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Okay, milk and eggs.

All right, milk, eggs.

What else, babe?

What if we get passed out?

We might finish eating Alfredo. Yes, that'd be good.

Babe, please be careful.

Why can't they fall?

Yes.

Yes, in case you fall.

Then what with me?

Well, look at him.

It's too late for that.

I know.

Groceries first.

I'm not getting out of it.

But... No, but... Come on, mister.

You shouldn't dress like this and make a grocery list.

What if I get frozen grapes as a snack?

Is that really replacing ice cream, or am I getting kicked out again at 2 a .m.

to go get it for us?

Baby, have a little.

Who are you?

Hi, Emily. How are you?

My Luke.

Where's my Luke? Where's my Luke? He should be... Ma 'am, you've been in a

severe accident, okay? Multiple surgeries. Please.

Where's my husband?

He should be right there. He should be here.

No.

No, no, no, no, no, no. Is he dead?

No. No, no. Your husband's fine. He's fine, okay?

He just...

Left you something. What?

What's going on?

Divorce?

What? What? No, he wouldn't.

He wouldn't.

Code Blue!

Welcome back, Emily.

You know I love you, but seriously, how do you feel about this?

Well... The old Emily.

The one whose husband vanished and divorced her after a car crash.

Well, she flatlined for three minutes anyway.

This Emily.

She doesn't feel a thing.

Nope. I'm single.

I can walk.

And I've got a plane to catch.

I'm running that travel piece off, lady.

Thrilled?

Thrilled.

Terrified.

It's hard to tell the difference these days.

I am going to write, but I'm also going to find him. I deserve closure.

A beauty like you belongs in a beautiful place like this.

Would you do us the honor of coming to our festa?

What fortress?

Excuse me.

It's okay, I'm American.

Fantastic. Do you know anything about a fortress? Like, is it a restaurant or a

bar?

Do you look like a girl?

It's best to stay away.

American girl!

You blew me off for the dungeon, huh?

I know where it is.

You do?

Party,

huh?

Hard to get in, though.

Why, is it like invite only or something?

Do you know where it is? Can you take me?

Sure, I'll tell you more, but you've got to... American money is very

good.

I'm not giving you money.

What about the kid?

Now, this place is... something else.

Hard to get in, though.

Greasy asshole. Let me see if I can feel one thing.

That's a new recruit.

Looks like... But it's the off -season and she hasn't been invited.

Mario, clean up the basement.

That body involved?

What do you think?

I'm sorry, Master.

I was just checking the feeds.

Looks like a new recruit has shown up at the gate.

I'll handle it Good You know what to do

Anybody there?

Hello.

Scared me, weren't you?

Sorry, where is everybody?

Oh, you've knocked in.

Smart.

Well, I should say, welcome to the dungeon.

I didn't actually sneak in. I was just looking for someone. Okay, well, it

doesn't matter why you're here. What matters is you are.

But you should know bad things happen to good girls who come uninvited.

Lucky for you, I like good girls.

And I am feeling generous tonight.

What the fuck? Did you just put a leash on me?

insurance.

I'm going to take you to the master now.

Maybe you'll become one of us.

This is the woman who snuck in.

She has potential.

I'd like to give her a trial.

Why do you think I'm here?

Do it.

Don't waste my time.

She's not suited for the trial. What, because she slapped you? She doesn't

belong here. No, I would argue that that's exactly what she does.

I said no.

This is my dungeon, remember?

Yes, of course, Master. And so you should know better than anyone that

rules.

Did you just fucking lock me in?

She found us.

She's seen what's been going on here.

So if we don't put her through the trials, we'll have to...

Am I right, Mario?

Would be a shame to lose a pretty one like that.

Fine.

I'll conduct the trial.

You two back to the office.

Go.

So you really are here, in some remote town in fucking Italy right now, running

a goddamn dungeon, of all things? What is this?

What are these fucking trials? What is this place?

No, fuck. Why did you leave me?

I almost died.

And you left me there, in that hospital bed, when I could barely fucking

breathe. How could you do that to me?

Congratulations on getting in here.

In order to be accepted into the dungeon, you have to pass a series of

The Trials of Desire.

What kind of big joke is this, Luke?

Luke.

I don't know who that is.

I'm Lucian.

The Master.

I don't believe this.

