Chapter 3 (American Horror Story)
| "Chapter 3" | |
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| American Horror Story episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Jennifer Lynch |
| Written by | James Wong |
| Production code | 6ATS03 |
| Original air date | September 28, 2016 |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
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"Chapter 3" is the third episode of the sixth season of the anthology television series American Horror Story. It aired on September 28, 2016, on the cable network FX. The episode was written by James Wong and directed by Jennifer Lynch, marking the first time the series has had a female director.
Lee, Shelby, and Matt search with police and volunteers for Flora. Shelby fears going into the woods alone after everything that she has experienced and as the day wears on and turns into night, Lee uncovers a dismembered body. It is revealed that the body is actually a combination of the body parts of Flora's doll and the body parts of a pig. As the investigation continues, a similar combination is found in the yard of a nearby farmhouse. The farmhouse is in a state of disrepair and has rotting animal parts throughout it. After hearing a noise in the barn, the three adults find two dirt-encrusted young boys nursing from the teats of a dead sow and mimicking the adults' cries for the missing child.
After bringing the police back to the farmhouse, the two boys are taken to the hospital, where they are revealed to be part of the Polk family. There is no sign of Flora or the rest of the family anywhere on the property and it is surmised that the family fled with Flora before they could be discovered. Just then, Mason arrives and tries to interrogate the boys for information before being stopped by the police officers. The boys only know one word, Croatoan, and in an interview, Matt and Shelby reveal that the word came to be a warning for the pair of them. 72 hours after Flora's disappearance, Lee begins to acknowledge the very real possibility that Flora is gone for good and the search is put on hold so that everyone can get some rest. Back at the house, Mason angrily accuses Lee of Flora's disappearance, raising the question that Lee may be hiding Flora somewhere in attempt to prevent him from changing the custody agreement. Lee and Mason begin to fight which leads to him shoving her to the ground and storming out of the house. Deciding that the best course of action is to sleep, the three adults go to bed. Several hours later, Matt is awakened by the police calling him to tell them that they have found a dead body. The three adults rush to the scene where they find a charred body hanging from a raised wooden hoop. The forensics unit removed a ring from the body, which Lee is able to identify as belonging to Mason.
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