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What can I do
for you this a.m.?

We got oatmeal. We got ham.
We got omelets.

We got ham omelets.

I'll have a ham omelet,
please.

More oatmeal, dude.
And try to keep it on the plate this time.

Yeah, dude, more oatmeal. God,
and try to keep it on the plate this time.

Chloe, sometimes you
can be such a bitch.

Fascinating.

Hey, buddy. Come here.

I know it's 8:00 a.m.,
and you haven't had

your triple-soy
decaf latte yet,

but a kid with your kind of
breeding should have some manners.

I suggest you apologize
to the lady.

I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.

Oh, sophomores.
You gotta love 'em, huh?

The usual?

Yes.
That would be lovely.

The race is at 4:00 today.
You gonna be there?

Oh, gosh.
I don't know.

I've got this really
riveting econ seminar...

On the origins of the Gross National Product,
so...

I wouldn't want
to miss that.

Yeah, I would, actually.

For the lady.

Thank you, sir.

I'll see you out there.

Yes, indeed.

Okay. C. Wright Mills'
The Power Elite.

The main thesis
is what?

That at certain institutions,
elite groups are formed

that'll network the rest
of their lives.

Well, then that brings us
to the question,

is America really
a class society?

Or is it the meritocracy we're taught
it is since we were in kindergarten?

Mr. McNamara?

Um, well, actually,
I believe that it's both, sir.

How can it be both?

Well, it's been
my experience

that merit is
rewarded with wealth,

and with wealth
comes class.

Nice recovery,
Mr. McNamara.

Nice car, ladies.
Tell me, when did you convert?

Since we borrowed it yesterday,
Luke, as if you give a shit.

Like you give
a shit, man.

I don't believe you, man.

I want you to
keep on stealing cars.

When I'm a lawyer,
I'm gonna make a fortune

defending all
my high school buddies.

Starting with you three.
How you doing, J.J.?

Your hair looked
better long.

It's funny,
I was just thinking the same about you.

I like it the way it is.
Thank you.

See, Lukey?
Things do change, even for losers like us.

Come on, McBride,
I never called you a loser.

That's okay.
You got your books,

your boats and
your Ivy pride, right?

Right on, McBride!

We'll see you around,
buddy.

McNamara,
move this boat out or you're disqualified.

Sorry, sir.

Sorry, I'm late, man.
It's all right.

As long as we're not late at the finish line.
All your hands on.

- Ready, shove!
- Hoo-rah!

Where did Mr. McNamara
learn to row?

In local sewers, I imagine.
He's a townie.

Mother died in a car crash when he was one.
Father, unknown.

Ready, row!

He won us the Ivy championship three
years in a row. That's a fact.

He's growing on me.
Is that right?

No need to check
him out, huh?

Why,
it's Caleb Mandrake.

He was a Skull
they day he was born.

Caleb,
I can't see the race.

Imagine it.

So sit back and let the starter
line up the boats here,

as we get ready for the
beginning of the Ivy Sprints.

Lane number one,
wearing blue jerseys,

are last year's All Ivy champions,
the Bulldog Eight,

led by the unbeaten team of stroke,
Luke McNamara and cox, Will Beckford.

The promising Harvard
Crimson boat is in lane two.

Stroke by Pat McCarry and cox
by Lisa Littlered Williams.

This is the start
of the Ivy League Sprint.

The start will be "attention,"
then the gun.

Finishing out the field is Cornell
in lane three in the white and red,

Princeton Tigers in lane four
in the orange jerseys

and Dartmouth in the green
in lane five.

Penn's on the outside wearing
blue and red in lane six.

Attention.

Come on.
That's three.

Push your legs.
That's four.

Come on.
That's five. Push!

Six! Come on. Give it to me.
Seven. That's it.

That's eight. Come on, Luke.
Come on! Nine.

That's ten. Come on, let's settle.
Lengthen and settle.

I want you fellas
to give me two seats.

Give me two seats.
We'll settle at 36.

We'll settle at 36.
That's beautiful, Luke.

Keep it right here, Luke.
Keep it right here, Luke.

All right, that's nice.
We're looking great.

The Bulldogs take
a two-seat lead.

Harvard and Cornell try to keep up with
them as they cross the halfway point.

It looks like
another Bulldog victory.

Don't let them catch us.
Come on!

That's five! That's six!
Come on with the legs!

We got 'em. We got 'em.
We're walkin'.

Keep it right here. Keep it right here, Luke.
All right, that's nice.

We're four seats ahead.
This race is ours. This race is ours.

We're men
with bad intentions, fellas.

I want five with
bad intentions.

That's one! Come on!
Bad intentions. That's two!

Come on!

What's going on
back there?

George's oar lock broke.

The Bulldogs
broke an oar lock.

Okay, George.
Out in three.

Toss your oar, George.
Toss your oar, George.

One! Two!

Three! Bail!

All right.
Take it up!

Come on.
Gotta take it up.

Up! Take it up.
Take it up. Take it up.

Seven oars against eight?
They don't have a chance in hell.

Wait.
I don't believe this!

The Bulldogs
are still going!

Go! Go!

Give all you got
right here.

We're seniors.
We cannot let this happen.

What do you say, Luke?
Take it up!

Luke say it's a go.
Come on! Give me two seats.

Give me two seats right now.
I need it now!

Fellers, hands to ankles.
This is it. Commit now!

Give it all you got right here!
Give it!

Right here! Give it all you got!
We got a seat!

Right to finish!
Come on, let's win this!

We got five strokes!
Come on! Come on!

That's two! We got a seat!
That's three!

- That's four!
- Let's win this!

That's it! We won it! We won it!
You guys are beautiful!

Yeah!
We did it!

Are the others
after him?

He turned them all down.

Either he doesn't want
to join a secret society,

or he's waiting for us.

F-R-double-E
to be S-A-V-E-D

S-A-V-E-D
from the bonds of S-I-N

Glory, glory, hallelujah
hip, hooray, amen

Hallelujah

Go! Go! Go!
Yeah!

Hey. Hey.

Well, what's the matter?

You gonna turn into
a pumpkin at midnight?

