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Secure. I

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love you. I love you.

2:04

I love you. I

2:06

love you. I love you too. Aah!

2:23

Aah! Aah!

2:32

Burn, baby, burn! He's

2:39

never holding up! Aah!

2:49

Aah! Burn!

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Everybody help! Just

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relax, Hal. Help

3:08

me! You don't hurt

3:10

me! Can you

3:12

take me? Hey! Help!

3:21

I didn't want to do this, Hal, but you leave me no

3:23

choice. This

3:26

will help you relax, Hal. It's

3:28

just a little sedative to help you relax. There

3:34

you go. Just let the

3:36

sedative do its work, nice and

3:38

easy. This

3:42

one was certainly a handful. Can

3:44

you blame him? No. No,

3:47

I guess I can't. This reminds me

3:49

of the difficulty we had with Miss Alona, though.

3:53

These young subjects have all been worthy

3:55

opponents. That's an awfully

3:57

romantic notion coming from you, Ash. Let's just

3:59

say it. say that last night's events

4:01

and our growing understanding of the sentient

4:03

have left me in awe of the

4:05

will to power. It's

4:08

left me nearer to terror than awe, but I

4:11

suppose the two are close companions." So

4:13

said Schiller. Indeed. Well,

4:16

the boy is definitely manageable now. Let's

4:19

get him into the van and make our way out to the site. Time

4:22

is of the essence. Do

4:24

you think it's safe? Just

4:26

look out the window. Is that?

4:29

The mills, I believe so. Which

4:32

means Aspen has completed his task and there's

4:34

little doubt that all hands are on deck

4:36

out there. And Rowan? We'll

4:39

be joining us as soon as he finds

4:41

out who's been snooping around our bunker. Me?

4:48

Yeah? I

4:55

just want you to know...

4:58

I'm glad you

5:01

finally... I'm

5:04

glad we finally... You know?

5:06

I really like you. I

5:08

like you too. And don't

5:11

worry, everything's gonna be alright. Ren's

5:13

gonna bring his dad back here and we're gonna

5:15

catch whoever is responsible for Tammy Lynn's murder. Yeah,

5:18

I know. It's just... It's just

5:20

been crazy. Yeah, no, I

5:22

get it. It's

5:24

been totally surreal. But we're

5:26

doing the right thing. I'm really glad now

5:28

that Ren and I started snooping around even

5:31

if that does make us lame like

5:33

the Hardy Boys. Are you kidding?

5:35

You guys are gonna be heroes. You

5:37

damn near cracked the case. I'm

5:40

not so sure about that, but you

5:42

know, we don't really know any of the what

5:44

or the why. But you found

5:46

the who. I suppose we

5:48

did. Anyways, I'm

5:51

proud of you. Really?

5:53

Yeah. Maybe that, you

5:55

know, could deserve another kiss.

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Absolutely. Come over here. Well,

6:04

isn't that sweet? What? What?

6:06

Jesus Christ. You scared the

6:08

shit out of us. Oh, well.

6:11

Sorry about that. What's

6:14

going on? I was just about to

6:16

ask you the same thing. What are

6:18

you two kids doing out here? Us?

6:21

Oh, nothing. Just, you know, out

6:23

for a little hike? Yeah, just,

6:26

you know. With all the excitement out here, we

6:28

thought we'd... Just

6:30

take a little walk? What? That's

6:33

funny. Because I thought I heard you talking

6:35

about... Cindy Brown! Shit,

6:38

get the fuck back here. Elm!

6:54

Elm, you in there? Syncope

6:56

Symphony? Yeah. That's

6:58

an interesting choice. Why's that?

7:00

It's an SCP. It is? And?

7:06

Reality vendors. That's

7:08

just great. How do we

7:10

miss that? I don't think this Elm has anything

7:12

to do with 4833. As a

7:15

matter of fact, I know without a doubt. It's

7:17

either an homage or an odd coincidence. I

7:20

don't believe in coincidences, Harper. Me

7:22

either. Elm! We

7:24

really don't have time for this, Cooper. Right.

7:27

It's just... you know. I've

7:30

been following a different set of rules for the last

7:32

two years. I guess I've gone domestic. Well,

7:35

Agent, the rules of

7:38

engagement have changed. Understood. One,

7:44

two, three. Claire.

7:50

Claire. This is Deputy

7:52

Cooper with the Magnolia Sheriff's Department. If

7:55

there's anyone in here, make yourselves know. Elm

7:59

Stevens. If you're here,

8:01

this is Deputy Cooper. Come

8:03

on out! Cooper?

8:06

Yeah? Take a

8:08

look at this place. Looks like it's been

8:11

ransacked and... Is

8:13

that... That's

8:15

blood. Watch yourself.

8:18

Got it. We've got three rooms in the rear.

8:21

An office, a restroom, and a large room that's used

8:24

for storage. We've also got

8:26

a basement of unknown size. Let's

8:28

clear the top and then we'll go down. Got

8:31

it. Clear.

8:36

Clear. You ready? Ready.

8:43

Hello? Is anybody down there?

