Sleepy Hollow (2013–2017): Season 1, Episode 3 - For the Triumph of Evil - full transcript
Yet another soldier in the army of evil, the Sandman, seeps into the dreams of the residents of Sleepy Hollow. By infiltrating their minds at night, he tortures them to the brink - all because they, at one time, turned a blind eye to justice. When the Sandman seemingly sets his sights on Abbie, she is forced to begin to face her past - and her institutionalized sister, Jenny. With Ichabod by her side, and her life at stake, the duo must try to defeat the Sandman and continue their fight against evil.
I came as soon as I got the call.
What's going on?
Sorry to pull you in late.
We tracked down our perp.
Lieutenant,
this is the doctor I mentioned.
Yes, forensic psychologist.
That's right.
Nice to meet you.
Where's Crane?
He's already interrogating
the suspect.
ABBIE: What do you mean
Crane's interrogating the suspect?
ICHABOD: We know you saw more
than you admitted.
Tell us. We mean you no harm.
VEGA: Suspect is obviously teeing up
an insanity defense.
She's smart.
She knows exactly what she's doing.
"She"?
ICHABOD:
Why is that?
Why are you deceiving us?
What did you see?
Abbie!
What is going on here?
We finally caught Abigail Mills.
Mostly thanks to the good doctor.
Caught? I don't understand.
She didn't do anything wrong.
Did she?
You know the answer to that.
Stop lying, Abbie.
The truth will set you free.
Captain.
The door's locked.
Sir! Let me out of here.
Somebody let me out of here.
[ABBIE SCREAMS]
Let me out! Let me out!
Let me out of here!
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
This is Mills.
WOMAN [OVER PHONE]: Dispatch here.
Emergency response has
requested you at Third and Main.
On my Way-
What kind of dream?
A really weird one.
You were in it.
Oh? And what, pray tell,
was I doing in your dream?
Freaking me out
even more than usual.
FRANK: Mills.
What's going on, captain?
Do you know Dr. Mara Vega?
No. Should I?
We've got crisis responders
trying to talk her down...
...but she doesn't want to speak to anyone
except, apparently, you.
Why the lieutenant?
That's what I need her to find out.
Dr. Vega?
Lieutenant Abbie Mills.
You wanted to speak to me?
It was my fault.
Everything she saw was real.
I believed her and I lied.
I should have told the truth.
About what?
Who are you talking about, doc?
Your sister Jenny.
It's my fault, Abbie.
I deserve it.
I've had this coming a long time.
We all have.
Wait, don't...
[CROWD SCREAMING]
[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
ICHABOD: Are you all right?
Yeah, I'm okay.
What happened?
I'm not sure. It was bizarre.
Really bizarre.
Dr. Vega, it was like she was sleepwalking.
Her mind was elsewhere.
And her eyes,
they were glazed over white.
Glazed white? Maybe she was prescribing
herself some recreational drug.
It didn't look like anything
I've ever seen.
All the color was gone.
Medic, I'd like to see the body
before you remove it.
I'd like to look at her eyes.
WOMAN: Yeah, sure.
It presents as a massive cataract.
No sign of trauma, no petechiae... Whoa!
No one sees or goes near
this body until I say.
You understand?
[SIRENS WAILING]
What the hell is going on here?
A complete stranger summons Lieutenant
Mills before sleepwalking to her death.
This after her eyes somehow
transmogrify into sand-filled orbs...
...of the purest white.
What else is going on?
She mentioned my sister. She must've
known her, that's how she knew who I was.
Hang on a sec. Did your sister spend
any time at Tarrytown Psychiatric?
First year she was committed, yeah.
Been in and out for years.
Vega's one of the resident psychs.
I'll get her files, see what you dig up.
In the meantime,
let's keep a lid on this.
Last thing we need's an episode
of The Twilight Zone.
Yes, sir.
Care to share any additional information
you withheld from the captain?
You know the nightmare I had?
You were in it, so was the
requisite faceless nightmare-monster.
But Vega was there too.
Except that is impossible.
I've never met her before.
I think our definition of possible
has been irrevocably broadened.
You had a prophetic dream
warning you of an impending event.
Which stands to reason,
according to Washington's Bible...
The Book of Revelation
foretells of two witnesses, I know.
I am a cop in a small town.
So let's not christen me as
a capital "W" witness just yet.
Consider what you just saw.
This isn't simply a suicide.
This pertains to the seven years
of tribulations.
The creature in your nightmare...
I barely saw it.
Perhaps it is the true cause
of the doctor's death.
A soldier in the army of evil
sent against us.
Against you, a capital "W" witness.
Maybe. But unless you have...
...an encyclopedia of
faceless nightmare-monsters...
...why don't we start with a little
regular detective work here?
[ON TV] One more time,
from the beginning, Jenny.
I saw a demon.
I heard a voice say, "Come and see."
Then I wasn't in the forest anymore.
VEGA: Where do you think you were?
Listen to this, Vega's private notes.
"Jenny exhibits no other signs
of delusion.“
JENNY [IN SLO-MO]:
I heard a voice say -
What did you do?
JENNY: "Come and see."
[JENNY SPEAKING SLOWLY]
Sorry. Continue.
"The better I get to know her, the more
I believe she's telling the truth."
There are three other similar mentions.
Vega knew Jenny wasn't crazy.
Yet allowed her to remain institutionalized.
Presumably for fear of censure.
Believe me,
fear is a powerful motivator.
Fear causes inaction. inaction causes pain.
Q.E.D., fear causes pain.
I'll grant it's a syllogism,
but you ken my meaning.
Vega feels responsible
for keeping Jenny committed.
The guilt eats her up inside
until she can't take it.
She seeks me out for some
kind of absolution, then jumps.
Q.E.D, case closed.
You're forgetting the doctor's white eyes.
About the sand that poured from them.
And your prophetic dream about Dr. Vega.
