NOS4A2 (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 6 - The Dark Tunnels - full transcript

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Carla, can you watch my cars?

Oh, go. I'll cover you.

Charlie, I thought that you were

driving your clients
in Kennebunkport all week.

A driver in their lives
and a passenger in my own.

That's no way to spend a week, Jo.

Or a life.

I want to drive you.

Our children.



Down the coast on vacation,

across country for the summer,

spend the holidays
at the cabin in Colorado.

Every day will feel
like Christmas morning

waking up next to you.

I see you, Jo.

All of you.

I see our future.

I see us hitting the road right now

and never looking back.

All you have to do...

is say yes.

Charlie...

Get in my car.



I thought you wanted this.

I did.

Well, what changed?

I won't give you my hand,
not until I've seen it.

You will. I told you that.

You say that you want me
to be their mother,

but I've never met them.

You say that you're...
you're saving them,

you're giving them a home,

but I've never seen it.

Y-You will see Christmasland
the minute you say yes.

You didn't up and decide
to quit driving today.

You haven't been
driving clients for months,

not in Kennebunkport this week.

- I was buying you a ring...
- Not in Providence last week.

Or New York last month.

Or Virginia the month before that.

Don't.

I was there.

And you weren't.

You promised you'd never spy on me...

And you promised me
that you would never lie.

So tell me the truth.

What are you doing
with those poor children?

I'm never gonna see Christmasland

because then I would know.

What you're doing.

- What you really are.
- I'm their father.

I provide them with joy
people only dream about.

And I'm offering you the same thing

because I love you.

You love this car. You drive it away,

and you only ever come back
to refill its tank,

or is it the other way around?

Open the doors.

You wanna know what changed, Charlie?

You.

You did.

Come on.

Damn it!

Jolene.

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How would you
describe your overall pain level

since you arrived at the hospital,

- on a scale of one to ten?
- Two.

Any blurred vision or migraines?

Just the occasional headache.

Have you experienced any hallucinations,

- auditory or visual?
- No.

Have you suffered from panic attacks

or feelings of depression
in the past 30 days?

None of those, no.

Have you had any suicidal
thoughts or desires

in the past year?

No.

Can you blink for me, Ms. McQueen?

There's fluid that's built up
behind your retina.

And we see that a lot

in cases of central serous retinopathy.

But I'd expect
that you'd be experiencing

quite a bit more pain
than you're feeling.

McQueens are tough.

Victoria, I was hoping to start

by having you answer a question for me.

Who is Charlie Manx?

Like I told the other doctors,

I'm seeing things
much more clearly now...

I believe the ophthalmologist

came to a different conclusion.

But, um...

Well, I feel a lot better thanks to her

and everyone else who checked me out.

And, you know, school started up,

and I have a portfolio I have to finish.

There's really no need
to waste anyone's time.

Why don't you want to tell me who he is?

Well, I already told the police

everything I know about him.

You know, sometimes when
the pain gets to be too much,

people create a fictional reality

to escape it.

So, who is Charlie Manx?

He's the man who put Maggie
in a hospital bed.

I should be holding her hand
as she goes into surgery.

She has a team of doctors to help her.

And so do you.

Why is it so hard for you
to accept help?

I don't...

Are you more accustomed
to caring for yourself?

You know, I'm not the one hurting here.

Maggie is. And she needs me...

I'm authorized under
Massachusetts State Law

to extend your stay by up to 90 days.

Now, those are the terms

of your conditional
voluntary commitment.

That's what...

- That's what you signed up for...
- No, no.

No, I didn't sign up for this.

Well, did someone force you
to commit yourself?

Um, oh, my God, no.

That's not what I meant. Jesus.

But you did feel pressured into it?

Is that right?

By who?

Your father?

I'm 18.

- I signed it.
- Okay.

I think that's enough for now.

Why don't you go on ahead, and...

Yeah.

I'm sorry, should I come back?

There.

Only be a few more seconds.

Uh...

Um...

Reception's crap in here,

but you hit the roommate jackpot, kid.

Lady hasn't said boo in ages.

Charlie. Manx.

H-H-How do you know his name?

Did... Did my friend Maggie
come to see you?

Maggie... girl with purple hair

a-and Scrabble Tile earrings.

Did Charlie Manx put you in here?

Are you a Strong Creative?

Do you know about Christmasland?

Can you get me there?

It's that time, ladies.

Name and date of birth?

Oh, um, Vic McQueen. Victoria.

Uh, May 21st, 1994.

Mm-hmm. Got you right here.

Uh, no, the doctor didn't mention

any medication to me.

He gave you 2 milligrams lorazepam

and 25 milligrams of Imitrex.

Bottom's up.

Failure to comply
can extend your stay here.

Jolene knows the drill.

She never gives me any problems.

Hello, Ms. July.

It's Thursday.
I've got your evening cocktail.

C'mon now, Ms. July.

You're usually up for a nightcap.

Is she a bad influence on you?

Come on, come on.

We can do this the other way.

Oh, no, she...

Did she take her pills?

