1 00:00:04,004 --> 00:00:07,054 BENEDICT: We suffer under something called "The Emergency". 2 00:00:07,132 --> 00:00:12,302 A rapidly escalating state of panic where the truth itself is under attack. 3 00:00:12,387 --> 00:00:14,677 And I'm convinced that this Emergency is a fiction 4 00:00:14,764 --> 00:00:16,894 created by one person. 5 00:00:16,975 --> 00:00:18,475 - This is happening. - (machine whirs) 6 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,770 It looks normal, but listen to what's underneath. 7 00:00:21,855 --> 00:00:23,895 MESSENGER: The missing aren't missing... 8 00:00:23,982 --> 00:00:26,112 (indistinct chatter) 9 00:00:26,192 --> 00:00:28,702 Those are the hidden messages that are being broadcast 10 00:00:29,279 --> 00:00:32,159 on every TV and radio, and they're infecting our minds 11 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:33,780 without us even knowing they're there. 12 00:00:33,867 --> 00:00:36,827 BENEDICT: The signals are coming from the Institute on Harbor Island. 13 00:00:36,911 --> 00:00:40,791 You four are gonna infiltrate the Institute as my secret agents. 14 00:00:40,874 --> 00:00:43,334 CONSTANCE: The Mysterious Benedict Society. 15 00:00:43,418 --> 00:00:46,758 BENEDICT: We will be watching from a hidden position on the mainland. 16 00:00:46,838 --> 00:00:48,968 Day and night, we will always have eyes on you. 17 00:00:49,049 --> 00:00:52,339 Your first job is to find the identity of the Sender. 18 00:00:52,427 --> 00:00:53,787 I mean, who is running the school? 19 00:00:53,845 --> 00:00:54,755 REYNIE: Who is the headmaster? 20 00:00:54,846 --> 00:00:57,596 JACKSON: He prefers to introduce himself. You'll meet him soon. 21 00:00:57,682 --> 00:01:00,852 Next, find the transmitter that's sending the messages. 22 00:01:00,935 --> 00:01:01,935 What's that? 23 00:01:01,978 --> 00:01:04,165 - JACKSON: The tower. - JILLSON: You have no reason to go there. 24 00:01:04,189 --> 00:01:05,609 Unless you become Messengers. 25 00:01:05,690 --> 00:01:07,900 Just find out what you can. Report back to me. 26 00:01:07,984 --> 00:01:11,244 Welcome, new students. I'm your headmaster, Dr. L.D. Curtain. 27 00:01:11,321 --> 00:01:12,201 These two 28 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,160 these two are ones to watch. 29 00:01:20,205 --> 00:01:21,655 (huffs) 30 00:01:23,875 --> 00:01:24,875 (sighs) 31 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:26,669 (chuckles) 32 00:01:26,753 --> 00:01:27,753 (tongue clicks) Ahh... 33 00:01:30,799 --> 00:01:31,929 Hmm. 34 00:01:33,676 --> 00:01:35,756 I'm sorry, Mr. Oshiro, I didn't mean to interrupt. 35 00:01:35,845 --> 00:01:37,965 I just wanted to thank our new friends for being here. 36 00:01:38,723 --> 00:01:40,233 Do you see a difference? 37 00:01:41,226 --> 00:01:43,056 It's a feeling in the air, isn't it? 38 00:01:44,104 --> 00:01:49,614 This is the safe harbor. You made it. The Emergency is out there. 39 00:01:49,692 --> 00:01:51,782 In here, we take care of everything. 40 00:01:51,861 --> 00:01:55,781 So, you can open your mind to a new way of thinking. 41 00:01:56,407 --> 00:02:02,537 So, you can be intentional. So, you can be outstanding. Contribute. 42 00:02:04,833 --> 00:02:05,883 Thank you, Dr. Curtain. 43 00:02:05,959 --> 00:02:07,789 - I think we all... - If I may, Mr. Oshiro. 44 00:02:08,503 --> 00:02:09,923 As the older students can tell you, 45 00:02:10,004 --> 00:02:12,384 I am personally invested in your experience here. 46 00:02:13,174 --> 00:02:16,224 If you have any issues, any questions 47 00:02:17,178 --> 00:02:19,008 a member of my staff is always available 48 00:02:19,097 --> 00:02:20,977 to forward that concern on to their supervisors, 49 00:02:21,015 --> 00:02:22,675 who will then forward it on to me. 50 00:02:27,063 --> 00:02:30,863 Work the system. The system works 51 00:02:32,777 --> 00:02:34,317 if you work it. 52 00:02:40,201 --> 00:02:42,451 Oh. Hello there. 53 00:02:45,373 --> 00:02:46,793 Is this a test? 54 00:02:51,963 --> 00:02:53,133 Hmm. 55 00:02:54,215 --> 00:02:55,625 (scoffs) 56 00:03:00,763 --> 00:03:03,273 CONSTANCE: Clone. Laboratory-grown. It's common. 57 00:03:03,349 --> 00:03:05,099 I think it makes much more sense if... 58 00:03:05,185 --> 00:03:07,475 If it's a body snatcher scenario. Exactly. 59 00:03:08,313 --> 00:03:09,563 If it's his twin. 60 00:03:10,565 --> 00:03:12,225 No. It's classic replicata. 61 00:03:12,317 --> 00:03:14,737 STICKY: Mr. Benedict could have a split personality. 62 00:03:14,819 --> 00:03:17,779 There is such a thing as dissociative identity disorder. 63 00:03:17,864 --> 00:03:19,874 It can't be. I know it's not him. 64 00:03:20,533 --> 00:03:23,873 He was skinnier than Mr. Benedict, different hair... 65 00:03:25,121 --> 00:03:28,541 Guys, they're identical twins. 66 00:03:29,125 --> 00:03:30,535 (knocking) 67 00:03:37,842 --> 00:03:39,052 REYNIE: Uh... 68 00:03:39,135 --> 00:03:42,385 Hello, Jackson. Good evening. 69 00:03:43,139 --> 00:03:46,979 Thought I heard multiple voices in here. Female voices, which makes no sense. 70 00:03:47,060 --> 00:03:50,150 Huh. That's weird. Weird. 71 00:03:51,105 --> 00:03:52,395 Weird. 72 00:03:56,694 --> 00:03:59,034 It's just us. See? 73 00:04:09,540 --> 00:04:11,080 Have an amazing night. 74 00:04:22,136 --> 00:04:24,346 Um, Kate? Where are you going? 75 00:04:24,847 --> 00:04:27,927 I'm going to the Tower, right now. Scale that thing. 76 00:04:28,017 --> 00:04:30,767 - What? - The Emergency comes from Messages. 77 00:04:30,853 --> 00:04:32,733 Messages come from a transmitter. 78 00:04:32,814 --> 00:04:36,654 Transmitter? In a high place, like a tower. 79 00:04:38,027 --> 00:04:39,147 Scale it. 80 00:04:39,237 --> 00:04:41,317 There are people patrolling it at all times. 81 00:04:41,406 --> 00:04:42,866 That's obvious. 82 00:04:42,949 --> 00:04:44,279 It's way too risky. 83 00:04:44,826 --> 00:04:48,076 The only way into that tower is as a Messenger. 84 00:04:49,122 --> 00:04:52,212 So, we just have to be the best of the best. 85 00:04:52,292 --> 00:04:54,842 REYNIE: Do well in our classes and become Messengers. 86 00:05:00,258 --> 00:05:02,798 - Getting a message from the kids! - I see it. 87 00:05:06,222 --> 00:05:08,772 BENEDICT: It's the fourth word I can't find. 88 00:05:09,767 --> 00:05:12,017 - Did you get it? - Mm-hmm. 89 00:05:12,687 --> 00:05:18,437 "Headmaster named L.D. Curtain. 