Hell Motel (2025) s01e03 Episode Script
Mirror Moves
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[Breathing shakily]
Portia?
[Crying]
[Squelching]
Portia, come on.
Come on.
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Wake up now!
Wake up! Wake up!
- Oh, my God!
- Jesus! What the hell?
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- What did you do?
- I tried to save her.
Help me get her heart the right way
- so she'll wake up.
- Ruby. Ruby!
- Stop! Ruby.
- Hey, hey!
She's dead, Ruby. She's dead. Okay?
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No! No!
[Sobbing]
Too bad you didn't get a video of it.
Crow, what the hell does that mean?
Grotesque murder.
A heart torn out of
the chest of a woman she loves.
Oh, it's marketing gold.
I woke up to her like this.
What are you looking for?
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This.
That's not mine.
We woke up like this.
You slept through that?
How?
I took a sleeping pill.
We We both did.
The killer. He's trying to frame me.
I loved you, and I wouldn't
I wouldn't hurt her, ever.
I didn't do this!
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I believe her.
I think she was telling the truth.
You've been living in
make-believe too long, Paige.
Those were real tears.
And if she was the killer,
then why the hell
would she freak out like that
and draw us into their room?
Because she's insane.
Ruby, hold up.
You all know I'm right.
You know she did this.
- 100%.
- Paige has a point.
Why would Ruby make
such a show of killing?
We caught her red-handed.
Those crocodile tears mean nothing.
Can we just get out of here?
Just looking at her is a nightmare.
Okay, what do we do now?
We take back control
before she kills anyone else.
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Ruby.
Ruby, I'm so sorry.
Portia's dead because of me.
This motel was my dream,
and she was so worried
about its awful history.
And I insisted.
Check the diner.
Guys, I think we need to be
a little more sensitive here.
- Ruby's been through hell.
- Sure she has.
Let's go.
- What are you doing?!
- Jesus, let her go.
You need to open your eyes. Paige.
[Screaming]
Let go of me! Let me go!
Let me go!
Let go of me!
I'm locking you in here.
I told you I didn't do it!
Hey! Hey!
- The chair. Grab that chair.
- Face the bed with it.
- Guys, come on.
- What are you gonna do?!
We're gonna restrain you
until the police get here.
As long as it takes.
Tie her down as tight as you can.
I didn't kill her. She's my wife.
- Tighter, tighter.
- Paige, stop them.
You're just crying
because we caught you.
You got cocky after Hemingway.
I didn't kill him either.
Paige, please, please,
you have to help me.
Please help me. Help me!
No!
Not unless you want to stay
in here with her.
- Paige, come on.
- Why?
Why is everyone okay with this? Why?
- This isn't right.
- No one is going to hurt her.
Right, Crow?
No. Right.
I'm sorry.
No, no, no, no, no.
When you're ready to confess,
we're listening.
Until then, you're stuck here,
facing what you did.
I didn't do this.
Let's go.
No!
[Crying]
No! Don't leave me!
I'm not the killer!
Please!
Let me out!
Let me out! [Screams]
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Ruby ripping Portia's heart out? No way.
Yeah, it's hard work cutting
through muscle and tendons.
Not to mention the goddamn rib cage.
The killer could have killed them both.
Why let Ruby live?
Maybe she was waking up
and they ducked out.
Or it's some kind of crazy message.
Who does that lead us to? Kawayan?
Is this all some kind of
performance art?
He was telling me that he
he felt like a fraud.
That he had no idea what murder
was actually like until now.
Makes no sense, then,
to lead the go home charge.
Andy's the kind of person
who'd try to make a message
with his kills,
but he's a pussy.
Blake's so messed up
by his history, it could be him.
- Easily.
- Yeah.
- That leaves Paige, a crybaby.
- [Scoffs]
And Adriana, she's a top-notch psycho.
Don't forget Crow, right?
Playing the calm guru
while setting Ruby up to take the fall.
There's too many to choose from,
but it's all for nothing
if they run for the hills come sunup.
Which is why we need to figure out
how to keep our little lambs
here for our picking.
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[Thunder rumbles]
[Rain falling]
Thought you might need this
while you stand watch
outside Ruby's door.
Really?
I didn't think you were
down with what we're all doing.
