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What?

Katie, you in there?

Katie, time to go.

I'm staying in Hammonton
tonight.

It's no problem.

What are you doing here?

I need a ride, too.

Stop.

Hey, Alicia,
I just wanted to see if you're all right.

I heard Tyler got married
last night.

Okay. Call me.

Oh, God.

Hm.

Good morning.

Good morning, Lilith.

Did you enjoy yourself
last night?

Always.

I'd say it was a
success, wouldn't you?

I'd say.

Did you sleep well?

Oh, yeah.

I did, too.

I found since I quit drinking,
I sleep much better.

I wouldn't know anything
about that.

Mm-hmm.

Why are you up so early?

I received a phone call
I thought you should know about.

Uh, anything important?

It seems Katie Marro
was in an accident last night.

Adorno, you know we invested
heavily in Katie.

I know.

She's not your average pop-tart.

It's too bad it didn't work out.

It happens.

Well, with stardom comes power
and influence.

You know that.

I don't think you understand.

Things did not proceed
as planned.

Which part?

None of it.

What do you mean?

There was an accident?

They all died except Katie.

Katie's alive?

She is, she's in serious
condition, but she is alive.

Where is she?

Hammonton?

I see.

Where was it to take place?

Her lake house.

Do you think she caught on?

Well, how should I know?

We need to clean this up.
Henry was in that car.

We need to have his information
redacted from the police report.

Who do we have in Hammonton?

No need.

There's a woman.

Alicia Gazzara. She has a copy.

Apparently, she's an investigative
journalist with the Hammonton Herald.

Ugh, I hate small towns.

That's not all.

Katie and this Alicia
were close, apparently.

I'm assuming Alicia and the entire
town will take an interest in this.

Oh, well, it looks like all the
stars aligned for Katie Marro.

Too bad I'm going to have
to un-align them.

I'll consult with my people about
preparing an official story for the media.

I think Alicia Gazzara might
have a different story, my dear.

Oh, of course.

Hello, Alicia Gazzara
of bumble fuck Hammonton.

Welcome to the rabbit hole.

I can't believe she missed
another meeting this morning.

I hope everything's okay.

I'm gonna talk to her.

The elections are coming up
and I'm going to be really busy.

I can't do my job
if she doesn't do hers.

I understand.

Is she's still covering the red,
white and blueberry festival meetings?

Yeah.

Did I leave my lake water quality
committee folder in your office?

You did. Yeah.
I made some additional notes

and I think you should include
interviews with the Lake residents.

I want to know their opinions.

Good idea.

Uh, do me a favor and take this
to the filing room. Thank you.

Hey, Alicia.

Can I have the accident report
in my office?

Already got it. I was up early.

Did you know Katie Marro was in
a car crash early this morning?

Just heard about it.

The chamber meeting you missed,
my room when you're ready.

She was up early,
stayed up late is more like it.

Go over my notes.

Main issue seems to be the lowering of
the length and whether it's not necessary.

Which month,
how many feet, duration?

I don't think some of the Lake
residents are happy about it.

Did you find out why?

I'm on it.

Hi, Rusty.

Hey, Giana.

About Katie's accident, I was wondering
if I could work on this today.

I've been researching the passengers
and something doesn't add up.

What's up?

Well, the three men that were
in the car with Katie all died.

Katie's the only survivor.

Okay.

Well, one of the guys, the guy in
the passenger seat, Henry Lee Lucas,

he was a self-confessed
convicted serial killer.

Are you serious?

And Jon De Bauer who was
in the backseat with Katie,

he was heir to the global
pharmaceutical giant BNB enterprises.

I haven't gotten
to the third guy yet.

Maybe he's a lion
that needed some courage.

I'm sorry.

The serial killer thing just struck
me as being a little farfetched.

I know it sounds crazy,
but it's true.

I'd really like to keep
working on this.

Katie and I
used to be really close.

Yeah, I remember.

You were friends
with Katie Marro?

Katie Marro was born
and raised here.

I know that.
Everybody knows that.

- I just...
- Didn't think we'd be friends?

- No, I just...
- You just what, Giana?

I just didn't think you two
were the same age.

Thanks.

Alicia,
I didn't mean it like that.

I think your relationship
with Katie is a good thing.

Just be sure to work with someone
that could double check your research.

That's all.

I don't need help
with my research.

You can look up the names yourself.
Here's the police report.

No, I trust your research.

You just weren't yourself
last week.

So I thought collaborating
with someone in the beginning

might be helpful until you
get your life back on track.

It's unprofessional to bring up a coworker's
personal life during a meeting, Giana.

It's unprofessional
to skip meetings

and expect others
to do the work for you.

I don't expect anything,
especially from a 22-year-old,

who can't even begin to understand
what I was going through.

All right. Let's move on.

Rusty, I'm gonna go call my aunt.
She works at the hospital.

That might be helpful.

Is that okay?

Yeah, it's fine.

Rusty, I need this story.
I can do this.

The Marros were like
a second family to me.

No one else has my connections
to this family.

This is personal.

This is Katie's story and a lot of people
in this town are interested in it already.

Your research has to be spot on.

My research is always spot on.

So Katie's in serious condition

and the other three male
passengers are definitely dead.

My aunt also said that it's a
really weird scene at the hospital.

A lot of out-of-towners wearing
black and carrying two phones.

Thanks, Giana.

Thanks again for covering the
chamber meeting this morning.

I appreciate it.

No problem.

Let me know if you need help
with anything else.

Rusty, my research
is meticulous.

I worked at one of the best
newspapers in Philadelphia.

Not anymore.

You work here now and you've
barely been doing that lately.

Last week was difficult for me for
personal reasons, but that's all over.

I'm back on track.

Last week,
you were late more than once.

You missed a chamber meeting
and you missed two deadlines.

And I also noticed that you left
early on Friday to go to a nada.

