Previously on "The Unsettling"
- Who's that? - Locals call him the Ash Man.
We'd be a lot safer if we got away from here. We're in danger.
I'm sorry.
Where do you think you're going?
Whatever you think you're seeing, it's not real.
Running away is not the answer.
Jason is dead.
What are you all doing in here? You break your curfew, no phones.
I want to leave as much as you do. It's not gonna happen tonight.
It has to be tonight.
Keep playing the perfect family until lights out. Then we run.
Not without our phones. If we get lost, we're in trouble.
- Fia will not give them back. - She's keeping them in her closet.
- How do you know that? - I snoop. It's what I do.
I know this is hard for you.
New Purity saved me and gave me a new life. Now it's all a lie.
That's why we're leaving.
No one's going anywhere with Fia in the house,
or with Elder Isaac doing rounds with his rifle.
- Is the fence fixed already? - We're getting there.
- But I wanted to ask you something. - Go on.
I was hoping to make dinner tonight with Nadine, and Connor, and Maya,
to make up for how ungrateful I've been.
Running away yesterday was a big mistake.
Would you mind picking up some pasta and vegetables at the market for us?
I know what you're up to, Becca. You can't fool me.
You want your phone back, don't you?
That may be part of it. But I also want to make amends for my disrespect.
Okay. Leave a list of what you need on the table.
And Becca?
Thank you for making an effort to be part of this family.
I'm going to the store. I shouldn't be long.
I should go. I know where that box is.
- I've got this. - Are you sure?
- It's my idea. I'll do it. - Good luck.
Be careful.
Why would you just run away?
You said you would always protect me.
All the phones were destroyed, as if she took a hammer to them.
I guess we're gonna have to go without them.
- You sure you don't need any help? - We've got this... Mom.
I have to say, this looks amazing.
It's impressive what you kids can do when you put your minds to it.
It's lovely. Thank you.
In times of little, the hand lights the way to more.
It just smells so good. Here, let me serve you some.
I'm not eating that.
Manners. Your brother and sisters have made this from their hearts.
I don't care!
I'll go talk to him. I can eat later.
No, he'll be fine. Just... he needs space.
I might need a second portion.
Becca, now that I know that you can cook,
I'll put you in charge of dinner more often.
Isaac!
What have you done?
We gotta move fast. Grab what you can.
- What are you waiting for? - I think we should take Dominic.
- No way. He creeps me out. - He's not safe here. Fia's crazy.
- We don't have time. - It's not like he's pure evil.
I've been left behind before. I won't do that to someone else.
- I think Becca's right. - Me too.
You're all crazy.
Dominic, we're going into town for a while, and you're coming with us.
- I'm not going anywhere. - This is really important.
You have to trust us. We're all leaving.
- Why? - Because it's not safe here.
I'm not going anywhere without my mom and dad.
So what do we do?
Get off!
- Dominic, let's go! Come on! - Let me go!
- So we're kidnapping people now? - Get off me!
- Dominic! Dominic! - Let him go.
Here! Here, take this!
- What's wrong with her? - I tried to tell you.
- No! - Guys!
Is your foot on the brake? It needs to be on there for the car to start.
- Guys! - Let's go!
We have to go!
The Lord of the Pyre demands obedience...
Screw the hand!
- Where do we go? - As far as we can.
We need to get in touch with Lorraine. She'll know what to do.
- What was that noise? - It sounded like a flat.
Elder Isaac blew the shit out of this tire.
We have to get into town.
- It'll take us hours to get there. - What about there?
The creepy house in the middle of nowhere? I'll pass.
You got a better option?
- What was happening with Gran? - It had to have been the ghost.
I was waiting for her head to start spinning.
- I honestly thought you were insane. - I can't blame you. I did, too.
It's official. You're definitely not insane.
What was that black stuff in her mouth?
- I saw that in the animal pen. - You can still smell it.
- It's like rotting meat in the trash. - This looks even creepier up close.