Look, what you're
putting Ruby through is awful
and abusive,
but it's not going to kill her.
Do you think I want to kill her?
I don't know.
You've been playing judge and jury,
- and after that
- Comes executioner.
And that can't happen.
I won't allow it.
Ruby might be a maniac, but
I'm not suggesting we kill her.
It's not what anyone in the group wants.
The group will do whatever you say.
I'm not hypnotizing people.
I'm just giving voice to
what everyone's already feeling.
All I'm saying is that we should have
We should have talked about this
away from the shock
of seeing Portia's body.
People are are susceptible
to all kinds of influence
in the heat of the moment.
You give me too much credit.
You have this leadership role,
so you need to be
aware of those influences.
I don't take
that responsibility lightly.
That's good.
'Cause out here, now
the stakes are life and death.
[Thunder rumbles]
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Mother Salvia,
show me the vision you want me to see.
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I know you're here.
I come to help.
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Cross over.
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[Rustling]
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Oh.
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Oh!
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Caitlyn Ridgeley.
[Gasps, gurgles]
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The gateway.
Yes.
It's still.
It's still.
Now.
Still open.
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My love.
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Is that why you're trapped?
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Must be closed.
How do I undo this?
Find.
Find?
What do you need me to find?
Kill her.
Woman. Kill her.
Can you tell me who it is?
Can you do that?
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Horns.
Like Like the mask
that the killer wore.
Who's under it?
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Horns.
The two-horned mask of Baphomet.
No!
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Two.
A man.
Two together.
Two, Andrew.
One.
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One.
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[Breathing shakily]
[Thunder rumbles]
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[Rumbling]
[Creaking]
[Screams]
[Coughs]
What the hell was that?
[Groans]
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What happened?
She's gone.
Where would she even go?
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Oh, yeah. Over here. It's the basement.
Let's get the others.
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Ruby's escaped.
Come on. She's in the basement.
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[Door opens]
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Look over there.
I'll take this half.
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What about down there?
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Oh, she fell through the ductwork.
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Ruby.
There she is. Stop her!
Stay away from me!
I am not the killer.
- Let's just talk this out, okay?
- No, no, no.
This isn't the way.
Please. Please don't.
I can't trust any of you.
You're holding the blade
to her neck, Ruby!
Shut up!
[Screams]
- [Grunts]
- [Screams]
No! No, no, no, no.
Get her!
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- No! No!
- No! No, no, no, no.
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You killed her!
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Adriana was like a rabid dog.
She'll say she was protecting me,
but it was like she, like all of them
were just waiting to do that.
To explode in violence.
This is exactly what Carl wanted.
He orchestrated all of that,
pointing the finger, acting
like some unelected leader.
And then when everyone's freaking out,
he just cranks it up.
Now, first it's Ruby,
and then after her, it's us.
Why us?
Because we didn't take part
in what they did.
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[Grunts] Okay.
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I bet she thought this is where
she was going to store our bodies.
[Chuckles] Not likely now.
Her big mistake was inviting
people with insight and backbone
to her murder trap.
When someone perverts
the beliefs of a community,
it is the warriors who strike
them down with a vengeance.
Amen, brother.
I mean, I don't get the words,
but, bro,
this is some honest human shit.
Life and death. Law of the jungle.
Exactly.
And the real tiger, tiger burning bright
is this one right here.
Ruby had that knife pressed
against poor Paige's throat,
and she didn't hesitate.
She She leapt into action
and took that psycho bitch out.
You are a hero.
Oh, you guys, stop it!
No, no. It's true.
You led that charge.
You went in there like a cobra and pow!
God, I guess I did.
It's so confusing.
This is the feeling
I was chasing all those years
when I hooked up with all those killers.
But this
This is
It's yours now.
- You did it.
- And I'm just glad
that we could help you
unlock your inner warrior.
I think we can see
that it's in all of us.
And we're just waiting for
for something or someone
to open us to it.
Well, whatever it is, it is unlocked
and it's busted wide open.
We just killed somebody, guys.
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Yeah.
We did.
And it's somebody
who was trying to kill us.
Blake, I know that this is
a place of some trauma for you,
but for me, this place has profundity.
This has become a place
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of deep knowledge.