90 00:05:18,526 --> 00:05:21,896 - "Be aware, Gemini." - Hmm. 91 00:05:22,739 --> 00:05:25,159 L.D. Curtain. 92 00:05:25,241 --> 00:05:28,791 Doesn't ring a bell. Likely an alias. I'll get on it. 93 00:05:28,870 --> 00:05:30,580 "Be aware, Gemini"? 94 00:05:30,663 --> 00:05:33,293 RHONDA: How do they know his astrological sign already? 95 00:05:33,374 --> 00:05:37,804 NUMBER TWO: Coded, obviously. Maybe not astrology, but astronomy. 96 00:05:37,879 --> 00:05:40,129 - RHONDA: Castor and Pollux! - NUMBER TWO: Right. 97 00:05:42,133 --> 00:05:43,343 Mr. Benedict. 98 00:05:45,970 --> 00:05:50,220 Nathaniel, my brother. My twin. 99 00:05:52,894 --> 00:05:54,944 (theme music) 100 00:06:52,370 --> 00:06:55,500 - NUMBER TWO: You have a brother? A twin? - Yes. Yes. 101 00:06:55,581 --> 00:06:57,251 And you didn't know about it? 102 00:06:57,875 --> 00:07:01,545 If I had known, I wouldn't be so shocked and dismayed, which I clearly am. 103 00:07:01,629 --> 00:07:05,339 Of course. The past cannot stay buried. It cannot be eluded. 104 00:07:05,425 --> 00:07:07,425 It cannot be bargained with. 105 00:07:07,510 --> 00:07:10,760 L.D. Curtain is your brother. And he's the man we've been hunting? 106 00:07:10,847 --> 00:07:12,487 NUMBER TWO: The man behind The Emergency? 107 00:07:12,557 --> 00:07:13,557 Yes. 108 00:07:15,768 --> 00:07:17,398 How did this happen? 109 00:07:21,315 --> 00:07:22,645 (sighs) 110 00:07:23,651 --> 00:07:25,531 I'm sorry. (Scoffs) 111 00:07:26,529 --> 00:07:29,779 This is a part of myself that's been too painful to share. 112 00:07:35,329 --> 00:07:37,119 I lost my brother. 113 00:07:37,707 --> 00:07:40,077 - And now, I... - (door opens, closes) 114 00:07:45,006 --> 00:07:46,416 (sighs deeply) 115 00:07:48,926 --> 00:07:54,966 Stone Harbor Miyagis. Delicate flesh, a hint of brine on the finish. 116 00:07:56,225 --> 00:07:57,385 Not the time. 117 00:08:00,813 --> 00:08:02,273 I'll take a dozen. 118 00:08:10,656 --> 00:08:15,326 Nathaniel was always brilliant. Brilliant! Brilliant. 119 00:08:16,913 --> 00:08:18,543 But he was so troubled. 120 00:08:21,709 --> 00:08:25,379 At the age of 12, a family adopted me out of the orphanage, 121 00:08:25,713 --> 00:08:27,763 but they did not have room for two. 122 00:08:29,008 --> 00:08:30,508 I told him I would come back for him, 123 00:08:30,593 --> 00:08:32,853 but when I did, he was gone. He ran away. 124 00:08:32,929 --> 00:08:34,929 The trail went cold, and I couldn't find him. 125 00:08:36,307 --> 00:08:39,597 And now, I have. And he's my enemy. 126 00:08:40,061 --> 00:08:43,731 Are you sure? We just have that one word. "Gemini". 127 00:08:43,814 --> 00:08:45,484 RHONDA: Also, the words "Be aware." 128 00:08:45,566 --> 00:08:47,646 - Technically. - I priced that in. 129 00:08:47,735 --> 00:08:49,655 - Please, Rhonda. - BENEDICT: I'm sure. I'm sure. 130 00:08:49,695 --> 00:08:52,025 This all makes terrible sense. 131 00:08:52,114 --> 00:08:53,554 - It's cosmic. - Where are you going? 132 00:08:53,616 --> 00:08:54,616 To confront him. 133 00:08:54,700 --> 00:08:57,160 Oh, I don't think I heard you right. 134 00:08:57,245 --> 00:08:58,445 A boat. I need a boat. 135 00:08:58,538 --> 00:09:00,708 - That's not gonna happen. - I need to speak to him. 136 00:09:00,790 --> 00:09:03,630 - RHONDA: What? You'll be spotted. - I will confront him directly. 137 00:09:03,709 --> 00:09:05,379 - No! - Milligan, a boat! 138 00:09:05,878 --> 00:09:07,878 (crickets chirping) 139 00:09:28,025 --> 00:09:30,105 I think this is a net positive. 140 00:09:30,194 --> 00:09:33,164 - Oh, yes. - We have a name. 141 00:09:33,239 --> 00:09:34,489 Hmm. 142 00:09:40,580 --> 00:09:45,540 L.D. Curtain. His brother. Why didn't he tell us? 143 00:09:46,335 --> 00:09:47,585 He must not have known. 144 00:09:48,045 --> 00:09:49,125 Really? 145 00:09:51,090 --> 00:09:54,760 There's no way he'd hide that from us. He's an orphan, too. 146 00:09:55,219 --> 00:09:58,849 They could've easily been separated, lost contact... 147 00:09:58,931 --> 00:10:01,141 If I had a brother, I'd never lose contact. 148 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,269 Brothers stick together. That's what they do. 149 00:10:04,812 --> 00:10:06,942 I mean, I assume. 150 00:10:07,481 --> 00:10:09,231 Kids can't always control that. 151 00:10:09,442 --> 00:10:12,152 STICKY: Reynie, we just met Mr. Benedict. 152 00:10:12,236 --> 00:10:14,566 He's already lied to us about the Boatwright Academy. 153 00:10:14,864 --> 00:10:16,244 How do we know we can trust him? 154 00:10:16,824 --> 00:10:18,584 You saw Mr. Curtain. 155 00:10:18,659 --> 00:10:23,079 Did he seem so horrible to you? He's responsible for The Emergency? 156 00:10:23,539 --> 00:10:24,999 It's all real, Sticky. 157 00:10:25,082 --> 00:10:26,712 The Emergency is not going away, 158 00:10:26,792 --> 00:10:29,842 and Mr. Benedict is the only one talking about fixing it. 159 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:31,840 But we barely know him. 160 00:10:36,177 --> 00:10:39,557 You could say you and I barely know each other. 161 00:10:46,228 --> 00:10:47,478 We know each other. 162 00:10:51,525 --> 00:10:52,645 (sighs) 163 00:10:57,657 --> 00:10:59,827 Constance! Watch yourself! 164 00:11:00,284 --> 00:11:03,584 We are roomies, Kate. This is going to happen. 165 00:11:05,164 --> 00:11:07,424 That's going to be a problem. 166 00:11:10,252 --> 00:11:14,972 In circus, how many share a wagon? 15? 20? 167 00:11:15,049 --> 00:11:17,549 - Depends on the wagon. - So, 15 to 20. 168 00:11:17,635 --> 00:11:18,835 I prefer it to this. 169 00:11:19,428 --> 00:11:24,098 Some are bodybuilders. Very large. Here, just one small person. 170 00:11:26,143 --> 00:11:29,193 Here's how it's going to be. We're here to stop The Emergency. 171 00:11:29,271 --> 00:11:30,731 We're here behind enemy lines. 172 00:11:30,815 --> 00:11:34,355 And tomorrow, we go to battle. I don't need you distracting me. 173 00:11:34,443 --> 00:11:39,663 You will never, ever touch the bucket. You will respect the bucket. 174 00:11:40,491 --> 00:11:42,951 Feels like this is not just about the bucket. 175 00:11:49,709 --> 00:11:51,129 (bucket rattles) 176 00:11:51,961 --> 00:11:53,671 Good night, roomie. 177 00:12:01,303 --> 00:12:02,933 Okay, guys. Business time. 178 00:12:03,222 --> 00:12:06,562 You guys are all really smart so we just have to work hard, 179 00:12:06,642 --> 00:12:08,352 ace it, and become Messengers. 