Original subtitles

As your one and true vessel, I must be the first to die.

[Ruth] Previously on Ruthless...

How are you not dead?

Now is not the time to meet The Raku.

- We owe you big time. - You damn right you do.

[Ruth] I suggest you all follow exactly what I say.

- [whip cracks sharply] - [muffled woman screams]

If you wanna live.

They have what they need to survive.

They have utilities just like you and I.

If we cut off the arms that feed them...

You're gonna cause an uprising.

There's no food. There's no water.

If they keep this up...

How do you lose a million dollars?

...we're all going to die.

[Marva] Look at what The Raku has done to me.

It's the plague!

You are losing your connection to The Raku.

The ones you trust are the problem.

That woman is fucking with your mind.

[Ruth] A woman's power is the power of life,

the power of the universe.

I'm gonna have fun making your head roll.

If things go the way that I planned,

none of those dogs will make it out of here alive.

So far we have about 80 bodies, with 10 of them being children.

[Desiree] Melinda Abrams, Senator Abrams' daughter.

This is Agent Andrew Whiteside.

We are in this Rakudushi compound.

It is about to go up in flames.

My children, I know that you think that we are suffering.

But we are united in The Raku.

We must sacrifice so that we can be prosperous

and get back to where we are supposed to be.

[gunshot]

[dramatic music]

[light suspensive music]

[footsteps approaching]

Sheriff Conley.

Yeah. [grunts]

It's about time you assholes come and check on me.

I could be dead in here.

No, I don't think you're that lucky.

You have to go through this trial

just like the rest of them.

Why are you guys coming in here and messing with me?

Trying to get some much desired sleep in this shit hole.

It's your prison, Sheriff.

Yeah, I kept it this way

'cause I didn't think I'd ever be in here.

I think this is a little more comfortable

compared to the prison that you'll be spending life in.

Especially once we identify these bodies.

[Conley] What?

[Desiree] You heard me, Sheriff.

You're gonna be spending life in prison.

No, I, I heard what you said.

I just... Why are you saying it to me?

That's the question.

Tell me about the bodies.

I don't know anything about any bodies.

[Desiree] Oh, come on, Sheriff.

Burying dead bodies has your name all over it.

I'm telling you, I don't know

what the hell you're talking about.

We found a couple of bodies

outside the gate of the compound.

Well, even if I did know anything about it,

I wouldn't tell you shit.

Just look at the picture, Sheriff.

I didn't have anything to do with that.

One of them was a little girl.

Okay.

Well, kids die. It's unfortunate.

[Desiree] Yes, they do.

But this is quite odd, don't you think?

Especially with it happening in your town.

I would hate to find evidence

that you had anything to do with these bodies, Sheriff.

[sighs]

[Desiree] Especially with the younger girls.

Yeah.

I thought you would know something about that.

I don't know anything about any young girls.

Was that a part of the arrangement, Sheriff?

You let Tyrone do whatever he wanted

as long as he was bringing you young girls?

You know, you're not listening to me.

You know, I don't, I don't want to talk to you anymore

without a lawyer.

So you know something about the little girls.

Lawyer.

Sheriff, I'm trying to help you.

No, you need me to help you.

If you had any evidence on me,

you'd already be processing my ass into prison.

You know, just 'cause I'm locked up in here and old,

don't think I don't know your game.

What game am I playing, Sheriff?

Your fucking mind games, 'cause that's all this is.

Don't you want to get out and see your family?

I don't have much time left to see 'em anyways.

I've already soiled my name.

Fine. Then help me, Sheriff.

Help me find justice for the dead bodies

that we found and help me clear your name.

Look who's begging now.

Fine. Rot in here.

Wait.

Look, I...

I'm not saying that I know anything

about their operation,

but, if I did...

The more you help us, the more I could offer you.

I already told you everything I know.

[Desiree] Obviously you didn't.

I dug up three bodies today, one a little girl.

