Alice in Borderland (2020) s01e02 Episode Script

1
[wind blowing]
[calm flute music]
[distant metal rattling]
[rattling continues]
[Usagi grunting]
[panting]
[gasps]
[breathing heavily]
[Shigenori]
Focus on what you're doing, Yuzuha!
[panting]
[tender piano music]
[exhales deeply]
[tender music continues]
It's okay, Dad.
[distant laser blasting]
[lasers zapping]
I'm gonna survive.
[ominous music]
[theme music]
[soft music]
SHIBUYA STATION
[crows cawing]
[ignition key clicking]
What?
[sighs]
[groans]
[sighs]
[coughs]
[slams]
[Arisu] How did it go?
[Chota] Not good. Ugh, I got nothing.
[Karube] All right.
Let's just grab anything
that might be useful.
[distant clattering]
FURNITURE AND INTERIOR GOODS FLOOR
[Chota sighs]
Just as I thought,
all the IC chips have been destroyed.
Video cameras, digital clocks.
Anything that operates
with an electronic circuit board
isn't gonna work.
But old stuff like this still works,
since none of it has any IC chips.
[radio static]
[Arisu] What does that mean?
It might mean
Hurry!
- [Karube shouts]
- [Chota] Look, fireworks!
[lights clunk]
An electromagnetic pulse attack.
[Chota] I read about this online.
When inserted into the stratosphere,
it's a weapon capable of destroying
the electronics in an entire city.
Seriously?
[soft unsettling music]
So why is this working?
[breathes deeply]
No idea.
VISA
RYOHEI ARISU
REMAINING DAYS: 3
[Arisu] Hey!
[sighs]
It's completely useless
if we can't charge it.
[thuds]
[Karube] This place looks safe enough.
[metal clanking]
[knife zings]
All right. This might be a good weapon.
- What do you need a weapon for?
- [Karube exhales deeply]
Zombies.
[laughs wryly]
You know you can't use
electricity or gas, right?
But I can still use the portable stove.
It has batteries
that I can also use in my flashlight.
And I like a hot meal sometimes.
[Shibuki] Hmm.
["Hang On Sloopy" by the McCoys playing]
Hang on, Sloopy ♪
Sloopy, hang on ♪
[Karube exhales sharply]
Hang on, Sloopy ♪
Sloopy, hang on ♪
[slurping]
- [exhales softly]
- [Chota] This is so good!
[Karube] Ah, nice and hot!
[Chota] We haven't eaten anything
since yesterday.
[Karube exhales in pleasure]
Hey, what were you guys doing
when everyone disappeared?
Bathroom.
We were all in the same stall.
Why were you all in the same stall?
Where were you?
- [Shibuki moans]
- [man breathes heavily]
Saori
- [smooches]
- [Shibuki moans]
[moaning continues]
I was at work.
I was in the conference room
doing some paperwork.
And then,
everyone in the office disappeared.
Did you happen to see or hear
anything at all?
[splattering]
- [lights clunk]
- [water slows]
[Shibuki] Boss?
[soft eerie music]
Not really.
I came to this place three days ago,
and I was forced to play this game,
just like all of you were.
Everybody died, except for me.
You mean, you used them as bait, right?
Think whatever you want.
All I wanted
was to survive.
[sighs]
Well
[Karube gulping]
What kind of game was it?
It was at the subway.
They used poisonous gas in the game.
Everyone was vomiting blood.
Blood was coming out of their eyes.
Weird, huh?
[utensils clattering]
[Arisu] The day everyone disappeared.
It was yesterday for the three of us.
[Chota] Yeah.
But it was three days ago for her.
Why the time difference?
That's right.
And those vegetables that were rotten
They take longer than a few days
to go bad.
What's going on?
Maybe the speed of time is
different from the normal world?
Huh?
I don't really know, but
Take the, the four of us here.
The timeline of when people disappeared
is different, like you said.
[sighs]
Did we time travel while we were
in the subway bathroom stall?
There's no way.
There's also no way
people just disappeared.
Time travel isn't real.
Then explain the game
and people disappearing.
- [thuds]
- I don't know, all right?
[Arisu] Anyways,
one thing we know for sure
about this game
A game master's running it.
Game master?
Someone came up with this game.
That's for sure.
[sighs]
So while we're in a bathroom stall,
they get rid of everyone in Tokyo
and set up this game?
