Mother (2020) Movie Script
1
ABIGAIL:
Previously on Motherland...
KHALIDA: Long ago, six sisters
embarked on a sacred mission
to bring the power of speech
to man.
This common tongue is the root
of all of the world's languages.
HEARST: I'll be personally
overseeing
the administration
of the poison.
Yeah, with my work on the Hill.
And thanks to my fundraising
efforts.
-We have secured their end.
-(applause)
Just a little piece of work
I picked up.
Nothing ever really dies.
I just always wanna be able
to say hi to you
wherever you are.
I know why Raelle is sick. No!
-RAELLE: Scylla!
-SCYLLA: Don't go!
We shouldn't worry.
The Mycelium has taken her
to heal.
Mom?
SCYLLA: That's gotta be
what they're using
to poison the Mycelium.
New orders.
NICTE:
Are there any of them left?
ABIGAIL: It's Hearst.
HEARST: I noticed blondie
isn't with you.
Is she feeling all right?
(grunts)
ADIL:
I'll have to fight Khalida.
They won't be able to see me.
-ABIGAIL: We need to go. Now!
RAELLE: The last thing we need
is for the Marshals
to catch one of us being here.
NICTE: It's just something they
tell you to keep your mind,
there's a boogeyman.
(suspenseful music playing)
(Abigail breathes heavily)
She must've hidden somewhere.
Unless the Marshals took her.
Then we'll use the Blood Compass
to find her.
Nothing.
(whistling)
That didn't sound like nothing.
Raelle told us
not to underestimate them.
They catch us, they take us back
to Washington in chains.
It's time to make our stand.
Our fight is not
with the Marshals.
-You have another option?
-SCYLLA: I might.
(whistling continues)
You're a couple short.
Go. Find Khalida. Take them.
We know our way around
the Cession, we can lose them.
Love your confidence, Ramshorn.
ABIGAIL: The plan stays
the same. We meet out west.
When Rae comes back,
how will she find us?
I might know a way
to contact her.
Go!
Tally, this will really
make us fly?
TALLY:
If it kicks in fast enough.
It will.
Stay with me as we drop.
You'll be okay.
(tense music playing)
(theme music playing)
ADIL: (shouts)
(grunts)
Told you it'd work.
You okay?
Never again.
(panting)
Hey.
I've almost lost her
so many times, Abigail.
We're going to find her.
I promise.
(dramatic music playing)
(Adil vocalizes)
She's heading north. Fast.
You're saying he killed
his own daughter?
Imagine what else he'd be
willing to do for the Camarilla.
And you're positive about this?
I tracked the plague's
rate of growth
to determine the exact moment
she was poisoned.
Right before her TV interview.
Silver brought Alban Hearst
directly to Penelope.
And my own Chief of Staff
is with him?
ANACOSTIA:
I'm afraid so, ma'am.
We need to discuss how we're
going to proceed.
WADE: Hmm.
I want to move my Address
to the Nation to tonight.
Alert the press and move
whatever it is you have to.
That is how we will proceed.
You're going to publicly move
against Silver tonight.
I will announce
my veto of his bill
and place Blanton
under criminal investigation.
All due respect,
Madam President,
but that's not what
General Bellweather had in mind.
Silver is just a puppet
for the Camarilla.
Come at him now
and the true leadership
will slither back
into the shadows.
You tell Petra that I'm sorry,
but I will not abide
by this betrayal
in my administration.
They're not gonna let you
take him down without a fight.
(scoffs)
And you should know by now...
I like a good fight.
We need to get back
to Fort Salem.
Preparations to be made
in order to secure your safety,
Madam President.
Madam President,
Pauline Marten from The Council
of The Great River is here
demanding to speak with you
about the incident
at the chemical plant.
You might wanna stay for this,
Captain Quartermain.
(indistinct chatter)
MAN: Here you go.
SINGER:
The day after tomorrow
Sometimes fate smiles on us.
-What are you talking about?
-Two faces for us to wear,
we can keep the parents
to drive us.
No more civilians, Nicte.
You need to get Raelle's voice
out of your head.
Let's just get on this bus.
You're giving the orders now?
Please, I just need to get
somewhere safe
so I can try to reach Raelle.
And if she doesn't answer?
She will.
(engine revving)
We're gonna need two tickets
to the border.
(footsteps approaching)
Pauline, Biindigen.
Kelly, Aaniin.
Your Ojibwe is improving.
Since you're here,
Captain Quartermain,
I'll assume you've made
the President aware
of the attack in the Cession
by the Bellweather Unit.
