In the summer of 2009, Jennifer Welborn and her boyfriend Jamie move into a million dollar mansion in Pensacola, Florida by the Escambia Bay with Jennifer's two teenage daughters Candace and Lauren. Two weeks after moving into the house, Jennifer notices the pictures on the walls hanging upside down and soon sees the ghost of a man watching her through the kitchen window one day. She believes the house is haunted, but Jamie is unconvinced. Jennifer eventually talks to her daughters about her experience and learns they're going through similar ones and is relieved she isn't going crazy. Jennifer calls paranormal investigator Toni Tally to take a look through the house. Toni sees the name "HAL" written on the bathroom mirror and sees a dark shadow standing next to it. In the backyard, Toni has a vision of slaves hung from the trees. Toni came to the conclusion that "Hal" was the slave owner to these slaves. Several weeks later after the cleansing, "Hal" comes back one night and grabs Jamie out of bed. Frightened and angry, Jamie grabs a gun and commands the spirit to show himself, now convinced the house is haunted. Toni comes to the family's aid once again gets injured in the process. The incident caused her to stop doing house cleansing altogether. Jennifer and Jamie consider moving, but it's not until Lauren later encounters the spirit and is scratched, the family finally escape from the house.