The Path

Previously on "The Path"...

Best and final.

You're accusing Steven Meyer of molesting you.

- Yeah. - What do you want?

I want to be out in front, speaking for The Movement.

Why are you meeting with him?

What are you hoping to gain from this?

He won't stop following me until I hear him out.

I am praying for you every day.

I don't need your fucking prayers.

I left the diaper bag in the diner.

And my dad took it. We'll get a new one.

Musa's moved all their stuff out.

It probably has nothing to do with you.

Then why isn't he answering any of my texts?

- I don't know. - Well, he hasn't

reached out to you at all, has he?

I believe in you.

You know, I'm just a vessel for The Light.

You don't feel like just a vessel for The Light.

I took the medicine last night.

I was on one path, and you were on a different one.

You weren't lost, but you weren't coming back.

Okay, so, the water damage

made a lot of this indecipherable,

but I think that I finally figured out...

what this could possibly be.

And I think that we are looking at the very first draft

of The Ladder.

And I believe that there's a second author.

- What? - Um, so right here,

The Light is not described as a benevolent force,

but, "A fire that cleanses and burns."

The woman...

from the video, Lilith.

Well, possibly. Look at this.

I mean, Sarah, even the handwriting is different.

No, but if she helped him write this...

It doesn't work with someone else.

- What? - The story.

Look, I know you think it's ridiculous

that Dr. Steven Meyer climbed a ladder of fire

and received the rungs, but...

It's no more ridiculous than parting the Red Sea

or turning water into wine.

They're the foundational myths of every great faith.

It's not supposed to be a myth.

You know, never once in my life did I ever question truth.

If there's no Light, then what else is there?

There's doubt, Sarah...

and fear of death.

And there is

this urgent...

immediacy to life.

Listen to me.

There's a life you haven't lived yet...

with sushi and college.

- It's too late for that. - Is it?

Sarah, I know this is painful right now...

But there's so much that's miraculous on the other side.

This wasn't just research for you.

Sorry?

You did this for me.

It's work I love.

Yes. I wanted you to know what you'd found.

I'm sorry if this makes you uncomfortable. I underst...

How's your first week of work?

It's nice to be on this side of the desk.

Well, let us know if there's anything you need.

Oh, and there's someone here in the lobby.

Do you have time for a walk-in? Sure.

Hello, Mary.

You don't look happy to see me.

Last time I saw you, you held my head underwater.

That's right. You were angry when you left.

Weren't you? What are you doing here?

I'm here for help. That's your job, isn't it?

You help people with drug problems.

Harold...

I take 20 painkillers a day,

and still it hurts just to get out of bed.

My body is broken, Mary,

and all I've got to show for it is a couple of measly rings.

- Listen to me... - Granted, they're worth

50,000 each,

but those rings cost me everything.

And I always noticed Small Saul looking at them...

coveting them.

- Small Saul? - Yeah.

I mean, if anyone took those rings, it was him.

What?

I didn't say they were missing.

I got you.

- What's wrong? - I'm so sorry.

Harold. What... Hey... No, no.

Hold on. Ho... ho... ho... oh...

It's so good to see you.

Oh.

- And Forest too. - Yeah.

Wait, no. Hey, what the hell are you doing here?

I stole his rings, and then, um, I...

I sold them, but I lost the money.

Wait, what... what?

I left them in the diaper bag.

My dad took them. Sorry, what-what are you...

But I'm tracking my dad. I'm gonna get the money back.

Wait, Mary, what the hell have you done?

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Shh.

I don't care about the money, Mary.

You and I are going on a treasure hunt.

Yes, we are.

Yes, we are. Me and Daddy.

I see Peru was transformative.

You left a gardener and came back a handyman.

I'll have you know, I built the very first dorm on campus.

Uh, yeah. No, I know.

That's the one that collapsed, right?

Lasted eight months.

I just thought Summer would enjoy a tree house.

I had one growing up, and, uh...

Eh, maybe she's too old for it.

I just feel bad about missing her in her play.

She's gonna love it.

You, uh, you want some help?

I think the Guardian of the Light

has more pressing matters.

Uh, no.

What?

Are we really opening a center in France?

Yeah. I'm leaving in a couple days to consecrate it myself.

This is huge, Eddie.

You know, I was thinking that I'm gonna need someone

to go out there in a few months,

you know, check on the progress.

You and Gaby up for the job?

Oh.

You know, you should grip further down.

- What? - On the hammer.

- Oh. - You're holding it like this.

A little further down, you get more leverage.

See? Hear the difference?

Well, you have your method, I have mine.

Fair enough.

Hey, don't tell Gaby about France.

I want it to be a surprise. You got it.

Taking a break already, huh?

Hank.

Hey!

Hey. Hey, hey. Hey. Oh, shit. Hey. Hey.

Help!

Call someone.

Hey, Hank. Hey, Hank.

Hank. Hey.

I've never been with a heathen before.

Do you feel corrupted?

I feel... good.

Mm-hmm.

Mm. Do you hear something?

- What? - Mm.

Let me check.

Stop.

If you could call the outpost in France...

Yeah, I've already let them know we need to postpone.

God, I was supposed to teach a workshop tonight.

All classes have been canceled.

In fact, I've cleared your schedule

for the rest of the week, Eddie.

You don't... you...

You don't need to focus on anything but this.

Okay?

I should head inside.

Eddie.

I know you have to be a rock for the community right now,

but you really don't need to be that way with me.

God.

Well, if you need anything,

anytime, I'm... I'm here.

Okay?

What?

I'm just, uh...

Just lucky to have you is all.

As the owl protects The Garden...

we offer Hank these wings...

to carry him home...

To be his guide...

And to help watch...

Did I... did I miss it?

Hank waited for you.

- I never heard my... - Mm, mm, mm...

You're here now. That's all that matters here.

Sarah, we were about to start the blessing.

I was hoping that you would lead it.

Oh.

We believe in The Light.

We believe Hank Armstrong

will live his light in The Garden.

We believe in The Garden,

for all this was revealed to Steven Meyer

as he ascended The Ladder and received the rungs.

We now invite Hank to leave this earthly form behind,