Good morning!
Think you could turn that off?
Sorry.
Wow.
- You're great.
Is it weird that I think
you look more like yourself when your hair is dyed
- in that unnatural color? - Well,
I'm actually starting to feel more like myself.
For the first time since moving.
- Did you meet up with Scot with one T? - No.
But I decided to make some changes.
Since when do you cook?
Since today. I got an amazing night's sleep.
I woke up at, like, five raring to go,
and this is the result.
- Smells delicious. - Have a seat.
Oh, bacon me, please.
Does this mean
you picked a drawing for the application?
That's fantastic. I can take it to the post office tomorrow.
- I got it, Mom.
Well, I really don't mind.
I need to get it there by Tuesday
and this kind of organizational stuff isn't really your thing.
Oh. I... didn't realize that.
Dad took care of these things
'cause you were always busy with your art
and fixing up houses.
That's what you're great at.
You don't have to try and do everything. It's cool.
Right, sure. Okay.
Bye, Mom.
What was that?
What was what?
Your attitude towards Mom?
What attitude? I was just being honest.
So, instead of being passive aggressive like always,
you woke up this morning and thought,
"I'm just going to be straight up aggressive"?
I'm not being aggressive.
You're not being normal.
Hey! No fighting in front of the bacon.
All right, tell me what's going on.
You really want to know?
That's why I asked.
It's simple. I took out my fear.
What do you mean you took it out?
The fear monster.
I went back inside my head and finished it off.
And then I buried it.
What?
Are you kidding? You...
You have no idea what kind of damage that could do.
If you haven't noticed, I'm completely fine.
Better than fine, in fact.
It feels like a huge thousand-pound rock
- has been lifted off my chest. - Love the hair, Kinsey.
Yeah, it looks like Easter came early.
Thanks, girl!
This isn't a game.
Dad used the keys.
Yeah.
And how'd that work out for him?
He ran away from here and never came back.
We don't know if that had anything to do with the keys.
I doubt he would've done anything as stupid
as take an entire emotion out of his head.
I finally feel good for the first time since he died.
If you wanna hold that against me, fine,
but you're not gonna kill my buzz.
Damn. This is next level, Kinsey.
Yeah, you did this yourself?
Normally I'd worry it wasn't good enough to show anyone,
but this time I thought screw it!
- Yeah, that's definitely good enough. - It's awesome.
Hey, so does that mean you're back in the movie?
If you guys'll have me.
- Hey.
Look, I'm sorry for standing you up.
It was shitty of me.
Ah, it's... not as shitty as the band.
Ears are still ringing.
I should've let you know one way or another.
Yeah.
Let me make it up to you.
Look, Kinsey, I...
I just want you to know that I'm... I'm not gonna be...
sulking and weird about you or this, okay?
I'm completely and a hundred percent fine
with just being friends if that's what you want.
It's not what I want.
I like you and I think we should hang out.
Right, then yeah. Let's...
- Let's definitely do that then. - Great.
Why don't you come over after school?
To Key House?
- To the most haunted place in Matheson?
Don't tell me Scot Cavendish is scared.
Yes. I mean, no. Of course not.
Elated.
Cool. See ya later then.
As you wish.
Hey, something seemed a little different about her, right?
Yeah, she definitely looked brighter.
- Well, her hair certainly did.
Hope I'm not keeping you from your work.
Oh, not at all.
Though if you ask Kinsey, that's...
apparently all I'm doing right these days.
I'm sure she doesn't actually think that.
I wanted to ask
if you could help me with something.
I'd like to get in touch with some of Rendell's old friends,
try to learn a little more about him.
These two, Erin...
- and Mark.
Erin still lives around here,
but I doubt she'd be much help.
She's in a psychiatric hospital.
Why?
She had an accident a while back.
She hasn't spoken in 20 years.
Like a... stroke?
- That's awful.
I'm so sorry.
And Mark?
He died in a house fire
a few months back.
I'm kinda the only one left.
Oh...
I'm an idiot. I'm sorry for bringing all this up.
Don't worry, you didn't know.
Honestly...
it's weirdly therapeutic being back here.
I can't tell you how much time we all spent in this house.
- Really? - Yeah.
Rendell's parents were never around,
so it was kind of an adult-free zone.
We were almost always down in the ping-pong room.
The what?
The room in the basement.
Have you not been down there yet?
There's a room back there?
Somebody must have boarded it up.
Oh!
Get after it, girl. Ooh!
Oh, wow.
I feel like I just stepped back in time.
No shit.
Looking for something?
Nothing in particular.
This is a strange question, but...
you ever remember Rendell drawing the omega symbol?
Like from the Greek alphabet?
No, I don't ever remember him doing that. Why?
