Siren (2018) s02e03 Episode Script

1 Previously on "Siren" That oil company, they're mapping a thousand square miles of ocean.
That's gonna take months.
We need to feed them, clothe them.
I want my money.
[ELAINE.]
It's pretty unlikely that you are related to the Pownalls.
It's them.
He's with them.
The one who killed my dad.
Hey! Come here, you son of a bitch! You want them here, huh?! [GROANING.]
[FACILITATOR.]
Hey, Ben.
What brings you here today? [BEN.]
A complicated relationship.
What if the way I feel about you has nothing to do with the song? Be careful, Marissa.
If anything unusual comes up, you call me.
- Like what? - [CLERK GROANS.]
You'll know when it happens.
[RYN.]
She was leader.
Now she must ask Ryn for help.
[HISSES.]
[RYN.]
I am stronger than you.
[BEN.]
100 million years ago, this whole place was covered in water.
115 million years ago.
Uh, who's counting? [LAUGHS.]
Who take the water? Oh, no.
No one.
No one, uh It's this thing called plate tectonics.
It's where the Earth is What Ben's saying is your people could have lived right here a long time ago.
Hey.
Hey, hey, hey.
Careful.
It's poison ivy.
Poison.
What is this? So some plants are bad for you.
This one hurts you, okay? It's, uh It's dangerous.
[SOFT HISS.]
Hurt.
No touch.
But some are good.
In water we use plants to get better.
Yeah, like medicine.
- Yes.
- [TWIG SNAPS.]
[HISSES.]
I go.
[HISSES.]
[HORN HONKS, BRAKES SCREECH.]
Why the hell are you running out like that?! Are you crazy? I could have killed all of you! No! [HISSES.]
Shit.
- Shit.
- [ENGINE STARTS.]
[TIRES SQUEAL.]
[PLACID HIGH-PITCHED CALLS.]
In water, we hunt.
Always.
Yeah, well, it's too risky on land.
They could hurt someone.
- You could be seen.
- Ryn.
Your skin.
[HISSES.]
Can't show.
You don't want them to see that you're weak? Yes.
She will fight.
Until end.
To be leader.
We won't let anyone hurt you.
Ben and Maddie cannot fight for me.
I must go in the water soon.
What about High Point Cove? I pulled the Coastal Commission report.
Klesco is expanding its mapping grid, moving closer to shore.
It's all off limits now.
I go eat.
We have hydration lotion for the seals at the Center.
It could help with her scaling.
Yeah, that could work.
I'll be back in an hour.
Less.
Taking a trip down memory lane? You showed me that on our third date.
I remember it like it was 20 years ago.
Hm.
I think that might have been the last time I saw it, too.
Been carrying a service weapon ever since.
Haven't needed it.
Why do you need it now? You're on leave.
As long as you and Maddie are in Bristol Cove, I'm on duty.
Badge or no badge.
[DISTANT BOAT HORN BLOWING.]
[DOOR OPENS.]
Hope I didn't wake you.
Yeah.
No, that would be the, um, pounding headache.
Are you looking for something? My keys.
Um purse? Of course.
How could I forget? You know, um, nine times out of ten, a woman's keys are usually hiding in the purse.
All right, Sherlock.
Hmm, so now I'm late, and I look like an idiot.
Aw, I been there.
You'll bounce back.
Tsst! [WHISPERING.]
Don't move.
What is it? Do you see that? [SQUEAKING.]
So clowns, Lady Gaga, now rats? Any other phobias, Jerry? Wh Wh Are you crazy?! There could be a nest! Can't just leave them in the warehouse.
Unh! I'll figure out what to do.
You call your therapist.
[SIGHS.]
[KNOCK ON DOOR.]
Maddie.
No, no, no, wait.
Wait.
Officer Staub.
Ben? Everything all right? We got a call about some folks who trashed a mini-mart down the road.
Clerk said they took off in a Pownall Seafood van.
Know anyone else who drives one? It's my fault.
We had a few too many, my buddies Ben, clerk said there was women, too.
Well yeah.
It was a a thing, you know? It was a party.
Still going apparently? I've got this.
They were too drunk to drive home this morning.
Party's over, Ben.
Any more disturbances, I will be back, and your friends will need to come talk it over with me at the station.
Yes, ma'am.
Thank you.
We gotta get the hell out of here.
[ENGINE STARTS.]
[COUGHING.]
Can I get a red eye and bagel to go? - Want it toasted? - Burn it to a crisp.
Xander.
Rough night? Yeah, you should, um You should see the six other guys.
He got in a fight with one of his best friends.
Men.
You and Ben get into it at his party the other night? What party? At his family's cabin.