[ruffling through papers]

Look at the picture, Sheriff.

[unsettling music]

I'm not going down for this.

Not for Tyrone.

Then you better start talking.

Because once the evidence comes back,

if we find out that you had anything to do with it,

I will hang your ass myself.

Damn it.

Damn it!

♪ When the sun go down, we run the city ♪

♪ I feel the angels, but the demons with me ♪

♪ When the sun go down, you best believe it ♪

♪ It's nothing new, the streets is undefeated ♪

♪ When the sun go down, ooh ♪

♪ It get wild baby, wild baby, wild baby, wild ♪

♪ Don't you ever ever ever try to move me ♪

♪ You best salute me ♪

♪ It's in the bloodstream We're feeling Rakudushi ♪

♪ The compound, the lessons The lies, the deception ♪

♪ The FBI's weapons The punishment, detention ♪

♪ And I just wanna free you from this slave shit ♪

♪ So murder is the case that we're faced with ♪

♪ When the sun go down ♪

- [thudding] - [creaking, clanging]

[light suspensive music]

What'd he say?

I left him with some food for thought

[Kal] You think he'll talk?

I think he's starting to see

the light at the end of the tunnel.

I told him the more he helps us,

the more I can help him.

[sighs] I don't know how much we can help him

if we can't process those bodies before he croaks.

He doesn't want to admit it, but he wants to see his family.

He wants to clear his name before he dies

of most of what the Rakudushis have done.

And no one wants to die a...

child murderer or a pervert.

[sighs] We have a senator we need to call.

Let him know we found his daughter.

The forensic tech said that she was stabbed right to her head.

She was only 19.

Well...

You think Sheriff Conley will recognize her?

We'll find out.

Do you think Tyrone was...

pushing girls through the cartel?

That wouldn't be the craziest thing to think.

Joan would have proof of that.

If she's keeping all the books,

she'll definitely have records of that.

We're finally gonna bring you down.

Your Highest.

Whoa, man.

Wait.

Your Highest, wait.

Drop.

[The Highest] Get on your knees.

Your Highest, wait. Wait, wait--

Get on your knees.

[Andrew] Listen.

Did you do that?

Your Highest.

No... No.

I'm tired of hearing your pleas.

You just killed one of my Agronytes.

[chuckling] You are just on a roll tonight.

Your Highest--

I should stomp your head into the ground

for killing one of my men.

[The Highest] River, help Obadiah

gather the children for the sacrifice.

It's time The Raku bless us with his bounty.

Did you think you were gonna bring me down?

[Andrew] No, Your Highest.

Hmm? Mr. Government Man. Hmm?

- Huh? [effort grunting] - [Andrew] [mumbling]

- Huh? [effort grunts] - [Andrew] [mumbling]

I cannot be brought down!

Hmm? [effort grunts]

I am of The Raku.

[Andrew] [pained grunts]

[panting] I want to kill him.

I want to sacrifice him, right now.

Do it right here, right now.

I don't want him to breathe a second longer!

Don't you feel the power of The Raku now?

Yeah. Yeah.

The Raku is telling your son

that Andrew must be cleansed

before the sacrifice, Your Highest.

Cleansed?

Yes. Cleansed.

We don't have water for him to be cleansed.

Trust The Raku, my love.

Are you saying that I don't, hmm?

No. I'm saying that I know

that we usually do a private bath

before the sacrifice,

but I think everyone needs to see the power of The Raku

working in their favor through you.

I do trust in The Raku.

Do you trust in me, Your Highest?

Yes, I do.

Do you trust that this sacrifice will work in our favor?

Yes, I do.

[light suspensive music]

[soft metallic clanging]

Oh, Ruth! It's you.

Of course it's me.

I'm just happy it wasn't Manny.

No.

Everyone's getting ready for the sacrifice.

Zane, it's time.

Is it Manny?

Are we doing it? Are we bringing him down?

No.

No, worse. Sacrificing Andrew.

