03x05 - The Vision of the Birchwood Prisoner

[bunniefuu]

Got a minute?

I know you're aware that I don't,

since another m*rder
victim just showed up

with a frozen heart
missing from his chest.

But I am willing to listen to
your questions and thoughts,

so next time please just start
with those to be efficient.

That was a lot of words

for someone trying to be efficient.

Have you talked to Temperance Hudson

about Jake Cazine's death?

She should be a person of interest.

She isn't. She has an alibi
for the time of death:

coffee with me this morning.

She ordered a croissant.

Ah, let me guess.

She engineered some seemingly
casual run-in with you

because she needed something.

If by "organized", you mean
she, uh, invited me, well, yes.

We're both new in town.

I was supposed to
have Sunday off. But...

didn't strike me as suspicious.

Why do you suggest her
as a person of interest?

She lives in a questionable house

where questionable things have happened.

Okay, by that logic,

I should interview her house.

Appreciate you coming in.

Do you?

I thought you'd been avoiding me.

Why would I do that?

Sometimes people feel awkward

when they've narrowly
avoided death together,

especially when they've
saved each other's lives.

I don't feel awkward.

It is good to see you.

Unfortunately, I am busy.

Trying to catch the other
Frozen Hearts k*ller.

So, it looks like a copycat.

What was Trott's reaction

when you told him about Jake's m*rder?

Trott lawyered up. He's not talking.

Okay, but he told me
before he was arrested

- that he was a part of something much bigger.
- (PHONE VIBRATING)

What if that wasn't just
serial k*ller chitchat?

Agent Park.

(SIGHS): Understood.

Start the process.

(SETS PHONE ON DESK)

D.A.'s dropping all
charges against Trott.

What?!

Because of Jake Cazine?

She thinks the fact that Jake was k*lled

while Trott was in custody introduces

too much reasonable doubt, and a jury

will never convict him
of last week's murders.

But I found evidence in his house.

And-and-and what about
the m*rder in Alaska?

Alaska's not my case,

and the evidence from
the house is inadmissible.

The defense argued that

- the chain of custody was violated...
- By me,

because I was on the premises.

When the courthouse opens tomorrow...

Trott's gonna walk.

♪ ♪

CARSON: You ready to talk to me now?

Ready or not, you're going to.

This is my client Asher Davies.

Have you seen him?

No.

He was supposed to be
cooperating with the D.A.

in an investigation.

Three nights ago, he
walked into a cannery

and never came out.

The same night, you picked
up Bertram Bobbsey

outside that same cannery.

What happened in there?

I don't know.

When Mr. Bobbsey got back in my car,

he had blood on his knuckles.

So I made him get out, and I
haven't heard from him since.

I had nothing to do with
whatever happened in there.

Except you did.

From this, an argument can still be made

that you are connected
to whatever happened.

If Bobbsey assaulted Asher,

you will be charged as
an accessory after the fact.

I want to hire you as my lawyer.

I can't represent you,

because I already represent Asher.

Go to the police.

Tell them everything you know.

Maybe bring your father.

If I get my dad involved,

he might end up arresting me himself.

My mom won't be able to handle that.

She's going to have to,

- because sooner or later...
- No, no, no, no. You don't...

you don't get it.

When my brother Grant

came through town, and we
got him back into the WITSEC,

I wanted to tell her what happened,

but my dad wants to keep
her on a need-to-know basis

about everything, because she worries,

- and she does have a heart thing...
- Ace. Hey.

You are connected to whatever happened.

So you can either do nothing

and make things worse for yourself

and for everyone who loves you...

or you can start making things right.

(SIGHS): Oh, my God.

ACE: Mr. Bobbsey asked me
for some help with deliveries.

Why is this in an evidence bag?

That was confiscated

from an associate of Bobbsey's.

The D.A. thinks that the gift tags

contain coded messages
with times and places

for transactions of some
kind, possibly drug deals.

Well, what if I can decode the cipher?

And I'll find out
where the next meet is.

Well, the D.A. would look
more favorably on you

if you provide her with information.

