Beyond (2016–2018): Season 1, Episode 7 - The Hour of the Wolf - full transcript

Previously, on Beyond...

Hollow Sky's been alerted
to a young man

with special abilities.

Your services are required.

Am I the first girl to be
brought up to your bedroom?

One of the gazillion things I missed was...
hangin' out with girls.

There, I said it.

The people that killed my
brother are after your son.

I need your help.

Ian agreed to wait up
for Holden with me.

That's a kind gesture.
Doesn't go unnoticed.



I know we had something.
That's what matters.

It's not just about us.

It was all so I could
go back in.

- For him, for Arthur?
- It's complicated.

Let me know
when you uncomplicate it.

I'm looking for Holden.

He's not here.

This is my number.

Could you tell him to call me?

The year I went into my coma,
I was supposed to visit

this telescope in Colorado.

Of course I never got to see it.

Wait, is it the emperor
or the prince in the carriage?

- The prince, c'mon. Keep up.
- Okay.



So the... the prince is traveling
through the countryside?

In disguise, yeah.
He wants to see

how common folk will treat him if
they don't know he's royal blood.

But what he realizes is he
actually likes being special.

Problem is, by the time he
returns to the Forbidden City,

his father,
the emperor, had died,

and no one will recognize him
as the crown prince.

So he has to just go on living the
rest of his life as a regular Joe...

er, Xiao.

I feel like I'm supposed to be
taking something from this.

You say you want a normal life.

I do wanna have a normal life.

Nobody wants to have
a normal life.

And what... what the hell
is normal anyway?

For starters, not...
going into a 12-year coma.

Not... setting houses
on fire with my mind.

- Or...
- Super powers?

'Cause you're special.

I'm not special and they're not...
super powers.

Okay, what would the normal 25-year-old
Holden Matthews be doing in his normal life

right now?

I woulda... you know,
graduated college.

Have a job.

Building telescopes.

You know and...
maybe even build one

to send to outer space
like the Hubble.

I... I built a telescope when
I was 13, the summer before.

God, when you talk like that,
all enthusiastic and smart,

I... I just... I just wonder is there
really no limit to your space nerdiness?

Thanks.

Oh, my god, did you see
that milkshake?

- You want one?
- Oh... Yes! No, no!

It's... It's like
a million calories.

Don't think you have to worry
about calories.

You haven't seen me naked.

So... speaking of not-normal,

I dare you to totally blow these
normal people's minds right now.

And how would I do that?

Do something subtle, like, change the
god-awful music on that jukebox.

C'mon. Let's get psionic
up in this bitch.

Okay.

Okay. Remember, focus on a specific point.
Stare inside it.

Shh! I'm workin' on it.

- Oh, yep, we should bounce now.

- Go, go... go, go!

Oh, my god, that was amazing!

I was trying to change the
music, not cause a blackout!

Blackout's way better, dude!

Got you somethin'.

C'mon, you know you want it.

Couple sips is only like
25,000 thousand calories.

Mmm!

Let's go!

So he just lit out
in the middle of the night?

It wasn't the middle
of the night.

He asked if they could go
and I said yes.

What's at Mt. Remick?
350 miles away.

Remember that observatory
that he talked

nonstop about when he was a kid?

Who's the girl?

Charlie, she's very sweet.

Who... who's Charlie?

Apparently your brother
took off on a road trip

with some girl named Charlie.

Huh. Yeah, first it was Jamie
and then Willa, and...

- Who's Jamie?
- Who's Willa?

Or was it Willa first?

So, what, you just let him
leave, Mom?

I didn't just let him leave,
he's 25 years old.

- We gave him a truck.
- Which needs a new timing chain.

And I'm not gonna stop
him from catching up

on some of the things
that he missed.

I worry about him, too.

I'm really late for work.

That is old.

Do you have a reservation?

No, uh... is that a problem?

Oh... I just got a cancellation
on Cabin 4.

Great! Um... we'll take it.

If you don't,
somebody else will!

If you could just sign
my ledger here,

Mr. and Mrs....

Matthews.

Mr. and Mrs. Holden Matthews.

Of Fort Reed, Kansas.
We're newlyweds.

Kansas, huh? Beautiful country.

You been?

No.
Uh, but my sister-in-law...