Or are you worried you're
not gonna turn into a Skull?

I'd join the Girl Scouts if
they paid for grad school,

which the Skulls
supposedly do.

Supposedly supposedly.

I got my Harvard Law
application today.

How much
they raise tuition?

It's just over three grand
this year.

Damn. Three grand?
Three grand.

Which means that even with a
dozen or so part-time jobs

and my scholarships...
Excuse me.

I'm still gonna owe this
university let's say

hundred grand,
110,000 when I get out.

Don't forget interest.

So,
even if I can get everything deferred,

I'm gonna owe
this school 110 grand

and Harvard Law like another,
what, 100, 150?

That means you're gonna have to
get one of those really exciting,

amazing corporate law jobs at,
what, 80, 90 hours a week.

And then I could
afford a car!

A used car.
A used car.

And you know how attractive
the ladies find those.

Which means you're getting no play,
even less than you get now.

Which is like...
Like what?

None.
Thanks.

I appreciate that.
Right.

So when I finally
do get free and clear

to practice the kind of law
that I want to practice...

You'll be 10 years
from a heart attack

and a few more from the grave.
Precisely.

Yeah.

My future's killing me.
It's killing me.

Forget about the Skulls.
Start this year off right...

And tell Chloe
how you feel about her.

Let's try to remain on planet Earth here,
shall we, William?

Chloe went
to Miss Porter's,

and I can't even dance.

Chloe's parents...

They own a private jet,
and I've never even been in a jet.

You starting
to get the picture?

Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you.

I went out with a
Skull freshman year.

How'd you know
he was a Skull?

Well, we got
into this argument

about secret societies and how
they're different from fraternities

because secret societies
are for life.

So, I just mentioned the Skulls
and he got really uncomfortable

and left the room
and never came back.

Must be one of
their rules.

Rumors are
they got lots of 'em.

Rule Number One,

not picked by midnight
tonight, not in.

Here we go.

Bow your heads,
the Skulls.

It's tough to tell where the secret
society ends and the university begins.

We know
you're up there.

Yeah, we know
you're down there.

Don't expect
an answer.

The C.I.A. was founded
inside those walls.

Yes, they were. But back in World War II,
when they were good guys.

Oh, yeah, the good guys.
Say what you want.

All I know
is that if it's secret

and it's elite,
it can't be good.

Ah.

Gentlemen, come on, let's eat.
The pizza's here.

Come on, baby.

What's up?
What's up?

Pizza's up here.
That's what's up.

Hi, Lis.
Hi, Lis.

Hey.

The time is now
12:00 midnight.

At least now we can eat, huh?
Yes. Eating.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah.
Get out of here.

You're gonna have a heart attack at 30.
I can see it.

- Hello?
- Lucas McNamara, please.

Yeah. May I ask
who's calling?

Luke, it's for you.

He won't say who.

How does anybody
know you're up here?

Our secret must be
out, darlin'.

Oh, shut up.

Hello?

Are you ready
to be reborn?

Who is this?

Pay phone. Outside Ad building.
Forty seconds.

Who was that?
Luke, hey... Luke!

The astro lab. Twenty seconds.
Lose the bike.

Windowsill.

Here we go,
McNamara.

Guess this one didn't make
it through the reborn part.

You better
check his breathing.

I don't know.
Maybe he didn't react too well to the drugs.

Where can I get
some more of that shit?

Get up and shut up,
Mandrake.

I'm sorry, Mr. Monk.

Congratulations,
Skulls...

On your rebirth,
a Skull above any other.

Say it.

A Skull
above any other.

Louder.

A Skull above any other.

No outsiders shall ever
know the work of the order

or the composition
of its membership.

Before you can enter our
world and begin your year,

our council has a small
task for you to complete.

You might call it a test.

The university's
secret societies

have been playing a little
game for over 200 years.

Mascots. We steal theirs,
they try and steal ours.

We have one left
for a complete set.

At Snake and Skeleton Society.
Their mascot, a python.

Is this so-called python
poisonous?

Perhaps.

But remember this.

A snake without scales
shows its veins.

You have until dawn.

We have been watching.

We will be watching.

Go!

We got a moat
and no drawbridge.

These are
very strange people.

So, gentlemen,
what are we waiting for?

It's locked.

Excuse me, gentlemen.

Locks just happen
to be my specialty.

So, what did you say
your name was?

Luke McNamara.

Caleb Mandrake.

I know. I've been serving you
breakfast for last three years.

I'm sorry.

You know,
all you guys in the dining hall look alike.

It must be the little
hats or something.

Yeah,
must be the hats.

Where in the world
did you learn how to do that?

The skills
of a misspent youth.

I used to be a genuine
menace to society.

Well, there aren't
any snakes in here.

Okay.

"A snake without scales
shows its veins."

They said...

They said that the snake
was at the building,

but that doesn't necessarily
mean that it was

in the building.
In the building.

Yeah.

Shows its "vanes."

Of course.
A weather vane.

Let's go.

Wow.
Yeah.

You ready?

This must be what they mean by
"a Skull above any other."

Ready? Yeah.
Towards you.

One more time.

Hey! Don't let go, Luke!
Don't let go!

Hold on, Caleb!

Don't let go!
Hold on!

Caleb, hold on.
Don't let go.

Pull me up!
Pull me up!

Luke!

Hey, where's...
Where's Luke?

You are a menace
to society.

Oh, man!

"The university's tenure system
only rewards mediocrity,

"allowing our faculty..."
"...to wallow in selfish pursuits,

"making secondary
their primary purpose.

"Teaching undergraduates
to think."

Bravo. That's a great
article, Will.

Bob Woodward I'm not,
but give it time, give it time.

Ah, hey.
Now, here's what I call the genuine article.

What's happening,
you guys?

So, what was it like
last night?

What was what like
last night?

Let me refresh
your memory.

We were about to
eat tofu pizza

when you got a call and ran out
the door like a bat out of hell,

and here you are now looking like
you've been dragged to hell and back.

So?

It was just a really
long night, that's all.

Really? Well, it must have been a wild ride.
Did she have a name?