Yeah, right after you left,
she took 'em.

Interfering with another
patient's medication schedule

can extend your stay, too.

Yeah, well, they think I'm nuts,
not an addict, so...

I-I'm telling you she took them.

You're gonna double-dose her.

She's a paranoid schizophrenic.

If she missed a dose,
it won't stay a secret long.

And you'll be the one
sleeping next to her all night.

Okay, then.

Lights out.

How'd you sleep?

The meds you prescribed
knocked me right out.

Your anxiety and pain have
gone untreated up until now.

I-I think it should provide
some welcome relief.

So, I spoke to Ms. Leigh's
surgeon this morning.

They repaired her
fractured kneecap and torn ACL

along with her other injuries.

She's got a long road ahead,

but they expect a full recovery.

So you have no one to worry about,

nowhere else you need to be.

Tell me about art school.

I don't know much about art.

I wish I did.

However, even I can see
you are talented.

Oh, my God.

Who's the man in the painting?

I just... I want to understand

why art school is so important to you.

Why? Because I'm good at it.

And, uh, it's my way out of Haverhill.

Why do you need a way out of Haverhill?

Beats getting knocked-up and married

living my whole life in the same town

working some... some crap job

and then drinking myself to death.

Did your parents grow up in Haverhill?

They had you young. That can be hard.

On the parents and the child.

No harder than anyone else has it.

But art would make things easier?

It always made the world go quiet.

When things got noisy at home?

They fought, yeah.

Did it ever get physical?

Nothing we talk about in here

will ever be said
outside this room, okay?

Did it ever get physical?

Did your father hit your mother?

Oh, she was no saint either, trust me.

Was there something she could do

to make her responsible
for your father's violence?

She was responsible for hers.

She slapped me around plenty as a kid.

Did your father ever hit you?

No. God, no. Never.

Never.

It's not uncommon

for a woman who's been
victimized by her husband

to then victimize her children.

We're not victims.

We're not.

It hardly ever happened.
Only after a bender.

Do you think alcohol excuses abuse?

It's the psych ward, Ma.
You can't catch anything here.

Well, people check
into hospitals feeling great

every day, Vicki, and then they
check out with psuedamonas.

Okay.

This should get you through.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Honestly, I don't know
how you sleep in that room.

All that crap gave me the heeby-jeebies.

Did Dad say anything?

No. It was just Tiffany there.

If he's not with her, where is he?

A bar, probably.

That's his excuse.

Yeah, yeah.

You know you never need one
to come back home, right?

Thanks for bringing this by, Ma.

Mm-hmm, yeah.

I can't be late.

The boss hates it
when his girls are late.

You need something in there?

I need my skates,
or I can't get to work.

Okay.

Get my skates and we can leave.

Ready?

- Okay.
- Okay, okay.

- One. Two.
- Two.

- Three.
- Oh.

Can this get us into Christmasland?

Hurry up or we'll be late.

How fast do you need to go?

Fast.

Appreciate the jailbreak, kid.

Where are we?

The Dark Tunnels.

Stop here.

This is your Knife?

Wasn't always.

Is now.

I didn't know
you could have more than one.

I thought my dirt bike was it.

I thought the same

after Charlie stole my skates,

left me bedridden, hopeless.

That chair found me
and got me moving again,

till I was too weak
to get it up to speed.

You travel along the Shorter Way?

My Bridge, yeah.

Wait, did Maggie tell you that?

We're all magicians
with different tricks.

What's yours?

It helps me find lost things.

Lost children?

It couldn't find my friend

after Manx took her to Christmasland.

I was hoping maybe with your help,

you could get me inside?

There's something you should see.

Every one of them is in Christmasland.

I've been tracking Charlie
since the '50s.

Not one of these kids
has been seen since.

Well, there's gotta be a way in.

Sure.

In the trunk of his Wraith.

You don't want to take that ride.

There isn't a Strong Creative

in the entire World of Thought

who has seen Christmasland besides Manx.

Not even me.

Your friend is gone.

I'm sorry.

I know how hard that is to hear.

Is one of them yours?

Come with me.

You never told me what yours is.

Your magic trick.

Up for a ride?

Jolene.

I know you're there, Jolene.

I can smell you, you dirty little whore.

Oh, my God.

Give it a minute.

That was... God... I've never felt so...

Free?

I bet you feel the same
on your Bridge, don't you?

Yeah.

I tell you, kid, oh, it never gets old.

But Manx did.

Right in front of me.

I... after you destroyed his car.

Just the engine.

Best I could do.

Should slow him down for a bit.

If you want to stop Charlie,

you have to destroy the Wraith.

Okay.

Well, when we get back,

we can fight him together...

me, you, Maggie...

My fight's long over.

He won.

Every time, he won.

- No.
- And I'm tired.

But I couldn't rest

until I knew someone
could pick up the fight.

- Now I do.
- No, no, I couldn't even save Haley.

Then you'll save the next one.

You're powerful enough, Vic.

No, you just met me yesterday.

You haven't even seen what I can do.

