Isn't he a fugitive?
- Why would he risk coming back here? - To finish the job?
To finish what job?
Honestly, whatever it is, it's probably not good. So…
Dad left the gold to all of us. He left Tannyhill to all of us.
And now I hear you're selling Tannyhill, which you can't do without our consent.
Rafe—
So I want my quarter of Tannyhill and the gold. That's mine.
The gold was never reported, Rafe.
It was never taxed. So legally, it doesn't exist.
- So where is it? - A safe place.
So you stole it?
I secured it.
And if anything happens to me, it will never be found.
That gold will not exist for you or Sarah or Wheezie.
So if I were you, I would play nice.
I'm… I'm the one who got it out of the Bahamas.
Do you have any idea what I had to go through?
- Rafe. - Huh? This is not what Dad wanted!
You, of all people, should know that.
I do know that. But unfortunately, your dad's not here, is he?
So I've had to make arrangements for myself.
What was your plan?
Were you gonna melt it down bit by bit like your gold cross?
No, we have to make the gold legal. And to do that, I have to sell Tannyhill.
- What, Judge Holden? - Mm-hmm. Judge Holden.
Topper's grandfather verifies that the gold was found
after Ward bought the Crain property.
Makes it legal. And in return, Topper and Dale get Tannyhill.
All part of their big development deal.
Which I understand you're getting in on. That's good for you, Rafe.
Once Judge Holden makes the gold legal,
we all get our cut free and clear and totally legit.
But none of that can happen without selling Tannyhill.
Tannyhill's not yours to sell.
There's one other thing.
I have evidence
about what you did to Sheriff Peterkin.
Evidence that would reopen the case?
I had nothing to do with that.
Mm.
Read it.
It's from your dad.
This part right here.
"After Rafe shot Sheriff Peterkin."
You can keep that. I have another one.
It's a good little reminder that if anything happens to me,
I will give that to Shoupe.
I don't want to do that, Rafe.
Look, I got Wheezie's signature. I need Sarah's and yours.
We make the gold legal, we win.
So if I were you, I wouldn't take too much time thinking about it.
Okay, so, I have something I kind of have to tell you.
You know how I told you that I… I sold that fish?
- That's where I got the money? - Yes.
Right, so…
That was a lie.
What, how? Okay.
I found a bale of weed when I was fishing.
And I sold that bale of weed for $25,000,
and then the people who own the bale of weed found me,
and now they either want their bale of weed back or $70,000.
$70,000? How long do you have?
- Tomorrow night. - Twenty-four hours?
Uh, yeah. Or they… take you fishing. Which they won't.
- What do you mean take me? - They won't. I have a plan.
You have a plan? You're gonna solve this in one day?
I know this sounds bad. Hear me out.
So here's the plan. You just kind of hang out and, uh, hide on Rafe's boat.
- And I'll be back. - Mm-hmm.
Hey, I'm…
I'm sorry.
- Oh, about the hit on my head? - It's not a hit. It's not.
- It's a hit. - Um, I'm just gonna go work it out.
- That's what I'm gonna do. - Yeah.
- I'm going to fix it now. - Mm.
Yeah, um…
Fix it.
Fixing.
Shit.
Hey, Barracuda Mike.
Jesus Christ. I got nothing for you, John B. Don't even start with me.
No. No, no, listen, I just, uh… I need a little help.
Well, you're talking to the wrong guy.
- Please, just help me. I will pay you. - What's up?
$17,000.
Give it to Julio. Maybe he'll take it from you and keep off me for a week.
I don't want your money, bro.
Put that shit away.
You don't want my money? What? Everybody wants money. Hey, listen.
Hear me out. Look, just run a little interference for me, all right?
You used to work for him, hang out, do work shit. You guys were like buds.
- Whoa. - What?
Look, I was on the boat with him
when he tied Ben Rhodes to that marlin.
He's got five warrants out in Florida.
Kidnapping and worse. He just don't care.
So, uh, I won't be getting in between Julio and nobody.
I like breathing too much.
Look,
maybe it's time you hit the road, slick. Get out of town for a while.
And next time,
don't go trying to sell shit that ain't yours.
