Chosen (2022) s01e02 Episode Script

1 ["Running in the Night" by FM-84 playing.]
- [Emma.]
See you, Mom.
- Bye, dear.
I used to be the one I used to be your getaway dreamer I couldn't get enough Thinking that we would last forever Don't know what you're thinking of Slipping further out of reach To the edge of town we could go Marie.
- Hey.
- Hi.
- Thanks again.
- Thank you.
- I had fun.
- Yeah.
My first class is with Hans.
It feels sort of weird.
I get it, but you can always think about the queen.
Does it help? It doesn't, but then you're thinking about the queen.
Okay.
[chuckles.]
- Are we gonna do more of this? - What? - Watching people.
It was pretty fun.
- Yeah? Yeah, it was.
I mean, I really want to.
Cool.
We just have to ask Mads.
Okay, good.
Maybe we'll see them bone.
- Do you want to see them do that? - Yeah, I do.
- [bell rings.]
- [Emma chuckles.]
- I'm looking forward to it.
- [both laugh.]
[Hans.]
Nature has many facets.
Earthworms are always hermaphrodites.
Flowers are as well.
[student.]
But we're humans.
[Hans.]
Exactly.
And for us, it's much more complex.
You might consider talking about three different categories.
The biological sex, perceived sex and the expressed sex.
[student.]
So biologically, you can be a girl who perceives herself as a guy who feels like a woman.
[Hans.]
In principle, yes.
And what's the main thing? What's most important? What we are or what we feel that we are? I would like you to consider that until next time.
[bell rings.]
- Science is exciting stuff, everyone.
- [students chattering.]
[Hans.]
Emma, do you have a moment? I'd like to talk to you after school.
I'd like you to come to my place.
To your place? Emma.
I won't tell anyone what we saw, okay? What do you mean? What what do you mean? I have other plans.
Sorry.
Marie.
- What's up? - [Emma.]
It's Hans.
I don't know if he saw us yesterday, but he wants to talk to me.
About what? [Emma.]
He's barely talked to me before.
But he wants me to come over.
You mustn't do that.
- No.
- [Jonas.]
There you are.
- Stop it.
- What? The fair.
Remember? No, we talked about that.
We definitely didn't.
Yeah, we did.
- [chattering.]
- [laughing.]
- But, um I'll see you later, right? - No, you won't.
- [kisses, blows.]
- [Emma.]
God, he's such an idiot.
["Mighty Storm" by Souls playing.]
You good? I'm fine.
It's just the boys.
- [Emma.]
Can you clean it? - They've done it before.
It's fine.
Have you considered not being a vampire? It's not something I chose.
It's just who I am.
Right.
Of course.
But why though? How can you ask that of me? You told me yesterday, right, that we're all hiding something.
Beep, beep.
Yeah, hello.
Yeah.
It's Freud.
He says shut up.
- Sorry.
I - Don't be.
Just do what Freud says.
[mother.]
If you keep mashing that potato, it's gonna turn into a soup.
Wanna talk about it? Can we move to Buenos Aires or Helsinki? You could've chosen to live in any other place in the world, and you chose Middelbo.
Why? You know why.
Why didn't you stay in Copenhagen? What do you think would've been better there? Everything maybe.
I don't think that would solve anything.
You know Hans, right? My biology teacher? I know him.
He, um asked me to come over to his place.
- Don't talk to him.
- I wasn't going to.
You should stay far away from him.
[Jonas.]
Hi.
Hi, Jonas.
The door was unlocked, so Have you eaten? - [Jonas.]
I have, but sounds delicious.
- Upstairs.
Now! Nice! [sighs.]
- Ready? - For what? - The ramp.
- Jonas! - Yeah? - You made out with Noreen.
We talked about it.
It didn't mean anything.
[scoffs.]
Do you wanna go? Why did you do that to Marie? Who? The vampire.
[chuckles.]
Oh, um it was a joke.
I mean, look, we really don't have to go there.
- We can have sex.
- Seriously? - Just a suggestion.
- I don't wanna have sex right now.
You're a pain in the ass.
Sometimes it helps.
