It'll be okay.
Please don't forget to separate the whites from the darks.
Why? You didn't like your bleached out shirt?
Daddy's funny, isn't he?
Hey, so I convinced Mike to give me Sunday off.
I figured maybe we could go out, do something fun?
You know, I worked that overtime this week.
So I figured we could afford a babysitter for a few hours.
What do you think?
That sounds great, but I was gonna see about picking up
some weekend shifts again.
Oh, no!
Oh!
I'll get them.
Can you see it? My vision's gotten so poor.
It's the last of my change.
Here you go. It didn't go far.
Thank you.
It's not a big deal.
I'll hang dry them at home.
- Hello? - -Adam?
Jake.
Adam, it's about mom.
What about her?
-Have you heard from her? -No, why, what's going on?
She's missing.
Missing? What do you mean missing?
Nobody's heard from her.
We just had to file a police report.
Oh, my god.
You need to come home.
Bring Beth and Emma, please.
Okay.
You know I wouldn't bother you if it wasn't serious.
Come stay at mom's with us. We'll figure this out together.
Hey, sweetie. All right.
--Hi, sweetie.
-Got her? -Hi, sweetie.
- Yeah, can you get the door?
-Hi, baby. -Shh.
--You're okay. I know, it was a long drive.
-Oh! -Is she okay?
Yeah.
You can go in there, honey, I'm with you.
- I know.
-Hey. -Hey.
Hiya, Beth, I'm so glad you guys could make it.
I'm just so sorry about the circumstances.
Oh, my god. She is so cute.
-Hi. -Thank you.
You guys come in, please.
Hi. I'm so glad to finally meet you.
Hey.
She's adorable.
Are you not gonna say good-bye?
Oh, oh, you want money. You want money, right?
-Mom, please. -Yeah, you always want money.
Here. Take it. Take it. It's all I got left.
What do you want from me?
Just go.
Go!
Get out!
It's good to see you, Adam.
Yeah, you too.
I like the beard.
Thanks.
And thanks for helping Jake put all this together.
I really appreciate it.
Yeah, we do what we can.
How you doing? I'm Jeff.
This is my wife, Sarah. This is our friend, Candice.
Nice meeting you guys. I appreciate everybody being here.
It's so great to meet you. We've heard so much about you.
Your mom will be okay.
Uh, thank you, guys.
So, these are all mom's friends, or--?
Yeah, friends from gateways.
Yeah, everybody here's been a real help.
They're going door-to-door, asking questions
-on their own, even. -Good.
Anything we can do to help.
We haven't met yet. I'm Lawrence.
Adam.
I know.
I've heard a lot about you.
-Oh, hey. Here you go. -Thank you.
Hi, I'm glenda.
It was nice meeting you.
Yes, you were the last one to see mom, right?
That's right. It was Monday after the group,
and evette and I went and grabbed a bite to eat,
and, well, she said she was going home.
What about the police? What are they doing?
Well, they were just here. I mean, they're doing everything they can.
Your mom and i were very close,
and I live just down the street,
and, well, my door's always open.
- Thank you. - -All right.
Thanks for coming, guys.
- Thanks, guys. - -Thank you.
- Good night. -Good night, Jeff. Thank you.
You have a special little girl.
Thank you.
We'll find her. Don't worry.
Thank you.
Thanks, Lawrence.
Seems like a nice kid.
Yeah, he is.
Been kinda like a brother to me.
It's good to have you back, man.
--Hey, you're all set?
Yeah, thanks.
Oh, god, she's adorable.
Mmm, she's fussy.
I thought she'd sleep more in the car.
We've seen your pictures online.
God, she's getting so big!
Hi, Emma. It's so good to finally meet you in person.
Who were all those people that came over earlier?
Uh, friends. Mostly people from gateways--
uh, the bereavement group that evette was part of.
After the fires, the whole town went.
It was like everyone felt like they lost something,
or someone.
Jake and I go, too. It's a safe environment.
It's like aa without all the steps.
- Or the smokers.
I'm sure it's good for everyone to talk about it.
Yeah, hmm.
She reminds me of Sean.
Do you miss him?
-Um... -I'm sorry. I shouldn't have--
no, it's okay. Of course we do.
I'm sorry for even bringing that up.
Really, don't worry about it.
Um...
I'm just really glad I got him for the time I did.
He was a blessing.
Well, I'm glad to see you're doing all right.