I can tell her that I have a lead,

- but I won't use your name yet.
- Do it.

(SIGHS)

- (LINE RINGING)
- Um, you know,

Mr. Bobbsey left one of his
chocolate boxes in my car,

- so I can bring it inside and show you.
- Okay.

Jean.

It's Carson.

Hey.

Uh, so, still no word
from Asher, um, but...

I was able to discover something
on the surveillance footage

from outside the cannery the
night that he disappeared.

- (ENGINE STARTS)
- It was..

Hang on.

(TIRES SQUEALING)

NICK: Hey, George.

Hope you're getting done
whatever you need to get done.

Um, little update.

Ace called in sick, and
Bess had research to do

at the Historical Society.

But, you know, good news:

very few customers.

Yeah, that is...

that is not actually good news, but...

You know, I'll call Jesse,

- see if she can come in.
- (DOOR OPENS, BELL JINGLES)

Uh, call me back when you can.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

You're not here to pick
up Ace's shift, are you?

- He called in sick.
- Ha-ha.

No, I just came to pick up some
notes from the m*rder board.

Oh. Okay.

(SIGHS HEAVILY)

You okay?

Uh, yeah, yeah.

I mean, kind of freaked out

there's a second m*rder*r at large.

That's unsettling. But...

have you heard from George?

She said she had an errand to run,

(CHUCKLES): but she was extremely vague

about what that errand was.

That sounds like it's code
for something important,

and I would be wondering about it, too.

(PHONE DINGS)

She's gonna tell you
when she's ready, okay?

NANCY: Hey, I got your
text. Ace isn't here.

He called in sick.

CARSON: Well, when you do see him,

please have him call me right away.

I will.

Also, I heard about Jake Cazine.

Are you all right?

(SIGHS): I'm fine.
Please tell my other dad

not to worry about that, either.

Well, Ryan's not here.

He took a puddle jumper to
Boston early this morning.

He's doing some fundraising
there for Nick's youth center.

(SIGHS)

I know the D.A. is dropping
charges against Trott.

Which means that you're probably
trying to come up with a way

to keep him in custody somehow.

Yeah, well, people are dead.

And it's not fair that
he could just walk away

because that's how the system works.

I know. It is a flawed
and terrible system,

but it's the only one we have.

And, uh, speaking

of the justice system and
your relationship to it...

The answer is no.

I didn't even say anything.

You were going to ask

if I could leverage my working
relationship with D.A. Rosario

to covertly help you
gain access to Trott.

I would never.

By stealing a look at
her case files or...

stealing her clearance badge.

Mm, so she does have a clearance badge.

You know where she keeps it?

(EXHALES)

I'll-I'll talk to you later.

Bye.

Hey.

- Hi.
- You feeling better?

- Carson's looking for you.
- Yeah, thank you.

I'll call him back. Can you
help me solve a cipher?

It's a long story, but
I need to figure out

- what the message is in this thing.
- Uh...

I'm... I'm sorry, I cannot
do that right now.

I have less than hours
to make sure that Trott

stays locked up.

Speaking of, do you think that Connor

would let us see Jake Cazine's autopsy?

Connor made it pretty
clear that he was done

doing us favors.

Anyway, I'm not sure that Jake's autopsy

will keep Trott in jail.

Yeah, you're right.

He said he was a part
of something bigger.

I need a more global approach

to the whole thing.

If only there was a way...

for me to see a bird's-eye
view of the case.

Why do I get the feeling
that's not a hypothetical?

It isn't

if you have the phone number
of a -year-old occultist

who knows how to see people's memories.

Maybe she'll have some mystical way

to find a clue trail that
wouldn't otherwise be visible.

Is this the part where you warn me

that Temperance is chaotic evil?

I'm not really in a position

to judge other people's gambits.

Care to join?

I wish I could, but I got to
deal with this other thing.

Just, uh, be careful

around your mystical relatives.

Aw, what's she gonna do,
bathe in my blood again?

I'll be fine.

EDWIN: Sorry I don't
have any snacks to offer.

I thought about putting in a
vending machine at one point,

but it seemed self-serving.

