Dante's Cove (2005) s03e02 Episode Script
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
[Announcer.]
Previously on You're telling me six months of my life is missing? How? What's it like in cosmic orbit? Kevin? Oh, my God! Are you okay? This may be hard for you to understand, but l'm happy.
Maybe you could use a hand around here.
l could use more than just a simple handyman.
Toby says he just wants to be friends.
Right.
And you buy that? l can't believe it's only been a month.
l feel like l've known you forever.
So, what exactly is your field? l'm a representative of the Tresum Council.
l'm having problems with my magic.
lt has something to do with the six months you were in limbo.
lt's this damn bracelet.
Bro can tell where l am and who l'm with.
Aren't you with that other one now? Who? Adam? Adam and l are just friends.
lt'll just be a hook-up.
Nothing heavy.
l know you studied this Tresum stuff.
When the stone darkens, it's reacting to the dark energies in our midst.
Stop! You do this, you'll be excommunicated from Tresum.
l need Tresum! l know what you are.
[screaming.]
Like a knife in my heart l'm dying Dying to be with you Burning inside me Dying, dying to be Like a moth to a flame l'm dying Dying to be with you Run but you can't hide Dying Dying to be with you l can't kill this deep desire for you l must have the rush of capturing you l can't save myself from thinking of you l won't stop until the day l do Burning inside me Burning inside me Dying to be with you Dying to be with you With you [thunder.]
Grace Neville.
l almost didn't recognize you.
Which of your heart's desires did you find at the market? Bug spray.
Lots and lots of bug spray.
Centipedes have taken over my home while l was away.
They're almost worse than my squatters.
l should come back with you.
Cast a riddance spell.
We could do it together.
My magic is strong.
Tresum Council magic? Watered down.
Safe.
Come to the beach with me.
See where the day takes us.
l'd rather murder centipedes.
Grace, you're such a romantic.
Perhaps another time.
Nice necklace.
[chuckles.]
Nicer piercing.
Blossoms appear.
Blossoms appear.
Appear.
[sighs.]
Then it wasn't a nightmare.
[chuckles.]
[knocking on door.]
Hello? Diana? l-- l'm so sorry.
The-- The door was open.
So l - l'm Michelle.
- Of course.
Van told me everything.
How l died.
How you helped her bring me back.
You're the reason l'm alive, which-- which is why l thought you could help me.
Now's not a good time.
Diana my parents are dead, and Van, all of them.
And l know magic was involved, so please help me.
There's no one else l can turn to.
[rock.]
Been up and down Turned inside out Once was a time l knew what it was all about Find the time And soon it's gone All l thought l knew Could be wrong Why try to fight? [chuckles.]
lt won't be long Biding time No one's home Burn up, burn out What you want to do? Look up, look out What about feeling blue? Oh, God.
[panting.]
Bide your time Soon it's gone [chuckles.]
l feel so exhausted.
Come on, one more time.
No, Kevin, no.
No, Kevin.
Oh, you just need some more snacks.
[grunts.]
Kevin No, Kevin.
No one's home Ooh, hey, here.
Try this on.
That is not going anywhere near my neck.
Why not? lt's local indigenous art.
You love this shit.
Come on, this stuff is made in some sweatshop by Chinese orphans.
Plus it's fucking ugly.
Ugly? lt reminds me of you.
That is very sweet.
Was Michelle an ugly piece of jewelry too? Were all your other ex-girlfriends-- All right, you got me.
l've had to shuck a lot of oysters before l found a pearl.
But l found you.
Wow.
Wow, first l'm an ugly necklace, and now l'm a pearl.
Thank God you're a scientist and not a poet.
Michelle, it's terrible that your parents are dead.
But l have no magic left.
lt's gone.
What? When l allowed Van to bring you back during the Libra solstice, l broke Tresum law.
And for my punishment, the Tresum Council has stripped me of my power.
You dedicate your entire life to something.
They can't just take that away from you.
They can, Michelle, and they did.
No.
No.
Look.
Look, my parents.
They were slaughtered.
They were torn apart.
Please.
You have to let them go and live your life the life that's a gift that you weren't meant to have.
You'd prefer l was dead? l should never have let Van save you.
The consequences have been too dire.
l was wrong about you, Diana.
l always thought you were the good witch.
[door closes.]
[sigh.]
[indistinct voices.]
Ohh Ohh-- [gasp.]
[growling.]
Oh! Oh, Marco whatever you were trying to tell me l'm listening now.
Sleep well, my friend.
lt's so, so sad.
lf he had any fault at all, it was that he loved people so much he was blinded by it.
l feel like l lost my family all over again.
So, you and Marco were that close, huh? He was like a father to me.
lt's good to see you, Britt.
Don't be a stranger.
What's with the attitude? Don't tell me you're buying that whole wounded bird thing, are you? Michelle's been through a lot.
She just needs a friend right now.
This sucks! Marco was a great guy.
Yeah.
