Point Pleasant s01e03 Episode Script

Previously on Point Pleasant.
Dr.
Kramer! She was just there in the water.
- Who is she? - Where am I? - Point Pleasant.
- Just a sleepy little town.
No.
That place is her training ground.
She's the child of darkness and she's under his protection now.
When people get close to me, if I get angry or upset- - Something bad happens to them.
- She doesn't understand how her presence affects people, how it can change them.
God, what are you doing to me? What if Christina stayed with us for a little while? This is Paula, my girlfriend.
Why now? Why tonight? - I'm in a mood.
- I can do what your wife won't.
Would you stop? Oh, that's gonna leave a mark.
There's lots of things I can say happened here tonight.
Dr.
Kramer, this is Father David.
I think you may be in danger.
Somebody hurts you, they get hurt.
We're all basically bad.
That's the truth, Christina.
There is something pure in her.
- If she really finds faith- - So we make sure that doesn't happen.
Jesse! Oh, my God.
- We have to fix this.
- We will.
I will.
I love you, Christina.
I love you too, Jesse.
Hey, sleepy.
Rise and shine.
It's a beautiful day.
Ben.
I couldn't bring myself to cover it up.
Striking, isn't it? All these years, whenever there was any trouble, whenever you called- the bad boyfriends, the accidents- I've always come.
- And why is that, Ben? - We grew up together.
- We were friends.
- No.
No.
You got off on playing my white knight.
God, if I hadn't picked someone else in high school- What? We'd be together now? You don't get it.
I love Meg.
And I do too.
She's a sweetheart.
A darling, fragile little deer.
You know, Ben, you really ought to take a look at this little savior complex you got goin on.
You're changing colors.
What? You wanna hit me again, huh? - Make it two for two? - I didn't hit you.
You fell.
What do you want? - What can you possibly gain? - I want you to tell the truth.
I wanna hear it.
What we've always known.
Just say it, and all of this goes away.
Go to hell.
So, uh, last night you sort of disappeared on me and now you look, uh, not so good.
Or is this none of my business? No, Judy.
It is.
That's the problem.
It's like my whole messed-up life is now messing up yours.
- What have you messed up? - You kidding? Your boat burned down last night.
Okay.
Christina, you looked really hot in that Sea Maiden outfit but, uh, not that hot.
You-You think you're bad luck or something.
Or something.
Your dad hasn't called back yet, has he? How is that even possible? Are you sure he's not somewhere where he can't be reached or- I just wish I could talk to him.
Maybe he could tell me what's wrong with me.
What do you mean what's wrong with you? Not that he would actually say anything if I asked.
I mean, my dad and I hardly talk.
Never about family stuff.
Mom left us.
That's all he'll say.
It's okay.
It's nothing new.
No, Christina.
That sucks.
Except for the part where you're here, staying with us.
Hmm.
I hope that doesn't change.
Okay.
Good morning, everyone.
My name is Sarah, and on behalf of the Point Pleasant Historical Society I would like to take you on a walk through the fascinating history of our town.
Oh.
- Sarah.
- Mr.
Boyd.
It's good to see you again.
Really good.
I'm working.
I know, I know.
But, uh that moment we had just now- that- that spark- - that's- that's nothing to be ashamed of.
- There was no moment.
There was no spark.
Don't let your husband's issues make you feel bad about a little harmless sexual tension.
That's ridiculous.
- If you'll excuse me, I have a tour to give.
- Of course.
Just tell the truth, Sarah.
That's what they want.
Just tell it.
And it will set you free.
Come along, everyone.
Missed his breakfast too.
Father David hasn't missed a morning meal since the pope came to Newark.
Dear Lord, please deliver Father David back to the fold safely.
Oh.
Thought we were praying.
- I'm sure Father David is fine.
- Right.
Me too.
Hardship and adversity defined the lives of the first Puritans who settled here.
Though the severe weather claimed the lives of some the pluck and spirit of the settlers enabled them to get through that first winter.
But if-Well- Well, the real danger they faced was the syphilis that was devouring Adlai Coulter's brain.
