["My Irish Rosie" playing through record player]
♪ Come out Rosie In the bright moonlight ♪
♪ Come out Rosie For tonight's the night ♪
♪ My sweet aroon Come out and spoon ♪
♪ Nightbirds cooing in the trees above ♪
♪ Wait to greet you With their songs of love ♪
♪ My Rosie oh, I love you so ♪
♪ Oh Rosie dear and did you hear The news that's going around ♪
♪ Rosie, my Rosie, my Irish Rosie ♪
♪ Come out love and spoon ♪
[machine beeping]
♪ May time is playtime Come have a gay time ♪
♪ Under the young May… ♪
[demonic voices whispering indistinctly]
Begin the preparation.
I concur. It's time.
He who withstands the long night shall see the Dawning.
[door closes]
I told them you'd come back.
Your faith is strong, Mae.
You have always possessed…
fortitude.
Tonight, our people will be saved, if you are truly willing this time.
[breathes deeply]
[Abigail sighs]
There's no greater love you can show your family
than by making yourself a willing sacrifice.
[sighs]
[menacing music plays]
[door opens]
Brother, everything went as planned with the Mathis woman?
Noah hit her car, unseen.
He'll make a worthy successor. Someday.
Tonight is our salvation.
The ceremony must go according to custom this time
or people will lose hope.
We must regain their faith, Brother Wilkins.
We must rely upon.
The chain shall not be broken.
[sighs]
This is Amon-66 to Remmingham dispatch.
Checking on a hit-and-run on Commonwealth and Wallace
about an hour ago.
Any updates on the injured driver? Where'd they medevac her to?
[radio interference]
[operator] Driver declined transport. Treated and released at the scene.
[church bell chiming]
[sighs]
[ominous music plays]
-What the hell is going on? Where's Mom? -[Jules] Someone gave Mae white roses
-and it triggered her. -What?
Mom thinks they took Mae back to Amontown and she went after her.
Are you kidding me?
Let's get in the truck.
[sighs]
[groans]
Hey.
Thanks.
-[sighs] What'd she say? -Uh, she told me to drop the Dodd case.
Limited budget, uncooperative victim,
and to preserve a good and working relationship
with neighboring departments.
You think that Captain Peck is on the cult's payroll?
It could be they got something on her. It could be coming from above her.
Who knows how high these people are pulling strings?
I'm guessing you didn't tell Captain you have an eyewitness
who can implicate Wilkins in the unsolved arson cases?
-Um, hell no. [chuckles] -[cell phone vibrates]
I can't prove it but--
-Sorry, I gotta check this. -Yeah.
[Suzanne] Alex, it's Suzanne. They took Mae.
I don't have my phone but I'm gonna go get her.
Ah, shit.
-[door closes] -[officer] Night, Captain.
[rain pattering]
[church bell chiming]
[ominous music playing]
[chiming continues]
[ominous music builds]
[gasps]
[breathes deeply]
[ominous music continues]
[church bell chimes]
[nun singing] ♪ Thou strength is found ♪
♪ Guided by our Lord ♪
♪ Enduring this dark night ♪
[all singing] ♪ Thine eyes that shine ♪
♪ Follow not, in vain ♪
♪ And bring us sanctuary ♪
♪ Thy bounty of our Morningstar ♪
♪ Salvation from the dawn ♪
♪ Almighty Lord ♪
♪ In you we trust ♪
♪ And give to you always ♪
♪ Thou findest here ♪
♪ Your messengers ♪
♪ The willing and the few ♪
♪ In famine and in pestilence ♪
♪ Your shining light renews ♪
♪ Survival means to give to you ♪
♪ And thus we are reborn ♪
♪ Almighty Lord ♪
♪ For you we toil ♪
♪ And follow you always ♪
Caleb 2:16.
"Yahweh, jealous and afraid,
conspired with his host against The Shining One.
They broke his wings and cast him down from heaven."
