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[Mr. Martin] Janet? No. No!

[Maddie] Previously onSchool Spirits...

Maddie, or at least her spirit, it's trapped.

I can't believe that ghost is in my house.

[door squeaks]

Maddie.

Don't you just wanna nuke that?

I wanna see my friends. I do.

I'm gonna need you to peel off each other

and come down to the library.

Wally's class is having a reunion.

Would you wanna go with me?

-It's not like it's a date. -Why can't it be?

Wake up!

Go back to marching band practice, okay?

She said it was time to wake up.

I'm happy you found someone, I really am,

but I miss you.

It's a death map.

Maybe they're all connected.

-It's a path. -The way into Dawn's scar.

-What if the objects are keys? -Okay, but where does it go?

We gotta find the doors they belong to.

[grunts]

-Hello, Rhonda. -[screams]

Really? [chokes]

[Xavier] That picture, the framed photo

of you, Maddie, and the guy in the fisherman's vest?

Yeah, that's Maddie's dad.

[sighs] She's awake.

-Hey. -Who are you talking to?

I had a panic attack in the greenhouse

that triggered my asthma and I got locked in.

I hope you do the right thing.

-I've always been on your side. -[scoffs]

Haven't you ever wondered why so many of us died here?

There's more to this school than you understand.

I wish you would be stuck with me in here forever.

What's he doing here?

Where's Maddie?

[suspenseful music plays]

["Goodbye, Old Friend" by Alexandra Savior playing]

♪ Just a passing feeling

♪ I don't ever want to forget

♪ Just a planet spinning

♪ On the axis of the voice in my head ♪

♪ Old things, they stay nearby ♪

♪ And I find that I am rotting in the apple of your eye ♪

♪ Old things, they stick around ♪

♪ And I find myself enveloped

♪ In the sadness of the sounds of... ♪

♪ Goodbye, goodbye ♪

♪ Goodbye, my old friend Goodbye ♪

-[ambulance siren blaring] -♪ Goodbye

♪ Goodbye

-♪ Goodbye, my old friend ♪ -Simon?

Simon!

Nothing.

Simon!

♪ I'm confronted by the lady in red ♪

♪ All the while...

Where the fuck is he?

♪ To the moment of my innocent death ♪

♪ Old things, they stay nearby ♪

♪ And I find that I am rotting in the apple of your eye ♪

♪ Old things, they stick around ♪

♪ And I find myself enveloped

♪ In the sadness of the sounds of ♪

[song fades out]

["Long Gone" by Anna Waronker playing]

[haunting vocalizing]

♪ Don't forget me when I'm gone ♪

♪ Don't forget me when I'm gone ♪

♪ Gone

♪ Will you forget me when I'm gone? ♪

♪ Don't forget me when I'm gone ♪

♪ Will you forget me when I'm gone? ♪

♪ Will you forget

♪ Don't forget me when I'm gone ♪

[song ends]

[fire roaring]

What am I doing here?

Are you dead?

I mean, I hope not. You tell me.

Janet, something has happened. We need to proceed--

Do not tell me what we need to do!

Don't move!

-Stay there. -[coughs]

Where's Maddie?

I just came in here looking for her,

and then I got stuck in here with him.

Did you have something to do with this?

No.

No, I'm not responsible for this, Janet.

-I know you think-- -Don't move an inch!

You are exactly where you deserve to be.

Come on. Quick!

[groans]

[tense music plays]

-Come on! Come on! -[Mr. Martin] Janet, please!

-[fire roars] -[grunts]

[school bell ringing]

[indistinct chatter]

Perhaps the energy generated

created a new kind of rift, the red light.

It's never done that before.

This event seems to be unique.

-If the energy produced-- -[Wally] What's he doing here?

Why isn't he with Maddie?

Good question.

Did-did he die?

Is-is he a--

Ghosts don't bleed.

[dramatic music plays]

You talked to my dad?

