Season 2 - Episode 1: Coming Clean

## Synopsis

Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie come clean to each other about some secrets that they've been keeping - some have worse consequences than others. While driving home after diving to recover some items at the Fort, Sammie is stopped by a man who then turns to stone.

## Episode Description

Before our heroes can jump into Keeper Susannah's new and terrifying season, they must come clean to each other. Although, perhaps some secrets were meant to be hidden.

## Key Events

* H.U.N.T.E.R. and the Dragon Knights have crews still stationed on Thornvale to assist with the cleanup and keeping monsters under control after the hydra incident.
* Stanley has taken legal custody of Ben Lasky by becoming a foster parent.
* Sammie meets with Miguel about Jadis' ritual knife. As Miguel hasn't found anything suspicious about the knife, Sammie takes it to use for herself.
* Sammie tells Bjorn and Henry about the Order the request that caused her to be excommunicated. As she shares this, the tattoo on her neck is filled with pain and becomes a burned-out scar.
* Bjorn informs them that his real name is Gunnar Knudtson but he'd still prefer they call him Bjorn.
* While driving, Sammie is stopped by a man who runs out into the road then promptly turns to stone.

## Summary

Thornvale is not the same as it was. Things are tense - some people remember the hydra and all that happened and others don't. Dragon Knights are working their way through town and removing it from people's memories, but it's not possible for them to get to everyone. The crew wiped the memories of Grandma Francesca, Anna Romano, Lorenzo Romano, and Tony Alvarez, removing everything they saw in the Fort and with the hydra, but left Elise and Oliver with their memories. Agent Thor and his H.U.N.T.E.R. agents are still staying on the island, over on East, to continue with clean up. Angelina and her crew of Dragon Knights are staying in a hotel on West for the same reason.

Weeks have passed since they defeated Jadis and there have been zero monsters. None. While Stanley is itching for something to do, the crew - minus Bjorn who has been in D.C. - has been trying their best to do some diving at the Fort to recover as much as they can. The residents of Fort Lagarto have moved into a suite at a hotel on West - with Henry and Ben sharing a room - while the Fort is rebuilt by the Dragon Knights. Stanley has officially become a foster parent and has taken custody of Ben. Ben is happy to be in a stable place with a stable 'family,' even if he and Henry don't quite get along at first. Sammie has moved in with Elise and they'd adopted a labradoodle, which they've named Sparks.

Bjorn arrives back in Thornvale after two weeks of mandatory training in D.C. He touches base with the Dragon Knight and H.U.N.T.E.R. forces on the island and gets a frosty reception. They see everything that's happened here as his fault, even if it's not. He was the one in charge of operations on the island. While the groups have to take orders from Bjorn, they're not happy about it.

While Henry and Ben are at school, Sammie stops at the hotel to visit Miguel and talk with him about Jadis' knife. Miguel says he, unfortunately, hasn't been able to find anything and asks how Sammie's wound is feeling. She says it hasn't been hurting. Miguel says he thinks it would cause more harm than good to take the shard out at this point. Sammie agrees. She asks Miguel if she can keep Jadis' knife since he's done with it. Sammie thinks that maybe there's something within the knife that she needs to 'attune' to and thinks it'll be best if she has it on her. Miguel points out that she did lose her old knife at the Fort. He gives her the knife and Sammie tucks it into her jacket.

A few days later, Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie are at the Fort doing some diving and recovery. They're taking a break for lunch when Henry takes Sammie up on the deal they made - that Sammie agreed to tell him more about the Order if he talked to Elise for her. Sammie asks if Henry really needs to know and Bjorn chimes in that since they're a team it's best to know everything. Sammie reminds him that he apparently has a totally different real name he's never shared with them before.

Sammie pulls her hair back to expose the tattoo on her neck. She tells them that she used to work for an ancient monster-hunting organization only known as 'the Order.' They require total obedience and secrecy and if you break that, they get rid of you. She says that she's been with them since she was in high school, someone from the Order came to train her and then they left. Henry puts the dots together, that she 'used' to work for them and remembers back to when he talked to her after she got excommunicated but couldn't talk about it. Henry points out that she said they 'get rid of you' and asks if she's in danger. Sammie says that if either of them says anything about the Order, she could be in trouble.

Bjorn assures Sammie that they know the importance of keeping secrets. Sammie tells Bjorn that the reason she was excommunicated is because they asked for her to cut off his paw while he was in his werewolf form and she refused to do it. Bjorn says that he appreciates that, but he's sorry that it cost her so much. He then notices that Sammie's tattoo begins to glow red. Just as he points it out, Sammie can feel her neck begin to burn painfully. She puts her hand up to her neck and it feels hot to the touch. She tries to heal it but pulls her hand away. It's covered in blood. As she pulls her hand back, the others see that her tattoo is now burned completely out, leaving only a brand.

Henry rushes over, feeling guilty that he pressed her to talk about this and it ended up hurting her. He says it's only fair that he shares a secret since she shared one. He is incredibly nervous but he finally tells Sammie about how he accidentally shot her at the bank when they were fighting the dybbuk. Sammie asks if he shot her and Henry admits that yes, he did. Sammie asks if that's it and Henry is surprised but says yes. Sammie says that he made it seem like he killed her dog or something and Bjorn laughs.

Bjorn, in the spirit of laying everything out on the table, tells them his real name - Gunnar Knudtson - and that he uses a cover identity to keep his family safe. He also tells them he does work for H.U.N.T.E.R., a secret government organization because the Council wants him there. However, he finds the ideals of H.U.N.T.E.R. and himself align - to eliminate monsters.

The crew get back to their diving and recovery of objects once they're finished with lunch. After they've collected what they need to for the day, the crew heads back home. They pile into Sammie's car and she sets about driving them to their respective homes when someone runs out in front of her Jeep. She hits the brakes just in time for the man to slam his hands down on the hood of her car. They all watch as his hands turn gray and then black. The color sweeps across his whole body - he tries to shout, but his whole body is quickly turned to stone.

## List of Appearances

* Sammie Overbrook
* Miguel Rodriguez
* Henry Marlowe
* Bjorn Olafson

## Roll Tracker

 Andrew/Bjorn
 Hannah/Sammie