The Offspring Page #5

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Hey.

Hey!

Come here!

I don't think he'll last the night.

Tell Ambrose to prepare him

for the game.

I found this in the woods, mister.

Ls it yours?

No, god damn it.

You little monsters!

I'm gonna get loose

and kill both of you!

What did the magistrate

teach us, Jake?

If you can't say anything nice...

then you shouldn't say

anything at all.

I thought you might be hungry.

I'm not supposed to stay in here,

but... what's your name?

Why?

Why do you want to know my name?

Well...

it's just you look so much

like my papa.

My papa was killed in the war,

like everybody else.

Sherman burned down the town.

He's a mean man.

Come closer.

Come here.

Tell me, who is, uh, magistrate?

Here.

Eat something.

It's good. Not bad.

- What is it?

- Something... special.

I've gotta go.

Mm. Mm.

What is that?

Meeting with the magistrate.

You look like my papa.

Don't try anything with her,

Mr. Gallen.

I warn you.

She's my friend.

The magistrate teaches us

that there is a right time

for everything.

A time to plant, a time to kill,

a time to destroy,

a time to grieve,

a time for hating,

a time for war.

The magistrate is letting the world

go on its sinful way,

so that men themselves could see

they are no better than beasts.

Andrew,

what's the matter with you?

You've got to come with me.

I've got a surprise.

What kind of surprise?

It wouldn't be a surprise if I told you.

Amanda, take off your patch.

- Please.

- No, it's too...

Please, Amanda?

Here.

- Aah!

No!

Papa.

Papa.

Hey, hi there.

I was hoping you'd come back.

I missed you.

What's wrong?

Look. Wait a minute.

You know, you...

you've never told me your name.

It's Amanda.

Amanda.

What a pretty name.

My God, you won't believe this,

but I had...

I had a daughter named Amanda.

- Really?

- Really.

What happened to her?

She was killed in the war.

But you know,

I could have another daughter.

If you would untie me,

we could make it

like things were before the war.

You mean, you'd adopt me?

Oh, Amanda.

You betcha I would.

I'd love to have a

fine-looking daughter like you.

Just untie me, please?

What about my leg?

I don't get around so easy.

- And my eye.

- Oh, don't worry about that.

I know surgeons, military surgeons.

They'd fix you up so good

that you'd never know

that you were really hurt.

- Really?

- I promise you.

I promise.

Honey, just untie me.

Could it really be like it was

before the war?

Of course it can, honey.

I promise you.

I promise you.

All you have to do is, uh, untie me.

We can take the horse out of here,

ride far away, just you and me.

That's right,

just you and just me.

We'll ride far away.

You and me.

And you know what?

If I take you out of this hell,

I would take you to heaven.

Not that one, the other one.

The one with the hook.

Okay, tie it up.

Stick it in his chest.

All right!

All right.

That's a good one. Yeah!

Got him.

Pike?

He's killed Amanda.

- He's out there.

- Pike, you got to help me.

They're gonna kill me,

for God's sake.

They'll kill me.

You got to help me.

Surprised you're not dead, Mr. Gallen?

We couldn't let you die

without meeting the magistrate,

now could we?

Now you've got your chance.

You won't be disappointed.

Oh, my God.

At a loss for words?

I didn't think that big men like you

were ever at a loss for words.

What is it?

This is what remains

of our parents.

All that remains from the day

big men like you

walked into this town

and leveled it.

From that day

when all the adults were killed...

everything was killed.

From that date of the death,

we all put together the magistrate

and made it our leader.

It tells us many things.

- But the war... it's over.

- The killing continues.

But there's no... no reason

to do that anymore.

As long as there are big people,

there is always a need.

What are you gonna do with me?

You're my sermon tonight.

Thou prepares a table for me

in the presence of mine enemy.

Thou art our enemy

and our sustenance.

The Lord provideth.

The fire will cleanse our food,

children,

and make the impure pure.

Eat well, children.

Eat well.

Brothers and sisters,

the time has come

to rebuild Oldfield

and restore her to her former glory.

That's quite an origin.

Like something out of Lovecraft or Poe.

Lovecraft and Poe.

Well, I'll drink to those two

masters of horror.

You know, their monsters and demons

existed only in their brains

until they were able

to get them out on paper.

Here, they walk in the parks by day

and in the streets by night.

And so tonight your niece

becomes another sickening entry

in your library.

The minute Katherine got caught up

in the fabric of this town,

she was lost.

What about you?

How do you stay away from it?

How do you know that I did?

No.

No, I was lucky enough

to sit back and watch

the murderous parade pass by.

But Katherine fell in with the rest

of the people in this town.

She... she joined the parade.

Tonight she died alone.

Not really.

What do you mean?

I first came to know Katherine

when she sent me letters

from prison.

Lovely, personal letters.

She was very sensitive,

very intelligent.

I became fascinated by her.

She taught me

the essence of her craft,

including a great deal

about poison.

- Poisons?

- Yes.

How you poisoned her mind.

So you came here to...

I came here to meet the man

who raised Katherine White

and to say thank you

in my own special way.

Welcome to Oldfield.

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