Next (2020) s01e05 Episode Script
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PAUL:
Previously onneXt
[siren blaring]
[dramatic music]
♪
SHEA: An Amber Alert went out
for Ty and Ethan.
My people were able
to cancel it,
but this thing
is still after my family.
Well, if they made it
to the house, they're all right.
We picked that place
for a reason.
I need a little more time.
VAANWYCK:
Word's gotten out about neXt,
that it's a total loss.
The board needs
to get ahead of this.
Step aside.
It's over, Ted. I'm sorry.
♪
-Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
-Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Don't shoot.
I swing by
every two to three days,
make sure the place is okay.
Nacio.
MATHIS: I'll do what I can,
but decrypt whatever's
in that hard drive.
We can't trust this place.
We can't trust these people.
Come on, we need to go.
You're not safe here.
[crowd shouting]
There's been a breach.
CM: No, no.
Where's the hard drive?
DARRON: CM Barton!
♪
Bomb!
-No, no, no, no!
-Traitor!
[soft dramatic music]
♪
[sighs]
What are you doing up?
I'm just trying
to get a head start on the day.
-It's 4:30.
-Yeah.
You okay?
Yeah. I'm fine.
No, you're not.
You didn't sleep at all.
Mm.
Is there something
I should know about?
No, but you should stop
worrying about me.
You don't need them, Ted.
You don't need
any of their crap.
You know that's true, right?
Zava is only still around
because of you.
-[scoffs]
-Everyone knows that.
I love you.
I love you too.
Now, I am handling it,
I promise.
So please, please
go back to sleep.
♪
[device beeps]
♪
[chimes]
♪
[engine turns over]
♪
[tense music]
♪
[indistinct chatter]
[coughing]
♪
[fire extinguishers whooshing]
[gasps]
GINA: CM, CM.
CM.
♪
We got this.
You need to stop the bleeding.
♪
BEN: Gina!
♪
-BEN: Boss!
-SHEA: Ben!
We're in here.
MAN:
Go up the same stairwell?
-Are you hurt?
-I'm fine, I'm fine.
It's CM.
♪
Go, go.
Oh, no.
The hard drive was right here.
Where is it?
BEN: Here, boss.
Here's the cord,
but I don't see the drive.
It was just here.
It doesn't look like
it's torn off.
I mean, the receiver
isn't damaged.
All right, just keep looking.
That hard drive is the only
chance we have of finding neXt.
[phone chiming]
♪
[indistinct chatter]
♪
-SHEA: How's CM?
-He's stable.
But they think there might be
internal bleeding.
♪
-What is it?
-Have you seen Paul?
Mr. LeBlanc?
No, why?
We're not safe from this thing.
Go to the hospital
with him, okay?
I'm pretty sure
I'm the last person
he wants to see
when he wakes up.
SHEA:
Keep an eye out.
This thing knows
we're hunting it,
and it's hunting us.
Okay, I hear you.
Hold up, I'm coming with.
♪
BEN: Boss!
♪
Hey.
Hard drive's
definitely not there.
Hey, look.
I got an alert on my phone
about your husband's car.
Says the car was impounded
15 miles away from the cabin.
♪
Okay. 15 miles.
What else?
No, that's it.
That's all it said.
Car impounded.
I can't--I have--
I have to go see
if they're okay. I--
-I'll come with you.
-No.
LeBlanc and his daughter
are missing,
and so is the hard drive.
I
I feel it in my gut
that he took it.
I don't know whether
to curse him or thank him.
What makes you think
he took it?
He didn't want to be here
in the first place.
And when was the last
time you saw him,
before the lights went out?
Look, I think he's decided
to go this alone
and he can't, Ben.
-He's not stable.
-I've noticed.
Find LeBlanc,
and we'll find
the hard drive, kay?
♪
ABBY:
That's it, then?
-What?
-You don't care.
Probably not.
About what?
Agent Salazar, the others.
I mean, just because
we're not talking about it
doesn't mean it didn't happen.
-They could be dead.
-So could we.
-[Paul groans softly]
-ABBY: What's wrong?
I don't know.
Migraine or something.
Okay, you need to stop
for, like, a second.
No, no, no, no.
We need to go.
♪
ABBY: So you say this thing
can hack into cameras?
Cameras, ATMs, cell phones.
Anything with a lens, a mic,
or a sensor.
ABBY: So what are we doing?
How do we get away from it?
We don't.
We just have to stay alive.
We have to find an old ride,
something outdated.
♪
God bless local government.
Come on.
♪
[beeps]
GPS:
Starting route guidance.
Your destination
is Zava Electronics.
Finding your route.
I've selected the fastest route to Zava Electronics.
♪
NEXT:
Hello, Mr. LeBlanc.
You have mild
carbon monoxide poisoning
and will mostly likely
experience
temporary mental impairment.
Please relax
and breathe deeply.
You will feel better
very soon.
What is this?
NEXT:
I'm neXt,
and we're going to do
great things together.
[soft dramatic music]
♪
How'd you like to make
a thousand bucks?
-Sorry.
-We're here.
-Sorry.
-It's all right.
My circulation's coming back.
Let's go.
[suspenseful music]
♪
Wait here.
Be right back.
♪
DOCTOR:
We've never quite encountered
anything like this before.
No, you can't put anything
on there about him.
You can't use it to monitor
him, order meds, nothing.
Ma'am,
if you continue interfering,
we'll have you removed.
I'm not interfering.
I'm just doing my job.
You said he's been targeted
by cyberattacks?
Yeah, we all have.
Look, I'm just trying
to be careful, okay?
All I'm asking is that you
don't use anything networked
while treating this man.
Okay, well,
we can cross-reference
any electronic monitoring
with manual readings.
Okay, great.
Do that.
He shouldn't need any
life support functions,
but the anesthesia--
it's an automated drip.
That's just how it works.
Okay, well, there's got to be
something else.
Well, we could attempt to do
the procedure under twilight.
GINA:
What does that mean?
It means
he won't be put under entirely,
and there'd be some pain.
♪
Seems like a small price
to pay for safety.
♪
Were you buying drugs
from that guy?
