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I'm on the ground in Houston, and while not officially a hurricane, these

conditions are quickly hallucinating.

They're flooding in front of me from heavy rain bands, and looking out on the

coast, you can see that it is far, far worse.

I'm reminded that it's easy to recognize when you're in this place.

We have volunteers here.

This storm will be devastating.

Back to you in the studio.

Thank you, Chief. Stay safe out there.

Raise the glass.

They call us the Foster family.

We don't call it that.

We call it what it is.

A family.

My boy is going to college.

Hey, little bro.

Hey, what's some of your best words?

I can't believe you're leaving me here. Hey, I'm not leaving you anywhere.

All right? I'm going to write all the time. I'll be an hour away. I'll be home

holidays and summers. And in four years, I'm back.

That's me and you again. We're in your court.

Like Dad said, they call us foster brothers.

But Max, our bond is thicker than...

Bye.

Oh, God.

Oh, God.

Oh, God.

Oh, God.

He left a note back there.

He was having problems at college.

I don't understand. I don't understand why he wouldn't be coming back.

Let's go.

So how many times, Max, breaking into buildings, destroying properties, you

to be held accountable.

Ever since Luke died. I know. I know.

I'm familiar with the speech. You don't have to tell me again how disappointed

you are.

I made some calls.

I spoke to Judge Barrick.

I thought I was going away.

What do I have to do?

Judge asked me if you were handy. I lied and said you worked.

He said, well, then, he could spend the next four months at Green Meadows

Retirement Home as a new on -site super.

What?

You're joking.

An old folks home? Like, with old people?

What? I don't want to do that shit.

This is your last chance, son.

Play by the rules.

Otherwise you're going to end up in jail.

Who's that, your boyfriend?

The trash receptacles have to be emptied twice a day.

Carpet's vacuumed daily.

You saw how clean this place was coming in?

Yes. Your job is to keep it that way.

Mm -hmm.

And this key?

It'll open every room in the home, with the exception of a few hallways in the

basement. And don't enter residential apartments unless there's an emergency.

I fall in and I can't get out type of thing, you know?

Oh yeah, and no fourth floor, darling.

Those patients need special care, off limits to you.

Simple, right?

Just follow the rules, and we won't be obliged to report you.

That's right.

Get your garbage.

I'm coming in.

Excuse me, son. Could you get me a towel? You're

new.

I'm Norma. I'm sorry.

You just look like someone I want new.

Well, I'm Max.

I am new. And it's really nice to meet you, Norma.

And up.

We are Sky Warriors.

So, how's your first day going, man?

And good God, Mrs.

Fisher! She's got in the pool after her skin procedure. Come on, everybody.

Hurry. Blood, blood.

Go help her.

Yeah.

Oh, come on.

Kid, we need you. Ethan had a terrible accident.

There's a place in the mess.

What do you mean accident?

He just tore something wicked. He threw his diaper.

Experiment. Fecal matter.

Yeah, shit. He's cutting the walls with it. Oh, what do you want me to do about

it? We want you to clean it up, kid.

Yeah. Get a new super.

Oh, my gosh. Right behind that door.

I've got breathing right about now.

So, no poopy diaper?

No, no poo, kid.

Yeah, I can't keep calling you kid, kid. I'm Lou.

What's your name? Uh, Max.

Max! Okay, Max.

Well, we heard that you had a really rough day yesterday, so we decided that

would give you a not -so -proper...

but very warm welcome.

So, welcome to Green Meadows!

Yay!

Tell me, she doesn't speak English, Max.

She says welcome, as do I.

Thanks. Good to see you again, Max. And if they keep buffing on you, just let me

know. I'll take care of them. And she named it, too.

Yeah.

Nice to meet you, and I'm so glad you're here. You got a great sense of humor.

You know, my father died alone.

I couldn't be with him. I was in medical school.

But I wonder what it was like all alone, approaching death.

I'll never forgive myself.

Mom, I feel sorry.

Thank you.

I'm D .W. Fabian Maddox.

I'm not done with this.

