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Hey, what's up? What are you scared of?

Hey,

mama. Hey, I've got a job for you if

you're interested.

Where is it? Not too far.

A small town outside of New Orleans.

What do you got?

Missing 15 -year -old Anton Crawford.

He was supposed to take the bus last night, but he never made it home.

Could be a runaway.

His dad doesn't think so. He's offering a $10 ,000 reward.

Said his son is the second teenager to go missing from the area recently.

All right, I'm a couple hours away.

Send me the details. I'll see what he has to say.

Thanks for coming. Of course.

So it's you and your son living here?

Yeah, my wife, Anton's mom. She passed away a couple years back.

Cancer snuck up on her and it went fast.

Sorry to hear that.

I'm guessing Anton took that pretty hard.

Yeah, he did.

She was the one who knew how to talk to him.

I do my best, but it's not the same.

Is it possible he ran off?

I don't think so.

I was at work and wasn't here when I got back. When was that?

This morning.

I work on the oil pipeline and long hours, lots of nights, so he has to take

bus. Normally he texts me his movements, but not last night.

No phone calls, no texts, phone out of service.

What do you think's going on?

I scraped Boston and Anton to a school with a good music program.

Trade -off is he has to fend for himself when I'm at work.

You mean he's being bullied?

It's a good kid, quiet.

Not many friends. Serious about music, so, yeah.

It happens.

Okay. Saw the heavy bag out front and the baseball bat by the front door.

yeah. Figured if it ever went down and I wasn't there, he could handle it.

But now I'm starting to think he tried to fight someone off and made it worse.

What can you tell me about this other kid that we're missing?

Kevin Perkins.

A couple doors down, the story was he ran away.

His body washed up off Lake Catawatch a week later.

Police said it was a robbery, right?

Maybe it was.

Maybe it wasn't.

This place has a darkness.

A lot of people don't see it at first, but it's here.

When you talk to the police about Anton, what do they tell you? What do they

say?

Same old.

It's only been a day.

Reach back if he doesn't turn up. Living the resources, all that.

I got someone trying to help.

Who's this?

Jeannie Veach.

Detective here in Marrero.

We've been seeing each other. Casual.

She's the one that suggested I hire you.

Hmm.

Name doesn't ring a bell.

It wouldn't.

She heard about you from a job you did in New Orleans a few years back.

Said you see things others don't.

Sometimes.

I'll talk to her.

See if we can help you out.

Detective Veach, Colter Shaw.

Good to meet you. Thanks for helping us out. Heard you were the best. You bet.

This is the place where Anton's phone last pinged? Just after 8 p .m. last

night. Then nothing.

Okay. Find anything in the area?

Haven't done a search yet. Just got here.

Dion tell you about the neighborhood boy we fished out the lake? The police

report said it was a robbery gone wrong.

You think there's more to it?

I didn't tell Dion.

No need to worry him more.

But that's not the only body we found.

Third teenager in the last five years.

You think there's a connection?

Just that they're from the same neighborhood.

So why isn't the rest of your department looking?

Oh, they are. Well, we had some cutbacks and, you know, there's only so much

manpower.

Look, Anton's a good kid, and his dad is worried.

So you're helping them off the books? Yeah, I'd do anything for him.

He's a good man, and Anton's got a bright future.

Dion mentioned something about this place having a darkness.

What is that? Explain that to me. On this side of the river, yeah.

I lived here my whole life. I like it here. It's home.

But it almost swallowed me up.

How so? I was a foster kid, bouncing one crappy home to the next.

Most people called me a stray growing up. No real home, and nobody really gave

damn. So when you ask about the darkness, I can tell you it's real.

It's like something in the water around here.

You don't see it at first, but it's here.

And you stay around long enough, it'll get you.

Why stay?

There's a lot of strays in these neighborhoods.

A lot of kids ain't got anybody looking out after them.

Guess I...

Just wanted to help light the way out for a few of them, you know?

I know you think it's BS, but it's the truth. I don't think it's BS, no. I

you and I are on the same team.

So where's home for you?

Me? Small town in Northern California called Echo Ridge.

Never heard of it. There's no reason you would have heard of it. Nothing really

goes on there.

And that's why you left?

Not exactly.

Seems like there's a story there.

Yeah, you could say that. These tire tracks look pretty fresh, don't they?

It's not that way, huh?

Something over there.

What? It's like a reed for an instrument. It could be a saxophone.

Right?

Is there blood here?

Anton could have been attacked.

