I've been out of my home ever since totheark put the last video on this channel. I am currently staying in a hotel.
Yesterday, I got a call from someone I know telling me to turn on the news.
[00:22] Cut to footage of a television which is playing a news report. The anchorwoman (Angie) says: "Firefighters are on the scene of an appartment fire in <CENSORED> County, <CENSORED>. Shannon <CENSORED> has been covering it for us. She joins us now with the latest. Shannon?"
[00:30] The screen switches to a shot of a different newswoman (Shannon) in front of a burned building and several emergency vehicles. Shannon: "Angie, if you take a look behind me, this is the most relaxed we've seen this scene since we've been here. Uh, the original firefighters that were here have all left, and they've all been replaced by firefighters from all over. That's from as far away as <CENSORED>; we've seen some from <CENSORED> as well, but, um, the firefighters do think that everyone got out okay except for, of course, some pets. A few disabled residents were rescued by the <CENSORED> police chief and several other people who ran inside to pull them out. Um, Ken <CENSORED> is the name of the <CENSORED> police chief who, um, we're told rescued about three people on his own. He ran inside this burning building to bring the people out. This is home video, though, shot by a resident. At one point, you can see the flames coming out of a side bedroom, and it's believed that's where the fire started on the third floor. A woman heard fire crackling in her bedroom, and she tried to put it out with a towel, but it grew into this large fire. At one point, the roof collapsed, and that was a dangerous situation for firefighters. Once they started putting water on the flames, there was a lot of smoke, so you could definately smell this fire before you could see it. Fire officials believe that this building is going to be a total loss. There were twelve apartments in this building, and the Red Cross is here to assist the people who have been displaced…"
[01:00] <while Shannon is still talking> The footage on the news changes to home footage of the building on fire.
[01:11] Screen tearing on the home footage occurs.
[01:32] <while Shannon is still talking> News footage changes back to the burned building.
[01:41] The camera moves away from the television screen.
[01:46] White text on black screen:
That was my apartment.
Main Theories and Observations
Screen tearing is seen at 1:10 in the home video on the news. This implies that the Operator was present at the scene of the fire.
Further Speculation
There is no hidden final frame.
I can't help but think "why would that happen???" " who was the cause?" "what was the cause?". The tearing of the news feed hinting that The Operator was there could mean a couple of things.
1. That he was present at the site the night of the fire and possibly the cause or forced Maskie into a corner, causing him to start the fire.
2. He was present at the site during the news feed, possibly looking for J.
3. He was nearby to J when he was watching the TV, which is the least likely since the camera would have distorted along with the television… not at all impossible altogether though. ~GTLargo21
This news report is from ABC 12 news out of Flint, MI and the censored county is Genesee County (I know this as I watch that channel frequently). I am aware that MH films in Georgia/Alabama, but perhaps this is all, plot-wise, supposed to take place in Michigan?
~Hscooby249
At 0:34 to about 0:37 there is a black figure (maybe a shadow) in front of the burned building that appears to shoot another figure. The other figure then falls to the ground. ~warp531
At 1:06, all the way to 1:10 (when the visual tearing happens), you can see a black figure looking away from the camera. The Operator? Or just a tree? ~Oscuro1987
An interesting theory that Masky could be trying to save J and keep him away from the Operator could be furthered backed up by this. He may be trying to scare him off, to the extreme of burning his apartment down after being sure he is not in it. ~Moooo4me
