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every collar at every prison.
Today the uprising truly begins.
Evangeline, you got to give me something.
There is a mutant. Goes by Erg.
Lives in the tunnels under D.C.
You are welcome to stay here, but
you must take the mark.
Clarice and Erg
- I saw something between them. Come on.
You really think I'm cheating on you?
I don't know what I think anymore.
It's John the Purifiers took him.
We are gonna start a citizen militia
to take our safety into our own hands.
You ready to go home?
Think of everything
Andrea and Andreas von Strucker did as Fenris.
The von Strucker twins are murderers.
That has nothing to do with you.
I really hope so.
This belonged to Andrea von Strucker.
I think you should have it.
Picking up a custom order. Andreas von Strucker.
Mr. von Strucker. Of course.
I was able to do the restoration
and perform the... modification you requested,
but I'm wondering
if I might be able to tempt you into selling the instrument?
This belonged to someone who was very close to me,
who I recently lost.
It was like losing a piece of my soul.
All our dreams,
everything we wanted for our people are in that box.
Mr. von Strucker...
It's not for sale.
Well...
I had to try.
The modification it's completed?
Yes, it's quite remarkable.
And I can assure you, the secret is safe with me.
Indeed.
Ever since we got back
from rescuing John, she's been like this.
She's training and studying.
Okay.
Isn't that a good thing?
She just seems different.
I'm concerned that fighting
alongside Andy has affected her somehow.
Of course it did.
She saw him try to kill somebody.
It's not just that.
She's obsessed with that music box.
- With Fenris. - She'll be okay.
Look, if-if we're really gonna bring down the Inner Circle,
she needs to be ready.
Come on.
Clarice and Marcos are waiting.
We can't attack Reeva right now.
You all saw what the Inner Circle is doing to our son.
We have to stop them before it's too late.
You really think fighting them is gonna bring him back?
John's still sedated
after taking a pound of buckshot to the chest
and you want to start a war? Like, with the four of us?
No, Clarice is right.
Security is insane.
And the Frosts can see us coming.
And Reeva's powers alone will...
- Okay, so we call for help. - That might be hard to come by.
The Inner Circle just freed thousands
of violent mutant criminals.
People are scared.
All the more reason to act now.
Rally the Underground before it's gone.
Well, a lot of the stations have gone dark.
We haven't had contact in days.
If they won't answer their phones,
we bang down their doors.
Make them understand.
Okay.
I'll drive out to a couple of stations tomorrow,
see what I can turn up.
None of us want to give up.
We just need to be smart.
Hey. You got to check it out.
Reeva's got some new people down in the training room.
New people? What-what new people?
I guess they were in prison, and they escaped
when we turned the collars off, but they're badass.
Come on, they're about to start.
You're not in prison anymore.
We are offering you an opportunity.
To join us.
To leave your past behind
and become a part of something much larger than yourselves.
This is your opportunity
to become the founders of a nation,
- to help to create... - You know, there's nothing
I like more than a good civics lesson,
but word is we're gonna be getting our hands dirty.
Close your eyes.
Think of every human who has ever done you wrong.
I'm liking this so far.
Now imagine the world without them.
Sounds good to me, Max.
When do we start?
After your training.
Training?
Who needs training?
I am sorry.
Let me be clear.
This is my house.
These are my rules.
And what we're planning requires far more
than just... blowing up chairs.
I need discipline.
I need commitment.
Unless you have other plans.
Maybe you'd rather go back to wearing a collar?
Because that can be arranged.
Beats prison.
We're in.
Did you see that? That was awesome.
I saw it.
Mutant apologists want to gloss over
the real danger these escaped prisoners present.
They're preying on our wives...
Lorna. How are you?
I need to talk to you about these new recruits.
Did you think I wouldn't recognize them?
This is the crew that took down the Ignavus cruise ship.
Thousands of people died. They're mass murderers.
We can no longer let political correctness
trump the safety of decent, hardworking human citizens.
We must defend our right...
How do you think nations are founded?
You took down that Trask plane.
- You should understand. - No. I...
I understand collateral damage,
but the thousands of people on that ship, they were...
- Innocent? - 330%.
These animals— and let's be honest, folks,
that's exactly what they are, animals—
they're stalking our neighborhoods, our streets.
Membership in the Purifiers is up over 70%.
Every single person without an X-Gene is a potential soldier
in their army, and that is why these new recruits are here.
To hit the humans with such force,
so hard, that they will be too scared to fight.
And in the meantime,
I'm out?
You are royalty.
Their job is to destroy.
Yours is to build from the ashes.
You will see.