There's no turning back now.

You know what? I'll call you whatever you want me to call you.

Lucian? Yeah, sure. After?

Sure.

You wanna play?

Let's fucking play.

What's the first trial?

No more talking.

May I?

The first trial is blind devotion.

This trial tests your restraint.

No sight.

Only sound.

Only touch.

Hiya.

What are you doing?

Don't move.

Just feel.

This trial tests

your ability to stay still.

To stay silent.

Even when your body, your mind, and your heart want to betray you.

No matter what.

Keep staying still Keep

restraining What

in

the

actual

I told you, she doesn't belong here.

Get her out of here.

Now.

You moved.

It means you failed the trial.

But I was right about you.

The Master sees it too now.

You have real potential.

Hey, it's okay.

You held out longer than most.

You'll get it next time.

Why would I want to get it?

For what? A trophy?

What are you freaks doing here?

I like you. Yeah, you've said that before, right before you put a fucking

on me.

We should be friends.

What?

You're so weird. Why?

God, what do I even ask?

Okay.

You want to be friends.

Then tell me what the hell is actually going on here.

Better?

Not even close.

For what it's worth, you sought us out.

You came here.

I don't even know what I was trying to do.

What is this place?

These trials, what are they for?

And... Lucian.

Who is he? What's his last name?

Do you work for him? How long has he been here?

Even more reason for you to stay.

But hey, as your friend, I just want you to know that you are free to leave

at any time.

That's not what I asked. That's all I can answer.

Hey, it's okay.

I'm not going to do anything. I just want to help you out.

It's late.

So if you'd like to stay for the retrial and learn more about the Master...

You can follow me to your chambers.

Come on.

We've prepared a fresh change of clothes for you.

Good night, Emily.

Maybe I'll see you tomorrow.

You can also exit out that door.

Wait, how do you know my name?

Secret portraits.

Weird underground trials.

cryptic messages, and you, my friend,

Jonah, a name so unbashfully biblical, showing me a secret

garden and pool.

Well, you make it sound weirder than it actually is.

Yeah, I don't think that's possible.

Okay, so I know you can't outright answer any of my questions.

So, what about damning yes or no?

You know that game, right?

Okay.

Is this a sex cult?

An evolution year later.

Oh, come on. You totally look like you're here against your will.

Fake smiles never actually reach your eyes.

Fortunately not.

Would you like to try again?

Yeah.

Wait.

Is that a gunshot wound?

Yeah.

I got it here a while ago.

Did you get it here?

Here.

Was it him?

Time for your retrial.

No moving, no talking, right?

What do I get if I pass the trials?

What? Candy? A trophy?

A chance to meet your god?

More trials.

Until you're accepted by the dungeon.

Okay, except I don't really care about the dungeon.

So... How about I name my own price, yeah?

How about...

Your life story, Lucian.

Dungeon Cult Leader Edition.

While we're at it, why don't you tell me why Jonah had the gunshot scar in his

abdomen?

I was very fast. I was talking too much, wasn't I?

Stronger than yesterday.

Tough.

As you've always been.

What did you just say?

I said you've passed the trials.

No, no, we just said as we've always been.

I meant the royal you as in people like you come here.

No, no, you did not. That was not generic.

That was personal.

Look, many women come here to learn, to train.

You're not special.

Wow.

Great, so this is what gets you off. How many women have you brought here? Are

you bragging about that right now?

Did this turn you on?

Watching a thick worm hearing us beg.

God, I'm so stupid. You're not my Luke.

You're nothing like him. You're just some S &M fanatic playing God. I'm such

idiot. This is a cult. I knew it.

How did you handle the heat so well?

twice on a mountain road. Do you have any idea how hot a wrecked car gets?

Sir? Sir?

How is your tire going?

Don't you have work to do?

Also, since when does one recruit matter so much?

Sign it.

Sever the tie.

Come with us to Italy.

Or she dies.

One way or another.

You're never going to believe where I am right now.

I am in a literal dungeon.

Stone walls, cryptic codes, all of it, the whole nine yards. It's a sex cult, I

think.

Well, cults are very topical.

I mean, hey, I'm just so glad Italy's inspiring you. I mean, these pages you

sent over?

Fire.

Yeah, fire, trauma, rope.

Keep channeling it.

And I'm really proud of you.

