Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches (2023–…): Season 1, Episode 7 - Episode #1.7 - full transcript

I have in my hands
the heart of a witch!

There's a whole group of
them posting about witches.

Leave me alone.

Tell him what you
want. He's part of you.

I want him gone. Ciprien:
If I can understand

how the connection between
Lasher and the family began,

then I have a better
chance of ending it.

All of this to be
rid of me? Yes.

The object of the ceremony
is to transfer the power

to a female next of kin.

Am I a witch?



You're my witch.

- Arjuna!

Can you hear me?

Anyone!

Arjuna!

Get me out of here!

- You've reached Ciprien Grieve.

Please leave a
message.

- Hey, Sip, I haven't
heard from you.

Can you call me back
when you get this?

It's important.

Are you there?

Did you make this happen?

Get off me!



Ah! What are you doing?

Stop, please!
- Shut up!

- No!
- Shut up, witch!

- So what did they use?

Duct tape?
- No! No!

- Yeah, that's right.

And zip ties.

- When your coven gets together,

do you, like...

call the corners?

- Come here.

Your face.

- W-what do you mean...
c-call the corners?

- I saw it in a movie.

- Do you like movies?

I'm always looking

for someone to go
with me, but...

I can't go to the movies now.

I could if you would help me.

I wonder if you would help me.

Help me open the cage.

- I'm not gonna do that.

Is there a problem?

- I just... I'm just
looking for Tessa.

I need to talk to her.

- Aren't you supposed
to be on a plane

to San Francisco by now?

- I-I need her to ask
Lasher a question for me.

Please? It's important.

- Fine. Wait here.

- You want a plate for that?

- No, thank you. I'm fine.

- Tessa's not in her room.

Didn't even sleep in her bed.

- Are you worried?

- Probably went to a
friend's. I texted her.

She'll answer when
she gets around to it.

- Maybe we should check
in with her friends.

- What is this "we"?
There is no we.

- Sorry. May I please
use the bathroom?

- You have no idea.

My boss, she's all
over me all the time.

But I've been in the business
a lot longer than her.

But guess who makes
twice as much money.

And guess who's
always leaving early

for a date.

- Don't you go on dates?

- Nobody...

wants to swipe
right on this face.

- What's wrong with your face?

Show me.

Let me see you.

You're handsome.

Anyone can see that.

I can see it.

I can see you holding the key...

Reaching out, using the
key to unlock the cage...

So we can be closer together.

- Keith! Arlo wants you.

- It's a big day.

Today we have a chance to get

real, solid proof of witchcraft.

An actual witch on video.

Nobody's ever caught that.

And if we get it, no more
hiding in the shadows.

We will take this movement
to the next level.

And that's not just
any tarot-card-reading

little Wiccan down there either.

That is a Mayfair.

That is a legacy witch

that our friend Keith
here introduced us to.

She's the real deal.

- So, uh, how are we gonna...

- The old-fashioned way, Keith.

Threat of death.

The only thing that ever drew
the truth out of a witch.

Fire.

- We don't have the right fuel.
- Excuse me?

- Lighter fluid and gasoline
is gonna leave bone behind.

Now, what we need
is some thermite.

I know where to get some.

- Go get it.

- I can do that.

- Some kind of
industrial building.

She saw Tessa being tied up.

They had buckets of gasoline.

She didn't come home last night.

I tried to track her.

It didn't work.

Now she's not
answering her phone.

Something's definitely wrong.
- We'll get help.

I promise. Take a breath.

- Hey, what's going on?
- We'll figure it out.

- Jojo had a
premonition about Tessa.

- Cortland's coming.
He's picking up Alonso.

- Good.

- Don't worry.
Alonso will find her.

- How could Tessa be in trouble?

Lasher's with her.

Lasher...

Lasher.

Lasher, please...

Why won't you come to me?

You chose me.

- Wake up.

Wake up.

- If you...

sound...

we can help guide you out.

If you can hear the
sound of my voice...

- I hear you, Arjuna.

- Please listen.
- I hear you.

- We can guide you out.

Ciprien, we can
try and help you.

It's Arjuna.

You are trapped in a memory.

The object that you
used to enter the memory

is no longer here
with your body.

- The necklace.
- The only way out

is the way you came in.

You have to find that necklace.

It is your portal.
There is no other way.

No other way apart from death.

- The witch hunter.

- She came to me yesterday.

She was very upset about
some guys on the Internet.

She said that they had
stolen Deirdre's heart

and she wanted to confront them.

So maybe that's what she did.

- Why'd she come to you?

- Because she was
the designee then.

Because she had Lasher.

Oh, Tessa.

This is your fault.

You should have gone to get
your own mother's heart.

