Dr Chang, Clara and others in “Dark Water”

White noise off the telly. We've all heard it. A few years ago, Dr Skarosa, our founder, did something unexpected: he played that noise through a translation matrix of his own devising. This is a recording of what he heard.

Okay, people, voices…

So what?

Over time, Dr Skarosa became convinced these were the voices of the recently departed. He believed it was a telepathic communication from the dead.

Why, was he an idiot?

He was able to isolate some of the voices, hear what they were saying.

So, an idiot, then?

Shut up, Doctor.

What I'm about to play for you will change your life, and not for the better. These are the three words that caused Dr Skarosa to set up institutes like one, all over the world, to protect the dead. If you'd rather not hear these words, there's still t–

[exasperated] Can you just hurry up, please? Or I'll hit you with my shoe.

[repeating] Don't cremate me… don't cremate me…

There is one simple, horrible possibility that has never occurred to anyone throughout human history.

[horrified] Don't say it.

The dead remain conscious. The dead remain fully aware of everything that is happening to them.