02x03 - The Night Road

[bunniefuu]

Who wants to go
to Christmasland?!

Chin up.
I will be back.

I've waited for this
for so long.

We must save him,
Bing Partridge.

Don't you agree?

Funny. He looks
just like his mom.

No. No. No, no.
Let me out.

The best sledding is
the hill beyond the grove.

Wow.

No! Let go!

No.

No!
Let Let Let me go!

Who's there?

Dad?

Vic?

Hi.

Dad, I, uh...

I have a new bike.

No Harley?

They Harley
ever run.

You drive here all the way
from Colorado?

Kinda.

I j

Come on.

Let's get you inside.

Come on.

Let's fix you up.

I'm sorry I didn't call.

Well,
sorry I never call.

I'm sorry, Dad.

I'm so sorry for everything,
really.

That's alright.

Here you go.

I got you.

Okay.

Charlie Manx d*ed.

Yeah, I know.

What do I do now?

Just

Just lie down, Brat,
get some sleep.

We'll sort it all out
in the morning.

I'll be here
when you wake up.

Wayne!

Mm.

Linda gave me that
after you left.

Hope that's okay.

I look at it a lot.

She gives me
pictures of Wayne, too.

That's a good-looking kid.

She tell you how to
find me out here?

What are, uh...

What time is it?

Noon.

You were out cold.

You had a fever for
like a day and a half.

You want some coffee?

Yep.

Thank you.

Livin' out here
with all your friends.

I like the quiet.

When I'm not working,
I tinker with my guitars

and fix the place up.

I thought you preferred
to blow sh*t up.

Like me.

I need a place to stay,
Dad.

Like, a job.

Uh...

You know, time to get
ahold of myself and...

They're not there.

The nips. I...

I poured them out.

You're kidding, right?
You

You searched
my pockets?

This is a dry house.

So, what happened?

Did some girlfriend
give you an ultimatum?

I'm sorry I didn't quit boozing
when you were a kid.

You know,
I should have.

And, Brat, you are always
welcome to stay here

for as long as you want,

and I-I-I'll get you
on a demo crew,

but I can't
have liquor here.

That's great, Dad.

Really.
Good for you.

I spoke with your father,
but I didn't believe it.

You don't visit for years and
then, what, poof, you're home?

No phone call?
No nothing? Come here.

Hi, Mom.

Did you drive that damn thing
all the way from Colorado?

Let me look at you.

You're exhausted,
Vicki.

Come on.
You should eat something.

Waah!

Get in there!

Oh, God.

Your hair looks pretty,
Ma.

Yeah?

Julian frosted it for me.

Sean says
I look like Madonna.

God,
I love that man.

Where is Sean?

At work,
where he's supposed to be.

Where I'm supposed to be.

Where's my beautiful
grandson?

Colorado.

Okay...

I got drunk and accidentally
set the house on fire.

So what?
He's with that Lou?

They don't know
I'm here.

What are you,
Chris McQueen?

Call them.

I melted my phone
in the oven.

Tell your son
where you are.

You're better than this.
C'mon, Vicki.

What if I'm not?

I don't give a sh*t.
Call your son.

Alright, honey,
I'm late for Mrs. Supkins.

Put your plate in the sink.
I love you.

Dad, I'm going outside.

That's cool, but no more taking
off on your bike, okay, buddy?

You scared me yesterday,

and us dudes got to
stick together. Deal?

Deal.
I'll be right out front.

Alright, cool.
You've reached Carmody Manor.

Master Lou is regrettably...
ensnared elsewhere.

If you care to leave a message,

I shall summon him
upon his return.

Hi, uh...

I'm

I'm in Haverhill,
um, at my mother's house.

I...

I'm I'm sorry I left
without telling you.

I just I kn

I knew you'd stop me, and, uh...

I just don't want to hurt you
and Wayne anymore, so...

Uh, you can you can reach me
at this number.

I'll give you a call
when I get a new phone.

I love you.

Ahh.

Dad! We got a customer!

Hey.

Dropped your ball.

Whoa. You're good.

Thanks.
Hey.

Is that a Dyna?

Sure is.

Are you the Harley man?

Yeah. I'm the Harley man.

I was told to come see you
if I wanted to get her running.

