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Come on, Mills.

You got this.

(groans)

Quick and nimble,

quick and nimble.

(people chattering)

(whoops)

(laughing):

Nice.

You picked up some moves.

Yeah, that's the thing

about being trapped

in a timeless dimension

filled with sheer rock walls.

You find your inner

Spider-Man real fast.

(grunts)

Sorry, I didn't mean

to bring back bad memories.

I just thought coming here

might be a good way

to blow off steam.

No sweat.

No more

withdrawal symptoms

from the symbol?

I'm getting

a handle on it.

Crane has been helping me

through some behavior

modification techniques,

or as he insists on calling it,

"A diet of the mind."

Franklin?

No, A Beautiful Mind.

I never should have gotten him

the Netflix subscription.

(laughs)

At least it didn't

slow you down any.

You're in kickass shape.

We'll see.

Reynolds has scheduled

an FBI survival

training exercise this weekend.

Are you sure you're up for that?

I mean,

are you sure you're up for a

weekend with Daniel Reynolds?

Yeah, Danny and I are good.

He told you he loves you.

Loved.

Past tense.

Okay.

Whatever we were,

he's my boss now.

It's all about timing.

Hmm.

You, of all people,

should know that.

Hmm?

Didn't Joe just

buy you a trailer?

Did it come

with a white picket fence?

(scoffs) I mean, he means well,

but sometimes

he can just be such a...

guy, you know?

(laughs)

MAN: Hey, hold on,

it looks like you're

having some trouble.

Let me help you with that.

Thanks, I'm good.

No, no, no, it's okay.

This can be a little

challenging, so...

Oh!

It's got to be strong.

Mm.

Go ahead.

(grunting)

(panting)

It can be challenging.

PANDORA:

My love,

I have excellent tidings.

I have recovered another

fragment of the Box.

The Beacon's siren call

will now be heard

in the depths

of every corner of this world.

Creatures of darkness

will awaken...

and come to give

their spirits to you.

You have done well.

I am down to the dregs of

the energy we collected.

I hunger for more.

They will come.

Soon you will be restored

to your full glory...

...and then you can

restore my Box.

Do not mar this moment

with your selfish needs.

All will be made whole...

...in time.

Of course, my love.

Now that's some Willy Wonka

setup you got here.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

Though it is not

chocolaty treats

we endeavor to find here,

but answers.

Just...

please.

Careful with this one.

This caused the Great Fire

of Chicago.

And...

Krakatoa.

You getting anywhere?

Unfortunately, no.

As far as I can tell,

this is unlike any material

known to man.

And my investigation

has been somewhat curtailed

by our limited resources,

which is why I have sought

the help of

an outside expert,

Professor Cranston

of Rochester.

He specializes

in arcane materials.

He's agreed to meet us

in his laboratory tomorrow.

I'm hoping he could

shed some light

on some of

our other artifacts...

Rochester?

I have the FBI

training exercise;

it's gonna take all weekend.

Of course.

Well, I can reschedule.

No, you should go.

Are you certain?

I would not want to derail

any of the progress we made.

You've done enough, Crane,

and besides,

the exercise will help

get my mind off of things,

dive into something

work-related.

I would get Jenny

to go with you,

but she's with Joe...

following up

on a Sumerian artifact

that just hit

the black market.

As well they should.

Anything Sumerian

these days

is surely related

to Pandora

and the Hidden One,

and their plans.

Plans about which we still

know precious little.

Which is why we need to get

to the bottom of what that is,

and the thing

about these symbols

of evil is they tend to just

be the tip of the iceberg.

Very well,

I shall to Rochester alone.

You know what,

I knew Colonel Rochester.

Peevish sort.

(chuckles)

It seems a surprise

they'd name a city after him.

He hardly deserves that honor.

You haven't seen Rochester.

My sources can't find

any more details

on that mystery artifact.

Just that it's getting

a lot of attention

and it's going on

the block tomorrow night.

Who's the seller?

Anonymous.

