Therapy? That is completely unnecessary.
Look, I don't need to remind you that accessing the files of patients
whom you did not treat is a HIPAA violation.
I had to report it, but I went to bat for you.
-Thank you, but I-- -I know that you have been
under a lot of stress lately.
So, do the session,
and they won't bring it up to the board. Okay?
-Okay. -Good.
Dr. Wilson, OR 3. Dr. Wilson, OR 3.
Here, this will help your throat, sweetheart.
Why didn't you go home with Melissa like we planned?
She went to hang out with some eighth-grade boys.
Then why didn't you call me?
I was trying to do things myself.
I should've had my EpiPen.
It's okay, honey.
Any word from Jules or Mae?
I texted.
They probably stayed late at the party.
There's my girl.
-I'm sorry, Daddy. -Oh, no.
You got nothing to be sorry about.
You're safe, Dani-Bear, that's the only thing that matters.
-Dani! We're so glad you're okay. -There you are.
Sebastian gave rides home to a few people.
-I'm so sorry to worry you, Suzanne. -It's okay.
Hey, you smell like camping.
-Uh, there was a fire at Windemere. -What?
-Was anyone hurt? What happened? -Everyone's fine.
Probably a Halloween prank or something.
Where's Jules?
Oh, me and Sebastian offered her a ride, but she didn't want one.
Then, who'd she ride home with?
Is there a reason you're not driving me home?
You seemed cool at the party. Thought we could talk some more.
Is that okay?
As long as you're not low-key kidnapping me or anything.
Your outfit is impressive.
Thanks.
My friend copied my costume, so it was a little bit of a bust.
-Thought I saw another one of you there. -I've been talking to this guy,
and he asked her to the Harvest Dance, and she said yes,
and she didn't bother to tell me until after I asked him.
When is that dance again?
-It's next Saturday. -Full moon.
Probably won't even go now.
I could go with you.
You'd have to teach me how to dance, but…
I mean, I can try.
-Get out.
Come on.
Look up.
Isn't it awesome?
Taurids meteor shower.
Named after Taurus, the bull constellation.
You like it?
Wow.
Streaks of light remind us that not everything that's fallen is lost.
It'll be brighter again tomorrow.
It's really beautiful.
So are you.
So, where do I look tomorrow?
I could show you.
Meet me at Jefferson Park after dark.
Sounds cool.
-What is that? -Something to remember me by.
What is it with this guy? I can't find anything on him.
Creepy masks.
Malachi really does know how to throw a barbecue.
There was a ritual to this. This was sacred.
Does that look odd to you?
-That vat by the fire? That steel drum? -Mmm. They could be rendering the fat.
-What would they do with it? -Make lard, or glycerin?
They could be making candles or soap.
That's some pretty weird cottage-industry stuff for a satanic cult.
Yeah, but it's no weirder than monks making beer or…
What?
You have your racquetball. I have the Internet.
"Glycerin mixed with potassium permanganate
causes an exothermic chemical reaction resulting in a flame."
They're making accelerant.
When I was looking for cases possibly involving
that Enoch kid during the meteor shower nine years ago,
I came across a big arson case that went cold.
"Fire in a squat house near Amon County line.
Multiple fatalities."
Who were the victims?
Couple of John Does, probably addicts.
Owner was a small-time poppy grower named Michael Calvo.
He processed the product there. Addicts probably stuck around.
Fire could've been accidental. Addicts nodding off.
Unless, the forensics report listed an animal accelerant present at the scene.
Too many volatile chemicals from the drug operation.
Lab report doesn't say.
But there was one survivor.
James Dressler.
-Any word from Jules? -No. I talked to Isaac.
Apparently, he and Jules had some falling-out,
and he feels bad he didn't pick her up.
Well, she didn't take a ride
-with Mae and Sebastian. -Yeah, I wonder why.
-Are you blaming Mae? -Are you blaming Jules?
Suddenly, Mae's in the picture,
our daughter's out past curfew, fighting with her best friend?
-Where are you going? -To find our daughter.
-You have no idea where she is. -Exactly.
Wait, do you think this is on me?
Look, I'm just saying, someone should've been around tonight.
-Someone-- You mean me. -I had one meeting. One meeting.
Well, what was I supposed to do? I was in a tight spot with Rhoda.
And why was that, Suzanne?
You wanna blame an abused teenage girl for our problems?
I'm not blaming her.
That is not fair. Peter, that is just not fair.
Maybe you could just put us first--
Are you kidding me? No, everything I do is for this family.
I have been working overtime
for the past two years to pay for everything,
while you risked our life savings and the girls' college fund…
…on some property that just went up in flames.
