The Crossing (2018) s01e01 Episode Script
Pilot
1 KATE: You should be finding your integrity here in your palms against the floor.
Slowly shift your weight over to your right arm and foot.
Rest your left foot on your right foot.
Slowly raise your left arm to the sky.
- [WHISPERS.]
Jude.
- And exhale.
This should be a little more challenging.
- Jude.
- Good.
Believe you have a visitor, Jude.
I-I-I'm sorry about that, Kate, everyone.
I-I just need to borrow the sheriff real quick.
Sorry.
What? I didn't mean to bo Interrupt you your class.
Trust me You saved me a groin pull.
Yeah.
An Army chopper spotted a body down at Thorn Beach.
I thought no one went to Thorn Beach.
Not this time of year.
Probably washed up? NESTOR: Haven't been out here in years.
We used to go out on the rocks, try not to get knocked off by the waves, you know? Wasn't much else to do that didn't involve getting drunk.
Used to do that, too.
[CHUCKLES.]
A little bit, you know? Malt liquor mostly.
Malt liquor gets a bad rap.
Hey, you know, you can stay in the car if you want.
Shoot, no, man.
I'm fine.
Totally fine.
All right.
You must've seen a lot in Oakland.
Bodies.
Yeah.
A few.
[BRAKES SQUEAL.]
What are you thinking? Well, he wasn't out for a swim.
Fell off a boat, maybe? Yeah, maybe.
Damn.
[GRUNTING.]
Hey, come on.
Pull him up! Come on! All right, all right, all right.
[GRUNTING.]
Come on, hon.
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
Hey.
Hey.
She's breathing.
She's breathing! Call an ambulance and the Coast Guard! There may be more out there! Dispatch, this is Rosario.
We have a 10-32 times four.
I'm gonna need EMT support and search-and-rescue.
Here, hon, here.
Come on.
Here.
Look at me.
Open Open your eyes.
Come on.
Hey.
Hey.
- Look at me.
- Jude! What? Oh, my God.
What is this? [INDISTINCT SHOUTING.]
Hey! Come on! Let's go, let's go! Let's move, let's move! [RADIO CHATTER.]
Stretcher! [RADIO CHATTER.]
- Is he alive? - No.
One, two, three.
- [COUGHING.]
- MAN: Can I get a saline drip here? Hey, hey, hey! [GRUNTS.]
Hey, you're okay.
You're okay.
[SMOOCHES.]
[SIGHS.]
- Let's go.
- Got it? [CRYING.]
Look at me.
All right.
[WOMAN COUGHING.]
No life jackets.
Huh? None of them are wearing life jackets.
Go home.
Feds have got this.
You've been here all day.
Where'd they come from, Jude? I don't know.
[GASPING.]
We made it.
Stars.
[CHUCKLES.]
Agent? Get me the sheriff, please.
[CELLPHONE VIBRATING.]
Hi.
JUDE: Hey.
Is he still up? He was two hours ago.
Do you think you could just maybe just go in there and see if he's awake? Yeah, he's not.
It's been a rough night, I just Just wanted to hear his voice, that's all.
Well, if I wake him, he'll never go back to sleep.
He's got school.
You can talk to him all you want when you see him this weekend.
He is excited to see where you live.
Sir? Agent in charge wants to see you.
Okay.
I gotta go.
Bye.
Any sign of vessel debris? Not yet.
Checked imagery going back 10 hours There's nothing.
Keep looking.
They didn't come out of nowhere.
Agent Ren? Sheriff's here.
Oh, Sheriff.
Emma Ren.
Jude Ellis.
Quite a piece of coast.
Must be beautiful, under normal circumstances.
We've got 47 survivors.
I'm afraid that's all we're gonna find.
Have any of them said anything to you? We're having trouble getting them to talk.
No.
Most were in shock, hypothermic.
So, do you know what kind of ship they were on? No.
And so far, no vessels reported missing, no distress signals.
Wait.
So, what then, a plane? Not according to FAA.
Well, they had to come from somewhere.
I don't think from here.
What little they've said suggests they're looking for asylum.
Asylum? You're telling me that these people are refugees? That's what we're trying to find out.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS.]
Hey.
How do you feel? That's my sweatshirt.
I almost forgot about that.
You can keep it, though.
It's not really my style.
I'm Jude.
What's your name? Leah.
Leah? That's a pretty name.
It's from the Bible, if I'm not mistaken.
From what? Do you know any of these people here? My mom.
Your mom? Is your mom here? In the water.
Leah, how did you get in the water? It's all right.
You don't have to be afraid.
We were running away.
You were running away.
From what? The war.
Leah, where are you from? From here.
From here? America.
But there's no war here.
There will be.
I'm sorry.
I don't understand.
CALEB: There's a lot you won't understand.
Why do you say that? Because what she's talking about, these things that we've experienced they haven't happened yet.
[BRAKES SQUEAL.]
Back to you on that, okay? Thanks.
Well, you look like hell.
- Thanks.
- No sleep? - Not enough.
- [CHUCKLES.]
What's this all about? A tourist.
Mugger got her last night.
Took her purse, her rings We think it's our same guy? Yeah, looks like it might be.
Get me the report.
Hey.