Yeah. I, uh... See, uh, after you, um...

After-after Janet hit me with my truck, I, uh...

Where did he go?

Hey.

Maddie, I sure am glad you're alright.

Uh, pardon us for a second,

I just wanna talk to my son for a minute.

Come here.

[indistinct announcement on PA system]

What the hell happened last night?

[Xavier] Do you believe me now?

-Uh, Sandra. Hey there. -Hey.

Okay, I finally found a nurse.

[sighs] This place is so understaffed.

[tender music playing]

Are you okay?

Am I okay? I'm fine.

I'm great now that you're awake.

Are you okay?

How are you feeling?

I'm feeling a lot of things.

[Nurse Netty] Good morning.

[pills rattle]

What are these for?

That head wound was showing some signs of infection,

so we want to get you started on an antibiotic.

An injury like this can cause some pretty severe side effects.

Um, confusion, memory loss, even loss of consciousness.

Untreated it can be deadly.

But by some miracle, yours seems to be

taking a turn for the better.

Great, well, then I'd like to get going.

You can't leave just yet.

We need to keep you here for a few more hours

of observation.

[Sandra] Lean back.

[elevator dings]

Just looking for a real explanation here.

You don't seem to like the explanation I'm giving you.

Okay, I told you what was going on.

That school was lit up like the damn Fourth of July.

So you did see it.

I saw something I can't explain.

But I'm not quite ready to start chasing ghosts.

But you admit it. You saw it.

[sighs]

[tense music plays]

[ominous music plays]

[upbeat, quirky music plays]

-Everyone's here. -Everyone?

Everyone is present and accounted for.

There is not a single ghost missing from this school.

So no body swap?

It doesn't seem like it.

Oh, and I ran into Elliot, Fern, and Sara.

Told them we were kinda getting the group back together.

But they said we're too codependent

and that they are not interested in our drama.

That's a skosh judgmental.

Wait, so that means that--

Nobody here walked off with Simon's body.

Maybe he really is alive in Dead-world.

[Simon] This is crazy.

I didn't do anything but walk towards the light.

Yeah, that was your first mistake.

Seriously? Jokes?

'Cause it seems to me like I'm only here

'cause she didn't wanna leave you.

[tense music plays]

Uh, Maddie stayed to protect allof us.

We wouldn't have made it out of our scars

or through last night if it wasn't for her.

She helped us, so we willhelp you.

But we need to focus.

Figure out what's going on here.

Especially if there's any credence

to Mr. Martin's warnings about a greater evil at this school.

Sorry. Wait. Greater evil?

[dramatic music plays]

Hey. Sorry, I got derailed by my dad.

-Any word? -No.

But it's Simon.

Maybe he just needed a minute. Took some space.

This has all been pretty frickin' stressful.

Yeah, I know you don't believe that

and you know you don't believe that.

Since when did looking for a logical explanation

become the crazy take?

Since our friend's body got worn around town like a skin suit?

-Fuck. -Agreed.

So now what?

We go back to school?

I-I mean, is it safe?

[suspenseful music plays]

Dude, first edition would be worth like $5,000.

Exactly!

So why are you trying to sell it to me for 80?

Give me 2,000, then.

-I can do 50. -Fine. Deal.

God, this place is a constant lesson in futility.

No kidding.

Look, I'm not the usual tour guide type,

but you've gone out of your way to help us since the beginning,

and Maddie is one of the good ones.

So if you need anything, I'm your girl.

-Wow, that's really nice. -But don't go overboard.

I have the right to rescind this offer.

Dawn was the one who first noticed

that the lights flicker when someone is inside.

Yeah, but that was just one loose bulb

she was talking about, right? This was full-on Tron.

Well, maybe my original hypothesis

wasn't entirely wrong.

Originally, we thought the energy of our collective trauma

might generate enough power

to break the invisible boundary that's keeping us tethered here.

