stuff out here, so I figured you'd need some extra hands.
Speaker 1: I have amassed quite a collection of items. My sister
thinks it's a hoarding problem. She recommended a documentary to
me about this woman who talked about the life changing
magic of tidying up. I think she was from Japan. Anyway,
there was no actual magic in the show, and I
got the hint. My lifestyle is mine alone to dictate,
and I have everything under control. Key, Key, please save
the quips for after our guest has left.
Speaker 2: Is that a crow in a cage?
Speaker 1: The key is a magpie and my companion, I suppose,
though not my choice. You will be let out of
the cage later. Kiki, she has a couple boxes that
we should probably move while she's in that cage.
Speaker 2: Sorry to interrupt for a second, but I was wondering
if you found anything that was already inhabiting the house
when you moved in.
Speaker 1: Oh, do you seek out the paranormal as well? Are
you perhaps a ghost hunter?
Speaker 2: No? No, I didn't mean I'm not really great with horror.
Speaker 5: Oh.
Speaker 1: I see many would say the same though, at the
end of the day, horror is just a storytelling genre. Actually,
this situation reminds me of a fascinating story. If you'll
allow me to indulge, I'd really love to tell it
to you before we start. Perhaps too set the tone.
Speaker 2: That TV doesn't seem to be working. I didn't even
know people still use CRT televisions these days. And how
is that even on? It's not even plugged in anything.
Speaker 1: This is no mere movie. We will be watching, my
dear neighbor. We will be doing this the old fashioned way. Well,
it's been a while since I told a story to
a stranger. Have you ever heard of psychometry?
Speaker 6: No?
Speaker 1: Well, unbeknownst to the larger population, different items of both
extraordinary and ordinary nature have a unique lived history. Through
the power of psychometry, I can tap into the latent
psychic energy of objects, investigate that history in real time,
and relay it to you all. And to tune into
that energy, behold my tuning fork. This allows me to
sync with the energy that emanates from within the object itself.
Speaker 2: So you're going to talk to the TV.
Speaker 1: No, it's much more. How about I demonstrate to you instead.
Our story begins in a house not unlike this one.
The Hernandez family was just moving into their new home. Well,
it was relatively new. The whole suburb wasn't even a
decade old. And yet, even though every other house on
the block had a family that was living there for
several years already, this one was now housing its fifth
round of tenants. As they pull into the driveway of
the house, the entire neighborhood quiet. These poor unfortunate souls.
Some of them think, I bet you they won't last
two days. One of the children whispers to another. For
what the Hernandez family did not know was that their
house was already occupied by an unsettled resident.
Speaker 3: Mom, everyone's looking at us.
Speaker 7: Don't be ridiculous, you're just being self conscious.
Speaker 4: Here, take this.
Speaker 7: You're always telling me you're so strong.
Speaker 2: Now.
Speaker 4: Ah, the movers must have let the door unlocked. I
swear these.
Speaker 3: People, why couldn't we stay in the city. I liked
it better there.
Speaker 7: I told you, kiddo, this is a good position. I'll
be head of the pediatric unit at the hospital here.
We live close by, So can you tell be shorter.
There's a great school in the area for you, and
I'll earn more money that can buy you those violent
video games you love so much.
Speaker 3: I won't be able to play any video games on
a TV like that. It's so old.
Speaker 7: God, electricity isn't cheap.
Speaker 4: Why did they leave this on? The batter is in
this remote or dead too?
Speaker 6: It's not safe to leave the door unlocked.
Speaker 4: What the hey? Language?
Speaker 6: It's all right. I'm an old coot, as the people
say around here, So swearing is the last thing that
bothers me.
Speaker 4: Right, you must be our neighbor.
Speaker 7: Hi, I'm Gloria Hernandez.
Speaker 4: This is Jamie.
Speaker 6: Make sure the child is safe. Excuse me, you're not
the only one in this house. Beware of the whisperings.
They'll drive a person battye whisperings. Take that as a warning.
The previous family didn't here. Oatmeal chocolate chip a peace offering.
They were her favorite.
Speaker 1: What he's with that thing?