Uh, direct question, direct answer.
Are you a Skull?

Are you a Skull?

I don't know.

You don't... You don't know.
I don't know.

I don't know,
but in any case,

and I know this is gonna
sound like a load of crap,

but I don't really want
to talk about it right now.

I mean, I don't mean
to be an asshole.

You said it, I didn't.

Will...

No. You know,
for three years,

we made fun of these
private school dicks

that never gave us
the time of day.

And now you're saying you're
gonna hang out with them?

Will, this doesn't affect
our relationship at all.

That's bullshit, man.

How can you say that?
Two nights a week you're gonna be doing stuff

you'll never tell me about,
never talk about, right?

I swear to God,
this doesn't change anything.

Oh, doesn't change anything?
Okay. Oh, great.

Cool. Doesn't change anything.
That's right.

That's great. Hey,
tell me everything then.

Yeah. Yeah.

Tell me where you went last night,
what you did.

Why you're wet.
Come on, tell me.

Yeah? That's right. Oh, oh, oh, that's good.
Walk away, walk away.

We're just talking ourselves in circles here,
Will.

Are you gonna say something?
Are you gonna back me up?

Come on, Chloe.
Take a stance for once in your life.

Tell him I'm right.
Come on, Chloe, tell him I'm right!

Don't yell at her
'cause you're mad at me.

Don't tell me how to talk
to my friend, all right.

You're mad at me.

Hey, come on!
Guys!

Chill out before you say
something you don't mean.

Okay?

All right.
Let me say something I do really mean.

Will...
No, Chloe.

Hey, you and I were
at Maury's, right?

Having a good time, drinking,
talking to some girls.

And Caleb Mandrake and your
seven new friends come in.

You gonna sit with them
or sit with me?

Introduce me,
or is that against the rules?

What do you know
about Caleb?

You see, Chloe, he's already on a
first-name basis... No bullshit.

How do you know
about Caleb Mandrake?

Call it a guess.

But Caleb's not the issue, all right?
The issue's us.

What?

Hey, Will!
Hey, Will!

Will, we gotta work
this thing out, okay?

There's gotta be
some middle ground here.

No, see,
that's where you're wrong.

When it comes
to friendship,

there is
no middle ground.

Hello?

Hello, this is
Caleb Mandrake.

May I please speak with
Lucas McNamara?

Yes.

Right away, sir.

Caleb Mandrake.

Will! Will!

Hey, Caleb, can you
hold on one second?

No problem.
Thanks.

Listen, Chloe,
I'm really sorry, but...

I'm sorry.

Hey, Caleb,
what's happening, man?

Well, we didn't have
to wait very long.

Why? What's happening?
You know something I don't?

Do me a favor and
check under your pillow.

You might find a little
something from the tooth fairy.

Congratulations,
Mr. Lucas McNamara.

You too, Mr. Mandrake.

You too.

Who's first?

I guess
they're expecting us.

Kent Hodgins,
over here, please.

Jonathan Edward Payne,
over here.

Hugh Dalton Mauberson,
over here, please.

Lawrence Thorne, here.

Caleb Mandrake,
over here, please.

Lucas McNamara,
this way, please.

I'm Judge Litten Mandrake,

and on behalf
of the council, welcome.

In any fellowship,
you need someone you can trust,

someone to be there
always and for anything.

A soul mate.

And my soul mate is Senator Ames Levritt,
class of '72.

Gentlemen, you've been arranged in pairs.
Soul mates.

Each soul mate was chosen
to complement the other

and to accept responsibility
for the other.

Mr. Wheeler.
Mr. Pitcairn.

Thank you.

Open them.

Our membership, like life,

has its pleasures,
its hardships

and sometimes its pain.

But unlike life,
the connection between you is eternal.

Let this seal the bond
between you.

Be silent
as you endure.

Well done. Gentlemen,
put on your watches.

With the council
as your witnesses,

you have now become
soul mates.

And now, gentlemen,
the rules.

We live by the rules,
we die by the rules.

Read your rule book.

There's a rule for
every possible situation.

Guard the key to our
entry and your rule book

as you would guard
your own lives.

Most important,
remember...

Our rules supersede those
of the outside world.

"A Skull above
any other."

"A Skull
above any other."

Well done, gentlemen.
Congratulations.

As chairman
of the Order of Skulls

and on behalf
of the council,

and the 322 alumni throughout the world,
gentlemen,

you are welcome.

Welcome home.

The proudest day
of my life, Caleb.

Thanks, Dad.
I want to make you proud.

Hey.
Hey.

Thanks.

They're beautiful.

Just like they were
this morning

in the ground
outside the dean's office.

I thought women
loved fresh flowers.

I messed up
with you yesterday.

I'm sorry.

Really?

Feels like a bribe.

Oh. What's all this?

Luke McNamara,
Action Jackson.

I named him after
Jackson Pollock.

It's my senior thesis.

I am teaching my
computer how to paint.

Really. No, wait.

Actually,
pure randomness

is really what forms
the computer's creation.

So am I the artist,
or is the machine?

Are we both?
Maybe it's nobody.

Or maybe it's chaos
in its purest form.

Listen, do you have to stay
here while this thing paints?

Do you think I can take
you out to dinner now?

Yeah, you can.
Do you know why?

Because Action Jackson chooses
when to begin and when to end.

I am so getting
an "A."

I can say
I spent the night

On the telephone inside

Since I'm buying tonight,

how hungry would
you say you are?

How hungry would
you say you are?

I'm famished.
Famished?

Mmm-hmm.

Well, famished, famished is like,
what, 20 bucks?

Which means that I'd
better get some cash.

I should probably
check the balance.

It's been a big week for me.
I bought a book.

$20,000?

That's got to
be a mistake.

You are a Skull.

Son of a bitch.

I'm rich!

Luke! Luke!
Hi.

Yeah?

You're a Skull.

Chloe, I'm not gonna
disappear like that guy.

Just please,
be happy for me.

Fine. I'm happy
if you are.

Good. When you're
happy for me...

Yes!

Gentlemen, if you'll
please follow me.

Mr. Mandrake,
you will be in here.

