Previously on Yellowjackets...
We're flying.
We won't be hungry much longer.
We should gather its blessings.
Wow, these are getting pretty good.
So, that's... seven miles in each direction?
Your brother's alive.
I know you think that he's dead.
It's been two months.
Hanging on a branch.
How did you know about this?
Answer me.
I don't know.
How hard are you pushing?
Some of you guys just love living off the grid.
Bitch.
It is an honor to meet you, Misty Quigley.
You too, Walter Tattersall.
I'm Callie.
Jay.
Shauna was having an affair.
You got bad intel.
Go into that anger.
Things are tense
with Simone's family right now.
Remember what I told you about my, uh, problem?
It's getting worse.
Taissa...
Taissa.
Come back. I'm right here.
I'm right here.
You found another one. Look.
Look.
Something in you knows that these trees are here.
I don't know anything about this.
Oh, let me sleep. I know, I know, but Tai,
listen... listen to me.
If we just talked to Lottie...
No. she-she could tap into...
No. No way. the part of you that...
No, I told you no!
It's none of her fucking business.
I'm going back to bed.
- Busy? - Yeah,
busy cashing my checks.
Some of you guys just love
living off the grid.
What?
Oh, God.
What?
Uh...
So, the tow company, they just found our van
on the side of the road?
Uh, yeah.
How lucky are we, right?
Lucky.
Sure.
Good morning, sweetie.
I'm hanging with Ilana tonight. Bye.
Good to know.
I'm going to Kohl's.
They're having a sale, um...
You like the odor-resistant
crew socks, right?
They know about the affair.
Who? The cops.
The cops know about the affair.
What?
Mm, I overheard them talking about it at the gym.
How would they know?
You did spend a lot of time with him.
Like you said, public places.
Small town, Shauna.
You're right.
I should've just run around in a ski mask.
Also in public.
Blackmailing people.
Where you going dressed like that?
The bank. Why are you here?
I need those keys.
I was gonna go help Lisa
run the Farmer's Market booth.
She normally does that with Todd.
You don't strike me as someone with...
enthusiastic honey-selling skills.
Actually, I thought it'd be a good time for us to bond,
also since she forgave me for...
stabbing her in the face.
All right. Yeah.
But, uh... Let her drive.
She never gets to and...
she needs the practice.
You have reached
Senator Taissa Turner. Leave a message after the beep.
I'm getting really worried that you're not calling me back.
Either of you.
Don't make me come looking for you.
If Taissa and Shauna have both
been kidnapped, I am going to be very, very annoyed.
I'm sure they're just busy.
They're all lucky to have you.
It's pretty rare to have a friend
who's relentlessly got your back.
Thank you.
Here.
I've got a good distraction for you
as you wait for your friends' imminent replies.
You can choose the music for the rest of the trip.
And I won't complain at all.
Well...
It all makes sense now. What?
Why you sought me out.
Why you're helping me.
You certainly did your homework.
What are you talking about?
You can drop the whole thing now, okay?
You're one of those Yellowjackets obsessives.
And I'm honored that I seem to be your favorite Yellowjacket,
but I am not gonna tell you anything
about what happened out there.
So, you can just...
drop me off at the next town.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, that's not what's happening.
It's like I told you...
I-I sought you out from Citizen Detective
because I wanted to work with the brilliant
investigative mind that is Agent AfricanGrey.
And because you dropped a Sweeney Todd reference
in one of your posts.
Look, I-I don't care... Uh, no offense,
because I'm sure it was a significant trauma, but...
I don't care that you're a Yellowjacket.
That was like 30 years ago.
Twenty-five.
And it's the least
interesting thing about you.
So, you just...
happen to love musicals?
And it has nothing to do with me?
Yep.
Well...
I don't really care about musicals,
or what we listen to. Oh.
Well, so then you won't be bothered if I put on...
Oh, let's tell the story of Cinderella,
except every character's a train? Ugh.
Enough already.
Thank God, because I am tired of starling soup.
So who's the thief?
Someone stole some bear meat from the shed.
I guess they think they deserve more
than the rest of us, which...
at this point, is pretty fucked.
If anybody, I'm the one who should be taking some more,
except I'm not because I'm not the fucking worst.
So which one of you is?
Okay. Right. Whatever.
It was probably him.
He thinks he's so much better than us.
I didn't take the fucking meat.
Okay? In case you forgot,
not exactly nimble in the snow.
But you know what?
If it had been me, what exactly would you do about it?
Would you eat me?
Let's all chill, you guys.
