Previously on Let the Right One In...
[Mark] I say my prayers every day.
I know you say
He doesn't always give answers.
But I'm tired of clinging
to hope.
[Claire] Either we pay what's owed on the house
in full or we have to sell it.
There's no way we can make the money we need
selling your dad's painkiller.
I think it's obvious you're about to suggest we sell
my painkiller instead.
We can save the house.
And you can keep working so you can save Peter.
[Claire] Let's get started.
Let's assume it's this new drug
we're chasing, whether Frank was dealing or using,
something went south and he got brought back here.
[grunting]
This is a sad place to die.
The night Dad came to dinner,
I think something may have happened to him.
intense music
atmospheric music
[Eleanor] Dad, cut the lights.
[Mark] What?
The headlights.
It's ruining the sky glow.
[Elizabeth] Are you sure you don't want us to come with you?
It's-it's so dark.
Mom, I'm already gonna be the youngest kid there.
If I show up with my parents, it's gonna look like I'm five.
Your dad and I are gonna be eating dinner
right nearby, so if you need anything,
just call us, okay?
-Okay. Can I go now? -Yeah.
Have fun, baby.
[sighs]
We got to let her grow up sometime.
Yeah.
[club leader] Good evening.
Lots of familiar faces, but for our newcomers,
welcome to the Stargazers annual youth event.
[cheering, applause]
We've got telescopes spread out throughout the fields,
so grab a partner and start stargazing.
[indistinct chatter]
[Peter] Hey.
You need a partner?
gentle music
Look, I found Chertan.
Awesome.
Then the M96 Group
has to be in there somewhere.
Wow. You really know your stuff, huh?
So do you.
[chuckles] Yeah, well, in my family,
I'm, like, the remedial scientist.
[chuckles] What, do they all have,
like, Nobel Prizes or something?
Well, my dad definitely thinks he deserves one.
And my sister's, like, gonna cure cancer.
She's really cool, though.
Yeah, I want a master's degree in astrophysics.
Oh, come on, only a master's?
[chuckles]
Well, if I do a PhD, it'll be forever
before I get some astronaut training.
How old are you?
Twelve.
[scoffs]
Geez. Really got your whole life figured out, huh?
My dad says you should do what you love.
Hmm. You know, nothing I do
would be good enough for my dad.
We're completely different.
He's just obsessed
with having all the answers, but I like the things
that don't really have an answer, you know?
Like that.
You two finding everything okay?
I want to find Messier 95,
since it just had a supernova.
Mm. May I?
I'm supposed to get all your addresses for the newsletter.
[clears throat]
You know what Charles Messier's nickname was?
Le furet des comètes.
"Ferret of comets."
He found 13 of them.
Imagine all those lonely hours
he spent, sweeping the sky,
looking for those...
fleeting little jewels.
Mm.
Have a look.
[chuckles softly] Wow.
Thanks.
Don't mention it.
[chuckles]
ominous music
[knocking]
Hey, Mr. Mark.
Eleanor's gonna stay a little bit longer, okay?
Okay.
[typing nearby]
Hey.
Hi.
I wanted to show you something.
I just got Isaiah's cake.
[grunts]
Would it be all right if I kept it in your fridge
overnight? I don't, I don't want him to see it.
Sure.
-Damn it. -What?
They misspelled his name.
I must've told them ten times.
Oh... I can fix that, no problem.
You sure?
[water bubbling]
Oh, shit.
Oh.
-Okay, all right. -[chuckles]
[sputters]
I don't know, I don't know where my head is tonight.
Are you busy on a new case?
Always.
I've been reading about these horrible attacks.
[inhales]
Can I ask your advice about something?
Of course.
[stammers]
Tomorrow will be Isaiah's first birthday without his dad.
Or at least knowing that his dad is gone.
I know Eleanor's mom isn't around anymore,
and I wondered
if that made birthdays hard for her.
-[inhales] -[phone buzzing]
Oh.
My partner. I'll-I'll call him back.
No, please.
You sure?
[scoffs] Of course. Work is important.
[sighs]
Hey, what's up?
-[Ben] You see the email? -What email?
Lab just sent us the results.
