Come on, Mills.
You got this.
(groans)
Quick and nimble,
quick and nimble.
(people chattering)
(whoops)
(laughing):
Nice.
You picked up some moves.
Yeah, that's the thing
about being trapped
in a timeless dimension
filled with sheer rock walls.
You find your inner
Spider-Man real fast.
(grunts)
Sorry, I didn't mean
to bring back bad memories.
I just thought coming here
might be a good way
to blow off steam.
No sweat.
No more
withdrawal symptoms
from the symbol?
I'm getting
a handle on it.
Crane has been helping me
through some behavior
modification techniques,
or as he insists on calling it,
"A diet of the mind."
Franklin?
No, A Beautiful Mind.
I never should have gotten him
the Netflix subscription.
(laughs)
At least it didn't
slow you down any.
You're in kickass shape.
We'll see.
Reynolds has scheduled
an FBI survival
training exercise this weekend.
Are you sure you're up for that?
I mean,
are you sure you're up for a
weekend with Daniel Reynolds?
Yeah, Danny and I are good.
He told you he loves you.
Loved.
Past tense.
Okay.
Whatever we were,
he's my boss now.
It's all about timing.
Hmm.
You, of all people,
should know that.
Hmm?
Didn't Joe just
buy you a trailer?
Did it come
with a white picket fence?
(scoffs) I mean, he means well,
but sometimes
he can just be such a...
guy, you know?
(laughs)
MAN: Hey, hold on,
it looks like you're
having some trouble.
Let me help you with that.
Thanks, I'm good.
No, no, no, it's okay.
This can be a little
challenging, so...
Oh!
It's got to be strong.
Mm.
Go ahead.
(grunting)
(panting)
It can be challenging.
PANDORA:
My love,
I have excellent tidings.
I have recovered another
fragment of the Box.
The Beacon's siren call
will now be heard
in the depths
of every corner of this world.
Creatures of darkness
will awaken...
and come to give
their spirits to you.
You have done well.
I am down to the dregs of
the energy we collected.
I hunger for more.
They will come.
Soon you will be restored
to your full glory...
...and then you can
restore my Box.
Do not mar this moment
with your selfish needs.
All will be made whole...
...in time.
Of course, my love.
Now that's some Willy Wonka
setup you got here.
Thank you, Lieutenant.
Though it is not
chocolaty treats
we endeavor to find here,
but answers.
Just...
please.
Careful with this one.
This caused the Great Fire
of Chicago.
And...
Krakatoa.
You getting anywhere?
Unfortunately, no.
As far as I can tell,
this is unlike any material
known to man.
And my investigation
has been somewhat curtailed
by our limited resources,
which is why I have sought
the help of
an outside expert,
Professor Cranston
of Rochester.
He specializes
in arcane materials.
He's agreed to meet us
in his laboratory tomorrow.
I'm hoping he could
shed some light
on some of
our other artifacts...
Rochester?
I have the FBI
training exercise;
it's gonna take all weekend.
Of course.
Well, I can reschedule.
No, you should go.
Are you certain?
I would not want to derail
any of the progress we made.
You've done enough, Crane,
and besides,
the exercise will help
get my mind off of things,
dive into something
work-related.
I would get Jenny
to go with you,
but she's with Joe...
following up
on a Sumerian artifact
that just hit
the black market.
As well they should.
Anything Sumerian
these days
is surely related
to Pandora
and the Hidden One,
and their plans.
Plans about which we still
know precious little.
Which is why we need to get
to the bottom of what that is,
and the thing
about these symbols
of evil is they tend to just
be the tip of the iceberg.
Very well,
I shall to Rochester alone.
You know what,
I knew Colonel Rochester.
Peevish sort.
(chuckles)
It seems a surprise
they'd name a city after him.
He hardly deserves that honor.
You haven't seen Rochester.
My sources can't find
any more details
on that mystery artifact.
Just that it's getting
a lot of attention
and it's going on
the block tomorrow night.
Who's the seller?
