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[Maddie] Previously on School Spirits...

[Xavier] Maddie, are you okay?

Can I stay at your place tonight?

I saw the universe, Rhonda.

Whoa, whoa, hey, hey.

I just want to find out what happened to Tracey

and if she knew how I felt about her.

I will help you find your flute player.

[Nicole] Livia's mom, the superintendent,

doesn't just want to move us to a different school,

she wants to bulldoze the old one to the ground.

[screams]

Nine people died in the church

that was on this site, eight were children.

[Maddie] And now, the memory of whatever happened...

[Mr. Martin] ...is trapped here too.

[tense music plays]

[eerie music plays]

[tense music plays]

[children singing]

[thuds]

[heavy footsteps]

[thuds]

[ominous music plays]

[door creaks, slams]

-[crashes] -[kids screaming]

[Yuri] Wait. That's how it happened?

[Quinn] What was going on upstairs?

[Mr. Martin] What hit the floor?

A body?

I'm so confused.

[Simon] That's everything I saw.

It's what he showed me.

[Wally] It wasn't a bedtime story, guys.

He grabbed Simon and he made him... [inhales]

...look into his milky white eyes

and then he... transmitted it. It was like a mind-meld.

Why'd you let Mr. "White Eyes" get that close to him?

I told you, he pounced on him.

But I thought you said he was "hella old."

Yeah, he was hella old, but he's also not like Colonel Sanders.

Okay? He's fast and he's T-Rex tall.

[shudders]

[sighs]

-Are you sure you're okay? -Yeah.

What? I'm good.

What happened after the "mind-meld"?

Did he just disappear in a poof?

No. Can we not use that word?

Once he let go of Simon, we just got

the hell out of there.

But why transmit that story?

Well, we know that eight children

and one adult perished in that flood.

[Rhonda] So is "White Eyes" or whatever we're calling him

the one adult who drowned?

Is he... "Alfred Van Heidt"?

Okay, clearly, there's more to this story

and we're not gonna know it unless we go down there.

-Are you volunteering? -Me? No.

-No, I can wait. -Oh. Okay.

[eerie whooshing]

[Wally] Simon?

Can you let us deal with this and not you?

-He didn't hurt me. -Not yet.

Some animals like to play with their food before they eat it.

[Yuri] I think we all need to go.

There's strength in numbers

and if T-Rex can really thin the veil--

We have to do it.

[Simon] Not me.

I'm gonna sit this one out.

I'm happy to stay up here and keep Simon company.

-Hmm. -What? He said he was giant.

Okay? I've had some not-so-great-experiences

with people over five-foot-ten.

[Yuri] Simon?

-[tense music plays] -[growls]

["Long Gone" by Anna Waronker playing]

* Don't forget me when I'm gone *

* Don't forget me when I'm long 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]

-[phone vibrating] -[indistinct chatter]

Uh, hey. Tracey? Thank you for getting back to me.

[Tracey] No problem. Are you calling about lessons?

Lessons in what?

[chuckles softly] Flute.

Who referred you?

Uh, no. No, no, no.

I was just wondering about an old bandmate of yours,

Kyle Jensen, and, uh...

[dramatic music plays]

Tracey? You still there?

I don't want to talk about this.

But you and Kyle, you guys were--

Sorry, I can't do this now.

I'm starting a rehearsal at the high school.

Oh. You're performing at the Harvest Festival?

If you're looking for free tickets,

call the Historical Society.

[line drops]

What the fuck?

Who was that? Tracey?

Didn't even say goodbye.

Well, did you lead with the bus crash?

No, I led with his name.

Didn't help, like, at all.

Well, maybe you need to break the ice with a good memory.

Something that happened before the accident.

Right.

-Hey. How's Simon holding up? -[Maddie] Not well.

Wally said he was grabbed by a giant creature

down in the church scar.

[Xavier] Wait, wait, wait. Simon was what?

What time does this thing start?

The Harvest Festival? Uh... Noon.

You're not weirded out about crashing at my place, right?

Because that toothbrush was brand new, I swear.

No, it was, uh, it was good to not be home by myself. Thanks.

Did you get any sleep? Or just toss and turn?

[sighs] Just toss.

