Episode 90: “The Mazes of Heaven and Hell”

ANATHEMA: New Show Announcement & Call for Artists The Sheridan Tapes

In 2005, Anna Sheridan released her first book: a collection of short stories secretly inspired by her own experiences with the supernatural, entitled “Anathema." In 2018, Anna Sheridan disappeared under mysterious circumstances in Oslow County, Nevada. In 2020, Anna Sheridan reappeared just as mysteriously. In 2025, a set of enigmatic VHS tapes began to circulate within Sheridan’s fandom, with many claiming they were an unreleased, unauthorized TV adaptation of “Anathema.” These are those very tapes, and the stories of the unfortunate souls who watched them. TST: Anathema is a 12 episode horror anthology series and loose continuation/spin-off of The Sheridan Tapes, focusing on a new set of characters and stories within the shared universe of Homestead on the Corner. We are currently seeking writers, directors, and sound designers to create five standalone horror stories inspired by the world and tone of The Sheridan Tapes, but presented as in-universe works of fiction. Submissions are open to everyone, so if you’d like to be a part of the team, please submit to the appropriate Google Form by midnight PST on September 5th, 2025. More information and links to the forms can be found at homesteadonthecorner.com/anathema Homestead on the Corner Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/homesteadcorner For more information and additional content, visit homesteadonthecorner.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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CONTENT WARNING: Strong elements of unreality and existential dread, memory loss, isolation, and coughing and choking sound effects

????2020_01: With the Searchers reunited, they now have to face the reality of Morrison’s return and the horrors it brings…

Starring Adrian Gibbs as Adrian Briggs, Maurice Cooper as Jerry Price, Jesse Steele as Bill Tyler, Chris Martin as Robert Quincy, Van Winkle as Sam Bailey, Virginia Spotts as Kate Sheridan, Ezra J. Wayne as Ned Leroux, and Sam Taylor as Ren Park, with original music by Jesse Haugen. Written and produced by Virginia Spotts, with dialogue editing and sound design by Van Winkle.

For more information, additional content, and episode transcript, visit thesheridantapes.com

This episode was made possible by our supporters at Patreon.com/homesteadcorner, ko-fi.com/homesteadcorner, and our backers on Seed&Spark.

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Transcript

CONTENT WARNING: Strong elements of unreality and existential dread, memory loss, isolation, and coughing and choking sound effects

[Muffled John Philip Sousa march concludes]

[The tick of a clock, the turning on of an overhead light]

[Our POV starts right next to Adrian, in a small sound booth]

[He nervously begins after a sigh]

Adrian Briggs

Beloved, we awaken to a new dawn — the first dawn of a new order under our gracious god-king, the Lord of Oslow and soon the Lord of all the Earth. In this new age, [his voice changes, turning distorted, playing through high speakers in the streets] none but the high priests may utter his true name, and for the rest of us, we praise him as Lord, and Lord alone.

[The sound of distantly-crying babies, coughing, muffled sobs]

[The stomping of boots]

If your heart is troubled, simply think of the redemption that awaits you. [CCTV cameras monitoring the city] Think of his mercy, renewed day by day, which enables you to reach your highest levels of spiritual purity. This is your worship, for worship is nothing but the daily practice of holiness, the daily commitment of service to your ultimate purpose. [The gentle sound of machinery and industry] We were made for this, Beloved. We were made to honor our Lord, and the union of all the worlds beneath him. And as we practice day by day, coming closer and closer to glory, we honor him.

[Adrian’s voice fades as we move further from the city]

[Static starts to build]

Do not resist. Do not tremble. For our Lord has many soldiers, many armies at his disposal. [Radio static] He will find you wheresoever you are, and take you in as a hen takes in her young, subduing you into true joy.

[The noises of the environment calm down to a quiet room]

[Adrian’s voice comes through, distorted, in a small radio]

So rejoice, family — for once you have been taken in, there shall be no returning to the world of falsehoods you may remember from the before times. The world outside is a lie, a deception. Only his world matters, and your Lord keeps you safe.

