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[FOOTSTEPS]

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[ZIPPER RUNS]

[BEEP]

[CHUCKLES]

[SOBBING]

[BEEP, CLICK]

[WATER SPLASHING]

Holly. Holly? Where've you been?

He's been here 20 minutes.

When we get to the lounge, I'll

walk first and introduce you.

Kiss him once on each cheek

then ask him... [VOICE FADES]

[MUFFLED INSTRUCTIONS]

[MUFFLED MUSIC POUNDING]

[DISTANT HUM OF CONVERSATION]

[CONVERSATION MUFFLED]

[GUESTS SCREAMING]

[KNIFE CLATTERS]

Pull me out.

[DISTANT SIRENS APPROACHING]

[COCKS GUN]

[SIRENS APPROACHING]

[GASPS]

[PANTING]

All right, take it easy.

[RETCHING]

It's OK.

[MAN] Brain death

in the host confirmed

and our link is cleanly severed.

We're done.

[WOMAN] Vos?

Sorry,

I don't think I'm back yet.

- It's OK. You need a break?

- No, it's fine.

Let's just finish.

Go on, then.

[SIGHS]

Mm,

this is my grandfather's pipe.

[SNIFFS]

And he died before I was born.

Um, my father gave it to me.

Next.

This is also mine. Uh...

I killed and mounted it

one summer when I was a girl,

and then I felt guilty about it.

- I still feel guilty about it.

- Very good.

Next.

This isn't mine.

- Are you sure?

- I've never seen it before.

[WRITING]

Very good.

All the results are normal

across the board.

No evidence of charring,

no false psyche

from your time as Holly Bergman.

You look surprised.

Anything you wanna flag?

Any, um, anomalies

during interface?

No. No, I'm fine.

It's important not to withhold.

I said I was fine.

OK, good.

Our next contract's almost

finalized, and it's a big one.

I can't have my star performer

falling apart on me.

I would like to take

some time, though.

Time for what?

Well, I've been talking

to Michael

and I told him

that I'd take some time.

Michael.

Isn't he...?

You and Michael...

are separated.

Yeah, of course we are.

But I've been talking to him.

You're not safe for them

anymore, are you?

You told me yourself

you'd become a danger.

Did I say that?

[MONOTONE] Hi, darling.

Hi, darl...

[BRIGHTLY] Hi, darling!

Hi, darling!

Wha...? What have you got there?

What have you got?

Hi, darling.

What have you got there?

God! I'm absolutely starving.

I am absolutely starving,

Michael.

Michael, I'm absolutely...

I'm absolutely starving.

[DOORBELL]

- Mum!

- Hi, darling.

- Tas?

- Hi.

- We have food.

- Good, I'm absolutely starving.

[JAZZ PLAYING]

[MUSIC STOPS]

[MEOWS]

Hey, get down from there.

- [MEOWS]

- [SIGHS]

- How was your trip?

- It was fine.

Yeah.

Dull, extraordinarily dull.

I can't tell you how glad I am

to be back in town.

How is the paper?

- How's it coming?

- It's coming along.

[CHUCKLES]

Although Dennis tells me

the new editor's

a social science historian.

[BOY] What's that?

Someone who's old

and stupid - they're not gonna

like what I'm writing.

- You're quite old.

- Oh. You're quite charming.

'New developments

in the shocking murder

'of lawyer Elio Mazza

on Sunday night.

'Police have revealed

the identity of the killer

'to be 23-year-old

Holly Bergman.

'Bergman was working

as a hostess

'at the Blue Night Sky Lounge.

'Witnesses say she turned and

stabbed Mazza multiple times...'

[BOY] What do pythons drink

to help them sleep?

I don't know,

what do they drink?

Gerbil tea.

[CHUCKLES]

[TYPING]

- What have you got there?

- Dad bought it for me.

- I can make him do a dance.

- Yeah?

[SIMPLE ELECTRONIC MELODY]

[WHIRRING]

[LAUGHING]

When did you get so clever?

[MICHAEL] I tell you

my new Greg story?

No. Please do.

[MICHAEL] I stopped by

his office and there he is

with this voluptuous,

young undergraduate student,

his shirt open

to the middle of his chest.

He's playing loud Indian music

and he's going on about Shakti

and the feminine power

principle.

