Nancy Drew (2019–…): Season 3, Episode 10 - The Confession of the Long Night - full transcript
A truth-inducing ritual takes hold of a town-wide cocktail party, yielding volcanic emotional confessions and a surprising romantic connection for Nancy. Meanwhile, one of Ryan's business contacts comes to town with an offer that may be connected to a recent wrongful death.
*NANCY DREW (2019)*
Season 03 Episode 10
Episode Title:
"The Confession of the Long Night"
Aired on:
January 07, 2022.
D.A. Rosario.
You're here,
in my kitchen.
You can call me Jean
outside of the office, Nancy.
French toast?
Is this an
early-morning meeting or...
Oh.
You slept over last night.
Your dad didn't tell you
about it?
Oh, me being here this morning.
Not what we did last night.
Oh, dear God.
Yeah, a heads-up
would have been nice.
Or traumatizing. I...
haven't decided yet.
Jean, can I help with breakfast?
You're here too.
If I had known we
were having company,
I would have gotten dressed.
I am so sorry that this
caught you off-guard.
Last night, uh, you said
- you might stay at George's.
- Yeah,
emphasis on "might."
My mistake.
I've been missing from
Horseshoe Bay for two weeks?
I had no idea
that much time had passed.
It's as I feared.
We're trapped
in a parallel reality.
Is that why nobody
in the regular world
can see or hear us
even though we can
see and hear them?
Yes. This liminal space
warps the physical world
and affects
our perception of time.
You were sent here
as soon as you turned the key
in the Copperhead's padlock.
The same thing
happened to me as well.
The night Temperance
returned to Horseshoe Bay
and lowered the barrier,
her arrival activated
a mystical signal.
As Keeper, I was told
that when I saw
the signal of the six roses
I had to unlock
the Hallows Snare,
no matter what was inside.
As soon as the padlock and
the cage door were unlocked...
...I was trapped
in the liminal space.
But why make things
worse for the town
- by unleashing the Copperhead?
- I have
no idea why they told me
to do that.
I've been trying to make contact
with you all ever since,
but you thought
I was Charity's ghost.
It was a better guess than
"Hannah turned invisible
and is trying to signal us
for help by throwing things at me."
I nearly got a concussion.
I was trying to tell you,
"Please get me out of here.
I don't want to die."
The myths say that
when the moon is full,
all beings inside
are purged from existence.
Forever.
When is the next full moon?
The zenith is at 9:33.
Tonight.
We have to escape before then.
We got to find Nancy.
She's sharp enough to
understand our signals.
As someone who's been knocking
on her door for two weeks,
I disagree.
I can get through to her.
Trust me.
The Long Night Ball was one of my
favorite town traditions.
We'd gather under the full moon
in December and light candles
to illuminate the dark night.
It was beautiful.
Love that you brought it back.
Wow!
Yeah. Yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah.
I mean, the color's
great on you,
but I just think the
silhouette is a bit...
floomfy.
That's too bad.
Charity did always have the
perfect figure for ball gowns.
Yeah, it must be really painful
looking just like
your dead daughter.
It is difficult.
But in a way,
it makes me feel closer to her.
Thank you for helping me
pick out a dress, by the way.
I asked Nancy, but she was
on community liaison duty.
Yeah, you two have gotten closer
since the Burning Sorrows
incident.
Speaking of,
why do you think bait
meant for the Copperhead lured
the Burning Sorrows instead?
I'm sure I don't know.
What's with the bloody map?
Oh, it was a ritual, but
the blood trail got blocked by
an unknown obstruction in town.
I think it's working now.
Oh, nice!
We cleaned up the flood
in the bathroom.
I think it was a burst pipe.
Oh. You know what,
someone from Water and Power
came by yesterday.
Maybe they damaged a line
while they were working.
You know what, make the town
pay for the repair.
Even if they did,
this place needs a lot of work.
Might have to sacrifice that
Miami Gardens expansion fund
that Eve suggested.
Hey, that's okay.
Glad the rumors weren't true,
about you breaking off
your engagement.
We did break it off.
Oh, I'm sorry. It's just...
you don't look broken up.
Oh, we're still
together, we're just,
you know, not getting
married right now.
- Mm.
- Huh.
Okay.
Oh.
I'll get that.
The genealogical tracing
to determine
future Copperhead victims
is a massive task.
Uh, thousands of people can be
traced back to the criteria
of descendants
of Gettysburg soldiers.
Uh, the Boston field office
is helping...
Oh... How many pages
is this document?
Ugh. God. You do not
have to help me with this.
Yeah, I'm not sure
I've been much help.
Oh. You, uh,
got a little...
Uh...
Oh, I'm sorry. Uh...
That was inappropriate
and my fault.
I should have maintained
a more formal distance.
Yeah, no,
I just lost my balance.
Of course.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
Hi.
Hey. You at the precinct?
Unfortunately,
why?
Uh,
we just found a body
behind the youth center.
Tyler? Ryan.
Should have known you'd
pick the yacht club.
Best mixologist in town.
Yeah, it's the only restaurant
my parents could tolerate
back when we summered
on this island.
Well, the
elite only summer here
because it's the last
private enclave
for the one percent to
discreetly do business,
which, I'm guessing, is why we're meeting.
Not exactly.
Listen, it's no secret
you've been making
some unreturned calls recently.
Well, you know,
prospecting takes time, Tyler,
you know that.
And-and, besides,
I'm branching out
into-into new directions.
I heard you hit up the deep
pockets of New York
a few weeks back, fundraising
for a local nonprofit.
You've been working wonders
cleaning up the Hudson brand
by investing in a community
you actually spend time in.
I need that.
Okay, so this... this is about PR?
No.
No, my PR team
is busy swatting down
a bunch of fabricated
ethics complaints.
Look, I'm interested in this
personal brand of charity
that you've gotten into here.
If you can facilitate
a charitable capital infusion
to this youth center of yours,
I'll make you my head
of my corporate giving.
With very competitive
compensation.
Yeah, let's, um...
let's talk about that.
Yeah.
What is with you and FBI guy?
Okay, so, earlier,
I thought that Agent Park and
I were having a moment,
so I...
may have leaned in to...
Wait, you did not try
to kiss him, did you?
- Mm, no, I did, yeah.
- And-and?
- And?
- And he recoiled in horror.
- You got swerved?
- Yeah.
He said it was inappropriate,
which I have no idea why.
I technically
don't even work for him.
- Just-just chill.
- I just-just feel like
I'm really off my game lately.
Ace texted me last night
to meet up about something,
and I thought that m...
I don't know.
I thought that he was...
It doesn't matter.
He stood me up.
Oh.
Oh.
Wait.
Are you saying
that you like Ace?
Oh, come on.