Rose and Groff
are together?
Mm-hmm.
God, this makes things, like, ten times more complicated.
I know.
Does Rose know who this guy is?
Does Rose know? Of course she doesn't know.
Whatever it is, Groff's bullshit can wait because this other thing is more pressing.
In two days, Dale's giving me a contract to sign,
and if I don't sign it, or if I don't get you to sign it,
I'm screwed, and we'll never get the gold from Rose.
So I'll sign.
- You'll sign? - Yes.
Listen, here's what you don't understand, okay?
If you sign, you're signing away your rights to Tannyhill.
And?
And once Rose gets those signatures, she could just… vanish with Groff.
Okay, but she could do that anyways if she wants to.
And also, let's just say she keeps her promise to Dad and we all get our cut.
But in the meantime, if I don't sign that, you go to prison.
I don't want you going to jail, Rafe.
I'm also about to have a kid.
And I want them to know you.
- Really? - Yes, really.
Dad would've wanted that too.
What do you think?
Just… give me a little bit. I gotta do some vetting.
- Where are you going? - I need to think about it, all right?
You can stay here. Just don't touch anything. See you later.
Look, I'm really trying not to get up in your shit, Pope.
But are you good?
I'm not the one with the stack of books about a magic crown in her car.
What else am I going to do?
I miss him.
Do you mind?
- Do I mind what? - It's puff, puff, then pass.
Whoa, whoa. Weren't you just giving me shit about this?
I don't know, was I?
Whatever.
Desperate times…
You know, honestly, all things considered,
I actually think that we're doing really good.
Moving on.
Coming to terms.
Except for Groff coming back.
Have you thought about that?
I'm not really thinking of anything else, to be honest.
Just doesn't make any sense.
Why would he risk coming back at all?
So, I had a thought.
Blackstone. I feel like it has to be Blackstone.
I think there's something that he wants at the house.
Blackstone? I just saw it when I passed the inlet the other day.
It's all boarded up.
Right, so listen. So we already know that Blackbeard stole from Murat.
Well, Blackbeard brought those items back to Blackstone,
things that are connected to the crown.
Because when I saw Finch in the gondola—
Right when he told you that the crown could resurrect the dead.
That's…
It's just a legend, Pope.
It's not like I believe it.
The point is that he asked me if there was anything else we found,
something that was really important for its powers.
Okay.
I'm not trying to, uh…
you know, be all in your biz,
but it feels a lot like you might be invested
for other emotional reasons.
Are you okay?
Look,
I'm 99% sure there's something at Blackstone.
And I swear that's what Groff is coming to get.
And I think whatever he's coming to get is the same thing
that Finch asked me about.
Except we could get it first.
- You coming? - Do I have a choice?
No.
Okay, so we need 53K quick.
What if we sell something?
I mean, we have two duffel bags of clothes, which is probably $150.
So what about the boat? This is probably not cheap.
- You think this thing is paid off? - I don't know.
Rafe is just waiting for the day it gets repo'd.
I don't know, Sarah. I think we've got to get off the island.
Come on. I have an idea.
- Afternoon, Sheriff. - Ah!
- Morning! - Jesus!
You know, it's a chargeable offense scaring the shit out of somebody.
Sorry.
Nearabout spilled my shitty courthouse coffee.
What are you doing in my vehicle?
Julio Valdez.
I don't know what kind of bullshit y'all are up to.
Shoupe, he is moving massive weight up and down our coast.
- You remember Ben Rhodes? - I'm well aware of who Valdez is.
We've been looking for him.
I know where he's gonna be.
- You want to share? - On the island. Tomorrow, meeting with me.
What the hell are you doing meeting up with a guy like this?
Well, that part is a little complicated.
- I'll bet it is. - Mm.
Look, do you want this guy or not, Shoupe?
Shoupe, we've been living at the fish camp. We can't get jobs.
We can't go out in public.
And I'm pregnant.
You…
Yeah.
Yes, sir.
Well, hell, um…
Congratulations. Yeah?
Thank you.
I'm glad to see y'all decided to travel the straight and narrow
now that you're pregnant.
Which sort of underscores my original question.