You have proof it was them?
The security footage
from the plant is a little dark,
but your Vice President
seemed sure.
You've spoken with Blanton.
He offered any
and all assistance
to bring them to justice.
This is a personal matter
for him.
I'm willing to make
the same offer.
ANACOSTIA: Grant the military
access to the Cession
and I guarantee you
I will personally
bring them back to Fort Salem.
I'm curious to know
what these soldiers
have to say for themselves
first.
What they have to say is
a matter of national security.
Pauline, the United States
and the Cession
help each another to flourish,
don't they?
Not all on the Council
would agree with you,
but I do.
Good.
Because I would hate to see
anything get in the way of that,
especially this.
We'll contact you as soon
as they're apprehended.
These are some of the most
formidable witches I've ever met
and yet you seem fairly
confident you'll catch them.
You would be too, if you had
the Marshals after them.
(engine revving)
BUS DRIVER: We'll be
approaching the US-Dakota border
in about 20 minutes.
(tires screeching)
I'm sorry, folks.
This will just take
but a minute.
How did he find us?
Stay calm.
He hasn't found us yet.
(suspenseful music playing)
How do you do, ladies?
(whistles)
(tense music playing)
Hmm.
ABIGAIL: Wait, Adil,
we can't just walk into town.
We're going too slow.
Khalida hasn't stopped once.
I don't think we can go
any faster.
What if it wasn't the Marshals?
The Camarilla
could've taken her.
-She might not even be...
-If they did take her,
then I feel bad
for the Camarilla.
We're losing her.
We need a new strategy, now.
Can you get us to where
Khalida's going to be?
I can't.
But you've seen days ahead,
haven't you?
I've only seen my own future.
And even then, I didn't know
when exactly that was.
Okay.
Maybe you can see ahead to,
to after we've found her.
We can work backwards
from there.
Tally, please.
Please try.
(exhales deeply)
(indistinct chatter)
TALLY:
We're walking up to this place.
-ADIL: Busy night.
-ABIGAIL: Could be a trap.
Two Rivers Road House.
What about Khalida?
(exhales deeply)
(indistinct chatter)
No. I don't see her.
Please, Tally, Tally.
Like I said, it wasn't safe.
Please, please, keep going.
(sighs)
ABIGAIL: Take your medicine,
Tally Craven.
You've got work to do.
What is it?
What are you seeing?
Uh...
Do you see her?
KHALIDA:
(echoing) Abigail.
(indistinct chatters echoing)
(echoing) Abigail,
you may want to slow down.
(gasps) I saw Khalida.
Was she all right?
Yeah, she was, uh,
we were inside the Road House.
You saw Khalida in a bar?
I mean, it was not like
she was drinking,
I think. I don't...
We passed through a town
called Two Rivers
on the way
to the chemical plant.
It's not far.
KARA: Albie.
You're late.
Gosh.
You look awful.
-My apologies.
It took longer than I'd hoped
to get out of the Cession.
You must be tired.
Please, sit.
Oh, I just can't imagine
what you've just been through.
They caught us
completely unaware.
I don't know how they knew
about the processing.
My, my.
Now, I'm no fancy doctor
like you,
but I believe those girls
broke your nose.
Ow!
You swore that running
our operation
out of the Cession
would be less trouble.
Is that how you would
describe your mess?
-I'm so sorry.
-Tell me, Alban,
after they finished slaughtering
your men yet again,
after they had you running
for your life like a coward,
how do you... feel?
-Like a failure.
-KARA: Uh-hmm.
I failed you.
I failed the cause.
(sighs)
We all stumble sometimes,
Albie.
But with our crusade
finally at hand,
we cannot afford any more
of your failures.
Do you understand me?
It won't happen again.
Good.
Now, there have been
some critical developments
at the White House.
Poor Blanton is gonna need
my guidance now more than ever
and I cannot babysit
the both of you.
(grunts)
(shouting)
(ominous music playing)
-MAN: Hello, sir.
-Prepare the operating room.
And bring our top specimen.
It's time.
(panting)
Let's rest here.
We should keep moving.
(crow caws)
Charming.
I'm sure you've dealt
with worse.
Look, there's a moldy old
mattress there
with your name on it.
All right.
You've got first watch.
(exhales deeply)
If you hear so much
as a twig snap--
I've got it.
Don't worry.
(crow caws)
Shh.
It's all right.
It's going to be all right.
(indistinct chatter)
ADIL: Busy night.
ABIGAIL: Could be a trap.
Maybe you should look
ahead again?
No. This is precisely
what I saw.