Most likely a relic hunter

who stumbled on something

that's out of his league

and he wants to unload it.

These auctions

are set up on the fly.

Fast, in-and-out,

no questions asked.

Oh.

That's a lot of heavy hitters

on the invite list.

Look, $10,000

minimum reserve.

Though I guess that's not

a problem for you anymore,

unless you spent it all buying

another trailer for someone.

Wow, you are not letting

that go any time soon, are you?

Not in this lifetime.

Okay.

Okay, you want to know

why I bought you that trailer?

Because I could.

Well, that explains everything.

No, no, no,

I'm serious, listen,

I mean, like, most of the time,

we are in your world.

It's like...

black market auctions,

supernatural artifacts...

okay, so...

I thought that

it was kind of

great that, like,

just this one time,

I could be the one

steering the boat.

Or... steering the ship, or...

the trailer--

whatever-- okay?

Mm, Joe...

I love that you want to step up.

And I know that you want

to do the right thing.

So, I guess...

we just both need

to remember that

what's important...

is that you never...

ever...

touch my stuff.

Should have seen that coming.

REYNOLDS: All right, everyone,

I'm guessing it's been awhile

since your last

refresher course

in survival training.

I know I haven't done

a course since Quantico.

So, this weekend

may be challenging.

That's why

we're working in teams.

Work with your teammates.

Cover their backs,

and they'll cover yours.

Hello, agents,

My name is Robbie Malone

and I'll be one

of the wilderness guides.

Now, the rules are simple.

Each team will be given a map

showing a designated waypoint.

You'll have 48 hours

to get there.

You'll be provided

with basic equipment,

but no cell phones.

Any questions?

If you grab your packs, you'll

find your group assignments.

Mm-hmm.

Looks like

we're teammates.

Yeah.

Along with Ramirez.

Where is he?

Mount Sinai Hospital.

Appendicitis.

Called in this morning.

Are we getting a sub?

Yeah, me.

That good with everyone?

Absolutely.

Good, let's get going.

No, this isn't gonna

be awkward at all.

SOPHIE:

I got to say,

I've never been

an outdoors-y type.

Closest I ever got

to camping

was watching

Friday the 13th movies.

(laughs)

Yeah, I didn't spend much

time in the wild either.

Until I had to.

You mind

if I ask you something?

Hmm?

When you were trapped

in that other dimension,

did you ever think

you weren't gonna

get out of there?

I had moments...

but I knew Crane was

out there looking for me.

I held onto that.

And he told me

that you helped him

a lot while I was gone.

So I appreciate that.

I mean,

I don't know if

I "helped" very much.

Mostly I just

asked a lot

of questions about monsters

and made a face like, uh...

Yeah?

No, it was more like...

(stammering)

Something like that.

(laughing ): Whatever.

No, it was.

It was like that.

You have adjusted to

this craziness

better than most.

Maybe it's because

I always wanted to believe

that this other world

was out there.

When I was a kid,

my parents disappeared

under mysterious circumstances,

and I never got a good

explanation for what happened.

So when I found out that

magic and mystical dimensions

were actually real,

it gave me hope

that someday,

I may actually get some answers.

My first run-in

with the supernatural,

I was a kid, too.

It messed me and my family up

for a long time.

The supernatural...

took a lot away from me.

So I guess I got used

to looking at it that way,

and then here you are...

seeing the upside.

ROBBIE:

So...

when you can't

see the sun,

you can always remember that

moss grows on

the north side of trees,

and...

Who'd put a well

way out here?

Look at this.

The Dutch...

they settled this area

back in the 1600s,

and judging

from the looks of this thing,

it could be that old.

The cover's freshly broken.

Almost as if it was

busted from the inside out.

Whatever the case,

this thing is a hazard.

I have to report it

to the rangers.

All right, come on,

we better catch up.

(screeching)

REYNOLDS:

Robbie, come on.

(growling)

♪ ♪

This seems familiar.

We're in the woods.

Everything looks familiar.

