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2:25

I keep dreaming about blood. not

2:28

injuries or periods, but

2:31

just blood

2:33

waves of it crashing at my feet. It

2:37

reminds me of that scene in the shining when the

2:39

elevator doors open. This

2:42

unrelenting wave of red,

2:46

the blood never stops coming, and

2:49

I know somehow that

2:52

it's not going to stop coming until

2:54

we all drown.

2:55

This

2:59

is every night.

3:02

Yeah. Do

3:04

you think that dreams mean anything? Yeah.

3:06

I think that red will be the color dominating

3:09

spring summer runways. You

3:11

know what I mean? I know.

3:14

I don't think they mean anything other than

3:16

fact that we're screwed. Also,

3:20

I got an email this morning. What

3:22

was in it? a video

3:24

from last month of what?

3:28

Here.

3:31

Do you know why you're here? Because you've got them

3:34

bished. That's why

3:35

fuck you.

3:37

Oh, how rude and

3:39

you've let all over my new rug. You'll

3:42

be dead before the waiting give us. Tell me,

3:44

do you know what deep loving is?

3:47

but I'm not wearing any gloves. Claire,

3:49

I imagine you saying, but don't worry,

3:52

that won't be an issue here. No. No.

3:54

No.

3:54

The

3:58

best

3:58

friend of mine is learning something

3:59

new every day. Like

4:02

yesterday, I don't know

4:04

you could just strip pieces of someone's

4:06

whole lash from their bones like that,

4:08

but here we are.

4:14

Well,

4:17

that was graphic.

4:21

Yeah. Can

4:23

you just give me one moment?

4:28

You okay? Just

4:30

a lot of gourd at seven AM. Makes me

4:32

feel a little light headed. Okay.

4:35

Come on. Let's get up.

4:36

I think I can hear own puttering around.

4:39

Tea might help.

4:41

I hope so. Hey,

4:44

what happened to that guy in the end? Oh,

4:46

I send him home, but he's

4:49

probably dead by now if Lydia's

4:51

had her wear. Yeah.

4:55

Was there more in that video? Oh,

4:57

no. Just some dead air. Yeah.

5:01

Honestly, even if there was I don't

5:03

think I could have handled it.

5:06

You guys want bacon? No. No.

5:09

Okay.

5:12

Alright. Let's get up and face the

5:14

hellscape.

5:16

Oh, is that still on?

5:19

Okay. I might as well do this

5:21

now while the gears up.

5:23

certainly put blood on my face.

5:25

Whatever. Judith,

5:28

sweetie, and puddings together in

5:30

case I can't catch before the big events.

5:33

If you're seeing this, it means you found all

5:35

in. You probably dug them up

5:37

all by yourself.

5:38

that's very brave

5:40

of you. Was it a good automatic out?

5:43

I was hoping

5:44

to come see you in person, but

5:46

since I can't just no,

5:48

it's not because

5:49

I don't care. Frankly, I

5:51

care too much. I

5:53

need you so much.

5:54

I'm just making sure everything

5:57

is ready for tonight. You're going to

5:59

love it

5:59

or I don't even hate it, but

6:02

whatever that's important. The important

6:04

thing is you're here. I'm moving

6:06

together soon. Hope you and

6:08

Owen can have some time together. That chance

6:10

to share in a moment is so freshness.

6:14

I can never take it away from you too.

6:16

Love you. Oh,

6:19

that's awesome.

6:21

Good. Good. I can head down

6:23

to see you to the no and often person. Can

6:26

you put this gear away? Sure.

6:28

Thanks. This

6:30

is just so much fun.

6:34

Yeah. I got Band Aid's. Our

6:36

first aid cabinet is fully stocked to get after

6:38

the whole valerian

6:41

nightmare. Out of habit,

6:43

I bought shampoo because I'm running low, is that?

6:45

Let's Well, like,

6:47

if we all die, it's not like it's gonna make a difference,

6:49

I guess. Yeah. I'll be back

6:51

in, like, ten. Yeah. Okay.

6:54

Sounds good. Bye. I

6:56

hope that shampoo doesn't have parabens in

6:58

it. Jesus Christ, tabison.

7:00

Do you even know what parabens are? No.

7:02

I just avoid trash. Why

7:04

are you even here? just got back from a

7:06

little work trip. I needed to pick a

7:08

few things up. Like you're the only one who performs

7:11

the blue shins. Well, either kill me here

7:13

on the street or fuck right off. Hang

7:15

on. Oh,

7:18

does that hurt? Oh,

7:20

I hate to say it,

7:21

but your Stigmata is in the wrong place for such

7:23

a murder. I will make a scene.

