Season 2 - Episode 74: They Know

## Synopsis

Henry is upset with Sammie for not sharing this information about the Empty Man sooner and asks why she didn't take the deal. Sammie relies that she wanted to get a more solid lead for him and tells him that the Empty Man is most likely a fae. Bjorn goes to the Fort to check on Ben, Salem, and Masa. He starts to talk with Masa about what his kind are like and Masa tells them there is a Dragon Knight wizard living in the Riftlands. Bjorn takes Masa to Miguel, Stanley, Sammie, and Henry and Sammie looks into Masa's mind to confirm he is telling the truth. Deciding to table that discussion for another time, Henry brings up what Sammie told him about the Empty Man and Sammie explains everything. Miguel is immediately intrigued and explains fae aren't supposed to exist anymore but he'll pull some strings with some Council libraries to see what he can find. Then, Stanley gets a panicked call from one of his informants and asks Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie to check it out.

## Episode Description

Sammie and Henry finish an intense conversation. Bjorn checks in with Masa and learns something very interesting.

## Key Events

* Sammie tells Henry and the others about Jadis revealing she knew how to defeat the Empty Man and that he may be a fae.
* Miguel tells them that the Council believed fae didn't exist anymore, that they aren't Rift creatures and come from somewhere else. He says he'll contact some libraries connected with the Council to see if he can find anything.
* Bjorn finds out from Masa that there is a Dragon Knight wizard living in the Rifts.

## Summary

Henry immediately grows angry, asking how Sammie could let a chance for information like that go. Sammie explains that she had to say no, that she couldn't ruin someone else's life by letting Jadis take over, that she couldn't let Jadis free into the world. Henry yells that Sammie could have worked a loophole into the deal, that she could have done something to still get the information. Sammie tells Henry that he does have a lead for her - that she talked to his mom and Helena thinks the Empty Man is a fae.

Henry looks like he's going to slug Sammie before he sits back down in his chair and begins to cry as the anger subsides and the frustration of the situation hits him. Sammie offers that he could punch her if it would make him feel better and Henry shakes his head. Sammie explains that she'd be upset too but she wanted to try and find out more information before she told him. Henry and Sammie, coming to a peace between them, start to research fae together.

Bjorn heads over to the Fort to check in on Ben, Salem, and Masa. Ben says that he's doing fine and Masa is too except that he seems to be cold and Bjorn is personally offended that anyone can consider a Florida winter "cold." Ben says they got Masa a space heater and Bjorn looks over to see Masa playing with a toy car. Ben tells Bjorn they had a Fast and Furious marathon and now Masa is a little obsessed with cars. Bjorn asks how the alcohol situation is going and Ben says that Stanley has been giving him a small amount of alcohol to give to Masa. Bjorn asks if Masa's behavior has changed at all since he molted and Ben says that nothing has changed except his skin turning purple since the molt has finished.

Bjorn asks Masa how long creatures like him normally live for and Masa says they're normally killed in battle before they can find out. Bjorn says his Viking ancestors would have loved him and Masa gets excited and runs to put on a nearby Viking helmet. Bjorn continues to ask Masa questions about himself and his kind. Bjorn discovers that Masa had a run in with a bearded, mean, Dragon Knight wizard in the Rifts that could see him when he was invisible. Bjorn is shocked at this discovery and asks Masa to come with him. Ben picks up Masa and follows Bjorn. Sammie and Henry from the library see Bjorn, Ben, and Masa walk past and realize something strange must be going on. They follow them down the hall to Miguel's workshop.

Bjorn recaps the situation to everyone once they get to the workshop. Everyone is shocked upon learning there is apparently a Dragon Knight living in the Riftlands. None of them are sure about what that means and Miguel says he'd never even heard of anyone visiting the Riftlands until Bjorn and Sammie went there. They theorize about how a Dragon Knight could be living in the Rifts when Sammie asks Miguel if it's possible to look inside Masa's memories. Miguel says he's not sure but she could try. Sammie promises Masa as much schnapps as he wants if he lets her look in his memories. Masa agrees and Sammie puts her hand on his head.

Sammie is transported into a mind like none other she's felt before - it is wild, untamed, and chaotic. She sees what Masa is picture but it's blurry and swirling. There seems to be strange green rocks and a mountain in the distance. She sees Masa and a group of boozies traveling through a rock forest toward a hut. The door to the hut flies open and the boozies begin to chant for booze. A man begins to yell in what could be Italian. Masa looks up to see a tall, dark-skinned man with a long white beard wearing blue robes dusted green from the dust of the rocks. As the boozies get closer to the man, he shoots out a wall of fire to get them to back up, but they continue to chant for booze. Eventually the man tosses a bottle of liquid at them, sighs, and closes the door.

Sammie pulls back to herself and passes on what she saw to the others. Bjorn asks Masa about how the boozies normally get their alcohol and Masa says they steal it or get it from a booze river. He then asks Sammie for the schnapps he was promised. Sammie leaves to get the alcohol. Bjorn asks if there are any people they know that could be the 'wizard' living in the Rifts. They admit that it's probably not something they need to be focused on but it is interesting and weird to think about. Sammie hands over the alcohol to Masa and Ben takes Masa back to their room.

Henry then informs the group that Sammie found a lead on the Empty Man. Sammie explains the deal Jadis tried to make and what she learned from her mom. Miguel says a fae makes sense and he turns around to start digging through his books. Henry asks how much they know about the fae and Miguel doesn't turn his attention away from the books as he answers that they don't know much about the fae because the fae aren't Rift creatures - they come from somewhere else. Miguel says he didn't even know there were any fae here, that the Council had assumed there were no fae left and had abandoned this world, that they never considered fae because they're not supposed to exist anymore. Miguel asks Sammie if she knows what area Jadis came from, and Sammie answers that her mom said she was Celtic. Miguel says he'll try to pull some strings with some Council libraries over there and see if he can find something for them. Henry, excited to finally have a lead, wraps Miguel in a hug before quickly pulling away.

Suddenly, Stanley's phone begins to ring. They can hear someone shouting from the other side. Stanley tells them to talk slower and quieter and then tells them to stay where they are and that he'll send someone to them. He turns back to Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie and tells them that one of his informants found something and he needs to send them there to take care of it.

## List of Appearances

* Henry Marlowe
* Sammie Overbrook
* Bjorn Olafson
* Ben Lasky
* Masa
* Stanley Marlowe
* Miguel Rodriguez