What happened to your parents? I touched them. They died. I know about your power. And I know that you're not a killer. You're a healer. You're staying here? How long? Until I know that you're all right. Hi, I'm Becky Taylor. The open rush starts today at the house. Why don't you come by and meet the girls? I'm missing bid night, Uncle Samuel. Checking on your work with Claire Bennet? You're doing everything you can to isolate her, push other people away, push her in our direction? I remember flying. I flew jets in the military, maybe. What's the first name that pops into your head? Call me Nathan. I have a crush. KNOCKING AT DOOR Please accept this bid to join the Psi Alpha Chi Sisterhood. You need to figure out how to undo what you did. Give me back my body and I will be happy. You're a killer. I'm a cop. If I have to keep you trapped inside this prison for the rest of my life, so be it. HEAVY BREATHING HE GRUNTS That was amazing. You are amazing. Forbidden fruit. My favourite kind. Sheriff? You can't do this. Is that right? Well, now you say you're a family friend. And now you're a lawyer? Jeremy lost his parents. Well, my point exactly. You saw the broken heater in that house. You can't lock him up like he's some kind of a killer. You know this was an accident. Yeah, what I know is that two people are dead. And that boy, well, let's just say that it's not the first time he's made some trouble in my town, OK? He's building up quite the rap sheet. Are you pressing charges? That kid ain't going anywhere until I finish my investigation. And if and when that happens...I'm not releasing him to anyone who's not the next of kin. And that is not you, friend. You have yourself a nice evening now. Hey, it's me. I need your help. BIKE BELLS RINGING I can get a latte here no problem, right? I saw a cow about a mile back. Get some espresso, we're in business. Thanks for coming. I didn't know if you'd show. Who was your fall-back? Don't have one. Then I'm honoured. So...you found a kid with abilities? I thought that you were done with the whole bag-and-tag business. This is more of a rescue mission. His name is Jeremy. 17 years old. He has what you'd call a dual ability. Life and death. He got into an argument with his parents and... He killed them? It was an accident. His emotions got the better of him. We all know that that can happen. Is that why you called me? Not...entirely. Look, they won't release him to me because I'm not family, but it turns out that the kid is very fond of his Aunt Tracy. Just go in, talk to him, sign him out. I don't know. He's got nobody. SHE SIGHS You've been there. You awake? Yeah. You? Yep. Are you afraid I'm going to kiss-attack you in your sleep? Maybe. We should talk about this. Yeah, I guess we should. SHE SIGHS SHE SIGHS It was stupid and impulsive and bad. It wasn't bad. I mean, you're a good kisser. I just... I don't want to mess this up. Mess what up? My new totally ordinary life. You know, the one I'm still chasing? Gretch, you're the first real friend I've had since I left Texas, and that's a big deal for me. And I really like you a lot. Just...not in that way? DOOR KNOCKED OPEN SHE GRUNTS Jeez, Claire. You don't have to go all Buffy on us. We're just kidnapping you. I am so sorry. Do you want to be an Alpha Chi or not? Is that a trick question? Where are you taking us? Well, if I told you, That wouldn't be a very good kidnapping, would it? THEY SIGH Cannot believe that they shoved us in the trunk. So lame. Look at us. All tied up in the dark. You know, they have entire websites devoted to this. BOTH: Sorry. SHE SIGHS So, um, you were saying how you didn't really like me that way? No. You were saying that. I was saying that you've been a great friend. So which way is it? I don't know. What does that mean? It means I don't know. Awesome. TRUNK OPENS Good morning! Welcome to hell week. All right, ladies, listen up. This is what we call a screaming scavenger hunt. There's a big Alpha Chi treasure close by. Whichever team finds it first gets to sit out hell week. Trust me, you want to sit out. We've got goldfish. Good luck! LAUGHTER But remember, ladies, someone's got to win and someone's got to lose. Whoo! LAUGHTER DOOR SLAMS CLOSED Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Where are we? Thank you. Jeremy. My name's Tracy. I'm a friend of Mr Bennet's. How'd you get in here? We told them that I was your aunt. My aunt? I don't have an aunt. You do now. Mr Bennet fixed some paperwork and here I am. Mr Bennet said that everything would go away... That the cops would buy the story. Mr Bennet... Said they'd let me go. Hey. All I have to do is sign you out. That might