
He is then pulled away by the neck by a fly rig. The audience then sees footage from the phone. They eventually get back, finding only Ryan's phone. The group becomes locked out of the stage where Ryan lies helpless. Ryan is thrown off the ladder by an unseen force, and his leg is broken. They return to the stage, where Pfeifer points out an air conditioning duct they can escape through. When the group is reunited, Cassidy is yanked into the air by seemingly nothing, leaving her with burns on her neck that look like rope burns. Alone, Ryan sees various things, such as a hidden room with a mattress and bed frame, and a body hanging. They discover that Charlie was not supposed to have performed that day, and was only on stage because he was the understudy for the main actor, Reese's father Rick. The group see the set reassembled and find news coverage of Charlie's death that includes an interview with his girlfriend Alexis. Disturbed, Cassidy admits the trio's real reason for being in the school at this time, which angers Pfeifer. They try to leave but find that they have been locked inside, and there is no cell phone reception. That night, Reese, Ryan, and Ryan's girlfriend Cassidy Spilker sneak into the school and begin to dismantle the set, only to hear Pfeifer in the hallway. His friend Ryan Shoos comes up with the idea to vandalize the set. Reese Houser is excited, as this gives him a chance to grow closer to his crush Pfeifer Ross. Twenty years later, on October 28, 2013, the school attempts to put on a new performance of The Gallows. His parents, along with the whole audience, witness the tragic event.

On October 29, 1993, Beatrice High School student Charlie Grimille is accidentally hanged and killed after a prop malfunction during a presentation of the play The Gallows.