Sounds like you're finally getting over Luke.

I'm not over him. Not even close.

Day... whatever.

This so -called dungeon is beautiful and terrifying.

Like, the sun never touches the truth here.

The master, Lucian.

He wears Luke's face, but he's not my Luke.

My Luke made me laugh with cold kisses and hot pad thai.

He burns you on purpose.

As if the car crash, the ICU, the signed divorce papers weren't enough,

my life just wants to play a joke on me.

What did I do to deserve this?

Hey, I brought you a fresh change of clothes.

Wait, John.

Thank you.

Seriously, for being so kind to me. It really means a lot.

What the hell were you doing in her room at this hour? I was delivering clothes

to her because you burned holes in the last set.

She's mine to train. Did I make myself unclear?

You did.

You're always unclear.

Stay the fuck away from her.

She's mine.

You and everyone else, stay away.

That includes Mario and every other asshole with a gun strapped to them.

I will not repeat myself.

Understood, Master.

I had it under control.

I buried him.

Cry every full moon, or is this just a one -time play?

You speak when you're spoken to.

You know what?

You want answers?

Fine.

Pass the next trial.

I'll give you one question and one real answer.

The trial of honesty.

Strip away the exterior and reveal what's hidden, layer

by layer.

But with each one you remove, I'll take one from you.

Naked truth isn't for the weak.

Good. Now see if you'll let me take one off of you.

revealing.

It's easier said than done.

Isn't that right, Emily?

It goes both ways.

One more.

Well, then.

You've failed the trial.

No question and no answer for you.

Give me another one.

Excuse me?

Test me again.

You said it yourself. Honesty goes both ways.

So give me a trial where you have to participate too.

It's only fair considering the reward at the end.

Hmm.

Alright.

Tomorrow.

Game on.

Great.

Turn around.

See?

I'm not afraid.

All right.

There's one rule.

Stay afloat.

That's it? I can't swim?

Wow!

Okay, harsh.

You want more?

More?

You don't quit.

No, you're right. We don't. It's time.

It's not going to be the roll who gets in first.

Oh,

fuck. Emily, Emily.

Hey,

hey.

Hey.

Hey, hey, hey.

Ems? Ems?

Stay with him.

Ems! Ems, wake up!

Hey, hey, baby.

Come on.

You're the reason I breathe. Come on. You need to wake up right now.

You just tried to kill me.

No, um... You passed the trial.

You can now ask me one question, and I'll give you one truthful answer, as

promised.

What is this place, Lucian?

You have to tell me the truth.

Now.

No one leaves here, Emily.

Not really.

What are you talking about?

The fortress.

The dungeon. The trials. The estate.

It's all a run.

Run by the gang.

I'm a part of it, although I didn't want to be.

But I have no other choice.

Lucian is in charge now.

And he took over when the old boss got too sick. But the system?

That's been in place for years.

What is the system?

Conditioning.

They don't call it that. Of course they call it initiation, transformation,

enlightenment.

But it's draining.

To break you down.

We'll do what they need.

Which is?

High -end escorts.

You... Emily, you are not playing a game here.

You are being broken down.

You are being measured, shaped, tested.

And eventually you will be for sale.

You're lying. I wish I was.

Emily, look, I don't know his history.

And I wasn't here long before he was, but he owns it now.

He runs it.

Even Mario, the second in command, answers to him.

This is not the sex cult story that I told you about, okay?

This is some real shit.

So when the season starts, I don't even know what that means, but there will be

girls here.

They are going to be trained, and then they are going to be priced for sale.

This is a sex trafficking ring. This whole fortress, that's all it is.

Listen, we gotta call the police. Maya, I need you to do that for me right now.

Jonah told me everything, okay?

Oh, what the hell is wrong with me?

Hey, Molly.

Being a little curious now, are we?

Sorry.

We have got to go back.

Everybody just knows my name around here, huh?

Well, you're the master's favorite.

Let's go.

With the gun, Uncle Sam? Go! Okay.

Where were you?

I was just walking around.

Well, it's time for the final trial.

Are you afraid of me, Emily?

What changed? You weren't afraid of me last night.

You know, I saw you.

You were with Jonah.

What did he tell you?

Nothing.

I'm still not afraid of you. Final trial, right?

