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Eternal regenerated. Eternal regenerated. Eternal

regenerated. Eternal regenerated. Eternal regenerated.

Eternal regenerated.

Hey, babe.

Can I get you anything?

How are you feeling?

I'm okay.

I'm really sorry about your mother, Darius.

Thanks.

I got a call from an executor today about my mom's will.

He wants me to stop by tomorrow at 9 a .m.

Well, what about her will?

Yeah.

She left a will for me, I guess.

And you haven't spoke to her in how long?

Seven years.

It's been seven years.

And what do you think she'll disclose in there?

I have no idea.

And for some reason, scared.

I, Abigail Proctor, hereby leave the Proctor home to my one and only son,

Proctor.

Under no circumstances may he make any modifications to the home.

What do you mean, no modifications? I mean, we can't even make changes when we

move in?

That is what I just said.

Also, there will be no funeral arrangements as this was against her

Wait.

Wait, what?

Well, how am I supposed to pay my respects?

I mean, what's going to happen to her body?

Honestly, you're just not going to answer that either?

All right.

Cool. Well, I can't allow that to happen.

No burial.

Now, what makes you think you can tell me what to do with my mother's body?

That's my mom.

There is no need to get emotional.

I'm not getting emotional, man.

Listen, I'm just upset because you're not making any damn sense.

Cool.

I'm out, man.

Mr. Proctor.

Your papers.

We don't know anything about Florida Darius. I mean, why move there?

I don't know, man.

I'm tired of Chicago.

I mean, aren't you?

We've been here our entire lives.

Let the taxes suck.

It'd be cold as hell.

We finally have an opportunity to own our own home.

A home that we can't make any changes to, Darius.

I mean, why don't we just sell your mother's house and use the money to

the home we currently live in? We don't have to relocate and move there.

Why not?

It just seems morbid, Darius.

She died there.

Mysteriously, I might add.

I just... I don't understand why we would move when we have everything we

right here.

Well, I feel like we do.

And I also... What?

What? You feel like what?

I just feel like this might just be another way for you to gain your

approval.

My mother is no longer alive, Amanda.

I know that, Darius.

But the burden never goes away. What burden?

The burden of being rejected by a loved one.

The burden of feeling inadequate and not good enough your whole life.

Dr. Brunville says the first act of moving forward is acceptance.

Accepting ourselves as we are.

Is that why you decided to stop taking your meds?

Because you're accepting yourself as you are.

You can't use that little piece of information as an excuse to stop taking

meds.

I'm doing much better now.

I agree.

I agree. However, in order to stay that way, you must keep taking your meds.

Depression and anxiety don't just go away on its own, Amanda.

This is why we agreed for you to see Dr. Renthal in the first place. Wait a

minute.

How did this conversation all of a sudden become about me?

And besides, I'm not the only person here with a history of personal trauma.

I understand your concerns about my history with my mother, okay?

I hear you.

But I just think that given the current state of our relationship, which has

deteriorated significantly, I might add, we'll be better off with a fresh

start in a new place.

Our relationship has deteriorated because you cheated, Darius.

You took everything that was sacred in our vows as a joke. What

did you want me to do,

Amanda?

Huh?

I mean, you didn't sleep with me for a year.

A year.

Every time I will try to touch you or when we get close to you, pull away from

it.

We're not even supposed to be talking about this. We agreed on that in

counseling.

How is moving into your mother's house going to bring us closer?

How is it a fresh start?

I just feel like the pain and the memories of your childhood are just

resurface.

Maybe.

Well, maybe you'll give me an opportunity to find closure.

I hope you're right, Darius.

Really.

I do.

I'd be hungry.

Excuse me.

Florida? But there you're moving to Florida for, Darren.

All that hot weather. I mean, you black enough as it is.

Yeah, man, my, um, my mom's passed, bro.

Word.

Hey, man, I'm sorry to hear that.

Thanks, bro.

How you feel about it? I mean, to be honest, you two really weren't that

That's the thing, man. I really don't know how to feel, you know? Oh, I know

to feel, all right.

Man, your mom was mean as hell.

She used to whoop your ass on principle.

Yeah.

Yeah, she was a trip.

Oh, how long has it been since your last two spoke?

Seven years, man.

Seven years.

That's why I was so surprised when she left me the house.

The house?

For real?

Yeah, man.

I think we're going to move in.

But why move into it?

I mean, can't you just tell it or something?

