Channel Zero (2016) s03e06 Episode Script

Sacrifice Zone

1 What does happen on Butcher's Block? People go missing.
You've probably seen the murals.
White face, bloody mouth.
They say it's Joseph Peach.
Now when people disappear they say the butcher took 'em.
So you're going to be meeting Tanya Marcus and her daughter, Izzy.
Will you make sure nothing happens to me and my mom? Of course.
Izzy! - Someone took them.
- When Mom knows CPS is arriving, sometimes they just ghost.
You didn't hear her scream.
They don't matter.
You know I'm right, Mr.
Mouse Man.
- [GUNSHOT.]
- [GASPS.]
- We have to cut off their heads.
- [SAW BUZZING.]
- What's in there? - Bootleggers built the houses, all tunnels.
There is something else in this house.
[EERIE SCREECHES.]
[INDISTINCT WHISPERS.]
What they pray to.
We promised the little girl.
We must deliver the little girl.
[GROANS SOFTLY.]
Izzy? - They lied about Izzy.
- [FLIES BUZZING.]
I know.
I want to go back to the way I was.
What are you doing? I am going to go find us a door that leads downstairs.
Where's Zoe? - I think she left.
- [PANTING.]
She did? I'll bring her back to you.
I promise.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING.]
[FOOTSTEPS.]
[DARK, THUMPING MUSIC.]
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING.]
[BANGING.]
[DOORKNOB RATTLING.]
[RATTLING.]
[MUSIC BUILDS.]
[SOFT ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC.]
How are you doing? My head feels so clear.
I feel like I can breathe.
Like my mind is finally on my side again.
There's, um There's something I want to talk to you about.
It's a promise we made that needs to be fulfilled so we don't lose our dreaming here.
A promise to who? A higher power of some kind.
Gave us the Summer House.
What kind of higher power? Is it is it beautiful? It's so beautiful; it'll make your eyes bleed.
- Can I see this higher power? - You can.
Before the offering.
What offering? A little angel.
- Izzy.
- Yes.
Our god has many angels.
We promised her to him, but she got away.
We have to deliver her tonight.
If we don't, it will be very dangerous for all of us.
We have to accept it.
You understand? [EERIE WHOOSHING.]
[WIND BLOWING.]
[SWING CREAKING.]
[INDISTINCT WHISPERS.]
[HEARTBEATS.]
[DARK PIANO MUSIC.]
[WHISPERS INTENSIFYING.]
[ORGAN MUSIC.]
[TOOLS RATTLING.]
[INHALES SHARPLY.]
Luke, this isn't gonna work.
We can't just go after them.
Maybe it is time for us to just go.
[RASPY VOICE.]
Give up? Look, I want them dead just as much as you do.
But I am not so deluded that I think that we're going to win.
I'm going after them.
Are you gonna help me or not? - [KNOCKING AT DOOR.]
- [GASPS.]
I wasn't expecting anyone.
[KNOCKING CONTINUES.]
[TENSE MUSIC.]
[BANGING AT DOOR.]
[WHISPERS.]
Go.
Who is it? Okay, open the door just a little.
She came back.
I found her hiding.
- Come inside.
- No, thank you.
Go.
Go.
Keep her safe when they come.
We will.
Diane, um - Hey.
How you doing? - Hi.
We got you.
Let's go get you cleaned up.
[WATER RUNNING.]
Let's get this off of you.
What is this? [CHUCKLES.]
- [DOOR SHUTS.]
- Well, we're gonna get rid of it and you're gonna be shiny - like a new penny.
- Izzy! Izzy! Where is she? Oh, my God.
Oh, my gosh.
You made it.
Oh.
- I knew you could do it.
- I hid like you told me to.
You did so good.
Where's Alice? She stayed.
[DOG BARKING.]
[SIGHS.]
So that's it? There's nothing we can do.
Maybe there is.
There is something else up there with them.
Something that's not one of them.
It's this this thing that gives them everything that they have.
What are you saying? It wants her.
And they are very scared of what it will do to them if they can't deliver.
Is that right? So they'll be coming for her.
Oh, I have a feeling they're coming right now.
Then we'll just have to make sure they don't get their hands on her.
We'll let them Peaches pay what they owe.
Take my car and drive - as far and as fast as we can.
- I'll get it running.
[DARK TONE.]