Anonymous.
Most likely a relic hunter
who stumbled on something
that's out of his league
and he wants to unload it.
These auctions
are set up on the fly.
Fast, in-and-out,
no questions asked.
Oh.
That's a lot of heavy hitters
on the invite list.
Look, $10,000
minimum reserve.
Though I guess that's not
a problem for you anymore,
unless you spent it all buying
another trailer for someone.
Wow, you are not letting
that go any time soon, are you?
Not in this lifetime.
Okay.
Okay, you want to know
why I bought you that trailer?
Because I could.
Well, that explains everything.
No, no, no,
I'm serious, listen,
I mean, like, most of the time,
we are in your world.
It's like...
black market auctions,
supernatural artifacts...
okay, so...
I thought that
it was kind of
great that, like,
just this one time,
I could be the one
steering the boat.
Or... steering the ship, or...
the trailer--
whatever-- okay?
Mm, Joe...
I love that you want to step up.
And I know that you want
to do the right thing.
So, I guess...
we just both need
to remember that
what's important...
is that you never...
ever...
touch my stuff.
Should have seen that coming.
REYNOLDS: All right, everyone,
I'm guessing it's been awhile
since your last
refresher course
in survival training.
I know I haven't done
a course since Quantico.
So, this weekend
may be challenging.
That's why
we're working in teams.
Work with your teammates.
Cover their backs,
and they'll cover yours.
Hello, agents,
My name is Robbie Malone
and I'll be one
of the wilderness guides.
Now, the rules are simple.
Each team will be given a map
showing a designated waypoint.
You'll have 48 hours
to get there.
You'll be provided
with basic equipment,
but no cell phones.
Any questions?
If you grab your packs, you'll
find your group assignments.
Mm-hmm.
Looks like
we're teammates.
Yeah.
Along with Ramirez.
Where is he?
Mount Sinai Hospital.
Appendicitis.
Called in this morning.
Are we getting a sub?
Yeah, me.
That good with everyone?
Absolutely.
Good, let's get going.
No, this isn't gonna
be awkward at all.
SOPHIE:
I got to say,
I've never been
an outdoors-y type.
Closest I ever got
to camping
was watching
Friday the 13th movies.
(laughs)
Yeah, I didn't spend much
time in the wild either.
Until I had to.
You mind
if I ask you something?
Hmm?
When you were trapped
in that other dimension,
did you ever think
you weren't gonna
get out of there?
I had moments...
but I knew Crane was
out there looking for me.
I held onto that.
And he told me
that you helped him
a lot while I was gone.
So I appreciate that.
I mean,
I don't know if
I "helped" very much.
Mostly I just
asked a lot
of questions about monsters
and made a face like, uh...
Yeah?
No, it was more like...
(stammering)
Something like that.
(laughing ): Whatever.
No, it was.
It was like that.
You have adjusted to
this craziness
better than most.
Maybe it's because
I always wanted to believe
that this other world
was out there.
When I was a kid,
my parents disappeared
under mysterious circumstances,
and I never got a good
explanation for what happened.
So when I found out that
magic and mystical dimensions
were actually real,
it gave me hope
that someday,
I may actually get some answers.
My first run-in
with the supernatural,
I was a kid, too.
It messed me and my family up
for a long time.
The supernatural...
took a lot away from me.
So I guess I got used
to looking at it that way,
and then here you are...
seeing the upside.
ROBBIE:
So...
when you can't
see the sun,
you can always remember that
moss grows on
the north side of trees,
and...
Who'd put a well
way out here?
Look at this.
The Dutch...
they settled this area
back in the 1600s,
and judging
from the looks of this thing,
it could be that old.
The cover's freshly broken.
Almost as if it was
busted from the inside out.
Whatever the case,
this thing is a hazard.
I have to report it
to the rangers.
All right, come on,
we better catch up.
(screeching)
REYNOLDS:
Robbie, come on.
(growling)
♪ ♪
This seems familiar.
We're in the woods.