Hmm.
I'm sure it's nothing.
Mm. This is a cool piece.
I think it's late 1800s.
Don't suppose you know where the key is.
Afraid not.
That was Rendell's chair.
He always liked to be in the middle of everything.
I wish I'd known him back then.
Miss Erin, I have a surprise for you.
You have a visitor.
This is a special day for her, Chastity.
She doesn't get many visitors.
Have fun with your friend, okay?
Hi, Vossie.
It's been a while.
Don't you have anything you wanna say to me?
The hell happened to you?
Well...
you wouldn't believe the bad luck I've had.
- First, your old boyfriend Rendell.
You know, he's dead, right?
Oops.
Not my fault, by the way.
Then your old pal Mark went up in smoke.
Also not my fault.
And now you...
you're really not making this very easy, are you?
It's all right.
New plan.
Just have to figure out a way to get in here.
I'll be back soon, Vossie.
Hey, Tyler.
Can I help you?
Sorry, I was...
- looking for Jackie. - Oh,
well, I'll try not to be too offended.
No, Jackie's at choir practice, she asked me to fill in.
Listen, how's that hand of yours healing?
It's fine.
That was a pretty good right hand.
You box?
No.
Walk with me.
You know, my dad...
he was a boxer in the Navy.
Taught me when I was old enough.
Are you good?
Ooh! Yeah.
Well, I thought I was good.
I practiced, I trained, and...
worked out on the speed bag.
I was gonna be the next light heavyweight champion of the world
There was this gym where one of the guys who worked out there
was ranked 15th in the world, right?
And he was looking for sparring partners,
so I signed up.
A couple of weeks later,
I get in the ring with him, right?
And we are shuffling around, right,
and he's throwing jabs,
and I'm dodging.
Yeah, can't touch this.
And I'm thinking to myself, "This is easy,
let me see what I can do here."
So I'd been working on this sneaky combo, right?
So I fired that baby off.
Oh, yes! Yes!
Except everything misses.
And all of a sudden, pow!
I'm on the canvas.
And as I was laying there,
that's when I decided that what I really wanted to do
was be an English teacher.
- That makes total sense. - Yeah.
So, where are your shadows today?
Brinker and Javi?
Flying solo.
- Thought I'd try something new. - Ah.
That's exactly my point, Tyler.
New can be very good.
Afternoon, soldier.
Afternoon.
How'd those traps work out for you? You catch the enemy?
Negative.
That's too bad.
Hey, Rufus?
Has your mom ever mentioned
anybody named Lucas?
- Sure. Yeah.
Really?
Who is he?
He was her first love.
Oh. Where is he now?
He... He died.
Oh.
She still gets sad about him sometimes.
What do you know about the well house?
My mom won't let me go near there.
Bad stuff happened here.
The British used Key House as a base
during the Revolutionary War
and they would hang defectors in the well house.
"Key House is one of the oldest remaining structures in Matheson.
Used as an intelligence base in World War II."
Bode.
You can't protect them.
Hey.
When do you wanna meet up?
For... what?
To get sponsors for the 5K?
Mr. Ridgeway said you wanted to volunteer.
Uh...
- If you don't want to, it's fine. - No, I do. Uh...
I was just thinking that
we could hit up some downtown businesses later before they close.
I think that's a great idea.
Way to go, Tyler.
You just saved the 5K.
I will see you at the car, Jackie.
Uh... Sorry.
If she doesn't have
her afternoon sugar-free Red Bull, she gets cranky.
Here.
Put your number in my phone.
Cool case.
Thanks. I'm a total anglophile.
I'll see you after school.
Yeah.
Mr. Ridgeway?
Oh, Tyler. Good, I need your help.
I want you to hold this chair
while I water my streptocarpus.
I just talked to Jackie, and apparently, I've, uh...
signed up to volunteer for the 5K.
Well... you did say
you wanted to try something new, right?
Yeah, but...
High school is the perfect time
to try on a bunch of different hats.
You get to decide who you are,
- who you surround yourself with.
Feels like people pretty much made their minds up about me.
New kid, dead dad, weird house.
Yeah, well...
Look...
I know firsthand that grief never gets any smaller,
so you have to make yourself bigger around it.
The best way to do that is to open up.
Let people in.
I don't even know where to start.
Mm... Now when I met my wife, Callie,
I thought we were as opposite as you could be.
And then I learned that she had a thing for gardening.
Fiddle figs were her favorite.
Ficus lyrata.
And once we could talk about that...
then we could talk about anything.
- You play Cupid with all your students? - Nah,
just have a soft spot for the underdog.
Take that!
She keeps it in her sock drawer.
Don't say anything.
Understood?