8:48

This is Deputy Cooper with the Magnolia

8:50

Sheriff's Office. I'll

8:52

go first. No. You're

8:54

the... If there's trouble down

8:56

there, it's best that I'm the one to beat it. Watch

8:59

my six. Okay

9:01

then, John Wayne. Down you

9:03

go. Holy

9:08

shit. What

9:10

is that? Come on down.

9:12

We're... I think we're

9:14

clear. Well,

9:18

well, well. Looks like your hunt was

9:20

right. The ASL

9:22

Stevens is conducting his research into the

9:24

site. You're doing more than that. Take

9:27

a look over there. Is that...

9:29

a makeshift cell? It

9:32

certainly looks like it. This

9:34

is... a laboratory by the look of

9:36

it. I

9:39

can't believe it. This

9:42

is... Look

9:44

at all these... The lab journals. It

9:50

looks like for at least the last two years.

9:54

And some change. Jesus. Look

9:56

at these. What's that say? Subject?

10:00

Yep. More than 60 to

10:02

date. Which

10:04

means he's possibly breached the site

10:07

perimeter over 60 times. Actually

10:10

in the last 24 months. How

10:12

could he? How was he able

10:14

to not leave a single trace? It's

10:17

impossible. Not if he had

10:19

the specific special containment procedures for the

10:21

site. That means... He's

10:23

probably been working with someone. Someone

10:26

with direct knowledge of containment. Another

10:29

foundation scientist perhaps? Or an

10:31

agent? Two rogue

10:33

foundation members. That's bad news

10:35

if it's true. Speaks of

10:37

something much more sinister than just a lone actor

10:40

meddling. And like this? What's

10:42

that? It's... Oh

10:46

no. What? He's

10:48

taken out Perez. It

10:51

looks like he... It looks

10:53

like he's planning on using Perez as his

10:55

next test subject. And

10:58

where is this test that's taking place? Where

11:02

else? Whispering

11:04

Lake. Ah! Ah!

11:23

Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fucking

11:27

stupid fucking fire-ast! Lost?

11:31

Jesus! Fuck! You...

11:38

Get the shit out of me! What

11:41

are you doing here? I

11:43

thought I told you to get lost! I

11:46

never was very good at listening to shit-heels like

11:48

you. What did

11:51

you just say to me? You

11:53

heard me. Do you want me to... To

11:55

what? It looks like

11:57

you lost your little jelly gun, friend.

12:00

Although I have to admit, from what I can

12:02

see, there won't be any saving the mills. That

12:05

doesn't mean I won't beat your ass. I

12:12

don't think so, dude. It

12:14

was one thing with the flamethrower in

12:17

hand, but honestly, without it, I

12:19

think I'll be alright. Oh yeah? Yeah.

12:25

I'll fucking kill you! Stay

12:30

down! You

12:32

know who you're fucking with? No. I

12:35

have no idea. Do you want to tell me? Save

12:38

me the trouble of asking. I'm

12:40

fucking Aspen Daniels! Not

12:43

ringing a bell. Son

12:46

of Argus Daniels? Sorry,

12:49

buddy. I don't know who that is.

12:51

And even if I did, I thought I'd be impressed.

12:55

He's the head maister of the Church

12:57

of Satan! Ah,

12:59

isn't that so? So there really

13:01

are Satanists running around too. Boy,

13:04

my dad is going to be surprised to

13:06

hear that. Your dad?

13:09

Your daddy is what? What

13:11

did you have to say about my dad? My

13:14

dad is what? You gonna try and tell me

13:16

he's in on your little scheme? Or maybe he's

13:18

one of your dark deacons? Is that it? No

13:20

wait, no wait. Let me guess. He's

13:23

really an undercover agent sent

13:25

by the devil himself to lead all

13:27

the children of Magnolia into the Dark

13:29

Master's service. You

13:32

fucking dad is dead, you dim shit!

13:36

What? What did you just say?

13:40

You think you're funny? You threatening me?

13:43

I didn't. We

13:45

didn't do that. What

13:49

the fuck are you saying to

13:51

me? Didn't do

13:55

what? Are you? I

13:58

just saw him this morning, you piece of shit. Oh shit!

14:02

It wasn't my... I

14:04

swear. I

14:07

just... I

14:09

heard it over the police scanner. Right

14:12

before I was leaving for the bunker. What?

14:14

You're telling me that someone... Someone shot him!

14:19

It wasn't me! I swear! Shot

14:21

him? Or killed him? What are you saying?

14:25

Yes! Yes. He

14:27

was shot and killed. That's...

14:31

That's what I heard. I

14:34

just found the body. And you!

14:37

It wasn't me! I

14:39

swear! We're just supposed

14:41

to stay at the bunker and wait for the doctor's

14:43

orders. The doctor's

14:46

orders? Yes. He's

14:48

the one... I don't... I don't

14:50

know! I don't know anything,

14:52

man! Tell me! Tell me! All

14:58

I know is he's the one

15:00

that... He takes us out of

15:02

the lake. Puts us in the bunker. You

15:05

and this doctor. It's not

15:08

me! I swear. The...

15:11

The doctor... We just... We

15:15

do what we're told, man. There's

15:18

more of you. It's

15:20

me, Holly, and

15:22

Rowan. Well...