A lot of calls, people wondering - about the activity on the water last night.
- [SIGHS.]
And the papers called.
They want comment, too.
Stall till I can coordinate with the Feds.
Yeah, okay.
But, listen, between us, those people what are they saying? Nothing that makes any sense.
[SIGHS.]
They're storing the bodies in that plane hangar off 81.
Tell Ruben to get down there, log prints, record any identifying marks.
Sure you don't want the Feds handling that? No.
They washed up on our beach.
CALEB: People traveled from all over to get to the site, people with no other way out.
We were the first group to attempt it.
We knew there would be risks.
But no one expected to arrive how we did In the water, beneath the surface.
Something went wrong.
With the time machine.
Look, I know how this must sound to you.
I'm not here to doubt you, I'm here to help you, but the fact is, you listed a date of birth almost 150 years from now.
So please just help us understand how that's possible.
You can't imagine what will become possible.
We heard that someone had discovered something, a process a way to "bend time.
" A rumor, at best.
At worst, a trap.
But we didn't hesitate.
You have to understand, we had no other option.
We were an endangered species.
Not a war, an extermination.
A holocaust unlike the world has ever known.
My dad paid someone to get me past the checkpoints.
It was everything he had.
The whole process at the site was rushed.
People were saying that the plan had been exposed.
There was no time to organize or plan.
- It was - Chaos.
No one knew where we'd end up.
The Long Peace, early 21st century That's all they told us.
A better time.
They packed us onto the platform and took us into the ground.
The "threshold" is what they called it.
And when it stopped, we were in some type of cave, you know? There were families, kids.
Everyone was scared.
And then the sound started.
It was like cracks of thunder over and over.
- And then - suddenly I couldn't breathe, and it was dark and freezing.
To even realize that we were underwater took, uh crucial moments.
HANNAH: A lot of people drowned before they even realized where they were.
My mom kissed me, then she was gone.
So, this genocide, the reason you say you fled what were its origins? Was it state-sponsored? Was the government involved? They took over the government.
They took over every government.
Who? Apex.
They said they were man's next evolution, our genetic destiny.
Said they can do things we can't.
They're different.
BRYCE: So, what do you think? I think my mother was right.
I should've gone into banking.
Yeah.
Their stories are fairly consistent, though.
I mean, I'm not inclined to believe in Time travel? HQS is gonna look at the tapes.
They'll decide what to do.
In the meantime, we've got a 47-person migration.
Math says there'll be some bad actors.
So watch them closely.
You don't trust them? I don't trust desperate people.
Agent Ren.
Got the Sheriff asking for you at the checkpoint.
[VEHICLE APPROACHING.]
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
So, I sent my coroner to the hangar, and apparently, your men won't let him in to see the bodies.
Then I come here, these guys won't let me down to the beach.
I apologize.
I should've given you the heads-up.
I can no longer have you and your men on this site.
You can't have us? That's funny.
I thought we were having you.
And I need to ask you not to talk about this case with anyone.
I have a town full of people wondering what's going on down here.
The press want a statement.
I can't "not talk" to them.
I understand.
I will consult with my superiors, and I will get you official talking points.
This, uh, little game of keep-away this has something to do with what those people down there are telling you, isn't it? We're just trying to streamline this operation, limit exposure.
Almost convinced me.
Now try it again without the eye twitch.
Sorry.
I'll get back to you with those talking points.
Hey, the girl Leah uh her mom, did she turn up? [COUGHING, GASPING.]
KURT: Take it easy.
Take it easy.
We're here to help, okay? We're gonna take care of you.
Hey, slow down.
Take it easy.
DECKHAND: So, what What did she tell you? Not much, not even her name.
Asked if I knew anything about the "others.
" What? "Others"? Must've went down on the same boat.
Man, that water's in the low 50s.
She's lucky to be alive.
Luck? Hell, it's a miracle.
[DRILL WHIRS.]
Look, I've been dealing with the Feds my whole career.
This is how it works.
They want a case, they take it.
Yeah, but it's like you said They washed up on our beach, right? It's their beach now.
- Grab it.
- Yep.
I didn't finish the The w-walls, because I didn't know about the color or the mobile, you know? I-I don't know.
Oh, the room is good.
It's great.
- He's gonna love it.
- Yeah.
I'm gonna take him fishing.
Oh, that'd be great.
[SLURPING.]
- Have any more grape? - That's your third one.
They're tiny.
They're for Oliver.
I'm sorry.
I know.
It's just that Jill doesn't want me drinking sugary drinks anymore.
She says they make me ramble.
You know it's harder to quit sugar than it is cocaine? [DOORBELL RINGS.]
I've been sneaking Dr.
Peppers at work.
Pull yourself together, man.
Morning, Sheriff.
This is for you.
[CELLPHONE RINGS.]
Hello? Got your talking points.
Little light on the substance.
We're withholding certain details for now.
Yeah, pretty big detail.
You know, the fact that some survived.
You tell the world you've got 50 people claiming to have traveled through time and your town becomes ground zero for every media outlet on the planet.
For their own safety, we need to keep them out of the conversation.
You know, somehow I don't think this is all about them.
It's about you, too.
The less chaotic it gets, the easier it's gonna be.
I-I can I can handle chaos.
