Truth Seekers (2020) s01e04 Episode Script

Pop him in the maze, Peter.
Now, watch closely, Peter.
Test subject 1597.
Processing the commands
it received
through the miniaturized
processing information robot
we inserted in its eye.
That's a long name
for something so small.
Aren't the Japanese
calling them nanobots?
Silence.
Although the rat's instinctively
drawn down the path
with the hot dog at the end,
our nanobot will override
his own thoughts
and make him go exactly
where we want.
- You did it!
- Yes! It works.
Now tune the radio
and switch to the AM frequency.
And now the words
to begin the transference.
Et sic animus
Excuse me, Dr. Connolly.
I thought perhaps
I might try it.
If you think you're ready.
Then begin the incantation.
That's it.
Now gently increase the power
to activate the nanobot.
Et sic animus
machinem habitat.
Quickly, lad,
turn up the volume.
Rock between the frequencies.
We must draw its soul
into the machine.
- There he is.
- Yes.
He successfully transferred.
You'll go far, Peter Toynbee.
"The Continuity of Songs."
After this mortal life,
to wither doth our spirits pass.
I believe our souls continue
bravely into eternity.
Wandering the cosmos
like the first pioneers,
until extraordinary events
transfer those souls
back into this world
or onwards to the next.
Sometimes we may catch a glimpse
of these souls in transit.
Emily?
What can cause this?
A total solar eclipse,
although rare,
is assumed by some,
- myself included
- A hundred new subscribers.
I don't believe it.
Believe what?
Oh, it's
It's nothing, it's nothing.
No, I know what it is.
It's that video
of me, isn't it,
with the rabbit's ears
and the arse.
Oh, so humiliating.
Gus, you've got to delete it.
I look like such a prannet.
But the problem
I'm having is
it's driving quite a lot
of footfalls to the show.
Oh, I see, so come
for the old twat rabbit
and stay for the ghouls
and goblins, is that it?
I will delete it, okay?
Here we go.
Yep! Deletion completed.
Ah, there, we Done!
Well, you did
that with your mouth.
- Are you sure that's deleted?
- Yep, it's done, Dad.
- Well, where are you going?
- CovCo CosCon.
What, what, what, what?
Coventry Collectors
and Cosplay Convention.
And who's taking me
to the bookies?
- Keep pushing.
- Ow!
Watch your knees,
watch your knees, you see?
- Push from the bottom.
- Yeah.
- There you go. Right.
There you
Be careful.
I'm not gonna win best cosplay
if it gets smashed.
Hey, I didn't ask. Um
- How How you feeling?
- Yeah, I'm fine.
- Yeah.
- I'm fine. Don't I seem fine?
No, no, no,
you seem fine, yeah.
It's just You're sure
you're fine, though?
Just, um, wondering
where to go next.
Can't stay here forever,
can I?
Hmm. I'm actually starting
to think Helen likes you.
All right, come up.
- Elton.
- Huh?
If that girl damages
my creation,
I will cancel her.
Chapter Four
"Ours Is Not the Only Universe."
There are realms beyond it,
- underneath it, above it.
- What's all this guff?
It's Dr. Peter Toynbee, We're
going to see him talk later on.
Oh, well, after you listen
to all this prattle,
maybe you could drop me
at my bookie.
Wait, Dad
In this Chapter
Excuse me.
Ah, hello.
Listen,
we're just heading over,
but Helen's got this thing
about germs,
and she kind of wanted
to know if
Is your van clean?
Yes. Yeah, I mean,
it's as clean as it's gonna get.
It's a bloody working van,
you know?
Hey! Hell's Bells Tells,
right?
- I've watched all your programs.
- Well, hang on.
Oh, you're Old Man
Rabbit Filter Fail.
- Yeah.
- Uh, Helen, this is Richard, my dad.
Richard, Helen.
It's lovely to meet a
A fellow Internet star.
Some of the things you say,
you really understand
what it's like
to be totally alone
all of the time.
- Unbelievable.
I'm sitting right here.
Being alone is shit.
Oh, are you going
to CovCo CosCon?
No, he's leaving me
alone again.
- I did invite you.
- Did you, though?
We could do an interview,
talk about some videos
we could film,
set you up with
an Instagram account.
Let me just stop you there.
I don't think I need
an Instagram account right now.
I think I just want to concentrate
on my YouTube channel.
Oh, I was talking to Richard.
Oh, this is all very exciting.
Glad to see that someone's
taking an interest in me.
You said I was exploiting you.
Seems to me that someone
is a little bit jealous
of someone else's appeal
on the Internet,
- Right, Helen?
- Yeah.
It's B camera.
- Is this it?
- Yeah.
Are we ready, then? Helen?
Um, Helen's gonna stay here
for a bit.
In the van?
She just
She just needs a bit of time.