And Vega's last words.
Before she jumped,
she said she had it coming.
We have it coming.
And you question this death has to do
with your role as a witness?
Fine. Let's say this is some evil minion
sent after us...
...by the demon in the woods.
What does it want? Why hurt Dr. Vega?
What do I have to do with any of it?
My best guess is the enemy wants
what all enemies want.
To thwart his opponent.
Clearly you're a threat to him.
As is your sister.
We must speak to her at once.
No. It's not happening.
I understand you've not spoken
to your sister in some time, but...
We don't talk, period.
What time doesn't change, death will.
Now, I'd rather keep the latter at bay.
Okay. You want to see her?
Let's go. See for yourself.
This is pointless.
All of our personal issues aside,
she's not going to help me...
...because I'm a cop and she's a criminal.
Oh. She's a criminal now?
You know why she's locked up in here?
She broke into a sporting goods store
and stole a bunch of survival gear.
Over 4000 bucks worth of stuff.
Does your law enforcement
incarcerate all thieves in sanatoriums?
She told the cops she needed it because
she was preparing for the End of Days.
Ah. Well, she's perfectly sane, then.
Lieutenant Abbie Mills
to see Jennifer Mills.
I'm her sister.
Didn't know Jenny had a sister.
She does.
One second.
Extension 49, please.
Don't be afraid of number 49, Abbie.
When was the last time
you saw your sister?
I'm sorry. Saw or talked to?
Last time I saw her was
back row of the county courthouse...
...five years ago when she was arrested
for breaking and entering the first time.
I tried to offer to help,
but it's complicated.
I'm sorry, Miss Mills,
but Jenny doesn't want to talk to you.
Thank you.
You're an officer of the law.
Is she not obligated to speak to you?
I could make Jenny talk to me,
but that isn't gonna get us what we need.
Would you be amenable
to my speaking with her?
If she's amenable, knock yourself out.
Again, please?
Thank you for seeing me, Miss Mills.
Curiosity got the best of me.
Who are you? Abbie's new boyfriend?
We are amicable and, yes, I am male...
...but I suspect you are implying
something else.
What's your name, tall, dark and British?
My name is Ichabod Crane.
Heh. What do your friends call you? Icky?
Not if they wish to remain my friends.
Hmm. Sense of humor too.
I've seen the demon in the woods.
The one you and your sister saw
as children.
Shh.
They lock you up in here
when you talk crazy.
That's why I'm in here and she's out there.
Hmm. She didn't tell you, did she?
Ask her.
Make her tell you the details. Wonder
what you'll think of her once you know.
I'm afraid I have
some regrettable news.
Your former doctor, Dr. Vega,
tragically leapt to her death last night.
I'm very sorry.
Your sister was the last person
she spoke to.
The doctor said,
"We've all got it coming."
What did she mean?
I don't know.
You know there are things
in Sleepy Hollow not of this realm.
What do you think
could have killed the doctor?
It's time to go.
The Four Horsemen are coming.
You're a liar.
The first is already here.
He beheaded Sheriff Corbin and
Reverend Knapp before he fled from us.
You're not mente insana, Miss Mills.
I don't believe you are,
neither does your sister.
If you mean what you say, then you know
there's not much I can do for you.
You already know what I do.
Help us fight the Horsemen's army.
Help you?
It's all over but the crying.
My conscience is clear.
Ask Abbie if she can say the same.
Lieutenant, please, what's the cause
of this rift between you and Miss Jenny?
I told you, it's complicated.
I was born more than two centuries ago...
...and my wife is a prisoner
in some otherworldly realm.
I'm no stranger to complications.
Miss Mills, stop.
What happened with you and your sister
is between you and your sister...
...but your secret is in the way
of a truth we must uncover.
The consequences of keeping this secret
could be dire.
I'm gonna trust you with something
I've never told anybody.
Not a shrink, not a priest,
not Sheriff Corbin.
When Jenny and I saw
that thing in the woods...
...I remember waking up.
It felt like I'd only been asleep
a few minutes.
But apparently, it had been four days.
The whole town had been looking for us.
[RUSTLING]
MAN:
What the...?
I found them! Hey, over here!
Don't worry.
ABBIE: They asked a lot of questions...
...I didn't wanna answer.
Someone was in the woods?
Can you describe them?
I told Jenny: "Don't say anything,
follow my lead." She didn't listen.
A man come out of the ground.
ABBIE: She told them about what we saw.
JENNY: Pale skin...
ABBIE: She told them I saw it, and that
the rancher who found us saw it too.
When she was done,
the doctor turned to me.
Abbie, did you see this thing as well?
No, I didn't see anything.
Abbie!
It's all right, Jenny.
She's lying!
I didn't see anything.
Why are you lying?
I'm not. I didn't see anything.
JENNY: Tell them what you saw.
Tell them what... Don't touch me!
Tell them what you saw, Abbie!
Tell them!
I told Jenny to keep her mouth shut
about what we saw.
Our parents were out of the picture.
We finally landed in a decent foster home.
Your parents were "out of the picture"?
A story for another day.
We would've been in enough trouble
if they found out we were in the woods...
...sneaking beers after school, but if we
started talking about demons and all that...
...we'd be put back in the system.
So you said nothing.
Like she should have.
And you were allowed to stay...
...in the foster home
while she was relocated.
You were afraid.
You lied because you were afraid,
not only of the creature...
...but of the earthly consequences
of your tale.
You do realize there's no need
to be frightened still.
Sorry?
You were frightened then. You still are.
Of what?
Of admitting the truth.
That you turned your back
on Miss Jenny.
Look, you're right.
What's between me and my sister...
...is between me and my sister.
She told the doctor you saw the demon...
...and the rancher who found you, as well.
Mr. Gillespie?
Yeah. He never admitted
to seeing anything.
Because it would've cost him
the 15 minutes of fame he got for being...
