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The

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Striker and Kettle.

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Scrapes.

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My shoulder is killing me. Yes,

1:35

you landed on some rebar. It went clear

1:37

through, but it didn't hit any major arteries. You

1:44

should have left me behind. No.

1:51

I'm gonna slow you down like this. You

1:54

can't get by on your own. You can't be responsible

1:56

for my safety. You said

1:58

so yourself.

2:00

I can't leave you either. She

2:04

would never forgive me. I

2:08

don't even know if she's into me like that. She

2:13

is. Believe

2:16

me, she is. She

2:23

really fucking kills me to think of what

2:26

she's going through. We're

2:31

going to go back. Yeah.

2:39

All right.

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That should last us a night. Because

2:53

it's not our ground floor. Sorry?

2:56

You said you found the bacon downstairs. Oh,

2:58

yeah. It was too cold to stay down there, babe.

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Are you done? Thank you. Don't

3:04

mention it. What

3:07

about you? What about me?

3:10

Breakfast? I'm

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fine. You can't

3:14

ask me

3:15

what was the symbols worth of blood three days ago.

3:18

You have to be feeling it. I can get by.

3:21

Besides, you need both your hands to draw blood. Just

3:24

drink from me yourself. Sorry.

3:30

Hey, you've found things

3:33

you need to find.

3:36

Thank you. But I don't think

3:38

so. Why not?

3:42

Come on, you saved my life.

3:45

I pushed you. I

3:48

pushed you.

3:54

You fed me. Let

3:58

me feed you. Please.

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Olivia. You're

4:04

going to need it eventually, right? Here to do

4:07

it. Before

4:09

I forget how good that bacon was and start hating you again.

4:16

Alright.

4:18

Fine.

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See

4:24

my fangs? I'm

4:26

not going to think them in. I'm just going to break

4:29

the skin, drink and

4:31

patch you up. Okay? That's

4:34

fine.

4:36

Warning or no warning? Uh...

4:40

Warning. You're

4:43

sure about this? Yep. Alright.

4:47

Bite on three.

4:50

One, two... Oh,

4:53

sorry. You alright? You

4:56

alright? Go ahead.

5:06

You have to be delicate about it. Like a

5:08

baby. If you'd

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gone to all the trouble I did to keep the blood in you, you'd be delicate

5:15

about it too. Here.

5:22

Get that cleaned up. Okay.

5:44

Field log. Lid of the wake.

5:46

Lucid. Moving her limbs. Doesn't seem to

5:48

have any spinal damage, thank God. She's

5:51

kept her food done so far, so that's good. The

5:53

uncluttered heel if we hold off infection.

5:57

I, um... Not

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quite sure how I'll explain this to Hope. I've really fucked

6:02

up her girlfriend. But

6:06

yeah...

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Yeah, I don't know what I unlocked in there. But

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her blood... It

6:15

tastes so...

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sad. I'm

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sorry.

6:27

God help me. I

6:29

think I've really fucked her up. Can

6:41

I ask you something personal?

6:44

Sure.

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You like girls, don't

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you? I've

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been around for a century and a half. I've

6:54

liked all sorts of people. And

6:57

hope?

6:59

Hope like girls.

7:02

Do you have feelings for her? Is

7:08

that really what you're worried about? I'm

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not accusing you of anything, I just... well...

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I see how much you care about her.

7:20

She told you I killed an overlord? Yeah. Did

7:24

she say why? To

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protect someone you loved? To

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avenge someone I loved. Someone

7:32

I failed to protect, actually.

7:35

My sister?

7:37

I killed my maker after she murdered my human

7:39

sister.

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I care about hope a great deal.

7:48

It's been a long time since I had a sister.

7:53

But I couldn't protect her either. Not

7:55

at the end of the day.

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You tried.

7:59

That's what matters. Is

8:02

it? I hope

8:04

so.

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I was a girl back in

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Soho.

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Emily? Yeah.

8:19

We found each other after the impact. We

8:23

were close, hid together

8:25

in South London until we were caught and brought back

8:27

to Soho.

8:31

Early on we were both called into the

8:33

house with the red door. Calistrata

8:38

was talking about devotion

8:41

and sacrifice.

