- Like us. - We're gonna have a weird kid.
If it's a girl, we should call her Aurora.
Aurora?
I've been thinking about the blackouts that hit DC.
It had to be mutants.
- There's no other explanation. - J-Jace.
I am begging you. You have to move on.
Any of you ever heard the name Reeva Payge?
She's one of the most powerful
mutants still standing after 7/15.
She's preparing for war.
Your friends are never coming back.
Back in Atlanta, we killed
15 people, but you and Mom have never
- once talked about that day. - Sorry.
There's a mutant, goes by Erg.
- Lives in the tunnels under DC. - And he'll help?
He might.
Don't you dare give in to despair.
My kid is so close. Maybe I'm done being careful.
Look, Dawn, Daddy's saying hi. Dawn?
Help, please! Somebody help me, please!
I need help!
Ah-ah.
Hermana...
Is that... Marcos?
Sí, Papá.
What do you want?
They told me you came here to die.
I remember when you wouldn't be
caught dead dying in a place like this.
Leave me be.
I made some calls.
I can get you into a nicer place.
You shouldn't have come.
The cancer center in Bogotá has a specialist,
the same one the president went to.
You think I need your blood money?
I think you need my help.
You whore your demon powers
to the cartel...
then you come here and try to
buy my love?
Get out.
You don't belong in the house of God.
No, I don't belong, not like you.
Un hijo de perra who abandons his son.
What kind of man would do...
I didn't abandon you. I gave you a choice.
A choice?
The same choice your mother made.
To hide her powers?
To live a lie?
You drove her into an early grave.
At least she never had to see what you became.
- When I go to Heaven... - Heaven?
You might be able to fool the sisters...
but we both know where you're heading.
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Is this a joke? You want to bring Marcos here?
My baby is sick. The doctor says she might die without him.
Does that sound like a joke to you?
Well, there are better options than exposing our operation.
And what exactly are those options?
I'm sorry I missed your graduation from med school.
Lorna, we all want what's best
- for the baby, but... - She's barely eating.
She's sleeping too much. If the machines don't work...
Well, then we'll get more machines.
It's not like we're hurting for resources.
You can't deal with this?
I've done everything I can think of.
This is the worst case of jaundice I've seen,
and normal light therapy isn't working.
Given the nature of the father's powers,
he could be the solution.
Well, perhaps we need another doctor.
We don't have time to sit around and argue.
Marcos is the answer.
Lorna's right. The child needs her father.
Get him.
Damn it.
There's no guarantees, but if we want to find Andy and Lorna,
we need all the help we can get.
I'm still hung up on this dude's name. Erg?
And he lives with his buddies in the sewers?
Let's meet him before dismissing him.
Sorry I'm late.
Caitlin is gonna be looking over
the information we got from Evangeline.
I figured you and I head downtown.
- I can join you on that. - No.
You're gonna sit this one out.
- What? - You're a mess, Marcos.
I can smell the booze on your breath from here.
Come on, I'm fine.
What about your little light show last night?
All over the news. What the hell were you thinking?
The next time you drunk-dial your ex,
just make sure you don't include the entire Eastern Seaboard.
I know I shouldn't have done it.
- I just... - Get your head right.
We'll need you soon enough.
So, John, you want to tell me
what's going on with you?
What are you talking about?
Ever since you got back from seeing Evangeline,
you've been weird, and...
what's with the bruises?
This? I just couldn't get back to sleep.
I was doing some training.
So they're just your standard "disappear into the
middle of the night because everything is just fine"
kind of busted knuckles?
If I hit something hard enough, my skin breaks. I'm not a robot.
Well, I've known you for almost a year.
You've punched a fair amount of stuff,
and you're freakishly tough,
and I've never seen your fingers like that.
Clarice, it's fine. They're gonna heal.
I'm not worried about your fingers.
And before you smile
that perfect smile and tell me everything is fine,
I'm pretty sure the whole point of having a girlfriend
is telling me this stuff.
Come on.
I-I don't know what to tell you.
There's nothing wrong.
Fine.
Hey.
Hey, I got to run to Baltimore.
Before you do, um,
do you have a moment?
Sure.
I...
Yesterday, um...
the things I said...
I went too far.
So did I.
I'm worried about Lauren.
Last night,
there was something in the air with you two.
This morning, she-she's been off.
I-I-I tried to talk to her, but she wouldn't have any...
Maybe she just wants a moment alone.
