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Elma, are you okay? Elma,

4:08

we've got it. What

4:11

have we done?

4:16

We've got to

4:18

get out of here, Elma.

4:22

It's not safe.

4:25

What the fuck have we

4:27

just done? You

4:32

get what needed to be done. And

4:34

we can't keep doing this, Elma. I'm

4:37

very tired of this constant moralizing. Now

4:40

let's go. We're in a perilous position here. The

4:43

Foundation agents are no doubt seeking the source of

4:45

the breach. An ascension is gaining strength by the

4:47

moment. If we don't

4:49

want to be... We've been

4:52

under. Now why don't we walk out

4:54

together or I'll drag you out? You

4:56

dragged me in? I can't see why you wouldn't drag

4:58

me out. Yes, I'm

5:01

truly a monster. Tell

5:03

me all about it when we get back to the bunker, please. I

5:06

don't have the time or the patience to attempt

5:08

to rationalize my position yet again. We

5:11

both know what comes next. We

5:13

need to distance ourselves from the sonic lure of the

5:15

lake and get back to the bunker. If

5:18

everything went according to plan, we should

5:20

finally be able to determine how to

5:22

communicate with ascension. Why

5:25

don't we just take your PPE off and

5:27

see what happens? That's

5:29

what you wanted, right? We

5:31

should have no problem hearing its voice now.

5:34

Oh. What

5:43

the hell do you think you're doing? You know

5:45

exactly what I'm doing. Stop it, Elm. Give me

5:47

your hands. I won't. You

5:50

want so badly to hear its voice? Here's

5:52

your chance. You're

5:56

being foolish. It's not lunatic. No,

6:00

it's not the time! We have

6:02

to... Look at what we did, Ash! Look

6:05

at this boy! We're on

6:07

the verge of... I don't care! I

6:10

don't... You...

6:18

Ah... You fool. You

6:22

nearly... You

6:26

will continue, Dr. Stevens.

6:30

Even if I have to drag you kicking and screaming the

6:32

rest of the way. We

6:34

will finish what we started. You

6:44

think you know what's going on? Just keep

6:46

walking. But you don't have a clue. Oh

6:48

yeah? You're not some kind of satanic sicko

6:51

out here fucking around at Whispering Lake. This

6:53

has nothing to do with Satanism, man! Oh,

6:57

really? But wasn't that

6:59

you that was bragging about his old

7:01

man and out you with some hot

7:03

shit Satanist? How I'd rue

7:06

the day that I crossed your path. Well,

7:09

that part's true. It

7:11

ain't got nothing to do with what's going on here. I

7:15

just wanted you to... Uh-huh. Keep

7:18

moving. I'm serious, man! Yes,

7:21

it's true! The

7:23

doctor chose me because he knew that I would be

7:25

an asset for his smokescreen with my old man being

7:27

who he is. But he never

7:31

even got to put me into play. Not in that way. His

7:33

smokescreen? Yeah, man. All

7:37

the graffiti on the mills and all the little

7:40

alters and the gutted cats and

7:42

the anonymous tips. And over a hundred other

7:44

misdirections. That was us! It

7:47

was all about creating the narrative. The doctor is

7:49

a fucking genius at that stuff. The

7:53

gutted cats are a nice

7:55

touch. I almost believe you. This

7:57

is subterfuge one on one. one

8:00

man if everyone's on the lookout

8:02

for some kind of satanic cult they're sure as

8:04

hell not gonna be looking for not

8:07

looking for what nothing

8:12

never mind forget I said anything no what

8:15

were you gonna say what won't we

8:17

be looking for you

8:19

won't be looking for the enemy among you the

8:22

wolf and sheeps clothing what's that

8:25

supposed to mean all this bullshit about

8:27

the Satanists the

8:29

doc is using Satanism because he knows it'll

8:31

split down here in the sticks outsiders

8:34

and insiders yeah so what

8:36

well if you're looking for

8:39

an outsider a stranger then

8:41

an insider can operate without

8:43

fear of discovery bullshit whatever

8:46

man don't believe me I

8:49

could care less anyway it's

8:51

almost over who then who's

8:54

the insider hey stop god damn

8:56

it I want to know who it is hey

9:00

fuck you no give me

9:02

that I will I will

9:04

I will I will

9:07

you oh

9:12

my god

9:14

you that's

9:17

Holly's dad's nice you

9:20

fucking heck please please

9:23

please what oh oh

9:26

man really your

9:29

little friend that's

9:31

all you care about see that's

9:34

the thing I was saying this

9:37

whole thing it's too big for your

9:39

little mind don't

9:43

I hate to tell you this

9:45

kid but your friend

9:47

he's long gone no no

9:54

you should be should

9:58

be worrying about yourself Please

10:01

don't. Whatever man. You're...

10:06

He should have just kept running. There's

10:09

nothing I can do for you now.

10:11

Don't. I'm outta here.

10:14

Thanks for getting me headed back in the right direction

10:16

kid. Good

10:19

luck. I'm

10:30

going to try to get him... ...the

10:32

picture of me. Light

10:38

is first. You try anything stupid and lover

10:40

boy back here gets added to my work in

10:42

bunk or two. I don't want

10:44

to. I'm not asking!

