♪ ♪

Myles，我是 Pepper

[cell phone buzzes]

可...可以談談嗎？

♪ ♪

Niko 想換人演你的角色 但我要他等等

- Miles, it's Pepper.

我不想放棄這齣舞台話劇，不過...

Can--can we talk?

要走上舞台真的很可怕

Niko wants to replace you, but I told him to wait.

那隻幽靈就在外面等著我

I can't quit the play, but...

我不知如何是好

I'm afraid to go on stage.

回電給我，拜託

The phantom's out there, waiting for me.

Mac！

I don't know what to do.

跟我說話啊你

Call me. Please.

有人嗎？

♪ ♪

走開

- Mac!

我們關門了

Talk to me, man.

永遠

[knocking] - Hello?

Mac 說別再那麼孩子氣了

- Go away!

幫他開這扇天殺的門

We're closed.

不是我說的，是他說的

Permanently!

Mac

- Mac says to stop being a baby

你兄弟非常擔心你

and open the f-word door--

他在嗎？ 和你一起嗎？

his language, not mine.

Mac，發生什麼事了？

- Mac.

我怎麼知道 跟 Sarah 說吧

- Your brother's very concerned about you.

告訴我

- Is he here? Is he with you?

你的天賦什麼時候消失的？

Mac, what happened?

大概在我們剛破 Scrooge 那案子之後

- How should I know? Talk to Sarah.

那時候有沒有發生什麼特別的事？

- Tell me...

沒什麼特別的事，除了...

when did your gifts start failing you?

除了一件事

- Right around the time we solved the Scrooge case.

怎麼了？

- Did anything significant happen during that case?

- 他死了 - 我死了

- Same old, same old. Except--

噢

- Well, except for the one thing.

有時候受痛苦經歷影響

- What happened?

心思細膩的人可能會使不出力

both: I died.

我心靈沒有受創

- Oh.

我意思是，他好好的 我們還是在一起工作

Sometimes when we suffer a trauma,

他就在這裡 兄弟，沒錯吧？

a sensitive person's energies can get clogged up.

他才不是好好的 你們兩個都不是

- Well, I'm not traumatized.

事實是，Mac 死了

I mean, Mac's fine, we're still together, taking cases.

但是不為失去至親而悲傷

He's right here. Right, man?

你們卻選擇了逃避

- He's not fine, neither of you are!

- 不 - 我沒有

The fact is, Mac is dead.

Myles...

And instead of grieving what is still a very real loss,

你為 Mac 的死自責

you're both in denial.

愧疚感蒙蔽了你的能力

- Nuh-uh. - Am not.

至於 Mac 你自覺明明已經告別塵世

- Myles...

卻不知為何還停留在這裡

you blame yourself for Mac's death.

我們搞砸了

Your guilt and your shame are closing off your abilities,

能怎麼解決？ 我們該做什麼？

and Mac, you feel cut off from the world, aimless,

你的話，我恐怕已經來不及了

questioning why you're still here.

一旦那扇窗關上了...

- So we're messed up.

不，我...我一定要再見一次 Mac

How do we fix it? What do we do?

或許你們兩個都需要 拋開一切向前走

- For you, I'm afraid it might already be too late.

不可能 告訴他

Once that window's closed--

他聽得見

- No, I've--I've got to see my brother again.

我不會拋棄你的

- Perhaps what you both need is to move on.

我們會阻止 Charity

- That's not happening.

我們會挺過來的

Tell him. - He can hear you.

或許你應該告訴他

- I'm not abandoning you, man.

Myles

We're gonna stop Charity

Charity 已經詛咒這座鎮一百年了

and we're gonna get through this.

如果她的存在就是你們來 Charity 的原因

- Maybe you should tell him.

那麼阻止 Charity

- Mm.

可以讓 Mac 達成自己的使命

Myles.

無論怎樣，已經沒有退路了

Charity has cursed this town for a century.

Saturn 需要我們

If her presence is what drew you both to Saturn,

Pepper 需要我們

stopping her could allow Mac

我覺得他希望你考慮一下

to fulfill his purpose.