Wait, what?

Yeah. Andrew.

I, I thought Andrew was with us.

I know River came in and said they were looking for him,

but I, I thought--

Zane, we have to do this now if we all want to live.

But Andrew--

Zane, look at me.

We do not have time for this right now.

We can't feel sorry for Andrew.

We all have choices around here.

I just really thought it was time to get rid of Manny.

- [Ruth] And we will. - When?

Zane, I told you that we will.

But we have to stick to everything that I told you.

Can you do that?

Yes.

Yes, I can do that.

You have to be in the right frame of mind to do this.

I know, I know. I, I am.

Because I need you on this.

You're the only one I trust.

I am?

Yes. Only you.

So you remember everything?

Yes.

So, here's the... [inaudible whispering]

[music swells]

- [Joan] River. - Joan.

[Joan] What are you doing here?

I'm helping tell everyone they can leave.

Oh. Goodness.

They finally letting us out?

Yes, but it's not for what you think.

Oh.

They're not gonna let us get any food?

No, we are about to witness a sacrifice.

A what?

Andrew's sacrifice.

[gasps] Oh, no.

Why Andrew?

I told The Highest that, after I found him with the phone,

he would try to escape, and he did.

Oh, River.

What? I had to do something

to get back in The Highest's good graces.

By setting up Andrew?

I didn't set him up. He was on the run.

Sounds like a set-up to me.

Okay, well, it was either him or me, and I chose me.

You always choose you, River.

Every single time.

It's like we're all just standing in the way

of your amazing life outside of these walls.

Well, I can't do anything without that account.

I just want to get out of here.

Well, let me not stand in the way, then,

before you have me killed.

I wouldn't do that again.

You already tried.

And I told you, I wouldn't do that again.

[Joan] Hmm.

Where's Zane?

In the punishment trailer.

Oh, that poor girl.

You gonna, gonna let her out?

I can't, Obadiah wants her to stay in there,

but, look, we don't have time for that.

We have to go, now.

I hate this place.

You're preaching to the choir, honey.

All right. I'll meet you out back.

[light foreboding music]

Come on, man.

Highest, I can still help you, Highest!

Come on, man. Y'all ain't got to do this.

Look, I'm one of you.

I'm an Agronyte, I'm one of you, man.

I don't think I can watch this.

You act like you've never seen anyone get beat before.

Hey.

What do you want?

Oh, come on, River.

Mm. You remember my name now. That's sweet.

What's going on?

Obadiah didn't tell you?

[stammers] Your Highest!

[The Highest] My children.

I am pleased you are here

to witness this greatness tonight.

[Andrew] Your Highest!

Please, I beg of you.

You have to believe me.

I, I'm gonna do anything for you to please you.

I just want to please The Raku!

Oh, I know you will.

Your Highest, look at me.

You need me, okay? I'm telling you!

I can tell you what the FBI is doing,

everything that they're planning.

I can do that for you!

Shut up, traitor.

Thank you, Sacred Mother.

As you all know, our compound has been plagued.

Yes.

But we have figured out a way

to restore peace and prosperity to The Raku.

We must make sacrifices.

[groans lightly] Yes, Your Highest.

We must sacrifice for The Raku.

Yes.

And this is our biggest sacrifice yet.

With this sacrifice of our former Agronyte,

Brother Andrew,

we are hoping that the plague will be relinquished.

We must get rid of all the parasites

because the parasites will enter and take over.

And we cannot let that happen.

No, we cannot, Your Highest.

No, we can't.

Your Queen has heard from The Raku.

This parasite must be cleansed by The Raku's great power.

Your Highest, please!

I beg of you, Your Highest. I, I, I... [indistinct]

Are you sure you heard The Raku correctly?

He is to be cleansed when there was no water?

You are The Highest.

Everything we do is through you.

Please! I beg of you.

I have heard The Raku through The Highest

and our son.

Brother Andrew shall be cleansed.