- Well, that's all right.
I can stay with her.
I'm not really arsed about
listening to some posh prick
talk about dementia.
It's dimensions, Dad.
Hmm? What?
I sort of want to be alone.
Just for a little bit.
Yeah, I understand.
All right, Gus,
take me to your leader.
Aye.
Thank you. Um, Elton?
Make sure you get
loads of shots of
the crowds, stores,
costumes, and
- I got it.
I know the drill.
Okay.
Sure you don't need a hand?
Odd. Um, I just need
to get some things ready,
uh, for my costume.
Um, thank you. Though.
Okay.
Come on.
- Is she okay?
- Yeah, we've been coming here for five years.
She hasn't made it inside once.
Welcome to CovCo CosCon.
Will all cosplayers
So, what are we
gonna do first?
So we just need to get
some general footage for Helen.
And then we could
- They're coming!
They're coming!
Help! Help!
For fuck's sake.
Kevin McCarthy cameoing
in Philip Kaufman's 1978 remake
of Invasion
of the Body Snatchers.
- Spot on.
Most people don't get it.
He's an actor.
Yeah, yeah, I knew that.
Have you guys ever had
an immersive horror experience?
- Yeah.
- Yes.
Well, if you fancy it,
there's more inside.
You have to find it, though.
Makes it a bit more fun.
If it gets too scary,
the safe word is "fire."
- That's the safe word for it?
Fire?
You don't think that might
just cause further panic?
Do you think so?
- Never mind.
It'll be okay.
- Excuse me.
- Come on.
- Wait.
Why do we need the safe word?
Why do we need the safe word?
How long is
this boring bastard
gonna be waffling on
about space?
'Cause I don't wanna miss
Hell's Bells Tells
doing a fancy dress.
It's an hour. It's really
important to me. Please.
I mean, look at him then
- Dr. Peter Toynbee.
- No.
Well, he looks like a right
boring bastard, don't he?
Does he do magic?
I mean, yes and no,
depending on who you are.
- Mm-hmm.
- He's a fascinating man.
Emily wrote a paper about him.
- She did?
- Yes, she did.
Now, that is saying "sold out."
I'm fine. I'm gonna see
if I can get another ticket.
- No, no, no, don't worry.
- Come on.
No, you're gonna miss it.
No. You're outta your
We'll be starting
very shortly.
Yeah, I'm just waiting.
Come along now, you don't want
to miss the beginning, do you?
- Well
- Straight through those doors.
- Oh, anywhere?
- Yeah.
- Here we go.
- My sister would love this.
Is Helen gonna be okay?
Uh, she just needs
a bit of time.
Trust me,
this is an improvement.
The first year, we barely
made it out of the driveway
before she started crying
and punched me in the throat.
Do you mind if I ask
what's wrong with her?
Something traumatic happened
when we were kids,
and she's been
a bit troubled since.
What do you mean, traumatic?
It's a long story.
I can't get into it.
But it just left her
with a lot of issues.
I just wanna do everything
I can for her, you know?
You're a good brother.
So we've got time for a bit of
immersive horror theater then.
Nah, nah.
- Come on.
- It can't be worse
than an actual
huanted hospital, can it?
No.
Coming through.
Excuse me, scary people.
Dad?
- Hello.
- Hi.
You haven't seen my dad,
have you?
I gave him my ticket,
and I think
he's either wandered off
or drifted in.
- Do you have a ticket?
- Well, I do have a ticket.
I've given him my ticket,
and he's wandered off.
- You need a ticket.
- Yes. No, I have a ticket.
I think there was a mix-up.
Oh, I can't fucking
believe this.
Sorry.
Oh, okay then.
Here he comes.
Greatest genius
to ever walk the earth.
For fuck's sake.
Thank you.
Thank you.
You're too kind.
Welcome, old wanderers
of the cosmos.
What did he say?
"Bolton wanderers?"
Shh.
Thank you for coming.
I appreciate
that this is perhaps
not the normal milieu
in which you're used
to hearing me speak,
the bowels of the Cosplay
Convention in Coventry.
But I consider
your attendance here
to be a test
of your commitment.
The path we have chosen
is far from expected.
Congratulations.
You have successfully passed
through the first gate.
Let's see what awaits us.
Answer the bloody phone.
What is the point
of having a mobile
if you're not gonna answer it?
803. Yes.
Ha! Oh, sorry.
Forgive me. Been a bit
of a mix-up with my ticket.
I gave it to my father
and he's gone inside.
Piss off.
All right.
- The basement.
This is classic.
But if something jumps out,
I'm literally gonna pee myself.
Ugh, don't do that.
Shouldn't there be
more people here?
Ah, they probably do,
like, multiple performances.
This is so cool. It's like
our own private horror show.
Haven't we had enough
private horror shows lately?