We walk right through
those doors no problem.
Then let's not wait any longer.
(indistinct chatter)
SINGER: And round there
Searching for a little more
And if you don't come back
I'm gonna camp out...
KHALIDA:
May I have a straw, please?
(Adil speaking foreign language)
Sister!
SINGER:
Come on back now, darlin'
Come on back to me
-Are you all right?
-What happened?
(indistinct chatters)
(dramatic music playing)
Drink these.
It'll make this easier.
(indistinct chatters)
I'm good.
Suit yourself.
How are you here right now?
The same as you.
I came through the front door.
But we saw you die?
There will be a time
for questions.
But now is not that time.
Mm.
-That's new.
-ALDER: Mm.
Help me understand.
ALDER: If you don't try these,
you may regret it.
How did you--
how did you find Khalida?
Why bring her here?
Shh.
SINGER: I said (indistinct)
ELAYNE:
Hello, you beautiful people!
Are you ready for Elayne
and the Band?
Let's leave our troubles
out there in the dark
and have ourselves
a good time tonight.
They call me
The voodoo woman
And I know the reason why
They call me
The voodoo woman
And I know the reason why
Lord if I raise my name
You know the sky
Begins to cry
They call me
The voodoo woman
I look through water
And spy dry land
They call me
The voodoo woman
I look through water
And spy dry land
I tell all you men
If your woman's
Got another man
(crickets chirping)
(Scylla humming)
(Scylla humming)
NICTE: What are you doing?
To get to Raelle,
I need to tap into the Mycelium.
(The Marshal whistling)
(suspenseful music playing)
(whistling continues)
How does he keep finding us?
Every sound leaves a trace.
He's tracking
our vocal signatures,
our echoes.
-So every time we spoke...
-Shh.
(whispering)
We just need to give them
a different sort of echo
to trace.
(echoing) This way!
Over here.
NICTE: Come on!
I'm sure it's this way!
(breathes heavily)
You better watch
Your step now, baby
Something bad
Might happen to you
You better watch
Your step now, baby
Something bad
Might happen to you
Ooh, you got moves, Craven!
Oh, you know I reserve
my best moves for the lucky few.
Yeah, but few being the keyword.
I mean, when is the last time
that you had your mark shined?
Stop.
Okay. It is not easy
being America's most wanted
and not have your paramour
on the run with you.
-(chuckles)
-Paramour, yeah.
It has been way been too long.
Look.
You can use your Sight
for something useful for once.
-Stop.
-There has to be
at least one worthy specimen
in this bar.
Take your medicine,
Tally Craven.
You've got some work to do.
Abigail,
you may want to slow down.
Thank you very much, everybody.
Good night!
Tally, what just happened?
I've never heard work like that.
Hey, where's Alder?
You need to tell me
what is going on. Now!
All right.
Let's go talk to Elayne.
After you.
Okay. Thanks.
SINGER:
Sitting in the sunshine
Keeping my lifeline...
(wailing)
Shh.
Consider yourself lucky
to be making
such a great contribution
to the cause.
Sir, are you sure
you wanna do this?
The other enhancements
would be less permanent.
You think I'm afraid to make
this sacrifice, is that it?
(woman sobbing)
HEARST: I come into you,
the destroyer of the unclean.
I am sent in the midst
of wolves undaunted,
for I have become the lion
and learned the ways
of the beasts.
SINGER:
You don't belong to me
I'm standing
On the corner...
I'm not afraid.
(woman wails)
What beautiful songs you have.
Well, thank you, sweetheart.
They got autographed records
at the bar.
How did you come to wield
such powerful Seeds?
Don't know what you mean.
Haven't done anything wrong.
No need to be afraid.
We're all witches here.
What has your mother told you
of your lineage?
I have no idea
what you're talking about.
But, you know,
you look real familiar.
Your lineage and the sacred vow
to protect your piece
of the First Song.
ELAYNE:
You know what Elayne thinks?
Y'all had too much to drink.
Time to leave me be.
I said leave.
Before I sing a song
you're not gonna like.
(screams)
You can have it.
You can have it.
We needn't concern ourselves
with the thief,
only the song she stole.
Whoa.
(gasps, sighs)
All of these vessels
have songs in them.
(breathes sharply)
Some more dangerous than others.
Only one matters though.
The Seed we heard Elayne
sing tonight.
I can find it.
Not until you answer
my question.
How are you here?
She brought me back.
The Mycelium?
The Mother.
She took Raelle.
You, you didn't know?
Then things are a lot worse
than I thought.
-We haven't much time.
-Time for what?