Oh.
Who referred you?

Yep.
You're You're the guy.

I'll tell you what. How 'bout
you step into my office

and tell me what seems to
be the problem.

Let's do it.

Okay.

Well, we meet again,
Bruce Wayne McQueen.

Are you feeling
any better?

What a thoughtful child.
Yes.

When you and I
first encountered one another,

I wasn't well.

You were bleeding.
I was.

And you absconded without
a proper goodbye.

But tell me,
Bruce Wayne McQueen

Wayne.

Tell me, Wayne,

what is that
you have in your ear?

My ear?

Still don't want to
celebrate Christmas?
Okay, Mr. Andersen,

what seems to be
the problem?

My bike won't run.

How 'bout I just go out,
take a look at it.

Is that good?

Mm-hmm.

Alright.
Here's...

Thank you.
You're welcome.

Wayne?!

If you don't
have time for me,

I could always go
somewhere else.

No. No, that that,
uh, won't be necessary.

Wow.

Uh, I think I see the problem,
Mr. Andersen.

I'm just gonna call my supplier
to check on a part.

Sure.

Hi. You've reached
Linda and Sean.

Leave a message
after the beep.

Hi. This is Lou from
Carmody's Car Carma.

Uh...

I need you to check on
a - Fairbanks.

I repeat,
that's a - Fairbanks

on a Harley
Dyna Wide Glide.

I hope you got that, Obi-Wan.

You're my only hope.

Excelsior!

They got the part in stock.

Now, you want to help me
loosen these straps?

Sure thing.

Thank you.

Got this, uh, pretty
pretty secure on here.

Ah!

Wayne!

Wayne!

When I was your age,
Wayne McQueen,

the only thing I wanted
in this world was magic.

The magic of Christmas.

Hot chocolate,

colored lights,
presents.

The magic of
making my problems disappear.

Go on. Hop in.

You know you want to.

What's the password?

There are no passwords
in Christmasland.

Wrong!

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.
Shh, shh, shh.

It's me. It's me.
It's me. Okay?

Okay.

You okay?

Hello?
Yes, hello.

I'm looking to speak with
Victoria McQueen.

Yeah, that's me.

Ms. McQueen,
I'm Sergeant Hendricks

with the Colorado
State Police.

I'm calling about
your boyfriend, Lou Carmody,

and your son,
Bruce Wayne McQueen.

What is it?

I'm sorry.

Hey.

Hey.
Hey, uh, this is my new cell.

So, I spoke to
Tabitha Hutter.

Good news
she pulled some strings.

Two FBI agents are gonna
escort you to the airport.

All you have to do is get
yourself and Wayne on a plane,

and you'll land at Logan
before you know it.

I couldn't care if
we landed on Krypton

as long as the three of us
are together in one place.

Uh, well, Tabitha will be there
to pick you guys up,

bring you to her house.

You're going after Manx.

Look, Manx will keep coming
until he finds us.

He'll take you.
He'll take Wayne.

He wants me, Lou.
He just

He wants you dead, Vic.

You go after him on your Bridge
to God knows where

and he's there waiting for you,
he'll get what he wants.

Look.

I know I said some rough stuff
the other day, but...

You were right.
I wasn't there.

So be there now.

Once I'm done with Manx.

Okay, so you go on your su1c1de
ride telling yourself

that you're a strong creative
super hero bullshit, whatever.

I can't stop you.

But I can tell you this.

It's a lie.

It's not heroic.

Wayne doesn't
need you dead.

He needs his mother
with him.

Tell Wayne I love him.

Tell him yourself
at the airport.

I love you, too, Lou.

Peppermint twist for me and a
whiskey for Abe, both on my tab.

Charlie.
Charlie Manx.

Hey,
feeling lucky today?

Let's have a throw.

Not tonight
and never with you, Snake.

Mother Manx,
rest her whore soul,

didn't raise any fools.

Cheers, Abe.

I bought the house a drink
in your honor

when I heard you were dead.

Mm.

I'm touched.

You were relieved to hear
of my passing, no doubt,

thinking you were free and clear
of your debts.

I knew you weren't dead.

And this drink
wasn't free.

The Hourglass.

I want to meet him.

I don't do introductions
anymore.

I've become antisocial
in my retirement.

