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You light a candle in a dark room.

Then you say her name three times.

Bloody Mary.

When Bloody Mary appears,

she can see into the depths of your soul.

Bloody Mary.

And if she doesn't like what she sees...

Bloody Mary.

Okay, but why anybody calling on Bloody Mary

if she's gonna scratch your eyes out?

Girl, she could see the future,

and she could tell you how to get what you want.

If she don't kill you first?

- Correct. - No, thank you.

So, can Bloody Mary help me get back with River?

I don't think he'll be into a girl with scratched-out eyes.

I'll wear sunglasses.

But guys don't really look at my face anyways.

- God, is there anything you wouldn't do for a boy?

Oh, don't be so judgy.

River's been my best friend since second grade.

We belong together.

Even if he doesn't see it yet.

Ooh, you know who I'd sell my soul for?

That new guy from Columbus. You know who I'm talking about?

Uh-huh, his name is Joaquin, and he is in my trig class.

Oh, no, he's a ho. Was caught finger banging

Susie Jameson in the janitor's closet.

Ew, I don't care how hot he is,

I am not getting it on in the janitor's closet. Ugh.

Germ central.

Might get rabies or something.

Rabies are not sexually transmitted.

How would you know?

You know, maybe Bloody Mary can help Bianca find

- a boyfriend. - Ooh!

That is so dumb.

- Can't y'all talk about anything real? - Whoa.

Bloody Mary is real.

Bloody Mary.

Bloody Mary.

Bloody...

- Aw, come on. - Bianca. -Really?

Don't be such a baby. It's just a game.

It's not fucking funny.

- See, I told you not to bring her.

I'm sorry, y'all. Hold on.

Why you always got to embarrass me in front of my friends?

I just didn't want to do it. What's the big deal?

You ain't got no friends,

so you hang around with me and mine,

and now you're ruining everybody's fun.

I didn't ruin anything.

Y'all can do whatever you want in there.

I am so sick of carrying you around.

You're a weight around my neck. Always scared of something.

Okay.

Jesus.

I'll do it.

Take it down.

All of it.

You never know.

If she turns out to be real,

Bloody Mary might be some kind of fairy godmother or something.

I don't remember nobody

bibbidi bobbidi boo-ing Cinderella's eyes

out of her head.

It's on.

We're gonna do ours out here.

Wait, I want my own mirror, too.

Ooh, stay here. I'll be in the other room.

Don't need y'all eavesdropping on my amazing future.

Okay, everyone turn off the lights.

Bloody Mary.

Bloody Mary.

Bloody Mary.

I'm so sorry.

To crave knowledge is truly a noble thing.

If you obey me,

you shall have what you wish.

What? What happened?

- Holy shit! - What the fuck?

What?

Guys.

Bianca, wait.

It's okay, it's okay. We're all okay.

The fuck we are. We just saw Bloody Mary kill Maggie.

No, I-I'm fine. I'm right here.

No, no, no. We all saw it. We heard you scream.

- I did not scream. - But-but you saw her? In the mirror?

Oh, you did. You saw her, didn't you?

Look, I thought I did, but it's not real. It can't be.

Bloody Mary spoke to me.

- I didn't imagine that. - She spoke?

What did she say to you?

Tell me.

She knew about me wanting to get into Yale.

She said if I accuse

my guidance counselor of molesting and raping me,

then he'll get fired.

And I'll get a full ride to Yale.

She told me to drop Anna from the top of the pyramid.

She'll be paralyzed,

but I'll be cheer captain.

What did she promise you?

If I want to be with River,

I have to steal his girlfriend's nudes

and put them on the Internet.

She'll be humiliated, and he'll be mine forever.

I told Bloody Mary that I wanted to be rich.

She told me that if I want the money, that I have to...

I have to hurt... You know what?

It doesn't matter 'cause there's no way in hell I'm doing it.

Elise, what if she does to you what she did to Maggie?

But for real?

Okay, maybe she's just, like, trying to scare us.

Well, it worked. If that was a warning,

I'm fucking warned.

Look, maybe it's one of those mirror hallucination things.

They said if you look at your face

in the mirror long enough with crappy lighting,

you start to see strange faces, apparitions.

But the same one, all of us, really?

