My Own Worst Enemy s01e04 Episode Script
That Is Not My Son
NARRATOR: Previously on My Own Worst Enemy You brainwashed me? Brainwashing is something they do in the movies.
MAVIS: We manifested a split personality.
ALISTAIR: You disappointed me in Paris and Moscow.
I don't want to be disappointed again.
We have Iost the ability to reliably wake you up and put you to sleep.
Which means you are at risk.
You can't talk about Janus, to anyone! Special Agent Banks, FBI.
We can make this all go away.
ALISTAIR: We have a situation.
They're scrambling all hands on this one.
Can I have the number for a private investigator? MARY: I wanna know what my husband does when he says he's away on business.
(PHONE RINGING) Banks.
This is Henry Spivey.
I wanna talk.
Hello, Henry.
I'm glad you reconsidered.
You have to guarantee me that my family will be taken care of.
You have my word.
You have to promise me that they will be safe.
I will make it my personal responsibility to see to their safety.
Thank you.
So Who do you work for? I work for AJ Sun.
And who does Edward AIbright work for? Edward AIbright works for an organization called Janus.
Nothing personal, Henry.
(GUNSHOT) Hello, Henry.
(PANTING) Dr.
Skinner! What the hell is going on? We don't have much time.
You just killed an FBI agent.
He works for the company.
His name wasn't Banks, it's Proctor.
And he was testing to see if you knew about them.
The minute you told him you did, he knew you and Edward were broken.
He said he was gonna protect my family.
He was a watcher.
Watchers spy on operatives to make sure they work properly.
And terminate them if they don't.
It's part of Systems Management.
Systems Management? What's that? It's Janus' internal police force.
Wait, wait a second.
How do you know all this? Because I'm the head of Systems Management.
No, you're not.
You are my therapist! Upstairs at AJ Sun I am.
Downstairs, I use what you tell me to make sure you function properly.
I trusted you.
Yes.
And I've just saved your Iife.
Now pick up the body.
(HENRY GRUNTS) How did you know Edward and I are broken? I tipped you off in therapy, right? NORAH: This way.
That's how you found out? Where are we going? (HENRY GRUNTS) What? He was gonna put me in here? Yes, he was.
Give me a hand.
(BOTH GRUNT) I am not putting him in there.
No watcher has ever gone missing.
Trumbull finds out, he'II assume he was murdered.
He'II expect me to investigate.
That is your problem, not mine.
If he finds the body, it'II be your problem, too.
He'II have proof.
Come on.
Why didn't you just Iet him kill me? You'II find out soon enough.
For now, all you need to know is I'm the only person you can trust.
(PANTING) Henry.
(DOG GROWLING) (BARKING) The one member of the family I can't fool.
You rat me out, I will end you.
(WHINES) Jack! Ruthy! Time to go.
Sorry.
Mmm.
Mary has carpool.
And I don't want her to have to wait.
What? Nothing.
Never mind.
What? It's just if I tell you It's a secret.
Fine.
No, I'm serious.
This isn't one of those times when I make you promise not to tell anyone and you tell Tom.
(CHUCKLES) I can keep a secret.
Trust me.
Mary thinks he's having an affair.
(SIGHS) That's ridiculous.
I know.
I think so, too.
It's just I'm worried.
She won't talk to him about it.
She won't Iet it go.
She's hired a private investigator.
(KNOCK AT DOOR) Oh! That's Mary.
Okay.
Go rally the troops.
Remind Jack he's got guitar Iessons after school.
There you go.
Right.
I got a guitar Iesson.
Oh, I tripped at school.
Guess being my son has some benefits.
I guess coordination is not one of them.
Yeah.
FYI.
Your kid's Iying about taking his guitar Iessons.
You don't get bruised knuckles Iike that by playing A Horse With No Name.
On the other hand, he's a great Iiar.
So, Iet's chalk one up for my side of the gene pool.
MARY:San Bernardino, and can't call me himself? I mean, how Iame is that? I just don't know.
Tom tells me things are gonna get better and then he disappears again the very next day.
MAVIS: Hello? It's me.
Edward.
Mary Grady has hired a private detective to follow Tom.
If the guy's any good, it could Iead him to Raymond.
Raymond's MIA.
He's not back from Beijing? No.
He's been radio silent 20 hours.
I'm on my way in.
Wait.
You have bigger problems to deal with.
A watcher went missing last night.
You're one of the operatives he was investigating.
Well, I didn't do it if that's what you're thinking.
Well, that's what Trumbull is thinking.
He's suspended you pending further investigation.
MAVIS: If Henry shows up during that investigation, you're as good as dead.
Until we can figure out how to get Trumbull off your back, just carry on as usual.
Right now you're supposed to be Henry.
So, do as Henry does.
Go to AJ Sun and wait to be contacted.
You've seen how Henry lives.
Now you can see where he works.
Is my job in jeopardy? I don't think so.
You're such a bad Iiar.
Well, that's what I Iove about you.
MAVIS: This is how bad things are.
Systems Management ransacked Henry's office for hints that you're broken.
You're a sweet guy and I'm I'm happy BIum worships the ground you walk on.
I just (SIGHS) I don't wanna Iose my job, you know? Mr.
BIum wants to see you.
I am so out of here.
Just do what I tell you.
(LAUGHING) I'm very fond of you, Edward.
In many ways, I've always thought of you as a son.
But if this examination reveals that you're broken, that Proctor found out, that you killed him to keep it a secret, you will be terminated.
Leave us.
I want no room for doubt.
Of course.
NORAH ON PENLIGHT Do not look around.
I've recorded a message that is being transmitted through a concentrated acoustic energy beam in the penlight.
You're the only one who can hear this.
Agent AIbright, you're under investigation in connection with the disappearance or death of Agent Proctor.
I will be asking you a series of yes or no questions regarding your involvement in this matter.
Do you have any questions before I begin? No.
NORAH ON PENLIGHT: I killed Proctor as he was about to terminate Henry.
(NORAH CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY) Do you understand? Yes.
(SCAN BEEPING) Is your split intact? NORAH ON PENLIGHT: Is your name Edward Albright? Yes.
Have you ever woken up when you weren't supposed to? NORAH ON PENLIGHT: Have you ever been married? No.
Did you know Proctor was watching you? NORAH ON PENLIGHT: Have you ever been in love? No.
