Ghost Wars (2017) s01e03 Episode Script

1 Previously on "Ghost wars" Fort Moore basically would be a ghost town if it wasn't for Lambda.
A fancy research company.
What's the over under on life after death? Everybody in town's been seeing things, even me.
It's a ghost that's following you.
- [SCREECHING.]
- [CLANG.]
They can put things in your mind.
They're screwing with me? They're screwing with everyone in town.
- [GUNSHOTS.]
- [SCREAMING.]
Die! - Did you feel that earthquake? - That was no earthquake.
The phones are down, the bridge is out.
It's a it's a bad time.
What happened to Larry? They can put things in your mind.
You can't you can't trust what you see.
You know, we're lucky to have you here.
Your gift.
We'd all be dead otherwise.
Hi.
- Hi.
- Hey.
Uh, can I get a flat white? - A flat what? - A flat white? Even mix of milk and foam over a double espresso, pour it really evenly so it's velvety smooth or else it's ruined.
That sounds like a cappuccino.
It's not.
Okay.
Could you just repeat that for me one more time so that I Sure.
Uh, even mix of milk and foam, double espresso, just - I'm just kidding.
- You got it.
- Yep.
- Thank you.
Okay, what's your name? - Uh, Landis.
- Landis.
- Yeah.
- Landis from Lambda.
Yeah.
That's pretty funny.
- I know, right? - [LAUGHS.]
[ESPRESSO MACHINE WHIRRS.]
Okay.
I have a flat white here for Landis from Lambda.
- Thanks so much.
- You're welcome.
[GASPS.]
- Oh, I'm so sorry! - Oh, my God! I'm I'm I'm so sorry.
- Um, oh, oh, I'm sorry.
- It's okay.
Here, uh here, here.
I'm sorry.
It's it's fine.
- Uh - It's fine.
Can I get can I get Fine.
Yeah, no, it's don't worry about it.
Um thank you.
- Mm-hmm.
- Um, yeah.
- No, it's - I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry.
Thats great.
All right, can you hold the elevator? Hold the elevator, please! Morning.
- Morning.
- Morning.
- Morning.
- Yeah.
Uh, rough morning? Hmm? - Uh Yeah.
- Oh Did the lights just flicker? - I didn't see anything.
- Don't be such a jerk.
What? I didn't.
This is not funny.
- No, the elevator's jammed.
- Ryan, stop it.
- Right.
- Seriously, Ryan.
- Look.
- Landis, slow down.
You're gonna hyperventilate.
- Ryan, stop horsing around! - I I I'm not! - Oh, come on! - Boo! [SCREAMS.]
She's claustrophobic! Come on! Landis, are you okay? - Landis, sorry.
- You're such an asshole.
- I'm sorry.
- What is wrong with you? - Are you all right? - Yeah.
Jesus.
[ELEVATOR DINGS.]
You know you fucked your performance review.
No, I said I was sorry.
Look, I was joking, okay? She's so uptight she's ready to lose her shit on the Oh, God! Jesus! Oh, what was that about being so uptight? Damn, Kate.
Leave me alone, okay? I friggin'' hate bugs.
[LAUGHS.]
Good to know.
Shit.
Ryan's fired.
What did he do now? More of his stupid pranks.
Had me stuck in the elevator.
As much as I know you'd like to fire him You can cover for him.
I'm an experimental physicist.
You can't afford to fire all your nuclear scientists.
Not everybody wants to live up here.
He's gonna drive me crazy, okay? He's gonna drive me crazy.
[SIGHS.]
How was your weekend? Don't ask.
That bad? It was great if you enjoy avoiding coffee and hot baths.
Nope.
I'm taking multi-vitamins, I'm working out, I'm doing everything I can to yield better sperm and Carla's still not getting pregnant.
It's killing us.
Well, um what makes you thinkit's you? [MESSAGE ALERT.]
Great.
Burke wants me to meet him at the stairs.
Let's hope he has a shirt on this time.
Please, God.
Status report.
We're in trial runs.
You're taking your time, aren't you? Yeah, it takes me a lot longer if I have to come up here and give you status reports.
[CHUCKLES.]
I want you to run the spool up this afternoon.
And before you shoot the messenger, Seattle's requested it.
That's great.
We're not ready.
Yes, you are.
With all due respect, plasma wakefield acceleration and super symmetry are not your areas of expertise.
A lot of money has been invested in this facility.
At some point you have to trust that the collider can execute the tasks it was designed for.
It's an accelerator and when that time comes I will let you know.
