Samuel (Netflix)

**Samuel** lives in the penthouse of the Visser building. He is Virgil Davenport's brother and a knower of dark magic, trying to bring Kaelego into the world, just like Iris Vos tried to do in the past.

## History

Melody is snooping around a building mailbox when she is found by a man who surprises her. He introduces himself as Samuel and asks her what she wanted to steal, but she deflects. He stops her from walking off and asks if she likes music because he would like to know if she listened to opera in case she wanted to go to his friend Tamara's first act. She accepts and is told to go to the Sanctuary at 9pm.

In the Sanctuary, she greets Tamara, who laughs when Melody tells her that Samuel had invited her. She orders a beer and is greeted by Samuel. They watch Tamara's play, which makes Melody start to feel queasy and disoriented, so she goes somewhere quieter with Samuel. They go back to the bar and start talking about each other, guessing what they do for a living, to which he responds that he is a professor at Columbia and translates poetry on the side. Melody sarcastically comments on his ability to afford a penthouse, and he deflects. Melody tells Samuel that her camera was a present from her mom, who had died two years ago. She asks about the secret sex club, so Samuel says that she was probably talking about the Visser Historical Society, of which he was not officially a member, but he mentions historical Dutch witchcraft. He then says he was sure that they would be more than happy to help her with her project.

Samuel and Melody head back to the Visser building, where he hands her a spy key. Melody starts kissing him, so he asks if she wants red or white (wine) as a nightcap and she asks for whiskey. She walks in and opens the mailbox, but Jess sees her and tells her that nobody lives in that apartment since she was born and says that the mail that was in there was probably thrown away by Mr. Smith. She says that there was somebody looking for her, so she had let her in.

In Melody's apartment, she finds Anabelle waiting for her. She says that she she missed her and the two hug. Anabelle records herself saying that Melody had been kissing a man outside, so Melody starts making some tea. Melody turns around and asks why she had given Dr. Turner her number to which anabelle replies that he had asked for it and wonders if she had had sex with him. Samuel walks in and leaves the whiskey on the counter, saying they could have drinks some other night.

After that, Dan goes to work on the next tape in which he sees Melody breathing shakily hearing some faint chanting coming from the air conditioning. She tries to wake Anabelle up, but she does not listen, so she turns the light off and walks downstairs. She reaches the community room and hears a woman speaking an ancient language through a speaker. As she keeps walking, she sees the tenants chanting. Samuel opens his eyes as Dan is confused while watching. The tenants are all chanting while looking forward at statue of a creature in the middle. They start breathing heavily until they stop suddenly and get up, greeting one another afterwards. Melody hides in the coat closet and walks out once everyone leaves. When she heads up, she heads to the statye, but hears a Samuel and Tamara approach, so she hides. Alone, Samuel and Tamara make out and start moaning until Samuel climaxes and suddenly there is a large buzz, which hurts Dan's ears.

Melody walks to Jess’s apartment, where they hear her calling for help. The furniture scrapes as Tamara opens up her door, complaining about the volume of Jess’s television. She tells Jess that Father Russo was there and was blasting the television as he usually did; Melody tells her that they need to go in, so Tamara hands her a key. Melody and Anabelle have a hard time opening the door, but once they get in the room, they see Father Russo making Jess drink something, so she pushes him out of the way after seeing Jess in pain. Jess begs her mom to stop, as Father Russo asks her to have courage. Suddenly, Samuel shows up and yells at them to stop, telling Father Russo that he was done there. John Smith grabs Father Russo and pushes him outside as Samuel asks Jess how she is doing. He tells Jess’s mother that Father Russo is a fraud and he has friends from Columbia who are experts in pediatric neurology, which he can pay for. They accept as Melody and Anabelle leave the room.

On the elevator, Melody tells Anabelle that Cassandra was not over her sister's death, but Anabelle tells her that they were obviously lovers and Eleanor drowned herself in the Hudson. They find Samuel knocking on Mel's door, who asks if she had seen Jess. Melody says that she had and took her some stuff, thanking Samuel for what he had done. Samuel wonders if she still has the key, which she goes inside to get for him. In the hallway, Samuel greets Anabelle, who asks him about the "after-hours Satanic choir practice", but Samuel does not understand the question until he finally admits that Tamara had not thought that her performance had gone very well, so she tried out some new material. Anabelle does not believe him, but Samuel simply says that she was his ex and gets handed the key. Melody says that it does not matter, but he says it does and apologizes.