He visited me.

I haven't seen him in years,

and there he was.

Standing in my room

asking me if I knew "The Shorter Way."

I don't need to see what you can do.

I saw it in Charlie's eyes.

He fears you.

When you get back,

tell the doctors what they need to hear.

They'll let you go with some pills,

tell you they'll help.

They won't.

They'll dull your mind and your Knife.

You need to keep it full strength

to take on Charlie.

You're not coming back?

I never had kids.

I-I always thought I would.

There was a time

when I thought Charlie
would be their father.

I knew him. Before.

He was handsome, charming, sweet even.

But every Strong Creative pays a price.

Charlie paid
the steepest price of all...

his soul.

Deep down, I knew it.

What he was.

I didn't want to see it.

Because...

I loved him.

That was my excuse.

Kill him.

For me.

For them.

For Haley.

For the next one.

Or this cycle will go on forever.

I've thought about
your question, Doctor,

and why I didn't answer it.

My question about your father?

Your first question.

"Who is Charlie Manx?"

I knew the answer when you
asked it, but I wasn't...

I wasn't ready to say it out loud.

To face the reality.

But I am now, I think.

The truth is, Charlie Manx
isn't a real man.

He doesn't drive a real car
or live in the real world.

He lives in Christmasland.

A figment of imagination.

Just like my Bridge.

When I felt lost,

I'd imagine it and it would appear,

and when I went over that Bridge,

I felt different than
I'd ever felt in my life,

like I'd, you know, left reality behind

and been transported to a world

where anything you can imagine
is possible.

A World of Thought.

Right. Like, um, when you paint?

That was his face, in my print.

Not the face of the man
I saw at the bus station,

but the face of the real Charlie Manx.

A soulless monster.

I believed I was the only one
with the power to stop him.

I believed I needed to find
a way into Christmasland,

so I could kill Charlie Manx
and save them all.

I wasn't going to stop until I did,

no matter the cost.

That was my reality.

But the truth is

all I've been trying to do
is escape my reality.

Where Haley is gone
and isn't coming back.

Where Maggie was run over
and nearly died.

Where I don't have the power
to save anyone.

You know, watch...

watching the people I love in pain,

it got to be too much, so I just... I...

I created a fictional reality
to escape it.

Just like you said.

But if you knew
what you said was fiction,

why didn't you tell the police
the truth three days ago?

I didn't know it was the truth
three days ago.

But I do now. Thanks to you.

So if it's all right with you, I'd...

I'd like to go back to school
and finish my portfolio.

You know, um...

I'll sign your release
under two conditions...

you fill a prescription for lorazepam

and you remove yourself
from your current living situation.

I need to be certain

I'm releasing you
into a safe environment.

You are.

I told you. He never hit me. It's safe.

I know, but it's my job

to look out for your emotional health

as well as physical, Ms. McQueen.

I know where I can stay.

Can I go?

Victoria.

Listen to me.

There's nothing you can do
to save your father either.

Am I free to go?

Okay, here we go. Slow.

Nice and take it easy. Here you go.

I got her.

You'll need to sign
your discharge papers

before you go, okay?

All right.

- C-Careful, careful.
- I'm sorry.

I wanted to be here every second,

but they wouldn't let me out.

I told you they were
gonna think you were crazy.

You didn't listen.

Well, neither did you.

I ditched you for a reason.
He said come alone.

You should've listened.

Yeah, and l-let you have all the fun?

By the time I got to you, you were...

And I didn't... I didn't know if...

I'm still here.

Mostly.

We're gonna kill him
for what he did to you.

To Daniel. To Haley. And I know how.

I was roomed with Jolene,
the old woman you met.

Her Inscape took us to him
some place in the woods.

All we have to do is destroy the Wraith.

I saw it, Maggie.

- He got old...
- Destroy the Wraith?

Look at me, Vic.

Six pins are holding my knee together.

It hurts just to breathe.

And that car ran me down on its own.

If you think you can destroy that thing,

you need to walk down the hall
and check yourself back in.

Okay, ask your Bag, then.

If you don't believe me, ask it.

Whether the Wraith can be destroyed,
whether we can kill Manx.

I'm not asking the Bag another thing.

The last answer nearly killed me.

Maggie.

I never should've even came here

and dragged you into this mess.

No, no, no. I came to you, remember?

And you came here for Daniel.
You cannot...

You can't just give up on him now.

I saw him.

While I was lying on the ground
bleeding,

Daniel was looking down at me, smiling.

His teeth were like razors

and blood was pouring out of his mouth.

The next thing I knew,
I was waking up in recovery.

And it wasn't the anesthesia.

It was the Wraith.

When that car hit me,
it showed him to me.

And it wasn't a nightmare.

It was real.

And you've seen it, too.

With Haley.

We can save them.

They are gone.

They're not coming back.

Manx is gonna keep taking children

unless someone tries to stop him.

Jolene tried.

Take your meds.

Finish your portfolio and go to college.

That's all you need to do.

But I need to go home.

See you around, Brat.

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