- You killed someone. Violence is not our way. - Sometimes it's the only way. - The Mycelium is dead witches. This is where we go when we die. - We live on through the Mother, and our power lives on through you. - I think I've even made a new friend. I call it Morrigan's Whisper. - How do we use it against the Camarilla? - ANACOSTIA: Your boss has finally come around to having a witch for a daughter? - He's actually a pretty good guy. - Thank you for taking the time to talk to the press. I'm just really proud of you. I love you, Pen. - With the capture of Nicte Batan, you will step down. - Nicte was a soldier! Until the general betrayed her and tried to erase her from history! - What's happening to her? - Run! (DISTANT WHOOSHING, HISSING) Animals. (SOLEMN MUSIC) - We head to the centre of base, to the Operations Building. Hopefully your mother and the brass are mounting a defence. (WHOOSHING AND HISSING CONTINUE) - Goddess protect. (GASPS) - What's happening to them? - They're losing control of their vocal cords. - We have to go back the way we came ` now! (OMINOUS MUSIC) Abigail, we can't fight them in the middle of that. That's suicide. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (MYSTERIOUS MUSIC) Captions by Able. Captions were made with support from NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2022 - (INDISTINCT CHATTER) - Along here, here, and here... - The Camarilla have infiltrated Circe, the royal chambers, and the infirmary. (OMINOUS MUSIC) - Have the prisoner brought to me. What do we know? - As far as we can tell, the Witchplague is still confined to isolated sectors, but it is spreading. There have been multiple reports of strike teams harvesting throats. - Any idea of their numbers? - Communication is spotty at best. - Probably interference from their tech. We need to go on the offensive. Spread the word as best you can! Small groups. Stick to the shadows. Pick your targets wisely. Let's take back our base. - ALDER: General. How can we help? - You and Captain Quartermain head to Officer's Housing. Round up who you can. - I'll report back soon. - Thank you, Sarah. - Of course, General. (TENSE MUSIC) - Good. She's coming with us. - Coming with you? - Mm-hm. - (GASPS, GROANS) - (HIGH-PITCHED TONE WHINES) (DRAMATIC MUSIC) - You should go. Just leave me a Scourge so I can take some of these bastards with me. - We fight them together. Army and Spree. This isn't a reprieve. (HIGH-PITCHED TONE CONTINUES) (THUNDER CRASHES) (TENSE MUSIC) - Camarilla. - I'm done hiding. - Same. All right. Cut through the building. Approach from inside. Bellweather and I will engage from the front. - Tal, what is it? - I can see it. The frequency that's interfering with our work. I'm gonna try something. - Tally. - Hey, Camarilla! (HIGH, WARBLING VOCALISATION) (HISSES) Match this tone! (ALL VOCALISE, HISS) - 'Hey, Camarilla'? - It was all I could think of. - Good work, Craven. - We need to tell as many people as possible. - Agreed. You three keep making for Operations. Shellbark and I will get the word out. - Be safe. - You too. - Abigail. (SOFT MUSIC) - Go. Find Khalida. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) - They took them in their beds. (SOMBRE MUSIC) We should let General Bellweather know. (HIGH-PITCHED TONE WHINES) - How do you want to handle this? - We fight... till our very last breath. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) (FAST-PACED DRAMATIC MUSIC) (ALL GRUNT) (MAN GROANS, BLADE SLICES) - (SHRIEKS) - (GRUNTS) - Go. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (WHOOSHING) - No, no, no, no, no. Tell me what to do. (SOMBRE MUSIC) - (GRUNTS) What are you waiting for?! - They're waiting... for me. Ooh, you've been busy. I just wanted to pop by and pay my respects before... the inevitable. - You must be the doctor. - Alban Hearst. (OMINOUS MUSIC) I'm very pleased to meet you both. Miss Batan, I feel I owe you a debt of gratitude. No one in history has done more to turn the tide of public opinion against witches. You helped pave the way for our return, so... thank you. And Mama Bellweather. Oh. This has been a long time coming. Just so you know, I'll be paying a visit to Abigail and her little friend from the Tarim before the night is over. The union of Earth and Sky must be prevented at all costs. - What do you mean? - Wrap this up and meet me outside. - GARBLED FARSPEECH: I think we've figured it out. Match this tone. - What are you smiling at? - (VOCALISES) - (VOCALISES DEEPLY) (PANTS) - Are we going to have a problem? - My fight isn't with the Army anymore. (THUDDING, BLADES SLICE) - I hear your kind doesn't like to fight back. Kinda takes the fun out of it for us. Oh well. (HIGH-PITCHED VOCALISATION) (SHOUTS, GRUNTS) - Adil! Step away from my brother. - I'll get to you in a minute. