Night Sky (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - Driving Lessons - full transcript
I told you I'd help you,
then you ran off.
Now look where we are.
I didn't do anything wrong.
You know, they didn't even
want to let me talk to you.
Please, get me out
of this place.
Please.
Every second I am not looking
for Gabriel...
I'm sure he can wait
just a little bit longer.
What do you want from me?
The truth. Just...
tell me the truth.
You know, coming here,
I thought I was finally free.
A couple of days
locked in your guest room,
and now I'm back in a cage.
- Who kept you in a cage?
- You wouldn't understand.
Well...
Wh-Why don't you let me try?
They control everything.
What we eat.
When we sleep.
How we think.
We were completely isolated
in some compound
in the middle of nowhere.
You know, to them, it's just
a way to protect the secret.
What secret?
The same one you have
under your shed.
There's more of those,
by the way,
a lot more.
Who built them?
I'm not sure.
But they're very old.
And the planet?
You've seen it.
It's just a wasteland,
where things go to die.
Well, that can't be everything.
There's got to be
more to it than that.
You're thinking too small.
Those things, they don't
just go to the planet.
They all connect to each other,
like a network of doorways.
That's how I got here.
That's how Gabriel got here.
Through the doorways?
I have to find him.
If I can find him,
I have a chance.
I can start a new life.
If not...
they will send people.
Dangerous people.
Where did the blood come from?
When I escaped, someone saw me.
He tried to stop me.
I had no choice.
He would've...
If they find me,
they'll kill me.
You have to come back
tomorrow, ma'am.
Besides, it can't be good
for someone your age
to be out this late.
Well...
now just let me be the judge
of that, please.
And this can't wait.
Look, he's young,
and he's had too much to drink.
Can't we just let it slide?
He was stopped
for public intoxication.
He was arrested
for fleeing from an officer.
He's new in town,
- and he was scared.
- He has no ID.
He refused to give me
a last name, a date of birth.
Novatny?
Any relation to Eric?
Uh... Yeah. He's my dad.
Is he?
Well, I taught Eric
at Farnsworth Senior High.
Wasn't he, uh,
in law enforcement, too?
Just retired after 30 years.
Oh, well...
I helped him write his essay
when he applied to the academy.
And here you are,
following in his footsteps.
Oh, he must be so proud.
He's been known to brag.
Well, I knew your dad
was a man of character,
even in high school,
much like that young man that
you have locked up back there.
He doesn't deserve this.
Besides, you wouldn't deprive
an elderly couple
of their caregiver,
now, would you?
And I can, I can pay
his ticket right now.
You must've been
a tough teacher.
Let me see what I can do.
Have you ever read Emerson?
No. Who is that?
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
I used to teach his...
essay "Compensation."
It was about the balancing
forces of the universe.
Not...
in physics, but...
in the soul.
"There is always some
leveling circumstance," he said.
When Michael died, I...
I suffered an exceptional pain.
I thought what we found
in the backyard...
that thing, that was our
"leveling circumstance."
But I guess...
it wasn't so unique after all.
But yours is unique.
You don't have to say that.
No, I mean that.
Something brought my father
to your backyard...
which led me to you.
It was meant to be.
Well, if that's the case,
can you please
not run away again?
I wasn't running away.
Chandra took it.
I know she did.
So, what was your plan?
Just knock on her door
at midnight and ask for it back?
You mind if I ask you...
Oh, for heaven's sake.
He's supposed to be
watching his sodium.
Not at all.
Well, at least I won't have
to explain where we've been.
Should I help him upstairs?
No, let him sleep it off.
He smells like a distillery.
Come on.
You'll thank me in the morning.
I have to get it back.
Tomorrow. We'll get it tomorrow.
I promise.
- Good night.
- Good night.
I'm telling you,
this assignment is a big deal.
- Oh, my gosh, Michael.
- And she's gonna say that it's not, but it is.
And so well deserved, Leslie.
Thanks.
The traveling
will be an adjustment,
but it's a good company.
Not everyone gets to rep
cancer medication
right out of the gate.
Yeah, that's very impressive.
It's only because there's been
a lot of turnover lately.
- I just got lucky, that's all.
- Oh, come on.
Enjoy it.
All your hard work,
those late nights at the
library, it's all paying off.
Hey, we never would've met
without late nights
at the library.
That's exactly what I'm saying.
You went through a lot
of hardship to get here.
Don't joke like that.
I'm just proud of you.
Did Michael tell you
about the photography class?
A professor saw his pictures
behind the reference desk
and invited him
to audit a class.
It's just birds.
They're not even that good.
I-I take them on my breaks.
I like them.
People like them.
People like birds.
But thanks.
Aw, that remind you of us?
Vaguely.
Should we tell them?
Mom, Dad.
We're engaged.
That is fantastic news.
Here. Congratulations.
Thank you.
Wow. I'm so happy
for you two.
Thank you.
And, uh, got some more
good news for you.
I'm moving out.
Gonna get out of your hair.
You can finally have
the guest room back.