No. We saw what we saw.

Bloody Mary is coming for us.

Whatever it is we saw,

or thought we saw...

it's over now.

Let's go home.

You know that was real, right?

Ain't nothing real but the rent.

Aw, shit. I thought you said we had the place

- to ourselves tonight. - We do.

- What y'all doing here? - Mama, something happened.

Your friend house burn down?

'Cause that's the only reason you ought to be at my door.

- We'll be in our room. - The fuck you will.

I deserve a night to myself.

Y'all almost grown.

Get out of my house right now.

You know what the hardest part is?

I really want to go to Yale.

- I want to get out of here. - You don't need Bloody Mary

to get into Yale. You're smart enough on your own.

Do you know how many smart people don't get in every year?

Thousands.

Thousands of people who want to learn and make a difference,

but they never get the chance.

They just disappear into the masses

and struggle like everybody else in life.

I don't want to disappear.

That's not gonna happen, B.

Not to you.

Now get some sleep.

- Get any sleep? - Not a wink.

Me neither.

Lena Lawrence.

Why aren't you dressed up for spirit week? Unacceptable.

Oh, damn. That was today. Sorry.

Get your shit together, Lawrence.

Might not be a bad idea to drop that one on her head.

Good morning.

Many of you will be glad to hear that our segment

on black hole math is over.

Hopefully bringing the class back down to Earth

will allow some of you to resurrect your averages.

You know who you are.

We're gonna spend the rest of the quarter

talking about the laws of reflection and refraction.

- MS. - Reflection

is all about how light hits an object.

In a way, you could say

everything we see is a reflection

because the reflection of light

is what enables us to see everything around us.

But reflections aren't real though.

Oh, they're as real as you and me. Maybe more so.

The ancient Mayans

and other Indigenous cultures believed

that reflections on water and in mirrors

were portals to other worlds.

Essential gateways between humans and gods.

Wait, so mirrors can be doors to other worlds?

Well, the Mayans didn't have many mirrors.

They did mine silver,

which is the most reflective metal,

but, with all due respect to the Mayans,

reflection is just the change

in direction of light waves when they

bounce off of a barrier, and they obey

physical laws.

Three laws.

You all made pacts with me.

Fulfill them!

Oh, God, she's real. She's really real.

She's not going away. Ghost, demon,

- Babadook, or whatever she is. - What are y'all doing here?

You're supposed to be in class.

No, no, I texted her. She's a part of this.

Look, Bloody Mary can get to us

from anywhere. We just got to do what she says.

Are you seriously talking about putting a girl in a wheelchair

just so you can be cheer captain?

Anna being in a wheelchair

is better than me being dead.

Wait,

who said anything about dying?

Okay.

My mom, when she was in high school,

there was this-this slumber party

that she wasn't invited to.

She was devastated, but then,

every person that was there, one by one,

either died

or ended up in the psych ward.

Rumor has it, it was all because of Bloody Mary.

So you knew this could happen?

It was just a dumb ghost story.

No, you said she granted wishes.

You didn't think to mention the part

where everyone dies or goes nuts?

You're the one who forced us

- into playing the stupid game. - Oh, my God.

If I accuse Mr. Miller

of rape, it'll ruin his life,

but if I don't, I'm gonna die?

Stop talking about dying.

Nobody's gonna die.

There's got to be a way to get her to leave us alone.

I'll figure it out.

I always do, right?

Okay.

Better, but not there yet.

They need to feel the desperation of your situation.

The essay's not desperate

because I'm not desperate.

Things are hard, but my sister and I,

we can handle it.

Bianca, think about what you're trying to do here.

Yale is for prep school kids and legacies.

Every once in a while, they throw a bone

to the less fortunate. If you want to get in,

you're going to need to tug a few heartstrings.

Lean into your, you know, advantage.

Wish I had the advantage you have when I applied.

Wait, first, I'm desperate, and now I have an advantage?

I get straight A's, always have.

I'm in the robotics club.

I've been elected junior class president

before sophomore year's even over.

Bianca,

I'm on your side. You know that, right?

Bianca?

You okay?

Yeah. Um... I'll start another draft.

Hey, Magpie.

Hey, Lake. I mean,

River.

So very funny.

You know what?

