01x10 - Witchbomb

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Motherland: Fort Salem". Aired: March 18, 2020 - August 23, 2022.*
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Set in an alternate America where witches ended their persecution over 300 years ago by cutting.
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01x10 - Witchbomb

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It's a bowerbird's foot.

It's supposed to keep you safe,

passed from mother to daughter.

Previously on Motherland:

They're innocent.

People are in there.

Your days of leading

our m*llitary are over.

Fellow citizens..

I told Petra that Scylla

was being held on base.

- Petra told President Wade.

- I am granting General Alder

full authorization.

Alder puppeted the president.

Can she follow this back to us?



If she does,

you're all in grave danger.

- She did it.

- How many of the Tarim remain?



Less than ten.

The work they possess

is very special.

I know this sound.

It's in my blood.

How did the Spree find them

before we did?



- What if it's not the Spree?



- I rooted out

the last remaining Camarilla

over 200 years ago.

They very much wanted

my voice in here too.

To look this kind

of evil in the face.

The burning times are over, right?



Does something like that

ever really go away?



Goal!

We are the Spree.

Our ancient enemy has returned.

Our ancient enemy has returned.

Our ancient enemy has returned.

Our ancient enemy has returned.

Our ancient enemy

- What ancient enemy?

We had so many.

- Take your pick.

My guess?

The church.

The people from the soccer

stadium are still messed up,

even though they're being treated.

Guys, we have other things

to think about right now.

- Ladies, we did this.

- Yeah, we did.

- Wasn't easy.

- Or fair.

- But we made it through.

- Together.

Come on, shitbird.

Congratulations.

You have given more

than you thought you could.

You have accessed reserves

of power you never knew existed.

And while graduation marks

an important day in a soldier's life,

this is just the beginning.

Today, some of you will

place at w*r College.

Others will join their sisters

on the frontlines.

But all of you

will serve this great country

as soldiers

of the United States army.

Make your way outside, ladies.

The ninth bell reveals your fate.

Gr uh

Oh. Guys, I'm so sorry.

Just when you get your hopes up.

- This can't be true.

- No.

I always knew this would happen.

Graduation bells.

They're one step closer

to dying for the cause.

I let you see Raelle.

So let's get started.

Why am I still here, Anacostia?



- I told you.

- You wanted to see if I'm human.

But you already know I am.

- It's something more.

- Do tell.

It's beginning to dawn on you

that, if I'm a human being,

and member of the Spree,

then maybe others in the Spree

are human beings too.

And they might have their reasons,

just like I do,

and then things are not as

simple as you wish them to be.

Your ignorance is stunning.

If only you could hold

on to your pathetic story

- of good versus evil.

- This was a mistake.

It's a children's story,

Anacostia.

You're a grown woman,

Even more, you're a witch.

The only thing starting to dawn

on me is just how lost you really are.

Keep fighting it.

Truth always wins.

You know no!

You know nothing about me.

This is not happening.

This has never happened

in American freaking history.

- Not to a

- Bellweather!

We get it.

It's Alder. Think about it.

Yeah, it's because

of what we told Petra.

If Alder puppeted the president,

then she must have glimpsed

Petra in Wade's memories.

- And here we are.

- w*r meat.

General Alder would like

to speak to your unit.

Immediately.

Khalida and Adil have agreed

to accept my help.

I'm assembling a small strike team

to rescue the remaining Tarim.

- Khalida requested

- Insisted.

Insisted that your unit

accompany us,

given your success

with Khalida's ailments.

There may be others

with the same affliction.

- I will come too.

- No.

It's essential that I must come.

No. We both know why.

Your are the last

of a powerful line.

All the more reason.

It is decided, then.

I will help you find my people.

We leave at 1500 hours.

Dismissed.

- Thank you.

- Nice to meet you.

- Pop!

- Hey, kid.

- Did you have fun?



- It was okay.

Old buildings are old buildings.

I'm glad to see

you're wearing that.

Yeah. Sounds like

I'm gonna need it.

I'm deploying today, Dad.

That soon, huh?



I didn't get into w*r College.

Well, hey, neither did your mama.

Dad, why didn't Mom's charm

keep her safe?



She never brought it

on her last tour.

I thought they sent it

back with her medal.

Nope. It's like she knew

she wasn't coming back.

I know how bad she wanted

to pass it to you.

There's something else.

I've had it a while.

She wanted me to give it

to you when you graduated.

- I love you, Dad.

- You too, Rae.

I'll call you

when I get home from China.

So, you wear that old bird's foot

and you come back to me.

I promise I will.

- I love you.

- I love you.