Speaker 7: And he's gone?
Speaker 3: I want to go home.
Speaker 1: We are home, you know what I mean.
Speaker 7: Don't let the strange old gar next door scare you. Okay,
I'm sure with a little time you'll come to love
it here. We're just not moved in yet. We gotta
start unpacking these boxes. Hello, Yeah, okay, yep, I'm on
my way. See you soon, Mom, seriously, do you need
to to work now?
Speaker 4: It's urgent. They've got a kidding critical condition ready for
the o R.
Speaker 7: If you're gonna leave me alone to unpack, you said
you were strong, Right, un lock the door. You're old enough,
you can handle yourself for a couple hours.
Speaker 3: I guess great.
Speaker 7: Order a pizza, make some fun out of it. Just
make sure to save some for me when I get back.
Speaker 3: Love you, Love you too, Mom.
Speaker 2: She's not coming back.
Speaker 5: She's not going back. She's not coming back. She won't
be here.
Speaker 8: Hello, don't worry.
Speaker 3: I'm here or are you talking to me?
Speaker 5: You know I'll always be here. I'd never leave you.
Speaker 3: Alone, right, it must have been my imagination. A little
TV wouldn't hurt here.
Speaker 5: You want to sit down, sweetie. You must be imagining things.
Speaker 3: I must be in my things.
Speaker 5: Right, you're safe now?
Speaker 2: Hello?
Speaker 7: Yes Ma, we're fine. I left in the afternoon to.
Speaker 4: Pick up at the hospital. It was an emergency.
Speaker 7: Yeah, I know, Mom, Jamie's been on their own before.
Speaker 4: Yes, I get it. Okay, I have to go. I
still have to unpack nothing.
Speaker 7: Everything is already out and put away.
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Speaker 7: Jamie, what is that you.
Speaker 1: Yes, it's me Ma.
Speaker 4: I'll call you back later.
Speaker 7: The TV works now, Yeah, I can see that, Jamie.
Remember what I said about the electricity earlier when.
Speaker 3: I left, that it's not free.
Speaker 4: Yes, So don't leave the TV on if you're not
watching it, Honey, No excuse me.
Speaker 3: I mean I couldn't find the batteries for the remote,
and the buttons on the front of the TV are sticky,
so I can't really use them.
Speaker 4: Then how did you get it working?
Speaker 3: I just tell the truth. You won't believe me.
Speaker 4: Try me.
Speaker 3: The TV just magically turns on by itself, Jamie.
Speaker 4: I told you to be honest.
Speaker 7: No, Mom, I swear, improving the truth won't get you anywhere.
Speaker 3: Uh. I guess the sound of the TV comforts me.
It's lonely when you come home really late.
Speaker 4: I see what this is. I know that this is hard.
Speaker 7: We're in a new place, a new house. But I'm
doing my best to raise you on my own. All right,
If you're lonely, then maybe you should consider that after
school program I was telling you about at your new school.
What no, in the city, I could stay by myself
in the I know that, but Okay, maybe I shouldn't
have left.
Speaker 4: You in the house all by yourself.
Speaker 7: Our building in the city had a door man, and
we had neighbors that we knew. We don't have the
luxury of that out here. I know moving to a
new school isn't easy, but maybe staying after school will help.
Speaker 4: You make new friends.
Speaker 3: I can't take care of myself, I.
Speaker 4: Know, honey, but just think about it.
Speaker 3: Okay, I'd rather stay here and watch TV than go
to some stupid after school program.
Speaker 7: I could always ask Gottie to look after you.
Speaker 3: Okay, I'll try staying after school.
Speaker 7: Good You did a great job at unpacking everything. How'd
you get it all done without any help?
Speaker 3: I I don't know. I kind of just did it.
I guess.
Speaker 4: Well, however, you did it. Thank you. I'm exhausted.
Speaker 3: There's pizza in the fridge, Supreme meat Lovers, our favorite.
Speaker 4: Yes, you are the best. I'm gonna have some dinner
and you need to get some sleep. You've got your
first day tomorrow.
Speaker 3: How I can hardly contain my excitement.