You'll do as I requested.
You're not qualified to make that decision, Burke.
My qualifications are irrelevant.
You know why? Because I'm in charge! [LAUGHS.]
Does he realize he's asking us to break protocol? Landis is supposed to decide if we're ready.
- We're ready.
- Yeah, your opinion? Not so much.
Let's do a test run.
It's as close as we can get to a spool up without the risk of a magnet quench.
It's definitely safer.
- I'm on board.
- Me too.
Let's power up those fuel cells.
Okay.
Let's get it done.
Woah, what? Don't I get a vote? No.
Burke will never know the difference.
Head office will.
No one can fault us for taking a precautionary step.
Test run looks good, we go to full spool level.
Okay, I'll be in the coolant room.
Fuel cells are online.
Engage.
Warp speed.
Nerds.
What's that? Something's not right.
Okay, pull it back.
It's not responding.
[RAPID BEEPING.]
Shut it down.
Shut it down.
[RUMBLING.]
[RUMBLING.]
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
[ALARM BLAIRING.]
Ryan! [YELLING.]
Oh, shit! We don't have access! - Please open the door.
- Don't open the door! We have people in there! The accelerators have ruptured.
They need to be contained! You open that door and you'll kill us all! - Let us out! - Landis, punch in the code.
I'm telling you, it'll blow! I'm sorry.
- Please open the door! - Shit.
[SCREAMING.]
[SOBBING.]
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Cell towers are down.
We have no communication.
The only thing working is our internal land.
All indications point to an earthquake.
The entire town was hit.
How soon before we get full power back? These quadrants have been fully restored, we're just working on getting the emergency generators up and running.
- How long is that gonna take? - It's gonna take a few hours.
But outside of that, structurally, we're good.
I mean, this place was built to withstand the apocalypse.
What about the casualties? Four lives were lost in the north wing.
George Hillis and three others.
And we had a plasma burst in the FC room.
I believe there's three employees in there.
Chloe, Dylan, and Nassir.
I'm sorry.
We need to remove their bodies.
The directive is to keep that room sealed - until further notice.
- Who's directive? Dr.
Barker, please.
Has the gas leak been addressed or not? Landis.
Will you give us a second, please? Hey.
Get it together.
Half my team is in that room, Burke.
I understand, but right now I need you to safeguard the collider.
Have you even contacted the authorities? Or the families? Rest assured that is my number one priority.
I've sent a team into town.
And your priority is the collider.
Accelerator.
Change your shirt.
[GASPS.]
Chloe? [PANTING.]
[WHIRRING.]
Phone lines are down.
Yeah, the cell service is out, too.
I'm gonna see if Carla's okay.
You should go.
I had no choice, Paolo.
I had to think of everyone, not just our team.
I couldn't open the door.
I get it.
Look, you did the right thing.
It doesn't make it any easier to live with, though.
Dr.
Jones.
We're on lock down.
What's with the hardware? All staff are to remain on the premises.
Well, you can tell Burke that I've gone home.
Seriously, Phil? What is this? Maybe you didn't hear me, doctor.
No one is allowed in or out.
He's our only scientist living off campus.
That was his choice.
Why didn't you tell him we have a liability issue on our hands and until I get a diagnostics report his talents are needed? We have a responsibility to ensure that all safeguards are in place.
Sink or swim, Landis.
You get swallowed up by the wave or you get on top of it.
The diagnostics run will take 48 hours.
[EXHALES.]
[GASPS.]
[SCREAMING.]
Hey, um are you guys seeing things? What do you mean? Uh, like, uh, things that aren't normal? Things like? We've all been through a lot, yeah? It's normal to experience stress.
No, it's not stress.
Okay? I'm telling you, something's not right in this place.
Right, like the elevator? Like I'm seeing shit.
We get that.
What is it you're seeing? Calyptra moths.
They're everywhere.
They probably escaped from the biology department.
Diagnostics are running.
It's late.
We should get some rest.
I appreciate you putting me up.
Yeah.
The perks of living on campus, right? Free rent, you get to sleep at home during a crisis but that's what you get for marrying a townie.
[SCOFFS.]
Yeah, yeah, what was I thinking? Speaking of which, thanks for talking to Burke.
They dropped by the bar and Carla's okay.
Good.
Good, that's good to hear.
MIT? Yeah.
Dr.
Kelman.
Oh, you know him? Who doesn't? He wrote the infamous paper purportedly solving the hierarchy problem.
How do you know him? I helped him write the infamous paper purportedly solving the hierarchy problem.
