01x02 - The Bite

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So? What? So,
what's it gonna be?

Would it be lame if I just wanted
to get drunk on a beach with you?

It's exactly what
I was thinking.

Yo!

He's ignoring me on purpose.

Just go up to the bar.
It's not the Four Seasons.

Yeah. It's not the Four Seasons.
This'll get his attention.

Hey! Over here!

You know what? Every single time
I need something, he disappears.

Now
I gotta go to the can.

When he comes back, can you get
me one of those fruity margaritas?

That's what I want.

Mmm! Marcos, hola.

Hello, ma'am. Sir.

Marcos, just Ben
and Rose, por favor.

Of course. What can
I do for you, Miss?

I mean, Rose.

Oh! Yeah. Um, this is for you.

This is...
far too generous. I...

We insist. You have made
us feel so welcome here.

I am so glad you've enjoyed
your stay at Secret Refuge.

Gracias. De nada.

Sorry about all the
commotion earlier.

I think Charles has had just
a little too much... sun?

I was gonna say 'rum'.

Let me make it up
to you. Listen.

Our friends came here last year

and they told us about this
incredible secret beach.

We went yesterday. Amazing.
Completely deserted.

You go, you can have a couple of
drinks, make love on the sand.

Where exactly is that paradise?

You go to the gate at the
western edge of the resort,

then take the path
for 20 minutes.

I thought we weren't supposed
to leave the resort, like, ever.

Where's your sense of adventure?

We wouldn't be able to do
this stuff if we had kids.

But you'd be such a great dad.

I want a little
more time. Just us.

We'll always have us. I promise.

Come on, Rose!

Get in here! I'm good.

I always know the vacation's officially
over when the vacuum comes out.

Joke all you want,
but the system works.

Forgot about the system...

which only works because that
hotel didn't have any bedbugs.

The system works
because even if it did,

they wouldn't survive long
enough to infest our lovely home.

Whoa. Whatever makes
you sleep better.

Once males are no
longer capable of fathering cubs,

they're usually
expelled from the pride.

That's gonna be you
with our six kids.

I've seen happier
lions at the zoo.

The life
expectancy for a male lion

is much less than
that of a female.

What's up with your face?

What is it?

It's... I don't know.
It's, like, a little bite.

If that resort gave me
bedbugs, I'm gonna freak out.

I'm sure it's not bedbugs.

Probably, like...

mosquito bite, or something.

Nothing to worry about.

Rose.

Ben, wake up.

What time is it? Look.
Look. It got worse.

That's what bites do. They
swell before getting better.

I've never had a bite like
this before. Feel my forehead.

OK. You are a little bit warm,
but that doesn't mean anything.

We've brought back bedbugs.

Honey. You're overreacting.

OK?

It's just a little bite.

I'm telling you, something
is wrong. I can feel it.

First thing in the morning, we're gonna
call Dr Rendell and sort this out.

Right? Now go back to sleep.

You're gonna feel
better in the morning.

Chin up.

Does it hurt when you swallow?

No.

Is your throat sore?

No. Any nausea?

No, but I've had a terrible
headache for the last two days.

OK. Well, the good news
is it isn't bedbugs.

How do you know?

They tend to feed in a straight line.
Their bites don't swell like this.

And the bad news?

It's definitely a
bite. From what?

Not sure. Haven't
seen one like this.

Want you to make an appointment
to see a specialist.

Her name's Dr Paully. She's
an excellent dermatologist.

But what if I can't get
in, and it gets worse?

I was reading about
these botflies,

and they implant
larvae into your skin.

Rose. It's not a botfly.

Make the appointment and check
back with me next week, OK?

OK.

One more thing.

Do me a favour. Stay
off the internet.

OK.

Doomscrolling
the internet.

Great idea.

Seriously, Dr Google
won't have the answers.

And neither did our doctor.

What did he say? He wants me to see a specialist,
but I can't get in for at least a week.

Honey?

It hurts.

Maybe you should
drink water instead?

Water. Right.

Didn't think of that.

I guess Ben always knows best.

It's great to be treated like
an infant. Whoa.

I'm just so sick of being told
what to do. Is that OK with you?

I'm sorry. It's fine. It
was just a suggestion.

Do whatever you want.

I'm gonna lie down.

You OK?

Do you need anything?

I'm sorry about what happened.

It's OK.

I just...

I don't feel right.

Something just
feels really wrong.

It's fine.

We'll figure it out.

OK.

Feeling better? I think so.

What? Oh, my God.

Rose! Rose!

Open the door!

Let me in. Rose!

Rose! Let me in!

Rose!

Rose! Let me in!

Rose!

Rose, what's happening?
Rose, let me in!

What's happening
to me?

The doctors are trying
to sort that out.

They think the bite happened
while we were away...

and that there were eggs
placed inside your face.

I'm gonna be sick.

It's OK.

Did they get them all out?

Yeah. They... They think so.

They 'think' so?

They... They're checking.

This isn't happening.
I'm having a nightmare.

It's... It's gonna be
all right. You'll see.

G... G... Give me your phone.

Rose... Now. I wanna see. It's not a good
idea. You need to get some rest. I wanna SEE.

Oh... Oh, my God.

We've got some great doctors, and they said the
scarring will be minimal. Don't worry about it.

Minimal?!

I wanna go home.

No, no, no. They wanna keep you here until the
fever comes down and the test results come back.

Get me out of
here, please.

It's gonna be all right.
I'm... I'm gonna sort it out.