Your time in Oakland would suggest otherwise.
You don't know me.
I know you came here to put things back together, right? Quiet town, peaceful, low maintenance.
And it can still be all those things, but you're gonna have to trust me.
Trust is earned.
That did not look good.
Local politics.
Welcome to the Pacific Northwest.
Glad to have the excuse.
I've always wanted to see this part of the country.
This is wonderful coffee.
Do you want anything? No, I'm good.
Shall we? I did not fly in from D.
C.
to sit in a conference room.
But I'm supposed to be briefing you and the ADs in five minutes.
I'm the Deputy Undersecretary.
They can wait.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS.]
Hey.
Feeling better? So, uh, I asked around.
Sounds like something's going on up the coast.
- Bodies washed up.
- Show me.
Whoa, hold on.
I don't know anything yet.
I'll go talk to the harbormaster, see if there's anything more he can tell me.
You wait here, eat, relax.
I'll be back.
[SPEAKING RUSSIAN.]
[SPEAKING RUSSIAN.]
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES.]
[MUFFLED AUDIO.]
REPORTER: news conference about the investigation into a possible shipwreck at Thorn Beach, where a number of dead bodies washed ashore.
JUDE: Good afternoon.
At approximately 10:45 Friday morning, Port Canaan Sheriff's Department responded to a report of a lone body near the waterline at Thorn Beach.
Upon arrival, we quickly realized that, uh, this was not a single case and that it involved multiple drownings.
We do not have a definitive count, as operations are still ongoing, but I can say that the fatalities are numerous.
At this point, we have not located the vessel.
In the meantime, we just ask for your patience as we continue gathering evidence and locating next of kin.
"A revolution in genetic engineering having led to the eradication of major disease markers but also to the emergence of 'Apex, ' a minority population with heightened cognitive function, sensory faculties, fast-twitch muscle development" Well, it's creative.
The reports were fairly consistent.
So you believe this? I think they believe it.
Over 400 people drowned.
I just wish I knew why.
400 sounds like a lot until you consider the 900 that killed themselves at Jonestown.
Jonestown? What are you saying? You think this is part of a cult? Makes more sense than time travel.
If we go in there with this, they could laugh us out of the building.
Okay.
What do you want to do? We got to keep them sequestered until we find out the truth.
I can get you the truth, but you need to get me the resources to move those people off the beach so I can vet them properly.
You'll have whatever you need.
[VEHICLES APPROACHING.]
Can I have some of those? Doesn't get bright like this where we're from.
I can ask about that.
My name's Hannah.
What's yours? Look, um, we're not really supposed to engage socially.
Oh.
Why? Don't you have anyone here? People you came with? No, it's just me.
Roy.
My name.
PAUL: Supplies to pass the time.
How long are they planning on keeping us here? We knew it'd be a process.
By any measure, it's better than where we came from.
How'd you know that? I mean, they've told us nothing.
They've provided medicine, clothes, food Food, right.
You know, someone said their meat comes from real animals.
Okay, this is a different time.
They just have different ways of doing things, that's all.
THOMAS: Sounds good to me.
Be nice to be back on top of the food chain.
Don't you think we should all have a say in what happens to us? Oh, I'll have a say.
Don't you worry about that.
Listen, I don't know about you guys, but Rebecca and I came here to start over, to make a home, maybe even have a family again.
But none of that will be possible without these people.
But, listen, it's normal not to trust them, considering where we came from, but this is a different place, a different time than the one we left.
This is the America of old, the Long Peace.
Everyone has rights here, no matter where they're from.
Hi.
I'm Rebecca.
What's your name? Leah.
And I'm guessing you would be 8? I remember my daughter when she was 8.
Hey.
Who's this cute little guy? What is it? They call it a rabbit.
I want my mom.
I know.
But you're going to be okay.
We're all gonna be okay.
Take me to the dead.
CALEB: A lot of people are nervous.
No one's told us what happens next.
I mean, I don't expect you to have all the answers, but anything will help.
Well, I'm glad you came to me.
My door is always open.
Refugee resettlement timelines vary from case to case, and that's under normal circumstances.
Obviously, this situation is anything but.
I do have some good news for you.
We have secured temporary housing, so we will be moving you soon.
That is good.
The others will be happy to hear that.
Thank Thank you.
I know how you're feeling.
I came to this country with my parents when I was 6.
Not everybody in our group was like my family.
There were some men Dangerous men.
During processing, my parents asked me not to talk about them.
They were afraid we'd all get sent back if the Americans knew.
Sometimes I wonder about those men, about who they may have hurt because of what I didn't say.
All we want is a better life.
Same as your parents wanted for you.
[KEYBOARD KEYS CLACKING.]
Hello.
Thomas, right? I think it's time for you and I to talk.
Please have a seat.
That's okay.
I'll be quick.
I have information your government will be very interested in.
What kind of information? Let's just say, there are what you'd call national-security implications.
I'm listening.
I want to talk to your President.
I'm in charge.
You can talk to me.
No.
Someone with real power.
I can't go to my superiors with vague hints.
You'll have to give me something.
All right.
How's this? We're not the first ones to come here.
You want to tell me why you're interested in those bodies? Yeah, figured.
Yoga.
Supposed to be therapeutic.
