Sanctuary (2008–2011): Season 1, Episode 3 - Fata Morgana - full transcript
Dr. Magnus, Will and Ashley rescue three attractive young women from a tomb that is well guarded by violent creatures. The three women - Danu, Tatha and Caird - all claim to be from the Middle Ages but Will is having none of that and is convinced that they are suffering from the same delusion. Dr. Magnus thinks otherwise if for no other treason that the women were kept under a heavily armed guard. The women all wear the same ring and the symbols point to their enemy who want the women back - and who are prepared to destroy the sanctuary to get them.
I said, are you sure this is it?
Keep your voice down!
We're trying to remain undetected.
That does require a modicum
of silence.
Modicum. Right.
Why are we hiding?
We're on an island
in the middle of nowhere.
And it's a crypt, not the Pentagon.
A crypt potentially
containing an elixir
capable of prolonging life
for centuries.
Such secrets are rarely left
unguarded.
- Yeah, but why can't we just -
- Look.
Keepers of the dead.
Best to be avoided if at all possible.
Right.
I got "I'm going in"
and "go around,"
but what was
that wiggly one you did?
Either we work together or we die.
Let's go.
Okay.
Take the other side.
Draw them away if you can.
- You're kidding, right?
- Go quickly, before they -
Ashley?
Okay, I know this was not
on the brochure!
This is why we
don't work with Sylvio.
His intel is hopeless!
Ashley!
Go to the crypt! Go!
Mom!
I'm going in!
Will!
This might be my first crypt,
but aren't they supposed
to hold dead people?
Are you sure about this?
I mean, I could go with you,
or maybe you could take -
Take the big guy?
Mom, come on, it's a clean-up job,
not a major operation.
I'll be fine on my own.
A humanoid chameleon living under
the city is hardly a clean-up job.
- It's more of a -
- Problem. Yeah.
Our kind of problem.
One we should have taken care
of before we went to Scotland.
I can handle it.
You got your hands full here.
Do you have everything
you need?
Uh, yeah.
Henry wants me to field-test
some new stuff.
And, uh, hey, if the gear fails,
I'll just use the patented
Magnus charm.
Right.
Well, I just wanted to connect.
You know,
we rarely get the chance.
Aw, Mom...
Alrighty, then.
One nasty chameleon
subterranean menace going down.
- Ashley?
- Yeah?
Be careful.
Always, Mom.
See 'ya.
Three not-so-dead women
found in coffins.
Just another day at the office.
All three are comatose.
Fortunately, brain functions
and vital organs seem to be intact.
- So they're normal?
- Near as I can tell.
The scans aren't detecting
any physical anomalies,
but they can only tell us so much.
I'm administering
a time-released stimulant.
It should bring them back
to consciousness slowly,
with as little physical
trauma as possible.
What about emotional trauma?
That's more your department,
I should think.
Until they awaken,
we have to rely on more
traditional forensic methods.
Now, this fellow...
Fond memories.
These creatures
detected our presence early
and possessed unnatural
speed and strength.
Definitely not normal.
Not as you would define it, no.
I was about to gather
some fluid samples.
Care to assist?
Uh, I'd love to, but...
I'd better get back to my office
and get the whole head-shrinking
operation up and running.
As you wish.
No!
Hi.
It's nice to see
you're finally awake.
I'm Dr. Zimmerman.
Will.
Can you understand
anything I'm saying?
Hey, it's okay.
It's okay. You're okay.
You're in a safe place.
Okay, okay.
You're in a safe place.
Just relax.
I...
...am Danu.
So you can talk.
My sisters, Tatha and Caird...
Are they...?
They're fine.
Your sisters are fine.
You just woke up first.
You're in a medical facility.
We brought you here
after we found you in a...
...dark place.
Do you have any idea
how you ended up there?
Creatures...
They came to our village.
They weren't human.
Yeah, sounds familiar.
They took us with them,
and then...
...I woke up here.
Your village...
Is there anyone there?
Your friends or family
that we can contact?
- Let them know you're alright?
- I'm sorry, I just...
I can't remember.
Well, it's okay.
You just take your time.
This place...
It's like...
...nothing I've ever seen before.
There's... There's light,
but I see no candles.
There's warmth,
but there's no fire, no sunlight.
Danu, before you and your sisters
were taken,
how much do you remember?
At last mass,
we were mourning the loss
of our priest to the miasmas.
The miasmas?
It's a sickness
that has cursed
many villages surrounding us
in recent months.
There is no cure.
So you remember the miasmas.
Anything else?
Why can't I remember?
Just give it time.
These creatures exhibit
a terrifying propensity for violence.
Physiology appears human
in base form,
though significant anomalies
to the face and torso
indicate the possibility of mutation
at a base genetic level.
Ugh. Okay, you need to...
You need to put a sock on the door
or something before you do that.
He's breathtaking, isn't he?
Yeah, that's one way of putting it.
How are our guests doing?
Confused. At least the one
who's awake is.
She mentioned a disease that
was killing people in her village,
called the "miasmas,"
which translates from the Greek
meaning "poisoned air. "
Plague, actually.
The bubonic plague,
specifically.
However, the last reported serious
outbreak was in Scotland in...
...800 A.D.
Meaning?
She's crazy.
Is that your professional opinion?
Look, I know there's a lot of things
that are outside the realm
of our knowledge, blah blah blah.
But logically,
if she were from 800 A.D.,
she wouldn't speak English
the way we do.
I'm guessing
that linguistics and grammar
have evolved somewhat
since then.