Then I'm guessing you don't know anything about the gas station, either.
No, no.
I haven't been out to the cabin in, uh, a long time.
Well, I hope you and Ben work things out.
Not so sure about his new friends.
- Thanks.
- Mm-hmm.
I had no idea what it was at first.
Yeah, I'm still not sure.
There was a seal birth years ago.
This must be the tank they used.
What is this? A tank.
We'll fill it with seawater.
We can't bring you to the ocean, but we can bring the ocean to you in here.
We hope.
It is safe here? It's all we got.
[HISSES.]
We stay.
Inside.
Safe here.
Back to woods.
Not inside.
The woods are dangerous.
- Poison.
- [HISSES.]
[HISSES.]
Human is leader now.
Not you.
- [HISS.]
- [GASPING HISS.]
Oh.
What the hell is going on? Survival of the fittest.
Maybe cooping them up in this shoebox isn't a great idea.
We don't have a choice.
Well, we can find somewhere with more space once I can access the trust.
Why can't you access it now? You'd have to ask your mother.
She's holding out on you? Think it's time we poke the bear? Yeah, it's time.
[BEN.]
Mom, the money's hers.
Well, this is between Helen, myself, and your father, and I find it outrageous that she talked to you.
Well, she doesn't have anything.
She has no one, so that's why she told me.
Hmm.
What is this? I did a DNA test online.
It's amazing how easy it is now.
- On Helen? - Mm-hmm.
How did you even? I took her empty coffee cup.
I'm sure she didn't miss it.
Phew.
Wow.
We needed to verify if she was a Pownall.
And think what you want, but these results reaffirm all of my doubts about that woman.
She's not a Pownall? Unfortunately, that part's true.
Okay, so so what is this? [CLEARS THROAT.]
Rick Marzdan.
Who's he? A direct relative of Helen's, according to that test, and he lives ten minutes away in Bismark.
Now, Helen has always claimed that she is the last in her lineage.
Helen has family.
Yeah.
And my guess is that they are scheming together on how to squeeze more money from our family.
There's no way Helen knows about this.
Well, I might not be able to keep her from the trust in the end, but I sure don't have to make it easy.
Okay.
She's sick.
Sick how? She's got, uh, an autoimmune condition.
She puts on a front because she doesn't want anyone to know, but she desperately needs that money to cover the medical bills.
Well, I That's a shame.
I, uh I really gotta get back to work.
Can I, uh Can I keep this? Sure, yeah.
[CELL PHONE BUZZES.]
[LINE RINGING.]
[BUZZING.]
[BEEP.]
[CAMERA CLICKING.]
- [CLICK.]
- [DOOR CLOSES.]
[ENGINE STARTING.]
She stole my trash.
[CHUCKLES.]
Elaine.
She can't control herself when it comes to her family, you know.
Irony is, this is a gift.
Yeah.
She's a regular Santa Claus.
Bismark? Less than ten miles away.
All this time.
If he opted to alert relatives, he must be looking for family.
Do you know where he works? - Dale.
- Hey.
This might be out of line, but I need your advice.
How can I help? I found Ben Pownall at his family's cabin.
He'd been partying for days with a bunch of tweakers.
And that girl, the suspect in the Donnie Price murder, the one that knows Maddie? She was there.
So what's your question? I was wondering if there's anything you haven't told me that might help me make sense of all this.
I turned in my badge, Marissa, and I turned over all the files.
I'm not saying that Maddie's involved, but she's got a bleeding heart, and maybe she's helping these people.
My daughter is not mixed up with a bunch of tweakers.
Okay, I'm supposed to give you this.
It's from state.
[PAPERS RUSTLING.]
[DALE.]
A psych evaluation? Is this a joke? Tomorrow in Seattle? - This is - Ridiculous, and I want to help you, but unless you tell me what's going on, I can't.
Okay.
[COUGHING.]
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
How long before tank is ready? The problem is filling it.
We need a much more powerful pump at the rate Ryn's degrading.
If tank is not ready, must go back in water.
Ryn, it's not safe.
Land not safe.
If I am weak, there will be fight.
Try to kill Ryn.
I'm gonna go check the hydrophone.
Maybe something's changed.
[LOUD PULSING SOUNDS.]
- [POWER WASHER WHIRRING.]
- [MUSIC PLAYING IN EARPHONES.]
Huh.
This is 110 horsepower, enough to pump the tank full in under an hour.
If we can make it work.
This is gonna take a miracle.
Yeah.
Well, lucky for us, we got duct tape.
It doesn't make sense.
A psychiatric evaluation? Shots were fired.
Brass is making everyone involved see a shrink.