The paper was rushed.
We were, uh too ambitious.
It's only hubris if you fail.
We did.
Spectacularly.
If you can find anything in the fridge help yourself.
[RAIN PATTERS.]
[THUNDER ROLLS.]
[SCREAMS.]
Hey man, you okay? Did you do this? You hear that? What? Let me guess.
Moths? They're back.
- It's just the generators.
- Why the hell are we here? Why did they build this lab here? This place.
This place is located on an x point.
- You're not making any sense.
- They didn't tell us that, did they? We're in an electron diffusion region.
- What're you talking about? - There.
Mmm.
Right there! You hear it.
I know you do.
Dude, enough already.
They won't leave me alone.
[GRUNTS.]
Ryan? Ryan! Quit screwing around! Come on.
[GROANS.]
Ryan.
You need to calm down, okay? Just take it easy.
Can can you get me some help please? I need some help here.
No.
No.
Ryan? Ryan, just stay there, okay? We'll get some help.
Just stay where you are.
I'm trying to help you.
Right there.
Ryan, just stay there, okay? [GROANING.]
Ryan? - Ryan? - Oh, God! - [THUD.]
- Oh, God! Simon.
[EXHALES.]
Thanks for coming in.
So we know the past 48 hours have been challenging.
Uh, post traumatic stress is a natural reaction in these circumstances.
We just thought it'd be helpful to talk about it.
Why am I talking to you about my feelings? Aren't you a theoretical physicist? Let me put it to you a different way.
Have you experienced anything unusual since the earthquake? The soda machines in the cafeteria, they keep taking my money and not giving me any soda.
We were thinking more along the lines of headaches or unusual noises.
Nightmares.
You'll think I'm crazy.
I won't.
[FRENCH ACCENT.]
Alors, um I went down to the fuel cell room to pay my respects to Chloe and the others.
C'est pas possible, mais I could have sworn I heard her calling to me, asking me to open the door.
I mean, it couldn't be real, n'est-ce pas? But Chloe, she was standing right there.
I thought I was losing my mind.
You explain it.
How are different people experiencing the same phenomenon? Gas poisoning? Water intoxication? Mass hysteria? I'm seeing things, too.
Like Marcel.
Ryan.
But different.
Nightmares and We're all having nightmares.
I had this crazy one about Carla getting pregnant from some plant monster.
We've all been through a lot.
Hell, what are the odds an earthquake occurs precisely when we run our test? What if the accelerator combined with the earthquake ruptured something? Like what? A quantum fissure.
Anti-matter.
We need to quantify this experience.
Track down a cause.
Monitor a subject.
You wanna get scared? Yeah.
For science.
Could you set it up? Sure.
I suppose.
We can do it in the fuel cell room.
It's off limits, Landis.
The bodies are still in there.
It's contaminated.
So we do an air quality test.
It's where Marcel and I saw saw Chloe.
Look.
Even if I believed in apparitions, which I don't, Burke's never gonna go for it.
Who said anything about talking to Burke? [BEEP.]
[BEEP.]
We're good.
Here you go.
I gotta stay outside and monitor the equipment.
Wait, aren't you're not coming in? I mean, I thought we should move the bodies out first.
Won't that piss off their spirits? How should I know? [HEART RATE MONITOR BEEPING.]
Okay, I'm hitting record.
[BEEPING.]
You ready? Heart rate's a little high.
You all right? I'm in a room with three dead bodies.
If you wanna stop at any time just disconnect one of these wires.
I'll see it on my monitor.
Yes, but I need to let the experiment run its course.
Okay.
Hello? Hello? [QUIET WHIMPERING.]
[WHIMPERING.]
Okay, Landis.
What's happening? [BEEPING.]
- Are you seeing this? - [DISEMBODIED LAUGHING.]
No.
What are you seeing? [CHLOE'S VOICE.]
: You should have let me out! [CRYING.]
You should have let me out! What's happening? Let me out! [SCREAMING.]
Landis? What's going on? [SCREAMING.]
Landis, come on! Talk to me! - [EXPLOSION.]
- [SCREAMS.]
You got nothing? Your heart rate and your blood pressure are off the charts, - Yeah.
- but your brainwaves flatlined.
That's impossible.
- It's like you were in a coma.
- I was in the I was in the elevator.
Chloe was there.
- What elevator? - Ours.
The sub-basement.
So you had a hallucination.
It wasn't a hallucination.
I was there.
So was she.
Landis.
It was just like when I was a kid.
My brothers used to lock me in the basement.
