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Are you ready

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to get wild tonight? You

0:06

are a total psycho! You've

0:08

made the biggest mistake of your life, Ella

0:10

Sinclair! He killed her, and that's

0:12

what he'll do to you. Wanna get tough, kid? Let's

0:14

go then! Let's go! What kind of brother

0:17

are you anyway, huh? I'm not the parent here!

0:19

Are you okay?

0:19

No! Easton! No,

0:22

I'm not okay! I'm sorry. I'm

0:24

not gonna break your heart, Ella Sinclair. I

0:28

like your skirt.

0:29

You know, you can like

0:31

something without touching it. You don't

0:33

want me to touch you? Don't move like that.

0:36

Why? You know why. Am

0:38

I supposed to just ignore the bruises on your knuckles,

0:40

huh? I should have never let you out of my sight. I'm

0:43

gonna take care of you. Okay?

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find a happily ever after fairy

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of Hydesville. Episode 6.

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The Ghost in the Machinist.

1:58

By July 1842. Only

2:01

two subjects vied for Rochester's

2:03

attention. The Sisters Fox

2:05

and the Seneca Falls Convention. Rochester

2:09

begins preparations for the whole convention.

2:12

The political rally of the century. Conventions

2:15

discuss social, religious conditions

2:18

and rights to women. If necessity

2:20

is the mother of invention, then opportunity

2:22

is its mistress. After all, nothing

2:24

would get invented if that wasn't money. Ladies and

2:27

gentlemen, please pay attention as I will

2:29

only be saying this once and failure to comply

2:31

with the following, more so in you being tossed

2:33

onto the cobblestones from whence you came. The

2:36

inventor may have noble intentions because

2:38

he's filling a void, but the disruptor

2:41

has much loftier ambitions. The Sisters

2:44

will help guide your loved ones, or

2:46

on occasion your enemies, from the spirit

2:48

realm

2:49

into this very house. She presents

2:51

you with a problem that you never knew you had, and

2:54

then she sells to you that she's the only

2:56

one in the

2:56

world to consider. You may request an

2:59

audience with any soul that has a past

3:01

from this realm, but their appearance is

3:03

never guaranteed. It is up to

3:05

them whether or not they will communicate

3:07

with you. However, my sister's

3:10

talents did spook some of the most

3:12

powerful women in the country. I'm

3:15

not saying we confer upon them any special

3:17

seal of approval. We certainly shouldn't be

3:19

going to Seneca Falls or anything like that. So

3:22

the Sisters' fox were forbidden to attend

3:24

this historic event.

3:25

We just can't be associated

3:28

with you in the current climate, Leah.

3:31

Yes, it was safe to say that the Sisters

3:33

drove

3:33

me to the bottle. And

3:36

last, and the bottle, you may not now,

3:38

nor ever, drove me to men. Touch

3:41

the girls.

3:42

What can I say? I was

3:44

attracted to them. That

3:46

does mean you, Mr. Bessel.

3:52

This is the Foxes of Heidzville.

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Starring Carey Mulligan, McKenna Grace,

3:58

Christina Lucado, and and Phoebe Tolkien.

4:29

Oh yeah.

4:57

Probably,

5:01

but not because of whatever the fuck your friend is

5:03

bothering you about.

5:03

Fucking hell. Blathering,

5:06

noise, pollution. And,

5:08

um, what does the lady think of

5:10

the, uh... What is that called again?

5:13

Seneca Falls conversion or fuckabistle.

5:16

The Seneca Falls convention.

5:17

Well, to tell you the truth, I

5:20

was just uninvited. I

5:23

like her already. Pardon me.

5:25

Did I hear you say uninvited? Unwelcomed.

5:29

Because? Because... of

5:31

my family. Your family?

5:34

I'mma take a dump. Oh, it's over here. Got

5:36

the rejection this morning, as a matter of fact.

5:38

A nice cozy note from one

5:40

of my closest friends. And

5:43

what did you, um, say your name

5:45

was, ma'am? I didn't. Marky.

5:52

What's the anonymous lady drinking? There's

5:54

a Southern spirit from Kentucky. A Southern

5:57

spirit, Jesus Christ. He's in a rut.

5:59

You're gonna want some? Ah yes,

6:02

yes sir. And be sure to put hers on my

6:04

bill, of course. That's good. Gracious

6:06

of you, but I'll pay for them. Whoa,

6:10

what's that? How's that

6:11

now? Your clothes are tattered, your hands

6:13

are coated in the scaling light. Trust me, I've got that.