就算我真的想，又該怎麼做？

Either way, things will never be the same.

我不能獨力阻止她啊

- Saturn needs us.

怎麼了？

Pepper needs us.

他在說什麼？

- I think he'd like you to consider it.

他...他問 B 計劃怎麼樣

- Even if I wanted to, how?

我去拿鐵鏟

I can't stop her by myself.

你所謂的 B 計劃竟然是盜墓

[dark music]

你刻意不提那是她的棺木

What?

不，那只算借墓

What's he saying?

我們會把東西還回去的

- He--he's asking about plan B.

那...那 B 計劃糟透了

♪ ♪

還要在墓地執行

- I'll get the shovels.

也太引人側目了吧

[lightly edgy music]

我們通常只是幫幽靈達成心願

♪ ♪

不過這次我們不知道她的願望

[thudding] [sighs]

你不是說 Charity 提過什麼「容器」嗎？

- When you said plan B involved grave robbing,

對，她攻擊 Pepper 時候說過

you neglected to mention it was her entire grave.

好像是「容器必須死」

- It's more like grave borrowing.

那可能就是她的願望

'Cause we're gonna put it back.

所謂容器可能就是 Pepper

Just--plan B is messy.

我們可不能殺死 Pepper

And doing it at the cemetery would attract

當然，我想說的是...

too much attention.

如果 Charity 的死為這個鎮帶來詛咒

- Normally, we just help a ghost achieve what it wants,

她為什麼突然心血來潮

but, in this case, we don't know what she wants.

像《彗星美人》 那麼積極想取代沒名氣的女演員？

- Didn't you say Charity spoke of a vessel?

Charity 生前錯失

- Yeah, when she, uh, attacked Pepper.

演繹 Mary 角色的機會

Uh, "the vessel must die."

所以她想殺死 Pepper 來安撫自己？

- Maybe that's what she wants.

兩位，我只聽得到你們一半的對話

The vessel could be Pepper.

抱歉，別管我們

- We're not killing Pepper.

打擾她的墳墓不會觸怒她吧

- No, what I'm saying is,

肯定會

if Charity's death cursed the whole town,

沒錯，強迫幽靈向前看

why is her spirit suddenly so focused on

真不是件好差事

"All About Eve"-ing some random actress?

所以我們才要午夜行事

- Charity was denied the chance

劇院人影無蹤

to play the role of Mary in life.

有人嗎？

Perhaps she's taking it out on Pepper in death?

幽...

- Guys, I only hear half of the conversation.

幽靈小姐？

- Oh, sorry, dear, never mind.

對幽靈來說，B 計劃簡直...

Won't this anger Charity's spirit?

就是再死一遍

- Big time.

他們也會感到痛苦、恐懼

Yeah, forcing a spirit to move on

他們會反擊

is, uh... unpleasant business.

我想打擾你一會

That is why we do it in the middle of the night

跟你談談

when the theater is empty.

你好嗎？美女

[door creaking open]

幫忙遞一下聖水

[ominous music]

我知道你不喜歡我們來這裡

♪ ♪

在你的舞台上表演

- Hello?

這是 05 年緬因州釀的美酒

Miss, um...

幽靈海盜有福了

phantom, ma'am?

數到三？

- For a spirit, plan B is...

但是在劇院裡演出這齣戲

well, it's like dying all over again.

是我的夢想

You know, they feel pain, they feel terror.

一、二...

They lash out.

嘿

- I was hoping I could

如果你要走的話

talk to you for a sec.

替我向老爸打聲招呼

♪ ♪

三！

[electricity crackling]

給我們實現夢想的機會吧

♪ ♪

一晚就好

- Hey, there, good looking. [clicks tongue]

為了你，我們會盡全力完美演出

Could you get me the holy water?

我只想請求你

- Uh-huh.

給我們一次機會

- I know you hate that we're here,

噢

performing on your stage.

噢！

[dramatic music]

天啊

- This is a vintage 2005 from Maine.

成功了嗎？

- [laughs]

不

- There's a whole thing with ghost pirates.

沒有！

- On three?