Mr. Mauberson,
you shall be in here.

And, Mr. McNamara,
you will be in here.

The rest of you gentlemen,
please follow me.

Ooh! Whoo!

Oh, hell, yes.

That's Mr. McNamara.

Hoorah!

Are we having
a bit of tie trouble?

Yeah.
Yeah, we are.

No worries.
I am the king.

It's a bit tricky.

Especially when you're doing it
on someone other than yourself.

'Cause everything
is in reverse.

There we go. Nice.
Looks like you've done this before.

You know,
once or twice.

The skills
of a misspent youth.

Thanks, man.

Lucas, Caleb.
Come here a minute.

Come here.

Now, I have
this fantastic idea.

Where did you spend
last Thanksgiving?

Last Thanksgiving
I was in a Pizza Hut.

Pizza Hut?
You're gonna spend Thanksgiving with us.

We have
a Mandrake tradition.

We hunt,
but we only eat what we shoot.

So if we get skunked,

then we spend Thanksgiving
drinking brandy and starving

in front of
a crackling fire.

But not to worry.
Caleb is a superb shot.

Well, listen,
I would love to come.

And actually,
where I come from

we have
the same tradition.

It's just what we shoot,
we call pigeons.

Hmm. Ames.

Ames, I'd like to introduce
you to Mr. Lucas McNamara.

Senator.
It's a pleasure to meet you.

Pleasure's mine, Lucas.

We've been waiting for that law
school application of yours.

I'm on the
admissions committee.

Ames,
you know that's inappropriate to discuss

in front of
a potential candidate.

You're right, Litten.

So, Caleb,
what are your plans?

I'm just treading water,
waiting to see what happens.

Well, then your arms must
be getting tired.

They are, Dad.

'Cause you keep throwing me
into the deep end of the pool.

Excuse me.
I need a drink.

So, what do you think
of all this?

Well, to be honest,
it's all a little bit overwhelming.

It was for me too.
We share similar backgrounds, you and I,

and I hope,
similar values,

which could put this society's
influence to better use.

Do you have
any questions?

Millions.

Like for instance,
who pays for all this?

Rule 46 in your book.

"Each member is required to leave a
percentage of his estate to the Skulls."

And... And the word "war"
in the ritual room.

What exactly is
the significance?

Those who wish to become our
leaders choose the ordeal of war

to prove themselves
worthy of the privilege.

What if we're at peace?

There are always wars
to be fought, Luke.

You ever need anything, even if it's
just to shoot the proverbial shit,

you call me.

Caleb.

There seems to
be a little tension there

between your father
and the senator, huh?

Yeah.
They were schoolmates.

Soul mates.

And it's gotten
substantially worse

since my father beat
Levritt out for chairman.

That must be tough, man,
trying to follow in those footsteps.

Oh, he's an ambitious man.

The idea of getting to the Supreme
Court's the only thing he loves.

Speaking of love...

When dreaming

I'm guided
through another world

Time and time again

Uh...

At sunrise
I fight to stay asleep

'Cause I don't want
to leave the comfort

Of this place

Lucas McNamara, right?

Yeah, how did you
know that?

I know everything
about you.

Care to dance?

So let's go there

Let's make our escape

Come on, let's go there

Let's ask, can we stay

Can you take me higher

To a place
where blind men see

Can you take me higher

To a place
with golden streets

So let's go there

And let's go there

Come on, let's go there

Let's ask, can we stay

Hey. What's up, man?
You missed practice.

Yeah, you know,
I've been busy.

Doing what?

Oh, it's a secret.

Lookin' good with that left jab.
Big, tall guy like you.

All the time. Attaboy.
Attaboy. Attaboy.

No. No! No!

No!

No!

Lucas. Lucas.

Lucas,
I've been looking all over for you.

I need to talk
to you right now.

Uh, Chloe,
this is Caleb Mandrake.

We've met at Exeter.

Did we date?

Once or twice.
You obviously found it

as unforgettable
as I did.

Um, catch up
with you later.

Right. Sure.

Look, Luke,
I feel really ridiculous,

but I left my key
inside of you-know-where.

I don't want to look like a
screw-up so early in the game,

so could I please
borrow yours?

Of course. But last
I checked, Caleb,

they didn't kick people out
for being forgetful, huh?

Thanks, Lucas.

Dominating the entire room
in six-foot letters

is carved
the word "war."

The main room is about 80 feet across,
and it's magnificent,

with nearly 10 pillars made
entirely of travertine marble.

150 years of wealth.
I've never seen...

You.

Caleb Mandrake.

You broke into my car,
you stole my key, you stole my book.

Now I want the camera,
I want the tape,

and I want
my stuff back now.

Okay, okay. No problem, man.
Just calm down.

Here's your key.
You can have that, but I got your book.

I don't have it
with me, though,

and we can get
that anytime.

Okay?
But just calm down.

I'll be with you
till dawn. It's 2:45...

Will.

Will, man.

Hey, Will.

Will! Will!

Help me!
Somebody help me!

Help me!
Help me!

I don't understand.

Will would... I mean,
he was the last person...

Sometimes we don't know people
as well as we think we do.

Look, I have
a few questions. Then...

I think you should
get some sleep.

Did you touch anything
besides the doorknob?

I... I don't know.
I come in here a lot. All the time.

Why were you here
at 3:00 in the morning?

Do you work
for the newspaper?

No, I just wanted
to talk to him.

What would you have to talk to
him about at 3:00 in the morning?

We had had an argument.
It was no big deal.

So you had a fight.
What was this fight about?

Don't put words in my mouth.
I told you we had an argument.

We were roommates.
That's all there was to it.

Whoa. Calm down.

It seems like you're getting
a little excited here.

What are you
trying to say?

What are you trying to say?
Easy, son.

I'm just saying
plain and simple,

what was the argument
about? That's all.

Detective Sparrow,
Martin Lombard.

I'm the university provost.

Do we have to
do this now?

Can we give him
a break?

I have a few
more questions,

but maybe this isn't
the right time.

I'll be in touch.
You can go, Mr. McNamara.

Get some sleep.

Excuse me.
Excuse me.

