0:00

John.

0:04

Orson? John,

0:08

is this...

0:11

John?

0:16

John? John?

0:27

John? Is this... Jesus

0:32

Christ, Arthur. What the fuck happened?

0:36

Wha... where? Wake

0:40

up, Arthur!

0:42

I am, I am. Am I? Arthur,

0:45

do you remember what

0:46

happened? Vaguely.

0:48

I was... dreaming.

0:52

Sleepwalking, Arthur.

0:58

You don't remember? Only

1:01

bits. On my head. I

1:05

remember...

1:09

I remember going to sleep. I

1:12

remember you waking me up, talking about this

1:15

creature in the ceiling. In

1:17

the ceiling? Yes,

1:21

you were out of it or something. I

1:24

thought you were speaking to

1:26

yourself sometime after, but... You

1:28

were speaking strangely. I

1:32

was speaking strangely? You're kidding, right? Comparatively,

1:36

you were fucking possessed.

1:39

Yes,

1:41

I guess, but after you had witnessed that

1:43

creature... You called it Mr. Scratch, but why

1:45

the butcher? What?

1:48

No, no. The butcher? No, no. He

1:52

called himself an old scratch, don't you

1:54

remember? No, no,

1:57

no, no. Is that...

3:59

calling me to sleep after we

4:02

untied the woman. What happened? You turned

4:04

around. It went back to bed. And

4:06

he... she... Left. It

4:10

left Arthur. What, the house?

4:12

Yes. What about Marie? She

4:15

got up a few hours ago. She headed

4:17

to the room just before dawn. I

4:20

couldn't hear what she said but she yelled. A pained,

4:23

frightened yell. And then she left. She

4:26

left? Yes. Why?

4:28

The woman, Arthur.

4:29

She looked a lot like Marie. Well

4:32

how much so? Perhaps

4:35

family. A sister, maybe? It's

4:37

possible.

4:39

The creature talked about possession.

4:43

About being trapped in this house. It

4:45

possessed her. Marie was... what?

4:48

Keeping her alive? Fed? I

4:50

don't know.

4:52

I feel awful. I... oh,

4:55

I feel so guilty. Marie

4:57

was the one who had this creature locked up in the room

4:59

beneath yours, Arthur. Yes.

5:02

But I let whatever it was out into

5:05

the world. It spoke of dreams,

5:08

didn't it? Saying something about torturing

5:11

those now that I released it. It seemed

5:13

like it had plans of that nature, yes.

5:19

We need to do something. What

5:21

are we supposed to do? I

5:23

don't know. There's so little

5:25

I know about it.

5:26

What

5:29

about Daniel? What about the Butcher? The

5:32

Order of the Fallen Star? I know, I know.

5:34

But look. This... this

5:37

scratch, it controlled me. It

5:39

said that others weren't as susceptible as you.

5:43

It wants to hurt people.

5:45

And Marie... she

5:48

doesn't deserve this. You

5:52

can't save everyone. I

5:55

know, I know. Believe

5:57

me, I know. Many

6:00

parts of my nightmare are still fuzzy,

6:03

but... I

6:05

remember... the guilt

6:07

I have felt. I

6:11

heard you whimper at times. It

6:14

was difficult, some

6:17

memories to relive, but... But

6:20

this thing, it's

6:22

a blight, John. Perhaps

6:24

there's no easy way to stop it, but... I

6:28

feel like we at least have to try, no?

6:32

Look, we have time. The

6:35

butcher shouldn't be on our case, and Daniel

6:37

doesn't know we're even here, and... And

6:39

Marie... Marie

6:42

must be out there now, looking for her. You're

6:46

not wrong.

6:49

Well then, what's the plan? Right,

6:53

um... The room she was

6:55

in, it must hold some clue,

6:57

some bit of information. Let's

7:00

get dressed and head down, poke around a little bit. See

7:03

if we can turn over something and reveal more about this... possession.

7:06

Right. Right. On

7:09

the other hand... Huh? Well,

7:11

this was the room it... appeared

7:14

in. So you

7:16

do recall? Well, once you said it...

7:19

Perhaps this room is key. Then

7:22

maybe why is it to start here and look around? If

7:24

Marie comes back, she may not want us snooping around that other

7:26

room. You wouldn't tell her it

7:29

was your fault. I... don't

7:31

think so, I don't know. Damn,

7:35

perhaps. But I want

7:37

to keep my options open. Fair. Either

7:40

way, we can't do anything lying in bed. We need to

7:42

move. But it's your call.