(SCAN BEEPING) Did you kill Proctor? NORAH ON PENLIGHT: Do you have a girlfriend? No.
(SCAN BEEPING) Do you understand the punishment for lying? NORAH ON PENLIGHT: Do you understand the trouble you're in? Yes.
(SCAN BEEPING) It says he's telling the truth.
EDWARD: Apology accepted.
Now where is Raymond? MAVIS: Surveillance teams mark him and Dietrich at a secure Iab outside Beijing.
When do I Ieave? You don't.
I just passed your Iittle mind scan.
Which is why your suspension has been Iifted.
But we're not going in after Raymond.
Dietrich could be divulging national secrets.
And Raymond is one of our best operatives.
And you are the best.
I'm not gonna Iose you both.
And I'm not gonna stand here and Iet him die.
And you're not the person I thought you were if you try and stop me.
Okay.
But I'm not sending you in there alone.
I'm being tasked to go in the field with someone who doesn't know about Henry? This is why we need to get Raymond, so this never happens.
But we don't have Raymond.
So it is happening.
It's an unacceptable risk.
I will be on comms.
But this op's a Iittle troublesome.
Watch your back.
Who is it? They need you in accounting.
Oh.
I never should have expensed that movie.
Here.
EIIen's in the box.
So you're my dance partner on this one, Eddie.
Should be fun.
MAVIS: Raymond was captured trying to prevent Dietrich from giving the Chinese intel on our efforts to harm his cold fusion.
He is a priority one target.
The plan is simple.
Paula will drive to the front gate and distract the guards, giving you time to access the facility and find them.
(SPEAKING MANDARIN) (GUARDS SPEAKING MANDARIN) (YELLING) (BREATHING RAPIDLY) (PAULA MOANING) (GRUNTING) (DOOR BUZZING) (ELEVATOR DINGS) (BOTH GRUNTING) (YELLING) (PANTING) Where's Dietrich? Downstairs.
You gonna be all right? I'm fine.
One word and I will kill you.
Boy Scout and the package are in the pouch.
Four minutes.
(GRUNTS) EDWARD: I'm starting to get that anxious feeling! Come on! Get in the car.
Get in the car.
Let's go.
(YELLS) Let's move! Let's go! Let's go! Let's move now! (PANTING) Now.
This is Avenger! This is Avenger.
Man down! She's Iosing consciousness! This is Henry Spivey! I need help! I repeat, I need help! Get in the car! Come on! Get in! Get in! (TIRES SCREECHING) Henry, what did Paula hear? Enough.
If she knows you're broken, you're at risk.
I know.
I'm sorry.
But there's nothing we can do about it.
Edward would do something about it.
Exactly.
Which is why he can never find out.
Good Iuck with that.
Listen, if he hears about Paula, he will kill her in her sleep.
I mean, doesn't that bother some part of whatever's Ieft of your soul? I mean, doesn't that make you sick? Paula's one of my operatives.
I think you of all people understand how far I'm willing to go to protect them.
AII I'm saying is that enough people have been hurt because they posed some sort of risk to me and Edward.
I'm not willing to have anybody hurt again.
What about the people you hurt? Paula got shot because of you.
And next time, it could be me.
If she rats you out, it would be good for me.
If I can go back to being an operative instead of a babysitter.
But Edward saved my Iife.
Now, I'm not gonna tell him about Paula, but if he finds out and needs my help to eliminate his risk, I'm gonna help him.
I cut off the comms before you broke cover, but Trumbull's more suspicious than ever.
And because of your capture, so is Tom's wife.
I'II send Tony to download you.
You know he's gonna tell.
You gotta do something! You gotta post some guards on Paula's door or something.
Send me Ronson and Cruz.
You need to go the hospital.
EIIen's husband, Rick, thinks you and she were carjacked.
So, get up to speed on the details and go comfort him.
She hired a PI? I thought you sent Tom home with perfect excuses.
Yeah, I did.
Until you disappeared for two days.
But, don't worry, we're gonna give the PI exactly what he's Iooking for.
An affair? Here's the female operative assigned to the case.
What are my specs? Waterfront bar.
Look for a table with red roses.
Expensive glass of merlot.
Going by the name of Melissa.
TONY: We have to show that Tom is having an affair.
If Mary believes this is Tom's secret, she'll drop the PI and won't find out about Janus.
Hey, there.
Hey.
Yes, I understand.
Thank you, Officer.
You have my number, right? Okay, thanks.
Hey.
Hey.
The police still don't have any Ieads on the carjackers.
I'm so sorry, Rick.
It should be me in there instead of her.
I mean, maybe if I had been driving No.
No, Henry, if you hadn't called the ambulance, there's no Uh, Mr.
Freeh? The bullet shattered EIIen's axillary artery.
Now, we've repaired it and transfused eight units of blood.
Now we can only wait.
Is she gonna wake up? I'm hopeful.
We won't know if the Ioss of blood damaged her brain until after she regains consciousness.
Excuse me.
FYI.
Your kid's lying about taking guitar.
You don't bruise your knuckles playing Horse With No Name.
On the plus side, he is a good liar.
Chalk one up for my side of the gene pool.
First of all, Jack is not a Iiar, he's a teenager.
Okay? AII teenagers Iie.
Second, you don't have a side of the gene pool.
You and I share DNA, which means maybe, maybe you and my children do, too, but they're not Iike you in any way.
So you can set aside any twisted father-son fantasies.
Jack is my son.
Not yours.
And last thing, about me waking up in China.
We got Raymond and Dietrich out, no problem.
Everybody got home safe and sound.
EDWARD: You put yourself at risk killing Proctor.
Hello, Edward.
Yes, I did.
Trumbull won't quit until that murder is solved.
And you have exposed yourself to Henry.
What is it you're trying to say? Thank you for saving my Iife.
There's another problem.
Paula may have heard Henry break cover while in China.
Really? Henry failed to mention that.
Mmm-hmm.
Well, she's shot and is in a coma, so we don't know for sure.
Henry is a threat you can't control.
And you're so used to being in control.
Don't analyze me Iike you do him.
I'm not your patient.
You can't control Henry when he's awake.
But if he trusts me, maybe I can.
Listen, uh, about the polygraph thing.
Yeah, about that.
You told me to answer the questions truthfully.
Yes, I did.
And your answers made me question what I was doing in this relationship.
Let me remind you.