Yeah, I figured.

When you came down to our kitchen this morning,

it looked like you were just staring into an aquarium.

[sucks teeth] And we don't have one.

Let's go. You need to talk to Kyle.

[fast-paced music plays]

[Claire] Why do I have more clothes than when I came here?

Maybe because that blue top and denim skirt are mine?

[scoffs]

-Maybe you should just chill. -I'm doing this for Simon.

It's a bargaining chip.

He's your stepfather.

Why do you need to bargain with him?

If he thinks I'm coming back home, he'll talk.

Then we can find the plan,

when exactly they're tearing down the school.

But he's gonna be at the festival, so why pack?

There needs to be a bag in your car

so he knows I'm not bluffing.

You can't fool him.

Is your mom gonna be there too?

[Claire] On a Sunday? Please.

She's probably getting a vampire facial.

Wow. We really do come

from completely different planets, don't we?

I really love your hair, by the way.

Thanks.

It was time for a change.

Are my hands shaking or am I just blinking really fast?

Claire? Whatever happens today, I got your back, okay?

Thanks.

But you cannot keep my red socks,

you klepto bitch. I love these.

[mysterious music plays]

-What're you looking up? -[Rhonda] Just trying to learn

a few simple Finnish phrases.

Like, "Please don't touch me, Creature."

[book page flips]

Hey. We haven't really spoken about...

you know, that thing in the hall when I--

Yeah. We don't need to.

Well, I-I know that trying to kiss you

might've seemed kind of impulsive--

Look, I get it. You were high as a kite.

You thought your fingers were Popsicle sticks.

That was yesterday and today's today.

Damn. I do not have enough teeth to speak this language.

So you just keep a thumb drive of horror movies in your locker?

And you've seen all of these?

A couple of them are Maddie's picks.

She downloaded them to torture me.

[Charley] They all look like torture.

What're we looking for?

[Simon] One about a psycho who transfers his evil thoughts

into his shrink's brain.

Can't remember the title. You know it?

No, no. I'm not really a horror fan.

Got enough scary stuff going on up in my head.

Don't need to seek it out for a rocking good time.

[Mr. Martin] We don't need that.

[Wally] I heard you the first time.

[Mr. Martin] If we're gathering information,

you don't want to alienate him.

[Rhonda] Sorry. What's in the boxes?

Supplies. Rope, flashlight.

A hatchet is not a supply, Wally. It's a weapon.

-Why do we need a hatchet? -We gotta stay prepared.

It's not an ideal way to get answers.

Aggression begets aggression.

Are you seriously waving the yellow card right now?

You out of all people? You've been down there.

You were dragged into the water by the creepy little hands.

He's got a point, Wally. What's the worst that can happen

-to us if we're already dead? -We don't know, Yuri!

We don't know! White Eyes could just be the tip of the iceberg!

There could be 20 more of him! And bigger!

We have no idea how that scar works.

Okay? What if we go in the hole and it closes up

and we're trapped down there forever?

Wow. If this is your idea of a pep talk,

you're losing your team, Coach.

We're going into the volcano. We need to bring our A game.

Why do we need a cheese grater?

We also brought snacks.

All right. Are we doing this thing or not?

Yuri, flashlight.

Thank you.

[door opens]

[Simon] The Sender. Found it! The Sender.

[Charley] Oh. Great.

I'll warn you before he chokes

and the rats crawl out of his mouth.

[chuckles]

Wait. That's a joke, right?

Wanna grab some breakfast?

I know how much you love hospital food.

Tempting. But I'll pass.

I'll put you down for one green Jell-O.

[mysterious music plays]

-[woman] Maddie? -[gasps]

-[sighs in relief] -How are you?

Dr. Chan. I did your Psych Evaluation

before you were released last week.

-Right. -I was hoping

for a follow-up appointment.

-That why you're here? -No, no.

I... I'm doing really well.

How are you managing your stress?

I'm not. I mean, I'm just...

getting back into my old routine.

Does your routine include intrusive thoughts?

I have a client who finds it helpful

to keep a rubber band around her wrist.

When she finds herself panicking, she snaps it.

It startles her into seeing what's in front of her,

rather than what's in her head.

