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NARRATOR: Previously on Light as a Feather.

MCKENNA: I keep waking up in these strange places,

having no idea how I got there.

‐ So I could keep watch and make sure you don't blackout

and do anything crazy again.

‐ I don't talk about it much,

but my parents actually died a year ago tonight.

‐ Oh, my God.

‐ I really like you, and you are the most normal thing in my life right now.

VIOLET: Mark, what did you do?

‐ Look, the game, it gets passed on

from one person to the next like a curse.

‐ Did you save anything from the journal?

TREY: Check this out.

‐ I've been wondering what this goes to.

‐ Actually, that's mine.

‐ I'll just hold onto it for you.

I played the game, and two people are dead,

and Sammi is in danger.

I'm so sorry. SAMMI: Just don't touch me.

You‐you did this. [sobbing] I'm gonna die.

I'm gonna die.

MCKENNA: For a while, Sammi Karras' optimism kept her going,

even as the temperature plummeted

and her extremities grew stiff.

‐ [strained breathing]

‐ Surely someone would find her before it was too late.

But as time passed

and her heart began to race,

Sammi's breath grew shallow,

and her optimism faded.

Then suddenly, she stopped...

[suspenseful music]

Hoping...

moving...

breathing...

and then finally, living.

Light as a feather, stiff as a board.

ALL: Light as a feather, stiff as a board.

Light as a feather, stiff a board.

Light as a feather, stiff as a board.

[phone ringing]

‐ Hey.

Thanks for staying with me the last few nights.

I know you have a life outside of babysitting me.

‐ Sure. I'm just glad it's working.

You slept like a baby,

and other than your snoring, it's been, uh, pretty quiet around here.

‐ I do not snore. ‐ Whatever you say.

You never tell me what they're like.

The blackouts.

Is it like sleepwalking? ‐ No.

Definitely not.

Apparently I'm not some mindless zombie.

I do things.

I drive.

I buy milkshakes.

I break into places.

‐ Play games?

‐ Yeah.

Trey, if I could take it all back, I would.

I never meant to hurt you. ‐ I know.

You did it because you thought you were protecting me.

But after everything we've been through,

I would have hoped you'd had more faith in us.

[gentle music]

And me.

♪ ♪

‐ See you tonight?

‐ Yeah.

[door opens, closes]

VIOLET: Oh, shit.

I can't believe we fell asleep.

I gotta get home before my Nana wakes up and realizes I'm not there.

Isaac?

Isaac. ‐ Sorry, what?

‐ You must really be in the zone.

How long have you been up? ISAAC: A couple hours.

I woke up with this image in my head and started drawing.

It's not weird, is it?

‐ No, you're just passionate.

But I do want to see who I'm competing with for your attention.

[suspenseful music]

Mark? ISAAC: What?

‐ Nothing. ‐ You don't like it?

‐ No, it‐‐

Do you know that person?

‐ No. Why, do you?

‐ No, of course not.

♪ ♪

‐ Thanks.

[mellow rock music playing]

[door chimes]

SAMMI: Hey, Emory.

TREY: How are you?

‐ Well, I've spent every second of the last three days

wondering if I'm gonna freeze to death,

so, you know, stellar.

♪ ♪

TREY: Hello? You still there?

‐ Let me call you back.

♪ ♪

Freeze to death. Come on, Sammi.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

[chuckles]

A bunch of bullshit.

♪ ♪

[muffled] Help!

[muffled] Help! Help me!

[hyperventilating]

Help!

Help, please, please!

Okay, okay.

Shit.

No service.

No.

Please. Please, help!

Help! Please, please help!

Help!

Hello?

Help!

[ethereal music]

♪ ♪

TREY: I don't get it, when you were on the phone,

you were being your cute, sarcastic self,

and then the next thing you know, I'm getting a call

from a convenience store clerk telling me

she had to pull my girlfriend out of the fridge.

‐ Oh, so I'm your girlfriend now, huh?

‐ Well, her words, but...

yeah.

‐ I don't‐‐I don't know, I‐‐

I guess I just got tired of wondering

if the curse was real or not.

I mean, that's all I've been doing for the past few days.

Am I really gonna die? Like, really?

So, yeah, I saw the freezer, and I thought, shit,

there's one way to find out.