They thought it was funny.
Yeah.
Some sort of game.
It was the same all over.
It was so real.
But so much worse.
Hello.
You were on the deck.
You were on the deck with Ryan.
Why didn't you stop him? My colleague needed help.
You know, I asked you for help and you ignored me.
Excuse me.
What department are you in? Answer me.
Answer me or I will call security! [ELEVATOR DINGS.]
I know what I saw.
She walked through a wall.
Why are you refusing to consider this possibility? I could just as easily question why you're rationalizing your experience to support your research.
I know what I saw.
You expect me to believe that these experiences are of no benefit to you? If what I saw were made up of super symmetric particles, then yes.
That would be a breakthrough.
Then I think we can agree we both have our biases.
[MESSAGE ALERT.]
Engineering sent the diagnostics report.
Shit.
Shit.
That can't be right.
The test run caused the earthquake.
There was a quench.
Over 50 superconducting magnets were damaged and caused the explosion.
The epicenter was right in front of the accelerator.
- What're you gonna do? - My job.
What's this I hear about you interviewing employees? There've been reports of various phenomena since the accident.
I was just curious if there were any patterns.
So you're researching the paranormal now? Is that it? I never said anything about the paranormal.
Well the people that you interviewed did.
We're simply trying to ascertain the source of people's experiences.
Make sure they're not related to the accelerator.
Do you think that there's some kind of connection? Do you? I don't want to see you make things worse for yourself because you have a lot to answer for already.
Me? You've seen the engineering report about the earthquake, right? I said we should wait.
You ignored my advice.
My job is to push you, Landis.
But you're the expert, not me.
You made that perfectly clear yourself.
I'm gonna keep this.
Ass-covering son of a bitch.
[DRIPPING.]
[SPLASH.]
Asshole.
You still wanna repeat the experiment now? - Come on, Landis.
What's going on? - I want answers.
She's here.
What do you want? Wait, Landis, we're not hooked up yet.
I have to get these wires organized.
Shit, the wires are no longer grounded.
[CHLOE'S VOICE.]
: You should have let me out.
Just hang on, I have to bypass the electrical safety.
Chloe.
Chloe.
You should have let me out! Chloe Landis, what's going on? [EXPLOSION.]
Landis! Are you okay? During the first experiment everything stopped when the light got knocked over, causing the flash.
The electricity stopped your hallucination.
We could try cabling live wire throughout the whole quadrant for protection.
I mean, as long as you don't touch it, it should be fine.
It won't be enough to kill you, just kick your ass.
I can hear it.
We're live.
Great.
Now we just have to explain this to Burke.
Burke? Burke.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
He's dead.
- Oh, my God.
- Who's in charge now? Me.
Fuck.
Where are you going? I need to get into town.
I need to see the extent of what happened.
Share the electricity fix.
No, no.
That's not a good idea.
What're you talking about? The entire town starts cabling their homes? They'll overload the grid.
We need all the power we can get.
So we say nothing? Yeah.
Yeah, we should probably not mention that the accelerator caused all this.
Yeah, but if we know a way to protect people don't you think we should? Not until we hear from Seattle.
And what if we don't hear from them? Uh, it's not my area of expertise.
That sounds a lot like something Burke would say.
Go home and see your wife.
You have a responsibility here, Landis.
You don't think I know that? - Well, what're you gonna do about it? - Why is this taking so long? - [ELEVATOR DINGS.]
- Oh, thank God.
I asked you a question.
I have some experience with massive fuck-ups, so I am just trying to do what's best for everyone without burying myself.
You know I'm disappointed in you? Yeah, join the club.
You gotta let me out, Phil.
The facility's under full lockdown, Dr.
Barker.
I'm giving you an order.
We take our orders from Burke.
Burke's dead.
What? Uh it was a heart attack.
He's in his office.
Can you have him moved to the coolant room? Phil! Yeah, yes ma'am.
I was so worried.
I couldn't reach you.
Why didn't you get in touch with me? - They said they contacted you.
- No.
They didn't.
Unbelievable.
They said they did.
I'm sorry.
I missed you.
Did you stay with Landis? No.
Of course not.
Flat white, please.
Seriously? Coffee's fine.
You okay? It's been difficult for everyone.
It's only gonna get worse.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING.]
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES.]
Had I known you were coming Didn't think you'd still be here.
I'm not stallin', darlin', waitin' for you if that's what you're thinking.
I'm trying to leave but whatever's happening here just won't let me.
Do me a favour, Billy.
What? Make me forget.