There's just no way that Coach would ever...
This is all because of you, you know.
Excuse me? Why we don't have any meat.
Lottie tries to bless you for the hunt,
but half the time you're MIA. Or when you do show up,
it's like you're practically holding your nose.
Are you joking?
You actually think that's why we can't find any game?
Because of me?
I'm the only one that's even trying.
Me and Travis. While the rest of you guys
are just fucking sitting on your asses.
If there isn't any game,
then how did Lottie get the birds?
Um, Lottie didn't get the birds.
They flew into the cabin.
Because she told them to.
It did happen when the blood dripped on
the symbol that she made.
We're still not really sure that's why.
Yeah, you see, that's what we call a coincidence.
Okay? Those birds were just...
like, confused, or...
they had a disease, or something.
No, if they were diseased,
then we would've gotten sick from eating them.
What about the bear?
I don't think anyone who saw that
could call it a coincidence.
Exactly. It all goes to show
the only food we've had in months
is thanks to Lottie.
Then we should have a contest.
Yeah? One-on-one.
We both go out, just her and me,
and then at the end of the day, we see
who makes it back here with more food.
Come on, Nat, that's not fair.
Lottie isn't a hunter.
According to them, she's better than a hunter.
Surprised you wanted to do this with me.
I needed a break from the compound.
Plus, I figured I owe you for...
It-It's fine. It's fine. It-It feels better.
So Lottie only lets you guys leave the compound
once a week for the market and that's it?
No, we're allowed to leave whenever we want,
for as many days as we want,
it's just Charlotte needs me to lead a lot of the workshops
back at the compound, so I'm always busy.
Don't you think it's weird to even have a rule
that you get to leave whenever you want
for as many days as you want?
Almost like she wants to give the illusion of freedom
so that you'll always come back?
Okay, that is a reach.
It's... It's not a rule, it's just something
that she says in her welcome speech.
There are no rules at the compound, really.
Are you kidding?
Only what to wear, what to say,
what meetings to attend...
We do all of that because we want to.
So, everyone's favorite color just happens to be...
Purple, yeah. purple?
Some people at the compound
come from a lot of money, others don't.
Charlotte wanted everyone to be equal there.
She didn't ask you to give up anything?
Only the bad parts.
The unhelpful parts. What does that mean?
Look, you don't take this seriously, I get it.
I didn't either at first.
So...
what changed?
Me.
It's weird
Dr. Graham didn't tell me
he was taking a sabbatical.
I think it was a last-minute thing.
But I promise I'm up to date on your file.
Okay.
But I am curious,
you've been seeing Dr. Graham
at a fixed time every six months
for the past ten years
and it says here you're not due
for another five weeks. What's up?
I was hoping he would up my meds.
Can you do that?
I certainly have the power to,
but why do you want to up your meds?
Uh, well, you read about...
what happened back when I was a kid, I assume?
I started having...
visions again.
For the first time in...
in decades.
And it keeps happening.
And it needs to stop.
They need to stop.
The last time, it was, um...
became something different.
Can't happen again.
You know, I've worked really hard.
And I've built something that's...
it's helping people.
It's helping me.
Can't go back.
Before we talk about your dosage,
I would urge you to reframe the way you're thinking
about these visions.
The stress of constantly pushing them away
could potentially cause more to surface, so...
maybe ask yourself...
what do you think they're trying to tell you?
Nothing.
Because they're not real.
Okay, so one-on-one means no assistance of any kind.
If you get a kill, just leave it where it is
and we will come and help you bring it back.
You, yourself, have to be back before sundown,
or you're automatically disqualified.
If you're not back by then,
we'll come out and we'll find you.
Oh, and for weapons...
we only have...
one gun, so, um, maybe you can draw cards...
Lottie doesn't need a gun.
Okay.
Fuck me.
Shauna? Hi!
Oh, hey, Michelle.
How's everything? Good.
Yeah, um...
Oh, I've been meaning to thank you
for having Callie sleep over so much.
I should cut you a check for her room and board.
Sorry, but...
Callie hasn't slept over at our house in weeks.
Hey!
Mom?
Hi.
Come on, get in.
Thought we could go somewhere and, uh...
have some fun.
Where?
I don't know yet. That's what's fun.
In small towns, everyone knows who and where the weirdos are.
Wait, you can't just ask the waitress where the cult is.
Yes, I can. What if she's one of them
and gives us false information?
Oh, what if she...
Is there anything else I can get for you?
No, thank you.
Okay...
What is your... deal?
Elaborate?
