Hey!
Wait!
Joni, it's Jay. He's come to pick you up, love.
Thanks, Dad.
-You sure you're up to this? -I just want to retrace my steps.
Are they sure yet? That it's…
It's Gracie.
-Do they know how she died? -Come on, Joni, you know I can't.
I've been thinking about this for 27 years, Jay.
There's a hairline fracture in her skull.
Could be blunt force trauma.
She could've got lost that night.
Fell and hit her head.
You saw her.
Someone… Someone burned her body.
How the hell did you find her, Joni? I mean, what are the odds?
-Had you been there before? -No.
-Maybe with Gracie. -Is this an interrogation?
No, I just wanna know what led you to her.
Oh, is that Peter Darling?
Yeah, he's helping coordinate the search.
We should go.
Okay, well, let me know if you hear anything else.
Joni, Joni. Um, forensics, they…
They found this at the site.
That's…
-That's me and Gracie's… -Yeah.
Out there yesterday…
I thought I saw Gracie.
I did. I thought I saw her. I ran after her.
That's when I fell down the gully.
When I looked up, the bones were right there.
It's like she led me straight to them.
Maybe I'm going mad.
-Okay. -And what is that?
What would you say to yourself if you were one of your patients?
Well, I would say that I think this is a manifestation
of your subconscious grief and guilt.
I think you should sit down with the person you're feeling guilty toward
and express how you feel.
Maybe that's what you need to do.
Do what? How do I apologize to a dead person?
Go on, Joni. Do it.
-You do it. -Oh, my God. You're pathetic.
All right. Watch this. Hey, Billy.
All right. Let's just…
Hey, Billy, wait up.
I was just wondering if maybe you wanted to buy us some drinks.
All right. What do you want?
Something cheap. Could you buy us something?
Okay, done.
-Thanks, Billy. -Yeah, all right.
What did you say to him?
I told him that you're gonna give him a special thanking later.
-You give him a special thanking. -Yeah, maybe I will.
Ew, no. Please don't.
Thanks, Billy.
You're such a sweetheart. We owe you.
Hello?
Billy?
Hello?
Billy?
-I've already answered your questions. -Oh…
-I know my rights. -No, Billy. It's me, Joni.
It's Joni Grey.
-Joni? -Yeah, yeah.
-You're all grown up. -Yeah, so are you.
-This is amazing. -They're just injured.
Predators, turbines.
You must really care for them.
Sometimes they have to die.
-You know Frankie? -Yeah, she helps me with the babies.
Right.
-You have to go now. -No, no, no, Billy.
I wanted to ask you…
When we were kids, you used to hang out at the old shack.
Remember that?
You ever see anything strange up there?
Like… ghosts?
I don't…
-Leave now, please. -I just--
-Go now. -Okay, okay. Sorry.
Hello.
-Mommy! -Beautiful.
-Hey, Mom. -We got in the car first thing.
-I packed for you. -You shouldn't have.
Oh, yes, I should've. A girl needs her mother.
Well, yeah, thank you.
-Sushi Train? -I understand that you're disappointed.
-Don't try to validate me. -I'm not disappointed.
-Good for you, then. -Hey! Look who's here.
-Mina. -Hi, Pa.
There.
Pattie, it's been a moment.
Don't worry, I haven't come to cramp your style. I'll get a motel.
Motel my ass. You'll take my bed.
-What a gentleman. -Mom.
-Have they found Frankie? -No, not yet.
Well, the first 48 hours are critical.
How do you know that? She's probably just run away.
The bones they found are Gracie Darling's, right? Raffy said.
-What bones? -No bones.
Nothing scary, just a bit sad. Can you grab your bag?
That's mine.
-I'll get that, Mom. Do you want-- -I've got it.
-He was just helping. -Don't say that.
A heart that's full up
Like a landfill
A job that slowly kills you
Bruises that won't heal
-Fuck! Jesus! I thought you were Mom. -I hate my parents.
-What happened? Same as always? -Pattie's threatening to leave Bob again.
Well, Joni, you know she doesn't mean that.
Mom says that she's attention-seeking.
Only two more years and you're out of here.
One second.
Okay.
So, Joni Grey. What do you want to be when you grow up?
Is that my mixtape?
I'll tell you. You're gonna get into some hotshot uni.
Then you're gonna piss off and leave me in this dump.
You can come too.
I'm not brainy like you. Besides, my mom would never let me.
-What are you gonna do, then? -Who cares?
I'm cursed anyways. This whole family is cursed.
Oh, my God, what is-- What happened?
It's just… Things got a little hot and heavy last night.
How?
With my boyfriend.
-Who? Not Billy. -It's a secret.
-I thought we tell each other everything. -No, you just wouldn't understand.
Well, if anybody ever hurts you, I'm gonna fucking kill them.
Ditto.
-What are you doing? What's that? -It's our secret symbol.
Our names mixed together. Joni Grey and Grace Darling.