To find the pieces
of the First Song
whose music will heal the world
and end this eternal war.
And Rae?
Will she be okay?
If it is the mother's will.
That's all I get?
She doesn't tell me everything.
Please hurry.
ABIGAIL: So Alder didn't
tell you how she's returned?
She simply walked into our camp
and asked for my help.
But you've never trusted her.
And you left, just like that?
You remember the stories
mother told us?
About the six daughters and
the pieces of the First Song?
I'm a steward
of one of those pieces,
and so is Alder.
She sang her piece for me
and now I know
her mission is pure.
But what if that mission
puts you in danger?
I'm not afraid.
For so long it was only Adil
and I protecting each other.
But I know you will always
be by our side.
We're sisters now.
That's not gonna fool them
for long.
-We have to go!
-Let go, Nicte.
It is sweet
how much you love her.
But it has made you weak.
Raelle is what's kept me alive.
And she wouldn't want you
throwing your life away.
If you wanna go, then go.
I'm so close!
(vocalizing)
(gasps, pants)
I'm trying to help you.
(casts a spell)
You sure you wanna do this?
SCYLLA: Bring it.
NICTE: Is that all you got?
(grunting)
SCYLLA: I could've reached her.
(grunting)
I enjoyed that last bit.
Oh, it's been decades since
anybody's pulled one over on me.
I'm sorry,
did I interrupt something?
Yeah, you kinda did.
(panting)
Fun time is over.
It's time to go.
TALLY: There's something
I have to tell you.
The Camarilla are searching
for the First Song too.
Then there's truly
no time to waste.
Are you all right?
Well done.
Thank you.
ABIGAIL: Tally!
(gasps)
(heavy breathing)
(pants)
Tally!
There's no point in struggling.
It's stronger than any Work
you might wanna try.
(breathes heavily)
So don't bother resisting,
Tally Craven.
What should we do?
Alder...
(suspenseful music playing)
WADE: In this solemn moment,
the very union of our country
will be tested,
a union that was formed
in the face of tyranny
so long ago by statesmen,
scholars, warriors, patriots.
No one enters this room but me.
WADE: And among them, witches.
But today,
we face a different tyranny.
(breathes heavily)
It's only a matter of time
before they make their move.
-Remember, once it starts...
-I know.
I'll be fast.
Good luck.
Check in every five minutes.
Renegade is secure.
Everyone's in position.
I never liked this part.
Waiting for the enemy
to go first.
Hey, at least this time,
we'll see them coming.
Yeah.
Stay close, all right?
I always am, boss.
Elayne, that stage
ain't gonna strike itself.
Elayne, you all right in there?
What the hell?
(gasps, pants)
(ominous music playing)
NICTE: Hey.
This thing's cutting off
my circulation.
THE MARSHAL: Don't care.
Doesn't look like a jail.
Astute observation.
You must be the smart one.
(scoffs) I am.
And I would just love
to learn that Whistle sometime.
I know who you are.
You think you're special because
you started a revolution?
My dog is a better
pack leader than you.
And she can whistle.
Probably not the reunion
you were hoping for, huh?
Just give us a moment
to explain.
Yeah, explain to me
just how long
you thought you could elude us
on our own land?
We never intended to bring
trouble into the Cession.
That's exactly what you did.
ABIGAIL:
What are you gonna do with us?
Hmm.
I hope you all enjoy your stay.
(chuckles)
Who's he kidding?
I'm not spending
a single night here.
ABIGAIL:
And good luck with that.
The place is warded.
Even Adil and Khalida couldn't
blow a hole through the walls.
Not for lack of trying.
NICTE: Happy?
Looks like you'll have
all the time in the world
to look for your missing
girlfriend now.
ABIGAIL: Back off, Batan.
None of us planned for this.
NICTE: Oh, that's obvious.
Hey, you okay?
What happened out there?
NICTE: She got us caught,
that's what happened.
What about Raelle?
ABIGAIL:
Were you able to contact her?
(sobs) No.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
(dramatic music playing)
(sobbing)
Woodlot, check in.
Woodlot, now is not
the time to go silent.
(suspenseful music playing)
Captain Quartermain, check in.
Anacostia.
Ana--
(suspenseful music playing)
The breach has occurred.
Hold your positions
and be ready.
I need our exit path
cleared now!
Renegade stays in place
until I say otherwise.
(tense music playing)
It's the camera crew.
Find them, now.
PRODUCER: Going to live coverage
in four, three...
Stay with us,
as the President--
-(explosion)
-(screams)
(suspenseful music playing)
(dramatic music playing)
ABIGAIL:
Previously on Motherland...
