Superstition (2017) s01e07 Episode Script

Last time on Superstition When did you get out of jail, James? That was amazing theater.
[ISAAC.]
The Dredge left this poor guy for dead.
He used him like a meat suit.
[CALVIN.]
So he could be anyone.
[ISAAC.]
He's after more than just me.
They all die.
Unless I get what I want.
Which is? - The Ring of Solomon.
- [SCREAMS.]
We got him.
[GASPS.]
Where are they keeping my brother? [PANTING.]
- This is your gangster? - Allow me to jog your memory.
[GRUNTS.]
The Al-Qaeda lieutenants your Marines captured in Helmand two days ago.
They are being held.
Where? I don't know what you're talking about.
Our tiger bench does.
And it can be more persuasive.
[SCREAMING.]
Calvin surrendered to The Dredge in order to save Garvey and me.
- Well, do you think that Calvin - Oh, no, no.
Baby, no.
If The Dredge wanted to kill him, he had ample time to do it.
Clearly he wants our son alive.
But you let him walk into it alone.
And you know I always have a plan.
And Dr.
Kim? - Dead.
- [SIGHS.]
Most likely for days.
- He was a good man.
- Yes, he was.
And now he's dead all because he was my friend.
You couldn't have saved him.
I fell for The Dredge's act like an idiot.
I spent the whole day with him and how the hell did I not know? What's your plan for bringing back our son? Calvin has a hidden tracking room.
I'm gonna follow the signal until it leads me to where The Dredge has got our boy.
I'm going too.
So Garvey can lose both her parents? I guess we better not fail.
Oh, God.
[MAN.]
Are you ready to cooperate now? Huh? My brothers.
Where are they? [CALVIN.]
I told you.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Wouldn't tell you if I did.
You will tell us.
We can run a tube up your nose, to feed you.
The same way your government does to our people.
They run tubes up your nose to feed you? [SCOFFS.]
Great, 'cause I'm starving.
[LAUGHS.]
[GRUNTS.]
[MAN.]
The American cowboy.
How does it feel to have your precious freedom taken? Hmm? No slice.
This ain't my first time as a POW.
This isn't my first time.
So why is everything the same? This shitty cave.
These men.
Those beards, your clothes.
Even that scar on your face.
Only you're asking me about [STRUGGLES.]
something else.
[GRUNTS.]
[CALVIN GRUNTS.]
What happened? Why did it collapse? His mind is stronger than I thought.
- Interesting.
- Maybe we should wake him up.
Torture him in the here and now.
He'd endure it until death.
Should have kept his family.
Of course, I trust my master's vast wisdom.
We'll mix his past and present in order to create an emotionally toxic state.
He will soon beg to pull our infernal brethren out of the Ring of Solomon.
If my master can read his mind then why doesn't he just I can only read his regrets and fears.
That's plenty.
Because fears betray all.
Ah Years ago he failed to retrieve a valuable Afghan informant and his daughter.
Today he will bring them home.
And when he does, his emotion for delivering them will trigger the ring.
Isaac will be on his trail.
- Get the others into position.
- Okay.
[SIREN WAILING.]
All right, looks like he's at the old warehouse.
Woodward Road.
Make a left up here.
We all knew the Dredge was a body hopper.
I should have realized it was him.
May, this thing has been deceiving people for over 1,000 years.
I don't do this hocus-pocus stuff the way you guys do.
All I've got are my instincts.
Is this is where I'm supposed to tell you that you're a good cop? Hmm? No one can define you, but you.
Not me, not other people and definitely not that thing out there unless you let it.
But with what happened to Eddie? I just I just want Calvin to be okay, that's all.
I understand.
All he's got to do is hold on until the cavalry arrives and we are coming fast.
And there is more of us than you think.
Mmm-hmm.
[SIREN WAILING.]
He just got back.
You know, I Garvey deserves a chance to get to know him Here's some rune bullets.
You're gonna need them.
Super cop.
Thanks.
You will free our brothers and sisters.
Your kind will not be able to destroy this planet any longer.