15:26

Not Holly. Not

15:28

anymore. It's just three of you in the

15:30

bunker. Just two

15:33

of us now. Rowan... He...

15:38

He killed Holly. I

15:41

think he... He

15:43

just might be going crazy or something. And he's where? At

15:46

the bunker? Right now? Yes.

15:50

He's getting ready. Ready for what? He's

15:55

just getting ready for our next subject. And

15:57

who is that? I

15:59

don't know. No, just some kid. Some

16:03

kid named Alberto Perez. Al?

16:07

It's the doctor. Like,

16:09

I keep telling you. The

16:12

doctor is going to put him in the

16:14

lake. To do what? He...

16:20

he puts us under. To set

16:23

us free. Come

16:25

on, let's go. I'm taking you back to

16:28

the bunker, and you're going to help me

16:30

get my friends. I can't!

16:33

There's nothing I can do. Look! If

16:36

you don't help me, I'm

16:38

going to knock you out right where you

16:40

stand and drag you back up to the

16:42

mills and throw you into your own handiwork.

16:44

Would you prefer that? I

16:47

don't know what you want from me, man! I can't

16:49

help you! I just

16:51

want you to come with me to the bunker,

16:53

and I'll handle the rest. Man...

16:59

I'm doing you a favor, man.

17:02

You were walking in the wrong direction. A

17:04

what? Yes. Now shut

17:07

up and let's go. And if you try

17:09

running, I'll break one of your legs. What

17:23

in the heck is going on around here, Sheriff West?

17:25

Didn't I tell you

17:29

we were up against some serious heavy hitters here?

17:31

The power of prayer is not going to compel these

17:33

animals. We've

17:36

got to meet them face to face on our terms. This

17:39

is... I'm going to get you

17:41

to the bunker. I'm going to get you to the

17:43

bunker. I'm going to get

17:45

you to the bunker. It's on our terms. This

17:48

is... I never thought

17:50

I'd see the day. It's

17:53

like a literal hell on earth here

17:55

in Magnolia. Fire and brimstone.

17:58

I don't think it's some kind of... coincidence that we

18:01

were seeing all that that satanic garbage

18:03

spray painted right here on these mills

18:05

no sir e Bob god

18:08

dang it I tried warning Sheriff Kubo about

18:10

this he wouldn't listen to me kept

18:13

putting me off making light of my suspicion

18:15

I told him we were up against

18:17

some dark forces here some

18:20

men just have a hard time

18:22

believing Kubo was one of them hate

18:25

to speak ill of the dead but we

18:29

never did see him in church a

18:31

whole lot you

18:33

know that's about it while

18:36

he's with his maker now full-time I only

18:39

hope I'm

18:42

sure that the Lord will show

18:44

Sheriff Kubo his grace and

18:47

mercy what's out so it's

18:50

kind of

18:53

oh I was just gonna say it's

18:56

kind of beautiful in its own way I

18:59

don't know that I've ever seen something so

19:01

big burn like it is it is

19:05

something so what's

19:08

our next move sheriff you

19:10

can hold that Elden fella I

19:13

did indeed what he said he

19:16

wasn't complete agreement about

19:18

strength in numbers that's right

19:21

he said all we have to do is give

19:23

him the word and he'll get on the phone

19:25

tree and have his members meet us at the

19:27

sheriff's office he

19:29

said he was preparing for this

19:32

day for some time now that

19:34

is excellent but what but

19:36

what are we gonna do with a

19:38

bunch of civilians milling around I

19:41

don't really see how that helps us find

19:43

Tamar Lynn Oh Kubo is killer you're

19:47

looking at it all wrong deputy we don't

19:49

need the CCP to miss we

19:51

need them to march you

19:57

mean that's right we're

19:59

gonna find Continuing in Kubo's thriller by

20:01

going to the one place that

20:03

we all know is responsible for everything that's

20:05

happened here It was for in the

20:07

lake Why do we need

20:09

to the feds? that agent

20:12

Harper Who

20:14

will let us get anywhere near the lake? Or

20:17

you wouldn't let me anywhere near the lake when

20:19

I was trying to track down that del diem

20:21

woman in the missing County boy Do

20:24

you think that? Feds

20:26

somehow involved Wouldn't

20:29

surprise me in the least You

20:32

know these politicians and all their

20:34

urban corridor supporters Don't give two

20:36

shits about places like Magnolia and people

20:38

like us. Why do you think they're

20:40

at the lake? You really want

20:42

to know what I think I? Think

20:45

they've got something hidden in there. I

20:48

don't think it's toxic at all No,

20:52

I think it's just like we suspect it just

20:54

like what we read in the book they

20:58

panic super churches something hidden

21:00

back up at a site behind that

21:02

fence powered by some kind of energy

21:05

vortex With all

21:07

that's going on there in the past. I

21:09

wouldn't even be shocked if you were right of

21:12

course That's the whole point

21:14

of them trying to stop me from going in there. I

21:17

wonder if Cooper knows You're

21:19

damn right. He does he's the key of

21:21

this whole damn thing Yes,

21:24

think about it Andrews two years

21:27

two years Ever

21:31

since he rolled into town just about two

21:33

years ago. It's been one strange thing after

21:36

an hour Right

21:39

oh oh it could just be

21:41

a coincidence deputy

21:43

Andrews Yeah, I don't

21:46

believe in coin you

22:16

You see them? I see them.