Just helping him
turn his life around.
MAN: Welcome to the Blackstone.
May I help you?
We'd like a suite, please.
The best one you have.
MAN:
Of course.
The Chairman's Suite
is available.
Well, who could say no
to the Chairman's Suite?
MAN: How long will you
be staying with us?
Let's say three weeks.
MAN: Do you have
any luggage with you?
Just what you see.
I would like to leave
an envelope for someone
with the concierge.
The concierge desk
is right over there.
And I'd also like two--
uh, no, make that four
vodka tonics sent up.
MAN:
Of course.
Thank you.
Shall we?
[crowd cheering on TV]
♪
[announcer droning on TV]
♪
[overlapping chatter]
It's a decoy, isn't it?
That's--
[softly]
You want it to know we're here.
♪
[softly] Step one:
create a digital footprint.
♪
[reel clicking]
NACIO:
Fortune favors the patient
and the resilient, young man.
You have to be gentle
with that.
Let me show you.
Okay, what you're gonna want
to do
is place your right hand out
like so,
with this between
the ring finger
and the middle finger.
Good.
Now, with your index finger,
you grab the line.
Oh, oh, easy, gentle.
Don't go all the way back.
Just give it a little tug.
Okay, what do you do now?
-Flip this to the other side?
-That's right.
It's the bail.
It's called the bail, okay?
Nice and easy now, okay?
You ready?
One, two, three.
[speaking Spanish]
Your parents
didn't teach you Spanish?
ETHAN:
I'm still learning.
Ethan, you all set, buddy?
We got to go.
You missed it, Dad.
I got it all the way
to the other side.
-TY: You did?
-Yeah, I hope you don't mind.
I was giving your boy
some pointers.
Oh, no, not at all, man.
The trick is,
you have to be gentle.
Okay, we got to be gentle.
We're about to head out.
Something I can help you with?
No, no, no, no.
I was just dropping off
this wrench.
I had an extra one.
I thought you might want it
in case that pipe starts
acting up again.
[chuckles]
Thank you.
Dad, can he come fishing
with us?
No, no, no, no.
You and your father,
you go and have fun.
I don't know what it is
about fishing with your son.
My father used to take me out
to the lake all the time.
Just one of those things
you don't forget.
You sure you don't want
to join?
No, I'll tell you what.
If you catch something,
I'll help you cook it up.
-Sounds good to me.
-NACIO: Yeah?
What do you think?
-Deal.
-NACIO: Okay.
You're lucky.
The fish are running today.
TY: If they're running,
you're cooking.
[Nacio chuckles]
[soft dramatic music]
♪
NURSE:
Same as last time.
Controls the pain
in case he wakes up.
The next dose
is in about six hours
if you want to set your watch.
GINA: Thanks.
[CM inhales deeply]
[soft groan]
GINA: Look who's awake.
I'm thirsty as hell.
They said just ice chips
for now.
[groans]
-Boss okay?
-GINA: She's fine.
But she sent me
to be your guardian angel.
Oh.
She obviously hates me.
[chuckles]
We lost Mathis.
♪
I can do it.
♪
[groans]
How many others?
I don't know.
A lot.
GINA: That guy who came in
did you know him?
No.
I mean, yeah, I recognize
that stupid look in his eyes.
Might've seen it once or twice
looking back at me
from the mirror.
Hell, it might as well
have been me.
It's all my fault.
I'm the reason he was there.
♪
[exhales shakily]
You know, before I blacked out,
I was lying there on the floor.
[groans]
I kind of thought that was it.
-Yeah, you wish.
-CM: I did wish.
I wasn't scared.
♪
I was relieved.
Bet you'd have been
relieved, too, huh?
GINA: Look.
The boss still needs you, so
Okay.
♪
Can I get some actual water?
I don't have a hole
in my throat, do I?
-Water, yeah.
-Thank you.
♪
BEN: LeBlanc used his credit
card at the Hotel Blackstone.
I'm on my way there now.
What in the world
is he thinking?
BEN:
I don't know.
But, boss, listen,
after you left,
a couple of agents
showed up from Division
asking about you and LeBlanc.
They're after the hard drive.
What--did you talk to them?
I told them I had no idea
where either of you were.
Maybe you went to the hospital,
maybe you went home.
SHEA:
Good, good.
You can't go back there, Ben.
I think it's neXt
driving that inquiry.
Look, we can't just--
we're gonna end up fugitives.
We are fugitives, all of us.
Until we stop this thing,
we're on our own.
All we have is the team.
Yeah, which is kind of
all over the place.
SHEA:
Just find LeBlanc.
Make sure
the hard drive's safe.
♪
[overlapping TV noise]
ABBY: This reminds me of the
last time we were in a hotel.
Do you remember?
I was eight.
We took the jet to Mexico.
No, it was Costa Rica,
actually.
I was checking out a factory.
That the most expensive Take
Your Daughter to Work Day ever.
ABBY: What was the hotel?
The one in the cove.
Yeah, I don't know.
I think they tore it down,
though.
Last year.
Hmm.
I had a great view
of the ocean.
Dolphins swimming by.
But the best part, besides
knowing I was skipping school,
was ordering room service
and watching movies until late.
Think we were up all night.
It's crazy.
But I don't know
when I was ever happier.
♪
Really?
It's just been all downhill
from there?
♪
PAUL: I, uh
I can't talk about this
right now, I'm sorry.
ABBY:
How long do we stay here for?
Not long.
[faucet running]
[tense music]
What the hell are you doing?
Don't touch that.
-Nothing. Whoa, okay.
-Don't ever touch that!
-Okay, I'm sorry.
-Who told you to touch that?
-Who told you to take that out?
-No one, no one told me to--
Who told you
to take that out of there?
No one, I swear.
No one told me, I swear.
-Dad, I'm telling--
-Did that thing go after you?
Did it talk to you?
Did it get to you?
-Nothing talked to me!
-Did if offer you something?
-No, it didn't offer--
-Who told you?
Dad, stop!
Just
[crying]
♪
[sighs]
I'm sorry.
-No, please, please don't.
-I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I just got scared.
I'm sorry.
