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Concealed. Imprisoned.

3:08

For Christ's sake, just let me answer it. You touch

3:10

that phone and I'll fucking shoot you, I swear to God. You

3:13

know, the doctor could be thinking the same thing you are.

3:16

Maybe he's not the monster you're making him out to

3:18

be. You ever thought of that? In

3:21

what pre-kell am I thinking, Carnac? That we

3:23

should be beating feet, just like you said.

3:26

Unlikely. Is it? Yes.

3:30

I don't think you believe that for

3:32

a second. You know exactly how important

3:34

we are to his work. His worst.

3:37

Maybe there is some truth to us being

3:39

a subject, Holly. Hell, maybe

3:42

it's just like you say. We're guinea

3:44

pigs. But that doesn't

3:47

mean we're not valuable. His

3:49

work with us, the observations,

3:53

they're just as important as the lab in

3:55

the lake. He's told me as

3:57

much. Finally.

4:02

And don't think for a second I'm buying your bullshit

4:04

about being important. So,

4:07

what are we supposed to do then? Just

4:10

shut up, dummy. I'm trying to think.

4:14

Jesus Christ Almighty, can't he take a hint? Just

4:17

answer it, Holly. See what

4:19

he has to say. I won't say

4:21

a word edgewise. Fine. Here.

4:28

Get off me, you son of a bitch. You're

4:31

scared of acting out, you dumb

4:33

bitch. Jesus, Robert, enough. Get off

4:35

her. You're gonna kill her, goddamn

4:38

it. Get off me. What

4:42

are you doing? I

4:47

tried to kill you. I

4:50

tried to kill you. You just

4:52

wouldn't let me. Rowan!

4:58

Fuck, pain in the ass. Just

5:01

listen. Get

5:04

along. Who's you? Rowan!

5:07

Stop! Stop! Stop!

5:09

I had you. She

5:12

was... She... Goddammit.

5:15

Just... Just...

5:18

Stop. She...

5:22

Goddammit. May he force

5:24

my hand. I didn't... She made

5:26

me do it. What are we supposed to

5:28

do? Just... Jesus, Ken.

5:32

It... It had

5:34

to be done. Hello?

5:40

Yes. We're still

5:42

here. No. We

5:45

had some problems here. No.

5:49

Nothing like that. We're

5:52

still secure. We... I

5:55

had to eliminate Holly. Yes,

6:00

sir. I understand. She'd

6:03

become a liability though. I

6:05

had no choice. No,

6:09

sir. No,

6:12

sir. I'm afraid not. She

6:15

had a run-in with local law enforcement and

6:17

the device was confiscated. No.

6:23

She did say that the readings were off the

6:25

charts though, but she didn't go

6:27

into any specifics. Yes,

6:32

I know. Like I

6:34

said, she left me no choice. Yes,

6:39

of course. He's fine. She

6:42

can upload the report. I'm not sure

6:46

about who. Yes, I

6:50

understand. No,

6:52

sir. I know what to do. He'll

6:55

handle it. No problem. That's

6:58

fine. I'll contact you as

7:00

soon as possible. What did

7:07

he say? Roe, where

7:10

are you? What are you going to do

7:12

to me? What? Look,

7:14

man, whatever he said- Don't you

7:17

start too, kid. I'll- Just shut

7:19

up. The doc wants us

7:21

to proceed with our contingency plan. I

7:23

tried to tell you that, or I

7:25

tried to tell her that. If

7:28

she wasn't so goddamn f- Fuck off.

7:30

Jesus, man. I

7:32

thought that- That you didn't think, and

7:34

neither did Holly. So

7:36

he- The contingency-

7:41

He wants us to- It'll have to

7:43

just be you, kid. I've got to clean this

7:45

mess up and I have my own shit to work out. Goddamn

7:48

Holly should be- Would've been

7:50

working with you, but what do you want me

7:53

to do? Or rather, what

7:55

do you want to do? What

7:58

do I want to do? That's right.

8:01

I can't fucking babysit you kid and you don't

8:03

need me to. And look, I

8:05

can only imagine what you're thinking, but

8:07

I've no intention of... Of killing me?

8:10

Yes. I... That

8:12

was never the plan. You gotta believe me. This...

8:16

I never wanted to hurt Holly, but

8:18

the stakes are too god dang high.

8:20

And she fucking knew that. Holding

8:23

us here like that. She pulled the

8:25

fucking gun, right? Not me. Right.

8:28

That's... I... You gotta believe me

8:30

kid. I didn't want this. Yeah,

8:34

no I do, bro. I

8:36

believe you. You're right.

8:38

And... And I

8:41

know you didn't want to do that. And

8:44

you do realize what's at stake here, don't you? What

8:46

the doctor's doing? You

8:49

gotta change the world, kid. I don't

8:51

know how, but I know that we're

8:53

on the verge of something big here. You

8:57

know that, right? Yeah,

8:59

I know it. Totally.

9:01

I... I'm totally

9:03

in. I'm

9:06

not gonna lie. I'm... I'm... I'm freaking

9:08

out a little bit now. But...