22:19

Where the hell is Eldon? I don't know. Hopefully

22:22

he was able to deal with the sheriff without too

22:24

much trouble. Well, we need him now. We're

22:27

not equipped to handle Foundation agents like this.

22:29

I couldn't agree more. But Eldon

22:31

is putting together one last gasp effort for us.

22:34

Just in case we don't find resolution with Mr.

22:36

Perez. And what's that? Ah,

22:39

Elma. I wouldn't want to ruin

22:41

the surprise. Let's just

22:43

say, if we don't have success here with

22:46

Mr. Perez and getting the proverbial volume cranked

22:48

up, he will be in a very

22:50

good position to force the issue. I

22:52

don't like how secretive you're being. No,

22:54

no, my friend. Not secretive. Just

22:57

being mindful. Of what?

23:00

You had an impossibly difficult morning. I

23:03

didn't want to add any additional stress or

23:05

complications for you to worry about. I'll be

23:08

fine, Dr. Calder. He's

23:10

also on his way. Just like I said.

23:13

And what about Rowan? He's

23:15

checking in on a possible breach at Bunker 2 and

23:17

then he will be here straight away. That's

23:20

right. And was

23:22

it the police? He didn't think so.

23:25

There hadn't been any law enforcement contact. But

23:28

whoever it is, if they've been into 2,

23:30

they will have to be taken care of. We

23:33

are the ones that should have taken care of Bunker 2. Agreed.

23:37

But when we first began, it seemed a necessary

23:39

risk. Observation is

23:41

a key component to making sound and lyrical theories.

23:43

Even if that observation is post-mortem.

23:46

Well, at least we should have

23:48

sealed it. Hindsight

23:52

is 20-20, my friend. Not

23:55

to worry, though. Rowan is looking for the

23:57

intruder and I have little doubt that he will manage

23:59

to eliminate them. It

24:01

might not matter either way, quite frankly, given

24:03

the time constraints that we're working with. Which

24:07

begs the question, what's that? Why

24:10

bother sending him at all? Why not

24:12

just have him meet us here to aid? Ah, well,

24:15

that's just it. If he does

24:17

happen upon the intruder, they might be... How

24:20

can I put this? Additional

24:22

offerings. Additional offerings?

24:26

Just in case Mr. Perez's short internment,

24:28

or any of a half dozen other

24:30

unknown variables, don't match with Miss Alona's

24:32

unique makeup. So we're just

24:34

gonna start tossing innocent people into the lake?

24:37

Ah, please, Elmo, don't look at it like that. It's

24:40

a contingency, nothing else. Just

24:42

like with Eldon and his work. If

24:44

I have my way, we will conduct

24:46

a successful experiment that leaves Mr. Perez

24:49

unharmed. You and I made whole, and

24:51

the sentient will be able to communicate

24:53

in a way that we can fully comprehend.

24:57

But just in case it doesn't, then

24:59

yes, we may need

25:01

additional subjects. Okay,

25:05

then, what are we gonna do about these two? With

25:08

no Eldon, no Rowan, and two highly

25:10

trained containment agents standing in our way?

25:12

Well, this is why we sent Aspen

25:14

to do his handiwork. It

25:16

is, after all, only two agents, not

25:19

the entire sheriff's department. And

25:21

there's no way they can monitor the entire perimeter of

25:23

the lake. We'll just

25:25

have to take Mr. Perez through our own gate. I

25:28

thought if we cut a hole in that fence, it would

25:30

trigger the perimeter alarm. Oh, it will. Which

25:33

is why we'll need to move quickly. That's your plan?

25:36

To move quickly? It doesn't need to be

25:38

all that complicated, Elmo. And the

25:40

agents won't know where the breach is. Just

25:42

that the fence has been breached, right? This

25:45

is hardly sound planning. Remember

25:48

the Foundation protocols? Especially

25:50

for a site with a cognitohazard. That's

25:52

right. They'll check the monitoring device and

25:54

then do a perimeter search. But there's

25:57

no way they'll enter the site. Especially not

25:59

this site. precisely. Okay,

26:01

then. Let's get

26:03

this over with. Glad you're back on

26:05

board. Don't patronize me, Ash. That's hardly

26:07

the case. We make

26:10

an excellent team, you and I, no matter

26:12

our disagreements. Your Apollonian

26:14

sensibilities are the perfect counter to

26:16

my own Dionysian excess. Let's

26:19

just get Al and go, before I

26:21

continue to question the merits of this plan.

26:23

Fair enough. Don't forget

26:25

our PPE. Of course not. Going

26:28

under once is more than enough. Al?

26:37

Al? He's

26:40

still completely sedated. That's good.

26:42

It'll be easier to manage. And easier to...

26:46

Well, to submerge. What if

26:48

the sedative complicates our attempts to revive him? It

26:51

almost certainly will. But unfortunately, this

26:53

is what we have to work with. He

26:55

brought that on himself. All that belly-aching.

