Alma (2022) s01e01 Episode Script

1
A NETFLIX SERIES
[dramatic music playing]
[narrator] There are places in this world
that serve as a gateway to others.
From there they watch us patiently,
waiting for the opportunity
to walk among us.
Listen carefully
to what I'm about to tell you
for you will live through that moment.
And only then
will the pain awaken all the strength
that you have hidden deep inside.
[inhales sharply]
[ethereal music playing]
EIGHT HOURS BEFORE
["Blinding Lights" by the Weeknd playing]
I've been trying to call ♪
I've been on my own for long enough ♪
Maybe you can show me how to love
Maybe ♪
I'm goin' through withdrawals ♪
You don't even have to do too much ♪
You can turn me on with just a touch
Baby ♪
I look around
And Sin City's cold and empty ♪
[music continues in background]
Come on, it's our last night.
Don't be sad.
I beg you.
I don't feel like being here.
I miss her so much.
Lara wanted you to enjoy this moment.
Let's go.
Do it for her.
You're going to have fun!
Come on, let's go.
[laughs]
[woman] I have the pieces of paper
with your names.
[man] Here's mine.
Here you go, here you go.
- [woman laughs] The last one.
- [man] Take it.
[woman] Now I'll spin the bottle,
and whoever it points to
has to draw a name
and imitate that person.
Okay. Here we go.
- [all laughing]
- [man] Ali.
[woman exclaims]
[man] Let's go.
- [man] Yeah?
- Yes! Mmm!
- Go ahead, Tom.
- [Tom] Me? All right.
How do we know each other?
You don't know me.
Actually, nobody knows me.
I'm very mysterious.
Your turn, Bruno.
I'm at a disadvantage.
I only know you from staying here,
but I'll give it a try.
Was I your guide
on any of your excursions?
I don't need a guide.
I'm a free spirit.
- [man] Wow.
- [woman] Roque, your turn.
Mysterious and independent,
just the way I like them.
Uh
Kiss the one
you like the most in the circle.
[all laugh]
[all exclaim]
Uh, time's up!
[all exclaim]
Not so innocent anymore.
[Laura] Let's do something else.
We're not nine anymore.
- Hey, Laura, come on.
- [all groaning]
Come on.
Here, to make up for that kiss.
- Don't be an idiot.
- It leaves almost no trace.
Hell no. 90 days from now
that shit'll still be in your hair.
[Roque] What's wrong, our elite athlete
can't enjoy a party for once in his life?
[Tom] Well, no,
I won't risk my scholarship.
[sighs]
Oh, sorry. Do you want it?
[Tom] Roque, seriously.
[laughs] I do.
[woman] Come on. Let's go. Last round.
[clears throat]
[Tom] Deva.
[woman] Ready?
Go ahead.
[woman] Laura.
- How long have you been at our school?
- I don't go to school.
You don't go to school, we know you, but
Are you Bruno?
No.
Do you have a mark on your face?
A burn maybe?
No.
If you didn't come on this trip,
how would I know you?
I was here once, some time ago.
I've only been at this school for a year.
Do I know you?
No.
But you were at my funeral.
- [Bruno] You're saying that you're
- Yes, I'm dead.
[somber music playing]
Deva, don't.
Doesn't anyone
want to ask me if I killed myself?
I hope whoever wrote Lara's name
is proud of themselves.
Do you think that we're idiots?
- What?
- You've done some shitty things before.
But this? You're the fucking worst.
[somber music continues]
[man sighs] Well
it would seem the party's over.
[grunts]
- [all gasp]
- [glass shattering]
[man groaning]
Are you okay? Let's go.
I'll help you bandage that.
[Tom] Ali?
I want to be alone, please.
Well, I'll be in my room.
Call me if you need me.
[somber music continues]
[man] Ahh! That sure killed the mood.
- I wanted to keep partying.
- Let me bandage your wound for now.
I don't want to go back home to my dad.
Why?
You remember those
those connect-the-dot puzzles
where you draw lines between the numbers?
Connect the one to the two, to the three,
and so on, until you can see a drawing?
That's my life.
What is the drawing?
I have no idea.
Only my father knows.
The only thing I can do
is obediently connect the dots.
I wanna figure out
what they're drawing for my life,
but I don't have a say in it.
And all I wanna do is run away
to somewhere where
no one would ever find me.
This is a pretty good place to hide.
Come on, drink up.
You're gonna thank me in the morning.
I'll drink it if you tell me
something about you.
