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Maddie is a teen girl stuck in the afterlife investigating her own mysterious disappearance; she goes on a crime-solving journey as she adjusts to school in the afterlife, but the closer she gets to the truth, the more secrets and lies she discovers.
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00:00A girl suddenly realizes she is already dead, because if she steps out of the school gate,
00:03she will instantly teleport back to the school boiler room.
00:06She has no idea what happened to her.
00:07No matter how many times she tries, the outcome stays the same.
00:10She starts looking around, and notices bloodstains on the boiler room pipes.
00:13Along with marks left by the police, she goes to find her best friend to ask questions,
00:17yet her friend completely ignores her, and even puts up a missing person poster for her
00:21on the locker.
00:21Confused the girl heads to the gymnasium, only to find the whole school holding a memorial
00:25service for her.
00:26This scares her deeply.
00:27A boy with glasses walks up to her, and tells the girl she has passed away.
00:30The girl refuses to believe and shouts to get attention, but everyone remains completely
00:34indifferent.
00:34The glasses guy says all new spirits go through this.
00:36Accepting death is only a matter of time.
00:38After wandering around the campus, the girl slowly comes to terms with her death.
00:42She is then brought back to the gymnasium, and sees besides the glasses guy, many other
00:45trapped spirits in this school.
00:47Some spirits have been trapped here for decades.
00:49They even formed an afterlife support group, to deal with mental struggles after death, and
00:52answer questions for newly arrived ghosts.
00:54Martin is the group leader.
00:55He first shows sympathy for the girl's fate, then asks her to share her story.
00:59The girl introduces herself as Maddie.
01:00She still has no clue what occurred.
01:02One moment she left the school study room.
01:04The next she woke up in this place.
01:05She cannot confirm if she is truly dead.
01:07Even with blood in the boiler room.
01:08During the memorial service, the principal said no body was found, and her case is only
01:12listed as a disappearance.
01:13This shocks the other spirits greatly.
01:15All of them die before turning into ghosts.
01:17Maddie's situation is completely unheard of.
01:19Maddie falls into a flashback.
01:20Remembering a strange incident.
01:22Her boyfriend Walt who planned to meet her in the study room, never showed up on time.
01:25She saw him about to drive away from the window, so she rushed downstairs to confront
01:29him.
01:29Walt seemed extremely nervous, claiming his phone died, so he could not text Maddie.
01:33He said he only wanted to relax in his car.
01:35To keep their relationship peaceful, Maddie chooses to overlook his odd behavior.
01:38After returning to the teaching building she notices, her boyfriend inside the car is actually
01:42using his phone.
01:43As confusion fills her mind, she suddenly gets a text from Walt.
01:46Her phone dies and shuts down right before she opens it.
01:48Determined to uncover the truth, Maddie decides to follow her boyfriend for clues.
01:51Passing the locker room she finds, all missing person posters put up by her chubby friend
01:55have been torn down.
01:56The last remaining poster, is covered in insulting words.
01:58Enraged Maddie tries to rip it off, but cannot change anything.
02:01The glasses guy explains beside her, spirits can touch physical objects in the real world,
02:05yet they can only feel them without altering anything.
02:07Arriving at her classroom door, Maddie spots her friend Simon, angrily blaming the school
02:11for its negligence.
02:12While all other students stay cold and apathetic, no one volunteers to join the search for
02:16Maddie.
02:16Their anger soon turns toward Walt, as Maddie's boyfriend.
02:19Why has he not stepped forward first?
02:20Faced with accusations Walt offers no explanation.
02:23He grabs his backpack and tries to leave.
02:25Simon stops him forcefully, causing his belongings to scatter across the floor.
02:28Maddie's phone falls out in front of everyone.
02:30Walt is quickly called to the principal's office.
02:32Under intense questioning from the principal, he stays completely silent.
02:35Maddie refuses to believe.
02:37Her boyfriend is her killer.
02:38She thinks he took her phone, to figure out what happened to her.
02:40One simple question from the glasses guy.
02:42Why not hand the phone to police for investigation?
02:44Snaps Maddie out of her blind infatuation.
02:46Simon and the chubby girl, confront Walt outside the principal's office.
02:49They question why he kept Maddie's phone, and stayed silent for three days.
02:53Convinced he is hiding critical secrets, a violent fight breaks out between the two boys.
02:56Maddie rushes back to the gymnasium support group.
