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earned. And this was no different.
    I heaved a heavy sigh. I looked at Maureen’s drawn face, and since it was our first investigation together, I wasn’t sure how much more pain and discomfort she could withstand. Given that Jacob seemed to be hostile, I thought it best to end the investigation.
    All in all, though, it was a successful night. It even left the skeptic reporter Brian Bates shaking his head. That was a good sign, since we had agreed to provide WNDS with a weekly series, a spotlight on the newscast. A four-week haunted crescendo with a Halloween night finale meant we still had three more investigations to go. I chuckled to myself when I thought of Brian’s reaction to the coffeepot incident. Hmmm. Maybe I’d make a believer out of him yet.
    There was also the question of Maureen. I thought she would be a great addition to the staff of the Ghost Project, but I wanted to see a little more of her work.
    I wouldn’t have long to find out. I had another test for her next week, when we investigated the Phillip Knight House.
    RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION
    To Vess and Lula’s delight, we were able to verify that the Windham was indeed haunted. Infrared photos taken during the investigation revealed an energy spike going through the coffeemaker as it turned itself on during Maureen’s communication with the spirit named Jacob. Even more interesting, later research into the property revealed that a German immigrant who once owned the land was named Jacob. The owners were impressed by the results of the investigation and, because of those results, coupled with the rate of paranormal activity there, requested we return.

episode three
THE PHILLIP KNIGHT HOUSE
    CASE FILE: 6251867
THE PHILLIP KNIGHT HOUSE
    Location: Middleton, Massachusetts.
    History: Phillip Knight Jr. built the home in 1692 for his bride, Rebecca Towne. She was the niece of Mary Estey and Rebecca Nurse, who were convicted and executed for witch-craft in the Salem Witch Trials. This house was in the Knight family for two hundred years, later becoming the Blue Door Inn Bed and Breakfast.
    Reported Paranormal Activity: Apparitions, unexplained noises, and moving and disappearing objects.
    Clients: Ethel (owner).
    Investigators: Ron (lead investigator), Maureen (trance medium), Ron Jr. (investigator).
    Press: Brian Bates (reporter WNDS), Tom (Brian’s cameraman).
     
    R on, are sure you know where you’re going?” Maureen asked. This was the first time she’d questioned my directional skills, but sure as shooting, it wouldn’t be the last.
    “Of course I do,” I said. I was trying to put on an air of confidence, but truth be told, I hate driving. If I could just beam myself somewhere, like they did in
Star Trek
, I’d be happy.
    “Here it is,” I cried, slamming on the brakes and taking a sharp left through a narrow opening between tall hedges. As the old Subaru crept down a hidden driveway, the harvest moon cast menacing shadows on the poorly lit pavement. At the end of the driveway, we stopped in front of a quaint wooden building with dark brown cedar shingles. It was the Phillip Knight house.
    I stopped the car and shut off the engine. Mesmerized for the moment, we sat in stillness staring at the skulking structure.
    After a minute Maureen turned to look at my son in the backseat, then at me. “Do you feel anything, Ron?” she asked me.
    “Yeah, hungry, but then again, when don’t I?” I turned the question back to her. “Why…do you?”
    “I sense someone looking out the window,” she replied.
    “Yeah, you don’t have to be psychic to see that. That would be Ethel. She’s our host.”
    Just then we were flooded by the headlights of an approaching vehicle. As I raised my arm to shield my eyes, I heard a familiar voice call out to me. It was Brian and his cameraman, Tom, fromWDNS, ready for the second investigation of the four-part series. I’d chosen the Phillip Knight house, a place I’d investigated before for
The New England