What's going to happen to the club? Any word? Guess it'll close.
l'll be looking for a new job.
lt's a shame it took Marco's death to put a little class into this place.
Ambrosius.
Excuse us, please.
We need to speak.
Well, your business with me better be important, Grace.
ln a perfect world, l'd have no business with you at all.
- Then what? - Marco confided in me that he discovered a danger here in the Cove.
Something he described as-- as evil.
l didn't listen at the time.
And? And now he's dead, filleted at the water's edge.
Marco was a glorified barkeep.
The only interest he had in his life was making money from this place.
''Evil'' to him was two-for-one drink night.
No, no.
His death proves that he was right.
lt foretells something terrible.
[scoffs.]
The only thing you can foretell from Marco's death is that there will be a closed casket.
What is it you really want, Grace? What do you mean? l've known you long enough to know your manipulations.
[gasps.]
Why-- You don't think l'd invent something like this? Oh, no! lt wouldn't be the first time.
The past is the past.
We must work together now, Ambrosius.
There's not much time to act.
l feel it.
lt's been lovely chatting with you, Grace.
But l've got something very important to do.
Thank you for coming during these darkest of times.
No tribute l could give would be adequate to express how we are all feeling right now.
So l'll dispense with any feeble statements about this great man, the soul of Dante's Cove must go on, and it is my privilege to step into the great Marco's shoes as H2Eau's proud new owner.
Bro is your new boss? You got to be fucking kidding me.
[knocking.]
Hello.
What do you want? l knew you'd want this back.
l'm sorry for my coldness before.
Come on in.
Michelle-- [sighs.]
Um, you know, my father was murdered too.
lt's not something l talk about often, but l think about it every day.
No one understands what it feels like unless they've been through it.
Oh.
[chuckles.]
Sorry.
Just dresses.
The difference between you and me is that l know who killed them.
And that knowledge has, in its strange way, given me solace.
l don't know what good l'll be to you.
My powers are crushed, my spirit's not much better.
But you'll help me.
l'll do whatever l can to find your answers.
Then, maybe that'll help both of us.
Knotted future, untangle your wisdom.
Clear all shrouded veils.
Reveal the truth to present eyes.
My task to see, my task to know.
Emerge! Emerge! Bloody hell.
There's no point in hiding, Trevor.
l'm sorry, Grace.
l didn't know you were in here, and l-- l just got a little curious.
You wanted to watch Grace Neville, the great Tresum witch, work her magic.
Sorry to disappoint.
[sighs.]
The energy in all of Dante's Cove is in disrepair.
Why should l be any different? Well, l'm sure you'll get your mojo back.
l suppose.
But until l do, l'll need a boost.
Are you familiar with starflower? You mean saint.
You better be careful.
That shit'll fuck you up.
Yes, for ordinary mortals.
But starflower is a powerful vision aid.
lt only grows in one remote spot.
My sister Diana always has a fresh batch on hand.
Think l'll give her a visit in the morning.
[techno.]
Ah, that's mine.
Yeah.
Hey.
Hey.
l owe you.
- Whassup, man? - Yeah.
Yeah.
Saint? You're smoking saint? Dude! [woman screams.]
Call 9-1-1! Let's get somebody, man! [screaming.]
[screams.]
[panting, groaning.]
[Man.]
Hold him down! [whimpers.]
- [sighs.]
- Get some water! What happened to you? Saint.
These kids were smoking saint.
Blew it right in my face.
- lt's a hell of a trip.
- Like an acid flashback? No.
No, these weren't flashbacks.
When l was using, it felt so good.
What l saw tonight was a bad trip.
What do you remember? Something moving in the dark.
Being afraid.
Sounds like that was a pretty strong trip for some secondhand smoke.
What are you saying? You'd tell me if you were using again, right? l'm not using.
l don't want it! Maybe it wants me.
We become one.
With spirits locked.
l call upon your life alone.
Come through my power to join my own.
[gasping.]
Bro? Bro! Bro.
Bro! Bro.
Bro? Oh, my God! Fuck.
Uh, uhh-- Oh, my God.
Oh! [gasping.]
[muttering.]
Oh, there's got to be-- Flow from me the endless stream back to the life once taken.
[sobbing.]
Um, uh-- Flow from me the endless stream back into the one forsaken.
[gasps.]
[sobbing.]
[chuckles.]
- Are ya-- - Mm.
[clears throat.]
You all right? l'm fine.
l had a dream you left me.
l'm right here.
Just go back to sleep.
Jeez.
Yeah, l really kind of like you! You like me? Oh, Toby.
l have an appetite.
Cook me something special.
Grilled fennel boar.
My pleasure, sir.
Right away.
Hey, what's up? [sighs.]
l can't believe, out of all the people on the island, Bro ends up as my boss.
[Toby's voice, amplified.]
l must say, and l wouldn't be surprised if he didn't go kill Marco himself.
Just so he could torture me more.
l despise that guy.
lf there is any good in the world, he will hunt it down and ruin it.
Silence splits your tongue in voice.
[coughs.]