Because last time you were there, you said that she had the house looking

as hell, looking like some slave quarters from the 1800s.

I don't know, man.

I mean, Amanda and I, we've been having problems lately, and it's... I

don't know. I feel like we could use a fresh start in a new setting.

But... Moving her into some old -ass house would probably make it worse,

you think? I mean, besides, man, look, I hear Florida got all them sex cults and

shit.

You silly, man.

Watching all that damn ghost chases on Discovery Plus.

Hey, man, listen, you know that's my shit, right?

Oh, man.

Gonna miss you, man.

So, when you leaving?

In a few days.

Few days?

Damn.

Man, why didn't you call me so we could have got together or something, man?

All right.

I just needed some time to myself.

I mean, I really didn't know if we was going to make the move, but I think it's

the right choice now.

Listen, man, you take care, all right?

Listen, I don't want to hear on the news where they done sacrificed your black

ass in some sex ritual, all right?

Says the dude with the last name Dix.

Hey, hey, hey, don't talk about my name.

Listen, my name has family history from Scotland.

Sid, you not Scottish.

Listen, you just mad because you don't have your own family crest.

No, no, listen, listen.

All I'm saying is it might be time for you to change your name from Sid Dicks

Sid Mufambo or some shit like that so you don't sound like an out -of -work

star. Oh, man, you crazy as hell, man.

But you my dog.

Hey, look, man, I got customers coming in. I'll get back with you. Just hit me

up when you get there. Cool, cool.

All right, later, man.

Porn star.

Are you okay?

I'm just feeling really anxious right now, babe.

Look, I know with my mom's death and this move,

everything we have going on, I know it can be stressful.

But it's going to be all right.

You promise?

I promise.

You ready?

As ready as I'll ever be.

Hey, so I talked to the movers, and they should be a few days behind us, so we

have to make do with whatever's in the house.

All right.

Come on. It's going to be fine.

Go.

This is it.

Wow, it's better than I expected.

I mean, I'm surprised.

This was in complete shambles last time I was here.

Yeah, maybe it was that one over there.

Yeah, maybe.

Babe.

Honey.

It's fine.

It'll be okay.

We're going to get situated.

We'll adjust.

You don't have to say that.

I understand how you feel.

I do.

How about this?

How about we just give it a chance and if it doesn't work out, we'll move back.

Cool?

Of course it'll work out, babe.

Check it out Wow

Okay

I am honestly shocked.

Well,

the furniture is interesting, but I like it.

So that smaller house in the property is ours too?

Yeah, it's more of like a storage area than anything else.

Terrius, this is great.

All this land is ours.

Yeah, I know, right?

Crazy.

crazy hey

Sorry. Did you hear that?

Hear what?

The thumping noise.

Thumping noise? I didn't hear anything.

I know what I heard.

It was pretty clear, Darius.

Babe, look, this house is like 50 to 60 years old. Minimal.

Okay? Okay. It's probably just settling. I mean, old houses tend to do that.

Okay? Okay.

Come on.

You're right. All right?

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah.

So, how long did she live here alone?

I don't know. At least 12 years, at least.

12 years? And you never checked on her?

I tried on numerous occasions.

She just didn't want me here.

Look, she barely even answered my phone calls. And when she did, it was like a

two -minute conversation at best because he always had guests over or she was on

her way out the door to one of her secret retreats.

Retreats? What?

Yeah, look, I don't feel like talking about this, all right?

Okay, let's just get settled. So, I don't know, it's getting late and I just

want to go to bed.

Are you kidding me?

There is no bedroom furniture here, Daria.

What exactly do you plan on sleeping on?

Our furniture is not going to be here for days.

Great.

Morning.

Morning.

How'd you sleep?

I didn't really.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

Oh, um, this water is horrible, by the way. It smells like rotten eggs.

Really? I thought it was coming from the room reflection.

Yeah? Yeah.

I don't know. Maybe we should just...

Run the things for like 20 minutes or something like it. Can you do that

Yeah. With all the things?

Yeah. All right. Want to make you some breakfast?

Well, I would love some, but we

don't have any groceries.

That's right.

Damn it.

I mean, who moves into a house with no furniture or groceries?

Oh, apparently we do.

All right.

I'll find us a grocery store and I'll make us a nice dinner. Celebrate your

birthday at work. Yeah.

That's right.

My birthday.

I mean, the office is only like 20 minutes away, so the commute's not that

Shouldn't be.