Jess wonders if Patricia told Melody about her tapes, which surprises her. Samuel brings a guest named Evie Crest who was outside and says she forgot the code. Cassandra introduces her to everyone as Dan wonders what she is doing there. Evie says that she had always been fascinated by Eleanor's work, as Samuel apologizes for sitting next to Melody. He explains that Cassandra rarely lets men stay, so he could not refuse, but Melody says it is fine. Cassandra tells them that Evie is William Crest's daughter. They say that he filmed The Circle, which was lost and inspired by a snuff film, which was about some sort of ritual sacrifice, which Cassandra is very interested in seeing and getting information on. Tamara interrupts and says that William died because of suicide, which provokes a lot of tension, which Evie admits to be true, but she does not want to accept that he had abandoned them. Cassandra tells her that there may be a way to speak to him from beyond since Beatriz is a very talented medium. After they both accept, they start making room as Melody grabs a pick and heads towards the cabinet.

When she reaches the cabinet, she starts picking the lock and is approached by Samuel, who asks her if she made that a habit, showing her the key and opening the cabinet. Inside, they see the figure, which was a self-portrait, as Cassandra described it.

Beatriz calls for the spirits and asks for the dead to be with them, calling for William. The candles start flickering and Beatriz starts shuddering. Evie asks if William is there, but Tamara tells her to ask him something only he would know. Evie asks about her sixth birthday and William recalls, so Evie is shocked. Cassandra tells her to ask him about the film, which confuses Evie, but she does as is asked and William says that the party was Peter Crawford's. Cassandra wants to know if they ever found a copy, so Evie asks, but William asks them to stay away and grows desperate as a demonic voice takes over Beatriz's voice. Once they lose connection to William, Cassandra tells her to try again, but Beatriz refuses, as Melody comforts Evie.

As she gets up, Melody is asked by Cassandra if there is somebody she would like to contact, but she says she does not, since she was not dead. However, Cassandra says that she does not know that for sure, so she sits down and hands Beatriz Julia Bennett's ring. Beatriz calls Julia, but the lights do not flicker and Beatriz apologizes, saying that she could not find her presence among the dead, which makes Melody feel relieved. However, as they touch hands, Beatriz feels someone else.

Dan keeps watching the tape and sees as Beatriz's eyes get white. She looks at Melody and says that she can get out of her way. She tells Melody that she knows she is a good person and that she cares about people. Beatriz thanks the other person and says she does not understand as Melody asks what is going on. Dan realizes that Beatriz is repeating the conversation he just had with Melody and she gets confused as well, saying that Beatriz could not know what was going on in her dreams and in her head. Casandra stops Beatriz, but she finishes what she was saying and starts scratching her face so hard, she starts bleeding. Tamara and Samuel get up, stopping her from scratching herself and tell the rest to call an ambulance.

After killing Father Russo, Samuel walks into his office with a woman, saying that he needed to grab a book. Once only he and Melody were in the room, she hears him grab some papers and books. As they get ready to start the vigil, Samuel leaves, saying he had found the book. Melody leaves the room after that.

Melody walks back into the Visser, asking Samuel if he had bought the paintings, telling him not to mess with her. He pretends he does not understand, saying that Cassandra had only asked him to stop by as a favor, but assuring her that he did not buy any paintings. She asks him what kind of game both she and Cassandra were playing since she knew about the 6th floor, but he pretends to not know. She asks him who he is, naming Alistair Spare, Samuel Grant, and Virgil Samuelson, wondering if Father Russo had discovered who he was and that was why he had shoved him onto the tracks. Samuel tells her to turn her camera off, but she asks if Julia had also been a part of his cult. He tells her that she was clearly drunk or high as suddenly, Chris falls from the building. After Chris fell, Dan sees Virgil approach Samuel on the tape.

Dan repeats to himself that he should just finish the job as he works on the tape. In it, Melody sees Samuel approach her, who tells her that he had come back with breakfast, but she was gone. Melody asks what she was doing in his apartment and how she had gotten there. He tells her that she fainted and he carried her up to his apartment, apologizing if that had scared her. Melody asks what the room they were in was, to which he replies that it used to be storage before it flooded. However, she asks about the figures the mold formed, but he says he does not know. Melody tells him that she does not believe him, since he had been sending Jess to scrape the walls and knows about the drugs and what Cassandra puts in Jess's tea. She also knows that it is in the paint that drove Anabelle insane, so she asks once again what it is, to which Samuel finally answers that it is proof of their devotion and a manifestation of the divine.