10:48

If you want, I'll just put a bullet in your

10:50

leg and drop you 15 feet to the ground and

10:52

then toss Prince Charming down on top of you. It's

10:55

okay Cindy. Let's just do what he says.

10:57

That's right Cindy. Let's just

10:59

do what he says. Okay. I'll

11:02

go down. Good girl. Mind

11:06

the mess at the bottom of the ladder. We

11:09

had a little accident earlier. Okay.

11:23

You're up. Okay. If

11:26

you're thinking of something... I'm not. Like

11:29

knocking me off the ladder or grabbing

11:31

something to club me or stab me with

11:33

or any other heroics. I'd

11:36

highly advise that you put that thought out

11:39

of your head. No, I won't.

11:42

Those bodies you saw down in that bunker? That's

11:44

all in a day's work for me. And

11:47

it's just the tip of the iceberg. Trust

11:49

me. You do not

11:51

want to test my metal kit. Just

11:53

go along and I promise you, you'll

11:56

make it out of this thing. Tell

11:58

anything stupid. kill you

12:01

but not until after you've watched me kill her

12:04

you got it I I

12:08

got it good man go

12:10

on head down and then when

12:12

you get there you and your lady

12:14

friend moved to the wall furthest to your left

12:17

along the lockers understood yes sir

12:21

all right go on move

12:29

off to the side like I told you okay

12:36

we're up against the lockers smart

12:48

move now listen up

12:50

we're gonna make this quick who's

12:53

like that that oh

12:55

don't worry about that like

12:57

I said we do a little accident

12:59

down here an accident is

13:02

this 20 questions don't worry about the

13:05

fucking blood the only thing

13:07

you need to be thinking of is how

13:09

happy you are that it isn't yours now

13:12

enough with the chitchat I need

13:14

you to listen very closely and

13:16

follow my instructions understood

13:20

understood yes yes okay

13:24

then Cindy it's Cindy

13:26

right yes I

13:28

want you to come over here and sit in this chair I

13:32

don't this is not a fucking discussion pick your

13:34

ass over here it's gonna be alright just

13:36

now and

13:46

you're Lee yes sir Lee

13:49

in the cabinet just behind Cindy there

13:51

you're going to find some rope I

13:54

want you to reach into that

13:56

cabinet and grab the rope got

13:58

it yes sir Go

14:01

ahead then. That's it. Lee,

14:07

do you know how to tie a handcuff nut? No,

14:10

I have... Do you know

14:13

how to tie a clove hitch? Yes.

14:16

Same principle. I want

14:19

you to use a clove hitch here. Two

14:21

of them. To bind Cindy's hands behind your

14:23

back and then to the chair. Okay?

14:26

Okay. Please, please.

14:31

Could it be okay? I promise. Lee

14:34

is right, Cindy. I'm not interested in

14:36

hurting you. I just need to

14:38

make sure you don't do anything stupid. It's

14:41

going to keep all three of us safe and

14:43

sound. It's okay. I'm going to

14:45

tie your wrists, okay? Okay.

14:53

And there you go. I didn't even have to

14:55

show you. Were you a scout,

14:57

Lee? Yes, sir. That's

14:59

what I thought. So was I. Now,

15:02

I want you to pick up that other chair and face

15:04

it away from me. And I'm going to do

15:06

the same thing for you as you just did

15:08

for Cindy. Capiche? Okay.

15:13

Don't do anything stupid, kid. The worst of

15:15

it's almost past. And

15:21

just like that, safe and sound.

15:24

And now we can all relax. Oh,

15:31

Lee, you didn't give Cindy's

15:33

ropes secure enough. Not

15:35

a smart move. Was

15:38

that too tight? No. Good.

15:43

Now, I'm going to pull you two into the

15:45

main room here and out of the

15:47

galley where I can keep an eye on you and get

15:49

ready. As soon

15:51

as the doctor gets here, we'll have our chat. And then, just

15:54

like I promised, we'll probably cut you

15:56

loose. Probably.

15:58

Do you think... Just

16:00

relax kid. It's not up to me.

16:03

It's the doctor's call, but I

16:05

can't see any reason why he'd want you to around But

16:09

it's a moot point kid, and I don't

16:11

have time to discuss it I've

16:13

got to prepare. I haven't even started yet. Thanks to

16:16

you two now hold tight We're

16:18

going for a little ride Huh?

16:29

Easy there. I'm going to put you right next

16:31

to him Now

16:39

there's one last thing I need to mention I

16:42

don't want to hear another sound out of you

16:44

two if I hear so

16:46

much as a peep I'll

16:48

take your tongue right out of your mouth. I

16:51

did it a hundred times in the jungle and

16:53

I'm damn good at it That

16:57

goes for both you no matter what

16:59

you see or hear you keep

17:01

your mouth shut until we're done here got

17:03

it Got

17:08

it Lee I got it great.