Oh. Well, give me a second.
No, never got it.
-You're gonna want to hear this. -Uh...
-What, is someone there? -Mm-hmm.
Oh. Would you mind watching that for a second?
I'm listening.
tense music
[Ben] Turns out the product Roland Scwartz was carrying
is about 70% composed of an old opioid called Mitigan.
You're kidding, right?
Why?
Xavier Andrews had Mitigan in his system,
but they dismissed it because there's no way
it would make someone psychotic.
dramatic music
What do we know about Mitigan?
I'm sure Narcotics is looking into it.
Yeah, I don't want to wait for Narcotics.
Let's get into it tomorrow.
All right.
I put your computer over there.
[chuckles softly]
You are welcome to stay and join us
for pasta aglio e olio.
I, um, I'm pretty sure it will be
way better than yours.
[chuckles] Thank you, but...
it wouldn't be fair to Ellie.
[clucks tongue] Of course.
I'm-I'm...
I'm sorry if I overstepped.
Ah, not at all.
And for what it's worth, I think Isaiah
is gonna have a great birthday.
[chuckles]
I may have overdone it on the presents.
[Isaiah] So I definitely want to start with the Cyclone.
Last time I went to Coney Island, I was, like,
an inch short, and my mom was like, "It's not safe."
Well, yeah, if it has negative Gs,
you definitely got to fit the restraints.
Negative?
Negative Gs is when your stomach goes like... [retches]
[laughs] Oh. How come you always know stuff like that?
Uh, I used to want to be an astronaut.
Hey, uh...
I got you something.
But my birthday's not till tomorrow.
Well, I wanted you to have my present
before anyone else's.
[chuckles]
I love it.
Where'd you get this?
I made it.
[Isaiah] You made this?
[Eleanor] I used to make 'em for my mom,
but hers were a different color.
These are my favorite colors.
I know.
Ellie.
Isaiah's dinner is ready.
We should go.
See you tomorrow.
[Isaiah] Bye.
[alert dings]
atmospheric music
suspenseful music
Scalpel.
What are you doing to Daisy?
Peter, get back into your room.
I'm trying to keep this at least semi-sterile.
[Matthew] It's a brain biopsy.
[Peter] For what?
I've been trying to map out the genes
that cause each individual symptom of the virus.
And I think I might have found one.
Seriously?
So I'm injecting Daisy with a nucleic acid binder,
to see if we can switch that gene off.
Well, that's awesome. Which symptom is it?
-If I'm right, it's-- -Wait.
-Actually, let me guess. -Peter.
Is it the one where I'm deathly allergic to sunlight?
Because that one sucks.
[Matthew] It's the gene
that keeps you from aging.
You're joking, right?
It's the first gene I could isolate that wasn't epistatic.
[Peter] Well, can you pick another one?
[Matthew] Buddy, I don't think you get what this means.
No, I get it. Claire's trying to fix
the one thing that's actually good about being a vampire.
Treating symptoms is the first step to finding a cure.
Great. So I'll still starve to death if I don't drink blood,
but now I get to be old and wrinkly, too.
-Then fucking cure yourself! -Claire.
No, I'm sorry. I'm so goddamned sick
of his little smart-ass comments.
Do you have any idea what I've sacrificed to keep you alive?
[door creaks closed]
[Eleanor] What are you looking at?
Uh, nothing.
Those looked like photos from a crime scene.
Yeah.
What are they?
They're... [sighs]
They're from...
Naomi's computer.
You hacked into her computer?
She happened to leave it open.
She's investigating the drug
and the people who sell it.
I need to find out everything she knows.
So, is that why you're becoming friends with her?
I like Naomi very much.
But if she can get me closer
to finding someone else like you?
To finding a cure?
I'm telling you this because...
you said you wanted to do this together.
I know.
I know, I just...
[sighs]
I wish we could tell her the truth.
No, we can never do that.
I know. I'm not stupid.
You haven't told Isaiah, have you?
No.
No, I promise.
You two have become very close.
Yeah.
He's my best friend.
Is he your boyfriend?
What? No.
'Cause you know that would be inappropriate.
-Dad, I know. -Okay, okay.
All right.
