The Path (2016–2018): Season 1, Episode 3 - A Homecoming - full transcript

Previously on "The Path"...

We can't move forward until
you reveal everything

because you're still
protecting Miranda Frank.

It is not Miranda Frank.

I'm gonna recommend 14
days in house, Eddie.

They killed my husband
when he tried to leave.

- Okay.
- They are trying to kill me,

and they will kill you.

Meyerism people?

I'm putting them on cult watch.

Aren't they just a bunch of deadheads?



I don't think so, sir.

Steve has always said that

media attention will
only bring controversy.

You think I'm seizing an opportunity?

Are you?

I'm gonna do the program, Sarah.

The 14 days.

I just want to set the record straight:

- Meyerism is not a cult.
- Oh, no?

No, we're a movement.

If you follow this way,
the path of Meyerism,

someone will reach out to you
or you'll reach out to them.

One soul at a time...

we transform...



our broken world...

Into a place that is whole again.

The scans confirmed

what our original blood tests indicated.

The tumor just hasn't responded...

and whatever optimism we did have...

I know Steven doesn't
have any next of kin,

so we need to find a...

Power of attorney...

Any sign of a will?

Now we pray.

We summon the healing Light.

Don't you think we need

to consider a plan in case...

If you're not going to pray
with us you're of no use here.

Source of Light within us,

we pray that you bring healing energy

to these vessels, our bodies.

That you banish all suffering,

and restore us to wholeness.

Bringing strength of
spirit into our hearts.

So that we may ascend

The Ladder of Enlightenment together.

The truth is, we're all idiots.

I mean, we're all... We're all fuck-ups.

We hurt people.

Even people we...

deeply...

love.

But that is what is so incredible

about... this place.

There's no shaming here,

You stumble out there

and everyone just walks all over you,

but here,

we just simply take your hand

and lift you up

because our fuck-ups are just a reminder

that we're all human.

All right, we're connected.

That we are walking together.

Thank you, Eddie.

Before we finish,

if I could just share one little thing

from my time in Peru with Steve.

When I told him

about the work that you are doing,

you should have seen The Light

dancing in his eyes.

The love and the pride

that he feels for you...

that's what it's all about.

The climb continues,

ever closer to The Garden.

Soon we will be more than
reflections of Light.

We will be The Light.

I understand there was a little
bump with the inspector,

but it sounds like we're back on track.

You think we'll get the roofing up

before the rains come?

I didn't come here to talk
about the dorm project.

Why haven't I received a report
on Miranda Frank's status?

Well, if there was anything
you needed to know...

No, I called Midwest and I
was completely stonewalled.

Something is going on with her
and no one is telling us.

She wouldn't unburden.

- Why?
- I got the report this morning.

There's not much to it.
She's denying everything.

So...

I asked them to bring her here.

That's not protocol.

If we have a resister,

we tell them to go. We don't...

Yeah, this isn't about protocol.

This is you.

I want to give this everything we have.

If we just send her off
without unburdening

that... that could impede your clarity.

Uh, one sec.

Cal Roberts. Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, I appreciate you letting me know.

All right.

Thank you very much.

Everything okay?

Mm-hmm... mm, 10R business.

I'm gonna need to take off
for the rest of the day.

Wait, you're leaving?

I have to face her alone?

There are other things
in this organization

that don't involve you.

What are non-verbal expressions

of power and dominance? Well,
in the animal kingdom,

they are about expanding
so you make yourself big.

You stretch out. You take up space.

You're basically opening up.

It's about opening up,

and this is true across
the animal kingdom.

It's not just limited to primates.

Humans do the same thing.

So, they do this both
when they have power,

sort of chronically,

and also when they're feeling
powerful in the moment,

and this one is especially interesting

because it really shows
us how universal

and old these expressions of power are.

In primate hierarchies,

if an individual needs to
take over an alpha role,

sort of suddenly,

within a few days, that
individual's testosterone

has gone up significantly

and his cortisol has
dropped significantly.

So we have this evidence...

Hi, Mom.

- Nobody.
- Thank you.

I'm really sorry about all this.

Oh, it's fine. I'm up early anyway.

I know, but, like, if anyone
else knew I was doing this

I'd... die, so...