Friday was my worst day.
That's not who I am.

I should've taken
a mental health day.

Yet, well, when you're at
work, I need you to be focused.

Hammonton turns a 150 in March, and we're going
to get busier than usual covering events.

We were just asked
by the Kiwanis Club

to do a story
on this commemorative blanket.

Rusty, please.
Let me do this story on Katie.

I feel inspired and I haven't
felt this way in a while.

I can't write
about a fucking blanket.

I need a story that will give me
back my focus. And this is it.

You know why
I hired you back, Alicia?

It wasn't charity.

You have the credentials, but if I give
you Katie's story and you mess it up,

that'll be your last chance.

I won't mess this up. You have my word.
That's all in the past.

I won't let you down. I promise.

Let me think about it.

Well, can I at least stop by later
to show you what I've done so far?

Yeah, it'd be fine.

Passenger number
one, the driver.

General Mitchell Black,
retired army intelligence officer

who specialized
in psychological operations.

Wrote a book titled,
Silent Weapons for Silent Wars,

which lays out a step-by-step
plan to conquer the world

through propaganda,
currency devaluation, economic shock,

and constant warfare.

His second book was titled,

Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll: How the Aquarian
Conspiracy Killed the American Family.

His third book was titled,
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing,

The Fabian Society,
Tavistock and the Beatles.

He also co-wrote
the Satanic Bible.

Sounds like a nice guy,
easy going.

Passenger number two, backseat.

Jon De Bauer the fourth,

billionaire heir to the family
pharmaceutical fortune BNB enterprises

worth about 26 billion.

Personal net worth
an estimated one billion.

Founded the charity
World Vision Global Foundation,

which is currently under investigation
for a food for sex scandal in Haiti.

He has been described
as a jet setter who enjoys polo,

playmates and philanthropy.

Wow.

Passenger number
three, Henry Lee Lucas,

passenger seat,
a self-confessed serial killer.

He was sentenced to between 20 to 40
years imprisonment for killing his mother.

While in custody,
he confessed to over 60 murders.

Some of his alleged treatment
was odd for someone

whom the police believed
to be a cunning mass murderer.

He was rarely handcuffed, often allowed
to wander police stations in jails at will

and even knew the codes
to the security doors.

He also confessed
to being a professional assassin

and that his murders were not
random, just made to look that way.

He was pardoned one week before
he was scheduled to be executed

by then governor of Texas,
George W. Bush,

who had his death sentence
commuted to life in prison.

Besides murder, he was involved with a
Satanic cult called the Hand of Death Cult.

He was also friends with Otis
Toole, the serial killer,

who confessed
to murdering Adam Walsh.

And not one news outlet to date
has even mentioned his name.

In literally,
every article I read online,

these guys are mentioned
as the other passengers.

Can't figure it out.

I'm not a conspiracy theorist,
but this.

We have to consider
all the possibilities

and it might be true that the rich
and powerful entities in Hollywood

want this to go away because
Katie's new movie comes out soon.

Passenger number four,
Catherine Heather Marro. Backseat.

Hammontonian, former Blueberry Queen,
University of the Arts graduate,

Broadway actress,
and soon to be international movie star

when her film, The Supernatural
Secrets of Big Business Success

is released on Halloween.

Okay.

So, most likely, these guys
were taking Katie to her house.

Was she commuting
to New York City?

She could have.

New York's only 90 miles
from here.

And yet a world away.

So where were they coming from?
That's the question.

We could ask Joeboy
to check the GPS.

Good idea.

Why were these four people
in the same car?

That's what you're going
to find out.

Thank you. I won't let you down.

I've been up all night
working on this.

I can tell. It's impressive.

Good job.

Well, it's getting late. You must
be exhausted. Let's call it a day.

Maybe we could grab lunch
tomorrow

and begin to wrap our heads
around all this.

I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Yeah, working lunch
would be fine.

Annata at one?

Sounds good.

Rusty, thanks again.

It means the world to me
that you gave me this story,

especially after the week
I have had.

I matched the right person
with the right story.

I thought you were perfect
for this.

I'm ready for bed.

Rusty. How are you?

How are you?

What's Miss New Jersey
doing home?

Back to find your roots?

Sure. I really wanted to see
Katie, but they wouldn't let me in.

So sad.

Yeah, absolutely.

Brendan's off this weekend.

Have you guys met?

We've not met. Big fan.

- Oh, really?
- Absolutely.

Awesome.

What happened last weekend? Pulled the
flag on you a little earlier there.

Yeah, I threw
the caution note out

before I took the lead
so I ended up getting third.

Criminal. Criminal.

Well, it'd be great to get
an interview before you go.

Ah, maybe. I'm leaving town,
so might miss me.

- Next time. We'll see you.
- All right. Next time.

Nice to see everybody.
Hey, nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.
- Take care.

Hey, ladies.

- How is everybody doing? Good?
- Hey, how are you?

You, too. Get that subscription
back, all right?

Hey, Rusty.

Anything new?

Still no mention of the pastor's
identities anywhere.

How Henry Lee Lucas
isn't front page news is beyond me?

Should've lost sleep
over that guy?

People like that
live in a parallel universe

and rarely come in contact
with the little people.

What do you mean?

Have you ever crossed paths with an
international playboy billionaire

from one of the most
elite families on Earth

or a former army intelligence
officer and published author?

Or a convicted murderer who
spent most of his life in jail?

No, and I wouldn't want to.

Well, Lucas is a whole
other story.

It's just intriguing that somehow
they were in Katie's circle.

I know.

It's difficult for me to believe that Katie
would willingly go anywhere with men like that.

We're in the big leagues now
where the rules don't apply.

In what way?

What did everyone in that car
have in common?

They were either rich,
powerful or connected.

Well, to get dirty.

Ah, that goes without saying.