I'm not sure I'll get some more answers by the time I'm done, will I?

You certainly will.

The trial cuts when you're under the influence, when you're under pressure,

when even your eyes might feed you. You still find yourself.

I get it now.

The goal is to turn us into party girls.

Makes sense the final trial is to have a party or two.

No, he's not Luke.

He's a criminal, a liar, a trafficker.

No.

What are you doing?

Why are you participating in this with me?

Do you have something to prove?

Faster. Well, you said it.

This trial should be for both of us.

You are my last test.

If

I

fail the trial...

Where will you show me?

Am I failing right now or am I passing?

What version of you is that?

I'm so sorry, Ems.

Ems, wait, wait. No, do not touch me. Of course. Of course I was drawn to you.

You were him. My husband and you lied. Pretended to be just this perfect

stranger.

Ems, please. Fuck, do not call me that.

You knew who I was this whole time. You left me there to die.

No, no, no.

You didn't even just leave me.

You became this.

Trafficker.

Mafia leader.

Criminal.

Why?

Why would you do that to me?

Why? Why would you move to America with me? Why start a family with me? Why

would you make me love you and then just leave me there?

Do not touch me.

Hey. Hey, Emily, Emily.

What the hell happened?

The other girls didn't come here. Are they still alive?

Where are they?

Yes, they're alive, but they're not here anymore. Emily, are you okay?

Did they do something to you?

I've got to get out of here.

Hey.

Hey, Emily, look at me. Look at me.

We'll try.

We'll try.

There's a back way.

Mario and the guard won't be looking there.

We'll try.

Tomorrow morning, 5 .30, okay?

You did the right thing.

Leaving there.

Leaving him.

Tell me everything you know about him.

Please. No lies.

No leaving anything out, okay?

Lucian wasn't always in charge.

My father used to run the network.

I know. I should have told you before, but...

You know, the dungeon wasn't what it is now.

It was brutal, sort of like a torture chamber, as you put it, but it had

like a purpose.

We punished traffickers and smugglers here.

That's how my father made money.

Justice.

Twisted, maybe, but we had a code.

But everything changed when Lucian took over, when my father fell ill. I mean,

he changed everything.

And everybody who was trained by my father, we hate what it's become.

But we can't change it. We can't tell him to do anything about that because

he... He kills.

You've all seen it.

I fucking slept next to him.

You can't put that on yourself, okay? I mean, he's...

He's a good pretender.

Okay, he fooled everybody.

Look, Emily, I'm... I didn't want to say it like this, but...

I've been falling for you.

And I have since the moment you entered this room.

Of course you did.

That's the thing about traitors, Jonah.

They fall hard.

No, no.

Really?

What, you think you're the fucking hero now, Jonah?

Really? And what, you're going to leave without saying goodbye to me at all? Did

you? When you left?

Just give me five minutes and I'll explain everything to you. I don't need

to explain anything.

Every time that you locked a woman away and you priced her like meat?

That explains things pretty damn clear. Now, Ms.

Resolution, do not call her that.

Fuck. Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Hey, hey.

Seriously?

All of this and now you're a murderer too?

That's who you're going to be?

Murderer?

What, is that what he told you?

Emily, please.

I was going to save you. I was never going to hurt you. No, no, no. You were

just going to make it harder and harder for me to leave, right?

You know what?

Fine.

Fine, yeah, you know what?

You love her.

You care about her just a little bit.

Protect her.

You both know what I mean.

If you keep her safe, I'll leave all of this behind.

The fortress, everything.

Deal?

Deal. I don't expect you to forgive me or to look at me.

But if you want my side of the story, my truth,

you know where to find me.

Thank you for giving me the window to escape.

Anything for the real prince.

And now? Take the dungeon back.

And... We kill him.

As you should, boy.

Sign it.

You done?

You want to die and take her with you too? Emily.

You came back.

Hey, hey, hey.

Please.

Look, I came here to warn you, okay?

And that's it, and then we're done.

I'm getting the hell out of this country, and you, I never want to see

again. Got it?

Yeah.

Jonah's not keeping his end of the deal.

Helping me escape was a certain stage thing. I don't know. I don't really care

about your bullshit gang politics.

But I thought you should know.

He's coming.

To kill you.

Jonah was there.

At the crash. What's going on?

I'll tell you. Come on.