9:13

I... I... Shit,

9:15

man. I mean, I've come too far.

9:17

There's... There's not going

9:19

back. Not for

9:21

me. Me

9:23

either. All right, then. Then

9:26

you know what to do, right? Yeah.

9:30

Your rig is at the mills, sub-basement, right

9:32

where I showed you. Locked

9:34

and loaded. Okay,

9:36

then. It's time

9:39

to burn. Obviously

9:47

we can't take him out to the bunker. Rowan

9:50

says that Holly has stirred up her final

9:52

batch of trouble, and it's left us with

9:54

limited options for disposal. Especially

9:56

when it comes to dumping

9:58

the most high-proof... If our person

10:00

in town's car and body... Don't you

10:03

start too, Elton. Not after what we've

10:05

been through in the last 24 hours. You

10:07

of all people. Of course, Doctor.

10:10

I apologize. No

10:12

need for all that. I

10:14

misspoke. Good. That's

10:17

exactly what we need right now. Men of

10:19

faith. And I am that

10:21

man. You can

10:23

rest assured. I know

10:26

you are, Elton. And I know that

10:28

you believe in our mission. Glory

10:30

to God. Glory. So

10:33

you set your mind at ease. I'll

10:37

put the sheriff here out of the way,

10:40

best as I can manage. Without

10:42

drawing attention. And

10:44

with a little luck, he'll remain

10:47

unseen for the foreseeable future. That's

10:50

fine. But don't spend too much time

10:52

or energy on it, Elton. Given the

10:54

number of cops running around the county, it won't

10:56

be long until he's discovered. And

10:59

I need you down at the lake as soon as possible.

11:01

We're going again. We

11:03

are. Praise God.

11:06

And given the current influx of spirit, we may

11:09

be closer to the kingdom than ever before. That's

11:12

music to my ears.

11:15

After last night's fiasco, I've got to

11:18

tell you, I was in

11:20

a pretty low place. I

11:22

thought that maybe... Cast aside your doubts,

11:25

Elton. We're very close to

11:27

completing God's work. Does that

11:29

mean? It does. It's

11:32

time to gather your flock. Praise

11:34

God. Not to shepherd

11:36

them. Not just yet. But

11:39

gather them, my friend. Hallelujah.

11:43

So let's get moving. We've got a lot

11:45

of work to do, and time is running short. Yes,

11:48

doctor. You grab his feet, I'll bear the

11:50

weight. You're

14:00

essentially down here babysitting a square

14:02

of dirt. That's right. This

14:05

Dildean woman shows up out of nowhere. That's

14:08

right. She came right along the eastern side of the

14:10

lake. Right there along the

14:12

fence. Right, so she walks up.

14:15

No, I didn't say that. She

14:17

had snuck up on us. She

14:19

was, uh, well, it actually looked like

14:22

she was fixing to leave. We

14:24

just happened to see her kind of creeping away, kind

14:27

of hunched over like she was slinking off. But

14:29

she doesn't run? Not at first, no.

14:32

What does she say? Well, she

14:34

had some cock and bull story about taking

14:37

readings, had some kind of machine or I

14:40

can't remember what Billings called it. A Geiger

14:42

counter or something like that. A

14:44

Geiger counter? Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's

14:46

the one. Like for nukes and stuff. She

14:49

was carrying a Geiger counter? No,

14:52

no, that's just it. It wasn't that. It

14:54

wasn't the Geiger counter thing. It

14:56

was something else. She said what

14:59

it was, but I don't remember. Billings

15:01

was conducting the interview. Deputy, I was just observing.

15:04

And then what? And Riley's talking to

15:07

her. The call came over the radio talking about,

15:09

be on the lookout. And Billings and I, we

15:11

both kind of look at her, and

15:13

we both look at each other, and then bam, she

15:15

takes off like a rabbit. And

15:18

you said she ran that way back

15:20

east along the fence. That's

15:23

right. And what did you do? I

15:25

hopped on my cruiser and headed up three miles. Lynch

15:28

Road's the only other road out of here. I

15:30

figured if she was parked back up here somewhere, I could

15:32

easily get there and keep her from fleeing the scene, no

15:34

problem. And what's Billings

15:36

do? He's on her like stink on

15:39

shit, but she had a pretty good lead on him. And

15:41

for an old lady, she was making tracks. Which

15:43

is why you didn't also pursue on foot.

15:46

No, I told you I didn't pursue on foot. I hopped

15:48

on my cruiser to cut off her escape. Never

15:51

occurred to me that someone might have walked back in here.