I guess I answered that question.

It was just like everything inside of me

wanted to believe that it wasn't true,

that it was just some big, cruel joke or something.

‐ How can I take your mind off of it for a while?

‐ Well...

we could hang out tonight.

Unless you have to do something again.

‐ Yeah, sorry, it's just my mom's been on my case

for not spending more time with her over the holidays.

‐ No, no, I get it. I get it. It's fine.

‐ But tonight, it's just you and me.

I'll tell her I'm staying over at Spencer's house.

‐ And she'll be okay with that?

‐ Definitely.

She kind of has a thing for Spencer's dad.

‐ Thank you.

[gentle music]

♪ ♪

MCKENNA: Sorry, this is just a lot to take in.

You've been hanging out with Isaac, who can draw,

and it turns out he knew your old boyfriend, Mark?

‐ I know. I mean, it's crazy,

and I took photos of all of his drawings.

They're all of people who have played the game.

It's like he has some connection to it or something.

‐ How is that possible? ‐ Easy.

He touched the chrysalis.

‐ Seriously?

That's how he ended up in that coma?

Damn it, Violet! ‐ No, no, it was an accident.

We were hooking up, and before I knew it, he touched it, and‐‐

and then he got better, and I thought that everything was okay, but‐‐

‐ Now you're worried he's gonna find out what you did.

‐ No, I'm‐‐

I'm worried about him.

He deserves to know the truth.

‐ Look...

What are you doing tonight?

‐ I don't know, why?

‐ Well, I've been going over

all the info I have on the curse,

and Alex will be over soon.

Why don't you just stay the night?

‐ Really? ‐ Yeah.

Maybe there's something in Isaac's drawings that can help,

or at least show us who the fifth player in the hoodie was.

‐ Yeah, um, I act‐‐ I have a bag in the car.

We could do our nails or just hang out.

‐ It's not a slumber party, Violet.

‐ No, I know, it‐‐

It's just no one's invited me over

to spend the night in a while,

and, you know, it's not like we can't listen to music

and eat some pizza.

‐ Yeah.

I mean, I guess we do have to eat.

‐ Exactly. That's what I was gonna say.

Like minds, remember?

‐ Ugh, sorry I'm late.

Peri and I were returning Christmas gifts at the mall.

‐ Oh, the mall. ‐ Yeah. Why?

‐ You just got a little lipstick smudge.

That's all.

[both chuckle]

‐ Okay, fine.

We were also briefly making out in the car.

‐ Well, I'm happy for you. ‐ Thanks.

And I'm happy Trey asked me

to stay over tonight instead of him.

‐ Well, cherish that feeling,

because you might not feel that way after you hear this.

Violet is sleeping over tonight.

‐ What? McKenna... ‐ We need her, Alex.

According to her, Isaac's been drawing people

who have been playing the game, and we have Lena's research,

but she might see something in there that we haven't.

‐ Back up.

Isaac's been drawing people who have played the game?

‐ It's because of Violet. It's‐‐

‐ Great. Slumber party with a serial killer.

What could go wrong? ‐ It's not a slumber party!

SAMMI: ♪ Death is standing at the door ♪

♪ Just leave him there, he'll wait some more ♪

♪ You threatened me and now I'm pissed ♪

♪ So suck it Death, you're on my list ♪

‐ Not bad. Is there more?

‐ Um, just a 45‐minute guitar solo.

Maybe some bagpipes.

[chuckles]

‐ You know we're gonna make it through this, right?

‐ Careful, Emory.

Don't make promises you can't keep.

[gentle music]

♪ ♪

‐ How you feeling?

‐ I think I'm starting to warm up.

Just a little.

[upbeat pop music]

♪ ♪

WOMAN: ♪ Sometimes we may hide from everything ♪

‐ Okay, the facemasks are in the fridge.

They just have to cool for a little bit.

‐ You actually made them from scratch?

I thought you were joking. ‐ No, of course not.

Avocado, turmeric, charcoal, a little bit of honey.

It's Bella Hadid's favorite.

‐ Cool.

Remember the last slumber party we had

and Olivia wore those ridiculously expensive white, silk pajamas?

‐ No, but not for long,

because Candace ended up dropping...

BOTH: A whole pizza. ‐ On her.