- Some would say "devolved. "
Whatever.
The point is
that we wouldn't understand her.
Which makes her a very sweet,
very delusional woman.
Possibly.
If you have a theory,
please, share it with the class.
The liquid we found
the three of them in
bears similar chemical properties
to suspended animation formulae
used by southern voodoo cults.
The human body cannot survive
intact for 1,200 years.
I don't care what kind
of magic bath products you use.
And I agree.
So, these women are
either far more than they appear,
or, to use your incredibly
clever vernacular...
Crazy.
The question
we should be asking...
...is why the keepers
were so anxious
to stop us from getting
into that crypt.
What is it about these women
that they don't want us to know?
We've got evidence of two
women and a man out here,
and a hell of a lot
of 45 mm cartridges.
Round up the keepers.
Mobilize alpha team
for a priority one retrieval.
Whoever took our property
is going to pay.
Piece of cake.
Why is nothing familiar to us?
I see myself in the mirror
and I recognize my face.
I know Tatha and Danu,
but the person I thought I was...
You're telling me
there is no village.
No sickness.
The little I can remember
is false.
How can we all not feel
completely lost?
Danu has told us that you insist
there were no magicks involved.
That what we suffer
is simply a malady.
It's more of an emotional shield.
We found you in a crypt
surrounded by monsters.
It's normal for the human psyche
to put itself in a safe mode.
We want to accept
your diagnosis, doctor.
And we are grateful for all
that you've done. It's just -
You're still not buying it.
The clinical term is
schizoaffective disorder.
It's a delusional state stemming
from acute post-traumatic stress.
But we are all three suffering
from the same disorder.
How is that possible?
Delusional behavior occurring
virally in groups is rare,
but it's not undocumented,
particularly amongst siblings.
Look, let me put it this way.
There is no logical or physical way
that your memories can be real.
And the sooner you accept that,
the sooner we can continue
to make progress.
Excellent timing.
I'm starved.
They are beautiful.
- They truly are.
I've never seen
anything like them.
They are frightened.
Oh, yes.
Well, quite confusing,
I'd imagine.
Waking up here,
no memories.
Believing you're
from the Middle Ages.
Are they?
Well, there's the rub.
I can't quite rule
the possibility out.
When Will first
entered the crypt,
he said he set off some
sort of mechanism
that drained the coffins
of a green-hued liquid,
which, thankfully,
I was able to preserve.
You think this kept them alive?
I don't know for certain,
but it does contain
several key elements
that could induce a form
of cryogenic stasis in humans.
If they are not abnormals -
I know. Why guard them
so ferociously?
I want you to concentrate
on the sound of my voice.
I'm going to count backwards
from five, four,
three, two, one.
Danu, can you hear me?
Yes.
I want you to go back
to the last thing you remember
before you woke up here.
The creatures.
They're too strong.
We can't escape.
Why are they doing this?
We've done nothing wrong!
They're making us
drink something.
Darkness.
I want you to go back further.
Find a memory of something
that happened
before the creatures took you.
Moonlight.
I'm in a field.
It's cold.
I can sense the dead.
Their souls extinguished.
Only we remain.
What do you make of these?
I found them on the right-hand
index finger
of each of the three women.
Have you searched the database?
Not yet.
It's on my "to do" list.
But such distinctive markings
generally indicate a connection
to a larger collective or group.
If they belong
to a society of some sort...
Then someone will definitely
have noticed that they're missing.
Are they pissed
at being locked up,
or are we getting close?
Oh, they're here alright.
We're bringing them home.
Am I happy?
Well...
I'd definitely say that I'm more
stimulated here than in my old job.
Wherever "here" is.
You won't even tell me
where you're working.
I told you,
the people who run this clinic
are totally into privacy.
I'm bound by all these
confidentiality agreements
they made me sign.
Well, at least tell me
what kind of work you're doing.
I mean, is it more forensics?
Or clinical? Or research-based?
Uh, it's, uh...
You know, it's a little bit
of everything, um, really...
- You know, cutting-edge stuff.
- Hold that elevator!
What's up, new guy?
I want to eat your face.
What? Who's that?
Uh. It's a patient.
Patients.
No, this is great, Will.
I mean, I don't know
where you're working,
or what kind of work you're doing,
aside from "everything. "
You're never at your apartment.
It's like you just
dropped off the map.
Well, I'm just putting in
a lot of hours at the clinic,
trying to get up to speed.
You know how it is.
Anyway, I just...
I wanted to call
and make sure you're okay.
Well, whatever it is you are doing,
you sound good.
Well, thanks.
I mean, it's no picnic,
believe me.
But, you know,
half the time I wonder
if I made the right decision,
but I am sleeping better.
Ironically.
Will?
Yeah?
You're seeing someone,
aren't you?
What?
No, Meg, come on.
Forget it.
It's none of my business.
Look, I appreciate the call.
Uh, good luck with your new job.
No, hey, wait.
Crap.
Ooh...
Women.
Can't live with 'em...
But you can eat them.
All good, Mom.
The city is now minus one ugly,
poodle-eating chameleon guy.
Are you hurt?
No, not a scratch.
I'll redo your bandages
when you get home.
But before you do, I need you
to look into something for me.
We found these rings
on the three women from the crypt.
Pretty.
I've traced it back
to an ancient cult
known as Cabalis Nocturnum...
...a secret society
founded in roughly 700 A.D.
I'm still collating data,
but from what I can tell,
they were collectors
of ancient beings of power.
