Deus (2022) Movie Script
1
[electronic sting]
[ambient humming]
[city commotion]
[Woman VO] Our
planet was dying
but we found whatever
happiness we could
with those we loved
and pretended it
wasn't happening.
I remember my last evening
with my mother and daughter
down by the ocean.
Mom told us a story.
A story about five men in a
tiny boat adrift on the sea.
But with only enough water
and food for three to survive.
How should they decide
who lives and who dies?
I remember her answer, but
I still don't know why
she told us that story.
A few hours later,
they were both gone.
[tires squealing]
[thudding, glass crunching]
[police sirens blaring]
[gentle music]
[dramatic vocalization music]
[atmosphere whooshing]
-[computer chiming]
-[electronic fizzling]
[dramatic vocalization music]
[alarm beeping]
[woman sighing]
[Computer] Hibernation
is terminated.
All crew, please proceed
to your quarters.
[heart monitors beeping]
[woman yawning]
[door clanking]
[woman sighing]
[machinery humming]
[electrical fizzling]
[gentle vocalization music]
[machinery clanking]
[metal door humming]
[computer chiming]
I'm getting too
old for this shit.
My head.
You okay, Si?
[heart monitors beeping]
[woman yawning]
[computer chiming]
[woman yawning]
[gentle music]
[Computer] All crew are
requested at the command deck
in 30 minutes.
Officer Ulph, proceed
to main propulsion
for spent core expulsion.
Hi.
Why don't you get
some rest, Si?
Hibernation's hard,
especially the first time.
You know, if you're struggling,
we can give you something
to settle your nerves.
We all remember
our first flight.
Anyway...
[ominous music]
[Ulph sighing]
[atmosphere humming]
[machinery buzzing]
[utensils clinking]
What is it he does again?
He blogs.
Has a massive
following, like massive.
Oh.
He blogs, massive
following, right, useful.
Leave him alone, okay?
Okay?
Okay.
Si, can I get you anything?
No, I'm fine, thank you.
How are the blogs going?
Good.
There's a lot of
interest in the mission.
Cool.
Well let me know if you
need anything, all right?
I will, thank you.
[metal door rumbling]
There is it.
[Computer] Flight
time to sphere,
16 hours, 48 minutes
and 33 seconds.
Eight months to get here
and we finally see
it with our own eyes.
Have you seen the new data yet?
Yeah.
It's unremarkable.
What?
[computers chiming]
[Computer] Karla
Grey is recognized.
Sphere data is online.
[electronic humming]
Holo projector is initiated.
[gentle music]
[atmosphere humming]
[gentle vocalization music]
[metal door rattling]
[Sean] Wow.
That thing is incredible.
What's the data like?
Complete shit.
What, why?
[Karla] Take a look.
[Computer] Officer
Walsh is recognized.
Officer Shunzhi is recognized.
Flight's trajectory
is confirmed.
I mean, there's nothing
new here, how's that?
There's nothing here, Sen.
No.
So what do we do, Commander?
What we were sent to do.
We investigate the sphere.
This is bullshit!
The ship's scanners are capable
of dissecting entire planets.
How can we not see
through that thing?
We don't know.
Hey, Miz,
what's your favorite
sexual position?
[Computer] I do not
engage in sexual activity.
Really, because you're
fucking me really hard.
Miz, how long until
we reach objective?
[Miz] Eight hours, 51
minutes and 22 seconds.
We have no idea
what that thing is.
[ominous music]
[metal creaking]
[computer keys clicking]
[computer chiming]
[metal creaking]
[computer keys clicking]
[computer chiming]
[Si sighing]
I'm about to jettison a spent
core from the propulsion.
[Miz] Safety measures
are initiated.
[rocket whooshing]
[ship rumbling]
Core detonation,
-Over the hills
- Five.
-And far away
- Four.
[Miz] Three.
Two.
One.
[explosion booming]
Core detonation is confirmed.
All on-board systems
-remain stable.
-[Ulph singing indistinct]
[computer chiming]
Crew, CEO Vance is online.
[Miz] Private executive
communication is confirmed.
[electrical fizzling]
[gentle music]
[Man on holo] Crew
of the Achilles,
I trust you're recovered
from your long hibernation.
All crew members are
fully recovered, sir.
The whole world is
watching, waiting.
Every media channel is hungry
for information
about the sphere.
Sir,
the scans are
telling us nothing.
The sphere represents
the greatest mystery
ever encountered
by the human race.
If our technology
cannot penetrate it,
we must find another way.
I'm sure Miz will take
the helm for a short time
while you return
to your quarters
and speak to your
family members.
Thank you, sir.
I'm sure we are
all truly grateful.
[computer buzzing]
Crew dismissed.
[atmosphere rumbling]
[Woman] Karla?
[Si gasping]
[ghostly whispering]
Karla?
[ghostly whispering]
[unsettling music]
Karla?
[voice offscreen] Mom?
[Karla gasping]
[ghostly whispering]
[Karla sighing]
[Miz] Private executive
-communication--
-[Karla] Oh!
-is confirmed.
-[computer chiming]
I thought everyone was having
their family calls now.
I thought we were family...
after three missions together.
-Sorry, I didn't mean--
-Are you okay?
You seemed tense on command.
Maybe I was asking too much,
putting you on the flight
so soon after losing them.
I'm fine.
Really.
And I never would've
gotten through without you.
Without your help and
without your support.
I'm with you every step
of the way, Karla Grey.
-I'm always--
-[computer fizzling]
[machinery rumbling]
[Miz] Space continuum
anomaly detected.
Source confirmed, the sphere.
What the fuck?
Nature of
anomaly, unknown.
Commander?
Achilles' onboard
systems are compromised.
Communication with
earth is offline.
Communication repairs
are initiated.
Life support systems
remain stable.
[dramatic music]
Propulsion systems
remain stable.
Onboard data systems running
at 34 percent capacity.
[dramatic music]
[ship whooshing]
Data system repairs
are initiated.
All crew report to
command deck immediately.
[dramatic vocalization music]
Miz, update.
[Miz] Onboard data systems
running at 47 percent capacity.
Life support
systems are stable.
Propulsion systems
are stable.
Miz, what was the nature
of the disturbance?
[Miz] Unknown.
[Karla] Miz, what is
that light source?
[Miz] Unknown.
So we're flying blind
and Miz is on vacation.
We've never encountered
anything like this before.
No kidding.
[metal doors clanking]
[ominous music]
[computer chiming]
Somebody switched the light on.
Like it's showing us
where it wants us to go.
Exactly.
So what, we just fly
towards that thing
with no clue of what it
is or what just hit us?
Yes.
Okay, systems are restoring.
[Miz] Onboard data systems
are fully restored and online.
[electronic tune humming]
What is it?
[electronic tune humming]
What is that?
[electronic tune humming]
[Miz] Data source
confirmed as the sphere.
[electronic tune humming]
[computer chiming]
[electronic tune humming]
[ambient music]
[electronic tune humming]
[computer chiming]
Miz, are these character
structures correct?
[Miz] The character
sequences are correct.
Why are we set so easy?
Perhaps you will share with
us what you have found.
[computer chiming]
What?
The transmission is a message.
Saying what?
One word, repeated endlessly.
[Sen] What word?
[computer chiming]
"Deus."
[ominous music]
"God."
[dramatic vocalization music]
We have to turn back.
Don't you see?
Don't you see
what is happening?
We have to turn back!
Si.
He's not wrong.
We have to speak to Vance
before we go anywhere
near that thing.
We lost connection with
Earth after the first impact.
So we stop the ship until
we get communication back.
Our orders are from Vance, I
see no reason to change them.
This is our first encounter
with an extraterrestrial
intelligence
in the known universe, let
alone, our solar system.
That thing came looking for us.
How do you know
it isn't hostile?
How do you know it's
now what it says it is?
[Karla] What?
God.
[Karla chuckling]
So we're gonna take
its word for it?
No, we follow orders and
investigate the sphere.
We need time to
know more, Sen.
How?
The scanners are blind to it.
[electronic tune humming]
[Si quivering]
[footsteps approaching]
[Karla] Si?
[Si quivering]
We can't go there.
This is judgment.
Now we pay for our sins.
We don't know what
the sphere is, Si.
I do.
I do.
I hear voices.
Calling.
Screaming.
"Judgment."
Easy.
Si,
we're going to find out
what this sphere is, okay?
Just,
can you tell me,
what voices do you hear?
We can't go near it.
We have to turn back.
[atmosphere whooshing]
Wow.
My mother always said
God was gonna catch
up with me one day.
Big Catholic, my mother.