Rejoice. Rejoice. Rejoice.

[Cassette noises]

[Click]

[Main Theme]

Recording Begins

[Cassette noises]

[Click]

[Static fades]

[A quiet living room, the radio on]

Adrian Briggs

—and when you see the great and terrible beauty of the new world to come, you will weep. And your weeping will be for the newfound glory of your eternal kingdom, and the time you wasted before you were in it. You will have nothing to fear, except our Lord himself. [Footsteps towards the radio] And all will be—

[Jerry switches off the radio]

Jerry Price

That’s enough of that.

Bill Tyler

Thanks.

Jerry Price

Of course. I’m sure you’ve both had more than enough of his voice.

Robert Quincy

Ten lifetimes’ worth.

[Jerry laughs, relieved]

Jerry Price

I’ve gotta say… I’m really glad you two are back. I don’t think I ever realized how many memories I was missing until today. It felt like I was losing it, to be honest. But having you back now, it’s like… it’s like the nightmare is over. Or… at least part of it.

Sam Bailey

I sorta know what you mean, Jerry.

Kate Sheridan

I’m just so relieved that you’re okay. I know I’ve said that a million times already this morning, but I… 

Bill Tyler

It’s alright, Kate. It helps to hear it.

Kate Sheridan

And Ned, I… 

Ned Leroux

Hey, don’t mention it. I’m just glad they’re out of there.

Kate Sheridan

You and Sam could have given me a warning, but, you know… thank you.

Robert Quincy

Seems like we have a lot of catching up to do, Ned.

Ned Leroux

Yeah?

Bill Tyler

All good stuff, obviously! We just… well, we’ll… we’ll talk later.

[Sam stands, pacing slightly]

Sam Bailey

Anyway… Let’s review what we know.

Bill Tyler

Ooof… I don’t know how helpful Rob and I will be here. We’re still… 

Robert Quincy 

…a little beat.

Bill Tyler

But I just wanna say… Sam. Ned. I can’t explain how much you… [Bill stops, choking up] Thank you.

Ned Leroux

No problem. I’d do it again in a heartbeat.

[Bill and Rob get up and leave the room]

[The distant bedroom door closes behind them]

[Sam waits a beat and then sighs]

Sam Bailey

What Ned and I did could have gone a million different ways. I’m honestly relieved that we made it out, I really am… I just don’t know whether that will end up costing all of us more down the line. But, these are the cards we’ve been dealt… and we’re certainly in a predicament with Morrison’s return. We have a lot of work to do. So… what do we know?

Ren Park

Well… somehow, he brought Oslow back out of the Source with him.

Ned Leroux

He tricked us, Ren. Y’all were right after all — it was a trap. He didn’t actually care about catching us in the Source, he just wanted to follow us back out.

Kate Sheridan

What does that mean? Was he… incapable of making it back out himself?

Sam Bailey

It’s possible. His abilities were still new to him when he entered the Source. And what he did is… it’s massive. But we still don’t really know what he can do… or can’t do.

Ren Park

In either case, he obviously needed something from us. What? [Brief pause] I don’t know. But maybe this is why he let Ned go in the first place.

Sam Bailey

Like, he was counting on Ned wanting revenge?

Kate Sheridan

Or wanting his friends… 

Sam Bailey

Of course. [Pause] So maybe his plan was… let Ned go, pull Oslow into the Source… for… reasons unknown. And then return, bringing it back with him. What was the point of that?

Kate Sheridan

[Scoff] A dark baptism?

Ned Leroux

[Under his breath] Someone get the towels.

Sam Bailey

Maybe there’s another trap waiting for us. One we haven’t seen yet.

Ren Park

I wouldn’t doubt it.

Ned Leroux

Y’all heard his… mouthpiece on the radio. Any chance this is out of some insane desire to… “redeem” us all?

