ReGenesis s01e02 Episode Script

Well, Frances, it looks like we'll almost there.
Frances? Frances.
Hey! Hey! You have to be very cautious when throwing around terms like epidemic.
But it has the potential to be one? Anytime you have a virulent, unidentified agent, there is of course a potential for an epidemic, provided Just tell the truth, God damn it.
And say what? That we've got a manmade virus out there heading right at us? You do that, you'll have chaos.
- There's no risk to the general population.
- Just as long as you wash your hands.
We can't stress enough the importance of thoroughly washing your hands.
They have no idea what's coming at them.
Yes, but what's the difference between a medical emergency and an epidemic? Cynical reporter:1, earnest health official: 0.
If you need me, I'll be back at the lab.
Second, there is no epidemic.
- I got what you need.
- You don't go away, do you? Look, I've got it right here.
Kid, what I need you couldn't fit in that little brown bag.
You know what? I'm beginning to think you are a clone.
You came from a fucking mule.
- Look! Look at these! - Whatever that is, I don't want it.
Baby teeth.
One of mine, one of my brother Cal's.
They still got blood on them.
You said if I got you samples you'd test them.
You said! Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, I know but see, those could both be your teeth.
I'd need the complete sets.
Sorry.
- You promised.
- Don't do that, understand? Jesus.
Yeah.
Where? Oh shit.
Did you call Carlos already? Okay, I'm on my way.
Jesus! Would you get the fuck out of here! My mother died 2 years before I was born, Dr.
Sandstrom.
Does that make any sense to you? Promise you'll look into it.
- Yeah, now get up.
- Promise.
Promise.
Thank you, Dr.
Sandstrom.
So, you'll call me then? Oh yeah, I'll put you on my speed dial.
My number's right there on the bag.
- Goodbye, Mick.
- Goodbye.
Thank you, sir.
Uh, Dr.
Sloane this is David Sandstrom calling.
Uh, it's about your son about some kid who claims to be your son.
I think we've got a problem here.
Could you call me on my cell? Yes, but what's the difference between a medical emergency and an epidemic? Cynical reporter: 1, earnest health official: 0.
If you need me, I'll be back at the lab.
Second, there is no epidemic.
- Morrison.
- Caroline? Another call, on a bus just outside the city limits.
Oh shit.
We have the bus sealed.
It's heading towards the quarantine facility near the airport.
Okay, I'm on my way.
Call David and Carlos, tell them to meet me there.
Got it.
Caroline took me to her office, asked me all kindsof questions about Hira, her family, her brothers.
- What did you say? - Nothing.
Well, I did say she wears nice perfume: Hints of saffron and cinnamon.
At least that's what I detected.
We have another case.
It could be a busload.
Quarantined at the airport.
So, it's here.
All right, I'll be back with samples.
Somebody track down Hira, we're going to need her on this.
What's going on here? Why are we being kept on this bus? Sit down, be quiet and put your mask on.
No one told us anything.
It's nothing to worry about.
You're being put in quarantine.
All right, thank you Mr.
Zaltsberg.
Dear, how much longer do I have to stay here? The nurse will explain everything.
This is a nurse? Are you in charge here, 'cause I've got to be on a plane.
Sit down please.
I'll explain everything.
Daisy, my name is Caroline Morrison, I'm with NorBAC.
Which is what? The North American Biotechnology Advisory Commission.
So, what they're saying about some kind of virus - It's what Frances has? - We think so.
Well, what is it? I mean could we get it? Daisy, listen to me.
We're not sure how it's spreading.
We're not even sure what it is.
Well, I'm fine.
I mean, we're both fine.
I have to be in England.
Of course but we need you to answer a few questions: Where you travelled from, people you might have met along the way.
Fine.
Did you happen to stop for gas near Bear River? - Yeah.
- Where's your car? Pick up.
It gave up on me so I traded it in for a ride to the bus.
With Angus.
Angus's garage near Soren? Uh, I'd take you to Toronto, but I'm the only one here.
No, don't worry.
It's okay, really.
The bus station will be just fine.
I'm sure it'll get us there on time.
Yeah.
How did you know? It's a long ride.
Where are you travelling from? My parents.
Heron Bay, near Marathon.
Okay.
Okay? Does that mean I can go now? It's going to be a little longer.
Her neighbour was with her yesterday.
Said that she was perfectly fine.
- How's the neighbour? - No symptoms.
Okay, so probably not airborne transmission.
It could be a respiratory secretion.
A cough or a sneeze, but it would have be directed right at the n Next victim? My mom's a midwife, she was freaking, right.
