Beyond (2017) s02e06 Episode Script
Bedposts
1 Previously on "Beyond" HOLDEN: I've been having these visions.
I think it's connected to the Realm.
- LUKE: It's a freezer.
- I've seen this before.
I need to find Holden Matthews.
"Property of Edgar Abbot.
" Maybe he'll have a key for this padlock.
You owe Jay $2,000? LUKE: Riley's debt is now my debt.
You're Jay? (GRUNTING, GROANING) DIEGO: Holden stands in the way of destiny.
We will destroy everything.
Charlie? HOLDEN: What are you doing in Fort Reed? What happened to you after the cabin? I didn't know if you were alive or dead.
CHARLIE: I'm not dead.
Clearly.
(MACHINERY WHIRRING) It's over, it's over It's over now It's over That's all there is No more lonely tears That's how it is For now it is over Every time you broke my heart I tried to make you see You were driving us apart But you only laughed at me - (ELECTRICITY CRACKLING) - It's over The table's turned And all of the bridges burned That's how it is For now it is over (INHALES DEEPLY) (WATER RUNNING) About time you got up.
Charlie! You stayed.
Oh, um, my mom didn't see you, did she? Relax.
Bunch of early risers, all except one.
- Yeah.
- I figured I'd let you sleep off whatever you had.
Plus it gave me time to make breakfast.
You made breakfast? I made the greatest breakfast.
Okay.
- Can we not stand here anymore or? - Yeah.
CHARLIE: It's supposed to have a pinch of Himalayan pink salt, but you didn't have any.
So What the hell do you think you're doing?! Geez! What? You said it needed salt.
I said Himalayan pink salt.
Sorry! Didn't know salts had origin stories.
Wow.
What'd I tell you? Jack of all trades, master of French Toast.
So, why are you in Fort Reed? - No.
- What? Next question! Okay.
Um Did you come to check on me? You're not as charming as you think you are.
Two months of silence, and you suddenly show up in my town? Look, I looked for you.
(SIGHS) I came here on business, and now it's been put to rest, so stop asking about it, or I'm gonna hit you with the frying pan.
Or slam the door in my face.
I'm sorry.
I overreacted.
I didn't expect to see you.
And, well, that's how you catch a stray door.
Was that, uh, guy part of your business? (SCOFFS) Who? Honky-tonk man? Yeah, no.
His hair sure was "purty.
" This can't be how you want to spend my last day in town, can it? You're leaving? You can't leave! I can.
Well, you know, there's so much to catch up on.
Okay.
So catch me up then.
Well you know, for starters, where'd you go? Oregon.
Okay, what's in Oregon? My sister.
Annabelle.
She's foster, by law, but she's more important to me than anything in the world.
So I was worried that they'd come for her next.
My turn.
What's with the ropes upstairs? Are you running a torture porn site? (LAUGHS SHEEPISHLY) About that, um You know, there's something I wanna show you.
(TRUCK DOOR CLOSES) Funny.
I keep my severed heads in a dishwasher in the woods.
There aren't any severed heads in there.
At least I hope not.
You don't know what's inside? No, but I keep dreaming about this freezer, and I sleepwalk into these woods almost every night.
I think it I think it means something.
It means Edgar's milk's gone bad.
(SNICKERS) Who is he anyway? Let me guess.
You don't know either.
No, but Okay, the Bridge I told you about? The one you blew up.
I'm afraid it didn't fix anything.
I'm afraid I made it worse.
You know what you've made worse? Your life, by worrying about this.
Bury it in the ground where it belongs.
- Never think about it again.
- I'm meant to open this, okay? It's all connected.
I touch that lock.
These visions tell me something, but I-I wake up before I can see the answer.
So, can you try? "Ex-squeeze" me? You were in the Realm.
Maybe you'll see something too.
I'd rather not.
Please.
It's making me insane.
And you're making me insane! If I do this, you promise it'll shut you up? Yes, yes! I-I swear! Okay.
So, it it zaps me out for a few minutes, like I'm disconnected from reality.
I've taken that one before.
Ramma lamma ding dong.
- What? - No zap.
Now I need Purell.
Why isn't oh, come on! (GRUNTING, YELLING) (GASPS) Okay! I can't breathe! Yeah, you weren't moving.
It was freaking me out.
I saw him again.
You saw who? I don't know.
I can only see his hand.
Maybe maybe that's Edgar.
I think he wants to tell me something if I could just get him to turn around.
- Where you going? - Away.
But this is important! Not to me! I put the Realm behind me for a reason! It nearly killed me.
I'm not gonna give it any more than that.
Charlie, wait.
CHARLIE: Catch ya next time I'm in Kansas.
HOLDEN: Okay.
Hold on, I'm coming.
See? It's a test of wills.
Hang or fall.
It's the fight that you put up that they'll remember you by.
He can climb that thing? He can't even support his own head.
Why'd you want to meet me? I'm worried that the road from this Edgar situation is gonna lead back to Hollow Sky.
It nearly killed us.
So, let's agree to stay off that road.
Agreed but what Edgar situation? Hold little man for a second.
Oh! No! Kids don't like me.
He's gregarious beyond his years.
Oh.
Okay.
(BABY COOS) (BABY WHINES) (BABY CRIES) - Here, I'll trade you back.
- Okay.
Yeah, it's alright, it's alright.
Alright, see? Edgar Abbot.
He's a local guy.
Science prodigy.
Published at 15, graduated MIT at 19.
Okay, I still don't understand what Holden has to do with this.
Edgar's name was on the freezer we found in the woods.
Holden touched it and he started seeing things.
Like his nightmares? I don't know what you all did in that machine in Hollow Sky, but whatever you went through, it's stayed with Holden.
He told you that? I could see it on his face.
Kinda like I can see it on yours now.
I'm fine.
Here's a nickel's worth of free advice.
Try talking to each other.
Don't.
I'm not kidding.
There's a church with no ceiling.
