Channel Zero (2016–…): Season 4, Episode 4 - Bizarre Love Triangle - full transcript

You an only child?

- Yeah, I was.
- I am, too.

Only children... scientifically,
more imaginative,

especially those with
unreliable fathers.

Your dad... Is he
the same Bill Hope

that does the neighborhoods...
Willow Court and all that?

Yeah, that's him.

After my dad took
me to the circus,

I came up with Pretzel Jack.

When my dad left,

that's when he became real.



It's him from back then.

You weren't the only
kid who had to invent

a sidekick/guardian.

- What was his name?
- Tall Boy.

Everybody has their
own emotional stuff,

but for you and I, that
stuff can become real.

How do I kill him?

It is possible, but
here's the thing.

You don't have to
kill Pretzel Jack

You just learn to control him.

If you want to draw him
out, you have to get hurt.

You have to get really hurt.

You have to be willing
to go where it hurts.

There he is.



Jillian, stay calm.

If you're calm, he's calm.

Focus.

Deep breaths.

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What are you still doing up?

I don't feel good.

What doesn't feel good?

I miss Dad.

Get in bed.

It's not even dark.

Let's go.

You see what you did?

- What?
- You tamed it.

Your anger, your...
Your stuff, all of it.

It's yours. It belongs to you.

You can do whatever
you want with it.

There's nobody else
like us who...

Who has what we have.

So what now?

Well, now you just stay calm.

But I can control him.

I mean, if I wanted
him to come sit

at the table with us,
I could do that?

Well, that would
take some training,

but, yeah.

Training?

Train him like a dog?

No, like I would have to
train you to develop...

Like, how... How do I put this?

Like fine motor skills...

To learn to really control him,

and then when you mastered
that, then, you know,

it might be safe to
actually uncreate him.

Uncreate as in... kill?

Yeah.

How does that work?

Does he just keel
over or disappear?

Let's just say you don't
want to be too close to him

when it happens.

Why?

- Would you just go?
- What the fuck?

Who is that?

Jillian.

Jillian.

Hey. Jill.

Jill.

Shit, he's awake.

Shit!

Shit!

Just... just stay calm.

Deep breaths.

You need to focus. Breathe.

Yeah. Yeah, that's good.

Oh, shit.

- Hello? 911?
- Sarah, we have to run!

Ow!

We got to go!

911, what's your emergency?
Hello?

Tom!

Tom!

Oh, fuck. Fuck, fuck. He's
gonna fucking kill them.

Not if we get there first.

I tried to control him.
It didn't work.

You can learn how
to do this, okay?

I'm gonna help you.

And remember, none of
this is your fault.

- Yes, it fucking actually is.
- No, it's not.

Remember, focus. Calm.

- Deep breaths. You can do this.
- Yeah.

Why the hell did she
come to our house?

The woman? Who is she?

- Trust me, you don't...
- What?

This way.

Why did a clown come
out of your basement

and stab me in the fucking leg?

- I can't explain it.
- Okay, well, try.

It's someone my wife knows.

Hello? Hello?

Downstairs.

Okay.

Someone your wife...
Someone your wife knows?

That's not an explanation.

I don't have a good
explanation, okay?

All you need to know
is that something

is stalking us and we need to
get out of this situation.

- Yeah, no shit.
- Okay.

If you would have
picked up my calls,

you would have known
not to just show up...

If I had picked up your
crazy, unwanted phone calls,

then, yeah, I would have not
been stabbed by a clown.

Thanks, Tom, I'll
remember that next time.

So it's crazy I
want to see my son?

- He's not your son.
- Can we just stop?

Appearances aren't gonna
save your marriage, okay?

That may be true, but
he's still not your son.

Yes, okay, I was unhappy
in my marriage.

I had an affair with
you, and I realized

that I didn't want to
lose my marriage, okay?

I'm sorry if I made you
believe otherwise.

Oh, no, this isn't about you.

I'm not doing this because
I'm interested in you.

I love my wife. I would never
cheat on her, all right?