Always made me go to church.
I don't remember anything about
a big, black ball
in the sky though.
I must've missed that song.
We have to find
out what this is.
We're supposed to be
fearless explorers.
Why would God come now?
Maybe he's had enough
of your bullshit.
Or "she" has.
Ah.
My mother always
said "he" though.
Did she also say that
you always have to
have the last word?
[Sean] If this sphere is
God, we have nothing to fear.
That depends on what
you've been up to.
God is our judge.
[gentle string music]
God fucking scares me.
This isn't God.
You don't know that.
He has a point.
You don't know what this is.
But I also have a point,
we have to find
out what this is.
There's a lot of
people watching us.
Yeah?
Yeah.
And if it isn't God,
we can always do something else.
Like what?
Blow the fucker up.
We're not a military vessel.
There's always a way
to blow something up.
Always.
[Miz] All crew report to
command deck immediately.
Time to go, chaps.
[door clanking]
[gentle music]
[computer chiming]
[door clanking]
Officer Ulph.
Sir?
That will be the last mention
of blowing anything up.
[computer chiming]
Okay, flight
trajectory is good.
[Ulph] All good on my screen.
[Sen] Proceed with
final approach.
[intense music]
[Girl] Mom!
Mom!
[intense music]
[Ulph] What is it?
It's okay, it's in my head.
[ghostly whispering]
[Karla groaning]
Thanks.
[Karla sighing]
So what happened?
I get these headaches.
Is that because
of the accident?
-Yeah.
-[footsteps clanking]
[Tez knocking]
Sorry to interrupt.
How're you feeling?
I'm good, thanks.
We need to find Si.
He's gone deep into the heel.
Fucking guy's a liability.
What's he doing down there?
I don't know.
I think he's really scared.
Okay.
I'll follow you down.
Sure.
I'll come too.
You need to rest.
Nope.
I'm fine.
[atmosphere humming]
[computer chiming]
[metal door clanking]
Si, can you hear me?
[eerie music]
[metal clanking]
Fuck, this thing is slow.
[ominous music]
[transport whooshing]
[metal rumbling]
You said you heard something
before Tez interrupted us.
Did I?
I don't remember.
[atmosphere humming]
Si?
[metal clanking]
Split up, cover more ground.
You take three, I'll take four.
Sure.
[atmosphere rumbling]
[Si muttering]
[demonic whispering]
[atmosphere humming]
Where are you?
[Karla] Moving through three.
Anything?
[Karla] Nothing yet.
[electronic fizzling]
[demonic screaming]
[gentle vocalization music]
[Si] It's okay.
We all need to be cleansed.
[Tez screaming]
Did you hear that?
Yeah.
Sounded like Tez.
Sounded like it came
from the lower hold.
Okay, I'll meet you there.
[sinister music]
[steam hissing]
I think I'm close.
Where?
I'm in the lower hold now.
I'm a minute away.
Wait for me.
[suspenseful tempo music]
-[Si huffing]
-[intense music]
[suspenseful tempo music]
Karla!
Karla!
Where are you?
[suspenseful tempo music]
[intense music]
Karla?
[Karla yelping]
[Karla] Stop!
[Karla whimpering]
Stay the fuck away from me!
Take one fucking step and
I'm gonna cut her throat!
Easy, son.
No one's gonna hurt you.
We just need to talk.
We are beyond redemption.
Nothing can save
us from His wrath.
If we land on that sphere,
we're lambs to the slaughter.
We have to turn the ship around.
Si, Si, Si, Si, Si.
Let's go and talk
to the commander,
we can turn this ship around.
Right, Sen?
-Don't fucking patronize me!
-[ominous music]
We have to take
charge of the ship.
We have to kill that
fucker, he knows something.
Okay, so,
let's ask him what he knows,
together.
You're lying.
Easy, Si.
[gunshot booming]
[Karla gasping]
It's okay.
It's over, you're safe now.
Officer Ulph,
you're gonna need a body bag
to get Rubbin to the hold.
Where's Tez?
She's in the hold.
I think she's dead.
That's two body bags
we're gonna need.
This shouldn't have
been allowed to happen.
Officer Grey, follow me.
[Karla huffing]
[eerie music]
[Karla groaning]
[metal door clanking]
The sphere, Sen,
you know something.
If we knew what the sphere was,
Vance would've told you himself.
He wouldn't keep it away
from you, of all people.
We can't explain how it
appeared or its origin.
Only what it says it is.
God.
Yes.
I don't believe in God.
You are an explorer,
you have been journeyed into
the unknown all of your life,
but this mystery has
got you running scared.
I am not running.
That's exactly
what you are doing.
That's the last thing that
Vance would expect you to do.
People are trusting you,
as are billions back on Earth.
[transport whooshing]
[Sen groaning]
[buttons beeping]
[gentle music]
[Sen whistling]
This is your time.
Embrace it.
I'm sorry,
before you launch into
another one of your speeches,
I'm sure millions of
people will enjoy watching,
could we just take second
to take in what has
happened on this mission?
The whole world is
watching, Karla Grey.
I don't give a fuck!
So we're just gonna ignore
what happened with Tez.
Si, who should have never been
on board this ship
to begin with.
Tell Vance that
you are too afraid.
I'm sure he'll tell
the rest of us,
once Miz reestablishes
contact with Earth.
Great.
Hmmm.
[buttons beeping]
[metal doors buzzing]
You coming?
I'm gonna give myself permission
to go and clean up for a bit
and then go and
say goodbye to Tez.
You can't help her now.
Holy fuck.
Don't take too long.
[ambient humming]
[gentle music]
[Ulph] Time for us
all to meet our maker.
[Karla] Time for answers.
We owe her that, don't we?
Yeah.
Yeah.
[gentle music]
[computer chiming]
[Miz] Flying time to
sphere, three hours,
17 minutes and 13 seconds.
[computer chiming]
Ready to disengage Achilles.
Proceed.
[machinery humming]
[somber vocalization music]
Wait.
[computer chiming]
There's something down there.
A structure.
What is it?
[computer beeping]
[atmosphere humming]
[Achilles rumbling]
[electrical fizzling]
[mechanical buzzing]
[Miz] Communication
with Earth is restored.
CEO Vance is online.
[Sen] Sir.
Here, we arrive at an
extraordinary moment
in our history. A moment
like no other.
Officers Grey and Ulph,
you carry with you the
blessings and good wishes
of all the peoples
of the earth,
as do the entire crew
of the brave Achilles.
Sir, we have new data
from the surface.
I'm aware.
You should know that
some of the structures
have now appeared
all over the earth.
What?
How many on Earth?
[Vance] In excess
of ten thousand.
Oh.
It's an invasion.
What are my peers saying, sir?
Members of the scientific
community on Earth,
what are they saying
about those structures?
We're just four people
up here, going in blind.
What the fuck are they saying?
Nothing.
The origin and purpose
of these structures
remains a mystery.
They still have to be
considered a threat.
We have concluded
that the sphere
is at the center
of this mystery.
It must be investigated.
And you must lead
this investigation.
[electrical fizzling]
We have to find out
what the fuck this is.
Agreed.
Officer Ulph and Grey, I need
you to proceed to the airlock.
We have to go out there.
I'm going with you.
No, you're not.
Yeah, I am.
I'm the only other
scientist on board.
He's right.
And I want him out there.
We need as many eyes on
this thing as we can get.
[metal door buzzing]
[ambient humming]
-[Karla breathing]
-[metal clicking]
We ready?
Getting there.
You're good, all set?
Let's go.
[Miz] Airlock
compression is complete.
Crew are cleared to proceed.
[metal door buzzing]
[alarm beeping]
[gentle music]
[metal doors buzzing]
The inner airlock
door is secured.
Decompression is initiated.
[alarm beeping]
Outer airlock doors are open.
[Ulph] Come.
[Miz] Crew are clear to proceed.
[eerie ambient music]
-[alarm beeping]
-[doors humming]
Outer airlock
doors are secured.
[Karla heavily breathing]
[eerie ambient music]
[electronic chiming]
[Sean] Are you getting anything?
Not a thing.
[eerie ambient music]
Well...
my guess is,
this is not on the
Periodic Table.
[Sen] What about the structure?
[eerie music]
Looks like a gate to me.
[ominous music]
Oh, come on.
What now?
"What now," indeed.
[ominous music]
I hope Si was wrong.
'Cause we're at
the mercy out here.
Huh?
Let's move on.
[eerie music]
[flare whooshing]
Look.
Up at the top.
[flare whooshing]
We know that symbol.
What is that?
The Event Horizon.
What does that mean?
The edge of existence.
