Mid-Century (2022) - full transcript

Hey, mom, why do
these cookies taste so good?

Kids, they're made with lard.

♪ Legum lard ♪

Boy, that's crisp.

Cunningham spray starch,

for shirts as crisp
as the bacon he brings home.

Anthony.

Anthony.

Mr. Banner.

- How are things?
- Copacetic, Mr. Banner.

Copacetic.



- Little something for the wifey?
- Yeah, I just stopped off.

So how does the missus
like my neighborhood?

- Oh, she's on cloud nine.
- Ah...

- Whoo-hoo! Oh...
- It's... it's sleek.

She's quite a possession.

Uh, Mr. Banner, I probably shouldn't keep,
uh, joanne waiting.

- Mm-hmm.
- Excuse me.

All right...

Hi, doll.

What took you so long?

Frederick... banner.

He cornered me again. He's off.

I caught him staring at me
while I was in the garden the other day.

What?!



Joanne, I said I didn't want you
to speak to him. Seriously.

- How was your day?
- It was okay.

I wish I was out and about like you,
having adventures.

- I did get you something.
- You shouldn't have.

Did you get me a new drill
to fix the dishwasher?

No...

You got me books.

Did you find a copy
of the naked lunch?

Open it.

Nope. Undies.

Come on, joanne, don't be a wet rag.
Go put 'em on.

Am I just here for your amusement?

Sometimes.

Margie Grady said the new pulp novel
by Robert bloch was good.

You're gonna like what you see!

♪ This is where you belong ♪

♪ here I have the keys ♪

what are you doing here?

You and Anthony
look so happy together.

I admit, I haven't felt like that
since my Alice passed.

You sure do look lovely, joanne.

Anthony!

Lower your voice, please.

Don't make me take off my belt.

Anthony!

Anthony!

Anthony!

These are the first
of the banner homes,

built in the late 50s
by architectural icon Frederick banner.

Beautiful on the outside,

but step inside
and the picture darkens.

You smell nice tonight, Alice.

Two COVID patients, two cardiac patients.

Prepare for a long night.

Paging doctor Volker.

Don't go anywhere.

Keep your eyes
on clear skies tonight

for this lunar event
that hasn't been visible for decades.

The national weather service
says that tonight

the south/and will be able to witness

a rare lunar eclipse
of the blood wolf moon.

Your place is amazing.

You know, Frederick banner inspired me
to study architecture.

Alice might have mentioned that.

You never thought about
going into medicine, Tom?

Oh, he faints at the sight of blood.

Mm. I couldn't stare death square
in the face, not like you superheroes.

So, Tom, you're thinking of,
uh, relocating your practice?

We're still working out the details.

But if I had to be stuck in a house...

We could do worse than this.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

We 're so glad
you could stop by.

It's not often we get to
have docs try out er call.

Get a good nap in.

It's gonna be busy tonight
with a full moon.

Thank you.

- Good to see you!
- So good to see you, too.

- Bye, guys.
- Pleasure. Okay.

Put yourself in my shoes.

I don't know,
they don't look comfortable.

- You insisted I wear them.
- Mm-hmm.

Kerri and hal are sweet
and this job's perfect.

And the firm's finally taking off.

Six years of work out the window.

And Beverly Gordon will be thrilled.

I know how hard you worked,
and you can do that here.

I work harder just to be taken seriously.

Hey, believe me, I want you
far, far away from that creep. Okay?

Maybe this is our opportunity
to start a family.

I trained for a decade,

became an expert
in the middle of a pandemic,

all while getting nasty looks
from wrinkled, white, thirsty docs

who were more interested in my heels
than in what I was saying.

So, right now, I'm not dropping everything
to change diapers.

Can you think about me too, honey?

I mean...

Damn it.

All right.

It's this one here.

What?

See? I'm always thinking of you.

You're right, and I'm so sorry.

I've just been
under a lot of pressure lately.

Pull an all-nighter,
I won't be here to bother you.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Right here. Thank you.

- You're welcome.
- Let's go check it out.

Okay.

Wow.

- Here?
- Yeah.

Oh, uh, alarm code's star 237.

- Star 237.
- Yes.

