Speaker 1: Mordeo is a production of I Heart Radio, Blumhouse Television,
Speaker 1: and Crypto TV in association with Wolf at the Door.
Speaker 1: My father used to tell me most people live their
Speaker 1: lives following the long, unremarkable road to the middle. To
Speaker 1: be something more, to be remarkable, you have to be
Speaker 1: willing to make hard choices. This is a steak, Quiet, Ashley,
Speaker 1: don't look. God, damn myself. They hear us. We die
Speaker 1: and I understand. Get now what are those things? Just
Speaker 1: stay long? Oh, don't breathe. They're gonna kill us. We
Speaker 1: have to get out of here. We stay in cover
Speaker 1: until it's clear. I Sam. His boats were coming out
Speaker 1: of his skin. There are horns, no aislers coming out
Speaker 1: of his school. His blood was everywhere, and he was screaming,
Speaker 1: Oh good, screaming what is he? They're called the Mordeo,
Speaker 1: Immortal creatures of death, predators damned for eternity to an
Speaker 1: insatiable hunger for flesh. What you saw on that footage,
Speaker 1: Michel Reid, was nothing short of a monster. Where did
Speaker 1: they come from? They've been living in the shadows of
Speaker 1: the Monongahela for centuries, luring the unsuspected and praying on
Speaker 1: the weak of spirit. I don't understand, Missus Marshall, how
Speaker 1: is Isaiah Williams. The Mordeo were borne from a curse,
Speaker 1: an eternal punishment for humans who spill blood on their
Speaker 1: land and consume the flesh of those they kill. Consume
Speaker 1: you're talking cannibalism. Yes, so this whole time I was
Speaker 1: right about Gabe. Isaiah murdered him in those woods. In
Speaker 1: my experience, the path to the Mordo is never as
Speaker 1: simple as murder. But it is that simple. He killed
Speaker 1: his own brother. He, Oh Jesus, he ate him. Whomever
Speaker 1: he killed, whomever's flesh he took, is no longer our concern.
Speaker 1: He is what he is now. He must be stopped.
Speaker 1: Calm what's down there publicly the basement of the historical
Speaker 1: society Wing, But for the chosen this leads to the
Speaker 1: sanctuary of the Ward the Lord. Yes, the Ward is
Speaker 1: a collective that has pledged to protect the living against
Speaker 1: the Mordo. Wait, is that the skull of the us
Speaker 1: more day oh ever, killed by our first Warden. It's unbelievable,
Speaker 1: those teeth. I've never seen anything like it. This skull
Speaker 1: not only symbolizes our cause, it's one of our greatest tools.
Speaker 1: We've discovered they have a certain interconnectivity. The skull called
Speaker 1: to Isaiah, causing him to transform into his more day,
Speaker 1: in form and confirming our suspicions. Paul Douglas, he was
Speaker 1: one of you, the journals, the coordinates he was hunting Isaiah. Yes,
Speaker 1: you knew when you took me to his home. You
Speaker 1: knew i'd find them. Each time we lose one of
Speaker 1: our own, it is my duty as mother to choose
Speaker 1: a replacement. These things are dangerous. People should know they're
Speaker 1: out there, and what if they did. Knowledge is a
Speaker 1: double edged sword. However, many may take up the fight
Speaker 1: against the Mordeo, there would be as many sacrifice in
Speaker 1: others to join them. For immortality, for limitless strength, for
Speaker 1: almost unchallengeable power. Our fight to preserve life would only
Speaker 1: grow if they're immortal. How can you possibly stop them?
Speaker 1: You'll learn all that once you're inducted. The question is
Speaker 1: are you willing to make that kind of sacrifice? Yes,
Speaker 1: I took a vow to serve and protect. Isn't that
Speaker 1: why you chose me. Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
Speaker 1: Your offer to join us is conditional, conditional on what
Speaker 1: there's another we are interested in along with you, like
Speaker 1: a partner from our intel. This recruit has seen Isaiah's
Speaker 1: true self by now and has a personal reason to
Speaker 1: fight alongside us. Who Ashley Williams Ashley, she'll never agree
Speaker 1: for your sake. I pray she does. Those who know
Speaker 1: of the ward must become members of our family. A
Speaker 1: refusal would render you both defectors, for which the penalty
Speaker 1: is death. Ashley, are you the witney? Yeah? How long
Speaker 1: have you known? How long has he been whatever he is?
Speaker 1: Since he came back, since he lost game and the gape?
Speaker 1: I don't know. I'm sorry as I think it's Isaiah.
