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Previously on American Gothic... So, Dad wasn't Silver Bells...

he was a copycat.

Jennifer Windham--

you killed her, didn't you?

Say it! I had to.

I'm asking you what you think I should do

I got rid of the bells.

MADELINE: You made a decision for the greater good.

Like I did.

SOPHIE: You know the bear Uncle Garrett gave you?

I recorded a message for you on it.

Christina, it's Garrett. I got to know.

I'm gonna be a father.

Christina's pregnant.

BRADY: John Martin. That's the Silver Bells Killer.

MADELINE: There is someone

after us.

Dara Martin was born in 1986,

the only child of John and Brigid.

BRADY: Dara Martin is the accomplice.

Which means SBK murdered all these people

with his own daughter.

This is someone the Hawthornes know.

I told you to leave.

I'm sorry, Alison...

but I can't do that.

REPORTER: Many important issues on the ballot this year,

but all eyes are on the race for mayor.

It's been a wild ride for Alison Hawthorne-Price.

Her family's connection to the Silver Bells case

has threatened to overshadow her innovative policy proposals

and derail her campaign.

But recent polls have her within striking distance

of incumbent Bill Conley.

Will voters show up for her today?

That policeman stationed outside your house

keeps driving over my flowerbeds.

My nasturtiums have been decimated.

That's yet another

HOA infraction-- your fifth.

I'm sorry your flowers are struggling, Phyllis.

My family and I are receiving

psychotic death threats from a killer.

I don't think that cop in the driveway's

going to protect you. When I drove past him

this morning, he was asleep at the wheel.

You're dismissed.

But wait. Huh?

I'm supposed to wait here

and look for suspicious characters and all that.

You didn't notice him?

Is he...?

Sh-Should I arrest him?

He's private security.

A crazed doll maker seems intent on killing my entire family.

Instead of relying on the C-minus protection

of a narcoleptic beat cop,

I decided to go with the best that money could buy.

Come on, Russo.

I'm kind of rooting for the doll maker.

(engine starts)

Okay, you get a button, you get a flag.

Thanks for being here.

Cheers.

Hey, you're flying solo.

I thought maybe your "friend" would be with you?

Your implied ironic quotation marks are unnecessary.

April and I really are just friends.

Hmm.

All right, you're not supposed to date

within the first 12 months of recovery,

so we are enjoying our year of living... platonically.

Sounds like a long year. Hey, you made it.

Yeah, just being supportive.

Well, this seems like the safest place for us to be right now.

Alison brought in a lot of extra security.

Do you know how long it takes to count all the votes?

I think it's an all-day, all-night kind of a thing.

But it'll be fun. We got balloons! We got snacks!

Oh, yeah.

Come on, let's go wish Alison good luck.

Oh, I think she's outside giving interviews.

No, I was just there. She's not there.

She's not backstage either.

Has anyone seen Alison at all this morning?

JOHN: I lost her.

I lost her because the hospital prioritized patients with money.

That never should've happened.

Brigid should still be here.

And now my daughter... (sighs)

she has to grow up without her mother.

And someone has to answer for that.

John Roy Martin gave this deposition as part of

a malpractice suit against Fisher Hill Hospital in 1997.

Hospital lawyers outmaneuvered him,

and eventually the case was dismissed.

Two years later, SBK's first victim was killed.

Brian Long-- a wealthy entrepreneur

who'd made a sizeable donation to Fisher Hill Hospital.

Now, these murders are not a matter of making

a general statement about income inequality.

They're about John and his daughter Dara getting revenge.

(phone buzzing, ringing)

Escalating threats indicate

that Dara's planning to strike again. Soon.

Hey.

We can't find Alison.

She's not picking up her phone,

and she missed an interview this morning.

When was the last time someone saw her?

A staffer saw her in her office last night.

But what if she's...

What if the accomplice has got her?

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BRADY: Tessa said

she was at the office.

What if the accomplice is someone

who's worked her way inside the campaign?

Cutter, Ross.

Alison Hawthorne's cell phone's off,

but we were still able to use locational data

to pinpoint her last coordinates.

Boston PD! Freeze!

Hands in the air! Get down on the ground, now!