Um, well, I mean, how can you just be here?
Do you not... have a job?
Oh, no.
I haven't had a job in years.
I'm a millionaire.
A multi-millionaire, technically.
No, you're not.
Remember that scaffolding company that got sued
a few years back when their beams came loose
and caused a torrent of bricks to hit
that poor guy who was walking under it?
Well, he had to have a metal plate put in his head,
ad settled in court for six million dollars.
Yeah, the whole thing's on YouTube.
Even the experts don't know how I survived.
Do you want to see? Excuse me.
Do you know about the cult with the purple people?
What did you... We are wasting time.
Yes, they're awful tippers.
Well, would you happen to know
where we might find them?
Uh, they sell their honey
at the Farmer's Market every Tuesday.
Today is Tuesday.
Yeah, I know.
Come on with that luck.
Where you headed?
Um... Going west?
Do you want a ride?
Uh, I... No, I-I can...
Hey. Full disclosure, I voted for you.
Oh. Thank you.
I-I don't normally hitchhike and...
look like this.
Ah, it's all right.
Kind of makes me like you more.
If state senators can have a bad day,
so can all of us, huh?
Where were you when I was coming up with campaign slogans?
Come on in.
Huh.
Uh, uh...
No, I just...
How much do you want for it?
There's that dripping again.
Did no one hear that?
I'm gonna find out where it's coming from.
Help me look?
I'm kind of busy right now.
News flash, you don't have to take the SAT.
I do.
Because when we get back, I'll still be a junior.
Okay, fine.
But can you please just look with me?
Fine.
Guess I'll check the pantry.
Hey.
Hey, how long have you been in here, mister?
I'm not gonna hurt you, it's okay.
Come on...
That's it.
There you go.
Hi.
Hi. Hello.
You finding anything?
No. Nothing.
Hi.
Holy fucking shit.
Mm.
This is a shitty Farmer's Market.
No, this is, uh, my mom's house.
I want to see my fish.
His name is The Fourteenth Gilly and he's so cute.
But Todd never lets me make any stops
other than the bank and the market.
So, can you just, like, not tell Charlotte that we came here?
Oh, so there are no rules,
but you're not allowed to see your family?
Uh, no, it's not that we're not allowed,
it's that Charlotte doesn't think it's a good idea.
She says that our anchors are at the compound.
Not out here.
Right.
Oh, honey...
I'm so glad that you're home.
Your room is exactly how you left it.
Uh... I clean the sheets once a week.
I'm not actually here to stay.
Just... came to see The Fourteenth Gilly and...
say hi and...
let you know that I'm doing really great.
That I'm happy.
Right, Natalie?
Great. And happy.
Are you still taking your medication?
No, but I got help to ween myself off of it.
And I feel a lot better.
It's not cloudy in here anymore.
It wasn't cloudy before.
Well, I don't know, maybe it was because...
Don't.
I know that you're depressed, Lisa.
I know that you can't see it,
but I can always tell.
Yes, I am still depressed
because it's kind of a forever thing,
but I'm doing real work.
I'm confronting the feeling and not numbing it.
That's the routine.
Confront, acknowledge,
let it go.
That's not a real routine.
If it works for her, what does it matter?
Do you know what? Do you mind stepping out for a minute
so that I can talk to my daughter alone?
Mom, why are we all the way out here?
And where even is here?
No bars?
Seriously, where are we?
Mom.
What...?
So...
I know that you've been lying about...
sleeping at Ilana's.
Is there anything else you've lied about that I need to know?
Okay...
First of all, Mom, this is like...
so much.
And second, is there anything you've lied about
that I need to know?
Like maybe why you wanted to burn that guy Adam's
driver's license out of existence?
Okay...
And I swear to God, Mom,
if you lie to me again, I am so...
fucking over secrets. Like, I can't.
Did you...
kill that guy?
Did Dad?
Okay, okay, you know what? You're right.
No more secrets.
Yes. I-I killed Adam.
But he was blackmailing my friends.
My... My teammates.
Oh, fuck, no, actually...
That's a lie. Adam, uh, was not the blackmailer.
But at first I thought that he was, so...
Oh, my fucking God.
So, you...
you killed a person?
Like, an innocent person
who did not deserve to die.
I...
Yeah.
I knew that Dad didn't have anything
to do with any of this.
I knew that it was all you.
Actually, you know, your dad is not
so squeaky clean in all this, Callie.
He...
He was the blackmailer.
Okay. Everything about this sucks.
I know. So you're saying that
he's the reason that this entire thing happened
and that you're now a murderer?