This is about me finding
out that you were pregnant

and doing the math and then
you shutting me out, Sarah.

Yes, okay, I was scared
that if I found out

my son was yours that I
would lose my family.

So I kept a secret
to save my marriage.

Does that sound familiar?

But things are
different now, Tom.

I'm happy. I love my husband.
I love my kids.

That's why we're
having another baby.

Congratulations.

Listen, it's been eating
me alive as well,

and that's why... I
got the test done,

and I got the results back,

and that's why I came
to your house today.

He's not my kid.

Jill! Jill!

Jill!

Shit!

Okay. Here. Okay.

Okay. Look...

- you're gonna wait here.
- No.

I'll bring back help.

I promise.

Shit! Shit!

Come on!

Ah!

Tom!

Maybe he got out?

This way.

Oh, my God.

No! Tom, no.

Jill, Jill, look, there's
nothing you can do down there

that you can't do up here, and
you got to do it right now.

Jill, Jill, look at me. Look at me.
Look at me!

I'm gonna help you, all right?

I know how to help
you, and I can do it,

but you got to do everything I
tell you to... you understand?

Do exactly as I say.

Look at me, right in my eyes.

Connect with me.

Concentrate only on what
I'm saying to you...

and do not look away.

You created him, right?

With your own pain
and your own fear.

Those feelings are in you,

all through your body, running
through you like blood.

Now imagine that you can
send those feelings

anywhere you want
to in your body.

You can send them to
the top of your head

or down to your belly
button, anywhere else.

I want you to focus all your
energy on sending them down

to the palms of your hands.

Do that... now.

Everything you used
to create him,

send it all to the
palms of your hands.

Are you doing it?

Good. Good.

What's happening?

It's okay. Don't worry.
Don't worry.

I'm gonna help you, okay?
It's all right.

Send it all to the
palms of your hands.

You're sending him there.

You're sending him down to
the palms of your hands.

So you're holding him
in your hands, yeah?

Yeah, that's good. More, more.

Closer, closer, closer.

Almost, almost.

Yeah, yeah, there. There.

Now focus on letting go.

Now let go.

Good. You're almost there.

I'm gonna help get
you there, okay?

Now listen to me... I'm gonna say
the word "crush," all right?

And when I say "crush," you're
gonna clench your hands.

You're gonna crush
what's in there,

and you're gonna
kill it, all right?

But something's gonna
happen to you.

It's gonna hurt for a second.

You're gonna feel like you're
the one being crushed,

but you cannot stop...
You understand?

Do not stop, all right?

You ready?

Okay, here we go.

Three... two... one... crush.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. Are you okay?

What just happened?

You did it.

No, I didn't.

Yeah, you did.

I reached through you...

We did it... together.

Doing it alone would
have killed you.

It's over.

Thank you.

Oh, this... gown is
really annoying me.

It's... it's like the
tie is all tangled.

Can you just... do you
mind taking a look for me?

I can just get the nurse.

No, no, that'll take three hours.
Can you just...

You guys, can you just
give us a minute?

Yeah, sure.

Yeah. No, the gown's fine.

Do you even know who I am?

You're the woman my
husband has a kid with.

No.

What?

It's not Tom's?

No, he just wanted it to be.

He still thought it was,

and he didn't tell me.

So... Tom knows now
that it's not his?

You know, I don't know

if this makes a
difference or not, but...

he doesn't love me,
and he never did.

That doesn't matter.

What matters is that he lied.

What matters is that he lied.

We all lie sometimes.

It doesn't mean you don't
love your partner.

I know Tom loves me.

I've been married
for 15 years...

College boyfriend.

Trust gets broken...

but you can rebuild it.

It's a belief.

You can decide to have it or...
or not.

What if you can't?

But you can. You're
in control of you.

You can decide to trust
or not to trust.

What if you can't?

Hey.

Hey, you okay?

Where's Tom?

I have no idea. He just...
I don't know.

I need to get out of here.

Can you, um... can
you give me a ride?

Yeah?

Hey.

I, uh, brought you coffee.

Thanks.

