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Chapter 9: “Please don’t send me back there.”

Published Sep 1, 2021, 7:00 AM

Everything changes for the remaining islanders as frightening truths come to light.

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After Shock is a presentation of our Heart Radio and Nomadic Engine previously on after Shock. Thank God, I've been waiting for you. You have to get me out of here. What's wrong? We lost half a dozen people as night, Jassie. Please take me with you. You don't know what it's like. Count to three now and you're gonna go back into your tent or I will make you wish to Almighty God you had. No one is allowed down that hall under any circumstances. I am giving you information to discharge your side arm if necessary. Can I let folks out? No one is coming out this place? This island. It's not right. What do you mean tell me this place doesn't feel cursed to you? I'm looking from the old man. He's not with you. Pops wanted this camp and here you are, and here he ain't. Do you talk to my father yesterday? Girl? You came to her camp. I'm not fucking talking to you you girl? After we left here, did you talk to how about you? Was an accident. He tried to force himself on her. I was scared, and I fucking bit. I'm gonna tear your fucking on. Why are you looking at me like that there's blood shawns where he hit you. It means I'm infected, right. We don't know that Shawn's infecting, and so am I. I'm going to die? Yeah, I don't want to go out like those folks in the camp. The morphine is it enough to overdoce? I don't know when I'm coughing up blood. Just give me all that I don't want do, not make me do it myself. Good morning, sun shines, bring hi. I mean it's not morning, it's dinner time. But you were sleeping and things aren't always what they seem. Is that right? How's the head? It hurts that I get stitches? Nah, gluted shot. You were out for a few days though we weren't sure you'd come too well. I have a not a strong constitution. I got your blood test bag. I learned a lot about you, besides you being a positive. It's all right? Is that the only A plus you ever got on your blood test? That's a funny job. Why would it be a joke? You see, when you are in this system. I have everything on you, down to your high school truancy record. I'll take a moment think about everything I know about you? Right, now and think real carefully about what comes out of your mouth next. Please don't send me back there. You've got a lot of nerves. I cannot go back. It sucked. You don't understand. You're not going back, not yet. See. You are too valuable me. You're immune to this thing that's killing her everyone. But do you know that, don't you? You're gonna come with me soon and we are going to take you apart, piece by piece until we know why. What the what was it? Jassie? What's you? Okay? I just got shadow? What some bird just pooped in my face? Here? Oh my god, it stinks. Is it in my hair? Oh? No, yeah it is here? Let me get it all out, okay? Please? I hate Purcha. Oh god, I was just dreaming about you. It's so slimy. Oh my god, I'm gonna barb don't. I'm a sympathetic vomitter. Oh what if you barb up? Bar and it might be indangerous? Wait? Have you been coughing? I I don't know. I fell asleep, so did I? Oh? All that chocolate? I feel like I might Michaela. You aren't coughing? No, and I'm not hot? Do I feel hot tea. You feel fine? How long has it? Who else? Soun's just setting. Sean was here just before breakfast, so a day. How long does it take for symptoms faster than this? I think? I mean Maud was coughing a few hours after she went to the spring, and Francis he was on death's door, maybe a day after he'd been healthy. I feel fine, You look fine? Okay? How is that possible? It's killed everyone else? Right? Well? I mean yes, But I mean historically some people survived smallpox, black plague. You know, there's a theory in my immune that would explain a lot, like how Wayne drank the water, but he didn't get sick, but everyone else did. Maybe some people are immune. Maybe Wayne's been immune the whole time. And now you holy shit, I may not die. It may be too soon to tell. Yeah, right, maybe, but by tomorrow we eat all the chocolate. Let me get a fire, caring. I look like you're just in time for dinner. Do you catch anything? Hey, I just saw the strangest thing. Yeah, what's that? You look like you've seen a ghost? Okay, I don't know what I saw. I was coming back from the beach and there was Wayne, but he didn't see me, and when I called to him, he couldn't hear over the wind, and he looked like he looked off. So I followed him, which sounds weird. I know it's a little creepy, but he's a little creepy sometimes key creepy. Okay, but wait, this is the thing. He he went to the other camp and then he hid, just crouched behind a boulder and watched them. There's only a few folks left, but they all seemed healthy. And then one by one he'd wait until they were distracted, and he spit into their water or onto their food. What I know, weird, just spit, just spit, And he went through every person there, and then he got this look like it was a good day's work or something. And then I came back here. I couldn't make sense of it, so I wanted to see what you all