God, I have walked and walked
the path that you chose for me,
but to where, to what?
I'm trapped, and I'll never be free.
A man is dead.
Reverend Thomas paid your pilot to take a dive.
It was really a suicide mission.
EUGENE: My grandson, missing.
Was any of this part of your plan?
You made your choice, and you will let me make mine.
(blows landing)
It's called an abortion.
The Lord and I may not forgive you!
Are you tricking me? Are you testing me?
Because I will do whatever it is I have to do.
Mommy's gotta take care of some business.
I gotta make one more move.
It's all been leading up to this.
You're a liability.
No, I'm the witness!
-Call 911! -The baby's coming.
Speak to me, Lord.
Go on, now. Speak to me.
I said speak!
(singer vocalizing)
A child is lost.
No.
Not lost.
Taken.
34 hours ago, our baby boy Jesús was kidnapped
by a man called Hagamond Sheen.
Now while the police and the FBI search
for this criminal,
I want to assure him
that the strength of my family's faith will prevail
and bring Jesús back to us.
(phone ringing)
Our hearts are shattered.
♪ ♪
My friends, we need a miracle.
Thank you for the tip.
(phone receiver clicks)
(indistinct murmuring)
This is all my fault.
I went off with a man, and...
I left Jesús alone.
The only judgment that matters is God's,
and he forgives.
It's what he does. Trust me.
How are you not mad at me?
(sighs)
Hey, look, no one is gonna punish you any more
than you are punishing yourself.
And frankly, we do not have time to indulge that right now.
God loves me, God loves you, and your phone is ringing.
Save Jesús, this is Rachel.
(speaking Spanish)
I took things too far. I pushed the wrong people.
First time I put on a pair of gloves
at Primo Manolito's gym,
do you remember what you told me?
You said if you're still standing,
you're still fighting.
-And he's out there, Ma. -I wish I could believe that.
What was all that talk about being a guerrero ?
(speaking Spanish)
Now if you give up, I've got nothing.
Please.
Please don't take my hope.
♪ ♪
These pitiable people don't realize
that with your glory as my shield,
they can never touch me.
That thy will shall be done,
and thy faith in me...
(sighs)
And thy faith in me rewarded.
Thank you, my savior.
(sighs)
(Jesús giggles)
(upbeat country music)
♪ ♪
LUKE: Hey, it's me.
You need to come over after the fight.
I have some really big news about your dad
and what happened, okay?
See you soon. (knock on door)
He never said what it was?
The big news about Eugene?
-No. -Eugene's death...
Luke's murder, Becky's attack, now Jesús?
Hagamond Sheen is connected to all of it.
When I was at Luke's, he showed me something.
He was putting together a crime board.
Hagamond, the 18:20, the Reverend, Eugene,
me, you, Margaret, we were all on it.
He believed that my father was murdered.
He told me the same thing.
♪ ♪
If I had been there, he'd still be alive.
No, he wouldn't. You'd both be dead.
I don't know where I belong.
Where can I go?
There's no safe place for me.
There are people who need you right now.
Like it or not, since Eugene died,
there are more folks in your life.
Some you've touched, some that have touched you.
Be there for them.
♪ ♪
I'll dig in,
see what the police found at Luke's.
♪ ♪
I can't help but wonder if I had given birth
while that man was still there,
that'd be my baby that was taken.
The Lord kept her safe.
I have to believe it's 'cause he wants us to work things out.
♪ ♪
Be the family we're supposed to be.
But you and I are not meant to be together.
You need to see that.
A child's missing. You should go help.
(somber music)
♪ ♪
I love you, Beck.
♪ ♪
(cheerful music)
♪ ♪
Were you hurt?
No. I'm fine.
Okay.
I really appreciate you bailing me out.
Seriously, I do.
There's something I need to tell you,
about me.
♪ ♪
-Um-- -Mark Conley.
Jason's brother.
♪ ♪
The police, they told me everything.
You should've let me rot.
I couldn't do that to my son's brother.
You knew him better than anyone.
There's a part of him that lives inside you.
Share him with me.
♪ ♪
I lost my child, but I found you.
GINGER: What was I thinking,
giving you the key to the room...
I didn't protect you.
It was supposed to be me.
Self-flagellation is not a good look on you.
