Point Pleasant s01e02 Episode Script

Previously on Point Pleasant.
Dr.
Kramer! - Who is she? - She was just there in the water.
There was an accident - and then somebody pulled me out- a boy.
- Jesse, my son.
- So, you don't know your mom? - Not unless you count what's in here.
- Hey.
- That's Jesse.
Uh, it's just you look so good.
Mark on your iris.
My dad told me that's just a birthmark.
I've never seen a birthmark like that before.
- Why now? Why tonight? - I'm in a mood.
My wife won't sleep with me- not since Isabelle died.
- Hey, Jess.
- Christina, this is Paula, my girlfriend.
- You lookin' to hook up? - With Jesse? Jesse's taken.
Get out of the car! She's the child of darkness.
She's his daughter.
Let the world have its way with her.
Once it does, she will bring it to its knees.
- Focused on it like all the time.
- Yeah.
- Totally implied it.
- Totally inappropriate.
- I know.
Wasn't he- - Yeah.
Is lasagna okay? I should have asked if there's anything you don't eat.
Oh, yeah.
No, it's fine.
I eat everything.
Good to hear.
Maybe you'll rub off on Judy.
For a while, she would only eat orange things.
I was four.
Don't you love when your mom just talks about you like that? I'm an idiot.
No, you're not.
I never even knew my mom.
- I'm used to it.
- I've been expecting a call from your dad.
I know he said you could stay, but I'd still like to talk to him myself.
Yeah.
I called him a few times too.
Guess he's really busy.
Hmm.
Hey, you.
Come here.
Duke, cut it out.
Judy tells me that you're looking for your mother.
She grew up around here? All I know is that my grandfather was the caretaker at St.
Martin's.
I'm gonna go back tomorrow, see if I can find out more.
- Tomorrow? - Stop.
Christina is not interested.
He wants you to help him work on his boat.
The Harbor Parade is Sunday.
People decorate their boats to commemorate town history.
- It's totally Guffman.
- It's one of the events that go on all week.
- Heritage Week.
It's fun.
- Fun? - What? You haven't been to the parade in years.
- This year I have big plans.
Christina is going to ride on the boat with us, and you can be the Sea Maiden.
Me? No.
Mom, that was Isabelle's thing.
I think it's great that you're into this.
I am.
And I wanna win.
Fat chance.
Paula's mom takes first prize every year.
Whole thing's probably fixed.
Duke.
! All right, buddy, let's go.
He's usually so good with people.
You settle down.
I'm sorry about that.
Well, at least you can go to the clambake tomorrow and meet some people.
All right.
I'll just go to the church afterwards.
She thinks I'm her father.
I still don't understand why you won't let me return Christina's calls.
We want her where she is.
You might accidentally say something fatherly and make her come home.
Quit worrying.
You're like Tokyo worrying about the welfare of Godzilla.
Nah, Christina's got the power now.
She'll get to like it, especially after she spends some time in Point Pleasant.
- It's just a sleepy little town.
- Do you know how many ancient signs and texts name that sleepy town as home to the greatest coming of evil since the angels fell from heaven? No, that place is her training ground.
And then we unleash her on the rest of the world.
- You never told me that.
How- - Because her real father calls the shots, and I answer to him.
The signs- did they say anything about Christina's mother? The mom was an innocent, God-fearing- Whatever.
It's unimportant.
She'll take after her father.
I guarantee it.
How has Christina shut out the darkness in her life all these years? There is something pure in her.
If she finds Anne- really finds faith- So we make sure that doesn't happen.
I'll go to Point Pleasant stay out of sight, keep a close eye.
No.
Think the boss would want someone with a stronger hand? Oh? Oh, boy.
Yep.
Dad broke out the glue gun.
It's Die Hard Heritage Week.
Get back.
No! It's always the quiet towns.
That's where the gruesome things happen- you know, like- dog eats girl, or girl eats dog.
Do I know you? Nah, not yet.
You have a good day.
- Ben.
- Hey, Amber.
- I hear you've been hard at work on your boat.
- Oh, yeah.
- What's your theme? - I'm sworn to secrecy, actually.
Oh.
Well, you haven't been too good at keeping secrets lately.
I'll make you talk.
- What did she mean by that? - Uh, well- Okay, that is Andy Bauer.
He was having this hot, Internet fling with the P.
E.
Teacher, Miss Cooper.
- You're kidding.
- His mom found the e-mails.
Anyway, the whole thing like seriously upped his cool ratio around here 'cause he used to wear a cape to school.
