One of Us Page #5

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How about some music?

- Please!

No! No!

Venus!

Thank god!

Please, you have

to do something.

Shh. It's okay.

I know. I'm here to help.

I was so scared.

This is all so insane.

Oh, I know, but don't worry.

It'll all be better soon.

You're not pure enough

to wear this.

See? It's filthy,

just like you.

But why?

You're not like

the rest of them.

No, she isn't.

Venus is the best of you.

So faithful...

So devoted to convincing

our girls to stay.

Venus, he's controlling you.

Oh, you poor, little city mouse.

I don't need drugs

to do what I'm told.

I believe.

What are we going

to do with you?

Tried love...

Empathy, sex, medicine.

Why are some souls

so resistant to enlightenment?

I'm disappointed.

You seemed so promising...

Even after I realized

who you really were.

Imagine... convincing

an investigative journalist

to join the cause.

What a triumph!

How did you know?

Oh, it pays to have people

on the right side of the law.

Start digging.

Don't stop until I tell you.

Go to hell!

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Now, now...

Let's behave.

I can make you do it if need be.

You know I can.

I employ a diverse cocktail

of pharmaceuticals

to encourage personal growth

around here.

But of them all,

my favorite by far

is scopolamine,

otherwise known

as devil's breath.

You take the seed

of the borrachero tree...

Mash it up,

you have a powder

that can make people

do your bidding.

A tiny amount,

and you can make people

do anything you want.

They won't even remember.

There are a dozen ways

to get it into someone's system,

wine, food...

Or my preferred method.

Why doesn't it affect you?

I don't have diabetes.

I do have antilirium,

which acts as an antidote,

rendering me immune.

So, what'll it be?

I'll see you tonight.

It'll give us both some time

to reflect on things.

Diane hunt?

Who are you?

Do you have a minute to talk?

No, I have a long walk

ahead of me.

-I can give you a ride.

-Just leave me alone.

It's about my sister.

Please.

Why are you telling me

all of this?

Because I'm scared.

I don't have time

to be as cautious

as I would like,

and you look like a good person.

I'm worried about my sister,

and I'm horrified

about the idea

of never seeing her again.

I just need you to point me

in the right direction.

-I'm sorry.

I can't.

-Please.

Put yourself in my shoes.

If you had the opportunity

to save the person

that you love the most,

wouldn't you do that?

There's a room Brent uses...

For the girls who misbehave.

I spent a week

in there one time.

Brent tried to get me

to move on.

The things he did...

A shed near the woods

by the edge of the property.

My beautiful eris.

I have good news.

Your ascension has come.

There's a lock on the door,

but i-- I don't know

where the key is.

He gets in your head,

and then there's

no stopping him.

I hope you can save her.

Reach for the light.

I wasn't so lucky.

Good girl.

Melanie!

I'm here to help.

Are you okay?

What's your name?

Ceres. I mean, Haley.

Haley Cooper?

Do I know you?

No. I'll explain when we're

out of here. Come on.

Your old self...

Is lying in that hole.

Bury her.

You'll be safe

in my car down the road.

As soon as I get a signal,

I'll call the cops.

We can't trust them.

What do you mean?

Thank you for joining us.

Good evening.

Good evening, father.

I come to you tonight

with a heavy heart.

It pains me to upset you,

because I love you all

very much.

We love you, father.

We're a family,

and families are supposed

to take care of each other,

to support each other,

to trust each other.

It's up to the father

to discipline those

who misbehave.

Your sister, eris,

has betrayed you,

and her blood sister has come

to take what is not hers!

And for that...

And for that,

they must all be punished.

You wanna see them punished,

don't you?

Yes, father.

You heard them.

Why are you doing this?

To change the world.

We talked about this.

Of course,

that was all lies,

wasn't it?

But why do you need them?

They don't deserve this.

I'm doing this

to make them stronger,

to blur the lines

between what they want

and what they think they want.

The only way we're

ever going to be able

to make a difference

is to be willing to die

for what we believe in.

You're pathetic.

You have no power.

You have to brainwash them

to follow you.

Oh, I only have

to persuade the unfaithful.

My true believers

obey the cause willingly.

Ladies, take off your masks.

Look into their eyes.

Clear devotion.

It's their choice to be here.

And as for no power...

Oh, I disagree.

-Give me the gun.

-Yes, father.

Venus, come here.

What are you doing?

Proving a point.

Venus, put the gun to your head.

Stop it!

Venus, pull the trigger.

--No!

Anything else?

Imagine what can be done

with devotion like this.

Now, for your punishment.

Luna was kind enough to tell me

what your relationship was

with our guest...

With a little persuading.

In order to prove your loyalty

to your new family,

we need to sever ties

with the old.

You don't touch her!

You don't do anything to her!

Don't worry.

I'm not going

to do anything to her.

You are.

Deputy, do you have a light?

- Eris.

Join your sisters,

your true sisters.

Stop! Stop!

Please, don't make me.

I wish it didn't have

to come to this.

You were my favorite.

How could it end like this?

Stay.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Oh!

Look out!

I was so scared, Haley.

You didn't give up.

Thank you.

You... and your sister.

I never got a chance

to tell you...

Who's buried there.

You don't have to.

Brent said we didn't need

to go to the hospital.

We could do it on our own.

But something

was wrong with her.

My poor baby girl!

Oh.

Luna, I had no idea.

When I lost her,

I had nothing left.

Even when I realized

what Brent was doing...

I had nobody.

You have family.

Protect that, no matter what.

I will.

And you should too.

You still have family.

Come on.

Thank you.

It's what sisters do.

Whew! I think

I've earned a break.

Yeah.

Can we just go home

and hang out for a while?

Sure.

And after...

You need to write

one hell of a story.

I love you.

I love you, too.

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