Schism

(water spatters)

Ah. (tabletop clacks)

(spooky music)

Argh! (pants) (wrathful music)

(traffic murmurs)

Spit it out.

Nothing. I'm fine.

I know that's not true.

Come on, tell me. Maybe I can help.

It's the transfer.

This sucks. I'm not ready.

Hey, this ain't a bad thing.

Fuck this place, everything about it.

Look around. We don't belong here.

You and me, we have one goal. Remember?

Panama.

That's right: beaches, palm trees, sunsets, and us.

Eye on the prize, babe. (laughs)

It's just this is the only place I've known.

Took me years to feel safe here,

and we don't know anyone there.

Well, you know me, and I know you.

That's all we ever needed and all we got, right?

Hey, I got you. (tingling music continues)

And I have you.

Yeah, you're right. We don't belong here.

Let's start something new.

You'll be fine.

It's gonna get better.

Are we all ready for the transfer?

Sure.

Good. Any more nightmares?

No. All good.

(tuts) Good.

You know, uh, uh,

if you ever feel you need to speak with me,

I-I'm just a phone call away way.

I don't have a phone, Doc.

Ah, well, I think that one of the perks

of, of transferring to Ulrich Manor

is that the rules are a little more relaxed there.

Uh, my understanding is that it's quite nice actually.

Do I get to wear regular clothes?

Uh, (snickers) probably not,

but uh, this is more of a, a community really.

Um, you'll pitch in

with the chores, the, heh, cooking, the cleaning. (sniffs)

Little more freedom than here.

This is a big step for you.

What do you mean?

You are going to a low-security facility, Nola.

Oh, uh, yes, it's on an island,

but no fences, no gates.

Why me?

Why, (chuckles) why do I get this?

Because I believe that you've earned it. (sniffs)

Uh, for the most part,

you've, uh, f-followed the rules.

You've matured, and most importantly of all,

you've shown remorse for your past.

Hey, where have you been?

Sleeping.

Are you ready to go?

Yeah. Thanks for the talk.

So you're good?

Yeah, it'll be good.

Hey.

Mm.

We better go.

What's going on?

- Somebody hung themselves in their room last night, Nola.

Get back to your room.

What makes Nola Riggs significant,

Dr. Dempsey?

Well, it's been documented

that, since she was an adolescent,

she's not only seen but communicated with the dead.

Hmm, naturally, she's been misdiagnosed

with a litany of mental problems.

These incidents seem to stem

from trauma she suffered years ago.

On your most recent assessment,

it says that she hasn't reported seeing anything

in quite some time.

Do you feel that this is behind her now?

Well, whatever she saw seemed to stop

about the same time that she met Mara.

Uh, Mara has suffered her own trauma,

uh, but not physical.

She witnessed a tragedy herself

that most could never recover from.

My professional theory is

that, uh, Nola and Mara keep each other in check.

They depend on each other.

You go to the start of the pier,

follow the path to the house.

You can't miss it.

Aren't there guards or something?

What for?

So people don't escape.

(chuckles) Six miles

through ice-cold shark-infested waters.

Well, guess they figure,

if you survive that, you deserve to be free.

(wind murmurs)

(tuts and inhales) Hello, Nola. Welcome.

Come on in.

My name is Clemmie, and I'm the house nurse.

Where is everyone?

We're all here.

There's very few of us that actually run the place:

myself; Dennis, who's in charge of security;

and, of course, Dr. Sherry.

Other than that, the place pretty much runs itself nowadays.

But what about the other patients?

Oh, we don't refer to them as patients here, dear.

On Terrell Island, we say guests.

That's nice, um, but where are they, heh?

- You're the only one. You get the whole place to yourself.

There are no other patients here.

Ah, ah, ah, guests, dear.

Okay, guests.

Mm. - Guests.

I'm the only guest here. Why?

We only ever have one guest at a time.

Dr. Sherry believes

that, if we limit the number of people on the island,

it keeps the (huffs) disruptive energy low,

thus maintaining a desirable level of positivity.

That positivity is conducive to the healing process.

But uh, I, I had a friend that was supposed

to... Uh, uh, let's wait

and leave all the questions for Dr. Sherry, okay?

So, she's anxious to meet with you later.

But why don't we get you settled into your room now, okay?

Ah.

Let me say this.

I can only imagine the horrific things

that you've been through,

but this island is different.

If you complete the program here,

the next step for you is your freedom;

however, the boat that brought you here

is unloading supplies.

If you so choose,

you can walk right back down there, get on that boat,

and he will take you back to wherever you came from.

Being here is a privilege,

but if you don't want it, you're free to go.

But if you want the opportunity for a normal life one day,

I suggest you follow me.

Either way, choose before the boat leaves.

Here you go.

I think you'll find everything that you need,

and if not, let me know, and I'll try to accommodate.

This is great. Thank you.

You're welcome, of course.

The doctor would like to speak with you

in about (huffs) an hour or so.

So why don't you settle in, get comfortable,