- I didn't ask her
to do anything.

- You wouldn't help
her, so she went alone,

thinking he had her back.

But he's not with her.

He's still with you.
- He's not.

I haven't seen him
since the ceremony.

- Call him. Let's make sure.

- When I try to speak
to him, I-I get nothing.

No response.

- Call him.

Use the words.

- I think that would be like
inviting him back into me.

And what if he's with
her and she needs him

and-and I call him away?

- Okay, forgive me.

Why are you even here?

Didn't we all just
go to great lengths

so you can bail on this family?

- You wanted to ask
him a question, right?

What was so pressing?
What did you need to ask?

- That's not important now.

- Uh-uh.

She's a goddamn liar.

- Alonso, let's set
you up in the library.

Alonso's here.

Hello.

- You can see me?

Aye. my sister wants
to see you too.

- He's an... a scry.

He's found people for
the police, the FBI,

even the Talamasca.

He'll find her.

I hope I'm wrong.

But as visions go,
it was very clear.

This may sting.

- Could you see what
time of day it was

in your vision?

- You mean how much time
do we have to get to her?

I couldn't tell.

- Um, tell me truly, cher,

between us, um, is he with you?

- No.

- Ah.

If he's not with her
and he's not with you,

then, um, where is he?

- I really don't know.

- Was he angry with you?

Can you call him?

I'm not getting anything.

It's muddy.

This happens when there
are too many blood ties.

The signal is confused.

- I always said you had
too many kids, Leesh.

- I'm so sorry.

- Use my blood.

- The way it works
is close blood ties.

- Use me to find
my mother's heart.

I'm her only child.

And wherever that heart is,
that's where Tessa is, right?

Could that work?

- Let's find out.

- Help! Help!

Help! Anybody!
- Why isn't she gagged?

- Must have gotten
it off somehow.

- Anyone who can hear
me, please... ow, no!

No!

No!

- No, no, no. Leave
it off. Leave it off.

We can get every word on video.

- What kind of magic
can you do, girl?

- I can't do magic.
Magic isn't real.

That's funny.

She'll show us soon
enough. Come on.

- No. Help!

Help! Please!

No! No!

Stop! Help! Please!

Help me, Keith.
Keith, this isn't you.

Please don't do this. You
don't have to do this!

Ow! Ow, ow.

No!

Can anyone hear me?

- Got her?

- Can anyone hear me?

Help!

How far along are you?

- It's so clear.

- The connection was strong.

She's just across the bridge

in that wild bit
of Jean Lafitte.

She's pregnant.

- Let's split into groups and
we'll each search an area.

- Since when are you in charge?

- I'm not.

But it's my fault
she's out there,

and I wanna make it right.

- Suzanne.

You have the necklace?

Come here.

- Keep your phones
on, everybody.

And please speed.

They're looking for proof.

If they find it, they
will be coming for us all.

- Tessa knows that.

She would never
give up the family.

If you get to her first,

text the thread.
Do not go in alone.

We need to go in all at
once, a united front,

so this can be
quick and bloodless.

- Rowan. A word?

Now, cher, I know
you wanna help.

But the best help you
can give right now

is to call on him
right here, right now,

and let him guide you.
- I'm not gonna do that.

I've already explained...
- No, no, no.

Think of your cousin.

- I'm thinking of
her. That's why...

- No, no, no, listen to
me. You must call him.

- Take your hands off me.

I...

What was that?

- Stay with him. He needs you.

There's no way out.

You're not in a human memory.

- Is this what happened to you?

- Ah, you're the
only person here.

- This is your memory?

You lured me here,
and you trapped me.

- No. You did this to yourself.

Let's play a game.

Let's see what happens...

- If you die here,
will you die there?

- If you wanted me dead,

you'd have done it
weeks ago, in the house.

But you didn't.

You let me go.
- No. She let you go.

You'd served your purpose.

- She's pregnant.

- Then let me go to her,

take care of her.

If I've served my
purpose, why keep me here?

I am no threat to you, right?

- She doesn't want you.

She doesn't wanna
be domesticated.

Why would a lion want
to be a house cat?

- I would never do that to her.

Of course you would.

You already have.

You wanna control that power.

You want to suppress
her true desires,

to conform to your
basic human morality.

- While you force your
way into her head,

force her to commit
to your will.

- No, I enact her wishes,
and she wishes for power.

- If you're willing
to give her power,

it is only because her
power will strengthen you.

- Of course it will.

I am a part of her just
as she's a part of me.

We're bound together.

She doesn't see it
yet, but she will.

And in her hour
of greatest need,

it's me that she will call for.

- What have you done?

- What do you think
will happen to you

when I leave?

Will you still exist?

Will any of this?

- Don't let her die.