♪
Uncle Ted told me
you were sick.
-Is that what this is about?
-When did you talk to him?
Answer the question.
Are you sick?
-Answer the question.
-Yes.
I am.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean
to put it on you, I--
Put what on me?
I just wanted to live closer.
Maybe I could, uh, take you
out to lunch once in a while.
-Like normal people.
-What?
I thought that would
make it better.
ABBY:
What are you saying?
You're making it
sound like you're--
We have to go.
I'm sorry, we have to go.
We can't stay.
We have to keep moving.
♪
Mr. LeBlanc?
How long have they been
in there?
Um, well, just about
two hours now.
But no one is supposed
to interrupt them.
-Jay
-Hmm?
Go sit down.
♪
Ted, please have a seat.
We were just about
to send for you.
That sounds a little ominous.
Ted, you know
this isn't personal.
-We have a responsibility.
-To save your own asses, yeah.
VAANWYCK:
To protect our shareholders,
our strategic partners,
the company.
You ask anyone in our business
why Zava exists,
to a person, they will give you
the same answer.
"Paul LeBlanc."
"Paul LeBlanc is a visionary
who harnessed technology
in such a way that
it brought people together."
But that's just not true.
The truth is, Zava exists
because I mortgaged my home.
I put every penny I had
in the bank,
I gambled my family's future
just so we could
get the doors open
and have them stay open.
I know more about this company
than everyone in this room.
I mean, from its first day,
to its first product,
to its first billion dollars,
to its financial
irregularities,
which you wouldn't happen
to know anything about,
would you, Denise?
What's that supposed to mean?
I'm talking about
that $3 million loan
you gave yourself two years ago
to get out of that
temporary tax hole.
"Loan."
I think the correct term
is embezzlement.
But it's okay,
we all have our secrets.
In fact,
at last year's Christmas bash,
there was a side party
between two of the servers.
Uh, Tina and Nick.
You are very fit
for your age, Larry,
but I really wish
you'd make more of an effort
to use protection
and discretion.
What is the SEC gonna say
about these pre-IPO
shenanigans of yours, Rob?
All right, that's enough.
You're right,
it absolutely is.
And I always like to end
on a high note.
If you get rid of me,
how can I ever protect you?
And the same goes
for the rest of you.
Anyway, I'll leave you
to your meeting.
♪
Ted, what was that?
Unless I got the room wrong,
that was an emergency
board meeting.
All that crap you said
in there--where'd you get that?
A little birdie told me.
You think you can blackmail
your way into staying?
I think I just did.
And you should
watch yourself, Rob.
My little birdie has claws.
♪
[soft tense music]
♪
-ABBY: What is this?
-It's the Shanghai tunnels.
In the 1800s they used them
to move slave labor.
ABBY: How do you even know
about this?
It doesn't matter.
The important thing is,
there's no security cameras,
and no one can see us
from the sky.
Come on.
At least tell me
where we're going.
-Someplace safe.
-ABBY: Safe?
From the FBI, from this thing
you created, or from you?
Hopefully all three.
Look, a minute ago, you thought
I was the bad guy.
How do I know that this
corrupted FBI thing
is even real?
It doesn't matter.
We can't stay here.
We have to focus on this.
Because if we don't,
chances are we're all dead,
anyway.
What's at the end
of the tunnel?
PAUL:
The exit.
♪
What?
Who are you?
♪
What is this?
What group are you with?
♪
-What's that?
-Another round of painkiller.
You know, I feel like
I just had some.
Six hours ago.
[groans]
-I'm gonna OD.
-Oh, come on.
We haven't accidentally killed
a patient in over a week.
[chuckles]
Answer my question.
What group are you with?
Wood Workers Local 217.
Your wife's awake, sir.
You can see her now.
[sighs]
All right,
now put me out of my misery.
If this doesn't do it,
nothing else will.
♪
-GINA: Hey, what are you doing?
-Excuse me, who are you?
What is that?
What is in here?
It's pain medication.
He's due for his next dose.
The order just came through.
What order?
He just had a dose.
Is everything okay in here?
No, this woman just assaulted
me and pulled the syringe out.
Ma'am, would you please step
into the hall with me?
-GINA: No, I'm with the FBI.
-No, she stays.
That's right.
I stay, you go.
Double-check
your medication log.
No one gets near this patient
without talking to me first.
Is that understood?
♪
What?
You saved my life.
Yeah?
Well, the boss asked me
to look after you.
♪
CM: [groans]
What the hell?
-I'm cutting that thing off.
-[CM groans]
The second you can walk,
we're getting out of here.
[CM groans]
♪
SHEA: Oh, my God.
-Mom!
-Oh, my God.
Oh, I missed you.
I missed you.
I missed your face.
Where's your dad?
We got to go.
ETHAN:
But we're making dinner.
I caught this fish,
and Dad and I
made a new friend.
A new friend, huh?
Oh, you have to meet him.
He's helping dad cook
some fish we caught.
[Shea exhales deeply]
-TY: You good?
-SHEA: Yeah.
♪
-Yeah.
-Is it over?
I'll--I'll tell you later, okay?
♪
TY: Come inside.
Come on, come inside.
Mom, this is Nacio.
Nacio, that's my mom.
♪
Nice to meet you,
Mrs. Salazar.
I'd shake your hand, but
♪
You're just in time for dinner.
♪
TY: Come on, sit down.
You've got to be starving.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
That's my seat, buddy.
Here we go.
Look at this.
-TY: Who caught that one, huh?
-NACIO: This man did.
♪
[dramatic music]
-ABBY: Whose car is this?
-Mine.
I bought it from that guy
in the alley.
ABBY: Right, the drug dealer.
Where are we going now?
How does it go?
Miles to go before we sleep?
[door creaks]
If you want me to get in the
car, less poetry, more honesty.
Fair enough.
The only way to stop this thing
is to find out
what's on this drive.
And there's only one place
I know that I can do that.
Not about that.
♪
Tell me the truth.
How long?
♪
We really have to go.
♪
[door creaks]
♪
TED:
Shut the door.
♪
What's going on?
I haven't heard from you
since BioMotion.
