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Young Kasha: They're coming.

Young Valya: Mother Raquella didn't share your beliefs.

Nor do others, aside from your faction of zealots!

You heard what she said! You swore to use every tool!

Sister Dorotea: Because I did not want to fight with her on her deathbed.

I honor my grandmother,

but this great work of hers must be destroyed.

Young Valya: I beg of you, don't do this.

Dorotea!

Stop!

Face me!

What?

- What is she doing? - I will never bend to you,

Valya Harkonnen.

Then take out your blade!

Valya, no.

Drive it into your throat!

- Young Tula: What do we do? - Sisterhood above all.

No. We should walk away now.

- We were never here. - It's no use.

They'll read us.

Then we must speak the truth.

Dorotea ended her life by her own hand.

She was in anguish over Mother Raquella's death.

She was weakened by grief.

Unstable.

Unable to see a path forward.

Tula.

Go, we'll take care of this.

There you are.

Are you alright?

I had no choice, Tula.

She was going to destroy everything Raquella built.

- She forced my hand. - I'm pregnant.

Orry Atreides?

Did he...?

It wasn't like that.

Do you want to keep it?

I think so.

Then I will support you.

We'll raise it together.

What about the Order?

The policy to separate children from their mothers?

When I'm Mother Superior,

we can do whatever we want.

I told you,

if you followed me here, I would protect you.

This is our family now, our home.

Sisters above all.

Sisters above all.

Sister Nazir: When you sent for me,

I never expected this kind of breakthrough.

Tula Harkonnen: There's something we're missing.

These images, why do they appear

in every single viral nightmare?

What I don't get is the timing.

We believe the lesions in Kasha's brain multiplied over several days.

She survived with the virus active in her system,

but at the Landsraad, the victims died quickly

in the soldier's presence, within minutes.

Kasha was always exceptional.

She was a master of Prana-Bindu.

And with her history...

her family was slaughtered

by the Butlerians when she was only a child.

I remember she once told me that she had this unique ability

to live in the face of fear.

Fear.

That's what it's feeding off of, this virus.

It begins a chain reaction, body attacks itself.

It's a bioweapon.

The question is, who would've done this to Desmond Hart?

- What do you mean? - Surely a soldier didn't bioengineer such a weapon.

It's far more likely he's the virus's first victim.

Um...

- We should help him. - Well, the good news is it's a physical contagion.

That means we can transmute it, like Raquella did.

We could produce an antiviral.

Altering molecules that already lie within us.

We could generate a cure.

It's the same process

Raquella used on the Rossak poison.

Only our target is different.

I'll do that. I, I have the nightmares. I've been exposed.

Mother Tula...

this will be a dangerous procedure.

With my medical training, I am

uniquely qualified to take on the task.

I've had the nightmare too.

I can do it.

Go slowly.

The first stage is to isolate the foreign agents.

Starting the transmutation.

Good. It's working.

There's something wrong. It's adapting too fast.

You've triggered an active response.

The virus is no longer dormant.

Focus on your training.

Adapt your responses.

Good.

Your cells are transmuting it.

Good... Good, Nazir. It's working.

Nazir, be careful.

It's replicating again. It's coming back stronger.

I see it! The monster of Arrakis!

Eyes...

- I see them. - Whose eyes?

They're watching him.

- They're watching... - Who is watching?

I can fight it, I can f--

I can't! It's not human!

The more-- the more I fight...

How long has the Sisterhood

been collaborating with the insurgents?

I don't know what you're talkin' about.

You're tellin' me that you didn't realize that

Valya Harkonnen and her Order

were running your sham of a rebellion

this whole time?

I never thought I'd see an Atreides

doin' a Harkonnen's dirty work.

My father... used to tell me a bedtime story,

same one every night

about a monster who lived among his people when he was a boy.

And then one day, on a hunt...

turned against them and slaughtered them all.

He made sure I knew never to trust a Harkonnen.

Then avenge your family name.

Testify at the Landsraad.

No, I've got no love for the Sisterhood or the Harkonnens.

But I hate you...

and everything your emperor stands for.

I knew you couldn't stay away.

- But to attempt to free him? - Mother, what are you doing here?

- He tried to kill us. - He couldn't go through with it.

Oh, you foolish, lovesick girl.

That traitor will say anything.

It's the truth. And he is not wrong.

Father has lost his way, you must see it.

You once said you wanted me to come to you.

