Eat or Be Eaten

Michelle pressures Isaiah for answers about Gabe while Kat shows up at the Williams home after her run in with the Mordeo. Determined not to be kept in the dark any longer, Ashley sets out to uncover Isaiah’s secret.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Mordeo is a production of I Heart Radio, Blumhouse Television
and Crypt TV in association with Wolf at the Door.
When you died, I ended, and whatever I am now

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was born. This is mad Hi Ashen. We just got

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to the trail. Head is that is in the car
trying to figure your way out of this? Look, I'm
sorry I missed you before we left. All right, I
just want to say I love you and thank you
for pushing me to do this. Thank You're right, this
will be good for us. Still three days in the

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woods with Isaiah right for me? Anyways, get Jounston a
kiss for me. I'll see. Why do you torture yourself
like that? Mom, you're awake. It doesn't look like you
even slip. You're going to work. They found me a

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sub until Monday. You're gonna get fired. If you keep
that up, then I have to go dump the diving
for textbooks to get a decent education. Don't be so dramatic.
Isn't it too early to leave for school? I'd like
as little attention as possible after humiliating myself publicly. Can

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I have lunch? Money? Fridge is empty, my purse is
on the chair. I can take you walk. Don't be silly.
It's a mile and a half. It'll take three minutes.
I said, I walked, all right, you don't come back. No,
it makes me feel a little better. Actually, hey, josh uh,

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I love you. I know I love you too. Always
forgets are key? Use this spare Joscelyn. I'm sad to
check me up on my right apterall oh, sorry, can

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I help you? You're Ashley? Who are you? Is Isaiah here? God?
Is there? Blood? Are you okay? Is Isaiah here? No? No? No,
he hasn't been home. All not good? What's going on?
Whatever you do, do not let him back in this house.
You hear me, you and your daughter. You aren't safe again.

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You and Gabe head into the woods. Under last second?
What happens next? We hid for the day. We don't
have the GPS, so we turned back. We hear something
in the woods. We run. I don't see him after that.
I don't believe you again. You head into the woods.
Under last second? What happens next? What is the point
of all this? Michelle? What happens next? If you want

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to arrest me, just arrest me and throw me in
the said already, not until you tell me what you're hiding.
Until then, we stay in this room talking. You head
into the woods on July second. It's getting hide in here.
I need more water. You head into the woods on
July second. What happens next? Please just let me go.
You get into the woods on July second. I can't

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be here. I can see something's weighing on you. Isaiah.
You don't have to keep it in. Just let go.
Tell me what happened out there? What happened to gain Isaiah?
Just what happened in the woods? What I can't? No? Please?

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I know? But what if you wrong? He to my brother? Okay, okay,
why I'm here? Are you talking to someone? It's been

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eleven days without food, two without water. We're starving, we're dying.
We just have to keep moving. We'll find a way
out of here. It says, you'll kill me. It's only
a matter of time. Kill you. What are you talking about? Gay?
You think you missed your chance of the kind of
life out built? You figured if I don't come back,

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maybe everyone will take pity on you. Maybe Ashley will
cry on your shoulder, your moin me side by side,
best friends reunited, rekindled game, whenever's going on in your mind?
It's not real? Okay, No, no, it's real. I'm wounded.

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I'm weak. Wasn't a soldier like you. I'm easy to
leave behind, easy to forget. But I don't want to
be forgotten. Hey, hey, what are you doing with my knife?
Gig killer be killed, needle'll be eaten? Hey, hey, dec

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isn't your game now? Please put the knife down? Take
him bless? Hey, bol Hey, let's just take a friend. Hell,

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what happened as a You don't have to keep this
secret anymore. Tell me confess. Oh no, what's happening in
your face? Good teeth? H h. I'm here for my son.