[ambient music]
These gates appear to be
made of the same material...
as the sphere.
If that is a gate,
where does it lead?
[dramatic ambient music]
[metallic whooshing]
What the?
And how are we hearing
that in a vacuum?
[Sen] Miz is receiving
this transmission
and relaying it to you.
But it's a different
word to the last.
What word?
[Miz] "Welcome."
[atmosphere whooshing]
[gentle music]
[Karla] Miz?
[Sen] Miz is translating.
This is incredible.
Miz, translation?
[Miz] "You have come."
Speak to it.
Say something.
[Miz] "I speak for the Creator."
Who is the Creator?
[Miz] "The beginning and end.
"The alpha and omega
of all existence."
And why has the Creator come?
[Miz] "As a warning
and to help."
Help, how?
[Miz] "Humankind
faces a choice."
What choice?
[Miz] "Those who enter
the gates like this one
"will return to the
Creator in eternal peace.
"You must show the way."
Who must show the way?
[Miz] "You are the one sent.
"It is you who will see
the truth beyond the gate
"and you will return to share
the truth with all humankind."
Karla, you have
clearance to proceed.
What is beyond the gate?
[Miz] "The end of all suffering.
"The end of all pain."
You said humankind
faced a choice.
What is the alternative?
[Miz] "Those who do not
choose to enter the gate
"will perish."
Perish, how?
[Miz] "The sphere also
carries the Event Horizon.
"As the sphere reaches Earth,
"it will being the
most destructive force
"in the entire universe.
"In an instant, Earth
and all those left on it
"will cease to exist."
A black hole.
[Miz] "Only those who
pass through the gates
"will be saved.
"Only they will find salvation.
"Only they will find the
ones they have lost."
[atmosphere whooshing]
Mom?
[Karla whimpering]
Another waits for
you beyond the gate.
[atmosphere humming]
[Karla panting]
-[car rumbling]
-[glass clinking]
[dramatic vocalization music]
[atmosphere humming]
Jess?
Baby!
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music intensifying]
[atmosphere whooshing]
[alarm beeping rapidly]
[Miz] Current heart
rate tachycardia,
152 beats per minute.
-Blood pressure, 143 over 94.
-[Karla vomiting]
-Respiratory rate, 28.
-[Karla groaning]
Easy.
Easy.
[Miz] No physical
trauma is detected.
Karla?
[Karla groaning]
You're okay.
What?
How'd I get back here?
You came out of the gate.
You could barely stand.
-I helped you back to the ship.
-[ominous music]
And what about Sean?
He didn't make it.
Mm-mmm.
No, what, no.
No, no, no, no.
No.
Oh my god, what is going on?
We're all asking
the same question.
-[computer chiming]
-[Karla] Where is Vance?
[Vance] I'm here.
[Karla] I need to speak to you.
We need to know what
was beyond the gate.
The whole world is
waiting on your answer.
[Karla sighing]
I saw a golden landscape.
[gentle music]
A beautiful...
golden landscape.
And off in the distance,
there was a city with
domes and towers
glinting in the sunlight.
Like a bloody
new Jerusalem.
Like...
Heaven.
[Vance] What happened next?
I ran toward the city.
[gentle piano music]
And then...
Um...
Then I was back here.
I heard you whisper
your mother's name
before you entered the gate.
Ugh.
Um...
I...
I don't remember.
[Sen] Easy.
No.
There was no one else.
[Vance] Try to remember.
There was nothing else.
Okay?
You need to rest.
[computer chiming]
[metal door thudding]
What happened to Sean?
[ominous tempo music]
His suit ruptured.
There was nothing we could do.
Ruptured?
Explorer suits don't rupture.
His glove wasn't
secured properly.
He decompressed.
There was nothing we could do.
[Karla sniffling]
It was quick.
I wanted him out there.
Sean was an
experienced explorer.
He knew how to fit a suit.
He made a mistake.
He was in too much of a
rush to get out there.
Vance is right,
you need to rest.
I have to get back
down to the sphere.
[ominous tempo music]
We need more answers.
Well...
You can't.
We're already prepping
to leave orbit, so...
Why would we leave
without answers?
You do need to rest.
You'd be more comfortable
in your own quarters.
Come.
[foreboding music]
I'm good from here.
Thanks.
No cameras here.
Why do they think that
you held something back?
[somber music]
I don't know what
to trust anymore.
[computer chiming]
[gentle music]
I saw something.
What?
You know I lost them,
my family.
Yeah.
I was in a coma for weeks,
head injuries, four
surgeries later,
I walked out of the hospital
but they didn't make it.
[gentle piano music]
I saw them,
at the gate.
He knows what I saw.
I could see it in his eyes
and I could hear
it in his questions
and he wanted me to
say it for the camera.
He knows something
about what this is.
So why isn't he telling us?
[ominous music]
[atmosphere rumbling]
[Miz] Achilles will disengage
from the sphere's orbit
in 30 minutes.
[mechanical doors buzzing]
[somber music]
How is she?
Exhausted.
Did she say anything else?
No.
You went out of view.
She didn't say anything.
Prepare to leave orbit.
[Ulph] Confirmed.
[computer chiming]
[ship rumbling]
[computer chiming]
We need her to tell us
everything about what she saw.
She's holding back.
You heard what I heard.
You're getting way to
close to this woman.
Remember your orders,
why you are on this ship.
I'm crystal clear.
Remain so.
[Miz] Crew will assemble
in hibernation in one hour.
[lively tempo music]
[airlock hissing]
[ominous music]
[lively tempo music]
[electrical fizzling]
[door clanking]
It appears Officer Grey has
broken into my quarters.
[lively tempo music]
-[Karla grunting]
-[metal clanking]
[suspenseful music]
[sinister music]
[gun cranking]
What the fuck are you doing?
What I told you I
was going to do.
Question.
And I got some great
answers about you.
Eight years Special Air Corps,
four years with
the Elite Corps,
decorated more times than you
can probably even remember.
You weren't just good,
you were one of the best.
It was a different life.
What're you doing on this ship?
I was told to keep the peace.
That was it.
What do you know
about the sphere?
Nothing.
You know more than I do.
You went through the gate.
I don't believe you.
There's nothing I
can do about that.
Okay, move.
Where are we going?
Move.
[gentle tempo music]
[atmosphere whooshing]
[Sen sighing]
This is mutiny.
That's a death
sentence back on Earth.
Well, apparently, the sphere
is the death sentence
for an entire planet, so,
it's time for the truth.
Well you already have it.
You saw what was
beyond the gate.
Okay, I'll start, shall I?
Sean...
was murdered.
Oh yeah, I saw the suit,
there's nothing wrong with it.
He was shot.
-[ominous tempo music]
-You killed him.
You're a hitman.
Hired to clean up any problems.
But why?
I want the truth.
They all want the truth,
I'm pretty sure you'll
cut this part out though.
Tell them what you
saw beyond the gate.
You know what I saw
and so does Vance.
How?
-[computer chiming]
-[electronic fizzling]
[Karla gasping]
We believe that what
you saw was real.
That you glimpsed Heaven.
That was not Heaven.
Then what was it?
Even a scientist must
believe her own eyes.
We're not your enemies.
Your enforcer will kill me
the first chance he gets.
[Vance] Why would I seek
to harm you, of all people?
-[ominous music]
-You stay away from me!
This cannot be stopped.
Besides,
people have already started
to make their own choice.
[TV Announcer] ...Have
appeared all over the world.
It is estimated--
[Vance] The earth has become
a living hell.
People want to escape.
Escape to paradise.
-Holy shit.
-[dramatic music]
This has to be stopped.
[Sen groaning]
[gunshot booming]
[Sen laughing]
You won't.
[gunshot booming]
[Karla groaning]
Am I next?
[Karla] What are you doing?
I'm not doing anything, Karla.
Not even I can stop
what's happening.
You need help.
And then I'll take this
ship anywhere you wanna go.
Sure.
Why would you do that?
You killed Sean.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And now...
Now you're gonna kill me.
No.
You're not the only one
who wants the truth.
When I stepped on this ship,
I had no idea where
all this was going.
I don't know what the sphere is.
[Karla groaning]
Okay.
[ship rumbling]
[Karla groaning]
You were lucky.
Just a flesh wound.
Yeah.
Lucky.
[gentle music]
I wanna go back to the sphere.
But Vance has control of Miz.
I have the code to override her.
We would have to lose the heel.
She's too big to
control manually.
So,
we'd lose main propulsion
and...
our way back to Earth.
Achilles propulsion
should make it
but it would take a long time.
How long?
Five, six years.