Wait, wait, you have that job because I supported you for six years…
-Oh, my God! -…so you could get your degree.
I took the job with Dad instead of going out on my own.
-No, you wanted to work for him. -I had to work for him.
-Now I'm trying to do something for myself
and ask the same support of you, and you can't?
-It's like it's too much for you. -You were making good money, Peter.
-You were the best contractor around.
And you risked it all, and you lost everything.
Jules?
-Where were you? -You're way past curfew.
Who drove you home?
I got a ride home with some kids, and then my phone died.
What, no one had a charger? You should've called.
-Sorry. -It's okay. It's fine.
-The important thing is you're here. -Did something happen?
-A couple things, actually.
Where have you been, Suzanne? You are way past curfew.
-I'm not even that late. -He's gonna be home any minute.
-He's working long hours… -You always make excuses for him.
-…trying to get this promotion--
-Hello! -Go to your room.
-What's going on here? -Nothing, Dennis.
-Suzanne was just going to her room.
-Good night, Suzie. -Good night, Mom.
Let me make you a nightcap.
I'm the one that told her she could go.
So you're making the decisions now?
-That was my stepfather.
On the outside, everyone thought he was a charming, good guy,
but at home, he was a monster.
He verbally and sometimes physically abused my mother.
I tolerated it as long as I could, and eventually, I left.
You've done this before.
Therapy? Yes. I did it in residency.
I've been over this.
So, you find it boring?
Dr. Daniels, I--
Look. I understand why I'm here.
I used a co-worker's login to look up a file.
It was one file to help a patient.
But she's not your patient anymore.
You took her home to foster, and now, you're her guardian.
She's only with us for another month.
Accessing that file was my only chance to find someone
who might be able to offer Mae peer guidance,
which would help her stay away from her abusers.
So, is that your goal in helping her?
She can use all the help she can get.
Hi, Jules. I'm making dinner for everyone.
Cool. Have you seen my film?
Oh, sorry, I'm marinating cabbage, it always takes up so much room.
I'm sorry again about last night.
I told Sebastian I won't go to the dance with him.
I don't care. I'm talking to somebody new now.
He goes to OSU.
-Where did you get that? -The guy who drove me home from the party.
-We're going out tonight. -Tell me his name.
-Let go of me. -Tell me his name.
-Ow! Let go! -Jules, tell me his name.
Noah!
-No. -It's you.
No.
It was foretold to Father.
You have to talk to him. It can't be me.
It can't be me.
You have been chosen.
Jules, you can't go out with him.
Look, if you're not into Sebastian anymore, then fine.
But you can't stop me from hanging out with somebody new.
Mr. Mathis. Detective Beechum.
-Thanks for meeting with me.
-Beautiful property. -Yeah. It was.
Halloween night, I figure, uh--
I don't know, kids acting wild, some prank gone wrong.
-You restored this whole place? -Yeah.
Took everything down to the studs, built it back up right.
The in-ground wiring, you did that yourself?
Yeah, but I consulted an electrician.
So, everything was permitted and to code.
Can I get a copy of your contractor's license?
Sure. I'll send it over.
And a copy of your financial records for the purchase as well.
Is that for the, uh-- the fire investigation?
I'm with the Financial Fraud Unit. We're partnering with County Fire on this.
This isn't gonna affect my insurance claim, is it?
Hmm. Well, depends on what we find.
And what about your mom?
How did she feel about your stepfather's abuse?
He gaslit her into thinking it was her fault.
It was horrible.
To feel so powerless against his manipulation.
That's understandable.
How did your mother feel about you leaving?
Mom? Mom?
Grandma Helen sent us tickets for the bus. We can go live with her.
He's my husband, Suzie. It's not like I can leave him.
-Why are you so afraid of him? -Because he's all I have.
It's all I have.
Now, it's time for you to wash up and get ready for dinner.
Look, Suzie.
I made your favorite.
I kept trying to get her to leave with me.
I really believed she was going to do it.
I'd get my hopes up…
…and then she couldn't bring herself to go.
It just gets to me, you know?
I'm a cop, and back in Chicago, when we caught a drug-related homicide,
they'd just label it NCI and move on to the next case.
NCI?
-"No Civilians Involved." -Hmm.
It's just inhumane how some people's lives are considered more valuable than others.
It's a terrible sin, but an understandable one.
Often, it appears as though an addict doesn't value their own life,
so others follow suit.
Do you know a lot about addicts?
I do.
You got a lot that come in here?
Or are you referring to when you lived in Michael Calvo's squat house?
You got a few minutes to talk, Father James Dressler?
-Hey, Mae. -Hi, Peter.
Mae?
Are you happy here?
-Yes. -We've been good to you, right?
Sharing our home and our food?
