The Following (2013–2015): Season 2, Episode 7 - Sacrifice - full transcript

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I thought
you were dead.

If something happened
to you, that would end me.

Now you know how I feel.

So you have a plan?

I have an epic plan.

I need you, Em.

I want to
make a trade...

your son for Joe Carroll.

I sacrificed too much, Joe.

I'm not willing to give up on you.



Can't have you running
off after Ryan Hardy.

Give me my son.

Now!

Where's Luke?

No!

It's too late! Drive!

Mike, stop it!

What's going
on with you?

I have Joe. Where's
the airstrip?

Tillman Road.

We'll meet you there in 20 minutes.

What?

Where is he?

I don't know!



Joe was here. Someone inside
the FBI is helping him.

You made me give up the FBI.

Please, Jana.

I'm here for you when you need anything.

You've been so good to me.

They killed my son.

You are getting
exactly what you deserved.

Aah!

I'm done with you, Lily.

Good-bye.

We're here.

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Should we call somebody,
let them know we're here?

Oh. They know
we're here.

Creepy. How well do you
know this Robert guy?

He already told you that.

Am I talking to you?

Hey, hey, girls.
We're all tired.

Let's not fight?

Robert is an old friend, and he
lives here with his friends.

So...

what is the plan once we get inside?

Meet our host, figure out the hierarchy,

feel our way, you know?

What kind of cult is this?

I hear they're quite a peaceful lot.

Roderick identified them
as a vulnerable group,

easily swayed.

And Robert has paved the way?

Yeah. He seemed
very enthusiastic.

Tell you the truth, I don't
know Robert all that well.

He visited me a couple of times in prison,

but he was very much Roderick's recruit.

Then ultimately, he never
made it to Havenport,

so we're kind of winging it here.

Somebody's coming.

Hey, Robert.
I'm sorry we're so late.

Sorry, Joe. I wanted to
bring you in a different way.

Hey. Whoa!

All of you, on your knees!

I... I'm sorry?

It's ok.
You can trust us.

Shut up, Robert.

If you want to enter,
you must humble yourselves.

On your knees, hands behind your back now.

Ok.

Let's... let's do
as the nice people ask.

Joe Carroll.
So it really is you.

Oh, yes, it's me.
Are you in charge here?

Can I have a word...

Joe!

There's... there's really
no need for that.

I know out in the world you're a big deal

with a killer cult and
a bunch of followers,

but in here, you are the follower.

No!

Joe!

Go. Get in the van!

Mr. Hardy,
Mr. Hardy, Mr. Hardy!

Will you confirm your involvement

in the search for Lily Gray?

Do you have anything to say?

People want to know what's going on.

Thanks for coming
in, Mr. Hardy.

How's your wound?

I'll heal.
What can I do for you?

Well, I'm inclined to believe you.

About what?

That you saw Joe Carroll and
that he is, in fact, alive

and that he knew we were on to him.

Someone warned him not
to get on that plane.

According to the pilot, he
received a phone call just prior.

I went to the evidence
warehouse in Virginia

where Carroll's physical
DNA was being stored,

and it's possible that his
DNA had been swapped.

That means that he would have
someone inside the Bureau

this entire time.

Any ideas on who that may be?

I need to know.
I cannot trust anyone.

Well, by your own logic,
how can I trust you?

You're facing federal charges.

The only reason you're not in jail

is because Director Franklin
wanted to minimize the fallout.

However, there will be repercussions.

Gina, right?

Feel free to arrest me whenever
you like, but till then...

You know, I actually like you.

I even respect your need to do this

without the Bureau's help, but
you put the people that you

care about in danger,

and I don't understand or respect that.

Mike, did you get my message?

They interview Luke yet?

He's not talking.

Everyone thinks Lily left the country.

DC found several different properties

in various countries all linked to her.

Yeah, but she prepared for this.

Not gonna find her through the records.

Can you get me in to see Luke?
Maybe I can get him to talk.

No. I'm leaving.

What?

I'm going home, Ryan.

I'm done.

