1 00:00:11,054 --> 00:00:13,056 [suspenseful music playing] 2 00:00:28,112 --> 00:00:29,572 [Dream] It has many names. 3 00:00:30,198 --> 00:00:34,619 Avernus, Tartarus, Hades, 4 00:00:34,702 --> 00:00:37,872 the infernal region you call Hell. 5 00:00:39,248 --> 00:00:41,417 [Matthew] So, Hell does exist? 6 00:00:42,418 --> 00:00:45,171 [Dream] It does. For some. 7 00:00:45,838 --> 00:00:49,133 [Matthew] Does that mean it doesn't exist if you don't believe in it? 8 00:00:51,094 --> 00:00:55,556 [Dream] Did you believe in it? When you were a man? 9 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:56,557 [sighing] Yeah. 10 00:00:57,141 --> 00:01:00,436 I just didn't expect Hell to be cold. 11 00:01:03,272 --> 00:01:05,691 So, which way do we go? 12 00:01:06,609 --> 00:01:08,486 I suggest we follow the damned. 13 00:01:08,569 --> 00:01:10,571 [ominous music playing] 14 00:01:14,283 --> 00:01:17,161 [Matthew] They make you bring your own fire to Hell? 15 00:01:45,022 --> 00:01:45,940 [car horn honks] 16 00:01:46,023 --> 00:01:47,483 [brakes screech] 17 00:01:49,152 --> 00:01:49,986 [exclaims] 18 00:01:50,736 --> 00:01:51,946 [tires screech] 19 00:01:55,533 --> 00:01:56,701 [woman] Are you all right? 20 00:01:56,784 --> 00:01:57,994 I-I think so. 21 00:01:59,036 --> 00:02:01,372 -Here, let me help you. -[grunts] Thank you. 22 00:02:01,998 --> 00:02:02,874 [sighs] 23 00:02:03,499 --> 00:02:04,667 I'm so sorry. 24 00:02:05,293 --> 00:02:06,586 It's my fault entirely. 25 00:02:07,295 --> 00:02:08,254 I… 26 00:02:08,337 --> 00:02:10,339 I lost my slippers somewhere. 27 00:02:10,423 --> 00:02:11,966 Oh. Here you go. 28 00:02:12,049 --> 00:02:14,010 Oh. You're very kind. 29 00:02:14,552 --> 00:02:17,388 I suppose I'm rather underdressed. 30 00:02:17,471 --> 00:02:20,766 Listen, if it were up to me, I'd never get out of my pajamas. 31 00:02:23,186 --> 00:02:24,228 You live nearby? Or… 32 00:02:25,313 --> 00:02:26,522 No, I, uh… 33 00:02:29,233 --> 00:02:31,277 I've no idea where I am, actually. 34 00:02:34,572 --> 00:02:36,949 Can I… Do you need a ride somewhere? 35 00:02:37,033 --> 00:02:38,576 I'd be happy to take you. 36 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:40,578 I'd hate to impose. 37 00:02:40,661 --> 00:02:42,538 You're not imposing at all. Honestly. 38 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:43,915 Where are we headed? 39 00:02:43,998 --> 00:02:45,917 Do you where Mayhew is? 40 00:02:46,792 --> 00:02:50,129 It's on my way. I live in Cumberland. I'm Rosemary. 41 00:02:52,215 --> 00:02:54,050 Hello, Rosemary. I'm John. 42 00:02:54,133 --> 00:02:55,301 Good to meet you, John. 43 00:02:56,093 --> 00:02:57,929 Come on, I'll introduce you to Susie. 44 00:02:58,471 --> 00:03:00,556 -Who's Susie? -My Rottweiler. 45 00:03:00,640 --> 00:03:02,016 [Susie panting] 46 00:03:15,238 --> 00:03:17,490 We're not sneaking in with them? 47 00:03:17,573 --> 00:03:20,993 [Dream] A king may not enter another monarch's realm uninvited. 48 00:03:22,078 --> 00:03:26,749 There are rules, protocols which must be followed. 49 00:03:33,881 --> 00:03:34,840 [caws] 50 00:04:07,957 --> 00:04:09,583 [gong echoes] 51 00:04:15,673 --> 00:04:16,674 [exhales heavily] 52 00:04:20,344 --> 00:04:22,138 [demon] There's one at the door. 53 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:24,432 At the gate of damnation. 54 00:04:25,474 --> 00:04:29,145 Is it thief, thug or whore? 55 00:04:29,228 --> 00:04:30,646 There's one at the door. 56 00:04:31,355 --> 00:04:33,190 And there's room for one more. 57 00:04:34,150 --> 00:04:36,652 Till the end of creation. 58 00:04:38,404 --> 00:04:39,405 [Squatterbloat chuckles] 59 00:04:40,781 --> 00:04:42,616 Greetings, Squatterbloat. 60 00:04:44,869 --> 00:04:46,787 I seek an audience with your sovereign. 61 00:04:46,871 --> 00:04:47,705 [chuckles] 62 00:04:48,456 --> 00:04:49,832 And who might you be? 63 00:04:49,915 --> 00:04:51,917 I am the King of Dreams. 64 00:04:53,085 --> 00:04:55,379 Ruler of the Nightmare Realms. 65 00:04:55,463 --> 00:04:57,506 Mm. Yes, my clown. 66 00:04:59,759 --> 00:05:01,010 So, where's your crown? 67 00:05:01,093 --> 00:05:01,927 [scoffs] 68 00:05:02,511 --> 00:05:04,388 Guard your tongue, demon. 