Candy equals cavities equals business.

I try to keep a good word of mouth

around here, you know?

Yeah.

I-Is that how you found me?

My... dentistry practice?

I've always known where you were.

And I know you live by yourself.

Wasn't that hard to keep track
of someone named Chen,

especially someone whose
middle name I inherited.

(EXHALES) What else did your
mother tell you about me?

She said that you...

had an epic teen romance... that ended

about ten months after you
got her pregnant with me.

After which we never saw you again.

So I was surprised when
I got your friend request.

If you found out that
I'm getting married

and you expect to walk
me down the aisle,

- let me just tell you...
- I'm not expecting anything.

I friend-buttoned you

because I recently read something...

"Friend-buttoned" me?

- (KNOCKING)
- Okay, look...

(KNOCKING CONTINUES)

I-I should... I should
probably get that.

- (POUNDING)
- Yeah.

(SIGHS)

(DOOR OPENS)

Dr. Chen, I-I know this is your day off,

but Jonah, he was
riding his bike too fast,

there was this pothole...

JONAH (SOBBING): It went too fast.

It's not my fault.

EDWIN: Okay, okay. Hey, can I...

can I take a look, and let's see what...

Yeah. Okay.

All right, come on in.

Come on in.

Oh, there's someone ahead of us.

I can wait.

Okay, let's go take a
seat on the chair, okay?

All right, Jonah...

(PHONE VIBRATING)

Hey, it's George. Leave a short message.

(BEEP)

(DOOR OPENS, BELL JINGLES)

Oh.

Hey.

Welcome to The Claw.

Uh, coffee?

_

Oh, uh, he called in sick.

- Hmm. Well, uh, maybe he's at,
- _

uh, Fred's Towing.

_

_

Strange?

I... I don't understand.

_

Oh.

Can I help?

I could go with you to Fred's Towing.

_

Um, yeah, yeah, yeah.

I have, uh, I have time.

So much time.

TEMPERANCE: I'm always
happy to help family.

And my most promising pupil.

I didn't expect you to say yes.

Why? She helped you
with the hat guy-thing.

And I care about

the well-being of this town.

So, how can I help?

Well, there is a connection

between Trott and whoever
k*lled Jake Cazine.

Trott told me he's a part
of something much bigger,

and I need to know
what he means by that.

I'm trying to make sure that
he doesn't get out of custody

because of some arbitrary loophole.

Let a m*rder*r go. How infuriating.

Nancy feels the same way.

I just was hoping that
there's some sort of ritual

that could help me
see the bigger picture,

like a bird's-eye view.

I could attempt a modification

to the Memory Weave ritual

to see which memory had the
most emotional significance,

if you can get us access
to Trott in his cell.

That is a tall order,

but those are Nancy's specialties.

Makes her a great
detective and waitress.

It might be doable. The station's
stretched pretty thin,

but w-we would have
to get past Agent Park.

- (PHONE CHIMES)
- TEMPERANCE: Hi, Nelson.

I believe the other k*ller
broke into my home

the day of the first murders.

If you could please
meet me at Icarus Hall

to look for clues they
might have left behind.

Sent.

He is definitely not gonna buy that.

- (PHONE WHOOSHES)
- Oh.

He just did.

And he's on his way to Icarus Hall.

Bess, perhaps you could
intercept him when he arrives.

Absolutely. Count me in.

NANCY: Looks like we
have maybe three hours

to get in, get info, get
out and not get caught.

Great.

- Team NaTempEss...
- Oh.

... assemble.

You were smart to save the
chipped piece when you found it.

This guy's good in a crisis.

- You're doing good, buddy.
- No wonder you took a tumble.

- (PHONE VIBRATING)
- The potholes around here are like asteroid craters.

Hey. Uh, I was gonna
call you back. Sorry.

NICK: I was just checking in.

I'm helping Ace's dad with something,

so Jesse's covering at The Claw.

Cool. I'm still stuck at the dentist.

Oh, dentist.

- I didn't know you had an appointment.
- Yeah.

Just... just a little plaque.

