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Mike Painter is here with me. He's called America's Child Psychologist, and

new book is Shaping the Past.

I'm happy to have Mike Painter back on the show.

Thank you. Thanks for having me. So did becoming a father change how you look at

childhood? Yeah, I think so. You know, at the same time, adulthood is just a

mask, a sophisticated mask for sure.

But behind it, we're all still the kids we were. Now, in the book, you talk

about your childhood.

You lost a twin brother when you were 12?

In 1988, in Iron Hill, Ohio, where I was born, five

kids went missing.

The Iron Hill murders never solved.

Yeah.

The last victim, the one they never found, was my brother, Eddie. You were

identical twins.

Losing a twin is like having a phantom limb.

How does a family deal with something like that?

My father was out of the picture.

My mother couldn't cope.

I was sent to live as relatives.

I've never been back to Iron Hill.

I want to do something unusual.

I have someone on the phone.

Twelve years old.

His family's gone through a tragedy as well.

I'd like you to talk to him.

Show us what you do.

I don't know if that's... Are you there?

Hello?

My name is Dr. Painter.

I'm a...

I'm a doctor who kids like you talk to about stuff that's on their mind.

Is there anything you want to talk to me about?

Can you tell me your name?

Is that your TV?

Turn it off.

Turn it off.

Mike, why are you scared to come home?

Why are you scared to come up?

American goldfinch.

Now he's just part of the yard.

Hey.

I wanted to surprise you.

You sure know how.

Marla, who is that?

Hi, I'm Mike. What's your name?

This is Katie.

Miss Marla?

It's my son.

He is a lurker, this cat.

I swear, he kills for sport.

So you're a vegetarian, then?

I don't eat film birds.

No pictures of me or Eddie.

Or Dad.

Well, don't take it personally.

This is a matter of managing intrusive thoughts.

Thanks a lot, Mom.

It really is. Why have you come?

Just tell me.

No, I'm so happy to see you.

You are welcome here.

It's just... I hope you haven't come to rip open a wound.

Once every two years if someone turns up in Iron Hill to solve those murders...

I've always been afraid

that one day it would be you.

Yeah, but nothing was stolen.

Okay. Bob will take your statement, Mr. Cromwell.

Okay. Hey, Bob, line one.

Yeah, can I help you? Hi there. My name is Mike Painter.

Oh, hi.

My mom saw you on Dr. Phil and got very excited.

I mean, I saw you too. So, what brings you here?

I was actually wondering if I could... Holy shit.

Yeah. Wow.

Mike Painter.

Gary. Good to see you.

Actually, I was hoping we could have a quick word.

Absolutely. Yeah. Go to my office.

Pleasure to meet you.

Right? Yeah.

Okay,

so Billy Reese was on first, and then there was some kid on second, and you

on third, and you don't remember.

No, no, no, no. I remember.

So they went and elected you sheriff.

This is... Yeah.

Congratulations. Look, it's not exactly the Wild West.

I mean, we got drunk people doing drunk things, and right now there's some

mystery man. He's, uh, he's going around breaking into houses without stealing

anything. I don't know, it's just... Didn't the Manson family do that?

Uh, past troubles aside, we're a little bit more Partridge family than Manson

family around here, but enough on all that.

What about you? We've kept up on you. I even read your book.

Oh, man, that's kind of you.

Well, speaking of past troubles, you know, Gary, I was hoping I could take a

look at those files.

Do you mind if I ask why?

I mean, it's been 28 years since they dragged those kids out of the woods.

Yeah, minus their teeth.

Look, Mike, all I'm saying is that a lot of folks, just like you and your mom,

lost people back then.

So I'm not saying no.

I guess I'm just saying why now.

I'm writing a book.

Really?

Is it going to be a good book?

I hope so.

What I mean is, is it going to be a respectful book?

Above all else.

Absolutely. Mike, you know that I didn't get stuck here, right?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. But did you know that I married Jessica Hale?

I did hear that.

And she would be right annoyed if I didn't invite you for dinner tonight.

No. No, no, no, no. There's a lot of people coming, and...

And I think I can help you with those files.

But I need your expert opinion on my kid.

Yeah, I think he's growing up a little bit strange.

We don't build anything here.

I'll tell you.

Steam to diesel. When the railroad switched from steam to diesel, that is

killed us. Oh, community. How kids are raised.

Now everything's all disconnected.

What? Now everything's all connected.

Now any perv can reach through the Wi -Fi and grope my daughter.

We don't even keep a TV in the house. I'll tell you something else. This is

even a town.

It's a museum. But you've got to modernize. Take the station.

If the county gave us funds, what we could do with that.

And when you're sheriff, I think you should do all that. When I'm sheriff,

first thing I do is take down that stupid painting in your office.

You got to be kidding me.

Dad? I love this town.

I absolutely love it. I love it just the way it is. And you know that. Hey,

buddy.

He's been watching TV forever.

I want to watch Labyrinth.

It's a tough life, bud. Dane, honey, you tell your sister it's time for bed.

And you, too. No more TV.

Good night.

Don't. Mike, I mentioned this earlier.

That kid is obsessed with David Bowie.

That's strange, right? You're lucky it's not Alba.

I wouldn't worry about it.

See?

I mean, we were pretty strange, remember?

We had our own imaginary kingdom.

You and Eddie made it up.

And you were the kings, both of you.

And the card game that never ended.

What's that?

Well, me and Eddie started playing cards one day.

War. And this one game just went on and on.

There was no winner.

So we picked it up the next day and the next.

And after a while, I think we just wanted to see how long it would go on.

How long did it?

Well, I guess technically it's doing it.

And every Saturday.

Every Saturday.

Me, you, and Eddie.

Hours. Oh, see? You turned out fine. She turned out fine.

Yeah. Well, Mike's the expert.

Let me ask him.

What do you think?

Too much TV bad for a kid?

Of course it is.

Where's the bathroom?

Down the stairs to the left.

Katie? Hey, guess what?

You're friends with my mom, and I'm friends with your mom.

Shh.

Why are we being quiet?

Katie, what were you watching?

Right out in the middle is a piece of luggage. I don't know, it's one of these

fancy labels, right? Something, whatever, it's nice.

And she goes, it's stuck, right? And I just said, hey, how'd it get there?

You did not say that. I did, I did. You guys remember Candle Cove?

That bill, right?

Run for like a couple of months. Two months. September, October, 88.

I remember.

Did you ever tell your kids about it?

Well, hell no.

Well, Katie told me she just saw it.

What, just now?

What? No.

I mean, why would they re -air that?

What are you guys talking about?

That show used to give me the worst nightmares.

Those puppets?

I used to have this really weird recurring dream.

They would just be screaming.

Oh, that was an episode.

No, not possible. It was a nightmare I had.

Remember Jawbone?

What is Jawbone?

Jawbone. He was this old skeleton thing in a robe and a black hat.

And he'd always be chasing around Pirate Percy, right?

And he'd say, when I catch you, I'm going to skin your ass.

Easy there, easy there.

Had a little bit much to drink, Mike?

I'm fine.

Thanks for dinner.

You guys keep walking down memory lane with this shit, I'm going to go home.