thought. Is he like messing with them like when waiters spit in soup at a restaurant? Uh, it felt way more dangerous than that. That doesn't sound like Wayne and spitting in someone's food. It's twisted, but it's not like awful. It is if you have a lethal virus I thought of that. But Wayne's fine. He can't infect anyone. Oh shit, maybe he can. Yeah, if he were immune, how could he be? I was infected this morning Sean came by. It was a shit show. He was sick and his blood got into her sister. Oh my god, no, but I'm fine. We waited all day for me to get sick. But I think she's immune. We think some people don't get sick from the virus, but maybe they can still make other people sick. You can be a carrier for something without showing symptoms transmit it to other people. So the theory is Wayne knows he's a carrier and is killing everyone at the other camp. That sounds crazy, it does. Wayne has been such a good guy, but that I don't I don't really know him. I mean, he helped you get out here, right, he did, and he could have killed me a hundred times since we met. Maybe he doesn't want to, but I think we have to consider the possibility that he just killed everyone left at the other camp, and maybe he's been doing this for a while. What account for how Francis got sick without drinking from the springs. Okay, so everyone who came here ended up dead except us, and wait, we have to leave now. My boat is at la Are you sure? Is there any other possible explanation? There may be, but sitting around trying to come up with one when he could be back any second. Cassie, I love that you want to see the good people, but this isn't a time for second chances. Why else would he spit into people's food and water? Okay, where would we go? There's a refugee center on Catalina. My boat can get us there. We won't be able to take any gear with the three of us, but you two, I like we should be able to make it. Cassie, please let's go before he gets back. You're right, You're right. Everyone grabs some safe water granola bar for energy. We're going now, did you hear me? I have to go now, Consol, listen, I'm sorry for shouting. I gotta piece so bad. I'll tell you what. I will let you use the restroom in a moment, as Wallace, but I want to get something straight with you first. Okay, but I might have an accident, and if that happens, I will have someone bring you fresh clothes. That's not really Nassy. I have been more than patient with you and your friend. You've both stalled, distracted, and lied, and at least one of you is going to face some very real consequences. But I need to find out right now how much you actually know. Your friend in the other interrogation room has done some bad things, and you know that right I'm not sure what you're protecting him. I don't know why, but I need to find out because this has gotten very serious. So I'm going to tell you some things about your friend. Why do you keep calling him that? All of a sudden? What would you prefer that I call him? How about Wayne? Well? Because that's not his name, is it, Cassie? I'm sorry? Who exactly did he tell you he was? What I told you? He's a prison guard at l A County. His name is Wayne Shark. The prison guard in l A County named Wayne Shark was killed in a riot the day of the quake. The man you've known his Wayne. His blood test identifies him as one Scott Briggs, a felon who was housed in l A County until he escaped the day of the quake. During the riot, what do you want to know? What Scott Briggs was in for Yes, he was convicted of the quadruple homicide of a family of four, stabbed in their home sitting around the dinner table. Oh my god. He was tried for the killing of a couple in a Sino a few years prior to that. The case was thrown out on a miranda violation. G A was in the process of bringing charges on a cold case after Scott Briggs DNA came up as a match on a knife at the scene of crime in Sacramento. This is the man you've been protecting. Now. I've spent a lot of years interrogating people, and I can tell by the look on your face this is all news to you. It is I had no idea. So, now that you know what's really going on, are you willing to tell me the truth about Scott Briggs and what happened on that island? Um? Yes, but he's He told me that he'd kill me if I told anyone what he done. He's in custody now, Cassie. He can't hurt you. He's like a phantom, though he seems to be able to get to people. He was at large on the island, Cassie. Whatever he did, he did it as a freeman. Now at this moment, he has changed to a table in a locked room, guarded by a soldier, just like you. Right, yes, okay, but if I tell you everything everything, can I go? Where the hell are you going to go? It's an unholy mess out there. Wherever you lived in l A. If it's not rubble, it's looted. You're better off here than one of those refugee camps. They're all beyond capacity. Now. I don't like being handcuffed in custody. This may be safer, but it doesn't feel a free that's fair. Sure, If you are honest with me, I will turn you loose as soon as I get my ship in order. You have my word, Okay, I'll tell you about what Wayne Scott whatever. I'll tell you what he did. Can I just be first? Yeah? Okay? Remember you have to be so careful at the refugee