Noah Cyrus

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- Previously on "The Hunting Party"...

- It's called the Pit, home to the most dangerous

and violent criminals in history,

all of whom the world believes are dead.

Or at least it was until the blast hit.

- A few weeks ago, Shane gave me an audio file,

asked if I could voice-match it to anyone.

Came back as Colonel Lazarus.

- And when you told him, what did he say?

I didn't.

Started working at the Pit

because I was looking for a prisoner down there--

my biological mother.

- Sorry, that voice recording was your mom?

Faith is a funny thing.

Everyone has faith in something,

Money, success...

Go.

Recognition.

But there comes a time in everyone's life

when we have to ask the question...

what do I believe in?

Faith is a word. Belief is an action.

There was a time, I must admit, when I was faithful,

but I did not believe.

I was hiding from the truth.

And just like every one of you...

the truth found me.

- We're standing here outside the compound of Noah Cyrus,

the controversial leader

of the infamous cult the Thirteenth Hour.

As we speak, dozens of federal agents

are preparing to move in.

Now, we've been told that his followers,

many armed, are refusing to surrender.

- My friends, we all knew this day would come.

But, brothers and sisters, our souls are ready.

And though our enemies are many,

none of us will ever be alone...

again.

- Noah Cyrus, this is your final warning.

Come out with your hands up.

Listen to them!

That's fear in their voice.

Agents of Babylon

trying to control that which is out of their control.

We were meant to be free.

And we will be free.

Don't be afraid, Puppy.

Love...

listen to me.

None can stop the victory for those who believe.

This is not the end.

Target down.

- On the floor, now. - Secure the area.

- Hands behind your back. - Turn around!

Thanks.

Are you sure about this?

- Shane said that he took a job at the Pit

because he found out his biological mom was an inmate.

- He had me run voice rec on an audio recording.

It came back as Lazarus.

At the time, I didn't know that he was searching for his mom,

so I held on to it.

- And you're sure he doesn't know it's her?

He doesn't know.

I didn't know how to tell him.

- Well, maybe he's better off not knowing.

Look, all we have at the moment

are a bunch of questions about Colonel Lazarus.

- Yeah, like how a serial killer goes to the Pit

and then shows up as--

- As a colonel in the military with a new name?

Yeah.

- Right, like I said, questions.

Until we have some answers, we just sit on this.

- No, no. I'm sorry.

Shane deserved to know the truth, OK?

We need to tell him.

- W-what are you gonna tell him?

Uh, hey, we found your serial-killer mom,

and she happens to be our boss?

- I don't know, but I'll find the right words.

Uh, guys.

All right, what do we got?

- Security camera picked this up in a barbershop

outside of Aurora, Illinois.

- That guy looks really familiar.

His name is Noah Cyrus.

- He was the leader of a Chicago-based doomsday cult

called the Thirteenth Hour.

He professed that he was a kind of prophet.

He claimed to have knowledge of the end times and preached

a view of government that was rooted in apocalyptic theology.

- Meaning the government's responsible

for all the evils in the world.

That's where I remember him.

He was the guy that tried to blow up the courthouse.

- Yeah, that's right--in fact, he wasn't even

on the FBI's radar until he and his followers

began stockpiling explosives.

This led to an armed standoff at his compound.

- Yeah, I remember when this went down.

Something like 15 of his followers

drank some poison tea.

A few survived.

- Where are the survivors now? - There were five.

Two died over the years.

And we've already ordered wellness checks

on the other three in case Cyrus tries to reconnect.

OK, but there's a difference

between being just a whack-job cult leader

and the serial killers we got in the Pit.

What makes this guy Pit-worthy? - This did.

Investigators didn't even know about these bodies

until after the raid.

Each victim had a single gunshot wound

to the back of the head.

- Cult leaders like Cyrus demand constant reverence

to feed their egos,

but when their narcissistic supply is threatened,

someone leaves or tries to question their authority,

it triggers a violent outburst

or, in Cyrus's case, a dozen murders.

- Where did he go after the barbershop?

Uh, we're working on that.

He used cash, which is hard to trace.

- It says here the, uh, raid on his compound

was ten years ago today.

- Cult leaders love symbolism. What time was his death?

7:01 p.m.

- Do you think he's planning some kind of anniversary party?

- He's been on the loose for two months.

I don't think it's any coincidence

that he's showing up today.

- Well, we've got less than six hours

to figure out what he's up to.

Get in the air. We'll send you everything we find.

- Same news, different day.

Will you get it?

- That's probably Karen returning my pickleball paddle.

Mm.

- Hello, Puppy. I have returned.

This is impossible.

- I told you it was not the end that day.

Or did you not believe?

C-Cyrus, I-I...

I don't understand.

- Ours is not to understand in full.

But to trust in faith...

both: None can stop the victory for those who believe.

What's this?

I can explain.

A-after everything happened...

He's a good man.

Hell is full of good men.

You were gone a while.

Is everything all right with Karen?

Honey, what's wrong?

I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

.

Right.

I'm really glad you agreed to come, man.

This is gonna be good.

Yeah, we'll see.

- Look, I know you don't buy into any of this kind of stuff.

And, hell, I know things have been hard since Mom.

But you keep saying how stuck you are.