- Yeah, but there's a landline. - I'm so excited to hear those words.
- Why? - There's probably a telephone inside.
We could call Lorraine.
I don't think anyone's home. Is there a phone in there?
Definitely not a phone. But I'm officially becoming a vegetarian.
You think it's unlocked?
There's a phone.
- Lorraine, it's Becca. - Hi, Becca.
Jason is dead. And we think Fia and Elder Isaac killed him.
I found his body, I tried calling you, but then Fia took our phones away.
- So we had to drug them and run. - Drug them? Tell me where you are.
I'm with Connor and Maya and Nadine. We're safe. For now.
Is there an address you're calling from?
If you take Lainey Ridge Road about halfway to the ranch,
you'll see a log cabin to the left.
- I'm headed there now. Stay put. - Okay.
- She's on her way. - Hallelujah.
We're gonna be okay.
This place creeps me out. You want to help me find some water?
- This is good. - Yeah.
I just realized something.
Who's gonna take care of that plant in your room now that you're gone?
Is that a smile I see?
My facial muscles have forgotten what to do.
Maybe now they'll get a little more practice.
Becca... I owe you so many apologies.
- You don't have to. - Hell, yeah, I do.
I should've believed you. You said that we needed to leave.
- I brushed it off. I was an idiot. - Maybe a little.
A lot. But I'll never doubt you again. Okay?
You have my word.
I kind of have a tendency to lose all the people that I care about.
Sort of an occupational hazard for a foster kid.
- I don't want that to happen again. - You're not gonna lose me.
- I kind of want to kiss you again. - I would kind of like that.
Guys?
Ash Man.
- We need to get out of here. - Let's go.
Who's in here?
Get 'em!
Come on. Get them!
Show yourself!
- What are you doing in my house? - Please, just let us go.
- I'm not gonna hurt you. - You're not?
No.
You broke into my house.
- We were just trying to get away. - Away from what?
The ranch. Fia. New Purity.
This land corrupts. My family tried to leave when I was young.
- But it kept calling them to return. - What do you mean?
This land is evil. Always has been.
It changes people.
Changed my momma and daddy.
Made them do horrible things.
Folks have been trying to cleanse this haunted land
since before my grandfather lived here. It never seems to last.
Cleanse it? How?
The Native Americans ground herbs in a clay pot.
The Spanish blessed the land with holy water.
And the worshipers of New Purity set their own house ablaze,
a ritual sacrifice of their own children.
- They murdered their own kids? - Burned them alive.
- Psychos. - That's the fire we read about.
- The one that killed Gran's siblings. - That's right.
Four children died that night 75 years ago, and only one lived.
The elders thought it would heal the earth,
bring an end to the crippling drought ravaging their land.
The rain did come back. But the evil was never washed away.
- Did you say four children? - I did.
Four flames that need to be extinguished. It's in the book.
Four flames. That's us.
Guys, it's a car.
Becca, I'm so sorry about everything. But you're okay now.
Everything is gonna be okay. Just get in the car.
Let's get you out of here. Please.
Thank you so much for helping them.
The fastest way out of town is the side road.
You should've never strayed from the hand.
What did you say?
What's taking her so long?
What are you doing?
- Open the door! - It's locked!
Open the door!
Get back in the car. This is the way the hand has pulled the strings.
Get in! Get in!
Oh my god.
How could you do this to us?
Out of all people, I trusted you the most.
I thought you gave a shit about me.
The system was never looking out for any of you.
You were just numbers, ghosts in the file cabinets.
What's the matter with you?
You can be part of something bigger. You can finally have a purpose.
Let's go. Get out!
Come on, let's go. Hurry up!
How dare you drug me?
I thought New Purity taught compassion.
- That it was a peaceful religion. - Your ashes will cleanse this land.
Your deaths will be written about in future Books of Embers.
Don't do this.
The hand has guided me my entire life. Why would I doubt it now?
Move, up to the house.
Just as my family restored purity and light to this land
75 years ago, we will, too.