camp, Mikaela. If you're a carrier, you can infect anyone you come in contact with. It seems like it's not airborne though, like it's a body fluids and we can be safe with that, Cassie, I'm not scared. I'll make sure I stay way away from everyone. I'm sharing food or water. No ship? Did you hear that? I think it's just a rock slide. Maybe this cursed island is sliding back into the ocean. No, no no, listen, someone's running towards us. Get to the boat now, Cassie. You okay, I'm fine, keep going. Get in, Makayla. I'll shove the boat out. Cassie. Sorry, how do you get into one of these? Okay? But first, sit down and swing your legs. I got it, I got it. Where's Cassie? Can you see her? What? No, Cassie, where he's easy? Easy, I'm not gonna hurt you. Get your hands off Messy. Be careful. You do not want to cut me. You let her go? Whoa you like her? Now? Give you that's good. She's done a lot for you. Please, Wayne, just take your hands off her, and just what? Just let her leave and what you'll you'll promise not to tell anyone? I mean, come on, I wasn't born tell anyone what. Treat me like? I'm stupid, Cassie. I really don't like that the three of you see your faces. You look like he's seen a ghost, I mean, not a ghost, a killer. I hate that look, you know, it's just so unfair. I'm sorry, we're just afraid you can. I mean, my life is in your hands right now, and I've taken such good care of it. I've saved all of you. What do you mean, Let's take ourselves through a little thought experiment. Okay, let's say that all those people that landed on this island, let's say they're all alive right now. We've run out of food a week ago, and Maud's people, they'd have taken everything for themselves. That's who they are. They were hoarding food and water from each other. You think they'd have shared it with you and then and they'd had numbers, so you, all three of you, you'd be dying of starvation if the dehydration hadn't killed you already. It sounds like we should thank you, Chassie. You've been great so far. It's not blow it by patronizing me. What do you want? This this place magic? Maud called it? Maybe that old That was right. I've felt this alive. It's free longer than I can remember. It's yours. Keep it taking your flag out of the ground, are you It's all yours? I wish it could be I do. Honestly, I'd be so happy here on my own. But when you get to wherever you're going and you tell them what happened here, I promise your words really aren't worth ship. Kid. Cassie cares about you, which is why you're alive. But there's nothing you can promise me. It's going to change that. Get your asses off that boat. We're all going back to camp. We're all stake, goy, Just go, please say Cassie, shut the funk up. I don't take her, please, no, I lay before it's too late. Get her out of here. You know it will be. We'll wait for you, and you take that boat. I'll kill her. You hear me? Go go go, just be safe, get off the boat. Thank you? M h Do you ever run? Are you going to kill me? Why didn't you run? Did you really kill everyone? I didn't kill TIBs or Maude. Am. I supposed to give you points for that? Fuck you and your judgment. You lied to me first. Remember you used me to help you get here. Fine, you're right, I did bad too, but you wayne. An hour ago I would have sworn on a stack of bibles that you would never kill anyone. That you weren't capable of it. You you've been my friend, I mean without you. Yeah, well it's not something you can see. My first day in that Lake County, I met this guy, good looking, charismatic, friendly. I liked him immediately and trusted him. You just tell he was a stand up dude. It wasn't it. Delated I found out stabbed the family of four around their kitchen table. You couldn't tell. Nope, it doesn't leave the mark you issue, it would. We want to believe we know what evil looks like. Truth is We don't, because it's in all of us. We're all capable of a Cassie and everything I've done, it's been to It's been to weed out the hypocrisy and selfishness. They've found their way here. This place. It's all that anyone could ever want, isn't it? Someplace beautiful? It's a peaceful quiet the rules, no laws, no government telling you what to do. It's real for fed them. But those people, Cassie, they those people would have ruined it. If Maud had lived, it might have been difference. You might have kept them in line. But the second their leader died, they are little cultivalues went with her, and they just turned into the hypocrites they always worked deep down inside. They don't deserve this place. So you killed them. I exposed them to a virus that they were probably dumb enough to catch on their own. I expedited their deaths. That's if you. If you had to kill someone to get here to Michaela, you would have, wouldn't you If you could have killed me just now to get away and protect her, be honest, I would have done it. I would have killed you. How does it feel knowing you have that inside? You tell me it feels like freedom, doesn't it. No, you'll do what needs to be done that you're in control. Are you going to kill me? You know, if you said you'd never have killed anyone, that would have been its own hypocrisy. But telling the truth it's a powerful thing. I just saved your life. Yes, okay, So