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What did you do to him? I did it. He's
schooled his body. They were You're done here in Michelle,
stay away from him. They were right about you. I
was just too blind to see it. I'm sorry I

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didn't come sooner. I should have suspected when you didn't
make it to Jocelyn Show made a few calls this morning.
I'm sure the girls will understand when you get a
chance to explain. I've never seen Michelle across the line
like that. She's been that way since we were kids.
She was the one I got busted for. She's the
one who actually exchanged on school grounds. They never told

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me that sheriff's daughter buying opioids off elk Ridge Fall's
biggest disappointment. I'm sure no one knew. Why didn't you
tell him? It didn't matter that who's my call? A
bad one? But she could pay and we needed the money.
I don't know what I'm telling you all. That's not
like a matter. It does you matter to me? I said, sure?

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Now that I'm the only one left. Ashley's worried about you.
You know. She thinks you're dealing again. Yeah, you're gonna
lock me up for it this time too. If you're
dealing worse, if you're using I'm not. I don't know.
Maybe I should be locked up. Why would you say that?

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I say? Why did you say that? Is that? That's
Cat's car in front of the house. Who's Cat? Jesus Christ?
Look at it? Must have gotten something sort of accident
and that pull over. Now I'm almost to the driveway.
Rights there, cat cart I say, what the hell is

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going on? She's outside having a smoke. Wait, Isaiah, I
think she's got a concussion. She was bleeding. She's confused, disoriented.
I have to see it. Stay here, do not follow me.

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Don't come any fucking closer. Cat, your face, your arms,
I will suit you. Keep your voice down, please, I
saw your car. What happen? You happened? What are you
talking about? You attacked me last night? You you were
one of those things like like that Scholl from the

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archives class and Leer's teeth. God, those deep you you're
going to kill me. No, Cat, it wasn't me. Shut up,
shut up, buck up, whatever you are, I say, you
your monster. You don't understand. Stay there. It wasn't me. Cat,

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I never got to the pen, you said, I almost
picked up by the cops. I've been at the station
all night. It wasn't me, all right, it wasn't me.
If it wasn't you, well came after me last night,
the same thing that came after me and gave in
the woods and whatever it is, it's the key to everything. Well,

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anything you can dig up for Isaiah Williams. File anything
that will help me get a warrant. Yeah, sure thing, boss,
right on that. Do it, or I'll make sure this
is the last day you wear that badge. Takes one
call and you'll be out on your ass. Do I
make myself clear, yes, ma'am, detective, Yes, detective. Also, something

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came for you when you were in with Williams. No
flash draft, there's something internal, I don't think so. It
was found in the mail room. Just your name, no
return address either. All right, comb through the Williams file
and then get Judge Patterson on the phone. I won't

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that warrant today. Come on, you fucking thing, my rap?
What have you got for me? What is this security footage?

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I say, come here now, look at this school. These
antlers aren't early as hell, No way. This thing is
a deer though. Look at the size of the teeth.
Predator for sure. Okay, there are drugs too, Alex almost human.
Are you seeing this, Asaiah? I think you Hi Hi

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the door? Whatever you're feeling it in your head? Hid
hire Jesus Christ. What the hell are you as a
Williams Isaiah? She needs to go to the hospital. I'm

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going to take it bullshit, you are what is going on?
Just stay out of this, Ashley Isaiah. You haven't slept,
Neither of you are in any sort of condition. It's
still too late for the well intended lecture. Pop, father's right.
It seems like you're two form some little cold listen now,
huh perfect. Look Isaiah, if you're in some sort of trouble,

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we can't help you. Just tell us the truth, please,
I can't. All right, I'm sorry. No, No, there's time.
Where are you going? I'm following him. You stay here
in case I'm not back by the time Joscelyn gets

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home from school. I should be the one to go. No,
I'm going. No more secrets, no more lies, just no
more Hello. Hello? Anybody work here? Hey there? H yeah,

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it's been up here yet, I see. I'll just sit
here and wait. Isn't today a school day? You want
to attendance, officer? No, then it's none of your business.
It's just a sketchy motel. Is a pretty strange place

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to see someone your age on the school day. It's
a strange place to see anyone. This place is a
ship hole. What's your name? Do you really think i'd
tell you that? I'll tell you mine. No, thanks, Okay,
then I guess we'll just have to stay strangers, strangers

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in this lobby together waiting. I guess so. Just my
name is Jocelyn? Nice to meet you, jos Win and
your name is so sorry to keep you waiting wrestling

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with the John back there? What can I do you for,
a sweetheart, I'm looking for my uncle Isaiah Williams. I
think he's staying here. Oh I'm sorry. I can't give
out guest information. But you're saying he's a guest. I
really can't say. All right, Um, can I wait here
maybe for him to leave or come back or whatever.

