Cryptid (2020–…): Season 1, Episode 7 - Chapter 7 - full transcript
Niklas!
Hello?! Niklas?!
Niklas!
Niklas! Niklas!
What happened is indescribable.
It's tragic and has affected us all.
I know that many of you have let your
children stay home from school,
due to the rumours.
They are unfounded rumours.
Nothing suggests that your children
are in any danger,
here at school or anywhere else.
But what are you doing to protect
our children when they're at school?
We're doing all we can so that your
children feel safe here at school.
- Why isn't your own son in school?
- Exactly!
- It's typical, it's damn strange.
- Niklas... he isn't well.
He's lost two of his
closest friends, and I...
We don't want to be here.
I understand that you're afraid.
And angry.
But right now, it's more important
than ever that we stick together,
and help each other get through this.
But why won't you tell us
how the kids died?
What are you hiding?
It's an ongoing police investigation.
And we can't tell you.
- You can go to hell!
- You should know there's nothing
to suggest the tragic deaths
are related.
- We have the situation under control.
- Sounds like a cover up to me.
Keeping your children at home doesn't
benefit anyone.
They're just as safe here
as anywhere else.
I promise you that.
Why are you lying?
You know Sebastian and Tuva
died in the same way.
People have a right
to know the truth!
What good would that do, Ester?
Other than scaring them even more.
You saw what happened up there.
Sometimes it's better
to not know the whole truth.
But the truth is you know nothing.
How can you protect us
if you don't know what's happening?
My friends are dying.
Why aren't you doing anything, Mum?
You just lie!
- You just lie to protect yourself.
- No, Ester, that's not true!
I'm always here for you,
and you know that.
...are you there? Over.
They're just empty words!
You just lie!
You know what? I'm so fucking ashamed
to be your daughter!
- How long have you been there?
- All night.
You have to cut that shit out now.
I found Mum's books.
And I think she found something.
And I think that's why she died.
You already know why she died.
Mum wasn't insane.
Someone's torn pages
out of her books.
Someone's trying to hide the truth.
So it's a conspiracy?
You can't honestly believe that.
So how... how can you know
Mum wasn't insane?
And how do you know
we're not exactly the same?
What do you mean, "we"?
- Have you seen something?
- No.
Forget it.
- What do you mean?
- Just forget it!
Hey, I'm sorry about all the gossip.
People are idiots.
- Can I ask you something?
- Yeah, what?
Um... did you love Sebastian?
What do you mean?
You slept with Sebastian
while you were with Niklas.
I get that you like Niklas, okay?
But it's not going to happen,
so you can stop trying.
But you're not together anymore,
so why does it matter?
I'm not going to lose him too,
so if you try,
it'll be a fucking shame for you.
You've already lost him,
we slept together at the beach party.
Hello. Have you seen my...
What's that?
Let me see.
Can I...?
"Ouroboros, guardian of the
underworld."
What the hell is that?
Seriously? Do you think
Mum believed in that stuff?
It's written with
a bunch of weird symbols.
Oh yeah, shit...
It's the conspiracy.
Come on!
Why would she sit and write about
a bunch of mythological beings?
Everything's about the lake,
I know that.
Aron? The art teacher?
He's just a friend.
Well done.
Wait!
Look.
"Has the pact been broken,
as it was broken once before?"
First of September.
Two days before she died.
Okay...
That has to mean something.
No, I don't think so. I think...
I don't think this means anything.
You're hunting ghosts.
What if she didn't kill herself?
She did kill herself.
Mum chose to leave us.
Just like you did.
Niklas.
I shouldn't have left when Mum died.
But I just had to get out of here.
I'm sorry.
It was wrong of me.
What's done is done.
What's dead is dead.
You know that won't get Mum back.
Nothing will.
Dad.
Dad!
- Hello?!
- What?
Yes? I'm just a bit lost in thought.
Yeah, I can see that.
Do you want coffee?
No.
So, how are you?
A little better.
Good.
Because I need you
to go to school tomorrow.
What do you mean "need"?
Well, it doesn't look good that
you're at home so much right now.
No, but I'm sick. So I can't go.
But if that's the case, maybe it's
best you start therapy again.
No, I need my pills.
You can't pop pills your whole life,
you have to deal with this yourself.
So I'll make a time with
the therapist tomorrow,
- that's what's best for you.
- No.
You have no idea what's best for me!
You don't even fucking know me!
You know what you should do?
Talk to your daughter instead,
give her some tips! Huh?
Niklas!
Hey...
Yes, this is Axel.
We have to meet.
THE LIGHT BEYOND THE LIGHT?