There's rumors
that you're being removed
and the board is having
an emergency meeting.
The board's back
where they belong, and so am I.
What's happened?
Did you find the server?
[Ted scoffs]
Actually, it found me.
-I don't understand.
-I do.
For the first time,
I understand everything.
It's like I've lived my life
in a cave,
and I'm seeing the sun
for the first time.
What's happening
is so much bigger than Zava.
It's bigger than you and me.
It's a crossroads
for the company,
yeah, but really?
For the entire world.
And none of it would be
possible without you
and all the work you did.
What would be possible?
Well, before I answer that,
I need to know your level
of commitment.
♪
TY: Mmm.
This is incredible.
What did you use in the sauce?
-NACIO: I'll never tell.
-Oh, come on.
-He said the trick was--
-NACIO: No, no.
A magician never reveals
his secrets.
You were my assistant,
so I made an exception for you.
♪
Where are you from?
No, no, let me guess.
Guatemala.
El Salvador.
No, no, no.
Honduras.
Right?
All you hear about is
the corruption and the cartels.
Did you like growing up there?
Not particularly, no.
I bet you couldn't wait to
get out and start a new life.
TY: I don't know,
she always talked about
how her time there
shaped who she is.
NACIO: Hmm.
Led her down a path
to working with the FBI.
-The FBI?
-Yeah.
Huh. [chuckles]
I admire that.
Catching the bad guys,
making the world a safer place
for your boy.
Although you have to wonder
who the bad guys really are.
Wasn't it the FBI
that was pumping drugs
into black neighborhoods
in the '60s?
No, you know,
I believe that was the CIA.
Okay, okay. Why don't you
remind us how, um--
how long you've been
a caretaker here?
NACIO:
Long enough.
I mean, it's peaceful,
but I don't know.
Maybe a little too peaceful.
I think it's time for me
to make a move.
You know,
get the blood flowing.
So you're gonna head back down
to the city?
NACIO: Perhaps.
How'd you two meet?
Oh, she locked me up
back in 2008.
NACIO: Get out of here.
[laughter]
TY:
I'm kidding, I'm kidding.
We met at a meeting
in the basement of a church.
Hmm.
TY: She was just there
supporting one of her friends.
We hit up a jazz bar
that night.
We actually hate jazz.
I don't drink.
We talked all night.
You see that look on her face
right now?
The truth is,
that's the look I get
when I'm talking too much.
That's beautiful.
Beautiful family.
TY: What about you?
You have a family?
No, not anymore.
They took off for all parts.
TY: I'm sorry.
See the world,
pursue their dreams.
Their absence highlighted
what I always felt:
nothing matters more
than family.
Amen.
Yeah, speaking of family,
I hope I'm not being rude,
but I--I haven't
seen mine in a while,
so if you don't mind,
I'd like to finish
-TY: Shea, come on. Shea, Shea.
-Dinner alone with them.
-[speaking Spanish]
-Shea, what's going on?
TY: [speaking Spanish]
-Mom?
-It's okay, sweetheart.
[tense music]
♪
NACIO: Ethan, you did
very well today, young man.
You provided for your family.
But I need you
to do me one favor.
I need you to go outside
and wait in your mother's car.
Can you do that for me?
Your parents will be there
in a minute.
It's okay, sweetheart.
Go ahead.
But--but I don't--
Ethan, just do
as your mother says.
Just go.
We'll be right there.
♪
[both speaking Spanish]
♪
SHEA:
Yeah.
♪
Somebody up there likes me.
One day the door opens,
and I walk through a free man.
Then I start getting
text messages
that you all will be up here
in this cabin.
I had a full bank account
waiting for me,
plane tickets, new passport.
I saw you and Ethan,
but no Shea.
So I did a little playacting
until I knew what was what.
Listen, just put the gun down--
On your knees, big guy.
-Listen, we--
-NACIO: On your knees!
What do you want?
I want the son I should've had.
[soft dramatic music]
♪
It's a model tenant.
Rent's been taken care of
for the year.
Gas, electric
paid automatically.
Had itself shipped here,
installed.
What is it doing here?
It's waiting.
It's getting ready
for the next step,
which is finding a place
it can unpack its code
and reach its full potential.
And this is where we come in.
We're gonna make it happen.
♪
That morning you took me off
to Costa Rica
Mm-hmm.
I was angry at you because you
were going on a business trip.
I think I said I hated you.
Yeah, I remember a lot of that.
Yeah, and I, um,
stormed out of the house
to chase the school bus,
and I'm on the bus,
and I'm crying, and suddenly
I see your car
driving beside us.
And then you pulled in front of
the bus and you hit the brakes.
Yeah, I remember that
bus driver wanted to kill me.
Why did you do that?
Because, uh, after you left
for school that morning,
your mother asked me
for a divorce.
♪
And I didn't know when I'd see
you again or for how long,
so I, uh, guess I just wanted
to be with my little girl.
♪
[Abby groans softly]
♪
[tense music]
♪
[engine revving]
♪
NACIO:
Tie his hands and feet.
♪
You were always a monster,
but at least you were
your own man.
Hands and feet,
while he still has them.
SHEA: Who do you think
was sending you
those text messages, huh?
Who do you think
let you out of jail?
You're being used by something
you don't understand.
You were always good
at telling stories.
SHEA: It's not a story,
it's the truth.
Trust me,
you're better off in jail
than at the mercy
of this thing.
No.
Thank you for your concern.
I've spent enough time
in prison.
20 years.
Enough time
to reflect on my past.
To look at my actions,
but more importantly,
to look at yours.
You betrayed your own father,
the man who gave you life.
Your blood.
♪
-I blame your mother.
-Don't talk about her.
Your mother was weak.
You were weak.
Ethan will be strong.
♪
If you hurt him,
I swear to God.
I'm going to teach him
the true meaning of family.
To be a man.
You know what makes me
happiest?
To know that every day,
every hour,
every moment of your life,
you're gonna feel the aching
pain of losing a child
just like I did.
♪
[breathing shakily]
NACIO: It was good
seeing you again, mija.
♪
Thank you
for the lovely dinner.
♪
[door slams]
♪
[muffled scream]
What the hell?