Alice.
Hi, Zoe.
Um, what are you doing here? Where are the Peaches? They just let you leave? I can leave whenever I want.
Aren't you gonna let me in? I don't think so.
Are they with you? I know that Izzy's in there.
Now, you can give her to me, or they're gonna come and take her.
You were so scared of losing your mind and then you just gave it away.
You need me more than ever.
Let me take care of you.
In a world where you don't have to worry about money or Mom or being sick.
How about we get in a car and get the hell out of here, and we make a fresh start in a place with way less cannibalism.
Give me Izzy and I'll let you on your way.
You're really one of them now, aren't you? I would rather live in a world with no pain.
I live in the real world.
Zoe! [DARK, TENSE MUSIC.]
[GROANS.]
Zoe! You okay? Yes, I'm fine.
Thank you.
Cool.
Hey, um, maybe you can help me out.
I'm not from around here.
I'm just passing through.
I'm looking for a friend of mine, Alice.
Alice Woods.
Why? I just thought I'd say hi.
Alice and I were old friends from college.
I didn't have any friends in college.
Hi, Alice.
- You're the student loan guy.
- Yeah.
And you owe us 90 grand, you delusional brat.
That's with interest.
And what? You thought you can just avoid that? Ignore that? [SCOFFS.]
Of course you did.
Because what? The world owes you, right? Because somebody else will just come in and take care of it.
Right? No.
Now, you took out a loan, sweetheart, and now you got to pay up, okay? Sooner or later you always got to pay up.
[TENSE MUSIC BUILD-UP.]
[YELLS.]
[GROANS, SCREAMS.]
- Zoe! - [BANGING ON DOOR.]
Open the door, Zoe! Let me in! - Zoe! You can't keep running from me.
- Zoe! Get down here! Shit.
Shit.
[PANTING.]
They're coming! They're coming! [BOARDS BREAKING.]
They're coming! [EERIE WHOOSHING.]
[CREAKING.]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC.]
[EERIE PIANO MUSIC.]
[WOMEN SCREAMING.]
[BOTH PANTING.]
Where do these tunnels go? Who knows? They're they're 100 years old.
Come on.
Come on, Izzy.
Come on.
It's okay.
Come on.
- Where are we going? - Shoot.
What? Oh.
Izzy, here.
It's okay.
Go on.
[STRAINING.]
[PANTING.]
Okay, okay.
[SOMBER MUSIC.]
[WHOOSHING.]
Come here.
[EERIE VOCALS.]
Yeah.
[INTENSE WHOOSHING.]
[GRUNTING, STRAINING.]
[DISTANT HOWLING.]
[COUGHS.]
[EERIE WHOOSHING.]
What is that? [UNSETTLING STRING MUSIC.]
Take Izzy.
Okay.
Need you to hold on to the side, okay? Go on this side.
Okay.
Okay.
There.
[GRUNTING.]
[EERIE WHOOSHING.]
[DARK STATIC TONES.]
[BODY CREAKING.]
[INDISTINCT EERIE VOICES.]
[DEEP VOICE.]
Are you gonna shoot me, Louise? - [GUNFIRE.]
- [LOW, GUTTURAL GROWLING.]
What the fuck? Come on! Give me that child.
[STRAINING.]
Come on.
[GRUNTING.]
[PANTING.]
Izzy, you need to run.
I'll be right behind you.
Right behind.
Push through, okay? Right now.
Do you remember my brother? I don't know.
What did he taste like? - You're almost through.
- [SCREAMS.]
BOTH: Izzy! Oh, my God, they're on the other side! - They grabbed her! - [SCREECHES.]
- [SCREAMS.]
- Oh, shit! [YELLING.]
[SCREAMS.]
No! [GUNFIRE.]
- [SHOOTING BLANKS.]
- Izzy! [ALL PANTING.]
I made a deal to protect my family a long time ago.
Our god holds the universe inside his cloak.
He will give you whatever you want.
Show you whatever you want to see.
And he's so generous.
He gave us our little patch of heaven where it's always summer.
And he gives us children.
[GROANING.]
Little Peaches.
[LABORED BREATHING.]
But he is hungry too.
[OMINOUS ORGAN MUSIC.]
He demands offerings.
We must deliver exactly what we promised.
If we fail then the Peaches will be extinguished.
So be glad now.
