Midnight, Texas (2017–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - Last Temptation of Midnight - full transcript

Previously on
Midnight, Texas...

What you and I have
has an expiration date.

I don't want to be turned.

The veil between hell
and Midnight is fraying.

- Fiji...
- There's a demon

in my house, clawin' me.

You think that you're
gonna stop hell from
swallowing this town.

It's the veil. I can't keep
fighting it.

Let's get you out of here.
Come on.

You're not alone.
I kind of am.

My family is all gone.



And you are still
in Midnight.

I'm here because of her.

I need to be alone.

You had a place in Midnight.

Turns out I didn't.

I will be
your faithful servant
until you rise.

Good morning.

I will be your
faithful servant

until you rise.

I will be your faithful
servant...

Now, if I can
offer anything...

You can.

Oh, God.

Wrong deity.



Don't be afraid.

Your death will
not be in vain.

Your sacrifice will
give him life.

The gates of hell will open,
and he will rise in Midnight.

Well, I'm not gonna
lie to you, Manny.

I'm disappointed.

You're also dead.
You don't get a vote.

They're counting on you.

Joe wants me to lead.

Well, I'm leading, by example,
leaving that hell-hole.

And Creek? How about her?

She doesn't want me there.

She deserves better than...

Looks like I'm quitting.

Now I'm worried.

I don't see ghosts every four
seconds like in Midnight,
it'll be fine.

No, it won't be fine.
You gotta go back.

It's your destiny.

Before I died, I got a vision.

I should have told you,
but I just kept
chickening out.

And then Joe beat me to it.

So this whole,
"You'll be safe in Midnight,"

that was all a lie?

Had to get you there somehow.

You know, I really wish
you weren't tethered
to this RV

so I could kick your dead ass
out of it.

We're good.

I said enough.

I'm good.

Lots to leech today.

Well, there's
a lot going on.

The veil and...
Chuy and Joe

and Manfred taking off.

You can't be surprised
Manfred bailed.

I am. I thought he'd
stick around.

I didn't trust him.

You don't trust anybody.

Isn't that what you
love about me?

I'm off.

Thanks.

I know this is a stupid
question,

but how are you doing?

My stupid answer is,
I'm hanging in.

I'm sorry about the psychic.
Don't be.

I ended it. Manfred did
what I wanted.

Creek, isolating yourself

isn't the best.
I'm not.

I'm crashing at Fiji's.

Okay.

Well, if you need anything,

find me.

You hear about Manfred?

It's a shame. I thought
more of him.

You're a vegetarian.

Usually. I've been anemic.

Iron. Nothing to do
with the veil?

Honestly, I don't know.

How's Lemuel?

Hungrier than usual.

Fiji!

You know my name! Okay?

So who are you?

Why don't you just
introduce yourself?

Soon.
No!

Just leave me alone.

Just stop touching me,
stop calling me.

Just stop.

Janice.

I'm sorry.
Are you busy?

No, no. I'm not.

How are you?

How's Martin?
Oh, he's fine.

Getting a little
sick of me.
Why?

I'm not doing too well, Fiji.

I've been real sad,

and I've been just having
these dark thoughts.

And you've helped me before,
so I thought...

Well, first things first.

Let's settle your thoughts.

Just calm your mind.

I am so grateful.

No, I'm the one
who's grateful.

I've been pretty
out of sorts myself lately.

You coming over here,
it's a sign.

A reminder, you know,

that the only way to true
peace of mind is
helping others.

I've just been so...

Just been so caught up
in my stuff lately,

I forgot that.

For depression, ashwagandha.

Gonna do some warm milk

and a little honey,

and you'll be good as new.

You're looking
pretty lousy.

Go back. It's destined.

No, right now,
my destiny is Vegas.

Some in person consults
and drinking.

Lots of drinking.

What'd I expect?

This is exactly who
I raised you to be.

Got ya!

What is he doing?

Look at that kid.

- Playing by himself.
- What the heck?

Maybe he should
go find some
real friends.

Oh, my gosh. So dumb.

Look at him.
Loser.

- What's that?
- What is he even doing?

Go home, creep.

Maybe he should find
some real friends.

Who is he playing with?

So stupid.

There's an old gypsy curse
used on folks
with cruel tongues.

A few choice words and pop!

Your tongue shrivels

like a black wad of gum.