I mean, "Oh, wow,
how did I miss this?"
Girl, look at you, with two suitors,
Ms. Twosy-Drew.
They're not suitors.
I sound like a...
A healthy, single woman
- with agency and options?
- Mm-hmm.
Thank you.
No visible wounds,
bruising, or obvious signs
of assault,
it's possible our John Doe
died of natural causes.
- Or supernatural causes.
- Agreed.
His chest cavity
was still intact,
which rules out
the Copperhead's M.O.
but I still have to investigate
any possible connection
- to that case.
- Uh, Nick,
will you come with
me real quick?
Uh, yeah.
I-I hope what happened earlier
won't affect
our working dynamic.
Nothing happened earlier.
In that case, should we
carpool back
to the station together?
No. I'll drive myself.
That way we can keep
a formal distance.
Hey, Nick. I have someone
I want to bring over
to the youth center.
Uh, no, now-now
is not the best time.
No, but listen, this is Tyler
Gillis, the tech billionaire.
He wants to give the center
a million bucks.
We-we just found a dead body
- out back.
- Uh...
Wait, did...
- did you say a million dollars?
- Yes!
Yes. A million. A million bucks.
Look, how about-how about
I just send over
the email offer for now,
okay? Okay.
He's so excited.
The utilities company called
on the way back here.
They've never
seen the victim before.
Howdy. Uh, so far the autopsy
results are the kind of weird
where it's best to loop in Nancy.
Well, I'm flattered.
I'm declaring
the cause of death inconclusive.
- Zero internal trauma.
- Like
the life was sucked
right out of him.
I would know...
I sat through Leo's
first-grade production-slash-
debasement of Our Town.
Anyway, pulled an ID
from our victim's prints.
John Doe was named
Michael Isaacs.
Appreciate the help.
Just doing my job.
Speaking of,
I'm looking forward to Ace's
interview this afternoon.
Oh, I... I didn't
know about that.
Radios. That's how
we get her attention.
H... Uh, how did you
move things before?
Focus on the object, then fully
commit to your intended action,
but be careful...
moving things
takes a lot of energy.
Okay.
Nancy, can you hear me?
Let's find out what we can
about Michael Isaacs.
Ace, I really think
Temperance is up to no good,
and I can't tell Nancy,
'cause, you know,
she only responds
to hard evidence,
and I don't have
any actual proof.
Temperance is slipperier
than a well-moisturized newt.
Help me. Please.
Don't make me beg.
What's that?
I don't know.
I've never seen
this metal before.
So that wasn't what you were
looking for with your blood map?
All will be revealed in time.
Hey.
We better hope this guy
from Water and Power
died of a heart attack, because
this is one million dollars
from Tyler Gillis.
All right?
I mean, this money
could go to-to repairs
and educational programs,
scholarships...
Hey, you wouldn't have to use
your expansion fund, then.
I could open up
my center back home.
W-Wait-wait a sec. Tyler Gillis
makes his microchips
from Ruthenium Mines
that have poisoned
several communities'
water tables.
Really?
No, no, no, hold on, now.
Hold on. Tyler's making amends
to those communities.
Well, an apology
doesn't really mean much
- when you have no drinking water.
- Sure.
But everything from
your cell phone
to the overnighted art supplies
in the youth center
come from exploited workers
or environmental abuse.
So if some rich guy wants to-to
ease his conscience
by throwing money at our good
cause, then why not let him?
Because that money is never free.
Okay, look, don't
take my word for it, right?
Go ahead, read Tyler's offer
and find the strings attached.
I mean, there are
stipulations about
how the money should be spent.
This one,
requiring me to build a
swimming pool out back...
- that is oddly specific.
- W... A pool?
Okay, no. Absolutely not.
This property is on
unceded Passamaquoddy land and
our tribe considers the field
out back especially sacred.
We have yearly ceremonies there.
I mean,
the land is our mother
and we have to respect it.
Okay, let's lose the pool.
I'll talk to Tyler,
I'll get it
taken out of the contract.
Thought you were a dealmaker
that could get this done.
Nick doesn't agree
to the swimming pool,
I am rescinding my offer.
I'm not an idiot,
Tyler. I know
this isn't about a pool.
You looking for another
ruthenium mine?
That NDA you had me sign is
terrifyingly iron-clad, so...
It's not Ruthenium.
It's a completely untapped
rare earth ore.
An extremely powerful
semiconductor
that will transform microchips.
So you think there's an ore
under the youth center.
Is there any chance
that you hired someone
to survey that land?
No. No, my satellites
did a Geo scan of the area
after detecting weird
seismic activity two weeks back.
Look, I'm concerned
my competitor Swift Enterprises
may have figured out
the ore is here as well.
So this isn't about
a youth center.
Or me.
Look, the donation offer
is real.
You get me that swimming pool...
...keys to the clubhouse are yours.
You know
that woman you saw me
outside with...
Uh-huh.
Temperance? She used
this unusual divination tool
that led to exactly where
the man died and where
the ore was buried.
Look, I'll show you.
This ore... this is what
the dead man was digging for,
and Temperance was
fascinated by it.
I'm just afraid that she's
up to something nefarious.
I did get a vibe from her.
Yeah, a 200-year-old
wily witch vibe?
No, I was gonna say
entitled, but, yeah, okay, sure.
That too.
Yeah.
I just wish I could make her
tell me the truth
about her plan.
Wait.
Yes. Okay,
so I recently found a ritual
that compels people
to tell the truth.
Uh, this particular potion
is activated by fire,
and Temperance is doing a
candle lighting at her ball.
So I could dose her and
then interrogate her.
Oh, you were being literal
about the witch thing.
Too much?
Hey, look, I already told you:
Interesting is hot.
High-end contract firm
Michael Isaacs worked for
refuses to name their
clients without a subpoena.
We might have another lead.
Ryan says that
billionaire Tyler Gillis
is offering a big donation
to the youth center.
Ryan's handling the deal,
but he's worried
that a death
on the property might
turn Tyler off.
Not quite grasping the lead.
Tyler really wants
to build a pool
behind the youth center.
So he wants to keep digging
in the same backyard where
Michael Isaacs died digging
for something mysterious.
Ah.
A tech billionaire like Tyler
could've secretly hired.
Michael's firm,
but if I try to ask Tyler
about it, he'll lawyer up.
True.
But... everyone loves to chat
with an heiress, so I'll talk
to Tyler tonight at the ball.
I'll make sure Ryan brings him.
"Nightshine by AM & Shawn Lee playing...
♪ There's a hole in your heart ♪
♪ You wanted to die ♪
♪ There's a hole in your heart ♪
♪ You wanted to die ♪
♪ You couldn't have it ♪
♪ You wouldn't have it ♪
♪ So you want what you see ♪
♪ At the front of the line ♪
♪ And you want what you see ♪
♪ At the front of the line ♪
♪ It doesn't matter... ♪
Text Ace.
