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In ‘Widow’s Bay,’ Mayor Tom Loftis’ best attempts at ridding the island town of its curse continue to fall short in the face of impending doom. He and Wyck have battled it out at sea against Richard Warren, the town’s centuries-old founder. Yet, the old mayor’s defeats prove to bring Loftis and his pals no closer to shutting the lid on the terrors that are haunting their community. This terror takes on a formidable and inescapable shape in episode 9, as a giant tornado brews on the horizon, putting the lives of everyone in the Bay at risk. As a result, the mayor has no choice but to sound the sirens and round up every resident and tourist in the town hall’s emergency shelter. Meanwhile, Patricia unearths a secret from the past that might just help her and her friends unravel the mysteries of today. SPOILERS AHEAD!
Frances Warren’s Survival Doomed the Entire Town
In the 1700s, after the town turned on Richard Warren, Sarah Westcott Warren attempted to flee Widow’s Bay on a boat with her stepchildren. Nonetheless, escape from the island isn’t quite that easy. Unbeknownst to the young mother, the nature of the curse made it impossible for those born in the town to escape it without dire, often deadly, consequences. Thus, on the boat, one by one, each of Warren’s kids began to succumb to their fates one way or another. All except Frances, who got capsized by the strength of the waves. Thus, while the others from Warren’s bloodline kicked the bucket, his youngest daughter managed to survive. In the present world, Patricia makes the same discovery.
The realization that the curse isn’t over yet hits Tom like a freight train. He is devastated, disappointed, and scared in the face of the impending doom. Moreover, the reality that he has just given his son false hope of escape from the town also begins to set in. Thus, when he’s forced to sound the sirens in preparation for the brewing storm, it feels like a particularly hard loss. In the wake of the same, he tries to trash the office and only ends up putting himself in a compromising position. Yet, in the process, Patricia ends up realizing something. A painting in the office portrays a woman with only four fingers, a telltale signifier of Fracnes Warren. Therefore, she puts two and two together and concludes that the real reason why Richard’s death didn’t end the curse was that his bloodline is still alive.
Bechir’s Attempts to Leave the Island Are Futile
Over the past few days, Sheriff Bechir’s patience with Widow’s Bay has slowly but surely been waning. He has realized that the town is home to certain horrors that he has no interest in acquainting himself with. For the same reason, he has been thinking about relocating with his family for some time now. The night of the Boogeyman’s return all but solidifies this decision for him, especially when Patricia warns him against having his baby on the island. Everyone knows the superstitions surrounding kids born on the island, and the sheriff has recently received reason to believe this superstition isn’t all make-believe. Still, his timing couldn’t have been worse.
Bechir and his wife, Chelle, have booked a ferry out of the town on the very same day that the storm takes over the skies. As a result, all boats out to the mainland are canceled, blocking their one way out. Chelle, who still doesn’t understand the reason behind her husband’s desire to jump ship, isn’t in favor of risking their lives for a ticket out of the bay. Still, Bechir tries to find a way and even entertains the idea of captaining a small boat himself. Fortunately, Wyck is able to make him realize that neither he nor his pregnant wife will ever be able to survive the voyage. In the end, the Sheriff relents and returns to the town hall to join the others in the emergency shelter. Thus, the chances of him and his wife having their kid in the town and condemning it to the curse grow strong.
The Last Warren Descendant
Initially, the emergency shelter presents some problems, namely a faulty generator. As a result, Tom has to drive all the way across town to the lighthouse in search of an extra battery. It’s just his luck that at the same time, the lighthouse keeper makes the same trip himself. Yet, the mayor’s journey doesn’t turn out to be all useless, as it gives him a real glimpse into the otherworldly reality of the incoming tornado. Once back at the town hall, he’s in for another surprise. As it turns out, Wyck has made the same connection between Frances and Richard Warren.
In fact, he has taken it a step further and convinced Rosemary to run genealogy to figure out the remnants of th the Warren descendants. Tom has been against this idea from the get-go, since he assumes his bloodline would house numerous living descendants after four hundred years. Nonetheless, as Rosemary’s extensive presentation reveals, he’s wrong. As a result of instances of inbreeding, infant mortality, and occasional lesbianism, the Warren family tree actually only has one descendant left. It’s a woman in her old age who never married and never had any kids. Unfortunately for Tom, it’s someone he personally knows. The last of Warren’s bloodline is none other than Ruth, the town hall’s administrative worker.
Off-the-bat, Patricia is against the idea of bringing any harm to Ruth, even in the name of ending the curse. This is a woman they know and care for who has been there for them across the years. Regardless of her old age or her lack of family, she believes the older woman doesn’t deserve to be a sacrificial lamb. However, neither Tom nor Wyck seems to share the same opinion. They can’t ignore the larger picture at play. After all, it boils down to one choice: one life in exchange for numerous. Tom argues that Ruth has lived a long and happy life. Ultimately, he goes out into the storm to pay the older woman a visit at her house.
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