Your mom got behind on the power bill.

That's not your fault.

Why are you so nice to me?

- I...
- Yeah, meet me tomorrow

- after eighth period.
- I can't.

Asher's Field.

Welcome.

- Come right in.
- Thank you.

What's your name?

Sam.

Sam Field.

Welcome, Sam Field.

Where'd you grow up?

All over.

Um, military brat.

Any previous religious affiliation?

Standard issue Christian.

I guess, you know,

nothing ever really sunk in.

Married?

Mind saying it out loud for me?

Yeah... yeah. Uh, 15 years.

Why the recorder?

It has a better memory than I do.

Ah.

Now, I'm gonna ask you the most
important question we have

and I want you to try
to answer it honestly.

In three words.

Take all the time you need.

Why are you here, Sam?

Curiosity.

Pain.

Hope.

Hey.

Thank you so much for
meeting up with me.

I'm just... I'm hitting dead
end after dead end here,

and I... when I didn't hear
from you for two weeks I...

My mind went to the worst,
you know, and so...

Shit.

What?

They got you back, didn't they?

Nobody got me anything.

This is who I am. I
had a momentary slip.

You were supposed to get me answers,

not drink their fucking juice!

Look, I'm just trying
to be a gentleman here.

I came here to say that

I am committed to my family, okay?

To putting my life back together,

and I looked up what happened to Jason

and he took his own
life and I am so sorry.

- I know the pain that Th...
- Lies.

They tell you a bunch of fucking
lies and you just eat...

- Stop, stop, stop.
- It right out of their hands.

Okay, I am living The Truth again.

- Oh, The Truth, really?
- Yeah.

Does your wife know you're here?

We're done here. Don't call me again.

How do you explain what you saw?

- How do I explain what I saw?
- Yes!

- It was the medicine!
- Which showed you the truth.

Which is why you contacted me.

No, no, see, it was the dark...

- Oh, my God!
- Tempting me away.

There is no dark!

No dark! No light!

There is only us.

There is no us!

Okay? Don't...

No us!

This is over.

I know you now.

You can't hide from that.

Finally.

I have been asking and asking
if I could just talk to you

and clear this whole thing up.
This is nuts.

I didn't do anything and
I don't understand...

Miranda, if I may.

Here in the Meyerist Movement,
we don't build cathedrals,

because our great edifice, the
roof under which we stand,

is family.

So when someone threatens that

- with infidelity...
- This is so weird.

It is the ultimate threat to who we are.

Denying something over and over.

You start to sound guilty...

Even feel it.

That is why it is so important...

No one will believe me, right?
Because you're Sarah Lane

and I'm just some nobody out of Midwest.

No one will believe you
because you're not

- telling the truth.
- Your family are like

the fucking Kennedys around here.

You can do whatever you want.
Just let me talk to Eddie.

If I could just talk to him.

That's fresh juice.

You want to drink it before it goes bad.

It's the only way it works.

- Me... I mean...
- Well, then talk to her.

Oh...

How long are you gonna keep doing that?

When's the last time anyone
picked up a broom in this place?

When was the last time you were here?

- Ten years ago?
- Three, Mom.

No, feels a lot longer than that.

Five years.

- Really?
- I was here for Dad's service.

Oh, yeah.

I always knew you'd come back.

I have an extra room, you know.

It's a short visit.

Doesn't have to be.

So, the building called
about the grease fire.

No, why don't you have
a little drink with me

before you start all that, huh?

I don't drink.

You drink.

You're just not drinking right now.

Mom,

- you're safety, it's a real...
- Come here. Come here.

Come here. Just... I
want to see something.

Yeah, just for a moment.

He came back to me.

You can too.

So, I felt good about today

and everything.

What about you?

I was thinking, uh...

maybe we could...

connect.

Yeah.

Yeah, of course.

I thought it might help.

Oh, that's, uh... always does.

All right.

Can you feel my energy?

Yes.

May it flow through us

and connect us.

May our energy be more
powerful than our past

because it is our essence,

what we feel in this moment,

that matters.

Eddie...

hey, I'm trying to feel something.

Oh, I know. It's just...

Oh...

I miss this.