7:46

Fair enough, fair enough. You make a good point. Then

7:49

let's

7:49

check here first. In the

7:51

end, it's where we'll probably spend

7:53

a few more nights at least. It may

7:55

make sense to look around. Agreed.

7:59

But, might

8:02

as well wash up first. You

8:04

had quite the night. You sweat

8:06

nearly through the mattress. Yes, it was terrible.

8:16

Did you dream

8:18

about Kellan? What? What?

8:22

Kellan, yeah. Yes, I... I

8:24

did.

8:27

How did you... You muttered

8:29

his name once or twice. Yes,

8:32

fair. I

8:34

did. I dreamt... I dreamt

8:36

quite a bit about him, actually. You

8:39

don't. I feel guilty? No.

8:42

Look, I'm over all that. That

8:45

dream, that nightmare was

8:48

many things. But

8:50

it was also me confronting the way I

8:52

see myself.

8:55

Well, at least the parts I remember are. Look,

8:58

I tend to beat myself up. If

9:01

that's not clear by now. Crystal.

9:04

Yes, well, I think I came

9:06

out the other side of that experience a little...

9:09

lighter. Lighter? I'm

9:12

not letting guilt weigh me down anymore. At

9:15

least not about the past. I'm

9:17

glad to hear that. I even recalled a terrible

9:19

memory the day Furo was born. One

9:23

where an old friend tried to... I'll

9:26

talk some sense into me. I suppose.

9:29

Was it Parker? No, no, no. A man named

9:31

James. I wonder if he's

9:33

still in Boston now. Anyway,

9:37

all there is to say is

9:39

that I

9:41

think I needed to confront some of the things

9:44

that I had been suppressing. Is

9:47

that so? Yeah. You

9:49

can't carry it around. It eventually will drown you. Guilt?

9:53

Yes, guilt, anger, frustration, lies.

9:57

Yes, they all weigh you down, eventually.

9:59

Right. Anyway,

10:06

much better.

10:08

And what if you lied to help?

10:12

What? What if you're lying for

10:15

good to help someone? John.

10:18

I just mean to say you've lied to

10:20

help others, haven't you? Of course.

10:23

Does that eat you up the same way? I

10:26

suppose in that case it's about what's at

10:28

stake. Right. Is

10:32

there something you want to tell me? Cannot not ask a question

10:34

without you assuming something! No, alright.

10:36

I've just checked. For fuck's sake, Arthur. We've

10:38

been together for months now. Do you really

10:41

need to ask things like that?

10:42

You asked me! You know what? It

10:44

doesn't matter. I asked you because I'm still

10:46

learning all of this. I know. I

10:48

forgot. Do you know it's easy to forget

10:50

that aspect of things, okay? Be patient with me. I'm

10:53

trying.

10:58

Oh, the window. You mentioned

11:00

yesterday and last night. It had a sort of artifact to

11:02

it, a rippling or something. Yes.

11:07

With the revelation of Mr. Scratch, I'm wondering if

11:09

you can maybe have another look. I'm curious

11:11

now. Curious? Yes, well these things

11:14

don't just happen. Scratch

11:16

said that he had been trapped here for two hundred years. Yes.

11:20

Well, that's quite an amount of time, especially for this

11:22

area. What do you mean?

11:26

Well, I mean, there would be buildings

11:28

here two hundred years ago, but... Well,

11:31

I mean, I... I don't know. I

11:34

suppose he could be telling the truth. This

11:36

building does feel quite old. I'm

11:39

obviously only able to make half guesses. I can't know

11:42

what you're seeing. I'm doing my best. I

11:44

just... I mean to say, you don't have the

11:47

wisdom of a newer building. Or

11:49

the lot that it sits on to compare.

11:52

In order to validate Scratch's claims. Look, it doesn't matter.

11:55

I just... there's a reason

11:57

for him being here. And

11:58

I want to find it out. Well,

12:00

the window, as I said previous, is

12:03

warped. Like it's been broken.

12:05

Yes, you mentioned... What does that mean? Try

12:09

and explain while I get dressed. It

12:12

reminds me of the windows in Larson's car,

12:15

the one out front that we took. Right. It

12:18

had a thin layer of ice on the window. Looking

12:21

out it felt... warped. Changed

12:24

in some way. Only

12:26

this one is clearer to look out. And

12:28

the pattern is almost spider webbed.

12:30

I don't know if that makes sense.