Hey, sweetheart.
- Hey.
- I was gonna sort some food out.
But I really need a shower first.
Okay?
Mm.
What do you mean?
No.
Definitely not.
I don't think so.
No.
We will do as I say.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- Thanks for coming.
- Of course.
I need someone to talk to, you know.
Someone who isn't Amina or Ester.
I don't know,
I think you should talk to Amina.
She seems pretty down.
And Ester isn't herself either.
She and I were at the lake yesterday,
by the way.
And she asked me
if I believe in monsters.
Okay.
I've been at the lake too,
there are no monsters there.
But I read up a bit on Cryptids.
- Do you know what that is?
- No.
It's...
It's monsters that people
claim to have seen
but they can't prove that they exist.
Like Loch Ness or Bigfoot.
- In Sweden we have Näcken and trolls.
- Yeah, I get it,
made up animals, sort of.
New species are discovered every day.
Species that haven't been seen
for thousands of years.
The lake here.
It hasn't been charted.
We don't know how deep it is
or what's down there.
Anything could be down there.
So you're starting to believe in
monsters now?
I don't know what I believe
but that's kind of the paradox.
I don't believe in ghosts.
But at the same time,
I'm afraid of ghosts.
And now she's calling.
Hello.
What do you want?
What's happened?
Look.
What's this?
Tuva's police report.
I took it from Mum.
Look at the cause of death.
Suicide?
- It bloody wasn't, we were there!
- I know.
How the hell can they say that?
It's fucked up!
All of it is fucked up.
Both with Tuva and Sebastian.
And the missing campers.
It's like they don't want us to know.
What is it?
No, it's...
Lisa was saying the same thing.
My Mum was doing research
on the lake.
And...
Lisa thinks she found
something there.
Something really dangerous, and...
Lisa thinks that's why Mum died.
And I've seen Mum's notebooks.
And it's...
I'm sure it's...
Mum was sick.
Crazy.
So that might not be...
But what if she wasn't?
Do you want to come inside?
THE BALANCE MUST BE RESTORED
Hello?
Hello, is there anyone there? Over.
Lisa!
You have to restore the balance!
You have to keep the pact!
Mum?
Restore the balance
before the dead awaken!
Mum, is that you?
Fear what's in the lake.
Mum?
Mum, can you hear me?
Mum, where are you? Mum!
Mum!
Hello?! Niklas?!
Niklas!
Niklas! Niklas!
What happened is indescribable.
It's tragic and has affected us all.
I know that many of you have let your
children stay home from school,
due to the rumours.
They are unfounded rumours.
Nothing suggests that your children
are in any danger,
here at school or anywhere else.
But what are you doing to protect
our children when they're at school?
We're doing all we can so that your
children feel safe here at school.
- Why isn't your own son in school?
- Exactly!
- It's typical, it's damn strange.
- Niklas... he isn't well.
He's lost two of his
closest friends, and I...
We don't want to be here.
I understand that you're afraid.
And angry.
But right now, it's more important
than ever that we stick together,
and help each other get through this.
But why won't you tell us
how the kids died?
What are you hiding?
It's an ongoing police investigation.
And we can't tell you.
- You can go to hell!
- You should know there's nothing
to suggest the tragic deaths
are related.
- We have the situation under control.
- Sounds like a cover up to me.
Keeping your children at home doesn't
benefit anyone.
They're just as safe here
as anywhere else.
I promise you that.
Why are you lying?
You know Sebastian and Tuva
died in the same way.
People have a right
to know the truth!
What good would that do, Ester?
Other than scaring them even more.
You saw what happened up there.
Sometimes it's better
to not know the whole truth.
But the truth is you know nothing.
How can you protect us
if you don't know what's happening?
My friends are dying.
Why aren't you doing anything, Mum?
You just lie!
- You just lie to protect yourself.
- No, Ester, that's not true!
I'm always here for you,
and you know that.
...are you there? Over.
They're just empty words!
You just lie!
You know what? I'm so fucking ashamed
to be your daughter!
- How long have you been there?
- All night.
You have to cut that shit out now.
I found Mum's books.
And I think she found something.
And I think that's why she died.
You already know why she died.
Mum wasn't insane.
Someone's torn pages
out of her books.
Someone's trying to hide the truth.
So it's a conspiracy?
You can't honestly believe that.
So how... how can you know
Mum wasn't insane?
And how do you know
we're not exactly the same?
What do you mean, "we"?
- Have you seen something?
- No.
Forget it.
- What do you mean?
- Just forget it!
Hey, I'm sorry about all the gossip.