That we might be able to leave the grounds of the school.

But, perhaps,

with all of us inside, we stoked so much energy

that we didn't just lift the veil between living and dead,

we opened a whole new passageway.

Wait. The boundary.

Maddie said that when you guys leave school grounds,

you just get sucked back to where you died, right?

-Right. -Mm-hmm.

Well, I'm not dead.

Right?

[dramatic music playing]

Maybe he's onto something.

Yeah, maybe he's not.

[panting]

-[groaning] -[footsteps approaching]

[groaning continues]

You alright?

[groans, breathes heavily]

[breathlessly] Yeah. Yeah.

Maddie didn't say it hurt this much.

I feel like I just got hit by a freight train.

Really? That's quite fascinating.

Glad I could keep things interesting.

-Who needs ribs anyway? -No, it's just...

It's just we've all done it. It's never hurt that badly.

-Perhaps the way that you're-- -Alive?

I prefer if we say "alive." It's more reassuring.

Maybe it makes it all worse.

Why don't you just let me back in there

so I can introduce that smug nerd's face

to the greater evil of my fists, Janet?

[Janet] No.

Leave Mr. Martin out of this.

If jumping the fence was enough to hurt you,

I don't wanna find out what he or that room could do to you.

If he knows something and that something

could explain why I'm wandering

a parallel plane of existence right now,

-I'd like to know why! -No!

He's the most dangerous when he's desperate.

And as the person that knows him best,

he has never been this desperate.

I can't let you in there!

Come on. I have an idea.

[tense music playing]

[elevator dings]

I'm surprised Simon hasn't come by yet.

Has he reached out to you at all?

Huh?

Uh, no, not yet.

[gentle, tense music playing]

Are you okay?

Was Dad alive when he first got to the hospital?

Or did he...

die in the river?

Why are you asking that?

I just wondered.

It was here.

[elevator dings]

[elevator doors opening]

[Janet] If all of us gathering in my scar

was enough to thin the veil and let Simon in,

then maybe repeating that will bring on the same result

and we can send him back.

That sounds pretty straightforward.

Wait, hold up.

Shouldn't we wait until all living people

have left for the day?

Quinn's got a point. The last thing we need

is more of these yokels cramping our campus.

We should be focused on getting him out,

not letting them in.

No offense.

Don't even know what a yokel is.

They're right. We have to do it tonight.

Late. Once the whole place is cleared.

Do we really all need to go through our scars again?

Yeah, and if so, would we take the same path?

We should be able to enter straight into Mr. Martin's

and mine through the fallout shelter.

-That sounds good. Makes sense. -Love that.

The watch can get us in.

I think that's part of why he was keeping it from me

all those years.

It seems to unlock any door

you've been exposed to.

I think it's the skeleton key.

It was the first.

So it's settled. We try again tonight.

Everyone in the chem lab scar, all at the same time.

And hopefully that will send you home.

[school bell ringing]

[indistinct chatter]

["Turn the TV On" by Debbii Dawson playing]

♪ I've been here for a while

♪ Mark the days on the drywall ♪

♪ Feel my body going numb Oh ♪

♪ Set a plate on the table

♪ Matching chairs made of maple ♪

♪ Heavy drapes block the sun Oh ♪

♪ When strange things start to creep in ♪

♪ I turn the TV on

♪ Till the feeling's gone

♪ And for a while forget that I'm alone ♪

♪ Spending all my days

♪ Staring into space

♪ And slowly watch the world just melt away ♪

♪ Fades away but I just stay

♪ And slowly watch the world just melt away ♪

[Sandra] Did you get enough to eat?

You're not still hungry, are you?

No, I'm fine. Don't worry.

Are you cold?

I-I... Can we turn the air down?

No, I'm okay, Mom. I'm not cold. I feel great.

[dramatic music playing]

-Stop. -I know it's hard.

-We just want to help. -No, no. Stop! Stop the car!

