Maeve, Imogen. It's time for a story.
Shall we begin?
Once upon a time...
there was a before and an after.
Before the virus, the world was very vast...
and people lived in cities and towns.
And they filled their days with mindless distractions.
And they falsely believed
that they were in control of nature.
And then the virus came and the world shrank.
It was when the train stopped running that everyone fled
those cities and towns and lawlessness
and decay prevailed and nature showed them
who they really were.
And now they survive on what little they can find.
Lazareth is our home and we must protect it.
I'm not sick!
Back away!
I've been separated from my family.
Just looking for a little food.
Can you spare something?
I can't spare much.
Well, I'll try to help.
Stay where you are.
You're infected!
- No, no, no. - Back up!
I'm not sick! I promise!
I said back up!
No!
Get off me!
What? You don't like losing?
Come on, you're good at everything.
Give me this one thing.
Okay.
Goldenseal, bloodroot, may apple.
No, ginseng.
Get the ginseng.
Don't come back empty-handed.
What about you?
Imogen!
Shit!
That's it.
This truck is not starting again.
I didn't get kerosene.
I didn't think I'd make it that far,
but I took everything I could.
At least, you made it back.
Barely. How was town?
Burn them.
That bad?
Come on. I have to show you something.
Where are we going?
Come on.
Where are we going?
Just trust me.
Maeve, this is too far.
This is way too far.
Damn, Imogen.
Maeve.
We aren't supposed to go out that far.
No. I'm telling you.
You're gonna love it.
Down.
There was a man here before.
I'm gonna take a closer look.
Are you coming with me?
Stay where you are!
Are you alone?
Are you infected?
Show us your test.
Show me your test.
All of it.
What-- what is that?
Under your shirt, what is that?
Just a cut. I'm not infected.
He's hurt.
I just need help.
Please.
Why are you here?
I just need somewhere safe.
To-- to hide.
Please.
I'm in trouble.
One night.
Tomorrow you're gone.
Maeve, he could-- Maeve, he could die.
I know.
Are we gonna help him?
I don't know.
You're not gonna tell Aunt Lee, are you?
Maeve?
- I don't know. - Are we gonna help him?
Put your hands outta your mouth.
Did you see his face?
- Yeah. - He's so scared.
Shh, shh.
Maeve, there's a boy.
I know, but don't say it out loud.
Are you afraid of the boy?
- No. I'm not afraid. - He's probably very friendly.
Just sit.
He could probably live here with us.
You know how we always wanted to make a tree fort?
- Yeah. - We could make him a tree fort.
He could stay there during the day,
we don't have to tell Aunt Lee.
I don't think I want him there.
And by nighttime if it gets cold,
he can come in here and sleep with us.
Or he can sleep with me.
I've already made a list of everything we need.
What do we lack?
Wire, wire cutters, cordage,
batteries, wood panels, propane.
Wow. - The list goes on.
Okay, I didn't get much of anything at all.
I think it's obvious we need to prioritize truck repair over
all else for this week.
All in favor?
So it was bad in town?
I do not relish the thought of going back.
Is it the worst it's ever been?
Something like that's hard to quantify, Maeve.
Well, were there empty shelves?
Not much of anything.
Were there people in town?
What does that have to do with anything?
You don't know what it's like to go into town.
You don't know--
Well, yes, because you never tell us.
We're trying to strategize, but we only--
I never tell you?
Do you want to know what it's like going into town?
Yes! - Do you want to know what I see?
Yes! - I'll tell you what I see.
A gang of hooligans on the side of the road tormenting a woman.
Would you like to see that for yourself, Maeve?
I spare you things.
You stay here and frolic in the woods, which
is the way it should be.
Now, conserving our canned goods for winter.
That part is your responsibility.
I do the rest. All in favor.
Is she asleep?
Yes.
- You sure? - Yeah, take this.
Put it in the bag.
We're bringing him bread now?
He could be weak.
Maeve, don't be silly.
- Don't touch the bag. - Keep your voice, just--
Hello?
Hey.
Oh.
Maeve.
Oh no.
What?
He's lost so much blood.
Is he breathing?
Yeah, he's breathing. He needs to come back with us.
- He has to. - No.
No, Imogen-- Imogen, we can't. I'm sorry.