Yeah, this looks familiar,

like the same,

like we have

walked in a circle,

haven't we?

We may have gone

in a circle-like direction.

You think you could do better,

Davy Crockett?

(laughing):

I can't do worse.

So...

it's tough news

about Ramirez.

He'll be okay.

It's a routine procedure.

I'm glad it worked

out this way, though.

Not that Ramirez

got sick, but...

I'm glad you're on my team.

I've been, uh...

sorting through

some stuff lately,

and a part of

that process involves me

clearing the air with people

that I care about,

and I owe you

some answers, so...

it's good that we'll have

some time together.

I'm glad you're

working things out,

but I didn't plan on this.

Your group needed a third

and I was available.

That's it.

I got it from here.

(classical music plays)

Thank you.

Encrypted burner phone.

Allows for anonymous bidding.

Folks in this crowd

don't always like

to advertise their interests.

Plus, they love

the cloak-and-dagger of it all.

Jenny Mills.

I'd heard you were no longer

in acquisitions.

I still dabble.

Joe,

this is Hans Christinger,

a dealer out of...

I'm between places

at the moment.

Joe Corbin.

Corbin?

As in August's son?

Following in

the family business, are we?

Yeah, something like that.

So what have you heard

about the product?

Sumerian fragment.

Early Dynastic period.

It has some...

intriguing characteristics.

(crowd murmuring)

Oh, my God.

That's part

of Pandora's box.

That thing still

has residual energy.

Joe, the Box is the source

of Pandora's power.

I've seen what

she can do with it,

up close and personal.

If she somehow manages

to collect the pieces

and put it back together...

She and the Hidden One

are gonna be back in business.

(sighs)

(twig snaps)

(distant screech)

(screeching)

(screaming)

(screaming continues)

(screeching)

(screeching continues)

(screams)

(gasping)

Holy hell,

what was that thing?

Okay, okay.

Robbie, stay with me.

Here, just apply pressure.

Yeah.

What happened?

Uh...

Coyote. We chased it off.

Coyotes?

Out here?

Yeah.

What are you doing?

The guides carry

satphones in case

of an emergency.

Damn it, it's broken.

He must have landed on it.

How's he doing?

We got to get him to help.

Okay, Foster,

you stay here with him.

Mills, you come with me.

We got to build something

to get him out of here.

Sir.

(whispering):

All right.

SOPHIE: I've got the bleeding

under control.

He's stable for now.

(softly):

His feet.

All right,

let's lift him up gently.

Okay.

Let us take

the first shift.

You figure out where

we're going, lead the way.

You sure?

Yeah.

You're the one been practicing

with the compass, right?

Yeah.

(sighs)

I found some images

on Robbie's camera.

It looks like they

stumbled across something,

something that had

been hidden away.

Those markings?

They're Dutch.

About 400 years old.

It's a warning.

That word there...

Verslinder,

means "one who devours."

As in our bite-happy

friend, okay, so...

we have a 400-year-old

Dutch monster on the loose,

but no way to warn anyone

or call for help.

(sighs)

Great.

I thought

this was gonna be tough.

There's something out there.

We need to tell him

what's going on.

We can't tell him.

Every time I let somebody

into this world,

their lives are ruined.

Truth is dangerous.

No.

We handle this without him.

(sighs)

Danny!

Can you come over?!

What are you doing?

You and Reynolds

get him out of here.

I'm going after this thing.

By yourself?

Mm-hmm.

Hey, I'm tired.

Can we switch?

Yeah, we can all take a break.

Uh...

no, I'm actually-- I'm good.

Okay, you take a breather.

Catch up when you can.

Will do.

Be careful.

Yeah.

(panting)

(groans)

(sighs)

Lieutenant, please.

(gasping)

(heart beating)

(heartbeat increasing)

(screeching)

(grunting)

(screeching continues)

(gasping)

(screeching continues)

(gasping)

(screeching continues)

(screaming)

(panting)

I'm making that face again,

aren't I?