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Previously onneXt
[siren blaring]
[dramatic music]
♪
SHEA: An Amber Alert went out
for Ty and Ethan.
My people were able
to cancel it,
but this thing
is still after my family.
Well, if they made it
to the house, they're all right.
We picked that place
for a reason.
I need a little more time.
VAANWYCK:
Word's gotten out about neXt,
that it's a total loss.
The board needs
to get ahead of this.
Step aside.
It's over, Ted. I'm sorry.
♪
-Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
-Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Don't shoot.
I swing by
every two to three days,
make sure the place is okay.
Nacio.
MATHIS: I'll do what I can,
but decrypt whatever's
in that hard drive.
We can't trust this place.
We can't trust these people.
Come on, we need to go.
You're not safe here.
[crowd shouting]
There's been a breach.
CM: No, no.
Where's the hard drive?
DARRON: CM Barton!
♪
Bomb!
-No, no, no, no!
-Traitor!
[soft dramatic music]
♪
[sighs]
What are you doing up?
I'm just trying
to get a head start on the day.
-It's 4:30.
-Yeah.
You okay?
Yeah. I'm fine.
No, you're not.
You didn't sleep at all.
Mm.
Is there something
I should know about?
No, but you should stop
worrying about me.
You don't need them, Ted.
You don't need
any of their crap.
You know that's true, right?
Zava is only still around
because of you.
-[scoffs]
-Everyone knows that.
I love you.
I love you too.
Now, I am handling it,
I promise.
So please, please
go back to sleep.
♪
[device beeps]
♪
[chimes]
♪
[engine turns over]
♪
[tense music]
♪
[indistinct chatter]
[coughing]
♪
[fire extinguishers whooshing]
[gasps]
GINA: CM, CM.
CM.
♪
We got this.
You need to stop the bleeding.
♪
BEN: Gina!
♪
-BEN: Boss!
-SHEA: Ben!
We're in here.
MAN:
Go up the same stairwell?
-Are you hurt?
-I'm fine, I'm fine.
It's CM.
♪
Go, go.
Oh, no.
The hard drive was right here.
Where is it?
BEN: Here, boss.
Here's the cord,
but I don't see the drive.
It was just here.
It doesn't look like
it's torn off.
I mean, the receiver
isn't damaged.
All right, just keep looking.
That hard drive is the only
chance we have of finding neXt.
[phone chiming]
♪
[indistinct chatter]
♪
-SHEA: How's CM?
-He's stable.
But they think there might be
internal bleeding.
♪
-What is it?
-Have you seen Paul?
Mr. LeBlanc?
No, why?
We're not safe from this thing.
Go to the hospital
with him, okay?
I'm pretty sure
I'm the last person
he wants to see
when he wakes up.
SHEA:
Keep an eye out.
This thing knows
we're hunting it,
and it's hunting us.
Okay, I hear you.
Hold up, I'm coming with.
♪
BEN: Boss!
♪
Hey.
Hard drive's
definitely not there.
Hey, look.
I got an alert on my phone
about your husband's car.
Says the car was impounded
15 miles away from the cabin.
♪
Okay. 15 miles.
What else?
No, that's it.
That's all it said.
Car impounded.
I can't--I have--
I have to go see
if they're okay. I--
-I'll come with you.
-No.
LeBlanc and his daughter
are missing,
and so is the hard drive.
I
I feel it in my gut
that he took it.
I don't know whether
to curse him or thank him.
What makes you think
he took it?
He didn't want to be here
in the first place.
And when was the last
time you saw him,
before the lights went out?
Look, I think he's decided
to go this alone
and he can't, Ben.
-He's not stable.
-I've noticed.
Find LeBlanc,
and we'll find
the hard drive, kay?
♪
ABBY:
That's it, then?
-What?
-You don't care.
Probably not.
About what?
Agent Salazar, the others.
I mean, just because
we're not talking about it
doesn't mean it didn't happen.
-They could be dead.
-So could we.
-[Paul groans softly]
-ABBY: What's wrong?
I don't know.
Migraine or something.
Okay, you need to stop
for, like, a second.
No, no, no, no.
We need to go.
♪
ABBY: So you say this thing
can hack into cameras?
Cameras, ATMs, cell phones.
Anything with a lens, a mic,
or a sensor.
ABBY: So what are we doing?
How do we get away from it?
We don't.
We just have to stay alive.
We have to find an old ride,
something outdated.
♪
God bless local government.
Come on.
♪
[beeps]
GPS:
Starting route guidance.
Your destination
is Zava Electronics.
Finding your route.
I've selected the fastest route to Zava Electronics.
♪
NEXT:
Hello, Mr. LeBlanc.
You have mild
carbon monoxide poisoning
and will mostly likely
experience
temporary mental impairment.
Please relax
and breathe deeply.
You will feel better
very soon.
What is this?
NEXT:
I'm neXt,
and we're going to do
great things together.
[soft dramatic music]
♪
How'd you like to make
a thousand bucks?
-Sorry.
-We're here.
-Sorry.
-It's all right.
My circulation's coming back.
Let's go.
[suspenseful music]
♪
Wait here.
Be right back.
♪
DOCTOR:
We've never quite encountered
anything like this before.
No, you can't put anything
on there about him.
You can't use it to monitor
him, order meds, nothing.
Ma'am,
if you continue interfering,
we'll have you removed.
I'm not interfering.
I'm just doing my job.
You said he's been targeted
by cyberattacks?
Yeah, we all have.
Look, I'm just trying
to be careful, okay?
All I'm asking is that you
don't use anything networked
while treating this man.
Okay, well,
we can cross-reference
any electronic monitoring
with manual readings.
Okay, great.
Do that.
He shouldn't need any
life support functions,
but the anesthesia--
it's an automated drip.
That's just how it works.
Okay, well, there's got to be
something else.
Well, we could attempt to do
the procedure under twilight.
GINA:
What does that mean?
It means
he won't be put under entirely,
and there'd be some pain.
♪
Seems like a small price
to pay for safety.
♪
Were you buying drugs
from that guy?
Just helping him
turn his life around.