I suggest you run off now.

Toss it here.

Manny, get inside.
Right now.

Bye, guys.

You sweet, weird kid.

You gotta quit
playing with spirits.

You're too strong
and too little.

Give it a rest for now.

Especially when
you're in public.

Folks will think you're crazy.

Not everyone can
see what we see.

Mom can't.
Yep.

When's she coming back?

She's not,

and it's not because
she doesn't love you.

She's trying to do
what she thinks is best.

She wants you
to be with someone

who gets what it's like

being able to talk
to the living and the dead.

I understand.

I can help you.

But no more hanging
out with dead kids.

I live here now?

Yeah. It's nice, huh?

And fun!

The best part,
when the going
gets tough,

we live in a house
with wheels.

We can go wherever we want.

No, no.

Everything dies.

No, no.

No, no, no...

I feel so much better.

Good.

Let me get the...

What beautiful knives.

They're athames.

They're ritual Wiccan tools.
Well...

That stone matches the color
of my kitchen remodel.

It's powerful.

You know, maybe,
maybe another time?

Yeah, Martin's always
getting on me

about my impulse buying.

I'm gonna get you
some more herbs for your tea.

I'll be right back.

Janice?

Janice, what are you doing?

It needs me to die.

Janice!

No!

Give it back! No, give it back!
It needs me to die!

Give it back!
Calm down. Take it easy.

Janice!
What's happening to her?

I don't know. Janice? Janice?
I have to die!

Come on.

Well, didn't that
help things?

You think this is funny?

It's not.

I don't have water, food...

Pills?

There was a gas station
a way back.

Four hours ago.
Then I better get walking.

I've been hearing
this voice.

Well, it's in my head.

It tells me it
needs me to die.

That everything will be better
if I just die.

This voice, is it

deep, evil, demonic sounding?

It is.

But I don't know
why I listen to it.

It's better you
leave Midnight.

Until...
Until the voice is gone,

until Midnight is safe.

Janice?

It's Martin.

Janice, just please
take care of yourself.

Joe said, as the veil frays,
evil energy would seep out.

Energy that would tap into
our darker impulses.

That's not what Janice felt.

It's not what I felt either.

Janice and I heard
a specific voice.

It's a demon.

It never asked you to...
No!

No, not yet, anyway.

But it is getting louder,
stronger,

and I think it is
feeding on death to do so.

That would explain the deceased
animals I find out front every
morning.

But why pick on Janice?

'Cause she's vulnerable.

She's been sad.
Her oldest moved away.

Her mom passed.

So there's a demon

who's got a thing
for death and Fiji,

and a veil to hell,
making evil run amok,

and any one of us
can be affected.

Yep. And I'm done.

You know, coming after me,
that's one thing,

but critters and Janice,

they can't even
put up a fight.

It's just mean.

And I'm putting a stop to it.

Almost as good
as my collection.

Not that any of these will
help in a supernatural fight.

These might.

Silver?
For vampires and were-tigers.

You don't think...

Joe took Chuy out of town

because he saw the veil's
effect.

And Chuy isn't the only one.

I saw the Rev eating meat.

He doesn't.
Exactly.

I can't believe
I'm saying this,

but maybe Manfred
had the right idea.

Nah, I'm staying.

Midnight's home.

As the crow flies.

Father, you want me
to take a look at the engine?

The engine's fine.

I just need a bigger truck.

Uh-huh. Mmm-hmm.

When's the drop dead date?

Let me get back to you.

Job offer.

San Diego.

You want to take a road trip?

Too sunny. I'll pass.

Salad for you.

A for-appearances-only
beverage for you.

Thank you.

How is it,
being back at work?

I thought it would
take my mind off of all of it,

but it's not.

Dad left town and gave me
the deed to the house,

but the thought of going back
there makes me want to vomit.

I'm so sorry.

If you really are sorry,

if you meant what you said,

there is something
that I need.

Can you leech it away?

The pain? You can do that,
right?

It doesn't work that way.

How does it work?

It's complicated.

I'm sorry, Creek,
but Lem can't
help you.

Sorry, I didn't mean
to make things uncomfortable.

It's not you.

If you need anything else...

You had no right
answering for me.

It's Creek we're
talking about.

So you're jealous of Creek.

So you're saying
it's nothing?

Leeching between us?
Just no big thing?