More,
I'm guessing.
We're not going to get
to go home, are we?
It's not looking good.
There is something
else we could do.
[mechanical doors buzzing]
[doors clanking]
[computer chiming]
Karla.
You intend to return
to the sphere.
I do.
Or destroy it if
you try to stop me.
Why?
Because this whole
thing is a lie.
What are you doing?
I gave the world a scientist
who would discover God.
Cut the bullshit, what is this?
You did not discover God.
But you could now become God.
And what does that mean?
Go to your screen.
Okie-doke.
[computer chiming]
[Miz] Achilles files classified.
Sphere schematics accessed.
[Vance] A self replicating
material called Bio-Mech 34987,
capable of building
huge structures
to a preconceived
design very quickly.
The patent of the
advanced Achilles program
which I am very proud.
You built this?
[ominous music]
[transport whooshing]
Why?
I'll tell you a story about
a once beautiful planet
that sits at the center
of the Milky Way.
The planet that was
the jewel in the crown
of the known universe.
The planet whose beauty
was beyond comparison
and then came human beings
and over tens of
thousands of years
this planet was brought to
the very point of extinction.
21 billion people now
cram into the 15 percent
of the Earth's service
that is still habitable.
Scientists tell us
that within 30 years
this planet will die.
The human race must be culled.
The many sacrificed
to save the few
or we all die.
So,
people enter the gates on Earth
and go to their deaths
but you tell them
that it's God?
Well?
You got me to do that
for you for you.
To save the few.
How many do you plan to kill?
In excess of 15 billion,
saving six billion.
So this...
is your final solution?
How do they die?
Each gate houses a
contained Event Horizon.
[Karla sighing]
They step into oblivion.
It's quite painless.
Instant non-existence.
Another Vance Achilles
patent, no doubt.
The figure at the gate said
that the sphere would
destroy the earth.
The sphere has no
destructive capabilities.
It was conceived to
appear as a threat.
-As a judgment.
-[ominous music]
Well then,
people would discover the lie.
Before it reaches the earth,
the sphere will self-destruct.
A coordinated
military strike
credited with its destruction.
By then, billions
will already be dead.
The sphere's secret
hidden forever.
If we do nothing,
the planet will die.
There will be no one left.
How did I see
what was beyond the gate?
My mother,
and then Jess.
Listen.
[Jess] Mom!
[Mother] Karla?
After your accident,
we placed a chip in your head
which would be activated
for this mission.
Through which we could
get you to see or hear
whatever we wanted.
[ominous music]
And you woke me
before I could reach her.
You've been preparing me
for this trip for two years.
You arranged the accident
so you could put this
thing in my head.
You murdered my family
to save the few?
Yes.
Everything you are
for me...
is a lie.
[suspenseful tempo music]
[computer chiming]
[gentle music]
I miss my mum.
And I wish she was here.
She would tell you a story.
[Vance] What story?
It's a goodie.
Five men adrift on the ocean
with only enough food and
water for three to survive,
so two have to die.
Exactly.
Your mother understood.
Yeah, well,
she was a very smart lady.
But that's not
how her story ends.
You see, she
understood something
that you don't.
They could find fish or
an island to sustain them
or even a ship could come.
No one knows what
the ocean will bring.
All of us deserve
to find our own future.
Is this your final solution?
You're...
a fucking...
monster.
[suspenseful tempo music]
[metal whooshing]
[metal thudding]
I armed the core.
Then you leave me no choice.
Ulph?
You need to get
back to the Achilles
and bring the
core with you now!
Why?
What's happening up there?
Just get back here.
But I can't detonate the core
remotely from the Achilles.
I understand that.
Miz,
begin the auto
destruct of the ship.
Sequence code 21397.
[alarm beeping]
[Miz] Achilles self-destruct
sequence is initiated.
Achilles will self-destruct
in three minutes.
Holy shit.
Fuck this.
[Vance] Ulph will not make
it back in time.
Besides,
Miz will prevent
you from disengaging
the Achilles from the heel.
I will ask you
this one more time.
Will you help me in
this great cause?
No one gets to play Deus.
[alarm beeping]
Goodbye, Karla Grey.
My second greatest creation.
[dramatic music]
[gunshot booming]
[electrical fizzling]
[Miz] Achilles will
self-destruct in two minutes.
Ulph,
where are you?
I'm near transit.
You have under two minutes!
Yeah, I heard that, thanks.
Hey, listen to me.
Go to my station and bring up
the ship's docking schematic.
Can you find that?
[Karla] I'm on it!
Bring up the manual override
and it will ask
you for a code.
[suspenseful music]
Move, you fucker.
I'm in but I don't have a code.
I do.
[Miz] Achilles will
self-destruct...
-Ready?
-Yes.
...In one minute.
Code is, zero, zero, seven,
six, five, seven,
eight, six, five,
89,
[Miz] Manual control
of the Achilles is confirmed.
Okay, we're in.
Okay.
We can separate the ship now.
You need to get back here.
No shit!
[Miz] Achilles will
self-destruct in 30 seconds.
[suspenseful music]
I'm not gonna make it back.
You have to go.
I'm waiting for you.
You can't.
[Miz] Achilles will
self-destruct in ten,
nine,
eight,
seven,
six,
five,
four,
three,
two,
one,
zero.
[explosion rumbling]
Achilles self-destruct
sequence is initiated.
[siren alarming]
[explosions rumbling]
Ulph!
[dramatic music]
[alarm beeping]
-[ship rumbling]
-[suspenseful music]
[explosions rumbling]
[alarm beeping]
[gentle music]
[dramatic music]
[Miz] Life support
systems are re-calibrated
for two crew members.
[Ulph on com] I have a special
delivery for Miss Karla Grey.
Could someone come down
and sign for it, please?
[door clanking]
Where do I sign?
[gentle music]
[liquid trickling]
[atmosphere humming]
[Ulph sighing]
We have no way of remotely
detonating the core now.
It has to be done
manually from the surface.
Then we'll do it together.
[somber music]
I had no idea...
what Vance was planning.
He only put me on board to
take care of any problems.
I even fucked that up.
But he didn't bargain
for you, did he?
None of us did.
[ship rumbling]
[mechanical door buzzing]
[Miz] Airlock
compression is complete.
Crew are cleared to proceed.
[door thudding]
[alarm beeping]
[Ulph] Hold on a
minute, will you?
[Karla] Okay.
[door thudding]
[alarm beeping]
[Karla] What are you doing?
[Miz] Inner airlock
door is secured.
Decompression is initiated.
No.
No.
You have to get back.
You have to tell the story
of what happened here.
[dramatic music]
Tell them the truth
about the sphere.
That's more important.
Please.
[dramatic music]
Please, don't do this.
I'll never make it back.
You'll make it back.
You know, I have a funny feeling
this is just the
beginning of your story,
Karla Grey.
No.
-[door rumbling]
-[alarm beeping]
[Ulph] Just get home.
[dramatic music]
[alarm beeping]
[Miz] Outer airlock
doors are secured.
[Karla crying]
[dramatic music]
[Ulph heavily breathing]
You fucking bastard.
[gentle music]
[ship whooshing]
One fine day,
I'm gonna have a
proper drink with you,
Karla Grey.
And I'm gonna hold you to that.
[somber music]
[explosion rumbling]
[gentle music]
See you on the
other side, mate.
[dramatic vocalization music]
[Miz] Estimated return
to Earth is calculated.
Seven years, eight months,
17 weeks, five days
and 16 hours.
Miz?
Go fuck yourself.
[Miz] I do not engage
in sexual activity.
[rock music]
There's a strange
feeling in the air
There's pale
warmth from a sun
And I'm willing to
break through the clouds
The eyes on the field
Still fixed on the sky
Still dreaming
Still feel gleaming
What's now left to pray for
The darkness,
it's still closing in
Closing in
Impressions etched
in concrete walls
But still remain the same
What would it take
To break the past
Could you forget
Could you forget
Could you erase
Could you explain
How did we get here
There's a strange
feeling in the air
There's a pale
warmth from a sun
I'm willing to break
through the clouds
I still feel the lights
That lead into
the promise land
Still longing to descend
The day's getting shorter
The darkness,
it's still closing in
Still closing in
Impressions etched
in concrete walls
But still remain the same
What would it take
To break the past
Could you forget
Could you forgive
Could you erase
Could you explain
Still, yeah, yeah, yeah
Believing, yeah, yeah
Could you explain
What would it take
To break the past
Could you forget
[song continues on speaker]
Could you forgive
Could you erase
Miz?
Are we there yet?
[Miz] Officer Grey,
go fuck yourself.