I'm sorry about all that. It was a tad much, but... Just my way of saying that

these are good people.

And they deserve comfort in their twilight years.

You have beautiful eyes.

Quite large, you know.

Let me call you sweetheart, I'm in love.

Did you like what you saw yesterday?

I want to see you now.

Touching time.

Oh, well, that makes two of us.

You know, sometimes I find a little late -night conversation can help.

You interested?

Where have I seen this before?

My friend Esther.

She passed away here some years ago.

She would sculpt trinkets for people.

I have a hard time letting go of such things.

I'm guessing that's another one of those things. At least half of it.

Oh, my son Jacob.

He painted that for me one Mother's Day.

There used to be a flock of birds on the other side with the sun rising above

it.

And we had a fight one night and he worked it up.

He passed away some time ago.

I'm sorry, I didn't... No, no, it's all right.

That's why I can't sleep at night.

The unresolved keeps me awake.

What about you?

It's about mimicking. Okay. One, two, three.

Hey!

All right.

Get out of here. Go, go, go. I know you have to agree.

You're turning into great actors. You know that? It's amazing.

Keep at it. All right?

Whoa.

That don't make a lot of fun.

Mac.

See, boy.

Hey. Good morning.

Morning. Yeah, I'm trying. I am trying to impart some nuggets of wisdom.

I learned on my off -Broadway theater days.

Not many Olivier's here, but we have a lot of fun nonetheless.

I think whatever you're doing here is great. I mean, they seem really happy.

Oh, thanks.

Thanks, Max.

I... You know, people spend their entire lives trying

to prolong life.

But then when they get here, at the end, I mean...

Boredom is what takes them to the grave. It's not disease. It's not illness.

It's boredom.

We must fill our hours with laughter, life,

love.

Morning, Max.

We got a spill on three. You're needed.

Needed.

oil. Matter of fact, in exploratory drilling, only one well in nine finds

oil at all.

Only one in 24 recovers enough oil to pay for itself.

And only one in almost a thousand makes a major discovery.

Thank you, big God.

Yet America's green reserves, the oil supplies still underground, have kept

increasing steadily.

I couldn't imagine how this ever -increasing supply of oil was achieved,

found out that there's not just one, but thousands of oil companies all

competing with each other to discover and present new sources of oil.

For believe it or not, in the USA, there's a good deal of oil. There's a

deal of oil.

It's alright, I'm not going to hurt you.

It's okay, I'm not gonna hurt you.

You want to come in, please?

Come on in.

Les takes this job very seriously and is not very happy about this.

And to be frank, neither am I.

Um, I just, I heard a scream and I wanted to go check it out.

Right, but you told Les that there was an unlocked door that accesses the

floor.

You know, Max,

We're very aware of why you're here.

This should be a fresh start for you.

A chance to shed the skin of your past transgressions.

I would hate to see you return to your reckless ways.

It's time to play by the rules, Max.

Sorry, Doc.

Aren't you in the party?

No, I'm not in the party mood.

I hear you were up on four.

Work travels fast in an old age home, Max. It's like a gigantic sewing circle.

Those people on four?

There's something wrong with them.

They seem so lost.

You know, I... This is... Max.

I don't know.

When I put my son to bed at night, I kiss him and say, I've learned of the

heart.

That's why you feel things the way you do. You need to put that away.

Oil lies far beneath the surface of the earth. They're going to find oil.

These wells go down thousands of feet, cost a lot of money to drill, but that's

no guarantee that they're going to find oil.

Matter of fact, in exploratory drilling, only one well in nine finds any oil at

all. Only one in 24 recovers enough oil to pay for itself.

And only one in almost a thousand makes a major discovery.

Pretty big odds.

Get a comparison.

Your life is still on the ground.

Hey man, I'm not going to hurt you.

you look downright awful well thanks and yeah i mean look how i

feel i haven't been able to sleep at all here okay you know rumor has it that

they uh mess with the uh oxygen levels yeah in the in the in the vents but it's

just to make sure that us old folks get a good night's sleep huh i mean it must

work because i sleep like death you cannot wake me up once i go under

Okay,

I'm feeling good now guys, so rack em up!