180 00:12:08,436 --> 00:12:09,436 Yeah. 181 00:12:10,813 --> 00:12:13,523 A man carries a package in his right hand. 182 00:12:13,607 --> 00:12:14,897 He approaches a restaurant, 183 00:12:14,984 --> 00:12:17,824 outside of which wait three left-handed men 184 00:12:17,903 --> 00:12:22,033 and one right-handed man, who takes the package with his right hand. 185 00:12:22,658 --> 00:12:25,698 All the men are wearing a winged patch on their coats. 186 00:12:26,245 --> 00:12:29,075 They greet each other with nods and go inside. 187 00:12:29,165 --> 00:12:33,245 Okay, using only yes or no questions, what's the story, class? 188 00:12:33,753 --> 00:12:35,383 How did they all end up there? 189 00:12:39,925 --> 00:12:44,385 TEACHER 1: Poets! Prophets! Disavow obsequious ostentation. 190 00:12:44,472 --> 00:12:45,932 ALL: "Poets! Prophets!" 191 00:12:46,015 --> 00:12:49,185 "Disavow obsequious ostentation." 192 00:12:49,268 --> 00:12:52,188 Subtly obfuscated, majordomo. Kudos. 193 00:12:52,271 --> 00:12:55,731 ALL: "Subtly obfuscated, majordomo. Kudos." 194 00:12:55,816 --> 00:12:57,226 TEACHER 1: Charlie! Keep up. 195 00:12:57,443 --> 00:13:01,203 This cola with quinine is a favorite of the jet-set. 196 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:05,030 ALL: "This cola with quinine is a favorite of the jet-set." 197 00:13:06,619 --> 00:13:08,159 Are they restaurant critics? 198 00:13:08,245 --> 00:13:11,325 - A baseball team? - A team of some kind? 199 00:13:11,415 --> 00:13:15,245 No, no, and that is a fair characterization. 200 00:13:19,715 --> 00:13:20,715 Constance? 201 00:13:21,967 --> 00:13:26,097 The man with the gift is disfigured horribly? 202 00:13:26,180 --> 00:13:28,020 Correct. Why would you infer that? 203 00:13:28,098 --> 00:13:30,178 The world is a brutal place. 204 00:13:30,267 --> 00:13:31,637 I mean, within the problem. 205 00:13:31,727 --> 00:13:35,107 What's the difference? All is brutality condition. 206 00:13:37,107 --> 00:13:39,107 (upbeat music) 207 00:13:44,156 --> 00:13:47,446 TEACHER 2: Simply find the center. 208 00:13:50,287 --> 00:13:53,457 Obviously, the group has failed at something, a big event, 209 00:13:54,166 --> 00:13:55,916 and it's the man with the package's fault. 210 00:13:56,919 --> 00:14:00,089 I'm sorry, Martina. I don't think that is correct. 211 00:14:00,172 --> 00:14:03,222 - Hmm. Check again. - There is nothing to check. 212 00:14:03,509 --> 00:14:04,799 I have the answer right here. 213 00:14:09,598 --> 00:14:11,598 (all panting) 214 00:14:12,101 --> 00:14:15,521 This is a nightmare. 215 00:14:15,604 --> 00:14:17,734 Yeah. Hang in there. 216 00:14:18,065 --> 00:14:18,935 (whistles) 217 00:14:19,024 --> 00:14:21,034 Next level! La doublé! 218 00:14:24,071 --> 00:14:27,491 (whistles) Next level! La diabolique! 219 00:14:32,246 --> 00:14:33,616 Yes, Reynie? 220 00:14:35,583 --> 00:14:38,293 Did any of the men shake hands? 221 00:14:38,377 --> 00:14:39,547 No. 222 00:14:40,129 --> 00:14:44,549 And, um, was the length of the package about an arm's length? 223 00:14:44,633 --> 00:14:45,843 Give or take, yes. 224 00:14:46,343 --> 00:14:48,183 Oh, no. 225 00:14:49,179 --> 00:14:52,679 Sorry if anyone finds this a bit macabre, 226 00:14:52,766 --> 00:14:55,936 but I believe the group was in the military. 227 00:14:57,146 --> 00:14:58,266 Go on, please. 228 00:14:58,355 --> 00:15:01,975 Well, they were a dirigible crew, shot down in enemy territory. 229 00:15:02,067 --> 00:15:05,647 To survive, sorry to say, 230 00:15:06,363 --> 00:15:08,033 they each had to sacrifice an arm, 231 00:15:08,115 --> 00:15:10,905 below the elbow, for food. 232 00:15:10,993 --> 00:15:12,373 Ew. 233 00:15:15,789 --> 00:15:17,079 REYNIE: But they were rescued 234 00:15:17,166 --> 00:15:18,916 before the last man had to give up his arm. 235 00:15:19,001 --> 00:15:23,211 And in the package is his left arm, which he's giving to friends. 236 00:15:23,672 --> 00:15:27,382 As a gesture of fairness and gratitude. 237 00:15:27,885 --> 00:15:33,925 That is correct. And I'm sorry as well. That was a bit grotesque. 238 00:15:37,144 --> 00:15:39,234 (theme music plays) 239 00:15:40,397 --> 00:15:42,077 STICKY: We're never gonna become Messengers 240 00:15:42,149 --> 00:15:44,029 because these classes are crazy. 241 00:15:44,109 --> 00:15:48,069 I can't see a metric for success. No defined goals. None at all. 242 00:15:48,155 --> 00:15:50,775 It's definitely a lot weirder than I thought it would be. 243 00:15:50,866 --> 00:15:52,276 It is like a cult. 244 00:15:52,785 --> 00:15:55,195 It is. Then we can't get sucked in. 245 00:15:55,287 --> 00:15:57,617 I'm not much of a joiner, so I'll be okay. 246 00:15:57,706 --> 00:16:00,956 We don't have to be in the cult to become Messengers. 247 00:16:01,251 --> 00:16:04,761 How do you know that? We don't even know what Messengers do. 248 00:16:07,633 --> 00:16:09,393 STICKY: Reynie, what are you looking at? 249 00:16:12,388 --> 00:16:18,138 Hey, remember Lindsay? The girl with, um, the hair? 250 00:16:18,978 --> 00:16:20,648 She was just made a Messenger. 251 00:16:22,564 --> 00:16:24,234 - I'm going in. - REYNIE: Kate, wait! 252 00:16:24,817 --> 00:16:26,277 STICKY: That's just reckless. 253 00:16:27,528 --> 00:16:31,118 Hey, Lindsay! I'm Kate. 254 00:16:31,198 --> 00:16:33,385 - LINDSAY: Uh... - Congratulations on the big promotion. 255 00:16:33,409 --> 00:16:37,829 Oh, thanks. It's just, you know, belief in myself, a lot of hard work. 256 00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:42,578 Cool! Um, what kind of work exactly? 257 00:16:43,585 --> 00:16:44,835 - Well... - Hey! 258 00:16:45,337 --> 00:16:47,717 Messengers don't talk about Messenger business 259 00:16:47,798 --> 00:16:49,128 with non-Messengers. 260 00:16:49,883 --> 00:16:52,803 If you weren't so green, you'd know that, Lindsay. 261 00:16:53,846 --> 00:16:55,056 LINDSAY: Sorry, Martina. 262 00:16:56,223 --> 00:16:58,733 I didn't know Messenger business was so top secret. 263 00:16:59,059 --> 00:17:00,779 Well, there's a lot of stuff you don't know. 264 00:17:00,853 --> 00:17:04,153 Oceans of stuff. Deserts. 265 00:17:05,357 --> 00:17:06,817 Mountains. 266 00:17:10,279 --> 00:17:12,279 (crow caws) 267 00:17:15,576 --> 00:17:18,496 - Well, I cracked it. - Kate, you really should be more careful. 