Outcast (2016–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - The Road Before Us - full transcript

(theme music playing)
♪ ♪
(gasps)
("Princess" voice)
Please, don't do it.
You have to be good
and kind and protect us.
If you drink
the black poison,
you'll get sick
and you won't
love us anymore.
("Queen" voice)
Now I'm very, very, very
angry, Princess.
("Princess" voice)
I just want to play with you.
("Queen" voice)
No more playing.
("King" voice)
Leave my princess alone.
(normal voice)
Stop it. Stop it.
Stop it. Stop it.
Stop it. Stop it.
Stop it. Stop it. Stop it.
Stop it. Stop it.
Stop it. Stop it.
Stop it. Stop it. Stop it.
It's time for
lights out, sweetie.
Stop it.
You've got school
in the morning.
(mutters)
You're no fun.
What?
(whispers)
You're no fun.
I know, but sometimes it's
my job to be no fun.
Mostly on school nights.
♪ ♪
ANDERSON: (sighs)
This is the stupidest
damn idea ever.
Has Allison done anything
to make you think she might
still be possessed?
How many years was it Mildred
was coming to your sermons
before you knew the truth?
Mildred...
was a special case.
Look, we know that people
can walk and talk
and act normal,
and still have one of
those things inside of 'em.
My daughter's
in that house, Rev.
I've got to know for sure.
You put one foot
on that property...
she can have your ass
thrown in jail.
Whether she still loves you,
that's not the question.
What it comes down to is,
"Does she trust you?"
Let me talk to her.
I can look
for signs of possession.
But Mildred.
I mean, she was right under
your nose. She didn't show
any signs.
I don't know what happened
with her. Maybe I didn't stay
with it for long enough,
but every other exorcism
worked just as well as it did
with little Joshua.
And I can prove it.
Okay.
♪♪
(water running)
(phone ringing)
Shit.
Dammit.
Hey, what's up?
I have to see Allison,
and I need you to set it up.
You've lost your mind.
KYLE: I need to talk
to her. In person.
Why?
Because I need to know
that they're all right, Megan.
MEGAN: Of course,
they're not all right.
After what happened?
What do you think,
it's all rainbows
and unicorns over there?
Megan.
Look, she's fucked up,
and you trying to see her now
is gonna fuck
her up even more.
Look, I'll go check on her.
Make sure she knows
she's got some support.
All right?
Okay, fine, but Megan...
Will you make sure
that she seems...
like her?
What does that mean?
I gotta go.
I'll talk to you later.
(horn honks)
Gah, what the fuck?
(laughing)
You sick son of a bitch!
Why don't you mess
with your own guys?
Don't you think I don't.
You got any more of those?
Sorry, last one.
Asshole.
Hey. You're not
wearing your watch.
It's at the jeweler
getting the clasp fixed.
I heard about that fire
out at Lowell's place.
Any idea what started it?
Never came back
with anything conclusive.
No damage done,
who gives a shit?
If it was deliberate,
I give a shit.
I need a why
and a who.
Punks.
Punks?
You know, teenage variety.
They see something,
they want to break it,
burn it, or fuck it.
Case closed,
you're welcome.
I suppose you're right.
You come over here
to ask me about
some brush fire?
That was just an excuse.
(microwave dings)
I missed my breakfast.
(laughing)
And here it is.
Ah!
Don't burn yourself.
Boys. Mm-mmm!
I'll see you later.
KYLE: Did you call ahead
and let 'em know we're coming?
"Hi, this is
Reverend Anderson,
I'm just calling to see
if you're still 100 percent
demon-free."
No, I did not.
(radio playing)
And you think that's gonna
sound better face to face?
I know what
we're gonna find here.
Point is
for you to see it.
♪ How much more can she stand
weep and stand... ♪
(music stops)
(sighs)
Hey, Roy!
Roy!
Reverend?
How are you?
What are you doing
all the way out here?
Uh, this is a friend of mine.
Kyle Barnes.
Hey, Kyle.
Pleased to meet you.
We were in the area,
and I just wanted to check
in with you guys.
Make sure that
Sherry's still doing okay.