Star 237. Got it.

Got a note.

"Welcome to your home away from home.

This modest dwelling was one of the first

built by architect and builder
Frederick banner in 1955."

What?

"Please make yourself comfortable
and enjoy Saturday's eclipse.

Call with any questions. Eldridge."

Frederick banner.
This is killer.

Oh, my god.

"After shuffling off this mortal coil,
my temple remains.

Frederick banner."

It's a bit extra.

Frederick banner.

Dude's temple isn't
the only thing that remains.

Look at that.

- Ooh!
- That's the good stuff.

This is a mood.

- Yeah, it is.
- Mm-hmm.

That's an Emil Larson.

Oh.

Maybe we put a bed sheet over it?

♪ This is where you belong ♪

♪ here I have the keys ♪

♪ step into your new home ♪

♪ I'll care for all your needs ♪

♪ this is where you belong ♪

♪ it's where our life will begin ♪

okay.

Hi, my sweet baby.

Mommy loves you so much.

I'm-I'm gonna be home soon. Okay?

I just wanna see my family.

Do you think...

I'll see them again?

Somewhere else?
Do you believe in that?

I don't know, Marley.

Mm...

You mean you didn't hear me?

- Mm-mm.
- Mm-hmm.

- There you go.
- Thank you.

Thank you for this.

I don't know, do you think I can really
create something truly iconic?

If we're talking
about your bar tending skills, then, yes.

Look, the mid-century was great.

I think I just missed my time.

Don't go there with that shit.

No, no, no. I'm talking about the style.

Real talk, this reminds me
of my gram's photos from in the day.

She would have been red lined right out
of this neighborhood, you know.

But go ahead and be
the man of the house she cleaned.

Light up a pall mall, sip some bourbon...

Okay, real talk?
I didn't mean it that way.

You can go live in any time,
but you can't bring me.

Which is exactly why
I'm staying right here, honey.

- Jesus.
- Oh, my god.

It came from outside.

Ah, hell.

Poor bird.

Hand me the shovel.

- A shovel?
- Yeah.

I can't believe you killed that bird.

The window killed it,

I just shuffled it off the mortal coil.

See that?

Do you think he's watching us
in a lounge chair in the Caribbean?

Ooh... yeah, yeah. Urn...

Let's definitely not skinny dip.

- Mm, wait.
- What, what, what?

Are you gonna move here if I get it?

Um... can it be a banner home?

Just not this one.

- Sold.
- Deal.

- I Love this place.
- I'm glad.

I'm glad you're here.

I still can't get over the way
you straight up murdered that bird.

Death doesn't faze me.
I see it every day.

The real struggle is living
with people that don't respect me.

Well, I respect you.

I've been there
for a lot of people at the end.

They just wanted to be seen
and to feel safe.

Taking this job
would make me feel safe.

Well, let's hope they offer it to you.

- I'm not saying take the I.
- Mm.

Maybe this is a fresh start for you, too?

Maybe.

- Order food.
- Yes, doctor.

- Doesn't get old.
- I know it doesn't.

- Say it again.
- Yes, doctor.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Hey...

Oh, hey, you're not the regular dude.

No. No, um...

We're just renting it for the weekend.

Hey, uh, so Eldridge
is a regular, huh?

Regular?

Yeah. Normal, not so much, bro.

Okay, uh...

What's so strange about him?

Just the way he looks at me.

I can't put it into words, man.
But I'm telling you bro, like...

Sleep with one eye open.

Okay, I'll tell him you said hi.

Bon appetite.

- Hello.
- Hello. Thank you.

You're welcome.

Let's build a fire tomorrow night.

Crack open one of eldridge's bottles

and watch this eclipse
everyone keeps talking about.

You're really taking his
"make yourself comfortable" seriously.

A fucking flat?

Eldridge?

No one can know.

Will you look around
for new places for sale?

Is there something you wanna say?

Hey...

Honey...

Oh, come on, you don't have to be
at the hospital until 7:00.

Hey, I didn't say no.

There's just...

There's a lot to consider, you know.

Grams used to say, "love is showing up
and sticking around."

Hey...

Show up and stick around.