8:45

She had Emily kneel in front of a white

8:47

basin. I

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don't know why she picked her instead of me. You

8:53

don't have to tell me about this. I have

8:57

to tell someone. I

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don't want to.

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I mean, I'm not screwing with you. No, no,

9:07

it's all right.

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What happened?

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Em got on her knees and Calistrata

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passed me a knife.

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She

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told me

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to cut her throat. The way they do when they put

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the words in your head. I

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felt this shock because I knew, you know?

9:38

I knew I was going to do it but I

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tried so fucking hard to fight it. It was so

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hard.

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Like, I told myself to shove that knife

9:46

in my chest

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but my body wouldn't listen. I

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just

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gently tilted her head back and she

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just looked up at me and said, I'm

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sorry, I'm sorry.

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I said, it's

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okay.

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You thought. She

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was gone. Just

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like that. Gone.

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I'm so sorry.

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It was the right call. We

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had to find Darcy. Let me try to take

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it from you. No. Let me

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try Lydia. No, please. But

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I appreciate it. I

10:37

do, but...

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I don't want you to take it. I

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don't want to forget her again. It's

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not fair.

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Not to her. Not

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to me either, probably.

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Because it matters that you tried, you know?

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Like...

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It doesn't matter. It

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must matter.

11:13

Even when you can't win it. Maybe

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especially then.

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No.

11:36

Field log. The pub has nine

11:39

possible points of entry on the ground floor. Six

11:41

windows,

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all boarded up. Three doors, front,

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back and side. Another side door shut

11:47

and blocked back from the bookcase. Front

11:49

is a sick oak door, medieval looking thing.

11:55

It feels secure enough. I

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won't be long. I just need to get the prize.

11:59

The snow froze overnight so we

12:02

need change for the car before we can get moving.

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Crutches for Lydia too. Medicine.

12:11

I hesitate to leave her here alone. Here,

12:23

keep the crossbow close while I'm out. I don't

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know what you think I'm going to do with this. Don't

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anticipate the recoil. That's the only reason

12:30

you missed. Next time just hold

12:32

it steady and pull the trigger. What if I miss

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again? Then you've always

12:36

got the cricket bat hanging over the bed. It's

12:38

not decorative. Bet it works the same as a proper

12:41

bat if you crack someone over the head with it.

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I'm sorry I shot you. It's

12:52

fine. Didn't even

12:54

leave a mark. See? Everything's

12:58

locked up

12:58

down there. Tight as a drum. But

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I can wait. No.

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No. Do you alright? We

13:04

need to keep moving. I'll

13:07

be fine. Go. Alright.

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I'll be back soon. I'm

13:15

going to lock the bedroom door. Go already.

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Right. I'm

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sorry, I'm sorry. You're

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not. I'm sorry. You need some help. I'm

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sorry. You need some help. Go.

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Please. No need help. I

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thought I did

13:42

a good job up ahead. I might have. What's

13:45

this? The

13:49

tracks here. And the

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snow. Fresh

13:55

tracks. You're

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very easy.

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Ignite these risks. Three,

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five, four, five... Shit.

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I smell the blood of a stubborn English.

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Four, five, four, five... Little

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fox...

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I know you're here! You're

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a long way from home, little fox!

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You're here. I'm

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a world traveler! I'm

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a world traveler!

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Oh, it's a rarer size I'm after!

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What's that? Why

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don't you come out? We can chat

15:13

about it. I

15:16

don't think so! You

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found her, didn't you? Was

15:23

this her? Yes,

15:27

they thought you might. With

15:29

the proper incentive, you're

15:32

such a clever little fox. She's

15:37

safe. She's safe.

15:40

For now. For now? Well,

15:44

her situation is in your hands, isn't it?

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For example, if you told me where her

15:50

sister is, they'd have no reason to keep her

15:52

home. I could go fetch

15:54

the younger done raven and return her safely to

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you.

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How? Why?

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Why?

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He's here. You

16:10

followed me this time. Maybe

16:13

I'm just a sporting block. Yes,

16:18

I was just thinking one of those... ...my

16:21

shooting jackets over there would look small

16:23

for you.

16:26

I'm giving you the chance to save

16:28

your friends. No,

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I don't think so.

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I think you're giving me the chance to save you.

16:40

I think you're scared.

16:42

Oh, I like you. Making

16:45

jokes in the face of death.

