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Last season on "the hunting party"...

It's called the pit.

It's home to the most
dangerous and violent

criminals in history, all of whom the world

believes are dead.

Or at least it was, until the blast hit.

How many inmates got out?

You're here, agent Henderson,
to help us catch them.

My name is Dr. Dulles.

Your father is the only
one who can tell me

who my biological mother is.

Please, just one time.

Who is that woman?

She's not down there anymore.

She graduated.

Special agent Henderson.

My name is colonel Lazarus.

Service at window 2.

Hi.

Service at window 7.

I knew you'd come to me, flora.

What?

Your name.

Flora.

From "the invisible man."

I've never seen it.

1933.

Claude rains, Gloria
Stuart, William Harrigan.

My friends are waiting for me, so...

Service at window 2.

What the hell?

Hi.

I knew you would come to me, flora.

Father, come quickly.

My darling, I failed.

- I meddled in things...
- Do you want some, babe?

This is nice.

Inmate e63, approaching 71% accuracy.

Treatment continues to prove effective.

Correct responses are
nearing acceptable measures.

Acceptable is bare minimum.

Increase the frequency, doctor.

Yes, ma'am.

Colonel Lazarus, your helicopter's here.

I'll be back again next
week to check on the others.

I expect you'll be successful.

Colonel.

Pleasure seeing you, as always.

Emergency detected at the pit.

All silos secure prisoners...

emergency detected at the pit.

All silos...

emergency detected at the pit.

My name is special
agent Rebecca Henderson.

Two months ago, there was an explosion

at a nuclear missile silo
in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

The public was told that this
was an act of ecoterrorism.

But your government's been lying to you.

The blast actually occurred
at a secret government prison

called the pit, which was
home to the worst killers

the world has ever seen, all of whom

the public believed were dead.

The blast killed many of
these inmates, but many more

escaped and remain at
large throughout this country.

Federal agents are not equipped

to apprehend these killers.

This is why Attorney
General Mallory assigned me

to a specialized team, which
she has since disbanded

with disastrous effects.

This is one of the largest
government cover-ups

in the history of the United States.

This better work.

It will.

Hey, hey, hey.

It's okay.

Got your message.

It's a shame things had to end this way.

Yeah, but it's not over yet, is it?

The killers from the
pit, they're still out there.

Before Oliver died, I made a promise

that I was gonna finish this.

I agreed to meet out of
respect for you and for Oliver.

I'm watching the news.

Federal officers killed
in spokane, Atlanta.

Whatever b team
you've hired to replace us

clearly is not for the job, is it?

Plus, they're missing cases.

A woman was just found
dead in her own bed in Austin,

no signs of struggle, no forced entry.

Do you have any idea how
much of a mess you and your team

made at the...

tox screen found evidence of a paralytic.

Pancuronium bromide.

Ron Simms.

How public is this?

Local papers are running copycat stories,

but it won't be long before people find out

the real Ron Simms is back.

You need us, Mallory.

Whether you want to admit it or not,

my team is the best chance
you have at catching him.

And if I say no?

Then this video goes out
to every major news outlet.

It's everything. It's the whole story.

I want my team back.

You do understand you
are trying to blackmail

the Attorney General of
the United States, right?

No, I'm not trying to do anything.

You're gonna reinstate us... today.

Careful, Rebecca.

Morales.

Hey. How you doing?

It's so good to see your face.

Hey! There she is.

Hey.

All right, that's enough of that.

Hassani.

Hey, morales.

Careful, careful.

Don't hug him too hard.

Old man's still recovering.

I'll still take you any day, kid.

Yeah? Want me get you a chair?

Get him one of the
walkers with the tennis balls.

Are you kidding me?

I put myself between
you two and a bullet,

and this is the thanks I get?

Last time I save your life.

Doubt it.

We got a hit.

Ron Simms.

Boogeyman.

You don't grow up in Texas
and not hear the stories.

I'm from Wyoming, and I heard 'em.