He wasn't surprised to see me.
He was looking for me.
The whole world's gone to hell,
and you act like it's just another day.
All my selfish concerns,
my wants, my fears...
They don't matter anymore.
She is everything.
So I guess it's a good thing
that I'm out of the picture then, huh?
Does she have a name?
I'm not ready to tell her who she's supposed to be yet.
A name is the first thing that defines a person.
It defines them forever without their consent.
I want her to be free as long as she possibly can.
That's sweet.
You taught me how lovely it is to be free.
-And how dangerous. -I want to be there for you.
Let me.
You have a savior complex,
just like everybody else.
No, what we had felt special.
Being with you...
that's the wrong place for me.
(sniffles)
And Eric?
I don't want to talk about your brother.
(bittersweet music)
♪ ♪
You know, I know what it's like
to grow up without a father in your life.
Don't put her through that.
I'm not saying go back to Eric.
Just make room for him.
♪ ♪
You should go home.
♪ ♪
I don't have a home. Never did.
Just different walls and different roofs.
♪ ♪
I feel sad for you, Ginger.
I always have.
Back at you, girl.
♪ ♪
(door closes)
MARCUS: Ruling it a robbery.
Fifth one this month in the area.
FRANKLIN: Have your folks removed anything
from the apartment?
Just the body.
Everything else is as it was.
(sighs)
(suspenseful music)
♪ ♪
Anything comes up, you call me.
♪ ♪
(phones ringing)
(soft knocking, door clicks open)
THOMAS: Margaret, I'm here for you and your family.
I'm ready to go on the air whenever you want.
-Please leave. -I know you're upset.
But, Margaret, you need me.
Need you?
Our baby may be dead because of you.
THOMAS: Jesús isn't dead.
Hagamond would never harm that child.
He's a zealot-- he believes
he's the witness from Revelations
sent by God to put Christ back on the throne,
and as insane as it sounds,
he believes that Jesús is our savior returned.
Why are you so sure about a madman's intentions?
This is not me, Margaret,
it's the 18:20.
You're fired.
You can't fire me.
You need me.
I leave, my ministry follows.
I forsake any that follow you.
You're canceled, Preacher.
HOWARD: Well, hell's bells.
(grunts, sighs)
You came back.
You don't know me.
You used to worship here.
When I was a child.
We used to worship here too.
Ain't this the laugh.
Rich man, poor man,
both of us wind up back here looking like ten miles
of manure-strewn road.
God's funny like that, ain't he?
THOMAS: She cast me out like yesterday's garbage.
Who am I without my ministry?
You're a man who rose from poverty to abundance
and inspired millions in Christ.
Remember where we came from.
Our parents, if you could even call them that,
their drunkenness, the hand-me-downs,
days without a meal.
Our faith and your talent,
that's what lifted us up from despair.
Don't blame me.
Don't blame me for what he did to you.
It's gonna take me some time
before I can fully trust you again.
♪ ♪
But you're my family, Paul.
♪ ♪
Without Eugene Monreaux, where would we be?
God always has a plan.
Eugene finding us in that double wide was part of it.
Margaret firing you now,
that's a part of the plan too.
Good things are coming for you.
♪ ♪
The baby is a sign of that.
Yeah, I'd like to believe that, but...
You have to stay strong in your faith.
Your flock will follow you, and together,
we are going to build a new and stronger covenant.
♪ ♪
Hagamond, I'm told you're a true believer.
A man of God.
♪ ♪
And I know that sometimes,
we all can twist the meaning of God's words,
turn them into our own needs and convictions.
Yes.
MARGARET: Truth be known,
I, too, have been guilty of that myself.
♪ ♪
We're all human,
with all of the flaws that come with our condition.
But our baby boy,
he's not your savior.
He's but a child,
and God will tell you to return this child to us.
(suspenseful music)
♪ ♪
ROSE: Yes, thank you so much for the tip.
We'll pass that along.
Oh. Okay, well, bless you.
(sighs)
I can tell that you're uncomfortable.
They're all staring at me, Rose.
They know what I've done.
I have to go.
If you're looking to forgive yourself,
you're not gonna be able to do that
unless you know that you did everything you could
to fix the situation.
(phone ringing)
(sighs)
Save Jesús, this is Rose.