26:58

He's a kid, Ash. A scared

27:01

kid. Let's not start this again. Fine.

27:05

Let's just get this over with. All

27:18

right. Set him down

27:20

here. I'll manage the fence.

27:23

Keep an ear out for our foundation friends. Okay.

27:27

Hurry. I'm

27:30

going as fast as I can. Very good. Let's go. Hurry.

27:43

Hurry. Now I'm going as

27:45

fast as I can. This

27:47

kid ain't like... We're almost there. Okay,

27:53

stop. What? What is it?

27:56

I just wanted to hear. I

27:59

want to see what I can do. And we can hear it before we... Hear

28:02

what? The Sentience

28:04

Voice. Let's

28:11

not make the mistake of listening too long, Ash.

28:14

We both know how that ends. Yes,

28:17

of course. Okay then,

28:19

let's proceed. The Sentience

28:21

Voice. Ah,

28:28

Jesus Christ! I've

28:30

forgotten how cold it is. It

28:35

is bracing, there's no doubt about that. I

28:39

imagine the Sentience is somehow manufacturing

28:41

that extreme temperature. Cleum,

28:51

put him under before he regains consciousness. I...

28:55

Well, I don't know if I can do this. Step

28:57

aside, let me take over. Ah,

28:59

yes, yes. I think you... I

29:02

think you should... There.

29:08

He's fine. He isn't even

29:10

rousing. He'll be gone in no time. God

29:13

help us. Okay,

29:16

let's get him out. Just a bit

29:18

longer. Why? He's

29:21

passed. Let's get him out. Just trust me on

29:23

this album. I want to...

29:26

I want to try and duplicate Ash's experiment

29:28

as closely as possible. So... so

29:31

what? You kept Tammy under

29:33

longer than needed? You didn't mention that earlier.

29:36

Just bear with me. Another

29:38

30 seconds and this will be done. Okay,

29:45

that's enough. Almost there.

29:49

Let me back in. I'm taking him out. Almost.

30:00

Shit, we've got a breach. What?

30:07

At the gate? I'll

30:11

check the monitoring station. Get on the radio to

30:13

Harper. Let him know what's happening. Copy that. Okay.

30:18

Agent Harper. What's the hell we have here? Agent

30:21

Harper? Come in. Wait a second. I

30:23

lost you. What in the hell? Hey.

30:26

Yes, we've got a breach here at the site. Hausker's

30:31

checking you out right now, but... I'll

30:35

ask him. Hey. Harper wants to

30:38

know if you see any increase in subsonic

30:40

activity. Hausker? Are

30:44

you seeing any subsonic activity? Sandy?

30:48

Sandy, is that you? Oh,

30:50

fuck. Hausker? Please.

30:54

Please. What the hell are you doing?

30:56

Look. Look at me.

30:59

Repeat after me. I

31:02

do not recognize the bodies in the water. I do

31:04

not recognize the bodies in the water. I do not.

31:06

Do not? That's

31:09

right. Keep going. I

31:11

do not recognize the bodies in the water.

31:14

I do not recognize the bodies in

31:16

the water. Good. Now

31:19

keep saying it with me. I do

31:21

not recognize the bodies in the water. I

31:24

do not recognize the bodies in the water.

31:28

Good. Come with me. Keep

31:31

saying it. I do

31:33

not recognize the bodies in the water. I

31:35

do not recognize the bodies in the water.

31:38

Here. Get in. Have

31:41

a seat. Jesus. What

31:43

happened? Did I? I'm

31:46

sorry, Stein. I was looking at the readout one

31:48

minute and the next I was gone. Don't

31:51

worry about it. Just sit

31:53

here and get our emergency auditory protection ready.

31:56

I'm going to hop back on the call with Harper. Harper?

32:01

Yeah, I'm still here. What the

32:03

hell's going on? We just

32:05

had a breach at the site, and, uh, an

32:07

incident. A sonic event? Yes.

32:11

A big one. Agent Hauschke almost got

32:13

pulled in. Luckily, I was

32:15

able to intervene. Use the mantra.

32:19

Yes, sir. I...we did.

32:23

We're both still on the right side of containment. We're

32:25

implementing level 2 precautions. Before

32:28

you return to the site, make sure you also have

32:30

level 2 in place. Absolutely.

32:33

Do you...can see any strange activity beyond

32:35

the perimeter? Shit. You

32:38

can't see anything out here. It's black

32:40

as the grave. Ugh. The

32:43

threshold. What was that? The upper line for

32:45

the subsonic amplitude reading. Yeah? It

32:49

was pinned to the top from the very moment

32:51

our pagers alerted us. What's he saying? He's

32:54

saying we're pinned on amplitude. Fuck. You

32:58

know what that means. Someone just

33:00

went under. Alright,

33:28

thanks for listening. And now, back

33:31

to the episode. Well,

33:45

I've got to tell you, it is a pleasure to

33:47

meet you finally. The

33:49

pleasure is all

33:51

mine, Sheriff West. I'm

33:54

glad that we finally have a justice of

33:56

the peace, who is willing to take up

33:58

the yoke of the... The Lord. You

34:01

know, our Lord always

34:03

preached, my yoke is

34:05

easy and my burden is

34:08

light. That's right, he did.

