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[Samuel] Hassan.

Hassan.

Hassan.

Hassan.

[Hassan] Coming, Mr. Samuel.

Hassan, take this.

Go to the village, and send it, as fast you can.

-Tonight, Mr. Samuel? -Now! Run, Hassan.

And whatever happens, don't stop.

-Don't stop. -As you wish.

As you wish.

[voice whispering] Samuel.

Samuel.

Samuel.

Samuel.

Face me, Samuel.

You are not trying to leave?

I have to.

But you can't.

Come to me, Samuel.

[woman's voice whispering] Samuel, come to me.

No.

No.

You're not Jessica. You're something else.

I know what you're doing to me now.

I know where you came from.

What have you done?

Stopped you.

[wind howling]

Where is it, Samuel?

I won't tell you.

I think you will.

-I think you'll tell me anything I want you to. -[Samuel whimpers]

[breathing shakily]

[low snarling]

I know what's happening.

You're feeding off me.

And yet, you still want it,

no matter what happens to you.

-[growls softly] -But you need me to live.

Not any longer, Samuel.

[heart beating]

-Speak to me, Samuel. -No.

Tell me where the urn is.

No.

No, please.

No, please, I beg of you.

Please, I beg you. No, don't!

[Samuel screaming]

[theme music playing]

[Samuel] My old friend,

the most unexpected thing has happened.

I've suddenly fallen in love.

The name is Jessica Lancy, my own assistant.

Strange how we can spend a lifetime looking for beauty,

and overlook that which is closest to us.

When we return to the States, you'll see what I mean.

She reminds me of Byron's poem.

You know the one.

"She walks in beauty

Like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies

And all that's best of dark or light..."

"...meet in her aspect and her eyes"

I am Jessica Lancy, I am Samuel's fiance.

Derek Rayne.

I know. You are exactly as Samuel described.

How did you find me?

He often spoke of the two of you coming here.

The shore overlooking the sea.

The beauty and power here,

he loved this place so very much.

We both did.

It's been such a shock when I got your telegram yesterday.

If I could've flown out, helped him someway...

There's nothing you could've done.

The propane tanks must have exploded.

By the time I got back to camp,

there was nothing left to the tent.

And Samuel's body?

They think that the animals must have got to him.

Don't.

Don't think about it.

I heard you reading when I came,

it was almost like hearing Samuel again.

His last letter to me.

Mostly about you.

How much he loved you.

I am sure he'd want you to have it.

You're so kind.

So much like Samuel.

Where are you staying while you're here?

Samuel's loft.

I thought I'd try to arrange some of his personal effects.

Well, so it's far from here. Let me drop you there.

No, thank you. I think I'd like to stay here for a while.

Besides, you've been so much help already.

You have my number?

If there's anything you need, call me.

I will.

[Derek] Samuel and I were friends and colleagues

for nearly 20 years.

It's hard to believe he's gone.

Where was this taken?

[Derek] In Tibet, few miles from Lhasa.

Looks like day nine of the hostage crisis.

Close.

We were interviewing a Buddhist monk,

and Chinese guards arrested us for spying.

We spent more than a week in a cell before we escaped.

Mm. Using hand gliders,

or at least that was the rumor I heard.

Yeah, it must've been Samuel who started that rumor.

The truth is, the guards got drunk

and forgot to lock the cell door.

Another illusion shattered.

So I hear Samuel's fiance just arrived.

How's she managing?

As well as she can,

under the circumstances.

Jessica Lancy is a very unusual woman.

Quite different than I imagined.

[Kristin] Not the usual dusty and boring archeologist?

No, it's not that.

She was Samuel's assistant for three years,

and he hardly mentioned her.

Two months ago,

Samuel woke up and realized he was in love.

He asked her to marry him on the spot.

I guess romance is where you find it.

[telephone ringing]

Hello.

I'll tell him. Thank you.

That was the gate.

What?

You have a package.

[Derek] The writing is cuneiform.

Minoan, I think.

Well, there's no letter or accompanying note.

But it came from a small village in Turkey.

What's a Minoan artifact doing in Turkey?

I don't know.