What's in it for me?
What the...
It's to stop the well lady from coming in.
Did she come back?
No, not exactly.
But you won't believe me until you see her yourself.
Okay, so...
Kinsey took her fear out of her head.
Whoa.
And I was thinking
if she can take something out...
Whoa,
it's the front door of our house in Seattle.
maybe I can put something in.
Hold on.
Let me see the book.
There's the well house.
Proceed.
- [INSTRUMENTALS INTENSIFY, THEN SOFTEN]
Was something supposed to happen?
Ask me something about Matheson.
When was Matheson founded?
Matheson was settled in 1639, incorporated in 1658,
and officially became a township in 1741.
- Was that right? - I don't know. You took the book.
Do we have anything on England?
It's hard to believe you pulled that out of the trash
just a couple of days ago.
Hey...
it wasn't in the trash, it was next to the trash.
Whatever you say.
It's beautiful.
In recovery, they advise against trading one addiction
for another, but...
I think they'd make an exception for home improvement.
Brought you a little something.
Perfect.
I love it.
One year, Nina.
- That's a big deal.
Thank you.
Different places, different faces.
You know, uh...
you helped me, too.
When I left home, all I wanted was different places, different faces.
I found the best one.
Okay, so next on the list is Harbor Cafe,
but it's all the way across town.
It's too bad there's no public transportation here.
Ah, yes. For the thriving metropolis that is Matheson.
Did you know that, um...
London is home to the oldest section
of underground railway in the world?
- It opened in 1863.
- I did not know that.
Have you been to London?
I went once as a kid and I've always wanted to go back.
Did you also know that York
was the first English city to be settled by Vikings
in the year 866 A.D.?
- Are you into Vikings?
Uh... You said you were an anglophile...
- Um... - Oh. Yes, I did.
Yeah, yeah, um... honestly though,
the reason I say that is because I'm such a huge Jane Austen fan.
Pride and Prejudice, right?
- Yeah, uh...
That's everyone's favorite.
And don't get me wrong, I love me some Mr. Darcy,
but my favorite's actually her last novel, Sanditon.
Have you read it?
- Can't say I have. - Well,
she got sick before she could complete it and then after she died,
other writers tried to mimic her writing and finish it,
but there is no mimicking Jane Austen,
and I'm so fascinated by the whole story.
Never... never met anyone else who's read it, so...
I'll have to check it out.
It's probably not your thing.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Allow me.
- Very gentlemanly. - I'm English.
- I've always wanted to see this place.
Have you been out to the cliffs?
Yeah, my brother and I went out there when we first got here.
So you've seen the sea caves
where them three kids drowned back in the day.
Kids drowned down there?
- Oh. Yeah. - How is it you know all this?
- You're not even from Matheson. - Well...
I went down a little bit
of a local lore rabbit hole
doing research for The Splattering. You'd be surprised
what people tell you for a free scoop of salted caramel.
Trust me.
Come on.
Whoa.
So is your family around?
Nah. Tyler's out and Bode's with my mom at the hardware store,
which is basically like her second home.
Guess we have the whole place to ourselves.
So, what should we do?
- How about a tour? - Brilliant. Yes.
This is the drawing room, and just past it is the winter study.
I see.
And could you point me in the direction
of the autumnal study?
How about I point you in the direction of my room?
- Are you coming or not? - Yeah, definitely.
Hadouken!
Sorry, it's stupid.
So, I, um...
I'm always... I'm always fascinated by how many... how many things
you ladies have.
- Definitely. - Yeah, like,
what's, uh... what's this, for instance?
That's an eraser.
Knew that.
Come sit down.
I want to show you something.
Yeah?
What's that?
But if I show this to you,
- you can't tell anybody
and you have to promise not to freak out.
Okay.
- Okay, whoa,
what's going on here? Uh...
And who might you be?
- It's me, Kinsey. - No,
see...
I'm hallucinating, right? I must be hallucin...
You... You're not real. I must be hallucinating
because that would mean...
Am I dead?
- Wait, am I dead? Am I... - Scot! Scot, Scot. Trust me.
Steady on, mate.
[SCOT, ECHOING] How is this even possible?
We're inside my head.
I know, I know a mall is lame, but...
Yes, so, how exactly
are we... are we inside your head?
Key House is full of these keys that let you do magical stuff.
This one lets you go into people's heads.
Right, so what you're saying is...
I am dead.
What I'm saying...
is the magic is real.
For us.
I figured you of all people would appreciate it.
You're taking the piss.
- Where have you taken me? - I know it sounds crazy.
Crazy? No, this is beyond crazy, okay?
This is absolutely bloody barmy. This is completely mental.
Wow.
