Penelope Guerrero

**Penelope Guerrero** is a main character of the TV series *The Purge*. She is portrayed by American actress Jessica Garza.

## Biography

a member of a cult who pledges to be sacrificed but finds her faith tested when exposed to the realities. She is Miguel's sister.

## Early Life

Throughout the series we are given little clues about the past of Penelope and her older brother, Miguel. Their family was a part of the first group of people to experience the Purge during the experimental trial on Staten Island. Penelope's parents agree in staying in Staten for a government-issued check after being promised their safety by the New Founding Fathers. Obviously that was a lie and Penelope's mother and father are killed right in front of her and her brother on the night of the Purge. For the rest of their childhood they were bouncing between foster homes. Penelope meets Henry Bodreaux and the beginnings of their relationship start her on an addiction to drugs. She attempts to call off the relationship and when Henry retaliates, her brother Miguel steps in and nearly kills Henry. In an attempt to help his sister, Miguel sends her to rehab where she meets the the Good Leader Tavin, posing as a social worker with her best interest at heart.

When Penelope is eight years old, she and her older brother Miguel, who is ten years old, play by making castles with blankets and cushions. One night, their mother Maria Guerrero tells them to pick up, that dinner is ready but Miguel says "We are not finished" and Penelope says "And we want to play more." At that moment, her father Arthur arrives, Maria says to her husband "They are going to dismantle everything" and he says "Why? This is fine" and says to Miguel "Son, you have to roof the entrance. We need more towels "and Penelope says she will bring them and goes for them. Arthur and Maria have a playful fight for her to get into the "castle" and in the end she agrees. Penelope appears with the towels and hugs her parents with Miguel watching happily.

One night, Miguel and Penelope spy on a man who has come to talk to his parents about the Purge experiment and its rules. He explains the reasons for that night, Maria asks "But we will not hurt anyone despite being paid" and the man insists that they receive a check issued by the New Founding Fathers for the Purge, even if they stay home and do not participate in this. Maria says "So, we just stay at home and do nothing and the government will give us a check?". The man says yes and promises them that the New Founding Fathers guarantee their safety. Arthur still has a hard time believing that they will receive $ 5,000 for staying home. Penelope asks "What do they say?" and Miguel says "I have no idea".

But everything the man said was a lie because that night, when the Purge began, the Purgers were trying to enter the Guerrero home. Penelope is paralyzed with fear and her parents tell her to go with them several times until she recovers and goes to her family. Arthur and Maria lock their children in the closet to be safe, while Miguel says "I thought we were safe" and his father says "That bastard lied to us, son. Go to the closet, quickly, hide inside." Arthur grabs a baseball bat to try to defend himself and Miguel comes out of the closet and grabs a hammer to help his father but he refuses to allow it. Miguel says "I can help you" but Arhur says "No, Miguel, listen. I love you very much and you are very brave but now I need you to help her sister, okay? Always protect her.", Miguel agrees promising and Arthur gives him a kiss and sends it back to the closet. Maria and Arthur say goodbye with a kiss and he leaves to confront the Purgers but they shoot him. Maria is horrified when she hears the shots and the approaching Purgers. Miguel and Penelope beg their mother to stay with them but she tells them "Don't look, don't look, okay? Don't go out until you hear the sirens again. Promise me that you will be together. Do you promise?", The two brothers will. They promise and their mother covers them with clothes from the closet, locks them up and turns off the light in the room. In hiding, Miguel and Penelope watch as the Purgers break into the room, subdue their mother, and kill her. Before dying, Maria begs that they let her go find her children, who are not there. After killing her, the Purgers leave and crying, Penelope says "I love you mommy. I love you very much".

Several years later, Penelope met Henry Bodreaux and fell in love with him, even though Henry was a drug addict. Miguel does not agree with the romance between his sister and Henry and wants Penelope to get away from him but she ignores him.

One day, Miguel has gotten into a fight and has a black eye and he and Penelope talk about what happened and what those responsible for the foster home will tell them: Miguel is sitting in an armchair and says to Penelope "You should see the other", Penelope replies saying "It's not funny, asshole. He can't keep hitting you", Miguel says "Why not? He deserved it". Penelope takes a bag of peas out of the fridge, hands it to her brother and says "Why not ?! Because we are out of peas". Miguel takes the bag, puts it in his eye and says "I want these because they fit my face. Shit they will not punish me again. You have to tell them I was defending your honor, okay?" Penelope sits on a sofa in front of Miguel and says "We already used that excuse the last time. It can't be", Miguel says "You're my favorite sister" and Penelope says "And you are an idiot" and they both laugh . At that moment, Penelope's cell phone rings and she looks at what it is, Miguel says "Don't tell me it's Henry". Penelope looks at her brother for a moment and looks at the phone again, Miguel insists her sister tell him if it's Henry. Penelope turns to Miguel and says "You don't even know him", Miguel says "Hey. He deals with drugs", Penelope answers: "I don't need your permission. You're not my father" and the two remain silent.

On one of their dates, Henry takes Penelope to his apartment. There, Henry asks him "What would you like to hear?", Penelope says "Whatever you want. I don't know", he insists and Penelope says "Something ... funny" and Henry says that reduces everything. Penelope asks him "Do you have this place to yourself?" He says yes and the two of them each sit on an armchair. Henry prepares a drug to smoke and asks Penelope if she wants, she says no. Henry asks "Are you afraid that your older brother will be angry with you or something", Penelope says "No. I take care of myself", Henry tells him that he knows but that Miguel is right and says: "Although he is a guy a little weird. It seems that if you look at him badly for two seconds he will end up killing you", Penelope tells him "He's just angry. I understand it. Henry tells him that she is sad but Penelope tells him "You don't know what we've been through". Henry admits that he is right and explains that his parents are detained because they robbed a supermarket but because of what they did, he does not want to have anything to do with them. He tells her that he has his own life, his own plans. Penelope, smiling, asks him "Oh yeah. But what plans?" and he shows her a book of all the national parks in the country and tells her that he plans to go to all of them. Henry asks Penelope that as soon as he's ready to go to go with him, she smiles and asks him what it feels like to smoke drugs, he tells her it's like seeing life differently and the two kiss.