Oh, no, no, no, I didn't
mean your teeth, I just...

It's just, um, this morning
before you left,

it seemed like

you had something on your mind.

Yeah, well, a ten-year life
expectancy will do that to you.

Listen, if it stresses you
out to think about it, then...

I'm not stressed out, okay?

I'm watching this guy
work, and I'm jealous.

EDWIN: So good.

I wish that I had a dentist
like this growing up.

Oh.

It just feels like everyone
gets to have these dentists

who are, like, you know,
they care about how you feel

and they hold your hand
when you're scared, or...

they're, like, protective and reliable

and-and psyched to
be your da... dentist.

All right, I got to go.
I'll be back soon.

- All right...
- (LINE CLICKS)

_

Uh, yeah, yeah.

Uh, my fiancé is at the dentist.

(ENGINE STALLS)

So, when you said

"visit" Fred's Towing,

you meant "stake out" Fred's Towing.

_

Ah. True.

Still no text from Ace.

_

_

Oh, uh, it's great.

It's great, yeah.

I mean, honestly, I never thought

I'd be married, um, so young.

_

Yeah, yeah.

I mean, George is unique. (CHUCKLES)

Can I ask?

How did you know

your wife was the one?

I mean, what-what made you

decide to propose?

_

_

Temperance should be back any moment.

Oh, no, that's okay, thank you.

I'm gonna call Temperance,
we'll reschedule and, uh,

we'll get some techs
out here and examine

exactly where the home
invasion happened.

Appreciate you showing
me around, though.

But the k*ller is still
out there, right?

Could you maybe stay
until Temperance returns?

I'm-I'm really frightened.

Yeah, if you're not comfortable here,

I can give you a ride back to town.

No, you see, I said to
Temperance that we'd wait.

Please... take a seat.

- (CAT MEWLS)
- Ooh!

What was that?

- (CAT GROWLING)
- Ah... (CHUCKLES)

There's my handsome mister.

Goochie-goo. (CHUCKLES)

With all the killings going on,

we've been staying with Temperance.

So I'm just gonna put
him in another room

so he can be comfier.

- (CAT SCREECHING)
- (SCREAMS)

It's okay, it's just me.

(SCREAMS, GASPS)

Wait, wait, wait.

I'm afraid your cat is no longer alive.

Thank God.

For granting him peace.

(CHUCKLES)

He's just been so very ill.

Do you, um...

think you could help me bury him?

Please. I-I just bought him

a little bowtie that's still
on its way from Etsy.

- (SOBS)
- Please don't cry.

I'll help you bury your cat.

Thank you.

I'll get a shovel.

(SIGHS)

Dad, if you're calling me
'cause you're using

the tracking app on my phone again,

I am at the police station on
community liaison business.

I'm calling because I still haven't

heard from Ace, and his father and I

are starting to get really worried.

He didn't call you?

He stopped by work today.

He-he mentioned something
about a crossword cipher.

Have you solved it yet?

ACE: Can you help me solve a cipher?

I need to figure out what
the message is in this thing.

No, but I can now.

Why are you worried about Ace?

He's in way over his head

with Bertram Bobbsey.

The cipher might tell
us where he's headed.

Thank you.

(MUTTERING): Two
across. "Ten out of ten".

Okay, the first...

the first letter of each word?
No, last letter? No.

First letter in reverse order...

Mm.

Bay View.

: p.m. Sunday.

- That's tonight.
- I don't know how he'll get there.

Thom said Ace's car
is still in the shop.

Then look for Ryan's car.

Why would Ryan loan out his car?

Well, he wouldn't just loan it out,

but he'd barter it for something.

Haven't you noticed our
sparkling clean dishes

organized by size?

It's the same way Ace
does it at The Claw.

You think Ryan is outsourcing
his duties on the chore wheel?

Ryan doesn't have any cash.

So I am guessing that he
trades his car privileges

for Ace's dishwashing.

After I track down Ace,

we are going to have a
serious family discussion.

Okay, I got to go.

As much as I would love
to unpack why a grown man

needs a chore wheel
to be held accountable

for basic human responsibilities,

we really don't have time for that.