69 00:05:05,431 --> 00:05:09,727 The Ruler of Hell will not be kind to one who insults an honored guest. 70 00:05:09,810 --> 00:05:16,025 And I am a guest in this realm as I am monarch of my own. 71 00:05:16,650 --> 00:05:18,069 So where's your ruby? 72 00:05:20,404 --> 00:05:22,323 Shall I use it to haunt your dreams? 73 00:05:23,699 --> 00:05:25,785 And your waking hours, too? 74 00:05:26,619 --> 00:05:30,706 Or will you open the gates of Hell and let us through? 75 00:05:32,583 --> 00:05:34,168 -[keys jangle] -[lock clicks] 76 00:05:43,719 --> 00:05:47,306 Now, take us to the palace. 77 00:05:47,973 --> 00:05:49,850 [Squatterbloat] There's one at the door. 78 00:05:49,934 --> 00:05:51,685 There's one at the door. 79 00:05:52,186 --> 00:05:53,729 There's one at the door. 80 00:05:54,313 --> 00:05:56,607 So, you live in Mayhew? 81 00:05:56,690 --> 00:05:57,817 [John] Not anymore. 82 00:05:57,900 --> 00:06:00,820 My, uh… things are there. 83 00:06:00,903 --> 00:06:02,822 So you used to live in Mayhew? 84 00:06:02,905 --> 00:06:03,739 Uh… 85 00:06:04,657 --> 00:06:06,659 Yes. Few years ago. 86 00:06:08,911 --> 00:06:12,873 My mother's work forced us to move around quite a bit. 87 00:06:12,957 --> 00:06:14,125 Mm. What does she do? 88 00:06:16,752 --> 00:06:18,879 Actually, she passed away quite recently. 89 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:20,673 Oh, John… 90 00:06:20,756 --> 00:06:23,968 It's only just happened, so I'm, I'm, I'm still a little bit-- 91 00:06:24,051 --> 00:06:24,969 Of course. 92 00:06:26,512 --> 00:06:28,180 I'm so sorry, John. 93 00:06:28,264 --> 00:06:30,474 She wasn't a very good person, I'm afraid. 94 00:06:31,475 --> 00:06:34,437 That's an awful thing to say, isn't it? Even if it's true. 95 00:06:37,064 --> 00:06:40,943 No. I have a mother like that, too. 96 00:06:41,026 --> 00:06:44,905 Really? What does she do? 97 00:06:44,989 --> 00:06:47,908 She watches cable news. All day. 98 00:06:48,492 --> 00:06:49,952 That's what she does. 99 00:06:50,995 --> 00:06:53,789 What about yours? When she was alive? 100 00:06:56,459 --> 00:06:57,835 When she was alive, 101 00:06:59,420 --> 00:07:02,256 my mother was a very successful thief. 102 00:07:02,339 --> 00:07:03,299 [chuckles] 103 00:07:04,341 --> 00:07:06,177 -Really? -Yes, I'm afraid so. 104 00:07:06,886 --> 00:07:08,095 What did she steal? 105 00:07:08,971 --> 00:07:10,639 Is that rude? To ask? I'm sorry. 106 00:07:10,723 --> 00:07:11,724 No, not at all. 107 00:07:11,807 --> 00:07:14,143 Uh, she stole anything and everything. 108 00:07:14,226 --> 00:07:18,731 She stole art. She stole jewelry. Other people's identities. 109 00:07:18,814 --> 00:07:20,941 Which is why we had to keep moving all the time. 110 00:07:21,025 --> 00:07:23,402 It's why she lied about everything. 111 00:07:23,986 --> 00:07:24,862 Even to me. 112 00:07:28,324 --> 00:07:30,201 Well, maybe she was trying to protect you. 113 00:07:30,784 --> 00:07:31,619 [scoffs] 114 00:07:33,746 --> 00:07:37,124 Spoken like a woman with children of her own. 115 00:07:37,208 --> 00:07:41,003 Two girls. Samantha, Sarah. 116 00:07:41,086 --> 00:07:41,962 [John] Mm. 117 00:07:47,384 --> 00:07:49,637 Rosemary, may I ask you something? 118 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:50,638 [Rosemary] Of course. 119 00:07:51,222 --> 00:07:52,181 [John] Do you lie? 120 00:07:53,641 --> 00:07:55,226 To Samantha and Sarah? 121 00:07:59,688 --> 00:08:02,650 Their dad was the liar in the family. 122 00:08:03,567 --> 00:08:05,819 We were married ten years 123 00:08:05,903 --> 00:08:10,658 before I found out he had another wife and another kid in another town. 124 00:08:10,741 --> 00:08:12,660 -Oh, my goodness. -Yeah. 125 00:08:15,079 --> 00:08:19,208 I think lying is maybe the worst thing you can do to another person. 126 00:08:22,211 --> 00:08:23,921 I'm living proof of that. 127 00:08:26,340 --> 00:08:29,134 I'm sure your mom loved you and was proud of you. 128 00:08:30,344 --> 00:08:32,179 She did forgive me in the end. 129 00:08:32,763 --> 00:08:34,974 -For what? -Stealing from her. 130 00:08:35,057 --> 00:08:36,934 -What did you steal? -A ruby. 131 00:08:38,102 --> 00:08:40,271 Unlike no other. Like nothing you've ever seen. 132 00:08:40,354 --> 00:08:42,815 She had me arrested, of course. And thrown in prison. 