You brought it up. Just a TV show, Mike.

What was that?

You're just gonna do it again?

Just like your dad.

Shut up.

How come he left?

Because he doesn't love you?

I'd rather have no dad than one like yours.

Boy, mate, what adventure awaits.

Do you sense it?

Something is coming. A strange vessel headed for the cove.

Mike.

You sleepwalked.

Yeah. Old habits die hard.

Your brother used to do it more.

I've been having nightmares.

So that's why you came back.

Well, I...

It helps you sleep.

Yeah.

I'm gonna be back in an hour.

What?

There's someone in the woods.

People walk in the woods?

When you're standing still.

Maybe it's a great thought.

I don't know. I guess.

Good morning, honey.

Katie?

Katie?

Katie?

Honey?

The women have walked in the wood.

The women have walked in the woods.

Past participle. In?

Present perfect tense.

Indicating something that started in the past but continues until now.

You always were a studious kid, Mike.

You always were a grammar Nazi, Mrs. Booth.

Mike?

Let's go another way.

Eddie, don't!

What happened to your hand?

Did your daddy kiss it for you?

Oh, right.

What, Eddie?

You want something?

What the hell's wrong with you?

Come on, Tim.

So, that show, did you bring it up or did Katie bring it up?

She did.

Why? Katie!

Oh, it's weird they just aired again.

Right?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Did she say what channel it was on?

Um... No.

I need to talk to you.

Katie!

Marla told us that she heard you come in at 3 a .m. last night.

Five hours after you left her house.

I... I walked around.

I'm asking you parent to parent.

What are you not telling me?

This will sound irrational.

Say it.

That show may have something to do with this.

What show?

Candle Cove.

Yeah, listen.

In 88, the only time the show ever aired was during the murders.

When the show stopped, the murders stopped.

And now it just shows back up again.

I just need you to tell me where you went last night after you left. I know

it sounds, but I'm not crazy.

You're not crazy. Believe me, it's not just a television show, okay? It did

something to my brother, and it can make people do odd things, and I seem to be

the only one that's put in there. I know about Stolvington. I'm not crazy. I

had a... You were released from a psych ward three days ago.

He must have come right here after the hospital.

No, I went home the first night.

My wife let me stop by to get clothes.

That doesn't matter.

I had what's called an acute stress reaction.

You said you had a psychotic episode, Mike.

You're a doctor. Tell me what that means.

I committed myself voluntarily.

I'm asking you one last time. What did you do and where did you go last night?

It's not me, Jessica. It's connected to that show. Whoever made that show.

Oh, my God. Gary!

What's wrong?

It's Mike.

I think... I think he knows something.

I think he knows where he is. Okay, we'll find him. Spread out. Hit the tree

line.

She said you'd come talk to me.

Do you know where she is?

Dane, do you love your sister?

Do you want to see her again?

Did she tell you where she was going?

What's the crow's nest?

Where's that gun?

What do you want a 30 -year -old gun for?

Just in case.

I got rid of that gun years ago. Tell me what's going on.

There was no time. It could already be too late.

Gary called. He said you're sick, Mike.

They didn't understand in 1988, and they don't understand now.

And you do?

Just... Just... Give me a chance to try to get her back before it's too late.

Where are you going?

Out there. Out past the woods where the signal tower is.

Out where they found the body.

I have to go.

Let me go.

Katie!

Katie!

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

She said the TV told her where to go.

How'd you know to find her out by the signal tower of all places?

I just needed a place to think.

Me and Eddie used to call that spot the crow's nest.

And you just happened to find Katie there.

I brought your daughter back, man.

Yeah, minus a couple teeth.

Let's just say that I still have questions.

Hey, you learn to live with those.

Mike. America's child psychologist saves little girl, is that it?

Katie's going to be okay, but don't let her watch TV.

Spare me, okay? Just put it in your book.

There is no book.

There never was.

Then what are you doing here?

It's been calling.

Packing up?

You don't have to leave.

Yeah. Yeah, I do.

Out of sight.

Out of mind.

Do you remember Candle Cove?

Yeah, of course.

After I left, did you ever see it again?

Um, never mind.

Forget I mentioned it.

Who made it up?

Made what up? I'm talking about the show we watched, the TV show.

Oh, no. The show I'm talking about wasn't real.

You used to sit watching the TV.

Just watching the static.

It just jumped in your head.

Oh, Laughingstock, that's a whale of a storm.

We better find some place to hide.

Oh, look.

It's Bravery Cave.

You have to go inside.

Come inside, Percy.

There's a new friend in there, and he wants to play a game.

But I don't know how to play.

He'll show you exactly what to do. Come on.

I'll hold your hand.

Mike, where are you going?

We're just getting started again.

Mike Painter, back in the show. You lost a twin brother when you were 12. In

1988, five kids went missing. The Iron Hill murders. The one they never found

was Eddie.

You guys remember Candle Cove? That show used to give me the world's nightmares.

Katie just saw it. Katie!

Katie! The only time the show ever aired was during the murders. Now it shows

back up again. You were released from a psych ward three days ago. It did

something to my brother. It can make people do things.

Who made it up? You. The tip was watching the static.

I brought your daughter back. Minus a couple teeth.

Bye. We're just getting started again.

The bodies of four missing Iron Hill children were found this afternoon.

Police are still searching for a fifth child, 12 -year -old Eddie Posen.

I'm too bad.

Laughingstock, that's one whale in the storm.

We better run and hide.

Oh, look.

It's Bravery King.

You have to go inside.

Your new friend is waiting for you.

Now it's time to come and play a game with him.

But I don't know how to play.

You've met him before, but you don't remember.

Katie.

Katie.

Look under your bed, Katie.

We miss you.

Come back and visit us in the cave.

What did you do?

Get away from him.

Get away from him.

Mike, um... Dane's in surgery.

She stabbed him in his sleep.

She had a hook.

Katie, she... Where did she get a hook?

She's here, but something's wrong.

She won't...

If you're connected to it at all, please. Please.

Wouldn't hurt anybody Unless someone or something made her

It's starting again, isn't it?

I'm gonna try to stop it

Hey.

How's Dane?

He won't stop picking at his stitches.

Yeah. She's under observation until the DA figures out if he wants to charge

her.

Gary, I asked Mike to come talk to her.

You don't think you should have talked to me before asking him back?

I don't think that was a good decision.

This is what he does.

Do you really think that he just happened to find her out there?

I think that something is going on with her, something that nobody here seems to

be able to wrap their head around.

So let's use the resource we have.

What?

Sit down.

How are you holding up having him home?

I barely know him.

Frances, do you remember back then?

A kids' show on TV called Campbell Cove?

Something the boys used to watch?

I don't know.

Jacob watched all kinds of things.

Look who's back in the middle of things.

I just want to help.

What's got into her?

What makes a nice kid like that try and disembowel her brother?

Too much TV.

See you around.

I'm so sorry.

Thank you for coming.

Yeah, of course.

How are you holding up?

I'm not going to win Mother of the Year anytime soon.

But you'll talk to me after.

Yeah, of course. Absolutely.

God, did he.