You know, good for stress, but - [RADIO CRACKLES.]
- NESTOR: Jude, you there? Got a call from Kurt Cooper down at the docks.
Says he pulled a woman out of the water earlier.
Alive.
Jude, you out there? You wouldn't happen to know anything about that.
I didn't tell you to stop.
We're here.
How do we get in? We don't.
As of seven hours ago, I lost my clearance, so you kidnapped the wrong guy.
Keep driving.
I don't know how much time this is gonna buy you.
[RADIO CHATTER.]
What did he say, exactly? EMMA: He kept it vague.
The implication was that there was an earlier migration, a smaller group of refugees with an agenda.
Normal people or genetic overlords? Normal, like the others.
I know how it sounds, but I don't know I feel like he has something.
- Okay.
- Okay? Yeah, if you really think there's something to this, let's do our due diligence.
But it's safe to say a meeting with the President is off the table.
So what do you want to do? If he wants to talk to somebody in authority, he can talk to me.
Set a meeting.
Where are the rest? That's all of them.
- You're lying.
- You told me to take you to the dead.
There are no other dead.
But there are others, aren't there? [CLICKING.]
- Go.
- No.
You're on your own.
- [DOOR OPENS.]
- GUARD: Hey, drop the weapon! On your knees! Hands behind your head! Put your weapon down, sir! I'm the sheriff! I'm dealing with this! You have no authority here! [MUFFLED.]
Put the gun down! On your knees! [GRUNTING.]
Did you see that? Play it again.
[KEYBOARD KEYS CLACK.]
How did she do that? EMMA: Bring him in.
I told her there weren't any others, she didn't believe me, then your guys came in, and you know the rest.
So, she gave no other indication of what she was looking for, why this was so important to her? Nope.
But I think she came out of the water, and I think she's one of them.
No, this one is different.
You know something you're not telling me.
Here's what I know.
She ripped a shotgun out of a Pro-gard Partition Mount lock.
That's made of 16-gauge steel.
So whatever else she is, she's a threat to my town, and I deserve to know what I'm up against.
If you see her again, don't engage.
Notify me.
If she's looking for those survivors, I'm not sure I want to know what happens when she finds them.
No one's gonna find them.
It's nice down here, right? It's cool.
We don't need to talk.
You got any money? Better empty your pockets just to be sure.
[GROANING.]
[RADIO CHATTER.]
Well, Christmas came early.
- We sure that's him? - He confessed.
Whether it'll be admissible, considering the ass-kicking, - who knows? - Who did it to him? That's the best part Said it was a woman.
A "hard-core Tomb Raider she-bitch" was his exact quote.
Did you find his gun? No.
[BRAKES SQUEAL.]
[AIR BRAKES HISS.]
[BUS DOOR OPENS.]
Okay, everyone, we're here.
Just file out, and you'll find an agent outside with your housing assignments.
[PEOPLE MURMURING.]
Okay.
Great.
Hannah.
Here you go.
Leah, right? You're in 7.
By myself? No, we put you with one of the agents.
Don't worry.
Uh, she can stay with us.
It's Rebecca and and Caleb.
Him too, if you'd like.
Sure.
Is this our new home? Not forever.
When do we go to the forever place? CALEB: Soon.
Need some help with that? I thought you weren't allowed to talk to me.
We're cleared for "crucial assistance.
" Figure you getting inside your house qualifies.
Here you go.
Thanks.
Um here.
If anyone asks, say you found them.
Okay.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
Thank you.
Problem? The injured agent from the hangar.
Doctor looked at his X-rays.
She said it looked like he got hit by a truck.
Well, if what we saw on that tape was one of these Apex people, Washington's gonna be real interested in that.
If she came here with them, there could be more out there.
Or in here.
CRAIG: I apologize for the venue.
You have no idea how hard it is to find a secure location.
That's far enough.
No offense.
I'm just being cautious.
Fine by me.
Just happy to get off the beach for a couple hours.
I understand you have important information.
I had to drive in from Seattle.
I hope it was worth it.
It's worth more than you know.
I expect to be compensated.
You told Agent Ren there was an earlier migration.
Refugees that came before you? Yeah, that's right.
They have plans.
What plans? The kind that change the course of history.
Problem for you is change requires sacrifice.
You're worried about us, the new arrivals.
The ones you need to fear they're already here.
What else can you tell me about them? If you want details, you're gonna have to give me certain assurances.
Would you be able to identify them by sight? I told you, I'm I'm not gonna I guess we answered that question.
How long have you been here? Longer than you think.
[CELLPHONE VIBRATING.]
[CAP CLATTERS.]
Hey.
Everything okay? Hey, little man.
It's a little late, isn't it? Hey, does does mom know you you have her phone? No, I won't tell.
I am looking forward to seeing you.
Yeah, we're still going fishing.
What? No, man.
Yeah, we're We're not gonna hurt them.
We'll put them back in the water so their friends won't miss them, okay? All right.
Good night, buddy.
I love you, too.
Drop it.
[EXHALES DEEPLY.]
[GUN CLATTERS.]
This time, you got nowhere to go.
I could go right through you.
You wanna test that? No.
I need you.
What for? What were you looking for in the hangar? My daughter.