Hello?

Wow...

Jesus.

Frederick banner.

Was San Diego worse than here?

I held a lot of hands
in their final minutes.

But the hard part was our head of trauma.

Couldn't keep his hands off me.

Yeah.

We've all been there.
But honestly not at this job.

Would that affect your decision?

Tom would rather me
start a family than work.

Hal, too.

He's been trying to get me pregnant,
but I have lupus.

Sticking up for yourself
in a relationship never feels good.

Yeah. I mean,
hal comes from a dysfunctional family

- and wants a "do over".
- Mm.

And he's convinced himself
that we both want the same thing.

You have family?

Mine passed.

Uh, but Tom has family in Arizona.

How's the banner house?

I mean, hal thought that would,
you know, convince Tom.

Uh, no, the home rent thing
worked out great.

It's perfect for Tom.

'Course I'd be more comfortable
pretending it's not 1955.

No! I mean, I sure as shit
don't wanna go back.

I am way too into my birth control pill.

Yeah.

"The missing husbands of mandarin."

I'm leaving any minute now.

Yeah, I figured
you'd still be there.

Beverly Gordon has called twice.

Listen... I need a favor.

Are you procrastinating
or did you miss me?

If I tell you I miss you,
will you do me the favor?

I need you to look for a book

with the orange binding.

You're procrastinating.

Why can't we just Wikipedia him
like normal people?

I did. A lot was missing.

Beverly Gordon is going to kill you
if you don't finish her plans.

The strange life
of Frederick banner.

Yes. Yes, yes, yes, that's it.

Now I remember there being, um,
a lot of photos of banner in his home.

There are a lot of photos
in front of houses.

Okay. Well, look for a photo of him

standing in front
of an old Ford thunder bird.

This is probably it.

What's the address of the house?

1960 Marion Lane.

I knew it.

I'm in his actual house.

What's it like?

Well, it's like stepping back in time.

Only... smaller than I thought,
but lived in.

Probably died in, too.

Flip to the table of contents.

I-I remember reading years ago that banner
was obsessed with the occult.

You don't pay me enough

to read the whole goddamn book
on a Friday night.

Hannah, just find the chapter
and what was so strange about the dude.

Okay, um... his wife Alice

disappeared under mysterious
circumstances in 1958.

- Her name was Alice?
- Looks like it.

Uh, rumors he was polygamist.

He was technically married twice.

Second time to a joanne waxtan-banner
until his death in '83.

- How did banner die?
- Um, at home.

His wife died from a heart attack
a month later in the same house.

His young son went into foster care.

A chunk of this is about Emil Larson
and his influence on banner.

Well, Larson looks super sketch.

You should see his paintings.

Contemporaries said Larson and banner
started a secret society,

the brotherhood of the orange king.

Blah, blah, blah. Some garbage called
"human transmutation".

"To bring forth an immortal being."

Look...

These guys were obviously bananas.
Can I go now?

No. Um, um...

Send me all the photographs in that book
of banner with women. Okay?

I'm missing happy hour.

Well, in a few minutes, you can bounce.

How's it going? You kill Alice yet?

I think they're gonna offer her the job.

What do that mean for us?

Well...

I guess I have to consider
becoming a mandarin county housewife.

Want a change of scenery?

I thought things weren't going well
between you two?

Sometimes you have to make sacrifices.

Sounds like you're done with me.

Finish the Gordon project.

Multiple wives, multiple lives.

Eldridge.

Marie Verdin.

Prep bay 5.
Grab two units of 0 negative.

Patient found in vehicle with multiple
stab wounds to the neck and abdomen.

Total blood loss?

There were two liters left on the floor
of the ambulance.

Let's move.

He's lost too much blood.

The dude said, "no one can know..."

Oh, a seamless integration
of indoor and outdoor space.

I see you were inspired
by Frederick banner.

That's right, Ms. Gordon.

Banner homes are built for entertaining.

Yes, well, I'm looking for
something

that lasts for more
than just a handful of parties.

I need something that will
last for decades.

An iconic home
that, generations from now,

will stand out as a true achievement.

Mr. Levin, I motivate people for a living.

