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That is crazy.
Previously on "ruthless"...
They drugged her... Pcp, LSD.
If it's the last thing I do, I'm going to get them.
Has he cleansed you yet? You know what that is?
No.
He's gonna drug you, and he's gonna rape you.
- What did they do to you? - Is this heaven?
Yes. It is.
They thought that this was paradise, but this is hell.
You need to stop.
The highest wants to cleanse you.
Are you ready? The highest has a prophecy.
I got word from the raku.
You are all chosen, but when you are chosen,
there will always be people who want to take that away from you.
Search the town. She stole the truck.
She brought shame on us, but the raku has said
he will watch over us.
We are the chosen, and when you are chosen, you are protected.
We are the rakus.
You are the chosen elder to lead the women of your group.
Thank you, your highest.
The rakudushis band of women.
That is who you are the elder of.
Thank you, your highest.
Now, you must show love...
Yes. I will.
And you must show kindness.
Yes. I will.
You must show discipline.
You must show power.
Yes. I will.
Beat her.
Did you hear me, Ruth?
Yes, your highest.
What did I say?
You said to beat her.
So beat her.
Your highest...
Beat her.
She brought shame on us.
Your highest, I've been punished.
I decide when you've been punished enough.
- Please... - Don't beg, child.
I just don't want my daughter see this.
You don't have a daughter here.
Please...
She is the daughter of the rakudushis.
- Your highest... - Hush.
- Please... - Hush now.
- Please... - Hush.
Turn... turn away, baby.
- No, no, no, no. - Turn away.
Baby, just turn away.
No, no, no, no, no. No.
You're gonna watch this so that you could see what
happens when you bring shame on the rakudushis nation.
Please...
Beat her!
Ruth...
- Ruth... - Mm.
Ruth.
She better not fight back, or it'll be worse.
No. No. Don't.
- Uh! - No.
Uh!
No! Ruth! Uhh!
Uh! Uh! Uh!
- Hey. - Hi.
Where's Keith?
He was just here a minute ago.
Oh. Sorry I'm late.
Sure. Are you ok?
Yeah.
Listen. I hate to ask, but...
What?
When do you think I can get paid?
What are you talking about?
I paid you Friday.
The check bounced.
- No. - Yes.
Well, that's impossible. I...
It did.
Well, let me check because
there's definitely some sort of mistake.
It's ok. I get it.
Get what?
Well, you might be having a rough time lately.
Huh. What do you mean?
With your husband.
Stacey, what are you saying?
I haven't seen him here.
Can you just go find Keith, please?
Do your job.
Sure.
Hey, sweetie.
Hey.
I was just talking about you.
Oh, mm. How you doing?
Uh, where's dad?
Um, he's at work.
Is he gonna be here for my birthday tomorrow?
Uh, I'm sorry sweetie.
I don't think he's coming tomorrow.
- But he promised. - I know, sweetie. I know.
Why does he have to work so much?
To take care of us.
You and dad treat me like I'm 5 years old.
Ha! Sweetie, you're 8.
I still should know what's going on.
- I know that. - This is unfair.
I know that, sweetie. Can you just go, please?
- Ok. Fine. - Ok.
Uh...
Stacey, I need you to stay an extra hour.
I'll be back, ok?
Ok.
I'm on it.
Mack, look. I need somebody down here now.
Conley, I'm sending my best guy.
You said that about the last one.
What? Have you seen him?
No. I'll see him tomorrow, though,
whenever I go up there.
What? They said you can go in?
Yeah. One of the kids stole a truck,
so they said that I could come in.
Ok. I'll have Brian meet you there tomorrow.
Well, hurry up. My deputies are nosy as hell.
They want to know why I'm hiring someone from out of town.
And what are you telling them?
They don't know we're working together...
- Ok. - So get him here.
I will. He will be there.
8 A.M. my deputy gets in at 10:00...
He'll be there.
And Irene sticks her nose in everybody's business.
Sheriff, you have my word. He will be there.
Ok. Good. Thank you.
Oh, man.
Sir, where you going?
Home.
- Sir... - No. I'm going home.
She's back.
I thought she said tomorrow.
Nope.
All right. Send her in.
- Sarah. - I...
I thought I was gonna see you tomorrow.
I need to talk to you. I can't take this.
- Please, I'm just... - I need to know something.