[tires screech]

What's happening? No!

Maddie! No! Oh shit.

Unlock the door and let me out!

Let me out!

-[scoffs] Maddie! -[car door shuts]

-[Maddie] Wally? -[dramatic music playing]

Rhonda?

Charley?

[gasps]

-[music stops] -Maddie?

Oh my God, you made it!

[chuckles]

[breathing heavily]

She can't see us.

[door handle clicks]

Hello?!

Wally? Charley?

["Light Blue" by Snail Mail playing]

♪ First time I met you I knew then ♪

♪ That afterwards there'd be

[door closes]

♪ No in between

Maddie?

♪ We can sail the ocean blue

♪ Or just fly down, you know

♪ How I love you

♪ Nothing's gonna stop you now ♪

♪ Nothing's gonna stop you now ♪

♪ Nothing's gonna stop me...

Hi, guys.

-I was so worried. -You were worried? [chuckles]

We weren't even sure if you had survived the ambulance ride!

Welcome back, Maddie.

Have any of you guys seen Simon?

He's here, Maddie.

What?! Where?

I'm pretty sure Rhonda

heard someone in Mrs. Fields' classroom.

-She headed that way. -Oh thank God.

No, wait, wait! Maddie!

Maddie!

[Yuri] Why can't she hear us out here?

[Quinn] No one died here.

Wasn't that how it worked for Simon?

[panting]

Si.

You scared me.

Maddie?

Where the hell have you been?

Simon, I'm back. I'm really back.

Well...

I'm not.

I'm here.

Like, herehere.

We believe he's somehow on our side,

but still physically--

Alive!

We're using the term "alive."

What the fuck?!

There you are!

-What are you doing? -[song fades]

-Never do that to me again! -[Maddie] Mom, no, wait.

-Go with her. -[Sandra] Maddie.

Go with her. We have a plan.

-[Sandra] Why are we here? -We're gonna figure this out.

Seriously. Go! It's going to work.

This better work.

[inhales deeply, exhales]

[keys jingle]

Maddie... [sighs]

What was that?

I'm sorry.

I just needed to go check on something

before I go back to school tomorrow.

School? You're not going back to school.

You just got released from the hospital.

We talked about this. Remember?

-Finishing up online? -What?

You stood here a couple days ago

and you convinced me

that you were never going back there.

I'm trying really hard to be reasonable

with you right now, but the way you're behaving...

It's been a long day, Mom.

I'm not just talking about today.

I know what I said last week, but I feel differently now.

I'm allowed to change my mind.

No, it's okay, I'm me again.

What does that even mean?!

It means I should probably go to sleep.

Tomorrow is a school day.

[solemn music playing]

[Yuri] This plan to get Simon out seems simple enough.

[clatters]

At least we don't have to make another trek through the scars.

That's a relief, right?

Mm-hmm.

[Yuri] Are you okay?

Yeah.

Charley?

I just wish you hadn't seen my scar.

It's my... all my worst thoughts and the ugliest parts of me,

and it felt like you saw me... naked.

Charley, I have seen you naked.

I know. I just, I mean, I felt exposed, Yuri, okay?

And it's humiliating.

And I'm okay with me knowing what's going on

in the darkest corners of my mind,

but I don't necessarily need my boyfriend

to know that too.

Your what?

What?

-What'd you say? -What'd you say?

-I didn't say anything. -My...

-You said something. -Okay.

You know what I meant. My... you.

My-my you. Okay? [splutters] My whatever this is.

Can you say "naked" again or something

so we can change the subject?

-Naked. -Thank you. [exhales]

I'm sorry if you didn't want me to see that.

That is your stuff

and you should be able to decide when you wanna share that.

But none of it changes how I feel about you.

Besides, who knew your bullies would turn out

to be such stone cold foxes?

[laughs]

So you don't, like, secretly hate me now?

Definitely not as much as you do.