♪ ♪
-Eric, please talk to me. -I can't.
-I'm so sorry for what happened. -Rachel, forget it.
-I'm sorry for what we did. -Rachel, just forget it.
I need you--
I need you to look me in the eyes.
♪ ♪
And tell me that I'm not a bad person.
Rachel, you're an angel.
♪ ♪
You're the only good person I've ever known.
♪ ♪
(sobbing quietly)
Thank you so much. I will pass that on.
And have a blessed day.
How was the wake?
It was a wake.
It was terrible. How are you?
I mean, I'm just doing my part like everybody else.
No, I mean, how are you feeling after New York?
Well, I'm feeling guilty, I'm feeling sad, anxious,
but all of that is about Jesús.
So, yeah, I am feeling a lot of things today,
but I don't think any of them
have anything to do with New York.
You sure?
(phone ringing)
Answer your phone.
Will you please write legibly?
(gentle acoustic plucking)
♪ ♪
♪ Jesus, keep me near the cross ♪
♪ There's a precious fountain ♪
Oh, well, thank you. We appreciate your prayers.
You saw Jesús in Cancún?
Two weeks ago.
That's not him, but thank you for calling.
Thank you so much.
Hey.
♪ Near the cross ♪
Does anyone want some coffee?
-No, thank you. -I'm good.
I'm gonna get some coffee.
♪ Till my raptured soul... ♪
If you could just answer on the first ring.
How are you doing?
I just got back from New York.
I just got out of jail.
I can't believe you beat up that jackass
to defend my honor.
I mean, he had it coming, and thank you.
But please don't do anything like that again.
I reacted badly, I know that.
Um, but there's something else.
♪ Sheds its beams around me... ♪
When the cops came for me,
I told them who I really am.
♪ Near the cross ♪
You told them you're Mark Conley?
The lie had just gotten so big, it was killing me inside.
I mean, the consequences of keeping it going,
I-I couldn't anymore.
♪ Till my raptured soul can find ♪
So what happened in New York?
♪ Rest beyond the river ♪
(phone ringing)
Save Jesús, this is Rose.
♪ Rest beyond the river ♪
♪ ♪
Heavenly Father,
I'm humbled in my faith
in the knowledge that if you are for me,
who could be against me?
This is but a test of my resolve.
Like the prophets before me,
I will rise to the greater glory
that you have destined for me...
for my sister and the baby...
And for my ministry.
I can feel it, Lord.
♪ Just as I am ♪
♪ Poor, wretched blind ♪
♪ Sight, riches ♪
♪ Health of mind ♪
HAGAMOND: ♪ Yes, all I need in thee to find ♪
♪ O Lamb of God, I come ♪
♪ I come ♪
You need help.
Let me help you.
That's what you said the day we met,
and then you gave me the book.
You taught me how to read it correctly
in order to find its deepest truth,
and I did.
You misunderstood me.
No, you misunderstood.
You're up in here praying about God's plan for you,
but what your soft mind can't fathom
is that God's plan for you, Reverend, was to birth me.
THOMAS: Come on, now.
Hagamond, I am a simple man, and so are you.
No, I am bringing prophecy to fruition.
You're not the witness, Hagamond.
You're not the witness.
You're my greatest sin.
You played your part well, Paul.
Time to go home.
Heavenly Father, forgive me, for I have--
(piano plays discordantly)
(somber music)
(scatting)
(Hagamond scatting)
To all of the people looking for my son,
thank you.
♪ ♪
I'm just a kid from New York, you know,
and, um, what you're doing...
(speaking Spanish)
Hagamond Sheen, my name is Yolanda Rivera Candalaria.
Jesús is my grandson.
You're looking at a broken woman.
My heart and my spirit
are broken by you.
And I should hate you,
but something in me tells me
I should try to understand you.
You need to tell me what happened in Colorado.
♪ ♪
You're not pregnant anymore, are you?
♪ ♪
No, I'm not.
How are you feeling about that?
Like I hated going through it without you.
(Yopi sobs)
Please, I'm begging you.
If you have a drop of decency,
please find it, and please--
please bring Jesús home to us, please.
Bring him back to us, please.
Please.
NORAH: The leads keep coming up empty.
