Last Light (2022) s01e02 Episode Script

Previously on "Last Light"
Your son is having surgery.
And I will be there.
I'll meet you in Paris.
Have fun saving the world.
Have fun destroying it.
Something's wrong
with the oil, Andy.
The British government's sent
a representative.
Any preliminary hypotheses?
Some form of contamination.
ELENA:
So, when will you be here?
ANDY:
I booked a flight
for tomorrow night.
-SAM: Love you, Dad.
-I love you, too, Sam.
LUCAS:
I have to say, I was concerned
when I saw Andy
wasn't here with you.
He'll be here for the surgery.
So many more like you, Sam, may
have the chance to see again.
PROTESTERS:
Save our planet!
LAURA:
I believe that once
you've seen the truth,
then it becomes
your responsibility
to help other people
see it, too.
REPORTER:
loss of power
in the past 24 hours.
You think this is deliberate?
An attack?
-What the fuck?
-MIKA: Stay down!
-(gunfire)
-(grunts)
-Wait!
-(gunfire continues)
(man groans)
MIKA:
I'm afraid you're not
going to make it to Paris.
(clamoring)
Sam? Sam. Sam?
(panting)
Sam? Sam.
-Elena.
-Oh. Hey, baby.
I'm here. I'm here.
He's fine, he's fine.
Don't worry.
Come, let me get you
out of here.
ELENA:
Thank you. Thank you.
(wind whistling)
(camera clicks)
You've been fucking lying to me.
I told you
what I was authorized to.
We were just attacked.
You knew we were in danger.
You didn't think you needed
to tell me about that?
I'm sorry, Andy.
(panting)
ANDY:
Farooq says there's a village.
How far?
He doesn't think
it's more than ten kilometers
along some power lines.
We need to ditch the trucks
so they can't track us.
Then let's not waste time.
(exhaling)
(phone ringing)
Hey. Downing Street.
Okay. I'll be back, all right?
Thanks.
Your uncle has to work now.
Yes, this is Bergmann.
Yes.
I see.
I'll be there straightaway.
Thank you, sir.
CHLOE:
Everything all right?
Some situation's popped up.
They want me to head up
a task force.
What is it? Is it serious?
I'm sure it's fine.
Just unexpected is all.
Probably nothing.
(scoffs quietly)
(banging)
(groans)
-Hello?
-(banging continues)
Is there someone down there?
(clicking)
Huh. Power's off.
(banging continues)
Oh (sighs)
-(bottle clatters)
-(scoffs)
(banging continues)
(exhales)
(groans)
(banging stops)
(cell phone buzzing)
Hey.
OWEN (over phone):
How are you, sleepyhead?
Yeah, you tell me.
(laughs) What happened?
OWEN:
I can catch you up,
if you like.
Um
N-No, I'm gonna need some
breakfast first. (chuckling)
OWEN:
Uh, I think you mean lunch.
(stammers)
Oh, God. Is it really?
Um, listen,
do you want to meet?
OWEN:
Yeah. How about right now?
LAURA:
Yeah. Where are you?
OWEN:
Look out your back window.
LAURA:
Owen.
-(laughing)
-Yeah.
I slept on your sofa.
(horns honking)
ELENA:
Does anyone know
what's going on?
Things in England
may be worse than here.
Rolling power outages.
You've heard about
the ships, of course.
They say dozens now
are stranded at sea.
I need to get home to Laura.
She's on her own.
Yeah, that's probably best.
The surgery will have to be
rescheduled anyway.
I'll take you to the airport.
-You don't have do that.
-I know, but I want to.
I promised you would be
in good hands.
Elena.
Okay?
LUCAS:
Yeah.
(sighing)
THOMPSON:
Welcome back, Mom.
-How was maternity leave?
-Nonexistent.
Thank you for joining us,
gentlemen.
Congratulations.
How do you feel?
Like shit. Shall we?
BERGMANN:
Power outages,
emerging fuel issues.
Oh, I'm afraid
our intel is in sync.
This definitely appears to be
a coordinated attack
on energy infrastructure,
and it seems to be worldwide.
Venezuelans are
reporting irregularities
at the Paraguaná Refinery.
Russians are reporting
similar problems
at the Novo-Ufa facility.
The Russians are
sharing information?
We also have confirmed reports
of cyberattacks
targeting the electricity
transmission networks
across the UK, France
and Germany.
CAMERON:
So they're not just
taking out the oil.
They're taking out
the infrastructure associated.
How bad's the forecast?
All our essentials--
food, medicine, fresh water,
electricity--
everything will be impacted.
It'll develop into
a scarcity crisis,
and the progression's
always the same.
Society ceases to function,
leading to mass panic,
hoarding, then violence.
Yes, it is always more the chaos
than the crisis itself
that poses the greatest danger.
