01x05 - Today We Vanish

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Dad's told me not to go
to that part of the woods

where the fence is.

He put your life in danger,
Glen, he lied to us!

Me and my sister play a lot.

I mean, we used to,
before she moved out.

Has it made contact?

Does this have anything to do
with what happened at the cabin?

She doesn't have any friends.

She never leaves the house.

Since her sister ran away,
she barely even says a word.

Meg always doted on Grace.

Maybe we've been
too overprotective.

But she's such
a vulnerable little thing.

Meg needs time to find herself.

To make friends
who could challenge her.

A quiet summer in the outdoors
could be exactly what Meg needs.

Where are you going?

Can you feel that?
I can feel the hum in my bones.

Do you feel it?

- Why are you whispering?
- I dunno. Why are you?

Is this what you expected?

- Hello!
- Glen, wait.

They don't care!

This is the loser group. That's
why they put us all together.

We're supposed
to look out for each other.

I'm group leader,
I have the spoon!

It's been watching us,

watching us, watching us,
watching us...

We'd talk about where those
kids could have disappeared to.

Another dimension or something.

I think it's trying
to communicate.

- What do you want with us?
- Louis!

Those other kids...

where did you send them?
Where did they go?

Wait up! Wait!

I can't!

Meg!

My dad put that fence
up to hide something.

- What's that even mean?
- Daniel's always been odd.

Do we still need to skulk around
now that Bea knows about us?

Do we? I don't know.

I sort of like the skulking
around bit.

I just want us to go back
to enjoying the summer.

Yeah, we will.

What could have done this?
It's completely fried.

- Here, let me help.
- No, it's fine. I'm fine.

You're no good
at this stuff anyway.

I'll get Alice and Finn
to prep the fire pits

and think of something
to keep everyone entertained.

Has Bea talked to you?

We sat in the old Beetle before

and she asked me
about what was beyond the fence.

- She said that?
- Hmmm.

Electricity pylons

that may work with the other
kids but not Bea, not anymore.

If you really want to help,

tell her the truth cos she's
starting to resent you for it.

Hey there.

Meg?

She's not in here.
She's not in the dining hut.

Where would she go?

My heart's like
pounding in my chest.

That light. We were about to...

We don't really know
what was about to happen.

If Meg hadn't done what she did.

Would we have gone through?

Hey, Louis.
We should get together today?

Er, I'm sort of busy.

We need to discuss
our next move.

They know we're onto them.

He said he's busy.

You didn't have to do that.

That light.
I think it bleached my teeth.

Elliot's right.

Fisher, I broke his camera.

He knows we're up to something.

If we don't do this soon,
him, the government,

they'll take it away from us.

And we'll never
find out what it is

or what was through that light.

Wait, so you want to go back?

You felt it. I know you did.
We all did.

I wasn't scared.

Me neither.

Four kids disappeared in that
thing and were never seen again!

What's the alternative?

We go back to school.
Get a job like everybody else.

Buy a house
and live out our lives

exactly like everybody else...

Or...

see where the light takes us.

It took the four symbols
to switch it on.

We can't do it without Meg.

We're not forcing her.

If she doesn't go,
none of us do.

So, one of us should ask her?

Louis wants to go back...
tonight.

Me and Glen are in. I think.

Look, I don't expect you
to want to go back.

I mean, a week ago
I wouldn't have even believed

I wanted to, but...

something about that thing.

- Like it needed us.
- Yeah. You felt it?

I was gonna walk into it.

I know.

My parents are on their way.

Your parents? What do you mean?

I'm leaving. The camp. Tonight.

I won't say anything...
about... what we found.

Fine! Suit yourself.

Just run back,
to mummy and daddy.

Where nothing bad's gonna
happen and you're gonna be safe.

You're just
a scared little girl.

The weird rumors.

The crazy stuff about the woods
that you tell all the newcomers.

Tell me.

Okay, look.

Do you get the feeling
this year like

something's going on
and we're not in on it?

Know what, never mind.

What do you wanna know?

Everything.

Okay, the rumors about
what's out there. All of it.

- We'll need money.
- Money?

Wait. Why would we need money?

This is a very
delicate situation.

Let me do all the talking.

We need information.

Tell him everything you told me
about the woods and the lights.

He thinks I made it up.

Please?

It was over twenty years ago!

What was?

Five went in and one came back.

It was just a story
that went around.