Why'd you stand me up yesterday,
question mark.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Any sign of billionaire Tyler?
No, not yet.
Guess he's late.
Less than two hours
before the moon reaches zenith.
We will find a way
to reach Nancy.
Okay.
Okay.
So when Temperance lights
that candle,
it'll release a puff of smoke
that makes her tell the truth?
Yes, but the wick
needs to be wet,
so I have to give it to her now.
The spell should last
an hour or so,
but that's more than enough time
to question her.
Temperance. Hi.
I know you were busy
with last-minute arrangements,
- so I grabbed your candle for you.
- Thank you.
Always the star pupil.
I try.
Welcome to the Long Night Ball.
Let's begin our candle lighting.
This is
a Horseshoe Bay tradition
on the longest night
of the year.
Normally we would each
light our votives
from this altar candle, but...
in the spirit of togetherness,
let's pass the light along
instead.
Thank you.
You know, I
wonder if he looks that good
without clothes.
Yeah, well, I thought
Nick was my soulmate,
but ever since we
called off the wedding,
I've been wondering
if that's true.
I mean, what if I just never
knew I was capable of being
with anyone else
because he's been my only
healthy relationsh... ship?
Nick...
Hey!
Yeah.
I think something went wrong
with your truth spell.
George just blew up
her relationship
and your friend Nancy
is either super horny
or has no filter.
Why can't I stop talking?
So you know that pair of socks
you found in the freezer?
I left them there by accident
and I blamed Leo.
Hmm, I figured. Also, I
didn't accidentally shrink
your Phish shirt in the
wash... I threw it away.
Oh.
Oh, no, no, no, no.
Temperance must've used
her candle to somehow
douse everyone else's.
We are being compelled to tell
the absolute literal truth,
even if we try not to!
I've been outfoxed.
You figured out
the candle ritual.
But guess what?
That dress isn't your color.
And nope, that's a lie.
You look great in it.
Excuse me.
God, I'm a disaster whose
ambition will never match
her skills. Also...
do I have B.O.?
I sweat when I'm nervous
and I'm smelling garlic.
Okay, Bess, focus.
You smell a little, but I have
deodorant in my clutch.
And Temperance got hit, too.
Right?
You can still interrogate her.
She can't get her hands on
that ore... it's too important!
Wait, you know what the ore is?
The... metal is
culturally and historically
significant to my community.
One ancient medicine man even
believed it could heal wounds.
I didn't say anything
before because...
working with that metal
is considered
a closed practice...
it's private.
So please don't say anything.
No, I-I swear I won't, okay?
And-and I won't let
Temperance desecrate
tribal land to get to that ore.
It's been bothering me all day
that you didn't tell Nancy
I was staying over last night.
I was scared to tell her.
My last relationship after her
mom died did not go well.
I made a lot of mistakes.
I just don't want
to disappoint either of you.
But trying to protect Nancy and
me just infantilizes us both.
Is Tyler here yet?
No, he's running late.
Double-booked.
Why do you seem so intense?
Because I think he's after
the land behind the youth center
- and had a role in Michael Isaac's death.
- Oh, no.
Tyler wouldn't kill anyone.
I mean, sure, he wants the land
because it's full
of some special ore,
but I... Oh...
I was not supposed
to tell you that.
Look, my-my point is is
that Tyler's a capitalist.
He's not a murderer.
Oh, don't be naïve, Ryan.
Excuse me?
You're so desperate to get
your Hudson clout back that
you'd let anybody play you.
I'm desperate?
And getting played?
Well, you think
you know everything
all the time, but you don't.
And you know who thought
they were the smartest person
in the room?
Celia.
And look what that got her.
I didn't...
I Di-I Di...
I did not mean to say that
to you, I'm-I'm sorry.
Okay, so I accidentally dosed
everyone in the room
with truth serum,
so it's made things a bit
heightened.
Nancy, I...
Forget it.
We use the situation
to our advantage.
Nancy, I've been
looking for you.
I need to tell you something.
I think it's time
that I start building a life
that is less entwined with yours.
I totally hear you
and I'm happy for you.
Do you think we should make
a family schedule?
Maybe you could hang
a sign on the doorknob?
Whoa! Nancy.
Hi.
Yeah, tell your friend Ace
not to bother to reschedule.
Should've known. Hair that
good never works in a morgue.
So Ace didn't come
to your meeting?
- No.
- That worries me.
Hold that thought.
Mr. Gillis, hi.
I'm Nancy Hudson.
Welcome to the party.
Mind if I just light
your candle there?
Why? What's with the candles?
Oh, they're just doused
in truth seru...
Are you okay?
No, I'm trying to get you...
Never mind.
So-so-so what, you want,
you want to date
other people or...
Uh, maybe.
Look, I want to grow
next to you.
But I still want to grow.
These are options I never got
to explore when I had
an expiration date.
So-so how-how long have you,
have you known this?
I thought about telling you
at the courthouse,
but you were still so sad.
I want us to be together
for the right reasons.
Not because we just settled
for each other.
Oh, you-you settled for me?
What, because I was
the first nice guy
- who didn't treat you like...
- Like what?
Like poor slutty George
with her hard life
and her drunk mom
and her parade of death curses?
Okay, no, I never pitied you.
Yeah.
But you really wanted
to save me, right?
- Yes.
- Yeah.
'Cause you know what, Nick?
That's your move.
You want to save everyone else
so you don't have to deal
with your own problems.
Oh, you know what, I don't... I don't...
I don't feel like
getting yelled at again.
Stop running away from me
like you do everything else!
Nick, if you have something
to say, say it right now.
Did you ever really love me?
Desperately.
But you know
that was never enough.
It could never compare
to the fantasy that you built
in your own head
to escape your own trauma.
Damn it.
You okay?
'Cause you're composing yourself
in a coat closet,
which would suggest...
No, I'm not okay.
But I'm surprised that you care.
You think
that I don't care
because...
I avoided kissing you.
Yes.
Why did you pull away?
Don't say that it was
because it was inappropriate,
'cause that...
seems like an excuse.
If you don't like me...
I can't stop thinking about you.
I want you to expand on that.
Your warmth.
Your sense of humor.
The way your hair smells
like clove and citrus.
The way that your eyes flash
when you're thinking.
Nancy, I knew
that if I kissed you...
...I wouldn't be able to stop.
So don't stop.
Maybe the DJ?
We can use snippets
of certain songs
to send messages.
I think we should
try Nancy again.
You being in love with her is
not gonna make her hear you.
- Love?
- Yes.
It's obvious.
While I understand the ache
of a missed connection,
we are out of time.
I'll try the DJ myself.