Yeah, life has a way of making everything work out.
Doesn't it? Yeah.
9-1-1, what's the address of the emergency?
There's a fire at my place, at 108 cozen canyon road.
- 118? -No! 108. Please come now!
Is everybody out of the house?
No, my brother's out of the house.
My mother's out of the house,
but my father's stuck inside the house.
Where inside the house?
I don't know! We can't get in.
Adam!
Beth.
Beth?
Beth, what are you doing?
They can fix us. They'll fix everything.
They can fix this. They'll fix everything.
So tell me, how's life in Redding?
It's okay.
I grew up there, so not too exciting.
Do you get to travel much?
I actually haven't left town since we had Emma.
Oh, god, some vacation, huh? I'm sorry.
You know, maybe the four of us could go on a trip sometime.
Some place exotic?
Yeah, maybe.
-I love your necklace. -Really? Thank you.
You know, I can't ever decide if it's too much.
No, it's beautiful.
Yeah, I bet this would look good on you.
Here, try it on.
Oh.
All right.
Honestly, it looks better on you.
Really?
Yeah, you should keep it.
What? No, I couldn't.
Keep it. I have one just like it.
Hi, glenda.
Hi. Hello.
She looks even more beautiful today.
You're the most beautiful girl in the world, Emma.
Hello, darling.
Glenda, we brought the fliers here for you.
How many can I have?
Oh, there's like a dozen in there,
but we can always get you more.
I just wish we knew where she was.
I'm s--
I can't imagine why she would leave us,
and we-- we do everything together after my son died,
and...
You could come to gateways, too, you know?
And pass these out.
Or just sit in.
We'll do that for sure, thanks.
What do you know about tom?
Mom's ex-boyfriend?
We talked to him.
He doesn't know anything.
Jake and I will go talk to him.
Thanks.
- It's a nice ride. - -Oh, you like it?
I feel like it's a little ostentatious.
Like, too flashy or something? I don't know.
Must have been pricy, no?
Yeah, well, I've worked hard to get to this place.
Sacrificed a lot.
I'm afraid to see what your new house looks like.
I could get you into my work. We're looking for good people.
I don't even have a college degree.
Eh, you're my brother. It's fine.
Unless you'd prefer breaking your back outside everyday.
Hey, it's an honest living.
You just don't want to work for me, right?
Look, let's not get into this right now, all right?
Let's just focus on finding mom, please.
Christy?
Tom! Tom!
What are you doing here?
-Uh, we're just looking for tom. -What for?
We need to talk to him about our mother.
Yeah, who's that?
Evette Morris?
Oh, yeah. I liked her.
She was real pretty.
Well, thank you.
Jake Morris.
And you must be the other one. The one who left.
Adam, right?
First man risen from dust.
What are you doing here, boys?
Just wanted to talk to you about our mom.
Me and evette used to spend a lot of time together.
Who do you think Johnny law came calling up first
when she turned up missing?
Yeah, sure. Makes sense. Of course they did.
Well, uh, sorry to have bothered you.
No, no. We wanted to talk to you in person,
-see if maybe you-- -maybe what?
What are you looking for?
We're just trying to find our mother.
She's been missing for days. We're just worried.
I told you, I haven't talked to her.
Why did you guys stop dating?
What does that matter?
Ever think your mom just ran away?
Evette was a fucking whacko.
What did you say?
Whoa. Easy, Seth.
I think you fellas should leave.
I'm sure if you were in our situation,
you'd understand where we're coming from.
I have a business to run here, boys.
If you wanna talk about your mommy,
go talk to her crazy friends.
What friends? Who?
These friends right here, behind you.
We're thinking it's time for you to go.
Come on.
Little punks.
I didn't tell you this, but mom had
a lot of trouble last year.
I even had to check her into a clinic at one point
because she wasn't stable.
What do you mean, "wasn't stable"?
Well, the doctor said it was a suicide attempt,
but she denied it.
Wait, what?
What was a suicide attempt?
She was mixing pills and alcohol.
How could you not tell me this?
She got really depressed after you left,
and it kind of got worse and worse.
I just didn't want to make you feel guilty, you know?
How could you not call me?
I mean, is she losing her mind or something?
Well, she knew you had a lot going on,
like with the pregnancy and everything,
and she just didn't want to worry you, so--
I didn't tell you. I should have.
I'm sorry.
Hey...
Come here. Come here. Come here.