Breaking up with you was the dumbest thing I've ever done.

Hey. What are you guys talking about?

Nothing.

Homework.

Oh, shit. Fuck.

You okay?

Y-Yeah.

Sorry.

Lena, what the hell?

You're stupid late. Let's go.

Okay. Okay.

Lena, I said let's go.

What the fuck is going on?

I can't do this anymore. I can't.

It's getting worse. She's everywhere.

Psych ward, here we come.

Just give Elise a little more time.

She'll figure something out.

Look, I love your sister,

but what makes you think she could stop a ghost?

I don't know.

How'd she raise me like a mom

when she was just a kid herself?

How'd she make rent every month?

Or stay in school?

I-I don't know how she does it,

but she can do this.

You can put your life in Elise's hands if you want, but I won't.

We have to do what Bloody Mary says.

That's the only way we can make it stop.

I'm not ready to die. Mm-mm. Not today.

Elise.

Lena's gonna paralyze Anna. We have to stop her.

All right, let's take it

- from the top of the stunt. - Here we go.

Lena,

I'm about to turn upside down really fast,

and you're gonna make sure I don't die.

- I know. Yeah. - All right.

Five, six,

seven, eight. One, two, three,

four, five, six, seven, eight.

You got this, Lena!

- Five, six, seven, eight. - Five, six, seven, eight.

One, two...

What the hell?

Sorry, sorry, I... can't, I can't.

What makes you think this Worth woman

has something to do with our Bloody Mary?

I don't know. It's just a feeling, and that dress,

I mean, that looks 1800s, right?

If all this happened around here, how come people

have seen Bloody Mary all around the world?

Ms. Brooks said reflections can be both spiritual and physical.

Somehow, Bloody Mary must be both.

I know you think it's your fault that I'm in this,

but I stood in front of that mirror,

and I said those words,

and I have to pay the price.

You take good care of me,

and I am so grateful,

but this time,

you're trying to take on something supernatural.

It would just be easier to do what Bloody Mary says.

When did you and me ever get to do the easy thing?

I pushed your buttons.

I forced you to do something that you didn't want to do.

You're innocent, B.

And God as my witness, you're always gonna be.

No.

You're not going to work.

I don't work, we don't eat.

Don't leave me alone.

Mom's here.

- You know that doesn't count. - Go to bed early.

I'll be home as soon as I can.

Come home with food.

Leave me alone. Please.

I've been quite patient with you, young lady.

I've given you a task.

Come tomorrow midnight,

I want it done.

What happened? You're freezing.

I saw her again.

She said I had until tomorrow at midnight to do what she said.

I don't want to die.

You're not gonna die.

Elise! Bianca!

Maggie, what the hell?

It's-it's Lena.

She's dead.

Mrs. Lawrence was a total wreck.

The sound she made.

I've never heard anything like it.

Oh, my God!

My baby.

My baby!

- Oh, my God. Poor Lena. - I can't believe it.

Believe it. She's dead-dead. Like,

the opposite of fine. There was blood everywhere.

The cops think some homeless guy followed her,

tried to rob her or something, but...

we know what's what.

How do we know for sure it was Bloody Mary?

Her eyes were clawed out. I can never unsee that.

Oh, it was definitely her.

She was just in my room. She's coming for me next.

Shh. It's okay.

We're so fucked, you guys. I mean, like, hardcore fucked.

Don't give up just yet.

Okay?

And don't do anything stupid.

Excuse me.

Yes?

I was wondering if you have any information about a woman

who used to live around here? Her name was Margaret Worth.

We do. Any particular question?

Well, I read that she was accused of witchcraft.

Oh, no, uh...

She was way more bitch than witch.

Follow me.

Lot of history in that little cabin.

What happened?

Margaret Worth was part of the Reverse Underground Railroad.

Enslaved people would get to her house,

just north of the Mason-Dixon line,

and think that they're safe.

She'd welcome them in, give them a hot meal.

No one really knows

how Worth garnered the trust of so many savvy travelers.

We assume she had help.

Someone folks would immediately trust.

It's safe. Come on out.

Come on.

I've got cool well water

and fixings for stew.

Safer sleeping down here

in case anyone should come by.

If you found yourself

spending the night at ol' Worth's,

getting sold back is one of the best

things that could happen to you.