17:12

I hope you do You

17:37

They're back better late than never Agent,

17:41

Hauska Stein You all

17:43

right. We're good a Little

17:46

sketchy there for a minute, but I think we

17:48

avoided the worst possible outcome Asian,

17:50

Hauska. I'm okay I I

17:53

think I might be compromised though. I the

17:56

lake has You know about

17:58

my ex-wife Sandy? It

18:01

was definitely in my head. It's

18:04

a tough break, Oskar. I know how it is. When

18:07

a cognitohazard like this breaks the seal, so

18:10

to speak, can be damn

18:12

disconcerting. Yes, sir. But

18:15

unfortunately, we've still got to secure this

18:17

site. Given our

18:19

remote location and the unexpected events the

18:21

last 12 hours, it is absolutely critical

18:24

that we stay the course. And

18:27

I'm going to need both of you to do that. Sir,

18:30

are we... are

18:32

we calling in... are

18:35

we calling in reinforcements? Well,

18:38

we have Agent Cooper here. We both met him back

18:40

at the lodge. Agents. See

18:43

that? Hey. Even though

18:45

I was a little unsure about where we stood just

18:47

an hour ago before this last incident, we

18:50

saw something on the way in that put me over the

18:52

top. Along with a

18:54

little nudge by Agent Cooper here. What's

18:57

that? Why don't

18:59

you fill a man, Cooper? Sure.

19:05

While you two were out here securing the site,

19:07

we attempted to interview a possible suspect. There,

19:09

we came across some documents that indicate that

19:12

the bad actor that we have here in

19:14

Magnolia is actually a Foundation scientist. What?

19:16

You've got to be shitting me. Well,

19:19

let me correct that. Former Foundation.

19:22

A Dr. Elm Stevens. Harper's

19:25

been in touch with the Hive and they've

19:27

informed us that Dr. Stevens was last seen

19:30

approximately 38 months ago at an undisclosed location.

19:33

Likely, the lab is Cheyenne Mountain. Although

19:36

some of the details are a little fuzzy, by all accounts,

19:38

Dr. Stevens pretty much dropped off the

19:40

face of the Earth after a first-hand site

19:42

encounter that had gone catastrophically wrong. That's

19:45

right. Stevens was investigating

19:47

certain historical and anthropological findings near this very

19:51

site when it's reported that he encountered

19:53

an unknown secondary site. You're

19:55

talking about this site? There's

19:57

two sites, not one. Not

20:00

exactly. It's a

20:02

single-site SCP, but Stevens, the

20:05

unlucky son of a bitch that he is, fell

20:07

into a sinkhole just beyond the perimeter. He

20:10

went under? He did. And

20:13

then what? So Stevens goes under,

20:15

but somehow isn't captured by the site.

20:18

It just so happens that he is pulled out

20:20

almost immediately by his team. Naturally,

20:23

he's subjected to a full evaluation by

20:26

the Foundation. According

20:29

to the Hive, there did appear to be some

20:31

anomalous findings in his psyche valve, but

20:34

he wasn't deemed a potential danger. He

20:37

was, of course, still removed from his role

20:39

as a site investigator, but other than that

20:41

he appears not to be compromised. As

20:44

we all know, this site, once it

20:46

gets under your skin, that's it.

20:50

The operator, or in this case,

20:53

scientific investigator, becomes a potential liability,

20:55

the Foundation has strict protocols in

20:57

place. I mean, I... Like

21:00

I said, Haska, if the

21:03

situation was different, I'd have you in the

21:05

car and headed west as we speak. But...

21:08

There's more. That's right. More

21:10

keeping me here, even though I'm a liability at

21:12

this point? Exactly. As

21:16

we were driving out here, we passed by

21:18

a potentially larger problem than anything that Dr.

21:20

Stevens might be cooking up. Bigger

21:22

than a rogue Foundation scientist meddling

21:25

with the site. That's

21:27

hard to believe. Believe it.

21:30

We think that there's a group of concerned

21:33

citizens currently being led by a crackpot sheriff

21:35

heading in this direction. Headed

21:38

here for what? We've no

21:40

idea, but there is a chance that our

21:42

new sheriff, Sheriff West, believes that the site

21:44

is not a toxic waste site, but rather

21:46

an energy vortex that appeals to Satanists and

21:49

other fringe groups. Groups that

21:51

he has convinced are responsible for the recent

21:53

deaths of Tommy Hulona, and now, Sheriff

21:55

Kubo. And the disappearance of the

21:57

county boy earlier. that

22:02

you've got to be kidding me

22:05

I wish I were agent how many people

22:08

I put the number somewhere about 150

22:11

200 maybe I know

22:13

West he's a fanatic but

22:16

he's also spineless which is

22:18

why he's surrounding himself with like-minded folks so

22:22

that he can use their ignorance and their

22:24

objection to authority to throw around his

22:26

weight it is our hope that we will

22:28

be able through some common-sense diplomacy to

22:31

Southwest and his followers at the gate here

22:33

and nothing will come of it but

22:36

what if we don't in

22:39

the briefing you indicated to us

22:42

that a global event could be

22:44

triggered by a very small number

22:46

of incursions into the lake 150

22:49

that's way over the numbers outlined

22:52

I'm aware which is

22:54

why as I was saying with our new

22:56

operating protocols and at Cooper's insistence I've gone

22:58

ahead and made the call to bring an

23:01

emergency containment what they say a level

23:04

5 containment team is being dispatched as we speak

23:06

and they are keeping all options

23:08

on the table including

23:11

the sales safe that's

23:14

right you

23:16

two are able to deploy all five devices I

23:18

take it yes sir and the triggers the

23:20

manual trigger is active but due to the

23:23

height and subsonic levels we've been seeing we

23:26

were unable to set the passive

23:28

aka the automatic trigger the automatic

23:30

trigger mm-hmm it's

23:33

a trigger that's activated if the sites

23:35

of sonic emanations reached the previously established

23:37

upper ceiling for safe containment if

23:40

we'd set it according to what the foundation

23:42

had in the playbook it would have already

23:44

triggered whatever is happening here it is a

23:46

completely unique event something that the foundation has

23:48

ever witnessed are we

23:50

talking just about the levels yes the

23:53

levels are at a previously unrecorded high there's

23:56

also something something else

23:58

at play here Like

24:00

what? We've been looking at that. We

24:03

think it's one of two things. Go

24:05

ahead. Either

24:07

we have wildly faulty equipment giving

24:09

us questionable data, or... Yeah?