02:58Desperate to find the full truth, she asks for ways to force a confession, such as possession
03:02or supernatural hauntings.
03:04The group members look speechless at her suggestion, saying Maddie has watched too many horror movies.
03:08None of those abilities are possible for them.
03:10Maddie insists.
03:11She is different from the other deceased spirits.
03:13She is not ready to accept death.
03:14She will search every corner to find the truth.
03:16She storms off in anger after speaking.
03:18The other spirits stay quiet watching her leave, knowing she will give up soon.
03:21All ghosts in this school have limited movement range, confined only within campus grounds.
03:25No matter how hard Maddie tries to leave, she always teleports back to the boiler room.
03:29After multiple failed attempts, she realizes stepping outside triggers the teleport.
03:32Heartbroken Maddie returns to the support group.
03:35Leader Martin comforts her to move on.
03:36Once dead past mistakes should be left behind.
03:38Ghosts need to focus on the future.
03:40Instead of clinging to past regrets, a crowd of people suddenly enters the gymnasium.
03:44All familiar teachers and classmates of Maddie, including her mother who abandoned her before.
03:47With no body discovered, the principal gathers everyone together.
03:50Lighting candles to pray for Maddie, Walt tries to join in.
03:53But his father stops him, pulling him aside to ask how he got Maddie's phone.
03:56Hearing her mother tearful words of remembrance, Maddie breaks down crying and runs forward.
04:00Overhearing the conversation between Walt and his father.
04:02She learns her boyfriend has been cheating on her, with the popular cheerleader.
04:05He skipped class that day to meet her.
04:07Nearly getting caught by Maddie, he lied about relaxing in his car to cover up.
04:10Nervous from the close call, he accidentally sent a flirty text meant for the cheerleader to Maddie.
04:14Thankfully he had red receipts enabled.
04:16Seeing the text remained unopened, Walt stole Maddie's phone while she left the study room.
04:20Planning to delete the wrong text message, he never expected Maddie to disappear afterward.
04:24He truly knows nothing about her disappearance.
04:26After learning the full story, Walt's father takes him to the police station for questioning.
04:29Maddie feels mixed emotions watching Walt get arrested.
04:32Inside the gym Simon continues to grieve for her, unable to accept her sudden disappearance.
04:36As everyone lights candles for Maddie, Simon stands alone by the window.
04:39Maddie sees his sorrowful expression, walks over and whispers a quiet thank you.
04:43Simon reacts to her presence, turning his gaze directly toward her.
04:46Maddie?
04:47Simon?
04:47Maddie is shocked Simon can actually see her.
04:49After double checking both come to accept this strange reality.
04:52The glasses spirit stands by completely confused.
04:54They have haunted this school for years.
04:56No living human has ever seen them, let alone hold conversations.
04:59Only Simon can see Maddie.
05:00He cannot spot the glasses guy beside her.
05:02Simon asks Maddie what really happened.
05:04Yet Maddie loses all memories after leaving the classroom.
05:06The chubby girl enters the classroom soon after, inviting Simon to search the woods for missing Maddie.
05:10Following Maddie's silent signal, Simon keeps the supernatural secret.
05:14When he turns back at the doorway, Maddie's figure vanishes from the room.
05:17Maddie wanted to join their search in the woods.
05:19Hoping to uncover key clues there, she is teleported back to the boiler room once again.
05:22The glasses guy warns Maddie to hide the fact a living person can see her.
05:26From the other trapped ghosts, it will only spark confusion, jealousy and resentment among them.
05:30Others may even beg Maddie to deliver messages to the living world.
05:33Simon spends the whole night searching the woods, returning to class exhausted.
05:36A janitor stops him on the way.
05:38His simple words open Simon's eyes.
05:40Countless clues exist inside the school.
05:41Why search blindly in dark dangerous woods?
05:43Early the next morning in the staff office, Maddie overhears a female teacher speaking.
05:47Police found blood on the boiler room walls.
05:49DNA testing confirms it belongs to Maddie.
05:51Her chances of survival are extremely slim.
05:53Maddie hurries to the cafeteria to find Simon, begging him for help.
05:56Simon is once again able to see her.
05:58He pretends to talk on his phone, to avoid being labeled mentally unstable.
06:01Maddie tells him she left class to find her mother, then blacked out with no further memories.
