02x05 - Another lap

[bunniefuu]

PREVIOUSLY

Whenever El Espanto feeds,
I can see inside of it.

I could tell you everything about
this town, but you wouldn't believe me.

You can tell me anything.

Santiago will take back
his place in Cabo Qwert

and you're out.

It must have been your insolent daughter.

"At the bitterest place,
you'll open the sinister gate

And from a wall of faces,
you'll remove the green-eyed one."

The bitterest place is
the opposite of a home.

What house is not a real house?

The haunted mansion!

LILA: Let's get in
through the exit.

ERIC: We can't.
I never found it.

Didn't they teach you
not to go into forbidden places?

[snarl]

[screams]

[distant boom]

It's El Espanto! El Espanto!

[grunts]

What are you doing here?

Don't be afraid.

I'm the same as you.

[carousel music]

[cackling]

[sped-up sounds]

[music stops]

Grab it.

[distorted cackling]

You earned another turn...

Forever!

[distorted cackling]

I don't get it.

What do you mean
you're the same as me?

I can move through this place too.

You escaped from your nightmare?

The Fear Chamber?

No.

I never went there.

But how?

I was contaminated
by Ucutau,

and ended up trapped
inside of it,

when I freed my people.

I read about you.

-ERIC: Your name is--
-Voltán.

Some called me "The Silver One."

Because of this.

JULIA: Eric!

Mom!

[panting]

I was looking for you everywhere.

Me too, dear.

-Follow me.
-Hang on.

Did you see who was with me?

Who?

Never mind.

Let's go!

[snarls]

[pained snarl]

POLICE COMMISSIONER

[grunts]

[phone rings]

DAD

Hi.

Axel.

I need you to get the freezer truck
and come here please.

Yes, dad, why?

DANIEL [over phone]: Hurry up!

I'll wait for you at the entrance.

Wait!

Bring a fire extinguisher.

I'll go there in a moment.

WHAT THE CABO QWERT POLICE IS HIDING

He should have awakened by now, right?

He's taking longer each time.

What if we splash him with water
or something?

No.

Don't you know
not to wake up sleepwalkers?

-Eric isn't asleep.
-Of course he isn't.

But since we don't know what's happening,
I rather not risk it.

ERIC: Dad made all of this.

No.

It was an accident.

I think.

I don't know.
Your dad was obsessed with his research.

He was ready to take
the next step.

The ultimate fear.

-Yes.
-But how?

First, he created...

He created a block with something
that oozed out of the lamp's material.

And what happened then?

I wanted to see it.

No matter what.

I never thought...

I didn't think that...

What happened?

Last thing I remember
was being in front of that block.

Looking at my reflection in it
and feeling a deep fear.

He's there.

Who?

Your dad.

I can't...

I can't go in,
but maybe you can.

Right?

[reversed sounds]

[carousel music]

[music slows down]

Dad?

Dad.

It's me.

Eric?

[loud cackle]

[gasping]

BOTH: Eric, are you ok?

Yes.

[panting]

Calm down.

You're with us now.

[hissing]

[roars]

[snarls]

[empty extinguisher hiss]

[roars]

[shrieks]

[yelling]

[shrieking stops]

Let's hurry.

PABLO: Who did El Espanto eat?

I don't want to even think about it.

Does it hurt?

It burns a little.

Then, you saw your mom again,
but you didn't release her.

I got rid of her nightmare,
but not of El Espanto.

And what do we need to do
to free her completely?

If we managed to understand
where it's coming from,

then we might be able to destroy it.

-[grunts]
-Stop!

Hey, calm down,
you need some rest.

I don't like your scar at all.

-You should see a medic.
-No.

It's dangerous.

He might end up locked
in a secret hospital at Area 51.

Roberto would never forgive me.

-I saw my dad too.
-Really?

-His nightmare is in the carousel.
-PABLO: What?

The King of Terror
is scared of a carousel?

Not exactly.