...the small-town hero.
But he knew. He never told.
We should go pay Mr. Gillespie a visit.
[JOE AUKOFER'S "3X A FOOL"
PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]
I get the feeling that things ain't right
Honey, you've been out all night
And now you've got my head doing time
[YAWNS]
It's once Too many
Three times a golden rule
[MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING
INDISTINCTLY]
[METALLIC THUD]
Paige?
[SHOUTS]
Paige?
Is that you?
[GUN COCKS]
Who hung this in my office?
Five people are dead,
including two of your own.
You think because you heard a rumor about
a headless horseman running around...
...it's all a big joke?
It was me, sir.
It's just a stupid prank. Something we do
when someone new joins the force.
Good one.
[ALL CHUCKLING]
Morales, right?
Yes, sir.
You used to date Lieutenant Mills.
Yeah. How did you know that, sir?
Assume I know everything.
MAN: Captain, we've got a report of shots
fired at the Gillespie ranch on Pine Road.
Tactical's en route.
Copy that.
If you need me,
I'll be at the Gillespie ranch.
Captain.
What are you two doing here?
I didn't call you.
Seems our investigation has dovetailed
with yours, sir.
What's going on?
We got a report of shots fired inside.
Just pulled up...
...found ourselves
in a full-on hostage situation.
Suspect has his wife at gunpoint,
won't talk to anybody.
I take it the suspect's name is Gillespie.
WOMAN [OVER RADIO]: Captain?
Mr. Gillespie is asking
to speak to Lieutenant Mills.
This seems familiar.
You got this?
Got it.
Thank you.
Be careful.
FRANK: Lieutenant Mills is coming in.
MAN [OVER RADIO]: Copy that. In position.
Mr. Gillespie?
Mr. Gillespie? It's Abigail Mills
from the Sheriff's Department.
Mr. Gillespie?
[GLASSES CLANGING]
Mr. Gillespie?
Stay out. He's lost his mind.
Mr. Gillespie, you wanted to talk to me.
Mr. Gillespie, I'm hereto help you.
Let me help you.
You can't help me.
Sure I can.
Let's just talk.
[SCREAMS]
Send in Tactical now!
MAN: Team 4, let's go, let's go.
Move, move, move.
Crane!
Stand by, captain.
Hold the team.
Stand down. Stand down. Standing down.
We are just fine here, aren't we,
Mr. Gillespie?
Mr. Gillespie.
You're gonna let me help you.
You can't help me.
He's coming for you next.
Who is? Who's coming for me?
The Sandman.
Next time you fall asleep...
...you're dead.
No!
PAIGE: Aah!
[GUNSHOT]
[POLICE CHATTER OVER RADIO]
Is there a reason
why you're standing alone...
...far removed from everybody else?
I'm trying to think.
You know, this isn't your fault either.
I know.
Just wish I could've done something.
You did your best.
You were right about Jenny.
She's the key to all of this.
Dr. Vega, Mr. Gillespie, me...
None of us did anything to help her even
though we knew she was telling the truth.
Mr. Gillespie said that I was next.
The next time I fell asleep, I'm dead.
Sandman was coming to get me.
Who's the Sandman?
Really?
A, uh, kindly dream giver who sprinkles sand
in the eyes of children, put them to sleep.
Sounds barbaric.
What does this Sandman look like?
I don't know.
The Sandman.
Is he perhaps a... How did you put it?
faceless nightmare monster?
The one from my dream.
Crane. I think I found something.
I requested coffee from the charwoman...
...but she said you're particular
to this beverage.
She's called a receptionist, or Wendy,
and yes, I am.
It's an energy drink
to help keep you awake.
Help keep me awake.
[COUGHING]
It's potent. Ahem.
I'm fine. I'm all right.
So you were saying
you have found something.
Yes and no.
Basically, dream spirits have been around
as long as humans have been dreaming.
They're mostly easygoing types,
along the lines of the traditional Sandman.
But there's others.
Less friendly, vengeful types.
Does this mean anything to you?
It's from an 18th-century Mohawk story
about a dream demon.
Ro'kenhrontyes.
You know him?
The creature in your nightmare,
did he have black hollow eye sockets?
Yeah, he did.
And a veil of flesh
where his mouth should be?
Who is he?
A myth.
Clearly one that's become all too real.
I first heard of it from the Mohawks
who fought with us in the 37th Regiment.
You fought alongside Native Americans?
Fought, plotted,
executed various forms of espionage.
Many of our Mohawk friends
were colonist spies.
They could infiltrate the ranks
of the crown...
...without anyone thinking twice
about their presence.
They were invaluable to the cause.
[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
ICHABOD:
They told me a fairy tale...
...a legend spun to frighten the young
into a life of righteousness.
Always do right by your
neighbor, children...
...or the spirit of Ro'kenhrontyes
will come for you in your dreams.
Native Americans
would draw the symbol...
...in the way we would make the sign
of the cross, to ward away evil.
Wiroh claimed that the dream spirit
killed his father...
...as punishment for turning a blind eye
on his neighbor's plight.
So if this "dream demon"
is responsible for Vega and Gillespie...
...and is coming for me, what do I do?
Carve this symbol in my doorstep?
Only if you believe crossing yourself
will keep the devil at bay.
I do not want to die because of something
I did over 10 years ago.
We must visit a Mohawk shaman.
That's easier said than done.
How so?
After the revolution...
...the new government
and the Native Americans fought over land.
There aren't very many of them
left anymore.
How is that possible?
Their nations stretched the continent.
Their rules for governance
formed the very basis...
...of how we planned to unify
13 diverse states in a single federation.
They were my friends.
Maybe this dream spirit has a long list
of people to visit after he's done with me.
A shaman.
Is there a place we can find one?
There is a guy.
I don't think it's what you're expecting.
[THE CHORDETTES'
"MR. SANDMAN" PLAYING]
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make him the cutest
The shaman sells motorized carriages.
