Charlie Jade (2005) s01e03 Episode Script

Come on! Let me in! Go! It's really simple, you know? You are from another planet and that's the machine that brought you here.
- What? - You've been staring at that hole for half an hour and you haven't told me a blessed thing.
Do you remember what happened or not? Yeah It blew up.
And here you are in a brand new world.
Yeah.
Earth.
Third planet from the Sun.
You're the alien, Lubinsky.
Tell you something else.
This is no accident.
You can tell that just by looking? Just before, I saw a man and a woman shoot it out with security.
What? The woman's still alive I saw her in the city.
These guys had no idea what was really going on.
Company headquarters.
Vexcor Cape Town I did.
But I wasn't telling anyone.
That was rich.
A member of the public ripping off the company for a change? Does anyone hate the family business? All we want to do is make money, baby.
Is that so bad? She was a surprise I didn't count on.
Once I realized she was here it was easy to make it work for me.
No history, no family, no friends No record of her anywhere She was perfect.
Know where I could find a good detective? - How much? - 100 rand a day and a couch to sleep on.
Got any change? Don't bite the hand that feed you.
I give what I can.
- Where is the couch? - Somewhere around here.
Just make yourself at home.
Take off your coat.
First order of business is tracking that woman you saw.
These friends or enemies? Depends on who you ask This guy an alien too? You don't know who that is, do you? See.
You see? That's Nelson Mandela.
Easily recognizable anywhere in the world.
And you don't know who he is.
Take a look at these.
Photos of suspected and known female terrorists.
Published by Interpol.
You do know what Interpol is? Refresh my memory.
Are you sick? No, it's just a cold.
- I'd like to rent a room.
- How long are you staying? A week.
More, maybe.
Plus 100 for security deposit.
50 for the key.
Look around you, Reena.
What do you see? - Do you see what I see? - Yes.
This place must never change.
It was home to them.
But we called it Gammaverse.
The big prize.
- Who are they? - No idea.
Knowing the way things work around here it'll be a while before we find out.
Local law enforcement not much help I guess Not like back home.
We're talking months, not minutes.
Vehicle was stolen.
We found some sophisticated diagrams in the back.
Whoever they were, they knew what they were doing.
You think they're dead? He is.
We're pretty sure we found his body.
No sign of her though.
I thought you were on your way back to head office.
Just after breakfast.
Can't get this back home.
A good-looking couple.
There's a copy in the communiqué to Rompkin.
It'll be on her desk before lunch.
Good seeing you.
Catch you later.
What did you say? I said she got away.
Where would you go if you were her? I don't know.
Hard to say without knowing who she is.
When I look out there I see Table Mountain.
What do you see? I see the same thing as you.
Complete destruction of both facilities? Total incineration.
Just like here.
124 dead in Gamma.
237 in Beta.
- 320 here.
- I don't want to talk numbers.
I want to know what happened.
Well, my guess would be a chain reaction that started in Gamma.
Do you have the slate? Triggered by an act of sabotage.
Sabotage in Gamma? Why don't you read Ipstak's report? Two suspects: one dead, one missing.
I spoke to the head of security myself.
But it doesn't make sense.
What about Elliot Krogg? - How did you hear about him? - Yeah, what? He was last seen in Beta driving away from the facility just before the explosion.
Good god.
This is our worst nightmare.
This man? Yeah.
That's him.
Who is he? Didn't we order him home a month ago? He's one of our top scientists.
He may also be the architect of this catastrophe.
- Why was he ordered home? - Thank you, 01.
Be ready to leave again in 3 hours.
Any time.
Ladies.
Passengers traveling on train 18006 Look happy! We're going on vacation.
Driving would have been better.
Passengers traveling on train 18007 to Johannesburg, now boarding on platform 24.
Are you thirsty? I'm fine.
Go get something for yourself I'll wait here.
Elliot Krogg.
He used to be one of us.
But he was like so many of our scientists in Betaverse.
The longer they stayed, the less they wanted to go home to Cape City.
You now own the famous Glass Door.
Congratulations, it's a great place for this market.
Yeah.
Draw up the papers, I'll see you in your office tomorrow.
Julius! Man, has Cape Town real estate gone through the roof! Come inside, have a look.
I have the keys No, thanks.
Give me the slate, I'll be on my way.
Come on.
I'll show you my new office.
After Rick's accident, it'd have felt I could pick the place up cheap.
Our influence only goes so far, you know.
I know my way around, Julius.