I am here now.

I am asking for your help.

What would you have me do?

Let him go. Send him off planet.

I never need to see him again. Just spare his life.

I wish you had come to me sooner.

What are you doing?

I wanted to teach you about power.

So, let this be a lesson.

- I'm going to miss this. - Hm.

Now that Constantine has gone to be with his fleet...

there's no reason for me to remain.

So, that was your only reason for coming here?

- Not the only one. - No, stay. Stay.

I have business in Zimia.

Not all of us can stay in bed all day.

No, stay here... on Salusa.

I can find a place for you at the palace.

You can stay as long as you wish.

I can't. There were reasons I left.

Natalya knows about us.

I think she'd be relieved to end the charade.

I'm tired of being patient.

You tell Mother Superior I want to speak with her.

- Your Majesty. - What is it?

I have news about your daughter.

What about my daughter?

Arrested? Princess Ynez?

Attempting to free the Swordmaster.

The Atreides.

We have to act quickly.

Every moment she's in that cell puts her at risk.

A risk we can exploit.

Javicco asked me to bring you a message.

- He wants to see you. - No.

Javicco Corrino's reign is over.

Your plan is working, Valya.

My imprint still holds. He wants to give me Natalya's mantle.

Don't be naive.

He can't divorce without damaging the coalition.

It would put the whole Imperium on a course to war.

- Then I'll get him to release Nez. - No.

No more waiting.

Corrino has forfeited his right

to live out his reign in peace.

Sister Theodosia...

we are going to free the Princess,

get her to safety outside the city

until her coronation can be assured.

I'm ready, Mother Superior.

There is something that we are not seeing.

Some piece on the board, just out of view.

It's time to change tactics.

He... he's the father of my son.

I'm sorry, but you knew this day might come.

Young Kasha: Is this what I think it is?

Young Valya: It's Raquella's great work.

This is the breeding program?

It's a thinking machine.

Young Tula: This is dangerous, Valya.

In responsible hands, any tool can be used

for the betterment of humanity.

Our entire race nearly died fighting machines.

Anirul's quarantined from all other technology.

It processes only the problems we feed it.

The mind can't be controlled forever, artificial or not.

What about Raquella's mind?

This is her vision.

Anirul, search the genetic index of the entire Imperium

across generations to find us the union we need.

Paternal prospect identified.

Javicco Corrino, the young prince.

And future emperor.

More prone to stability than strength,

but with the right match...

Maternal prospect identified.

Young Kasha: Natalya Arat.

Young Valya: Prone to ambition and faith.

A daughter born to their pairing

would have all the traits we desire.

A tremendous aptitude for the Sisterhood.

How do we ensure she joins the Sisterhood

before taking the throne?

With our finest Truthsayer by her father's side, of course,

bringing her under our wing.

This Natalya is still a child

and Javicco Corrino is not yet emperor.

- Anything could happen before then. - Yes...

unless we send someone to keep Javicco occupied

until Natalya's ready to stand by his side.

You mean imprint on him?

They will have a daughter. She will be our empress.

We pledged to put a Sister on the throne.

This is how we do it.

But Dorotea's disciples will try to destroy it.

That's why they can never know.

They already share her suspicions.

Sisters, I need to speak with Tula alone.

Young Kasha: Of course.

Young Valya: Anirul, show her what you showed me.

Accessing genetic library.

Young Valya: Couldn't help but be worried about a child of the Atreides.

Our bloodlines have never intersected until now.

Analyzing Harkonnen-Atreides profile.

Tula, your child has... incredible potential.

Anirul predicts that with the right guidance,

- he could shape the trajectory of worlds. - He?

It's a boy.

Young Valya: We can guide him together.

Don't you see?

Your child is destined for great things.

Anirul, Sister Nazir detected something...

inhuman.

Something that grew stronger the harder she fought it.

You're talking about a thinking machine on a nanoscale?

Yes, a viral technology that lies dormant in our cells

that has been engineered to kill on command.

If I could discover how he triggers the attack...

- I could disarm him. - If a machine virus

is receiving commands from your son,

eliminating him will stop any future attacks.

Anirul, my son was not born a weapon.

He was made into one.

Then what will you do?

Mother Tula?

I'll go to him.

Reverend Mother: It appears she left in a hurry.

A shuttle off the planet? I don't understand.

How can she abandon her position at a time like this?

We cannot let this get out.