No, it's fine. Kyle here,
he had a similar experience.
So, how is Sherry?
She must have started
college now, right?
I wish I could
tell you that for sure.
She hasn't been home
in some time.
Living in Charleston now.
Well, they all have to leave
the nest eventually,
if you're lucky.
It's not like that.
She, uh--
she's on the streets.
Haven't seen
or heard from her in months.
What happened?
Father's job
is to protect his family.
When he fails at that...
KYLE: Your daughter...
Before she ran off, she ever
show any signs that...
the demon might
still be inside of her?
No. Not after
the reverend did his thing.
But did it--
You're sure it worked?
We drove
the demon from Sherry.
She's not even here.
How do you know that?
Are you saying
she may still be afflicted?
That's why
she's on the streets?
Well, that's--
Kyle here,
he's just... speculating.
Right?
Are you happy?
Hmm?
That man lost
his daughter to the streets.
How would you feel
if it was your Amber
we were talking about?
I'd want to know the truth.
That's how I'd feel.
I'd want to know
if my daughter was
still possessed or not.
You know, the whole point
of this whole thing is
for you to show me
that your exorcisms
have worked.
I'm still waiting
to see that.
Apologize for being
such an inconsiderate prick
back there.
Are you fucking kidding me?
I'm doing this
for your benefit, not mine!
Sorry.
Hey.
Hey.
What are you doing here?
I was not even remotely
in the neighborhood,
so thought I'd stop by.
That was him
last night, wasn't it?
Outside in the car?
I don't know what
you're talking about.
He just sat out on the street
watching the house.
Kyle? Okay, I had
no idea about that.
If it's true,
then I'll give him
hell for it.
But you really want to know
why I came all this way?
'Cause I'm worried about you.
I miss you.
You want to come inside?
Yeah.
Yeah. Okay.
The princess thing
is getting a little old.
Time for something new.
What do you think,
dinosaurs?
How's Amber feel about that?
She's seven.
She doesn't get
to decide everything.
You said I needed
to set boundaries for her.
Well, yeah.
But she's had
a lot of change in her life.
Maybe some things
should stay the same?
Heh.
Nothing is the same.
I didn't have to lock
the doors at night
or panic every time
I heard a dog bark
or a car in the street.
If Amber acted up,
Kyle could handle it.
He was always
the calm one.
This might sound crazy,
but would it help
if you and Kyle talked?
No.
I could be there,
and Mark, too,
if you wanted.
No.
Just for Amber's sake.
(emphatically) No.
Okay.
Okay.
♪ ♪
I feel like everything that
held me down is gone...
and I'm just
floating away.
It scares me so much.
There are memories...
there are days
that I just can't access.
And I don't know. I don't know
if I lost something...
or if something's
getting in the way...
blocking the truth.
I don't think
that they're open.
Well, maybe he's at lunch.
Doesn't even look like
they're still in business.
We're closed!
Hey, Brian,
how's life?
Reverend. What the hell
you doing here?
This is a friend of mine.
Kyle Barnes.
Kyle Barnes,
pleased to meet you.
Yeah.
ANDERSON:
We're just doing
some outreach,
checking up on friends.
BRIAN:
Well, I suppose you'll
be wanting to come in, then.
All right. Come on in.
Well.
You closed up shop?
Yeah. Too much work.
♪ ♪
Dealing with animals all day.
Now, I'm talking about the ones
that walk through the door.
"Our little precious can only
eat grain-free food."
Grain-free. Fuck that shit.
So you're living here?
Yeah. Karla got the house.
Oh. You're not together?
That's what
"she got the house" means.
She's living there,
and I'm... not living there.
You get it.
I do.
So, uh, so what happened?
I mean, this shop was your life.
Heh. Peddling kibble?
Cleaning up gerbil shit.
Oh-ho, that's some life.
Aargh!
(sizzling)
Kyle!
Jesus, Kyle!
Kyle!
You okay?
Yeah.
(shotgun cocks)
Brian, friend...
Whoa, whoa.
I don't like to be touched.
Take it easy.
No one's here to hurt you.
We just want to help you.