15:54

We're like 10 miles outside of town. That don't make no

15:56

sense. I figured if there was a

15:58

vehicle, it'd be best if one of them. Principalities

18:00

and powers of darkness my friend

18:04

You saying you saying this is them

18:06

Satan this has been the paper Them

18:09

to kill Tammy, Hulona Y'all

18:11

pursuing that now That's

18:13

what I'm saying. And yes, we

18:16

are and you think Are

18:19

are you saying that Billings? Let's

18:22

just say I'm not

18:24

hopeful You

18:27

know There's one other thing

18:31

Right before the radio cut out. Yeah,

18:33

I think maybe he did go for that chance Who's

18:39

on the scene right now West is

18:41

answering the call He's the

18:43

holy roller Him

18:46

and Andrews are the Magnolia Sheriff

18:48

Department self-appointed Christian soldiers Another

18:51

wrong with expressions of faith Cooper How

18:54

folks spend their free time is no concern of

18:56

mine. I'll bring you know that Just

18:58

because I've lost my way doesn't mean I

19:01

begrudge others for fighting theirs. That's mighty

19:03

time to feel You

19:06

gonna be in trouble? Hopefully not. He's

19:08

well versed in the pecking order Once

19:11

he sees the federal credentials, he should fall into

19:13

line. But with West That's

19:17

good Let us remember

19:19

there's a singular objective here secure

19:21

the site. You got it. What's

19:24

the plan then? Well, first off we've

19:26

got to go see what's happened to this Conan boy

19:29

If he's wandering around lost we need to make sure

19:31

he finds his way back to greener pastures What

19:34

if? You know if

19:37

you've gone over the fence and

19:39

then under yeah Well

19:43

when we get there, I'll check the perimeter monitoring

19:45

station. We'll know right? That's right.

19:47

So long as he's bigger than a rabbit. I'd

19:50

suspect he is Then what?

19:53

If He has gone under and we need to make

19:55

sure our corner measures are still able to adequately dissuade

19:57

someone from entering the site. The

20:00

say after the last night. We

20:03

in a silly mask, a sophomore, the side of

20:05

his game. Too much strength. Would

20:08

can keep pushing a permit out and

20:10

me that out there will be enough

20:12

and laugh to be. And

20:19

a man deputy west. Is

20:23

she's a photo. Album

20:34

is taking care of the sheriff. To

20:38

Kimberly Machine you said: you two are

20:40

struggling for the gun. Yes,

20:43

yes, but that he'd heard Mr

20:45

For as call out from the

20:47

basement his own thought. You

20:50

had no choice. I'd have a

20:52

six Damned bad luck or timing

20:54

or whatever you want to call us

20:57

at. You have no choice. You did

20:59

the right thing. This the best place

21:01

to start off the rails. Ash it's

21:04

members. If I get up how

21:06

can you say that after what

21:08

I showed also I couldn't care

21:10

less anymore. Couldn't care less. I

21:12

guess I never saw a man

21:14

and killed a man before as

21:17

sword you have of this different

21:19

and you know it's alright. Calm

21:21

down. I'm not trying to entangle

21:23

nice you l my I'm trying

21:25

to set your mind at ease

21:27

right? I know, I

21:29

know, which I just. I'll

21:32

be fine, I just need a minute to process which is. Bruce

21:36

of you know I need to

21:38

be present for the moment. I've

21:40

already missed too much that sign.

21:43

Let me tell you a little more about what

21:45

I've been working on. Something to take your mind

21:48

off the incident. Take a

21:50

look. Is this

21:52

That's. right? Tax.

21:56

The. Syntax. There's

22:00

more to it. Like

22:03

I was saying this morning, there's a pattern

22:05

emerging here. One that, unbelievably,

22:09

appears to be attempting to mimic

22:11

human speech. That's

22:13

incredible. Why

22:16

haven't we been able to hear it? Well,

22:19

not to be simplistic, but we have

22:21

been hearing it. We've just

22:23

never had the volume turned up enough. Tammy

22:26

Lynn, ironically, was the ideal

22:28

candidate. Not for migration

22:31

and study, mind you, but for

22:33

turning the proverbial dial past ten.

22:36

Past ten? That is not just the increased

22:38

frequency. The signal is also

22:40

incredibly clear. So what are

22:42

we hearing? It's

22:44

still a little jumbled, this possible

22:47

syntax. But I think this is

22:49

primarily due to the fact that... I

22:52

think the sentence is communicating in

22:54

every human language that it

22:56

has ever contacted. There

22:59

must be more than even what you're imagining. If

23:02

this creature has been here for thousands of years

23:04

or longer, it

23:06

might be attempting to... But then,

23:09

why do our subjects hear their native languages? Even

23:11

familiar voices? I

23:13

think that's just the sentence attempting to get our

23:15

attention. It's the equivalent of

23:17

waving your arms or shouting hey to someone

23:19

just out of earshot. Will

23:22

you be able to make any sense of it? Are

23:24

we... is it

23:26

too late? There's no doubt. If

23:28

we had more time that we could

23:30

learn its own native language, could communicate.

23:33

Ah, God. Could

23:36

you imagine if we discovered this when you first went

23:38

into the lake? Who knows what we'd

23:40

have learned at its fate, so we aren't too late? No,

23:43

not at all. I think if

23:45

we can... I start to

23:47

experiment to amplify this message. The

23:49

range of syntax has remarkably narrowed. Notch

23:52

what we're seeing in this numerical expression

23:54

from the Halo's data. It's

23:57

a shame that Holly wasn't able to complete your task.