- [dramatic sting] - [music intensifies]

This isn't water. This...

And he will be cleansed my way.

[music crescendos]

[Andrew screaming]

[dramatic music]

[Andrew screaming]

[Marva] Oh-ho-ho, praise The Raku.

Let the healing fires of heaven heal me womb.

- This is-- - Your doing, Your Highest.

You have worked yet another miracle through your vessel.

This is your will be done.

Yes. I dreamed... I dreamed of Andrew

burning in hellfire.

And now he burns.

You see the pure, raw power of The Raku, my children?

This evil traitor tried to take us down from the inside.

He played on our good Rakudushis' nature.

But, oh, The Raku,

the mighty Raku saw right through him.

And through me, your mighty God,

The Raku has shown you once again what the power can do.

Bow before Your Highest!

Yes, yes, Your Highest.

Your Mighty, Mighty Highest.

Obadiah,

I am pleased with the sacrifice.

Take care of this.

It is done.

I feel The Raku is pleased with this sacrifice.

We have the favor of The Raku

once again, Your Highest.

Indeed we do, Sacred Mother.

And if The Raku needs more, we give him more.

[Marva] Yes, yes.

Of course, Your Highest.

Whew!

I feel the power of The Raku tonight.

Great, another body for me to clean up.

I'm going insane, Joan.

Keep it together, River.

I don't know if I can.

I understand.

Come to my window later.

I might have a glimmer of hope for you.

[insects chittering]

[sinister music]

I don't know how the fuck you did this.

But I'm going to figure out.

And when I do--

It's going to be too late, for you.

[moans painfully]

Oh, right on cue.

Back off. Back off the Sacred Mother.

I'm, I'm relieved, Your Highest.

This was a lot, Your Highest.

Yes, it was.

I think I'm going to go to my trailer and rest.

No, go and rest in our bed.

That's right.

This is the Sacred Mother, my soon-to-be wife.

Out of the ashes of misery comes hope.

Nothing can stop our destiny.

Under the eyes of The Raku,

we are to become one.

Marriage preparations shall begin.

[tense music]

[can clanging]

[Zane panting] I did it.

I did it, Ruth.

[light suspensive music]

[Desiree] I got you coffee, Sheriff.

[Conley chuckles]

[Conley] Thank God you're back.

This guy's been staring me down like he's about to play bad cop.

There's no good cop or bad cop. No tactics.

We're all law enforcement.

Cut from the same cloth.

Did she say something wrong, Kal?

We're definitely not cut from the same cloth.

Oh, yeah, that's right.

You're FBI.

You're better than me, right?

You said it.

No one is saying that.

You're judging me because I let a cult form outside my town.

[Desiree] You didn't let anything happen.

They have their own freedoms.

[Conley] Exactly.

So I'm not responsible for what they've done.

[Desiree] Well...

[Kal] That's where your cloth differs, Sheriff.

The way I see it, since this all happened right under your nose,

you're a murderer by proxy.

What bullshit.

[Kal] You turned the other way.

You took bribes, human bribes.

I told you, I don't mess with underage girls.

[Desiree] Do you recognize her?

[chilling sting]

I assume you think I screwed her.

Well, I didn't.

[Kal] Well, you know what they say--

when you assume, Sheriff,

you make an ass out of you and me.

Do you recognize her?

Yeah, that's the girl Deputy Poke was with.

How do you know that?

[Conley] Well, there's a...

She was over 18, right?

She was 19.

Good.

There's a video of it.

They had a little rendezvous in my office.

On my desk.

On my paperwork.

Where's the video?

I got rid of it.

[Kal] Well, that's bullshit.

Excuse me?

I can see you watching it over and over again.

Getting your little rocks off.

Little my ass.

Can you two stop? Please.

Sheriff Conley, we need to know what happened to Deputy Poke.

Do you think she had anything to do with his disappearance?

[Conley] Well, of course.

Why do you think that?

