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Previously on The Hunting Party. It's called The Pit, home to the most

and violent criminals in history, all of whom the world believes are dead.

Or at least it was, until the blast hit.

It doesn't matter what we think we know about Lazarus. Without definitive proof

that she was involved in the attack on the convoy, we have nothing.

Then we get something.

You live around here? Yeah, it's just up ahead.

Oh. You know what?

Maybe... I mean, I could show it to you if you want.

Yeah.

Let's go.

Yeah.

Oh.

Wow.

This place is eclectic.

What are we drinking?

I got something good.

Don't you go anywhere.

Oh, I won't.

Promise.

I get this on a trip to Santiago Matalan in Oaxaca.

It's supposed to be the Mezcal capital.

Whoa.

Oh, come on.

Don't get shy with me now.

Party's just getting started.

You know, I've actually never done this before.

Lucky you.

You'll never forget your first.

Come on.

Oh, my God.

Your heart's racing.

Come on.

Just try it.

Yeah, let's party

What are you doing? It makes everything feel so much better.

Yeah? Yeah.

You trust me?

and offer me a glass of water in case anyone forgot I was shot not long ago.

That's great. We're going to deal with this first.

I was following orders.

How about you?

Orders from Lazarus?

That means you think the hit on the convoy is sanctioned?

Never mind Noah Cyrus.

Heck, U .S. soldiers were killed in that attack, and I promise you not even

Lazarus can protect you from that.

We can.

Possibly. When this breaks, it's going to be a hell of a mess, and you can

either be buried under it alongside her, or we can make a deal and you can avoid

the firing squad.

Okay. We know that Lazarus hit the convoy as a pretext to assume control of

prisoner transport.

We also know that she's already moved some of the inmates. What we want to

right now is where she's moved them and why.

You know, Oliver used to talk about you.

I told you he and I crossed a few years back.

Well, I may have undersold that just a little.

We met in Damascus when he first signed up working a job for the Colonel. He

already told me about the hit squad.

He was crazy about you, Bex.

Losing you, that was all that he cared about.

Now, if he didn't tell you the truth, what makes you think that I will?

All right, that's enough.

Bex, I don't think he's gonna talk.

I'll get some jumper cables and a battery out of the SUV.

He'd do this the old -fashioned way.

No.

He's gonna do the right thing.

Unfortunately, not because it's the right thing, but because he knows what

happens when we take Lazarus down, don't you, Bex?

People who know too much, they don't go to prison.

I got a hit. This ought to be interesting.

How are you going to explain my absence?

Well, you know, you've been shot. You need to recuperate.

All right, we need a babysitter.

Who do we trust?

Ben Jones.

All right, let's get him down here.

I'll call.

Jen.

I'm sorry.

It called the jungle.

Spends 12 city blocks east out of Boston of encampments, crime, and semi -legal

drug use.

What exactly is semi -legal? It means that local cops have stopped policing

Cities like to call them consumption sites. It's supposed to keep all the

in one spot.

It never works out that way, though.

Not to mention it's a great place to lay low if you're an inmate on the run.

So who's our girl here?

Inmate G -21, Nancy Albright.

Should've known.

Nancy was a drug addict who would get high with her victims before killing

usually in a post -erotic act of physical violence.

That means after they... Oh, I... I got it. She would target wealthy men, men

whose lifestyles she wanted for herself. She would seduce them, go home with

them, and then when all was said and done, she would grab as much cash as she

could and take off. She would go on to do this 13 more times before finally

getting arrested.

You said she robbed her victims after she killed them? Is that just... An

afterthought, then? The drugs and money were part and parcel of the addiction.

Yeah, you need the money to get the drugs.

The murder part, though, she enjoyed that.

Plane's ready.

Let's roll. All right.

Hey, Vex, just so you know, I don't believe him.

If Oliver knew what Lazarus was really up to, he would have told you, and if he

didn't, he would have had a really good reason.

Yeah, maybe.

You good?

Yeah.

I'm always good with the truth.

