Widow's Bay

Come on, cancer, cancer, cancer.

Tom?

Tom, can you hear me?

You don't have to do this.

Yes, you do!

Don't listen to him.

Patricia.

Tom.

Keep them in the shelter.

And keep an eye on my son.

Tom, wait.

Ruth!

Ruth?

Ruth!

Ruth?

Ruth?

Ruth?

Oh, Tom.

- Oh, you scared me. - I'm-I'm so sorry.

I… …I tried ringing and knocking.

Oh. What are you doing here?

You came to take me to the shelter.

Oh, Tom.

I thought you all had forgotten about me.

- Never. - I'll pack.

I'll be quick.

Actually, um, you know, the roads are pretty flooded right now,

so may-maybe we should just hunker down here.

Well,

we've weathered storms together before, haven't we?

We have.

Oh! Let me get you a towel.

- Oh. - Oh, you and me both.

I did two miles.

200 cans of water.

A hundred MREs.

How many people do we have?

137.

All right.

Half-shares for kids. I can do without.

- Yeah. - Gal who had my job before me,

she told me to never go into this shelter.

And why would that be?

She never said.

Rosemary, how's that story helpful right now?

I guess we're not in the mood for conversation.

No, I guess we're not.

Okay.

We got a lot of people in one place.

Under pressure, things turn fast.

We have to keep them calm. Yeah?

Yeah.

You hear that?

Their voices.

They're getting louder.

Okay. Everything looks fine. Probably a false alarm.

- Can I speak to you outside? - Uh, yeah.

The baby's coming tonight.

What? No.

No, no, no, no. That can't happen.

I mean, uh, that's impossible.

She's not due for another seven weeks.

I'm sorry. I didn't realize you went to medical school.

I'm worried about my herb garden.

You think it's gonna be okay?

I think so.

How about some tea?

Please.

Okay.

That's a very f-full calendar.

Oh, yes. I keep busy.

Still very active.

"Story Club"?

Oh, some of us write stories and then get together to share them.

You know, that's how Frankenstein was written.

I'm no Mary Shelley of course, but we have a lot of fun.

"Help Deirdre down. Help Deirdre up."

Who's Deirdre?

You know Deirdre Kane.

She's tough as nails,

but she still needs help getting down her porch every morning

and then back up after lunch.

Otherwise, she's stuck in there all day long.

You do that every day?

Oh, it's nothing. I'm happy to do it.

Can I use your bathroom?

What?

- Can I use your bathroom? - Oh, sure.

It's just right around here, to the right.

What the fuck am I doing? We're going…

We're going off Rosemary's genealogy?

Patricia, is Evan okay? Patricia?

This should warm you up.

I make my tea from my own herb garden.

I made a peppermint, which is a pick-me-up,

and I made a chamomile and lavender, which is calm and soothing.

So, you pick.

Let's-Let's do calm and soothing.

Okay. That's nice.

This one steeps for 27 minutes.

What? No, no.

- Uh, how long does the other one take? - Three minutes.

Oh, let's-let's do that.

But I already put this one in.

Let's just do the other one.

I'm not gonna waste herbs, Tom.

I finally got you in my house.

I'm going to give you a proper tour.

Come on. Come on.

Don't be such a sad sack. Come on.

- Here you go. - Where's the bathroom?

Bathroom is that way.

Hey there, little guy.

Take that.

Here you go. And…

Patricia.

Uh, quick question.

How much longer are we gonna be down here?

- Uh… - Ash Wednesday Nor'easter

of '62 lasted five days.

But here, on this island, we've had storms last twice that.

Yeah, we have shelter, power, plenty of food and water.

We'll ride this out. Okay?

Look for ways to distract people.

More games, cards, anything.

Games. Cards.

Uh, Patty, have you seen Tom? I really need to talk to him right now.

Um, I don't know. Sorry.

A paramedic was stabbed last night.

What?

Hey.

- I found something. - What?

I found a way out.

- Okay. - Way out.

- Come on. I got a joint. Let's smoke it. - I…

- Yes. Okay. - Yeah, you can come too. Sure, come on.

- Come on. - No, I don't think…

Okay.

Creepy.

- Don't fall down. - Mmm.

What is this place?

Can we go?

Evan? Come on.

Yeah, let's do it.

So, you're an offering.

You've been carefully selected by a committee of your peers

in a very fair, very rigorous selection process.

Maybe you've committed a crime.

Or owe a debt to society.

Or have been found wanting in some way.

Although you'll never know,

take comfort in the fact

that there is an absolutely unassailable reason you're here.

Accept your fate and take pride.

Your sacrifice will save countless members of our community from needless suffering.

Thank you again for your sacrifice.

Widow's Bay thanks you .

This is where Evan stays.

Picked that up at a yard sale.

Boys love their cars.

Mmm.

- What's that? - Oh.

He asked for an emergency ladder, in case of fire.

So smart.

Yeah.

Oh.

My Alfred.

I loved him so much.

Old boyfriend?

Yes.

But he got bit by an animal and became that animal.

Oh, this was a thrill.

Keith Martin.

He made a pass.

Oh. My first day as a secretary to the mayor, Howard the Coward.

He was a decent man.

I was surprised when he left,

but people get scared.

He made a pass.

Oh. Pastor Roberts. What a gem.

He was like a father to me.

Please don't tell me he made a pass.

No, don't be silly. Of course… not.

Oh, you know what?

You're right, he did make a pass.

So did she.

Oh, is that… is that your parents?

Oh, yes.

Wait, is that this house?

That's right.

Yeah. My… My daddy built this house.

Really?

Back when they did things right.

It's been through some hard times, but it's still standing.

But…

…something got Daddy in the lake.

Jesus, Ruth.

You've really been through it.

Well, one of the benefits of growing up in Widow's Bay

is that we learn to weather the storms.