[ Maybe somewhere beneath the shock and sheer disbelief about whatever the hell is going on, Alan knows he needs to sit down. He can't keep running full speed ahead at the threat that's seemingly in front of him. But he doesn't want to accept that. He doesn't want to stop and think about it, not until he gets a game plan. Or something like that.

He pins Jesse with a look when she moves in next to him in order to keep him from moving. ]

Look, I don't have time to stop. Something insane is happening, something big, and I need to find out more. He might have brushed you off, and sorry about that, by the way, but I'm not going to.

I think... I think somehow, Alice, my ex-wife... well, almost ex-wife, is in trouble. But I don't understand. She's not here in Bright Falls. I came by myself, so how could she be here and in trouble? I'm sure she wouldn't come after me. I know it sounds insane, but I thought it was her voice I heard screaming.