-I assume you've briefed the PM?
-Our team's pushing for that.
We'd like him
to coordinate with U.S.
and NATO leaders to arrange
a joint emergency declaration.
We understand you have
someone in the Middle East?
A scientist, Dr. Andrew Yeats.
This Dr. Yeats, what do we know?
Not much.
He's an oil industry contractor.
American. Expat.
Appears friendly.
Perhaps we find out more.
Mika Bakhash.
That your real name?
It's the one we're most
comfortable with,
so let's stick with it.
I'm assuming MI6?
Does it really surprise you
there'd be
an intelligence presence
during a crisis like this?
Still with
the nonanswer answers.
(Mika panting)
MIKA:
It's tempting, but my bet is,
if we catch a ride
on one of those, we'll be seen.
You ever ridden one?
FAROOQ:
No.
I'm more of a wheelman myself.
(chuckles softly)
You mentioned chatter.
Any idea who's behind this?
We're coordinating
with our European
and American counterparts,
but so far, no.
MIKA:
A heavily armed
European in the middle
of the desert. Why?
Understanding what's caused this
will hopefully shed some light
on who's behind it.
ANDY:
You think they were
after the samples?
MIKA:
Answers.
And I think they're quite set
on you not getting them.
Your expertise makes you
a valuable asset, Andy.
But I'm gonna see to it
that you and those samples
make it to the lab in Luzrah
in one piece.
Somehow that's less
than reassuring.
And yet, it's all
the hope you possess.
(chuckles softly)
ANNOUNCER:
Attention, all travelers
MAN:
They've just
cancelled everything.
-WOMAN: Really?
-MAN: What's going on?
REPORTER:
shoppers have been urged
not to stockpile.
If scenes like these filmed this
morning are anything to go by,
the message isn't
getting through.
SAM:
Mum, what are you watching?
It's just the news.
Bad news?
It's just weather and stuff.
SAM:
I don't believe you.
Why don't you believe me?
I can hear it in your voice.
I can hear it
in everybody's voice.
Why is everybody so afraid?
(indistinct conversations)
Elena, they've just
cancelled all flights.
I'm sorry.
We should head back to the car.
Okay. Uh, does anyone know
what's happening?
The problems are
with the power grid.
Reports are
they're getting worse.
Planes are crashing,
and no one can say why.
Mum?
What does that mean?
It's okay, it's okay, Sam.
We're fine.
We're not getting on a plane.
Hey, her, hey, I-I'm sorry, Sam.
I didn't mean to scare you.
All the planes are grounded now.
No more crashes, okay?
Get on my back.
And up. One, two, tree.
Let's go.
Come.
I'll take you to Gare du Nord.
You can take the Eurostar.
Okay.
LUCAS:
Pull.
This way.
(panting)
(cell phone chiming)
ELENA (recorded):
Hi. I can't take your call.
Please leave a message.
(phone beeps)
Elena.
(sighs)
Can you please call me back?
I need to know
that you and Sam are okay.
And have you spoken with Laura?
I'm gonna try her
right after this, but
(sighs) Just call me back.
I love you.
(phone beeping)
(sighs) Fuck.
(whispering):
Stay low.
Stay low.
I'll find out.
(horn honking)
Let's go!
LAURA:
You know, it's weird--
my mom is not replying
to any of my messages.
I just want to know
how my brother's doing.
Yeah.
LAURA:
Have you seen this?
Looks like there's
some sort of problem
with the petrol supplies.
Really? Where?
Well, it looks like everywhere.
-Shit.
-WAITRESS: Hello. Sorry.
We're having some trouble
with the burners and the ovens.
Cold items only, I'm afraid.
Okay.
Um, well, in that case, then,
we will have the avocado
on quinoa bread
and a microgreen salad
with coconut amino dressing.
Please, no.
And
uh, a beet and celery juice,
please.
-Thank you.
-No. No, God, no. No.
Nothing of what you just said
sounded anything
like human food.
It is delicious. You'll love it.
Um, about last night.
Here we are.
You passed out.
(chuckling):
Oh, my God. I'm so embarrassed.
Mm-mm. Look, if you're gonna
be embarrassed
be embarrassed
about this food.
-Give it a chance.
-(scoffs)
MAN:
What's going on?
(people murmuring)
Uh, I think the power's
gone out.
(engine sputtering)
(horn honks, tires squeal)
(people exclaiming, gasping)
MAN:
Did you see that?
WOMAN:
Quick, quick, quick!
(clamoring continues)
Oh, shit.
(panting)
Huh?
WOMAN:
Ladies and gentlemen,
as you are all aware,
in the past 24 hours,
we have been experiencing
unexplained and severe
energy disruptions.
At this point, we have not
identified the root cause.
But we're taking
certain immediate actions.
