01x08 - Or Stay and Die

[bunniefuu]

[NAOMI] I don't even know
how to thank you.

For everything. You and Eleanor
made this night just...

perfect.

[SCREAMING]

Whenever you're ready, I'm right here.

[MATTHEW] It's a strange thing
to suddenly find yourself in hell.

I learned learn two things pretty fast.

One, you come up with an exit strategy.

- And the second?
- You find the people

who will go into the darkness with you.

[CLAIRE] What happened today with Daisy

means I'm on the right track.
But I can't keep

fooling around with animal studies.

I need you to make me a human specimen
to experiment on.

[GROANING]

[MARK] Ellie could be dead by tomorrow.

Unless she gets a proper meal.

What is it?

Maybe it's still good.

[CRYING] I'm sorry.

I will chase down
every one of these leads.

I will find us answers,
and I swear to God,

I will never stop until
we get our daughter back.

- Okay.
- Okay?

Okay.

[PRIEST] I've heard...

thousands of confessions in my life.

Never one like that. It's, uh...

It's quite a story.

You don't believe me?

Oh, it'd be a lot easier if I didn't.

And I don't know about you, but...

I could use a drink.

[SLOW, SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[DOOR CREAKS]

[BOTTLE CLINKING]

[CLEARS THROAT] Why are you here?

You cannot receive God's grace.

I know that.

His forgiveness is not available to you

as long as you plan to keep k*lling.

I'll stop k*lling
once my daughter's cured.

[PRIEST SCOFFS]

That's not how God works.

Then f*ck God.

That was him, not me.

You think this is funny?

No, I do not.

Elizabeth spent her life
treating the sick

and praising His name.

Eleanor was a kid,

an innocent child.

What did they ever do to deserve this?

I am so very sorry about your wife.

I mean, the way you described her...

That's love, that's God.

And I get that you're angry.

- No sh*t.
- [CHUCKLES]

But it's not God
you're angry at. It's your wife.

What did you just say?

She trapped you.

Watch your f*cking mouth.

Or what?

I fear God's wrath, not yours.

Ten years ago, you promised her

you'd never stop
until your daughter was cured.

And for ten years, you have
been bound to that promise,

and as far as I can tell,
it's brought you, your daughter

and everyone who crosses
your path nothing but pain.

Why are you saying this to me?

Because I'm trying to save your soul.

Your wife is gone,
your old life is gone.

I get you want your daughter cured.

[SIGHS]

But maybe God has other plans.

[SLOW, HAUNTING MUSIC]

He's coming to.

[SLOW, OMINOUS MUSIC]

[MATTHEW] Hmm. Oh, yeah, he's flying.

[MONITOR BEEPING]

[PETER] Okay, what now?

[CLAIRE] Now we go in.

This virus moves incredibly fast,
so we have to keep pace.

I'm gonna try and see
if I can figure out

exactly where it originates in the brain

and how it migrates.

You should probably go.
This is gonna be pretty intense.

No, I'm... I want to see this.

[INHALES AND EXHALES DEEPLY]

[SAW WHIRRING]

Where did you learn to do this?

This?

I've never done
anything like this before.

[GENTLE MUSIC]

[NAOMI] Eleanor?

What are you doing? Is everything okay?

Sorry. Um...

I was just looking at...

What's wrong?

Isaiah snuck you in here, huh?

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY] Yeah.

Oh, you're welcome to be here anytime,

as long as you ask me first.

But your dad's gonna be worried
if he sees that you're gone.

He went out.

Just for a walk. [CHUCKLES]

He's used to being up late
for work, so...

It's really cool
that you made this for Isaiah.

[CHUCKLES] Well, I am glad

somebody appreciates it.

[CHUCKLES]

[BOTH LAUGH]

[SLOW, CONTEMPLATIVE MUSIC]

Mm. I was four months pregnant there.

Can you tell?

Going through the academy with
morning sickness is no joke.

Ugh. I threw up right after
we did the obstacle course.

I was so embarrassed.

But then, this guy threw up.