For weeks he heard voices calling to him from the woods telling him to butcher his neighbors.
And then one night he listened.
He took an ax and killed 18 people in their sleep.
Which is not normally part of the tour.
I- I guess I just thought you should know.
- Well, we shouldn't.
- Yeah, we should.
What's syphilis? Ay, ay, ay, ay.
It's me.
Listen.
I know you're busy.
Um, I- I have to- Where are you? You're supposed to call, right? When my ship goes down, and I almost die.
Daddy, I'm really scared.
Okay? I know you can tell me what's happening.
Tell me what I am.
I'm all alone with this.
I want to- I just want to- I wanna come home.
Mom, will you please tell me how you got that thing? Cut the drama queen crap.
Paula, don't be a bitch.
It's too early.
Look, don't worry.
The person who did this won't be getting away with it, okay? I'm going to talk to Sheriff Parker soon as I get back to the office.
- You're calling Jesse's dad? - Mm-hmm.
Mom, wait.
If this is another gin-and-tonic accident on the staircase and you tell Logan some story, he's not gonna believe you.
He'll see right through you.
Listen.
Don't tell me about Logan Parker, honey.
We grew up together, remember? Me, Logan, the Kramers and about half the damn town.
We have history.
- Mom, please.
- Did it ever occur to you that maybe I'm the victim here, huh? I mean, did that thought ever cross your mind? Yeah.
Came in a distant second.
Judy, can I check a message on your machine? I think it might be my dad.
Go ahead.
You have one new message.
Received Sunday, 8:15 p.
m.
Dr.
Kramer, this is Father David.
This is something that can't wait.
Ben, I don't mean to be alarmist, but I think you may be in some danger.
- Message deleted.
- Hey.
I was thinking.
We should go by the beach and see Jesse.
Or, uh, not.
Am I being a total bad influence? Judy, I'm sorry.
I can't go.
Was it your dad? Did he call? No.
Actually, it was Father Tomas.
He said, uh, he found something about my mom.
That's great.
Uh, d-do you want me to drive? Why are you calling me? I told you.
We're done with you.
- You're not her father anymore.
- Tell that to Christina.
She won't stop calling.
She says she wants to come home.
- Don't worry.
She'll stay.
- What makes you so sure? She's getting attached.
The Kramers.
That's the trick.
Make her love and lose.
Again and again.
Eventually the world will feel her pain.
Well, then they'll feel nothing at all.
I swear my mother's living in a soap opera.
- Hey.
- Wanna take a break? Find a nice spot underneath the pier? Terry will watch over the fort.
Right, Terry? Wow, Paula.
Sounds like a plan.
Listen.
First-day crush is on.
I'm kind of buried.
Sorry.
My mother is going off the deep end, and she's pulling me down with her.
- I need my lifeguard.
- I really can't right now.
Sorry.
We'll talk later, okay? I gotta gas up the boat.
- What's up with him? - I don't know.
He's been like that all day.
But listen.
Paula.
- If you still need a lifeguard- - Just drop it, okay? Okay.
Hi, Blanche.
Amber Hargrove here.
Listen, is Sheriff Parker in? That's fine.
I'll hold.
Thanks.
What the hell? Don't do it.
You make this call, stir up the law you're gonna be mired in a battle of reputations.
And no offense, but you kind of got this glass house thing going on.
What are you talking about, Boyd? Business.
Mainly.
Your business in this case.
But really I dropped by to discuss the future of our business.
Are you spying on me? Not really.
No.
I've just been, um, looking into you.
Which is standard practice when this much capital is involved.
- Capital? - Amber, I love Point Pleasant.
Always have, always will.
So, what? Do you want me to help you buy a house? Don't you already own one? I want you to help me buy the town.
Broken? Nah.
High season gets goin, you got four times the traffic.
So, gotta adjust the settings for the increase.
Jesse Parker.
Gassin' the boat.
Gassin' up the boat that was three-quarters full already.
Hiding from anybody I know? She knows something's up, brother.