The FBI says that after this many hours,
that there's little--
No, we keep going. We never give up.
Eric, I need you.
We need everyone. You too, Ginger.
No, you don't want me.
All of this, all that's happened,
I'm poison.
Don't you ever say anything like that
about yourself ever again.
With Becky and Luke. It was supposed to be me.
He was looking for me.
If that is true, then you being here, right now,
that proves God wants you here with us.
-Now, where's Rose? -I'm right here, Mama.
Rose, I need all of my children with me.
♪ ♪
I keep waiting for a miracle.
Now it's time to make one.
♪ ♪
You know, I remember once sitting in that pew over there,
knowing that there wasn't gonna be
any food on the table afterwards,
and praying for some kind of miracle
to fill our stomachs.
And church lets out, and we go to our car,
and guess what we find?
A car full of groceries.
Like manna from heaven.
That miracle, that was my mother.
She did that.
Oh, your mother was a bona fide angel.
Always there for everybody.
You know that car out front?
Yeah, what about it?
-Reckon we could hotwire it? -No need to.
It's my car.
I mean, she runs like a three-legged dog,
but she gets you where you go.
No more hiding.
MARGARET: Let's pray.
Dear Lord, our Father,
hear us united in our cause
to bring an innocent home to safety.
A man who, through his pain,
trespassed on our family.
Show this sinner, Lord, the power that is yours.
Soften his heart so that he may see the error of his ways.
MAN: Preach.
Fill our hearts with your spirit, Lord.
Praise the Lord!
-WOMAN: Hallelujah! -Praise the Lord!
-(people shouting) -Hear us, Lord.
We pray not just for our lost child,
but for all lost children the world over.
Children who have been taken.
Children without a home.
Show them your love.
Bring them peace. Bring them home.
Bring them to a place where they are nurtured,
dignified, and sanctified!
Amen!
ALL: Amen!
Amen.
-(applause) -MAN: Hallelujah.
(soft music plays)
♪ ♪
♪ Bless the beasts and the children ♪
♪ For in this world, they have no voice ♪
♪ They have no choice ♪
♪ Bless the beasts and the children ♪
One way to Vegas.
♪ ♪
♪ For the world can never be ♪
♪ ♪
♪ The world they see ♪
♪ Light their way ♪
♪ When the darkness surrounds them ♪
♪ Give them love ♪
♪ Let it shine all around them ♪
♪ Bless the beasts and the children ♪
♪ Give them shelter from the storm ♪
Before, when you woke me up,
you were praying about God's plan for your life.
Think you found it?
(grunts)
♪ Keep them warm ♪
You forget how to talk or what?
-Howard! -(brakes squeal)
ERIC: ♪ Light their way ♪
♪ When the darkness surrounds them ♪
It's okay.
-ERIC: ♪ Give them love ♪ -You need help?
EUGENE: I think maybe we've found our purpose.
That said, I think we ought to ease out of here.
ERIC: ♪ Bless the beasts and the children ♪
I'm ready, my Lord.
ERIC: ♪ Give them shelter from the storm ♪
♪ Keep them safe ♪
(upbeat music)
Let's celebrate!
CHOIR: ♪ We've come to praise ♪
♪ The Lord ♪
MARGARET: Making these miracles,
well, it's exhausting.
I think that we could all use a rest.
And frankly, I need to change these clothes.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
God bless you all!
♪ We've come to worship the Lord ♪
And we're out!
♪ ♪
CHOIR: ♪ We've come to praise ♪
♪ The Lord ♪
♪ We've come to glorify the Lord ♪
♪ We've come to lift up holy hands ♪
-(speaking Spanish) -What?
She says thank you for being such a badass.
None of this would've happened
if I'd been there like I was supposed to.
-Stop saying that. -No, you fought for my baby.
And you put yourself in the ring.
And I will never forget that.
Not ever.
We should count our blessings.
As Margaret says,
the Lord certainly works in mysterious ways.
Yeah, he brought my baby back.
And now you own 16% of the Sunshine Network.
Wait, what?
I made a deal with Don Bouchard after the fight.
I took his shares, and now they're yours.
That's why you thought this was all your fault.
(laughter)
The things you do for your kids.
I splurged on the good stuff.
Well, not every day a psychopath's killed
and a missing child is saved.