133 00:08:42,898 --> 00:08:45,150 -For stealing the ruby? -And arson. 134 00:08:45,234 --> 00:08:46,819 [intense music playing] 135 00:08:46,902 --> 00:08:47,945 And murder. 136 00:08:49,238 --> 00:08:51,282 General mayhem. Among other things. 137 00:08:51,365 --> 00:08:53,409 You see, the problem with having this ruby 138 00:08:53,492 --> 00:08:55,703 was that everyone was always trying to take it from me. 139 00:08:55,786 --> 00:08:57,830 And so, I just did what I had to do. 140 00:09:01,250 --> 00:09:02,501 You murdered people? 141 00:09:02,585 --> 00:09:04,086 They weren't good people. 142 00:09:06,755 --> 00:09:10,175 Not like you and Susie. 143 00:09:10,884 --> 00:09:12,303 Isn't that right, Susie? 144 00:09:13,387 --> 00:09:17,182 Isn't that right, my sweet girl? 145 00:09:17,933 --> 00:09:19,476 [John chuckles] 146 00:09:30,863 --> 00:09:32,114 Any idea where we are? 147 00:09:33,741 --> 00:09:37,202 The landscape is subject to the whims of the Morningstar. 148 00:09:37,286 --> 00:09:39,121 The morning star? 149 00:09:39,204 --> 00:09:41,749 We have to spend the night in this literally godforsaken-- 150 00:09:41,832 --> 00:09:43,876 Lucifer Morningstar. 151 00:09:44,627 --> 00:09:46,337 [Matthew] As in the Devil? 152 00:09:46,420 --> 00:09:48,505 The Ruler of Hell is no mere devil. 153 00:09:49,465 --> 00:09:51,091 So, you two know each other? 154 00:09:51,175 --> 00:09:53,218 We've known each other for a very long time. 155 00:09:54,136 --> 00:09:57,014 When we first met, Lucifer was the angel Samael. 156 00:09:57,097 --> 00:09:59,892 I forgot the Devil used to be an angel. 157 00:09:59,975 --> 00:10:01,185 Not just any angel. 158 00:10:02,353 --> 00:10:06,649 The most beautiful, wisest, and most powerful of all angels. 159 00:10:08,567 --> 00:10:13,238 Saving only the Creator, Lucifer is, perhaps, the most powerful being there is. 160 00:10:13,322 --> 00:10:15,240 More powerful than you? 161 00:10:17,493 --> 00:10:20,120 By far. Especially now. 162 00:10:20,663 --> 00:10:21,622 [Matthew] Why now? 163 00:10:21,705 --> 00:10:23,999 The last time I was here, I was an honored guest. 164 00:10:24,083 --> 00:10:26,168 An envoy from my own kingdom. 165 00:10:26,669 --> 00:10:28,879 This time, I have invited myself, 166 00:10:30,214 --> 00:10:32,216 and I lack my symbols of office. 167 00:10:32,299 --> 00:10:34,343 But you're still Dream of The Endless, right? 168 00:10:34,426 --> 00:10:35,511 You got your sand. 169 00:10:37,471 --> 00:10:39,390 [ominous music playing] 170 00:10:39,473 --> 00:10:40,724 What's wrong? 171 00:10:40,808 --> 00:10:43,686 Squatterbloat. He's gone. 172 00:10:43,769 --> 00:10:45,229 [Matthew] All right, don't panic. 173 00:10:45,312 --> 00:10:47,356 I'm just gonna fly up and see where we are. 174 00:10:50,109 --> 00:10:52,778 Nope, nope. Not doing that. 175 00:10:52,861 --> 00:10:54,863 [people groaning] 176 00:10:56,031 --> 00:10:58,033 [branches creaking] 177 00:10:58,117 --> 00:11:00,035 [moaning and wailing] 178 00:11:04,123 --> 00:11:05,416 [Squatterbloat growls softly] 179 00:11:07,084 --> 00:11:08,210 This way. 180 00:11:13,173 --> 00:11:15,551 [Squatterbloat grunts] 181 00:11:16,427 --> 00:11:19,680 [Matthew] Does this seem like the way to the palace to you? 182 00:11:20,681 --> 00:11:23,684 A demon has a hundred motives for anything he does. 183 00:11:24,393 --> 00:11:26,228 All of them malevolent. 184 00:11:26,311 --> 00:11:27,229 Demon. 185 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:29,481 [Squatterbloat growls] 186 00:11:30,065 --> 00:11:31,400 This is not the way. 187 00:11:31,984 --> 00:11:32,985 [chuckles] 188 00:11:40,534 --> 00:11:41,452 [woman] Kai'ckul? 189 00:11:43,328 --> 00:11:44,663 [woman breathing heavily] 190 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:48,125 Dream Lord? 191 00:11:49,710 --> 00:11:50,544 [gasps] 192 00:11:54,298 --> 00:11:55,924 It is you. 193 00:12:00,888 --> 00:12:02,973 I greet you, Nada. 194 00:12:03,056 --> 00:12:04,099 Kai'ckul. 195 00:12:06,185 --> 00:12:08,437 How I have prayed for this day. 196 00:12:09,688 --> 00:12:11,398 I knew you would come. 197 00:12:13,358 --> 00:12:15,986 It pains me to see you like this. 198 00:12:18,113 --> 00:12:19,990 Then, free me, Lord. 199 00:12:21,366 --> 00:12:24,703 Only your forgiveness can free me. 200 00:12:28,999 --> 00:12:30,959 Do you not still love me? 201 00:12:32,211 --> 00:12:35,547 It has been 10,000 years, Nada. 202 00:12:41,136 --> 00:12:44,765 Yes. I still love you. 203 00:12:48,101 --> 00:12:49,812 But I have not yet forgiven you. 204 00:12:59,112 --> 00:13:00,155 Come, Matthew. 