The Way Home (2023) s02e10 Episode Script

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Previously, on The Way Home..
- You should come home with me.
- I'm not coming back.
- This is Goodwin land, now.
- Sorry.
It should've been Jacob.
Did you tell Del about the baby?
She doesn't deserve to know her.
I couldn't deal with Colton's
death and your involvement in it.
I just have to make sure
that Thomas isn't in here.
- You know you can't prevent this.
- But I can at least say goodbye.
(intense music)
(panting)
Thomas! Thank God.
Katherine.
You cannot be here now.
You need to go.
No. Listen to me. The British.
They're gonna kill you.
Soldiers aren't gonna
kill me, Kat.
No, Thomas,
it's in the war records.
Maybe, but it will be
Cyrus Goodwin
- that pulls the trigger.
- No.
No, you struck a deal with him!
Goodwin was never gonna
let Jacob live.
Your brother and I wronged him
in too many ways.
So I offered myself up in trade,
- and Cyrus was happy to accept
- No. No!
You can run.
Katherine, if I run, Jacob dies.
I'm no innocent in this.
I played my part.
- No.
- And I have one last confession
to make to you.
I didn't mean to shoot you
by the pond.
- God, that doesn't matter.
- Yes, yes, it does.
- No.
- I need you to know
I was aiming at Cyrus.
He was in the woods alone
that day
- and I had him in my sight.
- Wait.
If you had killed him, then
Jacob and Susanna would be safe.
You would be safe.
God, this is all my fault.
No! No. No, Kat.
I would never fault you
for emerging into my life.
- Ever.
- (men shouting)
(man): I see him! Get him!
But Katherine,
you need to go now.
- I'm not leaving.
- Will you still allow me
to carry that part of your heart
in mine, as I asked before?
Then please, take a piece
of mine for yours.
- No.
- Something to remember me by.
Please don't Please
(grand emotional music)
(men shouting)
No, please don't
- Katherine, you need to go now!
- No
Kat, go! Run!
And whatever you do,
don't look back. Go!
(suspenseful music)
(inaudible)
(panting)
(clicking)
(breathing heavily)
(gunshot)
(cries out)
(sobbing)
(Thomas): Enjoying the view?
Perhaps you'd allow me to carry
part of your heart in mine.
Kat, go! Run!
And whatever you do,
don't look back.
Go!
(gunshot)
(heavy breathing)
(ominous music)
There she is.
(chuckles)
I've been here all morning.
Which means a lot of refills.
Uh, Monica, she
already gave me the look,
so I'm pretty sure my days
here are numbered,
but you know what?
That's a sacrifice
- I'm willing to make.
- No sacrifice necessary.
We don't know each other.
Like at all.
Fair.
I guess I was worried
that if we did the whole
"get to know you" thing,
that you wouldn't
that you wouldn't want
to know me anymore.
Well, I guess it would've been
nice to have a say in that.
Hey. Are you done
ordering, or
Hi, Casey, you're back in town.
Yeah. Here with my dad.
See you around, Alice.
- Can I get you something?
- No, I'm just here to say hi,
so hi!
Hi Yeah, well, I guess
we will be seeing
a lot of each other, right?
Now that your dad's bought
our land and everything.
Hey, just
Can you promise me that you'll
take good care of it?
Right, yes. Promise.
But um I actually have to go,
so see you later?
Yeah.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Things at home
are falling apart.
Okay. Well, let's talk
about it after your shift.
Or we can talk about it now.
Storm is looking good.
You're clearly
working your magic.
If you're here
to take him back
No. No, absolutely not.
This one belongs to you, now.
Which is why I'm thinking
of buying a new one.
Do you think that's a good idea?
You couldn't keep up
with this one.
Fair enough.
But I thought maybe
if you helped me select one
Ah, you don't need any help.
You picked out Storm,
and he's a keeper.
Alright. I just thought
I'd ask.