12:33

It doesn't, but I get why you're having difficulty

12:35

explaining. Is there any pattern at all? Anything

12:38

you can decipher? Not really. It

12:41

doesn't seem to be on one focal

12:43

point. Just the entire thing.

12:46

Okay. Okay, so

12:48

the bed is centered on the north wall. Stairs

12:50

to the south, and you said there was a desk. Yes.

12:54

Stairs to the bed on the same wall, just

12:57

further to the west. What's

12:59

wrong? Nothing, just the

13:03

odd geometry in this room.

13:06

In the morning light it seems odd.

13:08

Odd? Just

13:11

the angles. They seem uneven.

13:16

Certain corners I can't quite

13:18

make sense of. What do you mean?

13:20

They just seem off. Okay. Additionally,

13:23

it's easier to see that there is an alcove by

13:25

the stairs against the south wall.

13:28

There are a few boxes there and a rolled up carpet.

13:31

Okay, well, desk first.

13:38

Unsurprisingly, there is

13:40

nothing in these drawers. Right.

13:43

I mean, if Marie cleaned this room for a guest or

13:45

a renter, unlikely she would leave anything too

13:48

noteworthy. Yes, but my thinking was

13:50

in the less obvious areas.

13:53

Yes, under the desk?

13:58

Nothing. Damn.

14:04

What about the bed? Oh! The wall!

14:06

You said there was a cross. Directly above

14:08

the bed. There used to be a cross, I

14:10

believe. It's just an outline now. Why

14:13

a cross, though? I mean, why

14:16

take it down? Maybe the better question. You

14:19

said under the bed. Uh, yeah.

14:25

Nothing. It's clean. No

14:28

storage, just... What?

14:33

Oh, nothing. But the mattress

14:35

is a bit darker in the center. Dark

14:38

how? Dirty, maybe.

14:41

But only in the center? Yes.

14:43

Let's

14:46

flip this. Flip it. Yes,

14:52

oftentimes these mattresses get rotated

14:54

out. Well, you

14:56

flip it. Bottom to top and such to

14:59

keep the padding soft. It doesn't matter

15:01

why, just... There. Okay,

15:06

you said it was stained. Yes,

15:08

Arthur. How? As

15:11

if someone was brutally

15:13

killed on it. What? There's

15:16

blood. A deep-faded

15:19

maroon

15:19

all over this mattress. Is

15:23

this short of blood? Yes.

15:27

Someone died here. Murdered.

15:30

Based on the small cut in the mattress,

15:34

where a blade would pierce. Jesus

15:37

Christ. Okay,

15:39

okay. Let's put

15:41

this back.

15:48

Someone re-rented us a room where

15:50

someone was... Well, stabbed.

15:53

Most likely died. Do you think

15:56

that had to do with why we saw the figure?

15:59

It's probable.

15:59

Wait. What?

16:02

The lantern. On the bedside table.

16:05

Yeah? What about it?

16:06

Pick it up. The

16:11

glass on it. It's... it's

16:13

warped as well. Like

16:15

the window? Yes. Why?

16:20

I have no idea. Okay.

16:27

The boxes in the corner, like

16:29

the desk, Marie probably would have made sure they're

16:31

empty, I think. Right? Storage.

16:37

An old ceramic pitcher. An empty

16:40

tin of cotton. Right, okay. Should

16:42

we check the woman's room now? Before

16:45

Marie comes home? Yes. Well...

16:49

Or... Or... Well,

16:52

there's a grocer downstairs. We spoke to him

16:54

on the phone first. Perhaps

16:57

we should ask. Find out if

16:59

any guests have stayed here. Disappeared,

17:02

even. Get some background information

17:04

on Marie and this place.

17:06

Right. We don't

17:08

know what we're dealing with, and having information

17:11

could contextualize not only the blood-stained

17:13

mattresses, but... Whatever we may

17:15

find in the woman's room. Well, it makes

17:17

sense. It's your call.

17:21

Let's check it out. If Marie

17:23

should return, we may not get enough chance, and

17:25

we could have another chance with the grocer. Fair

17:28

enough.

17:31

Okay, well... You

17:33

should be quiet. In case she's

17:35

home. You said you heard her leave. Doesn't

17:38

mean she didn't quietly return. Okay.

17:41

And be careful. Who

17:43

knows what Marie is truly capable of.

17:45

Right. Here's

17:54

the door. Quickly!

17:56

Shout it behind you, just in case.

17:59

Oh, what's that smell?

