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Previously on Falling Water. My pods allow dreamers to connect with anyone,

anywhere. Lainey, they won't let me go.

You found the girl from the dream. We're talking human trafficking and the murder

of a reporter by a politician to keep it all from getting out. This isn't just

about Shadow Man anymore. This is a full-on conspiracy.

We put this out tomorrow, there's no way Harding's campaign can survive this kind

of a scam.

What kind of man are you?

Didn't have to go down that way.

Bullshit, it didn't. You're under the false assumption that you're the one in

control of things.

Go home and wait for your next assignment like a good little boy.

There's someone out there who's entering people's dreams and manipulating them to

commit murder.

I killed my wife, but God help me, I don't know why.

Why? To strip you of everything.

Like you did to me.

Alex?

Alex?

Hey. You okay?

Your cell phone's been off.

Yeah.

It's because I turned it off.

The same clothes you wore yesterday.

I didn't realize we had a fashion shoot today. What's your problem?

No problem. Just wondering why you're sleeping in a folding cell.

Because... Because I'm worried about what this...

Dream asshole might make me do to myself.

Or worse, to Christy.

If this guy's real, after what he did to you and Sabine and your mother, I'm not

taking any chances.

And before you start talking with that guilty look on your face, don't.

I'm not your problem.

I'm fine.

You got enough on your plate.

But anyway, I'm up and in desperate need of coffee.

We need a follow-up on this Rousey recording.

The problem is... Everything we have on Taylor Bennett. Yeah, it's

circumstantial and hearsay. I know. And the whole dance ends with the reporter

in Ralston pushing daisies after they each off themselves.

The same in Cluster. Dead ends. And dead people.

There's nothing that ties any of this to the killer. So unless we find a witness

to something, anything, we are nothing.

Absolutely right.

A witness is exactly what we need.

Come on.

It's okay, Lainey. You don't need to be afraid. You're safe now.

Lainey?

You're okay.

Then why can't I wake up?

You've been drugged, but you're safe now.

Burton and I, we found you.

Some people are trying to sell you.

I don't believe you. I want to wake up. If I'm safe, then help me wake up.

The drug has to wear off.

I don't believe you. I want to wake up now. I want to wake up.

Do you hear me? I want to wake up now!

Lainey? Lainey, where are you?

Lainey, you can trust me.

Please, Lainey.

I'll stay with you.

Woody. Come on, man. Get up.

You gotta go before Buck comes in.

If he finds out I let you sleep here, he'll chew my ass out.

Rafferty, please. It's too early for that kind of imagery.

I'm serious.

Wag it and shag it.

How about a face-tightener for the road?

Seriously?

Well, you're down in the polls as a direct result from this recent scandal.

Have you considered dropping out of the race for the sake of your family?

I appreciate your concern, but my family's doing just fine.

I've discussed this with my husband, and he agrees.

We cannot bow to the gutter tactics of the Whitaker campaign.

We must continue to fight for the issues that the people of New York care about.

And what about your daughter, Amelia?

How does she feel?

She's working through this.

Wait.

You ever wake up some days and realise you're just a goddamn asshole?

An old man used to say, if you always do what you've always done, you'll always

get what you've always gotten.

He sounds like an asshole too.

Yeah, but he got it right.

Don't look who you are. Do something different.

So she's just basically sleeping?

Sort of.

But she's fine. She is one of us, right?

Yeah.

She is.

She was kidnapped, and then you rescued her, like me?

Yeah.

Bill! You said you'd call.

I'm sorry.

How is she?

She's still sleeping, but I think she's okay.

I'm coming over there. She needs to see a familiar face when she wakes up. Where

are you?

No.

No, give her a chance to get her bearings.

I need to make this right, Tess.

You have. We found her with your help, and now she's safe.

I'll call you back when she's awake.

Hey, what are you... Dad?

What are you doing here? Mom says you're not supposed to see me.

I know, I just... I just really needed to... miss you, Peanut.

I miss you too.

How's the new school?

How do you think it is? It's new.

I got you something.

What's this?

Figured you're gonna need a computer for NYU, right?

Shh.

I'm not going to NYU, Dad.

Mom didn't tell you?

What?

What happened? I thought... The scholarship didn't come through.

And Mom says a loan is out of the question.

I'll be lucky if I can go to community college.

at this point.

You earned a spot there.