Just get out.
[Jonas.]
Okay.
[Emma.]
Go! Emma, can I take a piss first? - Uh, yeah.
- Quickly? Yeah.
Thanks.
[Emma huffs.]
[urinating.]
[toilet flushes.]
Nice.
I'll see you there then.
- What are you doing? - What? - [Elvis.]
Don't eat them all.
- [Frederik.]
Aren't they free? [Elvis.]
It doesn't matter.
You had lunch.
[Emma.]
Marie.
[Elvis.]
Look, she's back.
I think I found something that will make Jonas and the others stop.
See? We can make them leave you alone if we threaten to publish these.
Did you take his phone? It's funny, right? We can post it at school.
What? Come on, guys.
I'll take responsibility if anybody blames us.
- [clicks keypad.]
- [Mads.]
Was it this one? - Or this one? - [clicking.]
What is wrong with you? - Where'd you get those? - [hesitates.]
[Elvis.]
That's what we do.
[Mads.]
We find out what people are hiding.
But we don't expose them.
No, we wanna figure out what happened 17 years ago and how it's connected to the signal that was transmitted the other day.
We don't have any interest in exposing people for meaningless shit.
I just wanted to help.
Emma, Emma, hold on.
If you want to help, maybe you can go over to Hans'.
What? - Yeah, he invited her over.
- [Mads.]
Why'd he do that? Because we went to Susan's and Hans came, and maybe he saw [Mads.]
Did you take Emma to Susan's house? - [Marie.]
Yeah, I brought her along.
- What the hell! You took Emma to Susan's place, and now she's been seen.
- We don't we don't know if that's true.
- [Mads.]
You said she might have been.
- [hesitates.]
- Listen, I can't deal with this.
I'm so sick of it.
 When we agreed to do this kind of thing alone.
But I just thought that maybe No, don't think.
None of us should be thinking.
We just do what we agree to do.
It's not that hard.
But isn't Hans super interesting? Yeah, Hans is interesting.
Yeah, and now Emma has a chance to go to his place.
Then she can find out.
[Emma.]
What do you want? He's on the list.
The list? He was there 17 years ago.
Okay.
Emma, can you step outside? Let's discuss it.
You should see this.
[Emma exhales.]
What is it? [Mads.]
I don't know.
It's not real.
But I'm holding it in my hand.
[Mads.]
Hussein found it in the crater.
He's had it ever since.
I've tried to analyze it, but I can't figure out what it is.
We're not alone.
It's statistically impossible.
Were all connected.
The meteor.
The signal last week.
Astraeus.
I applied for a job.
[scoffs.]
What for? Didn't you tell me to check them out? Okay, but first Hans.
Here.
Plug this into his computer.
There's a program that gives me access to his data.
Is he hiding something? I don't know, but everyone is.
Look around a bit.
See how he lives.
Isn't that pretty illegal? [chuckles.]
Does it matter? It's important.
[birds squawking.]
[electronic beeping.]
[exhales.]
- [woman.]
Welcome.
- [Emma.]
Thanks.
- [woman.]
I'm head of staff and recruiting.
- [Emma.]
Okay.
[woman.]
Hmm, elementary school, high school.
So you have no qualifications.
No, none that I know of.
[woman.]
You're not exactly selling yourself.
Thomas told me to apply for a job.
Yeah, but have you considered what you want to do? Not really.
I just need the money.
Well, at least you're honest.
I wrote that on my résumé.
Yeah, but that's not exactly work experience.
True, but I have plenty work experience.
Yeah.
Three months at a time.
[Emma.]
But, um I'm game for anything.
- Hi, Mom.
- What's up? [Emma.]
I got the job at Astraeus.
Great.
[chuckles.]
Yeah, I'm cleaning toilets.
- Well, it's a start.
- Mm-hmm.
Let's celebrate.
What about tonight, with a movie? I'm going to a friend's house.
I have homework.
So you're doing homework now? Yeah.
[scoffs.]
Maybe it's a surprise to you.
- But I am trying.
- Got it.
[chuckles.]
How about your biology teacher? Did you hear from him? - No.