I thought it was more

until I learned you
were leaving me.

Not anytime soon.

I mean, I'm sorry
I mentioned it.

I want to ask you a favor.

When you unilaterally decide
that we're done,

I know I'm gonna wake up
one evening and you'll be gone.

No warning, no note.

I'd leave a note.

Do more, Olivia.

I'm asking nicely.

Manny...

Where's my gin and tonic?

Since when do you drink?

Might as well fall off
the wagon the day you die.

Last time I had a drink
was the day your mom

dropped you at my RV.

I remember that day.

You sure about this?

Compared to the poison
they give you,

gin and tonic's a soda pop.

Here's to it.

There are other treatments.

I can get more money.

Cancer's in my liver.
It's in my brain.

It's not the end I'd write,
but we've seen worse.

Don't look so sad.

I'm picking my exit.

I'm good with it.

I'm not.

You mind?
Try one of the white ones.

They're fun.

There you go.

There's no turning back.

We've had a good run,
you and I.

I'm thankful for
my time with you.

I'm gonna miss you.

Let's hope you do.

I don't want to be
tethered to this world.

In limbo.

Spirits need to move on.
You know that.

But that doesn't mean
I don't love you.

Manny...
Grandma?

Manny!

Get up!

What?

Listen to me.

The day I died,
I got a vision.

One of those that don't
come around too often.

A clear view of a moment
in the future.

It was Midnight in flames,
folks dying all around,

and you in the center.

The only one to stop it.

You didn't happen
to see how?

No. I'm sorry.

But, Manny, remember
when you were little.

You're powerful.
Spirits will listen to you.

I should have taught you
to use that power,

not to hide it.

Now you need
to be a better man

than I raised you to be.

You need to go back.

If I don't, they all die?

Then I don't have a choice,
do I?

Why are you smiling?

I'm probably gonna die.

Oh, hell. Everyone dies
eventually.

It's how you live.

That's the only thing
you got a say over.

You live for
the folks you love.

For me, that was you, Manny.

You sweet, weird kid.

Wait.

You're tethered to the RV.

Not anymore.

I did what I was here to do.

Now I get to move on.

No.

And so do you.

Your ride's here.

Grandma.
We said goodbye

during the cancer year.

Go.

Hey!

I appreciate you stopping.

You're a long ways
from nowhere.

I'm heading west.

Great.

Exactly where I need to go.

So, are you religious?

I have faith.

Not like those fools
on the radio.

Paradise isn't heaven.

They're looking in the wrong
direction.

Yeah, well, the other
direction's hell.

You say potato.

A new world's gonna emerge
out of the ashes
of the old one.

A world where we
find pleasure in pain,

joy in suffering.

That's an interesting faith.

It's more than faith.

I am here to help him rise.

The one who will usher in
the beginning of the end.

And let me guess,
this is all going down

in Midnight, Texas, right?

How did you know?

I just know.

I also know that
you're only telling me this

because you're planning
to kill me and rip my face off.

You do have a nice face.

No!

Get back here!

How many
dead crows is that?

Five, and if one is a bad
omen...

We're so screwed.

Are you scared?
Yeah, I'd be stupid not to be.

Mean and cruel as humans are,

I'm trained and experienced.

I can get the upper hand.

Supernaturals, not so much.

Well, that's why
you've got me.

That's nice.

Biting is not on the menu.

I wasn't gonna bite, but...

I'm sorry. I don't know
what came over me.

No more undue influence.

Not from the veil,
not from the demon.

Everything you feel
is what you should.

No more, no less.

Any ideas, Grandma?

This sucks.

Who do I know in Kentucky?

Inquiring Mind.

Fiji, it's Manfred.

Manfred!
I'm on my way back,

but I'm not alone.

A supernatural is
on his way to Midnight.

And he's gonna make
an offering so a demon rises.

This offering dead?
For sure dead.

The demon that we saw
when we exorcised your house,

it feeds on death.

I'm not the only
one hearing it.

Janice from down the street,

it talked to her,
got her to try
to kill herself.

She was an easy target
since she was already sad.

How's Creek doing?

Why don't you go to bed?

I'm not tired.

Or you're keeping
an eye on me.

And what if I am?

I still feel your fangs
in my neck.

I am hungrier than usual,
but is it just supernaturals?

Like I said,
humans don't scare me.