Now, what's the latest on Elliot Krogg? - It'll be in my next report.
- Is he still missing? Where is the slate? I asked you a question.
The police picked up his girlfriend.
Things are looking up.
Here you go, Julius.
Somebody posted this on my website.
The whole event captured by a security camera.
Who's the guy in the car? He works for Vex-Cor.
Some sort of scientist.
Had a colleague track his license plate.
His name is Elliot Krogg.
Was it blind luck that he was driving away at the right moment? No.
Saw him banging on the gate trying to get in.
- You what? - And he gave up, drove away.
That's it? - Yeah.
That's it.
- You sure? Nothing more? I mean, you saw the scientist, you saw the gun battle, you saw the girl running around the city - You think I'm making this up? - No I think you're not playing straight with me.
I don't know why, or what your angle is All I'm trying to do is figure out what's going on.
- I'm trying to help you f - You're not trying to help me.
You're trying to use me to prove some insane theory Headache? I've got some painkillers.
Here, take this.
Take this take this take this What's going on? What happened? This Krogg guy? He helped build the facility.
So he knew what Vex-Cor was up to.
And it scared him to death.
I had to find this guy.
No don't you see? Don't you understand what's going to happen? No don't you see?! And it was my job to find this winner.
This is not smart, Lubinsky.
Elliot Krogg is on the run.
He's not hiding out in his house.
Whoever's looking for him is gonna be watching us now.
I got nothing to hide.
I'm just a concerned citizen, looking for answers.
- Answers that'll get you killed.
- What are you talking about? - Killed by who? Vex-Cor? - In a heartbeat.
You think? There it is.
Around here Vex-Cor may be a powerful multinational but they don't rule the planet.
Not yet anyway.
No one's home.
Listen, uh I didn't mean what I said about you stringing me along Got no reason to trust me.
Yeah, so let's just leave it at that, okay? What are you doing? Surveillance camera.
That's impossible.
Vex-Cor's been using this stuff for 20 years.
Thought you said you live here? You really think I'm an alien? Let's find out for sure.
Take me to a med-center.
- A what? - A medical center, a hospital.
Whatever you call places for sick and dying people.
Get some blood work done.
A complete DNA profile.
Maybe I'm dreaming.
Maybe this is one big hallucination.
What don't you understand? Signing of this document is merely a formality.
It says you've been made aware of the situation.
You haven't made me aware of anything.
Jasmine Charlie Jade is legally dead.
And, as he has no legal heirs, all of his assets, which includes you, are turned over to the state.
But the state doesn't employ C-3s.
You're out on your own.
You understand.
I don't believe Charlie's dead.
Does this mean you won't sign the form? This means Charlie still lives here and you're trespassing on his property.
I don't even need your signature All I need, is a witness.
Got any change? Find a hole.
500 rand to the desk sergeant and look who I got sprung.
Windy.
- Who are you? - A friend.
Elliot sent me.
I don't believe you.
I'm here to take care of you, Karen.
Got you out of custody Cleared things up with the police - Elliot can't wait to see you.
- Where is he? He's not far.
Here.
Please.
I found it parked.
Near the Vex-Cor reactor.
No sign of Charlie.
Any idea what he was doing out there? He didn't tell me anything.
A passer-by saw him walking into the desert.
Just before the explosion.
He could still be out there.
Could be I could talk to your Previous employer.
He might take you back.
No.
- No, I can't.
- Then what? Jasmine Jasmine, wait.
Jasmine! Got any change? Open up.
- What do you want? - I said, open up! I need to sleep.
I hear you're sick.
Some say you're dying.
I'm not dying.
Christ! Look at you! Just, leave me alone! - Leave you alone? - Yeah.
I want you out of here.
You got to die elsewhere.
You want more money? I've got better things to do than to talk to cops and coroners.
You get the hell out of here, you hear me? Go die in the friggin' gutter.
What is that? The only thing I have of any value at the moment.
It decodes and downloads data.
- Can I take it? - Don't touch it.
- Does this port work? - I don't know.
This technology must be 50 years old.
Hey, I bought this last year.
Thrown back in time, that's what's going on.
Now you're talking my language.
Science speculation.
Anything's possible.
- Son of a bitch! - You know him? It's 01 Boxer.
He's the prick I was looking for when the reactor exploded.
Unbelievable.
I'm here and so is he.
Son of Brion Boxer? You've heard of him? Yeah, he founded Vex-Cor in the 70s.
He died of cancer a few years ago.
No, he didn't.