Your time will come.
I would never advocate violence.
But I will stand for the rights of anyone
who feels the need to defend their lives
or their family's lives from a mutant attack.
Until next time, friends, stay vigilant.
Stay safe.
- Mr. Turner,
thank you for coming to see me so quickly.
Absolutely. Listen, we need
- to talk about what happened. - In my office.
The mutants that supposedly died in Atlanta
are alive. They're the ones that attacked the Purifier compound.
- We need to get it out there. - This is our moment.
We can't get distracted by personal vendettas.
No, it's...
I just signed divorce papers with my wife.
She thought I was crazy for thinking they were alive.
I know you've sacrificed, Turner.
I want your sacrifice to matter.
Americans are worried about the 6,000 mutant criminals
loose in their backyards.
I'm offering you a chance to be a hero.
Make America safe.
Isn't that what you want?
Of course it is.
Good. 'Cause we need to keep the citizen militias out there,
showing the people that the Purifiers are
part of the solution.
Showing people they can stand up to the mutant menace.
Once we win over America's hearts,
then we can talk about Atlanta.
Andrea!
Andreas.
Lauren?
- Oh, God. It's all right.
You're safe now.
Just breathe.
Your heart rate's down.
You sure you're not hurt?
I'm fine. I promise.
Never seen your powers behave that way before.
What you did to the dresser and the lamp.
In the dream, was Andy...
It wasn't with Andy.
Well, if it wasn't with Andy, what was it?
I... don't remember.
You guys stay here. I'll get that.
Hey. Mr. Rael.
- Everything okay? - You tell me.
I got calls from your neighbors about noise.
Right.
My-my daughter,
she had a seizure.
She's doing better now,
but we'll try and keep the noise down.
- Okay, thanks. - Could I...
get a word, privately?
Of course.
This isn't the first time we've had issues.
I see the news, and they are cracking down
on landlords renting to...
My daughter's sick, Art.
That's all.
I just...
I need to be sure.
I know.
It's a scary time.
- You have a nice day. - All right.
And tell, uh...
Lila, right?
My daughter? Lila, yeah.
Well, tell Lila I hope she feels better.
Thanks. Thanks, Art.
All right, a couple sightings reported in Columbia Heights.
- You guys head over there. What do you want us
- to hit first? - Jace.
Check the churches
and the shelters, all right?
Keep your eyes and ears open.
- Hey. All right, you heard him.
Let's load it up.
What's up, man?
What the hell is going on?
I had a little, uh...
little chat with our friend.
He wants us to hit the streets right away.
I introduced you to that friend.
I built this chapter,
- and all I get is a text? - Okay, hold on,
hold on, Ted.
I'm not trying to shut you out, man.
And, you know, I know you got hit pretty hard at the compound.
Not just me, Jace. Men died at that compound.
Kyle may never walk again.
And-and you just want to rush right back out there.
I know it's quick. It was made very clear to me
this is a top priority. I had to move fast.
I got a group ready to go to Anacostia.
There's some escaped mutants out there.
It would mean a lot to me if you'd come.
Come on.
- How's he doing? - I'm not exactly sure
how he heals— only that it's faster than normal.
I hoped he'd be better by now.
Hey, it's just taking some time.
He'll be back out there where we need him soon.
Back out there so he can get shot again.
Great.
When Reed first started out as a prosecutor,
he was put on an organized crime case.
And during the trial,
one day, his car wouldn't start.
So, we called AAA.
And they found a bomb.
Basically, he... lived
because he bought a lousy car battery.
Afterwards, I-I begged him to go into private practice
or just...
transfer divisions, but...
he said he had to go back.
Look, I have been married for 20 years.
People bend, they adapt,
but...
they don't change.
This is who John is
and who the world needs him to be.
Yeah, but what about what I need him to be?
You love each other.
It's gonna be okay.
Marcos.
- How's it going? - Well, not great.
The leaders of the Dover station fled for Canada.
There's a couple of mutants left,
but they got no combat powers
and even less interest in fighting.
It's not good, but it's not over.
- I've still got a few more stops. - All right.
Be careful.
Yeah, you got to be kidding me.
Lorna, what is this?
I need your help.
So you carjack me?
- Okay, will you just listen? - No, no,
it's time that you listen!
You decided to leave me for the Inner Circle.
And you decided that I didn't get to be there
when Dawn was born.
And then you decided to give her away.
And then you decided to kiss me out of nowhere
and then leave again.
Enough.
- Lorna, enough. - Look, I'm not here to talk
about us, Marcos. I'm here 'cause I need your help. Please.