No. No, no, no. You...
Um... I mean...
Yes, kind of.
But... he's not a bad person, okay?
He's just a bad criminal.
But why did he think that he could
blackmail the Yellowjackets for money?
Because they did, they...
We did things out there that...
we're really ashamed of.
And...
Sorry, I know...
Maybe one day I can talk to you about it,
but for now, um...
can that just be enough?
Yeah.
Thanks.
Callie...
Cal, you...
You cannot tell anyone about this.
Do you promise you won't tell anybody?
I won't.
I promise.
Okay.
So, I've been making a map
of the trees that you've been leading me to and, um,
this is a map that Coach Scott made,
not with me, but it's pretty accurate, I think.
So I just transferred my map onto it and then I marked
all of the symbol trees.
Like, this is the one right by the gorge,
and this is the one that you found last night.
You see it, don't you?
See what?
Van, this is just, like, a bunch of random points.
You can make any kind of shape from these.
Are you fu...
I don't understand.
I don't understand why you won't see
what's right in front of you.
Look, I understand you're trying to help me.
And I'm grateful, but...
it's possible that this is all just meaningless.
Yeah, it's possible. It's also possible that I am right.
And if I am...
then there should be a tree
with a symbol on it right here.
Will you come and look for it with me?
Oh, look what you found.
Oh, this one.
Took me to a bakery for breakfast
and selected me a bagel from the day-old bin.
You'll be shocked to hear we didn't last.
Oh.
That guy. Eh...
Ben. Yeah.
Do you not have a box like this?
Of sentimental, mostly...
meaningless things that... No.
No, that's the thing, I-I don't.
I-I mean, I have boxes of...
trophies and old soccer cleats, but...
No, I don't have that kind of...
history.
That's exactly what this is.
It's history.
This is my past.
And you, Ben...
mm, you are my future.
I know how to handle you.
I know what you need.
I know what to do when you make another attempt.
I haven't ideated suicide in three months, Mom.
That's huge for me. If you can't see that...
maybe we don't need to have a relationship.
I'll just take Gilly and go.
Just because you're
a cult's responsibility now,
doesn't mean that part of you is gone.
You can't take care of yourself, honey.
Let alone a fish.
He's a fish. That you will kill.
Not by forgetting to feed it,
but by opening your arteries
and leaving it alone to starve.
What the fuck is wrong with you
that you can't let your daughter be happy?
You say you're her mom,
but you only care about you.
You don't even see what you're saying and doing,
how it's affecting her... You're not helping!
I'm sorry I disappointed you.
I love you even when you try to control me.
But I'm okay now!
Bye, Mom.
I'm sorry I snapped at you.
I know you were just trying to help
and I didn't mean to make it into...
whatever that was, but...
Here's your fucking fish.
Hi. Hi.
Is this where the purple people are?
Sunshine Honey?
It's supposed to be, yeah.
Do you know where their place is?
Not super sure, but they're up in some rural area.
Like, next town over.
Off Route 19, somewhere.
Okay, I don't like this at all.
We need to get to Route 19, right now.
Whoa, whoa, it's getting dark.
We don't know what we'd be up against.
We'd be at a disadvantage.
We'd have the element of surprise.
If I'm a cult leader,
I'd like you to think you had the element of surprise.
I had a feeling this could happen.
There's a local B and B nearby.
I say we surprise them in the morning.
Fine.
Guys, I found a fucking moose.
Wait... found but didn't kill?
No, it's dead, it's frozen in the surface of the lake.
I'm gonna need a lot of help to get it out of there.
Here.
Take this.
And everyone dress as warmly as you can.
Hey, I thought the rule was no assistance.
Oh, my God, Mari, this is food.
If we can get this out,
this moose will probably feed us till spring.
Misty, you literally set the fucking rules.
I'll tell Lottie. Go for it.
Tell her I didn't want us to fucking starve.
I hope Lottie's okay.
Of course she is.
Hey, Leonard.
That would look beautiful on you.
Would you like to try it on?
Uh... No, thank you. I'm-I'm just looking.
Here if you need me.
I got that for you.
You look hungry.
Wait.
Don't you think you should say something first?
Uh, I-I didn't think that I'd have to.
Oh, you're shivering.
I think I saw a coat for sale at Abercrombie.
I don't... I don't think I have a credit card.
When did that ever stop you?
I think we need to get you out of here.
But I just got here. I... I don't want to...
I don't want to leave you.
Lottie.
If you don't get warm, you're gonna die.