This was a message, clear as day,
begging you to reopen
the Cold River Slaughter case.
You're not the first, Mister?
Crow.
[Scoffs] Okay.
Look, I've been trying
to solve Cold River
my entire career.
And to be honest,
I don't believe in psychics,
- which
- You don't have to believe me.
No, just take what I was told
and add it to your
deep knowledge of the case.
Look, what I heard has to point the way.
Two besides two that came back?
All we have is one
back door security cam image
of the creepy mask and costume.
Yeah, see, I don't know
what two beside two means
or how it could point to
- To what? To what?
- What does that mean to you?
22. That's interesting.
Coming back? Those were her words.
Uh, yeah. Um, well,
she said it came back.
The killer came back.
Killers almost always come
back to the scene of the crime.
To gloat, to touch it,
to get off, whatever it is,
they just can't help themselves.
Yeah, this is them.
I haven't looked at these photos
in a while.
We have a fresh murderer.
We take snaps of everyone
who comes to the crime scene
in the first 48 hours,
because the thinking is
The murderer might be among them.
They come back to sneak a peek.
You never know.
So two beside two makes
me think of this guy.
Davin Renee. Yeah, he's a creep.
- He's evil.
- We never liked the guy.
He stalked a waitress
at the ski resort on Highway 35.
A bit of a firebug. Nothing major.
Lit up some abandoned cars.
That kind of thing.
But still, points to something
not all there.
Now, we checked him out at the time.
He had an alibi. Seemed to stand up.
But you never know.
Police work depends on instinct.
And I'm thinking
- This is the guy.
- I wouldn't go that far,
but I'll pay Mr. Renee
a little surprise visit,
shake his tree a bit,
see what falls out.
You got anything else you can tell me?
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What if Ruby was innocent?
Are you remembering the same Ruby,
that anemic vampire
who tried to turn Paige
into a silent movie star
by slitting her vocal cords?
Blake, her actions
Were of somebody trying to save herself.
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Yeah, threatening Paige, that was awful.
But But what she did in defense
was very relatable to me.
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And yet I still helped kill her.
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For something I might have done.
You know, the night
I watched my friends die.
Don't be too hard on yourself.
Everything happened
in the blink of an eye.
Yeah.
But if it hadn't,
maybe we could have talked her down.
You know?
A potentially innocent woman
might still be alive.
Final boy's realizing
that he's just as capable
of spilling blood
as any old killer.
That stings, doesn't it?
Like it or not, we're
all Cold River killers now.
Including you, Boy Scout.
You don't got to feel guilty about it.
You're not going to go to jail.
You know why? Self-defense.
Ruby, bless her heart,
was a woman of her word.
She gave us true-crime freaks
the VIP immersive experience
of a lifetime.
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Jesus Christ.
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My mind is spinning trying to figure out
which one of them is the killer.
Me too.
But it feels incredible to kill again.
I'd forgotten the rush.
The adrenaline,
the way the world just vibrates.
Consuming Ruby's fear.
Sliding my blade into her.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, Floyd, Floyd.
What? We're back in control.
In control?
What?
We still have a killer out there.
And in the back of their minds,
the others got to know
that there's no way
that terrified girl did those killings.
On top of that,
we're barely 24 hours in
with three dead already.
And none of those our kills.
We took part in that last kill.
Okay, fine. You're right.
As always.
Those bodies will still work,
though, right?
None of that matters if
the others flee at first light.
Did you hear that?
Hear what?
Where are my glasses?
Nothing.
No wind, no rain hitting the windows.
Storm's done.
Shit.
We need to figure out
who this killer is.
But you also need to get me killing.
One.
Yes.
You decide.
Oh. That Andy asshole.
I'd love to rip
that self-important, stuck-up,
big city liberal prick to pieces.
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Baphomet, my night master,
power be upon thee.
Bless these, my unholy Sabbath deeds,
with the sure hand
of your righteous indignation.
Great transgressor, we act
for you and your evil master.
Corrupt those we face, and
drink of their suffering as you
till the path for Satan's insurrection.
In Baphomet's name.
Nema.
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[Clattering]
[Bird calls]
[Branch cracks]
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- Where'd he run off to?
- I don't know.
Did he cut you?
There's a nick on the back.
You're bleeding badly.