Oh, and that right there is a total town golden boy.
Everybody loves him.
He has this serious, long-time girlfriend but I think he may be falling for someone else.
Ow.
Hey, Jess.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- So, what's up? - Nothing.
I'm just fillin' her in on the sordid underbelly.
Well, I should probably get going.
I heard about the gas station.
I'm glad you and Paula are okay.
Well, it was freaky, but no big deal, you know? So, ladies, we have a new neighbor.
A man rented the Anderson mansion.
- Hmm.
- He's from the city, loaded and he lives alone.
We should, uh, go over there say, "Hi.
" - Doesn't the church do some kind of muffin-basket thingy? You want to go on a church welcome wagon? I haven't seen you in church since your confirmation.
Well, I'm planning a comeback.
You go as the church lady, and I'll be the chamber of commerce.
You know, you should go.
I am kinda curious.
Hey, you should come.
We could go later this afternoon.
Oh, I've- I've got a thing.
Cancel it.
Come on.
On Saturdays, I go to Isabelle's memorial.
- Right.
- So, we'll fill you in later.
I just think it's great, Meg, to see you out and looking so well.
Thanks.
You're flippin' out, huh? - That girl is after him.
- He's talking to her.
He'd never mess around.
He's Jesse.
What, you're defending him now? What about what you did to him? - The way I remember, you did it to me.
- I don't get you.
Honestly? I think you're not good enough for Jesse.
And neither am I.
Jesse takes care of me.
What have you done for me lately? Too bad, isn't it? That window was 200 years old.
Was anybody hurt when it broke? No.
We don't even know how it happened.
Kids, maybe.
Um, I think my grandfather used to work here.
I wanted to learn more about him, but I don't even know his name.
- Do you know what he did? - He was the groundskeeper.
I guess I could check our records.
Frank Gibson.
He was here 23 years.
He had a wife and one child, Anne.
The family was very active in the church.
- Moved in 1987.
- That's the year I was born.
- Does it say where they went or why they left? - No.
That's all I have.
I'd better go.
There is one thing.
Do you think it's possible for a person to be cursed? Mr.
Boyd.
Hi.
I'm Amber Hargrove.
This is Sarah Parker.
L- Wow, I, uh- had no idea you were doing so much work on the place.
- Well, this is only the beginning.
- Oh.
Well, we brought this for you as a welcome gift.
I hope you like blueberry.
Muffins.
Well, I love muffins.
I thought we should include some wine, but Sarah here is from the church and- The church? Really.
I work in the office part-time.
Well, this is nice.
You know, in New York we actively avoid our neighbors.
With good reason, I'm sure.
- Can I show you around the rest of the house? - L- - People tell me it's a landmark.
- L-It is, actually.
- Did you grow up here? - No, I just spent the summers here.
But my husband did.
I know how it sounds.
It just seems like when people get close to me, if I get angry or upset the person that makes me feel that way- Something bad happens to them.
That's called coincidence.
Honestly, I think sometimes people look for meaning where there just isn't any.
What about this? Does this look familiar to you? I saw it carved in the church.
I don't know.
I'm sorry.
Well, you know the thing that really scares me? When those bad things happen part of me is glad.
I almost like it.
Just talk to God, all right? Don't shut him out.
Isabelle.
Oh, God.
It's starting.
That child is harmless.
You can't tell me you actually pay attention to those old prophecies? Of course I do.
Father Jeffrey started this congregation.
- Something we would all do better to forget.
- But his visions- "A young girl comes to Point Pleasant.
She brings on the end of days.
" Nothing he saw was foretold in the Bible.
Then explain how Christina drew me the symbol that the father saw and why she told me that she has the power to hurt people.
Father Thomas, you're young, you're new, and you're naive.
Perhaps where you come from, people are more superstitious.
This isn't superstition.
This is evidence.
- I went to see Iz today and- - You okay? It's nothing.
I think Judy's secretly excited about beating Amber and Paula in the boat parade.
She went straight to work after the picnic.
It means a lot to her that you're trying.
Me too.
So let's stop, um, yappin' about this and get to work.
All right.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- What are you doing here? - I can't come home early and surprise my wife? Wha- Of course.
Of course.
I'm happy.
I didn't expect you.
So I heard you went over to meet the new guy.
What's he like? He seemed nice.
Nothing special.
I wish you would've told me you were goin' up there.
I had to hear it in town.
- Logan.
- My wife's hangin' out with some rich guy.
I wasn't hanging out.
I was with Amber.