Oh, my God.

Lucas.

I just heard. I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.

What am I gonna
tell his mother?

This should go too.

Hey, uh, you want
I should pack these too?

No.

I have something
to tell you.

Will was doing
an expose on the Skulls.

He had a lot of interest
from a lot of papers.

You know,
even job offers.

I know.

I found his notes.

Why couldn't you have
told me about this sooner?

Will made me
promise not to.

If this article had something
to do with his suicide,

I think the police
should know.

They've been around
asking questions.

You can't talk to them.

Did this story have something
to do with Will's death?

Did it?
I don't know, Chloe.

I don't know.

I guess if we were the friends
we thought we were, maybe,

maybe things might have
turned out differently.

I lied.

Will lied.

And now you're lying.

You're lying to me.

Move. Move!

Detective Sparrow.

Did you learn any truth
in class today, Lucas?

Your girlfriend told us what
your fight with Will was about.

She's not my girlfriend.

Okay, then,
your friend who's a girl.

We also found something
quite interesting.

What's that?

Will Beckford had a contusion
on the back of his head.

Normally when people
hang themselves,

they don't
have a contusion,

like they hit themselves in the back
of the head with a sledgehammer.

Clearly, something violent happened
to Will Beckford before his suicide,

or what was made
to look like a suicide.

Don't let it keep you
up nights, McNamara,

because we're
doing our work,

and I know how deeply
concerned you are.

I'll get back to you.

Unless you want to
get back to me first.

He has got a left hook that
took a man out in 30 seconds.

He has what they call
a puncher's chance.

That is, if he gets inside...
He's not a boxer.

Gentlemen. Tonight begins
the revealing process,

the final stage of your
admission into the order.

Come with us
into liars' hell.

Gentlemen,
do come in.

I'm Dr. Rupert Whitney, class of '73.
I'm head of protocol.

I'll be your guide
for the next few weeks.

The revealing process
is our most sacred ritual.

It's been a Skull tradition
since the late 1700s

and it is the foundation
of your class's commitment

to each other.

Each soul mate pair will be
placed within the device.

And then you may ask them
any question you want

about anything
that you want.

The object is to learn all
that you can about each other.

After they've revealed
all to your satisfaction,

release them.

Which pair wants
to go first?

Caleb and I will.

Hey, Luke,
what's your worst fear?

My worst fear?

My worst fear is that
I'll always be alone.

My mother was killed
in a car crash

when I was so young that I
can't even remember her face.

My whole life,
I never had any family,

up until
a couple years ago,

when I met a friend who
became like a brother to me.

And then last week,
he was taken from me too.

Now, why do you think that keeps happening,
Caleb?

Huh? Any ideas?

I don't know, Luke.
Who can answer that?

You can. You can tell me the
worst thing you've ever done.

I had an affair with
my mother's best friend.

Why are you so afraid
of your father?

My father always
covers for me,

always gets me
out of trouble.

I never take responsibility
for anything.

Fine. Then take
responsibility for this.

What's the worst thing
you've ever done?

God, where do I start...

Don't play games
with me, Caleb!

What's the worst thing you've ever done?
The worst?

What are you
talking about?

I know what you did.

What are you
talking about?

Know where
I found this? Hmm?

Thank you.

I lost this,

and I wondered
where it went.

Gentlemen.
Congratulations.

McNamara, Mandrake,
the chairman would like to see you.

I'll be waiting
upstairs.

He's a Skull.

Would you excuse us,
Marty?

Certainly.

Well done, Luke.
Well done.

Don't give me
your "well dones."

I wanna know the truth about what
happened to Will Beckford that night.

The truth.

Well, I think your soul mate
has a right to hear the truth.

Don't you, Caleb?

Your roommate stole
both my book and my key.

That's why I asked
to borrow yours.

Then I went
to the ritual room,

and he was photographing
everything.

You broke into my car,
you stole my key,

you stole my book.
I tried to stop him.

Now I want your camera,
I want the tape,

and I want
my stuff back now.

Okay, now,
here's your key.

All right,
you can have that.

I got your book.
I don't have it with me, though,

and we can get
that anytime.

No, I'll tell you what.
You give me the key.

Okay, I'll give
you the key.

We'll get the book together.
You won't say anything.

All right. Calm down, man.
Calm down.

I won't say anything.

Nothing'll happen to you,
and everything'll be fine.

How about if I tell you
I can't do that, all right?

Get off me!

No!

He fell,
and he broke his neck.

Man, there was nothing
I could do.

Nothing you could do?
You could've called the police.

Caleb... Nothing...
Will is dead!

We didn't go
to the authorities

because we knew where
that would've gotten us.

Caleb's future,
my judicial hopes,

our obligation to the
Skulls to keep our oaths,

all would've been ruined
because of an accident.

So, we took this accident and
made it look like a suicide.

Let's not forget,
Will Beckford illegally broke into a car.

He's a thief,
and he trespassed where he didn't belong.

This isn't right.

Well, it may not be right,
but it worked.

This is your preacceptance to
the law school of your choice.

I haven't even applied
to law school yet.

Imagine that.

It's all paid for.

I would do anything
to protect you.

Won't you do the same
for me?

Miss, would you bring me
another cup of coffee

and some fresh milk,
please?

Sorry about that.

Excuse me.

You took quite a risk
by calling me.

You said to call any time I
wanted to shoot the shit.

Remember, Senator?

Do you know?

I'm on the council, son.

Even Litten Mandrake couldn't pull
off a cover-up like this by himself.

Here you go.
Thank you.

How are you managing with your
decision to remain silent?

How are you managing
with yours?

Our society's
a compulsive lot, Lucas.

The Skulls are a group that
cannot help but dot every "I,"

cross every "T,"

keep a record of every deed,
every whispered confession.

The surveillance cameras.
So there's gotta be tapes.

Our organization is
putting all its resources

into Judge Mandrake's
confirmation to the federal bench

as a precursor
to the Supreme Court.

One would hate for
an awful secret to arise,

which would derail
such an important agenda.

That awful secret

would be a valuable piece
of information indeed.