How come I didn't? I'm a little messed up about stuff.
Paula and me.
I know people say that I don't see what she's like.
The games, the diva crap.
I see it.
She was still the best and most exciting thing that ever happened to me in this town.
Until Christina.
We have this thing.
- It's more than just sex.
- "Just sex"? There was sex? And then more than sex? - No.
No.
We just kissed, but- - Dude.
This is crazy.
I thought I had it all figured out.
Stay here, maybe join the force, marry Paula.
But now- I think we're made for something.
She's just a girl, man.
Don't give her too much power.
Dr.
Kramer, this is Father David.
I think you may be in some danger.
Judy.
! Judy.
Judy, are you okay? Talk to me.
Judy.
Judy, talk to me.
Where's the paramedic? Dad, you're not listening to me.
I don't know how much damage.
The front right side.
I- I don't know.
I'm not a mechanic.
Yes.
Garrett, scare back this crowd, will you? I don't know how much.
I don't know.
It's pretty messed up.
Blanche, send Holden over to pick up Meg and Ben and meet us at the MedCare Clinic.
I'm not sure they can take this and drive straight.
Judy, are you okay? Talk to me, please.
What happened? God.
My head hurts.
I said I'm fine, damn it.
Officer, I had the green.
Mr.
Hodges, you're gonna go back there, sit down and let the E.
M.
T.
's look you over.
My car is trashed.
She pulled out in front of me.
You better not lie about this.
- Don't make me say it twice, sir.
- Screw you.
And you better have insurance.
I mean it.
- Who is that guy? - I am not- Oh, God.
I'm injured.
I'm bleeding.
Check, please.
Point Pleasant's old lighthouse has stood all along as a shining beacon of hope for storm-tossed ships and weary crews.
As it has for all of us.
Of course, that is just a load of metaphoric crap.
They don't use lighthouses to navigate anymore.
It's all satellites.
And as far as the town goes, well its history seems to be a laundry list of disaster cruelty, madness, betrayal.
Okay.
Everybody, please come inside for some sugar cookies and enjoy our gift shop.
Thank you.
God.
Veered off the material a little bit there in the end, don't you think? God, I don't know what is wrong with me today.
I just- I spent the entire tour telling all these horrible stories.
Just- - I mean, they're all true.
- Sarah, I saw you today.
Standing out on Main Street with him.
What? Lucas Boyd again? He's nobody.
Logan, don't do this.
- You think I like this? - I don't know.
Do you? - What? - You wanna talk about this? Let's talk about this, okay? I had sex with someone, Logan.
Before you.
I hurt you, and the guilt nearly killed me.
But that was 20 years ago.
I have made my peace with God.
You need to find yours.
Or you're gonna lose me.
And Jesse.
- How you doin'? - I don't know.
Bad.
Ow.
Ow.
Hey.
I said ow.
Shouldn't somebody give me drugs? - Oh, Judy.
- God.
Here we go.
- Baby.
- Hi.
Guys, I'm sorry.
Sweetheart, I want you to try and watch my finger with your eyes.
Dad, they already did that.
They-They do that here.
Ben.
Can I borrow you for a second? I just need you to fill in some forms.
Excuse me.
- What happened? - Well, Judy's stable.
I like her signs, but there is some inflammation around the brain.
- Hemorrhaging.
- Maybe.
I'd like to keep her here overnight just to watch her.
If the swelling doesn't go down, we'll have to move her to New Brunswick right away.
You mean cranial surgery.
I don't know how we'd get through something like that, George.
I mean, Meg's just coming up for air.
- How about you? How you holding up? - I'm okay.
It's not me I'm worried about.
I heard Judy Kramer's never gonna walk again.
They should sue that bastard.
Good luck.
Heard his dad owns Rhode Island.
- Okay.
So you've got my attention.
- Shh.
I'm listening to the crickets.
I tell ya.
Somebody's gonna have to teach these rich bastards a lesson.
Amen to that.
Amen indeed.