not be such a good idea. Why not? I killed my parents. I'm a murderer. You can't control me. You've never been able to do that. well, I had a compelling reason. Let's face it. Your wife is kind of hot. Enough! That is the second Parkman I made scream today. HE CHUCKLES If you want, I can give you some pointers later. Crazy psycho! What are you gonna do? Hit me? Defend your lady's honour? We both know it's not about that. It's about all those other things I can do to her... And Matty, next time I take over your body, that's when the real fun begins. Hmm, cosy. Oh, my god. Do you smell that? It smells like something died in here. What is this place? Oh, my god. Slaughterhouse. Oh, my... Please don't say that again. Hey, guys? Super-cute puzzle over here. "What you find will help you survive. "When we were found will keep you alive." "When we were found"? OK, guys, let's just open one, so we can get out of here. Wait! SHE SCREAMS Oh, my god. Relax. Relax. It's not real. They're just trying to scare us. Oh. Open 24. How do you know? "When we were found," 1924. That's when the sorority was founded. You know that? My mom's a former sister. Remember? SHE SIGHS Oh. Yay. SHE CHUCKLES Oh, thank god. I am so thirsty. Hey, one bottle per team. No problem. Come on, Ash. They won the first round. Now we are going to bring it. ASH WHIMPERS No. Can I just stay here? Jeremy. What happened with your parents... I understand. All you did was touch them. The day that I discovered my ability, I killed a man. He was threatening me. I grabbed him and something took over. Something inside of me. And no matter how hard I tried... You couldn't let go. Your emotions took over. You got mad. For most people, that's not a bad thing. INHALES DEEPLY We're not most people. HE SOBS I'm going to get you out of here. His next of kin is here. What possible reason do you have for holding him? Well, we got plenty. Is this Jeremy's? Gil, show him what we found. "I feel the darkness surrounding me. "I am the bringer of death." He's 17 years old. Half the songs in his iPod sound just like that. Well, maybe I should read you the part about killing animals. Any kid at school will tell you he does it...for fun. So now we're taking gossip as evidence, is that it? There's something wrong with that boy, OK? Far as I'm concerned, this proves it. He ain't getting away with killing his family. He's staying right here. No, they still haven't charged him. Their evidence is circumstantial at best. Yes, right now. I'm calling in a favour, Denis. SHE SIGHS Thank you. All right, I'll see you then. Sounds like you're shaking things up in there. From the looks of the place, I'd say they could use it. Is that right? Tell me something. How's a girl like you end up in a place like this? Oh, you'd have to do better than that. The name is Samuel. And I'm here to ask you one question. If you're here to save young Jeremy's life, then what's next? You going to take him to a place just to live? Or where he belongs? What did you do? It's all right. Stay back. I'm a friend, Tracy. How do you know my name? It's all right. You're safe here. I'm like you. We're all like you. What is this place? Home. Slaughter floor or operation centre? Should I even ask? Have a nice Hell Week. After you. Ugh. So, uh, how long have you known? Known what? That I really don't want to be in this sorority? That you like girls. SHE SCOFFS You make it sound like I have to declare, like, it's my major or something. I'm actually jealous. First year of college and you've already figured yourself out. Hmm. I don't know about that. Truth is I've had more boyfriends than girlfriends. Really? Mm-hmm. How many more? Eh... Six or seven. That's not a lot, right? Sounds about right. Hey, you're not... No, you couldn't be. You were a cheerleader. Not what? A virgin? SHE SCOFFS Wow! SHE CHUCKLES We could not be more different. Maybe we're strange attractors. Strange attractors? It's physics. Everything in the universe has a magnetic charge, right? So strange attractors are particles that end up together that don't really belong together, but together, they're super-powerful. Sort of like we could be? Or not. What? Shh. Hold on. METAL CLANGING Come on! Don't tell me you're freaked out now. I mean, look. See? Nothing. Just more lameness. Gretch! SHE GRUNTS What the hell was that? I'm starting to think this isn't a game. This is the life Jeremy could have. What? Working at a carnival? Surrounded by family. His true family. Do you remember the first time you experienced your gift? "Gift" might be a little generous. Like the entire universe coursing through you all at once. That wasn't just your ability, Tracy. You