But Lucifer drew power from pain. Strength from suffering.
This covenant he made with men.
"Chain yourselves and suffer willingly in my name.
Endure the long night and behold.
Upon The Dawning of the Morning star I will send my devouring fire.
I will rise to rule for a thousand years
with my loyal portion by my side."
Lucifer demands suffering.
And what sacrifice could wound me more to the very core
than offering my own flesh and blood?
My daughter.
Let us walk the path of my grandfather, Caleb, who followed the messenger
so that we may endure until the Dawning.
[all] The chain shall not be broken.
[sighs]
[rhythmic choral music playing]
[singer] ♪ We are following the moon For the Morningstar ♪
♪ Guided by the crow ♪
♪ We are following our Lord Through the evil dark ♪
♪ For the gift of the white rose ♪
[choir] ♪ We feel you ♪
♪ Holy Lord, Almighty ♪
♪ Hold us closely Have mercy on our souls ♪
[singer] ♪ The hungry ox on the land lay slain ♪
♪ And the corn began to rot ♪
♪ So we spilled our blood And the Devil came ♪
♪ And saved the blessed crops ♪
[choir] ♪ We need you, Holy Lord Almighty ♪
♪ We love you We're listening ♪
♪ And learning from our faults ♪
-[gasps] Don't touch me! -[grunting]
Fuck!
[both straining, grunting]
[coughs]
Didn't anyone ever teach you to behave?
[whimpers]
-[yells] -[yelps, grunts]
[yells]
[choral music intensifies]
[Wilkins coughing]
[music fades]
We gotta make this fast. You got five minutes
to get whatever you need for the night.
Got it?
Change of plans.
But I need my toothbrush.
We'll pick one up.
[menacing music plays]
♪ I accept, I repent ♪
♪ I confess, I ascend ♪
♪ I consent, I obey ♪
♪ I cleanse, I pray ♪
♪ I accept, I repent ♪
♪ I confess, I ascend ♪
♪ I consent, I obey ♪
♪ I cleanse, I pray ♪
♪ I accept, I repent ♪
♪ I confess, I ascend ♪
♪ I consent, I obey ♪
♪ I cleanse, I pray ♪
♪ We make an offering ♪
♪ To end our suffering ♪
♪ We make an offering ♪
♪ To end our suffering ♪
♪ We bow down willing on bended knee ♪
♪ For your almighty prophecy ♪
And thus, by Lucifer's own winged messenger,
and through his humble conduit, you are chosen to be a willing sacrifice.
[all] The chain shall not be broken.
And now, we give our sacred offering to he who shines his light upon us,
oh, Blessed Morningstar.
[whispers] Father will write about you in the Book of Covenants.
Your sacrifice will live on.
Do you sacrifice yourself willingly
to be married by flame to the first prophet?
[breathes shakily]
I…
[church bell chiming]
-[townspeople muttering] -[townsmen 1] Fire!
The church.
Everyone to fire stations.
We must save the church!
-[Mae panting] -[Abigail panting]
-[townsmen 2] We must hurry! -[townsmen 3] To the fire station!
Wh-- What about the ritual? [inhales sharply] Lucifer is waiting.
We must first save his temple and the book.
-Then we will complete the ritual. -Malachi, please.
You don't have your strength.
My strength is his strength.
[panting]
[bell ringing]
-Noah, where are you going? -To help put out the fire.
-No, it's too dangerous. -But Father--
Our future relies upon you.
Go mind your sister, then we will make the sacrifice
and his light will shine upon us.
[townspeople clamoring]
Everyone to your stations. All bucket brigades to the church.
-How did this happen? -The Mathis woman. [pants] She's here.
Find her.
Brother.
By blood we are born. By blood we are broken.
[menacing music plays]
What is this place?
Model apartment. I'm managing the complex for Cheryl.
-We can stay here for the night. -Why can't we stay at home?