16:50

You're the one staring down death. What

16:53

do you think will happen when I tell the first anointed

16:56

one in three centuries who took

16:58

her? We'll

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never know.

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Because your road doesn't

17:03

lead to her. It leads to me.

17:07

You just don't know it yet.

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You should come out while

17:13

I'm in a dealing mood. Put

17:17

me in a hunting mood and who's to say what

17:19

I'll do? It's

17:22

a rare treat to break a shade. You

17:25

look like people but you don't die nearly so

17:27

quick. Just

17:30

keep on squirming through it all. Can

17:37

you remember it? The

17:40

feel of my fist buried deep in your chest. I

17:43

do. It's all wet and

17:45

intimate. I

17:48

can do worse. Much worse.

17:52

You will scream while I want

17:54

to know just how I may stop. You

18:00

heard a fox scream? Such

18:03

sweet music. Sorry,

18:20

I love ourselves and fox shots. We're

18:22

leaving tonight. Lydia,

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it's me up there. It's

18:31

me, sir. We're leaving tonight.

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We're

18:36

not allowed over here. We've

18:40

been followed.

18:46

We need to start thinking we've got the right to wake.

18:48

Why

18:51

is your door open?

18:53

Lydia, what's wrong? Why

18:56

did you cross back? Find you! Hide

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her! Kill Gore! Ah!

19:17

Good to see you again. You

19:19

followed us? Yes, I thought

19:21

this one was trying to tell me something and now

19:23

I find you holed up here with your own little

19:26

private blood bank. I tried to explain

19:28

to him. Yes. Now this

19:30

poor thing thinks you've been caring for

19:32

her. You really baked

19:35

a noodle, didn't you? You're fucking hypnotised,

19:37

you prat. Kill Gore, you

19:40

have to let me go. It's

19:42

where I'm all you like. Those are steel manacles. And

19:45

it's right around my neck. I'm guessing C4. I

19:47

told you. It's great at clearing

19:49

obstacles. I am no obstacle to

19:51

you. I know. And

19:54

I've got a detonator right here if

19:56

you decide to make yourself one. You die too, Einstein.

20:00

Maybe I don't have anything to live for.

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What do you want? I want to know what

20:04

you're really doing out here. I already told

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you what we're- I want to hear it from

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her! We're

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looking for Darcy.

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Well because her sister was taken, was she? Yes. Was

20:15

she really though?

20:16

Or did you break her legs too, sock

20:19

her away somewhere to snack on? We don't have

20:21

time for this. Hope is in danger. Yes.

20:27

The mysterious sect of the vampires

20:29

in the Balkans. How exotic.

20:32

What an interesting little fairy tale you've

20:34

all spun. It's no fairy tale,

20:37

Kilgore. They're real. It's funny

20:39

that Gussie never shared this choice bit

20:41

of intelligence with me. Maybe she didn't

20:43

want to scare you. Ooh.

20:45

Are they powerful, are they? They are

20:48

more powerful than anything you've ever

20:50

encountered. Then what the fuck is

20:52

Jepsen's runaway prodigy going

20:55

to do about it? Darcy didn't run away, Kilgore.

20:58

She returned. She's an overlord. An

21:01

overlord? Yes. Alright,

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I'll bite. Where is she? I'm not going

21:05

to tell you that. You expect me to believe this, Codswallop?

21:08

A heroic overlord squaring

21:10

off against some secret vampire

21:12

parliament, really? It's true, why

21:14

would we lie? Why would an overlord

21:17

care about what becomes of Hope fucking

21:19

Dunraven? Because it's her sister.

21:22

No! No vampires

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don't have sisters.

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They have teeth.

21:30

They have appetites. My

21:32

own mother

21:34

tried to kill me, my mother.

21:37

So don't you sit there and tell me

21:39

that Darcy's different, that you're different.

21:41

She is different.

21:44

I didn't think so, but she is. What

21:48

was that?

21:51

That's the blighter that took Hope. Humble

21:53

Johnny, is it? Yes, I barricaded the door but it won't

21:55

last long. How do I know it's not someone

21:57

trying to rescue you? She's the one who barricaded

21:59

the fucker.

21:59

Fucking door, you tedious whore! We need

22:02

to go, now!

