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- hey. - [groans] [gasping] - thought you'd be taller. - i did everything you asked. where is she? - she's alive... which is more than i can say for my wife. - what happened to aubrey-- that's on you. - i suppose in a way you're right. wish i never involved her. aubrey was so sweet. i figured she'd wrap you around her finger, get the information out of you. i was wrong. i got what i want, but i don't have her. ♪ anyway, let's find out what you brought. but if you hold out on me, you try anything, i'll bury fiji alive, suffocate her slow. [indistinct chatter] ♪

- he's settling down. i'm going in there. - you know, it would be easier and less of a time-suck if you'd just let me end it. - xylda and i were wrong to do what we did, and violet died because of it. i've been running from this for a long time. it's finally caught up with me. i need to man up, face it. [sighs] - this is about creek, isn't it? - i just want to get out from under this without more bloodshed. and yeah, it's about creek. [dark music] but, um, since hightower was insane enough to sacrifice an eye for-- - i'll stand by. - yeah. ♪ - you happy? chaining me up like a dog? - i'm not happy about any of this. i'll be happy when i'm not looking over my shoulder every day.

[footsteps approaching] - i saw you guys come up here. - manfred's with hightower. - oh. um, well... he's good at talking his way out of things, so... - he is. right now he's trying to level with him, though. - mind if i stay? ♪ - i can't defend what xylda and i did. i can't. - no, you can't. - i can tell you i'm not the same man. i've changed. and i'm willing to do anything to settle this. - oh, you want to settle this, yeah? well, let's see. what is it that you owe? well, there's the money you stole. there's the suffering. and finally there's her life. ♪ - so, suffering? you want a life for a life?

if that's what you want, we're even. right after i bailed on the wedding, like, a day later, xylda got sick. [sighs] we went through the money fast. chemo's pricey. while she was dying, we joked that you finally got that power you always wanted, because... god, you cursed us hard. ♪ we both lost family. - you lost nothing! you still see her. you still talk with her! - you want to talk to violet? - no, no... - i can make that happen. - no. - torturing me-- what's it gotten you? you feel any better? killing me won't bring her back. it won't give you closure. maybe--maybe talking to violet will. [rousing music]

♪ [indistinct chatter] - are we happy? - we're real happy. [dark music] - looks like you held up your end of the bargain, so i'll take you to her. [indistinct chatter] ♪ - you moved her? - i didn't want to leave her out in the open. she's down there. - [grunts] what are you doing? - insurance policy. you do what you said you'll do, give me peace, closure... [bolts lock] i'll let you leave. ♪

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- hey, hey, hey. - [groaning] - hey, look at me. look at me. - are you okay? - hey, hey. look at me, look at me. - the patch. the patch. [solemn music] ♪ - if you hurt her-- - are you kidding me, man? if i hurt her, what? my god! you killed my wife. - i didn't! - you've been lying so long you're starting to believe them yourself. - he doesn't lie. - you don't know, do you? you don't know about his family? about who he was before he came to your freak town? mr. all-american here? he was once one of us. - no, no, no. i'll explain later. - [laughing] you gonna explain that church outside atlanta? the one that got bombed? he was right there, ground zero. [dark music] ♪

- let us out of here. - uhh...no. you're gonna stay. and don't worry about the weapons. we'll be sure to make your daddy proud. - [breathing heavily] - oh, yeah. [laughing] [gate closes] - not bad. now, how about a moving target? [growls] [distant screams] [distant gunfire] - what the hell are you waiting for? [indistinct chatter] [dramatic music] [soaring, then explosion] - bet you that's lem. - what is it? - air's feeling a little, uh...

- thin? [explosion] - [grunting] [dark music] ♪ - violet... [sighs] we didn't know each other all that well, but you seemed...nice. you--you can't be okay with this. i didn't do right by you, but... your father's insane, and i need help. [wind blows] [eerie whispers] ♪ god, violet. i'm so sorry. i never meant to hurt you. - you left.

you didn't think that would hurt? - well, yeah, but i... i didn't think you'd kill yourself over me. - i didn't. ♪ so, where's my father? - [grunts] [panting] are you praying? - gathering all... the air we have. come close. - again. saving my life. - we should save air. [soaring and explosion] - ashes to ashes. [rock music] how the hell is he still walking? open fire! ♪

- that hurt. - [screams] - violet's spirit is with me. - how do i know you're telling the truth? - help me prove you're here. - the night before you ran out on me, my dad have me a present. - you gave her a christening dress for the grandchildren. you told her about her ancestors, how the hightowers were once powerful psychics. you thanked her for bringing it back to the bloodline. - violet. [voice breaks] it's you. [crying softly] [footsteps descending]

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- i'm sorry, fiji.xx i'm sorry. i'm sorry, fiji.

- [gasping] - you okay? [both panting] - are you? - how about we talk once we're out of here? come on. [tense music] ♪ - sun's almost up. - i'll be quick. ♪ oh! - you took everything. my men, my wife-- [both grunting] ♪ - for the last time, i did not kill aubrey!