268 00:17:19,079 --> 00:17:20,579 I've also been thinking. 269 00:17:21,290 --> 00:17:24,130 We should start hanging out with other people here, too. 270 00:17:24,209 --> 00:17:27,499 REYNIE: You know, make some friends, find out what they know. 271 00:17:28,464 --> 00:17:29,304 How? 272 00:17:29,381 --> 00:17:32,301 - If people always see us together... - MAN 1: Poison apples. 273 00:17:32,384 --> 00:17:35,934 - Pardon, possession, a walk on the shore. - Then they may start to suspect... 274 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:38,720 Constance, are you all right? 275 00:17:39,349 --> 00:17:41,019 You can't hear the voice? 276 00:17:42,644 --> 00:17:43,854 What voice? 277 00:17:45,397 --> 00:17:50,147 - Are you okay? - MAN 2: Terraform, trifle, toxicity... 278 00:17:54,490 --> 00:17:57,530 I'm fine. Look away from me. 279 00:18:03,082 --> 00:18:04,252 Wait! 280 00:18:04,333 --> 00:18:06,543 What? Do you hear something too? 281 00:18:07,127 --> 00:18:08,547 I know who that is. 282 00:18:09,379 --> 00:18:14,299 He looks so different out of a suit, but that's Mr. Bloom. 283 00:18:15,636 --> 00:18:17,296 Still in the dark here. Bloom? 284 00:18:18,764 --> 00:18:24,524 Mr. Bloom? It's me, Reynie Muldoon. From Stonetown Orphanage? 285 00:18:24,895 --> 00:18:26,305 Do you remember me? 286 00:18:27,231 --> 00:18:31,281 I have no idea who you are. Nor do I know a Mr. Bloom. 287 00:18:32,903 --> 00:18:34,203 REYNIE: You're Mr. Bloom. 288 00:18:35,322 --> 00:18:38,242 - That's you. - Hmm. 289 00:18:38,992 --> 00:18:41,252 I think I'd know if that was my name. 290 00:18:42,663 --> 00:18:44,753 (inhales, exhales) 291 00:18:44,832 --> 00:18:47,042 But you should enjoy life here at the Institute. 292 00:18:47,376 --> 00:18:48,666 I certainly am. 293 00:18:49,878 --> 00:18:52,048 (humming) 294 00:18:55,050 --> 00:18:56,260 STICKY: What were you doing? 295 00:18:56,343 --> 00:18:58,023 You're not supposed to talk to the Helpers. 296 00:18:58,053 --> 00:18:59,853 Mr. Bloom is a school inspector. 297 00:18:59,930 --> 00:19:03,310 Or he used to be. Came for Donor Day every year. 298 00:19:03,851 --> 00:19:06,771 He was actually kind of nice. You could tell he cared. 299 00:19:07,771 --> 00:19:10,901 He knows me, but he just looked right through me. 300 00:19:11,859 --> 00:19:13,279 You're not so memorable. 301 00:19:14,361 --> 00:19:16,821 What? Compliment! 302 00:19:16,905 --> 00:19:18,315 How is that a compliment? 303 00:19:19,158 --> 00:19:21,408 He doesn't even remember his own name. 304 00:19:21,827 --> 00:19:22,867 Something happened to him. 305 00:19:23,370 --> 00:19:25,710 There's all kinds of injuries and disorders 306 00:19:25,789 --> 00:19:27,879 that can cause a loss of personality effect. 307 00:19:27,958 --> 00:19:30,378 I don't think so. Something happened to him. 308 00:19:30,460 --> 00:19:32,960 It was really weird, like... 309 00:19:33,839 --> 00:19:35,519 - REYNIE: Like... - They erased his memory! 310 00:19:36,341 --> 00:19:38,091 Swept his mind. 311 00:19:38,177 --> 00:19:42,137 - That's crazy. - Yes. Crazy. 312 00:19:42,222 --> 00:19:44,812 It's not like we know someone just like that. 313 00:19:45,893 --> 00:19:49,943 Lonely. Broken. Does this. 314 00:19:54,985 --> 00:19:56,985 (quirky music) 315 00:20:04,036 --> 00:20:05,576 - You going somewhere, sir? - Oh. 316 00:20:06,413 --> 00:20:08,043 Oh, Milligan. 317 00:20:08,582 --> 00:20:11,712 There's, uh, there's critical papers at home 318 00:20:12,044 --> 00:20:14,004 that I need that I'm realizing might be the key. 319 00:20:14,087 --> 00:20:17,337 Ah, and... and, uh, you are gonna get them? Or... 320 00:20:17,424 --> 00:20:19,434 (sighs) That's absurd to you? 321 00:20:19,509 --> 00:20:23,139 - Just my job, my role. I sort of... - I can't just sit here. I... 322 00:20:23,222 --> 00:20:26,312 He's my brother. I have to stop him. I have to take action. 323 00:20:26,391 --> 00:20:29,141 - I have to take direct action! - Your safety can't be risked, sir. 324 00:20:29,228 --> 00:20:31,898 (sighs) I know. I know. 325 00:20:33,732 --> 00:20:36,362 I ask so much of you. So much of all of you. 326 00:20:36,443 --> 00:20:39,613 Yes. But you give more. 327 00:20:39,696 --> 00:20:40,696 BENEDICT: Yeah. 328 00:20:43,742 --> 00:20:47,042 Now, where are they, exactly? These papers, Mr. Benedict? 329 00:20:50,540 --> 00:20:52,880 In a pastel-blue AeroPost envelope... 330 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:53,880 Located in the 331 00:20:53,961 --> 00:20:56,511 with unmistakable blue and red chevrons along the edges. 332 00:20:56,588 --> 00:20:57,458 Located in the... 333 00:20:57,547 --> 00:20:59,797 And there's a crease on the right side... Nope! The left. 334 00:20:59,883 --> 00:21:01,563 As you read the address, it's to the left. 335 00:21:02,094 --> 00:21:03,684 Located in the... 336 00:21:04,263 --> 00:21:06,933 - In roll-top desk in my study. - (scribbles) 337 00:21:09,017 --> 00:21:10,767 Listen, Milligan, uh... 338 00:21:13,272 --> 00:21:14,442 It's vital. 339 00:21:16,441 --> 00:21:17,611 I won't let you down. 340 00:21:18,235 --> 00:21:19,275 Yeah. 341 00:21:19,361 --> 00:21:21,611 - (birds chirping) - Mi... 342 00:21:22,197 --> 00:21:23,737 (sighs) 343 00:21:24,992 --> 00:21:26,082 Thank you. 344 00:21:32,457 --> 00:21:34,877 - What's happening? - It's Thursday. 345 00:21:35,752 --> 00:21:37,302 I love Thursdays. 346 00:21:41,633 --> 00:21:45,143 Hey, Charlie. You're a Thursday guy, aren't you? 347 00:21:46,221 --> 00:21:49,141 WOMAN 1: Everybody, move. Out of my way. Coming through. 348 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,320 Your God can't help you now. 349 00:21:58,775 --> 00:22:03,155 Please, please, please... 350 00:22:03,238 --> 00:22:04,448 STICKY: It's students' names. 351 00:22:04,531 --> 00:22:06,741 I think it's rankings? 352 00:22:06,825 --> 00:22:11,245 Huh. Look at that. Number one again. 353 00:22:11,830 --> 00:22:14,460 Applause not necessary. 354 00:22:15,250 --> 00:22:17,460 (rattling) 355 00:22:18,337 --> 00:22:22,757 I think this means that Sticky and I are doing well in our classes. 356 00:22:28,597 --> 00:22:31,137 So, if Constance and I are in yellow... 357 00:22:31,433 --> 00:22:33,983 In China, yellow means good luck. 358 00:22:34,478 --> 00:22:38,518 - Are we in China, George? - No. 359 00:22:39,107 --> 00:22:40,607 No, we're not. 360 00:22:46,198 --> 00:22:49,738 So, what happens to Charlie? 