Clearly you knew
what you were getting into.

I appreciate
your Patience, ma'am.

Maybe I'm just, uh,
the wrong guy for the job.

Don't give me that.

Now you haven't lived until you've created
something that will last.

Ms. Gordon, we would be more than happy
to reassess the property.

Were you really under the impression
I was spending ten million dollars

to have a place to stuff my furniture?

Look at your initial proposal

and read the warhol quote you included!

"The idea isn't to live forever,

but to create something that will."

You feel me?

Oh, I must be losing my shit.

Oh, what the fuck?!

Hi, this is Dr. Alice Dodge son.

If this is a medical emergency,
please hang up and dial 911.

I'm gone. Headed to the Gaslamp.

Hey, look...

I just wanted to apologize.

You sounded mad.

So this is just a job for me?

Hannah...

I think we have
a great working relationship.

And so what I'm trying to say...

Think about someone
besides yourself for once.

I think I saw someone
in this house.

I've got two martinis waiting.

I noticed your tire's low.

I know that it's low. Thanks.

No one can know.

Excuse me?

Alice.

Kerri told me about that patient.

I'm so sorry.

Thanks.

Hasn't been an easy night...

But I've seen worse.

Yeah, me too.

Look, I hope you consider staying with us.

Could really use you around here.

Thanks, hal.

If you'll excuse me?

Do you live here?

I used to.

I've been waiting for someone like you.

There are multiple stab wounds
to the abdomen.

Knife?

Puncture wounds, see...

By two fine points.

Are we talking vampires, doc?

Not a thirsty one.

He was covered in blood.

Um... is there any ink in the wounds?

Let's wait for the labs.

Looks like a painful way to go.

All right, thank you so much.

Mm-hmm.

♪ This is where you belong ♪

♪ here I have the keys ♪

♪ step into your new home ♪

♪ I'll care for all your needs ♪

♪ this is where you belong ♪

♪ it's where our life will begin ♪

♪ Whenever you're by my side ♪

♪ you'll never... ♪

Jesus!

I've been waiting for someone like you.

Aurantiaco Rex.

By Emil Larsen.

The mid-century modern home

is built so that no one
ever can see beyond the walls.

You want me to dig a hole?

Frederick!

♪ The perfect life we have built ♪

goodbye, Graham.

Where's my damn phone?

911, what's the nature
of your emergency?

Um, hi... uh...

I-I don't know if it's an emergency,

but I-I really would
like to talk to someone.

What's the nature
of your emergency?

I think I found some human remains.

Hello?

Hello?!

His last words were,

"dude said no one could know."

Do you think the dude he was referring to
was your husband?

I don't think so.
It was probably just a coincidence.

We don't believe in coincidences.

Tell us about your husband, ma'am.

Doctor.

He's an architect.

We've been married three years.

Is your husband a violent man?

You two getting along okay?

Mm-hmm.

Will you check in on Tom?
I'm kinda worried about him.

You bet.

If you have any concerns,
don't hesitate to call.

Thank you.

Don't make me take off my belt.

Anthony!

This asshole's never giving
our cleaning deposit back.

Peek-a-boo!

Let's see who can get a taller one.

Hey, buckaroo!

Look, you're finally wearing the dress

and it looks quite lovely on you.

I'll be staying for dinner.
Did you get the chops I sent over?

You know, I bought that dress
for my Alice more than 20 years ago.

Mm-hmm.

Hey, hey.

Oh, I got your nose!

Have you
been a good boy this week?

What about you, Marie?
Have you been a good girl?

Considering the circumstances.

Such as... this house,
which I bought and paid for,

the groceries, the diapers that are
delivered to you seven days a week.

You might wanna be a little careful.

I'll get the impression
that you're not very grateful.

Please try not to overcook the chops.

Otherwise, I'm gonna
have to dine at Joanne's.

I hope you're not jealous of her.

You know, joanne...

She's not very good
at keeping a clean house.

Or keeping secrets.

If I were you,

I wouldn't be sharing
anything with her that...

Well, unless you want the whole
neighborhood to know about it.

I didn't say anything to her.

If you truly believe
what joanne says you believe,

well, you really should notify
the authorities.

