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Joe reveals to Judy and Mandy his plans to leave their home at night as Judy expresses her resentment for Joe murdering the reverend. She pulls a gun on Joe but he had previously taken out all of the bullets. He attempts to choke her to death but stops when Mandy begs for him to. Joe ties Judy up, setting up a crime scene implicating the reverend for when the police discover the home. Joe looks for his knife, but Mandy finds it and proceeds to stab her mother to death. Joe sets the home on fire before departing with Mandy. Meanwhile, Agent Mendez and other investigators find Emma's home and raid it, killing all of the followers inside but one, who is taken into custody. At the time, Emma was out meeting with Mark, as the two exchange information about their respective groups of Joe's followers. He brings her back to his room where she meets Luke, Gisele, and Carlos, though Luke soon-after stabs Carlos, killing him. Ryan continues to visit and talk to Lily against orders banning interaction between the two. He soon discovers her in a lie and with the help of Weston's subway video footage realizes that Lily is involved with the cult. Lily escapes and taunts Ryan over the phone. She meets up with Luke, who drives away after calling her "mother."
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