Speaker 4: It'll be fine. Don't worry about it too much.
Speaker 7: Okay, good night, Long sweet dreams. Where a different channel
is on When I came.
Speaker 4: And check e TV.
Speaker 2: What moons tah, Welcome to your midnight newscast our top
story tonight a local radio DJ died on air earlier
than gotcha.
Speaker 4: Let's watch a little evening news, shall we.
Speaker 5: You'll regret that? What can you get a read on
what's happening over there? If you messed with me one
more time, I'll have to get rid of you.
Speaker 4: Why is it doing that?
Speaker 2: We can't be sure of how this happened. From what
authorities have told us so far, it just seemed to
be an unfortunate accident. That's it.
Speaker 5: You messed with the wrong guy.
Speaker 1: What the hell is wrong?
Speaker 5: Hey? You're I'm talking to you.
Speaker 8: You think this okay?
Speaker 4: This thing's busted. I'm just going on plug.
Speaker 5: If you even think about trying something like that.
Speaker 1: Why do you come now? How is this even happening?
Speaker 5: I'm the one who runs that late.
Speaker 4: I told you, Jamie, don't do that.
Speaker 3: I told you. It takes care of.
Speaker 4: Itself, Jamie.
Speaker 7: The TV works on its own. Yes, honey, I know, mom, Jamie.
Speaker 3: You're okay, right, Yeah, I'm I'm going to go back
to sleep now.
Speaker 4: I think I need to go to bed too. Good night, weird.
Speaker 9: Sweet dream Mom?
Speaker 3: We got Mom, Jamie, what is it? It's seven thirty.
Speaker 4: We're going to be late.
Speaker 5: Shoot, good morning.
Speaker 2: My family.
Speaker 4: That TV will be the death of me.
Speaker 3: This is my favorite show.
Speaker 4: How do you even know what show this is? It
looks like it's from the nineties.
Speaker 3: I don't know. I just like it.
Speaker 4: Don't you feel tired?
Speaker 7: You woke up in the middle of the night last night?
Speaker 2: I did.
Speaker 7: Yeah, I was messing with the TV and you came
into the living room.
Speaker 3: I don't remember that, Mom.
Speaker 5: Don't even worry about it. I got everything under control.
Speaker 4: Okay, enough of that. We're gonna be late.
Speaker 7: Remember one more minute, Jamie, get away from the TV
and get in the car.
Speaker 4: Mean see your later's family.
Speaker 6: Good morning.
Speaker 4: Wait in the car. Okay, I'll just be a second.
Speaker 7: Okay, Hey Scottie, Yes, hello there, new neighbors. Do you
happen to know what's wrong with that TV in my house?
Speaker 6: Brave of you to claim it as your house when
it was already occupied.
Speaker 7: Okay, I cut the crap. You seem to know what's
going on, So just tell me what I've gotten my
family into.
Speaker 6: You're not the first to be at her whims her
The disturbances started after the first family fell victim to burglars.
The daughter was there at the time of the break in,
left alone by her neglectful parents, and was murdered. After that,
the family fell apart. The parents went mad. Incidents kept
happening in the living room of the home, and it
didn't stop after they left. Family after family moved in
after them, the same thing kept happening. The children went missing,
and then the remaining family would fall into dysfunction.
Speaker 7: So you're telling me my house is haunted.
Speaker 6: You've experienced it, haven't you. The ghost has grown more
impatient with each resident and has been acting quicker and quicker.
Speaker 1: Oh, we have to go.
Speaker 6: If you wish for nothing to happen to your child,
you should leave.
Speaker 1: I just moved in.
Speaker 4: I've got the job of my dreams. I'm not leaving.
Speaker 6: Suit yourself.
Speaker 4: There's nothing I can do.
Speaker 6: Unless you can somehow appease an angry spirit, then it
would be best if you kept an eye on the child.
Speaker 4: All right, I'm.
Speaker 8: Coming, made it just in time.
Speaker 4: Have a good day at school, kiddo.
Speaker 3: Wait, I'm just supposed to go in by myself.
Speaker 4: I can't go in with you.
