The Changeling

By the way, you should be proud.

You already made two of those wishes come true.

And I know she ain't wanna tell you what they were.

Bad luck. But fuck it.

Three wishes, before these three knots are tied.

A good husband.

- - How are you two doing?

A healthy child.

Hey.

- Oh, my God. -

But Emma's third wish, it's the only one that hasn't come true yet.

God, forgive me.

How did I lose her?

It's not a baby.

What happened?

Hey, I'm William. William Wheeler.

Yeah, I read about your wife giving birth on the A train.

I found you through all your social media accounts.

Boom!

- - All those pictures you posted.

Early mornings in the park.

- You're a coder? - Yeah.

You know, a hundred people with a hundred computers,

they'll work day and night.

They won't quit.

- Can you look? It's gone. It's not here. - Mm-hmm.

Who's Kinder Garten? Why would this guy make this?

I just wanted to see the baby.

"Got him."

That's what the text said.

None of the women have ever found their children.

You should go to Brian's grave.

William Webster Wheeler. Owns a house in Forest Hills.

That area in Queens used to be called Little Norway.

There's a nude photo of your wife in an art gallery in Norway.

Well, my family's Norwegian.

You know, sailing's just kind of in our blood.

Once upon a time, a specific time,

July 5th, 1825, to be exact,

52 men and women sailed out of Norway

in an undersized sloop they named Restauration.

These immigrants sought religious freedom from persecution,

so they fled to America.

Not just an improbable crossing.

An impossible one.

How in the world did they make it?

They had help. That's how.

And when my friends saw my authentic identity,

they gave me my true name.

In fact, Apollo, you know it already.

How do I know?

Dinner plans tonight,

a meal inspired by baby Brian...

...boiled vegetables.

You're Kinder Garten.

We. We are Kinder Garten.

10,000 men with one name.

You... You killed your daughter.

I made a choice for my family.

I made the hardest choice there is.

No. No. What did you do?

I called in the cavalry.

Someone's coming.

Did you do what I asked?

Do I get my Gretta back? My Grace?

- Where is my family? - S-Someone's coming.

You were supposed to bring them to me.

Someone's coming!

I asked you for a simple favor, Apollo.

- This is on your head, not mine. -

Oh, boy! Oh, boy!

Once upon a time, a man and a lady wanted to have a baby.

You are in trouble now.

I curse you.

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Fuck.

Cal, he's not who we think he is!

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No. No. No.

No, no.

Where are you? Where are...

Where are you?

No, no, no. No.

Cal!

Gayl!

Gayl.

Do you mind if I read with you?

Gretta.

"The music is playing, the dancers move quick.

A child in their arms will never grow sick."

I killed her.

Gretta wouldn't be dead if I hadn't brought her back.

She was helping get the children out.

- - Cal.

Cal!

- Do we have everyone? - Everyone that survived.

- You okay? You good? - You're right. Go with her.

- I am not a bad man! - Motherfuck...

- No, I know it... - Stop. We cannot risk it.

- Just let me explain myself! - We have to get off this island.

Oh, pretty please.

You guys all right?

- Yeah, let's go. Take her hand. - Okay.

Don't you want to play?

Then run, little piggy.

Run away.

Run!

- -

- Okay. Okay. -

I want you to hold your breath.

It's all right. It's all right. It's all right.

Come on.

Okay. All right. Now, quietly go.

No way. No fucking way.

This is stupid, Cal. You want us to all go down there?

There's no way back.

Are you guys ready? All set?

Hey. Hey. I'll take her. Okay?

- I can't lose another one. - I know. I know.

- I can't. - I know. I know you can't, and you won't.

Okay? Just trust me.

Hurry, we don't have much time.

I'm coming!

- Where are you? - All right.

Then you're gonna wrap your legs around.

- All right? You ready for an adventure? - No.

Oh.

There we go. All right, we're good. We're going down. Okay, you're ready?

- Good, hold tight. -

Shit.

All right. Make sure you're holding it tight, tight, tight. Okay.

Hold on to me. Good, good. There we go. Keep holding. Keep holding.

You're doing really good. Okay.

Come on. Keep going.

It's right here. You're almost there.

It's coming back.

- Mommy! No! - I got you. I got you.

Cal!

Go! Go!

- Okay. Down we go. - Keep moving down. Keep going!

- Get to the bottom! Go! -

- Whoa. Whoa. -

- Apollo! -

Hey!

You! Move!

- You guys have to catch her, okay? -

Now, what I need you to do is trust me, okay?

Close your eyes and trust me.

You can fly. You're a superhero!

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I got you.

Emma.

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