Channel Zero

In 1988, five kids went missing.

The Iron Hill murders.

The one they never found was Eddie.

You guys remember "Candle Cove?"

It's back.

When the show stopped, the murders stopped.

Me and Eddie started playing cards one day,

and this one game went on and on.

There was no winner.

You killed your own son?

I didn't create "Candle Cove."

Eddie did. He's coming back through you.

You can't lie to the skin-taker.

Daddy.

"His stories were what frightened people worst of all.

"Dreadful stories they were,

"about hanging and walking the plank

"and the dry Tortugas and the Spanish main.

"By his own account, he must have lived his life

"among some of the wickedest men

that god ever allowed upon the sea."

I don't think he's wicked.

Long John silver is a rogue and a murderer.

He engineered the mutiny.

I get why he does what he does.

Why he kidnapped a kid?

He looked out for himself.

Like us.

You grabbed on to some kind of...

Darkness inside you.

They let it out.

And you helped me.

I didn't intend to kill anyone.

I couldn't have done it without you.

Let Lily go.

What do you want?

Daddy.

Daddy!

Daddy!

Frances Booth was seen going in here almost an hour ago.

Broken branch.

And there's transfer on that stone.

Yeah, she went this way.

All right, well, look at you.

You know, my dad was always out here

first day of hunting season.

Shit, you will make a good sheriff one of these days.

Once this is over, we'll drop the charges,

and you will be reinstated.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

What?

This is somebody else's life.

I'm only one thing that matters now, and that's a dad.

You're also a mentor and a friend.

What about your friend Mike Painter?

He turn up yet?

He's not my friend.

At this point, I'm pretty sure he's our key witness.

Well, at this point, I'm pretty sure

we're all witnesses.

That's Alex Fry, Beth's kid.

Amy.

Frances, don't move.

Katie! Dane!

What you're saying is insane!

He has Lily out there in some kind of darkness that he made.

And now he wants me to go join him in it.

So, what, you're gonna open some door

into his world?

How?

I don't know.

But I have a feeling he'll show me.

Listen, I held it against you all these years

that you sent me away.

But I... I understand.

I... I forgive you.

Why do you say that?

I may need you to do something for me later on today.

Now, you're gonna hate that I'm asking this,

but park it in the back of your head,

and if I ask you, then do it out of love.

Where's our daughter?

Is she here, Marla?

Lily! She's not here.

What did you do with her?

Guys, it's me.

It's daddy.

I'm so worried about you.

I know that somebody's talking in your ear right now.

I know that, and I know that they're telling you what to do.

But right now, I need you to listen to me.

I got to tell you about your mom.

Someone hurt her.

Okay?

Whoever it is that's telling you what to do,

they hurt her.

Your mom's gone.

She's not coming back.

So now I'm gonna protect you.

That's my job, and I'm gonna protect you.

And I know that normally you two are asking me for something,

but this time, it's me, and I'm asking you.

The three of us, we can be a family again,

just us, together.

Erica, I'm pleading with you to trust me.

And I'm... I'm trying my hardest...

do you know where our daughter is?

Yeah, I... yes.

Good. So take me to her.

No, I can't.

Take me to her.

Just set aside your conviction

that you're talking to a sick man.

I know that you think I'm delusional,

but I'm not delusional.

Our daughter is somewhere only I can go.

I am the only person who can maybe get her back

from where she is, and I need to go do that.

Tell me where she is!

Mike, I can't physically stop you,

but I'm not letting you out of my sight.

Oh, god.

Alex, where did she go?

Oh, come on, Alex.

No, wait. Wait.

Let me go. Let me go! Be here when she comes back.

Wait. Wait.

Don't touch her.

What the hell is that?

My brother.

Stay with Lily.

Be here when she comes back.

Eddie!

Mike.

What is all this?

It's my room.

Where's Lily?

Look.

It's jawbone.

Yeah, we met.

That's not his real name.

What's his real name?

Skin-taker.

Skin-taker.

He's not really my friend.

He's part of me.

He keeps me company.

He'll keep you company too when I go home.

Where's my daughter?

Inside.

Show me where.

I want to go home.

Let us go.

Lily can go.

Not you.

I made this place for both of us.

It's your turn to be here.

No.

No taking turns anymore.