We’re Alive: Descendants - Chapter 10 - Caged Beasts - Part 2 of 2

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Thinkphenian revolutionaries, public executions of Irish criminals in Victorian London, rumoured body snatchers in 19th century Edinburgh, and the women who helped shape our independence. These are crimes that were shaped by poverty, power, emigration, colonialism, and what it meant to be Irish in some of the most brutal moments in history. So if you like your true crime with the historical edge, search Red Room wherever you get your podcasts, and step into the darker side of Ireland's past. We're alive. Descendants. Written and directed by Casey Wayland. Chapter 10. Caged beasts. Part two of two. Chapter 10. Caged beasts. Careful now. Hey, watch your step. I told you to watch your footing. I know. Jeez, this is a lot of stairs. Well, there has to be. We had to make it tall enough. But, here it is. Whoa. Wait, it's done? Yep. All of it. The entire perimeter wall of Westport. Wow. That's incredible. You finished. Yeah, it only took 13 years and a couple thousand workers. But it is incredible. You know, I never thought we'd get it done, but here we are. Over a hundred miles of concrete and steel. I don't see how any infected could get into Westport now, or anyone else, for that matter. Michael, I am so proud of you. Thanks. It seemed impossible when we started. But you know what? Now that it's done, I think I'm done. You're done? Mm-hmm. What does that mean? Retirement. It's about time. I'll stay on the council, but only in part. I mean, I know I'm not that old, but I'll put on a hell of a lot of miles on this old bottom line. You're serious. You're not just going to find some other hobby or job to do next week. Well, sure, sure. There's other things I need to focus on now. But at home, Nick's 14 and is going to have the option to start training soon. Well, I think it's time we told him everything. Really? Are you sure? Mm-hmm. He deserves to know. We can't keep it from him forever. And you know, Tanya said to tell him about his parents when he was ready. Maybe now that the wall is done, I can be there for him a little more. And for you as well. Well, don't worry about me. I'm totally fine. I'm low maintenance. Yeah. I'm sorry. It sounded vaguely like you said you're low maintenance. Is that possible? You... Hey, you know what? You're right. I'm not low maintenance because as far as you're concerned, I am princess. Yes, that you are. Hey, uh, you know, there was another reason I brought you up here. Not just to enjoy the view? Nope. I've been thinking a lot about us lately. Our little family and doing some soul searching. And I think I'm ready. You're... You're not. Michael. Oh my God. Oh my God. I should have done this a long time ago. Will you... Yes! Yes, yes, of course! Yes, yes! Oh my God, I really thought you would never ask. Like, really? Like, never, never in a million years. I've given up. Mmm, I love you, Pegs. I love you too, Michael. Okay, well, alright. So, come on, it's cold up here. Let's go home and share the news with Nicholas. And Kelly and Bert and Riley and, oh, you know, nobody. Nobody's gonna believe me. If I didn't have this ring, nobody would believe me. So, what's the ceremony gonna be like? Are we gonna have one at all? Is it gonna be big or small? Yeah, you know, I haven't thought about that much. What? How could you not have thought about it? Well, I've been a little busy building a wall. Well, now that you're retiring, you can focus on this, right? All wedding, all the time. Wink, wink. Oh boy, I'm regretting this already. I knew it. I knew it. I'm kidding. I'm kidding, of course. You better be. But we got time. We have our whole lives ahead of us. Pags. Pags? Pags? Pags! What? I hate to ask this, but... Pags? Pags. Pags? Pags! What? What? I hate to ask this, but the doctor wants to know what to do with Michael. With him? Oh, should they take care of his body? Oh. I... I don't know. I don't know how to deal with any of this. Look, you don't have to right now. I can help. No. You have more than enough to do. I do, but... I want to be there for you. Pags, I am so, so sorry. It's 3 a.m. I know you have to go. It's okay. Part of me has been preparing for this. Honestly, I never expected to talk to him again. At the very least, I got to do that one last time. CJ, what Michael said before... about what's in his desk and... I've already got someone going through his things in the office. The minute we find something, you'll know. Thanks. Please, if you need anything at all, you go ahead and