Caprica s01e02 Episode Script

DANIEL: Previously on Caprica ZOE: I thought I knew my friends, but I guess I was wrong.
For the one true God knows all and directs us all.
So say we all.
So say we all.
I'm sorry, Zo.
It's God's will.
No! Ben AMANDA: Did I really even know my daughter? You think that Zoe knew one of the terrorists? Dr.
Graystone, we think that Zoe might have been one of the terrorists.
JOSEPH: Daniel Graystone says he can bring my daughter back, but can I trust him? The device that I need is called a Meta-Cognitive Processor.
There's only one company that has this device, and it's not mine.
I need something stolen.
From the Vergis Corporation.
On Tauron.
TAMARA: Daddy.
It's okay, baby.
(CRYING) I'm right here.
My heart isn't beating.
I miss you.
Daddy, my heart isn't beating.
(GROANS) My baby.
She couldn't feel her heartbeat.
DANIEL: My daughter died in the MagLev bombing, but she continues to exist in the virtual world.
Hi, Daddy.
You're an avatar, a virtual representation of Zoe.
I don't feel like a copy, Daddy.
LACY: What're you doing to her? Stop it, Dr.
Graystone! Stop! (ZOE GRUNTING) What did you do to her? DANIEL: I captured her avatar.
She's in here now.
ELECTRONIC VOICE: Daddy.
Daddy.
ZOE'S VOICE: Daddy.
(ALARM BEEPING) DANIEL: Zoe! ZOE: (DISTORTED): Lacy? Who is this? It's me.
Zoe.
And I think I'm gonna need your help.
(DANCE MUSIC PLAYING) ZOE: (LAUGHS) Come here! (YELPS) Come here! VIRTUAL ZOE: Who is it? Who are we going to meet? You'll see.
See this infinity symbol? It's the symbol of the Soldiers of the One.
We're the ones who are going to bring the word of the one true God to the people.
ZOE: Ben? Ben, there's someone here I'd like you to meet.
She's perfect.
She'll do.
It's all going to change.
You're a gift.
And everyone will know it soon.
(PEOPLE CHEERING) PHILOMON: Powering down.
DANIEL: What are you talking about? It's been working great in the demos for Defense.
Yeah.
This chip Beyond expectations.
in this chassis works great.
But take it out, put it in any of the other bodies, and it's a moron.
What? Is that true? Yes, it's true.
Put this chip in any other body, and it doesn't innovate, doesn't anticipate.
All the bodies are identical, but the MCP only works in this one.
DANIEL: That can't be.
The bodies are functionally isomorphic.
It can't know which one it's in.
Is this it? Is this the one? Wait, is this Is this the same one I was working on? Is this the prototype? Right.
We don't know why it's happening.
In fact, when we put copies of the MCP in other bodies, we expected them to bond, too, but, no, they're all morons.
There's something unique about the bonding of this chip and body, and if we don't figure out how to replicate it, this whole contract is in danger.
So, the military liaison, he's all over me I get the problem.
I'm gonna miss the jump.
Tell you what.
Have this whole thing sent to my home lab.
I'll take a look at it this weekend.
CYRUS: Just take care of it.
AMANDA: Hey, Serge? SERGE: Yes, Amanda.
I know we have some old home movie tiles of Zoe.
Will you help me find them? Right away.
(STUDENTS CHATTERING) (BELL RINGING) CLARICE: Lacy.
Did you get my invitation? Right.
Saturday.
Lunch at your house.
I haven't been to a teacher's house before.
Well, we do eat.
Can I expect you? (CELL PHONE BEEPING) Um Yeah.
Yes.
Good.
Zoe? What's going on? It's been two days.
Two? My God, I'm losing track.
I've been having these dreams, my life and the original Zoe's life all mixed up.
Listen, Sister Clarice invited me to her house for lunch tomorrow.
She can help us.
No.
The only control that I have right now is that no one knows I'm in here.
Promise me you won't tell.
Okay.
I promise.
They're taking me to the lab in Zoe's house.
Once I'm there, I might be able to do something.
I'm gonna try to get Zoe's original program Frak! LACY: Zoe? Zoe.
Zoe! Great piece of engineering.
Yeah, I know.
She gives me the chills.
She? Dude, stop feminizing it.