24:00

We'd likely know so much more. But

24:02

nothing can be done about that now. Are

24:05

we? The point is, these

24:07

supercharged subjects, for lack of a better

24:09

term, are the key to us unlocking

24:11

the grammar. Maybe even the

24:13

phonemes of its language. If

24:15

we can do that, we will be able

24:17

to model a complete key. Like

24:20

a digital Rosetta Stone. This

24:22

is... I can't

24:24

believe that we stumbled onto this. So

24:27

unlikely. This

24:31

is how miracles work, my friend. We

24:34

are the new Moseses. The new

24:36

King Davids. The gods

24:38

speak directly to us. If

24:41

only we'll find the burning bushes that

24:43

they scatter about. You're the one,

24:45

don't say it, Elmer. It's not me. It's

24:48

us. We're on the

24:51

verge, my friend. We

24:53

are so close. We may

24:55

even be able to discover how to free ourselves of

24:57

this hideous situation that we find

25:00

ourselves in. And

25:02

let's face it, I'm not

25:04

knowing what else this sentient knows

25:06

about our world or other worlds,

25:08

or what it can do on our behalf. This

25:12

is just the beginning, Alton. Aren't

25:16

you forgetting something? What's

25:18

that? Cooper? Oh

25:20

no, I haven't took out and bought Cooper. Well,

25:23

you were busy with Mr. Perez and the

25:25

Sheriff. I was making arrangements for our friend.

25:28

There's something else you should know, too. What's

25:31

that? Elton has indicated to me

25:33

that we have new pieces on the board.

25:35

Three, to be precise. The

25:39

Foundation? That's

25:41

right. And it's someone we

25:43

know. Who? Harper.

25:47

Harper. Again? Again.

25:51

Again. I'm

26:34

not here for you. I'm

26:38

not here for you. I'm not here for you. I'm

26:49

not here for

26:52

you. I'm not here for you.

27:03

I'm not here for you. I'm

27:13

not here for you.

27:38

I'm not here for you. Oh,

28:00

hey, hey, hey. Hey,

28:05

hey, hey, hey. Hey,

28:18

hey, hey. Hey, hey,

28:20

hey, hey. Hey,

28:35

hey, hey, hey. Hey,

28:38

hey, hey, hey. Hold

28:42

on, please. My

28:45

heart, everything.

28:50

Finds me in it. Remember

28:59

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for listening, and now, back to

31:44

our show. And

31:48

just who the fuck are you supposed to be? My

31:52

name is Jack Harper and I'm with the NRC. Never

31:55

heard of it. It's the Nuclear

31:57

Regulatory Commission. And we're tasked

31:59

with protecting public- health and safety is

32:01

related to nuclear energy. Bullshit. Deputy

32:05

West, if you're interested in a lengthy

32:07

prison term, then by all means, please

32:09

continue what you're doing. And

32:12

how the hell are you here with this Fed

32:14

Cooper? I should have goddamn

32:16

known. You've been a pain in

32:18

my ass since you first rolled into this town. Deputy

32:21

Cooper was kind enough to meet me at my hotel

32:23

and assist me as a liaison. That's

32:26

been sent here, Deputy West, by

32:29

the USAEC director to investigate possible

32:31

contamination of this site. The

32:33

USA what? What director?

32:37

I'm happy to tell you all about it

32:39

if you'll please step away from that monitoring

32:41

station. Just so you

32:44

know, in usual circumstances surrounding the

32:46

unfortunate death of Miss Hulona, we

32:49

are looking into a potentially serious contamination

32:51

event. Even now you could

32:53

be receiving a lethal dose of radiation. I

32:56

don't feel nothing. And

32:58

you won't. But in

33:00

a week's time, when your organs begin to

33:02

fail and you start hemorrhaging from every orifice,

33:04

you'll have wished you'd heeded my warning. For

33:09

fuck's sake, West, just step away from the

33:11

goddamn box and lift this man to his

33:13

job. Fuck you, Cooper. I know what you're

33:15

up to. Here we go.

33:18

Did Deputy Cooper tell you about the

33:20

Satanists, Agent Harper? The

33:22

Satanists? Don't embarrass

33:24

yourself, West. We'll see,

33:26

Cooper. I know all about you. Sure

33:29

you do. You're involved in this. There's no

33:31

doubt. You think I don't know that you

33:34

were the cruiser that that girl saw Tammy

33:36

Lennon? You're deluded, West.

33:38

And you're making an ass out of yourself and

33:40

disgracing the badge. Why don't

33:43

you just step away like Agent Harper has

33:45

asked you and you can tell him all

33:47

about your fever dreams back at the station?

33:50

Fuck you. You

33:53

take communion with that mouth? That's it. Deputy

33:57

West, come back. I

34:00

will knock you out. You're welcome

34:02

to take a shot. Gentlemen, gentlemen,

34:04

please. There's really no

34:06

need for this. West,

34:08

come back. We've

34:11

got a code six. Where are you? God

34:14

damn it. This

34:21

is West. What's that? What

34:24

did you say? Deputy West. Spit it

34:26

out, Connie. I ain't got time for this. I'm

34:28

right in the middle of something. Harold,

34:31

one of the state boys just came across.