Who am I hustling next?

and these murder mystery nights once a month and night of blood and intrigue,

he puts it.

I just wanted to check on you because I saw you arguing with someone.

Oh, no, no, no, no. That's, that's, it's fine.

Well, I won't take too much of your time. I, uh, I was just thinking about

you told me the other day and I thought it would only be fair if I returned the

favor.

My brother Luke died when I was 11, and my parents

didn't let me go to the funeral because they thought I was too young, so I never

got the chance to say goodbye.

Luke is my honor result.

Anyway, I was just thinking about yesterday, so I just drew this up

just thought you should have it.

I tried to get it exactly right, but I think it'll do.

something terribly wrong.

You need to get out.

I have to go.

What? You have to tell me what's going on. I have to get ready. I can't be

No.

Have you seen Norma? Is she still at that, like, murder mystery thing?

Oh, no, baby.

We took her to the infirmary.

She wasn't feeling well.

What happened?

Is she all right?

This is her diabetes. Her blood sugar was really low.

You know, makes her kind of loopy.

She's sleeping now. We're going to monitor her overnight.

She'll be fine, Max.

Relax.

Well, tell her I said hi if you can.

Be tight now.

Officer, I found this note in Norman's room.

She speaks about joining her deceased son.

I'm sorry, Max.

We just didn't see this coming.

She could no longer fill the hours with laughter and joy.

I failed her, Max.

No, no, no, she was my muse, you know?

She helped with my diet.

She said, you have to stay in shape, Lewis, just in case another wonderful

comes your way.

And in return, I recite Shakespeare's songs to help her sleep.

Thank you.

Do you really think that she would take her own life?

I don't know, Max.

Where did this come from, John?

Well, it's with Norma's head coming to me.

She said that there was something wrong with this place.

And it was something very wrong.

And then the next day, she

goes...

Hey!

buffeting more often.

And more.

Sorry, yeah, one of the residents passed away. It was really sad, but I'm okay

now. Oh my God, are you eating? Max, you look tired. You need to eat.

You know that eating is important, so just cut things.

Glad to hear you're feeling better today, Max.

You had us worried.

Let me ask you this.

Are you getting anything out of this experience?

You know, I actually am.

I think these people need me, and I think I can help them.

I have to help them.

What?

That yellow tape looks like a welcome mat. No, I... Hey.

You just cannot help yourself, can you?

Let's go. I gotta tell the doc.

He calls the cops this time and that's on you.

I just came back to say goodbye, okay? I wanted to look around and see if I

could find something to remember what we're by. Our shit is all gone already.

It's thrown out.

She had no family.

Whatever's left gets incinerated in the basement.

It's over.

before changing the mind.

He needs to know the danger of my neck.

If my loon necks, they come in tight.

But their needles, their dog, they're eating us too.

Well,

thank God you're here.

Norman was right, man. There's something fucking wrong with this place.

And I found her diary. She said there's something going on. And I was like, neat

old guy.

Kill more than lord.

Bet you didn't know that, did you?

She always protected me against my demons.

My Norman.

And she's gone.

And I'm weak.

I am so fucking weak.

I have to punish myself.

Can you not hear me?

I am a...

I ruined my career. I did so. I must be funny.

I must be funny.

I have something for you, Max.

Look at that.

I have something for you as a name. We all have to come out. Fuck.

You have to help me, Max. I want you to help me. I have to do this. Will

somebody please help me?

Everyone fires.

Will somebody fucking help me, please?

Good morning.

Hey. You okay?

You look flushed. Yeah, I'm fine. What's going on?

Well, I just wanted to stop by and let you know that Lou is going to be fine.

I know you were concerned about him.

That's great. Thank you.

You get anything good?

I love it when my smiles arrive.

You know, I can't really sleep here, so I just stop and book.

You don't strike me as a reader.

But okay, let's get to work.

First floor, five minutes.

Don't make me come back.

Hello? Hello, are you there? Please, is someone there?

Thank God you're here.