7:25

So if you if you cry out

7:28

or

7:28

drag him inside that big a gray over there and

7:30

burned a bowl of ice down with you

7:32

and everyone

7:33

else in it. Fine.

7:36

What do you want?

7:38

Let's go for a little walk.

7:39

It's

7:41

nice out. Right? A little cool,

7:44

but

7:44

that'll be fixed soon enough.

7:46

let go.

7:48

Isn't this whole thing a blast? Oh,

7:50

yeah. Absolute roller coaster. Let

7:53

go. Sure. Just hang on

7:54

a second.

7:59

Support.

7:59

your

8:03

hot back. Gross. Come

8:05

on. Don't use my shirt. That is incredibly

8:07

unhygienic. Here are the nasty ones lunch

8:09

of the inside your body until it's needed.

8:12

Where are we?

8:13

What is this? Just a little

8:15

space I go to when I need some privacy. I

8:18

didn't know you had access to this kind of pound.

8:20

I've been loyal. I've been good.

8:22

I've proven my worth. It

8:25

comes with perks. Do you get dental as well?

8:27

Shut up. I

8:29

know I'm supposed to wait, but honestly,

8:32

seeing you

8:32

out alone. It's just too tempting

8:35

to get the ball rolling while

8:37

the world is frozen. I could finally

8:39

have some fun. Come here.

8:42

No. Stay. Fuck.

8:46

No. You cannot believe how much I'm going

8:48

to enjoy She's

8:52

here right now. Give me

8:54

the satisfaction. Give

8:57

this to me. The way will

8:58

be worth it. The satisfaction will

9:01

be mine.

9:01

What is mine?

9:05

Well, looks like you pissed off your boss.

9:07

shouldn't have touched her stuff clearly.

9:09

You're running on borrowed time, a piece of

9:12

shit. Aren't we all? Better go

9:14

back to your quarterly few or whatever.

9:16

I bet Lydia's real forgiving of people

9:18

messing with her plans. Fuck you.

9:20

Give me back my stuff and get out

9:22

of the way.

9:27

That took longer than expected. Well,

9:30

I can confirm that tablet is Lydia's

9:32

right hand, so I guess they can bond over how

9:34

much they hate us. Seriously. Yeah.

9:37

Also, do we have any more gauze? Oh,

9:39

man. What happens? Tabbath

9:41

is feeling a little antsy, I guess.

9:45

You know, there's something just so annoying

9:48

about the fact that she kind of caused this injury,

9:50

but not actually. And then she made it worse

9:52

by grabbing my arm. I think

9:54

it's just reopened a bit. I'll revenge

9:57

engine. Thank you. Where's

9:59

Claire? Upstairs, working.

10:01

She ran up with a stack of books. HOPHY

10:04

SHE'S GOT A LEAD BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO

10:07

NEXT. PLUS, SOME OF SETTING NEWS,

10:09

TAMATHO WANTED TO SHREAD ME RIGHT THERE,

10:11

BUT APPARENTLY THE WAIT WILL BE WORTH IT.

10:14

I don't know what that means, but it's

10:16

clearly not good. Did

10:18

she say that?

10:19

No. Lydia made a little

10:21

appearance

10:22

as well. Yeah. Definitely not

10:24

good.

10:28

Can I be a little

10:28

gossipy? Go for it.

10:31

I looked at Adam's socials

10:32

to see how he's doing because I'm

10:35

curious. No see. Same thing.

10:37

But Anyway, a couple days ago,

10:39

his place burned down. He's

10:41

fine, but Oh, boy.

10:43

Yeah. I don't think

10:45

you could outrun it. He tried,

10:48

but Yeah. Yeah. I

10:52

don't know what's the worst idea of trying to run

10:54

away or facing it head on. No.

10:57

Sorry. Sorry. I

11:00

know things are tough, but I'm

11:02

still glad he's not

11:04

here. Yeah. Might as well

11:06

try to look on the bright side. Just

11:08

kidding. It's flames. Well,

11:10

your arm is batched up again. Don't

11:13

mess with him. I wasn't planning to.

11:16

Everyone else, though, that's

11:18

a different story. Did I

11:20

overhear correctly that Tabitha accosted

11:23

you? Yep. Lydia's

11:25

not going to like that. Well, that sounds

11:27

like a them

11:28

problem.

11:30

please tell me you have good news. I

11:32

have news. Options

11:35

for us. Most of them bad. Alright.

11:40

Okay. You're gonna have to explain

11:42

this. So

11:44

you found okay. This ritual

11:47

here would involve submerging

11:49

Lydia in holy water? Yeah, but not

11:51

holy water as we know it. It would have to

11:53

be blessed by a priest from a sect

11:55

that doesn't exist anymore.