What's your name? Reece.
Okay, Reece.
Want to start from the beginning?
Slowly shift your weight over to your right arm and foot.
Rest your left foot on your right foot.
Slowly raise your left arm to the sky.
- [WHISPERS.]
Jude.
- And exhale.
This should be a little more challenging.
- Jude.
- Good.
Believe you have a visitor, Jude.
I-I-I'm sorry about that, Kate, everyone.
I-I just need to borrow the sheriff real quick.
Sorry.
What? I didn't mean to bo Interrupt you your class.
Trust me You saved me a groin pull.
Yeah.
An Army chopper spotted a body down at Thorn Beach.
I thought no one went to Thorn Beach.
Not this time of year.
Probably washed up? NESTOR: Haven't been out here in years.
We used to go out on the rocks, try not to get knocked off by the waves, you know? Wasn't much else to do that didn't involve getting drunk.
Used to do that, too.
[CHUCKLES.]
A little bit, you know? Malt liquor mostly.
Malt liquor gets a bad rap.
Hey, you know, you can stay in the car if you want.
Shoot, no, man.
I'm fine.
Totally fine.
All right.
You must've seen a lot in Oakland.
Bodies.
Yeah.
A few.
[BRAKES SQUEAL.]
What are you thinking? Well, he wasn't out for a swim.
Fell off a boat, maybe? Yeah, maybe.
Damn.
[GRUNTING.]
Hey, come on.
Pull him up! Come on! All right, all right, all right.
[GRUNTING.]
Come on, hon.
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
Hey.
Hey.
She's breathing.
She's breathing! Call an ambulance and the Coast Guard! There may be more out there! Dispatch, this is Rosario.
We have a 10-32 times four.
I'm gonna need EMT support and search-and-rescue.
Here, hon, here.
Come on.
Here.
Look at me.
Open Open your eyes.
Come on.
Hey.
Hey.
- Look at me.
- Jude! What? Oh, my God.
What is this? [INDISTINCT SHOUTING.]
Hey! Come on! Let's go, let's go! Let's move, let's move! [RADIO CHATTER.]
Stretcher! [RADIO CHATTER.]
- Is he alive? - No.
One, two, three.
- [COUGHING.]
- MAN: Can I get a saline drip here? Hey, hey, hey! [GRUNTS.]
Hey, you're okay.
You're okay.
[SMOOCHES.]
[SIGHS.]
- Let's go.
- Got it? [CRYING.]
Look at me.
All right.
[WOMAN COUGHING.]
No life jackets.
Huh? None of them are wearing life jackets.
Go home.
Feds have got this.
You've been here all day.
Where'd they come from, Jude? I don't know.
[GASPING.]
We made it.
Stars.
[CHUCKLES.]
Agent? Get me the sheriff, please.
[CELLPHONE VIBRATING.]
Hi.
JUDE: Hey.
Is he still up? He was two hours ago.
Do you think you could just maybe just go in there and see if he's awake? Yeah, he's not.
It's been a rough night, I just Just wanted to hear his voice, that's all.
Well, if I wake him, he'll never go back to sleep.
He's got school.
You can talk to him all you want when you see him this weekend.
He is excited to see where you live.
Sir? Agent in charge wants to see you.
Okay.
I gotta go.
Bye.
Any sign of vessel debris? Not yet.
Checked imagery going back 10 hours There's nothing.
Keep looking.
They didn't come out of nowhere.
Agent Ren? Sheriff's here.
Oh, Sheriff.
Emma Ren.
Jude Ellis.
Quite a piece of coast.
Must be beautiful, under normal circumstances.
We've got 47 survivors.
I'm afraid that's all we're gonna find.
Have any of them said anything to you? We're having trouble getting them to talk.
No.
Most were in shock, hypothermic.
So, do you know what kind of ship they were on? No.
And so far, no vessels reported missing, no distress signals.
Wait.
So, what then, a plane? Not according to FAA.
Well, they had to come from somewhere.
I don't think from here.
What little they've said suggests they're looking for asylum.
Asylum? You're telling me that these people are refugees? That's what we're trying to find out.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS.]
Hey.
How do you feel? That's my sweatshirt.
I almost forgot about that.
You can keep it, though.
It's not really my style.
I'm Jude.
What's your name? Leah.
Leah? That's a pretty name.
It's from the Bible, if I'm not mistaken.
From what? Do you know any of these people here? My mom.
Your mom? Is your mom here? In the water.
Leah, how did you get in the water? It's all right.
You don't have to be afraid.
We were running away.
You were running away.
From what? The war.
Leah, where are you from? From here.
From here? America.
But there's no war here.
There will be.
I'm sorry.
I don't understand.
CALEB: There's a lot you won't understand.
Why do you say that? Because what she's talking about, these things that we've experienced they haven't happened yet.
[BRAKES SQUEAL.]
Back to you on that, okay? Thanks.
Well, you look like hell.
- Thanks.
- No sleep? - Not enough.
- [CHUCKLES.]
What's this all about? A tourist.
Mugger got her last night.
Took her purse, her rings We think it's our same guy? Yeah, looks like it might be.
Get me the report.
Hey.
A lot of calls, people wondering - about the activity on the water last night.
- [SIGHS.]