Sam Bailey

It’s possible. But… [Slight laugh] well, aren’t you and I incapable of redemption, in his eyes?

Kate Sheridan

What a slimy fucking bastard.

Sam Bailey

And Anna.

Kate Sheridan

Wait… what—

Sam Bailey

Yeah, Kate… we saw Anna in the Source.

Ned Leroux

But apparently, it wasn’t the right time. At least, according to her.

Kate Sheridan

Well… that’s unexpected. But it… kind of gives me hope. Is it stupid that it gives me hope?

Ren Park

Not stupid at all. That gives me hope, too. Maybe we are on the right timeline, after all. Or… close enough to right.

Jerry Price

But when’s the right time?

Sam Bailey

That’s… 

Ned Leroux

Something tells me that’s a problem for another day.

Sam Bailey

[He sighs] I think you’re right. In the meantime… 

[Sam gets up, walks to Jerry’s window, and opens the curtain]

Sam Bailey

It’s our job to figure out what’s going on out there in Oslow.

Jerry Price

The propaganda radio, for one. That’s definitely new.

Sam Bailey

Is anyone’s phone working yet?

Jerry Price

Still nothing. No service, and the landline doesn’t get tone.

[He checks and then hangs up the phone again]

Kate Sheridan

Whoa, Sam… 

Sam Bailey

What?

Kate Sheridan

You see what’s happened to the time and date?

[He walks over to her]

Sam Bailey

Where is it?

Kate Sheridan

That’s just it, Sam. There is no time or date. It’s usually right there, center of my screen. Jerry? Ren? 

[Digital clicking as they check their phones]

Ren Park 

Shit, you’re right… 

Jerry Price

I assumed it was a glitch… 

Kate Sheridan

Oh my God, how am I going to reach Peter?

[Heavy pause]

Ned Leroux

So none of our cell phones can get a signal. That means there must be some heavy interference happening within a certain range of Oslow. I wonder how far out it goes?

Sam Bailey

Only one way to find out… Come with me to the porch.

[Sam opens the sliding glass door, and they all follow him out]

[He shuts the door, and they walk out onto gravel to look at the city]

[Distantly, the sound of a steady pulse]

Ren Park

Is that Oslow? It looks… hazy.

Ned Leroux

He’s up to something, alright. How much of this are y’all actually able to see? I mean, really see?

Sam Bailey

I think I see it too, Ned. It’s like… a heaviness. A dark energy radiating from the center of the city. Surrounding it, like a hazy dome.

Kate Sheridan

I can’t quite see all of that. It kind of looks like I’m seeing it through… foggy glass.

Jerry Price

Same here.

Ned Leroux

You and I are seeing the same thing, Bailey. But we seem to be safe here… or at least, safer than we’d be in the city. Whatever Morrison’s doing, it’s a little weaker out here.

[Brief pause]

[Sam takes a shaky breath]

Sam Bailey

We should get going soon.

Kate Sheridan

We need to be careful, Sam.

Sam Bailey

I don’t know if anyone other than me and Ned should be going near that place, Kate. Who knows what could be waiting for us in there.

Ned Leroux

Oh, I was thinking… 

Sam Bailey

What?

Ned Leroux

I suppose I thought I could stay behind. Keep watch over Bill and Rob while they’re recovering. Just this once! You know, in case it gets bad out here.

Jerry Price

I think it makes the most sense for me to stay behind, Ned. I know my house. I know how to defend her.

Sam Bailey

And we need your knowledge and your abilities, Ned. Now more than ever.

Ned Leroux

[He sighs] Fine, you’re right… 

[Brief pause]

Kate Sheridan

Did anyone else hear that noise last night? It sounded almost like… some kind of explosion? It was pretty far away, though.

Ren Park

I think I might have… I hope it wasn’t the Observation Post. We should have one team go check on ISPHA, and the other towards the city. If they’re still there, maybe they can help us figure this out.