call me. President or not, I'm always here for you. Okay? I know. Go home. Get some rest if you can. CJ, we're going to be late to the press conference. Would you give me a break, please? It's best we get a statement out now, rather than later, and get ahead of this. She's clear. Floor is free. Hey, Pegs. Do you want us to take you home? Your own home, maybe? Or you could still stay with us. Whatever you need. Dean and I can help. You know what I want, Ruth and Dean? What I need is for you to tell me what the fuck is going on. Not some half-truth, or I can't say, or dancing around the topic, because I am done. And if there is anything you are holding back, or not telling me, so help me, I will do everything in my power to make sure you feel every bit of pain that I am dealing with right now. I don't care what time it is, or what other excuses you have. I fucking want my son back, and I will not let you get in the way of that! Mom? Alright, Pegs. I will tell you what you want to know. But we can't do this here. Alright, Ruth. Start talking. Mom, are you sure about this? We don't have a choice. At this point, she deserves to know. Yeah, damn right I do. What are you waiting for? You're both a part of the families, aren't you? Aren't you? Yes. Dean is only attached by blood, blood-borne. He's not a part of the family. But Mira and I are. What does that even mean? Pegs already knows about latch and scratch, and a few others. Just, just tell me why you're here! I said we were here to protect her. Let your mother speak! Okay, okay. You know bits and pieces about who we are, but there's a lot more to it. We have to live in secret. It's how we've been able to exist for hundreds of years. Hundreds? And those others, Dean mentioned, you've known a lot of bad members. Once who've misused their positions. But we're not all the same. Many of us are very different. See, there's not just one family, there's three. The Amsles, the Blackburns, and the Chisholms. Each household has their own tree and hierarchy. Even a few variations and surnames within their own families. I'm from Blackburn, and Mira is from Amsle. What does any of this have to do with why you're here? I'm getting to that. We all follow strict codes and rules to protect ourselves and one another. Telling someone outside the family about us is against one of those rules. Well, fuck your rules! Rule is to protect yourself and your family. Well, fuck your rules! Look, I need you to know that I'm making a big exception here. What I tell you can be used against us, and maybe even you. You have to swear you'll keep this between us. Fine. Fine. Pegs, at the hospital, did you tell CJ what we talked about before? No. I was a little busy with Michael. You know what happened to him, don't you? We don't have any knowledge about who attacked Michael. But we do think it might have been someone from the families. I knew you weren't telling me everything. Why do you think that? The Knives. Family members are trained in a lot of forms of combat. Killing with those is one of them. By the way it was done, and then after what Michael said about... An angel. Angel Tanuto was a family member. But he's been dead for what? Over 17 years now? Maybe it was someone meant to look like him. A disguise to frame someone else we don't know. But why would anyone want to kill Michael? If a family member is murdered, a vendetta is established. Where the family can't move on and tell whoever is responsible for their death is brought to justice. Another one of our many rules. Oh. We think someone might have blamed Michael for Angel's death. Wait. Angel was killed by scratch. It's written in one of the journals. Lizzie wrote about it. I can show you. We know. Michael wasn't truly responsible, so his killing would never have been a true vendetta. But that doesn't mean someone inside the family isn't acting on their own. That's why we've been watching you. You're trying to make sure whoever did it can't attack again. It's why we were hanging around Michael at the hospital too. We weren't expecting him to be attacked. That caught us by surprise. So, if you're not involved with any of that, then why are you here? You've been living here for years. Actually, we were sent to Westport to watch over someone else. Nick? No. Ah. Vera. Wait. Why her? She's the daughter of a very high-ranking family member, Oliver Blackburn. Some might know him as Jeremy. He sent us to keep an eye on Vera. But then you lost her. I know. I should have gone on that mission with them. But I could have blown my cover and Vera wasn't our only task. I