Moving back to Chicago?
Yeah.
It's time for us
to start our new life,
together.
It's quantum entanglement.
That's my working theory.
Anyway, yeah,
believe me,
I've studied it a lot.
Einstein, uh, referred to it as
"spooky action at a distance."
He didn't even believe
that teleportation
was possible, so...
Spooky action?
What's he talking about?
It's just theories.
Oh, it's not really a theory.
I've been taking this
online Spanish thing,
so there's no talking
behind my back.
- Okay.
- Okay?
But how does it actually work?
Particles.
Invisibly linked
over massive distances.
They're disconnected,
but somehow
bonded, like us.
I know it-it
sounds impossible, but...
it's just a matter of progress.
Think about it.
For instance,
th-there's no more records.
There's no more tapes.
There's no more CDs.
Every song ever recorded
is floating around in the ether.
Uh, unseen cloud
of tiny particles,
enveloping us
everywhere we go.
If you had told me
when I was ten,
listening to-to-to
Naughty by Nature on my Walkman,
I'd have told you
to stop sniffing glue,
but here we are.
That is progress.
It's progress. That's, uh...
that's the principle, anyway.
Who made it?
The-the progress?
Who, or what?
That's the trillion dollar
question.
What does that mean?
Well, you know
where those things
come from, right?
Obviously, not from around here.
Okay, the point is,
it works, and it's God's gift.
That's good enough.
Here's the cell tower.
Fuck me.
That is a tall one.
Do you really think
this will work?
It'll show up on the grid.
What will?
Wh-Wh-What are you doing?
Got to do some recon
to locate the...
package.
What's the package?
Just something
we have to pick up
For Grandpa Epi's friend.
I assume you've
done this before?
Yeah, plenty of times.
In my head.
Gonna wish me luck?
Good luck.
Why do you hate him?
Nick? No.
Don't lie.
I don't hate him.
No, it's...
Nick's a screw up, OK?
He doesn't take things
seriously.
He makes a mess.
And then other people
have to clean up his mess.
What do you mean?
Nothing. Forget it, my love.
Y'know I thought this trip
was gonna be fun. My mistake.
You always wanted
to see the States.
Now, here we are...
What United States?
All I've seen is Nick's trailer
and a few highways.
You're forgetting the hot dog.
It tasted like dirty socks.
That's disgusting.
Oh, cool.
What are you doing? No!
Don't even think about it, Toni!
For Instagram.
Don't post that!
What are you going to do?
Teleport me to my room?
Shit.
What?
I'll be back. Stay here.
Listen to your music.
Hey, there... Kevin.
Right?
What are you doing here, ma'am?
You can't park here.
It's a restricted area.
Oh. It is.
I didn't know it. Sorry.
I-I didn't see any sign in here.
Do you work for
the phone company? Uh...
I work for the phone company.
Who are you?
Yes. That's why we stopped here.
♪ Get clean sinner man, I'm a cannibal...
Got it. Ah!
- Son of a...!
- What the...
♪ Breathe heavily, payphone...
♪ Animal instinct still in me,
while on the beat...
Holy shit! You okay?
Yes! Carry on!
♪ Giving off heat...
♪ Until the morning comes...
♪ I want to bang my drum...
So, did it work?
Next stop, Illinois.
You ready?
I don't want to be late.
Yeah, just give me a sec.
What, the coffee not helping?
Well, you got what you wanted.
Go to the pool hall,
have some beers.
Not a whole keg.
When Randy dropped your car off
this morning,
he said you were palling around
with Byron last night.
You must've been drunk.
I'll be in the car.
Well... I wasn't expecting that.
What?
Irene, you've gained
three pounds.
Oh.
And I bet it's solid muscle,
from all those leg lifts.
Your blood pressure's down, too,
and I see color
coming back to your face.
Are you feeling better?
I am.
And... I think
you're right, Sandra.
It's-it's time to stop
using the chair.
I-I was worried maybe
she'd been doing too much.
Well, I'm not saying
we're out of the woods yet,
but I'm encouraged.
Whatever you're doing,
keep it up,
and let's see you again
in two weeks.
Did you even hear
what Dr. Mareese said?
I couldn't have done this
without you, Franklin.
Pretty sure your
new zest for life
has nothing to do with me.
So now you're angry because
Jude is actually helping me?
I'm not angry.
I'm-I'm concerned
for your safety.
He's got you wrapped
around his little finger.
Hello?
Anybody home? It's me.
Oh.
Uh...
Hey, Denise.
I'm sorry. I didn't think
anyone was home.
You left this jacket at the bar.
Where are my grandparents?
Uh, doctor's appointment.
Hm.
Shouldn't you be
at stuff like that?
Yeah.
I kind of had a... a long night.
I don't normally drink.
Well, I am certain that
no one in Farnsworth
has ever heard karaoke
like that before.
You plan on taking
that show on the road?
I don't think
the world is ready.
Hey, is this your book?
This is your dad, right?
You want to know
something weird?
