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I said, are you sure this is it?
Keep your voice down!
We're trying to remain undetected.
That does require a modicum of silence.
Modicum.
Right.
Why are we hiding?
We're on an island
in the middle of nowhere.
And it's a crypt, not the Pentagon.
A crypt potentially containing
an elixir
capable of prolonging life
for centuries.
Such secrets
are rarely left ungarded.
- Yeah, but why can't we just
- Look.
Keepers of the Dead.
Best to be avoided if at all possible.
Right.
I got "I'm going in" and "go around"
but what was that wiggly one you did?
"Either we work together or we die.
"
Let's go.
Okay.
Take the other side.
Draw them away if you can.
- You're kidding, right?
- Go quickly, before they
Okay, I know this was not
on the brochure!
This is why we don't work with Sylvio.
His intel is hopeless!
Go to the crypt!
Go!
I'm going in!
Will
This might be my first crypt,
but aren't they supposed
to hold dead people?
The Projet-SG
presents:
Sanctuary - Season 1 Episode 03
Fata Morgana (v.
1.
00)
Timing by: Golgi,
Kujathemas, Salomon.
Are you sure?
I mean, I could go with you,
or maybe you could take
Take the Big Guy?
Mom, come on, it's just a clean-up job,
not a major operation.
I'll be fine on my own.
A humanoid chameleon living under
the city is hardly a clean-up job.
- It's more of a
- Problem.
Yeah.
Our kind of problem.
One we should have taken care
of before we went to Scotland.
I can handle it.
You got your hands full here.
- Do you have everything you need?
- Uh, yeah.
Henry wants me to field-test
some new stuff.
And if the gear fails,
I'll just use
the patented Magnus charm.
Right.
Well
I just wanted to connect.
- You know, we rarely get the chance.
- Mom
All righty, then.
One nasty chameleon subterranean
menace going down.
- Ashley?
- Yeah?
Be careful.
Always, mom.
See you.
Three not-so-dead women
found in coffins.
Just another day at the office.
All three are comatose.
Fortunately, brain functions
and vital organs seem to be intact.
So they're normal?
Near as I can tell.
The scans aren't detecting
any physical anomalies,
but they can only tell us so much.
I'm administering a
time-released stimulant.
It should bring them back slowly,
with as little physical
trauma as possible.
What about emotional trauma?
That's more your department,
I should think.
Until they awaken, we have to rely
on more traditional forensic methods.
Now,
this fella.
Fond memories.
These creatures detected
our presence early
and possessed unnatural
speed and strength.
Definitely not normal.
Not as you would define it, no.
I was about to gather
some fluid samples.
Care to assist?
I'd love to, but
I'd better get back to my office
and get the whole
head-shrinking operation
up and running.
As you wish.
No!
It's nice to see
you're finally awake.
I'm Dr.
Zimmerman.
Will.
Can you understand
anything I'm saying?
Hey, it's okay.
It's okay.
You're okay.
You're in a safe place.
Okay, okay.
You're in a safe place.
Just relax.
I
am Danu.
So you can talk.
My sisters,
Tatha and Caird
Are they?
They're fine.
Your sisters are fine.
You just woke up first.
You're in a medical facility.
We brought you here
after we found you in a dark place.
Do you have any idea
how you ended up there?
Creatures
They came to our village.
They weren't human.
Yeah, sounds familiar.
They
took us with them, and then
I woke up here.
Your village.
Is there anyone there, your friends
or family that we can contact?
- Let them know you're all right?
- I'm sorry, I just
I can't remember.
Well, it's okay.
You just take your time.
This place, it's like
Nothing I've
ever seen before.
There's
There is light,
but I see no candles.
There's warmth
but there's no fire, no sunlight.
Danu, before you
and your sisters were taken,
how much do you remember?
Last mass
We were mourning
the loss of our priest to the miasmas.
- The miasmas?
- It's a sickness that has cursed
many villages surrounding
us in recent months.
There is no cure.
So you remember the miasmas.
Anything else?
Why can't I remember?
Just give it time.
These creatures exhibit
a terrifying propensity for violence.
Physiology appears human
in base form,
though significant anomalies
to the face and torso
indicate the possibility of mutation
at a base genetic level.