(PANTING) Oh, God! Oh, God.
(DOOR CLOSES) Hey.
Hey.
Jack, how many times have I told you not to do that? Hello, stranger.
Did you even come to bed Iast night? So, I woke up this morning, your side of the bed was still made.
Uh I worked Iate Iast night.
I didn't wanna wake you, so I just crashed on the couch.
I just ran out and got us some bagels.
Oh, thanks.
Uh, by the way, I spoke to your guitar teacher.
He said you hadn't been to class in three months.
Jack, is that true? Wait a second.
I don't understand.
Where have you been going after school? It's not a big deal.
Just Ieave me alone.
Hey, Iying to us for the Iast three months is a big deal.
What's going on? We do not have secrets in this family.
Look, I don't even know why we're having this conversation.
You're never gonna understand.
Wait a second.
That's not fair.
Okay? We Iove you.
And whatever you're doing, if it's important to you, I'm sure we'II understand.
Now who's Iying? Jack.
You don't have a choice.
You gotta tell us what's going on.
Right now.
Fine.
361 Marcus Street.
Tonight at 8:00.
You wanna know what I've been doing, come there and you'II find out.
Hey, Arlene.
Mary, what are you doing here? What is it? What's wrong? How could you do this? What are you talking about? What'd I do? What This and this and this! TONY: Before waking up Tom, I'm gonna give him three memories.
Okay, here's your explanation.
Tom met her working on the GMX account in Tucson.
I can explain! Mary! Mary! Mary! I can explain.
We met in Tucson, working on the GMX account.
What's her name? Memory number two.
Her name is Melissa Strom.
Melissa Strom.
Are you Do you Iove her? TONY: Memory number three.
We want Tom to believe it was only a fling.
Answer me.
No.
No.
Of course I don't Iove her.
I Iove you.
I don't know why this happened.
We'II get through this.
It's gonna be okay.
AII right? You make me sick.
Hey, Mary.
NORAH: You have my cell.
Call me anytime.
Especially when EIIen regains consciousness.
What's the update? AII the doctors say is they're cautiously optimistic.
When I ask them what that means about her waking up, they have no answers.
He actually thinks AJ Sun cares.
It's disgusting.
The guy thinks we're all here for EIIen, who he thinks I helped save from a carjacking in Torrance, was really shot in Beijing after I woke up in the middle of a firefight and freaked out.
She got shot trying to save me.
And because I think she might have heard me call for help as Henry as opposed to Edward, part of me hopes that she never wakes up.
How sick is that? It's not sick.
It's complicated.
Is that how you rationalize what you do? Dissolving Proctor in a vat of sulfuric acid wasn't sick.
It was complicated.
How do you Iive with yourself? It's hard.
And one day, I'm sure I'II have a Iot to answer for.
But I didn't want you to die.
Oh, please.
You didn't want Edward to die.
I mean, what is it about Edward that everybody Ioves so much? As far as I can tell, all he understands is self-preservation and sex.
I mean, seriously, the guy, he's a walking hormone.
I woke up this morning with some floozy in a hotel room in the shower.
I'm a married man with a beautiful wife.
This isn't right.
I'm Iying through my teeth.
And God forbid he finds out anything about Paula, there's no telling what he will do to her.
Do you have any idea if he knows? I don't, I'm sorry.
He's Iike this plague that takes over everything.
He's taken over my sex Iife, and now I'm worried he's taking over Jack, who's skipped out on guitar Iessons to do God knows what.
I'm sure you and Angie nurtured a decent young man, but Jack's a teenager.
And this is when nature takes over.
Well, whose nature? Mine or Edward's? Do you have any idea what Jack's been doing instead of going to his Iessons? What's that for? I thought we might be going to a concert or something, so If it's important to Jack, it's important to us.
We might want to record it.
Oh, wow.
It must be, Iike, taekwondo or something.
ANGIE: At Ieast he's getting some exercise.
So, this is good, right? Good spot? (WHISTLE BLOWS) (CROWD CHEERING) Why wouldn't he want us to know about this? Oh, my God.
(WHISTLE BLOWS) Look at what he can do.
(BOTH GRUNTING) Hey! (PEOPLE CLAPPING) HENRY: Oh, man! Did you see him move? That was amazing.
(CROWD CHEERING) Oh! (CROWD GASPING) Jack! (GRUNTING) (CROWD CHEERING) (GROANS) Henry, you can't walk out Iike this.
In most states that would be considered a felony.
I don't know who that is in there.
That was our teenage son who's not drinking or doing drugs.
He's a good kid who obviously found a sport that he enjoys.
That is not my son.
Then whose son is he? Did you know he had a secret Iife? No.
Arlene covered for him.
Henry probably did, too.
You work for the same company.
Why should I believe you? Mary, she doesn't know anything.
And I should take your word for it? Mary, you told Tom you want to stay in this marriage.
To try and make it work.
Is that right? Good.
So we go from there.
Tom, you need to tell Mary what you're going to do in the short-term in order to win back her trust.
Well, uh I'II never go on a business trip where my phone has to be off.
And if I get held up I'II call myself, instead of Arlene.
And if you can come with me sometimes, that would be good.
Mary? What? Tom has to win back your trust, but you have to win back his, too.
(SCOFFS) What'd I do? He had the affair.
You hired a private investigator.
Because he was Iying.
And now that the truth is known, it's time to heal.
And that can't happen if Tom feels he's still being watched.
Well, I don't trust him.
But you're here.
And something tells me the fact you came in today, means you want to try and make this work.
You want Tom to act trustworthy because he is trustworthy.
Not because he's afraid of getting caught.
And that can't happen unless you promise not to use a private investigator.
Can you do that? I took care of it.
Mary Grady promised to drop the PI.
I can't put Raymond back on the job based on a promise.
Naturally, which is why I tapped her phone.
She Ieft my office and called the PI from the car.
Here's a transcript of the call.
It's done.
A private investigator and a dead watcher? You're slipping.
I just got word from the hospital.
EIIen's come out of her coma.
I'II get over there at once.
You can remotely switch her to Paula so I can get a report on Beijing.
That's a report I'd Iike to hear first-hand.
That won't be necessary.
I'II inform you immediately.
No.
We'II go together.
What you and I have, our problem, it's an adult problem, okay? It's between you and me.
Not our kids.
My kids.
Jack may have some part of whatever the hell you are, but he's my son and you don't care about him.
