Teacup (2024) s01e04 Episode Script

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Oh, my God. Look.
Oh!
- [VALERIA] Wait!
- [ELLEN] You have to stop!
[SCREAMS] Wait! Wait! Wait!
Coming over to this
side's a piece of cake.
Heading back the other
way, that's the problem.
Last night my mom told my dad Arlo
said there's a voice in his head.
He told 'em there's something coming.
Something that's gonna kill us.
Assassin-kill-murder. Assassin-kill!
- Where are you going?
- We should go with him.
You have to listen to Harbinger.
Harbinger is real, Meryl.
And he's telling the truth.
We need to go right now.
- [MERYL] What is this?
- [ARLO] Toxin.
Bad poison.
So what are we gonna do with it?
We drink it.
[JAMES] Anybody here?
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
[JAMES] Somebody down there?
[SHRILL, EERIE MUSIC]
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
[SIGHS]
Okay. Can you grab this?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
So, everybody takes a sip of this
and then we walk over
the line? Easy-peasy?
Easy-peasy.
But it's poison.
Yes, it is poison.
So, if we drink too much,
like all these animals
Dead.
Drink too little?
Walk over the line, and then dead.
Don't drink it at all,
Assassin shows up and
Dead.
Dead, dead, and
dead.
Hey. Let's go.
Come on.
[SOFT MUSIC]
[VALERIA] So you're telling us
that everything that has happened,
the electricity, the
phones, the engines
And what about the line and what happens
when someone tries to walk over it?
The effect the line has, the odd
and aggressive behavior of animals,
and as I said, some people
too, yeah all of it.
It's terrifying and tragic,
but not beyond explanation.
Well, what is the explanation?
We'll get to that, I promise,
but first and foremost,
I am here to get you all
out of this, okay? Safely.
- Obviously, that's good to hear.
- But this is insanity.
One thing at a time, please.
Of Of course.
Now, you said there are nine.
You two, the two men who
went to the neighbors'.
[VALERIA] Right, James and Ruben.
[MAN] One man in the clinic,
injured, a woman with him.
- [VALERIA] Donald and Maggie.
- [ELLEN] Maggie's a veterinarian.
[MAN] Medical professional,
that's good to know.
And the three children. No one else?
Uh, there was the guy with
the mask holding the signs.
I know all about him. But
no unannounced visitors?
- No one hurt, acting strange, confused?
- [ELLEN] No, no. Nobody.
Oh, uh
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
You must be Maggie.
This is Lieutenant Olsen.
We're trapped, but we have a way out.
The way out could kill us,
but not if we're careful.
- What are you doing?
- Your grandma told me
that when things are screwed up
She says whatever's going
wrong and then says "but"?
There's a bad guy coming,
but he's not here yet.
Hit my forehead. It was bloody
and it hurt a lot, but
the girl I've been in love
with since the second grade
took care of it and made me feel better.
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
[ARLO] We need to go home.
Yeah, okay.
[SIGHS]
What was she even doing up there?
[SIGHS] I don't know.
Unfortunately, I do.
This is why I was asking
about unannounced visitors.
What do you mean?
A big part of my job was to locate
and isolate Carmen Navarro.
- Oh, God. Why?
- Why? What What happened?
As I understand it,
she had become erratic,
confused,
left the Navarro property on foot,
missing since yesterday.
And what was wrong with her?
[VALERIA] Was she sick?
Yes, but it's more than that.
What happened to Carmen
has something to do
with that blue line, doesn't it?
It's all connected, yeah.
Now, as far as you know, are
you the only one who saw Carmen?
I mean, Donald was talking about her.
He was in the woods last night.
- Donald's the one in the clinic?
- Yeah.
Do you know if Carmen was
dead when Donald saw her?
I mean, he didn't know it was Carmen.
He He said "body."
"The body." So yeah, he
thought Carmen was dead.
Well, that's, um, actually good.
[SCOFFS] Is it?
If someone had come into contact
with Carmen when she was still alive,
well, we'd have a real problem.
- [SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
- Oh.
Uh, what does that
mean, "a real problem"?
[ELLEN GASPS] Maggie.
Arlo was in the woods last night
before Donald.