Like nobody's ever had a baby in Africa before.
You were in Africa? Yeah, I worked at an AIDS hospice.
Yeah, I was really sick, like sick-sick, and William was travelling all the time so he thought it'd be best if I came home to have Miranda.
- William? - My fiancé.
- Where is William now? - In London.
He just rented us an apartment.
Oh, excuse me.
A flat.
Hah! - He's British? - Very.
He holds his little finger up when he drinks his tea.
- Would you like me to set up a call? - Yeah.
Yeah, call him.
William Zanzinger.
His number's in my wallet.
You guys have that.
- Okay.
- I've been trying to call him all day.
Hold on.
Okay, the new woman Frances who was just brought in, we can't find an intersection between her and the other victims, but the girl she was sitting next to, the one you're looking at, had contact with just about everyone who's gotten sick.
What about the baby? It says here she has a throat infection.
Temperature, swollen glands, that's it? Anything else? I think we should take a closer look, take some throat cultures, see what we come up with.
We've been through her things.
No aerosol spray, no powder no anything she could have used to spread the virus.
Well, it wouldn't make much sense for her to deliberately spread the virus, unless she was immune to it.
Well, all I know is she was sitting right next to that woman and look at her.
She could have a natural immunity.
David, what do think? Morrison.
Yeah.
When did they find them? Her parents were just found dead.
- Well that ain't natural.
Oh.
- David, what? What if there's nothing natural about it? I mean, some son of a bitch has figured out a way to manufacture a Camelpox/Ebola virus.
Who's to say that same son of a bitch couldn't manufacture an immunity? Look, DNA samples from the mother and baby will tell us this.
I'll set it up.
Guys, no mention of her parents.
Sorry, about that.
Yeah, look, are you going to call my fiancé? Yes, but before we do that, those men I was just speaking with, they're doctors.
Hi, I'm sorry to disturb you again.
Uh, is your dad in? Oh, he talked to my father.
- Well, it's a good thing, isn't it? - No.
He told him that I was crazy and that I was harassing you.
So, are you going to stop? Maybe.
Just look do you happen to know where he is? He's saving the world again I guess.
I know.
I mean his work on the biochemistry of SCF dependant ubiquitination and yeast was crucial on understanding cancer.
- Oh, I've read his articles.
- What articles? I mean I don't know, he doesn't tell me anything.
- How come? - 'Cause who really cares? Uh, you should.
I mean, he's an amazing scientist.
- Are you okay? - Did you talk to him about me? Kind of.
Did you want to come in? Her throat looks very red, has it been bothering her? No.
What did just say to her? Not to worry.
Could you tell me? The virus is contained, still as a precaution, in this vacant warehouse that has now been dubbed "HAZMAT City".
However, officials are remaining tight lipped.
Stan.
Naomi, there are some reports that some 50 students from Irving Leighton High are spending the night in hospital.
That's right.
The students are in hospital for observation.
Yes, Stan, I can report that I am indeed talking out of my ass.
And you've got a great ass, Naomi, I'd ask you to shake it for us if I didn't think you were so full of shit.
Good evening, people.
I've got samples.
We might have patient zero, so Bob, DNA work.
Hira, I want you check the serum for antibodies to every human virus, extract nucleic acid and do a probe on the viral gene chip.
- Carlos - David.
you handle pathology.
Mayko, we need complete bioinformatics on all the samples, and Wes I could use a coffee.
Caroline gave me very specific instructions about Hira.
I don't care.
Daisy a paediatrician is here.
A specialist, to look at Miranda to make sure she's all right.
She already had all those tests.
No.
No, she's been through enough.
I understand that, but there's another test we have to do.
- What? Is she going to be okay? - She'll be fine.
This will be the last time you'll have to give her up, I promise.
- Why does she have to be in that? - Just for her safety.
She'll be fine.
Okay, okay.
I'm right here.
I'm right here.
Still no answer at William's.
Well, maybe he's out or at a friends or something.
That's my girl.
What were you doing in Africa? I told you, I was working at an AIDS hospice.
- Yes, but why Africa? - Why not? How would you describe your politics? Uh, environmental anarchist.
- Save the earth, that sort of thing.
- Yeah, that sort of thing.
You know, from governments, from multinationals, from governments run by multinationals.
- Do you belong to a political party? - You're kidding me, right? - How about William? - No, not that I know of.
Those are two different answers.
Do either of you have any religious affiliations? Christian, Muslim? I'm sorry, but what does this have to do with people being sick? Thank you.
Daisy, I need you to look at something.
Would you step up to the glass please? What, you want me to pick somebody out of a line up now? Not exactly.