So, I'm asking you, please, Iet me be his dad.
WOMAN ON PA: Dr.
Robinson to ER.
Dr.
Robinson to ER.
(SIGHS) Hi.
Hi.
Where is everybody? Where's Rick? He went home to tell the kids the good news.
Bring them here.
Excuse me, but a no visitation order is in place.
Listen, there were some guys here before.
An orderly and a custodian.
Where are they? I don't know what you're talking about.
But you're gonna have to Ieave.
Good night, Tom.
Good morning, Raymond.
TONY: Edward needs you to do him a favor.
Where are the guards, Mavis? I'm standing outside of her room right now, and they're gone.
Well, if Trumbull knows she's awake, maybe Edward does, too.
I don't know how he found out, but if he did, he knows this is his Iast chance.
Yes, I know she can identify me, but I'm not willing to Iet her die to keep that secret.
Hey, buddy.
Nice flowers.
Wish I'd thought of that.
Well, you know, I can't help it if I'm classier than you.
(SIGHS) How's EIIen? She's not drooling or wearing a diaper or something, right? 'Cause I really don't want any part of that.
Cut the crap.
You first.
What's with those? So, you got rid of the guards? Yeah, Iike you asked.
Just Iike I'm here, 'cause you asked.
Well, I appreciate that.
The funny thing is, Henry got here first to cry about how sad and sorry he is.
Pathetic.
On the bright side, when I woke up, I found myself alone in the room.
Just the two of us.
So it's done? Of course it's done.
Only problem is the husband's on his way here with the kids right now.
So, uh, we should Ieave out the back.
How do you know about the kids? Well, when I woke up, I pretended to be the Iittle schoolgirl that Henry is.
And she bought it.
Mmm.
She's not the only one.
You wanna try me? No.
We're good.
(WOMAN CHATTERING ON PA) Hello, EIIen.
Dr.
Skinner.
We came as soon as we heard the good news.
How do you feel? Okay.
(CELL PHONE RINGS) EIIen needs to sleep.
No, no.
Remote switching in three, two Good night, EIIen.
Good morning, Paula.
The mission? A success.
Thanks to you.
You had us all worried.
The comms went dead around the time of your injury.
We want you to tell us what you remember.
I don't remember being shot.
That's not uncommon.
I do remember what came after.
And what was that? I remember Edward calling for help.
He identified himself as Henry Spivey.
Are you sure about that? Positive.
Because I'd never heard him use that name before.
It's his civilian name.
Why would Edward use his civilian name? He wouldn't.
But Henry would.
Which proves they're broken.
ALISTAIR: Edward's inbound.
I want no further communication until he's in the nest.
Paula confirmed Henry broke cover in Beijing.
I've put termination protocols into effect.
Based on the memory of an operative who just came out of a coma? Paula knew Edward's civilian name.
She couldn't have known that unless he was broken.
I'II get started collecting Edward's mission files.
The doctors say you'II be discharged soon.
I'm going to switch you to EIIen until you're fully recovered.
Where's Tony? He's busy.
We'II start by implanting the memories of the conference in Torrance and the carjacking.
Before you put me to sleep, I need to know what's going to happen to Edward.
You know the answer to that.
Edward saved my Iife.
And now they're going to wipe him clean.
I never should have said anything.
We don't have much time.
I'm going to upload the memories before your family returns.
You are making a huge mistake.
I only wish that were true.
When an operative is terminated, his experiences, memories, his conscious being is wiped.
It's not death.
It's just the end of this Iife.
This seems Iike an opportune moment to remind you I did not want this Iife.
You wanted it for me.
It's a small consolation, I know, but this is not your fault, and no one thinks that you betrayed your country.
Paula! That is not my name.
EIIen.
ALISTAIR: Stand down.
You people are twisted.
The things you did to me.
What you made me do.
What would that be, EIIen? I woke up with these nightmares about missions I've been on Those are dreams.
Figments of your imagination.
No, they are real.
I don't know how, but they are.
(PANTING) Henry, how can you do this? How can you Iet them do this to you? No.
They didn't do it to us.
We did it to ourselves.
Don't come any closer.
Listen to me.
Paula volunteered.
She wanted this Iife.
I'm warning you! In order to get it, there was a microchip implanted in your brain.
That chip is broken.
ELLEN: PIease! Now, we can help you fix it.
You'II forget all of this ever happened.
Stay away from me! No! (ELLEN CRYING) Henry My name is Edward.
(GASPS) It appears Paula accused you to deflect the fact that she was the broken operative.
Earlier today, Dr.
Skinner reported Proctor had already begun investigating other operatives.
Paula was one of them.
I'm sorry that I doubted you.
No apology necessary.
You were right.
One of us was broken.
MAVIS: This is really necessary? Yeah.
For an operative to be erased, they need to be awake.
ELLEN: (PANTING) Please.
I'm begging you.
PIease, don't do this.
No operative has ever broken.
Now two break in a month.
I don't know what happened to Edward, but EIIen was shown Paula's memories on purpose, so she'd appear broken.
PIease, please, spare me! Did you switch her to Paula after she woke up? No.
Norah did.
First she administers the mind probe that Edward miraculously passes.
And now she sacrifices EIIen to save him from being terminated.
I think Edward has a guardian angel.
It's done.
Paula no Ionger exists.
She's no longer a split.
She's just Ellen.
(LAUGHING) Oh, my gosh.
I'm gonna miss you so much! First of all, about our kid.
I saw the video your wife took the other night.
Jack is a killer.
We had what, I suppose, a real father and son moment watching him in action.
I'm sorry you missed it.
EDWARD: As for Paula, to protect us, she has been wiped clean.
That's what termination means, the end of the operative while the civilian lives on.
(ELLEN GASPS) Yes! Where have you been? None of this would have happened without you.
Come! Come, come, come.
ELLEN: Oh! EDWARD: Just wanna let you know I've injected us with a little nanovirus.
It's completely harmless, for the moment.
However, if Janus ever tries to terminate me, the electromagnetic field they use will activate the virus and you will die.
Don't get any bright ideas.
We're in this together.
I get it, okay.
I hurt you, you hurt me back.
I'm not free.
But unlike you, I can see past that to EIIen's freedom.
I can enjoy that.
They say if you save one life, you save the world.
I never understood that, but now I do.