And the papers called.
They want comment, too.
Stall till I can coordinate with the Feds.
Yeah, okay.
But, listen, between us, those people what are they saying? Nothing that makes any sense.
[SIGHS.]
They're storing the bodies in that plane hangar off 81.
Tell Ruben to get down there, log prints, record any identifying marks.
Sure you don't want the Feds handling that? No.
They washed up on our beach.
CALEB: People traveled from all over to get to the site, people with no other way out.
We were the first group to attempt it.
We knew there would be risks.
But no one expected to arrive how we did In the water, beneath the surface.
Something went wrong.
With the time machine.
Look, I know how this must sound to you.
I'm not here to doubt you, I'm here to help you, but the fact is, you listed a date of birth almost 150 years from now.
So please just help us understand how that's possible.
You can't imagine what will become possible.
We heard that someone had discovered something, a process a way to "bend time.
" A rumor, at best.
At worst, a trap.
But we didn't hesitate.
You have to understand, we had no other option.
We were an endangered species.
Not a war, an extermination.
A holocaust unlike the world has ever known.
My dad paid someone to get me past the checkpoints.
It was everything he had.
The whole process at the site was rushed.
People were saying that the plan had been exposed.
There was no time to organize or plan.
- It was - Chaos.
No one knew where we'd end up.
The Long Peace, early 21st century That's all they told us.
A better time.
They packed us onto the platform and took us into the ground.
The "threshold" is what they called it.
And when it stopped, we were in some type of cave, you know? There were families, kids.
Everyone was scared.
And then the sound started.
It was like cracks of thunder over and over.
- And then - suddenly I couldn't breathe, and it was dark and freezing.
To even realize that we were underwater took, uh crucial moments.
HANNAH: A lot of people drowned before they even realized where they were.
My mom kissed me, then she was gone.
So, this genocide, the reason you say you fled what were its origins? Was it state-sponsored? Was the government involved? They took over the government.
They took over every government.
Who? Apex.
They said they were man's next evolution, our genetic destiny.
Said they can do things we can't.
They're different.
BRYCE: So, what do you think? I think my mother was right.
I should've gone into banking.
Yeah.
Their stories are fairly consistent, though.
I mean, I'm not inclined to believe in Time travel? HQS is gonna look at the tapes.
They'll decide what to do.
In the meantime, we've got a 47-person migration.
Math says there'll be some bad actors.
So watch them closely.
You don't trust them? I don't trust desperate people.
Agent Ren.
Got the Sheriff asking for you at the checkpoint.
[VEHICLE APPROACHING.]
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
So, I sent my coroner to the hangar, and apparently, your men won't let him in to see the bodies.
Then I come here, these guys won't let me down to the beach.
I apologize.
I should've given you the heads-up.
I can no longer have you and your men on this site.
You can't have us? That's funny.
I thought we were having you.
And I need to ask you not to talk about this case with anyone.
I have a town full of people wondering what's going on down here.
The press want a statement.
I can't "not talk" to them.
I understand.
I will consult with my superiors, and I will get you official talking points.
This, uh, little game of keep-away this has something to do with what those people down there are telling you, isn't it? We're just trying to streamline this operation, limit exposure.
Almost convinced me.
Now try it again without the eye twitch.
Sorry.
I'll get back to you with those talking points.
Hey, the girl Leah uh her mom, did she turn up? [COUGHING, GASPING.]
KURT: Take it easy.
Take it easy.
We're here to help, okay? We're gonna take care of you.
Hey, slow down.
Take it easy.
DECKHAND: So, what What did she tell you? Not much, not even her name.
Asked if I knew anything about the "others.
" What? "Others"? Must've went down on the same boat.
Man, that water's in the low 50s.
She's lucky to be alive.
Luck? Hell, it's a miracle.
[DRILL WHIRS.]
Look, I've been dealing with the Feds my whole career.
This is how it works.
They want a case, they take it.
Yeah, but it's like you said They washed up on our beach, right? It's their beach now.
- Grab it.
- Yep.
I didn't finish the The w-walls, because I didn't know about the color or the mobile, you know? I-I don't know.
Oh, the room is good.
It's great.
- He's gonna love it.
- Yeah.
I'm gonna take him fishing.
Oh, that'd be great.
[SLURPING.]
- Have any more grape? - That's your third one.
They're tiny.
They're for Oliver.
I'm sorry.
I know.
It's just that Jill doesn't want me drinking sugary drinks anymore.
She says they make me ramble.
You know it's harder to quit sugar than it is cocaine? [DOORBELL RINGS.]
I've been sneaking Dr.
Peppers at work.
Pull yourself together, man.
Morning, Sheriff.
This is for you.
[CELLPHONE RINGS.]
Hello? Got your talking points.
Little light on the substance.
We're withholding certain details for now.
Yeah, pretty big detail.
You know, the fact that some survived.
You tell the world you've got 50 people claiming to have traveled through time and your town becomes ground zero for every media outlet on the planet.
For their own safety, we need to keep them out of the conversation.
You know, somehow I don't think this is all about them.
It's about you, too.
The less chaotic it gets, the easier it's gonna be.
I-I can I can handle chaos.
Your time in Oakland would suggest otherwise.
You don't know me.