Sounds easy enough if you're dealing

with that kind of thing.

Take care, Maddie. I'll be in touch

about that follow-up appointment.

[footsteps receding]

[phone chimes]

Oh shit!

[suspenseful music plays]

[Kyle] What do you mean she didn't want to talk about me?

Was her husband there?

Does she have a husband?

Who is this piece of shit?

Whoa! Whoa, whoa, Kyle. Slow down.

I barely got past "hello."

Tracey heard your name

-and kinda shut me down. -Great.

So I have no answers and I never will.

Look, I'm not giving up,

I just, I might need a better way in.

Maybe something a little more warm and fuzzy than a bus crash.

Think, dude.

Did you ever cheat on a test together?

Make her a mix tape?

I asked her to go to Senior Prom with me.

Right before we got on the bus.

That-that's promising.

She looked kinda stunned.

Less promising.

We'd been friends for so long,

I think might've changed lanes too fast.

She said she'd let me know the next day. But...

I didn't have a next day.

Well, you do now.

No guarantee, but let me take another shot at this.

-Cool? -Yeah.

If you don't come back, I think I know the answer.

I'm coming back!

[sniffs]

[exhales]

We need to talk.

-[tense music plays] -[inhales]

[radio changing channels]

[Simon] That's everything I saw.

-It's what he showed me. -[radio static]

-You can't save me. -[Maddie] Stop.

-You can't save me. -Stop, stop, stop.

-You can't save me. -Stop, stop, stop.

-Stop, stop! -You can't save me!

-[shouting] You can't save-- -[grunts]

[exhales]

[panting]

[Maddie yelps]

[menacing music plays]

[panting, whimpers]

[distorted voice] Maddie? Maddie?

[Xavier] Maddie?

What's going on?

Nothing.

Kyle and I came up with a plan.

Looks like I'm headed back to the Harvest Festival too.

Your dad stopped me as I was leaving.

He made me promise to tell you this.

He's been digging for answers to help us with Simon and, um...

And what?

Uh, turns out there used to be a foundry here.

Where we're standing. A long time ago.

It collapsed.

The place was already filled with ghosts,

but when the building was gone,

they lost their ability to "cross over."

They're trapped. Forever.

They call them "the forgotten."

Must be what happens to ghosts

when the place where they were living goes away.

Look, if you want me to be there when you share this with Simon--

No. We're not. Not yet.

He's already acting really strangely.

-But, Maddie-- -I don't wanna dump

any more bad news on him or anyone else

without giving them a kernel of hope!

I need to find what pulled him in there and get him out.

-Okay? -Okay.

Somebody at this fair better know more about that church.

[mellow music plays]

[engine revs]

No. Please don't. Just drive.

Black.

Red.

-Zero out of ten. -[munching]

[woman on film] You know the odds against that?

About 1,000 to one.

The same as getting ten out of ten.

People read your mind. They think your thoughts.

They see your dreams.

They feel your pain.

You may not want to admit it, but they do.

I'm not trying to hurt you.

Huh? Wait. So she's supposed to be a therapist?

I mean, they don't get paid enough to afford that blazer.

-I can't. -[tape turns off]

-I can't do this. -I'm sorry, my bad.

I won't talk anymore.

To be fair, you shouldn't have told me about the rats.

Why would he be holding those rosary beads in his memory?

Um... Who are we talking about?

White Eyes!

Oh. Uh... Well, he was in a church.

I mean, you found a hymnal, right?

There's probably candles lying around there too.

It's a Lutheran church.

They have no rosary beads! Those were mine.

They came with me after I was adopted.

Um, wait. Wha-what?

They belonged to my birth mother.

She died after I was born.

The hospital kept them,

my parents wanted me to have them.

-It's not a coincidence. -Simon--

He has my memories!

Why does he need them? Why did he suck me in here?

What does he want from me?!

[dramatic music plays]

I gotta clear my head!

[door opens]

Okay.

[Rhonda] Holy shit.

Does White Eyes sleep under those benches?

What makes you think he sleeps?

Was this whole thing underwater?

[Yuri] Maybe. It looks like it capsized.

[Wally] Let's stick together.

If he grabs one of us, the rest of us pounce.