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Aren't you supposed to be in school? Right? Okay, Um,
I'll just take the next buss. Oh yeah, a stranger?
Who are you talking to? There was a woman sitting
right there winning with me. Only saw you on the
way up. Hon Did she say what she was here for? No,

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she didn't. Hi, door, whatever you're feeling in your head? Hi,
Hi door? Do not now Pickford? You received dollar offering? Yes,

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a cure for blindness? Who is this? Say nothing? You
have been chosen chosen for what? Thirty nine seven thirty
four North eight twelve fifty six west nineteen hundred dollars?

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We do not wait? But m yeah, yeah, which way

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did it head? Cat? Which way? I don't know? Southeast?
I think further down. I dragged it a bit. Yeah,
there's a trail like the one we saw with Paul Cat.

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Did you hear me? Cat? I'm sorry, I said, but
I can't come with you, not this time. I won't. Ah,
you're right, I shouldn't have stay here. Push the seat
back and hunker down out of sight. The minute you

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see something, I don't care what it is. You take off. Okay,
what about you? I need to face it. I need
to face me. I'll be okay, all right, I don't
think twice you hear something, you don't have to tell
me again. Okay, Uh, I'll see you. So what who

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is y Ashley? Oh? God? No, turn around, please turn around. No,
don't follow him. No, God, damn it. This family is

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going to be the death of me. Hey, hey, are
you out there? Huh? Are you out there? Worshare? I worsh?

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Where are you? Worsh? Jesus Christ? This is what I am.

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This is what I would become. Yes, right, muster, are
you are Frost? Stop? Stop? Stop? Why are you doing
this to name kill? Kill kill kill name it song

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hit now? Please put the knight hill it by eating. Look,
let's just take him broad take him. Let just don't
get up, get all stop it. You're gonna kill me.

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You're really gonna kill me, I said, super side, you're
gonna kill me. Hit your brother, ye, kill or be killed? Killed,

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kill ya flash, eat his flesh, I say, wrong, Y

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wasn't real. No, no, no, no it was it was
the dream. Killed up ash No, But but I was
so hungry. It's his blood, his body. I couldn't help,

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but I couldn't get blow myself, Fresh said stick await Ashley.

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I don't, God damn myself. He hears, we die understand
eighty twelve six West All right here, I am you me,

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Mrs Marshall. I don't understand, no, but you will next time.

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On more Dalem, his boats were coming out of his skin.
We must all understand pain in order to rise above it,
in order to do what is asked of us. Please, no, don't, Hey,

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you're awake, You're with me. Good, It'll be easier this way.
I Heart Radio. Blomhouse Television and Crypt TV in association
with Wolf at the Door present more Dale Executive produced

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by Jack Davis, Kate Krantz, Darren Brandle, Jason Blum, Chris Dicky,
Matt Frederick and Alex Williams. Written by Caitlin Crab, directed
by Alex Kemp, Produced by Toby Lawless, Winnie Kemp, Daniel Parsons,

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Co producers ben So Tack, Anthony Magnolo, Associate producer Federico Torrado,
Starring j L. Fons, Nicholson as Isaiah, Ashley Platts as Ashley,
Olivia Lott as Jocelyn Yvonne as Michelle, with performances by

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Real Michael Scott, Tacy Adams, Ariella Amar Jamie, Joseph kim Estes,
Patty Wilkins, Tracy Rooney. Sound designed by Dean Hovey, Original
score by Christopher Kemp, Mixing by Mark Scarce, Edited by

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Fernando Dias, Assistant engineer Noah Sour Recorded at Wolf at
the Door Studios. Casting consultant Michelle LeWitt, Production assistants Hayley
mckeckney and Sophia gilbertel studio teacher Pearl Hika, Writing assistant

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