My grandma told me that
she bought this book herself.
I mean, that-that's strange,
right?
Maybe, uh, maybe
she was confused.
Your dad's not, like, in
witness protection or something?
No. No, we escaped from a cult.
Ha, ha. Very funny.
And I'm like, really?
Like, getting in there,
even the drummer's worried.
Look at this one.
Katie posted it.
I can't believe I did that.
You're really feeling it there.
Oh, my gosh, look, even
the drummer, he's weirded out.
So, uh, other people
can-can see this?
- This is...
- Yeah.
You two having fun?
Hi. I...
Uh, h-how was the-the
doctor's appointment?
It was good.
I'm on the up and up.
That's great.
Oh, I-I didn't mean
to interrupt. I just...
I just wasn't expecting
to see you here today, Denise.
Oh, yeah,
I decided to stay in Farnsworth
for a couple of nights,
very spur-of-the-moment.
Hey, where is Grandpa?
Okay.
Came here to gloat, spaceman?
You want to see something,
for real?
Here.
Get that film developed.
Oh, sure, sure.
Just some space pics?
Selfies with little green men?
Come on, joke's over. Let it go.
Look, I might be an idiot
for letting you in
on the biggest secret
in the world, but...
I'm not some joke.
How come you never
developed them?
Well, how come anything? Irene.
She saw me taking those pictures
and made me promise
to destroy the film,
but I-I thought
we might need it someday.
Last resort.
If you're pulling
my leg again, Frank...
Just develop the film.
Well, hey.
There's the best shop
assistant I ever had.
Even when you could
barely see over the table.
Maybe I, uh, took
the wrong career path.
Uh, Nana said you were
out here, so...
Yeah, I just had to return
some tools over at Byron's.
- Your neighbor?
- Yeah.
Yeah, we buried
the hatchet, I guess,
kind of.
Wait, now, aren't you
supposed to be in class today?
Uh, they have
administrative meetings
or something, so...
no.
Well, that's lucky,
for me anyway.
I got something
I could use your help with.
You want to take a drive?
They're leaving.
I'll get my keys.
- Mrs. York?
- Chandra.
Do you have a minute?
Um...
Actually, I-I'm sort of
in the middle of something.
Now's not a good time.
Jude, could you wait
in the car, please?
I'd like to speak
with Chandra privately.
Okay.
I have some concerns.
About Jude, actually.
Well, we can't have
a private conversation
out on the stoop, can we?
Come in.
This is quite
an eclectic home you have.
Yes.
It was just me and my mother
here for a long time.
She was quite the collector.
Now, it's just me.
Oh! I love this little guy.
What's his name?
Uh, Winston. Yes.
He was my mother's dog.
At the end, she made me
promise to keep him
around the house.
It was in her will, actually.
Did you hear that?
What?
No, I didn't hear a thing.
So, what did you say that, um,
we should be careful
to watch out for?
Well, the care giving
business is just full of crooks
who want to take advantage
of older folks, and references,
they're worthless.
You know, half the time,
you're just...
you're talking
to their mother or best friend.
Speaking of best friends...
Oh, Winston.
Winston, you are
such a treasure.
Well, just maybe
don't touch him.
- You are so...
- Oh, no!
- Oh, I'm so sorry. Oh, dear.
- No, no, no. It's fine, it's fine,
- it's fine. It's fine, it's fine.
- I'm so, so, so... Oh...
Just...
I got him, I got him.
Please, don't touch him.
No, no, of course not.
- I'm so sorry.
- It's fine.
Oh, Winston, I'm so sorry.
- Please, don't touch him.
- Oh, yeah.
Now, he was her handyman,
but still.
You let these people into
your home. He stole thousands.
Jude!
- How did you get in here?
- Where did you get this? Where did you get this?
Jude, I asked you
to wait in the car.
- Who sent you?
- What?
- Who sent you?
- What-what are you talking about?
- Get out of my house.
- You're one of them.
- I'm one of who?
- Irene, she had this in her room.
- That's mine.
- And this, this is a tracker.
- No, no.
- We all have them.
Are you mental? That was
a gift from a patient.
- Give it to me right now!
- Stop lying.
- You're lying! Stop lying!
- That's enough.
You know, she's got a whole
bunch of things upstairs.
- It's all stolen.
- No.
Those were gifts from patients.
Chandra...
what's happened to you?
You think they even noticed?
I'm the one
who took care of them.
I took care of them
day and night.
I fed them, I bathed them,
I changed their fucking diapers.
And they didn't even
know my name, so...
They owed me.
I'm telling you,
she's one of them.
No, she's not.
No, no, no.
She may be a liar
and a thief, but she's...
she's not after you.
I'm sorry that
I misled you, Chandra,
and I'm sorry that life
has brought you to this point.
You were a good student,
and I liked you.
I don't need your pity.
Well, then,
I won't give it to you,
and I don't think I like you
very much anymore,
but I will forget
this entire incident
if you just tell us
where you got that necklace.
All right...
What... do we have, old man?