(LAUGHING) It's weird.
It's unnatural.
I really don't think there's anything wrong with feminizing it.
Nothing wrong, except it's not a person.
It's useful.
Just a tool.
The STO espouses a monotheistic religious philosophy, advocating the worship of a single all-knowing, all-powerful God.
NEWSREADER 1: One month after the MagLev bombing, GDD agents continue to interrogate NEWSREADER 2: Graystone stock hammered today, at its 52-week low on rumors of loan ANNOUNCER: For this exciting Pyramid showdown, the tip is just moments away.
We send it down now to Abasi Lowe and Steve Bahara at Atlas Arena in Caprica City.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING) STEVE: Let's hear it for all-star mid-courter, number seven, J.
T.
Smith! (AUDIENCE CHEERING LOUDLY) Abasi Lowe and Steve Bahara coming to you from Atlas Arena for the long-anticipated match between the Caprica Buccaneers and the Olympia Stallions.
STEVE: We've been waiting for this pairing since last year's controversial overtime victory.
ABASI: Daniel Graystone, owner of the Bucs, and his wife, Dr.
Amanda Graystone, (CAR HONKING) Waving from their box, acknowledging the crowd.
Their daughter, of course, one of the tragic victims of the MagLev bombing that happened in the city exactly one month ago tomorrow.
(CAPRICAN ANTHEM PLAYING) (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) (AUDIENCE CHEERING) Okay.
I thought you could stay.
You know, hang out.
Make fun of the cheerleaders.
That's always a good time.
But I'm not quite there yet.
Daniel, listen, I know you're at the game.
I wanted to ask you something about, you know, what you showed me.
Um, will you call me, let me know you're getting this? (SIGHS) Oh, my Gods.
WOMAN: Wilson Elementary.
Yeah, this is Willie Adama's Adams' father.
Could you find him, tell him to wait? I accidentally went to his sister's school.
DREW: Philo, aren't you done with that thing already? Okay, just move your right elbow up by about 45 degrees.
Now rotate your hand 90 degrees.
We could have disassembled it and loaded it twice by now.
Okay.
Now move your right arm.
It's equipment, Philo.
Move a few dorons to the right.
It's a work of art.
It deserves some dignity.
Okay, so if you move your forearm about three dorons to the right.
Okay, great.
Now just lean it back and Come on! PHILOMON: Be gentle with it, please.
DREW: Quick and easy.
Would you be careful with that? DREW: She likes it rough.
She told me.
Bam, bam! We gotta get it to the lab, not screw around with voice commands.
Hey, kid.
Hey, Dad.
I'm sorry.
Glad you got a ride.
Yeah, it all worked out.
Where were you, Tammy's school? Did you go again? No.
I was held up in court.
RUTH: Mmm, we thought we'd lost you.
AUTOMATED FEMALE VOICE: No new messages.
There's an invitation.
Hmm.
Really? To a memorial event for the victims' families? I I don't need this.
Looks like the Graystone people gave some money.
Should be ayo-pa-tree-dace.
You know, frak the Graystones.
(BANGING) (YOUNG ZOE EXCLAIMING) (DOORBELL RINGS) SERGE: Agent Jordan Durham, Global Defense Department, requesting access.
(SIGHS) You know what, Serge? Just let him in.
SERGE: Yes, Amanda.
All right.
Agent Durham.
Dr.
Graystone.
You know you can't search here.
My husband does defense work on the premises.
Yes.
I am aware.
I'm just here to ask you a question, if that's okay, Doctor.
It's about Ben Stark.
We're looking at any other known associates I don't know a Ben Stark.
I've never even heard that name.
Was he the real bomber? Really.
Ben Stark? Doctor, he was your daughter's boyfriend.
Take a look at the picture.
My daughter didn't have a boyfriend.
She wasn't old enough.
She died before Good night.
DREW: Let's get this thing inside already and call it a day.
PHILOMON: I can't believe he's actually getting us to come to the lab.
He, like, never, never It's insane Frak! Holy frak! Hey, what do we do, man? What do we do? You stay here.
You stay here.
You distract her and Distract her? Where are you going? Just Be cool.
Philomon! Frak! Frak! What's going on? (PANTING) Pull Pull the chip! Pull the Pull the MCP.
Hey.
You just relax.
