01x08 - Beware the Gravediggers

[bunniefuu]

So, Tanah Merah's
brighter future, eh?

On the 15th
day of the seventh month,

the gates of hell swing open

and the dead are free
to roam the Earth.

But some were not so
properly venerated

and so were forced to
endure eternal starvation.

Their emaciated spirits
still wander the streets.

Their necks thin and stretched
from their endless hunger.

Oh, how they hunger.

Wait. Cut.

- What? Why are you cutting?
- Do you think we should tell the others?

No. We don't need
their permission.

Mr. Midnight!

- See? They love us!
- Hey, Mr. Midnight,

please take off your mask.

- I don't think that's a good idea.
- Let's see who you are.

Nat!

Zoe!

Mr. Midnight!

Mr. Midnight!

The man in the
movie who I took this from,

who was he, do you think?

He was probably a
dukun, like you.

I thought dukuns were good guys.

Not like... Whoa,
that man was nasty!

Dukuns can be good or bad.

They have been fighting the
Hutan Lahir for centuries.

Sometimes the dukun
defeats the demon,

trapping it, or returning
it to the spirit world.

Other times, however,
the demon corrupts the dukun.

Instead of banishing
the demon to the spirit world,

he helps the Hutan Lahir
raise armies of the dead.

If this kris belonged to a bad dukun,
do you think I can use it?

Ow.

I guess that
answers your question.

What were the rituals
that needed a kris?

They were really advanced, Tyar.

Well, let's see
what this can do.

Okay.

"Opening the gateway.

This ritual is used to guide stray
spirits back to the spirit realm."

It sounds dangerous.

What about something easier?

I need to practice
fighting the Hutan Lahir.

All right.

So, the spirit world
is all around us.

All right.

Okay. Ready.

- Be very careful, okay?
- Okay.

Right.

What do you see?

It goes on forever.

What's that?

Whatever it is,
it's getting closer.

Tyar. Quickly, close it.

- No, wait, wait, wait, wait.
- Close it now! Now!

- Say this word.
- Okay.

Things go both
ways through those gates.

So make sure you always
remember to close it behind you.

Hey. When the two of you
are done goofing around,

Tyar, you might want to come
and look at something serious.

Please! Come on,
show us who you are!

Bodoh!

What were they thinking?

I mean, Nat, I can
understand, but Zoe?

Nat's always wanted to make
Mr. Midnight a rock star or something.

Tyar.

Hi, Aunty Z. How are you?

Hello, Ling.

Tyar, can we talk?

About kakek being a dukun?

No. About you coming home.

- They're the same thing.
- No, they're not.

Some things you just
don't need to know.

Okay. Maybe I should just go.

No. Stay.

I was thinking, Tyar, you
might be able to find a...

Where did you get that?

I need to work something out.

I'm going to stay
here a little longer.

Tyar, it's not safe.

Then where is safe? Tell me.

What do I need to know?

I can't.

Give him some time.
I'll keep him safe.

That kris,

you're playing with things
you know little about, Keat.

Now is not the time.
Let's talk later?

Fine.

Bye.

Pa, what did she mean?

She means some things are not
meant for daughters with big ears.

I don't have big ears.

Please! Come
on, show us who you are!

How are those new fans
working out for you?

You saw the stream?

Who hasn't?

Yeah, I guess things
got a little wild.

Zoe, why are you doing
this Midnight stuff?

I don't know. You
know, at the start,

I thought I was gonna make
something people thought was cool.

I could be cool, but...

So it is cool, isn't it?

I mean, you got mobbed.

- Yeah, I guess, but...
- But?

There's a catch.

Yeah. It's a little scary.

Hey.

Hey, it's okay.

And it's not just the mob, it's
everything that's happened.

If it scares you so much,
why are you doing it?

The others, you know,
Nat and Ling and Tyar,

even though they're the biggest
geeks you can ever meet,

they're my family, you know?

And I'm doing this
because of them.

The things
we do for our family.

Are you okay?

Yeah. I'm okay.

Hey, look, I think my dad is
planning to dig up the cemetery.

What? He can't do that!

I know, but he will.