Everything's going to be okay.

No, it's not.

Alder found out about

what we did, what you did,

and everything backfired.

Alder's retaliating.

I know Alder personally blocked

your placement at w*r College.

I pulled some strings.

It wasn't hard with the

att*cks on our family,

not to mention

the blowback Alder's getting for

what happened after Citydrop.

It was deemed too

risky to send you on

another premature,

reckless deployment.

Instead, I have secured a solo

placement for you at w*r College.

Just me?



Just you, daughter.

I've already moved you

out of Circe.

But Raelle and Tally are

the last of their lines too.

They should

Some Matrilines are more

important than others.

They don't matter to me.

You do.

Abigail won't

be joining you in Tarim.

How is that even possible?



Petra still has powerful friends.

- That's ridiculous!

- I know.

No, absolutely not!

This is a complete betrayal

of everything you taught us!

I mean, the unit that,

the unit this.

What kind of justice it that?



Some sisterhood.

Every single thing

that we fought for

and bled for has

been a complete joke.

- Are you that surprised, Tal?



- Yes, I am.

- You ladies are wheels up in ten.

- This is so fast.

You need to put this to bed

and get your head in the mission.

Be smart out there. Make me proud.

Is this?



We don't say goodbye here.

Thank you for taking care of us.

I'm going to need the two of you

to come back so you can continue

to frustrate me

and age me prematurely.

Okay?



- Yes, ma'am.

- Yes, ma'am.

Um

Wherever they're taking Scylla,

can you please make sure

that they go easy on her?



I know she's messed up,

but she's not all bad.

- I'll try.

- Thank you.

I can't believe Abigail would leave

without saying goodbye to us.

This is crazy.

You gonna give me one more chance?



My dead parents.

Better times.

What happened to them?



I'm sure it's all in the report.

Yeah, but I want

to hear it from you.

I was 16.

We were drifting west that spring,

across the cession, undetected.

We were good at that.

Until we weren't.

We found different Dodger families

in sleepy towns all

over the dustbowl.

We got new names.

I was starting school.

They were waiting at our home.

m*llitary police?



My parents surrendered themselves,

but they k*lled them anyways,

to prove a point.

I was hiding in the garage.

I did nothing.

Now, I fight in their honor.

I lost mine too.

- Your?



- Parents.

Not the plague or storm

or festering w*r wounds.

No, it was a car accident,

icy road.

Why didn't they just?



Bust out some work

and right the car?



They were on furlough.

My parents were as by

the book as you can get.

No work performed off base

unless engaged

in a m*llitary operation.

I had many moms, mothers,

Alder among them.

But I miss my

I miss her voice.

I miss her smell.

I hope their sacrifice

was appreciated.

They were wearing collars and

chains and didn't even know it.

I found my family.

The army became my family.

Is a family that eats

their young really a family?



The Spree gave me purpose.

And a place to put my pain.

I guess we are more alike

than I thought.

You've been kinder to me

than you needed to be.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

- Where's Abigail?



- She's not coming.

- Why?



- Long, terrible story.

Yep.

Pretty much the saddest

story ever told.

You didn't think I was gonna

let you two have all the fun, did you?



What's up, shitbird?



My dear one.

I deploy to Greenville

in the morning.

I left my charm with Dad.

Soon, you will need it

more than me.

May it keep you safe and sound.

I love you

more than the sky above

and the earth below.

It has pained me greatly

being away from you so much,

but you need to know you have

powerful work in you, girl.

Trust your gift. Never doubt it.

Not even for a minute.

And never forget,

I will always be close,

watching over you.

What is it?



- We're being watched.

- The Tarim?



- I don't think so.

- You need to tell Alder.

- I think we're being followed.

- Tell me more.

Whoever it is, they feel hostile.

It might be any of a half dozen

armies seeking the Tarim.

- Or the Spree?



- Entirely possible.

Stay vigilant.

Adil.

Would you mind conferring with

the strike team about tomorrow?



Of course.

I believe it's time

we cleared the air.

Would that be clearing the air

on the civilians you had us k*ll?



Or Libba's death?



Or the fact that you puppeted the

president in order to grab power?



You think you see

everything, don't you?



It does seem like you

owe us some answers.

I owe you nothing.

And I will not justify

my actions to three privates

who barely made it through basic.

But, considering our

present circumstances,

it's important

that we trust each other.

The first time I made a decision

that affected the life and death

of soldiers under my command

was over 300 years ago.

I have made countless

decisions like it since.

Some hurt more than others.

But there is not a single one

that I regret.

But it's always someone else's

life and death that you're playing with.