Meanwhile, this girl looked

traumatized cos, well,

he's 65 years old and his chest

is more than slightly hairy.

[WOMAN] I remember Greg's chest

hair being fairly aggressive.

It's a war crime. No, it was

literally reaching for her.

You know, I'm convinced it

detaches from his body at night

and it scuttles around the halls

of the girls' dormitory,

rubbing itself against

warm toilet seats

and slurping at the thighs of

menstruating Buddhism students.

[WOMAN]

Only the menstruating ones?

[MICHAEL] Well, it's attracted

to the smell of blood.

It's got an iron deficiency,

which in this case

can be deadly

because it leads to hair loss.

[LAUGHTER]

[MICHAEL WHISPERING] I'm sorry.

I didn't think... I didn't think

they'd stay so long.

Why don't you ask them

to leave, then?

[LAUGHTER IN OTHER ROOM]

Girder, hi, it's Vos.

I just wanted to apologize

for not being myself yesterday.

I think I hadn't fully shed

when we tested.

Anyway, I'm ready for work now

and... call me.

Yeah, please call me.

Thank you.

[FOOTSTEPS]

- Who was that?

- Uh... Work.

Yeah, I might have

to fly out again.

I thought they were

giving you a break.

Yeah.

Uh... Something's come up.

I want you to move back in

with us.

I hate this.

Tas.

Tas!

[GIRDER] 'Am I losing you?'

I'm becoming old.

I barely recognize myself

anymore.

I'm too old for the machine,

I... I can't take the strain.

As time goes on, it's becoming

increasingly important

for me to find a replacement.

I thought that would be you.

I'm not normally

a bad judge of character.

I would be honored.

You have a very special nature,

one we've worked hard together

to unlock and refine.

And yet,

even I can see a small thread

running from your skull

to a life I thought

you'd moved on from.

Sometimes, that's all it takes

to lose control,

that small thought,

like a tiny fracture.

I wanna show you

some photographs we retained

from your work

on the Holly Bergman job.

Why stab Elio Mazza?

You were provided with a pistol.

[VOS] Well, maybe it just seemed

more in character.

[GIRDER] Whose character?

Do you want this?

Good.

[GIRDER] 'Consider the face

of Colin Tate.

'Father deceased,

mother estranged, no siblings.

Deals cocaine for a few years

and then falls in love

and becomes engaged

to one of his rich clients,

Ava Parse,

the daughter of John Parse,

CEO of Zoothroo.

- Zoothroo?

- Data mining.

Largest operation

outside the US.

Head office is local.

But our deal is with Reid Parse,

John's stepson.

And what's the narrative?

Um, well, imagine Colin Tate

as the unstable lover

who feels diminished

by his new family.

[GIRDER] 'Ava has all the power

in the relationship.

'It's emasculating,

he starts using more,

'behavior becoming more

and more erratic.

'Ultimately, he breaks...'

killing John,

kills Ava, kills himself.

With Ava out of the picture,

Reid inherits everything,

becomes CEO,

cry, cry, cry for the cameras.

Clean tragedy.

No unanswered questions.

Pay is significant -

money and shares.

But the real target,

according to corporate,

is Zoothroo itself.

[VOS] Hm?

Because once we own Reid,

we own the company.

Right.

So, when do I start?

- You smell good.

- Stop, I need to shower.

- Have you found our treats yet?

- What do you want?

I need a line of something to

get me started on my to-do list.

There's so much to do,

I can't figure out how to start.

I don't think there's any left.

[VOS, MIMICKING] I don't think

there's any left.

That's sad news.

[VOS] I don't think

there's any left.

Why don't I help with the list?

Well, it's not a list

you'd understand.

Half of it's a list

of other lists

and the other half is

a coded list of internal chores.

[COLIN] 'Huh.'

[VOS] Huh.

[COLIN] 'You wanna get dinner?'

[VOS] You wanna get dinner?

Do you wanna get dinner?

Do you wanna get dinner?

[COLIN] 'I'm sorry,

I'd rather not go out.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

'Wait till I'm back.

We'll unpack together.

'Do you wanna go eat?'

[VOS] Do you wanna go eat?

[COLIN] 'Let's just go walk

and find somewhere.'