You look like you've seen a ghost.

Oh!

Why did you do that?

Everything was perfect.

Just like I imagined.

My orange queen.

Please. Please. Please.

I'm afraid we're gonna spoil this dress.

I took Graham,
now I'm taking Eldridge.

Hm.

Shh. Mommy's sleeping.

Eldridge?

You never left.

Come on, come on...

911, what's the nature
of your emergency?

Hello, 911.

Yes, uh, please send a car
to 1960 Marion Lane,

mandarin, California.

I'm sorry, I can't hear you.
Can you speak up?

Can you hear me?

Car 22, we have reports
of a 911 call from 1960 Marion Lane.

Copy that. On our way.

Down the road from our 419.

I hate coincidences.

Oh, fuck.

Evening, sir. I'm sergeant choe.

We received a 911 call
from this address.

You know, I...

I think I accidentally
knocked the phone off the hook.

I probably autodialed you.

What's your name, sir?

Eldridge banner.

Oh. Hey, Mr. Banner.
We didn't realize you lived here.

Do you rent this home on home Rentz?

You know, the mandarin police
just keep getting prettier.

Well, Mr. Banner, uh,
there seems to have been a big mix up.

We were told there was
a Tom levin at this address.

No, I think you're mistaken.

- Did you order any takeout tonight?
- No, I cook.

Tonight was, uh, grass-fed liver
with broad beans,

paired with an '09 Amarone.
It was truly exquisite.

That sounds delicious.

Got me hungry.

Are you sure there's no one else in here?

No, sweetie, not a soul.

Would you mind if we come in
and take a look around?

Uh, that won't be necessary.

Uh, we're really sorry
to trouble you, Mr. Banner.

We'll be on our way.

No problem at all, officers.

I'll see you at the, uh, next fundraiser.

- Yeah.
- All right.

Have a safe night.

Where the hell did this hole come from?

Dude, what the hell was that?

He wrote a ten million dollar check
to bail out the department.

Dude holds a lot of weight around here.

We have a witness and a delivery slip
that places our Vic at this house.

What if Dodge son faked the receipts?

- Or banner's lying!
- Come on.

Williams and Cryer can follow up
with the restaurant owner.

Yo, hold on a sec.

What?

What is going on?

Come on, if we hurry, we can get
some fried chicken wrapped tacos

before the drive-in closes.

Fucking moron.

Don't even think about it.

I wanna see the footage from earlier.

You can run that by chief Grady.

Are we gonna serve and protect or what?

The only thing I want served
is a greasy fried taco.

Come on. Let's go.

Please, leave
your message for 3-0-3-6-1-0...

Hey. I'm worried.

Just let me know you're okay.

Ah, shit.

I saw him kill you.

I-I felt like I...

Like I was you.

He welcomed us
to the neighborhood with a smile.

And then, one by one,
he took our husbands away.

He's still here.

- Plotting his return.
- Return?!

Come on, the dude's dead.

That won't stop him.

He's stuck in the house he died in.

Help me put an end to him.

I think I'm just gonna call an Uber

and introduce your son's face
to this shovel.

I designed you. I built you.

You have a purpose.

I have a purpose.

Keep drinking, fuck face.

- Alice.
- Hey.

I just submitted your recommendation.

Thank god.

- I so need this.
- I know. I know.

Tom?

Tom.

Tom?

Hey, it's me.

I had a tough night.

I need you to try and understand
what it's like to be me.

How tough this move is for me, too.

And if you leave after I've asked you
to show up and stick around,

it just tells me
you're not invested in us.

She's not safe here.

Can you warn her?

She doesn't believe in the hereafter.

- I don't remember.
- He drowned you.

Show me how to stop him.

Nice police work.

Hey, Manny, um, I think
I found the murder weapon.

It's an architectural bow compass.

What the hell's that?

It's a... it's a metallic instrument.

Dual pointed. Architects use it.

So levin or banner?

Banner.

You got a motive?

I'm working on it.

Raquel, both of our salaries are pretty
much covered by Eldridge banner.

Call chief Grady
before you do anything stupid.

Okay.

Forget about your hand.

It's not really there.