My former sister-in-law...

she spoke very highly
of the Buckeye State.

Jayhawk State.

Come again?

Nothing. Um... the cabin,

it's, uh... it's got two beds?

Why would we need
two beds, dear?

Unless you're expecting
company on our honeymoon?

- Um...
- Boy, she's funny.

She's... she is great, um...

- What do you want?
- You don't call,

you don't write.
How's our project coming along?

I don't... I don't know
what you think Holden can do,

or what Frost wants with him,

but... I've been looking
over my shoulder

ever since I woke up,
and I'm not gonna

do that to Holden.

I shoulda told you
in Monte Carlo

you can go...

You like him.

How adorable.

But that doesn't change
our deal.

You help bring in Holden,

and we help you get Arthur.

Arthur will get what's coming
to him, Holden or no Holden.

You might want to rethink
your position.

Oh, is this where you tell me
that you'll get your hooks

in Holden with or without
my help?

No. This is where I tell you
a story

about a bright 15-year-old

in Oregon named Annabelle.

I... I don't... I don't know
who that is.

You don't remember the
foster sister you befriended

back in the day?

You are still paying for her posh
boarding school, aren't you?

- Stay away from Anna.
- I would hate to see her thrust

back into the inner city
foster care system

you're so familiar with.

I will kill you!

I will destroy Hollow Sky, I will burn down
the entire building and everybody in it!

Now, Charlie, is that any way
for you to talk to an old...

God... dammit!

Ohhh! God!

Sorry if I sounded distracted, I...
I can't say I expected your call.

Can't really say I...
expected you to answer.

Is everything okay...
with Holden?

I don't... know...

how to say this, so I'm...

I'm just gonna say it.

Who the hell are you, and... and
what do you want with my brother?

Me, I... we're just friends.

See, uh... I can tell
a bad liar from a good liar.

And you're terrible.

Look, I'm helping
with Holden's rehab.

Holden quit physical therapy
weeks ago.

Do you wanna go
for strike three,

or do you just wanna skip
to the truth?

Holden drew these, and...

and you know what they are.

Don't you?

This... is where your brother was...
when he was in his coma.

Wh... What are you...?

But that's crazy.

Sounds crazy, but...

more than that, you need
to ask him.

I'm sorry.

So what're we looking for?

The main event is Mercury
in retrograde.

It'll look like the planet
is actually moving backwards.

But it's... not?

No, but it does slow down.

See, it's the only planet
whose orbit speed changes,

so, Earth is moving the same
speed while Mercury slows down,

so it seems like
it's moving... backwards.

- Ohh.
- Okay. C'mere. Take a look.

Okay.

Look for the brightest object
in the sky above the moon.

Oh, yeah, I see it.

I... I think, maybe.

- Maybe. Uh...
- Don't worry.

Once we go inside and look
through the big telescope,

it'll be like we're looking
right out the window.

Then what are we doing out here
with this rinky-dink telescope?

You mean the telescope I made?

- Uh-oh.
- Hi, excuse me?

Uh, we wanted to check out the Cassegrain
telescope inside, is there... a line

- or a sign-in sheet?
- Unfortunately, we retired the 1/2 meter reflector

from the public use
about three years ago.

Okay, wait, wait... wait, wait...
hold... hold on... Brett.

My friend was supposed
to come here in eighth grade,

but he never made it to
eighth grade, because he...

fell off his motorcycle,
and went into a 12-year coma,

and now he's awake, and we
came all the way from Kansas

so he could see Mercury
through your big telescope.

Really?

I'm serious! He was
in a coma!

Yeah, sorry.

Wow.

My motto is, ask forgiveness,
not permission,

and don't ask
for forgiveness either.

We're totally gonna get caught.

Cool, huh?

Dome's closed.

That's why we're gonna
open the dome.

Okay, there must be a, uh...

Ah! There it is!

- Here.
- Thank you.

Is that gonna make noise?

- I don't know.
- Oh, yeah, we're totally gonna get caught.

Yes! Wicked good. We're in luck. It's
mostly pointed in the right direction,

I think.

Oh... why this...

this is amazing, it's right there, here...
take a look!

Wait...
Oh m... I can see it!

It's very slow, but it should
look like it's moving backward.

Oh, my god!

You know, according to superstition, a...
a retrograde Mercury

brings bad luck, and can totally
screw up your love life.