Because she's a honeypot.

They were just using that poor idiot to get to my files.

She had a bunch of Raku nutjobs waiting outside

until she knocked out poor Poke.

Then they came in and ransacked through all my shit.

Wow, okay.

What did you do?

Well, what could I do?

Well, you are the sheriff, Sheriff.

You know, they...

[Desiree] Sheriff. Sheriff, we understand.

We know Tyrone and his men are dangerous.

It's okay.

Whatever you tell us, it's not like we don't already know it.

We just need confirmation from the victims.

And as far as we're concerned, Sheriff, you're a victim.

Bullshit.

You think I'm like your guy, Mack?

You don't know what we think.

Well, I know you think

that I used underage cooch like a pervert.

That I let these criminals just do whatever they want.

Then I covered their tracks just so that I could have

a nice steady stream of hot, young, Rakudushi poontang.

Like Mack.

Is that what you think Mack was doing?

I don't know what the hell he was doing.

All I know is that I thought that I was doing the right thing

by giving a religious organization

the freedom to practice.

Anything other than that was out of my control.

What the hell is that?

[Desiree] That's Senator Abrams' daughter, Melinda.

She was stabbed in the head and buried in a shallow grave

with other dead bodies like an animal.

Sheriff?

Sheriff, are you all right?

[Conley grunts]

I...

I'm not some monster.

No one is saying that.

And what do you want me to say?

I don't know what the hell they did.

I don't know who killed this girl.

Where's the video of the Rakudushi men

ransacking your office?

At the very least, we can get them on trespassing and theft.

I need something.

What?

- I knew it. - [Desiree] Kal.

Just give me something. Come on.

[Desiree] Okay, what do you want?

Pizza.

Oh, Jesus.

Yeah. My blood sugar's low.

[Desiree] Fine.

We can do that.

[dramatic sting]

[light suspensive music]

[heavy breathing]

[Ruth] How long was I asleep?

You were knocked out, right,

when I brought you back to the trailer.

- You were snoring. - Oh.

Sorry, Your Highest.

It was... it was cute. It means you're relaxed.

Comfortable.

I've spent the night with you before, Your Highest.

Yes, but

I feel like our bond is deeper now

than it's been before.

I feel the same.

[The Highest] What's wrong?

I'm just feeling a little bit of pain, Your Highest.

What do you think it is?

[Ruth] [moans] It's an infection.

A UTI.

It's not uncommon for pregnant women.

Elder Mother should be giving you herbs around the clock.

[Ruth] Yeah.

Herbs are good, but if we want it to go away quickly,

then I'll need some medicine.

Especially if we don't want it to infect the baby.

Yes, there are some things that require man-made interception.

But I'd just... hate to give drugs to the baby.

I understand, Your Highest.

- [knocking on door] - [door opening]

[sighs]

If you knock, and then enter right after the knock,

it negates the knock, Elder Mother.

You're still interrupting.

Oh, I'm sorry, Your Highest.

But me couldn't sleep last night,

thinking about all the blessings The Raku is going to bring.

And the sounds of his agonizing scream?

[squeaks] Made me giddy like a schoolgirl.

Yes, he squealed like the rat he is.

Yes, he did.

Oh, good times.

How are you, Sacred Mother?

Eh, she's still not feeling well.

UTI, I suspect.

Yeah, she said that. How do you cure it?

Well, me can't really make her the teas.

Me need more water.

A round of antibiotics will do.

They sell a round of this at the drugstore.

That would mean that I go against my order

and open the gates.

No, no, we're...

We're too close to getting back in the favor of The Raku.

My suffering must be for a reason, Your Highest.

But the infection could cause greater harm.

Yes, it could.

It could harm the baby?

Well, yes, if it's not treated.

I don't want that.

No, no, Your Highest.

The Raku would not be pleased.

Fine.

We'll send someone to the store to get provisions.

Medicine, water.

Rice?