He killed, like, 10 women, right?

12.

In each case, Ron would
break into his victims' homes,

waiting for them underneath their bed

before drugging them with a paralytic.

Simms was a companion control killer,

which means he didn't
actually want his victims dead.

He just wanted them still.

For him, intimacy was only safe

if he knew the other
person couldn't leave.

And it was after he had complete control

that he felt fully safe expressing himself.

He would stay with
them for days on end,

never leaving their side.

They slowly died from
sepsis as their internal organs

began to shut down one
by one from the paralytic.

Yeah, this creep was all over the news

when I was in high school.

I still check under the bed at night.

So do I.

Better get to Austin
before he makes it 13.

She's pouring the wine,
you know, just to taste...

the way they do.

And I said, look, I love
the movie "sideways,"

but you're gonna have to help me here

'cause it all tastes like
old grape juice to me.

A partner at my firm
loves that wine shop,

but they're so snooty.

I think she appreciated the honesty.

And I wasn't kidding.

I know nothing about
wine... less than nothing.

But I do know a little
something about pot roast.

That's delicious.

You're a good cook.

Yeah, I love to cook, when I've got time,

and a great kitchen like this one.

But when do I get to see your place?

Maybe next weekend.

You know, you said that last weekend.

You don't need to hide anything from me.

Cheers.

And honestly, after all
these years of therapy, I'm...

I'm in a really good place.

It's not easy doing the work on yourself,

but it's... it's so rewarding.

I totally agree.

Therapy was the best
decision I ever made.

Right?

I'm an imperfect person.

Aren't we all?

And it's healthy to admit that.

You're right.

I don't wanna hide myself from you.

I've done things I regret.

Like what?

I have to live with the
fact that I've taken a life.

More than one.

What do you mean?

Were you in a car accident?

No.

Were you in the military?

No.

Christina, wait.

What are you doing? Let me go.

- Don't look at me like that.
- Stop.

Please, you're scaring me. No.

I'm just trying to be honest.

I didn't wanna do this. You know that.

Thought this time would
be different, but, no,

of course it ends like it always ends.

I know you're not very
comfortable talking, Ron,

but I want you to know
this is a safe space.

I'd like you to look at me.

I've never seen anyone
with anxiety this extreme.

Started when he was a kid,

but he never got treated
for it, so he didn't know

how to form true
emotional bonds with others.

Sure, but a lot of people
struggle with anxiety.

What turns this guy into a killer?

It wasn't about the social anxiety.

It was about the isolation that it created.

I mean, everyone
wants connection, right?

Everyone needs intimacy.

Ron just didn't know how to get it.

Belonging is an essential human need.

It's level three of maslow's hierarchy.

I had a lot of time for
reading the past couple weeks.

I understand the essential human need,

but what part of Ron Simms' brain

equates immobilizing
women with intimacy?

So in police interviews,
Ron talks about being a kid

and watching his mom passed
out from barbiturates and alcohol.

He would lie with her sometimes,

putting his head on her
chest, seeking connection.

Because she was immobilized?

I regret asking that question.

So are all these videos just of Ron

acting weird and ignoring people?

For the first three years in
the pit, yeah, pretty much.

It was just standard
cognitive behavioral therapy.

But then he starts to work
with Dr. Dresden Charles,

a psychiatrist that specializes
in animal-assisted therapy.

He was a pioneer in
this particular modality.

That's when the real
breakthrough happened.

Is that a bunny?

Sure is.

Whoa.

Please tell me the rabbit lives.

Good job, bunny.

Aat can be a highly
successful complement

to traditional behavioral therapies.

Sort of like emotional training wheels

for antisocial personality.

Why rabbits?

Well, horses weren't allowed in the pit.

Not exactly.

Ron, as a kid, had a
neighbor with rabbits.

He wanted one, too, but his
parents wouldn't spring for it.

Simple as that.

So this actually worked?

This was Ron six months ago.

After 17 years of aat...

I was always afraid what
people thought of me.

