3.16 - The Ghost Rig

"Elizabeth Rourke and Andrew Snidge, after reaching the tethering building for the Ghost Rig, contend with the restless dead, an unhelpful Traveler, and the world’s most obstinate lock as they struggle to reach the Rig and (hopefully) Elizabeth’s son Nathan."

Synopsis
Andrew attempts to pick the lock of the building at the bottom of the Ghost Rig's door, with no success. Since Elizabeth's fingers aren't numb from the cold, she takes over. Simon yells at them that they're doing it wrong, but refuses to leave his truck and approach the Ghost Rig, as it didn't show up on his official map. Therefore, he reasons, it must not exist and might disappear with them inside it. Elizabeth accidentally breaks off the door handle, and Andrew asks her how they will get in now. Elizabeth tells him to talk about brains, specifically how they taste. Andrew does so, allowing Elizabeth to tap into her Woken-strength and rip off the steel door. Simon sees this and realizes Elizabeth is a Woken. He drives off, yelling he has to warn people about Woken being smart and people-like now.

Elizabeth and Andrew enter the Ghost Rig. The inside is dark, but Andrew has flashlights. As Elizabeth asks him where he got them from, Andrew remarks that the place looks like no one has been there in a long time, with broken equipment and junk lying around. There's also violent messages telling them to get out. Elizabeth is sure that they'll find Nathan here, in a place that no one should know about or go to.

An ominous voice starts telling them to get out, that they're in the place of the restless dead. Andrew is scared and wants to leave, but Elizabeth reminds him that she's dead as well, and he's not afraid of her. Andrew then gets spooked by a skeleton, but Elizabeth points out that it's made of plastic and hanging on wires. As Elizabeth touches the skeleton to prove that Andrew has nothing to be afraid of, she gets trapped in a net. Andrew cuts her free, using a bone saw labeled "property of Herbert West". Elizabeth says they will have a talk about this afterwards, but wants to have a look at the net first. As she does, the "ghost", a woman wearing a sheet, appears and tells them to turn back before it's too late. Elizabeth asks her who she is. The "ghost" claims to have once been a human woman named Lindsey. Elizabeth asks her if she's seen Nathan, but Lindsey doesn't acknowledge the question. Elizabeth then asks if there is an elevator to get up to the Rig, but Lindsey claims there's no way but death. Andrew is terrified, Elizabeth is annoyed, and eventually pulls the sheet off of Lindsey. Elizabeth again asks how they can get up to the Rig. Lindsey tries to dissuade her, telling her she really doesn't want to go up there.

Just as Elizabeth threatens to hit Lindsey if she doesn't help, an elevator arrives from above. Two Riggers, Moose and Jerry, step out as says Jerry he believes the power surge that knocked out their stabilizers must've come from there. Jerry then spots the group and asks who they are. Moose recognizes Elizabeth as a Woken, having seen her a few days ago in the city, eating people. Jerry and Moose scream and flee, grabbing Andrew and taking him with them, as they believe he needs saving. They go back up the elevator, leaving Elizabeth and Lindsey behind.

As the elevator doors close, Lindsey receives a notification saying "mission failure". Lindsey says she'll never convince Elizabeth to not go up there now, and tells her to not bother with the elevator, as it'll be deactivated after it arrives at the top. She points Elizabeth towards a door she disguised with her technology, and tells her she'll find both Andrew and Nathan if she goes up the stairs. She then apologizes that she couldn't save Elizabeth. Elizabeth confusedly says goodbye and leaves. Lindsey is frustrated at having failed again. She looks up what the next temporal pivot is: she has to get two moles to confess their feelings for each other. Lindsey notices that the word "Woken" appears 72 times in the briefing, but decides to read it later. She sets the coordinates to 3 weeks ago and travels back in time.

Trivia

 * As Jerry and Moose exit the elevator, they talk about finding the source of a power surge that disrupted their equipment. It's been previously established, that time travelers are responsible for power outages, so Lindsey's arrival was likely the cause of this.

Cast

 * Narrator — Ansel Burch
 * Elizabeth Rourke — Tara Schile
 * Andrew Snidge — Frank Sjodin
 * Simon — Mark Soloff
 * Lindsey — Lise “Kat” Evans
 * Jerry — David Rheinstrom
 * Moose — Jeffrey Nils Gardner