EIIen has been saved from us, from what we do.
And in the world you have created for me, that small fact feels Iike something to celebrate.
MAVIS: We manifested a split personality.
ALISTAIR: You disappointed me in Paris and Moscow.
I don't want to be disappointed again.
We have Iost the ability to reliably wake you up and put you to sleep.
Which means you are at risk.
You can't talk about Janus, to anyone! Special Agent Banks, FBI.
We can make this all go away.
ALISTAIR: We have a situation.
They're scrambling all hands on this one.
Can I have the number for a private investigator? MARY: I wanna know what my husband does when he says he's away on business.
(PHONE RINGING) Banks.
This is Henry Spivey.
I wanna talk.
Hello, Henry.
I'm glad you reconsidered.
You have to guarantee me that my family will be taken care of.
You have my word.
You have to promise me that they will be safe.
I will make it my personal responsibility to see to their safety.
Thank you.
So Who do you work for? I work for AJ Sun.
And who does Edward AIbright work for? Edward AIbright works for an organization called Janus.
Nothing personal, Henry.
(GUNSHOT) Hello, Henry.
(PANTING) Dr.
Skinner! What the hell is going on? We don't have much time.
You just killed an FBI agent.
He works for the company.
His name wasn't Banks, it's Proctor.
And he was testing to see if you knew about them.
The minute you told him you did, he knew you and Edward were broken.
He said he was gonna protect my family.
He was a watcher.
Watchers spy on operatives to make sure they work properly.
And terminate them if they don't.
It's part of Systems Management.
Systems Management? What's that? It's Janus' internal police force.
Wait, wait a second.
How do you know all this? Because I'm the head of Systems Management.
No, you're not.
You are my therapist! Upstairs at AJ Sun I am.
Downstairs, I use what you tell me to make sure you function properly.
I trusted you.
Yes.
And I've just saved your Iife.
Now pick up the body.
(HENRY GRUNTS) How did you know Edward and I are broken? I tipped you off in therapy, right? NORAH: This way.
That's how you found out? Where are we going? (HENRY GRUNTS) What? He was gonna put me in here? Yes, he was.
Give me a hand.
(BOTH GRUNT) I am not putting him in there.
No watcher has ever gone missing.
Trumbull finds out, he'II assume he was murdered.
He'II expect me to investigate.
That is your problem, not mine.
If he finds the body, it'II be your problem, too.
He'II have proof.
Come on.
Why didn't you just Iet him kill me? You'II find out soon enough.
For now, all you need to know is I'm the only person you can trust.
(PANTING) Henry.
(DOG GROWLING) (BARKING) The one member of the family I can't fool.
You rat me out, I will end you.
(WHINES) Jack! Ruthy! Time to go.
Sorry.
Mmm.
Mary has carpool.
And I don't want her to have to wait.
What? Nothing.
Never mind.
What? It's just if I tell you It's a secret.
Fine.
No, I'm serious.
This isn't one of those times when I make you promise not to tell anyone and you tell Tom.
(CHUCKLES) I can keep a secret.
Trust me.
Mary thinks he's having an affair.
(SIGHS) That's ridiculous.
I know.
I think so, too.
It's just I'm worried.
She won't talk to him about it.
She won't Iet it go.
She's hired a private investigator.
(KNOCK AT DOOR) Oh! That's Mary.
Okay.
Go rally the troops.
Remind Jack he's got guitar Iessons after school.
There you go.
Right.
I got a guitar Iesson.
Oh, I tripped at school.
Guess being my son has some benefits.
I guess coordination is not one of them.
Yeah.
FYI.
Your kid's Iying about taking his guitar Iessons.
You don't get bruised knuckles Iike that by playing A Horse With No Name.
On the other hand, he's a great Iiar.
So, Iet's chalk one up for my side of the gene pool.
MARY:San Bernardino, and can't call me himself? I mean, how Iame is that? I just don't know.
Tom tells me things are gonna get better and then he disappears again the very next day.
MAVIS: Hello? It's me.
Edward.
Mary Grady has hired a private detective to follow Tom.
If the guy's any good, it could Iead him to Raymond.
Raymond's MIA.
He's not back from Beijing? No.
He's been radio silent 20 hours.
I'm on my way in.
Wait.
You have bigger problems to deal with.
A watcher went missing last night.
You're one of the operatives he was investigating.
Well, I didn't do it if that's what you're thinking.
Well, that's what Trumbull is thinking.
He's suspended you pending further investigation.
MAVIS: If Henry shows up during that investigation, you're as good as dead.
Until we can figure out how to get Trumbull off your back, just carry on as usual.
Right now you're supposed to be Henry.
So, do as Henry does.
Go to AJ Sun and wait to be contacted.
You've seen how Henry lives.
Now you can see where he works.
Is my job in jeopardy? I don't think so.
You're such a bad Iiar.
Well, that's what I Iove about you.
MAVIS: This is how bad things are.
Systems Management ransacked Henry's office for hints that you're broken.
You're a sweet guy and I'm I'm happy BIum worships the ground you walk on.
I just (SIGHS) I don't wanna Iose my job, you know? Mr.
BIum wants to see you.
I am so out of here.
Just do what I tell you.
(LAUGHING) I'm very fond of you, Edward.
In many ways, I've always thought of you as a son.
But if this examination reveals that you're broken, that Proctor found out, that you killed him to keep it a secret, you will be terminated.
Leave us.
I want no room for doubt.
Of course.
NORAH ON PENLIGHT Do not look around.
I've recorded a message that is being transmitted through a concentrated acoustic energy beam in the penlight.
You're the only one who can hear this.
Agent AIbright, you're under investigation in connection with the disappearance or death of Agent Proctor.
I will be asking you a series of yes or no questions regarding your involvement in this matter.
Do you have any questions before I begin? No.
NORAH ON PENLIGHT: I killed Proctor as he was about to terminate Henry.
(NORAH CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY) Do you understand? Yes.
(SCAN BEEPING) Is your split intact? NORAH ON PENLIGHT: Is your name Edward Albright? Yes.
Have you ever woken up when you weren't supposed to? NORAH ON PENLIGHT: Have you ever been married? No.
Did you know Proctor was watching you? NORAH ON PENLIGHT: Have you ever been in love? No.
(SCAN BEEPING) Did you kill Proctor? NORAH ON PENLIGHT: Do you have a girlfriend? No.