Couldn't even look them
in the eye, you know?

Well, he speaks.

I was worried that I was
doing the wrong thing

or saying the wrong thing.

And honestly, most of the time, I was.

I don't know why I was so afraid.

But it drove me to do... Things.

Pretty horrible things.

Right?

Bad news.

We got a crime scene.

Morales just sent this through.

It's him.

Look at how he posed the body.

Detective, the feds are here.

Whoa, whoa. Can I help you?

Hassani, U.S. marshals.

That was fast.

I guess the Simms
copycat's national news?

Yeah, something like that.

Do you have an ID on the body?

Christina ward.

42, tax attorney here in town.

Estimated time of death

between 10:00, 11:00 last night.

Madam Attorney General.

Have a seat, major.

I'm happy to see that you
have not wasted any time

getting this operation
back up and running.

Yes. It's great to be back.

Cut the crap, Jennifer.

Did you know about agent Henderson's

plan to blackmail me?

No. I swear.

I brought you into this task
force to be my eyes and ears,

so I expect to remain informed.

Respectfully, madam, you shut us down.

Whatever bex did during that
time has nothing to do with me.

- I'm part of a team...
- You are an intelligence officer

who works for the U.S. government,

which means you work for me.

So you are whatever
the hell I say you are.

Yes, madam.

Lord knows colonel
Lazarus is just waiting

for any excuse to take
control of this entire thing.

Colonel Lazarus?

- What?
- That name.

It's just, the day odell died, Shane...

Asked me to do voice
rec on an audio clip.

It was just a fragment, but
it matched a personnel file

for a colonel Evelyn Lazarus.

What did you tell him?

Nothing.

Good.

Who is she?

You don't wanna know.

Thanks, everyone, we'll take it from here.

Copy that.

This was a date.

Not their first.

They cooked dinner.

For a first date, you
might bring someone home

after you eat, but
she's a modern woman.

She'd wanna meet in public first.

If the plan was just to kill Christina,

why bother with the wine and dinner?

I mean, you saw the tapes.

Ron's therapy turned him
into a completely different man.

He still wants to connect with women,

but now he's got the
confidence to romance them.

All right, so he charmed
Christina into dinner,

but he still killed her.

I don't think he planned to.

They got through half a bottle of wine

before something went wrong.

Something must have triggered him.

He loses control.

And that's why he took off right away.

What are the chances
he's still in Austin?

I mean, he's comfortable here.

Ron isn't the same killer anymore.

He isn't hiding under beds this time.

I see this dinner date and I
see a man with new confidence,

which unfortunately means
I don't think Christina's

gonna be our last victim.

So where does a serial
killer go to meet women?

Mitch Lundy.

Capricorn.

I gotta say, I was a little hesitant

about showing up
tonight, but I have a feeling

I'm gonna be glad I came.

You spell trouble.

Good trouble, I hope.

Me too. Except for the second one.

Obviously not the second one,

but the first and the third?

I hope so.

But my vet tells me outdoor
cats don't live as long.

Right, yeah, I'm a
huge animal person too.

Rabbits.

Well, they are the cutest.

Okay, favorite movie.

I still love black-and white movies.

You know, the classics.

Does that make me old-fashioned?

No.

That makes you very charming.

Beautiful ladies and gents, time's up.

Please go to your next table.

And don't forget to enter
your partner's name in the app

if you're feeling their good vibes.

This was really nice.

Yeah.

Welcome back, major.

Major morales?

Ben, you can just call me morales.

- What do you got?
- Copy that.

How much do you know about wine?

I know that if it comes in a box,

you're gonna get a headache.

Well, I don't know about the box variety,

but every bottle sold in the
U.S. includes a lot number.

And I pulled the one that
was on the bottle found

at Christina ward's apartment
so I could trace it back

to the regional distributor.

That lot was shipped to a
wine shop in downtown Austin

called the grape d'vine.

Good find.

The Calvin vineyard syrah, yes.