- It hurts like hell.
- Okay.
Okay. Let's go. Let's go.
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Gonna have to hide the pain.
Killer will be looking for it.
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Who was that?
I didn't get close enough to tell.
He was fast.
What makes you think it was a man?
Did they say anything?
No.
Then it could be a woman.
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[Groans] It's happening again.
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[Groans]
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Mm-hmm.
So you just happened
to be passing by there.
Decided you'd take a look,
see what you could see.
I told you and all the other officers
Cold River Motel
was part of my catchment area.
- I had to take samples all over.
- Down a one-way road
that leads only to the biggest
murder site in the entire state.
We use any road we can get.
The alternative is hiking my way in.
Sure, sure.
But when we searched your place,
we found demonology books with
dog-eared pages on Baphomet.
I bought those books
after you brought me in
because I was curious, everyone was.
And help me,
was this before
or after you became a Satanist?
I'm not a Satanist.
I read about Baphomet
because you guys
and all that demon stuff
destroyed my life!
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Is that enough?
I lost my wife.
I lost my job.
Is this your idea of fun?
Bringing me in?
Going after me
with the same goddamn questions?
We got new leads, Renee,
and they all lead to you.
Gotta say, I don't like your chances.
I didn't do anything.
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I wish I hadn't gone down
that damn road.
I'll bet.
Or stared at it all for hours on end.
Or collected books on Baphomet.
You know who does that stuff, Renee?
A killer with a swollen hard on
for his crime scene.
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[Door opens, closes]
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I can talk tough to Renee all I want,
but there's nothing new here.
And he's holding tight on his story.
I can't keep him here.
Ask him if he thinks
Baphomet is proud of him.
Ask him if he thinks he's done enough.
And when he answers,
whatever he answers,
tell him that Baphomet will find
him and will drag him to hell.
- I can't.
- What have you got to lose?
We record this shit.
We can't treat the psychotic normally.
That's how people like this
slip through our grasp.
We got to put something in
his head that'll drive him nuts.
Then he'll show us who he really is.
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Last try.
Then we're done.
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Do you think you did enough?
That night, Davin, with those murders?
I told you I didn't kill nobody.
How many times do I have to tell you?
Do you think Baphomet is proud of you?
Proud that you murdered
all those innocent people.
[Sighs]
Here's the thing, Davin.
Baphomet will find you.
And when he does,
he'll drag you straight to hell.
Why would you say that?
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Because he told me to.
Who's behind the glass?
You wouldn't believe me if I told you.
But he's someone who knows.
Knows what you did.
You want to know what him
and I are wondering?
No. What are you doing?
Why don't you ask him?
Ask him what?
Ask Baphomet if he's proud of you.
Go on, ask him.
Who's back there?! Who are you?!
Who are you?!
Who is it?!
[Shouting indistinctly]
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Crow.
[Gasps]
Crow.
I'm trapped.
Buried.
In the basement.
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Help.
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Trapped between.
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[Grunts]
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I am innocent.
I am totally innocent.
I only read about Baphomet.
Nothing else.
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I'm innocent!
Baphomet doesn't want me!
I'm innocent!
He won't take me.
I won't let him!
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He's not gonna get me.
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[Grunting]
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[Screams]
[Gasps, wheezes]
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His His guilt must have
been eating at him.
That's why he killed himself.
He had an airtight alibi.
Made even tighter when we dug again.
By people who hated him.
The guy was innocent.
Maybe a little odd, but not
half as weird as you.
Innocent to his core.
That poor guy's suicide
is on both of our heads.
But I blame you.
Your visions killed that man.
You.
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[Groans, wheezing]
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You failed me.
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The portal is opening wider.
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You're going to be sacrificed
to Baphomet.
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[Muffled screaming]
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[Muffled mumbling]
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The hell's going on?
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Not somebody else.
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- Did someone get killed?
- Shh. Quiet.
[Speaking indistinctly]
The basement.
Someone's in the basement.
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[Gasps] Crow.
Baphomet, Baphomet, Baphomet.
[Mumbling indistinctly]
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Oh, God.
What's he saying?
[Mumbling indistinctly]
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Damn!
[Wheezes]
Crow, who did this to you?
[Mumbles indistinctly]
Crow, who did this?