I just want Isaiah to have a really good birthday.
When I used to have birthday parties, I used to have
all my friends over.
But all he has is me.
And me. I'm going, too.
You don't count. You're a parent.
[chuckles]
But I can help you make it special.
Like how for my tenth birthday,
we had that crazy scavenger hunt.
-[chuckles] -And you taught us how to do
-homemade pizza. -[chuckles softly]
That was probably
one of the best days of my life.
I'm sorry we can't do that anymore.
It doesn't matter.
I'm just thinking about tomorrow.
Then let's have the best birthday Isaiah has ever had.
[grunts]
gentle music
I didn't know you'd gone out.
Ah, I just stopped
by the restaurant real quick.
What for?
This is currently
Isaiah's...
birthday cake.
They didn't even spell his name right.
I know.
We can do way better than that.
We?
Yeah, it's been a long time since I've made desserts.
I will require some assistance.
You said he likes chocolate, right?
Huh, huh?
-All right. -[chuckles]
Let's go.
[microwave beeps]
[sighs]
[door creaks open]
[door closes]
[groans]
I ate meals less sad than that in Kabul.
It's not as bad as it looks.
You want some?
No, thanks. I'm vegan.
[laughs]
I'm serious.
I know.
Have you talked to Peter since last night?
You think I owe him an apology?
[sighs] I think he should kiss the ground you walk on.
But I think you deserve a day off.
Why don't you go in the city tomorrow, get a hotel room,
get a proper meal.
No, I think I should look after Daisy.
I can cover you for a day, right?
What?
Peter feeds tomorrow night, doesn't he?
Yeah.
You don't need to be here for that.
What's the difference?
Why pretend?
What?
That I haven't sold my soul.
I put something into the world
that's getting people killed.
That got your friend killed.
I'm not convinced that's how Roland died.
You said they found him torn apart in the sewers.
How'd he end up in the sewers?
Something about it doesn't add up.
Even if it's not the way he died,
others did, and for what?
So you could save your brother.
Yeah. Hell of a job I'm doing.
He's not wrong.
I'm trying to treat the one good symptom.
And even if it works, a...
a chimp's brain is different than a human's.
I swear to God, some days it feels like a cure
is just around the corner, and...
...others...
feels like...
I'm further away than the day I started.
[chimps grunting]
[chimps grunting, screeching]
[hooting]
Oh, my God. Daisy's bleeding.
Claire.
Don't get too close.
[chimps clamoring]
They'll calm down once the blood is gone.
I don't think I'll be taking that day off.
Thanks for the offer though.
Claire, what's going on? Is Daisy hurt?
She's not hurt.
Then why is she bleeding?
'Cause she just got her period.
I thought Daisy was just a...
A juvenile.
I'd say your sister's aging trick worked.
Did your mom do all this?
Yeah.
She's awesome.
[whispers] Is everything okay with the cake?
You bet.
Oh, I love that jacket.
Thanks, Mr. Mark.
But Mom says that it's still cold out there,
so I have to wear a jacket to cover it.
Well, she's right.
Let's see.
Wow. Look.
You can probably do something like this.
Pull that up.
Because guys like you can pull off any look.
You got swagger.
[Naomi] Is everybody ready to go?
Yes!
-Oh, wow. -[chuckles]
[riders clamoring]
lighthearted music
[laughing]
Hey, Mom, can I get funnel cakes
and Dippin' Dots?
Not unless you want to make yourself sick.
-[laughter] -Man.
Eleanor, that looks just like Ojiisan!
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
What's Ojiisan?
It's the octopus from Prince Kioshi.
Is that a video game?
-A movie. -It's about a guy named Kioshi
who fights demons and falls in love with a mermaid
who everybody else thinks is evil.
It's pretty much my favorite movie.
Yeah.
Well, I think we should
-get this Ojiisan. -Yes!
[game operator] Step on up, folks. Step on up.
Who wants to test their strength? Who are the real men
-in this crowd? -[Eleanor and Isaiah] This guy.
-This guy? All right. -Yes.
-Come on, Dad. -All right, here we go.
Mr. Mark, you can do it.
Come on, Dad. You got this.