was also supposed to keep a tab on what goes on here in Westport. Then you're a spy. Well, not exactly. I was just keeping tabs on things. That is exactly what spies do. It's more than that. We're here to help you, Pegs. That's it. We're on your side. You can trust us. Like that will ever happen. Especially after one of your people just killed Michael. You lied about being friends with Nick. About everything else. All to get closer to what you want. And you seriously expect me not to tell anyone about this. I am Nick's friend. I didn't lie to anybody about that. Just because we live in secret doesn't mean we don't care. We aren't some evil mafia like out of the movies. Why do you think we were sent to look after Vera? To this day, I know Oliver still cares for CJ and has risked so much to try and protect both of them and this place. And we're actively trying to bring Nick and Vera home safely with every resource we have. My own wife left to help find them. And I haven't heard from her since. We have made every sacrifice possible to protect you and bring these kids home. Our backgrounds might be different, but we are with you in this fight. I swear it. This is... This is all so crazy. I'll tell you whatever else you want. But only because you swore to keep everything to yourself. No one can ever know about this. Ever. Not even CJ? She's Vera's mother. No one. If Oliver eventually wants to tell her, that's up to him. He's within the rules to do so now that Vera's of age. And because Vera's dad is part of the family, she is too. Blood is the strongest bond within the families. It's how you can guarantee trust. So that's how it works for you, Dean. I am blood-borne, like Vera. Not a full member yet. There are more steps to get there. But Vera's a little different than me. How? Her dad is the current head of all three families. It makes her practically royalty. Really? Is that why you were sent to protect her? But from who? The families don't always get along like they should. In fighting or whatever. Especially near the top. What does that have to do with Vera? Bloodlines and power are usually mixed. One and the same. Currently, she would be the next in line after him. But Vera doesn't know who she is. So? So she could be used as leverage. Or worse. Oliver never told anyone about her. That's why you're so focused on bringing her back. Yeah. If another family member finds out who Vera is, it could end very badly. We have to get to her first. Vera? I wanted to see if you wanted to spar a few rounds before bed and... Oh. Hey. You okay? I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm fine. Please go away, Vincent. What's up? I was supposed to be the strong one. Maybe it really should have been me who died in there. No. Can I be the first one to say, Nick is dead wrong. Okay. I'm sorry. Nick is dead wrong. Okay. Bad choice of words. Look, Vera, I watched the playback. You did everything you could in that arena. You were lucky to get out of there at all. How can you be so sure? I'm objective. He's not. You pulled Lisa along through most of that. And she made the choice to go back for you in the end. That's what happened. It's no one's fault. Especially when this place is designed in a way that no one is supposed to survive. When I look back, I just cycled through in my head all of the things I could have done differently. Don't do that to yourself. What's done is done. You need to look forward. Towards tomorrow. We need you to be able to focus if we're to stand any chance. Who knows what they're gonna throw at us? Last thing you need to do is go in there with regrets. You're right. Vincent, why did you volunteer for this? You don't even know these people you're trading places with. I can't leave you and Nick behind like that. We made it this far together. Besides, you really expect me to stand by and let the boar win after all she did to us? Well, thank you. It means a lot. Just promise me you'll watch my back in there. I got yours too. Of course. Like I said, don't think about anything but tomorrow, okay? Forget Nick, forget Lisa. Just focus on killing those things and getting the hell out of this place once and for all. When did you become so committed? What can I say? I'm motivated now. The three of us together, we have a chance, but we have to be ready for it. You're right. Of course I am. Did you tell Nick the same? I'm warming him up. I mean, if this lowly nomads got to be the one to keep us all together, so be it. Thanks. Now go get some sleep. Sun's up in nine hours. And I have a feeling tomorrow's gonna be a long ass day. You? You? You? You? You? You? You? Thank you all so much for being here to our wedding. rainbow because that is exactly what you get with Skittles. Five bold fruit flavors in every pack. Lemon, orange, lime, strawberry and blackcurrant. They're chewy, they're colourful, they're perfect, just like my wife. So thank you for coming and remember to buy Skittles. Shamelessly promote the rainbow, taste the rainbow. Acast recommends. Hi, this is Jenny from Red Room, a weekly true crime podcast. This season we're looking at Ireland's dark history. Real crimes that collide with Ireland's dark past in ways you may have never heard before. 