ABBIE:

Good news is we've knocked

that thing back twice now,

so it should lay low

for a while.

Bad news is

it can regenerate.

Which means it may be

impossible to kill.

That explains why it

was sealed up in that well.

There was no other way

to get rid of the thing.

Mm-hmm.

Wait, that explains

something else, too.

I took a closer look

at those photos

and found another phrase:

"There is no end."

Look...

I know you said the supernatural

has taken a lot from you,

but you gotta remember

the supernatural

has given you

a lot of good, too.

It led you to Crane.

Hey...

It's gonna be dark soon.

We need to find

a place to make camp.

I saw an abandoned cabin

over the ridge.

Not much, but...

it can provide us

with some shelter.

All right, let's get going.

Thanks.

Yeah.

I'm gonna go gather some wood

and make a fire, all right?

(sighs)

He's getting worse.

I never seen

an animal bite

get infected this quickly.

How far do you think

it is to help?

Five, six miles,

as the crow flies.

I could cover that

a lot quicker going solo.

Let's wait till morning.

I'm not sure he has that long.

And if you get lost

out there, then what?

Then that's on me.

This group, this entire outing,

is my responsibility.

I'm not losing anyone,

not on my watch.

Hey, you're not the only

one that cares about...

You don't get it.

I'm in charge.

Okay.

That means if someone gets hurt,

I get help.

If someone's in trouble,

I save them.

And if they go missing,

I will find them.

I don't give up on people.

Danny, when I went away,

it was never about giving up,

and it was never about you.

That's just it, isn't it?

It's never about anyone else.

There's no room

for supporting players

on the Abbie Mills' show.

Well, if you

felt that way,

why'd you ask me back?

Maybe I didn't want to.

What does that mean?

Let's just say

I can't explain

everything to you,

just like you can't

explain everything to me.

I want to be honest with you.

Really.

You know, sometimes

we lie to people so much,

we forget that we're also

lying to ourselves.

I'm going to get help.

You take care of Robbie.

ANNOUNCER:

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome.

We will begin the auction now.

Minimum bid to start

at $10,000.

Please, enter your bids now.

And let us begin.

$20,000.

These people even know

what this thing is?

Probably not,

but it's active.

A lot of what they

see is long dead.

People will pay a lot

of money for real magic.

ANNOUNCER: $30,000.

$100,000.

(crowd murmuring)

$200,000.

(whispering):

Hans.

Okay.

(crowd gasping)

ANNOUNCER:

The bid is one million.

(crowd chattering)

Told you.

I want to steer the boat.

ANNOUNCER:

Going once...

going twice...

sold.

Ladies and gentlemen,

please return to...

I'm going to

go close out.

You keep an eye on our prize.

You bet.

(crowd chattering)

(sighs)

W-w-wait, don't...

Come on.

Let's get this thing

out of here.

I felt your call.

(whispering):

Despoiled by mortal hands.

Not for long.

Come on, buddy.

Hang in there.

SOPHIE:

Hey...

I think

you should see this.

I was looking for stuff

we might be able to use.

Pulled away some of the flooring

upstairs, and found this.

"Journal

of Christopher Dampier."

He was an English trapper.

Worked mostly

in the northern territories,

until he came down

to this area around 1650.

He describes coming

with his brother

to a village

not far from here.

"Thomas and I

arrived at Rondout,

"a Dutch trading post

on the banks of the Hudson.

"The villagers have recently

endured a terrible calamity,

"an attack

by a devilish creature.

"A creature they call...

the Verslinder."

"The beast felled

nearly two score

"before the Dutch

were able to capture it.

"The townsfolk paid us

"handsomely to dispose

"of the monstrosity.

"Our plan was to toss

the creature

into the bowels

of the earth..."

(whinnies)

(screeching)

(screaming)

"After the accident,

"we managed

to complete the mission

"and seal up the beast.

"But on the return trip,

"Thomas deteriorated quickly.

"And despite my utmost

"ministrations,

my brother expired.

"Then a most

"disturbing event occurred.