Baphomet.
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[Breathing shakily]
Portia?
[Crying]
[Squelching]
Portia, come on.
Come on.
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Wake up now!
Wake up! Wake up!
- Oh, my God!
- Jesus! What the hell?
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- What did you do?
- I tried to save her.
Help me get her heart the right way
- so she'll wake up.
- Ruby. Ruby!
- Stop! Ruby.
- Hey, hey!
She's dead, Ruby. She's dead. Okay?
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No! No!
[Sobbing]
Too bad you didn't get a video of it.
Crow, what the hell does that mean?
Grotesque murder.
A heart torn out of
the chest of a woman she loves.
Oh, it's marketing gold.
I woke up to her like this.
What are you looking for?
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This.
That's not mine.
We woke up like this.
You slept through that?
How?
I took a sleeping pill.
We We both did.
The killer. He's trying to frame me.
I loved you, and I wouldn't
I wouldn't hurt her, ever.
I didn't do this!
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I believe her.
I think she was telling the truth.
You've been living in
make-believe too long, Paige.
Those were real tears.
And if she was the killer,
then why the hell
would she freak out like that
and draw us into their room?
Because she's insane.
Ruby, hold up.
You all know I'm right.
You know she did this.
- 100%.
- Paige has a point.
Why would Ruby make
such a show of killing?
We caught her red-handed.
Those crocodile tears mean nothing.
Can we just get out of here?
Just looking at her is a nightmare.
Okay, what do we do now?
We take back control
before she kills anyone else.
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Ruby.
Ruby, I'm so sorry.
Portia's dead because of me.
This motel was my dream,
and she was so worried
about its awful history.
And I insisted.
Check the diner.
Guys, I think we need to be
a little more sensitive here.
- Ruby's been through hell.
- Sure she has.
Let's go.
- What are you doing?!
- Jesus, let her go.
You need to open your eyes. Paige.
[Screaming]
Let go of me! Let me go!
Let me go!
Let go of me!
I'm locking you in here.
I told you I didn't do it!
Hey! Hey!
- The chair. Grab that chair.
- Face the bed with it.
- Guys, come on.
- What are you gonna do?!
We're gonna restrain you
until the police get here.
As long as it takes.
Tie her down as tight as you can.
I didn't kill her. She's my wife.
- Tighter, tighter.
- Paige, stop them.
You're just crying
because we caught you.
You got cocky after Hemingway.
I didn't kill him either.
Paige, please, please,
you have to help me.
Please help me. Help me!
No!
Not unless you want to stay
in here with her.
- Paige, come on.
- Why?
Why is everyone okay with this? Why?
- This isn't right.
- No one is going to hurt her.
Right, Crow?
No. Right.
I'm sorry.
No, no, no, no, no.
When you're ready to confess,
we're listening.
Until then, you're stuck here,
facing what you did.
I didn't do this.
Let's go.
No!
[Crying]
No! Don't leave me!
I'm not the killer!
Please!
Let me out!
Let me out! [Screams]
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Ruby ripping Portia's heart out? No way.
Yeah, it's hard work cutting
through muscle and tendons.
Not to mention the goddamn rib cage.
The killer could have killed them both.
Why let Ruby live?
Maybe she was waking up
and they ducked out.
Or it's some kind of crazy message.
Who does that lead us to? Kawayan?
Is this all some kind of
performance art?
He was telling me that he
he felt like a fraud.
That he had no idea what murder
was actually like until now.
Makes no sense, then,
to lead the go home charge.
Andy's the kind of person
who'd try to make a message
with his kills,
but he's a pussy.
Blake's so messed up
by his history, it could be him.
- Easily.
- Yeah.
- That leaves Paige, a crybaby.
- [Scoffs]
And Adriana, she's a top-notch psycho.
Don't forget Crow, right?
Playing the calm guru
while setting Ruby up to take the fall.
There's too many to choose from,
but it's all for nothing
if they run for the hills come sunup.
Which is why we need to figure out
how to keep our little lambs
here for our picking.
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[Thunder rumbles]
[Rain falling]
Thought you might need this
while you stand watch
outside Ruby's door.
Really?
I didn't think you were
down with what we're all doing.