People are idiots.
- Can I ask you something?
- Yeah, what?
Um... did you love Sebastian?
What do you mean?
You slept with Sebastian
while you were with Niklas.
I get that you like Niklas, okay?
But it's not going to happen,
so you can stop trying.
But you're not together anymore,
so why does it matter?
I'm not going to lose him too,
so if you try,
it'll be a fucking shame for you.
You've already lost him,
we slept together at the beach party.
Hello. Have you seen my...
What's that?
Let me see.
Can I...?
"Ouroboros, guardian of the
underworld."
What the hell is that?
Seriously? Do you think
Mum believed in that stuff?
It's written with
a bunch of weird symbols.
Oh yeah, shit...
It's the conspiracy.
Come on!
Why would she sit and write about
a bunch of mythological beings?
Everything's about the lake,
I know that.
Aron? The art teacher?
He's just a friend.
Well done.
Wait!
Look.
"Has the pact been broken,
as it was broken once before?"
First of September.
Two days before she died.
Okay...
That has to mean something.
No, I don't think so. I think...
I don't think this means anything.
You're hunting ghosts.
What if she didn't kill herself?
She did kill herself.
Mum chose to leave us.
Just like you did.
Niklas.
I shouldn't have left when Mum died.
But I just had to get out of here.
I'm sorry.
It was wrong of me.
What's done is done.
What's dead is dead.
You know that won't get Mum back.
Nothing will.
Dad.
Dad!
- Hello?!
- What?
Yes? I'm just a bit lost in thought.
Yeah, I can see that.
Do you want coffee?
No.
So, how are you?
A little better.
Good.
Because I need you
to go to school tomorrow.
What do you mean "need"?
Well, it doesn't look good that
you're at home so much right now.
No, but I'm sick. So I can't go.
But if that's the case, maybe it's
best you start therapy again.
No, I need my pills.
You can't pop pills your whole life,
you have to deal with this yourself.
So I'll make a time with
the therapist tomorrow,
- that's what's best for you.
- No.
You have no idea what's best for me!
You don't even fucking know me!
You know what you should do?
Talk to your daughter instead,
give her some tips! Huh?
Niklas!
Hey...
Yes, this is Axel.
We have to meet.
THE LIGHT BEYOND THE LIGHT?
Hey, sweetheart.
- Hey.
- I was gonna sort some food out.
But I really need a shower first.
Okay?
Mm.
What do you mean?
No.
Definitely not.
I don't think so.
No.
We will do as I say.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- Thanks for coming.
- Of course.
I need someone to talk to, you know.
Someone who isn't Amina or Ester.
I don't know,
I think you should talk to Amina.
She seems pretty down.
And Ester isn't herself either.
She and I were at the lake yesterday,
by the way.
And she asked me
if I believe in monsters.
Okay.
I've been at the lake too,
there are no monsters there.
But I read up a bit on Cryptids.
- Do you know what that is?
- No.
It's...
It's monsters that people
claim to have seen
but they can't prove that they exist.
Like Loch Ness or Bigfoot.
- In Sweden we have Näcken and trolls.
- Yeah, I get it,
made up animals, sort of.
New species are discovered every day.
Species that haven't been seen
for thousands of years.
The lake here.
It hasn't been charted.
We don't know how deep it is
or what's down there.
Anything could be down there.
So you're starting to believe in
monsters now?
I don't know what I believe
but that's kind of the paradox.
I don't believe in ghosts.
But at the same time,
I'm afraid of ghosts.
And now she's calling.
Hello.
What do you want?
What's happened?
Look.
What's this?
Tuva's police report.
I took it from Mum.
Look at the cause of death.
Suicide?
- It bloody wasn't, we were there!
- I know.
How the hell can they say that?
It's fucked up!
All of it is fucked up.
Both with Tuva and Sebastian.
And the missing campers.
It's like they don't want us to know.
What is it?
No, it's...
Lisa was saying the same thing.
My Mum was doing research
on the lake.
And...
Lisa thinks she found
something there.
Something really dangerous, and...
Lisa thinks that's why Mum died.
And I've seen Mum's notebooks.
And it's...
I'm sure it's...
Mum was sick.
Crazy.
So that might not be...
But what if she wasn't?
Do you want to come inside?
THE BALANCE MUST BE RESTORED
Hello?
Hello, is there anyone there? Over.
Lisa!
You have to restore the balance!
You have to keep the pact!
Mum?
Restore the balance
before the dead awaken!
Mum, is that you?
Fear what's in the lake.
Mum?
Mum, can you hear me?
Mum, where are you? Mum!
Mum!