And you gained 10 million new subscribers.
Oh.
I think maybe you need a vacation.
Yeah, I may go on one of those rich people trips.
How do you think I'd look on a private island in Belize?
-Lost. -Rich, lost, and happy.
That's my new mantra.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
You were amazing out there.
Well, we all came together in God's will.
You could've left, Ginger.
You chose to be a part of this family,
and you will forever have a home here with us.
Thank you.
Let's go out to the camp this weekend.
Spend some time, get to know each other.
Like we should've from the beginning.
I'd like that.
We'll leave in half an hour.
GINGER: Okay.
I need to talk to you alone.
(suspenseful music)
Mama, I've, uh...
I've done a horrible thing.
You know, something-- something unforgiveable.
Well, whatever you've done, son,
Franklin, he can fix it.
God forgives,
and this family is blessed in his eyes.
♪ ♪
MARK: So, I'm gonna tell you this thing,
even though it means I might lose you.
Colorado.
My brother-- well, your brother...
He told me, when he first woke up...
The first thing he saw was Eugene.
He saw Daddy?
And I've never really had much faith.
I mean, not really.
But when he told me that he saw Eugene...
-I believed him. -Mm-hmm.
And then when he said he wanted to see him again...
Right then, I knew what that meant.
Jason asked me to help him move on.
So I did.
He was ready.
I helped my brother die.
Oh, Mark.
What would God say about that?
I mean, I would never speak for God,
but, speaking for myself,
I think that you are generous...
and loving and wonderful.
You're kind.
-(sniffles) -(sighs)
The world is a scary place, isn't it?
Yeah.
It really is.
(somber music)
♪ ♪
ERIC: That reporter, Luke,
he was trying to ruin everything
you and I have been working so hard to fix.
He had us up on his wall, like criminals.
And I tried to explain to him you--you did not deserve
to be up there with Daddy and all of his sins.
You didn't, but he would not listen.
I was just trying to take your picture down,
and Luke got in the way.
Then he grabbed me,
and so, you know, I shoved him,
then he fell back, and there was...
there was this crack, and a whimper,
and there was blood.
-There was so much blood, Ma. -I'm sorry.
And I ran like a coward.
I left a man to die.
I left a man to die alone, Mama.
(sobs)
Just tell me what to do. I don't know what to do.
Eric, you listen to me carefully.
Right now, your job is to be with Becky
and your newborn baby girl.
Now, you stop crying. Stand up straight.
No son of mine is a killer,
and no grandchild of mine will grow up fatherless.
Yeah, but, Mama--
I will fix this.
(suspenseful music)
Go home.
♪ ♪
(somber music)
♪ ♪
Your voice is really beautiful.
You sing, and, I don't know,
it's like I hear the sound of grace.
I'm such a sinner.
Oh, you want to see my list?
♪ ♪
So you cheated on Becky with Rachel.
You made a mistake.
You don't know anything.
I know scripture,
and there isn't a sin that can't be atoned.
Think about King David.
Cheating on his wife with Bathsheba.
That man killed people.
And yet, not only is he forgiven,
but he is favored by God,
because his good deeds outweighed his transgressions.
Yeah. Yeah, I'm not King David.
No, but you are a decent man,
who wants to do the right thing,
like be a father to his kid.
Becky wants nothing to do with me.
Can't blame her.
I didn't know our dad.
I only knew the version I saw on TV.
Kind, funny,
probably always smelled like vanilla.
(laughter)
But since I got to New Orleans,
people keep telling me
about all the awful things Eugene did,
things that the Eugene in my head wouldn't ever have done.
But he did. He did.
(sniffles)
♪ ♪
(suspenseful music)
♪ ♪
(knock on door)
You need to go home.
You gotta be exhausted.
♪ ♪
Luke's legacy.
Where did you get all these?
Eric.
Stupid.
Has he told anyone else?
No.
Good.
As long as he keeps his head down and his mouth shut,
it should all blow over, but none of this can be here.
You leave it be.
You've taken care of enough.
FRANKLIN: This is the hardest day of your life.
I got this.
You want to know the hardest day of my life?
That was December 2nd of last year.
The day Eugene died.
He was wearing his usual cream suit
with a fresh white pocket square.
We rode home from the studio.