They keep track of our movements
[laser zaps]
and fire lasers through our heads
when we make the wrong move.
[sighs]
What kind of person would do that?
I don't know, but it's definitely possible
if they inserted
a highly accurate GPS microchip
into our bodies.
[scoffs]
Spoken like a real IT geek.
But who the hell could be
behind this thing?
- [Karube sighs]
- [Shibuki] Hmm.
Could it be
some government-run experiment
or something?
There were some rumors
going around at my work.
An IT company from Europe wanted
to conduct an experiment.
They'd established a VR space,
then created an alternate world
identical to the real one.
But we should be able to tell VR
from the real world.
[Chota] Man
This hurts.
I don't think
VR can cause burns like that.
[Chota groans]
Maybe it's God.
[breathes shakily]
This has to be the work of God.
Otherwise, how else do you explain it?
- [grunts]
- You're talking crazy now.
No, man. I think
God really does exist.
[Chota groans, grunts]
Hey, is it getting worse?
[Chota breathing shakily]
[Chota] It's all right.
Oh, it's gonna be fine.
[Chota groaning]
[somber music]
[Arisu] I think we gotta get Chota
to a doctor.
You know how he is.
It's probably hurting more than he says.
But it's getting to him.
[Karube] Arisu.
[Karube sighs]
Let's get in the game tomorrow night,
just you and me.
What?
But we've got three days left
on our visas.
[Karube sighs]
It's better to get in the game
while we still have time.
I just don't think
Chota's gonna be able to make it through.
He's in too much pain.
[breathing heavily]
[groaning]
[Shibuki] How are you doing?
Not bad, thanks.
[Karube] If the two of us don't figure out
how to get through this game,
we won't be able to protect Chota.
[water sloshing]
[Arisu] You're right, but
Maybe we can find a doctor too.
We'll meet more people if we're playing.
[Arisu] Do we really have to play again?
Maybe we'll get an idea
what this game's about.
[Arisu sighs exasperatedly]
[Arisu] Yeah, I guess.
If we play,
we might find out their signature.
Signature?
Yeah. If someone actually created
this game,
there's a kind of signature they use,
like formatting.
If we can discover that,
we might be able to figure out
a strategy for the game.
[breathes deeply]
[lights click]
[bold music]
TOEI SENDAGAYA APARTMEN
[soft unsettling music]
[sighs]
1 PER PERSON
FACE RECOGNITION IN PROGRESS
PLEASE WAIT FOR A MOMEN
[announcer]
Please wait until the game commences.
There are currently ten participants.
One minute until registration closes.
Um, excuse me.
Wha Where did all the people
in Tokyo go?
This thing here
[Karube] There's a lot of people here.
Maybe one's a doctor.
[tense music]
1 PER PERSON
[phones chime]
[faint music playing on stereo]
[phone chiming]
[announcer] Registration has closed.
There are a total of 13 participants.
The game will now commence.
[Tatta] E Excuse me.
What is this? I was brought here.
[chuckles nervously]
And I I don't know what's going on.
- It's a game.
- Shut up.
Newbies will slow us down.
They might hate us,
but I think it'd be a good idea
to do what Shibuki did.
[announcer] Difficulty, Five of Spades.
[sinister music]
Five of Spades?
[Nitobe] It's gonna be physical.
Only the strong survive.
I'm Nitobe. Nice to meet you.
The suit means something?
Exactly.
[chuckles]
The suit of the playing card usually means
what kind of game it's gonna be.
Clubs is a team battle.
Diamonds is your wits.
And as for Hearts
That's the worst one.
[giggles]
- Why is that?
- [Nitobe] Huh?
Because you're playing
with people's hearts then tear them apart.
And the number?
Difficulty.
The higher the number on the card,
the harder it is.
[phone chimes]
[announcer] Game is "Tag".
Rule. Avoid whoever is "it".
[contestants] What?
[all murmuring]
- So who's "it"?
- How should I know?
[announcer] Clear condition.
Discover and touch the symbol
hidden in one of the building's rooms
within the time limit.
You clear the game
when this objective is fulfilled.
Time limit, 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes,
the time bomb hidden
in the building will explode.
[dire music]
TOEI SENDAGAYA APARTMEN
[dire music intensifies]
[Chota] O Holy Mother.
Please forgive us
for all of our mortal sins.
Our smiles are the light of hope.
The Holy Mother will appear when we smile.
O Holy Mother.
Please forgive us for all our mortal sins.