What is that?

Just clearing the air.

Time to break into a
serial k*ller's brain.

PARK (SIGHS): I am sorry about your cat.

Oh, well, why don't you,
um, say a few words?

You're stalling me,
keeping me from my office.

You want to tell me
what's going on here?

What is going on here is that
a living creature just d*ed.

Its soul left this earth,
like all of ours will one day.

He left a mark,

and that deserves a moment of your time.

If you can't spare two minutes,

then that is not a job worth having.

(SIGHS)

Uh, what was your cat's name again?

Uh, Sir Gray Rock... Wall.

Uh...

- Sir Gray Rock Wall...
- Mm.

... you were loved, and
your memory will live on

in the hearts of those who knew you.

May you find soft pillows to nap on

when you cross the Rainbow Bridge.

That was lovely.

Especially the part about the bridge.

I heard the term during
my psych residency.

Worked with kids a lot.

We'd compare thoughts
on the great beyond.

Didn't expect you to
believe in the afterlife.

You seem a man of science.

Science doesn't always
get you the last word

in every situation.

I really do have to head back, though.

We should gather flowers!

sh**t.

Mayday, mayday.

(PHONE CHIMES)

Oh, Agent Park is on his way back.

I'll make this fast.

Nancy Drew.

You're here because

you can't get me out of your head.

I'm here to learn about the
other Frozen Hearts k*ller.

So that you both are held
responsible for what you did.

Whatever this game is,
I'm not interested.

I want my lawyer.

I want my lawyer!

TEMPERANCE: No one can hear you.

Focus your mind on the case.

NANCY: You said you were a
part of something much bigger.

Who else are you working with?

There's Trott.

NANCY: He's seeing himself as a child.

What is this place?

(LOW GROWL)

That's the other Frozen Hearts k*ller.

He tried to att*ck me at Icarus Hall.

But this k*ller's not human.

It's a supernatural entity.

(LOW MOAN)

Hey, what is that?

TROTT: I don't want you here.

Get out.

Trott's consciousness is fighting us.

We don't have much time.

Wait, you're... you're hurting him.

Ask what you need to know!

What is that thing in the cage?
Are you working together?

I'm part of something much bigger.

Are you a friend to this creature?

- I was inspired by it.
- How?

I went exploring when I was ten.

That's when I found it.

I came back so many times
to watch it reap hearts

with an icy touch.

I tried to copy its
perfection but couldn't.

No matter how hard I tried,

I wasn't able to free it from its cage.

What else?!

That is enough. It isn't safe here.

Temperance, come back!

We have to go. Now.

If that bonding gives
you any trouble at all,

please give me a call right away.

Jonah, I'll see you and
your tooth again next week.

- Thanks so much, Doctor.
- Not a problem.

Take care.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Do any of your super-nice patients know

that you abandoned a teenage
mom and her baby?

(SIGHS SHARPLY)

If I had stayed...

I would have been trapped
in a dead-end life.

I made the best decision

that I could for myself at the time.

I know it was selfish.

Oh, you're damn right it was selfish.

It screwed up my whole life.

Do you know that I had to work

three times as hard as anyone else

so that I could provide for our family?

Do you know that I looked for approval

from men who were way older than me

because it was a way for
me to feel not so alone?

I deserved better than that.

I deserved better than
a freaking friend request

years too late!

I deserved a father who loved me

and thought that I was
worth taking care of.

Yes. Yes, you did.

You're an amazing person.

You don't even know me.

You don't get to say that!

I know what I recently read.

A website full of stories
about Detective George.

(EXHALES SHARPLY)

The Fan Fan website. Of course.

Where else would I have learned that

you're an indomitable fighter?

Detective George never gives up

when a case gets hard.

And she faces all of
her challenges head-on.

Not many people have
that kind of willpower.

If your takeaway from this website was

that I turned out okay without you,

please do not pretend

like you did me a favor by leaving.

You do not get to sleep easier at night.

Look, I just...

I just want to tell you

that I'm sorry I hurt you.

I almost did back down... once.