I'm not there yet.

Oh, and you see these big containers?

- Yeah.
- That is part of our

rainwater harvesting system.

It's all about capturing
natural resources.

Caring for the planet.

That is a major priority over here.

That's great.

What's so great is we're
training a whole new work force,

and new generation, in
sustainable technology.

So, these kids... the work force...

- Mm-hmm.
- Are they the ones

from the tornado that I saw on TV?

Some of them.

We're preparing for
when The Future comes.

The Future?

You have a copy of The Ladder.

It explains it all in there.

Wow, so do you guys always do that?

You know, go in after a disaster?

You know, we do what we can,

and hope to do more as we grow.

Here, I want to show you something.

You're up early.

How long has your
refrigerator been broken?

I tried calling. They never came.

Oh, so you haven't had any
fresh food in what...

I'm fine. I eat.

What is that?

I found a 24-hour
vegetarian place nearby.

- South Indian...
- You eat that for breakfast?

Not much else was open. I had to...

Doesn't look too bad, actually.

Looks like dog food.

It's lentils and rice.

You could at least have
some plain rice to...

To soak things up.

A little early?

Late somewhere.

I have no idea how you trick
people into joining you.

I mean, you live in tents.

You eat that... Tents?

That was... that was
one summer, years ago.

We have a beautiful campus now.

Mm... your father had you in a tent

in the middle of winter...

And I was the unfit parent.

You know, we're even expanding.

I was on the news the
other day about...

- Oh, that's right.
- Some of our new programs.

- You're a big shot.
- No, I'm just saying...

I'm just saying I draw a salary.

A decent one.

Enough to afford a nice place for you.

Old folks home.

Assisted living.

What if I say no?

They're gonna kick you
out of this place.

All right, you want to
show me a nice place...

Fine.

Really?

That's great, Mom.

One condition:

Have a drink with me.

I can't do that,

and it is horrible that
you would ask me to.

Fine.

I'm not going. I'll stay here.

You wanna die on the street?

I wanna die here

in my own home.

Do you promise you'll go?

On your father's grave.

So what happens if you do
something that you're, like,

not supposed to do,

like hanging out with me?

Do you get punished?

Or is there some sort of
public flogging or something?

No.

It's not like that. Nobody whips you.

It's more like...

I'd whip myself.

Wait, that's really weird.

- Literally?
- No, not literally.

Um... I'd just feel really bad.

Like...

lost and...

It's hard to explain to someone outside.

Try.

Okay, this is gonna sound preachy,

- but you're asking me, so...
- Yeah, I want to know.

Dr. Steven Meyer,

he says the adolescent brain is HS.

Hypersensitized.

It means

- vulnerable to... you know.
- Bad influences.

You're not bad. You're just...

- ignorant.
- Ignorant?

Of the right way to live your life.

That's sort of offensive.

It's not meant to be.

Wait, so when you guys do
that weird praying thing...

- I don't think it's weird.
- Are you... no, but are you,

like, fending off the ignorance?

You're, like, protecting
yourself from me?

- I bet you pray too.
- No, I don't, actually.

Really? Even before a test?

Or when you're really
stressed out about something?

You don't go, "Please,
please, let this be okay"?

- Yeah.
- Or when your dad died.

Sorry.

That's okay.

People just don't really talk about it.

That's all.

But yeah, I mean, I guess I do that.

That's not really praying though.

Why not?

Because I don't believe in God.

Then who are you talking to?

The library's only open
for a couple more hours.

Right, and you still can't.

No, um, but hey, if you could, like,

pray to get my power
turned back on then...

I mean, if you could do that,

who knows, right?

After lunch, our residents
turn this into a game room,

and after dinner, Alice, our
occupational therapist,

teaches moonlight Tai Chi.

Tai Chi, Ma, that sounds lovely.

What about her?

She ain't doing any Tai Chi. Mother.

She ain't buying any
green bananas either.

Would you be interested in

a semi-private apartment or private?

- Private, definitely.
- Excellent.

I'll just go ahead and get
started on the paperwork.

Oh, nothing but the best for my son.

He runs a cult.

No, it's not a cult.

Ah, it's okay. They say things.

Oh, I'm not demented.