- Well, what... - All of our money is gone...
What?
Our savings, our checkings,
our 401, they're all gone.
Well, where?
Don't you dare.
Ok. Sit down.
No. You tell me, and you tell me now.
I can't do that.
Then I'm gonna go online, and I will post.
And you will be the cause of his cover being blown.
I want to see my husband.
I'm sorry.
Ok, so you can't tell me anything?
Sarah, you know the risk.
What am I supposed to do for money?
Ok. I will get in touch with him.
Tell me where he is.
I cannot do that.
You don't know.
No. I do.
Oh, no. You must not know.
You have never been this way before.
Every time you were so cool, you knew everything.
Not this time.
Sarah, he's never had to go this deep before.
What am I supposed to do, just sit here and do nothing?
I'm sorry.
You're so full of shit.
I can give you an advance on his pay.
- What for? - What do you mean?
He hasn't cashed his last 3 checks.
How do you know that?
They're at my house.
Look, Sarah. I can assure you that...
You can't assure me of shit except that you can't.
That's the only thing that's sure.
I'm sorry.
Ok.
What are you gonna do?
- You'll see. - Sarah...
Sarah, don't do anything that'll get him hurt.
Just tell me something, please.
I'm sorry.
Oh, this is a mess.
Rodney: She's gonna be a problem.
This whole mess is a problem.
I'm sorry, sir. I'll monitor her.
- Ok. - Any word from him?
Nothing.
Ok. I can go do a welfare check.
For what?
Pretend like I'm checking in
on one of the families, use that as my cover.
The sheriff's doing that tomorrow.
- What? - Yeah.
- What time? - In the morning.
I'm hoping to have Brian there.
- Sir, he's not even... - What?
His wife.
He doesn't seem to be in the head space for this.
He's in the perfect head space.
Hmm.
Uh! Uh! Uh!
Enough.
You did good, my child.
You did good.
Tomorrow, we will have a visitor,
and we're gonna show them how beautiful this place is,
or the elders will deal with you.
I must rest now.
Take her and lock her away.
Yes, sir.
Tally, get up.
He said, get up.
- Get up, tally. - No.
- You don't listen. - She never learns.
I will teach her.
She is never to be broken, I see.
Listen.
No, not like that.
By her hair.
Yes, sir.
Come here. You just don't listen.
No. No! Please! No!
You don't listen.
Aah! Aah! Aah!
Aah! Aah!
Everybody, back to your chores.
Tally, no. No.
Tally, no, no.
I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.
They're gonna kill me. They're gonna kill me.
I'm so sorry. Stop. You got to stop saying that.
You have to help me and my daughter get out.
- We have to leave. - Ok.
I'm not gonna make it through the night.
- I won't, babe. I won't. - Yes. Yes, you will, ok?
Tally: Won't you tell my daughter...
Tell my daughter that I love her, please?
Tally, you will make it to the morning, all right?
- Please... - Listen to me.
Look at me. Look at me. Look at me. Listen to me.
When that sheriff comes in,
you're gonna have to be quiet, all right?
No. I need to... When he comes in,
I'll let him know that I'm here.
Listen to me. Look at me.
They will kill you, ok,
and they will kill your daughter.
- Is that what you want, huh? - No. No. No.
- Huh? - No.
- Is it? - No.
Ok. Then don't do it, ok?
Ok. Ok. Ok.
- Promise me... - Ok. Ok.
- That you will be quiet... - Uh-huh.
- Ok? - Mm-hmm.
Just do everything that they have to say until...
Until what?
Until I'm able to find a way to get us out of here, ok?
You'll go with me?
Yes. Yes. Yes, ok?
Promise me that you will be quiet.
I'll be quiet.
Now, promise me that you will make it till the morning.
I will. I will.
I love you, ok, so much,
but I got to go.
I have to go, ok?
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm. Nngh...
Andrew, come.
Yes, brother?
You were in there a long time.
Was I?
Yes. What were you doing?
I was talking to her.
Why?
Because I want her to behave.
Take down your pants.
What?
Take down your pants.
Dikahn, what? I don't...
Is something wrong?
No.
Can I pull my pants up?
I thought you might have been violating her
in this sacred place.
No, sir.
You know I can smell it?
I know that now, sir.
The highest wants to see you.
Yes, sir, right away.
Andrew...
Don't stay in there that long again.