He needs stitches. Right now--
There's no way we can get him past Lee.
And you know it.
Well, we'll keep him in the cellar then.
- Just until he's healed. - No, we can't--
- Maeve-- - Imogen, I'm sorry. We can't.
He's going to die if we don't do anything.
You're okay with that?
I can't.
Fine, I'll do it myself then.
You're too much of a coward.
Oh.
Fine.
- Ready? - Yeah.
1, 2.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
1,2,3!
Watch his head.
Hold this and hold him steady.
What do we do?
You tell me. This was your idea.
Wait, wait.
We are supposed to protect Lazareth.
Imogen was the one who wanted to--
Don't Imogen me!
You lied to me.
Listen to me, what you have done is very dangerous.
This is what we are gonna do.
We're gonna take him back to the woods
where you found him.
We're gonna leave him there.
And we're gonna hope and pray that you did not just
expose Lazareth.
I just think that it's our responsibility
to take care of him.
At least, until he's healed.
Please.
Lazareth is for us.
I cannot risk our safety.
It makes no sense to put him back out there.
Think, Aunt Lee.
I found him dangerously close to Lazareth already.
Is he not more of a risk out there
than he is here?
I think you're scared.
- And I don't think you're - I've--
thinking straight.
We can watch him here.
We can get information from him here.
Protect ourselves from the inside.
You taught us that our voices were equal.
I propose we let him rest.
All in favor?
Help me! Please!
Hello!
Somebody help!
We saved your life.
But I'm not afraid to end it if you try anything.
Our house.
Our rules.
What happened to me?
We stitched you up.
Here.
Gargle this.
It's just a little bit of hot water and salt.
- Drink it. - For your mouth.
Now!
What's your name?
Owen.
I found you.
I stopped you from dying.
I've given you shelter.
We bring you food.
And you sneak up on me.
I just need to stay here now.
I can't go out there.
If I let you stay, in return you have
to promise not to tell a single person
where we are.
I don't know where I am.
I don't have anyone left to tell.
Promise!
I promise.
Give him his food.
Now, Imogen!
Here.
Go.
Come on.
You stink.
Hey.
What are you doing?
You're lurking.
Why are you dressed? It's not supper.
You're meant to be working on the truck.
Are you alright?
Ruby's dead.
Do you mean the chicken?
Oh no.
Poor little thing.
How can you sit there and pretend like
you don't know what this means?
'Cause I don't know what it means.
What, Maeve?
Chicken for dinner?
Thank you, Lazareth.
Any progress on the truck?
No.
What were you doing all day?
I was just checking your wound.
No, don't touch it.
My girls have never been to the outside.
Maeve and Imogen don't know much about life.
And I refuse to let them be hurt.
Lazareth is their sanctuary.
We all need a sanctuary.
What is this?
It's just water, dummy.
Give me your clothes.
You reek, Owen.
Do you want your wound to get infected?
I can clean myself.
Clearly not.
There are seven tenets of Lazareth.
One of them being cleanliness.
Thank you.
Can I?
There's cleanliness.
And there's courage.
Grace.
I keep having that dream.
Where I'm drowning.
I had it last night.
And Imogen was there and you were there.
But you were too far, so you couldn't hear me.
And Imogen thought I was playing.
And I went down, and down, and down--
Dwelling on it makes it worse.
You always listen to Imogen's dreams.
Oh, honey.
It won't mend itself.
Keeping an eye on your sister, aren't you?
Yes.
She hasn't been alone with him.
Good.
I was thinking that when we do get the truck fixed,
I'd like to come out of town with you next time.
I should know the protocols for getting supplies.
Just in case.
In case of what?
Mm.
Just in case.
Is it better here?
Or is it better out there?
It's different.
It's different?
Yeah.
Can I ask you something?
Yeah.
Has a woman ever taken you inside?
Inside? Mm.
Of her body, other than inside
of your mother's womb.
You mean have sex?
What do you think?
I sometimes think about leaving Lazareth.
Imogen!
Look!
What?
Look at what you did!
What?
Tell me this isn't a sign!
You think you can hide from me? You can't.
It's what you've done with him.
- What is it? What's wrong? - No, I know.
You know what?
- What's going on? - What's he doing up here?
What are you talking--
What's he doing up here? I'm not talking to you.