My mom used to say,
"If you see a rich man,

you better believe he stepped on a
whole bunch of people to get there."

I don't believe that.

I know a lot of well-off people
who live in this town

and who do a lot
for this community.

They're not the people
I'm talking about.

The people we know are average people
who were smart with their money.

I'm talking about the very rich
and the very wealthy

and the very
well-connected people

that we peasants
never come in contact with.

They own
billion-dollar companies

and don't pay taxes
and live above the law

and control just about
everything on this planet.

Now you sound like
a conspiracy theorist.

I'm the opposite of a
conspiracy theorist. I'm a realist.

Let me ask you something.

Do you believe that anyone with
any real power is a good person?

I prefer not to make
blanket statements.

The answer is no.

Oh, and how are you so sure?

Look at the world we live in. It's evil
and the fish rots from the head down.

And here's the thing.
I don't blame them.

Most people can't think
for themselves,

so they're just begging
to be taken advantage of.

That's why our
medium is so powerful

and why we need to be
so careful with this story.

Do you have any specials?

Hi, June. How are you?

Hey, I'm good, Rusty.

Uh, we have eggplant parm today.

Uh, I'll take that and an
iced tea with lemon. Thanks.

- Same. Thanks, June.
- You got it.

So in your opinion,
those men were in Katie's social circle.

Or she knew who they were.
Look at the Epstein case.

People from all different walks of
life were connected to that guy.

So what are you trying to say?

There must be a connecting
factor that we're missing.

Maybe we should check to see if Jon
De Bauer invested in any of Katie's movies.

If that's the case, then she could
have been taking him back to her place.

Oh, come on,
Katie never struck me as that type.

Look what came out
with Weinstein.

A lot of women felt
they had no option.

They either slept with the
producer or never worked again.

It's crazy.

Supposedly, his behavior was well-known
in Hollywood, yet they were complicit.

Yeah, the casting couch
has been around forever.

It doesn't make it right.

Oh, I know.

Another thing,

Katie's not super-famous yet but she
will be when the film is released.

So we got to get
the story out by then.

Her film is set to be released
on Halloween.

Mm-hmm, yeah, well, I feel like
I stepped into the twilight zone.

I know.

I don't want this story to read
like some crazy conspiracy theory

that makes me look ridiculous.

Facts are facts.
The truth is the truth.

Does the truth still exist
in our business?

It does and it always will.

The truth is what
actually happened, period.

Not sure how far into Lucas
has criminal past I should go.

Do I mention
the Satanic cult thing

or what about the general
co-writing a Satanic Bible?

What's up with that?

I'd rather play up the
rich and powerful De Bauer family

and Katie, then movie star.

Let me think about it. Listing Lucas's
entire rap sheet isn't necessary.

I mean, how does someone
like that even get pardoned?

I don't know.

I mean, he signed a confession.

Why would a future president
of the United States

and someone from such a
prominent political family

pardon someone like that?

He wasn't actually pardoned.

His sentence was commuted to life in
prison instead of the death penalty

because they couldn't prove
that the one murder

for which he was sentenced to death
was actually committed by him.

Great. I feel better now.

So when are you going to talk
to Katie's family.

I'm going first thing
in the morning.

Good.

See what information
you can find out from Peter.

Maybe she got in
with a bad group,

maybe something
as simple as that.

Drugs.

It was an issue before.

True.

The whole thing could have been
a drug deal gone bad.

The drug world
makes strange bedfellows.

Hi, Mr. Marro.

Alicia, it's been a long time.
How have you been?

I'm so sorry about Katie.
How is she?

She's improving.

Uh, the surgery
went well yesterday.

That's good news.

Yeah.

So, I... I hear you're back
in town, working at the Herald.

Yep.

I've been here
almost six months.

Good for you.

I like it when the young choose to
bring their talents back to town.

- It's good to be home.
- Yeah, yeah.

Oh, Katie bought a home here.

Yeah, we love having her
so close.

Yeah, I heard.

We've just never crossed paths.

- Until now.
- Yeah.

So, um, will the, uh, Herald be
writing a story about the accident?

I think so.

You've probably had a ton
of media interest, right?

Not really.

Who are all these people?

I'm not sure.

Supposedly Katie's manager
sent them.

Makes sense.

Not much else does.

Hey, Eddie.

Um, Alicia,
this is Katie's friend Eddie.

I haven't seen you in forever.

Yeah. And where have you been?

I've been working in Philly
the past seven years.

Oh, cool.
I heard you were back in town.

Yep, started to work at the
Herald about six months ago.

Cool.

You, uh, you writing a story
about Katie?

Yeah, most likely.

So I heard you got the band
back together.

- How's that going?
- It's great.

Yeah, we, uh, we never broke up though.
We just took a hiatus.

Our drummer went into rehab
so...

Did you find a new drummer?

No. No, Andy's back now.
He's great.

He, um, he's actually expecting
a baby the next few months.

Oh, great.

What else have you been up to?

You know, uh,
schedule's pretty packed, actually.

We pretty much playing out everywhere we
can and play at Vinyl every Friday night.

Uh, got a pretty big gig there coming
up for their 150th celebration.

Oh, everyone has their own
definition of success.

Truth. Yeah.

You know, I find it, uh, kind of funny you're
the one writing the story about Katie.

Yeah, we were close.

I just hope I can give Katie
the story she deserves.

Um, listen, uh, Alicia, well, we
should talk, okay, but... but not here.

Let me give you my card.

Um, give me a call tomorrow
if you get a minute.

I'm, uh, I'm going to head in.

Yeah.

You sing to her?

Yeah.

Maybe I'll catch you at Vinyl.

Cool.

Peter, I got to go.
I will call you tomorrow. I promise.

I'd appreciate that.
I really would.

- We'll talk soon.
- Take care.

Oh.

Back off, bitch.

- Well, hello.
- Hey, Jack, can we meet?