Okay.

It's all about control.

Voila.

Okay, Nance. Okay, I see ya.

Steady hands. What can I say?

You know, if I lose, I'm blaming it on the caffeine.

You haven't touched your coffee.

Must be your secret to those steady hands, huh?

I'll never tell.

Hey. Wake up.

Sammy.

Hey.

There we go.

Oh, yeah.

You're going to want to be awake for this.

Just try to enjoy that, okay?

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

You promised.

Please. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell. I'm sorry.

Please just give me my medicine.

I need it. I'm dying.

You're not dying, Nancy.

You're healing.

It's a process.

But we don't intend to make you suffer.

Talk to me, and I'll give you what you want.

Okay.

Okay. What do you want to talk about?

Why don't you start at the beginning? Who was the first person you killed?

The beginning.

Okay. Okay.

The first person I killed, I actually really liked him.

Todd. Todd was his name.

What did you like about him?

He was handsome.

He smelled really nice.

He was sweet.

What changed?

Nothing. It's just...

Sweet didn't scratch the itch.

You know.

Tell me more about that.

He was so alive.

I can feel his heart beating, pumping, and I just wanted it to stop.

And you know the first thing I noticed when... when I cut his throat was that

his heart got slower and slower and mine just started racing. It was...

A high like no other.

It's very good, Nancy.

Give me what you promised.

Give me what you promised!

Now!

Wait, they didn't actually give her drugs, did they?

100 milligrams of medical -grade morphine sulfate.

Wait, is this for real?

Yes.

Thank you.

Thank you. I swear today's the last time, okay?

I just really need it.

If your treatment was a success, you may find this experience less than

satisfying. What?

What do you mean by that?

What do you mean by my treatment?

What is this?

Why can't I feel anything?

What does it do to me?

How was that? What, so they didn't give her drugs?

That was just a placebo?

They did all right.

But two days before the session, Dr. Moody gave her an experimental drug

MCAM+. MCAM? It's an opioid antagonist. Probably the brain's drug receptors.

So she couldn't have gotten high even if she wanted to? I mean, it's a temporary

fix. I know guys who've used it to get sober, but I think one injection only

lasts like a month or so.

Actually, this is a new formulation.

According to treatment records, the pit version is permanent.

Permanent? You're saying the pit actually found a way to cure addiction?

Wow. This might be the first time I'm actually torn on the ethics of this

Considering they forced it upon Nancy, I wouldn't feel too good about it.

I mean, it might have stopped the high, but clearly, it didn't stop the craving.

Oh, I have to put a pin in that.

Morales just got a hit on Nancy dumping a body.

Early word is this was an overdose.

Could be Nancy's using again. Guy with D ditches the body right where no one's

going to ask any questions. Thank you.

Excuse

me.

Hassani, Henderson, Florence, DEA.

You're the ME?

DEA, huh? You guys are here early.

Usually takes a report and a couple of weeks to get you out here.

Yeah, we were trying something new.

What can you tell us?

Vic's name is Sammy Bates.

He doesn't look like your typical resident here in the jungle, though, so

guessing he and some others were partying, went a little too hard. His

packed him up, dumped him here instead of facing drug charges.

Imagine that happens a lot around here, huh? More than I'd like.

Well, no more when I get him back to my office, but... I can already tell you

with a high degree of certainty his cause of death is acute heroin toxicity.

Can I leave my number?

Let me know if you find anything new.

Unlikely, but will do.

Okay, so what are we thinking?

Nancy got high with her previous victims, but she never OD'd her victims

She enjoyed the power of physical violence.

Maybe she's out of practice.

Gave him too much too fast.

Well, either way, it's clear it didn't happen here.

We should check out the victim's place.

See if we can dig anything up.

Go ahead. Send me the address and we know if you find anything.

Hold on. Where are you going?

You got a coffee?

The three of us got sober together at a recovery program in Providence.

And then you moved to Boston.

Yeah.

Tell him that Sammy had the meetings.

When's the last time you saw him?

