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Reginald told me your news.

You're having a baby.

Oh.

Yes.

God has blessed you then.

I suppose so.

He's a good boy.

Going to provide a good home for you and my grandson.

Well, we don't know if it's a boy just yet.

Well, I have a sense of these things.

When Reginald and I first got married,

we had talked about waiting before having a baby.

At least until he was out of med school,

or after I figured out exactly what I wanted to do too.

But now that I'm pregnant, it's like…

-It's like there was never another path. -You should stop there.

Reginald never deceived you.

He's a father, Olivia, and you're a mother.

This is what you do. You make sacrifices.

Both of you.

You know, your problem is you're too wild.

You ought to watch that tendency in yourself.

And I say this as someone who actually knew your mother.

You didn't have it easy growing up.

I don't know what kind of mother just ups and runs out on their children.

But you now have the chance to do better.

A child.

A child is an opportunity to think outside of yourself.

There is no better, more mysterious love.

And I suggest you humble yourself before that fact.

You know, why don't you run down to the corner store

and grab us a couple of box of candy?

Would you, hmm?

Yes, ma'am.

Take my word.

This baby…

It might just save your life.

Hold on, Dana. I'm coming.

Come on, Barney!

Fuck! Winnie!

Winnie! Fuck!

-Winnie! -Oh, shit.

Winnie!

Shit.

Marse Tom own you now.

You his.

That's a lie.

I know it is.

I suppose they got into some sort of argument.

Your Marse Kevin came out on the wrong end of it.

What? Where-- Where is he?

How should I know?

Tom only had me come up here with this here food to break the news to you.

I suggest that you figure out

how to take yourself on off to wherever you took Winnie.

Tonight.

Why, I imagine that's been your plan all the time.

And I don't have a problem with it.

It's gonna be interesting around here with you and Luke gone. Mm-mmm.

See, this used to be Marse William room.

Hmm.

And these walls…

They hold some powerful memories for me.

I hope you enjoyed your time here.

You have no idea who you're dealing with.

Winnie!

Please… …we can work this out.

Whoa!

What you want from me, huh? The same as the rest? The same as Tom?

No. No, no, no.

-I don't-- I don't want anything from you. -Why you follow me then?

I-- I just…

I-I-- I just wanna make sure you're safe. That everyone was safe.

Oh, after the way that woman treated me,

I don't need nobody else worried about my safety but me.

Winnie, you cannot go back to Tom.

Tom? I ain't going back to Tom.

Five days in that hole in the ground made me realize that. I'm running.

And I don't need nobody permission. I'm running.

And if you really cared about my safety, you'd let me go my own way.

No, that's fine. That's-- That's fine by me.

If that's what you think is best.

Give me your clothes.

What?

They cut my hair off to make me look like a boy,

but I left them shirt and pants at that house.

Give me your clothes so I can get out of here.

-Winnie, I-I-- -Now!

Dana?

Where are you going?

I'm leaving. I gotta go get Kevin.

Is he not coming back?

I don't think so.

Listen, I think he's in trouble, okay?

So it's very important I go right now. I gotta go.

Wait, wait, wait.

You think my father's with him? He hasn't come home yet.

I don't… I don't think so.

You should go to bed, okay? I-I'm-- I'm sure he'll be home soon.

You're lying to me.

-No. I-- -You are.

-You know something. Something's wrong. -Nigel.

-He's never not came home before, Dana. -Okay.

Never!

I can't wake up Marse Tom. Okay?

You know what? Let's go somewhere else, yeah? Let's go somewhere else.

Okay.

What happened?

She, uh, stole my clothes.

Where is she?

She escaped.

Oh, no.

Could, um…

Did Winnie mention that there were some clothes here?

Some boy clothes?

When she stole my clothes.

There.

-Whoa! -What?

Uh, what are we doing?

W-We're staying like this until Mama Olivia comes home.

Until then, nobody gets in and nobody gets out.

You can sit down.

-Sarah. -Olivia?

What you doing out here so early?

It is early. I'm sorry.

Um, I need you to wake up Carrie and have her fetch Dana from the house for me.

I have a message to give to her, and it's very important.

There's not much time.

It's from her white man, ain't it?

Mmm.

You know, I never really liked her.

And I certainly never liked how much you seem to be out here helping her.

Troublemaker.

In fact, the two of you always struck me as being sort of similar in that way.

Could just as well be kin.

Should have seen that earlier.

What are you talking about?

Well, if you hadn't shown up when you did,

folks around here might actually have had a chance.