I miss you, too.

I wanna talk to you
about Katie Marro.

That's so crazy.
Did you read my piece today?

I doubt she'll ever be the same.

I did read it
and I have some questions.

Can we meet tomorrow?

Actually, I can probably
meet you tomorrow.

I'll be passing Hammonton
on my way from the shore.

I'll text you when I leave.
Good?

Let's meet at the lake.

I like it.
See you then, doll.

God, I miss those boots.

How's the Drum?

Great.

- How's the Herald?
- Temporary.

Well, I'm glad to hear that.

You're too good to be writing
stories about tumbleweeds.

Why didn't your article
on Katie's accident

include any
of the passenger's identities?

Uh, well, you're right.

It mostly revolved around Katie Marro.
That's correct.

Oh, why not cover
everyone equally?

Because not everyone is equal.

Come on, Jack.

It wasn't an in-depth investigative
report if that's what you mean.

We didn't get into every detail
of the passengers' lives.

"Katie Marro suffers a major head
and back injuries in car crash."

Yeah, that'll get
your attention.

"There were three other people in
the vehicle, including the driver."

And according
to the police report,

all three were pronounced dead
at the scene.

Names of the deceased
will not be released

until their families
are contacted."

Well, it's important
to be sensitive.

Take into account
those families' feelings.

Bullshit. I know you better
than that, Jack.

The article goes on to mention
Katie's new film,

her alcohol
and drug-induced past

and her rumored affair
with her co-star

and you end
with some random doctor

stating that she could
have permanent brain damage.

What the fuck? Do you even know
who was in that car with her?

That's what people wanna read.

She's even lucky
I said that much.

Her name doesn't sell papers.

It might sell
the Hammonton Herald, but...

Did you even research those men?

Where's this going?

Henry Lee Lucas.

I couldn't verify
his information.

He was a convicted murderer,
Jack.

Would a person like that even
have reliable identification?

He wasn't carrying
identification.

He was fingerprinted
at the scene.

Didn't I read
that he was pardoned?

I also read that he confessed to
being a professional assassin,

- a member of the Hand of Death Cult,
- Uh-huh.

those associated with kidnapping,
human trafficking, and Satanism.

What the fuck was Katie doing
with that guy?

I also read that his confessions
were mostly hoaxes.

The guy was a pathological liar.

I also read that his treatment
in prison was highly unusual.

He was allowed to...
he was allowed to roam around the jail

and he knew the codes
to the security doors?

Oh, yeah, where'd you read that,
Wikipedia?

Come on, Alicia.

Then Bush commutes his sentence
to life in prison.

Why?

Bush was a big proponent of the death
penalty while he was governor of Texas.

Bush looked at the evidence

and realized
that the guy was lying

about the murder
he was sentenced to die for.

His confessions
were mostly lies.

You can't sentence someone
to death for lying.

Or did certain people want to
keep him around a little longer

and use him
as their personal hitman?

That's crazy talk.

You know a hell of a lot more
than what you put in this article.

I miss seeing you at work
every day.

Did you get work done?
'Cause you look incredible.

No, I can't afford
to get any work done.

Oh.

Do you know this woman named Giana?
She sent me her resume.

Ugh. She's the worst.
I'm always fixing her shit.

Really?

Yeah.
My next stop is New York City.

I can't wait to get the fuck
outta here.

The Big Apple.

- Any offers?
- Not yet.

Maybe this story
will get me noticed.

Yeah,
it'll get you noticed all right.

Aren't you getting any good
assignments here in Hamilton?

Hammonton.

Right.

Jack, is there something
you're not telling me?

I know you.

Why are you ignoring the most
bizarre facts about the story?

Look, your mind is in overdrive.
Okay? I get it.

You're stuck here
in this small town.

You've had a hell of a year and
you're going stir crazy. I get it.

But take it
from a fellow writer,

all work and no play
makes Jack a dull boy.

I'm not crazy, Jack.

I just think this story is news.

I don't.

Stop gaslighting me.

I'm not gaslighting you.

Alicia, stop.

Okay?

You need a work environment
that's gonna...

that's gonna guide
your intuition.

Not confuse it.

Don't let these
basic people insist

that you write them
a sensational story

just because they're bored
with their lives.

You're too good for that.

If you want to make it
in New York,

you're going about it
the wrong way.

Get smart.

You just don't get it.

Look, I got to go, okay?

Don't let this story screw up
your chances for New York.

If no other news outlet is making a big
deal out of it, there must be a reason.

What's the reason?

Let it go.

Do you understand?

Let it go.

Trust me on this one.

Hello.

Well, you look every inch
the movie star.

Where have you been all night?

- Swimming with the sharks?
- Oh.

Hope you're a good swimmer.

I learned from the best.

So you came to a costume party
dressed as yourself.

This, my friend, is one of the
most important uniforms in history.

If not for us, the world would
be a much different place.

We... we were agents of change.

That's one way of putting it.

We made people
love their servitude

by providing a painless concentration camp,
full of sex, drugs, and rock and roll.

And you are proud of that?

Yeah, I'm proud of my role
in history.

It's not my fault
people are stupid.

It's survival of the fittest
out there, baby.

The fittest or the trickiest?

Why so glum? You're going to be super
famous. You should feel empowered.

I don't feel so empowered.

Don't sound so ungrateful.

You were chosen
to be part of a plan.

Art is very powerful.

Is it art or is it propaganda?

Oh!
Let me let you in on something.

- Do you remember Charles Manson?
- Yes.

Well, he was part of our
social circle in Laurel Canyon.

The Beach Boys
recorded a song he wrote,

I think it was called
"Cease to Exist."

Manson single-handedly destroyed
the anti-war movement overnight.

All that peace and love.

Now, why do you suppose we would have
anything to do with a serial killer?

Like attracts like.

Get smart.

They're on to you.

Why do you care
about the little people?