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Who the hell are you? Someone who wants to win, alright? Now come on, warm up. Dig deep. Jumping jacks, let's go. Nick, come on, try. Who is this? You need help or something? Not from you. Let's go, people. One. God, we're never gonna win. Ollie, you put those on. We're heading out. Monorail is leaving for the stadium. Handcuffs? Is this really necessary? Yeah, you put them on or there will be consequences. Kelly, just do what he says. What if we don't want to go? Either you go or I drag you. There is no way you're taking your gun. I don't care if it's not loaded. She doesn't leave my side. That's not an option. Well, that's the way it's gonna be, then you carry it. Otherwise, you'll be dragging me there at this fatty. Don't move easy. Jesus. Whatever, fine, just give it to me. Where are we going exactly? The boar has special box seats for you in the stadium. She wants to make sure that you're watching. Great. What a sick fuck. Is it too late to switch places with the kids in the arena? I'd rather they go free than us. Speak for yourself, Bert. Oh, it's already done. Now, March. Is it seal I'm bringing over the Westport captains now? Okay, they're moving Bert and the others now. I got eyes on the slave camp. The number of guards is pretty light. You were right, Will. They all must be watching the game. Yeah, not much work is getting done today. There's only two in the watchtowers. I'll be able to dart them and then work on the gates. The nearest tunnel entrance is north of here, right? Just past the Monterey up people near the mountain arena. There's an emergency access to it where the old 15 ran. Got it. Riley, are you ready? Riley. I'm in Bert's truck. Damn it. All of our weapons were taken and they broke the lock on the door. There's some ammo left, but looks like they smashed the mod again. Are the main air tanks still there? Yes, they seem fine. Pressure is up. Take whatever supplies are left, unless you want it torched. I am. You know that trigger device I gave you? Attach it to the main batteries, but make sure it's close enough to the air tanks. They need to cause a chain reaction. Done. Once the match starts, you'll have to drive on the street that takes you around the bazaar. There will be a stadium gate on the southwest corner of the stomping grounds. You should be able to get the truck close to it. It's pretty empty out here. I don't think anyone will get in my way. All right. Alvin, what about you? They've moved Buffalo Bill and the other two infected into their release spots at the stadium. I'm just finishing typing out your code now, Will. Perfect. Oh boy. I think Fredo knows what's about to happen next. He's all riled up. Good. Then he better go after the infected and not our contenders. Don't think that'll be a problem. He may have smelled Buffalo Bill when they moved him. Fredo is not happy. Okay. Code is good to go. Then we're all in position. Get ready. Come on, Demon. You can do it. The sun's coming up. We're almost there. Dad. Easy now. Hold on. What, Dad? I know we're heavy and I know we have a lot of gear, but we need you. Our friends need you. Run like the wind, Demon, please. Dad! Oh no. The sun's up. Run! Run! Go! Go! Go! Go! Alright, you three. Move forward. You know the drill. Time for weapon selection. Well, this is it. What do we get? You better be good. Come on. Come on. You've got to be freaking kidding me. No guns? Well, wouldn't want you shooting into the crowd now, would we? Hey, they got my spear. And is that my katana? Grabbed it from your room after you left. You seem to know your way around these weapons, and I thought it only fitting. Better sport that way. And that means that I get this. Uh-huh. Good old bow and arrow. For long range. Are you kidding me? There you go, Robin Hood. Plenty of arrows, at least. No need for survival packs this time. You won't be in there long enough to need them. The arena is