What are you doing up here? Can you speak?
Or do you just take up space?
You reek and you're filthy.
And you've made this place dirty.
And he's made of you dirty.
- Oh, Maeve. - You think that's funny?
Oh, Maeve!
- What? - I didn't see it before.
Why are you tormenting me?
It's envy.
You're envious.
That's okay.
Imogen! Imogen!
No! Stop it!
Stop this right now!
Stop it!
Listen! Listen! Listen!
- What? - Listen.
- What is it? - Listen.
What is that?
We've to hide.
Now.
Now! Now, go.
There's a chicken out back?
We're not here for that shit, Squilly!
I think this is where that crazy old fucking witch lives.
Yeah. And she's a fucking freak.
Oh, are you kidding me?
Squilly.
He's a fucking idiot.
Fuck you.
Is it clear?
It's clear.
Jesus fucking Christ!
They got food, Morian!
Fucking fresh food!
This place is ugly as fuck.
What you got there?
Nothing special.
You sure about that?
It's nothing.
You're lying to me.
I'm not.
I can smell the lie on you.
And you know what happens to people that lie to me.
But I can never hurt you.
That it?
Okay.
Fuck head.
All his shit's only 2 miles back,
we should try the other direction.
Yeah, come on. Come on, man.
Don't lose my shit, fuck up.
Fuck this. We're out.
Let's go get this.
Hey, I just...
They were looking for him.
You knew them.
Look at these markings.
Stop! Stop!
You have the same markings that they do.
Don't! Admit it!
You knew them!
They were here for you!
He's lying! He's not lying.
That's enough! Admit it! Admit it!
Admit it! Yes!
Yes.
- Okay. - What?
Okay. - That's it.
No. - It's time.
No, please. No, please - What do you-- what do you mean?
Lee, what do you mean? Don't you yell at me!
No, you can't hurt him!
Please, Lee, he's a mechanic.
He can help us out. He can fix the truck.
Stop!
They touched everything!
- They touched everything! - You don't deserve--
You don't deserve the protection you've been given here.
You just take!
And take! And take!
We've been contaminated.
We've been contaminated!
I heard you!
And compromised Lazareth!
And we have nowhere else to go.
You remember that.
Get your kits.
No, no, no!
Imogen, where's the music box?
Where's the music box?
They took the music box.
You earned a spot at the table.
Are you going to thank me?
Thank you, ma'am.
Ma'am.
That's good.
Thank you, Lazareth.
Lazareth.
We thank Lazareth, because it sustains and protects us.
Gives us shelter, food...
- Water. - Water.
And a home.
So you're leaving early then?
- First light. - Mm.
Hungry?
Very.
Owen, where are your parents?
I don't know.
An orphan then.
I'm sorry?
You are an orphan.
Lee, I don't-- I don't--
How did they die?
The virus.
We were separated and I never got to bury them.
Where did you go?
I ended up--
Ended up?
So passive.
We make choices.
All day long we make choices.
And at the end of the day, we become our choices.
And you chose a bunch of dishonest criminals.
Rapists.
Murderers.
And then you did something so heinous
that now they're after you.
I did what I had to do to survive.
And the choice I made was to get away from it.
That was my choice.
Okay, I didn't have a place like Lazareth.
I wasn't so lucky.
Luck?
You think this place is luck?
I worked the better part of 20 years
to make Lazareth what it is to keep it safe and protected.
I made sacrifices.
I know.
Oh, you do?
I know what you say.
Or don't say.
Alright, I know you stupid-asses fight.
I just need to say, nobody is killing each other today.
Alright?
Alright, now let's fucking fight!
Let's do it! Let's do this!
Come on, baby! Come on!
Come on, baby!
Get in there!
Is that all you got?
Look who we have here.
Excuse me.
I--
You took that!
Give me the box please.
Belongs to her.
Here.
There's a boy staying in that cabin with you.
I don't know who you're talking about.
And I will find him.
Maeve!
How long has it been safe?
- How long? - Maeve.
Maeve, it's okay, just breathe.
I didn't-- I didn't think that there would be streets, and--
and people just walking around and they're fine.
You lied.
It's been like this before.
And then it comes roaring back and before they know it,
it has spread.
I'm the one who comes to town.
I'm the one who sees it.
I'm the one who protects you from this.