Because I am one.

They want to be
the beautiful people.

No, they don't.

And the people who think that they
do just don't know the truth yet.

All the world's a stage.

And all the men and women
merely players.

They have their exits
and their entrances.

And one man in his time
plays many parts.

♪ In the pines, in the pines ♪

♪ Where the sun never shines ♪

♪ I'd shiver
When the cold wind blows ♪

♪ There's a grave in the past ♪

♪ Where the sun never shines ♪

♪ There's a grave that's shaded
With pine ♪

Meg.

Do you ever wonder why there
are so many sad stories

about the entertainment
industry?

Um, I don't know,
maybe the fame or the drugs?

See, you're not more
hopelessly enslaved

than those that falsely believe
they are free.

Ah, gird up, minds like that
hardly exist anymore.

So tragic.

One always has a choice.

Ahem.

Do you like the new merch
for Katie's film?

"The Supernatural Secrets
of Big Business Success."

I love it.

It's too bad she didn't die.

Could have sold a lot of merch.

How old are you?

Wait, don't answer that.

Joeboy?

Hey, Joeboy, yo, you here?

Alicia, what's up?

I have some questions
about Katie's accident.

You have a minute?

Sure.

If there's a fatality involved, the car goes
to 11th Street. Is that still the case?

Yeah. Car is there now
at the town impound now.

So we still have the car?
For how long?

Till they're done
with the investigation.

Those, man, could be six
weeks, it could be six years.

So you could get me the
car's GPS information, right?

Uh, I'd have to ask the police
for permission

but, you know,
accident that bad,

they probably already
cut the battery.

Could you check for me, please,
and let me know?

Sure.

Thanks.

Yeah, well,
it's one of the worst I've ever seen.

Yeah, it was really bad.

It's a miracle Katie survived.

I knew that dude
as soon as I got there.

Saw the shooters.

Shooters?

What do you mean?

The one I've ever seen. I've...

People got killed,
was getting knocked out of their shoes.

It's weird.

Yeah.

Never heard of that.
I wonder why.

I mean, like, it's like the soul
gets taken right out of it.

Well, thanks, Joeboy,
I appreciate it.

Sure. Wait, so, I'm sorry,
how are you doing? You okay?

I'm not going to say anything
bad about Hammonton to you.

And that's a good thing. You better not.

And, uh...

And they're not saying anything
bad about our girl, either.

- Okay, Joeboy.
- I'm serious.

Let me know.

Hi, Peter.

Alicia.

Hey, remember this?

Wow. Look at my hair.

That was seventh grade.

I remember that light blue
sparkly sweater.

I don't think my mother kept one
picture of me from middle school.

Thanks for meeting me here.

I try and stop by every day.

It's beautiful back here.

It's Katie's favorite place
on Earth.

We had a great summer here.

Just, um...

I just closed the pool.

I can't imagine how difficult this is for
you and your family. You're all so close.

Now, Katie has been
pulling away from us for a while.

What happened?

People she surrounded herself
with, they isolated her from us.

World doesn't work
the way we think it does.

Nothing is as it seems.

What does that mean?

Katie was getting, uh,
disillusioned with Hollywood.

She told me she wanted
to quit acting

and go back to the...
back to school.

Did she say why?

Well, I pressed her at one point and
she said the less I know the better.

Everything is a big secret
with Katie.

I don't understand.

Why quit now when she's about
to become a huge star?

How do you walk away from that?

Maybe you don't.

Everything comes at a price.

Was Katie getting involved
with the wrong types of people?

You could say that.

Right after Katie was admitted
to the hospital,

I kept having
these strange feelings,

my intuition, I guess,
that she wasn't safe.

And then one day,
I pulled up in her driveway

and caught someone
breaking into the house.

The window had already
been smashed.

Are you kidding?

No.

Had cameras installed
the next day

and I had the police helping me
keep an eye on the place.

What do you think
they were looking for?

Peter?

What do you think
they were looking for?

I think
they were looking for this.

What is it?

- Katie's diary.
- Can I see?

Yeah. I want you to read it.

It'll give you an idea
what my daughter's up against.

In her last entry, she wrote
about going to see a Violet.

Yeah.

Violet reached out to me
right after Katie's accident.

She was the one who told me to
collect all of Katie's personal things

that might be lying around the
house, especially the diary.

Thank God I got here in time.
I mean, without that, we have nothing.

Katie's memory
might not be the same.

Don't say that.

We don't know.
The doctors don't know.

That's all we've got right now.
That, and Violet.

Who's Violet?

It's not a real name.
She doesn't go by her real name.

Apparently, she's a child actress
and she's pretty well-known.

Can I talk to her?

Alicia, as a friend,
as Katie's friend,

you have to understand what you're
getting into before you go any further.

This, this goes deep.

I mean,
deeper than you can imagine it.

If you write that article,
you could be in the same danger as Katie.

What else did Violet say?

Things I'll never get over.

Things I can't repeat.

Children, abuse, torture.

If you knew the truth,
I mean, I...

How the power structure really
works, you wouldn't be able to sleep.

I mean, these are people you know in...
in the movies, in TV, politicians,

people I once admired.

Is Violet willing to talk to me?

Yes. She... might
be risking her life in doing so.

I understand. Can you give
me her contact information?

She'll contact you.

Please, Alicia,
she has to be able to trust you.

Both of us have to be
able to trust you.

You know you can trust me
but she has to reach out soon.

My boss is getting frustrated.

I can arrange that.

Are you okay?
You seem frightened.

Katie needs our help.

And we need you, Alicia.

By getting the whole story out in a... in
the legitimate media outlet, she's safer.

We all are.

I mean, even if it's our own
little small-town newspaper.

Nothing small anymore
with the internet.

And that's what we're hoping
is true,

because we want the story
to go viral.

That is our goal.

Violet says she can help
make that happen.