And then Florida.

Florida's great territory.

There's a lot of old folk and a lot of rich people, which will help me land

new accounts, right? Yeah.

By the way, what helped us take that trip to Iceland that I've been promised?

I don't need to go to Iceland.

What do you mean? I thought you loved Iceland.

I do.

I just... Well, you've been promising that for a few years now, so I... Well,

why you gotta bring that up?

I didn't.

You did. I was just saying, don't worry about it.

Wait a minute.

Amanda.

Amanda. Amanda.

I mean, so what? You think I'm not going to do it or something?

I did not even say that, Darius. You're literally adding words to my mouth.

You know what? You're right.

You're right.

I don't know.

I haven't had a first day in years. And maybe I'm nervous or I'm anxious.

I'm stressed out. I don't know.

We don't even have groceries.

In the house. We don't have furniture.

No, no, no, no, listen, listen, listen.

I'm sorry.

You're going through so much right now, and I need to be more receptive to that.

And look, you're one of the top insurance brokers in the entire company.

You're really, really great at what you do.

I appreciate that.

Yeah, of course.

So, listen, when I go to the grocery store, I'll call you when I get back,

I'll go through your mother's things, and you can let me know what you want to

keep. and what you want to get rid of. Okay. Okay? Hey, are you sure you're

going to be okay here by yourself?

Yeah, I mean, there's plenty to do around here. All right.

Listen, make sure you get out and meet the neighbors.

All right?

Make some friends, like we discussed. Okay.

Okay? Mm -hmm. And take your meds.

Please. Okay.

Promise?

I promise.

Promise. I promise.

All right.

Talk to you later.

Okay.

You'll do great.

Wish me luck.

Good luck.

All right.

Let's get started.

Hi, can I help you?

Hi, I'm Darius Proctor. I just transferred from the Chicago office.

Mr. Proctor, we've been expecting you. How are you liking Florida so far?

It's nice.

It's nice. I mean, it's definitely a lot warmer than Chicago.

Yeah, but the Chicago food, all the hot dogs, the hamburgers, the pizza, it's so

good. Now you get me all hungry. That makes the two of us.

Well, I'm going to let them know you're here, so if you can just please take a

seat in the waiting area, and so I'll be right with you and take you to your

desk. Awesome. Thank you.

They treat you like shit here.

Excuse me?

Shit. That's what they treat you like here.

I don't... Wait, really?

I'm kidding.

Actually, I'm not.

Have you ever watched horror movies, like about cults?

Well, that's what it's like here. A cult.

They'll be all friendly, warm up to you, all while contemplating how to

sacrifice you to their god.

Don't listen to Raven.

This isn't a method acting club.

Method? Yeah, that's when they, like, stay in character the entire time,

Oh. He's been rehearsing this one on everybody in this past week. Oh, okay,

okay. Um, for a second there, I was like, well, what the hell?

Yeah. I'm Stephanie.

Terrius. Nice to meet you.

I'll be getting you logged in our systems today, so follow me.

Okay. Good luck, Terrius.

Thank you. It's nice to meet you.

So, the owner, Mr. Scott, will be in tomorrow's meeting.

Okay, that sounds good.

What made you move from Chicago here to Florida?

Um, family.

You know, it's time for a change.

Change is good.

Sometimes it can happen when you least expect it.

They symbolize rebirth.

Pardon? Your lotus.

Oh. Ancient cultures believed that lotuses symbolized self -regeneration

rebirth, even the ability to resurrect the deceased.

All in all, their characteristics are the perfect analogy for the human

condition.

Even when its roots are in the dirtiest waters or growing deep in the mud far

away from the sun, sooner or later, the lotus reaches the light.

becoming the most beautiful flower ever.

Oh, well, they're very beautiful.

I have some myself.

Oh, thank you.

Sorry, I thought I'd stop by and introduce myself. I'm Tabitha, and you

Oh, hi.

I'm Amanda.

Nice to meet you, Amanda.

I was a friend of Abigail.

You knew Darius' mom?

Yes.

She and I were very close.

Would you like to come in?

I wouldn't want to bother you.

Oh, no, it's fine. I'm actually here alone, so... Yeah.

Okay.

So how are you liking it so far?

To be honest, it's a bit overwhelming.

Oh, how so?

Well, our furniture still hasn't arrived, and we still have so many of

things to go through to fight on.

That can be a very difficult process.