He's scared of a mime.

That's even more unexpected.

I love it.

-Eric, seriously--
-Pablo's right.

Now that we know that my parents
and everyone else is in there,

we can't risk having more people
know about this.

If they take El Espanto,
we'll lose everyone.

Besides, if we find out
how everything works,

we can find a cure for me as well.

We have to find the log's fourth part.

No matter how horrible the nightmare is,
focus on the riddle.

"You'll open the sinister gate"

You'll open the sinister gate?

What if we close our eyes?

You told us that the lights
cause nightmares, right?

-If we don't look at them, then--
-I don't think it'll work.

I didn't see them light up.
Not in the maze, not in the sinister ship.

Same thing happened to me.

True.

But how come we can see El Espanto?

It's obvious:

It's because of your typical
interdimensional overload.

We must try.
We got nothing to lose.

I got an idea.

Are you ok?

-Yes.
-Yes.

Where are we going?

We must look for the sinister door.

-Sinister!
-[gasps]

-Why did you shout?
-Sinister.

I know.

Follow me.

Over here.

Are we safe?

I think so.

Let's start searching.

How did you know where to go, Eric?

Guys?

Liang?

Pablo, I think that Liang--

Did you see this?

Eric?

Liang?

Where are you?

Oh, no...

Eric.

Pablo, where are you?

[hiss]
DISEMBODIED VOICE: Lila...

What are you doing here?

It was a surprise.

Why do you want them?

We're better off like this.

You and me alone.

You shouldn't be here.

But what's important...

Is that I am.

[gasps]

[distorted voice]
Won't you say hi to your best friend?

[screaming]

[panting]

Guys! Can you hear me?

Don't be scared!

[grunts]

It's the ideal moment to tell me
what you feel.

Or are you still not in the mood?

Wait, you knew?

Yes.

[chuckles]

We're so different.

Did you realize?

[gasps]

[grunts]

It's an illusion!

-Hey!
-You came back home!

You do everything right

while I do everything wrong.

I always knew.

Please...

But I want you to say it.

Because if you don't...

I'll start...

No, no, no!

You're not real.

[quiet laughter]

You're beautiful.

But I...

[screaming]

[screaming]

[hissing]

[screaming]

[grunts]

This isn't real.

-Where is she?
-This isn't real.

[hissing]

[shouts]

-Pablo, Liang!
-[confused shrieking]

Calm down!

It's part of the game!

[screaming]

[distorted hissing]

No, no, no!

Don't be afraid!

[snarling]

Nothing of this is real!

[screaming]

ERIC: It's over.

The lamp's effect is over.

[panting]

Yay.

Done. It's all solved.

It shouldn't have escaped to begin with.

Luckily, I arrived on time
and got it back, right?

I don't want to depend on luck anymore.

Now leave.

Not a word of this to anyone.

I won't.

It's fine.

WHAT THE CABO QWERT POLICE IS HIDING

Hello, Dolores.

What happened to you?

[grunts]

How did you figure out
the sinister door thing?

"Dexter" is right.

"Sinister" is left.

If we're not in a nightmare anymore,

then these portraits are real.

"And from a wall of faces,
you'll remove the green-eyed one."

ERIC: Brown. Blue.

Even red and yellow,
but I don't see green eyes.

Then, the riddle...

That one.

Don't you realize?

If the ones looking to the front
don't have green eyes,

the man facing the back
must have them.

Here it is!

[chuckles]

FORENSIC POLICE

Good thing you came.
I must show you something.

I don't know why I still trust you.

-You won't regret this.
-Really?

-Look.
-[snarling in the phone]

I got all the answers.

The answers and a solution.

I can't believe this.

Told you.

This changes everything.

I think you're the only one prepared
to deal with this.

Carlitos was right.

It exists.

He wanted to destroy it.

Rodolfo wouldn't understand.

But if you and I control El Espanto...

Do you realize?

We must be careful.

