Forbidden Fruit (American Horror Story)  "Forbidden Fruit" is the third episode of the of the anthology television series "American Horror Story". It aired on September 26, 2018, on the cable network FX. The episode was written by Manny Coto, and directed by Loni Peristere. Langdon refers to Timothy and Emily’s indiscretion and the murder of Evie as “minor infractions” and directs Mr. Gallant to say his grandmother died in her sleep. He notes to Dinah that he was surprised to find her at Outpost 3 and she contends that she is not “powerful enough” to stop him. In her interview with Langdon, Mallory insists that she has no dark urges within her, however she does admit to feeling unsure of who she really is as a person. When Langdon tries to push her into admitting more about her fears, the young woman tries to flee the room but Langdon grabs her by the arm in an attempt to continue probing her. Finally losing control Mallory screams for him to let go and telekinetically throws him off of her. Langdon then lunges at her, and exposes his demonic form. However an unflinching Mallory retaliates by shooting flames out of the fireplace behind him, effectively disarming him and surprising them both by the revelation of her supernatural powers. Later, a troubled Langdon performs a Satanic ritual and calls for guidance from his father, cutting himself in sacrifice. He says that he thought he “destroyed them all” but that “one survived”. Mead describes her false memories to Ms. Venable, including the memory of a blonde boy, and laments her artificiality. Venable admits that she has not been selected to move on to the Sanctuary. Mead suggests they kill the other inhabitants of Outpost 3 and venture to the Sanctuary on their own. In the ruins of Los Angeles, Brock stumbles upon a pair of cannibals while searching for Coco. The two claim no knowledge of the Outpost 3's location as a third approaches Brock from behind, but Brock preempts the attack and guns down the tribe. He then beholds a horse-drawn carriage pass him by. The Outpost 3 perimeter alarm sounds off and Mead and The Fist investigate. They approach the carriage and find it vacant, save for a trunk, not seeing Brock clinging to the undercarriage. Inside the trunk, Venable, Mead, and The Fist discover apples.