Our smiles are the light of hope.
The Holy Mother will appear when we smile.
[Shibuki] So you believe in God.
[Chota grunts softly]
[Shibuki] Here.
I've also been doing nothing
but praying recently.
[soft chuckle]
I don't believe in God.
But my mother was obsessed
with some cult for a while.
[Shibuki] Hmm.
Because of that, I was bullied in school.
But Arisu and Karube saved me.
They are good friends, aren't they?
Karube is good at fighting
and the girls really love him,
and Arisu is so smart
and comes from a respected family.
[Chota] Then there's me.
My family's poor,
and I'm not really good at anything.
Even now, when I'm hurt and useless,
they're still helping me.
Some people
like being the strongest ones
in their group.
It makes them feel better.
They're just so different.
Think you might feel good enough
to play the next game?
[Shibuki] How does your leg feel?
They're just so different.
Are you willing to die too,
to save your friends?
[phone chiming]
[announcer]
The game will commence in two minutes.
Stop following us.
[laughs]
Just feeling you guys out.
I'm thinking you two might be
good enough to be my allies.
- Lucky ass.
- [laughs]
- Are you a doctor?
- Nope, real estate agent.
How many times have you played the game?
[Nitobe] Uh Let's see, maybe five times?
And you've always won?
I guess so, yeah.
[chuckles]
[Mai] Where should I go to hide?
Look, I don't know, all right?
You can only rely on yourself.
[elevator dings]
[sinister music]
If I wanna see where everyone is,
this is the perfect location.
[sinister music continues]
[Chishiya] Yeah.
I got a weird feeling about this.
[scoffs]
Hmm
Looks like everyone's about to bite it,
just like they always do.
I think, maybe
you've always been screwed over, Shibuki.
You've never met anyone decent.
[Shibuki] You're right.
Isn't it the same way for you?
[ethereal music]
[believers] O Holy Mother
Please forgive us for all our mortal sins.
No, you're wrong.
[sobs]
[Chota sniffles, weeps]
It must have been rough.
[sobbing]
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music builds]
- [Usagi panting]
- [phone chimes]
[announcer] The game will now commence.
The time limit is 20 minutes.
Commence now.
[timer beeping]
The tagger is on the move.
[fanfare music playing]
[breathing nervously]
[elevator dings]
[elevator door opening]
[distant faint footsteps]
[eerie music]
[approaching footsteps]
[breathes nervously]
[breathing shakily]
[panting]
[grunts]
[tagger breathing heavily]
[approaching footsteps]
[Arisu] All right,
let's find a room we can get into.
[grunts]
We gotta get our asses moving!
[sighs]
[eerie music]
[phone chimes]
[announcer] Three minutes have passed.
[heavy breathing in distance]
[gun firing]
[all shudder]
[quietly]
What the hell was that?
- [thuds]
- [gasps]
[panting]
[ominous music]
[Nitobe] He's dead.
[Arisu breathes shakily]
[approaching footsteps]
[ominous music builds]
[ominous music intensifies]
- Arisu!
- [gunshots]
- [Nitobe] Run!
- [Karube] Go, go!
[screaming]
Arisu!
- Run!
- [Nitobe] Outta the way!
- Go down!
- Hurry!
Go, go, go!
[breathing heavily]
Don't look back! Go!
[Nitobe] Move, move!
[Karube] What are you doing? Hey!
[Arisu] Karube, wait!
[Karube] What are you doing?
[Arisu] Get in there.
[retreating footsteps]
[Shibuki] You're a good person, Chota
I can trust you, can't I?
[sobbing]
[soft music]
When this started,
I was having sex with my boss.
And I hated it.
I thought you said you were working.
I don't trust those guys.
They didn't need to know the truth,
did they?
[soft music continues]
[smooches]
[exhales deeply]
[Shibuki] Since we're both the same,
we should work together.
[somber choral music]
So we can survive
[whimpering]
[Nitobe screaming]
[gunshots]
[thuds]
Oh, my god!
I can't do this. I can't do this!
[laser zaps]
[thuds]
[solemn organ music]
- [Mai shouting]
- [Aya] Hurry up, Mai!
[heavy breathing]
- [Mai] Aya!
- Get up!
[gunshots]
[Mai] Aya!
[clatters]
I swear to God I'll kill you!
- [gun cocking]
- [Mai] Get away from me!