You got shot in '08, and we didn't have to go through anything like this.
It's a different time, honey.
Well, if that's what it takes to get past all the nonsense, then I'm not driving to Seattle to stare at inkblots and justify myself.
I'm needed here.
To do what? To protect you and Maddie, I told you.
Is Maddie in some kind of trouble? No.
Where are you going? I will be right back.
Don't worry.
Dale, talk to me.
Please tell me what's going on.
I want to help.
I just need a day to sort through some things.
Everything will be fine, I promise.
[SAWING.]
[BLOWS.]
[SIGHS.]
What do you think? Looks like a hardware store threw up.
A little optimism, please.
[COUGHING.]
[CELL PHONE RINGING.]
[STOPS RINGER.]
It's your mom again? Yeah.
[CELL PHONE RINGING.]
Maggie, maybe it's something important.
Mom, is everything okay? Your dad, he just took off.
He wouldn't say where he was going, and he took his gun.
Dad takes his gun to the dry cleaners.
No, Maddie.
His deputy, Marissa, came by the house.
She told him he had to go to Seattle for a psychiatric evaluation.
Okay? [SUSAN.]
I'm worried about him.
I'm sure Dad's fine.
He always is.
You can tell me if he's not okay or if you're not.
I'm your mom.
If I'm not? What does that I know you both have been keeping stuff from me.
I want to help.
I'm here for you, Mads.
I want to do whatever I can.
Look, I can't do this with you right now.
- We just went through this.
- No, Maddie! You're not part of this! Mom, you have to back off.
- I gotta go.
- God.
Parenting the parent? Yeah.
Hi.
I don't know.
Maybe you were right.
This place, there's something wrong with it.
Can I see you? You.
Okay? Yes.
Okay.
I teach you.
[HISSES.]
It's okay! It's okay! Family! [HISSES.]
- [HISS.]
- [HISS.]
Is everything okay? Yeah, Marissa came by the house.
She had a lot of questions.
We have things under control now.
Thought your text said this was a better cover than the cabin.
It's a temporary solution.
I talked to Mom.
She told me about this thing in Seattle.
Do I seem crazy to you? Of course not, - but you're going, right? - No! Dad, you could be fired.
You always say it's your job to protect this town.
Isn't the best way to do that for you to go get your badge back? Yeah, but what if something happens while I'm away? Marissa could find you here.
We'll be very careful.
But sooner or later, we are gonna need your help again, Dad.
Updates.
Every few hours or I stay.
Of course.
[MUSIC PLAYING.]
[BEN.]
Okay.
We're ready.
[ENGINE SPUTTERS.]
[SPUTTERS.]
- [STARTS.]
- [LAUGHING.]
Come on.
Yes! - [BEN.]
Yeah! - [LAUGHS.]
Hey, hey.
Whoo! All right.
[BEN SIGHS.]
How far does it have to fill? All the way.
God, I hope this works.
Where's Ryn? I'll go find her.
Hey, can I help you? Oh, I'm looking for Ben Pownall.
I'm Ian Sutton, KFGT News.
Are you Ben? I'm, uh, here doing a story about those beached whales from last week.
I thought you might be able to give me some background.
Uh, it's not a good time.
Oh, yeah, I'm sorry.
I should have called first.
Look, I just need a quick quote.
My producer's all over my ass about this story.
You know, animal tragedy always does big numbers.
World we live in.
All right.
Well, uh, we just got a ton of new rescues in.
Would that be connected to the whales? I gotta get some stuff from my car and get right back to it, but if you want to walk with me I can work with that.
So what's the current theory - on what caused the whale beaching? - [GASPING.]
[BEN.]
It's not a theory.
Klesco Oil is looking for their next big hit.
They're tearing our ecosystem apart.
[IAN.]
Shit.
You sure about this? Just look up "sonic cannon.
" That'll tell you everything you need to know.
It's nice to know not all the news is fake around here.
You know some nut actually tried to convince me that Bristol Cove mermaids were real the other day? Now I got a contact in my phone for "Crazy Calvin.
" [UNEASY LAUGH.]
Well, uh, don't judge our whole town on one whack job.
I'm sure it's more than just one.
They usually travel in packs.
[STRUGGLING FOR BREATH.]
[GROWLING.]
You weak.
Become like human.
[WHEEZING.]
Human kill us.
I will not be human! [JERRY.]
Oh, hey, Ryn.
Didn't know you were here.
Sorry.
I guess these guys are finally hungry.
Bye.
Get in water! Now! - [PANTING.]
- Aah! Ryn! [BOTH GRUNTING.]
[MUFFLED SCREAMS.]