Look, what you're
putting Ruby through is awful
and abusive,
but it's not going to kill her.
Do you think I want to kill her?
I don't know.
You've been playing judge and jury,
- and after that
- Comes executioner.
And that can't happen.
I won't allow it.
Ruby might be a maniac, but
I'm not suggesting we kill her.
It's not what anyone in the group wants.
The group will do whatever you say.
I'm not hypnotizing people.
I'm just giving voice to
what everyone's already feeling.
All I'm saying is that we should have
We should have talked about this
away from the shock
of seeing Portia's body.
People are are susceptible
to all kinds of influence
in the heat of the moment.
You give me too much credit.
You have this leadership role,
so you need to be
aware of those influences.
I don't take
that responsibility lightly.
That's good.
'Cause out here, now
the stakes are life and death.
[Thunder rumbles]
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Mother Salvia,
show me the vision you want me to see.
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I know you're here.
I come to help.
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Cross over.
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[Rustling]
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Oh.
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Oh!
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Caitlyn Ridgeley.
[Gasps, gurgles]
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The gateway.
Yes.
It's still.
It's still.
Now.
Still open.
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My love.
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Is that why you're trapped?
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Must be closed.
How do I undo this?
Find.
Find?
What do you need me to find?
Kill her.
Woman. Kill her.
Can you tell me who it is?
Can you do that?
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Horns.
Like Like the mask
that the killer wore.
Who's under it?
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Horns.
The two-horned mask of Baphomet.
No!
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Two.
A man.
Two together.
Two, Andrew.
One.
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One.
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[Breathing shakily]
[Thunder rumbles]
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[Rumbling]
[Creaking]
[Screams]
[Coughs]
What the hell was that?
[Groans]
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What happened?
She's gone.
Where would she even go?
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Oh, yeah. Over here. It's the basement.
Let's get the others.
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Ruby's escaped.
Come on. She's in the basement.
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[Door opens]
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Look over there.
I'll take this half.
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What about down there?
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Oh, she fell through the ductwork.
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Ruby.
There she is. Stop her!
Stay away from me!
I am not the killer.
- Let's just talk this out, okay?
- No, no, no.
This isn't the way.
Please. Please don't.
I can't trust any of you.
You're holding the blade
to her neck, Ruby!
Shut up!
[Screams]
- [Grunts]
- [Screams]
No! No, no, no, no.
Get her!
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- No! No!
- No! No, no, no, no.
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You killed her!
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Adriana was like a rabid dog.
She'll say she was protecting me,
but it was like she, like all of them
were just waiting to do that.
To explode in violence.
This is exactly what Carl wanted.
He orchestrated all of that,
pointing the finger, acting
like some unelected leader.
And then when everyone's freaking out,
he just cranks it up.
Now, first it's Ruby,
and then after her, it's us.
Why us?
Because we didn't take part
in what they did.
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[Grunts] Okay.
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I bet she thought this is where
she was going to store our bodies.
[Chuckles] Not likely now.
Her big mistake was inviting
people with insight and backbone
to her murder trap.
When someone perverts
the beliefs of a community,
it is the warriors who strike
them down with a vengeance.
Amen, brother.
I mean, I don't get the words,
but, bro,
this is some honest human shit.
Life and death. Law of the jungle.
Exactly.
And the real tiger, tiger burning bright
is this one right here.
Ruby had that knife pressed
against poor Paige's throat,
and she didn't hesitate.
She She leapt into action
and took that psycho bitch out.
You are a hero.
Oh, you guys, stop it!
No, no. It's true.
You led that charge.
You went in there like a cobra and pow!
God, I guess I did.
It's so confusing.
This is the feeling
I was chasing all those years
when I hooked up with all those killers.
But this
This is
It's yours now.
- You did it.
- And I'm just glad
that we could help you
unlock your inner warrior.
I think we can see
that it's in all of us.
And we're just waiting for
for something or someone
to open us to it.
Well, whatever it is, it is unlocked
and it's busted wide open.
We just killed somebody, guys.
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Yeah.
We did.
And it's somebody
who was trying to kill us.
Blake, I know that this is
a place of some trauma for you,
but for me, this place has profundity.
This has become a place
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of deep knowledge.
This was a message, clear as day,
begging you to reopen
the Cold River Slaughter case.