Well, I live with my brother Álex,
he's 13 years old,
and with my granddad Efrén,
he has Alzheimer's,
he doesn't leave the house.
My parents died
and I had to take care of my family.
That's why I took over this retreat.
The guests who come here
are the only people I hang out with.
And sometimes
I feel so lonely that I confuse
any small interaction
for friendship.
So are we friends now?
Because I was looking for something else.
What were you looking for?
Someone to love me.
[fire crackling]
Deva?
[keypad clicking]
HEY TOM, IS DEVA WITH YOU?
[sighs]
[Tom] Deva!
Deva!
[intriguing music playing]
Tom.
[Tom] The site we visited with Lara?
[woman] Do you think Deva was here?
[Tom] So many sad memories.
All those legends
only filled Lara with false hope.
Why would she want to come back here?
Maybe she wanted to be close to her.
["If You Need to, Keep Time on Me"
by Fleet Foxes playing]
It's amazing.
[Roque] What do you feel?
[Laura] I feel everything.
[Roque] Have you ever
done it like this?
Don't get started,
you're getting carried away.
I won't lie, you turn me on.
- A little.
- Oh, yeah?
[both laugh]
You know [sighs] It would never work out.
Don't get carried away, Laura.
I'm I'm only talking about tonight.
["If You Need to, Keep Time on Me"
continues playing]
- Are you cold?
- A little.
Come here. Put your hands in.
Better?
[man] It's 1:57 in the morning.
Thanks to daylight savings,
it'll never be two o'clock.
The next 60 minutes will disappear in time
forever without a single trace.
That's why I have the courage to tell you
that I need someone to love me.
And I would like that someone to be you.
["If You Need to, Keep Time on Me"
continues playing]
If you need to, keep time on me ♪
When I need to, I'll keep time ♪
[Laura] Oh
You're a great kisser.
I know.
["If You Need to, Keep Time on Me"
continues playing]
So, if the next hour will disappear,
I'd prefer if we waited for another one.
We won't have another one.
No, I can't, Tom.
Why not?
Everything.
You need a whole lot more
than a non-existent hour to fall in love.
[song finishes playing]
[dramatic music playing]
Hey, sorry about last night.
I was really drunk.
And really charming as well.
Wait.
Here's my cell phone number in case
you want to keep up our conversation.
Okay.
[truck engine starting]
[wistful music playing]
[phone chimes]
- [woman 1] I count 17. Someone's missing.
- [woman 2] Deva.
[woman 1] What a surprise.
YOU'RE NOT SITTING WITH ME?
DON'T WANT ANY BAD VIBES WITH DEVA
[shutter clicks]
Here she comes.
I gotta talk to you
about what happened yesterday.
Not here. Not now.
[woman] Deva, sit down. We're leaving.
[ominous music playing]
[phone chimes]
TOM - TELL ME WHEN YOU PRESS PLAY
SO WE TURN IT ON TOGETHER.
NOW.
["Love Yourself"
by Sufjan Stevens playing]
Love yourself ♪
You are the one thing I needed ♪
Share of yourself ♪
We're going back home.
I still don't know
if we'll take another trip like this.
It's our last year
and a lot of us won't stay in school.
People will leave.
I still don't know what I'll do.
I thought that
I hated my town
and my school with a passion, but
now that I can see the end of the road,
I'm really sad it's all about to be over.
I look around and I wanna keep all of it,
because I know the day will come
when I won't remember their names.
That's why I wanna capture this moment.
Before it's all gone,
becoming a long-lost memory.
- ["Love Yourself" continues]
- Show me everything ♪
Every reason to believe in yourself ♪
Love yourself ♪
You are the one thing I believe in ♪
[song fading]
[ominous music playing]
- We should stop.
- It's only mist.
Is this normal?
[man] I've never seen anything like this.
[ominous music continues]
[bus stopping]
[vehicle approaching]
- [woman yelps]
- [all chuckling]
[man] What's happening?
[all exclaiming indistinctly]
[woman] Who is that?
[ominous music continues]
Come on.
- Sorry, but we didn't see you there.
- It's my fault. I shouldn't have stopped.
For real?
Would you mind going first?
I'll follow you so I can see something.
Thank you.
Let's hope we get out of this fog.
[bus starting]
[mysterious music playing]
- They're going too fast.
- [honks horn]
[sighs] Where are you going? Fuck!
[bus rattling]
[mysterious music continues]
[bus stopping]
I can't drive in these conditions.
I'll put out the triangles.