Speaker 1: He's turning back. This is what chance? There's still another
Speaker 1: one him? There's always been another. Who knows how many
Speaker 1: really are out there? Why you're not coming with me?
Speaker 1: I you have to go after him. I can't just
Speaker 1: leave you out here. Go home to your daughter, but go.
Speaker 1: I'll be right behind you. Thank you for coming after me.
Speaker 1: You saved my life. If you're the person isaias as
Speaker 1: you are, you'd have done the same. I'm coming. Is this?
Speaker 1: I call this Poppies Frozen Pizza Special. The secret is
Speaker 1: add one more layer cheese. You need to eat, Jocelyn,
Speaker 1: I'm not hungry. Your mom must just run a little late.
Speaker 1: I'm sure she's fine. That's what my mom said about
Speaker 1: my dad too. Someone's in the driveway. See I told
Speaker 1: you she'd be back. It's a cop car. Wait at Jocelyn.
Speaker 1: Detective read did you find my mom? Is she okay?
Speaker 1: She heard bow? Slow down? What are you talking about,
Speaker 1: Joscelyn whold on a minute. She hasn't been home all night.
Speaker 1: Her phone s did go on to voicemail. Okay. I
Speaker 1: was actually talking about to have a word with Ashley.
Speaker 1: She's not home. Wow, you listening to me? Something is wrong.
Speaker 1: She's just running late from She's over and Randa at
Speaker 1: a family constant group that's not going there for a
Speaker 1: few weeks. And where's Isaiah. This doesn't concern you, Michelle.
Speaker 1: You're not welcome here. Just have her call me. It's important.
Speaker 1: But let's go on back inside. M Hm, you're a lie, John.
Speaker 1: Something happened to her. I won't forgive you. I'll hate
Speaker 1: you like all the rest of them. Do I sah Jesus, Yeah,
Speaker 1: I say, hey, you're awake, you're with me. Good. It'll
Speaker 1: be easier this way. I'm sorry, but I have to
Speaker 1: you tell me to do it. You said, good soldier
Speaker 1: knows when he's down. I can't. I can't kill you.
Speaker 1: I can't see you being my dad. Idea this time, Mom, Mom,
Speaker 1: Hi baby, where you sleeping? Where were you? Okay, listen
Speaker 1: to me, Jocelyn. I need you to go upstairs and
Speaker 1: pack up some things. Okay, but why tell me what's
Speaker 1: going on? Just do this okay for me? Okay, Ashley,
Speaker 1: Michelle came by looking for you. Good. I have to
Speaker 1: talk to her. Keep your eyes on, Jocelyn. Got it.
Speaker 1: New poon UK translate death death man. I tush the
Speaker 1: devil and all those meant for death failed to the
Speaker 1: mercy of the devil. Ashley. I tried to call you
Speaker 1: stop by your house. You don't look good. You were
Speaker 1: right about Isaiah, about everything. Maybe you should sit down.
Speaker 1: You're shaken too. Let me get you a blanket. I
Speaker 1: don't need a fucking blanket, all right? Maybe this will help.
Speaker 1: Whiskey always calms my nerves. Thanks. Yeah, what I'm about
Speaker 1: to tell you. I wish there was anyone else who
Speaker 1: might listen. But you have always hated him, and that's
Speaker 1: why I know you'll believe me. I'm listening Isaiah, he's
Speaker 1: he's Jesus. How do I I know he killed Gabe?
Speaker 1: I saw what he's become. I don't mean that metaphorically.
Speaker 1: I saw it. I saw him. I Oh. I don't
Speaker 1: even know how to explain it. I must be fucking crazy, right.
Speaker 1: I finally lost it. They're called the Mordo and Isaiah.
Speaker 1: It's just the tip of the asperg Hey, it's Cat.
Speaker 1: Not answering because I don't want to talk. Text Cat,
Speaker 1: answer the phone. I need to know you're okay. I
Speaker 1: have the truck. You wan't at the hotel. I'm I'm
Speaker 1: back at the house now. Please be his life. You
Speaker 1: have to be alive, Ashley, Jocelyn you? Oh, Cat? Are
Speaker 1: you here? Cat? Ashley, Josh Ashley, Jesus, they're not here.
Speaker 1: What happened here? Is someone break in? No looks like
Speaker 1: the place being ran. They packed in a hurry. I'm
Speaker 1: here for the last of their thing. They're staying with you.
Speaker 1: I can't say. What do you mean? You can't say?
Speaker 1: Ashley was insistent, said they weren't safe here anymore, that
Speaker 1: we needed to get Jocelyn out as soon as possible.