Okay, you need to
You need to put a sock on the door
or something before you do that.
He's breathtaking, isn't he?
Yeah, that's one way of putting it.
How are our guests doing?
Confused.
At least the one who's awake is.
She mentioned a disease
that was killing people in her village,
called the "miasmas"?
Which translates from the greek
meaning "poisoned air".
Plague, actually.
The bubonic plague, specifically.
However, the last reported
serious outbreak
was in Scotland in 880 AD.
- Meaning?
- She's crazy.
Is that your professional opinion?
I know there's a lot of things that
are outside the realm of our knowledge,
but logically,
if she were from 880 AD,
she wouldn't speak English
the way we do.
I'm guessing
that linguistics and grammar
have evolved somewhat since then.
Some would say "devolved".
Whatever.
The point is
that we wouldn't understand her.
Which makes her a very sweet,
very delusional woman.
Possibly.
If you have a theory,
please, share it with the class.
The liquid we found the three of them in
bears similar chemical properties
to suspended animation formulae
used by southern voodoo cults.
The human body cannot
survive intact for 1,200 years.
I don't care what kind of magic
bath products you use.
And I agree.
So
These women are either far more
than they appear, or
to use your incredibly
clever vernacular
Crazy.
The question we should be asking
is why the Keepers were so anxious
to stop us from getting into that crypt.
What is it about these women
that they don't want us to know?
We've got evidence of two women
and a man out here,
and a hell of a lot
of 45 mm cartridges.
Round up the Keepers.
Mobilize Alpha team
for a priority one retrieval.
Whoever took our property
is going to pay.
Piece of cake.
Why is nothing familiar to us?
I seem myself in the mirror,
and I recognize my face.
I know Tatha and Danu,
but the person I thought I was
You're telling me there is no village.
No sickness.
The little I can remember is false.
How can we all not feel
completely lost?
Danu has told us that you insist
there were no magics involved,
that what we suffer
is simply a malady.
It's more of an emotional shield.
We found you in a crypt
surrounded by monsters.
It's normal for the human psyche
to put itself in a safe mode.
We want to accept
your diagnosis, Doctor,
and we're grateful for all
that you've done.
It's just
You're still not buying it.
The clinical term is
schizoaffective disorder.
It's a delusional state stemming
from acute post-traumatic stress.
We're suffering from the same disorder.
How is that possible?
Delusional behavior occurring
virally in groups is rare,
but it's not undocumented,
particularly amongst siblings.
Look,
let me put it this way.
There is no logical or physical way
that your memories can be real.
And the sooner you accept that,
the sooner we can continue
to make progress.
Excellent timing.
I'm starved.
They are beautiful.
They truly are.
I've never seen anything like them.
They are frightened.
Oh, yes.
Well, quite confusing, I'd imagine.
Waking up here, no memories.
Believing you're from the middle ages.
Are they?
Well, there's the rub.
I can't quite rule the possibility out.
When Will entered the crypt, he said
he set off some sort of mechanism
that drained the coffins
of a green-hued liquid,
which, thankfully,
I was able to preserve.
You think this kept them alive?
I don't know for certain,
but it does contain several key elements
that could induce a form
of cryogenic stasis in humans.
- If they are not abnormals
- I know.
Why guard them so ferociously?
I want you to concentrate
on the sound of my voice.
I'm gonna count backwards
from five
four
three
two
one.
Danu, can you hear me?
Yes.
I want you to go back
to the last thing you remember
before you woke up here.
The creatures.
They're too strong.
We can't escape
Why are they doing this?
We've done nothing wrong!
They're making us drink something
Darkness.
I want you to go back further.
Find a memory of something that happened
before the creatures took you.
Moonlight.
I'm in a field.
It's cold.
I can sense the dead,
their souls extinguished.
Only we remain.
What do you make of these?
I found them on the right-hand index
finger of each of the three women.
Have you searched the database?
Not yet.
It's on my "to do" list.
But such distinctive markings
generally indicate a connection
to a larger collective or group.
If they belong
to a society of some sort
Then someone will definitely
have noticed that they're missing.
Are they pissed at being locked up,
or are we getting close?
Oh, they're here all right.
We're bringing them home.