Kate Sheridan

If we’re heading to ISPHA, could we at least stay together? Something about splitting up just… doesn’t sit right with me.

Sam Bailey

That might be a good call, Kate.

Ned Leroux

Alright. Let’s do it.

[Click]

[Silence]

[Click]

[Inside a van, rumbling down a small highway]

[Building distortion]

Sam Bailey

Sam Bailey, personal investigation. Date and time unknown. We’re only a few miles from the ISPHA Outpost outside of Oslow. When we get there, we expect that the staff can help us figure out what’s happening in Oslow—

[Sam’s words become garbled before they’re cut by a sharp, ripping noise]

[Silence]

[Cassette noises]

[Click]

[Static fades]

[In Jerry’s living room]

Sam Bailey

I can’t believe we made it out of there. I still don’t know whether that choice will end up costing us more down the line. All I know for sure is that we’ve got a brand new problem with Morrison’s return. So… what do we know?

Ren Park

Well… somehow, he brought Oslow back out of the Source with him.

Ned Leroux

He was just waiting in there to follow us back out. I knew he was tricking us.

Kate Sheridan

What does that mean? Was he stuck there?

Sam Bailey

It’s possible. His abilities were still new to him when he entered the Source, and what he attempted is far beyond what I knew was possible. But we still don’t really know what he can do… or can’t do.

Ren Park

In either case, he obviously needed something from us. What is it? I don’t know. But maybe this is why he let Ned go in the first place.

Sam Bailey

Like, he was counting on Ned wanting revenge?

Kate Sheridan

Or wanting his friends… 

Sam Bailey

Of course. [He takes a breath] So maybe his plan was… let Ned go, pull Oslow into the Source… for… reasons unknown. And then return, bringing it back with him. Why?

Kate Sheridan

A dark baptism?

Ned Leroux

Someone get the towels.

[Kate and Ned laugh at their own joke]

Jerry Price

[Dry] Oh, boy.

Sam Bailey

Maybe there’s another trap waiting for us that we haven’t seen yet.

Ren Park

More than likely.

Ned Leroux

Y’all heard his… mouthpiece on the radio. Any chance this is out of some insane desire to… “redeem” us all?

Sam Bailey

I mean, it’s possible. But… aren’t you and I irredeemable, in his eyes?

Ren Park

Religious fucking nutjob.

[Brief pause]

Sam Bailey

And… Anna.

Kate Sheridan

Wait—

Sam Bailey

Yeah, Kate… we saw Anna in the Source.

Ned Leroux

…Who said it wasn’t the right time for us to find her.

[Brief pause, Kate processes]

Kate Sheridan

Well… That gives me hope, at least.

Ren Park

Me too. Maybe we are on the right timeline, after all. Or close enough to right, at least.

Jerry Price

But when is the right time?

Sam Bailey

That’s…

Ned Leroux

Something tells me the answer to that lies behind a few more answers.

Sam Bailey

I think you’re right.

[Sam gets up, walks to Jerry’s window, and opens the curtain]

Sam Bailey

We need to figure out what’s going on out there in Oslow.

Jerry Price

The propaganda radio, for one.

Sam Bailey

Morrison has control of the radio. Is anyone’s phone working yet?

[Digital clicks as Jerry checks]

Jerry Price

Still nothing. No service.

Kate Sheridan

And no time or date. For any of us.

Ren Park

We’re dealing with electromagnetic interference within a certain range of Oslow. How far does that stretch?

Sam Bailey

Only one way to find out… We’ll have to venture out. Come with me to the porch.

[Sam opens the sliding glass door, and they all follow him out]

[He closes the door and they all step onto gravel]

[A distant pulsing noise]

[The sounds of the desert at night]

Ren Park

It’s… hazy.

Ned Leroux

He’s up to something, alright. How much of this are y’all able to really see?

Sam Bailey

It’s like… a heaviness. A dark energy radiating from the center of the city.