You deserve it.

I'll call them.

I'll talk to them.

It doesn't work like that, Dad.

Let me see what I can do.

And I gotta see about getting my house back, too.

How's that gonna happen?

How's any of it gonna happen?

I've been working.

Really hard.

Doing what?

Consulting.

For who?

For some important people.

And I have a feeling that they might be able to convince NYU to have a change of

heart.

Really?

You have my word on it, Peanut.

Yeah.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Have a good day at school, Peony. Thanks, Dad.

Hair of the dog?

Yes.

You got carried away last night.

Celebrating Whitaker's poll numbers.

No hard feelings, then?

About Harding?

Politics is a contact sport.

If you don't want to get bruised, you shouldn't get on the field, right?

Now, my concerns about the way you handled her were purely tactical.

Obviously, I was a fool to question your judgment.

Well, I think you know more of a shock-and-awe kind of gal.

We needed to take advantage of Harding's gender.

And if she were a man, none of this would matter.

But this election's only the beginning.

Who knows?

Someday we might be pulling the strings of someone holding the keys to the White

House. And there will always be a place on the team for someone with your unique

abilities.

Well, I am a patriot.

And, um, full disclosure about my unique abilities, I've only showed you the tip

of the iceberg.

Good to know.

As a matter of fact, I have a new assignment for you.

There are rumblings of a former Whitaker intern.

planning to surface with sexual harassment accusations.

Well, what convenient timing.

Harding's people must have put her up to it.

We need to crush this thing ASAP. I'm glad to see we're on the same page.

I'm sure the little harlot's bound to have some soiled lingerie in her closet.

And you want me to find it?

Exactly.

That's all her pertinent personal information.

You'll need to work quickly. And as always, success will be rewarded.

Handsomely.

Consider it done.

Excellent. Your car's out front.

There and there? Yeah. Alex, hold on. Hold on.

You trust me, right?

Of course I trust you. What kind of question is that?

Because I trust them.

Okay. I'll try not to embarrass you in front of your friends.

Burton, right?

That's me.

Nice to meet you, too.

He's fired up about this.

I hadn't noticed.

Can you confirm you have a kidnapping victim in your custody and in this

apartment? Yes, I can confirm that.

You can't sequester a kidnapping victim until you decide she's ready to talk to

a state's attorney.

You want me to list everything that's wrong with that? Should I start with the

legal things or the ethical things? Okay, relax, Alex. She's been heavily

sedated, we don't know for how long, and she can't make a statement until she's

fully coherent.

Yeah, and we're not convinced that putting her on anyone's radar,

authorities or not, is a safe move.

Her abilities made her a commodity.

But if the people that took her get wind that she's willing to testify... If

she's willing to testify.

If. Yes.

If she's willing to testify, then we might as well paint a target on her

back.

Fine, but I want to talk to her. You will, just not yet. Like Taka said,

she's still unconscious.

She wakes up, she's going to be frightened and confused.

She's been through a lot.

That's not even accounting for what we saw in her dreams.

Hold up, what you saw in her dreams, does that mean he can do the dream thing

too?

Yeah.

And Tess as well.

So we're just gonna tell everyone now?

Seriously, am I the only one who can't do this?

Brutus!

Pless!

Sorry. You scared him.

We don't allow pets in here, Ms. Bennett.

It's been a while.

I've been busy.

You locked me out of your data bank, Bill. Your system says my password

expired. Sure.

There's an automatic lockout after a certain period of time. It's been months

since you've expressed any interest in providing financing. The data's for

investors, which you are not.

Well, I am very eager to open my checkbook.

As long as you can provide some evidence that these things actually work.

Well, that's great news.

Good. Then you'll reactivate my password.

Absolutely. As soon as I get the system back up and a firm commitment from you

in writing.

Tomorrow then?

Probably. I'd say definitely.

Still in touch with Lainey Wicker?

Who? Lainey Wicker. You said you had high hopes for her. Oh.

Yes, Lainey. No, she's gone.

She disappeared. Did she?

Yeah, she just disappeared. Didn't leave any contact information, not even a

goodbye note.

That's disappointing.

It is.

She had a lot of potential.

We can't just make a run at Bennett. We don't have enough.

When the victim wakes up, her name is Lainey.

When Lainey wakes up, we have no idea what she's going to remember, if

anything. For now, we stick with the plan. As soon as she's conscious and

coherent, we get her to a state attorney we can trust.

