- "He was kind. He was my father....That's the way that I saw it; that's why I told myself that the things that I did for him were okay...all the evil that I've done."
- —Lara to Diana Thomas
"Tomorrow" is the twelfth episode of Season Four of Fox's Sleepy Hollow. It was written by Albert Kim and directed by Marc Roskin. It is the sixty-first episode of the series overall, and debuted on March 24, 2017.
Synopsis[]
With a glimpse into the dystopian world that could be if Dreyfuss comes to power, the team learns more about Lara. Knowing what is at stake, can Team Witness put a stop to the billionaire mad man before it's too late?[1]
Recap[]
The episode opens in a future that might be. Jenny teaches a class on American History, something that is outlawed since The Dreyfuss took over. The children boo as Jenny shows them a sketch of Malcolm. She says that people like their parents fought back, and assures them that Malcolm is just a man. As she swears them all to secrecy as Carlos, and another freedom fighter, come in. Carlos tells Jenny that they have a Code Black. She sends the children to the common are,a and Carlos warns Jenny that it's "all of them." They get their weapons from a cache: guns and a mystic dagger. The freedom fighters follow Jenn, and stop in the street, bracing themselves as the Four Horsemen ride up. The Horsemen ignore the gunfire and attack the fighters. Jenny orders a retreat and uses a mystic relic to blast one Horseman. War comes up behind Jenny and strikes her down.
When Jenny wakes up, Lara beats her. War is holding Jenny, who tries to talk to the girl she once knew as Molly. Jenny doesn't think that Lara can kill her, knowing that Malcolm turned her mother into War. Lara doesn't believe her, she was told that her mother and Ichabod Crane were dead. Jenny tells her that isn't what happened. Lara says that she lost her mother because of Jenny and Crane and their foolish beliefs, and Malcolm saved her, now Lara is going to make Jenny pay. Jenny kicks Lara back, draws the mystic knife, and slashes War across the helmet so that Diana's face is visible. War runs Jenny through, and Jenny apologizes to Diana for failing, as she collapses. Lara stares at her mother as the helmet repairs itself.
Back at Malcolm's, Lara gives him the mystic knife. He puts it with his other relics, and Lara asks him if War is actually someone she knows. Malcolm dismisses Jenny's talk as desperate, and tells Lara that her mother is dead. When Lara points out that she didn't say War was Diana, Malcolm merely says that he's heard it all before. She asks if he released the prisoners after he killed Crane and the others, and Malcolm tells her not to believe the rumors.
Lara goes to the all but empty prison, and finds Ichabod Crane alone in a cel; disheveled, frightened, and desperate. He recognizes her, and Lara says that he should be dead. Crane tells her not to let Malcolm take away her history, and that he had, indeed, transformed Diana into War. Lara realizes that Malcolm has been lying to her all along. Crane assures her they all loved her very much. He then restates that she is a Witness and that Malcolm wanted to control both of them. When Lara says that they have to hide, Crane warns that there is no place on Earth that they can hide from the Horsemen, but there is a way to stop Malcolm's world from ever happening. With desperate hope, he gives her a piece of paper with part of the Traveler's Spell. The full spell is in the Grand Grimoire, and Lara can use it to travel back to 2017 and save them al, by saving her mother.
Lara acts quickly and finds the Grand Grimoire in Malcolm's collection. She recites the spell and opens a portal to the past. Malcolm enters and begs her to stop. Lara says that she knows the truth; of how he took Diana from her. He insists that Fate took Diana from her, and draws a gun, and warns that she can't change anything if she goes back. Malcolm shoots at her, but Lara jumps into the portal and it closes behind her.
Returning to the present, Malcolm shoots at Diana with the pistol and Crane takes the bullet meant for her. He transforms into War and the Horseman's armor appears around him. Malcolm admires his new "acquisition" and tells Diana that he can't bring Crane back. Lara refuses to work for him, and Malcolm tells War to kill Diana and Lara before walking off.
War draws his sword and swings at the two women. Lara stabs him in the chest with the mystic knife, then she and Diana run for Diana's car while War is recovering. On the road, Diana calls Molly at the slumber party and says that she's coming to get her. Lara mouths to Diana not to do it, and Diana relents. Lara tells Diana that Molly is safest where she is. Malcolm won't take Molly for years, and explains that after Diana disappeared, and her father went MIA, she went into the system until Malcolm came for her. Lara warns Molly will have a different future now that she has changed the timeline, and doesn't know what to do since what she remembers now does not exist.
Diana and Lara arrive at the Vault and Diana tells the team who Lara is. Jenny warns that there is no literature on saving someone who has become a Horseman, and Diana shows them the knife with Crane's blood on it. The team tell her about Malcolm's compound near Camp David, and sets the dagger near the jar of black goo. The liquid vibrates and shatters the jar. Meanwhile, the team realizes that Malcolm has positioned the Horseman within striking distance of the President. Jake tells them that the coffin for Death is still empty - for now.
Elsewhere, Jobe tells Malcolm that he has found the rune they need to recharge Death's totem. War arrives, and Jobe explains that Crane hasn not yet fully bonded with War. The Horsemen enters his coffin to recharge, and Jobe says that when he returns, War will be at full strength. The demon takes the axe and leaves to get the rune.