What are you saying?

You and me aren't gonna
fall into orbit?

Hello?

Hide!

Here!

Down!

Someone in here?

Door. Door, go!

Hey!

Go, go, go, go, go!

Well, it's Mediterranean
contemporary. It's open concept,

Brazilian cherry hardwood
floors throughout.

Walk-in wine cellar,

gourmet kitchen with
granite countertops...

- How are the schools?
- Great. This is a gated community, so, you know,

inside these walls,
you're as safe as milk.

- You folks are pre-approved, right?
- Oh, yeah, uh...

he just got a big bonus
from the home office.

Plus a little extra for
getting banged up on the job.

Which I'm sure you noticed.

Golden handcuffs
are more like it.

Indefinite paid leave.

Excuse me for a second.

Here.

So what do you think?
It's pretty nice, huh?

Well, it's on a golf course.

What do you think, Spartacus?

- Hmm?
- Oh... you love it just like Mama, don't you?

Hmm? Yes, yes you do.

Why don't I show you
the upstairs?

There's a gorgeous master suite,

his and her walk-ins...

Sorry, he's, uh,
a little cranky.

Sitting around the house
doesn't suit him.

Well, Spartacus...
this ain't our world, pal.

- It won't work if you don't focus.
- I am focusing.

Or trying to.

We've been sitting here for 10
minutes and the lamp is still off.

You were the one bragging about
how you could help me with my...

Mmm, but I'm not gonna say it.

Powers!

Okay, let's... let's recap,
how were you able to survive

in the realm for so long?

Apparently I could
manipulate the elements.

So now in the real world, our theory is
I'm... tapping into atmospheric electricity.

Our theory?

Willa. I... I mentioned her to
you, she, uh... was helping me.

Yeah, Willa and uh,
and Arthur, was it?

- Yeah.
- He sounds like a real peach.

Well, the whole... electricity in
the air thing is just a guess.

You were different
when you came out, too.

Right, but it's linked
is what I'm saying.

I survived by being totally OCD,
charting storms and antibodies,

and then... bam! I wake up from
my coma, and I can see patterns

and algorithms.

And after a lot of practice... I learned
to use those powers to my advantage.

I know, but I don't even want
my... powers.

See, that's your problem.

You have to embrace
what you are.

Have fun with Holden 2.0.

But first, turn on
the damn lamp.

Okay.

- At least I turned it on.
- Yeah, for a second.

You're unhappy we took you
off the Matthews case.

I get that. And you and I
haven't always seen eye to eye

on operational matters.

But maybe, we need each other.

What happened with the kid?

Decision was made
to bring in a freelancer.

To convince Holden
to meet with Frost.

But... the thinking was
maybe... maybe someone

more like him.

Charlie Singer.

You sent that nutjob
after Holden?

It wasn't my decision.
But Frost is the boss.

From the jump, I said we needed to bring
that kid in by any means necessary.

You did. But I told you so doesn't
change the facts on the ground.

We need to bring Holden in now.

We're back to "we."

I'm offering you an escape
hatch from all... this.

And I'm big enough to admit that
you're the best man for the job.

Are you big enough...
to accept?

I'll need men and resources.

You have carte Blanche.

I went crazy when I first
woke up.

And then I realized
what I could do.

I'm not saying some of what I
can do isn't cool, it's just...

That you wanna be normal.

- That's a pipe dream.
- What?

Hey!

Hi!

You two in the cabin next door?

Um... yeah.

- Are you having electricity issues? Our TV went out.
- Yeah.

Really?
That's... so... weird!

What are we doin' watchin' TV with all
this beautiful scenery anyway, eh?

Phil Ferris.
My better half, Helen.

Hi, um, Holden. Matthews.

- And this is my, my wife.
- Charlie.

We're from Kansas.

We're down
from Canada ourselves.

- Few days away from the kids.
- Two little terrors.

I mean angels straight
from heaven.

Can I see pictures?

Oh, you don't have to be
polite, but, of course.

I'm not tryin' to drum up
business, promise.

Oh, they're so cute.

Insurance?
Wow, that sounds, um...

Incredibly boring, I know. But
it pays the bills, right?

- That little one looks like trouble.
- There you go, that, uh...

that works.

Hey, Steve.