scattered with what you might encounter in the Red Zone. Disabled cars, downed trees, even a few mock structures to give you all a real sporting chance. What are we up against? Oh, you'll find out. Wait up there at the main pit doors. Once I announce you, those will open. And, uh, things will begin. And, you know, good luck. I mean it. Been fun as hell watching you all. Really has. Really? It's more fun for me to see someone win for once. Give them hell. A fucking bow. Damn, I wish I would have taken Riley up on her help with these things. Yeah, I don't think trading with you would help much here. I'm not good with that. Me neither. Well, that's great. I'm glad at least you two got what you wanted. Look, I have the shortest range, but it's quick. Vincent, you have a bit more distance and leverage with your spear against bigger infected. And Nick, you have range. The more we coordinate, the better our chances. Exactly. You guys really think we have any chance to make it through this. You do know this is a setup, right? I thought the same about the last round, but look what happened there. Anything that lives can be killed. Yay. If nothing else, let's go out swinging. Hey, Nick. Can I talk to you over here? You guys do your thing. I'm gonna limber up. Remember to stretch. Look, okay, I get what's going on. Do you? The last thing I want to do is go in there with regrets. I understand. All right, we don't need to keep going over what happened. Stop. I just... Nick, I love you. Wait, what? And not just in an I've known you forever kind of way. This goes way deeper. I don't want to go in there thinking that you hate me when you're the person I care about the most. Look, I don't know what to say. I know you already know. You don't have to pretend anymore. I mean, I guess I do, but I still don't know what to say. I mean, this isn't the right time. There's no way I could go through those doors without you knowing for sure. If you want to hate me, that's your choice, but please... I don't hate you. I'm still a mess from what happened, but I don't hate you. There. I can't. It's just... it's just hard to know what I'm feeling right now. Dealing with all it is. Is this what you were trying to tell me before? Well, there is something else, but I can't say yet. It's just not the right time. But this was? Restarting the countdown for best possible reason. Come on, get over here. Just a minute, okay? Um... come on. Vera, I uh... Yes? It's like, um... Say it. Stay close. Okay? Don't you leave me in there. I won't. I promise. Come, come. Kelly, Victor, you made it just in time. Fuck your time. Oh, Bart. Always a delight. Unless you plan to force my eyes open, I'm not watching. There's some twist of shit making a city like this. It's petty, even for you, Michelle. Watch it, Mira. I don't go by that name anymore. Uh-huh. So much can happen here. You really can't assume anything until it's all over. Can't I? Uh-huh. Don't you know? These games are so unpredictable. Even when you try to rig them. What? Stop the disruptors. What are you doing? No! Sit down! Watch the game. It's about to begin. I got the truck back at the gate! Bum's ready! I just need to hit the switch! Come on, get out of here! Right now! No, let's go up here! I can't, I can't stop! Come on! Shit! Riley! Riley, damn it! The guards are gone. They aren't in the watchtowers. I... Shit! I'm missing out! More guards are here! More guards are here! Ah! You didn't think I didn't know about your friends wandering around Prim? Did you, Mira? What does that mean? Damn it! You bitch! Handcuff her to the chair. Wait, what's happening? Can't be anything good. Alright, we're ready. You can start the game now. There we go. You good? As I ever could be with a damn bow and arrow. Stay alert, stay alive. Hey, uh... There. Yes? We got this. 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Winnett, starring Zetan Gilbert as Nicholas, Hajin Cho as Vera, Austin Trace as Alex, Hayes Dunlap as Dean, Jim Gleason as Michael, Alyssa Elliott as Peck, Constance Parn as CJ, Scott Marvin as Bert, Claire Boudin as Riley, Tammy Klein as Kelly, Otto Sturff as Victor, Carol Kaufman as Mira, Shannon Cud as Ruth, Lauren Kroem as Secretary Dorem, Vanessa Bourne as Nakoma, Michael Urson as Vincent, Briarly Bishop as Stott, Sam Skolnick as Will, Skip Pippo as Alvin, Gigi Gisavo as The Bour, Josh Petersdorf as Walrus, Brandon Burns as Seal, and I'm Michael Swan. Additional voices by Phil Mietto, Misaka Malibu, Kyle Potig, Shannon Zimmerman, Hero Carlyle, Produced by K. C. 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