[both shouting, grunting] ♪ [grunting continues] ♪ - [gasping] ♪ - bobo. we should go. ♪

[rousing music] ♪ [engine turns over] [dark music] - what did she say? what is my violet telling you? - well, she's a little...upset. - of course she's upset. you left her! - i agreed to marry manfred because of you! i wanted to please you! - uh, your opinion's important to her. - tell him the truth! - the past, violet-- that's another lifetime ago. we all did things we wish we could take back. your father held you back. he still does. you're still tethered to this world because you're not letting go-- you need to forgive-- - i'm done being told what to do! - it's the only way you'll get closure,

the only way he will. - i can think of another way. [gasps] [dramatic music] ♪ - [exhales] [neck cracks] daddy. - violet? - my entire life, you controlled me. [solemn music] forced me to do what you wanted. tried to marry me off like chattel. ♪ i never mattered. i was always a means to an end! - no. no, i... i am... i am sorry. if i could do it again-- - you can't! but i can. i killed the wrong person that night. [dramatic music]

♪ violet, enough! you do not get to use me. violet, i'm done with people dying. enough! get out! [whooshing] [coughing] - [coughing] - [panting] violet's gone. [sighs] she said what she wanted you to know. her spirit moved on. [dark music] you okay? - no. you promised me peace. - i know. i'm sorry. - so am i. ♪ [structure rumbling]

[glass shattering] [solemn music] ♪ - thank you. can i just say-- - wher - can we do this in the evening? - fiji was kidnapped, and you didn't tell me? - bobo made the call. talk to him. - i'm getting my stake, and i'm gonna stab the sh-- - you were worried about me. i love you, too. ♪ - i need you to stop almost dying.

- i'm already dead. ♪ [door creaks open] [footsteps approaching] - how are you? - better. - i didn't know they were gonna bomb that church. i was 17, and my dad--he asked me to come with him. ♪ said he was gonna teach me something. i stayed in the car, and by the time i figured out what was happening, it was too late. ♪ but i saw who they were. that night when they were celebrating, i left. haven't seen my family since.

- guess i figured they were... dead. you never talked about them. - this isn't about them. ♪ it's about you and me. i should've told you the truth. i was ashamed. afraid of how you'd react. - i thought i knew you. ♪ like, really, deeply knew you. - sad thing is, you do. ♪ but i understand why you think otherwise. - i need time. ♪ - i'm here for you, fiij. [julien baker's "funeral pyre"] - ♪ wake up with the same pain every night ♪

♪ digging a hatchet... - you made it out alive. did he? ♪ - long story. i wasn't sure i'd see you again after-- - your dead ex-fiancé fiasco? - look, if it's a deal breaker, i-- - it isn't. ♪ i'm impressed. you did everything you could to make it right. you tried. ♪ i'm sorry about what happened with your grandma. that really sucks. - yeah. it did. ♪ can you stay a while? - how about i stay the night? - what are you gonna tell your dad?

- i already told him the truth: that i'm an adult, and he can't tell me how to live, and you and i are a thing. i mean, if you're still planning on staying. - now i am. - ♪ and i would've loved you... ♪ - so, i'm not running anymore. you're not hiding from your dad. this gonna get boring? - let's find out. [both chuckle softly] ♪ [cracking] [critter hisses] [dark music] ♪ [critter squealing]

the american people are weary of war without victory. nowhere is this more evident than with the war in

afghanistan. the longest war in american history. >> a war without victory. that's how president trump described this 16 years that the u.s. military has spent in afghanistan. and tonight, he promised dramatic changes in america's strategy. good evening i'm jacqueline london. >> i'm tim rose the president addressed the nation tonight just steps from arlington national cemetery. which holds thousands of troops who lost their lives during this war. >> he said the united states would focus on killing its enemies and not nation building. he also called on pakistan to stop providing safe haven for terrorist. >> nbc10 is live in the breaking news center with more on the president speech. how it's being received. >> president trump talked about a change in strategy based on conditions on the ground. rather than on a time line. he says troops will fight to win and that means keeps troops in

afghanistan for as long as it takes to win the war on terror there. >> i will not say when we are going to attack. but attack we will. >> a shift in strategy for president trump as he addressed the nation about what it means to achieve victory against terrorism. >> victory will have a clear definition. crushing al qaeda. >> he understands the frustration americans have over the longest war in american history. but says a hasty withdrawal is not the answer. and about face from his origin nam position on the war in afghanistan. >> my original instinct was to pull out. historically i like to follow my instincts. >> veterans and families gather tonight. say they expected the fight against terror to be a long one.

>> we have to do what we have to do. it's one of those things it's a necessary thing i believe. >>. >> reporter: part of an effort to raise awareness and money to provide service dogs to veterans suffering from ptsd and other combat related disabilities. >> we have to support the military. >> i really like to see us less involved. in any conflict. so if we can avoid it, then i would be happy about that. >> reporter: u.s. officials say they expect the president to go along with a pentagon rejs to sent nearly 4,000 new troops to afghanistan. the president pledging to put america first and the u.s. wouldn't offer a blank check after 16 years of war. >> in the end we will win. >> president trump says it's up to the afghan people to achieve ever lasting peace. he says in the meantime his administration will be asking