- You can see stars and galaxies.
- Stop it, stop it! Stop it! You still have that Realm expert girlfriend? What does she say about this? I haven't told her.
Then why are you bothering me? Willa said my nightmares didn't mean anything.
She said I'm overreacting.
She sounds smart.
I messed things up in the Realm.
I it's not overreacting.
It's taking responsibility.
You're not Catholic, right? Uh, Presbyterian.
My mother's Jewish.
She has this smothering, overbearing love for me, like I'm the center of the universe, and can basically do no wrong.
Except when I do do wrong, then the universe implodes, and it's all my fault.
And according to my mother, I'm doing it on purpose to hurt her.
Okay? It's a guilt trip.
They can't be reasoned with, or assuaged, or even fully comprehended.
The Realm is your Jewish mother.
And it's calling out to you.
"Fix it, Holden!" "You're killing me, Holden!" "Why can't you be a doctor, Holden?" This feels semi-racist.
No, the same guilt applies to Chinese parents, and Italian grandmas.
That's absolutely racist.
Block it out, or you'll never move on.
You got a parting gift for your pain and suffering.
Use your powers, those ones you're afraid of, and kiss the Realm goodbye.
What is it? I've been using my powers in secret.
And I'm pretty good.
Finally something I can support! See? I'm always right! (ENGINE KNOCKING) (ENGINE SLOWS) - I don't - (ENGINE STOPS) It says there's a full tank of gas.
Gauge busted a couple weeks ago.
Did I forget to mention that? The gauge is busted.
(WHISPERS) Sorry for the record.
- (DIGITAL MUSIC PLAYING) - (BUTTONS CLACKING) (GRUNTING IN VIDEO GAME) Okay, you're really making me uneasy over there.
Holden will be home when he's home.
He brings you to the woods.
He brings Jeff to the woods.
Honestly, there is no reason to have woods FOMO.
The digging was tedious and I have bug bites in places I really shouldn't have bug bites.
But he trusted you.
Yeah, I kinda just followed him in the woods when he was sleepwalking.
You know, I was just trying to reassure him that what he did worked.
I was just trying to make him less anxious.
And now you're making me anxious.
I can't play when I'm anxious.
Just sit down.
(SIGHS) Here.
You ever played before? Years ago.
Arthur thought video games exercise the sub-conscious.
And then I beat his Donkey Kong score, and he reversed course.
Before this gets weird, I just want to address something.
I'm not exactly solvent right now, but I will pay you back in full with interest.
(SCOFFS) Pay me back for what? The pills.
I know it was you.
And I'm like a Lannister.
Minus, like, everything, but I pay my debts.
And I picked up some more shifts, and I figure it'll take me six weeks, then I can get you that two grand.
You don't owe me any money, because I didn't pay him.
Then how did you get Jay off my ass? - (BUTTONS CLACKING) - (VIDEO GAME GRUNTING) (SCOFFS) Yeah, right.
I did the old "spine rip maneuver" with Dylan Shaw in the seventh grade.
(SCREAMS) - (CHARACTER WHOOPS) - ANNOUNCER: Liu Kang wins.
Have you ever played this game before? Yeah, but the buttons on this controller are jammed.
As a matter of fact, I have the highest score in the arcade.
I do! - Okay.
- You don't believe me? - (SCOFFS) Does it matter? - Yeah, it does! Okay! I'll take your word for it.
No, you need to see it firsthand.
- What? At the arcade? - Yeah.
Well, unless you wanna sit around here and wait for Holden all day.
CHARLIE: Create friction! Using your upper body, regardless of how buff it is, won't counter the opposing force.
- (HOLDEN GRUNTS) - Remember, low for leverage! Yeah, or you could've just remembered to fill up the gas tank of the truck you stole! And I didn't steal it, I returned it.
So I-I borrowed it.
Without asking, so stole.
You say "tomato," I say "tomato.
" Now I'm hungry for tomatoes.
I'm hungry for tomatoes! HOLDEN: You're hungry?! I'm out here pushing this thing like a mule! Whoa.
Hey, what what are you doing? I made you breakfast, the least you can do is buy me nachos.
We need to fill up! You in a big hurry to get rid of me now? (SIGHS) (BRAKES SQUEAL) You sure this place has nachos? This place has everything.
CHARLIE: Ooh! I'm gonna get a White Russian! Have you ever had a White Russian? Oh, wait! You were 12, like, two seconds ago.
What's a White Russian? The layout is all wrong, okay? Look at this.
It's great for, like, four bites.
Then what? Choking down dry chips the rest of the way, come on.
Okay, I see where you're going.
You have to layer, like a trifle.
- Okay? - Like a sub-surface irrigation system.
Or one of those.
Sure.
- (CHUCKLES) - Alright, ready? - Cheers.
- Cheers.
- (BOWLING PINS FALL) - (CHEERING) What's wrong? These nachos got too much kick for you? No, uh it's this place.
(CHEERING) Yeah, any time there'd be a birthday party here, I would fake being sick to avoid it.
I'm not the best bowler.
Too bad.
I'm an amazing bowler.
- My mom - The Jewish one? You're learning things left and right about me today, aren't you? Everything except why you're here.
Nice try.
Um my mom was in a bowling league.
When she was on, she was incredible.
But she's also a degenerate gambler, so we'd spend hours and hours in bowling alleys until she either won enough to feed us for a few days, or she lost so much that we'd have to sneak out the side door.
That doesn't make you hate the bowling alley? No.
It reminds me of her.
Excuse me, um, can I get a lane to bowl? Sure.
Just need your license and I'll get you all set up.
Alright.
(MACHINERY WHIRRING) We've got to get away Still got it.
See, I cannot do that.
Well, I could give you a few pointers.
Or those powers you've been refining? Might be more effective.
I prefer not doing them in public.
Do you prefer to suck in public? Fair point.
(EXHALES SHARPLY) I rolled a strike! You got a strike.