11:57

Alright. That's useless. Although it would have

11:59

been pretty funny if we could have like tricked her into

12:02

a dunk tank. Okay. This

12:04

one is, no. That involves

12:06

the blood from horseshoe crabs.

12:09

That's like the most expensive liquid

12:11

on earth. Okay.

12:14

This one just involves be witching hundreds

12:16

of birds to tear her apart. I mean,

12:19

It's cool, but don't

12:21

think we could pull it off. And

12:23

these ones, all at best

12:26

and unlikely maybe. Okay.

12:29

So we've got magic

12:31

knives and

12:33

this one that's marked that's involved

12:35

something in a jar. So you've got

12:37

going on the stove? Yeah. I'm

12:39

cooking something up that might at least weaken

12:42

her further or just

12:44

make her really greasy. We'll see.

12:46

I also found some references that say

12:48

we can stop her with iron. So there's

12:50

a box of nails in the garage. I think

12:53

some of them are iron. Why don't we load up the

12:55

bat and just start swinging? Oh, I want

12:57

that one. I see the

12:59

post it notes back, the blood of the first

13:01

one. Yeah. It's kind of

13:04

confusing. The first two knock

13:06

can close. So like mini,

13:09

I guess. The blood that began

13:11

things in a sense. The idea

13:13

is that the first person to lead you on this

13:15

road is the one who can stop the whole process,

13:18

but it's a tough one.

13:21

It's a sacrifice. The

13:23

first gives themselves over to stop

13:25

what they began. Okay. But

13:28

a problem. She's very

13:31

dead. Like, even if we found her corpse,

13:33

it's gonna be bloodless. Like,

13:35

I think most of it ended up in those jars.

13:37

Yeah. And the rest of her was cremated. I

13:40

don't know how that would work. It

13:43

also doesn't specify what first even

13:45

means. So what is first

13:47

blood? It could mean several different things,

13:50

such as

13:51

could be Lydia's blood, Dana's,

13:54

mine, bad, dead, and

13:55

not offering you up for that. Thanks.

13:58

Jude,

13:59

you gotta get

13:59

ready for some options that aren't ideal.

14:03

Literally no options or ideal right

14:05

now. Okay. Fine. But

14:08

if I can stop this somehow, I'm

14:10

going to stop it. It's not gonna come

14:12

to that. It might. It won't

14:15

clear. It can't.

14:17

It's not about what you or I

14:19

want. It's not about what any of us want.

14:22

This is about the world turning to fire.

14:24

This is literally about preventing the coming

14:27

of a demonic age of hell on earth.

14:29

If there's a chance that I can stop this somehow,

14:32

I have to take it. We

14:34

do. Okay? So

14:36

even if that means my blood is the one that

14:38

spills. I love you,

14:40

dude, and I want you to be okay. Why

14:43

can't you see that?

14:45

I see that. Of

14:46

course, I do. But you just Claire,

14:49

this is your life. As far as

14:51

I know, you only get

14:52

one non consensual

14:53

possession notwithstanding.

14:57

I

14:57

don't know. Is this some sort of manifestation of

15:00

your guilt? Is it really so unreasonable

15:02

of me to not want to see you get hurt or

15:05

killed? We've both already been hurt

15:07

over and over

15:08

and over again. Do I

15:10

have guilt? Yes. Of course, I do.

15:12

It honestly eats away at me piece by

15:15

peace, but that's neither here nor there

15:17

right now. I just

15:19

I want this to be done. I want

15:22

to escape from this.

15:24

I do too. I'm I

15:27

just don't know how to handle your newfound

15:30

death wish.

15:35

I just wish there was a way that we

15:37

could get in front of Lydia and

15:39

just face off with her and end

15:42

this shit. Just end it now.

15:44

I just don't know how to do that. Give

15:48

me your phone. Why?

15:51

You have a number I need? Okay.

15:56

Hey, Lydia. It's clear. through

15:59

your back. Come on. What are you waiting for?

16:01

Come find us. You pitiful second rate

16:03

brat. You couldn't take us on if you had

16:05

a guide book. Clear. What the hell are you doing?

16:08

Show your face loser. Okay.

16:10

Bye. What was that?

16:12

We need her to move. We need her to get in

16:15

front of us sooner rather than later. we need

16:17

her to slip up. Oh,

16:22

jeez. Is she already calling back?

16:25

No. That's mine. Excuse me. Hello?

16:29

Yeah. Hi. Could

16:32

you

16:34

Okay. Okay. Yeah. Great.