There's just a lot going on tonight.
All right, it's bedtime, girls. Bedrooms are upstairs.
And, Dani, there's a bunk bed.
I get the top.
Hey, don't worry, girls. The police are handling things with Mom.
How long do you think we'll be here?
However long it takes Mom to figure out her shit.
[sighs]
[Suzanne panting]
Mae.
You came.
-Leave us. -No, I'm not leaving without her.
You have no right to interfere with our family.
You're going to kill her.
You don't understand our ways. Mae's sacrifice is an honor.
No, I'm not letting her stay.
[dramatic music playing]
Leave us.
-[Suzanne] You can't keep her. -[Abigail] You don't belong here.
[Suzanne] Neither does she.
[gasps]
[breathing heavily]
[dog barking]
[Abigail] You need to get out of here. Leave us alone.
Please, let's just talk this out.
We are her family.
An abusive family is not a home.
You're her mother, you're supposed to protect her.
Mae came back because this is where she belongs.
[panting] Go, while you still can.
Let's slow down.
Do you wanna stay here, Mae, or do you wanna leave with me?
-[breathes deeply] -[Suzanne] Mae, you can be free.
Since Suzanne came for me…
maybe Lucifer wants me to go.
How dare you presume to know what he wants?
Mama, I don't wanna die!
There's a whole world out there, and a life for me.
Come with us. We can leave here together.
[breathing heavily] And be corrupted by their insidious world?
To beg selfish pleasures from an indifferent God?
-[crashes] -No, Mae, we know better than that.
[Suzanne breathing heavily]
We have to get down. The platform's on fire.
-You must be the willing sacrifice. -[Suzanne] Mae.
[Abigail] You must save Sliocht an Diabhail.
[Suzanne] We have to find a way down.
-[Abigail pants] No. Mae! -[Mae grunts]
[Mae] Mama, Suzanne, jump!
-[panting] -[dog barking]
You gotta come down sometime, Suzanne.
[gasps, grunts]
[panting]
[screams]
-[Suzanne grunting] -[Noah grunts]
I should have hit your car harder.
They told me to put you in the hospital but this is so much better.
[breathes deeply] Now I get to kill you.
[both grunt]
[both panting]
[Noah] You wanna play rough?
-[yells] -[grunts]
[Noah pants]
[panting]
You should have protected me.
You deserve to be Chosen.
Never playing your part, always looking after yourself.
All I ever did was try to help you, and you betrayed me!
You betrayed all of us!
You've broken the chain for the last time.
[yells]
[both panting]
Mama, hurry!
Please, Mama, come down!
Mama!
I am willing.
The chain shall not be broken.
Mama!
[cult members clamoring]
[cult member 1] Let's go. This way.
-We have to go, Mae. Mae, we have to go. -[Mae sobbing]
-[Suzanne] Come on. -[Abigail sighing]
[Mae] Mama!
Put your hands up.
You have no jurisdiction here.
I found Enoch Walsh. He told me everything.
You can go down for it alone, or you can cut a deal and give up Malachi.
-I suggest you take the deal. -I'm sure you do.
Don't do it, man.
Look, if you cooperate, I'll tell 'em to go easy on you.
I don't need you to help me.
I have him.
Please don't make me do it.
-By blood we are born, by blood we are-- -Don't make me--
[pants]
Alex!
[cult members murmuring]
The flames arise!
[nun singing] ♪ Thou strength is found ♪
♪ Guided by our Lord ♪
♪ Enduring this dark night ♪
Behold.
A sacrifice so willing that she took the place of her own flesh and blood.
[cult members murmuring]
Witness the flames arise!
The Dawning of a Morningstar! We are saved!
[cult members repeating] We're saved!
-We are saved! -[cult members shouting, repeating]
[Malachi] We are saved.
[cult members] The chain shall not be broken.
[Malachi] We are saved.