Trucks, motorcycles, RVs, boats.
A little bit of everything.
DUNCAN: Welcome to Geronimotors.
Seamus Duncan, owner,
manager and your humble servant.
Lieutenant Abbie Mills.
This is my partner, Ichabod Crane.
Sheriff said I had 90 days
to clean up the environmental waste.
We're not here about that.
Great.
Hey, you guys into time travel?
I got a tricked-out DeLorean
in mint condition.
We need your help...
...combating the dream spirit
Ro'kenhrontyes.
Seriously?
You want me to go all kemosabe
and cast a spell and do a rain dance?
Get out of here, you jokers.
ABBIE: It's no joke.
We wouldn't be here if we weren't serious.
He has visited her.
I don't know what you're talking about.
You wanna buy a car, I'm your man.
Otherwise, I can't help you.
You understood everything I said.
I recognized the fear in your countenance
when I mentioned Ro'kenhrontyes.
He is coming for my friend.
What will you do when he comes for you?
My conscience is clear.
His Honor Edmund Burke once said:
"The only thing necessary for the triumph
of evil is for good men to do nothing."
Now, we may all at times stand idly
when action is required.
If you turn your back on Lieutenant Mills,
how will you acquit yourself a good man...
...when Ro'kenhrontyes comes to you
in your dreams?
Come on.
I don't know where you came from...
...but you can drop
your "friend of the tribe" shtick.
No one's your chief, no one lives
in tepees, and no one has powwows.
Got it?
You stopped having powwows?
I rather enjoyed those.
Get in.
Where are we going?
We're taking a little trip.
First things first.
Ro'kenhrontyes isn't
your run-of-the-mill demon.
There's run-of-the-mill demons?
DUNCAN: Fair.
Anyway, he doesn't just wanna kill you.
He taunts you first, and he rubs your face
in the mess you made.
Drives you to a pain so unimaginable
you willingly take your own life.
Ergo Dr. Vega and Mr. Gillespie.
And into the Valley of Death we go.
The good pass through
on their way to heaven.
The evil go straight to hell.
Those in between,
they belong to Ro'kenhrontyes.
If they're not redeemed,
he takes their souls to hell with him.
But I can't stop him?
Only on his territory.
You drink that tea,
you enter his dream world.
Then the fight begins.
[SIGHS]
Down the hatch. Heh.
Once you enter the dream world, the spirit
chooses the challenge you have to face.
You're a living being
walking in the Valley of Death.
So if she dies in the dream...
She dies, period.
I see.
Crane.
Jasmine, cherry root...
Hops. Not bad.
Certainly preferable to your energy drink.
What are you thinking?
Well, I'm coming with you now,
so no point in discussing it.
DUNCAN:
The tea will put you to sleep.
The venom will allow you
to control your actions while you dream.
Yes, the venom.
What venom?
Their venom.
Is this strictly necessary?
So you don't hurt yourselves.
Scorpion stings, they're, um...
Ouch.
You have to focus now.
Once you enter the dream world,
the tea will keep you connected.
But only you will know what you have to do
to defeat Ro'kenhrontyes.
ICHABOD:
Is that necessary? The banging?
[GROANS]
Lieutenant?
Crane?
Crane?
Lieutenant!
[GASPS]
Agh!
[PANTING]
[IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[GUN CLICKS]
The imagination,
is a powerful thing, Jenny.
What you actually saw
was likely an animal or a hunter.
What we saw was a demon.
Tell him.
Did you see this monster, Abbie?
Yes, she did.
Tell him.
[IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
VEGA:
You've had this coming a long time.
We all have.
GILLESPIE:
He's coming for you next.
Tell them what you saw.
[IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
I didn't see anything.
She's lying.
Why are you lying?
I didn't see anything.
Tell them what you saw. Abbie.
[IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
JENNY:
Why are you lying?
Tell him what you saw, Abbie!
Don't touch me. Don't...
Tell them what you saw!
Abbie, what's wrong with you?
[WHIMPERS]
Desist, Ro'kenhrontyes.
[GROANS]
[IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
Ichabod Crane.
[SIGHS]
Leave her be.
Stop.
I saw a demon.
I saw a demon in the woods,
and I lied to protect myself.
I was a coward, and I betrayed my sister.
I turned my back on her
when she needed me...
...and I will not do it again.
It was my fault.
You can come at me all you want.
But I see you.
And I'm not afraid anymore.
Lieutenant.
[GRUNTS]
[BOTH PANTING]
Miss Mills.
I'm here.
How are you feeling?
Better.
No more scorpions.
Even
Seven years of tribulation, huh?
According to scripture.
How long have we been doing this
so far?
Hmm. Heh.
I'm certain it'll become easier
once we get accustomed to...
No. Sorry, I'm too tired to lie.
[BOTH CHUCKLING]
Stay as long as you want.
I have some unfinished business
to take care of.
[DOOR OPENS]
How'd you two get in here?
The old munitions tunnels.
I broke a wall.
Why are you in here?
We thought it would be a good spot
for us to do our work.
On the premises but out of the way.
Good point. I agree.
Just don't break any more walls.
You want access to this place,
I'll get you a key.
Thank you, sir.
Captain, would you like to discuss
what the lieutenant and I discovered?
Is it over?
Yes.
That's all I need to hear.
It's late. Go home.
Get some sleep.
Listen.
Not really good at this kind of thing,
but I would...
You're welcome.
You gotta let me
get the words out, okay?
The things one most tries to hide
are often the things most easily seen.
Which is why I'll add...
...yes, you do need to see your sister.
I am way ahead of you.
Like I was saying, unfinished business.
Godspeed.
Mm. Heh.
Abbie Mills to see Jennifer Mills.
Her visitors log says
she refused to see you.
I'm telling you, if she doesn't wanna talk
to you, she can be pretty stubborn.