Well, they had crappy taste
in bling, that's for sure.
I have reason to believe that
this cabal might still be operating,
and I need to know how big
a threat they could pose.
See what Squid
has to say about the markings,
then I want you home.
You got a bad feeling
about this?
Off the charts.
Okay, I'm on it.
Love you.
Love you, too.
Hey.
What's the matter?
You can't sleep?
Dr. Zimmerman.
I know Dr. Magnus asked
we stay in our quarters,
but the views
from your windows...
They are so captivating.
I could not resist.
What do you feel
when you look out there?
I am...
...curious.
And afraid.
Afraid of what?
When I sleep at night,
all I see are dead faces...
...haunting me.
Asking me why.
You want us to remember
who we are.
Well, perhaps there is
a good reason that we forgot.
Hey. I saw your light was on.
You mind if I -
No, of course.
You're up late.
So are you.
You keeping watch
over the ranch?
I rarely sleep unless
my patients do, too.
How is Danu?
She's feeling
a lot of irrational fear,
low self-esteem, raw emotion.
I've seen it before
in kidnapping victims
held for long periods of time.
They tend to forget
they have value
and just start seeing
themselves as property.
That assessment may be far
more accurate than you realize.
How do you mean?
Have you ever heard
of the Morrigan?
The Morrigan? No.
But, then again,
I haven't been able to memorize
that monster manual
you gave me yet.
They're part of an ancient legend
dating back to medieval times -
three women
with supernatural powers
whose sole purpose
was to destroy men.
So I see we're back
to the 1,200-year-old
bath products theory.
The Morrigan first appeared
during the reign of King Arthur.
Now, according to myth,
when the Morrigan appeared
on the battlefield,
Arthur's enemies
simply began dropping dead,
their souls drained of life.
Entire armies
were wiped out en masse.
Do you honestly believe
that they're witches?
From the Middle Ages?
What history would
have defined as a witch
could have simply been someone
with abnormal powers.
Yeah, but they don't have
any powers.
You said so yourself
when you checked them out.
None that we've yet detected.
Each of them was wearing
one of these.
Now, this is the mark
of an ancient cabal of collectors
who sought and exploited abnormals
for their own personal gain...
...and apparently guarded
their possessions fiercely.
So, why would this cabal
hold the sisters prisoner
if they don't have any powers?
Another reason
why I'm not sleeping.
They're not nightmares.
That field... All the dead...
We were actually there
that night.
It's more than that.
We were the reason.
Easy, Steve. Easy.
Ladies...
I'm pretty sure
we have rules about...
...floating and stuff.
Oh, oh.
What say you just come down
and we talk about this?
Crap.
That's quite enough of that.
I had everything under control.
You know how
when stuff blows up
and I say "man,
this is going to cost you,"
and you say, "Henry,
stop being so dramatic"?
Henry...
- This is going to cost you.
What was affected?
Well, the central lab, mostly.
Diagnostics,
MRl systems are gonzo.
Oh, and I think our
Internet is down.
What about security protocols?
Well, redundancies kicked in,
so nothing mean and ugly
got free, which is good,
but our perimeter alarm systems
are totally fried, which is bad.
Focus on external defenses.
Leave the lab for later.
Why, are we expecting
more trouble?
Yeah, no, that
was a stupid question.
I'm outside.
Witches from the Middle Ages.
Okay, I'm almost there,
but assuming their physical forms
could somehow be preserved...
Again, how is it possible
that they can speak like us?
I'm assuming that each of them
is a teleaesthetic,
enabling them to quickly learn
our vernacular of English.
Psychic powers, mind reading.
Well, now we know
what this cabal wanted them for.
Yeah, for all the good
it's done us.
- Ow.
- Hold still.
Hey, you didn't know
what they could do.
I should have, the moment
I connected them with the cabal.
Performed more invasive scans,
psychotropic drug therapy -
You're running a medical facility,
not Guantanamo Bay.
Cut yourself some slack.
You don't understand.
Assuming the cabal
are after them -
and we'd be fools not to -
The amount of kinetic energy
that they released
could hardly go unnoticed.
We're all in imminent danger.
They cannot remain here.
And what does that mean?
It means that if the legend
of the Morrigan
is even slightly true,
they could conceivably
wipe out hundreds,
even thousands of lives,
given the chance.
We're not talking about a bunch
of velociraptors here.
Before their memories
came back,
they were calm,
rational women.
And even when they did
let loose with their powers,
they didn't kill me.
They just...
...melted my brain a little bit.
And destroyed half my facility.
Well, they've been held prisoner
for hundreds of years.
They had a right to be pissed.
It doesn't mean
we can't reason with them.
All three will remain under sedation,
at least for the time being.
And how long is that?
Forever?
How does that make us
any different than the cabal
who imprisoned them
in the first place?
Dr. Magnus was right.
We should never
have been woken up.
You can't stay asleep forever,
Danu.
You deserve to be free.
Our purpose is not to be free.
Our purpose is to bring death
to the enemies of the cabal.
And you think
we're the enemy?
You took us from our home,
away from our protectors.
You were held prisoner
in a crypt.
What kind of a home is that?
If our masters deem it so,
then it is so.
No.
That's what they
want you to think.
They want you to believe
that they're your protectors,
but they're not.
They're using your powers
for their own good.
They gave us life,
they gave us our powers.
Who says you weren't born
with these gifts,
that this cabal simply found you
and forced you to kill for them?
You asked me how you could all
suffer from the same disorder.
This dissociation between
what's real and imagined.