Trust me, I know.

My husband died recently.

I'm so sorry.

When did that happen?

Just a few months ago. It was very sudden.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Would you mind if I made us some tea? I know exactly where Abigail kept it.

Um, sure.

That'd be great.

Drink it.

Wow.

That is really, really good.

Isn't it?

Abigail and I used to drink tea together often while we talked about our

futures. I try not to drink too much of it. It can be quite addicting.

I mean, I can see why.

It's great. What's in it?

How is Darius holding up?

best as you can right now. Yeah.

I imagine it has been a hard year for both of us.

Yeah, it has.

What is that?

It's bad balls.

It's for my anxiety.

Don't take that. Don't ever do that. You should never defile your body with

something foreign.

I get a bit emotional when it comes to health, especially after the death of my

Albert.

Our bodies are immortal vessels that should always be respected and honored.

Yeah, it's fine.

Don't worry about it.

I should have mentioned earlier about the medicinal properties of this tea.

It has valerian root.

Valerian root?

How? Go ahead.

Quite the kick, too, right?

Yes.

It also lends to the treatment of anxiety and depression.

Really? I've actually been trying to wean myself off my meds since this, but

keep taking them.

Keep drinking this. You'll thank me later.

Well, it seems as though our meeting has a purpose.

How lovely is that?

Tell you what, I have some more of this at the house I'd be happy to give to

you. Why don't you stop by sometime and pick it up?

Sure.

Yeah, I'd like that.

here is my info i know you have a lot to do and i don't want to take up any more

of your time so until then if you need any company or

anyone to talk to please give me a call

Yeah, hello?

Is this Darius Proctor?

It is.

Um, who is this?

This is the New Horizons Funeral Home. I'm not sure how to say this, Mr.

Proctor, but your mother's body is missing.

What?

Missing? Missing?

Yes.

Apparently there was a break -in over the weekend.

Your mother's body was taken.

Wait a minute, man. Wait a minute. What are you...

What do you mean, taken?

Huh? How can something like this even happen? I thought she was cremated.

Yes. She was scheduled to be cremated first this evening. But when the funeral

director went in to start the procedure, he discovered her body was missing.

Just so you're aware, we've informed the police department.

And? What did they say?

this is hard to hear given the circumstances.

As soon as we hear something, Mr. Proctor, we'll be sure to let you know.

We're terribly sorry.

Yeah.

Thanks.

Hey, baby. How was your first day?

Thank God, she will not believe I met this really interesting woman today.

Darius, hello?

Babe?

Got a call from the funeral home today.

My mom's body is missing.

What? How?

Wait, what happened?

She said it was some kind of break -in.

Break -in?

That doesn't make any sense. Why would someone steal your mother's... Who would

do such a thing?

I don't know.

I've been trying to figure that out all day.

Okay, did they call the police and report it?

Yeah.

What did the police say?

They said... They let me know when they figure something out and they just sit

tight.

I don't understand. Why would somebody do something like this?

It doesn't make any sense.

You don't miss?

No, honey.

I don't.

Yeah, baby, I'm sorry.

I heard it does some takeout. Do you want to sit down and have some food?

You need to eat something.

I was thinking of cleaning and fixing the old house.

We can place some of your mother's things in there.

You know, in her honor.

That way she'll always have a place on the property.

No.

No, you don't have to do that. It's a lot of work.

No, I don't mind, really.

Honestly, it'll give me something to do.

Thank you for coming out here.

I really appreciate it.

Of course, babe.

I love you.

And what's that?

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

I actually found it when I was boxing some of your other things. Have you seen

it?

No, I...

It looked interesting, though. Yeah.

Are you okay?

Amanda? Amanda?

Amanda?

Are you okay?

Um, I thought...

This neighbor you're talking about, new friends you have, whatever.

Who is he?

I don't know. She said her name was Tabitha, that she was friends with your

Have you heard of her?

Tabitha.

No, I don't ring a bell.

Well, she said they were really close. I'm not sure.

Jerry?

Jerry? Are you all right?

Jerry?

Oh, here he is, our new stall broker from our Florida office. Hey, Mr. Scott.

Nice to meet you.

Darius, call me Draven.

The only people that call me Mr. Scott are my housekeeper and my lawn boy.

See that?

See what?

That look on your face when I said lawn boy. Man, the world is a touchy,

sensitive place nowadays.

Darius, please sit down.

right? Dex phones equals annoying.