18:03

A number of things. This

18:06

is a small room. It opens

18:08

to the right of us. The left

18:10

wall is directly beside. Sitting

18:13

against it is a small round coffee

18:15

table with stacks

18:17

of unwashed dishes. I

18:20

think that's the smell. There does seem

18:22

to be some rotting food on some of them. There's

18:25

a basin in the corner, like ours. Opposite

18:28

us, on the northern wall

18:29

is a shelf and a fireplace.

18:33

In the northeast corner, another

18:35

bookshelf is tucked against the wall.

18:38

On the east wall is the bed.

18:41

I think that's mainly what you're smelling. Bed?

18:44

That's where she was tied up. It's

18:46

a dilapidated bed, broken and sunken.

18:50

As if someone had jumped on it for weeks. It's

18:53

covered in filth, sweat.

18:56

Pieces of bedding

18:57

are littered on the floor surrounding

18:59

it. Jesus. Next

19:01

to it is a small table. And finally

19:04

on the same wall as the door we're at,

19:06

there's a second bookshelf. Just

19:09

to the right of the door. Okay,

19:11

every detail matters here. Look

19:14

everywhere. Oh wait. What?

19:17

What is that? By your feet? You

19:19

kicked something. Kicked what? It

19:21

looks like a line of something. A

19:24

line? Like chalk? No, take a look

19:26

at the foot of the

19:28

door. Here? Yes.

19:31

There's a rug, but across it there's a line

19:33

of... grain. I

19:37

think it may be dust. Dust?

19:41

Yes. Of the kind you'd find in a house?

19:44

Or sand? Yes, in a house. How odd. There's

19:47

a few marks. I think you may have kicked it last

19:49

night. And it runs the length of the door? Yes.

19:53

Yes.

19:58

What on

20:00

earth could that mean? I have no idea.

20:05

Okay, well... Where

20:08

to look first? Well, the food. I

20:10

assume it's just... uneaten. Yes.

20:13

Food Marie must have brought for this

20:15

person. Right, so I guess... the

20:18

bed, then.

20:22

It's... quite

20:24

right. Yes, I can smell. The

20:26

rope is still here. It was affixed

20:28

to the bedpost by her head.

20:31

When we were at the door yesterday, she

20:33

sniffed at it. No? Correct.

20:38

So... She wasn't

20:40

tied up. Right. But

20:42

why didn't she leave then? The door...

20:45

It wasn't locked. Marie entered

20:48

last night, remember? Yes. Yes,

20:51

what did she say? I didn't make out

20:53

much. She may have tied her back

20:55

up, though. I mean, that makes sense, but... It

20:58

sounds like scratch had control of the body already.

21:01

I don't see how we... What if the dust was... purposeful?

21:05

Placed by Marie? Why? To

21:08

prevent scratch from leaving. Dust?

21:10

Why would dust stop him? I don't know, Arthur.

21:13

I'm theorizing. Okay. Okay.

21:17

Look, given we know nothing about this being... Obviously,

21:21

different beings are affected by different things, then...

21:23

What is dust made of? Well, for the most

21:25

part, I don't... I don't know, I... Hair?

21:30

Things from the body? I...

21:31

I could venture. I don't know. It

21:33

would make sense that breaking that line is what scratch

21:35

wanted us to do. Along with

21:37

untying him. Or her. I

21:40

suppose. Okay. So

21:43

let's hypothesize that this being cannot

21:45

cross lines of dust for the time being. Wait,

21:48

Arthur. There's a mirror

21:51

here, tucked away. Over the basin. Tucked

21:53

away. It's set into a wall

21:56

a little bit. Okay. It's

21:58

warped.

21:59

Warped. Warped? Warped? Like

22:02

the glass upstairs? Yes. What

22:05

on Earth? I don't know. But

22:07

something in this house is causing the glass

22:09

to change. Like

22:13

ripples on water. You think this

22:15

glass is affected by him? Or

22:18

his presence.

22:22

Okay, these shelves. This

22:25

one by the bed? It's neck high and

22:27

filled with books.

22:29

Is there anything that jumps out? Like

22:32

possession and how to stop it?

22:35

No. Are they fiction?

22:38

Perhaps. Are not well versed in fiction

22:40

books of your world, Arthur. Do

22:42

they look well used? No. Rarely

22:45

at that. Though the top is clear.

22:49

Probably used mostly as a place for flowers.

22:51

Extra surface space. This

22:54

is right by the bed. Yes.

22:59

Anything under it. Anything maybe someone would

23:01

have dropped and rolled away.