Ain't nobody tell you to swoop in here however many years ago

and start saving that redheaded heifer's babies.

You and that Dana of yours.

Sarah, what are you saying?

Stop playing dumb with me.

What? You think Margaret lost all five of them babies in a row for nothing?

Hmm? For no reason?

I was taking care of them long before they could make it out of her.

And if you would've just left well enough alone, Rufus would have died in that crib.

Why'd you save him, Olivia?

If you would've just let the boy alone, Tom would have gotten rid of that bitch,

and this place be a whole lot different.

But see, that's all sorted now because that child gone.

And his damn mother gone and Luke gone. And now Dana gone too.

Now finally, folks gonna have a chance again.

Gone?

Where did Dana go?

I told her to take herself on off to wherever it is the two of you took Winnie.

-Oh. -Oh, yes.

-I knew you had something to do with that. -Something to do with what?

Oh.

Oh, Master Tom, uh.

I'm just telling Ms. Olivia here about some idle chatter.

-Mm-hmm. -What are you doing here so early?

Oh, I-- I just came through to get a few packets of Sarah's crisps.

Where's Dana?

Last I saw, she was in the guest bedroom.

I just checked the house and she's gone.

Well, perhaps she lurking around Winnie's old cabin, sir.

I noticed she like to hide out sometimes there,

when she avoiding chores.

Hmm.

Did you tell her?

I did and she was awful distraught.

But I told her just-- just give it thought.

-You snake! -Hush.

That Dana on her way to your place by now.

And now that he up, I don't think there's much time.

So, if I was you, I'd figure out how to get on home,

grab her and get out of Maryland.

Oh, don't look at me like that.

You ought to be ashamed.

Shame?

What am I gonna do with shame?

When my life is confined to this cookhouse, day in and day out.

You free. You always been free.

You ain't got no idea what it's like.

You can keep that shame.

You were right, Nigel.

I don't think your father's coming home.

I think he's gone.

Gone where?

I-- I don't know. I wish I did.

Let me go with you and Marse Kevin.

-We can find them together. -I can't do that.

Why?

Because Kevin and I are from a place I-I can't bring you.

B-But everyone's gone. My father. Rufus. And you're leaving. Mr. Franklin.

What am I gonna do with everyone gone?

You're gonna be strong.

Okay?

'Cause that's what your father would have wanted.

Here.

You're gonna learn to write and read, okay?

That's what you're gonna do.

You already know all the letters and all the sounds that they make.

That's half of it.

But you have to practice. You have to practice every day.

-Mmm. -Okay? And you have to teach Carrie.

You have to teach Carrie.

'Cause that's what your father would have wanted.

Hey!

Who is in there?

No one may occupy new quarters on this property without my express permission.

I said, "Who's in there?"

Now get out! This is the last time I'm gonna tell you.

Have it your way.

Didn't I tell you? I didn't want you reading.

Yeah, I've treated you good. And this is how you pay me back?

By stealing from me? Stealing my books? Reading?

I can teach you.

I can teach you to read.

What'd you say?

To read. I can teach you to read.

No one has to know.

Come on!

Who is that?

That's Dana, you liar!

No. I didn't know! I didn't know! I swear!

No! Thomas!

Please! No! No!

-Help me! Please! -Get up.

No!

No, no!

I guess I'm gonna have to break you in.

Aw, shi--

Come here.

Are you mad? Are you--

Dana. Dana.

Dana. Dana. Dana.

Dana.

Kevin?

Kevin?

Kevin!

Kevin!

Kevin!

Hey, you've reached Kevin's phone.

Leave me a message and I'll get back to you.

Hi. It's me.

I-I'm doing exactly what you told me to and you're not picking up,

so now I'm worried.

Call me back, please.

-What's going on? -She's gone.

-What? -Dana is gone.

I can't explain it. I feel like I'm losing my mind, Alan.

-Shit. -I was getting through to her.

-Denise, take it easy. It'll be all right. -I swear to God, Alan.

Where'd she go?

She ran off with some guy

and-- and I had them cornered in this closet with no windows--

Whoa. Back up. With who now?

I don't know. Some guy.

-A white guy? -Sure, white.

Okay. I'm done.

Do you know him?

Denise, I love you,

but you have got to let Dana be what she is.

Twenty-six, unemployed and stupid.

She doesn't want our help.

She just wants an audience for her drama. And I'm not the law anymore.

So if you want someone to chase her down or save her,

you need to call a cop who isn't collecting a pension.

I'm tired of driving around this goddamn city

trying to save Dana's ass from her own damn self.