361 00:22:51,453 --> 00:22:53,833 (ferry horn honks) 362 00:22:57,042 --> 00:22:59,712 - (birds cawing) - (bell dings) 363 00:23:06,134 --> 00:23:10,854 So, if Constance and I don't get our grades up, we're next? 364 00:23:12,099 --> 00:23:14,809 Ferry on. Barge off. 365 00:23:15,936 --> 00:23:17,476 I admire the purity. 366 00:23:18,605 --> 00:23:22,475 Did you see his face when he got on? Do you think they swept him? 367 00:23:22,567 --> 00:23:26,197 - CONSTANCE: I would. Logical. - REYNIE: No, no, no. I can't get erased. 368 00:23:26,279 --> 00:23:27,609 You're not the one on the block. 369 00:23:27,697 --> 00:23:29,947 - We can help you study. - Study what? 370 00:23:30,033 --> 00:23:31,333 How to pronounce kway-neen? 371 00:23:31,785 --> 00:23:35,575 - It's kwhy-nine. - Actually, either way is acceptable. 372 00:23:36,289 --> 00:23:38,669 These tests are testing something I don't have. 373 00:23:39,918 --> 00:23:41,168 Let's face it, guys. 374 00:23:42,295 --> 00:23:45,255 - That's me. - How do you just accept that? 375 00:23:45,590 --> 00:23:49,050 Mr. Benedict said this mission was going to take all four of us. 376 00:23:49,511 --> 00:23:52,471 And I believe him. We've all got different skills. 377 00:23:52,556 --> 00:23:54,596 REYNIE: Sticky and I may be good at these tests, 378 00:23:54,683 --> 00:23:56,563 but we can't see things the way you do. 379 00:23:56,810 --> 00:23:58,560 You're a much better climber, too. 380 00:23:58,645 --> 00:24:01,515 Yeah! And Constance... 381 00:24:05,193 --> 00:24:06,613 I'll stay for the food. 382 00:24:07,904 --> 00:24:10,624 Point made. Clearly, I'm an asset. 383 00:24:10,699 --> 00:24:16,079 Agreed. So, we have to make sure you don't get barged. 384 00:24:16,788 --> 00:24:20,208 Or worse. Much worse. 385 00:24:30,510 --> 00:24:33,050 (dramatic music) 386 00:24:57,454 --> 00:24:59,964 Oh, I didn't know the library 387 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:02,790 lent out their microfiche machines. That's nice. 388 00:25:04,461 --> 00:25:09,051 As you can see, there is no Nathaniel Benedict. 389 00:25:09,132 --> 00:25:11,342 He's gone. No records anywhere. 390 00:25:11,843 --> 00:25:16,603 Oh, he did change his name to L.D. Curtain sometime after the age of 12. 391 00:25:16,806 --> 00:25:18,426 That's the assumption. 392 00:25:18,517 --> 00:25:20,387 But assumptions can be deadly, eh? 393 00:25:20,477 --> 00:25:23,267 We wanted to make sure he was your brother. 394 00:25:23,355 --> 00:25:25,725 Here was our confirmation. 395 00:25:26,358 --> 00:25:27,608 Hmm. 396 00:25:29,361 --> 00:25:30,651 NUMBER TWO: Look familiar? 397 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:34,620 - (sighs) - Your hesitation is warranted, 398 00:25:34,699 --> 00:25:37,789 but if you divide the distance from the earlobe to the shoulder 399 00:25:37,869 --> 00:25:40,269 by the distance from the earlobe to the center of the nose... 400 00:25:40,789 --> 00:25:42,369 The Crochet-Guardado ratio. 401 00:25:42,457 --> 00:25:44,457 Yes. It's an exact match to yours. 402 00:25:46,294 --> 00:25:50,674 L.D. Curtain is, as you thought, your long-lost brother. 403 00:25:51,883 --> 00:25:55,513 Now, his public profile is limited. Seemingly purposefully so. 404 00:25:55,595 --> 00:25:59,175 But his name is attached to some scientific papers, 405 00:25:59,266 --> 00:26:01,016 pursuing some very strange threads. 406 00:26:01,977 --> 00:26:04,647 He worked at an aeronautical institute, 407 00:26:04,729 --> 00:26:08,819 working on a phased-pulse transmitter meant to send data packages to satellites. 408 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:12,069 Hmm. He was a scientist and an engineer. 409 00:26:12,153 --> 00:26:13,913 As well as a philosopher. 410 00:26:13,989 --> 00:26:16,949 - He worked at Trommsgard Kollectif... - Oh. 411 00:26:17,033 --> 00:26:19,453 Studying meta-ontological dichotomies. 412 00:26:19,536 --> 00:26:21,866 His name is only on these papers because they had to be. 413 00:26:21,955 --> 00:26:24,415 He has otherwise very purposely flown under the radar. 414 00:26:24,499 --> 00:26:26,289 These papers are quite impressive. 415 00:26:26,376 --> 00:26:28,626 He does seem to be considered quite the visionary, 416 00:26:28,712 --> 00:26:31,262 especially in the field of neuroscience. 417 00:26:31,339 --> 00:26:32,509 Ah, clearly. 418 00:26:32,591 --> 00:26:33,931 While excelling in all of them. 419 00:26:34,259 --> 00:26:37,389 And yet he's very rarely photographed, eh? 420 00:26:37,470 --> 00:26:39,760 Even when he won the Hiroki grant at the age of... 421 00:26:39,848 --> 00:26:41,728 - What? - You were up for that twice! 422 00:26:42,142 --> 00:26:44,232 I was. Hmm. 423 00:26:45,061 --> 00:26:50,031 He's, um... It's a good win. He's quite accomplished. 424 00:26:50,108 --> 00:26:52,528 - Ooh, and fit. - Hmm. 425 00:26:52,611 --> 00:26:56,161 It seems he won an intramural rowing competition while at university. 426 00:26:56,406 --> 00:26:59,326 - Grueling sport. - Oh, incredibly so. 427 00:26:59,743 --> 00:27:01,163 BENEDICT: Hmm. 428 00:27:01,244 --> 00:27:04,254 Well, we just don't know what connects all these fields of study. 429 00:27:04,331 --> 00:27:06,791 - Hm. That's what we have to discover here. - Yes. 430 00:27:07,042 --> 00:27:10,922 RHONDA: The one hole in our research comes after the orphanage. 431 00:27:11,004 --> 00:27:14,884 It's as if he scrubbed Nathaniel Benedict from the record. 432 00:27:15,425 --> 00:27:21,055 That and the avoidance of photos, to me, speaks of a very great pain. 433 00:27:21,931 --> 00:27:24,021 - A great and festering... - Excuse me. 434 00:27:27,854 --> 00:27:29,944 (screaming) 435 00:27:31,983 --> 00:27:34,073 (grunting) 436 00:27:46,164 --> 00:27:47,924 You think he's okay? 437 00:27:48,958 --> 00:27:50,918 He just has to work through some things. 438 00:27:51,002 --> 00:27:53,052 - He'll be fine. - Ah. 439 00:27:53,129 --> 00:27:54,339 (Benedict groans) 440 00:27:55,632 --> 00:27:57,802 STICKY: I wonder if brainsweeping hurts. 441 00:27:57,884 --> 00:27:59,054 KATE: Of course, it does. 442 00:27:59,135 --> 00:28:00,815 - It might not be too... - JACKSON: Reynie. 