It's because somebody planted
those thoughts in your heads.
And the sooner you realize
those thoughts aren't real,
then you'll remember
who you truly are.
A thousand men...
Danu?
A thousand men marched
on Badon Hill that morning.
All were dead before nightfall,
all without the touch
of either sword or spear.
And now that we are free,
more will die.
That is our purpose, Will.
Until now, because you didn't
think you had a choice.
But you do.
How can we ever be free
after all that we've done?
Squid!
Did you bring them?
Yep. Yummy snacks.
Get 'em while they're...
...alive.
Ugh. It's about time.
Alright.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
You said you have information
on the cabal for me.
Well...
You and your mother...
You really don't like
to attract normal,
run-of-the-mill enemies,
do you?
Now, searching the cabal
really stirred up
the people in my network,
got them buzzing like insects.
Dude, most of the people
in your network are insects.
- That's real nice, Ash.
- What did you find out?
They've been playing the same
capture and study game
for a hell of a lot more years
than your mother and you.
You'd be surprised.
Go on.
Intel has it their mandate -
Was to capture creatures
with strange powers, I know.
We got three
of their assets on ice.
What are they up to now?
Everything.
Come again?
Well, the cabal supposedly
died out in the 19th century,
but they didn't.
They just went underground.
They started
infiltrating businesses,
medical and scientific
research companies,
banks, biotech firms, uh,
military think tanks -
All under their control.
Holy crap.
Yeah, I mean, these guys
are one James Bond film away
from global domination.
- So stealing their property -
- No, no, no.
Would not go over well.
Word has it they're
on the move with, uh,
upright bloodhounds
with big teeth and claws.
Keepers. How many?
Uh, enough to create
a real mess.
I mean, whatever it is
you took from them,
they're coming to take it back.
You mind?
No, no. Bon appetit.
Go crazy, go nuts.
Oh, thank you.
Mm.
Well, that is not good.
As long as they're conscious,
they are a threat.
As long as they're here,
they are a threat.
Danu's psychological state
is so fragile right now,
any more trauma,
any more amnesia,
she may never be
this self-aware again.
I can get through to her.
I just need more time.
Time is not something
we have in abundance, Will.
Listen to me, listen to me.
She has been brainwashed
to think this cabal
is somehow all-powerful.
I mean, come on!
Ashley.
We've definitely
got trouble incoming.
I'll be home
as soon as I can...
...but this is
a much bigger problem -
Mom?
Mom!
Dammit.
Come in, Magnus.
So, um, nasty creatures
with bad dental work
have reached
the outer perimeters.
I'd recommend a level-5
internal lockdown.
Magnus...
That works.
We need to get the Morrigan
out of here immediately.
- Agreed. Any ideas?
- Near the shoe.
There's an escape tunnel
with an exit leading to the river.
I have a safe house
just outside the city.
There's a map programmed
into this. Take this.
- What are you going to do?
- You wanted time.
I'm going to buy you some.
Where the hell
have you been?
- We need weapons.
- We need Ashley.
Crap.
Danu, we're getting you
out of here.
They have come for us.
But that doesn't mean
you have to go with them.
They will never
stop looking for us.
We must go with them.
Do you really believe that
you deserve to live in a crypt?
Because if you do,
I won't stop you.
You would free us?
Yes.
But we have to go right now.
I want you to stay and defend
the habitats at all costs.
If we fall, initiate level-9 lockdown
protocol and seal yourself inside.
Please. Do as I say.
Where are we going?
Away from here.
- Will...
- Go, go, go!
Take this. It's a map.
Follow the purple line.
- Will, I -
- Go!
Mom, I'm home!
Good.
Grab what weapons you can
and meet us
in the catacombs.
Will's headed to the river gate
with the Morrigan.
The keepers are following.
We'll make our stand there.
- Henry?
- Hello?
You heard the plan?
Weapons, catacombs, check.
I'll see you in five.
Damn it.
Drop it.
Aw, come on.
Keep them coming.
Um, these aren't mine.
Just put 'em on the ground.
Shoot 'em!
I can't!
Well...
That never gets old.
You left the safety on.
Yeah, I'm going to play
to my strengths.
You...
You shoot people.
Okay.
Follow me.
Mom! Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Did you get them out?
I think so.
If they can read
Google maps,
they should be
well on their way.
Where the hell is Henry?
Here.
This is a private
medical facility.
You are trespassing
on my property.
Trespassing?
You have stolen what is ours.
The Morrigan belong to us.
Hand them over now
or we tear this place apart.
I don't know
what you're talking about.
My keepers are keyed to find them,
no matter where they go.
Your keepers are dead
all over my house.
Do you have any more?
Last chance.
No more games.
Ashley...
It'll get messy,
but just say the word.
Take their weapons.
Stop.
There will be no more killing.
We will go quietly.
But we ask that you leave
these people unharmed.
You don't make demands.
You do as we say.
They did not take us out of greed,
but out of charity.
We ask you leave them
unharmed.
It seems that a taste
of freedom
has changed their demeanor.
We take back what's ours,
you and I have no problem.
These women
are under my protection.
They're not leaving with you
or anyone else, for that matter.
Then we have a problem.
Danu. Please, stay with us.
We can protect all of you.
If we stay, none of you will
ever know peace.
You have shown
us a path,
a truth we have
never seen before.
And we are grateful
for all that you have done.
No.
No, you can't go, not now.
Our freedom must be earned.
In our own way.
We know who we are now.
Put them in separate trucks.