DREW: Pull it! PHILOMON: I'm not gonna hurt you, okay? DREW: Hurry up! All right? I'm sorry.
You got it? Got it.
We good? Yeah, we're good.
If you just wouldn't think about what it is, you'd like it.
It's not that I don't like it.
It's just I'm full right now.
RUTH: Yeah, sure.
WILLIAM: It's true.
RUTH: Well, you haven't eaten all day.
You eat some of that.
I'll send it with you.
I'm full.
I can't eat.
You know, maybe later we can go out for some burgers.
I might not be full then.
All right.
I won't make another Tauron meal.
I'm sorry.
No, it's just RUTH: It's all right.
I understand.
I understand.
Help me clear the table.
Okay.
You can do that at least.
Come on, come on.
Would you bring the other plates in, please? What's the matter, your legs broken or something? TAMARA: Daddy? PHILOMON: I wonder why it would freak out like that.
It didn't have any sensory re-afference under the cover.
It thrashed around to replace the input.
It went nuts, just like a little kid would.
Yeah? That's totally cool of it.
Yeah, it is, actually.
I mean, this robot, she's doing all kinds of things I never thought I'd see her do.
Huh? Even the way it moves.
It's like you can see it think.
Oh, look at that.
It's all out of whack.
Stupid thing must have done it in the van.
PHILOMON: Yeah, I'll run a diagnostic.
No, no, no.
I got it.
PHILOMON: Still gonna run it.
Hold still.
(GRUNTS) Frak! What'd you do? Frak! Oh, my Gods.
Frak! Hospital, hospital.
Come on, let's go.
Get the tip! Get my fingertip! PHILOMON: Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Where'd it go? I don't know! Over there somewhere! PHILOMON: Oh, my Gods.
DREW: Hurry up! Come on! I found it.
(DREW BREATHING HEAVILY) All right.
DREW: I feel dizzy.
PHILOMON: You're okay.
You're okay.
AMANDA: Lacy? Been wandering around looking for your house.
I thought I'd remember it.
Yeah.
It's not very memorable.
You okay? Hard day at school.
Um Listen.
Can I talk to you about Zoe? I'm just trying to figure her out, you know? WOMAN: Lacy, get in here! AMANDA: Lacy.
What was she running away from? Was it from us? From me? I don't really know.
She just said that there'd be a new family waiting for us on Gemenon.
A new family? Sorry.
It's the last thing I heard her say.
A new family.
(SIGHS) PHILOMON: So the problem with the MCP is that it's only gonna work in this one body.
I (PLAYING PIANO) And I think I think the MCP is diffusing some of its control to the peripheral subunits of this Of this particular model.
So, we've made exactly one soldier? Yeah, but it's a really good one.
Well, I'm glad you like it, but our contract is for 100,000 robots, Philomon.
(KNOCKING ON DOOR) Hi.
I couldn't find the address, and I forgot to bring, like, anything.
Oh, don't be silly.
You're perfect.
Come on in.
We're just about to sit down.
Come on, let's meet everyone.
Whoops! Sorry.
It's crazy around here at lunchtime.
Oh! Hey.
Hey, sorry.
I've been in a water fight all day.
Uh-huh.
That's Sure.
Hi.
You must be Lacy.
I'm Nestor.
Hi.
You're right.
She is very pretty.
It's about time somebody in this family brought home someone interesting.
Nice to meet you.
CLARICE: Come on.
Is he, like, your son? No.
Nestor's my husband.
He's young enough to be my son, I suppose, but don't worry, I'm not married to all these people.
Some of them are friends.
These are my wives.
This is Mar-Beth and Helena and Desiree Willow, we use her surname.
And my husbands, there's Nestor and Tanner.
And Olaf and Rashawn.
I don't know where the others are.
Hi.
I knew a few kids from group marriages.
It's cool.
Kids, turn that TV off.
Soup's on, let's go! (BOY GROANS) Come on! Come on.
This way you can sit next to me.
And I'll look after you.
Okay, we've got hobo stew.
This one's spicy.
This one's vegetarian, and that one is squirrel.
He's joking.
It's just regular.
(TANNER LAUGHING) Regular sounds good.
TANNER: Regular it is.
