A married couple were going out for
the evening and called in a teenage
babysitter to take care of their three
children. When she arrived they told her
they probably wouldn't be back until
late, and that the kids were already
asleep so she needn't disturb them.
The babysitter starts doing her
homework while awaiting a call from
her boyfriend. After awhile the phone
rings. She answers it, but hears no one
on the other end - just silence, then
whoever it is hangs up. After a few
more minutes the phone rings again.
She answers, and this time there's a
man on the line who says, in a chilling
voice, "Have you checked the children?"
Click.
At first she thinks it might have been
the father calling to check up and he
got interrupted, so she decides to
ignore it. She goes back to her
homework, then the phone rings again.
"Have you checked the children?" says
the creepy voice on the other end.
"Mr. Murphy?" she asks, but the caller
hangs up again.
She decides to phone the restaurant
where the parents said they'd be
dining, but when she asks for Mr.
Murphy she is told that he and his wife
had left the restaurant 45 minutes
earlier. So she calls the police and
reports that a stranger has been calling
her and hanging up. "Has he
threatened you?" the dispatcher asks.
No, she says. "Well, there's nothing we
can really do about it. You could try
reporting the prank caller to the phone
company."
A few minutes go by and she gets
another call. "Why haven't you checked
the children?" the voice says.
"Who is this?" she asks, but he hangs
up again. She dials 911 again and
says, "I'm scared. I know he's out there,
he's watching me."
"Have you seen him?" the dispatcher
asks. She says no. "Well, there isn't
much we can do about it," the
dispatcher says. The babysitter goes
into panic mode and pleads with him to
help her. "Now, now, it'll be okay," he
says. "Give me your number and street
address, and if you can keep this guy
on the phone for at least a minute we'll
try to trace the call. What was your
name again?"
"Linda."
"Okay, Linda, if he calls back we'll do
our best to trace the call, but just keep
calm. Can you do that for me?"
"Yes," she says, and hangs up. She
decides to turn the lights down so she
can see if anyone's outside, and that's
when she gets another call.
"It's me," the familiar voice says. "Why
did you turn the lights down?"
"Can you see me?" she asks, panicking.
"Yes," he says after a long pause.
"Look, you've scared me," she says.
"I'm shaking. Are you happy? Is that
what you wanted?"
"No."
"Then what do you want?" she asks.
Another long pause. "Your blood. All
over me."
She slams the phone down, terrified.
Almost immediately it rings again.
"Leave me alone!" she screams, but it's
the dispatcher calling back. His voice
is urgent.
"Linda, we've traced that call. It's
coming from another room inside the
house. Get out of there! Now!!!"
She tears to the front door, attempting
to unlock it and dash outside, only to
find the chain at the top still latched.
In the time it takes her to unhook it she
sees a door open at the top of the
stairs. Light streams from the
children's bedroom, revealing the
profile of a man standing just inside.
She finally gets the door open and
bursts outside, only to find a cop
standing on the doorstep with his gun
drawn. At this point she's safe, of
course, but when they capture the
intruder and drag him downstairs in
handcuffs, she sees he is covered in
blood. Come to find out, all three
children have all been murdered.