How the hell did you get mixed up with this guy?
I owe him money.
And if I don't get it to him by tomorrow night, he's gonna kill Sarah.
I already lost my best friend. I can't lose her too.
Please.
Help me?
Yeah.
We don't need something like that going down again.
God, I see you guys, and I can't help but think of him,
and believe it or not, I miss that kid.
Should've never let y'all… go off like that.
Well, this is your chance to make up for it.
I never thought we'd willingly come back to Blackstone.
Does anyone live here anymore?
I don't think so. Not since Groff left.
I guess it's empty.
Let me give it a try.
Ow!
You good?
Yeah. We're in.
Just as creepy as I remember.
Yeah.
Come on.
JJ's mom.
He looked just like her.
So what are we looking for specifically?
Research that they did.
Historical correspondence. Papers.
And Finch asked about a staff. So look for that.
Okay.
Are you redecorating?
I'm looking for correspondence. I think some could be up here.
Super safe.
It's fine. I got it.
Holy shit, Pope!
Are you okay?
Ow, my back.
That didn't feel good.
- Pope, what the hell? The wall's moving. - What?
I must've hit a mechanism in the bookshelf when I fell.
Shall we?
After you.
Whoa.
This looks promising.
What is this place?
Whatever this place is, it smells like asbestos.
No way.
"This is the Sword of Justice that took the life of the feared pirate Blackbeard."
The Sword of Justice?
Oh, that's it?
Oh yeah, that's coming with me.
Pope!
- Jesus Christ! - That's my bad. It's the Sword of Justice.
You're not taking that with you.
I'm taking the Sword of Justice. I'm sorry.
I always wanted a little room behind a bookcase.
"Genrette Family Museum."
This is like a museum for their whole estate.
"Discovery of Blackbeard's cache, 1842."
What's a cache?
Like a place where pirates keep their booty.
That looks like a staff thingy.
Wait, Pope. That has to be it. What is that on it?
- There's writing on it. - I can't quite read it though.
Be careful!
Let me get a better picture.
- What's it got on there? - It's not English.
It's not Arabic either.
Should we just… take it?
- No, don't, don't. - You know, who's gonna really miss it?
- Just push it back. - Who goes there?
- Oh my gosh! - Shit!
It's… it's… uh, it's… it's Pope and Kiara, the… the kids.
- The… the treasure kids from the island. - Oh God.
I know who you are.
- Oh, okay. - What are you doing here?
Um, we're, you know…
We wanted to have something of JJ's mother, of… of… of Larissa's.
We were just looking for something.
Sorry. We… we should have announced ourselves.
What, uh… what is this place?
This?
Mr. Genrette's pride and joy.
The whole history of Blackstone.
Hey, do you happen to, um…
Do you know what this thing is that they're holding in the picture?
Well, that there is a scytale.
A what?
- Citaly, I don't… - "Scytale."
Don't surprise me you want to know.
How come?
Mr. Groff, he was interested in it too.
Obsessed.
Told me all about it.
The scytale, my dear Demp,
was an ancient form of cryptography, you see.
It had two pieces, the ribbon… and the staff.
And if you didn't have both, you couldn't read the message.
Bunch of funny scribbling.
Well, it's a lot more than that, my friend.
It's a very valuable artifact,
and those scribbles are likely an incantation
connected to one of the greatest treasures in antiquity.
The Blue Crown.
And if you recited it correctly, at the right time,
it opened a portal to the underworld.
Underworld, huh?
Why'd you want to do that?
To resurrect the dead.
Wes got interested in it after Larissa died.
Where is it?
The… the scytale? It's here?
You ain't the first to wonder that.
It's all Mr. Groff thought about.
That and the Blue Crown.
That must be what he came back here for.
Okay, so, did he ever get it?
No, he did not get it.
And it ain't gonna do no good for you to go looking for it.
Are you sure?
It didn't help Wes and anyone else who went after it…
- Hold on. - Please…
- This is really important. - Please, we need to know.
Anything.
Please.
The Genrettes.
They sold it.
Not long after they found it.
To who? You know who they sold it to?
That's the bill of sale. Right there.