Never, sir.
There's no need to be around anyone
who won't receive what is left of the rakudushi.
Yes, brother dikahn.
Why the tears?
She had been punished enough.
No. She hadn't.
I'm s...
You're an elder now,
and you must do things you don't want to do.
I know.
He really approves of you...
I know.
But you must wash again for the coronation.
What is that?
That is a right of every elder here.
- I just... - Shh.
You are making too much of this.
Her daughter was watching...
Don't speak like this in front of these women.
And so was mine.
Both your daughters belong
to the rakudushis nation now.
Remember that.
Yes. I will.
He can strip you of your eldership.
No. I don't want that.
No. You want him to continue
to give you good fortune.
That's what you want...
Yes. It is.
So let this go.
Ok.
Here.
What is... what is that?
Drink this.
It will make it so much more pleasurable.
It'll make what more pleasurable?
Becoming.
Becoming what?
Shh.
Sing, mothers.
Sing.
What is that?
I didn't see you behind me.
Are you mad at me?
No.
Good, because I'm the one that should be mad.
I'm just tired.
You went to that place and didn't tell me.
Why did you do that?
I told you.
Look. You can never do anything like that again.
Do you hear me?
- Yes. - Lynn, I'm not kidding you.
I hear you. God.
- Lynn... - What? What, Brian? What?
I'm going to the bathroom.
Do you want to come in here with me, too?
Hey, look. I love you.
I know.
Then stop locking me out.
I'm not locking you out. I just have to use the bathroom!
All right.
I am the highest...
And you are in paradise...
You feel so warm.
And I will show you the path.
Oh...
I'm here to heal your soul.
You are loved, and you are love.
That is the love that you are missing.
Oh...
Mom?
Oh! Ah!
Tavia.
I brought you bread.
Oh, baby...
I love you.
I love you so much.
Are you ok?
Yeah. Yeah, yeah. I'm ok.
You have to behave yourself
so they won't do that to you.
I know.
Be a good girl.
I will.
You have to be good.
I will. I will. Are you good?
Yes.
What are you eating?
- What do you mean? - Are they feeding you?
- Hey! - Oh!
Get away from there.
Ah! Uh!
Oh, please, please, please, please...
Huh.
Hey...
Ok.
Are you ok?
Hey.
What? Yeah. I'm ok.
Uh, I'm sorry.
You're gonna want me to clean all of this up.
Will you tell me what you want?
My check didn't clear.
I know.
What am I supposed to do?
Oh...
Here. Here. Here.
Take these and pawn it. Take them.
Uh, I'm not a pawn shop.
Please, Stacey, just help me out, please.
What is going on?
I just need you to take those to the pawn shop, ok?
You know, you are really melting down.
And you are some kind of a housekeeper.
Well, then maybe you should fire me,
even though I am your cousin.
Can you please just give me a second, please?
Ok, but I'm not cleaning this up.
Ok. Damn. Can you please go? Go.
Ok.
Hi. I bought a watch from you for my husband a few years ago.
You can track your movements and exercise on it.
Yes. That's the one.
Is there any way that I can track it?
There is?
Ok. Great.
Uh, do you need the receipt number?
You ready?
It's 58578.
Yes.
So I know where he is?
I mean, I can track the... the watch?
Yes.
Ok.
Sorry, sir. Your highest?
Yes. Back here.
Oh.
Don't turn away.
Your highest.
The human body is the most beautiful thing
that god ever made, and what do we do?
We destroy it. We self-medicate it.
We overfeed it
when all it really wants to know is that we love it.
Do you love your body?
Yes, your highest.
Yes. Of course you do.
May I see it?
See what, sir?
May I see your body?
Yes, your highest.
What shall you have me do?
Take off your mask.
No.
I said, take off your mask.
Think I want to see you naked, do you?
I see.
I'm confused, sir.
Clothes are a metaphor for our issues.
We hide the beauty of who we are.
I see.
Yeah.
Tonight you shall be cleansed.
Yes, your highest.
You will take my seed and seed Ruth.
Your seed, sir?
"Sir."
You say that a lot. Were you in the military?
Yes, sir. I was.
It's apparent.
Will you take my seed for the coronation?
Yes, your highest.
In the meantime, you will be one of the 7.
I'm sorry, sir, but 7?
One of the 7 to take my seed for the coronation.