Kate Sheridan

To me, it’s a bit like looking through a foggy glass? That’s it.

Jerry Price

Same here.

Ned Leroux

Sam and I are seeing the same thing. We seem to be safe here… or at least, safer than we’d be in the city. Whatever Morrison’s doing, it’s a little weaker out here.

Sam Bailey

We should check it out today.

Kate Sheridan

We need to be careful, Sam. You too, Ned.

Ned Leroux

Oh, I was thinking… 

Sam Bailey

What?

Ned Leroux

I suppose I thought I could stay behind. Keep watch over Bill and Rob while they’re recovering. Just this once! You know, in case it gets bad here.

Jerry Price

I’ll stay behind, Ned. I know my house. I know how to defend her.

Sam Bailey

And we’ll need your knowledge and your abilities out there, Ned.

Ned Leroux

Fine, you’ve got a point… 

Kate Sheridan

Did anyone else hear that noise last night?

Ren Park

I think I did… I hope it wasn’t ISPHA. We should have one team go check on the Observation Post, and the other towards the city. If they’re still there, maybe they can help us figure this out.

Kate Sheridan

I’m sorry Ren, but… I don’t think we should split up. Especially not to check up on ISPHA.

Ren Park

What do you mean?

Kate Sheridan

They’re a massive research team with way more resources than we have out here. If something… bad happened to them, I don’t think there’s anything we could do to help them.

Ren Park

Kate…

Sam Bailey

I hate to say it Ren, but she’s right. And we don’t have the time to spare. There’s enough distractions as it is, and if we miss the window when I’m supposed to find Anna… 

Ren Park

…it’s all over. [pause] Yeah, okay.

Sam Bailey

We should head out towards Oslow once it gets dark. It’ll be easier to hide.

Kate Sheridan

Sounds like a plan.

[Click]

[Silence]

[Click]

[Inside a van rumbling down the highway]

[The distant pulsing is heard closer]

Sam Bailey

Sam Bailey, personal investigation. Date and time unknown. Myself, Ned, Ren, and Kate are currently in the van, approaching the outskirts of Oslow as carefully as possible. It must be close to midnight by now.

Kate Sheridan

Are you all seeing these shapes on the side of the road? They’re hard to make out while I’m driving.

[Ned shifts to look out the window]

Ned Leroux

I see them too… What are they?

Ren Park

Looks like there’s more of them the closer we get to the city. Are they… statues?

Sam Bailey

That would make sense. Definitely feels like Morrison to build tributes to himself the moment he comes to power.

Ned Leroux

The walls are getting closer… I think we’re just about to the edge of the city.

Kate Sheridan

Wait… 

[Kate pulls the van over and comes to a stop]

[She turns off the van]

Ned Leroux

What’s wrong?

Kate Sheridan

I don’t think we should be… we need to continue on foot, guys. I don’t feel good about driving right now.

[A buzz begins to build]

Sam Bailey

I feel it too, Kate. Come on, let’s get out of the van.

[They unbuckle seatbelts and open their doors]

Sam Bailey

I’m sure we can reach the walls from here, it doesn’t look too far —

[The same ripping noise from earlier crushes the world into silence]

[Silence]

[Cassette noises]

[Click]

[Static fades]

[Distant pulsing noise]

[The sounds of the desert]

Ren Park

It’s… fuzzy. But I can tell he’s made some new additions.

Sam Bailey

There’s a… dark energy radiating from the center of the city, like a… hazy film that’s spreading everywhere.

Ned Leroux

I’m guessing what we see is the strength of Morrison’s powers in physical form. Out here, it’s a little bit weaker.

[Ren steps slightly closer]

Ren Park

It looks like he’s building some monuments to himself.

Kate Sheridan

I don’t like the look of this. We need to know what he’s up to.

Sam Bailey

We should check it out today. We’re nearly out of coffee, anyways. Maybe we can sneak past the city and up to Arrowhead for a shopping trip, wait for dark, and then head into Oslow. Maybe we can actually get a signal on the way, try and reach Maria.