Hello?

1812. 1813.

1814. 1815.

The mailbox is full

and cannot accept any messages at this time.

Honey, please come to bed.

You have to get at least some sleep.

Look, I-- I-- I can't. I-- I can't, Carlo. I just--

Well, we saw them all leave hours ago. I thought we agreed to call it a night.

-Yes, but I think they just came back. -What?

Look, you're gonna think that I'm crazy. But I heard screaming. And then, I--

-And then, what? -I don't know. I didn't see anything.

-Well, Hermione. -Carlo.

I'm scared.

I don't like violence.

Hey.

Where's our cat?

I thought you said you didn't call the cops.

Okay.

Miss?

-Hello? -Yes?

We received some calls from your neighbors.

Would you mind opening up so we could have a word?

No, thank you! I'm good!

You don't have to let us in.

You could just come onto the porch and talk with us.

Ma'am, are you alone in there?

If you don't open the door, we're gonna have to come in there.

Ma'am, please comply and open the door.

Please, stop. I'm coming.

Hi. Sorry, I was just getting out the shower.

I didn't have on any clothes.

Uh, is there a problem?

Do you mind if we talk inside?

Yeah. Yeah.

Excuse me. Do you know what's happening here?

Oh, it's-- it's just an ongoing situation with a new neighbor.

What-- What kind of situation?

Uh…

…we're not really sure.

Um, we know that one of their associates is very violent,

and there may or may not be drugs involved.

I would hang back.

Anything in the house we should know about?

Drugs? Weapons?

No, nothing.

Your bedroom this way?

-Yeah. Uh, are you looking for something? -Moving in? Or you moving out?

-In. -Congrats.

We're thinking of buying in Woodland Hills.

-Mmm. -Market's crazy though, isn't it?

Oh, are you okay?

Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

-Chris, get in here. -I'm fine.

Yeah?

-Turn around for us, Ms. James. -I'm okay. I'm okay. If--

Just turn around for us, Ms. James.

Dana, what is this?

What is going on here?

Ma'am, h-has someone harmed you?

No.

Would you lift your shirt up so we can see your injuries?

No, I'm-- I'm not gonna lift up my shirt.

Well, if not, you're gonna have to come with us to the hospital.

Dana?

-Are you in there? It's me, Dana. -That's my aunt.

Dana.

Thank God.

-What is going on? I was so worried. -I'm okay. I'm fine. It's okay.

What seems to be the problem?

Your niece appears to be severely injured. We're asking some questions.

Injured?

Oh, my God. Is that blood?

Dana.

-Hello, is this Dana? -Dana?

This is Penny from last night.

Is he okay? Can you put him on?

I'm sorry, Penny. Uh, Kevin isn't here right now.

-But you're on his phone. -I know.

He left it here.

-Hello? -My husband is a retired officer.

I understand the pressures you're working under.

I think I can take it from here.

Ma'am, your niece should go to a hospital. Her wounds are pretty severe.

With all due respect, Officer, I am a head nurse at Clarion.

-Hi, can I help you? -Hello.

Hi, officers. I'm Penny Franklin, Kevin Franklin's sister.

He's the one missing. And I-- I'm just hoping to speak to…

Dana. I'm sorry to barge in.

I know he's not here, but it's just--

Kevin was-- is--

He has substance issues. Did you know that?

And he can get sort of lost.

When things get bad with him, they get bad.

He wasn't answering his phone, which is why I called the police here.

-Wait. -S--

You called the police?

Yes. I was worried.

Okay. Okay. Everyone's got to go.

-We still need to ask-- -Wait. No, no.

Some white man drug addict goes missing and suddenly everyone's on high alert.

But my niece? She winds up with blood all over her back

and all she gets is harassed at 6:00 a.m. in the morning?

Instead of trying to drag innocent girls to a hospital,

I think you should find the piece of shit who did this to her.

Now please get out before I get a lawyer.

Have a good day, Ms. James.

Did he really hurt you? Kevin wouldn't do that.

You better hope he wouldn't.

Nisey.

I-- I-I just spoke with him. He was scared.

-Where the fuck is he? -I don't know! I don't know.

I'm sorry.

You should go.

Wait.

You should take this.

In case he comes home.

Dana, you need to tell me what is happening right now.

Who was that?

Oh, Dana.

No, it's all right. It's all right.

What is going on?

I-I wanna tell her the truth, but she--

she wouldn't have believed me.

Wait, what do you mean, Dana?

What truth?

I left him.

I left him. I left him back there.

You're here. How?

Are you behind this?