Let's just go walk

and find somewhere.

[AVA] 'Mm, all right.

Let me get my jacket.'

[GROANS]

[MONITORS BEEPING]

[AIRPLANE PASSING OVERHEAD]

[GIRDER] Any trouble?

'No trouble. Our driver got him

on the way to the airport.'

Good. How long will you need?

'It's estimating four hours

to have him prepped.'

- And you?

- I'm ready. I feel great.

[GIRDER] 'I'd like to offer

some reminders before we begin.

'After initial binding

you'll be locked in,

'but no loss of control

permitted

'during this performance.

'Our completion target

is John Parse's dinner function.

'It's scheduled for the night

after tomorrow.

'Intermediate time will be used

'to help establish

Tate's instability.

'Dr Melis has rated

your compatibility

'at only three days,

so there's no room for error.

'If we have to

keep you in longer

'damage to your brain

will begin at category C,

'which I'm not willing to risk.

'The implant web will begin

to dissolve after five days.

'Use the calibration device

at least once per day,

'more if you suffer

persistent disorientation.

'Mr Tate's girlfriend is "Ava"

not "Ahva".

'His irritable bowel syndrome

has intensified,

'so moderate to severe pain

in your lower right abdomen

'will be considered normal.

'Implant sync with motor memory

predicted at 8.1.

'Coverage for basic workplace

with limited verbal.'

Look at the ceiling

and breathe normally.

- Watch your levels this time.

- My levels are fine.

Just keep me in really deep

cos I don't want any problems.

Sure, Miss Vos,

I'll keep you in nice and deep.

You just make sure you pull

the trigger on the way out.

What the fuck

is that supposed to mean?

Just look forward.

All right. Interface is active,

and we're at full power.

This might be a bit

of a rough jump.

- [VOS] Just do it.

- As you wish.

[HEARTBEAT]

[RADIO ON]

Could you put the kettle on

for me?

Oh. Yeah, of course.

You smell good.

I need a shower.

You're in a good mood

this morning.

- Have you seen my powders?

- Powders?

Mm. Tins of protein

and tea powders in a box?

Gonna brew us some Damiana.

You'll like it.

It's an anti-depressant.

I haven't.

I didn't hear you get in

last night.

I couldn't get a flight

until late. Barely slept.

How was the trip?

Thrilling.

Throomatics

demoed the new software,

played a vital

team-building game.

How was the rest

of your rotation?

What's with you today?

What do you mean?

- What do you mean?

- I don't know.

You've gone strange on me.

[SIGHS]

[MUFFLED PA ANNOUNCEMENT]

[BEEP]

- Good morning.

- Mr Tate.

This week I want you on curtains

and blinds.

The guide is loaded

at your station.

Tate! I fucking did it!

I fucking went for it,

and it was incredible.

- You did it?

- [LAUGHS]

You know those east coast girls,

man, it was revolting.

It was inhuman. I'll never get

the sin stain out.

What about you, sir?

Did you find time

in your professional sojourn

to die with your little

head-office side project?

Well now, Eddie,

what do you think?

[LAUGHS] Good man!

I always considered it

your moral obligation

to cuckquean

the boss's daughter.

[SPEECH UNCLEAR]

[CLICK]

Uh...

Brown curtains.

Grommet pleat.

Standard bar.

None visible.

[CLICK]

Venetian blinds.

Shear.

White cloth.

[CLICK]

[BEEP] 'Is something wrong,

Mr Tate?'

Hello?

'You're moving at

a snail's pace. Focus.'

[BEEP]

Sorry.

[CLICK]

Looks like... shears.

No pleat visible.

[CLICK]

[DISTORTED VOICES]

[SCREAM]

[LABORED BREATHING]

[GIRDER] 'Vos, please check in.'

- I'm here.

- 'What happened?'

What do you mean?

'Your levels spiked

and I couldn't reach you.'

Nothing. I was in the mine.

I couldn't speak freely.

'You're at the

Zoothroo building.'

Yes.

I just started Colin's shift.

Everything seems

perfectly normal.

No disruption on this end.

'I don't understand.'

You should probably talk

to our new tech.

He probably let me surge

on the controller end.

Tell him to watch his levels.

[GIRDER] I'll have Dr Melis run

a deep analysis.