205 00:13:01,657 --> 00:13:04,952 Kai'ckul, I will not give up hope. 206 00:13:06,745 --> 00:13:08,664 I will never give up. 207 00:13:09,873 --> 00:13:11,500 [snarls softly] 208 00:13:26,515 --> 00:13:30,811 [John] Yes. I admit that in the past I may have done some things 209 00:13:30,894 --> 00:13:36,567 that are morally… ambiguous. 210 00:13:37,943 --> 00:13:39,862 But it taught me about human nature 211 00:13:39,945 --> 00:13:43,031 and the secret of real understanding and compassion. 212 00:13:45,659 --> 00:13:47,411 Do you want to know what it is? 213 00:13:48,954 --> 00:13:49,788 I do. 214 00:13:50,330 --> 00:13:52,875 This is going to sound rather odd, 215 00:13:52,958 --> 00:13:55,544 but the secret to having compassion for people 216 00:13:55,627 --> 00:13:59,548 is knowing that they are fundamentally selfish. 217 00:14:00,382 --> 00:14:02,050 And I say this without judgement. 218 00:14:02,134 --> 00:14:05,220 It's how human beings are built. It's how we're made. 219 00:14:05,304 --> 00:14:06,930 But if you know that going in, 220 00:14:07,014 --> 00:14:09,683 if you understand that we are operating 221 00:14:09,766 --> 00:14:13,312 out of the biological congenital selfishness, 222 00:14:13,395 --> 00:14:16,106 then life begins to make a lot more sense. 223 00:14:17,274 --> 00:14:18,650 [tires screeching] 224 00:14:19,860 --> 00:14:20,944 Are you all right? 225 00:14:23,113 --> 00:14:25,449 Uh, sorry. The phone slipped. 226 00:14:28,911 --> 00:14:29,912 You were saying? 227 00:14:32,289 --> 00:14:34,875 [John] I… I was saying, 228 00:14:34,958 --> 00:14:37,336 knowing that people are selfish 229 00:14:37,419 --> 00:14:42,716 sets you free from having to take their actions, their lies, personally. 230 00:14:43,967 --> 00:14:47,095 People lie because they're selfish. 231 00:14:47,179 --> 00:14:50,223 They lie because they are human. 232 00:14:52,017 --> 00:14:53,685 They lie because they're scared. 233 00:14:54,937 --> 00:14:56,688 People will say anything. 234 00:14:56,772 --> 00:14:59,608 Do anything to keep from being hurt. 235 00:15:03,528 --> 00:15:05,197 That's what I think, anyway. 236 00:15:10,035 --> 00:15:11,995 You're very good, Rosemary. 237 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:14,665 [Rosemary] I don't know what you mean. 238 00:15:14,748 --> 00:15:19,795 I mean I experience people as basically selfish 239 00:15:19,878 --> 00:15:22,631 and you experience them as afraid. 240 00:15:22,714 --> 00:15:25,509 Which they are, we all are. You're absolutely right. 241 00:15:26,468 --> 00:15:27,427 And good. 242 00:15:30,555 --> 00:15:31,390 Thank you. 243 00:15:37,437 --> 00:15:39,189 Do you mind if we stop for gas? 244 00:15:41,525 --> 00:15:42,693 No, not at all. 245 00:16:01,670 --> 00:16:03,880 [Matthew] So, that woman back there. 246 00:16:03,964 --> 00:16:06,299 Anything you wanna share with your friend Matthew? 247 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:13,473 Her name is Nada. 248 00:16:15,434 --> 00:16:19,479 She was the ruler of a tribe that call themselves the First People. 249 00:16:23,108 --> 00:16:24,109 We were in love. 250 00:16:25,027 --> 00:16:28,655 So what did she do? How'd she end up here? 251 00:16:29,740 --> 00:16:30,824 She defied me. 252 00:16:31,366 --> 00:16:34,077 Wait. You put her here? 253 00:16:34,786 --> 00:16:38,415 The Morningstar is letting me know that Hell has prepared for my visit. 254 00:16:45,922 --> 00:16:47,132 Why are we stopping? 255 00:16:55,724 --> 00:16:56,725 [Dream] We're here. 256 00:16:56,808 --> 00:16:58,810 [dramatic music playing] 257 00:17:46,441 --> 00:17:47,275 [caws] 258 00:18:27,023 --> 00:18:28,191 Hello. 