Everything looks familiar.
Yeah, this looks familiar,
like the same,
like we have
walked in a circle,
haven't we?
We may have gone
in a circle-like direction.
You think you could do better,
Davy Crockett?
(laughing):
I can't do worse.
So...
it's tough news
about Ramirez.
He'll be okay.
It's a routine procedure.
I'm glad it worked
out this way, though.
Not that Ramirez
got sick, but...
I'm glad you're on my team.
I've been, uh...
sorting through
some stuff lately,
and a part of
that process involves me
clearing the air with people
that I care about,
and I owe you
some answers, so...
it's good that we'll have
some time together.
I'm glad you're
working things out,
but I didn't plan on this.
Your group needed a third
and I was available.
That's it.
I got it from here.
(classical music plays)
Thank you.
Encrypted burner phone.
Allows for anonymous bidding.
Folks in this crowd
don't always like
to advertise their interests.
Plus, they love
the cloak-and-dagger of it all.
Jenny Mills.
I'd heard you were no longer
in acquisitions.
I still dabble.
Joe,
this is Hans Christinger,
a dealer out of...
I'm between places
at the moment.
Joe Corbin.
Corbin?
As in August's son?
Following in
the family business, are we?
Yeah, something like that.
So what have you heard
about the product?
Sumerian fragment.
Early Dynastic period.
It has some...
intriguing characteristics.
(crowd murmuring)
Oh, my God.
That's part
of Pandora's box.
That thing still
has residual energy.
Joe, the Box is the source
of Pandora's power.
I've seen what
she can do with it,
up close and personal.
If she somehow manages
to collect the pieces
and put it back together...
She and the Hidden One
are gonna be back in business.
(sighs)
(twig snaps)
(distant screech)
(screeching)
(screaming)
(screaming continues)
(screeching)
(screeching continues)
(screams)
(gasping)
Holy hell,
what was that thing?
Okay, okay.
Robbie, stay with me.
Here, just apply pressure.
Yeah.
What happened?
Uh...
Coyote. We chased it off.
Coyotes?
Out here?
Yeah.
What are you doing?
The guides carry
satphones in case
of an emergency.
Damn it, it's broken.
He must have landed on it.
How's he doing?
We got to get him to help.
Okay, Foster,
you stay here with him.
Mills, you come with me.
We got to build something
to get him out of here.
Sir.
(whispering):
All right.
SOPHIE: I've got the bleeding
under control.
He's stable for now.
(softly):
His feet.
All right,
let's lift him up gently.
Okay.
Let us take
the first shift.
You figure out where
we're going, lead the way.
You sure?
Yeah.
You're the one been practicing
with the compass, right?
Yeah.
(sighs)
I found some images
on Robbie's camera.
It looks like they
stumbled across something,
something that had
been hidden away.
Those markings?
They're Dutch.
About 400 years old.
It's a warning.
That word there...
Verslinder,
means "one who devours."
As in our bite-happy
friend, okay, so...
we have a 400-year-old
Dutch monster on the loose,
but no way to warn anyone
or call for help.
(sighs)
Great.
I thought
this was gonna be tough.
There's something out there.
We need to tell him
what's going on.
We can't tell him.
Every time I let somebody
into this world,
their lives are ruined.
Truth is dangerous.
No.
We handle this without him.
(sighs)
Danny!
Can you come over?!
What are you doing?
You and Reynolds
get him out of here.
I'm going after this thing.
By yourself?
Mm-hmm.
Hey, I'm tired.
Can we switch?
Yeah, we can all take a break.
Uh...
no, I'm actually-- I'm good.
Okay, you take a breather.
Catch up when you can.
Will do.
Be careful.
Yeah.
(panting)
(groans)
(sighs)
Lieutenant, please.
(gasping)
(heart beating)
(heartbeat increasing)
(screeching)
(grunting)
(screeching continues)
(gasping)
(screeching continues)
(gasping)
(screeching continues)
(screaming)
(panting)
I'm making that face again,
aren't I?