But you report back

if you see anything -

minor artefacting, sync loss.

'We can't afford any mistakes

on this one.'

[COLIN and VOS] Don't worry.

I have it under control.

- Hey, Tate. You OK?

- Yeah, why?

Well, I saw you, uh...

run out of the mine.

- You're not looking so hot.

- I'm fine.

If you say so.

They're having some of us come

in on Saturday to do lampshades.

Your name's at the top

of the list.

Why do I get the sense the boss

doesn't like you?

[DRIER BLOWING]

[UNLOCKING]

[SOFT MUSIC, WOMAN'S LAUGHTER]

[CONVERSATION]

[LAUGHTER]

- [AVA] Where've you been?

- I don't know.

Uh... Sorry.

I forgot my ringer was off.

- I had to work a double.

- You have to text me.

I almost called the police.

[COLIN] I'm sorry.

Come and have a line with us.

You're an absolute ghoul, Colin,

a ghoul.

- Stop it.

- She doesn't have to stop.

I can tell her to stop

if I want to.

Well, there are like,

correct modes of conduct.

This isn't

the state of fucking nature.

[AVA] We're celebrating Moira's

promotion at Zoothroo.

- You two should talk.

- Oh, at Zoothroo.

Um, nice to meet you.

We met. I guess

it wasn't that memorable.

[WOMAN SNIGGERS]

- When do you start?

- Yesterday.

Ava says you're still

on the floor.

Why would you want that job?

[TESS] Ava's dad gave it to him.

[MOIRA] Your father's a sadist.

I hear the floor is on par

with lower-end sweat shops.

[AVA] My father has a habit

of subjecting my most

serious lovers

to some insidious form

of trial by ordeal.

In this case, I think the shape

of Colin's psychological scars

will determine his innocence.

[MOIRA]

Well, and I'm sorry, Ava,

but why not just say "fuck you"

to the old man and quit?

- [AVA] Colin?

- Who is this?

- [MUSIC PLAYING]

- What?

[WOMAN] I feel like a certain

type of mind must get off

on violating people's lives

like that.

I mean, seriously,

how much pussy

do you see at work every day?

Reeta!

Well, I can only imagine

the stuff he sees over there.

I jerk off every day

in front of my webcam

so that Zoothroo knows which

brand of vibrator I'm using.

We know and you can stop now.

[FAUCET RUNNING]

Oh! I'm... sorry.

- What are you doing?

- Drying my hands.

I've missed you.

Can we be friends again?

Ava doesn't care.

She doesn't mind at all.

Yeah. Yeah, sure.

Good.

[SIGHS] So, I'll give you a call

when I get back from Chicago.

[MUSIC MUFFLED THROUGH WALL]

[INHALING VAPE]

[MUSIC STOPS]

[DOOR OPENS]

Sorry, didn't think

they'd stay so long.

It's all right.

What's going on with you?

I'm fine.

I'm just so tired.

Is that it?

You seem so deformed

these days.

I'm starting to worry

it's something I've done to you.

You don't have to keep

the Zoothroo job

- if it's killing you.

- I'm fine!

I swear on my life, I'm fine.

That's such a weird thing

to say.

I mean...

Fuck!

Fuck, Colin!

You don't have to talk about it,

but it's hard sometimes.

I don't think

I'm asking for much,

just some basic level of access.

Ava.

I'm just crashing.

I love you.

I love you, too.

[GROANING SENSUALLY]

[COLIN/VOS] Girder.

Girder, please respond.

[GIRDER] 'Vos, Status.'

Normal. I'm right in the body.

What about Melis?

'Analysis here was inconclusive.

It's very strange.'

Don't sound so worried.

I'm one-to-one with the host

right now. I can feel it.

I'm completely clear.

Besides, Parse's dinner party

is tonight.

I'll be out

in less than 24 hours.

'All right, good.

I want you to recalibrate.

'Set to: 13, 145, 12, 80, R.'

[CLICK, BEEP]

[SOBBING QUIETLY]

[MAN] 'Walter Benjamin

once wrote

'that boredom is a dreambird

'that hatches the egg

of experience.

'My closest friends and allies,

'I'd like to end tonight

by saying...'

that I am bored with you.