23:06

Nothing I can see. Nothing fallen

23:08

behind. If it's

23:10

neck high, could something be put

23:13

on top? You're reaching. I'm

23:16

investigating. We'll take a quick look around

23:18

the room. I also want to check in the mattress.

23:22

In? I found a surprising number

23:24

of diaries in between mattresses in my heyday. I

23:26

doubt she kept a diary. She was Marie's

23:29

age. Wait, she's older? Yes.

23:32

A sister I thought, remember? Right, right, right.

23:34

Anyway, there's nothing that's fallen below

23:36

because there is no space between the shelf

23:38

and the wall. Okay, well, diary

23:41

is out. The other

23:43

shelf.

23:48

More books. Similar in

23:50

style and title. This

23:52

one reaches to the ceiling, however. In

23:56

fact, the hole we looked through last night is here

23:58

by the door. Did she climb on the floor?

23:59

the coffee table to him. What

24:02

did she do? Look, I

24:05

think. Right. Well,

24:08

perhaps under the bed... Wait.

24:12

Wait. You said there was no space

24:14

on this bookshelf over here. This

24:17

one. Between it and the wall. Yes.

24:21

How so?

24:22

Arthur. Just what do you mean no space?

24:25

It's part of the wall. Well,

24:27

that's not normal. That's not right. How

24:30

so? You don't build bookshelves

24:33

into the wall like this, especially in older houses.

24:35

It's strange. Well,

24:37

uncommon. Why are you running your fingers

24:39

along the back? It's sealed all the way around.

24:43

Someone did not want this to come away from the wall. Why?

24:46

Well, that's

24:48

exactly the question we're going to answer. Okay,

24:53

the books. Maybe they're covering something. Yes.

24:57

Wait.

24:57

Wait. There's

25:02

something here.

25:04

Where? At

25:06

the back of the second shelf. Here?

25:10

Here? Higher. Okay.

25:13

Here.

25:14

You feel that? Yes. Yes,

25:18

it's flush with the wall. How did you see that? Well,

25:21

we were looking for it. Right. Right.

25:23

Shall

25:26

I? Might as

25:28

well. What

25:35

happened?

25:37

The space of wall between the shelf and

25:39

the fireplace, Arthur, it opened. Well.

25:43

Well done. It's a hidden

25:46

room. What's inside? I

25:49

can't see. It's too dark. Well,

25:51

this is quite the turn of events if I do say so. This

25:54

room could shed some pretty detail.

25:56

Wait. What? Listen.

26:00

She's home. Fuck. Quickly.

26:03

We need to leave this room. But what?

26:06

Let's just hide in the room. It's hidden already and

26:08

we can investigate it. What if she knows about it? What

26:11

if she's heading here now? If

26:14

she knows about it then she wouldn't risk entering it while we're here. While we're

26:16

right above. But she may think we're not

26:18

home. Look, this could answer everything. Even

26:21

save this poor woman's life. And countless

26:23

others. We may not get

26:25

another chance. No Arthur. Just leave

26:27

the room. Who

26:30

knows what Marie is capable of? We may

26:31

not get another chance. Arthur! How

26:33

does this... It

26:36

opened inward. So you can just

26:38

shot it again. Wait. What

26:40

Arthur? The books. Hurry!

26:43

Come

26:43

on. Quickly!

26:53

Quiet. Do help and

26:56

get a better idea of the... Oh

26:58

god, Marie, what have you done? What do you

27:00

mean? The state of this room Marie

27:03

is abhorrently. I didn't

27:05

see if the tenor upstairs is

27:07

home. Parker?

27:14

Parker? He

27:19

is gone. What on god's heart did you do?

27:22

Listen to me. Hadley

27:24

was fighting it. Better than

27:26

Albert. Better than I thought or could

27:28

have hope. Him? Sure,

27:31

him.

27:33

Well then where is she now? Oscar, don't be

27:35

cruel. All right, all right.

27:38

We're in this together you and Hope. Don't

27:42

you dare. It's true. It's

27:45

true, isn't it? I helped you with Albert Marie. Because

27:48

I had no other choice. I

27:50

never would have willingly allowed you. Now listen. Hadley

27:54

isn't going to come to that fate. That fate. You

27:58

make

27:58

it seem as if you... You

28:00

came to me Marie! Oh

28:03

God, oh God what have I done? Get it

28:05

together!

28:08

Why did you bring me here? What

28:11

was the purpose of this? To

28:13

incriminate me too? No Oscar,

28:15

you are the only other person who knows

28:18

about this. You're the only

28:20

one who's seen it. Him?