Brady?

What the hell?

NAOMI: For the last month,

I have been secretly working with the dockworkers' union.

What is your Social Security number?

I thought the union was in Conley's pocket.

But last night, Naomi told me I could swing their vote my way

if I could guarantee favorable arbitration

in their next negotiation with the shippers.

We started hammering out the details last night.

It took a little longer than I expected.

But, Alison,

some lunatic is targeting you right now.

You can't just sneak off to some secret warehouse

without telling anyone.

I was with Naomi the whole time.

Yeah, well, for all we know, Naomi could be that lunatic.

We've determined that the accomplice is SBK's daughter,

and we know that she's in her early 30s now.

You think Naomi...? No.

I just did a quick background check.

She is and always has been Naomi Flynn.

Both parents still living.

Can't be her.

We had to chase her down.

In the meantime,

the Bureau's got people looking for something on Dara.

School photos, juvie records...

They won't find anything.

Martin did a good job of keeping himself off the grid.

It's even easier to keep a child off the grid.

It's the digital age, Ross.

Everybody's got a record of existence somewhere.

You know, we keep thinking of Dara as being ruthless

and methodical, but, you know what, she's also emotional.

This is someone whose whole raison d'être

is avenging the loss of her mother.

"Raison d'être"?

Yeah, "reason for being."

No, I-I know what it means.

I...

Just never thought of you as a French phrase kind of guy.

All I'm saying is Dara probably pays her mother

a visit from time to time, so maybe we should, too.

Raison.

(applause)

ALISON: I'm so sorry for the delay.

Thank you all for being here.

I know it hasn't been easy,

but here we are.

We made it. We're still standing.

And that's entirely due

to your unflagging loyalty,

hard work, and tenacity.

You held tight to the mission all the way to the end.

Many of us have been in this fight

together since the beginning, and I'm thrilled

to have this opportunity... Hey.

Um, I got your letter.

Can we go somewhere to talk?

ALISON: I'm proud of the campaign we ran. (softly): Yeah.

And I'm eternally thankful for all of you

for sticking by me the whole way.

Thank you.

(applause)

Ali, we can't stick by you unless we know where you are.

I'm so sorry for worrying you guys.

I just had to make one final maneuver.

Okay, but next time, charge your cell phone when you maneuver.

Yeah, fair enough.

You okay?

I'm just nervous.

We're safe here. I promise you.

There's security guards everywhere,

metal detectors at the door.

Except that the person targeting us

doesn't need a gun or a knife.

Just a belt.

(bell tinkling)

(bag zipping)

(doorbell rings)

Expecting someone?

No.

(pounding on door)

(doorbell rings)

(pounding on door)

Who are you?

I'm Sophie.

Cam's wife.

Please tell Hercules I'm your daughter-in-law, Madeline.

You can let her in.

Former daughter-in-law.

Yeah.

You won.

He kicked me out for good.

I won't fight your lawyer on custody.

I'm leaving town.

Cam has some of my photos of Jack in his room.

I was hoping to grab them.

Please?

It's just some pictures.

And I'll be out of your life.

You can follow her upstairs.

Make sure the photos are all she takes.

Thank you.

TESSA: Hey, what's wrong?

Why are you out here?

I'm worried my brain isn't going to develop correctly.

What makes you say that?

Studies show that hearing your mother's voice

releases neuropeptides into your brain.

And those help develop social communication skills.

And I need those.

You won't even let me see her anymore.

I don't even have that stupid bear Uncle Garrett gave me.

She recorded a message for me on it,

and you made us leave Grandma's so fast

I didn't even get to grab it.

CAM: Hang tight, buddy. I'll get that bear for you.

Be right back.

...very upbeat here, as you can imagine.

I know I should've told you that a long time ago.

Yeah, but, um...

I'm glad I know everything now.

I'm glad I know my father was standing up for what's right.

Look, when... when we talked

I thought maybe there might be a chance for us.

Maybe there could be.

Could be?

But I can't stay here.

Too many bad memories.

I got a job.

Starts next week.

San Francisco.

We could give this a shot.

Just not here.

I don't think I can leave my family again.

Just not with everything that's going on.