Whoa, hold on.
We can get that
thing out of you.
Brian, that thing's
still inside of you.
You gotta listen to me.
Reverend.
Listen to me!
KYLE:
Rev, come on!
Jesus.
Devil's a trickster.
He makes you believe
he's up and gone,
but he's hiding
in them, dormant.
However this happened,
we gotta-- we gotta
deal with it.
Reverend...
if the rest are like this,
what a--
(phone ringing)
Hold on.
Megan?
I saw Allison,
and she's fucking on to you.
What?
Were you
at her house
last night?
Did she agree to see me?
No, she won't
fucking see you!
Not with you stalking her.
And I'm not
gonna ask her again.
She's way too fragile.
Wait, fragile?
What do you mean, fragile?
How is she acting?
It might be the meds
she's on, but something's
not right.
Look, I'm gonna make
some calls. I wanna make sure
she's not self-medicating,
but you stay away
from her. You hear me?
That's not gonna help.
Well?
Take me to Allison's.
Wait, we need
to figure this out.
Let's not just rush into it--
You figure it out!
I'm not wasting
any more time.
All right, here, look.
You take the car,
but I need you to drop
me somewhere first.
There's something I gotta do.
For my own peace of mind.
♪ ♪
(knocking)
Chief?
Come on in.
What do you got?
That camper from the woods.
Got the DNA analysis back
on that fingernail.
Still waiting on
the blood and the hair,
but she ran it through for me.
Get an ID?
Yeah.
Lucky for us she went
through our system
about a year ago.
Lisa Peyton, 26.
She got caught
stealing a 12-pound ham
from the Piggly Wiggly.
Well, let's go find her.
Yeah, well, not possible.
Boyfriend reported her missing
six months ago.
You sure about that?
Just got off
the phone with him.
She's still AWOL.
Look, Chief, we got
the DNA of a missing woman
who was at the scene
of what looked like
a slaughterhouse.
A scene that just got burnt
to the ground
by someone who's trying
to make our job a lot harder.
I know what we got.
How much you want to bet
we don't find her,
what, 50 yards from where
we found that camper.
Hold your roll
there, Supercop.
You want to make
a big homicide case?
Yeah.
Find out if
she's "gone" gone.
Maybe she don't want
this boyfriend of hers
to know where she is.
Find a parent
or a sibling,
someone she's not so eager
to run away from.
Do your follow-up, officer.
All right, will do, Chief.
Mm-hmm.
♪ ♪
(engine stops)
(doorbell rings)
I'm not here to hurt you.
Uh...
I just want to talk.
I won't come in
or anything.
I swear.
Hey.
Hey.
What do you want, Kyle?
Can you come all
the way outside?
Just...
I'm already here.
Can't just talk
through a crack in the door.
Last night, parked out front,
that was you, wasn't it?
I wouldn't be here
if it wasn't important.
What do you want, Kyle?
I...
I just...
(footsteps)
Daddy!
Hey! Ooh!
(laughing)
Hey, baby girl,
look at you.
When are you coming
home, Daddy?
Uh, that's not up to me
right now, sweetheart.
Did Mommy tell you
to leave?
No, no, no,
that's not what--
Amber.
Listen to your mama.
No.
I want to be
with Daddy.
I want to show you
my new bike.
Yeah, yeah.
I saw it.
It's awesome. Awesome.
Watch me ride it!
Amber, don't make me
tell you again.
You're a mean bitch.
Excuse me?
Amber, hey!
Don't you dare talk
to your mother like that.
You apologize.
No, I want to live
with you, Daddy.
You're just saying that right
now, 'cause you're mad
at your mama,
and that's not fair, okay?
She hasn't done
anything wrong.
Inside, Amber, right now.
No!
Come on, baby.
No! Daddy!
Daddy! Daddy!
Up to your room, baby, okay?
Is this what
you wanted, Kyle?
What?
To turn her against me?
No, what do you mean?
Stay the hell away from us!
Allison, wait, please!
WOMAN (muffled):
Mrs. Barnes?
Mrs. Barnes?
What happened?
Mrs. Barnes,
can you hear me?
