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The Ghost in the Machine-based App is a temporary questline in The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It was introduced in the Treehouse of Horror XXIV content update.

Dialogue

Pt. 1

After starting the update I think our house is haunted. Last night I heard ghostly moans and shrieks, and I saw a strange figure draped in chains. That was me wearing a chain of 50 sausage links. The shrieking was me later realizing I’d eaten them all. As always, there’s a perfectly logical although disturbing explanation. Yes. But there were also ghosts. What?! Our house really is haunted? We better call in a trained professional. We can’t afford that. Let’s go see an unlicensed quack. Task: "Build the Gypsy Fortune Teller Shop". It takes 24 hours. Build: Gypsy Fortune Teller Shop Quest reward: 100 and 10

Pt. 2

After completing Pt. 1 So, you seek the old gypsy’s help because you are troubled by ghosts. And yet when I ring your doorbell selling herbal supplements, it’s “nobody home, gypsy.” Please, just tell us why we’re being haunted. The spirits are angry, and seek justice for wrongs done to them in their Earthly lives. And ghost justice involves possessing people – it's neat to see! I’ll tell you how to get rid of them if you buy 10 jars of my house gingko blend. Nobody home, gypsy. What if we were to just pop the ghosts. Then we could collect their “ghostly organofluid outflow”, or GOO. Very smart, little girl. I foretell that in the future you will have trouble finding a date. How did you learn about GOO, anyway? Google. Task: "Pop Ghosts and Collect their GOO" (x10). Man, I popped ten ghosts and they still keep coming. What is there, a ghost bubble machine somewhere? We’ll get our friends to help pop ghosts, and make sure they get nice rewards. Maybe some pop-corn! *giggles* I get it. “Pop” cause you pop them, and “corn” cause that joke's corny. Quest reward: 25 and 10

Pt. 3

After tapping on Ned's exclamation mark Homer, I hate to be a specter hector, but your ghosts are all over the Flanders homestead. And they’re gumming up the Kwik-E-Mart worse than Squishee syrup gums up your intestines. Their otherworldly shrieks are so loud I can’t hear my video game, “Ghost Scream III”. Message Tap on haunted buildings to pop the ghosts inside! Task: "Remove Ghosts from Haunted Buildings" (x3). Homer, I’m sorry dinner’s late but two poltergeists were playing keep-away with the pork chops. TThen we must take drastic action… and see that annoying gypsy again. Quest reward: 25 and 10

Pt. 4

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark So, you return, just as I foresaw -- when I saw you walking up on the security camera. Nice gypsy, we need to summon a spirit and ask why it is so angry. Very well! Hold hands in a circle while I enter my trance. Look! Her eyes are rolled up in her head! (BABYLONIAN BABBLING) *gasp* She’s speaking in tongues! I wonder what she’s saying. IIt better not be that she charges by the hour. Task: "Make Homer Listen to the Gypsy's Babbling". The job takes place at the Gypsy Fortune Teller Shop and takes 24 hours. Someone is here! Unquiet soul, what is your name? Maude Flanders. O unattractive and boring spirit, why are you angry at us? You killed me with a T-shirt cannon. Why do you think? The spirit speaks in riddles. Send it back and get another one. New Character: Maude Quest reward: 25 and 10

Pt. 5

After tapping on Maude's exclamation mark It’s so nice to see you, Maude. You don’t look a minute older than the day Homer killed you. That’s how it works. Now hear me! Three ghosts are angry at Homer. I am the first. We have raised an army of the dead to haunt Springfield until Homer makes each one of us a sacrifice. What, like giving up beer for 15 minutes? ‘Cause that he can’t do. I wish to possess Homer’s body and spend one more day with my beloved Ned! Okay, but no taking my possessed body past first base. Task: "Make Maude Possess Homer". The job takes place at Flanders House and takes 12 hours. Task: "Make Homer Get Possessed by Maude". The job takes place at Flanders House and takes 12 hours. Task: "Make Ned Spend Time with Possessed Homer". The job takes place at Flanders House and takes 12 hours. It was wonderful to spend time with you again Maude. But, don’t you want to see Rod and Todd? Eh. Now that I’ve been away from them for a while, they kinda creep me out. Quest reward: 25 and 10

Pt. 6

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark What are all these pesky Gremlins doing here? Shoo! Shoo! No, Marge, I brought them here. They love GOO, any GOO. So I’m going to have them clean our stuck drains. Task: "Make Homer Use Gremlins to Clean Drains". The job takes place at the Simpson House and takes 24 hours. *moan* The gremlins cleaned out my drains, but then they ate my gooey cheese and chocolate pudding. On the other hand, a plumber would do the same thing and also charge you money. Quest reward: 25 and 10

Pt. 7

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark Homer Simpson! It is me, Frank Grimes… the only man to ever truly hate you. Grimsey ol’ buddy! Great to see you, pal! How’re you doing, amigo? Poorly! I killed myself acting like an idiot. And the idiot I was acting like was you. Sounds like my best friend is looking to be appeased. I want you to go to the power plant and tell everyone how I was always better than you. Task: "Reach level 11 and Build the Control Building". Task: "Make Homer Praise Frank Grimes". The job takes place at Control Building and takes 12 hours. No doubt about it, Frank Grimes was a great guy. But you know who’s better? Homer. For saying such nice things about Frank. Dammit! Quest reward: 25 and 10

Pt. 8

After tapping on Apu's exclamation mark These ghosts are driving me crazy. They look into the future and tell everyone tomorrow’s winning scratcher numbers. I’m going to reincarnate them as birds. Let's see what it sounds like when doves cry! I’m going to sprinkle holy water on them. I’m going to argue them away by pointing out that according to science they can’t exist. Task: "Make Apu Reincarnate Ghosts". The job takes 24 hours. Task: "Make Ned Sprinkle Ghosts with Holy Water". The job takes 24 hours. If Professor Frink is owned: Task: "Make Frink Have an Epistemological Argument with Ghosts". The job takes place at Frink's Lab and takes 24 hours. Quest reward: 25 and 10