06:05Simon reveals he spoke with her mother, who claims she never met Maddie that day.
06:08Maddie sinks back into fragmented memories.
06:10She first woke up inside the boiler room, fresh blood dripping down her forehead.
06:14With no recollection of the attack.
06:15Confused she wandered out of the boiler room, into empty school hallways, noticing no one could see her.
06:19The wall clock read 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
06:22She saw her boyfriend and the cheerleader leaving in a hurry.
06:24She was heading to biology class next, meaning the attack happened during that time.
06:27Simon pieces together the timeline.
06:29Walt skipped biology class that day.
06:31He suspects the pair worked together to hurt Maddie.
06:33This is only speculation though.
06:34They still need solid evidence.
06:36Meanwhile the cheerleader visits Walt under suspension, asking why he ignores all her calls.
06:40Walt explains after Maddie's stolen phone surfaced.
06:42He became the prime suspect.
06:43His biggest fear is police finding Maddie's body, unable to cope with her death.
06:46After the cheerleader leaves Walt's police officer father returns home.
06:49He reveals Maddie's stolen phone is empty inside.
06:52The damage does not match two years of use.
06:53The device appears deliberately tampered with.
06:55He suspects his son altered the phone.
06:57Walt is equally shocked by this news.
06:59He spent an entire class trying, to crack Maddie's phone passcode.
07:02Failing to delete a single text message.
07:04Wiping all data was completely impossible.
07:05His father orders Walt to stay home.
07:07Warning him to avoid more suspicious behavior.
07:09Enraged by his father's doubt, Walt punches the wall repeatedly, until his knuckles bleed heavily.
07:14After learning the police investigation results, Maddie leads Simon to their secret dating garage.
07:18After thorough searching, they discover a broken phone back cover fragment, matching the exact color of Maddie's old phone.
07:23As they discuss, how to locate the rest of the broken device, history teacher Anderson walks into the garage.
07:28He notices Simon sitting alone looking upset.
07:30Aware of his close friendship with missing Maddie, and offers comforting words.
07:34Maddie trusts Anderson deeply from his kindness.
07:36She tells Simon to hand over the phone fragment, to the compassionate teacher.
07:39Walt's father leads the local police force, likely covering up evidence to protect his son.
07:43Simon agrees with her reasoning, handing the fragment to Anderson, hoping he assists their investigation.
07:48Police arrive at school soon after with tracking dogs, launching a full campus wide search.
07:51The dogs rush straight toward the classroom podium.
07:53Anderson panics while speaking to officers, stating the area holds Maddie's final essay.
07:57Lingering scent from the paper draws the dogs in.
07:59His lie successfully avoids immediate suspicion.
08:02Elsewhere Maddie follows the cheerleader, witnessing her save an injured student, selflessly rushing to provide life-saving help.
08:07Maddie's opinion of the cheerleader softens greatly, no longer believing she is capable of murder.
08:11Walt receives a phone call from his father, confirming the boiler room blood belongs to Maddie.
08:15Convinced she has been killed, he visits Maddie's home to confront her mother, revealing all hidden secrets.
08:20When asked if he harmed Maddie, Walt hesitates for a long moment, admitting he wronged Maddie greatly, but not through
08:25violent murder.
08:25Maddie's mother falls silent, confessing she deeply hurt her daughter in the past.
08:29That night Simon and Maddie return to the school garage, searching for more critical evidence.
08:33Simon warned Maddie long ago, to stay away from toxic Walt, but she always ignored his honest advice.
08:37His relentless search for clues, aims to prove his earlier warnings correct.
08:41He finds another broken phone piece moments later, as Simon bends down to pick it up.
08:45A cold hand lands firmly on his shoulder.
08:46Anderson stands behind him with a stern expression.
08:49He harshly warns Simon to stop investigating.
08:51Leaving Maddie's case fully to law enforcement, Simon is forced to leave the garage.
08:54Filled with endless questions, he asks why Anderson is wandering the school alone at night.
08:58Anderson refuses to answer any questions, only ordering him to leave quickly.
09:02Simon grows highly suspicious of the teacher.
09:04Believing he is secretly helping Walt cover up crimes, Maddie refuses to doubt Anderson.
09:08Recalling past moments of genuine care, he praised her academic work, and showed concern for her broken family life.
09:13Maddie always kept her distance from his kindness, until he shared a sobriety medal, a precious keepsake left by his
09:18late father.