Can't receive gifts.

Your husband's the sheriff.

Excuse

me.

Do you know what kid drew this?

No. Why?

She saw Candle Cove.

Candle Cove, you're sure?

Well, welcome boat captain here.

I wish.

I can't believe somebody saw it again. Was this an old episode or something

Well, I have no idea who made it. I couldn't find anything online.

Well, that's Candle Cove.

How do I get to see it?

Okay. Okay, sure.

You want to see something cool?

This is my favorite episode.

Laughingstock comes to Iron Hill.

What's it about?

Action.

Adventure, friends, enemies, all the good stuff.

What's a kid supposed to do?

Make you feel good, right?

Special hook.

Make you want to live in that world.

That's what Cattle Co. is all about.

You made this.

Had you, didn't I? It's fanfic.

A love letter.

You don't have the real show?

Nobody does.

It was unrecordable. Something in the signal.

Just get this clear.

This isn't something you heard about. You actually saw it in 1988.

We all did.

Funny thing, it never aired on the same channel.

Come over one of the...

Dead channels at the end of the dial.

You had to find it.

Does that mean that somebody must have, um... Was it hacked into other channels?

Pirate signal for a pirate show.

Pretty clever, right?

Katie, does that bird have a name?

I have something else.

Katie, do you know what this is?

Did you draw this?

It looks like a pirate ship, a tree, a cloud.

And over here, it looks to me like a cave.

Do you think I'm right?

Katie?

I want to ask you a very important question.

You're not going to get in trouble.

What happened when you saw Candle Cove?

How long is jail?

You're not going to jail, Katie.

You're in a hospital because we want to help you.

And nobody blames you.

What you did was not your fault.

I know it wasn't your fault.

Where were you all that time?

Don't you remember?

You've been there too.

Where? The cave where we went.

Who's we?

You and me? Or you and someone else?

Was anyone else there?

The boy.

He was underground for a long time, but somebody took him to a cave.

And who put him there?

Katie.

You have to go inside.

Mike.

I think it's probably better if you don't talk to her again unless Jess or I

there, okay?

Gary, have there been any other missing persons cases around here recently?

Other counties, maybe.

Mike,

you okay?

Katie's going to be fine.

Oh, hi there. I'm Officer Amy.

You're such a dork. Come in.

So, somebody broke in?

Yeah, I didn't notice till this morning. The old keepsake box my mom gave me for

graduation? It's gone.

Why still does that?

What else do you keep in it?

Cheap stuff.

And Alex's baby teeth.

You keep his teeth?

Don't look at me like I'm strange.

Part of him.

Yeah, his bones.

You ever think about that? Every time you smile, you're like showing off your

skeleton.

Just wait. You'll understand.

Hey, Ani. Hi, Daddy.

How was your horseback riding lesson?

Good. I rode Gypsy.

I gave her an apple.

Yeah? Did she have bad breath?

Uh -huh.

That's because horses don't brush their teeth.

But little girls do, don't they?

Ha -ha.

See, Dad?

Yeah.

What is it, Lily?

You have to go inside.

What?

I brush my teeth after lunch.

Daddy, Aunt Carol's coming. She's gonna babysit me this weekend.

Mom said I'm not supposed to call you, so I gotta go. Love you, Dad.

I love you, too.

I found that in the hospital.

I think Katie drew it.

You think she knows that place?

What do you mean?

Well, this is a railroad track.

Isn't that the cement plant up by the old rail yard?

Why, you two boys used to play even though I told you a thousand times.

Raina?

You think she went there?

I don't know.

I think whoever made Candle Cove took her somewhere else before the crow's

And if she's saying she saw a boy...

Maybe he's still there.

Shouldn't you call Gary?

No.

What boy?

Maybe she imagined this boy and made him up.

What if she didn't?

There is a child out there.

Somewhere hidden.

Maybe he saw the show too.

I don't know how you do it.

I look around, I see him everywhere.

What good is a change of address if it doesn't close the wound up?

Well, not if you keep pressing on it.

Doesn't that work for you?

Leave home and the wound just heals?

Leave home?

You sent me away.

It wasn't that simple.

That's a defensive phrase.

I tried to protect you.

I was so young.

We could have helped each other.

I buried an empty casket.

I always thought that someday he might just knock on the door.

Why would somebody bring Katie here?

There's somebody there.

Let's call Gary.

No, I want to... I want to talk to him.

Who?

Well, whoever that is.

No, listen.

Stay here, okay?

Here.

Thanks. I called Dale.

He said it will take a while to confirm it really is Eddie Painter.

We'll try to expedite the autopsy, but no problem.

Yeah.

The way the body was positioned and preserved, it seems almost religious.

Maybe.

They're still here.

Hey, listen, Marla.

There's absolutely no reason for you to be here right now. You don't need to see

this.

I would live, you see.

There's a kind of roaring in my ears.

I just found a... rushing water out there somewhere.

That's your blood.

Doesn't stop, does it?

And you never saw me take snuff.

The reason being that in my snuff box, I carry a piece of Parmesan cheese.

Eddie, how'd you hurt your hand?

I told you.

I felt.

That's not what Gary's mother said.

You two have to look out for each other.

You know that, right?

Is something going to happen?

I went to Gene's house and I spoke to his mom about what he did to you.

And she laughed.

We have to be there for each other, okay?

I can't be there for you all the time, okay? And when I'm not...

Why is it when bad things happen, we always bring food?

Back then, after they found Jacob, all my friends and neighbors came with

casseroles and pies.

You're going to be all right.

We're survivors.

All your secrets will be safe in Candle Cove.

What is it?

When they searched the woods up there, they never found anything.

Which is very strange.

You know I've worked with some mothers who for various reasons are unable to

bond with their children.

Some love really is conditional.

And I buried him in the woods.

But someone must have taken him away because when they looked where I buried

him, there was nothing there. Stop.

No.

I have to tell you this. No.

Don't. Say such things. Just get out.

Get out.

I'm asking you.

Asking?

You didn't ask when I was 12, did you?

What?

Wait. Don't move.

And as the full moon rose over the school towers and battlements, Harry

reflected that he was a very lucky boy indeed.

Lucky to have such good, fine friends and a place where he belonged.

And the days ahead still brimming with adventure.

Hey, you.

And as the full moon rose over the school

of towers and battlements, Harry reflected that he was a very lucky boy

Lucky to have such good, fine friends.

and a place where he belonged, and the days ahead still brimming with

adventure.

What's going on?

Actually, Mike, I need you to come down to the station with me.

Where for?

Answer some questions.

About?

About something that your mom told me.

You want me to get in the back?

Yeah, in the back.

Am I under arrest?

Do you want to be?

I've never seen a storm wallop the laughing stock quite like this.

We better batten down the... Whoa!

Oh, gee.

We're in for it now.

We should abandon ship. No.

Don't leave me.

Oh, look.

Up ahead.

It's bravery chain.

We should go inside.

He wanted to be mayor.

What?

Eddie wanted to be mayor.

He said we could take turns.

And no one would know the difference.

You missed the turn.

Gary?

Where are you taking me?

You guys remember Candle Cove?