16:37

Did you see who was calling? Unlisted.

16:43

Right.

16:45

You

16:50

cannot touch. What is mine?

16:53

I require this bud for my own

16:55

goals. You do not step

16:57

out of line.

16:58

Do not test me.

17:00

I am not here to put up in support

17:02

of me. I will

17:03

not be toilet.

17:05

Do you hear me?

17:08

Hey, what's up?

17:11

Hey. We need to go on an errand.

17:13

What for?

17:15

get your shoes on. I've got a couple

17:17

notebooks. Yeah. Do you

17:19

wanna explain what's happening first?

17:22

Can I explain in the car? I am

17:24

not getting in the car until you tell me what's up.

17:27

So

17:27

you know how I found all that family history

17:29

stuff that many put together? Yeah.

17:34

I think I found my birth mom. Nini

17:36

and two found her at one point, and

17:38

she's still out there. What? How?

17:42

They tracked her down. They just

17:44

kept scouring hospitals in the area,

17:46

I think. There were enough people in

17:49

their network that unless Diana got out of the country,

17:51

she was always going to get found out

17:54

when she went into labor. they tracked

17:56

her down, but she ran off with me before

17:58

they could get to her.

18:00

It seems like she took a

18:02

bus up north and made it to

18:04

Thunder Bay. my god.

18:07

Did they find her again? Yeah.

18:10

Many must have at some point. There's

18:12

a phone number written down. She

18:14

clearly called it and took notes about where

18:16

Dana was, but after that,

18:19

Dana went off the grid. never

18:21

spoke to them again as far as I know. I'm

18:23

guessing they never told the authorities because

18:25

they were able to have her declared

18:28

dead. I don't know exactly

18:30

what went down, but clearly, Dana convinced them

18:32

that I was

18:32

either gone or dead or whatever

18:35

because At least for a little

18:37

while, they let both of us go.

18:40

So how'd you find her? I

18:42

found a name she was using at one point,

18:44

Barrett. I started digging around

18:47

for Dana Barrett's and I came across one

18:49

that felt right. She

18:51

moved back to Southern Ontario not long ago,

18:53

I guess she felt safe enough to do so.

18:56

Yeah. Maybe she knew her parents were dead

18:59

or dying or that they

19:01

just wouldn't bother her. So

19:05

I'm guessing it's time to go say hi.

19:08

Yep. Okay.

19:11

Where is she? Jordan? It's

19:13

near balls balls. Oh.

19:16

It's a nice place. There's good hiking. What's

19:19

the wineries? Is there a

19:21

chance we can go to a wine tasting afterwards?

19:23

No. Right. Stupid eating

19:25

ask.

19:28

Okay?

19:29

I guess I guess let's take a little

19:31

road trip then. Good.

19:34

I don't wanna do this alone. Yeah.

19:36

I don't blame you.

19:38

You sure it's her? Pretty sure.

19:42

Alright. Let's

19:44

do this. Owen? What?

19:48

Get your coat. We're going on a mission. Things

19:51

are getting weird. It

19:53

literally cannot get any weirder unless

19:56

MORE PEOPLE START COMING BACK FROM THE DEAD.

19:58

YEAH, YOU SAY THAT.

20:10

So are we gonna go in? Yeah.

20:13

Just just give me a second.

20:15

Alright.

20:18

So I guess

20:20

the plan is you go up there and knock.

20:22

And if she's home, be like, hi, I'm your daughter.

20:25

Can we talk about your blood? What?

20:27

No. No. I I called ahead.

20:29

She knows we're coming. Oh.

20:32

Oh. Okay. What am

20:34

I maniac? Oh, and don't you

20:36

dare say anything? Lips are

20:38

zipped. But,

20:41

yep, we had a short phone call. But

20:44

I guess I still have to come face to face

20:46

with her. How do you feel?

20:51

I don't know. I think

20:53

if this was happening at a more normal point

20:55

in my life, I'd have this wave

20:57

of emotion pouring over me. But right now,

21:00

everything is so bizarre. This just

21:02

feels like I'm running an errand.

21:06

except I guess I'm meeting my

21:08

birth mom. I know I could have

21:10

just grilled her on the phone, but I needed

21:12

to see her. ask her these things

21:14

in person.

21:15

I don't know.

21:17

Maybe the emotions will hit me later.

21:19

I don't really need them

21:21

right now anyway. Yeah. Good point.

21:23

Shall

21:26

we do this?

21:28

Yeah. Yeah. Let's go.

21:30

It's

21:35

a cute place.