2021 was a good year for that varietal.

Really intense black pepper
with notes of charred herbs.

Yum.

Okay, we're gonna
need a list of everyone

who bought that wine
in the last two months.

- Okay?
- Okay.

Excuse me. I'm sorry.

I gotta take this.

- Sarah.
- Hey, how's it going?

Any luck with your friend's

voice recognition software?

- No.
- No, nothing... nothing yet.

How's your dad doing?

His hospice nurses say
he's doing about the same.

I'm sorry.

Just can't... can't get
his words out of my head.

"She graduated."

You found anything there?

My dad didn't keep a
lot at the Boston house,

but, I've gone through everything here.

I'll send you all the files I can find

from his time working at the pit.

- You... you're not...
- you're not coming back?

No.

I'm sorry, Shane, that's
actually why I'm calling.

The firm took on a big case, so...

Okay.

The northern exposure and high acidity

in the soil blends
seamlessly with the dark...

look. Have you seen this guy?

Yeah, that's Mitch.

What can you tell us about Mitch?

Very charming man.

He's come in a few times, actually.

Wants to know all about wine.

Says it helps to feel
knowledgeable on his dates.

On his dates?

- Here you go.
- Excuse me.

Sure.

Guys, our db, Christina ward,

was using the same speed
dating app, matchy maker.

They arrange in-person
events in major cities.

When was the last one in Austin?

It ended ten minutes ago.

I spoke to the event organizer

and confirmed Ron was there
under the name Mitch Lundy.

He matched with four
women and left with one,

a woman named Debbie Bolton.

Where's Debbie now?

I met my ex in college.

We were friends first.

So it was different.

No façade.

But guys now, you have
to Wade through all the bs.

Excuse my language.

I get it.

You know, most men
are really disconnected

from themselves and their feelings.

It's hard to be vulnerable.

But that's what therapy's for, right?

Yeah.

How long have you seen a therapist?

Years.

You know, you want
somebody to fix you right away,

but breakthroughs take time.

You know what, I... I
just have to be honest.

I was really dreading tonight.

I mean, a lot of these
things are just so full of...

crazies.

Right?

Well... this is you. Okay.

Well, it was really nice to meet you.

You too, Mitch.

Good night.

Debbie?

Can I be real?

I wanna keep hanging out with you.

Hi, you've reached Debbie. I can't...

Debbie's not answering her phone.

We just pinged her cell.

She's been home for 15
minutes, and she's not answering.

It's just...

I feel like we've known
each other a lot longer

than we actually have.

Same.

I mean, it's the first day,
but it doesn't feel like it.

You're just trying to get lucky.

I'm not.

I swear.

I'm... that's not what I'm looking for at all.

Debbie, I want a partner, a friend.

I-I don't wanna play games.

I'm looking for someone I
can share my true self with.

Mitch, me too.

That is exactly what I am looking for.

Can I take a risk?

Yeah.

I wanna show you something.

Of course.

Yeah, what is it?

My favorite movie.

Interesting.

That's not where I
thought you were going,

but I can roll with this.

What, is this, like, a true crime thing?

Shh. Shh. Just watch.

The great city of Austin, Texas,

is known for many things...

its music, its food, its nightlife.

But in 2005, it became
known for murder.

The killer?

Ron Simms.

God, I look so young.

Is this is some kind of joke?

I want you to know who I've been

and how far I've come.

You need to get out of my house.

Debbie, do not look at me like that.

I'm calling the police!

Debbie, do...

the boogeyman
nickname made him sound

like some kind of urban
legend, but make no mistake,

Ron Simms was one
of the most brutal killers

in the history of Texas.

- Clear.
- Downstairs clear.

She's up here!

Debbie, can you hear me?

- Call 911!
- Debbie, can you breathe?

Clear the back room.

Hi. My name is Jacob.

Everything's gonna be okay. Just relax.

He needed to select his victims.

He wrote down names and addresses

of any individual he
came across in the job

that was unfortunate
enough to spark his interest.