我不明白

♪ ♪

還以為會...

- But the theater and this play...

我不應該還在這裡

this is my dream.

Sarah？ Mac 走了嗎？

♪ ♪

告訴他成功了

- One, two...

是時候讓他放下往前走了

♪ ♪

至少兩兄弟有一個做得到

Hey.

Mac 已經到另一個世界了

If you take the ride...

你做得很好

Say hi to Dad for me.

雖然很難受

Three!

找些樂子讓自己開心一下

♪ ♪

好嗎？

- Give us a chance to live our dream,

聖誕快樂

just one night.

抱歉我來遲了

We'll do it in your honor.

距離平安夜，還有兩天

♪ ♪

真沒時間觀念，Barrymore

[both chanting in Latin]

我們的救世主和混帳真沒兩樣

- I'll I'm asking is...

你好 你來了

just give us a chance.

對...對不起 我消失了

♪ ♪

但我想告訴你

Ugh. Oh.

我已經幫你解決問題了

[both continue chanting in Latin]

還有那隻害人精

- [inhales]

她不會再來打擾你了

- [screeches]

永遠

- [groans]

真好，謝謝

- [gasping]

你是怎麼...

[eerie music]

等你們說完話之後

- Oh!

我們可以開始彩排了

Jeez.

可以了

Did it work?

說完了，對不起

- No. [scoffs]

所有人注意，要彩排了

No!

來吧牛仔

I don't understand. [chuckles]

聖誕節快樂

Thought there was gonna be...

平安夜

I shouldn't be here.

Mac

- Sarah? Is he gone?

要走了

[somber music]

等我一下，我很想讀這篇文章

♪ ♪

- 你試著打開那本雜誌 - 已經試了三天

- Tell him it worked.

- 你試著打開那本雜誌 - 已經試了三天

It's time for him to move on.

- 真的嗎？ - 嗯

I mean, at least one of us can.

死後一點時間觀念也沒有

♪ ♪

今天是平安夜

- Mac has gone to the other side, dear.

你應該去找你兄弟去

♪ ♪

去了他也不知道

It was a great thing you did.

有心就行了

A hard thing.

我不可能一輩子這樣

♪ ♪

一定要找個辦法

Find something that makes you happy.

不要再在人世間徘徊遊蕩

Hmm?

去劇院吧

♪ ♪

去看那齣戲

- Merry Christmas.

天堂會等你的

- Sorry. Sorry I'm late.

- 你要喝口酒嗎？ - 好啊

- About time, Mr. Barrymore.

- 你不是懷孕了嗎？ - 對，但是沒關係

Our Messiah was almost born a bastard.

「對，但是沒關係」？

- Hi. - You're here.

反正就像我說的

- I'm--I'm sorry I've been MIA.

一切只是個糟透的故事

But I want to let you know

什麼？

that I cleared out that problem you were having.

聖母瑪利亞那時只是...睡著了？

With the pest.

然後上帝突然就說：

And that it won't bother you again.

「嘿，小女孩」

Ever.

「你醒了嗎？」

- That's great. Thank you.

「我剛剛在你肚子裡放了個寶寶」

How did you do-- - [clears throat]

那完全就是犯罪行為

If you are, uh, done with whatever that was,

- 不是嗎？ - 才不是！

I'd like to rehearse.

我覺得她是知道的 你知道，有時候...

- Yeah, me too.

我不覺得這樣更好

- Yeah, sorry.

有時候我們命中注定 要做某些事

Yeah.

怎麼了？

- Rehearsal's up, everyone!

沒什麼，我總是這樣跟我兄弟說

- [sighs]

至少，曾經是

[light music]

嘿，他會來看戲嗎？

- Here you go, cowboy.

呃...他還在度假

Happy Jingles.

寶寶剛才踢了你嗎？

[giggles]

我想我羊水剛破了

♪ ♪

嗯，破了

Mac.

流得到處都是

You should go.

噢，恭喜你 謝謝

- Hold on a minute, I just want to read this article.

- 是個枕頭 - 是個枕頭

- You've been trying to open that magazine

- 跟你長得一樣 - 真的

for three days now.