24:15

Or the site itself is

24:17

somehow altering the data. The

24:19

site itself? I

24:22

understand. 2163, according to most

24:24

of what's in the file,

24:26

is thought to be completely

24:28

mechanistic. Even if operating

24:30

with a kind of prehistoric agent. But

24:34

it could be that it's

24:36

completely sentient. That's

24:39

a distinct possibility. Fuck

24:42

me. You took the words right out of

24:44

my mouth. Okay,

24:47

well this is definitely unexpected, but it doesn't change

24:49

what we need to do. Are

24:51

we going to be searching for the site of the breach? Unfortunately,

24:54

we have to. We

24:56

can't leave a hole in the wire, especially considering we don't

24:58

know who or what is going in and out of it.

25:02

Which means that we are going to be an additional man down

25:04

here at the gate. I can go. I'm

25:06

afraid not, Hoshka. Like I

25:09

said, the site gets under your skin. It's

25:11

going to have to be Eustine. Not

25:13

a problem. It should go

25:15

without saying, but you are

25:17

absolutely under no circumstances

25:20

to enter the site.

25:23

Of course. Cooper, Hoshka, and myself form

25:25

a wedge defense here at the gate for the

25:27

sheriff and his cohorts while you do your perimeter

25:30

search. If you find the

25:32

breach and can close it, do so.

25:34

What if I can't secure it? What

25:37

do you think, Cooper? I think that

25:39

West is the potentially bigger threat right now, primarily

25:41

because of the size of his contingent. But

25:44

that's without knowing what's going on beyond the

25:46

perimeter. And

25:48

without knowing what the hell Stevens is up to. If

25:52

we got bodies going into the water. That's a

25:54

problem. Agreed.

25:58

For the time being. the breach

26:00

and if you can report back what the hell's

26:02

going on if it

26:04

looks like you're seeing potential for another breach you've got to

26:06

hang tight lock it down if we

26:09

get into something we can't handle here I'll send

26:12

up a flare and that's your signal to head

26:14

this way okay do

26:17

not leave your post without seeing that

26:19

flare understood why

26:22

there may be some gunplay here especially

26:25

if we got law enforcement involved on the wrong side

26:28

you'll need to stay frosty what we lock

26:30

down loud and clear all

26:33

right boys this

26:35

is why we do what we do this

26:39

is no exaggeration a

26:42

potential class 5 event which

26:44

means we have to keep this site secure

26:46

no matter what the consequences any

26:49

chance the containment team arrives before the contingent

26:51

of holy rollers less

26:53

than none I

26:59

may have waited too long on this one but

27:02

hopefully that's just my pessimism

27:04

rearing its ugly head if

27:07

any lock West and his people can be

27:09

dissuaded with some common-sense reasoning you'll

27:11

be able to secure our breach point against any

27:14

future incursions by dr. Stevens until our team arrives

27:17

do we think that Stevens is operating alone Cooper

27:24

no we do not any

27:36

luck those boys be long going

27:39

we can go around in I want

27:41

to know that you

27:44

should have seen the look on that face and they

27:46

roll past us but

27:49

someone just told him the box is

27:51

in the hen house well there's

27:53

no doubt that that's the truth of the

27:55

matter but he looked he looked like a

27:58

man I'm

28:00

gonna set it better myself, brother. The

28:04

cheque don't think that God

28:06

Almighty's great and mysterious will

28:08

that had been passing on block

28:10

like that. Like that. Because

28:14

we all saw that

28:17

face. Didn't

28:19

we, folks? Didn't

28:22

we all see the face of that poor

28:24

wretch as he passed us by? And

28:29

don't we know, brothers

28:31

and sisters, that we are

28:33

not the children of this world

28:35

and the prince of this world?

28:42

But we are the children of

28:44

the Almighty God. And

28:47

when we are called to do his

28:50

bidding, even if that

28:52

means facing down the devil

28:54

himself, we will answer that

28:56

call. Like

29:03

that good book warms us. Be

29:06

alert and of sober mind. Your

29:09

enemy, the devil, prowls around

29:12

like a roaring lion, looking

29:14

for someone to devour. Resist

29:17

him, and again it helps

29:19

us. Know

29:21

in all these things we are more

29:23

than conquerors through him who loved us.

29:28

For I am convinced that neither

29:30

death nor life, neither

29:32

angels nor demons, neither

29:34

the present nor the future, nor any

29:36

powers, neither

29:38

height nor depth nor anything

29:40

else in all creation will

29:43

be able to separate us from the

29:45

love of God. Sing

29:48

his praises, brothers and sisters. Brother

30:04

West, absolutely inspired Brother Elvin.