[CROWD LAUGHS]

I am bored

because you are all so flawless.

And our operation has become

so flawless

that I find myself

with nothing to do.

Nothing rustles the bushes.

[CHUCKLES]

And in my boredom,

an egg has hatched.

And from it has come

the very special next stage

in the evolution of our work.

- To boredom!

- To boredom!

[MUSIC, HUM OF LIVELY

CONVERSATION]

Ready for this?

Yeah, of course I am,

why wouldn't I be?

Well, I love my father,

but he's an atrocity.

- He's a great man.

- He's really not.

I'm not even sure he's human.

He's just like this giant,

human-shaped protozoan

that feeds off misery.

Come on.

Daddy?

Darling, you've brought a boy

home with you.

- Good evening, Mr Parse.

- Yes. [CHUCKLES]

We were just discussing

the psychology

of failing as a parent.

You start to embrace it,

I think,

when you realize

there's nothing else you can do.

Mr Boyko also has daughters.

- Alex.

- Colin.

- Colin works for me now.

- Oh?

Yes, I, uh... I found him a job

that, hopefully,

isn't beyond his skillset.

Managing to keep

your head above water, Colin?

- I'm fine. Thanks.

- Good, good.

You let me know if it gets

too difficult for you.

[CLEARS THROAT]

- You need a drink.

- Yeah.

Wait here.

I'll be back with gin.

OK.

I'm in place.

[GIRDER] 'Good.'

Tonight, I want you to get in

a fight with Parse.

Get yourself thrown out,

something public,

and later you can go back

and we'll finish this.

[VOS] Understood.

[HUM OF CONVERSATION]

[CONVERSATION UNCLEAR]

What the...?

- You OK?

- I'm sorry.

[SLURRING] Yeah, sorry. You

want... You want another drink?

No, I'm fine.

[JOHN CHUCKLING]

Can we help you?

I've a feeling you owe me

an apology?

Oh, is that right?

I have a feeling.

My... My future son-in-law,

everyone.

We're just having

a little chat here, Colin,

so why don't you fuck off

into a corner somewhere?

Don't dirty my floor.

[JOHN LAUGHS]

I'll leave when Ava's done with

my fucking cock in her mouth.

Ah, hey!

Hey, that's enough.

- [GUESTS GASPING]

- Fuck off! Get the fuck off!

You think you can step on me?

I'm a giant!

- I'm a fucking giant!

- Colin!

- Fuck off, you bitch!

- [JOHN] Get him out!

You fucking bitch!

[GROANS]

[GASPS, SPLUTTERS]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[COCKS GUN]

[THUNDERCLAP]

Shit!

I don't think

I can go home tonight.

You stay here.

Your room's been waiting.

You haven't been helping.

You're such a creature.

You're unbearable.

- I'm going to bed.

- Yeah.

Why don't you run off to fucking

Dubai with your mother, then?

Dubai and goodbye.

[FOOTSTEPS AWAY]

[DOOR OPENS, SHUTS]

[UNSCREWS BOTTLE CAP]

[POURING]

What are you doing here?

What is this?

Get out!

Get out before I call

the police.

Why don't you make me?

[SCOFFS]

I'm drunk.

I'm going to bed.

[CRIES OUT]

[GROANING]

[GASPING]

Oh, fuck! Oh, fuck!

[JOHN SPLUTTERING]

[SQUELCHING]

[JOHN GASPING]

[RASPING BREATHS]

[AVA SOBBING]

[SHE GROANS]

[AVA CRIES OUT]

[MOANING]

[GUNSHOT]

Pull me out.

Fuck!

Out! Get me out!

Get me out! Get me out!

[CACOPHONY OF

DISTORTED SOUNDS]

[MONITORS BEEPING,

ALARM BLARING]

- What happened?

- She's surging.

Don't pull her, don't...

[LABORED BREATHING]

I'm reading physical damage

to the implants.

- Signal is heavily corrupted.

- I need dampers on her now.

[ALARM BLARING, MUFFLED VOICES]

[LABOURED BREATHING]

Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!

[MEDIC] Your agent is stable,

but non-responsive.

Seems she was unable to maintain

control over the host will.

- [GIRDER] And Tate?

- Hard to say.

We're now tracking him

as the dominant in the body,

but I'm seeing a great deal

of bleed-through.