Who are you? How did you know someone was coming to my room?

I've been watching you.

Did you put the blacklight in here? Yes. I needed you to find out. What the fuck

do you want from me? Why?

I can't say more.

If I'm gone too long, he'll come suspicious.

Or hurt me. Who's going to hurt you? Who, Xavier? Maybe someone's bigger than

you think. But I can't answer any more of your questions right now. No, wait.

Just tell me something. Help me help them, Max.

Help me help them.

Before they're out of the time machine, just like the others, we have to stop

them, Max.

They killed Norma for knowing too much.

They'll kill you too.

They'll kill you too.

They'll kill you too. They'll kill you too. They'll kill you too.

Hello?

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank

you.

are you okay no i look terrible but i'm okay i want you to know why

i'm so sorry

last night. There's nothing to be sorry about. Oh, no, no, no. Max, there's

something very wrong with me.

I fear I'm about to disappear.

There's nothing wrong with you.

There's nothing wrong with you in this place.

Fucking girl, man.

Stop!

Stop!

Help me help them, Max.

It's you. You need to tell me who you are and what the fuck is going on right

now. Please. Hold on. Just to be sure, we want to give you one more follow -up.

Yeah.

Read the letterhead.

Amon is a subsidiary of the U .S. Department of Health Services.

Right. What the fuck does that mean?

It means that the government is funding this entire facility.

Research, testing, new experimental... drugs, controversial gene trials.

Any outlandish or fucked up idea the government has, they first test on

then on people.

Old people.

Yes. And the government has facilities just like this all across the world.

They are experimenting on hundreds, even thousands of elderly people.

They're the perfect test subjects.

Because if they get dementia, nobody thinks anything because they're old. And

they die, nobody gives a fuck because they're old.

You won't do anything important, which is why you cannot stop now.

Who are you and why do you even care?

My father lived in the room down the hall.

Now he's on the fourth floor.

Please keep going.

We need evidence.

If we expose them, then maybe it will help my father and your friends.

I can't believe it.

I've been here long enough already. Wait.

Don't follow me.

Sometimes when things are bad on the outside, we have to look on the inside.

Global warming hype. That's all it is. I just want to sell you more milk and

bread. Did they fucking mark me? This shit is crazy.

What's it do?

You took quite a fall, Max.

Your vitals were all over the place.

What?

Patients from four somehow got loose.

Les is looking into it.

But I'll tell you what's for sure.

He definitely meant you some harm.

Dr. Sabian wants to do a very thorough exam today.

You're in good hands.

I'll go and let the doc know you're awake so we can get started.

I'm going to make some calls.

Oh, girls, hi.

Oh, Maxie, these are your foster sisters. This is Tessa and Jackie.

Maxie is not feeling well, and he's going to stay in his old room, okay?

put, sweetie.

Oh, honey, you are always, always, sweetheart, you're always on the phone.

You were sleeping a long time.

I'm sorry, Mom.

Thanks for helping.

Thanks for letting me stay here and taking care of me.

Maxie, you were just trying to do the right thing.

What did you say?

A heart knows a heart.

It's something a friend once said to me a long time ago.

A friend?

Yeah.

It's so funny. I can't remember who.

But it reminds me of you.

Just trying to help those good people.

Oh, Maxie, you look so tired.

I'm going to go.

Oh, Daddy said maybe we should go to see Judge Barrett.

He might be able to help us.

Don't you fret.

You're my favorite.

Hey, girls.

Have you girls seen this lady ever? Huh?

No. What about mom? Mom know her?

You've never seen her before?

No, never.

Somebody knows her.

You know what, girls?

I'm really not feeling too great today, so if you could just give me some space.

Did you find the secret place?

No, no, I didn't find anything.

Look, I'm having a really bad day, okay, and I'm not in the mood for games. We

thought you found that in the secret place.

It's exactly the same.

What do you mean it's exactly the same? Well, what's the secret place? What are

you talking about?

a couple months ago.

See? That one there is exactly the same as the one you had.

Only goddess of Hades, Sith from her chalice.

Do you know what this is?