Mike, wait.

Get out! Move!

Joe, are you
still there?

Still here, mouse.

It's gonna be fine.

Divest yourself of all your
clothing and possessions

and place them in a barrel.

What?

She wants us to
take off our clothes.

No. It's all good.
Go ahead.

It's time for you to lose what you learned

outside these walls.

Shower.
Cleanse yourself.

Divest.

I asked to go.
I want to go.

Why?

I lost control. I
almost killed Luke.

He was trying to kill you.

You weren't there, Ryan.

I did a lot more than that.
I lost it.

I thought I was ready for this.

I thought...

coming back would somehow help me.

A lot's happened in the past year...

Havenport...

Debra.

And, um, I've had some problems
with my friends, my family.

I don't respond to normal situations...

appropriately.

I can fake it most of the time.

Then I cloud over.

My dad won't talk to me.

He... he doesn't
get it.

Can you talk to somebody else?

I have. I've talked
to therapists,

I've talked to counselors.

I need to go, Ryan.

My flight's in the morning.

It's for the best.

For how long?

For 6 months or until this case is over,

but I'm not going back
to the Intel Division.

I'm so sorry, Max.

I didn't lose my career yet.

I got suspended.

- What if I call somebody at the Bureau?
- Don't, ok?

I knew the deal.
I'm ok with this.

What are you gonna do?

I'm more worried about
what you're gonna do.

It's time to rethink this,
what you've been doing,

what we've all been doing.

I'm fine.

No. You're obsessed, but go
ahead and dodge the issue.

I'm not dodging anything,
but I'm not gonna stop.

I can't.

Sure you can.

You make the decision right this moment.

You go back to teaching,

you... you forget
about all of this.

I withdrew of the semester.

Look. I'm not gonna
lie to you, Max.

I can't, not after everything
you've done for me,

but I have to be the one to find him.

You mean to kill him.

Yeah. I mean
to kill him.

I stopped drinking

so I could get clear-headed
enough to find him,

so I could get healthy enough to hunt him.

I started teaching because
I knew it would anger him.

So this life you see, it's all for him.

So am I obsessed? Yeah, I
am, and I'm ok with it.

Maybe this new life was for Carroll,

but it doesn't have to be anymore.

This is your life, Ryan,
and it's very real.

You have a family...

me... who loves you.

Just think about it, please.

Korban...
love, unity, peace.

We are one.

Korban is family, Korban is love.

Korban forever.

You can call me Julia for now.

We have beds set up
for you in the main dorm.

And what is
your role here, Julia?

I assist Micah in all areas of operation,

I'm his wife and lead deacon.

Why do we have to wear these masks?

Because you haven't
earned an identity yet.

I don't see much identity here.

I see conformity.

Emma.

What you see is unity.

You see community and spirit.

It's sad that you don't
recognize that, Emma.

Micah wants to see Joe.

It appears Micah has
requested your presence.

Robert will take you.

Don't fear me, girls.

I'm not your enemy, I'm your champion.

Come on.
I'll show you around.

Let's go.

What did I
tell you?

What did I tell you?

You told me not to drink in the car.

That's right, and look what you did.

You're gonna clean it up!

Ok. I'll do it.
Aah!

I've had it with you.
Look what you did!

You are such a spoiled brat!

Come on!

Aah! Aah!

Aah!
That hurts!

Hey! Is there
a problem here?

This is family business.
Stay out of it!

Shut up!

NYPD! Step away
from the boy.

Step away!

- Police?
- Stay back.

Are you all right, son?

Smile, Miss Hardy.

Did I do good?

You did great, son.

Great.

Hello, Ryan.

I'm sorry it's come to this,
but I don't know any other way

to express what my loss feels like.

You take from me, I take from you.

You wanted to see us?

Oh, yes.
Thank you, girls.

Beautiful work.
We'll continue tomorrow.

Blessed be the children.

I'm Micah.

It's nice to meet you.

Robert, you wait outside.

I want to do some private
bonding with our new friend.

Ok. You guys, too.