[whimpers]
- [gunshots]
- [Mai gags]
[solemn organ music]
[smooches]
I told you the truth
because I trust you, Chota.
[uplifting choral music]
[whispers]
O Holy Mother
Holy Mother
[believers] O Holy Mother
The Holy Mother will appear when we smile.
O Holy Mother
- Please forgive us for
- Wait for me, okay?
[believers] our mortal sins.
Our smiles are the light of hope.
The Holy Mother will appear when we smile.
O Holy Mother
Please forgive us for our mortal sins.
Please accept this.
[believers]
Our smiles are the light of hope.
The Holy Mother will appear when we smile.
[Niko] Very well, this way.
[believers]
O Holy Mother, please forgive us
The Holy Mother will appear when we smile.
Our smiles are the light of hope.
O Holy Mother,
please forgive us for our mortal sins.
- Come on, let's go.
- We'll all go together.
[believers] O Holy Mother,
please forgive us for
- [door shuts]
- [believers] all our mortal sins.
all our mortal sins.
O Holy Mother.
[Chota] Please.
Save them.
[Karube shuddering]
[Karube whispers]
What are we gonna do, man?
If you've got a solution, now's the time.
[Arisu whispers]
I don't know what to do
against something like that.
- Come on, man. Think.
- [Arisu] Why don't you think of something?
[both gasp]
[Arisu shuddering]
[suspenseful music]
He didn't see us.
His vision is narrowed
because of the mask.
That's his weak point.
This might be a way
to get through the game.
[loud footsteps]
- Everyone! He's up here!
- [Karube] Hey!
Over here, he's on the second level!
- You'll get us killed!
- He can't see properly
because of his mask!
Tell us where he is if you see him,
and let's all look for the symbol!
[sighs]
That's a good idea, but
nobody wants to help.
[breathes shakily]
He's in the fourth-level hallway
in the central building!
Anyone there should get out!
Really?
[panting]
- Hurry, get out of here!
- [Hirai] What?
I'm sorry.
[gunshots]
[Chishiya] Oh, ho.
[firing blast]
A climber?
She's not bad.
TOEI SENDAGAYA APARTMEN
[phone chiming]
[announcer]
The game is over in eight minutes.
[timer beeping]
There are currently seven survivors.
[ticking percussive music]
[tagger breathes deeply]
[percussive music builds]
- [gunshots]
- [yelps]
[whimpers]
- [rapid gunshots]
- [both panting]
- [gunshots]
- [Tatta whimpers]
- [whimpering continues]
- Hey! Yo!
Over here! Hey!
[sobs]
[groans]
- [gunshots]
- [yelps]
Leave him! We gotta get outta here!
Come on, man. You can't stay here.
- Move!
- [both grunt]
[gunshots]
Hurry up!
[Arisu and Tatta grunting]
[gunshots]
[timer beeping]
And here we go.
[all panting]
[Karube] Arisu!
- [panting]
- Hurry!
- Hurry.
- [knife swipes]
This guy's going down now.
What? But he's got a machine gun.
[Aguni] So? The tagger's human.
[Karube gasps]
He's 190 centimeters tall
and weighs 90 kilos,
and he's right-handed.
[Aguni] He's a pretty good shot, too.
Probably military or law enforcement.
[Jin pants]
Aguni!
Here it is.
Use this.
Let's get this guy.
You, go look for the symbol.
[Karube] What?
Hey! Why should we do what you say?
I got it.
I'll go up to the top.
[Karube] Arisu!
I don't like this.
- There's no other choice.
- [landing thud]
[Usagi] I checked
the south side of the fifth floor,
and the south and east side
of the sixth floor.
[panting]
Let's split up and find the symbol.
I didn't check
the first and second floors.
All right. I'll go check.
[grunts]
- [Arisu] Hey!
- [Karube] Hey!
It's time to take this guy out.
[suspenseful music]
[phone chimes]
[announcer]
Five minutes remaining in the game.
See you later.
Yeah.
[breathing shakily]
[Arisu] Where the hell is that symbol?
[panting]
Calm down. Relax and think.
[Jin panting]
[heavy footsteps]
Come on, follow me.
[breathing rapidly]
He's using a MAC-10.
He can go through a 32-round clip
in 1.5 seconds.
[Aguni]
We'll take him when he's reloading.
[action music]
[approaching footsteps]
[Jin sighs]
[shouts]
I'm right here!
That's right. Come on!