Diana insists that they need to save Crane and deprive Malcolm of one of his Horsemen. The security system then goes off, sealing the Vault, which means that there is a supernatural threat. The team searches the place and finds the broken jar. Henry has reappeared and explains that he is a piece of his father's memory, created by the black substance from the despair demon. He assures them that he means them no harm, and that he is what Crane chose to remember. Alex and Jake go to reset the security system, and Henry says that only the essence of War could rouse his spirit. He realizes that Crane has become War, and says that he knows of a decoupling ceremony to release the human soul from the Horseman of Death. Katrina was going to release Abraham's soul from Death, but died before she could try. Crane kept all of Katrina's belongings, including the spell book with the ceremony, at the cabin in Sleepy Hollow. Jenny cannot come up with any better ideas.
The team goes to Sleepy Hollow and imprison Henry in the Masonic cell. Henry says that he'd like to do more for his father, but Jenny doesn't believe him. He insists that he's been reborn, but Jenny tells him she knows too much about him. Henry warns that War is breaking down his father's mind, bit by bit, and begs them to save him before it's too late.
As Jenny, Diana, and Lara head to the archives, they discover that the place has been searched and is a shambles. Jake and Alex show the others the secret cache of mystical weaponry. Diana goes to get the spell book at Corbin's cabin, and Lara offers to go with her.
As the two women drive to the cabin, Lara tells her mother that her life didn't turn out anything like Diana thought she would. She admits that she is still angry with Diana for abandoning her, and how she was alone. Malcolm found her in that state and became her father, having her do evil things. Diana tells her daughter that the important thing is that she survived and that she is a Witness. Lara assures Diana that whatever happens, Molly won't end up like her. Diana thanks Lara for giving Molly back her future.
Jake, Alex, and Jenny determine that the missing mystic item is a Norse stone that can raise the undead. Alex remembers seeing a drawing of it at Malcolm's cabin, and figures that Jobe is after it. Jake thinks that Malcolm is using the stone to charge up Death's axe. Jenny remembers that the Horseman used to command an elite group of Hessians that were dedicated to him. They drowned when Washington sank their boat in the Hudson as they were coming to attack Sleepy Hollow. Jobe, meanwhile, heads down to the Hudson and uses the Norse stone to resurrect the Hessians.
Diana and Lara search the cabin and find the spell book. Lara says that it's easy to cast, but the difficulty is convincing the imprisoned soul to come back. The spell requires a piece of personal essence, and Lara thinks that Diana would provide the link.
Jobe charges the axe with the death essence of the Hessians. He tells them that they're free to answer their master's last call and bring death to Sleepy Hollow.
Jenny, Jake, and Alex drive to the Hudson and load up with shells filled with Greek fire. When Jake and Alex worry that they can't handle it, Jenny assures them that they can.Lara begins the ceremony, using Diana's connection to Crane to reach him. She finds herself in the future, in the prison cell with Crane trapped in a mystical chrysalis. He tells her to go and Lara realizes that he is trapped as he transforms into War. She realizes that Crane's soul is being deconstructed so that War can take over, and she tries to explore the area. War hits her and Lara enters the cell and slams the door shut.
The trio hear the Hessians coming, and wait until they're close to shoot. Each shot destroys a Hessian, but they only destroy the first wave. Dozens more come, forcing the trio to retreat.
Lara tells Crane to remember who he is, and tells him how he was there for a confused girl. War breaks open the cell door and slashes her. Lara backs away and tells Crane that there is another reason why he can't let War win. War turns to the chrysalis, and Lara tells Crane that they are the Witnesses. Crane appears and stabs War with his own sword, and he disintegrates. He holds Lara and thanks her for releasing him, and uses War powers for one final deed. He concentrates and Lara wakes up in the real world, unharmed. She tells Diana that Crane is free and had something to take care of.
The trio take cover as they run out of ammo. They're forced to fight hand-to-hand, but War arrives and cuts the remaining Hessians down. He then dismounts, drops his sword, and staggers into the forest. The others watch as the armor disintegrates, revealing Crane. He explains that Lara and Diana freed his spirit, but he used the Avatar of War to help them, but he warns that he can still hear War's siren call, and assumes that it hasn't left the Earthly plain.
The next morning at the coffins, Jobe tells Malcolm that Crane's allies freed him. He says that War can be recalled if Malcolm has someone whose soul has been primed to be a Horseman. Henry then arrives and offers his services. Jobe introduces him to Malcolm. The demon has released Henry from the Masonic cell. Malcolm isn't convinced Crane's son is a good fit, but Jobe assures him that Henry isn't on the same team as his father. After a moment, Malcolm suggests that they go inside and discuss the matter, and offers Henry tea.
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Trivia[]
- Lara's identity and her backstory is revealed here.
- We actually get to see Crane in action as the Horseman of War; Diana was War in Dreyfuss' dystopian future.
- It's unclear how far into the future the episode is, although Lara's appears to be in her mid to late 20s.