What's wrong? You okay?
--What's wrong?
Watchers.
Hey. I just fed Emma. She's finally asleep.
Their life seems a lot easier than ours, huh?
What's that supposed to mean?
I know money can't buy happiness,
but it sure solves a lot of problems.
Are you not happy anymore?
I am.
You know this year's been hard,
ever since we had Emma.
Look, I know we don't have everything they do,
but I'm trying.
It's not your fault.
Beth.
Adam.
It's me.
Angela?
Oh, my god, I'm so sorry,
-i didn't recognize you. -It's okay. It's okay.
-I know. -Are you okay?
-Do you wanna come in? -I shouldn't.
I just needed to see you.
I need to warn you.
Warn me about what?
Have you met those people yet?
Your mom's friends?
Yeah, last night.
Lawrence?
The kid, right?
What about him?
Help isn't what they offer.
That place, and those people, and Lawrence, especially,
just don't trust them.
Why wouldn't we trust them?
He's a monster.
Find me.
Hey, man, wanna give me a hand with the groceries out of the car?
Wanna tell me what was really going on with mom?
What do you mean?
Dolls with their eyes blacked out.
Suicide attempts.
Gateways.
-Tell me. -Tell you what?
--Tell me everything.
What do you want me to say?
I don't know where she is.
How could you not tell me
our mother tried to kill herself?
You have a nice history of keeping stuff from me.
Is there anything else i should know?
Why would I tell you? Huh? You left after the fires.
Would you have come back?
Of course I didn't tell you about mom.
I handled it on my own,
like I always do.
Why would I even bother you or involve you at all?
You're part of the reason she got this way.
Really?
You know, you got a lot of balls
putting this on me after what you've done.
You think I would want to live here
next to you and Christy after what you did?
Do you have any idea how humiliating that was for me?
What, do you think it was just easy for us or something?
It's not like I planned this to happen.
-That's bullshit. -God, I've told you,
nothing happened while you two were together.
I told you this.
Either way, man, you don't do shit like this.
-You knew I loved her. -Loved her.
Did you? Hmm?
You dated for what, not even a year?
I've been married to her for four years.
How are you still holding this against me?
You still hung up on her or what?
I'm glad you're happy.
I, um--
I just wanted to--
I just wanted to start by apologizing
to all of you. I, uh--
I know I fought a lot of this at first,
but the thought of losing somebody
was just so horrific to me.
The only guilt that I had
is because I wasn't as strong as all of you...
Or my wife.
And I kept thinking to myself, did i-- did I miss something?
Did I do something wrong?
It was like the light was never clear to me.
And it's taken some time, but we, uh--
we're finally happy now.
Your grief is your own,
and no one else can tell you when it's time to move on,
but you can find relief in knowing
that those who have moved on have found a better place,
a clean slate.
I promise you, you will get there.
You can start over, too.
I'm so proud of you.
You both have given up so much,
but think of the rewards you'll receive
of the life now unfolding in front of you.
Whenever you feel weak, remember...
This will ground you.
It's a symbol of strength and regrowth.
-Glad you came. -Oh, hi.
-Oh, my gosh, so cute. -Thank you.
That was a wonderful speech.
-I'm sorry. -Why?
Is there something you're not telling me about my mom?
I told you everything I know.
-Watchers. -Watchers?
My mom had an interesting doll collection.
Oh! Her babies.
Evette just loved those old porcelain antique dolls.
Really?
She blacked out their eyes, tore off their clothes,
and wrote watchers on all of them.
Do you know anything about that?
Oh, evette.
Let's push our energy towards evette's return.
This is a place of peace,
safety, and understanding.
We support each other,
and right now we're in support of finding evette.
You and Beth are always welcome here, Adam.
You're welcome anytime.
Shouldn't you be in school?
So, how about a glass of wine?
I brought one from home.
I just shouldn't drink because of Emma.
Oh, come on. We're not going anywhere tonight.
Let's relax.
Do something for yourself for a change.
Wow.
Wouldn't you like to have anything you've ever wanted?
We're okay.
We get by.
Yeah, but that doesn't stop you from wanting...
Craving,
needing?
No.
So, I heard you got a chance to talk
to the girls from gateways.
-Hi. -What are we having?
Your favorite. Here.
-Oh, thank you. -Mm-hmm.
You okay?
Yeah.
I'm so glad I have you.
I'm glad I have you, too.