- Don't go to his house.
I won't.
I'm serious.
I mean it.
Got it.
[woman singing opera.]
[electronic pulsing.]
[doorbell rings.]
[rings doorbell.]
[footsteps approaching.]
Emma.
- You wanted to see me? - Yes, come in.
Cool.
Thanks.
Want to sit down? No, thanks.
How long have you been a teacher? - Fifteen years.
- Hmm.
Do you like it? It's fine.
- The only problem is the students.
- Hmm.
- [cell phone vibrating.]
- [huffs.]
[sighs.]
I have to take this one.
- Hmm.
- [Hans.]
Hello.
I can't right now.
Uh-huh.
[clears throat.]
[clicks button.]
[Hans.]
Everything's ready.
[muffled.]
No, you can't ask me to do this.
I can't promise that.
[Emma chuckles.]
[Hans.]
Well, I don't understand that.
I can gather everyone.
We have to assemble now.
She needs to know.
But, no, that wasn't the deal.
No.
She's at my house right now.
You heard me.
- [woman singing opera.]
- [Hans.]
You're not listening to me.
We don't have a lot of time.
We have to be quick.
Look.
I'll just look at it.
I'll just do it alone.
No, I'm not doing that.
[Emma.]
What did you wanna talk about? You need to leave.
There's nothing to talk about.
I'd like a glass of water.
Who sent you here, Emma? This wasn't your idea.
Just tell me.
I won't be angry.
I know how you feel.
You feel like you don't belong, right? You feel like an outsider.
Like you're not part of anything.
It's perfectly normal.
Leave me alone! [panting.]
[Mads.]
Think he has a secret room? [Emma.]
I don't know, but that light.
- There was a wall, but - But there might have been a door.
- I get what you're saying.
Maybe - Something's up, okay? He's weird.
And he's lying.
I can feel it.
Can you go in again? I'm not going in alone.
[Mads.]
Go with someone.
[Frederik sighs.]
[Mads.]
Frederik and Marie will go with you, okay? [Frederik.]
Yeah.
[Marie.]
Dad, I'm leaving.
[exhales.]
- [exhales.]
- So today's the day? Yeah, today's the day.
[Marie.]
Do you need a hand with Mom's stuff? [father.]
What? No, I can manage.
- [exhales.]
- Why today? Um [sighs.]
I want it gone before Easter.
This Easter? Yeah, this Easter.
[chuckles, exhales.]
- [slams door shut.]
- [exhales.]
Dad.
Come here.
- [Marie chuckles.]
- [both.]
Yeah.
[father sniffles.]
Thanks.
Hi, Emma.
Hi.
You know there's a thing called "Find my iPhone.
" You can use it to find your phone.
Why'd you take it? Sorry.
Isn't that all I have to say? This isn't working out.
We can't be together.
You're too weird.
I can't justify it.
So I'm leaving you.
You can't.
I left you yesterday and the day before yesterday and the day before that.
You can't break up with me.
I'm leaving.
Here.
[Jonas.]
Emma.
Emma! What the fuck! [Emma kisses.]
Good.
Let's go meet Marie.
[sighs.]
Why'd you kiss me? Oh, come on.
You've slept with half the school, right? You're afraid to be alone.
If you're not Pussy Frederik, who are you? [chuckles.]
Pussy Frederik? What? Shit.
Let's just go.
["Jelly Jelly" by Cari Cari playing.]
[engine turns over.]
[Emma sighs.]
[Frederik.]
There she is.
[Marie.]
He's home.
Do we drop it then? Well, we could try to call him and tell him something to make him leave the house.
What should we say? That, um [clicks tongue.]
some biology stuff at school caught on fire? He doesn't give a fuck about that.
I'll go check it out.
No, wait.
We have to work out a plan first.
- Be careful.
- Yes, thank you, Mom.
- [scoffs.]
- Jerk.
[Emma.]
He just has a hard time sitting still.
- [Marie.]
Oh, yeah.
- [chuckles.]
Thanks.
For what? For, uh for thinking about me.
For wanting revenge.
I had to do what Freud said.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I guess maybe he was being a bit of an idiot when he said that.