But the romance doesn't last and one day after being at Henry's apartment, Penelope storms out of her apartment with Henry chasing her and begging him to stop. Penelope orders him "Get away from me, Henry! But he grabs her and holds her against the wall and says "You can't leave, okay? I love you very much, okay?" and he kisses her but she pushes him away and says "Fuck you" and Henry hits her. He begins to say that he loves her but Miguel appears and attacks Henry but he frees himself and gives kicking Miguel despite Penelope's pleas for him to stop. Miguel picks up a stone, the size of his hand, and hits Henry with it in the eye, scarring him permanently and blinding him in the eye, causing severe bleeding. Now being also on the ground from the pain, Miguel pounced on Henry, holding him to the ground and hitting him fiercely in the face until he was bloody and bruised. Penelope yells "Stop Miguel," she grabs her brother and knocks him out. She walks away from Henry yelling "Enough Miguel, you're going to kill him". She grabs him and says "Look at him well. You could go to jail" and Miguel looks at the wounded Henry.

A few days later, those responsible for Miguel and Penelope found out what he had done to Henry and informed him and Penelope that they had joined the Marines and would send him away in a few days. Penelope gets angry and depressed with her brother because now she was going to be alone. The day he is going to leave, Miguel is going to say goodbye to his sister and tries to console her by taking her hand but Penelope walks away from him. Miguel says to cheer her up "Eh, how are you? You always tell me to stop fighting. Now they will pay me to do it", Penelope looks at him sadly and asks "What are you doing here?". Miguel, wanting to say goodbye properly, says "Penny I'm leaving", she says "I know", Miguel says "It may not come back", Penelope, still sad, says "You knew. One more mistake and It will all end. They will take you away and I will be alone", Miguel says "You will not be alone", Penelope responds "I already am, Miguel". He tries to speak but Penelope cuts him off saying "Listen, they are taking you to war", Miguel tells him "I will send you money for a house. I will do things right. I promise", Penelope asks "How? Leaving or never coming back?", Miguel says "I love you. I'll be back soon, OK?" and looks at his watch and says "I'm going to miss the bus", Penelope sadly orders him: "Get out". Miguel leaves while Penelope cries at being separated from her brother. A social worker approaches Penelope, comforts her, introduces herself, assures her that her brother loves her and suffers as much as she does. Penelope continues crying in his arms.

## During The Purge

We first see Penelope in a blue cassock. She has joined a cult that is all about easing the pain of others by delivering themselves to those who are Purging, and therefore dying to keep the Purge going. She is a religious believer of the cause and we see her convincing other children in the cult that the ideologies will save them from suffering as they go into the "Invisible" which is similar to heaven according to the group. We discover early on that she has an older brother named Miguel that is searching for her after receiving a letter where she tells him goodbye and that she is going to join their deceased parents. After being chosen to die she leaves the cult and gets taken by a group of Purgers dressed in nun costumes to a place called the Carnival of the Flesh. The Carnival is a place where people can pay to purge in a fair-like environment. It is there where she is purchased by a ruffled-appearing boy who we discover is her ex-boyfriend, Henry Bodreaux, who got her addicted to drugs in the past. He has a sadistic agenda against her and her brother and has intentions of killing her before Miguel gets them out of the situation and to a temporary place of safety; Pete's Cantina. While there former police officer, Pete the Cop tells her the truth about the cult she was in. She realizes that the cult has brainwashed her and the others into believing them and that Tavis is actually being paid by the New Founding Fathers to convince people seen as disposable by the government into dying on the night of the Purge. She decides she wants to stop them and goes back to the cult but is taken by Joe Owens. She and a group of others are taken to an abandoned school and stuck into a large cell-like cage where they are forced to be apart of a trial, and if their confessions are not adequate to Joe- they get killed. Penelope and Jane Barbour immediately begin thinking of ways to escape but when Jane is murdered, Penelope has to come up with a plan herself. She ends up escaping by deceiving Joe and luring him into the cage. Her and the others get free and Penelope is reunited with Miguel. The end of season one shows a whole year after the Purge surrounding the series, the next Purge following the events of the one depicted. The series ends by showing Miguel and Penelope, who are now driving around saving people from those who are Purging.

## The Purge: TV Series

### Season 1, Episode 1: What is America?

Penelope is taking a shower. When she finishes, she dons a blue cassock and rejoins the other members of her cult. That cult tries to ease the pain of others by surrendering to those who are Purging, and thus dying to keep the Purge going. She smiles when Good Leader Tavis tells them that the Purge is coming soon. Before that day, Penelope has sent a letter to her older brother Miguel that says: "Miguel. I don't know if you will receive this letter. I hope you know that I'm fine, that I feel loved and that I'm ready. Please don't tell worry, don't be sad. I'm going to meet with mom and dad on the anniversary of their delivery. I'm going to go into the "invisible" where they already wait for me, miss me and love me and I miss them. Surely you too. I think about them every day. I love you Miguel, I always will. With love, Penelope.".

Good Leader Travis gives a speech of hope to Penelope and the other members of the cult. At the end of the speech, Penelope and her friends put on the hoods of their blue periwinkle robes and board a blue school bus and head into town.

As the bus drives through the city, everyone can be seen preparing for the night of the Purge. Inside the vehicle, Penelope encourages her partner by saying "Huh? It's our time, sweetheart. And we can escape the pain. You will escape from your father. From that monster forever. Remember the words of the leader. She will guide you. towards the 'invisible'. Okay?".