what now? We um gonna keep each other's secrets. Whoever shows up here, if you don't tell them what I've done, I won't tell them about Michaela. Tell them about Michaela. I won't tell them that you're not My daughter is infected with a lethal viruns. I saw tips blood all over her, and she's just fine, and she's immune like me, and she just ran back to society where she could start an epidemic. And Cassie, if I tell them that the authorities will hunt her down, they'll do their jobs to protect the public. They'll kill her. It would be the right thing to do. No, no, no, no no, they wouldn't. I mean, maybe quarantine until when she's infected and she's contagious. That's not going to go away. But they wouldn't, Cassie, I spent years at l A County. You have no idea what they would do. You're considered a danger society. You don't have any rights. They won't think twice the greater good. Okay, do you you keep my secret? I'll keep yours when they find us, whoever finds us. You're a good samaritan, a guy who helped me escape a dangerous city. And Michaela never existed. He didn't come here for her. You never met her. You don't know who she is. We can tell the story of this place without anyone ever knowing she was here. What if Leon Michaela tell someone about you and then you cover for me? But they probably won't They'll try to come back and save you, won't they. And then and then we'll all be here together in the Hawaiian nation. Maybe more likely Michaela goes to find her mom forget it's all about me. That's possible too. You never can't tell what people are capable of. Okay, so hey, now what we should probably go move the last of the bodies to the cave, right, Sure, me can stop by the tips boat on the way. I put some holes in it in case you feel like running in the middle of the night. I made you a promise, Wayne. Yeah, that's just a little insurance casting. We're in this together, you and me, all right, Just one more question to be crystal clear. You and Layla who a Master's were the only two that Wayne left alive. That's right, because he liked you, and that's what he said. I think he just hadn't gotten around to killing us before we tried to leave. He was a small batch guy. He would take out a few people at a time. It would have been a hell of a lot easier if you told me all this from the start. Well, it's just that the John TIMPs of it all. I mean, I'm the one who killed him. He tried to raid you. It was self defense, and don't forget it's not technically US soil, so so I'm still free to go. Layla, who masters is where she took off? I think back to Rodando Beach. I couldn't make it to the boat before Wayne grabbed me. Okay, I will have her brought in. Wait, why to make sure she's not infected? Well, if she was, she'd be dead by now. Not if she was a carrier. Cassie, I am trying to prevent a pandemic. You understand that, and you we're at ground zero, sure, but what will happen to her when she's brought in. Well, we're going to test her bullet and find out what makes her immune, and she'll help us protect everyone in this ever spread? Is that what you did with Wayne? You took his blood to write like mine? It looks like this virus doesn't survive outside a live host very long. By the time we can see someone's infected, the viral sample is decayed too far to be useful to the vaccine development process. So you need someone who's infected. That's right. A blood sample and my test you isn't very helpful to us unfortunately. Okay, but the good news is your blood is clean. So to answer your question, yes, you're free to go. I'll be back for you at six thirty tomorrow, that's six thirty am. Yes, I will see you in the more. How do I know you'll keep your word? Wearing this together? You wouldn't be After Shot Episode nine stars Sarah Wayne Calley's as Cassie Wallace, David Harbor as Wayne Sharp, Jeoffrey Dean Morgan as Marked Dover, Tatti Gabriel as MICHAELA. Annesley, Janelle Parrish as Lele Hua Masters. Aftershock is created by Patrick Carman, Sarah Wayne Calley's and Ben Haber, Written by Sarah Wayne Calley's, directed by Sarah Wayne Calley's, sound design, scoring and mixed by Jeff Schmidt. Original score composed by Emily Rice. Aftershock is executive produced by Ben Haber, Mark Ramsay, Sarah Wayne Cally's and Patrick Carman. Executive produced by Salmon al Raschid, Sam Frohman and Simmons Fraser. Executive produced by David Harbor. Executive produced by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Executive produced by Paul Anderson and Nick Pinella for Workhouse Media Executive produced by Noel Brown for I Heart Radio. Aftershock was produced during the COVID nineteen pandemic and was mostly recorded remotely out of the performers and producers homes. Additional recordings were at Bandwagon in Los Angeles, Hyperbolic Audio in New York City, Wood Shop Studios in Vancouver Island, Canada, on One Audio in Berlin, Germany, and Boutwell Studios in Birmingham, Alabama. Aftershock is a presentation of iHeart Radio and Nomadic Engine in association with Cardinal Productions, Mark Ramsey Media and Workhouse Media. For more podcasts from my Heart Radio, visit the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favorite shows.

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