[both laughing]

‐ Violet, did you notice the picture of the girl

with the bow?

‐ No. Why?

‐ There are just multiple drawings of the same girl.

I actually think I know where I saw her.

Her picture is in a missing person's flyer.

‐ Margaret.

The journal goes back four or five cycle through the game.

She was never mentioned. ALEX: Could be a lead.

McKenna, what's her name again? ‐ Margaret Abbott.

‐ Maybe there's some more information about her in the folder.

‐ Abbott, one "T" or two? ‐ Um, two.

ALEX: Are you sure? Nothing's coming up.

MCKENNA: Yeah, I'm sure. It's right here.

Try that link.

I've looked everywhere for her obituary, and it's nowhere.

ALEX: Really? MCKENNA: Everyone else has an obituary.

ALEX: God, that's so weird.

That doesn't look like her either.

‐ Try that link.

‐ I should go.

‐ Wait, I thought you were spending the night.

‐ Yeah, I wanted to, but, um,

your mom's gonna be home soon, and, let's face it,

she won't be happy to see me.

‐ Wow, that's actually really cool of you.

‐ Yeah, no problem.

Thanks for inviting me.

‐ Maybe I shouldn't have brought up that story about Olivia and Candace.

‐ Yeah, I don't‐‐

[tense music]

Violet's key.

‐ The one that we found in the journal?

MCKENNA: Yes.

♪ ♪

She's been begging me for it, but she didn't take it.

‐ [yawns]

[phone buzzes]

‐ Hey, coffee. ‐ Shh.

‐ Was I loud? ‐ It's okay, it's okay.

Thank you. I really needed this.

[chuckles]

Ooh. ‐ Oh, oh.

‐ That is way hotter than I thought it would be.

‐ I'm sorry. ‐ No, it's fine.

Uh, I think it woke me up more than the caffeine did.

[both chuckle]

‐ Not to pry, but you and McKenna

have some really strange girls' night rituals.

‐ Yeah.

‐ Unless this whole secret rendezvous

is, you know, some role‐playing thing.

‐ Ohh. ‐ Yeah.

You know, where I'm the secret, coffee‐carrying Russian spy.

[Russian accent] How's your coffee, comrade?

‐ Very, very hot.

Like you.

Um, I should probably get back upstairs.

McKenna's mom just got home a little bit ago,

and I don't want her to catch me down here with you.

‐ I get it. I'm going.

Especially if you're not gonna really tell me

what you're doing up this late.

‐ Peri. ‐ What's up?

‐ The truth is I could have made coffee here,

but I really, really wanted an excuse to see you.

[car engine starts]

[gentle music]

♪ ♪

[tense music]

♪ ♪

McKenna.

♪ ♪

‐ I think it's backwards.

[phone rings]

‐ Just give me one sec.

Hey.

Damn it, you had one job, Alex, to watch McKenna.

Yeah, well, I managed to do it the last three nights with no problem.

Fine, I'll see you there.

‐ So you've been going to McKenna's.

‐ It's‐‐it's not what you think.

I didn't tell you because I didn't want to‐‐

‐ Get caught? TREY: Confuse things.

I didn't think you'd understand.

‐ Look, I know McKenna's been having these blackouts,

and I know you want to help her.

I mean, that's‐‐that's one of my favorite things about you,

but I‐‐I just don't want to lose you again.

‐ You won't, okay?

SAMMI: I know.

Because I'm coming with ya.

‐ Thanks for letting me come over.

‐ I don't sleep that much anyway.

It's like my brain can't shut off.

I'm starting to think I'm going crazy.

VIOLET: You're not crazy. ISAAC: Really?

‐ Really.

‐ I don't know if anyone's ever told you this, but...

you're, like, the easiest person to talk to.

‐ Well, you might not feel that way

after what I'm about to tell you.

‐ Okay.

‐ So the thing is, I haven't been entirely honest with you,

and I think you should know.

When you called the peer counseling hotline,

I kinda already knew it was you.

‐ [scoffs] That's it?

You knew what an asshole I am,

and you still wanted to hang out with me?

‐ I think you're pretty amazing, actually.

[gentle music]

♪ ♪

‐ What took you so long? And what is she doing here?

‐ Nice to see you too. ‐ McKenna got Sammi mixed up in all of this.