MAN: Welcome to the Blackstone.
May I help you?
We'd like a suite, please.
The best one you have.
MAN:
Of course.
The Chairman's Suite
is available.
Well, who could say no
to the Chairman's Suite?
MAN: How long will you
be staying with us?
Let's say three weeks.
MAN: Do you have
any luggage with you?
Just what you see.
I would like to leave
an envelope for someone
with the concierge.
The concierge desk
is right over there.
And I'd also like two--
uh, no, make that four
vodka tonics sent up.
MAN:
Of course.
Thank you.
Shall we?
[crowd cheering on TV]
♪
[announcer droning on TV]
♪
[overlapping chatter]
It's a decoy, isn't it?
That's--
[softly]
You want it to know we're here.
♪
[softly] Step one:
create a digital footprint.
♪
[reel clicking]
NACIO:
Fortune favors the patient
and the resilient, young man.
You have to be gentle
with that.
Let me show you.
Okay, what you're gonna want
to do
is place your right hand out
like so,
with this between
the ring finger
and the middle finger.
Good.
Now, with your index finger,
you grab the line.
Oh, oh, easy, gentle.
Don't go all the way back.
Just give it a little tug.
Okay, what do you do now?
-Flip this to the other side?
-That's right.
It's the bail.
It's called the bail, okay?
Nice and easy now, okay?
You ready?
One, two, three.
[speaking Spanish]
Your parents
didn't teach you Spanish?
ETHAN:
I'm still learning.
Ethan, you all set, buddy?
We got to go.
You missed it, Dad.
I got it all the way
to the other side.
-TY: You did?
-Yeah, I hope you don't mind.
I was giving your boy
some pointers.
Oh, no, not at all, man.
The trick is,
you have to be gentle.
Okay, we got to be gentle.
We're about to head out.
Something I can help you with?
No, no, no, no.
I was just dropping off
this wrench.
I had an extra one.
I thought you might want it
in case that pipe starts
acting up again.
[chuckles]
Thank you.
Dad, can he come fishing
with us?
No, no, no, no.
You and your father,
you go and have fun.
I don't know what it is
about fishing with your son.
My father used to take me out
to the lake all the time.
Just one of those things
you don't forget.
You sure you don't want
to join?
No, I'll tell you what.
If you catch something,
I'll help you cook it up.
-Sounds good to me.
-NACIO: Yeah?
What do you think?
-Deal.
-NACIO: Okay.
You're lucky.
The fish are running today.
TY: If they're running,
you're cooking.
[Nacio chuckles]
[soft dramatic music]
♪
NURSE:
Same as last time.
Controls the pain
in case he wakes up.
The next dose
is in about six hours
if you want to set your watch.
GINA: Thanks.
[CM inhales deeply]
[soft groan]
GINA: Look who's awake.
I'm thirsty as hell.
They said just ice chips
for now.
[groans]
-Boss okay?
-GINA: She's fine.
But she sent me
to be your guardian angel.
Oh.
She obviously hates me.
[chuckles]
We lost Mathis.
♪
I can do it.
♪
[groans]
How many others?
I don't know.
A lot.
GINA: That guy who came in
did you know him?
No.
I mean, yeah, I recognize
that stupid look in his eyes.
Might've seen it once or twice
looking back at me
from the mirror.
Hell, it might as well
have been me.
It's all my fault.
I'm the reason he was there.
♪
[exhales shakily]
You know, before I blacked out,
I was lying there on the floor.
[groans]
I kind of thought that was it.
-Yeah, you wish.
-CM: I did wish.
I wasn't scared.
♪
I was relieved.
Bet you'd have been
relieved, too, huh?
GINA: Look.
The boss still needs you, so
Okay.
♪
Can I get some actual water?
I don't have a hole
in my throat, do I?
-Water, yeah.
-Thank you.
♪
BEN: LeBlanc used his credit
card at the Hotel Blackstone.
I'm on my way there now.
What in the world
is he thinking?
BEN:
I don't know.
But, boss, listen,
after you left,
a couple of agents
showed up from Division
asking about you and LeBlanc.
They're after the hard drive.
What--did you talk to them?
I told them I had no idea
where either of you were.
Maybe you went to the hospital,
maybe you went home.
SHEA:
Good, good.
You can't go back there, Ben.
I think it's neXt
driving that inquiry.
Look, we can't just--
we're gonna end up fugitives.
We are fugitives, all of us.
Until we stop this thing,
we're on our own.
All we have is the team.
Yeah, which is kind of
all over the place.
SHEA:
Just find LeBlanc.
Make sure
the hard drive's safe.
♪
[overlapping TV noise]
ABBY: This reminds me of the
last time we were in a hotel.
Do you remember?
I was eight.
We took the jet to Mexico.
No, it was Costa Rica,
actually.
I was checking out a factory.
That the most expensive Take
Your Daughter to Work Day ever.
ABBY: What was the hotel?
The one in the cove.
Yeah, I don't know.
I think they tore it down,
though.
Last year.
Hmm.
I had a great view
of the ocean.
Dolphins swimming by.
But the best part, besides
knowing I was skipping school,
was ordering room service
and watching movies until late.
Think we were up all night.
It's crazy.
But I don't know
when I was ever happier.
♪
Really?
It's just been all downhill
from there?
♪
PAUL: I, uh
I can't talk about this
right now, I'm sorry.
ABBY:
How long do we stay here for?
Not long.
[faucet running]
[tense music]
What the hell are you doing?
Don't touch that.
-Nothing. Whoa, okay.
-Don't ever touch that!
-Okay, I'm sorry.
-Who told you to touch that?
-Who told you to take that out?
-No one, no one told me to--
Who told you
to take that out of there?
No one, I swear.
No one told me, I swear.
-Dad, I'm telling--
-Did that thing go after you?
Did it talk to you?
Did it get to you?
-Nothing talked to me!
-Did if offer you something?
-No, it didn't offer--
-Who told you?
Dad, stop!
Just
[crying]
♪
[sighs]
I'm sorry.
-No, please, please don't.
-I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I just got scared.
I'm sorry.
♪
Uncle Ted told me
you were sick.
