Helstrom

Today's the day.

She's coming back.

I can feel it.

Everything will be ready.

But different from before.

Not like last time.

Nothing like last time.

She'll be safe now.

Mom.

You have to come down and eat something.

Ana's favorite.

You didn't set a place for her.

Because she's gone, Mom.

And she's not coming back.

That's not true!

I'll just save mine for her.

Mom,

I have to tell you something.

You're not gonna like it, but I need you to know.

I knew she'd come back!

Mom, stop. Mom.

I'm sorry.

Mrs. Helstrom?

Yes.

I'm Dr. Meyer with the Behavioral Health Department.

I'd like to talk with you.

But I... I can't leave.

My son...

Today's the day.

She's coming back.

I can feel it.

Everything will be ready.

But different from before.

Not like last time.

She'll be safe now.

- Mom... - Not true!

I have to tell you something.

Mrs. Helstrom.

I'd like to talk with you.

But I... I can't leave.

Today's the day.

She's coming back.

Everything will be ready.

Not like last time.

Nothing like last time.

- Professor Helstrom? - Jesus!

Bryce.

What are you...

What are you doing here?

I thought we said that it probably wasn't best

that we talk to each other.

I know. It's just

I've been having a hard time with... all of it.

All of my brothers are dead.

They said it was an electrical fire. But...

I remember the bodies,

the blood,

before it all burned down.

Before waking up in your place.

Did I kill them?

No.

No. Of course not. The... the thing that did that to your friends...

It's... it wasn't your fault.

It wasn't you.

I'm gonna have to drop out of school.

No, you don't want to do that.

Why not?

Because it's your future we're talking about.

I am gonna... I'm gonna have someone call you.

A doctor who takes care of these kind of things.

What the hell good is that gonna do?

If I tell a doctor, she'll lock my ass away.

That's why you told me to lie to the cops, isn't it?

It's... one of several reasons, actually.

Some ethics professor.

- Look, I know that this isn't ideal... - Forget it.

- No, wait, hold on. - Look, man,

I can't eat.

I can't sleep.

Every time I close my eyes, the stuff that I see...

That thing was inside me.

I... I ca... I can't begin to imagine what you're going through.

Obviously not.

Son of a bitch.

Kid's name is, um, Bryce.

I thought maybe you could catch him in between classes or something.

You ever stop to think how many of the people you've saved

feel the same way he does?

Don't you feel a certain responsibility to them?

Well, Hastings usually deals with this part.

But I figured since you're in the field now,

you gotta start someday, right?

So you just exorcise the demon,

and then it's out of sight, out of mind for you.

I mean, do you really think I should be the one holding their hands,

lying to them, saying their recovery is gonna be all sunshine and rainbows?

I mean, if you're not feeling up to it, I'm...

It's fine.

You're right.

Whoa, that actually looked a little painful.

Are you all right?

Yup.

Like you said,

I have to start someday.

Victoria, it's time to get up.

Unlock it.

No games.

Get help. Now!

Today's the day.

She's coming back.

I can feel it.

Everything will be ready.

But different from before.

Ana's favorite.

You didn't set a place for her.

Because she's gone, Mom.

And she's not coming back.

That's not true!

I'll just save mine for her.

Mom,

I have to tell you something.

You're not going to like it, but.

I need you to know that...

Mom?

I knew she'd come back!

Mom, stop. Mom.

I'm sorry.

Mommy.

Where's the fire? I busted my ass getting over here.

I had a gorgeous woman with the hands of a welterweight

going to town on my arches.

Self-care is important.

You should try it sometime.

It's Mom.

Obviously.

Hastings found her on the floor of her room this morning. Unresponsive.

- She's probably faking. Wouldn't be the first time.

She's in a coma.

We don't know why.

I felt it too.

What is it?

It's the skull.

I thought Yen had it.

So what? He's here?

Your favorite.

You must be starving.

Button,

what happened out there?

Your father,

did he hurt you?

How did you get away?

I hit Daddy and ran.

One... two... three

four...

None of this makes any sense.

How did you get away from him?

He's too strong.

Daimon, she's scared.

We can talk about this later.

You know what he is.

What he did.

One... two... three...

Come on, Ana. Just tell us how the hell you got away.

Watch your mouth!

Leave your sister alone. She's been through enough.

- Button, it's okay, it's only thunder. - Outside. Outside!

- Mom, protect me. - Shh!

Mom, no. No!

Honey, Mommy's not going anywhere.

See? Only lightning playing tricks.

It's scary, but it can't hurt you in here.

He's coming.

No sign of him outside.

- Any luck? - Just the bad kind.

48 hours' worth.

And just like I suspected, he never set foot inside the building.

Why would he come all the way here?

The skull's done something to him, obviously.

I touched it, felt it. It's

not like banging your funny bone on the table, it's powerful.

And if it had that kind of effect on me,

on us, imagine what it could do to Chris.

What does it want?

Contain evil.

Yes, our father. Not her.

Maybe some demon wiring got crossed.

Or

It's the fruit of the poisoned tree.

Think about it. The Keeper's bound by a blood oath.

Your father marked your mother. That's how she was possessed.

So his energy is.

- It's a part of her. - Exactly.

And us.

Unfortunately, your mother's not as strong as you two are.

So the closer that Keeper skull gets,

the worse it's gonna be for her.

We need to find Yen. Now.

Well, it's not like I can just whistle and he'll respond.

We've looked everywhere.

If he's not in the building, then where the hell is he?