Again, we're here for insight, Wally, not battle.

You say tomato, I say to-mah-to.

[floorboards creaking]

[Rhonda] Is that where you got pulled underwater?

[Wally] Yeah. Keep your distance.

Where's that, um, cheese grater?

-Uh... -Yeah.

[thuds]

[Wally] Sorry.

Just the rope.

[wind whistling eerily]

[growling]

[whirring]

[creaking]

What is that?

Is that a sermon?

[Yuri] I don't think so.

There's lots of numbers on it but it's pretty faded.

And I'm guessing this is Finnish.

-[crackles] -[gasps]

-[organ chord playing loudly] -What was that?

It was just me.

[sighs]

[creaking]

[Wally] Who do you think drew those?

The kids that drowned? Or White Eyes?

What did he draw it with?

Looks like mud.

Or dried blood.

[Yuri] Are they singing or screaming?

[organ playing discordant music]

-[Quinn grunts] -[Wally] Quinn, stop!

It's not me!

[water bubbling]

-Guys! Guys! -[organ playing continues]

-[wind howling] -[grunts]

Okay, everybody out! Let's go! Come on!

Okay!

Shit!

Go!

Mr. Martin, let's go!

Just go ahead! I'm fine!

You can't get out without your watch!

Just-just, please! Leave me.

[Yuri] Wally! We gotta go!

Stop! Stop! Stop it!

-[grunts] -[wind whooshing]

[organ playing]

[yelps]

-[hisses] -[yelps]

[grunts]

Hey! Hey! Come on! Hurry!

Quinn, Quinn!

[wind whistling]

[organ music fades out]

[Dr. Hunter-Price] "Behind every great town are great leaders

whose sole purpose is to make life better

for future generations."

"But how do you make it better, sir?"

"I had a vision, Cindy.

I knew that if I split the river,

both sides would prosper."

Are we supposed to be taking notes?

Hey, I'm just here to delay pain.

Claire, if your stepfather knows anything more

about the school getting bulldozed, you need to ask him!

-Now! -[groans] I'm going, I'm going.

Indeed. Split River's first great statesman

was Alfred Van Heidt.

-Oh. That's him. Van Heidt. -His funeral was attended...

That's the guy that died with the kids.

And today we honor Alfred Van Heidt

who had the vision to make our town blossom and thrive.

-[speaks in native language] -[audience claps]

-[phone vibrates] -So mighty, Cindy, the towers...

Why is Simon's mom calling me?

[sighs] They want to speak with him.

That voice mail you left yesterday wasn't enough.

They wanna FaceTime with him. Today.

Oh shit. What're we gonna do?

[Dr. Hunter-Price] "We're gonna celebrate this new beginning!"

[audience claps]

[panting]

Okay. [panting]

That was more running than I've done since I died.

[exhales] Is your head any clearer? Please say yes.

I still have a lot of questions.

Me too.

[exhales] Maddie said a lot about you,

but she left out a few things like how fast you are.

I left out some stuff too.

What do you mean?

I lied to Maddie.

I told her when my sister found me, I emailed her back.

I didn't. I didn't even respond.

Why not?

Why would I?

Sabrina was about four when our mother died

and she probably resents me.

My coming into the world took our mother out.

I mean... [scoffs] ...I'd resent me.

Why would she reach out to you if she resented you?

Simon, that makes no sense.

Look, you know, I... have a brother.

Had. It's been 30 years since I've seen him.

I've had more one-sided conversations than I can count.

But if I had a chance to go back and reconnect with him?

I wouldn't talk myself out of it.

I'd do anything to make that happen.

You need to get back to your life

so you can call your sister.

Only way I'm getting back to my life

is finding out why I'm here.

I shouldn't have lied to her.

Uh... Just gimme a minute, would ya?

Please take your time. I'll just be here.

Ordering an iron lung from Amazon.

[sighs deeply]

[Wally] Maybe you guys will trust me next time

when I say that we need weapons.

[Quinn] What happened down there?

[Wally sighs] Just be grateful

the little hands didn't grab you.

[Yuri] I think this is some kind of deal.

I mean, I think these words mean "final offer."

[Wally] Dude, how can you even read that?