Okay...
Nothing.
Nothing...
I'm so stupid.
Whoa-oa.
What the...
Oh.
Oh...
This was my father's.
I'm sure of it.
And you had one, too?
Yeah.
Uh...
It's to make sure
we don't escape.
Well, a necklace doesn't seem
like a very good thing
to use as a tracker.
You could just take it off.
Yeah. Yeah, you...
I guess you're right.
What's that thing?
So, this one,
it's-it's sort of a key.
Will it bring
my coffee table back?
What happened to your coffee table?
Never mind.
Oh, I forgot how much
I love to drive.
Oh...
Will you teach me?
Put it in drive.
- Okay.
- Right here.
- So you just pull it back?
- Yeah.
- Uh, this one?
- Yep.
Now take your foot off the brake
and gently press
on the acceler... Oh!
Okay. That's okay.
Whoa.
Don't be chicken. You can go
a little faster than this.
- Faster?
- Yeah, faster.
Okay.
Good job.
You mind doing the honors?
Do I remind you of him?
Course you do.
But, like, how?
Well, your dimples.
The way you smile.
You got the same sweet tooth.
You're both stubborn as an ox.
But kind.
Grandpa,
I don't think I'm happy.
Well, what's wrong?
Lots of things.
Everything.
Why don't you start
by telling me
about just one thing?
I have this pit in my stomach.
And it's...
work.
It's school.
Chicago. I just...
I don't want any of it.
And every morning, I wake up,
- and I just feel so...
- Slow down.
I feel trapped.
In my own life.
And...
I think I want
to drop out of school.
Well, that's a big decision.
You don't think I should do it?
I didn't say that. I...
If you're asking
for my advice...
I can... I can just tell you
that you really just got
to learn to trust yourself.
I want to.
I do.
I just...
I'm scared.
What if I leave...
...and that feeling
is still there?
And what if
it's because I'm like him?
- Hey. Hey, hey.
- And I'm just gonna...
No, no, no. No.
You are not...
You are not destined
to repeat anything.
- You understand me?
- Okay.
You make your own path
in this life.
- Okay.
- Okay.
Everyone's always talking
about Nirvana
like they invented the wheel,
but the Melvins
were just as influential.
- Did grunge even hit South America?
- Hey, take that exit.
What? Why? That's, like,
an hour out of our way.
Just do it.
All right. Whatever you say.
Here. Pull over.
Another guy you need to tie up?
What?
Your mother
says, "Pull over," we pull over.
I'll be back in a few minutes.
So, go.
Ready?
It's gonna be okay. I promise.
Papá.
Papá.
Papá.
No. Please. No!
- Hey. Hey.
- Epi, I'm not going back.
Please! Please, stop. Please.
I don't want to go back. No.
No.
We take no joy in this.
But it's our duty.
We had to do it.
She was an Apostate.
Nick, why do you have
all those guns?
Can't be too careful these days.
And having guns
makes you more careful?
You want to see?
Go ahead.
Go on.
- You ever shoot one before?
- No. No.
Sounds like there's a lot
of things you haven't done.
Yes.
You know,
your dad's a crack shot.
Y-You know my dad?
Your mother ever talk about him?
No. No, not really.
She said that they
didn't know each other.
Hmm.
How about that?
You know, the, um...
The trick to aiming...
...is you have to know
which is your dominant eye,
the left or the right.
And what is he like?
- I want to know.
- No, I'm... I'm sorry, kiddo.
I... I really am. I'm sorry.
Then tell me something
about him.
Don't fuck around like that.
It wasn't loaded.
What happened to you?
Let's go.
We need to make up time.
Come on.
What the fuck?
"Reptilian..."
"Impossible."
"Or...
is it spiritual?"
Whatever you decide now,
I got your back, okay?
- Okay.
- I love you.
I love you, too.
- Okay.
- Drive safe.
- Byron!
- Oh, shit.
Does a closed door
mean nothing to you?
I-I couldn't wait.
Would you turn that thing off?
All right.
I got to show you what I found.
You're gonna flip.
Does this look familiar?
This was in a journal
from a missionary in Argentina.
Guess what year.
1723.
You don't say.
It's exactly the same.
There's just got to be a way
we can get this thing
working again.
Well, my guess is
it didn't just quit working
after 20 years for no reason.
You've had this thing
for 20 years?
Wow, Frank.
Hey.
Shine that light right here.
Is that blood?
Oh, my God.
What is that?
What did you do, Jude?
W-Wait, Jude?
The caretaker?
Y-You told him about this, too?
Yes, when I
saw him in the woods,
I knew he was hinky.
Just a weird vibe.
Wait, you saw him in the woods?
What was he doing?
Well, he was just taking a walk.
Hang-hang on.
Someone's coming.
- Get out of here.
- Oh. Okay.
Hey, honey.
We were just out for a drive.
Such a nice day.
Come on.
Come on, Lucy. Come.
Where was he, Luce?
♪ Now and then...
Lucy, come here.
Oh...