At night on the bus, Penelope and her companions hear the bells of the Purge. On the bus, Penelope and her companions pray and say their prayer of hope "Purify my flesh. Prepare my soul. Surrender is near. The" invisible "awaits us."

Penelope continues to encourage her partner. Then all the cult members lift the blinds and see the horrors of the Purge. The leader says to go to the Solar. Once there, she gives a speech to motivate the cult members. She walks over and stops at a boy named Arthur who is in the seat next to Penelope. He hugs Tavis and leaves with Penelope and the members saying "Bye Arthur. We love you Arthur. Come in peace." Arthur leaves the bus with his companions cheering him on, but when he sees the Purgers armed with axes, he freaks out but remains still until they brutally kill him with the axes.

### Season 1, Episode 2: Take What's Yours

On the bus, Penelope and the cult members continue to recite their prayer of hope. Melissa worries about her life and begins to believe that this is not worth it and Penelope tells her "Remember what the leader teaches us. The pain is temporary but it is necessary to take that step towards the invisible", Melissa says "I know. You saw your parents cross to the other side. Do you think they suffered? Penelope says "Yes. But why they didn't want to die. They fought in instead of giving up. They didn't have a good leader to guide them. I spent a long time trying forget it, I lost the only people who loved me. That's why I wanted to escape, so much pain forced me to hurt myself to feel alive. Good leader Tavis saved me. Showing me the way. "Melissa asks Penelope" What is the first thing you will say to your parents? "And she says" I love them. That I miss them. And that I am happy to return home.

Hey, don't worry. There will only be love in the end. "Tavis says" It's time. One of us will be the chosen one. "Everyone recites the prayer except Melissa and Tavis declares that Melissa has to leave them and go towards the" invisible ". She is terrified and Penelope reminds her of what awaits her and Tavis says" We will soon arrive at the place of your delivery" but Melissa, still terrified, begs" No, no, no. "

The bus arrives at Melissa's "stop" and Tavis approaches her to deliver her but Melissa refuses saying "No, I can't die, please. God, no" and Penelope offers to go instead to show Melissa which is not a bad thing, although Tavis finds that gesture very considerate and kind, he does not allow Penelope to go and says "It is not your turn. Melissa has been ordered to be next." With much regret, Penelope returns to her seat, Melissa pleads for her life saying "I want to live! I don't want to die! No, I've made a mistake! I don't want to die! Penelope! Penelope, please ! ", Penelope stays on the bus with her arm outstretched, unable to help her friend while the driver Sam takes her off the bus and delivers her to the Purgers. They take her away to kill her while Melissa begs Penelope to help her and she stays on the bus watching how they kill her.

As the bus continues to drive, Penelope, having seen how scared Melissa was, begins to think that perhaps sacrificing her life like this is not worth it.

### Season 1, Episode 3: The Urge to Purge

On the bus, Tavis reminds the cult members that the violence during the sacrifice would be tough, that they must accept their decision and asks Penelope to get up and talk to her cult brothers. Penelope hesitates but in the end she does. Tavis sits in a seat and Penelope says "Melissa was one of us. She was scared but she won't be anymore. Now she is free. She has given her life so that others can heal. That is the power we all have, that in our gift. . You are scared and so am I but I am prepared. Tonight we will surrender so that tomorrow the world is a better place "and she begins to recite" We walk hand in hand towards peace and love because united eternity will be ours ", everyone unites she and Tavis are inspired with a speech as Penelope sits back and remembers her childhood with Miguel and his parents. Penelope returns to the present when Tavis and the members recite their prayer and when they finish, Tavis tells Penelope "Sister Penelope, you are our most loyal soul. It is your turn to walk through that door and turn yourself in. Samuel, to the next stop" , Penelope smiles but when nobody sees her she remains in thoughtful silence.

After a while, Tavis tells Penelope "Sister Penelope, it's time." Penelope gets up and tells everyone "I felt a great pain before meeting you. I was very lucky to do so and I just want you to feel very proud and I hope ... I just hope that my family is too", moved by the words of Penelope, Tavis gets up and tells her that everyone is proud and that it is a great smell for her to guide her back home. Everyone says "FMO" as Penelope remembers the night she and her brother heard about the Purge.

The bus reaches its destination in which Purgators disguised as nuns and armed with different weapons are waiting for Penelope. Tavis says to Penelope "Feel very dear, my little one. I am very happy that you are going to meet them. They are ready for you. Waiting for you on the other side", Penelope hugs Tavis and, in tears, remembers that in the first Purge she lost their parents.

Penelope exits the bus to meet the Purgers. As she approaches them, Penelope says to herself "I'm not afraid" and "the nuns" cover her with a sack and take her to their motorhome, start her up and drive off.

### Season 1, Episode 4: Release the Beast

The "nuns" take Penelope to the Carnival of the Blood, a place where people can pay to purge in a fair setting. Penelope walks with other people down a path surrounded by gates to a cage. Upon entering the cage, Penelope sees one of the prisoners begging for his freedom, saying that he has to go with his wife and grabs a guard, who only orders him to release him and when the prisoner tries to climb the fence, the guard he shoots and kills her, much to the horror of Penelope and the other prisoners.

A while later, Penelope watches in horror at the different ways the Purgers kill their victims. She asks a girl "What is this place?", She explains what Carnival is and Penelope asks "And do people pay to come?" and the girl says "They're crazy, what if?". Penelope asks if this is worth anything and the woman orders her to stop asking silly questions, she walks away from Penelope and shows a knife. The woman stabs some guards as they enter to take the knife from her but they soon overwhelm her. During the fight , Penelope sees some guards crushing an old man for the fight, she approaches to help him saying "Stop, stop. You are going to crush him. He's an old man, leave him alone" as he pushes the guards aside. The old man stares at Penelope, she says "Are you okay? I'm going to help him" and, suddenly, he starts calling her "Katie".