[Yuri] Magnifying glass would help.

Oh, I know where there's one.

Hey. Um, I saw somebody down there.

Was he seven feet tall?

No, no. It was a child.

He didn't want me to say anything, though.

I guess that makes sense.

We already know

eight kids drowned in that church.

He was probably one of them.

[sighs]

[sighs]

Thank you. For grabbing my hand and pulling me out of there.

It was just instinct.

So was my wanting to kiss you.

Rhonda, I didn't do that 'cause I was high.

[sighs] I've been wanting to kiss you for a long time.

[door opens]

[panting]

-[door creaks shut] -Is Simon in here?

What? No, no. He's supposed to be with you.

He was. And-and then he ran.

And then he saw Maddie. And then he ran again.

I tried to follow him. I did.

And within two minutes, I lost him somehow. I'm sorry.

You are, literally, the worst babysitter of all time.

Why did he need to see Maddie?

He had to catch her up on some stuff.

He didn't tell us everything that happened in the mind-meld.

Wait, what? What did he leave out?

Yo, I'm sorry, I almost died again in St. Hellhole,

and you're telling me this guy's holding information from me?

Where'd you last see him?

At the festival.

Wait! I'll come with.

What about Mr. Martin?

Should one of us go back down?

Yeah, one of us probably should go back down.

But he insists on figuring this out himself,

which is insane but he's not budging, so.

Why don't you stay with Yuri

and decode whatever else you can?

[door closes]

[tense music playing]

[woman sobs]

My baby.

How could anyone...

How could this happen?

-My poor baby. -[Mr. Martin] Wait, wait!

Wait! Don't!

Did you do this?

Did you kill eight innocent children?!

-[gasps] -A toast to the man of the hour.

And all it cost him was one family heirloom.

Who knows? There could still be time

to get your precious bribe back.

Better hurry.

Before the dam breaks. [voice echoes]

[laughs]

-[eerie laughter] -[thuds]

[menacing music plays]

[music stops]

[indistinct chatter]

Maddie. Mads.

I don't wanna send anything.

[Simon] Hey!

[Livia] Hey, Nicole.

Maddie.

I didn't know you were gonna be here. Together.

Oh, no, we're not...

I mean, we didn't come together.

Um, we just ran into each other.

At the Sno-Cone tent.

We don't have Sno-Cones this year.

Really? Bummer. It's so hot. Ugh!

Is there more than this? About our town's history?

Oh, sweetheart, Liv,

could you run to my car and get the table easels?

-[Livia] Mm-hmm. -Thank you.

Well, nice to see you, Nicole.

Maddie.

[footsteps receding]

[bells playing "Greensleeves"]

[audience clapping]

[playing "Scarborough Fair"]

[exhales deeply]

[people cheering]

Bet you wish you were a freshman again.

Hmm? Did you ever dream that your high school

would have a putt-putt course and a wet sauna?

Actually I'm trying to find out more about Mr. Van Heidt.

He's not even mentioned in here.

Was he a big man? Or tall?

How would I know?

Well, he was the lead in your puppet show

so I just thought maybe there was more on his story.

I'm not a historian, hon.

I'm just the charming narrator.

What will it take to make you not tear down this school?

Me? The whole community wants this.

You can't stop progress.

When? When will they tear it down?

You'll have plenty of time to clean out your locker.

Besides, I would think you'd be overjoyed to demolish the place

that points to lingering questions about your absence.

Well, if you'll excuse me, I have to greet my public.

-Hi! -Hi!

[indistinct chatter]

[Nicole] I don't think stepdad is welcoming her home.

[phone chimes]

[Charley] Oh. There's Maddie.

Yeah, but no Simon.

And no, you can't ask her, Moose. She can't see you.

Uh, but what if she goes to the greenhouse?

There's somebody doing tarot in there.

You sure you want to tell her you lost Simon?

Holy shit. Yo, this new school has an ice rink.

And a freakin' smoothie bar. What?

[Nicole] We'll send another message.

Another message is a non-starter, Nicole.

-They want to see his face! -Why are you so edgy?

Because my dad just told me that if they tear down the school,

the ghosts who are here are here forever!

-Forgotten! -What?