You have to go.
But I... Go!
Yeah. We're through.
Get the rope back. Come on.
Hold on, hold on.
Pull! Pull harder! Pull!
No! Hey, hey, no, no.
No, we need it! We need it!
It's gone.
It is gone. No, we need it. We need it.
Are you gonna kill that fish or what?
I am so afraid I'm gonna kill this fish.
Do you really think I can keep him alive?
I have no idea.
But fuck what your mom says.
If you want to kill yourself, then kill yourself.
But it doesn't look like you do, today.
So, I think that fish is gonna survive the night.
And the rest...
worry about it tomorrow.
Right?
You know, I was there when you had a gun to your head.
Do you still want to kill yourself?
Not today.
May I take a name for the reservation, please?
Book it under John Lange, please. You never want to...
I wasn't going to use my real name.
And it's just for one room, right?
Probably. No.
No... Yeah, no.
No.
Two rooms, please.
And, um, you can put mine
under the name Lady Mallowan.
Okay.
Seventeen and eighteen.
Thank you. Up the stairs to the right.
Okay. Thank you. Thank you.
Want help with your bag? No, thank you.
I was judgy... I think we're...
Sorry.
You go.
I was judgy today.
I'm sorry.
You know, I mean, I'm really trying, Shauna.
I'm trying to, like...
get over this... affair
and take the high road, it's just...
I'm not... I don't... Maybe I'm not fully...
over it.
And I'm sorry.
No. It's okay.
I'm sorry too, I mean...
obviously.
You go now. Okay.
I know everything is...
a lot right now and there's stuff we don't know and...
there's stuff to be scared of, but I really think
we're gonna be okay.
Our family, I mean.
The-The three of us.
Yeah. I agree.
Yeah.
Uh...
what do you mean?
I told Callie everything.
You know, she'd already kind of been thinking it, but...
I just... confirmed it and, um, she's okay.
I'm sorry?
You what?
Yeah, Jeff, I know but,
you know, she... she was okay.
I think she was worried and obviously a little scared,
but she understood.
It's like we only get one shot at this thing.
You know, like we only have one kid.
And as parents, it's part of our job.
We have to protect her, we have to shield her
from making the same shitty mistakes we made, Shauna.
To throw our fucking bodies in front of her
if that's what we have to do.
And, what, you're telling me you...
you've made her an accomplice.
We are lying to everyone, okay? Everyone we know.
I don't want to do that to our own daughter.
Can I, uh... help cook or something?
Aren't you gonna go to Ilana's tonight?
I...
I haven't been going to Ilana's, I've...
been going to the park with a friend and...
drinking.
But, um...
I'm not gonna do that anymore.
Sorry. O-kay.
So?
Can I chop a thing?
Yes.
Cucumbers. Cu...
Cucumbers. Yeah.
Okay.
Hey.
Be right back, okay?
Oh, my gosh.
Oh, shit.
Is she okay?
Not really, no.
We followed a trail of blood
and found her passed out.
She was right where the hunter's plane used to be.
Are you hurt?
Let's get her jacket off.
I got you. I got you.
Get her back here.
We can get her to the tub.
Okay, yeah, let's get her up.
Okay, come on, let's go. One, two, three.
Up. Up.
Okay, I got you.
Okay.
It's gonna get better. Come on. Come on.
Yeah.
Just... let them have a minute.
This is all my fault.
I'm really sorry.
Good game.
You fucking loser.
You're talking shit?
You little bitch.
You ended up with nil, the same as me.
I'm fine.
Good game.
Can this...
just be enough...
please?
Well, I think we've looked at every tree
within a mile of here.
So we should go back. It's getting dark.
No, it's fine. Let's just...
make sure we didn't miss anything.
Yeah.
Huh.
That's weird.
Why is it melted?
Van!
Where the fuck did he come from?
Hey! Stop! We're not trying to hurt you!
Hey! Stop fighting. It's us.
No, that's impossible.
Shit.
Oh, my gosh.
Javi.
Are you okay? Oh, my God.
Oh, my gosh.
How... How the hell are you alive?
Javi. Hey.
It's me.
It's your brother.
This means Lottie was right.
She's the one who said Javi was alive.
Three cheers for Lottie! Hip-hip...
Lottie knew he was alive, but Taissa knew where he was.
No, but I...
No, you can't deny this anymore.
There is something
deep inside of you that is connected to all of this.
You got to let me know what you think about those.
If you can get the machine working.
Okay, will do.
Report back. Yeah.
Tai?
Hey, Van.