Know you're moving the piece
before you even try.

You have to focus.

It's hard.

Our minds are...

What's left of them are always hazy.

Maybe I'm just a checkers guy.

My husband and I never finished this game.

It must have been hard
watching Eldridge...

Turn into his father.

Drove me mad.

I didn't have the strength to stop him.

No, but you had the guts
to grab that knife and try.

You tried to be a good mother.

- What was your mother like?
- She had a great laugh.

A mountain of curly black hair.

When I was seven, we went for a car ride.

No seat belts.

I stumbled out of the car and, uh...

She was laying there
in a sea of broken glass.

I was scared a lot growing up.

Feelings were something that...

Real men ignored.

Feelings are all that's left of us.

Not exactly.

Officer Raquel dorado.

Hi, officer.

This is Alice Dodge son.

Did you and your partner
speak with my husband last night?

Your husband wasn't at the address
you provided,

uh, the owner was.

- What?
- Eldridge banner.

He said he'd never heard of a Tom levin.

Are you sure you had the right house?

1960 Marion Lane.

Eldridge was in this house last night?

He was. I saw him myself.

Officer, I have a bad feeling
my husband didn't just leave.

Can you come here now please?

Yes, of course. I'm on my way.

This is how we can warn her.

- If I May?
- Be my guest.

The purpose of architecture...

The purpose of architecture
is that after one has, um...

Moved on from this plane... hm?

One has created something
that will live forever.

This is true.

You've gotten more professorial
in your age.

You, uh...

You, uh, have a tendency
to be good at lecturing.

I knew what you were saying.

However, what if I were to tell you

you're looking at it all backward?

My blueprints, I insisted that you used
for a reason far greater...

Uh, and consequential

than maximizing
the square footage of a home.

Years ago, I came upon a grimoire,

and it told about
the ancient wraith of the blood deed.

During a rare blood wolf moon,

it's possible to impregnate a woman

with an inhabitant...

Of the underground.

The spirit is able

to escape death and gets reborn.

Requisite is a proper architectural space.

A man and a woman.

The vessel is the woman.

Tom?

- Hello.
- Oh.

I must have gotten the days mixed up.

Uh, we have it booked till tomorrow.

Were you here last night?

You must be Alice.
I'm Eldridge, the owner.

Why are you here?

My husband'll be here any second.

I doubt that.

You know, I'm automatically
attracted to beautiful women.

Alice!

Please! Somebody help!

Please!

Please...

Oh, please!

She took you over. Don't blame me!

You blacked out by the pool

and I-I just... I fell into you.

I didn't even know that I could.

Who are you?

Elly.

I'm your mother.

Bullshit.

Your father murdered me.

She left him.

That's how he knew women
couldn't be trusted.

No, no. He trusted the nanny
and maids to raise you.

My nanny was a mother to me.

Your nanny was a prisoner.

She knew he slit my throat
in front of you.

You're not her.

I possessed this body.

And I didn't... I didn't mean to.

But I'm here,

and I beg of you to please
put down that knife.

Whoever you are,

if you die in another body, you'll plummet
into an abyss of excruciating madness.

I've already had a lifetime of that.

Elly, don't be like him.

You're not like him.

I'm just like him.

He was a great man.

He's going to be great again.

I was trying to stop him.

- I can't believe you!
- It was a mistake!

What the hell was your plan?

I put on your clothes, I...
I wanted to stop him.

To try and save you two
from being here forever.

I left your body right before he...

Drowned you.

I'm so sorry.

Help me finish what you started.

I think as long as he's
unconscious, you can possess him.

I guess it's my turn to drive.

Tom?

I'm here, honey.

I was so worried about you.

He drugged me.

I'm taking care of him.

Just rest, okay?

Where's your ring?

Don't worry.

Doctor...

Are you okay? Are you hurt?

Eldridge... drugged me.

- Find Tom.
- Okay.

- Please find him.
- Okay. Just stay here.

Don't go anywhere, okay?

Drop the shovel

and put your hands on your head.

Put your hands on your head.

Let me handle this.

So who's pretty now?

Have we met?

I'm the cop you said was pretty.

Look... I'm not who you think I am.