The Logia already sent someone
to investigate you.

Who?

ERIC: "After the experiments,

I proved that the minerals in the lamps
absorbed terror,

creating this distillate.

As if it had a life of its own,
the mineral fed on people's fears."

Like El Espanto.

Thanks.

"While the lamps seemed
like a magnificent invention,

I understood they were
just the tip of the iceberg.

My research had just begun."

Your dad was a genius.

Always surpassing himself.

He really outdid himself.

ERIC: "That's how I made a block
out of the distillate.

The silver surface was perfect.

It was like a great mirror.

The simplest, rawest way to make people
see their own fears.

I knew I was before
my finest creation.

As insurmountable
as it was dangerous.

That's why I kept working."

What's going on?

Check this out.

PABLO: "What the Cabo Qwert police
is hiding."

-Who sent you this?
-My dad, so I stay away from you.

-I'm not doing that.
-And who posted it?

LILA: "El Espanto."

Axel.

ERIC: Axel!

AXEL: What are you doing here?

-Want something to drink?
-You gotta be joking.

No, joking isn't my thing.

I leave that for your friend
and his crocodile men.

Reptilians.

-Yeah, that.
-ERIC: What do you want?

Making the town hate my family
even more?

There's something very dangerous out there
and it's your fault.

What do you get from making my dad
look like a monster?

You're wasting your time defending someone
who vanished years ago.

If you really wanted
to protect your family,

you should have protected
others instead.

Don't you think?

Your aunt, for example.

What happened to Carmen?

Dunno.

You're the ones investigating.

-What did you do?
-Eric, stop!

-Where's my aunt?
-Hey, Eric!

Calm down!

We're just talking.
Don't fall to his level.

You better listen to her.

Or you might end up in the morgue too.

Eric, stop, calm down!

[door slam]

What are you doing?

I'm done.

Hey, listen to me.

Don't let him get to you, understood?

Aunt, if you can hear this,
please call me.

I have to return to my house.

-PABLO: No, no. Stop, Eric!
-LILA: Eric!

God, Eric!

Daniel, you can't keep avoiding us.
What happened to my son?

-You have to tell us something!
-What does that creature mean?

I'm the first one trying to catch
that thing that attacked him!

And why is everyone saying
that you're covering this up then?

Please don't believe in everything
you see in social networks!

Why would I hide something like this?
It makes no sense!

-Nothing about this makes sense.
-Nothing, right?

You don't trust me, and I get it.
You feel vulnerable.

Meanwhile, I was dealing with an officer
who made a mess of the entire case

and then ran away!

And, today, something inexplicable
shows up.

As you can see,
things aren't so simple.

I see that.

I think I deserve time
and trust.

-[talking in unison]
-We don't want empty promises!

Do your job!

Let's go.

Hello.

Yes, of course.

I can't talk right now.

See you at the morgue.

I'll come back in a while.

Aunt!

AURORA: Eric!

What Uma told me,
is it true?

Is that video for real?

She saw dad's video.

I know how weird everything is,

but I'm investigating
about it.

-I'll bring mom and dad back.
-But how will you do it?

-It's a monster!
-El Espanto didn't k*ll them!

They're alive. You must believe me.

Did you see Carmen?

No, she hasn't arrived yet.

She suspended the excursions.
She--

-Eric? Eric!
-Eric...

[door closing sound]

FORENSIC POLICE

Aunt?

Aunt?

Aunt?

[hissing]

[groaning]

Eric...

Aunt.

Aunt, it's me.

[hissing]

[roar]

It's me, Aunt!

[hissing]

Aunt!

Aunt, are you in there?

-TERESA: Eric!
-[gasps]

-What are you doing here? Go away?
-TERESA: You get out of here!

[hissing]

[grunts]

[hissing]

Don't sh**t!

-[roar]
-[scream]

[screaming]
No!

[screaming]

Call your grandfather.

He'll know who to talk to.

[screaming]