Step back, folks. All right.
-Big man swinging! -Let's get it.
-Come on, Dad. -Hey, batter, batter, batter!
-Go for it! -Very close,
but no prize.
Hey, batter, swing. Oh, very close.
-Just one more time. Yeah. -One more try.
-Boom! -Ah.
-Oh. Not quite. -Okay.
It's okay, Dad.
Yeah, Mr. Mark.
We just want to ride the rides.
But thanks for trying.
-Come on. -Okay.
Thank you.
Ah.
I don't get it.
Come on. I'm not ready to admit defeat.
Let's try something else.
-That was embarrassing. -[laughing]
Okay, they're gone. Come on!
-Hi. -Hey.
Oh, I bet you're stronger than you look, huh, big dog?
This is for her.
It's for... Okay.
Careful, princess. It's heavy, all right?
Mm-hmm.
Hey, batter, batter. Hey, batter, batter.
Hey, batter, batter, batter, swing,
batter, batter. Swing.
[bell ringing]
Ojiisan, please.
Careful. It's heavy.
[chuckles]
[both screaming]
[blipping]
Hey.
New high score.
Nice.
It's pretty impressive what your sister just pulled off, huh?
Yeah.
It's too bad she hates me.
She doesn't hate you.
Well, she basically said I ruined her life.
So...
She's exhausted, Pete.
And you were acting like a shithead.
No, I wasn't.
I love you, bud, but you can be a real dick sometimes.
Mm.
Yeah, thank you a lot.
It's-it's okay.
You're supposed to be. You're 15.
Not for long, apparently.
Does that freak you out?
All my friends are, like...
adults now.
[game beeping]
Everyone I know thinks I'm dead.
So what kind of a life am I supposed to have?
I wouldn't think about it like that.
So how should I think about it?
[chuckles softly]
Once you're cured,
what's the first thing you want to do?
I don't know.
No, come on, what's the first thing that comes to mind?
Um...
the beach.
Yeah.
Yeah, ocean's beautiful.
[chuckles softly]
I was thinking more like girls in bikinis.
-Jesus. -Oh, come on.
You asked the first thing that comes to mind.
But I do love the ocean.
Okay, then.
Once you're cured, I'm taking you to the beach.
One condition.
Don't be a dick to Claire?
[chuckles softly]
atmospheric music
-[screaming] -[excited chatter]
[laughter]
[screaming]
[excited chatter]
You've got this.
I know.
[bell rings]
I hit that can dead-on. I saw it.
Oh. Those are pellets. They're not bullets.
So if you don't get the angle right...
Yeah, no way. Lift the can.
Lift the can.
Lady, chill.
I want to see you lift the can.
[laughs]
How about we give you another turn on the house, huh?
Fine. Load 'em up.
[baby crying]
[crying echoes]
What are you thinking about?
We came here once.
Me, my dad
and my mom.
My mom was afraid of heights,
but we convinced her to go on this with us.
And...
me and my dad were such jerks.
We kept rocking the car.
[chuckles] Yeah.
Don't do that now, okay?
You miss her, huh?
I miss my dad, too.
But it's easier 'cause you're here.
Hey, what do you want to do for your birthday?
I don't have a birthday.
What are you talking about?
I don't get older.
But you still have a day that you were born, right?
Yeah.
When is it?
October 20th.
Man.
We have to wait till October?
Well, if I'm cured by then, we can celebrate.
But if not, then I don't think I want to.
If I don't get cured until you're, like, 20 or something...
...you'll just think I'm this annoying little kid.
No. No way.
I'll always like you.
Okay.
[excited chatter]
Okay.
I got us some Colombian arepas,
-empanadas, elotes, -Mmm.
and a couple of beers.
I don't know if you drink beer.
I have no problem drinking a beer.
The kids wanted to walk around a little while by themselves.
Mmm.
As long as...
they stay together.
Oh, Eleanor's not gonna let Isaiah out of her sight.
It's really sweet.
Most girls aren't like that.
When I was her age, it was all about me.
[both chuckle]
That's normal.
I don't think I ever really
grew up until...
Until you became a father?
Even later than that.
Ellie's mom was the responsible one.