Samuel wants to show Melody something, telling her that he has the answers she has been searching for her whole life, if she was willing to listen. Samuel opens a door and she follows him through a dark corridor. He tells her that the Visser was built on the ruins of a mansion owned by the Vos family. Once they reach downstairs, she finds people humming in a circle and the figure of Kaelego to the side. Melody starts feeling bad and asks Samuel what the song was. However, he tells her that it was not a song, but a prayer, which he knew was painful for her to hear and is why he knew that she was the one he was looking for, reminding her of the night at the opera.

Melody recognizes the Kaelego figure and Samuel tells her that they are not a cult, but pioneers. She asks if her mother was one of his seers, but he says that he never knew her mother and she never lived at the Visser. He tells Melody that he had sent the letter to the convent, hoping that she would come looking for what she wanted most and saying that Dr. Turner had been helpful in finding her because being a Baldung is rare. He says he is lucky to have found her and Melody asks what is wrong with him, but Samuel asks her to take heart that they would succeed that time and all of time would be as one, which she does not understand. He says that it means that he is only a link in the chain and a keeper of the flame and plays *The Circle* for her, which was filmed exactly where they were. In the movie, a woman kills another woman and Melody realizes that was why she was brought there. However, Samuel says that they could not do that, assuring her that she was safe and tells her that they have a volunteer and their vessel, capable of holding a whole new world. Samuel tells her that she would be reunited with her mother and promises that, but asks her to open her mind. Melody tells him to fuck himself and leaves.

Melody rushes to Jess's house, where Tamara opens the door and tells her that they had gone to Florida the day before, but she pushes Tamara out of the way, since she had just seen Jess. However, when she walks inside, she sees the apartment is empty. Melody starts recording a video, saying that they had taken Jess and films. John says he does not understand what Melody is talking about when he mentions Jess and follows Melody. Samuel tries to stop her as well, telling her that Jess is gone, but Melody says that she would not let him do that to Jess. She runs out and sees two men walking towards her. They tell her that she needs to go with them, but Samuel asks who they are. Melody begs at the camera, asking to be found as Dr. Turner shows up, telling her that everything would be alright. Melody tries to escape, but the men grab her and she is taken away.

When Melody comes to, she is surrounded by Samuel, Tamara, and Cassandra while tied to a chair. The Circle is playing behind them and Samuel tells her that she had come back home. Melody tells him that his vessel was gone and not coming back, but Samuel says that that was fine since she was the one he really needed. Cassandra strokes Melody's hair as Tamara takes off her necklace and wears the black one. Samuel looks at Tamara in the eye, and she nods, accepting her fate. Everybody gets into position as Samuel begins speaking the ancient language, beginning the ritual.

Melody yells to be let out as Samuel begins the ritual and everybody begins humming and placing their masks on their face. John approaches Melody and grabs her, bringing her towards Samuel while she calls for help. Samuel grabs the knife and cuts the palm of her hand, which John places on the Kaelego figure, covering it in blood. After that, Tamara approaches Samuel, who slits her throat and she dies instantly. Samuel asks Kaelego to come forth and a blue portal opens above them and stretches into the ground. Inside the portal is Iris Vos, which Samuel does not understand. She looks at Melody, who turns around when Jess calls her name. Melody tells Jess to run and Iris turns around to look at her as well. Jess records everything as Iris vanishes and the portal starts covering everything.

Melody grabs his hand and a loud sound starts breaking all the glass in the church, also hurting their ears. Dan and Melody run together until Dan realizes that they are supposed to be in the compound. Looking at the TV, he sees the compound there, and when he changes the channels, he gets different views of it. While Dan moves the TV around, Melody calls out while hearing faint chanting and gets separated from Dan. She hears the noises through the AC, but it stops when she opens it. Looking at herself in the mirror, she sees Kaelego approaching her, so she screams and Dan runs towards her, taking her through the hallway again until they reach a place where Dan can hear the key resonating. Through a door, Samuel appears and grabs Melody, dragging her through the door with Dan unable to follow.

Melody calls for Dan, but sees Bobbi there, who reaches her hand out and helps her get up. Melody asks if they know each other, but Mark asks where Dan is. Melody says that she does not know because he was right next to her, but Samuel was there as well. Mark calls for Dan, wanting to know where his friend is.