"D.T."
Denmark Tanny.
It's primal, man.
- Tannyhill's your ancestral home. - Yeah.
You probably always thought it'd be in the family.
Man, I know you're losing a lot of memories here,
but I guarantee with what you get in return,
you're gonna make new ones.
We got a seat at the table here. 5% of the whole project?
I mean, that's what Dale says.
Rafe, I'm talking tens of millions.
Yeah, man, I know you're talking tens of millions.
I just… The whole thing feels a little bit, uh, sketchy, you know?
- Why isn't the 5% in the contracts? - They don't want the paper trail.
I mean, where's the guarantee on this, then?
I am… bro. Come on, it's legit.
One question, though, man. Why'd they pull you into this?
What do you…
I don't want to offend you or anything, but, you know, I get Dale,
I get… I get all the investors,
I get everybody, all those guys, but what… what do you bring?
What do you… what do you mean? I'm… I'm… I'm the…
you know, I'm the… the people guy.
And… and I… I know you,
so it's… You know, I'm… I'm getting this whole thing dialed in.
Ah, I've been looking all over for you guys.
I, uh, have an order for Julio.
Seven jumbo biscuits.
Hey, boys.
Look at this little pendejo. Brought us some biscuits, eh?
- I don't really know what that means. - I said biscuits, bitch, and guess what?
He jumped right to it.
- Yeah. - Robo.
Hell no, man. I don't eat carbs.
Give some to Tevi. He loves that palm oil shit.
Hey, why you look uneasy, man?
I know why he's uneasy.
You're worried about that little puta of yours, aren't you?
Look, I gave you guys your money.
All right? So we're… we're good, okay?
So we don't have to worry. We can just…
- Shit, you were followed. - No, you were being watched.
I'm not going to jail.
I got eyes on Valdez. Find the kid.
Julio Valdez!
Surrender now. You're surrounded.
Shit.
Hey, stop right there. Julio, put it down.
Put the knife down.
Come on, Benton, Jesus.
Sorry, buddy. We gotta sell it.
Put the knife on the table.
Get on the ground. Put your hands on your head. Now!
Move it!
Hands up, buddy.
All right, Julio Valdez. You are under arrest for multiple active warrants.
Let's get him up!
You have the right to remain silent.
- Get off me. - This is some bullshit.
Get off—
Stop! Spread your legs!
You keep your mouth shut.
I'll be looking for you.
Just get him in the car.
Nothing to lose, Pope!
Pope!
No!
No, Pope!
Come out now! I'll let you live.
No tomorrow. Pope!
…the Blue Crown, often referred to in antiquity
as the Taj e-Millah,
was more than a symbol of the Persian monarchy.
Forged during the Elamite empire,
it was believed to be the physical manifestation of…
…or kingly glory, a divine force that validated the king's right to rule,
giving him dominion over man and beast.
In the 6th Century BCE, King Cyrus commissioned the fortune of the…
which codified the balance of powers…
I hitchhike all the way here, and that's all the welcome that I get?
You miss me?
Pope?
I'm back now.
Hey, Shoupe. I, um, just wanted to say thanks for believing in me and our plan.
It really does feel good to be on the right side of the law.
Yeah, yeah. Well, you did the right thing, almost.
- Yeah, yeah. What? - You forgetting something?
Uh… Oh, yeah. Thank you.
No, smart-ass.
You never did tell me why you were giving 70 grand
to this guy at the fish docks.
- Hmm. - Hmm.
My, uh, counselor said to plead the sixth.
- Fifth. - Fifth.
Yeah.
You're not as slick as you think you are.
Y'all stay out of trouble.
- Yes, sir. Thank you. - Good to see you.
- Mm-hmm. - Thank you, Shoupe.
Best wife ever.
- Get in the car. - What?
That was a great idea.
Hell yeah, it was.
I can't believe that shit worked.
Honestly, same.
I was at rock bottom.
I was in this pit.
I could just keep feeling myself going deeper and deeper, and…
I don't know. I just kept sliding.
And then I started smoking more than normal.
It just kind of became a way to feel better.
Just forget about all the bullshit.
I'm sure you think it's weak.