If anyone's demented, it's my son.

- The cult leader.
- I need you to stop, Ma.

- Maybe I should just...
- We're a spiritual movement.

That kidnapped a five-year-old boy.

No. No one was kidnapped.

- My dad took me away...
- And had the sense to leave.

- He came back to me.
- And drank himself to death.

You were the stubborn one.
You stuck with that quack.

Please don't call him that.

All right, he's the only
real parent I ever had.

A quack for a quack.

Quack! Quack!

Quack!

Quack!

Quack!

Quack! Quack!

Make that noise one more time

I will let you die like a
fucking dog on the street

because that's what you deserve!

Mr. Roberts, please!

Why won't she unburden?
It makes no sense.

Half the world is in denial, Sarah.

More than half.

Denial is a comfy house,

but it's made of glass,

and when it shatters...

I need to talk to Eddie about it.

He's not 7R.

Well, neither are you,
and neither is Nicole.

You know, it really upsets me.

Am I the only one that
adheres to the system?

Hey.

Oh, can I just get a
little bit of that?

Not with my grandbaby in there.

Mom, it's not 1950. It's
not gonna kill the baby.

No, you're right, Gab, I shouldn't.

I've got your casserole dish
over there, by the way.

- Thanks for that.
- Oh, honey, it was my pleasure.

Whatever I can do to help.

I can't imagine what
you were going through

while Eddie was away... I
wouldn't have been able to cook.

- Thanks.
- If there's anything else

that we can do... oh, crap.
Those two are always fighting.

You two, cut it out!

She...

She is loving it.

Like bringing over those
passive-agressive pot pies.

She means well,

and come on, you've always
been the perfect one.

How are you guys doing?

Eddie's speech yesterday was beautiful.

Mm.

You still have the walls up.

With time you'll feel safer.

They'll come down again.

You know, catching Daddy
was the best thing

that ever happened to us.

Yeah, I transgressed once.

You know that?

Yeah, yeah, I know.

Marriage is, um...

what have you guys been together?

Long time... you were kids.

Same as with me and Gab.

It's hard not to be tempted.

New flesh.

That's not exactly what, uh...

But I get what you're saying.

But you feel differently
when it happens to your kid,

your daughter.

Less compassionate.

You get it?

I mean, you know what it's
like when you see pain

in your kids' eyes.

You'd go to lengths to
take that pain away.

I do know, Hank.

Good.

All right, here it comes.

I would like to lead
the prayer tonight.

I think it would be good
for me, for my family.

I don't have a problem with it.

All right.

- I think we are good here.
- Let's eat.

To the top
of Huayna Picchu

Our brave Doc Meyer climbed

So much evil in this world that

He promised to make right

After many years of searching

And nothing to be found

The tears fell down down
down his cheekbones

Got soup?

Like raindrops to the ground

Hey, stranger.

Hey.

Everything all right?

Yeah, I just had after-school stuff

- Like what?
- Joy.

He doesn't do stuff. He
doesn't do anything.

Can I please just wash my hands?

Hey, I have to take this.

Hey.

I'm drunk.

- Where are you?
- I'm not on 10R business.

I'm in Troy,

and I'm shit-faced.

Okay.

- I'm with Brenda.
- Oh, boy.

Two years, 37 days
since my last slip up.

It happens. Okay.

Especially with the trigger of Brenda.

I grabbed her arm,

and she's just a wreck.

- I could kill her with one...
- Listen to me.

You get a cab.

All right. Sleep it off.

- We'll talk about it later.
- I worked so hard on myself...

on...

And one day with Brenda and
it's just all out the window.

After everything that woman
has put you through.

- Problem...
- So much pain.

It's only natural.

This is just a moment. I promise.

It'll pass.

Hey, dinner's ready.

Um, I have to go. It's dinner.

Of course, yeah.

I'm fine.

- Who was that?
- It's just, uh...

he had a question.

What, Cal?

Yeah, nothing important.

What the fuck are you doing here?

- I'm sorry, but I need you.
- No, you come near me

or my family again, I
will fucking kill you.

That is not a threat.

You do not know where I come from.