Two days ago.

He stopped coming to the meeting, so we all decided to check in on him together.

One of us should have stayed with him.

Why did he stop going to the meetings?

Was he using again?

I didn't see anything.

How long was he sober?

Four years.

It's like they say, you're always in recovery, never recovered.

Gotta stay vigilant.

Look, I know this is really hard to talk about, so I'm sorry.

I gotta ask, did Sammy ever mention this woman, Nancy?

Doesn't look familiar.

I've never seen her before.

Me neither.

You know, my mom always used to talk about her sobriety like apple pie.

When it was good, it was really good. When it was bad, still pretty damn good.

How long have you guys been sober?

We all just celebrated two years.

We got sober together and we stayed clean together.

That's huge.

Congrats, guys. That's something to be proud of.

How about your mom?

25 years.

And no matter where she was, no matter how stressed, no matter how anxious, she

would always find a meeting.

It's tough to lose a friend.

It won't just be tough today.

This is the place.

Thank you.

You mind hanging back here for a minute?

Sure. Thanks.

Sammy was a good kid, you know.

A good talent.

He clearly wasn't alone.

No.

If Sammy wanted to get high...

Why did Nancy need to tie him up?

Can I ask you a question?

Yeah. You've never seen this person?

Uh... Yeah, yeah, yeah. I've seen her come and go a few times.

Pretty thing, huh?

Don't know her name. She was Sammy's, uh... What do you call it?

Uh... Sponsor.

What?

She was his sponsor?

When I moved here from Wyoming, I wasn't sure.

what kind of program I would find here in Boston.

And to be honest with you, I never thought that I'd be able to find a place

I can call home.

But you guys have all welcomed me from the start, treated me like one of your

own, and I am so honored to be celebrating nine years of sobriety with

here today.

I know this isn't easy, but I promise we can walk this road of recovery

together.

And if anyone needs help...

Please don't hesitate to ask.

Thank you.

Um, it's just been a really hard couple years since my grandpa died.

He's like a father to me, you know?

Grief can be a really strong trigger.

You know you're not alone, right, Layla?

Right.

Listen, thank you for agreeing to be my sponsor.

I feel like...

I don't know, I don't really connect with most of the people at these

but hearing your story, I feel like you'll understand.

Well, that's why we share, you know?

You know, and look, it's just one day at a time.

We're going to help you get through this together.

I promise.

Right now, I am late for work.

So, are you going to be good?

Yeah.

Yeah, for the first time in a while, I think so.

So, hey, why don't we, um, why don't we grab, like, a movie together?

Later.

Sound good?

Totally. Yeah, that'd be cool.

Cool.

Okay, so Nancy is acting as a sponsor, which means they would have met at an N

.A. meeting.

Okay, but that doesn't make any sense. I mean, why take the time to build that

kind of relationship?

Just to kill someone with an overdose.

You said her kills were about power and agency, right? Maybe it's part of all of

that? Forcing somebody in recovery to OD sounds like the ultimate power move to

me.

Look, I know we deal with some messed up stuff, but targeting a recovering

addict, I mean, that's dark.

These people have finally found the courage to ask for help, and this is

they get in return?

I mean, come on, she's preying on the most vulnerable types of people that she

can find. Not to mention an addict dying of an overdose isn't going to spark a

murder investigation.

Yeah. All right, she's using NA meetings to find her victim. She's going to do

it again. I just spoke to three of Sammy's friends. They all gave me the

to the same meeting that they attend.

But none of them recognize Nancy.

None of them.

A lot of people go to more than one meeting.

In a city this size, there's bound to be hundreds.

I have an idea. Come pick me up.

I'm sorry. I wish I could help, but the information you're asking for just isn't

available. Okay, I don't think that you're appreciating her. She is using

meetings as a cover to target victims.

Look, we really need to get the word out before she has time to strike again.

I hear you. I really do. But our meetings are an informal network. You

understand? These groups govern themselves anonymously.

We don't have centralized records.

I mean, even the people working here, they're all volunteers.