The old man says to Penelope "But what are you doing here? You should be in school. Holidays are months away", Penelope helps him get up and plays along saying "I ... I decided to go home first to see you ", the old man really believes that Penelope is his granddaughter, he grabs her and takes her with him to try to get her out of the cage, ordering the other prisoners to let him pass but Penelope yells "Stop it! Let him go! Enough is enough!", She manages to free herself and says to the man "I'm not your granddaughter, do you hear me? I'm sorry, I don't ... I don't know who Katie is. My name is Penelope", the old man observes her, sees that she is not Katie but she tells her that she is young and asks where her parents are. Penelope tells him "They are gone but I will see them soon", the old man refuses to allow it, telling Penelope that her parents would not want this and tries to get her out of the cage again but a Carnival guard arrives saying "You are causing problems. I'll put in front" and forces them to walk to the front of the cage.

The guard drags them out of the cage and says to the old man "Okay. Grandpa. You're next." Penelope says "Ire yo" but the old man says "Don't worry about me. I've already lived ...", the guard takes him away. Penelope begs him not to harm her but the old man tells her to continue living. The guards are still struggling, Penelope says "Look at him. He doesn't deserve to end up like this!" but the guard uses a taser and shocks Penelope, who falls to the ground. They lead the old man to a stage and another guard forces Penelope out of the cage as well. The purgators bid for who would kill the old man, Penelope pleads for the man's life but the guard holds her. A purger pays $ 45 for the old man and prepares to kill him. The guard forces Penelope to go to the stage, while she walks she recites the verses of the cult. The guard holds Penelope once on stage.

The purgers bid for Penelope as she recites the cult verses until someone pays $ 2,000 for Penelope. She seems to recognize his voice and the guard drags her towards his buyer. Penelope sees, with honor, that the guy who bought her is her ex-boyfriend Henry Bodreaux, he says "Hello. Nice to see you Penny. How long", Penelope says her name furiously, yells and tries to get the guards to release her but they keep her subject.

### Season 1, Episode 5: Rise Up

The guards tie up and lead Penelope after Henry. She screams for help but the Purgers only mock her. Henry walks into a store and the guards leave Penelope with him and leave. Henry mocking "I know it's not my apartment but it will do us good, right? In fact ... I'm renting it by the hour. I had thought about doing this with another but look where, the night has brought us together again". Penelope remains with her eyes closed and without saying anything, Henry approaches her with a cigarette and says "I missed you. And you to me?", Penelope begs him to stop but Henry yells: "I asked you if You missed me", Penelope, scared, says "I shouldn't be here. I shouldn't be here". Henry walks in circles around her, asks her where she should be. He tells her "There are many things I couldn't tell you. Now I'll do it" and tries to touch her face but Penelope moves away from her hand, turns to her ex-boyfriend and says "Fuck you". Henry soaks a cloth with chloroform and uses it on Penelope to make her go to sleep. She falls asleep and falls into Henry's arms.

Henry wakes Penelope by pouring water on her head. She is found tied to a wooden pole in the tent. Henry asks if he has dreamed of him and Penelope angrily orders him: "Don't touch me again", Henry tries to touch his face and Penelope spits on him. Henry cleans himself and proclaims: "Very good. That's the Penelope I know. Always fighting" and says "You know? Even when I gave you a home ..." but Penelope, still furious, interrupts saying "You gave me drugs. You ruined my life with that shit", he replies saying "I gave you what you wanted. I let you live and what did you do: break my heart and join a fucking sect" and the two remember Henry taking Penelope to his apartment and the two engaging in loving conversations and conversations about life in general. Back in the present, Henry approaches Penelope and says, in front of her, "Easy. As soon as I purge this anger it will disappear. You will no longer be in my head at night and you will finally stop fighting". Penelope, with hatred in her voice, says "I hate you and I hope you die", Henry hits her and Penelope looks at him with hatred. Henry tells him about the trip to all the parks and tells him that he will do it next year, that he is camping under the stars and if it is cold he will light a fire (the latter is a metaphor that means that he will make Penelope burn at the end of the night). She understands the metaphor and looks at him scared.

A while later, Henry places a piece of paper between the sticks of Penelope's bonfire. He says "I might screw it up. Okay? I loved you so much. I was nothing without you, Penny and I would have done anything to have you by my side. And what did you do? You decided not to continue with me. You left me without more", Penelope looks at Henry without saying anything and remembers what happened when she decided to break up with him. Back in the present, Henry tells her "You finished with me and you left me later", Penelope, annoyed, replies "You were already finished. I didn't want to wait for you to fix the fucking time" and she tells him, crying and angry "I'm sick of being scared. I won't let you hurt me again. You won't bring me down because I'm stronger than you are. Now you can only kill me. Everybody thinks tonight I will solve their problems but it's not possible. No It will happen. Tonight nothing is fixed, it only makes life worse. So kill me. It's what you want right. Your problems will disappear. Go ahead, I give up". Henry brings his knife to Penelope's neck and she says "But the victim is not me. It's you", he withdraws the knife and takes the lighter.

Penelope yells the cult verses and Henry orders her to fall. The screams attract the attention of Miguel, who, unbeknownst to Penelope, has returned to save her as soon as he received her letter. Penelope and Henry hear Miguel yelling her name and he opens the store and Miguel sees Henry and Penelope tied to a tent pole and they see him being held by two Carnival guards. Those guards are going to kill Miguel but Henry stops them saying "Hey, he's mine", they tell him "You'll have to pay. It's the rules", Penelope says "No, no, let him go. It's me you want, Henry "He turns to the guards and Miguel and says" Okay, I'll pay whatever it takes ", Miguel tries to attack Henry but the guards hold him and the two brothers remember the moment they separated.