I know you came here to put things back together, right? Quiet town, peaceful, low maintenance.
And it can still be all those things, but you're gonna have to trust me.
Trust is earned.
That did not look good.
Local politics.
Welcome to the Pacific Northwest.
Glad to have the excuse.
I've always wanted to see this part of the country.
This is wonderful coffee.
Do you want anything? No, I'm good.
Shall we? I did not fly in from D.
C.
to sit in a conference room.
But I'm supposed to be briefing you and the ADs in five minutes.
I'm the Deputy Undersecretary.
They can wait.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS.]
Hey.
Feeling better? So, uh, I asked around.
Sounds like something's going on up the coast.
- Bodies washed up.
- Show me.
Whoa, hold on.
I don't know anything yet.
I'll go talk to the harbormaster, see if there's anything more he can tell me.
You wait here, eat, relax.
I'll be back.
[SPEAKING RUSSIAN.]
[SPEAKING RUSSIAN.]
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES.]
[MUFFLED AUDIO.]
REPORTER: news conference about the investigation into a possible shipwreck at Thorn Beach, where a number of dead bodies washed ashore.
JUDE: Good afternoon.
At approximately 10:45 Friday morning, Port Canaan Sheriff's Department responded to a report of a lone body near the waterline at Thorn Beach.
Upon arrival, we quickly realized that, uh, this was not a single case and that it involved multiple drownings.
We do not have a definitive count, as operations are still ongoing, but I can say that the fatalities are numerous.
At this point, we have not located the vessel.
In the meantime, we just ask for your patience as we continue gathering evidence and locating next of kin.
"A revolution in genetic engineering having led to the eradication of major disease markers but also to the emergence of 'Apex, ' a minority population with heightened cognitive function, sensory faculties, fast-twitch muscle development" Well, it's creative.
The reports were fairly consistent.
So you believe this? I think they believe it.
Over 400 people drowned.
I just wish I knew why.
400 sounds like a lot until you consider the 900 that killed themselves at Jonestown.
Jonestown? What are you saying? You think this is part of a cult? Makes more sense than time travel.
If we go in there with this, they could laugh us out of the building.
Okay.
What do you want to do? We got to keep them sequestered until we find out the truth.
I can get you the truth, but you need to get me the resources to move those people off the beach so I can vet them properly.
You'll have whatever you need.
[VEHICLES APPROACHING.]
Can I have some of those? Doesn't get bright like this where we're from.
I can ask about that.
My name's Hannah.
What's yours? Look, um, we're not really supposed to engage socially.
Oh.
Why? Don't you have anyone here? People you came with? No, it's just me.
Roy.
My name.
PAUL: Supplies to pass the time.
How long are they planning on keeping us here? We knew it'd be a process.
By any measure, it's better than where we came from.
How'd you know that? I mean, they've told us nothing.
They've provided medicine, clothes, food Food, right.
You know, someone said their meat comes from real animals.
Okay, this is a different time.
They just have different ways of doing things, that's all.
THOMAS: Sounds good to me.
Be nice to be back on top of the food chain.
Don't you think we should all have a say in what happens to us? Oh, I'll have a say.
Don't you worry about that.
Listen, I don't know about you guys, but Rebecca and I came here to start over, to make a home, maybe even have a family again.
But none of that will be possible without these people.
But, listen, it's normal not to trust them, considering where we came from, but this is a different place, a different time than the one we left.
This is the America of old, the Long Peace.
Everyone has rights here, no matter where they're from.
Hi.
I'm Rebecca.
What's your name? Leah.
And I'm guessing you would be 8? I remember my daughter when she was 8.
Hey.
Who's this cute little guy? What is it? They call it a rabbit.
I want my mom.
I know.
But you're going to be okay.
We're all gonna be okay.
Take me to the dead.
CALEB: A lot of people are nervous.
No one's told us what happens next.
I mean, I don't expect you to have all the answers, but anything will help.
Well, I'm glad you came to me.
My door is always open.
Refugee resettlement timelines vary from case to case, and that's under normal circumstances.
Obviously, this situation is anything but.
I do have some good news for you.
We have secured temporary housing, so we will be moving you soon.
That is good.
The others will be happy to hear that.
Thank Thank you.
I know how you're feeling.
I came to this country with my parents when I was 6.
Not everybody in our group was like my family.
There were some men Dangerous men.
During processing, my parents asked me not to talk about them.
They were afraid we'd all get sent back if the Americans knew.
Sometimes I wonder about those men, about who they may have hurt because of what I didn't say.
All we want is a better life.
Same as your parents wanted for you.
[KEYBOARD KEYS CLACKING.]
Hello.
Thomas, right? I think it's time for you and I to talk.
Please have a seat.
That's okay.
I'll be quick.
I have information your government will be very interested in.
What kind of information? Let's just say, there are what you'd call national-security implications.
I'm listening.
I want to talk to your President.
I'm in charge.
You can talk to me.
No.
Someone with real power.
I can't go to my superiors with vague hints.
You'll have to give me something.
All right.
How's this? We're not the first ones to come here.
You want to tell me why you're interested in those bodies? Yeah, figured.
Yoga.
Supposed to be therapeutic.
You know, good for stress, but - [RADIO CRACKLES.]