We just don't have the infrastructure to do what you're asking.

I mean, outside of knocking on doors.

What is it?

Guys, keep here.

Just go.

This is beyond embarrassing.

The idea that one of my own volunteers could be involved in this crime spree is

just holy.

Look, we get that you don't have the information about your meetings, but you

must have some paperwork about your volunteers.

Yes, of course. Right this way.

A lot of heroin for someone who can't use drugs.

This is how we catch her.

Dealer's name is Gregory White, goes by Peebra.

Classy. He's got a long history of drug charges, petty theft, one assault

charge. He has an associate, Clifton Arnold, that he uses as muscle.

Look, if Nancy isn't actually doing heroin anymore, are we sure she's going

make another buy?

Shane was right.

She ditched the stash when she ran.

She's going to need to re -up if she wants to keep killing.

MCAM Plus might have cured her chemical dependence, but her real addiction is

murder. The high that she gets from killing, that's what she's actually

Wow.

Bella.

Nice place you got here.

Thanks.

You okay?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm just, um, had a long day.

Do you live here alone?

Uh... It's my parents.

But they're usually at their place in the Berkshires.

Oh. Well, you know, I'm sure they're really proud of you.

You're doing the hard work of getting sober.

Well, clearly they trust you to stay here all by yourself.

Yeah. I guess so.

Do you still want to go to the movies? I mean, I totally understand. You know

what? Actually, I think I've got a better idea.

Laura, you all right back there?

Do you think all psychopathy can boil down to something like that? Like, I

know, killers we chase have an addiction?

Cure that?

Cure them?

No, I think Nancy was a one -off.

Look, I know it's hard finding out the truth about your biological mother, but

Lazarus is just another psychopath from the pit.

Oh, I know.

No, no, I just... I guess I was still kind of holding out hope for something

good to come from her, but... After seeing what Pac did, what she ordered

do, killing those soldiers... Yes, I was being

an idiot.

No.

You're being an optimist, and that's a good thing.

You know...

We all hold on to things we want to be true, even when we know they're not.

I wear this every day because when it's on my finger, I feel like

she's still with me.

It's been two years since she passed.

Let her go.

In my life, love and pain are two sides of the same coin. It keeps

spinning in the air.

And it never lands.

It just keeps turning over.

Sonny, I'm so sorry, man. I had no idea.

Hey.

Whatever you're feeling over this whole Lazarus thing, we're going to be there

with you.

All right, brother?

The whole time.

Thank you, buddy. I appreciate that.

I really do.

Give me some space, man. Jeez.

Yeah.

Where's this chick, anyway?

Right?

Agent Henderson?

Yes, this is Jim Francis, the Boston medical examiner.

I found something you need to see.

Okay, I'll be right there.

That was the ME. Why don't you guys stay on Zebra? I think it's our best chance

of finding Nancy still.

Catch up with you guys.

All right.

Copy that.

The toxicology confirms Mr. Bates died of acute heroin toxicity.

All right, that's what you thought, no?

Right. But here's the strange part.

Even if he hadn't, he would have died from blood loss.

Those are big track marks.

That's because they're not from a needle.

More likely from central venous catheters used for drawing blood.

Wait, are you saying that someone drew his blood before he OD'd?

I'm saying someone drew his blood while he was OD 'ing.

What's up, Beck?

Grab him.

What? Zebra, the dealer. We can't wait anymore. Grab him. Well, hang on.

no sign of Nancy.

No, look, whatever she's doing, it is worse than we thought. I'll explain when

get there. Just grab him, okay?

Okay.

I mean, this isn't the kind of place where you can just pull up in a cop car

grab a dude off the street.

No, we're going to have to isolate him.

One of us is going to have to buy some drugs.

Every single time.

All right.

Pay the big guy. Zebra will take you into the alley for the handoff.

Just like we watched them do ten times tonight.

Once you're alone with Zebra, we can pick him up.

Yo, yo.

What's good, fellas?

What you want, fool?