- You should have stayed away.

But even as a little boy,

you couldn't help
yourself, could you?

You had to walk by the house.

You had to know what
was happening inside.

Goodbye, Ciprien.

Lasher...

Something's changed.

- Hey.

Hey. Hey.

M-my family, we're not...

We're not witches,
but we do have money.

And if you help
me, I can help you.

Woman to woman.

- You, uh... You know
what this place is?

Mayfair Auto Parts.

Glen and me spent 17 years here

putting car parts
into cardboard.

Then you shut us down...

outsourced our jobs.

Woke up one morning,
didn't have a paycheck,

didn't have health insurance.

Our daughter Jenny was
at your hospital...

halfway through
her chemotherapy.

- I'm-I'm so sorry,
but that wasn't me.

- It was your family.

You profited off it, right?

Yeah.

So woman to woman...

You are on your own.

Henbane.

- Nice and easy. Come
back nice and slow.

You found the necklace.

Henbane.

- Henbane!

You died in the memory?

Aw.

I have to get to...

I have to get to her now.

Ciprien...

- Stay here.

- Thank you.

- What the hell came over you?

- Jojo, dear, would you
get me a glass of water?

She's pregnant.

As soon as I heard,
I tried to get her

to call out to him, but...

she insisted on
going to the woods

to rescue her foolish cousin.

I need you to handle this.

Now.
- I'll take care of it.

- She's gone out to look for her

somewhere in the Jean Lafitte.

- Hmm. I know the area.

We had eyes on an event
that may have precipitated

this unfortunate situation.

- Oh, good.

But once you find her,

you do what you
Talamasca do best.

- I'll take it from here.

- Sir...

Rowan Mayfair is in trouble.

Lasher was trying to
keep me away from her.

Um, something is
happening right now,

but I don't know where.

- Good thing I do. I'll drive.

- Turn left at the stop sign.

Turn left.

- Is this you?

- Turn left.

- Sir, can you go any faster?

- You know, I'm
impressed with you, son.

You put yourself on the line
for this case again and again.

I didn't know you possessed

this kind of
commitment to the work.

I think you're ready.

- Ready for what?
- Did you know

that when the Talamasca
was a young organization,

several European chapters
had their own agents killed

if they failed to
keep confidentiality

or demonstrated
supernatural giftedness

in any public way?

Killed.

Can you imagine?
Of such priority

was the mission to
hide the supernatural

from those who
would condemn it...

The Church, of
course, at that time,

the Templars, certainly...
- Sir...

could you please
drive a little faster?

- Well, there's no need.

We're here.

- We're not gonna save your
girlfriend this evening.

She's gonna save herself.

- What is this?

If we don't get to her now,
she's gonna call down Lasher.

- That's right.

- What the...
- The deep truth,

the one I want you
to really hear,

is that our highest
purpose is to watch...

To make record of the
supernatural forces

that shape our world,

for such time as action
may be necessary.

- Action is necessary
right the fuck now.

- Change can be difficult.

You've gotten caught up in this.

You need to step back.

To watch, Ciprien,
that's our job.

- You're in this with Lasher.

You're a part of this.

- If she makes the choice

that we believe
she's gonna make,

she's about to fulfill
a very old prophecy.

And a new era will begin.

- What prophecy?

What are you talking about?

What's going to happen to her?

Damn it!

- Wait! No, stop.

Please don't do this.

Don't do this. I'm not a witch.

Keith...

Keith, look at me.
I-I-I'm not a witch.

Please, I'm just a girl.

- All set?

- Don't you see
there's no way...

There is no way for me to prove

I'm not what you think I am.
- Shh, shh.

- We're gonna give
you one chance

to do the right thing.

Show us your magic.

- I'm not a witch.

You're making a mistake.

- You're lying.

We all heard you
call out to someone

out in those woods.
- That was a prayer

my mother taught me.
- Oh, a prayer? Good.

Well, if you worship
God, then come clean.

- No!

It doesn't prove
anything! I'm begging you.

Please.

- All right, that's it.

You're giving us
no other choice.

All right, do it.

- No!

- Rodney?
- What the hell?

- Ahh, it's her!

She's doing it. She's doing it!

- Arlo...

- Help me...

- I never wanted any of this.

- Ahh! No, please!

No!

No!

Rowan, get up!

I can't breathe! Hurry!

No! Get up!

Rowan, please hurry!

Hurry! I can't breathe!

- Tessa...

Tessa...

I got you.

- Come on.

- Thank you. Thank you.

This is...
This is yours.

Take it, please.

- Fucking witch!

- Tessa.

Tessa.
- Don't let him get away.

- Tessa. Tessa!

No. Tessa.

Mi Daemon, ad me veni!