We need to look at that camera.

we might be able to find out what happened here.

Yeah, I can track down the owner, get a warrant to look at the footage.

You got a faster way, actually.

Because the last time I let you choose, you went with a Cali Shark when the

clear correct choice was a Shannon.

Louvre, baby.

Louvre.

Oh, hold up. Mama, I got to call you back.

Okay, love you too.

All right, bye.

Coulter, what's happening, man? Zoma gave me the rundown on the job.

What you need from me?

Listen, I'm standing under a convenience store right now. They got security

cameras. Can you hack in for me?

Mm -hmm. Let me see what we're working with.

All right, give me a sec to boot up. Oh, by the way, when we get down to New

Orleans, we've got to try Babsy's. They got these beignets.

Fire.

Are you eating again right now?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm an old -school carb loader. But you know me. I can

multitask.

Say I got your location.

Uh -huh.

Boom. Easy.

That's got to be a record, right?

You looking at the footage?

I did you one better.

Linking you up to it now.

Beach.

Look at this.

There we go.

You know these guys?

It's hard to see, but yeah, they go to school with Anton.

Okay.

Boom.

Got him.

There you go, Anton.

Hold on a second. Who's this? This guy right here lagging behind.

Doesn't seem like you're too interested, does he?

It's Cal, Kenneth.

That's who I need to talk to. Let's go talk to Cal.

Randy, thank you very much. You got it, man.

How you doing, Kyle?

Parents home?

No.

What do you want? We're looking for Anton Crawford. No, he's not here, okay?

Go look tomorrow.

Don't you like a warrant or something? No, no, no, I don't. I'm not a cop.

When's the last time you seen Anton?

Did you hear her?

We know what happened at the bus stop.

Your friends beat him up. He stood there. He didn't do anything.

You want, we can take this down to the station, but that's your call.

Hey, just tell us what happened.

Fine, I was there, okay?

But I didn't hurt him, I swear.

Well, what happened after you left the bus stop?

Y 'all ran after him.

Hmm?

You watch your friends finish what they started. If you're protecting them, that

makes you an accessory.

What do you want me to say?

Okay, those guys like giving in on a hard time.

Why is that?

I don't know.

I do care the fact that we're regular. It's different.

What, you've never been to high school?

Homeschooled. What's that?

You hiding something?

Why are you running?

What'd you do with Anton?

You gonna tell us why you have Anton's things?

Look, I helped him, all right?

He's weird, but he's actually my friend.

I wanted to make sure he was okay.

So why the hell'd you run?

Because I'm no snitch.

And I don't want it getting around that we're friends. It's pretty spineless,

letting them guys beat on your friend.

I don't know that.

But if people found out, I'd be getting beat down, too. What happened next?

I brought him back here.

I just gave him a change of clothes.

I mean, I even offered him a ride home, but he said he had somewhere he had to

be.

Where?

I don't know.

He just, he said it was important.

I mean, that's why he was in a rush.

Why he left all his stuff here.

What you got?

Who's Sherry Cheval?

No, that is... I'm not asking you to snitch on anyone.

I'm trying to help you out. I'm trying to find your friend. So if you know this

woman... Yeah, Sherry's... Sherry's this older lady he was hanging out with

after school.

Hanging out how?

I don't know what the deal is, okay?

I just know that they jam on music.

I mean, he says they're just friends.

You think it's more than that?

Whenever I ask Anton about it, he just... He acts all shady.

He says, I won't understand it because I'm not a musician.

Look, I picked up a weird vibe, but... Anton's an odd dude, so... I impress

All right, then.

Copy that.

Tell me about Sherry Cheval.

She's a local pianist, but she's got a rap sheet, drug possession, fraud.

Why would someone like Anton get mixed up with her? Her dad said he's straight

as an arrow.

Music?

Why that?

I hope so, because she's also got a kidnapping charge on her sheet. A minor.

beat it, never got put away.

How's something like that happen?

I'm not sure.

Records are sealed.

Let me guess. You got somebody that can help with that, don't you?

Might. Eat your cherries?

Coulter. Hey, Rini.

Listen, I'm down in New Orleans and I hit a snag.

Really use your help.

Yeah, I've got like two seconds.

Okay. This kid I'm looking for, he's with an older woman.

With as in with?

Unclear. Okay.

All right, so she got picked up for kidnapping in Tuscaloosa a couple years

for the records deal. Do you think you can get into it?

Yeah, it's going to be a minute. There's something I need to deal with, but I'll

let you know what I can do.