I'm thirsty.

Mrs. Worth.

Worth?

What if she don't come back?

We'll all starve down here.

People thought Worth was a witch

because of the awful things she did to people.

The inhumane ways she would torture them.

Everyone thought that had to be supernatural,

but it wasn't.

We can only surmise

that, at some point,

Margaret Worth captured the wrong one.

Her body was found in that cabin,

violently stabbed.

The killer was never found.

We believe this is the knife that killed her.

This type of dagger

is extremely out of place in 19th century Missouri.

It seems perhaps more African, Caribbean in origin.

And older, much older.

Anything else I can help you with?

No, thank you.

Hey, I was gonna go see Lena's parents.

You want to come?

- What are you doing? - Waiting for Kristen's pictures to download.

It's taking fucking forever.

At least all these coding classes are paying off.

Don't do it. We told Elise she had until tonight.

We said she had till the end of the day.

School's over.

Look, I know you're scared,

but there's no coming back from this.

If you do this, you'll be destroying her life.

It's either her or me.

I'm in.

Look, her body's insane.

Nothing to be ashamed of.

You are so goddamn sexy.

This is gonna be fun.

Whoa, is that a sex tape?

This was taped last week,

- and that's not River. - Maggie.

Don't look at me like that.

Kristen brought this on herself.

River deserves so much better.

Bloody Mary shows us what happens next.

Well, what if Kirsten kills herself

because of something you did?

How could you ever be happy with River?

Who even are you?

I don't even care anymore.

I don't want to end up like Lena.

Fuck.

What are you doing here?

You just getting out of bed?

Don't you turn down your nose at me.

You wish you never had us?

Never waste time wishing.

Come on, we ain't got much time.

Where we going?

To commit grand larceny,

then out to Worth's cabin so I can cut a bitch.

Wait. Please.

I'm so sorry. I have a report due tomorrow.

- We're closed. - Please.

Five minutes.

Couldn't get here earlier. I had to work.

Five minutes.

- Can I see your section on the Missouri tribes?

Of course.

Our class is doing a whole thing

on the plight of the Indigenous people.

I read that you guys have one of the few authentic artifacts

of the Osage tribe.

Well, yes.

This tomahawk is a rare piece. It was traded over

from the Haudenosaunee tribe

over to the Osage chieftain in the 1700s.

That is so fascinating.

Why is it that all the good stuff is erased

- from the textbooks? - Well, the powerful

just don't want the real stories to be told.

This was a tumultuous time for the tribes of our region.

The Europeans... the colonizers,

they didn't understand the Indigenous way of living,

where land and man can live in harmony as one.

They only understood conflict,

destruction, conquering, murder,

despair, greed.

They were the ones who were, in fact, savages.

And if it weren't for the Indigenous people,

- who were actually civilized... - This has been so helpful.

Thank you for your service.

Maggie, come on, open the door.

She's not picking up her phone.

Maybe she's still pissed at you.

B, it's getting late. We got to go.

I don't care how pissed she is. She's coming with us.

Maggie, we're running out of time.

We need to get to the woods.

- Mother fuck. - Oh, God, no.

No! No!

- No! - We got to get moving.

No!

We can't just leave her like that.

We got to call the cops or something.

Cops can't help us.

There's only one way to stop this for good.

It's just us now.

I got you.

Let's go.

Looks like we'll have to head up the rest of the way on foot.

You really believe that if we stab her

with this silver dagger, it'll all be over?

I'm sure of it.

I think, if we kill her at the source of her power,

she'll stop reflecting other places, and all this ends.

That's why we got to get to the cabin, her home turf.

And if it doesn't work?

It's gonna work.

- Are we lost? - No.

I think it's just really far.

You sure we're going the right way?

Yeah. I'm sure.

I think we're almost there.

I think we're getting close.

It's just the wind.

Doesn't sound like just the wind to me.

Where the fuck is she?

Can't get rid of her for days, and now she's out?

I guess we have to call her.

Bloody Mary. Bloody Mary. Bloody Mary.

What are you waiting for? Break the mirror. Stab her.

Do something.

Did you bring everything?

What are you talking about?

Yes. I have it all.

Elise?

The night of the party,

Bloody Mary promised me the world.