We have to tell the others.

Will you come with me?

Yeah, let's go.

Thanks.

11,700 new followers.

Nat.

- 1,400 new followers.
- Nat.

What? You're welcome.

I accept payment in noodles.

Mr. Midnight does not
do meet-and-greets.

Do you want hits or not?

I know social media is
not your thing, Ling,

so leave it to the experts.

That's so not the point.

I was gonna ask your permission,

and then I realized
you're not my bosses.

- Yeah, we're not your bosses.
- Yeah.

But, dude, that was not cool.

That was so extra!

Don't g*ng up on me.

Then stop treating
Mr. Midnight like a joke!

Or what? You'll fire me?

You know what, I'm out of here.

Dude, come on, man.

Let him go.

What is it?

It's from Zoe.

You're not going to believe
what Jimmy's doing now.

Wow.

I didn't realize you were there.

Great. Back here again.

Hey, it's okay.

This time, you're not alone.

Where's Nat?

He's in a snit 'cause
we told him off.

Okay, so, what's the plan?

I mean,

community protest is a bit out of the
ordinary for Mr. Midnight, isn't it?

I don't know, anything
to do with Jimmy K

seems to be Mr. Midnight's
problem nowadays.

- What do you mean?
- How does your dad seem?

Has he been acting
strangely lately?

- What?
- Tyar, not now.

First things first. We gotta figure
out what to do with the gravediggers.

Well, the workers my father hire,
are not usually nice, you know?

How are we going to stop them?

We can't.

But if people knew about this…

What do you mean?

No one's family is gonna like seeing
machines rolling all over the graves.

Right, yeah! We should
do a Midnight alert!

We can gather public support.

Brilliant! We'll
spark an outcry!

What should
I say? "Urgent..."

No, "Bulldozers are on the
way to dig up the cemetery."

No. Something
more personal.

"Bulldozers are destroying the final
resting place of your loved ones!"

Jimmy K's bulldozer.

Do it.

"Come to the cemetery now,

and stop this outrage."

- Done! Sent.
- Great.

- What now?
- We wait, I guess.

There's this grave
I need to visit.

I'll come with you.

Yeah, sure.

A cemetery adventure

without Mr. Midnight himself.

Wanna leave me out? Fine.

I'll do my own live stream.

Tyar is with Ling.

That kris. How did he get it?

You should talk
to him about that.

Fat chance Tyar will talk to me.

It doesn't help that you
take his side all the time.

- Zihan, really?
- I'm sorry.

Tyar talks to me instead of you,

because of all the family secrets
you've been hiding from him.

You know the truth.

Forget what happened with Dimas.

Tyar needs help.

He is a dukun whether you
want him to be one or not.

I mean, you must have told
him about the dangers?

Of course, all the time.

But there's only so
much I can teach him.

- He needs a...
- Stop.

Please.

The boy knows you're
hiding something from him.

And his curiosity is
making him reckless.

If things don't go well
with the demolition crew,

should we just, like, back down?

You're asking me
to abandon my ma?

This grave is the only
thing I have left of her!

I'm sorry. I thought that...

You thought that because there's no
one in the grave, it doesn't matter.

- No, I didn't mean that.
- Yes, you did.

It's okay. I'll leave you alone.

Tyar?

Can you help me?

Of course. Anything.

- I want to know.
- Know what?

If my mum died.

You can see spirits.

Ling. I don't know how.
It doesn't work like that.

Don't you see? Ma disappeared.

Pa and I, we don't know. We don't
know if she got into an accident,

if she fell, if she got lost,

or just something.

Because if she didn't
die, it means she left us.

And that cannot be it, can it?

No. No.

It would be easier if
something happened to her.

How bad is that?

It's not bad.

Whatever I can do, Ling.

Yo, the workers
are here! Come back!

Ling! Tyar! Hurry!

Let's go.

Whoa!

All right! What have
we here?

Expellimus! Oramus!

Or something like that.

Man, gotta love the props.

Live from downtown Tanah
Merah. It's Midnight!

- No one came?
- No! It looks like we're on our own.

Having a night out
with your girlfriends, are you?