443 00:28:01,554 --> 00:28:03,974 Mr. Curtain wants to see you. 444 00:28:07,352 --> 00:28:10,812 He does? Why? Now? 445 00:28:11,398 --> 00:28:12,398 Right now. 446 00:28:23,660 --> 00:28:25,620 Say goodbye to his... 447 00:28:28,665 --> 00:28:30,665 (crow cawing) 448 00:28:34,671 --> 00:28:36,171 (thuds) 449 00:28:50,353 --> 00:28:53,233 (rattles) 450 00:29:05,577 --> 00:29:06,577 (sighs) 451 00:29:07,287 --> 00:29:08,787 (rattles) 452 00:29:17,964 --> 00:29:19,384 (creaks open) 453 00:29:29,267 --> 00:29:31,387 - WOMAN 2: The study? - (cart rattles) 454 00:29:31,478 --> 00:29:33,018 Curtain said full coverage. 455 00:29:33,104 --> 00:29:34,944 WOMAN 2: Really? I'd say you only need cameras 456 00:29:35,023 --> 00:29:36,233 on the entrances and exits. 457 00:29:37,066 --> 00:29:38,226 MAN 3: You tell him that. 458 00:29:39,819 --> 00:29:41,819 (cart rattles) 459 00:29:56,085 --> 00:29:57,565 - BOY: My dad will be back soon. - Ah! 460 00:29:58,129 --> 00:30:00,629 Sorry. Didn't mean to scare you. 461 00:30:02,342 --> 00:30:03,472 It's okay. 462 00:30:05,970 --> 00:30:07,510 Mr. Curtain is your father? 463 00:30:08,348 --> 00:30:12,388 Yeah. He adopted me when I was a baby. 464 00:30:15,772 --> 00:30:17,692 That's a really good drawing. 465 00:30:17,774 --> 00:30:21,694 - Are you joking? - Why would I do that? 466 00:30:24,989 --> 00:30:26,029 Is that a bluebird? 467 00:30:26,950 --> 00:30:29,950 - I think it's a George. - Is that a type of bird? 468 00:30:30,036 --> 00:30:34,206 Well, maybe not a type, but that's this one's name. 469 00:30:34,290 --> 00:30:36,130 I just look at them for a while, 470 00:30:36,209 --> 00:30:38,289 and it becomes very clear what their names are. 471 00:30:38,878 --> 00:30:43,548 - Sometimes their careers, too. - Birds have careers? 472 00:30:43,633 --> 00:30:45,223 CURTAIN: Mr. Muldoon! 473 00:30:46,010 --> 00:30:51,270 Ah. It is incredible to see you. I'm so glad you decided to come by. 474 00:30:51,766 --> 00:30:56,896 - You summoned me. - I did. Please, sit. 475 00:30:59,274 --> 00:31:03,954 Reynard Muldoon. Reynard the Fox! (chuckles) 476 00:31:04,028 --> 00:31:08,778 Oh. So, how are you, Reynie? 477 00:31:09,909 --> 00:31:12,369 Was the onboarding process smooth? 478 00:31:12,453 --> 00:31:15,123 Um... Yeah. Very smooth. 479 00:31:15,206 --> 00:31:19,786 Oh, good. I have to tell you, I was very eager to meet you, Reynie. 480 00:31:19,878 --> 00:31:23,838 Your test scores were quite impressive. 481 00:31:23,923 --> 00:31:25,173 Thank you. 482 00:31:25,258 --> 00:31:27,838 You know, a lot of people consider me a maverick. 483 00:31:28,595 --> 00:31:31,215 I'm kind of different in charting my own path, 484 00:31:31,890 --> 00:31:33,980 and I don't see you as bland or unremarkable at all. 485 00:31:35,059 --> 00:31:36,979 In fact, I see you as a natural-born leader. 486 00:31:37,061 --> 00:31:39,231 With great promise. Brilliance, even. 487 00:31:39,856 --> 00:31:42,576 And, unlike others, I don't find your scores surprising in the least. 488 00:31:43,443 --> 00:31:45,863 CURTAIN: Here's the thing. I don't like to overpromise. 489 00:31:45,945 --> 00:31:50,155 I don't think that's ethical. But the way it has been trending, 490 00:31:50,825 --> 00:31:56,075 you may achieve Messenger status faster than any student in our history, Reynie. 491 00:31:56,581 --> 00:32:01,341 - That would be great. - That would be spectacular. 492 00:32:03,004 --> 00:32:05,474 You're an exceptional student, Reynie. 493 00:32:05,548 --> 00:32:08,758 You are destined to do amazing things in this institute. 494 00:32:11,220 --> 00:32:15,770 Now, let's switch gears. Tell me about this Sticky. 495 00:32:16,351 --> 00:32:20,521 That's an unusual name, isn't it? You two seem awfully close. 496 00:32:22,690 --> 00:32:23,900 Um... 497 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:26,650 Sticky and I are roommates. 498 00:32:26,736 --> 00:32:29,856 - We got on-boarded on the same day. - Hmm. 499 00:32:29,948 --> 00:32:32,238 So, naturally, we're friends. 500 00:32:32,742 --> 00:32:33,992 That's fascinating. 501 00:32:34,994 --> 00:32:36,504 Having a friend? 502 00:32:38,456 --> 00:32:42,746 Hmm. Very good. Ask S.Q. if he wants one. I'd love to get a green in that kid. 503 00:32:43,169 --> 00:32:45,509 - I'm sorry. Where were we? - Friends? 504 00:32:45,588 --> 00:32:49,048 Ah! Yes. Brilliant. Very intuitive. Please. 505 00:32:49,968 --> 00:32:54,678 Um, Reynie, if I may offer a word of advice. 506 00:32:56,474 --> 00:32:59,774 I might caution you to not let your guard down with anyone. 507 00:33:01,312 --> 00:33:03,152 This is a very competitive school, 508 00:33:03,231 --> 00:33:06,231 and, um, people's motives are not always clear at first. 509 00:33:08,736 --> 00:33:09,816 Hmm. 510 00:33:10,154 --> 00:33:11,664 It's quite a life lesson. 511 00:33:13,908 --> 00:33:18,078 I, of course, had to learn it the hard way when I was your age. 512 00:33:18,579 --> 00:33:21,289 I was betrayed by someone very close to me. 513 00:33:22,375 --> 00:33:23,955 My brother, if you can believe it. 514 00:33:28,214 --> 00:33:29,514 Your own brother? 515 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:34,720 Wow, that's horrible. 516 00:33:35,138 --> 00:33:36,308 CURTAIN: Yes. 517 00:33:37,598 --> 00:33:39,598 It was the great tragedy of my life. 518 00:33:45,815 --> 00:33:47,815 (birds chirping) 519 00:33:48,067 --> 00:33:50,947 Ah. Seems like he's finished now. 520 00:33:51,362 --> 00:33:54,872 No. See? He's thinking. 521 00:33:57,910 --> 00:33:59,660 - Hmm. - (mumbles) 522 00:34:11,257 --> 00:34:14,257 I have absorbed every dimension of the problem. 523 00:34:23,352 --> 00:34:24,692 REYNIE: It was very strange. 524 00:34:25,229 --> 00:34:27,479 He's so different from Mr. Benedict, and yet... 525 00:34:27,565 --> 00:34:29,185 Do you think he suspects us? 526 00:34:30,151 --> 00:34:33,451 I don't think so. Well, he did ask a lot of questions. 527 00:34:33,529 --> 00:34:35,489 But I can't tell if he's just like that. 528 00:34:35,573 --> 00:34:39,083 Why did they make a salad at the table? Does it taste better that way? 529 00:34:39,660 --> 00:34:42,830 I don't know. It was very good. 530 00:34:43,414 --> 00:34:45,504 I mean, I can see why everybody in here likes him. 531 00:34:45,583 --> 00:34:48,253 But there's something about him that I just don't trust. 532 00:34:48,836 --> 00:34:52,166 - Besides the limited menu? - And the brain sweeping? 