But it is from Samuel, it's his handwriting on the crate.

The question is why would he send it to me.

He understood cuneiform writing as well as I know.

Well, judging by the way it's packed, he obviously sent it in a hurry.

But he rarely did anything without a reason.

If he thought it was important enough to send it to me,

I wanna know why.

What's going on here?

[Kristin] Excuse me, can I help you?

I hope so.

Um, I am working on those.

Yeah, and I am looking for my files.

Oh. You must be Rachel Corrigan. I am Kristin Adams.

Oh! From the Boston House? I am glad to meet you.

-You're Ethan's sister. Yeah. -That's right.

Derek's asked me to stay and help out while Nick's away.

I've been looking forward to meeting you.

Yeah. Listen, Kristin.

I've been away in San Diego for the last few days

at this conference on Tourette syndrome...

That's right. You're researching the possibility

of a link between that and demonic possession.

Uh, right. How did you know that?

Did you read my papers?

Not intentionally.

You read my papers. My personal papers.

I had to move them.

Uh-huh. Where? Where did you put them?

They should all be in order.

I didn't know when you'd be back and I needed the space.

Where did you put the envelope marked "confidential," which was on top?

-Uh, I didn't see anything like that. -No, you had to see it

because it was right on top.

Well, then I am sure I would've seen it, maybe you left it somewhere else.

No, I left it on top of my files.

I am sorry, I thought your files are too corking

but I know I haven't seen it.

And it is a pleasure to meet you.

I've got to go back to work.

Strange. I'd expect to find traces of whatever this was used for,

oil or wine, but there's nothing.

Not even on a molecular level.

Well, perhaps it was used for purely ceremonial purposes.

[Alexandra] Hmm.

This is the symbol for life.

But it could also mean "birth," or "rebirth."

In cuneiform writing, the meaning depends on the context.

Well, so we're gonna have to reconstruct this whole artifact

in order to read the inscription.

Yeah, I hope you weren't doing something more important.

Well, not anymore, I'm not.

Just wish we knew what it's purpose was.

[low snarling]

It may have been used in some kind of fertility rite.

I suggest you start there.

Where are you going?

I wasn't aware I had to account for my whereabouts.

Is Derek all right?

I think Samuel's death is affecting him more than he's letting on.

Well, I just had the pleasure of meeting Rachel Corrigan.

That's right. She's back from the conference.

So, how did it go?

It was a little like docking the Hindenburg.

She certainly is a woman of unshakable conviction.

Well, when Rachel believes in something she doesn't hold back.

-You'll get used to it. -Well, that may take a little bit of time.

I got the distinct impression that she doesn't like me very much.

Well, just give her a chance.

You two just have to find something you have in common.

[clicks tongue]

Well, we are both mammals.

[Derek] I believe it was Minoan.

He must have sent it just before he died.

Minoan artifact? No, I don't recall Samuel mentioning it to me.

Perhaps if I could see it.

Well, there's not much to see.

I am afraid it's completely shattered.

And it can't be reconstructed?

It won't be easy.

I am not sure all the pieces are there.

But he took the trouble to ship it to me.

And I thought you might have known why.

No, I don't. I'm sorry.

To be perfectly honest with you,

I've had a very hard time thinking about those last few days.

Yeah. We all miss him.

[low growl]

Jessica.

What? What is it?

I think I should go.

We have so much to talk about. I really wish you would stay.

Another time.

Before you go...

there's something I want you to have.

Samuel's field box.

He said it had magical powers.

I couldn't bring myself to go through it,

I was hoping maybe you could

catalog the items for me,

and for Samuel.

Sure. I'll see what I can do.

And you will come back?

Yes.

[woman's voice] Derek.

[gasping]

Derek.

[low growl]

Derek.

Derek.

Derek.

[panting]

[Derek] Jessica.

What are you doing? This is wrong.

How could this be wrong?

Kiss me.

[Derek] No.

No. No.

Stop.

[screaming]

-[Derek] How was San Diego? -[Rachel] Grueling.

I know more than I ever thought possible about Tourette syndrome.

You know, but in my patient's case,

I think demonic possession is a real possibility.

I am still working on it.

