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After about an hour of ghostly cat-and-mouse, a beatnik boater arrives and, [[He Knows Too Much|deducing what has happened to Vi]], begins to blackmail Tom, [[Murder Is the Best Solution|forcing him into action to protect his secret]]. This, however, is witnessed by Meg's little sister, Sandy. Tom is about to off Sandy as well, but Vi's ghost arrives and finally exacts her revenge.
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* [[Have You Told Anyone Else?]]: Tom ends up saying a near equivalent to this towards Sandy.
* [[He Knows Too Much]]: Scuzzy beatnik boat guy and, eventually, Sandy.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Richard Carlson ("Tom") was also the star of ''[[It Came
* [[Informed Ability]]: Tom is allegedly a great jazz pianist. Allegedly.
* [[I See Dead People|I See Dead People's Heads]]: And they won't shut up!
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* [[Losing Your Head]]: Vi.
* [[Murder Is the Best Solution]]: Tom keeps arriving at this conclusion when a number of simpler ones would have availed him before going this far.
* [[Oh, No, Not Again]]: Vi's method of haunting Tom has a parallel with a story of a previous tenant the blind lady tells Tom about. A boy and dog drowned nearby, and from then on, his parents felt seawater in his bedroom and could hear his voice along with the dog's barking.
* [[Our Ghosts Are Different]]: They're just heads, for one thing.
* [[Parental Marriage Veto]]: Meg's dad does ''not'' approve of jazz pianists, and blames the ruined wedding ceremony on Tom despite the obviously supernatural goings-on.
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