I'd be careful
what you do next.
The people I work for
aren't the forgiving type.
Neither am I.
Tell them
this is far from over.
Now, get off my property.
- You think we've lost them?
- You tell me.
I think I needed more time.
I think you've done more good
than you realize.
We gave them the choice
to be free.
What they do next is up to them.
Keep your voice down!
We're trying to remain undetected.
That does require a modicum
of silence.
Modicum. Right.
Why are we hiding?
We're on an island
in the middle of nowhere.
And it's a crypt, not the Pentagon.
A crypt potentially
containing an elixir
capable of prolonging life
for centuries.
Such secrets are rarely left
unguarded.
- Yeah, but why can't we just -
- Look.
Keepers of the dead.
Best to be avoided if at all possible.
Right.
I got "I'm going in"
and "go around,"
but what was
that wiggly one you did?
Either we work together or we die.
Let's go.
Okay.
Take the other side.
Draw them away if you can.
- You're kidding, right?
- Go quickly, before they -
Ashley?
Okay, I know this was not
on the brochure!
This is why we
don't work with Sylvio.
His intel is hopeless!
Ashley!
Go to the crypt! Go!
Mom!
I'm going in!
Will!
This might be my first crypt,
but aren't they supposed
to hold dead people?
Are you sure about this?
I mean, I could go with you,
or maybe you could take -
Take the big guy?
Mom, come on, it's a clean-up job,
not a major operation.
I'll be fine on my own.
A humanoid chameleon living under
the city is hardly a clean-up job.
- It's more of a -
- Problem. Yeah.
Our kind of problem.
One we should have taken care
of before we went to Scotland.
I can handle it.
You got your hands full here.
Do you have everything
you need?
Uh, yeah.
Henry wants me to field-test
some new stuff.
And, uh, hey, if the gear fails,
I'll just use the patented
Magnus charm.
Right.
Well, I just wanted to connect.
You know,
we rarely get the chance.
Aw, Mom...
Alrighty, then.
One nasty chameleon
subterranean menace going down.
- Ashley?
- Yeah?
Be careful.
Always, Mom.
See 'ya.
Three not-so-dead women
found in coffins.
Just another day at the office.
All three are comatose.
Fortunately, brain functions
and vital organs seem to be intact.
- So they're normal?
- Near as I can tell.
The scans aren't detecting
any physical anomalies,
but they can only tell us so much.
I'm administering
a time-released stimulant.
It should bring them back
to consciousness slowly,
with as little physical
trauma as possible.
What about emotional trauma?
That's more your department,
I should think.
Until they awaken,
we have to rely on more
traditional forensic methods.
Now, this fellow...
Fond memories.
These creatures
detected our presence early
and possessed unnatural
speed and strength.
Definitely not normal.
Not as you would define it, no.
I was about to gather
some fluid samples.
Care to assist?
Uh, I'd love to, but...
I'd better get back to my office
and get the whole head-shrinking
operation up and running.
As you wish.
No!
Hi.
It's nice to see
you're finally awake.
I'm Dr. Zimmerman.
Will.
Can you understand
anything I'm saying?
Hey, it's okay.
It's okay. You're okay.
You're in a safe place.
Okay, okay.
You're in a safe place.
Just relax.
I...
...am Danu.
So you can talk.
My sisters, Tatha and Caird...
Are they...?
They're fine.
Your sisters are fine.
You just woke up first.
You're in a medical facility.
We brought you here
after we found you in a...
...dark place.
Do you have any idea
how you ended up there?
Creatures...
They came to our village.
They weren't human.
Yeah, sounds familiar.
They took us with them,
and then...
...I woke up here.
Your village...
Is there anyone there?
Your friends or family
that we can contact?
- Let them know you're alright?
- I'm sorry, I just...
I can't remember.
Well, it's okay.
You just take your time.
This place...
It's like...
...nothing I've ever seen before.
There's... There's light,
but I see no candles.
There's warmth,
but there's no fire, no sunlight.
Danu, before you and your sisters
were taken,
how much do you remember?
At last mass,
we were mourning the loss
of our priest to the miasmas.
The miasmas?
It's a sickness
that has cursed
many villages surrounding us
in recent months.
There is no cure.
So you remember the miasmas.
Anything else?
Why can't I remember?
Just give it time.
These creatures exhibit
a terrifying propensity for violence.
Physiology appears human
in base form,
though significant anomalies
to the face and torso
indicate the possibility of mutation
at a base genetic level.
Ugh. Okay, you need to...
You need to put a sock on the door
or something before you do that.
He's breathtaking, isn't he?
Yeah, that's one way of putting it.
How are our guests doing?
Confused. At least the one
who's awake is.
She mentioned a disease that
was killing people in her village,
called the "miasmas,"
which translates from the Greek
meaning "poisoned air. "
Plague, actually.
The bubonic plague,
specifically.
However, the last reported serious
outbreak was in Scotland in...
...800 A.D.
Meaning?
She's crazy.
Is that your professional opinion?
Look, I know there's a lot of things
that are outside the realm
of our knowledge, blah blah blah.
But logically,
if she were from 800 A.D.,
she wouldn't speak English
the way we do.
I'm guessing
that linguistics and grammar
have evolved somewhat
since then.
- Some would say "devolved. "
Whatever.
The point is
that we wouldn't understand her.
Which makes her a very sweet,
very delusional woman.
Possibly.
If you have a theory,
please, share it with the class.
The liquid we found
the three of them in
bears similar chemical properties
to suspended animation formulae
used by southern voodoo cults.