You haven't noticed anything?
I mean, she's obviously got a lot on her mind.
Can you talk to her, please? B-Before you go?
Can I do it tonight? Shatter is waiting for me
in Baltimore with the medical supplies.
Okay, so why don't you bring Lauren along?
You can stop for ice cream.
Or waffles. Or waffles and ice cream.
This is important.
Hey.
How's it going?
I heard Marcos is coming.
They're out looking for him now.
Listen, are you sure that's the best idea?
I mean, 'cause I know we talked about moving on...
It's for Dawn.
Okay, nothing's working. We have to try.
Do you really want to be here when he comes?
- I'm not leaving her. - But you know it's just
- gonna make it harder. - Of course.
But I would do anything to save my daughter.
I can handle a few minutes in a room with Marcos.
Do you think she's one of us?
We won't know for sure until she's old enough to manifest.
But I know she's a fighter.
What is that thing?
Uh, it's, uh, a baby rattle. I made it.
You trying to win World's Best Dad?
I don't think I'm in the running.
Chin up, sugar.
Marcos...
Marcos.
It's been a while, Marcos.
Still haven't learned to shave?
- Try anything, you'll be short a triplet. - Easy.
We're not looking for a fight.
- Quite the opposite, actually. - We need your help.
My help? In what world do you think...
It's the baby. There's something wrong.
Sorry. Security.
What's wrong with my kid?
The sooner you put that on, the sooner we'll get there,
and the sooner you'll find out.
- Well, that's not very nice. - Well, stay out of my head then.
Quite a storm brewing in there.
Interesting that you blame yourself.
What am I thinking now?
You want to redeem yourself as a daddy?
Then do as you're told.
Good boy.
A moment, Andrew?
Yeah, of course.
Kind of a big day to be playing games, don't you think?
Well, uh, they told me Marcos was coming,
so I figured I'd stay in here.
- I stocked up for the day. - Actually...
I want you by my side for his visit.
Me?
Don't you want, like, a security team?
No, I think it should be you.
Yeah, it's just that...
me and... me and Marcos were friends.
Exactly. Anyone can stand up to an enemy.
But what happens when you care about someone?
When you've fought and sacrificed with them?
I need people who are gonna be strong enough
to stand up to their friends.
I can count on you?
Yeah.
Definitely.
Good.
Do you think this whole thing
was just Evangeline messing with you?
I mean, Erg lives in a tunnel.
Just go there and find him.
If there's a shot at getting help down there, I'll take it.
You think it's down here?
Yeah, that looks like it goes
to the sewer, all right.
You're not really gonna touch the...
Okay. That's gross.
Really should have brought some hand sanitizer.
We're on the right track.
People came through here recently.
This way.
You know, I've got an amazing idea for this Erg guy:
owning a fricking cell phone.
Another idea? Meet at a Starbucks and not a...
moldy, dark labyrinth.
That's strange.
Something's wrong down here.
What do you mean?
Someone's trying to get us lost.
Whoa.
What the...?
Whoa.
You coming?
Do I have a choice?
Okay.
Hey, it's Paula.
Please leave a message, and I'll call you back.
Hey, babe, it's me.
Straight to voice mail again, huh?
You're missing out on some amazing stories
about highway diners.
Look, I know how pissed off
you must be about me pursuing this,
but I promise you, Paula, it's gonna be worth it.
I love you.
When the job is done.
Sorry, but whoever you talked to should have told you
Lieutenant Rhodes is real backed up.
- The whole department is. - No, it's fine.
I can speak to someone else. Who's the sergeant on duty?
- Sir, I... - Listen, I have information
about mutant fugitives in the area
- and about that light incident last night. - Who are you with?
I'm just a concerned citizen.
Well, we appreciate you coming down,
but the sarge is slammed.
If you can just tell me what you've got, I'll...
No, this is more than just a tip.
I need to sit down with someone and explain the whole situation.
I'm sorry, but whatever you got, I can pass along,
but there's no way you're getting back there.
Look... I'm not just some dude off the street. Okay?
I used to be on the job.
I lost my daughter on 7/15.
I've got skin in the game.
I promise you, the sergeant will be
extremely happy that he sat down with me.
Grab a seat over there. I'll see what I can do.
Thank you.
Lauren, I know you're not feeling particularly chatty,
but what happened last night...
I shouldn't have said what I said.
No, it's...