34:35

It's Sheriff Kubo. What?

34:40

What are you saying, Connie? It's

34:43

Sheriff Kubo West. It's

34:46

been shot. Shot?

34:49

He's been shot? Shot where?

34:52

I'm sorry, Harold. He's

34:56

dead. Someone

34:58

shot Sheriff Kubo. Deputy?

35:07

Yeah. Yeah,

35:09

I heard you. They

35:12

found his cruiser in back of the Ralphs.

35:15

It was. I'm on my way. Yes,

35:19

sir. Is

35:23

that your Sheriff Kubo? Yes. It's

35:26

just what I said. Evil forces.

35:29

I don't think we're done. Not

35:31

by a long shot. You and the Fed on

35:33

my six. We're

35:36

going into town, and you got some serious

35:38

questions I ain't answering. I'll

35:40

need to stay here, Deputy. Don't try to

35:42

site secure. Of course I can. You can

35:44

do what you're goddamn told. Why don't you

35:46

just step away like Agent Harper has asked

35:48

you, and you can tell him all about

35:50

your fever dreams back at the station. It's

35:53

OK, Deputy Cooper. This is a

35:55

terrible. You

35:57

have my deepest condolences. I

35:59

appreciate the ride. I'll be back to assist as soon as I'm able. Move

36:02

your ass, Cooper. You

36:04

sure about this? Absolutely.

36:06

I'll secure the site and check the monitors. Keep

36:11

a close eye on that one. He's a loose cannon. He's

36:15

hanging by a thread. The thread is a little bit too

36:17

long. I'll be back to assist as soon as I'm able.

36:20

Move your ass, Cooper. You sure

36:22

about this? Absolutely.

36:24

I'll secure the site and check the monitors.

36:28

He's hanging by a thread. That's

36:30

what I'm afraid of. Geez,

36:50

someone shot the shell. Not

36:53

our problem, kid. We got work to do. Right.

36:56

Well, I think I'm good

36:58

to go. And you know what to

37:00

do? Yep. It's

37:03

absolutely critical that they both go

37:05

up. Don't worry, bro.

37:09

This is the one thing that I've always been

37:11

good at. I've

37:13

been lighting fires since I was five years old. All

37:16

right, then. And what about you? First,

37:19

I've got to move Holly out of here. And

37:22

then I've got my own preparations to make. So I

37:24

should come back here when I'm done? Well,

37:29

give me a second, Kat. I'm thinking.

37:33

But look, I've

37:35

got nowhere else to go. And

37:38

that's not just, you

37:40

know, I'm not just saying that. I've

37:44

really got nothing. I'm

37:47

in on whatever needs to be done. I'm

37:49

all in. All right, Kat. Light

37:52

them up and then get your ass back

37:54

here. All right. Thank

37:57

you. I... I

37:59

won't... I know, kid. Just focus on the mills

38:02

for now. We need every COP and emergency

38:04

service officer in the county squarely focused on

38:06

those mills. We can't have a soul at

38:09

the lake. That's the mission. Got it? No

38:14

worries. When I

38:16

burn, I burn

38:18

bright. Here.

38:40

This is probably a really

38:42

bad idea. My dad

38:44

is going to know we're high. Yeah,

38:47

probably. I need to settle

38:49

my nerves. The party's down there. This is like

38:52

the worst weekend of my life. This

38:55

is beyond surreal. Agreed.

38:58

I was just thinking about

39:00

that. How do we even

39:03

tell my dad? I keep scripting

39:05

it out in my head and it's like

39:08

all of the sentences don't make

39:10

any sense. Masked graves, hidden

39:12

bunkers, wanted killers? He's got a-

39:14

He may have his doubts, but

39:16

once we show him- Anyways,

39:21

let's head back. I don't think we're going to

39:23

find anything else. I can't believe

39:25

we can't find the other bunker. Maybe I

39:27

should go back down, take a second

39:30

look at the diagram? Are you sure

39:32

you read it right? Not really, but

39:34

shit, there were dead bodies piled up along

39:36

the wall. I wasn't necessarily thinking straight, but

39:38

I know I read the number right. 165.

39:42

And that was feet? Yeah, it was feet.

39:45

The length of the connecting tunnel was 165 feet,

39:47

which puts the outside wall of the

39:50

other bunker somewhere along the big circle

39:52

that we've been walking around the hatch.

39:54

The quasi-sir. It's

39:56

been pretty close. If we're judging

39:58

by our marker, we haven't strayed too close. clothes are

40:00

too far this whole time. Maybe we

40:02

shouldn't have taken so many, uh, little

40:05

breaks. Oh, I don't

40:07

know. Saturdays are definitely my day

40:09

for little breaks. How

40:11

are you the sheriff's kid? Let's

40:14

just say I have an ample supply of

40:16

eye drops, breath mints, and cologne. Oh,

40:18

and that must be why you're a hit with

40:20

the ladies. Zing! Whatever.