Gray Starling. It's a murmuration.
-It's a murmuration. -A murmuration.
All right.
We're just going to pop by for a bit, and then we'll head home, okay?
-Hi. -Hi, Joni.
-Thank you for coming, Joni. -Of course.
Uh, Lulu wanted to come too. I hope that's okay.
Oh, of course.
Lulu, this is Moira. Can you say hello?
Oh, God bless you, Lulu.
All I want to do is hold my Gracie.
Yeah, of course. Of course you do.
No, I understand. Why don't you go sit down over there?
Look at those flowers. It's all right.
-They won't release her to me. -I know. You want closure.
All that time, lying in the forest. I mean, what was she doing there?
Why won't they let me give her a proper burial?
-We've been over this, Mom. -But Joni found her.
You can tell me something, can't you?
Oh, Moira, you just-- It didn't, um--
I haven't got anything more to tell you.
-Moira, I'm sorry. -She's right. It's not her.
It's not even a body. It's just bones.
-I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I just-- -It's okay.
I should be thinking of Frankie.
They say it might be days or weeks while they run their tests.
Have they said anything more about where she was found?
Like, do kids even go there? Maybe Frankie went there.
-The search party didn't find anything. -Did Gracie ever go there?
You found her. Why don't you tell us?
You okay?
Mom?
-Hello? -Jay, it's me.
-Hey, Joni. -Hey.
Do you think that Gracie could have been seeing anyone?
Someone who was, you know, rough with her?
-I don't know. Like who? -Uh…
Oh, I don't know. Just something I remembered.
Yeah. No, never mind. All right. Bye.
Stay safe. Love you.
He's treating me like I'm five again.
-Hey. -Hey.
-You look different. -I got my braces off.
-So is this like a charity hang? -Mm…
I'm the one dragged here for the holidays. No offense.
How long are you here?
Mom's really triggered by this whole thing.
I mean, sorry about your friend.
Something really fucked up is happening in this place.
Fucked up how?
We let something out. Me and Frankie, out in the forest.
Something evil.
What do you mean, let something out?
Who's your new bestie?
Uh… Mina.
Caity.
We're having a gathering tonight at the clearing out in the forest.
A vigil. To, like, properly grieve for Frankie.
She's not dead.
-Whatever. You should come. -Yeah.
Frankie literally hates her.
Maybe we should go. We might find something out.
Hey. Hey, Billy.
-Were you waiting for me? -No, I was just getting a rod.
Have you found anything? Any leads on Frankie?
Homicide Squad took over when Gracie was found.
-They came and asked me about it. -Really? Asking what?
-She was my friend too. -Yeah, I know. Of course.
Hey, Billy. Billy, um…
You guys ever, you know, hook up?
-Me and Gracie? -You wouldn't have minded, right?
I used to buy her stuff, you know. Goons, ciggies. That's it.
She ever have a boyfriend that you were aware of?
Thought you said homicide were on it?
Yeah, yeah. Forget it.
Gracie never deserved what happened to her, even if she was mean.
Mommy…
are they gonna take Mina too?
No. No, please don't worry about that. No one's going anywhere. Okay?
Their grief owned the town and everyone in it.
Going down that road again, are we?
Shush. Just keep it down, please. She's only just fallen asleep.
How are the Darlings?
Do you really want to know?
Of course I do. I've just asked you, haven't I?
-Do you want to join us? -Yeah.
-Where's Mina? -She's spending the night with Raffy.
Just figure Raffy could use a friend right now.
-What? -Oh, nothing. You're her mother.
What's that supposed to mean?
I don't think she's very happy about my dragging her here.
I think it'll do her some good. A bit of nature, fresh air.
Fat lot of good it did you, growing up in nature.
You always had your head in a book.
Well, yeah, kids do what they need to do to get by.
Survival mechanisms.
Survival? Oh, Joni, you do exaggerate.
I'm gonna go to bed.
Survival.
She had to survive such a tough life.
All right, we're recording. Let's begin.
Did you work it out? How to do this?
Yeah, so these are the rules.
While talking to the spirit, you can ask any question you like.
Okay? But when--
Oy, stop laughing, Jay.
But if an evil spirit comes, we have to end the séance.
Straightaway. By moving the glass to "goodbye."
-Or what? -You've seen The Exorcist, right?
-How will we know if it's an evil spirit? -Trust me, you'll know.
Okay, not cool, guys. So funny.
Our connection tonight is deep and powerful.
We open ourselves to the spirit world
and command evil to stay outside the circle.
If any good spirits are near, please enter the glass.
Open your eyes. Put your fingers on.
Is anyone there?
Stop. Can you concentrate?
Spirit, are you there?
Guys?
Holy shit.
Who's pushing it?
Spirit, uh, who are you? What's your name?
L.
E. V.
I. Levi. Does anyone know Levi?
Uh…
Levi, do you know who we are?
Okay, Levi, if you know us, who do you like best?