And I was like, "What's his excuse?"

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Women are tougher than men.

It's just how it is.

Do you like being a cop?

Yeah, when I... when I feel
like I'm helping people.

Yeah, but isn't it dangerous?

Sometimes.

But I can handle myself.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
How'd you learn how to do that?

Years of practice.

In fact,
I am teaching a self-defense course

tomorrow night at my gym.

Would you maybe want to come along?

As long as your dad says okay.

It starts at : ,
so you'll be out a little late.

That's totally fine.

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

Ellie?

Why don't you head inside
so me and your dad can talk?

[DOOR CLOSES]

It appears our kids decided
to stage a secret sleepover.

[CLICKS TONGUE] A sleepover?

[CHUCKLES] I'll talk to Isaiah,

but for what it's worth,
I think it's harmless.

They just weren't ready
for their big night to end.

Hmm.

Eleanor said you went for a walk.

I... went to church.

Last night, or I guess tonight,

some... memories came up.

I-I'm sorry I acted strange after we...

It's okay. I understand.

Uh, uh, maybe I could make it up to you

with dinner tomorrow night?

What-what our kids have
is really special,

and I don't want
to get in the way of that.

Then let's agree.

No matter what, they come first.

The thing is, I invited Eleanor

to a class that I'm teaching
tomorrow night.

With your permission, of course.

What time is your class?

Eight o'clock.

Then dinner at : .

[ELEANOR LAUGHS SOFTLY]

[SLOW, OMINOUS MUSIC]

[PETER] It's okay.

You did really good.

W-Where am I?

This is my house.

I mean... it's my sister's lab,
but, um, we live here.

I, uh...

I know. Pretty freaky, right?

And sorry about the brace.

It's for your safety. You're, um...

Chris.

What?

[INHALES SHARPLY]

My name is Chris.

Oh, okay. Um...

I was just gonna say that
you need to stay in the brace

until my sister is finished.

[CHRIS BREATHES SHAKILY]

C-C-Can I have some...

w-water?

[INHALES SHARPLY]

No, you don't drink water anymore.

[BREATH TREMBLING]

[SLOW, EERIE MUSIC]

- Water?
- Hmm?

Oh, thanks.

What's that?

A DNA sequencer.

How's it work?

I don't know.

My mentor at Stanford won a Nobel,

and he just called these things
"science machines."

- But...
- [BEEP]

...it can sequence a genome,
something that used

to take us years to do,
in just a few hours.

And that tells you... what?

I like watching you work.

I'm establishing a baseline,
and then I'm going

to apply the nucleic acid binder
I've been working on.

The thing that
made Daisy have her period.

It's possible that even if the
treatment can reset normal aging

in a human, it might...

f*ck something else up?

Better him than Peter, right?

[SLOW, OMINOUS MUSIC]

- [FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
- [KNOCKING]

[DOOR OPENS]

Hey.

Ben is waiting for me
downstairs, so I got to run,

but we will have a conversation
about last night.

Okay.

You can't sneak Eleanor
in here without me knowing.

- I know.
- You know, a boy your age,

having a sleepover with a girl.

I shouldn't have done it,
and I'm probably grounded.

I totally understand.

Then why are you smiling?

You're going on a date with Mr. Mark.

[ISAIAH CHUCKLES]

Water's in the back.

[CHUCKLING] You-you sure you got enough?

Road trip, baby. Got to have provisions.

You know we're only going
to Long Island, right?

Exactly. Depending on traffic,

could be anywhere
from minutes to six hours.

[NAOMI CHUCKLES]

You do something to your hair?

Shut up and drive.

[SLOW, GENTLE MUSIC]

You going somewhere?

Hi.

Is that what you're wearing?

What's wrong with it?

I mean, it's not very fancy.

I don't like fancy.

Well, maybe she does.

You were spying on us last night.

[MARK CLEARS THROAT]

Come here.

So, okay, yes,

I'm taking Isaiah's mom, Ms. Cole...

Naomi.

Naomi, yes,

out for a little dinner tonight
before your thing.