She was the one who held us all together.
Can I...
can I ask what happened to her?
She passed.
I don't really like to talk about it.
I'm sorry.
It... it just wasn't a good death.
I'm really sorry, Mark.
I'm, um...
And I'm sorry for prying. I-I...
I'm, uh...
just trying to figure out how to give Isaiah some answers.
You don't know how his father died?
I know he was killed,
but I can't prove it.
And if I'm honest,
I don't think we'll ever find his killer.
[waves crashing]
[Mark sighs]
Can you hear that?
Hear what?
The ocean.
It's so peaceful.
[waves crashing]
[man] Go fuck yourself!
-Oh, well. Except for that. -[chuckling]
[Marks laughs softly]
[laughing] Yeah.
Salud.
slow, gentle music
[Matthew] Come in.
-[Matthew panting] -[door squeaking open]
I'll be right with you.
[panting]
Sorry.
After all that vegan talk, I thought you'd be doing yoga.
[panting]
That's funny.
You wouldn't happen to know why Peter ordered me dinner,
would you?
Maybe he's just trying to do something nice.
Look, I... I appreciate what you're trying to do.
But my guilt is mine to live with.
I'm not trying to feel better.
Okay.
I enlisted the day I turned 18.
[panting]
Not out of some sense of duty.
But because if I didn't do it, I would've been on the street.
Six months later, I'm in a desert
in one of the poorest countries of the world,
being told that people with fucking nothing are the enemy.
That women and children will be used as shields
and as human bombs.
And then, seeing it with my own eyes.
slow, melancholy music
It's a strange thing to suddenly find yourself in hell.
But I learned two things pretty fast.
One, you come up with an exit strategy
for how to get out of hell as fast as you can.
And the second?
You find the people who will go into the darkness with you.
slow, eerie music
[door creaking]
[echoing] Check one, two.
Attention, shoppers.
Isaiah's birthday sale is ending in two hours.
[Isaiah and Eleanor laughing]
[Isaiah] Yeah.
-[Naomi sighs] -Hey.
I made a more special cake for Isaiah.
I hope that's okay.
-It is okay. -Oh, great. Thank you.
We need to heat that up.
[echoing] Hey, do you want to have...?
[whispers] Want to have a sleepover tonight?
After we go to bed, you can sneak back over.
Okay. Sure.
-Yes. -[Mark] Isaiah Cole,
my grand and magical friend,
I now present your final
-birthday gift. -[Isaiah] Wow.
What is it? It smells like chocolate,
-and it's glowing. -[Mark] It's because
it's not just a dessert.
It's a magic trick.
[Isaiah breathes heavily]
And now, my lovely assistant will give you
-this liquid chocolate. -Careful. It's hot.
[Mark] Yeah. It's very hot.
So I would like you to slowly
pour it on top
in an "X" shape.
Yeah. Okay. Make an "X."
Keep a steady pace.
This is so freaking cool!
-[Isaiah gasps softly] - gentle music
[phone camera clicks]
Don't forget to make your wish.
-Yeah! -[Eleanor laughs]
[Naomi] Yay!
[Isaiah laughs]
[Eleanor] Thanks to Martin Luther King
Happy birthday to ya
[Steve Wonder's "Happy Birthday" playing on karaoke machine]
Happy birthday to ya
Happy birthday
Happy birthday to ya
- Happy birthday to ya -She's really good.
-She gets that from me. -Really?
-Absolutely not. - Happy birthday.
-[Mark] Yeah! -[applause]
[Naomi] My goodness.
-All right. -Mom, it's your turn.
Mm. No, I'm enjoying watching you guys have fun.
[Isaiah] But my birthday wish was
for you to sing to me.
-[Isaiah chuckles] -Yeah.
-[Isaiah] Yeah. -[Mark chuckles]
[buttons clicking]
[Melody Gardot's "Morning Sun" playing on karaoke machine]
Hey, little baby
Don't you cry
We got that sunny morning
- Waiting on us now -[Isaiah chuckles]
There's a light at the end
Of the tunnel
We can be worry-free
Just take it from me
That morning sun is here
Here to greet us
With a loving light
So warm
That morning sun is
Here to meet us
And waiting on the waking up
Of everyone
She ain't gonna quit
Till you're smiling now
-[chuckles] - Let me tell you, child
Let me tell you, honey child
That morning sun has come
To greet ya
She's peeking round the corner
Just waiting just to meet ya
Shining down
On all your troubles
Let me tell you, child
Let me tell you, honey child
[Peter] Huh. Hey.
