INT. RYUJI’S APARTMENT – DAY The front DOOR opens wildly, noisily forward. Asakawa comes rushing in, eyes darting about the apartment. She thinks frantically to herself. ASAKAWA (VO) Ryuji... why? Does this mean that Yoichi will die, too? Is the curse not broken yet? Why am I the only one saved? Asakawa's gaze falls to the desk, taking in the stack of looseleaf papers atop its surface. Ryuji's thesis. She suddenly stops dead in her tracks, eyes fixed on one sheet in particular. Scribbled on its surface in large, spidery letters is the message: HELL IS REAL She continues to stare at that message, feeling her body ripple with an involuntary shudder. Asakawa turns away. And finds herself face to face with Ryuji's television set. The set has been turned off, but its presence hangs heavy, ominous somehow. Asakawa suddenly dives forward, pressing the eject button on the VCR. Sure enough, the TAPE is still in the deck. She takes the tape and leaves.