I'll scream if our guest
gets all alpha on me.

Take off the mask.

Yep. That's really you.

Damn.

It's good to meet you, Micah.

You may not sit at my table.

No. No.
Of course not.

How presumptuous of me.

So, Joe Carroll, you're a dead man.

How'd you pull that off?

Oh, it's... it's
all in the details.

So you faked it.

As opposed to?

So cool what you did last year

with your... with your cult.
Mad props.

I was impressed the way you organized

and gathered all your followers.

Dude, how did you get
them to kill for you?

I've always had an innate ability

to... to connect
with people.

So I'm guessing you're looking
for a place to hide out,

Korban is your crib of choice.

I'm interested in more than just refuge.

What can you offer me, Joe?

You're, like, the world's
most deadly killer.

Why would I welcome you into my kingdom?

$30,000 in a bag in my car.

Yep. Got it. Thank you
for your donation.

What else?

I think, given the chance,
I could be of great help

to both you and your cause.

How so?

You tell me. Surely you must
have something in mind.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be here.

Heh heh! I could find
some use for you,

but the question is your
commitment and can I trust you?

This is the Micah show here,

and you need to be down
with that, but are you?

I need your help, Micah.

I offer you my humble service

in exchange for... for
your hospitality.

Ryan, I'm sorry
about Max.

Anything?

Lily Gray's e-mail
was tracked to a coffee shop

just outside Boston.

Open wi-fi.
Whoever sent it

didn't even have to get out of their car.

Any witnesses to Max's abduction?

It happened right outside her apartment.

Garage was already processed.

Security cameras were disabled.
No eye witnesses.

Ok. We know the abductor
was using an SUV,

late seventies model, male on camera

wearing a brown
work jacket, flannel shirt.

All right, everybody.
Eyes up.

We're looking for two suspects.

We got camera footage from both corners

near her apartment. Hey.

I thought you left.

Mendez called me.

I'm here, Ryan.

Thank you.

Ryan, what time
did she leave your place?

It was around 2:00.

She said she was heading home.

That puts her home
near just after 2:30.

Let's go.

There!

Work jacket, flannel shirt.

What about
the license plate?

It's been taped over.

That's the best I can do.

Well, put it through facial recognition.

Come on.

There's a person
that could help us... Luke.

Lily sent this guy to punish me for Luke.

He would know who he is, where Lily is.

Luke would know.

Well, he's recovering because
he was almost killed,

and he's refusing to talk.

Let me try.

Max is not dead, or it would
be on that tape, and it's not.

We are wasting time.

Please, Gina.

Hi.

Nice to meet you, Max.

Is that a tattoo?

Well, isn't that something?

Do you have any more?

Where... where am I?

Look at this.

Heh heh.
It's a butterfly.

I've got lots of tattoos.

I really like this one.

It's pretty, right?

Come on. Tell me.

Do you have any more tattoos?

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Hey!

I came to see you, but first,
they have to secure me.

They don't trust me.

Anger issues.

So... how you feeling?

Listen. I'm sorry
about Giselle,

but she was trying to kill me.

I mean, you can't hold that against me.

I mean, what would you do
in my situation?

What do you want?

I need your help, Luke,

and I know you have no reason to help me,

but I really hope that you will.

I'm not gonna help you find my mother.

This is not about your mother.

She really liked you, you know?

Aw. That's so nice to hear,

but I need your help finding this guy.

Ooh. Ooh, ooh.

You don't want find that guy.

He's bad news.

If you're looking for him,
you must be in real trouble.

Why is that?

A little too gory for my mom's taste.

So your mom knows him?

My mom knows lots of people, Ryan.

She's been looking for the right guy

for a really, really long time,
and they're not all princes.

There's a lot of toads out there.

So... your mom was
auditioning killers?

Ha! No, no, no, no.

No, not killers, Ryan.

People.

She just wants to be loved
like everybody else.

She just wants someone to understand her

and accept her for who she is.

I mean, no one wants to be alone.

So where can I find this guy?

You already know him.

Everybody does.

What's his name?