I rolled a strike! (LAUGHING) ASS? That's what you decided to best represent your achievement? It was funny then.
- It still holds up now.
- Does it? Come on, let's rumble.
Great.
You want me to take it easy on you? - Mr.
ASS? - No.
Okay, so you're better here.
- I told ya! - (WILLA LAUGHS) You seem surprised.
You have your fantasy world, but this is mine.
(CHUCKLES) Froze you again.
- ANNOUNCER: Sub-Zero wins.
- (LUKE CHUCKLES) My controller's broken, obviously.
You just need to find a go-to move.
Mine's the roundhouse kick.
It's it's pretty basic.
I'll show you.
You just want to, uh Left on the joystick, and high kick at the same time.
And, um Yeah.
That that's it.
Got it.
Let's go again.
Yeah! How did you, uh It's nothing.
What, you you weren't joking about fighting Jay? You did that for real.
I didn't ask you to do that.
That's why I did it for you.
I'm gonna grab some more quarters.
Okay.
Roll up in the club, we're the main attraction I know I'm looking good, I like your reaction (BOWLING PINS CLATTER) Now you're getting some action - (HOLDEN CHEERING) - CHARLIE: There it is! - Yes! - There it is! We shine, we shine, we shine, we shine (HOLDEN LAUGHING) (BOTH LAUGH) We shine, we shine, we shine, we shine Luke, you know what? You won, so this round's on me.
Where you goin' what you slidin' Don't ya, don't ya wanna see the madness We do what, we do whatever we like Cause we're the type of girls that get whatever we like (BOWLING PINS CLATTER) My truck, uh, ran out of gas.
We were just Were you looking for me? - LUKE: Yep.
- And we found you.
I'm Charlie, by the way.
Right, sorry, uh, you guys all don't know each other.
Luke.
Brother.
Willa.
Girlfriend.
Great.
Good.
We are all here.
Here we are.
Uh, well, uh, why don't you guys join us? Yeah, I really shouldn't.
I, um I'm on call for work.
- Are you a doctor? - (LAUGHS) He's a latte doctor.
I'm a barista.
Assistant manager in training.
CHARLIE: Level with me, would you? The pour-over method.
Complete BS, right? The science backs it.
It's the best way to extract flavor.
Yeah, but, like, five bucks for a simple cup of joe feels like a scam.
So what do you say? Who wants to bowl? Yeah.
It'll be fun.
Hey, I just wanted you to see my high score.
We're done.
Let's go home.
- Why wouldn't we stay? - Here's nine reasons.
You're mad at Holden.
I'm mad at Holden.
He's mad at me.
I'm trying to wrap my head around the fact that you beat up a drug dealer.
Oh, and Holden's hanging out with a girl who thinks that pour-over coffee is a global conspiracy.
It'll be fun.
Why do you keep saying "fun"? You never say "fun.
" Let me guess.
Size 22.
That's not even close, man, I'm a ten.
It's a joke.
Just having a little fun with you, guy.
See? We're all just having fun.
Yeah.
So, that's Willa.
Feels like I've known her forever.
(WHISPERS) Hey, little guy.
("MONTY PYTHON" THEME MUSIC PLAYING) (MUSIC CONTINUES ON TV) (INDISTINCT CHATTER ON TV) I bet you'd love some ice cream, wouldn't you, Edgar? But you got in trouble for setting fires.
And you lost your dessert privileges.
Nicky.
Leave Edgar alone.
It's so good.
(SNICKERING) But I got chocolate, cause I know you love chocolate.
(PHONE RINGING) Hello, Coldwater.
(SIZZLING, HISSING) You melted it.
ORDERLY: Hello? Yes.
Yes, we are.
Edgar melted my ice cream cone! (SCOFFS) Sorry for the noise.
Um, as I was saying, Doctor Chang.
Dr.
Francis Chang.
We upped Edgar's medication.
And why wasn't I informed of this? All due respect, Dr.
Chang, but your organization doesn't seem that concerned with Edgar's well-being.
Rest assured, I am concerned.
And I need to see him.
Your standing appointment's at the end of the month.
Did you want to come in sooner? Well, clearly, I do, don't I? And for my notes, why did you up Edgar's dosage? He had an episode.
JEFF: What does that mean? ORDERLY: He just kept shouting the same name over and over.
"Holden Matthews.
" What day did you want to come in? Tomorrow.
LUKE: So you found Cabin Girl.
Charlie.
And she found me.
She kinda climbed into my bed last night.
- You slept with her? - What? No! No, not like that! Nothing happened! It was totally platonic.
You need to choose your words more carefully.
Actually, don't use any words about it at all.
What words would you use to describe you being here with Willa? Present? As in, "I was there for her when she needed someone.
" (BALL HITS LINE, ROLLS) (BOWLING PINS RATTLE) Holden's said a lot of great things about you.
That's nice.
He didn't mention you at all.
Oh.
We're, like, just friends.
Why would I think any different? You wouldn't.
I'm just saying.
It's my turn.
What are you going to do with those bedposts, Dr.
Latte? - What? - The bedposts.
When the seven and ten pins are left standing.
I'm gonna aim for one and take the guaranteed pin.
That's dumb.
Statistically, a single pin means nothing in the grand scheme.
But one is better than zero.
You want a decent score? Go for broke.
But who hits a seven-ten? A million bucks says I can.
Willa Willa, can I didn't know if the freezer meant anything, if there was any reason to burden you with it.
Burden? Holden, we're supposed to be in this together.
Yeah, but when you didn't No, say it.
My nightmares.
You didn't believe me when I told you.
There was no reason to think they were related to the Bridge.
Except I believed it! (INAUDIBLE) Ah.
You're a car flipper too, aren't you? Nah, I'm just a sick bowler.
Miss Hayley.
- How you doing? - Sunny, darling.
But I'm afraid you just missed the pastor.
It's open-swim hour at the YMCA pool.
I know.
I just want to surprise Ian with a new coat for our trip.