KHALIDA: Long ago, six sisters
embarked on a sacred mission
to bring the power of speech
to man.
This common tongue is the root
of all of the world's languages.
HEARST: I'll be personally
overseeing
the administration
of the poison.
Yeah, with my work on the Hill.
And thanks to my fundraising
efforts.
-We have secured their end.
-(applause)
Just a little piece of work
I picked up.
Nothing ever really dies.
I just always wanna be able
to say hi to you
wherever you are.
I know why Raelle is sick. No!
-RAELLE: Scylla!
-SCYLLA: Don't go!
We shouldn't worry.
The Mycelium has taken her
to heal.
Mom?
SCYLLA: That's gotta be
what they're using
to poison the Mycelium.
New orders.
NICTE:
Are there any of them left?
ABIGAIL: It's Hearst.
HEARST: I noticed blondie
isn't with you.
Is she feeling all right?
(grunts)
ADIL:
I'll have to fight Khalida.
They won't be able to see me.
-ABIGAIL: We need to go. Now!
RAELLE: The last thing we need
is for the Marshals
to catch one of us being here.
NICTE: It's just something they
tell you to keep your mind,
there's a boogeyman.
(suspenseful music playing)
(Abigail breathes heavily)
She must've hidden somewhere.
Unless the Marshals took her.
Then we'll use the Blood Compass
to find her.
Nothing.
(whistling)
That didn't sound like nothing.
Raelle told us
not to underestimate them.
They catch us, they take us back
to Washington in chains.
It's time to make our stand.
Our fight is not
with the Marshals.
-You have another option?
-SCYLLA: I might.
(whistling continues)
You're a couple short.
Go. Find Khalida. Take them.
We know our way around
the Cession, we can lose them.
Love your confidence, Ramshorn.
ABIGAIL: The plan stays
the same. We meet out west.
When Rae comes back,
how will she find us?
I might know a way
to contact her.
Go!
Tally, this will really
make us fly?
TALLY:
If it kicks in fast enough.
It will.
Stay with me as we drop.
You'll be okay.
(tense music playing)
(theme music playing)
ADIL: (shouts)
(grunts)
Told you it'd work.
You okay?
Never again.
(panting)
Hey.
I've almost lost her
so many times, Abigail.
We're going to find her.
I promise.
(dramatic music playing)
(Adil vocalizes)
She's heading north. Fast.
You're saying he killed
his own daughter?
Imagine what else he'd be
willing to do for the Camarilla.
And you're positive about this?
I tracked the plague's
rate of growth
to determine the exact moment
she was poisoned.
Right before her TV interview.
Silver brought Alban Hearst
directly to Penelope.
And my own Chief of Staff
is with him?
ANACOSTIA:
I'm afraid so, ma'am.
We need to discuss how we're
going to proceed.
WADE: Hmm.
I want to move my Address
to the Nation to tonight.
Alert the press and move
whatever it is you have to.
That is how we will proceed.
You're going to publicly move
against Silver tonight.
I will announce
my veto of his bill
and place Blanton
under criminal investigation.
All due respect,
Madam President,
but that's not what
General Bellweather had in mind.
Silver is just a puppet
for the Camarilla.
Come at him now
and the true leadership
will slither back
into the shadows.
You tell Petra that I'm sorry,
but I will not abide
by this betrayal
in my administration.
They're not gonna let you
take him down without a fight.
(scoffs)
And you should know by now...
I like a good fight.
We need to get back
to Fort Salem.
Preparations to be made
in order to secure your safety,
Madam President.
Madam President,
Pauline Marten from The Council
of The Great River is here
demanding to speak with you
about the incident
at the chemical plant.
You might wanna stay for this,
Captain Quartermain.
(indistinct chatter)
MAN: Here you go.
SINGER:
The day after tomorrow
Sometimes fate smiles on us.
-What are you talking about?
-Two faces for us to wear,
we can keep the parents
to drive us.
No more civilians, Nicte.
You need to get Raelle's voice
out of your head.
Let's just get on this bus.
You're giving the orders now?
Please, I just need to get
somewhere safe
so I can try to reach Raelle.
And if she doesn't answer?
She will.
(engine revving)
We're gonna need two tickets
to the border.
(footsteps approaching)
Pauline, Biindigen.
Kelly, Aaniin.
Your Ojibwe is improving.
Since you're here,
Captain Quartermain,
I'll assume you've made
the President aware
of the attack in the Cession
by the Bellweather Unit.
You have proof it was them?