But we do it when she's ready, not a second before.

In the meantime, we need to start fortifying our case against Bennett.

Rattle some cages.

And I think we start with the one who's already shook up.

Nicholas Hull.

Who's that?

He runs the financial firm Burton used to work for.

They were the ones brokering the deal to sell my son.

And you worked for them?

I did.

Only until I realized what they had their hands into.

I've been trying to burn the place down ever since.

Listen, Taka and I are putting our jobs on the line by not calling this in right

now. So, Taka, one of us needs to be here when Lainey wakes up, so I'm

staying. No.

Out of the question.

Excuse me?

She's gonna be terrified when she wakes up. I'll handle it.

She knows me from her dreams.

I'll tell you when you can come back. Okay, it's not up to you if I'm here or

not.

She's a victim. I'm a cop. She's my responsibility, and this is my case.

She's not a case. She's a person.

We need to get her on the record. We've wasted enough time.

Who knows how long ago she was taken and what happened to her? The kidnapping

case is cold enough as is. We can't even do a rape kit on her at this point. What

are you talking about?

If this trafficking business is real...

Statistically, there's a 60% chance she was about to be, or already was, part of

a sex ring.

That's not what this is.

And you're sure about that?

No. The only certainty is that Lainey is one of us.

And she was taken against her will.

Hey, look.

Alex will hang back until you think it's okay to talk to Lainey.

But I think she should stay.

Okay.

But no questions till I say so.

Until she's ready.

No.

Alex, come on.

Fine.

Mom?

Yeah, sweetie?

Mom, she's awake.

She's been getting fed off an IV for who knows how long. You have to take it

slow.

Look at her nails, the polish.

That's got to be at least a month's growth.

What is she talking about?

I thought we agreed you were going to hang back.

We agreed no questions.

I'm making statements.

It's okay, Lainey. We're just trying to figure out what happened to you.

I just want to get out of here.

I hear you, but you need to rest.

This is important.

Try to think back to when you were taken. What's the last thing you

remember?

I don't know.

I was alone, I think.

A movie. I was at a movie. Okay. An old one. Do you remember where?

What movie?

The quad theaters.

It was a foreign movie, but it was in English.

The last something.

The last wave, is that it?

Yes. Yeah, I think so.

The last wave played at the quad almost six weeks ago.

That's impossible.

It felt like it was just a couple of days ago.

Bill Borg.

Who? Bill Borg.

He must have something to do with this. That guy's an ass.

Anything's possible with Boring.

But he did help us find you.

He did?

Of course he did. He just wants me back at one of his stupid pods, dreaming for

him.

You realize all we have on Hull is hearsay and a check that came from a

shell corporation.

He doesn't know that.

Nor does he need to.

Well, now you're thinking like a cop.

If we're right about his connection to Bennett, it won't matter anyway.

Chances are Bennett will come after us before the day's out.

Good. I'll count on it.

Nothing to protect themselves.

You're talking about Whitaker. I told you, Whitaker is nothing.

The people behind Whitaker.

Can you give me a name, Doctor?

Taylor Bennett.

How do you... Recognize the voice?

First, let me just say...

You've got a serious set of stones coming here, Burton.

And yet you let us in. I'm intrigued to see what else you might use to absolve

yourself of whatever it is you need to absolve yourself of.

It worked so well last time with the FBI.

I ask you a question, Mr. Hall. Do I recognize the voice? I do not.

It used to work for you. Many people work for me.

This one ended up dead.

I do have to admire your tenacity, Burton.

That's why I hired you in the first place. I admire your optimism, as placed

as it is. I find it curious that you wouldn't know about someone who received

as much compensation as Dr. Ralston did.

But then again, perhaps our witness was mistaken when she connected you with

those payments before she was abducted, drugged, and unlawfully detained by said

doctor.

You might consider asking Taylor Bennett.

About this detective, it was her name I heard on the recording, not mine. True

enough. But once the arrest warrant issues on her for kidnapping, she'll

start naming names that chip years off her sentence.

The early bird gets the deal, Mr. Holm.

Rest get hard time.

So, Roland Bennett, you could spend your time at Club Fed rather than Sing Sing.

If you two think that you have...