I remember the days when
the denizens of this world

would run and hide when
they heard old honest Abe

had left his Empty Forest
to travel the Night Road.

Now you're the one
who's running scared.

It's that girl and her bike
who scare you,

as they should.

She k*lled you once.
You don't let this go,

they'll be scraping your body
off the Night Road.

I told you the same thing about
the Walking Backwards Man.

If I hadn't intervened

I was grateful to you then,
and I am grateful to you now.

The time has come for you
to show your gratitude.

I wish you were dead,
Chuck.

That's the spirit,
Abe.

Tell the Hourglass
I look forward

to making
his acquaintance.

Tell my goddaughter
I miss her.

Hello, Father.

Hello, Sugar Plum.

Uncle Abe says
Merry Christmas.

When are you
coming back?

There's been a slight delay,
my joy, but don't you worry.

You'll have a new friend
to play with in no time

and you'll be very glad
you waited.

Assuming you've been a good girl
while I've been away.

I saw a light from a house
on top of Candy Mountain.

You know that children who
venture beyond the gates

wind up on
the naughty list.

Who's up there?

Nothing's up there.

Have you been naughty,
Millicent?

No, Father.

Fibbing will get you on
the naughty list all the same.

I depend on you to spread
Christmas cheer while I'm away.

Take care of
the children.

I know.

Merry Christmas, Father.

Merry Christmas,
my child.

You're a little late
for your rescue mission.

You gonna k*ll me
with your gas can?

Worked pretty well
last time.

I'll admit
I underestimated you.

I promise I won't
make that mistake again.

I think, perhaps, this time,
you underestimated me.

Do you know where we are,
Victoria McQueen?

No,
but it doesn't matter.

We're on the Night Road

an Inscape formed by
the collective unconscious

of a community of people
just like us.

Access requires a certain
darkness of the soul.

What darkness has been lurking
within you since last we meet?

Teen pregnancy?
Child born out of wedlock?

His father
b*rned to death

along with
the innocent Bradley

all as a consequence
of your sins,

lust, anger, pride,
abandonment.

None of that matters,
Charlie.

What matters is
you can't have Wayne.

I will stop you
even if it kills me.

That's a promise.

More like a wish,
I think.

To die by my hand so
you don't have to face

your family or your failures
ever again.

A mercy I'm more than willing
to provide.

And Wayne?
In Christmasland,

he'll forget all about
his drunk, whore mother.

Another mercy.

It appears I'm the best thing to
ever happen to you, Vic McQueen.

And I'll be the best thing
to ever happen to Wayne.

Oh, Christ.

Mm.

Nice. Nice.
Getting drunk, joyriding.

I'm not dr
I'm I'm...

I'm fine.

Yeah, you do not look fine.
Come on.

Take these.

Thanks.
Mm-hmm.

You need to
get your sh*t together,

go back to your kid.

Ma, I...

I try hard,
and I fail.

I make bad decisions.

We all have regrets, Vicki.
It's part of growing up.

Look, I-I...

I hurt Wayne
and I-I put him in danger

and then
I couldn't protect him.

Mm, I never won a gold medal
for parenting, either.

I think of all the things
I screwed up...

I mean, I never actually
b*rned down my own house.

Okay.

When you are young,
you do not understand

how much a kid is gonna
take from you.

You give him everything you've
got and more than you have.

What if I don't know how to
love him like that?

You don't have to know how,
Vicki.

You just have to stay.

That's all love is.

You stay.

Even though nobody
rewards you for it

and you always feel like
you are screwing up

and a lot of the time,
you are.

A mother stays.

You figure out the rest.

Millie.

Oh, Brat.

You're alive.

And in one piece.

So are you.

I didn't get Manx.
I tried.

It's okay.

He has to get through
all of us.

So we'll stop him this time.
For good.

Okay?

Thank you.

Hey.
You guys made it.

Hey, Bats,
are you okay?

I am so sorry
I wasn't there. Hm?

Whatever.

I'm fine.

Glad to see
you're alright.

You, uh You here for a visit
or to stay?

To stay.

Yes.

Abe, you foul old rummy,

I've told you before I don't
want any more clients from you.

You're joking.

Well, in that case,

I would be honored
to meet Charles Manx.