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Season 1  "Pilot"  1x1

Aired 12 years ago - Jan 21, 2013

Former FBI agent Ryan Hardy is drawn out of retirement when serial killer Joe Carroll escapes from prison; the investigation reveals that Carroll has a cult following.

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Go consult, educate them. We have to find him fast.
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Detective Warren, Norfolk P.D. We're on behalf of the U.S. Marshals Office.
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To puncture the splenic artery, to bleed out faster.
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[PEOPLE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
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It's official. I'm pregnant.
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In 2003, Carroll's first and only novel...
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That it had to be felt.
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She's right-handed. She did most of the upper-left region herself.
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...and that nothing was more beautiful than the death of a beautiful woman.
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I was having a hard time convincing people of my Poe theory.
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I think I'm gonna lay down for a bit. If ifs okay with you guys'?
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SARAH: You want me to have manners. That was creepy.
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Uh, a week ago. This came for me.
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I need to find him, Claire.
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The girl is safe? The last victim? She's--?
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There's a fanatical obsession at play here. It's a cult.
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[PANTING]
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SARAH: No! No! No! - Sarah!
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- I surrender! - Come on, get off him! Get off him!
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Over a thousand blogs, chat rooms, online forums.
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And she had done quite nicely, which is more than I can say for some.
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Even Poe whored himself out eventually.
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Mind if I look around, check your doors and windows?

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Detective Warren, Norfolk P.D. We're on behalf of the U.S. Marshals Office.
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To puncture the splenic artery, to bleed out faster.
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[PEOPLE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
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It's official. I'm pregnant.
#8 Recap of The Following Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 9
In 2003, Carroll's first and only novel...
#9 Recap of The Following Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 10
That it had to be felt.
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She's right-handed. She did most of the upper-left region herself.
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...and that nothing was more beautiful than the death of a beautiful woman.
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I was having a hard time convincing people of my Poe theory.
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I think I'm gonna lay down for a bit. If ifs okay with you guys'?
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SARAH: You want me to have manners. That was creepy.
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Uh, a week ago. This came for me.
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I need to find him, Claire.
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The girl is safe? The last victim? She's--?
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There's a fanatical obsession at play here. It's a cult.
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[PANTING]
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SARAH: No! No! No! - Sarah!
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- I surrender! - Come on, get off him! Get off him!
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Over a thousand blogs, chat rooms, online forums.
#47 Recap of The Following Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 48
And she had done quite nicely, which is more than I can say for some.
#48 Recap of The Following Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 49
Even Poe whored himself out eventually.
#49 Recap of The Following Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 50
Mind if I look around, check your doors and windows?
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