40:23

You two are a real comedy powerhouse.

40:26

You're right though. Let's call it. Oh

40:32

shit. What's that? Get

40:36

down, you guys. What?

40:38

Where? Get down! Over there!

40:46

Who is that? I... I

40:48

have no idea. I've never seen him before. Hillemeth?

40:52

Me either. Maybe that's

40:54

the killer. He's

40:56

barely older than we are. What

41:00

do we do now? What do you mean? Should

41:03

we follow him? Or check

41:05

out the other bunker? Or

41:07

go find your dad. I feel like

41:09

we've done enough. More than enough. We're

41:12

pushing our luck. Ren? Come

41:15

on, Ren. Let's get your dad down here. You're

41:17

probably right that that's the right move. But...

41:20

But what? So

41:22

far, we're the only ones making all the

41:24

headway. What if this guy gets away? Why

41:29

don't we split up? No! That's the

41:31

worst thing! This is like a bad horror

41:33

movie now. Why? They

41:35

always split up in those movies and it never

41:37

turns out good. Well, we've

41:40

got to decide. He's getting away. Follow

41:43

him, Ren. We'll stay here and wait for you. I'm

41:46

not going in that bunker, Lee. I know,

41:48

I know. We'll wait up top just to keep an

41:50

eye out. Okay. Okay.

41:54

I'll try to contact my dad too if I can. Yes.

41:59

Ren! Yeah? Don't

42:02

do anything stupid. Yeah,

42:05

don't be a hero. Me? Hardly.

42:08

He'll never know I'm following him. I'm not trying to

42:10

get murdered by some nut. And pick a pal on

42:12

the way back if you can. Right,

42:15

I will. Okay, be

42:17

careful. You too. You

42:32

know, Holly, for as small as you are, you

42:36

sure do weigh a ton. Jesus

42:44

H. Christ. I'm

42:51

sorry it had to be like this. I

42:53

truly am. You are a pain in

42:55

my ass from day one, but... Goddamn

42:58

did you earn my respect. Rest

43:01

in peace. What

43:05

the fuck? You

43:08

gotta be kidding me. How

43:10

in the Holy... Oh

43:12

fuck. Someone's... No,

43:20

no, no. Goddamn

43:24

it, where are you, you little bastard? I

43:43

think we got a problem. I think

43:46

someone's found a bunker. No,

43:49

bunker two. No,

43:53

I don't think so. If it'd been there,

43:55

there'd be cops crawling all over the place. Do

43:59

I have time? I'll

44:03

do a quick recon, be back in touch. I

44:08

know what to do. All

44:19

right, Monty, I'll take what's behind door number two.

44:31

Where in the hell are you going, buddy? The

44:35

mills? Okay

44:39

then, let's see what's behind door

44:41

number one, Monty. Don't move.

44:43

Whoa, whoa, okay, okay,

44:47

I'm not moving. Turn around.

44:49

It vary slowly. Okay,

44:52

okay, just relax. No

44:55

need to get an itchy. That

44:59

ain't a gun. It

45:01

doesn't have to be. Well,

45:04

it actually kind of does. No,

45:07

kid, it doesn't. If

45:09

you knew what you were looking at, you'd

45:11

realize it's much, much

45:14

worse than a gun. What

45:18

am I looking at? You're

45:20

looking at the business end of an M9

45:22

flamethrower. Inside this canister on

45:24

my back is jellied gasoline. When

45:26

I pull this trigger, that jellied

45:29

gasoline is going to ignite all the

45:31

way out this nozzle and

45:33

stick to your skin, where

45:35

it is then going to burn at over 1100 degrees

45:37

Fahrenheit. Jesus, man. The

45:41

good news for you is that

45:44

in just a few seconds, you'll be in shock and

45:47

likely won't be feeling the full force of a

45:49

billion nerve endings erupting in flame. Bad

45:53

news is, you'll

45:55

be moments away from death. Okay,

45:57

then. You're absolutely right. I

46:00

want nothing to do with that, or whatever

46:02

else this is. I'll just...

46:04

Don't fucking try! Whoa, whoa,

46:06

okay, okay. What do you want me to do? Who

46:10

the fuck are you? Why are you following

46:12

me? My name is Ren Kubo. My

46:14

friends and I, we saw you in

46:16

the woods. Your friend? Yeah.

46:19

Wait, did you say Kubo? Yeah.

46:22

As in, Sheriff Kubo. Yeah.

46:26

Well, that's just fucking great. And

46:29

where are your friends? Call them

46:31

out here or I swear to God I will light

46:33

you up. No, no, don't! They're not here, I swear.

46:36

They're... They're what? They're back at the bunker.

46:38

They're back at the bunker? Yeah.