Speaker 7: My shift starts in like, uh, ten.
Speaker 4: Minutes, now, go come on, but I don't know what
to do.
Speaker 7: Go into the office and ask someone to help you.
Speaker 4: They know you're enrolled here. But Mom, you'll be fine.
Speaker 7: Jamie, I need to go. Make sure to stay after
school until my shift is done. Remember the after school program.
Speaker 3: What time will you be picking me up?
Speaker 4: It depends on what happens. I don't know. Four point thirty. Okay,
I'll see you later.
Speaker 3: I love you too, Mom.
Speaker 4: Screw this, it's already almost seven. Excuse me.
Speaker 7: Do you know if the after school program is still going?
Speaker 10: The after school program ended two hours ago.
Speaker 7: I know, but I told my kid to stay until
I got here. It's their first day.
Speaker 10: Wait a minute, are you Gloria Hernandez bidy chance?
Speaker 2: Yes?
Speaker 4: Why do you ask?
Speaker 5: Well?
Speaker 10: I called you multiple times throughout the day.
Speaker 4: What ten missed calls?
Speaker 10: Your kid didn't show up at school today. I was
trying to get a hold of you.
Speaker 7: If Jamie isn't here, then excuse me.
Speaker 4: There's somewhere I need to be.
Speaker 7: Jamie, Jamie play.
Speaker 4: Geez grew.
Speaker 11: This can't down.
Speaker 7: I can't.
Speaker 1: Hand me, I won't see you.
Speaker 5: I don't want to keeping them company.
Speaker 11: You don't want to get a joy I didn't.
Speaker 4: They were okay in your safe your I don't care.
Speaker 5: I don't.
Speaker 2: Hurts.
Speaker 1: She's pulling hold on much logger.
Speaker 4: She's too strong.
Speaker 10: No kim taking me back?
Speaker 8: Please get my baby back to me?
Speaker 5: What do you want Jamie to go back?
Speaker 4: Yes? Please give Jamie back.
Speaker 5: Hmm, I don't know.
Speaker 9: Jamie seems much happier here with me, with a family
that actually cares.
Speaker 5: About them, with a family that won't leave them alone.
Speaker 9: We don't need anybody, especially not parents that don't give
a damn about their kids.
Speaker 7: Please I do anything to get Jamie back.
Speaker 9: I'm not so sure I trust you. You're like every
other neglectful parent. All you do is work and work. Meanwhile,
your kid is stuck here at home, all by their lonesome,
and the only time you really care is when a
bad person comes.
Speaker 5: And takes them away.
Speaker 4: Is that what happened to you?
Speaker 5: Why does it matter to you what happened to me?
Speaker 4: Shouldn't it matter?
Speaker 9: Nobody gave a crap about whether I was gone or not.
If my parents cared about me, they would have spent
more time with me. I wouldn't have been left alone
all the time. I wouldn't have been stabbed in dead
by some stupid burglar.
Speaker 1: I'm sorry you went through that.
Speaker 6: No, you're not.
Speaker 7: I'm saying I'm sorry, aren't I You.
Speaker 5: Don't really mean it. Nobody cares about me.
Speaker 8: I'm not so sure.
Speaker 7: There's an old guy next door that seems to worry
about you quite a lot.
Speaker 4: They brought you cookies the other day.
Speaker 5: That doesn't matter now I can't eat cookies like this.
Speaker 4: What's your name?
Speaker 5: My name?
Speaker 4: Yes? Your name?
Speaker 8: What is it?
Speaker 5: Samantha?
Speaker 4: Samantha? Can can I call you Sammy?
Speaker 3: I guess so, Sammy.
Speaker 7: It might not seem like it all the time, but
I love Jamie very much.
Speaker 9: My parents they never asked for me back after I
was gone. All they did was fight, and then after
I died, they just left. How do I know you're
not going to do that to Jamie, Sammy.
Speaker 7: I'm really sorry that your parents didn't treat you the
way you expected. I'm sorry they let you down. I'm
sorry you were.
Speaker 4: Alone in the end. Parents aren't perfect. Nobody is perfect.