Yeah, I'm just finishing up those
turbine engine bits as we speak.

I'll send 'em out to you
in about five minutes.

You got it. Bye.

Sure you should be sneakin' outta
work to come meet with me?

You said you had something
for me.

What is it?

What is this?

Tax returns.

On paper, all those
guys are religious work, right?

Thing about religion nowadays? Even
the Pope has a Twitter account.

But these guys, no publicity,
no social media. Now...

Now there's chatter on the dark net
about a guy named Isaac Frost.

All right, so what does Hollow Sky
or this Frost guy want with Holden?

- Maybe nothin' but...
- How the hell did you get this?

Hollow Sky has been stockpiling
assets. Liquid and real estate.

And they've also been involved
in philanthropy...

Youth-based charities.

One of them's right here
in our backyard.

"Fort Reed Helping Hands."

- Yep. And it's run by...
- Pastor Ian Brachman.

Son of a bitch
is dating my wife.

Sure you don't wanna come?

Oh, I'm gonna be up late
catching up on work as it is.

Well, we could stop
at that diner.

With the giant homemade
cinnamon rolls.

Don't tempt me.

Please don't take this the wrong
way, but regional pastor meetings

aren't exactly my idea of fun.

Me either.

- It's my monthly penance.
- Mm.

Thank you.

So have you heard from Holden?

Oh, he's having fun.

He... He... He saw Mercury rising
or... something last night.

He was so excited.

Holden called?

Yep.

What? I sent him like
four text messages.

'Sup Ian?

Oh, same old. I heard you took
a sabbatical from school.

Uh, just a semester off,
you know, I couldn't focus.

I was worried about
my big brother.

- Hm.
- I hope all those long hours on the couch

watching Family Feud
are helping you cope.

Okay... Uncle Steve
gets me through the day.

- So does a job.
- Yeah... Okay... I'm looking

for a job, and... and it's just
a semester.

We can always use some helping
hands down at the Youth Center.

- Because the Youth Center is called "Helping...
- "Hands."

Yeah, I, uh... I got it.

Thanks, preach, but um...
I gotta go.

What's with the life jackets?

I signed us up
for that canoe trip.

There are no snakes, are there?

No.
Cottonmouths, maybe, though.

- No.
- Maybe pythons.

- No.
- You guys bravin' the rapids?

Uh, yeah, that's the idea.

Is that fly fishing gear?

Yes, indeed. Uh, you guys wanna
come with, Ill show you the ropes.

Uh... you know, thanks,
for the offer,

I... I think we're gonna
chart our own course.

Okay. No problem.

You clearly wanted to go.

And you clearly didn't,
it's... it's fine.

Well... friends aren't really
my thing.

Most guys would've just done
what they wanted to do.

I guess I'm not...
most guys, then.

No, you're not.

Yo, wait up.

We'll tag along.

- Come on.
- We're coming!

Helen moved to my high school
in grade eleven.

That first day I was like,
"Who is she?"

That's a good one.

But, uh, I did what any
red-blooded 16-year-old would...

He stalked me after school.

I followed her... a little too
close, because I rear-ended her

at a traffic light.

Oh, no!

You two got a meet-cute?

Uh... Well, Charlie
pulled the fire alarm

while I was trying
to take my driving test.

I had to get his attention
somehow, you know?

How long you been married?

- Six months.
- Two years.

You two aren't
really married, are you?

No, we... we met three days ago.

Three days. Wow.

You two must not be able to keep
your hands off each other, eh?

Oh, no, Holden's been nothing
but a perfect gentleman,

but, you know, sometimes a girl just
wants to be ravaged, you know...

Hear, hear.

Okay.

So the two of you came
all the way out to the boonies

to stargaze and not have sex?

Phil.

What? Oh. Sorry.

No, no, no, no!

- What?
- Wait.

What's it gonna be?
The red pill or the blue pill?

Blue pill.

Oh, my god!

Um, maybe I shouldn't ask
you this, and maybe I should,

but if... if you haven't done
this before, it doesn't matter.

No, no, I'm so sorry.

No, it's okay, I just...

Okay.

You good there?

- Smooth, right?
- Yeah.

Whoa.

Did I just...?

Oh, yeah, yep.

I think you did.

- Hey.
- Hi.

You look terrible.