21:36

quiet around here because

21:38

she didn't want neighbors. Maybe you could inherit

21:40

this house. Seems a lot more peaceful.

21:43

I don't think she'd appreciate that joke.

21:45

Okay.

21:57

You're clear. Yeah. That's

21:59

me. It's odd.

22:02

It's like seeing my younger self standing

22:04

in front of me. Okay. Who

22:08

are the other two? Oh, these

22:10

are friends of mine. Judith Anone.

22:13

they're helping with what I mentioned on the phone.

22:15

Yeah. Hi. It's it's nice

22:17

to meet you.

22:19

You too. Your injuries is that they're

22:21

doing?

22:23

Yep. Yeah.

22:26

You learn anatomy

22:28

early and well in a cult focusing on

22:30

sacrifice. If that hadn't

22:32

been stopped somehow, you would have bled

22:34

out in approximately

22:35

eight minutes. Yeah. Well, I got a mote

22:37

in five and a half and everything was on

22:39

fire so I get extra points for pulling

22:41

that off. Congratulations. You'd

22:45

better come in, weather looks like it's going to take

22:47

a turn.

22:51

Thanks for letting us come by. I

22:53

thought it would be useful to speak in person in and

22:56

also, you know, I

22:58

I wanted to meet you. I assumed you'd

23:00

have questions, but I feel like there

23:02

are some pressing matters we should get to

23:04

first before the careful reunion or what

23:06

have you? Yeah.

23:07

So, I guess,

23:09

can I ask you a few things about

23:12

your past? why you're here,

23:14

isn't it?

23:15

Take a seat, water,

23:17

tea, wine, I don't have much

23:19

else to offer. I think a

23:21

wine is an order.

23:23

I'm good. I'm driving

23:25

again, aren't I? Yes.

23:26

None for me, thanks.

23:30

I

23:30

do some work for a winery nearby midday

23:33

drinks aren't a normal thing for me, but,

23:35

well, this isn't a normal day. Yeah.

23:39

I don't think anything has been normal since

23:41

I sit foot in the house?

23:44

Yeah. It has that effect.

23:46

Lots of other effects as well. Headaches,

23:49

bad dreams, violent urges, inky

23:51

discharged from tear ducts? Yes.

23:53

To the first two, no to the

23:55

last too. Be grateful.

23:57

Those are unpleasant.

23:59

Maybe as sharing a bed was a bad idea,

24:02

when you get used to it, So why

24:04

don't we get to the heart of why you're here?

24:07

You said the family is active again.

24:10

They're back in full force. and

24:12

they're making a final play to manifestimal lock.

24:15

Wouldn't be the first time how

24:17

far along are they? If you keep them

24:19

out of the house, then it shouldn't be a

24:21

problem. Yeah. About

24:23

that. We're

24:26

past feeling like they aren't a threat and are

24:28

now a defcom too. Have

24:30

they attempted the opening, the anointing?

24:34

Yes. And

24:36

they

24:37

succeeded. Oh, with who? If

24:40

it's not with you, then who? Did

24:42

you let

24:43

them into the house to do that? Did you

24:45

listen to them? Did you support their

24:47

a cause? No. No. God,

24:49

of course not. I

24:53

I don't know how to explain this. Can

24:56

I? Sure. Alright.

24:59

So mini

25:01

manipulated and then possessed Claire

25:03

through some sort of blood mass project.

25:06

And then in her new body used Claire

25:08

to gain

25:08

some more followers through social

25:10

media and wellness culture and maybe some

25:12

sort of like horrifying mind control juice.

25:15

I don't know. And she started the ritual

25:17

to open the gate, but another member jumped in at

25:19

the last minute to up to the whole thing and took

25:21

it upon herself to gain the power to bring Warlock

25:23

to this plane of existence

25:24

and now she's on a full on

25:26

murder spree. Does

25:27

that make sense?

25:29

Yes. Although you could stand to

25:31

work on your run on sentences. Sure.

25:33

Okay. Either way, that's

25:35

less than ideal. How

25:37

far along is she? Has she begun the

25:40

sacrificial right? She's

25:42

almost completed it? Like, we got maybe

25:44

a day or two left. Right.

25:49

I can't help you. Goddamn it. Please.

25:51

Please, you must know something. I

25:53

walked away years ago. I am done

25:55

with this and now you bring this to my

25:57

door. So so that's it.

25:59

You're you're just going leave us high and dry.

26:02

My advice to you is perhaps you should go

26:04

spend some time with your loved ones

26:06

because there may not be much left.

26:09

Please. Anything you

26:11

tell us could help.