### Season 1, Episode 6: The Forgotten

The Carnival security guards take Miguel to Henry's store and chain him to a poster in front of Penelope. The guards leave, Henry taunts Miguel and punches him in the stomach. Miguel says "Do whatever you want to me but she doesn't deserve it", Henry replies saying "No, no, no. She deserves worse" and begins to strangle Miguel, Penelope begs him "Don't hurt her please" but Hnery replies "Shut up for once! I'll do whatever the fuck I want because I have my right to purge!" and laughs sadly while strangling Miguel and Penelope watches helplessly.

After a while, Henry lets go of Miguel's neck and mockingly asks "Okay. You're still alive. Don't die yet, buddy. Promise me" and goes to look for a weapon to hit Miguel. Penelope asks her brother "What are you doing here?", Miguel tells him "You wrote to me", Penelope says "Yes, to say goodbye. I can't continue fighting Miguel, I can't. Tonight he has taken everything from me. I just want to see to our parents" but Miguel says to Penelope "They are not ready to see you, okay? They want you to be with me". While Henry sharpens a knife, Penelope tries to speak but Miguel says to her "Penny, listen to me: We both left here together or we didn't." Henry orders that enough, Penelope orders her ex-boyfriend "Stay with me but my brother leaves", Miguel protests but Penelope says "I'm trying to save your life" and Miguel says "If you give up, I will too and I will die after you", Henry refuses to accept Penelope's treatment and declares "I'm going to purge the two brothers", Miguel tells him "I should have killed you", Henry mocks him for not having done it and confesses that for a long time he was thinking of killing the two brothers and even thinking that the world without them would be great as he brings his knife to Penelope's neck. Miguel orders him to touch it and Henry says that Miguel and he are not so different since they both kill because the government says they can and asks "Are you ready?"

Henry tells Miguel and Penelope what will happen "First I'm going to take your eye out and then I'll go get your sister but before you bleed out, you'll see everything I'll do to her. Well, half, at least", Miguel asks "What are you waiting for?" and Henry tells him what will happen when he takes out an eye and prepares to do it for real but Miguel gives him a head butt in the face that makes Henry get to his knees and Miguel knocks him out with a kick. Penelope tells her brother "The key" but Miguel doesn't have it and they hear that Henry's time at the store is running out.

Miguel hits the post to which he is handcuffed with his back and after some blows he manages to throw it to the ground. On the ground, Miguel advances to the end of the post to remove the handcuffs from it. When released, Henry regains consciousness. Penelope tells him "Miguel! Miguel, hurry up! And Miguel starts kicking Henry to the point where he's coughing and choking. Henry quickly tries to grab his knife, but before he can, Miguel wraps the chain around his handcuffs. around Henry's neck and strangles him until finally breaking his neck. Miguel takes the keys to the corpse, takes off the handcuffs and also frees Penelope. She, being free, rushes on Henry's corpse and begins to beat him mercilessly Miguel calms her down and hugs her saying "Calm down. Nothing happens. Quiet. Take it easy. Quiet. He will never hurt you again. He's dead". Miguel tells him that they have to go and the two of them take off Henry's jacket so that Penelope can put it on and the signal sounds that Henry's time in that store is up. Miguel says "Come on, you have to go out. Come on, come on", take Henry's gun and he and Penelope escape through the back of the store. The two brothers, when they leave, hear shots. Miguel tells his sister "Get down" but they both see that they are the Purgers firing at their victim.

Miguel tells Penelope to raise her head to pretend they are Purgers as they move through Carnival. Pausing for a moment, Penelope suggests "We should burn this". At that moment Miguel sees Rex so they move faster. They mingle with people and a guy in costume scares them. The two brothers stop next to a cell with prisoners, Miguel tells him "Okay, when I tell you, run", but Penelope refuses and her brother asks "Do you have another idea?", Penelope looks at the lock of the cell, in a prisoner and he says to his brother "Yes, I have it. Trust me. Let's go" and take Miguel to an auction. But one of the prisoners is a member of the cult who recognizes Penelope, she screams and points at her so the two brothers run away. Rex sends his thugs to search and find Miguel and Penelope. They notice that the thugs are on a car to remove the corpses in garbage bags. Miguel tells him "I have an idea, let's go" and the two go to the car but are forced to separate from it when two of the guards are nearby and Miguel tells Penelope "The car is going to enter the store, let's go" but on the way Rex sees them and orders them to capture them. Miguel gives Penelope a smoke bomb and she, under at the command of his brother, throws it while Miguel shoots at the supports of a store, causing it to fall on the guards. Taking advantage of the chaos caused, Miguel and Penelope hide in the garbage bags of the car they had seen before.

### Season 1, Episode 7: Lovely Dark and Deep

Miguel and Penelope emerge from the garbage bags where they have hidden when the guards leave again for the Carnival of Meat because of the mutiny. Miguel helps Penelope out of the container and says "We have to hurry". The two arrive at a chain-link fence, Miguel tries to break the chains and Penelope says "Sure we can fit". The two force themselves and manage to leave the Carnival. As they flee down the street, they see various purgers fighting each other. Miguel takes his sister in another direction and says "We have to get to the forest". The two go through the gate and into the forest. When they flee through the forest, they start walking and Miguel says "Wait, we'll spend the night here. Are you okay?", Penelope says "I'm fine. What do you want?", Miguel says "A thank you would be fine or a purple heart" , Penelope says "I didn't ask you to come" and the two begin to fight: Miguel says "And what did you think I would do when you sent me the letter? Come on, really? What the hell is wrong with me?", Penelope says "Don't talk to me like that. You don't know what I've been through" and Miguel says, "Neither do you know what I've been through.", Penelope asks how many people she has killed tonight, Miguel tells her that what he has done has been to save her and she says "So it's my fault?", Miguel says "I don't blame you, Pen". Penelope says "I know how to take care of me, Miguel" and he sarcastically asks her "How have you been?" Penelope almost left alone and Miguel apologizes for what he has said and tells him that she knows what would have happened if he had not come. Penelope says that is what he wanted because if they ended his life he would see his parents again and that he hates her for what has happened but Miguel tells him that she is the most important person in the world for him and that he would do anything for her and Penelope tells her that she is not asking that and not to treat her like a child. At that moment, the two of them hear a person's screams and see a light. They approach and see purgers on a platform throwing a burning man by a rope. Mike tells his sister "Let's go".