The human body cannot survive
intact for 1,200 years.
I don't care what kind
of magic bath products you use.
And I agree.
So, these women are
either far more than they appear,
or, to use your incredibly
clever vernacular...
Crazy.
The question
we should be asking...
...is why the keepers
were so anxious
to stop us from getting
into that crypt.
What is it about these women
that they don't want us to know?
We've got evidence of two
women and a man out here,
and a hell of a lot
of 45 mm cartridges.
Round up the keepers.
Mobilize alpha team
for a priority one retrieval.
Whoever took our property
is going to pay.
Piece of cake.
Why is nothing familiar to us?
I see myself in the mirror
and I recognize my face.
I know Tatha and Danu,
but the person I thought I was...
You're telling me
there is no village.
No sickness.
The little I can remember
is false.
How can we all not feel
completely lost?
Danu has told us that you insist
there were no magicks involved.
That what we suffer
is simply a malady.
It's more of an emotional shield.
We found you in a crypt
surrounded by monsters.
It's normal for the human psyche
to put itself in a safe mode.
We want to accept
your diagnosis, doctor.
And we are grateful for all
that you've done. It's just -
You're still not buying it.
The clinical term is
schizoaffective disorder.
It's a delusional state stemming
from acute post-traumatic stress.
But we are all three suffering
from the same disorder.
How is that possible?
Delusional behavior occurring
virally in groups is rare,
but it's not undocumented,
particularly amongst siblings.
Look, let me put it this way.
There is no logical or physical way
that your memories can be real.
And the sooner you accept that,
the sooner we can continue
to make progress.
Excellent timing.
I'm starved.
They are beautiful.
- They truly are.
I've never seen
anything like them.
They are frightened.
Oh, yes.
Well, quite confusing,
I'd imagine.
Waking up here,
no memories.
Believing you're
from the Middle Ages.
Are they?
Well, there's the rub.
I can't quite rule
the possibility out.
When Will first
entered the crypt,
he said he set off some
sort of mechanism
that drained the coffins
of a green-hued liquid,
which, thankfully,
I was able to preserve.
You think this kept them alive?
I don't know for certain,
but it does contain
several key elements
that could induce a form
of cryogenic stasis in humans.
If they are not abnormals -
I know. Why guard them
so ferociously?
I want you to concentrate
on the sound of my voice.
I'm going to count backwards
from five, four,
three, two, one.
Danu, can you hear me?
Yes.
I want you to go back
to the last thing you remember
before you woke up here.
The creatures.
They're too strong.
We can't escape.
Why are they doing this?
We've done nothing wrong!
They're making us
drink something.
Darkness.
I want you to go back further.
Find a memory of something
that happened
before the creatures took you.
Moonlight.
I'm in a field.
It's cold.
I can sense the dead.
Their souls extinguished.
Only we remain.
What do you make of these?
I found them on the right-hand
index finger
of each of the three women.
Have you searched the database?
Not yet.
It's on my "to do" list.
But such distinctive markings
generally indicate a connection
to a larger collective or group.
If they belong
to a society of some sort...
Then someone will definitely
have noticed that they're missing.
Are they pissed
at being locked up,
or are we getting close?
Oh, they're here alright.
We're bringing them home.
Am I happy?
Well...
I'd definitely say that I'm more
stimulated here than in my old job.
Wherever "here" is.
You won't even tell me
where you're working.
I told you,
the people who run this clinic
are totally into privacy.
I'm bound by all these
confidentiality agreements
they made me sign.
Well, at least tell me
what kind of work you're doing.
I mean, is it more forensics?
Or clinical? Or research-based?
Uh, it's, uh...
You know, it's a little bit
of everything, um, really...
- You know, cutting-edge stuff.
- Hold that elevator!
What's up, new guy?
I want to eat your face.
What? Who's that?
Uh. It's a patient.
Patients.
No, this is great, Will.
I mean, I don't know
where you're working,
or what kind of work you're doing,
aside from "everything. "
You're never at your apartment.
It's like you just
dropped off the map.
Well, I'm just putting in
a lot of hours at the clinic,
trying to get up to speed.
You know how it is.
Anyway, I just...
I wanted to call
and make sure you're okay.
Well, whatever it is you are doing,
you sound good.
Well, thanks.
I mean, it's no picnic,
believe me.
But, you know,
half the time I wonder
if I made the right decision,
but I am sleeping better.
Ironically.
Will?
Yeah?
You're seeing someone,
aren't you?
What?
No, Meg, come on.
Forget it.
It's none of my business.
Look, I appreciate the call.
Uh, good luck with your new job.
No, hey, wait.
Crap.
Ooh...
Women.
Can't live with 'em...
But you can eat them.
All good, Mom.
The city is now minus one ugly,
poodle-eating chameleon guy.
Are you hurt?
No, not a scratch.
I'll redo your bandages
when you get home.
But before you do, I need you
to look into something for me.
We found these rings
on the three women from the crypt.
Pretty.
I've traced it back
to an ancient cult
known as Cabalis Nocturnum...
...a secret society
founded in roughly 700 A.D.
I'm still collating data,
but from what I can tell,
they were collectors
of ancient beings of power.
Well, they had crappy taste
in bling, that's for sure.
I have reason to believe that
this cabal might still be operating,
and I need to know how big
a threat they could pose.
See what Squid
has to say about the markings,
then I want you home.
You got a bad feeling
about this?
Off the charts.
Okay, I'm on it.
Love you.
Love you, too.