[VALERIA] And, um
I mean, he's definitely been acting
Well, he hit his head.
I mean, he has a concussion.
Arlo is
My son.
You know where Arlo is right now?
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
I think the kids are upstairs.
- Take me to them?
- They're actually in the barn.
- Oh they are?
- Yeah.
Arlo was feeling a lot better
and he wanted to go
and, uh, feed the goats.
I thought, you know, it's
a really good distraction
given everything that's happened
so I can take you over there.
Good.
Here.
- [VALERIA] What is she doing?
- [ELLEN] I don't know.
What did the man write on the
sign? "Don't trust anyone."
[NICHOLAS SIGHS]
Why did you say that?
Why did I say what?
You know what I'm talking about.
Yeah, I do.
So?
[SIGHS]
Because it's true.
And with everything
that's going on right now,
if I didn't tell you
Look.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
Arlo!
Harbinger!
I wanna talk to my brother.
Let me talk to Arlo now.
Enough is enough.
[CHUCKLES]
You sound just like Mom.
Good.
Then you know I'm not kidding around.
I want answers, okay? Real answers.
Nicholas asked you where
Harbinger came from,
and you pointed to the sky.
That's right.
So you're saying what? Outer space?
That's where Harbinger's from?
Yeah.
And and Assassin's the one
who made that horrible line
in order to trap Harbinger?
Yeah.
Why does Assassin
want to stop Harbinger?
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
Harbinger's here
Harbinger's on a secret mission.
What does that mean, secret mission?
[VEHICLE IN DISTANCE APPROACHING]
It's a car.
Okay, let's go.
- [FARM ANIMALS SQUEALING]
- So, what are you?
What am I?
You're a-a police officer?
A lieutenant, yes.
With the Birmingham Police.
Alabama?
We're nowhere near Birmingham.
I'm part of a task force made
up of police, army, marines.
We're from all over
and we travel all over.
So, where is everybody else?
[OLSEN] We work alone.
Until a situation becomes untenable.
Oh, and this isn't untenable?
[SIGHS] I get it, uh, but no, it's not.
Not yet.
You wanna tell me what's
really going on here?
- What do you want to know?
- Everything.
The line. What the hell is it?
The line itself, it's nothing.
It's, uh, just a line.
The man who painted it is
trying to help, I guess,
but he doesn't have all the information.
And he's unstable, so he's
doing more harm than good.
- That's not what I meant.
- I know what you meant.
The way things have
been explained to me is
it's a very strong,
concentrated kind of vibration,
and when complex organisms
come into contact with it,
well, you know what happens.
And what causes it?
Short answer is, we don't know.
We do know that it can
disrupt signals and currents.
It adversely affects animals
and sometimes humans.
So, was there some
kind of a confrontation?
With Carmen?
Yeah.
Something pretty
horrible happened to her.
Obviously there was a very
serious altercation after she left,
but before? No.
And it wasn't with you, right?
I arrived after Carmen went missing.
And not with anyone
from your task force?
[TENSE MUSIC]
I told you, I work alone.
Right, but what happened with Carmen,
you said it was connected.
You think it might be part
of what's happening with Arlo?
Well, it could be your son just
has a concussion, like you said,
but there have been
instances of whatever this is
moving from person to person.
Uh, they could be up in
the hayloft, so, you know,
we should
[TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES]
Your son's not up here.
No, he's not.
Carmen's wrists had marks on them,
like she'd been restrained.
What you said about what happened
to her, it's not true, is it?
[TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES]
Not all of it.
No.
So, is it that you're
not telling us everything,
or is it that you're just lying?
You're smart.
It won't help.
What do you mean? Why not?
Because there is no one else coming.
And there is no way out.
The only way for any
of you to survive this
is if you take me to your son.
[MUSIC INTENSIFYING]
No.
No, I'm not gonna do that.
Sure you will.
[IMPACT THUD]
[MAGGIE] He's not who he says he is.
And all of this, whatever it's
for, it's not fucking good.
Okay, but if he is police
Carmen had marks on her
wrists, like she'd been tied up.
He has zip ties on his belt.
What does that prove?
Nothing, if it's just about that,
but this guy's been lying
ever since he got here.
[VALERIA SCOFFS]
- What?