Who needs bread? Bread? DESIREE: Want some bread? Nestor? Can you join us? MAN 1: What the heck's the matter with you? WOMAN 1: Nestor, join us.
I see he gave you lots of squirrel.
It's good.
It's tasty.
MAN 2: Here we go.
WOMAN 2: I want some TANNER: Bread? Here you go.
You know, Little Tauron's pretty cool.
I actually like it here.
Yeah? Me, too.
Used to hang out here with your dad.
All the Tauron kids came here.
I'd be hopelessly trying to flirt with some guy.
Meanwhile, your dad would get a date with the sister.
He was lee-pa-ross.
You know that word? Not really.
It means "smooth.
" Hey! How about that? We got you some Tauron school after all.
Yeah.
Hold up.
Are you sure you can do that here? Oh, yeah.
Shopkeeper's all right with it.
He's read all about me.
From where? Here.
Your tattoos? Tells a whole story.
Mmm.
Here, hold on to this.
(CELL PHONE RINGING) Son of a bitch.
I gotta take this.
Wait here, all right? Yeah? Hey.
Can it wait? I got my brother's kid with me.
No, yeah, I'II I'll be there.
Let's go.
Was it the Guatrau? Hey, don't you use that name, all right? Why? Come on.
I got some stuff to break.
So, is this different than your usual Saturday lunch? Yeah, but it's nice.
My mom's kind of formal.
And here, everyone's so comfortable with everyone.
Yeah, I I heard how you lost your friends.
You must miss them so much.
Um, Zoe Graystone was Lacy's best friend.
A real tragedy for all of us.
She was very special.
I mean, she was brilliant.
At computer stuff, right? That's my major.
Did you know that there are bits of software that you use every day that were written decades ago? Is that true? That's amazing.
Yeah.
You write a great program, and, you know, it can outlive you.
It's like a work of art, you know? Maybe Zoe was an artist.
You know, maybe her work will live on.
Sure.
STEVE ON TV: We're back from the break, and we're just gonna take a look around the league right now real quickly, starting off with a team that's had a surprisingly poor showing early in the season, that being the Caprica City Buccaneers.
Hey.
Hey.
Working hard, I see.
I'm letting the old subconscious find the answers.
Off.
Oh, Gods.
Think I saw this guy in a movie once.
He was trampling Oranu.
What a monster.
Horrible.
Um, so listen.
Tomorrow's the memorial.
Yeah.
I was thinking maybe we should go.
(CHUCKLES) I'm sorry, sweetheart.
I just I can't.
I got a picky robot.
I've got too much to do.
I'm I know this is important to you, so you should go, but I just can't.
Sorry.
All right.
Okay.
Come on, Caesar.
(CAESAR BARKS) DANIEL: Sweetie (SIGHS) SERGE: Mr.
Joseph Adama is at the main gate.
Requesting entry.
Denied.
Thank you.
It was a pleasure.
See you soon.
(SIGHS) This isn't a spectator sport, you know.
You can help.
What was that? TANNER: What's going on with Nestor and that girl? Are you and Nestor trying to Nestor, did I ask you to seduce Lacy Rand? (CHUCKLING) What? No.
Look, I understand how hard it's been for you to lose your student Look, the bombing's got us all on edge.
You can't blame us for wondering.
I mean, given your track record.
My track record? If a student suffers a loss, I help them.
The girl's lost her only friends.
I've done nothing wrong.
And if you'd wipe the slate clean, you'd see that.
We do, of course We know how hard you work.
Look, I can't Do you mind if I beg off the rest of the cleanup? I'm going for a walk.
DANIEL: It's sudden death.
Graystone steps up to the line and (GROANS) Graystone eyes the shot.
He sees the angle.
Goal! What do you say to that, Serge? We've been over this.
The crowd goes frakking wild, sir.
Thank you.
They're tearing up the seats.
It's bedlam.
Thank you.
Thank you! They demand another hour of game time, sir.
Well Let's fix this thing.
The same body.
Same body this whole time.
So why is this one different? I put her in there.
And she's gone.
But where? Where? She's not in the mainframe.
Where did you go? (EXHALES) So, if she's not in there, (SIGHS) Then why can't we copy you? Nice car.
Looks like skor.
But it's got 350 under the hood, a triple-mounted clutch.
Which most knuckleheads will tell you is a bad thing.