You get a lot more English under stress.
Come on. This way.
What...
These are all filled with my memories.
Course they are. Why a candy shop?
My dad had a sweet tooth.
It kind of brushed off on me.
- This was my favorite birthday.
I didn't have a lot of friends,
so my dad planned this whole day at the aquarium just for us.
I was eight.
Can I see?
Knock, knock. Who's there?
Fish.
Fish who?
Gesundheit.
- He was a bit of a comedian. - He certainly thought so.
Hey.
They even have live sharks over there.
Pretty creepy, huh?
Wow.
Scot, are you okay?
I knew it.
I freakin' knew it.
I always knew. I knew magic existed.
This universe is way too complex
and random for it not to exist, you know?
- Totally.
I mean... Ah!
Are you okay?
I always thought it was just me and my dad that day.
How come?
I don't know.
I mean, she isn't really the traditional parent type.
Not like my dad was.
She's always been there.
I can't believe I blocked her out of that memory.
Whoa, hey, hey... Hey, hey.
Don't be so hard on yourself, all right?
Our brains are... they're imperfect machines.
They do all kinds of crazy stuff all the time.
I mean, Kinsey, look at this place.
This is mental.
All right?
- Hey. - And here I was thinking
I was the only loser at the library
- on a Saturday.
Whatcha got there?
Research.
Cool.
For what?
I know you said it probably wasn't my thing, but...
I didn't mean for it to come off that way, I just...
I felt like a complete asshole the whole ride home.
Some people consider this stuff chick lit
and I hate that term, it's so sexist.
Almost as sexist as thinking a guy couldn't possibly enjoy the work
of a feminist romance novelist?
I didn't realize you were so funny.
You didn't pick up on that when I was boring you to death
- with facts about the UK?
I was just about to go and grab some clam chowder at Phil's.
Wanna come?
Absolutely not.
Bill's is so much better.
- They're different? - Very different.
It's the best chowder in the country.
Clearly you've never been to Seattle
because Duke's is the best in the world.
You do not know what you're talking about.
Well, prove me wrong then.
Prepare to have your world shaken, Locke.
I brought a peace offering.
Oyster crackers.
Are they from Phil's?
Phil's is trash. Don't let anyone tell you different.
These are from Bill's, which is the best.
- Better than Duke's?
No, but... don't tell Jackie that.
Oh... So, you were there with Jackie.
Relax.
It's just chowder.
Mm-hmm. That's how it starts.
Next thing you know,
- it's a lobster roll.
I'm happy for you.
You know, for the record,
I like the new hair.
Or, the new version of the old hair? Whatever it is.
- And taking that thing
out of your head made you feel so much better.
- Guess it can't be too terrible. - Really?
What about the "keys aren't toys" and all that?
Guess I should tell you,
I...
- used the Head Key yesterday. - Really?
I mean, it didn't really have the desired effect,
but the upside is I now know a ton about Big Ben.
- Why would you wanna know a shi...
Bode?
- Is that you?
What's going on?
- It's her. - What?
The Well Lady! She's back!
Where'd you get that?
The yard. To defend myself.
What?
What does she want?
The keys.
- Shit.
Oh, my God.
Mom's downstairs!
You thought you could stop me? With Dubble Bubble and a tree branch?
Give me what I want.
- Never! - Fine.
No!
- Tyler! Help me!
Mom?
Watch out! Stand back!
What happened?
I don't know.
Well, did you see anybody?
What do you mean? Why would I see anybody?
Where's Bode?
Bode?
Give me the Head Key.
Why do you want it so bad?
I need it to find something.
Bode!
So why haven't you just taken it from me?
I'm done playing games!
Give me the key.
Bode!
You can't take it from me, can you?
You need me to give it to you!
You think you're so clever.
Well, I can be clever, too.
Stay tuned...
Bode.
Bode!
Are you okay?
Yeah.
Okay.
Let's go inside.
I just don't understand.
Maybe...
there was a gas leak or...
I left the stove on.
I just don't remember even using it.
It wasn't your fault.
I wish your father was here.
Mom?
I was wrong.
About what I said yesterday.
You were always there for me.
I'm sorry.
It's fine, honey.
Don't worry.
How did you get in here?
Really, Sam?
You wanna talk about the mechanics of how I get around,
or do you wanna talk about how I'm gonna get you out?
I've been waiting.
You're here because of your own mistakes.
But I'm back,
like I promised.
I always keep my promises, Sam.
The question is, can you?
- I'll do anything you want. - Okay.
Because you can't stray from the path this time.
If we're gonna be a family,
I need to know that I can trust you.
Can I trust you, Sam?
Always.
Good.
Because I'm gonna give you a chance
to prove yourself.