Balaraw: Blood Island (2026) s01e03 Episode Script

[birds chirping]
[girl] Nimuel, where are we going?
Just follow me, Clara. I saw it down here.
Hurry up!
Come on, it's just over here.
[water splashing]
[Nimuel] You see that boat?
It looks weird, hey?
Come on, let's take a look.
Watch your step.
[Nimuel pants]
[Nimuel groans]
Come on, you check over there.
[Nimuel grunts]
Clara, do you think this can fly?
[Clara] Maybe.
Whoa, look at this.
[chuckles]
-[engine starts]
-[Clara shrieks]
[engine shuts off]
[Nimuel] Clara?
Clara?
Clara!
Clara!
Clara!
Clara! [echoes]
[theme music playing]
BALARAW: BLOOD ISLAND
[recorder whirring]
[classical music playing]
[wind blowing]
[music continues playing]
[birds chirping]
[music stops]
[scoffs] Well, who would have thought
maybe that could work for me?
[laughs]
How long has Mom really been gone?
Well, like I told you yesterday--
I want the truth, okay? Don't lie.
She's been gone a long time.
It changes nothing.
-It changes a lot for me.
-[bangs table]
We just didn't want to worry you, okay?
Yes. Rebecca has been missing
for a few weeks.
I wouldn't be surprised if she was dead.
[shushes] Javier!
-Am I wrong?
-[Ramon sighs]
And which way did she go?
-Are you gonna go after her?
-She's my mom.
-Of course I'm gonna look for her.
-Sabina, hold on.
I'm telling you this right now.
It's dangerous out there.
-You could die, you know.
-Yeah, I'm still going.
-[birds chirping]
-[water dripping]
[Arturo] Rebecca, tell me.
[Arturo sighs]
Have you done what you came here for?
[Rebecca sniffles]
[lighter clicks]
It's dry now.
But only got one left.
-They're all gone.
-[lighter clicks]
[Arturo groans]
[Arturo exhales]
When I came here,
first I went to the camp
where they were holding my brother…
but Ramon's men caught me.
Did you at least find Vedasto?
It wasn't easy.
You know, you can't save the unwilling.
What do you mean by "unwilling"?
[sighs] My brother's alive,
but he's no longer himself.
I don't know what happened
or what they did to him.
But you know what?
Now I just want to be free of this place.
But now I can't do that.
Because now…
there's something else to worry about:
you guys.
You shouldn't have come here.
Remember?
You promised
you wouldn't let Sabina find me.
She shouldn't be here.
Hey, there was nothing we could tell her
that would make her stay.
[Rebecca scoffs]
You know what she's like.
The only options were either
to go with her or get left behind.
And you know what?
I couldn't do that to Sabina.
So now…
We all need to get off this damn island.
But how?
Our problem now is finding Sabina.
-[water dripping]
-[distant creaking]
[creaking, soft thud]
Sarge?
How long you been awake?
I've been awake for about an hour,
I guess.
This one.
-I doubt she's even blinked.
-[gun cocks]
She's certainly not herself,
that's for sure.
I wouldn't be either
if I'd been stuck on this island.
Ehh…
Yeah, you wouldn't last a day.
And what would you know?
[gun cocks]
I told Ramon I don't need anything to eat.
This is from me.
Take it for your journey.
Is it really dangerous where I'm going?
Your father wasn't lying to you.
[Sabina] Well, he did lie to me
about my mother, didn't he?
Only to protect you, yes.
The Cardomas just want to protect us.
You think it's true,
all the stuff they're saying?
That I'll meet my death
on the other side of the island?
It's true.
From my experience,
not everything ends in death.
[panting]
[whimpering]
[sobbing]
Señor, please.
Ramon, please just bury her.
[cries] Not my Clara, please, no.
[continues sobbing]
[Ramon] Sabina,
you said you were a nurse, right?
Something's happened.
We need your help.
One of our men is wounded.
If you're able to help him,
we'll help find your mother.
Okay.
But she comes with me.
[Ramon] Follow me.
[Rebecca] They're here.
Including the brothers.
You mean the brothers
who are running this whole place?
Mm-hmm.
The ones that took your brother captive?
[Ramon] Crisanto, where's Atoy?
[Crisanto] Most likely alive
but wounded, señor.
There's a trail of blood
going into the jungle.
What do you want me to do?
I want you to help.
[Javier] You and I both know who did this.
And she's probably aiming
a gun at us right now.
Why did you bring the girl along?
We're sitting ducks out here.
We should go back
to the houses straight away.
You damn dog, Ramon!
