In Chapter 3 we step into a modern apartment that sits on a fault line of history. The casket company is next door. The old penitentiary wall once ran along this very street. The river is just behind it. It looks new and calm, but the ground remembers.

Before we go upstairs, Scott does a psychic walkthrough. He notes a wooden circle that feels religious. A flower painting. A young man in modern times who may have taken his own life. He rides the elevator. He feels tied to a woman. He feels possessive.

Inside the unit we find the wooden oval with a religious icon. We find the flower artwork. The air shifts. Breathing gets tight. Energy moves in a path through the apartment. Calm to the left. A wall of pressure to the right. It should feel restful. It does not.

We learn the building was a warehouse before these homes were built. That matters. People worked here daily long before anyone lived here. Add the prison footprint, the limestone, and the river. It is a perfect mix for activity.

We check EMF to separate environmental influence from the paranormal. Most rooms read zero. Then we cross a doorway and the meter jumps. A steady 30 in one slice of wall. That is high. It explains why the homeowner might feel watched or anxious in that spot. It could even feed whatever else is in here. This is why we test. Not every chill is a ghost. Not every ghost needs a meter.

We run the spirit box in the room with a wooden oval with a religious icon inside and the flowers.

“Her.”
“I like her.”
“Bible.”
“I’m stubborn.”
“Be careful.”
“I can’t.”
“Stuck.”
“Suicide.”
“Five.”

Scott senses three energies right away. An elderly woman with a whisper voice who says she was brought here. The young male who watches from outside the room. A third presence trying to leave but pulled back. The box says five, which means more may be present. We plan a prayer to help the woman who feels lost.

Then the apartment shows its teeth.

A formless black mass gathers in the hall. No face. No gender. A shadow with reaching edges. The box turns hostile.

“Death.”
“Be quiet.”
“Pain.”
“Beneath.”
“My life.”
“Do you want me.”

It crowds Dalen. It tries the classic moves. Chest pressure. Nausea. Stabbing pain in the ribs. Fear. We have seen this before. Elemental energy. Old. Territorial. It claims space and enjoys the suffering that follows.

We switch from collecting to clearing.

First we open a door for the good ones and invite them forward. Scott guides a simple meditation anyone can use at home. Focus, intention, permission. One gentle presence gives a kiss of thanks as she leaves. The room softens.

Then we escort the negative out. In our heads we walk it to the threshold. Two bouncers on a job. We push it through, close the door, lock the knob, set the deadbolt. We call in protection and fill the space with light and steady ground. The tension drops. The sharp pain fades.

By the end, the apartment feels lighter. The homeowner is not alone in this. The work matters. But the land is layered. We confirm later that this area was once indigenous ground and that a documented story tells of a woman fleeing to the river with her child during a violent clash. She did not make it. That is a different century speaking, but it spoke to us in Chapter 2 and again here.

We cannot cleanse every story tied to this place in a day. We can help the people standing in front of us. We can listen to the ones asking for help. And we can keep going.

What Chapter 3 shows inside the apartment

Psychic hits match the space before entry, including the flower art
Multiple spirits present, including a young male tied to a past tragedy
EMF hot spot explains some sensations and could be fueling activity
Spirit box responses confirm themes of attachment, being stuck, and suicide
A hostile shadow presence confronts us and gets removed through a focused clearing
The land’s deeper history, including indigenous stories at the river, continues to surface

We helped here, but the thread is still moving. The river story is calling. So we follow it.

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