Where am I?
(normal voice)
You're at the Sister of Mercy
Hospital, Mrs. Barnes.
You were admitted
through the ER department
yesterday evening.
Amber.
Your daughter's fine,
Mrs. Barnes.
She's okay.
I want to see her.
Soon.
What happened to me?
It's not uncommon to block
out details when you've been
in a significant trauma.
Your memory should
come back at some point.
What happened?
You're safe here.
Your husband's in custody.
I don't understand.
He's the one
responsible for this.
No.
At the station
he admitted everything.
Kyle, why would he
do that? That's crazy.
I'm afraid
it's true, ma'am.
No.
It's not. No,
I don't believe it.
No, let me go.
Just stay back right here.
Just let me go.
You cannot get out of bed.
Watch your arm.
(sobbing) No!
Lie back down real quick.
You've been
in a serious accident.
(clamoring)
Well?
Couldn't get close enough.
Well, did she react?
You know, in the way
they do around you?
It's hard to tell.
Things got complicated.
At least you didn't
get arrested.
I think I need to go
home now, Rev.
I understand.
First, there's a little
job we have to do.
I made some stops in town.
I do work with some
of the groups that shelter
the homeless,
addicts, runaways.
The director
of the mission here
thinks he's seen Sherry,
and I want to bring her home.
Salvage some kind of a win.
Okay. Good luck.
Don't need me for that.
I think you're underestimating
the healing qualities
of a selfless act.
Gonna take more than
a selfless act for
my situation, Rev.
Well, we have
to start somewhere.
You made me face this.
First with Mildred, Brian,
and now Sherry.
If she's still out here
because of me...
(chainsaw starts)
Hey!
Hey, Paul Bunyan!
You oughtta know better
than to sneak up on a man
with a chainsaw.
You want to shut
that down?
I'd like to get this
done before dark.
Blight brought it down.
Been meaning to get to it
for a while.
We go back a long way.
Seen and done some crazy shit.
Not asking in an official
capacity, are you?
We're friends.
I might go so far
as to say best friends, maybe.
I'd like to think
that if I had a problem,
I could come talk to you.
Wouldn't judge me.
And that cuts
both ways, right?
Sure.
What's your problem?
Not my problem.
(phone ringing)
Think that's you.
Yeah.
Yeah?
Chief, you were right. That
missing girl, Lisa Peyton?
She popped up.
What?
Talked to her sister
out in Wheeling.
Turns out she was holed up.
Didn't want her boyfriend
to know.
Looks like you were right
to hold back on the dogs.
Good news?
Just a case I'm working.
So, whose problem is it?
I'm gonna let you
get back to it.
Wouldn't want that blight
to spread to your whole grove.
(chainsaw starts)
(knocking)
Ugh.
I don't need any
magazine subscriptions,
or life insurance,
or house numbers painted
on my curb.
Excuse me!
Oh.
I'm sorry. I didn't realize.
What do I call you?
Is a name important?
It's customary.
I'm Mildred.
Don't meet many
Mildreds these days.
Humans are so...
desperate to express
their individuality,
to separate themselves
from each other.
Seems so short-sighted.
You really wanna make that
speech wearing that outfit?
You can call me Sidney.
These things,
all these possessions,
they yours?
Some of 'em
from before I arrived.
Most of 'em since.
You find your passions here.
You, uh...
Have you found things
to engage you?
I have a job.
Oh. Of course.
I suppose you're here
about the Barnes boy.
He came to see you.
Not on his own.
The reverend brought him,
but he knows.
What he knows wouldn't fill
one of these.
What if he comes back?
What if he keeps trying?
I'll take care of him,
and the Barnes boy.
They're my responsibility,
not yours.
(coughing)
The reverend gives you any
trouble, you let me know,
but I doubt he will.
Wait!
Agh!
BOTH: (coughing)
You know...
that won't work with me.
You can't blame
a girl for trying.
I won't survive
to The Merge.
You took your chances,
my dear, just like all of us.
Sometimes... you draw
the short straw.
(door opens and closes)
Okay, well, if you do see her,
let me know, huh?