Speaker 1: She said that what about me. I know I have
Speaker 1: no place to lecture you. I was never much of
Speaker 1: a father after your mother died. But no matter what
Speaker 1: kind of choices you made, I always thought it was
Speaker 1: for the good of your family, even if misguided. I
Speaker 1: never thought you'd do anything to put anyone in danger.
Speaker 1: Your mother raised you better than that. Now, whatever trouble
Speaker 1: you've gotten yourself into, you can make it right. No
Speaker 1: I can't. That's just right, and it isn't safe, not
Speaker 1: with me around. I say, I can help you. You're
Speaker 1: not alone. Yes I am, and I have to be.
Speaker 1: Where are you going? I can't stay here, I say,
Speaker 1: don't run, trust me. Your demons only follow you. Yeah,
Speaker 1: that's exactly what I'm making on. This can't be right.
Speaker 1: You saw the proof with your own eyes, Ashley. But
Speaker 1: why what would drive I say here to do something
Speaker 1: like that? To kill Gabe eat He would be surprised
Speaker 1: what people are capable of here and this Ward group,
Speaker 1: they go after the creatures, the Moredo. Yes, they kill them.
Speaker 1: From what I understand, they try. From what you understand,
Speaker 1: something of a new recruit that's just perfect. Look the Ward,
Speaker 1: it's not something you just joined. They hand picked their members.
Speaker 1: I was chosen with one stipulation. To prove my commitment
Speaker 1: to the cause, I have to recruit someone else, you me,
Speaker 1: Why me? What would I have to offer? Ashley? You
Speaker 1: lost so much, you know what the Mordo can do.
Speaker 1: Fuck that. No, I didn't ask to be a part
Speaker 1: of any of this. I just want to keep my
Speaker 1: daughter safe. What about just just for Gabe, for yourself.
Speaker 1: Isaiah took something from you, and in return he was
Speaker 1: rewarded for it. Think about it, Isaiah kills your husband
Speaker 1: and becomes a predator unrivaled by anything in nature. It's
Speaker 1: not right or fair, and you deserve justice. No, I
Speaker 1: can't risk putting Jocelyn in that kind of danger. She's
Speaker 1: already in danger. Isaiah would never hurt her, just like
Speaker 1: you would never have heard Gabe. We'll move, We'll We'll
Speaker 1: just get in the car and drive south. Maybe Georgia, Florida.
Speaker 1: I can get a job. Listen to me. You can't
Speaker 1: run all right. You're in their world now. The more
Speaker 1: dao and the wards, whether you like it or not,
Speaker 1: no one gets to walk away after they've crossed that threshold.
Speaker 1: Once you know their secret, you either live by it
Speaker 1: or you die. By It is that a threat? No,
Speaker 1: it's just reality. If you try to leave, if you
Speaker 1: try to resist, they will kill you to protect their secret.
Speaker 1: They'll kill both of us. Damn it because Swan. That
Speaker 1: was a station off one of these exits. Hello, okay,
Speaker 1: cat on closet, Jocelyn, my mom took my phone. I'm
Speaker 1: calling from the pay phone down the block from Poppies.
Speaker 1: What's up my mom? She's acting weird. She's not letting
Speaker 1: me go home. She's keeping me locked away at Poppies.
Speaker 1: I say, I'm scared. Where are you, Canny? Come give
Speaker 1: me unclast? Are you there? Sorry, Jocelyn? Sorry for there.
Speaker 1: It is exit four y evening. What can I do
Speaker 1: for you? You got a gas can? We're all out?
Speaker 1: Sorry shit, yeah, manager has been slacking. We've been out
Speaker 1: for weeks. Give me one of these all right, thirty
Speaker 1: two episode? Did that would be three forty nine, and
Speaker 1: you fill it up yourself over there, give me three
Speaker 1: dollars on pump two, three bucks on two. You got it?
Speaker 1: That's sixty nine, all right, I'm twenty. I got some matches. No,
Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I can't give away matches no more? All right? Thanks? Hey,
Speaker 1: excuse me. Can I borrow you a ladder? Sure thing
Speaker 1: you know smoking will kill you? Ah? I bring it
Speaker 1: right back and just keep it. I got a spear. Thanks.
Speaker 1: You have been chosen for something beyond yourself, beyond the
Speaker 1: lives you came from, beyond even the ones you hold
Speaker 1: most year. You have been chosen to take up arms
Speaker 1: in the fight between life and death. We as one
Speaker 1: and as many act as guardians, protecting and preserving life
Speaker 1: at all costs, seeking to destroy the unnatural forces of
Speaker 1: this world by whatever means necessary. Sister Read, Sister Williams,
Speaker 1: do you hear, under the watchful eye of God and
Speaker 1: nature accept the duty you have been called upon to serve?