She doesn't have to talk.
She just has to listen.
Jenny? You have a visitor.
What the hell?
She was here at lights out.
Where could she have gone?
These doors are electronically locked.
We have people watching the ward.
There's no way out.
She found one.
Get the administrator
and lock the building down.
She's good.
What's going on?
Sorry to pull you in late.
We tracked down our perp.
Lieutenant,
this is the doctor I mentioned.
Yes, forensic psychologist.
That's right.
Nice to meet you.
Where's Crane?
He's already interrogating
the suspect.
ABBIE: What do you mean
Crane's interrogating the suspect?
ICHABOD: We know you saw more
than you admitted.
Tell us. We mean you no harm.
VEGA: Suspect is obviously teeing up
an insanity defense.
She's smart.
She knows exactly what she's doing.
"She"?
ICHABOD:
Why is that?
Why are you deceiving us?
What did you see?
Abbie!
What is going on here?
We finally caught Abigail Mills.
Mostly thanks to the good doctor.
Caught? I don't understand.
She didn't do anything wrong.
Did she?
You know the answer to that.
Stop lying, Abbie.
The truth will set you free.
Captain.
The door's locked.
Sir! Let me out of here.
Somebody let me out of here.
[ABBIE SCREAMS]
Let me out! Let me out!
Let me out of here!
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
This is Mills.
WOMAN [OVER PHONE]: Dispatch here.
Emergency response has
requested you at Third and Main.
On my Way-
What kind of dream?
A really weird one.
You were in it.
Oh? And what, pray tell,
was I doing in your dream?
Freaking me out
even more than usual.
FRANK: Mills.
What's going on, captain?
Do you know Dr. Mara Vega?
No. Should I?
We've got crisis responders
trying to talk her down...
...but she doesn't want to speak to anyone
except, apparently, you.
Why the lieutenant?
That's what I need her to find out.
Dr. Vega?
Lieutenant Abbie Mills.
You wanted to speak to me?
It was my fault.
Everything she saw was real.
I believed her and I lied.
I should have told the truth.
About what?
Who are you talking about, doc?
Your sister Jenny.
It's my fault, Abbie.
I deserve it.
I've had this coming a long time.
We all have.
Wait, don't...
[CROWD SCREAMING]
[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
ICHABOD: Are you all right?
Yeah, I'm okay.
What happened?
I'm not sure. It was bizarre.
Really bizarre.
Dr. Vega, it was like she was sleepwalking.
Her mind was elsewhere.
And her eyes,
they were glazed over white.
Glazed white? Maybe she was prescribing
herself some recreational drug.
It didn't look like anything
I've ever seen.
All the color was gone.
Medic, I'd like to see the body
before you remove it.
I'd like to look at her eyes.
WOMAN: Yeah, sure.
It presents as a massive cataract.
No sign of trauma, no petechiae... Whoa!
No one sees or goes near
this body until I say.
You understand?
[SIRENS WAILING]
What the hell is going on here?
A complete stranger summons Lieutenant
Mills before sleepwalking to her death.
This after her eyes somehow
transmogrify into sand-filled orbs...
...of the purest white.
What else is going on?
She mentioned my sister. She must've
known her, that's how she knew who I was.
Hang on a sec. Did your sister spend
any time at Tarrytown Psychiatric?
First year she was committed, yeah.
Been in and out for years.
Vega's one of the resident psychs.
I'll get her files, see what you dig up.
In the meantime,
let's keep a lid on this.
Last thing we need's an episode
of The Twilight Zone.
Yes, sir.
Care to share any additional information
you withheld from the captain?
You know the nightmare I had?
You were in it, so was the
requisite faceless nightmare-monster.
But Vega was there too.
Except that is impossible.
I've never met her before.
I think our definition of possible
has been irrevocably broadened.
You had a prophetic dream
warning you of an impending event.
Which stands to reason,
according to Washington's Bible...
The Book of Revelation
foretells of two witnesses, I know.
I am a cop in a small town.
So let's not christen me as
a capital "W" witness just yet.
Consider what you just saw.
This isn't simply a suicide.
This pertains to the seven years
of tribulations.
The creature in your nightmare...
I barely saw it.
Perhaps it is the true cause
of the doctor's death.
A soldier in the army of evil
sent against us.
Against you, a capital "W" witness.
Maybe. But unless you have...
...an encyclopedia of
faceless nightmare-monsters...
...why don't we start with a little
regular detective work here?
[ON TV] One more time,
from the beginning, Jenny.
I saw a demon.
I heard a voice say, "Come and see."
Then I wasn't in the forest anymore.
VEGA: Where do you think you were?
Listen to this, Vega's private notes.
"Jenny exhibits no other signs
of delusion.“
JENNY [IN SLO-MO]:
I heard a voice say -
What did you do?
JENNY: "Come and see."
[JENNY SPEAKING SLOWLY]
Sorry. Continue.
"The better I get to know her, the more
I believe she's telling the truth."
There are three other similar mentions.
Vega knew Jenny wasn't crazy.
Yet allowed her to remain institutionalized.
Presumably for fear of censure.
Believe me,
fear is a powerful motivator.
Fear causes inaction. inaction causes pain.
Q.E.D., fear causes pain.
I'll grant it's a syllogism,
but you ken my meaning.
Vega feels responsible
for keeping Jenny committed.
The guilt eats her up inside
until she can't take it.
She seeks me out for some
kind of absolution, then jumps.
Q.E.D, case closed.
You're forgetting the doctor's white eyes.
About the sand that poured from them.
And your prophetic dream about Dr. Vega.
And Vega's last words.
Before she jumped,
she said she had it coming.
We have it coming.
And you question this death has to do
with your role as a witness?
Fine. Let's say this is some evil minion
sent after us...
...by the demon in the woods.
What does it want? Why hurt Dr. Vega?
What do I have to do with any of it?