You're sure it's not that he has Kevin that's eatin' on you? No.
Definitely Bro.
This could use a little sugar.
Later.
l got to go cook the bore's boar.
Enjoy.
Silence splits your tongue and voice! Don't touch me.
My spell fails you? Why? You're trying magic on me? Let's get one thing straight right now.
l may work here, but don't ever think that you own me.
Who's protecting you? [laughs.]
l don't need protection.
Candle fire bloom-- Ablaze! What is happening to me? lt used to be, l could obliterate someone with a word or reform him from his ash.
Now, l feel sick all the time, my body aches, and look! [grunts.]
[grunts.]
[groans.]
Dance! Dance, dance! Please.
Please, just dance.
Dance! What is happening to me? Am l dying? ls this how an lmmortal dies? You're not dying.
An emissary from the Tresum Council was here, Griffin, and he's a leech.
He's taken all my power, and now-- now also yours, apparently.
[sighs.]
Are you the one blocking Diana's powers? Yes.
Well, you're also interfering with mine.
That's absurd.
l have no issues with you.
Give me back my powers.
Huh? What the hell are you thinking? Do not fuck with the representative from the Tresum Council.
My business is with Diana, and Diana alone.
So are we good? Yes.
That's what l like to hear.
l'd rather have you as a friend, Ambrosius.
Accept this as a show of good faith.
[gasps deeply.]
Now, does that feel like a man who needs to steal energy? - What did you do to me? - Nice, huh? l gave you a little pick-me-up.
Look around you.
Natural, raw power is everywhere.
You simply need to learn how to access it.
Mercy.
A simple touch, a caress is enough to replenish a starving man.
Of course, nothing beats a hot, sweaty, throw-down fuck.
That's the fastest way to power up.
l have sex.
Just sex? - Or ''scare the neighbors'' sex? - Good sex.
Uh-huh.
With Kevin.
Hold on.
You have sex with just one person? For how long? Six months.
Six months? No wonder you're feeling drained.
You got to taste some new flavors, Ambrosius.
Expand your sexual contacts and enjoy the hedonistic lifestyle.
But l found the one that l want.
Yeah, that's real nice.
When you start dragging again, you know where to find me.
[chuckles.]
Look at all this research you've done.
Yeah.
Doesn't the Tresum Council know what they're losing by turning against you like that? They may be able to block my abilities, but one thing they can't take from me is knowledge.
These scrolls contain early Tresum writings.
You think they can help find my parents' killer? lt's possible.
Grace would kill me if she knew l had these.
She seems to think she owns Tresum.
lt doesn't sound like your sister treats you very well.
That must be hard for you.
Grace refuses to care for anyone else.
And l can't wait for it to blow up in her face.
You're so wicked.
And beautiful.
l-l-- l better go find those documents.
We have a full day of translating ahead of us.
Well, uh, l can stay all night.
[knocking.]
Diana, open this door! l'm here on urgent business.
Prepare yourself.
lt's Grace.
Phew! Huh! l always enjoy your dramatic entrances, Grace.
To what do l owe the pleasure? l need your starflower.
Yours has crumbled from age, apparently? Look, do you have any, or not? [Diana.]
No, l'm all out.
You'll have to make the trek out to the spring.
lf you hurry, you might make it by nightfall.
Listen to me, Diana.
lt's critical, to all of us, that l get my hands on some starflower as soon as possible.
Your Highness needs starflower.
Let me just drop everything.
Something dark and dangerous is afoot.
l need to produce a vision in order to fully understand it.
Look, if you're lying to me as one of your spiteful jests, Diana, you will be very, very sorry.
l'm already sorry l even opened the door.
Lovely to see you, Grace, as always.
[laughs, groans.]
You can come out now! The old green hag is gone.
Michelle? Michelle? [voice whispering.]
Hey, what are you doing back here? Just came to see you do your thing.
Oh, yeah? Well, check it out.
Hi-ya! Voila! How's that? You know l'm proud of you, right? You're a chef now.
l know.
You believed l could do it even before l did.
That's what friends are for.
Yeah.
[sniffs.]
Ah! l love the smell of fresh meat sizzling on the grill.
Adam, uniform.
That is a great improvement over Marco, don't you think? What do you mean? Ah! Don't you know? Meet Adam.
H2Eau's newest bartender.
ls he serious? Yep.
Tonight, l join the world's work force.
What are you up to? Me? You.
What's your hold on him? Blackmail? ls he a slave in one of your little spells? You're not just imaginative in your cooking.
Adam wouldn't work unless he was forced to.
He's got plenty of money.
You're behind this.
Adam came to me looking for a job.
l don't know why, and l don't care why.
All l know is, if you put those abs behind that bar, people will be falling all over themselves to buy drinks.
Adam is irresistibly fuckable.
Uh-uh-uh.
Don't raise your hackles.
l'm not after Adam.
l've got Kevin, remember? And besides, my thirst for Adam has already been quenched.
What are you doing? Keeping you all to myself.
You already got me, baby.