26:16

I've done my best to put all

26:18

this, my past, the

26:20

family far, far behind

26:22

me. Any information I have will be

26:25

decades out of date, but I

26:27

can try. I

26:30

don't know if I have much to offer though.

26:32

Nothing you'll want to hear anyway.

26:36

To start, tell me more about this person,

26:38

the one who took on the master's blessing. Her

26:41

name is Lydia. She's the

26:43

daughter of a now deceased member of the cult.

26:46

She's angry because he was killed and she

26:48

seems to be taking this as an

26:51

opportunity for revenge. Was

26:53

she the family's original choice? No.

26:56

Who was. I guess me, but

26:59

I was still possessed at the time. So

27:01

possessed me. Do you know where

27:03

this Lydia is? No.

27:06

She's been in hiding. Has she established

27:08

a right hand? Yes. You've

27:11

let this go too far? I

27:13

don't see many options forward. We've been

27:15

trying not hard enough. I'm

27:17

sorry. So all you can offer is so

27:19

long. Good luck. your death. If you're not going

27:21

to help us, then we can just go. Have

27:24

you attempted a scouring ritual? What's

27:26

that? I scouring can be used

27:29

as a

27:29

kind of summoning. If you can

27:31

find something anything of hers,

27:33

you perform a ritual to draw

27:35

her out of hiding into a particular

27:37

place. I have texts that can

27:39

help you.

27:43

You

27:43

could take them with you.

27:45

Do you have access to a still own

27:47

eye? I don't think so. Horse

27:49

blood, not handy, unlock.

27:52

Can you even buy that legally? We have

27:54

silver knives sealed with our blood if that helps.

27:56

It does, but your options are limited

27:58

and your window to act

27:59

as short.

28:01

Find her, get a blade to her neck,

28:03

and hope you pull this off in time. brute

28:06

force is your best option. You

28:08

don't seem to adapt with the lore.

28:10

I assure you we have no

28:12

idea what we're doing. Any other

28:15

advice?

28:16

I don't know. Do

28:18

you have any other questions for me?

28:22

So what else

28:24

have you been up to? I

28:26

drifted, got a university

28:29

degree, Ellen Love, Arid,

28:32

worked in Horseshoe culture, fell out

28:34

of love, divorced,

28:36

tried to move on, realized

28:38

I made a mistake, moved on anyway.

28:40

returned to Ontario,

28:41

got into winemaking, and

28:44

here I am. I live a small

28:46

life, but it's mine and mine alone.

28:49

Yeah.

28:51

Do you know anything about my my

28:53

biological father? We

28:56

met when we were young, he was handsome,

28:58

seemed kind. My parents approved.

29:01

His name was Brian, but

29:03

I'm sorry I don't remember his last

29:05

name. He moved away before I could

29:07

even tell him I was pregnant. and or

29:10

perhaps he was taken away with

29:13

the family you could never be sure.

29:15

Either way, I never

29:17

saw

29:17

him again. Do

29:19

I have any siblings or anything?

29:22

No.

29:23

I don't particularly care for

29:25

children.

29:26

So you were never the fun, friend,

29:28

dad, or anything? I was not.

29:31

Did you ever talk to your parents again? Many

29:34

called me once, was while I was in Winnipeg

29:36

for a brief time in the early nineties. I

29:39

left for the northwest territories soon afterwards.

29:41

Was a lot easier to hide in those

29:44

days. I heard she had me declared

29:46

legally dead. I was never the

29:48

daughter she wanted, so I'm sure she relished

29:50

killing me on paper. And

29:52

I let her I forged

29:55

myself a new life.

29:59

Did you

29:59

rom

30:01

yes? Did you ever look for

30:03

me? Claire,

30:06

you don't want me to answer that.

30:09

I guess I don't.

30:12

You know, I've thought about this moment for

30:14

a long time. I

30:16

need you to understand that I was young,

30:19

and I was scared. I

30:21

ran and I hit, tried to get as

30:23

far away as I could with what little

30:25

I had. I did what I had

30:27

to in order to survive. I

30:30

see the ways in which I failed you, and

30:32

I am sorry for that. but

30:34

I can't apologize

30:36

for doing what I thought. Was right.

30:38

I never wanted this for you.

30:40

When it came to you, My only priority

30:43

was getting both of us away from

30:45

them. Look, I could

30:47

barely protect myself. Never mind

30:49

a tiny baby. All

30:52

I could offer you was the chance to

30:54

leave the nightmare that awaited us

30:56

both, but I

30:58

failed. And for that, I

31:00

am sorry. I thought

31:02

I could outrun it, but you can't outrun

31:04

a fire, not one like

31:06

this.