Like we talked about,

she could have information
that could help us.

[SCOFFS] Is that why
you're going on a date with her?

I don't know
if I could call it a date. I...

You're just, like,
using her for information?

No. No.

I thought you liked her.

I do. I...

I do.

Dad, it's okay.

What?

For you to be happy.

Honey, I'm not trying to replace Mom.

I know,

but Mom would want you to be happy, too.

[SLOW, SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Hey.

Hey. You're doing a lot
on work on him, huh?

[CLAIRE] Well, like I said,
I have to move fast.

Can we talk in your room?

Is it okay to leave him alone?

It's just gonna take a minute.

I don't want you
spending any more time with...

Chris. That's his name.

That's what I'm talking about.
You're getting way too close.

Too close for what?

Claire, you need to come upstairs.

- Give me a minute.
- Now.

Peter, I'm serious.
Do not talk to him again.

[BEN] You're wearing makeup?

[CHUCKLES] No.
Will you give it a rest already?

I'm telling you,
something's different about you.

[WHISPERING] You're smiling.

- That's what it is.
- [WHISPERING] Will you shut up?

Good afternoon, ma'am. We are detectives

with the NYPD.
Do you mind if we come in?

What's this about?

To be clear, you are not
the subject of an investigation.

We're just, um... trying
to get a little information.

What sort of information?

We're concerned about a new street drug

that's been connected
to a series of murders.

Murders?

Yes, ma'am. We work homicide.

The lab analysis has concluded

that Mitigan, the painkiller
your father's company is...

I-I know what it is.

Well, it's a big part
of this new cocktail.

I don't understand.
AKL's been bankrupt for years.

- It's liquidated.
- I'm aware.

- And my father's dead, so...
- The thing is,

one of the most recent victims,
who we suspect was a dealer,

was a member of a special ops
unit stationed in Afghanistan

under the command of an
individual named Matthew Dean.

[BEN] Turns out,

this Matthew Dean ran
the security detail at AKL,

and worked as your father's
personal bodyguard for years.

Okay, so, let me get this straight.

You came all the way out here
to talk about some ex-army buddy

of an ex-employee of my deceased father?

We thought you might have access
to old employment records.

My father and I were estranged.

You live in his house.

Well, this is my house, actually.

- He left it to you?
- That's right.

Even though you're estranged?

Why exactly are you here?

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY] Like we said,

your father's painkiller has
been linked to several murders.

My father's painkiller destroyed
hundreds of thousands of lives.

And no one gave a sh*t
about it for years.

Where the hell were you then?

Why weren't you arresting
Arthur Logan back then?

Maybe because his victims
didn't look like this.

[SLOW, EERIE MUSIC]

Based on your partner's
reaction, I can only guess

how many protocols you just
violated showing me that.

That's all you have to say?

I don't know what
to tell you, Detective.

Um, probably some lab in Eastern
Europe pirated the formula

of my dad's drug and who knows what

they're cutting it with these days?

So, if you have any other questions,

you can contact my family's attorney.

We're so f*cked.

[CHRIS GROANING AND WHIMPERING]

H-Help me!

[CHRIS CRIES]

[CHRIS GROANS LOUDLY]

H-Help me!

[CRYING]

[SLOW, OMINOUS MUSIC]

[CRYING] Oh. Oh.

Hey. You got to stop doing that.

It-it hur...

hur-hur-hurts.

I know, it's...

You just have to, like, ignore it.

I... c-can't.

- It... it-it-it...
- Hey. Hey. Look.

It's your teeth. Here.

Okay? It's all shifting around.

It f*cking kills, I know.

But it goes away.

[BREATHES SHAKILY]

You're lucky, you know?

W-What?

When this happened to me,
no one had a clue what it was.

It was just, like...

It was really scary.

L-L-Look.

You g-g-got to let me go.

Go?

Please, man.
She's-she's really f*cking me up.

- No.
- [GROANS]

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, hey, hey.

- [GROANS]
- Lay down.

- [CRIES]
- Okay?