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) - (VOCALISES ROUGHLY) (DISTANT SCREAMS) - Tal, what does it look like? - It's strange. Every little pocket of it is connected to the others, like one organism, all tracing back to a single source. - Well, can you pinpoint the source? - Just that it's getting closer. Guys, we've gotta get out of here. - (VOCALISES) Did that really work? - Yeah. It did. - Rae, what if you hit the source with the Witchbomb? - That might do the trick. Tal, can you lead us to it? - It's close, and it's headed right this way. - (SCREAMS) (DRAMATIC MUSIC) - Just stay under cover there. (VOCALISES SHRILLY) (THUNDER CRASHES) (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) - Are you gonna teach me that? - Well, just as soon as you teach me Morrigan's Whisper. (BIRD CAWS) Edwin? - It's all over the news. There's some sort of attack happening at Fort Salem. - Then the war is upon us. She'll be OK. - That's what I used to tell myself about Willa. (SOLEMN MUSIC) (WITCHES WHIMPER) - It's here. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) - Is she the source? - Penelope? - Tally, how come nobody wants to talk to me? - She doesn't even know what's going on. Rae? (SOLEMN MUSIC) Raelle's gonna try and help you. - (VOCALISES) - (ROARS) - (CONTINUES VOCALISING) (PANTS) I can't. It's too strong. - Tally! Please! - SOBS: Pen... - Rae, do you think you could do it again but keep it contained? - I can try. - If you can, I think I might be able to end this. - (ROARS) - But we all have to agree. - Please. (SOBS) Please! (MUSIC CONTINUES) - (VOCALISES) - (SCREAMS) - (VOCALISES ROUGHLY) (DRAMATIC MUSIC) - (SCREAMS) (THUNDER RUMBLES) (BOTH CONTINUE VOCALISING) - (SCREAMS) - (SOBS) (INDISTINCT CHATTER) (HELICOPTER WHIRRS) - Your mom is all right. She'll be addressing the troops soon. - Thank you. - Hey. Are you OK? - Not yet. But I will be. (SOFT MUSIC) - Oh, I'm so glad you're safe. Both of you. (MUSIC RISES) - Well, I just... I didn't want you to worry. - Hey, I'm always gonna worry about you, Rae. I'm just... (SIGHS) I'm so relieved to hear your voice. Hey, uh... (CLEARS THROAT) There's somebody who wants to talk to you. Hang on. - Raelle. - Hey. How's my dad holding up? - He'll be better now that he knows you're all right. We both will. How bad is it there? - It's bad. And I think it's just the beginning. - I wish I was there with you. (SOFT MUSIC) - During the attack... I kept thinking that I might never see you again. And that was the worst part of it. I love you, Scylla. - I love you too. (TENSE MUSIC) - I don't understand how she's holding on. - She's too stubborn to die. - (GRUNTS WEAKLY) - I think she's trying to say something. - (WHISPERS INDISTINCTLY) - She's asking for Raelle Collar and her unit. And she wants us to take her to the Mother. - (SNIFFLES) (SOMBRE MUSIC) - We've never needed words. All these years, we've just always known. And now that I need the words, they won't come. SOBS: I don't know how to do this, any of it, without you. - You do. Daughter. (SOMBRE MUSIC) - You should come and say your goodbyes. - I spent my whole life looking up to you. You showed me what it means to be a leader, to follow one's will for better and for worse. And don't worry. We're gonna be just as hard on my mom. - You pushed me to look inside myself, to dare to face my darkness. And if you hadn't, I wouldn't have learned to use the Witchbomb, and last night would have gone very differently. So thank you. (MUSIC CONTINUES) - You told me to follow the truth, no matter where it led. But I don't think either of us could have imagined it would lead us here. I may never understand some of the choices you made. But I am beginning to understand the burden that those choices placed on you. And I don't know how you carried it for all these years. But I want you to know that you can set it down now. We will carry it from here. - Thank you. (MUSIC CONTINUES) - (VOCALISES SOFTLY) (SOFT, MYSTICAL MUSIC) (MUSIC SWELLS) - (SPEAKS MOTHERTONGUE) - (SOBS) - 81 more, General. - The infirmary is at capacity. - Open up Memorial Hall for triage. How many vocal cords were... harvested? - 64. - How did the Camarilla get on base? Aside from security, we have wards in place to prevent this kind of breach. - Wards that were intricately connected to Alder's very health. Perhaps when she stepped down or when she was... - I don't need 'perhaps'. I need answers. You're on this. - I'll have something for you soon. - Start re-warding the north gate, moving west along the North Wood, counter-clockwise till you get to the Unknown Soldier. Has anyone seen Colonel Raston? How about Major Colys? Captain Alegar? - All fallen, General. - ALL: For those who dwell in the Earth... - Sorry, General. There's someone to see you. (SOLEMN MUSIC) - Mr Vice President. - General Bellweather. - I'm so sorry for your loss. - I