[laughs]

["Brain Stew" by k.flay playing]

[sighs] It's time.

Grab your keys, in case we get separated.

[sighs] Alright. Everybody know the plan?

We go in together and see if anything happens.

Gee, I'm so comforted by the specificity of this plan.

It's gonna work.

♪ No rest for cross tops in my mind ♪

[door clanks]

-♪ On my own -♪ Here we go

It's gonna work.

♪ On my own

♪ Here we go

♪ My eyes feel like they're gonna bleed ♪

♪ Dried up and bulging out my skull ♪

♪ My mouth is dry My face is numb ♪

♪ Fucked up and spun out in my room ♪

♪ On my own

♪ Here we go

♪ On my own

♪ Here we go

[light buzzes]

♪ On my own

♪ Here we go

-[high-pitched humming] -[buzzing]

♪ On my own

♪ Here we go

♪ Here we go

♪ My mind is set on overdrive

♪ The clock is laughing in my face ♪

♪ Ha-ha-ha-ha

♪ A crooked spine

♪ My senses dull

Simon! It worked? You're back?

If you're looking at him now, then that's a no.

Still invisible to everyone but you.

But what's new, right?

Fuck!

Let's lay low. Simon, we'll catch up with you later, okay?

How will I find you again?

I'll try and keep close.

If you can't see me, just assume I'm nearby.

-Okay. -♪ On my own

-♪ Here we go -Okay...

♪ Here we go

♪ On my own

♪ Here we go

[song ends]

-[school bell ringing] -[indistinct chatter]

[Hartman] The all-school assembly will begin shortly

in the large gym.

Attendance is mandatory.

[gentle music plays]

Maddie?

[students chattering]

Hey. Welcome back.

Thanks.

[in singsong] She's back.

Can you believe she has the guts to show her face here again?

Do you know how many people have been looking for you?

I know, right? It's fucking twisted.

She should be begging for forgiveness.

[Tira] Honestly, she probably left to get a boob job.

Maybe then her boyfriend wouldn't have cheated on her.

Oh my God! [laughs]

That is funny, Kirsten.

Remind me, did you beg for forgiveness

when you sent Caleb Foreman to the hospital

after you gave him that dry handjob at his lake house?

[laughs] Shit.

Speaking of surgeries, girl, the lip lift is falling.

Too bad there isn't surgery for terrible personalities.

Am I right, ladies?

-Real cute, Claire. -Screw you, Claire!

[indistinct chatter]

So what's our next move if Plan A didn't work?

I don't know yet.

But I do know he can't stay here.

I'll think of something.

-Um... hello? -[mic feedback]

Sorry. Hello. Hello. Hello.

-Uh, attention, students. -[mic feedback]

[students chattering and laughing]

Is this on? Hello?!

Students? Can I have your atten--

Attention please, students.

-Your attention-- -[three echoing claps]

Shh!

-Shh! -[chattering stops]

[clears throat]

Good morning, Split River High.

I am Dr. Hunter-Price, the District Superintendent.

I am here today to address recent events

that have caused a great deal of concern.

Yikes. Whose scar did she crawl out of?

What? I don't know.

There's something deeply fabulous about her.

I mean, the last time I saw a suit tailored that perfectly,

it was on Erica Kane.

What are you talking about?

-What? -I don't--

All My Children.

What happened two nights ago on this campus

was a serious incident.

The latest in a string of security breaches

and high-risk events.

And while the offending students will be dealt with,

-under my supervision... -[students murmuring]

...there will be a strict zero-tolerance policy.

Any behavior that even resembles disruption,

will not be tolerated.

We at the district office can no longer ignore

the deteriorating conditions at this facility.

Which is why...

we will be closing Split River High.

[students gasping and murmuring]

-[girl] No way! -[Dr. Hunter-Price] Shh!

We will be building a new school across town.

What does she mean they're going to close the school?