[GIRDER] Let's leave her in, see

if she can fight her way back

and finish the job.

There's already a degree

of permanent damage.

The longer she stays in, the

greater the risk to her brain.

She stays in.

[STRAINING, GASPING]

Help me.

[STRAINING]

[CLATTER]

[RETCHING]

[PHONE RINGING]

[GIRDER] 'Mr Tate?

Mr Tate, are you there?

'I was wondering

if I might have a word.'

- [FOOTSTEPS]

- [MUTTERING] They're following.

They're... following.

They're following me.

Ugh! God!

- [POUNDING ON DOOR]

- [REETA] Hello?

[POUNDING CONTINUING]

Hey, what...?

What are you doing here?

I'm sorry. I'm sorry, look.

Look, I did it. Uh...

I did it, you know, so that

we can be together. I did it.

- What? What have you done?

- I did it. I did it.

I was just...

I was just... I was angry.

They... They...

They attacked me.

All I was doing

was defending myself.

Colin, you're not making

any sense.

I should have stayed

with Michael.

Who's Michael?

I don't know.

Oh, my God.

Fuck! You're bleeding.

OK, come on, sit down.

Sit down.

Oh, yeah, I tripped on the way

over here and I...

- I hit my head.

- [WATER RUNNING]

OK, well, you're going to have

to go to the hospital

because you probably

have a concussion.

No, I'll be all right.

Sorry if I scared you.

Scare me?

Here.

You want some water, or gin?

It's water or gin,

that's all I got. [CHUCKLES]

I'm just getting ready

to go to the airport.

- Chicago.

- Mm-hm.

When I get back,

we should see each other.

Ava and I had a fight.

Can I stay here?

I can't go home.

Poor baby.

[SIGHS]

OK, two nights.

Leave the key at the desk

when you go.

OK?

Right, I'm gonna take a shower.

Thank you.

[TV MUTE]

[COLIN, WHISPERING] Darling.

Darling.

Of course, darling.

Starving.

Absolutely starving.

Absolute...

[SHOWER RUNNING]

Colin?

[DISTORTED VOICES]

[REPORTER] 'We're hearing

from the family

'that the condition of

Jonathan Parse has stabilized,

'but we're unable to confirm

'what that might mean

in this context.

'It was reported earlier

'that he suffered

significant brain trauma

'in a shocking attack

that left his daughter dead...'

- [KNOCKING]

- '..and Mr Parse critical

'with paramedics arriving barely

in time to resus--

[TV MUTED]

[KNOCKING]

- [KNOCKING]

- Who's there?

- [KNOCKING]

- Who is it?

[MAN] 'Tate! Tate!'

- Eddie?

- 'Come on, let me in already.'

Here, come on, here.

Let me have a look at you.

- Oh, poor thing. You poor dear.

- What are you doing here?

I heard you were in an accident.

I wanted to check up on you.

- How did you know I was here?

- Reeta called me over.

- You know Reeta?

- Sure do. Hey, get me a drink.

- [ZIPPER RUNS]

- Oh, yeah.

[EDDIE] Vos. Vos.

There you go.

You're coming back.

I've temporarily suppressed

the host's will.

You should have near

to full control

but we need to move quickly

before the effects wear off, OK?

Oh, whoa, whoa.

Let's be civil.

Girder sent me.

I'm your lifeline.

[GROANS]

- Girder?

- I was a plant.

You didn't know?

I'm a collaborator.

I scouted Tate

for the Parse deal.

Come on, come on.

There we go.

I've heard a lot about you,

the great Tasya Vos.

It's real honor. I was a huge

fan of the Elio Mazza stabbing.

Eddie?

In the head.

I can't seem

to pull the trigger.

Oh, no, no, no.

I'm a Christian.

Besides, Girder says

it has to be you.

Distraught killer

can't live with the guilt.

Something public.

No questions. Look, I'm...

I'm just here to fix your head.

It's just that I don't have

complete control right now.

That's why I'm here.

[TAPS BED] Come on.

We don't have much time.

All right. There you go.

Yeah.

- OK.

- [CLICK]

- [WHIRRING]

- There you go. Just booting up.

I'm gonna check your sync first.

You'll see a series of images.