Perhaps a bargaining chip
with the council,

used possibly
to reacquire one's freedom?

To get one's
life back again?

Would you like
your life back, Luke?

His birthday
was last week.

I know.
It's a peace offering.

Turn yours down, man!

Hey, guys, turn off
those damn televisions!

Hey, turn off
those televisions!

We have a guest.

Hey, boys.

I need to talk to you.

Sully, I'm really sorry I missed your
birthday last week and I just...

You know what, hey,
if you want to confess,

St. Something-Or-Other
is down the street.

So why don't you just roll
yourself into there, huh.

I'm not kidding
this time.

I'm in real
trouble here, okay?

If you don't help me,
Sully's birthday

is not gonna be
the last one I miss,

including my own,
you understand?

Why should we help you?
Huh, Lukey?

I don't know.

Maybe you feel like
turning the other cheek.

Or perhaps
you wanna be forgiving.

Or maybe, just maybe
you wanna try

and be a better friend to
me than I've been to you.

Come over here
for a second.

More than likely,
you wanna take a look out of this window,

'cause you'll probably see
a '63 T-Bird convertible.

Dual exhausts,
four-barrel carb

and fully restored original
red leather interior.

And it belongs to me.

You help me out,
it belongs to you.

You wanna know
what's up?

Big Boy changes the
digital tapes twice a day,

10:00 a.m., 10:00 p.m.

I mean, you can
set your watch by it.

So now we know
his schedule.

He's not going
out the front, J.J.

He's going back
the way he came.

J.J., he's going back
the way he came. Over.

Okay, got him.
He's heading east. I'm on it.

Are you having a problem,
Mr. McNamara?

Um, yes, sir.

Actually, it's a family emergency.
Excuse me.

Don't lose him.
We gotta find out where he takes those tapes.

Hey. Wait. Don't... Hey.
Hey. Wait.

What do you think
you're doing?

Nobody's allowed into the Sturtevant
Collection without a pass.

Come on, let's go.

Come on.

You know what this is?
It's a bug.

It's a bug! Understand?

Now, I want you
to listen to me.

I want you to stop
following Lombard's people.

You've been digging,
Luke,

and if you keep digging,
you're gonna dig your own grave.

What, you didn't think they wouldn't
figure out what you've been doing?

Hell, they know
everything we do!

They know
every place we go!

Your place is bugged!
My place is as well!

Oh, and your friend
upstairs?

Her place is bugged too,
so she's not safe either.

None of us are safe!

I didn't mean
to hurt your friend, Luke.

I swear to God,
I never meant to hurt your friend.

Please. Please don't
give 'em a reason.

Please.

That's all they need.

Chloe, I need
to talk to you.

I'm late for class.

Please!

So talk.

Chloe, please!

I...
What?

I have a friend,
and he's made some decisions,

but it turns out
that they were all wrong.

Why? Why were
they wrong?

Because he was selfish,
and because he was greedy,

and he thought they would give him
everything that he ever wanted.

But all they ended up
giving him was disaster.

So, now,
this friend of mine,

he can go out
on a limb,

and that limb
could get cut off.

But everything about being
on that limb is right.

So what do I do?

We should sit down,
and you should treat me like a friend

and tell me the truth.

Okay.

I think it's time that
we remove Mr. McNamara.

He's no longer loyal.

You are asking this council to choose
your son's fate over Mr. McNamara's?

Our membership
will never allow

such a corrupt and
unfair motion to pass.

The membership will have
to understand that we...

They must never know.

According to Rule 88,
if this council wishes to make a decision

which will be kept secret
from our membership,

it will require
a unanimous vote.

Then I move,
under Rule 88,

that Mr. Lucas McNamara

undergo psychiatric evaluation
at our hospital,

and I hereby call
for a vote.

The motion is defeated.

Ames, can I see you
upstairs for a moment?

We used to believe
in the same things.

What happened?

I've learned
there are limits, Litten.

Really?

She likes to eat Popsicles
after you make love.

I've had
my own peccadilloes,

but, my God, Ames,
she's only 19.

And I'm not sure your wife
or the voters of Virginia

would be as forgiving
as I am.

Oh, well.

Shall we vote again?

McNamara!

What, this is how
you break up with me?

With this
pathetic letter?

What... Oh, let me see.
"Oh, but, can we still be friends?"

Hey, I wrote the letter.
I don't need it read back to me.

Yeah, I know
you wrote the letter!

And no, we can't be friends.
You just remember three things, pal.

You don't talk to me,
you don't call me, and don't ever

send me one of these
chickenshit letters ever again!

Piece of shit!

Go, girl.

Smart play, Lucas.

Smart play.

If I could have

Just a moment of you

Okay, they can't hear us now.
Did they buy it?

I'm pretty sure.
You were very convincing.

Did you get everything
I need?

Yeah, it's in there.

I don't understand something.
If they're so smart,

the first thing they'd do is
destroy those surveillance tapes.

You don't know these people, okay.
This is how they work.

They use each other's
nasty little secrets

against themselves.

Wait. Well, if you
changed your mind,

if you decided to run, I could help you.
My family...

My... My family
could help you.

I can't live like that.

I need you to promise me something,
Chloe.

What?

No matter what happens from here on,
you don't get involved.

No, I can't do that.
Please, just...

No, you got me involved.
I'm involved.

I can't move forward if I
think you're in danger.

I'm gonna be
there for you, okay.

Do you understand what these
people are capable of?

I do understand, okay.

These people will kill you.
I'm in love with you.

I am.

I love you.

Would you leave your door

Ajar

If I could have

Just a part of you

Let me drink of your tides

Oh, baby, the rain runs over
and you're scared

With no consequence

To be the liquid in a glass that
falls around your lips and mouth

Ow!

Okay. You got me.
Whoa, whoa. Hey.

Shut up!

Hey, there's no need
for the gun. Come on.

Give me the tape.
I got your tape. It's right here.

It's right here. Just come and get it, man.
Come and get it.

Bring it to me.

Come on, man.
It's right here.

Come on! Come on!

Let's go,
let's go, let's go!

Come on! Let's go!

Let's go! Go!
Go, go, go!