Who wants to answer a Dex phone? That's what cell phones and Zoom are for,

right?

I'm kidding.

Darius, when I was 25 years old, I made $5 million as the CEO and head

of Draven Scott Insurance.

We are now the number three insurance provider in America with over 400

in the United States.

One of which you transferred from in Chicago to come to sunny Florida.

Now, why do you suppose you did that?

I'll tell you why.

This is the mecca of Draven Scott Insurance.

We're only the best.

of the best work.

Now, there are some things about Florida that are facts.

Beaches, sunshine, yachts, rich people.

Some other facts about Florida are rich people like yachts, old people like

beaches. And what do they both have in common?

Insurance.

Rich people need insurance for their homes, their yachts.

their jewelry, you name it. Old people need life insurance.

Old rich people need life insurance plus every other damn insurance that rich

people need.

Your job is to cater to that specific need and not just to sell them things

that they need, but also make them purchase things that they don't need.

You see that humongous estate and the picture on the wall right there?

Darius, that's my house.

Now, this is the part where you say, why is there a picture of my house on your

wall? I'll tell you why.

It's to remind you of what you don't have.

But it's also to motivate you to always achieve.

Now, Darius, I have a few of those mansions.

Private jet, 12 cars, three Arabian horses, and a

250 -foot yacht.

So what do you suppose the moral of this story is?

Money?

Hey, show off this one.

Stephanie, get in here!

Darius, have you met Stephanie?

Stephanie?

Darius. Darius, Stephanie.

Stephanie, Darius hates to answer his phone.

Stephanie, how many calls do adjusters make in this office?

Over 500 a day. That's right.

Over 500 a day.

Every day there are 10 ,000 baby boomers who are turning 65 and who need

Medicare. And there are millions and millions of Americans who are uninsured

don't realize that they qualify for ACA health insurance.

And let's not forget, everyone's going to die at some point.

Hello, Darius. Doctor's office.

Hi. Is Darius there?

He's actually busy at the moment. You can tell him it's his wife.

Yeah.

Hello? Who was that that just answered your phone? Amanda?

Who just answered your phone, Darius?

You talking about Stephanie?

Who is she?

The secretary.

She was here. Why was she answering your phone, Darius?

Kyle, look, Amanda, I really can't talk right now. Okay?

Darius!

There are people outside. People outside? What are you talking about?

woman placing flower petals in the garden, and then there's another one

behind a tree with an animal's mask.

I don't know. Did you take your maids, Amanda?

No. No, you're not listening to me.

Look, I can't do this right now.

What? You don't believe me?

But you can laugh and joke with your new friend Stephanie, huh?

Amanda, I'm going to call you later. Darius, don't hang up.

Darius, hello?

Oh no, no.

Oh my God.

Good, bro.

How's Florida? Look, they haven't kidnapped your ass yet, have they?

Nah, might as well have with the week I'm having so far.

What do you mean?

What's going on?

Where do I start?

I mean, the jokes they cracking on me at the job or the part where I

almost choked to death last night on a piece of chicken?

What do you mean, almost choked to death?

Man, was she undercooked?

Look, man, I told you that girl couldn't cook.

But you married her ass anyway.

Nah, nah, man.

It's not even that, yo. Like, she ordered takeout.

And that's not the point anyway. Look, I don't know. It was weird, right? For

some reason, I chewed it up and I couldn't swallow it. I don't know. It

weird, man.

Anyway, she ended up giving me the Heimlich.

Damn. And then she called me at work today, right?

The secretary answered the phone, so now she thinks I'm cheating on her.

Well, are you? What? No, man. I said she thinks I'm cheating on her. Well, why

would she think that?

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Hold on now.

Now, what did you do?

Now, don't tell me that you were involved in one of those sex orgies and

No.

No.

Well, then why would she think that?

Man, my boss, he was.

He was Ricky -hazing me at the office because, you know, I'm the new guy.

And Stephanie, the secretary, she was the closest one to the phone. So when

answered it, yeah, I'm at it. I think I'm cheating on her.

Wait, wait, wait, hold on. Wait, wait, wait. Back up, back up.

Let's go back to the secretary.

Is she sexy?

I mean, like, what she look like?

Why does that even matter, man?

Look, man, look, I'm just trying to see if a brother need to take a vacation to

visit his boy at his office. You know, it's just myself.

Man, you know what? Like, even if you could, it's not the best time right now.