How did we get here
[electronic sting]
[ambient humming]
[city commotion]
[Woman VO] Our
planet was dying
but we found whatever
happiness we could
with those we loved
and pretended it
wasn't happening.
I remember my last evening
with my mother and daughter
down by the ocean.
Mom told us a story.
A story about five men in a
tiny boat adrift on the sea.
But with only enough water
and food for three to survive.
How should they decide
who lives and who dies?
I remember her answer, but
I still don't know why
she told us that story.
A few hours later,
they were both gone.
[tires squealing]
[thudding, glass crunching]
[police sirens blaring]
[gentle music]
[dramatic vocalization music]
[atmosphere whooshing]
-[computer chiming]
-[electronic fizzling]
[dramatic vocalization music]
[alarm beeping]
[woman sighing]
[Computer] Hibernation
is terminated.
All crew, please proceed
to your quarters.
[heart monitors beeping]
[woman yawning]
[door clanking]
[woman sighing]
[machinery humming]
[electrical fizzling]
[gentle vocalization music]
[machinery clanking]
[metal door humming]
[computer chiming]
I'm getting too
old for this shit.
My head.
You okay, Si?
[heart monitors beeping]
[woman yawning]
[computer chiming]
[woman yawning]
[gentle music]
[Computer] All crew are
requested at the command deck
in 30 minutes.
Officer Ulph, proceed
to main propulsion
for spent core expulsion.
Hi.
Why don't you get
some rest, Si?
Hibernation's hard,
especially the first time.
You know, if you're struggling,
we can give you something
to settle your nerves.
We all remember
our first flight.
Anyway...
[ominous music]
[Ulph sighing]
[atmosphere humming]
[machinery buzzing]
[utensils clinking]
What is it he does again?
He blogs.
Has a massive
following, like massive.
Oh.
He blogs, massive
following, right, useful.
Leave him alone, okay?
Okay?
Okay.
Si, can I get you anything?
No, I'm fine, thank you.
How are the blogs going?
Good.
There's a lot of
interest in the mission.
Cool.
Well let me know if you
need anything, all right?
I will, thank you.
[metal door rumbling]
There is it.
[Computer] Flight
time to sphere,
16 hours, 48 minutes
and 33 seconds.
Eight months to get here
and we finally see
it with our own eyes.
Have you seen the new data yet?
Yeah.
It's unremarkable.
What?
[computers chiming]
[Computer] Karla
Grey is recognized.
Sphere data is online.
[electronic humming]
Holo projector is initiated.
[gentle music]
[atmosphere humming]
[gentle vocalization music]
[metal door rattling]
[Sean] Wow.
That thing is incredible.
What's the data like?
Complete shit.
What, why?
[Karla] Take a look.
[Computer] Officer
Walsh is recognized.
Officer Shunzhi is recognized.
Flight's trajectory
is confirmed.
I mean, there's nothing
new here, how's that?
There's nothing here, Sen.
No.
So what do we do, Commander?
What we were sent to do.
We investigate the sphere.
This is bullshit!
The ship's scanners are capable
of dissecting entire planets.
How can we not see
through that thing?
We don't know.
Hey, Miz,
what's your favorite
sexual position?
[Computer] I do not
engage in sexual activity.
Really, because you're
fucking me really hard.
Miz, how long until
we reach objective?
[Miz] Eight hours, 51
minutes and 22 seconds.
We have no idea
what that thing is.
[ominous music]
[metal creaking]
[computer keys clicking]
[computer chiming]
[metal creaking]
[computer keys clicking]
[computer chiming]
[Si sighing]
I'm about to jettison a spent
core from the propulsion.
[Miz] Safety measures
are initiated.
[rocket whooshing]
[ship rumbling]
Core detonation,
-Over the hills
- Five.
-And far away
- Four.
[Miz] Three.
Two.
One.
[explosion booming]
Core detonation is confirmed.
All on-board systems
-remain stable.
-[Ulph singing indistinct]
[computer chiming]
Crew, CEO Vance is online.
[Miz] Private executive
communication is confirmed.
[electrical fizzling]
[gentle music]
[Man on holo] Crew
of the Achilles,
I trust you're recovered
from your long hibernation.
All crew members are
fully recovered, sir.
The whole world is
watching, waiting.
Every media channel is hungry
for information
about the sphere.
Sir,
the scans are
telling us nothing.
The sphere represents
the greatest mystery
ever encountered
by the human race.
If our technology
cannot penetrate it,
we must find another way.
I'm sure Miz will take
the helm for a short time
while you return
to your quarters
and speak to your
family members.
Thank you, sir.
I'm sure we are
all truly grateful.
[computer buzzing]
Crew dismissed.
[atmosphere rumbling]
[Woman] Karla?
[Si gasping]
[ghostly whispering]
Karla?
[ghostly whispering]
[unsettling music]
Karla?
[voice offscreen] Mom?
[Karla gasping]
[ghostly whispering]
[Karla sighing]
[Miz] Private executive
-communication--
-[Karla] Oh!
-is confirmed.
-[computer chiming]
I thought everyone was having
their family calls now.
I thought we were family...
after three missions together.
-Sorry, I didn't mean--
-Are you okay?
You seemed tense on command.
Maybe I was asking too much,
putting you on the flight
so soon after losing them.
I'm fine.
Really.
And I never would've
gotten through without you.
Without your help and
without your support.
I'm with you every step
of the way, Karla Grey.
-I'm always--
-[computer fizzling]
[machinery rumbling]
[Miz] Space continuum
anomaly detected.
Source confirmed, the sphere.
What the fuck?
Nature of
anomaly, unknown.
Commander?
Achilles' onboard
systems are compromised.
Communication with
earth is offline.
Communication repairs
are initiated.
Life support systems
remain stable.
[dramatic music]
Propulsion systems
remain stable.
Onboard data systems running
at 34 percent capacity.
[dramatic music]
[ship whooshing]
Data system repairs
are initiated.
All crew report to
command deck immediately.
[dramatic vocalization music]
Miz, update.
[Miz] Onboard data systems
running at 47 percent capacity.
Life support
systems are stable.
Propulsion systems
are stable.
Miz, what was the nature
of the disturbance?
[Miz] Unknown.
[Karla] Miz, what is
that light source?
[Miz] Unknown.
So we're flying blind
and Miz is on vacation.
We've never encountered
anything like this before.
No kidding.
[metal doors clanking]
[ominous music]
[computer chiming]
Somebody switched the light on.
Like it's showing us
where it wants us to go.
Exactly.
So what, we just fly
towards that thing
with no clue of what it
is or what just hit us?
Yes.
Okay, systems are restoring.
[Miz] Onboard data systems
are fully restored and online.
[electronic tune humming]
What is it?
[electronic tune humming]
What is that?
[electronic tune humming]
[Miz] Data source
confirmed as the sphere.
[electronic tune humming]
[computer chiming]
[electronic tune humming]
[ambient music]
[electronic tune humming]
[computer chiming]
Miz, are these character
structures correct?
[Miz] The character
sequences are correct.
Why are we set so easy?
Perhaps you will share with
us what you have found.
[computer chiming]
What?
The transmission is a message.
Saying what?
One word, repeated endlessly.
[Sen] What word?
[computer chiming]
"Deus."
[ominous music]
"God."
[dramatic vocalization music]
We have to turn back.
Don't you see?
Don't you see
what is happening?
We have to turn back!
Si.
He's not wrong.
We have to speak to Vance
before we go anywhere
near that thing.
We lost connection with
Earth after the first impact.
So we stop the ship until
we get communication back.
Our orders are from Vance, I
see no reason to change them.
This is our first encounter
with an extraterrestrial
intelligence
in the known universe, let
alone, our solar system.
That thing came looking for us.
How do you know
it isn't hostile?
How do you know it's
now what it says it is?
[Karla] What?
God.
[Karla chuckling]
So we're gonna take
its word for it?
No, we follow orders and
investigate the sphere.
We need time to
know more, Sen.
How?
The scanners are blind to it.
[electronic tune humming]
[Si quivering]
[footsteps approaching]
[Karla] Si?
[Si quivering]
We can't go there.
This is judgment.
Now we pay for our sins.
We don't know what
the sphere is, Si.
I do.
I do.
I hear voices.
Calling.
Screaming.
"Judgment."
Easy.
Si,
we're going to find out
what this sphere is, okay?
Just,
can you tell me,
what voices do you hear?
We can't go near it.
We have to turn back.
[atmosphere whooshing]
Wow.
My mother always said
God was gonna catch
up with me one day.
Big Catholic, my mother.
Always made me go to church.