- NESTOR: Jude, you there? Got a call from Kurt Cooper down at the docks.
Says he pulled a woman out of the water earlier.
Alive.
Jude, you out there? You wouldn't happen to know anything about that.
I didn't tell you to stop.
We're here.
How do we get in? We don't.
As of seven hours ago, I lost my clearance, so you kidnapped the wrong guy.
Keep driving.
I don't know how much time this is gonna buy you.
[RADIO CHATTER.]
What did he say, exactly? EMMA: He kept it vague.
The implication was that there was an earlier migration, a smaller group of refugees with an agenda.
Normal people or genetic overlords? Normal, like the others.
I know how it sounds, but I don't know I feel like he has something.
- Okay.
- Okay? Yeah, if you really think there's something to this, let's do our due diligence.
But it's safe to say a meeting with the President is off the table.
So what do you want to do? If he wants to talk to somebody in authority, he can talk to me.
Set a meeting.
Where are the rest? That's all of them.
- You're lying.
- You told me to take you to the dead.
There are no other dead.
But there are others, aren't there? [CLICKING.]
- Go.
- No.
You're on your own.
- [DOOR OPENS.]
- GUARD: Hey, drop the weapon! On your knees! Hands behind your head! Put your weapon down, sir! I'm the sheriff! I'm dealing with this! You have no authority here! [MUFFLED.]
Put the gun down! On your knees! [GRUNTING.]
Did you see that? Play it again.
[KEYBOARD KEYS CLACK.]
How did she do that? EMMA: Bring him in.
I told her there weren't any others, she didn't believe me, then your guys came in, and you know the rest.
So, she gave no other indication of what she was looking for, why this was so important to her? Nope.
But I think she came out of the water, and I think she's one of them.
No, this one is different.
You know something you're not telling me.
Here's what I know.
She ripped a shotgun out of a Pro-gard Partition Mount lock.
That's made of 16-gauge steel.
So whatever else she is, she's a threat to my town, and I deserve to know what I'm up against.
If you see her again, don't engage.
Notify me.
If she's looking for those survivors, I'm not sure I want to know what happens when she finds them.
No one's gonna find them.
It's nice down here, right? It's cool.
We don't need to talk.
You got any money? Better empty your pockets just to be sure.
[GROANING.]
[RADIO CHATTER.]
Well, Christmas came early.
- We sure that's him? - He confessed.
Whether it'll be admissible, considering the ass-kicking, - who knows? - Who did it to him? That's the best part Said it was a woman.
A "hard-core Tomb Raider she-bitch" was his exact quote.
Did you find his gun? No.
[BRAKES SQUEAL.]
[AIR BRAKES HISS.]
[BUS DOOR OPENS.]
Okay, everyone, we're here.
Just file out, and you'll find an agent outside with your housing assignments.
[PEOPLE MURMURING.]
Okay.
Great.
Hannah.
Here you go.
Leah, right? You're in 7.
By myself? No, we put you with one of the agents.
Don't worry.
Uh, she can stay with us.
It's Rebecca and and Caleb.
Him too, if you'd like.
Sure.
Is this our new home? Not forever.
When do we go to the forever place? CALEB: Soon.
Need some help with that? I thought you weren't allowed to talk to me.
We're cleared for "crucial assistance.
" Figure you getting inside your house qualifies.
Here you go.
Thanks.
Um here.
If anyone asks, say you found them.
Okay.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
Thank you.
Problem? The injured agent from the hangar.
Doctor looked at his X-rays.
She said it looked like he got hit by a truck.
Well, if what we saw on that tape was one of these Apex people, Washington's gonna be real interested in that.
If she came here with them, there could be more out there.
Or in here.
CRAIG: I apologize for the venue.
You have no idea how hard it is to find a secure location.
That's far enough.
No offense.
I'm just being cautious.
Fine by me.
Just happy to get off the beach for a couple hours.
I understand you have important information.
I had to drive in from Seattle.
I hope it was worth it.
It's worth more than you know.
I expect to be compensated.
You told Agent Ren there was an earlier migration.
Refugees that came before you? Yeah, that's right.
They have plans.
What plans? The kind that change the course of history.
Problem for you is change requires sacrifice.
You're worried about us, the new arrivals.
The ones you need to fear they're already here.
What else can you tell me about them? If you want details, you're gonna have to give me certain assurances.
Would you be able to identify them by sight? I told you, I'm I'm not gonna I guess we answered that question.
How long have you been here? Longer than you think.
[CELLPHONE VIBRATING.]
[CAP CLATTERS.]
Hey.
Everything okay? Hey, little man.
It's a little late, isn't it? Hey, does does mom know you you have her phone? No, I won't tell.
I am looking forward to seeing you.
Yeah, we're still going fishing.
What? No, man.
Yeah, we're We're not gonna hurt them.
We'll put them back in the water so their friends won't miss them, okay? All right.
Good night, buddy.
I love you, too.
Drop it.
[EXHALES DEEPLY.]
[GUN CLATTERS.]
This time, you got nowhere to go.
I could go right through you.
You wanna test that? No.
I need you.
What for? What were you looking for in the hangar? My daughter.
What's your name? Reece.
Okay, Reece.
Want to start from the beginning?