We'll take our rightful place on this plane.
Hey, Gunny, Gunnery Sergeant.
Move.
Let's go.
Let's go.
Sergeant, we're about five klicks out.
Corporal Winters, what are we doing here? You getting all existential on us, Gunny? The Dey Chopan Outpost is just over that ridge.
[EXPLOSION.]
Oh, uh Yeah, I'm still foggy.
I had this crazy dream.
Blond, brunette, dreads? Hell.
Just being cooperative would be plenty sexy for me.
I can't get arrested.
No, no, no.
You can get arrested.
- It happened last week.
- Oh, no.
Drunk tank don't count.
[LAUGHS.]
All right, you devil rats.
I'm just a little hazy, uh, so, what's the mission? The mission to locate and extract a missing informant.
Professor Baktar and his daughter, sir.
Doctor Baktar, he saved my ass.
I was supposed to look after him and his daughter, Geeta.
Good kid.
She's charging her way through medical school.
Yeah, but most of their assigned security team got taken out.
The last transmission communicated was that their coms and weapons were destroyed in the fire fight.
Now they are held up somewhere.
Which won't last long.
You know what Taliban does to informants? We gotta make sure we get to 'em before they do.
Exactly.
That's why we got to get to 'em before they do, sir.
Cake? We got to have some cake first, Gunny.
[DISTANT EXPLOSION.]
[BANGING.]
- Everybody good? - Good.
Okay.
[FIRING.]
[MAN 2.]
Cease fire.
[PANTING.]
[PLAYING PIANO.]
Clear.
Let's rally up.
[SIREN WAILING.]
[MAN TALKING INDISTINCTLY OVER INTERCOM.]
What the hell is that? Call it Shiva.
After the Hindu god Shiva the Destroyer.
- Take us to Calvin.
- [LAUGHS.]
Do you really think our master is foolish enough not to isolate your pathetic tracking spell? Right, brother.
He removed it immediately and separated to get you two here.
So all you'll find is a deep hole to dump your bodies in.
Ready to die? [GRUNTS.]
[PANTING.]
That was for Eddie.
[GRUNTING.]
[SCREAMS.]
May! May, back away from him, darling.
I got plans for this one.
That's it.
We got something special for this one.
Where's the girl? Where's Geeta? First time in the Dey Chopan Outpost? Pretty rural town.
Kinda like Afghanistan's Kankakee.
Caravan was ambushed as it passed through this town.
Our top security detail's last message came from the southwest quadrant before the coms went dead.
Let's make our way there.
You expect me to betray my master, you are sorely mistaken.
Logum.
You know what these are, Logum? Huh? What I recognize is that I surrendered.
Don't humans have rules regarding that? [SCOFFS.]
Yeah.
For other humans.
These are Sumerian stones.
Raided from the royal temples of Ur.
They belonged to the kings of Kush.
So I have a feeling you know what they are.
I put them right in here.
Just plain old water.
[SPRAYING.]
I can rip the hide off of your body.
And yet I didn't.
Aren't you curious as to why I surrendered? Logum, where's my son? I don't know.
[WATER SPLASHING.]
[SCREAMS.]
God! [SCREAMING.]
Oh, my God, you are killing him.
No.
No, he wishes.
You see, Sumerian stones, May, they keep you alive so you can endure unbearable pain, but only if you lie.
Listen, just tell us what we need to know, please.
- We just want to be free.
- Free from what? Everything used to live in one, what you would call universe.
And then the great purge happened.
Purge? What are you talking about? Where is my son? I don't know.
[SCREAMING.]
The master would not tell us what he did with your little whelp.
You look like you are enjoying this.
- No.
- Yes, you are.
It's just like life, May, when you're born into this life, a certain amount of pain is inevitable.
But suffering is optional.
He's taken the option to suffer by lying.
Terrorists have the same dissociation.
This is not right, it's not working.
He surrendered, Isaac.
Weren't you the one ready to blow his head off a moment ago? To honor your Dr.
Kim? You look really fantastic in front of Isaac.
Shut up! Shit.