Nice plan, Lukey.

Okay, here we go.

There he is.

You stole my key,
you stole my book.

I want your camera,
I want the tape,

and I want
my stuff back now.

Here's your key.
We'll get the book later.

No, you give me the key,
we'll go get the book.

You won't say anything
to anybody.

I won't say anything to anybody,
and nothing'll happen.

Get off me!

No!
Oh, my God.

Oh, God! No!

No! Oh, God!

Oh, God!

Dad! Dad! You have
to listen to me!

No, you have to listen to me now!
Something happened!

Dad, I just killed a guy
in the ritual room.

Dad, I should
call the police!

No, I have
to call 911!

I can't just
leave him here!

Yes, I understand!

I understand! All right?
All right, I'm leaving!

Luke. Oh, my God.
Wait. He's moving.

He's moving...
Look, he's moving.

Jesus, he's still alive.

Yeah. Totally.

Did you see his arm? Yeah.
Fast forward the tape.

Wait.
Hold on, hold on.

Can you go close up
on the lower right hand?

Help me.

Luke, who are they?
Who are they?

That's Martin Lombard,
the university provost.

He's pretty
far gone, sir.

Who is he talking to?

It could only
be Mandrake.

Will do. Done.

Can you get
any closer on this?

Yeah.

Lombard works
for Mandrake.

Closer.

Closer.

Oh, my God.

They killed him.

They killed him.

What are you gonna do?

Luke, we were just
talking about you.

What are you
doing here, Caleb?

I'm sorry, Luke,
but I couldn't live with myself.

I had to tell them
what you did.

What I did?

Everything you told me.

How you and Will had a fight,
the accident

and how you covered it up to
make it look like a suicide.

He's lying to you,
Detective.

I'm not lying.
I have nothing to lie about.

I have evidence, okay?

Everything you wanted to know, the truth.
It's on the tape.

Mr. Mandrake, we have your statement.
We'll talk to you later.

Keep Mr. McNamara
company.

Get something
to play this tape on,

and call
the D.A.'s office.

I want somebody
down here now.

I haven't seen so much snow
since my last ski trip.

I'm telling you, this is the tape.
It's on here.

It's a split-screen thing.
There's four different cameras running.

It's gotta be forward.

I don't... It was...

What?

Oh, great.

You... You switched
the goddamn tape!

Come on, McNamara.
Tell us what you imagined was on that tape.

Why'd you do it,
Sparrow? Huh?

What do they have on you?
Why are you working for them?

"Them"?
The Skulls!

Who?
The Skulls!

The Skulls, man! Who do you think
is pulling the strings around here?

They're watching you. They're watching me.
They control everything!

They control everything we do, including him!
Even him!

I've heard about enough.

All right. Whoa. Hey.
You guys stay back. Keep them back.

Hey! Hey! Hey!
You've gotta listen. Listen!

Martin Lombard
killed my roommate.

Martin Lombard,
the university's provost?

That's what was on the tape!
Is that what you're telling me?

Yes, he snapped Will Beckford's neck,
for Christ's sakes, okay!

He snapped Will Beckford's neck!
Oh, I see.

The suicide thing
was just a cover-up.

Martin Lombard?
Yes.

The suicide thing was a cover-up,
and he's in on it!

Why did Martin Lombard
kill your roommate?

Because Litten Mandrake
told him to.

Oh. Judge Litten Mandrake?

Yes. Judge Litten Mandrake.
He runs the whole show.

That's ridiculous.

It's the truth!
You're working for him!

It's ridiculous!
You're working for him!

Listen, please.
You gotta believe me.

Listen,
he's in on it, okay?

I'm innocent here.
I'm telling you the truth! Hey!

I'm telling you the truth.

I'm telling you the...

You son of a bitch!
How could you do this to me?

No!

Get off me!

What do they got on you, Sparrow?
Huh? Huh?

Get him out of here!

What do they got on you, Sparrow, huh?
How'd they get to you?

Listen to me! I'm innocent!
I'm innocent!

What are you
doing here?

I saw the tape, Caleb.

What tape?
What are you talking about?

Caleb, come on.

Luke is in a mental hospital.
They may never let him out.

Please, help me.

Just tell the police
the truth.

Please.

I think you better go.

Hey, Caleb, before I go,
one last thing.

The most interesting thing on that
tape was when you left the building.

Will Beckford,
he wasn't dead.

Ow! Ow! Ow!

Help!

Hey! What happened?

Miss Whitfield?

Miss Whitfield?
We need to speak to you.

Miss Whit...

Where is she?

Get in, Chloe.
I'll take you to Luke.

I will.
I'll take you to Luke.

Come on. Let's go.

There he is, Senator,
in the solarium.

Luke. Luke!

Luke. Luke.

Luke, it's me.
It's me.

Help me now!

It's gonna be okay.
I'm gonna get you out of here.

I'm gonna get you...
It's gonna be okay.

I'm gonna take care
of you, okay?

It's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be okay.

I've arranged
this car for you.

Wait. Wait. Where do we go?
What do we do?

Now, you must remind him that there
is only one solution to all this.

"We live by the rules.
We die by the rules."

I... Please, I don't
know what you mean.

He'll know.

Now go.

Yeah.

I'm leaving the hospital.
They're all yours.

You're gonna
be okay, okay?

This fits you.

You're gonna be okay, 'cause you're
out of there. You're not going back.

Everything's gonna
be okay, you hear me?

Oh! Luke. Luke.

Oh! Oh, my God!

Oh, Luke.

Son of a bitch!

Whoo!

Shit! Shit!

Hang on.
Luke, hang on.

Oh, no!

Oh, God!
Shit, no! Shit!

Come on.

Get off of him!

Oh!

No. No.

I've been following you
since the hospital.

That's what
the senator wanted.

I don't understand.

The senator
has great faith

that if you think it through,
you'll figure it out.

The Sen... You work
for Senator Levritt?

Just get in the jeep
and get out of here.

Did you see
what was on that tape?

Don't ask me questions.
I've given you answers.

Now go.

Thanks.

We've got to figure out
what to do next,

because they're
gonna find us.