So, how's your love life? Any prospects on the horizon? How can you have that face those eyes and still make me sick to my stomach? Butterflies? - You mentioned a business deal.
- Right you are.
Amber, you and I are going to turn Point Pleasant into a time-share mecca.
- Hmm.
- We're gonna build something.
Something that lasts, that matters that changes people's lives.
- I'm listening.
- But first I want you to get all your emotional ducks in a row.
Now, stop me if I'm wrong, but when Dr.
Kramer did this to you it was an accident, right? Ben is not your enemy.
Is he? That's right.
He's your goal.
See, this is a targeting problem.
And your enemy is the person that keeps you apart from your goal.
It's nothing personal.
Meg's a nice enough person.
She just happens to be in the way.
Now, I think any successful scenario starts with this.
Don't you? Wow.
A Paula Hargrove visit.
I must be dying.
Hey, Jude.
Dr.
Kramer.
I just drove Jesse here.
He's the one who actually cares about people.
Oh.
And I thought my mom's shiner was bad.
Oh.
Hey, guys.
- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.
Uh, I'm gonna be right back.
So, who wants to look at my X-rays? Uh, no reception.
I'm gonna step outside and try to call Terry again, okay? - Are you hiding from me? - No.
Yes.
It's me.
It's my fault.
- No.
You know what I don't do? This.
- I shouldn't let this happen.
- I don't mess around on Paula.
- I know.
I'm sorry.
But see, I'm not.
I- I am when I'm not around you, but then I feel like I'm going crazy.
I mean, like, uh, how can I miss you if I don't even know you? I miss you too.
I can't breathe.
I don't know what this is.
Hey, guys.
Sorry.
Uh- She left, Jess.
I told you, Dad.
Some medical tests for the insurance.
Some stupid townie.
I don't know.
Wanna bet she's faking this whole injury thing? Yeah.
I'm that girl's golden ticket out of this hellhole.
So, are you sending- "An innocent will come here to serve the beast.
" Father Tomas.
- I think I know what the mark means.
- So do I.
I need help, Father.
I need someone to talk to.
I think Father David is dead.
But I didn't kill him.
I- I didn't even know him.
I can feel when I make something happen.
I have to want it.
But there's somebody else in town.
A man.
And- I've never seen him before, but he knows me.
I think he hurt Father David.
I think he wants to hurt all of us.
- I can't help you.
Not now.
- You told me to talk to God.
Help me talk to God.
Ask him what we're supposed to do.
Please, Father.
Just pray with me.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
- Father? - Get out! Get out! - Daddy? - Christina.
Dr.
Kryder to Radiology.
- Dr.
Kryder to Radiology.
- Us, People, In Touch.
This is Judy's kind of waiting room.
Meg, she's gonna be okay.
This'll be a story for her to tell at college.
That's all.
Oh, God.
And as for you I just want you back.
I just want us - the way we were before, uh- - Amber.
Hey, guys.
I came straight over when I heard.
How's Judy? - What are you doing here? - Well, I- She- She's going to be okay.
Thanks for these.
I just-We didn't expect- I mean, we just wouldn't have thought- I've been a crappy friend lately.
I know.
But it's always something like this that brings a person around.
You can see it, can't you? My black eye.
No use trying to hide it.
Look, uh, I had a fight with my garage door.
It was broken.
There was a stepladder.
Long story.
Really.
I love this on you.
It's so smart.
Thanks.
Ben bought it for me.
Hmm.
Takes a brave man to buy clothes for a well-dressed woman.
You got my message.
Yes.
You wanted to talk.
I didn't even know if you were in the country.
My own dad.
Don't you think there's something wrong with that? - With us? - It doesn't matter what I think.
It never has.
What's wrong with me? - You know, don't you? - Christina- You have to help me.
I need you to tell me what I am.
I need you to be my father.
I can't.
I can't be that for you.
That's what I came to tell you.
You need to grow up now.
Chris, don't fight it.
You'll get hurt.
Lots of people will, if you try to stop it.
No.
You-You can't just kick me out of your life.