All air travel
has been grounded.
The rail service
will follow shortly.
All the motorways
will likely be clogged
with inoperable vehicles
within the next 12 hours.
This means that hundreds
of thousands of people
will find themselves stranded
far from home.
The government does not have
the available resources
to deal with this.
Now is the time
to come together.
We ask every family
in our great nation
to take in those
who find themselves
marooned far from home
until we get a grip
on this crisis.
That's all. Thank you.
(reporters clamoring)
(horns honking)
SAM:
Mum, who are you calling?
ELENA:
I'm calling Dad.
He left a voice mail,
but I can't get through.
I'm sorry, Elena,
but the Eurostar is shut down.
Looks like things in England
have become quite severe.
Something's
seriously wrong, and
I need to get back to Laura.
Yes, of course.
I understand.
Uh I'll take you
to the ferry in Calais.
The trainman said
they're still running.
-Yes. Yes.
-Okay? Okay.
Thank you. Thank you.
-Seat belt, darling.
-(engine starts)
I'll make sure
the area is secured.
I'd like to speak with
your head of security.
She's expecting me.
MAN:
Dr. Yeats.
Andy, what?
-What happened to you?
-Just walk with me.
Andy?
(Andy exhales heavily)
Andy, what is going on?
We were almost killed
getting these here.
Something is going go.
I have no idea what, but
I need you to do a full rundown:
spectroscopy, residuum output,
energy density, everything.
How long will that take?
We can get it done
in under three hours,
but what exactly
are we looking for here?
I'm not sure.
Anything outside of normative.
I'm hoping we'll know it
when we see it.
-We'll get right on it.
-SHARON: Okay.
MIKA:
Security are doing
a sweep right now.
If you see anyone
you don't recognize,
raise the alarm immediately.
I'm Mika Bakhash.
-I'm With Andy.
-SHARON: Right.
Andy, I've just received intel.
The British power grid's
failing.
There are rolling outages
in France, Spain
and parts of Germany.
You think the Al Shizal oil
has something to do with this?
The problem, whatever it is,
it has to be caused
by far more than
the Middle Eastern reserves.
We'll know more when we get
the test results back,
so get started.
(chuckling):
We'll go get cleaned up.
You said three hours?
-Yep.
-We'll see you in two.
(horns honking)
(heavy chatter in French)
Welcome.
I've registered us
under false names.
You didn't have to walk me
all the way to my room.
-Do you mind if I take a peek?
-(lock beeps, clicks)
(scoffs)
Keep the drapes closed,
the doors locked
and your phone handy.
Okay.
I'm just down the hall. 1707.
Any problems, call me.
I'll let you know
when I'm ready to go.
Andy.
Mika Bakhash is my real name.
(horns honking)
Sam's still sleeping in the car.
Thank you.
I think he needs some rest.
Yeah.
He's quite a boy.
Very independent.
(chuckles)
Yeah, he's been through a lot.
He's had to learn
to be so tough.
Like his mother.
(chuckles)
Oh, I used to be.
I feel like I'm, uh
missing a part
of myself these days.
Hey.
There's nothing wrong with you.
Nothing.
How would you know that, Lucas?
I've watched you for years,
in an extremely
difficult situation,
and you've done
everything right.
Then why do I feel so lost?
That's just life.
We get lost,
then we get found again.
(chuckles softly)
You've been so kind to us.
Why?
I think you know.
REPORTER (on TV):
Traffic has come to a standstill
across parts of the EU.
Protesters
(newscast continues
indistinctly)
At least two people
were injured.
Restrictions here
began on Monday
and are set to be in place
for another two weeks at least.
Unfortunately, the police
had to conclude quite quickly
that these people have
no peaceful intention.
Their intention was to riot,
challenge the police,
destroy public property
ELENA (recorded):
Hi. I can't take your call.
-Please leave a message.
-Shit.
(phone beeps)
Elena, it's me.
Uh
I'm just seeing the news. Are
Have you talked to Laura?
I've tried calling and texting,
but I can't get through.
Look, um
There's something
going on with the oil.
It was an attack,
and I'm working with the lab
trying to figure it out, but
I need to know that
you and Sam are safe.
(sighs)
Just reach out to me
when you can.
Okay?
(phone beeps)
(Sam gasps)
(tires squealing)
(Sam breathing heavily)
SAM:
Wh-What was that?
(engine grinding)
-Whoa!
-(tires squealing)
Shit!
-What's going on? (stammers)
-ELENA: Shit.
It's okay. It's okay, Sammy.
-It's okay.
-SAM: No.
What's that? That smell.
-Shit.
-SAM: Like petrol.
Smells like a race track.
(woman screams)
(engine knocking)
(woman screams)
(Elena and Lucas grunting)
(people shouting indistinctly)
-Get out.