Does anyone have a signal?
- [man 1] Uh, not me.
- [woman] Me neither.
- You have one?
- No.
[man 2] Yeah, me neither.
- [bus idling]
- [sighs]
[ominous music playing]
[bus idling faintly]
[eerie humming]
Everything all right?
[ominous music continues]
- [car honking]
- Carlos, what's going on?
They're giving us a signal.
They're waiting.
[honking continues]
[bus starting]
[eerie rasping]
Shh. Just listen.
- [rasping continues]
- What is that?
Where's that coming from?
[rasping continues indistinctly]
[indistinct growling and rasping]
[car honking]
[Roque] Do you hear that? Carlos.
They're warning us about something.
- [indistinct rasping]
- [gasps]
- [honking continues]
- [Deva] Stop.
Stop!
[tense music playing]
[indistinct rasping]
Stop.
Hold on!
[indistinct growling]
Look out!
[all screaming]
[glass shattering]
- [bus creaking]
- [screaming continues]
[crashing]
[screaming continues]
- [loud crashing]
- [screaming continues]
- [screaming continues]
- [thud]
[abrupt silence]
- [indistinct breathing]
- [indistinct chatter]
[choppers flying]
[medic indistinctly]
I'm not getting a pulse.
[overlapping voices talking]
[distorted] Don't move.
We're gonna turn you over.
Don't try to move. One, two, three.
[distorted] One, two, three.
- [sirens blaring indistinctly]
- [breathing continues]
[indistinctly] What's your name?
Can you tell me what day it is?
No, you can't go to sleep now.
Keep your eyes open.
The worst is over.
Sweetheart!
Pilar!
Román. She's here.
We're here, honey. You're safe.
- [woman] Please, you can't be here.
- It's all over now.
It's all over now, dear.
It's all over now.
[heartbeat sounds]
What's your name?
- Do you know where you are?
- [woman] No.
What's the last thing
you remember before you got here?
[woman] Mist.
[doctor] Close your eyes
and think of something nice.
- [gas hissing]
- [doctor] You'll fall asleep soon.
[monitor beeping]
[indistinct whispering]
[monitor beeping rhythmically]
- [gasps]
- Shh.
Telma, honey, calm down.
It's okay.
I'm right here.
[phone ringing]
[eerie humming]
[woman 1] She's awake.
[woman 2] Oh, okay.
Hello again.
Do you know who I am?
My name is Irene.
And I'm here to help you.
I'm going to show you your face now.
It will be tough,
because it's badly wounded.
But I need you to tell me
if you recognize yourself.
Do you know who you are?
No.
Who are you two?
It's us, your mom and dad.
Your name is Alma.
And you're 18 years old.
You were in an accident.
While you were unconscious,
you underwent several operations.
You broke your ankle,
a vertebra,
your nasal septum, and two ribs.
The contusion led to
vertical diplopia in your vision
and also triggered your amnesia.
You don't have any permanent injuries.
It's just a matter of time.
Do you have any questions?
Why am I strapped down?
To stop you from moving in your sleep.
You were having nightmares.
Don't be scared.
It'll be all right.
[eerie music playing]
[siren wailing indistinctly]
[indistinct voices and wailing]
[indistinct rasping and growling]
[disturbing noises continue]
[eerie music continues]
[indistinct rasping and growling continue]
- [thud]
- [patient yelps]
[patient grunting and screaming muffled]
- [indistinct squelching]
- [muffled screaming continues]
[buzzing]
[muffled screaming continues]
What's going on?
[nurse] Shh. Shh. Relax. Calm down.
- Doctor!
- [muffled screaming]
- [monitor stops beeping]
- Doctor!
- [monitor beeping rapidly]
- She's convulsing.
- [muffled screaming continues]
- [monitor beeping rapidly]
[doctor] We're taking her. Patricia!
[gasping]
- [doctor] Almost there.
- Yeah.
[wincing]
There you go. Done.
What's it like getting your nose back
after so many days?
[doctor] You're recovering very well,
so you'll be able to go home soon, hmm?
[Román] All right.
Thank you so much, doctor.
[door closes]
Where is the other girl?
Still in the ICU.
Hey, Dad?
What's up?
There were more people with me
in the accident?
The other people from the trip.
There were 18 from your class on the bus.
And are they all in this hospital?
Yeah, some are.
Are the others dead?
Don't think about that now.
You need to rest so you can get better.
[Tom whispering] Ali.
Ali!
I didn't mean to scare you, sorry.
