Season 1, Trailer 2
Getting Off Topic
[A college classroom, day. The general bustle of students can be heard in the hallway as those in the class begin to pack up their things]
PROFESSOR
And of course, that will be on next week’s test. For Thursday, if I could have you read chapter four, and we’ll continue our discussion on-- Uh, yes, Sam. You have a question?
SAM
Yeah. Uh, Professor Crane, how long have you been teaching here?
PROFESSOR
[Hesitant] Uh…. Why do you ask?
SAM
Well, I was just wondering…. If you were here back in 2015, then--
PROFESSOR
[Irritated. He has been asked this question a hundred times] Yes, I knew him. It was my first year teaching, he was in my Intro to Music Theory class. Now, if there are no more questions--
SAM
He was from Marksbury, right? Did he have something to do with what happened?
PROFESSOR
[Beat.] And what makes you think that I know anything about that?
SAM
I was doing some research on it. For-- for a project. I came across an old security camera feed from a convenience store the moment all the connections were cut off. ...You were in it.
PROFESSOR
You must be mistaken.
SAM
I don't think I am. [Beat.] …Sir. What happened in Marksbury?
PROFESSOR
[He considers for a moment then sighs, deciding that there is no point denying it]
..."The Marksbury Incident", as it has come to be known, is a… strange case. Massachusetts certainly has its own fair share of stories-- The Salem Witch Trials, the Dover Demon, more "Haunted" places than you can count. But Marksbury was… something else entirely. I would be lying if I said that I completely understand just what happened. I'm not sure anyone does, not really. But what I do know is that it was a terrible tragedy, with many lives lost, and not something that should be taken lightly.
SAM
…What do you think caused it? How did it start?
PROFESSOR
As all the greatest tragedies often do: With a man who loved too much for his own good. [He takes a breath to gather himself] ...That will be all for today. Chapter four for Thursday.