34:11

Which makes me always wonder about

34:13

why so many refuse to heed

34:15

his call. Like

34:17

Sheriff Kubo, for instance. I

34:20

wonder about that too, Elvin. I

34:22

can't say that I write enough. Well,

34:25

I know. I don't

34:27

think that there's solely to blame. The devil

34:31

is, after all. He is the

34:34

great deceiver, the

34:37

author of confusion, the

34:39

father of lies. He

34:42

will stop at nothing to destroy

34:45

God's great work. Nothing.

34:50

So you believe then that we have, how

34:52

can I put this, powerful

34:54

enemies in that noise? Oh,

34:57

absolutely. There can be

34:59

no doubt about it. I'm

35:02

not talking about the spiritual power here, Elvin.

35:04

Not that I'm unaware of them. I

35:08

read the good book and I'm familiar with Paul and his

35:11

warning to us. That we

35:13

wrestle not against flesh and blood, but

35:16

against principalities and powers. Spiritual

35:20

wickedness in high places?

35:24

Precisely. I believe

35:26

that there's most definitely underlying spiritual contagions

35:28

at work here, but I also believe

35:30

that we're up

35:32

against true evil incarnate. Sheriff

35:35

Kubo. His

35:37

murder, you mean? Yes. And

35:40

the murder of Tanielin, hello. I

35:43

believe that too. The

35:46

evil is certainly incarnate.

35:48

That's music to my ears.

35:51

You might not believe this,

35:53

but... What? Let's

35:56

just see that I have

35:58

special knowledge of this. particular

36:01

situation. And

36:03

I know full well that there are actors

36:05

in the Divine Comedy that is playing out

36:07

right here at Magnolia that

36:10

would cause most men to

36:12

tremble with fright. You

36:15

know what, Eldon? I believe

36:17

that you do. I truly

36:19

do. You strike me as a

36:22

man with his finger on the proverbial pulse.

36:26

I only wish that I'd made your acquaintance here.

36:30

It could be that, had that happened, a

36:32

great many evil deeds might have been stopped before

36:34

they ever began. Perhaps.

36:37

But rest assured, we are now on a common

36:39

path. One

36:41

that we've both been bound to

36:44

since the dawn of creation. Amen.

36:50

So, now that we've taken the

36:52

measure of one another, and

36:55

as requested, I've brought

36:57

my flock into your service. What

37:01

can I, and my

37:03

people, do for you? This.

37:08

It's hard to know sometimes this path

37:10

to take. Hallelujah! But

37:13

there comes a point where drastic action must

37:15

be taken. Go

37:17

on. And

37:20

the truth is, Brother Eldon, I

37:22

feel certain in my heart that

37:25

I know where the Devil's lair

37:27

is right here in Magnolia. Do

37:29

you now? I do. And

37:32

where is that, pray tell? Whispering

37:34

Lake. Whispering Lake?

37:38

That's right. You don't say. I

37:40

know you may have heard the town lore about the lake,

37:44

and I know what you must be thinking, but

37:46

you've got to hear me out on this. I

37:50

could go down the list of reasons why

37:52

whispering lake- No need, Brother West. No? It

37:56

just so happens that me and

37:58

my flock have always known the same- Yes

38:03

indeed. Even

38:05

a child knows that this is a place of great evil. Well

38:08

I don't think it's evil because of

38:10

some BS government testing that's not what

38:12

I mean. No, no. I

38:15

know exactly what you mean. I

38:18

think the whole testing and toxic waste

38:20

malarkey is just that. Malarkey.

38:24

Malarkey. I think that those dark

38:26

forces that I'm talking about, I

38:28

think they've shut the place down.

38:31

Rendered it off limits to keep

38:33

it hidden away from us because they

38:35

know if we knew what was going

38:37

on... We'd never stand for it. Exactly.

38:39

We'd run them out and burn it

38:41

to the ground. It wouldn't

38:43

be the only thing that burned to the

38:45

ground tonight. I can't

38:48

help but think that everything

38:50

is connected. The

38:53

molds and teddy and the kubos and

38:55

that god dang lake. Easy

38:58

there, brother. Forgive me. It's so

39:00

worked up. Sometimes I

39:02

can't control myself. I

39:05

just want to protect this town. I

39:08

admire that sheriff. I truly do.

39:13

So what is it? Then

39:15

what can we do for you? I

39:18

just need you and your people to stand with me.

39:20

With us, I should say. Come

39:23

with us up three miles away to help

39:25

us into that unholy abode so that we

39:27

can cast out the devils there. Ah.

39:31

Like Christ intrigued the temple. Yes,

39:34

sir. Well,

39:37

sheriff. It

39:39

was exactly what

39:42

I was hoping you'd ask. It was?

39:45

It was. Like I said,

39:47

me and

39:49

my flock, we know all

39:51

about that place. And

39:54

we'd be honored to march and then

39:56

to stand with you. Come

39:59

hell. for high water. God

40:01

is great. God

40:04

is great. God

40:06

is great. God is great.

40:08

God is great. God

40:12

is great. Lee.

40:16

Lee. Lee. Lee.