- l do now.
- [chuckling.]
You look hot.
l know what you need.
[moaning.]
[continues.]
[groans.]
Oh! Oh, Trevor! lt's gone.
All the starflower is gone.
lt looks like an animal dug up your garden.
No common animal did this.
Whatever creature was here knew its target.
This was an attack.
lt knows l'm looking for it.
We're not safe here.
Come.
Okay.
Wait.
Right here.
- ls this enough? - Oh, Trevor, well done.
- [growling.]
- You've literally found our last sprig of hope.
Our adversary's identity won't be hidden from us much longer.
[Trevor.]
Okay.
Let's go.
So, did you learn any new cocktails tonight, Adam? How much did you make in tips? Tell me, Adam, what was it like tending bar? l've been a bartender for years.
l know what it's like.
Dude, it's my first night of work.
You're not even happy for me.
No, l'm not happy.
You're working for Bro.
The man who stole Kevin from me, made him his slave? Oh, man, that makes no sense.
You work for Bro, why can't l? Because Bro hurts the people that l love.
He's using you.
Look, l don't have a problem with him.
- Bro can be a cool guy.
- [laughs.]
Cool! Oh, yeah? Cool enough to fuck? l didn't want you to know about that.
- lt was a long time ago.
- Oh, it's okay.
l understand.
lt was the saint's fault.
Why are you being such a dick? l'm sorry, l-- l lost Van.
l lost Kevin, okay? l'm just getting over those two.
l don't want to lose you, too.
So, me working at H2Eau means you're gonna lose me? l just can't stand seeing the two of you together.
Well, l can't quit.
[laughs.]
What are you talking about? You're rich.
You've been living here off your parents' dime for years.
Why work now? - Because l need the job.
- Oh, come on.
That's bullshit.
And besides, working at a bar will not be good for your recovery.
l don't have any money, Toby.
None.
My parents said l had to join my dad's office in New York or lose my allowance.
l told him l wouldn't leave the Cove.
So he cut me off.
No money.
So l'm sorry.
l can't quit for you, Toby.
Adam, l didn't know.
l'm-- Why didn't you tell me? You had your own shit to work out.
Yeah, but why do it? Life here can suck if you're poor.
Why give up the money and stay here at the Cove? Because of you, asshole.
Come on Get in the car l hear that heaven ls not that far Come on Get on the train lf you're moving lt's hard to complain Sometimes the reason that we're here Overcome our deepest fear So just wipe away The last of your tears You can walk tall Sing out, stand pat Get out from under that wall You can walk tall Sing out, stand proud Get out from under Sometimes the reason that we're here To overcome our deepest fear So just wipe away The last of your tears You can walk tall Sing out, stand proud Get out from under that cloud You can walk tall Sing out, stand proud Get out from under [Diana.]
At first breath, Sun and Moon reigned as one.
The shadows grew more powerful than either.
But the fears of the Mind are ruled by the Ego.
And the Mind ruled by the Ego is the vessel of the Shadow.
Body ruled by the Shadow is the vehicle of Chaos, and the world ruled by Chaos is Evil unleashed.
[voice whispering, indistinct.]
Oh, that's good.
Knotted futures, untangle your wisdom.
Clear all shrouding veils.
Reveal the truth to present eyes, my task to see, my task to know! Emerge! Emerge! Emerge! [shivering.]
[screaming.]
No! They're here.
The House of Shadows.
The House of Shadows is here.
Toby.
Kevin? lt's not like you're married or anything.
l'm willing to fight for you, but l just need to know what l'm up against.
- What the hell are you doing? - So what? My secret's out.
Big deal.
l need you to tell me all you know about the power transference you performed on me.
l have someplace l'd like to show you.
Think of this as a charging station.
Take too much, and you can permanently damage an energy source.
Why are you doing this to me? [Grace.]
l've identified the energy.
The House of Shadows.
What you see is what is to come.
For all our sakes, that better not be true.
l feel fucked up.
Things were going so well.
Why would you do this? Powers of treason, grant me sight.
A mortal's vision be mine tonight.
l found this weird box underwater.
The two of us couldn't even pry it open.
Well, maybe the three of us can.
Like a knife in my heart l'm dying Dying to be with you Burning inside me Dying, dying to be Like a moth to a flame l'm dying Dying to be with you Run but you can't hide Dying Dying to be with you Like a knife in my heart l'm dying Dying to be with you Burning inside me Dying, dying to be Like a moth to a flame l'm dying Dying to be with you Run but you can't hide Dying Dying to be with you When l first saw you A feeling crept over me You'd be my savior With one kiss, you'd set me free Your flesh and your blood lt's just a small sacrifice Do not resist me Eternal life has its price Careful what you wish for.
Like a knife in my heart l can't kill this deep desire for you l'm dying Dying to be with you l must have the rush of capturing you Run but you can't hide Dying Dying to be Like a moth to a flame l can't save myself from thinking of you l'm dying Dying to be with you l won't stop until the day l do l'm dying Dying to be with you Closed-Captioned By J.