Well, I appreciate you. Okay, got to go.

He just showed up. Did he say anything else? Yeah, lots of opinions.

Our plant game sucks.

He doesn't like the exposed bricks. Something about the lighting?

Okay, let me deal with him. All right. Good luck.

Thank you.

Well, well, well.

This is a surprise.

Are you going to sit or do you have an opinion on the chair?

I know it's not a Ralph Lauren club, but it really does do the job. In the area,

I figured I'd see what my money is buying.

I do have other clients, Mr. Sharp.

Call me Leo.

And I'm jealous.

Other clients, huh?

I might have to do something about that.

Well, I'm not really a single client kind of gal. If you're looking for that,

you're in the wrong place.

We'll see about that.

You could have texted or called. Let me know you're going to swing by.

I could have.

I take it that you had a chance to look at what I sent you on Tiffany Cosby and

her company?

I did.

Nice work.

Yeah, I wouldn't call it nice.

But I did what you asked.

Is this the part where you judge me for leveraging her out and removing her from

the company?

No.

But is that your thing?

I have many things.

Lawyers, too. I'm aware.

So, why did you pick me for this?

I needed a killer.

And don't pretend you're not that.

Look, Leo, I get it.

You were testing me on this brief, seeing if I would blink, right?

So let's just skip to the part where you tell me if I passed your little test or

not. You did.

Great. If there's nothing else.

Sheldon Grimes.

Sits on the board of my company.

One of the founding partners, right?

And if memory serves, it was his tech that brought in the VCs.

Dropped out of MIT, big fan of Phish, and failed at two other startups before

you partnered with him.

I could go on.

No need.

What's the job? I need some leverage on him.

Leverage?

Is that what we're calling it these days?

Call it whatever you want.

Let's start there.

I'm sure you can use your imagination.

And if there's nothing to find? There always is.

Okay. I'll draft up the contract.

Contracts?

Who needs the paper trail?

You have my word.

Charming. I can be.

And you're going to need this.

I want you to call me on this from now on.

Really? We live in a surveillance state.

To think otherwise is naive.

Good to know.

But there are limits to what I will do on your behalf.

I'll double your hourly fee and slip in a healthy retainer if you indulge my

discretion on this.

Okay.

You mind if I have my decorator swing by?

Call it a free consult. I don't do gifts.

Don't want you thinking I owe you anything.

Walk out.

Sheriff Duvall, Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. Open up.

Hello?

No one's here.

It's actually packed in a hurry.

Think that's the shirt Cal gave him?

Maybe.

Not sure about the suit, though.

Anton definitely came here and changed before he left.

This is enough to put out an APB on Anton and Sherry. So she brought him

left the door unlocked, no sign of a struggle.

Maybe she groomed him, had them under her spell, and he went willingly.

Maybe he went with her because he didn't have a choice.

Who's there?

What?

Saxon Shaker Jazz Club.

APB got a hit on Sheriff's car.

The club's owner is Hugo Bowman. Comes from an old New Orleans family.

You know we're looking for Sherry? No, I was vague, but if anyone can help us

find her, it's him. He used to go to wild parties back in the day.

But then he went legit, started buying up old music joints, turned them into

spots.

Anton ever mention this place?

Not that I remember.

Checked in with Dion. He don't recall anything either.

Let's see what Hugo has to say.

You win.

I'm in love with you. Well, all right.

Okay.

You win.

Baby, what can I do?

I'll do anything you say. There's Hugo.

It's just got to be. Hey, Hugo.

Detective Veach.

Good to see you.

Good to see you. This is Colter Shaw.

It's your place?

Yeah. I own this building and three others in the quarter.

You said it was urgent.

What could I do you for?

There's a car parked out in your lot. Belongs to Sherry Cheval.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. She plays house piano.

Something wrong?

She working last night?

Well, I don't know. I wasn't here last night. Who was?

Well, it would be my manager, Jessica.

Jess, got a minute?

Sherry Cheval.

She working here last night?

Yes, she was on.

Supposed to work for me tonight, too, but she no show.

What's up? We have reason to believe she's involved in a kidnapping.

A kidnapping?

Sherry. What's going on here? She was with a teen, Anton Crawford.

He hang out here too?

Does it ring a bell?

You sure about that?

Speak up if you know something.

Okay.

Look, Anton really likes the music and he wanted to earn some extra cash.

He works as a barback for me, but he's not 16 yet, so I pay him under the

Working here last night?

He was, with Sherry.

After that, I don't know.

The car's still here.

Maybe she left with somebody.