Wow, okay. I just need
to get my head around this

because until now,
I wasn't sure what Katie's story would be.

Once I read the diary and talk to
Violet, I'll get in touch with you.

Peter, thank you for coming to me first.
I won't let you down.

Okay, I gotta...
I gotta get going.

I gotta get back
to the hospital.

Katie doesn't know how lucky she is
to have such a supportive family.

That is the biggest advantage
in life.

She knows.

Thank you, Alicia.

Friendship is sacred.

What are you doing?

Waiting for Rusty.
What are you doing?

I've come to give Rusty
my notes.

I'll make sure he gets them.

I'll wait.

How's the story on the
commemorative blanket going?

Great. How's your story going?

Great.
I think I'm onto something big.

Yeah, that's good.

- Hello.
- Hi, Rusty.

Hi, Rusty.
I just got a huge lead today.

Giana, can you come back
in about 15 minutes?

That's fine. I just wanted to give
you my report in the chamber meeting.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks. I will.

Bye, Giana.

What's that?

Katie's diary.

- Oh, where did you get it?
- Katie's dad.

Anything interesting?

Uh, yeah, to say the least.

- What does Peter think?
- About what?

About the diary.
Why did he give it to you?

He wants me to read it and
see if I can find anything new

that might shed some light
on things.

And did you find anything new?

The name Violet
keeps popping up.

I'm thinking about following up.
What do you think?

What do I think?

I don't know what I think.

You even notice that Katie's
accident isn't in news anymore?

Yeah. So it's just
the news cycles have changed.

Like you may have turned me
into a conspiracy theorist.

Facts are facts.
You taught me that.

We're spending way too much time
thinking about this story.

Got a lot of other work to do.
And so do you. I want you to wrap this up.

I just need a little bit more time
so I can follow up with Violet.

Are you having second thoughts?

I just... I want to proceed
with caution.

What do you mean?

I mean, that I have a responsibility
to everyone who works here.

I understand your concern.

I wrote about drug gangs in
Philadelphia and it was scary,

but I was doing my job.

That's what journalists do.
We tell the truth.

I really think Violet
is the missing link.

All right,
let's talk about this later. Okay?

I have to return a call.

Do you know what you do?

I don't know what you mean.

Oh, what a wonderful
little actress you are.

I don't act in real life.

That would make me
a psychopath, not an actress.

What is it that you hope
to gain?

My freedom.

Mm, not possible.

I have a modicum of self-respect
left and I am leaving with it.

I will keep my word.

I will promote this film.

I will keep my mouth shut.

Please, Lilith, let me go.

You know I can't do that.

I answer to a higher power.

What does that mean?

It means we own your influence.

There's no going back.

Do you know that power
we gave you?

We own that power.

- Ah...
- Oh.

You said the magic words, Katie.

You said you were willing
to do anything.

I was wrong.

This anxiety you're feeling,
Katie,

is just the end of your old life
and the beginning of your new one.

And all that excitement can feel like
nerves. I've seen it a thousand times.

Take a rest.

I'm going to have my personal
driver take you home.

And then you can call me next week
when you get back to New York.

We'll decide
on everything together.

The premiere, the gown,

the magazine covers,
it's all here.

Everything you ever wished for.

You take a rest
and clear your head.

How does that sound?

Maybe you're right.
Maybe I just need a break.

And a good night's sleep.

Goodbye, Katie.

You're a lot taller
in real life.

What the hell?

Do I know you?

I don't know.

Why are you here?

- I want to ask you something.
- What?

I want to ask you
what you hope to accomplish

by writing that ridiculous
article about Katie's accident.

- Finding the truth.
- The truth?

You don't even tell yourself
the truth.

What's that supposed to mean?

Raised by a single mom.

She pretty much ignored you.

Never told you
who your real father was.

You've been lying to yourself
from a very young age, Alicia.

What are you saying?

However, your work ethic,
it impresses me.

It's what got you
to the Philadelphia Drum.

You met a nice man.
You got married.

Then you resented him once you
found out that you're pregnant.

Miscarriage.

That's the official story.

Started sleeping with your boss.

Your husband moved.

Things didn't work out
with the boss. They never do.

And just like that,
all of it was gone.

Get out.

You begged for your job back
at the Hammonton Herald.

Rusty, he was nice enough
to give you the job.

A second chance.

You know it's funny,

life has a certain way of nudging
us back to where we belong.

So why don't you want me
to write the article?

I don't think it's going
to make a difference.

Then why are you here?

Well, think twice before you
cast pearls before swine.

We have them so confused,

that if I were to tell them
that snow is black,

they would believe
that snow is black.

Who do you work for?

Call it a Think Tank.

I don't believe
this is happening.

Your belief is not required
to make it true.

You're not stupid,
are you, Alicia?

You just can't fathom
the enormity of it all.

What do you mean?

Hm, well, that's nice.

A little relic from your stint
in Alcoholics Anonymous.

My grandfather gave it to me.

You have family with something
so valuable to pass along to you?

Perhaps they're not all wolves.

No. Some of us are fighters.

I do like seeing Jesus nailed to
the cross like that. I really do.

I think one of those should be in
every Christian home, don't you?

One should be reminded daily of what happens
to the truth and the light on this planet.

Who sent you?

Um,
if you don't know your enemy,

Sun Tzu says,
you should not engage in battle.

I think that's the problem
with the world, don't you?

What's that?

People...

don't read.

Alicia.

Are you okay?

I think so.

I had to call you. I'm sorry,
I didn't get dressed.

Someone doesn't want us
to write this story.

Did he try to hurt you?

No, but he broke into my house
when I was in a shower.

Did he threaten you?

Not in a direct way.

Jesus.

I think we should get
the police involved.

No. Why? He's not going to stop
us from writing this story.

I'm not worried about the story.

It's Katie's people.