Speaker 7: I can't promise that I'll always do the right thing either,
but I can only promise you with every fiber of
my being that I would never abandon Jamie ever.
Speaker 4: I would do anything to get them back. Mom.
Speaker 7: I know that you care a lot about Jamie too, Sammy.
After all, you did your best to take care of
them and keep them company while I was away, and
I'm thankful for that.
Speaker 4: But please, I just want Jamie back. I want to be.
Speaker 1: There for them.
Speaker 7: I want Jamie to live a full life and I
can't do that if you take Jamie away.
Speaker 11: No, no, no, no, no, Jamie.
Speaker 3: You're back, Mom. I had the craziest nightmare. I think
I fell asleep watching TV or something. Wait, are you crying?
Speaker 10: What happened?
Speaker 4: I'm okay, I'm sorry I left you on your own.
Speaker 3: That's okay, Mom, I didn't go to school.
Speaker 4: It's all right, sweetie.
Speaker 7: I'm just glad you're home safe with me.
Speaker 4: Need to.
Speaker 1: And that's the end of that story.
Speaker 4: What did you think? I think?
Speaker 2: I never want to see another CRT TV ever again.
Please don't tell me Samantha is in there.
Speaker 1: She isn't though after the incident, it hasn't recovered to
a usable state. Actually broadcasting static. Now, shall we get
to sorting through the rest of my collection?
Speaker 2: Actually, I need to come clean I came here to
ask about some metal sculptures that might have been lying
around your house.
Speaker 1: Oh so those new fangled pieces are yours. I found
those when I first came in.
Speaker 2: Yeah, those are mine. I was using your house to
store my sculptures while it was vacant. Nobody ever went
in there because the house looks a little how do
I say this spooky? It's actually been a nightmare for
the hoa ah.
Speaker 1: I see. Even though the house is my desired esthetic,
I can see why people might be scared to approach. Plus,
if I had a free option for extra storage, believe me,
I would have jumped at the opportunity just as you did.
I've put your sculptures in the backyard for now.
Speaker 2: Then I can just get them out of your hair.
Speaker 1: Do you need any help?
Speaker 2: Oh no, thank you. I can go to at a time.
That's why I work out.
Speaker 4: You see.
Speaker 1: Oh well, that's quite attractive the sculptures.
Speaker 2: I mean, thanks, It won't take more than thirty minutes.
Then we can get back to all of these boxes.
Speaker 1: Actually, I've grown quite fond of those sculptures. If you'd like,
I could lighten your load and buy a few, add
them to my collection. As keepsakes for moving to the
new neighborhood.
Speaker 2: Oh wow, thank you. That's very generous. If that's the case,
then we can go over the ones that you'd like
to keep if you have the time, of course.
Speaker 1: Yes, that would be wonderful. You can stay as long
as you'd like. I love making new friends, especially since
I'm new to the neighborhood.
Speaker 2: And oh friends, right, yeah, sure, we should head to
the backyard.
Speaker 1: Right the backyard is that away through the gate? Oh hush, kiky,
I'm socializing. It's locked coming. The CRT TV was written
by Jada Mendoza, starring Elisa Petrie as Moyra Graves and
Aaron Grassy as Heather, featuring Caroline or Huela as Gloria Hernandez,
Jasper Jade as Jamie Hernandez, Kate Sheridan as the Ghost, JK.
Robbins as Scottie, Edward Selvey as soap opera man, Courtland
Fitzgerald as TV host, Aaron Grassy as nooce caster, Anthony
Romanelli as mafia man, and Molly Michaelson as Secretary. Directed
by Jordan Autumn Kalina. Assistant directors Elisa Petrie d Henry
Hanson and Jonathan Harden. Casting by Jada Mendoza, sound design
and engineering by Lindsay Faughn.
Speaker 4: Theme song by.
Speaker 1: Jordan Horban, Episode art by Alissa Esteban, Production coordination by
Alisa Petrie. Story development by Alyssa Esteban. The Collection of
Moira Graves is produced by Morena Mose and Lindsay Fawn
and the executive producer of the Collection of Moira Graves
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