-Does Simon know? -No! And he can't know.

I don't want to push him into doing anything reckless!

And it's not just Simon, okay? It's everyone!

How am I supposed to tell the people that I love

that they're powerless?

Their only option is crossing over

and they can't even control that!

[dramatic music plays]

["Hush" by The Marias plays]

* Don't act so special *

* What I do is not for you *

[indistinct chatter]

* Forget about it *

* You made this mess *

* I'll knock at your door *

* Don't you ignore or forget about it *

* Hush *

[song ends]

[Maddie sighs] Shit.

-[phone buzzes] -What? Who is it?

-Simon's mom. -She's relentless.

Here, you gotta answer it.

What am I gonna say? You answer it.

What am I gonna say?

Hello?

Oh, hi.

-Hey. -Hey.

Did you find out anything about the teardown? A timeline?

Nope, we couldn't get past

how much I've "disappointed" my mother.

[sighs] I packed a suitcase for nothing.

-Who's she talking to? -Simon's mom.

Yeah, Sabrina said the service at the lake house is spotty...

[Nicole] They wanna FaceTime with him.

-What else did I miss? -Not much.

I mean, Maddie was low-key threatened by Livia's mom

while she was signing autographs.

Why does everyone love this woman?

Not everyone.

She ditched her puppet show

and called her a paholainen,

whatever that means.

That means "devil" in Finnish.

Okay. Yeah, I'm sure he'll be home very soon.

Bye-bye.

[sighs deeply] I need a shower.

Yeah, maybe it's time we get out of here.

Not yet.

[Nicole] Claire! What are we doing?

[creaking]

Why are you down here?

[Mr. Martin] I'm not sure.

More importantly, why are you?

[wind whistling]

[eerie music playing]

I saw these when he was grabbing my face.

Whose blood is that?

I don't know. But look at this.

[reading foreign language]

Is that Finnish? What does it mean?

"Do you know who I am?"

Is that a threat?

These walls are speaking to us, Simon.

Whatever happened down here, it's connected to all of us.

Not us. Not me. I'm not dead.

But maybe you've been chosen for that very reason.

For what reason?! Please! Where is he?

[door slams]

[Dave] Hey, buddy. How you doing?

-Still dead. -Yeah. Me too.

What, uh... What were you looking at?

People leaving. Flowers and balloons.

Babies.

I was wondering if you wanted to join me on a mission.

Uh... I got a game going here.

You've had the same game going for 20 years.

-Haven't you won yet? -No.

But I'm thinking about cheating this time.

Listen. [exhales]

I know the waiting feels like the worst part

but it's not.

It's the giving up.

You shouldn't.

If someone had told me two weeks ago

I'd be talking again with my daughter,

I would've pushed them out that window.

But I am.

[sighs] You don't know what's coming tomorrow.

Kinda do.

More of today.

[inhales, exhales]

[sighs]

Don't cheat.

It'll be much more satisfying when you win.

What's the mission?

[intriguing music plays]

[Yuri] Hey. Hey, I think we cracked this sucker.

It looks like someone wanted to buy the land

under this church.

But it's not signed. By anyone.

Maybe they didn't want to give it up.

What's wrong?

Did you find Simon?

We didn't.

But he may not be the only one

who needs saving.

-When they level this school-- -We get leveled too.

I don't understand.

Our minimum security prison might become maximum.

And White Eyes could become our new warden.

What're you saying? We'd be stuck down there?

Or in our own scars?

[Rhonda] Does it matter?

Mr. Manfredo isn't exactly Mr. Cuddle Bear.

Jesus.

Whoever thought I'd miss the sound

of Mr. South's tile buffer? [chuckles]

How can you joke about this?

You just called your killer "Mr. Cuddle Bear."

Yeah, I was being ironic, you pinhead!

That's how I deal with being reminded that I am powerless!

-We're not powerless. -Oh, really?

Do you have some escape plan that we haven't tried?

All I mean is that we still have the power to save Simon.

No matter where we're living, we're not living.

Simon still is

and we promised Maddie that we would get him back.

So let's do that first and then we can figure us out.

Great. I love scheduling my depression.

Where's Mr. Martin's watch?

Uh... Did he come up here and grab it?