[cult members] The chain shall not be broken. The chain shall not be broken.
-Did you have a good time at the dance? -[Jules] Yeah.
-I had more fun than I thought I would. -Bet you got some good photos.
I did, actually.
Uh, can't wait to get them developed.
Mae really screwed things up, didn't she?
She did. But, uh, there's more to it.
You mean Mom?
Your mother…
she didn't have a great childhood.
Things were…
hard for her.
She doesn't talk about it.
Jules… [sighs]
I know it's easy to point fingers.
At Mae, your mom.
But, uh…
this is my fault, too.
I let it happen.
Dad, is everything gonna be okay?
I don't know.
Yeah, I don't know.
Mom, Grandma Helen sent us tickets for the bus.
We can go live with her.
It's okay.
-You're safe now. -[Mae breathes deeply]
You're safe.
[Mae sniffling]
Thank you…
for saving me.
You deserve it.
[Mae crying]
[mystical music playing]
[Suzanne sighs]
[Suzanne exhaling, breathing deeply]
[upbeat hip-hop music playing]
-[students chattering] -[camera shutter clicking]
Are you seriously gonna document everything I do
-as Minister of Ecological Affairs? -Yes. This is a historic moment.
Please. Victoria just made up the title
as a consolation prize for me losing class president.
Thanksgiving volunteering tomorrow. Sign up for the early shift with me?
-Um… -There she is!
That column you did was so dope.
-And that self-portrait, so authentic. -Thanks.
Hey, so I was thinking for the next column we should do Fraser Hagen.
-He's really been pushing-- -I'm actually gonna do Tatiana Nelson,
with an angle on non-traditional post-graduate paths.
Sounds like a plan.
Great.
Uh, anyway, you can sign me up for the early shift.
-New Jules, indeed. -[both chuckle]
[Helen and Tatiana giggling]
-Holy shit, it works. [chuckles] -Of course it does, we made it.
[giggling continues]
Jules, parking lot after school if you want a ride so we can pick up Dani.
-Okay. -See ya.
How's your mom?
[music fades out]
You were right. [exhales]
There was a part of myself that I kept hidden.
I was…
afraid to admit that things were more complicated.
[Dr. Daniels] What do you think changed for you?
[sighs] I-- I think I had to lose a lot to see what was hiding behind it.
I had a buffer for… [laughs]
…for my painful self.
I-I-I-- Work, and keeping myself busy,
and of course, taking care of my family.
And how is your family?
They're okay, all things considered.
Um, everyone understands that this is a temporary situation
until we can figure some things out.
Is that how your husband sees it?
Yeah, I think so.
I-- I hope so. [chuckles]
But this change has given me
the opportunity to take a break from my job
and spend some time working on myself.
How does that feel?
Uh… [chuckles] It's hard.
Doing the work to bridge that gap that you talked about,
between who I am and who I think I am.
But I'm-- I'm optimistic.
Uh, it's like you said, there…
there was a-- a childhood part of myself that…
really wanted to be saved. [chuckles]
And because I didn't deal with that, I unconsciously projected it onto Mae.
[sighs]
But I'm here and I'm ready to work.
And, um, I believe that if I…
try hard enough, and stay vigilant, that I'll be able to make progress.
[sighs]
Do you think that's the case for everyone?
That everyone who puts the work in is capable of change?
Well, if I can do it, so can Mae.
-[siren wailing] -[officer chattering]
Nice office.
-Hey. Got promoted to Lieutenant. -That's great.
Few of the senior officers opted for early retirement.
-Hmm. -I think they got off easy,
considering how long they let those arson cases go unsolved.
You think they were getting paid off by the cult?
With Wilkins dead, I don't think we'll never know.
[sighs] Well, hey, I just wanted to say, uh, thank you.
I, uh-- I finally got a check from the insurance company
and got squared up.
If you hadn't gotten to the bottom of that pig accelerant thing,
it may not have worked out. So, thank you.