I know how you feel.
I know you hate me right now.
It's Reeva, okay?
She's planning something. Something terrible.
Seriously?
What, your, uh...
your race war isn't turning out like you'd hoped?
Marcos, she has the team
from the Ignavus cruise ship massacre.
They murdered thousands.
I knew that a mutant homeland would mean sacrifice,
but I was willing to kill or die for that dream.
But there are lines. There have to be.
Marcos, these new recruits, they killed families.
Children.
Reeva looked me in the eye and told me that's why
she needed them, because she wants to do something
so monstrous that it changes the world forever.
I need to stop her.
I... I can't do that by myself.
I'm sorry.
Okay? I'm sorry. How I treated you was wrong.
And if you don't want to forgive me, fine, don't.
But you help me. You help me, Marcos Diaz.
You help me because you are too good of a man to let people die
just 'cause I suck at love.
Wow.
My mind is completely blown.
Lorna's actually turning on the Inner Circle?
Yeah. I know. It was a leap for me, too.
Do you want the understatement of the year award
- sent to your house? - You know what scares me?
Whatever Reeva's doing is bad enough to change Lorna's mind.
So what are we gonna do?
I was thinking we go to the Morlocks.
Oh. This just keeps getting better and better.
You want to go to the Morlocks?
The last I checked, you called me a traitor
- for even talking to them. - We need to figure out
what's happening in the Inner Circle,
and they have eyes all over the city.
They're the only ones.
You're unbelievable.
You saw what I saw.
She's obsessed with that music box.
Her powers are changing.
She's becoming more violent, more powerful.
Maybe that's not entirely bad.
I-If Lauren's stronger...
Andy went down this same path.
He was obsessed with my family history, the power.
Andy was brainwashed.
The song that's playing on the music box—
it's called the "Erlking."
It's about an evil force that steals children...
and the parents who ignore it.
Keep your eyes open.
You two go ahead.
- What is this place? - It's a youth shelter.
Got some reports about escaped criminals posing as homeless.
I'll be damned if I'm gonna let 'em endanger kids.
We got any hard intel? I-If this is all just fishing...
Hey, who doesn't love fishing?
I got eyes on 'em right here.
This is a safe space for homeless youth. You-you cannot
- just barge in here. - People saw some fugitives around here.
- We just need to take a look. - Yeah. A bunch of guys with guns?
I-If you were cops with a warrant,
- maybe, but... Hey-hey, slow down.
I'm an off duty officer. This is a public place.
The guns are licensed. We have every right to be here.
Hey.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
- Hey! You can't go up there.
- Hey! - What's going on?
Those kids haven't done anything wrong!
Somebody call the cops!
- That's my stuff, man. - This way! Quick!
Who are these people?
- In here! - Here!
No, no! You better hope your power's faster than a bullet,
'cause I will shoot you.
Don't do anything stupid.
We just have a few questions.
There you go.
Any sense of when I get to hear you admit
you're the world's biggest hypocrite?
Look, what do you want me to say?
Feel free to make it your own, but any version
of "I was wrong, Clarice,
I'm a total jerk" would be great.
We're trying to stop a terror attack here, okay?
So you can't even apologize?
I mean, you love pointing out everyone else's flaws.
When you went behind my back to John
to talk about me and this place...
Damn, you hurt me. And him.
I'm sorry, Clarice. You know, I've got my own issues.
This whole thing with Lorna, I'm-I'm really struggling
to make sense of it.
I am sorry.
Apology accepted.
Now, suck it up. It's game time.
Got the message you were coming down, Blink.
What's going on?
Uh, Blink? You're Blink now?
Yeah, I am, Eclipse. Relax.
- You brought him? - I'm regretting it.
I need to talk to you.
I wouldn't come down here
unless it was important.
Please, just hear me out.
Come.
Nice to see you again.
You never call, you never text.
I'm sorry.
The service down here is terrible.
Get read' to run like a fugitive or pugilist
Track with Thunny B...
Cheers, man.
Mm.
Great work at training today.
Oh, that? Come on, that was nothing.
You should have seen the boom when I busted out of the joint.
I'm still, uh, still working the kinks out.
Mm.
You took down the Ignavus cruise ship.
So, that's... legendary.
You're Lorna Dane, right?
Yeah, your pops was, like, my hero
when I was a kid. Now, that dude,
that dude was an OG.
Yeah. You probably knew him better than I did, but thanks.
So, what's Reeva got you doing?
Well, Sentinel Services had us in
three separate hellholes.
We haven't seen each other in years.
Just getting back in the groove.
I mean, I'm just curious
when I get to see the legend in action.