A local boy
and some of his friends.

They walked into the woods.

Kids played there
all the time back then.

There were rumors
of a bright light.

And four of those kids
were never seen again.

The local boy.
The one who came back.

Who was it?

Your mum spoke to me.

I should have taken
that fence down years ago, Bea.

I was just protecting you from
something I imagined as a kid.

Your mum's always put up
with it but she's right,

Bea there's nothing out there.

Why are you lying to me?

What do you want me to say?

Why you never go out there.

Why the first thing you say
to any kids who come here

is to stay
this side of the fence.

Hurray!

Wait up! Wait!

Where'd you get this?

You were in my office!

I just... Finn, Alice and I...

Where are you going?

I used to make films.

I had my camera
with me that day.

But it cut out. Before they..

Before it happened.

- Before what happened?
- Hold on!

- They kept running towards it.
- Wait!

The sound.

Then this light.
Then they were gone.

Your friends? They vanished?

Men in suits showed up.

Came up
with a logical explanation

that made sense to everyone.

But the rumors got out.

And after that, that's
all it was... just rumor.

Everyone assumed I'd made it up.

I believe you.

There really is something
out there. There has to be.

The government
are watching the woods.

Don't believe me then.

Sorry.

It's weird, being here,
doing this with you.

- It was meant to be Louis.
- Louis?

I think Dragonfly.
They're up to something.

Maybe they found whatever it is.

You think Bea could be
involved somehow?

- What did you say to her?
- I scared her off?

Not the alien rock
that vanishes kids.

I can't believe she'd just...
leave.

Are you present... right now?

Maybe Meg quitting is
a sign we shouldn't go.

It's not a sign.
She's meant to be part of this.

Where are you going?

To say goodbye to my friend.

Not too close,
you'll burn your eyebrows off!

What did you mean,
'you believe me'?

Why would you say that?

Isn't it a good thing?

Have you been out there?

The cabin, that night,
with Finn and Alice.

Did you go there?

- I promised I wouldn't say.
- You promised? Who?

Tell me what you know?

- I'm trying to protect you!
- From what? Living my life?

Why did you built this camp here
when you knew it wasn't safe?

- I, um...
- I spend every summer

in this camp.
Every day in this village!

We never go on holiday,
or go to the city.

I sit in that car and
I dream of being somewhere else!

What scares me is being
stuck here forever like you!

Hey. Let's get out of here.
Let's go somewhere and talk.

Come here. Give me a hug.
Missed you.

You're really doing this?

Don't you want
to know what it is?

Ignore him.

You're still one of us. Always.

Right.

So, look, I might have not
meant everything I said before.

I know.

Forget about
what's in the woods,

you know, we can just hang out.

Louis won't give up.

If I leave,
then you don't have the four

and that thing won't work.

If I'm not here
you can't go and....

you won't disappear.

- Ready.
- Right, come on, Meg.

Let's get you home.

Come on.

Where's Bea?

She had a bust up
with Daniel and stormed off.

Where have you been?

Were you with Elliot?

Come on, we're having a party.
Let's try and enjoy ourselves.

Four kids vanished
in that thing years ago.

It's not safe and you need
to stay away from it.

Are you listening to me?

- We..
- I already knew.

And you let Glen jump in it?

He's not gonna thank you
for bringing that up again.

It's much more than that now.
Things have changed.

We, we activated it.

It put these symbols
in our heads.

It's incredible. It's not scary.

It's some kind of portal, maybe.

I think to something,
to somewhere.

Show me.

This was a mistake.
She wasn't ready.

She's better off with us.

Here you go. We'll be home soon.

Are you cold?

Put the heater on.

I'm not cold.

She's cold. Put the heater on.

We said we wouldn't
come back here without Meg.

How does it work?

You put your hand on it
and just..

Draw the symbol.

It stings at first.

Did I not do it right?

Let me try.

Hey, that's weird.

This is the one
it put in Meg's head.

Just draw it on the light.

You wrote them down?

So we don't forget them.

I don't even know
my own phone number.

Wait! Stop the car!

- I can't go.
- Meg?

- Sorry. I love you.
- Meg?

She's okay.

It's beautiful,

beautiful, beautiful...

Get away from there!

Don't you ever
run off like that... ever!

You understand what this means?

- What happens if we...
- This was here, all this time.

No! Don't!

Meg?

Meg?

Meg!

Meg?

Meg?