Other musicians?

Maybe. When you were here, did you see them maybe talking to anyone?

I was mostly behind the bar.

We were crowded, and I was just focused on getting the customer served.

Okay, thanks.

We'll let you know if we have any further questions.

All right, well.

Come around if you need me.

Excuse me.

Anton told Cal he needed to be somewhere. Said it was important, huh?

We're missing something.

If you're gonna be my man, baby, take me by my hand. Cherry's car is here.

You think she took him so well? What?

Not without the manager noticing.

Come on.

What are you looking for?

These old buildings in New Orleans, they've got secret exits, right, for

things like that?

Sure. A lot of old smugglers' routes.

Looks like an old bootlegger's passage.

Prints going in both directions.

Looks like they're still using it for something.

Look at this.

Looks like pictographs.

You're right.

Let's see where it goes.

That lock looks awfully new, doesn't it, for building this state?

Rose petals.

Haven't been here long.

What's going on here?

This isn't voodoo, is it?

Definitely not. This is old magic.

It's got a lot of names, but it's baked into the culture around here.

You ever seen anything like this before?

Oh, yeah.

There's a lot of believers in and around the quarters.

I've seen this kind of setup more than once.

On a disorderly call, find somebody preparing a ritual or ranting about

unlocking the powers of their souls. People that practice this call

infinity.

Infinity. Don't ask me what it means. Just something I heard them call.

You seem to know a lot about it. Well, one of my foster home stops, the guy

there was way deep into this.

That's the first time I ever seen a drum circle or pyre. They're the hell out of

me.

What is it?

We got a body.

The name's Gabrielle Ladeau, 15 years old.

Asphyxiation most likely caused by poison or overdose.

You get any time involved?

I don't think so.

Maybe Sherry believes in Anthony and got Anton sucked into it somehow.

I don't think Sherry's mixed up in this. I saw a Bible on her nightstand.

Doesn't track the dark magic or ritual sacrifice.

Now, you said your foster parents were into this kind of stuff?

Not like this.

He was a drunk that did a reenactment with a stolen mannequin. Probably

something he was just playing around with. But like I said, it creeped me out

good. I mentioned it to my court -appointed counselor, and they removed

the home.

What the hell is this place?

I didn't even know this was here.

I need to take this. I'll talk to Hugo.

Rainey, you get into Sherry's arrest file? I did.

Kidnapping charges against Sherry Cheval were dropped by the state after

testimony from the alleged victim.

Must have made a pretty compelling argument.

Yeah, I'd say. According to the testimony, Sherry was actually helping

escape an abusive parent, but the file was sealed because he's a minor.

So she wasn't trafficking the kid. She was protecting him.

Is she working alone?

Actually, she had help.

According to the court records, her brother, Father Josiah Cheval, helped

the endangered teen inside of his church while Sherry arranged for more

permanent lodging.

It's a big help, Rainey. Thank you.

Beach, just heard back about Sherry's kidnapping arrest.

She was saving the kid, was working with her brother who's a priest.

And what do you think that means?

It means she was here.

Probably to play the music. She was helping Anton.

I wonder what the hell was about ready to happen here.

So Anton came here from cows, didn't realize what was about to happen.

Sherry saves them, and the two of them run to her place for food and clothes.

They're both in hiding until they know it's fit to come out. My guess is they

took him to her brother's church, just like they did the other kid.

Detective, you should check out St. Paul in Honville.

Sherry's brother's the priest there.

She plays their social events sometimes.

That's a half an hour from here. Thanks. We'll take it from here.

Hey, we should go.

Take a look at this.

Have you ever seen anything like this before?

It's a copy of an old, infinite manuscript.

We usually see papers like this show up from time to time in a bust or an

investigation.

What is it?

Practitioners usually use it as a sort of instruction manual for rituals.

Once a ritual is completed, it's supposed to grant certain powers.

Summoning?

Torture?

Sacrifice. And the terrifying part?

That it looks like there's somebody out there that really believes this.

This here.

And that right there. Looks like a wedding ceremony, right? Writing here is

French. Says, completion of a ritual will bring immortality to the individual

who performs it.

Coulter.

What, do you see something?

That kid we pulled out the lake had a tattoo with that symbol.

That? Mm -hmm.

This was Kevin Perkins after we pulled him out of the lake.

Look.

Had a tattoo.

Same symbol on his calf.

These murders are connected.

Yeah.

This was the girl we found in the alley. Now she presented like a random attack.

But look at that alley wall.