Just retired from the public eye and no-one knows how sick he is.
Son of a bitch started the largest empire on the planet.
Won't give it up.
Made his mistress the CEO so he doesn't have to.
A woman? Essa Rompkin.
Her face is everywhere.
Never heard of her.
How long before we reestablish a temporary link? Three months of economic chaos.
We can't get raw materials.
We can't reach our markets.
Our fate rests on your son's hands.
He's only a courier, Essa.
I need to know where Elliot is, Karen.
Where he is.
Who he's working with.
I know you're frightened.
I know that you have to protect your boyfriend.
But I need to know these things.
I do.
- Where are you? - Heading into the desert.
Whatever you're chasing, I hope it's worth it.
Wait a minute.
Have you got a light? I'm sorry.
- I don't smoke.
- I don't smoke either.
So you live around here? No.
Just uh just passing through.
I hope.
Look, uh sorry about Sorry about the other day.
No, it could have been worse.
You could have wrecked (?) the place.
Yeah Some women do that to me.
She must be something special Yeah Don't be a stranger.
- Weren't you going home? - I am home.
I have a question for you.
Why was Krogg banging on the gates to get inside? No idea.
It doesn't make any sense if he's working with the girl you saw.
But what if he was trying to stop her? I want to talk about one of your other theories.
You know what this is? Lab report.
Medical proof I'm as human as you are.
Right down to my DNA.
Humph, no Ok, here she comes right now Recognize her? She's the one on the slate.
The suspect from Gammaverse.
What the hell are you doing in my office? Looking at pretty pictures.
- Have you seen this? - What do you know about the disappearance of Krogg's girlfriend? I thought she was in police custody.
Well, she vanished last night.
God damn.
How did she get here? More to the point.
How do you plan to tell this world that there is a terrorist on the loose.
From Gamma Do you remember all the things we talked about, Karen? Yes.
You won't forget? Names Dates Places I won't forget.
Goody.
Elliot's the kindest man I've ever met.
Are you sure I'll find him in that motel? He's waiting for me there now.
Well, let's not keep him waiting any longer.
Ciao.
That better be coffee and not your cologne.
You look very uncomfortable whatever you are.
That's been clearly established.
The question is: where am I and who the hell are you? You can't be human, it doesn't make sense.
I'm gonna take a leak.
You're looking for something weird and fantastic, Lubinsky.
- Check your mail.
- The answer's gotta be simple.
Like what? I don't know.
I'm hungry.
I don't believe it.
I know where Krogg is.
Come on, let's go.
How long can we keep this to ourselves? Couple of hours at best.
Then we'll have to let the authorities in on it.
The information has to come from us.
It's the only way we can control this.
Sorry to interrupt.
I thought you should know.
A federal agent has just arrested Krogg's girlfriend at the docks.
What? Why would Krogg contact you? Well, unlike you, maybe he thinks I can help him.
What is it? Vex-Cor agents.
They are? Drive away slowly.
I said: open up! I told her to clear up.
Haven't seen her since last night.
- What did she do? - We'll take it from here.
She's here! Over there.
No! Mr Boxer! This won't take long Elliot.
No, please, I don't know anything.
I think you do.
Please, they can't blame this on me! Tell me everything.
- You got a weapon, right? - What? What do I need a weapon for? Jesus Another headache? I ought to take you to the doctor.
Stop the car! Stop the car! Back it up! What do you see? - What is it? - Nothing.
Let's go.
Sabotage.
No It had nothing to do with that.
No! Don't you see?! Do you understand what will happen if they link Alpha to Beta? I do now.
Don't worry, your secret is safe with me.
- Which room number? - 304.
He said he'd be here.
Krogg, are you in there? I'll go get the manager.
Krogg? I don't get it.
What could drive him mad to take his own life that way? He didn't kill himself.
- Boxer murdered him.
- Why? I don't know why.
But that's what he came here to do.
Came here from where? Came here from where?! Some place just like this.
Only better.
And much worse What? You're from a parallel universe.
- What? - No, don't you see? Somewhere just like this, only different.
Bigger, faster more advanced, whatever.
You're out of your damn mind.
No, no, there are theories backed up by scientific evidence.
More coffee? Anything to silence my friend.
Until today we had considered this explosion to be a terrible accident.
But now we have new evidence that it was a deliberate act.
An act of terror.
What a surprise Federal and international law inforcement agencies have authorized us to release this picture of the person we believe to be responsible.
This is the new face of terror.
That's her, isn't it? That's the woman you saw.