Am I happy?
Well
I'd definitely say that I'm more
stimulated here than in my old job.
Wherever "here" is.
You won't even tell me
where you're working.
I told you,
the people who run this clinic
are totally into privacy.
I'm bound by all these confidentiality
agreements they made me sign.
At least tell me the kind
of work you're doing.
I mean, is it more forensics?
Or clinical?
Or research-based?
It's You know,
it's a little bit of everything,
Really.
You know, cutting-edge stuff.
Hold that elevator!
What's up, new guy?
I wanna eat your face.
What?
Who's that?
It's a patient.
- Patients.
- No, this is great, Will.
I don't know where you're working,
or what kind of work you're doing,
aside from "everything.
"
You're never at your apartment.
It's like you just dropped off the map.
Well, I'm just putting
in a lot of hours at the clinic,
trying to get up to speed.
You know how it is.
Anyway, I just, I wanted to call
and make sure you were okay.
Whatever it is you are doing
You sound good.
Well, thanks.
I mean, it's no picnic, believe me,
but
you know, half the time I wonder
if I made the right decision,
but
I am sleeping better.
Ironically.
You're seeing someone, aren't you?
What?
- No, Meg, come on.
- Forget it.
It's none of my business.
Look, I appreciate the call.
- Good luck with your new job.
- No, wait.
Crap.
Women.
Can't live with 'em
But you can eat them.
All good, Mom.
The city is now minus one ugly,
poodle-eating chameleon guy.
Are you hurt?
No, not a scratch.
I'll redo your bandages
when you get home.
But before you do,
I need you to look into something.
We found these rings
on the three women from the crypt.
Pretty.
I've traced it back to an ancient cult
known as Cabalis Nocturnum,
a secret society
founded in roughly 700 AD
I'm still collating data,
but from what I can tell, they were
collectors of ancient beings of power.
Well, they had crappy taste in bling,
that's for sure.
I have reason to believe that
this cabal might still be operating,
and I need to know
if they are a threat.
See what Squid has to
say about the markings,
- then I want you home.
- You got a bad feeling?
Off the charts.
Okay, I'm on it.
Love you.
Love you too.
What's the matter?
You can't sleep?
I know Dr.
Magnus asked
we stay in our quarters,
but the views from your windows
They are so captivating,
I could not resist.
What do you feel
when you look out there?
I am
curious.
And afraid.
Afraid of what?
When I sleep at night,
all I see are dead faces
Haunting me.
Asking me why.
You want us to remember who we are.
Well, perhaps there is a good reason
that we forgot.
I saw your light was on.
You mind if I
No, of course.
You're up late.
So are you.
You keeping watch over the ranch?
I rarely sleep
unless my patients do too.
How is Danu?
She's feeling a lot
of irrational fear,
low self-esteem, raw emotion.
I've seen it in kidnapping victims
held for long periods of time.
They tend to forget they have value
and just start seeing
themselves as property.
That assessment may be far more accurate
than you realize.
- How do you mean?
- Have you ever heard of the Morrigan?
The Morrigan?
But, then again,
I haven't been able to memorize
that monster manual you gave me yet.
They're part of an ancient legend
dating back to medieval times
Three women with supernatural powers
whose sole purpose
was to destroy men.
So I see we're back to the
The Morrigan first appeared
during the reign of King Arthur.
Now, according to myth,
when they appeared on the battlefield,
Arthur's enemies
simply began dropping dead.
Their souls drained of life.
Entire armies were
wiped out en masse.
Do you honestly believe
that they're witches?
From the middle ages?
What history
would have defined as a witch
could have simply been someone
with abnormal powers.
Yeah, but they don't have any.
You said so when you checked them out.
None that we've yet detected.
Each of them was wearing
one of these.
Now, this is the mark
of an ancient cabal of collectors
who sought and exploited abnormals
for their own personal gain
and apparently guarded
their possessions fiercely.
So, why would this cabal
hold the sisters prisoner
if they don't have any powers?
Another reason why I'm not sleeping.
They're not nightmares.
That field
All the dead
We were actually there that night.
It's more than that.
We were the reason.
Easy, Steve.
Easy.
Ladies
I'm pretty sure we have rules
about floating and stuff.