I know it's weak.
You saved me, Pope.
How could I think you're weak?
Look, it's time to be strong now.
I really missed you.
I really missed you too.
Oh my God.
- Is that…? - You're back?
- What? - What the hell?
Live and in the flesh.
- Hey! - Aw!
- The gang's all here. - Okay.
How cool is this?
It's hug time.
- Turn your frown upside down. - Okay.
Why are we group hugging? I just saw you guys.
- Hi. You know… - Come on.
So I pull out one of the books, and the bookcase opens up.
It was like in a movie.
- Then we go down this hidden staircase. - Behind the bookshelf.
Huh?
Mike's Special. For you.
- Mike! - You're welcome.
- Enjoy. - All right. Keep going.
So then Demp shows up and starts telling us about this artifact
that's related to the Blue Crown.
Check this out.
I think we figured out why Groff's on the island.
I think he's looking for this thing. It's called a scytale.
It has coded writing on it, on the ribbon.
It was at Blackstone, but then it was bought by Denmark Tanny.
What did Denmark want with it?
- His wife. - His wife.
So the legend is that if you have the scytale
and the crown, then it can
bring back the dead.
- What? - Not… No, nothing.
It's just a legend, guys. I don't…
I'm not some wacko, okay? The point is, it's worth frickin' bank.
And I'm pretty sure this is what Finch is looking for.
I know that's what he's looking for.
- What? - How?
His boys came to look for me in Nassau. They was looking for this exact thing.
It didn't make sense at the time,
but Stubby used to do runs for the Corsairs.
And he told me Mr. Finch has a dead daughter.
That's what this is all about.
Finch wants the scytale so that he can bring his dead daughter back to life?
Mm-hmm.
Probably why Groff is looking for it.
So he can sell it to Finch.
What if we beat Groff to it?
We bring it to Finch. Groff's gonna follow us. Get Groff arrested.
It's a two for one. We get paid. Groff goes to jail.
Wipe our hands clean. That, Kie…
That's revenge.
I know.
Okay. So what do we do?
Okay, so we know he's here for it.
- We know Denmark Tanny bought it. - Right.
The other things that we have found from Denmark Tanny have been at Tannyhill.
Do we think it could be at Tannyhill?
- I don't think it's at Tannyhill. - What do you mean?
Where would it be if it's not at Tannyhill?
I think I have seen this before at the castle.
The one that my mom's family owns.
That's where she brought all her stuff after the divorce with my dad.
And I think I remember seeing it before she took off.
And it very well could still be
with all her things.
So where did you see this scytale thing?
I think I was around 4 because it was around the time
Mom moved into the castle after the split.
And there was all this contested stuff from the divorce.
Right.
And one day, Rafe and I were playing in the attic.
And we stumbled across this old, old chest.
And I remember my mother burst into the attic.
And she kept saying, like, "Not to be touched. It's sacred… Blah, blah, blah."
And she banned Rafe and I from the attic, and then she split soon after that.
And she left everything, and I don't think anyone's touched the house since.
Why do you think she left?
Truthfully, I think she knew that she was not… ready to be a mom.
I think she knew she couldn't do it.
Hey…
You're going to be a great mom.
I think so too.
Oh shit.
What?
Uh, Julio's friends.
Are you sure it's not a coincidence?
Shit.
Yeah, definitely not a coincidence.
- Careful. Okay. Stop. Now, now. - Okay. I'm going for it.
Go, go, go!
- Okay. - Oh my God!
Come on, baby!
No. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. The bridge.
Uh, we've got to pull over. We've gotta pull over.
- Hey, what are you doing? - We gotta go.
Stop!
Shit!
- Go, keep going! - Oh!
We gotta get across the bridge.
- Here. Help me. - Come on. I've got you.
Hey!
Babe, run!
- Where you gonna go now? - It's moving.
- Hurry! Let's go! - Hurry!
- Oh shit! Go, go, go! - Keep going. Get on.
Come on, Sarah!
- You ain't gonna make that! - Shit!
- We've got to jump. - Where you think you're going?
Go!
Shit.
Dammit.
- Okay, let's go. - Come on, let's go.