Kate Sheridan

Sounds like a plan.

Jerry Price

Hm…

[Jerry walks back to his deck, picks up a piece of chalk, and makes a mark on his wooden doorframe]

Kate Sheridan

Chalk? What’s that mark for, Jerry?

Jerry Price

I’m… not really sure. Just a feeling, is all.

[Click]

[Silence]

[Click]

[In a van rumbling down the highway]

[Pulsing noise is closer]

Ned Leroux

Hold on… when did it get so dark? We didn’t already get to Arrowhead, did we?

Kate Sheridan

We were going to do that after… 

Ned Leroux

Right, I know that, but… when did it get so dark?

Sam Bailey

We should be to Oslow in a few minutes.

Kate Sheridan

Everyone good?

Ren Park

As good as we can be, I suppose.

Ned Leroux

Same, I guess.

Kate Sheridan

Alright. If any of you get an odd feeling… you know, odder than normal… tell me the second you—

[The van suddenly stalls out, and Kate pulls over as much as she can]

[She tries to start it, but the ignition fails]

Kate Sheridan

Wait a second… why are we out of gas?

Sam Bailey

Out of… We just refilled it a couple days ago? Ned, did you seriously take another siphon—!?

Ned Leroux

Hey, it wasn’t me!

Sam Bailey

No need to sound so defensive.

Ned Leroux

It was one time, okay?

Kate Sheridan

You drinking gasoline out of one of my mugs is one time too many.

Ned Leroux

Okay, okay.

Ren Park

Well, I guess we’re walking… keep your ears open, everyone.

[Everyone unbuckles their seatbelts and climbs out of the van]

[Footsteps on gravel and sand]

[Pulsing noise is louder]

Sam Bailey

I hope we’re not too far out. It’s hard to see where the actual city begins with all these goddamn monuments.

[Distantly, the sound of many pairs of marching boots]

Ned Leroux

Shit. Everyone, off the road, now!

[They scramble to the side of the road and crouch down, breathing nervously]

Ren Park

He’s got an army?

Kate Sheridan

Oh my God.

Sam Bailey

Quiet, everyone.

[The boots grow closer]

[Distortion grows]

[The ripping noise cuts the world into silence again]

[Silence]

[Cassette noises]

[Click]

[Static fades]

[Distant pulsing noise, desert]

Ned Leroux

Every time I try to look at that damned city, I get a headache.

Sam Bailey

I do, too. I can sorta still function, but it’s… it’s awful. Ren, Kate, can you get a better look at it than us?

[Ren steps slightly closer]

Ren Park

There’s a lot of haze around it, but it’s more sprawling than Oslow ever was. How could he have possibly built all this in a day?

Kate Sheridan

Same way he disappeared and then reappeared a whole city, I guess.

Sam Bailey

Ughhh, my whole head feels like… when a limb falls asleep and then… wakes back up again.

Jerry Price

Hm… 

[Jerry steps back on his deck, picks up a piece of chalk, and goes to mark his doorframe]

[He stops with quiet alarm, shuddering as he speaks]

Jerry Price

Guys. Stop what you’re doing and look at this. Something’s up.

Kate Sheridan

Jerry, what’s wrong? Why are you… 

Jerry Price

There’s already three chalk marks here.

[Silent dread]

Kate Sheridan

What do you mean?

Jerry Price

We need to review the tapes. Everyone inside, now.

[Click]

[Silence]

[Click]

[Quiet in Jerry’s living room]

Sam Bailey

Sam Bailey… personal investigation. Date and time unknowable… and possibly irrelevant.

We can no longer be sure what day it is. All we know is that this day has happened several times since Morrison’s return, and it seems that not every day has recorded successfully. At minimum, we’ve repeated this day four times already, although given how much our supplies of food and gas have been drained, I wouldn’t be surprised if we’ve been here for a week or more.