Is there any chance I can... get you to stay?

No.

Here it is.

Can't remember anybody coming by.

Although I don't make a habit of staring.

I try and keep my peepers to myself.

Any surveillance on the premises?

Visitors' records, maybe?

We don't get many visitors.

Truthfully, I'm not sure people like cemeteries all that much.

I'm sorry I made us drive all the way out here.

Ah.

It was worth a try.

(sighs)

REPORTER: Early reports show incumbent mayor Bill Conley

ahead by a razor-thin margin of 1,200 votes.

(doorbell rings) That margin could very easily

be overtaken by Hawthorne-Price,

who campaigned hard in several suburban districts

which are yet to be counted. Russo?

At this point in the day,

Conley's team has to be surprised...

Someone's at the door!

(doorbell rings)

Russo?

(sighs)

Madeline, the HOA meeting is about to start.

(sighs)

Ross?

You coming?

Ross!

You okay?

If you're standing right here,

paying your respects,

you'd look up...

...and you'd see the cherry blossoms.

I think I know who Dara is.

PHYLLIS: However, I know your family

has been through a series of crises lately.

It would be unfair for us to judge you

without hearing your side of the story.

Come on.

You want me to go with you?

I want to give you the benefit of the doubt.

That's a hard no.

There you are.

Here I am.

Did you get everything you wanted?

Well, I wanted my family.

Cam and Jack. But...

you ruined that for me.

Turned Cam against me.

You did that all by yourself.

Mm...

No.

You know, parents have such a big influence

on their children.

I know my father had

a huge impact on me.

Do you know who my father was,

Madeline?

No.

No.

He was an artist, too.

Very... avant-garde.

Very controversial.

And I helped him.

That's sweet.

Russo!

He's not coming.

(gasps)

(inhales)

Sophie...

Not my name.

Please don't do this.

You know, when my father came into this house,

he was all I had left.

My mom died when I was ten.

I adored her.

And then... I lost her.

You know what that's like?

That kind of loss?

The kind that...

rips your insides out?

'Cause that was me and my dad.

Because it shouldn't have happened.

We were in a car accident.

She had two surgeries,

five weeks in the hospital.

First-class hospital, supposedly.

They hardly ever

checked on her.

My dad and I kept telling the doctors

and nurses that something was wrong.

You know, she was out of it.

Disoriented.

But they said she was fine.

No special tests

or second opinions,

no.

Not for us.

They said it was just side effects from the medication.

It was septic shock.

By the time they figured it out,

it was too far gone. (grunting softly)

The rich patients,

the ones with money and...

connections, well,

they were given special tests,

state-of-the-art equipment.

Did you know those patients

were actually given special blue blankets

so the staff knows to treat them better?

(chuckles softly)

Of course you do.

As we sat

and watched as she slipped away...

...something in me

cracked.

In my dad, too.

So...

we started a list.

There was an easy place to start.

The rich donors who helped create that divide.

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And so...

his mission began.

Borrowed a car from a family friend.

Learned how to break into big, lavish mansions.

I was good at it; I still am.

(beeping)

Hey. (exhales)

Geez!

How the hell'd you get in here?

Your father took you with him when he committed murder?

You're not exactly in a position to judge parenting skills.

My father went in first.

Made sure it was safe.

I'd stay in the car.

Wait for my signal

and then come in.

Okay.

Then...

when he was done,

I'd help him clean up, help him

set the scene,

create the tableau.

And finally...

place the bell.

(bell tinkling)

The one thing they could've used to call for help with.

Just out of reach.

Like it was for us.

(crying): What do you want from me?

I'll give you anything you want.

Shut up!

Shut... up.

My father came into this house,

and he never left!

I waited for the cops to come find me.

Or to hear my father's name on the news,

but nothing ever happened.

Because you never called the cops, did you?

No.

You used my father,

his name,

his signature,

his legacy

to get rid of your own enemies.

And suddenly...

well, suddenly, I was an orphan.

And you know what?

That same family friend

took me in.

(crying): I didn't want to kill her.

But... (shuddering breath)

the cops were getting too close.

You know, if they questioned her again,

she may have slipped.

She may have mentioned my name.