What does your master want? To watch you and your family die.
Slowly.
May, you see that? Huh? No burn, May.
You know why? Because he told the truth.
Yes! This infernal is learning to tell the truth.
Very good.
Okay.
Second question.
Here we go.
Now, I wanna know, why are you here? Why are you in La Rochelle? Why now? What's going on? The Master told us to come and infiltrate your little ground breaking ceremony for your new building.
That's the Founder's Day festival.
We're supposed to go in there and wreak all kinds of havoc to keep you and your shitty little brood busy.
So that no one has time to find you and Calvin.
The whole town is going to be at that ground breaking, if If this thing is telling the truth, a lot of people are going to die.
These are celestial light bombs.
They are like hand grenades.
You lob 'em.
But they blind infernals.
Keep your head down 'cause they will stun the shit out of you too.
Here you go.
I got this.
Keep your eyes out for the enemy, devil dogs.
Bang.
Oh, shit, Calvin, what's up, bro? Look, remember when you taught me how to play poker and all that? Well, I've been kicking ass like cream down here.
- Arlo, who are these people? - This is fam, you know.
This is Octavia, your half sister.
Technically half sister, but why go half when you got whole love, right? Yeah, I recognize the name.
Yeah, and, uh This is Ezekiel.
Don't get him going 'cause he'll talk your ear off.
No offense.
Muhammad.
As-Salaam, yeah, yeah.
Come on, man, stay a while.
You know, sit down.
We'll deal you in, come on.
- Come on.
- No.
[EXCLAIMS.]
He'll be back.
No, Arlo, I won't.
[SOLDIER.]
Clear.
- House is completely empty.
- All right.
Let's move out.
[DISTANT EXPLOSION.]
As we go house to house, stay frosty.
We're going to lose daylight soon.
We need to find them before that.
Play the last transmission again, maybe we can narrow the search.
[SOLDIER OVER RECORDER.]
We need help.
We are heading to the house in southwest quadrant.
Tan in color.
I can see the market.
All these houses are tan.
Yeah.
But not all of them face the market.
So, the ambush drove him south.
We are looking for houses in the southeast corner of the market that face north.
- There.
- Let's go.
[GUNSHOT.]
Dallas, Dallas! [GROANS.]
Stay down.
Plan! Don't stop firing.
[WHISPERING.]
[GUNSHOTS.]
[TANGO MUSIC PLAYING.]
[DISTANT FIRING.]
[ISAAC AND MAY LAUGHING.]
[SCREAMS.]
I'm hit.
[GUNSHOTS CONTINUE.]
- Memphis! - Hold on! May! We gotta get out of here.
Come on, let's go.
Gotta go, man, go.
[TILLY.]
So, when I autopsied The Dredge's last host, I realized that infernals don't turn up warm on infrared like humans do.
It's like they are black holes that suck the light out of people - Shh! - around them.
So, wait, you can see who they are with an infrared camera.
Yes.
In fact, we can figure out what infernals have already infiltrated the festival.
- Genius.
Come with me.
- Yeah.
Do me a favor.
Aim the camera right there.
Okay.
No.
Hey, it's It's all of them.
The ribbon cutting ceremony is this evening.
We've got to stop it.
We Oh, no, no, I'll be in the car.
- [BICKLEY.]
Where is she? - I believe she just - Where is the Chief? - She just stepped outside for a second.
So you're telling me that [MAY.]
Garvey, get Grandma and Tilly and get out of town.
Do it now.
Baby girl, we're gonna be fine.
Your father and I are fine, I just really So why don't you tell me why I was called here on the busiest day of the year.
- I wish I could be more help - Deputy, thank you so much.
Mayor Bickley, I am sorry, but we do have to cancel Founder's Day.
It is an emergency.
What the hell kind of emergency could justify canceling it? Sir, the people of La Rochelle are in danger.
Danger? - Yes.
- From what? The situation is ongoing.
I cannot reveal the details to you.
You're just going to have to trust me.
No, no, no, that's not good enough.