Okay.

Sparrow was working
for Levritt...

Yeah.

But he was the one
that switched the tape,

and he didn't help me
when I needed it.

He waited until
I got out of Sanctuary.

All of which
means what?

What is Levritt
trying to tell us?

"We live by the rules.
We die by the rules"?

What?

Levritt.

He told me to remind you that we live
by the rules, we die by the rules.

Yes.

Rule 119, right in
the middle of the page.

"A challenge
may be presented

"and gentlemanly
means pursued"?

"Gentlemanly means."
I don't get it.

I do.

Levritt wanted to make sure that I
had only one option available to me.

Gentlemanly means.

What day is it today?

Uh, it's Friday.

The Skulls are gonna be out
on the island tomorrow.

Baby, come on.
Lay down.

Come on.

Come on.

So tomorrow I bring war
to the Skulls.

We are gathered,
as we have done for over 200 years,

to celebrate the end
of the Revealing Process.

And now that you have
shared all with each other,

we would like
to show you

exactly how much
you are appreciated.

A toast, to the successful
progression of Skulls.

Above any other.

Above any other.

Hear! Hear!

No. No. Please,
Mr. McNamara, please.

You know you're not
supposed to be here,

especially the way
you're dressed.

Oh, Mr. McNamara.
Come to collect your check.

Under the auspices
of Rule 119,

I hereby petition
for justice

for the satisfaction
of differences

between myself
and Mr. Caleb Mandrake

in the matter of the
death of Will Beckford.

What's Rule 119?

119, "Of disputes arising between
members of such serious nature

"that avail themselves
of no other solution..."

"A challenge may
be presented

"and gentlemanly
means pursued."

And what does
that mean?

He's challenging you
to a duel, Caleb.

A duel?
You must be kidding.

No, sir. I'm not.

Dr. Whitney?

It is part
of our tradition.

The man's a fugitive.
He should be arrested.

Call the authorities.
Fitcairn.

Our rules supersede
theirs, Litten.

You of all people
know that.

Then I demand the right

to take the place
of my son in this duel.

You can't, Chairman.

"To avoid conflicts
of interest,

"all council members
are excluded

"from proceedings pertaining
to their kin's fate."

It's Rule 119-B,
line 15.

There are two ways
out of this, Lucas.

One is you can withdraw
your challenge.

And the other?

You're dead. Caleb's a crack shot.
You've got no chance.

I guess I won't be coming
over for Thanksgiving, then.

Dad, I have to ask you
this one thing.

Was Will Beckford still alive
when I left the ritual room?

Son, I love you,

and I've never lied
to you.

The answer is no.

Gentlemen,
it's time to begin.

Mr. Mandrake,
you have been challenged,

therefore the choice
of weapons is yours.

Gentlemen,
take your positions.

Back to back.

Tell them the truth about
what happened to Will.

I'm sorry, Luke.

Don't apologize to me, Caleb.
Just tell them the truth.

No, I'm sorry for what
I have to do to you.

Cock your pistols.
Prepare to fire.

Ten paces.
On my signal.

One, two...

Caleb, what you did to Will
Beckford was an accident.

Three, four...

This will be
murder, Caleb!

Are you ready to murder your friend?
Five, six...

Your soul mate?
Seven...

Just tell them the truth and
this ends right now. Eight...

Nine, ten.

Tell them the truth!

Just tell them
the truth, please.

Fire, Caleb!

Dad!

Fire, damn it!

Caleb,
just tell them the truth,

and we'll get
through this together.

I swear.

Get my bag!
Get my bag!

Caleb!
Is there a doctor here?

Stay back!
Stay back!

Caleb!

Just relax,
Mr. Mandrake.

Gauze!
We need gauze!

You weren't
worth the effort.

Litten.

Where is my bag?

Move back!

It's over, Caleb.

It's over.

You told me that there are
always wars to be fought.

This was your war.

Yes.

And the good guys won.

Nobody won.

Not true.
Mandrake's finished.

He'll never be confirmed
to the federal court.

I'll become Skull chairman.
You'll be exonerated

and help me lead the new generation
of Skulls into the future.

You know,
someone I loved once told me

that if it's secret and elite,
it can't be good.

He was right.

You used me.
No, Luke.

I helped you.

Taught you how to make the
world work for you, for us.

Do you truly believe you
can walk away from this?

All we've given you?

And someday,
when I call on you for a favor,

will you be able
to deny me?

And if you deny me,
will it jeopardize the life you've built

for your wife
and your family?

I don't know if you can live
with those doubts, Lucas.

Watch me.

Well done, son.

Well done.

If I could have
just a moment of you

Would I be wanting

More

If I could have
just a taste of you

Would I be

Addicted

If I could have
just a touch of you

But I tear myself

Away

I would pray to be the rain
that runs over and in your skin

With no consequence

To be the liquid in your glass that
falls around your lips and mouth

Swallow me

If I could have
just a breath of you

Would you, could you

Infect me

If I could have
just a view of you

Would you leave your door

Ajar

If I could have
just a part of you

Let me drink of your

Tides

I would pray to be the rain
that runs over and in your skin

With no consequence

To be the liquid in your glass that
falls around your lips and mouth

Swallow me

And after would
the silence thicken, stiffen?

Would I run home in the dark
with something stolen?

Would you be slinking
in my conscience, laughing?

Would this hunger
ever cease?

You are the cliff
that I walk

Lord help me if I fall

Are you more
than my hunger?

Lord help me if I starve

If I could have
just a moment of you

Would I be wanting

More

If I could have
just a taste of you

Would I be

Addicted

If I could have
just a touch of you

Would I tear myself

Away

I would pray to be the rain
that runs over and in your skin

With no consequence

To be the liquid in your glass that
falls around your lips and mouth

Swallow me

And after would
the silence thicken, stiffen?

Would I run home in the dark
with something stolen?

Would you be slinking
in my conscience, laughing?

Would this hunger
ever cease?

You are the cliff
that I walk

Lord help me if I fall

Are you more
than my hunger?

Lord help me if I starve

If I could have
just a taste of you

Would I be

Addicted