Truth serum ritual.
Better party entertainment
than I could've ever planned.
Well done.
What are your plans for the ore?
Did you kill that man?
I have no idea what that ore is.
I didn't hire or kill
the man who found it.
How could you
accuse me of murder?
Also, why?
Because...
I found a letter about how you
were using the Burning Sorrows
to manipulate Nancy.
I had to risk my
own death as a way
to get Nancy to see me
as a human being,
and I would do it again
because I need
her help to defeat
the Copperhead.
What is your ultimate plan?
My son-in-law Beckett Dow
was too much
of a lovesick whelp
to have actually
destroyed Charity's soul.
He must have the
first two pieces
hidden away somewhere,
and if I can just...
collect all four pieces,
I may be able
to see my daughter again.
Have fun watching
your friends' lives implode
because of your stupidity.
Tyler, hey.
So I was talking to Nick about
the pool that
you want to put in,
and I have to be honest
with you...
he's afraid
that you're a robber baron
who doesn't care
about this town.
- Well, that doesn't bode well.
- It does not.
But maybe you could
win him over.
You see,
Horseshoe Bay is obsessed
with its traditions and rituals.
They rally around anyone
who participates.
That's what they did with me.
Why don't you try
this tradition?
It's to illuminate
the long night.
So tell me, Tyler,
did you hire Michael Isaacs
to find the ore
at the youth center?
Yeah, I hired Michael.
Why the hell
did I just say that?
Because you're
just being honest with me.
Were you
involved in Michael's death?
Well, I didn't even know
Michael was dead.
Last night I asked him to get
a larger sample of the ore,
then his equipment started
getting crazy readings
and the call dropped.
Trust me,
if I had known he died,
I would've just paid someone
to get the body out of there
before the police could find it.
Keep your money.
I don't want anything from you.
Well, that's fine.
'Cause I already sent a Maine
state official a warm-up bribe
to seize the land from you
via eminent domain.
At which point, I'll just
lease it from the state
at a fraction of the price.
How did you know
about the ore to begin with?
Not the ore, an indigenous
artifact made from the ore.
See, I've been collecting
ancient relics for years,
and this one...
this one is
is the pièce de résistance.
You give those artifacts back
to their respective tribes,
you planet-destroying,
colonizing garbage.
At least I'm smart garbage.
I don't even pay taxes.
Get out of my way.
Is this where we part ways
and pretend nothing happened?
Is that what you want?
♪ You take my hand ♪
♪ Please take my hand ♪
♪ You take my ♪
♪ You take my hand... ♪
Hey, sorry.
Uh, look, I talked to Tyler.
And he is definitely the worst,
but he didn't kill Michael.
And he's gonna leave
the youth center alone
or I'm gonna leak
his truth online.
We still don't know
how Michael Isaacs died?
No, no.
And, Nancy, I'm sorry.
You know, I-I only lashed out
because I was feeling insecure.
I'm sorry, too.
I was just worried
about you rushing off
to your...
old life.
I kind of like
having you around.
Same.
And I still do need a job,
so, if you don't mind
making calls for me?
I'd be happy to.
I need you to know
that I'm here, Nancy.
You okay?
Yeah, I just felt this...
It's me, Nancy.
It's Ace.
This is very weird.
It's like something's
tapping at my shoulder.
There's nothing...
nothing here.
I think it's a message
in Morse code.
A...
C...
E...
Oh, my God.
It's Ace and Hannah.
They need our help.
It worked. I got through.
Ace said they're trapped
in a liminal space,
and he and Hannah will die
unless we get them out.
Do you know how to rescue them?
I'd be glad to help.
This is Cora Dow's
shoddy handiwork.
She used a ritual to make
the Copperhead's lock
and key last forever,
but the charm decayed,
leaking a...
mystical energy,
which opened a gateway
to the liminal space.
Cora always liked
to experiment with time,
but she wasn't very good at it.
That's how we learned of
the liminal space to begin with.
Amateur.
Can you save our friends?
I need a Hudson and a Marvin
to help me.
Nancy, Bess...
you must be my Sisters-in-White.
Now we are truly connected
by blood...
niece.
From the liminal
to the physical...
the ephemeral to the material...
return to whence you came.
Hi.
Figured if I was gonna get
obliterated from existence,
it might as well happen
while I was looking at a friend.
You're back, Mr. Ace.
Oh, yeah, I am.
Oh, my God. Hannah.
I am so sorry
that we didn't realize
you were stuck
in a liminal space.
There's an apology
I thought I'd never say.
No, it's, it's my fault.
When you said you were
"stepping away" in your text,
I thought you meant
for a vacation.
After that ordeal, I need
an indefinite vacation
from Horseshoe Bay.
Bess, will you watch
over the Historical Society
a while longer? I need
- to put a plan in place for my succession.
- You're quitting?
As Keepers, we swear
an oath to protect the town,
without question,
but my sense of duty
almost got me killed.
And now two innocent people
are dead
because I opened
the Copperhead's cage.
I'm done.
Please excuse me.
Can I, uh...
take you out to dinner?
You don't...
you don't have to...
take me out because of tonight.
I know that we were
influenced by a mystical
truth serum.
The serum's worn off.
And I don't regret anything.
Unless you do?
No.
It was amazing.
And yes to dinner.
I can't wait.
Forgot my coat.
I'll, uh...
bring the car around.
I feel like I should've figured
out what happened to you sooner.
It was not an intuitive puzzle.
I saw you had
a lot going on today.
Were you with me the whole time?
No.
At the precinct,
uh, with the radios.
And then... the dance floor,
and, um, Morse code.
Yeah, that was smart.
Thanks.
Good night.
Good night.
Everything turn out okay?
Yeah.
But I'm a total idiot.
How could I have
gotten it all so
wrong? It's just...
♪ Let you down ♪
What was that for?
To remind you...
you're pretty great.
Please don't beat yourself up.
Also... we never did
get our dance.
True.
And thank you.
Truly, for being down
for all this weirdness.
I'm sure you have questions.
Mm, one, at the moment.
Why do you think that artifact
was buried there?
I don't know.
♪ Don't let me down ♪
- May I?
- You may.
♪ Let you down ♪
♪ I can let you down ♪
I've been expecting you.
What are you doing here?
There's a large artifact buried here.
A supernatural seal a shaman
crafted from a rare earth ore.
That seal masks
and contains something
that I've long been
searching for.
A tear in the veil
between this world
and the darkness below.
Your phone won't work here.
I'm going to reassemble
my daughter's soul and then
I'm gonna destroy the seal
that separates our worlds.
And she will surrender
to her destiny.
Is this, uh, is this why
they kicked you out of town
- 200 years ago?
- Yes.
And you will give me access
to this tent
while I complete my ritual.