The security footage
from the plant is a little dark,
but your Vice President
seemed sure.
You've spoken with Blanton.
He offered any
and all assistance
to bring them to justice.
This is a personal matter
for him.
I'm willing to make
the same offer.
ANACOSTIA: Grant the military
access to the Cession
and I guarantee you
I will personally
bring them back to Fort Salem.
I'm curious to know
what these soldiers
have to say for themselves
first.
What they have to say is
a matter of national security.
Pauline, the United States
and the Cession
help each another to flourish,
don't they?
Not all on the Council
would agree with you,
but I do.
Good.
Because I would hate to see
anything get in the way of that,
especially this.
We'll contact you as soon
as they're apprehended.
These are some of the most
formidable witches I've ever met
and yet you seem fairly
confident you'll catch them.
You would be too, if you had
the Marshals after them.
(engine revving)
BUS DRIVER: We'll be
approaching the US-Dakota border
in about 20 minutes.
(tires screeching)
I'm sorry, folks.
This will just take
but a minute.
How did he find us?
Stay calm.
He hasn't found us yet.
(suspenseful music playing)
How do you do, ladies?
(whistles)
(tense music playing)
Hmm.
ABIGAIL: Wait, Adil,
we can't just walk into town.
We're going too slow.
Khalida hasn't stopped once.
I don't think we can go
any faster.
What if it wasn't the Marshals?
The Camarilla
could've taken her.
-She might not even be...
-If they did take her,
then I feel bad
for the Camarilla.
We're losing her.
We need a new strategy, now.
Can you get us to where
Khalida's going to be?
I can't.
But you've seen days ahead,
haven't you?
I've only seen my own future.
And even then, I didn't know
when exactly that was.
Okay.
Maybe you can see ahead to,
to after we've found her.
We can work backwards
from there.
Tally, please.
Please try.
(exhales deeply)
(indistinct chatter)
TALLY:
We're walking up to this place.
-ADIL: Busy night.
-ABIGAIL: Could be a trap.
Two Rivers Road House.
What about Khalida?
(exhales deeply)
(indistinct chatter)
No. I don't see her.
Please, Tally, Tally.
Like I said, it wasn't safe.
Please, please, keep going.
(sighs)
ABIGAIL: Take your medicine,
Tally Craven.
You've got work to do.
What is it?
What are you seeing?
Uh...
Do you see her?
KHALIDA:
(echoing) Abigail.
(indistinct chatters echoing)
(echoing) Abigail,
you may want to slow down.
(gasps) I saw Khalida.
Was she all right?
Yeah, she was, uh,
we were inside the Road House.
You saw Khalida in a bar?
I mean, it was not like
she was drinking,
I think. I don't...
We passed through a town
called Two Rivers
on the way
to the chemical plant.
It's not far.
KARA: Albie.
You're late.
Gosh.
You look awful.
-My apologies.
It took longer than I'd hoped
to get out of the Cession.
You must be tired.
Please, sit.
Oh, I just can't imagine
what you've just been through.
They caught us
completely unaware.
I don't know how they knew
about the processing.
My, my.
Now, I'm no fancy doctor
like you,
but I believe those girls
broke your nose.
Ow!
You swore that running
our operation
out of the Cession
would be less trouble.
Is that how you would
describe your mess?
-I'm so sorry.
-Tell me, Alban,
after they finished slaughtering
your men yet again,
after they had you running
for your life like a coward,
how do you... feel?
-Like a failure.
-KARA: Uh-hmm.
I failed you.
I failed the cause.
(sighs)
We all stumble sometimes,
Albie.
But with our crusade
finally at hand,
we cannot afford any more
of your failures.
Do you understand me?
It won't happen again.
Good.
Now, there have been
some critical developments
at the White House.
Poor Blanton is gonna need
my guidance now more than ever
and I cannot babysit
the both of you.
(grunts)
(shouting)
(ominous music playing)
-MAN: Hello, sir.
-Prepare the operating room.
And bring our top specimen.
It's time.
(panting)
Let's rest here.
We should keep moving.
(crow caws)
Charming.
I'm sure you've dealt
with worse.
Look, there's a moldy old
mattress there
with your name on it.
All right.
You've got first watch.
(exhales deeply)
If you hear so much
as a twig snap--
I've got it.
Don't worry.
(crow caws)
Shh.
It's all right.
It's going to be all right.
(indistinct chatter)
ADIL: Busy night.
ABIGAIL: Could be a trap.
Maybe you should look
ahead again?
No. This is precisely
what I saw.
We walk right through
those doors no problem.