The brothers keep fleeing through the forest until they stop to rest. Penelope says to her brother "I'm glad you came back for me and that you're alive", Miguel says "I know I've screwed up. I don't mean to treat you like a baby. Hey, dad asked me to protect you. That was what The last one he told me" and Penelope and Miguel hug. When they move on, Penelope falls into a trap that leaves her hanging from a tree and the lights on the trees turn on. Miguel grabs Penelope and pulls her to the ground with her also pulling until Penelope is on the ground and Miguel pulls the rope from her leg. Miguel fires his pistol when he hears the Purgers approaching and the two brothers flee.

### Season 1, Episode 8: The Giving Time Is Here

Miguel and Penelope leave the forest and arrive at Pete the cop's bar. Penelope asks her brother "Will we be safe?" and Miguel says "Yes. Trust me." After the two are inspected, Penelope and Miguel enter the bar. Miguel tells her "Don't go away, Penelope" when he sees that she is looking at everything around her without stopping walking. Penelope meets Pete and he says, seeing that she is a little nervous, "Ohh, calm down. My name is Pete. Welcome. Penelope, right?", She introduces herself and Miguel reminds Pete that he told him that He would go back and the two of them shake hands and Pete sarcastically tells Penelope "I'm glad you brought this boy in one piece" and walks away when someone calls him, leaving Miguel and Penelope at the bar.

A while later, Pete is serving Miguel and Penelope a drink at the bar. Miguel tells him "You should have told me about Rex ... about what he's doing", Pete asks him if if he had known, he would have gone to him and Miguel admits that he hadn't. Penelope asks "Pete, do you serve food? Do you serve pancakes?", Pete, laughing, says "I don't know what your brother promised you but we don't have exactly a letter. Just some snacks in the back". Miguel tells his sister "Stay here. I'm going to get something" and leaves to get something to eat. Being alone with Pete, Penelope asks "So you were a cop before. The Purge put you out of a job with the decrease in crime", Pete says "I don't know why people act like this. I saw people breaking the law for many reasons. They weren't the kind that are usually reserved for one night", Penelope says "Crime has dropped, hasn't it?", Pete says "So they say. Until you get a closer look. I lost my brother one night like that he cut his head off. Because he wanted to see how it rolled", Penelope says "It's horrible. Miguel and I ... We are an OMF. When our parents died, they sent us to a therapist. She tried to explain to me how sacrifice helps more people of which it hurts. We were children and I hardly remember it. But. when she explained that part to me. I felt a little better.". At that moment a man approaches Pete and asks for help and he leaves to see what happens. The man sits next to Penelope and says "It must be nice to believe in something". At the bar, the man doesn't leave Penelope alone, asking her questions about the cult and how she survived and he tells her "Last year he purged one of your sect and he didn't even resist at least until the end." Penelope, annoyed, says "Being so brave what are you doing here? Come out, big man. Come out and take a kid. Come on!", The man stands up threateningly until Miguel and Pete appear. Miguel says "Why don't you go?" and Pete says "It will be a warning. Because I'm in a good mood. Don't bother my friends." The man apologizes and leaves. Pete tells Penelope "With the tunic, you draw too much attention. I have clothes behind if you want to change." Penelope says "Sure" and Pete warns the two brothers "No fighting in my bar" and he and Penelope go to get the clothes, leaving Miguel at the bar.

Penelope puts on her bar clothes and goes to her brother when Pete asks "Do you want me to burn the robe?", Penelope says "Are you going to take it with me?", Pete says "I'm not a fan of your sect", Penelope says "Tavis prefers the term "new religion".", Pete laughs and says "Sure you do", Penelope says "I know it's absurd for you. But you have to understand that I was alone, I had nowhere to live and Miguel was on the other side of the world. Tavis was there when I needed to believe in something", Pete asks "Did you meet her in jail?", Penelope says "In rehab. My ex-boyfriend made me get hooked on certain substances", Pete says "It was your social worker", Penelope says "It's his job" and Pete tells him to come to his office.

In the office, Pete says "Tavis, uh, from what I know, select its members. But they must approve them.", Penelope asks "Who?", Pete says "The NFFA. They are the ones who finance it. That's why it is untouchable tonight" but Penelope does not believe it and says "No. No, you are wrong . It is not a political organization", but Pete says "That's what she says. It is part of the deception. Think about the ones you recruit. She finds them in jails, hospitals, homes for the homeless" but Penelope still defends her and tells Pete "She tries to help those people, that's her purpose" but Pete corrects her saying "Look for people that the NFFA considers expendable. Paying for the gas on that blue bus is cheaper than a socialized medicine" but Penelope tells him:

"You're lying. It is not possible" and Pete tells the girl "When I was a policeman I had proof: bank transfers, documents, recordings. They held auditions to find Tavis. She only plays a role", Penelope, now convinced of what Pete says, says "I helped her recruit more people", he tries to assuage Penelope's guilt by saying "You didn't know" and she asks "Why didn't you say anything?" and Pete says "I tried. My partner and I investigated the case, but the NFFA controls many departments. The bosses crushed the investigation and destroyed the evidence.". Penelope, furious with herself for helping Tavis recruit more people and knowing that the cult she and those people belonged to is a fraud, says "And now the bus It's full of guys like me, lost and scared I want to find that bus", Pete refuses to allow it but Penelope tells him "I will not let them kill them in vain".