In 1988, five kids went missing.

The Iron Hill murders.

Never sold.

Look who's back in the middle of things.

A lot of folks, just like you and your mom, lost people.

How are you holding up having them home? So strange.

I barely know anyone.

Pay the toll? Shove it up your ass. It did something to my brother. It can make

people do things.

Hi, Daddy. What is it, Lily?

You have to go inside.

Eddie, I did it.

I'm like, I need you to come down to the station with me. Something that your

mom told me.

You missed the turn.

Why are you taking me?

Okay.

Eleven years old.

Okay, make a wish.

Both of you.

Why don't you trade?

Make each other's wish.

Better do something good for me, Eddie.

We share.

Whatever you have, I have too.

Ready?

One, two, three.

Yay! Good job!

Did you wish for something good?

I did. Don't tell her what it was.

Won't come true. Yeah, you're not too good at keeping secrets.

A treasure chest.

Careful now, Percy.

That box might be locked for a reason.

And once you let bad things out, you can never put them back.

Blow away, Mr. Cloud.

It's a treasure chest.

Pirates love treasure.

Marla, you scared me.

I'd like to talk to Mike.

Why would Mike be here?

Gary, he brought him in just a little while ago.

No, I haven't seen Gary all night.

If Gary didn't bring him here, where do you take him?

Do you think Gary took Mike into custody?

Gary, I don't know what my mother told you, but my intention here is to help

Katie and Dane. You remember the old Iverson place?

Jess was the listing agent.

The house needed a lot of work, but it had good bones.

So we decided that we were going to grab it for ourselves.

We had all these plans to fix it up.

Never got a chance.

Some rich guy from Cleveland bought it out from under us.

Paid all cash.

And gutted the place.

You know how these guys are.

Gets bored, never finishes.

Now the house is on the market again.

Just as a listing agent.

But it'll never be ours.

Price is too high.

He's not answering.

Went to voicemail.

Any idea where Gary would have taken him?

What the hell is going on?

What are we doing here?

Once the truth is out, you've got to face it.

That's it.

Bologna. Bologna.

In Italy they call it mortadella.

Mortadella.

Jacob.

Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about to receive from thy

bounty. Through Christ our Lord.

Blessed be God, the

Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of all mercies.

who comforted us in all our tribulations.

Our bodies, even mine, believe it or not, have 11 systems.

Digestive.

Muscular.

Circulatory.

Respiratory.

Skeletal.

I've opened that box short -faced, but now you let me out, and I'll have your

hide.

Jawbone's the name.

It is my name.

Immune.

Nervous.

Endocrine.

Reproductive

Hi, Mike.

Daphne?

Tim?

What are we doing here?

I don't like my phone ringing at the break of dawn.

Gary here says, wake up, get on out of here, because it looks like all that

Friday night talk over the years, you know, hey, I think that maybe

given...

Certain details, the Painter family knew more about the murders than they're

letting on.

Looks like they were true because Mike Painter just confessed to one of them.

Well, Mike, we're going to have a little chat that's long overdue because I'll

be honest.

I always thought your family had something to do with it.

We just want to talk, Mike.

Okay.

I'm happy to talk.

Just untie me.

You can talk like that.

Tell the truth, Mike.

Okay, this is the truth.

28 years ago, somebody made a TV show called Candle Cove and broadcast it on a

dead channel.

It influenced the kids who saw it, and before it was over, five of those kids

were dead.

You killed your brother, Eddie.

You killed your brother, Mike.

Then you left Iron Hill. The murders stopped. The disappearances stopped.

Then 28 years later, you come back.

Everything starts again.

Right away.

You're looking in the right direction, but you're making the wrong connection.

So are you telling me that my kids wouldn't be in the hospital if you

come back?

I want to show you something.

Jacob Booth.

Mrs. Booth's only son.

Sadie Williams.

My cousin.

She taught me how to kiss.

Carl Cutter.

The cut -up.

That's what we're doing here, Mike.

Me and Tim are not cops right now.

We're all just people who lost people.

And before you go into the system, we want to know.

exactly what you did and why you did it.

Where's your brother, Fainter?

Where's yours, Jean? Go home, dickless wonder. Want me to break your fingers,

too?

Want to see something cool?

Me and Eddie found it.

Figured you would know what to do.

Bullshit.

It's worth money, but okay.

Where are you going, Mike?

The crow's nest.

Gary? Are you home?

Are you here?

Gary?

I'm going to head over to Tim's.

Gary?

Why don't you two stay here in case Gary comes back?

I still have dreams about my brother.

And the look on my parents' faces when we heard that he was dead.

I stopped eating.

Got so thin, I almost died.

That's the worst thing about losing someone, Mike.

It's not knowing how or why.

They wouldn't even tell me what really happened to Gene.

But I found out, Mike.

Sure, he was a bully and we were redneck idiots, but he looked out for me.

Didn't deserve to die with his neck broken and teeth gone.

I dream about Candle Cove.

Because it's still there.

All the time.

Working on us.

What about you, Gary, Tim? You guys dream about it?

Because I do.

For 30 years, I've been dreaming about it.

Always there, behind everything.

We all saw it. It did something to us. Channel Co. was on TV the same time as

the murders. That's the only connection.

You're wrong.

Bottom line is, you killed my brother.

You killed Eddie.

You killed Sadie. No, I didn't. You killed Jacob. You killed Carl.

Come on, Mike. And now you're back in town here. Mike, what are you going to

You're going to kill more children? Come on, Mike. It's still pretty good to

tell your mom about it. You know what? Now that I think about it, I think that

we've had just about enough talk. Maybe it's time to talk.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. I didn't have a choice.

You like Canada Co?

Jean?

I don't watch that retard show.

Don't lie.

I know you do.

You can't lie to the skin taker.

The what?

In his head.

He can't do anything now.

Now you can go to Canada Cove.

Walk the plank.

Eddie killed him.

Candle Cove got in him.

Changed him.

Because he was vulnerable.

Because you made him vulnerable.

Tim, Gary.

You hurt him.

And I had to stop him.

Something's up.

I can't reach Gary or Tim in this thing.

Hang on.

Stop!

Help!

These kids are hurting someone!

Hey!

Hey, drop those knives!

Oh, my God.

Oh, you guys scared the shit out of me.

Where'd you get that thing from? Science class?

Alex.

Chloe, what's going on?

Why are you, uh... Hey!

Hey, get back here!

Marlock? Why did Gary arrest Mike?

I... did something unforgivable.

Do you mean you can't forgive him?

The last couple of years, Mike and I have started emailing.

Texts. Like that.

At first, it was once in a while.

Then more.

And then every day.

It became... important to me.

To Gary, though.

I didn't think so.

Then Mike went quiet on me.

Like he dropped off the face of the earth.

So I deleted everything.

Every last email.

It's been hard this year.

Gary had his hopes set on this property in the countryside.

He just got so...

It's

not here.

Come on.

I know where Gary took Mike.

TV shows don't kill people, Mike.

Gary, think about your daughter.

She saw the show and one day later she tries to kill Dane. No, she talked to

you. No.

No.

Daphne, you feel it.