-Any progress? -Had a little setback.

I can't find the report I need you to look at.

Oh, in the envelope? I've already read it,

while you were at conference.

I put it in the library desk.

I wish I had known.

I spent the whole night reworking the report,

and I was all over Kristin about losing it on me.

I am sorry.

I've had a lot on my mind.

Yeah? What's up?

There's been an accident.

An old friend of mine died.

Samuel Kellig.

Oh, God, Derek, Samuel, I...

I am so sorry.

Is there anything I could do to help?

Why would someone dream of a situation they believe is wrong?

There's a lot of reasons for dreams.

It depends on the situation.

Sometimes, a person can deal with things

in their dreams that they can't deal with in their conscious life.

Like a taboo?

Could be.

What?

No, this is something I have to workout myself.

Thanks.

[steady electronic beeping]

So what have we here?

Looks like some sort of urn, but the shape isn't typical of the period.

Right, well, how is this for obscurity?

The section here means "dreams," this means "feeding."

So people feeding in their dreams?

Or people feeding ondreams.

Don't forget. We are looking for some sort of fertility rite.

Now, Derek thought this meant "birth," or "rebirth."

Yes, but when you add this new section,

it doesn't mean "birth" anymore, it means "procreation."

Well, presuming they meant sex, that's unusually direct for this culture.

Well, I don't think they were referring to the olive harvest.

Also, it's consistent with some sort of fertility rite.

Right.

Now, look at this.

Have you noticed these patterns in here?

I've come across a couple of them,

I think it happened when they were making the clay.

Hmm.

I'm sorry.

[clears throat]

Excuse me. Kristin.

Good. Uh... About the other day...

No, it's fine.

I can arrange it by myself. I got it.

Yeah. Nick said you were independent.

Really?

What else did Nick say?

He said that you were a great ally to have in a fight,

and that you always had the best intentions.

Hmm.

I wouldn't believe everything he said. He tends to overexaggerate.

Yes, that's the impression that I got. He called me "impulsive."

Really? You?

Actually, the phrase he used was, "Like a dog with a bone."

That's like the pot calling the kettle black.

I bet he said that I overreact.

Well, he's obviously badly misinformed.

Yeah. Well...

Not always.

I found the report.

Derek moved it.

Well, no harm done. I am glad you found it.

Do you know where Derek is anyway?

-In his office, I believe. -Okay.

But I don't think he wants to be disturbed.

Uh, you might want to check for yourself though.

I just might.

[piano playing softly]

Alex?

Rachel?

Rachel.

Rachel.

What are you doing?

You know.

No.

I don't know.

I don't understand.

Don't you, Derek?

You want me.

[hissing and growling]

Submit to me.

Haven't you always known?

Give yourself to me.

What are you doing here?

You should know, you brought me.

How?

By wanting me.

The same way that I want you.

But it's wrong. You love Samuel.

Samuel's gone, Derek.

All you have to do

is destroy something for me.

[heart beating]

Derek.

Derek, stay with me.

[Rachel] Derek, stop it.

[Jessica] Don't go.

[Rachel] Derek.

Derek, stop it.

Derek, it's me. What's the matter with you?

I don't know. What happened?

I came in here, you were shouting, Derek.

I tried get your attention and I couldn't.

You just kept saying Samuel's name over and over again.

Look at your office.

We need to talk.

-Not now. -Yes, now.

Not now. I need time.

Please.

Okay.

But you need help.

And we will talk.

[Derek]Jessica. Jessica. Jessica. Jessica. Jessica. Jessica. Jessica. Jessica.

Jessica. Jessica. Jessica. Jessica. Jessica. Jessica.

Jessica. Jessica. Jessica. Jessica. Jessica. Jessica.

Jessica. Jessica. Jessica. Jessica. Jessica. Jessica.

[continues overlapping]

Well, Alex, I think you missed your calling.

You have a real talent for this.

Anytime you wanna trade places.

Oh, no, I am having way too much fun in my crash course in a dead language.

[chuckles]

You know,

I could be wrong.

But I think the symbol can either mean "infinity," or "death."

Well, if it means death, that certainly rules out the fertility ceremony.