Protecting me from what?
When the first wave hit,
you know one questions, one wonders.
Why me?
Why did I survive?
Why not someone more deserving?
Like your mother.
She was the one with two girls.
I watched everyone around me go.
Everyone I loved.
And I kept waiting for it to take me.
And sometimes I wanted it to.
And then I came to believe that the reason
I stayed was to take care of you girls.
So I said I'd keep you safe.
Maeve, Lazareth is more than a place.
It is an idea.
It is a world within a world.
And I know you want your freedom and you have
to understand freedom is in here and freedom is an idea
and freedom is being free from fear every time you
step outside.
And of course, you're free to go.
Of course, you're free to go.
Be whatever you want to be.
I would never keep you from that.
Were you so unhappy there?
At Lazareth?
No.
I loved it.
I do, too.
Does it still hurt?
Yeah.
Who did that to you anyways?
The people I thought were my family.
What, the people that-- that came to Lazareth?
The orphans.
They're not gonna stop until they find me.
You can't just leave that family the way I did.
Well, I'm your family now.
Maeve!
I thought you were out collecting herbs!
Wait, did you?
What was it like?
Imogen.
I hope I didn't catch anything.
Lazareth has been compromised.
They'll be back.
When night falls, they will be here.
Shepard's path is how they'll approach.
They'll park where they did last time.
I'll hide the truck, so they think we've gone.
Maeve, you know your place.
Imogen, you know yours.
Girls, we have been practicing for this.
But nobody does anything.
Do you hear me?
You do not make a move until you hear Imogen's call.
Understood?
They'll come late.
Tell me what you love about her.
I'm sorry?
My Imogen.
I need to know.
I saw her yesterday.
Out in the woods.
Looking at the world.
I've never seen something so beautiful.
She's like a star.
Or light itself.
And it changed the way I look at things.
Now you know.
Know what?
What Lazareth can do.
Remember the plan.
They're in there.
There's nobody in there.
The house is dark.
They're in there somewhere.
Their truck is gone. There's nobody fucking here.
Told you to wait outside.
No one is here.
Be quiet!
What was that?
Squilly, open that door!
It's locked!
Open the fucking door!
What are you doing, open the door!
I'm trying, I'm--
Hurry up, open the door!
Try the top lock, try the top.
Try the bolt, try the bolt.
Let me out of here, please!
Try-- try to open it!
Donnie, open this door!
What are you doing? Open the door!
Open the door, open up!
Let me out!
Somebody let me out, please!
Help me! Help me! Let me out!
Wait, no, please, please, please, don't,
- no, please, please! - No, I'm gonna shoot you.
No. Please.
- I won't tell-- - Why shouldn't I?
- I won't tell anyone, I promise.
- I promise, I won't tell! - Why shouldn't I?
I won't tell anyone, I promise. I swear.
Just please!
Please, I won't!
I wouldn't.
Let him go.
Or what?
I'm taking him with us.
Back up!
- Run! - Don't shoot.
Now, let's go!
Oh, you are the disease.
Is she gonna put a hex on me, huh?
Back up!
Drop it! Maeve!
Maeve, Maeve.
No!
Open the door!
Can you hear me?
Lee.
Maeve! Owen!
Maeve!
Lee, please, look at me.
I feel scared.
No, - I'm scared.
don't be-- don't be scared.
It's okay, trust me.
We're here.
- We're here. - Don't be scared.
Hey, you're okay.
My girls, your mother's so proud of you.
You made me so happy.
Lee, Lee, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Don't close your eyes. Don't close--
It's okay.
Uh, I need a kit.
Go get the kit. Go get the kit.
Hey. Please open your eyes.
Open your eyes, please.
No, no, no, no, no.
No!
Please
Please come back. Please come back.
Okay. Okay, here you go.
I got the kit.
Okay, come on, Maeve. Maeve, come on.
We gotta try. We gotta try, Maeve. Maeve.
Imogen, she's-- she's already gone. No.
Please come back.
♪ This love was never yours ♪
♪ This love was never yours to-- ♪
Hi.
I hear lunch is ready.
Yeah, how was it today?
Just awful.
Truly awful.
Well, I'm just glad you're home safe.
Maeve?
Yes?
Nevermind.
Thank you, Lazareth.