Yes, Elder Mother. We will get what we need.

Your Highest, you're not selling out.

The Raku has tasked you with keeping your flock.

You have to do what you have to do.

Ruth, you always know what to say.

Okay, up.

- Up? Up, Your Highest? - Up, up.

Well, we have to have some money for the provisions.

- Right. Money. - [The Highest] Yeah. Yeah.

Uh, how much do you think we need, Elder Mother?

A hundred.

A hundred?

A hundred? I guess you're right.

White man's provisions are very expensive.

Turn around. Scoot, scoot.

Stop, Your Highest!

[tense music]

[The Highest] Ruth.

I'm getting a little tired

of you suddenly stopping me like that.

I'm sorry, Your Highest.

Well, what is it?

It just hit me when you said, "the white man's provisions."

What about it?

You're right.

And of course he's right.

- He's The Highest. - Right.

So we can't go and get medicine.

- Ruth, we need you well. - I know.

- You just said-- - [Ruth] I know.

I was thinking with my woman brain,

my selfish woman brain,

but I am listening to what you just said.

About the white man's provisions?

[Ruth] Right.

You have set a precedence.

We are to rely on The Raku.

Not the government.

Not the white man.

Not the evil society out there.

- Mm. - [Ruth] Just us.

Which one is it?

Don't go out the gates.

- No one in, no one out. - Ruth--

You heard what The Raku said, Elder Mother.

Sacred Mother, you impress me more each minute of the day.

My purpose is to please you, Your Highest.

And to hear you.

But I hate to see you suffering from this ailment.

- The medicine-- - My suffering

is for the greater good, Your Highest.

The Raku will provide.

Do you not agree, Elder Mother?

Oh. Oh, I agree, Your Highest.

The, The Raku will provide.

[The Highest] Good. Good.

Ehm, but I am loyal to you.

But me still a nurse at heart, Your Highest.

And The Raku did give us common sense.

Me magic box is still bleeding.

Oh. God.

[Marva] And the antibiotics will be

very helpful for many around this camp.

Creams, ointment, pain pills, water, Your Highest.

And we need water.

And it's just beyond the gates.

Along with the FBI.

No.

No, we can't risk it.

We have chickens, we have oats.

we have things to get us through.

- We'll pray for rain. - Mm.

We must stay faithful to The Raku.

Ah, oatmeal sounds divine.

I think I just need something to eat and I'll be fine.

[grumbles] Speak for yourself.

What's that, Elder Mother?

Uh, I said come with me to the kitchen, dear, if you can.

I see what me can do to fill your belly,

and make a bit of tea with the little water we have left.

[The Highest] That's the spirit, Elder Mother.

We rely on The Raku, The Raku blesses us tenfold.

Hurry back.

Come, Sacred Mother. [chuckles]

- Cut the act. - Back at you.

Why you say no to the store when you know we need the things?

Elder Mother, are you going

against what The Raku told us to do?

No.

Well, then drop it.

We're not opening those gates.

- But we need things-- - No. No.

Are you going to make my meal or what?

Where are you going?

I'm going to check on the forgotten one.

You want to go with me to check on Zane, Manny?

Yeah.

Whatever happens in that punishment trailer

is no business of yours.

Obadiah is punishing her.

Whatever the Sacred Mother decides to do

is none of your business.

My meal. Chop, chop.

[Marva] [growling]

[chilling music]

[River] [effort grunting]

[retches, coughs]

God! Help me.

What's wrong with you?

I can't do this.

- Do what? - This.

This body.

[stammers] I can't.

Weakling. Give me that.

- Hey! - [Agronyte] [laughing]

That's funny.

No, it's not funny.

Bury the body, or I'll bury you.

[suspensive music]

Right here.

Um, I think we should bury this one further out.

Uh, in the old graveyard.

Obadiah says stay away from there.

What? Why?

Bury the body.

Yes.

[dramatic music]

[birds chirping]

Not on my watch.

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