What say you just come down
and we talk about this?
That's quite enough of that.
I had everything under control.
You know how when stuff blows up
and I say "This is gonna cost you,"
and you say,
"Henry, stop being so dramatic"?
This is gonna cost you.
What was affected?
Well, the central lab, mostly.
Diagnostics, MRI systems are gonzo.
And I think our Internet is down.
What about security protocols?
Well, redundancies kicked in,
so nothing mean and ugly got free,
which is good,
but our perimeter alarm systems
are totally fried,
which is bad.
Focus on external defenses.
Leave the lab for later.
Why, are we expecting more trouble?
Yeah, no, that was a stupid question.
I'm outside.
Witches from the middle ages.
Okay, I'm almost there,
but assuming their physical forms
could somehow be preserved
Again, how is it possible
that they can speak like us?
I'm assuming that each of them
is a teleaesthetic,
enabling them to quickly learn
our vernacular of english.
Psychic powers, mind reading.
Well, now we know
what this cabal wanted them for.
Yeah, for all the good it's done us.
Hold still.
- You didn't know what they could do.
- I should have,
the moment I connected them
with the cabal.
Performed more invasive scans,
psychotropic drug therapy
You're running a medical facility,
not Guantanamo Bay.
- Cut yourself some slack.
- You don't understand.
Assuming the cabal are after them
And we'd be fools not to.
The amount of kinetic energy
that they released
could hardly go unnoticed.
We're all in imminent danger.
They cannot remain here.
And what does that mean?
It means that if the legend
of the Morrigan is even slightly true,
they could wipe out hundreds,
even thousands of lives,
given the chance.
We're not talking
about a bunch of velociraptors here.
Before their memories came back,
they were calm, rational women.
And even when they did let loose
with their powers, they didn't kill me.
They just
melted my brain a little bit.
- And destroyed half my facility.
- They've been held prisoner
for hundreds of years.
They had a right to be pissed.
It doesn't mean
we can't reason with them.
All three will remain
under sedation,
- at least for the time being.
- How long is that?
Forever?
Are we different than the cabal
who imprisoned them in the first place?
Dr.
Magnus was right.
We should never have been woken up.
You can't stay asleep forever, Danu.
You deserve to be free.
Our purpose is not to be free.
Our purpose is to bring death
to the enemies of the cabal.
And you think we're the enemy?
You took us from our home,
away from our protectors.
You were held prisoner in a crypt.
What kind of a home is that?
If our masters deem it so,
then it is so.
No.
That's what they want you to think.
They want you to believe that they're
your protectors, but they're not.
They're using your powers
for their own good.
They gave us life,
they gave us our powers.
Who says you weren't born
with these gifts,
that this cabal simply found you
and forced you to kill for them?
You asked me how you could all suffer
from the same disorder,
this dissociation between
what's real and imagined.
It's because somebody planted
those thoughts in your heads.
And the sooner you realize
those thoughts aren't real,
then you'll remember
who you truly are.
- A thousand men
- Danu?
A thousand men marched on Badon Hill
that morning.
All were dead before nightfall,
all without the touch
of either sword or spear.
And now that we are free,
more will die.
That is our purpose, Will.
Until now,
because you didn't think
you had a choice.
But you do.
How can we ever be free
after all that we've done?
Squid!
Did you bring 'em?
Yep.
Yummy snacks.
Get 'em while they're alive.
It's about time.
All right.
You said you have information
on the cabal for me.
You and your mother
You really don't like to attract normal,
run-of-the-mill enemies, do you?
Now, searching the cabal really
stirred up the people in my network,
got 'em buzzing like insects.
People in your network are insects.
- That's real nice, Ash.
- What did you find out?
That they've been playing
the same capture and study game
for a hell of a lot more years
than your mother and you.
You'd be surprised.
Go on.
Intel has it their mandate
Was to capture creatures
with strange powers, I know.
We got three of their assets on ice.
What are they up to now?
Everything.
Come again?
The cabal supposedly died out
in the 19th century,
but they didn't.
They just went underground.
They started infiltrating businesses,
medical and scientific
research companies,
banks, biotech firms
military think tanks.
All under their control.
- Holy crap.