Pt. 9

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark Finally, a ghost with a sense of style. My name is Bont. James Bont. British secret agent supreme. At least, I was until you got me killed by Hank Scorpio. Yeah, Hank still sends me candies at Christmas for that. To appease my fury, you must let me take over your body, fight supervillains, and make love to a beautiful exotic woman. Well, I was supposed to work today, but I guess I can call in possessed. Task: "Make Homer Get Possessed by Bont and Live Another Day". The job takes 12 hours. Quest reward: 25 and 10

Pt. 10

After tapping on Lisa's exclamation mark Pardon me, Mrs. Gypsy, but my dad appeased Maude Flanders, Frank Grimes and James Bont. How come we’re still haunted? I feel the presence of other, older spirits who are also angry at this town. I sense unspeakable horror… and a tent. Sounds like my last Girl Scout camping trip. Just kidding. Girl Scouts are great. Please don’t cut off my cookies. Anyway, my only clue is an old tent. Time to do some research in back issues of our town’s longest continuously published newspaper: The Springfield Elementary Daily 4th Gradian. Task: "Reach Level 12 and Build the Springfield Library". Task: "Make Lisa Research Old History". The job takes place at Springfield Library and takes 24 hours. Quest reward: 25 and 10

Pt. 11

After completing Pt. 10 I say, Homer, can I possess you one more time? All my missions end with me making love to a beautiful and exotic woman. Well, okay. But don’t tell my wife. That’ll be tricky. The woman I’m thinking of IS your wife. Task: "Reach Level 16 and Build the Gilded Truffle". Task: "Make Homer Get Possessed by Bont and Romance Marge". The job takes place at the Gilded Truffle and takes 8 hours. Task: "Make Marge Spend Time with Possessed Homer". The job takes place at the Gilded Truffle and takes 8 hours. Marge, how was your date with us? Fantastic! Although James Bont had this really weird thing for my hair. Quest reward: 25 and 10

Pt. 12

After tapping on Moe's exclamation mark Hiya, Lisa. You look down in the dumps. Although that’s still better than I feel at my happiest. I’ve been trying to find out about a tent of horror that used to be in Springfield, but I haven’t learned anything. Horrible tent? That sounds like the old Freak Show exhibit, from the 1930s. My grandfather was the chief attraction there. I’m named after him: “Repulsive Moe Syzslak”. The Freak Show Tent! It’s so politically incorrect I never thought of it. Moe, you’re a genius! Task: "Place the Freak Show Tent". Place: Freak Show Tent Quest reward: 25 and 10

Pt. 13

After completing Pt. 12 We are the ghosts of the freaks -- the sword swallower, the bearded lady, the guy who can put his whole foot in his mouth…and others. What must we do to end your anger? We will tell you. After you watch the Freak Show performance. Please feel free to tip. We're dead, so we can't use the money but we appreciate the sentiment. Task: "Make Lisa and Moe Watch the Freaks". The job takes place at Freak Show Tent and takes 24 hours. Quest reward: 25 and 10

Pt. 14

After tapping on Moe's exclamation mark Okay, we watched all you freaks doing your stuff. Really made me feel better about myself. What do you want, O ghosts, so you may rest quietly in eternal peace? hat’s what’s gonna happen to us? I thought we got to go to a big spring break party in Ghost Cancun. Oh well. We demand… back pay! Our old boss never paid us the money he owed us. And then we all died. Okay. What’s the name of your old boss? That mystery you must solve for yourself! Task: "Make Lisa Solve the Freak Show Tent Mystery". The job takes place at Springfield Library and takes 24 hours. Once Lisa is inside Springfield Library: The spirits want to help you, Lisa, so they're sending a message: “CEBCREGL BS OHEAFHZ”. Oh great, she's speaking in tongues again. Before Lisa finishes her "Make Lisa Solve the Freak Show Tent Mystery" task, if the player taps on Mr. Burns , they will see an option in his job list to "Confess". It is a six second task, which rewards the player with 6 and 1. Message Well done! You solved the mystery for Lisa. Wow, you must be very smart.. But I'm going to stay at the library and figure it out for myself. I could never respect myself if I'd just looked up the answer on the internet. Quest reward: 25 and 10

Pt. 15

After tapping on Mr. Burns' exclamation mark So, you’ve discovered the truth. My grandfather, Montgomery Burnsum, ran the old freak show, before he changed his name to make it less ethnic. To stop the ghosts all you have to do is give their back pay to their descendants – five bucks. Forget it. I already pay enough weirdos and goofballs at the plant as it is. Then all the ghosts of Springfield will haunt you! These ghosts are picketing my plant day and night. They’re worse than the Teamsters. There must be some way to stop them. Smithers, hire a force of magical Pinkerton detectives to bonk them on their ghostly heads. I’ll do my best, sir. In the meanwhile, I’ll check the Necronomicon! Task: "Make Burns Read from the Necronomicon". The job takes place at Control Building and takes 4 hours. You’re looking cheerful, sir. Yes indeed. I’ve discovered that GOO burns! Who needs expensive uranium when I can power my plant with cheap, stinky, GOO. You do realize you are using the essence of human souls to power light bulbs. Hey, I’m a capitalist. Burning human souls is what I do. So keep those ghosts coming, and collect all the GOO you can! Quest reward: 25 and 10

Behind the Laughter

The quest name is a reference to the book The Ghost in the Machine by Arthur Koestler.