- Hi, this is evette. - Leave a message.
Mom. Mom!
Hi, this is evette. Leave a message.
-Hey, where you going? -I'm gonna take a drive.
What, this late?
Look, tom knows something, and I wanna know what he knows.
-You want company? I'll-- -no.
Hey, you all right?
Yeah, I'm just getting ready for bed.
-Wow, you've bounced back quickly. -Oh, thanks.
I'm almost back to my pre-baby weight.
Oh, god, I bet Adam can't keep his hands off you.
I don't know.
That would be nice.
I think since having Emma, things have changed.
It's different.
And we're different.
You know, you can have whatever you want
if you really want it.
Beth...
Anyone can have anything.
But no one can have everything.
Adam.
Breaking into my place?
Think I got her here?
Have the police get a warrant.
No.
Think you're hard, boy?
There's things in this town all kinds of harder.
What's that supposed to mean? What things?
This town is full of crazy.
You should be harassing glenda, not me.
Are you one of them?
What?
Are you one of them?
-One of who? -Are you one of them?
-Jake, what the hell! -You all right?
Yes, I'm all right. Why would you do that?
He was about to cut your head off.
Thank god I followed you. Come on, let's go.
Wait a second! Wait a second.
You don't think he's dead, do you?
No, no. I just-- i just hit him.
He's alive.
-Wait, what are you doing? -I'm calling him an ambulance.
Oh, okay. All right. Think about what you're doing.
Think about what you just did.
I'm sorry. You would be lying there right now,
if I hadn't shown up.
He's fine. He's not dead. He's gonna wake up.
Either way, he's gonna wake up
and he's gonna tell them that he saw me here.
He reeks of booze.
He's not gonna remember what the hell happened.
- Shit.
Come on!
--Shh, shh, shh.
What are you doing?
-I think I just saw mom. -What? Where?
Up in glenda's window in that room.
Well, I think you're seeing things, man.
-Am I? -Probably just glenda.
No! I know what I saw.
-Come on. -Adam, hold on!
--Hey Adam, you're not--
--wait here!
-Hello? -Who's upstairs?
-Up a-- who's up where? -Upstairs.
I just saw my mother upstairs.
No, there-- there-- i don't understand.
-In my house? -Glenda, please.
Can I take a look upstairs?
There's nothing up there. I live alone!
Glenda, please! Just let me take a look.
-No, no, no, no. -I need to know what I saw.
No! No! No! Please!
No! Please, don't go up there!
I live alone!
No! No! No!
Stop him!
Please don't.
Stop him!
Stop, stop, stop.
Stop him!
No! No! No! No!
No!
There he is.
My child.
I couldn't save him after the fires.
Please don't tell.
What the hell?
Hey. How's it going?
All right. I'm just tired.
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
-You look tired, too. -Oh, thanks.
No, I'm sorry.
I mean, you look great.
You're beautiful.
So what is it?
Are you scared I'm gonna have feelings for him again?
Are you scared he hasn't forgiven you?
Mmm, can it be both?
I don't know. I just want him to trust me again.
-You know? -Mmm.
I don't know how this is gonna work.
He definitely still seems upset with me.
You're not worried about me?
Nope.
-You know I love you. -Of course.
Hey.
Were you all right last night?
What? What do you mean?
You were crying in your sleep.
I was?
Or at least i thought you were.
You were probably just dreaming.
I don't remember.
It's gonna be okay.
-Hey. -What was that about?
Well, he's just checking on us.
How close are you with everyone in this group?
Well, they just wanna help us, man.
-Do they? -Yeah.
Do you remember Angela?
Angela who?
Angela from high school?
Uh, no.
Danny's sister?
Oh! Yeah, what about her?
Do you know if she's all right?
What do you mean?
Morning.
-Hey. -Hey. Good to see you.
So what's the plan for today?
Um, I don't know. I'm sorry, what about her?
Wasn't important.
Okay.
Lawrence!
Hey, man. We'll be back.
-You have to leave now? -Yeah, I told you.
We're just gonna get some clothes and stuff from the house.
We'll be back in a few hours.
-A few hours? -Yeah.
I left two messages with that detective.
I still haven't heard anything back yet.
Okay. I'll call him from the road.
Why can't Christy just go?
You all right, man?
Just relax.
What are you doing?
Getting rid of this shit.
I'll be back.
Do you want me to come with you?
No, stay with the baby.
I'm getting to the bottom of this right now.