- Yeah, I mean, these guys are
one James Bond film away
from global domination.
- So stealing their property
- No, no, no.
Would not go over well.
Word has it they're on the move
with upright bloodhounds
with big teeth and claws.
Keepers
How many?
Enough to create a real mess.
I mean, whatever it is
you took from them,
they're coming to take it back.
- You mind?
- No, no.
Bon appetit.
- Go ahead, go crazy, go nuts.
- Oh, thank you.
Well, that is not good.
They're conscious, they are a threat.
They're here, they are a threat.
Danu's psychological state
is so fragile right now,
any more trauma, any more amnesia,
she may never be this self-aware again.
I can get through to her.
I just need more time.
- We don't have time in abundance, Will.
- Listen to me.
She has been brainwashed
to think this cabal is all-powerful.
I mean, come on!
We've got trouble incoming.
I'll be home as soon as I can,
but it's a much bigger
Mom?
Mom!
Dammit.
Come in, Magnus.
So, nasty creatures with bad dental work
have reached the outer perimeters.
I'd recommend a level-5
internal lockdown.
Magnus
- That works.
- We need to get the Morrigan out.
- Agreed.
Any ideas?
- Near the Shoe.
There's an escape tunnel
with an exit leading to the river.
And a safe house just outside the city.
There's a map programmed into this.
Take this.
- What are you gonna do?
- You wanted time?
I'm going to buy you some.
- Where have you been?
- We need weapons.
We need Ashley.
Crap.
Danu, we're getting you outta here.
- They've come for us.
- Doesn't mean you have to go with them.
They'll never stop looking for us.
We must go with them.
Do you really believe
that you deserve to live in a crypt?
Because if you do, I won't stop you.
You would free us?
Yes.
We have to go right now.
I want you to stay
and defend the habitats at all costs.
If we fall,
initiate level-9 lockdown protocol
and seal yourself inside.
Please.
Do as I say.
Where are we going?
Away from here.
Go, go, go!
Take this.
It's a map.
Follow the purple line.
- Will, I
- Go!
Mom, I'm home!
Good.
Grab what weapons you can
and meet us in the catacombs.
Will's headed to the river gate.
The Keepers are following.
We'll make our stand there.
Henry?
- Hello.
- You heard the plan?
Weapons, catacombs, check.
I'll see you in five.
Damn it.
Drop it.
Come on.
Keep 'em coming.
These aren't mine.
Just put 'em on the ground.
- Shoot 'em!
- I can't!
That never gets old.
You left the safety on.
You know,
I'm gonna play to my strengths.
You
- You shoot people.
- Okay.
Follow me.
Mom!
Are you okay?
- I'm fine.
Did you get them out?
- I think.
If they can read Google maps,
they should be on their way.
- Where the hell is Henry?
- Here.
This is a private medical facility.
You are trespassing on my property.
Trespassing?
You have stolen what is ours.
The Morrigan belong to us.
Hand them over now
or we tear this place apart.
I don't know
what you're talking about.
My Keepers are keyed to find them,
no matter where they go.
Your Keepers are dead
all over my house.
Do you have any more?
Last chance.
No more games.
It'll get messy,
but just say the word.
Take their weapons.
Stop.
There will be no more killing.
We will go quietly.
We ask that you leave
these people unharmed.
You don't make demands.
You do as we say.
They did not take us out of greed,
but out of charity.
We ask you leave them unharmed.
It seems that a taste of freedom
has changed their demeanor.
We take back what's ours,
you and I have no problem.
These women are under my protection.
They're not leaving with you
or anyone else, for that matter.
Then we have a problem.
Danu.
Please, stay with us.
We can protect all of you.
If we stay,
none of you will ever know peace.
You have shown us a path,
a truth we have never seen before.
And we are grateful,
for all that you have done.
No.
No, you can't go, not now.
Our freedom must be earned.
In our own way.
We know who we are now.
Put them in separate trucks.
I'd be careful what you do next.
The people I work for
aren't the forgiving type.
Neither am I.
Tell them this is far from over.
Now, get off my property.
You think we've lost them?
You tell me.
I think I need more time.
I think you've done more good
than you realize.
We gave them the choice to be free.
What they do next is up to them.