Of course, Peter. You've been so generous.
I'm very grateful.
Look, when I told Suzanne about the fire at the hospital,
you looked scared.
Did you hear something at the bonfire?
Or did your… people,
-did they have something to do with this? -Peter, I…
Who burned my property, Mae?
By blood we are broken, by blood we are born.
-Mae, get up. -We must rely-upon.
-We must rely-upon…
-His will shall not be broken. -Mae. Stop.
Tell me about the scar.
I felt trapped, so I started acting out.
Picking fights, staying out late.
One night, a cop picked me up wandering around the quarry.
Dennis was furious that I had embarrassed him to another cop.
Wanted to teach me a lesson.
-Let fucking go! -After all I've done for you.
They think I can't control my own punk kid.
You're not my father. My father was nice,
not a sociopathic asshole!
-What the fuck? -Maybe this will teach you to behave.
Fuck!
No. No, no, no, no, no.
No! Help!
I don't know if he meant for the heat to go on or not,
but he let it happen.
What about your mom? Was she able to help?
She tried to help after.
But it still scarred.
And how did that feel?
To have your mother's comfort after the fact?
I took all the comfort I could get.
My life was very dark when I was under the influence.
I was cut off from the world.
The squat house in Haverford County.
How long had you been living there before it burned down?
A few weeks, probably. It's hard to remember.
Did you know the owner of the place, Michael Calvo?
He and his nephews grew and processed the poppies.
You know who started the fire at the squat house?
No. When I survived that fire,
I knew God had given me the chance to start over.
I forgive whoever started that fire.
Now, you see, that's why I didn't go to the whole priest route.
My mom wanted me to be a priest. And, oh, boy. You know, moms.
I do.
My mom must have taken a hundred photos at my ordination.
But all that "everything happens for a reason"
and "forgiveness" and "second chances,"
I mean, come on, some mistakes can't be fixed.
But amends can be made.
Amends can be made, yeah.
When you were crashing at the squat house,
do you remember seeing anything having to do with the occult or satanic worship?
No, not that I know of.
All right. Thank you very much. I appreciate your time, Father.
One last thing.
Where exactly was that poppy field Michael Calvo had?
I wouldn't know about that.
You never heard them say anything about it?
A few of the guys talked about it being over the line.
-What does that mean? -Around there it meant Amon County.
Was there a specific moment that made you decide to leave on your own?
Help me!
After that night, I knew I had to save myself.
When I finally left a few weeks later,
I waited for a night when Dennis had had too much to drink.
I came to Remmingham to live with my deceased father's mother,
my grandma Helen.
I went to Remmingham High and met Peter and here I am.
Another trauma survivor working in social services.
What about your mother?
Well, I tried to get her to come to Remmingham,
but she never came.
She died of cancer a few years later.
Did you ever forgive her?
Forgive her? She was the victim of abuse.
Of course.
But what I'm hearing is that, as a child,
all you knew was that your mother was unavailable to love and protect you
at that critical time in your life.
Look, I get it. I have survivor's guilt.
I couldn't save my mother from an abusive man
so now all I do is try to rescue people.
Part of your mother felt responsible
for exposing you to Dennis's abuse.
But part of her also enabled it.
So, while you have compassion for her as a battered woman,
there might be some resentment that she didn't protect you.
You say you couldn't save your mother,
but without blaming anyone, as a child, you also needed to be saved.
There's a little girl inside of you longing to be saved,
and that's what you're projecting onto Mae.
"Until you make the unconscious conscious,
it will direct your life and you will call it fate."
Carl Jung.
So, the danger I see here
is that when there's a gap between who you are and who you think you are,
your actions are susceptible to those unconscious impulses.
Unless you take a closer look at the unconscious trauma,
it could trigger unwanted choices.
I appreciate your opinion,
but I just lost sight of my family.
I need to refocus on my husband and my kids.
I got caught up wanting to help Mae.
I'm not gonna let it happen again.
So you'll tell Rhoda that we had the session.
Suzanne, we could always explore this further,
if you wanna come back for more sessions.
Thank you for your time.
I brought lattes.
Look. I messed up.
I'm listening.
I was just really excited to go to the bonfire with Sebastian,
but I bailed on you, and that was not cool.
And I'm really sorry.
Truth is, I haven't been the best friend to you since--
Her?
I keep thinking she's a good friend,
and then she just does these things and makes everything so weird.
Hello. Have you ever thought about the fact that she is a narcissist?
I mean, everything is about her.
-She copied my costume. -Shut up.
Yeah.
And then Sebastian asked her to Harvest.
Whatever.
You're better than that guy.
So, am I back on board as your official campaign photographer?
That'll be two bucks, or a donation to Greenpeace.