Chief Westbrook, I was elected on the promise of getting a new auditorium built.
Today is Founder's Day festival, and I've got big developers coming to town to see if La Rochelle is a town on the rise.
And now, I don't know what's going on, but does it involve you and the Hastings? Sir.
Unfounded rumors have been flying around about the Hastings for years.
- This is a genuine threat that - [CHUCKLES.]
You know what? Half the town thinks the Hastings are part of some vampire-voodoo death cult.
And I think you've been drinking some of the Kool-Aid.
Now here's what I know.
I just called you out on colluding with them.
And you didn't deny it.
Sir, with all due respect, my job is to protect the public and the city Remember who you work for, Chief Westbrook.
Festival starts in an hour.
Do anything to stop that And you can kiss your ass and your job goodbye.
[CHUCKLES.]
Hey, hope to see y'all tonight at the festival.
Will I? All right.
[GUNFIRE.]
[GRUNTS.]
Hey.
There's nothing we could have done.
We never saw them coming.
So our mission is FUBAR.
We're just gonna sit tight and radio for backup.
Do you wanna stop looking for Dr.
Baktar and his daughter, sir? We already lost half our fire team back there, We do not have what it takes to complete this mission.
We need to call it in.
You can't! Not yet.
But he will.
Because that's what he does.
No, Ma.
He gave up on Arlo.
He gave up on Dr.
Baktar and Geeta.
Arlo was named after my father.
He was killed while breaking up a fight when I was a little girl.
I thought I'd have another Arlo.
[TEARILY.]
But I outlived him, too.
Arlo took after me.
Loved art.
Was a wonderful painter.
Hated fighting infernals.
Until he saw his big brother, Calvin, doing it.
Now Calvin's an artist, too.
Except killing is his canvas.
Instead of warning his baby brother away He welcomed him with open arms.
They say expansive vision defines the artist.
And even as a child, Arlo saw the dust of this planet.
The dust of who we are.
His paintings must be with him.
[DOOR SHUTS.]
[FIRE CRACKLING.]
- [BEA SCREAMING.]
- Ma! Ma! Ma! - [SCREAMING.]
- Ma! Ma, no! Ma! Ma! Ma! Ma! No! [MARINE DREDGE.]
You were gonna discontinue our mission and call it in? Gunny! No! No.
No, disregard that previous order.
We're gonna complete this mission.
We're saving Dr.
Baktar and Geeta.
Their security detail's out of ammo.
If the insurgents find us, we can hold our own, but they find the professor and Geeta first They're dead! [CALVIN.]
Not dead.
Worse.
[GRUNTS.]
The Taliban.
They'll take 'em alive and keep 'em as examples for anyone that would work with us.
They'll play God with them for days and months.
Trust me, I know.
Of course, Gunnery Sergeant.
We're gonna do whatever it takes to save 'em.
- Who else, Gunnery Sergeant.
- Ah! I just got word of a major gas leak at Fervino's chemical plant.
That's just a klick away from the Founder's Day festival tent.
Oh, my gosh, you're right.
You are so right.
We We're gonna have to evacuate.
We have to evacuate citizens within a two-mile perimeter.
We'll have to shut down the whole festival.
I was really looking forward to seeing that big tent.
Yeah, me, too.
They mayor's gonna be so pissed.
What do I tell his office if they call? You know what? You tell him, on my authority, that canceling today's events gives experts time to decide if there is a need to declare a state of emergency.
Good catch, Patla.
Good catch.
[CHUCKLES.]
Phew.
[ISAAC.]
Now Do you see this crystal? Huh? This crystal has eight centuries of knowledge about the Ring of Solomon.
This is what your master wants.
You take this crystal And in return, what I want, is my son, Calvin, returned unharmed.
Alive.
You can save your tricks.
No tricks.
I don't care what he does with it.
I want my son.
[SPITS.]
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
[LOGUM YELLS.]
[GROANING IN PAIN.]
[LOGUM YELLS.]
[GRUNTING.]
[GRUNTS.]
[PANTS.]
Thanks for the gift, Hastings.