It's a
You know, I also thought
it would be nice
to get over this
silent treatment thing,
you know. But
But it's okay.
Hey, I
I signed the papers.
With the Goodwins. For the land.
I think I'm happy.
I'm happy you're happy, Del.
My very existence created
this two-decade-long fight
between my mom and Del.
Is that why the pond
kept sending me back?
So that I can see
that I was the reason
that Mom never talked to Del
again and never came home?
Listen
Kat may not have spoken
to Del again
before you two came here,
but that doesn't mean
your mom didn't come back.
Or that you didn't
you know go back.
When?
You have the journal, right?
Yes. And all I'm saying is
you won't have to wait too long
to find out the details.
(knocking)
Elliot?
- Hi.
- Alice?
- There's no one at the farm.
- It's been a year.
Wait what? A year?
It's already 2008
W-What is going on?
Well, um, I have just finished
Teachers College,
so I'm
there is nothing
keeping me here.
I'm leaving, Alice.
Does Kat know? Or Del?
I haven't spoken to Kat
at all since the
Lingermore fiasco. Um
And Del's gone. She's
- Gone?
- Yeah. She's gone back home
to North Carolina
for a couple weeks,
and she has not spoken to Kat
since Lingermore either.
So
I don't know.
Maybe the pond sent you back
so that we could
make amends, and
have a real goodbye.
No. No! It
It has to be more than that.
I'll try not to take
that personally.
(knocking)
(Kat): Elliot, are you home?
Kat
Never mind, you were right.
Okay, uh, yeah, you gotta hide.
Can I come in? I'm freezing.
- Hey.
- Hi.
- What are you doing here?
- Is this okay?
Yeah. Yeah, absolutely.
Here, uh, go have a seat.
And I will make us some tea.
Thank you for the tea.
It happened.
Thomas was executed.
But not by soldiers.
It was Cyrus.
Because of Jacob.
And, uh me, maybe.
But I did get to talk to him.
You know, have a final
goodbye.
Good.
Oh, Thomas, he
he gave me these.
Uh
Whoa.
These are from the 1800s?
Can I take a picture of this?
Yeah, it's not
about the coins, El.
I'm sorry. About Thomas.
I'm even more sorry
you had to witness it all.
Well, you were right.
I mean, what you said.
I tried, I really
I really try to fix things,
but I just end up
breaking them.
(sighs)
I know, it's been a while.
I was just
embarrassed about what I said
that night at Lingermore,
and then how rude
I was to you after.
And every day I didn't call
just made it worse, but
I want to fix things, El.
With you and my mom.
Well
Uh, Del's out of town
for a couple of weeks.
And I'll be leaving soon myself.
Just when I need you both.
Well, I'm sorry that
Port Haven doesn't just
freeze in time
until Katherine Landry
decides she wants to come back.
(chuckling)
I mean
We do have lives of our own.
I know that.
Speaking of lives
How's yours? How's the baby?
She's so good.
And beautiful. Look.
She's five months now.
Ohh.
(Elliot chuckles)
There's Alice.
Thank you. She's beautiful.
So why didn't you
bring her down?
I mean, if you're trying
to make amends with your mom,
baby Alice would seal the deal.
As perfect as Alice is,
I just needed a break.
Brady is this amazing dad,
but
maybe he's too amazing?
I just feel like
I can't do anything right.
I don't know
who I am anymore, El.
My career's flat lined,
I'm lonely at home
all day, and I just feel
trapped.
I've lost myself in being a mom,
and I think
it's made me a terrible one.
(sighs)
Listen, Kat.
You are going to be
an incredible mother.
And you're gonna raise
an amazing daughter
whose love for you
is beyond words.
And she'll grow up to not only
just be your daughter, but
your best friend.
- How can you be so certain?
- I just am.
I'm trying, El. I really am.
Listen,
Alice and Brady, they need you.
I know. You're right.
Thank you.
Well, it was good
to see you, Kat.
Hey, El.
I wanted to give this to Mom.