Reverend Mother: She didn't leave any instructions.

She didn't tell anyone...

Sister?

Is this necessary?

- I feel fine. - It's for your own safety.

This will be over soon, Doe Eyes, I promise.

Can you not, at least, loosen the restraints?

I was trapped in that tank for so long.

And now I'm bound up here like some type of criminal.

Please.

Bashar... who gave you permission to arrest my daughter?

That is between you and your wife.

She found your daughter trying to free the Swordmaster.

No.

I don't believe you.

Open your eyes, Your Majesty.

Or does that witch have you so blind

you can't see the truth?

- Your wife is trying to protect the Imperium. - You're right.

Which is why I've decided to send her on a tour of goodwill.

With Arrakis soon in hand, we need to

reinforce our ties with the other neo allied worlds,

and with her connections,

who better to send as an emissary?

Let's not pretend this is about strategy.

This is about you spending more time with your mistress.

Francesca's more than a mistress.

Your Majesty, it was a Sister from her Order

who plotted your murder.

I found her robe hidden among the stolen spice.

But where is the proof of that now?

- Up in flames. - I am only offering the truth as I see it.

The Sisters are stoking rebellion.

Yeah, so you keep saying.

Mother Superior and I have...

have had our differences, more than once.

But our bond goes back decades.

And much as I appreciate our, uh, relationship

and the unique contribution you make to my reign...

you're not my only advisor.

You're gonna bring them back, aren't you?

You're choosing their counsel over mine?

Sisters, I know you're scared,

but we must band together in faith.

Lila?

Why are you cloaked in silence and chattering in secrecy?

It's a miracle.

Where are the rest of you?

Lila, your eyes.

Answer the question.

The divine reckoning Raquella spoke of

has come to the Sisterhood.

People are frightened.

Lila, how are you even here with us?

I found a way back...

despite the efforts of others.

Where is Valya Harkonnen?

Mother Superior is on Salusa Secundus.

Mother Superior?

Mm.

I need to speak to Sister Esther-Cano.

Find her. Bring her to me now.

Where is Sister Avemar?

Sister Gessie?

I've been reading about them.

The Butlerian Sisters who disbanded after Dorotea's suicide.

I've been working to revive their tradition.

Suicide?

No.

How did you do that?

Finally. I knew they were here somewhere.

What are those files?

The Mentat Sisters keep logs.

I need to find the records of my faithful.

- Your faithful? - There you are.

You will learn your place, acolyte.

- You knew about this? - I don't have time to explain.

- We need to contain her. - More secrets. You're just as bad as they are.

You don't understand the situation.

Tula saved her life, but her ancestors have--

She is unstable.

She is not herself.

No... she's not.

Mother Dorotea.

They're gone... all of them.

I told you, your followers disbanded.

They've been erased.

Who could've done that?

Dorotea Only the Mother Superior...

Valya... Harkonnen.

Valya Harkonnen: We need to get the Princess to safety.

The most efficient way for me to get in

is to be escorted directly to the suspensor cells.

How are you gonna do that?

I'm gonna get arrested.

Tell Corrino I agree to his meeting.

guard: Mother Superior.

The Emperor has called upon me.

Even if you get yourself in, how will you get her out?

I will ensure our escape.

An acolyte?

The Sisterhood draws women from many worlds.

But even within that group, Sister Theodosia is unique.

Sister Francesca, thank you for the invitation.

Of course. I've been looking forward to your visit.

Theodosia was bred by Tlulaxan geneticists.

I was their experiment.

Mother Superior gave me sanctuary when I had nowhere to turn.

She's the reason I'm alive.

You won't be disturbed here.

And Javicco?

The needle is coated in meta-cyanide.

It will be quick and painless.

Sisterhood above all.

Natalya... we need to talk.

You're angry about Nez.

- You don't get to do that without consulting me. - Really?

And yet, you're going to send me away,

and you don't even have the backbone to tell me yourself.

Well, you wanted a more active role

in governing the Imperium.

Now you'll be heard by millions.

I won't be going anywhere.

You will do as you're commanded.

I'm afraid that's not the case.

For your own safety,

perhaps it's time to let clearer heads prevail.

You swore you served only me.

You made your choice.

Nez was right about you.

- And what when the nobles get to hear about this? - They won't.

Because it's not in your interest to tell them.

Oh, this house is still yours, Javicco.

You will continue to wear the crown and act accordingly,

but going forward...

my counsel will not be ignored.