You know he'll never splurge on one for himself, so I just need his size.
- There's a few on the coat rack.
- Thank you.
I've never been to the Hot Springs.
Do you know any good places to eat? Alan and I ate at a beautiful Italian place.
- Ian loves Italian.
- Mario's or Marino's.
Or is it Manny's? Would you check online and and find out the information for me? Where's my mind? (CHUCKLES) - Comin' right up.
- Thank you.
Alan ordered squid ink pasta.
Noodles were as black as night.
- I mean, have you ever - I would really love the name of that place.
Alan ate every last drop.
I wouldn't touch it.
Must've been some sight.
HAYLEY: Of course, he spent the rest of the night in the WC.
Claimed the two were unrelated! I mean, married 39 years.
I think I know what puts him in the WC all night.
Ha! Deyeux Steak House.
(LAUGHS) Miss Hayley, where do you come up with all these things? I could book a table for two.
That one's very handsome on him.
Did you want me to book a table? No, thank you.
I got it covered.
Thank you.
Every inch of that house represents what I love most in life.
It's everything.
And now I can't even imagine stepping foot inside of it.
Hey.
You couldn't have known.
It's my job to protect my family.
Diane these people They're twisted on a level that you and I could never understand.
So now we fix it.
We get rid of them once and for all.
- You and me.
- No.
I shouldn't have gone over there.
I I just I couldn't go away with him.
(SNIFFLES) (CRYING) I got scared, Tom.
No.
Not you.
Where are you going? That camera's still on.
He's watching you, and he's watching Holden.
- Tom! - And I'm gonna turn it off right now.
We should wait and hear what Borden has to say first.
I know what she's gonna say, and it's gonna take days to get a search warrant.
In the meantime, nothing's gonna change.
What are you gonna do? I'm gonna get you your house back.
That's what I'm gonna do.
(BOWLING PINS CLATTER) Are you leaving? We're only in the sixth frame.
Are you happy? Yes.
Okay, I mean, mostly, there's just a lot on my mind.
I told you not to worry about your nightmares because you said you didn't want that to be part of our life.
I thought I was helping you! What? Making me think I was crazy? You know, I can't win! You don't want the real me.
You don't want the fake me either.
How is me wanting to have a normal life a personal affront to you? I swear, if I have to hear you say "normal life" one more time.
So you just come here, so you and Luke can gang up on me? - What?! - Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hey, believe it or not.
Our lives don't revolve around your every move, not that you can get past your own selfishness to realize that.
- Holden is selfish? - Stay out of this! - Charlie, you don't have to.
- Are you mad? No, no, no.
You try being dead for 12 years.
Now he's awake, and everyone's telling him what he should and shouldn't do, so long as it's to their benefit? Give me a break! All he wants is to feel like he belongs.
I'm sorry.
Who are you again? Someone who didn't keep Holden against his will.
What's that supposed to mean? Ask Grandpa.
What do you know about my grandfather? She doesn't mean anything, okay? She's just repeating what I told her.
You told her about Arthur? You never should have said anything, especially not to her! She hasn't done anything wrong! Why are you defending her? The other night, when we were together it wasn't your first time, was it? You know, you could've just told me.
That would have been the normal thing to do! She was worried you were cutting her out of your life.
Now I see why.
LUKE: Willa.
I wanted to let it slide, I wanted to let it slide.
But do you see do you see how pathological they are? We're not human beings to them.
We're we're test subjects.
You were in the Realm with Arthur.
Why didn't you tell me? Because I can barely talk about that used Band-Aid of a man without admitting that I wanna see him rot.
You bought a gun to kill Arthur.
That's why you're here.
I had it pointed at his skull, too.
But in the moment of truth, I told myself I'm a better person than them, but they don't deserve a better person.
Wait, Charlie! And cast thine eyes upon paradise.
For it is a warning of No, what's a better word for "warning"? Trumpet? Sign? Auspices? Auspices.
Terrific.
For it is the auspices of God, that we shall heed so as to be delivered.
- I like that.
- Me too.
- (FOOTSTEPS APPROACH) - And so we must all walk on with our I need to talk to you.
Why don't we call it a night? Fresh eyes in the morning? What can I do you for, Tom? You're gonna listen.
You don't get to talk.
Diane had me fix some electrical wiring in the house.
And when I did, I found a camera hidden away.
I asked my boys about it, and I asked the neighbor.
The only conclusion that makes sense was that you were responsible.
Me? - Well, I'm not sure I understand.
- No, no, no, no.
You don't get to talk.
Now that camera, any bugs you got in my house, they get shut down right now.
This second.
Then you and me, we're gonna go visit Sheriff Dayton.
You're leveling a serious allegation.
Shut up! Damn it! Show me the camera feed.
Is it here? Is it in your computer? (KEYBOARD CLICKING) Where is it? Am I allowed to speak now? I could kill you for this.
"A hasty temper exalts folly.
" A hidden camera seems like an awfully complicated means to see something that, well, pardon the boorishness, I can see in the flesh.
I want that footage now.
And even if I had the footage of the things that happened in your home, Tom, I truly doubt you'd want to see it.
(GRUNTS) - (IAN GASPING) - (BLOW LANDING) (IAN GROANING) It's past close, bud.
I got to turn 'em off, lock up for the night.
One more roll? That's how it is Ain't gonna help.
Go ahead.
(MACHINERY WHIRRING) Every time you broke my heart Hit this one, all is fine.
Try to make you stay You were driving us apart (BOWLING PINS CLATTER) That's how it is For now it is Over (BALL RETURN SQUEAKING) (GROANS) (GRUNTING) - (GRUNTING) - (WHIRRING FASTER) (MACHINERY SQUEALING) (ELECTRICITY CRACKLES) - Who are you?! - I'm the fire.
(GLASS SHATTERS) (GASPING) (GROANS) (SHOUTS) (GRUNTING) (ROARING) (SHOUTS) (ELECTRICITY CRACKLES) (PANTING) (LOW GROWL)
I think it's connected to the Realm.
