Beneath

The Secret Circle
Season 1, Episode 8

Episode Information
Air Date	November 3, 2011
Writer	Don Whitehead and Holly Henderson
Director	John Fawcett
Episode Slogan	A ROAD TRIP FOR THE CIRCLE TAKES A HORRIBLE TURN
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Beneath is the eighth episode in the first season of The Secret Circle. It aired on November 3, 2011.

Summary

After not hearing from her grandmother for a couple of days, Cassie becomes concerned and wants to go look for her. Diana decides the entire Circle should go in case Jane is in trouble. She also invites Jake along, much to Adam’s dismay. A storm turns the day trip into an overnight excursion, so Faye suggests a little game of Truth or Dare to liven up the evening. However, things take a horrible turn when Faye is forced to reckon with someone from her past.

Plot

SPOILERS AHEAD

Cassie worries when Grandmother Jane hasn't yet returned from her weekend trip to Henry's lakehouse, so Cassie tells the rest of the Circle that she's going up there to see what's happened. She's also curious about the magic she did without the help of the Circle, and she wants to ask her grandmother about that. So the Circle decide that they should take a road trip to the lakehouse together.

Jake goes to speak with Isaac who reminds Jake why he's trying to get close to Cassie and not let any feelings blind him to his mission. Jake says not to worry; he only wants to get close to kill Cassie.Faye tells Dawn about the roadtrip, and Dawn calls Charles to inquire about where Jane actually is. They need to erase Jane's memory so she doesn't recall Dawn and Charles killing Henry. The spell they need to perform is in the Book of Shadows so they go to the Abandoned house to take Diana's book. Charles once again admits to guilt about killing Nick.

During the car ride to the lake, Jake and Cassie have more sexual tension, and once the Circle arrives at the house, they're puzzled to find a lack of Henry and Jane. The Circle's arrival at the lake is also doing weird things to Faye, who keeps hearing the voice of a little girl. She also spots small footprints in the mud near the lake, as well as child-sized rain boots.

Cassie and Jake light a fire and share the warmth together, but Adam is in the shadows, watching the love of his life slip away from him.

Meanwhile, Faye decides to take a bath, but panics when the tub is suddenly filled with seaweed. Faye accuses Cassie of tormenting her. After all, she was Jake's ex, but naturally Cassie denies it.

Faye suggests that the Circle play Truth or Dare, which results in Diana taking off her top, Faye admitting that she's only slept with two guys, and Jake and Cassie kissing. This sends Faye into a fury and she and Cassie fight. Faye leaves the house, intending to drive back home, but she encounters a little girl in red rainboots and a yellow rain slicker. Cassie discovers an old photo of Faye in the house, and she looks a lot like the little girl who is tormenting Faye now. Jake comes in, and they start to get steamy kissing heatedly, only to have Jake suddenly break it off. Adam tries once again to get back with Diana, at first they fight but ultimately end up spending the night together in a shed outside the house having sex.

Cassie heads out of the house and spots the little girl, whom Faye

admits is actually her when she was little. Grandpa Henry saved her from drowning when she was very young. The rest of the Circle head for the lake, while Faye tries to figure out why her younger self has suddenly manifested. Cassie goes to the spot beneath the bridge where Henry's body is hidden beneath at, and puts her hands in the water making the water bubble summons up Henry's dead body from the water.

Dawn goes to the lakehouse in order to comfort Faye, and Diana breaks it off with Adam, saying that she needs to find herself. Cassie arrives home to find her grandmother with no memory of ever reaching Henry's house. Jake talks to Isaac, who says that it's time to finally kill off the Circle.

Cast

Main Cast

Britt Robertson as Cassie Blake
Thomas Dekker as Adam Conant
Shelley Hennig as Diana Meade
Phoebe Tonkin as Faye Chamberlain
Jessica Parker Kennedy as Melissa Glaser (credit only)
Gale Harold as Charles Meade
Natasha Henstridge as Dawn Chamberlain
Ashley Crow as Jane Blake

Recurring Cast

Guest Cast

Taylor Dianne Robinson as Young Faye Chamberlain

Quotes

Diana: "Last time I was here I was drugged, kidnapped and almost killed."

Cassie: "I've tried to do small spells since but nothing works."

Faye: "Like setting more classmates on fire?"

Faye: "Psychos, witch hunters demons, they all started coming here after you came to town."

Faye: "You totally car blocked me, Jake was supposed to give me a ride!"

Jake: "Doing magic with someone can tell you a lot about them."

Faye: "Is it only other people’s boyfriends that turn you on?"

Faye: "Doe-eyed Orphan Annie breezes into town acting like she doesn’t know the difference between witchcraft and Santa Claus."

Faye: "You are a one-woman relationship wrecking crew."

Cassie: "And you are a bitchy, spoiled little girl who wants to blame me for all of your problems instead of just looking in the mirror."

Charles: "This time the crystal stays with me. This time, I do what I want."

Jake: "The closer I get to her, the closer I get to knowing how to kill her."

Soundtrack

Song Title	Album	Artist	Buy
Long Way		Papercranes	Buy
What it's Worth	To An Evergreen	Engineers	Buy
Wildfire (featuring Yukimi Nagano)	SBTRKT	SBTRKT	Buy

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Videos

The Secret Circle Episode 8 - Beneath Official Promo Trailer

The Secret Circle - Fire Starter Clip

The Secret Circle - Beneath Episode Preview

Notes and Trivia

This is the first episode not to feature Melissa. The reason why Jessica Parker Kennedy was not in this episode is unknown.
The reference to Melissa's mother in the episode is actually somewhat of a misnomer. After her biological mother died in the accident sixteen years ago, her father re-married. She is the only circle member to have a step-parent.
This episode marks the first and only times Cassie and Jake kissed. First by a dare and then by their own free will.
It's the third time Phoebe Tonkin had surprises for her in a bathtub scene. One in this episode, two while she was on H2O, Just Add Water.
In this episode, we see Dawn and Charles enter the Circle's Abandoned House for the first time.