You're not the first, Mister?
Crow.
[Scoffs] Okay.
Look, I've been trying
to solve Cold River
my entire career.
And to be honest,
I don't believe in psychics,
- which
- You don't have to believe me.
No, just take what I was told
and add it to your
deep knowledge of the case.
Look, what I heard has to point the way.
Two besides two that came back?
All we have is one
back door security cam image
of the creepy mask and costume.
Yeah, see, I don't know
what two beside two means
or how it could point to
- To what? To what?
- What does that mean to you?
22. That's interesting.
Coming back? Those were her words.
Uh, yeah. Um, well,
she said it came back.
The killer came back.
Killers almost always come
back to the scene of the crime.
To gloat, to touch it,
to get off, whatever it is,
they just can't help themselves.
Yeah, this is them.
I haven't looked at these photos
in a while.
We have a fresh murderer.
We take snaps of everyone
who comes to the crime scene
in the first 48 hours,
because the thinking is
The murderer might be among them.
They come back to sneak a peek.
You never know.
So two beside two makes
me think of this guy.
Davin Renee. Yeah, he's a creep.
- He's evil.
- We never liked the guy.
He stalked a waitress
at the ski resort on Highway 35.
A bit of a firebug. Nothing major.
Lit up some abandoned cars.
That kind of thing.
But still, points to something
not all there.
Now, we checked him out at the time.
He had an alibi. Seemed to stand up.
But you never know.
Police work depends on instinct.
And I'm thinking
- This is the guy.
- I wouldn't go that far,
but I'll pay Mr. Renee
a little surprise visit,
shake his tree a bit,
see what falls out.
You got anything else you can tell me?
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What if Ruby was innocent?
Are you remembering the same Ruby,
that anemic vampire
who tried to turn Paige
into a silent movie star
by slitting her vocal cords?
Blake, her actions
Were of somebody trying to save herself.
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Yeah, threatening Paige, that was awful.
But But what she did in defense
was very relatable to me.
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And yet I still helped kill her.
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For something I might have done.
You know, the night
I watched my friends die.
Don't be too hard on yourself.
Everything happened
in the blink of an eye.
Yeah.
But if it hadn't,
maybe we could have talked her down.
You know?
A potentially innocent woman
might still be alive.
Final boy's realizing
that he's just as capable
of spilling blood
as any old killer.
That stings, doesn't it?
Like it or not, we're
all Cold River killers now.
Including you, Boy Scout.
You don't got to feel guilty about it.
You're not going to go to jail.
You know why? Self-defense.
Ruby, bless her heart,
was a woman of her word.
She gave us true-crime freaks
the VIP immersive experience
of a lifetime.
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Jesus Christ.
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My mind is spinning trying to figure out
which one of them is the killer.
Me too.
But it feels incredible to kill again.
I'd forgotten the rush.
The adrenaline,
the way the world just vibrates.
Consuming Ruby's fear.
Sliding my blade into her.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, Floyd, Floyd.
What? We're back in control.
In control?
What?
We still have a killer out there.
And in the back of their minds,
the others got to know
that there's no way
that terrified girl did those killings.
On top of that,
we're barely 24 hours in
with three dead already.
And none of those our kills.
We took part in that last kill.
Okay, fine. You're right.
As always.
Those bodies will still work,
though, right?
None of that matters if
the others flee at first light.
Did you hear that?
Hear what?
Where are my glasses?
Nothing.
No wind, no rain hitting the windows.
Storm's done.
Shit.
We need to figure out
who this killer is.
But you also need to get me killing.
One.
Yes.
You decide.
Oh. That Andy asshole.
I'd love to rip
that self-important, stuck-up,
big city liberal prick to pieces.
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Baphomet, my night master,
power be upon thee.
Bless these, my unholy Sabbath deeds,
with the sure hand
of your righteous indignation.
Great transgressor, we act
for you and your evil master.
Corrupt those we face, and
drink of their suffering as you
till the path for Satan's insurrection.
In Baphomet's name.
Nema.
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[Clattering]
[Bird calls]
[Branch cracks]
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- Where'd he run off to?
- I don't know.
Did he cut you?
There's a nick on the back.
You're bleeding badly.
- It hurts like hell.