- LUKE: It's a freezer.
- I've seen this before.
I need to find Holden Matthews.
"Property of Edgar Abbot.
" Maybe he'll have a key for this padlock.
You owe Jay $2,000? LUKE: Riley's debt is now my debt.
You're Jay? (GRUNTING, GROANING) DIEGO: Holden stands in the way of destiny.
We will destroy everything.
Charlie? HOLDEN: What are you doing in Fort Reed? What happened to you after the cabin? I didn't know if you were alive or dead.
CHARLIE: I'm not dead.
Clearly.
(MACHINERY WHIRRING) It's over, it's over It's over now It's over That's all there is No more lonely tears That's how it is For now it is over Every time you broke my heart I tried to make you see You were driving us apart But you only laughed at me - (ELECTRICITY CRACKLING) - It's over The table's turned And all of the bridges burned That's how it is For now it is over (INHALES DEEPLY) (WATER RUNNING) About time you got up.
Charlie! You stayed.
Oh, um, my mom didn't see you, did she? Relax.
Bunch of early risers, all except one.
- Yeah.
- I figured I'd let you sleep off whatever you had.
Plus it gave me time to make breakfast.
You made breakfast? I made the greatest breakfast.
Okay.
- Can we not stand here anymore or? - Yeah.
CHARLIE: It's supposed to have a pinch of Himalayan pink salt, but you didn't have any.
So What the hell do you think you're doing?! Geez! What? You said it needed salt.
I said Himalayan pink salt.
Sorry! Didn't know salts had origin stories.
Wow.
What'd I tell you? Jack of all trades, master of French Toast.
So, why are you in Fort Reed? - No.
- What? Next question! Okay.
Um Did you come to check on me? You're not as charming as you think you are.
Two months of silence, and you suddenly show up in my town? Look, I looked for you.
(SIGHS) I came here on business, and now it's been put to rest, so stop asking about it, or I'm gonna hit you with the frying pan.
Or slam the door in my face.
I'm sorry.
I overreacted.
I didn't expect to see you.
And, well, that's how you catch a stray door.
Was that, uh, guy part of your business? (SCOFFS) Who? Honky-tonk man? Yeah, no.
His hair sure was "purty.
" This can't be how you want to spend my last day in town, can it? You're leaving? You can't leave! I can.
Well, you know, there's so much to catch up on.
Okay.
So catch me up then.
Well you know, for starters, where'd you go? Oregon.
Okay, what's in Oregon? My sister.
Annabelle.
She's foster, by law, but she's more important to me than anything in the world.
So I was worried that they'd come for her next.
My turn.
What's with the ropes upstairs? Are you running a torture porn site? (LAUGHS SHEEPISHLY) About that, um You know, there's something I wanna show you.
(TRUCK DOOR CLOSES) Funny.
I keep my severed heads in a dishwasher in the woods.
There aren't any severed heads in there.
At least I hope not.
You don't know what's inside? No, but I keep dreaming about this freezer, and I sleepwalk into these woods almost every night.
I think it I think it means something.
It means Edgar's milk's gone bad.
(SNICKERS) Who is he anyway? Let me guess.
You don't know either.
No, but Okay, the Bridge I told you about? The one you blew up.
I'm afraid it didn't fix anything.
I'm afraid I made it worse.
You know what you've made worse? Your life, by worrying about this.
Bury it in the ground where it belongs.
- Never think about it again.
- I'm meant to open this, okay? It's all connected.
I touch that lock.
These visions tell me something, but I-I wake up before I can see the answer.
So, can you try? "Ex-squeeze" me? You were in the Realm.
Maybe you'll see something too.
I'd rather not.
Please.
It's making me insane.
And you're making me insane! If I do this, you promise it'll shut you up? Yes, yes! I-I swear! Okay.
So, it it zaps me out for a few minutes, like I'm disconnected from reality.
I've taken that one before.
Ramma lamma ding dong.
- What? - No zap.
Now I need Purell.
Why isn't oh, come on! (GRUNTING, YELLING) (GASPS) Okay! I can't breathe! Yeah, you weren't moving.
It was freaking me out.
I saw him again.
You saw who? I don't know.
I can only see his hand.
Maybe maybe that's Edgar.
I think he wants to tell me something if I could just get him to turn around.
- Where you going? - Away.
But this is important! Not to me! I put the Realm behind me for a reason! It nearly killed me.
I'm not gonna give it any more than that.
Charlie, wait.
CHARLIE: Catch ya next time I'm in Kansas.
HOLDEN: Okay.
Hold on, I'm coming.
See? It's a test of wills.
Hang or fall.
It's the fight that you put up that they'll remember you by.
He can climb that thing? He can't even support his own head.
Why'd you want to meet me? I'm worried that the road from this Edgar situation is gonna lead back to Hollow Sky.
It nearly killed us.
So, let's agree to stay off that road.
Agreed but what Edgar situation? Hold little man for a second.
Oh! No! Kids don't like me.
He's gregarious beyond his years.
Oh.
Okay.
(BABY COOS) (BABY WHINES) (BABY CRIES) - Here, I'll trade you back.
- Okay.
Yeah, it's alright, it's alright.
Alright, see? Edgar Abbot.
He's a local guy.
Science prodigy.
Published at 15, graduated MIT at 19.
Okay, I still don't understand what Holden has to do with this.
Edgar's name was on the freezer we found in the woods.
Holden touched it and he started seeing things.
Like his nightmares? I don't know what you all did in that machine in Hollow Sky, but whatever you went through, it's stayed with Holden.
He told you that? I could see it on his face.
Kinda like I can see it on yours now.
I'm fine.
Here's a nickel's worth of free advice.
Try talking to each other.
Don't.
I'm not kidding.
There's a church with no ceiling.
- You can see stars and galaxies.