Oh, Lucy.
Oh, my God.
♪
then you ran off.
Now look where we are.
I didn't do anything wrong.
You know, they didn't even
want to let me talk to you.
Please, get me out
of this place.
Please.
Every second I am not looking
for Gabriel...
I'm sure he can wait
just a little bit longer.
What do you want from me?
The truth. Just...
tell me the truth.
You know, coming here,
I thought I was finally free.
A couple of days
locked in your guest room,
and now I'm back in a cage.
- Who kept you in a cage?
- You wouldn't understand.
Well...
Wh-Why don't you let me try?
They control everything.
What we eat.
When we sleep.
How we think.
We were completely isolated
in some compound
in the middle of nowhere.
You know, to them, it's just
a way to protect the secret.
What secret?
The same one you have
under your shed.
There's more of those,
by the way,
a lot more.
Who built them?
I'm not sure.
But they're very old.
And the planet?
You've seen it.
It's just a wasteland,
where things go to die.
Well, that can't be everything.
There's got to be
more to it than that.
You're thinking too small.
Those things, they don't
just go to the planet.
They all connect to each other,
like a network of doorways.
That's how I got here.
That's how Gabriel got here.
Through the doorways?
I have to find him.
If I can find him,
I have a chance.
I can start a new life.
If not...
they will send people.
Dangerous people.
Where did the blood come from?
When I escaped, someone saw me.
He tried to stop me.
I had no choice.
He would've...
If they find me,
they'll kill me.
You have to come back
tomorrow, ma'am.
Besides, it can't be good
for someone your age
to be out this late.
Well...
now just let me be the judge
of that, please.
And this can't wait.
Look, he's young,
and he's had too much to drink.
Can't we just let it slide?
He was stopped
for public intoxication.
He was arrested
for fleeing from an officer.
He's new in town,
- and he was scared.
- He has no ID.
He refused to give me
a last name, a date of birth.
Novatny?
Any relation to Eric?
Uh... Yeah. He's my dad.
Is he?
Well, I taught Eric
at Farnsworth Senior High.
Wasn't he, uh,
in law enforcement, too?
Just retired after 30 years.
Oh, well...
I helped him write his essay
when he applied to the academy.
And here you are,
following in his footsteps.
Oh, he must be so proud.
He's been known to brag.
Well, I knew your dad
was a man of character,
even in high school,
much like that young man that
you have locked up back there.
He doesn't deserve this.
Besides, you wouldn't deprive
an elderly couple
of their caregiver,
now, would you?
And I can, I can pay
his ticket right now.
You must've been
a tough teacher.
Let me see what I can do.
Have you ever read Emerson?
No. Who is that?
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
I used to teach his...
essay "Compensation."
It was about the balancing
forces of the universe.
Not...
in physics, but...
in the soul.
"There is always some
leveling circumstance," he said.
When Michael died, I...
I suffered an exceptional pain.
I thought what we found
in the backyard...
that thing, that was our
"leveling circumstance."
But I guess...
it wasn't so unique after all.
But yours is unique.
You don't have to say that.
No, I mean that.
Something brought my father
to your backyard...
which led me to you.
It was meant to be.
Well, if that's the case,
can you please
not run away again?
I wasn't running away.
Chandra took it.
I know she did.
So, what was your plan?
Just knock on her door
at midnight and ask for it back?
You mind if I ask you...
Oh, for heaven's sake.
He's supposed to be
watching his sodium.
Not at all.
Well, at least I won't have
to explain where we've been.
Should I help him upstairs?
No, let him sleep it off.
He smells like a distillery.
Come on.
You'll thank me in the morning.
I have to get it back.
Tomorrow. We'll get it tomorrow.
I promise.
- Good night.
- Good night.
I'm telling you,
this assignment is a big deal.
- Oh, my gosh, Michael.
- And she's gonna say that it's not, but it is.
And so well deserved, Leslie.
Thanks.
The traveling
will be an adjustment,
but it's a good company.
Not everyone gets to rep
cancer medication
right out of the gate.
Yeah, that's very impressive.
It's only because there's been
a lot of turnover lately.
- I just got lucky, that's all.
- Oh, come on.
Enjoy it.
All your hard work,
those late nights at the
library, it's all paying off.
Hey, we never would've met
without late nights
at the library.
That's exactly what I'm saying.
You went through a lot
of hardship to get here.
Don't joke like that.
I'm just proud of you.
Did Michael tell you
about the photography class?
A professor saw his pictures
behind the reference desk
and invited him
to audit a class.
It's just birds.
They're not even that good.
I-I take them on my breaks.
I like them.
People like them.
People like birds.
But thanks.
Aw, that remind you of us?
Vaguely.
Should we tell them?
Mom, Dad.
We're engaged.
That is fantastic news.
Here. Congratulations.
Thank you.
Wow. I'm so happy
for you two.
Thank you.
And, uh, got some more
good news for you.
I'm moving out.
Gonna get out of your hair.
You can finally have
the guest room back.
Moving back to Chicago?