- Okay.
Okay. Let's go. Let's go.
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Gonna have to hide the pain.
Killer will be looking for it.
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Who was that?
I didn't get close enough to tell.
He was fast.
What makes you think it was a man?
Did they say anything?
No.
Then it could be a woman.
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[Groans] It's happening again.
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[Groans]
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Mm-hmm.
So you just happened
to be passing by there.
Decided you'd take a look,
see what you could see.
I told you and all the other officers
Cold River Motel
was part of my catchment area.
- I had to take samples all over.
- Down a one-way road
that leads only to the biggest
murder site in the entire state.
We use any road we can get.
The alternative is hiking my way in.
Sure, sure.
But when we searched your place,
we found demonology books with
dog-eared pages on Baphomet.
I bought those books
after you brought me in
because I was curious, everyone was.
And help me,
was this before
or after you became a Satanist?
I'm not a Satanist.
I read about Baphomet
because you guys
and all that demon stuff
destroyed my life!
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Is that enough?
I lost my wife.
I lost my job.
Is this your idea of fun?
Bringing me in?
Going after me
with the same goddamn questions?
We got new leads, Renee,
and they all lead to you.
Gotta say, I don't like your chances.
I didn't do anything.
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I wish I hadn't gone down
that damn road.
I'll bet.
Or stared at it all for hours on end.
Or collected books on Baphomet.
You know who does that stuff, Renee?
A killer with a swollen hard on
for his crime scene.
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[Door opens, closes]
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I can talk tough to Renee all I want,
but there's nothing new here.
And he's holding tight on his story.
I can't keep him here.
Ask him if he thinks
Baphomet is proud of him.
Ask him if he thinks he's done enough.
And when he answers,
whatever he answers,
tell him that Baphomet will find
him and will drag him to hell.
- I can't.
- What have you got to lose?
We record this shit.
We can't treat the psychotic normally.
That's how people like this
slip through our grasp.
We got to put something in
his head that'll drive him nuts.
Then he'll show us who he really is.
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Last try.
Then we're done.
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Do you think you did enough?
That night, Davin, with those murders?
I told you I didn't kill nobody.
How many times do I have to tell you?
Do you think Baphomet is proud of you?
Proud that you murdered
all those innocent people.
[Sighs]
Here's the thing, Davin.
Baphomet will find you.
And when he does,
he'll drag you straight to hell.
Why would you say that?
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Because he told me to.
Who's behind the glass?
You wouldn't believe me if I told you.
But he's someone who knows.
Knows what you did.
You want to know what him
and I are wondering?
No. What are you doing?
Why don't you ask him?
Ask him what?
Ask Baphomet if he's proud of you.
Go on, ask him.
Who's back there?! Who are you?!
Who are you?!
Who is it?!
[Shouting indistinctly]
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Crow.
[Gasps]
Crow.
I'm trapped.
Buried.
In the basement.
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Help.
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Trapped between.
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[Grunts]
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I am innocent.
I am totally innocent.
I only read about Baphomet.
Nothing else.
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I'm innocent!
Baphomet doesn't want me!
I'm innocent!
He won't take me.
I won't let him!
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He's not gonna get me.
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[Grunting]
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[Screams]
[Gasps, wheezes]
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His His guilt must have
been eating at him.
That's why he killed himself.
He had an airtight alibi.
Made even tighter when we dug again.
By people who hated him.
The guy was innocent.
Maybe a little odd, but not
half as weird as you.
Innocent to his core.
That poor guy's suicide
is on both of our heads.
But I blame you.
Your visions killed that man.
You.
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[Groans, wheezing]
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You failed me.
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The portal is opening wider.
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You're going to be sacrificed
to Baphomet.
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[Muffled screaming]
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[Muffled mumbling]
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The hell's going on?
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Not somebody else.
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- Did someone get killed?
- Shh. Quiet.
[Speaking indistinctly]
The basement.
Someone's in the basement.
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[Gasps] Crow.
Baphomet, Baphomet, Baphomet.
[Mumbling indistinctly]
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Oh, God.
What's he saying?
[Mumbling indistinctly]
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Damn!
[Wheezes]
Crow, who did this to you?
[Mumbles indistinctly]
Crow, who did this?
Baphomet.
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