The Following

I stand before you today a broken man.

As you may have heard,

my son Preston was kidnapped.

Welcome to Korban, Preston.

It's time for you to pay for the sins of your father.

But why choose Kingston Tanner as your target?

Oh, no, no. He chose me.

Kingston on TV: Joe Carroll is waging war

against religion, against God.

I can kill you,

or you can kill for me.

Carrie: "Diner lights flashing pink on your skin."

No, no, no, no.

"Your breath on my shoulder."

Claire.

Living in the shadows is no way to live.

I want to finish this.

How?

By killing Joe.

I don't care who you kill,

but bring Joe to me.

You definitely came alone.

Otherwise, I'd be dead by now.

You will be soon.

We've got vehicles at the front entrance.

We have to go now.

Mike... you're a good man.

Put the gun down.

You're wrong, Lily. I used to be.

Don't do this!

Thank you so much for the ride, ma'am.

I'm sorry we had to hijack your car like this,

but we were pretty desperate.

Uh, sorry. I didn't get your name.

Mark: It's Trisha.

It's Trish Brumell.

Trisha, as soon as we find our mother,

you can have your car back,

and we'll be on our way.

She's dead, Luke. Mother's dead.

No. No, she's not. She's just resting is all.

She's dead. They shot her.

Don't listen to him, Trisha.

He gets these ideas in his head.

Trisha's dead, too!

They're both dead!

Is mother really dead?

Yes, Luke.

Then they're gonna pay.

Mike, Ryan, Joe Carroll...

they're all gonna pay.

Man: Ok. So, um, let's just... let's just

go over this one more time, please.

Lily gray had a gun.

She pointed the gun at me,

Weston fired.

Agent Weston, is this the, uh...

is this the gun Lily had in her hand?

I believe so. Yeah.

And, uh, Detective Hardy,

where were you during this whole altercation?

Ryan: I told you. I was ahead of her. She hadn't arrived yet.

She didn't see him discharge his...

Excuse me.

Detective, could you answer the question, please?

As Ryan stated, I fell behind.

I heard the gunshot, but I couldn't see

anything from my eye line.

You can contact them through my office, Detective,

if you need anything further.

Well, we found a storeroom full of weapons and explosives.

It's half-empty, so where the hell are they headed?

Dispatched at least 40 members

just before he left, made it pretty clear

he was planning something big.

Tanner's the target.

Ryan, there's something you need to know about Claire.

She talked to Carrie Cooke.

What?

She gave Cooke a message to give to Joe

through her news show.

What kind of message?

A poem of some kind.

Supposed to mean something to Joe.

That's all she would say,

so you need to talk to Claire.

Hey. You should go home, get some rest.

I'm not going anywhere.

Ok. Look. I know I've got no right

to tell you what you should and shouldn't do...

You're right. You don't.

What would you have done if it was Joe Carroll?

You're better than me.

Man: This was found in the backyard.

Someone threw it over the fence.

There's a note attached with your name.

It's a burner phone.

No contacts or messages.

Should I give it to the FBI?

No, Roman. I'll take it, thank you.

Yes, sir.

"Update America" reporter and author Carrie Cooke

is making headlines today

after she recited a rather cryptic message

on her show last night.

"Diner lights flashing pink on your skin.

"Your breath on my shoulder.

Me, I could die happy."

Reporter: Cooke began her broadcast by saying

that the message was for Joe Carroll,

but so far no one has been able...

Ryan: What were you thinking?

You trying to get yourself killed and Carrie?

Carrie? No. Carrie was just doing her job.

You put her in jeopardy.

Joe has reached out to her several times.

Look. I'm sorry, ok, but you disappeared on me,

and I didn't know what else to do.

I had to do something. I'm...

I'm going crazy here.

What did the poem mean?

It's something that Joe and I wrote together.

It's something only we know.

So you wanted him to know you were alive. Why?

So we can kill him, Ryan.

No, Claire. You're not thinking clearly.

The man tried to kill you.

So then let him try again!

Does he hate me, does he still love me?

It doesn't matter!

He'll have to see me because his ego will demand it.

I know him, Ryan.

We can trap him, and we can kill him.

We have to try!

No, no. You need to go home today.

I haven't slept since I found out Joe was alive.

I haven't slept for the past year,

always looking over my shoulder, and this will...

it will never end until I know he's dead.

That's the only way I'm gonna know that Joey and I are safe.

I want the same thing that you want,

but I can't do what I need to do

if you're not safe.

I can't be worried about you.

Please. Please, Claire, you got to go home for me.

Ryan, I...

You have to trust me!

Ok? The marshals are waiting to take you,

and when this is over,

I'll find you.

I promise.

I got to go now.

Uh, any more questions?

No. We're good.

Just got to pick up the others.

Heh.

You ok, Ange? You seem nervous.

Yes, I am, but I'm more excited.

I feel blessed to be chosen, Joe.

I can't tell you how grateful I am for your dedication.

Bless you.

I'll see you again up above.

Do you really think Claire's alive?

"You asleep.

Diner lights flashing pink on your skin.

Your breath on my shoulder."

Claire and I wrote that together

the weekend I proposed to her.

We memorized it, we didn't write it down anywhere.

It was just a silly, secret poem for us.

She told Ryan.

He's using it against you to try to make you stumble.

Possibly.

You know, if Claire is alive,

then she's sending me a message,

and she will be at the inn in Ware County,

where I proposed to her, where we wrote that poem.

Do you know how ludicrous that sounds?

What's waiting there, if anything, is a trap.

That's all this can be, Joe.

It's a trick.

Is it? Is it really so hard to believe

that she could fake her death?

I did. She could have been in protective custody.

Now if she is...

it doesn't matter.

If she is alive, who cares?

You had her killed, Joe.

There will not be a repeat of last year.

We stay on course. If you're falling apart again, I'm done.

If Claire is alive, then she has come out of hiding

for a very good reason.

Now please, Emma, do not be threatened by her.

I know this is very hard for you to understand,

but there is a certain amount of closure

necessary for me where this woman is concerned.

If it's not a trap,

then I find having her in our possession quite beneficial

with regards to, uh, leverage.

She may well be the reason