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Previously on You're telling me six months of my life is missing? How? What's it like in cosmic orbit? Kevin? Oh, my God! Are you okay? This may be hard for you to understand, but l'm happy.
Maybe you could use a hand around here.
l could use more than just a simple handyman.
Toby says he just wants to be friends.
Right.
And you buy that? l can't believe it's only been a month.
l feel like l've known you forever.
So, what exactly is your field? l'm a representative of the Tresum Council.
l'm having problems with my magic.
lt has something to do with the six months you were in limbo.
lt's this damn bracelet.
Bro can tell where l am and who l'm with.
Aren't you with that other one now? Who? Adam? Adam and l are just friends.
lt'll just be a hook-up.
Nothing heavy.
l know you studied this Tresum stuff.
When the stone darkens, it's reacting to the dark energies in our midst.
Stop! You do this, you'll be excommunicated from Tresum.
l need Tresum! l know what you are.
[screaming.]
Like a knife in my heart l'm dying Dying to be with you Burning inside me Dying, dying to be Like a moth to a flame l'm dying Dying to be with you Run but you can't hide Dying Dying to be with you l can't kill this deep desire for you l must have the rush of capturing you l can't save myself from thinking of you l won't stop until the day l do Burning inside me Burning inside me Dying to be with you Dying to be with you With you [thunder.]
Grace Neville.
l almost didn't recognize you.
Which of your heart's desires did you find at the market? Bug spray.
Lots and lots of bug spray.
Centipedes have taken over my home while l was away.
They're almost worse than my squatters.
l should come back with you.
Cast a riddance spell.
We could do it together.
My magic is strong.
Tresum Council magic? Watered down.
Safe.
Come to the beach with me.
See where the day takes us.
l'd rather murder centipedes.
Grace, you're such a romantic.
Perhaps another time.
Nice necklace.
[chuckles.]
Nicer piercing.
Blossoms appear.
Blossoms appear.
Appear.
[sighs.]
Then it wasn't a nightmare.
[chuckles.]
[knocking on door.]
Hello? Diana? l-- l'm so sorry.
The-- The door was open.
So l - l'm Michelle.
- Of course.
Van told me everything.
How l died.
How you helped her bring me back.
You're the reason l'm alive, which-- which is why l thought you could help me.
Now's not a good time.
Diana my parents are dead, and Van, all of them.
And l know magic was involved, so please help me.
There's no one else l can turn to.
[rock.]
Been up and down Turned inside out Once was a time l knew what it was all about Find the time And soon it's gone All l thought l knew Could be wrong Why try to fight? [chuckles.]
lt won't be long Biding time No one's home Burn up, burn out What you want to do? Look up, look out What about feeling blue? Oh, God.
[panting.]
Bide your time Soon it's gone [chuckles.]
l feel so exhausted.
Come on, one more time.
No, Kevin, no.
No, Kevin.
Oh, you just need some more snacks.
[grunts.]
Kevin No, Kevin.
No one's home Ooh, hey, here.
Try this on.
That is not going anywhere near my neck.
Why not? lt's local indigenous art.
You love this shit.
Come on, this stuff is made in some sweatshop by Chinese orphans.
Plus it's fucking ugly.
Ugly? lt reminds me of you.
That is very sweet.
Was Michelle an ugly piece of jewelry too? Were all your other ex-girlfriends-- All right, you got me.
l've had to shuck a lot of oysters before l found a pearl.
But l found you.
Wow.
Wow, first l'm an ugly necklace, and now l'm a pearl.
Thank God you're a scientist and not a poet.
Michelle, it's terrible that your parents are dead.
But l have no magic left.
lt's gone.
What? When l allowed Van to bring you back during the Libra solstice, l broke Tresum law.
And for my punishment, the Tresum Council has stripped me of my power.
You dedicate your entire life to something.
They can't just take that away from you.
They can, Michelle, and they did.
No.
No.
Look.
Look, my parents.
They were slaughtered.
They were torn apart.
Please.
You have to let them go and live your life the life that's a gift that you weren't meant to have.
You'd prefer l was dead? l should never have let Van save you.
The consequences have been too dire.
l was wrong about you, Diana.
l always thought you were the good witch.
[door closes.]
[sigh.]
[indistinct voices.]
Ohh Ohh-- [gasp.]
[growling.]
Oh! Oh, Marco whatever you were trying to tell me l'm listening now.
Sleep well, my friend.
lt's so, so sad.
lf he had any fault at all, it was that he loved people so much he was blinded by it.
l feel like l lost my family all over again.
So, you and Marco were that close, huh? He was like a father to me.
lt's good to see you, Britt.
Don't be a stranger.
What's with the attitude? Don't tell me you're buying that whole wounded bird thing, are you? Michelle's been through a lot.
She just needs a friend right now.
This sucks! Marco was a great guy.
Yeah.
What's going to happen to the club? Any word? Guess it'll close.
l'll be looking for a new job.
lt's a shame it took Marco's death to put a little class into this place.
