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Good fortune favors Zeus today, Minerva.

Pity.

I still place all my faith in my

warrior.

Perseus?

Don't be absurd.

You may be the king of the Olympians,

father, but even you cannot alter the

courage of a warrior.

Every legend of old begins and ends with

truth.

But if the truth is never learned,

the legend cannot end.

The Gorgon is determined to end this

curse you have placed upon her. She has

offended me much.

She deserves her fate.

Yet there are mortals who have the

bravery to help her. Never.

Let's look at her.

Well, it boy, you should just get right

out of this Jeep right now and follow

her inside that store and lay into her

about those

reckless driving habits.

Are you still feeling confident,

daughter? Of course.

Then perhaps you'd care to better your

[music] wager.

Hey, sugar.

I'd like to buy me a beer.

Uh,

wrong turn, sweetheart.

The only way out

is my way.

Let me see if you bought anything at the

drugstore, cuz I might be.

No,

you're not the one.

What do you mean, sugar?

I'm definitely the one.

I like to see a woman's eyes.

My pleasure.

The swamp is my world.

It is who I am.

It is what I am.

I was once a man. I know the evil men

do.

Do not bring your evil here. I warn you.

Beware the wrath of

Swamp Thing.

And keep these people back. All right,

let's get some statements from these

people over there.

It's you.

The mistress of rude herself.

How come you didn't yell at me when I

took your parking place?

I've been working on being a gentleman,

so

how am I doing?

Well, actually, I owe you an apology. I

I guess I'm no lady.

I wouldn't say that. You'll have to

forgive me. I'm new in town and I just

didn't see the light until I was already

through it.

Look, I'm not one to question good luck,

but

why are you here? It must be fate or

something, cuz I'm just in town for a

couple days and I was told that I could

rent a room here.

And here you are.

That's some of what's left of Clovis for

sure.

Incredible.

Total desiccation.

Calcification by dehydration, no doubt

instantaneous. It's fascinating.

Well worth the money.

It's not the only body like that,

either.

They found a freeze-dried state trooper

this afternoon. Really?

Well, do tell me more.

I'll get back to you if I get anything

more substantial.

Holding out for more cash, deputy?

That's admirable. Business is business

as usual.

What brings you to Houma?

Inspiration. I'm an artist and the swamp

spoke to me

creatively.

So, did you make your bracelet?

I'm not a jeweler, I'm a sculptor. Here.

Take a closer look.

It's quite ancient.

It's Greek from the time of Achilles and

Helen of Troy.

It's uh

it's beautiful.

Can I ask you a question?

Only if you mind me not answering.

How come you wear dark glasses at night?

My eyes are very sensitive to light.

I haven't been very honest, Will.

I actually came to Houma seeking a

special man to help me.

I sense I can find him here.

Are you referring to us?

Well, you do

possess some of the qualities that I'm

looking for.

Purity of heart,

valor.

Well, I was kind of hoping for something

less Lancelot and King Arthur and

more

personal.

You mean like this?

You know, if we keep this up, our

our dinner's going to burn for sure.

I like you, Will.

You're very nice.

Nice is not what a guy wants to hear.

Nice is what your grandmother wants you

to be.

Nice is not what you want.

Miranda.

Alec.

Foul.

The great Zeus is not playing fair.

That swamp creature is not an ordinary

mortal.

The Gorgon is free to seek help wherever

she can find it.

Then we'll raise the ante.

If my warrior finds Gorgon before the

shadow of time falls here.

Then anyone who helps her will suffer

terribly.

Miranda?

Sorry.

I zoned out. I

I must be more tired than I thought. You

know, I I just remembered I forgot to

feed Captain Hook. He's a a gator that

hangs out on the property. If I don't

toss him my scraps every now and then he

gets a little ornery. Oh, not to worry.

I'm going to bed anyway.

Thanks for your hospitality, Will.

All of it.

Alec.

I sensed something was wrong.

There was a snake.

It caused me to see things, things I

can't explain.

I felt my heart freezing up in a death

grip. Um you're all right now, right?

I will be, yes.

But strange things have happened since

that woman arrived.

Death.

Violence, unnatural death.

You think that Miranda has something to

do with this?

Your life might be in danger, Will.