Well, this place is about to get a lot more lonesome.

Yeah, and I take back my fabulous comment.

Susan Lucci would never!

Until then, this class will most likely

be the final class to walk these halls.

If-if I may. Uh...

Please, Dr. Hunter-Price. Thank you.

-[mic feedback] -Pardon me.

Um... Uh, I just have to say I-I feel

that I understand the district's concerns,

which is why, effective immediately,

uh, no-no more off-campus lunches.

And all non-essential extracurriculars

will be canceled.

We're going to do whatever it takes

to restore order here.

Because Split River High matters.

And I for one do not think that it is past saving.

I promise you, you are all going to love your new school.

-I-- -[mic feedback]

[boy coughs]

Thank you. Everyone, please, form orderly lines

and return to class.

[students chattering]

[upbeat dramatic music playing]

What the--

What is this?

[Nicole] Hm. Seems sweet.

Okay, do not react but it's not sweet.

-It's a threat. -There's hearts on it.

I'd recognize that post-ironic glitter gel pen anywhere.

You've been marked, Maddie.

Oh, Chloe. Of course.

Mm-mm. This... [sighs] This is worse.

♪ La, la, la-la

[bass-heavy electronic music playing]

♪ I don't wanna deal Just do what feels right ♪

♪ Fill me up a little with a bit of last night ♪

♪ This shit can't be real Woke up on the wrong side ♪

♪ I should be alone so you can have a good cry ♪

That's Livia. Not Liv. Not Olivia. Just Livia.

Brace yourself.

Uh, Maddie.

Uh, can I talk to you for a sec, please?

Just over here. Thank you.

[scoffs] I'm surprised to see you back so soon.

I mean, happy, of course, but still surprised.

Yeah, well, I figured I'd get back to normal

as soon as possible.

Right. Right. Um...

While all that's well and good,

I still have some questions for you.

Particularly about that night.

Uh... I wish I could be more help, but my memory...

It's a medical thing.

Ah. Yes, I see.

Actually, I have a question for you.

I was wondering, um...

I have some work I need to catch up on

and, um, I wanted to spend...

[loudly] ...my free period in the greenhouse.

Uh, yeah, sure. I suppose that'll be fine.

-Okay. Thanks, Mr. Hartman! -[Mr. Hartman] Right.

I need you to tell me everything that happened with my dad.

[intriguing music plays]

From what Xavier said,

the hospital is just like this place.

Chock-full of ghosts.

One of whom is my dad.

Which is... [inhales deeply]

...insane.

You know, I thought I had enough drama

with one parent at the moment.

How is she, Mads, your mom, now that you're back?

I don't know. Fine?

Freaked out, I guess? [inhales, huffs]

I mean, I saw her get blasted at the reunion last week,

but maybe that was a one-off?

Hopefully we're both having "new beginnings"?

Hopefully.

How are we going to explain

your sudden disappearance to your parents?

[exhales forcefully] Right.

Oh, shit.

There's a suspension letter in the office.

You gotta get it before it gets to my house.

Wait, Simon, that's perfect.

If the school thinks you're not here

because you're suspended, that's cover!

Yeah, but it doesn't actually solve

the problem of my parents.

Do you have that spare key to my car?

Yeah?

My iPad. It's in there.

You get it, we'll write them a message,

and you can cover for me.

Okay.

[sighs]

-Wally... -Hey. There you are.

Been looking everywhere for you.

Oh, shit. Sorry.

I did not mean to interrupt. I just, uh...

I was wondering if you had a minute to talk.

Wally, I really don't want to leave,

but there's a minor disaster

in the outgoing mail with my name on it.

Actually, it has my name on it.

And if I'm late to class, I think the superintendent

might have me publicly flogged.

I'm sorry. Being back is a lot more

than I thought it would be.

I'm trying to keep up. I really am.

No, it's all good. You do your thing.

[sucks air]

Meet me at the football field? Right after school?