Then let's not wait any longer.
(indistinct chatter)
SINGER: And round there
Searching for a little more
And if you don't come back
I'm gonna camp out...
KHALIDA:
May I have a straw, please?
(Adil speaking foreign language)
Sister!
SINGER:
Come on back now, darlin'
Come on back to me
-Are you all right?
-What happened?
(indistinct chatters)
(dramatic music playing)
Drink these.
It'll make this easier.
(indistinct chatters)
I'm good.
Suit yourself.
How are you here right now?
The same as you.
I came through the front door.
But we saw you die?
There will be a time
for questions.
But now is not that time.
Mm.
-That's new.
-ALDER: Mm.
Help me understand.
ALDER: If you don't try these,
you may regret it.
How did you--
how did you find Khalida?
Why bring her here?
Shh.
SINGER: I said (indistinct)
ELAYNE:
Hello, you beautiful people!
Are you ready for Elayne
and the Band?
Let's leave our troubles
out there in the dark
and have ourselves
a good time tonight.
They call me
The voodoo woman
And I know the reason why
They call me
The voodoo woman
And I know the reason why
Lord if I raise my name
You know the sky
Begins to cry
They call me
The voodoo woman
I look through water
And spy dry land
They call me
The voodoo woman
I look through water
And spy dry land
I tell all you men
If your woman's
Got another man
(crickets chirping)
(Scylla humming)
(Scylla humming)
NICTE: What are you doing?
To get to Raelle,
I need to tap into the Mycelium.
(The Marshal whistling)
(suspenseful music playing)
(whistling continues)
How does he keep finding us?
Every sound leaves a trace.
He's tracking
our vocal signatures,
our echoes.
-So every time we spoke...
-Shh.
(whispering)
We just need to give them
a different sort of echo
to trace.
(echoing) This way!
Over here.
NICTE: Come on!
I'm sure it's this way!
(breathes heavily)
You better watch
Your step now, baby
Something bad
Might happen to you
You better watch
Your step now, baby
Something bad
Might happen to you
Ooh, you got moves, Craven!
Oh, you know I reserve
my best moves for the lucky few.
Yeah, but few being the keyword.
I mean, when is the last time
that you had your mark shined?
Stop.
Okay. It is not easy
being America's most wanted
and not have your paramour
on the run with you.
-(chuckles)
-Paramour, yeah.
It has been way been too long.
Look.
You can use your Sight
for something useful for once.
-Stop.
-There has to be
at least one worthy specimen
in this bar.
Take your medicine,
Tally Craven.
You've got some work to do.
Abigail,
you may want to slow down.
Thank you very much, everybody.
Good night!
Tally, what just happened?
I've never heard work like that.
Hey, where's Alder?
You need to tell me
what is going on. Now!
All right.
Let's go talk to Elayne.
After you.
Okay. Thanks.
SINGER:
Sitting in the sunshine
Keeping my lifeline...
(wailing)
Shh.
Consider yourself lucky
to be making
such a great contribution
to the cause.
Sir, are you sure
you wanna do this?
The other enhancements
would be less permanent.
You think I'm afraid to make
this sacrifice, is that it?
(woman sobbing)
HEARST: I come into you,
the destroyer of the unclean.
I am sent in the midst
of wolves undaunted,
for I have become the lion
and learned the ways
of the beasts.
SINGER:
You don't belong to me
I'm standing
On the corner...
I'm not afraid.
(woman wails)
What beautiful songs you have.
Well, thank you, sweetheart.
They got autographed records
at the bar.
How did you come to wield
such powerful Seeds?
Don't know what you mean.
Haven't done anything wrong.
No need to be afraid.
We're all witches here.
What has your mother told you
of your lineage?
I have no idea
what you're talking about.
But, you know,
you look real familiar.
Your lineage and the sacred vow
to protect your piece
of the First Song.
ELAYNE:
You know what Elayne thinks?
Y'all had too much to drink.
Time to leave me be.
I said leave.
Before I sing a song
you're not gonna like.
(screams)
You can have it.
You can have it.
We needn't concern ourselves
with the thief,
only the song she stole.
Whoa.
(gasps, sighs)
All of these vessels
have songs in them.
(breathes sharply)
Some more dangerous than others.
Only one matters though.
The Seed we heard Elayne
sing tonight.
I can find it.
Not until you answer
my question.
How are you here?
She brought me back.
The Mycelium?
The Mother.
She took Raelle.
You, you didn't know?
Then things are a lot worse
than I thought.
-We haven't much time.
-Time for what?