Me, Gracie, or Joni?
-Shut up, Anita. -You shut up, Gracie. Let's see.
Gee.
-Oh, Gracie. -Yeah, fuck off.
-You're so pushing. -I'm not. I swear.
-You're full of shit. -I'm not pushing it.
-Do you want me to prove it? -Yeah, go ahead.
Okay, think of a word.
-Do you have one? -Yeah.
-Go on. -Yeah, yeah, I guess.
Okay, take your finger off.
Levi, what's the word?
J.
O.
-N. -Whoa!
-Joni? Seriously? Joni? Really? -Fuck.
-No, no, no, no! -Fuck this!
-This way. -Hang on.
-Keep going. -Thanks.
My boyfriend wants to talk
My boyfriend talks too much
Are you listening? Are you listening to me?
Too much about our love
You know, I just love you so much
-Our love is not enough -What do you mean?
He is just a repeat…
Welcome to the clearing!
Just don't go outside the firelight on your own.
Or… you know.
Repeat of what I had before He's just a repeat…
You want?
-I can take it. -Oh.
You sure your parents won't figure it out?
They don't speak to each other unless they absolutely have to.
Now this is a fucking party!
Who wants some fucking drugs?
Okay! He finally showed up.
-Who wants? -Yes, please.
I'm a feminist.
I don't care. Do you want? Pingers.
-Twenty-five bucks. -Okay.
-There you go. -Thank you very much.
Have a nice day.
-You do this a lot? -No. Do you?
No. But shit can't get any more messed up.
True.
All right.
Come on over cut some shapes
Get it right up in my space So shake it
Just shake it
Dance a little, move some more
Push it back down to the floor And shake it
Just shake it
Looking deep into my eyes
Bend it back And do your best to break it
Break it
Oh, man.
Girl, you really look the part
Reach right out, you've got my heart Now take it
Just take it, take it, take it…
Do you think Frankie is looking at the same stars right now?
Fuck.
Yeah.
Come on. Who's in? Yeah, come on in, bitches.
-Okay, who's in over here? -No.
-Come on. You guys coming? -No way.
Fucking pussies, all of you. Come on!
-Bad fucking idea, Caitlyn. -Come on, Lewis.
-What are they doing? -Playing Gracie Darling.
-Yeah, come on in. -I don't know about this.
Shut up.
Okay.
You know how to lead?
-I don't wanna hold your hand. -Give me your hand, bitch.
-You remember what to ask? -Yeah.
Gracie Darling, Gracie Darling, Gracie Darling, can we play?
Gracie Darling, Gracie Darling…
Is that you, Gracie?
-Bullshit. -As if.
Not fucking funny, Caitlyn.
Can we ask you a question?
Is Caity screwing Slater's cousin?
Hey, Lewis, shut the fuck up for once. Okay, this is serious.
Is Frankie Darling dead?
Fuck off.
-What's up? -What the fuck?
-That's not funny. -Something's going wrong.
-Stop! -It'll kill her!
We need to end the game now. Go!
Gracie Darling, Gracie Darling, Gracie Darling, can we stop?
Gracie Darling, Gracie Darling, Gracie Darling…
How stupid could you be after everything that's happened?
Hey.
What happened? You're supposed to be at Anita's.
Some fucking party in the bush.
What have you taken?
-MDMA. -Oh, Jesus Christ.
All right. Want to tell me what happened?
Told them playing was a bad idea.
Ambo said that, when they arrived,
there were seven or eight kids having seizures in the dirt.
-God. -Mina called 000.
So, uh, what are you thinking?
None of them have a history of epilepsy.
First seizures, for all of them together like that, it's very unlikely.
There's some electrolyte imbalance, but not globally.
Do you think it could be some sort of collective drug psychosis?
Only some of the swabs came back positive.
What I mean is only some of the kids that seized out there
were on drugs, but not all of them.
-So, what are you thinking? -They're stable.
There's no indicators of any underlying conditions.
-We've decided to discharge them. -Okay.
Thank you.
-I need to tell you something. -Not now, Mina.
I saw something out there, Mom. Out in the forest.
-Maybe the same thing that got Frankie-- -You're high.
No, but I saw it.
Just get inside. I don't trust myself to be kind right now.
Go get into bed. Don't wake up your sister.
-Mom, can you-- -I'll get you tea, then you try to sleep.
-But-- -Go to bed.
Can you please just listen to me?
Mom, the game is real. Something got into them.
Mina!
-Oh, my God! What the fuck, Billy? -Hey, Gracie.
-Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. -Were you perving on us?
No. Um…
Thought you might need something to drink.
Aw.
Thanks.
What are you doing?
I said that I wanted a drink. Not that I wanted to drink with you.
-But the other day-- -But what? Think about it, Billy.
What could I possibly want with a fucking freak like you?
Push through the pain. Just do it fast. One, two.
Shit.
Oh, no. ough the pain. Just do it fast. One, two.