My best guess is the enemy wants
what all enemies want.
To thwart his opponent.
Clearly you're a threat to him.
As is your sister.
We must speak to her at once.
No. It's not happening.
I understand you've not spoken
to your sister in some time, but...
We don't talk, period.
What time doesn't change, death will.
Now, I'd rather keep the latter at bay.
Okay. You want to see her?
Let's go. See for yourself.
This is pointless.
All of our personal issues aside,
she's not going to help me...
...because I'm a cop and she's a criminal.
Oh. She's a criminal now?
You know why she's locked up in here?
She broke into a sporting goods store
and stole a bunch of survival gear.
Over 4000 bucks worth of stuff.
Does your law enforcement
incarcerate all thieves in sanatoriums?
She told the cops she needed it because
she was preparing for the End of Days.
Ah. Well, she's perfectly sane, then.
Lieutenant Abbie Mills
to see Jennifer Mills.
I'm her sister.
Didn't know Jenny had a sister.
She does.
One second.
Extension 49, please.
Don't be afraid of number 49, Abbie.
When was the last time
you saw your sister?
I'm sorry. Saw or talked to?
Last time I saw her was
back row of the county courthouse...
...five years ago when she was arrested
for breaking and entering the first time.
I tried to offer to help,
but it's complicated.
I'm sorry, Miss Mills,
but Jenny doesn't want to talk to you.
Thank you.
You're an officer of the law.
Is she not obligated to speak to you?
I could make Jenny talk to me,
but that isn't gonna get us what we need.
Would you be amenable
to my speaking with her?
If she's amenable, knock yourself out.
Again, please?
Thank you for seeing me, Miss Mills.
Curiosity got the best of me.
Who are you? Abbie's new boyfriend?
We are amicable and, yes, I am male...
...but I suspect you are implying
something else.
What's your name, tall, dark and British?
My name is Ichabod Crane.
Heh. What do your friends call you? Icky?
Not if they wish to remain my friends.
Hmm. Sense of humor too.
I've seen the demon in the woods.
The one you and your sister saw
as children.
Shh.
They lock you up in here
when you talk crazy.
That's why I'm in here and she's out there.
Hmm. She didn't tell you, did she?
Ask her.
Make her tell you the details. Wonder
what you'll think of her once you know.
I'm afraid I have
some regrettable news.
Your former doctor, Dr. Vega,
tragically leapt to her death last night.
I'm very sorry.
Your sister was the last person
she spoke to.
The doctor said,
"We've all got it coming."
What did she mean?
I don't know.
You know there are things
in Sleepy Hollow not of this realm.
What do you think
could have killed the doctor?
It's time to go.
The Four Horsemen are coming.
You're a liar.
The first is already here.
He beheaded Sheriff Corbin and
Reverend Knapp before he fled from us.
You're not mente insana, Miss Mills.
I don't believe you are,
neither does your sister.
If you mean what you say, then you know
there's not much I can do for you.
You already know what I do.
Help us fight the Horsemen's army.
Help you?
It's all over but the crying.
My conscience is clear.
Ask Abbie if she can say the same.
Lieutenant, please, what's the cause
of this rift between you and Miss Jenny?
I told you, it's complicated.
I was born more than two centuries ago...
...and my wife is a prisoner
in some otherworldly realm.
I'm no stranger to complications.
Miss Mills, stop.
What happened with you and your sister
is between you and your sister...
...but your secret is in the way
of a truth we must uncover.
The consequences of keeping this secret
could be dire.
I'm gonna trust you with something
I've never told anybody.
Not a shrink, not a priest,
not Sheriff Corbin.
When Jenny and I saw
that thing in the woods...
...I remember waking up.
It felt like I'd only been asleep
a few minutes.
But apparently, it had been four days.
The whole town had been looking for us.
[RUSTLING]
MAN:
What the...?
I found them! Hey, over here!
Don't worry.
ABBIE: They asked a lot of questions...
...I didn't wanna answer.
Someone was in the woods?
Can you describe them?
I told Jenny: "Don't say anything,
follow my lead." She didn't listen.
A man come out of the ground.
ABBIE: She told them about what we saw.
JENNY: Pale skin...
ABBIE: She told them I saw it, and that
the rancher who found us saw it too.
When she was done,
the doctor turned to me.
Abbie, did you see this thing as well?
No, I didn't see anything.
Abbie!
It's all right, Jenny.
She's lying!
I didn't see anything.
Why are you lying?
I'm not. I didn't see anything.
JENNY: Tell them what you saw.
Tell them what... Don't touch me!
Tell them what you saw, Abbie!
Tell them!
I told Jenny to keep her mouth shut
about what we saw.
Our parents were out of the picture.
We finally landed in a decent foster home.
Your parents were "out of the picture"?
A story for another day.
We would've been in enough trouble
if they found out we were in the woods...
...sneaking beers after school, but if we
started talking about demons and all that...
...we'd be put back in the system.
So you said nothing.
Like she should have.
And you were allowed to stay...
...in the foster home
while she was relocated.
You were afraid.
You lied because you were afraid,
not only of the creature...
...but of the earthly consequences
of your tale.
You do realize there's no need
to be frightened still.
Sorry?
You were frightened then. You still are.
Of what?
Of admitting the truth.
That you turned your back
on Miss Jenny.
Look, you're right.
What's between me and my sister...
...is between me and my sister.
She told the doctor you saw the demon...
...and the rancher who found you, as well.
Mr. Gillespie?
Yeah. He never admitted
to seeing anything.
Because it would've cost him
the 15 minutes of fame he got for being...
...the small-town hero.
But he knew. He never told.
We should go pay Mr. Gillespie a visit.
[JOE AUKOFER'S "3X A FOOL"
PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]
I get the feeling that things ain't right
Honey, you've been out all night
And now you've got my head doing time
[YAWNS]
It's once Too many
Three times a golden rule
[MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING
INDISTINCTLY]
[METALLIC THUD]
Paige?