Uh, gee, thanks.

Hey... talk?

Um... I was drivin' home from work today,
and I got to thinkin' about Holden.

He called. He's havin' fun.

No, no, no, not about
the road trip, it...

You know, it must seem to him
like life is rushing at him like,

- like a speeding train.
- Tom. Growing pains are normal.

Yeah. I know. Uh... there's just some
things that don't square with me.

I want you to hear me out, okay?

There's a cult called Hollow
Sky, and Jeff seems to think...

Jeff? You're talking
to Jeff McArdle?

You're not getting roped into one
of his conspiracy theories...

Listen, I'm... I'm not saying
I believe all of it...

what if he's just
a little bit right?

Listen to me.
Diane, listen to me.

Hollow Sky preys on war vets,
grieving families,

they got their fingers
in all sorts of pies.

Charities... including
"Helping Hands."

Don't.

You've had an ax to grind
with Ian since Day One.

How much did you really know
about Pastor Ian?

Stop this, please!

You're going down
another rabbit hole.

- No, this is different!
- No, it's not!

Tom, we lost you.

I don't even know
what we lost you to.

I know, all right?

I wasn't there for you and Luke.

And I'm sorry for that.

Very sorry.

I'm sorry.

Holden waking up
is a second chance.

For all of us.

I know.

You know what? I'm gonna make some
coffee and... just... stay, and...

No, I'm okay, I'm all right,
I'm good.

- Are you sure?
- Yeah.

I gotta go.

Hey...

Forget about
what I just said, okay?

Just forget about it.

Good night.

Good night.

Hey, Jeff.

I, uh... I need a favor.

I wanna thank you all for
traveling on such short notice.

And for your continued service
to Hollow Sky.

You've proven that you're willing
to do what needs to be done,

no questions asked.

What you witness tomorrow
may beg questions...

questions that I'm not
authorized to answer.

But believe me when I say our
defining moment is near.

This job is not your garden
variety snatch and grab.

Our target is a young man
named Holden Matthews.

A Google search will tell you
he was in a 12-year coma.

It will not tell you
how dangerous he is.

Failing to bring him in puts
our entire cause at risk.

We hit the cabins at daybreak.

Surprise is our only advantage.

With luck, we'll storm the cabins,
shoot Holden pull of tranks,

and have him in a van
before anybody's awake.

Now there is an x factor.

There's a girl with Mr. Matthews.
If you find...

Holden Matthews is the target.

The girl is expendable.

Charlie?

Hey.

What's going on?

I was thinking...

there must be a lot of places
you wanna see.

What if we didn't go back
to Fort Reed?

I'm...

I'm having an amazing...
time with you, Charlie.

Fort Reed is my home.

Smalltown, U.S.A., a guy with
super powers is gonna stick out,

but, in some big city
on the other side of the world,

maybe not so much.

If what I am puts my family
in danger, then...

you know, it's my responsibility
to keep them safe.

I just... need to be prepared
for whatever is coming my way.

Sorry, it's so late.

Meeting ran long as usual.

Clint Drew's congregation
is in all kinds of disarray,

or so he says.

You okay?

Yeah, yeah. I...
I'm just tired.

My brain is fried from work.

Mm. Were you going to invite
me in, or, uh...

are you hiding somebody
in there?

All right.
We're all set up.

The hour of the wolf.

The hour of the what?

The hour before dawn,
hour of the wolf it's called.

More babies are born,
more people die.

When you dream
and when your nightmares

are at their strongest.

My grandpa told me about it
when I was a boy.

He was from the old country.

Brought some of those
old ideas with him.

Back then they didn't fear
the unknown.

They stared into it.

So this kid... he's the wolf.

No, no, no, Holden's
not the wolf.

Oh. You're the wolf.

Nobody is the... the...

The wolf is the wolf.

The... The... The wolf is you.

It represents your worst fears.

It comes knockin' on your door,

and it's like a...
it's like a reckoning, Ramon.

Hm.

Oh!

Aah!

Don't, Holden, don't!

Holden!

Get up! Get up!

Get back!
Whoa, whoa, whoa.

- Oh. Okay, okay.
- Don't think I won't shoot you.

Holden, stay with me. Stay with
me, it's gonna be all right.

Keep your eyes open.
You gotta be awake.

Holden! Holden!