259 00:18:44,958 --> 00:18:45,917 Hello, Dream. 260 00:18:47,127 --> 00:18:49,379 Greetings to you, Lucifer Morningstar. 261 00:18:50,797 --> 00:18:52,549 And to you, Mazikeen of the Lillim. 262 00:18:54,467 --> 00:18:56,928 Greetings, Dream Lord. 263 00:18:58,555 --> 00:19:01,099 You look well, Dream. Are you well? 264 00:19:02,267 --> 00:19:07,522 And your family, Destiny, Death, Despair, and the others? 265 00:19:09,482 --> 00:19:12,277 I presume the Ruler of Hell knows this is no social call. 266 00:19:12,360 --> 00:19:14,571 Have you come to join forces then? 267 00:19:15,322 --> 00:19:17,741 To ally your realm to ours? 268 00:19:17,824 --> 00:19:20,285 To acknowledge the sovereignty of Hell? 269 00:19:20,952 --> 00:19:23,038 You know my feelings on that, Lightbringer. 270 00:19:23,622 --> 00:19:25,165 Feelings change. 271 00:19:26,458 --> 00:19:31,379 Especially when one has been caught and imprisoned by mortals. 272 00:19:32,047 --> 00:19:35,008 We expected better of you, sweet Morpheus. 273 00:19:35,091 --> 00:19:38,637 I have come because my Helm of State was stolen from me. 274 00:19:39,596 --> 00:19:41,431 I believe one of your demons has it. 275 00:19:42,057 --> 00:19:43,475 I should like it back. 276 00:19:45,852 --> 00:19:46,686 Now. 277 00:19:47,312 --> 00:19:50,857 Dream, if only it were that easy. 278 00:19:51,441 --> 00:19:53,693 But there are rules, you see. 279 00:19:54,402 --> 00:19:57,113 Protocols which must be followed. 280 00:20:00,825 --> 00:20:02,619 Which demon has your helm? 281 00:20:02,702 --> 00:20:05,664 Name it and we will bring it here. 282 00:20:05,747 --> 00:20:07,707 I confess I do not know the name. 283 00:20:11,544 --> 00:20:14,464 Then we will have to summon all of them. 284 00:20:18,635 --> 00:20:20,262 [demons clamoring] 285 00:20:27,644 --> 00:20:29,980 [Lucifer] There, now, Dream, you may inquire. 286 00:20:30,063 --> 00:20:32,399 Which demon has your helmet? 287 00:20:35,235 --> 00:20:37,487 Shall we interview them one at a time, or… 288 00:20:39,531 --> 00:20:41,241 That won't be necessary. 289 00:20:55,005 --> 00:20:58,341 It surprises us how easily you would give up, Dream. 290 00:20:59,217 --> 00:21:02,137 We know how you relied upon your tools. 291 00:21:03,138 --> 00:21:07,017 But tools are the subtlest of traps. 292 00:21:08,476 --> 00:21:10,186 We become reliant upon them 293 00:21:10,270 --> 00:21:14,399 and in their absence we are vulnerable, 294 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,320 weak, defenseless. 295 00:21:19,654 --> 00:21:20,780 Not entirely. 296 00:21:25,368 --> 00:21:27,495 I have recovered my sand. 297 00:21:28,997 --> 00:21:30,415 It brought me to Hell 298 00:21:31,124 --> 00:21:34,878 and now it brings that which is mine in Hell to me. 299 00:22:09,621 --> 00:22:11,039 Tell me your name, demon. 300 00:22:11,122 --> 00:22:12,415 Do I have to tell him? 301 00:22:12,499 --> 00:22:16,544 That is Choronzon. A Duke of Hell. 302 00:22:16,628 --> 00:22:17,837 Choronzon… 303 00:22:19,839 --> 00:22:24,260 The helm is mine. You must return it to me. 304 00:22:24,803 --> 00:22:27,305 No. It's mine now. 305 00:22:27,931 --> 00:22:30,350 I traded it from a mortal for a paltry thing. 306 00:22:30,934 --> 00:22:33,937 It was a fair trade. I've broken no laws. 307 00:22:34,521 --> 00:22:37,065 And if the Dream King wants his helm back, 308 00:22:38,942 --> 00:22:40,819 he will have to fight me for it. 309 00:22:42,278 --> 00:22:43,655 Very well. 310 00:22:44,864 --> 00:22:46,699 I challenge you, Choronzon. 311 00:22:47,450 --> 00:22:48,284 [Choronzon chuckles] 312 00:22:48,368 --> 00:22:50,161 You know the rules, Dream Lord. 313 00:22:50,245 --> 00:22:53,415 If I win, you will return my helmet. 314 00:22:53,498 --> 00:22:55,041 And if you lose, 315 00:22:55,708 --> 00:23:00,880 you'll serve as my slave in Hell for eternity. 316 00:23:05,969 --> 00:23:08,054 I accept the terms. 317 00:23:08,138 --> 00:23:08,972 [caws] 318 00:23:09,597 --> 00:23:12,851 And whom will you choose to represent you in the battle? 319 00:23:14,018 --> 00:23:15,603 I shall represent myself. 