09:19He understood the pain of growing up in a broken household.
09:21He gave Maddie his personal phone number, offering constant support whenever she needed to talk.
09:25Simon learns from the chubby girl.
09:26Anderson lives entirely out of his vehicle.
09:28He creates a risky plan to investigate.
09:30He sends the chubby girl to distract the teacher, sneaking into the empty office, to steal Anderson's car keys.
09:35He heads to the parking lot afterward, breaking into the teacher's vehicle.
09:38After searching through storage compartments, he finds the remaining broken pieces of Maddie's phone.
09:42Anderson intentionally hid evidence from police.
09:44Maddie still firmly believes Anderson is not her killer.
09:47Months prior she crashed her car driving home, calling him for emergency help.
09:50Anderson arrived first and saved her life.
09:52Her savior has no reason to murder her.
09:54Simon argues appearances can be deceiving.
09:56Certain the teacher hides dark secrets.
09:58He feels betrayed Maddie kept their bond hidden.
10:00A heated argument breaks out between them.
10:02Maddie insists on finding the killer alone, dismissing Simon's help entirely.
10:05She storms out of the teaching building upset, running into fellow ghost Wally outside.
10:09The two ride a small cart racing across campus.
10:11Other ghosts run while vandalizing school property on the field.
10:14Wally explains.
10:15This is their annual outdoor release festival, an outlet for years of repressed anger toward the school.
10:19Long-term confinement within campus walls drives every trapped spirit to the brink of insanity.
10:23Normally quiet Rhonda rages by burning grass and destroying plants.
10:26During their conversation Maddie learns, Rhonda was murdered by her trusted counselor.
10:30Killed following a trivial heated argument.
10:32Proving outward appearances never reveal the full truth.
10:34After hearing Rhonda's tragic story, Maddie's trust in Anderson begins to waver.
10:38The chubby girl receives a shocking message online, sent directly from supposedly dead Maddie.
10:42She rushes to the rooftop elevator control room.
10:44Their old childhood secret hideout.
10:45Walt arrives shortly after searching for Maddie too.
10:47Both believe Maddie is still alive.
10:49Team up to continue their search efforts.
10:51Maddie learns Rhonda died inside a classroom.
10:53Visiting the school library to research old records, discovering it is the same room Simon first saw her.
10:57She realizes living humans and spirits only interact inside locations with past deaths.
11:01Maddie apologizes sincerely to Simon.
11:03He forgives her valuing their long friendship.
11:05They resume investigating Anderson together.
11:07While sorting old classroom documents, loud voices echo from the hallway.
11:10Simon quickly hides inside a storage closet.
11:13Watching Anderson speak anxiously on the phone.
11:14He mutters he regrets giving money to Maddie.
11:16Before storming angrily out of the room, Maddie grows confused and suspicious.
11:20She never borrowed money from Anderson.
11:21She notices a loose panel on the wall nearby.
11:23They open the hidden compartment together.
11:25Finding stacks of hidden cash inside.
11:27No teacher would secretly hoard large sums at school.
11:29Simon links the hidden money directly to Maddie's murder.
11:32Police halt all search operations for Maddie.
11:33Her mother leads the chubby girl and Walt to continue searching dense forest areas.
11:37After hours of endless searching, the chubby girl makes a major discovery.
11:40They find an old parking ticket under a tree.
11:42With fresh footprints surrounding the area.
11:44Why was Maddie in this remote forest?
11:46How does the ticket connect to her disappearance?
11:48Maddie obsesses over uncovering Anderson's secret phone call partner.
11:51His phone remains locked with a passcode.
11:53All unlocking attempts end in failure.
11:54After class ends, Simon sneaks Anderson's phone away.
11:57The chubby girl finds Simon shortly after.
11:59Sharing her forest discovery.
12:00Police analyze the footprints.
12:02Leading toward a main roadside highway.
12:03Officials conclude Maddie ran away voluntarily.
12:05Leaving town for unknown reasons.
12:07Simon knows Maddie is trapped as a ghost at school.
12:09Unable to explain the impossible truth.
12:11As he researches phone unlocking methods.
12:12He spots Anderson using a school computer.
12:15Actively tracking his missing cell phone.
12:16Simon powers off the device in panic.
12:18Hiding it out of sight.
12:19Maddie returns to the ghost support group.
12:21Asking members for information about Anderson.