Yeah.
It's time for us
to start our new life,
together.
It's quantum entanglement.
That's my working theory.
Anyway, yeah,
believe me,
I've studied it a lot.
Einstein, uh, referred to it as
"spooky action at a distance."
He didn't even believe
that teleportation
was possible, so...
Spooky action?
What's he talking about?
It's just theories.
Oh, it's not really a theory.
I've been taking this
online Spanish thing,
so there's no talking
behind my back.
- Okay.
- Okay?
But how does it actually work?
Particles.
Invisibly linked
over massive distances.
They're disconnected,
but somehow
bonded, like us.
I know it-it
sounds impossible, but...
it's just a matter of progress.
Think about it.
For instance,
th-there's no more records.
There's no more tapes.
There's no more CDs.
Every song ever recorded
is floating around in the ether.
Uh, unseen cloud
of tiny particles,
enveloping us
everywhere we go.
If you had told me
when I was ten,
listening to-to-to
Naughty by Nature on my Walkman,
I'd have told you
to stop sniffing glue,
but here we are.
That is progress.
It's progress. That's, uh...
that's the principle, anyway.
Who made it?
The-the progress?
Who, or what?
That's the trillion dollar
question.
What does that mean?
Well, you know
where those things
come from, right?
Obviously, not from around here.
Okay, the point is,
it works, and it's God's gift.
That's good enough.
Here's the cell tower.
Fuck me.
That is a tall one.
Do you really think
this will work?
It'll show up on the grid.
What will?
Wh-Wh-What are you doing?
Got to do some recon
to locate the...
package.
What's the package?
Just something
we have to pick up
For Grandpa Epi's friend.
I assume you've
done this before?
Yeah, plenty of times.
In my head.
Gonna wish me luck?
Good luck.
Why do you hate him?
Nick? No.
Don't lie.
I don't hate him.
No, it's...
Nick's a screw up, OK?
He doesn't take things
seriously.
He makes a mess.
And then other people
have to clean up his mess.
What do you mean?
Nothing. Forget it, my love.
Y'know I thought this trip
was gonna be fun. My mistake.
You always wanted
to see the States.
Now, here we are...
What United States?
All I've seen is Nick's trailer
and a few highways.
You're forgetting the hot dog.
It tasted like dirty socks.
That's disgusting.
Oh, cool.
What are you doing? No!
Don't even think about it, Toni!
For Instagram.
Don't post that!
What are you going to do?
Teleport me to my room?
Shit.
What?
I'll be back. Stay here.
Listen to your music.
Hey, there... Kevin.
Right?
What are you doing here, ma'am?
You can't park here.
It's a restricted area.
Oh. It is.
I didn't know it. Sorry.
I-I didn't see any sign in here.
Do you work for
the phone company? Uh...
I work for the phone company.
Who are you?
Yes. That's why we stopped here.
♪ Get clean sinner man, I'm a cannibal...
Got it. Ah!
- Son of a...!
- What the...
♪ Breathe heavily, payphone...
♪ Animal instinct still in me,
while on the beat...
Holy shit! You okay?
Yes! Carry on!
♪ Giving off heat...
♪ Until the morning comes...
♪ I want to bang my drum...
So, did it work?
Next stop, Illinois.
You ready?
I don't want to be late.
Yeah, just give me a sec.
What, the coffee not helping?
Well, you got what you wanted.
Go to the pool hall,
have some beers.
Not a whole keg.
When Randy dropped your car off
this morning,
he said you were palling around
with Byron last night.
You must've been drunk.
I'll be in the car.
Well... I wasn't expecting that.
What?
Irene, you've gained
three pounds.
Oh.
And I bet it's solid muscle,
from all those leg lifts.
Your blood pressure's down, too,
and I see color
coming back to your face.
Are you feeling better?
I am.
And... I think
you're right, Sandra.
It's-it's time to stop
using the chair.
I-I was worried maybe
she'd been doing too much.
Well, I'm not saying
we're out of the woods yet,
but I'm encouraged.
Whatever you're doing,
keep it up,
and let's see you again
in two weeks.
Did you even hear
what Dr. Mareese said?
I couldn't have done this
without you, Franklin.
Pretty sure your
new zest for life
has nothing to do with me.
So now you're angry because
Jude is actually helping me?
I'm not angry.
I'm-I'm concerned
for your safety.
He's got you wrapped
around his little finger.
Hello?
Anybody home? It's me.
Oh.
Uh...
Hey, Denise.
I'm sorry. I didn't think
anyone was home.
You left this jacket at the bar.
Where are my grandparents?
Uh, doctor's appointment.
Hm.
Shouldn't you be
at stuff like that?
Yeah.
I kind of had a... a long night.
I don't normally drink.
Well, I am certain that
no one in Farnsworth
has ever heard karaoke
like that before.
You plan on taking
that show on the road?
I don't think
the world is ready.
Hey, is this your book?
This is your dad, right?
You want to know
something weird?
My grandma told me that
she bought this book herself.