B-B-Behind what?

Where's Dana?

You don't know?

Know what?

Deceit.

Deceit, deceit, deceit.

Where are they?

-I d-- I don't-- -Tell me.

What? Who? I don't-- I don't know what you're talking about.

Dana and Olivia. Where are they?

What is this witchcraft?

-Tell me how they did it! -D-D-Did what?

Disappear!

She's gone?

How did they do it?

How?

Hi, there.

You okay?

Yeah, I-- I-- What the fuck?

Here.

Thanks.

So, w-what's-- what's going on in there?

-Is your brother okay? -I don't know.

-I'm sorry. -No, no, no.

It's-- It's-- Really, it's-- it's okay.

I-I have a sister I haven't heard from in-- in months.

And do you know the girl who lived there?

Um, no, not really. I met her last night.

Kevin brought her to my house. He-- Kevin just met her, I think.

Yeah, we don't know much about her either, but…

She just moved in.

Would you-- Would you like to come over to our house just for a little bit?

Maybe we could fill you in on some of the things we've been seeing.

I mean, we-- we're just-- We are just right over there.

I-I-- Can I get you a cup of coffee?

Uh, yeah. Actually, that-- that would be nice.

Great.

-Yeah, thank you. -Yeah.

Oh, my God.

It's been a long night.

Dana.

What happened to you?

I was whipped.

But i-it--

it was the man who owns the plantation that I keep getting pulled back to.

Tom Weylin.

And his son's name is Rufus.

Do you believe me?

Well…

I don't want to.

But you disappeared from that closet.

And you're here so fast.

-How? -I was sent back.

But at that time, I had taken Kevin with me and we-we were gone for a week.

But it felt like it was only a few minutes here because time moves different. But--

Every time I come back, I get sent back here.

What makes you c-come back?

Something has to happen where I fear for my life.

Or I think I'm gonna die.

And I guess that's what happened when I was passed out on the floor.

But I don't even know how long I was out.

And Kevin's stuck there. He's stuck there.

And-And… …I promised him that I wouldn't leave him.

I said, "I would not leave you."

And I did. And I-- I don't know what to do, Denise.

I don't know what to do because I don't know if he's been there a year.

I don't know if he's alive. I-- I don't know. I don't know what to do. I…

I have to get-- I have to get back there. I have to get back, but I don't know how.

I don't know how.

I have to save him because I promised him.

I said-- If something happens to him, I don't-- It's my fault.

Oh, Dana.

-Dana, it's gonna be okay. -No. No, it's not, Nisey!

No, it's not.

It's not.

He's the only person who-- who believed me.

And he's the only person who understood what was happening.

How do you go back?

I can't control it.

It just happens or not.

Okay.

Well, we are gonna figure this out.

Okay?

We'll get him back.

And then we're gonna figure out how to make it stop, okay?

I think--

I think if I make sure that Rufus stays alive,

and I--

I make sure our next ancestor is born, then that'll make it stop.

But I don't even know. I don't even know when that would be.

Well, have you checked the bible?

What bible?

The family bible.

It has the name of every James ancestor going back…

…I don't know how far.

And their birth years.

What?

Wait, Denise. W-- Uh, where is that?

The last time I saw it, it was-- it was on the mantel back in Brooklyn.

Mama used to bring it out on special occasions.

Grandma has it?

That's it.

Who are you looking for, Dana?

Carrie. If I'm right, her and Rufus have a child together.

But right before I left, they were separated

for who knows how long.

-Wait, there. -Where?

"Carrie Anne Blake. Born 1849." Is that right?

No, that can't be right. She was born before that.

Alice.

What's wrong? What's wrong?

-Well, well, what? -It wasn't Carrie. It was Alice.

Rufus and Alice have a child together.

That's how it happens.

See anything you fancy, sir?

I do not.

Alice, keep up.

We gotta get back before sundown.

Two hours since I last got here.

-Okay, wait. What are you doing? -I might still have time.

-Time? Before what? -Before I get sent back.

Yeah, but Dana, there's gotta be something I can do!

No, don't-- don't touch-- don't touch me. Don't touch me, please.

I don't wanna send you back, please. Please, just let me focus.

Let me focus.

-It's 1818. -When's it gonna happen?

1819. I don't know.

1815.

Maybe it won't happen.

It will.

But shouldn't I get help? I--

No, just stay here. I'll probably be right back.

Alan.

Denise. I don't know what the hell is going on.

The NYPD, they called the house.

I just got off the phone with them.

They found Olivia.

Olivia?

Hello?

Denise?