He was right.
It didn't lead to much.
No, but it was nice of you.
[both chuckle.]
You're not right.
I know who you are.
It's gonna be okay.
I don't have any problem with who I am.
As a vampire? [chuckles.]
Yeah.
Precisely.
Let's change the subject.
So nobody knows? Not even your family? My dad's been in a bad place since my mom died.
I don't think we've had time to talk about me.
- [engine turns over.]
- Oh, shit.
Get down.
- [Frederik panting.]
- [Emma clears throat.]
- What did you say? Didn't you call him? - No.
Where'd he go? [Marie sniffles.]
I think to Susan's.
Should we go in? He's could just be going to the gas station.
Okay, the two of you follow him.
Then I'll go in alone.
And you call me if he comes back.
Weren't you just super duper scared of him? Yeah, but now he's gone.
Okay.
She's too much.
Who? Uh, Emma.
She thinks she knows everything about you.
And then she says all this stuff she thinks she knows.
But she knows nothing.
[sighs.]
I think she knows a bit.
She doesn't.
Not at all.
He's going in.
- What are you doing? - Wait here.
[Marie gasps, sighs.]
And he's gone again.
What the fuck are you doing? - [Hans.]
It's over.
Can't do this anymore.
- [Susan sobbing.]
[Hans.]
Okay.
Please stop.
[Susan sobbing.]
So what, I mean nothing to you? Then take this.
- [Hans.]
Are you serious? - Yes, I'm serious.
- Take it.
- I gave that to you.
- I don't care, Hans.
- No, I'm not doing it.
[Susan.]
Just fucking take it.
Just get out.
[Hans.]
Susan, come on.
[Susan.]
Just go! [continues sobbing.]
- [Marie exhales.]
- [engine turns over.]
[ringing.]
- Come on, Emma.
- [cell phone vibrating.]
Shit! - [Hans.]
Don't touch that.
- Sorry.
- I was just checking for cobwebs.
- Does your mother know you're here? No.
Come! - [sighs.]
I don't think that's a good idea.
- [Hans.]
Come on! [Frederik.]
Marie.
[Hans.]
Are you here alone? Yeah.
You can't run around.
We can't trust anyone.
They can't know we're here.
- What do you mean? - [inhales.]
[doorbell rings.]
- No! - Come here! [Emma.]
Stop it! [whimpers.]
- [muffled gasping.]
- [Marie.]
Hello.
Emma.
[Emma whimpering.]
[doorbell rings.]
- [Hans.]
Stop.
- [gasping.]
[Hans sighs.]
- You said you were alone.
- [sniffles.]
Please, let me go.
[shudders.]
Emma, you have to listen to me.
- Sit down.
Come on.
- No, no, no, no, no, no, no! [muffled gasping.]
Emma, you have to listen to me.
[gags.]
[gasps.]
[whimpers.]
[grunting.]
[Emma shouts, gasps.]
[shouts.]
[man panting.]
[bones crack.]
[groaning.]
[Emma panting.]
[grunts.]
[grunting.]
[Hans grunting.]
[panting.]
[panting.]
- No, no.
Go away.
No, no.
Stop it! - You need to calm down.
- Stop! Let me go.
- Emma, I'm trying to help you.
- No, no! - Emma, I want to help you.
You have to relax! - [gasping.]
- Easy now.
There.
[panting.]
[sound of audiotape rewinding.]
[panting.]
[loud banging.]
- [banging.]
- [continues panting.]
[whimpers.]
- [banging continues.]
- [blubbers.]
[groans.]
[panting.]
[gags.]
[panting.]
[continues panting.]
[shivering.]
[Marie.]
Emma.
Hi.
You're bleeding.
[Emma sobbing.]
[panting.]
[gasps.]
[gasping.]
[sighs.]
Are you okay? [Emma exhales.]
[train rolling.]
[Emma gasping.]
[Marie exhales.]
[Marie gasps.]
[Emma exhales.]
[both chuckle.]
[Marie gasps.]
[man panting.]
[panting.]
[car door closes.]
[house door opens.]
[door rattles.]