So I tried to make it as quick as possible,

because she didn't deserve to suffer.

I can help you.

Li-Listen to me.

Shut up.

I can help you. Shut... up.

Let me help you.

You need money.

I can give you that. Oh.

$500,000. (scoffs)

It's in Mitchell's mausoleum space.

Sophie, untie me

and I can give you the key!

(door creaks open)

APRIL: Strength comes from doing what's... Just grabbing something

for Jack, Mom. Just pretend I'm not here. (muffled screaming)

Be in and out in a second.

He misses me, doesn't he?

What are you doing here?

Whoa! (grunts)

Who the hell is that? I didn't want you to know.

Sophie, what are you doing?

I have to finish.

Finish what?!

What my father started.

You.

It's you. (grunts)

(grunts) You were just supposed to be my way into the family, Cam.

You know, before I knew who she was,

I kept seeing her around at different places.

Coffee shop,

movies.

And then this one day in the park...

ALISON: When she just popped up in front of you

and... And said, "Hi, I'm Sophie,

and I'm gonna be your girlfriend."

She was right.

Then I fell in love.

And we had this unique, amazing child together.

And I wanted you more than I wanted revenge.

Could've stayed that way, but you told me it was over.

You told me I was never gonna see my son again.

Now all I have left is revenge.

Sophie!

No!

Sophie! (grunts)

Sophie!

(breathing deeply)

(strained grunting)

Come on, buddy.

(grunts, groans)

(panting)

(grunting)

(panting)

(groans)

(panting)

(grunting)

TESSA: This is getting exciting.

Naomi says it's neck and neck.

(chuckles)

Hey, uh...

I just saw Christina.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah. Um...

she's got a new job in-in San Francisco,

and... she wants me to go.

Oh, wow. (phone ringing)

Your phone is ringing.

Oh.

Hey.

BRADY: Tess, I've been trying to reach you.

Have you seen Sophie?

She anywhere near you?

What? No, Sophie's not here.

Why? It's her, Tess.

She's SBK's daughter.

She's the accomplice.

That can't be right, Brady.

I mean, yeah, I'm-I'm with Alison and Garrett

and guards and cops and hundreds of other...

Cam.

Cam went back to the house to get something for Jack.

Will you check in with the cop assigned to the Hawthorne house?

He's been gone a while.

And Mom is there, too.

OFFICER: I'm at the station.

Why the hell aren't you at the Hawthorne house?

Detail was lifted at the request of the homeowner.

(sighs)

Okay, Tess, listen to me,

I need you to stay put.

I'm gonna go check on Cam and your mom.

Okay.

Tess, you okay?

It's Sophie.

Sophie is the accomplice.

Brady's going to the house to check on Cam.

And Mom.

I'm going.

Wait, Brady said to stay...

Excuse me.

Cam? Cam!

He can't help you.

(grunting)

You know, you're right.

We treated you unfairly.

So-so let me fix it.

You want Jack?

I can make that happen.

I can call the lawyers.

Right now.

Retract everything.

(Cam continues grunting)

I can speak to the judge myself.

I can tell him that...

Jack needs you in his life.

Not just supervised visits.

Shared custody.

I can say whatever you want me to.

You'd do that?

Yes.

(chuckles softly)

Yeah, right.

(gasps, groans)

(grunting)

(thud in distance)

(gasps, panting)

I'm sorry, buddy.

(grunting)

(coughs)

(grunting)

(panting)

(grunts) Sophie!

You're too late.

(panting)

How could you?

She was poison, Cam.

(shuddering breaths)

I'm not gonna hurt anyone else.

I promise you, I'm leaving town.

You'll never see me again.

I let you into our family.

I have to stop you.

GARRETT: Don't do it, Cam.

Don't do it.

Cam, listen to me.

I've lived with someone's blood on my hands for a long time.

You don't want that.

I don't care. It'll eat at you.

It'll haunt you.

Little brother, I don't want you to have to live that way.

Listen to him, Cam. Shut up!

Shut up! I don't...

Okay, okay, but think.

You're gonna go to prison.

What's gonna happen to Jack?

Jack deserves better than us.

(grunts)

(officers shouting)

She was just here. She went that way.