Yeah.

What was this used for?

Look, remember this pattern we found here?

[Kristin] Mm-hmm.

[Alexandra] What does it remind you of?

It looks reptilian.

Exactly what I was thinking.

The Minoans worshipped a snake god at some point,

so maybe they just sealed the snake into the urn.

Yeah, but this spectrograph gave a clean reading.

No organic residue of any kind.

It is a reptile.

Now, how did it get imprinted into the clay like this?

And if it was just a dead snake,

why did they write a warning on the outside of the urn?

Hmm.

[Derek] It isn't easy to talk about this.

I am not sure where to start.

How about Samuel? His death.

All of us want to protect the people we love, Derek,

and when something happens

it's not uncommon for us to feel guilty.

I don't think I could've prevented this death.

Then what is it?

[sighs heavily]

-Jessica Lancy. -His fiance.

I thought you said you hardly knew her.

I have dreams about her.

Intense. Strange.

Highly erotic.

It happened more than once.

So you're attracted to her.

Okay.

No.

What, do you think there's something wrong with that?

It's more than attraction. It's some kind of

electricity between us.

Something I have no control over.

I've never felt this way about anyone.

Derek, you have been in control your whole life.

You've always held things inside

and been the iron man.

Finally somebody's penetrated your armor.

[scoffs] So either I am repressed or obsessed?

No, I...

I don't mean to make light of it, Derek.

You suffered a great loss.

It's bound to affect the way you feel.

[Derek] First day, when I saw you after Samuel died,

something happened to me.

Something I never expected.

I didn't want...

to start to fall in love with you.

Why didn't you tell me?

And say what?

That I desire my oldest friend's fiance?

I tried to deny it,

pretend it wasn't happening.

But I can't.

I know how much you love Samuel, Derek, I loved him, too.

But he's gone,

and we're alive.

I'm alive.

I knew what you wanted,

because I wanted it, too.

Do you want me?

Yes. Oh, yes.

Here, look at this.

What?

"Cat..." Help me find the rest of this.

Hey, what does it mean?

-I don't know. -Cat.

Wait, here's something.

-Turn it this way. -This way.

"Catticus."

That's not Minoan. That's the buried city in Turkey.

That's the City of the Dead.

So Samuel left us a note after all.

What was he trying to tell us?

[low growl]

[both moaning]

[Jessica] It's been a long time for you.

I can tell.

You have an intensity in you,

it's like the coals at the very center of a fire.

I've missed that fire, Derek.

How long have I been here?

Does it matter?

You stay here with me.

This is where you wanna be.

[cell phone ringing]

Derek.

Derek, listen, we've almost finished the urn

but there's something you need to know.

It's about the inscription.

Huh?

I really think you need to be here to see this.

I'll be there.

What is it?

It's Samuel's urn.

Alex and Kristin tried to decipher the inscription.

They found something.

Well, I think, maybe you should go find out what it is.

Yeah.

Why don't you let me take you? You don't look very well.

I am fine.

Maybe you're right.

Any luck getting Derek?

Yeah, finally. He's on his way.

So how's the translation going?

I think it's an incantation.

Protection against whatever was inside the urn.

Feeding on people in their dreams.

But we don't have the whole incantation, and without it

we only have this name.

"Catticus."

Maybe that's where Samuel discovered the urn.

No, I checked.

There hasn't been any recent digs going on there.

And he wrote the name for a reason.

Any ideas?

Fresh out.

You know, it really is beautiful.

It's too bad Samuel never got a chance

to see it put together like this.

How do we know he didn't?

Wait, we assumed that the urn was damaged when he got it,

but what if he was the one who broke it?

He knew he unleashed

something terrible in the world.

And that's why he sent it to Derek.

Right.

[telephone ringing]

That might be Derek.

Derek.

I was beginning to worry about you.

You all right?

I am not sure.

He insisted on coming back,

I thought I'd better drive him.

I'm Jessica Lancy.

Of course, Jessica. I am Alex Moreau.

It came on very suddenly,

I am afraid it might be some kind of virus.

Well, I think you might be right.

Listen, I am going to take him up to his room.

