Season 2 - Episode 40: Here's to Bad Plans

## Synopsis

Oliver shares what he's learned about the Blackout Society and it's not good for the crew. The Blackout Society is very aware of who they are and are trying to connect them to weird events around Thornvale. Henry tries to convince Stanley and Miguel that talking to Jadis about the Empty Man is a good idea but they shut it down. Henry talks to Sammie about it anyway and she agrees. Sammie talks to her mom and tells her what happened with Anthony and Helena begins to make a plan to find him. Bjorn takes a break from working with H.U.N.T.E.R. to clear the tunnels under Thornvale to have a range day with Sammie. After some shooting, he realizes the back of Sammie's shirt is soaked in blood.

## Episode Description

The hunters deal with the aftermath of the last monster. Henry finally shares his family's history with Sammie and has a tense conversation with his uncle. Sammie and Oliver discuss the Blackout Society. And Bjorn and Sammie go for a range day.

## Key Events

* Oliver shares his recon photos he took at a Blackout Society meeting and they discover that the Blackout Society has photos of Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie plastered everywhere.
* Henry tells Sammie everything he learned about the Empty Man and what he's done to their family. He asks Sammie if she can use Jadis to get information on the Empty Man and Sammie agrees to try.
* Bjorn and H.U.N.T.E.R. have been working together to clear out the tunnels below Thornvale of creatures and stabilize the tunnels so they don't continue to cause problems across the island.
* Sammie tells Helena about what happened with her, the Order, and Anthony. Helena starts to formulate a plan to find her brother.

## Summary

Directly after defeating the crystal worm, getting thrown into and pulled back out of the rift, and having her argument with Elise, Sammie talks to Oliver about what he learned about the Blackout Society. Oliver shows Sammie some photos on his phone and telling her about the meeting he went to. Sammie doesn't recognize anyone in the photos. Oliver explains that the woman leading the group claims to have had some kind of encounter with the supernatural and the meetings consist of people talking about weird things that have happened to them and who they might be connected to. They have a 'murder board' with their photos plastered across it and connected to other various images and papers with red string.

Sammie adds Oliver to their team group chat. Oliver sends all the photos he took at the meeting. Bjorn, at his townhouse writing his report about the crystal worm, gets this message. Bjorn asks who they are and where they meet. Oliver doesn't know any of them specifically and says that they move their location around town. Bjorn recognizes the leader of the Blackout Society but can't quite place her. He asks if anyone else knows who she is and Sammie says no but points out someone she thinks might be Shemar. Henry, on the verge of falling asleep, doesn't recognize anyone and only makes a bitter comment about Oliver joining the group chat.

Oliver starts to ask Sammie more about what happened to her, noticing she's in fairly rough condition. Sammie tells Oliver about the day's events. Oliver makes sure that Sammie is okay - physically and mentally - and then tells her she should get some sleep. Sammie agrees and heads to bed.

A few days later, Henry walks into Miguel's workshop to talk to Miguel and Stanley about bringing Sammie into the loop on what happened with the Empty Man. He explains that he thinks because the Empty Man is an old entity, Jadis may be the only one that can give them information on him. Stanley and Miguel immediately shut this idea down. They tell him that they can't trust Jadis, that she'll give them twisted information in order to take more control of Sammie. Stanley says that Henry can tell Sammie about what happened with their family if he wants but to leave Jadis out of it. Henry snaps back that if they have any other ideas, he'll go with that, but if they have no plan he'll continue with his. Stanley angrily states that if they had any other ideas for how to get rid of the Empty Man and cure Gideon, they would have done it by now. The room falls silent and Henry leaves.

Henry walks out of the hotel and down a few blocks to Sammie's apartment. Henry tells Sammie that he's there to talk to him about something important. Henry tells Sammie everything about the Empty Man and what he did to Stanley and their family and what happened to Stanley's son, Gideon. He then tells Sammie his idea that he thinks Jadis might be their best shot at getting some information on this entity or a potential cure, but also tells Sammie that he respects her decision if she says no. Sammie explains to Henry that she won't allow Jadis to take control of her but she might be able to communicate with her and ask for information. Henry emphasizes that they need to keep this a secret from Stanley and Miguel.

After Henry leaves, Sammie texts her mom to ask if she can meet her for dinner. They get some Thai take out and then have a conversation in Sammie's Jeep. Sammie tells Helena that she needs her help and tells her everything weird that's happened with Jadis lately. She asks her mom if she has any ideas for how to keep Jadis from taking control. Helena says it might be a bad idea, but if Jadis is going to be around for a while, maybe she should lean into it and try to work with her for now. Sammie looks discouraged, not expecting that kind of answer. She then switches topics to Anthony and asks Helena if she's heard from him lately. Helena pales and says the last time she heard from him he said she wouldn't hear from him for a while. Sammie begins to tell Helena about how she got excommunicated and potentially endangered Anthony. Helena says that information will help her find him and she looks a bit distant as she already starts to mentally formulate a plan.

In the past few days, Bjorn has been helping H.U.N.T.E.R. and the Dragon Knight crew with the coverup and clean up on Thornvale. He and H.U.N.T.E.R. have been going down into the tunnels and killing any remaining worms so that it's safe for a crew of engineers to come in and start working on stabilizing the ground underneath Thornvale. Bjorn has been wrestling with how comfortable the Riftlands felt to him, how he felt like he belonged there somehow even though the Rifts are where monsters come from. He doesn't talk to anyone about it yet, internalizing it for now.

Sammie texts Bjorn and asks if he can help her with some firearms training. Bjorn agrees and they meet at the range. Sammie, who had previously been trained in long-range firearms, needs some help adjusting to the new 9mm pistol she's starting to use. Bjorn gives her pointers on how to handle the gun at the range but Sammie is distracted by the pain in her back from the Rift creature wounds. She shoots at a target but continually misses. Bjorn tries to encourage her that it's okay and they can keep practicing. Sammie comments that her back is still really hurting her and Bjorn notices that the back of her shirt is soaked through with blood.

## List of Appearances

* Henry Marlowe
* Miguel Rodriguez
* Stanley Marlowe
* Sammie Overbrook
* Oliver Allen Evans
* Bjorn Olafson
* Helena Overbrook