Trust my instincts.

Woah.

You're the one, all right.

Hiram over at the Bob's gas told me I

might find you here.

I'm Deputy Jensen. Got a couple of

questions I'd like to ask you. Well, why

don't you come inside where you'll be

more comfortable?

No, I wouldn't say he was harassing me.

Clovis, is that his name? Mhm. He just

tried to pick me up and I told him I

wasn't interested.

Clerk over at Nazerman's store told me

that he could see you through the front

window.

He said Clovis wouldn't take no for an

answer.

You are a very confident man, Deputy.

Are you the one?

I'm the one that'll put you in jail if

you're guilty.

No, you're not the one.

And Deputy,

my last name's not Gordon.

It's Gorgon.

Hydrosilicates,

aerolites,

organic biologics.

This power to fossilize flesh, I must

have it.

Deputy Jensen.

We're in phases, Izzy.

What?

Well.

What are you going to do, kill me?

Quite the [music] opposite.

I want you to kill me.

Please,

if you were truly a man of valor, then

put me out of my misery.

What the hell is going on? History.

There was a time many millennia ago when

Zeus and the other Olympians amused

themselves by playing with people's

lives.

I I learned that in school. That's

mythology. That's not real.

All legends have a powerful basis in

truth, Will.

I was born [music] to be loved

and desired, but Minerva was vengeful

and jealous. She cursed me for my great

beauty, forcing me to live an impossibly

lonely existence.

For any mortal who looked upon me would

die. I'm looking at you. I'm not dead.

The glasses, Will.

Without them you would [music] be.

Then Minerva took away my love and and

admiration. It was everything that made

my existence worthwhile. And people fled

in terror at

just the sound of my name.

Medusa.

My destroyer must be pure of heart.

No. No way.

Take me to the swamp.

There's a being there who can help me.

Perhaps you will not win so readily, my

daughter. Perhaps you would like to

wager more, great Zeus.

You're here.

I can feel it.

I'm here.

I know who you are.

Then you know that I fear only one man.

The warrior Perseus.

Knock knock.

What's this?

Instant sculpture?

Miranda Gordon?

Can't be. It's a myth, surely.

No.

Not Gordon, my dear Deputy.

Gorgon.

You run into the Medusa.

You are the one.

The one who can free me from my curse by

destroying me before Perseus finds me.

I do not kill, but perhaps I can help

you. There is no saving me without

killing me.

And only one who is pure and of great

valor can save me.

I don't want to force you, but I can.

Only you can save him.

If my curse is lifted, your young friend

will go free.

Avenge my honor, my warrior.

I don't want Will to suffer.

Please, don't make me do this. Then stop

it. I want to help you.

I'm living out my curse. You can stop

it. How has Alec Holland dared to look

upon the face of the Medusa?

Hello.

I am the great Dr. Anton Arcane. Who

asked you?

Defeat me

and your friends will go free. I have

slowed the process down to give you

time, but you must hurry.

Alec.

Yeah.

Alec.

Help.

Please.

Let my curse live on.

Torment all those who would help Medusa.

This is incredible.

I can feel my flesh dehydrating. The

sense of calcification.

I must write a paper on this when I

Alec. Time is running out.

Kill me

or lose your friends forever.

Alec.

Alec, it's it's your

human side.

It's attacking your human side.

Yes.

Yes.

She's dehydrating your blood tissue.

SHE'S TURNING YOU INTO BARK.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE one to free me.

When you die, they die.

Oh,

thank you.

You okay? Yes.

She has gone to her rest along [music]

with Perseus. The curse is broken. I got

to rule the world with that power.

From atop a pedestal in the middle of a

park.

Still,

knowledge I gained from the experience,

well,

Don't be surprised if it doesn't come

back to haunt you, Alec Holland.

It's not a threat.

Just a statement of fact.

What's the matter?

I killed someone.

I had to take her life.

She didn't have a life, Alec.

She wanted it to end this way.

That doesn't console me.

No, it doesn't.

That's what makes you who you are.

Tell him about fate,

my young friend.

It's not enough that we can escape

[music] fate.

Maybe sometimes

fate can't escape who we are.

Wisdom from the [music] student.

A student with a great teacher.