No. We haven't seen him.

What about Simon?

Did he take the watch so he could go back to White Eyes?

[sighs] Will we have to go through all of our scars

to get down there?

No. We can do a shortcut.

Mine's right next to Mr. Martin's.

All right. That's a great idea. Let's go!

Yur-- Yuri, you didn't have to offer that.

-Charley-- -It's my fault.

I had the easiest job of anyone and--

Charley, I can deal with people seeing my worst shit.

You did the best you could with Simon.

The dude's a loose cannon.

I mean, anyone who'd wanna ditch you isn't thinking clearly.

[Charley chuckles]

Go back to the festival.

Okay? Check every tent.

[playing "Scarborough Fair"]

-[song ends] -[audience clapping]

[playing "Tubular Bells (Theme from The Exorcist)"]

[door opens, creaking]

["Tubular Bells" continues]

[raspy hissing]

[growling]

["Tubular Bells" fades]

I only do one reading at a time.

Would two of you like to wait outside?

No. We come together.

Like a unit.

Well, only one of your unit can touch the cards.

We're not here for a reading.

Why did you call her a "devil"?

The woman narrating the puppet show?

I never said that.

[Claire] You called her a paholainen.

[speaking Finnish]

[in English] Tell me why you called her a devil.

I wasn't referring to her.

Then who?

Pick a card.

[tense music plays]

-Did you find anything? -Just this.

-Where was this? -Down there.

On a collection plate.

[Mr. Martin] Maybe this is what he was talking about.

This may have been the bribe.

[thuds]

[door unlocks]

[ominous music plays]

[doors slamming]

The wand is associated with fire, energy.

It can signify new beginnings.

-What about terrible endings? -What?

Look, if my grandma was alive, I'd ask her. But I can't.

Can you please tell us anything about Alfred Van Heidt?

We know there was a Finnish church here.

I'm not a history teacher. Pick another card.

My history teacher says if we don't study the past,

we're destined to repeat it.

[speaking Finnish]

Because there's no reason to honor this man!

There was nothing "great" about him!

He thought of us as vermin.

Expendable. Less-than-human!

Eight children died in that church

because of Alfred Van Heidt!

He killed them!

Didn't he die in that church too?

[card reader] Yes.

I can't say why he was there,

but sometimes you have to believe in divine justice.

Alfred Van Heidt was a twisted, empty, greedy man

who only cared about money and power.

We were a small community,

but he wanted what little we had.

Our land, our homes, our church.

He knew that choir was in the basement that day.

He thought if our children died,

so would our spirit and we'd leave.

But we didn't.

Whoa.

He deserved to drown.

He deserved worse.

[Charley] Oh my God.

Simon might be in that scar

right now with Van Heidt.

What?! Go!

On! Tell us more.

There's not much more to tell.

This is our history in this town.

They'd like to erase it, but a few of us won't let them.

[somber music plays]

If you brought me here, I want to know why.

-[growling] -[ominous music plays]

I need to go into the school. I need to see Simon.

You gonna tell him what your Dad said?

Yeah, he needs to know who he's dealing with.

[Xavier] Hey.

I don't think this Tracey thing is happening today.

Are you guys all good to leave now?

-So good. -Wait.

-Where's my backpack? -What?

Didn't you have it when we went in--

No, no. I must've taken it off somewhere.

We have to find it. Simon's iPad is in there.

Okay. We'll check the town history booth.

I'll check the Lost and Found.

I'll head to the puppet tent before I go inside.

Meet me out front.

Claire.

Are you okay?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.

I mean, I'm not shocked this whole town is built on lies.

[Claire sniffles] Come on.

If you threw him in front of that bus,

you threw Wally into the library,

you could throw me back into my life.

-Simon, careful. -Lift the fucking veil

and let me out of here!

-[roars] -[eerie whooshing]

[slamming]

[panting]

[eerie voice] You can't save me.

[eerie music playing]

-You can't save me. -[gasps]

[discordant music plays]

-Hey! Get your hands off him! -Wally, stop!

You have a story to tell, you can tell one of us!

Guys, get away from him! That is Van Heidt!

He's the one who drowned all the kids intentionally!