It's only a matter of time we gonna find you.
- Let's go. - Come on, this way.
You're making it worse for yourselves.
Don't worry about it. I know where they're going anyhow.
Sarah saw this at the castle. She said you saw it too.
Yeah, I think maybe I saw this piece at the castle, like, 15 years ago.
So what? I don't know anything more about it than she does.
I'm just the messenger, Rafe. There's a lot going on, you know.
Uh, yeah, I know.
So what is this rod thing supposed to be?
It's an artifact with a coded message.
It's connected to the crown and its… powers.
What, like, "slay your enemies"?
More like "reverse death."
Oh.
You guys believe that?
No.
You want to believe it though. I can see you do.
I'm not crazy, Rafe.
Yeah, I know.
I was the same way after my dad died. I thought I was losing my mind.
I don't know, I…
I kept seeing him in crowds.
I thought I would hear him talking upstairs at the house.
Every time my phone rang, I thought it might be him.
I just…
Yeah…
Do you still think that?
That it could be him when the phone rings?
Nah, it went away after a while.
I don't really want it to go away.
I kind of like thinking it might be JJ.
This is it. This is my mom's old house.
Come on.
This window. Let's try it. We need…
Wait.
Step back, Sarah.
- Yeah, I've got you. - Thanks.
You see anyone?
- No. No, I think we're good. - Yeah.
And you're sure nobody's lived here since you guys did?
I don't think so.
Whoa.
Well, your family really likes to stay consistent with the interior decorating,
with death and moldy wood.
Listen, Sarah, I'm really sorry. I thought maybe the biscuit plan would work.
And maybe Shoupe arresting Julio would help us.
And it's a dumpster fire.
And I'm trying to not spiral on it, but it's a disaster.
- And I'm sorry. - Stop.
- I thought it was gonna work. - John B.
Do you want to know what a disaster is?
That's a disaster. My dad's dead.
My mom, I haven't talked to in I don't know how many years.
Rafe tried to kill me,
and Wheezie's being held hostage by the stepmother from hell.
That's a dumpster fire. Okay?
You just promise me, no matter what happens, we don't end up like that.
Okay.
What?
Come here.
I, John Booker Routledge…
Stop.
I solemnly swear to do the wrong thing before I do the right thing…
…to never think before I act,
to be a little disorganized and messy and
almost always late.
But I promise…
I'm gonna love you forever.
You may kiss your bride.
Where did you say that that scytale thing was?
God.
- Okay, careful. - Sorry, sorry.
This thing works?
Oh, good idea.
There's nothing here but a bunch of junk.
- What are we looking for again? - It's a long wood box. Pretty. Skinny.
You said long skinny box?
Mm-hmm.
Sarah, it's here.
No, that is not pretty.
Remember long, skinny, and pretty.
If I were a small, skinny, pretty box, where would I be?
Wait, look. It's their divorce judgment.
"Ellie Cameron, 900 Piety Street, New Orleans, Louisiana."
- Piety… New Orleans? - Yeah.
Interesting.
- Why would she go to New Orleans? - Beats me.
Bet you that's where they went.
Gotta be. There's nothing else in this part of the island.
Oh my God. John B.
This is it.
It's exactly like I remember it.
- Let's open this thing up. - Yeah.
Wow.
Okay. Don't spiral, don't spiral, don't spiral. Wow. Okay.
It's all right. It's fine.
It's just another treasure item that we lost.
It's because there was the 400 million in gold, then it was the cross,
and then it was what?
The Blue Crown with—
Door.
We're home!
- Oh my God. Go, go, go! - Let's get out of here.
We know you're in here.
- Oh, shit. Go back up. Go, go, go. - No?
Come out, come out, wherever you are.
- What do we do? - Help me get this closed.
They're coming.
I got you, shit-weasels.
- I think there's another way out. - Yeah.
Someone's up there.
Hello.
Come on out.
Sarah?
Shh!
Come on down, boy. I just want to talk to you.
- Goddammit. - No! Open it!
Sarah.
Come on down! We'll have a little talk.
Where's the scytale? Ah!
He's right there. Just shoot!
Sarah!