(SCAN BEEPING) Do you understand the punishment for lying? NORAH ON PENLIGHT: Do you understand the trouble you're in? Yes.
(SCAN BEEPING) It says he's telling the truth.
EDWARD: Apology accepted.
Now where is Raymond? MAVIS: Surveillance teams mark him and Dietrich at a secure Iab outside Beijing.
When do I Ieave? You don't.
I just passed your Iittle mind scan.
Which is why your suspension has been Iifted.
But we're not going in after Raymond.
Dietrich could be divulging national secrets.
And Raymond is one of our best operatives.
And you are the best.
I'm not gonna Iose you both.
And I'm not gonna stand here and Iet him die.
And you're not the person I thought you were if you try and stop me.
Okay.
But I'm not sending you in there alone.
I'm being tasked to go in the field with someone who doesn't know about Henry? This is why we need to get Raymond, so this never happens.
But we don't have Raymond.
So it is happening.
It's an unacceptable risk.
I will be on comms.
But this op's a Iittle troublesome.
Watch your back.
Who is it? They need you in accounting.
Oh.
I never should have expensed that movie.
Here.
EIIen's in the box.
So you're my dance partner on this one, Eddie.
Should be fun.
MAVIS: Raymond was captured trying to prevent Dietrich from giving the Chinese intel on our efforts to harm his cold fusion.
He is a priority one target.
The plan is simple.
Paula will drive to the front gate and distract the guards, giving you time to access the facility and find them.
(SPEAKING MANDARIN) (GUARDS SPEAKING MANDARIN) (YELLING) (BREATHING RAPIDLY) (PAULA MOANING) (GRUNTING) (DOOR BUZZING) (ELEVATOR DINGS) (BOTH GRUNTING) (YELLING) (PANTING) Where's Dietrich? Downstairs.
You gonna be all right? I'm fine.
One word and I will kill you.
Boy Scout and the package are in the pouch.
Four minutes.
(GRUNTS) EDWARD: I'm starting to get that anxious feeling! Come on! Get in the car.
Get in the car.
Let's go.
(YELLS) Let's move! Let's go! Let's go! Let's move now! (PANTING) Now.
This is Avenger! This is Avenger.
Man down! She's Iosing consciousness! This is Henry Spivey! I need help! I repeat, I need help! Get in the car! Come on! Get in! Get in! (TIRES SCREECHING) Henry, what did Paula hear? Enough.
If she knows you're broken, you're at risk.
I know.
I'm sorry.
But there's nothing we can do about it.
Edward would do something about it.
Exactly.
Which is why he can never find out.
Good Iuck with that.
Listen, if he hears about Paula, he will kill her in her sleep.
I mean, doesn't that bother some part of whatever's Ieft of your soul? I mean, doesn't that make you sick? Paula's one of my operatives.
I think you of all people understand how far I'm willing to go to protect them.
AII I'm saying is that enough people have been hurt because they posed some sort of risk to me and Edward.
I'm not willing to have anybody hurt again.
What about the people you hurt? Paula got shot because of you.
And next time, it could be me.
If she rats you out, it would be good for me.
If I can go back to being an operative instead of a babysitter.
But Edward saved my Iife.
Now, I'm not gonna tell him about Paula, but if he finds out and needs my help to eliminate his risk, I'm gonna help him.
I cut off the comms before you broke cover, but Trumbull's more suspicious than ever.
And because of your capture, so is Tom's wife.
I'II send Tony to download you.
You know he's gonna tell.
You gotta do something! You gotta post some guards on Paula's door or something.
Send me Ronson and Cruz.
You need to go the hospital.
EIIen's husband, Rick, thinks you and she were carjacked.
So, get up to speed on the details and go comfort him.
She hired a PI? I thought you sent Tom home with perfect excuses.
Yeah, I did.
Until you disappeared for two days.
But, don't worry, we're gonna give the PI exactly what he's Iooking for.
An affair? Here's the female operative assigned to the case.
What are my specs? Waterfront bar.
Look for a table with red roses.
Expensive glass of merlot.
Going by the name of Melissa.
TONY: We have to show that Tom is having an affair.
If Mary believes this is Tom's secret, she'll drop the PI and won't find out about Janus.
Hey, there.
Hey.
Yes, I understand.
Thank you, Officer.
You have my number, right? Okay, thanks.
Hey.
Hey.
The police still don't have any Ieads on the carjackers.
I'm so sorry, Rick.
It should be me in there instead of her.
I mean, maybe if I had been driving No.
No, Henry, if you hadn't called the ambulance, there's no Uh, Mr.
Freeh? The bullet shattered EIIen's axillary artery.
Now, we've repaired it and transfused eight units of blood.
Now we can only wait.
Is she gonna wake up? I'm hopeful.
We won't know if the Ioss of blood damaged her brain until after she regains consciousness.
Excuse me.
FYI.
Your kid's lying about taking guitar.
You don't bruise your knuckles playing Horse With No Name.
On the plus side, he is a good liar.
Chalk one up for my side of the gene pool.
First of all, Jack is not a Iiar, he's a teenager.
Okay? AII teenagers Iie.
Second, you don't have a side of the gene pool.
You and I share DNA, which means maybe, maybe you and my children do, too, but they're not Iike you in any way.
So you can set aside any twisted father-son fantasies.
Jack is my son.
Not yours.
And last thing, about me waking up in China.
We got Raymond and Dietrich out, no problem.
Everybody got home safe and sound.
EDWARD: You put yourself at risk killing Proctor.
Hello, Edward.
Yes, I did.
Trumbull won't quit until that murder is solved.
And you have exposed yourself to Henry.
What is it you're trying to say? Thank you for saving my Iife.
There's another problem.
Paula may have heard Henry break cover while in China.
Really? Henry failed to mention that.
Mmm-hmm.
Well, she's shot and is in a coma, so we don't know for sure.
Henry is a threat you can't control.
And you're so used to being in control.
Don't analyze me Iike you do him.
I'm not your patient.
You can't control Henry when he's awake.
But if he trusts me, maybe I can.
Listen, uh, about the polygraph thing.
Yeah, about that.
You told me to answer the questions truthfully.
Yes, I did.
And your answers made me question what I was doing in this relationship.
Let me remind you.
(PANTING) Oh, God! Oh, God.
(DOOR CLOSES) Hey.
Hey.