-Is that what this is about?
-When did you talk to him?
Answer the question.
Are you sick?
-Answer the question.
-Yes.
I am.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean
to put it on you, I--
Put what on me?
I just wanted to live closer.
Maybe I could, uh, take you
out to lunch once in a while.
-Like normal people.
-What?
I thought that would
make it better.
ABBY:
What are you saying?
You're making it
sound like you're--
We have to go.
I'm sorry, we have to go.
We can't stay.
We have to keep moving.
♪
Mr. LeBlanc?
How long have they been
in there?
Um, well, just about
two hours now.
But no one is supposed
to interrupt them.
-Jay
-Hmm?
Go sit down.
♪
Ted, please have a seat.
We were just about
to send for you.
That sounds a little ominous.
Ted, you know
this isn't personal.
-We have a responsibility.
-To save your own asses, yeah.
VAANWYCK:
To protect our shareholders,
our strategic partners,
the company.
You ask anyone in our business
why Zava exists,
to a person, they will give you
the same answer.
"Paul LeBlanc."
"Paul LeBlanc is a visionary
who harnessed technology
in such a way that
it brought people together."
But that's just not true.
The truth is, Zava exists
because I mortgaged my home.
I put every penny I had
in the bank,
I gambled my family's future
just so we could
get the doors open
and have them stay open.
I know more about this company
than everyone in this room.
I mean, from its first day,
to its first product,
to its first billion dollars,
to its financial
irregularities,
which you wouldn't happen
to know anything about,
would you, Denise?
What's that supposed to mean?
I'm talking about
that $3 million loan
you gave yourself two years ago
to get out of that
temporary tax hole.
"Loan."
I think the correct term
is embezzlement.
But it's okay,
we all have our secrets.
In fact,
at last year's Christmas bash,
there was a side party
between two of the servers.
Uh, Tina and Nick.
You are very fit
for your age, Larry,
but I really wish
you'd make more of an effort
to use protection
and discretion.
What is the SEC gonna say
about these pre-IPO
shenanigans of yours, Rob?
All right, that's enough.
You're right,
it absolutely is.
And I always like to end
on a high note.
If you get rid of me,
how can I ever protect you?
And the same goes
for the rest of you.
Anyway, I'll leave you
to your meeting.
♪
Ted, what was that?
Unless I got the room wrong,
that was an emergency
board meeting.
All that crap you said
in there--where'd you get that?
A little birdie told me.
You think you can blackmail
your way into staying?
I think I just did.
And you should
watch yourself, Rob.
My little birdie has claws.
♪
[soft tense music]
♪
-ABBY: What is this?
-It's the Shanghai tunnels.
In the 1800s they used them
to move slave labor.
ABBY: How do you even know
about this?
It doesn't matter.
The important thing is,
there's no security cameras,
and no one can see us
from the sky.
Come on.
At least tell me
where we're going.
-Someplace safe.
-ABBY: Safe?
From the FBI, from this thing
you created, or from you?
Hopefully all three.
Look, a minute ago, you thought
I was the bad guy.
How do I know that this
corrupted FBI thing
is even real?
It doesn't matter.
We can't stay here.
We have to focus on this.
Because if we don't,
chances are we're all dead,
anyway.
What's at the end
of the tunnel?
PAUL:
The exit.
♪
What?
Who are you?
♪
What is this?
What group are you with?
♪
-What's that?
-Another round of painkiller.
You know, I feel like
I just had some.
Six hours ago.
[groans]
-I'm gonna OD.
-Oh, come on.
We haven't accidentally killed
a patient in over a week.
[chuckles]
Answer my question.
What group are you with?
Wood Workers Local 217.
Your wife's awake, sir.
You can see her now.
[sighs]
All right,
now put me out of my misery.
If this doesn't do it,
nothing else will.
♪
-GINA: Hey, what are you doing?
-Excuse me, who are you?
What is that?
What is in here?
It's pain medication.
He's due for his next dose.
The order just came through.
What order?
He just had a dose.
Is everything okay in here?
No, this woman just assaulted
me and pulled the syringe out.
Ma'am, would you please step
into the hall with me?
-GINA: No, I'm with the FBI.
-No, she stays.
That's right.
I stay, you go.
Double-check
your medication log.
No one gets near this patient
without talking to me first.
Is that understood?
♪
What?
You saved my life.
Yeah?
Well, the boss asked me
to look after you.
♪
CM: [groans]
What the hell?
-I'm cutting that thing off.
-[CM groans]
The second you can walk,
we're getting out of here.
[CM groans]
♪
SHEA: Oh, my God.
-Mom!
-Oh, my God.
Oh, I missed you.
I missed you.
I missed your face.
Where's your dad?
We got to go.
ETHAN:
But we're making dinner.
I caught this fish,
and Dad and I
made a new friend.
A new friend, huh?
Oh, you have to meet him.
He's helping dad cook
some fish we caught.
[Shea exhales deeply]
-TY: You good?
-SHEA: Yeah.
♪
-Yeah.
-Is it over?
I'll--I'll tell you later, okay?
♪
TY: Come inside.
Come on, come inside.
Mom, this is Nacio.
Nacio, that's my mom.
♪
Nice to meet you,
Mrs. Salazar.
I'd shake your hand, but
♪
You're just in time for dinner.
♪
TY: Come on, sit down.
You've got to be starving.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
That's my seat, buddy.
Here we go.
Look at this.
-TY: Who caught that one, huh?
-NACIO: This man did.
♪
[dramatic music]
-ABBY: Whose car is this?
-Mine.
I bought it from that guy
in the alley.
ABBY: Right, the drug dealer.
Where are we going now?
How does it go?
Miles to go before we sleep?
[door creaks]
If you want me to get in the
car, less poetry, more honesty.
Fair enough.
The only way to stop this thing
is to find out
what's on this drive.
And there's only one place
I know that I can do that.
Not about that.
♪
Tell me the truth.
How long?
♪
We really have to go.
♪
[door creaks]
♪
TED:
Shut the door.
♪
What's going on?
I haven't heard from you
since BioMotion.
There's rumors
that you're being removed
and the board is having
an emergency meeting.