What it takes to bring me down this time, please be my guest

Until then I have a company to run so

I'm

still nauseous

It'll pass. It's probably the drugs. I'll leave it here.

Was that your son in here earlier?

James.

I feel like I saw him in a dream once.

It's possible.

I know I saw you and that other guy.

Burton.

You found me, right, at Evelisse?

My castle, Evelisse.

That's right.

That's how we found you in the real world, too.

So you're dreamers?

Yeah.

Her, too?

No. I didn't think so.

Why do you keep staring at me?

You're kind of the star of the show here, kid. I'm just making sure you're

okay, that you're safe.

Is there anyone I can call for you?

No.

Any family? Your parents?

I don't have any family.

At least one I want to go back to.

We should try and shake anything else out you can remember.

Maybe the people who abducted you, how many there were, what they looked like.

How do I even know you're really a cop?

You want to play with my badge? Would that help?

You guys could be the people who kidnapped me, for all I know.

Lainey, we rescued you because we wanted to protect you.

That's all. Then I'm free to go.

Of course you're free to go.

But... I hope you don't.

You can help us get the people who did this to you. And maybe stop them from

doing it to someone else.

I know how you feel.

What you've been through is inhuman.

We've been through a lot, too, my son and I.

That's why we all care so much about what happens to you.

Maybe we're special because of what we can do, but we're still people.

We're not property to be bought and sold.

No one is.

We need your help to make these bastards pay.

We don't have to be victims.

What happened after you left Bill Borg's place?

Stupid.

Some guy, he didn't tell me his name, I didn't ask, I didn't care, handed me $25

,000 in cash and offered me another $250,000 just to go overseas for a few

months and dream with some sheik or something.

I said yes, I mean, who wouldn't?

I moved out of my apartment, I donated all my crap, I was all set to go. It's

the perfect plan.

They let you make it look like you packed up and moved, then they took you.

Okay, your turn.

What? You said that you and your boy have been through a lot, that we're the

same, that you understand.

They stole my life.

Weeks gone.

God only knows what they did to me.

So, tell me, what's so terrible that happened to you?

What is it?

Tess. What's going on?

I think I know why they kidnapped her.

Why they trapped her.

What the hell is going on?

I'm sorry, Lainey. I'll be back. I'm sorry. Tess, where are you going?

Tess.

I feel like I'm back in the Stone Age.

Who's this?

It's Bill.

We've got a problem.

Taylor Bennett just came to my office.

What does she want? She wanted to know if I'd been in touch with Lainey Wicker.

And what did you tell her?

I handled it. I said that I hadn't been in touch with her and I had no idea

where she'd went.

Did she believe you?

Maybe, but if she suspects anything, then we could be in danger, especially

Lainey. If she suspected something, we wouldn't be talking right now.

Okay, I'd try to stay awake if I was you.

You don't think she'd send that shadow guy after me?

Just put on a pot of coffee and we'll be there.

Okay. I'll never sleep again. That sounds like a great plan. Listen.

Take care of Lainey.

Okay? Protect her. That is what matters right now.

We will.

Talk to you soon.

So Bennett's been sniffing around Borg.

Asking questions about Lainey. She's one of Bill's test subjects.

Makes sense that Bennett's been pushing him for information.

Yeah, but what if there's more to it than that?

You think he's hiding something?

Bill's always hiding something.

Tess, what the hell is going on? Where did you go?

I'll tell you. Just give me a moment.

Hey.

How are you feeling?

Better.

Have you eaten?

Not really.

You still nauseous?

You're starting to freak me out, lady.

Okay.

You said God only knows what they did to you. And we don't know.

But we have to find out. So, I don't know how else to say it, so I'm just

gonna... I think you're pregnant.

What are you talking about? That's impossible.

I don't know why I didn't think about this before.

A dreamer...

The lost time.

Your nausea and the fact that, uh, the fact that this happened to me.

Eight years ago.

What?

I lost an entire year of my life.

Every bit of it gone from my memory, except this one thing.

This thing that kept me from giving up on everything.

this vague almost unseeable image of my boy.

This is crazy.

I don't want this to be true, but we need to know.

So what's the game plan, Taylor?

Game plan?

We don't need a game plan. Everything's under control.

I was the one who was unceremoniously marched out of his office in handcuffs

not too long ago, if you recall.

And yet there you are, back in your cozy little office.

They obviously have no prosecutable evidence on you.