[SHOUTS]
Paige?
Is that you?
[GUN COCKS]
Who hung this in my office?
Five people are dead,
including two of your own.
You think because you heard a rumor about
a headless horseman running around...
...it's all a big joke?
It was me, sir.
It's just a stupid prank. Something we do
when someone new joins the force.
Good one.
[ALL CHUCKLING]
Morales, right?
Yes, sir.
You used to date Lieutenant Mills.
Yeah. How did you know that, sir?
Assume I know everything.
MAN: Captain, we've got a report of shots
fired at the Gillespie ranch on Pine Road.
Tactical's en route.
Copy that.
If you need me,
I'll be at the Gillespie ranch.
Captain.
What are you two doing here?
I didn't call you.
Seems our investigation has dovetailed
with yours, sir.
What's going on?
We got a report of shots fired inside.
Just pulled up...
...found ourselves
in a full-on hostage situation.
Suspect has his wife at gunpoint,
won't talk to anybody.
I take it the suspect's name is Gillespie.
WOMAN [OVER RADIO]: Captain?
Mr. Gillespie is asking
to speak to Lieutenant Mills.
This seems familiar.
You got this?
Got it.
Thank you.
Be careful.
FRANK: Lieutenant Mills is coming in.
MAN [OVER RADIO]: Copy that. In position.
Mr. Gillespie?
Mr. Gillespie? It's Abigail Mills
from the Sheriff's Department.
Mr. Gillespie?
[GLASSES CLANGING]
Mr. Gillespie?
Stay out. He's lost his mind.
Mr. Gillespie, you wanted to talk to me.
Mr. Gillespie, I'm hereto help you.
Let me help you.
You can't help me.
Sure I can.
Let's just talk.
[SCREAMS]
Send in Tactical now!
MAN: Team 4, let's go, let's go.
Move, move, move.
Crane!
Stand by, captain.
Hold the team.
Stand down. Stand down. Standing down.
We are just fine here, aren't we,
Mr. Gillespie?
Mr. Gillespie.
You're gonna let me help you.
You can't help me.
He's coming for you next.
Who is? Who's coming for me?
The Sandman.
Next time you fall asleep...
...you're dead.
No!
PAIGE: Aah!
[GUNSHOT]
[POLICE CHATTER OVER RADIO]
Is there a reason
why you're standing alone...
...far removed from everybody else?
I'm trying to think.
You know, this isn't your fault either.
I know.
Just wish I could've done something.
You did your best.
You were right about Jenny.
She's the key to all of this.
Dr. Vega, Mr. Gillespie, me...
None of us did anything to help her even
though we knew she was telling the truth.
Mr. Gillespie said that I was next.
The next time I fell asleep, I'm dead.
Sandman was coming to get me.
Who's the Sandman?
Really?
A, uh, kindly dream giver who sprinkles sand
in the eyes of children, put them to sleep.
Sounds barbaric.
What does this Sandman look like?
I don't know.
The Sandman.
Is he perhaps a... How did you put it?
faceless nightmare monster?
The one from my dream.
Crane. I think I found something.
I requested coffee from the charwoman...
...but she said you're particular
to this beverage.
She's called a receptionist, or Wendy,
and yes, I am.
It's an energy drink
to help keep you awake.
Help keep me awake.
[COUGHING]
It's potent. Ahem.
I'm fine. I'm all right.
So you were saying
you have found something.
Yes and no.
Basically, dream spirits have been around
as long as humans have been dreaming.
They're mostly easygoing types,
along the lines of the traditional Sandman.
But there's others.
Less friendly, vengeful types.
Does this mean anything to you?
It's from an 18th-century Mohawk story
about a dream demon.
Ro'kenhrontyes.
You know him?
The creature in your nightmare,
did he have black hollow eye sockets?
Yeah, he did.
And a veil of flesh
where his mouth should be?
Who is he?
A myth.
Clearly one that's become all too real.
I first heard of it from the Mohawks
who fought with us in the 37th Regiment.
You fought alongside Native Americans?
Fought, plotted,
executed various forms of espionage.
Many of our Mohawk friends
were colonist spies.
They could infiltrate the ranks
of the crown...
...without anyone thinking twice
about their presence.
They were invaluable to the cause.
[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
ICHABOD:
They told me a fairy tale...
...a legend spun to frighten the young
into a life of righteousness.
Always do right by your
neighbor, children...
...or the spirit of Ro'kenhrontyes
will come for you in your dreams.
Native Americans
would draw the symbol...
...in the way we would make the sign
of the cross, to ward away evil.
Wiroh claimed that the dream spirit
killed his father...
...as punishment for turning a blind eye
on his neighbor's plight.
So if this "dream demon"
is responsible for Vega and Gillespie...
...and is coming for me, what do I do?
Carve this symbol in my doorstep?
Only if you believe crossing yourself
will keep the devil at bay.
I do not want to die because of something
I did over 10 years ago.
We must visit a Mohawk shaman.
That's easier said than done.
How so?
After the revolution...
...the new government
and the Native Americans fought over land.
There aren't very many of them
left anymore.
How is that possible?
Their nations stretched the continent.
Their rules for governance
formed the very basis...
...of how we planned to unify
13 diverse states in a single federation.
They were my friends.
Maybe this dream spirit has a long list
of people to visit after he's done with me.
A shaman.
Is there a place we can find one?
There is a guy.
I don't think it's what you're expecting.
[THE CHORDETTES'
"MR. SANDMAN" PLAYING]
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make him the cutest
The shaman sells motorized carriages.
Trucks, motorcycles, RVs, boats.
A little bit of everything.
DUNCAN: Welcome to Geronimotors.
Seamus Duncan, owner,
manager and your humble servant.
Lieutenant Abbie Mills.
