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In 1989 Montana near the Blackfoot Reservation, Angelo and his wife Leanne run a community center on their property, offering trailer homes to people in need. To make extra money, Angelo takes a job working for a local mortician, picking up deceased individuals and preparing them for funerals. While driving back from a pickup one evening, he encounters a fatal crash site and shortly after runs into his longtime friend Jason walking down the road carrying a duffel bag, acting withdrawn and asking to stay at Angelo's place. Things quickly escalate when Angelo transports a body from a hospital in Great Falls and experiences the hearse's gurney repeatedly slamming into the back of his seat by itself, followed by terrifying supernatural disturbances at the funeral home and his own home.
The episode opens with the host introducing the show and setting the spooky tone.
A commercial segment about buying cars online with Autotrader is interjected into the episode.
The host recounts a church experience about repentance and the possibility of shortcuts to paradise.
The narrator describes his mortuary job and encounters a series of unsettling, supernatural occurrences.
The host tells the story of Angelo and Leanne’s attempt to create a community center on reservation land.
The narrator experiences a terrifying night involving moving doors, voices, and ghostly figures.
The family performs a smudging ritual to ward off evil spirits after the night’s horrors.
The host wraps up the episode, invites listeners to return for the conclusion, and shares contact info.
Taking a Job as a Mortician's Assistantstory
Angelo takes a job with a local mortician to earn extra money, which involves picking up the deceased and washing them down to make their last days comfortable.
Picking Up an Old Friend on the Roadstory
While driving back from a late-night run, Angelo spots his childhood friend Jason walking down an isolated road with a duffel bag and picks him up.
The Gurney Slams Into the Driver's Seatinsight
While transporting a body from Great Falls Hospital, the locked gurney repeatedly breaks loose and slams violently against the back of Angelo's seat.
Doorknobs Spinning Rapidly Around the Buildingstory
After hearing knocking in the funeral home's cooler, Angelo watches in terror as every doorknob in the building spins rapidly up and down by itself.
A Smoking Shadow Appears in the Showerstory
While taking a shower at home, Angelo sees a smoking, featureless figure leaning against the sink through the sliding glass door.
Dark Figures Moving Through the Big Trailerinsight
Leanne spots dark, human-shaped figures with no discernible features walking through and passing through one another inside the big trailer.
“You can just be evil and say, my bad. And your slate is wiped clean?”
“I didn't know how it come loose because I know I fastened it in tight, you know?”
“I heard this knocking. Small, soft. At first I, I thought it was the front door.”
“The back door and look out, but there was nothing, just an eerie silence.”
Angelo and Jason could just trade a few words and they would get each other. But one night on Blackfeet territory, Jason got quiet. Too quiet. Part 1 of 2.
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