I wanted to know what was wrong. I'm glad you told me.
- But now you're upset. I didn't mean... - No, I'm not upset.
That's not what I meant. I...
We have to be able to talk...
I'm sorry. It's your mom.
Hey, babe. We have the supplies,
and we're headed back to you now.
Okay, good. I-I was looking for the files
we put together on the Inner Circle.
They should be in the back.
I know, but I can't even find the file cabinet.
Did we move it?
Yeah, I'm sorry.
I-I-I forgot to tell you.
Um, I'm replacing it. It's-it's-it's broken.
Okay.
What happened to the wall?
What are you talking about?
There's a crack.
I'm sure it's nothing.
All right, something strange is going on here.
Cait, can we talk about this later?
I have to go.
- Dad, what's going on? - It's-it's nothing.
Dad, your hands!
- Dad! Dad! - No. No.
Oh, my God! Dad!
Dad!
Baby, are you okay?
What happened?
- What did you do? - I'm not sure. It just...
- it just fell apart. - Dad.
We have to get out of here before anyone sees us.
Shut it down! Shut it down!
- Shut it down! - The supplies. The medicine's black market.
- We got to get it out. - Hey! Did you hear that?
Yeah. It sounded like a crash.
- Come on. - I think it was over there.
Dad, that way... We can get off the street.
This has got to be some sort of mutant thing.
Stay back.
I'm so sorry.
I should have pulled over sooner.
It just caught me by sur... Are you sure you're okay?
Dad.
You have powers.
How long were you going to hide this?
It's not that simple.
I just... I'm not exactly sure what happened.
You-you disintegrated the steering wheel.
Why didn't you tell us?
We have to get out of here.
We really should have found someone by now.
Well, maybe Erg moved to the sub-Ergs.
Okay. It's probably this way. Come on.
Are you sure?
It kind of feels like we're going in circles.
Yup, we are. I recognize that goop on the wall.
Damn it!
It's not just the illusions, all right?
There's something interfering with my tracking.
Maybe we should bail.
Retrace our steps back to the surface.
No, we're not giving up!
Look, I'm sorry.
This is our only lead. Okay?
If we don't find Erg, we have nothing.
Just...
Just hang on a second.
Let me try something.
What?
I can see energy fields I use to portal.
I can try and look past what they want us to see.
There.
That's like a couple hundred feet ahead.
I can hear sounds. Something's in there.
You want to keep breathing, don't move.
Don't try anything.
You're coming with us.
I've got full files on all these guys.
If we share our resources, we can round up this whole group.
- You did all this research? - Yeah.
That, uh, green light in the sky last night?
Matches the abilities of this guy, Marcos Diaz.
He absorbs and emits light.
I take it you were a cop down in Georgia?
Sentinel Services, actually.
But I left all that for the glamorous world
of private security.
My wife got tired of the government paychecks, you know?
Oh, I hear you there.
District just cut our budget again.
All right, well, when we catch these guys,
I guess the drinks are on me.
All right. If you can keep it quiet,
you can have a peek at some of what we got,
but you have to keep it between us.
Come on.
There's got to be more than this.
Reported 23158.
Mutant-related incident in Landover.
Single vehicle.
Requesting Mutant Forensics in case of likely 504-M.
Sorry for the unpleasantness, Mr. Diaz.
We had to take precautions.
I'm sure you understand.
I'm Reeva. I believe you've met everyone else.
Where's Lorna? They said something's wrong with my baby.
Your child has been diagnosed with a severe case of jaundice.
Now, normally, this is easily treatable,
but this case has been... stubborn.
Where are they?
First you must understand: you are a guest here.
- We expect that you will... - I don't care what you expect.
My kid is sick. What are we wasting our time for?
When you see Lorna,
your only conversation will be about the child.
- Is this chick for real? Andy? - Marcos, bro,
just listen to her.
We didn't have to bring you here, you know.
Oh, I see how it is.
Just be grateful you're here, man.
You will help the baby.
And then you will leave.
We should try to wake her again.
We just tried. At this point, her system is overwhelmed.
I'm just worried. If this takes much longer...
Thanks for coming.
Yeah.
You okay?
I'm fine.
You know that we've been out looking for you.
Please.
Don't make this harder than it needs to be.
You're here for Dawn.
Dawn?
Uh, you know, in Spanish...
Her name would be Aurora.
I believe you've been told about the baby's condition.
We've been trying to find the right frequency
for the light therapy, but...