take it you haven't seen the footage. - We are dealing with a tragedy of unthinkable scope, the largest attack on an active military base since the First World War. You'll forgive me if I haven't seen` - The camera crews caught everything. They were on base for Penelope's interview, and I guess they just... I guess they just kept filming. Did you know that this Witchplague took her just minutes after I left? Can you imagine how that feels for a father? - Penelope was one of many who were taken. - You were supposed to keep her safe. The footage clearly shows your daughter's unit taking her out with some sort of a... spell! - The Army is conducting an investigation. - This is far bigger than an investigation. This is now a criminal matter. I have a warrant for the arrest of your daughter and her unit for murder. They'll be arraigned in DC. - Get me the President. (SOLEMN MUSIC) - M: We all heard what you did. You took the life of an innocent young witch, her whole life in front of her. That was not an easy call to make, and it is a decision that will haunt your days. But it was the right call to make because, in so doing, you saved the lives of thousands. I am here standing, we are all here breathing because of you three. - (ALL STOMP RAPIDLY) It took bravery, clear thinking in the face of oblivion, a sense of duty and honour. I am proud to serve in this army alongside you. (STOMPING CONTINUES) - She looked at me. Right in the eyes. She was so, so scared. And she begged me in that last moment. (SOBS) She... - You saved lives, Tal. Just like M said. There's no other way to cook it. - Officer Cadets Abigail Bellweather, Tally Craven, and Raelle Collar, you are hereby remanded into custody in connection with the murder of Penelope Silver. Step aside, Sergeant. - I'm sorry. (TENSE MUSIC) - Stand down. This will be over before you know it. - There you are. Picked one hell of a weekend. Silver's here. I'm headed back with him. Maybe we could, um... try this again sometime? - Come here. I want to show you something. This is the log from East Gate last night, two hours before the execution. Looks like you signed off on the news crew for Penelope's interview. - Yeah, I signed off on them. I even walked them to Penelope's room. You know how civvies always get lost on base. - Hm. - Is there a problem? - Turns out two more TV crews entered from North Gate and West Gate, all signed off on by you. Care to explain that? - (SCOFFS) No, I only signed in the one crew. No. These two aren't my signatures. - I believe you. - Why DC? Why aren't we being tried here? - It's not a trial. Hopefully it won't even get that far. It's just an arraignment where they formally charge us. - Well, c-can't your mom make this go away? - She's on her way to DC right now. It'll be clear in the evidence that we did what we had to do to stop the attack. - Penelope was a human bomb. We disarmed her. - We just need to explain. - I don't know, ladies. Sounds like the pitchfork brigade is motivating out there. 'Burn, witch, burn.' 'Burn, witch, burn.' - Easy, Batan. - Soon enough, they'll be knocking on people's doors in the middle of the night, rounding up witches, anyone else who's different. - Can you lighten up for one minute? - She's right. - The civilian government will execute me, and I'll get a martyr's death. I'm just sorry it's not gonna end so well for you. Heady times, huh, Red? - (SIGHS) Any chance that you could stop calling me Red? - You're no fun. I keep thinking about something one of them said. He thanked me. He said... I showed humanity the true nature of the witch, that I made their job much easier. So much as I'm loathe to agree with that genocidal piece of shit, he had a point. - You did what you believed was right. So did Alder. And so did we when we killed Pen. - And now they're gonna turn you into monsters for it. Watch. - Have we played a part in something awful? Alder steps down. They almost wipe us out. I mean, have we helped them? Because from where I sit, they've won. - Battle's not over, Red. - The truth is finally out. And none of it matters. I was trying to change things. But we've stepped so far back. - Alder had to go. You know that. - If you say so. (THUNDER RUMBLES) - Looks like you brought the storm with you. Please, sit. - I can appreciate Vice President Silver's grief and bewilderment, but let's be clear here. My daughter and her unit saved the day. - By murdering a girl. - Penelope was the source of the contagion. Abigail's unit had no choice. Many more would have perished. - Well, we just need to understand what happened. - Then let me perform my own investigation. I haven't even had time to debrief them fully. (SCREAMING ON VIDEO) - It looks like the coup de grace was Abigail's. Unfortunate. (THUNDER CRASHES) Not Our Daughters will use Penelope's death as a symbol, and