533 00:34:52,256 --> 00:34:55,966 He was making notes in this journal. If we can somehow read that... 534 00:34:56,052 --> 00:35:00,932 What about Mr. Benedict betraying him? What if he betrays us, too? 535 00:35:01,015 --> 00:35:04,765 - Mr. Benedict would never do that. - Everyone has a price. 536 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:07,650 Mr. Benedict is a good man. 537 00:35:11,359 --> 00:35:15,149 - You see the Shoguns match last night? - What a disaster. 538 00:35:15,238 --> 00:35:18,828 You're going against Rodriguez, the best hole-set to play the game, 539 00:35:18,908 --> 00:35:20,268 and you're playing her man-to-man? 540 00:35:20,326 --> 00:35:22,536 - WOMAN 2: You gotta work the M-drop. - (gasping) 541 00:35:22,620 --> 00:35:26,170 You run the M-drop, slough the drivers, and double team the hole-set. 542 00:35:26,249 --> 00:35:29,959 A baby knows this. And don't get me started about Davids. 543 00:35:30,044 --> 00:35:33,974 - WOMAN 2: Oh, please. Go on. - MAN 3: Let me break it down for you. 544 00:35:37,844 --> 00:35:39,854 (crickets chirping) 545 00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:43,060 - There's a lot here. - What? 546 00:35:43,933 --> 00:35:47,443 They believe that Curtain has a way of erasing the memories 547 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:48,650 of those who cross him. 548 00:35:48,729 --> 00:35:51,019 - And that may explain... - What happened to Milligan. 549 00:35:51,107 --> 00:35:52,397 Poor thing! Poor... 550 00:35:52,483 --> 00:35:55,953 There's more. Kate and Constance, they're struggling. 551 00:35:56,028 --> 00:35:57,658 - What? - It's not good. 552 00:35:57,738 --> 00:35:59,698 There is no room for error. 553 00:35:59,782 --> 00:36:04,042 Failure is much more than exile. Now, if the girls get kicked out... 554 00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:05,750 It's too much. It's too much. 555 00:36:05,830 --> 00:36:08,080 With what we know now, we've put them in way too deep. 556 00:36:08,166 --> 00:36:09,326 Way too deep. 557 00:36:09,417 --> 00:36:11,457 RHONDA: But we knew it was going to be dangerous. 558 00:36:11,544 --> 00:36:15,674 And, like you said, they are in more danger if they don't stop Curtain. 559 00:36:15,965 --> 00:36:17,085 We all are. 560 00:36:18,342 --> 00:36:20,892 They're remarkable kids. That's why you chose them. 561 00:36:20,970 --> 00:36:23,930 - That's why they accepted. - Yes. 562 00:36:25,016 --> 00:36:27,686 Which is why we cannot let them fail. 563 00:36:30,688 --> 00:36:33,608 Sadly, there's only one option and they're not gonna like it. 564 00:36:34,942 --> 00:36:36,152 I don't like it. 565 00:36:39,739 --> 00:36:41,949 (flashlight clicking) 566 00:36:47,705 --> 00:36:53,665 STICKY: "Become what you are not." 567 00:36:53,753 --> 00:36:56,843 - KATE: What does that mean? - I wish he would speak clearly. 568 00:36:56,923 --> 00:37:00,343 Wait, hold on. He's talking about doing well in class. 569 00:37:00,927 --> 00:37:04,257 So he wants us to be something we're not in school. 570 00:37:04,347 --> 00:37:05,347 Teacher? 571 00:37:05,389 --> 00:37:07,059 - Bad student? - Disruptive? 572 00:37:07,141 --> 00:37:08,231 Pencil sharpener? 573 00:37:09,185 --> 00:37:12,725 Dishonest. He wants us to cheat. 574 00:37:13,731 --> 00:37:19,241 - No. He wouldn't do that. - According to Curtain, he would. 575 00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:21,280 - I don't think so. - Ask him. 576 00:37:33,459 --> 00:37:35,999 It says, "Don't" 577 00:37:40,633 --> 00:37:42,933 "get caught." 578 00:37:44,011 --> 00:37:46,011 (suspenseful music) 579 00:37:51,727 --> 00:37:53,597 (drilling) 580 00:37:54,355 --> 00:37:56,225 - MAN 3: Almost done? - WOMAN 2: Oh, no. 581 00:37:56,315 --> 00:37:58,225 I left my T1 wrench at the shop. 582 00:37:58,317 --> 00:38:00,607 You wanna stay here and watch the tools while I go get it? 583 00:38:00,695 --> 00:38:02,923 - MAN 3: Sure. - WOMAN 2: Should I pick up some food, too? 584 00:38:02,947 --> 00:38:04,197 Make this a working dinner? 585 00:38:04,282 --> 00:38:06,032 MAN 3: I got nowhere to be. Let's settle in. 586 00:38:06,117 --> 00:38:07,157 (sighs deeply) 587 00:38:17,211 --> 00:38:18,841 Is that the island? 588 00:38:19,463 --> 00:38:22,883 - Do you ever sleep? - Why make this? 589 00:38:22,967 --> 00:38:24,887 I'm not just gonna wait around to get barged. 590 00:38:25,469 --> 00:38:29,469 Our mission is to find the transmitter, not take dumb tests. 591 00:38:29,557 --> 00:38:31,847 You didn't really answer my question. 592 00:38:31,934 --> 00:38:34,444 The transmitter's got to be in the Tower, 593 00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:37,150 but there are no doors to get equipment in through. 594 00:38:37,231 --> 00:38:39,651 KATE: How do they get the big transmitters in and out? 595 00:38:39,734 --> 00:38:41,324 There's got to be a loading bay. 596 00:38:44,488 --> 00:38:46,568 This inlet's close to the Tower. 597 00:38:46,657 --> 00:38:50,657 It's shielded from the currents, and not easily visible from the mainland. 598 00:38:51,162 --> 00:38:55,082 - If I were building a loading bay... - Huh. You're kind of making sense. 599 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:58,380 - Strange. - That's my destiny. 600 00:38:59,462 --> 00:39:01,132 We're gonna dance. 601 00:39:04,550 --> 00:39:05,720 CONSTANCE: Let's go. 602 00:39:06,927 --> 00:39:08,007 Oh. 603 00:39:09,221 --> 00:39:11,101 I guess you're coming. 604 00:39:15,311 --> 00:39:16,441 This way. 605 00:39:18,606 --> 00:39:21,566 The inlet should be right down 606 00:39:21,650 --> 00:39:22,740 (gasps) there! 607 00:39:24,153 --> 00:39:26,413 CONSTANCE: What the heck are they doing down there? 608 00:39:27,114 --> 00:39:29,124 KATE: They're working underwater? 609 00:39:29,742 --> 00:39:32,702 Hey! What are you two doing out? 610 00:39:33,537 --> 00:39:36,617 We couldn't sleep. We thought a brisk walk might help. 611 00:39:36,707 --> 00:39:39,457 And you're off the pathway. You need to come with us. 612 00:39:39,543 --> 00:39:43,383 Don't. She has bursitis. 613 00:39:45,132 --> 00:39:46,262 It's gross. 614 00:39:47,385 --> 00:39:49,045 And contagious. 615 00:39:52,681 --> 00:39:55,481 Well, you're not supposed to be out this late. 616 00:39:55,559 --> 00:39:57,849 JILLSON: Back to your rooms. We're watching. 