They are just trying
to control the narrative.

Yeah, you sure about that?

I have something
I want to talk to you about.

I'll be right back. Just...
In the bedroom.

I know you have reservations
about reaching out to Violet.

But after tonight,
it just makes sense.

- Really?
- Yes.

Joeboy called me today. He couldn't
get the GPS. We're at a big dead end.

This is all we've got.

That guy said I needed
to know my enemy.

And maybe we need
to look into this.

- He said that?
- Yes.

Come on.

What do you think?

I think everyone is actually safer if
I write this story, put it out there.

Even Peter says so.

All right.

Call her. Just promise me,
you won't meet her

or anyone else by yourself.

I promise.

Are you sure you don't want me
to get the police involved?

I'm sure.

What's wrong?

I just... I don't have
a good feeling about this.

Let's have a glass of wine.

It's been such a crazy week.
Let's just talk about it.

I should go.

- You sure?
- Yeah.

Call me later
if you talk to Violet.

I wanna know what she says.

Rusty, stay with me.
Have a glass of wine.

I can't.

I am... I got a lot of work
to catch up on, you know, and...

I mean, this thing is just...

it's just so troubling.

And I've never had to deal with
anything like this before and...

I don't know how to help you.

I'll be home all night.
Call me if you need anything.

Yeah.

Thanks for coming.

- Violet?
- Yeah.

Hi, I'm Alicia.

Hey.

- Are you here alone?
- Yes.

Do you live here?

- So, you wanna ask some questions about Katie Marro?
- Yes.

- And you're a journalist?
- Yes.

Can I see some credentials?

- Hammonton Herald.
- Yes.

I also worked
for the Philly Drum.

I was an investigative reporter.

Okay.

What do you wanna know?

Why your name
is all over Katie's diary?

We were friends.

How do you know her?

We met at a party
at Ceiling Mansion.

She mentions that place
in her diary.

Katie and I were required
to attend certain mixers there.

Why?

It's very hard to get anywhere
in the entertainment industry

if you don't attend
those parties.

I don't understand.

If you want the fame,
you have to play the game.

It's all about owning influence, and you can't
be owned unless you've been compromised.

Compromised?

Yes.

People who arranged
these parties,

they know exactly
what they're doing.

What about those
who attend them?

I would say everybody knows
and everybody is complicit.

How does General Black
fit into all this?

Certain intelligence
agencies work very closely

with some people
in the entertainment industry.

Certain projects.
It's propaganda.

Molding public opinion.

It's all about controlling the
public's perception of reality.

So why would he put it all
out there in his books?

Don't even try
to hide it anymore.

General Black is also responsible for
blackmailing a lot of the entertainers.

Why go through all that trouble
to compromise entertainers?

The entertainment industry has a lot
of influence over people.

It's like a spell.
Think about it.

Ask yourself this question

because so many people be so in line on
so many issues, statistically speaking.

They certainly push an agenda but no
one with a job takes them seriously.

You sure about that?

How is Jon De Bauer involved?

His family owned
Ceiling Mansion.

That's where Katie was
on the night of the accident.

Where is Ceiling Mansion
located?

Cossart Avenue,
near Pennsylvania-Delaware border,

where the trees grow away
from the Sun.

The De Bauer family also owns an
island in the Car... in the Caribbean.

It's where most
of the blackmailing takes place.

Presidents have been
to that island.

Sick what goes on there.

Has Katie been compromised?

Yeah.

There was also a man
named Henry Lee Lucas.

Yeah, I know Lucas.

He used to hang out
at the mansion.

Do you think Lucas
was in that car to hurt Katie?

I think he was there
to kill Katie.

You can't just walk away when you're
about to be handed that much fame.

So Katie wanted out?

And the powers that rule over
that industry wouldn't allow it?

Exactly.

And they were gonna make
an example out of her.

What about you?

What about me?

Did you walk away?

I was a child in this business.

No business for a child.

And I held up my end
of the bargain until now.

I'm not afraid anymore.

What's the end game?

With the entertainment industry
working with intelligence agencies

pushing a certain agenda
for what?

You're living it.

These people serve dark state.
They've sold their souls to it.

Dark state?

Where they will reign in hell
rather than serve in heaven.

What does that mean?

They want a one world government run by
global elites and unelected bureaucrats.

They're currently depopulating to
make it all a bit more manageable.

Goodbye, America.
Goodbye, freedom.

These people believe in slavery.

Oh, I feel like Americans
wouldn't let that happen.

They already have.

Why speak out now?

Dark state is about to make
its move.

The moment of truth is now

and every single one of us is
gonna have to make a decision.

You can choose to be in service to others or
you can choose to be in service to yourself.

Light versus dark.

Game on.

Are you doing this
because of Katie?

You should go.

You have the information
you need.

So go write your story
if you have the guts.

Aren't you afraid?
Living out here all alone?

If dark state is as powerful as you
say they are, why speak out now?

Nobody gets out of here alive.

Thanks for taking the ride
with me.

Told you I would.

- So Violet confirmed the address?
- Yes.

According to her,

Katie and the boys were at a
house party on Cossart Avenue

at Pennsylvania-Delaware border.

And guess who owns the house?

- Who?
- The De Bauer family.

That's right. From Delaware.

So we're just taking a ride.
No knocking on doors.

No way.

It's owned by the De Bauers,
we won't even be able to get close.

Probably tons of security.
Just really curious. Aren't you?

We finally know where Katie was
the night of her accident.

And it happens to be at a house owned
by the one and only De Bauer family?

It's only an hour and 13 minutes
from here.

It's so strange.

Let's get this over with.

Tonight, we celebrate.

Promise?

- Hm?
- Promise.

Hold on.

This is newsworthy.

Watch out!

Oh, my God.

Wait here.

Hello.

Hello.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Easy.

You're on private property.

- Sir, we're trying to help.
- Shut up.