Do you recognize this man? - Why, is he sick too? - This is from the U.
K.
passport office.
This man's passport was stolen 2 years ago.
His name is William Zanzinger.
So, what? Are you trying to tell me there's only one William Zanzinger in the world? Only one who lives in Surrey and he's never been to Africa.
Oh, well, good for him! He's not my William.
- Does your William have an accent? - Yes.
- What kind? - English.
- Where was he born? - In England! Did you ever see him use another passport? Daisy, I want to help you get out of here.
Maybe this is all a big misunderstanding.
If so, let's figure it out.
Together.
He has another passport, yes.
To get into countries where he's had trouble before.
Like Zimbabwe.
All journalists have them.
Sure.
What name is on that passport? It's really wild, I don't get it.
I ran the DNA on the baby's throat swab and her blood.
Baby's throat, baby's blood.
- Run the test again.
- We ran her DNA 3 times.
The throat and blood doesn't match.
- It makes no sense.
- That's what I said.
Okay, a viral infection would cause some differences in the DNA.
Not this many.
There's way more than there should be.
I can see that.
Hira! Look at this.
Roll over.
There, that band in her blood sample.
It's the same as DNA in neg to pos.
It looks weird.
There.
That's RNA.
She's right.
Something is very wrong.
Very, very wrong.
RNA? What's it doing in the middle of her DNA? What'd they do? Maybe if we can find out what kind of RNA we're looking at You got an idea? It's a natural SIRNA.
It should be in her throat.
- SIRNA.
- But it's gone.
- SIRNA.
- Where the hell is it? Holy shit.
As SIRNA that kills viruses in plants? Yeah, it's in people too, right? It's probably just some leftover from billions of years ago when animals split from plants.
Well, what if it's that? What if it does do something in people? - Maybe, no one knows.
- Well, maybe this bastard does know.
Caroline, I've got something I'm on my way.
Uh, I'm not really that hungry.
So, this whole like clone thing.
You can't actually I mean, you can't actually clone someone, can you? Well, yeah.
I mean, well okay, look.
Let's just say that this olive is an egg, a human egg.
Now first what you do is you remove the nucleus, or the core, you know, the brains of the cell.
Then you insert the nucleus of the one that you want to clone like this.
Now, to get it going you have to give it a little bit of a shock.
That's just for demonstration purposes only of course.
Now the nucleus is reprogramming the egg and telling it what to be.
- Okay, and then? - Right, then uh, well now we wait until it grows and divides and when it's stable enough, we place it into the womb and hope that the expression of the genetic makeup more or less resembles a human being.
- The expression? - Yeah.
.
You know like the way we look.
- Yeah, well I think you look pretty good.
- You don't You don't think I'm a freak because I wasn't born the normal way? - Oh, and what's the normal way? - You know, like a mom and a dad, - 2 people in love - Man, you've got to get out of the 'burbs.
I'm joking! Geesh, it's a joke.
Thanks.
- Halt! Hey! - I'm with NorBAC.
All right.
Okay, not so fast.
My brain can only absorb so many acronyms.
What is SIRNA? It's a weapon that plants use to protect themselves from viruses.
We have it too except nobody really knows what it does in people.
- But we can make a logical assumption.
- That it fights infections in people too? Right.
So, SIRNA is like this secret, quiet imperial guard and it's all throughout the palace.
Okay? Head, shoulders, knees, toes.
Except in Miranda's case, it's not in her throat.
Someone figured out how to eliminate it from your throat? Right, right, just her throat.
So, if they did what I think they did, throat is the only room in the palace where there aren't any guards.
It's the only place where the virus can live.
From there, it leaves the palace, it spreads through cough, burp, sneeze or puke, and all the peasants who come in contact with it, they get the virus- Okay, okay, okay, stop.
You're telling me the baby has a virus, but can't get the disease? Exactly.
So, the baby's patient zero.
- Nice work.
- Oh well, it was a group effort really.
Hira nailed it.
- She was at the lab? - She works there.
David I think Daisy knows who did this.
- What? Jesus, you got a name? - That's what I'm working on.
Stick around, I may need your help.
confirms that the U.
S.
has stepped up health monitoring at all border crossings.
Meanwhile here in Toronto, health officials continue to remind people that washing your hands is the best way to prevent exposure to the mystery virus.
An info line has been set You don't have that disease thing they talked about, do you? That's about the only thing I don't have.
- So, what exactly is wrong with you? - Exactly? Well, my kidneys are going, my liver's not great.
Don't even get me started on my spleen.
That's why your dad's got to help me.