And why would I let you do that?
Because I already put a hex
on the head of every child
at your youth center.
And if you try to stop me
or tell anyone,
they'll all die.
In three days, it will be done.
Sync corrections by srjanapala
Season 03 Episode 10
Episode Title:
"The Confession of the Long Night"
Aired on:
January 07, 2022.
D.A. Rosario.
You're here,
in my kitchen.
You can call me Jean
outside of the office, Nancy.
French toast?
Is this an
early-morning meeting or...
Oh.
You slept over last night.
Your dad didn't tell you
about it?
Oh, me being here this morning.
Not what we did last night.
Oh, dear God.
Yeah, a heads-up
would have been nice.
Or traumatizing. I...
haven't decided yet.
Jean, can I help with breakfast?
You're here too.
If I had known we
were having company,
I would have gotten dressed.
I am so sorry that this
caught you off-guard.
Last night, uh, you said
- you might stay at George's.
- Yeah,
emphasis on "might."
My mistake.
I've been missing from
Horseshoe Bay for two weeks?
I had no idea
that much time had passed.
It's as I feared.
We're trapped
in a parallel reality.
Is that why nobody
in the regular world
can see or hear us
even though we can
see and hear them?
Yes. This liminal space
warps the physical world
and affects
our perception of time.
You were sent here
as soon as you turned the key
in the Copperhead's padlock.
The same thing
happened to me as well.
The night Temperance
returned to Horseshoe Bay
and lowered the barrier,
her arrival activated
a mystical signal.
As Keeper, I was told
that when I saw
the signal of the six roses
I had to unlock
the Hallows Snare,
no matter what was inside.
As soon as the padlock and
the cage door were unlocked...
...I was trapped
in the liminal space.
But why make things
worse for the town
- by unleashing the Copperhead?
- I have
no idea why they told me
to do that.
I've been trying to make contact
with you all ever since,
but you thought
I was Charity's ghost.
It was a better guess than
"Hannah turned invisible
and is trying to signal us
for help by throwing things at me."
I nearly got a concussion.
I was trying to tell you,
"Please get me out of here.
I don't want to die."
The myths say that
when the moon is full,
all beings inside
are purged from existence.
Forever.
When is the next full moon?
The zenith is at 9:33.
Tonight.
We have to escape before then.
We got to find Nancy.
She's sharp enough to
understand our signals.
As someone who's been knocking
on her door for two weeks,
I disagree.
I can get through to her.
Trust me.
The Long Night Ball was one of my
favorite town traditions.
We'd gather under the full moon
in December and light candles
to illuminate the dark night.
It was beautiful.
Love that you brought it back.
Wow!
Yeah. Yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah.
I mean, the color's
great on you,
but I just think the
silhouette is a bit...
floomfy.
That's too bad.
Charity did always have the
perfect figure for ball gowns.
Yeah, it must be really painful
looking just like
your dead daughter.
It is difficult.
But in a way,
it makes me feel closer to her.
Thank you for helping me
pick out a dress, by the way.
I asked Nancy, but she was
on community liaison duty.
Yeah, you two have gotten closer
since the Burning Sorrows
incident.
Speaking of,
why do you think bait
meant for the Copperhead lured
the Burning Sorrows instead?
I'm sure I don't know.
What's with the bloody map?
Oh, it was a ritual, but
the blood trail got blocked by
an unknown obstruction in town.
I think it's working now.
Oh, nice!
We cleaned up the flood
in the bathroom.
I think it was a burst pipe.
Oh. You know what,
someone from Water and Power
came by yesterday.
Maybe they damaged a line
while they were working.
You know what, make the town
pay for the repair.
Even if they did,
this place needs a lot of work.
Might have to sacrifice that
Miami Gardens expansion fund
that Eve suggested.
Hey, that's okay.
Glad the rumors weren't true,
about you breaking off
your engagement.
We did break it off.
Oh, I'm sorry. It's just...
you don't look broken up.
Oh, we're still
together, we're just,
you know, not getting
married right now.
- Mm.
- Huh.
Okay.
Oh.
I'll get that.
The genealogical tracing
to determine
future Copperhead victims
is a massive task.
Uh, thousands of people can be
traced back to the criteria
of descendants
of Gettysburg soldiers.
Uh, the Boston field office
is helping...
Oh... How many pages
is this document?
Ugh. God. You do not
have to help me with this.
Yeah, I'm not sure
I've been much help.
Oh. You, uh,
got a little...
Uh...
Oh, I'm sorry. Uh...
That was inappropriate
and my fault.
I should have maintained
a more formal distance.
Yeah, no,
I just lost my balance.
Of course.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
Hi.
Hey. You at the precinct?
Unfortunately,
why?
Uh,
we just found a body
behind the youth center.
Tyler? Ryan.
Should have known you'd
pick the yacht club.
Best mixologist in town.
Yeah, it's the only restaurant
my parents could tolerate
back when we summered
on this island.
Well, the
elite only summer here
because it's the last
private enclave
for the one percent to
discreetly do business,
which, I'm guessing, is why we're meeting.
Not exactly.
Listen, it's no secret
you've been making
some unreturned calls recently.
Well, you know,
prospecting takes time, Tyler,
you know that.
And-and, besides,
I'm branching out
into-into new directions.
I heard you hit up the deep
pockets of New York
a few weeks back, fundraising
for a local nonprofit.
You've been working wonders
cleaning up the Hudson brand
by investing in a community
you actually spend time in.
I need that.
Okay, so this... this is about PR?
No.
No, my PR team
is busy swatting down
a bunch of fabricated
ethics complaints.
Look, I'm interested in this
personal brand of charity
that you've gotten into here.
If you can facilitate
a charitable capital infusion
to this youth center of yours,
I'll make you my head
of my corporate giving.
With very competitive
compensation.
Yeah, let's, um...
let's talk about that.
Yeah.
What is with you and FBI guy?
Okay, so, earlier,
I thought that Agent Park and
I were having a moment,
so I...
may have leaned in to...
Wait, you did not try
to kiss him, did you?
- Mm, no, I did, yeah.
- And-and?
- And?
- And he recoiled in horror.
- You got swerved?
- Yeah.
He said it was inappropriate,
which I have no idea why.
I technically
don't even work for him.
- Just-just chill.
- I just-just feel like
I'm really off my game lately.
Ace texted me last night
to meet up about something,
and I thought that m...
I don't know.
I thought that he was...
It doesn't matter.
He stood me up.
Oh.
Oh.
Wait.
Are you saying
that you like Ace?
Oh, come on.
I mean, "Oh, wow,
how did I miss this?"
Girl, look at you, with two suitors,
Ms. Twosy-Drew.
They're not suitors.
I sound like a...
A healthy, single woman
- with agency and options?