Jack, how many times have I told you not to do that? Hello, stranger.
Did you even come to bed Iast night? So, I woke up this morning, your side of the bed was still made.
Uh I worked Iate Iast night.
I didn't wanna wake you, so I just crashed on the couch.
I just ran out and got us some bagels.
Oh, thanks.
Uh, by the way, I spoke to your guitar teacher.
He said you hadn't been to class in three months.
Jack, is that true? Wait a second.
I don't understand.
Where have you been going after school? It's not a big deal.
Just Ieave me alone.
Hey, Iying to us for the Iast three months is a big deal.
What's going on? We do not have secrets in this family.
Look, I don't even know why we're having this conversation.
You're never gonna understand.
Wait a second.
That's not fair.
Okay? We Iove you.
And whatever you're doing, if it's important to you, I'm sure we'II understand.
Now who's Iying? Jack.
You don't have a choice.
You gotta tell us what's going on.
Right now.
Fine.
361 Marcus Street.
Tonight at 8:00.
You wanna know what I've been doing, come there and you'II find out.
Hey, Arlene.
Mary, what are you doing here? What is it? What's wrong? How could you do this? What are you talking about? What'd I do? What This and this and this! TONY: Before waking up Tom, I'm gonna give him three memories.
Okay, here's your explanation.
Tom met her working on the GMX account in Tucson.
I can explain! Mary! Mary! Mary! I can explain.
We met in Tucson, working on the GMX account.
What's her name? Memory number two.
Her name is Melissa Strom.
Melissa Strom.
Are you Do you Iove her? TONY: Memory number three.
We want Tom to believe it was only a fling.
Answer me.
No.
No.
Of course I don't Iove her.
I Iove you.
I don't know why this happened.
We'II get through this.
It's gonna be okay.
AII right? You make me sick.
Hey, Mary.
NORAH: You have my cell.
Call me anytime.
Especially when EIIen regains consciousness.
What's the update? AII the doctors say is they're cautiously optimistic.
When I ask them what that means about her waking up, they have no answers.
He actually thinks AJ Sun cares.
It's disgusting.
The guy thinks we're all here for EIIen, who he thinks I helped save from a carjacking in Torrance, was really shot in Beijing after I woke up in the middle of a firefight and freaked out.
She got shot trying to save me.
And because I think she might have heard me call for help as Henry as opposed to Edward, part of me hopes that she never wakes up.
How sick is that? It's not sick.
It's complicated.
Is that how you rationalize what you do? Dissolving Proctor in a vat of sulfuric acid wasn't sick.
It was complicated.
How do you Iive with yourself? It's hard.
And one day, I'm sure I'II have a Iot to answer for.
But I didn't want you to die.
Oh, please.
You didn't want Edward to die.
I mean, what is it about Edward that everybody Ioves so much? As far as I can tell, all he understands is self-preservation and sex.
I mean, seriously, the guy, he's a walking hormone.
I woke up this morning with some floozy in a hotel room in the shower.
I'm a married man with a beautiful wife.
This isn't right.
I'm Iying through my teeth.
And God forbid he finds out anything about Paula, there's no telling what he will do to her.
Do you have any idea if he knows? I don't, I'm sorry.
He's Iike this plague that takes over everything.
He's taken over my sex Iife, and now I'm worried he's taking over Jack, who's skipped out on guitar Iessons to do God knows what.
I'm sure you and Angie nurtured a decent young man, but Jack's a teenager.
And this is when nature takes over.
Well, whose nature? Mine or Edward's? Do you have any idea what Jack's been doing instead of going to his Iessons? What's that for? I thought we might be going to a concert or something, so If it's important to Jack, it's important to us.
We might want to record it.
Oh, wow.
It must be, Iike, taekwondo or something.
ANGIE: At Ieast he's getting some exercise.
So, this is good, right? Good spot? (WHISTLE BLOWS) (CROWD CHEERING) Why wouldn't he want us to know about this? Oh, my God.
(WHISTLE BLOWS) Look at what he can do.
(BOTH GRUNTING) Hey! (PEOPLE CLAPPING) HENRY: Oh, man! Did you see him move? That was amazing.
(CROWD CHEERING) Oh! (CROWD GASPING) Jack! (GRUNTING) (CROWD CHEERING) (GROANS) Henry, you can't walk out Iike this.
In most states that would be considered a felony.
I don't know who that is in there.
That was our teenage son who's not drinking or doing drugs.
He's a good kid who obviously found a sport that he enjoys.
That is not my son.
Then whose son is he? Did you know he had a secret Iife? No.
Arlene covered for him.
Henry probably did, too.
You work for the same company.
Why should I believe you? Mary, she doesn't know anything.
And I should take your word for it? Mary, you told Tom you want to stay in this marriage.
To try and make it work.
Is that right? Good.
So we go from there.
Tom, you need to tell Mary what you're going to do in the short-term in order to win back her trust.
Well, uh I'II never go on a business trip where my phone has to be off.
And if I get held up I'II call myself, instead of Arlene.
And if you can come with me sometimes, that would be good.
Mary? What? Tom has to win back your trust, but you have to win back his, too.
(SCOFFS) What'd I do? He had the affair.
You hired a private investigator.
Because he was Iying.
And now that the truth is known, it's time to heal.
And that can't happen if Tom feels he's still being watched.
Well, I don't trust him.
But you're here.
And something tells me the fact you came in today, means you want to try and make this work.
You want Tom to act trustworthy because he is trustworthy.
Not because he's afraid of getting caught.
And that can't happen unless you promise not to use a private investigator.
Can you do that? I took care of it.
Mary Grady promised to drop the PI.
I can't put Raymond back on the job based on a promise.
Naturally, which is why I tapped her phone.
She Ieft my office and called the PI from the car.
Here's a transcript of the call.
It's done.
A private investigator and a dead watcher? You're slipping.
I just got word from the hospital.
EIIen's come out of her coma.
I'II get over there at once.
You can remotely switch her to Paula so I can get a report on Beijing.
That's a report I'd Iike to hear first-hand.
That won't be necessary.
I'II inform you immediately.
No.
We'II go together.
What you and I have, our problem, it's an adult problem, okay? It's between you and me.
Not our kids.
My kids.
Jack may have some part of whatever the hell you are, but he's my son and you don't care about him.
So, I'm asking you, please, Iet me be his dad.
