UTL S1E17: Catfish and Coyotes

On this episode of Under the Library:

After leaving Rose, Florence stops by the kitchen to get some peppermint tea (and in reality check for signs of tampering/lomava additives that might relate to Rose's strange new memory). The surly cook refuses to help her and she leaves to avoid a fight.

As Florence walks back to the hospital to check on Jaker she's knocked to the ground by Josiah Worthington, a man who claims to be rushing to meet the mayor. As they sort themselves out, Florence feels uneasy and tries to convince Worthington to accompany her to the hospital. Her unease is due to the watching gaze of a mysterious man with a scarred face who slowly makes his way across the square towards them.

The man cuts in, grabs Worthinton by the ankles, and shakes him upside down. Florence's necklace, a precious gift from Rose, falls to the ground. The scarred man dunks Worthington in a trough until he apologizes. He wants to punish him further, even kill him, but defers to Florence and allows Worthington to live.

The scarred man introduces himself as Oak Tree Larson. He's slow to speak and slow to anger (and maybe just a little slow), but genuinely wants to do what's right. Florence has a good feeling about him and invites him to accompany her back to Bloodstone.

Arriving at the hospital, Florence asks to see Dr. Goodfellow and is pleasantly surprised to meet Dr. Aaron Goodfellow, the personable twin of obnoxious Xavier. Jaker is out of surgery. They amputated his arm, but he's recovering well and ready to travel home.

Back in Bloodstone, at Gerald's house, the man allegedly from 1941 introduces himself as Caspar Mascovane. Harold, Beau, and Philip question him at gunpoint, trying to prove that he's from the future. As Beau orders Caspar back through the strange gate, Philip sees his wife inside the gate and Harold sees Millie. Harold is drawn towards the gate and Beau tackles him as Philip lassoes them both with the meat sock. During the confusion, Caspar grabs a torch and escapes up the rope ladder to the main floor.

As Philip chases Caspar upstairs into the light, he sees the man is dressed in full magician regalia complete with a billowing cape. As Caspar runs for the horses, Philip threatens him and then shoots him in the back.

In the basement, Millie is still pressuring Harold to enter the gate. Beau tries talking directly to her but she won't see reason. However, Harold convinces her (and himself) to head upstairs, away from the gate. As Harold and Beau leave the house they find Philip kneeling over a body, using his finger to staunch blood flow from a chest wound.

Finally, at the hospital in Deadwood, Dr. Aaron and two burly orderlies bring Jaker out to the waiting area. The doctor gives Florence a 6 day supply of pills for Jaker, but Jaker sees a vision of liquid pouring out of the pill case.

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