To find the pieces
of the First Song
whose music will heal the world
and end this eternal war.
And Rae?
Will she be okay?
If it is the mother's will.
That's all I get?
She doesn't tell me everything.
Please hurry.
ABIGAIL: So Alder didn't
tell you how she's returned?
She simply walked into our camp
and asked for my help.
But you've never trusted her.
And you left, just like that?
You remember the stories
mother told us?
About the six daughters and
the pieces of the First Song?
I'm a steward
of one of those pieces,
and so is Alder.
She sang her piece for me
and now I know
her mission is pure.
But what if that mission
puts you in danger?
I'm not afraid.
For so long it was only Adil
and I protecting each other.
But I know you will always
be by our side.
We're sisters now.
That's not gonna fool them
for long.
-We have to go!
-Let go, Nicte.
It is sweet
how much you love her.
But it has made you weak.
Raelle is what's kept me alive.
And she wouldn't want you
throwing your life away.
If you wanna go, then go.
I'm so close!
(vocalizing)
(gasps, pants)
I'm trying to help you.
(casts a spell)
You sure you wanna do this?
SCYLLA: Bring it.
NICTE: Is that all you got?
(grunting)
SCYLLA: I could've reached her.
(grunting)
I enjoyed that last bit.
Oh, it's been decades since
anybody's pulled one over on me.
I'm sorry,
did I interrupt something?
Yeah, you kinda did.
(panting)
Fun time is over.
It's time to go.
TALLY: There's something
I have to tell you.
The Camarilla are searching
for the First Song too.
Then there's truly
no time to waste.
Are you all right?
Well done.
Thank you.
ABIGAIL: Tally!
(gasps)
(heavy breathing)
(pants)
Tally!
There's no point in struggling.
It's stronger than any Work
you might wanna try.
(breathes heavily)
So don't bother resisting,
Tally Craven.
What should we do?
Alder...
(suspenseful music playing)
WADE: In this solemn moment,
the very union of our country
will be tested,
a union that was formed
in the face of tyranny
so long ago by statesmen,
scholars, warriors, patriots.
No one enters this room but me.
WADE: And among them, witches.
But today,
we face a different tyranny.
(breathes heavily)
It's only a matter of time
before they make their move.
-Remember, once it starts...
-I know.
I'll be fast.
Good luck.
Check in every five minutes.
Renegade is secure.
Everyone's in position.
I never liked this part.
Waiting for the enemy
to go first.
Hey, at least this time,
we'll see them coming.
Yeah.
Stay close, all right?
I always am, boss.
Elayne, that stage
ain't gonna strike itself.
Elayne, you all right in there?
What the hell?
(gasps, pants)
(ominous music playing)
NICTE: Hey.
This thing's cutting off
my circulation.
THE MARSHAL: Don't care.
Doesn't look like a jail.
Astute observation.
You must be the smart one.
(scoffs) I am.
And I would just love
to learn that Whistle sometime.
I know who you are.
You think you're special because
you started a revolution?
My dog is a better
pack leader than you.
And she can whistle.
Probably not the reunion
you were hoping for, huh?
Just give us a moment
to explain.
Yeah, explain to me
just how long
you thought you could elude us
on our own land?
We never intended to bring
trouble into the Cession.
That's exactly what you did.
ABIGAIL:
What are you gonna do with us?
Hmm.
I hope you all enjoy your stay.
(chuckles)
Who's he kidding?
I'm not spending
a single night here.
ABIGAIL:
And good luck with that.
The place is warded.
Even Adil and Khalida couldn't
blow a hole through the walls.
Not for lack of trying.
NICTE: Happy?
Looks like you'll have
all the time in the world
to look for your missing
girlfriend now.
ABIGAIL: Back off, Batan.
None of us planned for this.
NICTE: Oh, that's obvious.
Hey, you okay?
What happened out there?
NICTE: She got us caught,
that's what happened.
What about Raelle?
ABIGAIL:
Were you able to contact her?
(sobs) No.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
(dramatic music playing)
(sobbing)
Woodlot, check in.
Woodlot, now is not
the time to go silent.
(suspenseful music playing)
Captain Quartermain, check in.
Anacostia.
Ana--
(suspenseful music playing)
The breach has occurred.
Hold your positions
and be ready.
I need our exit path
cleared now!
Renegade stays in place
until I say otherwise.
(tense music playing)
It's the camera crew.
Find them, now.
PRODUCER: Going to live coverage
in four, three...
Stay with us,
as the President--
-(explosion)
-(screams)
(suspenseful music playing)
(dramatic music playing)