You can see Cassiopeia tonight.
See? Look.
It's the big "W."
[Claire] Oh, yeah.
[Peter] You can only see it on super clear nights.
What?
I was just thinking, there were nights I was out in California,
and you were here, and we were both looking at the same sky.
You know, Dad didn't really let me outside, so...
What?
He was afraid people would see me.
Well, the next house is, like, a half a mile away.
[Peter] Mm.
Peter?
There's gonna come a time really soon
when you can walk anywhere you want, night or day.
What happened today with Daisy means I'm on the right track.
But I can't keep fooling around with animal studies.
There are things I can only learn on a human brain.
Well, you're not gonna drill into my skull, are you?
I would never do anything to hurt you.
Come inside.
There's something I need your help with.
What do you say to our guests?
Thanks for coming to my birthday.
-Why don't you go on in? -Okay.
Good night, Miss Naomi. Your song was beautiful.
-[Naomi] Yours was, too. -[door closes]
[door opens]
-[Naomi laughs] -[door closes]
I don't... I don't even know how to thank you.
For that cake,
for everything.
And you and Eleanor made this night just...
[inhales] perfect.
[chuckles]
Are you okay?
I know you're as careful as I am
about who you let get close to your child.
And I just feel really lucky
that you and Eleanor moved in next door.
I understand
if you don't want to talk about
what you're struggling with,
but whenever you're ready, I'm right here.
slow, gentle music
[door squeaks open]
-Hey, that was so fun. -[sighs]
You were just like your old self again.
[sighs] I...
I-I need some fresh air.
I'm just gonna...
go for a walk, okay?
I'll probably be asleep when you get back, so...
-Okay. -[door squeaks]
[door squeaks]
I know you're not supposed to feed till tomorrow,
but I asked Matthew to bump your schedule up a day.
I can't have you so hungry you tear the person apart.
We're done with chimpanzees.
I need you to make me a human specimen to experiment on.
[whimpering]
[table rattling]
slow, haunting music
[muffled crying]
[Matthew sighs]
Thanks for making me a cool bed.
No, that's for me. You get the real bed.
That's dumb.
You should get the bed. It's your birthday.
But you're my guest.
Well, couldn't we both fit in the bed?
[Isaiah sighs]
Eleanor?
Yeah.
Do you know what "cuffing" means?
No. What's that?
Well, like, I don't really know the rules,
but I guess older kids...
[Isaiah sighs]
When a boy and girl want to stay together,
they start cuffing.
And if they're cuffed up,
they know they won't want to leave each other.
You... want to do that with me?
Yeah.
How do we start?
We make a link.
gentle music
Well, that's it?
Yeah.
[Eleanor sighs]
slow, suspenseful music
Looks like you can use someone to talk to.
Don't tell my mom,
but my birthday wish wasn't for her to sing me a song.
It was for you to get cured.
And if you can't get cured,
for me to become a vampire.
Don't say that.
That way,
-me and you, we could both be-- -No.
You don't want to be like me.
-Take it back. -No, I mean it.
No, you don't.
You really don't.
-[rhythmic beeping] -[whimpering]
[Claire] The bite alone will transfer the infection.
But if he loses too much blood,
he could die of shock before he turns.
[loud thudding]
[muffled crying]
I'm sorry.
[crying] Please. No.
Please.
[breathing sharply]
Oh. Please.
Please. [sniffles]
No, no, no, no.
[growling]
[muffled groaning]
[muffled yelling]
[priest] How long has it been since your last confession?
slow, suspenseful music
Ten years, nine months and four days.
Hmm. Why so long?
There's no point.
Why?
I can't be forgiven if I keep committing the same sin.
And why do you have to keep committing it?
Why are you here?
What happened ten years, nine months and four days ago?
[sighs]
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