46:40

How did you... What

46:42

the fuck are you doing at the bunker? We just

46:45

stumbled across it. I swear to God, dude. We

46:47

don't know anything. We were out fucking around

46:49

and... It just... It was just

46:51

suspicious looking. Suspicious? Yeah,

46:54

I mean, it's... You popped out of

46:56

a bunker in the middle of nowhere. And Tamilin was

46:58

just killed and... We didn't have anything to do with

47:00

that. Right, right. I totally believe

47:02

you. If you just let me go, you'll never see

47:04

me again, I swear to God. Shut

47:07

up! It's too late for all

47:09

that. No, man. Please, I won't tell my

47:11

dad. Yeah, right. Like

47:14

I said, it doesn't matter. This

47:18

right here... This

47:20

is the end game. Okay,

47:22

okay. It's the end game. What

47:25

do you want me to do? I just want to go home, bro.

47:28

Come on, Aspen. Think. What

47:31

would Rowan do? Rowan? I

47:33

said shut the fuck up! Yep, my

47:36

bad. Totally. You

47:38

know what? It's

47:41

your lucky day. I

47:43

really don't got time for this shit. Just

47:46

get the fuck out of here. And trust

47:48

me on this? Run and keep

47:50

running. You are not going to want

47:53

to be anywhere near here in about 30 seconds. Yeah,

47:56

man. I hear you loud and clear. I'm

47:58

out of here. Fucking

48:01

small town. Let's

48:04

get this party started. How

48:11

to go with the sheriff. I'm

48:36

not gonna lie, it was a bad scene. West?

48:40

Just made it worse. What's

48:42

it look like? Looks like the

48:44

sheriff asked the wrong person the wrong

48:46

question, pulled his weapon, struggled with his

48:48

assailant, and was then shot at

48:51

point blank range. Was it our

48:53

friend Elm Stevens? I have the

48:55

feeling it was. I attempted

48:57

to contact him at his house in this place of business.

49:00

And? He's a ghost. What's West

49:02

doing? Not bothering with

49:04

any actual investigating. That's for sure. He's not working

49:07

the scene? He's turned it over to the county

49:09

boys. If

49:11

I were guessing, I'd say he's back at the sheriff's

49:13

office, emptying out Kubo's desk. Son of

49:15

a bitch. How

49:18

does the kid take it? Ren Kubo is

49:20

also MIA. Is he now? Him

49:24

and his whole crew. I wonder what

49:26

they're up to. Me too. Well,

49:30

I've already looked at the data, but you can tell me

49:32

what you see here. Okay, this

49:34

is... this is beyond bad.

49:37

We are absolutely off the charts. We probably

49:40

shouldn't even be here right now. Correct.

49:45

And we've definitely seen a breach in the last... Looks

49:48

like about six hours ago. And

49:50

it's accompanied by a major spike in sonic activity.

49:54

Someone went under. No doubt about it. Like

49:56

we are missing trooper. That's

49:59

two on my one. Now ain't the

50:01

time for self-recrimination. That ain't it.

50:04

That's exactly what I'm telling you. There's

50:06

nothing you did to cause any of this. Let's

50:08

stay focused on a task at hand. Okay. What's

50:11

our next move? Even

50:13

if Hosklin and Stein are nearly done with the

50:15

failsafe. We'll coordinate additional measures with them as soon

50:17

as they're ready to go. Do

50:19

we think that this is all related to Tamalee and Halona?

50:23

Even if she had gone under, and even if

50:25

the trooper did too, these

50:27

numbers... You still don't

50:29

track. I think

50:31

that's right on. The Foundation hasn't recorded

50:33

levels this high even when it's all large groups pull

50:35

in. What do you

50:37

think accounts for all that? The boys and girls back at

50:39

the hive will be tasked with figuring out what happened here.

50:43

Our job is to provide special containment before shit

50:45

goes sideways. That's

50:47

got to be our focus. This

50:50

has got to be Stevens, right? I

50:53

can't see it being anything else. I

50:56

think a conversation with this Elm Stevens is way

50:58

overdue. We need to find out what

51:00

he's been up to. We

51:02

should run into him while you're in town. Me

51:05

too. Agent

51:12

Harper. Go ahead. Failsafe

51:15

number five is in place. Sounds

51:17

good. How does it sound like disturbance your way? Stein,

51:19

this is everything I can. We're moving on

51:22

to your idea about placing everyone here in

51:24

the masking. The cell station deterrents are already

51:26

under highest level, but the masks will still

51:28

be increased by about 30%. Alright,

51:31

make it happen. We'll do the same on our

51:33

side. Copy that. And then get back

51:35

over here on the double. Agent Cooper

51:37

and I have a date with a potential bad actor. We

51:40

need to figure out what's going on with his plan

51:42

before he tries something else. Understood. We're

51:44

wrapping it up and then we're on our way. I

51:56

just... I can't believe

51:58

it. We were just... I just...

52:00

talk it. I

52:03

just can't believe it. I

52:06

can't believe it either, Connie. He

52:09

was a good man. One of the

52:11

best. I hope that I can... that

52:15

I can fill his shoes. Oh,

52:18

Deputy West, you can. I

52:21

have no doubt in my mind the

52:23

sheriff always thought so highly of you.

52:27

That's awfully kind of you to say. It's

52:29

the truth. I think that's

52:31

why he always kept you so close. So

52:33

you could learn from him. He

52:36

was... generous like that.