Thank you, appreciate it.
Sure.
Anything?
No. Not yet.
We don't even know
if she's gonna show.
Patience is a virtue.
Yeah, well, not standing
around here all night.
God helps those
who help themselves, right?
♪ ♪
Sherry!
(train whistle blows)
Sherry, is that
you, sweetheart?
Reverend.
I'm gonna take you home.
Back to your Pa.
Come on,
give me a hand.
(sizzles)
Aah!
(grunts)
I won't fail you again.
Lord, You know
my pain and distress,
you understand
the fear in my heart.
I draw my strength from you,
and live in your
limitless grace.
Stay away.
I'm not here
to hurt you, okay?
You're the key.
We need your light.
What do you mean "we"?
Who's "we"?
The nameless. The numberless.
We see you through the veil.
We come to you
and you lead us here.
What's so special about him?
Sherry!
(screaming)
Sherry, it's okay. It's okay!
Come on, I got you.
You know what you have to do!
Hit her!
Hit me, Kyle.
No.
Hit me.
Like you hit
your pretty wife.
Hit her! Hit Her!
Aah!
Fight it with me, Sherry.
Come on.
♪ ♪
Aargh!
Kyle!
I'm okay.
♪ ♪
I decided the wall
should be red.
God dammit, Amber!
What is wrong with you?
Aah!
Aah!
(crying)
Amber?
Amber?
(crying continues)
ANDERSON:
And Lord, we ask and pray,
in your infinite wisdom,
to bring back...
Sherry to us,
and more importantly,
to her family. Amen.
Amen.
I'll come by tomorrow.
You really think that's
gonna make any difference?
Prayer? Yes, I do.
That kid in there is
a vegetable because of us.
Her soul is freed
because of us.
You're insane.
You're calling that a win?
She's in God's hands now,
same as your mother,
and though my soul
weeps for them,
they will have
eternity with him.
That is a win.
Look, I don't know where
that girl Sherry is right now,
but God sure as shit
didn't put her there.
No. Who did then, you?
The "Outcast,"
whatever the hell that is,
with your magic touch?
Wake up, Reverend.
All these souls you think
you're saving with God's
infinite wisdom?
It's bullshit.
Look at her.
And Brian. And Mildred.
That man in there's
praying for a miracle
that you and I both know
is never gonna come,
'cause no one's
fucking listening.
If your God is out there,
he's laughing at you.
♪ ♪
That's close enough.
Where's Amber?
She's with a neighbor.
She's fine. She's happier
without me right now.
That's my fault.
I didn't mean to make her
that upset.
I should not have
come by the house.
Why did you?
I worry about you.
I feel like I need
to protect you, and I can't.
I'm... not allowed.
Protect me from what?
From who?
It's hard to explain.
It's just a feeling.
A feeling?
You know, all this time
we've been apart,
the one thing you haven't
told me is that you're sorry.
You apologize for everything,
even when you don't have
any reason to.
I always hated that.
I'm sorry.
And then something
like this happens and...
I know you.
If you really did
the things they said,
you'd at least
try to explain.
There's no excuse
for what happened, Allison.
You know,
the hardest part...
is if I could erase
ten minutes from our lives...
ten minutes--
it'd all be perfect.
I have to know if you're
the same person
you always were.
The man I wanted to spend
the rest of my life with.
So...
You're safe.
Oh, you're safe.
From what?
What happened that night?
You know what happened.
No, I need you to tell me.
I'm scared, Kyle. I feel like
I'm outside of myself.
Like I'm watching myself
but I can't control anything.
How can the man
who makes me feel so safe
be the one who hurt me?
Allison.
I need to hear from you
what happened.
I want you to tell me.
Tell me right now.
Please, don't--
Please.
Kyle, look at me.
Kyle, please don't do this.
♪ ♪
I need you... to tell me.
Goddamn you.
(scoffs)
♪ ♪
♪ From the mouth of you ♪
♪ You tell your truth ♪
♪ From the mouth of me ♪
♪ Softly ♪
♪ Hear me ♪
♪ Hear me ♪
♪ Hear me ♪