Your family's gonna be along really soon.
[COUGHS.]
[GRUNTS.]
[CHUCKLES.]
[PANTING.]
[GRUNTS.]
Hey! Jeez! - [SIGHS.]
Mayor Bickley.
- Gas leak, huh? That gun helping you breathe all this perfectly breathable air? Sir, I need to get you out of here right now.
Oh, right now.
Great.
Our citizens are coming, and I get to tell 'em that Founder's Day is Canceled.
Interesting.
Sir, those are not citizens.
Close your eyes.
[GROANING.]
[GROANING.]
Clear! What the hell were those things? Those were exactly what the Hastings have been protecting this town from.
But that's impossible! It's very possible and there are a lot more.
Listen, you have a choice.
You can fire me right now, or you can get off my ass and let me do my damn job.
Thank you! This way, sir.
Keep up.
[GUNFIRE.]
We're still about four blocks out.
The insurgents could be anywhere.
We'll just sneak in undetected to get the house the security detail's hiding Baktar and his daughter in.
[EXPLOSIONS AND GUNFIRE.]
How's that leg? [CHUCKLES.]
It hurts.
All right.
All the houses in this village have low, flat roofs.
Close proximity.
Rooftop to rooftop? We stay low and fast, we can move from house to house without the enemy clocking us.
Good plan, Gunny.
Yeah, I have 'em on occasion.
You said Baktar saved you.
Considering our team losses, I get why you almost called it in.
Can't imagine.
Yeah.
No one should have to.
[SIGHS.]
You go from Wondering if you'll ever see your family again to hoping they'll just let you die.
Dr.
Baktar He put his ass on the line.
He got me out.
His daughter, Geeta? She nursed me back to health.
We're getting them out of there.
- We're getting them back to the States.
- Mmm.
Let's go.
Come on, move, move, move.
- How many of them are there? - Sir! Please.
I can see why Dr.
Kim was so taken with you.
That's why he made the perfect host for my master.
You? You killed him? With a smile on his face and a half-chub.
You know, he wasn't a bad kisser when motivated.
You won't be so lucky.
Bring that shit, bitch.
[CHUCKLES.]
Westbrook! [GRUNTS.]
[YELLS.]
[BOTH GRUNT.]
Time to join the doctor.
[GUNSHOT.]
I'm out! Think fast! Oh, hell No.
[GUNSHOTS.]
[MAY.]
Where is she? The woman? Threw her over there, I think.
Hard to keep track.
Ahh! - Really? - Yeah.
Thank you for saving my life and everything, but it still doesn't change the fact that you put a lot of my guys in the hospital.
You're under arrest for murder, public endangerment, assault on several police officers and escaping police custody.
You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say You're very attractive.
can and will be used against you in the court of law.
- You have the right to an attorney - I know why Calvin picked you.
- if you choose to - Now, see, you could drop the charges, on account that they weren't human.
You know? I have a duty to the public.
[CHUCKLES.]
There's no public here.
All I see is a bunch of dead infernals.
And one living police chief.
Thank you.
Pointing my own gun at me? Less than thoughtful.
Why are you here? How did you even know I needed help? Isaac sent a message.
He said to hurry back to town for some infernal action.
Tracked 'em here.
Did not disappoint.
So Are we square? I don't have the ability to just drop your charges.
Okay? The only thing I can suggest is that you not show that mug around town until the next infernal apocalypse.
Until the next party, Chief.
[IN SPANISH.]
See you soon! Master Back so soon, Logum? Yeah.
And I brought a gift.
What is that? It's a crystal.
Contains all of Isaac's knowledge about the ring.
Eight centuries of it.
Tried to trade it to me in exchange for him, but I just murdered his stupid ass and took it instead.
You were told to take him captive, not kill him.
Yeah, but now he's not even around to interfere anymore.
Isn't it better this way? It's better this way! You led him right to us! You idiot! Looks like we'll have to speed this up, Calvin.
Daddy will be here any moment now.
[GUNFIRE.]
- Ready? - Mmm.