were tapping into something greater than yourself. We're all connected. I'd like to believe that. Believe it. Every time someone joins this family, I get a feeling in here. It's an energy, I guess. It gets stronger every day. This is where Jeremy should be. What, living in trailers, drifting from town to town? What would you do? Give him a false name? A false life? This is a boy who can work miracles. Why should he be invisible? Bring him home! You could join him. I know you've been lost too. It's your nature. That's enough. Just take me back now. Fair enough. Look, I'm never about the hard sell, but please take this to find your way back here. This is Lydia. She'll take you from here. I know her. I helped her. She came to me when she was sad. No. I held her in my arms. We were flying. We've talked about this. The memories you're having are not yours. Then whose are they? And if the real me isn't in here... Then where am I? Matt, what are you doing? Uh...I have to leave. It's just...it's not safe for you and Matty. Why? Because... Someone else can control me. My body. Someone else? Matt, why do you always do this? Come on. We're just getting close. We're going on 15 years And you want to blow everything up again? Janice? Janice? Look, I did a terrible thing. Aw, this should be good. I used my ability to push one man's memories into another man's head. Yeah! My head. There is somebody out there using my body without my permission. I didn't even know that you could do that. It was wrong. I know that. I had to do it to get rid of this really bad criminal. Well, that's not very nice. Or at least just his mind. And now his consciousness is rattling around up in here. Well, there's so much space. Will you shut up?! Janice...Janice, look. I can get rid of him. The answer's out there. I just got to go find it. Good luck. I need you to trust me, OK? I'm gonna give you guys a moment. You trust me, right? Do your thing. Come on, you said it yourself. A decade and a half. That's worth something, right? I can fix this. OK. OK. Um...you need a place to work things out. You should stay here. No. No, I insist. It's safer for you here. And I'll take Matty and we'll go and stay with... Don't! Don't tell me where you're gonna go. I don't want him to hear. OK. OK. I love you. That's good. HE GROANS That was pretty smart even for you, not letting her tell me where she's gonna be. But you still haven't figured out how to get rid of me, genius. HE CHUCKLES Mohinder, I have no idea where you are. Just...do me a favour? Call me back, OK? When you get this, just call me. Mohinder? How's he gonna help you? He's probably still working... IMITATING MOHINDER: ..on his father's research. Why don't you try your old lady? See if she picks up. HE CHUCKLES Forget it, Parkman. It is time for you to give me back my body and just... Accept it. I'm...gaining ground and I... HE COUGHS I can... make you do whatever... I want. Yeah? This is hurting you a little bit, isn't it? HE CHUCKLES You wish. You know, you're right. I mean, you slept with my wife. You can control me at any time, right? All right. Control me. Stop me from drinking this beer. Come on. Come on! Stop me! HE COUGHS Oh. HE CHUCKLES Why don't we see how you do... against the heavy artillery. HE GRUNTS Wait. I think I've finally found a leash for this dog. There you are. Your guy came through. He made all the arrangements. That's great. You all right? Yeah. Yeah, let's just...let's get him out of here. Thanks. Hey. Jeremy, they're letting you go. But who am I going to live with? You'll be a few doors down from me, in my apartment building in DC. I've set up a new identity for you. Your name is Jarod Mitchell and you're going to attend Georgetown High School. So nobody will know what I can do? You'll learn to control your ability with Tracy's help. But you're gonna keep it to yourself. It's the only way. What if something happens? Nothing's going to happen. You'll be safe. You'll be invisible. What, you think a sorority brought us out here to kill us? That's ridiculous. It's just a game. It didn't just move itself. Well, there was no one else there. How else would you explain it? In my world, there's a million ways. Name one. Telekinesis. I've seen it. Heck, I know someone who has it. So wait, you're saying there's another one of you here? It's very possible. And what? They're bored and they're playing a college prank on you? Not a prank. You think that they're trying to kill you? Not me. Then who? Me?! Come on. Think about it. My first roommate committed suicide with a mysterious note that wasn't there, but then it was. I mean, maybe you almost getting gutted wasn't