Something else happened too, man.

Um, my mother's body is missing from the morgue.

What the hell?

Missing?

Yeah.

Yeah, it got me all messed up, bro.

Um, bro?

I mean, look, I know I said Florida was crazy, but not kidnapping dead bodies

from the morgue crazy.

What you gonna do?

I mean, did you call the cops?

Uh, the funeral home did.

And?

And?

They said that they'll let me know when they find something out, but until then,

I'm supposed to just sit tight.

Sit tight.

Man, hell no.

There's somebody that stole your mama.

Look, Jess, you got to do something about that, man.

D.

Jess, I said you got to do something about that, man.

D. Jess.

Yo.

Yeah.

Look, man.

Look, I hate to break it to you.

But if you ask me, dog, she probably was taken by some cult or some kind of

ritual. Look, I'm just saying.

Come on, man.

Why you, why you?

Look, you're the only person that I can talk to about this shit. And when I call

you, you can't even take me seriously.

Come on, man. You know what?

I can't do this shit right now, man. I'm going to holler at you later, bro.

Come on, man. Hey, Darius, come on.

Hey.

Darius.

I'm sorry about earlier.

It's fine, Darius.

Look, I know you've been seeing things and you've been hearing things and it's

not that I don't believe you.

It's a bit much, you know?

I mean, my mother's body is missing.

Oh.

That reminds me.

Aside from the people in the garden, I heard noises coming from the house.

Specifically, from your mother's bedroom.

What are you talking about, Amanda?

I went to see what it was.

And I saw her.

You saw my mother?

Yeah.

Huh?

That's right, Daria.

I saw her.

What's wrong with you?

What is wrong with you, Amanda? I mean, are you trying to destroy her? Because

if you are, like, it's working.

I don't know if I can do this anymore.

Did you hear that? Hear what?

That voice.

He thinks you're lying.

I don't think you're lying. I don't know what you... What?

I didn't hear anything. How could you not have heard that? I didn't hear

anything.

I'm going to call Dr. Renta on the morning.

Okay?

What are you trying to say, Jared?

What are you trying to say?

He never loved you.

Is that true?

What?

Do you love me?

What? Do you love me? Of course I love you.

I just think you might be losing your mind.

Hey, let me off the phone.

Get off. Let me off the phone. Get away from me. Get away from me. Get off. Get

off.

I'm sorry.

Alright, it's been a long day for both of us.

It has.

I didn't hear any voices.

I haven't heard any thumping.

But if you say that you're hearing it, I believe you.

Do you believe that too?

He doesn't believe you. He thinks you're crazy.

I can't stop you! You're not me!

I'm

in.

Huh?

Are you alright?

You scared the shit out of me. Not again, I'm sorry.

Please don't do that again.

Sorry.

How are you managing so far?

You settling in okay?

What you're dealing with is just good old -fashioned stress and loneliness.

I went through the same thing when Albert and I first moved into our place.

My family was 200 miles away and I didn't know anybody.

Albert was a bit of a Casanova at work, too.

Always dressed nice, always reeking of cologne.

There were lots of young secretaries there.

So every time Albert would go to work, all these ridiculous thoughts would pop

into my head.

What did you do?

It took time, but eventually I settled in.

We've been arguing a lot.

I don't know.

Like yesterday, I literally thought about killing him.

I've never been so angry before.

I know what's happening to me.

Death can do that to a family.

A lot of us cope with it in different ways.

It just feels like nothing's been the same since I found this.

What is it?

I don't know.

I found it when I was going through some of Abigail's things.

Don't tell me you think...

That is the cause of your problems.

It looks like a child's toy.

Well, the thought had crossed my mind. That's ridiculous.

Don't let those kind of thoughts get into your head.

You are the master of your body and your mind.

I used to tell Abigail that. She didn't believe me until much later in her life.

I saw her.

Saw who?

Abigail. Yeah.

Really?

That's interesting.

You don't blame me either, do you?

I didn't say that.

Maybe it's her.

I don't know.

I told Darius and he doesn't believe me.

He thinks I'm making all this shit up.

Like... I just feel like I don't have control over anything anymore since we

here.

When I found my Albert...

It had been a week since he'd gone missing.

And there he lay, in the guest bedroom on the other side of the house.

I hadn't previously thought to look there.

It was the smell that eventually led me to his body.

I have an idea.

I don't know, never mind.