6:16

See these hands? These

6:18

meaty paws help

6:20

build the eerie fucking canal, my

6:22

mate.

6:22

Yes, I know who you are. Engineer,

6:25

Pioneer Society, the pastor's son.

6:31

This, uh, is a one-sided

6:33

relationship. The only kind I like. Don't

6:36

take it personally. Well, I've never heard of it. A

6:38

lady buying a man a drink? Does

6:41

it make you feel inadequate? Ah,

6:43

yep. And a little curious. About

6:46

my family? About everything. Every

6:49

fucking word that comes out of your mouth is a bloody

6:51

plot twist. Well, brother, you

6:54

don't know the half of it. Now,

6:58

I recognize you from somewhere I can't

7:00

quite put my finger on. It's possible. You

7:03

fit into a certain demographic,

7:06

we attract. It's only two kinds

7:08

of women with wealth, married ones, which I

7:10

see you are not. And then the brothel

7:12

workers, which you most certainly

7:15

are not. How would you know? Well, I

7:17

frequented every brothel in western New

7:19

York. Pretty sure I'd remember who.

7:22

Spread your seeds

7:22

throughout the burned-over district, heavy. Oh,

7:25

I have indeed. Though

7:28

I do work in the darkness, there is one key

7:30

difference between me and, say,

7:32

a

7:32

woman of the night. Ah,

7:35

yeah? And what's that? I'd

7:38

be willing to fuck you for free. Well,

7:42

we'd better settle up then before you get sober.

7:45

Agreed. Mm.

7:58

What's

8:03

that over there? An altar.

8:06

Altar? Mm-hmm.

8:10

There's a... There's

8:13

a... Mm. There's

8:16

something... something very familiar

8:18

about this. What

8:22

the hell?

8:23

Leah, we have a big fucking problem

8:25

here. What the hell is this? What happened? The

8:28

parlor.

8:32

Katie's migraine's crushing her skull.

8:34

We need those opiates. I've

8:38

been here before. What the hell is

8:40

she doing a seance for in the middle of the night? Jesus,

8:43

Leah, you brought him home. Standards?

8:46

Do we know him? Of course we know him. He's

8:49

our coveted clientele. A heckler. One

8:51

of the worst. Bloody

8:52

hell. I

8:55

went home with a fox. That

8:59

was a close one. Sure was, lady. Glad I never took

9:01

my dick out.

9:02

Why? Is that covered in mud too? Now, I called for

9:04

Mr. Post. Isaac? These

9:08

are sworn enemy, Adlai. She's the

9:10

only druggist in New York with access to what she needs. The

9:12

Post. The Progressus. What about the

9:14

anodine? Gone. Lord Naman. Gone.

9:17

Morphine. Coding. Methadone. All gone. Just

9:19

kids hopped up on drugs. Big fucking

9:21

show. No! No!

9:25

No! Definitely.

9:28

We've never reached this point before without the meds.

9:31

I'm not sure what's going to happen. Fuck me. Where's

9:33

Maggie? Getting water. An elaborate

9:35

cabaret system. Katie?

9:39

Listen to me. Where are you?

9:42

Where are you, hon? I'm...

9:45

I'm... Okay, get slow down. I'm

9:47

a... Drink the water.

9:51

Clearly in an altered state here. Katie,

9:53

Katie. Hey, honey. Katie?

9:57

Oh, shit. You

9:59

mean shit. Her eyes are gone.

10:01

They're... Hold her down! I

10:04

am holding her down. Unshredded

10:06

territory. Hey, I have an idea.

10:09

Don't you slap her around the wall. She'll

10:11

snap right out. Actually,

10:14

that might work. Are

10:16

you serious? Sometimes Katie would get

10:18

kind of out of hand and, you know, David

10:21

or I would slap the shit out. There's

10:25

got to be another way. I'm

10:28

not a slapper. I don't slap. I'm not a

10:29

slapper. What

10:32

about a bucket of ice or something?