We were listening to Patsy Cline's "I Fall to Pieces."
It's vivid in my mind, photographic.
They say trauma does that.
FRANKLIN: How God has tested you.
It is a miracle that you're still sane.
But, uh, December 1st.
Now, that's what I'm having trouble with.
The day $15 million was transferred
into the bank account of Eugene's pilot.
Tell me something, Franklin.
Why would Eugene pay a dead man
the day before he dies?
♪ ♪
I remember a different day, Margaret.
Your debutante ball.
We were supposed to meet
for a picnic down by the river,
but you never showed.
Franklin? Where are you?
FRANKLIN: You were dancing with Eugene
while I was choking on my own blood...
Franklin!
FRANKLIN: Courtesy of your fine husband and his friends.
He is the father of my children.
He is the father of many children.
How he treated you with all those other women.
Damn it, Margaret!
Everything that I have ever done was in your best interest!
I have always done my best for you!
Really?
Then why didn't you name me CEO?
You and Eric weren't ready.
I know this business better than anyone,
how it was built, how it sustain, and yes,
I know where the bodies are buried.
Now, why was I passed over?
You're not blood, Franklin.
♪ ♪
Well, there it is.
♪ ♪
Trust me, I knows I's the help.
♪ ♪
I am the only man that's ever loved you,
but if you try to take me down for Eugene,
I will take your son with me.
-You get out. -Yessum.
♪ ♪
(door slams)
(soft music)
-Hey. -Hey.
Intense day, huh?
That it was.
Do you really think Hagamond killed Luke?
That not your theory anymore?
It's just the knock on the door is bugging me.
Hagamond Sheen was a professional.
When he grabbed me, it was quick and silent.
So why, with Luke--
You're gonna make yourself crazy with all that.
Sometimes the simplest answer is the answer.
Yeah, but the simple answer doesn't make sense.
Do you know where Margaret is?
I was supposed to meet her, go with her to the camp.
And, I don't know,
I'm actually looking forward to being in that house with her.
Do you believe that? (chuckles)
Margaret won't be up for that after all.
But I'm supposed to wait for her.
You'll waste your life waiting for her, kid.
(Leonard Cohen's "You Want It Darker")
♪ ♪
♪ If you are the dealer, I'm out of the game ♪
You're family now.
♪ If you are the healer, it means I'm broken and lame ♪
♪ If thine is the glory ♪
♪ Then mine must be the shame ♪
We're millionaires now.
What the hell are we doing in this dump?
♪ You want it darker, we kill the flame ♪
Thanks for driving us.
Yeah, it's the least I could do.
♪ ♪
♪ Magnified, sanctified, be thy holy name ♪
♪ Vilified, crucified, in the human frame ♪
♪ A million candles burning for the help that never came ♪
♪ You want it darker ♪
-Hey, there. -Oh, my God.
I totally forgot you got out today.
Oh, there was a lot going on. It's okay.
I got a ride. An old friend surprised me.
An old friend?
What's that smell?
-I'm cooking. -You cooked?
Mm-hmm.
♪ There's a lover in the story ♪
♪ But the story's still the same ♪
For three?
♪ There's a lullaby for suffering ♪
EUGENE: Hello, Ginger.
♪ A paradox to blame ♪
♪ But it's written in the scriptures ♪
♪ And it's not some idle claim ♪
♪ You want it darker ♪
♪ We kill the flame ♪
♪ ♪
♪ They're lining up the prisoners ♪
♪ And the guards are taking aim ♪
♪ I struggled with some demons ♪
♪ They were middle class and tame ♪
♪ I didn't know I had permission ♪
♪ To murder and to maim ♪
♪ You want it darker ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Hineni, hineni ♪
♪ I'm ready, my Lord ♪
(sighs)
I hate to ask for more, God...
♪ ♪
You've already given so much,
but I need another sign.
♪ ♪
I need you to show me that a mother's way is right.
♪ Magnified, sanctified, be thy holy name ♪
Rose!
♪ Vilified, crucified ♪
♪ In the human frame ♪
Rosie, is everything all right?
Yeah, I couldn't be better.
I'm getting married.
♪ ♪
♪ We kill the flame ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Hineni, hineni, I'm ready ♪
(upbeat country music)
♪ ♪
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