Wait So, how did your body get so screwed up? Well, uh, I was made so that I could give part of myself to my brother.
- A part of yourself? - Here, just That's my brother, Cal.
- He was always sick.
- The same as you, or? No, no, he had cancer of the bone marrow.
They tried to find a match, they couldn't, so that's when my dad came up with the idea to make a clone and give marrow to Cal from the new Cal.
He used you to save your brother.
They had to do it a bunch of times because eventually the cancer would just come back.
The last time was 2 years ago, but it didn't see, it didn't take at all, so so Cal died.
I'm sorry.
And you? That's why your dad has to help me.
Daisy.
I want Miranda.
I just saw her, she's fine.
She's sleeping.
They're going to bring her to you as soon as she wakes up.
- Daisy, was this a planned pregnancy? - What? Were you using birth control when you became pregnant? I was on the pill.
It's not foolproof.
- Apparently not.
We need to talk about William.
How did you meet? - In Cape Town.
- At a bar, a party, where? - What difference does it make? - So why don't you just tell me? I was almost raped.
There were 3 guys, William came out of nowhere and ran them off.
One man against 3 coming out of nowhere at just the right moment, sweeping you off your feet.
- That's what happened.
- I bet William is really good looking too and he never hurt your feelings.
You told all your girlfriends he was the perfect guy, right? I bet you never even had a fight.
Did you? Ever? Now is that real? What are you talking about? We're in love with each other.
We're getting married on Sunday.
The address you gave, there's no such address in London.
That's not true.
William's cell phone is registered to a Nicholas Sargosa.
Do you know who he is? Nicholas Sargosa has hundreds of cell phones and he keeps losing them.
He's a front for people who want untraceable cell phones.
- What? - You said William was a writer.
We haven't found one thing he's written.
Who does he write for? Progressive magazines.
And he's writing a book.
- Who's his publisher? - I don't know! - But he got a big advance.
- Of course.
He's got money.
Maybe he writes under a pseudonym.
Would you happen to know what that was? No! How is it going? Ever use that thing? Bet you got some pretty big bullets in there, eh? Caroline's ready for you.
OK.
Showtime! How do I look? Yeah Nice.
Thanks for the chat.
I don't know, Wes, what do you think? - I beg your pardon? - The uniform, icy stare Does he do anything for you? Hi, Daisy.
I'm, uh one of the doctors.
- I know who you are.
- Okay sure.
Uh I need to know if you've had any surgery since you got pregnant.
Any medical procedures? Amniocentesis.
Uh why? Women your age don't usually get amnio.
Because the baby was conceived in Africa and with all the diseases, - William wanted to be sure - Okay, okay.
Uh, how was it done your amnio? - I don't know, I was unconscious.
- For an amnio? Okay, Daisy, here's the story.
Uh Someone has created a virus by combining 2 really horrible viruses, Ebola and Camelpox and this new virus is deadly and your baby has it.
- Mir Miranda's dying? - Oh! No, no.
She's okay.
But here's where it gets kind of crazy: She's going to be okay because she's been genetically modified to be immune to it.
That's insane! That's what they did to her during your so-called amnio.
No, because I've been with her since she was born and I'm fine! But you were exposed when Miranda was in your uterus and you developed immunity too.
You can't get it.
You can't get it, you can't spread it, only Miranda can.
- She's what we call a carrier.
- No! Stop saying that! Daisy, what's inside Miranda kills faster than any known disease.
- William put it there.
- No, that's bullshit! That's why he had you flying from Toronto to La Guardia Taking the shuttle bus to Kennedy, then flying to Heathrow.
To spread it as far and as quickly as he could.
No! You know, he bought it that way because he was he was cashing in his points.
You know.
What's wrong with you people? What the fuck is wrong with you? - The ticket was paid in cash.
- No! Look.
Look! He didn't love you, Daisy.
He set you up.
He stopped those men from raping you and then he did it himself.
No! I want to go to the airport! I want to go now! I want to go! He turned your daughter into a killing machine.
That's what William did.
Now we need to find him and stop him before he does this again.
I want my baby.
I want my baby.
Look at this woman! Do you remember meeting her? Her name's Darlene Evans.
She was your waitress.
She's dead.
You won't recognize this guy.
Darlene's husband.
Paul.
He's dead.
It's spreading.
Exponentially.
- What do you want from me, okay? - Tell me William's other name.
This is the man from the garage who drove you to the bus, Angus.
He never even made it to the hospital.
I need William's name on his other passport.
His name, Daisy! Do you remember Frances? - She died an hour ago.
- You're lying! Her corpse is in this facility, do you want to see it? No! - Two people crossed all their paths.