What's happening down there?
[Rebecca sighs]
He knows I won't shoot if Sabina's there.
[Ramon] How do you think that we've
been here this long and we're still alive?
Now you know why I brought the girl along.
-Let's go.
-[Arturo] What is it?
[Rebecca] I need a new plan.
[Arturo] So where do those brothers live,
huh? Let's ambush them.
I bet I could take them
An animal didn't do this.
A lot of strange things
can pass as animals.
Let's go find Atoy.
Crisanto, any sign of him?
[Crisanto] Atoy has made it a long way,
señor.
He's still young and strong.
There is a limit to one's strength.
Are we near to the place
where my mom went?
[Crisanto] No, not even close.
My wife and I were born here.
We know this island
like the back of our hands,
but even we lose our way
from time to time.
It's very dangerous to wander here alone,
especially for newcomers.
You said that no one
who arrives here can ever leave.
Your mother managed it, though.
I don't know how she did it.
We can never leave by boat.
The tide seems to have a mind of its own.
What, you think we didn't try?
Well, I suppose then I can't leave either.
I don't know.
I guess you better find your mother.
You can ask her how she managed it.
You may be able to leave Balaraw,
but you can never escape it.
[female voice] Sabina!
Sabina!
-Sabina!
-[fluttering]
So, what do we do now, Aunt Becca?
[Rebecca] We keep trying to work out
how to rescue Sabina.
-[line ringing]
-[Arturo] Hey, look, I got signal.
-[Bulak] Let me see.
-Yeah, one bar.
-Elias! Elias!
-[Elias] Is that you?
Where are you? You're breaking up.
We're in the island, Babang Yawa.
We found Rebecca.
-[Elias] Say again.
-Can you read me? We found Rebecca.
[static]
[unintelligible transmission]
[static crackling]
[Sabina exhales]
[twigs snap]
[female voice] Sabina.
[voice grows louder] Sabina.
Sabina.
[breathing heavily]
Sabina, I've been waiting for you.
One must remain,
and one shall be sacrificed.
[whimpers]
[panting]
[gasps] Señora, where did you go?
[Sabina pants]
Diwa, I heard something. Did you?
Come with me. It's not far from here.
We don't go down there.
[female voice] Sabina.
Sabina.
[Rebecca sighs]
I just can't shake this feeling.
This place isn't right. It's evil.
It's like it has a mind of its own,
a life of its own.
It's watching.
Like it has its own voice.
A beating heart.
Maybe a brain too.
Is he still breathing? He looks pale.
Where's Sabina?
[Diwa] You all walk too fast, señor.
Your daughter's not used to the island.
He's losing a lot of blood.
Someone give me a tourniquet.
We need to stop the bleeding.
Can I use this, Crisanto?
Uh, it needs to be disinfected.
[Ramon] Here.
This one is very pure,
cleaner than alcohol.
-[Atoy groans]
-[Rebecca] Okay.
First thing I need
to slow down the flow of blood.
That won't hold it for long.
We need to take him back to Raphael.
Well.
You heard her.
Keep pressure on it.
Now, we're gonna be celebrating
Talas tonight.
[Rebecca] Put some pressure
on here and here. Hold it tight.
And with Sabina?
[Rebecca] Faster Crisanto.
He doesn't have a lot of time.
[Javier] Let's hope we can still save him,
God willing.
[Diwa] We've lost so many of our family.
Oh. Like who?
My daughter.
Clara.
And Crisanto's wife.
Mina was lost.
Lost how?
My daughter's body…
She was found.
But we never found Mina.
She's gone.
Crisanto's wife.
I was lucky, you know.
Crisanto has had a harder time of it
than I have.
He doesn't know if it's time to grieve…
or hope someday to find her.
That's as much as I can do for now.
He's already lost so much blood.
We'll monitor for a while.
I just hope we're not too late.
I hope so, too.
[crow cawing]
[birds chirping]
[fire crackling]
[woman sobbing softly]
Dying is a sad thing.
And that's what we usually focus on,
the sadness, grief, pain.
We feel what is lost.
Which means it's easy to forget
about the good times we shared…
the happy times we had
with our dearly departed friends…
our family…
-and our loved ones.
-[woman continues sobbing]
You know,
whenever something
would break in our houses…
Talas is who we'd turn to.
That was Talas' gift to us:
support.
Service.
And home.
Now Talas is finally
going back to his true home.
And he's leaving for us…
sustenance.
[tense music playing]
Food that may last for a week,
two weeks or even more.
This is how we will celebrate
the wonderful life of Talas.