Excuse me, sir.

Mother Superior is here.

Where?

Where is she?

Your Majesty.

What do you think you're doing?

What I should've done years ago.

Clarifying our positions.

Valya, I'm glad you're here.

I need your help.

You were right.

I never should've trusted Desmond.

He and Natalya, they want to use me,

make me their puppet.

Please... if you can find a way to rid me of this monster,

we can go back to the way things were,

the Sisterhood by my side.

I'm sorry, but you'll never be free.

The truth is, Emperor, you are a weak man.

You've always needed someone else to hold the strings.

You've simply traded one puppet master for another.

We've been shaping your path since before you were born.

Every decision you've ever made, we made it for you.

We were the ones who made sure your father took the throne

so that it would fall to you.

We bought the unallied worlds under your banner.

We sent you Francesca to keep your attention.

You were only ever an assignment.

- One of many. - I don't believe you.

Your wife doesn't respect you.

Your daughter's lost faith in you.

Your Bashar is simply using you for his own ends.

You didn't really think Francesca loved you, did you?

How could she?

It's not your fault, Javicco.

It's who you are. It's in your blood.

It's why we chose you.

- Why are you telling me this? - Because you don't matter.

It's Ynez that we want on the throne.

Your time is coming to an end.

Arrest her.

Arrest her!

Get her out of my sight.

Sister Emeline: Mother Dorotea, let us help you.

I died here.

Young Valya Dorotea. Stop!

Face me!

Take out your blade!

Drive it into your throat!

What are you doing?

The Harkonnen sisters have been lying to you

about the history of this place.

This Order was grown on blood-soaked roots.

It's time you learned the truth.

Dorotea's Disciple: Do not curse God

for the punishments you inflict upon yourself.

Humility is the foundation of all our virtues.

Humility is the foundation of all our virtues.

The Harkonnens.

Dorotea and I didn't always agree.

But we were still Sisters.

That she took her life in anguish pains me more than you know.

Mother Dorotea would never have left us.

Never.

For the Order to survive, we must be united.

- There is no other way. - Young Kasha: She speaks truth, Sisters.

- You can read it. - You are no Mother Superior.

Mother Valya has a vision for us.

Listen to her, Sisters, please.

I see some among you do not accept my leadership.

The choice is yours.

If you won't follow me forward,

you can follow Dorotea's example.

Choose!

Choose!

Choose!

Young Avila I will follow you.

Sister Avila...

we can't have a whisper of this get out.

Yes, Mother Superior.

Javicco.

What's wrong?

I've reconsidered.

It's time you moved on to your next assignment.

Save your lies for someone else.

- Valya was-- - She told me everything.

She seems to think my rule is not long for this world.

Why is that, Francesca?

Valya's plan.

Never mine.

Keiran.

Keiran.

- Keiran. - Nez.

- You shouldn't be here. - Valya Release me.

Hold out your sword.

Mother Superior, behind you!

You remember Sister Theodosia?

She will be taking your place until we can set things right.

It's an honor, Princess.

- We need to leave. - Not without him.

Go! Go with her.

Ynez Corrino: I won't leave you here.

Your Grace, that's not possible.

I'm not asking.

If we convince the Great Houses the Sisterhood

was behind the plot to assassinate the High Council,

they'll authorize retaliation.

And the Sisterhood will have nowhere to hide.

- Sir, I need to speak with you. - Then speak.

The Mother Superior's been arrested.

She came to see the Emperor, Your Highness.

I thought she'd been barred from the palace.

She's in the holding cell with the other prisoners.

Of course, she is.

Sound the alarm. Lock down the palace.

Theodosia, this is a grave risk.

I won't be able to protect you.

This is why you brought me here.

Let me do what only I can.

I will buy you time.

You have a fierce will, Sister.

I admire that.

Come.

Good luck.

Wait.

Back of the palace, Sister Theodosia left a suspensor car.

- There's too many guards. - I know a shortcut, this way.

- Find them. - guard: Yes, sir.

You, go left. You, right. Upstairs.

Hmm.

- What happened? - Mother Superior, she said...

What?

Mother Superior, she said...

Yes?

Sisterhood above all!

Get this monstrosity up in suspension.

- Guards! - Javicco.

Stay away from me.

- Please listen to me. - No, no, no.

I see it all now.

Give me the knife.

What's to stop me from killing you right now?

You can't.