Like a twisted,

demonic Lazarus..."

"...Thomas rose again."

(screeching)

"Thomas rose again"?

"There is no end."

That's what it said

on the stones.

What if that wasn't

about the monster?

What if that was

about the victims?

Robbie?

(growling)

(screeching)

(growling)

I mean, he hasn't

fully transformed yet.

It's the only reason why

we were able to subdue him.

So, he'll get stronger,

which means

we're running out of time.

There's got to be a way

to reverse this process.

Not according

to Dampier's journal.

The villagers ended up

burning all the bodies.

No one infected survived.

I'm not giving

up on him.

Okay.

Then what's the plan?

In the Archives, there's a book.

It describes a creature genus:

Morphic monsters.

They are...

beings that transform

their victims

via physical infection.

Like vampires.

Typically,

the way to cure the victim

is to kill the original.

Eliminate the

source of infection.

We destroy the Verslinder,

we save Robbie.

Mm.

Right.

So, all we have to do

is figure out how to kill

an immortal slime creature

with a bad case of worms.

I wish we had some

antibiotic cream.

Antibiotics?

What, you think we can defeat

this thing with some penicillin?

Something like that.

Oh, okay.

Except we are miles

from the nearest drugstore.

In fact, we are miles

from anything.

We have no weapons,

no reinforcements,

and no way of calling for help.

In other words...

should be right up my alley.

You should have let me win.

I have

a very motivated buyer

lined up for that piece,

and you know

how I hate to disappoint

my clients.

Hans, you don't know

what this is.

It's dangerous.

I'll take the risk.

All right, how much are

you getting for it, man?

I'll double it.

Tempting...

but I have my reputation

to consider.

Now hand it over.

I suppose I should thank you

for recovering my property.

Return what is mine

and I may spare your lives.

It's funny how

you always end up

wanting something from me.

Maybe you should take

better care of your stuff.

(gunshots)

(choking)

(door closes)

You know, certain roots

and herbs

have natural

antibiotic properties.

They can be

very effective

in getting rid of parasites

like worms.

You think that will

be potent enough

to kill the creature?

The way this thing propagates

is like a...

infectious disease.

And unlike the Dutch

at the 1600s,

we know how to fight

something like that.

It's been a long time

since I took survival training,

but I am pretty sure that

wasn't covered in the course.

Yeah.

In the Catacombs,

I learned how to make

my own medicine.

Ah.

Mm-hmm...

That means it's ready.

Now all we need

is a delivery system.

Remarkable.

I'm so glad you brought

this symbol

to my attention, Mr. Crane.

This is

an incredible discovery.

(muttering)

A-and where did you say

you found this?

Oh, it's, uh...

family heirloom.

Passed down

through generations.

Well, it's unlike anything

I've seen.

A form of bronze,

though it dates back

before the Bronze Age.

It's warm to the touch,

almost as if

it has its own power.

Power?

What sort of power?

Might be a function

of its binary nature.

Oh, well, you do

know it's two pieces?

Uh...

Some metals

are known to pair,

like poles of a magnet.

When joined together,

they can create energy.

Never underestimate the power

of a natural bond.

(chuckles)

(phone buzzing)

Ooh, um...

Excuse me.

Yes.

This tablet could hold

the key to our mission

as Witnesses.

(screeching)

(panting)

Mr. Crane?

Are you okay?

Uh...

My partner...

she is in trouble.

Your partner?

Wh-Where is she?

(whispering):

I have no idea.

Come on, Pandora can't

be that far behind.

We can't outrun her.

She's psychically linked

to that thing.

Got to find a way

to shield it or...

(choking)

Jen!

Hey.

Let her go!

No longer will I tolerate

anyone's meddling!

My power is my own,

and no one will take it

from me ever again.

(choking)

(grunts)

Here, take it,

just let her...

(grunting)

(groans)

(panting)

(in deep voice):

What's happening to me?

You are a creature of darkness.

(screams)

(snarling)

You have been hiding it

from yourself,

but you cannot hide it

from the Box.