Ah! No! No! Ah!

Ah! Ugh!

Help!

No! No!

Ah! Ah! Ah!

- I'm not gonna tell you again.
- Don't hurt her.

Ah! Help!

Last warning.

- Don't hurt her!
- Ah!

So, this is Alicia Gazzara.

In the flesh and blood.

Do you know
why I brought you here?

I brought you here

because I have a feeling you and
I may be able to work together.

Doing what?

What's your superpower?

I can write.

Pen is mightier than the sword.

Alicia, do you know
what a lie suggests?

It suggests that the person you are lying
to doesn't deserve to know the truth.

Okay.

The unwashed masses have
successfully dumbed themselves

down to the level of beasts.

And they deserve
every fucking lie we tell them.

I resent that I breathe
the same air as them.

True.

I like you so much, Alicia.

So I ask you again.

Why are you here?
And not in that field with Rusty?

You want me to work for you.

You might say that.

The media does more
than inform and entertain.

It shapes public opinion.
That's real power.

That's what
our programming does.

People think
what we tell them to think.

Why do you think
we need to do that?

I'm not sure.

No person with a strong
moral compass seeking truth

can be brainwashed.

So, we take responsibility
for those who refuse

to take responsibility
for themselves.

The unwashed masses.

It is their collective and willful
ignorance that is enslaving humanity.

Not a few people at the top.

I agree.

Will you help us?

What would I get?

Then I ask you.
What do you want?

What are your deepest desires?

Let me ask you this.

Where are we?

When the Lightbringer
was cast out of heaven

for refusing to serve mankind,
where did he fall?

Earth.

Now, I ask you,

where are we? Who do we serve?

Alicia, I am giving you an opportunity to
align yourself with the God of this world.

And if you do, you will have
anything you've ever wanted.

What do you want?

You have to say it, Alicia.

I want a career as a top writer in the
most prestigious magazine in New York City.

I want everything Katie had and more, the
parties, the fame, the access, I want it all.

I want to be rich
and I want respect.

I worked hard to get where I am.

I want the respect my family never gave me.
That's what I want, respect.

Mm.

And what would you be willing
to do to get it?

Anything.

Say it.

I'm willing to do anything.

It's all I needed to hear.

I'll make a few phone calls
on your behalf.

Thank you.

What about Rusty?

Oh, that's all taken care of.

I'll be in touch.

Shall I take her on the tour?

Absolutely.

Free will is a beautiful thing.

What?

Alicia, help.

Help me.

I'm hurt badly.

I can't.

- You all right?
- Yeah.

Rusty is still alive.
Check his phone.

Ladies.

Wow! This house is so beautiful.
Uh, who exactly owns it?

I don't know, but I was given
free rein all weekend.

This is amazing.
Look at this view.

Oh, toast.

Ah!

To Alicia.

Congratulations on a new job
at Hudson Magazine

and to your first interview on
location at the Cannes Film Festival.

And to you being given this
house for the weekend to party in

and inviting us
to celebrate with you.

Cheers!

You sure know
how to make a comeback.

New York City
and the French Riviera.

- Oh, this is good champagne.
- Oh, it is good.

Drink up. There's more
where that came from.

True story, the bar is stocked.

The good life.

Who would have thought, just a few
months ago you would be the big star

coming out of town?

I was working on some things.
I just never mentioned it.

Hm, everybody is talking
about you.

Yesterday, I heard you were the new
editor-in-chief at Catwalk magazine.

You know Hammonton,
what they don't know, they make up.

Rusty would be so proud.

I can't believe
they found the carjacker.

Yeah, it's about time.

Hey, have any of you
read Katie's tweets lately?

Crazy. Literally.

Honestly, what do you think
is going on with her?

Brain damage.

- Lisa.
- I'm not the only one saying it.

I talked to her
after the accident.

- She seems fine.
- Okay.

But her tweets are creepy.

And she wasn't like that
before the accident.

Head injuries are serious.

Could a head injury change
her personality like that?

It's possible.

I heard she's back on drugs.

I don't believe that.

I never believed Katie did drugs
and I never will.

Yeah, she drank.

But every time I see her, she's jogging
around town completely clear-eyed.

And then I read
that she's back in rehab,

which is totally untrue because she is
sitting right next to me at Casciano's.

I don't know how the media
gets away with that.

Oh, here we go.
She has a whole bunch of tweets.

Oh, my God. This is so sad.

Someone get this girl
a tinfoil hat.

Maybe I'll get her one.

She had so many opportunities
and she squandered them.

Spoiled little brats
usually do that.

Can't get arrested. No.

Alicia, that's harsh.
She worked hard.

She worked her way to New York.
Just like you did.

Her parents paid for her college
free and clear,

supported her financially
in New York City

while she went on auditions all
day, whatever she did.

She didn't work
and pay for her apartment.

Do you know where I'd be
right now if I had that?

She does have talent though.

She made it on Broadway and
in Hollywood because of that,

not because her parents paid
for her apartment.

You're right.
It wasn't just her parents.

I'm sure she had a little help
from the casting couch as well.

You really think
the world is rigged, don't you?

I know it is.

Girls, we're here to celebrate.

Listen, I like Katie.
I always have. I wish her well.

Here's to Katie.
Without her I wouldn't be here.

Oh, I had a house on the beach,
I would never leave.

Oh, she tweeted.
Katie just tweeted.

I'm going to read it.

"I'm free."

I'm free.
I'm free by choice.

We are as free as we are moral.

As our morality increases,
our freedom increases.

As our morality decreases,
our freedom decreases.

I worship truth.

Truth dictates the quality
of your life. It's valuable.

The less truth you have in your
life, the more you will suffer.

Stop lying to yourself.

The dark state will fail.

The war is on.

You cannot stand up

against the force of creation
and win.

Godspeed.

Provided by explosiveskull
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