LINDA: Go! Find her!

Find her! Go, go, go, go, go!

(officers shouting)

It means so much that you're here. Really,

it was such a generous contribution.

Excuse me.

What? I can't believe it.

I just got a heads-up from my friend at WXQN.

They're about to call the election.

Our play for the union worked; you won.

You are the new mayor of Boston. (gasps)

With 98% of the vote now counted,

we can call the race for mayor here in Boston.

Challenger Alison Hawthorne-Price

has won the incredibly close race.

(cheering and applause)

This is because of you.

I just helped everyone see the truth.

You deserve it.

Ladies and gentlemen,

I would like to introduce to you

the mayor of Boston,

Alison Hawthorne-Price!

(cheering and applause)

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(indistinct radio chatter)

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(siren wailing in distance)

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(indistinct police transmission)

I missed it.

How did I miss it? How?

I mean, I...

I've known her...

I've known her for years.

Come on. No one sees their own family clearly.

Hey, now we know what she looks like.

Next time she shows her face in public,

we'll get her, thanks to you.

Yeah, but she's still out there.

(sighs)

17 years this thing went unsolved.

But your incredibly annoying persistence

and pathological inability to let anything go,

that's what finally got us answers.

Touché.

Again with the French.

Recording of you and Conley.

Only copy.

You sure?

You could hold this over my head forever.

Yeah, but...

...couldn't do that to my partner.

(sighs) You know what? This whole time,

I was worried that Jack had psychopathic genes,

that his grandfather was SBK.

I mean... I mean, he was.

It was his other grandfather.

Jack'll be okay.

He's got you.

He's got all of us. He'll be okay.

You're sticking around?

What about Christina?

What about San Francisco?

I can't leave you guys.

Yes, you can.

You have to.

No, I've got five years' probation.

They're not even gonna let me out of the state.

They would if the mayor talks to your probation officer.

Promise us that you'll go.

Be happy.

¶ ¶

Well, I guess she likes beets.

(chuckles) Hard to say.

I don't know if she got any in her mouth.

(chuckles) Hey, my baby.

What did you think? (chuckling)

Good girl, Mia.

(phone rings)

Hey!

Yes, can't wait. Is your flight on time?

Great. I'll let Cam know, too. Bye!

Okay, we'll see you there.

Okay, bye.

Noon.

It's officially been one year.

Wow.

We made it.

Now, I-I don't know

if we need to rush into anything.

You know.

(April laughs)

Do you see Dana?

You see her up there?

Say hi. Hey.

Say, "Hey, Dana." (laughing): Yeah.

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SOPHIE (recorded): Don't worry, I'll see you again soon.

Don't worry, I'll see you again soon.

Don't worry, I'll see you again soon.

(sniffles)

When?

REPORTER: Here we are,

a year into your first term.

Which most would call a resounding success.

You've implemented

an effective gun buyback program,

increased funding for arts and music,

and stoked the local economy.

What's the secret for coming out of the gate so strong?

Well, I'm thorough to a fault.

I pay attention.

It's trite but true--

the devil's in the details.

¶ ¶

Doesn't seem like your husband's type.

¶ ¶

ALISON: I know it's you.

You're the accomplice.

The wallpaper in your self-portraits?

It's from the blind lady's house.

You must have known her pretty well.

Well enough to get her to cover for you and your dad.

Well enough to bring over

a program from my father's funeral.

It all adds up.

Of course,

you haven't been without your detractors.

True.

But I've learned to turn an adversary

into an ally.

If I go to the police,

you'll spend your life in prison.

I know what happened

the night your father came into our house.

You don't need to target all of us.

Just my mother.

She orchestrated everything.

The cover-up of your father's death,

killing David Morales and Jennifer Windham...

You want revenge.

And you want to remove a liability.

Protect the rest of your family.

So you see the elegance of this solution.

Much has been made

of your family's involvement in the Silver Bells case.

Your mother's killer is still at large.

How do you cope with that?

I learned from my mother

that you can choose to live in fear

or you can move forward.

You can be a victim of your circumstances

or you can summon the strength to push through no matter what.

Today, our family is thriving.

I think my mother would be proud.

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