What do you mean?
- I mean, is it actually fun?
- Yes.
It's, like, scary but safe.
Makes you feel alive.
- I just
- Shh, shh.
Listen.
And Eternis
is waiting for you
an Eden where you can be free
to live forever
in harmony
with your fellow traveler.
Looks like Bowlings to me.
A lot of bollocks.
Quite something.
What if I told you
that place is a reality?
Free from tyranny,
an eternal Eden
where the corrupt forces
that control us
can never intrude.
Would you ask me
to show you the way?
I'll show you the way,
all right.
You are the chosen ones.
My loyal followers,
My flock,
let's celebrate.
What's he doing?
This must be where
the immersive horror show is.
You okay?
No.
Feeling very immersed right now.
- Yeah, me too.
It's great, isn't it?
Feel my heart beating.
Huh. Skull and crossbones.
That's a dead give away.
- Don't look back.
It's bad luck in the movies.
Oh, yeah, classic im-drama.
Isn't it beautiful?
Yes. Beautiful.
So beautiful.
Look at it.
Look at it!
Shall we begin?
The recruitment process
is almost complete.
Let us bask in the glory
of the page.
Chapter 15, verse 97.
Our passage to salvation.
Hey! That looks like a page
from Janey Feathers' magic book.
Yeah, um, you should
be careful with that.
It's quite a fire hazard.
What are you doing here?
Well, well, well.
We're onto you. We know
all about your evil plans.
- What are you doing?
- Content.
So, um, what do we win?
A slow and painful death.
- Oh, great.
So nothing then.
- We're not afraid of you.
- Well, perhaps you should be.
Take a photo.
- Oh, shit.
Shit, shit, shit, shit.
- What?
- We need to stop. Stop!
My sister may or not be about
to enter the cosplay contest.
The time for play is over.
Oh, grow up.
Fine. Fire!
Wow, cool effect!
Rejoice.
Soon we shall all come together
on the day of
our glorious deaths.
You will know the place
as the sun and the moon eclipse
and we cross into Eternis.
And awake.
Hmm?
Bloody hell.
- Hi.
- Jesus! Helen!
What you doing in here?
The fancy dress
is about to begin.
Don't patronize me
and my kind.
Fancy dress is for kids.
This is cosplay.
- Oh, all right.
You want a hand in?
No, no. No, I can't.
Aye.
You got a bit of stage fright.
Yeah. Something like that.
I've made the best cosplay
for the last five years
and never made it further
than here.
I'm no good with
all those people.
I'd never had known that
looking at you.
Well, there's quite a bit
of your content online.
You just come across
as just a very
confident, lovely,
bubbly lady, you know?
And you do that in front of
hundreds of your subscribers.
Actually it's 3,130.
Really? Oh, my God.
I'd give my right arm
for those numbers.
- Dream on.
Your shit is old.
I just think
it's a shame, you know,
because it's
It's bloody brilliant.
I think it's better
than the actual Daleks.
Certainly up until,
you know,
Pertwee's manifestation
as the Doctor.
You're a Whovian?
I used to be.
Tom Baker was my guy.
Then I just kind of grew out
of it, you know?
All right.
It all changed for me.
Can I give you a word
of advice?
Sometimes don't listen to this,
and start listening to this.
Even if it's just
for five minutes.
Ladies and gentlemen,
here we go.
In third place,
make some noise
for Megatroll!
Well done!
What a cute white supremacist.
Now, in second place,
please put your hands
together for
Prince 2099!
You must be so proud of her.
I actually can't believe it.
Hey! Where were you?
I thought you were up
for the immersive horror.
- We were there.
- Didn't see you.
The Boba Fett is amazing.
- Yeah.
- Oh. So cheers.
The winner, first prize
in this year's CovCo CosCon
cosplay competition,
it's
Helen Johnston!
Yes!
Helen, where are you going?
Helen!
Helen!
Helen, it's fine.
You did it.
I'm so proud of you.
I won!
- Huh?
- Can somebody please remove this helmet?
I cannot breathe.
- Oh, my God.
It's so hot in here.
You're all sweaty.
- So our agreement still stands?
- Oh, yeah.
I'll make your shitty
YouTube channel less shit.
Can we go home now?
That Toynbee idiot bored
the shit out of me.
What have you come as?
Helen won as a Dalek.
You're an idiot.
What was he like?
Hmm?
Dr. Peter Toynbee!
- Oh
- But you just sat through
an exclusive chat
by one of the world's
most controversial thinkers.
- It was totally boring.
I nodded off.
- You nodded off?
- Oh! Ah! Wait a minute.
- The
- Yeah?
- I remember
there was a slideshow.
Take your glasses off.
Dim the light too.
Pop some spaghetti on.
Yeah.
Isn't it beautiful?
So beautiful.