I don't remember anything about
a big, black ball
in the sky though.
I must've missed that song.
We have to find
out what this is.
We're supposed to be
fearless explorers.
Why would God come now?
Maybe he's had enough
of your bullshit.
Or "she" has.
Ah.
My mother always
said "he" though.
Did she also say that
you always have to
have the last word?
[Sean] If this sphere is
God, we have nothing to fear.
That depends on what
you've been up to.
God is our judge.
[gentle string music]
God fucking scares me.
This isn't God.
You don't know that.
He has a point.
You don't know what this is.
But I also have a point,
we have to find
out what this is.
There's a lot of
people watching us.
Yeah?
Yeah.
And if it isn't God,
we can always do something else.
Like what?
Blow the fucker up.
We're not a military vessel.
There's always a way
to blow something up.
Always.
[Miz] All crew report to
command deck immediately.
Time to go, chaps.
[door clanking]
[gentle music]
[computer chiming]
[door clanking]
Officer Ulph.
Sir?
That will be the last mention
of blowing anything up.
[computer chiming]
Okay, flight
trajectory is good.
[Ulph] All good on my screen.
[Sen] Proceed with
final approach.
[intense music]
[Girl] Mom!
Mom!
[intense music]
[Ulph] What is it?
It's okay, it's in my head.
[ghostly whispering]
[Karla groaning]
Thanks.
[Karla sighing]
So what happened?
I get these headaches.
Is that because
of the accident?
-Yeah.
-[footsteps clanking]
[Tez knocking]
Sorry to interrupt.
How're you feeling?
I'm good, thanks.
We need to find Si.
He's gone deep into the heel.
Fucking guy's a liability.
What's he doing down there?
I don't know.
I think he's really scared.
Okay.
I'll follow you down.
Sure.
I'll come too.
You need to rest.
Nope.
I'm fine.
[atmosphere humming]
[computer chiming]
[metal door clanking]
Si, can you hear me?
[eerie music]
[metal clanking]
Fuck, this thing is slow.
[ominous music]
[transport whooshing]
[metal rumbling]
You said you heard something
before Tez interrupted us.
Did I?
I don't remember.
[atmosphere humming]
Si?
[metal clanking]
Split up, cover more ground.
You take three, I'll take four.
Sure.
[atmosphere rumbling]
[Si muttering]
[demonic whispering]
[atmosphere humming]
Where are you?
[Karla] Moving through three.
Anything?
[Karla] Nothing yet.
[electronic fizzling]
[demonic screaming]
[gentle vocalization music]
[Si] It's okay.
We all need to be cleansed.
[Tez screaming]
Did you hear that?
Yeah.
Sounded like Tez.
Sounded like it came
from the lower hold.
Okay, I'll meet you there.
[sinister music]
[steam hissing]
I think I'm close.
Where?
I'm in the lower hold now.
I'm a minute away.
Wait for me.
[suspenseful tempo music]
-[Si huffing]
-[intense music]
[suspenseful tempo music]
Karla!
Karla!
Where are you?
[suspenseful tempo music]
[intense music]
Karla?
[Karla yelping]
[Karla] Stop!
[Karla whimpering]
Stay the fuck away from me!
Take one fucking step and
I'm gonna cut her throat!
Easy, son.
No one's gonna hurt you.
We just need to talk.
We are beyond redemption.
Nothing can save
us from His wrath.
If we land on that sphere,
we're lambs to the slaughter.
We have to turn the ship around.
Si, Si, Si, Si, Si.
Let's go and talk
to the commander,
we can turn this ship around.
Right, Sen?
-Don't fucking patronize me!
-[ominous music]
We have to take
charge of the ship.
We have to kill that
fucker, he knows something.
Okay, so,
let's ask him what he knows,
together.
You're lying.
Easy, Si.
[gunshot booming]
[Karla gasping]
It's okay.
It's over, you're safe now.
Officer Ulph,
you're gonna need a body bag
to get Rubbin to the hold.
Where's Tez?
She's in the hold.
I think she's dead.
That's two body bags
we're gonna need.
This shouldn't have
been allowed to happen.
Officer Grey, follow me.
[Karla huffing]
[eerie music]
[Karla groaning]
[metal door clanking]
The sphere, Sen,
you know something.
If we knew what the sphere was,
Vance would've told you himself.
He wouldn't keep it away
from you, of all people.
We can't explain how it
appeared or its origin.
Only what it says it is.
God.
Yes.
I don't believe in God.
You are an explorer,
you have been journeyed into
the unknown all of your life,
but this mystery has
got you running scared.
I am not running.
That's exactly
what you are doing.
That's the last thing that
Vance would expect you to do.
People are trusting you,
as are billions back on Earth.
[transport whooshing]
[Sen groaning]
[buttons beeping]
[gentle music]
[Sen whistling]
This is your time.
Embrace it.
I'm sorry,
before you launch into
another one of your speeches,
I'm sure millions of
people will enjoy watching,
could we just take second
to take in what has
happened on this mission?
The whole world is
watching, Karla Grey.
I don't give a fuck!
So we're just gonna ignore
what happened with Tez.
Si, who should have never been
on board this ship
to begin with.
Tell Vance that
you are too afraid.
I'm sure he'll tell
the rest of us,
once Miz reestablishes
contact with Earth.
Great.
Hmmm.
[buttons beeping]
[metal doors buzzing]
You coming?
I'm gonna give myself permission
to go and clean up for a bit
and then go and
say goodbye to Tez.
You can't help her now.
Holy fuck.
Don't take too long.
[ambient humming]
[gentle music]
[Ulph] Time for us
all to meet our maker.
[Karla] Time for answers.
We owe her that, don't we?
Yeah.
Yeah.
[gentle music]
[computer chiming]
[Miz] Flying time to
sphere, three hours,
17 minutes and 13 seconds.
[computer chiming]
Ready to disengage Achilles.
Proceed.
[machinery humming]
[somber vocalization music]
Wait.
[computer chiming]
There's something down there.
A structure.
What is it?
[computer beeping]
[atmosphere humming]
[Achilles rumbling]
[electrical fizzling]
[mechanical buzzing]
[Miz] Communication
with Earth is restored.
CEO Vance is online.
[Sen] Sir.
Here, we arrive at an
extraordinary moment
in our history. A moment
like no other.
Officers Grey and Ulph,
you carry with you the
blessings and good wishes
of all the peoples
of the earth,
as do the entire crew
of the brave Achilles.
Sir, we have new data
from the surface.
I'm aware.
You should know that
some of the structures
have now appeared
all over the earth.
What?
How many on Earth?
[Vance] In excess
of ten thousand.
Oh.
It's an invasion.
What are my peers saying, sir?
Members of the scientific
community on Earth,
what are they saying
about those structures?
We're just four people
up here, going in blind.
What the fuck are they saying?
Nothing.
The origin and purpose
of these structures
remains a mystery.
They still have to be
considered a threat.
We have concluded
that the sphere
is at the center
of this mystery.
It must be investigated.
And you must lead
this investigation.
[electrical fizzling]
We have to find out
what the fuck this is.
Agreed.
Officer Ulph and Grey, I need
you to proceed to the airlock.
We have to go out there.
I'm going with you.
No, you're not.
Yeah, I am.
I'm the only other
scientist on board.
He's right.
And I want him out there.
We need as many eyes on
this thing as we can get.
[metal door buzzing]
[ambient humming]
-[Karla breathing]
-[metal clicking]
We ready?
Getting there.
You're good, all set?
Let's go.
[Miz] Airlock
compression is complete.
Crew are cleared to proceed.
[metal door buzzing]
[alarm beeping]
[gentle music]
[metal doors buzzing]
The inner airlock
door is secured.
Decompression is initiated.
[alarm beeping]
Outer airlock doors are open.
[Ulph] Come.
[Miz] Crew are clear to proceed.
[eerie ambient music]
-[alarm beeping]
-[doors humming]
Outer airlock
doors are secured.
[Karla heavily breathing]
[eerie ambient music]
[electronic chiming]
[Sean] Are you getting anything?
Not a thing.
[eerie ambient music]
Well...
my guess is,
this is not on the
Periodic Table.
[Sen] What about the structure?
[eerie music]
Looks like a gate to me.
[ominous music]
Oh, come on.
What now?
"What now," indeed.
[ominous music]
I hope Si was wrong.
'Cause we're at
the mercy out here.
Huh?
Let's move on.
[eerie music]
[flare whooshing]
Look.
Up at the top.
[flare whooshing]
We know that symbol.
What is that?
The Event Horizon.
What does that mean?
The edge of existence.