You know it's true, don't you, Mike?

It's okay because I do too. Just tell them.

Just tell them.

What do you dream about?

Mike.

Just tell them.

Cut the therapy shit. That's right. We knew it was connected somehow.

No. No, we don't know anything like that at all. Gary, we have to find whoever

made that show.

I saw it that day.

That the crow's net.

Listen.

Daffy, in the dreams, what do you see?

A face that's just a skull?

White eyes?

You remember?

In the show, they called it jawbone.

But in the dream... Okay, in the dream...

It has a different name.

Well, I don't know what that name. A person dressed as Jawbone.

And whoever this person is, he's still out there right now. Okay, even if there

is some person out there, Mike.

What the hell is wrong with you? Tim.

This all points back to him. This is not about a goddamn puppet show. It was

just a show that aired on TV then.

His mom sends him away in the murder stop.

I didn't. Tim, he killed Gene.

And maybe, just maybe, his mother helped cover it up. Okay, but even if he's

lying, we need to look at this. We need to look in the woods and just see what's

going on with what he's talking about.

What are you doing, Tim?

No, no, no. Tim, what are you doing?

You're going a little too far, Tim. We're done here.

All right? We're done. I'm going to take him in, give him a trial by jury.

They're having a trial by jury right now.

Okay. Tim!

Tim! Tim!

This is not what we're here to do. Get out of the way, Gary.

Now listen to me.

We're going to put that away.

We're going to forget this ever happened.

That's an order. 911.

Daphne, hang that up. Now, hang that up. I'm not moving, Tim.

Tim, I didn't do anything.

Get out of the way, Gary.

I'm not moving, Tim. You put that gun down.

That's an order.

I'm sorry, Sheriff.

I'm just like Mike.

I don't have a choice.

Yeah, you do.

No!

18 years a cop.

First time you draw us on me.

We're going to take him to the station.

It was an accident.

An accident.

That's right.

He tried to get your gun. Gary?

What, Daphne?

Your wife's here.

Jess, you can't be here right now.

Where's Mike?

You gotta leave. You gotta leave. Is Mike inside? Let me handle this.

Get me the box cutter.

Mike?

Are you in there?

Marla, get down from there right now.

Marla, get down from there. Just let me inside. Mike!

Carrie, come on. Jess. Jess!

Jess!

Jess, he killed his brother. We need to find out what happened.

Have you lost your mind?

Sam!

Oh, my God.

Mike, I need you to tell me what happened out there and why.

Marla, maybe you should leave us alone.

No, I'll stay.

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More troubling news in Iron Hill.

12 -year -old Carl Cutter has been reported missing.

He was last seen yesterday around 3 .30.

What happened to Carl?

He's in chemical.

You're saying he was influenced by this TV show.

A show no one can prove existed.

And this other person you saw, this adult accomplice, you have no idea

who they were.

It's back.

Kids will watch it, just like we did.

And when they do, they may start to behave in ways that...

What?

What do you know?

Did something happen?

All I know... is you confessed to killing Eddie

and his acting sheriff. No, I didn't.

I didn't confess.

Gary misunderstood.

Gary misunderstood.

You just said Eddie killed the other four kids, and then you killed him.

killed the other four kids.

And then he disappeared.

So that's your story now.

It's the truth.

I can't sleep here.

We didn't mean to hurt anyone.

I tried to stop him.

We both did.

But he shot Mike.

And then Jessica and Marla showed up.

Is Mike all right?

I hope so.

The shot went sideways. It winded his arm.

I don't know what to tell you.

You're not exactly gonna go on the lam and start a new life in Mexico.

You have to turn yourself in.

I know.

I will.

Atta girl.

You want something to drink?

Coco. Is all that for us?

No.

I'll get you something stronger.

You shouldn't fuck with Mike Painter.

Where did you leave the body?

It was a nightmare. Oh, God.

Are you okay? Oh, God.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine. No.

Oh, it's horrible.

What is it?

Lily, it's my daughter.

How did you get here?

How did you?

Baby, baby, look at me. What are you?

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

How did you get here?

Baby, look at me. Look at me. Look at me. How did you get here?

You guys remember Candle Cove? That show used to give me the worst nightmare.

It's back.

Kids will watch it, just like we did.

These kids are hurting someone!

I dropped those knives!

Dave? She stabbed him in his feet.

Me and Eddie started playing cards one day, and this one game went on and on.

There was no winner.

We want to know what you did and why you did it. Don't! Mike! Have you lost your

mind? This is scary. The last couple of years, Mike and I started emailing

texts.

became important.

Lily, it's my daughter.

How did you get here? Look at me, look at me. How did you get here?

How did you get here?

Are you mad at

Eddie about something?

All he wants to do is watch that show.

Do you think they're dead, Gene and them?

Our dad told us one time, if you die, and you don't get buried right, or

cremated, then you can't rest.

Maybe they just ran away.

That's really something.

It's Pirate Percy.

Eddie made it the other night.

Don't tell him I showed you, okay?

Oh, hey, Nate.

What adventure awaits?

Oh, yes, that's it.

Something's coming. A strange vessel.

It's heading for the goal.

How did you get here?

Aunt Carol?

It's different.

What is?

Do you know where you are?

Home. You're at your grandma Marla's house.

There's still no answer.

She's probably asleep.

Baby, where's our house where you live with me and Mommy?

Lily, look at me. How did you get here?

I think you should let her sleep.

Please, Kim, just two minutes.

Good morning.

Someone wanted to see you.

I'm not mad at you.

Is Daddy mad?

No, of course not.

He's just busy at work right now.

Buddy, when did you lose a tooth?

Jesse.

I'll be back soon, okay?

Mike? Where are you?

Has your sister called?

I'm in Seattle at the... Is Lily okay?

She's here.

Why is she there?

She showed up last night.

Well, who brought her there?

I have no idea.

She won't say anything.

Well, let me talk to her.

She's sleeping.

Erica, she's okay, though.

Mike, is there anything you're not telling me?

I'm telling you what I know.

I'll be on the next flight.

She's safe with me. You know that, right?

Yeah.

Well, I'll be on the next flight.

So what'd you tell the kids?

That you're stuck at work.

I'm scared.

I

want

you to go home and I want you to get my gun.

What?

Keep it on you just in case.

And if I'm wrong about Mike, then you don't use it.

I'm scared too.

Mike. I need to ask you for a favor.

What is it?

Sheriff? Acting, Sheriff.

Still, you're the boss of me today.

I don't know why I said that.

What I meant to say was I hope you like the mushrooms.

Oh.

Those are from you.

Yeah, my college is kind of my main hobby, so. These are different

So there's hen of the wood, some golden chanterelle, and two different types of

shiitake.

They're for cooking.

I could show you sometime.

Oh, that's sweet, but not... It's okay, it's okay. You know, I figured it'd be a

no, but I just thought, you know, what the heck.

Looks like someone didn't listen at the sexual harassment seminar.

Okay, I'm going to go back to work now.

Mike?

Come on, Mike.

Hey, Eddie.

Is she your girlfriend now? So what if I am?

See you tomorrow, Mike.

What's Mike doing?