- Mm-hmm.
Thank you.
No visible wounds,
bruising, or obvious signs
of assault,
it's possible our John Doe
died of natural causes.
- Or supernatural causes.
- Agreed.
His chest cavity
was still intact,
which rules out
the Copperhead's M.O.
but I still have to investigate
any possible connection
- to that case.
- Uh, Nick,
will you come with
me real quick?
Uh, yeah.
I-I hope what happened earlier
won't affect
our working dynamic.
Nothing happened earlier.
In that case, should we
carpool back
to the station together?
No. I'll drive myself.
That way we can keep
a formal distance.
Hey, Nick. I have someone
I want to bring over
to the youth center.
Uh, no, now-now
is not the best time.
No, but listen, this is Tyler
Gillis, the tech billionaire.
He wants to give the center
a million bucks.
We-we just found a dead body
- out back.
- Uh...
Wait, did...
- did you say a million dollars?
- Yes!
Yes. A million. A million bucks.
Look, how about-how about
I just send over
the email offer for now,
okay? Okay.
He's so excited.
The utilities company called
on the way back here.
They've never
seen the victim before.
Howdy. Uh, so far the autopsy
results are the kind of weird
where it's best to loop in Nancy.
Well, I'm flattered.
I'm declaring
the cause of death inconclusive.
- Zero internal trauma.
- Like
the life was sucked
right out of him.
I would know...
I sat through Leo's
first-grade production-slash-
debasement of Our Town.
Anyway, pulled an ID
from our victim's prints.
John Doe was named
Michael Isaacs.
Appreciate the help.
Just doing my job.
Speaking of,
I'm looking forward to Ace's
interview this afternoon.
Oh, I... I didn't
know about that.
Radios. That's how
we get her attention.
H... Uh, how did you
move things before?
Focus on the object, then fully
commit to your intended action,
but be careful...
moving things
takes a lot of energy.
Okay.
Nancy, can you hear me?
Let's find out what we can
about Michael Isaacs.
Ace, I really think
Temperance is up to no good,
and I can't tell Nancy,
'cause, you know,
she only responds
to hard evidence,
and I don't have
any actual proof.
Temperance is slipperier
than a well-moisturized newt.
Help me. Please.
Don't make me beg.
What's that?
I don't know.
I've never seen
this metal before.
So that wasn't what you were
looking for with your blood map?
All will be revealed in time.
Hey.
We better hope this guy
from Water and Power
died of a heart attack, because
this is one million dollars
from Tyler Gillis.
All right?
I mean, this money
could go to-to repairs
and educational programs,
scholarships...
Hey, you wouldn't have to use
your expansion fund, then.
I could open up
my center back home.
W-Wait-wait a sec. Tyler Gillis
makes his microchips
from Ruthenium Mines
that have poisoned
several communities'
water tables.
Really?
No, no, no, hold on, now.
Hold on. Tyler's making amends
to those communities.
Well, an apology
doesn't really mean much
- when you have no drinking water.
- Sure.
But everything from
your cell phone
to the overnighted art supplies
in the youth center
come from exploited workers
or environmental abuse.
So if some rich guy wants to-to
ease his conscience
by throwing money at our good
cause, then why not let him?
Because that money is never free.
Okay, look, don't
take my word for it, right?
Go ahead, read Tyler's offer
and find the strings attached.
I mean, there are
stipulations about
how the money should be spent.
This one,
requiring me to build a
swimming pool out back...
- that is oddly specific.
- W... A pool?
Okay, no. Absolutely not.
This property is on
unceded Passamaquoddy land and
our tribe considers the field
out back especially sacred.
We have yearly ceremonies there.
I mean,
the land is our mother
and we have to respect it.
Okay, let's lose the pool.
I'll talk to Tyler,
I'll get it
taken out of the contract.
Thought you were a dealmaker
that could get this done.
Nick doesn't agree
to the swimming pool,
I am rescinding my offer.
I'm not an idiot,
Tyler. I know
this isn't about a pool.
You looking for another
ruthenium mine?
That NDA you had me sign is
terrifyingly iron-clad, so...
It's not Ruthenium.
It's a completely untapped
rare earth ore.
An extremely powerful
semiconductor
that will transform microchips.
So you think there's an ore
under the youth center.
Is there any chance
that you hired someone
to survey that land?
No. No, my satellites
did a Geo scan of the area
after detecting weird
seismic activity two weeks back.
Look, I'm concerned
my competitor Swift Enterprises
may have figured out
the ore is here as well.
So this isn't about
a youth center.
Or me.
Look, the donation offer
is real.
You get me that swimming pool...
...keys to the clubhouse are yours.
You know
that woman you saw me
outside with...
Uh-huh.
Temperance? She used
this unusual divination tool
that led to exactly where
the man died and where
the ore was buried.
Look, I'll show you.
This ore... this is what
the dead man was digging for,
and Temperance was
fascinated by it.
I'm just afraid that she's
up to something nefarious.
I did get a vibe from her.
Yeah, a 200-year-old
wily witch vibe?
No, I was gonna say
entitled, but, yeah, okay, sure.
That too.
Yeah.
I just wish I could make her
tell me the truth
about her plan.
Wait.
Yes. Okay,
so I recently found a ritual
that compels people
to tell the truth.
Uh, this particular potion
is activated by fire,
and Temperance is doing a
candle lighting at her ball.
So I could dose her and
then interrogate her.
Oh, you were being literal
about the witch thing.
Too much?
Hey, look, I already told you:
Interesting is hot.
High-end contract firm
Michael Isaacs worked for
refuses to name their
clients without a subpoena.
We might have another lead.
Ryan says that
billionaire Tyler Gillis
is offering a big donation
to the youth center.
Ryan's handling the deal,
but he's worried
that a death
on the property might
turn Tyler off.
Not quite grasping the lead.
Tyler really wants
to build a pool
behind the youth center.
So he wants to keep digging
in the same backyard where
Michael Isaacs died digging
for something mysterious.
Ah.
A tech billionaire like Tyler
could've secretly hired.
Michael's firm,
but if I try to ask Tyler
about it, he'll lawyer up.
True.
But... everyone loves to chat
with an heiress, so I'll talk
to Tyler tonight at the ball.
I'll make sure Ryan brings him.
"Nightshine by AM & Shawn Lee playing...
♪ There's a hole in your heart ♪
♪ You wanted to die ♪
♪ There's a hole in your heart ♪
♪ You wanted to die ♪
♪ You couldn't have it ♪
♪ You wouldn't have it ♪
♪ So you want what you see ♪
♪ At the front of the line ♪
♪ And you want what you see ♪
♪ At the front of the line ♪
♪ It doesn't matter... ♪
Text Ace.