ABBIE:
Good news is we've knocked
that thing back twice now,
so it should lay low
for a while.
Bad news is
it can regenerate.
Which means it may be
impossible to kill.
That explains why it
was sealed up in that well.
There was no other way
to get rid of the thing.
Mm-hmm.
Wait, that explains
something else, too.
I took a closer look
at those photos
and found another phrase:
"There is no end."
Look...
I know you said the supernatural
has taken a lot from you,
but you gotta remember
the supernatural
has given you
a lot of good, too.
It led you to Crane.
Hey...
It's gonna be dark soon.
We need to find
a place to make camp.
I saw an abandoned cabin
over the ridge.
Not much, but...
it can provide us
with some shelter.
All right, let's get going.
Thanks.
Yeah.
I'm gonna go gather some wood
and make a fire, all right?
(sighs)
He's getting worse.
I never seen
an animal bite
get infected this quickly.
How far do you think
it is to help?
Five, six miles,
as the crow flies.
I could cover that
a lot quicker going solo.
Let's wait till morning.
I'm not sure he has that long.
And if you get lost
out there, then what?
Then that's on me.
This group, this entire outing,
is my responsibility.
I'm not losing anyone,
not on my watch.
Hey, you're not the only
one that cares about...
You don't get it.
I'm in charge.
Okay.
That means if someone gets hurt,
I get help.
If someone's in trouble,
I save them.
And if they go missing,
I will find them.
I don't give up on people.
Danny, when I went away,
it was never about giving up,
and it was never about you.
That's just it, isn't it?
It's never about anyone else.
There's no room
for supporting players
on the Abbie Mills' show.
Well, if you
felt that way,
why'd you ask me back?
Maybe I didn't want to.
What does that mean?
Let's just say
I can't explain
everything to you,
just like you can't
explain everything to me.
I want to be honest with you.
Really.
You know, sometimes
we lie to people so much,
we forget that we're also
lying to ourselves.
I'm going to get help.
You take care of Robbie.
ANNOUNCER:
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome.
We will begin the auction now.
Minimum bid to start
at $10,000.
Please, enter your bids now.
And let us begin.
$20,000.
These people even know
what this thing is?
Probably not,
but it's active.
A lot of what they
see is long dead.
People will pay a lot
of money for real magic.
ANNOUNCER: $30,000.
$100,000.
(crowd murmuring)
$200,000.
(whispering):
Hans.
Okay.
(crowd gasping)
ANNOUNCER:
The bid is one million.
(crowd chattering)
Told you.
I want to steer the boat.
ANNOUNCER:
Going once...
going twice...
sold.
Ladies and gentlemen,
please return to...
I'm going to
go close out.
You keep an eye on our prize.
You bet.
(crowd chattering)
(sighs)
W-w-wait, don't...
Come on.
Let's get this thing
out of here.
I felt your call.
(whispering):
Despoiled by mortal hands.
Not for long.
Come on, buddy.
Hang in there.
SOPHIE:
Hey...
I think
you should see this.
I was looking for stuff
we might be able to use.
Pulled away some of the flooring
upstairs, and found this.
"Journal
of Christopher Dampier."
He was an English trapper.
Worked mostly
in the northern territories,
until he came down
to this area around 1650.
He describes coming
with his brother
to a village
not far from here.
"Thomas and I
arrived at Rondout,
"a Dutch trading post
on the banks of the Hudson.
"The villagers have recently
endured a terrible calamity,
"an attack
by a devilish creature.
"A creature they call...
the Verslinder."
"The beast felled
nearly two score
"before the Dutch
were able to capture it.
"The townsfolk paid us
"handsomely to dispose
"of the monstrosity.
"Our plan was to toss
the creature
into the bowels
of the earth..."
(whinnies)
(screeching)
(screaming)
"After the accident,
"we managed
to complete the mission
"and seal up the beast.
"But on the return trip,
"Thomas deteriorated quickly.
"And despite my utmost
"ministrations,
my brother expired.