10:34

A good jolt? You cool off a spirit with a bucket

10:37

of ice or something. You either numb

10:39

it or you slap it the hell out of her body. That's

10:42

it. Okay, let's vote. Not it. Not it. Well,

10:46

maybe there's a purpose to the machinist after

10:49

all. This master

10:51

of ceremonies? Whoa,

10:52

whoa, whoa, what are you talking about? You said you wanted

10:54

to slap her. No, no, no. Bitch is fumbling at the fucking

10:56

mouth already. Well, it was your idea.

10:58

I ain't doing that shit. Where's the manhood now, eh? Where

11:00

are you fucking nuts? Thought you were a big man. She

11:03

needs a slap. You need a laugh. Let's have at it. I

11:05

ain't

11:05

slapping around that crazy bitch. She'll rip my

11:07

hand off. Looks like an animal

11:10

with fucking rabies. True. She

11:12

almost mauled off our hands a couple times. Well,

11:15

what the fuck, Maggie? Okay, let's be honest here. There's

11:18

really no person in this room or

11:20

really the entire world who wants

11:22

to slap Katie Fox more than you. You're

11:25

out of your mind. Only, I mean, it's a

11:27

team to get through. Both of you.

11:30

Fuck

11:30

P.D. Martin. This is the best show we get. If you

11:32

don't thwack the shit out of her in the next couple seconds,

11:34

she's gonna be in a coma. Do it. Jesus,

11:37

Lord above. And amen and all that. And

11:39

hold her upright. Forgive me for my sin, then. Stuck

11:42

your hand. I know not what I do. It'll be

11:44

cathartic. Three. Oh, I can't do

11:46

it. I can't. I can't. Two. No, I'm a good

11:48

mother. The good mother one. I just fucking

11:51

can't, Maggie. Okay, just think about when

11:53

you met her. Fucking hate your fucking

11:56

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11:59

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I hear him. Who

16:37

do you hear, Katie? Oh, let me guess,

16:40

my great uncle Harlow? Your father.

16:44

My father? And

16:48

what does my father say? He's

16:50

not saying anything.

16:53

He's just screaming

16:56

at you. Hey, I've been to these shows, alright?

16:59

These spectacles y'all

17:01

do. You did this one already.

17:03

He wants to know why you've been squandering his

17:05

fortune. Yeah, what else? He

17:07

built a third church over the weekend. Bull,

17:10

public knowledge. Died of a heart attack. Newspapers.

17:13

News, everyone knows that. He's disappointed in you. He's

17:15

a real cute little lady. Real cute.

17:17

Well, if it really is my father, tell me something specific.

17:20

Something only my father knows about me.

17:22

Don't get emotional, Josie. What

17:25

did you call me? Squandering

17:27

Christian money on brothels. It's

17:29

a wonder you haven't fucked the livestock. I've got

17:31

a real commitment to the bit. Show

17:34

women without spine or

17:37

integrity. It's nothing but a new genre of grifters.

17:39

That's all you are. Oh, Josie.

17:42

He knew it was so much to learn. I'm saying right now you better

17:45

stop calling me that. Josie, Josie, gander

17:47

with her shallow wander. Upstairs

17:49

and downstairs and in my living chamber. There

17:52

am an old man who wouldn't say his prayers.

17:55

So I took him by his left so I could throw him downstairs.

17:58

Oh, yeah.

17:58

He's got a gun. Put that fucking

18:01

thing away. Shumer me with a friendly wager.

18:04

What I have here is my trusty six-shot. You will

18:06

put that gun away immediately. I'm

18:08

gonna take three slugs out of the chamber. One,

18:11

two, three. There's three slugs

18:13

in, three slugs out. Now

18:16

with your permission, with the add gratuity $300, I

18:19

set my wager. I ask that you wish to prove

18:21

yourself with a premonition. I've seen

18:23

you do it a couple of times, but never with

18:26

me.

18:27

If I fire a shot into the ceiling, will

18:30

it go off? Yes.

18:33

Don't you fucking dare. Ah! Okay,

18:39

we're all a bit tipsy here, and I think

18:41

it's time that we just- Again. Again,

18:43

you want me to go again? Okay,

18:47

again? No! Katie, not again, you damn

18:49

fool. You don't have to test the spirits, Katie, stop it!

18:52

We test them every day of our lives, hours

18:54

at a time. I say again, but this

18:57

time, Mr. Bissell, place

18:59

the gun against your head. Katie! This

19:02

is insane. Place the gun against

19:04

your head and pull the trigger, for a

19:06

shot will not go off. At

19:09

least, that's what your father

19:11

tells me. Or,

19:14

do you fear that your father will be deceitful?