Just you and me?

[tender music playing]

Hey.

You okay?

I've was just thinking about the night you showed up.

What changed. What made it possible.

Maybe me not taking my door,

maybe that's the imbalance.

Maybe that's what's keeping you stuck.

It's... It's not a perfect theory.

But it's something.

And perhaps it's enough.

If finally going does something,

if it gives you a shot at getting out...

then it's worth it.

You really think this could work?

I don't know.

But for once, not knowing doesn't feel

like a reason to stay.

[somber music playing]

Okay.

But that means...

I've spent a lot of years making decisions

that I thought would help...

[chokes up] ...but only ended up hurting other people.

And I can't ask the others to go through all of this

when there is a chance I can do it myself.

I can't be the reason another person is trapped here.

You're sure about this?

I'm sure.

I'm sure.

[music fades]

[ding reverberates]

[light, quirky music playing]

Oh. Can I help you two?

We're interested in this.

Oh. And what is the name of the club you'd like to start?

-Uh, uh... -Um...

-The Split River High... -Mm-hmm.

...uh, Grave...

Robbing.

Split River High Grave Robbing?

Rubbing Society.

-Grave Rubbing? -[Nicole] Mm-hmm.

Yeah, it's sort of like a local history club.

You know, honoring those who came before us.

And, obviously, the unique craftsmanship--

Of graves.

Alright, wait here.

I need to get you a submission form.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Nicole] Is it there?

I'm not great at reading upside down.

Just hurry.

Is this a TikTok thing?

-Mm-hmm. -Mm.

[music fades]

[indistinct chatter nearby]

[car horn blares in distance]

So what does it feel like dating a celebrity?

[laughs]

-Wow. For me? -Mm-hmm.

Fresh from the greenhouse.

Honestly?

I think the classes are kind of slacking off

because this is just-- this is a bad crop.

-[chuckles] They're beautiful. -Hm.

I wish I could hold them.

I wish I could hold you.

I'm sorry. That was corny. Was that c-- That was corny.

-[Wally chuckles nervously] -No. It was sweet.

[tender, dramatic music playing]

[inhales deeply, exhales]

What now?

I guess we could just call this a great summer fling.

One of those almost love stories you carry with you,

wondering "what if" every now and then

until you're old and gray.

[music stops abruptly]

That's not what I want.

That's not what I want either.

-I want to try. -Me too.

This is all a lot.

Leaving you, losing Simon.

I can't help but feel like this is somehow all my fault.

You know what? [chuckles]

I was starting to think this might be our fault too.

Like, we tore a hole in the universe

that night in the AV room.

It was pretty world-shifting for me. I don't know about you.

Maybe if we just recreate that?

[both laugh]

See? I still got it. I still got it, baby.

If you want Simon back, I will get Simon back.

Seriously. Whatever it takes.

I'm just surprised.

I remember a time where just saying his name

-made you cringe. -What?!

No. I-I love that guy. Me? No.

[both laugh]

I would say, "Simon told me this"

-or "Simon told me that"-- -Okay, yes. I remember. Stop.

[both laugh]

[laughs]

You're funny.

[fire roaring]

[eerie, otherworldly whispering]

You came back.

[chuckles]

You and I have one final experiment to perform.

[tense music playing]

[watch ticking]

Let me into my scar.

I... I-I don't understand. What? Wha...

You're my key. Let me in.

[huffs] What is this all about?

Look at me.

For once, I need you to do something for me.

[breathing heavily]

Take my hand.

Let me into my room.

[music intensifies]

[dramatic rumbling]

[high-pitched ringing]

["Shitty Heaven" by Ally Evenson playing]

♪ Tell me when I'm 27

♪ Fun in hell or shitty heaven ♪

♪ I swam against the tide as long as I can breathe ♪

[electricity buzzing]

♪ Hey

♪ Maybe some things never change ♪

No, no, no, no.