320 00:23:16,646 --> 00:23:21,776 Choronzon, whom will you choose to represent you? 321 00:23:21,860 --> 00:23:22,986 Hmm… 322 00:23:26,906 --> 00:23:30,410 I choose you, sire. 323 00:23:45,425 --> 00:23:51,139 Apologies, Dream, but the laws of Hell demand that I become his champion. 324 00:23:53,808 --> 00:23:55,894 But if you would not fight me. 325 00:23:58,938 --> 00:24:00,482 I have accepted the terms. 326 00:24:04,235 --> 00:24:05,737 Let the challenge begin. 327 00:24:20,376 --> 00:24:21,586 I won't be five minutes. 328 00:24:21,669 --> 00:24:24,422 -Oh, we'll be fine. You take your time. -[Susie panting] 329 00:24:41,606 --> 00:24:43,525 Looks like I have to pre-pay inside. 330 00:24:43,608 --> 00:24:45,568 Do you want anything? Are you thirsty? 331 00:24:46,528 --> 00:24:48,279 No, thank you. I'm fine. 332 00:24:49,572 --> 00:24:50,573 I won't be a minute. 333 00:24:55,328 --> 00:24:58,039 Actually, uh, Rosemary… 334 00:24:59,165 --> 00:25:00,041 Uh… 335 00:25:01,834 --> 00:25:03,962 I could use a drink, if you don't mind. 336 00:25:04,671 --> 00:25:06,005 Sure. What would you like? 337 00:25:08,174 --> 00:25:11,636 I don't know. I haven't been out in the world for 30 years. 338 00:25:13,304 --> 00:25:14,973 You've been in prison for 30 years? 339 00:25:15,056 --> 00:25:17,559 No, uh, psychiatric hospital. 340 00:25:17,642 --> 00:25:21,771 Uh, the beverage options were extremely limited to say the least. 341 00:25:21,854 --> 00:25:22,897 After you. 342 00:25:43,710 --> 00:25:45,169 Whatever you want, my treat. 343 00:25:46,546 --> 00:25:47,630 Are you sure? 344 00:25:47,714 --> 00:25:48,631 Absolutely. 345 00:25:49,257 --> 00:25:51,175 I'll just give the guy my credit card. 346 00:26:05,648 --> 00:26:08,818 [whispering] I need you to call 9-1-1 for me. 347 00:26:09,527 --> 00:26:10,695 [normally] I'm sorry. What? 348 00:26:10,778 --> 00:26:13,656 [whispering] I need you to call 9-1-1 for me. 349 00:26:13,740 --> 00:26:16,451 The man I'm with is an escaped murderer. 350 00:26:19,912 --> 00:26:22,915 -[normally] You fucking with me? -[whispering] Please just call 9-1-1. 351 00:26:22,999 --> 00:26:23,916 [normally] All right. 352 00:26:25,209 --> 00:26:26,753 I'm calling them right now. 353 00:26:28,046 --> 00:26:29,339 Yeah, hi. 354 00:26:29,422 --> 00:26:31,257 I'm calling to report an emergency. 355 00:26:31,341 --> 00:26:34,093 This is the filling station out on route seven. 356 00:26:35,887 --> 00:26:36,846 That's right. 357 00:26:44,020 --> 00:26:46,356 Yeah. That's right. 358 00:26:48,524 --> 00:26:49,942 Wanna send somebody down… 359 00:26:50,026 --> 00:26:51,486 Rosemary, we need to go. 360 00:27:00,161 --> 00:27:00,995 [gun cocks] 361 00:27:02,205 --> 00:27:03,247 Let go of her. 362 00:27:04,457 --> 00:27:07,960 And we're gonna wait here, the three of us, for the police. 363 00:27:08,544 --> 00:27:13,049 Young man, I assure you, you don't want to point that gun at me. 364 00:27:15,301 --> 00:27:18,846 Sir, if you don't stay where you are, I will shoot you. 365 00:27:19,389 --> 00:27:20,515 Please don't. 366 00:27:22,517 --> 00:27:24,560 You'll only be hurting yourself. 367 00:27:32,235 --> 00:27:33,861 -[gunshot] -[Rosemary screams] 368 00:27:46,082 --> 00:27:47,291 [car engine starts] 369 00:27:50,461 --> 00:27:52,463 [John] You shouldn't have done that. 370 00:27:53,423 --> 00:27:55,299 It's my fault for trusting you. 371 00:27:57,885 --> 00:27:59,137 Are you gonna hurt me? 372 00:28:02,432 --> 00:28:04,350 Are you taking me to my ruby? 373 00:28:09,397 --> 00:28:11,441 Then I have no reason to hurt you. 374 00:28:16,362 --> 00:28:17,655 Until you give me one. 375 00:28:24,162 --> 00:28:26,956 [Choronzon] Welcome, ladies and gentlemen. 376 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:31,836 Today for your entertainment and delectation, 377 00:28:31,919 --> 00:28:33,379 a formal challenge. 378 00:28:33,463 --> 00:28:35,214 [demons cheering] 379 00:28:35,298 --> 00:28:37,759 The challenger is Dream. 380 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:42,263 Once the Master of the Realm of Sleep. 381 00:28:42,972 --> 00:28:43,931 [caws] 382 00:28:44,015 --> 00:28:46,642 As the challenged, I've selected my champion, 383 00:28:47,310 --> 00:28:51,606 Ruler of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar… 384 00:28:51,689 --> 00:28:53,274 [demons cheering] 385 00:28:55,276 --> 00:29:02,116 …to represent me in a contest of skill, confidence and transformation. 