This is your true form.

No!

(screams)

(shouts)

(roaring)

(coughing)

Joe!

(grunts)

Joe...

Joe!

Joe.

(groans)

Hey, hey.

Go away.

No. Not a chance.

Look...

both times it attacked,

it waited

until its target was isolated.

Okay, so we split up.

You go north.

You encounter it,

you call me.

All right.

Trust me, if I find it,

you'll hear me.

(whispering):

Quick and nimble.

Quick and nimble.

(sighs)

Quick and nimble...

(faintly):

Quick and nimble.

(screeching)

(screeching)

(screeching)

(grunts)

Sophie!

He's heading your way!

(screeching)

I lost it!

(screeching)

(screeching continues)

(gunshot)

Well...

The answer to this might

be self-evident, but...

how is your survival exercise?

We survived.

So, you could see me

just by touching the symbol?

Not only that, I could

feel your presence,

as if I were in

the very room with you.

And that's how you found us?

No, once I saw

you in peril,

I needed to determine

a way to locate you.

Fortunately, I had taken

several artifacts

to the doctor's laboratory,

including...

The Blavatsky Map.

Able to track

demonic presence.

I simply followed it

to the creature

that bedeviled you.

Crane...

if the symbol works

with the tablet of Witnesses,

and it was able to help you...

Then it may not be

an implement of evil.

It may be a tool

for our cause.

A very powerful tool.

The symbol is not evil.

SOPHIE:

Hey...

Robbie's a lot better.

No more worms.

Oh, good, I'm sure

he'll be very grateful

for your help.

Yeah.

I'll go get our gear.

Hey, um...

you were right about something.

Um... supernatural

brought a lot of good people

into my life.

And I don't just mean Crane.

Thanks.

(sighs)

Lieutenant?

Are you all right?

It's the symbol, Crane.

This whole time I thought

I was succumbing

to darkness, and...

it's not at all

what we thought it was.

I know, it is confusing.

We thought the symbol

was tormenting you,

when, in fact,

it was here to help us.

But...

'tis an invaluable lesson.

Sometimes the things

we think will hurt us

will actually save us.

Thanks.

You are welcome.

Hospital called,

says Robbie's gonna be fine.

He doesn't remember much,

which is probably

for the best.

You and Foster did a great job

keeping him alive.

You made the right call

in going for help.

Danny... (sighs)

I did a lot of thinking

when I was away.

I came to see

that there are things

missing in my life.

I got friends and family,

you know,

but I don't have, like...

what we had...

and because of the way

that my life is,

I may never have that...

and figuring that out is scary.

And having

this conversation...

is scary.

So, I'm gonna tell you

that I...

don't think of us

as something in the past tense.

And I never will.

Thank you for telling me

the truth.

The truth...

For the longest time,

I thought that

the truth was dangerous,

and it still can be, but...

now I'm starting

to know that

the thing that we think will

hurt us may actually save us.

Where'd you put it?

Somewhere safe.

Neither you nor Pandora

should be able to sense it.

(sighs)

We should have

seen this coming.

Pandora's box summons monsters,

and I'm a monster.

You are not a monster.

As long as we keep you

away from that Box...

No, that Box

isn't the problem.

The problem is that

the Wendigo is still

inside me.

You could get hurt.

Hey, no, no, no,

that's not gonna happen.

Okay?

Remember, you're in control.

You.

Joe Corbin.

And Joe Corbin is someone

I trust with my life.

HIDDEN ONE: They dared to lay

a hand upon you?

The humans?

He was not human.

He had seeds of darkness

within him.

He is a creature of chaos.

I thought their kind

heeded your word.

Only when my Box and power

are complete.

My abilities

are at a low ebb.

This situation

must be addressed.

(whispering):

Yes.

Yes.

(sighs)

I must destroy the Witnesses.

My love?

Your failure has made

my path clear.

You let the mortals

get the better of you

at every turn.

So now, I must do

what should have been

done long ago.

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