[PIERCING SHRIEKS.]
- [HISS.]
- [GROWL.]
[MUFFLED SHOUT.]
[ETHEREAL SIREN SONG ECHOING.]
[LOUD THRASHING.]
Ben! No! Ben! Ben, no! - Ryn! - Ben! - [HISSES.]
- [ANGRY GROWL.]
Oh! Ben! [SIREN SONG ECHOING.]
[SIGHS.]
Ryn, are you okay? Not Ben's fight! My fight! You could have died in there.
Then I die.
This is our way.
Ben cannot choose.
She will die.
Ryn told us we couldn't stop the fight, but you tried anyway.
Were you hearing it again, her song? In your mind? I, uh I need to clear my head.
[DOOR OPENS.]
[DOOR CLOSES.]
Hello.
Are you Rick? - Why? You a cop? - [CHUCKLES.]
I'm Helen Hawkins.
We've never met, and I know this might sound really crazy, but I think you've been looking for me.
Uh, you got the wrong guy.
Uh, I did an online DNA test.
Maybe you did, too? When I saw that you were looking for family, I had to come.
Yeah, that was a few years ago.
I guess I checked that little, uh, "find me" box.
Yeah.
Me, too.
And here we are Relatives.
[POTS CLATTERING.]
I gotta head inside.
Stop by my shop sometime.
Helen's Antiquities in Bristol Cove.
I can tell you more about my family.
Well [LAUGHS.]
Our family.
I'm sorry.
It's not Ben's fault.
He's struggling.
Your song is in his head.
Song is poison.
Like plant.
No, it's definitely not poison.
Maybe medicine help Ben.
Heal.
Like our plants.
I don't know.
I don't understand it.
Maybe that's what we need to do.
Figure out what it means.
[TAPPING.]
Say something into it.
Something into it.
What is this? We'll use it to record your song.
Then we're gonna compare it to some other sounds made by animals in the ocean.
If we find another sound like it, we might be able to figure out how we can block it.
Ben will be safe when I sing? Uh, we're not gonna be in here.
We're gonna set it to record, and then we're gonna leave the room.
If you leave, who do I sing to? The machine.
It captures sound.
Song only comes when I sing to a human.
[EXHALES.]
Maddie will be safe? From my song? These block out all the sound.
[CLICK.]
Are we ready? [SINGING SIREN SONG.]
[SINGING FINAL NOTES OF SIREN SONG.]
Maddie's okay? Maddie is, uh, [LAUGHS.]
okay.
What does it feel like when you sing? Makes me feel good.
After I sing to Ben What is it? I need it.
I want to sing.
Maybe we shouldn't tell him that.
Keep it a secret.
Between us.
You are afraid for him.
Secret.
Like sister.
How she die.
I keep from sister's daughter.
Yes.
Just like that.
It's what's best, I think, for Ben.
[DISTURBED MOANING.]
[GASPS.]
Hey.
Oh Oh, damn.
Hey.
Bad dream? Yeah.
You can tell me about it, you know? Huh.
No.
Have you having nightmares about my dad, too? Yeah, no.
No, thanks.
Why don't you tell me more about what happened that night? Maybe it'll help.
You do not want inside my head with all that, trust me.
Yeah, well, I don't want you to be in there alone, either.
I know that it was an accident.
Did you see it happen? [SNIFFS.]
I was ten feet away from him.
You saw him go over? Yeah.
Yeah, I saw him.
He didn't stand a chance.
And me, I just I didn't do anything to stop it.
It wasn't your fault, Xander.
It was an accident.
Accidents happen.
Please, just-just-just just stop saying that word, okay? What? Okay.
It wasn't a damn accident.
Dad was murdered.
By who? I didn't see his face.
[SNIFFS.]
There were other boats on the water that night.
The guy must have came from one of them.
Everything okay? The readings aren't like anything I've ever seen.
Did you hear anything? No, but we got it.
Everything okay? Yes.
Maddie say my song is recorded.
No need sing anymore.
I go back to others.
Sleep.
[BEEP.]
[LINE RINGING.]
Hey, it's Ben.
Leave a message.
- [BEEPS.]
- It's Helen.
I don't know what changed your mom's mind, but I am staring at a check, and I found Rick Marzdan.
Now I have to figure out how to tell him.
[GROANING.]
[GASPING.]
[FEMALE SINGER.]
There's a storm Thunder and lightning Dear, in your Eyes it's frightening - [POUNDING.]
- Damn it! All my life I'm trying to get it right You came in And you took me by surprise Now I'm drowning Under the weight of your Pre-cious crimes My body's sinking [PLACID HIGH-PITCHED CALL.]