30:06

It is not me, Brother, but the Lord that wants

30:08

to do me. Wondrous,

30:15

simply wondrous. Brother West,

30:17

there is something that I must do. Yes,

30:21

I have to depart. Just

30:24

ahead, prepare the weight for my flock. Apart?

30:29

But why? I can't explain

30:31

it to you right now, Brother. But

30:34

I promise you that in the good time

30:36

of you, we'll understand. But I

30:38

can't. These people are following

30:41

you. And now,

30:43

they are following you. You

30:46

see that now, don't you? Who

30:49

are being called home at just this

30:51

moment? I... I... Do

30:55

not doubt, Brother. The

30:58

Lord will give us a

31:00

mighty victory. And I

31:02

promise you that you will see

31:04

me at the lake. And to the

31:06

lake? Of course.

31:10

We are, Lord. I'm

31:12

just taking a separate path. Many

31:35

parentheses, To

31:55

you And

32:31

for some I fall, all

32:33

the time and sleep I've

32:37

found the light, what

32:40

needs a nurse For

32:43

peace and sin My

32:46

quivering bed And

32:49

if you quench my thirst

32:52

With these honey quarters

32:55

On how little I believe

33:00

I'm so relieved

33:05

For the night In

33:08

the afternoon I can't

33:10

sleep Oh,

33:16

waters rise And

33:19

take my sorrow Drown

33:23

them in your blanket Open

33:29

your empty hands

33:32

Abundant and

33:34

drinking tea This

33:38

is their life I

33:40

need to push my thirst

33:44

With these honey quarters

33:48

And the night In

33:50

the evening I'm

33:54

so relieved For the night I

34:00

reach the chimney I

34:04

hear two quells my

34:07

birds with infinite water

34:11

Come out in the night

34:13

with your youth Now

34:17

come with your bones

34:20

to the waterless And

34:23

heat up the fields that

34:25

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36:16

Ooooooohhhhhh....

36:24

Woooooo! Aspen?

36:28

I knew you'd be back. At

36:31

least one of us did. He

36:33

was touch and go for a second there. At the

36:35

mills? I saw the glow. That

36:38

part ended up being the easy bit. Oh

36:40

yeah? I... I

36:42

ran into the sheriff's kid out there. Little

36:45

shit jumped me. Said he

36:47

followed me all the way from here. He said what? He

36:50

jumped me. Knocked me around quite

36:52

a bit. But I was able

36:54

to turn the tables on him. How did you...?

36:57

You think a sheriff's kid would have had the brains to pat

36:59

me down? He didn't.

37:02

So he got the business end of this. Holly's

37:04

knife? Damn straight. You

37:08

killed him? I... I

37:11

think so. It was... It

37:14

all happened so fast. I... First time? Supposed

37:16

to feel this way, kid. It

37:19

gets easier. There's something else. What's

37:22

that? He said that he was

37:24

with his friends when he stumbled into the bunker.

37:28

They may already be bringing the law, right? Nope.

37:30

I got him. One of the little

37:32

shit that'd gone down into two and left his launch. Got

37:34

me out of the hole. Holy shit.

37:38

Did you...? I ran him down and

37:40

got him tied up in the common area. Take a

37:42

look. Shit, man. I

37:45

guess we've both been busy. Sounds like it.

37:48

So what's the plan? I'm getting some

37:50

things ready for her. Hello,

38:02

Rowan. Long

38:04

time no see, brother. Eldon?

38:07

And who is this? Eldon,

38:11

this is Aspen. He is our most

38:14

recent migration. Aspen,

38:16

this is Eldon, our inside man. It's

38:20

a pleasure to finally put a face to

38:22

the name. The pleasure is all mine, Aspen. I'm

38:28

so sorry that I haven't had

38:30

the opportunity to come out to

38:32

visit yet. Things have been busy

38:35

as of late. Anything?

38:40

Yes, my brother. Very, very

38:42

busy. The

38:47

Doctor has had me gathering a great

38:49

sacrifice for our cause. A sacrifice? We

38:52

don't have the time now,

38:54

kid. Eldon fill him in later. Doc

38:57

should be here any minute, and we've got work to do.

39:00

Of course. Of course.

39:04

You heard him, Aspen. We'll

39:07

have to catch up on my work later. Suffice

39:11

to say, I've bore the word of

39:13

the Lord. But

39:15

it is our brother, Rowan, here that bears the

39:17

sword. And it

39:20

is the sword that must be

39:22

wedded for this particular moment.

39:26

I'm glad you agree. Let's get going. Aspen,

39:29

you know what to do. I'm

39:32

on it. Where

39:35

should I start? When

39:37

have the kids start with the stripper clips and the empty

39:39

mags while you head into the tunnel into Bunker 2 for

39:41

the hardware? I'm going

39:43

into two. Why me?

39:45

I can't do

39:48

it. I've got two uninvited guests

39:50

to attend to. Uninvited

39:52

guests? Two

39:54

kids roaming around topside. I had

39:56

to bring them down. Where? Just

39:59

through the... in the main comments. Why

40:06

aren't they hooded, Rowan? God

40:09

bless it, they're looking right at us.