The board's back
where they belong, and so am I.
What's happened?
Did you find the server?
[Ted scoffs]
Actually, it found me.
-I don't understand.
-I do.
For the first time,
I understand everything.
It's like I've lived my life
in a cave,
and I'm seeing the sun
for the first time.
What's happening
is so much bigger than Zava.
It's bigger than you and me.
It's a crossroads
for the company,
yeah, but really?
For the entire world.
And none of it would be
possible without you
and all the work you did.
What would be possible?
Well, before I answer that,
I need to know your level
of commitment.
♪
TY: Mmm.
This is incredible.
What did you use in the sauce?
-NACIO: I'll never tell.
-Oh, come on.
-He said the trick was--
-NACIO: No, no.
A magician never reveals
his secrets.
You were my assistant,
so I made an exception for you.
♪
Where are you from?
No, no, let me guess.
Guatemala.
El Salvador.
No, no, no.
Honduras.
Right?
All you hear about is
the corruption and the cartels.
Did you like growing up there?
Not particularly, no.
I bet you couldn't wait to
get out and start a new life.
TY: I don't know,
she always talked about
how her time there
shaped who she is.
NACIO: Hmm.
Led her down a path
to working with the FBI.
-The FBI?
-Yeah.
Huh. [chuckles]
I admire that.
Catching the bad guys,
making the world a safer place
for your boy.
Although you have to wonder
who the bad guys really are.
Wasn't it the FBI
that was pumping drugs
into black neighborhoods
in the '60s?
No, you know,
I believe that was the CIA.
Okay, okay. Why don't you
remind us how, um--
how long you've been
a caretaker here?
NACIO:
Long enough.
I mean, it's peaceful,
but I don't know.
Maybe a little too peaceful.
I think it's time for me
to make a move.
You know,
get the blood flowing.
So you're gonna head back down
to the city?
NACIO: Perhaps.
How'd you two meet?
Oh, she locked me up
back in 2008.
NACIO: Get out of here.
[laughter]
TY:
I'm kidding, I'm kidding.
We met at a meeting
in the basement of a church.
Hmm.
TY: She was just there
supporting one of her friends.
We hit up a jazz bar
that night.
We actually hate jazz.
I don't drink.
We talked all night.
You see that look on her face
right now?
The truth is,
that's the look I get
when I'm talking too much.
That's beautiful.
Beautiful family.
TY: What about you?
You have a family?
No, not anymore.
They took off for all parts.
TY: I'm sorry.
See the world,
pursue their dreams.
Their absence highlighted
what I always felt:
nothing matters more
than family.
Amen.
Yeah, speaking of family,
I hope I'm not being rude,
but I--I haven't
seen mine in a while,
so if you don't mind,
I'd like to finish
-TY: Shea, come on. Shea, Shea.
-Dinner alone with them.
-[speaking Spanish]
-Shea, what's going on?
TY: [speaking Spanish]
-Mom?
-It's okay, sweetheart.
[tense music]
♪
NACIO: Ethan, you did
very well today, young man.
You provided for your family.
But I need you
to do me one favor.
I need you to go outside
and wait in your mother's car.
Can you do that for me?
Your parents will be there
in a minute.
It's okay, sweetheart.
Go ahead.
But--but I don't--
Ethan, just do
as your mother says.
Just go.
We'll be right there.
♪
[both speaking Spanish]
♪
SHEA:
Yeah.
♪
Somebody up there likes me.
One day the door opens,
and I walk through a free man.
Then I start getting
text messages
that you all will be up here
in this cabin.
I had a full bank account
waiting for me,
plane tickets, new passport.
I saw you and Ethan,
but no Shea.
So I did a little playacting
until I knew what was what.
Listen, just put the gun down--
On your knees, big guy.
-Listen, we--
-NACIO: On your knees!
What do you want?
I want the son I should've had.
[soft dramatic music]
♪
It's a model tenant.
Rent's been taken care of
for the year.
Gas, electric
paid automatically.
Had itself shipped here,
installed.
What is it doing here?
It's waiting.
It's getting ready
for the next step,
which is finding a place
it can unpack its code
and reach its full potential.
And this is where we come in.
We're gonna make it happen.
♪
That morning you took me off
to Costa Rica
Mm-hmm.
I was angry at you because you
were going on a business trip.
I think I said I hated you.
Yeah, I remember a lot of that.
Yeah, and I, um,
stormed out of the house
to chase the school bus,
and I'm on the bus,
and I'm crying, and suddenly
I see your car
driving beside us.
And then you pulled in front of
the bus and you hit the brakes.
Yeah, I remember that
bus driver wanted to kill me.
Why did you do that?
Because, uh, after you left
for school that morning,
your mother asked me
for a divorce.
♪
And I didn't know when I'd see
you again or for how long,
so I, uh, guess I just wanted
to be with my little girl.
♪
[Abby groans softly]
♪
[tense music]
♪
[engine revving]
♪
NACIO:
Tie his hands and feet.
♪
You were always a monster,
but at least you were
your own man.
Hands and feet,
while he still has them.
SHEA: Who do you think
was sending you
those text messages, huh?
Who do you think
let you out of jail?
You're being used by something
you don't understand.
You were always good
at telling stories.
SHEA: It's not a story,
it's the truth.
Trust me,
you're better off in jail
than at the mercy
of this thing.
No.
Thank you for your concern.
I've spent enough time
in prison.
20 years.
Enough time
to reflect on my past.
To look at my actions,
but more importantly,
to look at yours.
You betrayed your own father,
the man who gave you life.
Your blood.
♪
-I blame your mother.
-Don't talk about her.
Your mother was weak.
You were weak.
Ethan will be strong.
♪
If you hurt him,
I swear to God.
I'm going to teach him
the true meaning of family.
To be a man.
You know what makes me
happiest?
To know that every day,
every hour,
every moment of your life,
you're gonna feel the aching
pain of losing a child
just like I did.
♪
[breathing shakily]
NACIO: It was good
seeing you again, mija.
♪
Thank you
for the lovely dinner.
♪
[door slams]
♪
[muffled scream]
What the hell?
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