- 你怎麼了？

- Have I? - Hmm.

- 聲帶長繭？

- Time gets funny on this side.

那換你來做導演吧！

- It's Christmas Eve.

我才不管你這個天使長 Urizel 身體怎樣

You should be with your brother.

總之就是今晚，只此一晚

- He won't even know I'm there.

表演必須繼續

- It's the thought that counts.

糟了

- I can't do this forever.

什麼？

I've got to figure out a way to stop...

你會愛上那本書 真的很精彩

lingering.

真的？

- Go to the theater.

聖誕快樂

Enjoy the pageant.

好吧

♪ ♪

Mac

Heaven can wait.

怎...怎麼了？

- Should you have some of this?

事情還沒結束

'Cause you are with a child. - Yes--no, it's okay.

你來找我談 Charity 的時候

- No, it's okay?

我已經把這些紀錄都送進檔案庫

Anyway, like I was saying,

我剛想把它們拿回來

it's kind of a messed-up story.

有些東西我們漏掉了

- What?

找到了

- Mary was, like, what, asleep?

《Saturn Trib》1917 年

And God's just like,

「在位於 Saturn 的這座小村莊

"Hey, girl.

要舉行十年來最驚人的審判

"You up? 'Cause...

Manheim Moore 站在證人席

I put a baby in you."

幾乎一個小時了

- [laughs]

他一直被審問有關一宗謀殺案

- And that's, like, totally illegal.

是他懷孕妻子 Charity 的謀殺案

No? - [laughing] No!

他的證詞裡最讓人震驚的是

No, I think she knew. You know, sometimes--

被告 Conrad Perkins 是劇院的創辦人

- I don't think that makes it better.

他親手設計那座劇院

- Sometimes people are just destined for something, okay?

成為反基督份子的密室

What?

他們會在平安夜聚集 舉行邪教儀式

- No, I say that to my brother all the time.

根據 Manheim 所說 他透過殺死妻子拯救世界

At least, I used to.

Moore 說：『你們不明白嗎？ 她是個容器』

- Hey, is he gonna come to the play?

『她必須死』」

- He's, uh... he's still on vacation.

- 容器 - 等等

- Oh.

我在劇院見過這個男人

- Whoa.

他是這齣戲的導演

Did it just kick?

不可能

- Oh!

他是 Conrad Perkins

[both gasp]

這是 100 年前的照片

I think my water just broke.

Mamon！Surgat！

- Yup, it did.

真高興再見到你們

Everywhere.

真的如隔好幾世了

Oh, congratulations. - Thanks.

多漫長的時間 對永不止息的時間洪流來說

- It's a pillow. - It's a pillow.

也只是一瞬間而已

It looks just like you. - It does, look.

Urizel

- [giggles]

你別來無恙嗎？

[ominous music]

我們等了 100 多年

♪ ♪

才等到行星再次排成一直線，Conrad

- You what?

別讓我們失望

You have notes?

第二次

Well, then maybe you should direct!

我不會

I don't give a rat's ass if Urizel is under the weather.

我不會的

It's tonight or never.

鎖上門，請各位就座

The show must go on.

演出即將開始了

- Douche.

Myles！

[dramatic music]

Sarah

♪ ♪

- 我們要阻止這場表演 - 給他看

What?

導演的名字不是 Niko 而是 Conrad Perkins

[groaning]

他建造這座劇院只為了 讓惡魔邪靈在平安夜誕生

♪ ♪

什麼？

- You're gonna love that book. It's a great read.

他們是長得有點像，但是...

- Yeah?

Pepper 要成為這次的「容器」 就像 Charity 一樣

- Merry Christmas.

Charity 只是想阻止悲劇重演

All right.

Charity 已經消失了 再也沒有邪靈了

[yelps]

沒錯，導演是有點古怪，但是⋯⋯

Mac.

- 我說謊了！ - 什麼？

What--what happened?

澄清一下我當時是反對的

- It isn't over.

- 你就直說吧 - 別催我，認錯很難受的

- I sent for these records from the archive