386 00:29:03,034 --> 00:29:04,118 The oldest game. 387 00:29:07,789 --> 00:29:10,166 Matthew, I need you to return to The Dreaming. 388 00:29:10,249 --> 00:29:11,417 What? No! 389 00:29:11,501 --> 00:29:13,252 It's the only reason I allowed you to come. 390 00:29:13,336 --> 00:29:14,545 So I could leave you? 391 00:29:14,629 --> 00:29:16,047 If I should not be able to leave, 392 00:29:16,130 --> 00:29:18,925 I would not have Lucienne left alone with no word of my fate. 393 00:29:20,176 --> 00:29:21,302 Not again. 394 00:29:21,385 --> 00:29:24,847 -The sand will take you back. -I'm not going back. 395 00:29:24,931 --> 00:29:28,893 Morpheus, am I interrupting a preliminary bout of some kind? 396 00:29:28,976 --> 00:29:32,271 Just a ringside pep talk, Your Majesty. 397 00:29:32,939 --> 00:29:37,443 We came here for the helm and we're not leaving here without it. 398 00:29:38,027 --> 00:29:39,403 We shall see. 399 00:29:47,620 --> 00:29:48,621 [cheering continues] 400 00:29:59,006 --> 00:30:00,633 [Lucifer] As the challenged, 401 00:30:01,467 --> 00:30:07,139 I set the meter and take the first move. 402 00:30:09,267 --> 00:30:10,226 Very well. 403 00:30:13,396 --> 00:30:14,897 Make your move. 404 00:30:18,234 --> 00:30:19,235 I am… 405 00:30:20,945 --> 00:30:22,864 a dire wolf. 406 00:30:23,656 --> 00:30:26,951 Prey-stalking, lethal prowler. 407 00:30:27,034 --> 00:30:27,910 [growls] 408 00:30:30,872 --> 00:30:32,415 I am a hunter. 409 00:30:33,541 --> 00:30:37,795 Horse-mounted, wolf-stabbing. 410 00:30:38,462 --> 00:30:39,755 [snarls] 411 00:30:39,839 --> 00:30:41,090 [grunts] 412 00:30:45,011 --> 00:30:46,596 [breathing heavily] 413 00:30:55,521 --> 00:30:59,442 I am a serpent. 414 00:30:59,525 --> 00:31:01,235 Horse-biting… 415 00:31:02,153 --> 00:31:06,032 -[neighing in alarm] -…poison-toothed. 416 00:31:06,115 --> 00:31:07,116 [gasps] 417 00:31:12,997 --> 00:31:14,373 I am a bird of prey. 418 00:31:14,957 --> 00:31:19,086 Snake-devouring, talons ripping. 419 00:31:19,587 --> 00:31:20,421 [Lucifer gasps] 420 00:31:30,056 --> 00:31:35,686 I am a butcher bacterium. 421 00:31:37,104 --> 00:31:39,857 Warm-life destroying. 422 00:31:39,941 --> 00:31:41,192 [Dream grunts] 423 00:31:49,951 --> 00:31:53,496 I am a world. 424 00:31:54,747 --> 00:31:59,293 Space-floating, life-nurturing. 425 00:32:02,463 --> 00:32:04,966 I am a nova. 426 00:32:05,591 --> 00:32:08,636 All-exploding, planet-cremating. 427 00:32:09,637 --> 00:32:11,263 [screaming] 428 00:32:21,941 --> 00:32:23,025 [Dream groans] 429 00:32:28,239 --> 00:32:30,449 [weakly] I am a universe. 430 00:32:31,492 --> 00:32:36,998 All things encompassing, all life embracing. 431 00:32:39,500 --> 00:32:42,920 [Lucifer] I am anti-life. 432 00:32:46,465 --> 00:32:48,884 The Beast of Judgement. 433 00:32:51,470 --> 00:32:55,891 The dark at the end of everything. 434 00:33:05,568 --> 00:33:07,695 What will you be then, Dream Lord? 435 00:33:07,778 --> 00:33:09,488 [breath trembling] 436 00:33:13,784 --> 00:33:14,744 [groans weakly] 437 00:33:14,827 --> 00:33:15,745 I… 438 00:33:19,582 --> 00:33:20,624 I… 439 00:33:23,419 --> 00:33:24,462 I … 440 00:33:26,464 --> 00:33:27,506 [Matthew] Boss? 441 00:33:28,424 --> 00:33:30,718 Hey, boss! 442 00:33:30,801 --> 00:33:32,636 Still with us, Dream? 443 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:36,307 He is and it's his move, Your Majesty. 444 00:33:36,390 --> 00:33:38,142 There are no more moves. 445 00:33:39,060 --> 00:33:41,437 What can survive the anti-life? 446 00:33:42,271 --> 00:33:46,484 Hey, boss. Listen to me. You know what can survive the anti-life? 447 00:33:47,026 --> 00:33:47,985 You. 448 00:33:48,527 --> 00:33:50,738 Dreams don't fucking die. 449 00:33:50,821 --> 00:33:51,947 Not if you believe in them, 450 00:33:52,031 --> 00:33:57,578 and I believe Dream of the Endless would never leave his raven here alone, 451 00:33:57,661 --> 00:34:00,456 in Hell with Lucifer. 452 00:34:04,668 --> 00:34:05,711 I… 453 00:34:08,172 --> 00:34:09,131 am… 454 00:34:12,426 --> 00:34:13,469 [caws] 455 00:34:19,683 --> 00:34:20,559 hope. 456 00:34:32,279 --> 00:34:33,155 Hope. 457 00:34:38,953 --> 00:34:40,287 [Dream] Well, Lightbringer? 