He had this craving
for romantic connection

that was so consuming that
once he fixated on a woman,

she was as good as dead.

Debbie, I'm so sorry this happened.

But we do have to ask
you some questions.

Are you up for that?

Yeah. I'm good.

Okay, I know it's difficult, but can you try

to walk us through what
happened last night?

At some point, Mitch changed, didn't he?

He was great at first.

He said he wanted honesty
and didn't wanna play games.

But then he put on his favorite movie.

The documentary?

I can't believe he was that awful killer.

He wasn't.

The real Ron Simms was
executed over two decades ago.

The man who assaulted
you was mentally disturbed.

He's suffering from
dissociative identity disorder.

He just believes he's Ron Simms.

But why would he do this to me?

Debbie, nothing that
happened to you last night

was your fault.

It's important you know that.

I was honest.

I was honest, and I was vulnerable,

and still she rejected me!

People say they want the
truth, they want the truth.

They don't mean it!

They don't want the truth.

They don't want the true me

no matter how much I have changed!

It's hard for people to
accept what they're afraid of.

You are extremely agitated, Ron.

Why don't you do your affirmations?

That always centers you.

I am worthy of love and respect.

My well-being is a priority.

I'm committed to nurturing it.

That's good, Ron.

Keep going.

I extend kindness to myself.

I am worthy of love and respect.

Look, here's what we do know.

Ron showed her the
documentary because he wanted

to show her his true self.

He was proud of what he did.

I don't think so.

It feels more like he
wanted acceptance from her,

for her to love him for
him, unconditionally.

- Like a pet rabbit would.
- Bingo.

So if Ron wants love, let's give it to him.

Hey, morales?

I'm gonna need you to
hack into the dating app.

We're gonna send Ron a message.

Okay.

Can somebody please explain to me

how a drip coffee is 6 bucks?

I blame your generation.

What are you, my grandpa?

What's with all the generation talk?

Feeling old, hassani?

Yeah, something like that.

Okay, well, buck up.

You still got a couple good years left.

Ha-ha, very funny.

Guys, the cctvs have
a million blind spots.

- I should be in there with you.
- I don't know. You're right.

He could recognize your
face from the documentary.

Besides, something wrong
with the coffee in this place.

Tastes like fruit.

It's five after.

Didn't peg Ron to be
the fashionably late type.

Guys, I think we have a problem.

That's Lisa from the dating app.

She's another one of the
women Ron matched with.

Wait, how is she there?

This can't be a coincidence.

Yeah, I got Julie approaching too.

Guys, Ron knows we set him up.

Excuse me. Hi, sorry.

Are you looking for
Mitch by any chance?

Yeah. How did you know?

He sent me flowers and
a note to meet him here.

Guys, this is not good.

Where is he?

I'm sorry. He made me do it.

I was hoping you were dead.

For your sake.

What happened?

He's kept me here for months.

Dr. Charles.

There's no way out.

I've tried.

Phone and comms are still here.

And I can't find the
key, so Simms probably

ditched them to slow us down.

Hassani!

I spoke to the shop
owner across the road.

She said she didn't see
bex or what happened.

Just heard a car peel off down the alley.

Hey, guys, we got a new camera angle.

He's got bex.

But we've got his plates.

Put a bolo out on that
and connect to every lpr

- in the state.
- On it.

We're gonna need a ride.

Way ahead of you.

Hey, we got a call about someone...

we're gonna need your vehicle.

Homeland security.

This will wake you up.

- Tell me that's a hit.
- It's from an hour ago.

Ron's license plate was
picked up by a couple lprs

on i-35 north coming into Austin.

He was on his way to the coffee shop,

so wherever he's coming from
is probably where he's taken bex.

Hassani, we've got a direction.

We're missing something.

Okay, if bex was here,
what would she do?

She'd dig into Simms.
So what do we know?

- We know he loves rabbits.
- And his documentary.

Right. His favorite movie.

Which means he's probably
watched it more than once.

