Episode 68: Play It By Ear

## Synopsis

Bjorn, Henry, Sammie, and Oliver are able to get to Helena in time and get her back to safety. They discuss their reinforcements, the hydra, and the coven and its leader. After settling on a meeting point, the crew gets a much-needed nap.

## Episode Description

Sammie rushes to save her mother one more time. Everyone else rushes to save Sammie.

## Key Events

* The crew stops Helena from being captured again and bring her back to Oliver's apartment with them.
* Helena shares some information about Jadis and her capabilities - specifically that they should not let her touch them at any point as she can take away what makes them who they are.

## Summary

Sammie uses magic to run faster than she normally can. Henry tries to chase her down, but can't catch up. Oliver runs to the bathroom to get Bjorn. Henry comes back and says she bolted toward downtown. Bjorn, Henry, and Oliver run the same direction to try and catch up.

Sammie finds herself at the docks but doesn't see her mom. She uses magic again to see where Helena is located and recognizes the restaurant Helena is hiding behind. Sammie runs to her location, stops, and tries to sneak into where her mom is hiding behind a dumpster. As Sammie sneaks, she trips and draws the attention of her mom, who looks behind her instead of at her. Sammie suddenly feels the cold barrel of a gun at the back of her neck. Sammie puts her hands up and turns around. The man tells her that if she tries anything magical, he'll blow her head off. Sammie tries to call his bluff and he cocks the gun. Another man appears and holds Helena at gunpoint. The men walk Sammie and Helena toward a car. Another man stands at the open trunk. He motions for Sammie and Helena to get in.

When they're all close together behind the trunk, Sammie sends out a force blast to try and knock them off their feet. The man holding a gun to the back of Sammie's head fires and the bullet rips through her ear, deafening her as well. As the three men pick themselves up off the ground from the blast, Sammie grabs her mom's arm and they take off running.

Nearby, Bjorn, Henry, and Oliver hear a gunshot ring out. Bjorn directs them toward the sound and they soon see a bloodied Sammie and Helena run out of an alley with a gunman in close pursuit. Bjorn puts up a solid ice wall to block off the alley, trapping the gunman on the other side. A young boy in a car nearby sees them and pulls out his phone to start recording. Henry runs over and grabs the phone from his hand before chucking it into the ocean.

Bjorn shouts at Sammie to get out of sight, but she can't hear her. Helena takes charge and grabs Sammie's arm to lead the way. Bjorn catches up and finds a place for them to hide behind a dumpster. They stay there until they're sure the men have left. Bjorn scolds Sammie at first for running off on her own, but then softens and says that he understands. They head back to Oliver's apartment. Bjorn asks Miguel if he can heal Sammie's ear, but Sammie tells him to look after her mom, not her. Miguel starts to tend to both of their wounds.

Once things have calmed down, they start to ask Helena about the coven they're facing. Helena says she left the coven about 23 years ago, that they're led by a powerful witch named Jadis. Bjorn asks Helena about Jadis' capabilities and Helena tells him about how Jadis is able to change the innermost part of a person, what makes them who they are. She says that under no circumstances should they let Jadis touch them, that is how she accesses their essence. Helena also points out that she must have more people under her thumb than just witches - the men that rounded them up with guns weren't warlocks.

After some discussion, the group decides the hydra presents the biggest immediate threat. Bjorn suggests they wait until their reinforcements from the Council and H.U.N.T.E.R. arrive to act - that they should meet them in a remote location and plan when they know all of their resources. Henry suggests they don't have too long until the hydra is done with the Fort and heads for the mainland. Bjorn says his backup will arrive in about two hours and Oliver suggests they all meet their reinforcements in Big Gator Swamp, a remote location nearby, for them to make their plan. Bjorn agrees on the meeting spot, he steps away to call his contacts and fill them in.

The crew spreads out around the apartment for a much-needed, but far too short, nap before they face the hydra.

## List of Appearances

* Sammie Overbrook
* Henry Marlowe
* Bjorn Olafson
* Oliver Allen Evans
* Helena Overbrook
* Miguel Rodriguez
* Elise Romano
* Stanley Marlowe
* Grandma Francesca
* Anna Romano
* Lorenzo Romano
* Tony Alvarez

## Trivia

Sammie and Helena accidentally share matching wounds - Helena's left ear was cut off by the witches as a threat and Sammie's right ear was blown off by a gun.