This is my partner, Ichabod Crane.
Sheriff said I had 90 days
to clean up the environmental waste.
We're not here about that.
Great.
Hey, you guys into time travel?
I got a tricked-out DeLorean
in mint condition.
We need your help...
...combating the dream spirit
Ro'kenhrontyes.
Seriously?
You want me to go all kemosabe
and cast a spell and do a rain dance?
Get out of here, you jokers.
ABBIE: It's no joke.
We wouldn't be here if we weren't serious.
He has visited her.
I don't know what you're talking about.
You wanna buy a car, I'm your man.
Otherwise, I can't help you.
You understood everything I said.
I recognized the fear in your countenance
when I mentioned Ro'kenhrontyes.
He is coming for my friend.
What will you do when he comes for you?
My conscience is clear.
His Honor Edmund Burke once said:
"The only thing necessary for the triumph
of evil is for good men to do nothing."
Now, we may all at times stand idly
when action is required.
If you turn your back on Lieutenant Mills,
how will you acquit yourself a good man...
...when Ro'kenhrontyes comes to you
in your dreams?
Come on.
I don't know where you came from...
...but you can drop
your "friend of the tribe" shtick.
No one's your chief, no one lives
in tepees, and no one has powwows.
Got it?
You stopped having powwows?
I rather enjoyed those.
Get in.
Where are we going?
We're taking a little trip.
First things first.
Ro'kenhrontyes isn't
your run-of-the-mill demon.
There's run-of-the-mill demons?
DUNCAN: Fair.
Anyway, he doesn't just wanna kill you.
He taunts you first, and he rubs your face
in the mess you made.
Drives you to a pain so unimaginable
you willingly take your own life.
Ergo Dr. Vega and Mr. Gillespie.
And into the Valley of Death we go.
The good pass through
on their way to heaven.
The evil go straight to hell.
Those in between,
they belong to Ro'kenhrontyes.
If they're not redeemed,
he takes their souls to hell with him.
But I can't stop him?
Only on his territory.
You drink that tea,
you enter his dream world.
Then the fight begins.
[SIGHS]
Down the hatch. Heh.
Once you enter the dream world, the spirit
chooses the challenge you have to face.
You're a living being
walking in the Valley of Death.
So if she dies in the dream...
She dies, period.
I see.
Crane.
Jasmine, cherry root...
Hops. Not bad.
Certainly preferable to your energy drink.
What are you thinking?
Well, I'm coming with you now,
so no point in discussing it.
DUNCAN:
The tea will put you to sleep.
The venom will allow you
to control your actions while you dream.
Yes, the venom.
What venom?
Their venom.
Is this strictly necessary?
So you don't hurt yourselves.
Scorpion stings, they're, um...
Ouch.
You have to focus now.
Once you enter the dream world,
the tea will keep you connected.
But only you will know what you have to do
to defeat Ro'kenhrontyes.
ICHABOD:
Is that necessary? The banging?
[GROANS]
Lieutenant?
Crane?
Crane?
Lieutenant!
[GASPS]
Agh!
[PANTING]
[IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[GUN CLICKS]
The imagination,
is a powerful thing, Jenny.
What you actually saw
was likely an animal or a hunter.
What we saw was a demon.
Tell him.
Did you see this monster, Abbie?
Yes, she did.
Tell him.
[IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
VEGA:
You've had this coming a long time.
We all have.
GILLESPIE:
He's coming for you next.
Tell them what you saw.
[IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
I didn't see anything.
She's lying.
Why are you lying?
I didn't see anything.
Tell them what you saw. Abbie.
[IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
JENNY:
Why are you lying?
Tell him what you saw, Abbie!
Don't touch me. Don't...
Tell them what you saw!
Abbie, what's wrong with you?
[WHIMPERS]
Desist, Ro'kenhrontyes.
[GROANS]
[IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
Ichabod Crane.
[SIGHS]
Leave her be.
Stop.
I saw a demon.
I saw a demon in the woods,
and I lied to protect myself.
I was a coward, and I betrayed my sister.
I turned my back on her
when she needed me...
...and I will not do it again.
It was my fault.
You can come at me all you want.
But I see you.
And I'm not afraid anymore.
Lieutenant.
[GRUNTS]
[BOTH PANTING]
Miss Mills.
I'm here.
How are you feeling?
Better.
No more scorpions.
Even
Seven years of tribulation, huh?
According to scripture.
How long have we been doing this
so far?
Hmm. Heh.
I'm certain it'll become easier
once we get accustomed to...
No. Sorry, I'm too tired to lie.
[BOTH CHUCKLING]
Stay as long as you want.
I have some unfinished business
to take care of.
[DOOR OPENS]
How'd you two get in here?
The old munitions tunnels.
I broke a wall.
Why are you in here?
We thought it would be a good spot
for us to do our work.
On the premises but out of the way.
Good point. I agree.
Just don't break any more walls.
You want access to this place,
I'll get you a key.
Thank you, sir.
Captain, would you like to discuss
what the lieutenant and I discovered?
Is it over?
Yes.
That's all I need to hear.
It's late. Go home.
Get some sleep.
Listen.
Not really good at this kind of thing,
but I would...
You're welcome.
You gotta let me
get the words out, okay?
The things one most tries to hide
are often the things most easily seen.
Which is why I'll add...
...yes, you do need to see your sister.
I am way ahead of you.
Like I was saying, unfinished business.
Godspeed.
Mm. Heh.
Abbie Mills to see Jennifer Mills.
Her visitors log says
she refused to see you.
I'm telling you, if she doesn't wanna talk
to you, she can be pretty stubborn.
She doesn't have to talk.
She just has to listen.
Jenny? You have a visitor.
What the hell?
She was here at lights out.
Where could she have gone?
These doors are electronically locked.
We have people watching the ward.
There's no way out.
She found one.
Get the administrator
and lock the building down.
She's good.