19:16

Miss, I

19:18

should have you fucking hosed. You sad,

19:21

little jigsy. Katie, you haven't proved your goddamn

19:23

thing. I've given you pause. Fuck

19:25

you. You're questioning whether

19:27

your father would want you dead, because

19:29

you and I both know. As sure

19:31

as the day is long, the guy just didn't

19:33

want you-

19:34

This isn't true. This is

19:36

not true. Then fire the gun into the ceiling.

19:38

Let's see if the gun does not go off. Go

19:40

on. Prove your father's death. How about I point

19:43

the gun at you, huh? How about

19:45

it? Absolutely not. Whatever

19:47

devices you have concealed to force the noises

19:49

are remarkable conventions, I must admit.

19:51

There are no devices. Concealed cleverly under

19:54

the girls' dresses. Invict

19:56

the device, all right? Pull the trigger.

19:58

Put the gun away. Good

20:01

riddance. I... I... I... I...

20:07

I...

20:07

I...

20:09

I... I...

20:15

Suddenly a hand appeared out of the darkness

20:18

and injected a syringe into Mr Bissell's

20:20

neck. Had

20:24

my brother ventured from Heidsville, or

20:27

did a spirit come to life? It was too

20:29

dark to tell. And

20:32

then he revealed himself to be... Mr Post! He

20:37

looked weathered. Sad,

20:39

even. Welcome

20:45

to our bullet, Riddle Parlor. Mr

20:48

Isaac, sir. Yeah. Is

20:53

there anyone in this room aware

20:57

of tragedies in my

20:59

life?

21:00

Um, yes, Mr Post. I...

21:03

I'm aware. And

21:06

you? Yes. I

21:10

sense... three

21:13

of them.

21:13

And

21:15

so you're aware of what day

21:17

this is? Uh, yes.

21:20

It's, um, I guess, an

21:22

anniversary of sorts. That's

21:26

right. The sadness

21:28

in his eyes was crushing. Three

21:31

of his children had passed. But

21:33

the one he was referring to here was

21:36

the five-year-old, Matilda.

21:40

I hear there is some

21:42

need for vials of essence.

21:45

Yes, sir. I mean, if you

21:47

could spare. And

21:50

I hear you know a thing or two about

21:53

communicating with the dead.

21:57

Yes. That seems to

21:59

be our given trait. Okay,

22:03

so I'll provide the drugs and

22:06

access to the convention, if that means

22:08

anything, and

22:10

then we'll be settled. Settled? But

22:13

it has to start now, or the deal

22:15

is off.

22:17

I just can't bear it any longer. Um,

22:20

start what exactly? I

22:24

want to talk to Matilda. And

22:28

for that, you will get everything

22:30

you want and more.

22:34

For as long as I live.

22:41

The Foxes of Hidesville stars. Kerry

22:44

Mulligan as Leah Fox. Phoebe

22:47

Tonkin as Adelaide Granger. McKenna

22:50

Grace as Katie Fox. Christina

22:52

Bruccato as Maggie Fox. With

22:55

additional roles by the criminal content players

22:57

including Dwayne Hill, Jim

23:00

Conroy, Mara Cassin,

23:03

Ryan Willard, Joe Perino.

23:06

Directed by Sean Christensen.

23:08

Written by Sean Christensen, C.D. Carpenter,

23:11

and Caroline McGraw. Executive

23:14

produced by Kerry Mulligan, Sean Christensen,

23:17

and Gabriel Mason. Co-executive

23:20

produced by Mara Cassin and Christina

23:22

Bruccato.

23:24

Produced by Brendan Hubbard and

23:26

Adam Vullarich.

23:29

Associate produced by Nick Massetti. Sound

23:32

designed by Brandon Jones. Composed

23:35

by Darren Morsey. Editing,

23:37

mixing, mastering, and additional music

23:40

by Nick Massetti. Additional

23:43

editing by Sean Christensen and Adam

23:45

Vullarich.

23:46

Marketing lead, Ellie Kotapis.

23:50

Production assistance by Mylyssa Fitzsimmons. Work

23:54

by Lon Chan. Credits

23:56

read by Natalie Press. Special

23:59

thanks to Dave

23:59

Williams, The Invisible Studios, and

24:02

Fancy Film.