[ambient music]
These gates appear to be
made of the same material...
as the sphere.
If that is a gate,
where does it lead?
[dramatic ambient music]
[metallic whooshing]
What the?
And how are we hearing
that in a vacuum?
[Sen] Miz is receiving
this transmission
and relaying it to you.
But it's a different
word to the last.
What word?
[Miz] "Welcome."
[atmosphere whooshing]
[gentle music]
[Karla] Miz?
[Sen] Miz is translating.
This is incredible.
Miz, translation?
[Miz] "You have come."
Speak to it.
Say something.
[Miz] "I speak for the Creator."
Who is the Creator?
[Miz] "The beginning and end.
"The alpha and omega
of all existence."
And why has the Creator come?
[Miz] "As a warning
and to help."
Help, how?
[Miz] "Humankind
faces a choice."
What choice?
[Miz] "Those who enter
the gates like this one
"will return to the
Creator in eternal peace.
"You must show the way."
Who must show the way?
[Miz] "You are the one sent.
"It is you who will see
the truth beyond the gate
"and you will return to share
the truth with all humankind."
Karla, you have
clearance to proceed.
What is beyond the gate?
[Miz] "The end of all suffering.
"The end of all pain."
You said humankind
faced a choice.
What is the alternative?
[Miz] "Those who do not
choose to enter the gate
"will perish."
Perish, how?
[Miz] "The sphere also
carries the Event Horizon.
"As the sphere reaches Earth,
"it will being the
most destructive force
"in the entire universe.
"In an instant, Earth
and all those left on it
"will cease to exist."
A black hole.
[Miz] "Only those who
pass through the gates
"will be saved.
"Only they will find salvation.
"Only they will find the
ones they have lost."
[atmosphere whooshing]
Mom?
[Karla whimpering]
Another waits for
you beyond the gate.
[atmosphere humming]
[Karla panting]
-[car rumbling]
-[glass clinking]
[dramatic vocalization music]
[atmosphere humming]
Jess?
Baby!
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music intensifying]
[atmosphere whooshing]
[alarm beeping rapidly]
[Miz] Current heart
rate tachycardia,
152 beats per minute.
-Blood pressure, 143 over 94.
-[Karla vomiting]
-Respiratory rate, 28.
-[Karla groaning]
Easy.
Easy.
[Miz] No physical
trauma is detected.
Karla?
[Karla groaning]
You're okay.
What?
How'd I get back here?
You came out of the gate.
You could barely stand.
-I helped you back to the ship.
-[ominous music]
And what about Sean?
He didn't make it.
Mm-mmm.
No, what, no.
No, no, no, no.
No.
Oh my god, what is going on?
We're all asking
the same question.
-[computer chiming]
-[Karla] Where is Vance?
[Vance] I'm here.
[Karla] I need to speak to you.
We need to know what
was beyond the gate.
The whole world is
waiting on your answer.
[Karla sighing]
I saw a golden landscape.
[gentle music]
A beautiful...
golden landscape.
And off in the distance,
there was a city with
domes and towers
glinting in the sunlight.
Like a bloody
new Jerusalem.
Like...
Heaven.
[Vance] What happened next?
I ran toward the city.
[gentle piano music]
And then...
Um...
Then I was back here.
I heard you whisper
your mother's name
before you entered the gate.
Ugh.
Um...
I...
I don't remember.
[Sen] Easy.
No.
There was no one else.
[Vance] Try to remember.
There was nothing else.
Okay?
You need to rest.
[computer chiming]
[metal door thudding]
What happened to Sean?
[ominous tempo music]
His suit ruptured.
There was nothing we could do.
Ruptured?
Explorer suits don't rupture.
His glove wasn't
secured properly.
He decompressed.
There was nothing we could do.
[Karla sniffling]
It was quick.
I wanted him out there.
Sean was an
experienced explorer.
He knew how to fit a suit.
He made a mistake.
He was in too much of a
rush to get out there.
Vance is right,
you need to rest.
I have to get back
down to the sphere.
[ominous tempo music]
We need more answers.
Well...
You can't.
We're already prepping
to leave orbit, so...
Why would we leave
without answers?
You do need to rest.
You'd be more comfortable
in your own quarters.
Come.
[foreboding music]
I'm good from here.
Thanks.
No cameras here.
Why do they think that
you held something back?
[somber music]
I don't know what
to trust anymore.
[computer chiming]
[gentle music]
I saw something.
What?
You know I lost them,
my family.
Yeah.
I was in a coma for weeks,
head injuries, four
surgeries later,
I walked out of the hospital
but they didn't make it.
[gentle piano music]
I saw them,
at the gate.
He knows what I saw.
I could see it in his eyes
and I could hear
it in his questions
and he wanted me to
say it for the camera.
He knows something
about what this is.
So why isn't he telling us?
[ominous music]
[atmosphere rumbling]
[Miz] Achilles will disengage
from the sphere's orbit
in 30 minutes.
[mechanical doors buzzing]
[somber music]
How is she?
Exhausted.
Did she say anything else?
No.
You went out of view.
She didn't say anything.
Prepare to leave orbit.
[Ulph] Confirmed.
[computer chiming]
[ship rumbling]
[computer chiming]
We need her to tell us
everything about what she saw.
She's holding back.
You heard what I heard.
You're getting way to
close to this woman.
Remember your orders,
why you are on this ship.
I'm crystal clear.
Remain so.
[Miz] Crew will assemble
in hibernation in one hour.
[lively tempo music]
[airlock hissing]
[ominous music]
[lively tempo music]
[electrical fizzling]
[door clanking]
It appears Officer Grey has
broken into my quarters.
[lively tempo music]
-[Karla grunting]
-[metal clanking]
[suspenseful music]
[sinister music]
[gun cranking]
What the fuck are you doing?
What I told you I
was going to do.
Question.
And I got some great
answers about you.
Eight years Special Air Corps,
four years with
the Elite Corps,
decorated more times than you
can probably even remember.
You weren't just good,
you were one of the best.
It was a different life.
What're you doing on this ship?
I was told to keep the peace.
That was it.
What do you know
about the sphere?
Nothing.
You know more than I do.
You went through the gate.
I don't believe you.
There's nothing I
can do about that.
Okay, move.
Where are we going?
Move.
[gentle tempo music]
[atmosphere whooshing]
[Sen sighing]
This is mutiny.
That's a death
sentence back on Earth.
Well, apparently, the sphere
is the death sentence
for an entire planet, so,
it's time for the truth.
Well you already have it.
You saw what was
beyond the gate.
Okay, I'll start, shall I?
Sean...
was murdered.
Oh yeah, I saw the suit,
there's nothing wrong with it.
He was shot.
-[ominous tempo music]
-You killed him.
You're a hitman.
Hired to clean up any problems.
But why?
I want the truth.
They all want the truth,
I'm pretty sure you'll
cut this part out though.
Tell them what you
saw beyond the gate.
You know what I saw
and so does Vance.
How?
-[computer chiming]
-[electronic fizzling]
[Karla gasping]
We believe that what
you saw was real.
That you glimpsed Heaven.
That was not Heaven.
Then what was it?
Even a scientist must
believe her own eyes.
We're not your enemies.
Your enforcer will kill me
the first chance he gets.
[Vance] Why would I seek
to harm you, of all people?
-[ominous music]
-You stay away from me!
This cannot be stopped.
Besides,
people have already started
to make their own choice.
[TV Announcer] ...Have
appeared all over the world.
It is estimated--
[Vance] The earth has become
a living hell.
People want to escape.
Escape to paradise.
-Holy shit.
-[dramatic music]
This has to be stopped.
[Sen groaning]
[gunshot booming]
[Sen laughing]
You won't.
[gunshot booming]
[Karla groaning]
Am I next?
[Karla] What are you doing?
I'm not doing anything, Karla.
Not even I can stop
what's happening.
You need help.
And then I'll take this
ship anywhere you wanna go.
Sure.
Why would you do that?
You killed Sean.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And now...
Now you're gonna kill me.
No.
You're not the only one
who wants the truth.
When I stepped on this ship,
I had no idea where
all this was going.
I don't know what the sphere is.
[Karla groaning]
Okay.
[ship rumbling]
[Karla groaning]
You were lucky.
Just a flesh wound.
Yeah.
Lucky.
[gentle music]
I wanna go back to the sphere.
But Vance has control of Miz.
I have the code to override her.
We would have to lose the heel.
She's too big to
control manually.
So,
we'd lose main propulsion
and...
our way back to Earth.
Achilles propulsion
should make it
but it would take a long time.
How long?
Five, six years.
More,
I'm guessing.