I'm just looking to ride that white horse.

You know what I'm saying?

Yeah, I don't know you, limpy.

And I ain't got no white horse neither. Piss off.

Don't let him go, Florence.

No, come on, man. Don't be like that.

No, I got money.

He said to go.

Go. I got cash, man.

How much you got there, limpy?

I just got like... I don't know, man. I got enough.

Take our man around back.

That's not the plan.

Don't go anywhere with that big fella.

Oh, come on. Let's just do it here, you know? This ain't no negotiation.

You're trying to get high or not.

I ain't.

You want the smack, go round back.

Yeah.

Oh, hell no.

Stay right there.

Sonny.

Change of plans.

We should have done this in the first place. Yep, now you tell me.

I said elevation, you'll be fine.

Okay,

so these colors clash just a little bit, but honestly, you can pull anything

off. Thanks.

Sorry, where are we going?

It's a surprise.

I've got you.

Here you go.

Because I just... What?

What is it?

If we're going out, I just haven't gone to a place where people drink or do

drugs since I got sober, so I don't really know if... Hey, look.

You have nothing to worry about. You're with your sponsor.

Remember?

You sure? Of course.

I wouldn't dream of putting you in a situation that I didn't think you can

handle. All right?

Now it's time to get dressed.

These are your shoes.

Tonight is going to be so much fun.

Come on.

Let's go.

Get in here. Back against the wall.

Like I said, man, don't look familiar.

No, because I'm pretty sure she bought a brick of heroin from you two days ago.

Man, your man's bugged out, broke my nose earlier.

He concussed me.

I've been concussed.

That's probably why I can't think straight.

Hey, I'm going to level with you because you seem like a smart guy.

True. We're not regular cops.

I'm sure you figured that out. So we don't care about you or your drugs.

We really just want to know about the woman.

All right.

I got it.

Two large slices, meat lovers.

Plus, I got some chicken parm in there, too.

A little extra for your buddy, who I think's going to be limping for a while.

All right, low -key, I feel like the file's clearing up a little bit.

What you want to know?

Is she a deal for you?

Okay, so no.

Well, we know she's not using because she's sober, so... Yeah, you cops don't

know nothing, do you?

Nah, she ain't sober, man. She one of them Bluetooth fiends.

Bluetooth? What is that?

She got fixed, right?

She had a blocker.

Bunch of fiends around here got her to some rehab clinic down in Providence.

Now, that's a permanent fix for your average junkie, yeah?

Unless you got that workaround.

Now, this gets a little technical, so I hope you can follow.

Why don't you give us a shot?

Now, let's say you been fixed. You can't get high because you blocked up on that

new MKM Plus.

There she is. Yes.

Girl, you're a total knockout.

So you got to find somebody who ain't fixed and get them high first.

And you let them get sky high.

Come over here. I want to get a closer look. I let they body break down that

heroin and all kind of adrenaline and dopamines for you. So cute.

And then you hook yourself up to they self.

Blood to blood.

And you mainline that broken down smack right out of they body straight into

yours.

Bluetooth.

Honestly, I just haven't gone out in a long time.

But I think you're right.

It'll be fun.

Oh, honey.

We're not going out.

And ain't nobody more creative at problem solving than a fiend that wants

high. I believe that.

You're saying you can get high on someone else's blood?

I mean, it's a little different, but hell yeah. They've been doing it for

You gotta be kidding me. I've actually heard about this before.

In Afghanistan, they call it flash blooding.

Basically, when two people can only afford one hit, one of them gets high,

other one draws a syringe of their blood and injects themselves.

Two highs for the price of one.

Communism.

Joe, what are garlic butter knots at, man?

Why don't you check the bottom of the bag?

Much love.

Sure. So,

Nancy has figured out a way to get high again.

No, no, it's bigger than that.

Sammy's body, it was nearly drained of blood. I'm talking more than a syringe.

She gave him enough.

Come in.

It wasn't just Nancy. You said others got faked.

Mm -hmm.

Sammy's friends.