Why'd you stand me up yesterday,
question mark.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Any sign of billionaire Tyler?
No, not yet.
Guess he's late.
Less than two hours
before the moon reaches zenith.
We will find a way
to reach Nancy.
Okay.
Okay.
So when Temperance lights
that candle,
it'll release a puff of smoke
that makes her tell the truth?
Yes, but the wick
needs to be wet,
so I have to give it to her now.
The spell should last
an hour or so,
but that's more than enough time
to question her.
Temperance. Hi.
I know you were busy
with last-minute arrangements,
- so I grabbed your candle for you.
- Thank you.
Always the star pupil.
I try.
Welcome to the Long Night Ball.
Let's begin our candle lighting.
This is
a Horseshoe Bay tradition
on the longest night
of the year.
Normally we would each
light our votives
from this altar candle, but...
in the spirit of togetherness,
let's pass the light along
instead.
Thank you.
You know, I
wonder if he looks that good
without clothes.
Yeah, well, I thought
Nick was my soulmate,
but ever since we
called off the wedding,
I've been wondering
if that's true.
I mean, what if I just never
knew I was capable of being
with anyone else
because he's been my only
healthy relationsh... ship?
Nick...
Hey!
Yeah.
I think something went wrong
with your truth spell.
George just blew up
her relationship
and your friend Nancy
is either super horny
or has no filter.
Why can't I stop talking?
So you know that pair of socks
you found in the freezer?
I left them there by accident
and I blamed Leo.
Hmm, I figured. Also, I
didn't accidentally shrink
your Phish shirt in the
wash... I threw it away.
Oh.
Oh, no, no, no, no.
Temperance must've used
her candle to somehow
douse everyone else's.
We are being compelled to tell
the absolute literal truth,
even if we try not to!
I've been outfoxed.
You figured out
the candle ritual.
But guess what?
That dress isn't your color.
And nope, that's a lie.
You look great in it.
Excuse me.
God, I'm a disaster whose
ambition will never match
her skills. Also...
do I have B.O.?
I sweat when I'm nervous
and I'm smelling garlic.
Okay, Bess, focus.
You smell a little, but I have
deodorant in my clutch.
And Temperance got hit, too.
Right?
You can still interrogate her.
She can't get her hands on
that ore... it's too important!
Wait, you know what the ore is?
The... metal is
culturally and historically
significant to my community.
One ancient medicine man even
believed it could heal wounds.
I didn't say anything
before because...
working with that metal
is considered
a closed practice...
it's private.
So please don't say anything.
No, I-I swear I won't, okay?
And-and I won't let
Temperance desecrate
tribal land to get to that ore.
It's been bothering me all day
that you didn't tell Nancy
I was staying over last night.
I was scared to tell her.
My last relationship after her
mom died did not go well.
I made a lot of mistakes.
I just don't want
to disappoint either of you.
But trying to protect Nancy and
me just infantilizes us both.
Is Tyler here yet?
No, he's running late.
Double-booked.
Why do you seem so intense?
Because I think he's after
the land behind the youth center
- and had a role in Michael Isaac's death.
- Oh, no.
Tyler wouldn't kill anyone.
I mean, sure, he wants the land
because it's full
of some special ore,
but I... Oh...
I was not supposed
to tell you that.
Look, my-my point is is
that Tyler's a capitalist.
He's not a murderer.
Oh, don't be naïve, Ryan.
Excuse me?
You're so desperate to get
your Hudson clout back that
you'd let anybody play you.
I'm desperate?
And getting played?
Well, you think
you know everything
all the time, but you don't.
And you know who thought
they were the smartest person
in the room?
Celia.
And look what that got her.
I didn't...
I Di-I Di...
I did not mean to say that
to you, I'm-I'm sorry.
Okay, so I accidentally dosed
everyone in the room
with truth serum,
so it's made things a bit
heightened.
Nancy, I...
Forget it.
We use the situation
to our advantage.
Nancy, I've been
looking for you.
I need to tell you something.
I think it's time
that I start building a life
that is less entwined with yours.
I totally hear you
and I'm happy for you.
Do you think we should make
a family schedule?
Maybe you could hang
a sign on the doorknob?
Whoa! Nancy.
Hi.
Yeah, tell your friend Ace
not to bother to reschedule.
Should've known. Hair that
good never works in a morgue.
So Ace didn't come
to your meeting?
- No.
- That worries me.
Hold that thought.
Mr. Gillis, hi.
I'm Nancy Hudson.
Welcome to the party.
Mind if I just light
your candle there?
Why? What's with the candles?
Oh, they're just doused
in truth seru...
Are you okay?
No, I'm trying to get you...
Never mind.
So-so-so what, you want,
you want to date
other people or...
Uh, maybe.
Look, I want to grow
next to you.
But I still want to grow.
These are options I never got
to explore when I had
an expiration date.
So-so how-how long have you,
have you known this?
I thought about telling you
at the courthouse,
but you were still so sad.
I want us to be together
for the right reasons.
Not because we just settled
for each other.
Oh, you-you settled for me?
What, because I was
the first nice guy
- who didn't treat you like...
- Like what?
Like poor slutty George
with her hard life
and her drunk mom
and her parade of death curses?
Okay, no, I never pitied you.
Yeah.
But you really wanted
to save me, right?
- Yes.
- Yeah.
'Cause you know what, Nick?
That's your move.
You want to save everyone else
so you don't have to deal
with your own problems.
Oh, you know what, I don't... I don't...
I don't feel like
getting yelled at again.
Stop running away from me
like you do everything else!
Nick, if you have something
to say, say it right now.
Did you ever really love me?
Desperately.
But you know
that was never enough.
It could never compare
to the fantasy that you built
in your own head
to escape your own trauma.
Damn it.
You okay?
'Cause you're composing yourself
in a coat closet,
which would suggest...
No, I'm not okay.
But I'm surprised that you care.
You think
that I don't care
because...
I avoided kissing you.
Yes.
Why did you pull away?
Don't say that it was
because it was inappropriate,
'cause that...
seems like an excuse.
If you don't like me...
I can't stop thinking about you.
I want you to expand on that.
Your warmth.
Your sense of humor.
The way your hair smells
like clove and citrus.
The way that your eyes flash
when you're thinking.
Nancy, I knew
that if I kissed you...
...I wouldn't be able to stop.
So don't stop.
Maybe the DJ?
We can use snippets
of certain songs
to send messages.
I think we should
try Nancy again.
You being in love with her is
not gonna make her hear you.
- Love?
- Yes.
It's obvious.
While I understand the ache
of a missed connection,
we are out of time.
I'll try the DJ myself.
Truth serum ritual.
Better party entertainment
than I could've ever planned.
Well done.
What are your plans for the ore?
Did you kill that man?
I have no idea what that ore is.