- [GRUNTING.]
- Hey! - Hey.
- Whoa.
Whoa.
[PANTING.]
Oh, shit.
Am I glad to see you guys.
I know you took some losses, Marine.
Sorry we made you wait so long.
Are you okay? - Yeah.
- Where's Dr.
Baktar? Right there.
- Calvin! - [CALVIN CHUCKLING.]
[DR.
BAKTAR.]
Calvin.
[GEETA.]
We're so glad you made it! How you guys holding up? We're a little ripe from lack of running water.
We thank you for being a man of your word.
We never doubted that you'd come.
We are fine.
As you say, no worse wear.
No worse for wear, Papa.
[CHUCKLING.]
We're getting you out of here.
[GUNFIRE.]
Shit! They must have seen us come into the house! [GEETA SCREAMS.]
Drop your guns.
We are all around outside.
You will never make it out alive.
Right.
He's shittin' his pants as he speaks.
He's alone.
Trying to bluff his way out.
Calvin? Take him out so we can get the professor and Geeta out.
[DR.
BAKTAR WHISPERING.]
It must be done.
It must be done.
It must be done.
It must be done.
[GUNSHOT.]
[GEETA WHIMPERS.]
Papa! Oorah! - [GEETA WHIMPERS.]
- [DR.
BAKTAR.]
Oh! [GUNFIRE CONTINUES OUTSIDE.]
No Something's not right.
[CHUCKLES.]
Of course it is! It's time to call the choppers, master Guns! Let's get the professor and his daughter out of here! I want to.
[MARINE DREDGE.]
Call for air support, Gunny.
I can't.
We didn't save 'em.
'Cause I made the wrong call.
[PANTING.]
[MUFFLED GUNFIRE.]
If I hadn't waited for backup, then We could have got to 'em in time.
But now you can save us.
Ease our pain.
And your own.
You know the right call, buddy.
Please, Calvin.
Get me and my papa out of here! Maybe the concussion from last month's mortar attack is causing your mind to play tricks.
Hey, I wish this was some amazing theater, but This shit's real, Gunny.
[ECHOING.]
That was amazing theater.
There's your amazing theater Dredge.
[LOUD RUMBLING.]
[GRUNTS.]
[YELLS.]
Argh! [CALVIN.]
Stay out of my head! Geeta.
Dr.
Baktar.
Arlo.
Your days of making puppets of the dead are over.
I completely manipulated your instinct to surge into the ring.
So close to freeing my infernal brethren from your abominable prison! Sounds like time for you to join 'em.
[BOTH YELL.]
[BOTH GRUNTING.]
This ain't goodbye! [GRUNTING.]
Argh! [GRUNTS.]
[GROANING.]
Hey! Pop.
How'd you know it was the Dredge? He's got an amazing love of theater.
[ISAAC CHUCKLES.]
[CALVIN GROANING.]
[ISAAC.]
Yeah.
That's my boy.
I hear what you're saying.
Listen, we're gonna go ahead and reschedule Founder's Day.
You let everybody know, - and I want that barbecue - Mayor! Nobody does barbecue like you.
- Sir, may I have a word? - Come on.
I just wanted to apologize about Founder's Day, sir.
Ah, well, at least, thanks to you, no one was hurt by these demonic things or whatever.
- They're called infernals.
- Ah.
Yeah, I know, it's a lot to take in.
When I first found out about it, I couldn't sleep a wink.
Ah.
And now? One wink, sir.
I did pick up a few things along the way, thanks to the Hastings, though.
I guess I'm in their debt.
And yours.
- Sir, I wanna - Hold on.
Come on.
There you go.
Say hi to your mom and them.
Sir I feel like it's probably best that the residents not know what really goes bump in the night.
[SIGHS.]
You know, I've been trying to think of what to tell my crew.
Gas leak doesn't seem to cover all the bases.
Teenagers on bath salts.
It's been my go-to.
[CHUCKLES.]
Well, my eyes have been opened.
Not sure there's much I can do, but if there is, you just let me know.
Just glad we're on the same side, sir.