[BREATHING SHAKILY]

Claire's brilliant.

They're just... just really big
experiments, that's all.

P-P-Please. I... I got to go.

Don't talk, okay?

[CHRIS SNIFFLES]

I realized I should have asked
whether or not you like burgers.

That's pretty much all they do.

Well, diff-different...
different kinds of burgers?

Not really.

[NAOMI CHUCKLES]

Thank you.

♪ The only way ♪

♪ I can get through the day... ♪

You okay?

- I told you, burgers are fine.
- Oh.

This is not just any burger. [CHUCKLES]

The trick is to eat it over the fries
so you catch all the juice.

- ♪ I get up in the morning... ♪
- Mmm.

You're gonna tell me
how to drink my beer, too?

Sorry. [CHUCKLES]

♪ Laughing and talking... ♪

Mm-hmm.

- Right?
- Mm.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

- What is this place?
- [CHUCKLES]

This place kept me alive for years.

My buddy Zeke and I...

- The-the guy you work for now?
- Mm-hmm.

We used to work the line at
this, uh, French, uh, joint,

just uptown.

All the chefs in those days met up here.

- For burgers?
- Yeah. Hell yeah.

- [CHUCKLES]
- It's-it's...

what it's all about, you
know? It's just getting it right.

Five ingredients or ,
it doesn't matter.

I mean, you just have to know
what you can do honestly.

That's the whole trick.

What?

I... I was just thinking.

It must be nice to have a job

where you're rewarded
for getting things right.

Hmm.

Hard day at work?

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY] Yeah, but...

You want to talk about something else?

Like what?

Like how come
you're not singing anymore.

[CHUCKLES] Ah.

What is it they say
in Corinthians? Um...

There comes a time
to put away childish things?

There is nothing childish
about the way you sing.

Oh. [CHUCKLES]

I hope that didn't sound so...

Aggressively flirtatious?

I'm so bad at this.

What?

Intimacy. Uh...

Case in point, see,
I used the word "intimacy."

[CHUCKLING] I just quoted the Bible,

so, I'm not exactly k*lling it here.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Ah. I haven't been on a date
in a long time.

Is-is that what this is?

Oh, man.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

[CHUCKLES]

I haven't been happy in a long time.

Neither have I.

I was happy last night.

So was I.

I'm sorry if I came in here
with a weird energy.

Oh, that's okay.

It's just...

not to go into detail, but...

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
This thing at work. I...

I'm pretty sure
I'm about to get suspended.

- Really?
- Yeah. I, uh...

I showed up unannounced at this
woman's mansion in Long Island.

And-and you know what?
You should see this place.

Like, I knew

these pharma assholes made money,

[LAUGHING] but g*dd*mn.

This-this woman,
is she a drug manufacturer?

No, her father was.

And honestly,

I probably went too far.

But Christ's sake, people are dying.

And this woman is acting
like she's the victim.

[LAUGHS] f*cking rich people, right?

[NAOMI CHUCKLES]

Thanks for letting me unload.

[CHUCKLES]

They're late.

That means the date's going well, right?

Hey. What if your dad

and my mom got married?

Well, like, not tonight, but...

one day?

Would that make us brother and sister?

It'd make us a family.

[PHONE BUZZES]

They're pulling up in their Uber now.

I'm gonna meet your mom downstairs,
so we're not late for her class.

I'll see what I can find out.

Don't be obvious.

[BOTH CHUCKLE SOFTLY]

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

Hey, you forgot your jacket.

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

Hi there.

Forty-two.

Is that you?

Is your mother home?

What for?

I work with the building.

I'm just, uh, checking on a leak.

Your neighbor upstairs
left the water running, so...

- [QUIETLY] No.
- Are you sure?

Sometimes
it's just a dark spot up there.

Is she home?

She's a cop.

That's not what I asked.

You going out?

I think you might have left
your door unlocked.

My friend forgot her jacket.

You better go bring it to her.

It's cold out there.

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

- Mr. Mark.
- Hey, buddy.

- I brought your dinner.
- Yeah. I...