We're not going to get
to go home, are we?
It's not looking good.
There is something
else we could do.
[mechanical doors buzzing]
[doors clanking]
[computer chiming]
Karla.
You intend to return
to the sphere.
I do.
Or destroy it if
you try to stop me.
Why?
Because this whole
thing is a lie.
What are you doing?
I gave the world a scientist
who would discover God.
Cut the bullshit, what is this?
You did not discover God.
But you could now become God.
And what does that mean?
Go to your screen.
Okie-doke.
[computer chiming]
[Miz] Achilles files classified.
Sphere schematics accessed.
[Vance] A self replicating
material called Bio-Mech 34987,
capable of building
huge structures
to a preconceived
design very quickly.
The patent of the
advanced Achilles program
which I am very proud.
You built this?
[ominous music]
[transport whooshing]
Why?
I'll tell you a story about
a once beautiful planet
that sits at the center
of the Milky Way.
The planet that was
the jewel in the crown
of the known universe.
The planet whose beauty
was beyond comparison
and then came human beings
and over tens of
thousands of years
this planet was brought to
the very point of extinction.
21 billion people now
cram into the 15 percent
of the Earth's service
that is still habitable.
Scientists tell us
that within 30 years
this planet will die.
The human race must be culled.
The many sacrificed
to save the few
or we all die.
So,
people enter the gates on Earth
and go to their deaths
but you tell them
that it's God?
Well?
You got me to do that
for you for you.
To save the few.
How many do you plan to kill?
In excess of 15 billion,
saving six billion.
So this...
is your final solution?
How do they die?
Each gate houses a
contained Event Horizon.
[Karla sighing]
They step into oblivion.
It's quite painless.
Instant non-existence.
Another Vance Achilles
patent, no doubt.
The figure at the gate said
that the sphere would
destroy the earth.
The sphere has no
destructive capabilities.
It was conceived to
appear as a threat.
-As a judgment.
-[ominous music]
Well then,
people would discover the lie.
Before it reaches the earth,
the sphere will self-destruct.
A coordinated
military strike
credited with its destruction.
By then, billions
will already be dead.
The sphere's secret
hidden forever.
If we do nothing,
the planet will die.
There will be no one left.
How did I see
what was beyond the gate?
My mother,
and then Jess.
Listen.
[Jess] Mom!
[Mother] Karla?
After your accident,
we placed a chip in your head
which would be activated
for this mission.
Through which we could
get you to see or hear
whatever we wanted.
[ominous music]
And you woke me
before I could reach her.
You've been preparing me
for this trip for two years.
You arranged the accident
so you could put this
thing in my head.
You murdered my family
to save the few?
Yes.
Everything you are
for me...
is a lie.
[suspenseful tempo music]
[computer chiming]
[gentle music]
I miss my mum.
And I wish she was here.
She would tell you a story.
[Vance] What story?
It's a goodie.
Five men adrift on the ocean
with only enough food and
water for three to survive,
so two have to die.
Exactly.
Your mother understood.
Yeah, well,
she was a very smart lady.
But that's not
how her story ends.
You see, she
understood something
that you don't.
They could find fish or
an island to sustain them
or even a ship could come.
No one knows what
the ocean will bring.
All of us deserve
to find our own future.
Is this your final solution?
You're...
a fucking...
monster.
[suspenseful tempo music]
[metal whooshing]
[metal thudding]
I armed the core.
Then you leave me no choice.
Ulph?
You need to get
back to the Achilles
and bring the
core with you now!
Why?
What's happening up there?
Just get back here.
But I can't detonate the core
remotely from the Achilles.
I understand that.
Miz,
begin the auto
destruct of the ship.
Sequence code 21397.
[alarm beeping]
[Miz] Achilles self-destruct
sequence is initiated.
Achilles will self-destruct
in three minutes.
Holy shit.
Fuck this.
[Vance] Ulph will not make
it back in time.
Besides,
Miz will prevent
you from disengaging
the Achilles from the heel.
I will ask you
this one more time.
Will you help me in
this great cause?
No one gets to play Deus.
[alarm beeping]
Goodbye, Karla Grey.
My second greatest creation.
[dramatic music]
[gunshot booming]
[electrical fizzling]
[Miz] Achilles will
self-destruct in two minutes.
Ulph,
where are you?
I'm near transit.
You have under two minutes!
Yeah, I heard that, thanks.
Hey, listen to me.
Go to my station and bring up
the ship's docking schematic.
Can you find that?
[Karla] I'm on it!
Bring up the manual override
and it will ask
you for a code.
[suspenseful music]
Move, you fucker.
I'm in but I don't have a code.
I do.
[Miz] Achilles will
self-destruct...
-Ready?
-Yes.
...In one minute.
Code is, zero, zero, seven,
six, five, seven,
eight, six, five,
89,
[Miz] Manual control
of the Achilles is confirmed.
Okay, we're in.
Okay.
We can separate the ship now.
You need to get back here.
No shit!
[Miz] Achilles will
self-destruct in 30 seconds.
[suspenseful music]
I'm not gonna make it back.
You have to go.
I'm waiting for you.
You can't.
[Miz] Achilles will
self-destruct in ten,
nine,
eight,
seven,
six,
five,
four,
three,
two,
one,
zero.
[explosion rumbling]
Achilles self-destruct
sequence is initiated.
[siren alarming]
[explosions rumbling]
Ulph!
[dramatic music]
[alarm beeping]
-[ship rumbling]
-[suspenseful music]
[explosions rumbling]
[alarm beeping]
[gentle music]
[dramatic music]
[Miz] Life support
systems are re-calibrated
for two crew members.
[Ulph on com] I have a special
delivery for Miss Karla Grey.
Could someone come down
and sign for it, please?
[door clanking]
Where do I sign?
[gentle music]
[liquid trickling]
[atmosphere humming]
[Ulph sighing]
We have no way of remotely
detonating the core now.
It has to be done
manually from the surface.
Then we'll do it together.
[somber music]
I had no idea...
what Vance was planning.
He only put me on board to
take care of any problems.
I even fucked that up.
But he didn't bargain
for you, did he?
None of us did.
[ship rumbling]
[mechanical door buzzing]
[Miz] Airlock
compression is complete.
Crew are cleared to proceed.
[door thudding]
[alarm beeping]
[Ulph] Hold on a
minute, will you?
[Karla] Okay.
[door thudding]
[alarm beeping]
[Karla] What are you doing?
[Miz] Inner airlock
door is secured.
Decompression is initiated.
No.
No.
You have to get back.
You have to tell the story
of what happened here.
[dramatic music]
Tell them the truth
about the sphere.
That's more important.
Please.
[dramatic music]
Please, don't do this.
I'll never make it back.
You'll make it back.
You know, I have a funny feeling
this is just the
beginning of your story,
Karla Grey.
No.
-[door rumbling]
-[alarm beeping]
[Ulph] Just get home.
[dramatic music]
[alarm beeping]
[Miz] Outer airlock
doors are secured.
[Karla crying]
[dramatic music]
[Ulph heavily breathing]
You fucking bastard.
[gentle music]
[ship whooshing]
One fine day,
I'm gonna have a
proper drink with you,
Karla Grey.
And I'm gonna hold you to that.
[somber music]
[explosion rumbling]
[gentle music]
See you on the
other side, mate.
[dramatic vocalization music]
[Miz] Estimated return
to Earth is calculated.
Seven years, eight months,
17 weeks, five days
and 16 hours.
Miz?
Go fuck yourself.
[Miz] I do not engage
in sexual activity.
[rock music]
There's a strange
feeling in the air
There's pale
warmth from a sun
And I'm willing to
break through the clouds
The eyes on the field
Still fixed on the sky
Still dreaming
Still feel gleaming
What's now left to pray for
The darkness,
it's still closing in
Closing in
Impressions etched
in concrete walls
But still remain the same
What would it take
To break the past
Could you forget
Could you forget
Could you erase
Could you explain
How did we get here
There's a strange
feeling in the air
There's a pale
warmth from a sun
I'm willing to break
through the clouds
I still feel the lights
That lead into
the promise land
Still longing to descend
The day's getting shorter
The darkness,
it's still closing in
Still closing in
Impressions etched
in concrete walls
But still remain the same
What would it take
To break the past
Could you forget
Could you forgive
Could you erase
Could you explain
Still, yeah, yeah, yeah
Believing, yeah, yeah
Could you explain
What would it take
To break the past
Could you forget
[song continues on speaker]
Could you forgive
Could you erase
Miz?
Are we there yet?
[Miz] Officer Grey,
go fuck yourself.
How did we get here