28:23

And please don't remind me. It's

28:26

true isn't it? Stop! I

28:29

refuse to remember. Right, well, you

28:34

help me then. Help

28:37

me now.

28:40

And you promise nothing will happen to

28:42

her? That you won't? This is

28:44

my sister Oscar! He

28:47

was your husband. That

28:49

was different then, do you know it?

28:53

I was helping her. She

28:55

was getting better. She was

28:57

fighting it. Him?

29:01

Yes, him. Well

29:04

what's your plan then?

29:07

She's obviously not woken up yet. Well

29:09

that's the thing Oscar. She

29:11

was having a harder and harder time

29:14

waking up. What do you

29:16

mean? I don't

29:18

know exactly. She was

29:20

always groggy when she shook it off

29:22

and she's been left and left awake.

29:25

I had control

29:25

of her more often. If that's

29:27

the way you see it. That's

29:30

the way it is. So,

29:32

what is your plan? My

29:35

plan? You brought me here. You

29:38

helped. I

29:42

can ask around the congregation. See

29:44

if anyone else has seen that. Do you

29:47

have a photo? Of course.

29:51

Thank you.

29:53

What are you going to do? I

29:55

need to be here. If she

29:57

wakes up and comes home, she'll

29:59

need help. health and I'll have to tie

30:01

her up quickly. That's a temporary solution,

30:03

Marie. Unless she doesn't

30:06

come back. She doesn't wake up. Don't

30:08

say that. How

30:11

did she even get out? I

30:14

don't know. The

30:16

dust was at the start. Yes.

30:20

You said there was a new tenant. You

30:23

don't think? I don't know. It's

30:26

possible. You

30:28

said he wasn't home. No.

30:31

Could she? I don't know, Oscar.

30:33

I don't know. Right.

30:36

Alright. Don't be okay.

30:39

Look, we'll find her and bring her home before anything has happened.

30:44

Are you sure nothing looks out of place otherwise?

30:46

I

30:48

don't think so. Okay.

30:53

The

30:53

churches and a number of people were more or less busybodies.

30:56

They would tell by you. They

31:04

knew about you. Scratch.

31:07

It sounds like it. And still rented

31:09

you a room. Can

31:11

you imagine? You're

31:13

the only other who's seen him. What?

31:17

What do you suppose she meant by that? It

31:19

sounds like Oscar has seen Scratch,

31:21

but not Marie. Oh,

31:24

that she's been here for a while, at

31:26

least. Why has she

31:28

not seen Scratch? I'm not

31:30

sure. She

31:32

was trying to save her sister. This

31:35

Oscar sounds like a priest, maybe. A clergyman

31:38

of some sort. Perhaps

31:40

enlisted his help when her husband,

31:43

maybe... It sounds like she

31:45

didn't exactly help Albert. What

31:48

is this room? It's dark. Right.

31:53

There.

31:58

It's a small... dust-covered room,

32:01

Arthur. There's a broken shelf,

32:04

dilapidated and old, and

32:07

a small desk on the far wall, cobwebs

32:10

in the corners. Does it look disturbed

32:13

beyond us? Any footprints in the dust?

32:15

By the door, perhaps?

32:18

None beyond what we've made, as far

32:21

as I can tell. Move

32:24

a little left. What? There

32:26

are. Skeletal remains here, Arthur. What? Laying

32:33

on what appears to be some

32:36

sort of symbol, large

32:39

and carved into the floor. Symbol?

32:42

It's unlike any I've seen. Circular

32:45

with a pattern that repeats into its center. How

32:49

old are the remains? I'm not touching

32:51

them. I know, I know. There's no flesh

32:53

on them anyway.

32:54

Jesus. You

32:56

don't think... Scratch? Perhaps.

33:00

He said he's been trapped here for 200 years. This

33:03

room hasn't been touched and... Maybe

33:05

as long.

33:08

So this is the source.

33:11

Does the body have anything else on it? Tattered

33:13

clothing, completely rotted through

33:15

its... its laying face

33:18

down. Or rather, the scullies.

33:20

Okay, okay. The desk.

33:26

There are a number of items here. A

33:29

smaller, rodent scull. A

33:32

bottle that had fallen over in its contents

33:34

long since dried up. A

33:36

book is open. A book? It's

33:39

nearly completely fallen apart, left

33:42

open to the ravages of time. Nothing

33:44

is legible, Arthur. Nothing. But

33:46

it's laying open. Yes.

33:48

Damn.