Please, just... just give her to me.
Hi. Hi.
Hey, kiddo.
Oh, she's so beautiful.
Can't you just do something about them?
Aren't you bulletproof?
Yeah, but there are five of them...
and you're not bulletproof.
Just stop. That's far enough.
I hear we have visitors.
Why are you here?
Evangeline Whedon sent us.
She worked with the X-Men and the Mutant Underground.
I'm familiar with it.
Look, we just came down here to talk.
All right. Let's talk.
Not you. Her.
No. We're together.
She's not leaving.
John, I can do this.
So what is it you want, exactly?
Two of our friends were taken by a group called the Inner Circle.
We need to know what they're doing.
We heard you might know something.
You know, normally, I would just dump the two of you
on the surface and hide that entrance to the tunnels.
But as it happens, I could use someone like you.
What do you mean, someone like me?
Your portals, your connections.
May I?
Whether you know it or not,
as a visible mutant, you have a link to us down here,
we who choose not to hide our nature.
Hmm.
Maybe you misunderstood here.
I'm sure your, uh, sewer club is great,
but we've got a job we're doing. We're helping mutants.
- You're helping mutants? - Yeah.
Let me show you something.
Wow.
That must have been a crazy crash.
- You guys see it? - No, we were working over there.
Heard the tires screech and bang.
Well, mutant forensics showed up, must've been mutants.
Wonder if they're still around.
I don't think so. The car was empty when we got here.
Let's go!
Get in!
- No. - What are you doing?
You're in no shape to drive.
Son of a bitch.
- Wow. What is this place? - Welcome...
to the real underground.
These are our people, the Morlocks.
Mutants living open and unafraid.
Those of us who can pass in the world above,
we brand ourselves... with these.
We choose not to look like them. We choose freedom.
We're fighting for freedom, too. Since the X-Men gave...
The X-Men didn't fight for freedom.
They fought for tolerance. You know what people tolerate?
The things they hate.
That doesn't mean it's not worth fighting for.
Tell that to Mara.
She lived in Fairfield, went to school.
Her family wanted her to grow up normal,
but Mara wasn't normal.
She used sound to get around, like a bat.
But one day, some Purifiers heard her,
decided her clicks might be dangerous.
They beat her, then they cut out her voice box.
My mission is to protect my people.
Nothing more, nothing less. You want my help?
- Then help us. - What do you mean?
I have information you want.
In exchange, I need assistance.
And eyes in the world above.
Are you asking me to be a spy?
Listen, about the situation. With my pow...
Your powers.
Yeah.
I don't think we should tell your mom for now,
with everything she's going through.
Are you serious?
What happened to "no more secrets"?
You said it yourself, Lauren.
Our family's a mess right now.
- I don't want to make it any worse. - You don't get it.
Hiding stuff like this... that's why we're a mess.
- Lying to each other. - I'm not lying to her.
I'm trying to figure out what is happening.
Remember sophomore year,
when you picked me up from that party at Emma's?
Where those mutants came by, broke all the windows?
Yeah.
You were terrified.
I was... but not why you think.
I broke those windows with my powers.
Some boy was trying to grab me, so...
What?
Lauren...
He backed off as soon as stuff started breaking.
But, God, I was so freaked out.
Could barely dial the phone to call you.
- Why didn't you tell me? - I was going to.
You gave me a big hug.
We got in the car.
You told me not to worry...
because your job was prosecuting mutants.
You told me you'd protect me.
From them.
I'm sorry, baby.
After that, I never said anything
because I didn't want to...
didn't want to hurt you.
Or our family.
But what if I had?
Maybe things would be different with me.
With Andy.
Maybe none of this would have ever happened.
Clarice. You all right?
- Yeah. I talked to Erg. - And?
Did he know something about the Inner Circle?
Do you remember that green goop that we saw on the walls?
There's a mutant down here who watches places through it.
He said that the Frosts were in a utility tunnel
with some city workers.
They were tapping into a data cable
- under the Health Department. - The Health Department?
- Yeah. - Did he say why?
No, that's all they know.
Can we, uh... can we get out of here?
All right, come on.
Bilirubin levels are back to normal.
We can take it from here.
- Uh, shouldn't... shouldn't we check... - I said...
we can take it from here.
Mr. Diaz, please.
Thank you.
I-I, um... I made this for her.
Kept it with me.