WOMAN ON PA: Dr.
Robinson to ER.
Dr.
Robinson to ER.
(SIGHS) Hi.
Hi.
Where is everybody? Where's Rick? He went home to tell the kids the good news.
Bring them here.
Excuse me, but a no visitation order is in place.
Listen, there were some guys here before.
An orderly and a custodian.
Where are they? I don't know what you're talking about.
But you're gonna have to Ieave.
Good night, Tom.
Good morning, Raymond.
TONY: Edward needs you to do him a favor.
Where are the guards, Mavis? I'm standing outside of her room right now, and they're gone.
Well, if Trumbull knows she's awake, maybe Edward does, too.
I don't know how he found out, but if he did, he knows this is his Iast chance.
Yes, I know she can identify me, but I'm not willing to Iet her die to keep that secret.
Hey, buddy.
Nice flowers.
Wish I'd thought of that.
Well, you know, I can't help it if I'm classier than you.
(SIGHS) How's EIIen? She's not drooling or wearing a diaper or something, right? 'Cause I really don't want any part of that.
Cut the crap.
You first.
What's with those? So, you got rid of the guards? Yeah, Iike you asked.
Just Iike I'm here, 'cause you asked.
Well, I appreciate that.
The funny thing is, Henry got here first to cry about how sad and sorry he is.
Pathetic.
On the bright side, when I woke up, I found myself alone in the room.
Just the two of us.
So it's done? Of course it's done.
Only problem is the husband's on his way here with the kids right now.
So, uh, we should Ieave out the back.
How do you know about the kids? Well, when I woke up, I pretended to be the Iittle schoolgirl that Henry is.
And she bought it.
Mmm.
She's not the only one.
You wanna try me? No.
We're good.
(WOMAN CHATTERING ON PA) Hello, EIIen.
Dr.
Skinner.
We came as soon as we heard the good news.
How do you feel? Okay.
(CELL PHONE RINGS) EIIen needs to sleep.
No, no.
Remote switching in three, two Good night, EIIen.
Good morning, Paula.
The mission? A success.
Thanks to you.
You had us all worried.
The comms went dead around the time of your injury.
We want you to tell us what you remember.
I don't remember being shot.
That's not uncommon.
I do remember what came after.
And what was that? I remember Edward calling for help.
He identified himself as Henry Spivey.
Are you sure about that? Positive.
Because I'd never heard him use that name before.
It's his civilian name.
Why would Edward use his civilian name? He wouldn't.
But Henry would.
Which proves they're broken.
ALISTAIR: Edward's inbound.
I want no further communication until he's in the nest.
Paula confirmed Henry broke cover in Beijing.
I've put termination protocols into effect.
Based on the memory of an operative who just came out of a coma? Paula knew Edward's civilian name.
She couldn't have known that unless he was broken.
I'II get started collecting Edward's mission files.
The doctors say you'II be discharged soon.
I'm going to switch you to EIIen until you're fully recovered.
Where's Tony? He's busy.
We'II start by implanting the memories of the conference in Torrance and the carjacking.
Before you put me to sleep, I need to know what's going to happen to Edward.
You know the answer to that.
Edward saved my Iife.
And now they're going to wipe him clean.
I never should have said anything.
We don't have much time.
I'm going to upload the memories before your family returns.
You are making a huge mistake.
I only wish that were true.
When an operative is terminated, his experiences, memories, his conscious being is wiped.
It's not death.
It's just the end of this Iife.
This seems Iike an opportune moment to remind you I did not want this Iife.
You wanted it for me.
It's a small consolation, I know, but this is not your fault, and no one thinks that you betrayed your country.
Paula! That is not my name.
EIIen.
ALISTAIR: Stand down.
You people are twisted.
The things you did to me.
What you made me do.
What would that be, EIIen? I woke up with these nightmares about missions I've been on Those are dreams.
Figments of your imagination.
No, they are real.
I don't know how, but they are.
(PANTING) Henry, how can you do this? How can you Iet them do this to you? No.
They didn't do it to us.
We did it to ourselves.
Don't come any closer.
Listen to me.
Paula volunteered.
She wanted this Iife.
I'm warning you! In order to get it, there was a microchip implanted in your brain.
That chip is broken.
ELLEN: PIease! Now, we can help you fix it.
You'II forget all of this ever happened.
Stay away from me! No! (ELLEN CRYING) Henry My name is Edward.
(GASPS) It appears Paula accused you to deflect the fact that she was the broken operative.
Earlier today, Dr.
Skinner reported Proctor had already begun investigating other operatives.
Paula was one of them.
I'm sorry that I doubted you.
No apology necessary.
You were right.
One of us was broken.
MAVIS: This is really necessary? Yeah.
For an operative to be erased, they need to be awake.
ELLEN: (PANTING) Please.
I'm begging you.
PIease, don't do this.
No operative has ever broken.
Now two break in a month.
I don't know what happened to Edward, but EIIen was shown Paula's memories on purpose, so she'd appear broken.
PIease, please, spare me! Did you switch her to Paula after she woke up? No.
Norah did.
First she administers the mind probe that Edward miraculously passes.
And now she sacrifices EIIen to save him from being terminated.
I think Edward has a guardian angel.
It's done.
Paula no Ionger exists.
She's no longer a split.
She's just Ellen.
(LAUGHING) Oh, my gosh.
I'm gonna miss you so much! First of all, about our kid.
I saw the video your wife took the other night.
Jack is a killer.
We had what, I suppose, a real father and son moment watching him in action.
I'm sorry you missed it.
EDWARD: As for Paula, to protect us, she has been wiped clean.
That's what termination means, the end of the operative while the civilian lives on.
(ELLEN GASPS) Yes! Where have you been? None of this would have happened without you.
Come! Come, come, come.
ELLEN: Oh! EDWARD: Just wanna let you know I've injected us with a little nanovirus.
It's completely harmless, for the moment.
However, if Janus ever tries to terminate me, the electromagnetic field they use will activate the virus and you will die.
Don't get any bright ideas.
We're in this together.
I get it, okay.
I hurt you, you hurt me back.
I'm not free.
But unlike you, I can see past that to EIIen's freedom.
I can enjoy that.
They say if you save one life, you save the world.
I never understood that, but now I do.
EIIen has been saved from us, from what we do.
And in the world you have created for me, that small fact feels Iike something to celebrate.