I'm sorry, sir, but I don't understand.
Come.
Come on.
- Hi. - Hey, can I come in?
Yeah.
How is she?
She's asleep.
Ok. Good.
What's going on?
The local sheriff is going up there tomorrow.
You need to be there by 8:00.
Ok. I'll leave here at 5 A.M.
Hmm.
You think Lynn'll be all right?
Yeah. She will have to be.
Ok.
I'm gonna get them...
Hey, let's just focus on getting Andrew out.
Yes. That's... That's the priority.
You also need to know,
Sarah's been to see me many times.
- About him? - Yes.
Well, I get it.
She said that
all the money's out of their accounts.
They took the money out?
Brian...
Every day, I think he's more and more compromised.
Really?
I mean, he gave them all his money.
I mean, that's what they all do.
Well, I will find out.
There's something else you need to know.
I should have told you at the beginning.
The sheriff called us and asked us for our help, ok,
so he's cool.
He's solid. You can trust him.
He's gonna put you in a deputy uniform.
He's gonna take you up there with him.
- Ok. - Are you sure you're ok?
I'm there.
Is your wife saying anything?
About?
What happened to her.
No.
Is she ok?
She's acting weird, just really weird.
How so?
I don't know how to say this, exactly, but...
Just tell me.
She seems different.
This was pretty traumatic.
No. I don't mean that kind of different.
So what do you mean?
I don't know.
It's just weird.
Listen. When you figure it out, will you call me?
Yeah.
I need to know what the hell they did to him.
He was solid.
What did they do to him to make a man leave his family?
I don't know.
Brian...
Yeah?
Do you think they got to your wife?
What the hell are you talking about?
I mean the drugs.
That's what it is and all that it is.
- Yeah. - She wouldn't...
- Ok. - She would never.
I had to ask.
If you don't mind, I need to look in on her.
Ok.
So you'll be there in the morning?
Yes. Good night.
And, Brian...
Yeah?
I can trust you, right?
Yeah.
See you first thing in the morning.
Yes, sir.
Oh, I thought you were sleeping?
You ok?
Oh...
I just want to say I'm sorry.
- Baby... - No. No, no, no.
I shouldn't have...
I shouldn't have went to the camp.
I shouldn't have done all that. I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have looked at those files and...
It's ok.
Oh...
If we have to move,
it's fine.
Uh, yeah.
There may be a problem with that.
Why?
Well, they said that you...
Did i... Oh, my god, did I blow it?
No.
I mean, did I blow it for you, is what I'm asking.
No. No. You didn't. It's ok.
I'm going there in the morning.
That's fine.
You're ok with that?
- Yeah. - You sure?
Yeah. No need to ask twice.
Ok.
Good night.
I need to see the highest.
You will inside.
I need to see him.
This is what he wants of you.
But I need to tell him about sister tally.
What about her?
I can only tell him.
- You can tell me. - No.
Well, after the coronation, you can talk to him.
You look beautiful.
Thank you, your highest.
Are you ready for your destiny?
Yes, your highest.
These are the 7 rings.
They represent the 7 days of life.
They will each seed you.
Is everything all right?
Yes.
You look nervous.
- I'm just... - No, no. Don't be nervous.
I... I thought...
What, child?
That...
You do know that you must
bear a child of the highest?
I thought... I thought that...
What is it?
I don't want you to be disappointed in me.
How can I? Tell me what you were thinking.
- I... - Speak. What did you think?
I thought I'd lay with you, your highest.
No.
You cannot lay with what is pure.
I was told that I would have the child of the highest.
And you will.
How can that... How can that be?
I mean, how can it be your child?
I am the highest.
All these men carry my seed.
Ruth, look at me.
Yes, your highest.
You must bring me a girl. You must.
I... I don't think I...
Ruth, Ruth, do you love me?
Yes.
And would you do anything for me?
Yes, your highest.
Then give me all of you...
Please.
Lay.
Please.
Please, Ruth, the other mothers are singing.
Please come, please. Yeah.
Ok.
This is beautiful, see?
What if I can't do it?
All you have to do is lay there.
- But... - Ruth...
You laid with plenty of men
out there in the government's suppressive world.
Now lay for me... Please.
Please don't make me.
Ruth, the begging. Enlighten her, brother.
Andrew, you go first.
Yes, your highest.
Uh... uh!
Take her.