458 00:34:41,789 --> 00:34:42,998 It's your move. 459 00:34:44,166 --> 00:34:46,627 What is it that kills hope? 460 00:34:51,715 --> 00:34:53,467 Choronzon, give him his helm. 461 00:34:55,386 --> 00:34:56,220 [Choronzon] No. 462 00:34:58,055 --> 00:34:58,889 I won't. 463 00:34:59,431 --> 00:35:01,725 It's mine. Please. 464 00:35:05,312 --> 00:35:06,397 [Choronzon grunting] 465 00:35:08,274 --> 00:35:09,900 [demons cheering] 466 00:35:12,361 --> 00:35:13,779 [Choronzon screams] 467 00:35:13,863 --> 00:35:15,865 [demons cheering] 468 00:35:37,261 --> 00:35:38,512 Thank you, Mazikeen. 469 00:35:45,561 --> 00:35:46,687 Thank you, Lightbringer. 470 00:35:47,271 --> 00:35:49,773 The Ruler of Hell is honorable, indeed. 471 00:35:49,857 --> 00:35:51,442 I will not forget this. 472 00:35:52,818 --> 00:35:53,986 Honorable? 473 00:35:56,363 --> 00:35:58,282 You joke, surely. 474 00:36:00,367 --> 00:36:01,869 Look out there, Morpheus. 475 00:36:03,037 --> 00:36:06,457 The billion Lords of Hell stand arrayed about you. 476 00:36:07,791 --> 00:36:08,876 Tell us. 477 00:36:10,628 --> 00:36:12,588 Why should we let you leave? 478 00:36:13,172 --> 00:36:15,966 Helmet or no, you have no power here. 479 00:36:16,050 --> 00:36:17,176 After all… 480 00:36:18,677 --> 00:36:23,682 What power have dreams in Hell? 481 00:36:26,435 --> 00:36:28,687 You say I have no power here. 482 00:36:31,315 --> 00:36:32,775 Perhaps you speak truly. 483 00:36:34,985 --> 00:36:38,197 But to say dreams have no power in Hell… 484 00:36:40,658 --> 00:36:42,910 Tell me, Lucifer Morningstar, 485 00:36:43,786 --> 00:36:46,872 what power would Hell have if those here imprisoned 486 00:36:46,956 --> 00:36:48,249 were not able to dream… 487 00:36:51,835 --> 00:36:52,795 of Heaven? 488 00:37:02,471 --> 00:37:04,014 One day, Morpheus… 489 00:37:07,518 --> 00:37:09,353 we shall destroy you. 490 00:37:13,107 --> 00:37:15,025 Until that day, Lightbringer. 491 00:37:28,789 --> 00:37:30,416 [cheering continues] 492 00:37:51,603 --> 00:37:53,689 [Matthew] You think Lucifer will come after you? 493 00:37:53,772 --> 00:37:54,815 [Dream] Why? 494 00:37:54,898 --> 00:37:58,152 [Matthew] Because you just publicly humiliated the Ruler of Hell. 495 00:38:03,407 --> 00:38:05,242 Can you even see in that thing? 496 00:38:05,326 --> 00:38:06,285 [Dream] I can. 497 00:38:07,411 --> 00:38:08,996 I can see the ruby. 498 00:38:55,459 --> 00:38:56,543 Something's wrong. 499 00:38:57,503 --> 00:38:58,879 Someone's altered it. 500 00:39:03,884 --> 00:39:04,802 [Rosemary] This is it? 501 00:39:05,302 --> 00:39:07,388 Yes. Thank you. 502 00:40:06,405 --> 00:40:08,740 -[door creaks shut] -[Matthew groans] 503 00:40:09,616 --> 00:40:10,451 [lock clicks] 504 00:40:25,591 --> 00:40:26,967 What are you still doing here? 505 00:40:28,635 --> 00:40:30,554 I know I'm gonna regret this but… 506 00:40:32,014 --> 00:40:33,682 Do you need a ride somewhere? 507 00:40:36,935 --> 00:40:39,688 Do you really want me to get back into that truck? 508 00:40:39,771 --> 00:40:41,356 The truth. No lies. 509 00:40:43,442 --> 00:40:44,401 I wanna go home. 510 00:40:46,195 --> 00:40:48,405 You're a good person, Rosemary. 511 00:40:50,574 --> 00:40:55,496 Unfortunately, good people seldom survive in this world. 512 00:40:58,081 --> 00:41:00,626 Just don't hurt Susie, please. 513 00:41:00,709 --> 00:41:02,669 I don't care what happens to me but… 514 00:41:05,422 --> 00:41:06,340 Here. 515 00:41:07,466 --> 00:41:08,509 Take it. 516 00:41:10,886 --> 00:41:12,054 Wear it. 517 00:41:14,431 --> 00:41:18,393 From now on, no one will be able to hurt you. 518 00:41:18,477 --> 00:41:19,603 Not even me. 519 00:41:20,270 --> 00:41:23,357 There's no need to be afraid or tell a lie ever again. 520 00:41:25,734 --> 00:41:26,902 Don't you need it? 521 00:41:26,985 --> 00:41:31,031 No. I have my ruby. 522 00:41:32,449 --> 00:41:34,993 Boss. Boss! 523 00:41:35,077 --> 00:41:37,287 [John] The ruby makes dreams come true. 524 00:41:39,790 --> 00:41:44,503 And I'm going to use it to save the world. 525 00:41:52,553 --> 00:41:54,555 [theme music playing]