Ghost Hunters S06E14

Again this week we're back to 3 vehicles with Jason & Grant in 1, Amy & Kris in another and Britt & KJ in the tech truck. KJ is back from where ever he vanished to last week as it wasn't mentioned. At least TAPS has addressed one of our longest running safety issues/pet peeves of people driving & using the walkie talkie at the same time as Jason & Amy had the walkies & neither were driving, so does this reflect a change in their attittude to road & personal safety or have US traffic laws been beefed up recently?

Concord's Colonial Inn - Concord, Massachusetts.

It seems yet again this week they are going to continue using the term ETC (which consists of thermal, ultraviolet & infrared cameras all together) without explaining what it actually stands for as Britt used it during the camera setup briefing.

Jason & Grant in Merchants Row - I think I now know another reason why these 2 idiots are always first into every location, its not that they founded TAPS, I noted they also both have Producer credits on the show so its nepotism as well as selfishness. Their 1st spot was "someone walking", as per usual cameras were on them & not what they were looking at. Yet another of our frequent complaints about the show. The 2nd spot was exactly the same, camera facing the wrong way looking at Grant, not where Grant was facing. Guys these kinds of claims are pointless unless we see what you are seeing, its the basic rule - If its not on film or tape it never happened so dont bother chasing it because you just make yourselves look like complete cretins. As far as the sound happening right on cue thats WAY too staged as to have been real.

Amy & Kris in the Liberty Room - I liked the girls trying to logically debunk the top hat dude & I certainly heard whatever it was after Kris said "Is there anybody here with us" which turned out to be a door opening or closing which they debunked after walking a few corridors away. Possible cross contamination from another crew inside at the same time?

Britt & KJ in Room 24 - I didnt hear the scratching they reported but I did hear movement after Britt asked for the door to be shut & they'd leave. As far as the door shutting I dont trust it 1 iota because Britt walks next to it, the camera cuts away to the room for several seconds then the door is closing as Britt is pretending to not notice it then pretends to be scared by it (2 of the worst bits of acting ever IMHO Britt and you just ruined ANY credibility GHI might be getting from you leading them).

The "footsteps" or movement they hear after reopening the door has to be discounted as the Pilgrim camera guys, quite frankly I was hearing them moving in every setup during the show and thought it was EXTREMELY bad practise that none of the TAPS personnel were tagging those squeaks as camera crew movement. You can't have your cadets in GHA being taught to tag every rogue sound then not do it yourselves in real world investigations otherwise your cadets are better trained that you are.

"Or close any door for that matter" and yet again Britt was loitering by the door off camera just before they cut to it closing on him with more bad "reaction" acting from him. And yet again Britt used the term ETC without explaining what it stood for, I am guessing Electronic Thermal Cameras?

Jason & Grant in the Liberty Room - For a few moments there I thought they were going to make us guess what fricking room they were in before they finally decided to insert the graphic saying which location it was. Better late than never I guess. Heckle and Jeckle werent much use on that front either. Jason was getting K2 hits off a wall so probable cause of Fear Cage Effect there explaining why people get creeped out in that room? I didnt hear the knocking Grant reported.

Jason & Grant in Room 27 - I have no clue why the camera suddenly panned up just before Jason mentioned "footsteps", I couldnt hear them either nor did I hear the noise from the Hallway that Grant reported (knock or creak he said) with his super hearing. I did hear the movement that stopped Jason by the stairs (which was probably him walking & making the floor creak) but without knowing EXACTLY what Grant was doing you have to throw it out. I didnt hear any moaning which is what he claimed it was.

Jason & Grant in Room 24 - They moved into here after failing to find the source of their moan & the main door was fully open as before when Britt & KJ were in there, Jason was laying face down on the bed & Grant was in a chair. What they DID appear to prove was the door is weighted and WILL shut once it starts moving (just look at the way it closes as Jason has to nudge it open again with his elbow to allow Grant space to get through it but Grant also has to push it so its clearly a VERY heavy door).

Amy & Kris in Room 24 - I guess it was only fair the girls came in here too so everyone got a bite at this particular cherry. Again these 2 took similar positions to Jay & Grant, Amy sat on the bed & Kris sat in the chair (which was shown to be mere feet away from the "self closing door"), I heard what sounded like an exhale which caused them to ask "Did you hear that" seconds later however Kris said it was knocking so I guess the exhale was one of them (again, no tagging. This is why it needs to be done).

Britt & KJ at the Front Desk - Yet again Britt proved he really should NOT be getting the job of GHI Leader by telling KJ to put up a flashlight to do the very thoroughly debunked "flashlight trick" which by now the whole world must know is caused by nothing more ordinary than electrical arcing and nothing vaguely paranormal yet they continue to try and pass this off as proof of hauntings. I have no idea what caused the noise after KJ asked "Do you stay here because you cant leave". At no point was ANY attempt made to debunk the power surges reported by the client.

Britt & KJ in the Liberty Room - They moved here after hearing the weird noise they describe as "like a bucket being dropped".

Britt & KJ in Merchants Row - I didnt hear the newspaper or footsteps sounds that were reported here, all I could hear was an air conditioner (probably just very bad audio due to volume levels being hiked up so high on the audio recording equipment which commonly causes noises like that when its turned up too high to pick up very quiet sounds a long way away). I heard the metallic drag sound that made them go into the kitchen. For what its worth those big trays piled up close behind the door make that exact noise when dragged across the floor.

I note that although one team did pass through it (Jason & Grant after hearing moaning from downstairs) no-one actually investigated the claims from the Hallway. Jason made a really big unintentional funny by saying "I'm looking forward to going over the evidence in the next few days", yeah?When was the last time you ever did evidence analysis?

Analysis:- Amy debunks some headlights in a mirror for Britt, you can barely hear the door Amy captures on tape.

The Reveal:- Jason tells his first lie when he says "We investigated all the locations", You didnt investigate the Hallway or if you did you didn't do it on camera so way to screw your trustworthyness already dude. The "door" audio clip is insanely quiet but just audible, it was debunked as those white double doors opening however I did note neither Jason or Grant showed the clip of the girls debunking which door it was which I found a little suspect. Why wouldn't you show that to the client so he can confirm or deny tif that particular set of doors does or doesn't make those kinds of noises too.

Unsurprisingly Jason & Grant presented the "flashlight trick" as actual evidence which just shoots their credibility completely to pieces. As far as the "moving door" footage goes it is too badly cut & too poorly presented, I would need to see it running from at least 10 seconds before where they presented it to the client as I want to know what Britt was doing whilst the Pilgrim cameras werent pointing at him. Without seeing the tape in its entireity it can't be presented as useful conclusive evidence. The client tries his best to support them by saying the carpet keeps the door open but every clip of the door closing proves otherwise.