Afterwards, Penelope explains the truth to Miguel about the cult and tells him that the boys on the bus think they are doing the right thing and they must know the truth about Tavis, Miguel asks him "Why would they believe you?", Penelope tells him "Well, they know me. Maybe that's why they believe me", Miguel, refusing to allow it, tells her "Pen, even if you were able to convince them. Remember that we have been about to die more than once", Penelope tells her "I know But they are all going to die and it will be my fault" and Miguel tells him that it is not his problem. Miguel sees that a man has a gun and goes to shoot Pete, so Miguel stops the man, pouncing on him. The man accuses Pete of letting his brother rot in jail because of him. Taking advantage of the fact that everyone is distracted by the man, Penelope calls the driver and says "Hey, Samuel. I'm Penelope. I want to talk to Travis", Pete finds out who the guy is and orders him kicked out of the bar. Penelope leaves the bar to wait for the bus.

In the street, Penelope walks looking for where the bus will appear until it comes down another street and she stands in the middle of the road, raises her arms and the bus stops. Penelope says "Tavis. I need to talk to you", Tavis gets out of the bus and approaches Penelope saying "Sister Penny, you are alive. We have come as quickly as possible. Come", Penelope goes to the bus and tells the members the truth "Don't listen to anything Tavis tells you. Just look for our death and get paid for it," she orders Tavis not to go near her and tells the members "Listen, get off the bus and get in there, please. We'll be safe "and tells Tavis that he knows his pact with the NFFA and that this is his chance.
of filling their pockets. Tavis tries to defend their cause but Penelope tells them that Tavis chose them because the New Founding Fathers told him they were expendable. Tavis approaches Penelope and reminds her that he was happy with her and that he must have known that she was not ready to be purged. Penelope tells him that she will never be purged and knocks Tavis out with a punch, causing Samuel to come out and grab her. At that moment, Joe appears, shoots and kills Tavis and Samuel. Joe grabs Penelope and says "I'll take you to a safe place", she says "Pete's bar is safe" but he takes her by force to his armored van, locks her inside, climbs in, starts her just as Miguel. He leaves the bar looking for Penelope but does not arrive on time and Joe leaves in the van with Penelope.

In the van, Penelope is tied up with a woman with a bail bond named Jane and two men and another woman. Joe drives the van to a house, ties up, and captures a married couple of Rick and Jenna.

### Season 1, Episode 9: I Will Participate

Joe has taken Penelope, Jane, Rick, Jenna, and their other prisoners to an abandoned school and locked them in a cage on the high school stage with the lights off. The prisoners talk among themselves that Joe saved some of them from some Purgers but then captured them and put them in his van, Rick and Jena coincide with a prisoner that Joe entered her house, turned off his security system and them captured. Jane says, "Wait. Do you hear that? I think it's coming" and they wait for what happens in the dark.

Joe returns to the stage of the abandoned school and turns on the lights. Penelope and the other prisoners see him standing in front of the cage and removing his mask. Seeing his face, some of the kidnapped like Jane, a man and a woman recognize him as Jane says "No, not you" and the others call him by his full name: Joe Owens. But Penelope, Rick, and Jenna don't seem to recognize him. Joe says, "Okay, let's get started".

A while later, Jane grabs the bars of the cage and searches for a weak point in them with Penelope by her side. Joe sets the stage for what he's going to do. Penelope sits sadly in the cage. Jane tries to cheer up the other prisoners by saying, "I'm sure we'll get through this", Rick walks up to the bars and says to Joe: "Hey, please. My wife is pregnant, okay? She hasn't done anything. You could be ... ", Jane cuts him off yelling, "No!" and Joe gives Nick an electric shock. He falls to the ground and his wife and Penelope come to help him. Joe proclaims "No one speaks without my permission" and says "You are all here to harm me and as the New Founding Fathers say I can purify and purify myself as an American. It is my right. You will be subjected to a trial. I have prepared my testimony, you will listen to it. , You will evaluate the evidence that I present. There may even be a dialogue and then you will confess and if said confession is convincing, I will be merciful to you but if you refuse to confess or what you say is insufficient. I will purge you. And I will be reborn. May God bless you. America". A woman approaches the bars and says: "Joe, I understand that you're still angry but that day I was only the messenger. Nothing I would have done would have saved Saticoy. You have to believe me", another woman says: "I just I followed the company policy. Your father's illness had declared itself before. Anyone would have rejected that ... ". Joe threatens to electrocute them if they don't shut up, he orders them to shut up and tells the man at the end of the cage that he will be the first. Penelope, Jane, and the other prisoners stare at him. In a flashback, Joe reveals that this man named Charlie was a bully who would pick on him in high school, force him to do his homework, and sometimes intimidate him so much that he made Joe piss himself and everyone made fun of him . Joe reveals that at the end of the course the teachers discovered him, they punished him and when Charlie discovered that Joe had told him everything, he gave him a black eye and Joe's father was ashamed of him for not defending himself. Charlie denies everything and while Joe explains various things Charlie did to him in high school, Jane sits next to Penelope, introduces herself to the young woman: "I'm Jane" and says: "We'll get out of here. But we will have to assume some risk", Penelope introduces herself: "Penelope" and says to her: "The risk is acceptable but tonight it will be in vain", Jane tells her, with Rick and Jenna also listening: "It won't be if we manage to escape" and she tells them to everyone: "We are not going to give up. Trust me. We will survive. We will get out of here together".