Do you always call your daddy by his name like that?

Well, you must call me Grandma.

Okay?

Hey, guys.

Lily, I want you to meet my friend Jessica.

Hi.

I've heard a lot about you.

And I brought you some clothes.

Lily,

Jessica and I were friends when we were little kids.

I know.

What's your favorite thing to play?

Do you like dolls?

No.

I like pirates.

Like this one.

How did you know where that was?

Honey.

It's hard to be in this body.

Millie.

I'm not Millie.

You don't know me?

You look like my daughter, Lily.

I would know you no matter what.

If you're not Lily, then where is she? What is she doing right now?

Keep dreaming this.

Let's go watch.

You have to stop.

It's changing you.

You're changing.

You just want to hang out with Jessica.

Promise me you'll never love her more than you love me.

Ahoy, mateys!

What adventure awaits?

Do you sense it?

Something is coming.

A strange vessel, headed for the cove. All hands on deck!

Lily, do you see something behind me?

The last time you were in that chair, I think I probably sent you there.

And now you're the principal.

I, uh, I need to talk to these kids.

These aren't exactly the bad thieves.

Are they in some kind of trouble?

No.

Well, you're making it easy on me. They're all in the same class.

I'll have Mrs. Booth hold them after the last bell.

really him.

Can I talk to Lily?

Told you, she's sleeping.

Eddie?

Why are you here?

Are you back because of the show?

Do you know who made it?

Do you... Do you know how it does what it does?

I remember what you did.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

You had to.

I'm trapped.

If you help me, I can be free.

And then we can come back.

You've got to be kidding.

His body?

That's insane.

If we could stop this by putting him to... I'm going to make some tea. Would

anyone like some tea?

Tea?

I'd love some.

And if this doesn't work?

Then we're back to where we started.

Or you're in jail.

With my husband.

I'll go tonight on my own.

Avast!

Are you ready for battle?

If she boards us, what do we do?

We fight hook and dagger and slash and stab the very last man.

Deputy. Oh.

Hey.

Mr. Williams asked you to hold those kids for me?

He wanted me to send them up to the office.

No. I heard him say... I guess I misunderstood.

I'm sorry.

What's up? They're pretty good kids.

You haven't had any trouble with them recently?

Not ever.

You were teaching in 1988, right?

Yep. I'm that old.

Do you remember the Painter twins?

Of course.

They knew my son Jacob.

What was Eddie like?

Shy.

But very special.

My son Jacob didn't have many friends, and Eddie was kind to him.

My son was a bit simple.

I left my religion behind many years ago.

But I do like to think he's in a better place.

I'm sorry.

I'm sure it's hard to talk about.

It's okay.

Well, thanks for your time.

Jacob. Eddie's here.

He wanted to see you.

Wanna go to Skinner's?

Boys.

Look.

I've never seen a storm quite like this.

Maybe we should abandon ship.

No. Don't leave me.

Oh, look.

Up ahead.

It's Bravery Cave.

We should go inside.

You know, sometimes we think we have to do something, but we really don't.

Remember what it felt like when your daughter was missing?

I think if you could go back and go down a different path, you would.

There was no other path.

I thought we were meeting at the crow's nest.

What do you mean?

From just now on the phone when you called me.

I gotta go.

You know how to tell me and Eddie apart, right?

What? He's got an extra tooth right here.

The only way I could tell is if he tried to kiss me, but I don't know the

difference.

She's not coming.

What'd you do, Mike?

We were gonna hurt her.

I was gonna take her to Candle Cove.

You're not taking them to Candle Cove.

You're killing them.

We are.

We need to look out for each other.

You have to stop.

Why aren't you on my side? Because it's making you do this. You're my twin.

You're supposed to be with me.

Give me that.

Danger arrives.

Draw your sword.

Say it with me. Protect the ship!

Protect the ship!

Protect the ship!

Take those masks off.

What are you guys doing?

Rehearsing.

That wasn't Pirates of Penzance.

What about yesterday?

In the field? Playing surgeons.

We talked about it in class.

I asked Mrs. Booth.

Did Mrs. Booth tell you to go to Mr. Williams' office after school today?

No. We just came here.

Is there a teacher who's supposed to be with you right now?

No.

Rehearsal's over.

Go home.

Now.

Hey. What is this?

Gary's keys.

I'm coming with you.

Oh, thank you.

Keep the change.

See you next week.

time to check out the

I see.

Wow.

You've always been very good.

Would you like me to read to you?

Do you know what book?

Squire Trelawney.

Dr. Lively and the rest of these gentlemen, having asked me to write down

whole particulars about Treasure Island from the beginning to the end...

When you think about this, it'll just seem like some nightmare you had.

It already does.

What a different version of your life would look like.

And things would happen another way.

Chet, thank you.

Well, I'm glad you called.

It has been a strange couple days.

I'll take it.

Although next time, I would actually like to cook you a meal.

So... I mean, sorry, not to be presumptuous that there would be a next

but, you know, if... Do you believe in intuition?

Like... following your gut?

Definitely. Something felt wrong

today.

I should have asked more questions.

Are you going back to the station?

I could come with you. No.

I won't be long.

And I think I'd like it if you were here when I got back.

Yes, ma 'am.

Mrs. Boo?

I smell marijuana.

I'm coming inside to investigate.

Mrs. Booth?

Francis?

Who are you?

Take that mask off.

Give me that.

Give me that.

Stop right there, okay? Stay there!

He won't shoot us. We're kids.

Get back.

Just let me go.

You're okay.

Everything's okay now.

Where am I?

How did I get here?

You're okay.

You just had a

You know how to tell me and Eddie apart, right? You've got an extra tooth right

here. Jacob, Eddie's here. He wanted to see you.

It's my daughter.

Lily! Is Lily okay?

How did you get here?

Is there anything you're not telling me?

I'm not Lily.

Then who are you?

I would know you no matter what.

I remember what you did.

I used to think about what your life would look like if things had happened

another way.

I need to talk to these kids. They're all in the same class.

It has been a strange couple days.

Do you believe in intuition?

Something felt wrong today.

Take that mask off.

So what color is the river?

Blueish and sometimes greenish. What color is the sky?

Blue. And what color is chocolate milk?

Pink. No, it's not.

It's chocolate color.

Good morning. Ah, good morning.

How you doing, kid?

Pretty well.

I did.

I did.

I jumped. We all went to the beach.

Well, good dreams are nature's Prozac.

Yeah.

It's been so long, I felt like I was having somebody else's dream.

It's not confirmed yet, but the wounds, the footprints.

It was kids.

Yeah. We found Daphne Bell, too, dead a couple days.

In Francis Booth's basement.

And we found Candle Cove props.

In Francis Booth's basement. Yes.

You found props from Candle Cove. Yes. And in Francis Booth's basement. Yes.

the stuff to make the show.

I'm going to need your help.

Okay.

Meet me at the station.

That's a good sign.

I actually thought it was over.

My, your wife is here.

No.

Is she here, Marla?

She's outside.

Are you bleeding?

It's nothing.

I'm going to go get her.

Mike, what happened here?

How does this six -year -old girl just show up?