You'll think I'm crazy.

No, I won't. I promise.

Well, believe it or not, I communicated with Albert last night.

Wait, hold on.

Unless I'm actually going crazy, didn't you say he was dead?

Yeah, but... Well, I... I went to a spiritual medium.

I admit I was a bit skeptical at first, but what I experienced was truly life

-changing.

Now, I...

I'm not into that.

I'm a Christian, and we don't do that sort of thing.

Look, I get it, and I know what you're thinking, Amanda, but I was really

worried about Albert, and I miss him dearly.

So when I asked the medium about him, we performed a seance, and she brought him

back. I mean, I heard him.

I felt his presence.

Yes. Yes.

And I was thinking about what you said the other night about the disturbances,

and I thought maybe it is Abigail trying to communicate.

Why would she be trying to communicate with me and not Darius?

Maybe she's trying to reach Darius through you.

I mean, she was very distraught over their relationships those last months of

her life.

Then I admit she was acting quite strange.

Maybe if we talk to her, we can find out what happened to her. What happened to

her body?

I'm sure Darius would like some closure.

Look, I know that moving here has been hard for you. And I also know that being

here by yourself while I'm at work has been hard on you. And I just want to let

you know that it's fine.

Are you sure?

Yes.

What's all of this?

I was thinking of having a seance. A what?

A seance.

A seance? No, no, look, I don't, we're not going to be doing nothing like that,

alright? I don't think that's a good idea.

No. Darian, there is clearly something happening in this house. Something

neither of us can explain.

Look, I went to see Tabitha today.

Tabitha, duh.

The lady, the woman who said this is my mother's friend.

She's the medium, and we performed one, and it worked.

Maybe it can work, too.

Maybe we can find out what happened to your mother, if it's her that I'm

and what happened to her body. No, no, no, no, we're not doing this. Darius,

do you let me do this?

I just feel so worthless.

Like I haven't done anything right since we moved here.

You're working and grieving and all I've done is give you a hard time for it.

Please, Darian.

What do we have to do?

Like that.

It's pretty good sense.

It'll help attract your mother's spirit.

No, no, no. I don't think about this. I don't think we should do it.

Darian, think about it. Think about it.

The people in the garden.

The noises coming from the house. Me seeing your mother's ghost.

All of these things are signs.

She's trying to communicate with me. With us.

Look, Darian.

The cops still haven't called us back.

Your mother's body is still missing.

We have to do something about this.

No, Darius, listen to me.

There is something wrong in your mother's house.

This is the only way.

Now close your eyes and think about how you feel.

Abigail, are you there?

It's me, Amanda.

I have Darius with me.

Abigail, if you're here, please give us a sign.

We know someone took your body.

Someone's not right.

Abigail,

we know you're upset.

Tell us who did this.

Tell us who did this to you.

Stop it!

You had it?

No, Darian. It's me.

Mom?

Yes, Darius, it's me.

I'm so sorry we haven't talked in so long.

I had so much to say to you.

Mom, I'm so sorry.

Mom, I'm so sorry I wasn't here when you died.

Let me know that you're okay.

Would you like to leave a message?

I'm so glad you didn't visit with your shipless carcass.

What?

I never wanted to be a single mother. I never wanted you.

Don't say that, Mommy.

But you love me, Mom. Because you're a worthless bastard just like your father.

No, not true, not true, not true.

Worthless, worthless.

Worthless bastard, come here.

Worthless.

Darius, what the hell?

Why did you throw water on me?

What the hell was that?

I don't know. I don't know. What the hell was that? I don't know, Darian. I

don't know.

Oh, I am tired of this shit.

Ever since we moved into this house, it's been nothing but drama. And it's

been because of you. You have made my life absolutely miserable.

Me? I did not have to move here.

I did not have any of this to happen. And I did?

You were pretending to be my mother. Maybe it was her, Darian. Maybe it was.

Thank God.

Stay away from me, you crazy bitch.

Any of this demonic shit going on, it falls on you, not me.

Good afternoon.

Thank you all for coming on such short notice.

I want to talk to you today about our quarterly.

You're all going to want to take the note.

Now, our Q3 numbers for P &L weren't too bad, but...

Darius?

Are you okay?

Hold his head back.

Put his head back. Put it back.

Look, Sid, man, look.

It's been a long day, okay? I do not have time for your jokes.

Look, Darius, look, I just want to apologize for being insensitive.

You're my boy.