On one of the tapes that survived the loop, we actually tried to leave the house and refill our supplies. But about a quarter mile from Jerry’s house, the tape cut off. That’s how they all end. An odd noise, and then silence.

Ren Park

It seems like we’re trapped within some kind of physical barrier, like when we tried to drive away from Oslow. But there’s also some kind of time barrier as well. Most of the tapes stop suddenly later at night. On one of them, we note that it’s nearly midnight before it cuts off.

I believe we’re trapped in a… bubble of looped time, as it were. Somehow, within these boundaries, every day restarts the same as the last. If we didn’t have these tapes, I imagine we never would have figured it out.

Jerry Price

But the chalk marks, and the coffee and gas running out… Those don’t get reset.

Ren Park

It seems like physical objects can still be permanently manipulated. To our great luck. [Ren’s stomach growls] And our great misfortune.

Ned Leroux

And we have no way of contacting anyone… 

Ren Park

God, I never thought I’d wish to have ISPHA back on our side again. We could really use some backup.

Sam Bailey

Unfortunately, it seems like ISPHA is outside of… wherever this bubble ends. We still don’t know what’s happened to them. We all noted hearing explosions on the tapes, but it’s impossible to know what that could have been or when it actually happened now.

Ren Park

I hope they’re okay.

Kate Sheridan

I hope so too.

Sam Bailey

But for now… we’re alone in here. We have to figure this out ourselves.

Ren Park

Yeah.

[Ned sighs, stands, and walks out of the room]

Sam Bailey

But we have learned some valuable things today. We have the chalk on the doorframe. We have a record of Morrison’s influence in the city growing — new monuments being erected, a growing power emanating from its borders, and an increasing sense of wrongness for Ned and I. So whatever he’s doing, he has the ability to change reality within his sphere of influence. And hopefully, now that we remember what’s going on, we can push back on that influence.

[Ned returns, plopping a bucket of paint down on the kitchen table]

Jerry Price

Ned, what in the hell are you—?!

[Ned violently dunks a brush in the paint and spells out what he quickly paints onto Jerry’s wall]

Ned Leroux

Listen… to… the… tapes… [flatly] Ta-daa.

[He drops the brush back in the paint]

Jerry Price

[Heavy sigh] Fine, whatever. It’s for the best. Once this is all over I want to be out of this shithole as soon as I can. Anyways…

[An uncertain silence]

Kate Sheridan

Well… I think it’s too late in the day to head to the city. Plus, the van is still out of gas.

[The paint drips from the mess Ned left]

Jerry Price

I should be able to top it off for you… I’ve got plenty of gas in the shed for the generator.

Ned Leroux

Kate… [He takes a step forward] I think that, given what we know now — Sam and I should head in alone.

Kate Sheridan

I want to argue with you, but I know you’re right. Dammit.

Ned Leroux

Don’t worry, Kate. We know the stakes. We’ll do our best to stay safe.

Kate Sheridan

Is that going to be enough in there?

Sam Bailey

We made it out of the Source, Kate. We’ll be fine. Promise.

Kate Sheridan

Shit… I miss Peter. How long has it been since he’s heard from me?

Ren Park

I’m so sorry, Kate.

Kate Sheridan

How are we going to reach Maria? If she finds something in the manuscript…

Sam Bailey

Shit… [Heavy pause; Kate sighs, close to tears] Well… our clothes could use a wash.

Kate Sheridan

That’s for sure… 

Ned Leroux

At least Bill and Rob got some extra rest, I suppose… 

Jerry Price

Mmhmm. They’ve needed it.

Ned Leroux

They have.

Sam Bailey

[He sighs] I think we all do. Let’s eat what we can. Get cleaned up, try to collect our thoughts. When we wake up tomorrow, these tapes will be on the coffee table for us… and we’ll just have to go from there.

[Clack]

Recording Ends

End Theme & Credits


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