Mommy!

Hi, Bunny.

It's good to see you.

Okay.

Well, time to say bye, okay?

My guess is she killed Daphne herself and directed them to kill Jessica.

Come on, Amy. We know these kids. There's no way. You heard what the

said. You saw the footprints.

Kids aren't capable of that. Under the right circumstances, kids are capable of

almost anything.

We're talking about somebody carving up Jessica here.

Children's brains are like clay.

An authority figure like Francis Booth could take advantage.

This is all hands on deck.

First thing is we pick up the four kids I saw. I want to talk to them now.

Then we knock on every door. We call every friend, every relative, every

student until we find Francis Booth.

Okay?

Good.

Yeah. You okay?

We searched it.

No, no, no. I need to see the basement. You know, the stuff she was using to

make the show.

You never even saw Cattle Cove.

It's a crime scene, Mike. You can't go messing around.

You come with me.

No, we have to bring these kids in. That's first.

Send someone else.

Oh, look around.

It's all hands on deck.

Could you stop saying that?

Everyone's busy.

Not everyone.

No, he is locked up on felony charges. Our unique circumstances.

Mike, he just found out about Jessica.

All the more reason I don't want to help.

This is an ad.

I have so much to tell you.

Eddie, thanks for stopping by.

Eddie, is there anything going on that you'd like to tell me about?

I'm fine.

You can always come to me if you need any help, okay?

Good. Now get home before your mom starts to worry.

Mom?

Mom? Get up.

I have something important to tell you.

Something wonderful.

Why don't you come inside and tell me?

Thanks for inviting me into my own house.

But I don't think that's a good idea.

I doubt Gary's capable of a rational conversation.

I have somewhere else in mind.

I'd like you to meet me there.

Where?

I'd appreciate it if we could speak alone.

Just the two of us.

Are you ready?

Hey.

Mike's gone.

Gone where?

He just took the car he left.

Okay, sit tight. I will send someone out for him and you.

I won't be here.

Gary, I have to bring you back.

Gary!

Ahoy, mates. What adventure awaits?

Do you sense it?

headed for the cold.

Katie?

Come on.

What's wrong, Amy? Uh, Sheriff?

Tommy's mother can't find him or Alex. What about yours?

Chloe Benson's not at home.

Same with Sofia Reyes. Her mom said... Shit! Okay.

Simon, I need you to do something for me. Yeah, of course. Anything.

Find Mike Painter.

You in there?

Come inside. Let's talk.

Forgive my hesitation, but you ripped out Daphne Bell's throat.

To protect you, Mike.

Come inside, Mike.

Amy sent me to get you.

Yeah. Says you can't be, you know, investigating stuff on your own. Yeah,

Oh, right, right.

I'll head back in and meet her at the station.

What the heck are you doing out here anyway?

I don't know.

I felt sick, so I pulled over.

No, no, no. Wait, wait, wait.

What?

No, I know those kids. No, no, no, no, no, you don't.

Trust me, we don't know how much danger we're in yet.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay, good.

Just stay here, okay?

Don't go near them.

Just stay here, okay? Trust me.

Well, where are you going? Hey, listen. She asked you to find me. You found me,

okay? You did your job. That's good.

I'm going to come with you. I will come with you, okay? Just give me a second.

Just one second.

Okay?

Simon.

Stay there, okay?

Okay.

Mrs. Burns?

Where are you?

Miss Booth, you said you wanted to talk.

I'm here.

You can talk to me.

Miss Booth.

Hey, what are you kids doing here?

I'm going to need all of you to come with me, okay?

All right, come on, guys. I don't

have all day.

Here we go. Who's next? Come on.

Hey.

Not so hard. Easy, guys. Easy.

Watch out.

Watch my jacket.

What kind of pizza are we going to have tonight?

Daddy likes bacon.

Yeah.

Daddy isn't coming tonight, though, remember?

Are you okay?

I'm so sorry, sweetheart.

Yeah. Oh, him too.

Okay.

Yeah, when?

I'm going to have to call you back.

Okay.

Yeah.

Tell me.

He's not there. I know.

Amy?

And how long will that take?

Well, it's a rental and I need something else because I'm stuck in a place where

I don't want to be.

Yes, I can drive manual.

I don't know. It depends how many days you...

Maybe maybe tomorrow

Hey

stay

inside close the door

Sorry what?

What are you doing?

Call Mike.

And tell him to come alone this time.

The guest of honor has arrived.

Are you okay, Mom?

She's fine.

Sit down, Mike.

Shame about before.

You should have come alone.

No better feeling than seeing your kids well fed.

My mom used to say that.

I didn't really understand until later, but it's true.

Right, Marla?

You comforted me for months when I lost my son.

And all this time, you were the one who took him away.

Well, now I'm here to reunite you.

You wanted to tell me something.

Tell me about Candle Cove.

What would you like to know?

Why?

And why us?

You are such a stubborn man.

Once or twice in a lifetime, if you're lucky, there

are moments someone slices the world open right down the middle, and you

can see the sky behind it.

The true world.

And you understand your purpose.

And this was yours?

Nothing's better than a life without purpose.

I had a life like that.

You keep telling yourself to be grateful.

You have faith.

I loved my son.

I did.

But I was just a void.

Wasting life and space and air.

And powerless.

Then something extraordinary happened.

I found myself in the presence of something greater.

He showed me his power.

Something majestic that flowered from indignity.

He?

I didn't create Candle Cove.

Eddie did.

It rose out of him like blood from broken skin.

What are you talking about?

You thought Candle Cove found him.

What he had was always there.

He was born with it.

He's the light.

The beacon.

He always was.

He's dead.

Only in the literal sense.

He's coming back.

You're almost ready.

You just have to let him in.

A fire needs fuel.

Power demands sacrifice.

I made mine a long time ago.

How did you do what you did today in class?

I'm special.

The things I saw that... had place.

Did you show me that?

Want me to show you again?

Please.

I'm not strong enough yet.

I need you to do something for me Give me something

Anything

Jacob. Eddie's here.

He wanted to see you.

You killed your own son.

No.

I fed him to a fire so it could burn even brighter.

Even after all I've done, you make him a hundred times stronger just by being

here.

You were both born with something special.

He needs you.

That's why he wanted you to put him to rest. It had to be you.

He loves you.

He's broken you down, but only to make you ready.

Only because you fought so hard.

He is coming back.

Through you.

You are his blood.

Your body is his body.

He can live again.

In flesh.

You can feel it, can't you?

It's already begun.

The sooner you let him in, the sooner he'll take your pain away.

I envy you.

Very soon now.

Tonight.

Maybe tomorrow.

Go with him.

Mike really like

Where's mommy?

Lily Lily Look at me

You want to see something cool?

Sleep. Tomorrow's a big day.

He'll be here soon.

Ugh.

Hmm.

In 1988, five kids went missing. The Iron Hill murder. The one they never

was Eddie.

You guys remember Candle Cove? It's back.

When the show stopped, the murder stopped.

Me and Eddie started playing cards one day. And this one game went on and on.

There was no winner.

You killed your own son. I didn't create Candle Cove.

Eddie did.