- Stop it, stop it! Stop it! You still have that Realm expert girlfriend? What does she say about this? I haven't told her.
Then why are you bothering me? Willa said my nightmares didn't mean anything.
She said I'm overreacting.
She sounds smart.
I messed things up in the Realm.
I it's not overreacting.
It's taking responsibility.
You're not Catholic, right? Uh, Presbyterian.
My mother's Jewish.
She has this smothering, overbearing love for me, like I'm the center of the universe, and can basically do no wrong.
Except when I do do wrong, then the universe implodes, and it's all my fault.
And according to my mother, I'm doing it on purpose to hurt her.
Okay? It's a guilt trip.
They can't be reasoned with, or assuaged, or even fully comprehended.
The Realm is your Jewish mother.
And it's calling out to you.
"Fix it, Holden!" "You're killing me, Holden!" "Why can't you be a doctor, Holden?" This feels semi-racist.
No, the same guilt applies to Chinese parents, and Italian grandmas.
That's absolutely racist.
Block it out, or you'll never move on.
You got a parting gift for your pain and suffering.
Use your powers, those ones you're afraid of, and kiss the Realm goodbye.
What is it? I've been using my powers in secret.
And I'm pretty good.
Finally something I can support! See? I'm always right! (ENGINE KNOCKING) (ENGINE SLOWS) - I don't - (ENGINE STOPS) It says there's a full tank of gas.
Gauge busted a couple weeks ago.
Did I forget to mention that? The gauge is busted.
(WHISPERS) Sorry for the record.
- (DIGITAL MUSIC PLAYING) - (BUTTONS CLACKING) (GRUNTING IN VIDEO GAME) Okay, you're really making me uneasy over there.
Holden will be home when he's home.
He brings you to the woods.
He brings Jeff to the woods.
Honestly, there is no reason to have woods FOMO.
The digging was tedious and I have bug bites in places I really shouldn't have bug bites.
But he trusted you.
Yeah, I kinda just followed him in the woods when he was sleepwalking.
You know, I was just trying to reassure him that what he did worked.
I was just trying to make him less anxious.
And now you're making me anxious.
I can't play when I'm anxious.
Just sit down.
(SIGHS) Here.
You ever played before? Years ago.
Arthur thought video games exercise the sub-conscious.
And then I beat his Donkey Kong score, and he reversed course.
Before this gets weird, I just want to address something.
I'm not exactly solvent right now, but I will pay you back in full with interest.
(SCOFFS) Pay me back for what? The pills.
I know it was you.
And I'm like a Lannister.
Minus, like, everything, but I pay my debts.
And I picked up some more shifts, and I figure it'll take me six weeks, then I can get you that two grand.
You don't owe me any money, because I didn't pay him.
Then how did you get Jay off my ass? - (BUTTONS CLACKING) - (VIDEO GAME GRUNTING) (SCOFFS) Yeah, right.
I did the old "spine rip maneuver" with Dylan Shaw in the seventh grade.
(SCREAMS) - (CHARACTER WHOOPS) - ANNOUNCER: Liu Kang wins.
Have you ever played this game before? Yeah, but the buttons on this controller are jammed.
As a matter of fact, I have the highest score in the arcade.
I do! - Okay.
- You don't believe me? - (SCOFFS) Does it matter? - Yeah, it does! Okay! I'll take your word for it.
No, you need to see it firsthand.
- What? At the arcade? - Yeah.
Well, unless you wanna sit around here and wait for Holden all day.
CHARLIE: Create friction! Using your upper body, regardless of how buff it is, won't counter the opposing force.
- (HOLDEN GRUNTS) - Remember, low for leverage! Yeah, or you could've just remembered to fill up the gas tank of the truck you stole! And I didn't steal it, I returned it.
So I-I borrowed it.
Without asking, so stole.
You say "tomato," I say "tomato.
" Now I'm hungry for tomatoes.
I'm hungry for tomatoes! HOLDEN: You're hungry?! I'm out here pushing this thing like a mule! Whoa.
Hey, what what are you doing? I made you breakfast, the least you can do is buy me nachos.
We need to fill up! You in a big hurry to get rid of me now? (SIGHS) (BRAKES SQUEAL) You sure this place has nachos? This place has everything.
CHARLIE: Ooh! I'm gonna get a White Russian! Have you ever had a White Russian? Oh, wait! You were 12, like, two seconds ago.
What's a White Russian? The layout is all wrong, okay? Look at this.
It's great for, like, four bites.
Then what? Choking down dry chips the rest of the way, come on.
Okay, I see where you're going.
You have to layer, like a trifle.
- Okay? - Like a sub-surface irrigation system.
Or one of those.
Sure.
- (CHUCKLES) - Alright, ready? - Cheers.
- Cheers.
- (BOWLING PINS FALL) - (CHEERING) What's wrong? These nachos got too much kick for you? No, uh it's this place.
(CHEERING) Yeah, any time there'd be a birthday party here, I would fake being sick to avoid it.
I'm not the best bowler.
Too bad.
I'm an amazing bowler.
- My mom - The Jewish one? You're learning things left and right about me today, aren't you? Everything except why you're here.
Nice try.
Um my mom was in a bowling league.
When she was on, she was incredible.
But she's also a degenerate gambler, so we'd spend hours and hours in bowling alleys until she either won enough to feed us for a few days, or she lost so much that we'd have to sneak out the side door.
That doesn't make you hate the bowling alley? No.
It reminds me of her.
Excuse me, um, can I get a lane to bowl? Sure.
Just need your license and I'll get you all set up.
Alright.
(MACHINERY WHIRRING) We've got to get away Still got it.
See, I cannot do that.
Well, I could give you a few pointers.
Or those powers you've been refining? Might be more effective.
I prefer not doing them in public.
Do you prefer to suck in public? Fair point.
(EXHALES SHARPLY) I rolled a strike! You got a strike.
I rolled a strike! (LAUGHING) ASS? That's what you decided to best represent your achievement? It was funny then.