12:23All spirits stare back confused.
12:25Unable to understand her obsession with living people.
12:27They suggest focusing on ghost activities instead.
12:29Planning movie nights and daily afterlife routines.
12:31Rhonda recommends asking other isolated ghosts.
12:34For additional hidden information.
12:35A long-haired ghost only cares about makeup.
12:37Horoscopes and social media trends.
12:39Unable to offer any useful help.
12:40Maddie visits the school theater next.
12:42Finding a girl crushed by stage lights 30 years ago.
12:44Forever trapped haunting the auditorium.
12:46The girl refuses to answer Maddie's questions.
12:48She performed countless theater shows in life.
12:50Never receiving flowers or audience applause.
12:52Her unresolved grudge warps her personality.
12:54Making her cold and hostile to strangers.
12:56Maddie leaves the theater quickly.
12:57Finding a small demon themed pin on the ground.
12:59She tracks down the school former band members.
13:01Their tour bus crashed years ago.
13:03Killing everyone on board.
13:04All band spirits remain trapped at school.
13:06They ignore Maddie's questions completely.
13:08Lost in endless band practice and music.
13:10Maddie notices matching demon pins.
13:12On every band member's clothing.
13:13The cheerleader becomes a school hero after saving a student.
13:15Voted homecoming queen by popular vote.
13:17During media interviews.
13:18She rejects the prestigious title.
13:20Only wishing missing Maddie returns home alive.
13:22The chubby girl grows angry at her fake sympathy.
13:24The two rarely spoke or interacted at school.
13:26Her sudden kindness feels forced and insincere.
13:28The cheerleader reveals she and Maddie.
13:30Were close best friends in middle school.
13:31Drifting apart after painful past conflicts.
13:33Her wishes for Maddie's safe return are genuine.
13:35She cries openly on camera sharing her sorrow.
13:38Simon meets Maddie in the school cafeteria.
13:40Their private conversation.
13:41Is overheard by Wally and Rhonda.
13:42All ghosts react in shock witnessing human ghost communication.
13:45A detective exits Anderson's office the next morning.
13:48Simon is arrested in front of the entire student body.
13:50Simon reported Anderson for hidden cash.
13:52Yet police found no money inside the classroom.
13:54The phone fragment he submitted.
13:55Was handed directly to investigators.
13:57Anderson testifies Simon gave him the evidence.
13:59Police close Maddie's missing person case.
14:01Claiming she faked her attack and ran away.
14:03Branding Simon an accomplice to her escape.
14:05Accusing him of framing innocent Anderson.
14:07Simon is left speechless with no way to defend himself.
14:09He cannot reveal his ability to see Maddie.
14:11Or be locked away for mental instability.
14:13Watching Simon get taken away.
14:15Maddie drowns in overwhelming guilt.
14:16Blaming herself for ruining his life.
14:18The glasses guy comforts her softly.
14:20Every trapped ghost carries unresolved final wishes.
14:22Maddie regains determination the next day.
14:24Digging deeper into the demon pin symbol.
14:26Learning it belongs to the old school band logo.
14:28Discontinued and replaced years ago.
14:29Remembering the theater girl's lonely regret.
14:31Maddie brings fresh flowers to the stage.
14:33The girl breaks down in tears receiving her first gift.
14:35She opens a hidden stage compartment.
14:37Revealing Anderson's darkest kept secrets.
14:39They enter the hidden storage area.
14:41Filled with old costumes and stage props.
14:42On an old sewing machine.
14:44Maddie finds outdated and new school badges.
14:46Along with a bulk uniform purchase order.
14:47Signed officially by teacher Anderson.
14:49The full truth finally comes to light.
14:51After hearing Maddie's discovery.
14:52Simon brings the purchase order to the office.
14:54Publicly exposing Anderson's financial crimes.
14:56Last year the school planned new uniform orders.
14:58Anderson plotted to steal the large budget.
15:00Collecting old and used school uniforms.
15:02Refurbishing them with new updated badges.
15:04When Anderson denies all accusations.
15:06Simon reveals he researched the listed company.
15:08The uniform supplier never legally existed.
15:10Faced with undeniable evidence.
15:12Anderson is arrested by local police.
15:14This only explains the hidden classroom cache.
15:16The identity of his phone call contact.
15:17And the reason he paid Maddie hush money.
15:19Still remain unsolved mysteries.
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