31:08

I understand. I do,

31:10

but I wish

31:12

I had known something, anything about

31:14

this. I was completely ignorant.

31:17

And if I had just known, I

31:20

never would have set foot in that house.

31:22

Are you sure about that? Would

31:24

you have believed me if I'd found you one day

31:27

and told you this fantastical story?

31:30

Well, maybe not, but Not

31:33

to bring this back to the doom at hand, but we

31:35

need to figure this out sooner rather than later.

31:37

I'm really sorry. I know this is a reunion

31:39

of sorts, but we gotta go.

31:41

I understand. The sentimentalities can

31:44

wait. Can I speak

31:46

to Clara for moment alone?

31:49

Sure. Owen? Yep. Yep.

31:55

What do they know? About as much

31:57

as I do? You're lying. What?

31:59

You're hiding something. There's

32:02

a note on your book that speaks of the blood

32:04

of the first. Do you

32:06

know what that is?

32:08

Not really, but I keep hearing it.

32:10

Why does everyone keep talking about it?

32:13

It's a fail safe. It's

32:15

a way to cancel out what is

32:17

happening. only the one who

32:19

knocks can close the door. Yeah.

32:21

But I wasn't the one who knocked.

32:23

Your friend said it herself, you may

32:25

not have been in role of your body,

32:27

but it was the one doing the work,

32:30

and you carry the blood in

32:32

your blood blood. Blood.

32:35

It's always fucking blood. Yes.

32:39

It's a little overdone, but that's unimportant.

32:42

All these things the pros, the poetry,

32:44

the fiery rage, it's window dressing.

32:47

In the end, you could achieve the same outcomes

32:49

humming nursery rhymes in writing slam poetry

32:52

about the moon. It's all in the strength

32:54

of the belief. And the problem

32:56

is that these people believe they believe

32:59

in it so deeply that there's no escape.

33:02

so much of this is nothing more than

33:04

fashion. A way to make the rituals

33:06

feel bigger, grander, more dangerous.

33:09

You don't need robes or skulls. You can

33:11

do this all in your living room, but the families

33:13

always love, theatricality, the

33:16

art of performing a right. It's

33:18

like it makes it worth it. It's all

33:20

very trite, truly, but

33:22

it gives the uncreative, a focal

33:24

point. And in turn, because they

33:26

have something to focus on, that's what

33:28

gives it power. It's circular.

33:31

They believe in the blood. Therefore, it

33:33

is strong. So much of this

33:35

family, this blood line, yours

33:37

and mine, is tied to this. In

33:40

the end you, the person in

33:42

front of me, the body itself doesn't

33:44

matter. It's

33:45

just the blood in your veins You

33:47

could be anyone. But

33:49

my mother, she started

33:51

us on this path. She sent me

33:53

down and now she sent you down it.

33:56

and that means we are all tainted

33:58

by it and will live inside of

34:00

us. The blood of the first

34:02

is a blessing and a burden.

34:04

It marks you Most,

34:06

unfortunately, you carry

34:08

that blood in you. This

34:10

is your burden now, Claire.

34:13

Hang on, you carry this

34:15

blood too. You could help. You

34:18

have taken this fight on Claire, not

34:20

me. I've made peace with my past.

34:22

Why can't we just stop Lydia? rip

34:25

her head off and be done with this

34:28

because the fire will live on. It

34:30

will live on in you and it will

34:32

come back. It is endless.

34:36

To truly stop things, the blood

34:39

must spill. That is the

34:41

closing

34:41

of the door. The

34:43

blood line and the door slam

34:45

is shut.

34:47

No. I sorry,

34:50

Claire. I truly

34:52

am. Please, anything

34:55

you can do to help. I don't know

34:57

what I can offer you. but

34:59

I can't go back. I've

35:01

spent my whole life running and I

35:04

can't return to that place. I

35:07

was so sorry.

35:08

Dana, I

35:12

wait. That smells like Rosemary. Hey.

35:15

I think something

35:17

weird is happening.

35:21

Damn it.

35:24

Was the stove even on? No.

35:26

Oh. Oh. No. Did

35:28

you bring them here, Claire? Are you that Carol?

35:31

No. No. Someone must have followed

35:33

us, sir.

35:33

Fuck. Sooner

35:37

or later, the family always comes

35:39

for its own. It's odd.

35:41

I wonder why they'd let you live this long.

35:43

hey, the family hasn't let us do anything.

35:46

And we've still made it this far. They are

35:48

apparently saving us for last.

35:50

That is a very bad sign.

35:53

No shit.

35:54

Come this way.

35:57

You don't need to protect us, Dana?