Talas, we are all indebted to you.
You have served us all so well,
you have been part of our family,
-and now I ask you for one last gift.
-[weapon unsheathes]
[whimpers]
[breath trembling]
-[gasps]
-[ominous music playing]
[flesh squelching]
[woman sobs]
[squelching]
[breath trembling]
[whimpers]
[Sabina breathing heavily]
[Ramon] For you, Sabina.
[somber music playing]
[squelches]
[weapon clatters]
[Diwa sniffles]
[Ramon] As you were Clara's mother,
do you receive this blessing first, Diwa?
[Sabina whimpering] Are you fucking crazy?
I am not eating that!
Why?
What do you think
you were eating yesterday with us?
[whimpers]
[Diwa cries]
[ominous music playing]
[Diwa sobs]
[dramatic music playing]
[Diwa pants]
[Diwa sobs]
[Sabina pants]
[Diwa sobs]
[Sabina pants]
[soft thumping]
[grows louder]
[female voice] Sabina.
Ma?
-[female voice] Sabina.
-[gasps]
[ominous music continues]
[Rebecca]
Are you still dreaming about the island?
Ma?
Ma!
Ma!
[screams]
Ma!
[Rebecca shrieks, screams]
[echoes]
[soft thumping continues, then stops]
[gasps]
You should save your energy.
Did you come from in there?
[breathing heavily]
[sighs]
You had us worried there.
Why did you leave
in the middle of our feast?
[Sabina] Feast?
Do you even know
what you're saying anymore?
[Javier] I don't expect you
to understand all at once.
But whether you like it or not,
this is how we show respect to the body
and life of those who've passed.
You may not understand it,
but you must respect it.
But I know you're new here.
It may take you a while
to come to terms with it.
What did you see
when you entered the jungle?
[Ramon] Are you sure Atoy's not here?
[Diwa] Yes, señor, I'm sure.
[indistinct chatter]
[Diwa] Is he a danger to us?
[Ramon] We will get through this.
The Lord is watching over us.
[distant rustling]
[suspenseful music playing]
[rustling continues]
[louder rustling]
[man screams]
We must run!
-We need to hurry!
-[man screams]
-What's happening?
-[Javier] Shut up! Come with me!
[Crisanto] Run!
Quickly! Go!
Hurry!
Run! Faster!
-[snarling]
-[squelching]
[gasps]
[grunting]
[lighter clicks]
I left the boat on the beach
about five miles to the north.
I'm sure it's still there.
Well, how can you be so sure?
Those crazy people
could have found it and chopped it up?
Because I only just saw it.
I hid it very well behind the rocks.
They won't see it.
[Arturo] Okay, so what's our plan
to get there?
[Rebecca] Okay. There's a hut
where they store all their food.
If we can set fire to that,
we can create confusion,
which will be the distraction we need
to break into the house and rescue Sabina.
So, who torches the hut
and who breaks Sabina out?
[pants] What the hell was that?
It's better if Ramon explains it to you.
Crisanto, was that Atoy?
The one eating Kael.
Kael had his orders.
He was guarding the shore.
No one should know this.
The locals of this island are unique.
If I hadn't managed to find a cure
for their illness, you know… [scoffs]
Well, I think they all would have died.
What illness?
Whenever someone dies or gets sick,
or even gets injured in some way,
they begin to transform.
The only way to stop the transformation
is by eating the sacred meat.
You'll understand eventually.
We were just like you.
When we first arrived, it was a struggle.
You just need time to understand this.
I've already had a lot of time to think.
And there's one thing
that I'm certain about.
You are not my father.
There are no words
to explain what you are.
As time goes by,
I become more convinced
that, indeed, you are my daughter.
[Arturo] Bear left here.
[birds chirping]
Are you sure this is the right direction?
Well, Becca said this was the way.
Hey, come on now.
Hold your arms up,
and you'll get a better aim.
I totally know what to do
with a gun, okay?
[Arturo] Oh, yeah?
Did your drug dealer teach you?
[Bulak] No, it was your mother.
Hey, leave my mother out of this.
[crickets chirping]
[whimpering]
[children chattering distantly]
[lighter clicks]
[Javier] Crisanto,
no one's guarding the camp.
Hurry up!
[sinister music playing]
Run!
[panting]
[door opens]
-[boy laughs]
-[gasps]
[pants]
[whimpers] There's someone inside!
There's someone in there!
[ominous music playing]
[creature gnawing]
Who's there?
[low growling]
-[creature snarls]
-[Arturo screams]
-[growls]
-[screams]
[Bulak] Look out! [gasps]
[Arturo] Shoot it!