- No! - You and Miranda.
- No! It could have been somebody else! - It could have been anybody else! No! - Did anybody meet your parents? They're dead, Daisy.
No No! - I want my baby! - We'll bring her to you.
Just give us his name and then you can have your baby.
His name, Daisy! Martin Jamison, i-s-o-n, flat #3, Farnham, England.
It's in Surrey.
FBI, CSIS, and MI-5 Thank you.
Jesus! Are you all right? - Where did you learn how to do that? - Do what? Take people apart like that.
- If I said CIA, would you believe me? - No.
CIA.
You hungry? It's an agency thing, David.
I always buy my partners dinner after we do a good job.
I could use a beer.
Is there anything set up for Daisy and the baby? We'll probably get into that tomorrow.
How do you tell a mother that her baby is going to live in quarantine for the rest of her life, poked and prodded by every scientist with half an interest in this thing? If it was me, I'd tell her the baby died.
You wouldn't want to give her some kind of hope? Is there any? I don't know.
Probably not.
Daisy needs to pick up the pieces and start over again.
You know what? I'm just going to go home.
David, you don't have to be involved.
Ah! I don't have to be involved? That's a fucking relief.
So I can just take off the rubber gloves, throw them in the garbage and walk away? You did good work.
We're done here.
That makes me feel so much better.
There's a woman in there who will never see her baby again because I did good work.
Jesus, Caroline! Lilith? It's to the point.
Gone out.
Be back.
- L Did you ever see him use another passport? What name is on that passport? I want my baby Tell me William's other name.
His name! I want my baby! Morrison.
I heard you.
I think you're making a mistake.
Hey, we're in this together, right? Okay, this is where he keeps all his important stuff.
I looked all over for a key.
You think you can open it with? Go for it.
Did you hear that? No.
Okay.
Here's my birth certificate.
Look at it, what does it say? Uh February 16th, 1990.
- Here's my mum's death certificate.
- This can't be right! Mick? Mick? What's going on? I didn't hear you come in.
Who's your friend? - I'm Lilith Sandstrom.
- I've spoken with your father.
- Yeah, Mick was telling me about Cal.
- Now, let me guess.
Not the clone story? Yeah, I don't think it was a story.
Well, you might want to ask your father how likely it is.
You should go, Lilith.
- What? - Mick isn't well.
- Yeah! I know! - No, I don't just mean physically.
I told your father and you might as well hear it too.
Mick makes things up.
- I do not.
- Stories about his brother.
- It helps him cope with the loss.
- Oh yeah? - Well, how do explain - Lilith.
- Mick? What? Why? - What's going on, Mick? - Nothing.
Just go.
- Mick? - Hey, you okay? - No! - Oh oh What time is it? - I don't know.
- Where were you? - I was with Mick.
- The guy's a freak, Lilith.
I told you - Yes, dad, I know.
Shit, what did he do? Would you just look at this? - Death certificate.
Nice.
- With Mick's mum.
And this is his birth certificate.
Well, he's human.
Dad, can you please just look at the dates? Let me guess! His mother died 2 years before he was born.
Hmm? He told me Lilith.
It's a neat trick, but come on! - Okay, well, then explain it! - My grandfather had a birth certificate that said he was born in Sweden and he had another birth certificate that said he was born in Canada.
Well, I guess he was born again, then.
Look Mick's fucked up.
All he wants is the truth.
Why can't you just have a look at him? - Truth, huh? - Why can't you just tell him whether you can help him or not? - Somebody should tell him the truth.
- But will you? Caroline's had Hira in there all morning.
- But where's David? - Good question.
- Where's David? I need to show him this.
- What? I ran the DNA comparisons he asked me to on those 2 kids.
He needs to look at them.
It's very odd.
- These are from 2 different people? - Their DNA is identical.
- Twins.
- No, they are brothers.
Two years apart.
- With identical DNA? Bob.
- I didn't make a mistake.
Then I guess they're clones.
Ha Maybe I'll get better samples.
- Yeah, do that my friend.
- Mayko? Could I see you for a minute? Don't pull them all the way out, okay? Hey, Daisy.
When do we get out of here? Daisy, Miranda can't leave.
Do you understand? What's going to happen to her? What are they going to do to her? I want the truth! She'll be moved to a lab.
She'll have to live in quarantine.
For how long? For the rest of her life.
Sorry, there's no other alternative.
There's no hope? You're so beautiful.
So tiny.
Daisy, I am so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
Daisy? Daisy? Oh shit! - She's killing her kid! - You can't go in there! Let go! Let go!