Helstrom

Come on!

No!

Wait, wait, wait. Please.

Don't kill me. My, my parents, they got money, right?

Anything that you want. I swear to God.

Please, no. Please. Please!

The Traitor, Helstrom,

has been warned.

He knows we're coming.

Then there is more

to be done.

The woman?

Bring her to me.

What.

What the hell did you do?

Excuse me?

Mom's back.

Slow down.

What do you mean she's back?

She's back.

I-I-I don't know what you did, and frankly, I don't want to know,

but Mom hasn't been this lucid in years.

Are you still there?

Yeah, yeah, I'm here.

I wish I could share your enthusiasm.

Well, you should. She's been asking about you.

Yeah? What has she been saying?

Um, well, I'm gonna be honest, a lot of it's rambling,

but she's talking a lot about

memories from when we were kids.

It's, um, it's progress.

That's great.

I'm happy for you.

Thanks for the update.

- Keep me posted. - Really?

Ana, your Pilates class can wait.

What do you want, Daimon?

You had some kind of positive effect on her,

or a negative effect

against the thing that's possessing her.

Either way, something is happening, and I need you here.

Like... now.

Daimon, I've already said everything I have to say to our mother.

I don't know what more I could.

Yeah, but this isn't about you, this is about her.

If we work together, then maybe we can

bring Mom one step closer to being, to being free.

Permanently.

God, I can feel the earnestness coming through the phone.

Ana.

I'm sorry, are you in pain or is that a yes?

You owe me.

Are you following me?

That depends.

Are you avoiding me?

You skipped town.

And I don't like being left in the dark, so I decided to take a little trip.

Great hotel.

And the, pancakes are sublime, seriously.

I mean, flax seed.

Have a bite.

I'm not hungry.

Okay.

I'm not even sure I know what a flax seed is.

What are you doing here?

Take a wild guess.

You want to know what I found out.

It's like you're reading my mind.

It's my father.

You sure?

Yeah. Mother confirmed it.

- Victoria or the other? - The other.

Victoria is gone.

Okay.

So, what now?

I track him down and kill him. It's not rocket science.

Nope.

It's harder.

He's powerful, Ana.

One of the worst ever. You don't know what you're up against.

Don't I?

I'm just saying, it's too dangerous.

'Taker, I'm sure this is coming from a good place,

but no.

This is my fight.

Mine. And I don't need your help,

and I don't need a chaperone.

Does Daimon know?

No.

And I'm not about to tell him.

You know, you're the closest thing to family I have.

So I'm gonna tell you something my mother told me.

Don't ever let pride get in your way.

Not here.

It's not pride.

It's rage.

There's a difference.

So, I think it's best if you just follow my lead.

All right. Whatever.

Hey, Mom, guess who's here?

Button?

Bless your heart,

you brought her.

All my children are safe now.

Did you close the door?

Yeah, it's closed.

I don't want the storm to come inside.

The rain, snow.

It's coming down hard, isn't it, Button?

Yeah. There's so much snow.

Did you have fun playing in it?

Sure.

- Maybe we could build a snowman later? - No.

There isn't time.

Why not? It could be fun. The three of us could build one together.

You mean the four of us.

There isn't enough time.

Your father will be... home soon.

What are you talking about?

If he sees us outside,

he will be very angry!

Very angry.

We need to get her to focus on something else.

- Victoria. - Angry.

- Very angry. - Victoria!

Very, very.

Very angry.

You know, no, I can't do this.

You're bailing already?

She's not back, Daimon.

I don't know what this is.

- Very angry. - I'm out.

She's not back, he is.

Back for the rat, the only one to escape his trap.

But he'll catch it.

He always catches them in the end.

You know that, don't you, girl.

No stone unturned.

I have to admit,

I do admire Vicky's stamina.

What a fighter.

Nothing was gonna stop her getting her warning out.

What warning?

You didn't tell him?

Tell me what?

It's Dad.

He's back.

Dad's dead. His body was found and cremated.

No, he co...

Yeah, I'm not doing this.

It's amazing what a little determination can overcome

when there's unfinished business to be dealt with.

Unfinished business?

No stone unturned.

If there's a bright side, it sounds like.

Victoria's still in there fighting for survival.

Well, that's something.

Gabby was looking through some articles in your mother's things.

Researching a victim who might have gotten away.

I'm the one who got away.

- Dad is back! - Demons lie,

all the time, and this is exactly what they want.

Causing conflict between us.

We're playing right into it.

Sorry, maybe I'm misunderstanding something

but if your dad died, how could he possibly be back?

I don't care what evidence there is.

Dad didn't die, fire wouldn't kill him.

He's still out there.

Even if I believed that,

which I-I don't,

still doesn't mean it's all about you.

That's the article on Zoe Richards.

The one Dr. Hastings mentioned.

Who is that?

From the clippings in Victoria's files.

I know it was 20 years ago, but I assumed you'd read it.

Yeah, I try to avoid being triggered by my mother's insanity when I can.

- Who is she? - According to police,

Zoe Richards claimed she was abducted, tortured, and nearly killed

around the time your father left home.

Most of the details were withheld at the family's request.

They wanted their privacy.

But... it was the last possible attack before your father died.

- You should read the article. - Don't need to. No one got away.

What if she did?

So you believe me, you just don't believe me believe me.

I'm keeping an open mind.

Your father was still out there.

The timing fits. The methodology.

Well, I don't believe in picking at old scars,

especially when it comes to Dad, but.

It could be worth looking into.

If she's the one that got away, then we have to warn her.

Sure.

Or use her as bait.

We've got a problem.

It's lovely to see you too, Henry.

And what, pray tell, is our problem?

- Number one... - Number one? There's a list?