Looks like Fide.

But it's the same symbol again.

So whoever did this needed to complete all three rituals.

Into the water.

Spilling of blood.

Wedding sacrifice.

Final act.

Incident. The sacrifice of the virgin couple for immortality.

They already killed the bride.

That's why Anton was in a suit and tie. He was the groom.

They need to complete the ceremony.

We're dealing with a psychopath.

Let's get to that church.

Hey. I just got the background on Father Cheval.

And? He's not the priest at St. Paul.

He's at Sacred Heart, 20 miles up the direction.

Did he get reassigned recently?

Nope. He's been at Sacred Heart of Redemption for the last 12 years.

Okay.

Hugo gave us the wrong location on purpose.

Let's try to get to Anton before we do. Who are you?

Follow me.

Did I get it this time?

Is all the paint off now?

Hugo told me it was just pretend.

Said I could make a lot of money.

Can't believe I trusted him.

He tricked us both.

Told me it was a VIP party.

That's why I agreed to play the music.

But I thank God I was there to help you, Anton.

The Lord does work in mysterious ways.

He poisoned her.

I saw him give her the pills.

He wanted her to die.

Try not to think about it.

I want to go home.

When can I call my dad? I know he's worried. I'm sure he is.

And we're going to call as soon as we can. But right now, Hugo is waiting for

you to try to make a mistake so he can get to you.

I won't let that happen.

Not until I know for sure you'll be safe.

He still wants to kill me to complete the ritual.

We're not going to think about that either.

Hey, we're going to trust Father Cheval.

brother is a good man.

He's helped a lot of people in trouble before and he's going to get you home.

Sherry.

Anton.

Now come out wherever you are and we will finish what we started.

Backup's on the way. I'm not waiting.

Got to find Anton before Hugo finds him.

I need to check what's going on. Stay here and stay quiet.

Wait, if Hugo's out there, he'll kill you too.

Be careful.

You too.

Chandaya!

Chandaya!

Chandaya!

Why?

He was a good man, Hugo.

You are going to burn in hell for this.

Well, probably.

But not today.

Take me to Anton or you're going to join your brother.

I've seen evil like you before.

And I'll never tell you where Anton is.

Have it your way.

Drop your weapon!

I can't do that!

Stay where you are.

Don't move.

Or I will kill her.

I know what you did.

Using kids. You're using kids from the other side of the river, from my town,

for your sick rituals.

Dumbing their bodies back where they came from when you're done with them.

You can't begin to understand.

You're a predator and a killer.

Tell me what else I'm missing.

She's okay.

She's okay.

Give me your scarf. Stay low. Stay low.

Which way are you going? I got him.

I got him.

How bad is it?

Put pressure on this for me. It's okay. You're going to be okay.

You're lying.

Don't worry about me.

Just save Anton.

Killed all those kids. Now priest for what?

I found something that's going to give me everything.

Found your printouts.

Infinity Handbook.

Nobody lives forever.

You don't know what you're talking about.

It's not real, Hugo.

Kill those people for nothing.

You call eternal life nothing?

I'm going to finish what I started.

Like it happened.

I'm going to take a look.

I can't feel a pulse. All right.

Come on.

Okay.

Call ambulance.

911, what's your emergency?

I need medical assistance.

Sacred Heart of Redemption. Yes.

One injury to another.

I understand.

Ten minutes away.

It's okay.

It's okay.

You're safe.

Come back to me. Come on.

Come on.

Come back to me.

Dad.

I'm sorry, Dad. I should have told you about working at the gym. Oh, no, no.

Listen to me.

You're back with me now. You're safe.

That's all that matters. You understand?

That's all that matters.

That's all that matters.

Jeannie, how is she? She's okay. Come see for yourself.

Hey, baby, how you doing?

Tired. So are I.

I'm gonna be fine.

Thank you.

Thank you both for finding my son.

We didn't do it alone.

Anton's friend Sherry, she got him out of there, kept him safe till we got

there.

Hey, uh, your friend Cal, he came by, he brought your sex back.

It's in the truck.

Can I go get it?

Yeah.

Thank you for bringing my son back.

Sherry's brother, Father Chabal, he kept him hidden, kept him safe until we got

there. Man gave his life.

I think we take that money, put it towards a program at his church.

Something for the kids and the community.

Sounds right.

Will do.

Thanks, Colton.

I wouldn't still be here without you.

That darkness you spoke of. You said you wanted to light the way out.

Hugo's gone.

Those families finally got justice.

It's because of you.