We know what you're up to
and you don't have the right.

Oh, really? And who said that?

You don't have the
permits, Yusuf.

Is that Benny? Little Benny.

It's been a while.

People call me Ben now.

I see you're still the little
spoiled brat you always were, Benny.

But I don't think your daddy will be
happy with you holding up his work, Benny.

There is no work. It's ill*gal.

Who asked you?

Hey, hey! Back off, or...

Or what? Tell to Daddy?

Why don't you leave while
you still can? Come on.

Well, if you want to dig up the cemetery,
then you'll have to go through us first.

Because
the way I see it,

you're standing between us
doing our job and getting paid.

People's families are buried
here. And their spirits will...

I had
enough of this.

Come on, boys, let's put these kids
somewhere they won't hurt themselves.

Hey, stop! Stop! Stop!

What's going on in here?

Hey, step back!

What are you doing?

What do you guys
think you're doing?

Let our families rest in peace!

Who organized this?

Ma'am. We're
just following orders.

- Whose orders?
- Whose orders? Who?

Listen.

This area is under development.

It's Jimmy K's order, isn't it?

Tell him to come and
face us like a man!

Ask about the permit!

Shh!

Hey! Who
are you calling a bule?

The bule is right.
Where's your permit?

You cannot come here and
destroy our dad's grave!

Yeah! What's it for?

Another stinking hotel?

Calm down, everyone.
Just calm down.

Jimmy K!

Go
away! Jimmy K! Go away!

- Hello, sir?
- Jimmy K! Go away!

We have some
protesters here.

How did they hear about this?

I don't know, sir,
but they are angry!

Do not back down.
Use the machines!

Sir, you
cannot be serious.

Jimmy K! Go away!

Listen, Yusuf. Get
your men to push through.

They'll get out of
the way quick enough.

Yusuf, what's going on?

How can you do this?

I don't think we can
get the job done today.

What! Yusuf, get those
machines rolling.

Jimmy K! Go away!

Get it done or you're fired.

Just do it yourself.

What? Yusuf...

You know
they're in the right.

Oh, really?

And why is that?

Digging up the cemetery would do
nothing but disturb the spirits.

Disturb the spirits.

And what spirits, do you think?

The spirits of Tanah Merah's
ancestors, of course.

Ah, yes. Ancestors, of course.

And do you have
ancestors, Sylvia?

Yes, I have them.

And I respect them, sir.

Respect?

- What do you know about respect?
- Sir?

Do you want to see
what I do all this for?

Who's behind all
of my hard work?

Maybe tomorrow.
It's getting late.

No, no, no, no,
no. Stay. I insist.

It's time you meet who
is behind all this fun.

Now do you see?

Think Mr. Midnight
has to be serious all the time?

Think again.

We're re-branding to
the super-fun-natural!

All right.

Starting now.

I still can't believe it.

The workers actually
listened to us.

I think it was more the people.

There are good things about
having lots of followers, I guess.

Actually, it was Ben that
got this happening. Right?

Well, now all I have to do is
face my dad. And I'm sure he'll...

What's that?

It's a pocong.

What is it? What's a pocong?

- It's a shroud ghost.
- What's a shroud ghost?

What does that even mean?

The spirit
of someone who's…

Who's trapped inside a shroud.

Terrific.

She
said there is danger.

Let's go.

Tyar. Tyar! Do something!

I can open a gateway
and send her back.

Open what?

It's a ritual,
but I need the kris.

- Who's Chris?
- A special knife.

A special knife? I've
got a special knife.

Here.

What's special about this?

My dad got it for me. It's
for my tenth birthday.

I don't think that's what he meant,
but just try it. Just try it.

- It didn't work.
- You think?

No, no, no, no.

Tyar! My nanek said that a pocong can be
released by undoing a shroud's topknot.

Nanek? Is that like some kind
of special priest or something?

- No, no, no. It's my nana.
- Oh.

Go ahead. See what happens.

Me? You're the dukun!
You do it. Go on.

Tyar, just do it!

Tyar. You okay?

I think I see your… I think
I saw your mother's spirit.

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