Devil's Gate Page #4

one of those creatures?

Mr. pritchard,

this isn't a game.

- Was that the first time

you had ever --

- no!

It was not

the first time.

What?

Then when was?

Just after

my daddy died.

Right before me

and Maria got married.

I saw a light

out in the field.

And then,

i was in the light.

It was,

it was like water

bein' in water,

only heavier.

And then all of a sudden, I,

I was someplace else.

I, I couldn't hardly see

but I knew

they were all around me..

...just looking at me..

...studying me like

i was some

kind of animal or

some thing.

Did they do

anything to you?

I don't know.

I mean, I can't..

I don't remember.

Why you? Why here?

If we knew what

they were after..

What was that noise?

The cage.

You really did it.

It's one of them.

- What's it doing?

- It's calling 'em.

Be quiet!

Yeah, you call, but they

can't help you! Huh?

Not until my son

is brought back

to me unharmed

you're gonna stay

right there!

Do you understand me?

Huh?

Jackson, I don't know

if you want to be

doing that.

Jackson, really.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Shh, shh, shh.

Earl?

They're inside.

I -- I need to get

the generator rolling.

Generator? Why?

The house is wired,

electrified on the outside.

That should keep

a couple from coming in.

You electrified

our house?

Yeah,

and the lights too.

That way we can at least

see the bastards.

The cars are dead.

What makes you think

the generator is gonna work?

Because it did before.

Come on! You got to get me

out of these now!

Now! Come on!

- I'll go with him.

- Okay.

There you go.

I'll stay with Maria.

Okay. Hand me my keys.

F***ing stuck.

Hey, Colt, you don't

want to go walking

out there, okay?

Hey, come on. Back inside.

Come on. Back inside.

Who's there?

Deputy salter?

Pritchard!

Is that you?

Identify yourself.

What happened?

We heard shots!

I shot one one of them.

I -- I, at least,

i shot something.

I know I shot something,

but it's gone.

It's, it,

it's just gone.

Is ours still

in the cage?

Yes or no,

is it in the cage?

- Yeah, yes, it is.

- Okay.

I can't imagine they're

gonna leave us alone now.

I'd like to retrieve

my shotgun

from your car,

go look for my dog

if that's okay with you.

- Yeah, I, uh,

we'll cover you.

- Come on.

Hey, Colt, wait!

Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait!

It's electrified now.

Remember that.

Earl!

Earl! Come on, boy!

Earl! Earl!

Jackson!

No. No.

No, no, no,

no, no, no!

Jesus.

I don't even want to know

what could do that.

They think they can do

whatever they want

to a man

but they are

not in charge!

They are not!

They're gonna see!

They're gonna see!

Jackson!

Dial it back a notch.

We'll get through this.

You have my word.

Your word, Colt?

And you.

You explain all that?

You have no idea

what you are dealing with!

I'm sorry, I just get..

We're talking about

my family, you know?

I know.

Well, we can at least

be productive

while we're all

sitting around here.

Aside from the traps

you set, is the house

itself as secure

as it can be?

That's a good idea.

Maria, take agent Francis

upstairs.

Check the windows,

throw furniture

anything you can

against them.

Me and Colt,

we'll check the back.

Come on! Go!

Hey! Where do you think

you're going?

I'm getting my son back.

What the heck is that?

My daddy used to keep

fighting dogs down here.

He had to have

a way to wrangle

the mutts without

getting himself bit.

What exactly are you

planning on doing to it?

I'm gonna show these

sons of b*tches

the concept of

you mess with mine,

i will mess with yours.

Whoa, hold on,

hold on a second.

Now, I don't know

where this thing is from..

...but it is one of god's

creatures, regardless.

And it already looks,

it looks pretty sick.

And thine eye

shall not pity

but life shall

go for life

eye for eye,

tooth for tooth

hand for hand,

foot for foot.

Now, step aside, Colt,

or help me.

Yeah.

Now you herd him

over to me

and I'm gonna hook him.

Hey..

Hit that side of the,

side of the cage.

Come on, son of a b*tch!

Come on! Go!

Come on. Go! Move!

Colt! Get him!

Yeah, I got him!

I got him!

I got him!

Hey! Colt,

help me out with this!

Help me out! Come on!

Pull it! Pull it!

Argh!

What the hell

is going on?

Stop!

Do you know

how insane this is?

Maria came back where

that lightning struck.

There is something

out there.

I intend to figure out

what it is.

You do want me

to find my son

don't you,

agent Francis?

Let him go!

Just let the man go.

Jackson,

what're you doing?

This has got to be here.

It's here.

It's got to be here.

I know.

I know it's here.

What's here?

Hey, Colt,

give me your knife!

- Colt, give me your knife!

- Okay. Okay.

Here.

That pattern..

I've seen it before.

It's some kind of

contact point.

It's not

a contact point!

It's there goddamned

front door!

Okay.

Okay, we better

reset your crossbow

and any other traps

you might have.

Nobody leaves

the house until dawn.

We know nothing

nothing about the psychology

of those things.

Hey, at least I did something!

At least, I fought back!

And who knows

how they'll retaliate.

Well, as long as it gets

my son back, I don't care.

Okay, you were right.

Those things are not animals,

they are more

they are much,

much more.

And that disc out there

is obviously

some kind of a,

a teleportation, um

a gateway, an advanced

technology, right?

Look at this.

Your son drew this.

It's just like the design

on the disc out there.

It's like a, a -- a,

a mapping system

or a circuit diagram,

a network!

Come on. It's..

Well, he clearly knew

about them.

Maybe that's why they're

so interested in him.

My son draws crazy sh*t

all the time! Look!

Huh? Look! Look!

Mr. pritchard,

how did that thing

get out there

in the first place?

Are there any more

of them?

How long has that thing

been out there?

Do you have any answers,

Mr. pritchard?

Look at this.

It's your father,

isn't it?

- Yeah.

- Look really closely.

Look behind him.

He was working for 'em?

I think there's gotta be

more to it than that.

I'm no expert

in agriculture

but that land out there

does not look very productive.

Yet your family

held on to it

for generation

after generation.

Why is that?

Tell them what he used

to say to you.

"Don't be like that

idiot, esau

"and sell your birthright

just 'cause

"you're a little hungry.

"Someday, we shall reap

god's harvest

"from this patch

of earth.

It is promised to us."

He drummed that

into me..

...without mercy.

He said that my

great-great-grandfather

was led here

by the lord.

He said it

in his own way.

I never thought..

I never dreamed that

it meant all this.

All of this.

Of course, my daddy

had his way out.

If we don't want

that to happen again

we need to get

to the bottom of this.

And the key to that

and to finding your son..

...is downstairs

in the basement.

It was obviously

wearing that

for protection.

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