Just doing my job.
-Yeah, congratulations on your promotion. -[chuckles]
-Still got you working Thanksgiving, huh? -Party never stops.
Yeah. [laughs] I bet. I bet.
Anyway, I gotta some food before the grocery stores close, so…
Hey.
Hope it all works out. Your family situation.
Yeah. You too. Take care.
[sighs]
Hey.
-Ooh. Nice blues! -[chuckles]
How would RPD's newest officer like to serve her first search warrant?
You finally got it.
To search all of Malachi Dodd's properties in connection to Wilkins.
You wanna go?
Nothing I'd be more thankful for.
-[timer beeping] -Can you get that?
-[smoke alarm beeping] -[Peter groans, sighs]
[groans] Sorry, girls. I burnt the stuffing.
-[chuckling] -[Peter] So…
[groans] Son of a--
That looks great, Mae.
Where'd you learn to weave the crust?
My mother taught me. [chuckles]
It's one of the only things I actually make from scratch.
[sighs] The girls love it.
-I'm sure I'll love it too, Suzanne. -[chuckles]
You got plans for Thanksgiving?
Westway Diner's got a Blue Plate Special with my name on it.
Uh, no, you are coming to my house. No objections.
-Oh, this is an invite? -Yeah.
Canned cranberry sauce, or fresh?
-Canned. Duh. -Oh, I'm in.
[both chuckle]
-All right, Rook. -[chuckles] Where do you wanna start?
[mystical music playing]
[Lopez] Damn it. They're gone.
Judge dragged his feet on the warrant.
[Brooks] Where do you think they went?
[dog whines]
-[music fades out] -[dog panting]
-[dog whining, sniffing] -[chuckling] Hey. Hi. Look at you.
-Looks like you got a new friend. -Good boy. [chuckles]
-Here we go. Your hair looks nice. Yeah. -Thanks. Helen helped me with it.
Ah, cool.
All right. Well, hey, the stuffing's a little overdone…
-[scoffing, laughing] -Yeah.
…but everything else should be good, so…
[Peter breathes deeply]
All right. I just want to say that, uh, this year,
things are a little different.
But I want you to know that, uh, I am so grateful for you three.
And there's nothing I won't do to keep you safe.
Thanks, Dad.
All right, enough sappy stuff. Let's eat, huh?
-[chuckling] -[door buzzing]
-Ah. Dig in, I'll get it. [sighs] -[Dani] Okay.
[rain pattering]
Hi.
Hey.
How are you?
Mmm. Holding up. You?
-Yeah. -[both chuckle]
I'm okay. [chuckles]
I brought this for the girls.
That's really nice of you, Suz.
Do you want to come in and…
You brought her here?
-She's just in the car. -We made an agreement.
Mae cannot come anywhere near these girls. She can't--
-She's not coming in-- -Suzanne.
How are the girls?
Uh, Dani's still flying high after her, uh,
Thanksgiving assembly solo.
-[chuckles] She was so good. -So good.
And, uh, Jules has decided to dye some of her hair red.
Okay. [chuckling] Tell her I can't wait to--
to see it when we go shopping this weekend.
All right.
I-I had a good session with Dr. Daniels.
I mean… [chuckles] …not like good. It's, um…
It kinda feels like going to the dentist, but, you know, good to do the work.
Good. I'm glad.
And Mae is really making progress.
She's gonna nail this GED and then we're gonna try to get her a job.
-Suzanne. -And a-a permanent place to live.
-Suzanne, this isn't about Mae. -I-I have some leads.
[Suzanne sighs]
It never was.
[Suzanne exhales]
You can-- You can give this to the girls.
[downbeat pop rock song playing]
♪ Runnin' from a shadow ♪
I will.
♪ Trying to leave the past behind ♪
♪ Let me go ♪
Wait, Peter.
[sighs] I love you.