The imprint won't let you hurt me.

What was the plan?

Is that poisoned?

Valya's plan.

We can find a way through this... together.

And how do I know that's not what she wants?

Huh?

You know, it's a...

it's a strange thing when you finally realize

you've never known one true moment of freedom.

But I can control this.

No!

We need to get to the spaceport.

They'll be grounding ships. We'll have to move fast.

Javicco, stay with me.

Stay with me, Javicco.

Javicco.

Natalya The Emperor's been killed!

The Emperor's been killed!

My Sisters, I have come to you...

to unearth the truth.

These are the remains of our most faithful.

Valya Harkonnen murdered them.

You need to get Tula.

She needs to know about this.

Tula isn't here.

Mother Dorotea.

The Sisterhood has lost its way!

But I will not be silenced again!

In the name of all who have fallen...

I will return us to our righteous path!

Anirul initializing.

My sweet boy.

Barely in the world and already you know so much sadness.

You are so special.

You deserve the chance to find your own path.

Not Valya's, or the Harkonnens', or the Sisterhood's.

Or mine.

That's the gift I give you.

Be free.

Not what anyone desires you to be.

Will he be loved?

The midwife says she is an itinerant laborer.

Gave birth this morning to a stillborn, as expected.

She has love in her eyes.

And the means to travel far away.

Aunt Valya?

Head for the fuel depot. We can land there.

There's a passageway through to the next terminal.

It'll help us avoid any checkpoints being set up.

- This contact of yours, he can get us off planet? - Yes.

We just need to get to his station.

He's got access to a courier ship.

He can smuggle us onto the heighliner.

Hurry, it's there.

Go... take Ynez.

I'm going to slow them down.

- Mother Superior-- - I'll follow when I can.

I'm trusting you to get her to safety. You owe me that.

- I'll do it for her. - Desmond Hart: Spread out!

Stay where you are!

Defend me!

Kill him!

Desmond Hart...

you say you've seen my end.

Show me.

male voice Valya!

Valya! Help me!

Help!

Griffin!

Griffin!

Griffin!

Griffin!

Swim!

automated voice: Attention. The spaceport is on lockdown.

Please make your way to the checkpoints.

Attention. The spaceport is on lockdown.

Please make your way to the checkpoints.

You need to report to the checkpoint.

automated voice: Attention. The spaceport is on lockdown.

Please make your way to the checkpoints.

- Griffin. Griffin. - Valya.

You can't fight it. It's not human.

It's a machine.

- Valya. - Valya.

It's okay. I saved you.

You have to let go.

You have to let go of your fears.

That's it.

That's it.

That's it.

Valya...

You did this.

You killed me. You killed us all.

No! Valya.

- Griffin! - Don't!

Griffin!

Griffin!

No. You cannot fight this battle with strength.

Griffin!

Griffin Harkonnen You did this!

Griffin!

Valya, no, don't. The harder you fight, the faster you burn.

I know you're afraid.

I'm afraid too.

You have to let go.

All the fear, all the pain.

You can't run from it.

You can't fight it. You have to let it pass through you.

I see the worm.

It's coming.

Let it come.

I saw it.

What?

What they did to him.

Who did it?

I couldn't make out a face.

But they're using a thinking machine.

- They've put one inside him. - Wait!

His eye is the virus.

He's their weapon.

Valya.

Stop!

What are you doing?

He's my son.

No, the...

the baby died.

I've given you everything, sister.

But I couldn't give you him.

You lied to me all this time?

It was for his protection.

From what?

You think I'm a monster, sister?

All the carnage, deception...

all by your orders.

But your hold on the Sisterhood wasn't fixed.

I could've broken it at any time.

Why didn't I?

Because we're the same, you and I.

Two wolves... born to feed

with no care for the cost.

If my son had the potential that Anirul promised...

he deserved a better fate than us.

You've handed him to our enemies.

There is another hidden hand grasping for control.

We were not the only ones to realize his potential.

Whoever's behind this, they saw it too

and they have harnessed it.

For the good of us all, let me end this now.

No. He's their victim.

Please let me save him.

I can resolve this threat...

if you're not afraid to trust me.

I'm not afraid anymore, Tula.

The reckoning is still upon us,

stalking us from the darkness.

If the shadows are where they want to fight...

then that is where I shall go.

The decision is yours.

Arrest her.

Arrakis.

Come, Princess. The path to our enemy begins here.