You must have some idea of what you're hitting.
Do you want to know the secret
to my long and illustrious career?
As long as I get paid,
I don't ask any questions.
Somebody steal our bottle opener?
Oh. Sorry, I know I shouldn't be using my powers inside.
Oh. Well, that's probably not the best idea,
but you're working on getting better.
It's pretty cool.
Your father is concerned about you.
I know.
I like getting stronger
and learning about my family, but...
it's overwhelming sometimes.
But I'm beginning to feel if we're gonna win this fight,
we can't take anything off the table.
- Completely spread out.
What is it?
Watch your back, all right?
It's the police.
Cait. How many were there?
Two came inside our building.
- You go in the bedroom, I'll handle it. - No, Reed,
if they see the destruction in Lauren's room...
- Police! Open the door!
- Go. I'll take care of it. - All right.
Good afternoon, offic...
- Palms and eyes to the ground. - You can't just come...
- Hands and palms to the floor now. - We got a report
- of mutant activity in the area. - Slowly and carefully reach into your pocket
- and hand us your ID. - You can't just
come into my home without a search warrant.
I can if I've got probable cause.
I just heard a crash.
Get ready.
There's nowhere to escape.
Lauren, if it comes to it, I need you to do
whatever you can to get us out of here.
We are not leaving in cuffs.
Okay, I got an idea.
Go out there and tell them that you saw mutants in the street,
that you think they're going to attack.
Reach into your pocket and show me your ID.
It's right there on the table, in my wallet.
There, in the bowl.
Go ahead.
Dispatch, I need you to run an ID check for me.
- What are you doing? - Hands and eyes to the ground!
- Honey, do what he says! - No. He's in here
harassing you while these muties terrorize our neighborhood.
- What are you talking about? - Are you blind?
There are mutants out on the street right now,
and you're in here pointing your guns at innocent humans?
Look out!
- Did you see where it came from? - 10-80-M.
I repeat, 10-80-M.
Requesting immediate assistance.
There. What did I tell you?
- 10-4. 20 on suspect? - Negative. They're looking.
- Over there!
Suspect believed heading east
down west alley. 11-99.
10-4. En route. Let's go.
So, you're actually enjoying this?
Yeah. Been teaching some of the kids.
Feels good to be needed again.
I'm getting used to it.
- The mark. - I'm sorry.
I just feel bad for bringing you down here and making you...
Hey. You did so much.
The sacrifices you make to help mutants in trouble—
Can I, uh...?
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
I...
It's your ex, isn't it?
The one you told me about. You still have feelings for her?
Uh, it's-it's a lot more complicated than that.
No, I, uh... She treated me like garbage,
and she tore the world to pieces,
and now she's asking me to help her put it back together.
You know, when I think about her, I just...
I feel sad and... and angry.
I, uh, I wish I was stronger.
You can only be that angry at someone you love.
It doesn't take strength to hate someone.
It takes strength to forgive them.
- The Inner Circle's up to something big.
We need to know what.
What you're asking— it's no small thing.
I know, I get that.
You don't care about the people up there...
- Is that what you think? That I don't care? - Well, yeah.
I mean, you're always talking about "the people above."
I wasn't born in a tunnel.
But when I came here, I made a commitment to this place.
My first priority is to protect them.
As I would protect you...
if you chose to join us.
I-I can't.
They need me up there.
I won't let people die
because I did nothing.
I can't fight your war, Blink.
But there is something I can give you.
So, what, you haven't seen anything?
Yes. I don't know anything about no escaped mutants.
All right. Then why'd you run?
You know who runs?
People with something to hide.
You're not the cops.
- You can't tell me... - Just...
Just tell me what I want to know, and we can both move on...
- I swear, I don't know anything. - Then why did you run?
Because you're Purifiers.
Y'all are like the Klan.
My granddaddy didn't need a reason to run from the Klan.
Neither did yours.
Look, kid...
this isn't about hate.
I don't have a problem with mutants
if they're following the law.
I don't.
- I just...
What happened?
Ted, what the hell happened?
He was-he was using his powers.
He-he-he lifted his hands.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
We need an ambulance here now!
Somebody call an ambulance!
What did you do?
Ted.
What did you do?
I don't know.
It just happened.
You shot a kid in the chest. That doesn't just happen.
I was afraid for my life.
He came at me, and I-I...
There's blood all over the back of his chair, Ted.
Like he was sitting down.
Jace, I don't-I don't know what to say.
How did he come at you if he was sitting down?
I didn't even want to be here!
I'm gonna be a cop in prison.
