Swamp Thing

Previously on Swamp Thing...

Cheer up, buttercup. It worked.

Forgive me if I don't gloat over the death of my husband.

Maybe if I put in a good word,

you might wanna do me a favor.

A favor?

You did this on purpose to me?

Yes, and it worked.

The cure for your Alzheimer's rests in the cells that I saw under that microscope.

Have you seen my pills?

I thought I set them on the counter.

That's 'cause you already took them.

I'm slowly losing my mind.

Dr. Arcane.

We're here to discuss one of your patients.

Alec Holland.

He needs to be brought in for treatment.

What do you mean?

Things could get violent.

Stay the fuck away from Alec.

Do you think it's possible to cure Holland?

Do you want to cure the goose of laying golden eggs?

That man saved my life.

I suggest that we let him save millions more.

Move in.

What...

Who's there?

It's okay. It's just me.

I'm so sorry.

Your clothes... You're a muddy mess.

And where have you been?

It's all right.

I... I had to go to the swamp, remember?

That awful place?

Yeah, I have to. Just for a bit.

You're leaving again?

I found it.

I found it, Caroline.

A specimen more incredible than anything I dared imagine.

What's wrong?

-Hey, hey, hey. -No...

Hey...

Why are you trembling?

I... I had a nightmare.

That's all right.

I'm here with you now.

It was dark.

I was outside.

I could hear...

water...

insects.

I was looking for you.

I kept calling your name.

Jason...

Jason...

But you never answered.

I was so afraid something had happened to you.

And then I saw a man,

lying on the ground.

He wasn't moving.

He looked dead.

It was all just a bad dream, Caroline.

The doctor said that you might be experiencing more of them as--

-I remember, Jason-- -Darling, please.

Now what I want you to do is

just forget all about it, eh?

Take your morning medication before you go.

Finish your reading.

And later, when I'm back, we can celebrate.

If what I suspect is true,

all of this confusion,

feeling all this misery of this awful disease.

I'll be able to make it all go away.

-Hmm. -Just like I promised.

Okay?

Okay.

Jason, wait.

The man in my dream...

I was afraid because I thought it was you.

But when I got closer, I realized it wasn't you.

It was a...

monster.

Liz?

Jeez, I thought you'd be back hours ago.

Alec's missing.

What?

I went out to the water to find him, but he was gone.

I found these not far from the lab.

-Fired recently. -Yeah.

It was like a war zone.

I found these tracks in mud

like something big had been dragged away.

I think someone's taken him, Liz.

-You think the CDC's involved? -No, no, no.

This goes way, way beyond Atlanta.

Harlan's been reassigned.

I've been kicked off my own investigation.

Suddenly people are showing up

and asking questions about Alec Holland.

They knew about his condition,

about his regenerative abilities.

I don't... I don't... Who even knows Holland's--

Woodrue. Has to be.

I...

I gave him a tissue sample before I left.

So, what are we dealing with?

I don't care.

I'm not giving up on Alec.

I know that I've completely turned your life upside down.

I know. But if...

you could please help me...

...I could really use it right now, Liz--

Look, Abby.

You and me, seventh grade.

I... It was a long time ago.

Not so long.

We were walking home from school

and this pick-up drives by

and the driver yells something disgusting at me.

The other kids we were with just laughed it off.

You got the license plate

and then I got it published in the Weekly.

-My first story, actually. -Mmm-hmm.

Yeah.

You always had my back, Abby, and I got yours.

Okay.

So, what's the plan?

Woodrue could know where they took Alec.

And then?

Haven't got that far yet.

Make sure he's damn good and secure.

Yes, sir.

Don't! Don't touch it.

You could contaminate the specimen.

Well, are you sure that he...

it's still alive?

Plant seeds have survived

the most extreme climates imaginable,

only to germinate years, even centuries later.

And these lights?

Green spectrum.

It's been known

to inhibit plant growth.

Should the need arise,

it'll slow the creature's regenerative capabilities.

You mean, if the poor bastard wakes up.

Fortunately for everyone involved, it's highly unlikely.

The lab is all powered up.

And backup generators are set just in case.

Anything else?

Yes, for you to leave.

You got it all figured out, huh?

How long do you think it'll take

to do your initial assessment?

Less time if I'm alone.

I got a few things I need to attend to anyway.

You let me know what you find out.

We'll let you thaw out a little.

Then I'll have a look under the hood.

Who's...

Who... Who's there?

Whew. Time flies, doesn't it, Daniel?

You?

The studio guy.

I'm really sorry about all this.

Sorry?

You're the reason I'm stuck here.

That's kind of a matter of perception, don't you think?

Speaking of which...

There's something you need to see.

What the...

Liz.

Liz?

Shh.

We have to hide.

Go check it out.

Over here.

Spread out.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Go.

Electrical room.

Hey...

Hey, wait a second, guys.

Show yourselves.

Guys?

Last chance.

Don't shoot.

My name is Dr. Abigail Arcane, I'm with the CDC.

We are not a threat.

Please put your guns down.

Take them.

Abby, go!

What's happening?

You're seeing the future.

Or more precisely, one possible future,

that only you can change.

Back in the shadow of the Sunderlands again.

Yeah, I know.

Yes?

Ms. Woodrue?