a coincidence. Claire, that is a little out there. Sounds like some crazy-ass conspiracy theory. Which pretty much describes your entire life. METAL LURCHING What was that? I don't know. SHE SCREAMS Ash, cut it out. Come on. Hey, you guys all right? You find another clue? Like I'm going to tell you. Look, your roommate's freaked out and we don't care about the treasure. Let's just stick together, get the hell out of here, and once we find it, you can have it. Deal? OK, can we just go? Deal. Lead the way. INDISTINCT CHATTER We'll take my car. Straight ahead. INDISTINCT CHATTER AND SHOUTING MAN: We know what happened to your parents! CROWD: We know what you did! We know what you did. CHATTER CONTINUES Hey! You're getting away with murder, you...! Don't! Hey! Don't hurt him! Jeremy, stop. Let him go. Get the hell away from him! Jeremy! No! Jeremy, you can save him! Everyone back! Back! Jeremy, listen to me. You can help him. You can save him. Everybody stand back! Now listen, son. You're going back in there where you belong. You know what you did to your mama and your daddy. Save him. You can do it. SOUND BECOMES MUFFLED Jeremy! You don't understand the first thing about what's happening here. Three people are dead. I understand that. And that boy, whatever he is, is responsible! Hey, do you want it to happen again? Just let me talk to him. Talk to him? You're through talking to him. Both of you. You think killers go free, huh? Not in this town. Gil, where's the boy? Gil, do you read?! The boy is gone. Gil, do you read me? Are you there? RADIO CRACKLES Not so tough now, are you? Go ahead. Take your best shot. Give me a reason. HE MOANS AND BREATHES HEAVILY You're not normal. HE CHUCKLES You don't belong here. ENGINE STARTS Go! HE GRUNTS You like that? You know what this is? I bought this with Janice on our anniversary trip to Ensenada. And it is so poetic that I am using it to bury you. Bury me or drown the truth? The truth, what? That you...you're nothing? You're just a figment of my imagination. HE GRUNTS Let's quiet those voices, shall we? HE GRUNTS Your wife walked out on you! You think she wanted to give you your space. She can't stand the sight of you. Pathetic. You know what she said to me in front of the fire last night? "Why can't you be more like this all the time?" When you're gone... Janice and I are going to have a beautiful life together. HE GRUNTS You're so desperate to fit in. Why can't you accept your power? Why do you insist on being so forgettable? Oh, man. You're afraid. You're afraid of dying. And you just passed out. You just passed out. HE LAUGHS Yes! HE GASPS Oh! Matt? Parkman? Honey, I did it. I really did it. HE GRUNTS "Kill house." "Prep room." "Kill house" sounds more dangerous. We're taking that one. I thought we were going to stick together. SHE SCOFFS No way. Let's just check this real quick. We'll catch up to them. Well, we won. Kind of. I'm going to go get Paris and Nicole. SHE LAUGHS I get it, by the way. You get what? You wanting to run from your freaky world and live a normal life. I shouldn't have put you on the spot and gone all relationship-y on you. The last thing you need right now is... I need you. Trust me. What? Gretchen! SHE CHOKES AND COUGHS SHE GRUNTS SHE COUGHS AND GASPS COUGHING What's going on? Oh, my god! Claire! Oh...my... God! Becky? Grab her! A little help, please? Claire? Oh, my god. Claire. Oh, my god. Don't! Don't do it! Stop! No, stop! What the... What? How did you...? What's happening? What are we going to do? Noah! SHE SOBS We could have saved him. He needed a home. A real home. Tracy? Hey. Tracy, I'm sorry. You know, this was supposed to be simple. Just go in and sign him out. I thought I could manage it. By hiding him away for the rest of his life? I stood on his porch and I told him that I wouldn't let him down. But you did. We did. I did what I thought was right. And I was wrong. I've been wrong all these years. Do we have to be invisible? You ever think we could just live, Noah? Out in the open? Not after today, no. Don't ever call me again. ENGINE STARTS HE GRUNTS Hi. Hey. You gave us quite a scare there, brother. Oh. I know. I'm sorry. I just, um... I had to see if, uh... If I could, um... I'm much better now. Not quite. We start over from the beginning. You hear me? Yeah. Thanks. Both of you. I love you. Hmm. You'll love me a lot more after I take a shower. HE GRUNTS HE SIGHS Let me guess. You want your body back? Did you think you were actually winning? The second you blacked out, I slipped right in. Now, I'm in the driver's seat. You'll never get away with this. I already have. 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