617 00:39:58,145 --> 00:40:00,815 And if we find you out again, full report. 618 00:40:09,365 --> 00:40:11,155 - (sighs deeply) - (door rattles) 619 00:40:11,242 --> 00:40:12,792 Oh, thank goodness. 620 00:40:12,868 --> 00:40:14,868 (groans) 621 00:40:15,538 --> 00:40:16,618 You made it. 622 00:40:16,705 --> 00:40:19,575 - Was there any trouble? - Just a short delay. 623 00:40:20,459 --> 00:40:23,999 Thank you, Milligan. I will make good on this debt. 624 00:40:24,463 --> 00:40:27,053 - Bit of a first aid situation here... - On it. 625 00:40:42,273 --> 00:40:43,573 Well, this will hurt. 626 00:40:43,983 --> 00:40:44,983 What? 627 00:40:46,527 --> 00:40:48,527 (dramatic music) 628 00:40:53,284 --> 00:40:54,334 RHONDA: Sir. 629 00:40:56,245 --> 00:40:57,495 I... 630 00:40:58,789 --> 00:41:04,299 I wonder if this new knowledge of Curtain's identity 631 00:41:04,378 --> 00:41:07,628 changes anything for us or you. 632 00:41:10,843 --> 00:41:13,303 - Will you be able to... - Nothing changes. 633 00:41:13,387 --> 00:41:15,057 BENEDICT: He's my responsibility. 634 00:41:15,514 --> 00:41:17,274 And I'm the only one who can stop him. 635 00:41:22,271 --> 00:41:25,361 There we go. Watch the nose cone, now. 636 00:41:26,358 --> 00:41:27,488 CURTAIN: Nice. 637 00:41:27,568 --> 00:41:28,688 (clears throat) 638 00:41:31,071 --> 00:41:35,201 Oh, S.Q., why don't you go sketch for a little bit, hmm? 639 00:41:35,826 --> 00:41:36,906 Thank you. 640 00:41:42,374 --> 00:41:43,374 Yes? 641 00:41:43,959 --> 00:41:44,879 As you know, 642 00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:48,380 the amplification-slash-modulation routine is less than perfect, 643 00:41:48,464 --> 00:41:51,224 but I'm planning on leaning on a pure burst modality that will, 644 00:41:51,300 --> 00:41:52,970 at the very least, isolate the variables. 645 00:41:53,052 --> 00:41:55,552 Oh, 100 percent. Those variables. 646 00:41:58,140 --> 00:42:00,310 I'm never sure you're actually listening to me. 647 00:42:00,392 --> 00:42:03,692 Dr. Garrison. Friend. Please, don't say that. 648 00:42:03,771 --> 00:42:06,401 I am focused. Your passions are my passions. 649 00:42:06,482 --> 00:42:08,032 Your interests are my interests. 650 00:42:08,108 --> 00:42:11,238 I am fascinated by the science. 651 00:42:12,530 --> 00:42:15,870 Thank you. I work very hard at all this. 652 00:42:15,950 --> 00:42:17,160 I know you do. 653 00:42:17,826 --> 00:42:21,246 As I was saying, the process is extremely unstable, but... 654 00:42:21,330 --> 00:42:23,420 Well, I'm fascinated, but, 655 00:42:23,499 --> 00:42:24,789 but with time... 656 00:42:24,875 --> 00:42:26,415 We have a timetable issue. 657 00:42:28,045 --> 00:42:29,375 What happened? 658 00:42:32,007 --> 00:42:35,677 Our move to contain my brother has failed. I... 659 00:42:36,470 --> 00:42:38,350 He's still out there. That's a concern. 660 00:42:39,932 --> 00:42:41,812 - Not my problem. I'm an engineer. - Of course. 661 00:42:41,892 --> 00:42:43,942 - Operations is a separate department. - Yeah. 662 00:42:44,436 --> 00:42:46,306 - It's called "Operations". - Mm-hmm. 663 00:42:46,814 --> 00:42:50,074 This means we have to begin testing our endgame immediately. 664 00:42:50,651 --> 00:42:54,281 The table has been perfectly set. Now, we just have to serve. 665 00:42:55,656 --> 00:42:59,616 Well, I understand the urgency. We're not ready yet. 666 00:42:59,702 --> 00:43:01,872 You can't just flip a switch. 667 00:43:01,954 --> 00:43:04,714 The power supply has to deliver within a very narrow set of valences, 668 00:43:04,790 --> 00:43:07,630 and we're only now developing the protocols to even estimate a baseline. 669 00:43:08,002 --> 00:43:12,342 Right. Right. Of course. But one more time, 670 00:43:12,423 --> 00:43:15,553 everything after you just said "switch". 671 00:43:18,804 --> 00:43:20,394 I'll do the best I can. 672 00:43:21,181 --> 00:43:24,181 Remember, Dr. Garrison, power wants to be free. 673 00:43:25,477 --> 00:43:28,687 - So, free it. - Okay. 674 00:43:28,772 --> 00:43:30,572 - Yeah? - Mm-hmm. 675 00:43:30,649 --> 00:43:31,779 Thank you. 676 00:43:34,737 --> 00:43:35,737 All right. 677 00:43:39,199 --> 00:43:43,199 REYNIE: Dear Ms. Perumal, I really wish I could talk to you right now. 678 00:43:44,496 --> 00:43:46,576 You were always so calm, and... 679 00:43:47,291 --> 00:43:48,921 I've never been more scared in my life. 680 00:43:50,085 --> 00:43:51,795 Did I make a mistake coming here? 681 00:43:53,380 --> 00:43:57,430 I know it's important, but I don't know if I can do what's being asked of me. 682 00:43:59,553 --> 00:44:06,273 MAN 1: Market. To free the pain. Poison apples... 683 00:44:06,352 --> 00:44:08,272 REYNIE: I trust Mr. Benedict, 684 00:44:08,354 --> 00:44:11,614 and I trust that everything we're doing is for a good cause. 685 00:44:12,733 --> 00:44:14,233 But it's all upside down. 686 00:44:14,693 --> 00:44:16,743 I don't know if I'm the right person for this. 687 00:44:17,780 --> 00:44:22,740 I miss you. I wish I was sitting across from you with a hot cup of tea. 688 00:44:23,702 --> 00:44:25,752 You always have the perfect advice. 689 00:44:27,122 --> 00:44:29,582 I'm a little worried about you, with all that's going on. 690 00:44:30,584 --> 00:44:32,004 I hope you're doing well. 691 00:44:32,503 --> 00:44:36,423 I hope you still think of me sometimes. 692 00:44:37,966 --> 00:44:41,096 Love, Reynie. Muldoon. 693 00:44:41,178 --> 00:44:44,178 Muldoon. M-U-L-D-O-O-N. 694 00:44:44,264 --> 00:44:47,944 - Reynard Muldoon. - MAN 4: Ma'am, I'm sorry... 695 00:44:48,018 --> 00:44:49,768 This is the Boatwright Academy, isn't it? 696 00:44:49,853 --> 00:44:55,193 It is, but our policy states that we are not allowed to disclose any information 697 00:44:55,275 --> 00:44:58,235 about our students to non-family members. 698 00:44:58,320 --> 00:45:02,370 Be that as it may, I sent a package to one of your students. 699 00:45:02,449 --> 00:45:04,199 Why was it returned? 700 00:45:05,661 --> 00:45:08,831 - I have no idea. - He is a student there, is he not? 701 00:45:09,748 --> 00:45:13,338 Ma'am, there's no Reynard Muldoon enrolled here. 702 00:45:14,128 --> 00:45:15,548 There must be a mistake. 703 00:45:15,629 --> 00:45:18,549 Tell your headmaster that I'm on my way to talk to her in person. 704 00:45:18,632 --> 00:45:19,632 (telephone thuds) 705 00:45:21,635 --> 00:45:23,675 (closing theme music)