You're not afraid of me?

You ought to be.

You think you want to be rich, but money is fickle.

It comes and it goes.

What you really want is safety, security and power.

No more sleeping in cars. No more going hungry.

I can give you all that and more.

In return, I only ask for you

to bring me a few simple things.

What the fuck is that?

I needed my dagger and the blood of three innocents.

Elise...

No.

What have you done?

I didn't want to, Bianca.

I didn't have a choice.

Bloody Mary didn't kill Lena and Maggie.

You did.

- No, no, stop, stop! - Please, please!

That's what you had to do.

We had to stay innocent.

Three innocents.

Lena, Maggie...

- and me. - You have to forgive me, Bianca.

You have to understand.

Did you bring me here to fucking kill me?

So you can get your fucking money?

- It's not about money. - Then what is it about?

Bianca.

Bianca!

Bianca.

Bianca! Let me explain.

Come out so we can talk.

I told you

I asked for money.

It's true. I did.

But Bloody Mary could see into my soul, like all of us.

She knew what I really wanted

was to never have to struggle again.

Bloody Mary told me how I could have

total safety and security.

She promised me money

and fame and power.

No more waiting.

No more fighting.

I'll be so powerful,

no one could ever hurt me

or touch me again.

All I have to do is set her free.

No...

- This isn't you. - B,

I know what I'm doing is awful,

- but we'll both be at peace once it's over. - Elise...

No more going hungry or cold

or fighting off Robin's nasty men.

Safe forever.

I'm so sorry, but you're the last one.

Oh, child...

If you're gonna kill me, just do it already.

Legends and myths are stories people tell

to hide from their own misdeeds.

Bloody Mary does not kill.

I simply reflect truth.

Push people to face what's truly in their souls.

You chose not to do what I said,

but your sister let desperation turn her into a killer.

None of this was her idea.

- You're not innocent here. - Darling,

I haven't been innocent in a century and a half,

and when I was mortal,

I did kill once.

That's why I'm stuck here.

I thought this was your home.

This is my prison.

Why are you helping that wretched woman?

My people left me here years ago,

even my mama.

They went north without me.

Mama Worth's taken care of me ever since.

Stupid child.

Have you ever seen Worth let anyone

make it up north since you've been here?

I bet your real mama loved you.

Would've done anything for you, just like I would for my boy.

If you help us leave this place,

we can be your family.

All right, round them up. Slave catcher's here.

Can we keep the boy?

- I don't want you! - I want my mama.

No. No. My boy stays with me!

I hadn't seen my own face in years.

When I looked into that mirror,

I remembered who I was,

a servant of the most high Mami Wata.

In that moment, I called on

the goddess to give me justice.

But I didn't just

take justice. I also took vengeance.

Stop!

Mama!

That child was living in deception and lies.

I should have given her truth and empathy.

Instead, I killed her

in passion and vengeance.

I sullied my soul before the goddess.

I could not bring that poison with me

to meet the ancestors.

So Mami Wata created a place for me to live where I found

my truth.

Now, all I see is truth.

Let me tell you what I see in you, child.

Innocence.

How can you say that?

I killed my sister.

You did what you had to do in order to survive.

But I can see you have a pure heart.

No. I have nothing.

Lena and Maggie

and Elise are all dead,

and I'm still here, alone.

We are in similar places, you and I.

Cruelly parted from the ones we love.

Things can't end like this.

The suffering has to end.

You set me free.

What's happening? What is this?

What's going on?

Oh, my God. What the fuck?

What have you done? Let me out.

What's going on?

My freedom comes at a price.

I needed to be purified by innocence.

Now you will be the new guardian of truth.

- The new Bloody Mary. - No.

No, I don't want to be Bloody Mary.

- I don't want to be evil. - Truth doesn't have to be

brutal, Bianca.

It can also be kind.

The mysteries of the ages are about to be opened on to you.

Do with them as you will.

No. No!

Stop. Come back. Let me out! Stop!

Please come back. Let me out!

- Bloody Mary. - Bloody Mary.

- Bloody Mary. - Bloody Mary.

- Bloody Mary. - Bloody Mary.

Bloody Mary.

Bloody Mary.

Bloody Mary.

Bloody Mary.

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