Do you know what that means?
We had info that some escaped fugitives
came through here, so...
I know why you're here. I'm asking what happened.
I got a dead kid, a shooter who isn't talking.
I need anything you can give me.
Did you see anything or not?
I heard a commotion, I came in the room, I saw the kid...
looking like he was ready to attack,
and Officer Wilson stood his ground.
All right, then.
Why were they here?
Do you think the building manager
- said something? - We'll get back to that.
What matters right now is that you used your powers
and you could have been seen, you could have been heard.
I told her to do it, Reed.
And it worked.
So this was your idea?
If they searched the apartment, we would all be in jail.
We talked about this.
We talked about the music box, we talked about all of it.
I thought we were on the same page here, Cait.
No. You decided we needed to be on your page.
We are not holding Lauren back.
Not now.
There is too much at stake.
I can handle this.
I can only stay for a second.
- They'll notice I'm gone soon.
Did you find out what Reeva's planning?
Not yet. Either no one knows what the attack plan is,
or no one's saying.
What about you?
I'm not sure.
Well, what is it? Did you find something?
Clarice and I got a tip
about something at a train yard.
The Morlocks say someone swept all of the security.
It's probably nothing.
I'll check it out
- and I'll let you know. - Wait.
If there's something, I should go.
- Lorna, it's not... - Look.
We are in this situation because of me.
It's my fault.
- I treated you terribly.
Uh...
I've been waiting so long to hear those words.
I've been so angry for so long.
About losing you, about...
about losing our family.
And I keep... wondering when I'll crack.
When I'll... when I'll give up.
And then I don't.
Why can't I?
I don't know.
I just want you to be safe.
Look...
all I ever wanted...
was a place for us.
You, me...
and Dawn.
And I know-I know you think I gave up on you.
I understand why.
But you have to know...
you have to know that I never...
never did.
We're talking about an incident today
where our citizen militia had to stop
a dangerous mutant by force.
Folks...
this wasn't even one of the escaped prisoners.
This animal was in a homeless shelter for children.
What would have happened if Jace Turner and Ted Wi...
Paula.
Hey, Jace. Can you talk?
Yeah... yeah.
Well, um...
well, I just felt, um...
I-I had to call.
I've been...
watching The Ryan Hour.
Really?
I thought-I thought you hated that show.
What you did— saving those kids...
Grace would be proud of you.
Yeah, I don't know about that, baby, I'm...
I don't know.
I know it's hard.
Maybe... if we saw each other?
Paula.
I love you.
I love you... but I got to go.
- Jace...
I was out long enough for you to learn how to cook?
Long enough for me to learn how to open a can.
I don't know why they just don't have lids
like all the other containers.
Be normal, cans.
- Hey, um...
when I was in that room, with the Purifiers...
I kept thinking about you.
What I said... about you and Erg.
- John, we don't have to talk about this right now. - No, no, okay?
It's important, okay?
I-I lost Pulse...
and I lost Dreamer and...
it's hard for me...
to be this close with someone.
I get scared...
to lose someone else that I love.
I, uh...
John, I don't want to lose you, too.
I'm scared. It's...
- Hello. - John.
It's Evangeline.
I'm gathering the regional leaders of the
- Underground for a meeting. - Wh-When?
We're working out the details.
John, I should have listened to you in Philadelphia.
You were right. The Underground is collapsing.
We can't let that happen.
I'm calling to tell you: gather your people.
Be ready.
- What? - It was Evangeline.
She's gathering the Underground.
To fight.
Lila.
Nice to see you're feeling better.
What can I do for you?
The police stopped by today.
They've just been performing random spot checks
because of the prison breaks.
They only came to our apartment.
Maybe... one of the neighbors, because of the noise.
The neighbors who heard the noise called you.
I just wanted to make sure there weren't mutants.
Well, there are mutants, Mr. Rael.
Like me.
And if you ever
come after my family again...
Oh, my Go...
There will be consequences.
And if you talk...
to anyone...
I-I won't say anything, I swear to God!
I know you won't.
Because in this world,
anyone could be a mutant.
You don't know who they are.
You're never...
safe.
We've been waiting out here for hours.
Do you think Erg made a mistake?
He told Clarice someone wiped
all the security in the area.
This has got to be Reeva.
I still don't get it.
I mean, the Inner Circle is the most secure place
I've ever seen.
There's no reason to come here.
Unless Reeva's doing something
she doesn't want anyone else to know.
Who is that?
That's Benedict Ryan.
From Hawk News.
The anti-mutant crusader.
What is Reeva doing with Benedict Ryan?
I don't know.
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