A couple years ago.

We were two months behind on rent,

and Victoria was off
the grid on a binge.

And I was trying very, very hard

to keep things together, but of course

one night I burnt our microwave dinner

and the smoke alarm went off.

And you know what?

Everyone was yelling at me.

And I thought to myself,
how is this my life?

So I packed a bag.

I packed a bag and I looked up
the bus schedules to Boston,

and I was about ready to go, for real.

But I didn't.

I stayed.

Because I love my sisters,
and they need me.

You must think I'm a monster.

I think you're disappointing.

You only cared about yourself at a time

when I really, really needed a father.

But no,

I do not think that you are a monster.

And as much as part of me wants
to stay mad at you forever,

I need that energy for other things now.

(DOOR OPENS)

♪ ♪

_

(BUSHES RUSTLE)

Someone's watching us.

- (POLICE SIREN WAILS)
- Horseshoe Bay PD!

Hands where we can see them.

I got this one.

What is that?

All right, on your feet.

- Hey, hands up!
- He's not with them.

You tip off the cops?

It wasn't him.

Asher Davies, you're under arrest

for violation of your parole.

(INDISTINCT RADIO TRANSMISSION)

_

Something made that entity
graduate from rats to humans.

We should have stayed there
and looked for more information.

Why did you push me out of the weave?

What didn't you want me to see?

Trott's memory was about to collapse.

- I had to act quickly, or else we'd be trapped forever.
- (DOOR OPENS)

Agent Park. Our wires must
have gotten crossed.

Yeah, you said to meet at Icarus Hall.

Autocorrect is my nemesis.

How about we talk over coffee now?

After you change your clothes.

Yeah, your houseguest's cat d*ed.

She requested help with the funeral.

- Nancy?
- Hmm?

What are you doing here?

Community liaison-ing.

Agent Park, Trott collapsed
in his cell; he's unresponsive.

I think it may be a stroke.
I called the paramedics.

Stay with Trott till they arrive.

I'll check the security feed
from the holding area.

There's no cameras by the cell.

Oh, I had one installed after
Trott was transferred here.

It'll show me what happened
right before he collapsed.

(AUDIO STATIC)

Oh, dear.

I'm gonna walk Temperance to her car.

Why? Is she unwell?

We enjoy each other's company.

You did something to that camera.

You're welcome.

I'm dismayed you didn't
think to check for one.

Because I'm supposed to ask

Park for the station's security layout?

You stayed behind in the weave

for almost ten seconds without me,

and then suddenly Trott
is collapsed on the floor

with a stroke.

You did something to him.

I'm not a wizard. I can't just

give people brain hemorrhages.

But if I did give Trott a stroke,

would you want me to fix him right now?

So that tomorrow morning
he could flee the country

and never be seen again?

Would the families of
his victims want that?

Part of you is glad he was hurt.

It's all right to admit it.

I've never had much faith
in the system either.

Wouldn't it be nice if
there were a world where

people took justice
into their own hands?

I just wanted answers from Trott.

I never wanted to hurt him.

Don't feel sorry for him.

You have to think bigger
if you're going to fulfill

your true destiny, like my card said.

_

Okay, you're exaggerating.

_

_

_

_

I wanted to help Amanda, okay?

At first I was just
giving Bobbsey rides.

_

I guess I learned it from you.

When not sure, keep it secret.

_

You won't talk about
what's going on with you.

You won't... you won't talk about,

about your life from before,

when you were a U.S. Marshal.

_

Yeah, but if you were just
honest with me to begin with,

I wouldn't have gone searching
for your secret son.

REBECCA: Ace?

What do you mean, "secret son"?

Mom, what are you doing here?

I was closing up the library,

and the police said
we had to wait inside.

They just opened the doors.

Why did he say you have a "secret son"?

_

What is he not supposed to say?

_

Obviously there is.

_

Don't blame this on me.

Ace is right.

You're deflecting.

_

_

No, I'm not a child.

_

_

_

Please calm down.

- Just calm down!
- Mom,

- I'm sorry, nobody wanted you
- _

- to find out this way, but you...
- _

Stop talking!