it will take hold. Their numbers are already growing so fast we can hardly track them. The nation needs to see that the Army is... more pointedly, that witches are held accountable for their actions. (THUNDER CRASHES) (TENSE MUSIC) You know, I'm noticing that every time I say something that you don't like, the storm gets worse. They'll be moving me into my bunker soon. - I'm urging you to reconsider. - With what? Storm and fury? - You'll know when the storm is one of mine. - There has been a huge outcry, a demand for justice. What would you have me do? (MUSIC CONTINUES) I will see that they are treated fairly. - Thank you for your time, Madame President. (THUNDER CRASHES) THROUGH FARSPEECH: 'Anacostia.' - 'At the ready.' - 'Move.' (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) - Hello? - Edwin. Hi. I'm a friend of Raelle's. Is Scylla there? It's urgent. - Are you worried about Abigail? - Her mom's powerful. She promised us this whole thing is just... a formality. Abigail should be back by the weekend. Are you starting to like her? - (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) - (LAUGHS) Finally. Thank you for saving my life, by the way. - Seeing that man about to murder you... Something broke in me. And it won't go back together. (SOLEMN MUSIC) - It's no crime to defend yourself or those you love. - I saw the hate in his eyes, the kind of hate that never stops. I'm sorry I judged you. I wasn't putting myself in your place. I couldn't until I was about to lose you. - I'm here. - I don't want to run anymore. I want to stand and fight. - Abigail is in danger. You two can move the earth, right? (TENSE MUSIC) (BOTH VOCALISE DEEPLY) (ALL GASP) (BIRDS CAW) (DRAMATIC MUSIC) - Hold it. - Hold it down. The hell is that? - Duck! - (BIRDS SCREECH, CAW) (TENSE MUSIC) (SOFT MUSIC) You just keep getting better. - You like that? - (CHUCKLES) You saved my life. Again. - Least I could do. - I don't want to be apart from you anymore. - Me either. Like, ever. (MUSIC CONTINUES) - Might need to make the reunion short and sweet. Let's get to my truck. - (THUNDER RUMBLES) Oh, this weather's government-issue. Nobody's getting through that. - We got incoming! (MOMENTOUS MUSIC) - I'm scared, Mom. - Me too. - What did you say? - I said I'm scared shitless. What have I done, daughter? - Your moment came, and you seized it with both hands. - And the world fell apart. - All the better to remake it in our image. (WIND HOWLS, THUNDER RUMBLES) - Quite the militia. You guys need to disappear fast. And you're gonna have to stay gone for a while. - We'll head west, get lost in the Cession. How about you? - Petra and I are gonna head back to base. - Back to the belly of the beast. I worry for the beast. - We'll be in touch. - Yes, ma'am. - We have to take Nicte with us. - Not a chance. - There's no way we're handing her over to them. - I don't like it. - Neither do I. (EXCITING MUSIC) - People change. Maybe she can keep them safe. - I suppose you ladies are gonna blame this prison break on the Spree? You just love doing that. - Protect them with everything you've got. - I'll see what I can do. - All right, let's go. - (VOCALISES) - Thanks for saving my ass, Red. Couple times. - Mm-hm. - Don't look so glum. You wanted all this. - Chaos? Death? Destruction? Becoming a fugitive? - The revolution. The last shall be first. And all that good stuff. Here we go. (CHARLES MINGUS'S 'FREEDOM') - # This mule ain't from Moscow. # This mule ain't from the South. # But this mule has some learnin', # mostly mouth-to-mouth. # This mule could be called stubborn # and lazy. # But in a clever sort of way, # this mule could be working, # waiting and learning and planning. # Freedom # for your daddy. # Freedom # for your momma. # Freedom # for your brothers and sisters. # But no freedom # for me. # - PENELOPE: Ow! - Sometimes they get you. Sorry. - SILVER: Oh, she'll be fine. She's made of tougher stuff than that. Give us the room would you, please. (TAPE REWINDS) - Ow! - Sometimes they get you. Sorry. - Oh, she'll be fine. She's made of tougher stuff than that. Give the room would you, please. - I think I was rather convincing. Don't you? (TAPE REWINDS) - Give the room would you, please. - Maybe the baseball hat was too much. - No, you were great. - Don't lose heart now. - It's not every day you kill your own daughter. - Your sacrifice was not in vain. - The dawn will be glorious upon the earth. - Yes. It will. Free from the stain of witches. - It had to be done. - Someday, very soon, you will be hailed as a hero. And Wade... Wade will pay the ultimate price for collusion with the enemy. How does that sound, Mr President? (OMINOUS MUSIC) (CHUCKLES) (MYSTERIOUS MUSIC) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (DRAMATIC MUSIC) Captions by Able. Captions were made with support from NZ On Air.