52:40

I see that now. I

52:42

always used to think... that

52:44

maybe I was wrong. How,

52:46

Deputy, we'll all have to live

52:48

with the regrets. That's

52:51

what happens when someone is taken too soon. Of

52:55

course you're right, Connie. By the

52:57

way. Yes. It's...

53:00

Sheriff West now. Oh,

53:03

yes, of course. Sheriff

53:06

West. I'm

53:08

so sorry. Not to

53:10

worry. I'll remember, Sheriff.

53:14

I promise. I know you

53:16

will. Could you please

53:18

get Deputy Andrews for me? I'd

53:21

like to have a word with him about... about

53:23

all that's gone on today. Oh,

53:27

yes, of course. Connie

53:33

has said you were looking for me. That's

53:35

right. Come on in. Shut

53:39

the door. Shut up. What's

53:43

up? Deputy Andrews. Magnolia

53:46

has. Now,

53:48

we... you and

53:50

I... we

53:53

know what's going on. Don't

53:55

we? Are we talking

53:57

about the sheriff? Yes. We're

53:59

talking about the sheriff. Sheriff and we're

54:01

talking about Tamil and Hulona and this

54:04

Holly Dildean bitch and

54:06

this satanic cult kid and this

54:08

fed and Goddamn Cooper. We're talking

54:10

about the whole lot Cooper

54:14

Deputy Cooper. Yes Andrews

54:16

deputy Cooper He's

54:19

got something to do with this. Where

54:21

is Cooper? I sent him back up to Whispering

54:23

Lake to assist the feds and I'm not a

54:25

hundred percent on whether he's involved in this mess

54:27

Or not, but but it sure as hell looks

54:29

like it God,

54:32

I'd never have guessed Cooper was mixed up in

54:34

this. I Always

54:36

thought he was a stand-up guy. It's Cooper

54:39

ain't really the point here Andrews The

54:42

point I'm trying to make is that we

54:44

are up against the whole slew of dark

54:46

forces. You agree with that wouldn't you? Absolutely,

54:50

pass the Eldin was just preaching on

54:52

the familiar spirits last Sunday Principalities

54:56

and hours of darkness just like

54:58

it says in the epistle to

55:00

the Galatians. Exactly Exactly.

55:02

That's exactly what I'm talking

55:04

about. We're to have no

55:06

fear Deputy West the whole

55:09

armor guard sheriff. What's that?

55:12

It's Sheriff West now.

55:14

Oh Yes,

55:18

of course Sheriff Like

55:21

I was saying sheriff We ought to put

55:23

on the whole armor guard that we may

55:25

be able to stand against the wiles of

55:27

the devil the belt of

55:30

truth the breastplate of

55:32

ratchets this Yes,

55:35

and that's all fine in a spiritual sense But

55:37

what are we to do with the flesh and blood

55:39

evil doers that we got running around here? Well,

55:43

gosh, Sheriff, I

55:45

don't know Maybe we should I'll

55:47

tell you what we do. Okay

55:50

We need to gather our forces Forces

55:54

that's right. Deputy. What we need right

55:56

now is the strength of numbers in

56:00

numbers sure there's a lot going

56:02

that no sir there isn't which

56:05

is exactly why I want you to reach

56:08

out to the fella that's heading up the ccb

56:11

what's his name again brother

56:13

Eldon Brian

56:15

Eldon I want you to reach out

56:17

to him we've got to gather up the

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faithful and we've got Jesus

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Christ Connie you scared the

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hell out of me we're right

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in the middle of something here but

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it's the males what about them they're

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on fire SCP

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archives was created by Pacific Esso

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Badaya and John Grills class

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of 76 was written by

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F. Cole Serrano this

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episode featured the song Remember Then

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by The Blasting Company Lee

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Hillerman was Brian David Gilbert

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Cindy Stevens was Madeline Moore Ren

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Kubo was Brandon Nguyen Al

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Perez was Jimmy Fuhrer Tammy

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Lynn Helena was Kayla Temschiff Elm

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Stevens was Graham Rowett Thaddeus

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Cooper was Damon Alum Jack

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Harper was John Grills Kimmy

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Perez was Rissa Montanat Sheriff

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Kubo was Gary Scales Deputy

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West was Chud Nelius Deputy

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Danner was Russ Moore Deputy

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Andrews was Anver Mamoud Dr.

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Ash Calderwood was Chris Young Eldon

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was Atticus Jackson Holly

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Dildine was Krista Lewis Rowan

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was Nate DeForte and

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Aspen Daniels was Dustin Parsons in

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our ensemble this episode was Brandon P

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Jenkins Katrina Pacina and

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Scott Paladin. Our

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dialogue editor was Daisy McNamara, and

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our music was made by Matt Roy Berger. Our

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sound design was done by Dana Creasman,

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and our showrunner is Daisy McNamara. I'm

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your producer, Pacific Esso Badaia, and our

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executive producers are Tom Owen and Brad

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Miska. And this is

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a bloody FM show. For

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more information, visit bloody.fm.