- You'll never want for money.
I've taken care of that.
- I don't want your money.
- It's the only thing I can give you.
- Daddy, please.
I'm sorry.
She's strong.
You have no idea.
It's not going to be easy.
Who you rooting for, Kingston? If I don't win her over, your ass is slung over a pit, right next to mine.
Honestly - I don't care anymore.
- Well, that's handy.
But you don't matter anymore.
Gettin' cold out here? No.
So I wanna help you get through this.
This jealousy thing.
And I had an idea.
What if you and I had a baby? Yours and mine.
You know, our own.
I never really wanted kids in the first place.
I never really wanted anything but you.
Until you came back from the city that summer and suddenly you were a package deal.
And you accepted me anyway.
You gave me a life I love.
You gave Jesse a father.
We lied to him.
We didn't.
We told him we're a family, and we are.
I still see you looking at him like he's taking something away from you.
Like you're jealous of him.
Well, it's hard not to be.
You act like you think that kid is touched by God or something.
I don't think.
I know.
It's not just me.
Everyone's felt it- since he was born.
- I'm not done.
- Well, I am.
How can I give you my kid when you already have a saint? I just need one word before I go.
What are you doing here? Really.
I'm trying to apologize, I guess.
My behavior has been appalling.
I know that.
But just walk a mile in these heels.
You'd be crazy too.
Ben, I- I don't want to hurt you.
Honestly.
You've been good to me.
And I thought you should know- - I mean, it's all over town.
- What? The guy that hit Judy- Preston Hodges.
- Yeah? - His family is very well connected at the statehouse.
He's coming after you with a civil suit.
You better get your lawyer on the phone.
Ben, please.
I've seen brats like this destroy people.
How could he do this? I need some air.
What's wrong, Christina? - What kind of a man does that? - I don't know.
If you're a father, you're supposed to protect your kid no matter what, right? I'm trying.
I am.
I'd take that guy apart if I could.
Do it, Daddy.
Protect us.
Do it, Daddy.
Ben! Ben! Ben! Stay away from my girls! - Somebody call the police! - Stop it! Ben, you didn't want this.
I did, and I put it all on you.
Please stop.
! Ben.
! I have money.
I'll give you whatever.
Wait.
Ben! No! Oh.
Please don't let this happen.
No.
Ben.
Ben, it's Christina.
I know how free you are right now.
No fear no love.
Nothing.
It's called evil.
And you have to give it back to me.
Where are we? Come on.
I know the way back.
Stay away from them.
Hey.
Wow, Dad.
That was a long walk.
- Yeah.
I know.
- You're dressed.
Ben, there you are.
I talked to George, and he said the swelling went down, so we can take her home.
I know I'm great.
What's with the drama? What a night, huh? Thank you, Ben.
I think it is my color.
Christina.
- Father Tomas.
- Listen.
I didn't mean to scare you back at the church.
I think it was more the other way around.
You don't need to worry.
I don't want to cause any trouble here.
I'm leaving in the morning.
I wish you wouldn't.
I thought I understood what you are.
The symbol, your power.
What is it? What am I? I think you know.
The symbol means one thing.
You're his child.
And there are things that I'm supposed to put in place.
A protocol to destroy you.
And when you took my hands and we prayed at the church- - What? - I felt love.
I felt closer to God than I ever thought was possible.
You were in pain, Father.
Your eyes were gone.
I can't explain it.
It was so big.
It scared me.
And so much of it was coming from you.
So much of what? Goodness, Christina.
God's love.
I get why you wanna get out of here.
But what I know about your fate- the fate of this town- is that the final fight is here.
The darkness may be present, but so is God.
I- I felt something like that earlier this evening with the lighthouse.
Grace can win.
It can win in Point Pleasant, and it can win in you.
I believe it.
I'm afraid I'll hurt someone if I stay.
Or you'll save them.
- Christina.
- I won't let you destroy these people.
- Not much for small talk, are you? - I'm serious.
- I know, and I think it's cute.
- Cute.
You won't think so when you really get to know me.