-♪ Runnin' from a shadow ♪ -I'm not giving up.
♪ Find a way into the light ♪
Me neither.
♪ Let me go ♪
♪ Runnin' from a shadow ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ Runnin' from a shadow ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
Is that from Mom?
Yeah.
[package unwrapping]
Dani, why don't you sing that song from the assembly?
You actually want me to sing?
Yes. [chuckles] Dani, I actually want you to sing.
[Dani clears throat]
♪ We gather together To ask the Lord's blessing ♪
♪ He chastens and hastens His will to make known ♪
♪ The wicked oppressing Now cease from distressing ♪
♪ Sing praises to his name ♪
♪ He forgets not his own ♪
Thank you so much for helping make all of this, Mae.
Looks delicious.
Shall I say a blessing?
Sure.
Bless us for these thy gifts
which we are about to receive from thy bounty.
And thank you for Suzanne…
whose patience and generosity…
saved my life.
Amen.
[cell phone ringing]
-Oh. -[cell phone beeps]
Hi. [chuckles]
Good news, you don't have to worry about the cult.
-Looks like they pulled up stakes. -That's quite a relief. [sighing]
They went off looking for greener pastures, I guess.
[sighs]
Hey, do you know a Theodore Harrington the Third?
Um, yes, I do.
That is Helen's ex-boyfriend, Teddy.
Um, he went to the harvest dance with Mae.
-Why? -We just found his SUV
abandoned in the woods near Amontown.
Turns out he reported his car stolen two weeks ago,
same night as the dance.
Okay… [sighs]
The cult was deliberately low profile.
They could've used the white rose trigger low key,
like the first time. No one but Mae would've known.
This happened publicly.
This might not be what you want to hear, but the cult didn't set those white roses.
-W-What? Um, then who did it? -I had them pull the security footage
from the high school.
[tense music playing]
Mae hid a bouquet of white roses behind a dumpster at the school.
She brought them inside.
I called the flower shop who said a girl placed an order
and picked them up earlier that day.
Mae set the roses to make it look like the cult triggered her.
She lifted Teddy's keys and drove herself out to Amontown.
Suzanne, Mae set the whole thing up.
I thought you should know.
I appreciate your call.
[breathes deeply]
-Happy Thanksgiving. -Happy Thanksgiving.
Food's getting cold.
Let's eat, Suzanne.
We deserve it.
[music intensifies]
[singer] ♪ Hungry ox on the land lay slain ♪
♪ And the corn began to rot ♪
♪ So we spilled our blood ♪
♪ And the Devil came And saved the blessed crops ♪
[choir] ♪ We need you, Holy Lord Almighty ♪
♪ We love you We're listening ♪
♪ And learning from our faults ♪
[tense folk music continues]
-♪ We make an offering ♪ -[crows cawing]
♪ To end our suffering ♪
♪ We bow down willing on bended knee ♪
♪ For your almighty prophecy ♪
[choir] ♪ Prophet, prophet Prophet, prophet ♪
-[chanting] -♪ Prophet, prophet ♪
♪ Prophet, prophet… ♪
-♪ Merciful rising ♪ -♪ Prophet, prophet… ♪
[chanting, singing continues]
[singer] ♪ Satan with our blessing ♪
♪ Feel the sickness The pain inside you ♪
♪ And throw it on the fire ♪
[choir] ♪ We need you, Holy Lord Almighty ♪
♪ We love you We're listening ♪
♪ And learning from our faults ♪
♪ We make an offering To end our suffering ♪
♪ We bow down willing on bended knee ♪
♪ For your almighty prophecy ♪
-[chanting] -♪ Prophet, prophet… ♪
[chanting, singing continues]
[singer] ♪ Satan with our blessing ♪
♪ Feel the sickness The pain inside you ♪
♪ And throw it on the fire ♪
♪ Collect your fears The sins you hide ♪
♪ And burn them on the pyre ♪
[song plays out]