- He
He doesn't look like a liar to me.
Oh, well, that's the thing about liars,
isn't it, Valeria?
They look just like everybody else.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Okay, well
If he's not here to do good,
then who the hell is he?
I don't know, someone dangerous.
What do we do now?
I have no idea.
[SOLEMN MUSIC]
You know.
About James and me.
Do I?
It's over.
It's fine if you hate me.
I don't hate you.
[WITH EMOTION] You don't?
What good is that gonna do?
I feel angry, sad.
Betrayed.
I don't hate you, I feel bad for you.
Why is that?
I thought it was because you aren't
the good person that I thought you were.
But then I realized, I feel bad for you
because you aren't the good
person that you thought you were.
And that's gotta hurt.
Knowing that.
[QUIETLY] Yeah
James was right.
Oh, yeah?
About what?
How cold you can be.
[INHALES SHARPLY, GROANS]
[GRUNTS]
Who the hell are you?
[LABORED BREATHING]
[SIGHS]
It really doesn't matter.
It absolutely matters.
Just bring your son to me.
We're running out of time.
I'm not gonna do that.
- You need to bring me Arlo
- Stop!
before it's too late.
- Just
- I'm not gonna say it again!
We We can't just keep hitting him.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
[MAGGIE EXHALES]
If Ellen comes back,
just don't let the kids up here.
Hey where are you going?
[SNIFFLES]
God
[SNIFFLES]
She's got it all wrong.
No, I don't think she does.
Well, then you've got it all wrong too.
Well, I think I'm
okay with that for now.
[LONG EXHALE]
- [SNIFFS]
- [OLSEN HUMMING]
I wanna go ♪
I wanna tell everyone I know ♪
Living in a home in
the heart of the country ♪
Heart of the country ♪
What the hell is that about, right?
It is not the time or the place.
I want a horse, I want a sheep ♪
I wanna get me a good night's sleep ♪
Living in a home in
the heart of the country ♪
It's fucking ridiculous.
I can't get it out of my head.
It's an earworm.
A what?
[SNIFFS] An earworm.
It's when you can't get
a song out of your head.
An earworm?
I like that.
[LABORED BREATH]
[SOFT, OMINOUS MUSIC]
I can't help you like this.
[LABORED BREATHING]
And I get it, I do. This is all scary.
And confusing.
And Maggie's right to
be worried about her son.
But if you don't cut me loose right now,
things are gonna get
I, uh,
I saw Maggie on the way to the clinic.
- So
- She'll be back. The kids?
They're not in the
house, I can't find them.
Maybe they heard us and got scared.
W-Went to hide in the woods?
- [EXHALES]
- You wanna go?
You go.
We have to watch him.
Okay
Yell, if
I will.
I will.
[TENSE MUSIC]
- [MAGGIE GROANS] Shit.
- [METAL CLANKS]
Oh, shit
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[DEEP EXHALE]
[SOBS QUIETLY]
[DONALD] Whoa. Hey, hey, hey.
You're up.
Yeah, I don't wanna miss the fun.
Anybody find a way out of this mess?
[GASPS FOR BREATH]
Oh, it's, uh [PANTING] It's, uh
There's just somebody
He's, um
[GROANS] Sorry
[DONALD] Take Take it easy.
Oh
- [GROANS]
- Hey.
It's just, um
I thought he was, um
[PANTING]
It's Arlo and the kids and
Just tell me what's going on.
We need to
[PANTING] I'm sorry.
- I'm sorry
- Oh, it's okay. It's okay.
You don't have to. You
don't have to. It's okay.
It feels like everything
all at once, yeah?
Yeah, C-Claire had 'em too.
- Claire had 'em too.
- [SOBBING]
- It feels uncontrollable
- Uh-huh.
But it's not.
You got this.
- [LABORED BREATHS]
- You got this.
[GENTLE MUSIC]
Just breathe.
Just breathe.
Breathe.
[EXHALES, BREATHS CALMING]
Arlo, come on. Hurry up. Come on.
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
Stop.
[MARKER SCRATCHING ON WHITEBOARD]
- No.
- What?
[OMINOUS MUSIC CONTINUES]
No!
Yeah.
No.