Ambrosius.
Excuse us, please.
We need to speak.
Well, your business with me better be important, Grace.
ln a perfect world, l'd have no business with you at all.
- Then what? - Marco confided in me that he discovered a danger here in the Cove.
Something he described as-- as evil.
l didn't listen at the time.
And? And now he's dead, filleted at the water's edge.
Marco was a glorified barkeep.
The only interest he had in his life was making money from this place.
''Evil'' to him was two-for-one drink night.
No, no.
His death proves that he was right.
lt foretells something terrible.
[scoffs.]
The only thing you can foretell from Marco's death is that there will be a closed casket.
What is it you really want, Grace? What do you mean? l've known you long enough to know your manipulations.
[gasps.]
Why-- You don't think l'd invent something like this? Oh, no! lt wouldn't be the first time.
The past is the past.
We must work together now, Ambrosius.
There's not much time to act.
l feel it.
lt's been lovely chatting with you, Grace.
But l've got something very important to do.
Thank you for coming during these darkest of times.
No tribute l could give would be adequate to express how we are all feeling right now.
So l'll dispense with any feeble statements about this great man, the soul of Dante's Cove must go on, and it is my privilege to step into the great Marco's shoes as H2Eau's proud new owner.
Bro is your new boss? You got to be fucking kidding me.
[knocking.]
Hello.
What do you want? l knew you'd want this back.
l'm sorry for my coldness before.
Come on in.
Michelle-- [sighs.]
Um, you know, my father was murdered too.
lt's not something l talk about often, but l think about it every day.
No one understands what it feels like unless they've been through it.
Oh.
[chuckles.]
Sorry.
Just dresses.
The difference between you and me is that l know who killed them.
And that knowledge has, in its strange way, given me solace.
l don't know what good l'll be to you.
My powers are crushed, my spirit's not much better.
But you'll help me.
l'll do whatever l can to find your answers.
Then, maybe that'll help both of us.
Knotted future, untangle your wisdom.
Clear all shrouded veils.
Reveal the truth to present eyes.
My task to see, my task to know.
Emerge! Emerge! Bloody hell.
There's no point in hiding, Trevor.
l'm sorry, Grace.
l didn't know you were in here, and l-- l just got a little curious.
You wanted to watch Grace Neville, the great Tresum witch, work her magic.
Sorry to disappoint.
[sighs.]
The energy in all of Dante's Cove is in disrepair.
Why should l be any different? Well, l'm sure you'll get your mojo back.
l suppose.
But until l do, l'll need a boost.
Are you familiar with starflower? You mean saint.
You better be careful.
That shit'll fuck you up.
Yes, for ordinary mortals.
But starflower is a powerful vision aid.
lt only grows in one remote spot.
My sister Diana always has a fresh batch on hand.
Think l'll give her a visit in the morning.
[techno.]
Ah, that's mine.
Yeah.
Hey.
Hey.
l owe you.
- Whassup, man? - Yeah.
Yeah.
Saint? You're smoking saint? Dude! [woman screams.]
Call 9-1-1! Let's get somebody, man! [screaming.]
[screams.]
[panting, groaning.]
[Man.]
Hold him down! [whimpers.]
- [sighs.]
- Get some water! What happened to you? Saint.
These kids were smoking saint.
Blew it right in my face.
- lt's a hell of a trip.
- Like an acid flashback? No.
No, these weren't flashbacks.
When l was using, it felt so good.
What l saw tonight was a bad trip.
What do you remember? Something moving in the dark.
Being afraid.
Sounds like that was a pretty strong trip for some secondhand smoke.
What are you saying? You'd tell me if you were using again, right? l'm not using.
l don't want it! Maybe it wants me.
We become one.
With spirits locked.
l call upon your life alone.
Come through my power to join my own.
[gasping.]
Bro? Bro! Bro.
Bro! Bro.
Bro? Oh, my God! Fuck.
Uh, uhh-- Oh, my God.
Oh! [gasping.]
[muttering.]
Oh, there's got to be-- Flow from me the endless stream back to the life once taken.
[sobbing.]
Um, uh-- Flow from me the endless stream back into the one forsaken.
[gasps.]
[sobbing.]
[chuckles.]
- Are ya-- - Mm.
[clears throat.]
You all right? l'm fine.
l had a dream you left me.
l'm right here.
Just go back to sleep.
Jeez.
Yeah, l really kind of like you! You like me? Oh, Toby.
l have an appetite.
Cook me something special.
Grilled fennel boar.
My pleasure, sir.
Right away.
Hey, what's up? [sighs.]
l can't believe, out of all the people on the island, Bro ends up as my boss.
[Toby's voice, amplified.]
l must say, and l wouldn't be surprised if he didn't go kill Marco himself.
Just so he could torture me more.
l despise that guy.
lf there is any good in the world, he will hunt it down and ruin it.
Silence splits your tongue in voice.
[coughs.]
You're sure it's not that he has Kevin that's eatin' on you? No.