Why do you need to know his...

I know what's
happening. Ha!

Mom got clever.

Tit for tat.

Oh.

This guy, he's hot for my mom.

He'll do anything for her.

What did he do?

Ooh!

Who is he?

His name's Kurt something or other.

I don't know his last name, but...

you know him as The Huntsman.

The Huntsman is a known serial
killer of women, all prostitutes.

He's believed to be
in the Northeast Coast region

of the country.

He's been evading Quantico for years...

no eye witnesses, no survivors.

Now the victim's time of death is roughly

24 hours after their abduction.

They're all killed
with a high-velocity bow.

I see a lot of superficial cuts
on their faces, arms, legs.

Yeah, we believe those
were sustained while

they ran for their lives
through the woods.

He hunted them like prey.

He's a mission killer.

He's ridding the world of sin.

He hunts them, he guts
them, he skins them.

We know what he looks like.

And we've
got a first name. Kurt.

Come on, guys.
We've only got 12 hours

if he sticks to this MO.

I need those DMV records.

Max is not his typical victim.

He may be following different methods.

I have a match.

Kurt Bolen of Trenton, New Jersey.

That's him.
Let's go!

What is this?

The reckoning.

It's perfectly safe.

Right.

All community members have been

through the reckoning many times.

This works better if you remain still.

Ok.

May I?

Of course.

I'm gonna ask you a series of questions.

These electrodes will measure
your blood pressure,

breathing rate, and body temp.

Oh. So it's
a glorified lie detector.

I should warn you
that these machines

tend not to work terribly well

on people with my psychological profile.

You mean sociopaths?

Psychopaths?

Oh. Who wants to be
reduced to a label?

People of your ilk may
respond differently,

but they do respond.

A response that allows you
to determine truthfulness?

I'm very good at this.

Oh.

Let me just get a level.

Your name is Joe Carroll?

Yes.

Did you like the view of my
breasts when I leaned over?

No.

See? It works. Liar.

Shall we begin?

By all means.

Move in, move in!

Don't move!
Hands up!

Is Kurt Bolen your husband?

Where is he?
Where is he?!

He w-went away
for a few days.

Mom!

Come here.

We don't have time for this.

I know that this is difficult to accept,

but we need your help.

No. I told you. He's
traveling for work.

He sells office supplies.

We checked.
There's no business trip.

What? No.
This is impossible.

Come on, Shannon.
Don't be that wife.

You know it's true.

Hey! Shut up!

You don't know my dad.

Chris!

You don't know him.

Yeah. Look
at that camera angle.

Max is about 5'8".

That camera's shooting
up at her from below.

You think whoever shot
this was shorter than her.

By about a foot.

Hey. You can't
just come in here.

This is my room.

Where's your father, Chris?

What?

Where is your father?

Why are you asking me?

Because I think you shot that.

No, I didn't.

You see that girl?

That's my niece.
That's my family,

and I'm not gonna let
your sick, twisted father

kill my niece.

Is she a whore?

Heh. My dad
hates whores.

He, gives them what they deserve.

Mom, help!
Help! Stop!

Ryan, Mike?
Open the door!

Stop! Mom, help!

Open up!

I said open up!

Kurt has a cabin near Black River.

We have an address.

We need a search team
at the following location.

Take that kid in for questioning.

Why do you murder?

I thought these machines only worked

with yes or no questions.

Evasive.

I have a need that cannot be denied.

Have you reformed?

I don't believe I need to reform.

Have you murdered anyone in the last week?

Oh, yes.

Describe to me the feeling you
get when you take a life.

It's...

very hard
to describe.

Is it sexual?

Very.

How so?

I'll have to show you sometime.

Why are you here?
What do you want?

I want to become part of Micah's flock.

Is that true?

Yes.

That's your only motive for being here?

Yes. I wish to start anew,
become something new.

I...

I want a new life.

We're done.

You can release him.

You gonna tell me how I did?

You know what the truth is, Joe.

How did you do?

Love, unity, peace.

We are one.

Korban is family, Korban is love.