-(panting)
-Out of the car now.
-Sam, open the door.
Get out. Come on.
Come on, darling.
That's it. Grab my hand.
Grab my hand.
-Quickly.
-Come, come, come, come!
ELENA:
My hand, take my hand. Come on.
-Get behind me.
-Come, come.
Come on. Hurry, quick!
-Come, come, come, come, come!
-(panting)
This way. Here, here.
(clamoring)
-(explosion nearby)
-(people gasping)
-Come. Come.
-Come on, Sammy.
This way.
-(explosion)
-(people gasp, scream)
(panting)
Calais is just over there.
Mum, what's going on?
Just keep holding my hand, Sam,
and just
just keep keep walking, okay?
(panting)
We've identified one of
the gunmen from Luzrah.
He's been linked to
Apocalypse Watch.
Ah, the ecoterrorist group
that carried out
the pipeline attack last year.
Indeed. We've been
monitoring them for some time.
They're well financed.
And judging by
the scale of the attacks,
they're global
and vastly sophisticated.
-What are their demands?
-That's the strange thing.
There aren't any.
But we can derive some answers
from their manifesto.
"Apocalypse Watch pledges itself
to the preservation of
"Mother Earth by any
and all means available.
"We stand in violent opposition
to all power centers
"and harm capitalism,
patriarchy, globalization
-and all other engines of
subjugation and exploitation."
-May I?
Their manifesto even talks
about introducing disease
to cattle and poultry
on a worldwide scale
to kill off the meat industry.
They really believe that
the ends justify the means.
What's your assessment?
I think we should take them
at their word.
They're standing
in violent opposition.
And at the moment,
they're winning.
(clamoring)
MAN:
Come on.
(crowd chanting indistinctly)
OWEN:
We're rolling.
Action.
It is incredible
what's going on here tonight.
It's chaos driven by confusion,
and it's all because
our government refuses to lead.
To tell us honestly
what's really going on.
Of course, we know that it's our
obsession with oil
that's the real problem.
(chanting continues)
(clamoring)
OWEN:
Laura, come on!
LAURA (recorded):
It's Laura. You know what to do.
Shit.
ELENA (recorded):
Hi. I can't take your call.
Please leave a message.
(phone chimes, buzzes)
(door closes)
-(clamoring)
-(siren wailing, horns honking)
Do you think it's as bad
as it looks?
Let's find out.
(clamoring continues)
(helicopter whirring)
(Lucas speaking French)
ELENA:
Excuse me.
(clamoring continues)
It's okay.
(dog barking nearby)
(clamoring continues)
(Lucas speaks French)
Okay, stay here. I'll go see
if we can find a way through.
-Okay?
-Okay.
(clamoring continues)
SAM:
Mum?
I miss my cane.
I know, sweetheart. We'll, uh
We'll get you a new one
when we get home.
Just hold on to me, okay?
We're fine. We're fine.
MAN:
It's been two hours.
-What the hell is going on?
-(clamoring continues)
-(whistle blaring)
-(clamoring)
Lucas!
(both shouting in French)
-(siren blaring)
-(tires squeal)
Lucas! Lucas!
(clamoring continues)
Lucas! Lucas!
Lucas, talk to me. (sobs)
(crying):
Oh, my God.
Lucas? Lucas?
Oh, my God.
Look at me, look at me!
He's gone. He's gone.
ELENA (sobbing):
Look at me, look at me.
-It's not safe.
-Please, please look at me.
Please, come with me.
(sobbing):
Oh, God. Oh, my God.
(Elena crying)
Baby, baby, come on, come on.
SAM:
We can't leave him.
SHARON (sobbing):
No!
No, no, please don't shoot.
Please!
-(silenced gunshot)
-(body thuds)
(panting)
-(silenced gunshots)
-(glass shattering)
(alarm blaring)
(horns honking)
(panting quietly)
-(music playing)
-(chatter)
(phone beeping)
(quiet chatter)
(deep, shuddering breaths)
(door opens)
Don't be scared. It's okay.
I'm a friend. I'm here to help.
By breaking into my house?
Your father is Andy Yeats,
right?
Fuck off.
I'm friends with your father.
You don't know my father.
I do. He works for
the oil companies.
I said fuck off!
(Laura grunting, panting)
I just want to talk, okay?
(whimpers softly)
I'm not gonna hurt you.
(grunting)
Stop.
-Owen! Owen!
-ASH: Stop.
(grunting)
(yells)
(grunting, panting)
ASH:
Stop.
-(silenced gunshot)
-(groaning)
(tires squeal)
(alarm blaring in distance)
(distant chatter)
(panting)
(silenced gunshot)
-(tires squeak)
-(engine revs)
You think I wouldn't track you?
-(silenced gunshot)
-(bullet ricochets)