Definitely Bro.
This could use a little sugar.
Later.
l got to go cook the bore's boar.
Enjoy.
Silence splits your tongue and voice! Don't touch me.
My spell fails you? Why? You're trying magic on me? Let's get one thing straight right now.
l may work here, but don't ever think that you own me.
Who's protecting you? [laughs.]
l don't need protection.
Candle fire bloom-- Ablaze! What is happening to me? lt used to be, l could obliterate someone with a word or reform him from his ash.
Now, l feel sick all the time, my body aches, and look! [grunts.]
[grunts.]
[groans.]
Dance! Dance, dance! Please.
Please, just dance.
Dance! What is happening to me? Am l dying? ls this how an lmmortal dies? You're not dying.
An emissary from the Tresum Council was here, Griffin, and he's a leech.
He's taken all my power, and now-- now also yours, apparently.
[sighs.]
Are you the one blocking Diana's powers? Yes.
Well, you're also interfering with mine.
That's absurd.
l have no issues with you.
Give me back my powers.
Huh? What the hell are you thinking? Do not fuck with the representative from the Tresum Council.
My business is with Diana, and Diana alone.
So are we good? Yes.
That's what l like to hear.
l'd rather have you as a friend, Ambrosius.
Accept this as a show of good faith.
[gasps deeply.]
Now, does that feel like a man who needs to steal energy? - What did you do to me? - Nice, huh? l gave you a little pick-me-up.
Look around you.
Natural, raw power is everywhere.
You simply need to learn how to access it.
Mercy.
A simple touch, a caress is enough to replenish a starving man.
Of course, nothing beats a hot, sweaty, throw-down fuck.
That's the fastest way to power up.
l have sex.
Just sex? - Or ''scare the neighbors'' sex? - Good sex.
Uh-huh.
With Kevin.
Hold on.
You have sex with just one person? For how long? Six months.
Six months? No wonder you're feeling drained.
You got to taste some new flavors, Ambrosius.
Expand your sexual contacts and enjoy the hedonistic lifestyle.
But l found the one that l want.
Yeah, that's real nice.
When you start dragging again, you know where to find me.
[chuckles.]
Look at all this research you've done.
Yeah.
Doesn't the Tresum Council know what they're losing by turning against you like that? They may be able to block my abilities, but one thing they can't take from me is knowledge.
These scrolls contain early Tresum writings.
You think they can help find my parents' killer? lt's possible.
Grace would kill me if she knew l had these.
She seems to think she owns Tresum.
lt doesn't sound like your sister treats you very well.
That must be hard for you.
Grace refuses to care for anyone else.
And l can't wait for it to blow up in her face.
You're so wicked.
And beautiful.
l-l-- l better go find those documents.
We have a full day of translating ahead of us.
Well, uh, l can stay all night.
[knocking.]
Diana, open this door! l'm here on urgent business.
Prepare yourself.
lt's Grace.
Phew! Huh! l always enjoy your dramatic entrances, Grace.
To what do l owe the pleasure? l need your starflower.
Yours has crumbled from age, apparently? Look, do you have any, or not? [Diana.]
No, l'm all out.
You'll have to make the trek out to the spring.
lf you hurry, you might make it by nightfall.
Listen to me, Diana.
lt's critical, to all of us, that l get my hands on some starflower as soon as possible.
Your Highness needs starflower.
Let me just drop everything.
Something dark and dangerous is afoot.
l need to produce a vision in order to fully understand it.
Look, if you're lying to me as one of your spiteful jests, Diana, you will be very, very sorry.
l'm already sorry l even opened the door.
Lovely to see you, Grace, as always.
[laughs, groans.]
You can come out now! The old green hag is gone.
Michelle? Michelle? [voice whispering.]
Hey, what are you doing back here? Just came to see you do your thing.
Oh, yeah? Well, check it out.
Hi-ya! Voila! How's that? You know l'm proud of you, right? You're a chef now.
l know.
You believed l could do it even before l did.
That's what friends are for.
Yeah.
[sniffs.]
Ah! l love the smell of fresh meat sizzling on the grill.
Adam, uniform.
That is a great improvement over Marco, don't you think? What do you mean? Ah! Don't you know? Meet Adam.
H2Eau's newest bartender.
ls he serious? Yep.
Tonight, l join the world's work force.
What are you up to? Me? You.
What's your hold on him? Blackmail? ls he a slave in one of your little spells? You're not just imaginative in your cooking.
Adam wouldn't work unless he was forced to.
He's got plenty of money.
You're behind this.
Adam came to me looking for a job.
l don't know why, and l don't care why.
All l know is, if you put those abs behind that bar, people will be falling all over themselves to buy drinks.
Adam is irresistibly fuckable.
Uh-uh-uh.
Don't raise your hackles.
l'm not after Adam.
l've got Kevin, remember? And besides, my thirst for Adam has already been quenched.
What are you doing? Keeping you all to myself.
You already got me, baby.
- l do now.
- [chuckling.]