Don't they show something move?

Doesn't matter.

Maybe just an animal.

Let's go.

Wow.

What is this place?

A hidden part of the Fortezza estate.

Jonah said that they were just a vigilante gang, and you turned it into a

sex trafficking ring.

Why?

Why would he say that?

Why was he at the crash? I don't... How did you become... Do you want to know

the whole truth?

Yeah.

Come with me.

Hey, Dad.

I think we're fucked.

There's a reporter onto us, and I think we need to act now.

Calm down.

It could be a story, but they can't trace it to us. Yes, they can't.

It's this.

Three shell companies, all rooted through an arts foundation in Rome.

Fake scholarships, fake modeling contracts, but...

None of these women ever show up in the States again. It's a mafia operation.

I'm sure of it. This gang had women trafficked, rebranded, and auctioned off

through a training center in Bomarzo, Italy.

Think we're the only ones?

There are thousands.

They'd be chasing their tails. Dad, just listen.

You got any lead on who's behind it? Yeah.

Jonah DeLuca.

He's the face, but it's his daddy's empire.

He's publishing tomorrow.

It is a problem, but it's the easiest kind of problem.

We kill him before he prints.

He's married. His wife will be with him.

Collateral.

Uh, hi. Can I help you?

I'm here to see your husband, Mr.

Catania. Is it Luke?

Yeah. Yeah, he's not home right now.

Um, can I come inside and wait?

Or should I give him a message?

No need.

I'm sure we'll meet again very soon.

Okay.

Change of plans.

What? We don't just kill him, we take her.

Ship her to the dungeon.

She's beautiful.

Got a good feeling.

She'll fetch a fortune after we break her in.

When their plan of killing me and taking you didn't work, he said he saw

something in me.

He gave me a choice between having you sold or giving my story and my life to

them.

I chose you.

I became Lucian.

I played along.

Faked my loyalty.

I memorized every route.

Every buyer, every name.

And I waited.

Until your body began to rot.

Then I saw an opening.

You once ripped the air from my life.

Now you get to feel it.

Find it.

Name me the air or die.

Today or in a few weeks.

One way or another.

Jonah was full of shit.

That's what you took over?

Yeah. It was pretty rotten to begin with.

I couldn't trust anyone.

Not Jonah, not Mario, none of them.

Why didn't you just blow the whole thing up?

I couldn't.

No, the girl's inside, so I... I had to find a way to dismantle it from within.

So... Lotion... Sentin Master... Was all fake?

The trials... The props... Coldness...

For the most part.

And then you showed up.

From the second you got there, I just wanted to yell at you and tell you to

And I couldn't.

Jonah knew who you were, and Mario did too.

You were kind of my crack in the wall.

The only chance I had to break.

But I promise you, Every second that we were there, we were never safe in the

dungeon.

That's why I had to play that character.

Family, I never wanted to lie to you.

I never left you.

I sacrificed my life to save yours.

Ems.

Go check up there.

Anything?

There is nobody.

Okay. Whoa, whoa!

How about you come down here for me?

What are you fucking deaf? Move!

Okay, okay.

Slow and steady.

Lovers reunited.

Stay back. Stay back.

I got to say, Lucian, you are always so unpredictable.

You're not going to fire that gun, Jonah.

You don't think so?

Emily. Really?

After everything you're going to say with him?

After all the lies?

Like you weren't lying to me every single day?

Oh, my fake guardian angel with the smile that never reaches his eyes.

You know the deal, Luke. You can't shoot me.

Don't do anything fucking stupid.

I'm so sorry to put you through all this.

I grieved you.

I tried with everything I had to forget what it felt like to be yours.

Even when I thought that you were the villain, my body still grieved you.

And...

Somehow, so did my heart.

You know, I thought I could protect you from all this.

Even if it meant you hating me, I still wanted you to have a chance at a life.

But as soon as you entered, I... My walls came down.

I tried to hide it as much as I could, but no matter how hard I tried,

All that I wanted was you.

So, Master, what are we going to do with our new dungeon?

The dungeon was never the enemy.

It was the people who poisoned it.

Now it's ours.

All of it.

And don't worry.

It's still a dungeon.

Still dangerous.

Still about surrender, control, and power.

But now, it's the best kind of danger.

Are you ready for your next trial?

Oh yeah.