But can you just make sure
she gets it, please?
It's a plane ticket.
To Minneapolis.
To use whenever she wants.
And, um that.
I want my mom back, Elliot.
I want her to know Alice.
I'd love to, Kat. But, um
I'm not gonna be here.
Well. Kat Landry, how are you?
I'm good.
I was actually just leaving.
Um But Vic
can you do me a big favour?
Of course, always.
Anything you need, I'll do.
Can you give this to my mom
please? When she comes home.
It would be my honour.
Goodbye, Elliot.
Thank you.
A Landry asking us for favours
yet again, huh?
It's insulting.
I saw the packed car outside.
Were you gonna tell me
that you're leaving today, or
or just sneak off?
(scoffs)
Save up to leave town
and suddenly
you're the big man, huh?
Well, guess what?
You'll never escape this place.
It's in your blood.
You'll see.
(breathes deeply)
(softly): Bye, Elliot.
See you soon.
I decided to walk
through the fields.
It's hard to believe that they're
not gonna be ours anymore.
I can't break the deal.
Brady says that contract
is iron clad.
So you are having
second thoughts.
Of course I am. Do you think
I want this to happen?
You are going to regret
selling, Mom. I'm telling you.
What if we got a loan?
No. I did that with Cole.
And my father.
And I'm not going down
that road again.
Okay. Fine.
God, you are so stubborn.
(birds chirping)
- (knocking)
- Elliot?
Alice?
- Hi.
- Hey.
Thank you.
Uh sure. Why?
For 2008. For telling Mom
that she was a good parent,
and helping her see that
in herself and come home to me.
- I did do that, didn't I?
- So now, I just
I just need to figure out
when Victor gave Del
- that plane ticket.
- What?
Kat gave your dad
a plane ticket to give to Del
'cause she was away
and you were moving out,
but that was the one thing that
could've brought them back together,
but Del didn't use it,
and I need to know why.
I'm sorry.
Look, I don't know when
my dad would've given
that to Del. I left.
- What's that?
- Oh that is a theory.
I'm calling it
the "Fynn Factor".
Just listen.
Jacob fell in the pond
going after Fynn, right?
But Fynn was going after Kat.
And he wound up with Kat
back in the present.
So I started thinking,
what if that meant
that others can time travel
as long as they go in tandem
with a Landry?
But the first time
I saw you go in, in 1999,
I went in after you,
just like Fynn went after Kat,
but it didn't work.
And your mom tried to bring
Susanna back from 1814,
not sure she told you,
but newsflash,
it didn't work out either.
So what's the connection?
Why didn't it work out for me
or my 1814 ancestor?
- And?
- I think
the pond won't bring you forward
from your timeline
into the future,
but it can bring you back
from your existing one.
Think about it. The pond
is all about reflection.
Looking at what has happened
and learning from it.
So why would it show
you your future? It wouldn't.
So hypothetically,
you could go back?
Oh, it's just a theory, Alice.
Yeah, but theories are meant
to be tested, Elliot.
No. I don't I-I
I would be with you.
So what if this is a gift
- that I could give to you?
- The pond has rarely felt
like a gift
to either you or Kat.
It does the first time.
I promise.
If it doesn't work,
it doesn't work.
But we at least
have to try, right?
Why why
why, why test the theory
when it's barely above freezing?
I mean
(chuckling nervously)
What's the harm
in waiting until summer?
It's gonna be okay, Elliot.
Come on.
(clears throat)
(exhales)
Okay.
(ethereal music)
- On three?
- Okay.
(both): One two three!
(suspenseful music)
(distorted voices)
(gasping)
(coughing, choking)
What the hell what that?
- You have to do that every time?
- Yeah.
(Elliot grunting)
It's like being sucked
into the void.
(uplifting music)
Oh, my God
Did Alice, did it work?
Yeah. I think it did.
Okay, Thomas.
What did they do with you?
(mysterious music)
Elijah.