I mean, that-that's strange,
right?
Maybe, uh, maybe
she was confused.
Your dad's not, like, in
witness protection or something?
No. No, we escaped from a cult.
Ha, ha. Very funny.
And I'm like, really?
Like, getting in there,
even the drummer's worried.
Look at this one.
Katie posted it.
I can't believe I did that.
You're really feeling it there.
Oh, my gosh, look, even
the drummer, he's weirded out.
So, uh, other people
can-can see this?
- This is...
- Yeah.
You two having fun?
Hi. I...
Uh, h-how was the-the
doctor's appointment?
It was good.
I'm on the up and up.
That's great.
Oh, I-I didn't mean
to interrupt. I just...
I just wasn't expecting
to see you here today, Denise.
Oh, yeah,
I decided to stay in Farnsworth
for a couple of nights,
very spur-of-the-moment.
Hey, where is Grandpa?
Okay.
Came here to gloat, spaceman?
You want to see something,
for real?
Here.
Get that film developed.
Oh, sure, sure.
Just some space pics?
Selfies with little green men?
Come on, joke's over. Let it go.
Look, I might be an idiot
for letting you in
on the biggest secret
in the world, but...
I'm not some joke.
How come you never
developed them?
Well, how come anything? Irene.
She saw me taking those pictures
and made me promise
to destroy the film,
but I-I thought
we might need it someday.
Last resort.
If you're pulling
my leg again, Frank...
Just develop the film.
Well, hey.
There's the best shop
assistant I ever had.
Even when you could
barely see over the table.
Maybe I, uh, took
the wrong career path.
Uh, Nana said you were
out here, so...
Yeah, I just had to return
some tools over at Byron's.
- Your neighbor?
- Yeah.
Yeah, we buried
the hatchet, I guess,
kind of.
Wait, now, aren't you
supposed to be in class today?
Uh, they have
administrative meetings
or something, so...
no.
Well, that's lucky,
for me anyway.
I got something
I could use your help with.
You want to take a drive?
They're leaving.
I'll get my keys.
- Mrs. York?
- Chandra.
Do you have a minute?
Um...
Actually, I-I'm sort of
in the middle of something.
Now's not a good time.
Jude, could you wait
in the car, please?
I'd like to speak
with Chandra privately.
Okay.
I have some concerns.
About Jude, actually.
Well, we can't have
a private conversation
out on the stoop, can we?
Come in.
This is quite
an eclectic home you have.
Yes.
It was just me and my mother
here for a long time.
She was quite the collector.
Now, it's just me.
Oh! I love this little guy.
What's his name?
Uh, Winston. Yes.
He was my mother's dog.
At the end, she made me
promise to keep him
around the house.
It was in her will, actually.
Did you hear that?
What?
No, I didn't hear a thing.
So, what did you say that, um,
we should be careful
to watch out for?
Well, the care giving
business is just full of crooks
who want to take advantage
of older folks, and references,
they're worthless.
You know, half the time,
you're just...
you're talking
to their mother or best friend.
Speaking of best friends...
Oh, Winston.
Winston, you are
such a treasure.
Well, just maybe
don't touch him.
- You are so...
- Oh, no!
- Oh, I'm so sorry. Oh, dear.
- No, no, no. It's fine, it's fine,
- it's fine. It's fine, it's fine.
- I'm so, so, so... Oh...
Just...
I got him, I got him.
Please, don't touch him.
No, no, of course not.
- I'm so sorry.
- It's fine.
Oh, Winston, I'm so sorry.
- Please, don't touch him.
- Oh, yeah.
Now, he was her handyman,
but still.
You let these people into
your home. He stole thousands.
Jude!
- How did you get in here?
- Where did you get this? Where did you get this?
Jude, I asked you
to wait in the car.
- Who sent you?
- What?
- Who sent you?
- What-what are you talking about?
- Get out of my house.
- You're one of them.
- I'm one of who?
- Irene, she had this in her room.
- That's mine.
- And this, this is a tracker.
- No, no.
- We all have them.
Are you mental? That was
a gift from a patient.
- Give it to me right now!
- Stop lying.
- You're lying! Stop lying!
- That's enough.
You know, she's got a whole
bunch of things upstairs.
- It's all stolen.
- No.
Those were gifts from patients.
Chandra...
what's happened to you?
You think they even noticed?
I'm the one
who took care of them.
I took care of them
day and night.
I fed them, I bathed them,
I changed their fucking diapers.
And they didn't even
know my name, so...
They owed me.
I'm telling you,
she's one of them.
No, she's not.
No, no, no.
She may be a liar
and a thief, but she's...
she's not after you.
I'm sorry that
I misled you, Chandra,
and I'm sorry that life
has brought you to this point.
You were a good student,
and I liked you.
I don't need your pity.
Well, then,
I won't give it to you,
and I don't think I like you
very much anymore,
but I will forget
this entire incident
if you just tell us
where you got that necklace.
All right...
What... do we have, old man?
Okay...
Nothing.
Nothing...