We were being neighborly.
We brought muffins.
Don't start this again.
- Please? - What? I just like to keep tabs on where you are.
That's all.
That's not it.
I make one mistake- a lifetime ago- It's not a big deal, okay? L- Look, you-you go see some strange guy.
Anything can happen.
I worry.
It's a cop thing.
- Hey, hey.
- Hey.
Welcome.
- Hello there.
- Hello.
- Welcome aboard.
- Thanks.
So how did it go at the church? Interesting.
We're taking that trophy home.
I feel it.
- Do ya? - Mm-hmm.
- You know what else I feel? - Love handles? Besides that.
I miss you.
I know I haven't been ready, but I am now.
Really.
Well, let's go.
How about tomorrow after the parade? We can celebrate our win.
Oh, hey, kiddo.
You need somethin'? Oh, um, I was just- Okay.
You know, uh about the whole Sea Maiden thing- if it means that much to you you know, maybe I can be like a fully clothed Goth sea chick or- It was Isabelle's thing.
It's your idea of hell, and I get it.
So, Christina can do it.
- What? - It's the perfect solution.
Somebody's waiting for me? Ah, sir- You don't really love muffins, do you? Look at this.
- This town is very welcoming.
- Some of us more than others.
Hope you don't mind my dropping by again.
I realized that I forgot to invite you to my party this evening.
The whole town comes out, and usually it gets pretty wild.
- Not skinny-dipping? - Stranger things.
Are you planning for us to have sex now or later? Um, wow.
You really just get right to it, don't you? I guess we could.
It's just so expected.
Not that I have a problem with older ladies.
No.
Not at all.
I actually like a little mileage on my woman.
It's just the whole fading prom-queen thing.
I mean, even when you gals lose it- and you will lose it- everything's just so by-the-numbers- no surprises.
You know? - Hey, Christina.
- Hmm.
Hey.
So how did it go at the church? Find anything about your mom? Yeah, but I never told you about any of that.
Ever mention that we call Judy "the mouth"? Ah.
Noted.
It was good.
They had a file on my grandfather.
- There's just one weird thing.
- What? I swear the priest hid something from me.
It has been bugging me all day.
I just wish I could have like ten minutes alone with that file.
You know my mom works at the church, right? She's an administrator.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Pirate costume.
You're gonna wear it and love it.
Pirates are our theme, okay? And be glad my mother got over having us wear this junk at the party.
Look, about the party- I'm not sure I can make it.
My mom asked me to haul a bunch of the parade stuff back to the church.
- Well, can't you do it tomorrow? - She said no.
But I'll try to be there.
I promise.
Well, you better.
Mmm.
I'd be really mad if you weren't doing something good for God.
I can't believe we're doing this.
You can't? I was an altar boy.
- Is this the right one? - Yeah, yeah.
Go on.
Here it is.
Okay, so your mom came to the church for counseling, because she was gonna have a baby.
No.
Read this one.
They sent her to a doctor.
What? It- It says she was pregnant.
And that she was still a virgin.
And then she and my grandparents were gone- they just disappeared.
Your mom could have had that report faked.
But why? Trying to pass her pregnancy off as what- Immaculate Conception? I mean, who does that? And then she just left town overnight.
- Where's Jesse? - I don't know, Mom.
Where's your date? I'm tryin' to get what you're going through.
Help me understand.
I think there's something wrong with me- just really wrong.
Come on.
That's not true.
Look at me.
Now, I've only known you for a few days.
I know there is nothing wrong with you, Christina.
I think it's kind of the opposite.
I haven't even been able to think straight- not since you've gotten here.
I know.
Me either.
It's crazy.
God, what are you doin' to me? What? What did I say? I can't.
I have to- - I can't.
- Don't- Christina.
! Wait! and someone was here.
I haven't been here long, I know and I realize how unbelievable all this is.
But I was taught, if we have faith in a God who loves us, then we have to believe that there are forces out there fighting against him.
- I'm telling you.
Why else would so many people suffer? - The prophecies.
People talk, but nobody's actually seen Father Jeffrey's writings for years.
They have to be here.
If they aren't, maybe we can both thank God I'm wrong.
Jesse, please just let me walk.
It's pointless, you know-your mother, the church.
None of that really matters.
Who are you? This- This "scared little girl" act doesn't really suit you, Christina.
It works with the local boys, I guess, but if you're really honest with yourself, you know what's going on.
- Always have.
- I don't know what you're talking about.
You work for my father, don't you? He sent you here to watch me.