(sighs)
(exhales deeply)
(gasps)
Oh, my God.
It was Susanna.
That's That's Jacob's bike
and Colton's truck.
Oh, my God.
Uh, Alice, I
- I don't think I can do this.
- You can. You came this far.
(soft music)
What do I do?
Go.
Well, hey.
Can I help you?
Sorry.
I was just wandering,
and I came up upon your farm.
I understand.
Well, if you're looking
for work, I could use a hand.
I'll pay for your time.
Right. Thanks.
- I'd love to help.
- Good.
I'm thinking of running
electricity up there.
I want it done before
my family's party tonight,
- as a surprise.
- Party tonight?
Yeah.
We do it every year. Sort of
a kick-off to the summer.
This year's a little different,
though.
My daughter's
going away to camp,
and her best friend is
Well, he's gonna be all alone.
I just thought, you know,
he spent so much time
in the loft,
it may make it feel
a bit more like home.
I think th-that
- I think it's a great idea.
- Good. Yeah, he's a good kid.
And I'm sure with your help,
we can have it done in time.
- (voice shaking:) I'll do my best, sir.
- I have no doubt.
Oh, I'm Colton.
Hi.
A real beaut, Del.
I'm glad you changed your mind
about lending your expertise.
Well, now the trick
is introducing them.
- Uh-huh.
- If we want them to get along,
we have to give them some time.
(chuckling)
They've just got
to get used to one another.
But see? Take things slow,
and it might just work out.
Wise words.
I'll take them to heart.
I-I just mean, you know,
if we want to avoid
any fights or aggression.
Duly noted.
Speaking of aggression, I
I want to apologize
for my behaviour the other night
when you offered me that cheque.
From what I learned just now,
an introduction like that
should've gone way more slowly.
I'll tell you what, hum.
Let's see how these two
get along, and go from there.
Alright.
When you have kids,
you'll learn pretty fast
that once they start growing up,
they'll need something
to call their own.
Their own space.
Can you pass me a couple
of the Marrettes?
This might not look like much,
but it's important.
For my daughter, sure,
but I think more so
to her best friend
that I mentioned.
- How's that?
- Well, his home life
It's kinda rough.
His dad can be hard on him.
So I figured,
give him room here.
You built all of this
for him?
With him.
Can you pass me that plate
and a screwdriver?
His name's Elliot.
We've been working
on this together.
One of the most rewarding
things I've ever done.
I'll never forget it.
(Colton chuckles)
I admit it might be silly
to go to all the work
of adding electricity now.
The kids graduate this year,
then they'll be off
into the world,
and I have no idea
what I'll do then.
Just wanted to cherish this last
year we're all together.
But wow, will I ever be
the loudest one
cheering from the front row,
come graduation.
(chuckles)
Grab me a lightbulb.
Class of 2000!
(chuckling)
I can't wait.
Colt, listen.
Whatever you do, don't
don't
forget to take a camera.
So you can remember it all.
'Cause I bet Elliot will.
I bet Elliot remembers it all.
Let's try this.
Ah! Let there be light.
(soft eerie music)
(Kat): I mean, God,
you even write backwards.
R-L, E-L
(Kat): This fireplace,
this is the centre of my home.
Stones keep coming loose,
you see.
You can miss me then.
And when you do,
just go to the fireplace.
(tense music)
(soft music)
(Kat exhales)
The Founding of Port Haven?
(Susanna): To my Katherine.
Elijah said we needed
a beginning.
A fairytale to believe in.
Here's Port Haven's.
Tell our story in your time,
as I couldn't tell it in mine.
Yours forever, Susanna.
(breathing heavily)
(exhales deeply)
- Alright, here we go, guys!
- (laughing)
The big finale!
Oh! Here it comes!
(excited shouting)
- There goes!
- Woo!
Yeah! Wow!
- Awesome!
- Wow!
Whoa!
(cheering)
(Jacob): Wow!
Look at me!
There's a light!