Do you mind waiting here for few minutes?

-I'll be right back. -I'm afraid I can't stay.

I just wanted to make sure Derek got home all right.

Will you call me to let me know that he's okay?

Yes, of course.

Derek.

Tell me about the urn.

Well, we think it held some sort of spirit,

something deadly, that's why Samuel sent it to you.

It was already broken when he sent it.

The spirit must have been released.

Derek, we think that Samuel was the one who released it.

Show me. Show it to me now.

Listen, you shouldn't be working--

Alex, I want to see the urn, now.

Okay, I'll bring it to your room.

[Derek] You were right.

The urn was made to imprison a spirit.

A being that feeds on the souls of men.

And the only way to stop it

is to read the incantation.

Call it by name, that will imprison it again.

Derek, I really think you need to get some sleep.

No, I have to finish.

I have to finish.

"Begone, evil one

Begone from the Earth

I know you for what you are now

-See you in your true form..." -Derek.

-The name! The name is missing. -Derek.

Samuel did send a note with the urn.

He wrote the name "Catticus."

Catticus? City in Turkey?

Was Samuel there?

Well, that's what we're trying to find out.

Listen, Rachel's on her way back.

Do you want me to send her up to have a look at you?

No, just leave me alone. I need to think.

Okay.

Catticus.

Catticus.

Catticus.

It's not the city. It's the man.

[Rachel] Kristin.

Hi.

I am looking for Derek.

He just got back. Alex helped him up to his room.

Why? What's wrong?

I don't know. She came downstairs and said that he was feeling ill.

Apparently, Jessica Lancy brought him back.

Really?

Okay, this is very interesting, but I still wanna look in on Derek,

he hasn't been acting like himself since Samuel's accident.

That's the thing, Rachel. We don't think it was an accident.

You don't?

The urn that Samuel sent Derek contained some sort of spirit.

Samuel may have released it.

And you think that that's what killed Samuel.

If it is, we need to know exactly where he found it.

That's what I am trying to do right now.

Look at this.

Samuel filed Legacy reports once a week year in and year out.

Two weeks after he was engaged to Jessica,

he stopped completely.

Really?

Jessica Lancy certainly seems to have an unusual effect

on men, doesn't she?

I know what you are...

Lamia.

[Jessica] Derek.

It certainly took you long enough to invite me into this house.

Jessica.

[Derek screaming]

[low growl]

No!

[snarling]

You come to me.

Here I am.

It's me you want.

You want my power.

Finish what you started.

I will.

No!

It's almost as if Derek's obsessed with this woman.

I mean, at first I thought he was feeling guilty

about Samuel's death, but now I am not so sure.

-Rachel, I am glad you're back. -How's Derek?

He wants to be left alone.

He came back with Jessica Lancy.

Apparently, they spent the evening together.

What is it about this woman? I don't get it.

The effect she has over men, I mean,

first Samuel, now Derek, she doesn't strike me as the type.

I didn't know you met her.

No, I haven't. I am just going by her picture.

[Alexandra] Well, that's not Jessica Lancy.

[Kristin] It has to be, otherwise the caption's wrong.

It's her, but she's changed.

The woman I met, she was magnetic, sensual...

Not the usual boring dusty archeologist.

Not at all.

Yeah, but the woman in this picture--

I think we need to have a talk with Jessica Lancy.

Well, she left. You must have passed her coming in.

No, I didn't pass anyone.

[low growl]

Now, let's finish this.

"Begone, evil one

Begone from the Earth"

[shushing]

Be still.

Be still and give in.

Do you think

you can resist someone as ancient as me?

I have been feeding off your kind since time began.

[low growl]

-Derek! -[growling]

Get away from her!

Derek, she killed Samuel.

Get the field box, open it.

"Begone, evil one

Begone from the Earth

I know what you are now

See you in your true form

Lamia!"

[screeching]

Do I know you?

No.

No, we never met.

[Derek] Passion...

It has the power to elevate us,

drive us to our greatest achievements.

Yet without love to guide it,

passion can also be the destroyer,

consuming everything in its path.

We are defined not by the strength of our passions,

but the depth of our love.

[theme music playing]