I want you gone!

Tonight!

(SHUDDERS)

Oh...

You know, I just buried a revenant cat.

Kegstand went missing after
Trott k*lled his owner Dustin,

and Agent Park

very nearly spotted his name tag.

So why was Kegstand here?

He was a witness to Dustin's m*rder.

I needed him for a ritual to learn more

about the K*llers terrorizing
Horseshoe Bay.

So you... k*lled Kegstand?

Kegstand was already dead
before I reanimated him.

Okay,

so why not bring back Dustin or Matthew

- and just talk to them?
- Because humans require

far more energy than small creatures.

Far more than I have.

Wait.

Is that why you've been
spending time with me?

T-To use my energy?

Bess.

I'm teaching you,

because I truly do believe that
you are destined for greatness.

But if you're uncomfortable,
we can stop.

No.

I want to keep growing.

I need to protect my friends.

Then you will.

Thanks for your hospitality, man.

Oh, not a problem.

Let me at least cover some groceries.

(PHONE VIBRATES)

_

Thank you. You didn't have to.

Hey, Ace, um...

I'm sorry about what
happened with your parents.

Thanks.

I'll figure it out, though.

(SIGHS): Roomies. That's interesting.

Just for now, though, until, you know,

I get a second job, and then I'll...

- find my own place.
- That's okay.

Nick filled me in.

Donations for the youth center.

Oh, outstanding!

Mm-hmm.

You please tell your dentist
I said thank you?

(LAUGHS)

- Mwah!
- Yeah.

He's actually, um...

he's actually not my dentist.

Um...

he's my biological father.

I finally went to meet him today.

Wh-Why, um...

why did you hide that from me?

Hide?

Nick, it was my thing to handle.

We're engaged to be married.

Aren't we supposed to...
handle things together?

I mean, you could have told me
you were going to see your dad.

GEORGE: I wasn't ready
to tell you, okay?

I didn't want you to try to talk
me out of it or have an opinion

- on what I was doing.
- Oh, oh,

so-so now you don't want
me having an opinion.

No. Nick, you are completely
taking this the wrong way.

Look, today I faced down someone
that I have been avoiding

my whole life,

and it made me remember that
I am fiery and indomitable.

And on top of that, it made me realize

- that I don't want to give up on my future.
- That's great,

and I'm happy to hear it.

But I wish you'd have trusted
me with all that beforehand.

It's not about whether I trust you.

Oh, then what is it about?

Because this is a pattern with you...

keeping secrets from me.

Just...

just please help me understand.

What is there to understand?

Not everyone wants to talk about
their feelings all the time!

How about that?

Well, hello. Oh, yay,

I'm not the last one
to this team meeting.

- Where are you go...
- Just got to, uh... recycling.

Oh.

Oh, yeah, okay, I'm gonna just sneak by.

Sorry. Carry on.

Happy?

We talked.

Hi.

Hey.

I'm really sorry I couldn't
help you earlier.

You had plenty to deal with already.

How'd it go?

Trott had a stroke,

and it might have been my fault.

Nancy, I highly doubt that.

I mean, in fairness,

I think it was Temperance
that caused it,

but I was the one who brought
her there to see him, so...

You were just doing what
you thought was best.

At least, um,

I found out that

the other Frozen Hearts k*ller

- is a supernatural entity.
- (GASPS)

Ah! I knew Temperance's
ritual would work!

Wait, I thought that you were anti-her.

Eh. I had to improvise.

Temperance showed me a formative moment

from Trott's childhood.

He found the same entity that
att*cked me in Icarus Hall.

It was being kept in
a prison, underground,

where it would freeze the
hearts of small creatures.

Apparently, he was
inspired by its power.

It didn't seem like
he was working for it

or bringing it offerings,

and he said that he didn't free it.

ACE: But it's out in the world, so...

somebody did.

BESS: Unless it broke free itself

and ran wild.

NANCY: Either way,

we need to find the entity's origin,

which means we need to find its lair.

Huh. Solid plan.

What could possibly go wrong?