When you left, in Nashville,
I-I didn't want anyone to get hurt, so I let you go.
I was wrong.
I should have figured out another way to...
- Marcos, please. - Come with me.
They've got money. They've got all this.
But I love you.
And I love Dawn.
And you love me.
You know it's true.
Of course I love you.
But our daughter needs more than love.
We're building something here. Something for Dawn.
Then... then, uh, uh, I-I can stay.
Whatever it is you guys are doing, I'll do it with you.
We both know that wouldn't work.
- You wouldn't fit in here. - It doesn't matter.
Real men don't abandon their...
Marcos, you're not your father.
- Please. It doesn't have to... - It's time to go.
Just give me a minute. I just...
We said it's time to go.
Lights out.
No.
Lorna, they're lying to you!
- They're in your head! - Marcos, that's enough.
Don't let them do this to our family!
Marcos, don't do this.
Andy, get back.
Are we done?
Andrew, help your friend to the door.
Sergeant, I just spotted two of the fugitives
I've been tracking in the area.
What do you mean, you spotted them?
There was an accident in Landover.
The vehicle was abandoned, but I checked the block.
I saw two people that looked a hell of a lot
like Reed and Lauren Strucker.
Hold on. What were you doing at an accident site?
I overheard the dispatch when I was checking out your files.
Listen, we need to move quickly.
There is no "we," Mr. Turner.
I'm going to have to ask you to leave.
What are you talking about?
I made some calls.
We know about what went down in Atlanta.
That's a... That's a long story.
That starts with you getting thrown out of Sentinel Services?
Actually, I quit. They were trying to blame me...
They gave me the rundown on you.
The unprofessional behavior.
The frivolous reports about dead mutant fugitives...
Listen to me! They're not dead!
They're not dead. I just saw...
Mr. Turner, just... stop.
I've already informed the department.
It's time for you to go home.
If we can figure out what the Inner Circle
got from the Health Department,
then maybe we can do something with this.
Yeah. Sounds good.
When you were with Erg...
what happened?
He just, uh, showed me around.
You know, there's a whole society down there.
Yeah, but he didn't exactly seem enthusiastic about helping us.
I talked him into it.
What else could I do?
Like you said, we couldn't go home empty-handed.
John...
you're so desperate for answers that I...
I don't even know what's going on with you.
We already talked about this.
Well, if there's something wrong with us,
- then you should just say... - It's not... it doesn't...
- Then what it is? - It's not us.
Please.
When I...
when I went to see Evangeline, she told me something.
She told me I failed,
and she said that
Lorna and Andy are never gonna get out of the Inner Circle.
That we're probably gonna have to kill them.
Clarice, this is my fault.
Oh, wow, I'm sorry, I didn't... know.
I keep thinking about it.
If it's true, I-I don't even know if I could do that.
- But I... - What's wrong?
- What is it? - Someone's coming.
Hey. Marcos.
Hey. What happened?
They came for me.
And they-they took me to the baby.
Oh, my God.
Hey. Hey, don't talk. Just rest.
I-I don't want to rest.
I want to hit them back.
Hey.
Hey. What took so...
Oh, my God, Reed. What happened?
Lauren and I got into a small accident.
- What? - Don't worry. She's fine.
- Where is she? Why didn't you call... - Cait.
There's something else.
Something I've been struggling with.
Reed, what's going on?
My father thought that
he had suppressed my powers permanently.
What?
Turned out he was wrong.
I don't know what's happening.
I destroyed the file cabinet,
the dashboard of the car.
They just crumbled under my touch.
My wedding ring's gone.
How long has this been going on?
I've been getting the headaches since Andy left.
That was six months ago.
You didn't think of telling me?
I thought I'd be able to get them under control.
I had headaches like that when I was a kid.
So I started reading my dad's research.
I thought, if he could stop them, maybe I could, too.
So I started doing things.
Everything I could think of to make it...
You could have come to me.
I know.
I'm sorry.
I don't know what I'm doing.
- Reed... - I don't know what's happening.
Marcos is stubborn, you know.
He's not gonna give up.
Yes, I can see that.
How'd he get free?
We can put thoughts in people's minds,
but it's hard to overcome a feeling that strong.
Our lives might have been easier if you'd just finished him off.
And that's why you're not in charge.
You must remember that our plans are bigger than him.
They're bigger than any of us.
We are creating something special.
Now let's get to work, girls.
This revolution's not going to start itself.
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