I think you're a piece of shit

burying some dude in your backyard.
Get on your knees.

Well, you're not entirely off.

Technically, I'm unburying him.

Is that Tom levin?

Sort of.

Look, I'm-I'm doing this
to show you what he's...

What I've done.

You expecting someone?

Chief, I found him burying
a corpse in the backyard.

This true?

Arrest me.

Just take care of Alice.

You don't wanna hurt her?
You care about her?

- Where's Dr. Dodge son?
- She's in the bedroom.

She was tranquilized.

But she's-she's stable
and she's semi-conscious.

You've got some explaining to do.

It's Tom levin.

Banner was throwing dirt
on him when I arrived.

My father committed multiple murders.

This whole property's a graveyard.

Get on your knees.

- Sir, what are you...
- On your knees, I said.

- What are you doing? This...
- It's okay, dorado.

I wanna know
what in the hell is going on.

Chief, what...

Now tell me why you don't recognize
your goddamn brother.

So much trouble
to cover our tracks.

Took care of anyone
who knew you were here.

Yet somehow you got
the upper hand, Mr. Levin.

You learn quickly, Mr. Levin.

Utilizing the space inside our creations
is the hallmark of a great architect.

Leave my wife alone.

You are no longer of the world.

She is mine to claim.

Despite my instructions
to find a fiery haired Vixen,

Eldridge chose your Alice as my vessel.

Women were put here
to tempt us, to vex us.

The true work of man
is to shut Pandora back in her box.

Some things like you, Mr. Levin,
were not built to last.

Oh... my god...

How many years has it been? Hm?

You've been watching the whole time.

Scheming to muck up my plans.

You don't have power over me anymore.

You already took everything.

No, it was you that took from me.

You ungrateful trollop.

You never loved me.

See you in hell.

You'll have to wait
another lifetime, dear.

I plan to stay a while.

Tom?

Tom?! Where are you?

Tom?!

Marie?!

Marie?!

What is this place?

Where are you?

He trapped us here.
Can you find me?

Follow my voice.

Tom... reach for me.

We have reached the equinox
of the blood wolf moon,

the time to conjure our father
back into this world.

Tom, reach for me.

Don't look back.

How did we escape?

Same as Frederick.

My eavesdropping finally paid off.

She'll be unconscious.

Possess her and you can
catch them off-guard.

She didn't train ten years
just to change his diapers.

Let our brother Eldridge
receive the wandering ghost,

wraith of the blood deed.

Our father who has been
with us from seed... to soul.

Let us imbibe the blood
of our vessel's lover.

No, s-stop...

I wouldn't wanna
sleep through this either.

She's about to become part of history.

Consecrate her to our orange king.

My boys.

Let us summon my perfection back...

Into the world of matter.

Behind these walls,

surrounded by looking glass,

we do as we wish.

She's awake!

Don't!

She needs to be unconscious.

Blood and honor.
We do as we wish.

Father! Father!

Stop her!

She came to!

You've ruined everything!

Get off me! No!

Why don't you try it
on hothead over there?

Why are you struggling?

Through the ages,

you've been good for only one thing.

The thing I need.

To give me more time.

Your time's up, motherfucker!

911, what's the nature
of your emergency?

- Tom?
- Yeah?

What happened to you?

Don't worry about me.

Help is on the way.

- Hold my hand.
- Okay.

Pressure's falling.

No, hey. Hey, hey, hey, hey...

You're not dying tonight.

Hey... okay.

Okay.

I'm sorry I wasn't here for you
when I should have been.

I could have listened to you more.

I could have put myself in your shoes.

You would have hated those shoes.

I'm glad you're holding my hand.

You're holding mine.

I don't wanna live in a banner house.

No, no. Absolutely not

maybe a... Paul Williams
if it's on the market.

If you're looking for modernism.
But not a troubled architect.

Shut up.

Hey.

It's gonna be okay.

I love you.

I love you, too.

What a shit show.

What are my vitals?

Hey, you're gonna be okay.

Take me to the hospital, please.

Tom...

The truth was staring
at me through the glass.

But I didn't see it.

Love is showing up
and sticking around.