I'm so stupid.
Whoa-oa.
What the...
Oh.
Oh...
This was my father's.
I'm sure of it.
And you had one, too?
Yeah.
Uh...
It's to make sure
we don't escape.
Well, a necklace doesn't seem
like a very good thing
to use as a tracker.
You could just take it off.
Yeah. Yeah, you...
I guess you're right.
What's that thing?
So, this one,
it's-it's sort of a key.
Will it bring
my coffee table back?
What happened to your coffee table?
Never mind.
Oh, I forgot how much
I love to drive.
Oh...
Will you teach me?
Put it in drive.
- Okay.
- Right here.
- So you just pull it back?
- Yeah.
- Uh, this one?
- Yep.
Now take your foot off the brake
and gently press
on the acceler... Oh!
Okay. That's okay.
Whoa.
Don't be chicken. You can go
a little faster than this.
- Faster?
- Yeah, faster.
Okay.
Good job.
You mind doing the honors?
Do I remind you of him?
Course you do.
But, like, how?
Well, your dimples.
The way you smile.
You got the same sweet tooth.
You're both stubborn as an ox.
But kind.
Grandpa,
I don't think I'm happy.
Well, what's wrong?
Lots of things.
Everything.
Why don't you start
by telling me
about just one thing?
I have this pit in my stomach.
And it's...
work.
It's school.
Chicago. I just...
I don't want any of it.
And every morning, I wake up,
- and I just feel so...
- Slow down.
I feel trapped.
In my own life.
And...
I think I want
to drop out of school.
Well, that's a big decision.
You don't think I should do it?
I didn't say that. I...
If you're asking
for my advice...
I can... I can just tell you
that you really just got
to learn to trust yourself.
I want to.
I do.
I just...
I'm scared.
What if I leave...
...and that feeling
is still there?
And what if
it's because I'm like him?
- Hey. Hey, hey.
- And I'm just gonna...
No, no, no. No.
You are not...
You are not destined
to repeat anything.
- You understand me?
- Okay.
You make your own path
in this life.
- Okay.
- Okay.
Everyone's always talking
about Nirvana
like they invented the wheel,
but the Melvins
were just as influential.
- Did grunge even hit South America?
- Hey, take that exit.
What? Why? That's, like,
an hour out of our way.
Just do it.
All right. Whatever you say.
Here. Pull over.
Another guy you need to tie up?
What?
Your mother
says, "Pull over," we pull over.
I'll be back in a few minutes.
So, go.
Ready?
It's gonna be okay. I promise.
Papá.
Papá.
Papá.
No. Please. No!
- Hey. Hey.
- Epi, I'm not going back.
Please! Please, stop. Please.
I don't want to go back. No.
No.
We take no joy in this.
But it's our duty.
We had to do it.
She was an Apostate.
Nick, why do you have
all those guns?
Can't be too careful these days.
And having guns
makes you more careful?
You want to see?
Go ahead.
Go on.
- You ever shoot one before?
- No. No.
Sounds like there's a lot
of things you haven't done.
Yes.
You know,
your dad's a crack shot.
Y-You know my dad?
Your mother ever talk about him?
No. No, not really.
She said that they
didn't know each other.
Hmm.
How about that?
You know, the, um...
The trick to aiming...
...is you have to know
which is your dominant eye,
the left or the right.
And what is he like?
- I want to know.
- No, I'm... I'm sorry, kiddo.
I... I really am. I'm sorry.
Then tell me something
about him.
Don't fuck around like that.
It wasn't loaded.
What happened to you?
Let's go.
We need to make up time.
Come on.
What the fuck?
"Reptilian..."
"Impossible."
"Or...
is it spiritual?"
Whatever you decide now,
I got your back, okay?
- Okay.
- I love you.
I love you, too.
- Okay.
- Drive safe.
- Byron!
- Oh, shit.
Does a closed door
mean nothing to you?
I-I couldn't wait.
Would you turn that thing off?
All right.
I got to show you what I found.
You're gonna flip.
Does this look familiar?
This was in a journal
from a missionary in Argentina.
Guess what year.
1723.
You don't say.
It's exactly the same.
There's just got to be a way
we can get this thing
working again.
Well, my guess is
it didn't just quit working
after 20 years for no reason.
You've had this thing
for 20 years?
Wow, Frank.
Hey.
Shine that light right here.
Is that blood?
Oh, my God.
What is that?
What did you do, Jude?
W-Wait, Jude?
The caretaker?
Y-You told him about this, too?
Yes, when I
saw him in the woods,
I knew he was hinky.
Just a weird vibe.
Wait, you saw him in the woods?
What was he doing?
Well, he was just taking a walk.
Hang-hang on.
Someone's coming.
- Get out of here.
- Oh. Okay.
Hey, honey.
We were just out for a drive.
Such a nice day.
Come on.
Come on, Lucy. Come.
Where was he, Luce?
♪ Now and then...
Lucy, come here.
Oh...
Oh, Lucy.
Oh, my God.
♪