But if you know anything about cars, you'll realize that what you really want is a triple-C with an undermount wedge.
That way, you got control and power.
And it's all about control and power.
All right, let's go.
Come on, Willie, let's go.
Walk, walk, walk.
You smashed a window.
Don't worry about it.
Don't worry about it.
WILLIAM: Do you understand what you just did? No, I know.
You just broke a window! Relax, relax.
Crap, there's the cops.
All right, stick around.
Stick around.
Don't run.
You run away, you're guilty of two things, the thing and the running away from the thing.
Just follow me, all right? OFFICER: Sam Adama.
Officer Mendez.
You know what to do.
I certainly do.
WILLIAM: Whoa, hey! Willie, let him cuff you.
Relax, it's okay.
So what are you doing, Sam, running a criminal school? Yeah, you wanna join? Better pay, top benefits.
I think I'm good.
Well, you think about it.
Transport for two.
Don't panic, all right? They give us a phone call, I take care of this.
Take care of the whole thing, okay? Yeah, how, with some kind of bribe? Frak, say it louder, kid.
No.
You just pay the fine, all right? It drives them crazy.
They don't even tell you about the option of paying until you've been locked up a day.
You gotta know these things.
You listening? WILLIAM: Yes, I'm listening.
SAM: When you give in on the little things, they miss the big things, okay? Now, you remember that.
It's good advice.
ZOE ON VIDEO: Lacy.
Do not point that camera at me.
Can we switch? ZOE: Oh, all right.
Okay, okay.
This is it, Lace.
Our lives are about to change forever.
LACY: Do you really believe what you're saying? Yes, I do.
I believe how beautiful I am, too.
Stop.
(SIGHS) Why do you want to go to the memorial? Why? I don't even know that I do.
Because I I don't want to think about her.
I know it sounds awful, but it's true.
I don't I don't wanna think I don't (GROANS) I don't want to think.
I just feel awful and angry and numb, and Angry at who? Everybody and everything.
Myself and the world.
Her, the robot.
The robot didn't do anything.
(CHUCKLES) No, it didn't.
I'm just going a little crazy.
Oh, really? Yeah.
What's that like, huh? Oh, like you don't know.
I sure love you.
And if you still want to go to the memorial, I'll go with you.
Okay? Because you're ready to think? Because I promised Serge some time alone with the U-87.
I think he's got a little Crush.
No.
It's not pretty.
It's not a pretty thing, (SNIFFLES) But they need to be alone.
WILLIAM: I still can't believe they just let us go.
Well, I told you that was some good advice, wasn't it? Yeah.
Hey, wanna hear some more? Sure.
Someone tries to make you feel guilty, you figure out what they feel guilty about.
You talk about that.
Also, don't smoke.
You know why? Uh, 'cause it's bad for you, maybe? No.
Life's bad for you.
You don't smoke, because they can get genetic data off a cigarette butt now.
Yeah.
Hey, listen, don't tell your dad I told you that, okay? Mom, you gotta get them in the thing, or they don't take 'em.
(CELL PHONE BEEPING) Hello? ZOE: Lacy.
Yes.
It's Zoe.
I'm at the house.
I need you.
It's important.
Oh, my God.
(DOOR CLOSES) JOSEPH: There something you want to tell me? Dess-poi-na Kolas called.
She thought you might be sick, 'cause you didn't show up for class today.
Tauron school is boring.
It's about us.
Finding out who you are.
About being Tauron.
Being part of a family.
It's hard being part of a family, Dad, when there is no family.
But you can punish me if you want.
Come here.
Hey.
CLARICE: Very nice.
Haven't seen you here before.
It's been a while.
Well, you've come to the right place to fall off the wagon.
You're right, I need privacy, a smoker and two grams of purple.
Right.
I couldn't believe when you said you were here.
Is it really It's It's me.
Lacy Lacy, it's me.
It's okay.
You can take a good look.
Wow.
So, this is you.
Your arms and your face.
Your voice comes out of here? And And you see here.
Look at your arms.
Lacy, you gotta tell me.
Do I look male to you? Yeah.
Frak.
But you're here, walking in the real world.
Just like Zoe said you would.
First time I've ever seen you in the real world, ever.
Yeah, but I'm trapped! I get manhandled and ordered around.