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No, this is a trick.

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It is not a trick. Get this collar

22:10

off of me! No, I

22:12

have a better idea.

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Hey, psychopath, that thing is gonna get in!

22:15

Good. I'll blow

22:18

us all to kingdom come to vampires

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with one bomb.

22:21

Mr. Nook, I

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know you think

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you know what they are underneath. I

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did too, but

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I was wrong.

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Do you hear me?

22:32

I was wrong. Look at me.

22:34

My eyes are clear. I

22:37

have seen what she is underneath. She's a

22:39

good person. A good

22:41

person.

22:43

You have to let us go, please.

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See, I realise she's got to you, but believe

22:49

me when I tell you that she will rip

22:51

my throat out the second I unlock those costs.

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You poor man.

22:58

You have no idea. What?

23:02

She got the cost of 15 minutes ago. What? What

23:06

do you want about those costs? Olivia!

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Did you really do it right? It does

23:14

work the same as a proper van. It cost two

23:16

minutes to go pretty on performance. I almost believed it myself.

23:18

I need to get in the reed. Here,

23:21

thanks. We don't have long. Mr.

23:23

Fack, I'm getting the collar too. Careful. Got

23:28

it. Would I set it on the bed gently? Where's

23:30

the detonator? Over there.

23:38

We're inside. Oh, God, it's fine.

23:40

Look

23:40

out the window. It's ported up. Not

23:43

for long, it's not.

23:55

I found you dead, little fox. I

23:58

found you dead.

23:59

Still

24:05

thinking you can go what? You're

24:12

just making it hard on yourself.

24:14

No, no,

24:16

no.

24:17

Here, grab onto my back. Hurry. Oh, shit.

24:20

Fuck. You keep

24:23

me alive. You

24:32

can't

24:35

escape me. You only

24:38

work me out.

24:54

What's

24:56

that smell?

25:04

Go on, little.

25:24

Do

25:27

you

25:28

think Matt did it? I don't plan

25:30

to stick around to find out.

25:31

Oh.

25:34

Oh, I've heard this fuck's coming around.

25:37

Is that a talking

25:40

lighter? Humble John.

25:42

He works for the council. Huh.

25:50

I suppose you've got me now. We'll

25:54

finish it then. Do

25:56

it. He deserves it.

26:01

Maybe he does.

26:04

And I'm not hungry. Hang

26:06

on. What? What

26:08

are you doing now? Just sit here. Let's get this

26:10

boot on. You're just... you're

26:13

cutting me loose. Go home, Kilgore. I

26:16

tried to kill you. There. How does

26:18

that feel? That'll do. Good. Sit

26:21

tight. I'll get the change on the car. Wait.

26:24

I can help you. We don't need your help. Here.

26:26

Crossbow. Casey tries anything. I'm

26:29

not going... Come on. Just hear

26:32

me out. Just not leaving, can I try something?

26:34

You're

26:34

cool. I have a snow cat. I

26:37

can get you to the marina in Strandraut

26:39

faster than those snow chains can.

26:45

That's... that's where you're going,

26:47

right? The marina.

26:50

You want to take a boat over to Ireland.

26:57

And I'm supposed to believe you've turned over and

26:59

you leave. Is that it?

27:01

I'm in your debt.

27:04

Let me make it right. Please. What

27:10

do you think, Lydia?

27:12

Mr.

27:17

Knope? Yeah?

27:20

Penelope is one of us. If

27:23

you hurt her again, I will

27:25

kill you.

27:28

And no one will blame you. No

27:31

one.

27:50

Field log.

27:51

I still don't trust

27:53

him. Kill Gore. And

27:56

he got us to the marina. Even

27:58

got the Strandraut up and running.

27:59

I hadn't come along in case his handiwork

28:02

clumped out on us, but so far so

28:04

good. He seemed genuinely

28:07

contrite. Lydia's

28:10

watching like a hawk, though. She's

28:13

doing better, up and about

28:16

in the deck thanks to that cane.

28:19

She might just turn out okay. She's

28:23

stronger than she looks, that one.

28:28

It's like we all are. Amen.

28:55

There's no time for

28:58

stunking to your side.

29:03

I keep moving forward.

29:15

She's stronger

29:19

than me. I'm

29:26

going to go back to my home.

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