40:13

It ain't gonna matter one way or the other. According

40:16

to the doctor, this is our last

40:18

hurrah. Jesus,

40:20

Rowan. You

40:23

know who that is, don't you? Who

40:26

what is? The girl. Am

40:31

I interrupting something? No, no,

40:33

you're not interrupting. Please, come

40:35

on down. I'm glad you made

40:37

it back. I take it the boy? He

40:40

didn't make it. Doctor, are

40:43

you aware of who Rowan has down here

40:45

with him? Ah,

40:47

you were able to catch the intruder? Ended

40:49

up being two intruders. Couple

40:52

of kids from town, out here snooping around

40:54

because of the Hulona girl. Take

40:56

a look, Doc. Just through

40:58

there. Oh,

41:01

my. This

41:09

is... It really couldn't

41:11

have happened any other way, could it? What

41:15

do you think Dr. Stevens is going to

41:17

say? Ah,

41:20

my dear friend, I can

41:22

only imagine. I

41:24

suspect that he'll attempt one final time to get out of

41:27

this. This mess we've made.

41:31

But unfortunately for him, there is only one way forward.

41:35

What? Who is it? That

41:38

young lady there. Yeah?

41:41

That is Cindy Stevens,

41:44

the apple of Elm's eye. He

41:47

isn't going to like to see her bound, I can assure you

41:49

of that. Well, I had no idea. I'll...

41:53

You'll leave her for the time being. The good

41:55

Elm is indisposed at the moment, but he'll

41:57

be coming along shortly. I'll just... discuss

42:00

everything with him when the time comes. How

42:03

are the preparations going? We're

42:05

making the final preparations now. We'll

42:08

be ready to roll in less than 20. Well

42:10

then, time is short. Eldon

42:13

was just heading to Bunker 2 for the hardware,

42:15

and I got the kid working the mags.

42:18

Why don't you head into 2, Rowan? I

42:20

need to have a word with Eldon before

42:22

Elma arrives. What about? Don't worry about them.

42:25

I'll keep a close eye. Besides,

42:27

where could they possibly go with all

42:29

of us here? I don't. No, they'll

42:31

be fine. Go ahead, please. Get

42:34

the things necessary for our work, so that Eldon and

42:36

I can have a quick discussion. Of

42:38

course, Doctor. I'll be back right away.

42:41

Thank you, Rowan. Oh,

42:49

goodness. Two is really long

42:51

past the date. I've got

42:53

to thank you for that. I

42:56

wasn't looking forward to going in there. That's

43:00

all well and good. We'll be gone

43:02

from here shortly, but I want to discuss

43:04

something else with you, a delicate

43:06

matter that only you can handle for me.

43:09

Of course, Doctor. Go

43:11

ahead. I've been taking a look at

43:13

some of the data from Halo from our last

43:15

incursion. Yes? And

43:18

my god, Eldon, we

43:20

are so tantalizingly close.

43:23

That's wonderful news. I

43:26

won't bore you with the details. I know you have

43:28

little interest in the jargon of our work. Not

43:31

at all, Doctor. It's not

43:33

that I have no interest. It's just

43:35

that. It's fine. I've elmed

43:37

to discuss those matters with. The

43:40

point I want to make to you is that

43:42

we are close, my friend, just

43:44

as I promised at the

43:46

kingdom. Now you're talking

43:48

my language, even at the

43:51

gate. Amen, Doctor.

43:54

What? Just like God himself

43:56

had to sacrifice his old son in order

43:58

that all men be made free. free

44:00

from sin, so too will Elm

44:02

have to make the

44:04

ultimate sacrifice. Are

44:07

you saying I can't speak it?

44:11

If I do, he'll know. But

44:13

you know, my son, what is it, my

44:15

heart, don't you? Yes,

44:17

doctor. I know. Very

44:20

good. And you know what

44:22

must be done. I do. That's good, Delton.

44:30

I wasn't sure who I could trust with this,

44:32

with this final, difficult

44:35

task. You can count on

44:37

me, doctor. I've

44:40

always known you'd lead us here. And

44:43

now, praise God, we are

44:45

here. Just

44:48

like you said, I'll

44:50

do anything that must be

44:52

done. Yes, Elton. I

44:55

know that you will, and it fills my

44:57

heart with joy. How will I know? Just

45:01

wait for my sign, like Paul

45:03

on the road to Damascus. Praise

45:06

God. You'll know

45:08

it when you see it, and you'll know what to do. Let

45:11

the Lord guide your hand. Yes,

45:13

doctor. And

45:16

what should we do with... I'll handle

45:18

that. As a matter of fact,

45:20

I think I said some coming. Why

45:22

don't you go into the other room and tend to our guests.

45:25

Keep them quiet. They'll need some

45:27

time alone with Helm. Of

45:30

course, doctor. If

45:32

you need anything, I'll call for

45:34

you. All

45:49

right, kid. You good to go? I

45:51

think so. Let's have a

45:53

look. Okay. All right.

45:57

One, two, three, four, five. Five

46:00

magazines. Good. Three

46:03

frags, two incendiaries. I'd

46:06

rather have all five incendiary. Life's full

46:08

of these little disappointments, kid. Trust

46:11

me, you'll want something with more

46:13

punch if we encounter the agents barricaded. Or

46:16

worse. Worse? If

46:18

they've got local reinforcements. There's

46:21

something to burn, though. I promise to

46:23

make sure you get it. Got it.

