Ben stares, and it's kind of understandable. A lamp suddenly sparks as Management wraps his one arm around Scudder's neck from behind and tries to strangle Scudder. Scudder staggers around the trailer with a legless guy wearing a half-mask clinging to his back. ["Boy, if I had a nickel for every time that's happened to me." -- Wing Chun] Scudder cries for help, and Ben says, "Let him go!" as more lights fizzle out. Ben tries for a more insistent, "Stop, goddammit!" as Scudder reaches back and tears off Management's mask. Management growls angrily and, judging by the one semi-clear shot we see of his face, I guess the big deal is that the right side of his head has scars from the bear's claws. Ben helpfully points out, "You're killing him!" I think they're both aware of that, Ben. Scudder collapses to his knees, and then keels over, out of air. Ben pulls the trench knife out of his boot, and the music gets epic as he plunges the knife into Management's back a couple of times. Management tumbles off of Scudder, and once Ben finally decides on a course of action, he sure commits to it. We see Management lying on his back on the trailer floor as Ben plunges the knife into his chest a few more times.
The lights of the Carnivle go out, and the ferris wheel creaks to a halt.
Samson notices the power failure and starts to pull away from Sabina. She holds onto him tightly for a moment, and he snaps, "What are you doing?" as he finally manages to break away from her. Sabina says, "He didn't want you to interfere. He wanted to protect you." Samson asks who "he" is, and then gasps, "It's Management, isn't it? What have you done?" He hurries out.
Ben pulls his knife out of Management's chest as pools of deep blue blood spread out across the floor. Ben turns to look behind him, where Scudder moves weakly by the door. When Ben turns back, Management lifts his head and suddenly grabs Ben's neck and starts to choke him. Hey, Management's fine! So it all worked out okay, right? I bet they'll all have a good laugh about this tomorrow.
The lights come back on, and the crowds stroll about as the ferris wheel turns. Fade out. Us, I mean, not the Carnivle lights.
time: Samson says there will be no more secrets and lies, and asks Ben what happened to Management. That'll go well.