He's coming back.

Through you.

You can't lie to the skin taker.

His stories were what frightened people worst of all.

Dreadful stories they were.

About hanging and walking the plank and the dry tortugas and the Spanish mane.

By his own account, he must have lived his life among some of the wickedest men

that God ever allowed upon the sea.

I don't think he's wicked.

Long John Silver is a rogue and a murderer.

He engineered the mutiny.

I get why he does what he does.

Why he kidnapped a kid?

He looked up for himself.

Like us.

You grabbed onto some kind of... darkness inside you.

They let it out.

And you helped me I didn't intend to kill anyone I couldn't have done it

you

Oh.

Francis Booth was seen going in here almost an hour ago.

Broken branch.

Transfer on that stone.

Somebody went this way.

All right, well, look at you.

You know, my dad was always out here. First day of hunting season.

Shit, you will make a good sheriff one of these days.

Once this is over, we'll drop the charges and you will be reinstated.

yeah, yeah. What?

This is somebody else's life.

I'm only one thing that matters now, and that's a dad.

You're also a mentor and a friend.

What about your friend Mike Payne? Are he turned up yet?

He's not my friend.

At this point, I'm pretty sure he's our key witness.

Well, at this point, I'm pretty sure we're all witnesses.

That's Alex Frye, best kid.

Amy.

Francis, don't move!

Katie! Dane!

What you're saying is insane.

He has Lily out there in some kind of darkness that he made.

And now he wants me to go join him in it. So what, you're going to open some

door into his world?

How?

I don't know.

But I have a feeling he'll show me.

Listen, I held it against you all these years that you sent me away.

But I... I understand.

I forgive you.

I may need you to do something for me later on today.

Now, you're going to hate that I'm asking this, but park it in the back of

head. And if I ask you, then do it out of love.

Where's our daughter?

Is she here, Marla?

She's not here.

What did you do with her?

Guys, it's me.

It's Daddy.

I was so worried about you.

I know that somebody's talking in your ear right now.

I know that, and I know that they're telling you what to do.

But right now, I need you to listen to me.

I've got to tell you about your mom.

Someone hurt her.

Okay?

Whoever it is that's telling you what to do, they hurt her.

Your mom's gone.

She's not coming back.

So now I'm going to protect you.

That's my job and I'm going to protect you. And I know that normally you two

asking me for something, but this time it's me and I'm asking you.

The three of us.

We could be a family again.

Just us.

Together.

Erica, I'm pleading with you to trust me.

And I'm trying my hardest. Do you?

know where our daughter is.

Yeah, I guess.

Good. So take me to her.

No, I can't.

Take me to her.

Just set aside your conviction that you're talking to a sick man.

I know that you think I'm delusional, but I'm not delusional.

Our daughter is somewhere only I can go.

I am the only person who can maybe get her back from where she is, and I need

go do that.

Tell me where she is!

I can't physically stop you, but I'm not letting you out of my sight.

you

Alex, where did you go?

Let me go! Let me go!

Wait.

Don't touch her.

What the hell's that?

My brother.

Stay with Lily.

Be here when she comes back.

Eddie.

Mike.

What is all this?

It's my room.

Where's Lily?

Look.

It's Jawbone.

Yeah, we met.

That's not his real name.

What's his real name?

Skin Taker.

Skin Taker.

She's not really my friend.

He's part of me.

He keeps me company.

He'll keep you company too.

When I go home.

Where's my daughter?

Inside.

Show me where.

Let us go.

Lily can go.

Not you.

I made this place for both of us.

It's your turn to be here.

No.

No taking turns anymore.

You killed me!

You owe me.

I go home.

You stay here.

Listen to me.

This is not a dream.

It's real.

And if you ever hear it calling you, don't listen.

Do you hear me?

What did he say to you?

Let her go or no deal.

Really?

Don't go yet.

Why not?

I want you to stay.

We belong together.

We shared everything. Shouldn't we share this?

You're scared of what I'll do out there.

Look at me.

You left me here.

You want to stay with me?

Let me go.

We never finished the game.

The game?

The card game that never ended.

We never will.

Why not?

We've got time.

It's not like I'm going anywhere.

What's your trick?

There's no trick.

I promise to stay and I will.

If you win the game.

Bye, Mike.

Do you know why it never ended?

I was cheating.

Every time my stack got too low, I flipped a high card to the top.

I figured you were too.

I wasn't.

Come on.

Finish the game with your brother.

I came a long way to see you.

Okay.

Hello there.

Hello.

My daughter's been hurt.

So has my husband. She was unconscious when I found her. I don't know what

happened. No, I don't. I don't. I don't know. I don't think so.

Yeah. She needs to see a doctor. Can you?

Yeah, the address is...

Your stack is getting smaller.

The world you created, the cards follow your way.

I'm shocked.

It's our world, Mike.

Your world.

What about you?

What will you do out there in a world you don't know anymore?

I know it.

I'd go into it.

But without a real body, I'd have to hide like a monster.

Up there, I'll be you, the guy everyone trusts.

With their children.

All these years, while you were waiting for your lost little boy to come back,

it was me he was talking to.

Me he relied on.

Me who gave him comfort.

Not you.

What's that music?

You look like a person.

With a conscience and a moral center, I can only imagine what's actually hunched

in that head of yours.

Some withered, chicken -hearted thing.

Starving for purpose.

Honey, I'm as sharp as a razor blade.

Get out of my way.

care of him.

I'm his mother now.

You gave your son away.

You aren't anyone's mother.

Marla, get back.

I got you.

I need an ambulance a quarter mile north of road 21 by the southwest quarry

entrance.

Good game, Mike.

How about one more?

I wish I could, but...

I have someone to

be.

Eddie.

Let it go.

The people who hurt us, they're children. It was a long time ago.

Not for me.

You can do good in the world.

I have been.

Goodbye, Mike.

I'll answer any questions the best I can.

There's still a lot we don't know and might never know.

The state task force still hasn't issued their report, and it might be some

time. But at this time, I can say that in addition to the murders earlier this

year of Daphne Bell and Sheriff's Deputy Simon Grove, Francis Booth was

responsible for the death of Eddie Painter.

Jean Hazel, Jacob Booth, Carl Cutter, and Sadie Williams.

So, after almost 30 years, our town can finally begin to heal

and close the door on the tragedies that happened here in 1988.

Any further comment on the speculation that children may have been involved in

the Yolen murder?

The investigation is still open. Anything you may have heard is

In the meantime...

I would ask that you refrain from speculation.

Respect the privacy of our former sheriff, Gary Yolen, and his children as

go through their own healing process.

Oh, this car will be something.

Well, thank you for getting me at the hospital.

I don't want to press, but don't you think it would make sense for you to

stay with us?

Oh, no, I... Oh, this is my home.

I live here, and I'll die here.

Move to my boys.

There's a blue jay that's just begun to come here.

I hope he hasn't gone.

I put out the special seed.

And he began to just fly around here.

Hunts! Come outside and see the birds.

All deputies please respond.

Marla?

Goodbye, Mike.

No! No, no, no!

We're supposed to be together.

I'll stay, but so will you.