"Then a most
"disturbing event occurred.
Like a twisted,
demonic Lazarus..."
"...Thomas rose again."
(screeching)
"Thomas rose again"?
"There is no end."
That's what it said
on the stones.
What if that wasn't
about the monster?
What if that was
about the victims?
Robbie?
(growling)
(screeching)
(growling)
I mean, he hasn't
fully transformed yet.
It's the only reason why
we were able to subdue him.
So, he'll get stronger,
which means
we're running out of time.
There's got to be a way
to reverse this process.
Not according
to Dampier's journal.
The villagers ended up
burning all the bodies.
No one infected survived.
I'm not giving
up on him.
Okay.
Then what's the plan?
In the Archives, there's a book.
It describes a creature genus:
Morphic monsters.
They are...
beings that transform
their victims
via physical infection.
Like vampires.
Typically,
the way to cure the victim
is to kill the original.
Eliminate the
source of infection.
We destroy the Verslinder,
we save Robbie.
Mm.
Right.
So, all we have to do
is figure out how to kill
an immortal slime creature
with a bad case of worms.
I wish we had some
antibiotic cream.
Antibiotics?
What, you think we can defeat
this thing with some penicillin?
Something like that.
Oh, okay.
Except we are miles
from the nearest drugstore.
In fact, we are miles
from anything.
We have no weapons,
no reinforcements,
and no way of calling for help.
In other words...
should be right up my alley.
You should have let me win.
I have
a very motivated buyer
lined up for that piece,
and you know
how I hate to disappoint
my clients.
Hans, you don't know
what this is.
It's dangerous.
I'll take the risk.
All right, how much are
you getting for it, man?
I'll double it.
Tempting...
but I have my reputation
to consider.
Now hand it over.
I suppose I should thank you
for recovering my property.
Return what is mine
and I may spare your lives.
It's funny how
you always end up
wanting something from me.
Maybe you should take
better care of your stuff.
(gunshots)
(choking)
(door closes)
You know, certain roots
and herbs
have natural
antibiotic properties.
They can be
very effective
in getting rid of parasites
like worms.
You think that will
be potent enough
to kill the creature?
The way this thing propagates
is like a...
infectious disease.
And unlike the Dutch
at the 1600s,
we know how to fight
something like that.
It's been a long time
since I took survival training,
but I am pretty sure that
wasn't covered in the course.
Yeah.
In the Catacombs,
I learned how to make
my own medicine.
Ah.
Mm-hmm...
That means it's ready.
Now all we need
is a delivery system.
Remarkable.
I'm so glad you brought
this symbol
to my attention, Mr. Crane.
This is
an incredible discovery.
(muttering)
A-and where did you say
you found this?
Oh, it's, uh...
family heirloom.
Passed down
through generations.
Well, it's unlike anything
I've seen.
A form of bronze,
though it dates back
before the Bronze Age.
It's warm to the touch,
almost as if
it has its own power.
Power?
What sort of power?
Might be a function
of its binary nature.
Oh, well, you do
know it's two pieces?
Uh...
Some metals
are known to pair,
like poles of a magnet.
When joined together,
they can create energy.
Never underestimate the power
of a natural bond.
(chuckles)
(phone buzzing)
Ooh, um...
Excuse me.
Yes.
This tablet could hold
the key to our mission
as Witnesses.
(screeching)
(panting)
Mr. Crane?
Are you okay?
Uh...
My partner...
she is in trouble.
Your partner?
Wh-Where is she?
(whispering):
I have no idea.
Come on, Pandora can't
be that far behind.
We can't outrun her.
She's psychically linked
to that thing.
Got to find a way
to shield it or...
(choking)
Jen!
Hey.
Let her go!
No longer will I tolerate
anyone's meddling!
My power is my own,
and no one will take it
from me ever again.
(choking)
(grunts)
Here, take it,
just let her...
(grunting)
(groans)
(panting)
(in deep voice):
What's happening to me?
You are a creature of darkness.