It's part of being a leader.

And trust me when I tell you

that it never gets any easier.

My mother says that

if it ever gets easy, walk away.

Your mother and I don't often see

eye-to-eye, but on this we agree.

It is tragic what

happened on that highway.

To Libba, and the innocents

in that truck.

We weren't ready.

And you made us into murderers.

I made you into soldiers.

And in the end, you were ready.

Many thousands of lives

were saved that day.

- Hold onto that.

- And what about the president?



Whose life were you saving there?



How are we any different

from the Spree

if we just puppet

whoever gets in the way?



Taking the body and will and

voice of another is a violation.

It is against our code.

But I had no choice.

If you knew what was at stake,

you'd understand.

You should all get some rest.

It's there. Near that tree.

Not a tree.

Do you know her?



She's one of our elders.

They dress her like my sister.

Take her down.

Be gentle.

The Spree are taunting us.

Taunting me.

I have to get to the cave.

Get the Bats close.

Tell them to stand by

for extraction.

Let's find your people.

Look!

This could be a good thing.

It's a solid wall of rock.

How is that good?



Hopefully, this means my people

put this up to protect themselves.

Our songs, the ones you

so desperately want to learn,

can reshape the earth itself.

We can even create new land

where there was none.

Move mountains, shake the earth,

split stone.

This may take a few minutes.

You're really worried for them.

The desert is crawling with

people that mean to harm them.

The Spree would rather k*ll the

Tarim than have them join us.

And contrary to what you believe,

this has never been

about gaining power.

I really want to believe you.

But I don't.

You are young.

You haven't seen

the hardships I have.

I grew up in hiding, on the run

from those who hated our kind.

The church, the Camarilla,

countless others.

I saw friends and family

hung, b*rned,

and stoned to death.

We lived in constant fear

and that terror

followed me to the new world

and hunted me relentlessly,

until the day

I decided to fight back.

The Tarim and their songs,

they're the last surviving link

to something I thought

was gone forever.

So much was stolen from our people

over years of persecution

and attempted genocide.

Scattered to the winds.

But if we can find these people

and convince them

to share their songs,

this power can be used

to make a better, safer world.

General?



Follow me.

While you're working all

this out, that boy is dying.

Ask and it shall be given you.

Seek and ye shall find.

Knock and it shall

be opened up to you.

Your prison transport

is scheduled in two hours.

I haven't packed yet. I don't know

what bathing suits I'm gonna

Shut up. You'll die there.

- What are you doing?



- I have no idea what I'm doing.

Against every piece of wisdom

that I know and hold dear,

I'm giving you a fighting chance.

'Cause I think you deserve it.

Do not make me wrong about that.

The place is crawling with guards.

You're on your own there.

Hurry.

Gonna have to make this look

look good.

Thank you.

Hold onto the part

of you that's good.

Hey.

You should be very proud

of yourselves

for the work you've put

in the past few days.

When we get back to Fort Salem,

we're going to have

to discuss your future.

There are people outside

waiting for us.

Let's move.

That storm is not

our kind of work,

and it's certainly not natural.

Whatever it is, it's moving fast.

- Private Craven?



- They're nearby.

All around us.

But it isn't the Spree.

They're not witches.

Move out.

Why aren't the engines started?



The pilots are gone.

Our ancient enemy has returned!

The Spree was trying to warn us!

This is the Camarilla!

They're using some twisted

version of our work.

Let's go!

- Go, go, go!

- Here!

On your right! Two o'clock!

Keep it up, Craven!

Behind you!

They're coming from both sides!

We need to fall back!

She's dying!

Take me.

Thank you, daughter.

It's my honor.

We need to leave now!

Let's go. Come on, Tally.

We're going home. Come on.

I didn't know what else to do.

You did good, Tal.

I'll get him.

- Damn it!

- Bellweather!

- We can't wait long.

- Understood.

I know what you need.

See this?

See this?



Watch. This will keep you safe.

- Rae, we gotta go!

- Okay, buddy?



Take him.

Raelle!

It's okay.

It's okay. I've got you.

You need to let me go.

You need to shut up

and let me concentrate.

I can't move her!

You gotta break the Link

or I'm gonna take you with me.

Not gonna happen, Collar.

General, we need to go now!

Go, go!

No!

You always gotta be the hero,

huh, Bellweather?



I love you, shitbird.

Grab onto something!

What what was that?



I have no idea.

The way over is under.

The way out is in.

How did you get out?

- Anacostia helped me.

- Good work.

- I'm guessing you're hungry.

- Very.

You were supposed

to bring me my daughter.
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