We bring the offering.
He's going to be pleased.
Very pleased, indeed.
Motherfuckers.
[THUNDER BOOMING.]
[GROANING.]
What is this place? This used to be our chapel.
Come on, Diane.
What are we gonna do? Whatever we have to.
[THUNDER RUMBLES.]
Everything's fine now.
We're just in time.
- Will this hurt her? - No.
It feeds gently.
And I'll see it? You will.
Just close your eyes at first.
Your mind is fragile.
His power could overwhelm you.
[THUNDER RUMBLING.]
It's time.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC.]
Holy shit.
What is this place? [FIRE CRACKLING.]
[DARK TONE.]
[EERIE MALE VOCALS.]
[BREATHES DEEPLY.]
[LIGHTNING CRACKLING.]
They're going to sacrifice her.
[HEAVY SLIDING.]
[EERIE SOUNDS.]
[DOOR OPENING SLOWLY.]
It's now or never.
Come on.
Zoe, wait.
[EERIE CHILDREN CHATTER.]
Alice! I have a question.
Zoe, what are you doing here? How often do you have to feed it? Zoe, get out of here.
Shouldn't that be a red flag, Alice? It eats children.
Grandma, the girl! - Where is she? - [SNARLS.]
[VICTORIOUS STRING MUSIC.]
What did you do? Go get her! And bring her back.
- Go, Luke.
- I got him.
Damn.
Do you know what you just did? You killed your sister.
[DISCONCERTING STRING MUSIC.]
[EERIE SOUNDS.]
[INTENSE WHOOSHING.]
[BOTH SCREAMING.]
- Leave her alone! - Go! Go! [SCREAMING.]
[SWEEPING CARNIVAL MUSIC.]
[GROANING.]
[WHIMPERING.]
[GRUNTING.]
[WAILING.]
[GRUNTING.]
You eat little kids.
Fucking sick.
[EERIE MALE VOCALS.]
[DARK TONE.]
[INTENSE WHOOSH.]
[PLEASANT AMBIENT MUSIC.]
[WET CLATTERING.]
Sick fuck.
[ERUPTION TONE.]
[RAGGED BREATHING.]
[SOFTLY WHIMPERING.]
- No.
No.
- No.
- Alice.
- Wait, wait.
Mom.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC.]
Alice! No, don't, Alice! Alice! [MUSIC BUILDS.]
[EERIE MUSIC BUILD-UP.]
Anything is better than going insane.
- There! - What? [GROANS.]
Stop, Zoe.
Please, don't do that.
- Please, please, please.
- [DISTORTED, SLOW VOICE.]
Anything is better.
- Your mind is fragile.
- Anything is better than going insane.
His power could overwhelm you.
Power could overwhelm you.
[DISTORTED ECHOING.]
Anything is better than going insane.
Your mind is fragile.
[WHOOSHING.]
[DISCONCERTING GROWLING.]
Anything is [DISTORTED VOICE.]
Anything is better than going insane.
[LOW, EERIE SCRATCHING.]
Your mind is - Alice! - [RUMBLING.]
Alice! Alice [GRUNTING.]
[CRYING.]
Alice, wake up.
Okay, come on.
Come on, Alice.
Can you hear me? Alice? Come on.
Alice.
Alice! [MUFFLED VOICE.]
Alice, can you hear me? Alice.
[OLD-TIMEY MUSIC.]
[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY.]
[EERIE SHRIEKING.]
[GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC.]
I wasn't myself.
- I wasn't myself.
- [WOMAN VOCALIZING.]
But now you're with me.
[CRYING.]
You're with me.
Now we're together.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY.]
[DISTANT CHILDREN CHATTERING.]
[PLEASANT OLD-TIMEY MUSIC PLAYING.]
Excellent.
You have the best little fingers for this job.
Just keep pushing it down in.
Don't tear it, and don't let him bite you like last time.
[CHUCKLING.]
[LAUGHS.]
Mmm.
Come on, honey.
Look at this.
- Oh, this piece for you.
- Thank you.
I'm watching you.
You are not sneaking that under the table to the dog, okay? [LAUGHS.]
- Let's eat.
- Let's eat.
All right.
- We're having - Spanakopita.
Yeah.
It's Greek.
It's vegetarian.
It was made by Izzy and I, and you are gonna love it.
All right?
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