46:26

In this flak jacket here, your bandoliers are going to

46:28

be bouncing all over the place, and you'll be sorry.

46:31

Here? That's it. Thought

46:35

I need a helmet or something? This

46:38

ain't full combat, kid. We're going in lean and

46:40

mean. Weapon and ammo only. No ruck,

46:42

no helmet, no canteens. Just keep your head down

46:44

unless you're looking down your sights. Okay.

46:48

Like I said before, you and I will be

46:50

five meters apart. Under no

46:52

circumstances are you to advance or

46:54

retreat without me exactly five meters

46:56

to your left. You understand? I

46:59

do. Tell me why. If

47:02

I advance ahead of you, I risk

47:04

being in your line of fire. And?

47:08

And if I retreat without you, I

47:10

put you into my line of fire. Exactly.

47:13

I'd like to avoid both situations at

47:15

all costs. Understood? Got it. Scared,

47:20

kid? No. You

47:22

should be. Okay. Maybe

47:25

a little. Just stick

47:27

close to me. Watch your firing lines and

47:29

do exactly as I say. We'll

47:32

clean these chumps out in no time. Maybe back

47:34

here drinking a beer before their bodies are cold.

47:36

You think so? I know so. Superior

47:40

fire power, kid. We've got M16s,

47:42

100 magazine rounds apiece, and explosives.

47:45

If they're lucky, they've got service revolvers and

47:47

maybe a couple of shotguns between them. We're

47:50

gonna wipe them out. Right.

47:52

Goddamn right. Now let's get

47:54

topside. We're going through the tunnel and out-bunk or

47:56

two. I saw

47:58

it. You've been cleared. We've got no more secrets

48:00

to hide from ya. This thing has

48:02

got awful in there though. And I don't

48:05

have time to explain it, so... Don't ask. Just

48:07

keep your eyes on my back and let's move out

48:10

quickly. Get on top without losing our dinner. Okay.

48:14

Eldon, we're heading out. Let

48:16

the doc know we'll have you guys clear to the lake in

48:19

fifteen. Will

48:21

do, brother Rowan. Godspeed. Thanks,

48:25

Eldon. See you back here in a bit. Elm.

48:32

Hello. Are you? Ah.

48:38

You son of a bitch. You

48:41

put me out. I didn't want to

48:43

do it, Elm. You know that. You left me no

48:45

choice. You're attempting to remove. Don't

48:47

tell me about being left with no choice.

48:51

If anyone here has left the other with no

48:53

choice, it's you leaving. And

48:55

I'm going to go back to the lake.

48:57

If anyone here has left the other with

48:59

no choice, it's you leaving me with no

49:01

choice. You

49:03

realize that, don't you? I

49:05

suppose this. Don't suppose, Ash.

49:09

Don't even bother. You

49:11

told me that I'd be able to settle here. You

49:14

conduct your research to get us out of this mess

49:16

and I'd build a life for me and Cindy. I

49:19

know what I said, Elm. But how

49:21

could we have known? This is

49:23

bigger than us. This is

49:25

the next epoch of human evolution. Spare

49:28

me. It's true. But

49:31

I think that's somewhere deep down and you know it.

49:34

It's why you supported me this whole time. Why

49:37

you've done things just lately that you never thought

49:39

you were capable of. No. No,

49:42

I... When the history books are

49:44

written in the distant future, it

49:46

will be this moment in time that delineates

49:48

the past from the present. There

49:50

will be no more BC, no AD.

49:54

Christ will be long forgotten. Only

49:56

the sentient will remain as the lone star

49:58

by which our species navigate. the future.

50:01

Even if all that's true, I've

50:04

lost my soul in the bargain, Ash.

50:07

Well, let Prophet of Man official gain the whole

50:10

world and lose his soul. Now you're

50:13

starting to sound like Eldon. No

50:15

more than you do when it suits you.

50:18

Now that offends you, that

50:21

I've manipulated Eldon to our

50:23

ends. It's not just Eldon,

50:25

Ash. It's me too, and

50:28

Rowan and Holly, and

50:30

Aspen, Hazel, Oliver, Nash,

50:32

Park, Tamara. I

50:35

can go on and on and on. We've

50:37

all been merely a means to an end for you.

50:40

It's not true, Elm. I

50:43

don't deny that our subjects have been a means, but

50:45

that's not true for us. Ever

50:48

since we were first brought together, it was clear that

50:50

there was a reason, a purpose.