So good to see you.

Oh, my God. Lila?

Yeah. You are gorgeous.

Hey, Lila. Nancy told us all about you.

Nice to meet you, Lila.

Great place you have here.

Hey, yeah, don't worry.

We're all sober.

His friends? The ones from the crime scene. They were talking about

I thought maybe they were just nervous because I was a cop or their friend

But, Morales, I am going to send you three names. I need you to put a ping on

all their cell phones, okay?

Okay, pulling them up now. Do you need me to send black and whites or are they

in danger?

No, Morales, they are the danger.

Okay.

Got him.

They're all together in the same place. Where? A house in Back Bay, 15 minutes

from your location.

This numbnuts goes trips and spills the whole damn thing right on the guy. At

least I didn't black out in my own parents' hot tub.

He did that.

Okay, enough of the boys.

Lila, tell me everything about you.

I just know we're going to be best friends.

Yeah, thanks.

I love this song.

I love this. I haven't heard this in so long.

Come on, let's dance.

No, I'm really not much of a dancer, so... Everyone's a dancer. Let's go.

on, get up.

Take drinks from strangers.

Hey.

Hey there.

Calm down.

Calm down.

Calm down.

You know this is nothing personal, right?

Try to enjoy that.

Oh, hey, hey!

Stop! Put it down!

Put it down. I would not get any closer if I were you. One jab to her carotid,

and she's dead and cooking.

Okay, take it easy, Nancy.

We don't want to have to shoot. Well, then back up!

This only ends one way.

Let her go.

You!

Oh, yeah, you.

You're at the office. Let her go, Nancy. You know, this, all of this, this is

your fault.

I had to get creative because of what you people did to me. We're not from the

pit. We're cleaning up their mess. Let her go. Hey, Nancy, I got a pretty good

shot. Don't make me take it.

Go ahead, do it. Go for it. You know Lila's losing time, right?

Her heartbeat is slowing down.

You freaking heroes. You're so predictable.

Hey! Hey! Hey!

Don't even think about it.

Hands on the table.

Down on the table.

Hey, Bex, you okay?

I'm gonna kill you. Yeah, I'm good.

She's still alive.

Morales, we've got two down. I'm gonna need a paramedic to our location right

now. What's wrong with you people?

Here we go.

He's a tough one.

He lost a lot of blood, but she's going to be okay.

Hello today.

Well, we got Nancy.

What's going to happen to the rest of these vampires?

Manslaughter at the very least. They've got to pay for what they've done.

We've got to get back to Cheyenne, guys.

We have some unfinished business with Peck.

Listen, man.

I'm not going to lie to you or negotiate with you, try to manipulate you,

because let's be honest, there's no coming back from what you've done. I

you're smart enough to know that.

But what you can still do is the right thing.

Colonel.

Lazarus, whatever good intentions she may have once had.

She's now just acting purely in her own self -interest.

Do you have any idea who she actually is?

She was an experiment.

In fact, she was an inmate from the pit who was released into the military for

God knows what reason. And what we do, what was done down there, that is going

to come out sooner or later.

So I think the only question you should be asking yourself is which side of that

do you want to be on?

Whatever you think you know, believe me, it's only the half of it.

Great, then enlighten us, Peck. Because from where we're standing, you look like

the bad guy.

You think because you've done a little snooping, you know something?

You have no idea what you're into.

Yes, Lazarus had us hit the prisoner convoy so that she could assume control.

And now that she's got it...

She's collecting certain inmates in another location.

Where is she taking them?

She has a lab, one that no one knows about.

She's continuing the work that was done in the pit.

Peck, you need to tell us where that lab is right now. I don't know the

location.

But I do know that she's using paramilitary guards to run security for

project.

What project, Peck? What is she continuing?

The graduate program.

The plan was never to cure psychopathy.

The graduate program was always about weaponizing it. Turning killers into

controllable assets for field deployment.

She's trying to turn serial killers into weapons?

Lazarus was the first.

But there are others.

And now, she's building an army.