Are you saying I scare you?

You're acting odd.
Well, maybe I'm angry.

And hurt.

Is who I am
so distasteful to you

that you'd rather
end what we have

than be like me?

I never said that.

But I think life should end.

It means pain ends.

Memories end.

It's the natural order
of things.

Doesn't mean my feelings
for you are any different.

Have you ever wondered
what it would be like

to stop aging? Live forever?

Nope.

Then why are you with me?

Is it just the leeching?

That I get rid of your pain
when it gets too much?

Maybe I should go.

Or are you with me

because you like
being a little afraid?

No.

Remember,
I've got trust issues.

What did you do?

Nothing. It's about an inch
from piercing your heart.

It's a warning shot.

The next time,
it will be for real.

You shouldn't have done that.

I need to die.
It needs me to die.

It'll be better if I die.
It needs me to die.

Everything will be better.

Oh, God. Don't do this.

Creek, Creek!

I need to die!
Don't do this.

Let me go.
I need to die.

It's okay.
Hold her still.

I need to die.

What you're feeling
isn't real.

There's a demon making
you think that.

Let me go!

It's okay.
I need...

This'll make you immune to it.

Oh, God.

You okay?
I don't know.

I don't know why
I just did that.

Don't worry.
It can't get to you.

Not anymore.

You came back.

Yeah. Yeah, I came back.

We gotta get to the others.
We gotta get them the potion.

Creek's not the only one
who's acting out of character.

Hey, you.
Cut looks good.

Safer, too.
I want you out
of my apartment.

I thought it was
our apartment.

Not feeling the "us"
at the moment.

I'm hurt. It's as if you were
waiting for me to get...

Physical? Yep.

I don't know why
you don't want this.

Because I don't.

I only want to turn you
because I love you.

No, you're this way because
there's a veil to hell
getting to you!

Once you turn, you'll like it.

Trust me!
I'll trust you

if you get the hell out,
like I asked!

Does it matter to you
I'm asking you not to?

Right now? No.

Lem!

Stop!

Olivia, I'm so...

Back off!

You're here.

Yeah.

And if we could just table
whatever happened here,

there's something we need
to deal with now.

Follow me.

I give you these bodies
as an offering.

Let the lives sacrificed
nourish you.

This ain't anywhere near okay.

Protect this town
from his wickedness.

You will rise again.

There isn't gonna
be a funeral pyre

or a human sacrifice

or whatever the hell
you think this is.

You're Fiji.
You don't talk to her!

When he rises,
you will be his.

Whose? Who are
you talking about?

Colconnar.
He's chosen you.

Colconnar? That's his name?
Fiji, don't listen

Fiji...
What is it?

I hear him.

Everyone, get back!

Fiji!
No!

Let her go.
It won't be long now.

No, help me!
He will rise.

And he will take you as his.
Let me go!

Spirits who he hurt, help me.

Don't let this monster kill
anyone else.

End this.
Drag him back to hell.

Toss him in there!

You can't stop this.
You're too late.

Kill me, but he will rise!

How'd you do that?

Old trick I used to do.

But it didn't stop him.

The sacrifice was made.

Rev feels better after
that potion you gave him.

You doing okay?

No.

It won't be long
till I lay eyes
on this Colconnar.

I know his name now.

And I know
he's coming for me.

Then you should also know
there's no way in hell

I'm letting this thing
get anywhere near you.

I promise, Fij.

Hey.

It's weird,
not seeing your
RV out there.

Broke down in the desert.

I left it there.

And your grandma?

Xylda...

Xylda moved on.

Which is how it's
supposed to be.

Are you okay?

It depends
how you define okay.

I still see ghosts everywhere.

I ran out of pills,

so the headaches are intense,

but I'm trying to go without.

Why did you come back?

Naked truth?

What you and I started,
it's...

I never felt that
with anyone.

And I get that
a lot's happened,

and I get that you
need time to process,

and I'll give you that time.

But when, or if, you ever
feel ready to pick up
where we left off,

well, you know where I live.

Besides, my RV's dead, and
Midnight's as close
to a home as I've ever had,

so I figure,
if the veil to hell is opening,

might as well stay.

Fight for it.

What if something
happens to you?

Xylda said we're
all gonna die.

It's how we live that matters.

So...

That's okay with you?

Yeah.

It's okay.

Welcome home.