50:52

Don't. You can deny it

50:54

if you want, and you know

50:56

that I'm not given esoteric explanations

50:58

or notions of fate or cosmic

51:01

unity or whatever. But

51:03

it is clear that from the moment the

51:05

sentient called you into the lake, we

51:08

were meant to be together. But

51:10

to what purpose, Ash? You

51:12

think it's something noble and grand,

51:15

but I'm telling you, we've become

51:17

instruments of destruction, not

51:19

creation. You don't believe that. I

51:22

do. Then why? I don't

51:27

know. I

51:29

guess it's only now that my eyes are open. I'll

51:32

tell you why. The doubt that

51:34

you're giving voice to right now, it's

51:37

natural. It's all a

51:39

part of our gaining a greater understanding

51:41

of the sentient's will. It

51:44

has become a part of us, guiding

51:46

us, knowing our thoughts

51:48

and desires. I think

51:50

you're right about that. Then you

51:52

see. But I don't agree with

51:54

your sentiment. It

51:57

certainly has become a part of us. certainly

52:00

has bred an intimacy in our very

52:02

souls, but not in

52:04

some magnanimous way. Just

52:07

as I and our subjects are means

52:09

to your end, so too are we

52:11

merely means to the sentient's end. Nothing

52:14

but- You wouldn't say that if you saw

52:16

this. What's

52:19

that? It's just like

52:21

I said. It's

52:23

the Rosetta Stone. Is it then? No,

52:26

just be aware. I'm taking

52:28

some liberties here, but I

52:30

believe that we are. I

52:33

believe that this is the

52:35

first completely cognizant message intended

52:37

specifically for us. You

52:41

and I. What

52:44

makes you say that? It addresses you

52:46

by name. Impossible.

52:49

No elm. Inevitable. Like

52:52

I've been saying. Let me

52:54

see that. What you're seeing there is the rendering that

52:56

we've been working on. With

52:58

Mr. Perez's sacrifice, as you can see, the

53:01

range that the sentient is communicating

53:03

in is now only three separate

53:05

wavelengths. If we

53:08

parse them as we've done here, the

53:10

phonemes emerge. Exactly. Just

53:13

as we suspected. And

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they're English. They

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are indeed. What does this mean? It's

53:21

English, but there's no- There's

53:24

no syntax. Not yet. This

53:26

does us no good. Is this worthless? How

53:28

can you say that? Because there's nothing

53:31

here but monosyllabic nonsense. This isn't intelligence.

53:33

No intelligence? That's ludicrous. That's

53:39

why Teraz threw a quite

53:42

deliberate process in scroculos precisely

53:44

on how to communicate with it. Yes,

53:46

it has taken us years to accomplish, but

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not because of any lack of intelligence on

53:51

its part. I'd rather do

53:53

to a lack of intelligence on our part.

53:56

Imagine if we'd been looking here all along. We've

53:59

unraveled this years ago. Who knows

54:01

how far along we'd be with

54:03

respect to fluid communication. We should

54:05

have been murdering children all along.

54:08

Please, Helm. You're missing the

54:10

big picture. Now we seem

54:12

to be the case with you, Ash. We, in

54:15

our limited understanding, approach this site

54:17

like our race always does, with

54:20

its finest tool, the scientific

54:22

method. Which means we would

54:24

have to stumble upon the correct answer rather

54:27

than reasoning our way to it. That's

54:30

not scientific at all. Stumbling

54:32

upon the answer after killing a girl? But

54:35

it is. Don't you see,

54:38

Cami? She was our

54:40

Eureka moment. A singular

54:42

experiment that pointed us finally in

54:44

the correct direction. Think

54:47

of penicillin. Think of

54:49

gunpowder. A drink. The

54:51

elixir of life, precisely. The

54:54

Chinese feminists in their search for

54:56

the elixir of life stumbled upon

54:58

arguably the most paradigm-shifting discovery of

55:00

all time. Nay,

55:02

without any intention, changed the world.

55:05

And now, thanks to

55:08

Tami-Lynn Hulona, we

55:10

will too. What

55:13

do you see here, Ash? In

55:15

this message? I won't speculate.

55:18

That would be foolish at this

55:20

point. Nothing was so

55:22

close to finally having a clearer

55:24

understanding. Then what? We have to go back.

55:27

We need to duplicate the experiment. One

55:31

last time. That's

55:34

Magnus! But who do

55:36

you plan on throwing into the lake now? I... I'm

55:41

going to show you something, Eln. I

55:44

want you to... I

55:46

want you to brace yourself. That

55:48

first glance is going to be quite a shock. What?

55:51

Turn around, Eln. Oh

55:54

my god. What... What's

55:57

she doing here? Dad? Who

56:02

are you talking to? Ellen,

56:10

the door. SCP

56:15

Archives was created by Pacific

56:17

S. Obadiah and John Grill.

56:21

Class of 76 was written

56:23

by F. Cole Serrano. Lee

56:26

Hillerman was Brian David Gilbert.

56:30

Cindy Stevens was Madeline Moore.

56:34

Ren Kubo was played by Crandon

56:36

Nguyen. Al

56:38

Perez was played by Jimmy Ferrer. Elm

56:42

Stevens was played by Graham Roat.

56:46

Thaddeus Cooper was played by Damon

56:48

Alums. Deputy

56:50

West was played by Chudnellis.

56:54

Deputy Andrews was played by

56:56

Anver Magmaud. Jack

56:58

Harper was played by John Grills.

57:02

Stein was Vic Collins. Hauschka

57:05

was Scott Taledon. Dr.

57:08

Ash Calder was Chris Young. Elden

57:12

was Atticus Jackson. Rowan

57:15

was Nate DeFore. Aspen

57:18

Daniels was Dustin Parsons. Our

57:22

dialogue editor was Daisy McNamara.

57:25

Music was by Matt Roy Berger.

57:29

Sound design was by Dana

57:31

Creasman. Showrunner

57:34

was Daisy McNamara. Producer

57:37

was Pacific S. Obadiah.

57:41

Executive producers were Tom Owen

57:43

and Brad Miska. This

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