- Where's Jillian?
- She left.

Tom... my husband's on his way.

Right.

Good luck.

Thanks.

Pull over.

You okay?

My inheritance.

My father used to build
these neighborhoods

all across the state.

Homes... for families.

There aren't any
families there now.

It's a... a ghost neighborhood.

I want you to show me
how to control it.

You sure?

It's not easy.

I'll do what it takes.

Yeah.

Okay.

I just, um... I can't
go home right now.

I know the perfect place.

Where you going, Tom?

- This is yours?
- It's my family's.

I used to come here
during the summer.

Doesn't get much use now,

but I never had the
heart to sell it, so...

Are you okay?

Just, uh... a bit dizzy.

It's been a long day.

It's catching up to you.

Let's... let's go inside
and get some rest.

Oh, hey, hey.

Hey, you're okay. You're okay.

It's all right.

Hey, this is normal.

You're gonna be fine.

All right?

Okay?

- Yeah.
- Here we go.

Let's go inside and
get some water, yeah?

Yeah.

I haven't been here in forever.

This place seems so familiar.

- What happened at the pool?
- I told you... I don't know.

So you don't know
who this guy is

that attacked you
and Sarah Winters?

No. No more than what I said.

- Where's your wife?
- I don't know.

Are you protecting Jillian, Tom?

- What are you talking about?
- Hey, Tom...

do you think that
your wife is capable

of hiring someone
to kill for her?

Is there any reason that your
wife might want you dead?

I can't remember the
last time I threw up.

What you did today...
it depletes you.

You need to recover.

It's not just that.

What is it, then?

I don't know... it's like a
part of me is just gone,

and there's nothing left
to keep me up straight.

Is that crazy?

Of course not.

You killed a part
of yourself today.

Once you learn to
control these things,

it'll be easier to let
them come and go.

But now you need to sleep.

Let's try and get as much
rest tonight as we can.

You're gonna need
it for tomorrow.

Mm.

- Thanks.
- Of course.

Here, uh... here you go.

That should be fine.

That's great. Thank you.

Um... have a good night.

Thanks. You too.

_

Jill?

Tom, this is Bill Hope,
Jillian's father.

I've been trying to
get a hold of her,

but she won't talk to me.

I promise you I'm not trying
to pull anything here.

I just have something very
important to tell her

about... about her family.

Can you please let her know

that her dad needs
to talk to her?

I'd like to tell her
in person if possible.

I'm staying at the Mill
Road Inn, room 105.

I can... I can come by
tonight or tomorrow,

or she can come by
here if that's better.

Please, I need to
talk to my daughter.

Not the kid you were expecting...
Dad?

Jill, pick up. Come on.

You left her alone.

Doesn't mean I have to.

I'm not gonna fail her
like you failed her.

Ian...

for once in your life,
do what's right.

You know, when I first
moved in with you,

I really looked up to you.

It took me way too
long to realize

how you were always trying
to cut me off at the knees.

Cut you off?

I protected you.

Did I say anything

when the dog disappeared...

or when that... that bully
from school went missing?

Well, you're nothing
if not a good liar.

Leave your sister alone.

Half-sister.

Made you happy to keep
her from me, didn't it?

I am glad I did.

You... have always been...
a bad seed.

Hey! Open your eyes!

Ian!

Open your eyes!

Ian!

As much as I hate to admit it,

it's got to come
from you, right?

If she has it, too.

Ah, what?

It's your seed, asshole.

We have some cleaning up to do.

Bill, it's Tom. You there?

Bill!

Bill?

- Hey.
- Hey.

- Morning.
- Morning.

You, uh... You
feeling any better?

Yeah.

Here.

Thanks. What's this?

This is herbal tea.

It has turmeric and cinnamon

and lemon balm and red
raspberry leaves...

and ginger.

That's... that's a
lot of ingredients.

Yeah, well, it's
real good for you.

You're gonna need every
little bit of strength

for your training.

Thank you.

I really appreciate it.

Yeah, of course.

How is it?

- It's good.
- Good.

I made it just for you.