[suspenseful music]
Aguni?
[Jin breathes nervously]
Aguni?
[shouts]
Aguni!
[gunshots]
[Jin gags]
[gunshots]
[whispers]
Son of a bitch.
[ominous music intensifies]
[gasps]
- [grunts]
- [aerosol whooshes]
[continuous gunshots]
[trigger clicks]
[gun cocks]
[Karube yells, panting]
- [Karube grunts]
- [canister clangs]
[Aguni screams]
- [thwacking]
- [grunting]
[thuds]
[coughs, chokes]
- [whacks]
- [grunts]
[shouts]
[grunting]
- [groans]
- [clanks]
[groaning]
[blade scrapes]
[menacing music]
[blade zinging]
[gasps]
[yelps]
[blood spattering]
[Karube groaning]
[screams]
[groans]
[swooshes]
[grunts]
[groans in pain]
[Arisu panting]
Come on.
Think, dammit.
[panting]
[shuddering]
- [gunshots]
- [yelps]
Why would he shoot from so far away?
[breathing heavily]
[suspenseful music]
[exclaims]
[approaching footsteps]
Figured it out too, huh?
[Arisu] Yeah, the symbol's in here.
[suspenseful music builds]
Gonna open it?
Why was he chasing us?
He could've just waited.
Guess there's something we don't know.
[Chishiya] Except,
not much time left.
[suspenseful music]
[heavy breathing]
[phone chimes]
[announcer]
Three minutes remaining in the game.
[doorknob cranks]
[door creaks]
[suspenseful music]
[shouts]
Look out!
[gunshots]
[taser crackling]
[thuds]
[panting]
[sighs]
It never hurts to be prepared
[gunshots]
[door clunks, slams]
[gunshots]
[lights flick]
[doorknob rattling]
[Arisu panting]
[panting continues]
PUSH BOTH BUTTONS
AT ONCE TO CLEAR GAME
[Arisu] Damn it!
[Karube breathing heavily, wincing]
[Arisu shouts]
Someone get over here!
The symbol's up here! Room 406!
[gasps]
[Arisu] I can't clear the game alone!
We need two people to do it!
Seriously?
[shouts]
Arisu!
[groaning]
[Aguni grunts]
[groaning]
[strains]
[canister clanging]
[tense music]
Now we're having fun, aren't we?
[bullets blasting]
[slams]
[phone chimes]
[announcer]
One minute remaining in the game.
[exhales deeply]
[gunshots]
[Arisu grunts]
[suspenseful music]
[gunshots]
[grunting]
[shouts]
Someone!
Help me!
[grunts]
[thuds]
[grunts angrily]
[thwacking]
- [straining]
- [gunshots]
[announcer]
30 seconds remaining in the game.
[suspenseful music continues]
[Usagi grunts]
[Aguni grunts]
- [gunshots]
- [announcer] 20 seconds.
[strains]
[grunts]
[groans]
You called?
[announcer] Ten seconds.
[gunshots]
- [Chishiya] Here!
- [taser crackling]
[grunts]
[taser crackling]
[announcer] Five.
- Four.
- [Arisu] The buttons!
[announcer] Three.
Two. One.
[clanks]
[coughs]
[gasps]
EMERGENCY BUTTON
STOP
[phone chiming]
[announcer] Game cleared. Congratulations.
[breathes nervously]
[sobbing]
[woman gasps]
[woman breathes shakily]
[device warbling, pinging]
[beeping rapidly]
Oh, no.
- [explosion]
- [spluttering]
[both wince]
[both breathing heavily]
[Karube grunts]
[groans]
[panting]
[gun clicking]
So this guy
had no choice but to play the game?
[sighs]
[man on radio] Are you there? Over.
Do you copy?
Repeat. Are you there?
[metal clunks]
[Karube groans]
[man on radio] Please respond. Over.
[patting, rubbing]
[man on radio] Do you copy?
Answer. Over. Do you read?
it's in our hands now.
[radio flicks off]
"Answer"?
[Karube] Hey, can you hear me?
Hey, what "answer"?
[radio flicks on, static]
[man on radio] Come back.
The answer is in our hands now.
Get back to the Beach.
[radio flicks off]
[Karube] "The Beach"?
[suspenseful music]
[winces]
[breathing deeply]
[radio flicks on]
[man on radio] Get back.
Get back to the Beach.
- Get back to the Beach!
- [radio flicks off]
[closing theme music]