(screams)
(snarling)
You have been hiding it
from yourself,
but you cannot hide it
from the Box.
This is your true form.
No!
(screams)
(shouts)
(roaring)
(coughing)
Joe!
(grunts)
Joe...
Joe!
Joe.
(groans)
Hey, hey.
Go away.
No. Not a chance.
Look...
both times it attacked,
it waited
until its target was isolated.
Okay, so we split up.
You go north.
You encounter it,
you call me.
All right.
Trust me, if I find it,
you'll hear me.
(whispering):
Quick and nimble.
(sighs)
Quick and nimble...
(faintly):
Quick and nimble.
(screeching)
(grunts)
Sophie!
He's heading your way!
(screeching)
I lost it!
(screeching)
(screeching continues)
(gunshot)
Well...
The answer to this might
be self-evident, but...
how is your survival exercise?
We survived.
So, you could see me
just by touching the symbol?
Not only that, I could
feel your presence,
as if I were in
the very room with you.
And that's how you found us?
No, once I saw
you in peril,
I needed to determine
a way to locate you.
Fortunately, I had taken
several artifacts
to the doctor's laboratory,
including...
The Blavatsky Map.
Able to track
demonic presence.
I simply followed it
to the creature
that bedeviled you.
Crane...
if the symbol works
with the tablet of Witnesses,
and it was able to help you...
Then it may not be
an implement of evil.
It may be a tool
for our cause.
A very powerful tool.
The symbol is not evil.
SOPHIE:
Hey...
Robbie's a lot better.
No more worms.
Oh, good, I'm sure
he'll be very grateful
for your help.
Yeah.
I'll go get our gear.
Hey, um...
you were right about something.
Um... supernatural
brought a lot of good people
into my life.
And I don't just mean Crane.
Thanks.
(sighs)
Lieutenant?
Are you all right?
It's the symbol, Crane.
This whole time I thought
I was succumbing
to darkness, and...
it's not at all
what we thought it was.
I know, it is confusing.
We thought the symbol
was tormenting you,
when, in fact,
it was here to help us.
But...
'tis an invaluable lesson.
Sometimes the things
we think will hurt us
will actually save us.
Thanks.
You are welcome.
Hospital called,
says Robbie's gonna be fine.
He doesn't remember much,
which is probably
for the best.
You and Foster did a great job
keeping him alive.
You made the right call
in going for help.
Danny... (sighs)
I did a lot of thinking
when I was away.
I came to see
that there are things
missing in my life.
I got friends and family,
you know,
but I don't have, like...
what we had...
and because of the way
that my life is,
I may never have that...
and figuring that out is scary.
And having
this conversation...
is scary.
So, I'm gonna tell you
that I...
don't think of us
as something in the past tense.
And I never will.
Thank you for telling me
the truth.
The truth...
For the longest time,
I thought that
the truth was dangerous,
and it still can be, but...
now I'm starting
to know that
the thing that we think will
hurt us may actually save us.
Where'd you put it?
Somewhere safe.
Neither you nor Pandora
should be able to sense it.
(sighs)
We should have
seen this coming.
Pandora's box summons monsters,
and I'm a monster.
You are not a monster.
As long as we keep you
away from that Box...
No, that Box
isn't the problem.
The problem is that
the Wendigo is still
inside me.
You could get hurt.
Hey, no, no, no,
that's not gonna happen.
Okay?
Remember, you're in control.
You.
Joe Corbin.
And Joe Corbin is someone
I trust with my life.
HIDDEN ONE: They dared to lay
a hand upon you?
The humans?
He was not human.
He had seeds of darkness
within him.
He is a creature of chaos.
I thought their kind
heeded your word.
Only when my Box and power
are complete.
My abilities
are at a low ebb.
This situation
must be addressed.
(whispering):
Yes.
(sighs)
I must destroy the Witnesses.
My love?
Your failure has made
my path clear.
You let the mortals
get the better of you
at every turn.
So now, I must do
what should have been
done long ago.
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