But I just had to see you.
They weren't able to save my leg.
I'm sorry.
[sniffles]
Don't do that, please.
Everyone looks at me with pity.
I can't stand it.
Do you have photos?
From the accident?
No, from before. I need to see the others.
[somber music playing]
Tell me the truth.
[Tom] Carlos, Laura,
and Roque are in a coma.
Telma is still in the ICU.
Nobody knows where Martín is.
They couldn't find his body, it vanished.
And everybody else died in the valley.
They didn't even tell you about Deva?
This is the last photo of us together.
I don't remember anything.
About the accident?
I don't know who I am.
I don't understand.
I have no memories.
Not one.
- [trembling] Everything is gone.
- Not everything. I'm still here with you.
I don't know who you are.
No, I can't, Tom.
Because of Deva?
- [twigs snapping]
- [indistinct rustling]
Deva.
Deva, are you okay?
Where have you been?
[mysterious music playing]
Why'd you go back there, Deva?
[Deva] I found the scrapbook
you gave Lara at the retreat.
I'LL GIVE YOU ANOTHER LIFE
ASK WHAT YOU WAN
[Deva] I needed to know if it was true.
[Tom] If what was true?
What Lara said to me.
[woman] Did you say she hears voices?
Yeah, she just wakes up
in the middle of the night
really startled, and
Yeah, she says that
she hears weeping, or voices.
[eerie humming]
[woman talking indistinctly]
[nurse] They're just
memories from the accident.
- Well, anyway.
- All right.
Good morning, Ali.
How are you?
What is it?
Someone was over there crying again.
Must have been a nightmare.
[woman] The sounds you think you hear
are just memories trying to come back.
I've followed your case closely.
My brother
he was on that bus.
- Is he dead?
- They never found his body.
As of now, he's still missing.
Martín.
You remember?
[Alma] Tom told me about him.
Your memories
are going to return gradually.
When that happens,
I'd like to talk to you.
When's she coming back?
[woman] Didn't they tell you?
She became critical
while she was over in the ICU.
They couldn't do anything to save her.
I'm really sorry, Alma.
[distant sirens sound]
[phone ringing]
- [Román] You okay?
- Yes.
[Román] Mmm-hmm.
- Slow down now. There's no hurry.
- I want to go alone.
- You sure?
- Alone.
Yeah. Mhm.
Careful.
Sure thing.
[mysterious music playing]
[mysterious music continues]
I know you.
[Román] I'll do it. Thank you.
You're on edge.
- [Alma] Is she from my class?
- No.
I've never seen her before.
[ominous music playing]
[groans]
[buzzer beeping]
- [nurse] What happened, Ali?
- I didn't do anything.
[nurse] Okay, relax. Don't worry,
blood always looks worse than it is.
Doctor!
Acute epistaxis.
Jorge, get the cart.
[Alma groaning]
[doctor] Can I take a look?
Open your mouth wide.
- Did you strain yourself?
- I went for a walk on my crutches.
[doctor] Speculum.
- [breathing rapidly and whimpering] No
- [doctor] Shh.
Nasal packing.
- [Alma] No.
- [doctor] Okay.
I'll try and contain the hemorrhage.
I'm going to be honest with you,
this is not gonna be pleasant.
- [whimpers] No.
- You can close your eyes if you want.
- No!
- [doctor] Be still.
- Don't fight it.
- [Alma grunting]
- [doctor] Be still.
- [groaning]
[doctor] There you go.
[Alma] No!
No, no, no!
- [doctor] Easy.
- No!
- [whimpers] No!
- [doctor] Shh.
No!
[nurse] Shh! Relax.
- [doctor] Syringe.
- [gasps]
[doctor] I'm going to introduce some air
to put pressure on the inside of your nose
and control the bleeding, okay?
[Alma gurgling]
- [gasping]
- [doctor] You have to resist now.
Resist.
- [Alma gurgling]
- [doctor] The catheter moved.
- [spitting]
- [doctor] Okay, hold the bowl still.
- [gasping]
- [nurse] Easy, sweetheart.
[gasping]
Breathe. Breathe slowly. Turn your head.
- We need to operate.
- [Alma gasps]
[nurse] We're gonna be right back for you.
[eerie faint humming]
[indistinct voices whispering]
- [eerie music playing]
- [strange noises continue]
[Alma whimpering]
[strange noises intensify]
[whimpers] No
[sinister music playing]
[screams]
[dramatic music playing]
[tranquil music playing]