♪ Hey

♪ Call it pleasure

♪ Call it pain

What did you do?! I saw the lights.

It wasn't me.

Where's Janet?

She tried to help me.

♪ Hey

♪ Call it pleasure

♪ Call it pain

[Janet] Dear friends, I had to go.

Please try to understand.

This is an experiment, like any leap worth taking.

If it fails, don't give up.

Don't worry about me now.

I'm exactly where I always dreamed I'd be.

Out there. Amongst the stars.

♪ Some things never change

♪ Hey, would you still

♪ Call out my name?

♪ Hey, maybe some things never ♪

♪ Change

[elevator dings]

[indistinct chatter]

[dramatic music playing]

[elevator dings]

[music fades]

How was it?

[clock ticking]

Your first day back.

School was... school.

[dog barking in distance]

I made mac and cheese.

Grandma's mac and cheese?

I thought you might want some comfort food.

Thank you.

I thought you were still going to be mad at me.

I just want what's best. I'm not mad at you.

But...

I can't lie, you're really confusing me.

What made you bring that out?

Uh, I don't know, really.

You mentioned him back at the hospital

and I guess it occurred to me

that maybe there should be more of him around.

It took him a whole month to get it assembled.

He even made little versions of all of us.

[chuckles]

I'm sorry.

I can't imagine what this all must've been like for you.

I promise, things are going to be normal from now on.

I don't need normal. I need you to be safe.

I want us to be able to trust each other.

I know I haven't been perfect, believe me.

You haven't, but also, I mean, I was sad when Dad died.

He was my dad.

But he was your--

My best friend.

I don't think I realized how hard it must have been

for you back then, you know?

Raising a kid, losing him.

I think I get it a little better now.

That means so much, Maddie.

Mom, I--

Let me get you a napkin.

[sniffs]

♪ Oh, I beg you

["I Follow Rivers" by Marika Hackman playing]

♪ Can I follow?

-♪ Oh, I ask you -[phone vibrates]

♪ Why not always?

♪ Be the ocean

[phone chimes]

♪ Where I unravel ♪

[Maddie laughing on video]

♪ Be my only

[Claire] What? What is it?

[Maddie laughing on video]

[scoffs]

Long meeting, Mom?

How did it go?

Not now, Livia. I've got fires to put out.

♪ I follow you

♪ I follow, I follow you

♪ Dark room, honey

♪ I follow you

♪ He's a message

♪ I'm the runner

♪ He's a rebel

♪ I'm a daughter waiting for you ♪

♪ You're my river running high ♪

♪ Run deep, run wild

♪ I follow, I follow you

♪ Deep sea, baby I follow you ♪

♪ I follow, I follow you

♪ Dark room, honey I follow you ♪

Hello?

Anybody in here?

[door shuts]

Looking for someone?

Uh, no, no. I just, uh--

Well, I am.

Thought maybe you could help me with that.

It's hard, you know, finding someone who's alive...

when you're not.

♪ Deep sea, baby I follow you ♪

♪ I follow, I follow you

♪ Dark room, honey, I follow you ♪

[Mr. Martin grunts]

[eerie, otherworldly whispering]

Tell me why I'm here and how to get out.

Simon...

Let me out of here, Simon.

I-I-I'm the only one left now who's done the research,

who has the insight, who can help.

No.

No. No. You tell me right here, right now.

It's been waiting for me.

It's been waiting for all of us.

What has?

What has?

If you know something, just say it.

We need to get out of here.

Now.

-[tense music plays] -[Simon grunts]

Get off!

[panting]

What are you hiding?

[ominous music playing]

[wind howling]

[panting]

[music intensifies]

[music stops abruptly]

[menacing musical flourish]

[creaking, rumbling]

[suspenseful music playing]

[door creaking]

[door creaking]

[intense, discordant music playing]

[music stops abruptly]

["Long Gone" by Anna Waronker playing]