Every time someone views
anything on the Internet,

there's a record of it being accessed,

and I can pinpoint their
location using their isp.

Whoa.

Why do people love
shows about serial killers?

Yahtzee.

There's a place right
off of i-35 that's viewed it

37 times in the past two months.

What... what is that?

I'm gonna fix my movie.

Gonna update it.

You're gonna tell
everyone that I've changed,

that I care about people now.

'Cause you're the expert.

Okay.

Yeah, I can do that, but Ron,

if you really want me to
believe you've changed,

you have to get Dr. Charles to a hospital.

I know. I know that you're angry.

I know the pit did horrible,
horrible things to you.

But he is dying.

And keeping him here,
mocking him in that costume,

that is not change.

Show me... show me
that you've changed,

and I will make your movie.

That's it, Ron.

I know it's in you. Please
show me you've changed.

Show me.

No!

Make my movie, or the
next one is in his head.

My name is special
agent Rebecca Henderson,

and everything you know
about Ron Simms is wrong.

The world knows him
as this violent offender,

but I'm here to tell you
today that he's changed.

He's... no, no, no!

You're not... you're doing it wrong.

You... you don't believe
the words you're saying.

You have to believe in them,

or no one else will believe in them.

Do it again.

Ron Simms is misunderstood.

No, stop, stop, stop.

Come on, do it better!

Ron Simms is very misunderstood.

No. No. Again!

I'm here today to tell you that...

terrible! Terrible!

I'm here today to tell
you that he's changed.

Do you want me to shoot you too?

But you're not gonna
shoot me, are you, Ron?

Really?

Are you willing to bet your life on that?

Yeah, I am.

Because I know you're just
looking for real connection.

And all this, the dating, the
video, Debbie, Christina...

I mean, you have
been searching so hard

for someone who understands
you, someone who gets you

for who you are, right?

I am right here, Ron.

I've been in front of you the whole time.

A few structures on the
property... main house,

a couple of larger barns,
and what looks like maybe...

maybe a pen?

We have no idea where he's holding her.

We're going in loud.

Come on, Ron, we both
know you're not a bad guy.

You just wanna be accepted, right?

Well, I understand you, Ron.

The other women were scared.

Not me.

Rebecca!

There she is.

Rebecca!

Rebecca!

Bex!

Hey, bex! Hey!

- Bex. Gun.
- Got it.

Bex, it's over. Bex, we got him.

Look at me. Look at
me. Hey. He's not worth it.

All right, just got off
the phone with my guys.

Dr. Charles is stable, but
he's got a long road to recovery.

What about Ron Simms?

Who?

You seriously gonna keep that?

Yeah. It's for my daughter.

She's been wanting a pet.

So get her a puppy, dude,

not a serial killer's therapy rabbit.

You should see his
plans for the bunny suit.

Very funny.

Someone's feeling better.

You sure you should
be on solid foods yet?

I mean, I'm happy to
put your slice in a blender.

Yeah, we can mash you up some peas.

So how long exactly should I expect

this comedy routine to last?

I missed this.

Yeah, me too.

Come on, bunny smalls.

I know when we're not wanted.

I need another beer.

You know, I-I might grab one too.

Thank you.

You doing okay?

Odell, and being back
here, it must be hard.

I wanna make sure you're... you're good.

You know the last thing he said to me?

"Finish this."

We keep catching
killers like Ron Simms,

yes, I will be good.

Okay.

Cheers.

What?

I'm not saying anything.

Well, good.

But, hey, I have been meaning to ask,

you got any hits with that
voice recognition thing?

- No, it's...
- still nothing.

These things take time.

Okay. Just thought I'd ask.

Cheers.

May I have everyone's attention?

My name is colonel Lazarus.

Effective immediately,
Attorney General Mallory

has been relieved of
her command regarding

the inmate recovery effort.

There will be changes in the
way we do things around here.

Some of you may not
like or agree with them,

but make no mistake,
I am in charge now.