- It still holds up now.
- Does it? Come on, let's rumble.
Great.
You want me to take it easy on you? - Mr.
ASS? - No.
Okay, so you're better here.
- I told ya! - (WILLA LAUGHS) You seem surprised.
You have your fantasy world, but this is mine.
(CHUCKLES) Froze you again.
- ANNOUNCER: Sub-Zero wins.
- (LUKE CHUCKLES) My controller's broken, obviously.
You just need to find a go-to move.
Mine's the roundhouse kick.
It's it's pretty basic.
I'll show you.
You just want to, uh Left on the joystick, and high kick at the same time.
And, um Yeah.
That that's it.
Got it.
Let's go again.
Yeah! How did you, uh It's nothing.
What, you you weren't joking about fighting Jay? You did that for real.
I didn't ask you to do that.
That's why I did it for you.
I'm gonna grab some more quarters.
Okay.
Roll up in the club, we're the main attraction I know I'm looking good, I like your reaction (BOWLING PINS CLATTER) Now you're getting some action - (HOLDEN CHEERING) - CHARLIE: There it is! - Yes! - There it is! We shine, we shine, we shine, we shine (HOLDEN LAUGHING) (BOTH LAUGH) We shine, we shine, we shine, we shine Luke, you know what? You won, so this round's on me.
Where you goin' what you slidin' Don't ya, don't ya wanna see the madness We do what, we do whatever we like Cause we're the type of girls that get whatever we like (BOWLING PINS CLATTER) My truck, uh, ran out of gas.
We were just Were you looking for me? - LUKE: Yep.
- And we found you.
I'm Charlie, by the way.
Right, sorry, uh, you guys all don't know each other.
Luke.
Brother.
Willa.
Girlfriend.
Great.
Good.
We are all here.
Here we are.
Uh, well, uh, why don't you guys join us? Yeah, I really shouldn't.
I, um I'm on call for work.
- Are you a doctor? - (LAUGHS) He's a latte doctor.
I'm a barista.
Assistant manager in training.
CHARLIE: Level with me, would you? The pour-over method.
Complete BS, right? The science backs it.
It's the best way to extract flavor.
Yeah, but, like, five bucks for a simple cup of joe feels like a scam.
So what do you say? Who wants to bowl? Yeah.
It'll be fun.
Hey, I just wanted you to see my high score.
We're done.
Let's go home.
- Why wouldn't we stay? - Here's nine reasons.
You're mad at Holden.
I'm mad at Holden.
He's mad at me.
I'm trying to wrap my head around the fact that you beat up a drug dealer.
Oh, and Holden's hanging out with a girl who thinks that pour-over coffee is a global conspiracy.
It'll be fun.
Why do you keep saying "fun"? You never say "fun.
" Let me guess.
Size 22.
That's not even close, man, I'm a ten.
It's a joke.
Just having a little fun with you, guy.
See? We're all just having fun.
Yeah.
So, that's Willa.
Feels like I've known her forever.
(WHISPERS) Hey, little guy.
("MONTY PYTHON" THEME MUSIC PLAYING) (MUSIC CONTINUES ON TV) (INDISTINCT CHATTER ON TV) I bet you'd love some ice cream, wouldn't you, Edgar? But you got in trouble for setting fires.
And you lost your dessert privileges.
Nicky.
Leave Edgar alone.
It's so good.
(SNICKERING) But I got chocolate, cause I know you love chocolate.
(PHONE RINGING) Hello, Coldwater.
(SIZZLING, HISSING) You melted it.
ORDERLY: Hello? Yes.
Yes, we are.
Edgar melted my ice cream cone! (SCOFFS) Sorry for the noise.
Um, as I was saying, Doctor Chang.
Dr.
Francis Chang.
We upped Edgar's medication.
And why wasn't I informed of this? All due respect, Dr.
Chang, but your organization doesn't seem that concerned with Edgar's well-being.
Rest assured, I am concerned.
And I need to see him.
Your standing appointment's at the end of the month.
Did you want to come in sooner? Well, clearly, I do, don't I? And for my notes, why did you up Edgar's dosage? He had an episode.
JEFF: What does that mean? ORDERLY: He just kept shouting the same name over and over.
"Holden Matthews.
" What day did you want to come in? Tomorrow.
LUKE: So you found Cabin Girl.
Charlie.
And she found me.
She kinda climbed into my bed last night.
- You slept with her? - What? No! No, not like that! Nothing happened! It was totally platonic.
You need to choose your words more carefully.
Actually, don't use any words about it at all.
What words would you use to describe you being here with Willa? Present? As in, "I was there for her when she needed someone.
" (BALL HITS LINE, ROLLS) (BOWLING PINS RATTLE) Holden's said a lot of great things about you.
That's nice.
He didn't mention you at all.
Oh.
We're, like, just friends.
Why would I think any different? You wouldn't.
I'm just saying.
It's my turn.
What are you going to do with those bedposts, Dr.
Latte? - What? - The bedposts.
When the seven and ten pins are left standing.
I'm gonna aim for one and take the guaranteed pin.
That's dumb.
Statistically, a single pin means nothing in the grand scheme.
But one is better than zero.
You want a decent score? Go for broke.
But who hits a seven-ten? A million bucks says I can.
Willa Willa, can I didn't know if the freezer meant anything, if there was any reason to burden you with it.
Burden? Holden, we're supposed to be in this together.
Yeah, but when you didn't No, say it.
My nightmares.
You didn't believe me when I told you.
There was no reason to think they were related to the Bridge.
Except I believed it! (INAUDIBLE) Ah.
You're a car flipper too, aren't you? Nah, I'm just a sick bowler.
Miss Hayley.
- How you doing? - Sunny, darling.
But I'm afraid you just missed the pastor.
It's open-swim hour at the YMCA pool.
I know.
I just want to surprise Ian with a new coat for our trip.
You know he'll never splurge on one for himself, so I just need his size.