Shoot it, Bulak! Shoot it. Now! Shoot!
[dramatic drum beating]
[distant gunshot]
[gunshot]
[rustling]
[Arturo]
Fuck! What kind of monster was that?
Where'd it go?
-[Ramon] What's happening?
-[man] Señor!
-Our food stores are burning!
-[Ramon] Quickly to the river!
[people clamoring]
-Stay here.
-Huh?
Wait, what's happening?
[lock clicks]
Hey!
-Sarge, is that a human or a fucking bat?
-I don't know what the hell that was.
-And what's happened to Becca's diversion?
-We should run again, right?
Great idea.
[Crisanto] Señor,
someone set fire to our stores.
Children said they saw a woman.
Was it her?
I think so.
Then hurry.
[Bulak] Did you see how I shot
that monster, Sarge?
[Arturo] You didn't even come close.
Hey, you smell that?
Way to go, Aunt Becca.
[woman sobbing]
[Arturo] There's our diversion.
[people clamoring, crying]
[Arturo] We need to find the house
that Sabina's being kept in.
You ready?
Let's go.
[Arturo] Hey, listen,
we don't want any trouble.
[grunts] Help!
[rattling]
[grunts, pants]
[key rattling]
Hurry!
Señora, hurry! Leave it.
[door closes]
[tense music playing]
Sarge, we need to find Sabina.
Okay.
[Andres] No,
don't waste our drinking water.
You need to get it
straight from the river.
Now go! Hey! Get away from there!
Let it burn. It's gone.
The flames will die down shortly.
It's more important
to keep everybody safe.
[breathing heavily]
[Andres] Tell the others
to go get more water.
That's all you could get?
You want us to starve, Crisanto?
[Andres] Hurry up!
Get more water from the river.
I'm sorry. I did my best, but don't worry,
your brothers won't starve.
[panting]
[men grunting]
[Javier] So we're just gonna stand here
and watch?
[Ramon] The Lord will take care of us.
[men grunting]
-This is as far as I can go.
-What?
Just head straight
and you'll find the ocean.
Come with me.
I belong here.
I'm not like you.
Diwa. Listen, okay?
-There's more than just this island.
-Go, Sabina!
-Run!
-You've got to get out of here.
If you ever want to see your mother again,
you must go now.
Please leave. Now, while you can.
[ominous sting]
[panting]
[footsteps running]
[footsteps approaching]
[groans]
Where do you think you're going?
You really think you'll get out of here?
No, you'll rot on this island
like the rest of us.
[Diwa gasps] Señor, please!
Diwa, move aside.
I said, move.
Your choice, then.
-[Diwa grunting]
-[gunshot]
[grunts, cries]
-[gunshot]
-[groans]
You go check. I can handle it here.
[groans]
[Diwa gasping]
[Sabina breathing heavily]
Diwa, come with me.
Let Raphael see to this.
[shuddering] This is all your fault.
You ruined our lives.
We lived peacefully before you came.
Listen to me. You know what will happen
if Raphael doesn't see to you.
You sure you're making the right decision?
-Señor.
-Take these two and tie them up.
Did you just do that to her?
I wasn't aiming for her.
It was an accident.
You gonna tie them up or not?
Señor, please lower your gun.
If I say do something, do it right away!
You forget how to follow orders?
Javier, what's this?
What are you standing around for?
Send for Raphael quickly now.
Sabina, come with me.
You hear me?
Get up and come with me now.
Señor, no!
I said get up
and come with me straight away.
No.
-Señor!
-[Andres] Get the fuck up.
Why won't you listen to me?
-[grunts]
-Come with me now.
I won't say it again.
[pants]
-[gunshot]
-[gasps]
[gasping]
-Andres-- [grunts]
-[gunshot]
[body thuds]
[Javier groans]
[breathing heavily]
[classical music playing]
[door creaking]
Diwa! Come on, stand up.
[breathing heavily]
Come on. [grunts] Diwa! [grunts]
[straining]
-Wake up.
-[Rebecca] Sabina.
Ma!
We need to go.
Now!
Sabina, come on. Let's go!
-Wait. We can't leave her here.
-Huh?
Okay. Come on.
[women grunting]
[coughs]
[sniffles]
[cries softly]
[classical music playing]
[chains rattling]
[creature snoring]
[classical music continues]
What the fuck is that?
-[snarling]
-[Bulak gasps]
Who the hell are you?
What the fuck are you doing?
Sarge, let's get out of here.
[suspenseful music playing]
[theme music playing]