You're going through a lot right now. Look, I understand. I just wasn't there

for you.

Appreciate it, man.

Listen, Noah, I appreciate you just for answering the phone so we can finally

squash this.

Any word on your mother's body?

Nothing.

Nothing at all. I mean, they haven't even called me.

I don't know, man. It's been a lot of crazy

things going on lately, bro. It's me and Amanda, we got in this big -ass blow

-up the other day and... Blow -up?

About what?

The secretary again?

Nah, man. She's been, like, hearing and seeing things lately.

Seeing things?

Like what? I don't know. It's like dumping in the house noises and old

lady planting flowers in the garden and everything.

It's crazy shit, man.

She said that she thinks it's my mother trying to communicate with her. What?

And get this.

The neighbor is supposed to be some type of medium or something.

A medium?

Yeah.

Her and Amanda tried a seance the other day.

What?

But that's not the worst part, man.

Amanda and I tried it, too.

Come on, James. I mean, what the hell, man? I know, I know, I know. Just

Look, look.

All of a sudden, Amanda...

like my mom.

It was like she was possessed or something.

And then I threw water on her and she snapped out of it. But bro, listen, she

sounded just like my mother, man. I mean, just like her.

Look, Darius, look, I don't know if you remember or just trying not to remember

right now, but your mom was always on some strange shit.

Look, my pops told me when she would drop you off, there would be a car

yours with women in all white.

And then sometimes they would come to the door and they have these weird snake

necklaces on.

I mean, all we're talking about regenerating the eternal soul and some

Hey, man, I, um, bro, I just had this, this crazy

ass nose bleed out of nowhere.

I mean, like, Sid, I've never had a nosebleed in my life, bro.

Never.

And then when it was just pouring out, like, it just wouldn't stop.

I... Hey, man, I don't know what's going on.

But, man, um... Everything's upside down right now, bro.

Look, Darius, look.

I hate to say this, but your girl is likely telling the truth.

Look, I know I joke a lot or whatever, but shit like this just don't happen.

Look, man, something's going on.

So I advise you, you get home, get your wife and you get the hell out of there.

Now.

Shit.

Amanda.

My mom's body is missing. Why would somebody do something like this?

Your mother, she was part of a cult called the Sacred Order of the

They believe in the spirit being eternally regenerated through the

their loved one.

That's you, baby.

That's why she gave you this house.

She needs you as a sacrifice for her spirit to return to her body.

It has to be done here.

That's why her body went missing from the morgue.

We're coming.

Look, I know you don't believe me, and I know you think I'm batshit crazy, but

I'm not. I believe you.

I believe you.

You do?

Yes.

Oh, my God. Thank you.

Yes.

Look,

we're going to get our shit, and we're going to get out of here.

All right? Fuck the wheel, fuck this house, and fuck Florida.

I should have never got into it.

Oh, my God. Thank you, baby. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Come on, let go. Okay.

Wait, wait.

There's something in the house.

Your mother's body.

It's inside.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

Goodbye, Mom.

You must be Darius.

Tabitha, I trusted you.

I saw you in the photos.

I read the book. I know about everything.

You're behind all of it. And this, this is a part of it too, isn't it?

The visions, the voices, the nightmares, all of it.

The sacred order of Ouroboros, the conduit to Abigail.

A link between our world and hers.

By sacrificing Darius, you hope to bring her back. Well, guess what?

Without this, she has no power over us. Over me.

What are you doing?

Amanda, Amanda, what? No. What are you doing?

This is my fault.

I know what this is, and I know what it does.

I found it. So it's linked to me.

It means if you want Darius, you're going to have to settle for me instead.

What are you talking about? Amanda.

Goodbye, Darius.

Amanda, what are you talking about? I love you so much. What are you talking

about, Amanda?

Amanda, what are you doing?

What are you doing, Amanda?

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Wait!

What's going on? Sirius!

Sirius, are you okay?

What? It's supposed to be me!

It's supposed to be me!

It's all part of the cycle.

Your husband was sacrificed.

The skin -sloughing process of snakes signifies the transmigration of souls.

We mimic this process by terminating the family bloodline of one to restore

another.

A symbol of eternal, cyclic renewal.

You knew this would happen, didn't you?

Just as we slough off those who do us harm, so shall we slough off this mortal

coil to feel the pleasure of eternal life by first postulating the pain

of death.

The sacred order will rise.

You too can rise.