Hey.
What's the matter?
You can't sleep?
Dr. Zimmerman.
I know Dr. Magnus asked
we stay in our quarters,
but the views
from your windows...
They are so captivating.
I could not resist.
What do you feel
when you look out there?
I am...
...curious.
And afraid.
Afraid of what?
When I sleep at night,
all I see are dead faces...
...haunting me.
Asking me why.
You want us to remember
who we are.
Well, perhaps there is
a good reason that we forgot.
Hey. I saw your light was on.
You mind if I -
No, of course.
You're up late.
So are you.
You keeping watch
over the ranch?
I rarely sleep unless
my patients do, too.
How is Danu?
She's feeling
a lot of irrational fear,
low self-esteem, raw emotion.
I've seen it before
in kidnapping victims
held for long periods of time.
They tend to forget
they have value
and just start seeing
themselves as property.
That assessment may be far
more accurate than you realize.
How do you mean?
Have you ever heard
of the Morrigan?
The Morrigan? No.
But, then again,
I haven't been able to memorize
that monster manual
you gave me yet.
They're part of an ancient legend
dating back to medieval times -
three women
with supernatural powers
whose sole purpose
was to destroy men.
So I see we're back
to the 1,200-year-old
bath products theory.
The Morrigan first appeared
during the reign of King Arthur.
Now, according to myth,
when the Morrigan appeared
on the battlefield,
Arthur's enemies
simply began dropping dead,
their souls drained of life.
Entire armies
were wiped out en masse.
Do you honestly believe
that they're witches?
From the Middle Ages?
What history would
have defined as a witch
could have simply been someone
with abnormal powers.
Yeah, but they don't have
any powers.
You said so yourself
when you checked them out.
None that we've yet detected.
Each of them was wearing
one of these.
Now, this is the mark
of an ancient cabal of collectors
who sought and exploited abnormals
for their own personal gain...
...and apparently guarded
their possessions fiercely.
So, why would this cabal
hold the sisters prisoner
if they don't have any powers?
Another reason
why I'm not sleeping.
They're not nightmares.
That field... All the dead...
We were actually there
that night.
It's more than that.
We were the reason.
Easy, Steve. Easy.
Ladies...
I'm pretty sure
we have rules about...
...floating and stuff.
Oh, oh.
What say you just come down
and we talk about this?
Crap.
That's quite enough of that.
I had everything under control.
You know how
when stuff blows up
and I say "man,
this is going to cost you,"
and you say, "Henry,
stop being so dramatic"?
Henry...
- This is going to cost you.
What was affected?
Well, the central lab, mostly.
Diagnostics,
MRl systems are gonzo.
Oh, and I think our
Internet is down.
What about security protocols?
Well, redundancies kicked in,
so nothing mean and ugly
got free, which is good,
but our perimeter alarm systems
are totally fried, which is bad.
Focus on external defenses.
Leave the lab for later.
Why, are we expecting
more trouble?
Yeah, no, that
was a stupid question.
I'm outside.
Witches from the Middle Ages.
Okay, I'm almost there,
but assuming their physical forms
could somehow be preserved...
Again, how is it possible
that they can speak like us?
I'm assuming that each of them
is a teleaesthetic,
enabling them to quickly learn
our vernacular of English.
Psychic powers, mind reading.
Well, now we know
what this cabal wanted them for.
Yeah, for all the good
it's done us.
- Ow.
- Hold still.
Hey, you didn't know
what they could do.
I should have, the moment
I connected them with the cabal.
Performed more invasive scans,
psychotropic drug therapy -
You're running a medical facility,
not Guantanamo Bay.
Cut yourself some slack.
You don't understand.
Assuming the cabal
are after them -
and we'd be fools not to -
The amount of kinetic energy
that they released
could hardly go unnoticed.
We're all in imminent danger.
They cannot remain here.
And what does that mean?
It means that if the legend
of the Morrigan
is even slightly true,
they could conceivably
wipe out hundreds,
even thousands of lives,
given the chance.
We're not talking about a bunch
of velociraptors here.
Before their memories
came back,
they were calm,
rational women.
And even when they did
let loose with their powers,
they didn't kill me.
They just...
...melted my brain a little bit.
And destroyed half my facility.
Well, they've been held prisoner
for hundreds of years.
They had a right to be pissed.
It doesn't mean
we can't reason with them.
All three will remain under sedation,
at least for the time being.
And how long is that?
Forever?
How does that make us
any different than the cabal
who imprisoned them
in the first place?
Dr. Magnus was right.
We should never
have been woken up.
You can't stay asleep forever,
Danu.
You deserve to be free.
Our purpose is not to be free.
Our purpose is to bring death
to the enemies of the cabal.
And you think
we're the enemy?
You took us from our home,
away from our protectors.
You were held prisoner
in a crypt.
What kind of a home is that?
If our masters deem it so,
then it is so.
No.
That's what they
want you to think.
They want you to believe
that they're your protectors,
but they're not.
They're using your powers
for their own good.
They gave us life,
they gave us our powers.
Who says you weren't born
with these gifts,
that this cabal simply found you
and forced you to kill for them?
You asked me how you could all
suffer from the same disorder.
This dissociation between
what's real and imagined.
It's because somebody planted
those thoughts in your heads.
And the sooner you realize
those thoughts aren't real,
then you'll remember
who you truly are.
A thousand men...
Danu?
A thousand men marched
on Badon Hill that morning.
All were dead before nightfall,
all without the touch
of either sword or spear.