Mi Daemon, mihi labora!

Mi Daemon, me libera!

- ♪ The sky lights
up once again ♪

♪ Like sunrise
rode at his fall ♪

♪ You know this

♪ You showed me

♪ It's that time once again

♪ When plants reflect
in your eyes ♪

♪ You know it

On the next episode of
"Mayfair Witches"...

Find him!

I'm trying to get in touch
with my brother Ciprien.

There's nobody
here by that name.

Rowan.

What's going on?

Come.

Arjuna!

Can you hear me?

Cip has no idea
what's happening to him.

He's never touched something
and gone into the memory.

It's really terrifying

to still be here, to
not be able to get out.

He can't get himself
back to reality.

Arjuna!

Get me out of here!

And he's seen what Lasher
has done to this village,

the flames that
have consumed it.

He knows that in
some way, the state he's in,

and this village,
is due to Lasher.

And I think he knows that some
things can interact with him.

You can see me?

Florie and Suzanne
are harbingers

of Lasher being in this world.

It's Lasher who's
allowing them to see him.

It's Lasher whose
memory he's in,

and it's not operating like

the kind of memory
that he's used to.

You lured me here.

And you trapped me.

No.

You did this to yourself.

Cip really has absolutely
no way to combat Lasher.

Let's see what happens.

If you die here...

will you die there?

If you wanted me dead,

you'd have done it
weeks ago, in the house.

But you didn't.

You let me go.

Shelet you go.

You'd served your purpose.

Cip thinks that Lasher
is absolutely evil,

that Lasher is
controlling Rowan's mind,

manipulating Rowan.

Forced your way into her head.

Force her to commit
to your will.

No, I enact her wishes.

And she wishes for power.

If you're willing
to give her power,

it is only because her
power will strengthen you.

Of course it will.

I am a part of her, just
as she's a part of me.

We're bound together.

And in her hour
of greatest need,

it's me that she'll call for.

And that infuriates Cip.

He thinks, you know, you're
letting her get in trouble,

you're letting her be in danger

so that she will need you.

I find this scene
really interesting.

It's two men talking about
what's best for a woman.

Goodbye, Ciprien.

When she finds
out she's pregnant,

she calls Cip immediately.

She knows this is Cip's baby.

Please
leave a message.

Hey. Cip.

I haven't heard from
you. Can you call me back

when you get this?
It's important.

If you take
the position that

everything happening in the
house was Lasher's doing,

Rowan is getting
pregnant in that house

because it was Lasher's will.

Are you there?

Did you make this happen?

So her next move is to try to
see if Tessa can talk to him

and get an answer.

Tessa's not in her room.

Didn't even sleep in her bed.

Are you worried?

She'll answer when
she gets around to it.

Maybe we should check
in with her friends.

Who is this "we"?
There is no "we."

She has a little instinct.

"Is it strange that
Tessa's not here?

Shouldn't we call
her friends?"

She knows that Tessa was
on a crusade the day before

about Deirdre's heart, so
she's worried about Tessa.

She knows that Tessa
had that necklace

and might be motivated
to do something foolish.

Hey.

What's going on?

Jojo had a premonition
about Tessa.

They start to put together

exactly what could've
happened to Tessa.

I really wanted
to pursue the idea

of what would a witch hunter
look like in our world.

Today we have a chance
to get real, solid proof

of witchcraft.

They feel that
they aren't empowered,

and so they're choosing
witches as the ones to blame.

We will take this movement
to the next level.

That is a Mayfair.

That is a legacy witch
that our friend Keith here

introduced us to.

These people
do feel disenfranchised,

so they have a reason
to be angry at them,

and now they've
put on top of that

this whole notion
about witchcraft.

I think Rowan feels
very, very guilty

about what's happened to Tessa.

Tessa came to her and said,
"Please use your power,"

and Rowan walked away.

I'm not getting anything.

Rowan has learned that she
cares about this family

and is connected to this family.

Use my blood.

It's really the first
declaration like that

in the show, where
she sees herself

and declares herself to
be part of the family.

Could that work?

Let's find out.

Please! No!

Lonnie?

Rowan
hears Tessa scream

and knows she has to go
in without the family.

They've all said, "Wait.
Let's make this bloodless.

Let's go together."

She can't wait. She has to go.

She knows she has powers.

She knows she can do
what she has to do.

She's gonna kill
them if she needs to.

She's got to save Tessa.
There's no question.

Take it. Please.

Fucking witch!

And it's then that Rowan decides
she wants her full witchy power.

The moment that
Rowan calls to Lasher

is a moment where she decides
that she wants vengeance.

It's a moment of real
fury and destruction.

She is going to pursue
Keith and use Lasher

and she is gonna bring him down.