It seems like they know a lot more than they're saying.

Especially about your connection to us and our mutual interests.

But recording without corroboration is nothing more than gossip.

There are layers and layers separating my name from all of this.

There are, right?

Of course.

Then it's still just our little secret.

When I first got my detective badge, I was assigned to a sex crimes unit.

Spent two years there before I... couldn't take it anymore.

You don't expect it, you know? You think crime is crime.

You steel yourself against it. You've been trained for it.

But the women I saw... abused and raped and forgotten.

Most of them just bury the pain and the horror deep inside themselves,

but it never goes away. It's always there, right under the surface, just

waiting to explode.

That's why I went into homicide.

I realized sometimes the dead got it made.

If this test is positive...

Whoever we saved her from, they'll never stop looking for her until they find

that baby.

Not if I can help it.

How about that?

We finally agree on something.

I have no further comment on this today, ladies and gentlemen.

The voters will decide on who the best man for the job of leading the city is.

That's it.

Only the voters are speaking, not me.

Is there something else?

There is, actually.

Yes?

I would like to ask for a favor.

Go on.

It's my daughter.

Emily.

Of course you know everything, don't you?

What about your daughter, Mr. Dolan?

Well, it's just that she got accepted into NYU.

Congratulations.

Yes.

But unfortunately, the scholarship she was expecting did not materialize.

I realize that it's a long shot, but... I was hoping you might have a way to

persuade the scholarship office to reconsider their decision about my

daughter.

I'm sorry if I've overstepped my... You have done very good work for us, Mr.

Dolan.

If you continue to please management, the possibilities are endless.

So you'll consider it at least?

We'll discuss this further after you complete your next assignment.

Thank you.

I won't let you down.

The 2020 presidential election is coming to a close.

Back to you. We have another state's result coming in, and it is a big one,

folks. We are projecting that the state of Ohio and their 18 electoral votes

will be going to New York Mayor Philip Whitaker.

Yes!

You invited me, don't you remember?

No. And I've got a very special surprise for you.

So come with me, Mr. President.

You're gonna love this part.

Simply irresistible.

Simply irresistible.

I want to remember you, Woody, when it comes time to name in my cabinet.

Well,

hello, ladies.

Otis is in the house.

You did good work today.

Thanks. You too.

We're going to get this Taylor Bennett.

We're close. I can feel it.

She's going to lead us right to the asshole who did this to you and Sabine

and your mother.

Where are you going?

The precinct's the other way.

You're sleeping at my place tonight. I'll take the couch.

I already told you, Taka, this isn't your problem.

Besides, Christy's gonna get... I already talked to her.

Wait, you told her I was gonna sleep at your apartment because I'm afraid my

dreams will be invaded by a madman? No, I told her we had an all-night stakeout

and that I owed her a big one, not a complete idiot.

Taka... Listen, we're partners, so that means your problems are my problems,

whether you like it or not.

You're gonna get a good night's rest, and I'm gonna be there as long as it's

getting in your dreams tonight.

Great. Our first sleepover.

I can't wait for the pillow fight.

Idiot.

Hey. Hey.

James okay?

Yeah.

He's out cold.

Snoring like a little bear.

Thanks for letting him sleep in your room.

Of course.

You should try getting some sleep yourself.

I tried.

Didn't take.

What's going on?

Tess, talk to me.

I'm sorry. No, it's okay.

It's okay.

What is it?

You know, all this time I've been... I've been like a mad dog looking for

James and... thinking I was crazy.

And then when I finally found him, it all became about...

making up for lost times and building him the life he deserves.

But now, with Lainey, I realize there's a lot I don't know.

And I've been convincing myself it didn't matter, but...

What happened to me?

Why can't I remember any of it?

Listen to me.

I'll help you.

Okay?

You don't have to do this alone.

Let's find out what happened to you.

What happened?

A goddamn mess is what happened.

Guy took a nosedive.

So what am I doing here?

Well, we're peeling the onion already, and guess whose name was on the sign-in

sheet of his office yesterday?

You want to tell me why this guy had the pleasure of your company 18 hours ago?

Hey, Peanut.

You're not going to believe it.

I just got an email from NYU.

The scholarship people, they said they made a mistake.

I got in. A full ride. I'm going to NYU.

That's so wonderful, Peanut.

I'm so proud of you.

I love you. Love you too, Dad.