- There's a few on the coat rack.
- Thank you.
I've never been to the Hot Springs.
Do you know any good places to eat? Alan and I ate at a beautiful Italian place.
- Ian loves Italian.
- Mario's or Marino's.
Or is it Manny's? Would you check online and and find out the information for me? Where's my mind? (CHUCKLES) - Comin' right up.
- Thank you.
Alan ordered squid ink pasta.
Noodles were as black as night.
- I mean, have you ever - I would really love the name of that place.
Alan ate every last drop.
I wouldn't touch it.
Must've been some sight.
HAYLEY: Of course, he spent the rest of the night in the WC.
Claimed the two were unrelated! I mean, married 39 years.
I think I know what puts him in the WC all night.
Ha! Deyeux Steak House.
(LAUGHS) Miss Hayley, where do you come up with all these things? I could book a table for two.
That one's very handsome on him.
Did you want me to book a table? No, thank you.
I got it covered.
Thank you.
Every inch of that house represents what I love most in life.
It's everything.
And now I can't even imagine stepping foot inside of it.
Hey.
You couldn't have known.
It's my job to protect my family.
Diane these people They're twisted on a level that you and I could never understand.
So now we fix it.
We get rid of them once and for all.
- You and me.
- No.
I shouldn't have gone over there.
I I just I couldn't go away with him.
(SNIFFLES) (CRYING) I got scared, Tom.
No.
Not you.
Where are you going? That camera's still on.
He's watching you, and he's watching Holden.
- Tom! - And I'm gonna turn it off right now.
We should wait and hear what Borden has to say first.
I know what she's gonna say, and it's gonna take days to get a search warrant.
In the meantime, nothing's gonna change.
What are you gonna do? I'm gonna get you your house back.
That's what I'm gonna do.
(BOWLING PINS CLATTER) Are you leaving? We're only in the sixth frame.
Are you happy? Yes.
Okay, I mean, mostly, there's just a lot on my mind.
I told you not to worry about your nightmares because you said you didn't want that to be part of our life.
I thought I was helping you! What? Making me think I was crazy? You know, I can't win! You don't want the real me.
You don't want the fake me either.
How is me wanting to have a normal life a personal affront to you? I swear, if I have to hear you say "normal life" one more time.
So you just come here, so you and Luke can gang up on me? - What?! - Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hey, believe it or not.
Our lives don't revolve around your every move, not that you can get past your own selfishness to realize that.
- Holden is selfish? - Stay out of this! - Charlie, you don't have to.
- Are you mad? No, no, no.
You try being dead for 12 years.
Now he's awake, and everyone's telling him what he should and shouldn't do, so long as it's to their benefit? Give me a break! All he wants is to feel like he belongs.
I'm sorry.
Who are you again? Someone who didn't keep Holden against his will.
What's that supposed to mean? Ask Grandpa.
What do you know about my grandfather? She doesn't mean anything, okay? She's just repeating what I told her.
You told her about Arthur? You never should have said anything, especially not to her! She hasn't done anything wrong! Why are you defending her? The other night, when we were together it wasn't your first time, was it? You know, you could've just told me.
That would have been the normal thing to do! She was worried you were cutting her out of your life.
Now I see why.
LUKE: Willa.
I wanted to let it slide, I wanted to let it slide.
But do you see do you see how pathological they are? We're not human beings to them.
We're we're test subjects.
You were in the Realm with Arthur.
Why didn't you tell me? Because I can barely talk about that used Band-Aid of a man without admitting that I wanna see him rot.
You bought a gun to kill Arthur.
That's why you're here.
I had it pointed at his skull, too.
But in the moment of truth, I told myself I'm a better person than them, but they don't deserve a better person.
Wait, Charlie! And cast thine eyes upon paradise.
For it is a warning of No, what's a better word for "warning"? Trumpet? Sign? Auspices? Auspices.
Terrific.
For it is the auspices of God, that we shall heed so as to be delivered.
- I like that.
- Me too.
- (FOOTSTEPS APPROACH) - And so we must all walk on with our I need to talk to you.
Why don't we call it a night? Fresh eyes in the morning? What can I do you for, Tom? You're gonna listen.
You don't get to talk.
Diane had me fix some electrical wiring in the house.
And when I did, I found a camera hidden away.
I asked my boys about it, and I asked the neighbor.
The only conclusion that makes sense was that you were responsible.
Me? - Well, I'm not sure I understand.
- No, no, no, no.
You don't get to talk.
Now that camera, any bugs you got in my house, they get shut down right now.
This second.
Then you and me, we're gonna go visit Sheriff Dayton.
You're leveling a serious allegation.
Shut up! Damn it! Show me the camera feed.
Is it here? Is it in your computer? (KEYBOARD CLICKING) Where is it? Am I allowed to speak now? I could kill you for this.
"A hasty temper exalts folly.
" A hidden camera seems like an awfully complicated means to see something that, well, pardon the boorishness, I can see in the flesh.
I want that footage now.
And even if I had the footage of the things that happened in your home, Tom, I truly doubt you'd want to see it.
(GRUNTS) - (IAN GASPING) - (BLOW LANDING) (IAN GROANING) It's past close, bud.
I got to turn 'em off, lock up for the night.
One more roll? That's how it is Ain't gonna help.
Go ahead.
(MACHINERY WHIRRING) Every time you broke my heart Hit this one, all is fine.
Try to make you stay You were driving us apart (BOWLING PINS CLATTER) That's how it is For now it is Over (BALL RETURN SQUEAKING) (GROANS) (GRUNTING) - (GRUNTING) - (WHIRRING FASTER) (MACHINERY SQUEALING) (ELECTRICITY CRACKLES) - Who are you?! - I'm the fire.
(GLASS SHATTERS) (GASPING) (GROANS) (SHOUTS) (GRUNTING) (ROARING) (SHOUTS) (ELECTRICITY CRACKLES) (PANTING) (LOW GROWL)