33:55

What does the cover say, anything? Nothing.

33:58

Just a symbol. Wait.

34:01

Yes? The Beastiary. Yes. What about it?

34:04

It had

34:07

three symbols on it. Yes. Yes, the one

34:09

with Shobnagrath. Let me see. The

34:11

other two were faded. I think

34:14

the symbol on this book... It

34:17

may be one of the two remaining symbols

34:19

on the Beastiary. The symbol on this destroyed

34:21

book? Yes. I

34:24

think it also may be the circle carved into

34:26

the floor. So...

34:29

What

34:30

happened here? This is a man's

34:32

corpse. Yes. Sacrificed

34:35

himself. In this house. In

34:38

his house, perhaps. This doesn't

34:40

speak to sacrifice. To me at least.

34:44

This seems like... summoning.

34:47

Summoning? You think this... person

34:50

summoned... Scratch. Trapped

34:53

him here. Perhaps.

34:57

Okay, we need to study the Beastiary. Is

35:00

there anything else of note in here? Plenty.

35:03

That can tell us anything. All that we can take. I don't

35:06

think so. Okay. Well,

35:08

I don't hear Marie out there. And

35:10

Oscar, was it? Yes. Let's

35:13

try to leave. Quietly.

35:17

How does the... There's a latch. Just pull inward.

35:20

There. It's

35:26

clear. Quietly now.

35:31

It's shut. Let's go. There.

35:38

We're clear of the room. At the very least

35:40

now we can say we've slept through her calls. If

35:44

our book would give ideas as to what

35:46

this creature is or how to stop it, it'll

35:48

be worthwhile to look into. So we head out. Yes.

35:51

Well, anywhere but here for now.

35:55

Marie? Her door is

35:57

closed. She may be in her room.

36:00

Brilliant. The stairs

36:02

are to your right. The

36:06

front door is just before you. It

36:09

sounds like she's in the kitchen. The door, Arthur!

36:11

It's right before you! Let's leave! We

36:15

could help. What? We

36:18

are helping! I mean to say... ...that

36:22

this is what I did, John. I would

36:24

help people with problems worse than this. She's

36:27

made mistakes, perhaps, but... ...but

36:29

maybe we should speak with her. Actually

36:31

help her instead of sneaking around. We

36:34

don't need to reveal all that we know, but... ...if

36:37

she's enlisted the help of this Oscar... ...perhaps

36:40

we can help her too. We

36:43

could just leave. Read the

36:45

book somewhere quiet. If

36:47

we were investigating this, we would want

36:49

to know all we could first. Which

36:52

would mean speaking to her. You

36:54

always wanted a taste of this life, no? True.

36:59

What do you say?

36:59

I say do what gives us

37:01

the best chance at stopping him, Arthur.

37:05

Yeah, agreed.

37:06

Parker?

37:18

Marie!

37:22

Oh, good morning, Marie. How are you today?

37:26

Morning. Yes. Tea?

37:30

Please. I'm

37:33

fine. Fine. Yourself?

37:36

Fine. Just fine. She

37:39

looks as though she's been up for hours. She's

37:41

been twisting a napkin in her place at the table.

37:45

You were out when I left this morning. Yes.

37:50

Is anything the matter? You seem a touch... distracted.

37:53

Everything is just fine, boy.

37:57

Hmm. She doesn't seem to want

37:59

to talk. Marie... Parker?

38:04

I told you why I was here in the city, but I don't think I told

38:06

you about what I do. Huh.

38:10

I'm a private investigator. I

38:13

think her eyebrow rose. Only slightly.

38:16

Is that so? Yeah,

38:18

fairly good one. If I do say so myself. Good

38:21

for you, boy. Sugar? No.

38:25

No, thank you. She's biting. You

38:28

need to explain to her. I

38:31

would often help those in circumstances that

38:33

were beyond their ability. Thank

38:35

you so much. More!

38:38

For example, a

38:41

little while ago, a

38:45

young girl went missing. Her

38:47

father, a senator, reached out to

38:50

my partner and I. It

38:53

turned out this girl was taking his leverage

38:56

on the father, who himself

38:58

had stolen something of great importance from the

39:00

wrong man. We

39:04

were right behind them, trying to track down

39:06

where the meeting would take place. Even

39:10

though we were too late to save a few of the men, we... We

39:14

pieced together that the girl in question

39:16

had actually escaped. It

39:19

was a difficult time tracking her down. We ourselves

39:21

were being hunted. But eventually

39:23

we found her in a barn

39:24

up north from the city. She

39:26

had come there for her mother.