Had a guy from town
give me a hand
so that it'd be ready
for tonight.
I don't know what to say,
Colton. Thank you.
I mean, that's why
we built that place, right?
So that you'd always
have a space.
(rustling)
Did you hear that?
Yeah. We have to go.
Let's go, they heard us.
Come on, El. The Cove awaits!
Have fun, you two. Carpe diem!
- Hey, pal.
- Hello.
(Colton grunts)
Alice
I don't even know what to say.
That was incredible.
(exhales deeply)
(suspenseful music)
(Victor): A Landry
asking us for favours.
It's insulting.
Elliot. Wait,
what are you doing?
Oh, my God, that that's it.
You found it.
Del never got the plane ticket.
And Kat always though Del
just chose not to use it.
Elliot, this is why the pond
keeps sending me back!
I can make this right.
Oh, I was thinking it'd be nice
to have dinner with the family.
Okay? Alright, great.
I'll set you a place, Sam.
See you later.
(soft emotional music)
I have to admit
I'm afraid of this next step.
I'm not sure if I'm ready
to let you go, Cole.
You don't have to.
Remember me. Love me. Miss me.
(sighs)
It's all okay, Delly.
I'll always be with you.
And your heart
is big enough for the past,
the present
and the future.
I got your text. What's up?
- Yeah, I got one too.
- Is everything okay?
Yeah. Uh, just
take a seat.
(Del chuckles)
Um
This letter took
a long time to get to you,
but here it is.
Wait, where did you?
It's a ticket. To Minneapolis.
Where did this come from?
Are you saying
that you didn't get that?
No, I've never seen this
before in my life.
Because you never received it.
No, but I
I gave that to Elliot.
You tried to,
but he was leaving,
- so you gave it to
- Victor.
I gave it to Victor
to give to you, Mom.
But you were out of town.
I never got this, Katherine.
Because Victor
never gave it to you.
Oh wow. It's an open ticket.
You mean you wanted to see me
after everything we said?
I missed you.
And, and I wanted you to meet Alice,
and I wanted you to know
that you had
such a beautiful granddaughter.
I already knew about her
back then.
- Then why didn't you
- I should have.
Oh, honey, I wanted to reach
out to you so many times.
To see my baby being a mother.
But I stopped myself.
(sniffles)
- Why?
- Because
I didn't think I deserved you.
And I didn't want to be
a burden.
And I wanted to give you
a chance
to start your life over
without me.
If I had known that
you missed me
and that you wanted to see me,
oh honey
I thought you didn't
want to see us.
Oh God.
If I got that ticket,
I would've been there
in a heartbeat.
(Del): We've let unsaid words
take up too much space,
haven't we?
(Kat): Not anymore, Mom.
Find my way back home ♪
And you know
when you find it ♪
That you'll never be alone ♪♪
- Hi.
- Hi!
Is your grandma around?
Yeah, I think she's just
over there.
Perfect timing.
(chuckles)
I'm just gonna head over there.
Mrs. Landry?
- Yes?
- Casey Goodwin.
Look who's here!
It's so good to see you.
- It's great to be seen.
- Yeah.
Uh This is for you.
- What's this?
- From the family lawyer.
Dad's sorry he couldn't
do this himself,
but businessmen
gotta be businessing.
Anyway, purchasing your land is,
in his lawyer's words,
no longer tenable.
So he has to tear up
that whole bill of sales thing.
He gets it if you want to sue,
but that's it in writing.
Well, I have to say,
it's not great news
But we can get through it,
right?
We can, yes.
Best intern ever!
- (laughing)
- Your only intern ever.
Oh well, that's fair.
(laughing)
It fits.
I just wish that I could
show Mom,
you know. Come clean.
I mean, it worked
with the letter.
It did. And thank you
for finding that.
I don't know how you did
I was there. I
saw when you gave it to Victor.
Oh, my God. I'm so sorry, Ali.
You really saw me at my worst
back then.
- Ugh, I
- It's okay. Okay?
