In the sequence from Inheritance, the film's protagonist - Abbey - is haunted by visions of the elderly dead Mrs. Baker. She first spots Mrs. Baker on the street, then struggles to ignore her in a cafe, and finally flees a bus where the sinister Mrs. Baker has cornered her.

In the Free-Vibe commercial a young woman is haunted by regret, in the form of her elderly grandmother. It seems that the girl has been stealing money from Grandma so she can buy drugs. Although the commercial begins with a sighting in school, it then follows a simliar template of seeing Granny on street, then in a thrift shop, and finally on a bus.

Producer Brian McDonald was the first to see the commercial, "Not only was the sequence very similar, but the shot of the grandmother on the street is almost identical to our film, especially when there's a wipe of a passing object and then the grandmother is gone."

Director Kris Kristensen noted that, "Even though our scene at the coffee house has been replaced with a scene at a thrift store, the reveal via the panning camera is very similar, and we have a similar scene involving a clothes rack with a reveal earlier in the film."

Production designer Jean Landry saw the commercial and was stunned by the similarities between Mrs. Baker and Grandma's house. "Not only is their layout of the house familiar, but the china cabinet is where ours was in the film, and there's even a painting of flowers on the wall," a prominent design element throughout Inheritance .

Naturally, this could all be a coincidence, but as Kristensen points out, "There are dozens of copies of Inheritance floating all over Hollywood. I'm sure someone saw the film and lifted the sequence." There are no plans to request a cease and desist order since it's a public service announcement. Kristensen added, "I'm flattered that they liked the film enough to imitate the sequence, I just wish they asked me to direct it. I could use the gig."