40:22

Cindy. Over here.

40:26

Stay there. I'm coming to you. Over

40:28

here. Keep coming this way. Cindy?

40:32

Right here. Keep coming. Cindy.

40:36

Cindy. Lee. Cindy.

40:38

Oh my God. I thought I lost you. Me too.

40:41

It's pitch dark out here. I know right?

40:44

Where are we? Doc

40:46

had no idea. What's that over there? Looks

40:49

like something's burning. Something. Big.

40:52

I can smell it too. Do you

40:54

think that's in town? Gotta

40:57

know. I've completely turned around. But

41:00

it's as good a signal as we could hope for. You know,

41:02

let's walk toward it. There's bound to be cops

41:04

and firefighters there, right? Good thinking. Do

41:07

you... Where is that guy?

41:10

I don't know. I went straight up and over

41:12

a ridge and by the time I turned around

41:14

either I'd lost him or he'd given up chasing

41:16

me. You didn't see him? No,

41:19

I just ran. I was too scared to turn around.

41:22

I can't believe we found each other again. I

41:25

believe it. Cindy. Lee.

41:30

Let's... let's get out of here. Not

41:34

this time. You don't. You

41:36

make a run for it, kid, and I'm gonna put

41:38

a bullet in this girl's head without even flinching. Do

41:40

I make myself clear? Do

41:44

I? Yes. You

41:46

understand what I'm saying, little lady? Yes. Do

41:49

you think I won't? No. And

41:52

you? No. You

41:54

saw my work already, I believe. One

41:57

of you did? Yes. It was

41:59

me. I... I don't care who it was. Just

42:03

so you know that I'm serious as a heart attack,

42:06

and will not hesitate to put a bullet

42:08

right between her pretty little eyes. I

42:10

understand. I understand. Good.

42:14

That's real good. Now,

42:18

I'm gonna tell you what we're gonna do. Got

42:20

it? Yeah. Got

42:22

it, little miss? Yes. We're

42:25

gonna take a little walk. We're

42:27

gonna make a quick pit stop, and then you

42:29

two are gonna accompany me to the doctor. If

42:32

everything goes hunky-dory, we'll have a

42:34

quick chat with the doc, and then, if we're

42:36

finished with our work here in Magnolia, we'll

42:38

cut you loose, and then you

42:40

two can live happily ever after. The

42:44

alternative is when you try

42:46

something stupid, and you both get a

42:48

bullet or two in the back. Now,

42:51

which do you prefer? A bullet or

42:54

a walk with your new pal? What's

42:58

that now? A walk. A

43:00

walk. That's just swell.

43:03

Now, get up and turn around. Now,

43:06

turn all the way around. Good.

43:11

Now, turn to about ten o'clock and

43:14

start walking. And we'll

43:16

have to pick up the pace just a bit. You

43:19

two put me behind schedule. Let's

43:21

go! Whoa! Whoa!

43:39

Yea, so I walk through the

43:41

valley of the shadow of death.

43:45

I will fear no

43:47

evil, for

43:49

thou art with me. Thy

43:52

rod and thy staff, they

43:54

comfort me. Thou

43:56

preparest a table before me in the

43:58

presence of my own. enemies.

44:02

Thou anoint my head with

44:04

oil. My

44:06

cup runneth over. Surely

44:08

goodness and mercy shall follow

44:11

me all the days of

44:13

my life and

44:16

I will dwell in the house

44:18

of the Lord forever. Lord

44:23

God please watch

44:26

over us tonight as

44:28

we make our way. Please

44:31

prepare us O Lord

44:33

to receive your blessing to fear

44:37

not either the baptism of

44:39

water or fire that you

44:41

have set before us. Please

44:45

God give

44:47

us the strength to bear our

44:49

doubts to cast

44:52

aside our confusion and to

44:54

not waver until

44:56

we have reached our

44:59

glorious destination. Lord

45:02

please strike down

45:04

before us any who would

45:06

dare oppose your almighty will

45:09

and please give us the

45:11

strength if

45:13

necessary to sacrifice

45:16

our lives in

45:18

your holy and anointed

45:20

service. In

45:23

Jesus name we pray. Now

45:30

let us go forth and

45:32

make straight the path of the

45:34

Lord. Oh

45:44

I can see why so many people are here

45:46

tonight brother. You are

45:49

an inspired speaker. Thank

45:51

you sheriff but

45:54

let's give all that glory to

45:56

God. Yes we

45:59

know that he He is the one who chooses

46:01

his messengers, and he

46:03

is the one whose will so often

46:06

confounds us. The

46:08

Lord works in mysterious ways,

46:11

right? Right you are, Sheriff. Right

46:14

you are. I

46:16

think after tonight, however, we will all

46:18

see more clearly. Yeah.

46:22

All right now, folks. Let's

46:25

line up. Five across.

46:29

I want us to fill the entire

46:31

road. I want

46:34

whoever passes to see our strength.

46:47

Do you think we're going to be too late for containment?

46:50

I'm not sure, Cooper. I

46:52

see it one or two ways. How's that?