You know what? Tell him to be a man.
If he wants to deal with me, deal with me.
- But I am sick of talking to his people.
- No can do.
I was sent here to be an influence.
As much as I get you I can't just crawl inside that head of yours and make you do things.
Only works on lesser folks.
You're crazy.
It's okay, you know, that you like it.
Like what? When the bad things happen.
- Stop it.
- Somebody hurts you, they get hurt.
It's instinct.
Satisfying.
The fact is, we're all basically bad, humans.
We all crane our necks to see the bloody car wreck and then put down that disappointment when nobody's dead.
- No.
- It's what's grim, hidden- that's the truth, Christina.
- And you know what makes people really miserable? - Stop it.
- The struggle: That tired, invented idea of virtue- - Shut up! "And a young girl will come, and she will be the daughter of the beast.
"The streets will run with blood, and the world will know unspeakable horror and an age of death.
" You've reached the home of Dr.
Ben Kramer.
Please leave a message.
Dr.
Kramer, this is Father David.
This is something that can't wait.
Can you pick up? Ben? You're probably getting ready for the parade.
I'll look for you there.
- I don't mean to be alarmist, but you may be in some danger.
Hey, you okay? - I've been better.
- I think we should talk.
- I know.
- Hey, can you meet me someplace later? - I don't think that's a good idea.
- Oh, it is.
It is.
- I've been thinkin' about this.
- Yeah.
L- I have too.
I think it'd be better if you just stay away from me.
You said, things changed after I came to town.
Were you happy before that? I don't know.
I thought so.
But you're right.
The best thing is for us to just keep our distance.
No one gets hurt.
- Right.
- Right.
- So, good luck tonight.
- What? The parade.
You look beautiful.
Christina, there you are.
- Come on.
Uh, we're about to cast off.
- Watch your step.
- You are a vision.
- Thank you.
- We are gonna kick some Sea Maiden butt tonight.
- Come on.
Hmm.
Yeah, well, if that were really the contest, I'd be all over it.
Okay.
So you just sit here wave and be as pretty as you are.
We can't take off without my mother.
She's the frickin' Sea Maiden.
Well, we can't wait much longer.
Maybe she didn't want to wear the sash on your first losing voyage.
Fine.
I'll go down with the ship.
Why does she always do this kind of thing? I don't know how to break this to you, folks but she's not starting.
What? Yeah.
I've tried every combination here.
It's very weird.
So we're stuck here? Well- Don't say I never did anything for you.
Hey, guys, let's go.
- Do you think they had something to do with this? - You tell me.
Paula and Amber never lose.
911 call from my office.
I'll be back as soon as I can.
Wait.
What about our date? Oh, sweetie, I'm sorry.
L- I'll call you when I find out anything.
We would have won tonight.
You guys were amazing.
Yeah, it was cornball, huh? Good evening.
You're a doctor.
I need you to tell me what's wrong with me.
What are you doing? Any place that needs fixing.
Oh, don't hold back.
I know you must know somebody who can work a miracle.
Would you please get dressed? - Is it that awful? - Just do it.
You pulled me away from my family for this? Amber, you have no reason for you to feel sorry for yourself.
- You're being ridiculous.
- I know how it used to be.
We grew up together.
You- People thought I mattered.
You still do.
- You do a lot for people.
- What, on the chamber of commerce? - I'm not listening to any more.
You go home and sleep this off.
- The last 20 years? How I look- that's all I've ever been good at.
Amber, you're smart, you're successful, you have Paula- Ah, she doesn't even like me.
She shouldn't.
But you do.
You can't help it.
- You told me so.
- The last time you were here, I said too much.
- We felt something, but that's all it was.
- No, it's always been like that.
I was stupid.
I should have been with you when I had the chance.
Ben, I can do what your wife won't.
- Let go.
- Want me.
Stop! Would you stop? Oh.
Ow.
Ooh.
Oh, that's gonna leave a mark.
Well, I guess this puts me in a position.
There's lots of things I can say that happened here this evening, hmm? - But you wouldn't.
- I don't know about that.
It's, um- As of tonight, it seems I can sink pretty low.
Hello? Hello? Ben? Hello.
Anybody here? Ben? Hello? People suck.
Uh, Dad was right, you know? You would've made a pretty awesome Sea Maiden.
Oh, my God.
Is that our boat? Did you see that? - Yeah, our boat on fire is kind of hard to miss.
- No.
No, the- Now, that's the most authentic piece of Point Pleasant history I've seen all day.