39:35

Well, it turned out that the man in question,

39:38

her father, the one who hired us,

39:41

never intended to get her back. In

39:44

fact, he wasn't even her real father. He

39:46

had taken her when she was young. Killed

39:49

her mother.

39:54

That's quite ghastly.

39:58

Yes. She

40:00

was alright? Yes.

40:04

Yes, she was. She wouldn't have

40:06

been, had I not been there. I

40:10

don't think she's biting. Anyway,

40:13

no sense in bringing this up. I don't know why it's

40:15

been on my mind, frankly. I

40:18

suppose I'll drink this in my room.

40:21

Afternoon. Arthur, you're not seriously-

40:23

Just wait. Hager?

40:29

There.

40:31

Yes? I

40:34

am wondering if you wouldn't be

40:37

interested in picking

40:39

up a little work while

40:41

you're here.

40:42

It depends on the work, Marie.

40:46

My sister has gone missing.

40:50

She's very unwell. Not

40:53

herself, really. Not

40:55

at all. Well, she

40:57

was staying here in

41:00

the room beneath yours. But

41:03

I'd rather you not look there.

41:06

I promise there's nothing in it

41:08

to give note of where she's gone. Oh,

41:12

I don't know. How

41:15

are these things

41:16

normally- Yes. Right.

41:19

Well. Will you tell her what

41:21

we found? Ask about the blood.

41:24

Ask about scratch. Does she

41:26

know anything? I suppose she doesn't,

41:29

though. Look,

41:30

Parker, I need

41:32

you to get her back. She's

41:35

left this place, and I don't

41:37

know where, and I am worried-

41:39

Marie. Of course I'll

41:41

help you. Happily. Is

41:45

there anyone else aware she's missing?

41:47

Oscar. He holds

41:49

a community congregation in the

41:51

basement of St. John Baptiste's

41:54

Community Center for

41:56

the- Well, for

41:58

those who have difficulty-

43:34

A

44:00

good boy. A good...

44:03

man. I

44:05

hope I can help. You

44:17

were quiet in there? Was I? Well,

44:20

what do you think? Yes. That

44:23

wasn't too helpful. No. But

44:25

at least we're not skulking around trying to avoid

44:28

her. At least we're working

44:30

on her behalf. Well, perhaps we can get

44:32

some money out of it too. Too true. We

44:34

do need to be mindful about that. Well, there's

44:37

now has an air of authority around it. But

44:40

what of Daniel? The Order? The

44:42

Butcher? Yes. Well, look, regardless,

44:45

we'll head to Daniels today, whether we find

44:47

something about her sister or not. The

44:49

Freemasons are still our best path to this

44:52

secret society. Who knows? Maybe this

44:54

thread will offer an alternative as well. Exactly.

44:58

And the Butcher? It's been a few hours,

45:00

not counting my lack of sleep. We'll find

45:02

a solution to that too. We always

45:05

do. Just like your

45:07

missing girl case. Hmm? The

45:09

story you told Marie. It must

45:11

have felt good to relive that. Yes.

45:16

Only it

45:16

didn't happen that way. What

45:19

do you mean? Well, that wasn't my story,

45:22

frankly. And it didn't have a happy

45:24

ending. The office

45:26

we leased from Roland Cummings, we took

45:28

over that lease from Elijah Strong and his ex-partner.

45:32

Strong got out of the game or rather was forced

45:35

out after murder charges were brought down on him. Murder?

45:38

Yeah, he killed a father in that story. Jesus

45:41

Christ. It was them who had the case

45:44

and the girl ended up, well,

45:46

taking her own life. He

45:49

told you this? Yeah, he wasn't

45:51

the same afterwards. He was a cohort

45:53

of sorts of Parkers. He

45:55

told us the whole thing. Damn. It

45:58

was all I could think of when we started.

45:59

it talking. I don't

46:02

know why. Something about this city,

46:05

something about this whole... What?

46:10

Butcher. What? I

46:13

have the strangest feeling that I've heard of him before.

46:16

I didn't clue into it until now, but I

46:19

think he's been mentioned in that story. They

46:22

were pursued by this man. You

46:24

think it was the Butcher? I

46:26

don't know. What happened to Strong?

46:29

Well, he died in prison,

46:29

hung himself. So there's no

46:32

one to ask? Possibly. I'll

46:35

have to have a think on it. Think while you continue

46:37

to walk. Right, right, right. Let's

46:40

find some answers.