Penelope, Jane and the other prisoners watch in horror as Joe set up a camera to record Charlie's confession or death and forces him to admit what he did to her in high school. Charlie denies it by telling Joe that he doesn't know him. But Joe goes to the camera and Charlie admits that he remembers him and explains who he is and why he was a bully with Joe. Charlie apologizes to Joe and tells him that he would like to undo everything he did to him. He also admits that he has been on the street for 10 years and that he may deserve this. Charlie asks Joe to let him go and says his punishment may be living with nothing. Joe turns off the camera, walks up to Charlie and says: "See? You feel better. I do" and spreads his arms. Frightened Charlie gets up and the two embrace but Joe stabs him in the stomach with a knife and kills him, much to the horror of Penelope, Jane and the other prisoners. Rick and Jena, after calming down, talk to each other and acknowledge that they had seen Joe before. He was the man who installed the security system in the house where they live. Jenna asks her husband: "Does he has a reason to murder us?" and Rick says: "No". Penelope and Jane are just in the cell and the young woman says: "Your confession was useless. It seems that you do not care" and asks: "What can we do?". The inmates watch Joe stuff Charlie's corpse into a plastic bag and drag it out of the theater. When he leaves, Jane tells them: "Listen to me. We are more. If we work together, we can with him. Rick and I will reduce him" but he protests saying "But he has a taser and a gun. If we can disarm him ..." , Jane recognizes that it is a good idea, it turns to another prisoner and says to her: "When we reduce him, take away the gun", she says: "Ok" Jane tells everyone, "We need each other to survive. It's our mission. Got it" and at that moment, Joe comes back, walks over to the cage and says, "Eileen. It's your turn" and opens the cage. Eileen flees towards the exit of the theater but when she opens the door, she moves two ropes tied to the knobs, which in turn move the triggers of two pistols, on the other side of the door, which shoot and kill her, to the horror of the other prisoners. Joe warns the prisoners that he has been planning this for a long time, that the building is full of explosives so that no one can escape and he can get "justice". Jane encourages the other prisoners: "We will find a way out. Together. It is the only way." Joe tells them to bring Eileen's body next to Charlie's and that the next person he will judge will be Jane.

### Season 1, Episode 10: A Nation Reborn

Penelope is still trapped in the cage with Paige, Eileen, Rick, and Jenna. Joe appears after disposing of Jenna's body and orders Paige "Come on, back, hands behind" and ties her hands. Then Joe orders Penelope to come over to tie her hands as well. Joe complains that the Purge will soon end and that he must hurry, he orders Rick and Jenna to leave the cage to "judge" them. Penelope sees how they leave and they complain that he is a judge for those people and Rick pleads with Joe to let his wife go because she is pregnant but he refuses.

While Joe talks about what Rick did to him, Penelope moves her hands non-stop to try to loosen the bonds she has on her wrists, when she moves them she finds a loose screw in the cage. Penelope walks over to the screw and with her hands tied begins to pull it out as Joe and Rick fight over what happened. After a while, Paige notices Penelope and asks "Hey, what are you doing?", Penelope says "I think I can get us out of here. Are you going to help me?" and Paige says "Sure you do." Joe orders Rick to tell the truth but he keeps insisting that he pay Joe and Jenna tells him that now it doesn't matter, that Joe will kill them no matter what he said and asks her husband that the last thing he told her was not a lie. Rick acknowledges that he had problems with the downtown project, cut costs and found a loophole in Joe's contract and took advantage of not paying for it. Joe asks "A loophole?" Rick tells him that such things happen all the time and berates him for blaming everyone for his own problems. Paige hurries Penelope off. Joe prepares to kill the couple, Rick begs him to release his pregnant wife, he refuses but decides to let Jenna choose: she must kill her husband in exchange for her life and that of her daughter. Penelope manages to remove the screw completely, she stops in case someone has heard it but when she sees that they have not, Penelope begins to free herself from her bonds using the screw while Joe threatens to kill Jenna if she does not kill Rick. Jenna and Rick cry for what is going to happen, he orders her to shoot and Jenna shoots but the gun is not loaded. Joe scoffs at both of them for believing he was going to give him a loaded gun. Penelope breaks free and also sets Paige free. Joe puts Jenna in her place but still tries to finish her off. At that moment, Paige yells "No, let me go", everyone looks and sees that Penelope has grabbed her and threatens to kill her with the screw, saying "I am in my right to purge", Paige begs for her life. Furious, Joe orders Penelope to get away from Paige but Penelope declares "I have the right, just like you. I want to clean up." Joe opens the cage and threatens Penelope with his pistol, saying that they are his "purges" while Jenna breaks free of her bonds. Suddenly, an explosion is heard and Penelope releases Paige, who hits Joe but he knocks her to the ground and Penelope stabs Joe in the eye with the screw and he screams in pain. Rick and Jenna break free and they all flee the school stage with Joe shooting blindly as the pain forces him to close his other eye.

A year later, Pete is in his bar and receives a visit from Miguel and Penelope. Pete greets them saying "Look who's coming", Penelope greets him saying "Hi Pete" and Miguel saying "What's up Pete". Pete offers them "A drink with him before we start", Penelope says "Yes, a whiskey" but Miguel says "No, no whiskey. You are not of age". She playfully protests saying "So I can kill people but I can't drink", Pete agrees with Penelope and says "Whiskey for everyone?" and Miguel says "Ok". Pete pours three glasses of whiskey and all three toast. After drinking, Pete says "After last year. Why don't you stay?", Miguel says "It's what our parents would have wanted us to do", Pete says "They would be proud of both of us", Penelope says "This about to start ", Miguel says" Yes ", Pete tells them that they have problems but Penelope says" No. I will take care of him. I am the brain of the operation. " Miguel and Pete hold hands and use a military term that means "Stop asking and walk, soldier" and the two brothers go to get ready. Miguel and Penelope take their weapons, Miguel asks "Ready, Penny? And she says" Yes. We're going to save lives "and they head to their armored van, revealing that now the two brothers are driving saving people from those they are Purging.