 Mysterious things start to happen in the building after Risto (Mali s father) and Leyla (Jeylan s mother) have an argument over who has the right to store their food in the common room. Although they both agree that the original caretaker of the building had said they could all use the room, each tries to lock the other out. Karmen begins to tell Filis, who witnessed the argument, the story of the original caretaker who lived in the common room; how his wife and son died in the 1963 earthquake; how he was made homeless; and how he made the common room his new home. Each year he would host a zadushnitsa banquet on All Souls Day to remember those who had died. That tradition had continued to the present. During the banquet preparations lights go on and off, strange messages and signs appear on the wall, things disappear then suddenly re-appear. Everyone is very nervous. Mali is convinced that the ghost of the caretaker has returned, angry that Risto and Leyla are arguing over his old room. They decide that it is time that Risto and Leyla were taught a lesson. The kids invite Risto and Leyla, who are frightened, to zadushnitsa. There they are met by a mysterious ghostly figure. Suddenly the ghost reveals itself as Filis. As dawn breaks we see the ghost of the caretaker. He raises his glass to the souls of the dead, "za dusha!" and then disappears into the sleeping building.