Hey, don't. That That line
[INTENSE MUSIC]
- [NICHOLAS] Let go!
- [MERYL] Stop! Stop! Stop!
- No!
- [ARLO] No!
- [BREATHING HEAVILY]
- [MAN GROANS]
[LABORED BREATHING]
[MUSIC FADING]
[GROANING]
Shit Shit No.
What What do we do?
We help him.
It's okay, it's okay. Here.
- [MAN GRUNTS]
- Here, let me help you.
[GASPING]
[MAN] Oh, man.
Nicholas, give me that.
[MAN GROANS]
All right, this is gonna hurt.
[ANGUISHED GROAN, COUGHING]
[COUGHS]
[LABORED BREATHING, COUGHING]
I I'm sorry. I'm really
- [GRUNTS]
- He's He's Assassin, right?
[MAN GROANS]
I know you.
[SHRILL, EERIE MUSIC]
You
You're
It's you.
Yes.
You were that woman.
Now I am here.
Now I am Arlo.
And you are McNab.
[GROANS]
I am.
I was trying to help you.
Almost got you to the car.
We were almost safe.
But then you ran.
I lost you.
But God damn it, I found you again.
Yes.
Yes, you did.
What's wrong with your hands?
Nothing, they just shake.
Hmm.
I think you're worried
Maggie might have lost it.
I think I'm worried we
all might have lost it.
- [DARK, OMINOUS MUSIC]
- [SNIFFS, GRUNTS]
[OLSEN GROANS] Could you
Could you just come get this blood off?
[CLEARS THROAT] It's getting in my eye.
[SNIFFS] It burns.
[SCOFFS]
Please. What am I gonna do?
I can barely move.
Not even barely.
Don't do anything.
I won't.
[PIERCING, OMINOUS MUSIC]
What are you
[GUTTURAL HISSING]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
[SIGHS]
That's better.
[GRUNTS] Where's McNab?
Where's Travis? What happened to Travis?
He's
[GASPS]
Who
Who are you?
What's happening?
Fuck.
[HORSE NEIGHS NEARBY]
[MUSIC FADING]
I'm gonna move, I'm gonna go ♪
I'm gonna tell everybody I know ♪
Livin' in a home in
the heart of the country ♪
Heart of the country
where the country ♪
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
[SIGHS]
[EXHALES]
[SIGHS]
There we go.
[OMINOUS MUSIC CONTINUES]
[HORSE NICKERING]
[DOGS BARKING]
[DRAMATIC, OTHERWORLDLY MUSIC]
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[MAN COUGHING]
[MAN CLEARING THROAT]
[COUGHS]
[ERRATIC BREATHING]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
[MAN COUGHING]
- [STRIKING MATCH]
- [COUGHING CONTINUES]
[STRIKING MATCH]
[GRUNTING, PANTING]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[COUGHING]
[COUGHS]
[SIGHS]
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
A conundrum.
That's what this is.
'Cause I don't know if
you're here to help me
or finish the job, you know?
What ?
Basically, I'm gonna need you
to give me one really good reason
why I shouldn't finish this cigarette
and shoot you in the fuckin' head.
[PAUL MCCARTNEY'S "HEART OF THE COUNTRY"
PLAYING] I look high, I look low ♪
I'm looking everywhere I go ♪
Looking for a home in
the heart of the country ♪
I'm gon' move, I'm gon' go ♪
I'm gonna tell everyone I know ♪
Looking for a home in
the heart of the country ♪
Heart of the country ♪
Where the holy people grow ♪
Heart of the country ♪
Smell the grass in the meadow ♪
Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪
[SCATTING]
I want a horse, I want a sheep ♪
I want to get me a
good night's sleep ♪
Living in a home in
the heart of the country ♪
I'm gon' move, I'm gon' go ♪
I'm gonna tell everyone I know ♪
Living in a home in
the heart of the country ♪
Heart of the country ♪
Where the holy people grow ♪
Heart of the country ♪
Smell the grass in the meadow ♪
I'm gon' move, I'm gon' go ♪
I'm gonna tell everyone I know ♪
In the heart of the country ♪
Heart of the country ♪
Where the holy people grow ♪
[VOCALIZING]
[SONG FADES OUT]