And now that we are free,
more will die.
That is our purpose, Will.
Until now, because you didn't
think you had a choice.
But you do.
How can we ever be free
after all that we've done?
Squid!
Did you bring them?
Yep. Yummy snacks.
Get 'em while they're...
...alive.
Ugh. It's about time.
Alright.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
You said you have information
on the cabal for me.
Well...
You and your mother...
You really don't like
to attract normal,
run-of-the-mill enemies,
do you?
Now, searching the cabal
really stirred up
the people in my network,
got them buzzing like insects.
Dude, most of the people
in your network are insects.
- That's real nice, Ash.
- What did you find out?
They've been playing the same
capture and study game
for a hell of a lot more years
than your mother and you.
You'd be surprised.
Go on.
Intel has it their mandate -
Was to capture creatures
with strange powers, I know.
We got three
of their assets on ice.
What are they up to now?
Everything.
Come again?
Well, the cabal supposedly
died out in the 19th century,
but they didn't.
They just went underground.
They started
infiltrating businesses,
medical and scientific
research companies,
banks, biotech firms, uh,
military think tanks -
All under their control.
Holy crap.
Yeah, I mean, these guys
are one James Bond film away
from global domination.
- So stealing their property -
- No, no, no.
Would not go over well.
Word has it they're
on the move with, uh,
upright bloodhounds
with big teeth and claws.
Keepers. How many?
Uh, enough to create
a real mess.
I mean, whatever it is
you took from them,
they're coming to take it back.
You mind?
No, no. Bon appetit.
Go crazy, go nuts.
Oh, thank you.
Mm.
Well, that is not good.
As long as they're conscious,
they are a threat.
As long as they're here,
they are a threat.
Danu's psychological state
is so fragile right now,
any more trauma,
any more amnesia,
she may never be
this self-aware again.
I can get through to her.
I just need more time.
Time is not something
we have in abundance, Will.
Listen to me, listen to me.
She has been brainwashed
to think this cabal
is somehow all-powerful.
I mean, come on!
Ashley.
We've definitely
got trouble incoming.
I'll be home
as soon as I can...
...but this is
a much bigger problem -
Mom?
Mom!
Dammit.
Come in, Magnus.
So, um, nasty creatures
with bad dental work
have reached
the outer perimeters.
I'd recommend a level-5
internal lockdown.
Magnus...
That works.
We need to get the Morrigan
out of here immediately.
- Agreed. Any ideas?
- Near the shoe.
There's an escape tunnel
with an exit leading to the river.
I have a safe house
just outside the city.
There's a map programmed
into this. Take this.
- What are you going to do?
- You wanted time.
I'm going to buy you some.
Where the hell
have you been?
- We need weapons.
- We need Ashley.
Crap.
Danu, we're getting you
out of here.
They have come for us.
But that doesn't mean
you have to go with them.
They will never
stop looking for us.
We must go with them.
Do you really believe that
you deserve to live in a crypt?
Because if you do,
I won't stop you.
You would free us?
Yes.
But we have to go right now.
I want you to stay and defend
the habitats at all costs.
If we fall, initiate level-9 lockdown
protocol and seal yourself inside.
Please. Do as I say.
Where are we going?
Away from here.
- Will...
- Go, go, go!
Take this. It's a map.
Follow the purple line.
- Will, I -
- Go!
Mom, I'm home!
Good.
Grab what weapons you can
and meet us
in the catacombs.
Will's headed to the river gate
with the Morrigan.
The keepers are following.
We'll make our stand there.
- Henry?
- Hello?
You heard the plan?
Weapons, catacombs, check.
I'll see you in five.
Damn it.
Drop it.
Aw, come on.
Keep them coming.
Um, these aren't mine.
Just put 'em on the ground.
Shoot 'em!
I can't!
Well...
That never gets old.
You left the safety on.
Yeah, I'm going to play
to my strengths.
You...
You shoot people.
Okay.
Follow me.
Mom! Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Did you get them out?
I think so.
If they can read
Google maps,
they should be
well on their way.
Where the hell is Henry?
Here.
This is a private
medical facility.
You are trespassing
on my property.
Trespassing?
You have stolen what is ours.
The Morrigan belong to us.
Hand them over now
or we tear this place apart.
I don't know
what you're talking about.
My keepers are keyed to find them,
no matter where they go.
Your keepers are dead
all over my house.
Do you have any more?
Last chance.
No more games.
Ashley...
It'll get messy,
but just say the word.
Take their weapons.
Stop.
There will be no more killing.
We will go quietly.
But we ask that you leave
these people unharmed.
You don't make demands.
You do as we say.
They did not take us out of greed,
but out of charity.
We ask you leave them
unharmed.
It seems that a taste
of freedom
has changed their demeanor.
We take back what's ours,
you and I have no problem.
These women
are under my protection.
They're not leaving with you
or anyone else, for that matter.
Then we have a problem.
Danu. Please, stay with us.
We can protect all of you.
If we stay, none of you will
ever know peace.
You have shown
us a path,
a truth we have
never seen before.
And we are grateful
for all that you have done.
No.
No, you can't go, not now.
Our freedom must be earned.
In our own way.
We know who we are now.
Put them in separate trucks.
I'd be careful
what you do next.
The people I work for
aren't the forgiving type.
Neither am I.
Tell them
this is far from over.
Now, get off my property.
- You think we've lost them?
- You tell me.
I think I needed more time.
I think you've done more good
than you realize.
We gave them the choice
to be free.
What they do next is up to them.