Dinner, everyone!
Food's getting cold!
Jules, Dani, Helen, dinner, now!
I thought Teddy had a game.
I have homework.
Where's Suzanne?
Uh, you know, let's just eat.
Shall we say grace?
-No. -No.
There you are.
-Hi, Mom. -Hey.
Are you okay?
Yeah. Just happy to see you all.
Wow. This is quite a spread.
It's a small ''thank you'' for making me part of the family.
Here, Jules. This is for you.
No. I already ate at Isaac's.
Dani, do you want me to butter you a piece?
-No, thanks. -Okay.
So, I'm meeting some kids at Jefferson Park tonight
-so we can go look at stars. -Make sure you're home before curfew.
And take that mobile charger I bought for you.
Yeah.
Wait, what about homework? We have a report.
Oh, yeah. I guess I better go get started on that then.
-Sounds good, Ju-Ju.
This soup is delicious, Mae. Butternut squash?
Butternut squash and carrot.
Hmm.
It's good.
Mmm.
-You see it? -Mm-hmm.
The older growth is denser, so this part's lighter,
which means the acreage was cleared.
"Cleared" as in an illegal poppy field was planted in the middle of an old forest.
If I'm Calvo, running a drug operation,
that old forest in Amon County's looking pretty good.
Malachi and Wilkins wouldn't want drugs being grown on their land.
Wouldn't risk having a federal crime on their hands.
So, the cult burns Calvo's product and the squat house as a warning.
Then with the priest as a credible witness,
the captain has to let me run with it.
-What the hell? -You can't meet Noah.
Why? Did he ask you to the Harvest Dance too?
-Jules, we have to leave. -No!
Are you seriously trying to ruin everything in my life?
The sign he wrote on your arm? It's a warning.
How do you know?
-'Cause Noah is my older brother! -What?
I don't want him to hurt you.
-He's trying to get me to go back. -Well, maybe you should.
They hurt me.
You saw my scar.
Noah didn't protect me. My own brother.
And all I ever did was try to help him, and he abandoned me!
So please, Jules.
You know what it's like when your sibling doesn't protect you.
Why do they want you back?
My father, he's not well. No one knows, but…
they need me.
Please, Jules. We have to leave.
This is the last of it, but I'll get more tomorrow.
Hey, Peter.
I-- I'm sorry about last night. Things got out of line.
Ah, it's-- it's all right.
No, it's not.
-There's been a lot going on lately. -Yeah, tell me about it.
I-- I have been distracted.
I'm sorry.
I appreciate that. I'm sorry too.
I want you to know that I'm here for you and our family.
I know you are. Thank you. Me too.
Hey, what happened with the detective?
Yeah. They, uh-- They sent out a fraud investigator.
She was all over me.
-She asked for my loan papers and-- -Wait, do they think you're a suspect?
When I met with Cheryl, she offered to buy me out.
But the offer was so low, it would've barely covered my costs.
Now if they find that out,
and they think that I burned Windemere down to get the insurance money--
-But they can't prove that. -Of course not.
But who knows what they can dig up?
There's something else.
I think Mae had something to do with it.
Why would you think that?
I went to ask her if she knew anything about Windemere,
and she had this-- she kind of--
she fell to the ground,
and she was touching me on my legs.
I am not comfortable with her around here.
That's so odd.
-What do you think was going on with her? -She's from a goddamn cult.
She's disrupted things with the girls and your work.
It's hard enough around here without her.
She needs to leave.
Not at the end of 90 days. She has to go now.
I'll find some place for her to go.
-Okay. -All right.
Hey, are you okay?
Yeah. I guess it's hitting me.
-You should go to bed. -Yeah.
Don't worry. I'll take care of Mae.
All right.
-Thank you. I'll be upstairs. -Okay.
Hello.
Yeah.
Yeah, but you had him last weekend, Jordana.
No.
But that's not what we agreed.
No, well, we said we'd--
Let me call you back.
You will heal our anguish
and end our suffering.
The blood shall be let and the milk shall flow.
And the fields will flower forth
as we offer ourselves to your will in the divine covenant.
O Ruler of Demons.
Amen.
I would've taken the Mathis girl, but Mae must have gotten to her.
I'm sorry, Father. I've failed you.
You did well.
She refused to heed the call.
Mae has always had a mind of her own.
That's why Lucifer chose her? In your vision?
He chose her because he wants us to show strength to the flock.
She's our flesh and blood.
The most valuable offering.
But Mae refusing the call, that is her failure, not yours.
Noah, you are the future.
You have given us something of great value.
Mae risked herself to protect the family.
She's exposed her attachment…
and her weakness.
Help me!
Mommy?
Mommy!