You look hot.
l know what you need.
[moaning.]
[continues.]
[groans.]
Oh! Oh, Trevor! lt's gone.
All the starflower is gone.
lt looks like an animal dug up your garden.
No common animal did this.
Whatever creature was here knew its target.
This was an attack.
lt knows l'm looking for it.
We're not safe here.
Come.
Okay.
Wait.
Right here.
- ls this enough? - Oh, Trevor, well done.
- [growling.]
- You've literally found our last sprig of hope.
Our adversary's identity won't be hidden from us much longer.
[Trevor.]
Okay.
Let's go.
So, did you learn any new cocktails tonight, Adam? How much did you make in tips? Tell me, Adam, what was it like tending bar? l've been a bartender for years.
l know what it's like.
Dude, it's my first night of work.
You're not even happy for me.
No, l'm not happy.
You're working for Bro.
The man who stole Kevin from me, made him his slave? Oh, man, that makes no sense.
You work for Bro, why can't l? Because Bro hurts the people that l love.
He's using you.
Look, l don't have a problem with him.
- Bro can be a cool guy.
- [laughs.]
Cool! Oh, yeah? Cool enough to fuck? l didn't want you to know about that.
- lt was a long time ago.
- Oh, it's okay.
l understand.
lt was the saint's fault.
Why are you being such a dick? l'm sorry, l-- l lost Van.
l lost Kevin, okay? l'm just getting over those two.
l don't want to lose you, too.
So, me working at H2Eau means you're gonna lose me? l just can't stand seeing the two of you together.
Well, l can't quit.
[laughs.]
What are you talking about? You're rich.
You've been living here off your parents' dime for years.
Why work now? - Because l need the job.
- Oh, come on.
That's bullshit.
And besides, working at a bar will not be good for your recovery.
l don't have any money, Toby.
None.
My parents said l had to join my dad's office in New York or lose my allowance.
l told him l wouldn't leave the Cove.
So he cut me off.
No money.
So l'm sorry.
l can't quit for you, Toby.
Adam, l didn't know.
l'm-- Why didn't you tell me? You had your own shit to work out.
Yeah, but why do it? Life here can suck if you're poor.
Why give up the money and stay here at the Cove? Because of you, asshole.
Come on Get in the car l hear that heaven ls not that far Come on Get on the train lf you're moving lt's hard to complain Sometimes the reason that we're here Overcome our deepest fear So just wipe away The last of your tears You can walk tall Sing out, stand pat Get out from under that wall You can walk tall Sing out, stand proud Get out from under Sometimes the reason that we're here To overcome our deepest fear So just wipe away The last of your tears You can walk tall Sing out, stand proud Get out from under that cloud You can walk tall Sing out, stand proud Get out from under [Diana.]
At first breath, Sun and Moon reigned as one.
The shadows grew more powerful than either.
But the fears of the Mind are ruled by the Ego.
And the Mind ruled by the Ego is the vessel of the Shadow.
Body ruled by the Shadow is the vehicle of Chaos, and the world ruled by Chaos is Evil unleashed.
[voice whispering, indistinct.]
Oh, that's good.
Knotted futures, untangle your wisdom.
Clear all shrouding veils.
Reveal the truth to present eyes, my task to see, my task to know! Emerge! Emerge! Emerge! [shivering.]
[screaming.]
No! They're here.
The House of Shadows.
The House of Shadows is here.
Toby.
Kevin? lt's not like you're married or anything.
l'm willing to fight for you, but l just need to know what l'm up against.
- What the hell are you doing? - So what? My secret's out.
Big deal.
l need you to tell me all you know about the power transference you performed on me.
l have someplace l'd like to show you.
Think of this as a charging station.
Take too much, and you can permanently damage an energy source.
Why are you doing this to me? [Grace.]
l've identified the energy.
The House of Shadows.
What you see is what is to come.
For all our sakes, that better not be true.
l feel fucked up.
Things were going so well.
Why would you do this? Powers of treason, grant me sight.
A mortal's vision be mine tonight.
l found this weird box underwater.
The two of us couldn't even pry it open.
Well, maybe the three of us can.
Like a knife in my heart l'm dying Dying to be with you Burning inside me Dying, dying to be Like a moth to a flame l'm dying Dying to be with you Run but you can't hide Dying Dying to be with you Like a knife in my heart l'm dying Dying to be with you Burning inside me Dying, dying to be Like a moth to a flame l'm dying Dying to be with you Run but you can't hide Dying Dying to be with you When l first saw you A feeling crept over me You'd be my savior With one kiss, you'd set me free Your flesh and your blood lt's just a small sacrifice Do not resist me Eternal life has its price Careful what you wish for.
Like a knife in my heart l can't kill this deep desire for you l'm dying Dying to be with you l must have the rush of capturing you Run but you can't hide Dying Dying to be Like a moth to a flame l can't save myself from thinking of you l'm dying Dying to be with you l won't stop until the day l do l'm dying Dying to be with you Closed-Captioned By J.
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