And?

He's all truth, Micah.

Love, unity, peace.

We are one.

Korban is family.

Korban is love...

So where's your son?

He has school tomorrow.

I know who you are.

I would expect you to.

So how's this work?

I'm not much of a hunt tied up.

I'm doing a favor for a friend,

so we are going to skip the hunt

and move immediately to the after party.

A friend? Is her...
is her name Lily?

Look at you,
Miss Smarty Pants.

You... you don't want
to skip the hunt.

No more talking.

You could do her a favor, but
don't be less than you are.

What do you mean?

Hunt... me.

Come on!
I'm a challenge!

You hunt hookers and drug addicts.

How hard is that?

I run a mile in under 6 minutes,

I'm a trained paramilitary officer.

Hunt me!

I am being paid to kill
you here like this.

Yeah, but if you're as good as you claim,

what difference does it make?

You're just gonna kill me anyway.

I could be a prize trophy
to brag to your son about.

No deal.

All right, bitch.
You asked for it.

Check that door!

Are we too late?

No. There's nothing
on the camera.

There was a struggle.

Get the K-9 unit
moving!

Move out, move out!

Sit here.

Please explain, Robert.

What exactly is this?

It's for you.

We're going to celebrate our new recruits.

You'll enjoy it.
It's fun.

Are we ok here?

Yes, very.

I think.

All right, man.
Find her, find her!

What is it?

This way. He has
the scent now.

This way. Come on.

Mike.

Mike!

Max! Thank God.

Hey.

- Hey.
- Hey. You ok?

Yeah.

I knew you'd come.

I knew you'd come.

Tonight,
we rejoice, family.

We cleanse ourselves of sin.

With the blood of one, we may
wash away the sins of many,

and we will be one step closer to...

going home.

Let me, Micah!

Where's home?

Hell if I know.

Who among you

is ready to make

the sacrifice?

Choose me!
Choose me!

Through God's will, the
choice will be made.

You.

Joe.

Joe! Joe!

Bless you, child, for God
has chosen you today!

The Lord has spoken!

His will must be done.

No, Micah, please!

We must trust each other.

No!

Joe! Joe!

Joe!

No!

No.

No!

Joe! Joe!

Joe! Help me!

Joe!

Joe, what are they doing?

No! No! No!

For our sins!

Oh, my God!

No! Micah!

Through her blood,
we are saved.

No, no!

You wanted to see me?

Why did you do it?

I only did what I was compelled to do.

The Spirit spoke through me, Joe.

Emma is alive.
You'll see her soon.

No, no, no. You targeted Emma
on purpose to weaken me.

You've never used a little
subterfuge in the name of truth?

I think it was a necessary
introduction to our ways.

You're scared of me.

What happened?

I fail your little lie detector
test, or did I pass it?

You're here because my
husband wants you here,

but don't think for a second I trust you.

Anything
on Bolen's phone?

No.

Are you staying?

I'm leaving in the morning.

Hey.

- How's Max?
- She's good.

Lily just sent me a text.

It's another link to a video.

All right. Let's get it
up on the big screen.

Hey, Hopkins.

Hello, Ryan.

Is this live?

No. It's
time-stamped a few hours ago.

Where is she? House,
dining room, where?

I'm sorry
about your niece.

She must be a terrible loss in your life.

She doesn't realize you saved her.

I have one more surprise.

You weren't the only one to hurt me, Ryan.

Another was involved, and
he must pay for what he...

I know that place.
That's my dad's house.

...did to Luke.

She's in his
living room. Oh, my God.

Say hello to your son, Richard.

Go to hell.

All right. Somebody, help.
344 Cherokee Lane,

Hampton, Virginia, now!

Such a hard man.
All right.

- Now!
- Go ahead, Mark.

Stop the video.
Stop it!

Mike, Mike.

No. No. No.
Get off me, get off me!

I have many more
surprises for you, Ryan.

Get ready.

Mike.

Oh, Mike.

He's gone.
He's gone.

Oh, my God.

No, no, no, no.