[discordant music plays]

[eerie whooshing]

[Quinn] Let him go!

No! Don't!

[Quinn grunts]

[eerie music plays]

[music intensifies]

-[music stops abruptly] -Maddie?

-[indistinct chatter] -You okay?

Can I get you some water or something?

No. I'm fine.

-You found it. -Oh yeah. Yeah.

Somebody must've picked it up and left it in the petting zoo.

Not gonna lie. It smells a little like wet sheep.

Can we sit for a second?

I really gotta get inside the school.

I know. Nicole told me.

But you can't get to where Simon is, Maddie.

Look, I know a lot's gone down in the last couple of weeks,

but there was a time when you could trust me.

I trust you.

No. No, I fucked up big time and I lost that.

But I kinda thought we were getting back to solid ground.

Xavier, this isn't about you.

I don't know how to tell people who need me

that I can't help them.

That they might be trapped in some version of hell

for eternity and I'm supposed to, what, live my life?

Pretend I don't know that?

I just, I keep seeing things that terrify me

and I can't run away from them.

Look, I know this isn't the same, but I...

I mean, we all have weird, messed-up fears.

Before I was a patient,

even driving by the hospital made my skin crawl.

I mean, the place terrified me.

But then you were there

and I realized maybe I could help you.

Maybe I could help the people that are stuck in there.

Now I'm working there.

Bottom line, I never know what's gonna be there

when I turn a corner:

bags of blood, dead people in morgues,

dead people playing checkers.

But I surprise myself every day because I go back there.

I guess what I'm saying is...

this place that scared me

is also a place that heals people.

Maybe your brain's making you see this scary shit

because, ultimately, it wants to help you.

I hate that you know me so well.

[chuckles]

You know, sometimes, uh...

Sometimes I wonder what it would've been like

if we could've been who we are now

back when we were together.

I have to go inside.

[melancholy music plays]

[sighs]

[door opens]

Hey. Where's Simon?

Is he still down there?

Um... No. He, uh...

[Maddie] He what?

What? Is he okay? Is he hurt?

-I, uh-- -Quinn, what happened?

-Where's Simon? -[Rhonda] In the library.

He's a little bruised, but he's gonna be fine.

Wally's watching over him like Mother Goose.

Uh, Rhonda?

There's a lot I have to tell you.

-My dad-- -Yeah, we heard.

I'm not going to let that happen.

We know that, Maddie. We know.

Just one thing at a time, okay?

Go see Simon.

[sighs]

[door closes]

[sighs]

[Quinn] I can't believe this is all because of me.

All she asked us to do was to keep Simon safe

and I broke him.

You didn't break him.

You were trying to keep him safe.

I think what you did was brave.

If I was brave, I woulda smashed the right person.

I was... [chuckles] ...talking about the kiss.

I know I, um, talk a big game

but the truth is...

I haven't kissed anyone in 62 years.

After what happened to me in this school...

I haven't let anyone get that close to me

and I wasn't sure I ever could again.

That's okay.

I can wait.

Another 62 years?

Oh, hell no.

["ana" by Suzanna Son playing]

[song fades out]

Hold up, guys. That's Tracey. Just give me a second.

Hey, Tracey.

Xavier. We spoke earlier.

You're the one who doesn't want lessons.

Right. But I might. Who knows.

What is it you want to ask me about Kyle?

So, uh, weirdly enough, I am the captain

of the Senior Prom Committee

and we wanted to honor the students who didn't--

What, have a good time?

That would be me.

Oh. So you went with somebody else?

No, I went with Kyle and it was horrible.

Made me sorry I said "yes."

-[chuckles] -[tense music plays]

Are we talking about the same Kyle Jensen?

He wasn't the same.

Not after the bus accident.

He turned into some swaggering asshole

who made me pay for parking.

It's hard for me to even go there

'cause he was once so sweet, kind, funny.

Now I cross the street if I see him coming my way.

Are you telling me that Kyle survived the bus crash?

Yes.

Do me a favor?

Lose our prom picture.

I did.

Does this mean Kyle is still alive?

Not the Kyle in the hospital.

Then who's in Kyle's body?

[music intensifies and stops]

["Long Gone" by Anna Waronker playing]