OK?

You'll sort it out?

Great. Just like you did with that
frickin' dump you took me too?

The one that mutilated my face?

This is all your fault,
you frickin' idiot.

I don't know what's
happening to me.

What's happening to me?
Come here. It's all right.

What's
happening to me?

We'll fix this.

I promise.

I promise you.

Secret Refuge
Resort. How can I help you?

Hi. I'd like to speak with
one of your employees.

His name is Marcos: he
works at the beach bar.

May I ask what this
is regarding, sir?

I'm... pretty sure
I... I left my watch...

at the bar on my last
night there. I...

Oh, of course, sir. I'll
connect you with the beach bar.

Thank you. Thank you.

Marcos speaking.

Marcos, hi. Er, this
is Ben. Remember me?

Of course. Rose's
husband. How are you?

Not so great.

Rose is at the hospital right now with
a nasty infection on her face, and...

..we think she got
bit at the resort.

Has anybody...?

Has it happened
to anybody before?

Hello? Marcos? Are you there?

I... I'm sorry, Ben.
I... I can't. I...

Please, Marcos. If you know
something, you have to tell me.

Por favor.

Give me your number.
I can't talk now.

Oh, no.

No. No.

Ohh!

Rose. You're all right.

Er... I was having a nightmare.

That's OK. You're safe.

Do you know where you are?

Yeah. When can I go home? That's
what I want to talk to you about.

They said I could
leave tomorrow.

We need to do more tests. I'll come back
for tests. It's not quite that simple.

The MRI of your skull
detected an anomaly.

Could be nothing,

but we have to make sure it
isn't a lesion or a tumour.

And how do you do that?

We conduct a biopsy.

Of my skull? No.

There's nothing to be
scared of. No. No way.

We do them all the time.

Would you like something
to help you fall asleep?

No.

Try to get some rest.

Are you a reporter?

No. I just wanted
to talk to you...

Because I've been working on this for two
years, and I'm not sharing it with anyone.

Look. I'm not a
freakin' reporter, OK?

I just need some
answers for my wife.

Did you leave the compound?

How do you know that?
You're not the first.

Just... tell me
what's happening.

After the resort
opened four years ago,

staff members
started to disappear.

They paid off the family members
so it never made the news.

But then,

some guests started to come back
to the US acting... strange.

What do you mean, 'strange'?

One mother of four drove her minivan into
oncoming traffic, k*lling everyone inside.

Another guy slaughtered
his whole family.

Both had no prior history
of mental illness,

but there was a connection.

They both... left the compound.

What's causing it?

That resort was once surrounded
by untouched rainforest.

Who knows what was
in that jungle?

Maybe it's a virus, or a feral
cat, or a new bacteria, or...

Hello?

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Rose.

I missed you so much.

I missed you too, but...

what are you doing here?

They said I could
leave. Isn't it great?

My God.

Why didn't you call for a ride?

I took an Uber. I
didn't wanna wake you.

So... no follow-ups or anything?

No. They said
everything looks great.

I thought you'd be
happy to see me.

Of course I am. But...

..I've been worried
sick about you.

I just wanna make sure you're OK. What
did they say about the test results?

Let's talk about it
after I've showered.

I feel disgusting.
Y... Yeah. Of course.

Ben.

I'm fine.

Everything's gonna be fine now.

You have
reached St Joseph Hospital.

If you know the extension of the
person you'd like to reach, use it now.

Otherwise, stay on the line.

Your call will be placed
in priority sequence.

There are currently
15 callers holding.

You are caller 15.

There are
currently 15 callers holding.

You are caller nine.

M...
Marcos? What was that?

My sister. Her name was Helena.

What happened to her?
She worked with me.

One night, she got drunk

and passed out on the beach
outside the resort property.

Where we went? Yes.

Days later, she attacked
her mother... and me.

We took her to the
doctors at the resort.

They locked her up. Why?

They said she'd contracted some...
virus that changed her brain,

made her violent.

But they lied.

It was a bite, wasn't it?

From a spider.

Yes. They found them when
they were building the resort.

No-one had ever
seen them before.

There's gotta be something
we can do. I mean...

People think the spiders
lay eggs in the bite.

Once these hatch, they burrow
into your body and brain...

where they breed...

What about medicine?

An antidote. Something.

I have to go. No.
No. Marcos, please.

Tell me what happened
to your sister.

I can't tell you.

They made me sign all these
papers, and... I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. Marcos. Marcos!

Think
about Rose. Please.

I'm sorry, Ben.

I wish I could help.

But if that spider
bit your wife...

she's gone.

May God be with you.

Marcos. Marc...

Rose?

Rose!

Rose.

Rose?

Rose. I know you're down here.

I wanna help.

Rose.

Rose.

Where are you?

Rose.

What is this?

Rose, let me go! What are you
doing?

Let me go right now! Rose!

Rose. Wait, Rose. Rose. Rose.

I have to get you to the
hospital. You need help. OK?

It's almost time. It's
not your fault. OK?

What are you doing?

Look. She's here.

Rose? Rose, no. Rose!

Rose, let me go!

Let me go, now!

This would be so much easier
for you if you didn't struggle.

Rose.

I know you're in...
This is not you.

Isn't it, Ben?

Why don't you tell me
exactly who I am, then?

Rose, we can fix
this. We can fix it.

We can fix it.

No!

No, don't! Be still.

Rose.

Please.

Please... just...

I always knew you'd
make a good father.