Speaker 1: A Sister Read promised to serve and uppop I Sister Williams,
Speaker 1: do you accept our great honor? A Sister Williams, promise
Speaker 1: to serve and uphold? Bring forth the ions what on
Speaker 1: the souls of our feet. We wear the symbol of
Speaker 1: the Ward's skull to signify each step we take under
Speaker 1: our sacred white No, we must all understand pain in
Speaker 1: order to rise above it, in order to do what
Speaker 1: is asked of us. Please no doubt. Welcome to the Ward.
Speaker 1: H H You can do this. You need to do this. Okay,
Speaker 1: here we go, one two, serving the gasoline coming up. Okay,
Speaker 1: this is it, This is it. I wouldn't like that
Speaker 1: if I were you you. I saw you filling up
Speaker 1: that cup of gasoline, and since you borrowed my lighter,
Speaker 1: I decided I wanted to see what you're up to.
Speaker 1: This is way more intense than I expected. You don't understand,
Speaker 1: probably don't, but I gotta say, of all the ways
Speaker 1: to off yourself, lighting yourself on fire is kind of melodramatic,
Speaker 1: not to mention painful. I deserve the painful what I've done.
Speaker 1: Oh yeah, self loathing? Yeah, I feel you on that.
Speaker 1: Please let me do this in peace. You won't get
Speaker 1: what you want. You'll feel every second, and you'll wake
Speaker 1: up wishing you hadn't. Who are you. I'm a friend
Speaker 1: trying to save you from yourself. You don't know me,
Speaker 1: and I'm not worth saving. H They never listen here, ash,
Speaker 1: This will keep it cool. I'm sorry. I had no
Speaker 1: idea getting branded would be a part of it. Are
Speaker 1: you all right? All right? Uh? I thought I understood
Speaker 1: the world, but it was luck. I was living a lie.
Speaker 1: I know what you mean. But looking back, I always
Speaker 1: felt like something was missing, this tangible thing that was
Speaker 1: somehow being kept from me. Now I know what it was.
Speaker 1: I wish I didn't. I have to go careful without
Speaker 1: foot for what it's worth. I'm glad to be in
Speaker 1: this with someone, and who knows, Maybe this is our
Speaker 1: chance to leave the past and the past. Good night, Michelle,
Speaker 1: right gone. No one is born exceptional. Everything comes with
Speaker 1: the price. Wealth, strength, immortal and unchallengeable power all require
Speaker 1: a sacrifice, And minds already headed to the slaughter. Next
Speaker 1: time on more dal if that's the only window they
Speaker 1: can be killed. We need to make those seconds count.
Speaker 1: So what's next? I must admit. And all the time
Speaker 1: we've been watching you, I never suspected you'd be of
Speaker 1: use to us. So you're saying I shouldn't trust see you. No,
Speaker 1: you shouldn't. It's up wrong, flush I Heart Radio. Loomhouse
Speaker 1: Television and Crypt TV in association with Wolf at the
Speaker 1: Door Present Moredo. Executive produced by Jack Davis, Kate Krantz,
Speaker 1: Darren Brandel, Jason Blum, Chris Dickey, Matt Frederick, and Alex Williams.
Speaker 1: Written by Caitlin Crabbe, directed, by Alex Kemp, Produced by
Speaker 1: Toby Lawless, Winnie Kemp, Daniel Parsons, Co producers ben So Tack,
Speaker 1: Anthony Magnolo, Associate producer Federico Torado. Starring j L. Fahns,
Speaker 1: Nicholson as Isaiah, Ashley Platts as Ashley, Olivia Lott as Jocelyn,
Speaker 1: Ivonne Ngoulo as Michelle, with performances by Tacy Adams, Ariella
Speaker 1: Amar Jamie, Joseph Keim, Estes, Patty Wilkins, Butch Klein. Sound
Speaker 1: designed by Dean Hovey. Original score by Christopher Kemp, Mixing
Speaker 1: by Mark Scarce, Edited by Fernando Diaz, Assistant engineer Noah's Sour.
Speaker 1: Recorded at Wolf at the Door Studios. Casting consultant Michelle LeWitt,
Speaker 1: Production assistants Hayley mckeckney and Sophia gilberta studio teacher Pearl Hika.
Speaker 1: Writing assistant Bill Hanson. This podcast was recorded under a
Speaker 1: SAG after collective bargaining agreement. Mordeo is a production of
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