46:55

Either we've got some faulty data here related to

46:57

some surges from some recent incursions into the site,

46:59

or... Or

47:03

Dr. Elm Stevens has somehow been meddling

47:05

with this site and has unintentionally triggered

47:07

a cascading localized effect that might require

47:09

additional SCPs. There's

47:11

a third alternative to... What's

47:14

that? He's intentionally altered the site.

47:17

I've thought about that too. There's

47:20

no doubt the answer is to go back to St. could be

47:22

Symphony. I guess there's a part

47:24

of me that doesn't want to give voice to that also, if

47:27

that is true. It's complete

47:29

madness. It's beyond madness. From

47:32

what we briefly observed in his lab, it's clearly the

47:34

full we were of the site's dangerous potential. If

47:37

he would intentionally attempt to trigger this site, it's... It's

47:40

a potential doomsday event. I'm

47:42

not ready to commit to that yet. Have you

47:44

made the call yet? To

47:46

the Foundation? Yeah. No,

47:49

yeah. I

47:52

know what you're thinking. Do you?

47:55

You're thinking about Brisbane. About

47:57

how you waited to make the call. You're

48:00

right, I am. This

48:02

isn't Brisbane, Cooper. And

48:04

I've been on the ground here less than 24 hours. I'm

48:07

not disputing that the shit's perilously close to the fan,

48:10

but I at least like to interrogate this Elm before

48:12

I call in the troops. Seems

48:16

like the minimum for due diligence. Besides.

48:22

Yeah. Calling

48:25

in the troops might mean... liquidation.

48:29

Right. I just... I

48:32

just have a nagging sensation. Is it deja

48:34

vu? No. No

48:37

deja vu. Let's just

48:39

get to the site and make our determination. It

48:42

could be that what we're seeing right now is the county

48:44

boy finally going into the water. Or

48:46

maybe the dildine woman. The lake

48:48

has its own moods and manifestations, we gotta

48:50

make sure that we are appropriate in our

48:52

response. Are we

48:54

clear, Agent Cooper? Crystal,

48:56

sir. And don't get me wrong,

48:59

I fully back your call here. I'm

49:01

just letting you know that something

49:03

seems peculiar about

49:06

this whole situation. Welcome

49:11

back to the SCP, Cooper. You've

49:14

been gone too long. Clear.

49:25

Pulse. They've

49:27

gone pulse. Excellent. Great

49:30

work, Elm. What do we

49:32

do now? Let's just give him

49:34

a moment here to recover. I want

49:37

to stay close to the water just in case we have a

49:39

repeat of last night. Should

49:41

we... I don't know,

49:43

should we maybe attempt to revive him? I

49:45

could administer a shot of adrenaline. No,

49:48

we should wait here and see what happens. Why

49:51

don't you take a look at the halo and see what kind of readings

49:53

we're seeing. Right, good idea. This

49:57

is... The long

49:59

way. are unbelievable. We're

50:02

at the highest readings that I've ever seen.

50:04

For, oh, dear God, we're at

50:06

about the tenth power of the

50:08

lake's normal subsonic range in a

50:10

mission. This is phenomenal. I

50:13

wouldn't be surprised if this didn't trigger an

50:15

earthquake in China. I'm

50:17

being facetious, Al. I'm just

50:19

saying this is amazing. I'm tempted

50:22

to remove the PPE. I

50:24

wonder if... No! We are not removing our PPE.

50:26

No, no, of course not. I'm

50:28

just saying that I'm very excited. I can't

50:31

wait to get somewhere where we can analyze the data on the

50:33

halo. I have little doubt that even

50:35

as we sit here now, the sentient is speaking

50:37

to us. Do

50:40

you think? I certainly do. I

50:43

can't wait to hear what it has

50:45

to say. Hopefully we'll be able to discover a way to

50:48

say something in

50:50

return. Mm-hmm. Our

50:53

patient is waking up.

50:55

Al? Al, can you

50:57

hear me? Uh... Uh...

51:03

Al? It's Elm Stevens,

51:05

Al. Cindy's dad.

51:07

Can you hear me? No.

51:13

Remove the halo, Elm. Al?

51:17

How you doing, buddy? Uh...

51:19

The whole world is,

51:22

uh... Elm. What?

51:25

What's happening? Elm, let us.

51:28

Let's just take a step back. Why? Is this

51:31

happening again? Is this what happened? It seems

51:33

to be. No. Please get him back in

51:35

the water. No, Elm. You mustn't touch him.

51:37

What do we do? What do we do? It's...

51:39

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Cooper was Damon Alums. Deputy

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West was Chudnelius. Deputy

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Andrews was Anver Mamoud. Jack

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Harper was John Grills. Stein

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was Vic Collins. Hauschka

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was Scott Paladin. Dr.

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Ash Calderwood was Chris Young.

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Eldon was Atticus Jackson. Rowan

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was Nate Defort. Our

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dialogue editor was Daisy McNamara, and our

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music was done by Matt Roy Berger.

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Our sound design was done by Dana

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Creasman, and our showrunner was Daisy McNamara.

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I'm your producer, Pacific Esso Bedaya, and

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our executive producers are Tom Owen and

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Brad Meehan. And this

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is a bloody FM show. For

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more information visit bloody.fm