Adam!
You know, we deserve better.
Things are gonna work out for us...
Soon.
This faction is tremendous.
- You have all done so well.
We've had our share of complications,
but all has been rectifiable.
The rewards tonight will be so fulfilling.
She's beautiful.
- She is so perfect.
Do you remember when we all came here as kids?
When we first put these up?
I thought I might find you here.
I'm so glad you came.
These woods have kind of become my home.
Fluke of nature, they're the only place
in the county that didn't get scorched.
I think that's why they don't like to come here.
Why did you say Lawrence is a monster?
Wherever they're from, whatever darkness,
what does it matter what you call them?
They're here, Adam.
And you're with them, or you're here...
With me.
Come on!
The first reference i could find
was the Boston molasses flood in 1919,
gateways was there helping people who had lost their homes and loved ones
get back on their feet, and, boy, did they do a good job,
because every one in that town went on with their life
like nothing had ever happened.
And then babies started getting stolen.
Babies connected to the people who joined.
And the dust bowl, coal fires, earthquakes, tornadoes,
it's not every disaster, but where gateways goes,
everyone comes out just fixed and happy,
and one child lighter, and, and look--
they showed up before.
They showed up two weeks before the fires hit.
Everywhere they've ever been, it's like, they knew--
they knew in advance.
They know, or they cause the disasters.
How can they cause the disasters?
Um... always just a few weeks before something happens.
And always with him.
1964.
That's impossible.
I wish it were.
Gateway started the fires.
What is he?
He burns your life to the ground,
and then trades you--
a child for the perfect life.
-Why children? -I don't know.
Maybe it's 'cause they're babies,
they're innocent, they don't know any better,
or they can be raised in some way,
or maybe they just consume their souls.
I don't know. All I know is no children ever come back.
You need to get your child away from here
as fast as you can,
and you need to get to your wife
because they're probably already working on her.
They go for the mother first.
I mean, that's what they did to Christy.
Angela!
Where is she?
-Beth. -Adam?
-Beth, where are you? -I'm home.
You have to leave there right now!
-Adam. -Jake and Christy are not trying to help us, okay?
Adam, anyone can have anything.
But no one can have everything.
- Beth!
Beth!
Come on!
Hey, it's Beth. Leave me a message at the beep.
Hello. Welcome.
Where is Emma?
Adam, you have to let her go.
Where is my daughter?
She's going to a better place,
so you and your wife can find happiness in this one.
-Don't touch me. -Adam!
What have you done with Beth and Emma?
I know you're upset. I know you're scared.
It's not whatever you're thinking.
-Who are the watchers? -Just calm down.
I know what you did to your baby!
The fires took everything. We did what we had to do.
-I don't care! -Calm down, okay?
Where is my daughter?
We're taking her to a better place.
For you, Adam!
Stop it! Stop it!
Adam.
Oh, Adam.
-Mom? -Oh, Adam.
Oh!
I'm so sorry we had to do this to you.
It was the only way to get you here.
Do what to me?
Mom, where have you been?
Oh, I haven't been far.
I've been watching you.
Oh, there's such a great future for your family.
Where are they? Are they okay?
Oh, yes, they're here. They're fine.
Just come with us. Don't fight it.
You deserve the life you never had.
I was so worried about you.
I'm sorry, sweetheart.
- I love you. - -I love you, too.
I'm so sorry I haven't been there for you.
Shh, shh, shh.
-Where are we going? -You'll see, be patient.
Oh, I only wish I could have done this with the two of you.
They said you were missing.
Shh, shh, shh.
Adam, you can fight this or you can embrace it.
Adam, it will be much more clear
once it happens.
Beth?
Adam.
They're gonna fix us.
You'll understand soon.
Are you ready?
I am.
Ready for what?
Adam, you had to lose everything before you understood.
To lose, even me, your mother.
-And now you know. -Know what?
Now you understand what it means to be empty.
Now let yourself full.
Emma will leave this horrible world,
and she will be innocent forever.
She'll be free of diseases and sickness and even age,
like Lawrence!
What are you talking about?
We can be a part of the future.
This is insane!
Beth! What have they told you?
Why is she here?
Why is Emma here?
Get off!
Let go of me! Please!
Stop it!
Beth! Don't give her to him!
Please, no! Emma!
Beth, please!
No!
No! Where is she?
-Let her go. -No! No! No! No! No!
I love you.