Have you ever heard of Thea? No.

There's some stuff in there too.

Some old photos.

Are you okay?

Matt, are you okay?

Who's Luke?

It's you, isn't it?

My brother.

My big brother.

I missed you so much, Luke.

You were just trying to help.

But you're not now.

Take her down.

Remember?

Always.

Always.

Always. Never forgot.

You've got to help me now, okay?

So I've got to help you.

I don't understand any of this. Is this where you were working while you were at

college? Is this where you were the minute that he killed you? Yeah.

Who are these people?

Is this all of you?

It's all of you.

What the fuck? What the fucking clown?

What happened to you guys? I don't understand.

What? Fire.

Cheese, Max.

Big smile.

Really big smile.

On three, everyone.

One, two, three.

Three!

Hey,

relax. Enjoy it. You're the cat of honor. Our protagonist.

of everybody's attention, please.

I, um, I want to make a toast to every single one of you.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart, and bravo!

Oh, come on.

Okay, okay.

Come on, come on now. All of you did amazing work.

I mean, look, look at all of you. Dr.

Sabian's wife.

Gretchen, our damsel in distress.

You were just wonderful.

And our antagonist, playing a sadistic doctor.

You're too kind.

All right, now our supporting people. There's Faye, sexy Faye.

There's Ethan and Ellie, who cannot keep their hands off each other. And Sylvia

and Cooper.

Do you know unless...

We're having a celebration, Max.

We're patting ourselves on our backs.

For what we did.

For the story we created and performed to have some fun with you.

Like we do with all the other kids who come to our home. What story?

The marks on our necks, the government conspiracy, baseless fantasies, my

psychosis, all part of the grand tale we concocted to fuck with you for our

entertainment while you nourished us at night. We did it for fun!

What the fuck are you talking about, Lou? I don't understand.

I, um... Doctor, I think you might want to take this question. That was great.

You did a fantastic job.

So, Max, what Lou is getting to is that we like to play

with our food. You see, you're really here because we need to drain you.

To drain you of your essence.

So, thank you, Max.

Thank you, Deidre.

God of youth.

God of honor.

Never shall we waste what she has provided.

as the needle penetrates your eye.

You know about the fountain of youth? You've heard of it, right? It's real. It

lives within us. There's a small fact behind your right eye where not as deep

nectar resides.

Science dismisses it as just a gland.

A deer showed us the birth.

It's what gives a person youth and vitality.

So, we take...

Dia's nectar from you.

Because ours goes away with age.

But don't worry, we've been training you every night, Max.

Your

mother

and I are about 109, Max. We're going up 110.

114 and a half.

93, Max.

Your pal Lou is 100.

Maybe you're right, but that's what keeps us young and passionate. That's

makes us fuck so much.

We sent most of our foster kids here to collect ASMR because you wasted all of

the opportunities we provided for you.

I trusted you.

But you're my favorite.

So we're going to take quite a lot tonight, Baxter.

You better take it all, because if you don't, I'm going to fucking kill you.

That won't be possible, because when you awaken, you'll feel like a 100 -year

-old man, but you'll... Be with family.

It's time.

Time to

join your brother upstairs.

With love and gratitude.

Love and gratitude. Love and gratitude.

Love and gratitude.

I gotcha. You'll be well cared for. Don't be afraid.

I know.

You're confused.

I get that.

Allow me to lift the fog.

Oh, my sweet Norma.

She wanted to save you.

Sentimental reason. So she had to go.

And that's when it came to me.

Just a thought.

that we'd used Norman Demise in our game with you, and we

had the greatest time of our long lives, brainstorming, drafting up

and down, improvising, to

end all humanity.

Now you remember what I told you, Max.

The enemy of old age is not death.

It is boredom.

We must fill the hours with smiles.

And we have so many, many, many, many hours to fit.

You rest now.

We still need you.

Your neck turns.

Little man, you're crying.

I know why you're blue.

Someone took your kiddie car away.

go to sleep now little man you've had a busy day

Okay.

Thank you.

Get the out of here, dude!

I'll shoot you