She has the right to know what's going on.

‐ Fine, fine. ‐ So what, we start driving the streets?

She couldn't have got that far on foot.

‐ Well, yeah, she's not exactly on foot.

She took her mom's car. ‐ Are you serious?

Where were you, Alex? Why weren't you watching her?

PERI: Okay, okay, we're all on the same side, okay?

I distracted her. It's my fault.

‐ Oh, really, and who are you again?

‐ Uh, guys, I found her.

Trey, McKenna just texted us an address.

She wants us to meet her. PERI: Okay, cool.

Let's go, I'll drive. ‐ No, Peri.

She wants Trey and I to come alone.

‐ No, no, wait. Trey, you promised.

‐ I know. I don't want you getting hurt.

‐ Hey, look, I don't like this, Alex,

and this whole thing is starting to freak me out,

so you need to let me know what's going on.

‐ Okay, I promise I will tell you everything

as soon as I get back. ‐ We're not splitting up.

‐ We had another friend Henry who went missing because of all of this.

I am not taking that risk, not with you, okay?

‐ I know it all seems crazy, but please, just wait for me.

‐ I'll be back as soon as I can, I promise.

‐ Whatever.

ALEX: Please. ‐ Do I have a choice?

‐ Please.

[van door opens, closes]

‐ I have no idea what the hell is going on.

‐ Did you play a sleepover game with the missing girl?

‐ No.

‐ Trust me, you don't wanna know.

[tires skid, engine revs]

[mellow music plays]

♪ ♪

‐ [chuckles] SINGER: ♪ Oh yeah ♪

♪ I wanna hear you ♪

VIOLET: Wow, another one.

‐ You like it? VIOLET: Uh‐huh.

‐ Ridge is the first person I've drawn

that I actually know.

Well, met, anyway.

‐ Wait, please tell me you didn't play a game with them.

‐ Yeah, with McKenna and a couple of other people.

She called me up out of the blue,

wanted me to buy vodka with my fake ID

and bring it to that guy's house.

Why? What's the problem?

[tense music]

VIOLET: Is that your red hoodie?

ISAAC: Yeah. Why?

Is everything okay?

‐ Yeah, great.

Did you play the whole game with them?

‐ Yeah, she made up this crazy story

how I was gonna get stung by wasps.

‐ What? ISAAC: It was pretty gross.

And then she said something about‐‐

‐ Okay, stop, stop, stop. Okay, I can't‐‐

I can't hear that.

[phone chimes]

I'm sorry, I have to go.

‐ I don't understand. Did I do something wrong?

‐ Yeah‐‐no, it's‐‐ it's not you.

It's my Nana.

She's not feeling well, and she needs me.

Please, promise me you'll stay here and keep yourself safe.

‐ Please. What's gonna happen to me?

I pulled myself out of a coma.

‐ I'll see you later, Isaac.

‐ Promise?

‐ Promise.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

‐ [gasps]

Thanks a lot.

[ethereal music]

♪ ♪

Where the hell am I?

ALEX: McKenna.

‐ What are you doing here? ‐ This is Violet's old house.

You told us to come here.

You must have been in a blackout.

[breathing heavily]

We were so worried about you.

TREY: I'm glad you're safe.

VIOLET: You should be here.

‐ It's a little late for that.

What is this key for, Violet? Is it that trunk over there?

‐ It's none of your business.

That has nothing to do with you.

‐ Well, since I came here during my blackout, I have a feeling it might.

‐ No, McKenna, please.

McKenna, whatever is in there, it doesn't affect us!

Please! It's in the past!

McKenna, you're not gonna understand!

‐ Oh, my God.

‐ [screams]

SINGER: ♪ It's a jungle ♪

♪ It's a wild terrain ♪

♪ Stay out of trouble when playing in that place ♪

♪ Say what you want, do what you do ♪

♪ Keeping my eye on the prize ♪

♪ I'm on the rise ♪

♪ Ohh‐oh‐oh‐oh, ohh‐oh‐oh‐oh ♪

♪ I'm on the rise ♪

♪ Ohh‐oh‐oh‐oh, ohh‐oh‐oh‐oh ♪

♪ I'm on the rise ♪

♪ Ohh‐oh‐oh‐oh ♪

♪ I'm on the rise ♪