You okay?

What's...?

- I, uh...
- What's wrong?

Did you see him go in?

No.

Said he was with the building?

Yeah. Something about a leak.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Stay here.

[DOOR CREAKS]

Well, there's no one here now.

Um, keep the door locked
when you're home alone.

Okay.

Uh, you need anything,

I'll be right next door.

- Okay. Thanks, Mr. Mark.
- Of course.

- Enjoy your burger.
- Thank you.

You want to see something incredible?

Well, you know
I'm not a nerd like you, right?

Come here.

So, I'm looking for polymorphisms,

which are little random glitches
in the sequence of the genome.

And with a novel virus,
you expect to find tons of them,

but your sequencing and his

are virtually identical.

So we're, like, the same?

No. You're missing the point.
It's highly abnormal.

It means this strain has been
around for a really long time.

It's almost like the thing that bit you
was hundreds of years old.

What?

I'm just worried about Chris.

Peter.

I think he's, like, really hurt.

Of course he's...

We made him 'cause
there are things I have to do

which we can't do to you.

And those things are going to hurt.

- To find the cure?
- Exactly.

Okay, but when you figure it
out, will you cure Chris, too?

Do I have to remind you?

You were going to eat him before?

No, you don't understand. He's...

[LAUGHING]
What, your friend or something?

What then?

He's mine, Claire.

I made him.

And I can't describe it
any better than that,

- but he's mine now.
- You're scaring me a little.

No, I want... I want
to feed him, like, a real meal.

- Peter, no.
- No, he's gonna starve to death.

No, he's not.

Claire, you don't understand what...

He's not gonna starve
to death, because...

he's not gonna make it that far.

What?

I am not a brain surgeon.

The things I'm doing are irreversible.

I couldn't make him better
even if I wanted to.

The only thing
that's left to do now is the...

- What?
- The postmortem.

I'm sorry. I thought you understood.

No. I guess I didn't understand.

But I do now.

Are you sure?

Yeah, I get it.

I do.

[SLOW, CONTEMPLATIVE MUSIC]

[ARTHUR] Can I help you?

This man's asking about Peter.

Our family's made it clear.

We'd like our privacy as we grieve.

[SIGHS]

So, I look pretty helpless, right?

He's heavier and stronger
than me, and he's choking me,

which means I've got about eight
seconds before I black out.

So here's what I'd do.

And then you finish him. You got it?

So everybody pair off.
Let's give it a try.

Come here.

Mm-hmm.

So while they're busy, I will
show you some of the basics.

Let's get the hair out of the way.

Okay. Can I grab your wrist?

Okay.

So, if someone's going
to att*ck a woman or a child,

this is probably how it starts.

Because they don't think we're a thr*at.

So if you want to get out of it,
you have to be strategic.

Widen your stance.

Mm-hmm. And where is
the opening in my grip?

Good.

So I want you to turn the thin,
bony part of your wrist

till it lines up with that.

Very nice. You know what?

Jimmy? I am going to show you
the advanced version.

Mm-hmm.

You see what I did?

You want to try it?

Twist and elbow.

Okay, come here.

So here's the thing.

If anyone ever comes after you,

you show them no mercy.

You understand?

You get them in their weak spots,

the eyes, the balls.

There is no shame in doing
whatever it takes to survive.

Okay?

Now, I can tell that you are stronger
than people think you are.

So this time...

I want you

to hit him in his face

as hard as you can.

Okay?

[SLOW, SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[GRUNTS]

[NAOMI GASPS]

Did you know you could do that?

Um... not really.

[MARK] Ellie? Honey.

You're not gonna believe this.

I figured it out.

Figured what out?

It. [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

It. Who she is.

What are you talking about?

The woman in charge.

What?

Of the drug we've been chasing.

- You serious?
- Her name is Claire Logan.

She's a scientist, and listen to this.

Her brother supposedly d*ed
ten years ago.

- Oh, my God!
- I know. This is it, honey.

How did you figure this out?

- I didn't. It was Naomi.
- What?