Just look at them

and answer my questions.

Do you see a fox or a bird?

- Fox.

- [CLICK]

- Fish or snake?

- Fish.

- Mouse or a dog?

- Mouse.

Good, good. You're seeing all

the right animals, as they say.

Now, I'm going to do

a pulse analysis.

You might find this

uncomfortable,

but you just need to try

to keep breathing.

Ready?

[RAPID CLICKING]

[RUMBLING]

[SPLUTTERING]

[GASPING]

Oh, God!

Eddie.

Eddie. Oh!

Oh, fuck.

No, no, no. Fuck!

[GUN CLATTERS, WATER RUNNING]

Oh, fuck!

- Oh, fuck!

- [WASHING HANDS]

[LABORED BREATHING]

[WATER OFF]

Oh, shit.

Oh, fuck. Oh, fuck.

[GUN CLATTERS]

You bitch.

You want a shot? Do it.

Do it! Do it! Do it!

Do it!

[QUIETLY LAUGHING]

You missed.

[COLIN, WHISPERING] Hi, darling.

Darling.

Hi, darling.

Darling.

Hi, darling.

Michael.

[INHALING VAPE]

Hello, Michael.

I'm absolutely starving.

I'm starving.

- Hello.

- Hi.

- What you got there?

- A map.

What's it a map of?

It goes to the pond.

I discovered it yesterday.

Oh.

- What's your name?

- I'm Ira.

Ira.

I think I know you

from somewhere.

Is that your house over there?

- [MICHAEL] Ira!

- [COLIN] Uh-oh.

Yeah.

[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE]

[TV ON]

[LAUGHTER ON TV]

[DOORBELL]

[KNOCKING]

[KNOCKING CONTINUING]

[KNOCKING STOPS,

FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

[COLIN] Michael?

Yes.

Uh, hi, I'm a friend

of your wife's.

I'm a friend of Tas.

- Hi.

- I'm sorry.

Tasya doesn't live here anymore.

No, I know. I know, she wanted

me to tell you something.

- Yeah, maybe some other time.

- Can I come in to talk?

Get in the fucking house!

- Please.

- Where is she?

- She doesn't live here anymore.

- Where is she?

- I swear I don't know.

- Sit down! Hands on the table!

Get your hands on the table.

She travels for work. I don't

think she's in the country.

Do you recognize me?

Do you know me?

I need to know.

I need to know what she's done

to me, do you understand?

Tell me what this is about.

Maybe I can help.

Do you ever think of your wife

as a predator?

Hm, do you ever think of her

that way?

I don't know.

I don't understand.

Don't look at me.

Get your head down.

Do you ever worry about

parasites, like the cat?

What?

Just think, one day your wife

is cleaning the cat litter

and she gets a worm in her,

and that worm ends up

in her brain.

The next thing that happens is

she gets an idea in there, too.

And it's hard to say

whether that idea is really hers

or it's just the worm.

And it makes her do

certain things.

Predator things.

Eventually, you realize that she

isn't the same person anymore.

She's not the person

that she used to be.

It's gotta make you wonder...

whether you're really

married to her...

or married to the worm.

Are you seeing this,

you fucking bitch? I'll do it.

Come out or I'll do it!

[DISTORTED] I'm here. I'm here.

What are you doing here?

Tas.

I've been looking for you.

I wanted to talk.

Why?

What have you done to me?

Done to you?

You're the one in control.

[COLIN] No.

I haven't been in control

of myself lately.

But you have.

Where's Ava?

Where's your lovely girl?

Can't you remember?

No, that wasn't me.

Of course it was.

Poor Michael.

I loved him, too.

But I'm not sure if it was me.

I'll kill him.

You fix this

or I swear I'll kill him.

Go ahead. Do it.

He's only holding you back.

This is what

you've always wanted.

[GUNSHOT]

[SCREAMS]

[SCREAMING]

[PANTING]

Pull me out.

[GAGGING]

[SCREAMING]

Pull me out.

[GIRDER] 'Do you need

to take a break?

[VOS] 'No, let's finish.'

OK.

This is my grandfather's pipe.

He died before I was born.

My father gave it to me.

[GIRDER] Good.

Next?

This is also mine.

I killed and mounted it one

summer when I was a little girl.

Very good.