They loaded me like cargo.
One guy touched me, and I hurt him, Lacy.
God.
(SIGHS) I I don't know how to help you.
What are you gonna do? I've already started some of it.
I went into the computer and checked.
Zoe's original program was destroyed when he put me in here.
So at least he won't be putting any more of me in more robots.
God, it's confusing.
I mean, I'm Zoe, and the avatar, and the robot.
Like some kind of What you call it? Three-parter.
Trinity.
That's what you are.
Three faces of one thing.
Sort of.
Zoe My mom called me a monster.
To be fair (SCOFFS) MAN 1: I think I could live with this much better.
My son overslept, so he had to take the train, instead of walking.
If I'd just Do you wanna say something? Gods, no.
What would I say? (SIGHS) I think I see some parents from the school over there.
We should go and say hello.
No.
No.
Sweetheart, please don't talk to people.
You'll be everyone's shoulder to cry on.
I'll never be able to get you out of here.
Please.
Or you could say nothing all day long.
Is that better? He liked to walk.
He would have thanked me if I woke him up.
(AMANDA SIGHS) But I didn't do it.
BOY: I told Mom she was getting too old to take the Lev.
I don't understand how something like this could have happened.
I love you, Mom, and I'm so sorry.
NATALIE: Amanda Graystone? Yes.
Natalie Stark.
Ben's mom.
Zoe's boyfriend.
MAN 2: There were people everywhere asking for help.
But I didn't know what to do for them.
I was in the back car, and we were all shook up.
So you don't return phone calls.
It's okay, Sean.
It's okay.
Why don't you go get a drink? (SIGHS) Yeah.
I'm sorry about the calls but It's been It's been crazy at work.
You just sent your bodyguard away.
You're either very confident I'm not gonna hurt you or you're afraid I'm gonna talk about a certain theft.
NATALIE: I've gone through his room, and there were things Zoe left.
Costume jewelry, school papers.
I thought you'd want them.
He loved her very much.
I'm sorry.
AMANDA: Thank you.
Thank you.
(CRYING) Thank you.
(EXCLAIMS) DURHAM: A group known as Soldiers of the One has claimed responsibility for the bombing.
Now, as I'm sure you all know, the STO espouses a monotheistic religious philosophy.
Dr.
Graystone, we think that Zoe might have been one of the terrorists.
WOMAN: A purse-snatcher, yes! But a bomb? I don't understand how something like this could have happened.
Well I need to see her again.
You wanna talk, we can talk.
Just call my office, and we'll set up a time.
I need to see Tamara.
The Tamara that you made.
She's gone.
She's gone.
It was a beta test.
I went back in to iron out some of the kinks, and Zoe's avatar was gone.
So because Zoe's gone, you know Tamara's gone? It makes sense that they would disappear at the same time.
What? She didn't disappear when I took that band off? No.
From her point of view, you disappeared, not her.
So she might be all alone in there, not knowing where I went? Maybe stuck.
Between dead or alive.
AMANDA: Every one of you Not knowing what she is or why her heart doesn't beat! AMANDA: that's come up here today has talked about how much you miss the people that you lost.
I do miss Zoe.
I miss her with every breath.
But I don't really know what it is that I'm missing.
My daughter had a whole life and a boyfriend that I knew nothing about.
Beliefs that I don't I don't understand at all.
WILLIAM: Hey, Grandma, have you seen my Pyramid game? No, dear.
AMANDA ON TV: Looking back, I think that she Shh! Only showed me what she wanted me to see.
I just didn't know her! You've all talked about how guilty you feel.
It's our job.
We create life, and then one day we have to face who they are, what they become and what they do.
My daughter, Zoe Graystone, died in the bombing of MagLev, train number 23.
But I think she may have caused it.
(PEOPLE CLAMORING) (PEOPLE MURMURING) This was hers.
(CROWD EXCLAIMING) I found this! My daughter was part of the Soldiers of the One! Sean.
Sean, get over here.
Have Dell bring the car.
My daughter was a terrorist! (ALL SHOUTING) I'm sorry! My daughter was part of the Soldiers of the One! She was a terrorist! (PEOPLE CLAMORING) SEAN: Get back! Drive, drive.
Drive, drive, drive.
Killers! Murderers! MAN: You cowards.