35:58

No. I'm offering you a way out.

36:01

I can't protect your Claire. I would never claim

36:03

to. Many years ago, I tried to,

36:05

even clearly, that was

36:06

all for not. I'm sorry.

36:08

I wish I could have been more for you. I'm

36:11

sorry too.

36:12

I can't see them out the window, but

36:14

I hope that by leaving

36:17

it behind, I would be safe, but I should have

36:19

known

36:19

that you'd find your way home Dina,

36:21

now I get to pay for my mistakes. Come

36:24

with us. There's still time to run.

36:26

We're out of time.

36:28

Just point me towards your car and maybe we'll get

36:30

the chance to carry on this conversation.

36:34

Claire, this is your inheritance.

36:37

You were created to lead people

36:39

to the fire. Please don't

36:40

say I'm destined for this. It's not

36:42

destined just to create it. It is a piece

36:44

of bread done to be part of a

36:46

sandwich. You have the pedigree

36:48

and you were born under the right son,

36:50

but I believe there is still choice.

36:53

Make

36:53

the right one. Doesn't make me feel better.

36:56

It wasn't, ma'am, too. You will survive

36:58

or you will burn. Those are your options.

37:01

Claire, clear move

37:03

it.

37:03

Dana, I am so sorry. So

37:06

am I? Wait.

37:07

Why

37:09

is it quiet now? Silence

37:13

is more dangerous than calamity with these people.

37:21

What is that? I think the

37:23

calamity is just as bad, dude. On

37:25

the right of chains, do you don't wanna break it? No.

37:28

Give me that my This is my

37:30

only gift too. Choose it well or

37:32

else too.

37:33

The

37:39

mother is the woman which you can operate.

37:44

Go. Go. You have to

37:46

come with us. Do you think if I pull my

37:48

hand away from this wall that the counter magic

37:50

would work? That's all that's holding

37:53

them back, but wins out

37:55

there. I bore you into

37:57

hell and you return

37:58

it to me. This is my

37:59

only gift to you. You can run.

38:02

And my only ask is that you

38:04

end

38:04

this. You

38:07

have clear moments. You have

38:09

to run. I I

38:11

declare a couple of months. Let's see how

38:14

is too late. You

38:21

are the first who will be the

38:24

last, the child

38:25

of the fire. Your

38:27

mother missed you darling. Girl. Fuck.

38:30

Oh, Fuck. No. Just

38:32

wait. Come

38:32

on. Bring these monsters

38:34

to my home. Leave me

38:36

to burn. You abandon a

38:38

mother's love.

38:40

Why did you have to come here? I

38:43

fought so hard to free you.

38:45

No. Don't send me back. honey.

38:50

Come on. Mother's

38:52

waiting. Let us

38:54

burn to death. Get

38:57

away from her.

38:57

Don't you want a mother's love?

39:02

What is happening? What have you done?

39:05

have you done?

39:34

You okay?

39:36

Nope. you?

39:38

the

39:39

Not one bit.

39:42

I I grabbed that book, though. Bookbook.

39:46

The one that Dana was talking about the

39:48

instructions for the scouring

39:50

or whatever.

39:52

Cool. Is

39:54

this all we're destined to do? Have

39:56

people die around us while we read old books

39:58

and desperately try to fix things that can't

40:00

be fixed. No. Sometimes

40:03

we cause people to die. Don't.

40:07

What? If we hadn't gone there, then this

40:09

wouldn't have happened. We needed

40:11

to try every option and that was

40:13

one. Yes. and we watched a woman burn

40:15

to death. I know. I know.

40:18

Don't make this worse. How

40:20

could it possibly be any worse? It

40:22

just can. Maybe

40:25

we're dead. Maybe this is already hell.

40:29

I just we just have, like,

40:30

barely any time left,

40:33

and we're floundering. And I don't wanna

40:35

end this at each other's throats. There is

40:37

enough stuff that'll be doing that. Yeah.

40:43

Is Claire still upstairs? Yeah.

40:45

I think she's still in the bath, but Who

40:48

knows?

40:48

I

40:50

don't know how we're supposed to keep doing this on.

40:53

We have to. We don't have

40:55

any other choice at this point because if we don't,

40:58

We're gonna watch everyone we care about

41:00

burn. Is

41:02

that you? Yeah. It's It's

41:05

Lydia.

41:06

Heard

41:12

you wanna meet up. tried to confine

41:14

you, but you ran. Powered.

41:17

Powered. Thanks for the

41:19

body though. Even the forgotten

41:21

are still worth something to me. See

41:23

you soon. We

41:27

are so screwed.

41:33

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