Thank you for the gifts of this bread,

to sustain these vessels, our bodies,

so that may have the energy to
create a more beautiful world,

and break through the blocks
and barriers of this life

and ascend The Ladder
of Enlightenment...

So that someday we may
be free of these earthly forms

and live as Light
together in The Garden.

We express deepest gratitude

this day and every day.

We cling to this passage

and when we have found The Ladder

with one spirit whose name is Truth.

Help me

see the path of Light,

of right.

Help me see the path

of Light, of right.

Help...

Hey.

Oh, wow.

I'm doing everything I can here.

I know.

Committing to the program. To you.

- I am too.
- So, why isn't this working?

I don't know.

You have to meet me halfway, Sarah.

I am meeting you halfway.

Sure, you are.

Out there on the compound,

family dinners, but
when it's just us...

Listen, I don't know what to tell you.

This is not easy for me either, Eddie,

and especially when I am doing
everything that I can...

Are you though?

Because I don't feel you with me.

Miranda Frank is here.

What?

And I cant stop thinking
about you and her together,

and I hate it,

and I know I'm supposed to be better,

- but I am not.
- What is she doing...

She wouldn't unburden, Eddie.

And now she's here.

I'm not even supposed
to be telling you this.

It's 7R, but how are we supposed to...

I'm not drinking that fucking juice.

I just want you to know

because I don't think you understand...

I've had enough! I'm a
fucking prisoner here.

The effect you are having.

The horrible, horrible effect you are...

Whatever is going on between you
and your husband has nothing

to do with me, so work your
fucking marital problems out...

You are nobody!

You are nothing!

You're a whore.

What you are doing to me?

What you have done to my family?

You will stay here

and complete the program.

Every second of it.

Drink up.

Help!

Let me out of here!

Let me out!

Is that better?

Okay, I'll, um...

- If you need anything.
- We talked about you.

Those last years after he came back.

We talked about you a lot.

Mom, I don't really want to hear...

He said, "Cal is our son.

"Not that man's.

He's ours."

Keep running,

but you can't escape.

Once you stop trying,

you'll feel better.

'Cause wanting to be someone else

never works.

Just brings you right back here.

It's too bright.

What about the guy who did this to me?

We're doing everything we can

to gather information on him, Mr. Cox.

Well, how bout you grab that asshole

and throw him in jail?

Hmm?

How hard is that?

Do you want him in jail overnight

on an assault charge,

or do you want him locked
away for 30 years?

The fucking animal

has got my daughter.

I have three kids.

You got my word.

I will bring your daughter back.

Thank you.

- For what?
- I totally saw you.

You were trying to run away,

but I saw you watching me.

I just couldn't let you
live without light.

Thank you.

Hey.

Hey. How you feeling?

Like shit, but it'll pass.

If you need to be realigned
just let me know.

Uh, there's actually...

something else I wanted
to talk to you about.

Something that happened
in Peru with Steve.

Okay.

Sit down.

Um...

There's been a shift.

Something monumental...

And I'm walking around with it

rattling inside me

and... and I have to get it out.

Even though it's 10R,

- and I shouldn't disclose...
- Well, what is it?

- You're worrying me.
- Steve let me know something

about the final rungs
that he's receiving.

They're about succession of leadership.

What's next after he goes.

- The Plan.
- Where's he going?

- Um...
- What's wrong?

The message he's receiving,

uh, it's telling him

that it is

time to move on,

and put a new leader

in his place.

It's you, isn't it?

Does that sound crazy?

It's always been you.

Hey Eddie.

Need help with something?

Oh, what's up, Isiah?

Um, I'm just supposed
to talk to Miranda.

It's designated 7R.

Yeah, no, I know, but, um...

I'm authorized by Cal.

Well, he didn't tell me.

Look, I don't know, man, that's weird.

It's just I'm supposed to, um...

Look, it's a family matter, Isiah.

Okay.

Hey, Miranda, this is, uh, Eddie.

Can we talk?

Miranda?

Hey.

Ah, Jesus Christ!

Hey, hey. I need some help in here!

Hey. Hey.

Hey, need some help! Miranda, Miranda.

Hey, hey, hey, Miranda. Wake up.

Hey... hey. Need some help!

Miranda! Miranda! Somebody!