I didn't hire or kill
the man who found it.
How could you
accuse me of murder?
Also, why?
Because...
I found a letter about how you
were using the Burning Sorrows
to manipulate Nancy.
I had to risk my
own death as a way
to get Nancy to see me
as a human being,
and I would do it again
because I need
her help to defeat
the Copperhead.
What is your ultimate plan?
My son-in-law Beckett Dow
was too much
of a lovesick whelp
to have actually
destroyed Charity's soul.
He must have the
first two pieces
hidden away somewhere,
and if I can just...
collect all four pieces,
I may be able
to see my daughter again.
Have fun watching
your friends' lives implode
because of your stupidity.
Tyler, hey.
So I was talking to Nick about
the pool that
you want to put in,
and I have to be honest
with you...
he's afraid
that you're a robber baron
who doesn't care
about this town.
- Well, that doesn't bode well.
- It does not.
But maybe you could
win him over.
You see,
Horseshoe Bay is obsessed
with its traditions and rituals.
They rally around anyone
who participates.
That's what they did with me.
Why don't you try
this tradition?
It's to illuminate
the long night.
So tell me, Tyler,
did you hire Michael Isaacs
to find the ore
at the youth center?
Yeah, I hired Michael.
Why the hell
did I just say that?
Because you're
just being honest with me.
Were you
involved in Michael's death?
Well, I didn't even know
Michael was dead.
Last night I asked him to get
a larger sample of the ore,
then his equipment started
getting crazy readings
and the call dropped.
Trust me,
if I had known he died,
I would've just paid someone
to get the body out of there
before the police could find it.
Keep your money.
I don't want anything from you.
Well, that's fine.
'Cause I already sent a Maine
state official a warm-up bribe
to seize the land from you
via eminent domain.
At which point, I'll just
lease it from the state
at a fraction of the price.
How did you know
about the ore to begin with?
Not the ore, an indigenous
artifact made from the ore.
See, I've been collecting
ancient relics for years,
and this one...
this one is
is the pièce de résistance.
You give those artifacts back
to their respective tribes,
you planet-destroying,
colonizing garbage.
At least I'm smart garbage.
I don't even pay taxes.
Get out of my way.
Is this where we part ways
and pretend nothing happened?
Is that what you want?
♪ You take my hand ♪
♪ Please take my hand ♪
♪ You take my ♪
♪ You take my hand... ♪
Hey, sorry.
Uh, look, I talked to Tyler.
And he is definitely the worst,
but he didn't kill Michael.
And he's gonna leave
the youth center alone
or I'm gonna leak
his truth online.
We still don't know
how Michael Isaacs died?
No, no.
And, Nancy, I'm sorry.
You know, I-I only lashed out
because I was feeling insecure.
I'm sorry, too.
I was just worried
about you rushing off
to your...
old life.
I kind of like
having you around.
Same.
And I still do need a job,
so, if you don't mind
making calls for me?
I'd be happy to.
I need you to know
that I'm here, Nancy.
You okay?
Yeah, I just felt this...
It's me, Nancy.
It's Ace.
This is very weird.
It's like something's
tapping at my shoulder.
There's nothing...
nothing here.
I think it's a message
in Morse code.
A...
C...
E...
Oh, my God.
It's Ace and Hannah.
They need our help.
It worked. I got through.
Ace said they're trapped
in a liminal space,
and he and Hannah will die
unless we get them out.
Do you know how to rescue them?
I'd be glad to help.
This is Cora Dow's
shoddy handiwork.
She used a ritual to make
the Copperhead's lock
and key last forever,
but the charm decayed,
leaking a...
mystical energy,
which opened a gateway
to the liminal space.
Cora always liked
to experiment with time,
but she wasn't very good at it.
That's how we learned of
the liminal space to begin with.
Amateur.
Can you save our friends?
I need a Hudson and a Marvin
to help me.
Nancy, Bess...
you must be my Sisters-in-White.
Now we are truly connected
by blood...
niece.
From the liminal
to the physical...
the ephemeral to the material...
return to whence you came.
Hi.
Figured if I was gonna get
obliterated from existence,
it might as well happen
while I was looking at a friend.
You're back, Mr. Ace.
Oh, yeah, I am.
Oh, my God. Hannah.
I am so sorry
that we didn't realize
you were stuck
in a liminal space.
There's an apology
I thought I'd never say.
No, it's, it's my fault.
When you said you were
"stepping away" in your text,
I thought you meant
for a vacation.
After that ordeal, I need
an indefinite vacation
from Horseshoe Bay.
Bess, will you watch
over the Historical Society
a while longer? I need
- to put a plan in place for my succession.
- You're quitting?
As Keepers, we swear
an oath to protect the town,
without question,
but my sense of duty
almost got me killed.
And now two innocent people
are dead
because I opened
the Copperhead's cage.
I'm done.
Please excuse me.
Can I, uh...
take you out to dinner?
You don't...
you don't have to...
take me out because of tonight.
I know that we were
influenced by a mystical
truth serum.
The serum's worn off.
And I don't regret anything.
Unless you do?
No.
It was amazing.
And yes to dinner.
I can't wait.
Forgot my coat.
I'll, uh...
bring the car around.
I feel like I should've figured
out what happened to you sooner.
It was not an intuitive puzzle.
I saw you had
a lot going on today.
Were you with me the whole time?
No.
At the precinct,
uh, with the radios.
And then... the dance floor,
and, um, Morse code.
Yeah, that was smart.
Thanks.
Good night.
Good night.
Everything turn out okay?
Yeah.
But I'm a total idiot.
How could I have
gotten it all so
wrong? It's just...
♪ Let you down ♪
What was that for?
To remind you...
you're pretty great.
Please don't beat yourself up.
Also... we never did
get our dance.
True.
And thank you.
Truly, for being down
for all this weirdness.
I'm sure you have questions.
Mm, one, at the moment.
Why do you think that artifact
was buried there?
I don't know.
♪ Don't let me down ♪
- May I?
- You may.
♪ Let you down ♪
♪ I can let you down ♪
I've been expecting you.
What are you doing here?
There's a large artifact buried here.
A supernatural seal a shaman
crafted from a rare earth ore.
That seal masks
and contains something
that I've long been
searching for.
A tear in the veil
between this world
and the darkness below.
Your phone won't work here.
I'm going to reassemble
my daughter's soul and then
I'm gonna destroy the seal
that separates our worlds.
And she will surrender
to her destiny.
Is this, uh, is this why
they kicked you out of town
- 200 years ago?
- Yes.
And you will give me access
to this tent
while I complete my ritual.
And why would I let you do that?
Because I already put a hex
on the head of every child
at your youth center.
And if you try to stop me
or tell anyone,
they'll all die.
In three days, it will be done.
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