Yeah. She-she went out there
to investigate this woman.

Wait. She told you?

Not in so many words,

but I-I... I got enough
to put two and two together.

I thought you said you liked her.

I do like her, but that's not important.

That's not important?

[STAMMERS] Ellie, this is...
this is the closest we've ever been.

I'm talking about an actual cure.

They're the whole reason
I want to be cured.

What?

Because once I'm cured,
we could be a family.

After you're cured,

we can never see them again.

What are you talking about?

She's a homicide detective.

You can't forget reality just
because you met a boy you like.

- I love him.
- You only think you do.

And he loves me.

He doesn't know you.

Yes. He does.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

What did you just say?

He accepts me for what I am.

When did you tell him?

I told him weeks ago.

Oh, my God.

And he'll never tell.

What were you thinking?

- I had to be honest.
- Honest?!

You-you... you can be honest
with him, but not me?

And now he has to lie to his own mother

so that you can be honest?

- I think Naomi would understand.
- Are you insane?!

Do you know how many people
I've k*lled to bring you dinner?

- She would understand?!
- She cares about us.

- Ellie!
- She cares about me!

She's not your f*cking mother!

Your mother d*ed so you could live!

[SIGHS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

sh*t.

[SLOW, SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[CHRIS WHIMPERING]

[CHRIS WHIMPERING]

[PETER] Shh, shh, shh, shh.

[WHISPERING] My sister is
up there. We need to be quiet.

[CHRIS WHIMPERS QUIETLY]

Get as far as you can
before the sun comes up.

[CHRIS MOANS]

Then you need to find
someplace really dark to hide.

That is very important. No sunlight.

Peter, you can't do this. You know that.
Think about it.

No, you... you need to stay out
of this, Claire! This isn't about you!

There's only one way out
of this, Peter, okay?

You need to take him... Chris

back down into the lab, okay?

No, y... No!

Look,

you're not thinking straight,
you're not seeing...

Stop telling me how I feel!

- Peter...
- No, stop treating me like

I'm some problem
that you're supposed to fix.

That's not...

There's no way he makes it out there.

You know that.

It's too dangerous.

Dangerous?

You were gonna k*ll him.

For us... Peter.

It's too dangerous... for us.

[THUDDING]

Peter?

[HAUNTING MUSIC]

[WHIMPERS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[SCREAMS]

[HAUNTING MUSIC]

[LINE RINGING]

[SIGHS]

[BEEP]

Ellie, honey, um...

I'm so sorry for what I said.

I would give anything to take it back.

[SOFT, GENTLE MUSIC]

One day, after you're cured,

maybe you'll have a child,

and... [LAUGHS SOFTLY]

you'll experience a joy

beyond all understanding.

And then you'll understand.

You make me happier and prouder

than you'll ever know.

And there's nothing

I would not do for you.

Now and always.

[PHONE BEEPS OFF]

[KNOCKING]

[ISAIAH] Are you there?

I heard your dad go out.

[SIGHS] Hey.

Uh, I can't hang out tonight.

Oh. Okay.

So, tell me what your dad said
about the date.

I've never seen my mom so happy.

You okay?

[CRYING]

[SOMBER MUSIC]

[ELEANOR CRYING SOFTLY]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[CLAIRE BREATHING HEAVILY]

[PANTING LOUDLY]

[LOCKS RATTLING]

[PANTING LOUDLY]

[WHIMPERING]

[EERIE, PULSING MUSIC]

[PANTING]

[PANTING]

I'm g-g-gonna

tear you apart!

[PANTING QUIETLY]

[GASPS]

[SHALLOW BREATHING]

[SCREAMING]

[YELLS]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[GASPING]

[GASPING LOUDLY]

[PANTING]

[SCRAPING, SQUISHING NEARBY]

[THUDDING]

[CREAKING, THUDDING]

[RHYTHMIC THUDDING]

[SCRAPING CONTINUES]

[DOOR CREAKS]

[GASPS]

[ENGINE REVVING]

Psst!

- [BOTH GRUNT]
- [THUD]