Made me appreciate you
even more.
- (chuckling)
- Oh my gosh.
Here.
Uh, Mom, do you have
any photos of Casey?
- Why?
- I was just wondering.
Yeah. I'll send you
the one I got.
- Oh, I love you.
- Love you.
Well, this is the best news
I've heard in a long time.
I know. I can't get over it.
Oh sorry,
this is the wrong spot, is it?
No, no, you're perfect.
Sit down.
Please.
Well, even though we get
to keep the land,
I don't have
any money to farm it.
Well never say never.
- What?
- (Elliot clears throat)
A friend of a colleague
at school did some research
on those antique coins
you found, Kat.
- Mm-hmm.
- And this guy is a numismatist.
- Is that even a word?
- Yes, it is.
It means a coin specialist.
Mmh.
Oh, these are from the 1800s.
Where did you find them,
Katherine?
I picked them up
from an auction. I think.
This guy's eyes practically
popped out of this head
when he saw that photo.
And of course,
he wants to see the real ones.
But apparently, these coins
are worth a small fortune.
- What?
- Even for you to farm the land
- for years, Del.
- Are you sure?
Yeah, totally verified.
The guy is a numismatist.
- You just like saying that word.
- I do. Numis
- (Kat and Alice): Stop it!
- (laughing)
- My god.
- I'm speechless.
And happy.
And so grateful to be
with all of you.
- Cheers!
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
- (chuckling)
Cheers.
Enough clean-up.
I'd like to talk.
Okay, so let's talk.
I'm glad you're my neighbour.
I like knowing you're next door.
I like knowing you.
Susanna lived a long life.
But not long enough to see
a world where a woman's name
can sell a book.
So
I'm gonna republish it.
Set the record straight.
Thank you for doing this.
I time travelled.
What?
I time travelled.
- W How?
- With Alice.
The pond sent us
to the final summer kick-off
in 1999, and I talked to Colton.
Oh, Elliot
I had my five more minutes, Kat.
And spending that time with him
made me realize
what you went through last year.
I had to stop myself
from warning him.
About Jacob,
and the carnival, and
driving home that night.
I wanted to try and stop it all,
just like you did.
I should never have blamed you
for what happened to your dad.
And I
I should never have left town.
I want you to choose me.
(emotional music)
I
(sighs)
I hear your words, I hear them.
I just I need them to
to just sink in.
Is that okay?
Of course.
(breathing deeply)
(Thomas): If I had lived,
what would you have done?
I don't know.
Maybe I
I could've loved you.
But I love someone else.
And you and I, it's
it's just too late.
(gasping)
Jacob!
Jacob, be careful!
Jacob.
Jacob, hey.
Hi. You're here.
I've come home.
(dramatic music)
(eerie music)
(bright hopeful music)
Let there be light.
Are you alright?
I think so.
That's home.
- Do you think Mom is
- (Kat): She's inside.
Wait, wait, wait. Jake, Jake.
Jack, just hang on.
Are you absolutely sure
that you want to go
through with this?
Because the second
we set foot in that
I'm sure.
Elijah and Susanna
They encouraged me to come.
Elijah,
I think he always knew
this is where I truly belong.
You know, even Thomas
told me to come.
No Jacob, I
I was there.
Cyrus, I saw
Kat, Thomas is alive.
He managed to procure armour
in his travels
in exchange for a case of rum.
An exchange that
saved his life, as it turns out
(sighs)
(soft music)
(laughing)
I wish Dad was here to see this.
Have fun, you too. Carpe Diem!
Hey, pal.
(Colton grunts)
(Del): Jacob! Time for bed!
Oh, that's right. Time to go.
- I love you.
- Love you.
(woman): Come. I know it calls to you.
Remember what I said.
It will always take you
where you need to go.
But you need to stay here
for now.
It's not your time.
Not yet.
But why, Grandma?
I want to try.
You just have to be patient,
Colton.
(mysterious music)