Motherland: Fort Salem

Previously on Motherland:

Was there any place with other kids around, Tiffany?

- Where are you, Raelle? - There! What is he doing to her?

- That's Witchplague. - Raelle!

It will kill you if you go in there!

Tell her I loved her more than anything

in my whole life.

What are you doing here?

It's her mother.

- Mom? - No way.

We need to get out of here now.

There has to be more of them inside.

They're never gonna stop coming after us.

- The asset is in good hands. - She is a person.

- Cadet... - All she is to you is your precious Witchbomb!

You are out of line...

Your heart is black.

Sarah!

Nicte?

Dismissed.

General.

You wanted to see me, General?

Yes, Craven. You're on the Batan mission.

The traitor gave up Nicte's location. Wheels up in an hour.

- I want my Unit with me. - We're sending a team to pick them up.

But your connection with the target and your Sight

make you more valuable to me on this mission.

You can't find Nicte without me. I want my Unit by my side.

We just got Collar back from the Camarilla.

I don't want to put her at risk again.

If you really want Nicte, it seems like having

the Witchbomb along might be helpful.

You'll pick them up on the way.

They'll be useful in capturing her.

The orders are to eliminate the target, Cadet.

Is that a problem?

No, General.

Good. Carry on.

Cadet Craven.

- General Bellweather. - I understand you're on this mission

to eliminate Alder's attacker.

Yes, ma'am.

I sense you have some feelings about that.

- I think it's wrong. - Why is that?

Alder gets to announce the death of the Spree's founder as the big victory of all time,

and no one will ever know what really happened.

This all has to do with that soldier you asked me about a while ago.

- The Martyrdom of the Rebels. - That's right. Nicte Batan.

The woman you're now ordered to kill, decades later.

You don't have to be the head of Intelligence to know there's a bigger story there.

Much bigger. But it'll never see the light of day now, so...

Have a little faith, Tally.

This is for Batan. I want you to impress upon Abigail and Raelle how dangerous she is.

Given half a chance, she will get in your heads

and tear you apart from the inside.

Get that on her as soon as possible.

But if this is a kill mission, why are we bringing this?

I'm changing the objective. I'll inform the strike team.

You bring Batan back alive.

- You're not alone in wanting the truth to come out. - Thank you.

Now, you have less than an hour.

Tell me everything you know about Nicte Batan.

I'm gonna go take a shower.

Do you mind? Raelle's thirsty.

What do you think's gonna happen?

You're the big hero now, so she just forgets what you are?

So I'm a what now, Abigail? Get out of my way.

She needs to rest.

It's okay.

Scylla and I do have stuff to deal with.

Fine. Yell if you need me.

I am right next door.

My mom and I had a ritual.

No matter where she was in the world, we'd figure out a time of day

when we could both be thinking about each other.

I loved knowing that I was on her mind right that second.

Sometimes I'd sing to her,

like she could really hear me.

That's what I was doing the night my dad came in and told me she was dead.

But that was all just a lie.

Your mother loved you so much.

The hardest thing in her life was keeping away from you.

She let us grieve her for no reason.

It destroyed my dad!

And for what? For the Spree?

And you knew the whole time.

I swear I didn't know she was your mom until I showed up without you.

Raelle, she was devastated.

But not devastated enough to reach out, apparently.

She wanted to.

But since the Camarilla resurfaced and attacked our leadership,

she thought you'd be safer where you were.

She should have given me that choice.

Instead, she gave her life for you.

What?

I'm just thinking.

The two women I've loved most in this world

were terrorists who did awful things.

What does that say about me?

Does it help that we were doing what we believed to be right?

- Believed? - My priorities have shifted.

Your mom showed me the way.

I keep trying to tell myself that what we did was right.

But I don't think I'm gonna be sleeping anytime soon.

You're not being fair to yourself.

We saved those kids, Raelle.

And we killed people who were hunting us.

- Hold onto that. - I'm trying.

But I don't think my sister will see it that way.

Hey. No matter what happens, we've got each other.

It's not about fighting conscription anymore.

Or liberation at any cost.

Or proving a point by taking innocent lives.

The people who took you,

and did what they did to you,

they're the only enemy that matters.

You got any Spree food in that Spree kitchen?

I would have loved to have seen Izadora's face when she realized

that, after all those years of yearning for a connection,

the Mycelium chose you and not her.

Actually, um, I don't know how much of a gift this really is.

From the sound of it, you're now one of the most powerful witches ever.

Seems like a gift to me.

I just wish I didn't have to carry it alone.

How are you alone?

You've got Abigail and Tally.

They're always gonna be your sisters.

The three of you together, you're a... you're a force.

That's our ride.

You should probably make yourself scarce.

No. I don't care what happens.

I'm not walking away from you again.

We should go wake the kids up.

Oh, another transport's coming to take them back.

Adil, you're supposed to accompany them.

Just Adil?

There's been a slight change of plans.

Yeah, a lot has happened.

So wait, my mom told you to ignore Alder's direct order?

- Sure did. - She's becoming quite the revolutionary.

Exactly what the Army needs more of, I'd say.

- Agreed. - Okay.

What do we know about where Nicte's holed up?

- I think... - You're not a part of this.

- Abs. - Are you so stubborn

you'd ignore the one person who has a chance of helping you?

We're going up against the founder of the Spree.

You don't think Scylla being one of her followers is kind of a conflict?

She had my back in that lab. You saw that.

Abigail, we aren't familiar with Spree Work. Scylla is.

Yeah, a little too familiar.

Tal, please talk some sense here.

I'm not happy about this, but she has a point.

Seriously? You're the one who turned her in.

Yeah, and yesterday, she helped save Raelle's life.

That's all the proof I need.

- People change. - We need her.

The first false move you make, I'm ending you, Necro.

Remember the briefing. Batan will be throwing all kinds of Off-Canon your way.

Stay alert.

Cadets, you stay behind us. Let's go!

Sure, we'll stay behind. Remind me who on this mission

has actually faced the Camarilla on multiple occasions, and won?

There's the Abigail Bellweather we know and love.

Oh, I hate bats.

Dinner's almost ready, Rae.

Mom?

Why don't you come help me set the table, Rae?

I hope you're hungry.

Come on, kid. What are you waiting for?

A nice family dinner, it'll be a good memory to take with you.

You two really believe that I'm thinking about you in the middle of a war zone?

How selfish can you be?

Don't answer that.

Raelle, this isn't real.

Remember this morning.

I said don't answer it.

Willa, I never stop thinking about you when you're gone.

And I never stop thinking about you.

Mom, what did you do?!

Dad! Oh, Dad!

Ask and it shall be given, seek and you shall find.

You know, Rae, I thought marrying your father was the thing that ruined my life.

But it's not. You are.

Mom! I love you. Why are you saying that?

What's your pleasure, Scylla Ramshorn?

Raelle, this isn't real! Nicte is doing this!

Remember, we're on a raid! This isn't real.

Raelle!

What the hell was that?

It was Nicte, getting into our heads.

It was so real.

How did you get out of it?

You've used this Working before.

On a larger scale.

We need to find Tally and Abigail.

If they're caught in this...

Guys, I'm not seeing anything.

What?

Forget about that for the moment, Craven.